us democrats can have gloating as the debate gets underway in the lower house over whether to impeach president trump. poll shows brits are losing faith in the b.b.c. after its election coverage faced claims of bias in the halls of respondents believe it's journalists are no longer trustworthy. stern you know authorities threaten criminal prosecution against employees of russian news agency sputnik pressuring them to cut ties with the parent company. that evening and welcome this is all to. the u.s. house is debating the donald trump and pietschmann talked to co-sponsor the love vote expected later in the day the president himself accused the democratic

leadership of pressuring policy by mr podesta way do some bytes coming from the house floor already. 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 witness is not 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 nuclear 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 and despite the fact that the debate song has got under way some are already celebrating and c.n.n. have been confidently saying that trump is poised to be the 3rd u.s. president to be and paste in sort of top democrats and house speaker nancy pelosi has told party members not to gloat too much. i. have been demonstrating outside the capitol building chancing nobody's above the law 1600 rallies were reported across the country. investigative journalist david lindorff says that the u.s. lawmakers the debate solely an opportunity to gain political points. 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 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. and the pressure of the votes especially on those representatives from states could disappoint their own supporters scare them open 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 no quote there are no like i work our you getting here knowing how to drive and i don't think there are you're taking. 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 compromise 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 and 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 caleb oppen r.t. new york. one person is dead and 2 injured following a stabbing at a shopping center and believe it's in the u.s. state of oregon the suspect stole a car right after the stabbing but was led to call by local police a large police presence near the scene of the attack however authorities say there is no longer a threat to public safety the condition of those who were hospitalized remains unclear. please trust

in the b.b.c. so you cannot quit new polls showing the bias concerns of the broadcast this coverage of the u.k. elections a paltry just more from london. it's all about an issue of trust so do britons trust that media outlets will according to a recent poll trust in the press to tell the truth has all and that's 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 sort of britons are most likely to trust newspaper. the journalist working for the times of the guardian well 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's some have even suggested their reporting contributed to labor's crushing defeat well they cite 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. selection i don't care has defended his only trial looking at him that mistakes are still trying to made the broadcaster itself has issued a statement refuting all claims of bias 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 it 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 story in our thought is of all the employees of a local offshoot of the russian news is that if they don't cut ties with the parent company they'll face criminal prosecution with details is artes make you.

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 for 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 and the myth has been justified by the a stand you know thirty's by slighting 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 of the thordis to be. such international organizations as the un the council of europe. are

demanding a broad cements 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 the 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 stone here than anywhere else in the world she 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 c.s. of all the 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 presence of the smartest some as believe the threats by their stone you know though it is a 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

a stone nereus plays a key 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 he just has stuff 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 pause policies on 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 n.z. the british government should that have been burned should the winsome control over it these are wider issues but i think the timing of what's happened here in a stone year is to do with the possibility of a negotiated solution in ukraine and the dislike of that by some elements within the a stony and stubborn. british primary school is fine as of in the firing line after parents were angered by changes to the wording of traditional christmas carols white or primary school in the south east of england redacted several carols

replacing for example little lord with baby boy jesus critics say the change is a myth the whole point of the celebrations them parents 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 feist 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 in question says it promotes british values including tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs that offended me by saying some students didn't attend last year is this because of

their religious beliefs and the school wants to include all peoples during the festive period we discussed issue with tim did from christian concern and social commentator mo and so. 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 of 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 where is mary jesus a baby and all the question that is not decided on in a stable which isn't true i think that sets the parents of the think still composition i think they could come a watch 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 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 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 just don't see the cost of the question is whether you should tell us the wording if it's not what a people should opt out if one agrees that they're not out. why was my only reason i don't have one so this is not a question that might use the word 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're here 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 here when was it was it in the words of christianity or not your social jonesy is not welcome you're saying belief and faith is the word so much as a basis you'll discuss it on what you need to see all of what he's doing and follow it will say that's of christianity you're the one that's being intolerant here because you're saying they shouldn't sing the word was this is

a law that's the it's all an attitude here. 16 year old climate activist and time magazine person of the year gritted is getting a high profile documentary about itself you are streaming service who says that the film with the working title grettir will premiere next year however it's the most of the film crews actually been following the celebrity from the early days of skipping class to protest to the swedish parliament against climate change that's long before global notoriety some a voice surprised at how the filmmakers could have guessed this unknown schoolgirl would turn into a global superstar. sweden's national broadcaster didn't see the attraction at the time according to local media back in 2015 parents tried but failed to convince s.p.t. to film how she was badgering them about the environment let's bring in radio host and political analyst they can discuss a story more death welcome day so good to know that subject of

