it was wealth, [applause] was both the mitchell, family and the mirthful family of the african-american newspaper, said really moved our communities along. they were nice and directed us on politics on inclusion. a fight for rights civil and political. so elijah we listened and we learned, and we began to get involved when all the way back to the campaign of bert humphrey when neither of us knew what we we're doing except passing out bumper stickers that said vote for company. elijah was being brought along and tutored is i said by the mitchell club and i was being brought along a tutor by the late state senator he was the first black woman in america ever to be elected to state senate. [applause] said despite those organizational allegiances, we became political buddies right away. we we're both the yearly to try to strike out and to change the system that had maintained discriminatory practices and housing and education and employment in healthcare. is we're to deny political power. it was attracted to my grassroots campaign and 79 to run for the city council with no her name at all.

to my left, pastor brenda mitchell. she is the mother of kenneth mitchell, jr. welcome to you and thank you for being here with us today. dr. rogers junior, chief section for trauma and acute care surgery and founding director of trauma center university of chicago medicine. thank you for joining us here today. dr. ronald stewart, director of trauma programs, american college of surgeons committee on trauma, traveled to texas to be with us here today. mr. norman care, director of a violence prevention from the city of chicago, thank you for joining us today. mr. spencer leek, sr., president and ceo of leek and sons funeral home. he has a story to tell. last but not least, dr. johnson, immediate past president of the national medical association. thank you to you, thank you to each witness. we look forward to your testimony and at this time, the chair recognizes each witness for five minutes. we will begin with pastor brenda mitchell. i think that you -- you are probably familiar -- do you have the lighting system there? green, you know what green means. yellow,

"andrea mitchell reports" starts right now. >> thank you, ayman. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," "get over it." the acting white house chief of staff upends the president's repeated denial of a quid pro quo. >> i have news for everybody. get over it. there's going to be a political influence in foreign policy. >>> giving away the store. the vice president announces a peace deal that isn't. selling out the kurds as turkish forces keep up their assault today in northern syria. >> one way to look at this is that president erdogan and president trump buried the hatchet. they buried it right in the back of the kurds. >>> and government bailout. the president awards his struggling miami golf resort a big federal contract for the g-7 summit next year, forcing foreign governments to pay his company to attend the gathering of world leaders. >> the purpose of the emoluments clause is to keep the president of the united states of america from profiting off of foreign money. this is about as direct and profound a violation of the emoluments clause as one could create. >>> and good day, eve

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"andrea mitchell reports" starts now. hey, andrea. >> hi, chris. >>> and right now on "andrea mitchell reports," quid-pro-oh. new text messages reveal how the u.s. government was pressuring ukraine, while taylor writes "i think it's crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a campaign." >> the quid pro quo is clear in these texts, not only do you need to open an investigation, mr. zelensky, but you need to put it on the record that you're going to do this investigation. >>> china, are you listening? a defiant president trump continues to ask for favors even as he faces impeachment for pressuring ukraine to dig up dirt on joe biden. >> when i speak to foreign leaders, i speak in an appropriate way. i would like to do a trade deal with china but only if it's a great trade deal for this country. one thing has nothing to do with the other. >> i find once again the president inviting another country to interfere in our presidential elections repugnant and a fundamental breach of his oath of office. >>> and double dar

"andrea mitchell reports" starts right now. >> you this, craig melvin. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," under attack. turkish air strikes under way against syrian kurds as american troops who had been fighting side by side with the kurds to battle isis are ordered to stand back and just let it happen. >> reporter: there could be massive death tolls, refugees, even a campaign of ethnic cleansing. >>> defiant, the president's lawyers say the white house will not participate in the impeachment inquiry as the congress says it will not be deterred. >> the president is obstructing congress from getting the facts that we need. it is an abuse of power for him to act in this way. >>> and breaking point. a new nbc news poll shows more than half the country is against president trump and do not believe he has been honest and trustworthy on the ukraine issue at the center of the impeachment debate. >> bottom line, there is public appetite to hear the case. a lot of people want more evidence before making up their mind. not an illogical way for the public to respond. >>> and our breaking n

