i'm called aspen welcome to the program festivities have kicked off here in germany to mark the fall of the berlin wall 30 years ago one of them for 9th $1089.00 events have been taking place across the capital will have more on that but 1st one demonstration 3 decades ago that many say change the course of history. history flashing before their eyes as thousands returned to berlin psychotic golic son the plot to mark the moment that would help change the city and the country forever nov 4th 1989 more than half a 1000000 protesters descended on the square and what would become the largest demonstration in the history of east germany led by some of its most prominent intellectuals they rose up to demand more freedoms from the oppressive regime. it's as if someone has pushed open the window. of 2 years of intellectual economic and political stagnation shelf they can only years reeking of apathy 2 years of double speak and bureaucratic despotism but still cut off. the communist regime had rapidly and publicly lost all support but even then no one predicted the just 5 days later their be

i'm called aspen welcome to the program we begin with a historic vote in the united states democrats in the house of representatives have taken a major step in their efforts to impeach president donald trump voting to move forward with their investigation the resolution sets out the ground rules that lawmakers will use moving the process from closed door sessions into the public eye. the weather on capitol hill couldn't have been more symbolic the vote in the house of representatives means an uncertain future to the trump presidency with 232 yes to 196 nays the democratic controlled house adopted a resolution allowing more transparency in the impeachment inquiry the vote came after a heated debate this is soviet style rules maybe in the soviet union you do things like this where only you make the rules there are no kings or queens in america that is what separates this country from so many other nations no one is above the law at the heart of the impeachment inquiry is president trump's july phone call with ukrainian president volodymyr zelinsky a whistleblower accuse trump of pressi

i'm called aspen welcome to the program here in berlin the city is revving up to mark 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall our special coverage tonight starts of course at the brandenburg gate once the of pity me of germany's division between east and west but tonight and tomorrow it's at the center of celebrations and commemoration. it's political correspondent simon young was earlier and i asked him what's been going on there as a city gears up for the big show tomorrow. what car people have been coming down here again the seating lots of tourists lots of lynas just to see what's going on i think behind me you can see the brandenburg gate and the stage that set up for saturday evenings big show and there's some projections being displayed on there at the minutes of you know pictures from the era of the berlin wall just saw one shot with a little boy kicking his football against the berlin wall back in those days just a reminder of how you people how people became to the existence of division in this city and you have to remember as i think you said you know where i'm standing

i'm called aspen welcome to the program we begin in the united states for the impeachment process against donald trump has entered a new phase lawmakers have begun public hearings the 1st in 20 years on wednesday they heard testimony from 2 top diplomats trump as call the process a witch hunt. a historic day for the united states i was have testimony played out on television screens across the country we will come to order. good morning everyone. the inquiry centers on an alleged pressure campaign aimed at forcing ukraine to investigate the u.s. president's political rival joe biden and on wednesday one of the diplomats who testified linked donald trump more directly to those efforts the acting ambassador to kiev said a member of his stuff overheard a conversation in which trump asked basset accordant somnolent if he'd successfully pushed the ukrainians into a night sing the investigation. following the call with president trump the member of my staff asked investor solomon what president trump thought about ukraine as the song responded the president front cares more about the investigat

i'm called aspen welcome to the program we begin in the united states where once again children attending school have become the target of an armed shooter 2 people are reported dead and 4 others are in the hospital 2 of those in critical condition a male suspect reportedly open fire at tsongas high school in the city of santa clarita that's near los angeles police say he's in grave condition after turning his gun on himself. the story a sad one and an all too familiar one students file out of saugus high school and ambulances bare away the victims. to school north of los angeles has seen the us is latest mass shooting. somebody just freaked. out the door they went to rush to the door. just put all the chairs in front of the door. everybody. just. in the immediate aftermath of the shooting police place the school and others nearby on lockdown relatives of the students swung to the area. desperate they remained glued to their phones trying to reach their loved ones. to wait. for many. police have described the suspect as a 16 year old a student at the school who carried out the attack on h

i'm called aspen welcome to the program polls are now closed in hong kong's district council election and while we await results one thing is certain this vote was historic turnout hit nearly 70 percent that's higher than in any election in the territories history it's being seen as both a test of support for embattled chief executive kerry lamb and as a referendum on the pro-democracy movement that has rocked the city for close to 6 months now. the pro-democracy movement urged people to vote and they turned out in record numbers these elections are the closest thing hong kong ors have to direct representation and nearly half a year of unrest has left many feeling that enough is enough. people have been long long you know your current. prime cooperate. is worth of my mortal thank you. this and to do was to the people. hong kong's chief executive kerry lam also encouraged voters to turn out and appealed for a smooth and peaceful voting we are facing an extremely challenging situation in all the nice in this year's elections but i'm pleased to say that with the concerted efforts of all

