this is t w news coming to you live from berlin us present don't trump has been cleared in his impeachment trial is therefore ordered and adjudged to the said john from being and he is here by the quitted of the charges in said articles u.s. senate finds the trump if not to abuse his power or obstruct congress ending a bid to oust him from office or get more from washington also coming up this is

usually a bustling commercial street so souvenir shops mark shops tourists who visit paging usually come to spend time here today i'm the only one. the ghost town that is beijing normally busy streets and metro trains are deserted as the city fights the coronavirus and outrage here in germany as a political tap who is broken for the 1st time a mainstream party has joined ranks with paul reich alternative for germany to gain control of a state government. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us the us senate has acquitted president donald trump both charges of impeachment the senate dominated by the president's fellow republicans voted to clear him on charges of abuse of power and on

obstruction of congress the result of congressional bid to oust him from office which came from democrats in the u.s. house of representatives. for more now we're joined from washington by our correspondents all over south it all or so as expected donald trump has been acquitted in the republican controlled senate from the perspective of the democrats who launched this whole impeachment process what's been accomplished. terry well it did not go how the democrats wanted it to go that's pretty clear and that's not because of the verdict because the outcome was clear even before the trial began its rather because of the rules that impedes impeachment trial it was the 1st time in fact in the history that there were no witnesses allowed there was no evidence allowed so the republicans were able to shape that trial the way they wanted to have it and in spite of that there were some republican senators coming

out openly admitting that that phone call that tween trump and the ukrainian president volodymyr zelinsky was wrong that he should not have pushed for political it for investigations into his political rival you still was acquitted president trump the son that since the democrats failed but also president obama is now the 1st president who has to run for reelection the 1st impeached president who has to run for reelection and that's certainly an aspect that the democrats also took into consideration here this impeachment trial has been full of dramatic moments of course one of them was right at the end when mitt romney became the 1st senator in history to back that 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.

mitt romney there who broke republican ranks and joined the democrats in voting to convict but to no avail all of what does this acquittal for donald trump me. first of all let me point out how significant that decision mitt romney was there because the reason why he decided. to change sides here is that he is one of the reasons is that he's not up for reelection in november and that in contrast to many other senators who are up for reelection who are in fact fearing the anger all of the republican voters there who could potentially lose their job and have their 40 sided to back president trauma that certainly sheds a certain light on the senators as well as on the credibility off the word of the democrats are going to try to capitalize on that. so essentially arguing the republicans are still partisan they don't even shy back from backing

a criminal president the republicans are going to try to do the same they say look it's proven all trump was not guilty this was nothing but a witch hunt hoax but in the end most of the voters will look at other topics in the election and those are the economy for instance where things are looking quite good for president trump at this point all over thank you so much for now that was do washington correspondent all over summit the world health organization has appealed troll 700000000 dollars to help fight the coronavirus global health emergency it says the money is needed help countries to do that do not have systems in place to combat the virus meanwhile the death toll is approaching 600 and more than 28000 people have been infected china's capital beijing is not at the center of the outbreak but its streets and squares are deserted as the government attempts to bring the disease under control. a rare sight in the dry winters of beijing the

gate to the forbidden city covered in snow a few people have come out to take in the spectacle but getting inside is out of the question just like almost all public facilities beijing's most famous historic site remains closed i think it's good that the government took these measures we support them we'd appreciate even stricter meshes. business activity has largely come to a halt across much of the capital this is usually a bustling commercial street lots of souvenir shops snack shops tourists who visit beijing usually come to spend time here today i'm the only one. every day human interaction has become suspicious this shop asked its customers to stay outside and communicate their needs from the outside. some pharmacies take this same approach everyone is wary. because the younger it's a national emergency we stand together who were standing together should not be

taken literally residential complexes keep strangers out in this compound visitors have to register with their id the guards look for the place of birth who are overweight people can't get any even if they live here they'll be quarantined. people from who province where the virus originated are to be isolated in this hotel discrimination against them is now rampant. at the entrance to the subway system a mandatory temperature check. at the same site as everywhere in the city and lots of space. trains are running as usual it's the passengers who are like. this circle line that some of beijing's most patients shopping area as the railway station. one. day you can see.

beijing has we ported less than $300.00 cases so far but fear here has spread much faster than the virus ever. thought of some of the stories making headlines around the world today israeli police say they are investigating a car ending in jerusalem as a terrorist attack 14 protests transversely soldiers were injured when a car sped into them police say the driver fled the scene in the vehicle the incident came as 2 palestinians were killed in clashes with israeli forces or at least 6 people are reported to have been killed after supporters of a populist cleric stormed an anti-government protest camp in iraq's southern city of the job medical sources said at least 20 more were wounded. or has wavered between support for an opposition to iraqi protesters demanding the removal

