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craig. >> geoff bennett at the house, and garrett haake at the capitol. let's bring in abby orman, and rick tyler, an msnbc political analyst. gabby, this is going to be historic week there in washington. what do you expect to see over the next few days as republicans and democrats begin to take this fight public? >> well, two things, i think, most of washington will be looking at this week, craig. number one, what is the defense strategy for house republicans? obviously house leader -- sorry house minority leader kevin mccarthy has moved in jim jordan on the house intelligence committee to ensure there's tough questioning on all the witnesses that are brought forth. we're going to see them really become the first line of defense for president trump this week and it will be important to take a look at what their messaging is, whether they can have a coherent set of talking points out of each witness testimony because they're competing, number two, with democrats who this week will have their first opportunity to make the case to the american public as to

bennett has the latest on this one. geoff, good morning. >> reporter: hey, craig, good morning to you. mayor pete buttigieg is having a major moment in iowa. the latest poll in iowa shows the south bend, indiana, mayor with a resounding lead for the first time in the democratic presidential primary. and that's unfolding as former new york city mayor michael bloomberg makes a significant reversal as he considers jumping into the jam-packed democratic presidential field this morning, a big iowa boost for mayor pete buttigieg the democratic presidential hopeful rocketing to the top of the latest "des moines register"/cnn poll with 25% of iowa's likely caucusgoers now picking mayor pete as their first choice for president. >> i have been feeling momentum, and a sense of when people hear the message, they connect with it but we're not getting carried away by a poll results. >> reporter: buttigieg le leap-frogging over senator elizabeth warren, who was polling at 16%, and joe biden, and senator bernie sanders both at 15% each. the latest reshuffling of the top tier democrats comes as former