come and italy is a litmus test. if italy fails, the whole program fails as well. is a very topical moment, and whether giuseppe conte will be at the arm of the government -- francine: when you look at some of the concerns on the periphery, this really was started from all of our international viewers by matteo renzi, saying he did not agree with the government and hold his support. can this give matteo renzi what he wants and get on with the reforms, to have something that looks a bit more stable? and if we don't get that and we have a technical government, who will be in charge? fabrizio: i cannot answer to the second question, but i can tell you that the country needs the structural reform, which this government and the british government have not been able to do and to put in place. i mean, in terms of education, italy is lagging way behind. women employment is very low in italy. the same between kabir -- between career and having children, it is not working. these issues have been -- they have to be addressed. with the reform of the administration and the refo

italy is in a crisis.eaving aside the money that needs to be received from the european union, we need to introduce reforms. italy has been lagging behind other countries for 20 years and there is no further time to lose. francine: carlo cottarelli, talk to me a little bit about what you think the trajectory is for italy. is there going to be a reckoning point when the ecb has to actually start normalizing monetary policy and are you confident that italy will be able to deal with that reckoning point? carlo: it depends on when it comes. certainly, we need time to restart the engine of the italian economy and put italy on a growth trajectory with at least a growth rate of 2% per year. in the last 10 years, we have been at 0.2% per year, leaving aside 2020. we need some type of reforms. i think the monetary policy will remain extremely expansionary for the foreseeable future. we see a problem more so, at least the first half of 2022 or until perhaps later. it depends very much on these very low interest rate

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we know that italy was hit really hard by this virus.ou would think that a government crisis would be the last thing that political leaders in italy would want to be a part of right now. reporter: yes, and he has accused him of being irresponsible. the leader of the democratic party tweeting that what they have done is basically an error and that italy needs investment in jobs and help to fight the pandemic. it does not need another government crisis. but mr. renzi is really known to be a disruptor. his party only accounts for about 3% in opinion polls, and yet we have seen him in the past stooped to maneuvers like this. back in 2014, he maneuvered the prime minister out of the democratic party, becoming the prime minister himself. and then staking his reputation on a constitutional referendum that failed and then forced him to step down. now you have a situation where many feel he is doing this for his own personal interests and personal gain at some point, and he is not really thinking about the country. brent: it is good that we have

really worried about what was happening in italy.ther thing to talk about is what was happening with the shekel. israel's central bank is going to increase for next change produces to $30 billion this year. they are disturbing the vaccine and dealing with lockdowns relatively well needing to tamp down what is happening with the rise in the currency, and that is leading to a selloff in the shekel. individual sectors over in europe -- information technology really holding up 1.5% higher. a good read for some of the semis. t-mobile reporting a multibillion-dollar still with nokia. for individual stocks we are paying attention to, pretty much all the losers. readying a sale of u.k. assets. the government in france is supposed to the canadian company buying a retailer. it could be a move to buy some time to study the transatlantic retail yield. nonetheless, buying a french company is going to be difficult. reno down by 1%. fiat getting hit hard. this is how we are going to resume profitability. it wasn't sexy enough also the ceo said it w

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if they are squandered in the next six months, got it put italy back like years -- does it put italyrideshares -- back lightyears? silvia: restarting growth and putting the country on a higher potential growth that is fundamental, but also for the entire european continent because this is the furthest we have gone toward having some fiscal union, common spending, and very much of whether this will turn into a permanency of the european project is relying on countries doing the right thing for the money and spending them in a proper way and in an accountable way. to be entirely honest, we are not part of the initial draft of the national recovery plan which has improved lately. in the next six months, it will really make the difference not only in terms of italy surviving in the future, but also the european project turning into something more stable and strong. francine: thank you so much, silvia merler. let's get straight to first word news. ritika: president trump has become the first president ever to be impeached twice. the resolution was approved by democrats in the house and 10

