this is the view news live from berlin and more extreme weather will be part of our future australia's bushfires are just one result of the warmest decade ever recorded and a major new study was says that the carbon dioxide released by those fires is making global conditions even worse also coming up. germany has one of the lowest organ donation rates in europe and today parliament is the baiting

a controversial new law designed to make organ donations easier critics say it poses an unprecedented violation of individual rights we'll talk about the ethical dimensions. and speaker of the house nancy pelosi signs articles of impeachment against president they were then delivered to the senate where the trial will take place only the 3rd such trial in american history. and we meet the rapper from mozambique. not possess the street that would float with the big thing. as a guy who says he's not afraid of offending those in power no matter how much they try to silence critics of the book. i'm brian thomas great to have you with us scientists are warning that. more

extreme weather events like wildfires and flooding are on the horizon after the warmest decade ever recorded now as australia continues to burn experts have calculated the effect that the massive bushfires there will have on the global climate we'll talk to a firefighter on the ground 1st we have this report a thick haze blankets new south wales as exhausted crews continue to battle the wildfires there the vast cloud of smoke already extends across the pacific past south america but an invisible product of the flames could have a bigger long term impact on global warming the blazes or releasing vast amounts of c o 2 authorities at the u.n. say the problem is 2 fold fires in it carbon dioxide and obviously they burn up those very forests which are so vital for acting as carbon sinks and sylvan carbon dioxide the australian government estimates the country currently in meds around $560000000.00 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually now experts say that in the last

few months alone the out of control fires have pumped an additional 400000000 tonnes of c o 2 into the atmosphere in the past scientists have generally viewed wildfires as carbon neutral and believed fresh plant growth the benchley absorb the c o 2 emitted by burning forests but changes in precipitation patterns and drought are affecting how quickly some woodlands regenerate and many researchers are worried that in a vicious circle wildfires like those in australia could make climate change happen even faster. ok so what does the future hold let's bring in ken thompson he's a member of the firefighters for climate alliance in sydney thanks so much for coming in today a study just released shows that large scale bushfires will become the norm every australian summer the un the firefighters you work with see the situation on the ground moving in that direction yeah we do the science is very telling us for at

least 30 years to expect it sorts of conditions that we say no one report that was released in 2000 actually identified 2020 use the year in which we would really start to notice the home change on these sorts of bars. can you give us a sense of just how big an effect these fires are having on an every day life in australia when we look at the images like we're seeing right now is it really looks apocalyptic. yet certainly seems that way i mean this is the largest oz that you know any one of the saddest thing in australia we have bought as our instructors known for its far as we know we have our stations our solution has become much much longer the number of ours are much higher than we've we've seen the full scale of those thoughts absolutely enormous i mean around 10 players and it has already been burnt william strode. on that stretch pretty well from the

north of israel you write their own self and they've been across to the west and saw distro you know you might be familiar with another line you know a line is like 6000 kilometers from from sydney that oh it was close the middle of it there's a hallway it was closed because of bars in the middle of the country which is unheard of yet when you look at this the scope the enormity as you say of the scope of these fires doesn't have enough enough resources and our firefighters our equipment moving forward to deal with this level of threat. you know this far certainly you know pushing us way beyond the limits of what we were these on foreign oil and systems with these are all in stride the way we often share of oil resources between states and territories but on this occasion the fires are burning in all the states and territories which means that we can't share those resources so it is having to deal with these situations pretty well with the resources about

also them we've brought resources in from other countries from adjoining countries import rethrow resources in print and all in a city. you know it really east stretching us beyond you know anything we've done before we got the military all the military been involved in backyard beaches on sept as the new sound files it's close stronger ok ken thanks so much for coming on in and good luck to you and all the people you work with there on the ground can thompson of the firefighters for climate alliance thanks very much. thank you very much. let's get you briefed on some of the other stories in the news at this hour germany's government has agreed on a timeline for decommissioning coal plants after reaching a deal with the country's coal producing states details of the published ones that are finalized as of ackles government plans to phase out coal by 2038. u.s. president and the chinese vice premier league to hey have signed the 1st part of a new trade agreement the deal would see china purchasing billions in u.s.

