this is g.w. news coming to you live from berlin taking a controversial stand against genocide charges for peace i call. prepares to defend beyond mars military against allegations that they committed atrocities against us also coming up after weeks of impeachment hearings democrats in the u.s. announce their charges against president. make use him a book use of power and strength in congress he denies any wrongdoing. and more tremors at the volcano in new zealand the activity is hampering efforts to retrieve

the bodies of those killed on monday fueling fears that another eruption could beat him a. fellow i'm terry martin thanks for joining us be on mars leader she is preparing to defend her country against genocide charges at the un's highest court in a search iraq at the international court of justice for the start of hearings on tuesday she and the court heard graphic testimony of how myanmar's military allegedly carried out mass killings and other atrocities against the countries were hendra minority and she has previously denied any wrongdoing by her government. and so said she was not obliged to appear at the hague in person but she chose to do so critics say her aim is to raise her profile head. elections in myanmar her

supporters see her as a defender of her embattled nation on the global stage while the 700000 written just fled melgar the majority are now living in cramped refugee camps in neighboring countries mostly in bangladesh some have been talking about the abuse they say they suffered at the hands of the myanmar military some viewers may find their accounts disturbing. and the refugee camps of cox's bizarre a woman who once represented hope is now a pariah the consensus here on sunset she must answer for what happened to the rohingya. out of our how was it wasn't it we pray to a law that we will get justice. she is not a good post by you we want prayed sincerely to go for her who supported her when she came to power she did no good for us she's a liar we had a time she did nothing for us she is responsible for the genocide she talks does

she really does it. from one doorstep to the next march testimonies of ruthless violence at the hands of myanmar military. you know there's no other way out of the 2 soldiers help me down while one of them raped me in front of my mother and 4 children was a job i started out by so i didn't work my daughter was crying so they hit her on the head with a weapon out of there go to the time of my soul hug. i lost 8 of my sons and grandsons they were all but shot by the military. among. the military burnt our homes. we were a family of 18 and they killed 12 by burning them alive. they were more than 2000 people in our village and all their homes were burned in on a hill. on sun suci has long defended me and mars 27000 crack down on their hinge a saying in target militants and she'll do so again at the hague. and

majority myanmar the scrutiny of the un's top court has stoked indignation. over there not just accusing one passing to me and marco they're accusing the whole country we absolutely believe everything that unsung suchi does will be ok. a decision from the hague over me and marse treatment of the ranger could take years a long and uncertain wait for justice for people that have already lost so much. it's just one else's now from someone who knows me on large very well let's cross over to new york were journalist dave grohl about a study by dave you've spent a lot of time as a reporter in myanmar help us understand why on so sochi a nobel peace prize winner who spent years under house arrest is defending this

regime what's your motivation. yes said there's a lot of speculation about this and we should keep in mind that you know she keeps a very close confidant of people that she really trust and no one really knows everything that's going on in her mind but if you look at how she's defended things in the past i mean she's basically in the past said that the west and the people on the whole just don't understand what's really happening she's blame this you know there before this the crackdown half of the me and our military that led to so many refugees flooding into bangladesh in these accusations of thousands and thousands killed there was an attack by a a group of raw hinge insurgents and she would blame them on what she calls quote unquote muslim terrorists and then she also blames a huge iceberg of misinformation for what's going on in terms of how the world uses so she's basically been taking that stance that there that there's been a just a great mis understanding of what's really going on that's what what some people

will tell you that's how she is defending the past in a lot of people expect more of the same when she testifies later today although i there are other people detractors who are saying one of the reasons why she wants to go is because of the upcoming elections that are going to happen next year and that although it's very unlikely that her party will not retain the majority that it has and parliament that she is looking to strum up even more support more nationalistic support by doing this so there's a lot of speculation as to what her real motivations are here. what do people in the on mar make of this trial and also into cheese roll in it. yes so you know just to realize is that the typical me on my person doesn't fully understand all of the particulars of the charges a lot of them see it as it's an attack on the country and they see this often as you know western powers or or foreign influence in their domesticity affairs and they say that you know both the outside world does not understand the complications

