rob: we start by going live to atlanta, georgia where griff jenkins has a recap of the major momentsm last night's debate. >> reporter: outside of the studios in atlanta, maybe most memorable about this debate was there were no standout moments, no real contrasts between visions for america after donald trump but let me tell you it was donald trump who was front and center on stage and one issue, impeachment, dominated. >> donald trump doesn't want me to be the nominee. vladimir putin doesn't want me to be president. >> no one is above the law. we have a constitutional responsibility. >> we cannot simply be consumed by donald trump or we are going to lose the election. >> reporter: what did seem to be significant was the emergence of pete buttigieg as the new front runner leading polls in iowa and new hampshire. the last debate it was elizabeth warren's emergence that drew incoming fire. the mayor didn't get much but he could hold his own on the stage last night. >> the most recent example of your inexperience in national security in foreign-policy came from your recent care of a sta

. >> i wish i could -- griff jenkins live in the nation's capital. how you doing out there, griff?p and the tie i've been wearing since the world series began. it is going to be a party. it may be cold, about 33s degrees, but this is where the rally is going to happen. the parade starts at the monument at 15t 15th and constitution. it will end here at third and penn. we had a parade with the cap l tollcapitals last year. this is where the party is. take this, on may 28th, major league baseball stats gave the nationals 0.1% chance of winning and yet they did. no team has ever won all four games on the road and no team has ever trailed four games be. >> neil: thinthe post season ank and won. lets show you the few, the mighty, the brave who have turned out here. these folks came out. these guys got here at 2:00 a.m. i want to talk to one woman out here, her name is kimberley belue. why are you out here today. >> i'm here because we love the nats. my brother played in the minor league system for five years. we know the players and we're so pumped. s this is what dc needs. >> reporter:

ashley: griff jenkins joins us live from washington where more hearings are expected today. ing. >> reporter: the hearings will continue. the president was continuing to slam the impeachment inquiry last night in kentucky, dismissing the vote to formalize it last week and praising republicans for rallying behind him. >> the media and the democrats have launched an even more brazen assault on our nation with the deranged hyper partisan impeachment witch hunt. >> reporter: this as gop leaders bring pressure on the man leading the inquiry, adam schiff, saying he'll be their first witness in hearings. >> you've heard our minority leader, the republican leader, kevin mccarthy say that schiff is our first witness. you've had john ratcliffe, a former u.s. attorney in congress say adam schiff is our first witness. so, yes, he in fact is going to be our first witness that we're going to ask to come and give a deposition. >> reporter: meanwhile, four white house officials defied subpoenas by not showing up yesterday for depositions leading to what schiff says is evidence of obstruction

griff jenkins, thanks for keeping us up-to-date. cheryl: all right.on wall street continues this morning. green arrows to show you before the bell right now. the dow is up 74, the s&p is up 8, nasdaq up 29 and a quarter. a lot of this on more optimism that phase one of a trade deal between the u.s. and chinese could be signed soon, hopefully. coming up next, a new name entered the democratic race. but is he too late to the party? is duvall patrick obama 2.0 or is he another version of mitt romney? we're going to debate that coming up. plus, could socialist darling alexandria ocasio-cortez be headed to the white house? details coming up on "fbn: a.m.." ♪ makes me that much stronger. ♪ makes me work a little bit harder. ♪ makes me that much wiser ♪ do you recall, not long ago ♪ we would walk on the sidewalk ♪ ♪ all around the wind blows ♪ we would only hold on to let go ♪ ♪ blow a kiss into the sun ♪ we need someone to lean on ♪ blow a kiss into the sun ♪ we needed somebody to lean on ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ all we need is someone to lean on ♪ cheryl: duvall patrick ha

. >> and ahead of the fireworks griff jenkins live from long worth house office building with what wean expect. griff, good morning pep >> good morning, lauren, and cheryl expect history to be made, the back drop, house most prestigious room normally in weigh and mean committee and today it was, of course, the chairman adam schiff rank member devin muÑiz and 10 a.m. gather in and e 10:0 5 gather in and swear in ambassador bill taylor in career foreign officer george kengt then give opening sames to get to the questions a little different format this time each side majority and minority will each get 45 minutes of questioning and we expect the chairman and ranking member to defer frequently to chief counsel for questions as we saw in the transcripts of the depositions following the extended questioning there each member of this committee will get a five minute round. there are 13 dhts on committee nine republicans. now we don't know exactly what will hear. we expect bill taylor to make the disand quid pro quo and george will continue to say he thought president trump wanted to hear pre

griff jenkins has more on the killings and the response from the white house. >> reporter: investigators in mexico report and arrest in the massacre of non-americans. six kids and three women were killed monday when their vehicles came under attack by cartels. >> they came up to the vehicle, shot more shots. raided the vehicle and then incinerated it, set it ablaze and burned everybody alive. >> reporter: authorities are reportedly looking into whether the victims got caught in the crossfire of cartel violence or if they were targeted. several other children were shot but survived and were able to hide. one of them a 13-year-old boy is hailed a hero for walking some five miles to get help. a statement from the areas investigation agency now says they have apprehended a suspect near the u.s. border town of douglass, arizona, not far from the attack. he reportedly had two hostages tied and gagged in a vehicle as well as assault rifles. it's unclear what role the suspect may have played in this grisly crime. according to president trump's, the u.s. has offered assistance to , quote, wage wa

