but the democrats in the house are preoccupied and distracted by impeachment. in the senate democrats seem to have no interest in getting things done that will get results for the american people. i hope that changes. >> with the democrats running for president will debate tomorrow night and will hear a lot of pie in the sky proposals from them and will hear about it $32 trillion health care plan but with the nagano taser going to take off insurance away from hundred and 80 million americans who get it to work. we do hear about a proposal to save the planet but with the not ready to tell you is it going to have to raise the cost of gasoline for $10 per gallon to pay for what they are proposing. now make talk about their ability to spin straw into gold. but the reality of it is that they don't have a way to pay for all of the promises that they continue to make. in the democrats cannot be donald trump with their positions in these dangerous democrat socialist positions that they are promoting all they can do is continue this artisan impeachment and they've been g

do you think house democrats failed to make their case there. the needle didn't move? it is striking to me is that house democrats made a strong case that across five days of testimony, a whole series of witnesses, folks who are both career professionals, foreign service officers and diplomats and people who worked in the trump administration. ambassador sondland among them, someone who was a major contributor to the inauguration and a hand-picked trump represent as the ambassador to the eu. a wide range of folks gave damning testimony about the direct involvement of president trump in an effort to shake down a vulnerable ally and hold military aid over their head until they agree to launch a politically motivated investigation against his strongest opponent for the upcoming campaign. this is striking that 50% of americans think our president should be impeached and removed and that number hasn't moved after the testimony -- >> why do you think that is? because as you say, you believe they made a very strong case in your eyes. >> i do. i think the challenge now over th

couldn't have been more symbolic the vote in the house of representatives means an uncertain future to the trump presidency with 232 yes to 196 nays the democratic controlled house adopted a resolution allowing more transparency in the impeachment inquiry the vote came after a heated debate this is soviet style rules maybe in the soviet union you do things like this where only you make the rules there are no kings or queens in america that is what separates this country from so many other nations no one is above the law at the heart of the impeachment inquiry is president trump's july phone call with ukrainian president volodymyr zelinsky a whistleblower accuse trump of pressing ukraine to investigate against a political rival democrats see that as an act of abuse of power from now on there is no return for the democrats but the way forward is a risky one today's vote some are concerned that impeaching president trump might eventually backfire in exterior election those are some of the hopes of the republican party minority leader kevin mccarthy sees the inquiry as a partisan power battle they face doubts about the credibility of the whistleblow

if they stay the same, democrats get the house. cans pick up, that would knock down to 2 for the democrats, still enough because you need two or more if you're a democrat to get control of this. so really in what is outstanding on the house side, those 19 seats, republicans in that pool of 19 need a net gain of 2. you could look at it that way. a net gain of two in those remaining 19 if this made sense would knock the net gain for the night down to one, which wouldn't be enough. democrats if they end up at 2 or more here, they've got control. >> we're watching associated press tallies on the seats as they come in. but right now the senate is cooked -- >> democrats are up there in the house. >> it's going to boony exciting night still to come. there's lots going on, politics and other news and i actually have no idea what we're going to do after the break. let's see. we'll be right back. do after the break let's see. we'll be right back. pain happens. aleve it. with aleve pm. the only one to combine a safe sleep aid. and the 12-hour

democrat, ranking house democrat, committee chair who said, you know will vote to impeach him on party line vote in december, the republicans senators will acquit him in january and it's not going to matter one bit when it comes to the vote in november, do you agree with that? >> well, i think that he depicted what's likely to happen, i bet there are more democrats in the house who vote to keep the president, vote against impeachment than republicans who vote for impeachment and the same in the senate, i don't think it's necessarily not going to have an effect in november, it's already had an effect, it has already sort of cloud what had the democratic message is. the ordinary americans think the democratic house of representatives has done nothing constructive for the country and now we will see this flow over into the senate and second will have all, i think it has caused a lot of people to say, i'm sick and tired of politics altogether and whether those people tend to be slightly more democrat or slightly republican, i don't know, my gut tells me th