of the ruling elite. and 7 police officers have been suspended in chile after they were caught on c.c.t.v. beating a teenager the 18 year old suffered rib fractures and neck injuries human rights groups say chile's police frequently use excessive force and that police reforms are urgently needed. german chancellor angela merkel is in south africa on an official visit and talks with president poses she is expected to discuss reforms and efforts to tackle corruption michael is accompanied by a delegation of business leaders south africa is germany's largest economic partner in africa. well here in germany a regional election has set off what's being labeled a political earthquake for the 1st time 2 mainstream parties have joined forces with the far right alternative for germany or a.f.d. to elect a state premier thomas chemically

a politician from the pro-business free democrats was elected premier of the small state of touring with help from the f.t. and the conservative c.d.u. the c.d.u. is chancellor angela merkel's party until now other parties have refused any cooperation with the migrant and they have to. get outside to from democrats headquarters in berlin about a 1000 demonstrators gathered to send a message to the new state premier a few 100 kilometers away is an election breaks a taboo inside the party leader was congratulatory but at a distance. the support from the far right comes as a surprise because the party is not aligned with our party it was purely a tactical move. but the a.f.d. in 3 inches says the vote was planned that way. the conservative majority prevailed and that's great because if we wanted to put a left party leadership out to pasture and we succeeded. the conservative christian

democrats took their time to react some welcomed the result of the vote speaking in strasburg the head of chancellor angela merkel's party had this message. this will hurt and it said you into other than the way our party members voted in 3 range i was especially against a recommendation of. i want to make that clear once more we have not appraise the silage i consider it to be clearly wrong. its both mainstream conservative parties are calling for new elections in 3. exists. it is an unacceptable breach to align votes with those of the far right for the office of state premier minister was invented us and the center left since the vote as a threat to the government there calling for a special meeting of the coalition committee at the federal level. this was planned in advance for a fixed con game with a clear goal that the free democrats the christian democrats and the far right if

they would form a common alliance to elect the state premier. the green and left parties also expressed their dismay over the election in 3. for the 1st time in germany we have a situation where democratic parties have gained power with the votes of the far right as it is intolerable the conservatives in the free democrats of perfect peace stir potence for the far right i've been used. that's what the demonstrators outside the f.t.p. headquarters in the german capital are saying to the election in 3 engines is likely to cause further on a raft in berlin or political correspondent simon young is with us simon on the face of it chancellor merkel c.d.u. seems to have cooperated with the far right if de to elect a state premier in soaring if that's so it would appear that the conservatives in that state have taken a surprisingly radical turn to the right well that's what it looks like we have to

say some members of angela merkel's conservative party in this state in this small eastern states as you said have. voted in the same way as the far right a.f.d. now they've done that for tactical reasons they thought it was a way to get this man thomas kemmer a from the free democrats somebody they could support into the leadership of that state so that's why they've done it but of course it's that how it looks and the consequences of if this coalition. is to hold it will be easy i'm a believer law on the far right party for support that's going to be a real problem going forward it's caused a huge row people at the federal level the national level of political parties of say this is a mistake the head of party was actually. in

a great car and. she says that she warned about this in a vons and other conservatives are talking about a black day and a full from group. for the mainstream parties here in germany now the left party in soaring which led the previous government there is in a state of shock the party's parliamentary chair refused to hand her bouquet of flowers to the newly elected state premier and instead just dropped it at his feet as we see here. what does this tell us about the political mood in germany but i think that just illustrates the discuss that many people feel and not just support is of the left policy many people feel that the a.f.d. is as its core a racist and anti-semitic policy and in particular in the states of the range of where its leader has been particularly strident in making provocative comments

talking about germany's immigration policy being the abolition of the german people talking about the holocaust memorial in berlin as a shameful monument and many other such such quotes where he sort of plays the chain of the far right he's a representative of the far right and people say to support him here to accept his support and therefore implicitly to support his polity is a real breach of the to boo and it must not be allowed to stand people are calling for fresh elections the center left social democrats of course are not happy either chancellor merkel's coalition partners there they're also up in arms here's what their national chairwoman. is saying about what just happened in. everyone who ran against the former state premier knew they would have to rely on votes from the far right i knew ever does that distancing himself from democratic principles.

social democrats are calling the conservatives democratic principles into question so i mean what does this development in the state of the ring year tell us about what's happening federal level what's the federal reaction to it you want to say is causing an almighty round there's going to be a big meeting of senior members of conservatives and social democrats of course we've got the national government them meeting on saturday to talk about this the big questions the leaderships of both parties saying fresh elections in 3 n.g.'s are probably going to be needed many in the f.t.p. the party whose man he has been opposed has been elected is the state premier and 3 are also saying that this vote must not be allowed to stand so it's cause huge ructions and i think a lot of people are saying you know this mustn't be allowed to stand this must be taken very seriously and people have got to think again some and thank you very much sir political correspondent some in your own thoughts. now to turkey where 3

people have died and dozens were injured when a plane crashed in bad weather at an airport in istanbul the aircraft belong to budget operator pegasus airlines 183 people were on board when the plane broke apart during what authorities have described as a rough landing at the crash site and imagine the 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 where the conditions and skidded for around 50 to 60 metres. when it fell down a height of 30 to 40 meters. 175 passengers 2

