7,000 on behalf of vsd, 3,000 on , behalf of the general staff and the okw. 2,000 on behalf of the gestapogerman lawyers. and each now rises to plead acquittal for his client. some make blanket denials of all guilt. >> some of the defendants had, without doubt, a great influence in those spheres which did not interest hitler. they had no powers whatsoever in the great decisions concerning war and peace, armistice, et cetera. >> other attorneys lead their clients through a carefully prepared defense. >> here striker is examined. >> [speaking foreign language] >> i will continue. it has also been stated by the prosecution that these two would have had no one to carry out their orders to kill if you hadn't made that propaganda and if you hadn't conducted the education of the german people in that sense. >> [speaking foreign language] >> i don't believe that those who had been given the order by the fuhrer to carry out the killings or to pass an order to kill, that those people would have been made to do this by my periodical. if this book mein kampf, existed , and the contents of that book we

of this savage nazi comes to the affidavit of the former gestapo officer. small screening teams. duty of these teams to segregate the prisoners of war who were candidates for execution, according to the orders that had been given, and to report them to the office of the gestapo. letter from defendant roseburg to the defendant in stated clearly. >> a large part of the soviet orsoners of war have starved died because of the hazards of the weather. in many cases, prisoners of war up on theonger keep march because of hunger and exhaustion. numerous camps, no shelter for the prisoners was provided at all. madetools were not available to dig holes or caves. objected thatme this treatment violated the convention, the defendant answered with this memorandum. >> we are concerned with the ideology.n of an therefore i approve and back the measures. >> this is proved by the of the general, who admiral.der the the general attended conferences where crimes against whole were plotted in advance by the nazi conspirators. explain exactly what took place at this conference?

ere, he was the gestapo chief. >> is believed by officials to have broken all records. >> this is bbcorld news today. day four of donald trump's impeachment trial has begun as democratic prosecutors wrap up their case against theresident . as china celebrates the lunar new c year, a massipaign is underway to try to stop the spread of the new virus that has apologies for the wrong pictures. a powerful earthquake has struck people and damaging builngs. the quake shook the district, ae shalloh of 10 kilometers just received some pictures of the rescue efforts. the earthquake occurre in a remote and sparsely populated region. could take some time for the authorities to fin out the full extent of the damage. huge swarms of locusts likof something ouhe old testament have been sweeping through large parts of east africa destroying crop and threatening the food security of the region. one of the worst affected countries ishi kenya last dealt with a plague of locusts on the scale half a century ago. our correspondent reports. these are swarms of desert locusts swarming across africa. just one

. >> the gestapo came for her family in march of 1944. taken from their home first to an internment camp near paris then here to auschwitz. her father and brother were sent straight to the gas chambers becoming two of over 1 million people who perished there. meanwhwhile jeanette and her 12-year-old nephew were tattooed, shaved, and forced into hard labor. n this enormous book the auschwitz museum names those who have been known to have perished in the camps. today she is looking for her father's name. jeanette lost nearlyly all of h immediate family in the holocaust and she has made it part of her life's work to document the death count and nazi ideology. >> jeanette's testimony also matters becaususe she's one of only 200 fretch survivors alive today -- french survivorsrs ali today and the students say they're determined to pass on her story to generations beyond. >> a look at some other big news stories. tributes are pouring in fob nba super star kobe bryant the 41-year-old killed in a helicopter crash sunday along with his 13-year-old

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie.s possible to this spot. a tide of humanity that is believed by officials to have broken all records. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: doctors confirm that a new virus in china can be transmitted from human to human, as the outbreak continues to spread, and a fourth person dies. republican leaders in the us senate outline proposals for president trump's impeachment trial that would give lawyers from each side just 2a hours to present their arguments. hundreds of people, mainly from honduras, who are trying to reach the united states, have waded into a river on mexico's border with guatamala. mexican national guard troops with riot shields have been trying to stop them climbing the river bank. mexico has cut off migration routes to the us under pressure from president trump. rich preston reports. on mexico's southern border, men, women, and children wading through the suchiate river, many of them eventually reaching mexican territory. they were met by mexico's national guard