and apparently thus far house democrats have preferred to block 176,000 new jobs for american workers rather than put impeachment aside and get along with the white house for five minutes. it appears there's no governing priority, no matter how bipartisan, no matter how beneficial to american families, that will not fake a back seat to -- take a back seat to impeachment. month after month, every time she's been asked about this subject, the speaker of the house has offered the same empty rhetoric. she's always close, always close to allowing a vote. her conference is always almost there, almost there. but we've been almost there for months and months with no outcome in sight. lots of talk. zero results. back in february, the speaker was asked about the usmca, quote, she said, i'm optimistic. that was last february. we heard the same thing in may and in june. we want to pass this bill. that was back in may and june. we heard the same thing through the summer. and in september. and in october. every day, we'll be coming closer, she said. a few weeks ago, the speaker said i think we are

before that, the republicans had control of old houses of congress for four of 62 years. you had democrats overwhelming control for 62 years minus water. since the republican party , and won'tparty raise taxes, and hasn't, they have wo the majority of the house and the senaten two thirds of the time. and so, the two parties have separated out and the republican party is an infinitely stronger localat the state and levels, but particularly at the national level by being the party that will not raise taxes. they invade small countries they can pronounce. host: democrat line, you are on, go ahead. caller: good morning. you followed me for a on twitter, and i followed you. heightened very conversations. my first question, i actually have three questions are my first question is what will that cost the government? what is that -- what pays for the cost of government? if taxes pay for the cost of government, that means you were law about not raising taxes, that means that government will be paid for. my second question, where is the $4 trillion that was repatriated ? i'm pretty sure that it was

subpoenaed by house democrats. there is a whole lot more to that ruling, and is already being challenged. i will explain. plus, the supreme court looks to stop at least temporarily that house democrats effort to get years of the president's tax returns. correspondent david spot kicks it up without the breaking news. hey, david. >> it is a busy monday for thanks giving week. don mcgahn left the white house while before ukraine entered the equation, but this is somewhat of a setback for the trump administration. may start a chain reaction should bring others who know more about ukraine in front of the camera. mcgahn left the white house last fall, specifically october 2018. a senior official with the department of justice tells fox news that doj will appeal this ruling, hoping for a stay. this ruling sets up an interesting situation for those who work and worked in the white house, and the top tiers of the trump administration, as president trump spoke to ukrainian president zelensky. white house chief of staff mick m

later, we hear from house democrats, including jerry nadler, the chair of the house democratic conference. melvin is joining us on the republican line. turn the volume down on your set. it would here -- we would hear you much better. >> how are you doing? >> your reaction to what happened earlier today in the house? >> i am a republican. believe -- we are either blind or just too stupid to see the truth about what's going on. i refused to compromise on truth. i see what trump is doing. a president should never have too much power to where he does what he wants to do and gets away with it. i disagree with what he's doing and i think he should be impeached on the grounds though what he's doing is putting himself above the law. lie --living a our own self values that we won't even admit what is going on is wrong for this country. a former amash is republican member of the house, now independent from michigan. he voted with the democrats to proceed with the impeachment. on his twitter page he wrote "this president will be in power for a short time, but excusing his misbehavior will forever ta

i should note that a house democratic leadership aide told me that the white house, whatever my source is, the white house counsel office are living in fantasyland, that the case against the president was compelling but the house has not made a decision about the articles of impeachment. >> and you have a documentary coming out on sunday night entitled "all of the president's lies." you are trying to get reaction from the white house. what are they saying to you. >> we reached out to the white house to try to get them to participate in regard to the president's relationship with fact and the truth and they declined to participate and when a reporter from politico asked hem to comment they said that they knew about the documentary but they didn't know the topic of the documentary and that is -- again, it is a lie. it was in an email saying the documentary is about the president's relationship with the truth. so it is an infekts shus disease i would say. >> we look forward to watching it on sunday night. thank you very much. and once again, jake's special report "all the president's lies

i know house democrats say now the process is going to be very open, very transparent. the rules you passed says that once it gets to open hearings of the house intelligence committee that you are a member of, that the republicans will have the opportunity to subpoena any witnesses they want but subject to the approval of the chair, adam schiff. i asked one of your republican colleagues on the committee about that this week, take a g.? >> i'm certain he will. i know that there's some witnesses that we want to hear from him but he certainly doesn't want to hear from. >> chris: can you promise, congressman, the chairman schiff will not block any republican subpoenas? >> representative himes: well, first of all i will promise to make sure the facts are understood. it's not chairman schiff who blocks it. under the rules that were passed, the republican's -- by the way, this has been true in the hearings today emma they can ask the committee to approve a subpoena. if they don't like chairman schiff answer, they can call for a vote -- >> chris: but it's a democratic majority.

