Threat to the citys unique cultural landmarks the mess calls for internationally. Bracing for trouble hong kong heads into a tense weekend off to days of escalating violence University Chiefs demand action on campus protests. And its the end of an era out Borders League a club by munich president really her nest is stepping down and this has been with fines for 40 years during which time the Club Developed into the powerhouse in german football. Im headed home for a glad you could join me the impeachment inquiry into u. S. President donald trump has resumed with another day of public hearings todays session. Incentives on testimony from memory evanovich now the former u. S. Ambassador to ukraine was fired from her post in kiev after coming under attack by trumps hostile annoyer Rudy Giuliani now in some dramatic testimony today she said that she felt she was threatened off to being ousted from her post and finding out the president trying to denounce turn a phone call with the ukrainian president take a listen to a portion of her testimony earlier what did you think when president tried told president selenski and you read it that you were going to go through some things i didnt know what to think but i was very concerned were you concerned about. Shes going to go through some things it didnt sound good sounded like. A threat did you. Feel threatened i did. Well during that testimony President Trump tweeted about evanovich and it was shown on a screen he said everywhere marie your benefits went turned bad she started off in somalia how did that go then ukraine the new president spoke on favorably about her in my 2nd phone call with him its a u. S. President absolute right to appoint on buses will that prompted this exchange between the Committee Chairman and the event of a church and other person in real time is attacking you. What effect do you think that has an other witnesses willingness to come forward and expose wrongdoing. Its very intimidating. To dime designed to intimidate is it not. I mean i cant speak to what the president is trying to do but i think the effect is to be intimidating well lets cross now to washington and our correspondent on of assad who is standing by very close to where those hearings are taking place all of a give us the Key Takeaways from van of it his Opening Statements there. Right helena so mary a lot of it was introduced there is a highly impartial career diplomat was some 33 years of professional experience in Foreign Policy who was posted to many Different Countries among them hardship postings and. You know ambition was always to fight corruption in these countries now when she testified here on capitol hill she made a very disappointed impression about the fact that she was called back by President Trump from ukraine earlier this year with no reason given and she also expressed her disappointment about the fact that President Trumps private lawyer Rudy Giuliani launched a Smear Campaign against her that was her way to describe it at least and the point that the democrats are trying to make here is that President Trump in his private lawyer were trying to get rid of ambassador Marie Giovanna bitches she could have been an obstacle in potential ukranian investigations against President Trumps political rival joe biden on her at the same time the president was actually tweeting to discredit the witness and the very person that he had been accused of waging a campaign against so how is that likely to play out in your assessment. Right there was this very bizarre a moment when. When President Trump while maria von of it was testifying launched fired a series of very critical tweets attacking maria vonn of it and in directly you for read all these tweets just a little while ago in directly. No making her responsible for the political situation of several hardship countries she was deployed to among them so malia she was then asked by chairman adam schiff who read these tweets out. How she would feel about that and she said she would feel intimidated when later the speaker of the house nancy pelosi gave a press conference and made clear that witness intimidation is a crime and we now have a situation in which the Democratic Party is discussing an additional article of impeachment of witness tampering statement all right our correspondent on a sonnet in washington thanks on a. Well Donald Trumps longtime friend and adviser has been convicted at his trial in a federal court in washington where just i was found guilty on 7 counts all the lying to Congress Obstruction and witness tampering the charges came from stones pursuit of russian happed emails that were damaging to Hillary Clintons 2016 election bit. Like few other political operatives in u. S. History roger stone revels in attention whether its good or bad. Guy out. The was. A veteran republican strategist whose career goes back more than 40 years roger stone counts former u. S. President S Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon among his clients his affinity for nixon apparently Strong Enough for him to get this permanent reminder his ties with donald trump also go back decades in the eightys stone turned to trump the entrepreneur into a major donor for reagans campaign and saw in him a potential contender for the white house. I have great affection for trump and the trump family i have wanted him to run for president since writing 98. 00. But while dirty tricks on prince of darkness are among the kind of names his critics used to describe him he now has a new one convicted felon indicted by special counsel Robert Muller who was investigating russian interference in the 2016 campaign stone was charged on several counts. And on friday he was found guilty on 7 criminal charges of lying to Congress Obstruction and witness tampering hell be sentenced in february a true test of roger stones long held theory that any public is good populous city. Now then it has been hit by flooding from another exceptionally high tide st marks square has again been underwater and closed to the public now the levels at midday on friday did not reach those of the peak flooding which we saw earlier in the week the water still poses an ongoing threat to the Cultural Heritage of the city. Land and sea become one again another exceptionally high tide is wreaking havoc on venice workers dismantle elevated walkways to protect the public. It is yet more destruction after days of dismay. Not europe who has given everything to this place. None of the fridges are working were trying to dry things off. For 200 years this grand hotel has stood the test of time and tight. But this week the devastation is considerable these are so much a ship that i think we have 70000. 