this is bbc news. i'm james reynolds with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the second impeachment trial against donald trump begins in the us senate. he's accused of inciting the mob attack on the capitol building. the lead democrat says the case against mr trump is clear. you ask what a high crime and misdemeanour is under our constitution. that's a high crime and misdemeanour. if that's not an impeachable offence, then there is no such thing. for donald trump's lawyers, this trial is about freedom of speech and a warning over its consequences. we are really here because the majority in the house of representatives does not want to face donald trump as a political rival in the future. a world health organization investigation concludes coronavirus didn't originate from a lab in china, but they can't say

where it did come from. # some we will be together... mary wilson, a founding member of the supremes, has died at the age of 76. hello, and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. us senators have decided it is constitutional to proceed with the second impeachment trial of donald trump. the former president's lawyers argued he could not be tried as a private citizen, but senators voted 56—44 to continue with proceedings. the evidence against mr trump included a shocking film showing the rioters storming the capitol on january the 6th. our north america editor jon sopel reports. hear he, hear ye, hear ye...

in the building where a policeman and four protesters lost their lives, where the trump—supporting mob ran amok month last month, donald trump today went on trial. on the question of whether donald john trump is subject to the jurisdiction of a court of impeachment... charged with inciting an insurrection at the capitol, the most serious accusation ever levelled at an american president. the democratic party prosecutors setting out a vivid and searing video timeline. shouting. leading the democratic team is a congressman who'd buried his son the day before the riots, and he'd persuaded his wife and daughter to come to the capitol to witness american democracy and the peaceful transfer of power. she said, "dad, i don't want to come back to i the capitol again." of all the terrible, _ brutal things i saw and i heard on that day and since then, i

that one hit me the hardest. that, and watching someone use an american flag pole, _ with the flag still on it, i to spear and pummel one of our police officers i ruthlessly, mercilessly. if donald trump is to avoid conviction, it won't be because senators will forgive or condone his behaviour. instead it will rely on a constitutional argument that you can't impeach a former president. the trump legal team, though, seem to be struggling to make their case. i don't know about off the top of my head, but each one of them, once there was the vacuum created that the greatest deliberative bodies, the senate of greece sitting in athens, the senate of rome... the beating heart of us democracy is now padlocked and chained. there are miles of fencing and razor wire and literally

thousands of deployed national guardsmen. this is fortress congress. beyond the heavily guarded perimeter, a few protesters are making their point, a far cry from what the trump—supporting insurgents found a month ago when they'd taken the former president at his word. we fight like hell, and if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country any more. the trump defence is that his speech was figurative and not literal. but the new president is trying to put maximum distance between himself and what's unfolding at the other end of pennsylvania avenue. the senate has theirjob. they're about to begin it. i'm sure they're going - to conduct themselves well, and that's all i'm going to have to say- about impeachment. thank you very, very much. since leaving office, donald trump has spent more or less every day playing golf. but you can be sure that today he'll be watching, and closely. jon sopel, bbc news, washington.

barbara plett usherjoins us from capitol hill. a video was played at the start of proceedings. what was the impact of that video? it of proceedings. what was the impact of that video?- impact of that video? it was the video — impact of that video? it was the video of _ impact of that video? it was the video of the _ impact of that video? it was the video of the sort - impact of that video? it was the video of the sort of- impact of that video? it was l the video of the sort of worst points of the rioters attacking the capital building, some of the capital building, some of the most violent actions as well as mr trump's statements throughout. and it was meant to remind senators as well as the american public about how serious what happened five weeks ago, surmountable look into specially how scared and shocked they were at the time and to try to make the case in and to try to make the case in a very visual and emotional way that this should never happen again and the way to stop it was to take action, to hold mr trump accountable for it. so it was quite an emotional time, i

think you may because senators, although it has been some time, they were quite traumatized by they were quite traumatized by the attack and it will have brought back all of those memories quite viscerally. there was a vote whether the trial should precede a 56 744 constitutionally. what do you make of that boat? it constitutionally. what do you make of that boat?— make of that boat? it gives indication _ make of that boat? it gives indication of _ make of that boat? it gives indication of how _ make of that boat? it gives indication of how much - make of that boat? it gives - indication of how much support you might get republicans for voting to convict mr trump. this vote was in a procedural issue about whether the trial was constitutional. mr trump ozment defence argued that it was not because he was out of office and you cannot impeach somebody who is already out of office. the democrats argued otherwise and the vote was otherwise. there were six who voted to proceed, but that is still quite a long way from the 17 you would need in order to convict and i think you can see this as a sort of test case for

