Between protesters and Security Forces we explore the historic importance of the all the streets in iraqs capital. 3 legal experts called by us democrats have testified President Donald Trump has committed impeachable offenses a 4th scholar invited by the republicans says the evidence is insufficient trump is accused of abusing his pirates appreciate crane into investigating his political rival Joe Biden Joe castro has more from washington d. C. You swear or affirm under penalty of perjury some of us constitutional scholars have weighed in the President Trumps ukraine scandal is an impeachable then nothing is and professor gary hart did President Trump commit the impeachable high crime and misdemeanor of abuse of power we 3 are unanimous yes the 3 law professors call by democrats rain unison alarm bells that the countrys democracy is under threat by the president s actions what has happened in the case today is something that i do not think we have ever seen before a president who has doubled down on violating his oath to faithfully execute the laws and to protect and defend the constitution this president has attacked each of the constitutions safeguards against establishing a monarchy in this country in the simplest possible terms the president put his personal game ahead of the National Security interest its better to be on t. V. Than by a whole. 4th scholar said if trump had tried to force ukraine to investigate a political rival in exchange for military aid it would be impeachable but the scholar wednesdays sole republican witness testified the case against trump has not been proven this would be the 1st impeachment in history where there would be considerable debate in my view not compelling evidence of the commission of a crime more than a dozen white house and state department professionals have testified that trump used the power of his office to pressure ukraine to open an investigation into joe biden a potential political rival in the upcoming us president ial election the House Intelligence Committee drafted a report saying there was overwhelming evidence for this including trumps own words in a phone call with the president of ukraine thats not politics as usual at least not in the United States or not in any mature democracy trump. The law professors called by democrats represent the liberal left but he declined to testify himself and refused to send white House Attorneys to represent his case for innocence what theyre doing is a very bad thing for our country its of no merit and the Republican Party has never been more unified ever trump is counting on republicans who control the senate to acquit him of wrongdoing in an eventual impeachment trial. Castro aljazeera Washington Well speaking after the hearing the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee democrat jerry nadler says the evidence is overwhelming this situation meets all 3 tests the president committed impeachable offenses they were important impeachable offenses they go to the constitute the heart of our Constitutional Republic they threaten the survival of democracy itself in the integrity of free elections and a majority of the people and of the end of the house i believe i understand that but the Top Republican on the committee dont call and says the facts are on their side when you talk about facts being undisputed these facts are disputed not just disputed theyre actually contradicted so we have no problem funnels up this president did nothing wrong there was nothing that we found is impeachable he did not do anything also ive said all along its easy for us to bite the arm because the process is terrible and the facts are on our side well Chris Adelson is an assistant professor of governments in the school of Public Affairs at American University michael excel raman spoke with him arun there and asked him how the impeachment inquiry resonates with the u. S. Public. This is not an ordinary proceeding i think professor carlin said it well whether what the president alleged to have done strikes at the heart of our democracy and our elections and really if it isnt stopped the integrity of our elections will be undermined this is a really critical moment for our democracy if many analysts have their own opinions about whether the democracy is badly at risk or is ok i mean how does this actually resonate in your opinion with the public i mean other hearings now attracting their attention or they only really attract attention once you might say they get to the senate to we expect some sort of debate in the senate eventually its hard to say i mean polling shows that the real most recent polling ive shown is 42 percent of the public thinks the president should be inclusion 43 percent says no i dont know how closely people are following people are pretty divided but again what should happen here is a republican should say this is not a partisan issue as republicans did in 174 the president nixon this goes beyond partisanship if President Trump can do this democratic president s can do this republican president s can do in the future it will mean that any president can ask Foreign Countries to attack our election that cant be thats not compatible with a democracy. The pentagon says a u. S. Warship has captured a vessel with missile parts believed to be linked to iran the seizure was made in the north under a b. And c. And the crew has been transferred to the yemeni coast guard washington accuses tehran of the legally smuggling arms to see where those fighting the Yemeni Government. The nato summit has and its with leaders uniting behind common commitments despite the meeting highlighting bitter