with the u.s. house set to vote on impeaching president trump on wednesday some are warning that the whole process could backfire on the democrats i'm talking about 2020. also this hour parents in the u.k. are angry after a school changes the words in traditional christmas carols to the morning. we get reaction to the story. and they want to troop movement reference as well as jesus be on jesus big savior if we don't have those things also we celebrate the public space and the educational space as well which is secular it does not mean it's been reffed all feel that you don't educate conscience but he's inclusive of it. and germany slams washington's decision to sink should companies and the north stream

to project as unacceptable we look at who benefits from the gas pipeline and why the u.s. doesn't like. it watching our 2 international bring you your live news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program. the u.s. house has started to baiting the donald trump impeachment articles prior to the landmark vote expected later today the president himself has accused the democratic leadership of pressuring party members to vote a certain way and he's also warned the whole process could backfire all sides have been doubling down on how to vote. have impeachment the constitution precisely to protect ourselves from a president becoming a tyrant in a desperate sadly the democrats impeachment inquiry has been flawed and partisan from day one it's clear that this president acted in a way that not only violates the public trust each up or dies to our national

security clear and present danger right now in this room is the pattern of attack an abuse of rules and out and decisions to get at this president what is president trump afraid of the truth the facts the american people understand what's happening here is a hoax the whole impeachment thing is a hoax. the pressure is especially high on those representatives that come from pro term states and could disappoint their own voters are to scale and breaks down the impeachment case. a vote on impeachment is set to take place the house of representatives has drawn up the charges and democrats are calling for donald trump to be removed how democrats are focused on fighting for the people we must hold this president's accounts abou the constitution and nation dependent democrats see launching these proceedings as a huge victory they say donald trump has betrayed the whole country but the whole

country doesn't agree the country is split and americans don't seem to care for partisan squabbles and many have become more critical of the democrats in recent months even within the house of representatives 18 democrats are bucking the party line and say they will vote against impeachment they argue that months before the 2020 alexion this doesn't look good for the democrats but we were so close they were now like i work how are you getting here knowing how. if i did and i don't either that or you're making. all these factors combined to make some democrats very nervous and donald trump seems to be emphasizing the fears on the other side of the aisle any democrat that votes for the sham will be voting to sacrifice the house majority their dignity and their career. another fear hanging over the democrats is that they won't be able to actually remove donald

trump from office after all republicans have a pretty solid majority in the senate so what's the plan well call up even more witnesses during the impeachment trial in the senate how on such a weighty matter could we avoid hearing this could we go forward without hearing it i haven't seen a single good argument about why these witnesses shouldn't testify with these documents be produced unless the president has something to hide. and his supporters want that information hidden but who knows if these tactics will actually pay off remember the brett kavanaugh confirmation hearings the democrats called witness after witness after witness and the republicans seem to have been the big winners then these sexual assault allegations and heated rhetoric didn't win the democrats any points as the 2020 alexion edged nearer democrats stand to possibly lose pretty big from this whole impeachment fiasco after all the trouble

is actually driven from office the red state in the rust belt base of trump supporters won't be pleased animosity between the 2 sides could reach a critical juncture and if they fail they could face ridicule for dragging the country through a pointless procedure wasting money and wasting time so what exactly are the democrats trying to accomplish by impeaching donald trump to quote an old american saying after wonder are the democrats perhaps cutting off their nose in order to spite their face. r.t. new york 2020 us presidential candidate from the libertarian party of foss believes it's clear what the democrats are really up to with their impeachment drive. anybody with common sense can see it you know there is no basis for impeachment and we know that there is a senate majority the only thing that the democrats are proving is that they were sore losers during the election and we see time and time again a lot of people are gearing away from the democratic party not just by the way

they're acting in that they're wasting the tax paying dollars. putting on fiascoes still cannot get over that donald trump is the president the united states i mean i was against him in the elections in 2016 and i'm running against him again in 2020 but you have to put all that aside and there are facts and there is you know the fake news and that's what we're seeing today. a british primary school has found itself in the firing line after parents were angered by changes to the wording of traditional christmas carols whitehall primary school in the south east of england has rejected several carols replacing for example little lord with baby boy jesus critics say the change is a myth the whole point of the celebration and some parents have reacted negatively . if he was just a baby boy named jesus there would be a celebration in the 1st place his eye will know it and savior and king of all kings that's the whole point it's also