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie.pot. a tide of humanity that is believed by officials to have broken all records. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon, in singapore. and i'm lewis vaughanjones, in london. our top stories: prince harry says his decision to step back from royal duties and move his family to canada hasn't been taken lightly. hundreds of lebanese protesters have clashed with security forces in the centre of beirut, after three months of anti—establishment demonstrations. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world: the japan times reports on the 60th anniversary of the us—japanese alliance. it quotes donald trump, who has praised the relationship, while calling onjapan to make a greater contribution to the upkeep of the us troops stationed there. president trump is also reaching out to president duterte of the phillippines. the phillipine star reports mr trump has invited his counterpart in manila to a summit in las vegas, despite signing off on the banning of certain phillipine off

there, he was the gestapo chief, klaus barbie.ible to this spot, a tide of humanity. it's believed by officials to have broken all records. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories... the trial of president trump has begun in the us senate, with a big row over whether either side will be able to call witnesses. health chiefs warn that a deadly new strain of pneumonia will spread beyond china as a case is confirmed in a traveller who'd just arrived in the us. the first case of the newly—detected virus, which originated in wuhan in china, has been confirmed in the united states. a traveller who arrived from china to seattle has been diagnosed with the coronavirus. six people are known to have died so far. the who is holding an emergency meeting on wednesday. gabriel leung, the dean of medicine at the university of hong kong, told me the new developments in the way the infection is spreading is posing a challenge. the research that we just finished 24—hours ago has now moved

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie.s possible to this spot. a tide of humanity that is believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: doctors confirm that a new virus in china can be transmitted from human to human, as the outbreak continues to spread, and a fourth person dies. in iraq, three more protesters have been killed as demonstrators loose from each side will have just 24 loose from each side will have just 2a hours to prevent the arguments. —— lawyers from either side. manage national visitors are expected to stay away even though many of the fires are now out or under control. tourism is estimated to account for more than 3% of australia's economic output and one in every 13 persons jobs. for more on this, we can talk to our australia correspondent, phil mercer. he joins me from the small town of kangaroo valley in new south wales. you can see the bridge behind me, one of the most famous landmarks in this particular region. this area should be bustling with tourists.

there he was the gestapo chief, klaus barbie.possible to this spot, a tide of humanity. it's believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... a massive campaign is under way in china to try to stop the spread of a new respiratory virus. as the number of cases increases, the virus is spreading to other parts of the world with europe and australia now confirmed. democrats have concluded their opening arguments in donald trump's impeachment trial with a warning he is a threat to democracy and would abuse his power again if he's not removed from office. the prince of wales has called for "unity and tolerance" among different faiths on his first formal visit to the occupied palestinian territories. during a speech in bethlehem, prince charles said he would pray for "a just and lasting peace" in the middle east. he has also held talks with the palestinian president mahmood abbas. 0ur royal correspondentjonny dymond is on the trip. a dymond is on the trip. palestinian welcome for the prince. a

there he was the gestapo chief, klaus barbie.possible to this spot, a tide of humanity. it's believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines. a massive campaign is underway in china to try to stop the spread of a new respiratory virus. as the number of cases increases, the virus is spreading to other parts of the world with europe and australia now confirmed. democrats have concluded their opening arguments in donald trump's impeachment trial with a warning he is a threat to democracy and would abuse his power again if he's not removed from office. the pentagon now says 3k us servicemen suffered concussion and traumatic brain injury when iran attacked american bases in iraq this month. they were attacked in retaliation for the us killing of the iranian general qasem soleimani. president trump had originally said that no americans were injured and later suggested that some had merely suffered headaches. chris buckler in washington has more. you can imagine democrats and his opponents'

