Plans and a 6 goal thriller in the bundesliga leipzig hold dortmund could draw in one of the most entertaining games of the season. Im told me a lot for thanks for joining us later on wednesday u. S. Lawmakers will take a historic vote on whether to start impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump the democrat controlled house of representatives is expected to move back to back the move setting in motion the 3rd ever impeachment of a u. S. President hundreds of thousands of demonstrators have rallied across the country calling for trump to be removed from Office Protesters in new york new yorks times square waved and he trumped banners. Meanwhile donald trump has lashed out over the impeachment proceedings. Against him in a furious 6 page letter to House Speaker nancy pelosi the president accused the top democrat of declaring quote open war on american democracy in an extraordinary intervention just minutes before pelosi announced wednesdays vote trump also claims he was being subjected to a witch hunt. A washington correspondent alexander phenomenon has been following the saga from the start in this report she traces the path to impeachment a historic day on capitol hill for just a 3rd time the house of representatives will vote whether to impeach a sitting u. S. President though that is expected to be strictly on party lines after weeks of contentious hearings an expected bombshells and partisan fighting it all started with a phone call a phone call in which President Trump asked president zelinsky of ukraine to investigate his main political rival democratic president ial hopeful joe biden and his son hunter i became increasingly aware of what followed was a congressional inquiry with a 1000 witnesses testifying in public describing crimes dealings with ukraine as in proper or improper its all going to blow up. One witness in particular turned out to be he saw and land the Us Ambassador to the European Union and so much. He told the investigators there was indeed a quid pro quo in the works that president pressed the Ukrainian Government to get joe biden change for a meeting and the white house at the same time you asked for military aid for ukraine was put on hold as the president direction everyone was in the loop. So we followed the president s orders corruption other witnesses added to more damning details about Donald Trumps conduct time machine no evidence for the democratic majority in the house to move forward with the impeachment. The morning. The facts are uncontested the president abused his power for his own personal political benefit at the expense of our National Security by withholding military aid and crucial Oval Office Meeting in exchange for an announcement of an investigation into his political rival. Abuse of power and the struction of congress to charge and the democrats say that amounts to high crimes justifying impeachment however they havent convinced a single republican yet trumps party stands by the president decrying competes meant as a political witch hunt you cant make your case against the present because Nothing HappenedPresident Trumps high crimes threaten our democracy it so they dont like thats what this is about theyre like the president they dont like the present supporters they dislike it so much theyre willing to weaponize the government the votes in the house will mark the climax of this somber moment in u. S. History if the majority of lawmakers approved the articles of impeachment which seems likely it will trigger a senate trial to determine if the president is guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors and should be removed from office. At trial President Trump seems to be gearing up for he expects to be exonerated by the republican led senate and hopes impeachment will backfire on his rivals there was nothing done wrong to use the power of the peach on this not charged is an embarrassment to this country. The controversy has already fired a quarter of white and general Public Opinion is split over the matter whatever the outcome what is happening in washington right now reflects the hyper partisan divisions in american politics. The u. S. And germany appears to be on a cliff. Caused Controversial Energy project both houses of congress have backed sanctions against companies building the north stream to gas pipeline under the baltic sea the link will transport russian gas to germany and its supposed to start in the coming months but the u. S. Claims the pipeline will give russia a hold over Europe Germany insists the project is vital and European Countries affected by the sanctions could take retaliatory measures pablo fully aliased is covering the story for us from washington hi pablo construction of nord stream 2 began in made 2018 so why is it now that u. S. Lawmakers are planning sanctions on it i told me it well the measure is actually part of a basically huge annual defense spending package known as the National Defense authorization act now congress and the senate have passed it you know with a lot of ease well say and then President Trump is expected to sign it was mentioned there you know probably by the end that week but its not known yet and the aim is basically to stop the further construction of this pipeline under the baltic sea which is worth you know over 10000000000 dollars what will happen is that it will double the shipments of russian natural gas to germany now as soon as it is signed it is expected that the president will sign it the administration would then have 60 days to identify companies or individuals who are providing services on the pipeline and then they would be sanctioned but whats important to note is that of course here in the United States it hasnt really been getting a lot of traction on tuesday instead the focus has been very much on President Trump and this. Vote which is going to be taking place in congress now this move with the sunshine will anger european allies especially germany with possible retaliatory sanctions how do u. S. Lawmakers justify this. Well they say what u. S. Lawmakers have been saying is that you know billions of dollars are going to be going