the great one being the saturday evening post. as an artist who appeared on the cover of the post, millions of people would see his art, far more than an artist who was making paintings for a wealthy patron or a museum. he was a very popular artist and chronicled american life from the teens through the 20's, 30's, the 40's, up until the early 1970's. where this exhibition begins is in the early 1930's. there is an image from a saturday evening post cover of returning home from vacation. this is a year after the stock market crashed. times were bad, it was a market downturn. rockwell could look at life in a lighthearted way. this is the vacation from which you need a vacation. the family has returned home exhausted. the hastily packed suitcase, the camera, shoes untied, worn out with signs about a wonderful vacation. it's something many americans could relate to. which made the magazine welcoming when the post was delivered. people would see something they would relate to at the time. next to this picture is another painting of a v

in the newest "the washington post" nbc poll biden has 28%, warren up 23%. both sit in that polls almost 6 point margin of error. sanders falls in third place with just 17%. in the latest fox news poll biden at 31% leading by 10 points. elizabeth warren at 21%, and bernie sanders at 19%. another statistical tie. in hypothetical matchups against the president according the latest nbc news wall street journal poll, trump would fair one point better than warren. and in the fox news head to head biden would have a 12-point advantage over the president, 51% to 39%. sanders leads by 9 points, and warren by 5, 46 to 41. >> and we should mention that two candidates mayor pete buttigieg and senator cory booker will both be in the big line up of guests today on "morning joe." let's switch gears to the weather. >>> the weather kind of a shock to the system this weekend with losing daylight in the frigid cold really coming in. this is canadian air, and we have a series of clipper systems really going to impact us throughout the week. daytime highs are going to fall about

the great one being the "saturday evening post." so as an artist who appeared on the cover of "the post" millions of people would see his art. far more than were he an artist making paintings for a wealthy patron or for a museum say. he was a very popular artist and chronicled american life from really the teens through '20s, the '30s, the '40s up until the early 1970s. where this exhibition begins is in the early 1930s. there's an image here from a "saturday evening post" cover of returning home from vacation. this is a year after the stock market crash of 1929, and so while times were bad, there was a market downturn, there wasn't the depression yet so rockwell could look at life in a light hearted way. this is a vacation from which you need a vacation. the family has returned home exhausted, a little frog coming out of the child's box. the hastily packed suitcase, the camera, shoes untied, worn out with signs about a wonderful vacation. it's something most -- many americans could relate to. could see a little bit of their own live

"the post" reports barr refused, citing people familiar with the matter. but barr's justice department did send out a memo, declaring there was no campaign finance crime connected to the call. trump advisers told "the post" the president said to aides in recent weeks, he wishes the attorney general had agreed to hold a news conference. late last night, the president slammed "the post" and cnn, for reporting the story, which he called, quote, totally untrue. >>> republicans struggling to come up with a clear and coordinated defense in the impeachment inquiry. they've given up on the no quid pro quo mantra in the face of damaging testimony from several senior diplomats. listen to lindsey graham, a trump ally, trying out the incompetence argument. >> what i can tell you about the trump policy toward the ukraine, it was incoherent. it depends on who you talk to. they seem incapable of forming a quid pro quo. >> senator graham labeling the entire impeachment process a sham and he refuses to legitimize it. >>> the top u.s. diplomat in ukraine told house investig

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the breaking story from t"the washington post". white house review showing extensive effort to justify trump's decision to block ukraine military aid. one of the authors is on the phone with us right now. thanks for jumping on the horn, the story just coming out authored by you. give us the summary. i read the headline but this is just coming in to us through your reporting. >> yeah, thanks for having me. the story we have been hearing for a little bit of time privately at the "washington post" was that the white house was doing an internal records review to figure out what happened with the way they had handled ukraine's military aid and the president's decisions. there was a protective move but what we learned is in the white house records review there is the chief of staff, mick mulvaney and the omg discussing after the president had blocked aid to ukraine trying to figure out how do we justify. what is our legal reasoning and public justification for holding up this aid? the timing is interesting, too, because the search for a r

these folks don't have time to go to the post office they use stamps.com all the services of the post office only cheaper get a 4-week trial plus postage and a digital scale go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again. >>> do you know if mr. giuliani holds any security clearance of any kind? >> i don't know the answer to that. >> and has mr. giuliani made any formal representations at least to the justice department or the fbi regarding his foreign relationships, business dealings or conflicts of interest? >> i'm not sure there's anything i could say on that here. >> given the close relationship between the president and mr. giuliani, has the anyone told the president whether he's a counterintelligence threat? >> i don't think there's anything i can say on that subject. >> it's probably interesting to be trump's fbi director on an average day. it has now been established that rudy giuliani has been conducting foreign policy for donald trump with at least the tacit approval of the man our founders imagined would be in charge of foreign policy, the u.s. secretary of state.

