max rose of new york, anthony brindisi of new york, kendra horn, matt cartwright, joe cunningham, ben mcadams, abigail spanberger of virginia. thomas from ohio, next, democrats line. caller: hi. democratink the think they were ahead of themselves. instead of impeachment, they should have explored the 25th amendment, the president's mental capacity. host: why go that route versus impeachment? what makes you think there is enough support to go that route? caller: i know there is no support within the republican party. that is why i am a democrat.

ready to vote to impeach t president new york congressman anthony brindisi says he hasn't made up his mind but i'm goingo sit back and read these transcripts agn. as it comes out and then make a decision when articles of impeachnt are put on the floor. >>once chairman other presents the house judiciary achment, committee will have to vote to approve the articles before sending it over to the full house for a final vote and charming other sa the idea is that this will all passed through the committee by e end of is week and head over to the house for a full vote. next week befe christmas live in washington, i'm anna warning keep back to you ok tnk you very much an a. 6 oh 2 right now a look at weather and traffic that we can see of it anyway. this rning john it's not a very. >>good luck guys it's very foggy out there across the bay area we are seeing bits of berkeley but not so much out towards the coast. and if you look really close you can see the top the sales first tower out there, but fog has settled right into the bay so has resultein some visibility issues thus far this morning

>>everybody republicans democrats new york democrat anthony brindisi also voted for the bill this is a big concern that we hear from constituents, something has to be done the legislation now heads back to the senate where lawmakers are expected to send the bill on to president trump who plans to hang up on these illegal robocallers before christmas in washington, i'm just eaten or. >>house speaker nancy pelosi, she is working to strip key legal protections on content published by tech companies, silicon valley wants those protections covered under part of the communications decency act that's included in the trump trade deal with mexico and canada. the legislation limits the liability of tech companies for the content that users published on their platforms congress is considering whether internet companies should in fact take on more liability. >>for your money a new problem has been discovered in air bags made by takata previous problems with the con air bags have already lived carmakers to recall about 70 million air

that list includes new jersey congressman josh got high merrick, new york congressman anthony brindisi, utah representative ben mcadams, and oregon rep kurt schrader, who said, quoting here, "i think it is certainly appropriate and might be a little more bipartisan, who knows." the idea, of course, is to offer an option that might attract at least some republican support. but for now, the centrist democrats are well short of the roughly 18 votes needed to block impeachment. more importantly, their suggestion has zero support from house speaker nancy pelosi. watch. >> why not censure, at this point? is that still alive? >> it's not alive, never had a life. >> and as we know, the house -- >> is that direct enough for you? >> it's great. >> but former democratic senator sam nunn wasn't laughing one bit, telling fox news chris wallace that censure might be the appropriate punishment. >> it seems to me that kind of behavior, at least, has to be condemned, but i think censure ought to be looked at very

host: and is anthony brindisi in that group of 15? guest: he is in a district in new york for her he is one of the most vulnerable in terms of actual districts. in terms of his race, the race he will be facing, that is a much different question. voters tend to -- he has a record in the state that he has tried to highlight that shows him parting with the democratic state party of new york, which is probably how he got -- how he won the election in 2018 as a freshman. he also will likely be facing a former congresswoman from that district in 2018. sometimes, rematches work. sometimes, rematches don't work. she has lost the district before. she has won the district before. host: he is facing pressure from outside groups running ads in his district. this is from the american action network. >> the impeachment showdown went live. >> anthony brindisi ignored us and voted to impeach the president. a charade to let the washington elites decide the election. it is to stop ignoring the issues we care about. tell him enough with the partisan gam

republicans are concerned about this effort in trying to connect people like anthony brindisi and other vulnerable democrats to nancy pelosi, to the idea of socialism. elected, voters don't see them that way. there is a question of whether oris an authentic ad whether it is a political game. either way, connecting him to democrats should help republicans in that district and the fact that he ended up voting for impeachment might be more important. michael inll go to illinois. caller: i voted for trump. i was in service at the end of the vietnam war. i am a senior and disabled. i voted for trump because i wanted to drain the swamp, which was the old popular comment about this nonsense that goes on in washington. i want your guest to comment -- and it has been touched on , ifady -- more specifically any thinking person, how they cannot see that these people in there to fillnly their own pockets. i don't know how someone can claim to be a democrat or this and that and they switch parties, like that one fellow, voted present -- she said, i believe he is guilty but i won't vote against him.

