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those 2 republics self-proclaimed republics. of how they would be greeted under what terms they would be integrated into ukraine and how that would be perceived both russia and ukraine the question of concessions is quiet. quiet important not just for the for the ukrainian president. but also for. russia because each side. power in this. conflict is. too much and not being seen as a. sense russia of course is interested in. the 2 peoples republics remaining more. centered over the russian interests and the ukraine is more interested in them being completely political space and that that difference that. interacted. with her on. the. asians are not very high from their summit but the very fact that it is being felt is already that that dialogue is going to dialogue is going to take place between. is a positive step in the last year of the previous ukrainian president's administration of those at all not only were there no or their ect contacts between poroshenko and which in the last year of question has it all but there was or t

a republic, if we can keep it. we gather today under the dome of this temple of democracy to exercise one of the most solemn powers that this body can take -- the impeachment of the president of the united states. no member, regardless of party or politics, comes to congress to impeach a president, but every one of us, as our first act as a member of congress, stood on this historic house floor before our beautiful american flag and raised our hands in this sacred oath, i do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic, so help me god. for 230 years, members have taken that sacred oath which makes us custodians of the constitution. when our founders declared independence, established our new nation, they crafted a system of government unlike anyone has ever seen before. a republic, starting with the sacred words, we the people. for centuries, americans have fought and died to defend democracy for the people. but very sadly now, our fou

we put real pressure on the islamic republic of iran. we will continue to hold the islamic republic of iran accountable wherever we find their malign activity and we will make sure we have the resources to do so. >> michael: is that likely to be more ships in the region? >> i'll leave to the department of defense to talk about the specifics. it's to make sure we have all that we need to perform the missions that he set before us. >> michael: what's your assessment of the iraqi government's response to what we saw the embassy today. >> we worked alongside them, earlier this morning i spoke with the prime minister, later in the day some of my officials spoke as your piece reported, we were urging them to continue to fulfill their responsibility. we were happy to see them deploy forces there to do that, we continue to ask them to do everything it takes to ensure that facility is protected. >> michael: is the administration confident the iraqis can protect u.s. personnel and facilities going forward? >> we are going to make sure that gets do

vote no on this assault to our republic. the constitution and against president trump. >> gentleman yields back. gentleman from new york. >> madam speaker, jon adams warned in a letter to thomas jefferson that these risks are unavoidable and might sometimes overlap. quote, you are apprehensive of foreign interference, intrigue, influence. so am i. as long as as often as elections happen, the danger of foreign influence recurs. close quote. i now yield one minute to the gentle lady from michigan, ms. lawrence. >> gentle lady is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, today history is being written. the facts are conclusive. the president attempted to use the power of the powerful office of president to force ukraine to influence our 2020 election. in the process, president trump jeopardized our national security. and withheld vital military assistance, intended to prevent further russian aggression to our region. however, as our committees, including government oversight, which i sit on and which i'm a member, sought to

madame speaker at the republic is a form of government in which the country is considered a republic matter, not the private concern or property of the rulers. in a republic no person is above the law. in a republic the president may not abuse his power by withholding critical foreign assistance for his own political gain nor may he stop witnesses from talking. i did not come to congress to impeach a president but i did take an oath to keep the republic for our children and our grandchildren, we should do nothing less. one day, i will tell my grandson that i stood up for our democracy. i will vote yes to impeach the president. and i yelled back. >> gentle lady yields back. >> i yield a minute 40 seconds to the gentleman from wisconsin. >> the gentleman is recognized for a minute 40 seconds. >> thank you. i'd like to address why we are here. we are not here because of a misquoted phone call in july of 2019. "the washington post" read an article, the headline had begun the day he was sworn in. the gentleman from maryland earlier today called for impeachment two days before president tr

the republic for which it stands is what we are here to talk about today a republic if we can keep it we gather today under the dome of this temple of democracy to exercise one of the most solemn powers that this body can take the impeachment of the president of the united states no member of party or politics comes to congress to impeach a president but every one of us as our 1st act as a member of congress stood on this historic house floor before our beautiful american flag and raised our hands in this oh yes i do swap solidly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic so help me god. for 230 years members have taken that sacred oath which makes us custodians of the constitution when our founders declared independence established a new nation they crafted a system of government unlike every one ever seen before a republic starting with the sacred words we the people for centuries americans have fought and died to defend democracy for the people but very sadly now our founders' vision of a republic is under thr

