you know what i've only said what i thought going on what they're doing fine to. say. this is a live from berlin historic moment in the u.s. as the impeachment trial of u.s. president donald trump begins to present the managers on the part of the house of representatives or presidents and ready to present the articles of impeachment which have been preferred by the house of representatives against donald john trump president of the united states. chief prosecutor adam schiff formally opens trump's

impeachment trial as new evidence further implicates the president over his dealings with ukraine also coming up with germany's diplomatic efforts in libya yield a potential breakthrough for the rebel commander. committing to a cease fire will also attend a conference in berlin this weekend aimed at ending years of conflict in libya. britain's prince harry makes his 1st public appearance following his recent announcement that he and his american wife meggan wanted to step back from the royal roles and seek a more independent future. i'm told me a lot well thanks for joining me we begin in the united states where the senate has formally opened the impeachment trial against president donald trump. supreme court

chief justice john roberts is presiding over the proceedings the trial is happening during an election year with trump hoping to win a 2nd term in office in november the republican controlled senate is expected to acquit the president was called the impeachment process a sham. so help you trumps impeachment only the 3rd in u.s. history has drawn closer to its climax with the opening of the senate trial a group of 7 impeachment managers from the house arrived just after noon to the senate chamber where they were announced by the sergeant at arms reading from a historic script. all persons are commanded to keep silent on pain of imprisonment while the house of representatives is exhibiting to the senate of the united states articles of impeachment against donald john trump president of the united states adam schiff the leader of the

prosecution team and the intelligence chair then solemnly read the articles of impeachment. article one. abuse of power. the constitution provides that the house of representatives shall have the sole power of impeachment and that the president shall be removed from office on impeachment for and conviction of treason bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors. clearly it was a huge day in u.s. history but the process isn't simple 100 u.s. senators have had to sign an oath book signifying a pledge of impartiality to promise to act as jurists not politicians and deliver a verdict which could have been the fate of a president or perhaps the constitution although quite how impartiality will prevail it's hard to discern leading democrats let their voices to emphasize what was a steak house speaker not. talking plainly about the president's alleged illegal acts

when i was in grade school there was a sign. on the wall and one of the carters it said what a tangled web we when we 1st practice. you see this and more and more and all of this this tangled web to deceive that the administration is engaged in. in typical fashion however trump called the whole process a hoax and accused the trial as being politically driven. it's totally partisan we had 195 republican votes i guess we got the democrats actually came over to republicans here 195 to nothing to say i hope he will however have to address the charges more formally most likely in written form with careful consideration from his legal team. news washington correspondent all of us al it is keeping an eye on proceedings all of

a huge day in american history we have $100.00 u.s. senators who've taken an oath of impartiality they're promising to act as jurors not politicians will they really be able to set aside party politics. well that cohen told me is the crucial question right now and the 5 frankly spoken also the result of the senate trial is pretty much clear even though we're just at the beginning of the trial and that is because republicans are uniting behind their president they are staying very much behind party lines at this point that also reflects the overall atmosphere here among american voters the country is probably polarized as never before in its history and you know you have you even have some single individuals here in senate to openly admit that they are not impartial like senate majority leader mitch mcconnell for instance but then in contras there is a small number of republican senators who are willing to work together with the

democrats on the question for instance of allowing witnesses into the trial but at the same time they're running high risks year to win support off their base and so we do not expect surprises here to happen in the senate trial now at the heart of these proceedings the president's dealings with ukraine new revelations from an associate of mr trump's personal lawyer have provided a new twist over night. that is correct and those revelations are very explosive left parnassus is the associate you were mentioning a former associate offer of president trumps lawyer rudy giuliani and what he basically says is that all of his aides all of president trump's aides were a we are off his plans to get the gain political advantage by pushing the ukraine government of the ukrainian president in particular to launch

a missile gauged against joe biden who is president trump's political rival but then the wire tells responded of course already dismissing these allegations he says they say that left part of his old on bail that he's under indictment therefore not a credible credible witness but nevertheless the question remaining here is how are these explosive revelations going to shape the senate trial that is going to continue as soon as next tuesday and will we see the president being called as a witness well 1st of all is unclear if we're going to see any witnesses at all of this point the democrats of course would like that they would like lift parnell's that we've just spoken to bald or even the former national security advisor john bolton to take part in the senate trial senate will vote on this question and choose their vote as i've mentioned there's a lot of resistance from republican senators president trump was sent a formal summons today by the senate he has until saturday 6 pm to reply to that

