this is the w. news live from berlin the impeachment process gathers steam the u.s. lawmakers voting to make the inquiry official democrats in the house of representatives passed a resolution without a single republican vote so what does this mean for the president to go to washington to find out also coming up the last day at work for the voice of authority in the press it depends. on what. the speaker of the british parliament john bercow retires after 10 years in the

chair cluster their arms drawn the front lines and they're all women to meet zimbabwe's female only anti-poaching you. i'm called asman welcome to the program we begin with a historic vote in the united states democrats in the house of representatives have taken a major step in their efforts to impeach president donald trump voting to move forward with their investigation the resolution sets out the ground rules that lawmakers will use moving the process from closed door sessions into the public eye the resolution is adopted without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. nancy pelosi presiding over a historic moment as expected the democratic majority carried the vote precisely no

republicans bucks the party lines during the floor debate by ny familia arguments dividing the hives democrats are trying to impeach the president because they are scared they cannot defeat him at the ballot box this impeachment is not only an attempt to undo the last election isn't to influence the next one as well this constitution is the blueprint for our republic and not a monarchy but when we have a president who says article 2 says i can do whatever i want that is in defiance of the separation of powers that's not what our constitution says so what is it stay as our democracy the impeachment probe centers on donald trump's efforts to pressure ukraine to investigate his political opponents shortly after

the vote to formalize the process trump took to twitter calling it the greatest witch hunt in american history but even as republicans lined up to join the condemnation democrats were pushing ahead. we take no joy in having to move down this road and proceed with the impeachment inquiry but neither do we shrink from it earlier on thursday the top russia specialist on trump's national security council was the latest in a long line of individuals to testify after weeks of closed door interviews thursday's vote means investigators will soon be able to hold public hearings a momentous day on capitol hill bringing a house vote on impeachment one step closer. washington bureau chief for nominee outlines for us what the vote means for that impeachment inquiry. the impeachment inquiry is entering a new phase now the american public will see for themselves what the facts are the

votes today was crucial for the house democrats because they know that eventually they need to convince the american people that president trump abused his power is a soul a moment's notice any case for any glee or comfort the speaker of the house nancy pelosi stressed today adding that no one comes to congress to impeach the president of the united states unless as she put it it is necessary to protect the constitution however the vote along party lines proved once again how divided the congress and the american society is but i reject in the resolution the house republicans hold their ranks together and they use the vote to make political points to vote respect at home by standing with the president who remains highly popular among his space the republicans so far have mainly criticized the

process as unfair as a partisan attempt to destroy president trauma now however there will be forced to deal more directly with the substance of the l a geisha if the proceedings on capitol hill move as fast as they have in the past few weeks a potential house vote on donald trump's impeachment could happen before christmas . let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world the so-called islamic state has confirmed the death of its leader. duddy dudie killed himself by dennett detonating a suicide vest after u.s. forces raided his compound in northeast syria on saturday he'd been on the run since 2017 the terror group has named his successor. lebanese president michel aoun has pledged to form a new technocratic government following weeks of widespread anti-corruption

protests and the resignation of prime minister saad hariri lebanon's current political system requires posts to be given to members of different religious sects that's something that wants to do away with. thousands of protesters have once again been gathering and she lays capital santiago to demand a social change the ongoing protests have paralyzed the city and forced chilean president sebastian pinera to cancel 2 high profile international summits spain has now offered to host one of them the top $25.00 climate summit. migrant camps on greek islands are quote on the edge of catastrophe in parts due to overcrowding that's according to the council of europe's commissioner for human rights who says the situation has significantly worsened over the past year in recent months greece has once again become the main point of entry for people seeking asylum in europe. already sets merge the races on in the automotive industry to develop new

