perhaps this is because confronting the problem of violence forces us to confront the most serious defects in our society. hello and welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm natalie allen at cnn world headquarters in atlanta. coming up next on cnn "newsroom", lashing out against his impeachment again. this time the president accuses democrats of violating the constitution. >> in north korea, satellite images reveal new work being done at a military site at a production of long-range missile launchers. plus, we take you to australia where firefighters are struggling to get a handle on

dozens of bushfires. they are scorching millions of acres and claiming more lives. thank you for joining us. our top story. we begin with the impeachment of u.s. president donald trump and the unexpected delay in sending those articles of impeachment to the u.s. senate. president trump is falsely telling his supporters that democrats violated the u.s. constitution when they impeached him last week. and he said nancy pelosi has abandoned the issue even though that's not true. the one fact he did launch onto is no republicans voted against him. >> what kind of great support

did we have from those incredible congressmen and women this week? they were fantastic. we had three democrats come to our side. so we have to say it was bipartisan. >> for more on what mr. trump is saying about his impeachment is kristen holmes. >> reporter: well, if there was any doubt that president trump had impeachment on the mind there is no longer. when he was speaking to this turning point student action summit, he launched almost immediately into impeachment. he slammed democrats. he slammed the process. at one point he even brought up dan crenshaw who voted no on the articles of impeachment. he handed over the ticket that he used to vote against the articles of impeachment. i want to know one thing president trump said. take a look at this.

>> crazy nancy. she's crazy. no, no. so now she says she has no case. she has no case. so let's not submit it. that's good, right? that's good. but you know what, so unfair. it's so unfair. she has no case. did they look back? they are violating the constitution. totally. they are violating the constitution. >> now i want to know that is not true. would you know she is holding onto the articles of impeachment. this is not about the fact that she doesn't believe there is a case. it is over a stalemate over what the senate trial will look like. nancy pelosi and democrats want a longer trial. they want to bring about white house aides. mitch mcconnell believes a shorter trial is better. they want it done and over with.

joining us now is the chief diplomatic correspondent for the "new york times". i want to see you. i want to begin with donald trump saying that democrats violated the u.s. constitution when they impeached him last week. he is going on the attack, his usual course of action when he doesn't like something. he certainly doesn't like the impeachment. he blamed the media, liberalism, gun rights, denounced protecting the environment, and he vowed to protect the border against criminal aliens. that got him a standing ovation. so he is marching back to familiar territory as he looks ahead to the election here. what do you make of it? >> well, i think you summarized it very, very well.

the other thing he did is attack a christian evangelical that said he should be impeached and thrown out of office. that is very important to him because 80% of evangelicals voted for him in 2016. so trump is on the offensive. he has an aide in mitch mcconnell who runs the senate for the republicans. they know they will in the senate, when it comes to a vote and the republicans dominate the senate, the democrats only have 47 seats. they need two-thirds vote. so mitch mcconnell just wants to get to the vote took place with as short a trial as possible and throw out the idea of impeachment. obviously the democrats want, you know, as long a trial as possible to try to seer into people's minds their indictment

of president trump. but trump, you know, as you said, he's always on the offensive. and he says pretty much whatever comes into his head. and he goes back to familiar lines of attack to try to show his supporters that he defends people. the democrats nancy pelosi and washington in general. >> right. it will be an interesting holiday to see who blinks first, pelosi or mcconnell as they try to make a plan for the senate trial. you've talked about regular americans. i want you to take a look at this next report from cnn's martin savidge. he went to the key battleground state of pennsylvania to see what voters there think about it and then we'll talk about it. >> reporter: the impeachment of

donald trump isn't hurting the president. >> no. i love him. >> reporter: supporters say it's helping. >> i think what they're doing is completely wrong. and i will vote for him in the coming election. >> it may help him get re-elected actually. >> reporter: they are strong in their beliefs. >> what do you think it will do for democrats? >> put a nail in their coffin. >> reporter: this blue collar county two hours east of the pittsburgh outperforming mitt romney in 2012. >> to make america great again. >> reporter: the republican county chair says, and i asked a year ago if trump could repeat his success in 2020, he would have said unlikely. now? >> i think he will turn out that percent and more. >> he will do as good, maybe even better? >> maybe even better. >> reporter: how is that possible? they like the economy and loathe impeachment. they credit trump with the former and blame democrats for

