is "dw news" live from berlin. donald trump to be impeached before christmas, and tonight we know the charges against him. u.s. congressional democrats are accusing the president of abuse of power and obstruction. they say trump used his office to pressure ukraine to investigate a political rival and that he then tried to obstruct the congressional investigation.

fresh tensions between moscow and berlin -- comments from vladimir putin over the killing of a former chechen rebel here in berlin have angered german lawmakers.s. anand questions have risen after new zealand's volcanic eruption. people are asking why tourists were allowed there in the first place. also on the show, she is a nobel peace laureatate once held as a defender of human rights. now myanmar's aung san suu kyi is in the hague being forced to defend her country against accusations of genocide. i'm brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and all around the world, welcome. we begin tonight in the united states were democrats on capitol hill have concluded that

president trump should be impeached for abusing his powers and for obstructing congress. speaker of the house nancy pelosi and the investigating committees announced two articles of impeachment. democrats accused trump of soliciting for an interference in next year's presidential election and of attempting to conceal from congress evidence of those efforts. here's how the chairman of the house intelligence committee, adam schiff, described the actions of the president. >> president trump solicited a foreign nation -- ukraine -- to publicly announce investigations into his opponent and a baseless conspiracy theory promoted by russia to help his reelection campaign. president trump abused the power of his office by conditioning two official acts to get ukraine to help his reelection. the release of hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid that nation desperately needed, and a white house

meeting with an ally trying to fend off russian aggression. in so doing, he undermined our national security and jeopardized the integrity of our next election, and he does so still. brent: that was adam schiff speaking earlier. our correspondent oliver sallet is on the story for us. we have two articles of impeachment. walk us through -- tell us exactly what they tell us. oliver: number one, the firstst article of impeachment, the most important perhaps, is abuse of power. that is basically at the heart of the impeachment inquiry and goes back to the now infamous ukraine full probe between president trump and president volodymyr zelensky. the allegation made is that trump pressured zielinski and ukraine to interfere in the 2020 election campaign of the united states.

the second articicle of impepeachment made is s obstrucn of congress. interestiningly, that dates rigt -- that dates to right after the inquiry begin. president trump instructed the white house to not cooperate with the inquiry. he instructed his aides to withhold documents and prohibited them to testify onn capitol hill. there could have been a third, but democrats decided to focus on ukraine and decided it would weaken their case if they extended the articles. brent: we know democrats in the u.s. house are convinced the president will be impeached and should be removed from office. has there been reaction today frfrom the u.s. president? oliver: absolutely. president trump took to twitter in his usual fashion and calleld allegatition ridiculous. he also pointedd out that the ukrarainian side confirmed that there e was no pressure madee.

that is, by the way, the typical line of defense we have been getting from republicans inn recent weeksks. interestingly,y, he didid not dy that he was seeking help for his 2020 election campaign. republicans have been standing very much uniteted. until now, their strategegy has been to discredit the inquiuiry, sort of arguing democrats are afraid to lose their reelection -- election, excuse me, in 2020. later, there was a press conference of the house minority leader, kevin mccarthy, of the republicans. let's listen in what he had to say. >> the speaker is more concerned about tearing the president down instead of building the country up. this is the day that alexander hamilton feared and warned would come. this is the day the nation is weaker because they surely cannot put their animosity or their fear of losing an election in the future in front of all

the other things that the american people want. brent: despite those allegations, those complaints by the republicans, we are in a situation where we can easily see the u.s. president impeached before christmas, right? oliver: that's right. thursday, the judiciary committee wants to vote on these articles, and that would open the way for a house floor vote so other executives will vote on articles of impeachment as soon as next week and that, in turn, would trigger that so-called senate trial in january. president trump will be removed from office as a result of that due to a republican majority, so democrats are hoping for a shift in public opinion. brent: despite all of this bipartisan animosity in washington, today, the democrats signed on to the president's new north american trade deal. why are they giving trump such a huge political victory today?