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absolutely not. >>> and good day, everyone, i'm andrea mitchell in new york. top diplomats are telling all, exposing an unprecedented shadow diplomacy they say was created to help the president politically, undermining u.s. foreign policy, creating a toxic atmosphere at the state department. today deputy assistant secretary of state george kent testifies, this after fiona hill yesterday detailed how former national security adviser john bolton was furious over the administration's pressure on ukraine's leaders to investigate joe biden and his son. bolton, she said, tell hill he wanted to part in acting chief of staff mick mulvaney's, quote, drug deal with ukraine and referring to the president's controversial personal attorney rudy giuliani as a hand grenade. joining me now, nbc white house correspondent kristen welker and nbc news correspondent josh lederman, covering it all. kristen, i know you've talked to rudy giuliani, you've gotten reaction. this was devastating testimony from fiona hill. >> reporter: it really was, andrea. as you mapped out, fiona hill

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mitchell in new york. president trump appeared today with the vice president and secretary of state at his side, flanking him, declaring victory in syria, calling the turke turkey-syria border a success, even though the kurds are burying hundreds of their dead. >> turkey informed my administration they would be stopping combat and their offensive in syria and making the cease-fire permanent, and it will indeed be permanent. however, you would also define the word "permanent" in that part of the world as somewhat questionable. i have therefore instructed the secretary of the treasury to lift all sanctions imposed. we're willing to take blame and we're also willing to take credit. >> the president's actions allowing russia's president vladimir putin to cement his place in syria after stepping in as the cease-fire came to an end. russian troops now mobilizing in northern syria where american troops had been patrolling just two weeks ago. joining me now, nbc's kristen welker at the white house. kristen, this w

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mitchell: that's right, and good to be with you.rimaryound debates have taken off really in the mid-1980's and now we see these primary debates generally feature 10, 12, 15, we have had rounds of 20-plus primary debates. that is where we see more movement in terms of commitment to a candidate no choice, then to a general election debate. when a general election debate comes around in october, september, just a few weeks before the election, we found little movement, influence of a general election debate. usually 2% to 3% of leaning or undecided voters may make a decision on that debate. whereas we have seen as high as 30%, 40% over several weeks of one party's voters make their little movement,decision, and to debate performances by these candidates in the primary debates. for that reason, these primary debates really are important -- can be important moment for these candidates in persuading voters. win back 20 years to look at all of these things. we remember rick perry last go around really got hit hard by having a couple of gap

john mitchell. nixon's 1968 campaign manager. that name may ring a bell.l will go on to become's nixon's attorney general and one of the coconspirators sentenced to prison for the crimes of watergate. also, bui dem. south vietnam's ambassador to the united states, saigon's man in washington. and then there's richard nixon. by 1968, the perennial republican presidential wannabe had lost his last two elections and he knew that this was his last shot. >> in 1968 he wanted the presidency so bad that he was willing to do whatever was necessary. >> this was twice as big a crowd that we had in 1960, and the result is going to be twice as good as 1960. >> so back on fifth avenue, july 12th. we have three men in a hotel room. a veteran politician plotting his comeback. the man running his political operation. and south vietnam's man in washington. plus one lone woman, anna chennault. >> because i had opportunity to not only talking to leaders but the people. >> nixon knew that anna chennault could establish a relationship between him and the south vietnamese and th

then we have the funding of mitchell. and it often went through black churches in the area of due pries' district and i have to say this, due dupries was such an advocate for african-american rights. the cafeteria in the house of representatives, segregated and he was working to integrate that. mrs. hoover was meeting with the wives of congressmen and so his wife was involved. integrating blacks into life in washington, dc, and oscar dupries, being the only black congressman was part of it. the thought this will pull me through. this who is i am. integrationist, helping to advance lischs for black americans and discovered on election day that the pile of money that was contributed to arthur mitchell overpowered what he brought the table in a 51% to 49% vote, the first democrat ever elected to the u.s. congress in 1934, arthur mitchell, beat oscar dupries. in 1936 there was yet more federal aid to african-american areas. franklin roosevelt was the first democrat to win a majority of the black vote. it shifted from about 75

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lester >> andrea mitchell, thanks, andrea. >>> president trump also finds himself embroiled in a new controversy, the white house announcing next year's g7 meeting of world leaders will be held at a trump resort here's nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: once every seven years the u.s. hosts one of the most critical summits of world leaders, and next year the president's awarded that honor to a personal property, trump doral, his golf resort near miami. acting chief of staff mick mulvaney quoting what he says a site selection official told him. >> he said, mick, you're not going to believe this, it's almost like they built this facility to host this type of event. >> why has no other g7 been held there before >> because they never looked at it >> reporter: critics pouncing. accusing president trump of granting a lucrative contract to himself. tonight the white house arguing it's not a conflict of interest. >> the president has pretty much made it very clear, since he's got here, that he doesn't profit from being here, has no interest in profit from being here. >> reporter: all coming

