The country apart even for the. The child were the country apart even for the. Tue child were tear the country apart even for the. Tte child were tear this country apart like perhaps only once like we have seenin like perhaps only once like we have seen in our countrys history. Seen in our countrys history. This trial seen in our countrys history. This trial will seen in our countrys history. This trial will tear this country apart. Welcome to world news america, on pbs and around the globe. Todays Impeachment Trial of donald] trump on capitol hill began dramatically. Right at the start, House Managers played a video featuring some of the worst moments of the capitol hill riots. It was raw, it was emotional, and it was a sharp reminder of why, the democrats argue, donald trump should be convicted on the charge of incitement of insurrection. Then it was the turn of mr trumps team. They argued that the former president s Freedom Of Speech should be protected, and that the trial itself is unconstitutional. We do have a lot to cover, so lets just remind ourselves how this all works. This is an impeachment the process through which Public Officials can be charged with high crimes or misdemeanors. The charges are prosecuted in the us senate, although this is not a criminal trial. Impeachment requires a two thirds majority, which could ultimately lead to a ban on holding any public office. Earlier, Democratic House impeachment Managerjamie Raskin made an impassioned case on the floor of the senate. Senators, this cannot be our future. This cannot be the future of america. We cannot have president s inciting and mobilising mob violence against our government and our institutions because they refuse to accept the will of the people under the constitution of the United States. When it was the turn of mr trumps defence team, lawyer bruce castor said the former president s words should not be on trial. It is not an accident of the very first it is not an accident of the very first liberty in the first article of the first liberty in the first article of the bill of rights is the first amendment, which says, Congress Shall amendment, which says, Congress Shall make amendment, which says, Congress Shall make no law abridging Freedom Of Speech, shall make no law abridging Freedom Of Speech, etc. Tigers shall make no law. Of speech, etc. Tigers shall make no law the of speech, etc. Tigers shall make no law the very of speech, etc. Tigers shall make no law. The very first one, the very most law. The very first one, the very most important one, the ability to have most important one, the ability to have free most important one, the ability to have free and robust debate, free and robust have free and robust debate, free and robust political Speech Congress and robust political speech Congress Shall make no lost point. Joining us now is Barbara Plett usher on capitol hill. Was today about ron motion on the democrats aside as they revisited the events of January The 6th and the events of January The 6th and the former president s role and then more procedural element on the republican side . T more procedural element on the republican side . Republican side . I think that is robabl republican side . I think that is probably a republican side . I think that is probably a good republican side . I think that is probably a good way republican side . I think that is probably a good way to republican side . I think that is| probably a good way to describe republican side . I think that is probably a good way to describe it, it was definitely with that video the democrats showed, they wanted to remind people of the worst that had happened, they wanted your to remind the american public. But also the republicans, who were horrified but who have since been reluctant to criticise mr trump, so that was part of what they were doing. This was supposed to be a technical argument about whether the senate had jurisdiction to try president who was no longer in office, but the democrats, who did address those questions, went after the merits of the case and in a very emotional side. The merits of the case and in a very emotionalside. On the merits of the case and in a very emotional side. On mr trumps side, yes, there was an argument about why the senate to not have jurisdiction in their view, although to be honest, it was quite a long time coming. The first lawyer, bruce castor, was rounding as he tried to make his points. The second one, mr schoen, was a little bit clear to him but he was making the argument petted him to make, which was that the impeachment is about trying the president , mrtrump the impeachment is about trying the president , mr trump is no longer the president and the senate cannot try a private citizen. He made other arguments, political ones as well as criticisms of the democrats process and how they had approached it, but it was not as nearly emotional as he democrat side. It was not as nearly emotional as he democrat side. Barbara, aids to the Democratic House democrat side. Barbara, aids to the Democratic House impeachment Democratic House Impeachment Managers