Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. All eyes are on the impeachment process in the United States after Vice President , mike pence confirmed he will not invoke the 25th amendment. In a letter to speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, mr pence said i do not believe that such a course of action is in the best interest of our nation or consistent with our constitution. Calling on ms pelosi and members of congress to avoid actions that would further divide and inflame the passions of the moment and adding a plea work with us to lower the temperature and unite our country as we prepare to inaugurate president elect joe biden as the next president of the United States. We can now speak to our washington correspondent Barbara Plett usher, who is on capitol hill. Just who is on capitol hill. To be clear, all eyes are now just to be clear, all eyes are now on the impeachment process because mr pence has put an end to any moves to declare the president unfit for office. He will not start that process. In answer to your question, mike, yes and no in terms of all eyes because you are right, mr pence said he will not take that route which is what was expected all along but he has now made that clear. The energy will now be put into the impeachment drive. The House Speaker nancy pelosi has already appointed the members of congress who will serve as lawyers in the senate trial. But here we are still involved in the formality of this move, asking the Vice President to invoke the constitution to declare mr trump unfit for office. Even though he said he will not do it, what is happening at the moment in the houses that members of voting on whether to go ahead with this, they probably will do, they have the majority to do it if they want to, and then they will probably still vote on it and that is a formality that will be completed and then tomorrow morning, wednesday, they will start the debate on they will start the debate on the impeachment leading to a vote probably by the end of the day tomorrow. In vote probably by the end of the day tomorrow. Day tomorrow. In effect, barbara. Day tomorrow. In effect, barbara, the day tomorrow. In effect, barbara, the process day tomorrow. In effect, barbara, the process we | day tomorrow. In effect, barbara, the process we see at the moment in the house is a gesture. They are going through with it even though they know it will not have the impact they hope for. It is interesting as well in the idea that it may give us an idea of how many republicans may move against mr trump how many republicans may move against mrtrump or how many republicans may move against mr trump or is it a free hit for republicans, they can vote in favour of this knowing it will not happen. I think probably they would focus more on their own minds on what they will do about the big vote, the impeachment vote. There have been various opinions expressed about whether mr trump should leave office or not. I think only one republican, to my knowledge, has actually publicly said that this is the route that should be taken. The one being voted on right now. The bigger question right now is what they are going to do when it comes to the impeachment vote. And there we have had some indication that the dam is breaking, the republican dam is breaking, the republican dam is breaking and a number of lawmakers in the house have said they will vote to impeach, including liz cheney, the third Ranking Member and the daughter of dick cheney the former republican Vice President. That is significant. The question after that will be how the senate responds because that is where the trial will take place in terms of whether mr trump will be convicted or not. And the new york times, again, has reported that the republican in the senate, mitch mcconnell, does believe that the president committed acts that are impeachable and if that are impeachable and if thatis that are impeachable and if that is the case and he has not said that publicly but he has also not denied it, that may provide coverfor more republicans to support the process because what it would lead to, really, if mr trump were impeached and convicted, is that it may in some way purge the party of him and they could try to rebuild it without him. Of course he has strong support in the base, in the grassroots, and that is why he has been able to get support from the broader republican party. But if he is seen as such a liability by enough members of the party, perhaps this move will go forward. Something we cannot call at the moment, of course, as we try to read the tea leaves but there are indications a number of republican lawmakers will make that break. , that break. Understood. It is complicated that break. Understood. It is complicated but that break. Understood. It is complicated but you that break. Understood. It is complicated but you have. That break. Understood. It is i complicated but you have made it clear. Just a thought, mr trump is not helping his own case. His lightest statement is unrepentant and shows no reports robert morse zero rollback. He says everything he said was entirely appropriate. Yes, that is right and he is not making it easier for his party. He has not taken any responsibility for what happened. He said his remarks were appropriate. He did not even associate with what happened nor acknowledge that the people who marked on the capital and attacked it where his supporters. He came out strongly against the congress moves, he said the impeachment proceedings that were a witch hunt, that they were something causing anger and pain and it was dangerous for the country. Again sounding somewhat threatening that his supporters, perhaps, may respond. He said he did not want any more violence but he sounded quite forceful about his opposition to impeachment and as he is saying these things, of course, Security Officials here are warning that there are active security threats are donald trump supporters, if you look at what they are saying online, they have been talking