"the post's" sources say barr declined. the president tweeting -- of course, tweeting, right, insulting the reporters, claiming they had no sources when they clearly did, and wrapping up by calling "the post" quote, a garbage newspaper. the president's defenders taking a page out of the trump bullying playbook and attacking the whistle-blower who first set off alarms about that infamous ukraine call. the whistle-blower's lawyer sending a letter to the white house tonight warning the president to cease and desist attacking his client. that after, you know, you saw senator rand paul standing along with an approving president trump and demanding that the media name the whistle-blower. >> i say tonight to the media do your job and print his name. and i say this to my fellow colleagues in congress, to every republican in washington, step up and subpoena hunter biden and subpoena the whistle-blower. >> i hadn't seen the sweater vest in a long time. what is going on with rand paul? has he always been that weird? i don't know. all r

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first, back to the new revelations from the "washington post." a confidential white house review has turned up hundreds of e-mails showing extensive efforts to justify president trump's decision to freeze military aid to ukraine after the fact. the delay of aid to crane is uk at the center of this ongoing impeachment inquiry in the house. the documents are between mick mulvaney and white house budget officials from early august. remember, trump ordered the hold in mid july. the report also says white house lawyers are expressing concern that the review has turned up some unflattering exchanges and facts that could at a minimum embarrass the president. the white house counsel's review of documents was triggered by the house impeachment inquiry. intel chairman adam schiff talked about the importance of linking the president's decision to freeze ukrainian aid to his efforts to dig up dirt about the bidens. >> yes, the president's own chief of staff, the person who meets with the president every day on live camera admitted exactly that vis-a-vis the m

despite his repugnant attempt to intimidate to harass the post and its staff, we will continue to do the work that democracy demands of a free and independent press. meanwhile, white house counselor kellyanne conway yesterday also addressed the post report. >> the president has denied that he made that request. and i will repeat myself, that according to reports i saw in and around september 25th, that the department of justice's criminal division declined further investigation, because they saw no campaign finance violation. i believe their office of legal counsel also made a separate statement about this particular call that is routine diplomacy. >> still ahead, new details from the anonymous book that is scheduled to be published this month about the trump administration. the author claiming that the president's decision making has been eroding over time. >> plus, we're taking a look at the top international headlines of the day, including the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall. those stories and a check on your weather when we come back. >> incredible moment. only one

the sense of back scoring his 1st goal of the season after by and again left the back post unguarded then just after the hour mark frankfurt made it for one martin hints at converting a corner to put frankfurt injury mind and with 5 minutes to go by ends humiliation was complete. the fans could hardly believe their eyes but frankfurt had taken by an apart andrei silva danced through the box and sets up a c.n.c. . the 51 scoreline made this bines worst defeat since 2009 and their supporters let the players know exactly how they felt. but while it was a data for gay. then for the hosts this match will live long in the memory. by you know in berlin in the head so are familiar foes that are facing each other a few times in the 2nd division but never on germany's main stage you know a newly promoted side fueled by unwavering spirit have already proved they can punch above their weight but there's more to stake the 3 points here potentially this fixture could help convert berlin into a football tell but there have to be fireworks on the pitch to spark that interest . in berlin fans brought

these folks don't have time to go to the post office they use stamps.com all the services of the post office only cheaper get a 4-week trial plus postage and a digital scale go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again. ♪ >> laura: last week in a series of angles i warned senate republicans that if they don't step up and vosiserously defend this president against this ongoing farce, guess what. democrats would exact revenge on them if they, heaven forbid went on to win in 2020. as if on cue the "the washington post" reported over the weekend that a quote growing number of g.o.p. senators consider acknowledging trump a quid pro quo on ukraine and, of course, the media -- they're running wild with it. >> some republicans in the senate are on the brink of publicly admitting that there was a ukraine quid pro quo and that directly contradicts what the president has been saying. >> some senate republicans are arguing for a shift in strategy, acknowledging the quid pro quo but insisting it is not an impeachable offense. >> the republican party and those close to the president re

