plane. place blame. business d.w. news live from far away and the u.s. senate gives the go ahead for donald trump 2nd impeachment trial democrats say that trump must be held accountable for the storming of congress last month but his lawyers insist that the trial is unconstitutional also coming up a longer lockdown in germany chancellor merkel will push day to extend the 19 measures but not all state leaders are on board we have the latest and international condemnation grows as me on mars military tightens its grip on power

and brains the party headquarters of detained leader aung sang suu to find protesters are back on the streets for a 5th straight day plus the pioneering women driving moscow's legendary subway trains they were once banned from this kind of work for decades they're now steering russia toward in-born tatar to the future. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program. in the united states senators have voted to proceed with a full impeachment trial against donald trump the senate was divided largely along party lines and backing the democrats' argument that the trial is indeed constitutional now the former president stands accused of inciting the storming of the capitol that left 5 people dead early last month when this vote the 56

hour 44 a clear decision in a divided chamber donald trump will face a 2nd impeachment trial. pursued with a trial the senate vote affirmed that the trial was constitutional. stop the steel to make their case the democratic prosecutors showed a video as evidence of trump firing up his supporters ahead of the storming of the capitol on january 6th. can vote fraud and through it breaks up everything doesn't it when you catch somebody in a fraud you're allowed to go by very different rules you ask with a high crime and misdemeanor is under our constitution. that's a high crime and misdemeanor. a head of the vote republicans had argued that trump could not be convicted once out of office this was dismissed by the prosecution.

their argument is that if you commit an impeachable offense in your last few weeks in office you do it with constitutional impunity you get away with right. to recall in some way or was also resorted to video arguing that the trial was politically motivated and divisive. on the impeachment dogs would you vote yes or no i would vote yes i would but i would go. with this trial you will open up new and bigger wounds across the nation for a great many americans see this process for exactly what it is a chance by a group of partisan politicians seeking to eliminate donald trump from the american political scene in a congress still reeling from last month's events it is partisan politics that makes it very unlikely the prosecution will get the 2 thirds majority required in

the senate to convict trump. and let's get more on that we are joined now by did he use u.s. analyst william glue kroft william what were the main takeaway from day one. hi sara it was 4 hours of testimony or statements i should say that is a preview to what we can see from sea for the trial coming ahead today and tomorrow and over the course of the week and a reflection of what we've seen in briefs that have gone back and forth between the prosecution that's the house managers these democrats from the house were leading the prosecution and trump's defense democrats of course saying that donald trump is directly responsible for the attack on the capitol on january 6th not only from his incendiary rhetoric on that day and in the days leading up to it but the entire post election process where he so doubt into the election where he claimed fraud where there was no fraud really whipping up his supporters to believe a conspiracy a completely alternative set of facts it just was not the case to do to stoke that

kind of violence the anger in that republicans and trumps defense of course countering this whole thing is not even constitutional the 1st place because he's out of office already but of course he was already impeached while still in office so and there is precedent for this happening in u.s. history and of course trying to say that donald trump is protected by 1st amendment free speech rules so those are kind of where it came down to democrats also trying to not only push the legal and constitutional to good things but also the emotional side reminding senators just how much fear and anger they felt on january 6th when they themselves personally came under attack by this mob ok and we're already getting some indications in terms of how things could shake out right i mean because we know democrats simple majority secured the vote in order to proceed with the trial is this all going to shake out on party lines in the end william. pretty much i mean a handful of republicans 6 yesterday for example have expressed their their

possible interest in voting with democrats to convict donald trump that they see the democrat side but the majority of the republican party of republicans and senate are sticking with donald trump i think that was very interesting the fact that yesterday's vote was about the constitutionality of this trial not the trial itself or its outcome but whether this was even constitutional in the fact that all democrats say yes this is constitutional and all but 6 republicans said no this is not constitutional tells us either time these 2 parties have very different understandings of the u.s. constitution the fundamental document that governs u.s. democracy or especially republicans are playing politics and putting their party above the constitution above the country and it's a very instant interesting reflection on where things stand right now politically in the u.s. one argument william that trumps legal team has been making is that this trial could tear at the country apart democrats saying in time that the chief justice still needs to be starved now for the last talk with us

