in the us democratic party white house hopefuls sparred in the 6 debate of the race to pick a nominee for next year's presidential election with just 7 of the remaining 15 candidates taking part to stage followed lesser known figures that allow them to shine the 1st round of voting will begin in iowa in february. well one day after his impeachment us president doll trump has been left wondering when to expect his senate trial and probable acquittal there now is because house speaker nancy pelosi is delaying sending the articles of impeachment to the senate floor she says she's waiting to see how republicans there intend to manage the trial republican leaders have already rejected democrat demands of the trial include witness testimony and said there's no chance they'll convict the president as our washington correspondent reports neither side is likely to budge especially not before the christmas break is over. carol slights candy and smiles one might almost think that christmas cheer taken over washington d.c. . but not so fast capitol hill is staying true to its reputation as a hotb

in the us democratic party white house hopeful spot in the 6th debate of the race to pick a nominee for next year's presidential election with just 7 of the remaining 15 candidates taking bought the stage allowed less unknown figures to shine the 1st round of voting will begin in iowa in february. this is news from bali and for more you can always follow us on twitter. oh visit a website that dot com. up next we have to still call what coming in with this is seen as a do stay with us if you can and remember lots more on our website. i'll be back with you in half analyse it and. e-coli africa. many construction materials. used to garmisch more bottles to build. this is just. right here. simple solution for a serious problem. cold comfort go m. 16. d.w. . the present europe at its most fascinating and its most exciting. most creative colorful glamorous trying to taste innovation really charming. take your clothes cleanse your resistible. on t.w. . that created today's world. $979.00 a historical trend in courage in politics business travelers claim a run up evil of the islamic revolution.

house democrats requested extraordinary amounts of sensitive information from president trump's white house. exactly the kinds of things overwhich presidents of both parties have asserted privilege in the past. predictably and appropriately president trump did not simply roll over. he defended the constitutional authority of his office. no surprise there. it's not a constitutional crisis for a house to want more information than a president wants to give up. that's not a constitutional

red today but democrats losing big time on impeachment and it's cost them a house seats calling into 2020. congressman jeff andrew switching parties from democrat to republican at the whiteouse today. >> jeff andrew, highly respected joining the republican party. you said it was ten years since that's happened. he's not going to be in the minority for long. 2020, you'll have my undying support. always. >> laura: the media, they were going crazy with the conch meant that comment that lee zeldin of the house foreign affairs committee, matt gaetz, his fiery speech, steve scalise, let's start with you for the democrats are lost in the wilderness as he pointed out in the angle. isn't the damage done, if you are looking at what happened to the president, his family, his legacy, it was a smear and run >> a lot of the damage was done to the democrats for the oil field that when they get to the polls next november. to vote for these articles in the trump district sent to washington to work with the president, not to impeach him. i think the damage has been done for them and many of them are not going to be here to serve with us in january 2020. >> laura: it's like having a big pr

house. democrats blasting senate majority leader mitch mcconnell for saying he's coordinating white house plans for the likely senate trial. and a house democrat against impeachment now threatening to switch parties. >>> also tonight, the stunning video. school surveillance showing a deputy suddenly throwing a middle school student to the floor twice, then dragging the student down the hall. what the sheriff is now saying. >>> the mall shooting scare. a break in the case after a shooting inside a crowded mall. panicked holiday shoppers running for safety. what police have now revealed. >>> we do. >> the hallmark holiday outrage. the cablchannel facing tremendous backlash. pulling a same-sex marriage ad featuring two brides at the altar. the network accused of bowing to pressure. hallmark responding tonight. >>> and on the seventh anniversary of the sandy hook shootings, newtown's remembrance turns into an emotional celebration on the football field. >> oh, my god! >>> and good evening. thanks for joining us on this sunday. i'm tom llamas. we begin tonight with the deadly winter storm charging across the country. heavy snow and ice and rain. winter weather alerts from colorado to new england. driv