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as griff jenkins report, relatives of the victim say they believe they were targeted by mexican drug cartels. >> reporter: mourners carry away coffins, holding the remains of loved ones killed in monday's ambush and northern mexico. >> it takes everything to be able to simulated. >> reporter: most of the nine people called heavenly to rest. not far from the site of the brutal massacre. six children and three women were murdered as their vehicles pass through a region plagued by cartel violence. james leber and washed as a child size coffins were driven to the burial site and loaded into the single mass grave. >> the cruelty. the heartlessness of these people to do something like this for their own purposes. >> reporter: the attackers fired a hail of bullets at three suvs. one vehicle was still occupied as was set ablaze. mexican authorities say the ambush was a case of mistaken identity. suggesting the perpetrators thought they were attacking a rival cartel group but that theory is disputed by an attorney representing the nephew of some of the victims. he says they were deliberately

brian: thanks, griff jenkins. the show is over. that is a area where a lot of drug trafficking takes place. they get angry when there is a flood of illegal migrants looking to change countries. drug traffickers say get them out of the way, or we will kill them. that is what they do. ainsley: this family is americans and mormon. they were there for a wedding. most people from america go to cancun or they go to cabo san lucas. steve: this president made illegal immigration, flow of drugs from mexico into this country one of the cornerstones of his administration and campaign. president, national border patrol council brandon judd on about an hour ago. he was talking about as bad as this was, we can expect more vie recognize. recognize -- violence. >> this is where smuggling takes place. this is where drugs come into the united states. this is where criminal aliens come into the united states. as we do better job on the border we can expect to see more violence. it is rare cartels lash out at american sit we're cutti

jillian: griff jenkins live from washington, there's a big caveat here, right? f: nearly a dozen new witnesses are being summoned to the hill but the whistleblower who sparked the inquiry is not among them, the attorney for the whistleblower is offering to answer questions from democrats and republicans tweeting they would do so, quote n writing under oath in penalty of perjury but that may not be enough for gop leaders, congressman jim jordan appears to be rejecting the offer in statement to abc news ranking member on the intelligence community to whom the officer was made directly is not commenting, meanwhile the president wants whistleblower to come forward. >> the whistleblower should be revealed because the whistleblower gave false stories, some people would call it a fraud, i won't go that far but, when i read it closely i probably would but the whistleblower should be revealed. griff: about to see more what has transpired behind closed doors, democrats leaders say it's their intention to begin releasing transcripts soon. >> now we passed a resolution that

rob: griff jenkins joins us from the long worth house office building to break it down as we gear upther day of hearings on the hill. yesterday was a long one. >> reporter: we have a long day yesterday because it began with decorated army officer alex vindman who testified the call at the center of this impeachment hearing was inappropriate and improper. he was joined by jennifer williams, aid to mike pence and when it came to nancy pelosi's allegations, bribery, republicans dug in. >> you never used the word bribery or bribe to explain donald trump's conduct, correct? >> no, sir. >> you haven't either? >> that is correct. >> reporter: more key testimony for kurt volcker, the point man leading ukrainian policy for the us. and nfc staffer, republicans zeroing in on the withheld aid. >> the president of the united states ever say to you he was not going to allow aid to the united states to go to ukraine unless there were investigations into burisma, the bidens or elections? you took apart their entire case. aren't you the official channel? >> that is correct. >> reporter: the man leadi

griff jenkins joins us from washington as nancy pelosi warns the house is not finished with impeachmentust yet. >> what happens next is not clear. the public hearings have concluded the democrats may want to hear from more witnesses like john bolton. >> we aren't finished yet, never know what testimony of one person maybe to the need to testimony of another. >> this after national security council official fiona will testify the president ordered officials to work with rudy giuliani. >> yesterday when you put on the screen ambassador sondland's emails, these are what you need to know, he was being involved in a domestic political errands and we were being involved in national security foreign-policy. >> when the gavel came down it was clear the chairman believes there is a mountain of evidence against the president. >> in my view there's nothing more dangerous than an unethical president who believes they are above the law. in the words of my great colleague we are better that. turned. >> if witnesses are to because of the judiciary committee, these are the articles of impeachment that

griff jenkins joins us to break it all down as we gear up for another day of hearings. >> reporter: irted with it before the sun came up. the president calling it, the most extensive day of hearing so far, the day began with decorated army, alex vindman testified at the phone call was inappropriate along with jennifer williams who said the call was unusual. a charge behind these cause of bribery republicans dug in. >> you never used the word bribery or bribe to explain donald trump's conduct? >> no, sir. >> you haven't either? >> that is correct. >> reporter: more key testimony from kurt volcker, the point man in the us, tim morrison again, republicans dug in. >> did the president of the united states ever say he was not going to allow wade to the united states, and the 2016 election. aren't you the official? >> that is correct. >> reporter: at the end of the day chairman adam schiff blasted the republicans defense of donald trump. >> their objection is he got caught, that someone. the whistle. they would like this whistleblower identified, the president wants this whistleblower punis

brian: let's go right to griff jenkins. he is all over in this morning in washington. ds horrific. >> it is horrific brian, ainsley and steve. a chilling story that you will hear a lot about today. as you mentioned the ap reporting nine american childrenning some children as young as 6 months old killed south of the