translation: the gestapo was chasing me because i did not register as a jew.out electricity, i was freezing. and, of course, if i'd been caught, i would have been sent straight to a concentration camp. 16 out of the 2a family members in this photograph were murdered in the death camps. translation: for hundreds of years, my family were living in berlin. we never imagined that germany could not be our country. what was happening was not imaginable. germans voted hitler into power knowing very well the vicious anti—semitism of the nazis. mostly they supported the dictator or looked the other way as theirjewish neighbours were persecuted. but not 14—year—old felicitas narloch. she lived near berlin with her grandmother, lydia. when a desperatejewish woman came to their door, they hid and fed her. felicitas smuggling food and clothes. translation: we had to help. we couldn'tjust send a person away, someone who reached the end of their road. my grandmother didn't have any political motive. she just felt that somebody had to help. it was an emotional reaction. germa

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie.e of humanity that is believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: doctors confirm that a new virus in china can be transmitted from human to human, as the outbreak continues to spread and a fourth person dies. republican leaders in the us senate outline proposals for president trump‘s impeachment trial that would give lawyers from each side just 2a hours to present their arguments. let‘s get more on our top story now. earlier i spoke to professor jennifer nuzzo, an epidemiologist atjohns hopkins university, and asked her how deadly this virus might be. this virus seems to have jumped from animals to humans. one of the things we‘re looking now is to assess whether there is virus is capable of being transported between humans. so, in other words, if it can survive the initial contact between humans. we know humans have become infected. some people have become infected. there are cases, which is not good news, but one of the things we ar

today he the gestapo chief class barbie.de of humanity, it is believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has revealed the team that will defend him in his senate impeachment trial. iran's supreme leader has defended the military over the accidental shooting down of the ukrainian passenger plane. glasgow — which is hosting a major un climate change summit later this year — is aiming to go completely carbon neutral by 2030. it aims to achieve this by radically cutting emissions, and planting enough trees to absorb the carbon in any remaining fumes. 0ur science editor david shukman reports from glasgow, in the latest part of the bbc‘s our planet matters series. from a proud history as an industrial powerhouse, glasgow now wants a future that is carbon neutral. no easy task in a city that depends on fossilfuel. its motorways encourage commuters to use their cars. the council's first move is with its gritting lorries. they run on diesel and are now being adapted to us

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie.possible to this spot. a tide of humanity that is believed by officials to have broken all records. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: doctors have confirmed that a new virus in china can be transmitted from human to human, as the outbreak continues to spread from wuhan to other major cities. a court in canada has begun hearing the united states' request for the extradition of meng wanzhou, huawei's chief financial officer and the daughter of the compa ny‘s founder. and this story is the elephant in the room, literally. hotel guests in sri lanka got a surprise when they saw this huge animal in the corridors. it apparently took up residence there several years ago, and is generally friendly, despite sometimes stealing food supplies from the kitchen. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the straits times here puts china's mystery sars—like virus on the front page. it reports that, from tomorrow, al

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. spot. a tide of humanity. it is believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: president trump has revealed the team that will defend him in his senate impeachment trial. four teachers in los angeles sue delta air lines after a plane dumped fuel on their school during an emergency landing. let's get more on that now. neil hansford is an aviation analyst. he told me how common it was for pilots to dump fuel. i have never heard of anybody dumping over a built—up area — it's not that common, anyway, to have an aircraft to lose an engine on take—off. but the normal procedure is you are directed out over the sea and you normally dump fuel over the sea. and they were having to dump about 15 tons of aviation fuel, because the aircraft was flying direct from los angeles to beijing. but certainly, i had never — in my time in the industry — ever heard of anybody dumping fuel over a built—up area. it is a built—up area, it is also such a low altit