00 euros of damage more or less obviously were still counting the level of damage and were still trying to fix parts of the electricity really matter. As all of venice take stock of the damage some are wondering if nature is finally closing in on this lagoon citys fortifications not rado. Long were from the venice venetians born in venice most of us are venetian so to say stop with venice never. Get to the Prime Minister took in the damage for himself visiting sin marks basilica and meeting those working to rebuild he pledged millions of euros in help but. I saw great distress. Today i spoke to a newsstand owner mr bulger whose eyes kiosk collapse in the jew deck a canal. He lost everything. You can imagine what it means verse someone who owns a business to see his world drowning in the water. If you can he also promised to turn this into a reality the more a title Defense System that has been plagued by corruption and delays and he began planning it in 1984. Before then locals must contend with an almighty cleanup operation that is expected to cost hundreds of millions. Well James Jackson joins us now from venice and hopefully we can cross over to now and hes at st marks square by the looks of it james clearly another dramatic day and tell us what youve been seeing there what people have been telling you you know really what has been happening dramatic is definitely the word for it today so. Was closed off for all tourists the direct order fantasist luigi been yarrow. But i didnt do anything to help the shopkeepers around here whove often Family Businesses and the people working in them many of whom themselves have lost. Had to have had their houses significantly severely damaged so all across the city it was 70 percent under water so thats most of venice under water all across the city it was very hard to get around we saw water pumps trying to get things out later on as the tide receded there was people mopping up hoovering just ready for trying to get ready for another day when were expecting more water tomorrow well 70 percent of course of coverage is certainly very alarming and with that in mind james what kind of damage are we looking at. Its very hard to say though the waters have gone down but the thing is this is salt water so a lot of it will be seeping in to things and crystallizing ive spoken to people who have lost computer has someone spoke to someone earlier who had to throw away for mattresses from her house how to throw away a fridge and a sofa just from this high tidal situation but of course venice is the city of you know sky Cultural Heritage theres so much of her thats priceless like some arts basilica behind me and that was actually flooded the was that theyve ever seen according to some people so the need for the 2nd time in its history thing is you can put a number on it the math Luigi Banjara said it could be up to a 1000000000 euros worth of damage but when youre talking about a Cultural Heritage site like this in some ways the product the damage is priceless absolutely and what about the government and is it managing to provide the help needed to people affected in the short. Well the government of italian Prime Minister conti has said they will immediately air mach 20000000 euros worth of funds that means the individual householders here can get 5000 Business Owners up 220000 however theres a question if its of is that too little too late now when this 1000000000 euros worth of damage 20000000 doesnt sound like a lot also theres another significant question about why the dam project the most is so light its already 5 years late for its been built being built for 20 years and its not due for another 2 thats been corruption scandals the form of man had to stand down due to that the people who i spoke to on the street when i asked them what can the government do yes theyre happy about money theyre happy about receiving direct compensation for their damages but they simply said finish the most and all right James Jackson in venice for us thank you james. As i get it now some of the other stories making news around the world at least 3 people have been killed in baghdad in the latest violence to ravage antigovernment protests Officials Say police fired tear gas and live ammunition to disperse demonstrators more than 300 people have been killed in iraq since the protests began in early october. In lebanon former finance minister Mohammad Safadi has agreed to become Prime Minister in an attempt to end months of political protest and political stalemate but that appointment failed to stop demonstrators from taking to the streets to protest the move they seized to fadi a wealthy businessman as emblematic of a failed political system. Today has announced it will hold a referendum to amend the countrys dictatorship era constitution following weeks of antigovernment protests demonstrators began nearly a month ago off to a plan to increase the price of subway tickets but protesters are now demanding wide ranging social reforms and the resignation of president sebastian yet. Well bolivias ousted president evo morales has said he would like to return to the country a soon as possible morales resigned under pressure on sunday he went into exile in mexico off 2 weeks of protests prompted by fraud allegations following his election bolivias interim leader said on friday that the former president will face possible legal charges for Election Fraud if he returns home a category is now preparing to stage fresh elections in the country. And for more on this lets bring in d. W. Correspondent is in love as you and i also believe in president ever what alice says he would like to return to bolivia as soon as possible if his resignation is approved what is the motivation behind this why. I think i dont see the logic induced idea i mean some days are. Go over where others left the country because he said. He was too dangerous for him to his life was at the risk now accused talking about coming back i mean nothing has changed in this country since he left bolivia i think even right now the situation is even more dangerous for him if he wanted to come back so i think that this is not Something Real that could really help in the short term i think that everyone is just want to keep his name in the Public Opinion he wants just people to keep talking about him in the next in the days to come but i dont think that this is something that could really happen not listen short term and on top of all of this year and we have the facts that bolivias interim leader says that what i would have to face justice for 11 children wrote if you can still hear me how likely is it that is could face a prison term for electoral fraud if you can still hear me you on if he returns home. Unfortunately i dont think that i mean as can still hear us well move on and come back to him later all right well hong kong is heading into a tense weekend after an escalation of violence during the past few days Police Clashed with protesters in several sites across the territory on friday and the heads of several universities are demanding a Government Action much of the recent violence has focused on university campuses. A typical scene at a