of what's going on in rakhine state where the real hinge are are long reviled minority they are state list and so the population generally sees or these are outsiders who don't understand that are meddling in their affairs and they don't really understand that this is you know a taste is not just here in the i.c.j. case but also the international criminal court another case filed in argentina that they're going after people who are perpetrators of these alleged atrocities and a lot of the country doesn't really fully understand the scope of this they see this as foreigners meddling in their affairs just briefly dave what sort of arguments do you think the us and suci is likely he used in defending her country yeah so you know again there's been this you know sort of a sort of justify that these have been clearance operations that these were appropriate attacks to quote unquote terrorism that soldiers of by and large with a few exceptions the fine large have acted appropriately so and we also i

think you know keep in mind that the particulars of what's going on in these 3 days the actual full case will drag on for years but the particulars for these 3 days is what the gammy is asking is for the court to step in and try to protect the regime to that are currently in myanmar saying that they're at risk for further genocide and they're asking them to stop that we spend on some suchi unless she does a complete turnabout we would expect her to say that the random e.m.r. are not in danger. dave thank you so much that was journalist david greene abound there in new york. let's catch up now in some of the other stories making headlines around the world at least 6 people including one police officer were killed in an hours long battle in the u.s. state of new jersey the officer was shot at near a cemetery 2 suspects then fled to a supermarket 3 people and 2 suspected gunmen were killed in the gunfight inside the super bowl. the south pacific islands of view have voted overwhelmingly to break away from papua new guinea the boat paves the way for it to

become the world's newest nation or that 98 percent of voters backed independence. giant sinkhole has swallowed up at least 4 cars in the capital of brazil it happened when a road next to a building site in brasilia partially collapsed the cars fell into the sinkhole had been parked on the street time and there were no injuries. u.s. president donald trump has come one step closer to becoming the 3rd u.s. president in history to be impeached democrats in the house of representatives have set the process in motion by announcing 2 articles of impeachment against. at a campaign rally in hershey pennsylvania donald trump was not amused the democrats had unveiled their articles of impeachment and in defense of the president deployed his usual strategy of insult. the house

democrats announced these 2 flimsy pathetic ridiculous articles of impeachment that as democrats are walking back from everything they claimed with today's announcement they're now admitting there was no collusion there was no obstruction of justice and there were no crimes whatsoever the democrats disagree and have published these 2 articles of impeachment abuse of power and obstruction of congress the charges are based on. president trump's alleged efforts to solicit foreign interference in next year's presidential election and hide any evidence of it from congress this latest political crisis could lead to a vote in the house of representatives as early as next week the president trying to solicit a foreign nation ukraine to publicly announce investigations into this. kind of baseless conspiracy promoted by russia to help his reelection campaign.

president trying to use the power of his office to fish will actually get very real after. the release of hundreds of millions of dollars in the lottery in touch with the needy. and the white house meeting with an ally on this i thought rush rush. to the undermined our national security and shattered lives inside very ordinary election. i think. but the democrats also showed they were prepared to work with the president house democrats and the white house announced a deal on a modified north american trade pact this hence trump a major capitol hill when something the president himself calls the silver lining to impeachment. well for more on the impeachment process reporter william noah glue crofters with this in the studio good morning so as we heard 2 articles of

impeachment laid out 9 pay in a 9 page document walk us through this what exactly is donald trump accused of rights as we heard the 1st one is abuse of power using his office the power of his office to get ukraine to help him for his own personal political benefit so goes the accusation in the 2020 alexion by trying to get ukraine to investigate a potential and now actual political opponent joe biden in exchange for military aid and for a meeting at the white house the other one is of course obstruction of congress that when the democrats specially in the house intelligence committee try to start investigating this potential misconduct that trump what they say in an unprecedented way try to block every means of access for them to gain gain witness testimony documents and these kinds of things from the executive branch from from trump's officials these are the 2 interesting is what's not in there obstruction of justice is not in there bribery extortion is not there we heard

a lot about that and of course very no mention of mahler of the mother reported anything having to do with russia russian interference democrats really here wanted to go with what they see as their strongest case not only to make the public but also to keep to keep ranks to round up the wagons within their own party ok only 2 articles of impeachment but still very serious charges tell us more about hell don't the republican party are reacting to this i mean i think we've heard it before we have been hearing for a long time them see this is a complete partisan move on the part of the democrats who don't like that he wanted us 16 and don't think they can beat him fair and square 2020 we have a we can hear a sound bite from the minority leader the republican minority leader mccarthy what he had to say about the impeachment articles the speaker is more concerned about tearing the president down instead of building the country up. this is the day that alexander hamilton feared and warned would come this is the day the nation is

