al-jazeera. the. mall protests in tehran hundreds demand the u.k. ambassador be kicked out while others rally against iran's government. the president did say with that was a potential he didn't cite a specific piece of evidence and all this says more questions are raised about the threat science had by donald trump to justify the killing of a rainy and general custom solum on the. hello there i'm the star of the attack and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up begins 3 days of mourning after 89 soldiers are killed in an attack on a military camp. and more love from an erupting volcano in the philippines that's forced thousands to flee and shut down the nellis air force. now there have been protests across iran for a 2nd day increasing pressure on its leaders after they admitted that the military accidentally shot down a ukrainian airliner but there have also been rallies against the u.k. by those who say its government is trying to stir up chaos and on the diplomatic front katz's a mi

a giant in time while on al-jazeera the own. people killed and wounded in baghdad as anti-government protests intensify across iraq. fully back to boyer watching al jazeera live from doha also coming up china confirms human to human transmission of a new viral strain which has killed 3 people so far and infections are rising. after world leaders back in libya cease fire the european union considers military support to uphold any peace deal also ahead. this is a politically money time and it is a nervous trade it's. africa's richest woman speaks exclusively to our just 0 responding to allegations she ripped off and go all out to enrich yourself. thank you for joining us 2 iraqi protesters have been killed in baghdad where security forces used tear gas and live ammunition as they moved in to break down barricades on the city's outskirts many more people are injured elsewhere in iraq in nasiriya and protests as of attempted to cut off the highway linking the southern oil rich province of basra the demonstrations reaganite of last w

this is al jazeera live. the pressure builds for donald trump's former national security adviser to give evidence at the u.s. president's impeachment trial. mourning the dead in the libyan city of misrata but they found to keep fighting the forces of war the war to leave for half the. belong to the fix for the people living downstream a mining dam collapse in brazil. warnings are being issued to travelers heading to china as the death toll from the corona virus outbreak rises to 106 the number of people infected by the illness is now more than 4000 after the virus broke out in ruhani earlier this month canada has confirmed cases of the virus and he's warning citizens against travel to japan's foreign minister says the government will send a plane there to evacuate its citizens scott the reason beijing with more on how the government is responding to the opera. what's really concerning about this virus and there are so many layers of it is how quickly and this is coming from the officials here the health offic

this is al jazeera. hello and welcome to this al-jazeera news hour live from doha i'm martine dennis coming up in the next 60 minutes infections in every part of china or more countries are imposing quarantine the world health organization means to decide if corona virus is now a global emergency. protests is against india's controversial citizenship law become the target a man opens fire at a rally in new delhi. airstrikes killed at least 21 civilians in syria's it live province. and a new plan in argentina to help fight mao nutrition among no income families. and sport all domestic football in china has postponed because of the coronavirus and novak djokovic beats roger federer to reach the final of the australian open. the world health organization the w.h.o. is holding an urgent meeting to decide whether or not to declare the coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency in china itself the death toll is now at 178000 confirmed infections and the virus has been identified in all provinces you should

al-jazeera. revealing eco friendly solutions to combat threats to our planet on al-jazeera. russian warplanes strike at the heart of syria's province despite a cease fire deal that was supposed to protect civilians. and again i may very emphatic of this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up revelations from a close associate of donald trump's lawyer could be about to throw a new twist into the peaceful case. libyan war khalifa haftar tells germany that he may join talks in the lead as the u.n. office monitors if there's a cease fire. and fears of a volcanic tsunami in the philippines sent thousands fleeing their homes and others defying evacuation those. russian and syrian warplanes have resumed attacks on the last rebel held province of these 21 civilians have been killed in the ad lib in recent days that's despite a ceasefire that was supposed to have begun on sunday the white helmets rescue group has recorded more than a dozen violations of the cease fire al-jazeera scatty lopez hayat re

banking system you see in human al-jazeera products. it is how past the hour on al-jazeera and these are the headlines the u.s. military has revealed some of its soldiers were hurt in those iranian missile attacks on a base in iraq earlier this month 11 service members treated for concussion in kuwait and germany and it's still being assessed the u.s. originally said no troops had been injured more from their bellies on that one washington it does not appear to be serious injuries nevertheless this is what the pentagon is telling us they say that after the missile attacks on the base many of the service members were screened for concussions which they say is very common the the blast from missiles can cause buildings to shake and rattle and and can cause potentially concussions in people that are even outside of the immediate impact zone. the headlines the u.s. senate has formally launched the trial of president donald trump the chief justice of the supreme court has been sworn in as the presiding judge along with 99 senators as the jur

