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geninie: it is time for 60 minus live around the world. the u.s. house set for a vote today that would formalize the impeachment process against donald trump. it is expected to pass along party lines. it could lead to a vote on impeaching the president by the end of the year. protests kick off in lebanon. the prime minister resigned
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tuesday and said he is thinking about stepping into the job if there is a shakeup in the cabinet. protesters to descend on islamabad to demand the prime minister resigned after -- just one year after his election. for fiat chrysler and peugeot. it may be a delicacy in france, has enemiess abroad. the details, coming up. first, our top story, live from paris.
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the u.s. house of representatives is set to vote on formalizing impeachment proceedings against donald trump. if it passes, it will be the third time in history to do so. a roadmapould layout for impeachment that could produce public hearings in the next two weeks and a vote on impeachment by december. as the inquiry picks up steam, demococrats are looking o formalize the next stages, setting out a resolution that would layout the rules going forward. the house intelligence committee will continue its investigation. interviews will be held at public hearings. these findings will be added to a report sent to the house judiciary commitittee. republicans can call their own witnesses and the president's
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lawyers can take part. this could lead to a houseboat on impeachment, which, if it passes would have the senate hold a trial. the move c comes following weeks of criticisms from republicans. >> it is not a fair process, not an open process, not a transparent process. limited and closed and we are moving towards a preordained result. >> the president stands accucusd of pressuring the ukraine to investigate joe biden. a phoneiry hinges on call he made to volodymyr zelensky in july. trump denies wrongdoing and labels the investigation a witchhunt. jack dorsey says the social media platform is going to be in political ads.
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that takes effect in november,, one year before the 2020 election. it is a contrast to facebook and mark zuckerberg, who defends his choice to run paid political ads on the site, even false ones, in the name of free speech. one year into his tenure, imran khan is facing his biggest challenge. his political rival is leading a march of thousands on its way to islamabad. inflation down over and a stagnant economy. our reporter is covering the story live. there was a massive rally planned for today. it has been postponed into the tragic fire that happened in pakistan, leavining 70 people dead. tell us about ththat.
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>> the o opposition party y in pakistan, has beeeen marching towards islamabad for t the past fiveve days. outskirtsreach the today. the plan was to come to islamabad and do a demonstration. arly in the day, there was train accident, in which 73 were killed. they have postponed their march for tomorrow. protesters are planning to and doslamabad tonight the demonstration tomorrow, early in the morning. their main demand remains the resignation of the prime minister, imran khan. they want a new election to be called.
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years since he.5 came into power. protesters are blaming imran khanan for many things, hh inflation, a stagnant economy. how much is his fault? >> he has only been in power for a year and inherited a big economy. they did notot have foreign reserves for a month. when he came into power. the economy has not become better. -- policies have there are other issues. came into power, we have seen increasing censorship. large crackdowns
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against rival political parties. are in jail.aders people in pakistan, there is a thee population who believe first 1.5 years of imran khan, he has not worked well and they do not agree with his policies. genie: thank you. there were more antigovernment protests in iraq with thousands taking to the streets wednesday. two more protesters were killed when security shot them in the head with tear gas canisters when they were trying to keep people in the green zone. many people have beenn killed that our civilians.. the fate of the prime minister is in limbo. a cleric is calling for him to resign. protesters say an ouster of the
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iraqi prime minister would not be enough. more chaos in lebanon as the could beister said he returning to the same position if there is a major cabinet reshuffle. that comes as antigovernment prprotests entered a third week. demonstrations were, with the army turning out to keep things in check. our reporter has this. >> he said he would resign on monday. yesterday evening, that changed. there were thousands of people back out on the streets .creaming cities ass and other well. it started to spread quickly.
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we had p people trying to blocka road. the army did disperse them with tear gas and they moved. we had roadblocks set up in several places on the syrian border. people were trying to block another road when the army confronted them. we saw it spread to beirut. the protests h had really just been people wandering around, talking. the ring road was full of protesters, the army was there. they were watching the situation. protesters filling up the roadblocks again.
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we have seen these united protests under one flag. last night, we got to see it individualof the politicians. said evene protests though they are not heavily supported, they were protesting in solidarity because they believe he was made a scapegoat. there were rumors going around that a state of emergency was being declared. to the u.k., where one of the most recognizable voices of brexit, john bercow. trademark order some 14,000 times. last month he said he was retiring.
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today is his last day in that chair. we look back at his tenure. >> order, order. >> his growls of order have made him famous in britain and around the world. john bercow has been the head of the house of commons for a decade. he has steered t them to one of the most motorists -- he has steered them to one of the most tumultuous periods, brexit. time as speaker , i have sought to increase the relative authority of this , for which i will make absolutely no apology to
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anyonene, anywhere, at any time. ofeducated at the university essex, he began on the right wing of the conservative party. he was seen as a reformer during his tenure and turned one of parliament's bar into a a nursey for staff and children. he has never hesitated to reprimand mps, often with humor. >> spare us the theatrics. behave yourself. be a good boy. leading political figures paid tribute to him one last time. the prime minister descscribed m as a ruthless umpire and will commentator. is duercow's successor
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to be named after a secret ballot on monday. france, nearly one month after the knife attack at the paris police had orders, the inquiry into how the radicalized attacker went undetected for so long is still underway. the police are calling for colleagues to report suspicious behavior. seven officers have their weapons taken away. shockedwas an attack that the police force. the radicalization of the attacker went unnoticed for years. authorities are calling on staff to report any sign of radicalization in their colleagues. the police commissioner said since the attack, 33 employees have been flagged for suspected radicalization. three have been recommended for suspension and several have been stripped of weapons. >> 12 alerts have led to the disarming of officers.