house getting cold feet on impeachment. how former president obama is getting involved in the democratic presidential race. this is "special report." ♪ good evening, i am bret baier. tonight we know when the next step in the impeachment process will take place. it week from tomorrow the house committee will hold its first hearing on the matter. also tonight as promised, the president's team is challenging a court ruling requiring former top white house attorney tom began to appear before congress. chief white house white house correspondent john roberts starts us off on the north lawn. that evening. >> happy thanksgiving. for the most part president trump held his fire on impeachment today. saving it for the friendly surroundings of a big campaign rally in florida tonight. >> will you participate next week? >> live in the white house, president trump ignored shouted questions about next wednesdays house judiciary committee hearing. >> i wish you a lot of luck. >> early in the traditional pardoning of the thanksgiving turkeys, bread and butter. the president took a poke at the impeachment proceeding. >> they

i said to him, the call was perfectly wrong. >> house democrats have to decide whether they will hold more hearings or take the next step and have the house intelligence committee sent a report to the judiciary committee, which is responsible for drafting articles of impeachment. house republicans say they don't see enough evidence for democrats to take the next step. >>> a federal judge in oakland is scheduled to hear arguments to run the latest legal effort to stop president trump from building his promise order well. the state of california is leading 20 vast states in the lawsuit, targeting the trump administration. and asked the judge to block plans of dollars in military construction funds that president trump had earmarked for building the wall on the southern border. the department of justice contends the board about funding plan was within the powers of the president and did not violate the constitution. >>> new concerts tonight after police say will shooter in southern california carried out the attack with what is called a ghost gun. >>> ny bay area law enforcement agencies

lawmakers are hearing testimony from 2 top diplomats trump has called the process a witch hunt democratic house intelligence committee chairman adam schiff highlighted what is at stake when he opened today's impeachment hearing if we find at the present united states abuses power and invited foreign interference in our elections or if he sought to condition coerce extort or bribe an ally into conducting investigations to aid israel lection campaign and did so by withholding official acts lighthouse meeting or hundreds of millions of dollars of needed military aid must we simply get over it is this what americans should now expect from their president if this is not impeachable conduct what is what we've got complete coverage of today's impeachment hearings w.'s oliver salad he's on the story for us tonight in washington and here in the studio i'm joined by boris foreman he is a political scientist a us politics analyst from bard college here in berlin gentleman welcome let me start with you oliver what new information has come out of today's hearing. well brant the hearing today is not so much

democrats. only about half of house democrats are supporting the legislation to do this. and i was in a group of columnists that interviewed nancy pelosi earlier this week. and she said maybe medicare for all is a destination but it's not a place to start. so the prospects of this, even with a democratic president, would remain very, you know, uncertain. >> listen, a little more than a year ago, less than a year, the whole government was shut down over the issue of obamacare which was a smaller issue. the government shut down a number of years ago but then another attempt failed narrowly in the republican-led congress. mj lee, this establishes a clear difference between elizabeth warren and bernie sanders here in terms of how this will be paid for without taxing middle class at all. is that a deliberate move by elizabeth warren to distinguish herself there? >> absolutely. this kind of collision course is really politically fascinating. the fact that medicare for all is entirely bernie sanders' idea and a whole bunch of progressives have gotten behind that idea but now war

democratic house intelligence committee chairman adam schiff highlighted what is at stake when he opened today's impeachment hearing if we find at the present united states abuses power and invited foreign interference in our elections or if you start to condition coerce extort or bribe an ally into conducting investigations to aid israel lection campaign and did so by withholding official acts white house meeting or hundreds of millions of dollars of needed military aid must we simply get over it is this what americans should now expect from their president if this is not impeachable conduct what is adam schiff there speaking earlier today let's go now to washington d.c. salih he's on the story for us tonight good evening to you oliver i mean this was truly history in the making today in washington what would you say is the main takeaway from the testimony that we heard today. all right so of the democrats really have to get their message out here today and essentially what they're trying to do is to really prove that the phone call between president trump and the ukrainian president a