for example china be a drag on the global economy 2020 counting the cost on al-jazeera. china cancels new year's celebrations in beijing 20000000 people a sealed off in 2 cities as it tries to stop the spread of a new virus. this is al jazeera live for god also coming up prevented genocide protect the evidence the international court of justice orders me about to ensure the safety of rohingya muslims the pitch for the trial of the u.s. president is set to resume the live in washington d.c. . an elite venezuelan police unit accused of violence we hear from the victims announced this week. just celebrations for luda new year in china's capital beijing a being canceled to try to stop the spread of the new virus there also emergency restrictions in 2 of the cities affecting 20000000 people all public transport services is c. and road out of the city of who on have been suspended that's where the virus was 1st detected last month in the neighboring city of hong kong all transport services have been shut down from midnight local time trying stations in nearby a closed in beiji

al-jazeera. best films from across on network of channel. boys going to go to one of the. fresh perspectives and new insights to challenge and change the way we look at the world. al-jazeera. hello the picture of a very unsettled across northern sections of the middle east has been streaming in again of the last few as i'm seeing quite a bit of rain but also some snow but it's most bad this is van in eastern turkey and look at this plenty of enjoyment being had with the snow that is on the ground there but there is some more on the way there's also plenty of snow working its way quite steadily through central and northern areas of afghanistan snow and rain in the mix rain of course further to the south and then certainly by friday a very unsettled picture throughout much of iraq some very heavy rain to the north it should be mostly dry in baghdad 15 degrees celsius but that system is working its way through so you will see showers later friday on into south and in the temperature by then just 13

al jazeera. hello and welcome to this al-jazeera news hour live from doha i'm martine denis coming up in the next 60 minutes inspections in every part of china more countries are imposing quarantine the world health organization is about to decide if corona virus is now a global emergency. protesters against india's controversial citizenship will become the target a man opens fire at a rally in the capital. israeli prime minister meets russia's president to discuss a u.s. proposal for the middle east as palestinian anger grows put your sacks away you're leaving and take them with you. and in glorious departure from the european parliament the some british politicians on the eve of breaks in. and sports roger federer i'm not just rich battle it out for a place in the australian open final while america's saffir kennon reaches her 1st grand slam final by stunning the world number one. but we start with the corona virus outbreak which is now killed $170.00 people thousands more have been infected ac

al-jazeera. al-jazeera. hello i'm convinced this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next 60 minutes the world health organization stops short of declaring the koran of virus a global emergency that concerns are growing as more deaths are reported. president donald trump is set to unveil his so-called peace plan for the middle east but palestinians have been left out of the talks. the world's top court orders vietnam to take urgent steps to protect the muslims. and hoping to halt so-called birth tourism the u.s. imposes new visa rules for pregnant women traveling to the country. the karada virus outbreak continues to spread with authorities in china saying the number of infected people has risen to move an 837 others have died from the illness bringing the total number of those killed in china to 25 the world health organization has acknowledged there is an emergency in china but said it's too early to declare it a global one chinese officials are working to contain the spread of the

al-jazeera. this is al jazeera. hello i'm kevin l. this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next 60 minutes china's president wants his country is facing a grave situation as it fights to control coronavirus halbreich. the evidence is actually really overwhelming. that the president did nothing wrong. us president donald trump's legal team begins its defense in his impeachment trial warning that removing him from office will set a dangerous precedent. refusing to back down defiant protesters in lebanon gather outside beirut central government building to denounce the new cabinet. we go inside a detention center in libya and meet with the migrants with broken dreams up to risking their lives for a better future in europe. china's president xi jinping says the outbreak of the deadly new coronavirus is accelerating and that the situation is grave at least $41.00 people have died after contracting the illest well then $1300.00 people have been infected overwhelming hospitals around 50000000 people in the country are ineffecti

like the witness on al-jazeera. hello again this is al jazeera let's remind you of the main news this hour supporters and members of a pro iranian group have now withdrawn from the u.s. embassy compound in iraq after a 2 day siege but they've done so on one condition the parliament votes on a timeline for foreign troops to withdraw from the country. others of locals and tourists are rushing for safety from australia's fire ravaged towns people are bracing for another heat wave over the weekend which could worsen conditions for bushfires that have already killed 8 people another 17 on missing in the states due south wales victoria and israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has asked parliament to grant him immunity from prosecution in 3 corruption cases that mia who was indicted on charges of bribery fraud and breach of trust in the event. in the coming hours turkey's parliament will vote on whether to deploy troops to libya the un backed government in tripoli has requested military support from ankara it's comin