the republic for which it stands is what we are here to talk about today. a republic. if we can keep it. we gather today under the dome of this temple of democracy to exercise one of the most solemn powers that this body can take. the impeachment of the president of the united states. no member, regardless of party or politics comes to congress to impeach a president. but every one of us as our first act as a member of congress stood on this historic house floor before our beautiful american flag and raised our hands in this oath. "i do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic, so help me god." for 230 years, members have taken that sacred oath which makes us custodians of the constitution. when our founders declared independent and established a new nation, they crafted our system of government unlike one ever seen before. a republic. starting with the sacred words "we the people." for centuries, americans have fought and died to defend democracy for the people. but very sadly now, our

a republic, if we can keep it. we gather today under the dome of this temple of democracy to exercise one of the most solemn powers that this body can take, the impeachment of the president of the united states. no member regardless of party or politics comes to congress to impeach a president. but every one of us as our first act as a member of congress stood on this historic house floor before our beautiful american flag and raised our hands in this oath. i do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic, so help me god. for 230 years, members have taken that sacred oath which makes us custodians of the constitution. when our founders declared independence and established a new nation, they crafted a system of government unlike one ever seen before, a republic, starting with the sacred words "we the people." for centuries, americans have fought and died to defend democracy for the people. but, very sadly now, our founders' vision of

first, whether it is a cce pta ble republic.nt of the united states, any president, to solicit foreign interference in our elections. there is a difference as to whether his than that, and the place to try that is in the united states senate —— whether he has done that. but we believe strongly there is probable cause to conclude that. to undermine our national security, the integrity of our elections, and the integrity of our elections, and the integrity of our elections, and the integrity of our democracy. and secondly, whether it is permissible for the president to obstruct congress and act as if he is above the law, and immune from constitutional oversight. 0n fourth of december, the judiciary committee heard the testimony of constitutional law experts who weighed in on these points. some 1500 historians have said the same thing, as professor noah feldman said. if we cannot impeach a president who abuses his office for personal advantage, we no longer live in a democracy. we live in a monarchy, or we live under a dictatorship

we have a republic, if we can keep it. this is disgraceful, dishonest process, it's a discredit to this body and to our nation. i urge the house to drop these divisive articles of impeachment and get to work for the american people. i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: madam speaker, how much -- could you tell me how much time both sides have left, please? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has 2 two hours and two minutes. the gentleman from georgia has two hours and three minutes. mr. nadler: i yield one minute to the gentlelady from new york, ms. velazquez. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. velazquez: the facts are clear. the president of the united states with held $400 million in military aid to an ally of the united states and also held back a white house meeting to compel a foreign nation to investigate his political opponent. at the exact time the president was doing this ukraine was engaged in a battle for i

about the abuse of power in our republic. first, whether it is acceptable for the president of the united states, any president, to solicit foreign interference in our elections. there is a difference as to whether he's done that and the place to try that is in the united states senate. but we believe strongly there is probable cause to conclude that. to understood mimine our nation security, the integrity of our elections and the integrity of our democracy. and secondly, whether it is permissible for the president to obstruct congress and act as if he is above the law. and immune from constitutional oversight. the on december 4th, the judiciary committee heard the testimony of constitutional law experts who weighed in on these points. some 1,500 historians have said the same thing as professor noah feldman said. if we cannot impeach a president who abuses his office for personal advantage, we know longer live in a democracy. we live in a monarchy or we live under the dictatorship. the votes we are about to take concern the r

a republic, if we can keep it. we gather today under the dome of this temple of democracy to exercise one of the most solemn powers that this body can take -- the impeachment of the president of the united states. no member, regardless of party or politics, comes to congress to impeach a president, but every one of us, as our first act as a member of congress, stood on this historic house floor before our beautiful american flag and raised our hands in this sacred oath, i do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic, so help me god. for 230 years, members have taken that sacred oath which makes us custodians of the constitution. when our founders declared independence, established our new nation, they crafted a system of government unlike anyone has ever seen before. a republic, starting with the sacred words, we the people. for centuries, americans have fought and died to defend democracy for the people. but very sadly now, our fou

