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let's get straight to breaking news out of north korea. state media there announcing another, quote, crucial test which was successfully conducted at the satellite launching site saturday. south korea says it is closely monitoring the activity with the united states, but it did not offer any specifics. this would be the second test at the same site in one week. our paula hancocks joins us now live from seoul, south korea. what more are you learning about what might be going on here? >> well, natalie, we have no confirmation from the north korean side as to what exactly it is that they tested, but they said it was a crucial test, it was a successful test, also saying that it does help with a

reliable, strategic nuclear deterrent, saying that is the reason they have done this particular test. now, we do know we are waiting, the united states is waiting for this so-called christmas gift that north korea said it would give to the u.s. before year-end, saying what the gift was really depended on what the united states did. now, that was earlier this month. since that statement, we have seen increased rhetoric between the two leaders. we've seen increased tensions twr between the u.s. and north korea. so even though no one thinks that what happened today, this test is the christmas gift, it could well be preparing for what is to come. just a week ago at the same site, there was another test. experts and the south korean officials believe that that was some kind of an engine test potentially that could be used for either an icbm, an intercontinental ballistic missile that could hit mainland united states or, in fact, a

satellite launch. it could have been used for. and many experts i've spoken to over recent days say potentially a satellite launch could be what north korea is looking at. it uses a lot of the same technology as a long range ballistic missile, but north korea can claim that it is for peaceful purposes. but it is way back to familiar territory. we are hearing these cryptic words from north korea and officials around the world are trying to scramble to deceiver them. natalie. >> paula, this, of course, echos in a way the frustration that we've heard from kim jong-un that he was looking for something significant from the united states by the end of the year as far as dialogue, but it doesn't look like that's happening. >> well, just this weekend, we are expecting the arrival of the u.s. special representative for north korea, steve beacon. he's been in the neighborhood

many times trying to work out talks with north korea. he was in sweden a couple of months ago. there was an assumption that this could be a last ditch attempt to try and piece something together before that end of year deadline that north korea has imposed on the u.s., saying come up with frush ideas, change your attitude towards us before the end of year. otherwise, we will choose a new path. now, very few believe that north korea, but this point is really interested in working level talks, especially when you consider that kim jong-un, the leader, is used to talking to the man at the top. he's used to talk to the u.s. president, donald trump, having met him three times. so working talks potentially are not enough for north korea. now the question is as time on this year runs out, this deadline is looming, what exactly north korea will be doing. we do know that they're having a meeting of the worker's party later this month. that was not expected. it's unusual for it to be at

this particular time. so potentially, there we could see them deciding on a new path. whether we hear about it then, what the new year's address, we'll have to see. >> and this christmas gift, we just don't know what's up yet. paula hancocks, thank you. we turn now to washington where there is a very real possibility that next week donald trump could become only the third u.s. president to ever be impeached. here is the latest for you. the house judiciary committee approved two articles of impeachment friday, setting up a vote in the full house next week. the white house is reportedly restricting access to president trump's calls with foreign leaders. remember, his phone call with the ukrainian president is the centerpiece of the impeachment inquiry. and ott another matter, the supreme court has agreed to rule on the release of donald trump's financial records. let's start with the house vote on impeachment. this comes, of course, after a

lengthy and contentious hearing in the judiciary committee. cnn's sara murray has our report. >> following a bitter debate and a party line vote, donald trump now faces two articles of impeachment before the full house of representatives. >> the question now is on article one of the resolution, impeaching president donald j. trump for abusing his powers. the clerk will call the role. >> democrats insisting trump's actions more than met the constitutional threshold of high crimes and misdemeanors. >> aye. >> mr. raskin votes aye. >> republicans loudly voice their objections. >> mr. gomer. >> my vote is no. >> has every member voted who wishes to vote? >> mr. chairman, may i ask how i'm recorded? >> mr. gomer, you are recorded as no. >> i want to make sure. >> the committee approved one article for abuse of power,