a forthcoming documentary i think what may have surprised people is just how early the filming began before she was time's person of the year before she was a global you know. environmental champion how did you manage to get the cameras rolling so early. well i think of course as i always think in the year coming up to an american presidential election and never more so than dis presidential election the idea that donald trump may be reelected and serve another term is a horrifying thought to leftists everywhere not just in america and so the things that come up and seem to be you know organically growing up out of the ground of society never are and gretta is no different from any of these other things she's become famous in a way that a 16 year old does not have the breadth of wisdom or imagination to achieve or accomplish on her own ergo therefore she's being pushed and it's coming primarily from her family who are showbiz and entertainment people actors producers she has

performing siblings and these people in any western culture are the farthest left of the left and swedish is a sweet and essentially a left wing society but her parents are the left of the left and there's no doubt they saw her as someone who could be indoctrinated and trained and raised up into an environmentalist warrior from a very early age people don't know greg his mother wrote a book that has been the title our lives for the climate that family is an environmentalist activist family and has been probably since before grettir was born and there's no doubt about it everyone that seems to be accused of abusing the child the real child abuse to me looks like the business of raising up a child to make her famous as an argue or for one side of a case when she's never learned the other side of the case and she probably won't ever learn it now but yes it's obvious to me that it's a set up from the beginning at any time it's obvious but right before an american presidential election it's even more obvious that this is being driven achieved

with money and time and effort by people with a lot broader scope of of hope and results than just making the world more aware of environmentalism and if anybody. maybe question is what you're saying and thinks well you know she was in the public eye hence the document she just. let people know when it was just 12 he took her as a child to the parents tried to get a documentary made about her they were pushing the swedish broadcaster s.p.t. to do this documentary they turned them down at the time so it does suggest doesn't it that they have been trying to make her a celebrity for quite a long time and it's abuse of the child if you ask me she doesn't have the opportunity to. circumspect awareness of the world she's totally agree put in this tiny narrow little. it's the only space

allowed intellectually to occupy that i don't know that just seems very abusive to be of the parents and it's clear they've been doing this from a very young age. might say it's not a bad thing you know we like the points that she makes and perhaps this is the only way that they will get attention with you know this child like angelic face speaking you know very coherently in favor of them but lots of children are very idealistic how did this one particular get to be so famous so fast for talking about what a matter of months and suddenly she's time's person of the year it's shooting star doesn't do it justice. no it's money and activism in the background and it's accomplished by people as i say with larger goals they want to create a warrior for environmentalism that they can use to cudgel and i'm saying this in all earnestness i know we're on the air around the world but america half of america the half that elected donald trump is the greatest single obstacle now to

environmental globalism it's the people that elected donald trump are the problem and that's why gretel was sent to america to give a speech at the united nations to make sure she's wagging her finger and saying how dare you talk to the right people it's people like me sitting here in america that she feels morally superior to and i can't think of very many things that are more obstructive of proper development from child to adult than a sense that you are superior to every adult in the room when you're 16 years old it's an atrocity to me against her and i hope she recovers from it something they have great faith in time and i guess the radio host and political analyst they can thank you thank you. british prime minister's unveiled plans he says will follow the summit is a moral stance of once the public bodies from joining a palestinian led campaign to boycott israel as a protest over the occupied territories askew taylor reports. 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 i human rights groups on the un also condemn illegal israeli settlements in the west bank similarly in no phone 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 media. 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 undermine community cohesion they claim this is not the deliberate attempt to conflate criticism of his radio policies with anti semitism the conservative governments who are 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 if it cold 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 her. 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 day or election by line jerry mccorkle in an already tense political climate reaction to the remark came fit fost once again opens her trap and once again vile and to semitism spews of her racist whole how can this vile bigot still be in the lord's allowed month and barest 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. be careful where you step even a well intentioned statement could be used as ammunition against you what is johnson was actually submitting to that is that really. he was actually also he

was influenced by what is learned but what some guys need to be honest is why he isn't a hottie he isn't just just a few days ago he won the election just last there's the old wednesday so now immediately the 1st thing he is taking care of is to actually. take this. position against innocent people in palestine people and then a bit goofy here 1st they said you know we should ban. now it is the cement is it. which means old school and the is that really is and so what we are not allowed to criticize is that. is that it is above and the criticism. was becoming something of a christmas tradition in russia over the last few years president putin is about to face a grilling from the media stacey's his annual press conference if the past is anything

to go by could last for hours if you trying to looks ahead to what's in store. 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 avenue all. 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. ok go for it turn the heat up. oh my god sorry with age comes eyesight issues mystically and these are just translation difficulties i scared everyone with 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.

but on social media account he's receiving criticism for sharing a colorized image of a convicted nazi war criminal the s.s. officer in question letter unit killed dozens of unarmed american prisoners of war in world war 2.