house speaker nancy pelosi remains confidence she has the votes to reach impeachment but there are several democrats who haven't announced their intentions. a handful of democrats attended aid white house holiday partyrsday night perhaps indicating how some might vote. these six house democrats and senator tammy baldwin attended. and the independent congresspan from michigan who left the republican party earlier this year. it looks like wednesday and thursday for votes on impeachment. impeachment is just one slice. pie. usmca will head to the committee and the government runs out of fu funding in december. >> shannon: holiday breaks are motivating for them to get things done on capitol hill. the fate of the president's financial records in the hand of the supreme court. let's bring in former discipline attorney general harry litman and former federal prosecutor robert ray. the headline the supreme court is about to tell us how willing it is to protect donald trump. a decision for trump could give the president broad new immunities from oversight that extend far beyond this one case. and: robert, i will start with you, the lower courts have not been with the president. he is hoping all of this will h

aqueous reports a handful of democrats attended the white house holiday party thursday night, indicating how some might vote. these six house democrats and senator tammy baldwin, just in amash left the republican party earlier this year. it looks like wednesday and thursday, votes on impeachment on the house floor this coming week, one slice of the pie. the us mca will head to the senate, mitch mcconnell says he won't take it up until the new year. the government runs out of funding at midnight saturday morning december 21st. a lot to do next week legislatively on capitol hill. shannon: holiday breaks are motivating for people to get things done on capitol hill. the fate of the president's tax returns and financial records in the hands of the supreme court as house democrats barrel towards a christmas time impeachment vote. harry litman and robert ray, welcome to you both. the headline the supreme court is about to tell us how willing it is to protect donald trump, a decision for trump would give the president broad new immunity from oversight that extends beyond this one case. under exi

white house kitchen. she is the darling of the democrats. but are some in the party look at aoc as a possible presidential candidate? charlie kirk joins me next to discuss that and more. you are watching "justice." what are you doing back there, junior? since we're obviously lost, i'm rescheduling my xfinity customer service appointment. ah, relax. i got this. which gps are you using anyway? a little something called instinct. been using it for years. yeah, that's what i'm afraid of. he knows exactly where we're going. my whole body is a compass. oh boy... the my account app makes today's xfinity customer service simple, easy, awesome. not my thing. >> what we are living in right now is not an advanced society. a society that allows people different is fascism that we have we are evolving into as well. jason: welcome back. that's alexandria ocasio-cortez riling up the sanders supporters with cries of fascism at a recent bernie rally. some on the left are trumpeting the fairly newly minuted congress woman as not only a face of the democratic party, but a possible cand

white house kitchen. she is the darling of the democrats. but are some in the party look at aoc as a possible presidential candidate? charlie kirk joins me next to discuss that and more. you are watching "justice." >> what we are living in right now is not an advanced society. a society that allows people different is fascism that we have we are evolving into as well. jason: welcome back. that's alexandria ocasio-cortez riling up the sanders supporters with cries of fascism at a recent bernie rally. some on the left are trumpeting the fairly newly minuted congress woman as not only a face of the democratic party, but a possible candidate for the white house. joining me, charlie kirk. thanks so much for joining me. when you see you aoc making those kind of comments. what comes to mind? >> she represents what i call the kolin kaepernick ring of the democratic party. always enraged about the beauty and blessing in america. she should be mocked for her constant stumbling over the facts. there is something quite serious here. she embodies why i do what i do on college uni

