congressman bill mccollum of florida he served on the judiciary and intelligence committees he was alsoattorney general of the state of florida and he was one of 14 so-called republican manages a bill clinton's impeachment and he resumed the urge caution about rushing into an empty chair when the president trump bill joins us from washington thanks for being with us bill various my pleasure this is a slow. a cause for waiting and jumping too soon on trump well i think in the time we did the clinton impeachment trial we had kin stars independent counsel investigative report we had lots of data that supported what the actions that were taken by congress and the house went through a vote on the floor sent the matter as a full impeachment inquiry to the house judiciary committee we held hearings we had witnesses in public we went through a quite a process ourselves in addition to the previous investigation material that was enormous as an attic room that would take a lot of people long time to sort through in this case we're dealing with a much bearer issue right at the moment it appears it

bill mccollum, thank you so much. >> you're welcome. >>> still ahead, vice president joe biden on the attack in a new op-ed. he rips into president trump over his, quote, abuse of power, saying the attacks won't destroy him or his family. what about his political campaign now? >>> but first, breaking news. an active manhunt underway right now after a gunman opens fire inside a crowded bar. cnn is on the scene, next. more coverage! it's a network that gives you ♪freedom from big cities, to small towns, we're with you. because life can take you almost anywhere, t-mobile is with you. no signal goes farther or is more reliable in keeping you connected. with tough food, your dentures may slip and fall. fixodent ultra-max hold gives you the strongest hold ever to lock your dentures. so now you can eat tough food without worry. fixodent and forget it. . >>> welcome back. we're following breaking news. right now a manhunt is underway after a deadly bar shooting in kansas city, kansas. police say four people were killed and five others were shot at the tequila casey bar early this morning, and

. >> i want to bring in former florida attorney general bill mccollum. good to see you. ly fired national security adviser, john bolton, apparently he's in talks to possibly take part in this impeachment deposition. how significant might his testimony be? >> hello. >> hi. bill, can you hear me okay? >> i can hear you now. i couldn't hear you before. thank you. >> let me reask that question. so, if the national security adviser, former, john bolton, who apparently is in talks -- his attorneys are in talks with lawmakers about his potential testimony if he does indeed testify, how potentially significant do you believe that might be? >> well, i think it's important for him to testify if he wants to and can do that, but i don't know how significant it would be. he certainly knows a good deal about the situation, the background of the particular matter involving the ukraine and that phone call and his opinions, he stated them publicly. listen, my view of this, fred, is that even if this is all true what taylor said the other day, what mr. taylor said, what maybe john bolton i

pressured ukrainian president zelensky to investigate joe biden and his son and they talk about bill mccollumf florida. you have got to race to judgment. people have apparently already made up their mind and i don't think there is a lot of openness about this and i think there should be. patty on ourtts, democrats line. good morning. caller: hi, thank you for taking my call. hello? host: go ahead, you are on the air. caller: hi, thank you for taking my call. i think adam schiff will do as well as he can. i think he made a mistake making out of a statement. the statement itself, most of the american public are smart enough to read it and understand .here is an implied threat the fact he called trump a mobster, i thought that was kind of ironic in that trump from the beginning of his presidency has labeled people weather it was a -- whether it was a person running in the republican presidential race or going on, he has made fun of women, handicapped -- he complains saying anything about pompeo and yet look what he did to mccain and the goldstar family. it is ironic he is complaining about peopl

mccollum: this is an prnt bill to protect one of america east most iconic national parks and elevate the voices of tribal communities. tribal lead verse called on congress to permanently protect this region from ewe rain yum mining. these communities have seen firsthand the devastating impact uranium extraction can have on their live, their health, and the health of their children. for example, a tribe that his in the bottom of the grand canyon. contamination of the aquifers would destroy their crops and livestock. even their ability to remain on tribal homeland is at risk. it's time for congress to stand up for future generations who are relying upon furs clean water, public lands, and priceless resources. as the chair of the interior environment appropriations subcommittee, i hear from americans about the value of conserving our public lands prork tecting our air and water. the trump administration agenda puts that all at risk by prioritizing profits for mining companies over our public health and the health of our environment. in my home state of minnesota, the trump administratio