. >>> joining us now from washington, d.c., senior writer at roll call, niels lesniewski, let's discuss the democrats push forward, the expected vote on the impeachment inquiry later this week possibly, and how will this change the scope of the investigation. why is this particularly significant? >> it's good to be back with you. i think it's less necessarily about the scope, than the phase of this investigation, and these proceedings, in the house. as we understand it, this is likely going to lay out the ground rules for conducting some open hearings and some proceedings that have more sunlight as well as maybe the process for more public releases. you know, so far, this has been huddled behind closed doors, depositions, sworn testimony, and such, but all within the confines of a secure facility, deep below the capitol and the capitol visitors center. so what i'm looking for is how the procedures are going to work for open hearings, how the debate time will be divided. whether or not they're going to use outside counsel, or staff to question witnesses, or whether this is going to be he

maybe in republican primaries, like there is actually for governor in louisiana. >> all right, niels lesniewskiwashington. thanks, niels. >>> still, the latest on senator bernie sanders' condition following his heart attack and how it will impact his 2020 campaign. >>> plus, ellen degeneres speaks out after backlash of her sitting next to george w. bush at a game. their friendship goes viral. back in just a moment. to look at me now, you don't see psoriasis. you see clear skin. you see me. but if you saw me before cosentyx... ♪ i was covered. it was awful. but i didn't give up. i kept fighting. i got clear skin with cosentyx. 3 years and counting. clear skin can last. see if cosentyx could make a difference for you. cosentyx is proven to help people with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis find clear skin that can last. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting cosentyx, you should be checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms. or if you have received a vaccine or pl

joining us once again niels lesniewski. welcome back, niels.'s talk about the brokered cease fire with turkey in syria set to expire today. how might the alliance shift if turkey continues to bombard syria? >> well, really the conundrum that is setting up is exactly the one that basically everyone who was paying attention a week ago when all this sort of started and when president trump made his decision to pull back the u.s. special forces and the u.s. support elements from the kurdish territory, the possibility that the u.s. would need to act against turkey, which is a member of nato, is just too much really to even contemplate, and yet, based on what secretary pompeo was saying in that clip you played just a couple of minutes ago is exactly where the united states may ultimately find itself, and that, i think, is the real question is how exactly does the trump administration find a way out of this that does not require u.s. military intervention directly against turkey. >> niels, let's talk about another area within the president's foreign p