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house. democrats blasting senate majority leader mitch mcconnell for saying he's coordinating white house plans for the likely senate trial. and a house democrat against impeachment now threatening to switch parties

white house message. this as her democratic party tries to unseat president trump and maintain his house majority in the 2020n. speaking with david westin in new york, pelosi made the case the republican view of the economy is too rosy. >> while you make indications the economy may be improving, and god willing it is. in the lives of american workers they still feel stagnation. stagnation of wages, stagnation of their opportunity. so, i know we have been having some constructive conversations about how we have an economy that works for everyone. an economy recognizes we are a free market economy. we want everyone to participate more fully in our success. that means we - i always say to people there are two books. adam smith wrote two books. wealth nations, and the other about responsibilities to each other. it was not really a compassionate book but it was pragmatic and that you have to lift everybody up. i wish he had written one book to combine those things. i think when president bush ran as a compassionate conservative, it resonated well with the very can people. i think our capitalism has to be more inc

house is set to vote this week to impeach president trump. it's expected to pass along party lines. democrats are pushing to get white house officials with firsthand knowledge of what happened in ukraine to testify >> i hope the senators will insist on getting the documents, on hearing from the witnesses, on making up their own mind. >> republicans say a senate trial will be dead on arrival. >>> a lot of raiders fans feeling a double sense of loss this morning. first of all, the raiders did not win. second, they won't get another chance to win at the coliseum. amy hollyfield is live in alameda with that story. good morning. >> good morning, kumasi. the team is apologizing to fans. coach jon gruden apologized to the fans for not giving them a win at the last home game. they have their tradition of huge epic delicious fan tailgating at the coliseum. they're also known for their loyalty and costumes and spirit. so this was all still a good time. it wasn't until the second half that things turned sour. the jaguars dominated that half. the raiders lost what is expected to be their last game at the coliseum. fans were booi

to pelosi is announcement the white house said the democrats should be quote ashamed it added president looks forward to a fair trial in the senate where his republican party holds a majority while we have our white house correspondent kimberly hockett standing by with reaction but 1st we go to holly. heidi in washington heidi tell us what the democrats and nancy pelosi in particular is trying to achieve by ok the drafting of impeachment articles against president trump. well what we saw this morning foley in washington is that house speaker ringing the gravity of her words she's the 2nd in line to the presidency and now she is officially sanctioning the drafting of these articles of impeachment to push forward the proceedings against trump trump now appears to be he will be the 4th president in u.s. history to ever face such articles what will they be that is the prevailing question now in washington we saw from the report compiled after hearing testimony from 17 witnesses as well as examining the call transcript between trump and president alone has alinsky that the result of that report was what appears to be recommendations of articles focused on abuse

though i think that the democratic party the main thing for them is not just weaning back the white house i think. experts understand that that is that is unreachable that is beyond reach so what are they doing it's the main problem is inside the democratic party who is a power new socialists or the old liberal establishment that's that's the point that's the that's the that's the name of the fight you just mentioned president obama and he has been surprisingly absent from all of this i mean i would never see him on television to be never see him criticizing donald trump as some of his. body piers you know that there were some indirect statements about impropriety of propriety of certain gestures but overall he is he seems to be out of politics do you think that's the case how much influence do you think he still has within the democratic party i think he has enough influence. least that's that's the one of the reasons why she's he's so quiet because. if he if he says something in favor of the candidates that will be that will be a bombshell but the he speaks so some closed events lately

white house counsel on the senate impeachment trial. he's taken from one republican senator, and practicing the entire democratic party. the democrats are quick to forget that the party, the same thing, during the impeachment trial of president bill clinton. if >> "the new york times" chief white house corresponded, like in the late 90s, the court needed, yes, quite native the scenes. even using quote unquote secret signals on the floor to score points. it's a reasonable question about senate leaders and whether there's too much coziness in the white house, but legitimate arguments get lost when outrageous statements like this are unleashed. >> mitch mcconnell, saying he's working with the white house correlating the defense in this trial before the trial has even begun is atrocious. he's peddling the all-white jury for the class trial. that's not the -- >> i'm sorry. >> a klansman trial, you say, you can hear republican rich trying to jump into point out just how absurd this may be. the outrageousness of making the belief from the legitimate question to a outlandish claim. they just called out called out msnbc rachel m

