this is the news live from berlin prosecutors sunbelt chilling images to make that case against donald trump on the 1st full day of arguments in his impeachment trial today show rioters breaking into the capitol as overwhelmed police officers say but . also coming up germany extends its lockdown even though infection numbers are going down there are some exceptions spot fears of coronavirus mutations have chancellor angela merkel insisting on keeping restrictions tight bored least

another month. and u.s. president joe biden announces new sanctions against the military regime that seized power in myanmar while there's been a new wave of arrests of civilian officials and ongoing protests against last week's 2. i'm good how else was welcome to the program in the u.s. house democrats half wrapped up their 1st full day of arguments donald trump's 2nd impeachment trial the former president is accused of inciting the riot at the capitol building but 5 people died last month prosecutors unveiled chilling new video of the violent mob breaking into the building and the subsequent chaos. on the 2nd day of the impeachment trial democratic prosecutors wasted little time to make their case. they used security camera footage to reconstruct in painstaking

detail how the rioters worked their way into the inner sanctum of u.s. democracy coming within touching distance of the politicians inside. as the riders reached the top of the stairs they were within 100 feet of where the vice president was sheltering with his family and they were just a theat away from one of the doors to this chamber where many of you remained at that time. you can see the vice president pence and his family quickly move down the stairs the vice president turns around briefly as he's headed down. the other footage leaves little doubt about the mob's violent intent. with. recordings of police radio calls show how the embattled officers lost control of the situation. we were doing there. where are.

you going to hear 7. or what modern true hero you're up there. were murdered a girl. we knew someone you work up when i was growing up we were. the rioters did finally manage to breach the senate floor prosecutors say they acted at donald trump's behest was this was not a coincidence none of this was donald trump over many months cultivated violence praised it and then when he saw the violence his supporters were capable of he channeled it to his big wild historic event democrats hope these dramatic images will convince some of their republican counterparts to vote to convict the former president. with millions of americans

watching the televised proceedings the intensity of the prosecutor's arguments has reverberated far beyond the senate chamber. here in germany leaders have agreed to extend the country's current coronavirus lockdown until at least march 7th although some restrictions will be relaxed and the virtual summit with leaders of the 16 federal states chancellor angela merkel made clear she wanted to lock down extend it even further though the number of deaths and new infections has been declining now. says the new highly contagious variance of covert remain a cause for concern for as the sun went down behind the chancellor in berlin another showdown about the lockdown macko and the state premiers wrestling with the question given the advance of coronavirus mutations in germany how soon will it be possible to open up. yes the time between now and the middle of march is when the experts are telling us that the

mutated virus could gain the upper hand over the initial strains. but it's crucial that we lower the infection rate in this period and that's why we need to be careful. until at least the 7th of march most restrictions will remain in place with 2 notable exceptions schools and kindergartens will start to open from the 22nd of february and hairdressers will be able to get back to work from the 1st of march and move many germans are longing for the. hairdresser is a great loss my niece is cutting mine at the moment as well as she can. the next target is to start opening up shops and businesses that will be allowed in places where the 7 day infection number falls to 35 but 100000 people but it's not going to happen just yet caution is still the guiding principle. closing

things down takes courage opening them up demands intelligence it's more difficult because you have to take more things into account. specially with this new mutation it would be better if we push the numbers down then we can live freely instead of needing another lockdown i would love to just go out and you know go. for a museum or visit friends or travel freely and take a trip somewhere and just to get out of my apartment. infection numbers are dropping in germany if that continues normal life it seems might be just over the horizon. well our political correspondent in the house or joins me now for more on this you know the infection rate has been improving over the last couple of weeks or how american government the prime ministers are justifying extending the lockdown for another months then it is extremely difficult for them to communicate

the reasons but germany has been in a partial lockdown for almost 2 months now and the scientists agree that because of those measures the infection rates have been going down but at the same time the mutations are causing a big headache also here in political berlin and the u.k. variant in particular is spreading so there is a fear of a sudden spike again if there is a sudden reopening especially because the vaccination program here has been very slow so far so until america and the 16 state premiers agree that now is not the time for a proper return some normality they want to meet again on the 3rd of march to reassess the situation though. not just an extension those schools in have dresses might open soon in some states why this section that's correct headdress is are allowed to reopen from the 1st of march and you have to remember that at the moment only essential shops are open so that is a big exception to the rule and the varian state premier justify that decision by