divisions leaders agreed on issues like russia and china and settled a major stumbling block when turkey dropped its objection to nato as baltic defense plan but behind this play of unity cracks were showing as john hall reports from what felt north of london so good morning i think were ready to start if you can find your seats this gathering of nato leaders had one objective a show of unity to mark 70 years of the worlds most successful military alliance one for all and all for one instead it was a public display of differences that began the day before on tuesday u. S. President donald trump was on the combative form number 143 hours from his not only will macron of nato strategy budget payments and trumps unilateral withdrawal of u. S. Troops from Northern Syria this was where the dish was one of the greatest partiers years ago. But trumps views are no longer those of a president seen as preeminent leader of the alliance now some allies here including the british french and canadian leaders see donald trump as disruptor in chief apparently sharing a joke at his expense during choose a nice reception at buckingham palace. Trumps response on being asked about the canadian Prime Ministers comments on these 2 faced. And soon afterwards he tweeted that there was no need for a final press conference. Emanuel macron meanwhile continued to press his case for change you know to me who is our enemy how can we act together against International Terrorism in particular these are all subjects that were not sufficiently settled i debate should be about something or there then budgetary and Financial Issues or was but it was a thought if the voices of reassurance were left sounding a bit thin. Always been able to overcome these differences and then unite around the record tossed to protect the Founding Fathers and thats exactly what to do today the question it all raises is central to what nato is and what it exists for what happens to an alliance built on collective defense when that collective commitment that spirit of unity isnt just solid as some would like it to be nato member turkeys president richard tired earlier on earlier demanded that the kurds abandoned by trump in Northern Syria be recognized as what he called terrorists or hed veto Alliance Efforts to bolster eastern defenses against russia this was a threat that represented a fracturing of natos central accord is what trump and macron do seem to agree on but many others dont that russia is no longer the enemy it was and while nato is focus has widened to include china Cyber Security hybrid warfare the alliance cant hide from the difficult truth that multiple challenges mean multiple conflicting interests undermining the unity theyd come here to celebrate. Aljazeera at watford north london. Russias president is accusing the u. S. Of viewing space as a potential theater of war but a mere presence as the rapid developments of americas Space Command has prompted more schools to ramp up its own sector that insists he is against militarizing space donald trump says he wants the u. S. To dominate space a Syrian Civil Defense agency says at least 6 people have been killed by russian and government airstrikes in northwest idlib the white house at sea children were trapped under the rubble after homes were hits in the attack syria and russia have increased bombing of the area since april with more than a 1000 civilians killed. At least 58. 00 migrants have drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of mauritania the International Organization for migration says survivors are being treated in the Northern City of new art who it says the vessel was carrying at least 150. 00 people from gambia and thats the vessel was low on fuel. Some more is rolling out a Mass Vaccination Program to stem its fast growing measles crisis 62. 00 people have died from the disease with more than 115. 00 u. Cases every day immunization is compulsory under a state of emergency imposed last month families who havent been vaccinated are being urged to fire a red flag or cool off outside their house to speed up the process just to washington has more now from the simone capital of apia weve just heard from the samo and Prime Minister his message is for people to stay calm in these tragic circumstances while of course acting on those demands to make sure that people do get vaccinated we have just heard that the number of cases has actually increased to more than 4200 the message from the Prime Minister is that from these tragic circumstances there are lessons for thought from for some our chilo and but that they are doing the best they can in the circumstances. That we are more conscious now people are more conscious now than before that by coming and have your children vaccinated is the only way and more. If one of your children. Sick. Shows. Missiles and then the best way. The sure way to. Take a war to the hospital today on thursday is very much about these mobile vaccination drives and we have heard that since that began just this morning its only been a few hours more than 2000 people have been vaccinated so the message prior to this Mass Vaccination Campaign was for people to visit those clinics but today on thursday those clinics a shut down and people are being told to stay at home and wait for these mobile vaccination medical professionals to come to their houses. Still to come on aljazeera seeking justice for their loved ones the new push to see if war crimes were committed in afghanistan. And rallying against abuse the forceful message from thousands of women in chile as capital. Hello there it is a fairly winter picture across northern sections