a tradition is taking away the traditions of the country i believe my children have been discriminated against and the have been denied the freedom to fully express their faith christian belief and tradition of being 2nd forced and silenced in the name of inclusion and political correctness the words lord jesus are about the central message of christmas which is that god is with us in jesus to put it very simply but it's what christmas is about the school and questions as it promotes british values including tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs that is defined in the mood by saying that some students do not attend last year service because of their religious beliefs and the school wants or include all pupils during the festive period we discuss the issue with him from christian concern and social commentator will answer. christianity and the whole reason why we celebrate christian christmas is because jesus was born as a human being and yet it was god as well and came down and it's an incredible thing

to think that god became a human being but that's what actually happened and that's what we're celebrating here and they wanted to remove that reference as well as jesus being king and jesus being savior if we don't have those things what are we celebrating i think it's a massive distortion let's be quite clear jesus wasn't god he was odd agreed from a theological perspective not agree he was a mighty messenger a prophet there is very little theological evidence the public space and the educational space is one which is secular it does not mean it is bereft of theology or education of belief or conscience but is inclusive of it so if we want to have standing advisory councils of religious education that include all strains of all walks of life of humanism as well and atheism are people who want to come in there with so of more free n.g.'s they are included nowadays and the question is whether children should be free to opt out from a nativity where is mary jesus a baby jesus in a 1000000 or the question that is not decided on in a stable which isn't true i think that such the parents of the fix or composition i think they could cover walks if they wanted to they're really so upset about people

saying jesus or that they have to not even be in the same presence there's something to talk about there why are they so upset about people saying jesus is lord i can't even go and watch and observe it you know and so i think i want to discuss that with them but ultimately i want to respect their rights if they want to opt out of it they cannot sound of it another person should be made for that and the head teacher has seen that she has had 60 people who last year opted out from religious services worshipful activities and under the education act collective worship is wholly or broadly of a christian tradition but it doesn't have to be a particular question is not what they did i was out that's not a commercial you want to opt out no none of that the question you know you'll just go to the car see the question is whether you should tell us the wording if it's not what a people should opt out everyone agrees that they're not out. what role does a live only reason i don't doubt want to know it wasn't much and whether she used the word traditional carols to remove the key belief of christianity and turn it into something that's non-christian after all that's the question islam is the

completion of god's revelation we are not here to supersede christians we have to live alongside people and one another in a modern secular society in the educational space we need to have a plural system where everybody is welcome this is the same old toyota argument that some so. how do you know migrants i mean when you have a situation that was a christianity. is not welcome you're saying belief of savage there was so much as i. said although i would say all of what he's doing then i will say that's of christianity you're the one that's being intolerant here because you'll saying they shouldn't sing the word this is a little that's the tolerant attitude here. and what may prove to be a major setback for transplant relations the u.s. senate has approved a sanctions bill targeting companies and vault in the north stream to pipeline project a measure aimed at disrupting russia's efforts to increase the supply of gas to europe is expected to be signed into law by donald trump this week the pipeline

runs through germany whose chancellor angela merkel panned any u.s. sanctions as extraterritorial. congress has indeed decided to impose sanctions we are against extra territorial sanctions not only those that don't yesterday but we also have the same problem with the sanctions against iran there's no other option left for us but to hold very decisive talks to show that we are not accepting these sanctions. we believe that is unacceptable as it is an attempt to influence the sovereign decisions of europe we are holding negotiations with the united states well just a little earlier the german top diplomat reiterated berlin's stance that these sanctions are unacceptable mort's trained to is almost fully complete and i can tell you that this u.s. sanctions bill is believed to open up this 30 day window for the european companies to abandon their work on the pipeline now i can tell you that the german newspaper

built revealed internal documents from germany's energy ministry where it says that berlin believes that this pipeline could be completed within this border area and then this could actually lead to a situation when the sanctions prove to be completely pointless but of course we understand that nothing is pointless when it can be aimed at the audience back home the audience that well vote at some point piers to deal from the american standpoint if the russian data or gas is delivered to western europe through all pipelines through countries like poland ukraine it's all fine if russia's energy giant gas problems versifying the way it's fuel gets to western european countries through new pipelines like north stream and war north stream 2 that's a disaster that gets europe hoped on putin's gas needle so let's just listen to

