judy: hacked.he crown prince of saudi arabia , the ceo of amazon, and the troubling connection to slain journalist jamal k ashoggi. thatnd more on tonight pbs newshour. ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- >> fidelity investments. bnsf railway. consumer cellular. american cruise lines. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and there's -- their solutions to the world's most pressing problems. skoll foundation.org. >> the lemelson foundation, committed to improving lives through invention in the u.s. and developing countries. on the web at lemelson foundation.org. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just and peaceful world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions. this program was made possible by the corporatioa for public asting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like youyo thank u. judy: the prosecution has begun. impeachment managers from the u.s. house of representatives opened their presentation be

judy: judy lisa, givenis all how will democrats of approach this for the next few days?et a sense of discouragement fromosome senate ats behind closed doors but they also say that the fight is not over. if they do le the vote on witnesses expected tomorrow around dinnertime, wthen expect the democrats to begin filing a series of motions at some point. one opportunity could be the himself.o acquit the president it gets a little weedy but that motion is amendable. they can propose as many and mamendments on y topics as they want including john bolton. also, on the horizon, we see nancy pelosi said she does not believe there would be an acquittal without any witnesses and that appears to be filterneg into the wes. and angus king says it would not be an exoneration without witnesses. defining what has happened could be another division in the country after the trl and i think senate republicans are consideringeriously the idea of an investigation into the bidens in some form. just talk during th trial? i don't know but it is in the air for after this trial judy: fascinating.

judy: gd evening. i'm judy woodruff. tonight, the u.s. versus iran. mourners gather to pay respect to the elite general u.s. kinled n airstrike. a killing to which iran's ambassador to the newshour there would be a serious response. >> when that would happen, how that would happen, where that would happen, tharemains to be en. judy: then, new year, same peachment. as congress starts a new session, questions rainpen for the president sigouin pending senate trial. and, how the city of hawaii helped brighton a path for refugees, creating work far from home. >> when we share ts story, keep fighting. it is good to have this place. judy: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- ♪ >> moving our economy for 160 years, bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> fidelity investment. american cruise lines. consumer cellular. the william and flora uhler foundation. for more than years, advancing ideas and suorting institutions to support a better world. and with the ongoing support of these individuals

judy: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. the president's counsel keep saying this is about crups of corruption in ukraine. >> he wasn't fighting corruption. its final point and democrats conclude in his senate impeachment trial as his legal team prepares to mount defense. outbreak, china attempts to contain the spread of the coronavirus, locking down cities and olympicing the movement of 30 million people. merchants of pain, the inside story of one opioid manufacturing company cheated its way to the top and how it all came crashing down. >> the only thing that mattered was a prescription of substance and how you got it, what you had to do, what it took, did not matter. judy: it's friday and david and karen are here to analyze the first full week of the impeachment of president trump and remembering jim lehrer. all that and more on pbs "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs "newshour" has been provided by -- american cruise linesli. fide investments. >> fostering informed and engaged communits. these institutions. support o

♪ judy: judy: good evening, i am judy woodruff. pres.rump: if iran is doing something they should not be doing, they will suffer the consequences. judy: escalion. i ran fires missiles at american soldiers in iran again an island shakes. a deadly earthquake strikes puerto rico. the latest in a wave of powerful tremors that has-isplayed - destroyed homes and left people in the dark. speaking to senator bernit sanders abs presidential campaign and iran. all that and more on tonig n's "pbsshour." ♪ >> major funding further "pbs newshour" provided by -- >>on a cruise with american cruise lines, experience new england. explore the american landscape, seaside villages and historic harbors. where you can experience local customs and cuisine. american cruiselines, proud sponsor of "pbs newshour." >> when it comes to wireless, consumer cellular gives customers a choice. as much or as little talk, text d da that you want. to learn more go to consumer cellular. >> bnsf railway. fideli investments. >> the foundationrm fostering in and engaged communi

