this is d w news live from berlin donald trump looks that's become the 3rd u.s. president in history to be impeached u.s. lawmakers prepare for a historic vote to trump on trial before the vote the president fired off a furious letter to house speaker nancy pelosi saying she was quote undermining american democracy also on the program as the un's 1st ever global refugee forum wraps up with reports from one of the key transit points for african migrants and into europe this is going migrants are being hidden by a smuggler who brings in the process how does that to the migrants a.c.m.

to the smuggler has enough of them for one transport and then the dangerous and sometimes deadly journey begins we'll go to niger where despite tightened borders migrants continue to brisk their lives in the desert plus the earth rebuild. one last. time to say good bye to the star wars of rise of skywalker trilogy as the final movie in the series makes its world premiere. i'm carl kasell and welcome to the program later today u.s. lawmakers will take an historic vote on whether to impeach president donald trump the democratic controlled house of representatives is expected to back the move which would make him just the. 3rd president in american history to be impeached

within trick or a trial in the senate on whether or not to remove trump from office our washington correspondent alexander phenomena has been following that saga from the start and in this report she traces the path to impeachment it all started with a phone call a phone call in which president trump asked president zelinsky of ukraine to investigate his main political rival democratic presidential hopeful joe biden and his son hunter i became increasingly aware of what followed was a congressional inquiry with a 1000 witnesses testifying in public describing crimes dealings with ukraine as improper and in as proper it's all going to blow up. one witness intoxicant turned out to leak he gordon sunland the us ambassador to the european union and so much. he told the investigators there was indeed a quid pro quo in the works that the president was trying to press the ukrainian

government to get there at the un joe biden julie exchange for a meeting in the white house at the same time you asked the military aid for ukraine was put on hold as depressive bench directions everyone was in the loop so we followed the president's orders. other witnesses added more damning details about donald trump's conduct time machine no evidence for the democratic majority in the house to move forward with the impeachment. the morning. the facts are contested the president abused his power for his own personal political benefit at the expense of our national security. be use of power and the obstruction of congress to charge and the democrats say that amounts to high crimes justifying impeachment however they haven't convinced a single republican yet trump's party stands by the president they're crying

pietschmann as a political witch hunt you can't make your case against the prison because nothing happened the majority of lawmakers approved the articles of impeachment which seems likely it will trigger a senate trial to determine if the president is guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors and should be removed from office. at trial president trump seems to be gearing up for he expects to be exonerated by the republican led senate and hopes impeachment will backfire on his rivals there was nothing done wrong to the power of the peach on this non-church visit or barriers. to this country. whatever the outcome what is happening in washington right now reflects the hyper partisan divisions in american politics. are let's get more now on impeachment

joining me in studio rachel rizzo she's a us political analyst and bosch fellow right here in berlin thank you for being here i mean as we heard shaping up to be historic day on capitol hill how exactly is today going to proceed but you won't be watching for so today the house is going to vote on whether or not they are going to impeach the president of the united states we can expect this to be along partisan lines democrats voting to impeach and republicans largely staying in their lane and voting against it any republicans crossing party lines just right now it's not expected no it's going to be strictly along partisan lines most. so let's assume then that this is an overwhelmingly voted for impeachment by the democratic majority in the house how will that exactly affect the united states i would affect the country i mean i don't think we've seen a more partisan political climate than we've seen today i mean it's absolutely like i said before divided between republicans and democrats i mean even when bill

clinton was impeached back in the ninety's republicans and democrats were able to meet along some sort of common ground and find a common ground together that's not to be expected this time and it's just feeding into the hyper partisanship in the united states today but it does not mean of course the president trump will be removed from office at least not get that's for further down the line in the senate vote i want to ask you you mentioned how partisan this process has become is it still functioning do you think that the impeachment process is still working i mean it's functioning as best it can given the current circumstances i mean president trump has made it very clear that he is absolutely pretty much disgusted by this this entire process even you mentioned in your opening comments the letter that he sent to to palosi but what this impeachment process has done is really skid any sort of. other priorities in congress to a halt this is all anyone is focusing on and it's really caused

