we have a developing situation in north korea. they say they have conducted a test at a launch site and that it was a success. we'll go live to our reporter to talk about that. also, it's sunday morning in washington where house democrats are working overtime to gear up for another hearing. the very latest from capitol hill for you also this hour. and we'll show you a phenomenon rarely caught on camera. a firenado spinning in australia. welcome to our viewers here in

the united states and around the world. i'm natalie allen. we come to you live from atlanta where it's 5:00 in the morning. thanks for watching. this is cnn "newsroom". thank you again for joining us. our top story, north korea says it has carried out what state media calls a, quote, very important test at its sohae satellite launch site. we don't know what was tested, but they say it was a success and will change the strategic position of the country in the near future. our will ripley jones us now with more about it. of course will has made many trips to north korea over the years. you've reported on the nuclear program and their missile program. let's talk about how significant

could this test be. what do we know? >> reporter: i think, natalie, this has the potential to be highly significant. keep in mind, this is the 14th weapons test in the last 10 months, ever since the summit talks with president trump and kim jong-un collapsed in hanoi. up until now, president trump largely brushed off the tests because they have been of the shorter range variety. but given how north korea is crypt cryptically describing this as very important and given the fact that we have seen imagery from the sohae satellite launch facility, and showing activity at the missile test site, it looks like this is a missile test. we know they are solid fuel engines. solid fuel that could power an intercontinental missile. they could launch with almost no notice.

it can be spotted by spy satellites many days in advance. if this was indeed an engine test, this would be a major turning point for the ballistic missile program at a time we are weeks away from the deadline they have given the u.s. for diplomacy to work out. they say if something hasn't happened by the end of the year, 2020 could be different from this detant. certainly not a good sign as we get closer and closer to that deadline, natalie. >> right, will. and kim jong-un declared he wanted significant changes by the end of the year. that has not happened. and it looks like time is running out. >> reporter: that's right. and, you know, remember, north korea just within the last week or so, talked about sending the united states a christmas gift. what we don't know at this stage, is this the christmas gift or is this the stocking stuffer, precursor if you will,

to something much more provocative. the kind of launch president trump said repeatedly back in 2017 he would not stand for. remember the fire and fury days. there is a lot of concern if this is a new escalation for the korean peninsula, we could go right back to the tensions that had the world on edge. this could all be dialed back as well. it's up to kim jong-un what he decides to do. if the test leads to the launch of an icbm that could aoe hit the united states, all bets are off as to where we could be head indeed 2020. an election year and already difficult time for president trump. and the north koreans know that, and why i believe they are ratcheting up the pressure. they want sanctions relief. they are frustrated they haven't gone it from the united states. and diplomacy hasn't gone either side anywhere. north korea still has its

arsenal. and all the sanctions are still in place. neither side has shown any willingness to change its position to break this stalemate. so this could be perhaps north korea signaling they are about to break it in their own way. . >> right. we have had historic meetings between president trump and kim jong-un. basically they have gone nowhere. and now this. will ripley, thanks so much, will. authorities are hunting for a motive after friday's deadly shooting at a u.s. navy base in pensacola, florida. the fbi says the shooter was 21-year-old saudi air tpaors lieutenant mohammed alshamrani. he was shot dead by law enforcement after killing three sailors. sources say authorities have not found apparent ties between the killer and terrorism, but the investigation is still in its early stages. one official says concerning materials and online statements have been discovered. and they're looking into that. the u.s. navy says the

sailors killed in the shooting showed exceptional heroism, running towards danger and saving lives. we still do not know why the killer went on the rampage. as brynn gingras reports, investigators are going to great lengths to find out. >> reporter: there are investigators here on the ground in pensacola and also communications happening with the fbi in washington. we know the joint terrorism task force is contributing among

