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ready to step down . welcome back wee begin on capitol hill in washington where deeply divided house of rerepresentatives today t took a major step in the efforts towards impeaching the us president donald trump. what was the first formal test of support for the impeachment investigation the democratic controlled house voted two hundred and thirty two to one hundred ninety six to press ahead with the probe. however not one single republican voted to support taking the probe forwards. the trump accused of
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abusing his office and jeopardizing national security for personal gain. by reaching out to a foreign power namely ukraine and also can the country's president to dig up dirt on his political rival to buy. and that was about- twitch went almost entirely along party lines and stone trumps impeachment enquiring these forward on this vote the yeas are two hundred and thirty two. the nays are one hundred and ninety six the resolution is adopted without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. moving forward the house intelligence committee's investigation will now have its interviews at public hearings with the findings then added to a report which will be sent to the house judiciary committee. at this stage republicans can under conditions cool that own witnesses and the us president's lawyers can take part. these proceedings could lead to a house vote on impeachment which if it passes
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would trigger the senate's to hold the trial. even so republicans have dragged their feet the whole way complaining the inquiry is not fat democrats are trying to impeach the president. because they are scared they cannot defeat him at the ballot box this impeachment is not only an attempt to undo the last election. is it an attempt to influence the next one as well. the president reacted precisely is predicted a as democrats insisteded it was about defendig chchecks balances and democracy itself this is a sad day it's a sad day because nobody comes to congress to impeach a president of the united states no one these rules are fair than anything- that had flown before in terms of a- of a- an impeachment proceeding. the us president stands accused of pressuring ukraine to investigate his potential twenty twenty election rival joe biden. the inquiry hinges on a phone call he made to ukrainian president filotti macedonski in july asking his
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counterpart for what he called a favor. in return for badly needed. from congress for more now this is soso i i'm joined he in the s studio b by professorr professor dick how it was a u. s. political expert also at the all the all the book shadows on america from kennedy to trump liz on but then i mean i the kennedy at comp that sir- the book he's written here thank you very much indeed for coming to see us professor. let me start by asking you as far as the w whole impeachment p proces is concerned what is today's vote actually change it changes the political dynamic in two ways on the one hand. it makes it difficult if not impossible for the republicans to say. you're doing a lynch mob your ramming this through it's a witch hunt. because now it's going to be publicc o open hehearings andnd secondly in sor as-- these are hearings called officially now. around the
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questions impeachment. those people who reach received subpoenas who are called upon not invited but called upon to testify we now have to testify. and thatat means you're gonna have a lot of witnesses starting for example with the former national security adviser john bolton. who as you know was fired. by trump or as he says. he quit before sean could fire him whichever way. his his testimony will be extremely interesting and then finally. all of those testimonies of taken place before notice why they were done in secret they were done in secret to.o. avoid the testimonies from the test of fighters from getting together and concocting one unified story. now these people who have testified privately and there are notes take about it. those people now be cacalled u n to testify publicly. okay so it changes quite log them what you make of the fact that not one republican voted in favor of
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taking. this whole process ford's what does that tell us. it's a as as the american it's terrible it shows a split country on the other hand i'm old enough notice the gray hair i'm old enough to remember the firstt impeachment of this modern sentry of richard nixon. and i remember how strongly united the republicans were at that time and what these public hearings will do. the democrats hope is what the public hearings around nixon watergate did they're going to change the climate of opinion the jury after all and this is the jury the acting jury is the house which diets and the senate which eventually connects. . but what counts s is public opinion. and isn't that a bit of a risk on the part of the democrats given that we're about to enter an election yeah becausese i mean. if the whole universe publican bodies right behind donald trump his key supporters are right behind him too. doesn't this just have the
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effect of galvanizing add thahat that position of all of support for the president. that's what. trump's advisors are- telling hihim but i think there are two factors to take into account. one what the republicans okay accounting on is not simply the trump will be indicted which eventually could be teaches called. but also that in order to be convicted and rememed from officee i have to be at least twenty republican votes bebecause you needed sixty seven votes two thirds majority in the senate. of the elections coming up there are thirty three elected three thirty three centers in play twenty three of them this year are republicans that means that they have to think twice if. public opinion begins to shift if the tides begin to change and that's i think where the- be questions or comments. okay let's just putut the clock forward to a later stage if the
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house eventually votes to impeach president trump. about sets up a trial in the senatee.. the republicans control the senate meaning that the removal of president trump is. not just unlikely it's more less impossible. i wouldn't say it's impossible because i would have said the same thing fifty years ago and richard nixon- in the one member of the watergate affair was a little. ricky did click once to issue here i think though is of a broader question a question of constitutionality because what he's being accused of ultimately. is violating the basic principle the coconstitution which iss the separation of powers. remember that the democrats didn't want to impeach dropped it nancy pelosi the leader of the house. didn't what she's kept her troops in line she refused continually and now she's's finally driven to the point where it seems t that the pressure coming from within her