i'm called aspen welcome to the program in spain citizens are voting today in the 4th election in 4 years but polls suggest the vote will do little to break the political deadlock between the parties opinion polls show prime minister pedro sanchez is the socialist party is in the lead though it's predicted they will not secure a majority all right fox party could double its seats in parliament after a rise in the last election. for more i'm joined by our course. spondon barbara basell she is in madrid for us and barbara for elections in 4 years i mean is there a sense among voters that they are just completely fed up with this heading to the polls. there is certainly care a large amount of election fit she spayed because the last elections here were in april now just 6 months i mean people are called out again they're faced with the same parties again the same pros now and the same slogans so what has changed in the meantime nothing really so you get a strong feeling of that plus the campaign was sure it was like luster there were no posters no slogans some released but really not much be

i'm called aspen welcome to the program bolivian ex-president evil orale says on his way to mexico where he has been granted asylum were released resigned on sunday after a disputed election followed by weeks of protests mexico's foreign minister tweeted this photo of neurologists on an airplane to mexico where all. resignation has left a power vacuum in bolivia where unrest has continued on the streets of la us residents police and the army are bracing for more violence. earlier i spoke with our correspondent jill 100 mira's in love and i asked him who is likely to fill them power vacuum following the president's resignation according to the constitution the former vice president and now the president of the congress and yes she should be the new president on the bases but the congress should master said before this resignation and it was supposed to happen today but they couldn't meet. the congress i mean because of all the problems we have had in the last hours here in the us many deputies they couldn't come to the congress so we have a new session that is supposed to have to take pla

i'm called aspen welcome to the program mexico's foreign ministry confirms that bolivian ex-president is on his way to mexico where he's been granted asylum for all his resigned on sunday amid pressure from protesters and the military he declared victory in a disputed election last month which triggered weeks of demonstrations meanwhile there has been more unrest in the plot. capital love pass residents the army and the police are all bracing for more possible violence hundreds of murali supporters are reportedly marching towards the city resignation brollies and most of his senior government members has left a sudden power vacuum in the country. earlier i spoke with our correspondent your in the bus and i asked him who is likely to fill that power vacuum following the president's resignation according to the constitution the former vice president and now the president of the congress. she should be the new president on the bases but the congress should mast head before this resignation and it was supposed to happen today but they couldn't meet. the congress i mean because of all the

i'm calling aspen welcome to the program we begin in bolivia where opposition senator john naenae on yes has declared herself interim president following the resignation of former leader abel were alice the constitutional court has endorsed her even though there were not enough lawmakers present in country to appoint or or office is currently in exile in mexico where he was granted asylum after resigning on sunday he has condemned honestly saying she has instigated a coup. yes we could libya's opposition chance the presidential palace is finally there is up to 14 years but in the most controversial of circumstances and i knew as has bitterly opposed to countries rula since she entered living politics over a decade ago now in the midst of a political crisis the senate vice president has declared itself the country's new president. thank you to everyone in bolivia ethics keeping faith i promise to attend democracy and stability to benefit. thinking that. it has on yours come to power democratically moments aliya she made her constitutional case. that. with the ruling party boycotting t

i'm called aspen welcome to the program we begin in bolivia where opposition senator on yes has declared herself interim president following the resignation of former leader able. the constitutional court as endorsed on yes even though there were not enough lawmakers present in congress to appoint her after her announcement clashes broke out in the political capital of pos police fired tear gas and angry murali supporters trying to reach the congressional building thousands of his backers have been on the streets of the capital calling for his return 'd. now morale is currently in exile in mexico where he was granted asylum after resigning on sunday he's condemned anya saying she has instigated a coup. if. yes we could believe his opposition chance the presidential palace is finally days up to 14 years but in the most controversial of circumstances ninian irony is has been countries rula since she entered libyan politics over a decade ago now in the midst of a political crisis the senate vice president has declared itself the country's new president and thank you to everyone in bolivia e

i'm calling aspen welcome to the program a fiery anniversary today in france as yellow vest protesters mark one year of their grassroots movement there were demonstrations today across france including in paris where violence flared police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse the crowds the movement's has waned recently with far fewer people turning up for the weekly marches but still one year on activists insist they won't give up. then numbers have dropped since they peach last year but france's yellow vest protesters are still determined to take a stand against. quality and high living costs the movement's 1st anniversary saw the now familiar confrontation with riot police on the streets of paris. i couldn't even breathe there was some much tear gas if the guy from mcdonald's hadn't opened the door for me i'd be on my way to hospital these imbeciles keep firing tear gas at as guys it. yellow vests want to make it clear to president emanuel macron that they haven't gone away a new poll shows more than half the french population support them. we're still in exactly the same plac

i'm called aspen welcome to the program mexico's foreign ministry says it has granted asylum to bolivian ex-president a vocal rallies he resigned on sunday amid pressure from protesters and the military had declared victory and a disputed election last month which triggered weeks of demonstrations more unrest broke out overnight in the political capital la paz after murali. said he was stepping down buses were set on fire and shops were reportedly looted the resignation of rallies and most of his senior government members has left a sudden power vacuum in the country are let's bring in d.w. correspondent. standing by for us in bolivia's political capital of pos now we heard mexico granting asylum now. what more do we know about that offer. we don't know much about is everything about where others he's been a secret since he resigned yesterday we just know that the minister of foreign affairs of mexico months ago would have this offer him. that he accepted but where is this right now we don't know. he's supposed to be in coach obama but we don't know exactly where he is and i think we are

