to become dependent on it china's. starts feb 19th on d w. this is the news live from the u.s. house of representatives moves forward with a vote to impeach president trump last week's attack on the capital projects responsibility for the violence but the democrats and now also some republicans say he is a danger to the nation and must be stopped also on the part of the law just mafia trial in more than 30 years begins in italy with more than $300.00 defendants to

take the stand we speak to an informant risking his life to put the most it's behind us. and the main temple world championship gets underway in egypt today there will be no spectators the c.g. to the coronavirus pandemic that hasn't put everyone at things. and held welcome to the program u.s. president donald trump is on the verge of becoming the 1st lady of the united states to be in paged twice the house of representatives is moving forward with a vote to impeach trump in a few hours time a number of keep republicans now say they also backed the move trump will face a single charge of incitement of insurrection over the storming of the capitol building by his supporters last week trump denies he carrots the violence.

president trump has been subject to massive criticism of late but he can still draw loyal supporters. banned from major social media outlets trump seized the opportunity on tuesday to reconnect with this base he headed to texas to talk about one of his favorite topics the border wall with mexico but before that he remarked about efforts to remove him from office the impeachment hoax is a continuation of the greatest and most vicious witch hunt in the history of our country and is causing tremendous anger and division and pain far greater than most people will ever understand which is very dangerous for the usa especially at this very tender time. his comments came as debate continued in the house of representatives democrats are stepping up their efforts to remove the president from office. democrats accuse trump of having incited the capital riots and say

failing to hold him to account would be a dangerous precedent all of us should do some soul searching about 5 dead americans a capitol police officer who's did it dozens of people wounded lots of our capital cops in the hospitals and a country on edge and inflamed right wing which thinks that we are on the verge of a civil war. the assault on the capital has eroded support for trump in congress several republican lawmakers say they're willing to back impeachment efforts they now include 5 members of the house of representatives notably liz cheney the number 3 republican in the chamber she has released a statement saying the storming of the capitol was trump's doing and that he did nothing to stop the violence she said there has never been a greater be trailed by a president of the united states of his office and his oath to the constitution

cheney's move lays bare a split among republicans over trump and the future of their party well i'm joined now by paid of rather a down day doubly reporter and member of vacuous election team paid a good morning impeachment is moving forward at a swift pace in the house of representatives what's the latest on the efforts to remove mr trump from office. right so essentially we're looking at a very historic moment today the house is all but certain to impeach trump and that will make donald trump the 1st president u.s. history to peach's twilight and it's notable really that over a dozen republicans have indicated that they will back and you know just over a year ago during the 1st impeachment he wrote republicans backed out of that and we're also looking at really high ranking republicans well we're looking at princeton's 3rd ranking leader of the republican house lish cheney who released

a strongly worded statement saying that there's never been a greater betrayal by a president state of his office and his oath to the constitution so he really sticking to a very strong break with donald trump who is finding himself increasingly isolated acidly is the white house and really that a lot of republicans right now consider the party an existential crossroads we've even seen senate majority leader mitch mcconnell indicating that he believes that impeaching trump might be the easiest way to rid the republican party of not just trump but trump is in general whether that translates into trump actually being removed from office that is a different question for that they would still need to start majority in the senate and that does still look fairly unlikely that that's going to happen meanwhile lower enforcement in washington and around the country getting ready for trouble ahead of inauguration day now i've also had the joint chiefs of staff whining in the small. right so we're looking at america's most senior military members or

leaders of the military so when she said she said there who released a statement condemning the interaction at the u.s. capitol last week it really reminded their service members of their obligation to support and protect the constitution that clearly notable because usually these military leaders go out of their way to avoid doing anything that could be interpreted as political so this comes amid reports that several violent rallies are being planned cross the country notably on january 17th but also you know really in the immediate days leading up to inauguration on january 20th it also comes amid pressure on security forces across the country to really protect the country political leaders and also political institutions. the washington post reporting yesterday that an internal f.b.i. memo shows that you know the f.b.i. was very much aware of this threat and actually issued a story

a stark warning that we could be looking at the violence that we then eventually saw transpire transpire on the sext so you know a lot of pressure to repeat or to avoid a repeat of generous extent text. thanks so much. a 2nd look not some of the other stories making news around the world. the u.s. has carried out the 1st federal execution of a woman in nearly 7 decades they say monk gomery was put to death by lethal injection in an indiana prison shortly after the supreme court gave the go ahead in 2004 montgomery killed a pregnant woman and stole her baby. gambling magnate adelson one of the richest men in the world has died at the age of $87.00 it was a powerful support over at the u.s. president donald trump and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu at a las vegas sands the world's biggest company.