. >> griff jenkins joins us from washington as the president double down calls to identify the whistleblowerl i could think of from the person who heard this from this person who heard it from that person. >> what a day of first historic hearings in the president's firing back. >> this is a sham. it shouldn't be allowed. it was a situation caused by people who shouldn't have allowed it to happen, want to find out who is the whistleblower. >> the president said he will release the transcript today, democrats and republicans made their case to the american people over the question whether the president abuse the power of his office. >> if the president consumer reviews all oversight particularly in the context of an impeachment proceeding the balance of power between our branches of government will be irrevocably altered. >> i would like to congratulate you for passing the democrat star chamber additions held for last week's in the basement of the capital, russia hoax has ended and you have been cast in the low-rent ukrainian sql. >> it got firing with the key witness, ambassador bill taylor.

griff jenkins joins us live from washington as family and friends head to mexico to lay their loved ones to rest. >> a caravan of a different kind made its way through mexico, hundreds of mourners arriving at the mormon enclave under protection from mexican security. headed to funerals for the 9 american slotted on monday, many getting a firsthand look at the carnage unfolding at the hands of vicious drug cartel gunmen as questions on who is responsible for the bloodshed, the mexican president suggested the victims were caught in a fight between warring factions of the similar cartel in sonora and the warez cartel from jew all but family members of the victims say it was a deliberate attack. >> it was on purpose, it wasn't an accident. they were in the wrong place at the wrong time, we don't believe that is the truth. they knew who they were attacking when they attacked. >> this is donald trump can lawmakers in washington pushing for more involvement in the fight against cartel saying the us is ready to resist, he says war is not an option, holding onto his policy of hugs, not bullets wh

rob: griff jenkins in washington as republicans are slamming the process of this. >> reporter: the fightsifies, democrats going on record approving procedures to advance the impeachment inquiry, dividing congress nearly straight down party lines. nancy pelosi presiding over it. >> it is about the truth, the constitution. we will do so in a way that brings people together that is healing rather than dividing. >> reporter: republican standing firmly behind donald trump, not a single gop member backing the resolution. >> not only did every single republican reject these soviet style impeachment process but we were even joined by democrats who couldn't stand anymore. >> reporter: two democrats got the are, colin peterson, both representing districts from 2016. andrew 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 unhinge

rob: griff jenkins joins us from washington as the family and friends head to mexico to pay their lovedor delay their loved ones to rest. a sad story here. >> reporter: it is indeed, a caravan of a different kind, hundreds -- the quiet mormon enclave, protection from mexican security, today's funeral, 9 americans killed monday, many getting a firsthand look at the carnage unfolding at the hands of cartel gunmen with questions over who is responsible for the bloodshed. mexican president obrador suggesting they were caught in a fight between warring factions of the cartel in sonora with a neighboring one from chihuahua but family members say it was deliberate. >> all we know it was on purpose. it wasn't an accident. they weren't in the wrong place at the wrong time. we don't believe that is the truth. they were attacking when they attacked. >> reporter: this as donald trump and others in washington push for more involvement in the fight against the cartel saying the us is ready to assist but president lopez obrador is refusing any aid saying it is not an option holding onto a policy calls

griff jenkins joins us live from washington where more hearings are expected today. >> reporter: they end, the president wasn't just slamming the impeachment inquiry and the decision to formalize of that praise republicans for rallying behind him. >> with last week's vote the far left has declared war on american democracy itself. these people are lunatics. in the face of these attacks republicans are the most unified that i have ever seen. i have been watching them in been a big part of them for a long time. >> reporter: the gop leaders, bringing it on adam schiff saying he should be there first witness. >> the minority leader, republican leader, saying adam schiff is the first witness. adam schiff is the first witness and give a deposition. >> they defied subpoenas by not showing up leading to what adam schiff says is evidence of obstruction. >> both of them defied congressional subpoenas and refused to positions as has been the case with eyewitnesses who have done the same thing. this will be further evidence of an effort by the administration to obstruct the constitutional duties

griff jenkins has more in the office building with a preview.er day. >> reporter: another day. a second day of history, the former ukrainian ambassador as she said in her deposition she felt, quote, threatened by donald trump and she believes the president's personal attorney rudy giuliani was running a smear campaign against her. she became quite emotional in her closed-door deposition, the press hoping to see the same emotion today in the public hearing. we can't say, the format will start at 9:00 am and the swearing-in as before and the 45 minute process where the majority gets 45 minutes in the minority gets 45 minutes and 13 democrats and 9 republicans get 5 minutes each, this as nancy pelosi is openly calling what donald trump is on bribery and comparing it to watergate. >> the bribe is to grant or withhold military assistance in return for a public statement of a fake investigation into the elections. the cover-up makes what nixon did look almost small. >> reporter: republicans pushing against the chairman of the intelligence committee, a

