this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. my name's mike embley. making history on capitol hill. for the second time, democrats deliver to the senate and impeachment charges against donald trump triggering the process for putting him on trial. president biden sets out goals to speed up coronavirus vaccinations, saying the us should be well on the way to herd immunity by the summer. cu rfew curfew clashes in the netherlands, protesters battle netherla nds, protesters battle police netherlands, protesters battle police as they push back against the latest covid restrictions. all new meaning to the safety bubble, the flaming lips front man wayne

coyne explains the band's plan to return music to the masses. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the us house of representatives has delivered its article of impeachment to the senate, charging former president donald trump with "incitement of insurrection" of the capitol riot on january 6th. it's the official start of the senate trial process. led by the house speaker, nancy pelosi, nine representatives are proceeded to the senate chamber where they'll serve as prosecutors, or "impeachment managers." the lead impeachment manager, democratjamie raskin, read out the charge in the senate. article one. incitement of insurrection. the constitution provides that the house of representatives shall have the sole power of impeachment and the president shall be removed from office on impeachment for an conviction of treason,

bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanours. further, section three of the 14th amendment to the constitution prohibits any person who has "engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the united states" from holding any office under the united states. in his conduct while president of the united states and in violation of his constitutional oath to faithfully execute the office of the president of the united states, and to the best of his ability preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, donald john trump engaged in high crimes and misdemeanours by inciting violence against the government of the united states, in that onjanuary six, 2021, pursuant to the top amendment of the constitution of the united states, the vice president of the united states, the house of representatives

and the senate met the united states capital for a joint session of congress to count the votes of the electoral college. in the months preceding thejoint session, president trump repeatedly issued false statements asserting that the presidential election results were the product of widespread fraud and should not be accepted by the american people or certified by state or federal officials. shortly before thejoint session commenced, president trump addressed a crowd at the elipse in washington, there, he reiterated false claims that "we won this election and we won it by a landslide". he also wilfully made statements that in context, encouraged and foreseeably resulted in lawless action at the capital, such as" if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore". thus incited by president trump, members of the crowd he had addressed, in an attempt to, among other objectives, interfere

with the joint session's solemn constitutional duty to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election, unlawfully bridged and vandalised the capital, injured and killed law enforcement personnel, menaced members of congress, the vice president and congressional personnel, and engaged in other violent, deadly, destructive and seditious acts. let's speak to barbara plett—usher on capitol hill. there is a lot of history involved in it though. yes, it is an historic moment. ifeel like i have said that many times over the past couple of weeks, but it is. it is the second ever impeachment of a president and it has taken place within a year, or 13 months, thatjourney between the house and the senate has been taken quite recently, which is very historic. it is ceremonial, as you

mentioned, and the trial itself is not going to start for another two weeks. there is a question about whether there can be a conviction, because there needs to be a two—thirds senate majority, and that would require 17 republican senators to vote with democrats, and they have a lot of political considerations to take in mind when they decide whether to do that. but it is significant in that it will show what sort mr trump in the establishment, in the elected members in the capital, after the kinds of things that we have seen. if he is convicted then he could be barred from ever serving, holding high office again, which would be significant. but even if not, as i said, he is the second president, the only president ever to have been impeached twice, and that is a stigma that he would carry with him and something that i think democrats feel, even in and of itself, would be a message

that the kind of riot they saw at the capitol building, but not only that, mr trump's efforts to try to spread the lie that there had been massive election fraud, that there needs to be a significant action taken and that he would bear some sort of historic mark for that. as you said, something like 17 republican senators would need to vote to make up about two—thirds vote to convict mr trump. that does look unlikely. the pressure on them from mr trump's supporters must be huge, and in many cases they must be in some danger? well, we should say that it is completely different from the time that mr trump was impeached last year, when there were zero, well, almost no republicans who voted for impeachment. it was just mitt romney who did so at the time. the party was very strongly behind mr trump. in this case, that's not happening. the lead republican has basically told senators that they can vote as they wish, basically a vote of conscience.

he has indicated he is open to listening to the arguments, although he has not said he would vote for impeachment. a number of senators have come out criticising mr trump, indicating they may also be open to voting for impeachment. so that is a difference from last time. however, to get 17 would be quite a difficult thing to do at this point, because of their political futures, as you said. the grassroots of the party is still very strongly behind mrtrump. the house republicans who voted to impeach have been getting blowback from their party organisations on the ground and also from conservative talk radio and tv and social media. polling shows that republican voters don't think mr trump should be blamed for what happened at the capitol building. so there is a lot of pressure on these senators, no matter how they might feel personally about what they would like to do.

