A cease fire with heavy after heavy fighting with israel kills at least 32. 00 Palestinians Israel has not confirmed any deal and already there are reports of more rockets being fired into its territory. Was one of europes cultural jewels underwater the highest tide in flop a century inundates venice mayor is blaming Climate Change the Prime Ministers calling it a blow to the heart of italy. Hello im terry martin good to have you with us in the u. S. A landmark day on capitol hill lawmakers have begun public hearings in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump the 1st in 20 years 1st up testimony from 2 top diplomats trump has called process a witch hunt he says hes too busy doing the peoples business even to tune in. A historic day for the United States hours of testimony played out on Television Screens across the country we will come to order. Morning everyone. The inquiry centers on an alleged Pressure Campaign aimed at forcing ukraine to investigate the u. S. President s political rival joe biden and on wednesday one of the diplomats who testified linked donald trump more directly to those efforts the acting ambassador to kiev said a member of his stuff overheard a conversation in which trump asked e. U. Ambassador gordon somnolent if hed successfully pushed the ukrainians into a night saying the investigation. All we would call with President Trump the member of my staff asked investor song what President Trump thought about ukraine as the song responded the president from cares more about the investigations of. Trump later said he did not remember the conversation. I dont recall not even a little bit. But democrats are hoping to build a case that trump did in fact abuse his power of office to pressure ukraine behavior they say would warrant removing him from office is this what americans should now expect from their president if this is not impeachable conduct what is the richmond republican say its not rather than denying the man 1000 evidence of a Pressure Campaign they are now focused on arguing that it is not grounds for impeachment it seems unlikely that fresh evidence will change that strategy when the next round of hearings begin on friday. Morning lets bring in our washington correspondent all of us saw that who was wednesdays hearing on capitol hill all over a historic day there in d. C. The 1st impeachment hearing in more than 2 decades what did we learn from these 2 witnesses. Well terry the main takeaway here was that these 2 witnesses tied President Trump closer to this alleged Pressure Campaign against ukraines president selenski and they essentially said that there was a quid pro quo they undermined allegations that were out there already but of course made public in todays yesterdays wednesdays public hearing then bill taylor the acting ambassador to ukraine. That there was an invitation for the lenski to the wide tells as well as military aid hundreds of millions of dollars and that those were conditioned to investigations against joe biden the former Vice President who of course is a political rival and bill taylor called that alarming the democrats believe that this will be a betrayal of the present president ial oath of office as well as abuse of power and of course the big question remaining here is how will this impact the Public Opinion of the American Voter so this was a very important launch of these public hearings how are people particularly lawmakers reacting to what they heard. Well i was able to follow the hearing today and i have to say that the republicans are under enormous pressure at this point you could really tell this by their strategy of defense they said the president s conduct here might not have been perfect but the that the phone call in fact was not impeachable and theyre also trying to question the legitimacy of the investigation theyre essentially saying the democrats are trying to undo a democratically held election but at the same time its really worth pointing out here that there were 2 career diplomats testifying on capitol hill they work for the government in the case of bill taylor he was actually even children and deployed by the president so he was they were impartial and they have a high level of credibility and the democrats are certainly trying to capitalize on that so this is just the beginning of the public hearings what else can we expect from the inquiry this week right so the hearings are to be continued on friday and we will then hear from vinyl bij who it was the former ambassador to ukraine was removed in spring and she says that Rudy GiulianiPresident Trumps private lawyer held a campaign against her that Rudy Giuliani believed she would stand in the way of potential investigations against joe biden and thats of course another damning account against President Trump because it highlights the role of President Trumps private lawyer doing essentially a government job so all of this is not shedding any good light on President Trump all over thank you very much that was our washington correspondent all over solve it there. And as that impeachment hearing was underway on capitol hill President Trump was meeting with the turkish president rest of type to want at the White House Trump is facing criticism for hosting at a what after turkeys recent incursion into Northern Syria but despite strained relations trump declared himself a big fan of the turkish leader. Impeachment what impeachment that was the message from the white house while much of washington watch the hearings riveted donald trump was hosting hes took a count of pot it was a chance to reset the agenda for the president towards what he sees as a Foreign Policy victory but i became president isis was all over the place and we took over 100 percent of the caliphate and last week as you know we killed its leader and its founder trump sees everyone is playing a supporting role in the fight against the side of quote Islamic State but the 2 latest relationship is also under strain right now because of the battle for terror train syria. Thank you. Ignoring trumps objections turkey has now moved into the Northern Syrian Border Regions taking territory