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♪ judy: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. the u.s.ow bieves an iranian missile brought down a ukraine bound passenger jet, killing all on board. then, balance of power. as the u.s. and iran de-escalate tensions, house democrats moved to restrict the president's ability to call military strikes. and rollback. the white house plans to abandon a major environmental protection policy. recipe for success. how las vas's culinary workers union is serving as a model for organized labounacross the coy. >> people are tired of the income inequality, tired of wage stagnation. they see wall street doing well. judy: all that and more on pbs newshour ♪ >> major funding for tas pbs newshoureen provided by -- n a cruise with american cruise lines,le tra experience the maritime heritage and culture of new england. our fleet of small cise sps explore american ldscapes, seaside villages, and historic harbors. where you can experience local customs and cuisine. american cruise lines. proud sponsor of pbs newshour. >> before we talk abt your investments, w

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judy: good ening.udy woodruff. >> the crimes alleged in the articles -- in nixon, yes, in clinton, yes. here, no. judy: president trump's lawyerss take tate floor as new details emerge over what john bolton knew about withholding aid to ukraine. tbthen, ak on the ground in china, where officials fear the coronavirus is spreading faster than expected. plus, amy walter and t keith are here to alyze the latest from the impeachment trial and the final week of campaigni

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joakim phoenix for best motion picture drama in "voelker" and renee zellweger for her performance as judy garland in "judy." >> cbz says the future of quarterback tom brady is uncertain after the playoff loss. the patriots lost to the tennessee titans 20-13 in saturday's wild card game. the 42-year-old brady has won six super bowls. but he's not under contract for the patriots next season. it's unlikely he will retire soon but acknowledged he's not sure where he might play next year. >> i just don't know what will happen. i will not predict it. no one needs to make choices at this point.

: judy: good evening, i am judy woodruff.s. trump: if iran is doing something they should not be doing, they will suffer the consequences. judy: escalion. i ran fires missiles at american soldiers in iran again an island shakes. a deadly earthquake strikes puerto rico. the latest in a wave of powerful tremors that has-isplayed - destroyed homes and left people in the dark. speaking to senator bernit sanders abs presidential campaign and iran. all that and more on tonig n's "pbsshour."

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judy: the u.s. house formally votes to send the articlt of impeachm the senate, setting the stage for the trial of president trump. then, gender divide. democratic presidential hopefuls discuss whether a woman can win the white house, at their final debate before the iowa caucuses. and. >>ogether we are righting the wrongs of the past, and delivering a future of economic justice and security for american workers, farmers, and families. judy: a treaty in the trade war. the u.s. and china sign off on e first phase of a deal -- what's in it? and how fadoes it go? plus, outbre.

i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: >> the president was the key pler in the scheme. everyone was in the loop. he directed the actions of his team. >> woodruff: opening arguments in the impeachment trial of president trump. the democrats begin present their days-long case for removing the president from office. then, "outbreak." as its death toll rises, the conavirus begins to read bend china. what you need to know after the first confirmed casen the u.s. >> there seems to be evidence suggesting that the virus is increasing its virulence. we are actually in the initial >> woodruff: plus-- "hacked." the crown prince of saudi and the troubling connection to slain journalist jamal khashoggi. ghl that and more, on tonit's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by:♪ ♪ el >> fidy investments. >> bnsf railwa >> consumemecellular. >>rican cruise lines. >> suptrrting social reneurs and theiron solutito the world's most skollfoundation.or- >> the lemelson foundation. committ