are suggesting that we could learn things over the next few days aides. On generous six and the role of former president Donald J Trump that we do not know january six. J trump that we do not know january sim j trump that we do not know janua six. ,. ,. , january six. That is what they have advertised. January six. That is what they have advertised. In january six. That is what they have advertised, in a january six. That is what they have advertised, in a way january six. That is what they have advertised, in a way for january six. That is what they have advertised, in a way for to january six. That is what they have advertised, in a way for to dave i advertised, in a way for to dave basically said there will be new evidence presented. They have not said what he will be. They have combed all the social media sites, where mr trumps supporters posted videos, so perhaps they feel they have some of that that has not been seen before. It is not clear. By the one of the interesting questions is what they will do to prove mr trumps intent, because if he is being charged with inciting violence against the american government, intent is a factor in some form and you do have lots of statements by his supporters that say they believed that he wanted them to do what they were doing and they came up what they were doing and they came up to do it because of what he said, but was that mr trumps intent . That is something also people will be looking at quite closely. Barbara, it will take looking at quite closely. Barbara, it will take 17 looking at quite closely. Barbara, it will take 17 republican looking at quite closely. Barbara, | it will take 17 republican senators to break ranks and convict mr trump. That is a pretty high bar. It is to break ranks and convict mr trump. That is a pretty high bar. That is a pretty high bar. It is a hiuh bar that is a pretty high bar. It is a high bar command that is a pretty high bar. It is a high bar command does that is a pretty high bar. It is a high bar command does not. That is a pretty high bar. It is a i high bar command does not look that is a pretty high bar. It is a high bar command does not look like it is going to breach of this point. There were at most five senators even voting to go ahead with this trial in the first place, when edward was taken last week, all the other sentiment or can we do not want to do it. 17 seems unlikely. You did have concern amongst republicans, ten republicans in the house voted for impeachment. He had the leaders in the senate and house both say mr trump was responsible, but since then, there has been quite a backlash from mr trumps base. It is clear he is a real power broker in the party and republicans have since backed off and really are arguing this procedural argument about the constitutionality of the issue, ratherthan about the constitutionality of the issue, rather than doing the content of it, because they are more likely they would like to be over as soon as possible, to be able to vote against it but not on the merits itself. But he will be forced to look at the merits because the democrats are going to very much be pressing that in a visceral and vivid way. Pressing that in a visceral and vivid way pressing that in a visceral and vivid way. Pressing that in a visceral and vivid wa. ,. , vivid way. Barbara plett usher on caitol vivid way. Barbara plett usher on capitol hill. Vivid way. Barbara plett usher on capitol hill, thank vivid way. Barbara plett usher on capitol hill, thank you vivid way. Barbara plett usher on capitol hill, thank you so vivid way. Barbara plett usher on capitol hill, thank you so much i vivid way. Barbara plett usher on | capitol hill, thank you so much for that. The Us Constitution is taking centre stage this week on capitol hill. Democrats argued there is a precedent to try an official after he left office. But most republicans argue the constitution is murky on the matter. Joining us now is kim wehle, professor at the university of Baltimore School of law. You have written a book on the constitution, you know it better pretty much than anyone else. Is it the case that a former president , Donaldj Trump, can be tried for an impeachable offence after he has left office . We impeachable offence after he has left office . ~ ~. , impeachable offence after he has left office . ~ ~. ,. , left office . We will never know for sure unless left office . We will never know for sure unless they left office . We will never know for sure unless they were left office . We will never know for sure unless they were to left office . We will never know for sure unless they were to go left office . We will never know for sure unless they were to go to left office . We will never know for sure unless they were to go to the United States supreme court, which is not likely to do, but in terms of precedent, as you indicate, yes, there has been not a president but a Secretary Of War who had a trial after he left office, so long as the articles of impeachment happen when they are in office, it makes sense to allow the trial after office because the impeachment clause