what we were expecting all along, the republicans have shown no appetite to move forward with supporting impeachment. they may have been shocked and horrified by what mr trump and by what happened onjanuary the mr trump and by what happened on january the 6th mr trump and by what happened onjanuary the 6th and indeed shortly afterwards simulator suggested to mr trump himself was responsible for some of there has been a strong backlash against those who have spoken out or taken action to support impeachment and that has made senators and elected officials wary of crossing mr trump. officials wary of crossing mr trum -. ., ., i. officials wary of crossing mr trum. ., ., trump. from what you can tell, or republican — trump. from what you can tell, or republican senators - trump. from what you can tell, or republican senators happy . or republican senators happy with mr trump's lawyers defence? i with mr trump's lawyers defence?— with mr trump's lawyers defence? ~ ~ , with mr trump's lawyers defence? ~' ~ , ., , defence? i think mr trump was not happy _ defence? i think mr trump was not happy with _ defence? i think mr trump was not happy with his _ defence? i think mr trump was not happy with his lawyers - not happy with his lawyers defence according to one report. he was frustrated by their sort of rambling and certainly the first one. it was very hard to follow what he was trying to say, and in fact he evenin trying to say, and in fact he even in the midst of his comments admitted that mr trump had lost the election, which

would not have gone over very well with the president it was glenda malan that he won the election. one of a visitor who was interviewed afterwards said that he had not been impressed with the argument and the democrats had a much more cogent and compelling argument. so they did not do so well up out of the starting gate but the same time there is not an indication that they are going to lose the case for mr trump given the political dynamics at work. . ~ given the political dynamics at work. ., ~ , ., given the political dynamics at work. ., ~ . professor corey brettschnedier teaches constitutional law and politics at brown university. he's in new hampshire. imagine for someone who studies constitutional law that today must of been as interesting as it can get. your thoughts first of all on the house managers presentations and arguments first of all i thought it was a tour de force, really brilliant at putting forth what is at stake here and this is notjust a high crime or misdemeanor, if you hurt mr raskin argued but

it is a paradigmatic case at what a heck being misdemeanor is full of it is about an attack notjust on the capital but on our democracy on the day that electoral votes were to be certified and more than that it was something that had been ongoing from the time that donald trump deny the truth which was it this was a free and fair election and try to really undermine democracy over and over again. find really undermine democracy over and over again.— and over again. and as mr raskin said _ and over again. and as mr raskin said the _ and over again. and as mr raskin said the fax - and over again. and as mr raskin said the faxjust i and over again. and as mr i raskin said the faxjust show raskin said the fax just show that— raskin said the fax just show that in— raskin said the fax just show that in the video i thought was powerfuh _ that in the video i thought was powerful. the presentation about — powerful. the presentation about being witness to the culmination of all of his dangerous rhetoric was powerful. and it all amounted to showing that this president was really un—opponent of the constitution and an opponent of the idea — constitution and an opponent of the idea that a president is supposed to preserve, protect and defend that document. the donald trump _ and defend that document. tie: donald trump team says and defend that document. ti2 donald trump team says it is not constitutional free to be tried because he's out of office. does it say anywhere in the constitution and former president cannot be tried for alleged crimes committed when that person the president?

