a very warm welcome to bbc news my name is mike embley. senators vote to go ahead with the second impeachment trial of donald trump, rejecting suggestions the preceedings are unconstitutional. mr trump's legal team claim the trial is all about freedom of speech and politics. 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. the world health organization investigation concludes coronavirus did not originate from a lab in china but can't say where it did come from. rendezvous with the red planet — the uae's historic mission successfully enters orbit around mars. # some day we'll be together, yes we will, yes, will...#

and mary wilson, a founding member of the supremes, has died at the age of 76. hello to you. welcome to our viewers in pbs in america and around the world. the historic second impeachment trial of donald trump has begun with senators being shown graphic video of last month's riot at the capitol building. it included images of violence and a former president calling on his supporters to "fight like hell" to help overturn the result of nobember�*s election. mr trump is charged with inciting insurrection. his lawyers argue that the process is unconstitutional because he has left office, but the senate has now voted to go ahead with the full hearing. our north american 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 last month, donald trump today went on trial. on the question of whether donald john trump is subject to thejurisdiction 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 the capitol again..." of all the terrible,

brutal things i saw and i heard on that day...and since then, that one hit me the hardest. that, and watching someone use an american flag pole, with the flag still on it, to spear and pummel one of our police officers 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, seemed 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.

let's get more from a professor of history at american university in washington. you know your american politics and your elections. what do you make of the proceedings so far? the house managers were effect and professional. the defence stumbled from the irrelevant to the angry and to fundamental contradictions relisted out to me in the defence. david schoen, the angry one, said this was about disenfranchising the vote 7a million voters that supported trump. he may not be supported trump. he may not be supported by those same voters in 2024 but what that ignores is at the heart of this trial and trump's actual attempt to

disenfranchise the 82 million dollars who voted forjoe biden, he did it in multiple illegal ways culminating in january at six. the second contradiction is david schoen as well, they violated due process. theyjump to a quick impeachment. they should have proceeded slowly, collected all the evidence. of course, if they had done that, impeachment would have extended behind the trump tab and the same lawyer would have said you cannot impeach a former president. what do you take away from the democratic party presentation? in a way it was a hissy hit, it was all on video? it in a way it was a hissy hit, it was all on video?— in a way it was a hissy hit, it was all on video? it was all on video. i have _ was all on video? it was all on video. i have never— was all on video? it was all on video. i have never seen - was all on video? it was all on video. i have never seen it - was all on video? it was all on | video. i have never seen it put together in quite that way and what they video showed for me that i really had not seen in such a vivid way was a way in which the crowd was actually heading towards the capitol while donald trump was inciting

them, while they were repeating what donald trump was actually saying to them. he knew, right on the spot, exactly what was going on. i also thought it was extremely powerful how many of those in the mayhem were sang, we are here for donald trump. donald trump sent us and finally, donald trump did not say, we need to hold these people accountable, what they did was wrong, and this was a consequence of a people having their election stolen from them but no, donald trump convinced them with his life that election was stolen. in other words, donald trump is make own words, donald trump is make own words connect the dots between what he was saying and the action. remember, he said, we love you, as if the mayhem that left one dead and many injured

was a noble event in american history. was a noble event in american histo . ., . , history. the role politics behinded, _ history. the role politics behinded, as _ history. the role politics behinded, as the - history. the role politics - behinded, as the republicans and donald trump is make lawyers said, this is really about stopping donald trump running again in 2024 and it is not likely to succeed in that? that really misses the point. that really misses the point. that is not what this is all about. this is about holding donald trump accountable. this is not something the democrats cooked up, this was something that trump did. and you're right, maybe the outcome is inevitable. what is missing is the second and more important audience, the american people who already believe that what donald trump did injanuary six and the incitement before that was wrong. if this convinces the american people that donald trump is guilty of the worst transgression in the history of the presidency, inciting this mayhem at the icon of our