oliver: they do not see this necessarily -- the democrats do not see this as a major victory. nancy pelosi, the speaker of the house, talked about improvements that were being made to that initial deal, so for instance, there were stronger environmental and labor standards now part of the trade deal between the united states, mexico, and canada, and if you want to look at the date, most of the airtime of the news coverage today is consumed by impeachment, so it is definitely not that dominating news story president trump was hoping for. brent: oliver, thank you. what he said and the fact that he said it -- russian president vladimir putin is drawing the anger of german lawmakers tonight over comments about a former chechen rebel who was murdered here in berlin last august. german prosecutors say the killing may have been a hit job ordered by the kremlin.

last week, germany expelled two russian diplomats over the case. putin has denied any involvement. monday, he told reporters the man who was killed got what he deserved and that german lawmakers should be happy about that. >> merkel and putin both still have something to clarify. the meeting in paris should actually have been about ukraine, but merkel was concerned about something else. i'm and was shot twice in the head at close range in broad daylight at the end of august in central berlin -- a targeted assassination? the suspect, a russian citizen, was later arrested. evidence indicated russian intelligence may have been involved in the killing. as a result, berlin expelled two russian diplomats from germany. the reason? russia did not cooperate in the investigation of the case.

at the joint press conference in paris, the russian president shot back, saying the georgian who was killed was a killer himself. >> he was a bandit, a bloodthirsty, brutal p person. among other things, he was involved in planning an attack on the moscow subway. i don't know what happened to him. if someone associates with such criminals, anything can happen. >> german politicians were outraged by those comments. >> i think president putin's choice of words was inappropriate. i'm appalled that he was trying to justify a murder by implying the victim was a terrorist. that is for the cocourts to dece . it is very cynicical what the russian president has said, and for us germans, it is

intolerable that what was apparently a contract killing took place on german soil. >> putin has complained that expelling the two diplomats was unjust. he said german diplomats would be expelled in retaliation. the german chancellor appealed to russia to coopeperate. >> i think the russisian side wl share information with us. in any event, that will be a good thing. >> the circumstances of the death are stitill beieing determined. federal prosecutors have taken over the investigation. who had long been afraid of being attacked and had already reported his fears to german authorities in 2017. brent: for more on this, let's bring you our chief political correspondent, melinda crane. she is here in berlin. this is classic vladimir putin. he says the georgian man who was

killed here in berlin was himself a killer and he got what he deserved. how does the german government view comments like this? melinda: as we heard in the report, there was widespread condemnation of those remarks from pretty much all the german political parties with members of the parties governing together in the grand coalition saying that the words were tantamount to a threat or an admission of russian involvement . however, the chancellor took a rather more restrained tone at the press conference, choosing to cooperate instead on the more cooperative remarks that putin had made. we heard them also in the report, namely his statement that the russians should help their german colleagues and participate in the investigation. the chancellor, as we heard, said she would find that to be a very good step, but she also emphasized that the

investigation is ongoing and absolutely left open if the german response might change over time as more is known. brent: putin also -- i guess he threw a dart right at germany today by accusing the country of not honoring moscow's earlier request to have this chechen expedited -- extradited. why is he mentioning that now, and why are we hearing the german government react to that? >> german government spokespeople said today that they know of no such extradition request whatsoever, and as you know, in fact, diplomats were expelled by germany -- the russian diplomats, because russia had not been cooperating. again, that looks an awful lot like a red herring coming from mr. putin. brent: the men to be extradited was georgian, not chechen. what does all of this mean for

german-russian relations at the moment? melinda: putin tried to downplay that, saying there is not a crisis, but there's no questioin whatsoever i it does burden the german-russian relationship and that a moment when many german businesspeople had been hoping the time might finally have arrived when one could start talking about rolling back economic sanctions on russia, but in fact, expelling diplomats is a very serious step and should pressure proved uncooperative in this ongoing investigation for should the suspicion of russian involvement harden as more facts are known, i think we will certainly hear more calls for a stronger response, possibly a coordinated european response such as the one we saw last year with the explosion of russian diplomats by many countries at the same