a little bit about you know the state of division in america over what is happening in the senate right now. i mean you can look at polling data polling you know general support for impeachment convicting the president also how republicans feel about the election or who won in the end the rightful winner being joe biden but it kind of all gets a little messy because you break that down by party republicans are just living by and large in a different reality and again it's not the impeachment that has really divided america it's you know the trump years and really years of divisive rhetoric leading up to that it's not new for republicans to use divisive incendiary rhetoric against their opponents against democrats and then say well wait let's let's not you know flame it inflames things here let's tone things down for democrats is very much about accountability i think we heard in that report that without accountability there can be no bringing together and so that's really where it seems that the 2

sides are settling down on and not so much about the facts but just where the facts fit with one's politics. volume grew cross thank you got a check of some other stories making headlines around the world. rescue workers in india are searching for dozens of people trapped inside of a tunnel 3 days after a glacier collapse and set off a massive flood more than 170 people are still missing following sunday's disaster more than 30 bodies have been found so far. a submarine from the japanese navy has collided with a commercial ship while surfacing off of japan's coast 3 crewmembers suffered minor injuries mast with damaged but it was able to continue sailing crews aboard the other ship say they didn't even feel the impact. security forces in israel have

clashed with hundreds of ultra-orthodox jews who gathered to protest coronavirus restrictions police used water cannon to disperse the crowds it comes amid a wave of public anger against the ultra orthodox community which has continued to hold large weddings and funerals despite antivirus restriction restrictions. now the stage is set for a battle of political wales in berlin later today as germany decides how to move forward with coronavirus restrictions chancellor angela merkel is set to meet with the country's 16 state premiers she's already made it clear that she wants to see the current national lockdown extended until the end of the month but some states are expected to push back having already drawn up plans to begin gradually reopening schools and childcare centers beginning next week let's get more now from d.w. chief political editor of the look of her who is standing by with the view from

berlin and michelle another big discussion today about the way forward for germany what are the main issues at hand. lockdown can be extended and the current draft document which is still in the making and is about to be probably shaken up again this afternoon reads that that lockdown could be extended until the 14th of march and that every of the 16 federal states here in germany would make up their own minds on whether to reopen schools and in which shape or form this is the right time to remind everybody that in the end angle americal come would you decide very much it is always up to the individual states to take decisions and implement what is agreed round the table and here we are clearly shifting from the drive to have a unitary approach across germany to push for an implementation plan that would allow for regional or even local openings and dropping of the lockdown if the

figure is improved and if the infection rates drop locally to give people a perspective and something to work towards rather than a continuation of a nationwide it's locked down and that's where those state premiers will start the discussion this evening and we can be very very curious indeed how much this current formula 50 infections per 100000 people 7 weeks will be redefined because that's really the target everybody has been working towards to lift a lockdown event and getting those 16 state from yours to agree on one strategy is of course a very big challenge in fact germany's federalism has come up time and time again in political discussions here some saying that it hinders effective coronavirus responses tell us a little bit more about that debate that's been taking place. well no doubt

germany's federal structure was the unsung hero of the mini's success during that 1st wave of the pandemic because it allowed those hot spots as they appeared to be targeted very very locally without taking the whole country hostage in a sense into a nationwide lockdown now we've seen that this is become somewhat the seal when it came to the rollout of the vaccines where it was the distribution aspect it was the responsibility of the states that worked or didn't work so that was a weakness and now the big question is which formula all cut states can agree on can they agree on a formula and that would then allow the federal structure to play out a strength again but for now dummy is very much tangled up in its own very regional decision making right now with patience wearing ever thinner to get some kind of perspective what the way out of this lockdown could look like the chief political correspondent nischelle turner thank you. when german leaders need

today they may want to look north for an example of a place that seems to be getting things right the city of rostock has made it through the winter months with exceptionally low numbers of covert 1000 inspections a d w went to find out the secrets of why this is going so smoothly for the city. is it the cool baltic greece or the rather calm and collected mindset of people in the north of germany so far they have made it well through the covert crisis especially here in the city of. infection numbers are currently lower than the german everett . to supernews we are disciplined northern germans are quite different from everyone else. we're a bit more nordic and distance anyway maybe that's our secret recipe below them about to get so hard to try to bring it down puts it in rules so that it doesn't