learn that the whistleblower who sparked all of it is apparently willing to answer republicans's, griff jenkinse from washington, big catch to that, right? >> there's, indeed, buckle up. i know we've had a lot of impeachment news, this is going to be a busy week starting with nearly dozen new witnesses being summoned to the hill, but the whistleblower who sparked inquiry is not among them yet, mark has offered to answer questions from democrats and republicans, quote, in writing under oath in penalty of perjury, but that may not be enough for gop leaders, congressman jim jordan appears to be rejecting the offer in twitter, meanwhile the president is leading the calls for whistleblower to come forward. >> the whistleblower should be revealed because the whistleblower gave false stories, some people would call it a fraud, i won't go that far but when i read it closely i probably would, but the whistleblower should be revealed. >> the public about to see what transpired behind closed doors, democrats leader is their intention to release transcripts possibly as early as this week. >> now we past th

. >> griff jenkins with the latest. >> the president of mexico saying let's get together on this.ust like we did with isis, go after that hotel. think about what the cartels do. they terrorize. they kill their own citizens, they kill americans, decapitate humans. they have infected every community in this country putting illicit drug through our country, time to step up. >> mexico, a country with 125 million people, now sees as many as 100 killings per day. much more on this to come. a fox news alert. a massive search is underway for missing us airmen in the gulf of mexico. the air force says he fell out of a plane during a training exercise off the coast of florida near hurlburt field. airmen on the planes i am treading water but when the plane turned around to pick him up they couldn't find him. the coast guard is helping in that search. a 13-year-old double murder suspect escapes custody and is on the run. the teen identified as jericho w somehow got away after a court appearance in north carolina. he was wearing leg restraints and now shoes. he is considered a threat to the pu

rob: griff jenkins joins us from washington as nancy pelosi warns the house is not finished with impeachmenteporter: decision time for democrats. not clear what is coming next. hearings have concluded that democrats want to hear from more witnesses like john bolton. >> we aren't finished yet. you never know what testimony of one person might lead to testimony of another. >> reporter: this after fiona hill testify the president was pushing people to work outside normal lines of authority. >> when you put up on the screen ambassador sondland's emails, these are people you need to know, absolutely right. he was involved in a domestic political errand. we were being involved in national security foreign-policy. >> reporter: when the gavel came down the chairman was convinced of evidence against the president. >> in my view there's nothing more dangerous than an unethical president who believe they are above the law. in the words of my great colleague, we are better than that. adjourned. >> reporter: of number witnesses are called things will move to the judiciary committee where sources tell fox

jillian: griff jenkins is in the office building with a preview. >> reporter: day 2, history in the makingormer ukraine ambassador yavanovitch recall from her post by donald trump. we expect based on close door deposition she felt threatened by donald trump and she believed the president's former personal attorney rudy giuliani was running a smear campaign against her. fox news learned she was emotional during her close door deposition, democrats may be hoping to see some of that emotion today in the public hearing. they will gavel in at 9:00 today, an opening statement, swearingen and on wednesday the majority for 45 minutes for extensive question, the minority will have 45 minutes, into the 5-minute round. 9 republicans on this committee. meanwhile nancy pelosi is calling what donald trump did bribery and comparing it to watergate. >> the bride is to grant or withhold military assistance in return for a public statement of a fake investigation into elections. the cover of makes what nixon did look almost small. >> reporter: republicans pushing back, kevin mccarthy saying chairmanships --

rob: griff jenkins with the latest this morning. >> reporter: possible major developments, reports outmexico that an arrest has been made from sonora justice department posting to their facebook pages. fox news is working to confirm or as we learn about this horrific massacre. according to a relative who spoke with fox news, three wives departed the mormon community just outside town. one vehicle gets a flat. the other suvs return to town, after dropping the men they continue on their journey only to drive up and over a mountain and into an ambush. a hail of bullets from arrival cartel. we learn of one good story, a 13-year-old boy who survived walks 5 miles to get help, protecting the surviving siblings, the victim's uncle praising his heroism. >> doesn't surprise me in the face of such a horrific occurrence he was able to keep his with about him and do what needed to be done to save his family. >> reporter: donald trump calling for actions against the cartel spoke with mexico's president yesterday telling trump declaring war on the cartels has not worked in the past it is not an opti

rob: griff jenkins joins us from washington as the president double down on calls to identify the whistleblowereporter: that's right. the president is firing back, hearings calling again for the whistleblower's identity. >> this is a sham and shouldn't be allowed. it was a situation that was caused by people who shouldn't have allowed it to happen. wants to find out who is the whistleblower >> reporter: they may release the transcript of the first phone call with ukraine's president today after democrats and republicans take their cases to the american people over the question whether the president abused the power of his office. >> the president can refuse all oversight particularly in the context of an impeachment proceeding. the balance of power between our branches of government will be irrevocably altered. >> i would like to congratulate you for passing the democrat star chamber additions held for the last week in the public capital. it is nothing more than an impeachment process in search of a crime. >> reporter: for 5 hours lawmakers heard testimony from those key witnesses, ambassador b

