this is do w. newsline from both the us president donald trump has been cleared in d.c. impeachment trial is therefore ordered and a judge that the said donald trump being and years hereby acquitted of the charges against said articles the u.s. senate clears trunk of abuse of power and obstruction of congress ending a bid to oust him from office we'll get more shortly from washington also coming up . a passenger plane branksome pasqual trying to land in istanbul officials say at

least 3 people were killed and more than 150 others injured the plant was lashed by strong winds and heavy rain. plus if it is to contain the coronavirus turn chinese cities into ghost towns as the number of infections they need is 30000 we'll take a look at what neighboring countries are doing to try to stop the spread. and farewell to a leading man and i call of hollywood's golden age of cinema kirk douglas dies at the average of $100.00 new trains his son and fellow actor michael douglas announced his father's death sang to the world he was a legend talked to me and my brothers he was simply died. i'm very glad you could join me we begin in the united. states where the country

senate has acquitted president donald trump of both counts of in each meant the senate which is dominated by the president's fellow republicans voted to clear him on charges of abuse of power and on obstruction of congress the result ends a congressional being to oust him from office which came from democrats in the u.s. house of representatives let's go straight to washington now and speak to d.w. correspondent all of a salad day. trump has been cleared it's a historic day for sure but this was expected wasn't it roger and it's a story moment for sure you're right with that. in particular because this has only happened 3 other times before this time is different however because we did not see any witnesses and we did not get any evidence the republican senators who are holding the majority here in senate and wanted to get this done as soon as possible wanted to acquit president trump because the outcome of the trial was also pretty

much clear even before the trial started although i must say that there have been some republican senators that admitted that one president did there when that phone call was wrong that he should not have called president volodymyr zelinsky of ukraine and pushed essentially for investigations against his political rival still in the end he was acquitted and one of the reasons for that is that simply many many republican senators in particular are up for reelection in november and they're simply fearing the anger of the republican voter now over this impeachment has been full of dramatic moments not least of all a few hours ago when mitt romney became the 1st senator in history to back a conviction of a president from his own party let's hear from him. the great question the constitution task senators to answer is whether the president committed an act so extreme and egregious that it rises to the level of

a high crime and misdemeanor. yes he did so mitt romney day he broke with the republican ranks and join the democrats and voted to convict to no avail the all of the what does is a crucial mean for trump now and how he campaigns to be reelected. right so i mean he will certainly celebrate that acquittal he's been calling this whole impeachment proceeding the trial a witch hoax over and over again and he's already announced that he will deliver a speech tomorrow at the wide held at noon eastern time here and it will certainly be interesting to see his response but it's pretty clear that he will try to capitalize on the outcome saying that this was all a hoax essentially that it was a politically motivated trial and proceeding in order to get him from office that was his line of defense now the democrats they will certainly be saying that this

is an impeach president and he will always remain an impeached president and there's another 1st that he has to go into his reelection campaign after an impeachment trial that's new so it will be interesting to see how that will play into his campaign so the democrats will certainly try to get their political gain out of it and the republicans will do the same. all of a trump a crucial was pretty much all but a lot of people watching this might be asking why do it at all what was all these 4 . well nancy pelosi the speaker of the house of representatives argued along the lines that they were simply forced to act as a certain point in time one quote we heard very often from the democrats was that no one is above the law and that certainly applies to the president as well and so they move forward they argued in the name of the american democracy they wanted to show the strength of the system of checks and balances they failed but they knew it

before they're morally on the right side this is all they argue and this is how they want to go down with this trial in history our correspondent in washington all of us sounded thank you all of. in turkey at least 3 people have died and dozens of others have been injured after a plane crashed in bad weather at an airport in houston bowl now the across belong to budget operate at pegasus airlines 177 people was on board the plane when it broke a pot during what authorities have described as a rough landing. at the crash site an emergency response into the night. and a desperate race to save casualties. the aircraft arrived in istanbul from the city of is mare in bad weather before it crashed into a field. unfortunately the pegasus airlines plane

could not stay on the runway due to poor weather conditions and skidded for around 50 to 60 metres. when it fell down a height of 30 to 40 metres. 175 passengers 2 babies for flight attendants and 2 pilots were on board. so far 120 passengers have been transferred to nearby hospitals. using. the version of the. footage of the landing shows the plane on the runway at high speed in heavy rain and strong winds. it continues past the end and then plunges not long after the smoldering wreckage passengers a skate some emerging from a crevasse on to it's a wing others out of the gaping fuselage which had split into 3 parts.