witness on al-jazeera. this is al-jazeera. cell robin you're watching the al-jazeera news our life one headquarters here in doha coming up in the next 60 minutes health officials in china say the death toll from the corona virus outbreak has jumped to more than 100 also. i have no idea what who leaked it and why but it sure is damning. a new book by john bolton undermined donald trump's impeachment defends. the deal of the century of the opportunity. and we're not going to pass of. benjamin netanyahu praises the u.s. middle east peace plan a day ahead of its unveiling but the palestinians reject it. also mourning the dead in the libyan city of misrata but they vow to keep fighting the forces of warlord khalifa haftar. and south africa considers nationalizing one of the world's few privately owned central banks. hello welcome to the news our china says the number of deaths from the corona virus outbreak has risen to 106 the number of people have factored by the illness has also risen to more than 4000 comes as the head of the w

off planet on al-jazeera. the on. al-jazeera. back to this is the news hour live from headquarters in doha coming up in the next 60 minutes china is rapidly building a hospital in the epicenter of the corona virus outbreak as the w.h.o. debates whether to call it a global emergency. the u.s. says 700000 people are fleeing to or sickies border with syria following a surge in asked strikes on aid late province. they have gone to extraordinary lengths to put a muzzle on john bolton also this hour u.s. democrats keep up the pressure for the national former national security adviser to testify a donald trump's impeachment trial as senators get ready for a 2nd day of questioning and protesters again cindy is controversial citizenship law become the target a man opens fire at a rally in the capital new delhi. and i'm here to swim to the only school shoulder mastic football in china is postponed because of the corona virus outbreak another joke of it which beats roger federer to reach the final of the distro you know. thank you very much

though al-jazeera. russia type has announced that turkish soldiers are being deployed to libya to help in the fight against warlord and for half top it comes as libya's u.n. backed government declares 3 days of mourning for the victims of saturday's air strike on a military academy in tripoli at least 30 students were killed but what of the wide reports. funerals for the younger military as to dence killed in an air strike in tripoli. and libya as you enter recognized a government in no doubt ho to blame for the attack one of the country's backing warlords honey for have to wonder are. we pledged to take revenge on the united arab emirates that states have been conspiring against us since the beginning of the 17th of february pollution in 2011 a spokesman for have told denied his forces were responsible saying the incident a would be investigated the investigation is also required now from the u.n. mission to send fact finding committees to the location of the bombing i general come on denies that any o

now the top stories on al-jazeera. the corona virus outbreak has now spread to all provinces in china killing $170.00 people on infecting nearly $8000.00 world health organization will meet again in a few hours to decide whether to clear a global emergency. crowds of people have been queuing outside pharmacies in hong kong hoping to buy the last stocks of face masks for people returning from chinese new year celebrations trade unions are threatening to strike unless the border is completely shocked. us democrats are stepping up their calls for witnesses in the impeachment trial of president donald trump they say a new book by the former security advisor john bolton could support their case the white house says it shouldn't be released. at least 21 civilians have been killed by russian backed syrian government air strikes in the province hospital in the city of was among the sites hits syria's government forces and its allies have intensified their push to retake the last rebel held region on wednesday bases the strateg

across the board on al-jazeera. the on the on. al-jazeera. this is a news hour live from our global headquarters in doha coming up in the next 60 minutes china is rapidly building a hospital in the epicenter of the corona virus outbreak. debates whether to call it a global imagine sea the u.s. says 700000 people are now fleeing tourists or border with syria following a massive surge in syrian government has tried on a province protesters against india's controversial citizenship law become the target a man opens fire at a rally in the capital new delhi also this hour a new plan in argentina to help fight malnutrition among low income families. and on people simply call a sport all domestic football in china has postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak and the beats roger federer to reach the final of the a straight you know open. thank you for joining us the world health organization is holding an emergency meeting to decide whether to declare the corona virus outbreak a global health emergency in china the virus has now been identified

insect to get an on al-jazeera. al-jazeera. libraries around the world are struggling to retain readers in the digital age but in australia one initiative has worked and it's been borrowed by other countries and the thomas is more now a small change that's made a big difference. it's a brand new library with a new way of lending borrowing a book has been the same for decades people read them for a set amount of time then return them if they don't books become overdue and readers are fine when they bring them back. but that's changing many australian libraries have since 27 so you tested i know following policy managers say yes to save stuff time and the costs of administration which were 10 times higher than the revenue raised from fines potential fines also put off poor people from using libraries and stopped them borrowing books once they owed fines they couldn't pay in the 1st trial that we had the amount of items they got returned to the library was 3 times as many that we usually have any it's sorry that was close to 70000

face to face on al-jazeera. the desperation to contain coronavirus increases in china as the death toll jumps to more than $100.00. this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up the pressure builds for donald trump's former national security adviser to give evidence at the u.s. president's impeachment trial. morning they did in the libyan city of misrata but they vow to keep fighting the fight of forces of war totally for half the. head remembering the horrors of war survivors share their stories 75 years after being freed from a tour is nazi death camp. warnings are being issued to travelers heading to china as the death toll from the corona virus outbreak rises to 106 the number of people infected by the illness is now more than 4000 after the virus broke out in earlier this month canada has confirmed 2 cases of the virus and he's warning citizens against travel to the u.s. state department has urged americans to reconsider travel to any part of china it's got hard the joins us now from beijing scott to bri

