>> reporter: very powerful, jake. because prior to their role in this coalition that is something of a para-military unit established during the fights against isis, these various different militia gained their experience fighting the americans in iraq. the vast majority of them are, yes, backed by iran and they also now today, not only have a force, an armed force that is part of the para-military force that falls under the iraqi security forces but they also have significant representation in iraqi parliament which is one of the many reasons why iraq is so fragile today. because you have these forces that don't necessarily abide by the orders being issued by baghdad and to alsos have a very strong grip within the iraqi political spectrum. >> arwa damon, thank you. stay safe. and joining me now is douglas sullivan, under president trump and obama and a sfloonchts and ambassador let me start with you. and you left your post in baghdad. if you were advising president trump today, what would you advise him? what would y

jake. >> miguel marquez, thank you.t now. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." we're following breaking news. look at this slide. pikes coming in of the u.s. capitol on another historic day. the house judiciary committee beginning the debate process soon on two articles of impeachment against president trump. lawmakers will have the chance to edit and amend the articles in the combative two-day marathon session as democrats move quickly toward a vote by the full house of representatives. >>> also breaking, justice department inspector general michael horowitz defending his investigation of the

and jake on capitol hill. we're so grateful to have you guys. my thanks to jake, maya, sharpton.r watching all week long. another wild one. "mtp daily" with chuck todd starts now. >>> today is a solemn and sad day. for the third time in a little over a century and a half, the house judiciary committee has voted articles of impeachment against the president.

welcome to the lead, i'm jake tapper. we begin with politics lead today on this, the day after the historic vote and questions about what's next in the case against president donald trump. only the third president in all u.s. history to be impeached by the house of representatives. now the constitution describes a trial in the senate next. but what that trial will look like or when it might take place is a mystery as of now. in an unprecedented move, speaker nancy pelosi indicated she will not hand over the articles of impeachment to the senate until democrats see mitch mcconnell's plans for the senate trial and deem them to be fair. president trump today accusing pelosi to be afraid of sending the articles of impeachment to the senate. and as lauren fox reports, it is unclear what leverage democrats actually have here, if any. >> frankly, i don't care what the republicans say. >> reporter: a testy house speaker putting a stop to mounting questions about her next move on impeachment. >> you have talked and criticized sena

had a conclusion, jake.ut you have house minority leader kevin mccarthy who you cover every day calling what he all? this report a coup. is that the lguage you're hearing from your republican sources dpite what the i.g. has concluded? that they like, republicans said it showed broadalfeasance in the f.b.i. in a way that's so stunning and so unfair to a american democrats say, listen, the f.b.i. did not the star investigating trump under false pretenses. so there's something for everybody in thi report. lindsey graham had horowitz upt e after real fresh the trump align to do more toind of conduct these investigations. and the durham report which we assume will be comin out at some point in this torrent of news over the next couple of months is being eagerly awaited to the people like mark meadows and jim jordan who believe this man john durham of connecticut is the person who is going to finally put people in handcuffs. that's what a lot of trump aligned republicans say that this is the person who is going to

i'm jake tapper.begin with our toll picpolit and history with president trump almost certain to become the third u.s. president to be impeached by the house of representatives. speaker pelosi announcing earlier today house democrats are moving forward with articles of impeachment against the president. pelosi saying that mr. trump left her with no choice but to act. members of congress are now faced with these two key questions. one, what do we know about the president's actions, and two, do they rise to an impeachable offense. we know according to the president's own words, he asked the president of ukraine to pursue an investigation of his political rival, joe biden, as well as an investigation into a debunked conspiracy theory that ukraine, not russia, interfered in the last election. we know, according to key witnesses, president trump conditioned a white house meeting and badly-needed aid for ukraine, at least in part on ukraine announcing these investigations. we know that the white house meetin

i'm jake tapper. democrats are defending speaker pelosi for sitting on president's articles of impeachment for now saying they are in a holding pattern because mitch mcconnell is not doing his job. but how long could this standoff last? joining me now is democratic congressman joe kennedy of massachusetts. thanks so much for joining us. we appreciate it. happy new year's. >> happy new year's to you. dan kildee told cnn on friday nancy pelosi might need to wait until february tosend the articles of impeachments to the senate to get a fair trial. do you think speaker pelosi should hold the articles until february or even longer? >> i think the speaker should do what is necessary to make sure there is in fact a fair proceeding that takes place in a united states senate. this is an impeachment hearing for the president of the united states. there is nothing more important than the house and congress could could engage in and mcconnell said they are working hand in glove with the white house to make sure t

