can call assman 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 would 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 the lord emir zelinsky a whistleblower accuse trump of pres

i'm calling assman welcome to the program in colombia protests have resumed amid growing anger against president even to gays right wing government this comes as hundreds of thousands of colombians took to the streets in bogota and other cities earlier this week to protest to gays economic social and security policies as part of a nationwide general strike earlier today do they promised social reforms let's hear what he had to say. by the putin approach you must amanda starting next week i will launch a national dialogue to strengthen the current a social policy agenda. we will work to develop a medium to long term vision. that what hope is to deal with any quality in our society. is our let's get more of that now i'm joined by in the studio of your i gave us who's been reporting extensively from colombia i mean in fact you were recently in bogota you know colombian citizens in the streets again we've seen those frustrations just describe the situation for us i mean what's it like there and are those frustrations visible and in daily life in colombia well the president was mentioning i

i'm calling assman welcome to the program one person was killed and others were injured in protests that spread across iran after a surprise decision to impose petrol price hikes and rationing in the sanctions hit country tehran says it needs the money to help the poor but people in the streets fear the price hike will hit poor people the hardest by not to stand still the motorways blocked her idea due to u.s. sanctions but the announcement from the government was the last straw gasoline prices up by 50 percent only 60 to pass and per month. have to pay more. to our situation is only getting worse a leader used to cost around $0.07 now it's $0.21 everything is getting more. for the government it's good news since they take in more money security forces took to patrolling outside gas stations many believe the fuel price hike is just the start of many price increases. with her on everything in tehran and all over iran is dependent on the cost of energy if gasoline gets more expensive rents will go up too i think this is going to break the back of poor working people. right in about there w

i'm called assman welcome to the program police in hong kong have threatened to fire live bullets of protesters don't stop using but officials called lethal weapons and the latest flare up during anti-government protests the warning followed fresh clashes outside a university in the center of hong kong where protesters hunkered down behind a 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 of the t.s.a. 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

i'm called assman welcome to the program in iran thousands of people have been out in the streets protesting the government's decision to raise petrol prices by 50 percent and introduce rationing so as 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 internet. 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 who won. down or made a decision for the country based on expert assessments this decisio

time call assman welcome to the program we start in hong kong where polls will open in a few hours in the city's unisa poll elections the vote is seen as a test of kerry lam's pro beijing governments and a referendum on the pro-democracy movement that has rocked the city for months authorities in hong kong have threatened to call off the election if islands breaks out campaigners hope the campaign can send a peaceful signal about the direction of the city. chris chan is back out on the street the pro-democracy campaigner hopes he can persuade people to give him their protest vote. well. after a massive moment i think an election can reflect public opinion to some extent another point is it's time for us to calm down and tell the government in a civilized way what we want to do. hong kong has been rocked by almost 6 months of under arrest some of it violent protesters have been calling on the pro beijing government for more democracy many here fear their legal and political tommy is under threat from china student chowpatty was shot by police during one demonstration he's now calling o

i'm called assman welcome to the program festivities have kicked off here in germany to mark the fall of the berlin wall 30 years ago on november 9th 1989 events i've been taking place across the capital we'll have more on that but 1st one demonstration 3 decades ago that many say change the course of history. history flashing before their eyes just dow's it's returned to berlin so iconic of the sun the plot to mark the moment that would help change the city and the country forever november 4th 1989 more than half a 1000000 protests. descended on the square in 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. years of intellectual economic and political stagnation. shelf nation for years reeking of apathy 2 years of double speak and bureaucratic despotism. you have a tough job is. the communist regime had rapidly and publicly lost all support but even then no one predicted that just 5 days later the ber

i'm calling assman welcome to the program we begin our special coverage of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall until the border was opened the brandenburg gate represented the epicenter of the cold war standoff between the warsaw pact and nato it stood between east berlin the capital of the. germany and west berlin which was surrounded by the communist east but of course part of democratic west germany so it was an ultra sensitive spot on the line between the 2 blocs that's why it later became such a powerful landmark representing german unity the night the border was opened it was the site of deeply emotional scenes that's where political correspondent simon young was earlier today i asked him what's been going on as the city gears up for the big celebrations tomorrow. well car people have been coming down here again this evening lots of tourists lots of news 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 k