democracy, then it does not matter whether he is formally barred from running again, his political career is over. trier? political career is over. very interesting _ political career is over. very interesting to _ political career is over. very interesting to talk _ political career is over. very interesting to talk to - political career is over. very interesting to talk to you . political career is over. very interesting to talk to you as | interesting to talk to you as ever. thank you. my pleasure, take care- _ the world health organization is saying covid—i9 is unlikely to have originated in a chinese lab. they have suggested it is more likely to have come from bats. john side with listen to the present the findings. —— john sudworth. 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 havejumped 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. and on the question of whether the virus might have leaked from this laboratory, known to have been experimenting on coronaviruses, the team has all but ruled it out. this is a press conference, i'm allowed to ask questions. after the press conference, chinese officials tried to stop any interviews. but with the conclusions largely supportive of china's line, there was little to worry about. given that this report rules out a lab leak, isn't your credibility on that somewhat undermined given the fact that you were rolling it out before you even came here? a very large group of experts have looked at this, they have been to the various labs around the region and talked to people, asked critical questions and got critical answers and they have come to their conclusions and i have as well and what they say is extremely unlikely

and that stands alone. covid devastated this city first and for now its origins remain almost as much of a mystery as before. john sudworth, bbc news, wuhan. it isa it is a reported security forces in myanmar have invaded headquarters in yangon. the national league for democracy said police force their way into the building after dark. 0n into the building after dark. on tuesday, large crowds took to the streets of the biggest city to denounce the coup. 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 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. stay with us on bbc news, much more to come: the historic emirates mission to mars successfully entered orbit around the red planet. 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. welcome back, very glad to have you with us on bbc news. the one main headline. stopping us senators have voted to go ahead with a second impeachment trial of donald trump. they have rejected suggestions that the proceedings are unconstitutional. talk more about the second impeachment trial of donald trump. max burns is democratic strategist. what do you make of the argument from many republicans and the former

president's lawyers that really this is just about stopping him running in 2024? this isjust about stopping him running in 2024?— this isjust about stopping him running in 2024? well, donald trum's running in 2024? well, donald trump's defence _ running in 2024? well, donald trump's defence team - running in 2024? well, donald | trump's defence team achieved running in 2024? well, donald i trump's defence team achieved a rare legal feet of actually turning more republicans against them the longer they spoke. we saw senatorjohn gordon who was a long—time trump defender, senator lisa murkowski say that they, for large portions of the president's defence here, had no idea what his attorneys were talking about, and it actually reached the point where one senator who was supporting the president has flipped his vote because he said the democratic health managers made such a compelling case that this was constitutional that there was no arguing with at. so not a great day for the president. and yet it looks very unlikely to result in conviction, doesn't it? largely because so many republicans are worried if they vote for conviction, they will face a challenge in their seats not from democrats necessarily but from more extreme republicans. absolutely, and that is the

real shame for the country, really, is that you have these republicans who are still so controlled by the influence donald trump wields over the party, that it doesn't matter if donald trump's attorneys stood up and said nothing all day today, they would still vote to acquit this man who is on camera plainly inciting an insurrection, and that is something that the republican party is going to have to reckon with in their consciences.- reckon with in their consciences. �* , , consciences. and yet the result is likely to _ consciences. and yet the result is likely to be. _ consciences. and yet the result is likely to be, isn't _ consciences. and yet the result is likely to be, isn't it, - consciences. and yet the result is likely to be, isn't it, for- is likely to be, isn't it, for people who don't really follow the details of the politics, that he is not being held accountable for what you described and he will be either a candidate or at least a kingmaker infour a candidate or at least a kingmaker in four years' time with something like 74 million voters behind him.— voters behind him. that's riuht. voters behind him. that's right. donald _ voters behind him. that's right. donald trump - voters behind him. that's - right. donald trump certainly thinks of himself as the front runnerfor thinks of himself as the front runner for the thinks of himself as the front runnerfor the republican runner for the republican nomination in runnerfor the republican nomination in the next cycle. if not you are certainly going to see not only donald trump but the extended trump family exerting a lot of influence on the future campaign and we are