arguing the president pressured ukraine to investigate his political rival by withholding a who you say meeting and u.s. security aid. >> mr. chairman, there are 23 ayes and 17 nos. >> the article is agreed to. the question now is on article two of the resolution, impeaching president donald j. trump for obstructing congress. >> it approved the second article for obstructioning the investigation. >> there are 23 ayes and 17 nos. >> the article is agreed to. >> the final vote, exposing partisan tensions. >> i give notice of intent. >> notice is served. without objection, the committee is adjourned. >> as the top republican on the committee stormed out. >> the two party line votes moved president trump another step closer to be the third u.s. president ever to be impeached. >> today is a solemn and sad day. for the third time in a little over a century and a half, the

house judiciary committee has voted articles of impeachment against the president for abuse of power and obstruction of congress. the house will act expeditiously. >> friday's proceedings came on the heels of a contentious committee debate that stretched past 11:00 p.m. thursday. jerry nadler shocked his colleagues by abruptly pausing the marathon session and delaying votes until friday morning. >> it is now very late at night. i want the members of both sides of the aisle to think about what has happened these last two days and search their consciousness before the vote. therefore -- >> mr. chairman, you chose not to consult the ranking member on a scheduling issue of this magnitude? >> so typical. >> this is the kangaroo court that we're talking about. >> while the move prompted howls

of content for the republicans -- >> this is the most -- i've seen. i'll see you tomorrow. >> after a vote on the house floor, it will be up to the senate whether to remove the president and majority leader mitch mcconnell already vows that will not happen. >> we all know how it's going to end. there is no chance the president will be removed from office. >> the impeachment process started because of a whistle-blowerer complaint. as a result, the white house is now cracking down on who has access to calls with foreign leaders. multiple sources say only the most senior politically appointed officials can listen in. we're also learning transcripts of those calls will now be shared with a smaller group of people. america's highest court has set the stage for a block burst

ruling on the power of presidents. at issue, whether they could resist demands for information from prosecutors and congress while they're in office. the u.s. supreme court has agreed to decide whether president trump can block the release of his tax records. observers say the case will test the independence of the high court and could produce once in a generation statement on presidential accountability. the ruling from the high court justices is expected by june. let's talk about what has transpired as far as impeachment there in washington with thomas skiff. thomas, thanks for getting up with us this morning. good morning. >> good morning, natalie. >> since you're a lecturer, you now have more material for a future lecturer to be sure for this season in washington. we don't know what's going the happen, really, but president trump is expected to be impeached by the house, but

washington is completely divided. to hear democrats, the future of our democracy is at stake. to hear republicans, this is a sham. what are your thoughts on how this has shaken down? >> it's essentially exactly what a lot of analysts predicted going into the impeachment inquiry. and that is that democrats in the house of representatives would vote to impeach the president, republicans in the senate would block. and i think that that narrative has really held true. but we certainly have seen kind of the extreme levels of partisan rancor man chest that one could expect going into this process. republicans, of course, impugning this process as a witch hunt and a hoax and a sham and democrats really making the case that, you know, this constitutes high crimes and misdemeanors, which is the most serious charge that you can levy at a president. so in some ways, this is high stakes, but in many ways, it's also quite predictable i think how all of this has unfolded up

until now. >> let's talk about 2020 and if the president is impeached, again, which is expected, but not removed from office by the senate, who might be politically at risk here in 2020? there are democrats who now support impeachment, but represent swing states and republicans who won't consider impeachment for a second. >> it really is the case that democrats and republicans see political pit falls throughout this process and they're trying to navigate these land mines. for the democrats, there is impeachment fatigue, especially in swing states. i also think that there's a concern that maybe democrats are focussing too much on impeaching the president and not enough time on actual policies like the ones that nancy pelosi vowed to emphasize when she came into office, like education, like health care, like the environment. at the same time, you know, i think that there are also real

pit falls for the republicans, as well. even though only about 50% of americans think that donald trump should be impeached, a much higher percentage think that he did something wrong. about 70%. so that does suggest that, you know, a lot of republican voters, even if they don't want to see the president removed from office, at least acknowledge that there was some amount of wrongdoing by the executive in this case. so, you know, how this all cuts out in the end, it's really difficult to say. it might be a wash where neither democrats or republicans are able to take much political advantage of this. but i guess we'll see going into 2020. >> right. and now if the president is impeached next week, there's, of course, a trial in the senate. a lot of people are questioning mitch mcconnell who said today that he'll let donald trump dictate that trial in some respects. but senators, when they take the oath of office, swear in an impeachment to do impartial

