the be. the boss. this is daily news live from berlin u.s. lawmakers approved the rules for the trump pietschmann inquiry resolution passes by a comfortable majority in the democratic controlled house so what does this mean for the president will go to washington to find out for you also coming up a chill goes through hong kong's party district for halloween police fired tear gas

to disperse pro-democracy demonstrators the protesters have taken over the party zone on what's usually one of the busiest nights of the year and over 70 people die in a train inferno in pakistan survivors say again it's still under exploded and passengers were using it to cook breakfast. plus the last day on the job for the voice of authority and the brits in debate. all after. the speaker of the british parliament said john bercow retired after 10 years in the chair. great to have you along everyone always start in the u.s. democrats have taken a major step there forward in their efforts to impeach president don. trump the

house of representatives has voted to formalize the impeachment investigation on the sets the ground rules long makers will use as they transition from closed door sessions to public hearings or the inquiry focuses on a telephone call made in july in which president trump asked ukrainian president for a lot of her selenski to investigate democratic political rival joe biden. let's get you the very latest on these developments from washington following the proceedings. alexander of a nominee alexandra so a pivotal vote did lawmakers voted along party lines yes they did expect that we only have 2 democrats who decided not to vote on the resolution both of them from swing districts and both of them have sat for the votes that they think that this is a bad idea that the democrats should focus instead on the measure is that or issues

that matter to the american people people and on the elections when we talk about republicans not a single republican voted for the resolution so the signal here was clear that he still supports the president they think that there was no wrong doing on his side and they also used to make a political statement to their voters back at home by standing with the president who remains highly popular among the republican base but it also shows how divided the house approved and it of is and how politicized that whole process has become has a president reacted and how much of a stain does this put on his presidency. well the president reacted as we are used to see on twitter saying that this is said the greatest witch hunt

ever and of course he's press secretary stephanie grecian also issued a statement condemning this resolution and saying that this is a sham inquiry and that is what we expected but this is of course issued an inquiry that is going potentially to overshadow the rest of his presidency could this backfire on the democrats. while that's remains to be seen of course what we are going to see in the next weeks are public hearings were both sides will be able to question witnesses and to issue subpoenas and the president himself will also be granted the privileges and rights the white house counsel can be present. in during the proceedings and i think that for the democrats it will be crucial to make their case to the american public to convince the american people so that they can see for themselves

what this fix are and that the president did something that is impeachable alexander of our nominee our washington bureau chief for thank you for your reporting. social media giant twitter has announced it will ban all political advertising on his platforms starting at the end of november or explaining the decision twitter's c.e.o. jack dorsey said that political ads quote force highly optimized and targeted political messages on people while this sea said bring significant risks to politics where it can be used to influence votes to affect the lives of millions. well it's a decision that is much debated around the world joining me now on this story is the reporter. other great to have you here with us ok so a lot of people are saying this is long overdue explain to us why political ads

on social media why are they considered problematic but one of the issues with political advertising on social media is that you get a one sided view of the world like a great example of that was the 16 u.s. presidential election where russian interests bought political advertising trying to target u.s. voters now because you can buy you know you can buy an ad that singles out as this if it demographic in location or an interest there are thousands of these dots are points and this is how the social media political advertising diff from traditional advertising the social media companies they know everything about you they know what you love what you hate what you fear and when you take that knowledge and use it to deliberately spread this information that's when it gets problematic. is the competition likely to follow twitter's move that's the big question now and especially when it comes to facebook they recently decided to extend political

advertising from what has been quite a rigorous fact checking process when it comes to add. they critics are accusing them of a double standard his thing that mark zuckerberg is not living up to his promise to tackle misinformation online and this is what twits a c.e.o. jack dorsey has now come out against and he talents as he challenged up in his announcements he said that it's not credible for them to say we're working hard to stop people from gaming our systems to spread misleading info by someone pays us to targets and force people to see their political ad well then we can say whatever they want so this is obviously a swipe at facebook how he's. trolling marc sucker bergeson here right there so all eyes now on facebook yeah. there are a lot of pressure but not just from competitors also from their own employees recently joined 50 facebook employees signed a letter to monks like