the expression battlefield washing on al-jazeera. the time for senators to ask questions in president trumps impeachment trial because the white house backed away the fallout from john bolton's revelations. and our intake of this is al jazeera live from london also coming up. the whole world needs to be on alert. meets to take action a warning from the world health organization on the spread of the new coronavirus but a global emergency has not yet been declared. marching on land they face losing on to donald trump's proposed middle east plan i just indians react with dismay. and force to fight purchased in khartoum as a security company from the u.a.e. is accused of sending young sudanese men to yemen and libya. it will begin in washington d.c. where the impeachment trial is heating up in the senate as republicans struggle to contain the backlash from john bolton's revelations which in the last few hours it's emerged that the white house has threatened him not to publish the national security council has sent a letter to bolton's at

this is al jazeera. hello and welcome i'm peter davi you're watching the news our live from coming up in the next 60 minutes a retreat with conditions iraq's protesters withdraw from the u.s. embassy compound but demand foreign troops pull out from iraq to. israel's prime minister seeks immunity from corruption cases that could further complicate the political deadlock. in ruins the aftermath of the devastating bushfires in southeast australia that's already claimed at least 15 lives. violence and arrests of protesters in hong kong kick off the new year with another massive march demanding greater freedom. for the sport the rockets star man is back from injury and back in business james harden shoots 35 points to help you stand down the nuggets in the n.b.a. . welcome to the program supporters and members of an iran backed group of withdrawn from the u.s. embassy compound in the iraqi capital baghdad after a 2 day siege of america's biggest diplomatic mission leaders of the popular mobilization forces or

life facts one for nomads on al-jazeera. this is al jazeera and these are the top stories the u.s. house of representatives has delivered the articles of impeachment against donald trump to the senate as follows a vote in the democratic controlled house where 7 members were also assigned as managers of the trial. the u.s. and china have signed the 1st phase of a new trade deal an agreement that includes a promise from china to more than double purchases from american farmers in the 1st year the u.s. though says it will keep most of its tariffs in place until face to disagree. and sit near the tar volcano in the philippines have been devastated by ash for more than 60000 people now forced to leave their own this. now russia's prime minister has stepped down in a move seen as paving the way for president vladimir putin to hold on to power when his term ends in 2024 dmitri medvedev says his resignation will allow for putin to introduce sweeping changes to the constitution and a whole has more details. it was dramatic and entirely unexpected except the just hours before the resignation

latin america and joy into turmoil on al-jazeera. the. you're watching al-jazeera a reminder of our top stories this hour china's president xi jinping says the outbreak of the new coronavirus is becoming grave another 13 people are confirmed to have died bringing the total to $54.00 hong kong has declared an emergency and dozens of infections have been reported across the. white house lawyers defending donald trump at the senate impeachment trial say the u.s. president has done nothing wrong in his dealings with ukraine thank you democrats of using the trial to interfere in this year's presidential election. flooding and landslides in southeast brazil have killed at least 30 people for rain is expected thousands been left homeless. fighting has fired up again in libya despite a surge of diplomatic activity international conferences were held in berlin in algiers last week to end the conflict but rockets have now been fired in the capital tripoli the internationally recognized government is blaming forces loyal to warlord who for half the

on al-jazeera. when the news breaks out when people need to be hunted general situational forces affecting both the manufacturer and fear in graphics and the story needs to be told with exclusive interviews as a country that is used in polarized and in-depth reports who have i feel quite with al-jazeera as teams on the ground there are afraid that they're against it because i want to play a movie award winning documentaries and live news. this is al jazeera. hello i'm still robin you're watching the al-jazeera news our life my headquarters here in doha coming up in the next 60 minutes the world health organization declares coronavirus a global health emergency as the death toll exceeds 200 in china also they have gone to extraordinary lengths to put a muzzle on john bull. democrats keep up the pressure of donald trump's impeachment trial as they seek to hear from a key witness. also senators debate his future in washington 1st and trumpets to iowa iowa where the 1st votes of campaign.