authorities in the southern city of brindisi have evacuated 54000 people in order to defuse a world war 2 bomb residents living within a 1.5 kilometer radius around the explosive device had to leave their homes police brought in a special robot to dismantle the $200.00 kilo bomb dropped by the british air force . anti-government protesters are once again rallying in hong kong police officers moved in after hundreds of demonstrators gathered in a shopping mall across the city a scuffles broke out between protesters and security force says several people were arrested a wave of pro-democracy demonstrations has been sweeping the city for more than 6 months now the protesters are denouncing police violence and calling for more autonomy from mainland china. let's let's go right to the scene where our correspondent mathias bellinger is standing by in hong kong with the latest time the tears i can see that you're in a shopping mall there and there have been scuffles taking place what more can you tell us about what's been happening today. these shopping mall protests we've seen them several ti

constitution requires a vote for impeachment, a yes vote could be even more politically risky for anthony brindisifreshman congressman from upstate new york and also turned his district. by a single point after trump won it by 15. in an op-ed this morning he said i know some people will be angry but i was elected to do what is right, not politically safe. senior democrats are insisting their members are not being pressured by leadership to support impeachment. >> the solider undertaking any member of congress can have. every single member has to make that decision as they have been doing, anchored in principle. >> not every trump district democrat is jumping on board. minnesota congressman collin peterson his district trump won by 30 points that is leaning towards voting against impeachment. as for house republicans, retiring congressman francis rooney is the only undecided vote though he's leaning against impeachment and today donald trump touted that unity. >> this has been a total sham from the beginning. everybody knows it. i have never seen the republican party so united. our last vote got 10

in recent days in syracuse, brindisi meets with mike pence.ive axne urges action on usmca, representative torres small, house should vote on trade deal. horn, oklahoma republicans urge agreement on nafta replacement. >> i think at this point impeachment will be a very stark thing to have done, right? this is something big that's probably going to be enough to keep many of them in line just because the cost of breaking from the democrats so completely would be a potential win for the republican supertrump that it would make them look potentially like the flip-floppers and any number of things. but it's a very delicate needle to thread to say a complicated trade bill offsets an emotional impeachment, and to make that argument in political speeches and sound bites to people that feel one way or another about the president, it's a difficult narrative. >> and remember, it's 11 months away. to be able to keep this good feeling alive for 11 months is hard. >> at a time when this town does not work in many ways, there is dysfunction everywhere in this

trump won brindisi's congressional district by 15 percentage points.018 announced yesterday that they plan to vote to impeach president trump tomorrow. those democrats include congresswoman elissa slotkin of michigan, congressman joe cunningham of south carolina, congressman ben mcadams of utah, congressman abigail spanberger of virginia, and congressman andy kim of new jersey. congresswoman slotkin explained her decision to vote for impeachment during a hotown hal meeting in rochester, michigan, last night and the partisan divide over impeachment was on full display. about 450 people attended her town hall. many of them supporting her decision to impeach, but there was also a handful of trump supporters who chanted and booed throughout much of the meeting. >> so i want people to think about where we will be if it becomes normal to ask foreign governments to intervene in our political process. what if that becomes normal? what if next time we have a democratic president asking the chinese government for a cyber attack, for something new, for some intru

instead of impeachment, that list includes new jersey congressman's josh scotthi mayor and anthony brindisi, ben mc adams and oregon representative kurt schrader who said, quote, i think it is appropriate and might be a little more bipartisan, who knows? the idea would be to offer an option that might attract at least some republican support but for now the centrist democrats are well short of the roughly 18 votes needed to block impeachment. more importantly their suggestion has 0 support from nancy pelosi. >> why not censure, is that alive? >> now, not alive. never had a life. >> the house - >> former democratic senator wasn't laughing one bit telling fox news's chris wallace that censure might be the appropriate punishment. >> seems to me that kind of behavior at least is to be condemned but i think censure out to be looked at very carefully by everybody. maybe the fact all parties are against it means it's the right way to go. >> some moderates are trying to rain things in, the far left is too much is being left out of the articles, for example the progressive group credo action says th

but others like congressman anthony brindisi and alaine luria who n-these other zridist where peopleave not said which way they will vote, and it seems like not an incredible amount, but one or two or three democrats in in addition to those who voted against the impeachment inquiry who will defect but it looks like it could be a concern that it is hurting the united front and a lot of republicans and democrats don't see totally the political upside to voting against impeachment when they had already voted in favor of the inquiry because it makes them look like wishy-washy as some members have said, and it shows that they have already supported the inquiry into impeachment, so there is a lot of debate over the next few days as to what the number of democrats detecting will look like. >> you can't help but think of the true victims of the entire situation, the men and women in the fbi, who are working every single day amidst what is going on, and especially with what is going on, the member of the united states calling some members of the fbi scum, which is still incredible. >> thank y

spending bill, well, it just so happens this district is represented by democratic congressman anthony brindisia freshman in a red region and somebody on the fence about impeachment. let's say how leadership has a vested leadership in making sure he's happy >> ylan, i read the factory if this comes through, the orders would go from a million to maybe two to three million they would only add five to ten additional workers beyond their existing 56. is that right that all of this would only add five to ten workers no that plant? >> reporter: yeah, what they're telling me is the number of workers is much larger they could probably add 20 to 30 workers if they get that number of sales so you know back in the day this factory was employing something like 2,000 people. it was the largest employer in here in central new york clearly, you know, if those numbers are coming down. but this area is looking for jobs and this could be one way. >> how does that play politically? >> well, everything is local politically. i would wonder why any congressman can commit to anything in advance when you get these goo

