. >> and it's our weekly lookahead in washington bureau, joining us this week alex wayne, white house editor for bloomberg news and catherine mcmanus who is with rollcall and covers capitol hill. let's start with the rate over the weekend. the comments we heard from callers of questioning about whether president prshould have informed democratic leadership aheadof time. currently in his comments he mentioned he didn't. did we know what the president supposed to do or torby tradition has done in these situations ? >> the president wouldn't form what is called a gang of eight. it is leadership of the house and senate , republicans and democrats as well as a certain community chairman including the intelligence committee chairs and one of the reasons that i imagine trump will continue to hit on his adam schiff is one of the traditional people that he would have told ahead of this rate and that did not happen and he specifically said leaks were part of his rationale for that. >> a foreign policy success for sure for the administration, for the nation and a political success. >> it gives h

it's the weekend ahead with catherine mcmanus and alex wayne. good morning tony, goahead . >> i wanted to bring up something i've never heard discussed and maybe i don't listen to enough tv. i don't think they will ever impeach president trump. i'll tell you why. becauseif they impeach him , he gets a trial in the senate . the senate controlled by republicans, coming into the election cycle, he will get to call up witnesses and as any accused would do. can you imagine next june or july because mcconnell can drag it out, bringing up obama riand joe biden, nancy pelosi, having them under oath on television every night having biden have to explain his dealings with china and his son v, his dealings with ukraine o. after obama answer questions, pelosi area and it's never qgoing to happen area nancy pelosi has not lost her mind and if everybody would think about this, i want to go on record first area i'm tired of being right. >> kathy mcmanus, has set the timetable for impeachment in the house and a potential senate trial. >> i can tell you house de

andre joined by alex wayne teller mcmanus.s campaign 2020 continues there are new questions about the security of election systems. we get an update from david becker for the senate of elections innovation and research here in washington journal. ♪ >> here's a look at some books being published this week. 's bestlon bundo christmas ever, a look at the holidays in washington dc through the eyes of the pet rabbit. in the truth will set you free but first it will pitch you off, author and activist gloria steinem provides a collection of memorable quotes from throughout her life and career. andrew roberts examines the military tactics of nine leaders from napoleon bonaparte to dwight eisenhower, in his latest book, leadership in war. in the american story, plant the best and washington dc businessman david rubenstein profiles american historians. republics hymns of the recalls the final year of the civil war. in how to beat trump, mark halperin provides advice on how the democrats can win the next presidential election. guy snodgr

monday morning, will preview the week ahead in washington with bloomberg news white house editor alex wayne, and the rollcall staff editor. and then a discussion on election security in the u.s. with david of the center for election innovation and research. the sure to watch c-span's washington journal monday morning. join the discussion. me is the chief congressional correspondent of the washington examiner. looking at the week ahead in congress, we have a house considering bipartisan legislation that would impose sanctions on turkey. can you tell us more about the congressional response to turkey's military action, and the president and announcing to withdraw u.s. troops from syria. at this point the house will take up legislation that will sanction turkey. it up, butalso take it is possible that they will. it

michigan 13th, which covers parts of west detroit is now represented by b.shida tilly -- tlai >> alex waynem bloomberg news and catherine tolan mcmanus from roll call. the center for election renovation and research looks at election security as camping 2020 approaches. we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. washington journal is" is next. ♪ 24 hours ago at the white house, president trump announcing the death of isis leader al-baghdadi after a late night saturday raid in syria by u.s. special forces. this is washington journal. we will start with your calls and comments on that raid and what it means for u.s. military presence on the broader war on terror. republicans, call 202-748-8001. for democrats, that line is 202-748-8000.

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wayne gasy and jeffrey dahmer combined. >> a very personal message from jeopardy's alex trebek about the new challenges he's facing in his battle against cancer. >> plus, agus nato caught on camera sends residents fleeing for safety a busy tuesday ahead "early today" starts right now >> good to be with you this morning. i'm frances rivera >> and i'm phillip mena. a pivotal figure in the ukraine scandal will face congress today as part of the impeachment inquiry into president trump ambassador to the european union gordon sunlandt l position befo house committees meanwhile, president trump is railing against democrats after the emergence of a second whistle-blower nbc's tracie potts is in d.c. with the latest. and, tracie, on top of all of this, the house has also issued another round of subpoenas >> reporter: right, phillip. they want more evidence from th, from the secretary of defense about whether or not there was an attempt to withhold aid from ukraine in exchange for investigating joe biden. now, sunland, who you just saw, is set to talk to lawmakers today. they want answers about a series of text messages, includin

he played in wayne's world two and taylor provided "the voice" for elroy in the jet suns during the 1960s. he died in beverley hills today. >>> jeopardy's alexng up about his second round of chemo in his fight against cancer. the long-time host revealed his stage 4 pancreatic cancer in march. in may he appeared to be in remission, but now the 79-year-old is undergoing a second round. he says he's determined to fight, but he's realistic about his odds and has come to terms with the possibility of dying. >> you're not afraid of dying? >> no, no. not afraid of dying. one thing they're not going to say at my funeral as a part of a eulogy, he was taken from us too soon. >> trebek has kept his word continuing to host the show as he's undergoing treatment. he says the treatment has made it difficult to speak, but he still has not taken a single day off. >>> former oakland raider antonio brown is now demanding the two teams pay him more than $40 million. the wide receiver landed with the new england patriots after being released by the raiders. new england then cut brown after he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman. now the nfl network report

monday morning, we will preview the weekend -- week ahead in washington with white house editor alex wayne and rollcall staff writer catherine mcmanus. and then a discussion on election security in the u.s. with david becker of the center for election innovation and research. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live announcer: next, former supreme court justice and the receives the liberty metal at the national constitution center in philadelphia. just as gorsuch will present the award. justice gorsuch is the honorary chair. live coverage expected to start shortly. ♪ , whereer: live coverage former supreme court justice anthony kennedy will receive the liberty metal from justice neil gorsuch, honorary chair of the center. 1988 to established in commemorate the bicentennial of the united states constitution. the award honors men and women of courage and conviction that strive to preserve liberty for people around the globe. past winners are george w. bush, john mccain, john lewis, hillary clinton, muhammad ali, mikhail gorbachev, and the dalai lama. coverage to get underway shortly