the latter. >> how would you say the economy is in altoona? >> it's good. you know, it's not people celebrating boom days, but it feels like the long-term steady growth. >> reporter: at blerai blair im elements, they make signs. ceo phillip demorris sees it as the same old polarized washington politics that made him vote for trump in the first place. it is the same story down on the farm. >> 1500 cows being milked. >> reporter: it tkpwoepbt into hershey's chocolate and land o lakes butter. he doesn't follow it much. >> i work way too many hours to pay close attention. >> reporter: voters should elect more like trump to congress. >> is the impeachment process going to change your outlook or

support of this president in 2020? >> no. you know, just need more outsiders in washington. >> reporter: not all the republicans i spoke to hearsay they support the president. they object to him because of his personal faults. they will likely do in 2020 what they did in 2016, which is simply not vote. like other trump strongholds where i asked if there are any democrats they might consider, everyone here is unanimous. no. martin savidge, cnn, altoona, pennsylvania. there you have it. let's go back to steven erlinger in brussels. are you surprised that the impeachment is a ho-hum issue for his supporters? >> not really. partly because nancy pelosi

herself was worried about bringing impeachment to the floor of the house. she had to i think because her own members wanted it. her fear is what martin savidge reported, trump supporters will be energized by this attack on him. this sense, as he argues, they are trying to use impeachment to cancel the 2016 and throw him out of office when he was duly elected. and i think this is the issue that annoys people and an issue complicated by the incident increases of the whole ukraine deal. i think if impeachment were on something simpler, the way his taxes are done or something else, people might respond

differently. but this feels very, very vague to them. so trump has a good argument when he says they're using a small issue to try to throw me out of office and you, who voted for me, are the targets, the real targets. that's his line, and he's going to stick to it. >> as many people are sticking with him. all right. there's a long way to go to the election. so we'll be speaking with you again. thank you, steven, as always. >> thanks. well, there are new signs that north korea may be expanding its long-range missile program. satellite images obtained by cnn show fresh work at a site linked with a production of intercontinental ballistic missile launchers. it comes from fresh threats from pyongyang and impasse in talks with the u.s. david culver is following developments from hong kong. good to see you. first up here, what do we know about this site and what it

does, the significance of it? >> reporter: hey there, natalie. good to see you as well. in the images what we see is rapid construction. wi you can see a new image popping up. this is an automotive plant. what is done there, according to analysts, this is where they take launchers often imported from china, they also take domestic vehicles, and modify and retrofit them so as to support their intercontinental ballistic missile program. in the past two weeks, we have seen significant tests tests according to north korea's own administrati administration. the u.s. believe they are testing rocket engines that could support ballistic

missiles. that is concerning. >> kim jong-un has been promising a christmas gift. could there be a provacative launch? >> reporter: there could be. the war of words between north korea and the u.s. have intensified. a top official said it may just be words, rhetoric, but the danger itself could forge a new narrative that could turn into very serious action. north korea has really put themselves in this self-imposed deadline to go back to talks. so the pressure is on them that they really created so they may want to act, natalie. >> all right. a story to watch over the holidays. david, thank you. >> reporter: sure. >> we have this story just in. police say at least 11 people have been shot at a home in chicago.

authorities say it may have happened during a house party. victims have been transported to local hospitals. officials have not released details on their conditions. we will bring you details on some shooting as they become available. parts of australia continue to go up in flames as firefighters battle dozens of deadly bushfires. is there any relief in sight? we're live with a look at the conditions next. plus, the tragic death of a british teenager leads to charges against an american diplomat's wife. now officials at the highest levels of both governments are getting involved. do you want me to go first or do you want to go first, brea?

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wildfires across the country, many of which are not contained. and it is igniting a call for action on climate change. simon colin has a look at conditions there. what region is this? we have been hearing you talk during commercial there. it sounds like the winds are very severe. >> reporter: well, you're right, natalie. just in the last hour, the temperature has dropped by more than 10 degrees celsius. with that has come quite gusty winds. this is going to make firefighting conditions more difficult. queensland and new south wales have been most affected by this fire crisis. 3 million hectares of land has

been burned out. heat waves coming across the country have been causing these fires and have been making it very difficult for firefighters. but just in the last 24 hours, certainly where i am at the moment, a change has come through. but that is not expected to last very long. it's a temporary reprieve. temperatures are expected to rise again. with that of course comes more extreme fire and fire threats. >> right. and, you know, there are then orders for people to go to shelter. but still nine people have died. two of those firefighters. the prime minister was criticized for being on a hawaii holiday during this. what has he had to say about this? >> absolutely. there was criticism because of

the -- there was lack of leadership in the government. he flew back in, spoke to the media this morning. he accepts the criticism. he accepts when other families are concerned for their live live hoods and their homes, that it was inappropriate for him and his family to be holidaying in hawaii. he is facing criticism over the climate change position. now, this is something that has been persistent years not just within australia but globally. australia is seen as one of the highest meters per capita. they are defending the government's policying saying it is working and therefore no need to change it. he accepts it is a valid concern that are they doing enough.