there is nothing explicit but what — there is nothing explicit but what it _ there is nothing explicit but what it does say is certainly that — what it does say is certainly that a — what it does say is certainly that a president can be disqualified from office and of course — disqualified from office and of course it _ disqualified from office and of course it is what is at issue here — course it is what is at issue here and _ course it is what is at issue here. and common sense says that— here. and common sense says that disqualification is looking towards the future and of course — looking towards the future and of course a former president can he — of course a former president can be impeached and convicted and is _ can be impeached and convicted and is qualified because what it is, — and is qualified because what it is, the _ and is qualified because what it is, the framers did not give us enough _ it is, the framers did not give us enough was to protect our democracy but they gave us that way _ democracy but they gave us that way if _ democracy but they gave us that way. if there was a president or former_ way. if there was a president or former president who acted in a way— or former president who acted in a way that threatened the very— in a way that threatened the very foundation of american democracy, this is a tool they gave — democracy, this is a tool they gave us— democracy, this is a tool they gave us to _ democracy, this is a tool they gave us to protect ourselves. so, _ gave us to protect ourselves. so, since — gave us to protect ourselves. so, since 5 certainly if our president can be impeached. if president can be impeached. if the president can be impeached. if the verdict in any doubt? as i president can be impeached. if the verdict in any doubt? as ofj the verdict in any doubt? as of now it does — the verdict in any doubt? as of now it does not _ the verdict in any doubt? as of now it does not look _ the verdict in any doubt? as of now it does not look like - the verdict in any doubt? as of now it does not look like the l now it does not look like the president, although he should be president, although he should he and — president, although he should be and through my constitutional lands, there's an obligation of the senate and the senate is supposed to act as the senate is supposed to act asjurors_ the senate is supposed to act asjurors and not his partisans at this— asjurors and not his partisans at this moment, that the gnu us to do— at this moment, that the gnu us to do that, — at this moment, that the gnu us to do that, he certainly should be convicted and disqualified

but it— be convicted and disqualified but it does not look good. of lot but it does not look good. of lot of— but it does not look good. of lot of time left and the lawyering, you have clarence darrow— lawyering, you have clarence darrow on the house manager side _ darrow on the house manager side commit one of the equivalent of the greatest lawyers of all time and on and the worst— lawyers of all time and on and the worst presentations at all that i've _ the worst presentations at all that i've seen most of i think junior— that i've seen most of i think junior high schools will be disappointed in a student that showed — disappointed in a student that showed up in smoke like that, so there — showed up in smoke like that, so there is— showed up in smoke like that, so there is still time and the senate — so there is still time and the senate jurors in this case sitting _ senate jurors in this case sitting as a jury might realise that— sitting as a jury might realise that they— sitting as a jury might realise that they have to do their constitutional duty and some votes — constitutional duty and some votes might sway towards the convention and disqualification end of— convention and disqualification end of things.— end of things. thank you so much from _ end of things. thank you so much from a _ end of things. thank you so much from a professor. - end of things. thank you so much from a professor. my| much from a professor. my pleasure- _ scientists from the world health organization investigating the origin of the pandemic say that coronavirus is "extremely unlikely" to have leaked from a chinese laboratory, but they were less clear about where the virus did come from. they presented their findings at a news conference in china, after travelling to wuhan where the first case of coronavirus was recorded in december 2019. our correspondentjohn sudworth reports from there.

it's one of the most important questions of our time — where did the virus come from? but the scientists had more to say about what they hadn't found than what they had. it has not been possible to pinpoint any animal species as a potential reservoir for this disease, and it doesn't look like there was wide circulation of the virus in any animal species in the country. china's wet markets were once thought to be the prime suspect, where the virus was most likely to have jumped from animals to humans. this market, linked to some of the earliest cases, was a particular focus, but with animal tests said to be negative, the team has come up with another theory — frozen food. and an idea china itself has been promoting

in recent months. the virus, they suggest, may have travelled to wuhan on imported frozen produce. the who arrived here insisting this was going to be all about the science, and yet signs of the politics have been there every step of the way, from the wrangling about access and timing, from the team's reliance not on its own investigation, but on data provided by china. the questions about how independent these findings really are from china's own narrative are unlikely to go away. locally, it's a narrative that's taken hold. on the banks of the yangtze river, this fisherman says he's heard that the who is in town. "it's impossible for the virus to originate from here," he tells me. "it came from overseas." this is a press conference. i'm allowed to ask questions. after the press conference, chinese officials tried to stop any interviews,

concerned perhaps that they might lose control over such sensitive issues, and few more sensitive than this. some scientists believe the virus could've leaked from this laboratory, known to have been experimenting on coronaviruses. but china had little to fear from the scientists we were able to speak to. some have been calling the lab leak theory a conspiracy from the start. given that this report rules out a lab leak, isn't your credibility on that somewhat undermined by the fact that you were ruling it out before you even came here? a very large group of experts have looked at this, they've been to the various labs around the region and talked to people, asked critical questions, got critical answers, and they've come to their conclusion, and i have as well. and what they say is it's extremely unlikely, and that stands alone. covid devastated this city first, and for now its origins remain almost as much

as of a mystery as before. stay with us on bbc news. the motown legend and found amber of the supremes mary wilson has died at the age of 76. music. there's mr mandela, mr nelson mandela, a free man taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, ba by doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, - shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud - farm's central block.