field washington on al-jazeera. donald trump and israel's prime minister stand united on a middle east plan that will see israel and its large parts of palestinian territory. under this vision jerusalem will remain israel's undivided very important undivided have i there were no palestinian leaders at the white house and on the ground the plans provoked anger and protests . alarms the whole rommany watching al-jazeera life my headquarters here in doha are also coming up lawyers for the u.s. president finished their opening arguments in his impeachment trial rejecting calls for a key adviser to give evidence. and we visit the front lines of libya's civil war as forces allied to the tripoli government try to repel an offensive by walt khalifa haftar. back into the program u.s. president all trump has revealed his plan to end the israeli palestinian conflict with israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu standing beside him it's billed as a 2 state solution but under it israel will immediately and its large parts of t

like him witness on al-jazeera. we live in a digital world where even the remotest communities have access to mobile phones. but what can this technology bring to a nomadic existence life apps travels to the media and gives the software designer the ultimate challenge design an app to help to him the tribe in their daily lives can really be done. fly fab's one for nomads on al-jazeera. peter very very very much tributes are being paid to portuguese writer paolo consol vince who's died in a crash at the back already in saudi arabia the 40 year old came off his bike 276 kilometers into sunday 7 stage he was found unconscious by a rescue helicopter having gone into cardiac arrest this was going solve this 13th dacor rally the incident happened at about 10 18 am local time fellow riders were left shaken as news of the accident spread through the field can solve this is death is the 1st fatal it really for 5 years organizers have also paid their respects. we don't really know the circumstances but it was a pretty fast tr

al-jazeera new delhi. the headlines on al-jazeera this hour u.s. president donald trump says iran appears to be standing down but still his promise to impose further sanctions on tehran president trump was speaking several hours after iran launched more than a dozen missiles and air bases in iraq which host u.s. forces that was in retaliation for the killing of iran's leading military figure causing so many. 3 rockets have also fallen inside baghdad's heavily fortified green zone they caused a fire but there were no casualties this is of course the area which houses government buildings and foreign missions in iraq. turkey and russia are calling for all warring parties in libya to reach a cease fire by sunday in a joint statement reject and vitamin vladimir putin called full stability in libya could lead to quote a normalizing of daily life and career is deploying troops to support the internationally recognized government in tripoli in its fight against warlord khalifa haftar on monday have to us forces reach the center of the strategic coastal ci

on al-jazeera. welcome back to our top stories here on the al-jazeera u.s. president donald trump percent a series of tweets warning iran against taking any retaliatory action for the killing of a top military commander custom solomonic is in amman he was assassinated in the u.s. airstrike in iraq 2 days ago. and there's been several attacks across iraq targets included baghdad's heavily fortified green zone and an iraqi air base where there are u.s. troops meanwhile thousands of iraqis attended the funeral procession for somalia and the iraqi militia leader who was killed alongside. at least 30 people have been killed in an airstrike on a military academy in the libyan capital is the latest attack by forces loyal to the warlord who we thought have time as he attempts to seize tripoli from the un recognized government. and as tensions mount of a turkey's plans to send troops to support the un recognized government in tripoli egypt has been doing military exercises in the eastern mediterranean egypt as want turkey at any interventional would only make the sit

will not be silenced nicholas hawke al-jazeera.well protests and hong kong have now entered their 7th month but one thing has changed district councils the landslide victory of pro-democracy candidates back in november and hong kong many young councillors to the scene and while their positions are mostly advisory roles many do believe that they can still bring about political change florence 3 reports from hong kong. student activist and now district councillor kamil ja is one of nearly 400 local politicians elected to a district council seat in a wave of support for pro-democracy candidates last november district councillors have no direct governing role and deal mainly with local issues but yam is hoping to change things i feel we are. about 70 to 80 percent more time to do the work and then 10 to 20 percent for the meetings in district council and 2. to the olympic training. antigovernment protests into the 8th month and while the intensity of demonstrations has reduced approachable crecy march or new year's day still attracted

hello again i'm a star and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. shooting down a civilian aircraft is horrific canada and ukraine demand full honesty and accountability from iran after it admitted to accidentally attacking a passenger jets. multis new leader is confirmed after mass protests over an investigative journalists matter forced out the prime minister. and simmering anger boils over again about contentious reforms to poland's judiciary. now libyan warlord khalifa haftar has agreed to a cease fire that's just taken effect in libya now that's despite refused previously refusing to order his forces to put down arms the move has been welcomed by fire seraj he is the prime minister of the un recognized government out of there as much would otherwise hit has more from tripoli. after rejecting a cease fire call blade turkey and russia last week or lord honey for have to change his mind a few hours before it was due to go into effect. the general command of the libyan ira bomb forces announces a cease fire in the west inside of libya the cease fir

play watching al-jazeera live from doha with me fully back t. ball also coming out in iran more rallies against the government over the shooting down of a ukrainian and liner. tens of thousands of people have forced to leave their homes in the philippines as the town volcanoes use and lava and we look at what's at stake as fronts for past a whole sapphic in leaders grappling with a dramatic surge in violence in the sahara which. the leaders of libya's warring sides are preparing for separate talks in the russian capital after a cease fire came into force there's no suggestion yet the 2 leaders will meet but the wages of element has raised hope of a path to ending years of civil conflict international diplomatic efforts to end the fighting have stepped up in recent weeks that shows brokered by turkey and russia came into force on sunday morning while otani for have to offer is a ready in moscow and they you a prime minister of the un recognize government is expected to arrive soon meanwhile turkey's foreign minister members cash of lulu and defen