others. one of the big questions that is still outstanding, what was the motivation of this gunman. that is what investigators are trying to find out now. we are hearing there is comminutions going on between investigators whether or not to call this a terrorist act. we know the defense secretary esper says he is not going to say that this was an act of terrorism until investigators can do their work. now, here in pensacola, we know there have been people on the ground the last two days really collecting evidence. we know the crime scene is two levels of a classroom building. and they are collecting evidence both inside and outside, along with other members of the fbi. as far as jacksonville, they are tight-lipped. a little bit more detail what we are learning from sources. we know other saudi nationals were brought in for questioning. so that is something something

where we are hoping to glean more answers, again, about the motivation of this act. and we also learned from the "new york times", citing a source familiar with the investigation, that this gunman was viewing pass shooting videos at a dinner party the day before the actual shooting on friday. again, all of these little details coming out in this broad investigation that is moving pretty rapidly. this all happening in pensacola where this community is honestly grieving. we talked to a woman who basically said her daughters, she hugged them closer because she can't believe this happened in her community. certainly people still coming to grips with what actually happened here in pensacola. brynn gingras in pensacola. the u.s. and saudi arabia have had a mixed relationship even before the shooting. the saudis are promising to cooperate in the investigation. and president trump says they are condemning the attack. >> i spoke with the king of

saudi arabia. they are devastated in saudi arabia in finding out what took place, whether it's one person or a number of people. and the king will be involved in taking care of families and loved ones. he feels very strongly. he's very devastated by what happened and what took place. >> cnn tpheps nic robertson has the story from riyadh. >> reporter: establishing the motive will be key to understanding why this attack took place and understanding what the repercussions and implications could be. now, his family here in saudi arabia, his uncle who we have spoken to, says that he was a good student, that he did well academically. that's why he made it into the military and made it onto this prestigious military training in the united states. that was something the family

was proud of. they say there was nothing that indicated anything untoward. they have been speaking to him the past two years over his training and say nothing has given them cause for concern. they say this attack does not speak for the people of saudi arabia, does not represent the people of saudi arabia. they put their faith in the kingdom and the king. but what we are learning or appear to be learning of this stage as indicated by a radical propaganda site, perhaps this tweeted out some of his thinking or intentions in the minutes before the attack. anti-american sentiment. if that is true, then this will make this shooting a more complex issue for the king of saudi arabia to deal with with the united states. we know that he called this a bar baric act.

they have called on saudi officials to give full cooperation with u.s. investigators. of course if there is a hint of terrorism behind this, this will reawaken a lot of old fears going back to the 9/11 attack and the killing of the saudi journalist working for the "washington post", jamal khashoggi. at the moment investigators undoubtedly digging into his social media, speaking with friends and family to see if his mood changed in recent days or recent weeks. really saudi arabia stunned, shocked about what has happened in pensacola, florida. let's talk more about it with the author of "making the arab world" and professional of

international studies at the london school. we heard nic robertson outlining the complexities of this tragedy and how it involves saudi arabia. what could this mean to the relationship between the united states and saudi arabia, an important ally? >> well, first of all, my take on it is the best friend the saudis have in the united states is president trump. president trump has made saudi arabia a foundation of his mid eastern policy. and we have seen time and again that president trump has repeatedly defended saudi arabia, including after the killing of three military personnel in the past few days. to president trump, saudi arabia is very critical. it is very critical because he views saudi arabia as the key

state in his effort to deter iran. iran has emerged as a very key player in this particular puzzle. secondly, saudi arabia is very important to trump in terms of it is the second largest oil producer for the world economy. even though the united states does not really need oil from saudi arabia. and arms deals. you are talking about the economical relationship. my take on it is we are not going to see major changes as long as president trump remains in power. the only problem is the saudis have put most of their eggs in president trump's basically basket. and i think my take on it, if a democrat is elected as president, i think the relationship is going to witness