a bug saying free speech and paid speech and not the same thing misinformation affects us or our current policies on fact checking people in political office or those running for political office are threats to watch facebook stands for we strongly object to this policy as it stands and of course one of those politicians running for office is elizabeth warren she is one of the democratic. contenders for the presidency she recently challenge facebook facebook's policy by running an ad for slate claiming that facebook c.e.o. mark zuckerberg had endorsed donald trump that was of course a deliberate attempt to see facebook would let that last lie stand which they did and now warren is one of the biggest critics of the big tech companies and she said that if she becomes president she would break up companies like facebook. facebook's facebook's main argument against banning these digital adverts is like

twitter is not doing is they say they will make it harder for unknown candidates to get the exposure and. then it would favor the incumbent candidates now elizabeth warren doesn't seem to worry too much about that but we'll have to wait and see who's in the white house in a year and a bit from now if she would have if she will change the policies of course the big differences about facebook makes a lot of money from these ads and twitter doesn't leave yet thank you so very much ali greatly appreciate it thank you. i want to tell you now by some of the other stories making news around the world. at least 10 people have been killed and dozens wounded by a car bomb in the town of effort in a northern syria near the turkish border a van is a mainly kurdish enclave controlled by turkish backed syrian rebels who captured the town last year north korea has fired 2 un identified projectiles towards the sea off its eastern coast well that's according to south

korean and japanese military officials if confirmed as a missile launch it would be pyongyang's 12th launch this year it comes amid a deadlock in nuclear talks between north korea and the u.s. . police have fire tear gas on protesters in hong kong organizers have planned today's demonstration to coincide with halloween and to take place in a nightlife district that usually attracts large numbers of people participating in celebrations what many are wearing helloween mass in defiance of a citywide ban on fees coverings on after nearly 5 months of pro-democracy protests hong kong is now in an economic recession the 1st time in a decade. and earlier i spoke with correspondent a char charlotta chose from phil who was at the protests in hong kong and i asked her how volatile this latest standoff between police and pro-democracy protesters

is. let it was seen 5 months of protests now in hong kong but this evening has to surely go down as one of the most surreal that we've seen so far at the moment i've got a riot police standing behind me they came in and cleared this party district that you had to key about a short time ago that was take out in the area they marched through the streets making sure that any protesters had been moved out of the way and then in front of me i've got revolutions it drinking big and wearing full costumes here is while there are still people who are determined to party tonight on halloween but it has really been it was very unusual to see take us through this area that he people wiping their eyes people in in bob stunned at what was taking place we know as well that there wasn't just tear gas in this area where we're standing now that was also taking off in another area of hong kong people were protesting that the 2 months since that police stormed a train station and there were clashes with protesters inside the train those

images went by are a lot of people upset by what they said were extreme extreme actions so police in dealing with those processes say later another call it's all night in hong kong tonight from. another foretell night and also very bad economic news for the territory of hong kong now officially in a recession the 1st time in a decade where does the financial hub go from here. but that's the $1000000.00 question really david that's what everyone's been offering for months now now we know that this recession which had been predicted happens what about for several months now we know that that is partly due to the fact that these protests have been ongoing for so long we know tourism to hit particularly badly a lot of fights out empty also being that stuff that you take on paid leave offering special deals tourists simply aren't coming here and then you have seen

lights night is usually would be absolutely buzzing halloween would be one of the busiest night here for the boss clubs restaurants around here instead it is the launch really empties a lot of people asking that day how long can hong kong in july this because as long as this violence goes on there are still going to be people who are put off for him from either staying out late night over visiting hong kong or to now in conclusion a show that we also heard today a court in the territory has granted the government an injunction which could restrict the public's right to freedom of speech what exactly does this injunction entails. this injunction was announced somewhat unexpectedly this evening it was decided instead that people on sounds opposed to space based on internet platforms which might be seen to be inciting violence so obama's whether people go to that properties now do is learn about the speck of that pool how police are planning to enforce that exactly how that is going to look

