wolf blitzer is off today. i'm jim arks. we're tracking multiple breaking news this hour. terror overseas in london. two people are dead. and in the netherlands three people have been wounded in a stabbing in the hague. here in the united states we're on the verge of a historic week as the impeachment inquiry moves into a new phase. house judicial committee chairman jerry nadler set a new deadline for the white house to decide whether or not to participate in the proceeding. let's begin with today's deadly

i'm wolf blitzer in washington. want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. chris cuomo's joining us live from capitol hill. this morning another witness, another rebuttal to the white house narrative on what drove their ukraine pressure campaign. chris, this is going to be another historic day here in washington. >> yeah. and what a study in contrast. what a beautiful sunrise here this morning, but it is going to be

wolf blitzer is off today. i'm jim arks. we're tracking multiple breaking news this hour. terror overseas in london. two people are dead.

>> i think she's right that wolf blitzer embarrassed himself.she's subject to misogynystic, biased coverage on a daily basis. i do think there's a let jilt mate question to be -- he quit mate question to be asked. i think there's a substantive question to ask. wolf blitzer wanted to play the clip, he wanted a juicy moment. he said i don't want to talk about your marriage because, obviously, there are issues there. he was going to set her off, and he knew what he was doing, but he wasn't prepared for her defense. i think he came out on top of that, absolutely. howard: well, george conway is a smart lawyer and has a lot to say about the trump presidency, but she's right, nobody would care what he had to say if he wasn't married to the white house counselor. so despite wolf's disclaimers, wasn't a this a way of getting at her marriage? >> i think pretty clearly. and you wanted to put this in my husband's words by showing the clip instead of just saying there are commentators who have been making the point x, y and z, specifically meaning her husban

i'm wolf blitzer in washington. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. we're about to watch history unfold up on capitol hill as open impeachment hearings begin in the house of representatives and the trump presidency may well hang in the balance. today's testimony marks a make or break moment for democrats. their entire case for impeachment could depend on the momentum created today by two witnesses and their answers to these questions. did the president and his allies pressure a foreign country to investigate a political rival? did they try to withhold aid to that country in the middle of a war until that investigation was announced publicly? for weeks, republicans have attacked what they said was a secretive, unfair process. but now the hearings are open and televised. and the rules have been established. so the republican strategy will now shift, focusing instead on undercutting the substance of the democratic narrative, poking holes in the testimony. we're covering all the ang

cuomo. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in washington. chris cuomo is joining us live from capitol hill. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. just two hours from now what could be the mosost consequenti moment so far in this impeachment investigation involving the president of the united states. crucial testimony from the man right at the center of this ukraine scandal. the u.s. ambassador to the european union gordon sondland. chris, thus is turning out to be an historic day, a very important day. >> absolutely. you know, it's a chully morning here on capitol hill. it's going to be an icebox in this hearing especially for eu ambassador gordon sondland. why? the steady stream of testimony so far raises the stakes personally for him. his name is the one that came out of people's mouths most often about who was on the inside of delivering this message to ukraine that no bidens, no investigations, no money. so what the ambassador chooses to say today is going to give us a very definite direction about whe

i'm wolf blitzer in washington. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. chris cuomo's joining us live from capitol hill. this morning another witness, another rebuttal to the white house narrative on what drove their ukraine pressure campaign. chris, this is going to be another historic day here in washington. >> yeah. and what a study in contrast. what a beautiful sunrise here this morning, but it is going to be another ugly day. you have former top russia adviser to the president dr. fiona hill. she plans to push back on the narrative that ukraine tried to influence the 2016 election. you know, that's a big underpinning of the supposed legitimacy of the president's intentions. instead, hill plans to hone in on what everybody should see as the truth. russia was the sole person to focus on and that they still pose a very real threat to the 2020 race. hill's going to be joined this morning of course by david holmes. he is the ukraine embassy official who says he overheard presid