to russia and you know this is going to lead to an increase in president Vladimir Putins influence in europe what they would prefer to see is europe you know focused its Energy Expenditure on the United States now it was interesting to hear from republican senator ted cruz and he said holding the nordstrom to should be a major security priority for the United States and europe because then europe could you know as i said you know focus their attention on United States and also runs the risk of being economically blackmailed by russia and for those reasons you know the u. S. Should be more important to the likes of germany and other e. U. Countries or European Countries now there have also been voices against the sanctions in the United States saying that the United States shouldnt jeopardize the relationship that it has with its longstanding its in europe and you know also its important to know whats being said as well in germany but you know the foreign minister. You know he said that you know the United States shouldnt meddle in European Energy policy so you know what were hearing and seeing its an interesting time at the moment to whats wait and see what president when he does it and what the implications of signing this bill are ok many things. In washington. Now lets take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world australia has enjoyed its hottest day on record with the National Average temperature reaching 14. 00 degrees celsius the record busting heat comes as the nation battles a severe drought and bushfire crisis hundreds of blazes continue to rage across the country. Thousands of people have rallied in the czech capital prague demand the resignation of Prime MinisterAndrei Babbage opponents say the billionaire leader should give up his business interests or step down reject a leg ations of a conflict of interest. Hes pope francis has made sweeping changes to the way the Catholic Church deals with child sex abuse the pontiff say his socalled papal secrecy will be abolished critics of accuse the church of using the rule to avoid reporting abuse cases. The. Hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets in france as labor unions extended nationwide strikes against unpopular Pension Reforms police fired tear gas in paris and nuns as the act action escalated the hardline c. D. T. Union says it coordinated Power Outages and widespread disruption teachers hospital staff and other Public Employees joined transport workers for the 3rd day of mass action this month. Not despite coming under growing pressure president emanuel macross says he is determined to press ahead with the changes. Every day for 2 weeks has been a nightmare with unruly crowds trying to force their way onto the few trains or buses still running commuters from the outskirts of paris feel that most george lopez barely managed to make it to work today hes frustrated to some from these old forfeits the government and the unions are behaving like small children constantly blaming each other and its why. Working people have to pay. Another day another strike and once again hundreds of thousands of people are on the streets throughout france theyre protesting pension reform plans that would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 to devote all the years it takes your out left to work 5 years longer and get a smaller pension or you to speak french president clinton is king louis the 16th who was beheaded the pressure is mounting all of frances unions have joined the movement some are even threatening to continue the strikes over christmas. Or its time that the government drops these plans because if they dont it will be even harder to repair the damage if you see the difference in the government is calling thread to tucked. Up there you do trains need to keep running over christmas not for the government and not for the unions but for the french people of the trains france sit of homes talks will continue on wednesday george is on his way home hell have to take a subway bursting at the seams he says its just something hell have to get used to. On now to the football action in the bundesliga leipzig and dortmund went head to head as one of the most one of the seasons most entertaining matches ended in a multi goal thriller leaving leipsic 3 points clear at the top of the table. Beauty inaugurals men call this a title 6. 0 the problem hed never won in dortmund as a coach true to form the hosts dominated the early running and their trade in sam shows shot was blocks the reprise was only temporary uni inveigled was right 1st sort of that by if i go back in dormans make feels feeling much more hard. Dont mean were in control and turning on the style sign sure were kind of the hearts of things you really. Branch with the fancy footwork making geometry look cool to nail 34 minutes go on. Like sixpence chance of the half came just before the break tipped over by roman but he soon went from hero to villain 2 minutes into the 2nd half spiderman misjudged his leap with catastrophic consequences. Team a very no with the grateful recipient hed never scored against dortmund until today. Good things come in pairs the saying goes it was certainly true savannah 4 minutes later he kept his composure to equalise after geometry man branch got his angles all wrong. The pendulum instantly swung back into mens favor Marco Royce Cross for sam show the englishman smashing in his 8 goal in 7 games. But even dormans actual super hero is invincible he limped off and likes to grab that chance again with a little help from burkey patrick shit fired in his 3rd of the season. A breathless encounter had reached its end 33 the final score now government still hasnt won in dortmund but this will feel like a success. This is coming to you from up next a d w documentary breathless looks at the hidden threat of asbestosis im told thats all from me thanks for your company. Welcome to the book is the game here for dealing. With plenty to talk about and. Lessons our coverage of. The real world. Thats the whole we have. Lets have a look at so many of them around the league look so you dont want to miss this. We get the w