in a terrorist attack and he died for the church people for the chechen republic and for russia. it was. well. i had a meeting with him and i told him can you stay and he said no we have some celebrations and i need to go there if they blew him up as you know and i still have that is to blame myself for for that and human but using the incumbent president is always under threat but he daily under threat. and he personally takes part in some combat operations with the head of the f.s.b. once told me when he reported to work on earth the it liquidation of. one of the terrorist. groups and i said ok can you ward some of those guys and he said it's not us get in return he's. troops and i told the head of the f.s.b. well i. told kind of not to do it well he's still doing it . so look and so the city of grass you look at the pictures you look at the pictures several years ago. the notorious minute square. it looked like stalingrad in world war 2. it was all in ruins. a carrier of could have been awarded with the hero of labor of the prize in these 2 young situation actually changed dra

i will be honest with you with e russian and republic and ukraine republic and there is a provision that they have to be pulled out and the border should be closed and the border will be closed on day two after the election and that will end overwhelming and comprehensive political settlement and that includes changes to the ukranian constitutions and granting the rights that is all spelled out in the accords. when that's done, then the border will be sealed. of the he pullout foreign troops. you have the local police, the local defense troops and they consist of the local residents, local residents, period. now, i have been asked, where do they get tanks. and tanks are hostile around the worlds. you might see it and tanks, where do they take them? who from other countries are on their size. but that's their own hardware, foreign hardware. as for mercenaries. there are french and germans and 'm told about it in paris. but there is a armed forces. what is the key issue and i will be honest with you. we still don't have any desire any political will to have that in communities. and again,

last year deborah patta ex-potioned the brutal conditions for child mining cobalt in the democratic republic of congo. now a new lawsuit blames some of the world's biggest tech companies from benefitting from those conditions. which have sometimes led to the deaths of child workers. cobalt is used in things like batteries and products for many americans iry day. deborah patta is in johannesburg. what's behind this lawsuit? >> well more than half the world's cobalt comes from the democratic republic of congo where the united nations says 40,000 children have been used to mine of metal. in the two years since our investigation, our sources on the ground say conditions are as desperate as ever for these children. kids are still doing the unthinkable in the drc -- back-breaking work even for adults. but a world away in washington, there's new hope for the children in a lawsuit filed

of congo in particular for the democratic republic of congo in particularfor mining the democratic republic, the democratic republic of congo in particularfor mining cobalt, a class action. the first class action. 60% of the world's cobalt is coming from this area, and 30% is unregulated, which isa area, and 30% is unregulated, which is a huge amount. it will only get worse because what is happening is you have technology with phones, and electro vehicles coming into play which is a huge growth market —— electric vehicles. and those bringing the class action suit, it is charities representing the families impacted by this. google, tesla and others have not commented. we will see how this plays out. huge giants making this happen so there has to be something taking place. they are the secondary element, they will buy the stuff but they are not mining the star. there is a producer. but there has to be responsibility about big brands and leading the way in technology. these are huge organisations and if somebody does not do a lawsuit, it will get worse. keeping an eye on the supply chain, as e

that's not how democratic republics behave. elections matter. voters matter and in 11 months the people's voice will be heard again. impeachment is the most consequential decision congress can make other than sending our men and women into war. yet 85 days ago speaker pelosi chose to impeach the president of the united states. she wrote the script and created an artificial time line to make the details fit. why else are we doing this just hours before christmas? that's all it was, a rush to judgment, she could be forgiven, but before the speaker saw one word or one shred of evidence, she moved to impeach. in the past, in this body, such a step demanded a vote from all of us. not only did she move to impeach before she gave us a say in whether to pursue an impeachment inquiry, she threw out the bipartisan standards this house gave president nixon and clinton. that is why i immediately sent speaker pelosi a letter asking her to follow the rules of history, of tradition and follow those standards that have served america well. what did she say? she

new exhibition of art from the democratic republic of congo looks at that country's traditions both past and present. and in our series 100 german must reads we feature your hot i don't yon's extraordinary memoir an exclusive love in which she tries to ravel the history behind her grandparents' suicide. we start with the superstar of german composers and beethoven who will be in the spotlight in 2020 as we celebrate his 250th birthday and that means that his music will of course be everywhere as concerts and new recordings abound and in his hometown of ball on the board of quince talent is getting a jump on things with a new exhibition that correlates his musical works with key events in his life. germany has never celebrated a composer this way before to 250th anniversary of libby from beatles birth starting one year ahead of the actual date and nowhere more than in born germany the composer's hometown. he's director of the anniversary society and the b. to open house and we have a funding for more than 40000000 euros to celebrate beethoven german germany why. i think it gives the natio