chris: we'll discuss the democrats' plan and the white house response with counselor to president kellyanneonway, and we'll get reaction from congressman jim hines, the number two democrat on the intelligence committee. >>> then, how the impeachment timeline shape the 2020 democratic campaign for president? we'll bring you brand new fox polls and break them down with a special sunday panel. fox news political co-anchors martha maccallum and bret baier, pollster kristin solstice happenedder and analyst -- anderson and juan williams. >>> plus, our power player of the week, mike rizzo, general manager of the washington nationals, brings the world series trophy here for a visit. all right now on a special democracy 2020 edition of "fox news sunday." ♪ ♪ chris: and hello again from fox news in washington. exactly three months from today americans start voting in iowa's first in the nation caucuses. for democrats, it's a fight for the party's future. for president trump, it's a test of his base's loyalty as he faces re-election amid a bitter impeachment fight. today we kick off our democracy 2020

arthel: other end to pennsylvania avenue where house democrats are georgia up for another busy week inol hill lining up more witnesses in impeachment inquiry, garrett tenney following this part of the story, garrett. >> arthel, t important to remember that the house approved the rules for impeachment inquiry without a single republican vote, republicans are continuing to criticize the process arguing it's not fair and that they still do not have the amount of power that they'd like to subpoena witnesses. >> adam schiff gets to call the witnesses he wants and republicans have to submit list to get approval and you can try to put a ribbon on process but that doesn't make it less of a sham, any less unfair and less partisan. >> democrats are pointing out that this is the way the house works with the majority party holding the decision-making power. on fox news sunday number 2 democrat on house intelligence committee said they will begin to hold public hear negotiation the next few weeks and expects republicans will focus more on attacking witnesses than trying to find answers. >> american

. >> the last scheduled impeachment witness has spoken, leaving house democrats with some decisions to make. >>> he wants a trial in the senate. >> the trump white house defiant in the face of possible impeachment. >>> china's president xi talking tough. new comments about his trade war with president trump. >>> mayday, mayday, mayday -- >> a scare in the sky as passengers see flames shoot from a jet engine in mid flight. welcome to our viewers around the world and in the u.s. this is "early start." >> we start in the nation's capital this morning. democrats moving full speed into the next phase of impeeachment proceedings. house leaders say they are undeterred by the white house blocking key documents and testimony from firsthand witnesses. democrats could fight for court records, compelling testimony from mick mulvaney, mike pompeo, and former national security adviser, john bolton, or proceed with evidence they have. house speaker nancy pelosi making her choice clear yesterday. >> we're not going to wait until the courts decide. we can't wait for that. it's a technique. it's obstruc

and this will continue to play out if we have a democrat in the white house and a democratic house ande'll have the opportunity to get together and forge the best plan possible. keep in mind that in 2008 barack obama didn't campaign on what ultimately became obamacare. so the process of making legislation in real life often looks a little bit different than the campaign. >> and a lot theerd harder to d >> much harder. >> thank you for your time. >> thank you. >>> we have this news just in to cnn that former president jimmy carter is out of surgery. he's recovering at emery university hospital in atlanta. he underwent an operation earlier this morning to relief pressure on his brain following a series of falls. let's go straight to dr. sanjay gupta. what are we hearing from the hospital and given your own expertise as someone who knows something about the brain, what's the prognosis? >> well, you know, we know that this went just as intended, jim. the operation started this morning, it's typically, you know, an hour or two to complete this operation. so just on schedule and we know that

trump has called the process a scam as well democratic house intelligence committee chairman adam schiff highlighted the stakes for these impeachment hearings as he opened the proceedings if we find that the president i'm states abused his power and invited foreign interference in our elections or if he sought to condition coerce extort or bribe an ally into conducting investigations to aid israel lection campaign and did so by withholding official acts a white house meeting or hundreds of millions of dollars of needed military aid must we simply get over it is this what americans should now expect from their president if this is not impeachable conduct what is let's go live now to alexander the nominee in washington on capitol hill where key witness statements are currently underway so good to have you here alexander we just heard from adam schiff what more did he have to say when he opened proceedings. well in this opening statement adam schiff delivered a very good summary of what the democrats believed to have found out so far today thing that it is evidence that presidents trumps uk

