please. please. this is d. w. news and these are our top stories the u.s. house of representatives has voted to formally proceed with the impeachment process against president's donald trump the resolution sets out the ground rules for public hearings not a single republican voted for the measure here. police in hong kong have fired

tear gas to clear protesters from the city's party districts hundreds of demonstrators filled the area on halloween wearing masks despite a city wide ban. more than 70 people have now been confirmed dead in a fire on the train in pakistan the blaze broke out when a passenger's cooking stove exploded passengers say it took another 20 minutes for the train to come to a stop. migrant camps on greek islands are quote on the edge of catastrophe partly due to overcrowding that's according to the council of europe's commissioner for human rights in recent months greece has once again become the main point of entry for people seeking asylum in europe. this is the news from berlin for more follow us on twitter at d w news or check out our website that's. or. the

u.s. constitution is 229 years old in that time 3 u.s. presidents have faced formal impeachment proceedings today president done one trump became the 4th tonight the politics of impeachment i'll ask a former watergate prosecutor if he thinks impeachment can be fair and can the constitution survive the politicians who have promised to protect america from berlin this is the day. this isn't a death anything personal that a president isn't about politics attempt out patriotism the houses impeachment inquiry does expose the truth the white house launched a shadow foreign policy president trump led an extortion shaking.