this is supposed to be a republic. thank you. >> will speaking of the three branches, do you feel the three branches are coequal? >> i hope so. >> where they always consistently maintain the same role over time just one become more powerful than the other? >> i think one can question whether by virtue of a lot of what's happening in her world, a lot of power had exactly has happened in the executive branch. a lodge of legislative power has moved to the executive branch. a lot of the judicial power has moved to the executive branch. >> early in the book introduced to concepts. one original -ism in the application of the constitution and to textualism and the interpretation of statutes. can you give us kind of a summary explanation of what these concepts mean and why they are important? >> now we are really getting wonky. but yes, this is very important to me. the term original is him had not been uttered by any of my professors at law school. until justice glia showed up one day to get a lecture. and he introduced it to

that's not how democratic republics behave. elections matter. voters matter. and in 11 months the peoples' voice will be heard again. impeachment is the most consequential decision congress can make other than sending our men and women into war. yet 85 days ago speaker pelosi chose to impeach the president of the united states. she wrote the script and created an artificial time line to make the details fit. why else are we doing this just hours before christmas? if that's all it was, a rush to judgment, she could be forgiven. but before the speaker saw one word or one shred of evidence she moved to impeach. in the past in this body such a step demanded a vote from all of us from the start. but not only did she move to impeach before she gave this house and the hundreds of millions of people we represent a say in whether to pursue an impeachment inquiry, she threw out the bipartisan standards this house gave president nixon and clinton. that is why i immediately sent speaker pelosi a letter asking her to follow the rules of history, of tradition and follow tho

and the heads of those republics said we don't want to do it. so that's a sneak peek behind our talks in minsk, but we convinced them to put their signatures. and ukraine recognized these authorities in the donbas. and second, they had the election. they had people who went and voted, and this was in a classic -- this is a democratic way to vote people in power. and the minsk accords have a direct reference on what is the right of those republics, to land, to language, local police, everything is part of the minsk accords. now, going to some of the frictions, there is nothing to hide. i will be honest with you, with the russian public and the ukrainian public need to be aware of what is there. there is a provision which says that foreign troops and mercenaries have to be pulled out, and the border should be closed. and the border will be closed on day two after the election and that will end overwhelming and -- end after an overwhelming and comprehensive political settlement. and that includes changes to the ukrainian constitution, and granting

supposedly republic. thank you. >> speaking of the three branches, do you feel the three branches are coequal. >> i hope so. have they always consistently maintain the same role or from time to time become more powerful than the other. >> i think one can question whether by virtue of up a lot of good has or haven't in the world come a lot more powers developed in the executive branch. a lot of the legislative power has moved to the executive branch. a lot of judicial power has moved to the executive branch. >> early in the book you introduce two important concepts. one original -ism in the application of the constitution and to, and interpretation of statutes. can you give us kind of summary explanation of what the concepts mean and whether important. >> now are really getting wonky. [laughter]. yes, this is the very important to me. the term original -ism. it had not been entered by any of my professors at law school. until justice scalia, june of 18 to give a lecture. and he introduced it to me. has bro

nick metaphorically but the heads of those republics said you know we. you don't want to do it so that say sneak peek behind. in the minsk convince them to put the signature of ukraine recognize the. the use of these authorities in the. us. they had the election. they had people. vote this is a democratic way to make you vote. people in power and the means has a direct reference. on what is the rights of those republics what use of them because in the. land the language. average thing is part of the minsk accords. that we. exported. the friction woods. there's nothing to hide i'll be honest with you. the russian public and the ukrainian public need to be aware of their you know there really is a. provision which says their foreign troops and mercenaries have to be pulled out of their order but it should be closed and the border will closed on a day or 2 after the election and. after an overwhelmingly comprehensive political settlement and that includes changes to the constitution and granting the rights to those republics but the rights that all spilled

