Welcome to inside politics. Im john king. To our viewers in the United States and around the world, thank you for sharing your sunday. The trump impeachment trial begins in earnest and new memos filed by the president s lawyers preview the brawling political battle and the democratic trial managers laid out their brief that runs more than 100 pages. Quote, President Trumps conduct is the framers Worst Nightmare and it will judge each senators willingness to view the facts honestly and defend the constitution. The president s lawyers have until tomorrow to file their brief, but in a six page brief they took a scorched earth approach. Trump denies each and every allegation in the articles of impeachment insisting the president s dealings with ukraine were perfectly legal, taken in furtherance of our national interest. Setting the tone for the trial ahead, the president s lawyers assert quote the articles themselves and the rigged process that brought them here are a transparently politic
Welcome to inside politics. Im john king. To our viewers in the United States and around the world, thank you for sharing your sunday. The latest on the impeachment trial and closing arguments are set for tomorrow. The final votes for wednesday afternoon. The state of the Union Address sandwiched in there on tuesday. Making for a remarkable week ahead in washington. First though we are live in des moines because they hold the caucuses tomorrow. For democrats the number of delegates at stake is quite small, but iowa is more about bragging rights and momentum out of the gate and it underscores the high stakes. Bernie sanders and Elizabeth Warren competing for liberal votes. We are the campaign that is talking to the pain and the heartache of the working class of this country. This is no time for small ideas. This is no time to nibble around the edges of big problems. This is the time to meet these challenges head on. Joe biden and Pete Buttigieg angling more to the middle. Theres an old
Hello and welcome to bbc news. The us senate has unanimously passed an historic 2 trillion bill to stimulate the American Economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Its the largest financial response to date to the crisis, which has devastated financial and Healthcare Systems around the world. The bill will pass before the house of representatives, probably on friday. More on that in a moment. First, lets take a look at some of the main developments in the global crisis. More than 20,000 people have now died, while the number of those infected globally is nearing half a million. More than 4,000 people are known to have recovered. Italy remains the worst hit country, with more than 7,500 deaths spain and chinas death tolls are both now more than 3,000. Us President Donald Trump says america is gaining ground in its war against covid 19. The death toll there now stands at more than 1,000 and there are more than 66,000 confirmed cases. The American Economy has been battered in recen
Signifies is natos recognition that in light of recent russian actions as well as rhetoric, we want to make it Crystal Clear we mean what we say we talk about our article five commitments and an increased presence serves as most effective deterrent to any additional russian aggression we might see. Angela keen. Thank you, mr. President. What are your specific expectations for what regional acts like saudi arabia, yemen and jordan can imagine that they provide play coalition against Islamic State, is there a role as well . Secretary kerry expects the allied countries to coalesce, around a specific plan by the end of september. Do you agree with a time when he set out, and what concrete commitment, if any, are you leaving this summit with the other nations that were here . Let me start with a general point. There was unanimity over the last couple of days but isil poses a significant threat to nato members. And there was a recognition that we have to take action. I did not get any resist
Recognition that in light of recent russian actions, as well as rhetoric, we want to make it crystal clear. We mean what we say when were talking about our article 5 commitments and an increased presence serves as the most effective deterrent to any additional russian aggression that we might see. Angela king, bloomberg. Thank you, mr. President. What are your specific expectations for what regional actors like saudi arabia, yemen and jordan can legitimately provide to a coalition against islamic state. Is there a role for there iran as well . As you know, secretary kerry today said that he expects the allied countries to coalesce around a specific plan by the end of september. Do you agree with the timeline that he said out, and what concrete commitments if any, are you leaving this summit with from the other nations thats were here . Let me start with the general point. There was unanimity over the last two days that isil poses a significant threat to nato members. And there was a re