it is however expected that he will do so in britain and that his defense more or less will be read out. on the senate floor ok all of us on it in washington thank you. let's brief you now on some other stories in the news. the u.s. senate has voted overwhelmingly to approve a new north american trade deal the agreement overhauls trade relations between the us mexico and canada and is a major policy win for donald trump it faced some opposition by senate democrats who pointed out that it fails to address the threat of climate change. russian lawmakers have approved president putin's choice for prime minister the former head of the federal tax service mikhail mistruths and was confirmed just a day after the surprise resignation of the entire russian government that followed

putin's announcement of sweeping constitutional reforms that have led to speculation he's seeking to extend his grip on power. germany's parliament has rejected controversial leg legislation aimed at making it easier to donate organs the opt out law would have automatically made almost every citizen an organ donor unless they previously signed a declaration specifically revoking their consent. egypt if your pia and sudan say they've reached a preliminary agreement on how to fill a $5000000000.00 hydroelectric dam on the nile river it's set to bring electricity to $100000000.00 ethiopians fears that filling the dam would negatively affect water levels downstream that spock's tensions in the region. to libya now where there appears to be movement in ongoing diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefire in the country's civil war germany's foreign minister heikal mass has announced that rebel leader have tar has agreed to abide by

a cease fire following talks in benghazi is also now expected to attend an international meeting on the libya crisis in berlin this weekend. this could be the truce the international community was hoping for germany has been weighing in ahead of the peace conference shared with the sunday in berlin german foreign minister heiko must meet with libyan general kiley to have time in benghazi on thursday and head of the talks must sit have time had recognized the need for a truce if not yet formally. after has agreed to respect a cease fire agreement regardless of the fact that he hasn't signed it earlier this week not so extraordinarily important. back in berlin german chancellor angela merkel also welcome tough task surance says that he would stick to the ceasefire this is. good news that he's willing to observe the cease fire we need to have that

to start with. then the libya conference we need to see above all that the weapons and go as a tier 2 again which was basically agreed through the un but unfortunately has not been respected. but 1st of all i think this commitment is good news and. general have to and as rival the head of the u.n. recognized libyan government fires will take part in the talks alongside representatives of 11 nations as well as several international organizations the united nations and the european union welcomes the talks and urged all parties to engage constructively towards ending the fighting the conference where i am to address a permanent cease fire in libya the implementation of a u.n. arms embargo and renewed political efforts on all sides to reach a lasting peace. at the australian open qualifiers tennis players have been struggling with poor health poor air quality and despite some qualifying matches

being suspended and one player retiring from play organizers have said the main tournament will go ahead as planned people in melbourne were invited to stay indoors and keep pets inside this week a number of players have criticised organizers for not postponing matches but tennis australia is adamant the tournament will begin on monday with conditions expected to improve. and international football the 2021 africa cup of nations is set to revert to its traditional slot in january cameron will be hosting the event the change is likely to end. european clubs like premier league leaders liverpool whose team include stars mohamed salah of egypt and senegal said your money that's because it will mean more action and less rest for the footballers but africa's football confederation says the move is necessary to avoid cameron's rainy season. britain's prince harry has made his 1st public appearance since his recent announcement that he and his wife meggan plan to step

back from the royal duties harry attended a school rugby demonstration on the grounds of buckingham palace while he openly joked with the children he was silent regarding his future plans. prince harry's wish to step back from his royal duties has been granted but he still has a few more commitments that means a few more deep breaths. it's taken some time for the dust to settle after last week's surprise announcement. but the timing of the rugby world cup is helping to soften the blow after all it's something close to the prince's heart so a rather stiff event turned into something of a show. but not a cooking show he choked. on afterwards some small talk a few comments on breaks it and fought on sporting a beard. sword it was almost as if harry was having 2nd thoughts about his decision to stop performing his royal duties and he was in his element. that rugby league

made someone high profile like the jew who clearly isn't just here is a ceremonial role knows about rugby league and knows what it means to the community so i you know i hope he does could his involvement with the sport. but there's been no change of royal plans this could well be harry's last appearance in the spotlight before he begins a quieter life in canada where his wife meghan has already landed she's been photographed at meetings with women's rights groups but hasn't yet appeared it any public events in the meantime british tabloid reporters made it clear they aren't laying off harry just yet. the next day. but the prince wasn't on hand to play that kind of ball for now he could still opt to retreat to his grandmother's palace. is a reminder of the top story we're following. the u.s. senate has formally opened the impeachment trial against president donald trump the

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