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there are 53 of thehem comparedo 45 democrats and two independents. we saw in the vote wednesday, have the republicans stood firm, they stood behind president trump and we are not expecting any difference in the senate. of course, there is one very important issue which needs to be raised which is in order to remove president trump from office, they need a two thirds majority. they, referring to the democrats. something they don't have. it is very much an uphill battle. you can even say a very difficult battle for them to win. they are not giving up. they have been criticizing the republicans for not defending president trump's actions and for going on the attack. and for also potentially holding a trial without any witnesses. brent: very good point. they can't hold the trial until they get the articles of impeachment from the house. after mitch mcconnell spoke today, the house speaker, nancy pelosi, she hit back. take a listen to what she had to say. speaker pelosi: i heard some of what mitch mcconnell said today. it reminded me that our fofounders,

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of genocide existed here on the systematic deniaial of the rights of the row hanga keepingg thehem in detention camps- debasing and- them as a group it's very interesting that on song soon she did not even use the word row his yeaea. in her statatement which i think that iff the judge's notice i i mean it's reaeally the definitin of a just wishing it to have just trying to dedestroy a group's existence b but again genocide is very dififficult t o prove you n need to show that there was an intense- on the part. of the country- to destroy a group as such and you know what also answer she was saying was you know that a lot of. bad things happened here but you can't prove genocidal intense are reporting here france twenty four seems to back up precisely what you are saying re brody so i'll just get that out be open to. let the viewers know what exactly what we've been doing in terms of reporting on the set this situation- the range of muslims i've been offered a chance to return to recommend state. not many seem to be taking up- that opportunity- because basically the homes have been bull

israeli and palestinian dodoct have worked on thehem. reconciliaiation is working togetherer.'t think we need reconciliation. i think we work together as if there was already peace. i hope that things can change and i always believe that the power is in the people. so they can make the change. and it depends on that. >> i think that i hope we can make children not to hate my neighbors, my arab neighbors. testimony we're good neighbors, one day we will dance together. . ♪ >>> china has enjoyed tremendous economic growth since the 1990s.