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 misdemeanors. 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 work all employers also resorted to video arguing that the trial was politically motivated and divisive. on the issue of dogs which vote yes i would hope 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 or even 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 for 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 terms defense of course countering this whole thing is not to be 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 fell 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 in 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. he i mean you can look at polling data polling you know general support for impeachment and convicting the president also you know 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 messages 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 inflame things here let's turn things down for democrats is very much about accountability and 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. kroft thank you. and that's 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 collapsed 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. italy's mikhail salvini says that his right wing party is prepared to back a new government led by mario drug support from salvini is crucial to drug use bid

to become prime minister after separate kaante stepped down at the end of january. 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 restrictions. 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 merkel is set to meet with the country's 16 state for merest she's already made it clear that she wants to see the current national lockdown extended until the end of the month some states however are expected to push back having already drawn up plans to begin gradually reopening schools and childcare centers from next week. let's

go now to nina hasa who has all of the details she's standing by for us at the chancellery nina what are the main measures and the main sticking points that will be discussed at today's summit. i think it's important to remind everybody where we're currently standing because that explains a lot about the tensions that are going to be ongoing in the talks this afternoon so germany has been in a partial lockdown for almost 2 months now only essential shops are open public life is on standstill schools are closed and because of that scientists agree that the infection rates have been going down lately so there are a lot of people are calling for this lockdown to be lifted but at the same time the coronavirus mutations are causing a big headache and the u.k. variant for example is spreading here in germany as well and there is a real fear of a sudden spike again if there is a reopening to suit and so is specially because the vaccination program here has been very slow so far there are not enough people who are immune to the virus so

far so anglo american under 16 state premiers of the 16 federal state here in germany agree that now is not the time despite the lower numbers for a proper return to normality and the draft discussion paper that is the basis for this afternoon's talks says that the plan is to extend the current lockdown until the 14th of march and to then let the federal states decide whether to reopen schools and kindergartens before that and in which shape and form and then there's going to be a big discussion about figures just which rate of new infection rates need to be reached in order for the states to gradually start the reopening process ok so you know a lot of factors to consider there anyhow you know meantime there's there's a there's a big debate actually reaching out in the country on the apparent downsides of germany's federalism they're coming up in political discussions for example does the current crisis have the fuel to change the system just to listen a little bit there. well germany did do very well during the 1st wave of the

pandemic and in large part because of its federal structure because of course local clusters of new infections could be identified very quickly locally and then they could be targeted locally without having to drag unaffected regions into a nationwide lockdown so it's important to remind everybody that all the chancellor can't really decide very much in this regard so all these issues are decided on here in germany on the local and regional level but in the vaccine rollout for example this federal structure has added to the process being very complicated and very slow and also of course there's always the risk of neighboring cities that belong to 2 different political districts having completely different rules once the whole reopening process starts so there is the risk for example if you want to take an example that hairdressers might open in one district where infection numbers are low and then everybody from a neighboring district or had dresses are not open drives over potentially taking

the virus with them again so this complicated set of rules does not allow for a unified approach and it adds to corona fatigue ok but the view from berlin thank you we'll take a look at some other developments in the pandemic to new code 1000 variants have been identified in england one of them deemed a variant of concern the u.k. government advisors say that both have similarities to the variant that originated in south africa and brazil south africa is restarting its vaccination campaign using doses from johnson and johnson after the astra zeneca vaccine was found to be less effective against a new variant that has spread in the country meantime south korea says that it will greenlight the astra zeneca vaccine for all people including those over the age of $65.00 this is the 1st vaccine to be granted approval in the country. well now to europe's oldest person a 116 year old non in france continues to defy the odds she has survived covert

19 french media say that sister andre tested positive for the virus in mid january but she was largely asymptomatic the nun who happens to be blind has recovered and is looking forward to celebrating her 117th birthday on thursday speaking to a reporter in the city of to law sister andre said that she didn't realize that she had contracted the corona virus and you do good i was very tired and i lived through it like that is you but i didn't know i had it. mr shaw i was very very tired for some time and then i realized i was sicker than i thought in a very good graffiti i wasn't scared because i'm not scared of dying because of the boat building well wisher a very happy birthday and some other news soldiers and young mahr have raided the