brian: let's go to griff jenkins in washington with the latest. griff: good morning. a possible major development the criminal investigating agency in sonora where this murder occurred saying an arrest has been made. saying they apprehended the suspect on the u.s./mexico border across from douglas, arizona. noting the suspect had two hostages. we are working to confirm more on that story. stay tuned. but we are learning a lot more details about the 2000 attack itself according to realive speaking with fox news. three wives departed the mormon community in three suvs. just outside of town one gets a flat. the other two returned back to town to get male relatives to help fix the flat. after dropping those men off continued their journey only to drive into a hail of bullets by a rival cartel. one 13-year-old boy is being hailed a hero by walking five miles to get help with his surviving siblings. president trump is calling for action against the cartels. he spoke with mexico's president yesterday who told trump that declaring war on the cartels just won't work. it's not

ainsley: griff jenkins joins us live from washington with more on this fox news exclusive report. griff: yeah, hey, ainsley, steve and pete. the only news wasn't jeff sessions coming out, a week from today republicans are going to have a lot of questions for yavanovich. the emails show she contradicted herself over communication with the democratic staffer ukraine related oversight. denying it. now, look, on august 14th, two days after the whistleblower files that complaint, the democratic staffer wrote this to yavovonich i would appreciate the ground few pieces with you some of which are quite delegate, time sensitive and thus we want to make sure we get them right. yavonovich who says she did not respond to this email appears to have written back personal email on august 15th. thanks for reaching out and congratulations on your new book. i would love to reconnect and look forward to tha chatting with you. also testifying public next week career diplomat george kent will be asked about his testimony. president trump wanted to hear three words from the ukraine president quote inves

rob: griff jenkins has the fox news exclusive reporters republicans europe the question yavanovitch.reporter: republicans will have a lot of questions for ambassador yavanovitch when she testifies including this latest revelation. according to emails obtained by tucker carlson she appears to communicate with a democrat staffer regarding ukraine-related oversight despite her sworn deposition in which she denies doing so, two days after the whistleblower complaint is filed on august 14th, democrat staffer wrote to yavanovitch, i would appreciate the chance to get a few pieces of information, some of which are quite delicate. we want to make sure we get them right. yavanovitch used a personal email account responding on august 15th, quote, thanks for reaching out and congratulations on your job. would love to reconnect and look forward to chatting with you. we learn house republicans intend to call was a lower to testify. jim jordan says he or she may be made to account for her actions but democrats disagree. >> the was a lower needs to remain protected, should not be hauled in front of

ainsley: griff jenkins joins us live from the longworth house office building with a preview. nd of the week you will hear from nine total witnesses. what you're the ifing today, less than an hour, 9:00 a.m., you will have the gavel in, you will have opening statements. swearing in of extensive questioning period we saw last week. 45 minutes for majority. 45 minutes for the minority, five minute member rounds. the first witness, lieutenant colonel alexander vindman, jennifer williams, pence's state deemed aide. both were on the july 25th phone call. both said they thought something unusual. williams saying it was inappropriate. colonel vindman raised concerns twice. he felt the president was doing something inappropriate. he felt it a duty to speak out. we will find out when in the afternoon tim morrison a staffer at the nsc, who was vindman's boss testifies, if their stories match up. you will also hear 3:00 in the afternoon, from special envoy kurt volcker. this happens as two transcripts, two depositions were released last night one of undersecretary date hale and. david hol

griff jenkins joins us from washington with the fox news exclusive report is republicans gear up to publiclystion marie -- >> when she public testifies, yavanovitch according to emails obtained by tucker carlson tonight communicated with the democrats staffer concerning a, quote, delicate and time sensitive matter just two days after the whistleblower filed their complaint was the new emails contradict yavanovitch's deposition in which she received an email from the staffer on august 14th indicating she never responded to it. now these emails show using a personal email saying would love to reconnect and look forward to chatting with you. this as we learn house republicans want the whistleblower to testify. congressman jim jordan telling reporters he or she should be made to account for their actions in igniting the impeachment inquiry. the majority controlling democrats who have to approve it don't seem to agree. >> the whistleblower needs to remain protected, should not be hauled in front of congress because that is what whistleblower protection statutes are there for. >> the president has

we have fox news live team coverage starting with griff jenkins who is live for us from atlanta this. good morning. >> outside the tyler perry studios, i am not sure there was a memorable moment, if you were looking for bloodsport you didn't get it but when issue dominated and that was impeachment of donald trump. >> donald trump doesn't want me to be the nominee that is pretty clear. i found out vladimir putin doesn't want me to be president. >> no one is above the law. we have a constitutional responsibility and need to meet it. >> we cannot simply be consumed by donald trump. >> we didn't get much contrast and there wasn't a clear frontrunner. last time, elizabeth warren was clear frontrunner everyone was attacking, pete buttigieg is leading the battleground polls like in iowa. he held his own pretty strong last night. >> the most recent example of your inexperience in national security and foreign policy came your recent careless statement about how you would be willing to send troops to mexico to fight the cartels. >> that is outlandish even by the standards of today's politics.

