Lawmakers vote to make their inquiry official and talk like what does it mean for President Trump. Now on their on the front line on that good old women meets involved ways female only and keep pushing a bit. Plus one of the toughest sports on the planet past the gates World Cup Final englands rugby players are the favorites against south africa but the springboks have a new caption do they hope to make history on saturday. Im at home free glad you could join me german chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in india for a 3 day visit that will focus on boosting trade and business ties merkel was welcomed in delhi with military honest shell be holding talks with indian Prime Minister nuri andhra modi on a wide range of bilateral ish. Small cities are new about energy and mobility will be on the agenda both sides will still see potential in the fallout from the trade war between the u. S. And china germany is indias largest trading partner in europe to the tune of 20000000000. 00 u. S. Dollars last year. Well for more on this im now joined by our chief Political Editor me here she is in delhi following a visit good to see german and indian leaders have met regularly in recent years so whats special about this one. Special thing about is that shes brought part of her cabinet also including the foreign minister here and these government consultations as theyre called who are set up to sort the after germany started consultations with india there was a strong feeling that both countries should be on a par when it comes to thinking about future relationships also particularly in terms of trade but having said that germany feels that this is a quite a way to go to actually find enough Common Ground here with india to have Something Like a Free Trade Agreement with the European Union that something germany is very keen on and also this is the kind of big picture stuff but also the agriculture minister here as well she wants to talk about things like farming and Safety Standards particular that comes to instance for food stuff that is being exported to the European Union so its from the small detail but also to the geostrategic of course always with a view on china now on another topic india president there and he has been criticized for his increasingly nationalist policies chancellor merkel going to address any of these issues. What one could expect her to do so if you ask for an official statement you will get pretty much standard from the german side saying that issues like human rights and Global Standards and international law. And german chancellor talks to World Leaders at the same time theres a sense here of having a Kindred Spirit in terms of having the largest democracy after all india is the largest democracy in the world foreign minister mark said he considers the issue of kashmir an internal affair for instance but also that peoples rights should be preserved so be very interesting to hear whether theres any kind of official recognition of a Frank Exchange on that largest democracy and of course india the 2nd most populous country on the earth as well i mean compared to germany that is relatively small what is india hoping to achieve with these consultations. Germany is a partner whos seen as someone one can learn from the german Education Training system is always one of the big exports. In terms of Business Leaders and Small Medium Enterprises that are here in the delegation this time round not the big shots from the Big Companies so theres an appetite here for exchange and at the same time india knows that in terms of population it is almost always has a race with china who is the most populous country in the years to come but a Large Population also means very very large potential and here germany said he wants to make sure its one of the 1st partners when india decides to open up and talk more significant trade with the e. U. Chief Political Editor in delhi thank you very much. And some of the other stories making news around the world. Clashes broke out in hong kong on thursday night after police fired tear gas at prodemocracy protesters many of the demonstrators. To defy a ban on face masks the Asian Financial hub is facing another mass protest on saturday. North korea has confirmed it has test 5 what it calls a super large Rocket Launcher when it comes off to south korea and japan said they detected to project or launches some from some way on koreas latest weapons test comes amidst talks with the u. S. The risk posed by california is fine as is lessening as high winds across most of the state over 200000 residents have been allowed to return home but forecasters caution that no rain is expected and an elevated fire danger could remain throughout this coming weekend. Part. To a historic vote in the u. S. Congress now where democrats in the house of representatives have taken a major step in their efforts to impeach president donald voting to proceed formally and publicly with that investigation now the resolution sets out the ground rules that lawmakers will use and paves the way for public hearings on whether trump misused the power of his office. The weather on capitol hill couldnt have been more symbolic the vote in the house of representatives means an uncertain future to the Trump Presidency this 232 yes to 196 nays the democratic controlled house adopted a resolution allowing more transparency in the impeachment inquiry the vote came after a heated debate this is soviet style rules baby in the soviet union