house democrats tell me they put together a narrative that makes the president look venal, mean, reckless, transactional. but has it reached the level of it must be an impeachable offense? even house democrats looking at polling data which is at best for them is mixed are uncertain, but it looks like they're going to go ahead anyway. >> o'donnell: margaret, we have had this interesting dynamic, public servants, who are apolitical, testifying against their boss, the president. where do we stand now? >> what this hearing has done is really laid bare, as one senior diplomat said to me, that america should fear the weak state, not the deep state. we've heard from this parade of public servants, all of whom have taken an oath to the constitution to work on issues related to national security, and they're saying they're at odds with individuals who are using their proximity to the president of the united states for their own benefit. and that isn't something that really should just be dismissed. it's a warning about the erosion of the institutions of american democracy. but in the end, as major

are there cracks showing the democratic party in the house and impeachment? nancy pelosi pushing back against naysayers who claim moderate democrats are having second thoughts about the impeachment push. welcome to fox news at night. we begin with trace gallagher with what we can expect tomorrow when the prison bureau chief will face the senate grilling. >> the british media went after him for an interview saying he never showed remorse for the underage sex victims and never said he regretted being friends with jeffrey epstein. he said epstein introduced him to an array of interesting people who broaden his horizon and gave this as his reason for staying at epstein's new york mansion. >> i was doing other things. >> it was the house of the convicted sex offender. >> it was a convenient place to say. >> he gave bizarre answers about the woman who claims the prince had sex with her 3 times when she was underage but prince andrew claims he doesn't remember meeting with her, he stopped short of calling a picture of them together fake but he didn't say on one of th

>> i believe that the democratic house would destroy the united states as it is. they would destroy it, because they care more about their politics then they do about the country. and like i said, they divide the country. president trump, in my opinion it's trying to unite us but we have people that will choose race, sexual orientation -- anything that they can attack him with, whether he's guilty of it or not, because it's like a mantra! no matter what he does that is right, you accused him that is what he's doing wrong. whatever the democrats are doing, they accused republicans of doing. i'm not a democrat, and i'm not a republican, but i do understand, when i listen to someone talk, that i will at least get the benefit of the doubt, and the democrats are getting them nothing. >> i appreciate your opinion, let's go to our republican line, and hang from jacob. >> i just want to bring it back to something that happened on friday, when a new york representative was set down by adam schiff, whenever he was constantly saying the gentlewoman will yield. i think it's s

multiple democratic sources telling cnn they believe there will be a house vote to impeach the president by christmas. cnn's manu raju joins us live from capitol hill. manu, democrats really believe they can get to a floor vote by christmas. what are the key steps and potential obstacles? >> reporter: behind the scenes, the intelligence committee is drafting a report detailing the findings of this investigation that has been going on since late september. expect that report to come together somewhat quickly. we expect it to be essentially turned over to the house judiciary committee sometime early in december. at that point the judiciary committee is almost certain to move forward on articles of impeachment against the president. the question is exactly how those articles will be draft, how many articles there ultimately will be, but democrats are talking about bribery, obstruction of justice, obstruction of congress, abuse of power. they expect those to be part of the discussion going forward. and then after the house judiciary committee considers the matter, then a vote would happen in

>>but democrats in the house believe they have a strong case for impeaching the president and it's a message. the democratic national committee is spreading across the country. >>we've got organizers on the ground right now who are talking to voters today about trump's record of broken promises. david berg stay with the dnc believes president trump's record will help keep democrats in the majority in the house. >>possibly give them the senate and put a democrat back in the white house, the dnc is making. >>historic early investments across the battleground states to ensure that our our eventual nominee has multiple strong pathways. >>both the rnc and dnc have organizers and volunteers on the ground already making 2020 season. reporting in washington, i'm kelly meyer. >>for your money bank of america is raising its minimum wage to $20 an hour and 2020 and that's a year earlier than expected. it's because banks have been struggling to find workers in a tight job market. the move was originally planned for 2021. now bank of america says it wants to share its success with employers. 2 yea

and house democratic staffs.tead, we could read it for themselves. there is an reo speedwagon song, i heard it from a friendnd who, you remember that one? third and fourth hand. >> laura: heard it from a friend. >> that'ss right. third and fourth hand information, and adam schiff would like to right his parody where he doesn't revealed -- >> laura: let's say he does reveal it. you are like the dog who catches the car. let's say he releases the transcript. i asked, is that enough for you? >> there's a lot that, as far as -- that's one part of it. the house resolution that passed today says that adam schiff has the authority to release the transcripts but doesn't guarantee they are going to be released. he has been talking about releasing the transcripts, but i will believe it when i see it. i think it would be a fantastic thing to have it out there because they have already leaked out all the information they feel can be spawned favorably for them. what they obviously haven't leaked is the rest of the story. in so