when he does i will step aside, jake. but -- also, jake, part of this report it says, the statement coming up from the leaders, it says the evidence of the president's misconduct is overwhelming and so, too, evidence of obstruction of congress. indeed hard to match an stronger or more complete case of obstruction. here's the chairman right now, jake. >> let's listen in. >> good afternoon. today we transmit the report of the work of three committees, the intelligence committee, the oversight committee as well as the foreign affairs committee into the president's misconduct with respect to ukraine. at the outset i want to just thank the credible members of all three committees as well as our amazing staff that did long hours of work through depositions, open hearings, and compiling all of the evidence into today's report. it was an enormous task, and i want to begin by acknowledging the great work of the great and late cleek olleague of mine eli cummings. we continue to be inspired by his legacy and guided by thoughts of hi

>> jake was my student and i knew his mom was quite sick. >> reporter: jean manning, jake's mom was happy to make him part of our family. she told me that i'll sleep better tonight than i've slept in a long time. >> reporter: kerry, her husband dave and their three children welcoming him with open arms spending weekends and holidays together. all with the blessing of jake's mom. >> she called him our son. our boy. >> reporter: and when jean passed away last month, the bremers were ready. >> my mom went to heaven. >> she's always in your heart, right? >> yes. she loves me so much. >> she did love you so much. >> do you love her so much? >> oh, why, thank you. >> reporter: jake so happy in his forever home, one mother's promise to another. >> she will live on here in this house and always be part of jake's life. [ applause ] >> the bremer family, please welcome the bremer family to "good morning america." bless your heart, each and every one of you. okay, this is not easy for them. they didn't do what they did to be on "good morning america." this is truly in their heart but we wanted

i'm jake tapper. we begin with the politics lead in what could only be described as a historic day in american history. democrats unveiling two articles of impeachment against president donald john trump, one for abuse of power and the other for obstruction of congress. the full house of representatives could vote on the articles next week after they are voted upon and sent to the floor of the house by the house judiciary committee. that committee vote could happen as early as thursday of this week. democrats alleged that president trump abused the power of his office by pushing a foreign government, the ukrainians, to interfere in the 2020 election. and then they say the president stonewalled congress from conducting proper oversight. the response from the president and his allies has large by been to dispute empirical facts, to muddle the truth with half truths and confusion, to lie, to put party unity above the obviously answer to a question, is it okay for a president to ask a foreign nation to in

jake sherman, senior editor of polico. co-author of "the hill to die on."nd darlene superville, the white house reporter for the "associated press." the house passed two articles of impeachment on a 23-17 vote alongarty lines. a floor vote in the house is now expected next week. jake, what does that floor votey look like whe look ahead to next week's speaker pelosi, is she whipping hbe m? do we eect defections? >> we're certain no republicans are going vote to impeach the president. we believe a handful of democrats will vote with republicans against impeachmentc pelosi says she's not whipping. this is a matter of conscious. she's aware who's voting where, what problem she has. and republicans are whipping. they're trying to keep thr troops in line against these charges. and it's going to be very charged. it's goinggo be everyth that the president, as everybody here can attest to, watch v closely. at the end of the day, politics are what they are. but the president's going to be impeached by a house of representatives. and that's a certainty.at egin a whole

now jake's life was not without real suffering. he lost his brother, beloved brother george in the vietnam war. and his mom died at age 17. i want to end with jake's words, the riders, the product, the process, this is my heart and soul. i just love the freedom snowboarding gives to you to do whatever you want to do. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman recognizes the gentleman from kentucky, mr. comer, for five minutes. mr. comer: mr. speaker, i rise today to commend president trump for the recent bipartisan deal with congress to replace nafta with the new and significantly improved free trade agreement the usmca. this deal will create jobs, boost our agricultural exports and grow the economy in kentucky. it's good for our farmers and manufacturers and will benefit all americans. the usmca encourages innovation and opens new markets for our farmers and strengthens our trading partners in the global economy. it took far too long for speaker pelosi to move toward action on an important priority to the american people