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the "situation room." >> this is cnn, breaking news. >> breaking news. democrats just added a ninth witness for a jam-packed televised impeachment hearings during a critical second day of testimony that begins in a matter of hours. an aide overheard a phone call an eu ambassador said ukraine will do anything you asked will testify thursday. house speaker, nancy pelosi, saying this facts are uncontested mr. trump abused his power for his own personal benefit. this as democrats may be looking to broaden potential articles of impeachment by investigation whether president trump lied to the special counsel, robert mueller. a top lawyer revealing that question is a key part of the impeachment inquiry. i will get information from a lawyer both on democrat and judicial committees. our analysts are standing by. phil, the state department aide who overheard that conversation between president trump and the ambassador for the eu will be made public this week. how problematic is that? >> david holmes, the u.s. political advisor was behind closed doors and a stateme

i'm wolf blitzer. >> this is cnn breaking news. >> we're following breaking news in the next phase of the impeachment investigation. sources now tell cnn house democratic aides will spend thanksgiving week writing a report that makes the case for impeaching the president of the united states. as the president tries to defend himself by pedaling conspiracy theories, there is new evidence republicans are disregarding official warnings they're simply spreading russian propaganda. u.s. intelligence officials briefed senators this fall sharing classified details on russia's campaign to shift the blame from the russia 2016 election inference away from moscow and to ukraine. i will peek with a member of the u.s. house intelligence committee hearings who took part in the past couple of weeks and our analysts are standing by. first, to phil mattingly on capitol hill. what are you learning about the next step in the impeachment process. >> reporter: while lawmakers are working on impeachment inquiry continues an

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the "situation room." >> this is cnn breaking news. >> the breaking news tonight, new testimony by three key witnesses in the impeachment inquiry has just been leads including laura cooper who overseas pentagon ukraine policy as well as two senior safety experts on ukraine, all of this days before the hearings go public with testimony. we will talk with congresswoman madeleine dean of the judiciary committee and our analysts are standing by. let's bring in alex and phil mattingly, both working the story for us. phil, you're up on capitol hill. you go first. you're combing through this newly released testimony. >> nearly 400 pages of depositions and one from laura cooper, two from the state department. kathryn and chris andersen, state department officials and curt voelker, special representative to ukraine. what you draw from this testimony is how they're all painting a consistent picture we've seen over the course of deposition after deposition. what laura cooper, the penta

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the "situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> breaking news, the case for impeaching president trump is about to become a live tv blockbuster. house democrats announcing public hearings will begin in one week with star witness, bill taylor, among the first to testify. we're getting new insights to what the top diplomat will reveil about a quid pro quo from the transcripts of his deposition, a clear understanding president trump wanted ukraine to announce investigations of his political opponents in exchange for u.s. aid. tonight, cnn has learned there's a heightened level of concern within the white house about the potential impact of taylor's public testimony. i'll talk with the u.s. congressman who questioned taylor, house intelligence committee member, shawn patrick maloney. our analysts are standing by. first, phil, house democrats set the date for the biggest moments yet in the impeachment investigation. >> reporter: wolf, that's exactly right. there's been mo

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the "situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> we have breaking news on just released impeachment testimony. state department official, george kent, confirming top diplomats knew it was improper and possibly illegal to pressure ukraine to bring up dirt to help trump politically. what's called a campaign of lies with his shadow diplomacy in ukraine and attempts to affect ambassador yovanovitch and vice president pence and vice president pence's aide was on the call to ukraine and sit it was political and not a normal diplomatic call. first, let's go to our justice reporter, jessica. tonight, we are getting a taste of what he will say next week. >> if it's anything close to private we will hear strong words of kent next week. kent's cans described testimony rips into rudy guiliani saying he used lies and slander against the former ambassador of ukraine and said he believed there was a quid pro quo when it comes to white house visit but not necessarily military aid on

i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> breaking news. the timeline for the impeachment inquiry taking shape right now. house intelligence committee chairman adam schiff announcing today that investigators will submit a report summarizing their findings to the judiciary committee soon after thanksgiving. schiff is also warning top operation officials that lawmakers are documenting their refusal to comply with congressional subpoenas. at least one official, don mcgahn, is about to learn from the federal judge whether or not he'll be compelled to testify. we'll talk about all of that and plor with congressman gerry connelly of the oversight and foreign affairs committees and our correspondents and analysts will have full coverage. >>> first let's immediately go to capitol hill where we're learning new details about the meach. our congressional correspondent phil mattingly is joining us. adam schiff said the report will catalogue the white house and administration officials who refuse to comply with subpoenas. could the president poten

