Independence saying the election makes it an arguable. That will be live shortly. Australia ensures another date of record breaking temperatures as a state of emergency is declared in New South Wales to try to cope with the raging bush fires australia endures. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. Donald trump has become only the third us president in history to be impeached. The democrat majority house of representatives voted in favour of impeachment on two charges, setting up a trial in the senate. Impeachment is when charges of wrong doing are brought against a president by the Lower Chamber of the us congress. Mr trump is accused of withholding military aid to ukraine to try to get the country to investigate his political rival, joe biden. And also of obstruction of congress because he allegedly refused to co operate with the impeachment enquiry. But being impeached doesnt necessarily mean he ll be removed from office. For that to happen, the senate would have to convict