of the constitution include two possible remedies. One is removal, the other is banning someone from Holding Public office again, and thatis Holding Public office again, and that is not mooted by the fact that an impeached individual is no longer in the office. An impeached individual is no longer in the office in the office. Kim, democrats are sa in in the office. Kim, democrats are saying they in the office. Kim, democrats are saying they want in the office. Kim, democrats are saying they want to in the office. Kim, democrats are saying they want to hold in the office. Kim, democrats are saying they want to hold former l saying they want to hold former president Donaldj Trump accountable for his role in the events of January The 6th cup of the with Impeachment Being so politcised, is it possible thatjust the regular courts would be a better arena . Or is this the right use of the constitution as the framers intended it . , ~ constitution as the framers intended it . , ~. , it . Certainly, i think as the framers it . Certainly, i think as the framers intended, it . Certainly, i think as the framers intended, the it . Certainly, i think as the i framers intended, the house Impeachment Managers did a very compelling and thorough job explaining how impeachment was meant to be the primary mechanism. It is actually in the consultation six times. That is a lot for this very short document. They also mentioned the 14th amendment. There is a criminal mechanism for enforcing as a mr minner of someone tries to run for office, if they engaged in insurrection that was exclusively historically been around the confederacy and the civil war, but ive argued in a piece in politico that congress could pass a Statute Authorising a similar action to do that, to plenty iii. But what we are seeing is a steady watering down of impeachment as a mediaeval mechanism for accountability for the presidency, and i think we have to wonder, are we going to see this kind of shenanigans go on at the end of every term just to try to force four more years in office . Of every term just to try to force four more years in office . Kim, we are seeing four more years in office . Kim, we are seeing that four more years in office . Kim, we are seeing that 56 four more years in office . Kim, we are seeing that 56 members four more years in office . Kim, we are seeing that 56 members of four more years in office . Kim, we are seeing that 56 members of the j four more years in office . Kim, we i are seeing that 56 members of the us senate have voted that it is indeed constitutional to try the former president , Donaldj Trump, but you were listening in there to his legal team. Very different type of team, wasnt it, to the arguments in this first Impeachment Trial a year ago . Yeah, it is. Ithink first Impeachment Trial a year ago . Yeah, it is. I think in some places, they probably crossed some ethical lines in pushing the arguments beyond really where i think the law takes them, but they are in a very difficult position. It was definitely not a riveting presentation by donald trump is make Defence Lawyers and i think, as the set up indicated, it is because the facts are so terrible. We are here procedural arguments, technical, legal organist that probably would not lie in court because if you look at the montage the house Impeachment Managers put together, the ten plus minutes of carnage onJanuary The 6th and ask yourself, should someone in the way has be accountable for that, donald trump . Should there be any Account Ability at all . It is hard to say zero, except for the people that participated, many of them arrested and could end up losing their liberty while the argument we are hearing out as donald trump should have zero accountability. That is very hard to square with the concept of impeachment itself. Kim wehle, thanks so much impeachment itself. Kim wehle, thanks so much for impeachment itself. Kim wehle, thanks so much Forjoining I Impeachment itself. Kim wehle, thanks so much forjoining us i thanks so much forjoining us tonight. We will be returning to the Impeachment Proceedings a little later internet� s programme, but for now, lets focus on the global fight against coronavirus. A little later in tonights programme. Turning now to the coronavirus pandemic, scientists from the World Health Organization say covid i9 is extremely unlikely to have emerged as a result of a laboratory incident. They presented their findings at a News Conference in china after travelling to the country to investigate the origins of the virus. John sudworth reports from wuhan, where the first case of coronavirus was recorded in december 2019. Its one of the most important questions of our time. Where did the virus come from . But the scientists had more to say about what they hadnt found than what they had. It has not been possible to pinpoint any Animal Species as a potential reservoir for this disease and it doesnt look like there was wide circulation of the virus in any Animal Species in the country. Chinas wet markets were once thought to be the prime suspect, where the virus was most likely to