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i'm richard lui at msnbc headquarters right here in new york city. some major developments this week, in the impeachment inquiry of the president of the united states. and this hour, we're going to show you the major developments and tell you how the tide may be changing in support of impeachment. acting chief of staff mick mulvaney is coming under major scrutiny for admitting quid pro quo with the ukrainian president which he later tried to walk back. is it too little too late? >> and rudy giuliani, we will take a deeper look at his role in dealings with ukraine as congressional investigators uncover potentially damaging new information. >> and back to russia. attorney general bill barr, new today, expands his controversial review into the origin of the russia investigation. now, according to multiple current and former officials, two big questions now, what is big barr looking for? and why now? as the impeachment inquiry closes in on the administration. also, later for you, a look ahead to what's to come this coming peek in the impeachment inquiry.

the second we have more, you'll hear it here on msnbc. i turn it over to chris jansing in new york on what is shaping up to be another very busy morning. >> obviously we're wishing bernie sanders all the best. hello. i'm chris jansing at msnbc headquarters in new york. craig melvin is in las vegas for our gun safety forum. first, we have right now three big developments in the escalating impeachment fight that we're waiting for right now. any minute house speaker nancy pelosi and house intel chairman adam schiff will come before the microphones just minutes after house democrats released a memo and draft subpoena urging the white house to produce key documents as part of the impeachment inquiry. that comes just after secretary of state mike pompeo said for the first time he was indeed on that phone call with ukraine's president that is now at the heart of the impeachment inquiry. >>> also today, after the state department's office of inspector general put out an urgent request, this afternoon they will brief congressional committee staff

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msnbc political analyst phil rucker, white house bureau chief at "the washington post," and msnbc contributor yamiche alcindor, white house correspondent for "the pbs news hour," and msnbc security analyst matt miller. garrett, i guess, first, on what we justrs saw, and the white hoe reaction. garrett? >> andrea, you saw an historic vote to move forward with this impeachment inquiry. a number of democrats who had been on the fence about doing so at all said they would be voting to open up this process, that even if they'rehi not willing t vote for impeachment articles yet, of courseor none have been drafted, that it was time to move this process forward. indeed, we could begin to see open hearings t as soon as the week after next. congress is out next week, in fact as soon as they wrap up this series of votes on the floor, many will head to the airports to getan back home. in the case of these democrats, they'll begin selling their votes to their constituents, to explain why they've done so, and what we've learned from these closed door depositions that continue as we speak. whats we'll hear

i'm ari melber reporting live from nbc headquarters with coverage of today's events on msnbc.he breaking news coming out of capitol hill, lawmakers in the house about to take their first ever formal votes on how to proceed with the impeachment inquiry of president donald trump. this new resolution maps out the blueprint and rules of the road for what democrats say is the next public phase in this impeachment probe. now many are expecting a party line vote today. lawmakers will vote on these ground rules which includes moving the closed door depositions of all of these key witnesses into public hearings. we've seen squabbling over this process. we're expecting in our special coverage to hear from speaker nancy pelosi. that could be as soon as within the next 15 to 20 minutes. for weeks she has said this formal vote is not legally or constitutionally required but that's true and she changed course in part after much pressure from republicans and the president about the process. pelosi and democrats launched their investigation after the whistleblower sounded an alarm about a jul

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i'm dara brown, msnbc world headquarters in new york, 6:00 in the east, 3:00 out west, here is what is happening. breaking news this morning. yet another white house exit, spelled out in a tweet, what's behind this big and unexpected departure? >> soundsing the alarm. marathon testimony from the former ambassador to ukraine, her account under u.s. foreign policy under president trump. >> plus -- >> your personal attorney -- >> i don't know. i haven't spoken to rudy. i spoke to him yesterday reefl. he is a very good attorney. he has been my attorney, yes. >> new questions about whether the president's attorney is in legal hot water and what that means for the impeachment inquiry. >> breaking news. yet another trump administration staff shakeup. the president announcing on twitter that acting homeland security secretary kevin mcaleenan has resigned. quote we have worked well together with border crossings being way down, kevin now after many years in government wants to spend more time with his family. the president says he will announce a new acting secretary next week. meanwhile, today

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>>> good morning, i'm jo ling kent in new york at msnbc world headquarters. it's 7:00 in the east, 4:00 a.m. out west and here is what's happening. >>> blaming it on rick perry, new reporting about the energy secretary's role in the ukraine phone call. >>> adding up the evidence and looking ahead, what we've learned and what might be revealed this week when new players testify. >>> taking control. the president's son-in-law gets a new job in the impeachment fight. >>> and the impeachment attitude, where the momentum is in the polls and where it's headed. >>> we want to start with some breaking news right now. tens of thousands of people are taking to the streets of hong kong in the rain, wearing masks in defiance of a new ban. it took effect on saturday and it's a second legal attempt to block it and that failed. city leaders say the ban was needed to top widespread violence because the masks allow radical protesters to conceal their identity. we're monitoring that story that continues to develop. >>> also we have more breaking news this morning that we told