time after the poisoning of the russian double agent, sergei skripal, and interestingly enough, president macron, of france, who had been viewed as trying to be conciliatory toward russia, made it clear that if the facts justified it, france would be on board with such a reaction. brent: thank you. here's a roundup now of the other stories making news around the world. ethiopia's prime minister has received the nobel peace prize at a ceremony in norway. the nobel committee praised abiy ahmed for two decades of attempts to end conflict with eritrea. he warned the continue to pose a threat to peace in the region. and other nobel prizes were given out at a gala ceremony in stockholm, sweden, including literature prizes for 2018 and 2019.

last year's literature prize was postponed due to a sex abuse scandal involving the selection committee. more than 300,000 people have marched in a number of french cities as trade unions press ahead with another day of strikes to protest the government's plans to overhaul the country's retirement system. the strikes have caused mass disruption to transport and other services. unions say proposed pension reforms could force workers to work longer. >> the strike in paris is a big test for french president emmanuel macron, if he can implement the reform of the pension system, of the entire mitt system in france as he has promised. he thinks the system is unfair

and is sinking into debt with an aging population in france. trade unions and protesters clearly argue against that. they are concerned their pensions will simply shrink and they are not ready to compromise , asking that the entire plan is going to be scrapped. people in paris prepare themselves for many more days of traffic chaos. brent: in new zealand, the death toll of monday's volcano eruption has risen to o six. eight people are misissing, presumed dead, and dozens injured, many with severe burns. search teams are not returning to the bell canada island, saying they fear it could erupt again. last week, the threat level on the island was raised, so why are tourists still allowed to venture so close to a volcano that was ready to erupt? >> it is a search operation because rescuers consider it

unlikely. 47 people were on the island during the eruption. most had a narrow escape, but a few are still missing with little hope i them alive. >> the scale of this tragedy is devastating. -- with little hope of finding them alive. >> the scale of this tragedy is devastating. no signs of life have been detected. >> russell clark was one of the first on the scene. after the catastrophe hit, the paramedic flew in by helicopter. what he saw when he arrived was shocking. >> everything was just blanketed in ash. it was quite an overwhelming feeling. there was a helicopter that had also been there at t the time. >> authorities b believe the bobodies of thehe missing people

remain on t the island, but they say it is too dangerous to recover them. they fear the volcano could erupt again. some people still waitit to hear from their loved ones. >> i said this m morning that te ones that were missing, they did nott come up there, so a at the momentnt, we think they y mighte in the hospital. really not sure. >> new zealand police say they will launch an investigation. the question will be answered -- why were people allowed so close to a disaster waiting to happen? brent: here is a roundup of other stories making g headlines around the world. alberto fernandez has been sworn in as president of argentina. he accepted the presidential

sash from his predecessor. the centerlefeft politician vowd to put the people's needs ahead of repaying argentina's foreign debt. his vice president is former president christina fernandes to kish. the ice covering greenland's melting faster than expected and is accelerating. scientists say melting ice could raisee sea levels by 20 centimeters by the year r 2100. the study was published in the journal of nature. let's stay now with the topic of climate and climate change. in the past year, a 16-year-old sweet has become the most recognizable face in the fight against global warming, but greta thunberg is not the only young person calling for urgent action at the united nations climate summit in madrid. earlier today, an eight-year-old from india addressed leaders at the event, and she had a heartfelt message after

overcoming one of the obstacles that comes along with being a child in an adulult world. >> i'm fighting for my future. losing my future is not like losingng an election or points n the stock m market. brent: for more on that, i'm joined at the big table by my colleague. it's good to see you again. an eight-year-old speaking to the adults. how did that happen? >> actually, she has been involved in climate activism over a year and a half if you cacan believe it. she's -- she first spoke in