weaker because they share really cannot put their animosity or their fear of losing an election in the future in front of all the other things that the american people want. this is moving very quickly william how soon could this and going to trial what are the next steps it is very quickly it's on it's on line with how things are going with the clinton impeachment actually if you're counting counting the days what we're seeing now is the judiciary committee that put forward these articles will debate the articles they'll probably pass within the committee that will then bring it to the full house for a vote probably next week just in time for the christmas recess for everyone to go home with the president possibly impeach for christmas which then sets up a trial let's be very clear nothing actually happens to the president when he's impeached that will go to them a trial. mitch mcconnell the senate majority leader there has said that he will probably act on that as quickly as possible in the new year and then it's very unclear how long or how quickly that trial may last and of course the republicans

control the senate so it's going to be a tough haul for the democrats to actually win and win a conviction against donald trump there now despite all this acrimony between the republicans and the democrats and you know we're used to this in washington at least they have found some common ground in the middle of this whole impeachment process when it comes to revising the north american free trade agreement how's that working out right the new nafta the u.s. m.c.a. this was a key talking point that came up again and again in the impeachment inquiry worth republicans accusing democrats of sensually forsaking the normal legislative agenda for seeking important bits of legislation in favor of only focusing on a piece from here democrats have made a fairly savvy political move by saying no actually we can do 2 things at once we can walk and chew gum at the same time we have impeach the president moving to impeach president and we're pushing forward on

a piece of the jet piece of legislation that donald trump himself very much very much wants so both sides are able to go home to their constituencies before christmas and say they're bringing back something to their voters didn't the reporter william know a good thank you so much. campaign for what is being called the u.k.'s most important election in a generation is entering its final day the election will decide the fate of brags that the u.k.'s attempt to lead the european union we're taking a look at the prospects for the main parties and right now we're focusing on prime minister boris johnson's conservatives they have a narrow lead in the opinion polls. and i think he's a go getter he will do it think he's a man why he's doing people of seeing through boris johnson i think really foreign minister love him or hate him almost everyone has an opinion on britain's incumbent prime minister the man himself is on a charm offensive visiting every region in england and wales including opposition

labor hotlines that voted to leave the european union like the no then town of grimsby where he taught a fish market he's cast himself as the man to get bricks it done appealing to leave no matter what question comes up he hama's home the same message to move forward as a country you'd be making now to get all that we can we must have a poll of next year he's focusing on those issues he's focusing on that agenda is driving for this country not wasting time again for another year. pointless wrangling. despite repeated scandals and defeats in parliament boris johnson's party is still ahead in the polls and that's even though the conservatives are bitterly divided. earlier this year johnson $321.00 and peace out of his own parliamentary group for not toeing the party line

among them winston churchill's grandson. the former chief public prosecutor. and the former finance minister and johnson's own brother resigned along with several other veteran tory m.p.'s it's populists. telling the public was. they. they think that the public wants to hear it's oversimplifying these but the prime minister. he says he'll posses breaks that deal in january and strike a free trade deal with the e.u. by late 2020 which observers believe is impossible get a break see tom. that's his mansion and he's sticking to it on thursday british voters get to decide in what could be britain's most important election in decades i. think in new zealand police say any attempt to recover bodies from monday's ball ketek eruption must wait because the island of

a car e is too dangerous to set foot on poisonous gases are venting from the volcano and the island is covered in a city gosh. 9 people are thought to be on a car a 22 survivors are being treated in hospital many of them have severe burns. joining us now from auckland new zealand is journalist caruso paramita kirsan how are police handling the recovery operation. well terry today volcanic activity on friday or white island unfortunately has increased therefore authorities attempts to retrieve the bodies still on the island were not successful volcanic activity significantly increased overnight indicating that volcanic pressures remain high and it has been reported that the risk on the island of another eruption within the next 24 hours is like monday when the eruption

