our signature segment, the first in a two-part series on ice detention in louisna; and writer john hodgman's take on losing status. next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. sue and edgar wachenheim iii. the cheryl and philip milstein fami. the j.p.b. foundation. rosalind p. walter, in memory of george o'neil. barbarhope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're you retirement company. additional support has bee provided by: and by t corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the americaneople. yo and by contributions t pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new yo, alison stewart. >> stewart: good evening. thanks for joinings. will they stay or will they go? the fate of brexit, britain's long-running plan to exit the european union, remains unknown today. an extraordinary saturday session of parliament ended with a vote that delays a decision oi prim

firsthand witness: director of european affairs at the national security council, and "military john hodgman," colonel alexander vindman. now, during trump's ukraine phone call, vindman was listening in from the situation room, so it wasn't hearsay. vindman could actually hear the bad stuff trump say. vindman explained, "i listened in on the call in the situation room with colleagues from the n.s.c. and the office of the vice president. as the transcript is in the public record, we are all aware of what was said." yes, we all are. ukraine said they were ready for more military aid. then trump said, "i want you to do us a favor, though," and then asked for dirt on the bidens and the d.n.c. pretty bald. it's like if "the sixth sense" were called "bruce willis doesn't know he's dead." ( laughter ). >> jon: spoiler aletter there. >> stephen: spoiler alert. >> jon: yeah. >> stephen: now, vindman's testimony directly contradicts that of ambassador to the e.u. and "jean-douche picard," gordon sondland. ambassador sondland told house investigators that no one had raised concerns about the president'