Thousands in the southeast surrounded by bushfires forcing many to take refuge on the beaches. Jonah hall in london with the top stories from europe including 20 years after putin came to power we look back on 2 decades of russias strongman leader. Pole race with the sport including disappearance of a football this fall that colombias world cup made failed it demands from the new head of the countrys. United states is deploying additional troops to secure its embassy in baghdad after members and supporters of an iranian backed group marched into the green zone and surrounded the heavily fortified compound some managed to break into part of the facility a security post at the entrance to the building was set on fire as well they were responding to us and strikes in iraq and syria on sunday when camps belonging to the iranian backed group has been abrogated. Were targeted the violence all erupted on the same day funerals were being held for the fighters whove been killed in the u. S. Air
Because its your turn will there be witnesses. I believe that mcconnell is going to do everything he can to avoid witnesses he wants this to be over its clear that he wants it to be over before february 4th when we get state of the union he wants the president to be able to go in front of 20000000 americans and say ive been exonerated this was a sham this was a hoax and the more witnesses you have the more information you allow the more you the easier the harder it is to wrap it up and youre actually going to damage the president because the facts are pretty clear in this case you know as a matter of fact one of the things that that the attorneys that you saw simple loney and secular oh they never argued the facts of the case they only argued process this is a sham process this shouldnt have happened this way we didnt get due process which we know is not true but what they never argued were the plain facts are clear that came out of the house investigation so jack let me ask you this b
Controlled by the Republican Party of donald trump and the Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell has proposed some rules that would trigger a quick a trial lets look at what those are initially he gave them we were discussing this a moment ago he gave each side 24 hours which would be split over 2 days for their opening arguments thats now been pushed out to 3 days as i guess was saying presumably 8 hours a day witnesses cannot be called until the opening arguments and even then it will be left to a vote and whats important to remember there is that the republicans as we say are in control so they would have significant powers to block any witnesses called by the democrats this is what they wanted to do and another change to the initial rules Mitch Mcconnell will now allow transcripts from the house judiciary impeachment hearing the house hearing to be submitted mcconnell has promised that this will be a fair even handed process 1st. The senate will hear an opening presentation from t
Crashes minutes after takeoff in iran all 176 people on board are killed. And Barbara Starr in london with the top stories from europe including e. U. Chief arsal of underlaying says the u. K. Is that line for breaks it for make a full deal impossible as she meets u. K. Prime minister johnson in london. And im far and smile have all the days top sports story thing clearing Le Bron James leads the l. A. Lakers to a big win over the New York Knicks for their 6 story picturing. Us president ronald trump says that iran appears to be standing down after a series of a strike some Iraqi Military bases hosting u. S. Troops the strikes were in retaliation for the killing of top iranian commander custom sort of money at a u. S. Attack last friday speaking a short while ago trump said hell be imposing new sanctions on tehran until it changes its behavior. We suffered no casualties all of our soldiers are safe and only minimal damage was sustained and our military bases are Great American forces a
Markets trying to figure out the fallout from the u. S. Strike meansilled the general for their portfolios. And what it means for the price of brent. Is at theere bryant moment. Gold at the highest in six years. Data. Also getting some Euro Area Services pmi coming into 52. 8 just a touch better than expected. We are at the eurasia summit talking 2020 risk. We will talk to the italian Prime Minister. In the International Rescue committee chief executive David Miliband. Those are coming up on bloomberg surveillance. Lets get to the first word news in new york city. We begin with Australian Authorities counting the cross of newowns on the south south wales in neighboring victoria. Blazes are the generated drive thunderstorms, thousands have been evacuated to Recreation Grounds, converted into makeshift camps. A new top man from china and hong kong, a communist party of thel who is now part anticorruption campaign. After nearly seven months of political unrest. Shows beijings intention to