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." mplgt we're following breaking news on urgent impeachment strategy meetings tonight. both parties are bracing for impact as high stakes televised hearings begin hours from now. adam schiff will use his opening statement to lay out the scope of the impeachment investigation as the stakes for the american people. we're also learning that republicans have been holding a mock impeachment hearing as they work to sharpen their defense for president trump. also breaking, mr. trump considering firing the intelligence community's inspector general because he told congress about the ukraine whistle-blower whose complaint sparked the impeachment inquiry. i'll talk to a democratic congressman who will be part of the hearings tomorrow morning and our correspondenting and analysts are standing by. first, let's go to our congressional correspondent on capitol hill. what you learning about these last minute preparations for tomorrow's impeecachment hearin? >> reporter: this has been day that undersco

kellyanne conway, no one is interested in his legal scholarship, and wolf blitzer made him look -- madelf look utterly pathetic, sitting there, as kellyanne pushed back against him until some intern feeds into his ear, why don't you mention mary magdalene and carvalho, because they were a mismatched couple, too. they were a double act. that was show business. this is something -- as you say, they are just doing it because a couple of foggy bottom stiffs they put up yesterday didn't work, and every normal person just looks at them as a couple of dolts, and they are doing the freak show because it's better for them. >> tucker: because exploiting people is what the media are all about. i can say, having spent my life in it. [laughs] anyway, mark steyn, great to see you. you. >> thanks a lot, tucker. >> tucker: thank you. impeachment may not have just hurt democrats by boosting the president, but also directly hurt their own candidates. if the house and peaches trump, his trial will be held in the republican-controlled senate. that means mitch mcconnell could reschedule proceedings to cause

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the "situation room." go straight to capitol hill right now, our congressional correspondent, phil mattingly is on the scene for us. republicans have argued everything revealed so far is simply hearsay. how significant will tomorrow's impeachment proceedings be for democrats to cut into that argument? >> it could be enormously significant. it could be split screen significant. the first in public and the second featuring marie yovanovitch, someone pushed out, removed from her position by president trump with what other officials testified a smear campaign they say was led by the president's outside attorney, guiliani. democrats working on the impeachment inquiry say this will represent the first chapter and how it went rogue throughout this process. that's one element of this. the second and most important element is what's happening behind closed doors, the closed door deposition of divideavid h sitting down for a closed door deposition. why he matters is he was the one that was spoken about wednesday in

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the "situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> we're following breaking news on just released transcripts of pivotal testimony in the impeachment inquiry. the ousted u.s. ambassador to ukraine telling lawmakers rudy guiliani's shadow campaign to dig up political dirt for u.s. trump undercut u.s. policy. ukrainian officials warned engaging with guiliani was dangerous and she should watch her back. y uvanovich later re-moved felt she felt threatened by the president. and secretary of state mime pompeo said the state department was being used to advance mr. trump's political goals and the big reason he resigned. i will get more from our correspondents and other guests also standing by. first to our senior correspondent. impeachment investigators released the first round of transcripts from those closed door depositions. >> that's right. this is the beginning of a new public phase of this impeachment inquiry. there were two from ivanovich and the ex-ambassador. there we