white house congressional ball, and what did you find there? >> so, there were six house democrats who attended the congressional or the holiday party at the white house thursday night. there were also justin amash who recently left the republican party to become an independent, and democratic senator tammy baldwin who was there, and maybe others, but those were the people we could confirm who were there, and it is interesting that people at the white house, and some democratic and other people who have been working on the impeachment, and they it is a islittle bit odd that your colleagues are spending hours on the judiciary panel discussing articles of impeachment, and meanwhile, some of the congresspeople who came out, and like congresswoman ullaria who has said a she will be voting for impeachment, and so it is odd to be there at the white house the celebrate the president's white house party and as this is pointed out and axios has reported that this happened in the bill clinton impeachment, that some people did attend that voted to impeachment. >> and i say, oh to, be a fly on the wall. i'm here at the party, and cheers to you, sir, but i a

house democrats requested extraordinary amounts of sensitive information from president trump's white house. exactly the kind of things over which presidents of both parties have asserted privilege in the past. predictably and appropriately they didn't simply roll over. he defended the constitutional authority of his office, no surprise there. it's not a constitutional crisis for the house to want more information than a president wants to give up. that's not a constitutional crisis, it is a routine occurrence. separation of powers is messy by design. here's what should have happen happened. either the president and congress o negotiate a settlemet or the third branch of government, the judiciary address the dispute between the other two. the nixon impeachment featured disagreements over presidential privilege. so they went to court. the clinton impeachment over presidential privilege so they went to the courts. this takes time. it's inconvenient. that's actually the point. the new processes and meant to maximize the convenience of the prosecutor. it's been to protect the accused. but this timeif was different. remember 14 months of hearings for richard n

in the midterm election, the democrats picked up seats, which was considered unusual. usually the party in the white house loses seats in midterm elections. the democrats essentially used impeachment as a political weapon. speaker gingrich began to lose the confidence of his caucus. there was an internal effort to push him out. he realized his days were numbered as speaker. as the republican caucus picked a new speaker in waiting, bob livingston, bob livingston initially had tremendous support. much to everyone's shock and amazement, when they got ready to begin the impeachment discussion of articles of impeachment, bob livingston really, truly was a drama and said he was going to resign. the reason he said he was going to resign was because he to had -- he too had allegations in his past of extramarital relations. at that time, larry flynt was offering big, big money to anyone who would provide information about any of the republican impeachment managers or those involved, who basically extramarital relations. it was surprising how many of them had, including the judiciary committee chairman, henry hyde,

house democrats requested extraordinary amounts of sensitive information from president trump's white house. both partiesasserts privilege in the past. predictably and appropriately president trump did not simply roll over. he defended the constitutional authority of his office. no surprise there. it is not a constitutional crisis. that is not a cushional krieton crisis, it is messy by design. here is what should have happened. here is what should have happened. it subpoena a third right of government, all are disputes between the two. t so they went to court, the clinton impeachment had disagreements over it and they went to court. it takes time, it's inconvenient. that is actually the point. due process is not meant to maximize the convenience of the prosecutor. it is to protect the accused. remember, 14 months of hearings for richard nixon. months of hearings for donald trump, kms didn't have to rush this, but they chose to stick to their political time table at the pursuing more evidence through proper legal channels. nobody made chairmanship do this. he chose to. the tuesday before last on live tele

unfold from the white house as he plots his response and overnight he welcomed the news that one house democrats who opposed impeachment, jeff van drew of new jersey is expected to switch parties and become a republican. and the white house is confident the president will be acquitted in the senate. senate judiciary committee chairman lindsey graham showed this weekend that he and his party have come a long way since bill clinton's impeachment in 1998 when then congressman graham said this -- >> if the republican president would have done this, let me just say this, it would be a good test for us if a republican president had done these things, what a republican delegation would tell him to get out of town? i hope so. i would like to think they would have done that. >> well, they have that opportunity right now. and in contrast yesterday, lindsey graham told cnn, quote, i'm not trying to be a fair juror here. >> this thing will come to the senate and it will die quickly and i will do everything i can to make this die quickly. i am trying to give a pretty clear signal i have made up my mind. >> joining me now is republican senator rand paul of kentucky. senator, thanks for join

