a new congressional report on the impeachment inquiry highlights president trump's recent public calls for china and ukraine to investigate the bidens plus new details and phone records involving the president's personal attorney and congressman devin nunes. president trump and london on the world stage where he's already been publicly challenged by one of america's closest allies >> would you like some nice isis fighters i could give them to you you can take every one you want. >> let's be serious. the number one problem are not the fighters it is the isis fighters in the region >> and today sure to get more heated the fbi warning over those big ticket items so many of us

bought on black friday and cyber monday so is your smart tv spying on you? plus the peloton tv ad that's raising eyebrows and certainly raising conversation amid a growing controversy "early today" starts right now good to be with you. i'm frances rivera >> and i'm cori coffin the impeachment inquiry is officially in the hands of the house judiciary committee this morning. democrats will now try to take their case on why president trump deserves impeachment by first laying out the constitutional groundwork here now, in just hours a bevy of constitutional scholars will be testifying at the judiciary's first public hearing on whether the president's actions are worthy of removal from office. and underpinning the case is the ruinous new report release the by the house intelligence committee. nbc's tracie potts joins us with the very latest from d.c and tracie, this report really serves as a road map for impeachment for democrats. >> reporter: exactly, cori it's 300 pages this is the report from the

house intelligence committee led by adam schiff after those hearings that they held last month. the report outlines what they say was abuse of power by president trump in asking ukraine, pressuring ukraine to investigate his political rival joe biden and withholding aid from ukraine until they did and promising a prowess meeting. the report is scathing, saying that the president put national security at risk with his actions and the actions of those around him, calling out the vice president and secretary of state as others who were involved or aware of what democrats call a scheme here. and that report has now been turned over to the judiciary committee for today's hearing in phase two of this inquiry. >> this is not about ukraine this is about our democracy. this is about our national security and if we don't care about this we can darn well be sure the

president will be back at it doing this all over again. >> the impeachment hoax is going nowhere. the republican party has never now. so unified as it is right >> reporter: that's president trump. he's been monitoring the impeachment inquiry and the hearings from overseas at the nato meeting in london meanwhile, today is that first judiciary committee hearing. there are four constitutional scholars, three picked by democrats, one selected by republicans set to explain what bribery and high crimes and misdemeanors mean in the context of impeachment cori >> all right just all of this ramping up as we have these nato hearings. thank you so much, tracie. and of course our special coverage of today's impeachment hearings begin this morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern and while democrats focus on impeachment at home, the president is taking on different battles overseas at the nato summit in london the president had a confrontation

with french president emmanuel macron mr. trump suggested that european countries should do a better job of taking back captured isis fighters >> would you like some nice isis fighters i could give them to you you can take every one you want. >> let's be serious. >> the back and forth started earlier in the day with president trump slamming macron over his recent criticisms of nato the tense day was capped off with the president and the first lady celebrating the 70th anniversary of nato at an event hosted by the queen. nbc's erin mclaughlin joins us now from london. so erin, talk about the level of progress that was made at those meetings >> reporter: hey, frances. we just heard from the nato secretary-general trying to project the alliance's strength saying that the alliance is strong, the alliance is agile, that it's themost effective alliance in human history. but he also gave a nod to the

differences, differences that were on full display yesterday in that bilateral meeting between president trump and president macron macron standing by his brain death comment, something that president trump was very critical of earlier in the day, saying the comments were nasty but macron saying the comments were warranted he said that this alliance does not stray strategy going forward, that yes, there's an emphasis that's needed on burden sharing, which is a priority of president trump, but it also needs a common strategy and that's distinctly lacking. something they'll likely discuss during their three-hour working session today. each leader will get about three or four minutes to address the alliance we are expecting president trump to arrive here shortly he also has a number of bilateral meetings on schedule including the german chancellor as well as the danish prime minister >> we'll certainly be watching,

especially if any snipes are taken back and forth there erin, thank you. it was another terrifying day for students in wisconsin. the state experienced school shootings two days in a row this week the second incident involving an armed student who attacked a school resource officer. here's nbc's ron mott. >> reporter: another wisconsin high school is reeling after an officer-involved shooting. this time oshkosh west >> i have a very bad wrist injury it's bleeding very bad i've got one student i believe is shot. >> reporter: police say a 16-year-old student armed with a knife attacked a school resource officer. >> initial reports are that the student produced a weapon and stabbed the officer, at which time the officer fired on the student, striking the student one time >> reporter: officials say the officer and student sustained non-life-threatening injuries. >> i was really scared because i didn't really understand what was happening. >> just being told to run is kind of scary. but at least we're all safe. >> reporter: parents rushed to a nearby middle school to reunite with their children. eric epps overcome with emotion.