once controlled by the could with american backing and despite be could a show position at owen is not backing down he says he too is fighting terror. Community we dont have problems with the kids but we have problems with the terrorists that it is that were just fighting terrorists period. Banker is still worried about the presence of u. S. Troops so close to its knees on the Northern Syrian border even after the pullback they remain kilometers from turkeys battle front with the could in some areas to trump says they have a new mission that were keeping the well we have the oil the oil is secure we left troops behind only for the oil this white house meeting was billed as a chance to shore up the u. S. Is vital relationship with a key nato ally but trumpeted when didnt make a deal for now u. S. And turkey interests remain too far apart. See how at once visit is going down in turkey our correspondent dorian jones is in istanbul following this story for d us good to see you dorian theres been a lot of friction between washington and ankara lately whats what are the turks saying about their leaders visit to the White House Well all across turkeys media today much of it is under the control of president. Theyve been putting a very positive spin talking about a new chapter a new page in turkish u. S. Relations while all of us highlight the fact that the 2000000 syrians currently in turkey could be returning to syria so a very positive. Reporting on this meeting vali even the opposition and the neutral media saying that described as a tradesmans the plough must see but all of this coverage to you when you look at it and read it is that clearly under the law and that very little has been achieved in spite of the positive statements coming from trump there hasnt been any concrete resolutions to the numerous problems that talking to u. S. Relations at the moment or any signals coming out of that white house meeting dorrian that might alter Turkish Military plans in Northern Syria. Well again i mean this is a major point of contention hill between washington and crow given the fact that u. S. Soldiers still are deployed in syria not so close a Turkish Border further south they are continuing to work with this Kurdish Militia the white p. G. Which president won on several occasions in the press conference referred to as a terrorist organization a no to believe President Trump sidestepped a question over his ongoing contact with the commander a muslim couple of the organization and that is a key to modifying for the do all content should be ended with that but its again its very clear that the u. S. Are still cooperated with this militia which will be a point of contention with turkey at the same time turkey has made it clear that its going to to new fighting what it calls its terrorist organization and is a great deal of alarm that the cease fire that have been hammered out between u. S. And with russia is being violated according to the pentagon because of Ongoing Operations by turkey so again another issue on resolve more points of tension but for the moment both leaders appear to be saying that everything is fine. There are numerous points of tension including including anchor his purchase of Russian Military hardware at the end of the day dorian can this meeting between the turkish american leaders do anything really to overcome the major points of contention between the 2 countries briefly if you can. Yeah well its very well whats being said it doesnt pay to anything really has been changed and they agreed to carry on talking about it the key factor is has anything behind closed doors being agreed has made some concessions to washington has washington given something in exchange to increase at the moment its unclear what the has been any progress but we should wait to see what happens in the coming days and weeks ahead. One is expected to speak to the russian president Vladimir Putin that will be a key point of conversation to understand if anything substantial has happened in washington because of the relations with the u. S. You also have to understand that moscow is the new cool tint component in that relationship dorian thank you very much dorian jones there in istanbul. Now to some of the other stories making headlines around the world today new zealand lawmakers have voted in favor of legalizing euthanasia the final decision will now be put to the public in a referendum during the countrys general election next year the bill allows for terminally ill patients to request a medically assisted death. At least a dozen people have been killed in a bus crash in the Central European nation of slovakia or of the dead or reportedly children the accident happened during Rainy Weather on our winding 2 lane road slovakias Prime Minister has described it as a grave tragedy. And australia is raging bushfires have claimed another life bringing the death toll to 4 firefighters are struggling to contain dozens of blazes burning across the countrys east coast a separate emergency warning has been issued for a fire threatening the city a city in western australia. The Palestinian Militant GroupIslamic Jihad says a cease fire with israel has been agreed to and 2 days of fighting along the gaza border that killed at least 32. 