yes democrats can't have gloating is the debate gets underway in the lower house of a whether to impeach president bush on the. new poll shows the brits so those in the faith in the baby see it's election coverage place claims of bias in the halls of respondents believe it's journalists and no longer trust but. this time you know authorities threaten criminal prosecution against employees of russian news agency sputnik pressuring them to cut ties with the parent company.

good evening and welcome this is all to. us houses started to debate the done trump impeachment articles process of the law coming up later today the president himself has accused the democratic leadership of pressure this is a moment that you will read about in your history books he sought to elevate himself as a dictator a king but we are not him aren't monarchy we are the united states of america i want my daughter to be able to tell her children grandma did the right thing because in america no one is above the law now why and of the democrat witnesses now why i was able to establish that the president committed bribery treason or high crimes and misdemeanors tench taken office nearly 3 years ago president trump has consistently and intentionally divided this country when the president withheld military aid to vulnerable nuke ukraine he sought to sabotage our elections after

all the drama the majority has not found a single shred of evidence only 2nd 3rd 4th hand information i can't stop thinking about. the cost to our country not just the impeachable offenses but the collateral damage of a president who uses power like a weapon against his own people. the debate now getting on the way some already celebrating namely anchors on c.n.n. have been comforting the saying today trump's poised to be the 3rd u.s. president to be impeached also reported top democrats and house speaker nancy pelosi has told party members not to gloat too much. when really i was. named so i mean while hundreds of activists have been demonstrating outside the capitol building that chanting nobody's above the law 600. have been reported across the country investigative journalist dave lindorff says that the u.s. lawmakers the debates only an opportunity to gain political points. and i think

this is all a foregone conclusion and it's posturing by the 2 sides to their constituents generally what happens in congress is pretty boring and people don't watch it it's very you know only place you can see it is on c.-span and nobody watches that this is a big opportunity especially for minor. members of congress who aren't you know don't have. committees and stuff to make a speech and to. know that their own district people are going to see the you know clips of this in their campaigns so yeah it's a it's an opportunity for lesser known people to get on t.v. for free. the pressure of the voters especially those representatives that come from pro trump states and could disappoint their own supporters at the moment breaks down the impeachment case. 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 we are broke there are no like i work our you getting here knowing how to drive and i don't see that our your. are 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. 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. one person is dead and 2 injured feeling a stabbing at a shopping center in the us state of oregon police say the suspect has been detained however the still a large police presence in the area the condition of those hospitalized at this point unclear will report any further details when they become available.

public trust in the b.b.c. hers think and the knock with new polls showing deep bias concerns over the broadcasters coverage of the recent u.k. election with more details from london his code partridge it's all about an issue of trust so do britain's trust and media outlets will according to a recent poll trust in the press to tell the truth has fall in less than half the population believe b.b.c. journalists are impartial and one in 5 britain say they don't trust the public broadcaster at all while a set of britons are most likely to trust newspaper journalists working for the times or the guardian or the decline in public trust came as the b.b.c. was criticised by those on the left and the right over its coverage of the general election there are some have even suggested they're reporting contributed to labor's crushing defeat of a site one reporter talking about boris johnson winning the majority he so deserves and it's believed he meant to say he so desires that the b.b.c. is election i don't care has defended his only right look at it and the stakes are

still trying to unite the broadcaster itself has issued a statement refuting all claims of price we delivered almost ambitious coverage ensuring it was fair and proportionate over the course of the campaign we stand by our journalism will continue to make got own editorial decisions and report without fear or favor well such criticism isn't new the broadcaster has also been accused of being anti breaks it but is apparent bias just personal interpretation of the b.b.c.'s guidelines say it doesn't require absolute neutrality on every issue though is committed to do impartiality which reflects a range of perspectives but as its funding relies on license payers with a range of perspectives and different ideas of impartiality apparently you can't please half of the people all of the time. the stone in other words is award employees of the local offshoot of the russian news agency sport mick if they don't cut ties with the parent company faced criminal prosecution with the story here's

artie's nick you're it. and sputnik editor in chief have described the action from thailand as arbitrary and now planned seek advice from the un the o.s.c. and other international organizations but what they describe as an unprecedented violation of freedom of speech and this comes after the owner of the office where. it was based to broke the lease contracts following pressure from police now employees are also said to have received letters from the police department and the border control threatening criminal proceedings if they continue to work with. the agency in the new year now the move has been justified by the estonian or thirty's by citing european sanctions from 2014 the agency however did not appear on any such sanctions list the agency's press service has since responded with feeling that it is based on powell problems whilst operating in the country take a listen we consider the actions. to be.