have jumped from animals to humans. This market, linked to some of the earliest cases, was a particular focus, but with animal tests said to be negative, the team has come up with another theory. Frozen food. And an idea china itself has been promoting in recent months. The virus, they suggest, may have travelled to wuhan on imported frozen produce. The who arrived here insisting this was going to be all about the science and, yet, signs of the politics have been there every step of the way, from the wrangling about access and timing, from the teams reliance not on its own investigation but on data provided by china. The questions about how independent these findings really are from chinas own narrative are unlikely to go away. And, on the question of whether the virus might have leaked from this laboratory, known to have been experimenting on coronaviruses, the team has all but ruled it out. No interviews. This is a press conference, im allowed to ask questions. After the press conference, chinese officials tried to stop any interviews. But with the conclusions largely supportive of chinas line, there was little to worry about. Given that this report rules out a lab leak, isnt your credibility on that somewhat undermined by the fact that you were ruling it out even before you came here . A very large group of experts have looked at this, theyve been to the various labs around the region and talked to people, asked critical questions, got critical answers and theyve come to their conclusion and i have as well. And what they say is extremely unlikely, and that stands alone. Covid devastated this city first and, for now, its origins remain almost as much as a mystery as before. John sudworth, bbc news, wuhan. We still do not know really where coronavirus came from. In other news now. Police in myanmar have used Rubber Bullets and Water Cannons to try to disperse protestors during a fourth day of demonstrations after last weeks military coup. The demonstrators have defied a ban on gatherings to take to the streets of the capital, naypyitaw. The United Nations in myanmar says the use of disproportionate force against demonstrators is unacceptable. The investigation into the Helicopter Crash that killed the Retired Basketball Star kobe bryant and his teenage Daughter Gianna has said that the pilot was not licensed to fly in cloud. Nine people died, including the pilot, when the aircraft crashed in cloudy conditions into a hillside near los angeles in january last year. Federal officials said the pilot may have experienced spatial disorientation. The number of registered births in china fell by 15 last year, tojust over ten million. Its the fourth year in a row that theres been a dramatic decline in the number of new babies. This comes despite a change in chinas Family Planning rules five years ago, to allow couples to have two children. Youre watching Bbc World News america. Still to come on tonights programme rendezvous with the red planet a historic middle east Space Mission begins orbiting around mars. The European Union looks set to follow australias example by forcing Big Tech Companies to pay for local news content. Technology expert stephanie hare says the initiative would be a severe blow to google, which threatened to leave australia in protest over the proposed new law. Back the proposed new law. In december, Australias Parliament back in december, Australias Parliament introduced a law that was going to force google and facebook to negotiate fees with News Companies whose stories appear on the platforms. When you go onto google and search up a story about coronavirus today, you will get a whole bunch of results that are returned and it will have link with the headline, and it might even have a couple of sentences, the first few sentences, of the news article. That is content some but he had to pay to research and write, and might belong to the New York Times or to the bbc, but google is getting the value without having to pay the original content creator in this case. The level required them to have to pay for showing that content. The level required them to have to pay for showing that content. Level required them to have to pay for showing that content. The the law would require for showing that content. The the law would require them. A probe successfully launched by the United Arab Emirates has entered orbit around mars its the arab worlds first major venture into space. The probe, named hope, has travelled more than 300 million miles since it launched injuly. What it learns on its two year mission could redefine our understanding of the red planet. Our Science Correspondent Rebecca Morelle reports. Mission accomplished. The United Arab Emirates has made it to mars. After a tense wait in the control room, celebrations. A signal sent from their Spacecraft Millions of miles away, beams in. It is like the weight of seven years has been lifted off my shoulders. Im truly looking forward to the scientific discoveries. I truky hope this mission will impact an entire generation to strive for things that are even bigger. The spacecraft is called