a bit of a logjam in congress right now now after today's vote to impeach the process goes to the senate for a senate trial is there any chance that the senate will remove the president i mean the chance that that would happen is extremely slim remember we would need 67 senators to vote in favor of removing the president that's that's a 2 thirds majority over 2 thirds majority and that's just not expected to happen because of how many republicans would have to break ranks and side with the democrats the only republican right now i could see maybe doing that is mitt romney and even then that's that's. yet to be seen now of course there's a big election coming up next year in 2020 is there any sense of how today's vote to impeach the president might affect those elections absolutely i mean this is just a distraction from the 2020 elections there are other issues that candidates should be focusing on you know domestic issues like gun control and health care but instead the longer this impeachment process goes on the longer the trial in the

senate goes on the longer these candidates are going to have to be talking just about impeachment and just about their views on this process so it's a distraction that doesn't really serve anyone well at this point and hopefully it doesn't last too long into the primary season rachel risen thank you so much thank you for chinese telecoms giant wall way has been under increasing scrutiny this year it's the world's number one supplier of telecommunication hardware but several countries have banned the use of its that work equipment because of allegations that it's acknowledged could be used to spy on behalf of the chinese government an accusation that the company projects pressure on while they stepped up this week when the u.s. house of representatives passed a bill banning the u.s. government from buying hardware made by the company. the chairman of the chinese telecommunications giant weiwei says that in the face of pressure from the us his company's top priority has been to ensure survival in an exclusive interview with

the chairman young wa spoke to editor in chief in his poll about public trust 5 g. technology and espionage here's some the highlights. more and more governments really expressing openly their concerns when it comes to trustworthiness and espionage regarding why specially when they're talking about building or when you want to build the 5 g. net there now which is the dollar. pain has for 5 g. the world is now attaching more and more importance to it thanks to the hype from the us gee why would the truth is that while wearing is leading in 5 g. because we began investing heavily early on giving us competitive advantages in 5 g. technologies products and solutions. which in the time in when you change from what's happened in the changes from managing to use people all around the world say how can we trust a company which can be forced by law to deliver information to the state. now we

shall. tell quality a woman i made who quote i'd seen 1st while wit complies with all local laws and regulations in every country or region where we operate. camejo really need they quite a new home 2nd. only provides equipment and does not participate in network operations so we have no access to user data you want or need i believe different countries and regions are capable of managing their cyber security and data protection concerns on their own sunday and she was. clearly a simple who so we've. seen in the 3 go on 3rd way is made cyber security and privacy protection our top priorities we are regarded as the foundation of our business operations throughout the entire process from product design and manufacturing it to service provisioning belgian so one time can soon see it's all a woman can cope with humans have been there for who can the state of china force

you to give information which you would be able to collect for example in germany now while we are one way has never received any such requests during our operations over the past years and even if we received such requests in the future we would not agree to them without any lawful requests so we won't do anything which will now woman. you can watch the full interview next right here on the news or you can see it on demand on our website dot com and on you tube channel. our let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world french president emanuel mccraw says he is willing to make changes to his proposed pension reform by entering into talks with trade unions is announcement comes a day after a renewed nationwide protest the french government is hoping for a break in transport strikes before the christmas holidays. the of chrysler and peugeot manufacturer p.s.a. group have announced that their boards have signed

a binding deal to merge the 2 automakers companies at the new group will be led by p s a's c.e.o. carlo taurus the new company will be the world's 4th biggest auto company. australia has endured its hottest day on record with the national average temperature reaching 40.9 degrees celsius the top of the last record from 2013 the record busting heat comes as the nation battles a severe drought and bush fire crisis. well the e.u. parliament's its top accolade the annual sakharov prize for freedom of thought has been given to weaker human rights activists ilham tohti the board was handed over in the european parliament in strasbourg to his daughter because told he couldn't be there he is currently serving a life sentence in prison in china are charges of quote separatism for his imprisonment in 2014 toti works for more than 2 decades to improve the rights of the persecuted we're minority more than 1000000 readers are currently being held in

internment camps in northwest china. will home toti hasn't been seen in public for years this footage was filmed before he was jailed his fight for the rights of china's predominantly muslim minority cost him his freedom for years he drew attention to the suffering of the weaker their restricted access to education in the labor market and the suppression of their language religion and culture. may warn that idea there is no representative for us no newspaper of our own version of what can ordinary people do when they meet in justice you know some of them will find in resistance for calm. in 2006 tohti himself wieder founded the internet portal weaker online to highlight the plight of the ethnic group the chinese authorities blocked the website repeatedly in 2014 toti was put on trial charged with separatism the former economics professor was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment in october the european parliament awarded toti the

