this is day double the news live from the britain's prime minister says he's made his final offer on briggs. with less than a month to go before the u.k. leaves the european union boris johnson is urging the e.u. to compromise the fossils response to his proposals remains cool so also coming up they make up a story that's fiction this is a fraudulent crime on the american people. from clashes out of democrats and the impeachment productive launched against him just one top democrat could have

committed treason. also on the program jim things most successful basketball team x. is cheerleading squad any dots a public debate. album diligences cheerleading is outmoded feels safest stereotypes but critics say it's a demanding sport that deserves great a great english. a math anyhow thanks for joining us with just under a month to go before britain's federal departure from the e.u. prime minister johnson has told brussels his latest breaks that proposal is his final offer johnson unveiled the plan today at his conservative party conference in manchester he's hoping it will allow him to finally clinch a deal with the e.u. to allow an orderly exit from the bloc but in brussels johnson's newest plans as

yet haven't received a warm reception. supporters waiting in line in manchester to get a glimpse of boris johnson it was the prime minister's 1st comprehensive speech since he took office and the high point of the conservative party conference what he had to say in the breaks of talks with the e.u. was hotly anticipated today in brussels we all taping what i believe are constructive and reasonable proposals which provide a compromise for both sides top of johnson's list was the so-called irish backstop and the issue of how to prevent a hard border post briggs's between the republic of ireland and northern ireland the british government is opposed to the backstop in its present form johnson said under his proposal there would be few customs checks on goods moving between northern ireland and the republic of ireland britain's breaks that negotiator delivered the proposals in person to brussels german reaction has been to say it

will consider the proposals in detail 1st before commenting. events forcefully we will take a close look at the suggestions i cannot say anything more about that today because we have agreed to evaluate the issue amongst ourselves 1st for us it's very important that the 27 member states are unified on this issue that i have trust in michelle venue and we will continue to discuss the matter here boris johnson has made it clear that britain is expecting the e.u. to make concessions the ball is now in the e.u.'s court. well our correspondent barbara very easily is following the conservative conference for us she sent us her thoughts on birth johnson's proposals. after weeks of dithering and just 4 weeks before the bricks a date for johnson has made a proposal to the reopen union that at 1st glance could be called reasonable place for compromise it is a 1st step to in agreement that might in the end prevent a heartbreaks it the prime minister suggests that northern ireland stays aligned

with european rules an agriculture and goods in order to keep the border to the republic open this is relatively close to what is an earlier process of the splendid suggested called the northern ireland backstop it may now come back under a different name however but just as plans fall short of what the e.u. and the irish government want there will have to be customs checks for instance and many other problems remain unsolved this new proposal from london however is a step in the right direction and a compromise over the brics agreement is at least becoming a possibility it is now a glimmer of hope that a heart breaks it might after all be avoided. from faisal in manchester to some of the other stories making news around the world. in peru at least 23 people were

killed when a bus plummeted more than 100 meters into a ravine the accident happened at night on the twisting mountain road more than 50 passengers with. us has been given the green light to impose tariffs on 7 and a half 1000000000 dollars worth of aircraft and other goods following a world trade organization ruling the terrorists are in for tell the a huge subsidies for the plane one. in washington president trump has unleashed a 15 minute tirade at his political opponents during a white house photo session with the visiting president of finland he was particularly scathing about white house intelligence committee chairman adam schiff he is part of what trumps it adam schiff he's a lowlife who should be forced to resign and frankly they should look at him for treason because he is making up the words of the president of the united states not only words but the meaning and it's a disgrace and should not be allowed to happen. trump was referring to

a statement in which schiff paraphrased the gist of a phone call between trump and ukraine's president in which democrats say trump abused his office. they have launched an impeachment inquiry over the president's alleged abuses which trump has condemned as an attempt to subvert the will of the american voters. the white house is boosting its self defenses outside the security fence is being raced from 2 to 4 meters to keep out unwanted visitors and inside it's all hands on deck for the impeachment inquiry on wednesday the president continued to defend himself against accusations of misusing his position as well as having acted against the u.s. constitution trump alleges he's facing a coup and he says he was in the right to ask you crane's president to investigate his political rival joe biden and his family i have

a duty to report corruption and let me tell you something biden sure is corrupt and biden is corrupt and i'd rather run against by then almost any of those candidates and i think they're all week. but i think by has never been a smart guy and he's less smart now than he ever was one of the main witnesses called forward in the investigation into trump is us secretary of state mike pump a who's currently in italy on wednesday he admitted to having been present during trump's call to the ukrainian president but he boys frustration at subpoenas from congress. and we won't tolerate folks on capitol hill polling intimidating state department employees that's unacceptable and it's not something that i'm going to permit to happen the political climate in washington is getting even hotter in congress democrats accuse the secretary of state of keeping key witnesses from testifying any effort by the secretary by the president or anyone else to interfere