griff jenkins joins us live from the longworth house office building with what to expect. >> reporter history be made and let not the significance be lost on where it is taking place, the backdrop is the most prestigious house hearing room, normally the ways and means committee. today it's the intelligence committee led by chairman adam schiff. let me that you to how this will go down. at 1 you 0:00 a.m. they will -- 10:00 a.m. they will gavel in. that will follow by opening statements by adam schiff and he devin ne nunes b and then they l swear in bill taylor and george kent. they then will be sworn in, have their opening statements. that will be proceeded by 45 minutes of questioning by the majority and the minority. we expect during that period for chairman schiff and ranking member nunes to defer frequently to their chief counsel who conducted much of the depositions. following those 45 minutes for each side, then each member on the committee will be given a five minute round for their own questions. there are 13 democrats on the committee, nine republicans. what we expect to hear

griff jenkins joins us with what we can expect. good morning. >> buckle up.9 witnesses over the next three days. like last week, gavel in at 9:00 am and have opening statements, swearing-in, the usual 45 minutes to each side to the majority, minority and 5-minute rounds today, we start with alexander didn'tman detailed to the national security council and jennifer williams, special advisor to mike pence, both on the july 25th center of this, both testified behind closed doors, the president's call was unusual and concerning, there is no doubt there was a demand for investigation and rich hung in it was appropriate with have been, we feel from kurt volcker and tim morrison who will take the hot seat, two more transcripts of depositions were released yesterday, under secretary of state david hale and david holmes, ukraine embassy aide who said she overheard the phone call between the president and ambassador sondland who said the president only cared about an investigation into biden and doesn't, quote, given after about ukraine. he has been called to testify o

jillian: four witnesses will appear before the house intelligence committee today and griff jenkins isat we can expect this time around. >> reporter: buckle up. we have nine witnesses over the next three days, two this morning, two this afternoon, similar to last week. at 9:00 am they will gavel in after swearingen. the opening statement, 45 minutes to each side questioning along with the 5-minute member rounds. the first two witnesses, alexander vinman, jennifer williams, a to mike pence, at the center of all this, both testifying behind closed doors, the president's call was unusually concerning, no doubt about the investigation, calling it, quote, inappropriate. special envoy kurt voelker and tim morrison take the hot seat, two more transcripts were released of depositions under secretary of state for political affairs david hail. david holmes, ambassador taylor, aided the ukraine embassy, told lawmakers he over hazard the phone call between the president and ambassador gordon sonland, the president only cared about an investigation into the bidens, doesn't care about ukraine. holme

griff jenkins joins us from washington as the president warns democrats of using impeachment as a politicaleapon. maybe a little late for that, griff? >> reporter: we'll see, heather. good morning. a second week of impeachment hearings set to begin tomorrow. the president spent much of yesterday in a twitter fewery. for example, this one, the democrats are returning impeachment into a routine partisan weapon that is very bad for the country. he attacked jennifer williams, who was on the july 25th phone call and testified over the weekend that she recalled the word barisma being mentioned on that call. she will be heard from tomorrow, followed by a ukraine security expert and tim volcker and tim nancy pelosi is inviting the president to testify. >> the president could come right before the committee and speak all the truth that he wants if he wants to. >> you don't expect him to do that. >> he could do it in writing. he has every town present his case. >> reporter: then on wednesday we'll hear from one witness that both sides think could have an impact, ambassador gordon sondland whos is bel

ainsley: griff jenkins joins us live there were major moments on capitol hill yesterday. iff: there was indeed. good morning, ainsley, brian and steve. i watched so you don't have to. the day began with lieutenant colonel alex vindman testified the 25th call at the center of the hearing was inappropriate and improper. he was joined by jennifer williams. fireworks flew when vindman was asked who he was talking about that call with. >> what agency was this individual from? >> i'm not going to answer that here. we don't want to use these proceedings. >> it's our time. >> we need to protect the prib. >> you testified in the deposition that you did not know who the whistleblower was. >> i do not know who the whistleblower is. griff: when it dime speaker pelosi's fundamental allegation that a crime was commit you had, republicans dug. in. >> you have never used the word bribery or bribe to explain president trump's conduct, correct? >> no, sir. >> colonel vindman, you haven't neither. >> that is correct. griff: in the afternoon, key testimony came from special envoy kurt volker

cheryl: griff jenkins joins us live from washington. you're smiling now, griff.day, how are you, sir? >> reporter: good morning. i'm smiling because it's going to be a busy week again on the impeachment front. nearly a dozen new witnesses are being summoned to the hill but the whistleblower who sparked the inquiry is not among them. an attorney for the whistleblower is offering to answer questions from democrats and republicans tweeting they would do so, quote, in writing under oath in penalty of perjury. that may not be enough for gop leaders. jim jordan appears to be rejecting that offer. and devin nunes is not commenting. the president presiden wants the whistleblower to come forward. >> the whistleblower should be revealed because the whistleblower gave false stories. some people would call it a fraud. i won't go that far. but when i read it closely, i probably would. but the whistleblower should be revealed. >> reporter: this as the public is about to see more of what has transpired behind closed doors. democrat leaders say it's their intention to begin rele