sachar off human rights prize describing him as a voice of moderation and re conciliation yeah but on your sack out of the parliament has decided to award the socket of prize for freedom of thought to talk to. he has done much to improve understanding between leaders in the han as the group in china that has been put in prison for life. the european parliament expresses its full support for his work. and wishes him to be released immediately by the chinese authorities. show. that she. his arrest in 2014 was seen as a sign of a crackdown by china's communist party sense then reports of so-called reeducation camps have surfaced x. prisoners speak of torture forced labor and mass rape around 1000000 weekers are

thought to be detained in these camps the last time our family members heard about my father it was 2007. that was also when the concentration camp started. our family members who are no longer able to visit him and we don't know if he still had held in the same prison room if would we don't even know he's still alive . and so the winner of this year's secor off prize may not even know about his award. the united nations has urged rich countries to do more to tackle the worldwide refugee crisis speaking at the 1st global refugee forum in geneva u.n. secretary general antonio terrace criticized what he called a hostile political environment for posing a threat to asylum seekers now one example of this can be seen in the west african country of niger with the recent increase in the number of migrants going from africa to europe the e.u. moved to shut down some of the main transit routes through niger brussels provided

support for military to patrol the country's borders since then the number of migrants passing through the country has sharply decreased but human trafficking remains a lucrative business and places like a desert mario miller travel to august as were many claim the pressure from the e.u. is making the situation for migrants more dangerous for nearly 30. broad people across the border from i got us into libya he never thought he was doing something criminal. it's not true that we are so-called human traffickers and we are deceiving people it's also not true that we treat them inhumanely or badly. europe's politicians have demonized him as a criminal smuggler but here people like him used to be called press says and their work was considered the most normal thing in the world why should it be criminal to bring people from a to b. most asks for centuries the desert city of agadez has profited from people passing

through from west to north africa in search of work. but this stopped in 2015 when the european union signed agreements with several transit countries to curb migration to europe because of that suddenly became unemployed 6000 other former smugglers in asia shared his fate store and hotel owners who used to live from the travellers had no income. even though migration decreased it never stopped say human rights organizations such as doctors without borders this week even though the law is been in force in 2015 the bigger issue never stopped and they will never stop oh if you put doors to the regulation they reviews other doors so what we see is the waiter and small compared to the past they are much more vulnerable why because everything has to be. over in the cloud the city hidden we managed to meet

a smuggler who still active now his job is illegal if he gets caught to risk several months in jail ever since the military started patrolling the borders he tells us scenes like this one are getting more and more common. this is you have to look say i'm a driver transporting migrants when suddenly the military shows up with the one of the migrants out of the car just down the road and tell them to wait there until i come back and i just leave and they die there there are many such cases. it's very rare that drivers actually come back the un suspects at least twice as many people die on their way to the mediterranean than in the mediterranean itself who are these people who despite these dangers make the journey towards europe. we are close to the so-called get away at the border of the tunnel for us this is where migrants are being hidden by a smuggler who brings them across the sahara desert to the migrants say here to the smuggler has enough of them for one transport and then the dangerous and sometimes

deadly journey begins. a clay court yard under the open sky there are hundreds of my gran's waiting in places like this across the city. one of them as was manned by a student from guinea he has tried to leave 3 times each time he was picked up by the military on the libyan border and the route through the desert is not good libya and the mediterranean are not good but what else can i do. as a migrant from guinea was man but he has little chance of receiving the right to stay in europe but that doesn't stop him. although i want to go to europe i hate europe why do i hear europe because europe can't exist without africa africa is rich with resources like diamonds and uranium but who benefits from these resources . europe is where these young africans dream of living and although the chances of actually getting there are slim then giving up and going back home is

not an option. well joining us now from geneva is leonard doyle he's the spokesperson for the international organization for migration thank you for speaking with us now 1st of all the u.n. secretary general is urging developed countries to do their fair share when it comes to the global refugee crisis what with that book life. well i don't your your broadcast being primarily about migrants who are traveling. from sub-saharan africa north and indeed within there's a large component of the side of the sea the street who have a genuine fear for their own personal safety many migrants do as well they may not be entitled to sign but they are definitely people in need of could in need of protection and. i think what we generally is really talking about is that there is a huge equality that you see in the world it leads to people spontaneously leading a lot of good governance in their countries i mean for the songs of the mercy all