>> they are certainly warranted, aren't they? we appreciate it. thank you, simon. the case of the u.s. diplomat's wife killing a british teenager in a motor crash has reached the highest levels of the u.s. and uk governments. a uk official tells cnn that u.s. secretary of state mike melania trump and british foreign secretary discussed the matter by phone on saturday. the official added that nothing new came out of the conversation. harry dunn died in august when his motorcycle was struck by a car going the wrong direction. the driver and s.e.c. oolas has facing charges of death by dangerous driving. her attorney said she is contrite about the accident but will not return to the uk voluntarily. mark bolton is covering the

story for us. it is interesting that this is going to be, you know, a fight to get her to come back. but this family, the family of this young man certainly is going all out to get justice for their son. >> reporter: yes. i think as we all wood in this circumstance, the dunn family for sure. hence, the reason we saw those tears, and heartfelt tears they were, too. the state prosecutor here as formally put forward charges of death by dangerous driving against anne s sacoolas. death by dangerous driving carries a potential service of up to 14 years. hence, the reason that anne

sacoolas and the legal team said she will not voluntarily return to the uk. it was an unintentional accident, she says. she has heartfelt sorrow being a mother herself, but no intention of her to return. she claimed diplomatic unity. this moves things forward. obviously a criminal charge now. extra tkeugsz proceedings have been done to bring sacoolas from the u.s. to the uk. there is no reason to believe a judge would reject it. next is the politics. the third stage of the three-stage process. the government department here has to refer this and prove it before it is sent to the u.s. state department overseas.

the current home office minister is meeting with the dunn family today in london to see how this case will proceed. she, too, hopes justice will be done. interestingly, the u.s. state department said the criminal part of this situation now. now that the cps formally put this charge forward, does not hurt the situation. it will not move to bring about a resolution any easier. of course boris johnson stressed that he has spoken to president donald trump about this. he said trump expressed sympathy. but johnson also went on to say the u.s. was reluctant to see any of its citizens tried overseas. ultimately of course the back drop, brexit, the me too forged bilateral agreements with the eu and usa. it will be important to see how

that has a bearing on this. and what for them would be justice. would it be for sacoolas to be charged. for her to return and face some sort of proceedings without a potential just sentence at the end of it? would that suffice? or the full arm of the law let loose on sacoolas and potentially face jail sentence? all that will be played out in the next few months. highly political situation. the u.s. may cling to what they have now which is diplomatic immunity, which means she never leaves the u.s. to face trial. the world's most valuable wild salmon habitat is in danger now. how a controversial meaning company coaxed the white house

to get rid of environmental protections. our cnn exclusive report is coming next. >> u.s. presidential democratic candidates are battling it out on the road. why bernie sanders is taking aim at pete buttigieg.

welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. cnn "newsroom" live in atlanta. i'm natalie allen. u.s. president donald trump

is accusing democrats of violating the constitution in his impeachment. he told a group of young conservatives the matter has not been sent to the u.s. senate because house speaker nancy pelosi has no case. but in reality, pelosi has delayed forwarding the document until the senate sets rules for mr. trump's trial. satellite images obtained by cnn show fresh work at a north korean military site. it comes amid threats of pyongyang sending the usa, quote, a christmas gift, as they put it. senior u.s. military commanders say the u.s. is ready for whatever north korea. and discussing the tragic case of harry dunn, who was struck and killed in august by the wife of an american diplomat. she's now been charged in his

death. no extradition request has been made. >> afghanistan's incumbent president is projected to win another term. according to reuters and preliminary results from the independent election committee, he got half the votes in september. this comes as a senior official tells cnn the trump administration is preparing to announce a reduction of u.s. troops in afghanistan amid a approximate issue to renew peace talks with the taliban. pristine alaska an waters, home to one of the last salmon spawning areas in the world lost their special environmental protections last were summer. now cnn has learned how that happened. cnn senior investigative correspondent drew griffin uncovers documents showing alaska's governor actively lobby the trump administration for the move by parroting talking points provided by a mining company

that wanted access to the region. here's our exclusive report about it. >> reporter: when the trump administration's epa removed the special protections on this pristine part of alaska last summer, locals and environmentalists were shocked. the company that wants to build a copper and gold mine here was overjoyed. now documents obtained by cnn reveal that the mine company was secretly coaching mike don leafy's office on ohhow to influence the trump administration in the company's favor. ghostwritten letters, talking points for communications with the epa, with the vice president's office, and to a potential investors in the mine. joe reynolds with natural resources defense council said governor dunleavy essentially

