the remedy are the democrats and the corporate media trivializing the impeachment process are attempting to short circuit democracy itself. article one is adopted. breaking news this hour the u.s. house of representatives voted to impeach donald trump for abuse of power and obstruction of congress the us president doesn't seem to care much about that decision. this is really feel like we're being in the eye. and new poll shows brits are losing their faith in the b.b.c. that's after its election coverage based claims of bias nearly half of respondents believe is journalists and the longer trustworthy. and is staying in authority is threatened criminal prosecution against employees of russian news agency sputnik pressuring them to cut times with their parent company.

live from moscow where it's currently just posix in the morning you're watching r.t. international i'm i was on a look thank you for joining us. now i saw the breaking news story president of the trump has just been impeached by the democratic controlled house of representatives becoming only the 3rd u.s. leader in the country's history to receive that sanction. the a's are 230 the nasal 197 present is one. article one is adopting. the flavor. question is are you have you have are good for you. donald trump has been impeached on 2 articles abuse of power and obstruction of congress democrats accuse the american president of withholding military aid to ukraine for political gain and republicans

in the house have been strongly opposed to impeachment describing the process as a sham the articles will need to be sent to the republican controlled senate which must hold a trial to determine if the president should be removed from office considering the republican majority in the senate trump seemed confident of his standing during a speech at a rally in front of his supporters. the way. he does it really feel like we're being impeached still. thinks he was doing better than ever before were we not see. you think. we have tremendous support in the republican party like we've never had before. i mean all hundreds of activists have been demonstrating outside the capitol building chanting nobody is above the law and while the protesters were demanding the impeachment of trump congress faced a total splits of opinions between the republicans and the democrats. you know the ball you know a lot with. questions has been partisan vindictive dishonest the president's

actions seriously jeopardize not only america's national security but security of our closest allies this investigation was unfair in the american people expect more out of congress the articles of impeachment are not based on facts but instead are entirely politically motivated president trump abuse the power of his office for his own personal and political gain at the expense of our national security history books will tell of this day. it will tell of a purely partisan effort to remove the president of the united states we are here at this moment in our nation's history because the president abuse the power of his office bribe a foreign government to intrude into our democracy and engage in a president a campaign of obstruction of congress to cover it up well earlier i discussed all the implications of the vote with our guest former u.s. diplomat jim jeffords case will now be sent to the senate we understand in january

what's your projection about what's going to happen in the senate yes the next step would be a trial in the senate although let's be. focused on the fact that they be have a motion to dismiss the articles of impeachment suits it arrives at the senate and . they could get a majority in the senate to dismiss those articles we're may not be a trial and that is actually one possibility of how this turns out that would be quite the possibility because obviously a lot of people in d.c. and you know the media across the u.s. and you know in europe as well but what you have baited breath for this to happen i think people people expect to see it full trial as you say that happens right at the start that might be a surprise to some people let's talk about how the democrats viewing this because as might be expected some seem to be celebrating this is a victory but all polls have shown that straight and use the jury in this

impeachment process trumps ratings actually increased. do you think the democrats are actually going to view this as a victory as we head into the 2020 lection. i don't know if this is part of the trouble of having a country that is as divided as ours is that you could see as the leading a story pointed out the trouble right now is at a rally and answering a tuesday to michigan and it sounds almost like a celebrant story moods that his base actually loves it that they think of democrats have gone way out on a limb here to appease the left wing party of course their side actually believes that trump is just so god awful evil he must be removed clearly the real question is how this impacts independents especially in the swing states has betrayed people around the world may not really know we don't have national elections here we have 50 different state elections that have shouting and how it's just a handful of swing states go and really the moderate swing voters in those states

that will determine the outcome of the election and most of the polls at this time show that impeachment is not selling well with those moderate independents. on sunday some of the headline news public trust in the b.b.c. has taken a slight with new polls showing deep bias consensus in the poll costas coverage of the u.k. election ok politics has the details 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 for all and 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 but 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 they're 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.'s election i don't doubt has defended his only brother committed that mistakes are still trying to made 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 break says 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. while staying with news about the media

a story in authorities have warned employees of a local offshoot of the russian news agency sputnik that if they don't cut ties with their parent company they'll face criminal prosecution with the details here's artie's nicky aaron. brassiere says volunteer and sputnik editor in chief have described the action from thailand as arbitrary and now plan to 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 a 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 of the authorities is to be. such a national 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 a professional 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 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 well independent journalist and commentator martin summers believes the threats by the astin authorities are politically motivated. political action quite clearly related. the kind of pressures and tensions that are in the international system at the moment in which a star nereus 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 he just said 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 openly cause policies on now is the acceptable or loss if you think the jury in the american revolution there are lots and lots of people publishing stuff which is very un see the british government should that have been bunch of them in some control over it sees a wider issues but i think that's alarming what's happened here in a stone year is to do with the possibility of