there is a lot of political pressure on them about this vote. edward muldrow �*s, chair of the republican party in georgia. if i can talk to you first, it does look unlikely that... we may have lost one of you, but let's carry on for the moment, perhaps it isjust let's carry on for the moment, perhaps it is just a visual problem. it looks unlikely that 17 republicans, those crucial 17 republicans, those crucial 17 mil vote to convict former president trump. kennedy right that there should be no comeback for what he did on january six, and in the time leading up to that?- leading up to that? yes, i think right _ leading up to that? yes, i think right now, - leading up to that? yes, i think right now, the - leading up to that? yes, i- think right now, the republican party and its members don't have the stomach right now for trying to... trying to impeach president trump again, for a second time, and right now, this is a time for the country

to, as the democrats continue to, as the democrats continue to say, to be in healing mode, yet, we're still down this road of trying to divide, and trying to dictate whether or not president trump will have an opportunity to run again. i say let the people make that choice. let the people decide, if he decides to run, whether or not they will vote for him again. it should not be dictated by a group of democrats that says yes, we're going to tell you who you will have the to vote for. in a time when we need to be unified, this doesn't really serve that purpose. this doesn't really serve that --urose. ., ., purpose. forgive me, what could be more divisive _ purpose. forgive me, what could be more divisive than _ purpose. forgive me, what could be more divisive than the - be more divisive than the president trying to overturn a free and fair election when the people made their choice, threatening the head of the election process in your state, georgia, telling him he had to find more votes, and then

inciting a mob to march on the capital, a mob that then marched through the capital looking to hang the vice president?— looking to hang the vice president? , ., president? so, so here is what i will say _ president? so, so here is what i will say about _ president? so, so here is what i will say about that, _ i will say about that, especially concerning our state here in georgia. i know that in lynette county, we saw many irregularities throughout the election, throughout the vote counting, and those irregularities were addressed, and actually we put forth a challenge in the county for those issues. those challenges were denied, not on its merit badge is based on the elections board saying no, we don't want to take up the challenge. consequently, the secretary of state made a decision to say ok, nothing else to see here, 0k, nothing else to see here, we're not going to take a look at theirs, we're not going to listen to the voice of the

people, especially the elected officials, sorry the election board officials, and those who said sorry i see some things here that aren't right, let's at least take a look at it to determine if it makes sense, so i think in that regard,... forgive me, i want to put some of your points to error, but let's not refight the election. there have been more than 60 legal challenges, they were lost, most of them, many of them in front ofjudges, appointed by mrtrump, the justice department rejected any widespread significant fraud, also did president trump's head of cyber security and many republican election officials, so ijust republican election officials, so i just want to put to error and some of the things you have been saying. edward does have a point, doesn't he? this is such a divisive thing to do, it cannot be the way thejoe biden would want to start his term? but a push for unity does not excuse — but a push for unity does not excuse bad or criminal behaviour, and it is very important to set a precedent in the united states that what

donald _ the united states that what donald trump did can never happen— donald trump did can never happen again. and i want to also — happen again. and i want to also point out that the secretary of state of georgia and the _ secretary of state of georgia and the top elections official in georgia both dead look at all of— in georgia both dead look at all of those challenges, and through— all of those challenges, and through them all out on the basis — through them all out on the basis of— through them all out on the basis of merit. they did look at that, _ basis of merit. they did look at that, and that's important to remember. and also i would point _ to remember. and also i would point out — to remember. and also i would point out that there are irregularities throughout the country— irregularities throughout the country in every single election. there are not always that— election. there are not always that many, and every single two years. _ that many, and every single two years, election officials in every— years, election officials in every state audited their processes to improve them. that does not mean that we need to id does not mean that we need to go through what we went through the first_ go through what we went through the first week in january, what donald — the first week in january, what donald trump did was basically criminal. — donald trump did was basically criminal, and he needs to be held — criminal, and he needs to be held to — criminal, and he needs to be held to account for that, and thai's— held to account for that, and that's what you are seeing the united — that's what you are seeing the united states congress go through right now. forgive me, he won't be _ through right now. forgive me, he won't be held _ through right now. forgive me, he won't be held to _ through right now. forgive me, he won't be held to account - he won't be held to account will he? we don't think... it looks very unlikely that enough republicans will vote to convict him. ijust wonder whether the mr biden and much of the democratic party may be