of the middle east plenty of cloud on the satellite as well but actually had farther to the skies a relatively clear cooler 18 celsius in baghdad on thursday 21 in kuwait city you can see by that bank of cloud is the next frontal system sweeping mix of rain and snow 13 celsius in toronto on thursday likely to be rain maybe a bit more wintry as we go into friday but really becoming quite unsettled throughout much of this area and on all the central areas of iraq meanwhile across Arabian Peninsula its mostly clear temperatures in the made 20 is that what we have got is quite a bit of activity here particularly along the coast of oman this is becoming really coming from this area to the south this is the latest psycho which is on its way into somalia certainly as we head off into friday the further it pushes tools malia the more it will clear along these coastal areas of oman so temperatures in the mid to high twentys meanwhile down into Southern Africa the heat is on across the southern portions of south africa but you can see not far away from there quite a band of rain very heavy at times pushing through both wanna and also into more eastern areas of south africa over the next couple of days so cool in johannesburg at just 19. Capturing a moment in time. Snapshots of other lives. Of the stories. Provided tips into someone elses work out. Do they for. Inspiring documentaries from impassioned filmmakers. Witness on aljazeera. This is aljazeera or mind of the top stories this hour legal experts invited by u. S. Democrats have testified that President Donald Trump has committed impeachable offenses but a 4th scholar called by the republican says theres no evidence of a clear criminal act. The nato summit says ended with some agreements on threats from russia and china but has been overshadowed by personal rise between leaders meeting highlighted bitter divisions on major issues. And some more is rolling out a massive Vaccination Program to stem its fast growing measles crisis 62 people have died from the disease with more than a 150 new cases every day. The head of a japanese medical aid group has been killed in an attack in afghanistan said soon the komodo was shot dead along with 5 members of his team when their car was ambushed he had been awarded an honorary afghan citizenship for his years of charity work no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. The International Criminal courts will decide whether those involved in the war in afghanistan including the u. S. Should answer allegations of war crimes a panel of judges ruled against a similar request made earlier this year finding it was unlikely any of those involved would cooperate wires representing victims say theyre united in wanting an investigation well Tony Berkeley spoke with a relative seeking justice for 4 men killed during the conference in eastern afghanistan this was a bedroom that became an Execution Chamber the night Afghan Special forces stormed a family home in jalalabad suspecting it to be an eyesore terrorist cell the operation ended with the death of 4 brothers hands tied behind their backs and shot at close range. Mohammed millet sather describes the way his nephews were killed in cold blood. Sidique joannes there been supports a hill well were not i saw members one was a judge another a lawyer and 2 were money changes the government has not given an explanation as to why they were killed and to the families knowledge no one has yet been charged with a crime among why richard when you were here we want all those involved to face justice the one who shot that the one who gave the orders and the one who gave the wrong intelligence they need to be hanged in front of us then we will know justice has been done in the villages of joe daraa in eastern afghanistan want justice as well to avenge the deaths of 70 friends and relatives who died in a bomb attack as they prayed in a mosque the perpetrators are either eisel all the taliban ready girl lost 10 members of his family in the blast. But i wasnt in the mosque when i came home i found the bodies of my family including my little son i fell unconscious it was truly horrible and has devastated our village. In a country that has suffered for decades of conflict justice has been in short supply. The International Criminal courts chief prosecutor for 2 bensouda wants to end the climate of impunity in afghanistan and start an investigation of war crimes a request has been refused by the i. C. C. His own judges on the grounds that none of the main players will cooperate and the process will be lengthy and costly shes appealing that decision and has accused the taliban of targeting innocent civilians and the Afghan Government of torturing prisoners but she also says that the United States may be guilty as well the United States is concerned that if this i. C. C. Investigation goes ahead it will also focus on the role of the cia in afghanistan its black ops and socalled black sites where prisoners were subjected to controversial some say inhumane methods of interrogation and treatment. Misspend sudha says there is information that members of the u. S. Military and Intelligence Forces committed acts of torture cruel treatment rape and Sexual Violence against conflict related detainees. The u. S. Has defended its actions in afghanistan and has responded by attacking the i. C. C. Its threatened to prosecute its investigators and take retaliatory measures against any country that cooperates with the investigation. In eastern afghanistan theyve been bombed from the air shot on the ground and no investigation is about to change that. Were caught in the middle when