al-jazeera. al-jazeera where ever you are. welcome back with the news hour live from london a look at the top stories now members of the iran backed popular mobilization forces have started withdrawing from the u.s. embassy compound in iraq's capital on the orders of the. bush fires still burning across all 6 australian states but the situation in victoria and new south wales becoming increasingly serious 8 people have died in the past week alone police in hong kong have detained dozens of people after a new year's day march turned violent. all in all the stories are watching north korea's leader kim jong un says he'll soon launch what he calls a new strategic weapon according to south korean media reports kim said the u.s. would suffer helplessly if it continued to delay denuclearization talks wright has more now from seoul. it may be new year but on the korean peninsula there is a return to some of the old belligerence of the past. north korean leader kim jong un told a special meeting of the ruling workers' party he would c

al-jazeera. the stage is set for donald trump's impeachment trial as the u.s. house of representatives hands over the case to the senate. blown down jordan the style jazeera live from doha also coming up the u.s. and china signed an initial deal to try to end that 18 month trade war zone your muted response from stock markets. banks are again vandalized in lebannon a 2nd night of running battles in beirut as protesters demand action to reverse an economic crisis. a convoy carrying some venezuelan opposition politicians is the times they accuse the government of an ambush. president donald trump is set to stand trial before the senate the house of representatives has delivered the impeachment charges against him to the upper chamber trump is accused of abuse of power and obstruction of congress and that makes him the 3rd president in u.s. history to face such proceedings castro has more now from capitol hill. inside the locus are the articles of impeachment documents accusing president donald trum

this is al jazeera. hello i'm barbara sarah this is the al-jazeera news hour live from london thank you for joining us coming up in the next 60 minutes president trump's impeachment trial resumes with republicans under growing pressure for john bolton to testify after reports he has undercut trumps the fence in a new book plus the deal of the century is the opportunity of the century and we're going to close with. israel's prime minister praises trump's middle east peace plan which is due to be unveiled on tuesday but has already been rejected by the palestinians china's prime minister visits rouhani the epicenter of the corona virus outbreak which has now killed 81 people. and in doha with your sports stories from the basketball world and beyond remember kobe bryant also the n.b.a. star and these 2 killed along with 7 others in a helicopter crash. we begin in the u.s. where president donald trump's impeachment trial has resumed in the senate with republicans on the growing pressure to allow witnesses to

al-jazeera. think. al-jazeera. hello and welcome to this al-jazeera news hour live from doha i'm martine dennis coming up in the next 60 minutes. the palestinian leaders reject donald trump's proposed middle east plan is utter nonsense and a conspiracy they can't accept the plan would see palestinian territory unexpired israel and jerusalem declared the undivided capital of israel. hundreds of foreigners are evacuated from the epicenter of the corona virus outbreak is the number of confirmed cases passes 6000. opening arguments conclude in donald trump's impeachment trial senate republicans say they don't have enough votes to block additional witnesses. and sport alexander vera of reaches his 1st grand slam summer final the german with plenty of support at the australian open after renewing a pledge to write all his winnings to bushfire relief. but 1st israel's prime minister is now on his way to moscow to preflight image on the u.s. proposal to end the palestinian israeli conflict benjamin netan

manly al-jazeera. ok let's bring an al-jazeera scott heide leahy's that one of the events in beijing that's been canceled because of the virus just tell us what's going on there. park now this is in central beijing and behind me it should be a festival going on but that has not gone on today as planned obviously because of the coronavirus all of it's really most events for these new years holidays lunar new year which would be over the next week or so today being one of the 1st big celebrations it's really not happening at least on the streets or in the parks or in the museums most everything has been shut down here in beijing but all across china as well know one thing that we've just gotten word in just the last hour or so we've found out that in move on the epicenter of this coronavirus one doctor has died so right now it appears that the death figure has gone up to $42.00 we just got that word in just the last hour and scott a centralized medical observation is being announced for people coming fro