a negotiated solution in ukraine and the dislike of the us are some elements within the a stone in astonishment. a shocking case of child abuse has come to light in a small western a russian village as it turns out one house in the community was a prison for the children living there. which is a very special family very well managed children mostly go to church as a sign that the top of the list is to lose another 3 sons. the regime says. this is where the children were always very shy one of the boys told me he could

only go out when his father was away. you want to see what do you relations with the children it's wonderful climbers raising them. and why didn't they go to school i was protecting them. to which i started to 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 demeaning of those actions she was 32 my son is.

now out of the news this hour 16 year old climate activist and time magazine person of the aggressor tom burke is getting a high profile documentary about herself u.s. streaming service hulu says the film with the working title grettir will premiere next year have its emerged the film crew has been following the celebrity from her early days a skipping class to protest the swedish parliament against climate change long before her global notoriety and some have boys surprised at how the filmmakers could have guessed that 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 battering them about the environment radio host and political analyst dave perkins thinks grettir's quick rise to fame has been engineers' by her family. it'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 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 read his mother wrote a book that has in the title our lives for the climate that family is an environmentalist activist family and has been probably since before grettir was born 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. british primary school has found itself in the firing on off to parents were angered by changes to the wording of traditional christmas carols white hope primary school in the south east of

england has rejected several carols replacing for example little old 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 he said well 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 as in jesus to put it very simply that's what christmas is about. well the school in question says it promotes british values including tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs and has defended the move by saying that some students did not attend last year's service because of their religious beliefs and the school wants to include all peoples

during this festive period when we discuss the issue of tim v.f.p. from christine concern and social commentator mo ansell. the key mr christianity and the whole reason why we celebrate christian christmas is because jesus was born as a human being and yet 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 want 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 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 a nativity where is mary jesus a baby and all the question that it 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 on walks 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 sign 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 presenters whether you should tell us the wording if it's not what a people should opt out everyone agrees that they're not out. why not as my only reason i don't i want to say this is not a question of my see whether she used the word traditional carols to remove the keep a leaf of christianity and turn it into something that's not christian after all that's the question islam is 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. migrants are near where you have a situation that was a christianity are not your sacred gems is not welcome you're saying belief or the 2nd is the one so much i base is you'll discuss it although we can see all of what he's doing and i will 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. now and what's become something of a christmas tradition in russia over the last few years president putin is about to face a grilling from the media that they will see his annual press conference that if the pulse is anything to go by could go on for hours if you take a look at 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 ad you will or puton 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 you'll come to replace their eyesore 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 to this if you have these are just translation difficulties i scared everyone my sign today but actually it says by

which means grandfather. 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 has the time to answer an average of $58.00 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 fly out of our proving once back in 25th thing called donald trump a bright talented man you know the rest of the story. pentagon social media account is receiving criticism online for sharing a colorized image of a convicted nazi war criminal the vault an f s officer in question let a unit that killed dozens of unarmed american prisoners of war in world war 2.

is that you know 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 a move is the move that will create a sense of tension by introducing a bad guy it is technique the effect of storytelling. my uncle was captured during the bulge and spend the next 6 months in star like 9

be 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. the british prime minister has unveiled plans he says will fight and he 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 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 israel are either human rights groups on the un also condemn illegal israeli settlements in the west bank similarly know found by 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 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 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 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 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 on election by line jerry mccorkle in an already tense political climate reaction to the remark came fit 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 tong it 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 something that is that really. actually. by donald graham but what some prizes need to be honest is why he is in a hurry he isn't just just a few days ago you wonder election just the last day as the old wednesday so that now immediately the 1st thing he is taking care of is to actually be paid this position against innocent people in palestine people and that a bit goofy shit they said is you know we should do say and is it now it is

the cement is it. which means all the is that it really is and so what we are not allowed to criticize. is that it is above the criticism. and just to remind you of our breaking story u.s. president donald trump has just been impeached by the democratic controlled house of representatives article one is adopted. he's been impeached on 2 articles abuse of power and obstruction of congress democrats accuse the american president of withholding military aid to ukraine for political gain republicans in the house have been strongly opposed to impeachment describing the process as a sham the articles will need to be sent to the republican controlled senate which must hold a trial to determine if the president should be removed from office. well that's your update for now i'm resigning or could not be back here with the rest of the team in about 30 minutes time with more news from around the world theater.

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