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party is such. that she can't not do it and what you have them set up is of clash between on the one hand article one of the constitution which is that which is the powers of congress. article two which is that which is the powers of the executive and the question of the independence of the justice department of this of the judiciary so you really have a broad constitutional issue. and i do see that my y hope is thatt may be out of this. not that we wiwill somehow become united again. with one another but we will be united around the constitution around the values. of a democratic republic. okay well thank you very much indeed for coming to see us us political expert on all for. a professor dick how thank you very much later. we will now anti governmentt protests is up back on the streets of beirurut today chanting revolution for almost two weeks of protests the largest lebanon has seen in fifteen years. have led to the resignation of prime minister saad hariri this entire cabinet
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those taking part in the protests. one eight total overthrow the political class which has dominated the country since the civil war. let's get the latest now from players and speak to from city force layla milan alan. and we heard the president all of lebanonon not president michelle i wound speaking a little earlier on. just tell us what the key messages whether he wants to get across. so he said that sectarianism was eight disease in lebanon he said lebanon needed to move towards a mocking six states. in which people were loyal to the nation robin sectarian lead is on he appealed to the people he said that the system would take up a cheating the system will take a long time. he appealed to that patience to wait and what could the government to get t towards that and he appealed to the politicians to the current parliament. to what quickly to try and achieve a new government that could stop working towards these reforms he also pledged that he would
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fight corruption. and that he would welcome the economic system because of course financial crisis here is one of the things most warring to people and finally he said to the lebanese young people we have had to avoid. you are the center of this nation and you are it's heart beats. cases in key messages that- and president haven't obviously trying to make it clear. too protest that he has been. liststening to them. and are there any signs of add on i think i know the offices i can hear the noise behind you- any signs of a return to normamality there anand they re. there have been great efforts to make out that that is a retired so mousy hair. across lebanon from yesterday- and me to the office that had eighties resignation the day before they were trying to open all the roads again they said the banks will open either thursday or friday they said schools we got back. from last night we saw a large protests again they've carried on through the day today and i need to be off the speech many more people come out in the street. this right behind me is
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a new road will convey route that didn't even exist before. me speaking to young people that saying to me what he said it doesn't matter we don't believe him and even if we did he called the g. but if he needs to speak words. we have given the government forty eight hours this was an ultimate makes him they gave yesterday that should full tomomorrow and we haven't had. any. real on says any real solutions were taken back to the streets. okay from siningles layla milan allen in bay ridge thank you so much. non response was being a month of deadly protests the iraqi president today promised to hold early elections when his first televised address in weeks president the bottomm sala. also said that the embattled prime minister adel abdel mahdi is ready to step down. though it isn't c clear who he would take his place well the purchase erupted on the first of october with those taking part and get a corruption in the state of the economy. but the focus quickly shifted to dimond's for total overhaul of the politicall system at least two hundred and
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fifty seven peopople have been killed and ten thousand dollars engine during this the worst. unrest that iraq is seen s since the fall of saddam hussein. mostly full simona fulton has more now from back to. president by him solid gave a solemn and decisive e speech on thursday announcncing that h hes ready to call early elections undeder a new electionsns law ad under the supervision of a a new elections commission composed of independent and a political members he also announced that prime minister of the of the not the had voiced his willingness. to tender his resignation provided that his departure wouldn't leave a constitutional vacuum and provided that the two largest blocks in the parliament would agree on the replacement now this is something that can take a very long time in iraq let's remember. that it took six months for this prime minister to be appointed- following the two thousand eighteen- parliamentary elections now president silas said that he would be presenting a new elections law to parliament as early as next week but- it can
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take a very long time for this parliament to- this discuss and to vote on such a low given how dysfunctional it has been over the past few months. not even being able to reach a quorum to hold its sessions- in order to vote on some of the critical reforms to address the protesters the method of president also mentioned his speed significantly that he- would bring that those who have used excessive force against demonstrators to account and- with regard to that and this international publishing important report today- concluding that security forces had used military grade. tear gas canisters to disperse protesters and of course some of these protesters have been faithfully in. by tear gas canisters that were aimed at to their heads and to their bodies so overall the president's speech was very empathetic it was probably the most forthcoming yet in addressing the protesters demands but it really depends on just how much the political parties that control parliamament will collaborate. with him to