justice. so it's -- it remains to be seen what this trial will be like and how much sway donald trump will have in it, doesn't it? >> yeah. it was a remarkable statement that mitch mcconnell made. he said essentially that 24r8d be total coordination between his office and the white house counsel. i think what that does is remove even the veneer of impartiality. so in response, we saw democratic senator chuck schumer issue a statement reminding senators of their oath of office. and essentially, you know, in this case, that they have to be impartial when they're looking at this case. so, you know, it is a real, you know, question as to whether mitch mcconnell's statements were appropriate because he's supposed to be acting as this impartat juror, at the same time he's coordinating with others.

>> we'll wait and see. thanks so much. we always appreciate your insights. in the uk, the campaigning is over. they have voted. now the hard work begins for britain's prime minister. we discuss what's next for boris johnson and his brexit. authorities in new zealand are trying to locate the remains of victims days after that deadly volcanic eruption. we'll have the latest. - 10 years ago, we started legacybox.

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i urge everyone after 3 1/2 years, i urge everyone to find closure and to let the healing begin. >> closure, we will see about that. britain's prime minister there expressing his hope the uk can finally move forward after the acrimony of the past three years. based on the outcome of thursday's elections, it would appear many voters agree with

him. after a long night, the uk has spoken. the question is how does boris johnson move forward? >> well, natalie, he has a clear mandate. they won a commanding majority. it was an larger majority than i think most people expected them to get. but what this means is likely the uk will finally officially get brexit done by january 31st. this many likely vote on that withdraw bill hopefully sometime this week and then the ball will get rolling. even if they vote on that withdraw bill and brexit happens, it's not the end. there are trade deals, future relationships to negotiate. so just because we had a commanding majority from the conservatives and we're going to vote on brexit potentially this week, it is not the end. because of this election, there's a few other things that are happening that could very much change the course of the united kingdom and what it looks like. namely, for example, in scotland, the s&p won a lot of seats. as part of their campaign manifesto, they said they would

bring forward another independence referendum that could potentially see scotland breaking off from the united kingdom. this is something boris johnson does not want. he spoke to the leader of s&p and told her they disagree. but they said this is what we promised our voters and this is what we're going to introduce soon. so we might soon see scotland voting to break off from the united kingdom. >> thank you very much, hadas. we're going to talk about it more now with our next guest. duncan, thank you for getting up this morning. >> thank you for having me on. good morning. >> so boris johnson is asking for healing now. can he get that? and talk more about what was behind his resounding victory. >> well, you know, now the dust has settled. we've all had a bit more sleep. we can go back and look at what

happened thursday night in a bit more detail. first thing to say, it was an astonishing victory for boris johnson, a larger majority than many people were expecting, a big win in terms of the popular vote. but really, although the conservative vote increased a bit, a couple of percentage points on thursday, the real story of thursday was a collapse in the labor vote rather than a big rise in the conservative one. and what that collapse of the labor vote meant was the conservatives won an awful lot of seats from labor, the kind of seats in which the labor party has held since the 1930s, seats like grimmsby, seats like blye valley. these are traditional working class areas in the midlands and in the north of england which have been held by the labor party for 30 years and boris johnson finds himself with this 80-seat majority. fascinating. >> and what happens now to the later labor party? was it the message or was it the man, jeremy corbyn?