Government Forces on the other side of the fighting we are the ones who suffer our houses are destroyed our loved ones are killed we want it to end. Its not clear if the i. C. C. Investigation will ever get off the ground and achieve anything but what is clear is that all sides have blood on their hands and most people in afghanistan want something more than justice they want peace Tony Berkeley al jazeera eastern afghanistan. A u. S. Sailor has killed 2 people and injured a 3rd at a naval base in hawaii before taking his own life the base was put into lockdown after he shot 3 civilian defense workers there to Officials Say the soldier then the sailor rather then turned the gun on himself. Tens of thousands of people have joined mass and government demonstrations in colombia unions and student groups called the nationwide strike after talks with the government failed its the 3rd strike in 2 weeks protesters are angry at president ivan decays plans for Economic Reforms strike leaders want him to do more to tackle corruption and police finance on the central m. P. s he has more from a rally in the capital bogota. This is the Certain National strike in just 14 days here in colombia part of an unprecedented series of demonstrations and protests against the government. Against the number of Economic Reforms that the government is proposing but also a long series of grievances that both the old and new to be on the streets now today has been absolutely at peace full and fair steve atmosphere but crowds have been smaller than the one that weve seen in previous demonstration but the people who are out say they want to continue putting pressure on the government that. Is the way it was cool to government doesnt listen to our demands on the contrary it passes new laws against the people on taxes and Police Repression they leave us with no option other than remaining on the street to strike comes after a failed attempt at negotiations between the leaders of the strike and the government however they have announced that they will sit down again on thursday the discussion now is focusing on tax reform that the government needs to pass by the end of the year and the protesters want to be scrapped can we be another big question here is whats going to happen with the arrival at the biggest Holiday Season here Christmas Season that will start in earnest next week some people are saying that these demonstrations by the suspended but. Could 3 start in earnest next year. A feminist for some has rallied in chile to condemn abuse against women some as old as 19 joined in the protests to get their message across about rape and violence in latin america and so the see in human reports from santiago the little black women over the age of 40 answered the call to converge outside of chiles National Stadium dressed in black their lips painted red ready for rehearsal of the they come to perform the senior version of a choreographed feminist chant that has gone viral worldwide it accuses courts of judging rape victims rather than the rapists and the state of total rating femicide and violence against women in the uk sophia says the performance launched last week by 4 young chilean Women Inspired her to take part in your 1st demonstration at the age of 82 got what im looking like all women have experienced harassment at the very least and when it happens to girls who go to preschool where i was a teacher the trauma lasts a lifetime. The book the chorus says the rapist is you. Know its also about remaining silent the idea also legally we were coming out of a dictatorship and you know in this country youre just a woman. But the performance brought out thousands of women some more agile than others this movement references to squat some women have been forced to do at police stations naked after being arrested. Earlier the organizer told just what had motivated the presentation and they look at both and we feel were tired generation didnt have a condom or its of women he joined forces and protected each other we put up with too much but now the younger ones are teaching us to speak out here. That one we had the chance has already been translated into english french turkish portuguese and german but the performance ended with the specifically chilean demand a part of the chants about alleged police abuse of power than about rape and mistreatment of women in general they are also chanting and asking for women to get 50 percent representation in the upcoming constituent assembly here in chile. We have indeed a rapist in your path as the 2 minute chant is called is quickly becoming a mom trial for womens rights in any country and at any age you see in human aljazeera santiago. Protesters have condemned the decision by lebanons going Prime Minister saad hariri to back a prominent businessman as his successor critics say samir had you cannot fix the corruption and governments mismanagement that have led to wigs of demonstrations earlier the president called for formal consultations with politicians to nominate a new Prime Minister on the ground Security Forces fired tear gas at demonstrators trying to block a main road in beirut. No rasheed streets in the iraqi capital baghdad has become the front line between protesters and Security Forces but the avenue is no stranger to uprisings for a century iraqis of use it to stage antigovernment protests the revolts currents and pasts have left their mark on the streets Historic Buildings some wonderful 10 years more. But thats all this street has become the main venue of antigovernment protests rashid street dates back to the 16th century tracing the tigris river its an