quite happy that that happens, that poisoned chalice is taken away, you can then blame the republicans for its? i don't think that that is the - republicans for its? i don't think that that is the case i republicans for its? i don'tl think that that is the case at all. think that that is the case at all i— think that that is the case at all i do— think that that is the case at all. i do think people want to keep— all. i do think people want to keep donald trump from running from _ keep donald trump from running from office again, and i think there — from office again, and i think there are _ from office again, and i think there are of republicans who want — there are of republicans who want to — there are of republicans who want to get rid of this death threat — want to get rid of this death threat that donald trump has on republican party. he is threatening to start a third party, _ threatening to start a third party, and that shows that he still has — party, and that shows that he still has a _ party, and that shows that he still has a stranglehold on so many— still has a stranglehold on so many republicans, but that is not a — many republicans, but that is not a good excuse, and that is why— not a good excuse, and that is why it — not a good excuse, and that is why it is — not a good excuse, and that is why it is important to go through— why it is important to go through this process. it might be hard — through this process. it might be hard to get 17 republicans, but we — be hard to get 17 republicans, but we have not been through the trial— but we have not been through the trial yet, so we don't know. _ the trial yet, so we don't know, and i would also point out that _ know, and i would also point out that a _ know, and i would also point out that a higher republican senator— out that a higher republican senator rob portmanjust out that a higher republican senator rob portman just today announced his retirement. he was _ announced his retirement. he was going to be facing a difficult re—election in 2020 because _ difficult re—election in 2020 because he was most certainly going — because he was most certainly going to — because he was most certainly going to get a primary challenge from the right flank of the — challenge from the right flank of the party. there are a number— of the party. there are a number of retiring senators in the swing _

number of retiring senators in the swing states who do believe in good — the swing states who do believe in good government, who could at the _ in good government, who could at the end — in good government, who could at the end of the day vote to convict, _ at the end of the day vote to convict, and so we will not know — convict, and so we will not know if— convict, and so we will not know if we will reach 17 votes until— know if we will reach 17 votes until we _ know if we will reach 17 votes until we go through this trial. thank— until we go through this trial. thank you _ until we go through this trial. thank you both, i would like to talk to you some more, we can't at the moment but i'm sure we will come back to you in the next two weeks. stay with us on bbc news. much more to come. including this. flaming lips front man expose the futuristic attempt to return music to the masses. the shuttle challenger exploded soon after lift off. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman school teacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators. they were using the

word �*revolution'. the earthquake singled out buildings and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours passed. the new government is finally in control of the republic of. uganda. survivors of the auschwitz concentration camp have been commemorating the 40th anniversary of their liberation. they toured the huts, gas chambers and crematoria, and relived their horrifying experiences. welcome back. very glad to have you with us on bbc news. one main story dominating

the headlines. democrats in the us have delivered an impeachment charged to the senate, accusing donald trump of inciting insurrection. they begin the process of putting him on trial. i spoke earlier to a strategist of the 2016 campaign for donald trump. we asked when he saw the current impeachment process going. i current impeachment process . oin . . ~ current impeachment process auoin . ~ , current impeachment process ttoin_ ~' , ., , going. i think it is really nothing _ going. i think it is really nothing more _ going. i think it is really nothing more than - going. i think it is really nothing more than a - going. i think it is really i nothing more than a show, political theatre on behalf of the democrats. i think, political theatre on behalf of the democrats. ithink, i know there are people with differing opinions of this, but there is no constitutional basis to impede someone who is already out of office. that is obviously the case with president trump. he is out of office. you can't be someone who is out. that is why i think the reason you will see the supreme court justice residing over the supreme courtjustice residing over the actual senate trial and we will have a democrat senator been the one who resides of the trial, i think the supreme court nos don't want to be involved in something they will likely overturn if it went to them. the reason it looks political

and the reason a supreme court justice is not residing over it is because a supreme court justice is meant to preside over the impeachment of a president, not an ex—president. so there is nothing in the constitution you could base it on for why you would impeach a former president. there was a congressman a few years ago who wanted to impeach president obama after the fact that it was amazing at the time the world is united around the fact you cannot impeach a former president. now when it's president trump, it's funny, it is a much more serious matter that must be taken seriously, maybe they could impeach a former president. again, it is hysterical talking about the dangers power. he left office. seth weathers, a former trump electing official. —— election. president biden, at the start of his first full week in office, has set out goals to speed up coronavirus vaccinations, saying the us should be well on the way to herd immunity by the summer.