>> reporter: yeah, i think that is exactly right, jake.brutally put down but that was a demand for reform in a sense now there is a much more grassroots revolutionary rhetoric or actions coming right across iranian territory in the south and north and east and the west and central in the capital of tehran. the use of violence by both sides. the government are alleging that some 700 banks have been burned. 70 gas stations and 34 ambulances they claim have been destroyed in the demonstrations. now of course we've only got the word for it. on the other hand, we're getting reports from amnesty international that 208 people have been killed by security forces and some i have to say and we've seen evidence in clashes, violent clashes from the demonstrators, people wielding axes and other weapons against members of security forces. but these are -- jake, this is an energy coming from the street, the poorer elements. it is not the middle class rather demand for democracy we've seen in the past but rather something more earthy and something coming

jake said, why are they upset? well, because the president takes the lord's name in vain in public far too often as far as those folk are concerned. i thought that was a pretty good example. i was going to move on. jake did not hesitate a millisecond before he looked up and he said, and that's why we need joe biden for president. [applause] gov. vilsack: three quick reasons i am supporting joe and then a personal note. first, you can have the greatest plans in the world, you can have the greatest vision in the world, but you also have to have the experience, the knowledge, and the relationships to get it done. i have had the privilege of working with three different presidents, two democrats, one republican. i appreciate what you have to have to get things done. there is no one in this race that has the kind of transformational ideas, progressive ideas that are doable, that has the experience and the knowledge and the relationships to get it done than joe biden. think about this. think about this. when president ob

i'm jake tapper. we start with the politics lead. it is official, secretary of state mike pompeo will meet with the president of ukraine this week in kiev. arriving after the top diplomat there, bill taylor who testified in the impeachment inquiry was encouraged to leave his post. and as we learn new details about the white house efforts to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars of military aid to ukraine to at least in part push ukraine to commence an investigation that might help president trump political has admitted in emails obtained by the "new york times" mulvaney asked about with holding the aid nearly a month before that now infamous trump/ukraine conversation and only to be cautioned by one to say expect congress to become unhinged and a known meeting with top security officials trying to convince him to release the aid arguing it was in the best interest of the united states, ome -- only to be rebuffed by a defiant president trump. kaitlan collins looks at this failed pressure campaign and what this might mean for the im

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he"t lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >>> a key deadline for president trump just minutes away. "the lead" starts right now. >>> will he or won't he? president trump facing a decision on whether the white house will take part in any further impeachment proceedings in the house before house members vote as the white house looked to a senate trial as an escape route. >>> and breaking news. the suspect in today's deadly attack at a naval station in florida now described as a saudi military trainee and the latest on his motive and why he was on the base. >>> plus, heart-wrenching video showing the final moments of a boy's life as he died in a u.s. border patrol cell. why didn't the trump administration initially give the public the full story? >>> welcome to "the lead." i'm jd. we start with the politics lead. the white house has minutes to decide if officials will participate in any remaining impeachment proceedings before the final vote. president trump facing a 5:00 p.m. east coast deadline set by house democrats and the first indication it will not only be democrats voting to i

jake sherman, grateful for that. thanks for starting us off. >>> when we come back, more on today's hearing. the inspector general coming out against the u.s. attorney general andt attempting to put stop tote trump's three-year sp campaign to slam the fbi. >>> also ahead, the white house and the kremlin at odds now over whether or not trump raised election meddling in his meeting with sergiy. >>> plus, joe biden denying a report that he's considering pledging to a single term in the white house. all those stories coming up. ng . ♪for the holidays you can't beat home sweet home.♪ we go the extra mile to bring your holidays home. at to cover the essentialsyou have in retirement, as well as all the things you want to do. because when you're ready for what comes next, the only direction is forward. wean air force veteran made of doing what's right,. not what's easy. so when a hailstorm hit, usaa reached out before he could even inspect the damage. that's how you do it right. usaa insurance is made just the way martin's f

because i am not richard nixon i'm jake ward, a television correspondent. that my face can be put on the late president's and do a pretty good job of fooling you, it is a sign of how much trouble we're in >> i would never say these things someone else would someone like jordan peele. >> reporter: made by a hostile nation just for laughs it doesn't matter. deep fakes are good enough to fool anyone. so good that twitter, facebook, google, and both political parties are scrambling for ways to fight them. >> i believe that this is the next wave of attacks against america and western drknock des >> reporter: fake has come to one of the top experts in the world, though he is a vocal critic of facebook, to help them detect deep fakes. >> we have little ticks. >> hi, everybody hi, everybody. >> reporter: the trick is teaching computers to spot patterns in how public figures speak. >> president trump's mouth is closed, tuck epuckers the chin. >> reporter: the algorithm is built to help researchers and news organizations like nbc spot deep fakes of candidates in the