madam speaker, our nation's framers recognized that this republic is fragile. and that extreme partisanship can be among the most severe threats to its survival. that is why in federalist 65 alexander hamilton wrote, quote, there will always be the greatest danger that impeachment, that impeachment decision will be regulated more by the comparative strength of parties than by real demonstrations of innocence or guilt. here, madam speaker, our democratic colleagues have been working to remove this president since the day he was elected. searching for an offense on which they could impeach. failing to find one, madam speaker, they have decided to assume one. rather than attempting to enforce their subpoenas in court, they have also decided to declare it a high crime and misdemeanor when the president of the united states asserts his constitutional privileges. the democrats are asking members of this body to impeach despite the fact that they have presented no direct evidence of any impeachable offense. let me say it one more time, madam speaker. they have present

the minsk accords and dismantling the administrations in the self-declared republics, republics,ognized let's go back to minsk, where the minsk accords were produced. the former president, para cinco, -- former president, insisted on having signatures by the heads of those two unrecognized republics. they put a knife to my neck, metaphorically. and the heads of those republics said we don't want to do it. so that's a sneak peek behind but weks in minsk, convinced them to put their signatures. and ukraine recognized these authorities in the donbas. and second, they had the election. and had people who went voted, and this was in a classic way, to vote people in power. have a minsk accords direct reference on what is the , tot of those republics land to language, local police, everything is part of the minsk accords. now, going to some of the frictions there is nothing to , hide. i will be honest with you, with the russian public and the ukrainian public need to be aware of what is there. whichere is a provision says that foreign troops and mercenaries have to be pulled out, and the borde

we will not stand for the islamic republic of iran to take actions that put american men and women in jeopardy. hello i'm adrian figure this is live from doha also coming up stop the crimes against humanity libya's u.n. backed government calls on the international community to act against. up to. get out now tens of thousands of australians told to leave homes as bush. states plus. the developing world with the pledge to relinquish. power but for those who live in the so-called sacrifice. is too long to wait for. the u.s. defense secretary ruling out further action after airstrikes on a shia armed group in iraq and syria iraq's prime minister has labeled them a breach of sovereignty 3 camps of cuts were hit in iraq one of them their al qaim and 2 more inside syria at least $25.00 people were killed the pentagon says that it's in response to rocket attacks on iraqi bases the most recent of which killed an american civilian contractor last week serious about a full team is in baghdad and says the strikes marcus' shift in u.s. strategy. well there are quite significant because this is ac

and our lack of electricity threatens the last train forest in the democratic republic of the congo. also a global trade emergency the world trade organizations. the tradition system collapses in disarray after u.s. pressure holds. its its top. this is business africa. as well. but 1st we go to south africa where heavy rainfall has triggered widespread flooding whole neighborhoods have been submerged and the country's oh utility. is introduced rolling pollak to relieve the national grid that has forced many mines to shut down posing a threat to the export sector it's a major blow to the country's already slowing economy which contracted in the last quarter. since taking power in 2018 of the opium prime minister that implemented sweeping political reforms. the nobel peace prize which he collected today ethiopia's economy also goes from strength to strength but a lot remains to be done because foreign investors are mainly. by the incredibly cheap wages their companies say they don't break the law and support efforts for a minimum living wage in the country but in the meantime despite s

we had facilities in the chechen republic. suffered back then.that was the result of adverse developments between ethnic groups. .his was true for the caucuses this is true for other nations. they remember how they were transported in train cars to the steppes. there.y people died that was due to decisions made earlier. we need to avoid that. we should avoid tragedies like this. and that's important for the next generation of russian politicians. the public opinion of the country will not allow them to take decisions that will destroy the unity between different ethnic groups. now, we will also support any public organizations, any media that will help us to smooth over sharp borders, resolve disputes, any frictions. life is complicated. it is diverse. we have a very vast country. there are so many ethnic groups. we have disputes with ukraine. you have ukrainian identity. -- you know who was behind it, he was a media researcher and a writer. he was the first one to talk ,bout a separate ethnic group and there were other polish studies that said u

has thought about the middle east and the level and activity of the islamic republican -- islamic republic drives toward working to eradicate what you just described. what we have advocated for inside the islamic republic is a change in the behavior of the regime, a change that permits people to engage in commerce, hard -- to engage in commerce take care of their , families, and have normal press freedoms. that has been the policy for the entire time of the trump administration. those reports remind me that our work is not complete. >> two questions. one on turkey. now that turkey is testing the 400, it looked to be on f-16s is , that cause for concern? will the u.s. take any action in response, possibly levying sanctions? do you believe the u.s. and ukraine should investigate the theory that it was ukraine, not russia, that hack to the dnc emails? secy. pompeo: anytime there is an indication that indicates any country has messed with american elections, we not only have a right but a duty to make sure we chase that down. i served as the cia director for the first year and a half of this a