>> this is going to be the argument within labor for the next few months, it looks like, as labor move into a leadership election. the people around the leadership, the people around jeremy corbyn are saying the problem was brexit, that this wasn't anything to do with the leader, this was just about brexit, that's why labor lost. and, of course, more corbyn critical-led members are saying this was about the leader, as well. that will be the argument. the answer is, of course, it was clearly both, labor's brexit position managed to alien ate previous backers of remain and previous backers of leaving the european union. but jeremy corbyn had appallingly low ratings as a leader, appallingly low approval ratings, so there was a problem with the leadership, there was a problem with the brexit policy and many say there was a problem with labor's manifesto. >> also, duncan, now boris

johnson has his work cut out for him. brexit by january 31st. can he do that? and how does he get it done quickly and do you think the uk will be able to weather brexit sdmp. >> so he should be able to pass the withdraw agreement, so-called divorce sessionment by the end of january and the uk should be able to leave the european union by the end of january. boris johnson's challenge is to negotiate a trade arrangement to go after that transitional period. now, boris thinks he can go after that trade agreement very, very quickly. we know these things take a long time, often years. solo boris johnson said he wouldn't extend the uk's transitional relationship with the eu past 2020, i think many

observers of these talks think he will have to do that. but he has a large majority. he should be aifbltd extend this idea of a no deal catastrophic brexit where the uk would just, you know, go over a cliff edge to no proper relationship with the european union is off the table. but getting us to a more comprehensive trade deal with europe, that's going to take boris johnson longer than what he's spoken about so far. >> and the united states, as well. big question that hadas just referred to is will the uk stay united? we have scotland in question, maybe northern ireland. >> and this was one of the stories of the night was the national party making huge gains in scotland. there is a bit of a -- it will be quite difficult.

the s&p will argue yes, there was a referendum in 2014 and we said that was once in a generation, but since then, brexit has happened and that's a fundamental change. to have that, boris johnson will have to approve it and he is adamant that he will not do so. we could well be heading for a second referendum in scotland on the second half of this parliament. an economically damaging brexit might have people in scotland thinking, well, having gone through this long, drawn out, damaging complicated process of leaving the european union, do we want to go through that process again taking scotland out of the united kingdom. >> we appreciate your insights.

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and welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. you're watching "cnn newsroom." we appreciate it. i'm natalie allen. here are our top stories this hour. north korea says it successfully conducted what it calls another crucial test a short time ago. state media says the test happened at the same site where the regime conducted another test last week. south korea says it is monitoring the situation. u.s. president trump is one step away from impeachment. on friday, the house judiciary committee approved two articles that accuse mr. trump of abusing his power and obstructing the investigation. the full house is set to vote on impeachment next week. the white house is limiting who has access to donald trump's calls with foreign leaders. only the most senior officials

can listen in. transcripts of the calls will be shared with a much smaller group of people. another person has died on white island. authorities are carrying out the careful and emotional task of identifying the six bodies recovered friday from the new zealand volcano. this comes as divers searched on saturday for the bodies of two people who remain unaccounted for. will ripley is in the region. >> sending prayers for the dead. the community in new zealand gave a traditional blessing as boats returned to shore with six victims from the white island volcano eruption. the operation to retrieve them

was launched at first light friday using helicopters, small boats and a naval vessel, a dangerous mission carried out by eight military officers working in soaring temperatures wearing sealed, protective clothing and breathing masks to protect them from the toxic gases still flowing from the volcano. the team spend four hours on the island. they're still searching for two more bodies, one believed to be in the water. the prime minister today thanking the team for their heroism. >> this carried out their role with dignity and respect for those who have been lost. there was, of course, still a huge amount of courage still required to do what they did today. >> the retrieval operation comes five days after the volcano erupted on the island causing plumes of steam, ash and rocks to pour out on to the crater. where dozens were enjoying a day trip. at least 16 people are dead or presumed dead and dozens more are being treated for life changing burns.

frustrations have been moneyeding that the remaining bodies left on the island had not been brought home sooner. the families of those brought back now, at least, will have some relief that they can begin to say good-bye. >> these families are so appreciative, so overwhelmed and overjoyed to know that they've got their loved ones back with them. >> will ripley, cnn, new zulland. very soon, we could find out if former sudanese president al bashir will be viconvicted of charges. a sudanese court is set to deliver its verdict at any time. cnn's farai venzo is following this verdict for us and he will bring that to us when it happens. farai, what do we know?