italy with a coalition on the brink.lear if we will have a technocratic government, if the prime minister can keep his job, but you see the italian 10-year yield, 0.89. coming up, can a country handle a political crisis on top of a pandemic and a recession? we talk italy next. this is bloomberg. ♪ francine: economics, finance, politics. this is "bloomberg surveillance." i'm francine lacqua, here in london. let's get straight to the bloomber first word news with laura wright. laura: last year germany saw its deepest contraction in more than a decade. the economy shrank 5% as the pandemic raged at the government was forced to lock down citizens and close businesses. germany is likely to have fared better. france and -- better than its peers. donald trump has been pitched by the u.s. house of representatives for a historic second time. democrats and 10 republicans voted to charge him with incitement of insurrection for the role he played in his support of the attack on the capitol. the charges next go to the senate for tria

this trend even has a name, and it is called in italy, aptly, the south working bureau.ere is a report from sicily. reporter: the usual morning ritual. marco gets his laptop, phone, charger, and earphones ready for the day. he's a manager in a multinational financial services company in milan. he decided to leave the company at the end of the first lockdown in spring. his plan? return to sicily, his native region, in the south of italy. >> [speaking italian] reporter: since returning seven months ago, marco can get to work on a bicycle instead of the metro. he never stopped working for his company in the north, and is remote working from a co-working space just a few minutes from his home. from here, he coordinates and supervises a team of eight people, all in milan. >> [speaking italian] reporter: since the outbreak of the health crisis in italy, these kind of shared workspaces have proliferated here. roberto manages this one, which used to have about 50 workplaces, now reduced to 30 in order to guarantee social distancing. it's almost always full. >> [speaking italian]

they had already worried about another wave of infections which italy is seeing now. it's a fight to keep the business going. >> if we have to close part of our knowledge and all our experience will be lost forever. >> reporter: so thinking about having to close is not busine it's about losing more than that. >> more than that, yes. >> reporter: in central italy, the towns dotting the rolling hills of umbria may be appear remote. but the fashion businesses here are hardly insulate tokyo for that matter, there is an affect here. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: you feel it? [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: they make sweaters, scarves and shirts for top fashion houses including ralph lauren and cuchinelli. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: when we met last year they were filling orders that had been placed last spring before italy's nine-week nationwide lockdown. but retail sales in their own shop were down close to 50%. >>> the work itself is the same, she told us. but in past years we had more >>> this is a business active in the future be

, . ., italy? there is so much great art in italy. — italy?re is so much great art in italy, whether you are l art in italy, whether you are talking about old abandoned churches and the massive amount of museums and masterpieces in a relatively small country, you could see why there's so much that gets stolen, it is just impossible to protect it all. very interesting to talk to you, thank you so much. the makers of the new amazon prime show agreed to make changes to the series, as there has been an outcry over the depiction of hindu deities. the show that began streaming on friday true burning of effigies of the show�*s director. some governing parties have called for the show to be bad. cast and crew have already apologised. a reminder of our top story. 0n the eve of his inauguration president—electjoe biden along with vice president—elect kamala harris have attended a covid memorial service in washington, in tribute to the 400,000 amercans who've lost their lives to coronavirus. national landmarks were lit up in tribute. it is almost as many

the largest mafia trial in more than 3 decades has started in italy the defendants include more than $350.00 suspected members of one of the world's most feared organized crime groups in drug that are. accused of fences dating back to the 1990 s. that include murder drug trafficking extortion and money laundering. spoke to the lead prosecutor in the case and also to a mobster turned informant who now fears for his life. he has to move quickly the chief prosecutor of new connector t.n.t. has powerful enemies illusion number one mafia hunter is leading the fight against the notorious calabrian network then that and get his own a woman e they learn that. there are men of the internet get there within the public administration by attempt to manage it in whole or in pods trying to succeed in dominating not only on the economic level but also on the administrative and political level. teddy has been fighting them for more than 30 years and he has been preparing a strong message to send to the calabrian families and the public. over the next 2 years more than $350.00 mafiosi and accomplices