major shifts and changes negative shifts and changes, even joe biden, the leading democratic candidate has described saudi arabia as a pariah state. and he says he will like hrly d some punitive measures for saudi arabia about what it did and what it has done in yemen and in terms of the killing of jamal khashoggi. >> right. the kingdom has not exactly had a stellar reputation of late. someone pointed out president trump went so far out of his way to say they're so sorry, they're devastated, they condemned what happened, it almost sounded like he was protecting the saudis. because he does have a relationship with them that many have questioned what's behind it. >> well, i think trump has made

it very clear all along that saudi arabia is one of the key important middle eastern states after israel. to him you have israel and then saudi arabia. in terms of the investigation, we need to focus. it's too early to reach any definite conclusions as your reporters have made it very clear. the investigation is early on. saudi military personnel have been training in american military facilities since 1995. this is the first major incident carried out, bloody and horrible and vicious attack by a saudi -- by an alleged saudi lieutenant. even though it is too early, the first point is the american -- u.s. authorities found no link between the suspect lieutenant mohammed alshamrani and international terrorist groups.

so obviously no major terrorist groups directed the suspect to carry out these attacks. i still have several questions. was he mentally okay? did he suffer from any mental complications, point one. point two, my take on it from everything we have seen so far, and it's too early, he probably was a self-radicalized individual. he bought into the ideology of terrorist groups. this tells you a great deal how difficult to get into the mind-set of a self-radicalized individual like the suspect, lieutenant sham ralshamrani. i am surprised how a foreign national who just made it to the united states can go out and purchase basically a weapon and with ammunition to carry out his attacks on the united states in

the military, a major military base. this tells you a great deal about the importance of arms controls that at the end of the day i think we have to wait, be patient to see what the investigations will show regardless of the motives of lieutenant alshamrani. . >> absolutely. and the fbi is on that case. so we will wait and see. your expertise, as always. thank you. >> thanks. as monday's impeachment hearing inches closer, u.s. democrats are taking the weekend to prepare. next, a look at their report outlining historical grounds for impeachment. later, protesters are back on the streets of hong kong. yes, look at that. another sea of people. we've been seeing that for six months. we'll take you there live to get the latest a little bit later. but i don't have to clean this, because the self-cleaning brush roll removes hair while i clean. - [announcer] shark, the vacuum that deep cleans

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day of prep on sunday as they gear up for a key impeachment hearing on monday. we are learning new details about that hearing from democratic aides who say it will operate like a trial where they give their statements and their theory of the case as they lay out their evidence for their case against president trump. they have brought in a harvard law professor to give a presentation to lawmakers. what they are trying to do is make sure they have every detail finely tuned. after the hearing is done, it will set off a frenzied week of activity. we could see articles of impeachment introduced and voted on during the judiciary committee. if that happens, it could lead to a vote on the house floor before christmas to impeach the president. now, a key question democrats still have to resolve, what exactly is in the articles of impeachment and do they include

allegations of obstruction of justice detailed in the mueller report? liberal democrats want to include them into the articles against the president. moderates are weary about going beyond the narrow scope of the ukraine investigation. it's one of the key things democrats have to resolve as they push forward into this investigation. jeremy herb, cnn, capitol hill. scott lucas, a politics professor at the university of birmingham. good morning to you, scott. >> good morning, natalie. >> house democrats refuting president trump's impeachment proceedings and referred to writings of thomas jefferson, george washington and other framers of the constitution. how important could it be that they're infusing these important tools with this process while the president has debunked it outright. >> here's my reading, natalie. that is the democrats, or those who favor the impeachment of

trump, i think are really confident they have established the evidence for that. through the 17 witnesses for the house intelligence committee, the current and former u.s. officials. and because republicans really didn't take on the evidence as much as try to undermine the witnesses, if you consider this a court hearing, we know the defendant has a case to answer. but the question moves to the legal basis for this. in other words, is this legitimate? that's what democrats are now focusing on. they know they will shout sham and say it is a coup against the president. what they have done is two things. the house judiciary committee, with what it has come out with this weekend, here's the legal and historical basis for what is impeachment. say the bribery charge. second, you nailed it. to really emphasize the importance of this and to say