agricultural and manufacturing goods as well as energy supplies stock markets opposed to major gains on that site. police and protesters have clashed in the lebanese capital beirut for another night the clashes began after a crowd gathered at a police station to demand the release of protesters taken into custody a day earlier. here in germany parliament is beginning a debate about a controversial legislation to help people desperate for organ donations germany has one of the lowest organ donation rates in europe so thousands of people sometimes have to wait for years or an organ the new law would dramatically cut that waiting list by assuming that everyone approves of their own organs being transplanted that is unless they declare during their lifetime that they don't want that. function as job as a business consultant kept him on the road but then he was diagnosed with genetic

lung disease he fought to stay healthy as long as he could but it became clear his health depended on getting a donated lung. discreet when i 1st spoke to the doctors and they told me i needed a lung transplant if i was shot it was not as months. it's my lung and i would have preferred to live the rest of my life with my own long ago but having someone else's lung was a concept he would have to get used to. or just a few more examinations than his name could go on the waiting list for dawna like thanks you know there are around 1500 people in germany who are waiting for lifesaving organs to be donated and many of them have been waiting for years. just the problem is dramatic in all of europe germany has the lowest number of organ donors the longest waiting lists and the highest number of patients whose lives are in danger if they do not receive an organ donation or gone because. oddly this is

the case even though more than 80 percent of germans a positive about organ donations according to doctors one problem is that death and organ donation are in many families people simply don't talk about it and if it's not clear what the deceased would have wanted it most relatives decided against organ donation or even one of patients wants them donate an organ often the donation doesn't take place so organs cannot be transplanted and presents on the waiting list. that was the case 900 times in 2018 doctors hope that the number of organ donors will increase when the so-called opting out system is implemented meaning anyone who has not opted out will be an eligible organ donor and according to the transplantation expert opting out in no way restricts the freedom of choice that each individual has it gets clarity to doctors and relatives in order to the new legal structure gives complete freedom of choice for or against donation it's

not about convincing anyone to donate organs. function supports to new legislation so more people will donate organs while others like him can live longer . ok well this organ donor opt out program has proven very controversial sparked an emotional at times angry public debate here let's bring in our chief political editor michelle a very good morning to you michelle. their rejection of this legislation let's start there goes across party lines with opponents calling it always at the ball state intrusion into the private sphere and with both the catholic and protestant churches of germany saying it undermines the value of human life now what's the government responding to that. well even among government members there are different views on this german chancellor angela merkel backs against the health ministers drive to change the dynamics of the organ debate here and many

because after all that is a life and death mattia the other end of the scale you have the head of the german ethics committee actually seeing a serious concern saying this simply changes the relationship between the state and citizen unless a citizen actively declares that they don't want to donate the state would have the right to intrude and i guess there can't be any further intrusion or more intrusion then taking somebodies organs so that that would have an inherent risk of people who have simply not dealt with the issue of becoming a subject of not just scientific intrusion but also the state touching their very essential rights now that's the opposing view and it's important to understand that there are no significant party lines on this that m.p.'s voting later today will simply be bound by their conscience because this is seen across party lines such as

such an essential matter it is indeed can you walk us through what's at stake in the blue star today the parliament and the m.p.'s apparently can vote for for 2 different options. yes in fact those 3 over all but fundamentally the 2 different directions one again spawn the health ministers proposal which from the age of 16 would see people become. nose of organs unless during their lifetime they've said otherwise and put this in writing with minus under the age of 18 the parents would still have the right to veto this and on the other and we have proponents of more information of actually attaching your application to get legal documents like your your personal id to a massive information campaign critics say that simply this hasn't worked in the

past and that's where we stand so we will have a very interesting and open debate in the bonus tax attention and it should be a very good one today is there any way to know how this is going to go is is there any likelihood that is going to pass or not pass and i was looking it's a tricky one because the party line simply don't apply m.p.'s only bound by their conscience but my guess is that spawn the health minister who's seen as a rising star ungrammatical conservative c.d.u. party wouldn't enter this arena unless he was fairly certain that he can get through with this piece of legislation but it's an open vote so a very interesting one ok we'll know more later today chief political editor michelle governor thanks very much it's to the united states now where house democrats are delivered the former formal articles of impeachment against president donald trump to the senate trials due to begin there on tuesday will be only the 3rd presidential impeachment trial in american history. a ritual with