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another thing ueout qstions, judy, i want to raise.ave a good source who told me, in fact, the president's house advisers-- mak meadows, rm jordan, the goup who sort of led the efforts in the house with him-- have bn consulting with republican senators in groups on what these questions should be. they have beenstrategizing and trying to form kind of a litigation strategy, full.ra now, sely, i spoke to mark meadows, and i asked him, "do you think senators have enough questions for two days of this?" esd he said, "yes, i do." >> woodruff: intng. so, lisa, give us a sense-- you know, you mentioned witnesses. where are we with this witness decision, the decision of whether they're going to be called, whether they're there are going to be dcument? there are just a few indecided senators and they will determine whether witnesses are and attendawant to look especially at two of those senars. senator rob portman of ohio, and, also, senator lamar alexander of ten hssee. the not announced a position yet. and behind closed doors, they are seen at

i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, backlash in iran-- massive public protests are met with violence following the admission that the country shot down a ukrainian passenger jet. then, impeachment is imminent-- as the senate prepares for the trial of president trump, we examine the strategies being deployed by both sides. major league baseball tries to root out cheating in the digital era. and queen elizabeth weighs in on prince harry and meghan markel's declaration of independence. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funding for the pbs y:wshour has been provided bnsf railway. >> american cruise lines. >> consumer cellular. >> the william and flora hewlett foundation. for more than 50 years,ad ncing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world. at www.hewlett.org. >> and with the ongoing support of tse institutions: and individuals. t s program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station

i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, backlash in iran-- massive public protests are met with violence following the admission that the country shot down a ukrainian passenger jet. then, impeachment is imminent-- as the senate prepares for the trial of president trump, we examine the strategies being deployed by both sides. major league baseball tries to root out cheating in the digital era. and queen elizabeth weighs in on prince harry and meghan markel's declaration of independence.

judi: reynhard sinaga has shown no remorse. the judge remarked he seemed to be enjoying been sentenced in court. he came to the u.k. in indonesia on a student visa and is said to have applied for permanent residency. but his victims have said they hope he never leaves prison and rots in hell. judith moritz, bbc news, mahester. jane: you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, the glitz and glamour of the golden globes. this year's ceremony combined the usual lf adulation with a hefty dose of politics and tivism. ne: police in a delhi are scanning pictures from social media and security cameras to find out who was behind a brutal attack on students at the prestigious j and you university. on sunday, someen 20 st were injured when masked men armed with sticks attacked teachers and students. reporter: this is delhi's prestigious showalter nehru -- jawarhal nehru university. according to students here, a right-wing group entered this campus and startedg assault the students and staff my only.--vio

so first the system, judy. the u.s.elligence assessment is that this was an old russian short-range missile defeale systemd tour sa15. the hardware on that system is considered relatively reliable but the computer software is not as sophisticated and if that software -- that ito not abut targeting but it's about knowing which plane is in the sky. so tke experts i spoo, and they are just experts, they're outside the government, expts i spoke to said maybe the software couldn't det which kind of plane it was and that's where you get user error, the ti ome theperator of the system had to decide what too was seconds. the operator sitting there just hours after that major iranian attack on u.s. bases in iraq, fearing thathere could be u.s. military jets in the sky, andis s the fndamental nature of conflict, judy, that miscalculations could happen, and it's happened, by the way, to the u.s. 1988 u.s. iran tanker wa, the warship was skirmishing with iraniana bots in the gulf when it entered iranian waters when it thought it di

judy?>> woodruff: yamiche, the other story in the hedlines, that is of course iran, the decision by the president to got after, to kie iranian general soleimani. what are his supporters saying about that? >> the president is still facing critical questions, a lot of qu ttions on whether or noe threat that soleimani posed was a minent. there have beet of top national security officials that said they didn't know the place or time that this attack was going to happen.um president has been having an evolving explanation about why soleimani was atlled, but said, his supporters say this is really all semantics and that peoe should be getting behind this president. so here's what one voter told us about that issue. >> most of e mainstream media is swooning over the guy like he was a revered military leader. he was a terrorist, you know. go interview the mainstream media, go interview the soldiers who are missing limbs. go interview the people who don't have legs that can't walk in the front door,

and the rain does have -- i's a two-edged sword, judy. i'm standing here, you can seein the soil beme. it's pretty much stripped, denuted, and too much rain can lead to mudslides, flash flooding, windy condition, and rain leads to thunderstorms, thunderstorms lead to lightningh and that' started many of these blazes. so it gives and it takes awaan people here are hunkered down because it is still early in this fire seson. judy? >> woodruff: still sounding like a long road back. miles o'brien reporting from australia, from new soth wales. thank you, les. >> you're welcome, judy. >> woodruff: stay with us, comi up on the newshour: our politics monday team breakse downmpeachment trial and the latest from the campaign trail. and on this martin luther king day, fighting for equality in the workplace. before we look ahead to the political stakes of the upcoming impeachment trail, we want tost back to listen to lessons of the past. william cohen offers a unique perspective: he was among a handful of republicans on the u.s. house judiciary commit