if you are in its purest sense, but in all the time we have had the first past the post syste m have represent, it's crazy that there is only one green mp when so many people vote green. brexit or whatever they were before, i've lost track, a lot of people voted for them and they didn't have one mp. first past the post, you have two increasingly look at how you can use your vote most effectively, and i think the selection, more than any other that i can never remember it so other that i can never remember it so polarised because of brexit but it is also polarised because they don't think there has ever been a time with the leaders of the two main parties have been so unpopular and even though they are ahead in the polls, borisjohnson is still very unpopular. not as much as jeremy corbyn. but in a sense, it is the lesser of two evils, and i think people are not as tribal as they used to be. yes, brexit has changed the rules, basically. so more people, nine out of ten people associate themselves with one side of the brexit argument, not with a political party. let's go back to your pape

carol leonnig, pulitzer prize-winning investigative reporter for "the washington post." robert costa, national political reporter for "the washington post" and moderator of washington week on pbs. and shannon pettypiece, veteran journalist, senior white house reporter for nbc news digital. good evening and welcome to you all. robert costa, i'd like to begin with you and your beat, which is spending a lot of time on capitol hill. do people in congress seem to comprehend the gravity of what starts tomorrow, or is this going to be more of a rolling gravity situation, if you will? >> at the capitol today, walking around the halls of the senates by the trains over at the house of representatives, it's clear that lawmakers in both parties understand the gravity of this moment. an impeachment process. the president of the united states, his presidency on the line. the challenge for both parties is how is this going to play nationally as we go into a re-election year for president trump? democrats believe this is the critical phase, the public phase to tie all this testimony that

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but white house aides telling the post that sondland was the most damaging witness so far, because he actually had interactions with trump, and described key issues in nefarious terms. at the same time, they also believe sondland's imprecise answers and sometimes contradict ry testimony can be used to undermine him. some white house aides told the post they didn't understand why sondland who appeared under a congressional subpoena was testifying. if he wants to keep his job. though there was no immediate move to shut him out. the post notes that yesterday's testimony appeared to have little immediate effect on the perspective of senate republicans who will be responsible for deciding trump's fate if he is impeached by the house. >>> joining us on the set, msnbc legal analyst danny cevallos and with us from washington, d.c., congressional reporter for the daily beast, sam brody, danny, great to have you with us, and yesterday, some people were saying on social media, gordon sondland pretty much threw everyone under the bus and everyone was in the loop, president trump, the vice preside

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"the washington post" now reporting that a confidential white house review has uncovered hundreds of documents showing an extensive effort to come up with an after the fact justification for why president trump decided to withhold military aid to ukraine. the white house counsel's review of documents was triggered by the ongoing house impeachment inquiry. according to the "post" the documents include early email ex changes between acting chief of staff mick mulvaney and budget officials after trump already ordered the hold in july. the report says white house lawyers are expressing concern that the review has turned up some unflattering exchanges and facts that could, at minimum, embarrass the president. joining me, jeremy diamond. any reaction? >> reporter: we do not have a reaction from the white house. we've reached out for comment from the press office as well as the office of management and budget. we do have a statement in this "washington post" report from a spokeswoman where she says there was a legal consensus at every step of the way that the money could be withheld to condu

ashley o parker, pulitzer prize winning reporter for "the washington post." and peter braaker, co-author of the new book "impeachment, an american history." barbara, i've got to start with you. how big, how consequential or not is tonight's court ruling? >> the ruling with regard to the mcgahn testimony, i think, is very significant. it doesn't reallys come as a surprise, but it's a very important step because what's i says isrt that witnesses cannot hide behind this c concept of absolute immunity. the judge says it doesn't exist, and these witnesses do have to testify, including don mcgahn. now, as a practical matter, the department of justice says it willde appeal this decision, so think they have the ability to sort of run out the clock on this opinion with regard to mpicgahn. but it could be used to empower other witnesses to testify in the impeachment proceeding. the house committee can wave it around. it may not be binding on any other witness, but it's certainly persuasive authority that suggests they do have to testify when thcalled. >> ashley parker,