democrats aren't counting on them to win the white house in 2020. it was a great article. don't get me wrong. but the path to the white house, for democrats doesn't go through the republican partythat there is a candidate who can unify the country, and we're hoping that republicans and moderates and independents are sick and tired of donald trump, but no one is counting on that small sliver of the country. republicans, we always get to this point, but i think governor kasich will agree with me, republicans, they always fall in love. democrats -- excuse me. republicans fall in lines. democrats like to fall in love. at the end of the day, many of them will hold their nose and vote for donald trump, understanding what they will get. what democrats have to focus on and whether or not it's joe biden or bernie sanders or i really don't believe michael bloomberg will win any delegates, but whoever it may be, there are four million voters who voted for barack obama in 2012 who did not come out and vote at all in 2016. a third of those were african americans. so i think there is a number of individuals that if we get the enthusiasm and energy, whomever it may be, and i think joe biden p

statements the white house said the democrats should be ashamed and added to president trump looks forward to a fair trial in the senate where his republican party holds a majority we'll have reaction from the white house in just a moment with our correspondent kimberly hockett who is standing by but 1st to heidi was also in washington heidi how big of a deal is nancy pelosi is announcement. of fully this is a dramatic moment in the realm of political theater in that it puts the full weight and the gravitas of the house speaker's office behind this porch push now to draft articles of impeachment against trump in practical matters it doesn't really move things from the trajectory that democrats were already heading down this means now that those articles will be drafted at breakneck speed is what you which is what we have been experiencing thus far since the launch of this inquiry now the overriding question in washington is what will be articles which are really a formal charges that the president will face on trial what will these charges or articles be exactly well if you look at the house intelligence report that was the result of the investi

white house, fight fox news. >>> new jersey congressman was a democrat switch parties as soon as next week. representative jeff andrew is been outspoken opponent of impeaching president trump. president to join the gop. andrew and his staff members are >>> cory booker and pete buttigieg are holding faye fundraising events in the bay area. napa valley dinner in rutherford tomorrow. booker has fundraising events in berkeley and palo alto. at the democratic candidates joe biden, mike bloomberg also visited california the past week. the candidates are focusing on the bay area to move supporters when kamala harris dropped from the race. all democrats who qualify for the debate next thursday are threatening to skip the event. main they won't cross a threat and pick up line. by union at loyola marymount university. it is time to resolve the situation. remaining eight candidates who did not qualify are taking part in a form of education today. in pennsylvania. >>> homicide detectives in oakland are searching for an overnight shooting. gunfire erupted at around 330 this morning at courtland and san

allowed to participate in the democratic party controlled house of representatives is expected to push ahead with impeachment when it votes later on wednesday here's our white house correspondent kimberly how. in advance of an expected vote to impeach the u.s. president in the house of representatives donald trump slammed the case against him the whole impeachment thing is a hoax we look forward to getting on to the senate we're not entitled to lawyers we're not entitled to witnesses we're not entitled to anything in the house it's a total sham those oval office statements echo the sentiments of a 6 page letter on official letterhead the tribes said to democratic house speaker nancy pelosi accusing her of conducting an illegal partisan coup truck goes on to say by proceeding with your invalid impeachment you are violating your oath of office you are breaking your allegiance to the constitution and you are declaring open war on american democracy. president trump is expected to be impeached in the house on 2 articles use of power and obstruction of congress trump says he wrote his letter to the house speaker to create a permanent record of his thoughts on th