how a u.s. congressman who was behind the sanctions put it last week this pipeline if completed. would make europe even more dependent on russian energy would generate billions of dollars for putin billions of dollars that would follow on russian military aggression so we have learned that the us 2020 national defense authorization act includes a bill that would penalize the companies that are involved in the construction of nord stream 2 there are plenty of german businesses that are who are involved because it is indeed in the interest of european consumers to get a new more reliable more direct route for the supplies now when it comes to the officials in moscow they have been blaming the americans for unfair competition to get used to moscow does not like such actions the. paris these sanctions are

a direct violation of international rule an example of unfair competition and an attempt to spread artificial u.s. dominance to european markets by imposition of more expensive in uncompetitive products we're working on the assumption that stream to project will be completed in moscow's message has been very simple you don't really care about europe what you want to do is sell your liquefied natural gas to cross which makes it more expensive in many cases but i just want to make sure that you listen to one american official because it can't just look at how they put it with the u.s. in another year of record setting natural gas production i'm pleased that the department of energy is doing what it can to promote an efficient regulatory system that allows for molecules of u.s. freedom to be exported to the world if the gas is russian that is bad putin's gas if it is something that's extracted in america that's. freedom

that was my colleague have a now in speaking with r.t.c. or trying to there meanwhile the german parliament's committee chief on economy and energy costs ernst told us that berlin is ready to respond to any sanctions imposed by washington. if the u.s. keeps trying to obstruct the north stream project i suggest responding with punitive tariffs on german imports of american gas things cannot continue like this if we impose punitive tariffs on u.s. gas sales will fall on the u.s. will have to reflect on his actions the u.s. is unhappy that we are not buying that gas they want to boost their own trade and that's why they are imposing sanctions on companies involved in building the pipeline in the firstly american liquefied natural gas is obtained through fracking which makes it an acceptable for germany and secondly it is much more expensive them rushing gas the natural gas we get from russia is high in demand and due to falling production in europe the demand has only increased so we plan to import

more of it this is why north stream 2 is so important the americans have tried to interrupt our oil and gas trade with russia from the outset and yet we have managed to corporate for many years without interruption so both sides need this and we plan to continue whether the us likes it or not your global news update continues after this short break. seem wrong. to shape our business. and indeed. find themselves worlds apart. from the common ground.

what. they get accepted or rejected. sold you want to present. to the right person. thank you. interesting all those are why. you're watching are to international welcome back to the program the british prime minister has unveiled plans he says will fight anti-semitism boris johnson wants to ban public bodies from joining a palestinian led campaign to boycott israel as

a protest over the occupied territories taylor picks up the story. there are a few grassroots organizations as divisive as b.d.s. the boycott divestment and sanctions movement it bills itself as a pro freedom pro equality group fighting to secure palestinian rights by putting economic pressure on israel but in recent years b.d.s. has been accused of anti-semitism and allegation very many denies the b.d.s. movement does not tolerate any acts or discourse which drops or promotes among others and black racism and the arab racism islamophobia and the semitism sexism zina phobia or homophobia the b.d.s. movement is an unknown and that's harsh criticism of israel are either human rights groups on the un also condemn illegal israeli settlements in the west bank similarly in open but the top court ruled that both food and drink made in these settlements have to be labeled as coming from the occupied territory the

international holocaust remembrance alliance whose definition of anti-semitism is used internationally and allows for less than glowing reviews office 0 criticism of israel similar to that leveled against any other country cannot be regarded as anti-semitic nevertheless politicians globally have chosen to side against b.d.s. . and the latest to jump on the bandwagon is boris johnson feeling fresh and powerful off his recent sweep to victory in the u.k. general election we will ban public bodies from imposing their own direct or

indirect boycotts disinvestment or sanctions campaigns against foreign countries these on the. community cohesion they claim this is not the deliberate attempt to conflate criticism of his radio policies with anti semitism the conservative governments renewed talk of outlawing b.d.s. is the result of having lost the moral argument and like supporters of israel everywhere needing to resort to oppression and smears to stop ethical by cart and divestment initiatives also crying foul of this alleged misuse of anti-semitism label are supporters of jeremy corbett they argue he's been smeared for standing in solidarity with the palestinian people i think it is high time the un since it does recognize the needs of the palestinian people through. and and also through their membership in unesco it's time for them to now recognize palestine as a state and some who have been hoping for a corp and government what quick to identify the guilty party the chief rabbi must

