Crabs thats so popular and expensive that the imitations in the market that story coming up. The white houses ukraine expert has testified that he felt a sense of duty to flag up a sound call thats at the center of impeachment proceedings against President Trump left and colonel alexander then man was among 4 people questioned on tuesday if the Trump Administration though has dismissed their testimony as personal opinion and conjecture and special reports from washington. This could be a pivotal week in the donald trump impeachment hearings many of the shuttle to give evidence were on the controversial july call with the ukrainian president that kills a key claim the hearings are based on 2nd hand reports giving evidence of tenet colonel alexander vigilant a career army officer and the ukraine expert on the National Security council he was concerned by the call by President Trump pushing for an investigation into Democrat Joe Biden and his son immediately took those concerns to a white house lawyer it is improper for the president of the United States to demand a Foreign Government investigate a u. S. Citizen and a political opponent a decorated veteran of the war in iraq vidlin his see those actions in testifying under attack from President Trump supporters who questioned his loyalty this is america is the country ive served and defended that all of my brothers have served and here right matters. Thank you sir gilbert. And i. One a Vice President might pences Jennifer Williams also appeared before the committee saying she had the call and considered it political in nature republicans are insisting the president did nothing wrong and was fully entitled to demand an investigation into biden and his sons business dealings in ukraine as millions of americans are watching throughout the hysteria and frenzied Media Coverage 2 key facts have not changed that are critical to these impeachment proceedings one ukraine in fact received the aid and 2 there was no investigation into the guidance then we had an appearance from kut volcker the former special representative to ukraine hes a witness called by republicans but he dismantled a key republican talking point that joe biden did something wrong as i previously testified i have known Vice President biden for 24 years is an honorable man and i hold him in the highest regard former National Security official Timothy Morrison admitted the ukrainians were told the u. S. Wanted something from ukraine to unfreeze the that had been allocated an actual quid pro quo that the ukrainians would have to have the prosecutor general. Make a statement with respect to the investigations as a condition of having the ablest as democrats try to build a compelling case the republican leader of the senate where the definitive vote on action will be held says he doesnt see donald trump being removed from office it inconceivable to me to be 67 votes. To remove the president from office President Trump whos described some of those giving evidence as never trumpeters in the past actually acknowledged he doesnt know most of them but i dont know i never heard of him i dont know any of these people other than i have seen. Their investigation the white house is continuing to mount its defense issuing a statement from Keith Kellogg the National Security adviser to Vice President mike pence he says he was on the call to the ukrainian president and despite evidence from others on tuesday he insists president bush did nothing wrong alan fischer aljazeera washington. Exhausted but defiant a small number of protesters inside a Hong Kong University campus are refusing orders to surrender some have been trying to escape and avoid Police Officers who have surrounded the building the standoff began on sunday oppa some of the most intense violence more than 5 months of antigovernment protests meanwhile the u. S. Senate has approved a bill to support human rights in hong kong lets bring in sara clark with joins us live now from sara so just bring us up to date on the situation at the university and how many students are still left inside. We are at the university the public take the university encounter we can confirm in the last hour 3 of those protesters have been arrested a small group tried to skype through the drainage system in the underground drainage system on the campus the 3 were arrested the others have retreated and gone back inside now we believe there were between 60 and 100 of those students are mine holed up on this campus and as you mentioned the standoff has been going on for days when they 1st started dating themselves in there on friday and of course we had a large number who voluntarily surrendered yesterday the secretary for security said there were 800 people in serious and voluntarily surrendered and 300 of those were under 18 now we know that there are a large number of petrol bombs now that are still in there and as you can see this is the one of the main the passes that access is that particular university and right place and surrounded the entire campus trying to stop anyone from escaping now with regards to what else is happening schools resumed here in hong kong but they still major Traffic Congestion around this area simply because of the the lockdown thats happening at the University Campus in calgary and sara the u. S. Senate has just passed a human rights and democracy which aims to protect human rights in hong kong whats been the reaction there to that. Well that particular avoid that