there are good reasons for the white house to say it's inappropriate for security adviser to appear but i think what's going on is mr. bolton is trying to tempt the democratsssuing a subpoena which would then get the white house to hook in a way by throwing the decision over to the courts in protecting donald trump from potential obstruction of justice accusations. jon: but democrats are saying we are going to subpoena him because we don't want to wait that long. if he has this vital information which his lawyer says he has why not get it to? >> if they don't they are in quite a clever position. as i say the reason john bolton hasn't testified is the white house is essentially blocked him from doing so an outside when they think about the maceo white house tried to cover things up. there are some very good reasons why they don't want of national security adviser spelling out the beans on a conversation he had with the president that there'll be plenty of people who will smell a cover-up and the democrats will be up on that. jon: the president said again today he is nothing to hide and he wants these hearings out in the open. he said he will be exonerated.

american public will see for themselves what the facts are the votes today was crucial for the house democrats because they know that eventually they need to convince the american people that president trump abused his power is a soul a moment's notice any case for any glee or comfort the speaker of the house nancy pelosi stressed today adding that no one comes to congress to impeach the president of the united states unless as she put it it is necessary to protect the constitution however the vote along party lines proved once again how divided the congress and the american society is but i reject in the resolution the house republicans hold their ranks together and they use the vote to make political points to vote respect at home by standing with the president who remains highly popular among his space the republicans so far have mainly criticized the process as unfair as a partisan attempt to destroy president trauma now however there will be forced to deal more directly with the substance of the l a geisha if the proceedings on capitol hill move as fast as they have in the past few weeks

house. the virginia senate has gone democrat. we're still waiting on the house. re waiting on the house, and obviously the governor is a democrat there. that matt bevin was talking so much about how close he was to trump and yet he didn't get the boost that we have seen, so was it that his popularity was so much lower than even a trump bump could help, or did it have anything to do with his connection to trump? but the other republicans are doing well. there's going to have to be some after-action report here once we get all the numbers. john king, you are the best. thank you. let me know if something changes. again, we don't know what's happening in kentucky yet. john king says 99% of the vote is in. we're going to wait, wait on the secretary of state. we're reaching out to the secretary of state there, alison lund gren grimes because, you know, secretaries of state are in charge of officiating the election. what does she say about how many votes she's waiting on? we're reaching out. if she gets to us, i'll bring her to you. what we can tell you right now is virg

the democratic controlled u.s. house on the n.h.s. . the democratic controlled u.s. house of representatives votes to move the trump impeachment inquiry to the next stage of representatives votes to move the trump impeachment inquiry to the next stage of an open hearing the resolution was condemned by republicans as soviet style from hearing the resolution was condemned by republicans as soviet style. facebook suspends accounts it believes. facebook suspends accounts it believes will be russian and involved in the distance from a should campaign in africa just a week after school russian and involved in the distance from a should campaign in africa just a week after moscow saw signs and don't do a little of deals deals with with the continent. that's it from romania andrew needed found all to follow will be will be here with you know with you next stands down with the latest news from around the world the world and stay stay where you are.

every moment of his presidency and now the democrats are saying why doesn't he talk about the economy. because they are trying to impeach him, mo, in the house of representatives off another ridiculous charge with a whistle-blower who is not really a whistle-blower. democratic activist, if we are to believe the media outlets who will reveal who the person is. it's an absurd question. for at least half the country, they think it's politics going crazy. that if you don't like donald trump, don't vote for him but this is the wrong way to try to defeat him in november. >> dana: there'll be plenty of time to talk about all of it. matt schlapp and mo elleithee, thank you for being here and have a great week. more breaking news on the impeachment investigation. we will have it for you next >> tech: so you think this chip is nothing to worry about? well at safelite, we know sooner or later every chip will crack. these friends were on a trip when their windshield got chipped. so they scheduled at safelite.com. they didn't have to change their plans or worry about a thing. i'll see you all in a little bit. and i fixed it right away with a strong repai