with the congress's ability to call before it relevant witnesses will be considered as evidence of obstruction of the lawful functions of congress the battle of the questioning witnesses and turning over documents is only beginning lawyer john decker reports for the conservative fox news network and is an expert on impeachment he claims the facts known so far don't prove any illegal actions by the president but that a lot still remains unclear. if there were evidence for instance of a quid pro quo of a deal that the president made with the president of ukraine saying essentially if you investigate the bidens i will then release the $400000000.00 in aid that the united states has promised you that would be hard to defend for republicans even if you are the biggest supporter of the president the president's fortifications are holding so far with senate republicans continuing to support him it would take

a 2 thirds majority there to remove him from office. w correspondent published the alias has been tracking developments in washington and gives us his assessment. president donald trump appeared rattled and angry by questions put to him but the media here in washington d.c. on wednesday standing alongside the finnish president who is visiting the u.s. he cared much of his anger towards democrats in particular the chair of the house intelligence committee adam schiff and also the have speaker nancy pelosi he also had stinging words for the media here in the u.s. describing what they provide to to viewers as fake news but of course it was on twitter where president trump also spoke about the support that he has amongst republicans but in polls conducted since the beginning of this impeachment inquiry republicans are beginning. to warm to the idea of an impeachment

inquiry it's also evident amongst democrats that this inquiry is gaining support but as more and more information comes out it remains a little bit unclear how in fact support for it will continue let's not forget that on thursday we're going to be hearing from the former u.s. special envoy for ukraine kerchief alker he will become the 1st witness in this impeachment inquiry and it'll be interesting to see how the the coming days proceed and how the support for president trump evolves. it was published all the l.d.s. in washington and now to iraq where violent anti-government protests spreading across the country at least 9 people have been killed in clashes with security forces of the last 2 days the government has ordered the curfew in baghdad gee to the unrest demonstrators are angry about corruption and

a lack of basic necessities. that. burning for a 2nd day in a row anti-government protests are disrupting life in the city. and they have turned violent. several people have been reported hundreds injured in the clashes on wednesday 2 security forces attempted to disperse protesting crowds with tear gas and even life ammunition. in some areas protesters blocked off back to main streets it's not the 1st time iraqis have taken to the streets since. he was selected as the country's prime minister last year their demands are clear. number 3 going to ensure all we want is to live and nothing else we want to live just like the rest of the world we want very basic rights electricity water employment and medicine. we don't want power money or

property not all we ask for is to live and i have pricked to eat but this government is shooting at the crowd and killing people. are not. our demands we want work we want to work if they do not want to treat us as iraqis then tell us we are not iraqis and we'll find other nationalities and migrate to other countries but it. protests are now spreading to other cities in iraq too with the death toll among the demonstrators likely to rise. now to a controversy old decision here in berlin that's fueling a bite of a sexism sports and feminism. one of germany's most successful basketball teams has got rid of its cheerleading squad the team said that cheerleading is no longer suited to our times but the move has triggered a backlash. these cheerleaders have been practicing for months if not years to be able to do this they're passionate about what they do and

many areas hate it when people underestimate them and their athletic ability. by a smile and in my opinion cheerleading requires all the things that a competitive sport demands discipline ambition and a certain amount of routine you have to give it your all practice your teen and keep on exercising you. imagine your. pal and started she living at other berlin one of germany's most successful basketball teams. the team has now decided to drop that she dances during breaks in alba scapes the parts that. we have come to the conclusion that young women performing as an attractive break filler at sporting events no longer fits with our times. other big german sports seem such as the berlin volleyball team i keep being that she leading a squats as he does in the lives of women who have to say if they want to do it or

not and in the end if they see it as sexism or not from my feel like alba made this move because they think it will be trendy right now. does it and possibly that will make them seem a lot more modern more than. about berlin's decision provoked a huge outcry in germany even interior minister haas c.e.o. 1st wage and he suggested adding may have to be more absent jite the burden bears cine just long ago did just that they're focusing more on the acrobatic part of cheerleading not the dance routines as. what did so many see the alba decision to drop dead she knew this was a setback for the sport. and since french out of 50 i think it's a pity for the dancers because have to learn the choreography isn't performing in each game with entries for the better so for them it's a real punch in the day some seconds because they started to say we don't want you

anymore if you don't fit in with the modern edgeways as often as you know. they are focused on the future and that's training for the chairman championship at 2000 times a week they want to be 1st. you're watching to w. news up next is business news with jenelle develop on stage and for that.