brent: this is dw news live from berlin. tonight, impeachment 2.0. today democrats formally accused trump of inciting a riot. the mob that overran the capital did so, they say, at the urging of the president. former california governor arnold schwarzenegger cpares e storming of the citol to

the pogroms against the jews . arnold schwarzenegger: they were the nazi equivalent of the proud boys. brent: and germany tightens covid-19 regulations once again. by the country cannot get the virus under control. i'm brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and to all of you around the world, welcome. history is repeating itself in the united states. democrats and the u.s. house of representatives introduced a charge of impeachment against president donald trump are charging the president with insurrection in connection with

the riot at the capitol. he is set to become, this week, the only u.s. president to be impeached twice. they have a resolution that calls on vice president michael pence to remove trump via the 25th amendment. that resolution was blocked by house republicans. a roll call vote is expected tomorrow in favor of that. a vote on impeachment is expected as early as wednesday. let's go to our washington correspondent. happy new year. let's talk about what we have seen today. republicans blocked the measure, calling for the vice president to declare the president unfit. but they have blocked it only temporarily, right? >> right, so this essentially was a formality. there was no real chance this was going to pass, but now house

democrats will have tuesday or wednesday where they hope to submit articles of impeachment to submit them to the senate, where it is not clear whether that will pass. the democrats are very, very much in favor of any action that could remove the president from office, and also president-elect joe biden just said again that donald trump should not be in office, period. brent: what do we know about the strategy here of the democrats, considering that there are only nine days left in the trump presidency? >> right. we really have to remind our international audience that this country is really shaken by what was going on on january 6, the images that are coming out of

washington are so damaging that it is hard for the establishment republicans to stand on the sidelines and let donald trump get away with these actions. the speaker of the house, pelosi, is in a position right now where she just cannot excuse the democrats. they want the president to pay for provoking his supporters. they want to set the precedent that no president in the future can do something like this again. brent: this storming of the u.s. capitol may not be a one-time event. we know that the u.s. national guard has been authorized to provide up to 15,000 troops next week to protect biden's inauguration. how big are the concerns that trump's supporters will try to

stage another march or act of insurrection? >> they are huge. we hear they are planning something on the 17th, maybe on the 19th, maybe on the 20th. it's unclear. people want to come to washington again, but you feel fear everywhere. brent, the whole city is guarded. there are huge fences everywhere. it feels a little bit like a ghost town and that is sad because we have to keep in mind that in inauguration is normally a celebration of democracy. the democratically elected president, a big party. but this time everyone is just hoping for it to be over and maybe praying nothing big happens again. brent: as the shock continues to grow, as we find out more and more about this insurrection. enis called there for us in

washington. thank you. former california governor arnold schwarzenegger has weighed in on the violence at the capitol. in the video posted on social media, the movie star described trump as a field leader and said the riot reminded him of nazi violence against the jews. arnold: i grewp in austria, where we were very aware of the night of broke glass. it was a night of revenge, the nazi equivent of the proud boys. wednesday was the day of broken glass in the united states. the broken glass was in the windows of the united states capita they did not just shattered the windows. they shattered the ideas we took for granted. th did not just trample the building that houses democracy. they trampled the principles on which our country was founded.

brent: that's not the terminator we are familiar with. schwarzenegger is a republican, so this message resonates. >> after he posted the video, and it was viewed all across the united states. it's not only because he has extreme power. he is from a different brand of conservatism. he's from a more traditional camp. he is in that position of the new brand of conservatism. they embrace nationalism and even authoritarianism.

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divers dodging shark debris. this underwater robot was deployed to help them in the seabed. authorities continue their efforts tohe quicker we can find the victims, the better. hospitals are now examining dna given by family members of the victims to identify remains. the airflight left the jakarta airport on saturday bound for 890-minute journey. it was minutes after takeoff in heavy rain. the aircraft lost altitude and

plunged into the java sea. it's the third major aircraft in indonesia since 2013. brent: our correspondent does in the indonesian capital of jakarta. >> this is the first air crash since 189 passengers were killed and 28. it was plugged into the java sea. if we talk about safety, due to the combination of economic, soal, and geogphic factors, circumstances improved, but the growing aviation sector has long

been flagged by safety concerns. if we are specifically talking about why did the latest crash -- brent: that was our correspondent from jakarta. years of civil war in syria have reduced an estimated 6.6 million syrian refugees, many facing a harsh winter and makeshift accommodations. turkey has taken 3.5 million people. lebanon has taken in about a million, and jordan, 600,000. in europe, germany has taken in 1.1 million. but millions more displaced people are stuck inside. >> after heavy rain, the entire camp turns into a mud bog and

these conditions get even worse. the temperatures plummet. >> if you don't have money to buy wood to ke the kids warm, you have to build what is cheapest. the children constantly have colds and are coughing. reporter: four years ago, her daughter narrowly escaped death. they were using bad quality kerosene. the family cannot afford expensive reconstructive surgery. 20 kilometers away in the hoital, this doctor is treating more and more patients with respiratory illnesses which spread more easily in winter. the doctor used to sent serious