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie.ible to this spot, a tide of humanity that's believed by officials to have broken all records. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories. a city in lockdown. chinese officials say the people of wuhan cannot travel as they try to contain the spread of a deadly virus. at the trump impeachment trial, the us senate hears the opening arguments as the prosecution makes the case against the president. let's stay with that story now: susan block is someone let's look at what is happening live at the senate. this is the second day, the first day on which the democratic managers are presenting their case. they have three days in which to do it and after that it is up which to do it and after that it is up to donald trump ‘s legal team will also have 2a hours over three days for their opening arguments and then senators will be able to ask questions. many strict rules about how this goes on. there was an operation —— interruption earlier

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. humanity that's believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: severe travel restrictions have been imposed in more cities across the chinese province of hubei, which is at the centre of an outbreak of a new virus that has killed 25 people. the us senate has been hearing a second day of arguments israel's prime minister has vowed that there will not be another holocaust. benjamin netanyahu was speaking injerusalem, as world leaders and holocaust survivors marked 75 years since the liberation of auschwitz. israeli officials say the event is the biggest international gathering in the country's history. our middle east correspondent, orla guerin reports. frail but determined, holocaust survivors coming to honour those who perished, lighting a memorial flame for the six million jews annihilated by the nazis. among those gathered on jeruselam's mount of rememberance, heads of state, prime ministers and princes pledging to combat an enduring

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. spot. a tide of humanity that is believed by officials to have broken all records. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: prince harry says his decision to step back from royal duties and move his family to canada hasn't been taken lightly. hundreds of lebanese protesters have clashed with security forces in the centre of beirut, after three months of anti—establishment demonstrations. lets get more on our top story now. prince harry has been speaking out for the first time since news emerged of the sussexes‘ decision to step back from royal life. he expressed great sadness that he is leaving his royal duties and that the uk would always be his home despite his wish to have a ‘more peaceful‘ life as a family. we can cross live to nova scotia in canada to talk to sandi rankaduwa who has written extensively about harry and meghan for the online international website buzzfeed. it is good to have you with us. what do you m

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. spot. a tide of humanity. it is believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has revealed the team that will defend him in his senate impeachment trial. more on our top story now. i've been speaking to troy slaten, a criminal defence lawyer based in los angeles. it certainly is, this is a bit of a dream team. in full disclosure, judge ken starr was a professor of mine and later dean of my law school, pepperdine university school of law. so both professor dershowitz and ken starr are stars in the legal community and they have been very prolific on television in the last several months defending the president's position and speaking out against the impeachment proceedings. are you saying from that, that this is a trial about public perception as much as anyone else? we have obviously got an election coming up soon. it certainly is. this is a political process and all of the jurors in this case are united states senators. so th

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie.came to bathe as close as possible to this spot. a tide of humanity that is believed by officials to have broken all records. hello, you're watching the briefing, i'm ben bland, the headlines this hours. their arguments over whether to allow new evidence at the start of donald trump's impeachment trial. authorities say the death toll for a new strain of pneumonia has risen to nine. new analysis for the bbc suggest that in the uk, the cost of poor mental health in the workplace has increased significantly in just two years. it is partly to do with what is called present he is. that is when employees come to work even when they are unwell but are less productive. it is late afternoon here at the office for an app that rates vegan food. usually it is the time when most people start to flag but here the young staff are getting a wake—up call. chanting it sort of removes obstacles when you are trying to expand an idea because you are not nervous or doubting yourself. you are in a space of c

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie.bathe as close as possible to this spot, a tide of humanity that's believed by officials to have broken all records. you are watching the briefing. our headlines: chinese authorities are taking drastic action to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus, which has now claimed 25 lives. finland's prime minister has told the bbc why climate change and gender equality are her top priorities. italy's far—right leader matteo salvini is hoping to cause a political shock on sunday by winning control of emilia—romagna, the stronghold of the left since the second world war. if his league party wrests control of the region, it could prompt the italian government to fall, and elections which polls say mr salvini, a populist known for his anti—migrant policies, would almost certainly win. our italy correspondent mark lowen reports from emilia romagna. security, migration, urban decay. a city's challenges become political tools when elections loom. in ferrara, stronghold of italy's left since the s