important access route to both Tahrir Square and the central Bank Demonstrators see this historic avenue as a strategic defense point to prevent Security Forces from marching on to here square but holding it has come at a price a banner to commemorate those killed hangs on a burnt building next to the barricades the protesters who guard them fear being targeted and dont want to show their faces and. We advanced here because we want to block the road there are Government Employees going to work here and were trying to make civil disobedience we will not withdraw until this response to our demands to get rid of all of the parties. This is not the 1st time russian street bears witness to a revolt historian lady was born here and has studied the streets to mulch was passed it was here where iraqis rose up against the British Occupation in 1920 the british and did up crushing that rebellion in 1988 student protesters took to russia to meet again although they failed to end the monarchy this time they forced the British Government to resign. 3 people died at the hands of the police but this forced the cabinet of then Prime Minister a solid job or to resign and when he resigned the parliament also had to go a stark contrast to todays events hundreds have been killed as part of the recent protests but it took 2 months for Prime Minister other than the hunted to resign while parliament has yet to be dissolved. This hasnt happened in iraqs history that hundreds are killed and neither the Prime Minister nor the parliament have condemned. And i should street is the commercial hub of the capital but the violence between protesters and Security Forces has brought straight to a halt many shops are closed and instead of customers the streets now teams with antiriot police the barricades behind me are the front line between demonstrators and Security Forces and in addition to the loss of life the Historic Buildings around us have borne the brunt of these confrontations now none of the Security Officials here were authorized to speak to us on camera but they told us the demonstrators regularly throw petrol bombs across the barricades to target Security Forces as well as the building. This old building used as a warehouse is among several burned down over the past weeks manana old foe they stood at the corner over there and they threw a petrol bomb on this building which is full of stores our store deal with shoes and handbags the storage was full of silicon and it passed even before these protests began russian street was in dire need of a. Ability and the local government had begun restoring parts of it in september but was forced to stop when the protests started now the street once again risks becoming Collateral Damage in a struggle for a Better Future similar 14 aljazeera but. This is aljazeera and these are the headlines legal experts invited by us democrats have testified the President Donald Trump has committed impeachable offenses but a 4th expert called by the republicans says theres no evidence of a clear criminal act its a joke and everybody is saying it now works really what theyre doing is a very bad thing for our country its of no merit. The Republican Party has never been more unified ever the pentagon says a u. S. Warship has captured a vessel with missile parts believed to be linked to iran the seizure was made in the northern arabian sea and the crew has been transferred to the yemeni coast guards washington accuses to han of illegally smuggling arms to rebels fighting the Yemeni Government the nato summit has ended with some agreements on threats from russia and china but has been overshadowed by personal rows between the ages and the meeting highlighted bitter divisions on several major issues. A Syrian Civil Defense agency says at least 6 people have been killed by russian and government airstrikes in northwest adlib the white house say children were trapped under rubble after homes were hants in the attack syria and russia have increased their bombing off the area since april with more than affairs and civilians killed. Samoa is rolling out a Mass Vaccination Program to stand may fast growing measles crisis 62 people have died from the disease with more than 150 new cases every day. A u. S. Sailor has killed 2 people and injured a 3rd us a naval base in hawaii before taking his own life the base was put into lockdown after he shot 3 civilian defense workers military Officials Say the sailor then turned the gun on himself. And unions and student groups in colombia have called a nationwide strike after talks with the government failed its the 3rd strike in 2 weeks protests are angry at president ivan dickys plans for Economic Reforms. And thousands of people cheering as capital are marching to condemn obese against women this flashmob video in santiago went viral last weekend and encouraged feminists in several cities around the world to join and thats yet to states witness is up next. The Worlds Largest oil producer has failed to trade on a Foreign Stock Exchange was a transparency valuation over ambition whats happening there the Worlds Largest oil producer and you dont list in the Worlds LargestStock Exchange that definitely says something aljazeera investigates the politics of oil the middle easts most potent economic with Saudi Aramco Company and the state. On aljazeera. We were. Told of a little bit like you know do you have all the rights and what it will be really well were. Going to be aware that we will look at you and the minute they come on you. I would assume i was in a thats what im going to let him do thats what i love to hear but i dont believe him out of you carol