became a lobbyist for pebble mine. >> a company typically pays somebody on their staff to do. but in this case they're working directly with the governor and his staff to accomplish the goals of the company. >> most striking of all, this april 26th letter sent by the governor to the army corps of engineers asking the corps to end a public comment period on an environmental study. pebble staff wrote it first. here is pebble's ghostwritten letter for the governor right next to the governor the letter sent to the army corps. compared side by side showed the letters are nearly identical. reynolds, who represents one of many environmental groups to stop the mine, is appalled. >> essentially the governor has become a puppet for pebble. >> reporter: the documents include two other examples.

letters from the governor that appear to have been been copied and pasted by a letter from pebble. pebble had talking points to use in a meeting with the environmental protection agency. when cnn is asked tore a comment, even that was similar. it is not unusual for interested parties to suggest language to elected officials and it is common practice to request briefing materials on a specific project. pebble's communication happened at a crucial time for the company. the company was desperate to overturn a virtual block on mining by the epa to protect one of the world's last and largest wild salmon spawning areas. he needed the trump administration to remove that ebgz from. the company was so confident it was going to happen. the day before the governor met with president trump aboard air force one, it sent the governor's office this draft

press release which hailed the decision by the environmental protection agency in advance. pebble said it did not receive any information about a pending epa decision. the governor did meet with the president and they did discuss mining and the epa did make an announcement on june 26th but not entirely to remove the environmental protection. in furious emails, a pebble official tells the governor's aide, the epa announcement sends the market a screaming message that the epa may still kill the project. this announcement was worse than doing nothing. pebble asks for immediately intervention. a presidential tweet or try to get the epa to reverse position. reminding the governor's staff in another email, the epa's lack of cooperation contradicts everything the governor was promised last week by the president. as cnn reported, the very next

day epa trump appointees did reverse course. told its top staff in seattle is one top epa official telling cnn we were told to get out of the way and just make it happen. a month later, the epa made that secret decision official. giving the mining company the win it needed. in response to this report, alaska's governor didn't answer a single question. the ceo tom collier met with us to say his company had no advanced knowledge of decisions made by the epa. and second, in his view, he says, it's fairly normal to have these types of communications even to the point of writing draft letters for the governor to edit and sign. drew griffin, cnn, atlanta.

iowa caucuses are seven weeks ago and pete buttigieg is ahead in some polls. other candidates aren't wasting any time taking jabs at him. on saturday, bernie sanders was joined by congresswoman alexandra owe case ya or tez at rallies in venice, california, and las vegas, nevada. there sanders took aim calling him out for holding expensive fund-raisers. >> we don't have a super pac. we don't want to a super pac. we don't go to rich people's wine caves. this is a campaign of the working class of this country by the working class and for the working class.

>> sanders is not the only candidate rallying for support. joe biden made an appearance in iowa saturday where he hopes to regain momentum in the polls. cnn's arlen saenz is there. >> reporter: joe biden is on a two-day swing through iowa making his way across the state through that bus bearing the no malarkey slogan. he was in creston, iowa making the case about uniting the country saying consensus is necessary, even if democrats disagree with republicans. take a listen to what he had to tell voters. >> there is no one running for president who has more reason to be as angry and upset with republicans. there is no one running who has had their family and only surviving son attacked viciously. i don't say this because we're all going to hold hands and sing kumbaya together when all of this is over. but i say it because it's the

only way we get anything done. >> reporter: biden saying consensus is necessary to unite the country. he is still leading in national polls. here in iowa it is a different picture. pete buttigieg is ahead in many polls. bide especially will spend a lot of times on the ground, shaking hands, taking selfies with voters as he makes his case heading into the caucus us over a month away. next here, he's on a mission to remove counterfeit products from amazon. >> we have taken down just this year, more than 40 pages which had infringing products or fake products just on the amazon platform alone. >> how this child car seat company manager is trying to keep dangerous products from consumers. that's next. we chose eleanor. it was great-grandma's name. so apparently, we come from a long line of haberdashers,