babies for flight attendants and 2 pilots were on board. but. so far 120 passengers have been transferred to nearby hospitals. using. social 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 that skate some emerging from a crevasse onto its wing. out of the gaping fuselage which had split into 3 parts. as the response continues flight operations have been shut down with other crafts diverted to istanbul's international airport. it's

a practice that usually causes lifelong physical and psychological damage female genital mutilation f g m the united nations has set today february 6th as an annual day to draw attention to the problem which is more widespread than you might think if g.m. is carried out in communities around the world but it's particularly prevalent in these regions in africa the arab world and in asia it's thought that up to 200000000 women and girls have undergone some form of female genital mutilation egypt ethiopia and indonesia have the most cases by far in egypt 87 percent of women between the ages of 15 and 49 are thought to be affected but the problem is not limited to these countries here in the european union it's thought that half a 1000000 women and girls live with the consequences of female genital mutilation many survivors live here in germany where the issue tends to be to boo our next

report introduces you to a woman who was cut despite being a campaigner against. it was an ambush back in the hospital after the birth of her daughter damn one hand was circumcised by how midwife without knowing it was. something wrong. he. cut everything she was able to. show dia was a long time activist against female genital mutilation or f t m in her home country sudan she stunned that such a thing could happen to her of all people. in many african and asian countries uncircumcised women are still ostracized. but in germany too the number of girls

at risk of circumcision has been growing for years while in 2017 there were about 13000 girls living with the threat of 50 m. in 2019 that number rose to almost 18000. in most cases their families travel to their countries of origin during the summer holidays to have their daughter circumcised there. should dia has lived in germany since 2015 although f t m as a criminal offense here she has nonetheless found facebook groups and chats where women planned the circumcision off their daughters in sudan only recently a mother in one of these groups asked for tips on some of the women. their lives. and so many other words like that here at the desert flower center

in berlin dr tones and an interpreter advise circumcised women about their options including surgery strands believes that teachers have a duty to recognise ahead of time if a girl is in danger. as a positive outcomes we think it's very important not to stigmatize the girls just because you think she might be from a country where f.d.a. has practiced. maybe she has problems or she's already been covered but i feel very strongly that we should discuss this with them 1st and ask if this could be an issue of the teen mother in current or dia things germany should make clear to families that after them as a crime and they might even endanger their right to stay if they think that the. reason they yes i think that up. a few years ago should i had an operation at the desert flowers center since then she has recovered confidence in her body more on this was talked to fiona coyle she's

director of the and european network and joins us from brussels thanks for being with us this morning ms coyle now you are with the european network to and female genital mutilation is widely practiced here in the e.u. thank you for having me here this morning on the international day yes female genital mutilation it is your shoe and today we are in one scene the fakers of the women and her survivors of female genital mutilation here in europe have increased tonight there are 600000 women and girls living in europe with the consequences of f g m and we know that many of these women were not caught in europe but also a recent cases for example in ireland and in the u.k.

am sure that f. g.m. is also happening here in europe and we must put measures in place to protect the women and girls who are chris so what is your organization and others like you doing to try and end the practice. you know so did end of g.m. european network were no brown our good night ation so we have 27 members throughout europe who are working to raise awareness of the issue to ensure that the survivors and get the services and the support and to really invest in prevention if we are to end f g m we really need to scale prevention efforts and central to that have to be the affected communities and there are many wonderful and bossa tears such as we see in individual m. just now who are working day in and day out to end f.d.m. in their communities given how deeply rooted it is in cultural tradition do you

think she can be eradicated yes i truly believe i think we have a target by 2030 we and if g.m. and there are a number of things that need to happen we need to really picked female genital mutilation on top of the political agenda there are 200000000 women who are affected by this form of gender based violence and we need to urgently. increase resources and investments in this area if we are to meet those targets but by doing that there's a huge movement of activists of the young people who are driving the fight and g.m. and with support i believe that that can be achieved. and that was fiona coyle there of the end g.m.

european network. now some sad news from hollywood the legendary oscar winning actor kirk douglas has died at the age of 103 he made his name in hollywood's golden age of movie making and was one of the biggest box office stores of the 1950 s. and sixty's his son the actor michael douglas announced the news of his father's passing saying to the world he was a legend but to me and my brothers simply. their city waited for it for half a century super bowl champions 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 let indents by the team's mascot case. the chiefs won their 1st super bowl title in 50 years on sunday by defeating the san francisco 49.

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and they're torn country some peaceful. on. entering the conflict zone here in london it's still all about bricks rocks it breaks it to break up cracks it what we all should full was making the right decisions and steering the right ship we want to stay friends with our british neighbors didn't matter to the company so special this week we'll look back at some of the key arguments for them shake this off and bring great strength to debate conflict zone. in 60 minutes long t w. e closely. carefully. don't seem to be. too big to.

discover. subscribe to documentary on you tube. oh and a very warm welcome indeed to focus on europe with me peter craven and we begin in slovakia a country where tensions are running high the head of upcoming parliamentary elections and a country still traumatized by the 2018 killing of

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