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie.o this spot, a tide of humanity that's believed by officials to have broken all records. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: shutting down a city as they struggled to contain a deadly virus, chinese officials say the 11 million people of wuhan must not travel. democrats set out details of their case against president donald trump on the second day of his impeachment trial. authorities in spain are searching for at least four people missing since storm gloria roared widespread destruction to the east of the country. —— brought. the powerful storm front has so far killed nine people and is now causing flooding in southern france. freya cole reports. storm gloria arrived with great force — winds of up to 144km/h with waves up to 14m high. in a small seaside town in catalonia, a thick foam flooded the streets. it was caused by this — howling winds and a powerful surge from the ocean. local authorities say it's the worst sea storm since 2003. it's claimed several lives, and there a

, the west germans want to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france, there he was the gestapothis spot, believed ebay officials that have broken all records. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines: day four of donald trump's impeachment trial has begun as democrat prosecutors wrap up their case against the president. as china celebrates the lunar new year a massive campaign is underway to try to stop the spread of the new virus that's killed 26. now, who would like to pay more taxes? well a group of more than 130 of the world's richest people say they do, and they've written an open letter urging their fellow million and billionaire peers to do the same in the interest of fighting climate change. the letter, written by the group called the patriotic millionaires, argues taxes are the best tool to overcome innequality and to ensure the things our societies need get the funding they require. in their letter the group writes: . . . most reasonable so how realistic is this vision? chuck collins is one of the co—authors and signatories of the letter, i put that question

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie.le to this spot, a tide of humanity that's believed by officials to have broken all records. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm lewis vaughanjones in london. our top stories: severe travel restrictions have been imposed in more cities across the chinese province of hubei, which is at the centre of an outbreak of a new virus that has killed 25 people. the government of myanmar has responded defiantly to a ruling by the un's top court ordering the country to bring in emergency measures to protect rohingya muslims from genocide. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the straits times leads with an update on coronavirus and its spread to other countries. it says a man from china is the first to test positive for the virus in singapore, with another chinese national also likely to have contracted it. the philippine star looks into the plight of residents of the taal volcano exclusion zone. it reports that the government may ban people from re

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie.is spot. a tide of humanity that is believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news, our main headline: doctors confirm that a new virus in china can be transmitted from human to human, as the outbreak continues to spread, and a fourth person dies. let's stay with that story now. professorjennifer nuzzo is an epidemiologist atjohns hopkins university. she joins us from maryland. thank you for your time. we are being told that this is a virus similar perhaps true sales but is not at least out as deadly as a seasonal flu. is that correct? not at least out as deadly as a seasonalflu. is that correct? is that fair? this virus seems to have jumped from animals to humans, one of the things we're looking now is to assess whether there is virus is capable of being transported between humans. so in other words if it can survive the initial contact between humans? we know they have become an ——we know humans have become infected, some people had become infected, some people ha

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie.is spot. a tide of humanity that is believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: prince harry says his decision to step back from royal duties and move his family to canada hasn't been ta ken lightly. hundreds of lebanese protesters have clashed with security forces in the centre of beirut, after three months of anti—establishment demonstrations. the bodies of ii ukrainians who died when a ukrainian international airlines flight was shot down over iran earlier this month have been returned home. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, joined friends and relatives of the victims at a repatriation ceremony in the capital, kyiv. rich preston has this report. a ukrainian military plane brought the victims of flight ps752 home. nine of the ii ukrainians who lost their lives with the plane's crew. their coffins drapped in the blue and yellow of ukraine's flag. their colleagues turned out to pay their respects. president volodymyr zelensky a