as the response continues flight operations have been shut down with other aircraft diverted to istanbul's other international airport. here are some of the other stories making news around the world authorities in turkey say at least 33 people have died in a 2nd avalanche in the country several of those are still missing the avalanche struck while a large team of rescuers was searching for people hit by an early snores slide in eastern van province. killed 5 people. and at least 6 people have been reportedly killed off to supporters of a populist cleric stormed an anti-government protest camp in iraq's southern city of new jobs medical sources say at least 20 more wounded cleric mokhtari has waited between support for and opposition to a rocky protesters demanding the removal of the ruling elite.

china says 28000 people are now infected with the coronavirus there more than 560 have died and authorities have put more cities into lockdown as the measures being undertaken to counter the virus get even more desperate by the day meantime hong kong is imposing a 2 week quarantine for anyone entering from mainland china this has become a familiar sight in china streets swept clean of cars and people as the government orders the city's inhabitants to study inside. hung's joe with a population of 9000000 isn't partial lockdown that's also affected ali baba one of china's biggest companies the online retailers headquarters are shut too great the risk of infection. with movement curtailed many residents have resorted to home delivery for their groceries. but. there are many people at the grocery store

so we don't go there. and groceries are delivered this way it does involve contact with other people. we feel it's ok you know we're going to stand that this is an epidemic these are unusual times. all over the country cities grinding to a halt as china desperately tries to curb the spread of corona virus. president xi jinping seen here welcoming the cambodian prime minister to beijing on wednesday said the government was quote fighting hard to defeat the virus it was the 1st public appearance in 8 days for the usually omnipresent head of state the international community is bracing itself for the virus to spread further beyond china's borders the world health organization is setting up a fund to help stop the spread to vulnerable countries today we have. a strategic

preparedness and response plan to support countries to prevent detect and diagnose own war transmission we are requesting $675000000.00 u.s. dollars to fund the plan for the next city mundus. in hong kong the government has already taken drastic measures to prevent the number of cases in the territory from rising chief executive kerry announced that all arrivals from china will be quarantined for 2 weeks. medical stuff have gone on strike to demand the total closure of the border with the mainland it's a desperate attempt to shut out a virus that knows no boundaries. well the round of 16 in the german cup drew to a close on wednesday and the final 8 is now complete. and by leaving both into

the quarter finals after beating 4th t.a.s.e. said and 2nd division respectively current title holders by and munich knocked out hoffenheim while sabra versus the went all the way into penalty shoot out before finally prevailed it was a long way off a century to be exact super bowl champions the kansas city chiefs have celebrated their big win with an even bigger party crowds of loyal fans turned out to congratulate the players as they paraded through the streets they eventually ended up at a massive rally where everybody was led in advance by the team's mascot. the chiefs won their 1st super bowl title in 50 years on sunday by to visiting the san francisco 49. well some sad news from hollywood now and the legendary oscar winning actor kirk douglas has died at the age of 103

often just scribed as one of the last movie legends of hollywood's golden era it was famous both on off on screen and behind the camera. to michael douglas announced his death sang his life was well lived leaving a legacy that will for generations to come. he was one of hollywood's greats and treated accordingly kirk douglas career spanned several decades and it was prolific with more than 90 credits to his name 'd 'd. he was also father to oscar winning actor michael douglas. in a statement on facebook announcing his father's death michael douglas said. to many my father was a legend but to me he was simply. born in 916 koch douglas made his name in hollywood's golden age of movie making it was one

of the biggest box office stars of the 950 s. and sixty's possibly he was most famous for his role in the 960 s. classic spartacus douglas was nominated for 3 oscars eventually winning the honor award a 996 1st more than 50 years in filmmaking in 2001 he was honored to germany's biggest film festival the $1000000000.00 receiving a golden bear again for his lifetime achievements accepting the award he charmed the crowd by saying more than just a few words in german. here's. where it is. kirk douglas spent a lifetime in front of crowds and cameras and his legacy is not going to fade any time soon. you're watching news from bev and they'll be more at the top of the hour coming up in business for

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