historic significance lawmakers will comprise session from the house of representatives to the senate to deliver the articles of impeachment house has. read 79 eat a resolution of point on the right values of the peach but. down from president of the united states. in just a few minutes early house speaker nancy pelosi signed the 2 articles one for abuse of power and one for obstruction of the house she stressed the significance of the occasion this is as serious as it gets for any of us only the vote to declare war would be something more serious than that we take it very seriously it's not personal it's not political it's not partisan it's patriotic

publicans honoring the exact opposite this is a political impeachment this has nothing to do with the fact we've shown that there was no nothing done wrong but that does not matter when the train is on the tracks the whistle is blowing impeachment matters and the only thing that matters on time where the only rule mirja see here is that there are 2020 election in which the democrats can't stand to see the fact this president is going to wait to get the vote that set the impeachment trial in motion took place in the house here that i haven't the journo stance occurred with 228293 a vote launched me along party lines the democratic controlled house agreed to send the 2 articles of impeachment to the senate and trigger at the impeachment trial. the house also appointed 7 impeachment managers to prosecute the case against trump . the u.s. president stands accused of abusing his power by pressuring ukraine to investigate

democratic rival joe biden and for obstructing the house investigation into the case. the trial is expected to begin next week a guilty verdict that would remove trump from office would require a 2 thirds majority in the senate but with republicans in control of the epic chamber that prospect seems very remote. this is g.w. news live from berlin still to come on the show the invictus games the international sports event for wounded and traumatized were veterans will be taking place in germany in 2022 will have more about why this event is so important for veterans. first russia's parliament is to begin the approval process for the man nominated by president vladimir putin to be the new prime minister to loyalists have a majority in the duma the parliament there so it's likely that the appointment of mikhail mission will be quickly approved the step falls the shock resignation of

the government russian prime minister dmitri medvedev decision to step down came as a surprise vegi have said the president's proposals to amend the country's constitution would significantly change russia's balance of power he due to flee made the announcement public. but it was we as the government of the russian federation should provide the presidents of our country with the opportunity to make all necessary decisions to change the russian political system. in the circumstances i believe it would be right for the incumbent government of the russian federation to resign. the news came just hours after president putin's state of the nation address. in that speech putin suggested changing the constitution to grant parliament more powers in effect weakening the powers of the presidency analysts

believe putin could use the shake up to create a new job for himself when his current presidential term ends in 4 years time under the russian constitution presidents can only serve to consecutive terms some believe putin may even take on a new role in parliament although medvedev has become increasingly unpopular with the russian public in recent years putin praised his service. i want to thank you for everything you've done in this phase of our cooperation i want to express my gratitude about the results of your work even though we didn't accomplish everything we wanted to. i hope we will succeed soon. some people on the streets of moscow were slightly less forgiving of medvedev tenure. in principle the only question is why it took such a long time to be honest such a government should have been expelled many years ago who are you sure you because we do need you for many years the resignation is long overdue it's the right

decision and putin is long overdue to control the economy the same way he controls politics. pertness reportedly asked mage idea of to move to russia's national security council to work on defense and security affairs but the president appears to be leaving his own future career options open. philippe and you see has begun his 2nd term as mozambique's president the 60 year old taking the oath of office in a pujo in front of thousands of supporters but opposition politicians boycott of the event because they say his election victory was rigged now one of his biggest critics is the rapper was a guy now he's one of mozambique's most influential hip hop artists his music has earned him broad public recognition as has his criticism of those who will power. after hours of waiting the audience finally gets what they hear form at some duluth

a.k.a. as i got the undisputed hero of mozambique in hip hop. the songs of the 35 year old hit back against the corrupt egocentric elite and the voice to mozambique's disillusion post-revolutionary youth. you know bush. i really like his music as it reflects the reality we see today in mozambique. he inspires me he has a super strong message. as a guy who doesn't usually give in. if you use but he makes an exception for us his latest album is titled sort of their only debt but not just the financial kind. it's a life of paying back that the government made and our own debts that we make every