particular bill would see sanctions potentially threaten to be used on the hong kong if the u. S. Believes its on. Vining the one country 2 systems policy another reaction from the Hong Kong Government has been rejected were angrily rejected that particular bill being passive told the u. S. Not to interfere in hong kongs internal matters they described it as unnecessary and wanted now this is what it would yeah its a secretary for commerce and Economic Development had to say earlier. These rights are being protected by the basic law of hong kong article for peace it will protect human rights and we have seen that work all these rights including rights given to anybody working in hong kong reporting in hong kong so these are all self interest to do so i dont see there is only the reason for changing and thats explaining why you know stayman strongly sort of object to any attempt by any country try to sort of influence hong kongs own interests. The Hong Kong Government as well this morning it hasnt ruled out postponing or canceling this saturday or the sunday is a district elections that this is quite important but its a local election but those particular councillors a small group of those accounts those who will be elected in that District Council election could be a core group who used to vote for the next chief executive now the Hong Kong Government says if this violence continues it could potentially postpone that. Sarah clarke there in Hong Kong Sara thank you for that well Andrew Thomas is in beijing with the chinese governments reaction to that u. S. Senate bill. Beijing knew that this vote in the u. S. Senate was coming up a knew that it was likely to be passed as a result the Foreign Ministry had a statement pretty much prepared ready to go 1st thing on wednesday and its very long and its a very strong worth reading in some detail it starts by saying that this act passed by the u. S. Senate neglects facts and truth applies double standards and blatantly interferes in Hong Kong Affairs and chinas other internal affairs its a serious violation of International Law and basic norms governing International Relations china condemns and firmly opposes it the issue hong kong faces its not about human rights or democracy but about stopping violence and chaos and it accuses the u. S. Senate out of a hidden political agenda the act hates criminal moves as pursuit of human rights and democracy is to bolster and to china big stream is radicals and then it says hong kong is part of china we urge the u. S. To grasp the situation stop its wrongdoing before its too late and it ends with what can only be construed as a threat china will have to take strong Counter Measures defend our National Sovereignty security and development interests if the u. S. Insists on making the wrong decisions now beijing knows that this act has not become law it would need to go to the u. S. President donald trump he would need to get his consent for this to become law and china is trying to head that off through a mixture of condemnation and threats exactly what those Counter Measures will be well its very hard to say but a skepticism here about what china could actually do could they impose more trade restrictions more red tape for example imports that would probably hurt china more than it would hurt the u. S. Can they make it more difficult for example for n. G. O. S to operate here or put on travel bans against u. S. Citizens from coming here very unclear on the certainly no detail in this but that is a very strong and very swift statement by beijing into what they consider interference in something hong kong that is purely a domestic chinese affair. Israel says its fighter jets of launched attacks in syria the army says warplanes hit Syrian Military targets on irans could force in the early hours of wednesday syria says many of the rockets were shot down a day earlier israel intercepted 4 rockets launched towards the occupied Golan Heights from syria the pentagon is warning that eisel is getting stronger again because of the u. S. Withdrawal from syria and turkey is offensive that in a report it says those developments have allowed isel to rebuild its capabilities and resources but also warns the death of ice the leader of a black al baghdadi will do little to slow the resurgence and it says the group is likely to focus on freeing fighters held by kurdish led forces well not a hashimi is director of the center for middle east studies at the university of denver he says a stabilizing force is needed to fill the power vacuum in the region the short term challenge is to try and stabilize this area it was previously stabilized by american troop presence in alliance with Kurdish Forces so now that that arrangement has been. Changed i think thats the immediate i think pressing challenge is to find some alternative security arrangement that prevents this area from further destabilizing allowing isis to you know insert itself and to reorganize but of course the longer term challenge is still remain in these have to do with you know that the social economic and political conditions that produced isis to begin with to have to do with you know authoritarian regimes unemployed young people the lack of hope and also the ideological challenge that isis still poses as a as a movement that can still attract disgruntled young muslim men from around the world so i think those are the you know those are the 2. Immediate imperatives that i think need to be dealt