British officially open president Donald Trump's impeachment trial Thursday we get details from a saga Magon a at the White House in a packed Senate chamber the Sergeant at Arms escorted in the houses impeachment managers the 7 lawmakers will prosecute the case led by Adam Schiff House Resolution 755 impeaching Donald John Trump president of the United States for high crimes and misdemeanors shifts read the 2 articles charging the president with abuse of power and obstructing Congress it's just the 3rd presidential impeachment trial in American history and comes before a g.o.p. Led jury the Senate. Is a majority leader Mitch McConnell has said he will not be an impartial juror but will be of on the lawmakers swearing an oath to deliver impartial justice Saager Magni at the White House Chief Justice John Roberts and the 100 senators including Leader Mitch McConnell have been sworn in the impeachment trial has been adjourned until next Tuesday a government watchdog group says that President Trump broke the law by withholding Congressionally approved aid to Ukraine but the Government Accountability Office says the trumpet ministration did not have the right to cite policy reasons for holding up the money Congress had already authorized the millions of dollars and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says that trump broke the law faithful execution of the law does not permit the president to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law top House Republican Kevin McCarthy says the administration should get to decide how taxpayer money is spent the g.a.o. Is a nonpartizan arm of Congress its findings have no legal binding authority and it has no prosecutorial power this is v.o.a. News. The governments of countries that lost citizens when Iran shot down a Ukrainian $737.00 airliner have demanded that Tehran accept full responsibility and paid compensation to the victims' families a peace Karen Chalmers reports the foreign ministers of Canada the u.k. Afghanistan Sweden and Ukraine issued a statement after meeting in the Canadian High Commission on Trafalgar Square the nationalities of victims other than Iranians included 57 Canadians as well as 11 Ukrainians 17 people from Sweden for Afghans and for as you citizens the Canadian foreign minister Francois feet sometime said although human had excepted responsibility Canada wants closure accountability transparency and justice through a full investigation Karan Chamas London Russia's ruling party on Thursday unanimously backed President Vladimir Putin's surprise choice for prime minister Mikhail Mishra Sten a man with almost no political profile we get more from Lauren Anthony of Reuters analysts have called Machine a technocratic placeholder he will inevitably be viewed as a possible successor to the shrunken Presidency Council members of his cabinet many of whom are expected to be new to government. And essentially that would give Putin the options of taking on an Hans role as prime minister after 2024 when he's obliged to leave the presidency perceiving a new role as head of the state council or even becoming speaker of the new parliament. Critics have long accused Payton a former k.g.b. Officer of processing to stay on in some capacity often his term ends in a bid to wield power over the welds largest nation and one of its teeth biggest nuclear power as that's Laurent Anthony of Reuters The u.s. Senate has approved a new North American Trade Agreement a key victory for President Donald Trump as the deliberative body officially opened his impeachment trial the 100 members Senate approved the you asked Mexico Canada agreement or u.s. Am ca by an $89.00 to $10.00 bipartisan vote sending it to the president to be signed into law the u.s. M.c.a. Replaces the 25 year old North American Free Trade Agreement saying our Demi Lovato will make her return to public performances later this month and will sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl a peace marches are a lot of reports. Demi Lovato is making her return to public performances in a big way she will sing at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 26th and then a week later sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl in Miami the father has not sung in public since she reportedly overdosed on July 28th seen the photo had posted 6 weeks ago on Instagram the next time you hear from me I'll be singing Jennifer Lopez and she Keira will headline the Super Bowl halftime show I'm Archie's are a lot For more visit v.o.a. News dot com I'm David Bird v.o.a. News. I'm going to take you to. Thank you thank you thank you. From the v.o.a. Want studios around the world and direct to you this is to day's a countdown Sean are they also known as the lady d.j. And for the next hour I'm going to be counting down the top 20 songs in pop music according to Billboard magazine and of course you are the v.o.a. Listeners for the weekend day in January 18th 20 twentieth's so we have a new number one and no one expects a tell you all about that in a little bit but now I just want to get right into the countdown and we kick things off with this week's number 19 song which comes from a young woman who has once again made history as young now she was was the youngest to be nominated