saying that's going to the hairdressers is not just a question of hygiene for many specially the elderly it is also a question of a life in dignity so that there really isn't there and regarding schools and kindergartens there's agreement across the board that the gap in education is widening here in germany in a dangerous way because schools are closed and many children are essentially cut off from at says to schools to education and to their peers. so what about vaccination there many germans are angry that not even 3 percent of the population of the shop so far other countries are far ahead is the realization campaign picking up speed but now. well a novelty in wednesday's video conference was that the health minister attended the video conference as well and he did present a more detailed outlook when it comes to the vaccination strategy there has been a lot of frustration a lot of criticism a big blame game going on but there is hope now that things will pick up speed now

a new production facility for the biotech pfizer vaccine started operation this week for example and new vaccines might still be approved so i'm glad america and the health minister said that they're still optimistic that every adult in germany will have had an offer to be vaccinated by the end of this sum up possibly even earlier possibly with. political correspondent thank you nina. but here are some more of the stories making headlines around the world today supporters of ecuador's largest indigenous political party have been the protesting alleged election fraud in this month's national elections the vote was split 3 ways and the indigenous person who ran on the environmental platform is not expected to advance to the runoff election in april. on saudi arabia's most vocal women's rights activist has been released from prison. was arrested in 2018 allegedly

for violating counter-terrorism laws charges critics described as politically motivated she openly advocated for the rise of women to drive cars and for an end to the country's restrictive male guardianship system. the wife of jailed kremlin critic of legs in the valley has flown to germany from russia according to german news magazine dish legal. fled from moscow to frankfurt on wednesday last week her husband was sentenced to in his 3 years in jail for violating his probation after he was poisoned in siberia. u.s. president joe biden has spoken to chinese president xi jinping for the 1st time since taking office she wanted a confrontation would be a disaster for both nations biden says his administration will counter china's growing global influence biden had announced plans for pentagon task force to review u.s. security strategy regarding china. where pressure is building on myanmar school

leaders after u.s. president joe biden announced new sanctions against the military regime that seized a week ago biden also repeated demands for the generals to give up power and free civilian leaders meanwhile a close aide of ousted leader aung san suu kyi has been detained shot in sway was among those taken into custody in a new wave of arrests overnight protesters women defiant are using increasingly creative tactics to make their demands. dressed in furry animal suits and risking their lives. these groups of young protesters and young go on a challenging the coup leaders with humor their protest tactics which is slogans with pop culture references i knew from my own mom. and the mother generations it's a good i care for my generation said where l g b t greeks and cosplay is and where wearing costumes and trying to get international

attention on twitter people from other countries have noticed it was by the way a lot. to gain attention and support abroad younger generations are using both social media and lessons learned from protesters in neighboring hong kong and thailand. wearing crowns and ball gowns thank god. for going shirtless like these members of a bodybuilding club people are showing their opposition to the coup. demonstrators are calling for an end to the military dictatorship and freedom for the nation's elected leader own son suchi and her allies they also wanted a new constitution on their return to democratic freedoms the groups remain on deterred off to choose days violence. thanks security forces declared the

rallies illegal trenching peaceful protesters with water cannons there are reports that police fired large rounds to disperse some marches. a teenage protester was shot and critically injured. a banner shows the injured 19 year olds and demonstrators know their actions could risk a stronger crackdown from the authorities here but i guess we are ready to give our lives if they're trying to threaten on protesters we have nothing except our own bodies we are peacefully protesting. i don't. think we don't want to live under the military rules we want freedom. a curfew and restrictions on gatherings have been put in place but they have not stopped fresh protests from breaking out across the country. as

a sports news now downhill skiing greats ted ligety says his giant slalom race next week at the world championships will be his last 2 time olympic gold medalist and 5 time world champion will retire at the age of $36.00 legatee was at the forefront of pushing change during his career but spoke out against the trend of straight of course settings he campaigned for more curves and bends. his many victories mark him as one of the greatest american skiers. and the tampa bay buccaneers football team how celebrated their victory in sunday's super bowl with a boat parade in their hometown fans and players took to the water and a flood of boats sailed down the hillsborough river in tampa thousands of supporters lined the river bank to cheer on their heroes city officials asked that ass and days to wear masks and socially distant back their requests was largely ignored.

and that's all for now from me on the news stream don't go away though up next is business news with chris caldwell stay tuned for that time's remember also check out our web site that's t w dot com lockout office in berlin thanks for watching. young german. jewish. there's one jewish. does that mean. in daily life. and at school. the family should not be given a special status but be completely normal.