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie.se as possible to this spot. a tide of humanity that is believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the trial of president trump has begunin the trial of president trump has begun in the us senate with a big i’ow begun in the us senate with a big row about whether either side will be able to call witnesses or more evidence. officials in china say the death toll from the new strain of pneumonia has risen to nine it with 440 cases confirms. they're also saying they believe the virus could mutate and for spread further. while his future was being debated in washington, president trump spent the day with the global elite at the swiss ski resort of davos for the annual gathering of political and business leaders — the world economic forum. the big theme this year is climate change, but the president made his views clear. they run sharply counter to the overwhelming weight of worldwide scientific opinion. our correspondent james robbins is there.

there he was the gestapo chief, klaus barbie.ssible to this spot, a tide of humanity. it's believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: a massive campaign is underway in china to try to stop the spread of a new respiratory virus. as the number of cases increases, the virus is spreading to other parts of the world with europe and australia now confirmed. democrats have concluded their opening arguments in donald trump's impeachment trial with a warning he is a threat to democracy and would abuse his power again if he's not removed from office. huge swarms of locusts — like something out of the old testament — have been sweeping through large parts of east africa, destroying crops, and threatening the food security of the region. one of the worst affected countries is kenya, which last dealt with a plague of locusts on this scale half a century ago. 0ur africa correspondent anne soy reports. from a distance, it looks like northern kenyan is burning. but these are swarms of desert locusts

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. spot. a tide of humanity that is believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. the queen says prince harry and meghan will lose their royal titles and public funding, they'll also pay back tax payers money used to renovate their home. let's get more on this now. our correspondent sophie long is in vancouver for us, and has been looking at how their arrival will be received in canada. there has been some concern here expressed in national newspapers that having members of the royal family living here in canada could potentially change the relationship between this country and the monarchy. it will be interesting to see whether the content of the statements released today goes anyway towards allaying those fears. people here also wonder when harry may come, and the fact that these negotiations have resulted in some form of conclusion might mean that he now feels he is able to leave the uk and come here to be reunited with his wife and young so

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie.the as close as possible to this spot. a tide of humanity that is believed by officials to have broken all records. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: a city in lockdown — chinese officials say the people of wuhan cannot travel, as they try to contain the spread of a deadly virus. at the trump impeachment trial, the us senate hears the opening arguments as the prosecution makes the case against the president. let's stay with that story now. while the senators are taking a dinner break... susan block is someone who has first hand experience of impeachment trials. she'sa constitutional expert at georgetown university law centre, and she testified as an expert at the bill clinton impeachment hearings in 1998. she told me the two hearings don't compare. trumpism not cooperating. —— trump is. the facts are somewhat in dispute. the trump administration will not be providing any help in the investigation. the other thing is th

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie.le to this spot, a tide of humanity that's believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: severe travel restrictions have been imposed in more cities across the chinese province of hubei, which is at the centre of an outbreak of a new virus that has killed 25 people. let's stay with our main story now: joining us now is dr thomas frieden. he is the rresident of resolve to save lives, which aims to prevent epidemics, and the former director for the us‘s centers for disease control. i know you are also the former director. thank you very much for your time. you must be very busy. help us, first of all. how concerned are you about this? how does it compare particularly, this coronavirus, with the coronavirus responsible for sars? this is the early days. this is a normal coronavirus. the general was just released several weeks ago, and there's still a lot we don't know. the two main things need to understand our how infectious is it and how deadly

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie.y officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: prince harry says his decision to step back from royal duties and move his family to canada, hasn‘t been taken lightly. hundreds of lebanese protesters have clashed with security forces in the centre of beirut, after three months of anti—establishment demonstrations. a bbc investigation has seen documents that show how africa‘s richest woman made her fortune through exploiting her own country and corruption. isabel dos santos is the daughter of the former angolan president, eduardo dos santos. the documents show she got access to lucrative deals involving land, diamonds, oil and telecoms while herfather was in power. isobel dos santos has denied any wrongdoing. richard bilton reports. isabel dos santos is africa‘s richest woman. she lives in london with a glamorous life and famous friends. a leak of more than 700 documents from her business power was obtained by the platform to protect whistleblowers in afr