these fuckers who you so well documented in that last piece most mothers have no interest in the welfare of the people of their charges they want the money pure and simple and all who do the peace seems trade and somewhat sympathetic to us losing out in this game calling and problem here and murderous in their treatment tomorrow so i think what we need is more equality and better migrants governance so we say from this formerly in this regular people are not encouraged to put themselves at risk and use it all for ways so often in tragedy well one thing that the european union has been doing is working to stop african migrants from coming to europe in the 1st place that was a policy that's been criticized i mean is that an effective strategy in your opinion. well i would take some issue with the way you phrased it there's something irregular myricks without without regular documents so of course we argue the surface league if you are a few open pathways for illegal migration to your that is not happening but the

notion that people should be allowed to cross borders without a passport i think it's fantastic for them to stay an age when there are concerns about everything from the economy to security i don't know any country in the world that says come here that are we happy with or without a passport so i think we need a little bit of us in the way the friend for this question leonard doyle from the international organization for migration thank you very much. i know here are some of the other stories you need to know about protesters have gathered once again in india's capital delhi to challenge a new citizenship law the law provides a quicker path to indian citizenship for non muslim migrants from 3 neighboring countries the country's supreme court says it will hear challenges to the legislation in january. china has unveiled the 1st aircraft carrier built completely within the country president xi jinping took part in the commissioning ceremony of the chandon ships launch comes as the naval rivalry between the u.s. and china increases especially in the south china sea. journalist who has won

a sexual assault case in japan and has been awarded $30000.00 in damages ito accused a high profile t.v. reporter of rape has become a symbol of the me too movement in japan where sexual sells is rarely report. art sports now in the bundesliga played some rare midweek games on tuesday nights let's take a look at those results dortmund and leaders leipzig share of the points it was one of the most exciting games of the season. beat dusseldorf and hoffenheim choked down when young berlin mights demolished bremen that leaves coach for young fighting to keep his job coming up on wednesday leverkusen will take on hertz of berlin 2nd place to gladbach will play potter born wolfsburg the chunka and frankfurt will face cologne while freiburg battle inconsistence reigning champions byron munich. looks like my lightsaber isn't working but either way it's

a big day for fans of star wars as the 9th and final film of the skywalker saga has its world premier the rise of skywalker crowns 42 years of box office gold and we have a sneak peek don't worry there's no spoilers for doing this right there. just. like . the final star wars trilogy is coming to an end but the glad to battle between good and evil genocide and sith isn't over yet joe di in training ray is back to face down kai low ram the dark side and son of les and han solo and now supreme leader of the evil 1st order confronting fear. your destiny. because oftentimes. the pressure is on and not least for disney and director j.j.

abrams who's been brought back to the star wars franchise after the last episode by a different director but a lot of fans disappointed. episode 9 focuses particularly on the coaster between its central characters ray and her buddies the resistance pilot podium our own and stormtrooper femme for cast and fans it's about more than just one movie it's the end of a saga this is the last one i think is crazy because it feels like she's in a time machine and traveled back to when the 1st time film was over on to 42 years and 8 episodes later can the rise of skywalker live up to fans' expectations. be careful on the way out director j.j. abrams certainly seems to think it can. if you're a kid watching this 100 years from now 5. years from now but. this

inevitability the story concludes in a way to fill some thrilling and shocking and funny and emotional and satisfying the final film reunites new council and old actor actress carrie fisher's death in 2016 abrams has even found a leftover in which sky girl who rides in the rise of skywalker with the release of episode 9 fans can finally find that place crowd controlled house of representatives is expected to back the historic move it comes as trump lashed out over the attempt to remove him from office in a furious 6 page letter to house speaker nancy pelosi. this is news up next our exclusive interview with the chairman of huawei leon walker i'm called. thanks for watching more news coming up the top yeah.

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and welcome to the chinese city of sense and home of the telecommunication giant quite a way to talk to the chairman of the board young what it's been a difficult year for this company it's in the midst of a bitter trade war between china and the us which is banned all governmental agency to use a equipment on suspicion of espionage and leaders.