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actually implement these measurures. . possible simona filton reporting that from baghdad. at least seventy four people have been killed in a massive fire which broke out on a train traveling through easton pa kissed on today one theory is that the fire was caused by a gas cooking stove aboard the train. will survive as been recounting that horrific ordeal as they jumped out of windows as flames tortured carriages. principles delighted to susan has more. flames billow out of carriages on a train- brought to a halt. on thursday a fire erupted on the service between the pakistani cities of karachi and rawalpindi. most of the passengers on board were traveling to one of the country's biggest religioious festivals when traragedy struck. off the mornining plans i was slsleeping and suddenly i heard some pasassages s shouting aboua fifire in the e trade. after tht we s started jumping o off. i lt most of my colleagues. the cycylinder exploded and i don't know how firire erupted
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evererywhere i jumpepedut of the train to save my life. there was a whole line of people behind me they pushed. according to o ilway officials the fire e erupted off to a gas cylinder used for cooking exploded such devices are technically not allowed on trains but passengers often cook their own meals during long distance journeys. the train's driver meanwhile explained how he needed to act quickly to prevent the death toll from rising. generally have the chain was pulled and i stop the train. my system got down. and so that some coaches had coal fire. i quickly ask the systemem to secure the trai. we d disconnected the coach is engulfed in flames. and secured the remaining carriages in the off the mark the thursdays plays prime minister imran khan call for an immediate inquiry real tragedies in pockets on however are not uncommon with many citing corrrruption. i'm a
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lack of investment. well the french government is unveiled plans to revitalize some of the poorest areas surrounding paris we'll send send any lies to the northeast of the capital and the government has announced twenty three measures to improve the area on the quality of life for its residents. also evils clout rush tells us more. it's the poorest region in all of france and the most populated area in the greater paris region. sense on the new suffers from chronically underfunded public services substandard housing and a lack of jobs. many of its working class an immigrant residents are excluded from the economic opportunities of the nearby capital. long overlooked the government has announced a twenty three new measures to revitalize the area. among them a salary bonus for civil servants there to the tune of ten thousand euros. this on the condition they keep their job for at least five years. currently 35% of elementary school teachers and senend send any leave their post after two
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years. another meaeasure i is to recruit more polilice by creatig a hundred new officer positions by twenty twenty one. authorities also hope to boost local courts with thirty five job openings for court clerks and twelve openings for judges. from attracting public servants and encouraging them to stay put the government also plans to renovate three major hospitals by twenty twenty four. according to health officials the number of towns anand send send any basing doctr shortages has doubled since twenty fifteen. thirty seven out of f forty municipalitieies don'n't have enough h positions. it's time now for a check of the top business news stories and brian quinn joins me now hi there brian let's begin with a massive merger in the auto industry is between fiat chrysler andnd the psa group. te two car makers have now confirmed their plans to join forces. deals being described as a fifty fifty merger of equals between psa the french group behind brands like
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peugeot and citron and fiat chrysler with its stable of brands including jeep and alfa romeo. the company say the move will save thehem over three billion euros per year in costs it's a big win for fiat chrysler whose attempts to merge with we'll know earlier this year collapsed under reported objections by the french government. this time though paris as its on board but it does wanant to make sure jobs are protected. james was he now has the details. the wheels are turning for american and european comic as as a merger between fiat chrysler and pursue hopes to save billions in industry that's facing slowing demands. but the head of a new parent company based in the netherlands french group psas callers t to viruses ceo and american italianan comic to f. c. a.'s jono can in the role of f chairman. a fifty fify merger this being closely watched by the french government's. which holds a 12% stake in psa. these would create. the fourth champion at
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the word level. in the automotive industry i would b be virgins. that's no joke will be cut and that we are. very vigilant about the future of the sites. the two giants are expecting to see around a hundred and seventy billion euros with combined sales per year. and eleven billion euros of operating profits. i hope it will be a win win agreements for both sides with the doooor o the american markett the one. and a step in a new direction for the other. one of the key point of these emerging he's exactly the development of technologies they because a psa as a vague- the-- technologicall platform especially for the development of xtc cat. sca had been looking for a partner to develop such technology for years having failed to form alliances with general motors on the hood to in the past. the hurdles remain as the companies will need. approval from
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regulators heads of the merger. when the market's fiat chrysler shares gained over 8% in milan will psas sank nearly 13% in paris. investors clearlyly is seeing that merger as a better deal for fiat. european indexes overall someone thursday on a bloomberg report that beijing is increasasingly pessimimistic about a deal to endd the us china trade war. one in forty one hundred ending the day down over one point 1% the cat curled here in paris off around two thirirds of a percent. frankfurt's dax closed down around a third of a percent. wall street slipped on those same treed fears the dow closed down around half a percent s. and p. five hundred down around three tents. strong earnings from facebook and apple helps to boost their shares the nasdaq though and still ending the day slightly in the red. the next one day after its c. e. o. was grilled by us lawmakers over to deadly crashes involving at seven thirty seven max jets. boeing is facing new is safety concerns. company now says cracks have been found in wing