in february 1958, syria and egypt had united together over the united arab republic. today we have kind of forgotten arab nationalism as a motivating factor, but in the 1950s arab nationalism, the idea of one arab nation from the gulf to the ocean, from omar to morocco was one of the most powerful ideologies in the world. and nasser was at the center of that. it's ironic because nasser was in many ways a protÉge of the cia in the 1950s. the cia didn't put nasser in office, even before this coup the caa was in contact with nasser, and the caa identified nasser as arab nationalism, the weight of the future. that united states wanted to be on the wave of the future and saw arab nationalism as a very effective counter to communism in the middle east. the individual associated with this whole policy was come all, the one holding his hand in the picture. he's the sky and of the roosevelt family. he was born it argentina. he's most famous to americans as the man who put the shaw back in power in 1953 when most will remove from power in iran. that's what he's famous for. he's

our republic deserves better. the brave member and women of our military -- the brave men and women of our military, myself included, have fought for freedom and democracy around the world. yet, today, my colleagues are eroding those freedoms through a process that ignored facts, abused power, and was shrouded in secrecy. those facts could not be more clear the president committed no crime, broke no laws, and there was no quid pro quo. i look forward to doing the right thing. representing the hoosiers in my district and voting against this impeachment charade. i stand with president trump and look forward to passing policies that continue to move our country forward. i'll yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: madam speaker, i now yield one minute to the gentleman from oregon, mr. blumenauer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. blumenauer: thank you. thanks to the hard work of our committee

police in the democratic republic of congo say 4 people have been killed during new protests against un peacekeepers demonstrations started in the city of beni last month over what people see as a lack of u.n. protection from armed rebel groups. the congolese military has been reinforcing in the eastern town of benny but the protests and the shooting continue. carney gave this graphic updates of the chaos. around the future of. this protest not discouraged him but if. you have killed a police officer and his body was even supported by the protesters. on the. big challenge for soldiers right now kristie. these people are marching on a u.n. peacekeepers base furious at what they see is the failure of u.n. forces to protect them against attacks by rival groups including the so-called aligned democratic forces determined to keep the mission outs protesters have already damaged a number of u.n. building since process started a little over a week ago the congolese army has been sent to end the violence but has failed to stop the a.d.f. killing more than 100 people in the last month and mor

it is the mentions of the story of your own family fleeing the islamic republic but you actually met the real family that the story is about this because based on a true story here in berlin right right so it was about 10 years ago we met and they told me their story and i thought well this has to be told this is something that interests me both because it's about iran but also because a part of me is german and we are in europe and we are telling the story through the eyes of the european woman who travels back in time to to this world so it was almost a no brainer and it's become. really quite topical but absolutely so you just have to look back at last month in iran where thousands of iranians were protesting and their protest was brutally struck down by the regime and thousands were arrested between 210000 people were killed on the streets so what we are telling is basically the birth of what's happening today around the world and in iran of course where do you run if they're suffering at the hands of the regime even 40 years later now obviously. seeing the film and it looks like

and he's 23 people have been killed in a rebel attack in eastern democratic republic of congo watches from the allied democratic forces and a tourist on group an overnight raid on a teen or 18 kilometers northwest of the city of beni there in several protests and many in recent weeks with locals accusing un peacekeepers of failing to protect them against rebel attacks. has been following the developments from nairobi and says people are walking to benny to seek refuge. the situation on the ground is not competent officials warn the death toll would likely rise because the killing spree went on for hours and many people still aren't accounted for people say when the rebels entered the village they went from house to house putting everything in the pot killing everyone they saw including women and children people are now walking to binny town a walk that will take them hours going to get there they plan to sleep in churches or with family a.d.f. rebels are from uganda but they will operate in the d.r. see that partly for more than 20 years terrorizing the population people say they're a