be dancing in the street the pro israel lobby a one hour general election by lying about jerry mccorkle in an already tense political climate reaction to the remark can fit on fast once again jane it's wrong opens her trap and once again vile and to semitism spews of her racist cakehole how can this vile bigot still be in the lord's allowed month and barris meant to our country janet dunc is an unapologetic and a semite there she goes again she can't help herself it's a sickness the chief rabbi must be dancing in the street over labour's election loss jenny tong is vile but it's the responses that expose how bad anti-semitism actually is it's a semantic minefield out there be careful where you step even a well intentioned statement could be used as ammunition against you what is johnson was actually submitting good at israeli. he was actually also he

was influenced by president donald trump but what some prizes need to be honest is why he is in a hurry he is in power just just a few days ago you one day looked him just last there's the old wednesday so now immediately the 1st thing he is taking care of is to actually be paid bestriding position against innocent people in palestine people and benefit you preach it 1st they said it is you know we should ban to say anything and now it is the cement is it. which means also and it is that idealism so what we are not allowed to criticize is that. is that it is above and. the going to see. a pentagon social media account is receiving criticism online for sharing a colorized image of a convicted nazi war criminal the s.s.

officer in question led a unit that killed dozens of unarmed american prisoners of war and world war 2. is that you kind of convicted criminal his rear echelon troops are literally responsible for the murder of u.s.

troops at the infamous malmedy massacre this photo looks like the s.s. if that is not your intention please move to later in the article. sometimes the move is the move that will create a sense of tension by introducing a bad guy it is technique of effective storytelling. my uncle was captured during the bulge and spend the next 6 months in star like 9 b. witnessing atrocities so don't anyone say this is ok i hope this is not real forks in the department of defense i'm really insensitive. plus place on world news and brief firefighters have been tackling a huge blaze that broke out on tuesday night in an industrial estate in manchester authorities want residents to stay away from the area and those living nearby to keep windows and doors shut no casualties have been reported. 14

people have died in an explosion at a chinese mine 2 people remain trapped underground. it's the 2nd accident to strike a coal mine in china over the past week the incidents are being attributed to poorly enforced safety regulations. and another one is the approval of an act to cut emissions of the pollutant nitrogen oxides has brought farmers out in protests they claim the new measures will hit their businesses hard and he drove their tractors to the hague causing major traffic jams please try to stop protestors and even funding them for driving on the highways. and in geneva demonstrators have been venting their anger over the to specialty of turkey's president and the un global refugee forum who will burn the pictures of everyone and burned him a killer organizer said they were speaking out against the kurdish genocide. that's a global news update for this hour but i forgot you can always have to our website r.t. dot com for the details on all those stories and many more. i

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hello and welcome to cross talk were all things considered i'm peter lavelle the partisan impeachment process against donald trump continues apace the framers of the constitution warned impeachment of the chief executive was an extreme remedy are the democrats in the corporate media trivializing the impeachment process are they attempting to short circuit democracy itself. talking impeachment i'm joined by my guest john karr dello in west palm beach he's

the host of america talks live on t.v. in baltimore we have wendy yourself oh she is a professor and political commentator and in seattle we cross the collar he is an author and media analyst or a cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate as one of my rules on this program i go to the for the person 1st they got up for this program and that is john ok so john let me go to you i said in my introduction to basic things here ok the trivializing of what is really all about and short circuiting democracy because i think the 2 these are the 2 broadest concepts that are being in play right now and they're part of the same thread here because i'm not a political animal i eat and live survive off of politics and i can't even get through these hearings because i don't know what they're talking about i don't think they know what they're talking about ok i mean and i want to be respectful to wendy because when he's the odd person out here and she's going to have ample

amount of time to defend her position here go ahead john. well look the entire process is illegitimate they always say when a president impeached there's going to be an asterix in the history books next to their name in this case is going to be an asterisk next to impeachment because it was an illegitimate process this is a coup in plain sight peter that's all this is 1st it was russia collusion they couldn't prove that then it was a quid pro quo they couldn't prove that then it was obstruction of justice they couldn't prove that that it was bribery they couldn't prove that then it was extortion they couldn't prove that so then they trumped up no pun intended fabricated these new charges abuse of power that they say oh it's a catch all and obstruction of congress which is proposed or is a thought it was the executive the presidency is a co-equal yet a co-equal branch of congress you can obstruct your co-equal branch by taking hold on by taking subpoenas to the courts the other co-equal.