any responsibility also coming up tonight the largest mafia trial in more than 30 years begins in italy with more than 300 defended set to take the stand will speak to the informant risking his life to put the mobsters behind bars and has no let up in the water down germany's health minister says the country will not be able to lift its coronavirus restrictions at the end of the month. i'm off to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome u.s. president donald trump is on the verge of becoming the 1st leader of the united states to be impeached twice the house of representatives is in session moving forward with a vote to impeach the president several key republicans now say they will back the move along with the democrat trouble facing a single charge of incitement of insurrection over the storming of the capitol building by his supporters last week he denies that he encouraged the violence and a final vote by the house is expected shortly within the hour. well the house impeachment debate is now in its 7th worthless washington bureau chief in

and what does that mean for italy's economy let's ask our financial markets. in frankfurt. what does this mean actually for the covert 19 relief age there. well it is in jeopardy monica and we're talking about a huge amount of money italy or supposed to get more than $200000000000.00 euros out out of this covered relief package you know the funding that the european union provides in order to help the economy in the euro pean union to recover after the pandemic is over the funds are a mixture of loads and grants and obviously the 5 star party in a row which is backing the prime minister tries to avoid too many loans here because it doesn't want brussels to have too much of a say in how the funds are used that is of course. bit of a strange position here. you have to permit the one who you know pays the piper also tell at least a little bit of the tomb. nice nice image there i mean we know of course that italy's economy wasn't exactly in good shape even before the pandemic hit and it hits that can be particularly hard what is the potential now of this latest development seri

italy extending its state of emergency until april 30.n corporate news, car stop searching, bonds dropping. early talks about a takeover of the french supermarket giant. equity markets drifting. it is going to be interesting to see where we go. at the moment we are flat. european equities have got nowhere the last two or three days. it is interesting to see what is happening. the bond market, i have an italian yield, .58. we are watching very carefully what is going on. the italian government hanging by a thread. 1.2161 euro-dollar, down .4% accurate -- a stronger dollar, down -- down .4%. a stronger dollar. sharon bell of goldman sachs joins us now. she thinks european equities still offer value and sees earnings growth of 40%. does your call incorporate a double-dip recession in europe? sharon: it does. i think there will be a double-dip recession, particularly in the u.k., where the lockdown is harsh and there'll be more lockdowns in europe as you just discussed. i think europe will see a slight negative. this year in the u.k. a deeper

this epic conte's aim of staying on as italy is fine -- italy's prime minister faces another vote in senate. it has continued to steepen into the end of monday's trade. kevin is still with us. we saw a little bit of steepening, spread whitening around the italian political tension but everyone knows that the ecb is there. i wonder for how long that remains a convincing story around italian debt. goldman sachs raising a few flags that we see ptc be buying and therefore there will not be so much reassurance for roma in the shape of that ecb bond buying package. how do you view bcp's as we go through this year? kevin: clearly, we could expect some volatility on those italian threats. we would not be too worried or i would not think that's -- whatever the ecb is going to do is going to drive this volatility. clearly, the ecb will remain accommodative this year. i can understand the concerns of some of our colleagues, from investment community members around the levels we are seeing given how narrowly they have slated and where they are today. the main drivers for the spreads would be pol

italy is the land of small business. how is small business in italy coping, venice, and on south?wn south? fernando: if you are thinking about the tourists places, the wonderful mountain ski resorts. many of these restaurants and bars probably will never open again. some businesses are displaying a lot of ingenuity, moving into online sales. that is great. we'll make it to the end of this pandemic -- when we get to the end of this pandemic, we will see hundreds of thousands of businesses that will no longer be there. francine: more takeaway espressos, please. let's get straight to first word news. >> it is up to the senate, house delegation went to the senate to formally present with a single impeachment charge against donald trump. he is accused of incitement. arguments are set to begin february 8. getting a conviction could be difficult. former president trump has opened an office in florida to carry on the agenda. the statement was released just before the article of impeachment was delivered to the senate. the former president moved to his resort in palm beach last week. janet

