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. >> reporter: two democrats got the are, colin peterson, both representing districts from 2016.w explain his load in a statement, quote, without bipartisan support i believe this inquiry will further divide the country carrying it apart at the seams and ultimately fail in the senate. the white house also issued a statement saying the president has done nothing wrong and democrats know it. nancy pelosi, the democrats unhinged of session with his illegitimate impeachment proceeding does not hurt donald trump, it hurts the american people. expect the president to be on a tear in mississippi rallying mississippians ahead of a tough governors race as another round of witnesses next week get ready to come to the hill including former advisor john bolton who said he won't come voluntarily. rob: thank you so much. house republicans optimistic about the testimony of a key white house advisor, tim morrison, outgoing advisor in charge of european affairs for the national security council met with lawmakers on capitol hill. carley: mark meadows saying his closed-door testimony should bring

reporter: key democrats defied their party, freshman from new jersey and veteran from minnesota colin petersonng districts trump won in 2016. the president did nothing wrong and democrats know it. nancy pelosi, with this illegitimate impeachment proceeding does not hurt donald trump, it hurts the american people. the president did an interview with the washington examiner where he blasted the vote, suggested he might read the transcript of the ukraine colony live televised fireside chat. expect him to be in mississippi today, rallying mississippians ahead of the tough governors race. if we have to watch depositions, half a dozen more witnesses being since to the hill including john bolton whose attorney says he will not voluntarily appear. heather: thank you. house republicans optimistic about the testimony of the key white house advisor tim morrison, european affairs for the national security council. met with lawmakers on capitol hill. mike meadows going so far as to say morrison's closed-door testimony should bring the impeachment inquiry to a screeching halt. jim jordan optimistic. >> i wi

congressman jeff fan drew and congress man colin peterson, the 7th district of minnesota.hey were the only two democrats to vote against formal kwraoeuzikwraoeuformalizing for house impeachment rules. why? the congress issued the following statements, without bipartisan support, i believe this inquiry will further divide the country, tearing it apart at the seams and will ultimately fail in the senate. however, now that the vote has taken place approximate we are moving forward, i will be making a judgment call based on all the evidence presented by these investigations. peterson said this. this impeachment process continues to be hopelessly partisan. i have been hearing from my constituents on both sides of this matter for months, and the escalation of calls this past week just shows me how divided our country is right now. without support from senate republicans, going down this path is a mistake. now, constituents of van drew are mixed on how they feel about his vote. . >> i think it was wrong. i think he should have voted to continue with the inquiry after hearing, you

colin peterson in minnesota voted against the impeachment a few weeks back.i think there is a reason the white house is paying so close to things right now. there is a reason the president has brought more than 40 senators over to talk to them during lunches over the course of the last few weeks. the people you want to keep an eye on are susan collins of maine. always considered a moderate, a swing vote on these. lisa murkowski kind of fits the same profile, and mitt romney has made it clear he has concerns about how this thing has all gone. romney had lunch with the president yesterday. he called it delightful, he and the president even shaking hands and diverting contention. lindsey graham on one count, ted cruz on another and mike lee. i've been told that they are the core group of individuals who are working with the white house right now on how to shape what's coming next in a senate trial. they were working with pat cipollone. they were involved with pat cipollone and other republicans yesterday in the actual shape of a senate trial. there is notice on

polarizing topic, and puts some lawmakers in a tough spot, including minnesota congressman, democrat colin petersonhment inquiry >> she says it's a mistake to go forward without any republican support. cnn senior national correspondent kim la went to peterson's district to find out how people there feel about his vote. >> it's a tough district for him. >> minnesota's 7th congressional district, land of crops, conservatives and cattle. but showing signs of strength. >> i think i voted for him every time. i've been a pretty local democrat. >>. >> taeking about peterson, one of only two democrats in the house to break ranks with their party and vote against an impeachment resolution. >> i don't understand why we wouldn't vote to at least ask that. >> do you understand why he in particular would not support the inquiry? >> i think it's a political decision on his party. >> peterson is in a unique position. he narrowly held on to his seat by two points in 2018. organic beef farmer laverne, already unhappy about the trade war's impact on farmers, this democrat believes peterson on out to save his politic

van drew who represents the second congressional district of new jersey and congressman kohl colin petersone seventh district of minnesota were the only two democrats to vote against formalizing the procedures for the house impeachment rules. why did they side with republicans against this resolution? the congressmen issued the following statements with van drew saying, quote, without bipartisan support i believe this inquiry will further divide the country, tearing it apart at the seams, and will ultimately fail in the senate. however, now that the vote has taken place and we are moving forward, i will be making a judgment call based on all the evidence presented by these investigations. peterson said this. this impeachment process continues to be hopelessly partisan. i have been hearing from my constituents on both sides of this matter for months and an escalation of calls this past week just shows me how divided our country really is right now. without support from senate republicans going down this path is a mistake. constituents of congressman van drew are mixed on how they feel about