democratic party, mr. goldman, present to him. why stand behind mr. goldman. the white house will be happy to be part of fact witnesses, anything that actually move this is forward. tomorrow is simply just a filler because jerly nadler didn't know what else to do. >> two questions. one given that we have these records and they're showing him having this conversation in key moments, accepting your contention that there's nothing wrong here, should congressman nunes explain what these conversations and interactions were? my second question, do you have concerns that this ended up in this report from chairman schiff? putt appropriate for him to a congressman's call record out there like that? mr. mccarthy: when it comes to adam schiff i have a lot of concerns. he can't remember whether he met with the whistleblower, who it was. the whistleblower has a hard time remembering when it goes to. why when they brought forth the i.g., why are those transcripts not made to the public yet? adam schiff has a long history with a problem of telling the truth. adam schiff also has a long hist

democrats trying to take back the white house? plus, a decades-old debate. why republicans can't agree on the birthplace of the republican party. shut out of power for years, democrats won all major statewide races in michigan last november. those dems said it's just a preview of what's to come in 2020. when governor gretchen whitmer picked a relatively unknown garlin gilchrist as her running mate, there was a collective "who?" from both parties. he was a suprise pick and bold move. lieutenant governor garlin gilchrist, it's so nice to have you. thanks for talking with me. it's weird to say "have you" because here i am in your home state. lt. gov. gilchrist: well, thank you for being here. thank you for having me. soledad: of course, of course. so talk to me about detroit. the narrative around detroit is always comeback. it's a comeback, it's in the middle of a comeback. there a lot of people who would say the comeback has not come back to them and that it's actually passed them by, and of course those are some communities of color in this area. lt. gov. gilchrist: well, i'm a detroiter, native-born and raised. as lieutenant go

twitter and there are still people of color vying for the white house, harris's departure present an uncomfortable reality for the democratic partycandidate to qualified so far to be on the debate stage are all-white. richard fowler, founder of turning point usa, and charlie kirk, good to have you with us tonight, the president tweeting we will miss you. her comment, don't worry, i will see you at your trial. she will be a juror if this is in the senate. >> i just have to say senator hurst might have run a one of the worst presidential campaigns in american history. going from where she started over 20,000 people in her campaign launched last january raising money, she was raising incredible amounts of money, going to almost frontrunner status over the summer, and her unbelievable collapse the last couple months will be studied by every political observer but i push back a little bit and say i don't like this at reaction by certain people to say she failed because she was a black woman, she failed because she couldn't connect with voters in her ideas were horrible, she had no grassroots appeal, she struggled in iowa and new hamps

white house message. this, as her democratic party tries to unseat president trump and maintain its house majority in thepelosi made the case that the republican view of the economy is too rosy. ♪ make someou indications that the economy may be improving, and god willing it is, in the lives of american workers, they feel stagnation of their wages, stagnation of their we haveity, so i know been having some constructive conversations about how we have an economy that works for everyone. an economy that recognizes we are a free market economy and we want everyone to participate more fully in our success. i always say to people, adam smith wrote two books, wealth the nations, and another book about our responsibilities to each other. it wasn't really a compassionate book, but it was a pragmatic book. he wrote one book to combine those two things. again, when president bush ran conservative, it resonated well with the american people. i think our capitalism has to be more inclusive in terms of success. taxationies, whether or whether it is appropriations in terms of budget or just policy, in terms of how we v

democratic party's leader in the u.s. senate called for current and former white house aides to testify and president donald trump's expected impeachment trial has been r.c.t. to chuck schumer i haven't seen a single good argument about why these witnesses shouldn't testify what these documents be produced unless the president has something to hide and his supporters want that information hidden. the trial structure i outlined in my letter to leader mcconnell will ensure that all the relevant facts come out without dilatory action.