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this is al jazeera. i know i'm rob matheson and this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next 60 minutes you will do impartial justice according to the constitution and the laws so help you god i do as the impeachment trial against president donald trump officially begins there are new revelations about his alleged efforts to pressure ukraine to investigate a political rival. hundreds of migrants enter guatemala to join a rapidly growing caravan that hopes to reach the united states. the united nations considers setting up a monitoring mission in libya to keep an eye on any potential future cease fire. and we want to be the president is going to run why supporters of the gambia is former president want him to rule again despite his controversial cumin rights record. the us senate has launched formal proceedings for the impeachment trial of president donald trump house democrats read the charges and congress which sets in motion the legal process the trial which donald trump has denounced as

al-jazeera paris. and let's take you through some of the headlines here on al-jazeera now china has reported the 1st deaths outside the epicenter of the corona virus outbreak health officials are worried more people could become infected is millions traveled to celebrate the lunar new year that starts on saturday 26 people have died at least 830 infections hong kong says it's investigating more than 110 suspected cases of the virus thousands of people have been turning up at hospitals. yesterday we have more than 5000. in the attend this. medical bet occupancy rate is 97 percent and she is quite full but not as full as at the peak of the when the search so right now is slightly better but we are we perceive that after. the long holiday usually there will be for the search in the amount of the amount of not just from the isolation that but from the other things like the flu symptoms. are the cause of the season thousands are rallying in iraq against the u.s. military presence shia cleric more got our so

nicholas hawk al-jazeera the car. that our website al-jazeera. headlines. michele kerry let's recap the headlines right now on al-jazeera how does president says the outbreak of. becoming grave the number of people killed is recent to 56 with almost 2000 confirmed infections. or how the government is responding. was very interesting a move rare meeting for the politburo standing committee happened on the 1st day of lunar new year that is very rare the 7 most powerful people in the government here in china met and what they decided is that they're going to form a special group led by one of those 7 people to oversee the current virus action if you will we know that they're going to have a special group that's going to go down to wall han the epicenter of this so it's really elevated to the very highest levels of the government here overseeing this coronavirus situation white house lawyers have begun defending president paul trombetta senate impeachment trial they say he has done nothing wrong in his dealings with ukraine and that the charges are politically

on al-jazeera. welcome back a look at stories making headlines now members of the iran backed popular mobilization forces have started withdrawing from the u.s. embassy compound in iraq's capital on the orders of. a bunny across all 6 australian states with the situation in victoria new south wales becoming more serious 8 people have died in the past week alone. and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is the parliament to grant him immunity from prosecution in 3 corruption cases. all now to india where the family of a young man shot in the head during a protest say he was intentionally killed by police is one of at least $25.00 people to die since demonstrations started last month against the government's new citizenship law on her reports from the northern state of a project. 24 year old ali was shot in the head he was a bread maker and the sole provider for his family. his 80 year old father is inconsolable his mother less his disabled brother with 3 kids who were raised has no clue how the

on al-jazeera. welcome back you're watching al-jazeera time to recap our headlines now hong kong's leader carrier has raised the city's alert 'd level to emergency becomes a response to the corona virus outbreak in mainland china in 5 confirmed cases of the disease in hong kong a doctor treating patients in china's province has died from the corona virus the death toll has now climbed to 42 since the outbreak began last month search and rescue efforts are underway in turkey after a powerful earthquake struck in the east late on friday the magnitude 6.8 trauma killed at least 21 people and injured a 1000. military judge in the u.s. says it's his decision not the government's whether to win whether interrogation techniques used on $911.00 suspects will be described as tortured during bad trial that could affect how their cases are treated evade this comment says the 1st week of a pretrial hearing wrapped up of guantanamo bay president jordan was there it's the 1st time psychologist james mitchell has

on al jazeera. am . people killed and wounded in baghdad as anti-government protests intensify across iraq. we'll have the latest from the iraqi capital in just a moment i'm fully back to boyer watching al jazeera live from doha also ahead donald trump's defense team denounces what they call flimsy and pietschmann charges a day before the u.s. president's trial begins in the senate's. china confirms human to human transmission of a new viral strain which has killed 3 people so far with infections rising. this is a politically motivated time and it is an orchestrated attack and africa's richest woman speaks exclusively to al-jazeera responding to allegations she ripped off on goal or to enrich yourself. thank you for joining us 2 iraqi protesters have been killed in baghdad where security forces used gas and live ammunition as they moved in to break down barricades on the city's outskirts many more people are injured elsewhere in iraq in nasiriyah and najaf protesters have attempted to cut off the highway

with a yawn al-jazeera. the iranian president says dialogue over his country's nuclear program is still possible in a televised speech house on iran he said he wants to prevent war but he also revealed iran is down and reaching more uranium per day than before the nuclear deal in 2015 tehran's accusing europe of yielding to u.s. bullying after attributed disputes mechanism that could reimpose u.n. sanctions on iran. when the us pulled out of the nuclear deal we contacted the other parties and expressed our preparedness to fulfill our obligations however today we in terms of the nuclear power we have no limit we are in a much better situation compared to before the deal rhenium enrichment today it's much higher than that stipulated in the deal we had signed we cannot sit. there bundled in their obligations we will reciprocate. the thousands of supporters of the gambians formerly there have been demonstrating in the capital punctual demanding his return john has been living in exile in equitorial guinea since