such a national organizations the un the council of europe. are demanding the proper amount of the unprecedented case of violation of freedom of speech in recent years and measures to ensure the right of all journalists to carry out their professional work to speaking back in november the editor in chief of margarita simonyan said that the news agency had received more pressure in a stonier than anywhere else in the world she details how employees had been intimidated by security services even had their bank accounts frozen and estonian banks that did service the agency have frozen all accounts since then so meanwhile the sea is the 4th nears the executive director plans to raise the issue with the russian presidential cumin rights council so needless to say this is an issue that the agency is not taking lying down in the britain journalist martin summers believes the threats by the thirty's are politically motivated. i think it's

a political action quite clearly and it's related to the kind of pressures and tensions that are in the international system at the moment in which stone mirrors plays a key role there's a big issue in the in general about what is legitimate freedom of speech i mean in the in the general election here just as of about the b.b.c. and its role and whether it was biased in favor of the government. but also of course you've got private newspapers and private broadcasters who are openly causality zone now is that acceptable or loss if you think that during the american revolution there were lots and lots of people publishing stuff which was very un see the british government should that have been burned sure the winsome control over it things or wider issues but i think that's all i mean what's happened here in the stone year is to do with the possibility of the negotiators solution in ukraine and the dislike of that by some elements within the a stony and stubborn. british prime minister who 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 redacted several carols and placing for example little lord with baby boy jesus critics say the change is a myth the whole point of the celebration some parents have reacted negatively. if he was just a baby boy named jesus there wouldn't be a celebration in the 1st place he's our lord 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 they have been denied the freedom to fully express their faith christian belief and tradition of being secretary rice 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 that's what christmas is about. the schooling questions as it promotes british values including tolerance of those so of different faiths and beliefs it's

defended the move by saying that some students didn't attend last year is because of their religious beliefs and the school wants to include all peoples in the festive period discussed issue with india from christian concern and social commentator mo outside. 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 i 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 our greed 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 and 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 an itty bitty whereas mary jesus a baby jesus and all the question is not decided on in a stable which isn't true i think that sets the parents for 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 watson 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 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 people should opt out everyone agrees that they're not out. why not as my only reason i don't have one place is not a question of myself whether she use the word of traditional carols to remove to keep a leaf of christianity and turn it into something that's not christian after all that's the question islam at its best is the completion of god's revelation we are not here to supersede christians we have to live alongside people and one another and 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 tired arguments that some so. how do you know migrants are when you when you have a situation that was a christianity or not your station is not welcome you're saying belief and saying is the word so much as i places you'll discuss it although we can see all of what

he's doing and follow or it'll say that's of christianity you're the one that's being intolerant here because you're saying they shouldn't saying the word this is a law that's the it's all an attitude here. in what's become something of a christmas tradition in russia over the last 5 years president putin's about to face a grilling from the media thursday sees his annual press conference and if the past is anything to go by the last for hours in the trunk it takes a look at. christmas is just around the corner so probably stocking up with gifts is the challenge that is on everyone's mind right now well unless you are a journalist with a badge that gives you access to a very special event this thursday the big ad you will. q. and a well for such reporters the number one challenge is to get noticed and to

somehow leave a sea of colleagues behind by the way if you thought that it all happens behind the famous walls over there in this case you're wrong welcome to moscow's world trade center this is where very soon the q. and a will begin now let me explain how it works mr putin will be sitting at a table lone in front of a massive audience holding up black cards for 5 years i've been using this nice little r. t. logo a bit further on to the president's left his press secretary usually he is the one who chooses who goes next but sometimes mr putin picks someone out himself and these are the kind of moments we always watch out for if you let them do is complain of their ice or a woman holding a sign that says by by ok go for it turn the heat up. oh my god sorry with age comes eyesight issues this should be had these are just