house democrats plan to release transcripts of closed door testimony as early as today.ump is shifting his attacks back to the whistle-blower whose complaints helped spark this entire investigation. >>> it's official -- we're less than one year out from the 2020 election. new polling data shows a shifting democratic leader board. >>> and escape. two murder suspects on the run after breaking out of a officials are warning the men officials are warning the men are a threat to the public. captioning funded by cbs go

he has low favorables in iowa and other voter blocs democrats will need to beat trump. >>> house democrats taking steps to avoid dragging out to the impeachment inquiry. cnn's manu raju and jeremy herd reporting that the house could wrap up the impeachment proceedings by christmas. public attention could wane after weeks and fear of complications of the process could complicate the 2020 race. two ways the democrats are speeding things along, limiting the number of witnesses at public hearings and avoiding court battles that could delay the inquiry. this could explain why no subpoena was issued when john bolton refused to testify. >>> in the meantime, the white house obstruction strategy drags on. acting white house chief of staff mick mulvaney has been subpoenaed to appear this morning. but a white house official says he's not expected to comply. remember mulvaney famously said this last month -- >> to be clear, what you described is a quid pro quo. >> we do that all the time with foreign policy. get over it. >>> new transcript released in the probe showing remarkable state secrecy. a top

the door to other current and former administration officials testifying in impeachment probe, house democrats lawsuit seeking to come peal former white house counsel don mcgann after he ignored subpoena under orders of the white house, today a judge in dc expect today rule if mcgann will be required to testify, that decision is expected to be appealed either way but democrats are hoping it will build pressure on other current and former officials who have refused to testify to change their minds, one acting chief of staff mulvaney. >> the president's own chief of staff, they seem to be saying unless donald trump writes out i bribed ukraine the evidence would be insufficient. >> senate republicans are already preparing for a potential impeachment trial in the senate where they plan to call several witnesses, house democrats prevented from testifying. >> i find it unconscionable that they have not allowed the president to defend themselves on the house side, can't call witnesses, can't offer rebuttal evidence. in terms of the substance, i think the quid pro quo is a red herring. >> in terms of

the white house press secretary tweeted this tonight, president trump is getting things done and democrats as doing nothing because of the focus on impeachment. do you see it resonating beyond trump's base? >> i think it is hard to make that case. the house democrats have had extraordinary unity in passing a pretty ambitious agenda, a sweeping political reform measure. probably the most sweeping they have ever passed. gun control legislation, lgbtq equality legislation. they're working on prescription drug legislation. and all of this has passed with virtual unanimity. mitch mcconnell has refused to bring any to the floor. they have a case to go back to the voters saying we are working on what we were sent here to do but this arose. i think the point that is missing in all of this argument from the white house is the democratic leadership at least did not want to go down the road of impeachment. and then the evidence emerged about what happened in ukraine. and they felt that it was unavoidable at that point. >> and now impeachment is sucking up all of this oxygen, ron, we have in abc news/

must show up after being subpoenaed by house democrats. there is a lot more to that ruling and it is being challenged. the supreme court puts a stop temporarily to house democrats efforts to get years of the president's tax returns. all the breaking news. >> reporter: a busy monday, don mcgann left the white house well before ukraine entered the equation but this is a setback for the trump administration, may start a chain reaction to others who know more about ukraine in front of the camera. mcgann left the white house last fall, october 2018. a senior official tells fox news doj will appeal this ruling hoping first day. this sets up an interesting situation for those who worked in the white house and the top tiers of the trump administration as donald trump spoke to ukrainian president volodymyr zelinsky. mcilvain, rick perry and former national security adviser john bolton have all decided not to testify but that could change based on this judge's ruling. democrats continues to forge ahead. >> evidence is overwhelming. we are not willi

that has not been the case for the other hearings, the house democrats have done. bob mueller did not go the way they wanted, corey lewandowski but they know and the president knows this could be compelling. already house democrats handling this differently than they handled the previous ones. staff attorneys are supposed to be doing the questioning. that is going to i think make a big difference. so there is anxiety as we head into this week. >> and the format of the hearings is different. it's not just going to be the five minutes. they will have an extended chunk of time to have the staff members questioning these people, so that does factor into it and something people inside the white house have. talking about as well. >> it is interesting, both of you talked about the argument that the president doesn't want to hear, which is that his actions were bad, but not impeachable, but that is the argument that some republicans want to fall back on, including senior republicans, like mac thornberry who was on tv this weekend. >> i believe that it is inappropriate for a