hope and has pulled off a make or break manoeuvre, firing its thrusters so its captured by the gravitational pull of the red planet. The hope mission will see more of mars than we have ever seen before. Its spacecraft has an elliptical orbit, swinging in closer and then much further away. At its closest, its flight path matches the rotation of mars, so it hovers over some key features, like olympus mons, the biggest volcano in the solar system. At the furthest point, the planet spins beneath it, giving it a wider view. This means it will save almost all of the planet, both from close up and from far away. Arriving at the red planet is a huge leap for the uae. Until now, the nation has only sent satellites into earths orbit. This spacecraft will study the Martian Atmosphere to solve a big mystery how mars transformed from a planet like earth, to the dry, dusty world it is today. Reaching mars is just halfway through the journey. We still have to do the science work, we still have to collect data, we still have to come up with new discoveries about mars. And this mission is a starting point. For the United Arab Emirates, they have made history, establishing themselves as a new space power. But they are not the only ones heading to mars. Tomorrow, chinas spacecraft arrive. Next week, nasas rover is due to land. The red planet is about to get busy. Rebecca morelle, bbc news. Cannot wait to see what we find out about mars one of the original Supremes Mary wilson has died aged 76. The all female group, which included diana ross, was known for their hits such as baby love and you cant hurry love. Their music became a defining sound of the 1960s. David sillito looks back at mary wilsons life his report contains some flashing images. Ooh, need to hold you. Mary wilson. The supremes. Ba by love. Set me free why dont you, babe. You keep me hangin on. I remember mama said. You cant hurry love. They were a motown hit machine. Five number one singles in a row. Its a game of give and take. Mary wilson had formed the group with herfriend, florence ballard, when they were teenagers. Then they werejoined by a neighbour, diana ross. And then, they headed to the office of motown, in detroit. Eventually, we got into the lobby. Wed sit in the lobby. And every day, wed do that until eventually, they signed us. We pestered them to death so much has happened to me in the month of february. 60 years on, her death is a shock. She posted this only a few days ago, talking about her plans for the future. Berry gordy, the head of motown records, described her as a diva. Diana ross said she was thinking of their wonderful times together. Of course, there were also tensions within the group, but looking back, mary wilson was always proud about what they achieved at a time when black america was fighting for civil rights. We were there when there were so many social changes in america. Because black people were not really citizens until 1964 until the Civil Rights Bill was passed. Over the years, she continued to perform. She even helped change the law to stop imposters using the names of classic groups. And she was also looking forward to celebrations of the supremes 60th anniversary a time when the charts were ruled by three confident, proud black women. As mary wilson said, yes, she was the dream girl. Mary wilsons Ground Breaking life. Lets go back to our top story now, the Impeachment Proceedings on capitol hill. In a vote on the contitutionality of the trial itself, senators voted 56 to 44 to move forward. That means 44 republicans dont even think the trial should take place. And thats a clue as to what we can expect when it comes to an ultimate outcome. Lets bring in ron christie now, a republican strategist and former Special Assistant to president george w bush. Thanks for being with us. Do you see that vote on the causes constitutionality where we end up, just six republicans voting with democrats . ,. ,. , up, just six republicans voting with democrats . Democrats . Good evening. Yes, i think that is democrats . Good evening. Yes, i think that is indicative democrats . Good evening. Yes, i think that is indicative of democrats . Good evening. Yes, i think that is indicative of how i democrats . Good evening. Yes, i think that is indicative of how the | think that is indicative of how the republican conference, when they get the opportunity, later in the week, vote to not convict the former president. I did with a pretty good idea of where we are heading down the path. Idea of where we are heading down the ath. , ~. ,. , the path. Ron, adam kinzinger, one ofthe the path. Ron, adam kinzinger, one of the few republicans the path. Ron, adam kinzinger, one of the few republicans in the path. Ron, adam kinzinger, one of the few republicans in the the path. Ron, adam kinzinger, one of the few republicans in the house | of the few republicans in the house who voted to impeach the president said the future of america and the republic and party depends on confronting what happened that day. The republicans actually dodging confronting that . I the republicans actually dodging