italy's crisis will worry europe very much.e: you certainly here in the markets that there could be a government led by mario draghi. could you speak about difficulties of managing a democratic government? how much of a nightmare is it? enrico: this parliament is a parliament where five stars movement is at 35%. liga cellini is that 15%. members of parliament are voting for five stars or liga cellini. it is not very easy. it is a completely different parliament from the one that allowed mussolini 80 years ago to run a government. you have to take into account that this parliament is a different one and this is why it is not easy to foresee a technocratic government. tom: thank you so much for joining us. i only ask for more nonstop flights to venice. trump is leaving and there is the image of the president in sicily standing up to other leaders, arriving in a golf cart, etc. there is a trumpet method. has the trump style begun to adjust italian politics? has any that rubbed off on the discourse of italian discussion? enrico: i

a real chance to bring attention to the cause of suffering for millions of people not just here in italy. let's cross over to digital correspondent who filed that report he's standing by for us and let's see a town where this trial is taking place muswell can we expect. this is a historic trial this is one of the you senator already one of the biggest trials in the history biggest anti-mafia trials rather in the history of a modern italy now this trial focuses on one particular mob family monk who so family they are facing charges ranging from extortion to loan sharking drug smuggling and a lot of white collar crimes and this is actually what the mob families nowadays focus on taking money they make with their illicit activities and reinvesting it buying power and. and buying by buying politicians and even investing in legal activities and this aim of this trial is not to bring it into but to shine a light on what they do usually in the shadows. in the henri we've just heard from courageous people. the prosecutor at this trial is surely dangerous for them how do they handle this danger.

vote and i think that they will find a solution because italy deserves a good government. that no but not everyone in the room was so sure. of my confidence in the government. at this point don't know mark. especially with all the games being played i still look for one extra member of parliament to reach into your routine this is not the way you going to take a country like italy. so. i'm not very confident frankly because i think the behavior particularly of some political parties has been very irresponsible response. president much a relic at no charge condi with forming a new government if he can find additional support whatever the outcome italians must know deal with political upheaval to add to the turmoil caused by a financial crisis and the con demick. well for more now i'm joined by mateo he is a german italian political scientist at the center for international studies at the university of oxford good to have you on the program what do you make of contains resignation in the middle of a pandemic was it a smart move or was it a necessary. i don't know if it was a

italy was the slowest country in the eu to spend funds. italy is due to receive the lion's share of the recovery fund. now, the italy government is concerned about how to spend the money. we have more on how the political crisis could upend its economic recovery. >> italy is set to be the largest recipient of the eu 750 billion euro recovery fund designed to jumpstart economies postandemic. that should be good news for the nation hard-hit by the coronavirus. the debate over how to spend the money has set a political crisis in motion. the former prime minister is threatening to withdraw his party from the ruling center left coalitionhich wou force its collapse. he argues that the current prime minister's economic recovery plan is not ambitious enough. >> [speaking foreign language] >> this week, he will submit his revised plan to the government candidate for approval. if the two ministers refusedo endorse it,hat's where the real trole starts. there could be a cabinet reshuffle, a new prime minister, or even snap elections. italy needs a pla

spain, italy, it will keep on happening.-border along business lines, i think there will be more cross asset management, you might see cross payments. i don't think you will sit in -- there are no synergies, and as a result it makes no sense. francine: thank you so much, devotee sarah -- davide serra, ceo of algebris. jack ma appears for the first time in public in over three months. that is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> my fellow countrymen -- >> i, dwight d eisenhower, do solemnly swear. >> i, john fitzgerald kennedy, do solemnly swear. >> let us encourage individuals at home and dacians abroad to do more for themselves. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. >> a few of us here today, this is a solemn and most momentous occasion, and yet in the history of our nation it is a commonplace occurrence. the orderly transfer of authority, as called for in the constitution. >> president, neither prince nor pope, and i don't seek a window on men's souls. in fact, i yearn for greater tolerance. >> my fellow ci