democrat is joining the republican party. the president expressed defiance after meeting van drew at the white house. >> it doesn't feel like impeachmentphony deal. they cheapened the word impeachment. it is an ugly word, but they cheapened the word impeachment. that should never again happen to another president. we think that what they did is wrong. we think that what they did is unconstitutional. reporter: senate majority leader mitch mcconnell attacked the wednesday vote in the house of representatives to impeach the president as the culmination of a long-held democratic party plan to overturn the 2016 election. >> the house vote yesterday was not some neutral judgment the democrats came to with great reluctance. end ofthe predetermined a partisan crusade that began before president trump was even nominated, let alone sworn in. reporter: mcconnell said he will take his cues from the white house as he oversees a senate trial of the president. democrats aren't happy. >> leader mcconnell claimed impeachment was motivated bipartisan rage, this from the man who said proudly, i am not impartial, i have no intention to be impartial at all

white house. >> on tuesday morning the house rules committee will meet to pass a rule laying out the structure of the debate. >>> democrats running for president want their party to loosen the rules on who can participate in debates. to qualify, candidates would have to meet requirements in polling and the number of campaign donors and now nine of them have sent a letter to the dnc saying it should have just one of those requirements instead of both. they say some candidates are being cut out of the nominating contest prematurely but the dnc says it will not weaken the thresholds. the next debate is set for thursday in southern california. seven of the remaining 15 candidates are set to take part. >>> coming up, a pot shop break-in. a group of thieves steal bags of marijuana and lead police on a wild chase in the north bay. >>> plus, giants madison bumgarner could soon be leaving san francisco. the $85 million deal he's reportedly close to signing. >>> i'm john ramos in san francisco where the late start of the crab season is actually risking fisher men's lives. >>> as the sun sinks slowly into the west, we've got a chance for rain moving into the bay area thi

white house tried to undermine the democratic case for impeachment by wooing endangered democratic lawmakers in the house. the president was apparently able to persuade one congressman to switch parties, join the gop. other undecided democrats appear to be staying put in their party, announcing today that they will vote to impeach the president, not the kind of mass defections the white house was hoping for. as for giuliani, the president was asked earlier this afternoon what he learned from his personal attorney after the trip to ukraine, the president responded to reporters not too much. wolf, that's not consistent with what giuliani told "the wall street journal." he told the president he found more than you can imagine. that's not consistent, wolf. >> good point indeed. thank you. let's get more on all of this. joining us, congressman from florida, you heard chuck schumer say he wants four officials current and former to testify. but house democrats, and you're a house democrat, you dropped the demand to hear from them, you thought it would take too long if there were subpoenas and court decisions. was that a mistake? >> i don't think so, wolf. i think that we had to move fairly

. >> reporter: democrats say speaker nancy pelosi and her party want witnesses including key, current, and former white house officials. >> she's trying to make sure there is an objective trial in the senate, as there's supposed to be. >> reporter: the stakes are rising because of revelations about one of the witnesses democrats want to call newly released documents show former white house budget official michael duffee told the pentagon to withhold aid from ukraine july 25th, an hour and a half after president trump asked ukraine's president to investigate joe biden. as congress returns home for holiday, both sides are still digging in >> the charges are pretty thin gruel. i don't see anything impeachable in that. >> if there was ever an argument that we need mr. duffee to come testify, this is that information. this email is explosive. >> reporter: president trump has no public schedule but was actively tweeting through the weekend. including writing, the dems just wish it'd all end. scott macfarlane, nbc news, washington. >>> now a case that has made headlines across the country we have new details in the

democratic majority house, but a subsequent trial in the republican-controlled senate is already sparking debate between party leaders. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell took aim at minority leader chuck schumer's request for fresh testimony from top white house officials. >> if the house democrats' case is this deficient, this thin, the answer is not for the judge and jury to cure it over here in the senate. >> what is leader mcconnell afraid of? what is president trump afraid of? the truth? >> reporter: a trial is expected to be the first order of bids business in the new year. but back to the latest of what is happening tonight. the house rules committee had to take a break after hearing about 8 hours of testimony. more arguments for or against impeachment, but they still have to finish their work tonight of setting the perimeters or ground rules of what the full house debate leading up to the vote will look like. we're still waiting to hear about the timing and what the debate will be like tomorrow. >> all right, natalie, thank you. you can read the president's letter to house speaker pelosi in full on our website, kpix.com. >>> president trump's personal attorney rudy giuliani is boasting about his role in getting president trump to remo