mongolia when she was six years old. once the friday for -- fridays fofor future protests started picking up, she got involved. she got picked up by media in india and that launched her career, so to speak -- if you can talk about career with an eight-year-old. behind every eight-year-old world traveler, there is an adult. in this case, her father. he has been supporting her along the way. brent: she has been very creative in how she protests, right? >> that's right. she has gotten a lot of attention for the survival kit for the future. what she did was basically an oxygen mask attached to a plant in a glass box. she calls it an invention. i would maybe offer it more as

an artwork. brent: science project? >> yes, whatever it is. whatever it is, it makes a statement, especially in delhi. rent: it's interesting we talk about an eight-year-old and greta thunberg, children and teenagers become the most prominent voices and faces when we talk about preventing climate change. you can ask whatt is behind tha, but it certainly is a bad sign for the adults who are in charge right now, isn't it? >> that's right. some adults like it, some really hate it, to be told off by a child. the fright is for future movement inspired a lot of young people to skip school, a lot of them with the consent of their parents, but it kind of started a movement of young people that is now being encouraged by organizations like the united nations, who are giving them a platform now to speak out. a lot of people criticized it

saying they are just being used as props for adult activists, and i brought this question up with her father, and he told me that while he is an activist and she does have activism in her blood, she is completely self-motivated. she is afraid of climate change, once to change the world, so she is out there doing it. brent: if we did not have the young people's voices, it could be very silent nowadays. as always, thank you. myanmar's leader has appeared at the international court of justice at the hague. she did so to defend her country against genocide charges. the case, which is at the united nations' highest court, claims that myanmar's military committed killings and abuse of the country's rohingyas minority . aung san suu kyi was not obliged to appear at the hague in person, but she chose to do so.

critics say her aim is to raise her profile ahead of elections in myanmar. in the past few days, her supporters have held large rallies. many see her as a defender of the embattled country on the global stage, but rohingyas refugees -- rohingya refugees paint a different picture. >> in refugee camps, a woman who once represented hope is now a pariah. the consensus here --aung sasan suu kyi must answer for what happened to the rohingya. >> we pray to allah that we get justice. aung san suu kyi is not a good person. we once prayed sincerely to god for her. we supported her, but when she came to power, she did no good for us. she is a liar. we hate her. she did nothing for us. she is responsible for the genocide. she targeted us. she ruined us. >> from one doorstep to the next

, testimonies of ruthless violence at the hands of myanmar's military. >> two soldiers held me down while one of them raped me in front of my mother and four children. my daughter was crying, so they hit her on the head with a weapon. >> i lost eight of my sons and grandsons. they were all butchered by the military. >> the military burned our homes. we were a family of 18, and they killed 12 by burning them alive. there were more than 2000 people in our village, and all their homes were burned. >> aung san suu kyi has long defended myanmar''s 20177 cracown n on the rohingya, saying it targeted militants, and she will do so again at the hague.

in buddhist majority myanmar, the scrutiny of the united nations' top court has stoked indignation. >> they are not just accusing one person in myanmar. they are accusing the whole country. we absolutely believe everything aung san suu kyi does. >> a decision from the hague could take years. a long and uncertain wait for justice for people that have already lost so much. brent: liverpool have secured their place in the knockout stage of the season's tournament. they go through as winners of group e with second-place napoli also qualifying. the woman with the voice that made roxette famous around the

world has died. singer marie fredriksson died after a long battle with lung cancer. after a break, i will be back to take you through "the day," but first, we listen and remember the songs of roxette. ♪

. hello welcome back to thee newswsroom these all the latest world headlines life from paris the white house says donald trump expects to be fully exonerated when he addresses to impeachment charges in the senate's. house democrats formally accused the president of abuse of power and obstructing congress. the gambia's sets out its case at the international court of justice-rging me in most civilian leader to stop the senseless killing of rank of muslims the country's justice minister says it will be extremely disappointing if i'm saying su chi continues to deny any wrongdoing