brian: griff jenkins we asked him to get up early again. he was reluctant but he showed up. for doing that can you break down what happened over 45 hours yesterday? griff: absolutely. it's always the first day of these historic hearings. the take away president trump meeting with turkey's president wasn't able to watch it. well aware of what happened. firing back at democrats and he is calling again for the whistleblower's identity. >> this is a sham. and shouldn't be allowed. it was a situation that was caused by people that shouldn't have allowed it to happen i want to find out who is the whistleblower. griff griff this as schiff vows to protect the whistleblower. i do not know the identity of the whistleblower and i'm determined to make sure that identity is protected. >> i would like to congratulate you for passing the democrat starr edition held in the basement of the capitol. the russian hoax has end wanted and you have been cast in the low rent ukrainian sequel. griff: five hours lawmakers heard testimony from the two key witnesses ambassador bill taylor and george ke

griff jenkins joins us live from washington as republicans in the meantime lay out a strategy ahead of's public impeachment hearings. good morning, griff. >> reporter: republicans are leaving nothing to chance. in a memo of contained by fox news from the gop staff of the three investigating committees to its members they highlight four key pieces of evidence which they show there was no treason or bribee. first, the july 25 call shows no evidence of pressure. second, ukraine president. >>presidentzelensky said there s no pressure. they say there were not aware of a hold on funds at the time of the call. and finally, the fact that president trump met the be president zelensky and aid went there. there were other transcripts released yesterday. laura cooper reveals concern over the dod withholding funds, testifying there was not an understanding of how this could legally play out. we could see the transcript of president trump's first call in april with president zelensky, that could come as early as today. presumably that will show that the defense of the president as republicans have m

rob: griff jenkins joins us from washington as the president warns democrats of using impeachment asical weapon. >> reporter: good morning. a second week of impeachment hearings set to begin as the president saying yesterday in a twitter fury blasting the inquiry, writing this, the crazed do nothing democrats were turning impeachment into a routine partisan weapon that is bad for the country and not what the founders had in mind. he also attacks jennifer williams, aide to vice president pence who was on the july 25th phone call and testified over the weekend that she recalled the word barisma being mentioned on the call. williams will be the first witness we'll hear from on tuesday, followed by lieutenant colonel alexander venman, then former special envoy kurt volcker and tim morrison. speaker pelosi, who says she doesn't know when the inquiry will end, is inviting the president to testify. >> the president could come right before the committee and speak all the truth that he wants. >> you don't expect him to do that? >> if he wants to take the oath of office or he could do it in wr

griff jenkins is live from washington as family and friends are heading to mexico, griff, to lay theirhan we're used to seeing, this one as hundreds of mourners arrive. they are under protection, ahead of the funerals. the carnage unfolded under the hands of cartel gunmen. mexico's president suggested the victims were caught in a fight weabetween warring factions. family members say it was deliberate. >> all we know is that it was on purpose. it wasn't an accident. they weren't in the wrong place at the wrong time. we don't believe that that's the truth. we believe that they knew who they were attacking when they attacked and they had it planned. >> reporter: this as president trump and some lawmakers in washington push for more involvement in the fight against the cartels, saying the u.s. stands ready to assist. the mexican president is refusing any aid, saying war is not an option, saying hugs, not bullets, coming at a time when cartel violence is spiraling out of control, this year, murders are up more than 5%. a miracle amidst the mayhem, a baby reunited with her father after being

ashley: with more on this, here's griff jenkins. >> reporter: good morning, cheryl and ashley. president will have much to say this evening in the wake of the democrats going on the record, approving the procedures to advance the impeachment process. the vote divided congress nearly straight down party lines. speaker pelosi presiding over it. >> it's about the truth. it's about the constitution. we will do so in a way that brings people together, that is healing rather than divided. >> reporter: republicans put on a yesterday front, standing firmly behind president trump. not a single gop member backing the resolution. >> not only did every single republican reject the soviet style impeachment process, but we were even joined by democrats who couldn't stand it anymore. >> reporter: two democrats crossed the aisle to defy the party, jeff andrew and collin peterson, representing districts that trump won in 2016. after the vote, stephanie grisham issued this statement, quote, the president has done nothing wrong and the democrats he know it. nancy pelosi and the democrats unhinged

lauren: griff jenkins is here to break it all down for us as we gear up for another day of hearings onl. good morning, griff. >> reporter: good morning, lauren and cheryl. another day of hearings on tap after yesterday's extensive hearings that president trump is calling a kangaroo court. yesterday began with decorated a army officer, lieutenant vindman, who testified the july 25th call was inappropriate and improper along with jennifer williams who said the call was up usual. when it came to speaker pelosi's charge of bribery behind the impeachment hearings, republican dug in. >> you've never used the word bribery or bribe to explain president trump's conduct, correct? >> no, sir. >> colonel vindman, you haven't either? that is correct. >> reporter: in the afternoon, more testimony from kurt volker and kenmor ken morrison which republicans zeroed in. >> did the president of the united states ever say to you that he was not going to allow aid from the united states to go to the ukraine unless there were investigation intuse barisma, the bidens or th 2016 elections. >> no, he did not. >