day it's a system it's a culture it's a lifestyle so we have 2 kinds of debts one is the day to day struggle of all of us and another one is that debt to ourselves a commitment to make things better even. you are stupid. not to be despite his fame as a guy isn't interested in expensive cars and fancy clothes in his music videos he portrays himself as a mechanic or even a drunkard he tells the stories of everyday people standing up to the powerful. and the title track sort of there from his latest album he calls for peace in the shacks and war and the part of. the name of a guy i mean flight javelin spear he's known for his role in the ricks and isn't

afraid of offending those in power no matter how much they try to silence him. being a musician in was on being is very difficult it's even more difficult to make music off social intervention television or radio publisher music they don't it doesn't matter for me it's important to go to people employ my music so that people can feel the power of my music this is important to me as a musician. mozambican t.v. channels and radio stations don't play as like songs out of fear they could become a target themselves. but that doesn't stop other guy off from publishing his music after all he has an important message to spread. if you continue to. be. this continent this.

and only be happiness and wealth when we scientifically find our own way of living scientifically so this is the message that i have for my fellow african by this and sistas so much love. to the people but more. shit it's still the kids just like got. to be the school. come down the street must be a social life. shit it's just. as a guy is not to go shit truth might hurt but without it nothing will change for the good. to come. we have some sports now and the german city of disallowed or for hosting 2022 invictus games and international sports event for wounded and traumatized war veterans now the event has been promoted by britain's prince harry himself

a veteran of the afghan war was among those who set it up in 2014 athletes from 20 different nations will compete in 9 sporting disciplines this year's invictus games will be held in the nets as. well german city of those will door has been announced as the 2022 host of the invictus games press harrington's here to talk about that good morning to cross morning can you tell us more 1st off about these invictus right the invictus games where you touched on it you know the brainchild of prince harry you know and the precursor it was actually inspired by the u.s. is the united states where your games a similar event held between 201-2014 during this period of time prince harry was in serving in the british army as a captain helicopter pilot and. this moment in 2013 he opened the actual games and that inspired him to bring it across the atlantic ocean and start the invictus games and you know it's been you know quite the event is in a lot of intervention and sounds great roy does why was germany chosen to host the

games and 2022 well you know when you look at germany you look at the number of active soldiers they have nearly 200000 in even the german parliament they were always supporters of the invictus games stating that they wanted to make sure they say the clear signal that they did support you know the german veterans and even prince harry touched on it in said he thought germany was the perfect place to carry the mantle forward in such a successful games and the mayor of dusseldorf himself actually chimed in and said he's very proud to be chosen to host a tournament and he plans for it to be held carried out with heart and emotion so all in all you know it does really you know just show the world that even if you do returned you know for conflict injured you still can become part of society and participate and compete ok a very high level i imagine as well what impact have the games have have they have been raising awareness of some of the difficulties were veterans who are wounded and traumatized face yeah i'll just use one as an example

a german of veteran keven folly he came out and say the games play an important role in demonstrating you know what even soldiers wounded are capable of doing you know and that's the when the big win in take away from this whole situation prince harry chimed in as well say the secret of the success of the games it has been accepting the mental health is a real key to recovery you know in all in all you know mentally obviously when you do achieve something you think is outside of your reach you get the support of the crowd cheering you on and so forth and then there's his patriotic side as well you know i think the athletes have definitely you know gain more confidence and acceptance in society overall ok and. and it's great for them to know the you know that they can bring that discipline back to their lives and get on track and compete in 9 different disciplines right right now i did different disciplines you know we have will share basketball sitting volleyball indoor rowing you know others and you know we did see the one picture of the wiltshire basketball is so on you

know these are typically paralympic events you know but of course these events you know when it started you know it started with the bang in michelle obama chimed in as well it's definitely game momentum and i think germany is definitely the perfect place to carry forward ok cross as ever great to see you thanks for coming in ok. this is good news up next focus on europe thanks so much for being. told.

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