about wanting more attacks against lawmakers, not just more attacks against lawmakers, notjust here in washington but in the capitals of all 50 states. Mr trump has not done anything to try and quell that kind of threat or activity. Thank you very much, barbara. We can now speak to Suzan Johnson cook, a former Us Democratic president ial advisor and theologian who served as the United States ambassador at large for International Religious freedom. Good to talk to you and thank you for your time. What do you make of what is going on there on capitol hill . On capitol hill . Firstly, i think the on capitol hill . Firstly, i think the word on capitol hill . Firstly, i think the word inappropriate for the president sitting right now has been his mojo for the, his mantra for the whole time he came in. If we remember even as he was a candidate to be a president he used inappropriate language, he spoke about women and body parts in a way that was just vulgar. And that has been the stamp of hiS Administration. He has been disgusting and vulgar full of he is supposed to provide leadership and this is a whojumped ship, who never steer the ship. He has put people out in these deep waters and though a lot of lives have gone and many lives have been heard and our police force at in our us capital were attacked. How do we say anything positive about him . I say inappropriate is the appropriate word to describe him. ,. ,. , him. Indeed, people died, of course. Clearly him. Indeed, people died, of course. Clearly you him. Indeed, people died, of course. Clearly you are him. Indeed, people died, of course. Clearly you are not. Him. Indeed, people died, of course. Clearly you are not a| course. Clearly you are not a fan of mr trump yet this is not the way thatjoe biden would use to start his term, is it . However this process that we see at the moment on our screens pans out, it will not heal the wounds we saw some exposed last wednesday and it may well get in the way of the things thatjoe biden really wants to do such as the stimulus bill to deal with the pandemic. It stimulus bill to deal with the pandemic pandemic. It was already on their way pandemic. It was already on their way because pandemic. It was already on their way because our their way because our legislators and lawmakers had to hover under tables and be in a room together, fearing for their lives. They were not protected, our us capital was not protected. So it is already affected. Everything in terms of all eyes on the inauguration next week, all lies in terms of making sure our Vice President elect and president elect and president elect are protect it, our legislators are protected, anything that they have to do to protect themselves is going to protect themselves is going to take some time away from the very focus of whatjoe biden� S Administration wants to do. He has the support of over 75 Million People who voted for him and the issue is that there were 71l Million People who voted for trump and so we have a real divide in america. Usually the loser concedes and moves on they say they had their turn and the winner proceeds and is able to administer what their legacy is going to be. In this case, the loser did not lead, did not concede and did not even say sorry for the lives that were lost. He watched it on tv as people destroyed the us capital, the centre of our democracy. Capital, the centre of our democracy capital, the centre of our democracy. Capital, the centre of our democra. , democracy. Given, as you say, that 74 million democracy. Given, as you say, that 74 Million People democracy. Given, as you say, that 74 Million People voted i that 74 Million People voted for President Trump, more people voted for him four years earlier, they had for years and liked it and they wanted more, more people did. How does president biden. How does he reconcile with those people . We know some of those people are prepared to use violence to overturn his election when. It is not easy and i dont say it will be easy. We saw marks of this movement, actually, when they were about to kidnap the governor of michigan. I think we have a real serious problem. Im not sure it is going to be easy. I have been reading bishop tutu and many of the south african riders when they had a terrible divide with apartheid and they had to set p apartheid and they had to set up reconciliation and truth hearings. We may need to do some of the because we are not of the table together but we will have to be if america is to go forward. I pledge my support to thiS Administration and i will work with them and serve with them as well many. We will make sure that he gets a good start but he will have a hard toll ahead of him. As a theologian and a faith leader we are praying for him but certainly as Business Owners and ambassadors that we will make sure that we surround him so that he can do the job he can do and reparations with other countries. I wear my badges ambassador because i went all over the world fighting for freedom for other countries. Now we have to fight for freedom countries. Now we have to fight forfreedom in our own countries. Now we have to fight for freedom in our own country. So we want to make sure that all of the ties and bridges that have been torn down overseas with diplomatic engagements that we can help rebuild those and so i pledge my support to help him get this back up again and not falling into the deep deep waters. Titer . Into the deep deep waters. Very interesting into the deep deep waters. Very interesting to into the deep deep waters. Very interesting to hear into the deep deep waters. Very interesting to hear from into the deep deep waters. Very interesting to hear from you. Thank you. Right now, indonesia is waking up to the start of a mass Covid Vaccination programme. The country has one of the worst outbreaks in south east asia. Meanwhile malaysia has introduced a state of emergency to deal with the pandemic as paul hawkins reports. No other country in Southeast Asia has seen more people die and more people infected by covid i9 than indonesia. Today, the fightback begins using the chinese vaccine called coronavac. Translation the vaccine makes coronavac. Translation the vaccine makes the coronavac. Translation iie vaccine makes the requirements of the who have a minimum efficacy of 50 . An efficacy rate of 65. 