this isn't a sham. this isn't a hoax. you're talking about the constitution. you're talking about the founding fathers. they are talking why that constitution said that no person should abuse power so that he acts as a monday ark rather than a president. as you and i both know, this is isn't just a battle, it is a political battle. >> will they stay in the realm of ukraine or go beyond and discuss obstruction? you used the word bribery. we have heard the word treason used. which way might they go? will this put pressure on nancy pelosi? >> there might be a middle way. bribery will almost certainly be

a case. we know that the white house has tried to block witnesses, block testimony, has told staff to defy subpoenas. whether that constitutes obstruction, do they really want to test that? but as you mentioned, it's the obstruction of justice charge, the third charge. rocket mueller said in his report, there is significant evidence for eight occasions when donald trump attempted to obstruct justice. but mueller said in his testimony, it's not up for me to file the criminal charge because i can't. it's up to you, congress. we know the lower part was effectively buried. is there a political risk to revive it. >> all the while president trump continues to call this a big

silly nothing. he said they have gone absolutely insane, they have no case. and the process is demeaning the country. he said in an email to supporters, it's us against them. is the president wise to try and debunk this as we see democrats roll out this very intricate report? >> he's got no other option, natalie. he's got no other option in terms of the case. i think the case is firmly established that, yes, he did ask ukraine to interfere on his behalf to investigate his political rivals and that he pressured them. for example, by withholding military aid. i don't think he has any choice to divert and say, hey, look over there. secondly, i don't think he has any other choice personally. donald trump doesn't know defense. he only knows offense. we have seen it as a businessman, reality tv star. can he throw up enough spectacle

to make this like a wrestling match where he was a star for a year and say it's me versus my evil opponent? you and i know this is not the wrestling match. it's the u.s. constitution. but we are talking trump spectacle versus the american system. and i can't tell you which way that one goes. i just know he will shout all the way to the end of the process. >> he and perhaps rudy giuliani who is back in ukraine. we will have to digest that some other time. scott lucas, we always appreciate your insights. scott, thank you very much. >> thank you, natalie. as i just mentioned, the u.s. president's personal attorney has been in ukraine getting what donald trump calls a lot of good information. coming up, why did rudy giuliani travel to kiev in the first place? we'll explore that. >> also, with the iowa caucuses looming, they are shifting to what is the best candidate to beat donald trump. how an electability factor is playing a role.

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welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i'm natalie allen. this is cnn "newsroom". let's take a look at the headlines we're following this hour. north korean state media are reporting a successful and, quote, very important test at the country's sohae satellite launching ground on saturday. it's not clear what was tested. earlier this month, north korea warned it would send the u.s. a christmas gift. the fbi has identified the gunman in friday's shooting at pensacola naval air station in florida as saudi air force

lieutenant mohammed alshamrani. he was shot dead by law enforcement after he killed three people and injured others. sources say investigators have not found apparent ties between alshamrani and terrorism. but a senior u.s. official says as far as the internet, there were concerning statements they found and online material they are investigating. police in india are treating a deadly fire at a factory in new delhi as a homicide and bringing a case against the owner. officials say the death toll has now risen to 43, and dozens more have been sent to nearby hospitals. they blame a short circuit for the fire. as the impeachment inquiry ramps up now for another round of hearings, the issue at the core isn't holding back the president's personal attorney. rudy giuliani took a trip to ukraine where he met with former

officials to investigate mr. trump's political rivals. on saturday, the president told reporters that giuliani had, quote, found plenty of information while in kiev. >> he says he has a lot of good information. i have not spoken to him about that information. but rudy, as you know, has been one of the great crime fighters of the past 50 years. he has not told me what he has found. but i think he wants to go before congress and say, and also to the attorney general and the department of justice, i hear he's found plenty. >> plenty of what is the question? bureau chief nathan hodge joins me now. what was giuliani fishing for and what might he have found? any insights from your vantage point? >> reporter: well, natalie, if giuliani has found plenty, we haven't seen it yet. ahead of his trip, giuliani said

