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washington. edward? >> liz, that's a very good question.he heads of the two trade teams spoke by phone over the weekend to try and close out this phase one trade deal. the u.s. trying to get the language down on paper. the chinese commerce ministry signalling that the two sides had constructive conversations and will remain in contact. the goodwill is continuing, though, china buying soybeans and may start buying poultry from the u.s. today the u.s. extending the temporary general license for companies to sell to huawei for another 90 days. that was set to expire tomorrow. so far there's been -- they've kept the protests in hong kong separate from the trade talks. but has indicated now the administration is watching developments. protesters turned violent again, continued pressure on the government on the mainland of china for this to end. secretary of state pompeo putting china on notice over hong kong. >> -- the united states is monitoring the -- [inaudible] -- in hong kong. violence by any size is unacceptable. the hong kong government b

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liz: let's begin in washington with edward laurent on what is happening there. >> the house and diligencedam schiff has a letter to colleagues that his committee will be finished with her impeachment report soon after thanksgiving. he says the report will be handed to the house judiciary committee. the woman who is trying to unseat him said the time he spent on this he could've passed usmca. >> seen the impeachment inquiry when he's wasting all these resources, we know the impeachment cost about $70 million, that is $70 million that could've been spent on much better things in our district. reporter: in this letter from adam schiff t says the it conclusively shows he tried to tie them with an announcement of corruption investigation. the judiciary committee could start writing articles of impeachment when lawmakers get back from a break in december. meanwhile to republican senators both chairman of powerful committees asked the treasury department for possible reports of money laundering or fraud related to business dealings from the son of former vice president joe biden. one republican

and liz, one more thing, late word that "washington post" report that president trump signed a continuing resolution to keep government open, through december 20. just one month. you know there are 8 days on house's official calendar, they will have to try to work something out. elizabeth: they only average 3 days a week of work there. >> thank you. elizabeth: checking voters poll showing voter support for impeachment dropping and president's approval rating up since october, the emerson university poll, 45% oppose impeachment. that is as of last month, and a market law school -- market law school poll, 53% oppose impeachment. and abc, poll 7 out of 10 voters say trump was wrong on ukraine, other polls show not an impeachable offense. jim trustee, great to see you, what is your reaction. >> polls are reflecting reality that is nuanced, murky opinion opinion-based facts that are going on for days, any testimony brought forward is stuff of a closed-door oversight hearing. it is detailed nuance, full of academic opinions, not really the stuff that captivates a country. we never had a impeach

liz: welcome to the show, you're watching fox business network. let's start in washingtonget the latest at the white house. reporter: senior white house official says they're not sure the house is going to impeach president donald trump, that official pointed to polls showing declining support for impeachment especially in an election year, the white house is preparing. the lawyers preparing for the house judiciary committee to write the articles of impeachment papers in the white house wants his lawyers to participate and call witnesses just as bill clinton impeachment happened, that includes calling representative adam schiff as a witness to ask him about his status with the whistleblower. the president expressing his frustration. >> what whistleblower, i don't think there is, i consider to be a fake whistleblower. because what he wrote did not correspond to what i said. reporter: president donald trump on fox and friends this morning saying that the central figure of the house went easy on a central figure to the impeachment inquiry and that is the former ambassador to

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she is the author of "washington journal: reporting watergate and richard nixon's downfall." liznor to have you here. i began reading you on the impeachment into nixon awhen i was in college and here we are again. we have this development that we were just discussing a lawyer today in court representing the house of representatives said that they are considering a possible article of impeachment involving this possible perjury in the written answer that president trump gave robert mueller about never discussing wikileaks with anyone, and we just had that testimony in the roger stone case of, yes, he discussed wikileaks with roger stone. so that could be an expanded set of impeachment articles, if that's added. >> well, yes, and so could obstruction of his trying to keep anybody from testifying and blocking documents from being produced, but it's still all around just the one subject, lawrence, the one subject of ukraine. and there are so many other things that he did, abuse of power across the board, wanton me neglect of the constitutional duties or restrictions, so it's still on