i'm calling aspen welcome to the program we start in london where police say they have shot and killed a man wearing a hoax explosive device on london bridge after a stabbing attack police have also confirmed that 2 people were killed me attack footage posted on social media shows a man in civilian clothes wrestling with a person believed to be the attacker surrounded there by armed police no other civilians thataway one of them appears to be holding a large knife footage also shows police checking a white truck which is parked across london bridge emergency services including ambulances were quickly on the scene. this is what london police have to say after . in the coming days you will see more police both armed and unarmed patrolling our streets to help reassure those who are understandably concerned. similarly our counterterrorism detectives will be working around the clock. to identify those who have lost their lives. to support all the victims and their families. we are also working at full tilt. to understand exactly what has happened and whether anyone else was involved. for th

i'm called aspen welcome to the program a fiery anniversary today in france as yellow vest protesters mark one gear of their grassroots movement police turned water cannons on demonstrators in paris protesters also targeted a bank the yellow best actions peaked at the end of last year bringing hundreds of thousands of people into the streets to oppose high living costs and inequality the numbers have fallen since that. let's get more now from correspondent lisa lewis she's in paris for us following this story lisa we saw that some of those violent images of the demonstrations so far today i mean 1st just give us a sense what's the situation like right now i mean how big are these protests and who is out in the streets today. well there were dozens of protests in places across france also him paris protesters were clashing have been clashing with police probably thousands of people here in paris and tens of thousands across france as you said that's not really that much compared to how many people turned out at the very beginning of this movement a movement about a year ago now who are

i'm called aspen welcome to the program police in hong kong have threatened to fire live bullets if rioters do not stop using what they describe as lethal weapons and the latest flare up during anti-government protests the morning followed fire fresh clashes outside the university in the center of hong kong where protesters hunkered down behind makeshift barricades and hurled petrol bombs at police authorities said on sunday one officer was treated in hospital. after being hit in the leg by an arrow and another had his visor struck by a metal ball although he was not hurt. we're joined now by our correspondent he's been covering these protests in hong kong for us since the very beginning now mathias the university now the epicenter of these protests what's happening where you are right now. i am now at the polytechnic university. where police today lays siege so the protesters had occupy d.c. university since a tuesday and have been fortified it with barricades they have producing hundreds if not thousands of bottles of molotov cocktails and this morning they started the police started to m

i'm called aspen welcome to the program any wrong thousands of people have been out in the streets protesting the government's decision to raise petrol prices by 50 percent and introduced rationing since the price hike on friday many demonstrators have abandoned their cars along major highways and joined mass rallies in the capital tehran but some of the demonstrations have turned violent at least 2 people have died as a result of the protests with many more injured. iranians have taken to the streets in the capital tehran and a number of cities across the country in protest against a government move to hike the price of petrol by 50 percent. well the demonstrations started with protesters blocking roads but it's collated quickly petrol stations and cars were torched and all manner of public property was badly damaged banks and government buildings were also a focus for people's rights which failed to sway iran's leader ayatollah khamenei he stand steadfastly in support of the price hike. so i don't know long. down or made a decision for the country based on expert assessments this is asian m

i'm called aspen welcome to the program we begin in the u.s. with a historic day on capitol hill lawmakers have begun the 1st public hearings on the impeachment inquiry against president donald trump on wednesday they heard testimony from 2 top diplomats trump has called the process it which. a historic day a public hearing to remove a sitting president from office plays out on t.v. screens across the country it's just the 3rd time in u.s. history this case hinges on the relationship between the u.s. and ukraine. the question is presented by this impeachment inquiry or whether president trump sought to exploit that allies vulnerability and invite ukraine's interference in our elections where the present trump sought to condition official acts such as a white house meeting or u.s. military assistance on ukraine's willingness to assist with 2 political investigations that would help israel lection campaign and if president trump did either whether such an abuse of his power is compatible with the office of the presidency recognized the republican

i'm called aspen welcome to the program vote counting is underway in hong kong after a record turnout in district council elections the vote is being seen as a test for the pro-democracy movement and for embattled chief executive kerry lam now early results are already starting to come in and they show a wave of victories for the pro-democracy side 90 of the 1st $100.00 seats declared have been won by the movement including some former student leaders voting remained peaceful with turnout topping 70 percent higher than in any election in the territories history the city has endured nearly 6 months of anti-government protests which have frequently descended into violent clashes with police. it was covering those luncheons for us in hong kong she was at a local polling station as those results started to come in well those vote results are starting to trickle in called what we've seen so far is the vast majority of seats that have been announced have gone to pro-democracy figures that really was unexpected here in hong kong a lot of pro-democracy protesters had hoped for some gains but

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