republicans are concerned about this effort in trying to connect people like anthony brindisi and other vulnerable democrats to nancy pelosi, to the idea of socialism. elected, voters don't see them that way. there is a question of whether oris an authentic ad whether it is a political game. either way, connecting him to democrats should help republicans in that district and the fact that he ended up voting for impeachment might be more important. michael inll go to illinois. caller: i voted for trump. i was in service at the end of the vietnam war. i am a senior and disabled. i voted for trump because i wanted to drain the swamp, which was the old popular comment about this nonsense that goes on in washington. i want your guest to comment -- and it has been touched on , ifady -- more specifically any thinking person, how they cannot see that these people in there to fillnly their own pockets. i don't know how someone can claim to be a democrat or this and that and they switch parties, like that one fellow, voted present -- she said, i believe he is guilty but i won't vote against him.

brindisi: every time i visit a farm in my community, immigration is one of the top issues i hear about from farmers. a shortage of workers has led to crops rotting in the field, billions of dollars in lost productivity and farmers shuttering their operations. for too long, the broken politics in washington have made it impossible to make progress on bipartisan immigration reform. but thanks to the tireless work of congresswoman lofgren and congressman newhouse and the engagement of dozens of members an hundreds of agricultural and labor stake holders, we have a solid, bipartisan bill that finally moves the ball forward. the farm work force modernization act is something people don't think happens much in congress anymore. a bipartisan answer to a serious challenge. republicans and democrats came together, worked with each other, and found a solution that both sides can live with and that delivers results for american agriculture and workers. our legislation will expand the h-2-a visa program to year-round operations like dairy farm, streamline the program to make it easier for farmers

neal: happy to yield one minute to the very accomplished gentleman from new york, congressman brindisi. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. brindisi: i want to thank the chairman for yielding and thank him for his work and the work of the trade working group for their tireless effort to get this deal done. i rise today in strong support of this legislation and swift approval of usmca. we need to make sure that new york's workers, farmers, and small businesses have a fair shot at success. that's why i worked hard with members on both sides of the aisle and the administration to get this deal to the finish line. there are many reasons to support this agreement. such as stronger labor and environmental standards. but i will use my brief time to highlight the impact this will have on upstate new york's dairy farmers. i have heard from dairy farmers across upstate new york about the need to get more milk to market, boost milk price, and crack down on unfair canadian price supports, which usmca will do. usmca will help family farms, help manufacturers, and

one other democrat from a trump district, this is anthony brindisi from upstate new york in the 22ndtrict in a seat president trump won by 15 points. he wrote an opinion piece at syracuse.com explaining his decision to vote for the articles of impeachment and this is how he ended that piece. i believe there is insufficient evidence to move forward with a trial in the senate and it will be their job to decide whether the president should be removed from office. no one spends hours away from their young family with the goal of impeachment, but if we care about the rule of law, the scales of justice, and future generations, we must put our faith in the arc of history and our constitution. two democrats expected to vote for impeachment today. host: a third joining us from capitol hill, val demings. previous impeachments have been based on a crime. what is the crime president trump committed? what laws did he break? guest: good morning. let me first of all say it is really not a good day for our country, it is really a sad day. as many of my colleagues have, we took an oath to defend the

neal: happy to yield one minute to the very accomplished gentleman from new york, congressman brindisi. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. brindisi: i want to thank the chairman for yielding and thank him for his work and the work of the trade working group for their tireless effort to get this deal done. i rise today in strong support of this legislation and swift approval of usmca. we need to make sure that new york's workers, farmers, and small businesses have a fair shot at success. that's why i worked hard with members on both sides of the aisle and the administration to get this deal to the finish line. there are many reasons to support this agreement. such as stronger labor and environmental standards. but i will use my brief time to highlight the impact this will have on upstate new york's dairy farmers. i have heard from dairy farmers across upstate new york about the need to get more milk to market, boost milk price, and crack down on unfair canadian price supports, which usmca will do. usmca will help family farms, help manufacturers, and

max rose of new york, anthony brindisi of new york, kendra horn, matt cartwright, joe cunningham, ben mcadams, abigail spanberger of virginia. thomas from ohio, next, democrats line. caller: hi. democratink the think they were ahead of themselves. instead of impeachment, they should have explored the 25th amendment, the president's mental capacity. host: why go that route versus impeachment? what makes you think there is enough support to go that route? caller: i know there is no support within the republican party. that is why i am a democrat. he obviously has mental issues and they should have explored that first, that is all i have to say. host: what is wrong with the articles of impeachment? caller: it is kind of a week -- weak case. it is kind of amorphous. i think they should have explored that first. host: when you describe them as weak and amorphous, what do you base that on? caller: i am talking about his mental capacity. host: the articles of impeachment, you describe them as weak -- weak and amorphous. why is that? caller: obstruction of justice, how do you prove that? that