in practice old that is knowing at this stage that it will be in force until november 15th that there will be a formal hearing a what happens going forward but of course the house goes a lot of people it streaming know this internet platform socially. your accounts in particular telegram for example how the protest is organized these rallies how they communicate so a lot of people watching very closely to see exactly what this will look like in practice do you have your show at chelsea until reporting from hong kong thank you for your continued coverage. more than 70 people have died in a fire on a train in southeastern pakistan the blaze is said to have broken out when a gas stove exploded as passengers were preparing breakfast the train was on its way from karate in the south to rubble pindi which is next islam a bot the accident took place near the town of the quite poor in punjab promise local officials said most of the victims died after jumping off the fast moving

train and dozens were injured some of them are in their critical condition a warning that this next report contains distressing images. this passenger train had been carrying pilgrims to a religious festival instead its journey ended in tragedy. officials say the blaze broke out when 2 gas stoves exploded as some passengers were preparing breakfast cooking oil carried by others then caught fire as the flames engulfed 3 carriages those on board stood little chance many flung themselves from the train while it was still moving at high speeds through eastern punjab province. a cylinder exploded and i don't know how fire erupted everywhere. i jumped out of the train to save my life there was a whole line of people behind me pushing. as pakistan's railways

minister visited the injured prime minister in mancala and offered his condolences to the victims he's ordered an investigation. this is pakistan's worst railway disaster in almost 15 years but it's just the latest in a series of accidents a lack of investment has caused the system to fall into disrepair. some survivors have questioned whether the fire was caused by a cooking accident they believe a short circuit in the train's electrical system might have been to blame as questions mount rescue workers have begun the grim task of recovering bodies. and journalists decide to hashem is in the pakistani capital islamabad he told us how authorities are responding to this tragedy. well there have been definite calls for a proper investigation into how it was allowed for these gas canisters to be allowed

on board in the 1st place and for those responsible going even as high as the rule was minister to resign over this issue as you say correctly this is not the 1st time that we've seen an accident blocks of the real system in fact in the last year we've seen at least 7 accidents happen we've seen at least 2 head on collisions and some do really meant as well now a lot of this is due to pakistan's aging real infrastructure many of the rails that have been laid down and the infrastructure that goes around it is actually from the colonial era still and upgrading this is obviously a huge task that requires the vast amount of investment bugs that has been trying to do this over the years and not used for its own industrial is to be able to move things by freight more easily but given the amount of money that is required and given the paucity of government resources it seems like that's something that is unlikely to happen sattar seen that reporting from islamabad you're watching the news coming up. 6 he

became one of the most familiar faces of the briggs's drama unfolding in the british parliament well now speaker john bercow is hanging up his robes. but 1st more wildfires have broken out in southern california over a dozen blazes are now burning in the state some are being spread by gusts of up to 110 kilometers an hour hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes and power companies have cut it looks tricity supplies to prevent downed lines from starting more fires. a grim dawn in southern california simi valley a blaze has just broken out and it's been found by strong winds and not made for local beth rivera her bags are packed but for now she's determined to stay and try to fight for her home. they've started over this happened

in hill behind. their need their neighbors. like that at this. safe in this case. as the morning wears on the blaze picks up 1st in the line of fire the rural ranches in the hills it's not just residents who have to be evacuated ranchers struggle to coax terrified horses toward safety before the flames wake drew. nervous with. the documents they're going to be good i'm going. to take. this so-called easy buy in simi valley also threaten an american icon flames tore up the hill towards the ronald reagan presidential library. in the end fire department helicopters saved it baiting back a blaze that was within 30 majors of a library full of valuable historical documents i mean the smoke in the wind i've