you do things like this where only you make the rules there are no kings or queens in america that is what separates this country from so many other nations no one is above the law at the heart of the impeachment inquiry is President Trumps july phone call with ukrainian president below the mirrors a lenski a whistle blower accused trump of pressing ukraine to investigate against a political rival democrats see that as an act of abuse of power from now on there is no return for the democrats but the way forward is a risky one todays vote some are concerned that impeaching President Trump might eventually backfire in next years election those are some of the hopes of the rich. Publican Party Minority leader Kevin Mccarthy sees the inquiry as a partisan power battle they face doubt about the credibility of the whistleblower and the motivation of the Democrats Ask me every Single Member of congress that now has a transcript of the phone call what is the Impeachable Offense so ill make you this one promise. Republicans believe in the constitution we believe in the rule of law and thats why were standing here today. Democrat congressman al green is an outspoken supporter of impeaching President Trump he stresses the democrats have no other choice when it comes to impeachment and balance the power of the constitution protecting you know preserving the republic you have to put principle of politics you have to know. That you do not allow your personal ambitions to become an impediment to protecting the country. The impeachment inquiry will now take place in the open despite the political risks involved in trying to remove President Trump from office the democrats clearly feel the time for caution is over. Well to talk through this now im joined here in the studio by. Good morning to you william 1st of all how does this change the impeachment process over going from a private phase a closed door phase to a public phase which probably means that democrats think they have the evidence to go public with this to convince americans to even convince maybe the if other people in congress that theres enough evidence to impeach donald trump so what were going to see now is a lot of the witness test testimony that has been taking place behind closed doors might happen again now in front of t. V. Cameras for all of us to see and also the testimonies that have already been done behind closed doors those are going to be printed and be made public for us all to read the full details so far weve only heard little chips and drabs coming out of these closed door meetings now were going to see the full picture when if theres one thing we know about washington is probably set to be a spectacle but why now it could potentially be risky this is a very partisan environment its so partisan that the fact that only 2 democrats voted with republicans against continuing the impeachment inquiry and yet. Their press conference yesterday saying this was a bipartisan vote as a result of that shows just how partisan this is when all they need is just 2 democrats that have 200 plus to go with them thats not really a bipartisan vote and yet its seen as bipartisan in this environment lets not forget that pelosi and other Top Democrats have not wanted to go down the impeachment route and it was only after evidence that they saw as overwhelmingly against donald trump for suggesting hes abused his office the power of his office that they finally caved to what many of their colleagues in the Democratic Party wanted so this they saw as a huge risk going into elections and also there was the idea that well theres an election anyway going coming up americans can decide for themselves if donald trump is fit for office or its a press conference is the holes of power all of that aside i mean what do the American People actually feel about impeachment proceedings right now already for a few weeks the majority of americans have been ok with an impeachment inquiry slightly less support but still majority support for even impeaching donald trump possibly even removing him from office but the important part is to say the majority of americans the majority of republicans the vast majority of republicans are Still Standing like theyre elected the republican elected representatives with donald trump that something that were likely not to see change too much unless theres some overwhelming evidence that donald trump used his Political Office use his power for his own personal gain and undermine National Security or u. S. Foreign policy or so that the American Voters that talk then about trumps Republican Base any chance though that we could see some of the republicans pete away from giving their support to the president which certainly been hearing republicans unhappy with Donald Trumps behavior. Surprised by some of the evidence thats been coming out so far in the closed door testimony but we saw yesterday republicans can whip their their their people together to vote down a party line on the party line. This is. Nothing unusual for republicans republicans are very good at towing the line so theyll need 20 democrats and 20 republican senators to change sides if this were to go to the senate to basically convict donald trump of crimes thats not looking likely to happen no i think its not its not its exactly its a its a its quite a big number especially in any situation and especially in this hyper partisan environment with the election coming up though even if they cant make impeachment an actual in