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie.as close as possible to this spot, a tide of humanity that's believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a city in lockdown — chinese officials say the people of wuhan cannot travel as they try to contain the spread of a deadly virus. at the trump impeachment trial, the us senate hears the opening arguments as the prosecution makes the case against the president. let's stay with that story and speak toa let's stay with that story and speak to a professor of political science at george mason university. professor, thank you very much for your time. what are you thinking as your time. what are you thinking as you watch these proceedings? well, from my perspective, it's been a pretty gripping day. i've had it on in the background, checking different news channels through the day but from most people's perspectives it's been a bit dull but there's been a steady presentation of evidence that the democrats have controlled today and they will cont

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie.possible to this spot. a tide of humanity. it is believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the queen says prince harry and meghan will lose their royal titles and public funding. they'll also pay back taxpayers‘ money used to renovate their home. president trump's lawyers give their first formal response to his impeachment. they say it's a brazen attempt by his rivals to interfere in the upcoming election. thousands of women gathered in several cities in the us in what has become an annual national women's march. the demonstrations brought together long—time marchers and new demonstrators, including student activists who said the upcoming election inspired them to participate. gail maclellan reports. it was cold, it was wet and even snowed in new york. justice! but for the fourth year running, women marched through american cities. on the agenda, the rights, immigration reform and, of course, donald trump. hey, hey. ho, ho. donald trump h

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie.ssible to this spot, a tide of humanity that's believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: severe travel restrictions have been imposed in more cities across the chinese province of hubei, which is at the centre of an outbreak of a new virus that has killed 25 people. the us senate has been hearing a second day of arguments in the impeachment trial of president trump. climate change, global tensions — the world does seem to be in a more perilous state than before, and scientists behind the so—called doomsday clock say that is no false impression. the time has moved tojust 100 seconds to midnight after experts altered the clock due to the state of world affairs. the clock now stands at its closest to doomsday since it began ticking in 19117. rachel bronson is president and ceo of the bulletin of atomic scientists, and she told me why they thought it was necessary to move it closer to midnight. we are very concerned. we're moving the clock to

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. as possible to this spot. a tide of humanity that is believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the trial of president trump has begun in the us senate — with a big row over whether either side will be able to call witnesses. health officials in china say the death toll from a new strain of pneumonia has risen to nine. there are 440 confirmed cases. the former prime minister of australia malcolm turnbull has accused the current conservative government of climate change denial as the nation comes to grip with its worst bushfire season in history. mr turnbull was ousted as prime minister for attempting to introduce a climate change policy. there has been a war against science. this is the bizarre thing about this is that as the evidence for global warming and its effect on our climate has mounted, the political denialism has increased. i do not know why scott morrison has acted the way he has acted. to be very frank, i worked with him very

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie.e as close as possible to this spot, a tide of humanity that's believed by officials to have broken all records. welcome back. good to have you with us welcome back. good to have you with us here on bbc news. a city in lockdown. chinese officials say the people of wuhan cannot travel. officials are trying to contain the spread of a deadly virus. at the donald trump impeachment trial, the senate is hearing opening arguments as the seclusion makes the case to remove the president from office. —— as the opposition makes the case. staying with that story now. i asked what she makes a proceeding so far. from my perspective it has been a gripping day. it has been on in the background, tracking different news channels through the day. from the perspective of most people it has been a little dull but there has been a little dull but there has been a little dull but there has been a steady presentation of evidence that the democrats have control today and they will continue over the next few da

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie.possible to this spot, a tide of humanity that's believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: a city in lockdown. chinese officials say the ii a city in lockdown. chinese officials say the 11 million people officials say the 11 million people of wuhan cannot travel as they try to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus. at the trump impeachment trial, the us and it is hearing opening arguments as the prosecution makes case against president. let's stay with that story. dave levinthal is editor—at—large at the center for public integrity, and he joins us from washington. good to talk to you again. what are you making of it so far? another dramatic day in washington, dc, as expected, and unlike some senate proceedings, this has been very one—sided and one—sided by design. this is the democrats espys opportunity to make the case against president donald trump and make the case not only to other senators, most of whom's mine had already bee