>> joining me now, ruth marcus, deputy editor of "the washington post," and the reporter behind "the r chief spokesman for the department of justice. ruth, jeff sessions, beleaguered for recusing himself, which was not optional, it was an absolute requirement under the ethics -- >> the ethics folks at justice told him to do it, it wasn't his call. >> and how he's going to take it again? >> he's a glutton for punishment. or it's really hard to give up power. but wow, is he in for it, because one thing we know about this president, he does not give up a grudge easily. his relationship with jeff sessions, this was the first sitting senator to endorse him. then it's just turned into this buddy movie gone bad. and this is going to be fun to watch. alabama has turned out to be a state that is just going to keep on giving in terms of amusing us with its politics. >> i believe, if i'm not incorrect, jackie, the president is going to an alabama football game with the crimson tide tomorrow. he's going to have an entire stadium of maybe 100,000 screaming fans to deride jeff sessions. >> the pres

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a lot richer gives birth in europe the listening post here are some of the media stories we're covering this week you can add chile to the list of countries dealing with political upheaval on the streets amongst the issues bias on the airwaves journalism from behind bars in prisons across the u.s. inmates are reporting on a hidden world to ban or not to ban the issue is political advertising social media sites are grappling with it and the washington post watches an obituary headline and the internet is not going to let the paper live it down. over the past month or so we've covered mass protest movements and the way those stories have been reported from hong kong to baghdad to beirut this week we're looking at chile and the largest demonstrations there since the end of the pinochet dictatorship almost 30 years ago the unrest was set off by a price hike on public transport but the larger context to all issues include rising inequality plus an unrepresentative political class news outlets include chile has the most concentrated media ownership in latin america there is a lot of resentmen

that's what "the washington post" is saying. and clearly what the president is his men are doing is trying to prevent, obstruct every effort by the democrats to get a full story. now we may know more soon. it may be that a courtroom tomorrow could prompt mr. bolton to come forward and say yes he would be willing to testify. so there may be more to come, but this in and of itself i think just mfdss there's a lot to this story that we still don't know after two weeks of intensive hearings. and frankly the public deserves to know what the rest of the story is. and so anita, the this new development from "the washington post" is there any indication democrats might pump the brakes and push for testimony from mulvaney and others before they proceed with any votes on impeachment? >> no. i mean you've seen house democrats say they need to move forward. they've closed out these investigations or this inquiry these last couple of weeks. they know there's more out there. you know, as we've indicated don mcgahn, john bolton, there are other

quite an interesting story from "the post." john, i would love for you to stick around for our coverage tonight a little later in the show. >> be glad to. >> in for paul. call me big red. >> i'm going to fit in a break as i need to from time to time. but coming up, new reporting on giuliani's shadow diplomacy in ukraine. donald trump saying he's done with new york for real. he's legally amusing to florida. and tonight, other breaking news. beto o'rourke dropping out of the presidential race. i have reverend al sharpton on that and a lot more. plus, yes, rem on "the beat" tonight. i'm ari melber. you're watching "the beat" on msnbc. melber you're watching "the beat" on msnbc. memory support brand. you can find it in the vitamin aisle in stores everywhere. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. aleve it. with aleve pm. pain happens. the only one to combine a safe sleep aid. and the 12-hour pain relieving strength of aleve. so...magic mornings happen. there's a better choice. aleve pm. i need all the breaks as athat i can get.or,

this is a real tension in the post war period. the other issue that is concern is american expansion and the economic expansion and setting up markets and trying to push american products. but also this idea that americans seem to be promoting the ar a and that they were more efficient and scientific and could whip europe into shape. europeans didn't always respond all that well to this. wilson and his contemporary viewed the u.s. as having a special ability to have a peaceful world. they felt that war relief should show this. there were some in the united states who doubted this or maybe were a little cynical. this is from a chicago tribune editorial called who will rebuild europe and i will quote a little short segment from it. various american millionaires philanthropic or otherwise propose that the united states shall undertake the rebuilding of europe after the war is over. however, americans have anesthetic experience and not as living nations as the dismantled prop gun is almost as interesting as the ancient armor. there wil

that according to "the washington post." the delay in aid along with the whistle-blower complaint is at the center of the ongoing impeachment inquiry. "the post" says acting white house chief of staff mick mulvaney sent emails in august to the office of management and budget asking what the legal reasoning could be for withholding the aid. >>> u.s. navy secretary richard spencer has been forced out of his position. president trump says it's because of how the navy handled the case of convicted navy s.e.a.l. eddie gal blagher but e pentagon offers a different account. a senior defense official says spencer tried offering the white house a secret deal for gallagher to keep his s.e.a.l. status. >>> pro-democracy candidates in hong kong's local elections have defeated supporters of mainland china in a landslide. local media report that they have won almost 90% of the contested district council seats. the races were seen as a test of support for the anti-government movement. nearly 3 million people turned out to vote, a record for