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giuseppe conte said: and it's notjust italy.force says it will receive fewer than half the number of covid—19 vaccines it had expect in the first three months of the year. pfizer and astrazeneca have warned they won't be able to deliver the amounts promised due to production problems. and in a new twist, the new york times is reporting that pfizer plans to provide fewer vials because they discovered they could extract an extra dose from each vial which was only supposed to contain five. at the end of the day it's important to recognise that pfizer and other large pharmaceutical companies are for—profit companies, and they have a responsibility to their shareholders to try to extract as much profit as they can. the company insists it is fair as the contract is based on doses, not vials, and the lucky discovery means it can stretch the doses even further, meaning more doses reach more people. but until the majority are vaccinated, the fight against the virus will have to take other forms. in the netherlands, a nighttime curfew has

vote i think that they will find a solution because italy deserves a good government. that now but not everyone in rule missile sure. confidence in the government or not at this point. especially with all the games being played as they look for one extra member of parliament to reach it already this is not the way you going to countries take a country like italy braves. it's over one year old and so most of it i'm not very confident frankly because i think the behavior particularly of some political parties has been very irresponsible response of the. president marks a relic of no charge kaante with forming a new government if he can find additional support whatever the outcome italians must know deal with political upheaval to add to the turmoil caused by a financial crisis and the condé make. well earlier we spoke to matteo got he's a german italian political scientists at the center for international studies at the university of oxford and he explained why we're seeing this crisis in italy now and whether it could have been averted. there was no way to delay these t

i think they will find a solution because italy deserves a good government.eporter: but not everyone in rome was so sure. >> confidence in the government? at this point, no. especially with all the games being played, as they looked for one extra member of parliament to reach a majority. this is not the way you govern the country, particularly a country like italy. >> i'm not very confident, frankly, because i think the behavior, particularly of some political parties, has been very are responsible that share responsible -- has been very not responsible. reporter: whatever the outcome, italians must now deal with political upheaval to add to the turmoil caused by a financial crisis and the pandemic. brent: for more now, i am joined by a german-italian political scientist at the center for international studies at the university of oxford. good to have you on the program. what do you make of conte's resignation in the middle of a pandemic, was it a smart move for unnecessary -- for unnecessary? -- or unnecessary? >> i would say he had no choice, really. he doe

of us i think that they will find a solution because italy deserves a good government. but not everyone in the room was so sure. confidence in the government. at this point. especially with all the games being played i still look for one extra member of parliament to reach it already this is not the way you going to countries take a country like italy. so we're. not very confident frankly because i think the behavior particularly of some political parties has been very irresponsible response of the. president marks a relic could no charge condi with forming a new government if he can find additional support whatever the outcome italians must know deal with political upheaval to add to the turmoil caused by a financial crisis and the denecke. were earlier i spoke with. he's a german italian political scientist at the center for international studies at the university of oxford i asked him why we are seeing this crisis in italy now and whether it could have been averted or delay. it was no way to delay these reckoning so to speak because a very very small party that suppo

italy's new political crisis — former prime minister, matteo renzi, pulls his party out of the governingoalition — in a row over pandemic funding. and hollywood hammered — the pandemic�*s sent profits plummeting to a forty year low. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president trump has become the only us president to be impeached twice. the house of representatives has formerly charged him with inciting insurrection after a mob of his supporters attacked the capitol building in washington dc exactly a week ago. 10 of his fellow republicans abandoned the president to vote with all the democrats in the house to bring the charges. this report is from our north america editorjon sopel. on this vote, the ayes... the moment when donald trump carved himself an unwelcome niche in american history, becoming the first president to be impeached twice. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. as dawn broke over the nation's capitol, the place was somehow unrecognisable. the landscape had changed. it now feels like the front line, a garrison tow

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we also have to talk about italy, stimulus, a recovery.re is quite a lot of conversational topics. this is bloomberg. ♪ francine: this is "bloomberg surveillance." i'm francine lacqua in london. here is leigh-ann gerrans. leigh-ann: goldman sachs raising its outlook 1.9 trillion dollar revival plan, the economist now expects growth in 2021. goldman-s estimates is the second highest in the bloomberg survey, the median is just 4.1%. the pick for treasury secretary is expected to make it clear the u.s. is not after a weaker dollar to give it a competitive advantage. the wall street journal reports that yellen will make that remarks at a hearing tomorrow. officials say she will affirm the value should be determined by the markets. the u.k. is stepping up its coronavirus vaccination program and plans to offer the shots to millions more as the country shutters its borders to anyone who has not tested negative. the vaccine will be extended to the third and fourth highest priority groups. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloo

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a country like italy. so we're. not very confident frankly because i think the behavior particularly of some political parties has been very irresponsible. to the. president much a relic of no charge kaante with forming a new government if he can find additional support whatever the outcome italians must know deal with political upheaval to add to the turmoil caused by a financial crisis and the condé make. hard choices now in football either side chelsea have confirmed to us to shut as their new coach he signed an 18 month contract with the london club replacing frank lampard who was sacked on monday to show is the latest german coach to try his luck in the premier league so what can chelsea expect from their new man we take a look at his career so far one that's been very much made in germany. thomas took over likes to do things his way the german coaches tactical fast became apparent been mislead aside mites with his unique football philosophy the nickname wrong breakout. was. sufficient guns for broke up thinkin

the government says it has no other choice to prevent a surge in new infections also on the program italy's president gives the country's squabbling parties 4 days to form a new call listened to or will dissolve parliament we'll get the latest from rome. i'm married to evanston welcome germany is imposing a travel ban on countries most affected by new coronavirus variance the measure came into effect just hours ago and will remain until at least the 17th of february berlin says the restrictions are necessary to prevent a surge in new infections. the fear of new coronavirus mutations is real in germany it's also one of the main concerns for german authorities to prevent them from spreading fast in the country the government has now announced new travel restrictions the interior ministry has imposed an entry ban until the 17th of february for travelers from countries that are particularly affected by them brazil arland portugal south africa the u.k. listened to and it's one teeny mutations have not hit germany as hard as other countries but already a hospital in berlin was forced to halt admi

italy's new political crisis — former prime minister, matteo renzi, pulls his party out of the governingtion. and the works of art stolen by the nazis — finally reunited with the families of theirjewish owners. hello and welcome. donald trump has become the first us president to be impeached twice. he's charged with incitement of insurrection over last week's assault on congress by his supporters. ten republicans sided with democrats in the house of representatives to vote for impeachment. but mr trump's trial in the senate won't happen until afterjoe biden is inaugurated as the new president next week. barbara plett usher reports from washington. 232, negative, 197. the resolution _ 232, negative, 197. the resolution is _ 232, negative, 197. the resolution is adopt - 232, negative, 197. the resolution is adopt it i 232, negative, 197. 11.6: resolution is adopt it without objection. the motion is laid upon the table. 50 objection. the motion is laid upon the table.— objection. the motion is laid upon the table. so ended a week like no other— upon the table. so ended a week like no other

in italy, the answer to that question is apparently, no.able. giuseppe conte says: and it's not just and it's notjust italy. belgium's vaccine task force says it will receive fewer than half the number of covid—19 vaccines at expected in the first three months of the year. pfizer and astrazeneca have warned they would be able to deliver the amounts promised due to production problems. and in a new twist, the new york times is reporting that pfizer plans to provide fewer vials since they discovered they could extract an extra dose from each vial that was only supposed to contain five. at supposed to contain five. at the supposed to contain five. git the end of the day it is important to recognise that pfizer and other large pharmaceutical companies are for—profit companies and they have a responsibility to their shareholders to try to extract the maximum amount of profit that they can. but the maximum amount of profit that they can-— that they can. but the country insists that it is fair because the contracts are dosed on —— based on doses,

well italy is facing a new political process the former prime minister of n.z. party's ministers out of the cabinet he is angry about government spending plans for billions of euros pledged by the european union for coded 19 relief now the ministers withdrawal is significant as it leaves the ruling coalition led by giuseppe conti without a majority. italy has been plunged into political turmoil at the worst possible moment the country is again struggling with the coronavirus pandemic as well as the worsening economic crisis on wednesday evening the italian parliament voted on a more than 200000000000 euro covered relief package from the european union but 2 cabinet ministers from the junior coalition partner former prime minister matteo renzi italia viva party abstained and venti announced their resignation. frenzies party disagrees with prime minister tzipi qantas plan over how to distribute the economic aid. but they're also deep political frictions between qantas and renzi that led to the crisis. yeah when you program it it's often placed a left only think of