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. tide of humanity. it is believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the queen says prince harry and meghan will lose their royal highness titles and public funding and will also pay back taxpayers money used to renovate their home. president trump ‘s lawyers give their first formal response to his impeachment. they say it is a brazen attempt by his rivals to interfere in the upcoming election. let‘s get some more now on the royal news. earlier i spoke to royal historian dr anna whitelock about what this annoucement tells us about the future of the royals. well, i think this is another extraordinary personal statement from the queen. again, speaking as a grandmother, like a statement earlier in the week, talking about her grandson, talking about the fact that they have come to a constructive and supportive way forward. clearly this is what she wanted, in terms of a decision to be made, that this matter doesn‘t drag on. but again, the statem

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie.ide of humanity. it is believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the queen says prince harry and meghan will lose their royal titles and public funding, they'll also pay back taxpayers' money used to renovate their home. more now on that story: we can now speak to the canadian royal commentator richard berthelsen who has previosly worked as private secretary to two of canada's lieutenant governors. thanks forjoining us. first of all, your reaction to the deal that has been done between the queen and the duke and duchess of sussex?” been done between the queen and the duke and duchess of sussex? i think there is a degree of sadness amongst many people about deal because it ta kes many people about deal because it takes the suffixes out of the direct royal spotlight in terms of their duties, particularly prince harry's involvement with the military, and it starts us on a course that we are not really sure what is going to happen in the futu

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie.that is believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: the trailer president trump has begunin the trailer president trump has begun in the us senate with a big argument on whether either side can: more documents or witnesses. health officials in china now say the death toll from a new strain of pneumonia has written to —— risen to nine with over 400 people infected. the new lebanese prime minister, hassan diab, has named his cabinet, saying it will strive to meet the demands of protesters who‘ve held 4 months of demonstrations. his finance minister said lebanon is facing an unprecedented economic crisis, and called for foreign support. lebanon‘s leaders will have hope that the announcement of a new government may have appeased antiestablishment protesters who, for months, have demanded a shakeup of the country‘s political system. they were wrong. within hours, hundreds were once more on the streets. translation: we are not satisfied wit

your reports on not only the mission itself by his nazi interrogators, admissions made by one of the gestapo men who carried out the beatings. i looked at records, other to photograph photographs. i talked to survivors. there was one survivor from the mission itself who believe it or not is 96 years old, a pilot who flew the plane and still lives in world virginia. at 96, still still flying a plane. he had these amazing stories about flying the nation and dropping fred and his two compatriots onto a glacier 13,000 feet high in g innsbruck, in the austrian alps after three attempts. they barely were able toafr makt and finally being able to put them into position to parachute down. but i also knew i didn't want this book to be simply an espionage mission, or jason bourne or what have you. i wanted to be as much about that experience. -- immigrant experience and that involve not only fred but his second in charge, on the left you see him and his twin brother who came to the united states around the same time as did freddy in 1939, fleeing the netherlands. they came from very different paths th

they were interrogated for weeks because they were highly suspect because they were returned by the gestapo if he spent a year on the run then you could have been arrested and sent back as a double agent so they interrogated the hell out of them so what pacified until the mid to thousands it's only the last ten years you can read those the reason was during the cold war in 19454647 it had already begun. we knew all over europe with the assistance of the cold war became a hot war we would be to use that network so all of that is classified so with 2000 americans that were paralyzed in fact many talk to their family or anybody about it so stuff like that it is amazing stories that are coming out and are continuing to come out. >> thank you. seventy-five years after world war ii we near a point where people are willing to engage in different types of narratives that were less interested in the first wave of history so the flying tigers were extremely popular going back to 1941 in the first wave to address them did straight up hero worship the number of japanese planes shot down and were not re