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jake ward has details. >> reporter: you know this footage. >> i shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. >> but what about this >> i will not be resigning the presidency at noon tomorrow because i am not richard nixon. in fact, i'm jake ward i'm a television correspondent and the fact that my face can be put on to the late president's and do a pretty good job of fooling you. well, that's a sign of just how much trouble we are all in. >> you see, i would never say these things someone else would someone like jordan peele. >> made by a hostile nation just for laughs it doesn't matter. deep fakes are good enough to fool anyone. so good that twitter, facebook, google, and both political parties are scrambling for ways to fight them. >> i believe that this is the next wave of attacks against america. >> one of the top experts. now facebook has come to him even though he's a vocal critic of the company to help it develop tools for detecting deep fakes. >> we all have these little ticks if you will. >> hi, everybody. >> hi, everybody. >> hi, everybody. >> the trick is teaching

. >> as jake noted, almost two americas, two parties, two views. the democrats have the facts on their side about what the president did, what the conduct was. the republicans didn't really try to rebut that. a few did try to make the case it wasn't impeachment. very few. most of it was just complaining about the process. this is -- this will go on to the senate. it will go to the voters, assuming the votes stay like we think. however this ends up to the point being, this is history. this is an indelible stain on the record, the legacy of donald trump. we covered the clinton white house when this happened. clinton was president at the time. this country had an operating surplus. the last time the united states government ran an operating surplus, a booming economy like we have a great economy now. what is the first sentence when people talk about clinton? he was impeached. that will be the case for donald trump no matter how this turns out. >> it will be a tremendous stain, irrespective how this turns out. >> that's why he has been so crazed about

i'm jake tapper. we begin with president trump ahead of the historic impeachment vote in the house tomorrow has sent a stunning and scathing stream of consciousness letter to house speaker nancy pelosi. it appears to be something dictated 2700 word rant almost as if it's 60 angry tweets co cobbled put together. about 40 references to himself. and four to northwestern people. a letter that president trump says he wrote for the quote purpose of history. the letter accuses democrats of violating their oaths of office and cheapening impeachment, trying to steal the 2020 election and quote declaring open war on american democracy by pursuing impeachment. president trump calls the abuse of congress articles of impeachment -- i'm sorry abuse of power of articles of impeachment a disingenuous, measure litless and baseless invention of pelosi's imagineation and in territorial of the case obstruction much congress, preposterous and dangerous. the president misrepresenting a number of quotes from speaker pelosi

jake? >> i don't know what renewing a call is. democrats have been calling for these people to testify. >> not like they stopped calling for it. >> the question we need to be thinking about, you'll get the legal opinion on this in perhaps a second but are there gettable republicans? to me, at this point, the answer seems to be probably not. >> what about murkowski? she was critical of mitch mcconnell. collins is critical and of democrats r. they not gettable? >> i don't know the answer to that. based on the past behavior -- >> wait. define gettable. gettable for a conviction or -- >> rules package -- >> calling witnesses. >> to demand a certain -- >> need four republicans? >> yeah. show me where the four are. >> i want to say people can say you need four republicans, i think you need three republicans because in a tie situation chief justice roberts will cast a deciding vote. >> is that true, though? >> yes. the vice president is not presiding. the chief justice is presiding over the trial. >> the vice president -- the vice presid

good evening, i'm jake tapper. we are here with the speaker of the house of representatives, nancy pelosi. today speaker pelosi said the house of representatives will proceed with articles of impeachment against president trump. madam speaker, thank you so much for taking our questions on this somber and historic day. you just launched this process and will likely make president trump the third president in history to be impeached. we're potentially two weeks away from that moment. that move would put president trump on trial in the senate next month. senators would either vote to acquit or convict the president which would result from the president's removal from office. we want to ask you a lot of questions about the impeachment and this moment. our questioners live in the battleground states of virginia and pennsylvania as well as maryland and washington, d.c. you'll hear from them in one second. but i do want to start with a couple of questions of my own, if i can be so brave, and that is, you said this morning