did that surprise you to hear the post report on it this way? again, kind of? yeah, it's not good but it didn't really affect the validity of the underlying warrant. >> i've seen this coming a mile away. these people -- i have had zero input. i have had privacy act of 1974. i know you've had privacy act issues with things that have been done against you related to these ukraine issues. unfortunately i've had zero information. they have this big -- many hundreds of pages of a report and i've had zero ability to review any of it or ask for any corrections. t meanwhile, these same people apparently who are leaking are having all kinds of input. it's a complete disaster. >> laura: the mueller report everyone has to remember what it stated about you, which people forget. tie investigation did not establish that page coordinated with the russian government in its efforts to interfere with the 2016 presidential election. that should have been the end of the story. i say to every american watching tonight, carter, they see you tonight on tv. but this could happen to an

the sexiest man alive. but one rap legend says they got it wrong. snoop dogg posteds photo sopped image of himself on the cover with the sexiest title. the image, which has more than 400,000 likes so far shows the weed-enthusiast with a joint, of course. so did "people" magazine get it wrong? we'll let you decide. my take, a dead heat. those are two suave, talented, fine-looking gentlemen. they both deserve the title. no response from "people" there to snoop's little tweet there. thank you very much for watching "cnn newsroom." i'm nick watt, michael holmes has another hour of news coming right up. . >> three closed door depositions shed new light on donald trump's dealings with ukraine. >> a new front-runner among the democrats in iowa. >>> and protests in hong kong turn violent again. a police officer hit by an arrow. >>> and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. we are live in atlanta. i'm michael holmes from cnn world headquarters. "newsroom" starts right now. >>> would you say insiders are telling congress disturbing new details about

about 10 minutes later it was 2 nil when a stunning move ended with jabril so firing into the back post. thanks again profited from a deflection but stories finish was clinical that word almost always applies to robert leaven dusty 2 and by and 0 got them back in the game the poll showed phenomenal skill and strength to continue his record of scoring in every bundesliga game this season and half the deficit before half time. but after the break frankfurt made the extra man count 1st that it ever had made it 31. the sense about scoring his 1st goal of the season after by and again at the back post on guardian then just after the hour mark frankfurt made it for one martin hints at converting a corner to put frankfurt injury in land and with 5 minutes to go buy ins humiliation was complete. the fans could hardly believe their eyes but frankfurt had taken by in a parts and very silver dance through the box and set up hacienda. the 51 scoreline made this by and worst defeat since 2009 and their supporters let the players know exactly how they felt. but while it was a day to figure. then for

these folks don't have time to go to the post office they use stamps.com all the services of the postonly cheaper get a 4-week trial plus postage and a digital scale go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again. >>> before we go, some reminders. you can watch us anytime you'd like by downloading the msnbc app on your mobile device. if you're on the move, you can listen live each night on sirius xm satellite radio. we're also available as a free podcast. speaking of podcasts, you can also download and subscribe to my brand-new podcast. it's called article ii. it's all about impeachment, all the news, headlines and analysis. everything you need to know about the impeachment inquiry. please give it a shot. that's our broadcast for tonight and for this week. brian will be back on monday. thank you for being with us. good night from nbc news headquarters in new york. >> whoever went in there had a mission. >> did you start to think there was a list? >> oh, a list? >> oh, yes. >> there was no doubt in our mind that this was a psycho path, a serial killer that we were dealing wi

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that's according to excerpts of haley's book published by the "washington post." >> to undermine a president is really a very dangerous thing. and it goes against the constitution and against what the american people want of it was offensive. >> but there are now two new books with top white house officials. according to the post, the new book a warning by an anonymous trump administration official said senior white house officials considered resigning en masse last year in a quote, midnight self-massacre to warn the public about trump's behavior. but anonymous says those officials backed off the idea fearing it would destabilize the government even further. trump biographers say the two books pain a stark portrait of how they perceive the president. >> they see a president going out and riling people up against each other. sewing nothing but division. and wonder how much the country can take. so the people who contemplated a sort of saturday night massacre inflicted on themselves were desperate. >> trump's biographer said the two books illustrate how the presiden