there she came across a story of iranians discovering a new life and breaking some of the islamic republic's norms along the way. in. this completely in his element serving couple chinos to the guests in this case fate waiting tables this is 1st ever job and the 40 year old is loving every 2nd of it. i like the cafe it's big and it's nice. that's why i'm so grateful to the. that every night when i go to bed i thank. the others who work here have little chance of finding work elsewhere iran's job market is currently in such a bad state that over a 3rd of college educated young iranians are unemployed for people with special needs it's become nearly impossible to find work. for most of those people there's nothing to do once they finish school they just stay at home but we're convinced it's good for them to show people that they have other abilities not just good for them it's also good for their families they're often sad because they can't do anything but here they can show just what they're capable of. more than 40 people living with down syndrome autism work here regularity everybody pitch

the last we won't abandon our countrymen and the german democratic republic. was divided by we want to work together as closely as possible especially regarding the economy see you with a clear goal to improve the quality of living in east germany as quickly as possible here. we want people to feel comfortable here. we want people to be able to stay in their homes and find their happiness study i i. put said fruit it wasn't only cheering fans there were lots of people towards the back of the crowd who just stood there frozen and for not believing what was happening to moto others were just overwhelmed the t.v. reports didn't show that there was a mixed reaction the only showed the applause was done in fans and we were caught colin no there you. was. in shock is only you know it's i'd be provocative so his speech as a diplomatic mass to pay us i know he spelled out the we are one people message we belong together. and we need to see what the future holds none of us knew. you get it on the other hand there was the reality. obviously on off the way i did the real

fleischmann: my 30 secondsing, my heart ache fours great republic today. i implore my democratic colleagues in this house, with we're not republicans or democrats, we are americans. this is not the right place, this is not the right procedure. settle our political differences politically. we owe the american people a great duty to come together. don't give the senate the victory lap. give the house the victory lap. vote no to impeach. we owe it to the american people. they want so dearly for us to come together for our great republic. and thank our great president. thank you i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: members are reminded to address their remarks to the chair. the gentleman from california. mr. schiff: madam speaker, i continue trow serve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia. mr. collins -- mr. collins: can you give us the time for the majority and minority. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has 43 minutes. the gentleman from california has 29 minutes. the gentleman from georgia. mr. collins: thank you, madam speaker. i app

security forces in eastern democratic republic of congo stalled by an angry crowd from marching on a u.n. base. player watching al-jazeera live from doha with me for the back also coming up u.s. president donald trump slaps tariffs on metal imports from brazil and argentina open a new front in his trade war. some are shuts down its government and orders staff to help contain a measles outbreak that scales more than 50 people. plus as world leaders gather for urgent climate talks in spain we'll explore what cent stake for. in kenya. security forces stopped an angry crowd from marching towards a u.n. base in the east of the democratic republic of congo they were heading to the peacekeeping compound near the airport in beni one of 2 bases in that city at least 2 people have been killed demonstrators have been targeting u.n. peacekeepers there for more than a week now saying they're failing to protect civilians from attacks by rebel groups that speak to their as producer. who is in beni for as he is on the line understand that there was a press or a press conference with the congolese ar

same per se fi and his family fled the islamic republic when he was 9 years old and settled and west germany his childhood memories have influenced the movie which is also based on a true story. for the director. the film is also a call for freedom and human rights 40 years after the reigning revolution that's a message that couldn't be more topical. and the director and roger feel safer joins me now thank you very much could be mole topical it mentions is here. it is the it mentions that the story of your own family fleeing the islamic republic but you actually met the real family the stories about this because based on a true story here in berlin right right so it was about 10 years ago we met and they told me their story and i thought well this has to be told this is something that interests me both because it's about iran but also because a part of me is german and we are in europe and we are telling the story through the eyes of the european woman who travels back in time to to this world so it was almost a no brainer and it's become 10 years later really quite topical but absol

yes we will not abandon our compatriots in the german democratic republic i suspect that was what the people wanted to hear they believed the chancellor they saw him as someone who'd gotten a lot done so he get this done to the front white guy and suture piece last spring from german soil that is the goal of our unity and i was probably their contribution not energy german unity but also to peace in central europe i in my sin i say that emotionally it was one of the most moving days of his life. for. no one who was in dresden 119571989 will ever forget that day dramatic as it may sound it mount a turning point in german history i'm peter limburg back then i was a reporter in dresden with the camera man you're going to hack we were reporting for west german t.v. from what was still communist east germany we'd had it over the day the burning wall fell and witnessed the system collapse the people we met were euphoric about the newfound freedom but also anxious most mcleish only felt it coming what was extraordinary was how we'd show up with a camera and a microphone interviewing all thes