let's bring in andrea mitchell now. andrea, what are you hearing about the reaction to this new white house strategy >> lester, according to veteran ambassadors, today's decision blocking department witnesses from testifying had the diplomatic corps petrified they're caught between what they see as their obligation to congress and fear of losing their jobs after decades in the foreign service, these veterans see their careers potentially cut short in a department that has in the past been immune from political interference, regardless of who is president now many are demoralized andrets standing up for u.s. foreign policy and tonight's letter from the white house indicateis lester >> andrea mitchell, thank you. >>> also tonight, the turkish in assault against u.s. allies, the kurds. it comes amid wide criticism of president trump's plan to withdraw american troops from northern syria richard engel is in turkey and has more >> reporter: tonight turkish forces are massed on the country's southern border. turkish officials

"andrea mitchell reports" starts now from here in new york city. >> hi, craig melvin, thank you. big night tonight. >> go nats. >> go nats. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," former vice president joe biden joining me shortly as we have breaking news on all fronts. on capitol hill, a star witness. a decorated army colonel wounded in iraq and working at the national security council still, becomes the first white house official on the phone call with the ukrainian president to testify before impeachment committees. he speaks today as the house prepares to hold a vote on how to proceed with impeachment. >>> and new details emerging will the informant who provided critical intelligence that enabled the u.s. to take down the isis leader. >>> while out west, raging infernos. california bracing for more record winds today and the flames that they fuel as hundreds of thousands lose power in a series of blackouts. >>> and good day, i'm andrea mitchell in new york. we have breaking news all over. president trump trying to dismiss critical testimony today from an army lieutenant c

you're watching "andrea mitchell reports." stay with us. you're watching msnbc.lain, like why did this happen in ukraine and why did he think he could get that and what's going to happen to ukraine. but in terms of who done it, he admits it, and now he's going to be impeached for it. [ cheers and applause ] d then t. we like cage free, and which ones just taste fresher and more flavorful? only eggland's best. we prefer organic, and which ones have 6 times more vitamin d and 25% less saturated fat? only eggland's best. my family deserves the best, and which egg is the best in so many ways? only eggland's best. better taste, better nutrition, better eggs. >>> let me just ask you again, though, the second part of that question. is russia, as robert mueller alleged, attempting to influence the 2020 lelections in the u.s.? >> translator: i'll tell you a secret, we will definitely intervene, it's a secret, everybody will laugh, so we'll go big, but don't tell anyone, please. >> vladimir putin mocking the u.s., clearly enjoying the damage he caused in the 2016 campaign.

our angela mitchell investigates >>> disturbing new images. massive cracks found in a pedestrian bridge days before it collapsed and killed six people on a florida college campus. were the warning signs missed? >>> today there will be a viewing held in honor of the late congressman elijah cummings >>> martha stewart weighs in on the latest charges surrounding lori loughlin and the college admissions scandal >>> and one fisherman is getting just a little too close for comfort. we'll explain. "early today" starts right now >>> good morning i'm milissa rehberger. >> good to be with you i'm frances rivera after a truly explosive day in the impeachment inquiry, house lawmakers will now hear from the top pentagon official in charge of overseeing ukraine policy laura cooper is scheduled to testify later this morning behind closed doors. she's expected to ced light on the military aid to ukraine that was initially blocked by the trump administration it comes on the heels of devastating testimony from the top diplomat to ukraine bill taylor nbc's peter

"andrea mitchell reports" starts right now. >> thank you, craig melvin. we'll be following that whole gun safety program as well. >>> but right now on "andrea mitchell reports," back in washington, trash talk. president trump ramping up the rhetoric, calling the impeachment inquiry a coup despite it being a constitutional process. house democrats hit back with new as much subpoenas today. >> it is our responsibility to keep our republic, the genius of three separate powers, each a check and balance on the others. separation of power. >>> mike pompeo admits to being on that call with the president of ukraine and in the next breath accuses congressional democrats of trying to bully career diplomats as the state department watchdog makes a request to brief congress. >> we are deeply concerned about secretary pompeo's effort now to potentially interfere with witnesses whose testimony is needed before our committee. >>> kidding/not kidding. vladimir putin telling our own keir simmons of nbc the idea that russia plans to interfere in the 2020 elections is ridic