madagascar is facing its worst drought in a decade that's according to the un's world food programme the organization reports harvest on the island in 2020 were the worst in 5 years causing eye stock rise in malnutrition rights in the region. flooding is left more than $10000.00 homes in southern serbia without power days of heavy rain and snow in the balkans region have caused rivers to burst big banks in and i think houses and fields and disrupting transport. all the largest mafia trial in over 3 decades is starting in italy the defendants include more than $350.00 suspected members of one of the world's most feared organized crime groups the and. they're accused of advances dating back to the 19 ninety's including drug trafficking extortion and money laundering. and a spoke to the lead prosecutor in the case and also

a former mobster turned informant who now fears for his life. he has to move quickly the chief prosecutor of new connector t.v. has powerful enemies illusion number one mafia hunter is leading the fight against the notorious calabrian network then that on get on a woman. there are men of the get the whip in the public admit. by attempt to manage it in whole or in part trying to succeed in dominating not only on the economic level but also on the administrative and political level. teddy has been fighting them for more than 30 years and he has been preparing a strong message to send to the calabrian families and the public. over the next 2 years more than $350.00 mafiosi and accomplices will take the stand in the biggest mafia trial indicates here and especially build

a bunker courtroom set up to accommodate them together with hundreds of lawyers and witnesses the family's reach and influence go far beyond. over the years its business model has evolved from fighting bloody wars in the streets to more sophisticated financial crime. now operates in the shadows for example by importing tons of cocaine from latin america and quietly buying power and influence over europe this and their twisted but strong sense of family are the main reasons why it's so hard to fight the family clans we have been to or tells us now working with prosecutors he was raised to become a powerful. that if you start with guns as a child they make you shoot. if they carry guns and you're a kid and it's all a game to you. the kids have toit guns but you are real you're not afraid of being beaten but of disappointing those who were training you when i went

to smuggle drugs extorted people and even participated in murders but after the birth of his 2nd child he decided this life was no longer for heaven and turned against his own family. when it became known that ambushed me twice within 12 hours the 1st time i managed to escape the 2nd time i was armed and returned fire 3 paper . they tried to kill me several times and set fire to my wife's shop since then has helped put hundreds of muffin you'll see behind bars he welcomes the efforts of prosecutors like but he is not the only one worried that i will fight back. if i understood that if they knock me down all this great work and discreet team will stop there are thousands and thousands of people who believe in me and therefore i am the last hope. so this also gives me courage and helps

we have to carry on what ever it takes if i pulled out today i would feel like a coward. while this trial won't free calabria from the clutches of the mafia it is a real chance to bring attention to the cause of suffering for millions of people not just here in italy. and of reporting some sports news now and the men's world championships starts today in egypt germany enters the tournament as underdogs the organizers and this will be planned for the event to go ahead with spectators despite the pandemic but that changed after a number of players voiced concerns. for us the god of the pharaohs the mascot of this handball world championship he stands for strength power and in durance characteristics that matter in this mammoth trying to mint. but with the

covert pandemic raging now everyone is on board. i'm definitely looking forward to the world championship i realised the situation isn't the best at the moment to host a world championship so. i just wouldn't feel right travelling there in january my priority is my family and i'm convinced that's right. the controversial president of the world federation egypt's mostafa has insisted the tournament must go on it seems like a vanity project with one of the halls bearing his name the event was planned to be held with spectators until the organizers nixed the idea after many athletes had spoken out against it safety 1st i believe it's the right decision yes i think. we'd all rather play in a packed hall but right now i think this is the way to go the hosts have been working on a hygiene concept for months. will live in so-called bubbles leaving their hotels

for training or matches no contact with the outside world. it certainly takes some getting used to. of course you also have to look after yourself and try to avoid cabin fever in a small group. the world championship is expected to boost handball in egypt where it's already the number 2 sport behind football the cairo club ali runs 3 youth academy is with over $300.00 players even 6 year olds are taking up the sport young girls and women also play here and a national women's team is being planned. nowadays in egypt the culture of limiting women to the home has changed a lot of women go out and take part in many areas of life. germany are not one of the favorites at this world championship with important players missing due to

withdrawals and injuries but maybe they'll still be able to soar. it watching news up next a documentary looking at the dockside of the chocolate industry titled chocolates of dockets don't forget you can always get the latest news on our web site at any time that's dot com you can also follow us on twitter and instagram the handle is at the news on social champs for now i'm anthony held in berlin for me in the team here thanks for joining us. young moroccan immigrants. they know the police will stop the. the root is not the solution. they know their flights could be fatal. but. not an option shattered dreams starts january 18th on t.w. .