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impeachment of a u.s. president, history is on track to repeat itself, but with notable differences. we take a look back at bill clinton's impeachment process to see what might be in store. >> one gavel drops and others will follow as congress sets the stage for the third impeachment trial in american history. the fourth time congress has considered removing a president. the impeachment process for president trump is drawing strong comparisons from the last time congress voted to impeach, the trial of bill clinton and a capital city that some believe is even more bitterly partisan and take precedence. where people can't talk to each other any more, where there is contempt, where the basic respect has disappeared. >> there have been key differences in how those trials played out. bill clinton's impeachment trial

for lying about the lewinski affair came after investigating him. this time, a whistle-blower's complaints about donald trump's phone call with the ukrainian president led impeachment of president trump. but it's how the senate handles impeachment which is drawing comparisons. in 1998, the minority leader and majority leader worked closely to determine how the impeachment hearing would proceed. >> i'm going to take my cues from the president's lawyers. >> mcconnell did say previously he would try to agree on rules with the democrats. he says he's not the only one who coordinated with the white

house. tom daschle says his staff did coordinate with the white house. nevertheless, the optics for mitch mcconnell aren't great. >> imagine if you have a murder trial and the head juror was in bed with the alleged murderer. would we view that as the way the criminal justice system is supposed to work? we would be outraged. >> then there's the difference in how the two presidents handled impeachment and discussed their own conduct. >> nothing was done wrong. >> i don't think there is a fancy way to say that i have sinned. >> president clinton sought to get on with the job of being president. that doesn't mean wind the scenes he wasn't obsessed with the impeachment. by contrast, president trump's understanding of being president involved taunting his enemies and being aggressive. >> and while the intensity of the media coverage hasn't

changed, that could, in fact, lead to impeachment proceedings. >> analysts say the political divide in america now seems even more harsh than it was 21 years ago. >> we are lively in a tribal era in our politics. you've got republicans who largely believe that democrats are evil people trying to destroy our way of life and you have democrats looking at republicans as evil people protecting a president who is in bed with vladimir putin. >> another comparison which experts are keeping an eye on is how much political damage is done to the party which brings the impeachment charges. after the 1998, 1999 trial of bill clinton, the republicans which brought the impeachment charges against him suffered serious impeachment backlash losing a lot of seats in congress in the next election. experts say this time around, they don't expect the democrats bringing those impeachment charges against trump to suffer quite as many losses, but they do say the moderates from each

party could take a hit depending on how they vote at the impeachment of donald trump. brian todd, cnn, washington. a man convicted of killing his parents, a mother who left her newborn baby to die and a man who raped a child are all walking free after the former kentucky governor gave out hundreds of pardons during his final days in office. families of victims are horrified. >> this man sexually assaulted a 15-year-old boy, a drunk driver who killed a man and his wife, a woman who threw her newborn in a trash can and this man who raped a -year-old girl and served less than 18 months out of his 20-year sentence. >> it feels like we're going

through it all over again. we just got to the point where we felt safe leaving the house. >> ken county prosecutors rob sanders told cnn the man hadn't served enough time to even begin sex offender treatment. >> it shocks the conscious. it's offensive, it's mind boggling how any governor could be this irresponsible. >> now there's a question of political favoritism. >> we have somewhere who was convicted of killing someone in front of his wife at his home, who pulled the trigger. >> state lawmakers say they want to investigate this case because the family of the man pardoned raised more than $20,000 last year to help bevin. >> bottom line, if it looks like a duck and talks like a duck, you have to look into whether or not it's a duck. >> the kentucky attorney general elect sent us a statement

supporting the right of the governor to pardon. we've tried to reach out to former governor bevin. he's not responded yet, but he did tell "the washington post" that he's a big believer in second chances. he said this nation was founded on second chances and on new pages in life. cnn, atlanta. the oois and china both say they have reached phase one on a trade agreement. >> this is a very large deal. it covers tremendous manufacturing, farming, a lot of rules and regulations. a lot of big things are covered. and i say affectionately, the farmers are going to have to go out and buy larger tractors because it means a lot of business, a tremendous amount of business. >> the trump administration says xhien has agreed to buy more

american product services which would be an extra $200 buildiil over the next two years. chinese officials say they expect the u.s. to remove tariffs on products phase by phase. hong kong's leader carrie lam is headed to beijing and expected to meet with the chinese president on monday. this comes as her government is trying to find increasing commands for democracy. for months, pro democracy activists have flooded the city streets. young people are fighting for change around the world and they're letting world leaders know it is time to do something. we're talking about climate change and here are some of their gut westerning stories, coming next.