00 palestinians including a family of 6 the flare up in violence was triggered by the targeted killing on tuesday of a Senior Member of Islamic Jihad by Israeli Forces theres been no immediate confirmation of the truce from israel and theres doubt over whether its holding with reports of 2 rockets pliers and 2 rockets fired into southern israel shortly after the announcement our correspondent tony kramer joins us now from jerusalem so tanya Islamic Jihad says a cease fire has been agreed with the israelis does that appear to be the case well these are the reports that are coming out from egypt egypt being here that mediaite as in previous times of such as can nations and rounds of fighting and as he said this should have been in place from 530 local time this morning but there have been some incoming rockets. Its now there has been in fact no question mation from these are the sides but that is also quite common in such cases but we understand from the home front command that they have lifted some of the restrictions on the communities on areas in southern israel only this saying the border communities they have still some restriction that surrounding gaza but schools will be reopening so i think the next hours will be critical to see if this. You know usually foment of quiet for quiet will actually hold this cease fire if thats what it is tinier follows 2 days of heavy fighting can you tell us more about whats been going on there the past 48 hours. Well this round of escalation began early on Tuesday Morning when israel in a targeted killing of a senior make. Member in gaza then i mean do you have thats a small or very hard line militant group in gaza motel yes and they launched barrass of rockets. Into many southern israel and then israel also carried out many as strikes in the gaza strip now what was a bit different this time instead from what we understand that these early army made that distinction and also the government here that theyre targeting these they didnt talk about as they usually do that they hold hamas response above for any attack coming out of gaza so that gave egypt also more leverage on these medications and it seems that the the hamas who supported islamic to had and totally directed them but according to the reading here that didnt really join into the fighting and they had apparently no interest at this escalation goes any further and the that israel does but of course its as always a very fragile. Tonya thank you so much did w. s done your tongue your kramer there in jerusalem. The italian cabinet is set to declare a state of emergency in venice much of the historic city is under water after being swamped by the highest tide in half a century the mayor is blaming Climate ChangePrime Minister just have a contest has called the flooding a blow to the heart of italy. Alarm sounds throughout venices Historic Center warning people to find Higher Ground to escape one of the worst floods in decades high winds and rain caused the water level to surge to almost 0. 19 a meters with waves crashing into buildings. Mayor luigi broken out of film can sell for the famous scent marks square and blamed Climate Change for the extreme weather. Some applies to on what after thousands of political bosses we just cant wait unfortunately. We have reached a new negative record joining us we have to stand together against the ethics of Climate Change and to reform tide accusing us from the little thing is said to the community. Now its all hands on deck to push stranded boats back into the water. Larger vessels require more than manpower. Tourists are taking raised walkways to reach the citys famous sites including st marks basilica. The basilica itself was flooded for only the 6th time and its 1200 year old history. Workers are assessing the damage. There is plenty of anger here the more a system designed to protect venice from high water has faced constant delays bondeson adichie added for the movie been on it for 10 years but theyve done nothing its in total neglect it doesnt work and its only 6000000 euros in italy unfortunately thats the way it is our politicians are all thieves we should all be in jail. If god. Has locals take in the aftermath city Officials Say the damage totals hundreds of millions of euros this as people prepare for yet more days of flooding. All over the planet Climate Change is having a huge impact not just on the environment but on human health according to a major new Study Released by the World Health Organization children are likely to suffer the worst effects he w. Science reporter Derek Williams explains. Rising temperatures will have a major impact on agriculture and global yield potential for staple crops like maize and rice is already in decline if the downward trend continues while populations rise food prices will be driven up leading to more mt nutrition among the worlds poorest and in children that can affect development dramatically causing Lifelong Health problems. And Climate Change is closely tied to another key factor in Child Development air quality children born today will be breathing in more toxic air than their parents that will cause rates of respiratory diseases like asthma to rise and increase their long term risk of heart attack and stroke. The current generation will also experience more extreme weather related events than their parents the health of hundreds of millions of people worldwide has already affected by flooding heat waves droughts and wildfires if we arent able to keep temperatures from rising under 2 degrees celsius tomorrows children will be exposed to the hazards of extreme weather throughout their lifetimes. And as temperatures warm the conditions improve for diseases like dengue fever cholera and diarrheal infections the range for mosquitoes that carry viral pathogens is expanding and as their young immune systems havent developed fully children are much more likely to suffer later Health Issues or die if they contract those illnesses Climate Change is already having an effect on Child Health Report concludes and it will only get worse if the planet continues to warm up. In tennis rafael nadal engineered an incredible comeback against russia. To keep is a. T. P. 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President truck his turkish counterpart rhetoric was boasting a close personal relationship the 2 failed to resolve their differences on northeastern syria and on turkeys purchased a russian made Missile Defense system. A Palestinian Militant GroupIslamic Jihad says it has reached a cease fire deal with israel if confirmed it would end 2 days of fighting along the gaza border in which 32. 00 palestinians were killed. There a venice says the city is all its. Needs due to Climate Change after the highest tide in more than 50 years flooded much of the city famous landmarks including st marks basilica have suffered major damage. This is t. W. News from berlin for more follow us on twitter at w news or visit our website thats dont call. 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