party headquarters of detained to 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 the nationwide protests many demonstrators remain defiant 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 a risking their lives. i know your name for this is a protest idea from the young generation and we are always thinking about how to be more creative because we may need international attention when i got the group remains on the turret off 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 and declared such trolleys illegal there were also reports of large eye munition being fired. that. could at least 2 people critically injured. their grandeur i'm a little you know 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 place for a way. to simmer 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 an. new constitution and more democratic freedoms their course has attracted international support with the u.s. a un 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 do us. 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 voter fraud in the november polls which soar a landslide victory for search the claims were not supported by man mas election commission a curfew under strictures 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 a pro-democracy activist who for security reasons will run remain anonymous we'll call her sue thank you so much for joining us here and mention that this is now the 5th day of protest it seems to be a little bit more peaceful and calm than 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. shirts 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. and now the realistic but it didn't stop the protesters from doing what they are doing such as banking the possum 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 you know rejected military coup related to tame political leaders we just of democracy it's a truck 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 product of protesters even more like creative with their own designs as you said earlier to get the attention not only from the locals but also from the international commission for the help creative and we understand also very young many of the protesters in their twenty's and thirty's you know individuals such as yourself is it mainly the younger generation that's concerned about democracy in myanmar and is taking out to the streets and you know perhaps you can tell us why that might be. well for me i was not adverse 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 energy but i have to say that i'm not as strong and then these supporter. and the current pride 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 of the public who want justice for the government actually voted and you know due to ship so where we are doing all we can do we want to add to our help from the international 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 su joining us from young you appreciate it. thank you and tell us where in the world a submarine from the japanese navy has collided with a commercial ship while surfacing off of japan's southern coast 3 crew members suffered minor injuries the sub's mast was damaged but it was able to continue

sailing crew aboard the ship say that they didn't even feel the impact. turkey has unveiled a new 10 year plan for its new speciations including missions to the moon satellite systems and launching turkish astronauts into space president recha type out of one so that the program would aim to land a spacecraft on the moon by 2023. the pilot in the helicopter crash that killed the basketball star kobe bryant and his daughter and a number of others may have broken safety rules u.s. investigators say that he may have flown into cloud cover without performing for acquired procedures bryant his daughter 7 others they were killed when the helicopter went down in january last year no los angeles well 6 months ago disputed presidential election in belarus sparked widespread protests against longtime leader alexander lukashenko more than 30000 people have

been arrested in the brutal police crackdown that followed this controversial victory in august despite this protest it was despite this protest they show no signs of abating well promina bellaver seen athletes like one olympic basketball player are among those pushing for change she was jailed for 15 years for taking part in the protests she spoke to us from athens where she now place and from where she supports the protest movement shares her story. before i am an athlete i am. a human i have a right to vote consitutional my current choose to. raised my opinion to not agreeing with something and he being an athlete or a it was time for me to to give the fans for the people that supported me

throughout my career and i use my platform and my words and all those terrible terrifying events happen and. i can be quiet and. there was no other option for us when we i did together we knew there was a chance that we had to have an exception and the government can use us to show the athletes to show people that you know that anyone the. my father dropped me off that they were poor and i was racking my leg each and insulates have managed holder and when i'm around those 2 policemen and they said they are there to arrest me for participating in protest i mean you literally couldn't sell their it's very very small and my 2nd day there they have taken everything from us they've taken matches to so you can literally the only place you can see it is kind of a bench. to turn off the hot water bottle it was lashon.

in 15 days i was there it is now it's acoustics our. i believe till the last minute because they didn't eat nina arrested in jail to me they put me in a car the only way i could i would ever last throughout that car to have my mom and my dad and after like 3 full of it we want to just add an outlook that we're going to just this is more than just being i'm using. who are in charge of their plight here if you would have told me you know i'm going to be arrested there and all this happening right away but i don't regret anything that has happened to me through my career i learned this from negatives you grab and look at the positives that shape your life. and this is. now some football news germicide fire munich and need only one more victory to win their 6 trophy joining this season of 2020

set to play the fifa club world cup final on thursday by own could become only the 2nd club ever to win all 6 domestic and international titles in a single campaign. hansei flick has almost done it all by the number one club in the world one a handful of titles in 2020 everything from the bundesliga to the champions league the visually became part of byron silverware collection that season now in qatar bahrain have one more title to go winning everything plus the fifa club world cup is tantamount to football perfection it's only been done once before back in 2009 by barcelona. winning the final am at the club world cup this could be the cherry on top. with all of the titles we've won.

and then win this additional one us navy had 1st you don't think about it that much and that also if but in the end when you know only one team is won 6 titles in the season is on the south and you have the chance to be the 2nd team it's a chance to make football history for us and i've been chasing history robert live in dosti fief is reigning football there of the year has scored 27 goals this season and he helped by and reached their 1st fifa club world cup final since 2013 success with a charity to the dream season hansei flicks already had it by around in his 1st season in show which. was in conferences have become the norm amid the pandemic replacing in person meetings it doesn't mean that everyone understands exactly though how it works check this out this is a court proceeding out in which a u.s. lawyer struggles to remove a filter from his emmett's have

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