the actual issue in the senate it could become an election issue where voters will see the evidence and get to decide for themselves is this a put is this a man i want to be leading the country into a 2nd term while reviewing it all for us. To talk to. The german president has been marking the end of a year noma set of ration of german American Friendship a cold one together to stylize visit to the United States comes at a difficult time for us german relations with tensions say the trade and defense spending. It was a glorious new england full welcome for the german president yet a tour of a park that commemorates the 18th century American Revolutionary war was just one stop in a packed schedule. Next president dropped by the former home turned museum of the founder of the 5 school copius where he was shown around by the granddaughter of the famous german architect its the emigrated to the United States and the 1930 minute thing. In boston politics was on the agenda with the president focusing on the positives of germanys relationship with the United States. The environment. With our presence here we want to show that despite the current big disagreements we are still working hard on our long standing relationship that we investing in culture in science and off all in human relationships funding of all in dimension but soon. The good to institute was behind the together initiatives in collaboration with Germanys Foreign Office and the federation of German Industries at a time when the political relationship between germany and the us has been fraught all 50 us states have hosted a number of different events to celebrate the 2 countries longstanding friendship. The media the media right to concentrate on big politics so thats why sometimes people forget that the foundations on which our relationship stand is solid and far reaching is something we realized across the country to come out. Of the combined to top off the day president s time i address the audience at the boston Symphony Hall where he stressed the need for germany and the u. S. To remain together now and in the future. At a briefing now some other stories in pakistan the 1st funerals of some of the victims of thursdays train if i have taken place 74 people died after the blaze broke out on a passenger train in east in Punjab Province many of the victims were members of an islamic preaching group. The socalled Islamic State has confirmed the death of its leader abu dhabi American Special forces assaulted baghdads hideout in northwestern syria on saturday he had been on the run since 2017 the terror group has named his successor. 2 is in barbara now and they are called the cashing go all the brave ones of a make up the ranks of an all women anti poaching unit now started in 2017 this unique unit takes marginalized women who have faced hardship and turns them into elite ranges its founder says the project is changing attitudes to gender conservation and corruption. This is hell week a brutal physical and mental challenge designed to leave only the based game rangers standing. Among the strictly female group is cheered it so much married at a young age she moved with her husband and small child to some africa where she was physically abused by her mother in law give it so eventually returned to rule zimbabwe with very few prospects. Doing tests have been sending mine for they showed and were going to take care they took my documents. My initial idea myself if its. Just gets back to now im here to employ myself to kill to kill off my child and. Yet the 22 year old is one of 160. 00 women picked from an initial 500. 00 to take part in the range of selections ultimately only around 80 will make it into the ranks of the wildlife rangers known as the aka shingo or the brave one started in 2017 the programme aims to turn disadvantaged abused and often young women from local communities into wildlife advocates despite breaking her finger she evades keep going. Thats why im going to claim. Im going to be killed. In the end of it so made the cut to become an acquisition a ranger the initiative in old in zimbabwe is run by the International Anti poaching foundation created in 2009 but strayed in sniper Damien Miranda a dangerous job after spending time in the special forces and working in private security in iraq he found a new purpose in conservation what we found with this program is the womens ability to naturally deescalate tension and work with the communities they come from were not having a war with the local community and the government has hasnt had to make a choice between conservation or communities in so many ways women have become the bridge that conservation had to build into these communities in the 16 years before the program was launched 8000 elephants were killed in this area since the ranges arrival 2 years ago elephant poaching has dropped by 80 percent in this time the woman made 115. 00 a race without a single shot fired. The mens rugby World Cup Final takes place on saturday with south africa facing england in yokohama in japan now england are on a high after defeating 2 time champions australia and holders new zealand in the last 2 rounds south africa have had an easy route to the final welcome back a key player from injury. Its finally crunch time at the Rugby World Cup after the tournament spread over 3 months england coach eddie jones will send his side out as clear favorites for the final against south africa we just want to imply the great thing for us is that weve