the us is also set to impose a ban on people arriving from the uk, ireland and the 26 european countries in the schengen free travel area — and from brazil and south africa, too. president biden said there were enough vaccines to exceed his target for vaccinations during his first 100 days in office. so i'm quite confident that we will be in a position, within the next three weeks or so, to be vaccinating people at the range of a million a day or in excess of that. that is my — i promise that we will get at least 100 million vaccinations. that's not people, because sometimes you need more than one shot of the vaccination, but 100 million shots in people's arms of the vaccine. it has been a second night of violent unrest in the netherlands. groups of people in cities have defied a curfew introduced at the weekend to curb the spread of coronavirus. anna holligan reports. a rampage in rotterdam. 0ne rampage in rotterdam. one

morning shot was fired. riot police used water cannon and tear gas after an emergency declaration by the mayor failed to move the people are gathered. tensions ignited on the streets of the hague, where police on bicycles tried to move small clusters of men before calling in reinforcements. there were clashes across the country since the 9pm curfew came into force. in the southern city of with a warning to stay at home. dozens descended. they stormed and looted a supermarket. the dutch prime minister, mike riddle, dismissed the idea that those instigating the riots were fighting for freedom from the lock. the only thing we have to beat, he said, is the virus. but there are simmering frustrations streaming through

dutch society that are being whipped up radical populist elements. with less than two months before an election the streets of volatile and voters are vulnerable. the supply of voting machines for the american election is seeking $1.3 billion in damages from donald trump's lawyer, rudy giuliani, ford stephanie —— defamation. they say he deceived mills of people into saying that the machines were defective. mark labelle reports. hours before the storming of the capitol on 6 january, donald trump's personal lawyer lobbed highly contentious unproven allegations to seething pro— trump supporters. allegations to seething pro- trump supporters.— allegations to seething pro- trump supporters. over the next ten da s, trump supporters. over the next ten days. we — trump supporters. over the next ten days. we get — trump supporters. over the next ten days, we get to _ trump supporters. over the next ten days, we get to see - trump supporters. over the next ten days, we get to see the - ten days, we get to see the machines that are crooked, the

pallets that are fraudulent, and if we are wrong, we will be made. of. but if we are right a lot of them will go to jail. —— made. of. so let's have trial by combat! made. of. so let's have trial by combat!— by combat! remarks that followed _ by combat! remarks that followed weeks - by combat! remarks that followed weeks of - by combat! remarks that - followed weeks of unchecked claims about these dominion voting machines. all part of a venezuelan plot, giuliani said, to hand republican votes to the democrats. his comments sparked protests across america. dominion's 170 protests across america. dominion's170 page complaint sides dozens of statements made on twitter, tv, and on giuliani's top us legal, api, and cyber security investigations concluding the opposite. allegations, dominion says the damage their business

and lead to death threats against employees. eventually, they say, causing the storming of the capitol. already, rudy giuliani's reputation has been in danger of dripping away after the chairman of the new york state senate's judiciary committee requested that the state court system strip the former mayor of his license. dominion hope is a public trial will restore faith in the us election system, but some republicans think it may not even get that far —— hopes. i think rudy giuliani has got himself a little over in this particular case. he was not just out there saying that the machines needed to be looked at or investigated, he was making some pretty wild claims that he, unfortunately, had no basis in fact or evidence to back up his accusations. i think what will ultimately happen is they will ultimately happen is they will be some kind of, some type of agreement that will be worked out, a settlement of sorts. , , .,

worked out, a settlement of sorts. i, . ,, sorts. rudy giuliani accuses dominion — sorts. rudy giuliani accuses dominion of— sorts. rudy giuliani accuses dominion of attempting - sorts. rudy giuliani accuses dominion of attempting to i dominion of attempting to censor the exercise of free speech. but dominion say they have had to spend half $1 million in security and fighting disinformation because of allegations against them. they now seem intent on replacing the court of public opinion with a court of law. mark labelle, bbc news. and new zealand, over the weekend, 20,000 mosques in hastings. the oxford dictionary says that 0xford dictionary says that moshing is to dance to rock music in a violent manner while jumping up and down and deliberately colliding with other dancers. not much of that over here then, nor in the united states stop in fact, we are not likely to see live events like that happening anytime soon. but the bad the flaming lips have come up with a typically ingenious way of playing live while staying safe. it brings a new meaning to the saying stay in your bubble. wayne coyne, the