increase on the seniority because there's a secret timing might have been one reason very early on the city started testing more people than ever it masks quickly became mandatory in designated places and alcohol was spent on the streets earlier than in most places in germany another reason might be him of our stocks mayor he is originally from denmark and had just started his political career when the pandemic hit before that he was an entry printer helpful when leading a team. of mine in order my people looked very surprised when i said now we're going to shut everything down it took 15 minutes and then they started working all together as a strong team and immediately put my words in action and i can understand that when the new mayor suddenly says we're going to shut everything down here we're going to get here as the. now he wants to do things differently again the mayor has

suggested opening up business is before everyone else as an example for germany. we would be very happy to offer ourselves as a pilot city that way we can look at which concepts can be implemented that's the search reason for the low number of infections could be the north's vaccination strategy relative to its inhabitants they have vaccinated more people than any other region in germany. and there is something else if you family doctors are gaining nationwide attention because they started vaccinating people in their own practice unique in germany because so far people had to go to vaccination centers to get the chap administering it has been doable for doctors here contrary to popular belief the biotech pfizer vaccine can be stored at normal french temperature for a couple of days. my wish of course would be that when we have enough vaccine

available in the near future that we will have proven with this model project it's possible the family doctors can do the vaccinations let us broaden this idea and let the family doctors take over newbern him. but germany is still missing vaccine doses until that problem is solved the country's north will have to continue counting on its discipline and maybe the fresh baltic breeze. so let's take a look at some of the developments in the corona virus pandemic 2 new covert 19 variants have been identified in england one of them deemed a variant of concern u.k. government advisors say that polls have similarities to the south african and the brazilian variants south africa is restarting its vaccination campaign using doses from the johnson and johnson vaccine that's after the astra zeneca vaccine was found to be less effective against a new variant that has spread in the country and south korea says that it will

greenlight the astra zeneca vaccine for all people including those over the age of $65.00 it is the 1st vaccine to be granted approval in the country. soldiers in neon mar have raided the party headquarters of detained leader aung sang suu kyi the international community has voiced its growing concern as myanmar's military tightens its grip on power and steps up its violent response to nationwide protest many demonstrators remain defiant however they have returned to the streets for a 5th day to demand the reversal of a military coup and the release of their elected leaders. it looks like a simple quirky demonstration. but this group of young protesters and gang gone risking their lives. i know new name for this is a protest i.g.f. from the young generation we are always thinking about how to be more creative because we need international attention one of the group remains on the target up

to choose days of violence in which police fired rubber bullets and water cannons the protesters the military leaders who staged a coup on february 1st have declared such illegal there were also reports of large ammunition being fired. c with at least 2 people critically injured. they get on to our middle now we say that the military is taking brutal action against us. but when young people will leave the protests through various groups in every paste away so much on the p.c. may demonstrate is a calling for an end to the military gentle and freedom for the nation's elected leader and sunset she and her allies they are also calling for a new constitution and more democratic freedoms they cause has attracted international support with the u.s. and u.n. condemning the use of force we repeat our calls for the military to relinquish

power restore democratically elected government release those detained. and lift all telecommunication restrictions in to refrain from violence having gauge with. india due us here and discuss this you do a shoot just today with the chinese foreign minister. we all agree on the need to quick responses the military justified their coup by claiming widespread verge of fraud in the november polls which saw a landslide victory for search the claims were not supported by man mas election commission a curfew under strict rules on gatherings have been put in place but they are yet to prevent fresh protests from breaking out across the country. and i'm joined now from young gone by pro-democracy activists who for security reasons will run remain anonymous we'll call her sue thank you so much for joining us here in the deputy as