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i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: >> the question is addressed to counsel for the presiden as a matter of law, does it maer if there was a quid pro quo? >> woodruff: questions of impeachment.hm senators ask the prosecution and the defense to explain theirin casehe trial of president trump. then, outbreak. passenger flights to china ares cancelledericans evacuate. what we know, and what remains unknown, about the coronavirus. plus, australia burning. the silent tragedy of the wildfires. a continent watches in anguish as hundreds of millions of animals die. >> we've all had a little bit ol a cry about animals, especially the oneshat come in when straightaway you just know that that'it, there's just nothing you can possibly do to helpib them. >> woodruff: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ >> fidelity investments. >> bnsf railway. >> consumer cellular. >> amise lines.ruer can >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their so

i'm not going to disparage judge judy, but mike bloomberg is going to need some help.t at least of $100 million so far? it's like online dating. you look really good on an online profile. you basically clean up all your head shots. you google let once you start seeinghim in pern trail, he only pretty much like hanging around super rich people and i don't mean even judge judy rich, i mean multibillionaire's. he's kind of jerky. eventually that's going to turn people off. >> have you seen pictures of him? he is the least comfortable person trying to look comparable in the world but he was staring at a plate of ribs today, tweeted that out. looking at the ribs as though it was made out of, i don't know, baby further the point is, running against the most at that the candidate probably in history. trump is -- love him, hate him, he's trump. in pictures, he's trump. on twitter, he's trump. on the street -- these people, they don't know what they are until they are asked a question. when you ask biden the question you never know what you are going to get, a stream of conscio

judy. >> woodruff: fascinating. and,iles, tell us about the situation there right now. >> well, there's been rain over the weekend, and that's helped a bit for the firefighters, allowed them to contain some everything out, and by no means does it solve a drought that haa lasted three y. and the rain does have -- it's a two-edged sword, i'm standing here, you can see the soil behind me. it's pretty ch stripped, denuted, and too much rain can lead to mudslides, flash floong, windy condition, and rain leads to thunderstorms, thunderstorms lead to lightning these blazes.at started many o so it gives and it takes away, and people here are hunkeredt down because still early in this fire season. judy? like a long road back. miles o'brien reporting from australia, from new south wales. thank you, miles. >> you're welcome, judy. >> woodruff: stay with us, coming up on the newsh our politics monday team breaks wn the impeachment trial and the latest from the campaign trail. and on this martin luther king day, fighting r equal

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she is nominated for her performance as judy garland in the movie "judy." it's in theaters now.plause] ♪ >> how are you? >> jimmy: it's great to see you. you look fantastic. >> thanks. >> jimmy: i like that dress. [cheers and applause] how are you? >> i'm great, thanks. >> jimmy: you really look great, i like that. it's very sparkly, and really, you could wear that to the oscars, or is it not fancy enough for the oscars? >> well, you know what? i hadn't thought about it, but it might be too late now. >> jimmy: are you already thinking about what you're, do you know what you're going to wear to the oscars? >> i don't, actually, hm-mm. >> jimmy: somebody else will figure that out, though, right? >> i'd like to be part of the conversation. >> jimmy: you won the sag award, the golden globe. i know you're going to the baftas in london. >> mm-hm. >> jimmy: is it true you're driving yourself to the airport? >> mm-hm. doesn't everybody? >> jimmy: and you'll park yourself and then go in? >> that's usually how it works. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: at l.a.x., i know to most people in normal pla