shergar was driven away. in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines — us senators have voted to go ahead with a second impeachment trial of donald trump rejecting suggestions the proceedings are unconstitutional. more now on the impeachment trial of former president trump, and what are americans making of it all? my colleague laura trevelyan spoke to anthony salvanto, director of elections and surveys at cbs news, about some of the research they've been doing.

we found, going into the trial, that a 56% majority of americans said they would look to the senate to get a conviction. now it's not a coincidence that that 56—44 split on conviction looks a lot like the election results, and the reason for that — i can show you on the screen — is there are sharp party breaks in views on this. you find large majorities of democrats saying the senate ought to convict, but the bulk of republicans, of course the former president's own party, saying the senate ought not to convict. now having said that, there are some republicans, though they are outnumbered, who seem to be open to the idea of a conviction, and that's an important part as we go forward and look at devices such as they are, if they are very many, among the republican party. so, anthony, it seems that this vote we sought today on capitol hill, where 56

senators voted the trial was constitutional and 44 voted it wasn't, that's all because of public opinion. some of it is. certainly some of it is, and one of the things that is interesting here is you look at the republicans and some of them did go forward with this as constitutional, but the bulk of them did not. and i want to look at one of the reasons behind that. as you mentioned, public opinion. one of the things we look at and the survey was asking republicans how important is it to you for the party to be loyal to donald trump? and we saw large numbers, almost half, saying it was very important for them for the party to stay loyal to the former president, another quarter or so saying at least somewhat important. and that starts to define these breaks. you see the preponderance of republicans looking for that loyalty, and then a smaller number really saying not that important, maybe move on and that reflects a lot of the debate and discussion that you saw about the future

of the republican party and even in congress you have seen the last couple of weeks. and the former president is looming large over this trial. he is there in florida. he is playing a lot of golf. but what about his idea or his threat to form a new party? what can you tell us about what support that might have? i'm glad you asked because we asked people that. of course it is somewhat speculative, but it does speak to the point ofjust how much the party and his partisans want to stay with him, so we asked would you join a party if donald trump started one? and you see that a third of republicans say yes right off the bat. and another almost a third, more than a third, said they would at least consider it. so here again you see that split where over two thirds of republicans at least consider something like that, again it is speculative, but it speaks to the point of them looking for loyalty

to him and then that remaining third who say no that they would not and that really is consistent across these breaks that we see among republicans. police in myanmar have used rubber bullets and water cannon to try to disperse protesters during a fourth day of demonstrations against last week's military coup. the demonstrators have defied a ban on gatherings to take to the streets of the capital, naypyidaw. tear gas was also fired at protestors in mandalay and a number of people were arrested. demonstrators are calling for the release of the elected leader aung san suu kyi. from yangon, our correspondent ninjang aye sent this report. the army's patience is running out. faced with days of peaceful protests, this is their response. police using water cannon and rubber bullets to push back the crowds. dozens are being treated for injuries in two cities, including security forces.

here, they are treating two protesters with gunshot wounds, including a woman shot in the head. here, in yangon, the biggest city in myanmar, the situation is less violent, but every day the numbers are increasing. i have seen people from all different backgrounds, including the government staff. when i spoke to them, they are all fully aware of all risks, but they said the world must know what is happening in yangon. translation: i'm involved as i am a civil servant, - because i don't want the system where it is ruled by taking power unjustly. translation: i am not afraid of persecution - because it is not like the old days.

if we are afraid of protesting, then our children and grandchildren will live in fear forever. we need to fight with courage, risk our lives. translation: we keep i on fighting until we get our president and mother. aung san suu kyi back. whatever it takes. we are young people, - we have greater knowledge, we can outsmart them. we will think about ways to avoid confrontation. l arrests have started in some cities, and there's been a raid on aung san suu kyi's party headquarters in yangon. but as hundreds of thousands of people continue to take to the streets, the question is — how will the generals respond to the growing pressure at home and abroad? ninjang aye, bbc news, yangon, myanmar. one of the original

members of the supremes, mary wilson, has died aged 76. the all—female group, which included diana ross, was known for their hits such as baby love and you can't hurry love. their music became a defining sound of the 1960s. david sillito looks back at her life. his report contains some flashing images. # ooh, need to hold you...# mary wilson. the supremes. ba by love. # set me free why don't you, babe...# you keep me hangin' on. # and i remember mama said...# you can't hurry love. they were a motown hit machine. five number one singles in a row. # it's a game of give and take...# mary wilson had formed the group with her friend, florence ballard, when they were teenagers. then they werejoined by a neighbour, diana ross. and then they headed to the office of motown in detroit.