from capitol hill senior writer for politico jake sherman.ith us at the table chairman for the center for african-american studies at princeton, eddie glaude, political reporter for the "new york times." nick confessori's back. "new york times" editorial board member mara gay. i was going to say former republican steve schmidt also. welcome back, friend. what say you about where we find ourselves? >> it was a really remarkable moment by nancy pelosi. and you look at the consternation of our national leadership. i think she's proven over this period of the trump era she's literally only serious national leader the country has with regard to. and i disagree with her on many, many issues. but her understanding that she's duty-bound here, constitutionally obligated to prosecute this matter because the president is so far above the line on this issue of high crimes and misdemeanors. and if withholding aid from an ally who is in a war with the russians to get dirt on your political opponent, to launch a criminal investigation against the u.s. citiz

eastern moderated by jake tapper. good timing, jake. >> what timing.nounces this morning, jake can ask much more about it tonight. also new information about how the white house wants to handle a likely senate impeachment trial. white house lawyers met with bl

good evening, i'm jake tapper.re with the speaker of the house of representatives, nancy pelosi. today speaker pelosi said the house of representatives will proceed with articles of impeachment against president trump. madam speaker, thank you so much for taking our questions on this somber and historic day. you just launched this process and will likely make president trump the third president in history to be impeached. we're potentially two weeks away from that moment. that move w

. >> that may very well be true, jake. it when he came back here and bragged about it. >> so i -- >> he didn't stop the country for a couple of years having an impeachment inquiry on him. the intelligence committee is vital to our national security -- >> so -- >> and they spent the last three months not doing the oversight but going on an impeachment witch hunt and it is as simple as that. >> and you talked about you don't think that phone call demonstrates anything wrong because the president phrased it as do me a favor. democrats in the report argue that the call between trump and zelensky was just a, quote, dramatic crescendo within a months long campaign driven by president trump that for months there had been this effort involving president trump and multiple senior officials and involved president trump with holding a visit to the oval office for president zelensky and of course that $391 million of security aid that was ultimately released after the whistle-blower came through. >> well neither trump nor zelensky sai

erica hill is filling in for jake tapper on "the lead." it starts right now. >>> president trump removed from a christmas classic. "the lead" starts right now. >>> the president is fuming and furiously re-tweeting as congress remains locked in a battle over his impeachment trial. how long this fight could drag into 2020. >>> edited for tv. president trump annoyed and the right triggered, the canadian cut from his appearance in home alone 2. >>> and a helicopter that disappeared along the cliffs of hawaii. >>> welcome to "the lead." i'm erica hill in today for jake. we begin with the politics lead. president trump has nancy pelosi on the brain. moments ago tweeting insisting democrats are stalling because the case against him is weak. the president targeting the top democrat in the senate chuck schumer for his attacks on mitch mcconnell after mcconnell said days ago he's not an impartial juror. yet at the height of the clinton impeachment saga then newly elected senator schumer said this on cnn. >> this is not a criminal trial. but this is

i am jake tapper. it was a truly historic day today, and at any moment we expect the house judiciary committee to return from the break they took, and to resume debating the two articles of impeachment that have been drafted against president donald trump. one, abuse of power. the second one, obstruction of congress. let's start by going to capitol hill where we find cnn senior congressional correspondent manu raju. manu what do we expect to happen the rest of the day today, lay it out for us? >> reporter: a lot more fireworks. we expect republicans to continue to offer amendments to try to undercut the two articles of impeachment. the articles the democrats put forward alleging abuse of power in the president's handling wrel in relation to ukraine and not cooperating with the impeachment inquiry. republicans plan to offer, according to doug collins told me, a good many number of amendments still and that could take several hours to get through. ultimately a decision for republicans to decide if they'r

am i reading that correctly, jake? >> seems to be and it seems to be this rules discussion will be shirts and skins so to speak. republicans will side with republicans. democrats will side hawith democrats. i want to respectly push back on this idea which is gaining traction that nancy pelosi should not send the impeachment articles to the senate until they come to some sort of accommodation. this is not a strategy that's going to work. at all. because mitch mcconnell in that scenario, he'd have zero incentive to cut a deal. he wouldn't have to hold a trial. the trial is only triggered when the impeachment articles are sent from the house to the senate. so as long as they're in the house, michel mcconnell doesn't have to do anything. he'll just sit there and not negotiate an agreement with shumchumer. he has no incentive to do otherwise so you want if you want especially sure there's no trial, then the strategy to pursue. if you want to ensure a trial, theb you need to send them and i know the rebuttal to that is going