ashley: griff jenkins joins us live from washington with more on the 13-year-old boy who saved six kidsay and this is just breaking this morning. reports out of mexico that an r arrest has been made, sonora's justice t departmen department o the facebook pages, working to confirm this but it would be a significant development. we are getting details about what happened. at 9:30 in the morning, three wives depart the mormon community in he thre three suvs. one of the vehicles gets a flat. they return to town and get male relatives to fix the tire. after that, the women continue on their journey and drive into an ambush and a hail of bullets. the men see the you attack from a distance. as we learned in the attack, a 13-year-old boy who survived walked five miles to get help, protecting the surviving siblings. the victim's uncle praising his heroism. >> it doesn't surprise me that in the face of such a horrific occurrence, that he was able to keep his wits about him and do what needed to be done to save his family. >> reporter: president trump calling for action against the cartel, spoke w

in washington, griff jenkins, fox two news. >>> apple will be helping the u.s. data next year. ? they were looking for a way to improve effectiveness and efficiency in the way the census is conducted. hundreds of thousands are using the software including the phone utilized for the census. they can lower the cost by still maintaining security and privacy of data. financial service shows that they will be involved. this information is collected every 10 years and is critical to determine government representation and equal distribution of funds. >>> the 49ers have a well- deserved weekend off before preparing for an important monday night game on november 11 against the seattle seahawks. the 49ers are 8-0 for the second time in franchise history. last night's game against the arizona cardinals in glendale was the ultimate test. the 49ers stayed on top, 28-25. it was different from previous games and the cardinals put in eight to stop the run but the spotlight was on jimmy. he threw four touchdowns and 371 yards and throughout the game, they have reaction on his l

cheryl: griff jenkins joins us from the longworth house office building with a preview of what we canve got nine witnesses over the next three days, four today, two this morning, two this afternoon. now, we will have a gavel in at 9:00 a.m. as usual. there will be the swearing in, opening statements and 45 minutes for each sides and five minutes member rounds. the first witness is alexander venman and jennifer williams, both were on the july 25th call central to this entire inquiry, both testified behind closed doors that the president's call was unusual and concerning. and venman said there was no doubt the president demanded an investigation while williams called it inappropriate. this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. we're heal from kurt volker and tim morrison. they'll take the hot seat. this as two more transcripts of depositions were given last night under secretary of state for political affairs david hail and david holmes, the ukrainian embassy aide who told lawmakers he overheard the phone call between the president and ambassador sondland and sondland said the president only cared abo

in each case the gunman had four things in common, the reporter griff jenkins shows the comprehensive what may be driving shooters to commit crimes. >> reporter: it is the biggest and most expensive studies on mass shootings ever sponsored by the u.s. government. the justice department teaming up with the violence project, a nonpartisan think tank to examine mass shooters since 1966 and they found a pattern. the study shows everyone who committed a mass shooting has four things in common, some form of early childhood trauma, and identifiable grievance or crisis point, validation for their beliefs and access to a firearm. >> something happened and the people around them note there is a marked change in their behavior, they are acting different. >> the study showing most mass shootings are the result of a workplace or personal grievance often motivated i racism religious hate. while the study is not political the finding that moe shooters used legally purchased firearms could lead to calls for more gun control legislation. >> about 9% of mass shooters using illegal firearms. for school

. >> in washington again for another week griff jenkins live in d.c..filing his own lawsuit to fight his subpoena in the democrats impeachment inquiry mick telling a federal judge withdrawing his bid to join another lawsuit had filed by former deputy national security advisor charles copper man season by democrats that that request has since been dropped. >>rudy discuss the impeach . puh on new platform source telling cnth that president trump personal attorney was heard talking a about possibly launching an impeachment podcast sources clam that will giuliani hopes to have four of five episodes ahead of the senate trial. lawyer and president trump critic michael avenatti saying let's do the impeachment podcast together now that would be interesting oh it would. this is even more interesting. exactly. let take a look at our market this is morning remember the president speaks today in eastern time here in noshing everyone is going to be watching that. see it here on fox business for now dow is up 20. s&p is up two and quarter nasdaq is up 12 and a quarte

in washington, griff jenkins ktvu fox 2 news. . >>> a bay area weather has turned into a gorgeous sparkling afternoon rose mary. >>> it's mild with the sun shining for most of us. we have fog along the coastline and for some areas, it's a partly sunny afternoon. doing a look over the east bay where the sun is shining, we have temperatures on the warm side for this time year. san francisco right now, how about that gorgeous shot. 65 for you. we have low 70s reported in santa rosa. and oakland at about # 6 livermore at 975 and san jose a mild 71 for your lunch hour. there's look at 24 hour temperature change. you can see some of us are a little cooler. down by 5 concord up by 2. and hayward done by 2 and i take you over to the bay where it's cloudy at this hour. and 9 degrees cooler so. a notable change for some of us but all in all the pattern is not changing a whole lot. there's lock at what we are seeing at the coast covered in gray. as you got over to areas like ocean beach, pacifica and half moon bay and most in the 50s struggling to get to near 60 degrees. and you. >> the north bay and