. >> reporter: oa recent morning, student pilot beverly taylor and instructor adam mitchell headed to a small plane at the bend, oregon airport. >> parking brake set and operative. documents, check. >> reporter: as taylor went through her pre-flight checklist, and closely examined the plane, mitchell quizzed her. >> what's our nose strut called? >> it's called-- i know it-- oleo. >> yep, air oleo. >> reporter: after nearly 70 hours in the cockpit, taylor earned her private pilot's license earlier this month, the first step on what is often a time-consuming and expensive journey to become an airline pilot. growing up, taylor never thought she'd be where she is today. >> i grew up kind of poor. like, single mother, we lived in a trailer park. and none of my family members went to college. you know, they all had kind of, no huge jobs, so i never pursued it. >> reporter: after high school, taylor spent six years in the navy. when she got out, she learned she could use the g.i. bill to pay for pilot training. she could have applied to one of the four-year aviation programs around the count

and that mitchell could barely breathe. he also told me that hapgood refused to get off of mitchell until police arrived 30 minutes later. now, it's unclear how this new report could affect the case and manslaughter charges still pending against hapgood. back in september there was a five-day evidentiary hearing, but the results of that have not yet been made public. this case now adjourned until mid-november. >> that does certainly add another twist to the case, for sure. >> it does. >> so many questions. and for the victim and his family, they say he was gentle. we would never expect for this to happen, but we need to wait for the results of this case to see what the evidence is. >> fascinating new details. errol, thank you very much. >>> health officials in new jersey and virginia have announced the first deaths in those states related to vaping. latest cases bring the total number of confirmed deaths nationwide to at least 15. and according to the cdc, there are now more than 800 confirmed and probable cases of severe l

mitchell was one of several officials who wound up in prison after watergate.esson there is that while trump may consider himself to be invincible, thanks to that cannot indict memo at the doj, history suggests the people surrounding the president are not always safe. it was the release of these secret tapes that ultimately brought nixon down. unlike trump, nixon fought to keep those tapes secret. he did not admit to his crimes out in the open. trump, meanwhile, not only admits to his crimes, he sometimes commits them on the white house lawn. >> likewise, china should start an investigation into the biden, because what happened to china is just about as bad as what happened with ukraine. so, i would say that president zelensky, if it were me, i would recommend that they start an investigation into the bidens, because nobody has any doubt that they weren't crooked. >> this really should come as no surprise, because donald trump has repeatedly welcomed and even solicited foreign campaign help, and he has a history of admitting to his misdeeds on camera. >> russia

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congress in 1934, arthur mitchell, beat oscar depriest. in 1936 there was yet more federal aid to african-american areas. franklin roosevelt was the first democrat to win a majority of the black vote. it shifted from 75% or more republican to about 75% democrat under franklin roosevelt and when he put both pieces into his new deal coalition he won four straight elections and died in the midst of his fourth term. my point on the myth, black african-americans or blacks did not support the democratic party because the democrats earned the trust of the black community. african-americans, like the farmers i guess and like others who were unemployed supported the democrats because the democrats bought the votes. democrats made monetary contributions to significantly increase their votes in those areas. that is myth number 3. those three. i was in college decades ago, i was in college too. my professors came forth with those three arguments again and again and i found it difficult having conservative instincts to combat that because of capitalism

andrea mitchell of "andrea mitchell reports."o, our nbc news chief foreign affairs correspondent. fun fact, these four could also host "it's academic." parker and mitchell, university of pennsylvania. welker, harvard. maddow, stanford. rhodes scholar at oxford. i hope no one was hoping for simple questions. and by the way, we're also soliciting questions on the web. congratulations to the starting front four. all of us around here are proud to know you. and what we don't say often enough is we're proud to work with you, as we will be on that night. that is our broadcast for this wednesday night. thank you so much for being here with us and good night from nbc news headquarters here in new york. >>> republicans es clats testimr hours. >> plus, president trump lifts sanctions against turkey, claiming there has been a quote break through when it comes to syria, and what he called a permanent cease fire between the two sides. >> and president trump is once again touting plans to build a big beautiful wall, but this time, it is appare

