megan tevrizian has more now. >> reporter: the sense con capitol hill is that the end is in sight. senators are exhausted, few of them are taking notes anymore, but nothing is set in stone yet. key republican senators weighing in overnight on the issue of witnesses signaling to republicans the impeachment trial may soon be over. >> they are really grasping at straws at this point, and it's time to vote. >> reporter: republican senator lamar alexander, who is not running for re-election, saying he will vote against having witnesses to appear, but senator susan collins says she will vote to allow witnesses. senator mitt romney also says he's interested in hearing from witnesses, but senator lisa murkowski is still on the fence. in thursday's marathon session, murkowski and others asking whether bolton's allegations would rise to the level of pitchable offense even if true. former national security adviser john bolton in his upcoming book reportedly claims the president withheld aid to pressure ukraine to investigate political rival joe biden and his son. at a rally in iowa thursday n

megan tevrizian is live in new york with the latest. good morning. >> hi. that associate, lev parnas, makes a series of serious allegations that implicate vice president mike pence, attorney general, william barr, republican congressman, devin nunes and the president himself. the formal articles of impeachment are now in the hands of the senate after being hand delivered by the seven democrats appointed to prosecute the case. president trump maintaining it was all a hoax even as new details emerge about his actions in ukraine. in a new bombshell interview on msnbc, an associate of president trump's attorney rudy giuliani says the president was in the loop when it came to pressuring ukraine. >> president trump knew exactly what was going on. he was aware of all of my movements. he -- i wouldn't do anything without the consent of rudy giuliani or the president. >> reporter: lev parnas also facing indictment and more ptential charges is doubling down. >> it was never about corruption. it was never -- it was strictly about burisma, which included hunter biden a

megan tevrizian has the developing story. >> reporter: good morning. senators have one more day to ask questions, setting the stage for a possible witness vote tomorrow. pressure is mounting over witness testimony, and at the center of the debate is former national security adviser john bolton. >> i'm no fan of john bolton although i like him a little more than i used to. but you should hear from him. >> reporter: attention on bolton fueled by his unpublished book that reportedly claims the president withheld aid to pressure ukraine to investigate political rival joe biden and his son. republicans pushing for a speedy end to the trial saying if the senate votes to have witnesses, they have a list too. >> i want adam schiff. i want hunter biden. i want joe biden. >> reporter: the president attacking bolton on twitter calling his book nasty and untrue. today attention turns to those key moderate republican senators who could clear the way for new witness testimony asking the first question on wednesday. >> i send a question to the desk. >> reporter: what

abc's megan tevrizian has the latest from washington. megan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kenneth and janai. senators have one more day to ask questions setting the stage for a possible witness vote tomorrow. pressure is mounting over witness testimony, and at the center of the debate is former national security adviser john bolton. >> i'm no fan of john bolton although i like him a little more than i used to. but you should hear from him. you should want to. >> reporter: attention on bolton fueled by his unpublished book that reportedly claims the president withheld aid to pressure ukraine to investigate political rival joe biden and his son. republicans pushing for a speedy end to the trial saying if the senate votes to have witnesses, they have a list too. >> i want adam schiff. i want hunter biden. i want joe biden. i want the whistle-blower. >> reporter: the president attacking bolton on twitter calling his book nasty and untrue and sending bolton's team a letter claiming it can't be published in its current form because

i'm megan tevrizian in new york. we'll break down that interview coming up. >>> a major milestone for these guys. they've been a fixture at pier 39 for 30 years. the 30 new things you'll see around the city in their honor. >>> here's a live look at doppler 7. there's green everywhere and it is getting closer and closer. mike has been warning us about this all week. look at us on this thursday, we're here. >> mm-hmm. i know we've already seen some issues traffic related probably not to this storm but we are expecting some issues on the roadway with all of that weather. >> we are. the good news is it keeps hitting the snooze button, so it's about an hour later than yesterday. if you live in the south bay or inland east bay neighborhoods, you will be dry through the morning commute. the intensity of the tomorrstor be the same as we said yesterday just later. in windsor, this is some rain coming down heavily, and then it turns sideways when the winds gust. that's why an umbrella, when you're in the heart of this system,

abc's megan tevrizian is here with more. megan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, janai and kenneth. a week after president trump ordered the attack on qassem soleimani, he's now offering a new reason for killing him. at his first rally since ordering that fatal drone strike against qassem soleimani, president trump saying, the iranian commander was planning attacks on multiple u.s. embassies. >> he was looking very seriously at our embassies and not just the embassy in baghdad, but we stopped him and we stopped him quickly and we stopped him cold. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: and secretary of state mike pompeo on fox news, echoing the president's remarks. >> no doubt there were a series of imminent attacks being plotted by qassem soleimani. we don't know precisely when, and we don't know precisely where, but it was real. >> reporter: but senators briefed on the intelligence say there was no mention of a plot to bomb an embassy. house speaker nancy pelosi saying the president's actions endangered u.s. service m

abc's megan tevrizian is here with the new details. good morning, megan. >> reporter: good morning kimberly and kenneth. in a stunning turn of events, iranians who just days ago were protesting against the u.s. are now turning their anger against the iranian regime, denounce whing what they call lying and incompetence by the country's leadership. thousands of protesters on the streets of iran shouting anti-government slogans after the revolutionary guard's at -- admission that it accidentally shot down that ukrainian passenger plane, mistaking it for a missile, killing all 176 people on board. just last week, iranians were united protesting the u.s. after the killing of qassem soleimani. now iran's unity weakened in a sudden reversal. protesters tearing down posters of the slain leader, and on this street, marchers avoid walking on the u.s. and israeli flags painted on the pavement just days earlier so people could step on them in disrespect. president trump offering support to the iranian people tweeting in two languages saying, my adm

. >> let's get the latest from abc's megan tevrizian on capitol hill. megan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, janai and kenneth. the sense here on capitol hill is the end is in sight. sources tell abc news the senators are exhausted. few of them are taking notes anymore, but there's nothing set in stone just yet. key republican senators weighing in overnight on the issue of witnesses signaling to republicans the impeachment trial may soon be over. >> they are really grasping at straws at this point, and it's time to vote. >> reporter: republican senator lamar alexander who is not running for re-election saying he will vote against having witnesses appear in a statement saying there is no need for more evidence to prove something that has already been proven, and while he calls the president's actions inappropriate, he says it does not meet the constitution's high bar for an impeachable offense. but republican senator susan collins says she will vote to allow witnesses. senator mitt romney also says he's interested in hearing from witnesses, but s