joining me, politico senior writer and msnbc political contributor, jake sherman. "new york times" chief correspondent and msnbc political analyst x peter baker and former counsel to the house judiciary committee during the impeachment inquiry of president nixon, mike conway. everybody, welcome. mike, i want to start with you. when you look at the paspeed wi which the democrats are going, they're justifying it by say in it's an immediate threat. the president is going to try to cheat again if we allow him to and we can't wait until the 2020 election. what do you think of that argument? that strategy? >> it's a powerful argument they're making, but there are many differences between that and the nixon impeachment. we heard witnesses in the judiciary committee. this judiciary committee just heard from the lawyers. but we also presented numerous articles of impeachment to be considered by the committee. some were voted down. i think one issue democrats are going to deal with in the mark up is that some more progressive democrats are going to say perhaps why aren't the

. >>> now, let's bring in jake sherman. he's an nbc news political contributor and a senior writer for politico. good morning, jake. thanks for joining us. let's start off with what we can expect on wednesday, the full house, expected to vote on the two articles of impeachment. will this be a party-line vote? or will there be defectors? >> mostly party line. we expect most republicans to stand with president trump. a few democratic defections are expected. not many. maybe a handful of democrats will vote with republicans. but this will look like a party-line vote. it's shirts and skins. people with the president, are with the president. democrats are against the president. there should be no doubt, the president will be impeached by the house this week. >> as you note, with expectation, he is impeached, that would make him the third american president to be impeached. the first-ever first-term president to be impeached. the president saying the democrats are trivializing impeachment. how does this impact his legacy and ulti

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i'm jake tapper in washington. president trump attacked wednesday's house judiciary hearing on impeachment calling it a hoax. the white house announced they are refusing to participate in the hearing. just moments ago, the head of the judiciary committee responded to the white house. pamela, how did president trump explain the white house decision. >> the president reiterated today as he was leaving from london, the impeachment inquiry is illegitimate, the judiciary committee is holding the first hearing while he's at nato meetings as proof of it being illegitimate. >> what if your lawyers were sent to represent your point of view -- >> because the whole thing is a hoax. everybody knows it. all you have to do is look at the words of the ukrainian president that he just issued and you know it's a hoax. it's a disgrace what they're doing to our country. >> he's talking about this interview that president zelensky gave to time magazine, where he said he wasn't talking about quid pro quo. and as a strategic ally, aid s

jake the fake notwithstanding. i mean, the media once joe did a flip-flop spun it like, oh, it is just a clarification, which is what biden tried to sell it. if anybody else did it. if trump did a complete backflip, the media would have rampant, they follow him around with a hooper's cooper, cleaning up after clueless joe chauncey all the time, don't they? >> it is really pathetic and it's not surprising to anyone that listened to the channel of the big three cable news television networks that do news. those are basically conspiracy blogs on tv, those other channels. full-time liberal activists and again, none of this is a surprise. but i think another problem he will have, gregg come on this whole segment here, he is supposed to be the safe pick. remember three campaigns, the establishment pick you have the outside pick and then the liberal conservative pick depending on the party. usually those three lanes, he is supposed to be the safe pick. the guy doesn't even know what state he is in. the governor from balti

joining me, jake ward, nbc news technology correspondent. my friend, good to see you. we have all been worrying about impeachment and donald trump, talk to me about some of the breakthroughs we've had in space in the last year. >> you know, ali, it is the thing you look back across the year, you think are there good things to talk about, you realize there are incredible things to look at. in space, it sounds silly, space became international in this fundamental way. you saw countries all across the globe putting their own objects in space, doing amazing things with them. the japanese put out this probe that went to an asteroid and did this incredible thing, they shot it with a bullet, then caught pieces coming off it. first time anyone has done that, caught pieces coming off it. this time next year will be coming back with those pieces so we can do scientific study of the surface of an asteroid here on earth. that's to me unbelievable. india had its effort to be the fourth country to land something on the moon, put up the vcrom lander, and managed to get it in space, i

eastern moderated by jake tapper. good timing, jake. >> what timing. whatever she announces this morning, jake can ask much more about it tonight. also new information about how the white house wants to handle a likely senate impeachment trial. white house lawyers met with republican senators. the bottom line is they want to call witnesses in the senate. we'll discuss how that mike work. this follows a day when the house heard from legal scholars, three of them making the case of what amounts to impeachable offenses. joining me now is house majority leader steny hoyer. thank you so much for being with us. what we are going to hear from house speaker pelosi in less than an hour? >> you're going to hear it from house speaker pelosi, not steny hoyer. clearly, she wants to keep the american people informed about what we perceive to be an extraordinarily serious and somber time in this country. the consideration of whether or not acts have been committed by the president of the united states which undermine our national security, put our constitution at ris