liz: political reporting saying they did not do much to move the needle on impeachment. we know former senator gordon from washingtong republicans don't fight the process but senator graham is saying we been reporting on removing a president based on hearsay, watch this. >> here is a good rule to start with, the trial in the senate should merit trials all over america, hearsay is not omitted unless a valid exception in any trial in america. let's apply the federal rules to the trial in the senate and that the chief justice of the united states were on whether or not evidence is admissible. my believe 90% of the testimony being used by the house violates the hearsay rule. >> he said that but we have the media hype about impeachment. watch this. >> we are bracing for potentially an explosive opening statement. >> today was the explosive. >> one bombshell after another. liz: fireworks from the explosive testimony today. your reaction? >> i was in a disposal and i did not see a single bomb there. here is what the american people care about. they care about is the president doing his job, and what they sell in these hear

liz: he says they are more interested in disparaging his force than doing their job. >> i think that's been true in washingtonouldn't have immigration reform. i think the democrats want to keep the daca issue. liz: border apprehensions down 3/4 since may. 42,000 border arrests trending down 14% drop in the prior month. talk to us about the trend. >> it's a good trend for us for border states like texas. the's due to president trump's push on border security. and his push since the beginning much this administration. liz: i want to ask you about that horrific massacre, three mormon mothers and six of their children. the fbi joining the investigation there. are these families going to see justice? how big is the threat at the border when it comes to drug cartel massacres like this and inside our borders. >> we hear stories like this many times. i talked to loved ones who lost family members along the border. it happens inside of mexico. i'm glad president trump sent the fine down there to help them. hopefully they can bring these people to justice. liz: what's happening right now at the border, sir? >> the numb

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liz cheney also sent mike pompeo a letter on monday regarding that 2017 attack on a peaceful demonstration in washington. you may remember this scene. the turkish security guys were brutal. she also posted, quote, secretary mike pompeo must ensure any erdogan thugs are denied entry to the u.s. we will not tolerate violence against peaceful protesters. this is america. back with us is a veteran foreign correspondent, journalist, author. he is now the paris-based news editor for the daily beast. what message is donald trump sending to the rest of the world by inviting this guy here right now? >> first of all, it is a distraction from the impeachment proceedings. although, i'm not sure that he timed it so carefully as to do that. the main thing he's doing is showing he will have good relations with erdogan, with turkey even though he almost blew it in september and october. nbc did a great report on all this. all this started at the un general assembly when trump snubbed erdogan completely. erdogan insisted on having a phone call. erdogan insisted on having a phone call, and in that phone call said i'm goi

. >> and joining us is liz goodwin of the "boston globe," and charlie savidge from the washington post and legal contribute for msnbc. and so, charlie, you first, the new phase of the impeachment inquiry, and what do you think? >> well, i am interested in the whole pushback that is not just the white house, but the trump allies and we saw a letter from devin nunez demanding testimony from nelly orr and others and so lindsey graham says if you don't put that in there, it is a sham. so we won't have peaceful testimony on wednesday and friday as the public hearings start. i expect the republicans will do everything they can to turn it tone into a circus, and rancor, and it is going to be a turbulent ride going forward. >> charlie, six on the record confirmations of the quid pro quo, and so how is this going to be playing out on television and the people can hear for themselves those on the witness stand say it? >> well, yo will have the competing storylines, and you will have this wasn't an extortion slash solicitation of the bribe which is what we mean when we say quid pro quo or we are

republican congresswoman liz cheney of iowa also sent secretary of state mike pompeo a letter on monday regarding that 2017 attack on a peaceful demonstration in washingtony remember this scene, the turkish security guys were brutal. she also posted, quote, secretary pompeo must ensure any erdogan thugs who attacked american protesters during erdogan's last visit are denied entry into the u.s. and expel any who are here. we will not tolerate violence against peaceful protesters. this is america. well, back with us again tonight is christopher dickey, a veteran foreign correspondent, journalist, author. he is now the paris-based world news editor for "the daily beast." chris, what message is donald trump sending to the rest of the world by inviting this guy here right now? >> first of all, it's a distraction from the impeachment proceedings although i'm not sure that he timed it so carefully as to do that. the main thing he's doing is showing that he's going to have good relations with erdogan, with turkey even though he almost blew it in september and october. you know, all this started and nbc did a great report on this. all this in many ways started at