confronting that . Confronting that . I dont believe so. If ou confronting that . I dont believe so. If you look confronting that . I dont believe so. If you look a confronting that . I dont believe so. If you look a constitution i confronting that . I dont believe| so. If you look a constitution and article one, section three, it says upon impeachment conviction, President Shall be removed from office. If you look at article two, section four, talks about once again, mughalfrom office. The president s a private citizen and i certainly can understand as a lawyer those who object to the legality of proceeding when the president has clearly left office in the constitutions pacifically says, on the conviction, should remove her office. I do understand where some office. I do understand where some of these repugnance are coming from supperjust briefly, does former President Trump retain his viselike grip on the President Trump retain his viselike tllo on th ,. , President Trump retain his viselike tiioonth , , President Trump retain his Viselike Arlnonth , i. Grip on the republic and party after this trial . I think grip on the republic and party after this trial . I think he grip on the republic and party after this trial . I think he does. Grip on the republic and party after this trial . I think he does. Nearly i this trial . I think he does. Nearly 80 of the this trial . I think he does. Nearly 8096 of the publicans this trial . I think he does. Nearly 8096 of the publicans have i this trial . I think he does. Nearly 8096 of the publicans have a i 80 of the publicans have a favourable view of esther trump. We are going cheerful room in the days, weeks and their say years to come. You will be a force to be reckoned with in republican politics. Ran with in republican politics. Ron christie, think with in republican politics. Ron christie, think you so much for joining us tonight with that analysis. Thank you so much. That is ron christie there. The Impeachment Trial of Donaldj Trump continues tomorrow. We will have full coverage. Im laura trevelyan. Thank you for watching world news america. Hello. We are only in the middle of this cold snap. It is certainly going to last a while yet. In the short term, snow showers continuing to affect eastern that Amber Warning from the met office there in central and eastern scotland for a while. And then for the rest of the night, it is mostly fleeting flakes in the wind. Needless to say a freezing cold wednesday morning, 3, minus four degrees. Tomorrow, once again, snow showers affecting mostly eastern areas of the uk. Many western air is clear. There will be some sunny spells there, sparkling whether theyre looking out to see across the irish sea. Temperatures around freezing, a little above and around freezing, a little above and a little below depending on where you are on wednesday. Later on wednesday, the winds are going to ease, the showers are going to become less frequent, the snow showers, and the reason is is building. With Clearing Skies and the winds falling like, the tippers are going to drop like a stone because this cold extensive skating navy and air and it will be the coldest morning of the week the temperature going to drop. 8 in two gardens, could be the coldest morning in a decade or so. Super cold morning on thursday with some sparkling, crisp weather in the later on for 20 weather is starting to change out towards the southwest. Youll notice clouds building, a bit of rain out to sea, some snow reaching parts of ireland but to distil very cold across parts of the uk, around freezing or even below. On friday, the cold weather, the cold usually wind, that mild air tries to push in but it really struggles. It is no longer an easterly wind, it is more of the dry southeasterly, and it undercuts any Weather Front trying to come in from the west and basically that dry wind evaporates the Weather Front Cover so it is dry and cold on friday across most of the uk. And then a battleground come the weekend. The mild air tries to push and across the atlantic, but this is a very persistent southeasterly now at this stage. The indications are incubator models that as we go through the weekend, as we go into sunday, it is increasingly likely that the mild air might eventually win. This is Bbc World News, the headlines us senators have decided to go ahead with the Impeachment Trial of donald trump. They voted by fifty six to forty four in favour of continuing. Mr trumps lawyers had argued that the process was unconstitutional because the former president had now left office. Mr trumps legal team have been arguing that the rioters acted of their accord. They say the trial is unconstitutional, because mr trump is no longer in office. A space probe launched by the United Arab Emirates has entered orbit around mars. The probe, named hope, travelled nearly Five Hundred Million kilometres from earth. The words Mission Accomplished were flashed onto the famous burj khalifa tower, in dubai. Mary wilson, one of the original members of the supremes whose music was a defining sound of the 1960s has died aged seventy six