and i'll start with the democrats first, hallie, if that's okay and then move to the republican rebuttal. as you know, house democrats are intentionally core graphing these public hearings to build what they hope to be an ironclad case for impeachment against president trump. they are intentionally stitching together the narrative that they hope to tell. and any good story has a strong beginning, middle and end. and house democrats hope to start at the beginning. they see the beginning as this ukrainian bribery plot, this pressure campaign that they say was orchestrated as president trump's behest. and to tell that story, they're bringing in ambassador bill taylor and george kent. these are two widely respected career officials. bill taylor has served administrations both democrat and republican, going back to 1985. and his testimony is that the delivery of the ukrainian military aid was entirely contingent upon, directly linked to the willingness of ukrainian officials to open investigations that would be politically beneficial to president trump. bill taylor provides the view from ukraine. he is the actin

this, as house democrats have reportedly set to call in seven weaknesses this week as part of their impeachment probe. however, most of them are not expected to show, including four witnesses who are scheduled for today. house intelligence chairman adam schiff said moments ago the white house is blocking witnesses will only help build an obstruction case against the president. >> it's very pertinent testimony. very relevant to the other witnesses who have come forward. we may infer by the white house obstruction here that their testimony would be further incriminating of the president. >> harris: gillian turner love for us on the hill. jillian, chad pergram, he first burst on the scene with this information. that we are having a chance -- you, too -- to go through the 700 pages. what are you seeing so far? >> first, fox news had a chance to hear from the chairman adam schiff a few moments ago. taken from the two witnesses slated to be here this morning did not show up. he also says he is learning the two witnesses slated imminently to show up here at the intelligence committee are planning to b

so is this the new normal as house democrats prepare to move this investigation into a new and more publichase? house intelligence chairman adam schiff, he's expected to start releasing transcripts from some of the closed door witness interviews as early as this week, but with the house on recess and the inquiry still under way, what exactly is happening right now. let's again to manu raju is there, as he always is. what are you hearing act these officials who aren't showing up and what it means, quite frankly, for the whole investigation going forward? >> reporter: well, there are a number of officials who won't show up today but also later on this week as well. the ultimate question is how many more witnesses will they hear from behind closed doors because, number of people who were scheduled to testify this week are senior officials in the administration, people who were political appointees, lining up to the white house's defense. they should not cooperate with the house impeachment probe, even though they have been served with subpoenas. and today, this morning, we heard from -- democ

a democratic house, a republican senate and we're now less than a year from election day. so, what are your sources telling you, what are they bracing for? >> reporter: well, the bottom line from the white house perspective is that nothing changed today. house democrats are still on the road to impeaching the president, but not a single republican has shown any indication of breaking ranks. that means, david, without significant, dramatic changes, there's no way the senate would vote to remove the president and his fate ultimately will be determined by voters next november. david? >> jon karl, thank you. >>> and friday morning, another key witness, the former ambassador to ukraine, marie yovanovitch, who was removed from her post, she will testify before the american people, friday morning at 9:00 a.m. eastern, right here on abc. >>> but we do move on tonight, to other news, and the record-breaking cold, and the horror that played out in massachusetts. a devastating fire in the middle of all of this. the heartbreaking toll tonight. a firefighter was killed just after he sav

a vote on impeachment on the house floor could happen by christmas. joining me now is democraticbbie mccarsel powell. she serves on the house judiciary committee. so congresswoman, the ball will soon be in your court. what do you anticipate your committee doing? what will this look like once it gets to you? >> good morning, john. at this point, i've learned in the ten months, 11 months that i've been in congress, not to anticipate anything clearly, waiting to receive all the evidence -- the committee is waiting to receive all the evidence presented by chairman schiff. and at that moment, we will have to study the evidence in a very detailed manner. i think that what we're doing in the judiciary committee more than anything is keeping an open mind. we are the juror in this investigation. and we are going to possibly have a couple of hearings to present to the american people what an impeachable offense is. i think it's important, after the testimonies that we've heard in the past two weeks to really continue to educate the american public, what is an impeachable offense, and what