also coming up the largest mafia trial in over 30 years he came in italy with more than 300 defended set to take the stand we speak to the informant risking his life to put the mobsters behind bars and no end in sight in germany as deaths from cold 19th valent and the country appears and able to bring the latest surgeon tases under control plus the men's handball world championship gets underway in egypt today there will be no spectators this year due to the coronavirus pandemic but that hasn't put everyone at the needs. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program u.s. president donald trump is on the verge of becoming the 1st a leader of the united states to be impeached twice the house of represent. this is set to move forward with a vote to impeach trump in a few hours a number of key republicans now say that they also back the move trump will face a single charge of incitement of insurrection over the storming of the capitol building by his supporters last week he denies that he encouraged the violence. president trump has been subject to massive criticism of late but he can still dra

but 1st we begin in italy where hundreds of suspected members of the colombian mafia are in trouble this week as it was loot the country's highest level of security is a place. he has to move quickly the chief prosecutor of capone's out of new connector t.n.t. has powerful enemies italy's number one mafia hunter is leading the fight against the notorious calabrian network then that i'm getting on a woman and then. there are men of the in and i get there within the public administration i attempt to manage it in whole or in part trying to succeed in dominating not only on the economic level but also on the administrative and political level. means that the you are putting think of. teddy has been fighting them for more than 30 years and he has been preparing a strong message to send to the calabrian families and the public over the next 2 years more than 350 mafiosi and accomplices will take this stand in the biggest mafia trial in decades here in especially build bunker courtroom set up to accommodate them together with hundreds of lawyers and witnesses the in the i'm going to now operat

nation and must be stopped also on the part of the law just mafia trial in more than 30 years begins in italy with more than $300.00 defendants to take the stand we speak to an informant risking his life to put the most it's behind us. and the main temple world championship gets underway in egypt today there will be no spectators the c.g. to the coronavirus pandemic that hasn't put everyone at things. and held welcome to the program u.s. president donald trump is on the verge of becoming the 1st lady of the united states to be in paged twice the house of representatives is moving forward with a vote to impeach trump in a few hours time a number of keep republicans now say they also backed the move trump will face a single charge of incitement of insurrection over the storming of the capitol building by his supporters last week trump denies he carrots the violence. president trump has been subject to massive criticism of late but he can still draw loyal supporters. banned from major social media outlets trump seized the opportunity on tuesday to reconnect with this base he headed to texas to t

gives italy? does that make it a bit more messy?well, yes, it doesn't simplify the situation. the whole subject we are discussing with the business community is how the government will deal with the 209 billion euros which are part of what we call next-generation fund, and for which we with the present government has yet prepared what we need to present in order to have this rally. so i hope that for mr. conte's government, it will be much more active on this front. it has been taking care of the situation but not much of the future. francine: paolo scaroni, what is the biggest concern right now? there are number of rumors flying around, saying that it would be -- that a technocratic government would be better, hoping that mario draghi would take some kind of role in italian politics. but what are the main challenges for the next six months? is it vaccination, or is it just a recovery fund to launch an economy? paolo: the big challenges are 2 -- first of all, how we deal with -- is not as dramatic in italy, is very, very painful. th

and love overcoming barriers for the elderly in italy the connecting family and friends during the primary. we begin in northern lebanon where protests against lockdown measures and corruption are escalating security forces are again firing tear gas and water counted at protesters gathered in tripoli last night one person was killed and 200 people were injured. well thousands joined the funeral procession for the victims they chanted slogans against the ruling class many say they'll continue to demonstrate until that amongst them at al-jazeera is saying a honda is in tripoli she's with us now live what's the situation there now sanna. another night of protest another night of the violent confrontations between security forces and a few 100 protesters who are again trying to school on the set i the government building here in london on the 2nd largest city they're venting their anger towards those in power of the authorities people who have been governing this country for decades people they blame politicians they blame for running the economy into the ground it's the 4th night of protests