3 from the clinical test in bandung shows that this can decrease the rate of infection on top of ongoing protocols. Infection on top of ongoing protocols infection on top of ongoing rotocols. �. ,. Protocols. But achieving herd immunity protocols. But achieving herd immunity in protocols. But achieving herd immunity in the protocols. But achieving herd immunity in the worlds protocols. But achieving herd | immunity in the worlds fourth most populous country is no easy task. The government set itself the ambitious task of vaccinating all 180 Million People in 50 months. Because indonesia is a young population, working age adults get priority. The idea being that the economy rebounds faster and herd immunity protects the elderly because young people transmit the virus. ,. , virus. The principal is using the highest virus. The principal is using the highest efficacy virus. The principal is using the highest efficacy vaccine possible and to vaccine as many people as possible. So if you have a vaccine that is 90 effective you can achieve herd immunity by vaccinating 66 of your population. Immunity by vaccinating 66 of your imputation immunity by vaccinating 66 of your population your population. Meanwhile in malaysia. Your population. Meanwhile in malaysia. A your population. Meanwhile in malaysia, a monthlong your population. Meanwhile in malaysia, a monthlong state| your population. Meanwhile in l malaysia, a monthlong state of malaysia, a month long state of emergency has been introduced to deal with the pandemic. Translation translation covid19 infections translation covid19 infections are translation covid19 infections are on the rise and show no signs of decline in the nearfuture. Therefore show no signs of decline in the near future. Therefore the government needs to have certain powers to ensure this outbreak can be curbed more effectively. Outbreak can be curbed more effectively effectively. And that means suspending effectively. And that means suspending parliament. Effectively. And that means suspending parliament. But because the government has a thin majority, some suspect state of emergency could be away for it to cling onto power. Translation i away for it to cling onto power. Translation i feel this emergency power. Translation i feel this emergency has power. Translation i feel this emergency has nothing power. Translation i feel this emergency has nothing to power. Translation i feel this emergency has nothing to do emergency has nothing to do with the pandemic. Maybe it was imposed because of another in gender. Maybe politics. That is what i think. There are some good to this emergency but look at it from the angle of finances it is not good because we are forced to stay at home, to go out to work would be difficult to any people would be left with no work. They would be fired because of things like this. Would be fired because of things like this. The prime minister. Things like this. The prime minister, however, things like this. The prime minister, however, insistl things like this. The prime i minister, however, insist the state of emergency is not a military coup and the curfew would not be enforced. He promised a general election once the outbreak is under control but when that happens is anyones guess. Dr Sulfikar Amir specialises in risk and disaster at the nanyang technological university. He joins us from singapore. Tell us more about these vaccine rollouts. Unusually, the vaccine has not been universally approved but it is going out specifically to frontline workers and then to working age in young adults rather than the first as in many other countries. That is not really many other countries. That is not really true many other countries. That is not really true because many other countries. That is not really true because last l not really true because last week the ministry of health in indonesia has released the Vaccination Programme in which the first phase will include healthcare workers, Public Servants and continue with the second phase which focuses on the elderly and senior citizens. We understood that there were calculations being made, however, that many young people of working age making them is protected as possible would help the economy more. That is probably included in the Public Servants group. Because in the second phase the government is going to vaccinate about, i think, 17 Million People in the public sector, and the public sectors. So it is most likely that the working age group is included in that group. 5 working age group is included in that group working age group is included in that group. As i understand it, clinical in that group. As i understand it, Clinical Trials in that group. As i understand it, Clinical Trials of in that group. As i understand it, Clinical Trials of this it, Clinical Trials of this vaccine only involve people aged 15 18 59. There is concern about the data for elderly patients. Elderly patients. That is absolutely elderly patients. That is absolutely correct. Elderly patients. That is. Absolutely correct. There elderly patients. That is absolutely correct. There is some medical constraints among people in indonesia regarding the efficacy of sinovac at the moment. People are aware about the high efficacy of other vaccines such as pfizer and they were disappointed that the government, the indonesian government, the indonesian government has decided to use sinovac. But, of course, according to the World Health Organization standard, sinovac vaccine should be acceptable because the efficacy is beyond 50 . But this is something that the indonesian government is still looking into and for the elderly and senior citizens, they will have to wait until other vaccines are available such