for Grammy Awards in all 4 major categories now she is the youngest to record the theme song for a James Bond movie I'm talking about Billie Eilish of course and her song everything I want to come to at number 19. And now it. I. Mean we. Just. a lead but it's called Don't start now on today's hit countdown. I've a 1000000 new for. Not. Going to. Actually go next. I remember. Calling. Me to explain about 8 years I'm lucky if I can have mine only. I ran a race so we might be a man in return now to. The struggle I didn't. Speak . To me. Money. Just. To let him. Come down the. Street. I remember. Telling. Me that it. Means so much to. Absolutely which hits stores and lots of folks are talking about it but it's that song everyone loves the just recently we just 300000000 streams on Spotify coming up next another guy that started off on the Internet in fact he was doing big numbers on Spotify and Sound Cloud before you hit the Billboard charts now here he is at number 9 This is Arizona's Arbus with Roxanne on today's hit count down. Break Sachs. Going to break. The shaken baby see the chain. To chase him she want to date straight in. A few. It's. Sad. That he. Said thank you thank you. The. h c The he is up for for 2020 Brit Awards including album and song of the year as well as Best New Artist and best male artist the Brit Awards take place on February the 18th coming up next Dan and Sherry along with Justin Bieber this is your number 5 song it's called 10000 hours on today's hit countdown. But just because the Jews bring back all the memories everything with. The belongs to nobody because the Jews bring the memories and the memories back. Playing. It with new step thing. With. The news of the. Soon. To the. Good thing. Since the. Dawn. To. Bring back on the memories and. The soul. Is to just love. As you know. The song let the with a whole slew of the the. Slim margin that used to come in the news of everything going. To. The gym screams coming memories get the news going back memories. Coming. Justin Bieber's yummy debuting at number 2 on today's hit countdown and despite his best efforts some of which were allegedly questionable and only got to the 2nd spot which means there's someone else on top who well I'll let you know as soon as we review the 19 that got us here. Starting with Liz Oh true hearts and number $20000000000.00 is everything I wanted at number 9. On Mendez and Camilla Gmail came in at number 18 this week with the Senorita your number 17 song came from the weekend Liz Cheney came in at number 16 with traveling Chris Brown and Drake and number 15 with no guidance do a leap number 14 don't start from now on that trap it's got a number 13 the price in the room the baby's gone at number $12.00 a muscular riding breeches fall in at number 11 Selena Gomez held tight to the number 10 spot went to lose you to love me as others are miss that number 9 with Roxanne your number 8 song from live so good as hell that monkey from Tom Jones and I hold steady at number 7 the list the policy at number 6 the someone you love that along with Justin Bieber at number 5 Maroon 5 down to number 4 with memories the lot also down to number 3 was circles on the phone Justin Bieber's new one yummy at number 2 and then number one song according to Billboard and new comes from Compton rash Friday bridge Now we heard from him earlier in the countdown along with d.j. Mustard what makes him so special but I've been asking a few rap fans and they say it's the delivery it's his cadence it's the beat that he's very fortunate to rap over a little bit of everything and well here's your opportunity to hear for yourself if you number one song called The box on. To day's a countdown. Man . D clapped just. To Believe. In the past. Still hold me I'm going to. Cease. To. Exist let alone my son. And I'm going. To the city in a blue to get to that place I don't let it get I'm not. Trying to keep my mouth shut I let down my friends I hate it when the grain can't let down a place I don't know and insulting and I know a lot of. The to see him up. I'll be less come to see. The good. D side just 9. A to believe. In the past. The whole time feels to me he's. The chairman. He sees. Things. A and i'm gonna. Have the momentum is still to me to be got to move in the path to the forest. No show them how. To. Do it she said I don't know who is with me to run it just to say that they need to put a $100.00 on them instead of going to start shouting Come exist. Because now these would tell. You. Well D. So what. Kind of. Job. 'd well dollars thank you so much for hanging out with me I'm coming back next week and we'll do it all over again in the meantime don't forget that you get to vote for your favorite songs a by commenting on the Today's hit countdown post on my Facebook page I am at v o a lady d.j. And the number one alright so until we meet again make sure you continue to take care of yourselves but most importantly each other piece. Is a mystery to these didn't know me. As an image means and now you see me and just say isn't. That using money we had conversations about the Rev or now it's about the with the. No you. Think you're the best. You can. Just. Pick. Up. Fake and. We get details from Washington correspondents. At the White House it was a day.