cases across the border to turkey for treatment. because of the coronavirus, that border is now closed. >> the heating methods are unhealthy and directly damage the respiratory system. it damages people's airways. there's is a direct effect. the people here are highly vulnerable. it could be a long time before the syrian refugee get vaccinated. they have much bigger concerns. >> my biggest hope is that somehow the situation for my daughter improve so she can py again, gto school again, and live like other children. that is my greatest wish. >> this is the 10th winter they

have spent in idlib. brent: you're watching the news. family news -- family rooms turn intolassrooms. we look at the challenges when trying to teach and more as schools stay shut in the pandemic. that's in just a moment. stricter lockdown restrictions have come into force across germany as the entry struggles with a second wave of coronavirus infections. the death toll passed 40,000 over the weekend. more than 40% of the intensive care beds are now occupied. >> in this crematory and -- crematorium, signs of the coronavirus deaths in germany. the number of coffins have increased. the daily death toll exceeds the first wave of the pandemic. last week germany saw over 1000

daily deaths. that the situation is serious was confirmed on monday. >> these are very high daily death figures. a very high rate of people in intensive care units. 5.5 thousand people have to be treated in intensive care. this shows that there are tougher coronavirus cases. >> people can only meet with one other person from another household. in basis with a hotspot, people cannot travel more than 15 kilometers from their home. questions have been raised about

the ability to enforce such rules. >> we will be on patrol in the city. >> also with our routine duties. the current restrictions will be in place until january when the federal and state governments will meet again. brent: simon young has the forecast for us today. no matter how strict these lockdowns become, they do not seem to have an impact on the infections in germany? reporter: that's right, brent.

the last few weeks we have seen over 30,000 new infections, and that's a lot higher than it was last year. so people are scratching their heads. a lot of people said on the run up to christmas, the restrictions were not tough enough and perhaps we are seeing that now. chancellor merkel said we have yet to see the full impact of socializing over christmas. they said it's all very well, introducing these tough restrictions. but really there's nothing much they can do. >> we have crossed that

threshold. that is a double whammy for the country, isn't it. >> we have restricting movement in places where infections are particularly high. you will see automatically that this goes to one person. this is where the spread is. there is more pressure on employers. people are turning towards vaccines as the way out of the

crisis. brent: how is the vaccination office going. >> it is moving forward. the doses of the dharna vaccine are here. this should make the rollout easier. this is being wrapped up. brent: that is good to hear. our political correspondent simon in berlin for us. in germany, distance learning where homeschooling is not allowed.

it requires some serious thinking and teaching out-of-the-box. >> they are not use to real school yet. they're learning to read and write in the living room. >> i think it's great. >> there's always something going on. >> yesterday we were in the school cafeteria. says we hardly ever managed to do everything. -- >> we hardly ever managed to do everything.

>> their teachers are remotely supporting these efforts. >> they offer question and answer sessions via video, but teaching six-year-olds to read and write remotely is difficult. >> tre are some children who cannot read at all. we try to get them to come to school and then work with them here. sometimes we cannot do it at home because of the amount of space. >> at least the tablets can help the children who do not have devices at home. >> the teachers have acquired

their own devices. but the government was asleep on the job. >> due to berlin's high infection rates, the school will remain home. her husband is working. >> the idea that you can work and teacher kids at the same time is a solution. >> everyone in the family knows this is not how it was meant to be. brent: in many parts of the world, snowfall is a welcome sight in winter, but not in spain this winter.

the storm hit the country. the cold reality of dealing with this now is a problem. reporter: standstill in spain. the country is not equipped to deal with this weather. after madrid experienced its worst winter in years, the government activated the military to deal with the situation. they are now up and running with old dozers making up for the lack of bulldozers. hospitals have remained open with some working triple shifts to make up for colleagues who cannot make it in. many roads are still closed. while some have enjoyed the unusual weather, it has been

difficult for vulnerable populations. many residents do not want to risk using emergency shelters. >> in these times with the pandemic going on, i'm not going to a shelter. i still have a home, but i don't have electricity. >> madrid residents hoping for a return to normality will have to wait. these roads may not be properly cleared for another two weeks. brent: the pga of america says it will relocate the 2020 to pga championship from the trump national golf club in bedminster, new jersey. the board said it would be

detrimental to their brand they did not cut ties with donald trump. here's a reminder of the top stories. democrats have introduced articles of impeachment against donald trump for inciting an insurrection. this comes in the wake of the riots last week. you're watching dw news life from berlin. after a short break i will be here to take you through "the day." i'll be right back.

>> welcome to live from paris, world news with an analysis from france 24. incitement of insurrection, dom -- donald trump held up on the single charge by u.s. democrats who acted in the wake of the storming of the congress where capitol police and four others were killed in the process trump a power under the 25th amendment. vladimir putin brings together the leaders of