with to u. S. Military personnel have been killed in a Helicopter Crash in afghanistan u. S. Officials say they dont believe the aircraft was shot down and are investigating what may have caused the crash. So its coming out just here including chiles president of mit Security Force of overstepped the mark promising to punish those guilty of abuse and sweden drops a rape investigation into june i saw as we look at his next big legal battle more that stay with us. Hello though we have had quite a wide range of weather across iran over the last few days we have more again michael snow in the cooler and we have got plenty of rain on offer as well as we go through wednesday can see quite a mix areas of rain to the north with some snow and again across the south some snow and rain mix pushing across into northern sections of afghanistan and it really does move in as we head into thursday that rain further to the south could push later in the day on tools karachi such as those Western Areas of pakistan on the eastern end of the mediterranean quite a bit of cloud coming your way so 22 celsius in beirut now heading to the south across the peninsula there is some more rain in the forecast here this as we go through wednesday quite a line of travelers showers in she will central and southern arrows a saudi also across into the emirates northern sections of oman and then by thursday this is when we could see some very heavy rain developing into the southern sections a saudi maybe northern yemen and also the fossil of north and west of oman this could lead to some flash floods and of the temperatures 24. 00 in doha 17 celsius in riyadh house around 10 degrees below the average for this time of year not a bad couple days ahead in capetown some scattered showers in john is that but not cold with a high of 24. And investigation into the real powers that control the World Health Organization their obligation to their share her. Completely overwhelms any consideration of Public Health can they be trusted with building a healthier future if their loyalty becomes questionable reason a People Better h one n one push is it difficult thank you now a w h o has this child who says dont you trust that you trust on aljazeera. Welcome back you could come out of the top stories here on aljazeera more witnesses have been publicly questioned in the impeachment inquiry against President Trump one of them a white house ukraine expert described trumps phone calls with ukraines president as improper. Israel says its fighter jets have launched attacks in syria the army says more planes hit Syrian Military targets on irans quds force in the early hours of wednesday morning. And protesters holed up inside a Hong Kong University campus are refusing to surrender to police the u. S. Senate meanwhile has unanimously approved a bill supporting human rights in hong kong. And chile police say theyll stop firing pellets at protesters at least for now the suspension follows an admission by the president Sebastian Pinera that Security Forces have committed abuses hes promised to punish those who are guilty. As more from santiago. On monday thousands took to the streets in sheilas capital santiago protesters commemorated one month since the unrest began nationwide but demonstrations like these are taking place almost every day across cheap. So war incidents involving police using violent tactics to. Spurs crowds and their lives and it would seem to say the level of violence of the government with a president theres almost a pandemic of people who have lost their eyes or have been the one not only that there are people who have been tortured or have disappeared its almost like a dictatorship under democracy. This ongoing crackdown by Security Forces against demonstrators has become one of the biggest sources of anger among protesters were in plus i. Would see there were police just a ploy here yes once again against peaceful demonstrators and its these tactics that people are protesting against and reforming the countrys Security Forces is just one of the many constitutional changes that protesters are demanding. She lay in president. Has admitted to the use of Excessive Force by police. Unfortunately and despite the Firm Commitment and all the precautions we take not only the government but also our forces and police to protect the human rights of all in some cases the protocols were not respected there was excessive use of force abuses or crimes were committed. In an effort to calm the unrest Public Officials have announced that a referendum to establish a Constitutional Convention will be forthcoming. This is a historic opportunity for chileans who for the 1st time will have a chance to write their own constitution this is what the people want and they dont want Political Parties deciding what is written in essence this is nothing more and nothing less and the creation of a new chilean republic. Measures by the government to change the president s cabinet and hold a constitutional referendum have done little to calm dissent. Near the front lines of mondays protest the scene was chaotic protesters armed with slingshots and rocks were met with tear gas and rubber bullets several people were injured amidst the chaos. For the most part the protests marking for weeks upon rest were mostly a celebration although the consensus among chileans is that theres still a long way to go. Santiago chile. Boss johnson and Jeremy Corbin have faced each other in the 1st televised Le