eventually, we got into the lobby. we'd sit in the lobby. and every day, we'd do that until eventually, they signed us. we pestered them to death! i am just so thrilled because so much has happened to me in the month of february... 60 years on, her death is a shock. she posted this only a few days ago talking about her plans for the future. berry gordy, the head of motown records, described her as a trailblazer, a diva. diana ross said she was thinking of their wonderful times together. of course there were also tensions within the group, but looking back, mary wilson was always proud about what they achieved at a time when black america was fighting for civil rights. we were there when there were so many social changes in america. because black people weren't really citizens until 1964, until the civil rights bill was passed. over the years, she continued to perform.

she even helped change the law to stop imposters using the names of classic groups. she was also looking to celebrations of the supremes�* 60th anniversary. a reminder of a time when the charts were ruled by three confident, proud, glamourous black women. as mary wilson said, yes, she was the dream girl. mary wilson, who has died at the age of 76. this non—non— assisted andre was tested positive for coronavirus. she told the supposed but you neverfear the virus because she did not know she had it. she made front—page news in her local paper with the headline the miracle woman of covid—i9. happy birthday to

sister andre. of covid—i9. happy birthday to sisterandre. more of covid—i9. happy birthday to sister andre. more on the website and you can reach me on twitter. hello. the cold snap across the uk continues. and no sign of anything milder for the remainder of this week. very cold nights ahead and some pretty bitterly cold days as well. a subtle change for today is that the wind will be lighter than it has been on monday and tuesday, though perhaps it won't feel quite as raw, but it's still an easterly or northeasterly wind. still some chains of showers being fed in, some making their way a reasonable way westwards. some of the heaviest snow on wednesday possibly for kent and sussex, the southeast of scotland and the northeast of england. as we move overnight wednesday into thursday, i've got the pressure pattern on behind me, notice how the isobars open up. the wind becomes much lighter. now, as i said, that wind has made it feel very raw through the early part

of the week, but for very cold nights, what you need are very light winds, and that is what we will have to take us into thursday morning. and that's important because at the moment, that's indicating signs that for some areas to the south of the uk, these are the temperatures of the towns and cities. we could have the coldest night in around a decade for some of the suburbs of london, for example. thursday, dawn, icy but with a lot of sunshine. there will be quite a bit of fair weather and largely light winds, a few north sea showers. temperatures, well, scraping just above freezing. towards the west, perhaps three degrees for belfast and plymouth. notice a little frontal system trying to push its way in here. this is the first signs of something a bit milder trying to approach from the atlantic. friday, it still looks like it'll be the high pressure in the east and the cold air, though, that will dominate. we could see some more organised snow showers for a time running into the northeast of scotland. towards the west, i think advancing cloud through the day turning any sunshine hazy, but 4 degrees in belfast, 5 degrees in plymouth. some signs of something

milder trying to head in. subzero, though, further east across the uk. and then for the weekend, it's that classic battleground that we so often talk about — high pressure in the east pushing the cold air our way, low pressure trying to come in from the atlantic and bring in something milder. at the moment, it looks like by sunday, we could start to see some significant improvement in our temperatures. but before that, there is the possibility of some further snowfall, but this time pushing into the west as we begin our transition.

this is bbc news. the headlines... the second impeachment trial against donald trump has begun in the us senate. he's accused of inciting the mob attack on the capital building injanuary. a leading democrat says the case is clear but the former president's lawyers insist the trial is about politics. scientists from the who who have been investigating the origins of the pandemic say they don't believe the virus escaped from a lab. they can't say where it'd come from. they suggested it might have arrived on an important frozen food. mary wilson whose music was a defining sound of the 1960s has died at the age of 76. the black all—female group broke down racial and gender barriers in the us with their powerful soundtrack.

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