he was going to blow the lid on evidence, $5.3 billion in u.s. assistance had been misused in ukraine. cnn did a quick fact-check and found that number was not accurate, it reflected a larger basket of money being given to ukraine. and the phrase used was it was improperly accounted for, which does not mean that it was misused. as well as, giuliani was meeting with the same questionable, let's say, cast of characters, that's been feeding him information all along in the ukraine scandal. we managed to track down one of them, a former junior ukrainian diplomat who has been at the center of some of the information that giuliani has been coming publicly forward with. natalie. >> reporter: in a whirlwind trip across europe, rudy giuliani was on a mission to dig up dirt on president trump's political rivals. meaning ousted ukrainian

prosecutors in safe houses. andre said he was with giuliani every step of the way. >> right now it is the process of rudy giuliani to protect his client, as he says, and to have the witnesses there to protect his client. that's the main thing. he is the attorney for the president of the united states. that is the main part of his goal, to protect his client. >> telizhenko was a former diplomat who debunked the conspiracy theory that ukraine, not russia, conspired to interfere in the 2016 u.s. presidential election. giuliani didn't meet any current officials of president zelensky whose july 25th phone call is at the heart of the impeachment inquiry. instead, he says he met with former officials described as corrupt in impeachment testimony

and gave facetime on corruption in the obama administration. allies both have a questionable track record. both publicly called for an investigation into hunter biden and his claims that ukraine meddled in 2016. a theory denounced by russia expert fiona hill in a recent testimony. . >> this is a fictional narrative perpetrated and pop gated by the russian security services themselves. >> reporter: he says he's concerned the theory was picked up and amplified by the russians but willing to present it in an interview with the senate. >> because, first of all, it's for me to dry to discredit the story of putin. if russia was smart enough, they would be quiet. if putin is using them, unfortunately they can stop him. >> reporter: while giuliani is gathering new information in

ukraine, back home he is under greater scrutiny than ever. this, natalie, is, again, what we have here in a lot of ways what giuliani seems to be getting, he's talking to the same cast of characters that he has talked to before and rehashing a lot of the allegations that have been previously forwarded by president trump supporters, including the dubious and disproven claim that it was ukraine and not russia that spwrfd in the 2016 u.s. elections, natalie. >> all right. we will wait and see what he brings back to the united states. thank you for that reporting. nathan hodge for us. well, electability has been the buzz word for the 2020 u.s. democratic primaries, the nirvana candidates are trying to reach to convince voters they are the best to beat president trump. so how does that electability factor steering voters's decisions when they head to the polls? cnn's jeff zeleny traveled to

the all-important state of iowa to find out. >> i identify as a democratic socialist, progressive policies speak to me. that's what i prefer >> reporter: maggie willems is in a moderate move. >> i understand i am not representative of the whole electorate. we need to be sure to be select the candidate that can defeat donald trump. >> reporter: here in mt. vernon and towns across iowa, willems and other democrats are thinking about electability as they search for the best candidate to beat president trump. most of the year the democratic race has been driven by left wing proposals. from the green new deal, medicare for all, free college. >> when we give up on the big ideas, we give up on the people. . >> in the final weeks of 2019, mod rats are fighting back. like in this ad from pete buttigieg where he takes a side at bernie sanders and elizabeth warren's plans. . >> there's some voices saying,

well, that doesn't count unless you go even further. unless it's free for the kids of millionaires. but i want to make promises we can keep. >> worried about trump winning re-election, a pragmatic awaking is under way for a teacher who thought she might support warren. >> i agree with nearly everything warren has to say. >> reporter: when we first met willems she was weighing two options. >> biden would be my pragmatic choice. warren would be a leap of faith in my heart. >> now she has ruled out both, souring on the embrace of medicare for all. she's leaning toward pete buttigieg. >> he has the ability to talk across the aeufl. . >> let me tell you, if we can't bring the country together we're in real, real, real trouble.