if rotting soybeans on the shelves and farmers who take bail-outs from washington republicans can have that argument. two to liznts. the truth of the matter is when you think about where the party is and where our country is based on a call made on july 25th where donald trump engaged in a call with the ukrainian prime minister after withholding money to ukraine to fight russian aggression. that's what it's about. if republicans want to talk about process -- >> sandra: will it be a problem to have adam schiff running that impeachment inquiry? that's the question. i want to get katie to respond. >> of course it's a problem. adam schiff's credibility has been completely destroyed since the russia investigation. he has told the american people lies repeatedly about evidence hiding in plain sight. now there are serious questions about his involvement with the whistleblower and whether he actually helped the process along and kept his fellow committee members in the dark when it came to the complaint that was filed and the issues that were raised. if you want to talk about phone calls that a president of the united

liz: yeah. you know what, i've got the perfect segue to our next story, gentlemen, thank you. have a great weekend. >>> let us take you to washington, d.c. right now. speaker nancy pelosi and house democrats are tackling the united states mexico canada trade agreement. edward lawrence is on capitol hill and edward, we've got some developing news here that the goal remains to get this done by the end of the year. are we any closer to that? reporter: she's using words now, the house speaker, using words like imminent when talking about usmca and she still hopes to have it done by the end of the year. however, house speaker nancy pelosi says she would like to see some tweaks to it, specifically in jobs and the enforcement area but again, hoping to have a vote scheduled by the end of this year. today, white house economic adviser larry kudlow positive on the news. listen. >> -- remain very optimistic this thing is going to pass this fall. and usmca by the way, it covers so much ground, it's a template. it will boost the economy by at least half a percent of gdp. reporter: commerce secretary wilbur ross says today if the usmca is put up

washington with more. >> reporter: despite the fact that the house is on recess next week, there will still be a full schedule of closed door testimonies. representative lizney september a letter to speaker pelosi last night, calling for the release of all transcripts, saying the selective leaking in which the house intelligence committee has been engaged must end immediately and the full and complete record must be he provided for the american people to see. here's the tentative schedule of who has been called to the cap l capitol. tuesday, wells griffith and michael duffy. wednesday, lawmakers hope to see rick perry, who is leaving his job at the end of the year but his office says he won't attend unless it's an open hearing and even then he'll only consider it. then thursday, lawmakers want to speak with former national security advisor, john bolton. his lawyers say he will not voluntarily appear and are now waiting for a subpoena. house judiciary member andy businesbiggs is calling on adamf to also face questioning in the impeachment inquiry. >> the question is, does he think he's going to testify or is he going to not testify. he's actually become a

liz peek and gary b. smith from florida. so the previously undisclosed meeting between the president, zuckerberg and facebook board member named peter tiel reportedly taking place last month when zuckerberg was in washington testifying before congress about-face about facebook, amid anti-trust scrutiny facebook is going on a charm offense with republican lawmakers and now, mark zuckerberg and one of facebook's board members, a major trump donor had a secret dinner with trump. this is corruption, plain and simple. this is how the government keeps working for corporations and the wealthy and the well-connected it's no wonder the companies like facebook have been allowed to consolidate economic and political power without any real accountability. jonathan does she have a point? >> david for elizabeth warren, billionaires are corrupt, everything about them is corrupt they steal, they cheat, they exploit and despite the fact these two men are tremendous businessmen, you'd think it's in the presidents interest to meet with potential businessmen. elizabeth warren wouldn't stoop to having dinner with them it's such hipocracy david. president obama met with tech executives in secret in 2014 and elizabeth warren he

liz peek and gary b. smith from florida. so the previously undisclosed meeting between the president, zuckerberg and facebook board member named peter tiel reportedly taking place last month when zuckerberg was in washingtonabout-face

liz: now. i will try but voters are tuning out. voters are tuning out of the 2020 debate. the washingtonof the election. it is chaos. we have never seen that happen in this country. stuart: stay up all night to watch? ashley: sorry. stuart: i should. more varney after this. ♪ here's record-breaking news for veterans. va mortgage rates have dropped to near 50-year lows. newday usa can help you refinance your mortgage and save thousands a year. newday's va streamline refi makes it fast and easy because there's no income verification, no appraisal, and no out of pocket costs. i urge you to call newday usa now. . . stuart: couple stocks to check. look at boeing, please. emirates, the world's largest airline, they ordered 787 dreamliners. 30 of them. so boeing is at 368. i don't know where that thing is going. ashley: they sold max jets yesterday. there is a little bit of good news. stuart: stocks coming back, marijuana stocks. canopy growth, all beaten down badly. all kinds of problems in the marijuana industry. canopy growth is back up to the tune of 14%. that is quite a big gain. bank of a