already seeing that reflected in the way some of these republicans are behaving. this is a pure appeal to a person who they think has a lot of influence to make their career and they are not especially concerned about what their voters or regular americans think about it.— think about it. with all this in mind you _ think about it. with all this in mind you think- think about it. with all this in mind you think it - think about it. with all this in mind you think it was i think about it. with all this i in mind you think it was really wise for the democrats to go ahead with these hearings, given he had already been voted out. he didn't have to be impeached.— out. he didn't have to be impeached. out. he didn't have to be imeached. ., ~ , .,, impeached. no, i think this was essential stopping _ impeached. no, i think this was essential stopping the - essential stopping the president of the united states, who was at the time in the white house, urged a campaign that led to a violent insurrection. 140 police officers were injured, one was killed, and today, the senate showed footage from that event and republican senators couldn't even bear to watch the video. they had their faces and tablets all looked at their notes and this is just emblematic of a party unwilling to face the terrible cost of what its words have brought on

the country. life what its words have brought on the country-— the country. we will be talking to a republican _ the country. we will be talking to a republican strategist - the country. we will be talking to a republican strategist and| to a republican strategist and bellator, thank you very much. —— strategist a little bit later. a series of restrictions will come into force to try to prevent new variants of coronavirus getting into the uk. people coming and to the country will be required to quarantine and a hotel for ten nights. an investigation into the helicopter crash that killed kobe bryant and his daughter say that the pilot was not licensed to fly and cloud stopping nine people died when the aircraft crashed into a hillside near la. twitter is saying that its number of active daily users has grown to more than hundred 90 million, more than hundred 90 million, more than a quarter on a year earlier. it said it made more than $200 million in profit during the final quarter of last year. a space probe launched by the

united arab emirates has entered orbit around mars, first for the arab world. only four other space agencies have made successful trips to the red planet. music. mission accomplished — the united arab emirates has made it to mars. after a tense wait in the control room, celebrations. as a signal sent from their spacecraft millions of miles away beams in. it's like the weight of seven years has been lifted from my shoulders on arriving to mars. i'm truly looking forward to the scientific discoveries. and i truly hope this mission will impact an entire generation to strive for things that are even bigger. the spacecraft is called hope and has pulled off a make—or—break manoeuvre, firing its thrusters so it's captured by the gravitational pull of the red planet. the hope mission will see more of mars than we've

ever seen before. its spacecraft has an elliptical orbit, swinging in closer and then much further away. at its closest, its flight path matches the rotation of mars, so it hovers over some key features, like olympus mons, the biggest volcano in the solar system. at its furthest point, the planet spins beneath it, giving it a much wider view. this means it will see almost all of the planet, both from close—up and from far away. arriving at the red planet is a huge leap for the uae. until now, the nation has only sent satellites into earth orbit. the spacecraft will study the martian atmosphere to solve a big mystery, how mars transformed from a planet like earth, to the dry, dusty world it is today. reaching mars is just halfway through the journey. we still have to do the science work, we still have to collect data and still have to come up with new discoveries about mars.

and this mission is again just a starting point. for the united arab emirates, they have made history, establishing themselves as a new space power. but they're not the only ones heading to mars. tomorrow, china's spacecraft arrive, then next week, nasa's rover is due to land. the red planet is about to get busy. one of the original members of the supremes, mary wilson, has died. david cilento looks back at her life, there are 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! so much has happened to me in the month— so much has happened to me in the month of february. 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 of 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 forward 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 has died at the age of 76. there is more for you on all the news anytime on the bbc website, also on our twitter

feeds. thank you so much for watching. 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.

the latest headlines from bbc news: the second impeachment trial of donald trump has begun in the us senate. he is accused of inciting the mob attack on the capitol. the leading democrat says the case against mr trump is clear. his lawyers say it is about freedom of speech. scientists investigating the origin of the coronavirus do not believe the virus escaped from a lab in china but cannot say exactly where it had come from. chinese authrities suggest it may have come imported by frozen food. uae spacecraft entering the orbit of mars. hope is the first from the arab world. only four others have made a successful trip to the red planet.