al jazeera. where every. the pressure builds for donald trump's former national security advisor to be called to give evidence in the u.s. president's impeachment trial i can understand the. the reasons why and i think we knew this already why the president and his allies have wanted to suppress john bolton stressed. kellogg's the whole robert you're watching al-jazeera like my headquarters here in doha also coming up the u.s. president prepares to unveil his middle east peace plan but palestinians say it's far from the deal of the century also this is actually the fraud of the century defraud of the century. and mourning that died in the libyan city of misrata but they vow to keep fighting the forces of war more khalifa haftar. remembering the horrors of war survivors share their stories 75 years after being freed from the notorious nazi death camp. good to have you with us welcome to the program pressures growing from us democrats for a key witness to be allowed to testify at the impeachment trial of presid

witness on al-jazeera. the headlines this hour on al-jazeera and supporters and members of iranian backed troops in iraq have retreated from the u.s. embassy compound in iraq's fortified green zone they responded to an order from leaders of the popular mobilization forces protesters are angry about u.s. air strikes in iraq and in syria on sunday hong kong police say 400 people have been arrested in a massive anti-government rally organizes saying a 1000000 people turned up to march on new year's eve and catastrophic. spreading across eastern australia 3 more deaths now confirmed in the state of new south wales one victoria meteorologists say more hot weather is on the way. to somalia where forces say they've killed $25.00 is during a major military operation local media is reporting at least 4 villages in lowish province have been retaken from the armed group it comes 4 days after al-shabaab claimed responsibility for that suicide truck bombing in mogadishu which killed 81 people. 2 indian soldiers have bee

al-jazeera to iraq. has praised some other news not far fighters and a strangely i say it's very likely more homes will be destroyed by bush far as but their focus no is on saving lives where the conditions for saturday are being described as catastrophic felicity davey reports from sydney. australia and prime minister scott morrison seen for himself the latest areas devastated by bushfires in new south wales the day after he was confronted by angry residents in the town of go this woman refusing to shake his hand so many people have lost their fire here the prime minister said he wanted to offer comfort to those affected by fires on using and he's not surprised at their reaction people are angry it is something that i was there before as we've it is something that i understand it's not something for me to talk personally it's peak holiday season but with the state of emergency declared in the states of new south wales and victoria tens of thousands of people have been leaving tourist areas traffic is be

on al-jazeera. hello again welcome back to international weather forecast well here across turkey we have been watching the very messy weather of the last few days it's been a combination of rain as well as snow the snow is going to continue unfortunately over the next few days and we do expect to see in some locations particularly the higher elevations up to 90 centimeters of snow could be seen anywhere from the the central to the eastern areas in the mountains a little further south along the border area between syria it is going to be some very heavy rain over the next few days on saturday that same system makes its way across iraq into iran we could be seeing some snow in tehran in the overnight hours and it's going to be the rain down here towards the south for quite city you could be seeing some rain as well 19 degrees for you doha well we're going to sing some nice conditions as we go towards the weekend with a temperature of 22 degrees there well better weather for madagascar are the real he

ambassador kimberly healthy at al-jazeera washington. more than 2700 people have entered guatemala in a fast growing u.s. bound caravan that originated in honduras mexico's government is bracing for the arrival of hundreds of migrants in the southern border with guatemala most people are escaping chronic poverty or gang violence is president donald trump is pressuring mexico and central american nations to accept more migrants as it ministrations also begin the process of sending asylum seekers from the u.s. border with mexico to guatemala john holmes in guatemala city at a shelter or migrants and started arriving. we're actually in the overflow section of guatemala city's biggest migrant shelter the custard on the ground the couple of hours ago there was no one here let me show you what there is here now days to sort of being given out now to people the rising food water as i say in the last couple of hours we've seen a lot more people here there's clothing bins of finesse you turn to your left a little bit there looks people here putti

a player watching al-jazeera live from doha with me fully back to will also ahead the u.s. says 700000 people are fleeing towards turkey's border with syria following a surge in syrian government on italy province protesters against india's controversial citizenship law become targets a man opens fire at a rally in the capital new delhi and protesters in sudan demand promises made by the transitional government on its. the end thank you for joining us the world health organization is holding an urgent meeting to decide whether to declare the coral an outbreak or on a virus outbreak a global health emergency in china the virus has now been confounded in all provinces in the epicenter an emergency hospital is being belts to treat those who are ill so far the death toll stands at 170 with nearly 8000 people confirmed in fact it's relief. after the outbreak china has been in close communication with the world health organization other countries as well as the regions of hong kong and macau and taiwan we have reported and circulated epidemic updates and shared the genome sequenc