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a van cabrera is here with us now. >> reporter: torrential downpours. flood watches under way. several inches of accumulation. my goodness. a terrible weekend if you have plans outside, my apologies. let's take you outside and show you what's happening in atlanta right now. we continue to see the rainfall coming down. it will be pouring later on today. that temperature, 43 degrees. you mix that with the rain and it will not feel much hotter than that. just a cold day here. we're raining from new orleans, birmingham. look at where the weather is coming from. there is rain in the central gulf. it has to move in. florida will get hit hard as well with heavy downpours. a potential for severe

thunderstorms. this is what i'm taking. 2 to 4 inches across the metro in atlanta. further south, 3 to 5. the closer to the coast, the higher the totals. the reason is that area of high pressure will take its time passing florida, into the carolinas. 30 to 40-mile-per-hour winds. combine that with temps in the 40s and the rain, you get the picture here. it goes away by tuesday. all the while it will rain big time. the totals will be something like this. again, 2 to 4 inches in some areas across south carolina, charleston, 7 inches not out of the question. that of course because of the recent rains, natalie. that could lead to flooding. we'll watch that closely. for the rest of the weekend, a wet christmas. >> not an ideal shopping weekend. >> no.

you bet. >> thanks, ivan. you buy a rolex off the street for $50, you know it's fake. highly it's illegal, it's probably not dangerous. but that is not true of all counterfei counterfeits. an investigation drew dozens of bogus baby products. it could put kids at serious risk. >> reporter: in a simulated 30-mile-per-hour collision, this infant car seat lurches forward and fractures near the seat belt shepbding shards of plastic into the area, failing a standard test required under u.s. federal safety regulations. this is where we bought that car seat, on amazon, part of an hrarplting trend. counterfeits turning up for sale, unchecked, unregulated and in this case potentially unsafe.

the seat we purchased is designed to look like a sought-after brand of car seat that folds into a stroller. it is $200 cheaper than the real thing. two pediatricians told us a child in this seat would have been at serious risk for head and neck injuries. >> a product that looks like ours. >> we put a doona into the same test. it stayed intact. . >> we have taken down, just this year, more than 40 pages on products just from the amazon platform alone. if you thought each one is up for 3 to 7 days, a good period

of a year in which fake products, dangerous products are being sold on amazon. >> the amazon listing was taken down. after seeing our crash test report, amazon emailed customers urging them to stop using it immediately and offering a full refund. we reached the seller in china by phone. the man, who refused to identify himself, said my products are safe. and then refused any more questions. amazon said safety is a top priority at amazon. we require all products offered in our store to comply would applicable laws and regulations and have developed industry-leading tools to prevent safe or noncompliant products from being listed in our stores. all of whom have told us they play a constant game of whack a mole and it is hurting their

businesses. some of us tell us they have safety concerns. the u.s. distributor of these popular infant swalgdzs said one customer said the zippers were falling off, a serious choking hazard for an infant. this baby shusher have multiple customers who claim they are fakes and said it fell apart when she tried to change the battery. amazon said these are isolated incidents. they are investigating and will take appropriate action against the sellers involved. part of the issue is consumers look at amazon as a trusted retailer. but most of the items on amazon are not actually sold by amazon. in 2018, 58% of the company's salings came from third-party sellers. amazon has stepped up efforts against counter fits with three different brands to opt into to

help them protect their trademarks. some tell us it is not enough. >> this is an authentic product. >> he now represents the biggest toy companies in the u.s. and deals regularly with online platforms. >> do you worry it will take a serious incident, a child getting injured for something to be done about this. >> yeah. i'm actually shocked it hasn't happened all right given the severity of the problem. we want to take you now to hong kong. this was the scene moments ago during a pro-democracy protest in support of human rights for the uigher muslim ethnic group and against beijing security crackdown. china has repeatedly denied accusations that they have rounded up thousands of uighers

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before he was big box office, eddie murphy was gumby, mr. robinson. last night 35 years later, the comedy legend was once again live from new york. he was joined on the "snl" stage for the opening monologue with tracy morgan, chris crack, keenan thompson and dave chappelle. he wasted no time with mr. robinson's neighborhood. >> so much has changed since we

last spend time together. my neighborhood has gone through so much. it has gone through something called gentrification. can you say gentrification, boys and girls. it's like a magic trick. white people pay a lot of money and, poof, all the black people are gone. y'all probably wondering how mr. robinson can afford to live in this fancy neighborhood. well, that's the word of the day. squatter's rights. it's like finder's keepers but for other people's houses. >> he is a classic, was a classic, and always will be one heck of a funny guy. thanks for watching this hour. i'll be right back with more cnn "newsroom". another hour right after this short break.

ahead this hour, he may be on vacation, but that's not stopping donald trump from slamming the impeachment inquiry. this time he says it's unconstitutional. we'll talk about that. also, catastrophic conditions as crews battle deadly wildfires across australia. there will be 100 burning. we'll tell you what the prime minister is saying about the country's response after he was criticized from being on holiday inn hawaii. and heavy rains and floods have been devastating for the people in east africa. but for the