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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're following breaking news on the impeachment investigation. a source vealing the closes door testimony about the top house expert on ukraine. vindman telling lawmakers that a white house lawyer warned him not to talk to anyone about president trump's controversial phone conversation with the leader of ukraine. it's more evidence that the administration was concerned about mr. trump's push for ukraine to investigate joe biden and try to keep him quiet. >>> other news that's breaking. beto o'rourke announcing he is dropping out of the democratic presidential racing saying it's clear he doesn't have the means to move forward and win. i'll talk with jackie spear and leon panetta who served as a clinton chief of staff. let's go to pamela brown. >> what more are you learning about the testimony by that key impeachment witness? >> a source familiar with alex vindman's testimony telling cnn that vindsman testified he was told by top nsc lawyer john e n

the entire premise of wolf blitzer's line of questioning is to embarrass her and try to shame her eventuallyt's wrong and i also think looking at george conway, he seems like such a jerk. to be out there constantly and try to embarrass your wife in that way and try to divide your family, a terrible human being from a terrible husband terrible father. >> martha: i do not know if any of these things are true. >> you should just not want to want to say anything. >> there have been other political couples. i'm sure he is never accuse them of having marriage problems. the media coverage has been quite something. "vanity fair"'s headline, kellyanne conway doesn't want to talk about her husband for "the daily beast," kellyanne conway blows up at cnn's wolf blitzer. they are portraying her as an emotional, hysterical woman. >> martha: which she was not. kept her cool >> way more than i would. >> another woman trying to keep her cool, taylor swift is very upset. this is what she tweeted. with regards to her appearance, she wanted to do a montage of all her music. she's been battling these producers w

i'm wolf blitzer in washington. to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. just minutes from from now, the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine, marie yovanovitch, the woman who colleagues say was never hungry for the spotlight, will take center stage in the impeachment inquiry. what we already know about her testimony. called one of the best by her peers. yovanovitch said she tried to root out corruption in ukraine but was targeted by rudy giuliani and others and warned to, quote, watch her back. and even after she was removed from her post, president trump called her bad news on that now-infamous july 25th phone call with the ukrainian president. causing yovanovitch to say she felt threatened by him. also today, beh

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." mplgt we're following breaking

wolf blitzer is off today. i'm jim acosta and you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> breaking news, growing turmoil and trouble for president trump's personal attorney rudy giuliani. new reports that giuliani sought lucrative private business with top officials in ukraine even as he simultaneously pushed the ukrainian government to dig up dirt on the president's political rivals according to "the new york times" and "the washington post." also breaking, a highly anticipated report from the inspector general at the justice department is expected to dismantle president trump's baseless claim that the fbi spied on his campaign according to "the new york times." i'll speak with congressman harley rouda, a key democrat on the house oversight committee and our analysts have full coverage of the top stories. let's bring with evan perez. it looks like rudy giuliani was trying to use his access to the president to drum up some business for himself. >> reporter: that is right, jim. i

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." we're following breaking news in the impeachment investigation of president trump. democrats are preparing for another round of potentially explosive testimony, this time with the ousted ambassador to ukraine. marie yovanovitch's testimony tomorrow could shed new light on the apparent smear campaign against her, orchestrated by the president's personal attorney, rudy giuliani. also tomorrow, behind closed doors, a new witness is poised to share his account of a previously undisclosed phone call between president trump and u.s. ambassador gordon sondland. that hearing could corroborate yesterday's very dramatic testimony, alleging that the president said that he was more concerned about investigating the biden family than helping ukraine. we're also monitoring a school shooting in california. two students dead and the alleged killer in critical condition right now after he turned the gun on himself. we're going to bring you all the late-breaking developments this hour. but first, let's

. >>> welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." we're following breaking news. the last scheduled public impeachment hearing just finished. and it included some of the most powerful testimony yet. president trump's former top russia adviser fiona hill shattered republican conspiracy theories about ukrainian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, calling it a fictional narrative. also, testifying the diplomat david holmes who overheard a phone conversation between president trump and his european union ambassador gordon sondland, holmes said he had a clear impression that u.s. aid to ukraine was directly connected to that country's investigating joe biden and his son. our politicalsara murray is here with us in "the situation room." we saw powerful statements today from the two witnesses. >> that's right. fiona hill did kick it off, she came out swinging against those gop conspiracy theories and of course then we heard from david holmes who recounted the stunning conversation he heard between president trump and gordon s

i'm wolf blitzer. situation room." >> this is cnn praek ibreaking . >> we're following multiple breaking stories including house democrats just releasing transcripts of impeachment inquiry testimony b

wolf blitzer is off today. i'm jim acosta. we're following breaking news.s have identified a man who killed two people in a terror attack before being killed by police and previously jailed for terror offenses. we learned three young people have been stabbed in a busy shopping area of the hague. another historic week