Hong Kong University for the past week protesters have turned campuses into fortress that stockpiling petrol bombs and bows and arrows theyve also blocked roads and highways but even that hasnt killed public support. Of course my heart breaks to see the situation as a University Alumni because i believe the life in campus is the happiest moment for all University Students but look at the situation now i think a lot of people need to be held responsible especially the government. Ok so whats in for usually a drive over from here this road is blocked so thats. Like 13 minutes earlier so the other way so yeah. I just woke up a little bit earlier everything being safer and. So so far so good but safe has become somewhat of a relative term the news of yet another death this time a 70 year old man who was struck by a brick is the 2nd in a week both sides are blaming one another for the death. And in london hong kong official turris a chang was hat after being just told by protesters angry chinese officials. We expressed strong indignation and we condemned the activists the Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom immediately sent officials to the scene to help handle relevant matters and asked the british side to immediately provide protection for secretary chang. Some foreign and Chinese Students are being advised to leave hong kong a German ForeignMinistry Spokesman said 2 german citizens have been detained in the territory and are receiving consular support. But for hong kong is who are bracing for another week. Demonstrations the protests continue. Force now and firebrand by munich president hernias has handed over the reins it binds annual general meeting on a friday evening during a line under 40 is involvement with a club. Its hard to imagine buy a new unit without police her niece. He was a 3 time winner of both the blues league and european cup in the seventys with bae and he also won the 1974 world cup in 1972 euros with west germany and the success didnt slow down when he transitioned into management 1st as general manager and later as president has helped mold buy into the powerhouse they are today he steered the club to 2 Champions League titles including the 2013 travel as well as 20 pounds League Championships bonuses over 40 year reign hasnt been without incident he was the sole survivor of a private plane crash in 1982 and in 2014 when it was imprisoned for evading over 28000000 euros in taxes he returned straight to his post after his release 3 years ago his stature not diminished in the eyes of buying players past and present. As if to buy a blue one this is byron munich what he achieved as a president and also as a player at the club is unparalleled there will never be anyone like him again like. Try this why did. I think someone likelihood us will never stop hes got a byron heart. And a football heart so he will always stay connected to us you have to run him off. With byron chairman carl hines room an eco also nearing the end of his tenure only says retirement heralds the closing of a chapter at byron munich. Well some tennis now in the last time Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic faced off was in a grand slam final at wimbledon in july that showdown last almost 5 hours with a joke of it eventually defeating his rival now at the 83. 00 finals in london federer avenge that loss and moved on to the tournament last fall where hell face rough ala dial. It was a Long Time Coming after a run off for years and 5 straight losses Roger Federer finally managed to overcome Novak Djokovic once more the swiss outperformed the sirup capitalizing on every mistake this was nothing short of a masterclass the 38 year old fred or a not showing any signs of aging and playing with trademark grace and elegance his dominance didnt let up djokovic eventually folded and federers seen the victory 6463 played incredible and i knew how to use thats what novak does and i was able to produce i was 7 magical you guys made a super special thank you i cant thank you no. Federer claimed to be unaware of his record against joke of it over the past few years but with an a. T. P. Semifinal coming up that is all in the past now. Well with pollution at hazardous levels indias capital remains shrouded in a thick layer of toxic small going after 3 weeks its reached the point when some residents in delhi are willing to pay for a gulp of clean air and businesses are taking advantage of that unusual market. By night a hazy glow descends on delhi as electric lights mix with the acrid smog but just metres from the polluted street theres now a place for people who want a breath of fresh air people like billy whos come to the oxygen bar in the hope of being able to breathe a little more recently. The heart more durable its all about keeping my heart healthy without unpolluted oxygen thats very difficult you can drink purified water but the air is not something you can control however here ive found 99 percent oxygen and theyre doing their best with fortunate for this quarter and for those. With a variety of different flavors billy can get a gulp of near pure oxygen for 500. 00 rupees or around 7. 00 per 15 minute session the oxygen bubbles through colorful aromatic liquids before being breathed in the effects are unproven but with air quality in new delhi hovering between poor and severe plus since late october billy sees it as worth a try the bars owner a. J. Is confident of the benefits. Have you had a check you have offered when i checked recently the air quality index was showing around 642 which is extremely dangerous for your health this session helps a lot in that it detoxifies the body and reduces the impact of pollution or the carbon your inhaling it also energizes the body and makes you feel relaxed. And morally good luck to look after. And as billy demonstrates theres a variety of ways you can get your oxygen fix a delis only bar where you step inside for a breath of fresh air. This is usually news these are our top stories the impeachment inquiry into us President Donald Trump continued with a. Another day of public hearings todays session centers on testimony from the former u. S. Ambassador to ukraine marie you about it. Former divisor to President Trump roger stone has been found guilty on 7 criminal counts of lying to Congress Obstruction and witness tampering the charges relate to the special counsels investigation into russian interference in the 2016 u. S. Election. Then it has been hit by flooding from another exceptionally high tide so marks square has once again been underwater and closed to the public the levels at midday on friday did not reach those of peak flooding 7 seen earlier in the week. A man has died in hong kong after being caught in clashes between prodemocracy protesters and police the 70 year old street cleaner was hit in the head by a brick on wednesday its unclear who threw it. 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