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to clean up space junk. the agency plans to send a multi armed robot into space in 2025 to latch on to the debris. then the machine and its trash will dive back to earth and burn up in the atmosphere. there are about 170 million pieces of junk in earth orbit, but no interpret rules hold agencies accountable for it. right now, countries are deadlocked after working well into the overnight hours past a friday deadline to wrap up the two-week cop 25 summit in madrid, spain. countries could not agree on how to set regulations and targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. a key part of the paris climate accord. teenage activist greta

thunberg has made a name for herself by calling out activists. she kept up the pressure in italy in one of her usual friday protests with more harsh words for leaders attending the climate talks. >> world leaders are still trying to run away from their responsibilities, but we have to make sure that they cannot do that. we will make sure that we put them against the wall and that they have have to do their job and to protect our futures. >> greta, who was named "time" magazine's person of the year this week also urged activists to make sure next year is a year of action. greta isn't the only young activist at the climate talks in madrid. cnn's arwa damon brings us the voices of a generation demanding

change. >> you've been negotiating for the last 25 years. even before i was born. >> hillda's generation does not deserve a crisis they did not create. >> i am the voice of the children, displaced women and people suffering at the hands of climate crisis created by rich countries. >> she's at the forefront of the climate protests in her native uganda, cleaning plastic filth out of lake victoria. the change in climate tried her family's crops. there was no water for the livestock. >> we didn't have enough and then we started to sell off to survive. i missed three months without school when other people were at school so i had to stay home because my parents could not afford and it's too much. >> polluters don't want to hear this or are turning away from

the words. despite the signage declaring otherwise, these climate crisis negotiations feel less like they're about saving the planet and more like a battle between the haves and have-nots. but they won't give up. >> how old are you hear? >> i was 12. this is when we shot the video. >> and so people were listening to you when you were 12. >> yes. >> these clips of videos, you did, they made a difference. >> yeah, they did. >> his trip to the conference was his first time on a plane to address halls of power. >> i also know that the magnitude of the danger which is coming -- >> they heard his words, but he feels like they didn't listen. >> it hurts. it hurts. that really hurts. i'm not actually seeing, like,

real action on the ground. but that's what i feel currently, that there is nothing which has been done. >> leaders are even getting a dressing down from those too small to reach the podium. >> this is not fair. our leaders are just busy blaming each other instead of finding a long-term solution. >> this girl is smaller than the banner she's carrying, but the smile he belie the severity of these children's future. 13-year-old munie dreams of the stars. he wants to be a nasa scientist. >> if they really love us, they should act right now. the climate change problem should be taken seriously. it's not a joke. it's about future generations and our living on earth. >> it's the children who are the ones having grownup conversations. >> i do this with all my heart and with love for the coming generation.

>> thank you. >> arwa damon, cnn, madrid. it is time for adults to lisp to the youth. thank you for watching this hour. i'm natalie allen. i'll have much more news for you right after this.

breaking news this hour, north korea says it has performed a new crucial test regarding what it calls its nuclear deterrent. we'll go live to seoul, south korea, in a moment with what happened. plus, articles of impeachment against president trump have been approved. we look at what happens this

coming week now. and boris johnson's next challenge, now that his party has a majority, can he push brexit through? these stories are all ahead here this hour. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. coming to you live from atlanta it's 5:00 in the morning. appreciate you joining us. i'm natalie allen and this is "cnn newsroom." thanks again for joining us. let's get straight to breaking news approximate north korea. state media announcing another crucial test it says was successively conducted at the sohae launching site saturday. south korea says it is closely monitoring the activity along with the united states. but did not give specifics. this would