>> reporter: pete buttigieg, joe biden and amy klobuchar are steering the conversation to the middle, saying it's critical to appeal to a broader swath of voters. >> you want to put someone on top of our ticket that brings people with them and doesn't shut them out. >> not a joke. >> reporter: the message is resonating with an independent voter who take part for the first time because of her disdain for trump. >> what kind of democrat are you looking for? >> i'm looking for someone that is moderate, a strong leader, and has integrity. >> reporter: she and her mother came to see biden when the bus tour passed through iowa falls. they hope to check out pete buttigieg soon. willems social studies classroom is decorated with posters from campaigns gone by. she said finding a candidate to win over trump voters is here chief concern. >> how often do you think about electability? >> often. and i try and think of that middle third and how they might

be persuaded to vote for the democratic ticket. >> all right. the all-important state of iowa. well, next here, protesters are once again filling the streets of hong kong. we'll have a live report and find out why police are allowing this rally. from our ivan watson. he's there. we'll be right back. recommend cascade platinum... ...with the soaking, scrubbing and rinsing built right in. for sparkling-clean dishes, the first time. cascade platinum. - [woman] with my shark, i deep clean messes like this, this, and even this. but i don't have to clean this, because the self-cleaning brush roll removes hair while i clean. - [announcer] shark, the vacuum that deep cleans now cleans itself.

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this rally. it comes just weeks after pro-china candidates suffered devastating losses in local elections. it is 6:44 p.m. in hong kong. it's dark. ivan watson is there. it was dark. you saw people. you saw an american flag waving in the middle of these people. i know you've been talking to some folks there about why they continue this. what are they saying? >> reporter: well, i mean, i think we have seen a demonstration, natalie, that after six months of protests against the government, aftereffect lating violence between some demonstrators and police, that there is still a mass movement here in hong kong that is deeply unhappy with its unelected government and, by extension, the central government in beijing. we have seen a huge demonstration. signs from both the organizing

group of this protests, civil human rights front, and law enforcement they are trying to avoid up until now instigating clashes. and they are trying to keep this peaceful thus far. but clearly a sign that there is still a massive gulf between authorities and a significant portion of the population. take a listen to what some of the demonstrators had to say to me. >> we only want our demands to be realized, all demands not one less. we want fair treatment for all the protesters. we just want freedom and we want hong kong to be managed in a sustainable way. . >> do you think the government is going to listen to you? >> no, absolutely not. >> so why come out here? >> because we need to tell the government we are not afraid of you. even if you didn't listen to us, we will still stand here.

>> reporter: now, the authorities appealed for peace as well. we have seen riot police trying to stay at the edge of the land route for the march. natalie, it's important to note it hasn't been since last august this group, the civil rights front, has been allowed to stage a march like this through hong kong. on that day it was pouring rain. a large number of people were out. today many more demonstrators have their faces covered. that indicates lack of trust between the opposition and the authorities after thousands of arrests, some 10,000 rounds of tear gas-fired including right here in the commercial heart of hong kong. a lot of people holding up five fingers. that is part of their five demands, which is something they have called for since this whole thing began last june. we have not heard signs from

either side that there is any sign of compromise, a peaceful way out of this standpoint, which has plummeted hong kong into economic resession, which has devastated the tourism industry which was once known for safety, efficiency and law and order. >> interesting that man said there is no chance that the government will change. but yet they go into the streets for months now demanding it. we know you'll be there for us, ivan watson. >> bushfires raging across australia. why conditions are making it tough to breathe. plus, we'll see if there's any relief to come in the days ahead. derek van dam will have that for us. powerful, soothing relief to defeat your worst cold and flu symptoms fast.

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