as astrazeneca or pfizer. Briefly, if i could ask you, one thing i wanted to raise with you, how concerned are you, and briefly, about hesitancy to take the vaccine . Pork derived gelatine is used in many other vaccines Southeast Asia, isnt it . B, in many other vaccines Southeast Asia, isnt it . A few da s auo Southeast Asia, isnt it . A few days ago the Southeast Asia, isnt it . A few days ago the muslim Southeast Asia, isnt it . A few days ago the muslim klerks. Days ago the muslim klerks organisation in indonesia has released their approval that, you know, sinovac vaccines are halal so it should should not be a problem for most limbs to use it. ~ ,. Use it. Thank you very much indeed stay with us on bbc news. Still to come well continue our coverage of the impeachment procedures as democrats make the case for President Trumps removalfrom office. Day one of Operation Desert Storm to force the iraqis out of kuwait has seen the most intense air attacks since the second world war. Tobacco is americas oldest industry and its one of its biggest. But the industry is nervous of this report, this may tend to make people want to stop smoking cigarettes. There is not a street that is unaffected. Huge part of kobe were simply demolished as buildings crashed into one another. This woman says she had been given no help and no advice by the authorities. She stood outside the ruins of her business. Tens of thousands of black children in south africa have taken advantage of laws passed by the countrysl new multiracial government. And enrolled at formerly white schools. Tonight sees the 9,610th performance of her long running play, the mousetrap. When they heard of her death today, the management considered whether to cancel tonights performance, but Agatha Christie would have been the last person to want such a thing. This is bbc news. One main headline this hours. Hour. Democrats are pushing their case for impeachment, with President Trump showing no remorse for his actions in the run up to the capitol siege. Lets stay with that now. That i stay with that now. Let us. We can now speak to evan mcmullin, whos a conservative former president ial candidate and former Operations Officer at the cia. Would you make of the situation . Asked principled conservatives have been opposed to President Trumps leadership over the last five years and have been fighting against it for some time and that is a shift among some in the Republican Leadership to oppose the president. Of course, senator mcconnell, the majority leader in the senate, and representative Kevin Mccarthy, who has been a majority and then minority leader for the republicans in the house, have both spent the last four years enabling trump for the most part. And now they are turning against him. Mcconnell is now saying he favours impeachment of trump in the house and will consider potential conviction in the senate and then you have Kevin Mccarthy in the house exploring the possibility of calling for trump to resign. Those are both massive changes, massive swings at. You have other senators and representatives on the republican side nowjoining republican side now joining democrats republican side nowjoining democrats to oppose the president. It is early, we do not know how many willjoin, certainly it wont be a huge number. But it may be enough, it certainly will be enough to impeach the president tomorrow, and then the question will be whether the senate decides to take up conviction in the near term and where there are does make whether there are enough republican votes to remove the president from office. It is a major shift and won many of us have been fighting for four years, now. In the house, interesting surely, too, that liz cheney, the third ranking in the house Republican Leadership is going for impeachment. A Political Risk for her, too, mrtrump impeachment. A Political Risk for her, too, mr trump won her state by a huge margin. If it comes to a senate trial, it helps the witnesses will be members of congress are. They saw what happened last wednesday. You dont have the difficulties, practical and political, of bringing people from outside to give their versions or not . That is true. And you know what, i think its a sad commentary on the way republicans in congress have handled the situation, with trump over the last four years. The country has suffered greatly, we have lost almost 400,000 americans do these to this pandemic, many unnecessarily, trump has divided the country terribly, compromise national security, i could go on and on. Only now when republicans own lives were threatened do they see the light in congress and decide they are going to join with democrat in the broader set of americans and members of congress who are defending american democracy. Only now will they do it. It is a sad commentary. But i do think liz cheney, who you pointed out is part of house Republican Leadership, she is making the stand she is for impeachment, is a principal decision that she is making, given it will be unpopular with many in her basis. I think broadly old Republican Leaders realise that the party, they are between a rock and a hard place all Republican Leaders. The party cannot continue with a leader officially or unofficially with the president , with President Trump leaving office, who is inspiring violent insurrection against them and against the republic. The partyjust cannot go on that way, and not only that, i think these Republican Leaders are starting to realise, even they facilitated and enabled trump over the last several years, they also need to change course or their own leadership is threatened. And there are rumblings inside, among republicans in congress about changing leadership. I think they see this wave coming and i think personally, they are trying to get ahead of it as well as protect the party from a future of trump and trumpism, which is so dangerous to it and the country. To it and the country. Evan mcmullin, to it and the country. Evan mcmullin, thank to it and the country. Evan