happened which was 40 to 60 percent up from 30 to 50 percent yesterday police are on standby this moment there is no recovery operation happening. but the police did manage to get a rescue services did manage to get a number of people off the island what we know about the condition of those who were injured. the number of people killed by the white island eruption has increased to 6 with a patient at a hospital and often succumbing to their injuries for australian victims have been identified and confirmed including mother daughter and there are 1200000 square centimeter sups enough for the ongoing needs of the patients coming to new zealand from the united states 30 patients remain in burns units across new zealand 22 of whom still need airway support the nature of the burn suffered

a stump again and by the gases and chemicals in the eruption of fortunately. meanwhile doctors are close to full identification all patients although there's not a formal list at this point that they. published today the local media is pretty much filled with stories about evacuation efforts right after the eruption on monday including a helicopter pilot rescued by people who described how those people lying in the crater covered in ash were crying out for help as he carried them to his higher copter and unfortunately how he had to leave 2 people who were just barely alive behind terry. thank you very much that was journalist caruso a permit to in auckland new zealand. the nobel prizes have been awarded to this year's laureates install coal but there were protests against one of the winners austrian writer peter hanukah the decision to

give 129000 nobel literature prize is controversial his critics say he played down war crimes committed by serbs during the servants a massacre in bosnia in the 1990 s. the prizes were presented at a gala ceremony in the swedish capital. 15 nobel prizes were awarded on tuesday more than ever before but attention was mainly focused on one man peter hand awarding the nobel prize in literature to the austrian has triggered an uproar the reason his links to serb rulers during the war in yugoslavia. on friday hand cole was asked about his apparent lack of concern himself for the victims of serbian war crimes i prefer the toilet paper. an enormous anonymous letter beside toilet paper inside iraq empty and. he ignores christians and she's day evening protests broke out in stockholm against hand and

the swedish academy among the demonstrators all relatives of those killed in the shrubbery needs a massacre in bosnia we all know what the nobel prize means even so 25 years after the genocide at the prize has been given to her man who denies what happened. is the deep wounds of war that was the theme of today's nobel peace prize award ceremony in oslo ethiopian prime minister abi ahmed was honored for his reforms not only in his own country but also for his peace agreement with neighboring eritrea. i believe that peace is an affair of the hearts this is a labor of love sustaining peace is a hard war the wage and nobel committee views the prize for abi ahmed as encouragement to continue the process of reform in his own country and to keep the peace with eritrea. it's known as the toughest rowing race in the

world and 4 women from hamburg want to be the 1st german women's team to completed the atlantic challenge system make the 5000 kilometer trip across the atlantic from the canary islands to antigua they've been training for a year and will finally set off on thursday morning. lean forward push let go lean forward push let go this movement will dominate the lives of these 4 women for 50 days starting tomorrow they are the 1st german team to take part in the world's hardest rowing race the telescope whisky atlantic challenge that means 2 hours of rowing to our sleeping always alternating 24 hours a day. which he always has also i think i also want to get to know me a little bit better and from a different pond a few just doing something crazy at another dozen 100 feet from the. british

pitcher has custom built the team boat for the specific talent 3 of the crew were on hand for a 1st look. at the boat it will be their home and life raft for the coming weeks during the 4800 kilometers long race it has to protect them from waves up to 10 meters high scorching heat as high as 40 degrees alone in the ocean for the past year the 4 has been trained on land and in the water under the guidance of. former rowing world champion his message is clear. about it and become a part of the sea as cheesy as it sounds but i don't think it's possible in any other way as we sit here right now we can imagine the strain they're going to face . in order to build as much strength and harmony as possible the crew maximize their time together on the water no matter the conditions there are 2 safety boats

supporting the teams as they cross the ocean. the crews are also supported 21st 7 by to lend best to 2 officers the briefing is also crucial for the team who will walk through every step that will keep them alive and afloat for the next 50 days. no there are all risks and yes it is a risk of bad weather and capsize. the head injury and illness but it's personal dynamic that's a really most important then she dangerous thing in the world. one year of training is now down the last critical task to pick provisions everything is precisely rationed now comes the hard part. and just reminder the top stories we're following for you here today on day to be a news on mars leader also said she is preparing to defend her country against genocide charges at the un's highest court in the hague a court has heard graphic testimony about how myanmar's military allegedly carried

out mass killings and other atrocities against the country's growth in just fine art. you're watching the news live from berlin coming up next eco india the environment magazine or fortune on the electric cation of india i'm terry marshall thanks for being with us.

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