. >> gregg: jake said it stinks? o mark the day on your calendar! from constant campaign blunders to a weak record to his son's shady dealings, joe biden's campaign is doing nonstop damage control. joining me now to talk about it, fox news contributors mike huckabee and dan bongino. gentlemen, great to see you. governor, biden, of course, as we showed on the screen, you can hear it, was heckled as "quid pro joe." that seems to be a constant refrain at some of his rally. how much of this scandal involving his son is really going to taint the dad's campaign, especially as more evidence of impropriety drops as it inevitably will? >> gregg, i think it is problematic for him, but far more so then what hunter has done, it is what joe says every day. he is the gift that keeps on giving. he might as well have been wrapped up with a bow on his head, brought down the chimney by santa on christmas day. if you remember the movie "being there," this guy chauncey gardiner who was just a gardener, and he would say these off-the-wall things and people kept thinking

you were speaking with cnn's jake tapper. let's just watch. >> somebody said to me yesterday, and i won't tell you who, if the russians actually hacked this situation and spilled out the e-mails you never would have had any evidence. >> i don't know who the anonymous person is that said if the russians had actually done it we wouldn't have been able to detect it but it is the unanimous -- >> how about it was the president, jake? >> so the president told you that. >> that's all true. >> did you know at the time you were just repeating a russian claim? >> i didn't know at the time that the claim came from vladimir putin but the president definitely believed that. i remember the conversation i had with the president. you have to ask yourself a number of different things. if there is -- because there are layers to the thing. i think the number one layer for me at that time and even today is that the president does not want his electoral success to be discredited. i think what happened to the president, he got very sensitized by t

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i hope jake is taking notes from our show. >> he's got a few things to learn from us, i think, that jakehigh stakes hearing on capitol hill. what can we expect today in this next phase of the impeachment investigation? we'll get into that. what if numbers tell only half the story? at t. rowe price, hundreds of our experts go beyond the numbers to examine investment opportunities firsthand. like a biotech firm that engineers a patient's own cells to fight cancer. this is strategic investing. because your investments deserve the full story. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. ( ♪ ) introducing the marilyn monroe collection of fine jewellery. exclusively at zales, the "diamonds are a girl's best friend" store. woman: i'm here, and suddenly my migraine takes me somewhere else, where there's pain and nausea. but excedrin pulls me back in a way others don't. and it relieves my symptoms fast for real migraine relief. >>> we are just hours away now from the first impeachment hearings conducted by the house judiciary committee. this is the committee that would draw up, perhaps will draw up art

. >>> hello, i'm jake tapper in washington where the state of the union is bracing for impact. president donald j. trump's name will likely be added to a short list in the history books this week but certainly not in the way he may have hoped as the house of representatives considers whether to use the strongest rebuke the u.s. constitution allows them to make him just the third u.s. president to ever be impeached. the defiant president is watching the drama 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 h

months since india decided that it'll have to change in kashmir my guess this week here in london is jake comes up national vice president and one of the chief spokesman of the ruling b.j. team obviously also the charges of widespread human rights violations in the kashmir conflict. spot. back to create in today's world started. a challenge point in politics business religious law in iran beat up people live. the islamic revolution under the tough. ones up making its initial flirtation. strikes in states of emergency or it sinks into chaos market such remarks in carriage them to work and they will was at the start of neoliberalism. junction the 2nd physics published tense that she. threatens to hold more her. body crisis and. start as an era that defines overmanaged. 970 the big fugitive strikes december 23rd w. this is g w news law from nato leaders wrap up the alliance as somebody with anniversary meeting in london with a show of unity deals of the big dog on defense spending and there is agreement for the 1st time that china now presents a major challenge but divisions within the allia