the washington post as you expect has a clear divide between the news and editorial pages, they have columnists and the paper's own editorials break news and it was that david ignatiou it lead to all of this stuff that happened since then and just a few weeks ago the post did it again. it was september 5th, and an editorial, not a news story but a editorial which broke the news of the scandal that would thread to the current impeachment proceedings against president trump. this was the first report. september september 5 thth year. this year, editorial page. you see trump tries to force ukraine to meddle in 20920 election. an editorial and they nailed it. you crane's new president has so far failed to end the back game of president trump, he refused to grant the lead aerowhite house visit but he suspended the delivery. when you take align, you have the support of a probiotic and the gastroenterologists who developed it. align naturally helps to soothe your occasional digestive upsets, 24/7. so, where you go, the pro goes. go with align, the pros in digestive health. i'm about to capt

would be at the post but. only since you're going to the should posters deceased be my own i was introduced soloists. miscues into soul goes to good as a politically. with those of us in a fucked up mo because in to settle for a bilateral agreement between you peon union and your great. yes should be no trilateral for. the times of limited sovereignty over in europe. most president had to return to power and refused to sign the european agreement. unfortunately we did not manage on these occasions to sign an s.s.h. an agreement the offer of signing the most ambitious agreement the european union has ever offered to a nonmember state is still under. korea's came out in large numbers to protest the failure of the criminal. the protest lost to several months until in february rioters clashed with police resulting in dozens of fate teletext and thousands of injuries. president yet of course flare marks the end of strong russian influence in kiev. weeks later russian soldiers in unmarked uniforms rived in crimea and

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 going to invade northern syria and you can't do anything about it. and trump said, okay.

isn't this the definition of moving the goal posts? >> yes. the goal posts have shifted so much over the past five weeks that it's hard to see where the republicans are going to go next. they did start saying no quid pro quo, the president did nothing wrong. then you had some people saying maybe it was a quid pro quo but it's okay because he wasn't trying to do anything illegal. now it seems some senate republicans are distancing themselves from the president's defense and going for a practical defense saying yes, it was a quid pro quo, yes the president did leverage a meeting at the white house and $400 million in aid that were beneficial to him politically but it wasn't illegal and he didn't have any corrupt intent. some would just say he was following the advice of his lawyer rudy giuliani who was chasing all these conspiracy theories. it does seem like they're moving just because there's win so much evidence that's come out it's hard for them to stick to the president's line which is in contradiction to the all the evidence. the president s

plenty of protesters inside and he also said that even the police will come into the post they would hide and they would not be in touch with the police because they have come lost trust on the police there is no x. number of how many are still inside but that's what the protests in cycling the police are saying this is purely a clean up operation but surely they would arrest anyone they find still hiding on the campus. if they would meet anyone who is inside the temple. in need of medical support they would own the. person. but they would arrest them on the spot while this is what the police claim but then the protestors are really not trusting the police and they are relieved that if they are found by the police they will be arrested immediately. and the us president donald trump is backing human rights in hong kong and back in the pro-democracy activists as well what. response been. actually f.-a scenes hong kong activists have been campaigning for beijing has sent again and again that. against. bullying china is. interfering. in those affairs and they said that hong kong's affairs

and the newspaper of record here that, again "the washington post" noted that fairfax county, a third of the residence there are foreign-born. half of elementary school students there speak a foreign language at home. 182 languages in total spoken and one of those spoken in that huge percentage. and since immigrants more likely to vote democrat, well, this of course t dragged the electric to the left. that is a fact of life. but the shift left aided by women, especially in the suburbs who tend to also vote democrat. this is something trump absolutely needs to pay attention to and not just wave it away. it is impossible to do that. you combine all of this with the expansive growth of government in washington, d.c., and a democrat will have an advantage. it was bound to develop this way. t lobbyists, consultants, lawyers and federal government workers are simply not inclined to support draining the swamp because they are the swamp. also, two weeks ago, we warned you about another factor that is important to note in this virginia race.go and it should jolt republicans into action itself.

jonathan, your colleagues at the "washington post" broke this story. how and could this affect the impeachment proceedings? >> it will affect the impeachment proceedings in that it's new information. one of the contentions during the hearings was the white house was limiting the release or preventing the release of e-mails, also the state department. that came up in several of the witnesses who testified. so, what this does is a few more drops in the bucket, a few more pieces, i should say, in what happened and what was going on. the key thing in the story that richard didn't talk about in his great report is that mulvaney's request, quoting directly from the story, mulvaney's request came days after the white house learned there was a whistleblower complaint. >> let me make sure that we have this right. this came from mulvaney, the chief of staff, after they were made aware there was a whistleblower? >> that is correct. what that points out, that the acting chief of staff was trying to find a way to basically back fill explanations why there was a hold