>> well, i have to say, kellyanne does a terrific job shoving it back on wolf blitzer's throat there. have to feel for her, because it is an extremely bizarre situation. you showed that clip of george conway yesterday, leaning like the leaning tower of peace that, as you said. was interesting to him is woeful quoted him supposedly because he is a serious legal scholar. that's not why he is on tv, he just goes on and talk about trump being a sociopath. and whether or not trump is a sociopath, the sad thing here as it is actually rather more sociopathic to be so obsessed with trump that you would actually go on msnbc -- and there he is! even if you're totally -- that guy, 25 years ago i told andrew lloyd webber to get rid of that haircut, i had no idea he would actually sell it to george conway. andrew can be vicious like that. but when you got that haircut, you should not be on television. >> tucker: but you know what is going on here, because you have in show business on television for so long. this is stunt casting. this is another example of television -- clearly there is something

i'm wolf blitzer in washington.o welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. in hours of testimony during this, the first impeachment hearing of the trump presidency, the stunning new information came in just during the first few minutes. the top u.s. diplomat in ukraine, bill taylor, revealing that just days ago, he learned that a senior embassy staffer overheard a phone conversation between president trump and the united states ambassador to the european union, gordon sondland. the political affairs counsel david holmes said he heard the president ask sondland about investigations into the bidens. president trump says he doesn't remember the phone call and he called it secondhand information. the firsthand information will come next week, raising the stakes dramatically for sondland's testimony next wednesday. and tomorrow,

i'm wolf blitzer in washington.to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. we're about to watch history unfold up on capitol hill as open impeachment hearings begin in the house of representatives and the trump presidency may well hang in the balance. today's testimony marks a make or break moment for democrats. their entire case for impeachment could depend on the momentum created today by two witnesses and their answers to these questions.

cuomo. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in washington.ill. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. just two hours from now what could be the mosost consequenti moment so far in this impeachment investigation involving the president of the united states. crucial testimony from the man right at the center of this ukraine scandal. the u.s. ambassador to the european union gordon sondland. chris, thus is turning out to be an historic day, a very important day. >> absolutely. you know, it's a chully morning here on capitol hill. it's going to be an

i'm wolf blitzer in washington. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. in hours of testimony during this, the first impeachment hearing of the trump presidency, the stunning new information came in just during the first few minutes. the top u.s. diplomat in ukraine, bill taylor, revealing that just days ago, he learned that a senior embassy staffer overheard a phone conversation between president trump and the united states ambassador to the european union, gordon sondland. the political affairs counsel david holmes said he heard the president ask sondland about investigations into the bidens. president trump says he doesn't remember the phone call and he called it secondhand information. the firsthand information will come next week, raising the stakes dramatically for sondland's testimony next wednesday. and tomorrow, holmes, the taylor staffer who overheard the conversation, will be questioned behind closed doors. also tomorrow, we will hear publicly from the diplomat bill

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> cnn breaking news. >> a new transcript with impeachment inquiry testimony by the deputy assistant george kent, carried what he called, i'm quoting now, a campaign of lie lies and testified that the president's special envoy to ukraine, kurt volker, told him he would reach out to giuliani, because he has influence on the president's stance to ukraine. >>> also breaking, house democrats are moving toward wrapping up their investigation of the president in the coming weeks and they're on track right now to file articles of impeachment against mr. trump by christmas. our correspondents and analysts are also standing by. the transcript just released, publicly from george kent next wednesday but we now know what he told lawmakers privately. >> we will hear from him next week, wolf. a major question since this all began about what vice president mike pence knew and when he knew it. also today there was a national security adviser who was on that now infamou