white candidates, forcing a reckoning over diversity in the democratic party. back with me democratic strategist doug thornell and noah rothnell and joining the conversation, janelle rossen, nbc news reporter who closely covers the 2020 white houseo to you because you've written an article about it in a recent california poll taken before kamala harris dropped out of the race showed her in fifth place in her own state. why do you think she couldn't gain traction? >> i think there are a number of reasons why the harris campaign struggled but i think some of the more prominent ones are that just by way of example the campaign seemed to struggle in its own way to find its own identity and without a voluntary began and an maimating theme fo this particular run for the white house but beyond that i think that the candidate had some difficulty trying to both take credit for and perhaps reframe her -- the period of time that she spent working as a prosecutor both at the local level and then ultimately as attorney general. i think we are in a moment where conversations about criminal justice and criminal justice reform bring with them real scrutiny of the way that the criminal justice system has functioned and continues to function. and

there are still people of color, candidates vying for the white house, harris' departure presents an uncomfortable reality for the democratic partyualified to far to be on the primary debate stage later this month or all-white. we turned to richard fowler and founder of turning point usa charlie kirk. could have both of you with us tonight. >> good to be here, shannon. >> shannon: the president weeding out today, "oh, too bad, we will miss you, kamala." her reply was "don't worry, mr. president, i will see what your trial." >> i have to say, senator harris might have run one of the worst presidential campaigns in american history. going from where she started come over 20,000 people at her campaign launched last january, raising money -- raising incredible amounts of monies, going to front understand us over the summer, and her unbelievable collapse these last couple of months will be studied by every political observer, but i have to push back a little bit and just say, i don't like this immediate gut reaction by certain people on tv to say that she failed because she was a black woman. she failed because she couldn't connect wi

here's a quote from his bees, republicans and democrats today evaluate the economy more favorably when their party controls the white houseisplay after trump selection went though the facts remain the same, republicans immediately began to view the economy more positively while democrats suddenly found fault with it. in gallup polling the percentage of republicans who so the economy was getting better increased from 15%. this fell from 62% to 72%. is there partisanship at play? >> i think that definitely has a point because republicans certainly didn't recognize that we made a huge jump from 2010 to 2016. unemployment was dropping, unemployment was dropping with certain demographics with african-americans, latinos. we were headed in the right direction and they didn't want to give credit. now democrats may be following suit. there is some partisanship but i also think that there is something the fact that people are not necessarily feeling the strong economy. it's not spreading to every part of the community a part of our country. especially since the tax breaks benefited the very wealthy more so than the poor. you said s

democrats. this is an assault on america and an assault on the republican party." >> all right, so, let's get to jonathan karl, monitoring it live at the white house tonight. and jon, the president has repeatedly called impeachment an ugly word, a disgusting word. he did not want this to happen, but it would appear already at this rally that he's ready for battle. >> reporter: oh, he sure is. you see it there in battle creek, michigan, and he is looking to the senate trial, of course, he expects full victory there, not to be removed from office, nobody really does. and he will claim complete and total exoneration after the senate process is over. >> all right, jon karl, thank you. >>> and as jon reported there, the president in battle creek, michigan, tonight, and so is our martha raddatz. let's bring martha in tonight, because marthmartha, the presid immediately turned impeachment into a message on this campaign. >> reporter: he certainly did. he really has been vocalizing the tweets he had today and that letter to nancy pelosi. but indeed, this doesn't really feel like anyone here is thinking much about impeachment. i spoke to a lot of supporter