. >> farmer jim faulk is talking about his longtime democratic congressman colin peterson and peterson their party to vote against an impeachment resolution. i don't understand why we would not vote to at least examine that. >> do you understand why he in particular would not support the inquiry? >> ink it's a political decision on his part. >> peteron is in a unique position. he narrowly held on to a seat by four points in 2018, two years after trump dominated this rural district by 30 points. organic beef farmer laverne forbord, already unhappy about the trade wars' impact by farmers, this democrat believes peterson is out to save his political hide. >> what would you have liked to seen him do? >> vote for impeachment and we ned someone who is good for the country and not just for the republicans and the democrats. >> he says, if it's a young respect rep wi republican with progressive ideas, i'd be fine with that. >> the voters happy with the democrat? trump voters. >> very impressed. happy he did it. >> are you more likely to support him in the upcoming election now? >> probably. ye

interest there the house went on to involve the resolution by a vote of 232-196 with representatives colin peterson and jeff van drew the only democrats to join republicans in voting against the measure. independent representative justin amash voted in favor. the house currently stands in recess for members to spend time back in their districts. follow the house live on c-span when legislative business resumes tuesday, november 12.

colin peterson, democrat in northern minnesota his quote voting against the resolution from yesterday. this impeachment process continues to be hopelessly partisan. i have some serious concerns with the way the closed door depositions were run and skeptical that we'll have a process that's open, transparent and fair. what do you do when you read that? northern minnesota and have a rally, right? >> the president came close to winning minnesota last time and had a rally there a couple weeks ago. another democrat named nancy pelosi had to say you can't move forward on impeachment unless it's bipartisan. they don't have that bipartisan backing. >> something changed. what changed a lot of moderate districts with districts won by trump can live with this and support an inquiry. because i just want to be clear. i was talking to sandra before about the polling. there is support even in those states you were citing for an inquiry. >> sandra: i was trying to let you know that poll was up on the screen as well. >> i wanted to make sure i wasn't being stopped. >> sandra: to your point -- [laughte

two democratic congressman, jeff van drew of new jersey and colin peterson of minnesota, broke with theonald trump won in 2016. independent congressman justin amash also voted with the democrats. up until this point republicans have largely complained about the impeachment process being behind closed doors, but house intelligence committee chairman adam schiff told msnbc last night that the process of releasing transcripts can now begin as early as next week. house speaker nancy pelosiy defended the resolution on the house floor during a news conference and with an appearance on late night television, framing the investigation as a constitutional duty that must be carried out fairly. >> it provides the president and his counsel opportunities to participate, including presenting his case, submitting requests for testimony, attending hearings, raising objections to testimony given, cross-examining witnesses and more. and contrary to what you may have heard today, we give more opportunity to the -- to his case than was given to other presidents before. i don't know why the republicans are

the most fierce foes of rationalizing torture by americans were john mccain, colin powell, the marine general. pete petersononer of war and the ambassador of vietnam. they understood tt what separates us from the other side, from our enemies is who we e andhat we stand for and what we believe. and to me, that's the test donald trump doesn't understandi it and hed it. >> mark shields, david brooks. thank you. ♪ judy: people in hong kong will vote on sunday for members of ou the districtil, that's a body that usually focuses on local community iues. but because this is the first election since the beginning of protest that have gripped hong kong sce may, sunday's vote support, the demeanor ch demonstrators have by our corresndent is in hong kong and has the story. >> other the past week, some of the most dramatic clashestw ben police and protestors took place at the hong kong university. caded 1,000 people bar themselves in the hong kong poly tech neck universityampus. bricks, molotov cocktails and even bows an arrows pit against tear gas, rubber bullet, rubber cannons and grenades. in the hearte city's finan

interest there the house went on to involve the resolution by a vote of 232-196 with representatives colin peterson and jeff van drew the only democrats to join republicans in voting against the measure. independent representative justin amash voted in favor. the house currently stands in recess for members to spend time back in their districts. follow the house live on c-span when legislative business resumes tuesday, november 12. >> and joining us on the phone is sarah ferris, who has been following all of the developments. her work, available at politico.com. you're on capitol hill, walk us through how the morning unfolded and what you have heard since. sarah: over the last couple of days, democratic leaders have really been working to stress to their members what exactly this resolution meant, how they should message about it. this is the first vote that the house has taken on impeachment. there was a lot of concern among democrats that this could be misconstrued in the media, that it might be something that actually damages the party. but what we saw today from the very beginning was democrats