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room."investigation of president trump. democrats are preparing for another round of potentially explosive testimony, this time with the ousted ambassador to ukraine. marie yovanovitch's testimony tomorrow could shed new light on the apparent smear campaign against her, orchestrated by the president's personal attorney, rudy giuliani. also tomorrow, behind closed

brady, it's pretty obvious by the senior aide to the president kellyanne conway are doing to wolf blitzer that what the staffer says he heard shouldn't matter what you're telling us with somebody was somebody else overheard but he'll be asked how close are you to the phone. >>what do you have you heard the president a voice on the phone before were you in a restaurant, how noisy was at republicans have staked out that argument is that the many officials who have testified that the trump administration demanded investigations returned from military aid and a white house meeting have only heard it second or 3rd hand which democrats scoff at that is such a fraudulent proposition. >>and and they know it and that's why they're talking about process rather than the substance of what we have heard some of those who have heard directly from the president on ukraine are refusing to answer questions, acting chief of staff mick mulvaney who admitted to a quid pro quo before walking it back years and former national security adviser john bolton have both rejected the democrats request to stay and the

all the child had been hiding in the attic of his own home the entire time and it wasn't until wolf blitzer famously asked falcon live on air if he could hear his family calling 7 for him. when he was hiding in the attic that the truth was revealed and to hear you scream you know it felt your vulgar. vulgar did you hear us calling your name at any time you did you did and why did you come out of. a. league game for your show did it for the show a mere month later in november of 2009 richard heene and pled guilty to the charge of attempting to influence a public servant for lying to them about the answer that he was sentenced to attempting to influence a public servant sorry $190.00 days in jail 100 hours of community service and was ordered to pay $3036000.00 in restitution however the news business that salivated over the possible tragedy has not spent one single day reflecting on their part in making the hoax a national sensation they've paid no restitution for the lack of basic journalism instead they've taken the industry down a very dark path and here to discuss the 10th anniversary of

you owe wolf blitzer an apology. when he was talk about the explosive offing statement, he was referring to eric swalwell. kat: i love it. >> i think it started as problematic for the president. when you had ambassador sondland say there was a quid pro quo. ahh, there is a john dean moment. then he started walking it back. er witnesses didn't have the first-hand knowledge the democrats thought they had. nancy pelosi started this idea saying it had to be bipartisan. they haven't removed a single republican in the house. and as you look at the polls, they are starting to shift where independent voters by big margins are saying this matters more to politicians than it does to me. they care more about the economy and issues that affect them in their communities. and not impeachment. yes there was damaging testimony, but the big picture, this was a pretty good week for the president. greg: there is a lot of sausage. terry, big set of sausage? greg: i have a picture of you by the way. >> we should probably move on. greg: t

right now there banner says someone ties trump to withholding aid is that your testimony today mr blitzer master simon that you have evidence that donald trump tied the investigation because i don't think you're saying that i've said repeatedly. congressman i was presuming i also said the president trying to know when i heard you not just the president giuliani didn't tell you more when he didn't tell you nobody at the pump a you didn't tell you nobody else on this planet told you that donald trump was tying aid to these investigations is that correct i think already testified to the question is a correct no one on this planet told you that donald trump was tying this aid to the investigation because if your interest yes then the chairman's wrong and the headline on c.n.n. is wrong no one on this planet told you that president trump was tying aid to investigations yes or no yes so you really have no testimony today that ties president trump to a scheme to withhold aid from ukraine in exchange for these investigations other than my own presumption which is nothing i mean that's what i neve

i'm wolf blitzer. erin burnett up front starts right now. >>> up front next breaking news the intelligence committee moving full speed ahead on impeaching president trump. the chairman tonight not ruling out more hearings as the white house says bring it on to a public trial. plus, more breaking news, the president of the united states still pushing a lie about ukraine despite an intelligence briefing we've learned telling it's not true. and michael bloomberg dropped a jaw-dropping amount on money and ads. good evening. out front tonight, cnn is learning that democrats are looking at multiple articles of impeachment against president trump. they include abuse of power, obstruction of congress, obstruction of justice, and bribery. this is house intelligence chairman adam schiff says his committee has begun writing its impeachment report. all of this is picking up speed right now. we're learning more about where we go tonight. the democratic house aides we now know will spend thanksgiving week preparing