translation difficulties i scared everyone my sign today but actually it says putin but by which means grandfather says so what are the chances of getting picked 29 things press or sets a record a total of 1895 journalists taken part over the last 7 years vladimir putin had the time to answer an average of 58 questions per q. and a so i've done the math the chances are about 3 percent only 3 percent that you get to ask a question not the best of all odds but. the longest event lasted for 4 hours and 40 minutes and usually it's never less than 3 several hours of constantly jumping on your chair waving your black card trying to stand out from the crowd and get the president's attention i'll tell you what that's quite an experience anyway do stay

tuned for the show because it could really shake things up a little bit before the holidays from pushing the stock markets up or down to causing a real geopolitical stir just one example it is right in that building that florida are proving once back in 25th thing called donald trump a bright talented man you know the rest of the story. british prime minister's unveiled plans he says will find anti-semitism boris johnson most to burn public bodies from joining a palestinian led campaign to boycott israel as a protest over the occupied territories skitt taylor has a 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 it vehemently 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 is where either human rights groups on the un also condemn illegal israeli settlements in the west bank similarly in open but the e.u.'s 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. mine community cohesion they claim this is not a deliberate attempt to conflate criticism of his radio policies with anti semitism the conservative governments who new 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 the 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 also through their membership to unesco it's time for them to now recognize palestine as a state and some who had been hoping for a call from the government were 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 a lion and jerry mccorkle in an already tense political climate reaction to the remark came fic fast once again opens her trap and once again vile and to semitism spews of her racist how can this vile bigot still be in the lord's allowed month and barris meant to our country janet duncan 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 tongue 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 some making that israeli. was actually. by president donald trump but what some prizes need to be honest is why he isn't a hottie he is in power just just a few days ago he won the election just the last day as the old wednesday so now immediately the person he is taking care of is to actually. take this

position against innocent people in palestine people and better but it could be here 1st they said you know we should ban t.s.a. and now it is the image is it. which means also and it is that idealism so what we are not allowed to criticize at all is that it is above and the criticism. shocking case of child abuse is come to light in a small western russian village as it turns out one house in the community was a prison for the children living. which of the you spoke to in the family where you own man and children go to church every sunday the other list is to send us these down on the mission this is a. minister

of the children were always very shy one of the boys told me he could only go out when his father was away. you were suggesting it's what are your relations with the children that are wonderful climbers raising them. to speak and why didn't they go to school why was protecting them but i thought it. was a witch ground asked us to go to the girl has told us about the atrocities her own father committed against her considering the fact that these crimes were 1st committed a long time again when she was very young could not comprehend the character and

the meaning of those actions she was arrested in my country to elicit. fixed services. a pentagon social media account is receiving criticism online for sharing a colorized image of a convicted nazi war criminal the veteran s.s. officer in question whether you knew that killed dozens of unarmed american prisoners of war in world war 2.

and how. is that you know kind 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 a 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 force

and the department of defense i'm really insensitive i. ok thanks thing with unsaleable with the dates on our top stories in half an hour say that. both old still. looking at.

what politicians do something to. put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president and. more somehow want to be. that you'd like to be close as like them before 3 in the morning can't be good. i'm interested always in the waters in the polls. or should. argentina love it this country is phantasmagorical the people are extraordinary the government and the central bank maybe not so much because of the central bank but let's get into this a little bit more data tell. all of us will hopes it has been absolutely through a base but say it's a behavior that appears even in death and going babies even if you've never heard

or seen love that you will love if you're tickles by your parents. and then we learn how to use us in a more complex way i'm one of the things that we learn is to how to join in with love to contagiously to love and somebody else loves even if you don't know why they're laughing. the man that margaret found it impossible to talk to the man she witnessed shooting her husband at point blank range was robin jackson. jackson was a portadown loyalist who became one of the conflicts most prolific killers. he was also an r.u.c. agent nicknamed the jackal. 5 days before pat campbell's murder a man and whose home police had found 64 kilograms of explosives 2 grenades and over 5000 rounds of assorted ammunition had named jackson as his accomplice. however police failed.