this is deja vu 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 in a major new study all is saying that the carbon dioxide released by those fires is making global conditions even worse also coming up. the 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 germany has one of the lowest organ donation rates in europe and today

parliament debates a controversial new law designed to make organ donations easier but critics say it poses an unprecedented violation of individual rights we'll talk about the ethical connections. i'm brian thomas great to have you with us we begin this program in australia where record heat and bushfires have been devastating that country weather conditions now threaten to swing from one extreme to the other heavy rain is bringing much needed relief to eastern australia although the fire services are saying the downpours will not extinguish all the blazes and authorities are warning that severe thunderstorms and rains well they could trigger flash flood. this comes as

scientists predict more extreme weather events are on the horizon after the warmest decade ever recorded experts well they've been counted leading the effect of these massive bushfires and the effects they'll have on the global climate as well here's what they found. 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 are releasing vast amounts of c o 2 authorities at the un say the problem is twofold fires emit carbon dioxide and obviously they burn up those very forests which are so vital for acting as carbon sinks and it's still being called into. the australian government estimates the country currently a meds around $560000000.00 tonnes of carbon dioxide annual 8 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 mentally 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 do you in the firefighters you work with see the situation on the ground moving in that direction. yeah we do the science is no telling us for at

least 30 years to expect that sorts of conditions that we say no one report that was released in 2000 might actually identified 2020 years the year in which we would really start to notice the basic harm change only stops as far as particularly within australia. can you give us a sense of just how big an effect these fires are having on an every day life in australia will we look at the images like we're seeing right now and it really looks apocalyptic. yes certainly seems that way and this is the largest odds that you know any one of the serious thing in a stroller where your bodily instructor is known for its far as we have we have our stations oscillation has become much much longer the number of cars are much higher than we've we've seen before the scale of those large step solution or something around 10 day hours and it has already been burnt william strode on and on that stretch pretty well from the north of australia right there are self and even

across to the west and sawdust right now you might be familiar with all of pine and old climates like 6000 kilometers from from sydney that i was close to the middle of it there's a close because. 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 does australia have enough enough resources enough firefighters and 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 i think we were at least on 4 or harding systems when he's on pole in a stroller we often shared oil resources between states and territories but on this occasion of was it burning 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 of our also them we've brought resources in from other countries

from adjoining countries and what we've brought 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 evolved into backyard beaches on sept as the new sound files its closure order ok ken thanks so much for coming out and i 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. this preview now and some of the other stories in the news today russian lawmakers will begin reviewing president vladimir putin's choice for the country's new prime minister and. now this fall's resignation of russia's government after putin called for political reform there is speculation that vladimir putin will take on a new role when his term ends in 2024. police and protesters have clashed again in the lebanese capital beirut for a 2nd night clashes began

a crowd gathered a police station to demand the release of protesters taken into custody good day earlier. u.s. president donald trump and chinese vice premier knew they have signed the 1st part of a new trade agreement the deal would see china purchasing billions in u.s. agricultural and manufacturing goods walls energy supply stock markets posted major gains on that sign. and also in the united states house democrats have delivered the formal articles of impeachment against president trump to the senate the trial is due to begin their next week on tuesday it will be only the 3rd presidential pietschmann 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 and authorize valid use of the peach but. of don't jar from the president of the united states. just a few minutes earlier 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 on hearing 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 at one

time where the only real emergency here is that there's a 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 journal stands occur with 228293 a vote launched me along party lines the democratic controlled house with me 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 opportunity but that prospect seems very remote. well here in germany parliament is set to debate today controversy a legislation to help people desperate for organ donations germany has the lowest organ donation rate in europe so thousands of people here have to wait for years now the new law would dramatically cut the waiting time by assuming that every citizen approves of their organs being transplanted upon death that is unless they sign a declaration to the contrary before they die. functionalist 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 i'm asked. when i 1st spoke to the doctors

and they told me i needed a lung transplant if i was shot as. it's my long and i would have preferred to live the rest of my life with my own along. 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 donor like function yet there are around 1500 people in germany who are waiting for lifesaving organs to be donated and many of them have been waiting for us. does believe 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 donation according to doctors one problem is that death and organ donation are to poor in many families people simply don't talk about it and

if it's not clear what the deceased would have wanted most relatives decided against organ donation or even one of patients wants to 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 according to the transplantation expert opting out in no way restricts the freedom of choice that each individual has it gives 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 yet supports the new legislation so more people will donate organs while others like him can live longer

. while the organ donor opt out program has sparked an emotional public debate which will be taken up at the bonus dog today where we're joined by our political editor michelle good morning to you michelle now this legislation has been attacked across party lines with opponents calling it an odd acceptable state intrusion into the private sphere and with both the catholic and protestant churches in germany saying it undermines the value of human life what's the government saying in response to that. well german chancellor angela merkel backs the proposal that's on the table this opt out option at the same time if you ask for the stance of the government that is a divisive issue even in the governing parties just to illustrate the preterists s. of the current health minister young span mr he himself is actually on the other side of this debate as his successor brings this to parliament today and the

reason is because also the head of the german ethics commission sees this as a fundamental change in the relationship between the state and citizen and there are also concerns constitutional concerns about this so once this goes through this might not be the end of it about donors actually being seen more as subjects' not being able to make a conscious choice anymore that's at least the argument because you are presumed to want to donate your organs unless you have clearly stated otherwise this completely turns the dynamics the previous dynamics on its head but the proponents of course say that that's the whole point there simply aren't enough organs to allow people who desperately need them to survive and people are simply dying and today we will see m.p.'s not necessarily vote along party lines because this simply

isn't one they're only bound by their conscience she's a political governor for us thanks very much michel. this is the interviews up next we have our documentary series doc films looking at the exodus of political and economic refugees from venezuela i'm brian thomas for the entire news team thanks for being here. it's all happening to children in africa. your link to news from africa the world your link to exceptional stories and discussions can you and will come speed of use african program and from foreign examinee from the news of easy time i would say demi to school.