here is the argument he made to my colleague wolf blitzer last night. >> the fact is donald trump thrivesttention, even negative attention. so the concentration on the impeachment proceedings i don't think is going to work for the democrats, particularly because not a single republican has crossed party lines. >> do you think he has a point? he is saying this could backfire for the party. >> well, we're not doing this for the party. we're doing it for the country. we're not doing it because it's a political poll-tested device. we're doing it because the constitution demands it. that being said, support for impeachment and removal is right about positive 2%. it's stayed there consistently over the last month, but if the party turns its back on the constitution, ignores its responsibility to do everything it can to control this president, then what would happen to our support in the polls? this party has to stand up for the country. >> we do know, at least from "the washington post" reporting, the language shift on the intelligent committee and elsewhere was focus group tested. >> long befo

wolf blitzer is off today. i'm jim acosta. we're following breaking news. sources telling cnn authorities have identified a man who killed two people in a terror attack before being killed by police and previously jailed for terror offenses. we learned three young people have been stabbed in a busy shopping area of the hague. another historic week in the impeachment inquiry of president trump. the house set a next deadline for next friday for the president's attorneys to decide if he will take place in the hearing. telling cnn, don't expect the president to take part in that one. more on that in a moment. first to cnn's international security editor, nick walsh. new information coming out tonight about this terror attack. what can you tell us? >> absolutely, jim. what sources within the british government are telling me, this man responsible for the horrifying scenes in central london was in fact jailed on terror offenses and recently licensed in the united kingdom, parole with tough conditions. that will be sparking a large amount of soul sourcing in briti

wolf blitzer is off today. i'm jim acosta and you're in the "situation room." >>> breaking news tonight, mounting troubles for guiliani amid potentially damaging reports as president trump appears to be distancing himself from the lawyer and trying to get busy deals at the same time pressuring ukraine to investigate the bidens and help president trump politically. and the highly anticipated justice department inspector general report on the origins of the russian investigation will find the fbi did not try to place undercover agents inside president trump's 2016 campaign. that undermines president trump's claim the obama administration spied on his campaign. we will talk more with our congressman, don and others. according to these reports, rudy guilliani was conducting his own business in ukraine as well as mr. trump's? >> the "new york times" and "washington post" reporting rudy guilliani was pursuing private business deals worth hundreds of thousands of dollars with the government of ukraine and its top pros

. >> you owe wolf blitzer an apology. when he was talking about the explosive opening statement he was talking about eric swalwell. i think it started as problematic for the president. when you had ambassador sondland saying there was a quid pro quo. it was ahh, it's a john dean moment. the democrats thought they had -- after all this the bottom linecr is nancy pelosi started this ideanc saying it had to be bipartisan. they haven't moved a single republic county appears in the house. there is never a trial. you look at the polls, they are starting to shift where independent voters by big margins 5-60:% saying -- 50-60 percent saying this matters more to politicians than it does to me. yes, there was damaging testimony in some respects. but the big picture, this was a good week f for the president. greg: it was more like a jimmy dean moment. there was a lot of sausage. >> i have a picture of you by the way. >> we should probably move on. >> that's him showing up at my thing over the weekend in flair jeans. he looks like he

clear politics, tom, can pelosi salvage impeachment by going on for an hour with chris cuomo or wolf blitzer? >> i doubt it. one thing that we've seen, you just mentioned -- the numbers have moved against the democrats here since impeachment proceedings started. that's mostly among independents, right? democrats are locked in their position 85% for it. republicans are locked in their positions against it. independents are moving against the democrats. those are national polls. when you look at where we actually have state polling information, wisconsin, marquette law school, it's 40% approve or support of impeachment, 53% against. 13 points against in one of the key swing states in 2020. >> laura: i saw something where it's 70% of people that voted for obama and then switched to trump, they're approving of the president's handling of the job. so his job approval among key voters, it's not everything but key voters in certain battleground states. it's not bad. you're in the middle of an impeachment deal and the president is looking at the numbers. obviously the economy is soaring. best in the