technology like driverless cars and to get ahead some automakers are teaming up the latest telling in american fia chrysler and france's p.s.a. who show have announced a 5050 merge with their headquarters in the netherlands the future looks bleak for the internal combustion engine car makers worry about getting left behind for yet chrysler has failed to invest in new technologies such as autonomous driving and electric power that's why it's been looking for a partner for a long time. enter who shows who to in the french company has plenty of modern technology but it's completely absent from the north american market together they could become a dream team. the french government itself a shareholder in peugeot has already given the green light and this is good news this is good news for europe because you know that we have to face the challenges

of electric cars or. cars and to face that kind of challenges you need to have champions who will live. the combined company would have turnover of over $180000000000.00 euros and it would have around $410000.00 employees and making $9000000.00 cars each year would put it in a different league after folks. and the renault nissan alliance chrysler together with peugeot citroen would be the 4th largest car maker in the world. management hopes the merger will generate savings of more than 3 and a half 1000000000 euros but for employees hearing about cost savings sets off alarms many plants for example at fi at in italy are underutilized and peugeot's german subsidiary opel and british folk soul have been losing money for years even

so the 2 sides say their merger should be completed without factory closures. well in the u.k. campaigning is underway for december snap general election and we already know at least one lawmaker will not be contesting his seat the speaker of the house of commons john bercow it announced his retirement for over 30 first's to coincide with what was supposed to be the end of the price of process urco has risen to international prominence for his role during those debates so much so that $1.00 word in particular is almost synonymous with his name. 6 6 love him all loathe him john bercow has become a british household name. very interesting you very rare and spare a studio tricks praise yourself.

beko 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 to keep want to alter 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 bracks 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 i'm not the other. when he was getting the decisions in his favor he wasn't grumbling is grumbling now

because he doesn't like the judgment but his rulings have also divine did the public is clearly on the remains side in his will and will sort of man ministry whose sole aim is very obviously to stop pretty. well i think he's actually standing up for democracy and for parliament. on the very day bracks it was supposed to happen but didn't a colorful politician is bowing out of british politics while some may applaud his departure others will miss the man who try to put this house in goods. they're called the aka shingo or brave ones and they make up the ranks of an all female anti-poaching unit in zimbabwe since 2017 this unique squad is taken women from the margins of society and turn them into elite environmental rangers but making it into the group in the 1st place isn't easy. this is hell week on

a brutal physical and mental challenge designed to leave only the best game rangers standing. among the strictly female group is cheered it so much married at a young age she moved with her husband and small child to some africa where she was physically abused by her mother in law she of it so eventually returned to girls and bob way with very few prospects. in south africa and she joined us has been sending money for the child and we're going to take care they took my documents. my initial idea message if it's. said to fit but now i am here to empower myself to kill to kill off my child. yet the 22 year old is one of $160.00 women picked from an initial $500.00 7 to take part in the range of selections ultimately only around 80 will make it into the ranks of the wildlife

ranges known as the uk or the brave one started in 2017 the programme aims to turn disadvantaged abused and often young women from local communities into want life advocates despite breaking her finger she evades keep going. that's why i'm going to claim. i'm going to be x. king. in the end of it so made the cut to become an acquisition or ranger the initiative in northern symbolic is run by the international acting coaching foundation created in 2009 but strayed in sniper thing in miranda the dangerous job after spending time in the special forces and working in private security in iraq he found a new purpose in conservation what we found with this program is the women's ability to naturally deescalate tension i work with the communities i come from we're not having a war with the local community and the government has. and i had to make

a choice between concert rational communities in so many ways women have become the bridge that consecration had to build into these communities in the 16 years before the program was launched 8000 elephants were killed in this area since the ranges a rival 2 years ago elephant poaching has dropped by 80 st in this time the woman made 115 races without a single shot fired. finally to japan where one of the world's top balloon competitions is underway and already is creating a whole lot of hot air it's known as the song balloon fiesta and these are some of the 1st pictures of the competitors in the 2 main events there's the beauty pageants and a more traditional balloon brace fiesta takes place every autumn near kyoto it's asia's largest and as you can see it's probably one of its most colorful as well.

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