we mentioned that this is now the 5th day of protests it seems to be a little bit more peaceful and calm and yesterday what have you been seeing and what is the mood as you've been experiencing at. ok i was at the protests for 4 days and i've seen the videos of that 1000 years so i'm female protester who was shot in the head by the police and maybe don't cover the city of mark she was wearing a red t. shirt just standing there in the group at the station and not actually crossing the barrier gates or not doing something against the police they were previously using the water cannons rubber ball less and now the realistic but it didn't stop the protesters from doing what they are doing such as banking the parson pens at 8 pm and protests on the streets joining by tens of thousands of people by shouting out loud what they want and what in a slogans such as look you know reach out military coup release the detained

political leaders we just of democracy it's a drop despite the coroner virus despite the new laura fanning from gathering more than 5 people and having a car fewer as a not so the protesters are even more like creative with their own designs as you said to get the attention not only from the locals but also from the international commission for the help of creative and we understand also very young many of the protesters in their twenty's and thirty's you individuals such as yourself is it mainly the younger generation that's concerned about democracy in neon marnus taking out to the streets and you know perhaps you can tell us why that might be. well for me i was not the advice before but i'm always interested in politics and history so i roughly know about what we were facing really such as about the constitution the power of the military and the you know of a law and of

a lot of areas of the nation during 5 years range of and the deep but i have to say that i'm not a strong and of the supporter. and the current crisis that is not about the fight between energy and the military it isn't really about the right and the wrong according to law and it's about the fight between a public who went just before the government actually voted and you know due to ship so where we are doing all we can do we want to us where help from the indonesian and governments and organizations like you know as you can see even the u.n. children's hour so it will be in this so even the end as then the importance of it so thank you so much for telling us a little bit more about those efforts and also you know the call to action that you have for international organizations the international community to joining us from young gong you appreciate it. thank you scores of jobs are forbidden to women in russia with the government voicing concern that the work

might affect their childbearing abilities as of this year the ministry of labor however has removed several 100 jobs from the list of banned work. it's paved the way for a group of female pioneers and legendary subway system who are now steering russia toward a more gender equal future. and women are finally in the driving seat and are pushing full speed ahead on gender equality in the russian capital. started working for the moscow metro almost 18 years ago at the time women were not allowed to operate subway trains in russia but arenas says for her it was worth the wait. this is my childhood dream i used to play with model ships and airplanes with the boys my father is a pilot so why the metro somehow it drew me in the fact that it's underground i guess it's like flying but under the ground. before every shift irina gives

the metro train she'll be driving a once over here and there was a station guard on the platform for years helping out passengers since january she's a driver now she tries to get a sense of each individual metro train. treat each train like a person and i think each train has a soul to the feeling of driving the metro is like pure happiness i'm happy when i'm driving. irina is proud to be one of the 1st 12 metro drivers after all the moscow subway is legendary the soviet government started building it in the 1930 s. calling it a palace for the people for commuting workers in the 1980 s. the government decided women had no place driving these trains they said the metro is too deep underground too loud and too dark for women and the vibration from the trains could damage their so-called childbearing function even now women drivers

are only being deployed on the most modern trains and only operate one line that runs partially over. around despite the fact that they get the exact same training as their male counterparts. in russia 100 jobs remain off limits for women for example metal manufacturing like the work in this steel mill mining and drilling on an oil rig are still considered men's work russian lawmakers insist the restrictions are still relevant today. we treat women with care here these tough jobs and hard labor are still seen as men's work in our society also women are mothers so providing for and taking care of their health and their reproductive functions is important that's why we used recommendations from doctors to determine factors that are harmful to women at work

. when the video. is on her way to her next shift the 38 year old says the metro feels like a 2nd home to her especially now that she's in the driving seat and the arena is optimistic the other band jobs won't be off limits to women forever. i'm sure they're working on it already the vans must be in place for a reason so the government must be taking care of women i would tell other women to keep believing and hoping no matter what you want to become everything is possible . he already has her dream job and the next group of women will start training to become drivers soon but outside of these metro tunnels gender equality is still a long way off. on our move on to europe's oldest person a 116 year old man in france who continues to defy the odds she has survived coded 19 french media say that sister andre tested positive for the virus in mid january

but she was largely asymptomatic the non who is blind has recovered and is looking forward to celebrating her 117th birthday on thursday. you're up to date thank you so much for watching i'm sorry kelly and carla take.

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