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seven of them since octobober 3. >> many have been left astonished t the attacker was nt picked up. his expression of sympathy for the charlie hebdo attacacks shocked colleagues. following the attack, police wanted to see the man they did not see at work. his homeme was raided. items were seized. he had not contacted any known left any claim for the responsibility of the attack. it has put police protocols in the spotlight. they hope internal checks can stop another attack from happening in the future. wildfires rage across california. wind is making it difficult to contain the flames. a new blaze broke out wednesday
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in simi valley. it has destroyed over 500 hectares of land and is threatening homes. 26,000 more people have been forced to flee, adding to the tens of thousands evacuated due to fires elsewhere across the state. theapan, a royal castle in world herititage list has been destroyed by a fire. it is a popular tourist attraction built over 500 years ago. our reporter has details. siteunesco world heritage gutted by flames. firefighters struggled to control a blaze at the castle on the southern island of okinawa. 3:00ire started before a.m., spreading through the complex. troops said leadiding flames were rising from m the lt
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towards the e main hall. after that, they moved to the north hall. from the main hall to the south whole. -- to the south hall.. >> 100 firefighters were deployed. they said flames destroyed almost 5000 square meters of the site. residents watched in shock. castle i sawhe growing up. the castle that was always neararby. it is sad. i have no words. >> built over 500 years ago, it was the center ofof the kingdom thatat was destroyed several times, most recently in world war ii. it served as the campus for okinawa'ss largest public university until the 1970's, then became a popular touristst attraction. the government said it is determined to rebuild. gras is a delicacy
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herere. in many places it has turned into an outrage. new york city is the latest to the sale of it in 2022. manufacturers are vowing a court battle to overturn. of the frying pan and into the fire. new york city council has passed a bill banning foie gras. the dish had been considered a culinary delicacy on the fine dining circuit. is produced from the large liver of ducks and g geese who e force fed corn. advocates cry foul, arguing it is painful and cruel. farmers and chefs say they are just cooking up controversy. animal breeding is inhumane to begin with. why focus on a small operation like this? it is because it has this image
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associated with wealth and extravagance. not the first time it has been prohibited in the u.s. but it bandit and 2006 was repealed two years later. california outlawed the product in 2012. that ban still stands. the supreme court r refused to hear from phibro producers, -- producers, citing no evidence of foul play. genie: the u.s. house is set for a vote to formalizize the impeachment prprocess against trump. alongexpected to pass party lines. it could lead to a vote on impeaching the president by the end of the year. a third week of proteststs in lebanon as the prime minister says he is thinking of stepping back into the job if there is a major shakeup in the cabinet.
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thousands of protesters heading encouragelamabad to imran khan to resign. carmakers fiat chrysler and peugot have confirmed their plans to merge. the carmakers say the move will save them over 3 billion euros in costs per yeaea it is a big g win for fiatat chchrysler, whose attempts t to purchase rhino fell apart -- to purchase renault fell apart. they say this time around, project -- protecting jobs s is their prririty. >> the green light has been given. companies say this will be a 50-50 merger.
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and theelm, the ceo chairman. sixboard w will be made up of ugot employeesugot employees ant chrysler. the company will be based in the netherlands. the merger is being closely watched by the french government, not only because it but the stakeholder, company employs around six to 5000 people in france. the board meeting on wednesday french sitessa's would be maintained and protected. wouldmbined market share stand at around 23% and potentially create the f fourth largesescarmaker i in the world. to gain is atands large market base to sell more vehicles to help investors.
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carmaker aims to strengthens its presence in the u.s. market, where for chrysler has a strong foothold. fiat chrysler gains european and asian presence. agree to aapecects to binding merger in the coming weeks. >> in both companies on wednesesday, we show shares jump when talks over this deal were first announced. totoday is a different picture.. psa shares down in paris. is down.rysler psa shares have had a pretty good run.. european markets, shareres trading down. more worries over the u.s. china trade war after reports chinese
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officials expressed doubts over whether or not they could do a long-term deal with washington. apple f facing g a future where e it will sell f fewer iphones. applesatest results, torall revenues rose by 2% $64 billion. we continue to see a trend of falling sales of the iphone, even though it remains apple's big earner. mac sales are down as well. sales andn from things like services. a look a at more of the business headlines. slumped insamsung
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half as the south korean giant -- remains week fofor the rest f the year. pastng chip prices for the year. samsung faces challenges from the u.s. china trade war and export restrictions imposed by tokyo. strikes and rising fuel costs have hit profits of the owner of reddish airways, iberia, and aer lingus. airways,of britishh iberia, and aer lingus. more than 2000 flights are being canceled. its earningsm saw nosedive as they were hit i the impact of a stronger dollar and the cost of taking the a380 out of service. they are retiring seven of its superjumbo's, which will cost the company 4 400 million euros. 50%its this quarter down b by
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-- down by 15%. n new safety coconcerns for boboeing jets. >> cracks have developed in up to 50 of its 737 nexgen planes. regulators called on airlines to check older aircraft after flaws were discovered in parts of the wings. qantas iss the latest to say one of its planes has beenen affecd. carriere called on the to grant its entire fleet of 737's until they are checked. >> you hear about an aircraft coming into problems. .t is caused by something small this is a primary structure component. the aircraft should be grounded until such time qantas can determine which are safe and which are not. genie: today is halloween.
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howhave been looking at much money people can make when they are dead. >> that is if you are a celebrity. forbes has published its list of the top earning dead celebrities. michael jackson topic the list million dollars. number two on the list is elvis, $39 million. ofthird place, the creator the cartoon "peanuts." , $30 million. pumpkin -- great it's the great pumpkin, charlie brown." perhaps the best halloween show for children. we will look at what the effect candy anand cosostumes has on te
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