leasing of the flaming lips explains —— the flaming lips. i have been doing it as part of our sort of theatrical freak out stuff at our concerts since i've started doing it in 200a. i've started doing it in 200a. i haven't done it every night, but i have done it virtually every night since they started to do it. we are the only group in the world that probably would embrace and say we can do a concert like this. but it didn't begin like that. they don't want people to think we jumped right to this. i knew, quite a few years ago, because i would get in the space bubble and we would do a trade here in oklahoma city, that is what i'm talking to you from, oklahoma city, and i would not daly street in this space bubble for over 45 minutes and the only reason i would it out and into another one was because there was a lot of condensation in there and you couldn't see me in there. we have done experiments here leading up to, you know, a couple of months back when we did our very first video shoot of this, where we have three people in that and they could stay in there,

really, for probably three or four hours. the fans of the flaming lips kind of like this, not challenged, but kind of the adventure of the whole thing. it's notjust another concert. it's not just another concert. you it's notjust another concert. you are part of this thing and it has never been done before. and, you know, they are quite up and, you know, they are quite up for it being different and being crazy and they do really take care of each other. and thatis take care of each other. and that is the part, don't want to be able to forget that. wayne co ne. be able to forget that. wayne coyne- people _ be able to forget that. wayne coyne. people in _ be able to forget that. wayne coyne. people in the - be able to forget that. wayne coyne. people in the bubbles| coyne. people in the bubbles where a sign —— waver sign saying if they are getting too hot and need to go to the bathroom. a reminder of the top news. democrats in the us have delivered an impeachment does to the senate accusing donald trump of inciting insurrection and triggering the process of putting him on trial. president biden says he does not think there will be enough support from republican senators to convict mr trump. the senate needs a two—thirds majority to convict. that would involve 17 republican senators deciding to

back the conviction. much more anytime on the bbc website and our twitter feeds. thanks for watching. hello. a cold, frosty start to tuesday morning means the risk for some ice on untreated surfaces. bear that in mind if you are making an essentialjourney. through the day, we'll see rain pushing from the west. and as that wet weather runs into some cold air, snow is likely to develop, especially over high ground in the north of the uk. this frontal system pushing in from the west will bring the wet and wintry weather, cold air ahead of our weather front. behind this frontal system, though, is much milder air starting to make inroads. ice to start off, then, just about anywhere, but especially through the midlands, into wales and northern ireland, where rain will be falling on cold surfaces, and a little bit of sleet and snow to start off across parts of central scotland. through the day, our main band of wet weather will continue to push its way eastwards. briefly, we could see a little bit of snow mixing in over high ground in north wales, in the peak district, but more especially across the pennines, where we could see 5cm of snow accumulating on the highest

ground, through the southern uplands of scotland and into the grampians, where some places could well see 10cm of snow before the day is done. more likely mixing with some rain and sleet at low levels, butjust 3 degrees in glasgow. holding onto some brightness in northeast scotland, just 3 there in aberdeen. conversely, 10 degrees in plymouth, into the milder air pumping in behind our frontal system. and the front will tend to die out a little bit through tuesday night into wednesday morning. still some patchy rain, sleet and snow across scotland. quite a chilly night in prospect here, although not as cold as the last few, and very, very mild indeed down towards the southwest. wednesday is looking like a drier day for many. it'll be quite cloudy, misty and murky, and we'll see some showers of rain moving through northern ireland, england and wales at times. the further north and east you are across scotland, it should be dry with some spells of sunshine. three or four degrees here, 10—11 across parts of wales and southwest england. and as we go through wednesday night, we'll do it all again, another frontal system pushing in from the southwest. again, that'll run into the relatively cold air, giving the potential for some snow, especially over higher ground in northern england and southern scotland. ahead of that frontal system, still some pretty cold air in place, so temperatures maybe 3—4 degrees across parts of northern scotland.

down towards the south, though, highs of 12—13. will come back to you in the next two weeks.

this is bbc news the latest headlines democrats in the us house of representatives have delivered an article of impeachment are donald trump in the senate, starting the process of putting him on trial. it accuses him of inciting interaction when his supporters stormed congress. the trial begins in earnest on february nine. president biden says he wants to raise his target for vaccination during his first 100 days in office to 150 million. he cleaned the us could be on the way to herd immunity from coronavirus either summer. for a second night running, police and the netherlands have clashed with protesters defying a 9pm curfew introduced to battle the virus. dutch police described the violence is the worst unrest in four decades. the prime minister described the protesters' actions as criminal.

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