"andrea mitchell reports" starts right now. >> thank you, craig melvin. >>> next on "andrea mitchell reports," the justice department opens a criminal investigation into the origins of the fbi's russia probe. what's the crime? who's under investigation? and why are the findings of the nation's 17 intelligence agencies and the republican-led senate intelligence committee not enough for the trump administration? >>> falling in line. republicans escalate their assault on the house impeachment inquiry, trying to slow down the pace after two weeks of damaging testimony. >>> plus going home. thousands gathering in baltimore this hour, including two former presidents, for a final farewell to congressman elijah cummings. the man that speaker of the house nancy pelosi called "our north star." ♪ >>> and good day, everyone, i'm andrea mitchell and we're keeping a close eye of course on congressman cummings' funeral service in baltimore. we'll take you there when president clinton begins his remarks followed by president obama. >>> but we begin in washington where the justice department is pursu

and andrea mitchell of andrea mitchell reports, who is our nbc foreign affairs correspondent. these four could also host "it's academic." parker and mitchell, university of pennsylvania. welker, harvard. maddow, stanford, rhodes scholar at oxford. hope no one was expecting simple questions. and by the way, we are soliciting questions on the web. so for now, congratulations to the starting front four. all of us around here are proud to know you. what we don't get to say often enough is we're proud to work with you as we will be on that night. that for us is our broadcast for a wednesday night. thank you so very much for being here with us. good night from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. >>> tonight on "all in." >> ukrainians did not know that the aid was being withheld. >> another tortured white house talking point goes poof. >> you can't have a quid pro quo with no quo. >> tonight as the trump defenders spin out of control. >> abuse of power is not a crime. >> what we're learning when trump knew about ukraine's quid pro quo. >>> plus what we know about the mob link

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right now, "andrea mitchell reports." >> thank you, craig. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," caught in the web. two of rudy giuliani's business associates in his investigation of the bidens have been arrested at dulles airport as they were trying to leave the country after refusing requests to testify this week to the house impeachment inquiry. >> this pair of businessmen born in the former soviet union were clients of rudy giuliani and they were helping giuliani meet people in ukraine who he was later lobbying to do the things that president trump wanted including investigate the bidens and investigate what they think happened with ukraine in the 2016 election. >>> assaulting our allies. turkey's military expanding its air and ground attacks against kurdish allies in syria as european and israeli leaders warn this could fuel the resurgence of isis. the president's most loyal republicans are also alarmed at what they're hearing from the front lines. >> reporter: here in northern syria, there is one sentiment that is being expressed, that the people have been betrayed by the

. >>> "andrea mitchell reports" starts right now. >> you this, ayman. >>> and right now on "andrea mitchell reports," look who's talking. former u.s. ambassador to ukraine answering questions on capitol hill behind closed doors. while rudy giuliani was conducting shadow diplomacy in ukraine, looking for dirt on joe biden. what is the secretary of state know and when did he know it? >> reporter: did he support the ambassador being recalled months before her tenure was up? >> i've supported every mission that the state department has been engaged in and will continue to do that. >>> crisis point. growing concerns that thousands of isis prisoners being held in northern syria could escape as syrian kurds guarding them for the u.s. are now forced to fight the at yoturkish onslaught to t north, and civilians are caught in the crossfire. >> reporter: the front lines here in northern syria are deserted, people are escaping this turkish assault with whatever they can carry. >>> and unplugged. at his first reelection rally since the impeachment inquiry began, president trump is decidedly unplugged in

"andrea mitchell reports" starts now with kristen welker.-woman panel who will be moderators of the next debate, my friend, i am so proud of you. >> chris, thanks so much, i am so honored to share the stage with our three other colleagues. great hour, chris jansing, great to see you. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," occuut of options. donald trump's republican allies on capitol hill try to fight the impeachment inquiry by complaining about the process but staying away from the substance. >> they've come up with a process where you do things behind closed doors. you give me 15 pages of testimony that's never been subject to cross-examine and you want me to comment on it? forget that. >>> coming up, new york republican congressman peter king joins us live. >>> and into the breach. as the russian military forces plant their flag in the so-called

mental wellbeing — arsenal defender emma mitchell opens up for the first time on her experiences ando make it a normal thing that people can have a conversation about. and boxerjosh warrington tries out a different sort of defence ahead of his bout against a french challenger at the weekend. fifa will "stand firm" in ensuring women have access to all football matches in iran despite claims the world governing body could have prevented the death of an activist. sahar khodayari set herself on fire and died having been refused entry to a match in the country last month. iran men's team play cambodia in a world cup qualifer in tehran on thursday — with more than 3000 tickets having been sold to female fans. here's our sports editor dan roan. out of tragedy can sometimes come change. this moment died last month having set herself alight in tehran, a protester having been arrested for trying to attend a football match. her story led to a global outcry. iranians women can go to matches like this one, at last you's world cup in russia. but back in their homeland they had been banned from men