>> it's a call you don't want to get. but i mean, hopefully, you know, no one has to die from this and the officer recovers >> i think that what he did was very heroic. >> reporter: 90 minutes away authorities in wuk yeesha said a 17-year-old student shot by sergeant brady esser there on monday was angry and point aid pellet gun toy aclassmate's head officers rendered aid to the suspect who they said is in stable condition >> most people run away from danger law enforcement officers run toward danger. especially when someone is threatening our children >> reporter: now, classes here in oshkosh are canceled today as another wisconsin community comes to gribz with gunfire at school cori >> ron, thank you. there is growing backlash surrounding nbc's hit show "america's got talent. after the sudden departure of judge gabrielle union. amid reports of a behind-the-scenes racially charged conflict here's nbc's blayne alexander.

>> i'm just so incredibly proud. >> reporter: nbc's "amers undeg scrutiny after actress gabrielle union's abrupt exit. >> i think we're seeing -- >> reporter: the actress's team is meeting with nbc representatives this week as the network through counsel investigates reports of a toxic work environment and racial lly insensitive situations at the show "variety" the first to report union's departure after just one season cite multiple sources who say union was told over half a dozen times that her hairstyles were too black for the audience. the magazine describes a different instance with guest judge jay leno according to the article union was present when leno told a joke about asians that union argued might offend the staff and audience of "agt." she urged producers to report it to human resources at nbc but it was never escalated. the joke never aired julianne hough, the show's other female judge, is also leaving but describes her time at the show as wonderful. now former judge howard stern is

taking aim at the show ande prur >> this is the ultimate example of a boys' club. >> reporter: nbc and the show's production company say they remain committed to ensuring a respectful workplace for all employees. union did not respond to nbc's request for comment, but last week on twitter thanked her supporters now all eyes on a reality show drama playing out in real life blayne alexander, nbc news the fight over the homeless crisis is spilling across the hudson the city of newark, new jersey is suing new york and mayor bill de blasio. at the center of the controversy is the special one-time assistance program that pays landlords in newark one year's rent up front to relocate homeless families and individuals from the big apple the lawsuit accuses new york of irresponsibly coercing unsuspecting families and individuals into moving into uninhabitable and sometimes illegal apartments de blasio backs the program, though, and says the city should

be working together to fight the homeless crisis. now to a major shake-up in the democratic presidential primary race kamala harris announced she is suspending her campaign. the california senator, who drew more than 20,000 people when she announced her candidacy back in january, says she just doesn't have the money to continue the president sent her off with a post that read, "too bad we will miss you, kamala." to which the senator shot back, "don't worry, mr. president. i'll see you at your trial." here's nbc's andrea mitchell >> reporter: she launched her campaign with more than 20,000 supporters in oakland, a rising democratic star. >> let's do this >> reporter: kamala harris, the telegenic california senator and former state attorney general, rocketing to the top tier of a crowded field by taking on joe biden in the first debate. >> there was a little girl in california who was part of the second class to integrate her public school. and she was bused to school

every day. and that little girl was me. >> do you feel that you've toppled the front-runner >> i don't know. i'll leave that to the pundits >> reporter: but a month later stumbling over the cost of her health care plan >> you can't beat president trump with double talk on this plan >> reporter: by mid october she was behind in the money race and failing to connect to african-americans, polling only 5% with black voters recently, compared to 43% for biden. by the last debate vying for attention. >> i have more people supporting me in the black community. the only african-american woman that's ever been elected to the united states is that the -- >> no. that's not true. the other one's here >> reporter: praise from the other democrats. >> she is a first-rate int lerkts a first-rate candidate, and it a real competitor >> sometimes campaigns have a way of tearing people apart or breaking down friendships. for us it's brought us closer. >> in the end kamala harris saying that she couldn't compete with the billionaires in the

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the typical snow south of buffalo and the tokyo plateau north of syracuse will be the areas that get the most snow a lot of beautiful weather out there too in the southern half of the country >> that 75 in miami caught my attention. >> we'll just mentally bring ourselves there. in today's quick hits starbucks is introduce a new drink for the holidays the irish cream cold blue. the non-alcoholic version pairs its cold brew coffee with irish cream syrup over ice the late george h.w. bush's former service dog sul h unveiled at the presidential library and museum in texas. y.> today is national cookie u n t ee cookies from insomnia cookies, doubletree hotels and mrs. fields

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another writing "nothing says maybe you should lose a few pounds like gifting your already rail-thin life partner a peloton. >> all men are not jerks it was no language that said it's because she needs to lose weight or diet there's a hypersensitivity around that. >> reporter: some online agreed, "i don't get the outrage many reasons people work out like stress reduction and mental health." peloton did not respond to nbc news's request for comment nbc's parent company comcast is an investor in the company it's unclear if the ad will have any effect on sales of the bike, which retails for more than $2,000 stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york >> always some reaction for the latest commercial out there. >> you can see both sides right there. especially this day and age. >> thanks for watching

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let's look at this, that radar of course, we are still talking about that rain. it's continuing to come down. we'll have a look at that coming up in just a bit. thanks so much for starting your morning here bus. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. >> hey. >> ooh. >> or am i larry garcia? >> the scrappy side of the woods over here. >> i just like to call it my deep voice. going along with the weather. >> as you start out maybe some hot tea or something to help warm you up, and get you ready for the day. we're going to see some rounds of showers moving through, some off and on rain that's returned to the bay area. some o