been here in l.a. for 45 years and i've been through a lot of fires and this was one of the scariest nearly 1500 is have been brought into the battle against this bligh is the county's using every resource it has to tackle it. but by god is don't expect conditions to improve in the next 24 hours meaning the risk for multiple suburban neighborhoods of southern california remains . early in court has dismissed a climate change lawsuit. filed by a group of farmers against the german government the plaintiffs with the backing of greenpeace argued that germany's failure to meet its 2020 climate goals violated the state's responsibility to protect its citizens their property and life they hood's well the farmers argued that more extreme weather due to climate change is lowering their crop yields and straining their livestock and my mental protesters

joint the farmers outside the court in support of the lawsuit. let's get you now more on this i'm joined here in the studio by d.w. reporter well enough. at the court today great to have you here molina i understand you spoke to a plaintive what did they tell you and what were they trying to achieve with this case well their main goal was to force the german government to quick reduce c o 2 emissions because in 2014 there was this this decision made by the cabinet that yeah it ones to reduce climate c o 2 emissions between 192025 about 40 percent and this is not happening now so the reduction will be about 32 percent and the plaintiffs argue that the german government is doing too little to protect its citizens from the consequences of climate change and as you mentioned i visited. book and he works as

a family for already 30 years and he told me what he had experienced in the last 2 summers was so extreme that he had nearly up to 50 percent less hovers than in any other years because very high temperatures during the summer months and little war to to watch of the fields and the crops so yeah they were over every year. emotionally involved by this financial load also that climate change means to them the court somehow was not receptive or it was in a convincing enough argument because they threw out the case what was their reasoning behind that decision yeah 1st i want to mention it was very interesting that the lawyer of the plaintiffs she talked for about an hour and told all the arguments and the lawyer of the german government he spoke for 10 minutes so you could already tell that. the german government and they didn't really thought that this the lawsuit. will will that they will win this lawsuit.

so yeah the decision to reduce emissions by 50 percent in 2014 was not legally binding that was one of the reasons and the other reason was that they argued that political goals cannot be set by a court so because this would mean a mess if intervention on the executive this this were the 2 reasons all right thank you so very much. for bringing us that story greatly appreciated. now to the u.k. we're campaigning has already begun ahead of the snap general election on december 12th and some watchmaker's won't be contesting their seats including the speaker of the house of commons john bercow and today it is is his official retirement urco has risen to international prominence for his role during the brig's a debate so much so that one new word in particular is almost synonymous with his

name. was. love him all knows him john bercow has become a british household name. very interesting you very very rare and spare a studio 3 a year or so. back who was 1st elected to the role of speaker of the house of commons 10 years ago it's been his job to change debate and want to order although a politician himself the speaker must also remain impartial at all times that bacco has been accused by some of showing political bias particularly when it comes to bricks it my ruling is therefore that the motion will not be debated today as it

would be repetitive and disorderly to do certainly i know that the dynamics you face mean that on occasion you will sometimes have to please some and not others but it is becoming remarkable how often you please one lot and not the other. when he was getting the decisions in his favor he wasn't grumbling he's grumbling now because he doesn't like the judgment but his rulings have also divided the public is clearly on the remain side and he's a guy who sort. to the men ministry whose sole aim is very obviously to stop brits or to go well i think he's actually standing up for democracy in full parliament. on the very day breaks it was supposed to happen but didn't a colorful politician is bowing out of british politics while some may applaud his departure of this will miss the man who tried to put this house in.

forgettable and a reminder now of our top stories that we're following for you this hour u.s. lawmakers have approved the rules for the trump impeachment inquiry a resolution passed by an comfortable majority in the democratic controlled house is the 1st time lawmakers have voted on any aspect of the inquiry. police have fired tear gas in hong kong's party district protesters took over the area for how a week usually one of the busiest nights of the year the latest economic data shows that hong kong's now in a recession for the 1st time in a decade after months of protests. you're watching here we knew is up next in news asia. anger in kashmir over a visit by far right you have lawmakers why is it all just a p.r.

stunt plus. protesters in pakistan march on the capital islamabad to demand the prime minister's resignation. all that and a whole lot more coming up with melissa chan indeed of a news asia on leyla iraq in berlin on behalf of the entire news steve thank you for spending this part of your day with us as you can at the top of the hour. the be. the be. the be.

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