nbc's andrea mitchell now with late details on that. >> reporter: senator bernie sanders, one of the most animated candidates on the trail. >> working people are sick and tired. >> reporter: known for his aerobic delivery and booming voice. >> this is the moment history will judge us by. >> reporter: hospitalized after experiencing some chest discomfort doctors discovering a blockage in one artery, inserting two stints the procedure involves inserting a catheter tip with a balloon inflated to open the blockage. a stint is left behind. >> tas a minimal invasive type surgery, accomplished quickly and has fantastic results. >> reporter: sanders who turned 78 last month seemed fine last night. a week ago talking about his health to stephen colbert. >> i'm in good health and, you know, running a vigorous campaign. >> reporter: at the last debate, sanders was noticeably hoarse. >> we must do more. >> reporter: promising to release his medical record before the primary >> the american people have a right to know whether the person they will be voting for for president is healthy. >> reporte

"andrea mitchell reports," look who's talking.. ambassador to ukraine answering questions on capitol hill behind closed doors. while rudy giuliani was conducting

this one by iranian hackers who reportedly targeted president trump's re-election campaign andrea mitchell has more >> reporter: microsoft announcing the iranian hackers tried but failed to penetrate a 2020 campaign, which the "new york times" identified as president trump's. >> it's no coincidence that this attack has happened at a time when two things are in play first, we're in the middle of a presidential campaign and, secondly, we're in the midst of increased tensions with iran. >> reporter: the trump campaign tells nbc news we have no indication any of our campaign infrastructure was targeted experts say iran is getting more aggressive on cyber and could be responding to a trump tweet in august, showing a u.s. spy image of an explosion at an iranian space center the president writing, i wish iran best wishes and good luck in determining what happened microsoft says the iranians did not succeed in compromising the campaign but did penetrate four accounts out of 240 targeted including journalists and government officials microsoft has been warning since july about cyber attacks from ir

joining me now, andrea mitchell. michael steele, former senior advisor to jeb bush.ndrea, i -- it -- >> i'm on fire. >> it is just -- and -- honestly, trying to -- we -- we had an argument today what should be the lead. you know, and nobody was wrong. right? it is alarming what we are seeing but let's begin with what just happened in turkey and what i don't understand is the president and mike pence are presenting this -- i understand trying to put lip stick on a pig. but this is -- it is literally a 180 of exactly what happened. >> i was just reading a tweet from a correspondent on mike pompeo's plane heading to te tellaviv. they're being briefed and he's asking questions and i'm tweeting back to him ask why he sold out the kurds. why did they sell out the kurds? they have to disarm -- give up their land and disarm? >> give up their land and disarm. >> it has been a relatively peaceful coexistence. they've lost 11,000 troops fighting isis, men and women. but we have lost, sadly, four american special forces. four in these years. that was the deal that mattis was wil

andrea mitchell, chief foreign affairs correspondent for nbc news is here to talk about all things state. pete williams, our justice correspondent to talk all things justice. jeff, let's start with you and the news just breaking in the last few minutes, the change to the schedule, nothing tomorrow, but walk us through what we know. >> so, in just the last five minutes or so, chuck, our team has learned from two committee adds that marie yavanovich, he's postponeing her appearance. speaking to the joint house intellige intelligent, oversight and foreign affairs committee. she's saying she will appear to appear next friday, october 11th. that is the agreement between the committees and her counsel. we should be clear. that is her specific counsel, not the state department counsel. kurt volker, who was scheduled to appear thursday, rather, now confirms that, yes, he will appear on thursday, as was planned. our previous reporting on this was that he resigned abruptly last friday after the whistle-blower complaint was made public, in part because he wanted to be able to speak more freely to c

. >>> let's bring in andrea mitchell in washington andrea, there are a lot of fast-moving developments tonight involving the president's inner circle how does all this complicate his efforts to combat the house investigation? >> lester, tonight's developments widen the circle involving the president's closest cabinet officials. that complicates how they will defend him the attorney general was mentioned seven times in the whistle-blower's complaint and now is involved in that call the president made to australia's prime minister vice president pence helped pressure the ukrainian leader to cooperate by not showing up for his inaugural. and secretary of state mike pompeo has been subpoenaed to turn over documents, involving the forced departure of the u.s. ambassador to ukraine, and rudy giuliani's diplomacy pompeo could also be asked to testify. tonight, he leaves for italy lester >> andrea mitchell, thank you. >>> also breaking tonight, the arrest of a california man charged with working as a foreign agent for china's intelligence service, providing a new window on u.s. attempts to cra