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components on up to fifty of it seven thirty seven next generation or ng g anes. t thats a predecessor to the max. the latetest airliline to ground one of the jets jeanne robertson reports. the blow for boeing what does iss the latest airline to ground one of its boeing fleet after cracks were found in its wing the floor was found in a seven three seven new generation plane i completely understand the concern you know it it's quite know the structural integririty of an n aircraftade up o of many componenents. the problem is in the oddly named pickle fork which is in fact theox the plane which binds the wings the fuselage boeing is said that less than 5% of one thoususand planes had cracks detected which means up to fifty planes have been grounded for repairs this new discovery has heightened fears that the scale of this problem may have been underestimated. authorities in seoul granted n nine of its
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plananes earlier in october for the same issue the seven three seven she is one of the trees most white use jets bills in full variance seizing up to two hundred and twenty passengers qantas is carrying out inspections on the for the thirty two planes it'll strays at croft engngineers union hasas called for the entire fleets to be grounded this is the primary structure component meant to take the load off the wing. these aircraft should be grounded until such time on the cornice gonna stab which which aircraft aside from which aircraft aren't in the us the federal aviation administration is ordering at lines to check for cracks and boeing. is working wiwith that customomerso implement t an inspection plan. next hong kong is officially entered recession. data released thursday shows the economy there shrank three point 2% in the latest quarter much worse than the point 6% expected. month of protests against the beijing backed government have seen millions take to the streets to denounce eroding freedoms in the special administrative region. many analysts predict hong kong's
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economic woes are only likely to worsen in twenty twenty despite new stimulus measures like tax cuts and increased social security spending. local business people to say those measures won't be enough to turn things around. no one is willing to spend money. source on coming here a absolutely non back then even if we were having bounce times in business we still have some customers from all the places like asians from malaysia singapore and the philippines. but this year there are very very few tourists. the video gaming industry is currently hosting its annual paris trade fair. unlike counterparts in los angeles or tokyo paris games week is less about big announcements and more abouout letting fans try out already released titles. with french in gaming giants like you be soft and voodoo gearing up for the big holiday season they've got reason to be optimistic. video game sales in france for a 15% last year over twenty seventeen
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industry reps say they expect that trend to continue. we've been growing at double digit rates for two years last year we had four point nine billion euros so the industry is doing very well. beyond the fake is what's important to specify.y. s out the french play lots 49% of them still play regularly. 71% occasisionally and this concerns alall spectrums of the populatin of china young people. that scene is also play women to. i'll take a look at some more of t the day's top business headlines. tobacco giant all three of his taking a four and a half a billion dollar r right down on its investment invade company jul. regulatory pressures been mounting on the vaping industry amid a rash of severe respiratory illnesses and skyrocketing teen nicotine addiction rates. on prepaid thirteen billilion dollars for its 35% stake in jewel last december. and the us justice
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department has reached a deal to recover roughly a billion dollars worth of assets from fugititive malaysian fininancier anand jill low.he money allegedly lootedd from m the o o m. d d. b. sovereign i investmet fund low or rereleased a statemenent saying h hwas pleasd th the court historiric settttlementnt that doesn't ince anan admissionon of guilt he remainss at large. malaysia says it will ask the us to handle the recovered money. and finally for business it's halloween a day for costumes and trick or treating in the u. s. at least. but the holiday is also growing in popularity across europe and businesses are lookoking to cash in cathererine viet has the story. from the traditional jack-o'-lantern to the macabre hundreds of carved pumpkins have been put on n display at this califorornia botanical garden. all for the delight and freight of those looking for a thrill. frank can tie line back.
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celebrating halloween is an annual tradition in the us a day for dressing up in costumes trick or treating and spooky decorating it's also bigig business according to the national retail federation halloween spending is expected to hate almost nine billion dollars this year. and the lore of halloween is spreading beyond the u. s. the holiday is growingg in popularity here in france with adults getting in on the actction too. it's not something will be doing every day and make of that will wear maybe once. lastly it doesn't scare me but i like to scare others. with half of all french households buying candy for trick or treaters french retailers have been cashing in. last year sales during the week of halloween hit one point three billion euros. zombie
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10/31/19 10/31/19 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democracy now! when ours a sad day founders drafted the constitution more than 230 years ago, they included a process that could lead to removing a president from office if he or she abused their power. that is what separates a america from so many other nations. there are no kings or queens here and no one is above the law. amy: the houses voting today
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