mcmullin, thank you to it and the country. Evan mcmullin, thank you very l to it and the country. Evan mcmullin, thank you very much. Thank you. With two days to go until its president ial election, uganda has banned social media and messaging apps. It has been one of the bloodiest campaigns in years. President museveni has been been in powerfor 35 years hes one of africas longest serving leaders. His main challenger is the 38 year old singer, bobi wine. Hes attracted a large following among young people in a nation where 75 of the population are under the age of 30. From kampala, our africa correspondent, catherine byaru hanga, reports. A search that has failed to bear fruit. Devis has been looking for his brotherfor two months. Dawdi was picked up in november during a government crackdown on political protests. The people having him, they dont care. So its actually heartbreaking. Even if he was dead, i dont think it would be emotional like this one, if he was dead and they give us the body. Maybe he was Collateral Damage in this. Collateral damage in a bitter contest for power. Dawdi went missing during this violent protest over the arrest of opposition candidate bobi wine. Dozens were killed and hundreds arrested. The politician is one of ugandas biggest music stars. He has turned his star power into a political movement. The majority of people here are below 30 years of age, but struggle to finish school and find work. Bobi wine is tapping into these frustrations, but his run for president has seen him and his supporters face retaliation from the state. Standing against general museveni is a more dangerous crime than any crime here in uganda. The incumbent, president museveni, took power three decades ago after leading a rebellion, but now, hes 76 and fighting to keep up with his young challenger. Ugandans, be confident, we have everything. Our economy is strong. The army is strong. Museveni is offering more of the same, stability and security, which he says has allowed this countrys economy to grow. But bobi wine says most people are not benefiting, especially the young and the poor, and that it is time that they have a say in how their country is run. Our correspondent in uganda. Will bring you more on that it develops. More news for you national and international on our website and twitter feeds. Thank you very much for watching. Hello there. The weather really cant make up its mind this week. One day, it is going to be cold and bright. The next day, cloudier and milder, with outbreaks of rain. Wednesday and thursday, both look pretty wet, in fact, some pretty heavy rain around and some wintriness over the high ground as well start to see a bit of a battle of the air masses. This wedge of milder air slowly pushing up against the cold air across the eastern side of the country through wednesday means we could start off with an ice risk, with freezing rain across western scotland, north west england for a time on wednesday morning. A bright and cold start across northern and eastern areas, but soon the clouds will build in here as the rain out west starts to very slowly push its way eastward, some snow developing over the pennines and the Higher Ground of scotland. Some heavy rain for Northern Ireland, that rain stretching down towards central and eastern parts of england. Further south and west though, its going to be pretty mild. Double figure values here, much colder further north and east and it will feel quite grim with a mixture of rain, sleet and snow. Wednesday night looks very wet, some heavy rain around, a risk of localised flooding in place. Further snow over the high ground of Northern England and into scotland. Its here where its going to be cold once again. Further south and west, though, less cold those values no lower than around seven to nine degrees. Now, as we head into thursday, weve still got those weather fronts with us, almost stalled across the country, and theyll very slowly move their way south eastwards. This ridge of High Pressure will build into the west. Thatll start to drive things out across Western Areas on thursday. So, a drier picture from Northern Ireland, some sunshine, one or two showers. Much of britain is going to be a cloudy and a very wet day. Again, heavy rain around, snow on the pennines and on the Higher Ground of scotland, turning a little bit drier across Western Areas as that ridge of High Pressure moves in. Again, the temperature contrast, cold in the north and east verses milder in the south and west. And through thursday night, eventually the rain begins to fizzle out and the hill snow turns a bit dry, leaving a legacy of some cloud. Some mist and fog around as the winds fall lighter under this ridge of High Pressure, which will bring a fine and settled day on friday, but then rain will push in to the north west of the country later on friday. And then for the weekend, low pressure takes control, so it will be turning wetter and windier. So, largely dry and cool for many of us on friday, a bit of rain pushing into Northern Ireland and scotland, then its unsettled into the weekend with wet and windier weather moving in. This is bbc news the headlines us Vice President mike pence has made clear he doesnt support using the twenty fifth amendment to remove President Trump from office for inciting last weeks attack on the us capitol. That means the house of representatives is almost certain to hold a vote to impeach the president. President trump has dismissed moves to impeach him for inciting the deadly assault on congress as a witch hunt. Speaking on a visit to the Mexican Border he also said there was no danger that his own administration would oust him beforejoe biden took over as president next week. The Usjustice Department and the fbi have opened criminal investigations into more than 160 individuals for their part in last weeks attack the charges are likely to include assault and seditious conspiracy. Us military commanders have issued a statement condemning the riots. Now on bbc news tuesday in parliament