nbc's tracie potts joins us with the latest from d.c. the president also tried to distance himself from slopd. >> reporter: he did francence who reportedly was helping to run this so-called shadow ukraine policy president trump said, you know, i don't really know the guy very well, but watching his testimony where sondland clearly said president trump said there was no quid pro quo, even though sondland believes that there was, the president actually believes that sondland helped him case here's what he said about sondland's testimony >> i think it was fantastic. i think they have to end it now. so what did the president want i want nothing okay i want nothing and let me tell you, it's a hoax, it's a disgrace, it's an embarrassment to our country not only did we win today, it's over >> reporter: not quite because there's more public testimony happening today from fiona hill she was the top adviser on russia in the white house with the national security council. what's key here is that she worked for former national security adviser john

>> tracie potts. thank you. >>> more than 450 oklahoma inmates are set to be released from prison today. officials are calling it'son in u.s. history. the historic vote was approved by oklahoma's pardon and parole board. here with the ere's nbc's jay gray >> reporter: michael tangle, rita parker, craig patterson -- >> reporter: it's a roll call. of those to be released. 469 men and women behind bars in oklahoma who today will walk out of prisons across the state. >> they're going to be back with their families on thanksgiving, get back into the workforce, save the 11.9 million for oklahomans right? i mean, that's a huge deal >> reporter: a deal made when voters and the state legislature agreed that simple drug possession and non-violent property crimes under $1,000 should be classified as misdemeanors and that offenders already serving felony sentences for those crimes should go free. >> this group of non-violent offenders are just a part of the story. by the end of this year we are anticipating we'll

we'll go now to tracie potts >> reporter: today is the third and final day. to face lawmakers and the public. today's final day of public testimony begins this morning with fiona hill. she was the top white house expert on russia hill is expected to share concerns she and her boss had about president trump's personal lawyer rudy giuliani directing ukraine policy >> fiona hill is going to be a powerful wrap up witness she doesn't take any prisoners >> also testifying today, diplomat david holmes. he told lawmakers he overheard a phone call between president trump and gordon sondland. sondland testified even though the president said no, there was quid pro quo pressuring an investigation to the bidens. >> we all understood if we refused to work with mr. giuliani we would lose an important opportunity to cement relations between the united states and ukraine, so we followed the president's orders. >> president trump says sondland's testimony actually proves his case. >> i think they have to end it now. not only did we win today. it's over.

tracie potts reports on what is next. >> we are better than that. >> reporter: this morning lawmakers are determining where impeachment goes next. >> we aren't finished yet. >> reporter: the house intelligence committee will summarize all the testimony and hand it over to the judiciary committee to determine if there is enough evidence to charge president trump and with what. >> there is more than enough evidence that he committed impeachable offenses. >> reporter: the last two witnesses corroborated what we've already heard alleging that president trump had his personal attorney rudy giuliani directing an effort to exchange aid for an investigation in to the bidens. >> you heard president trump ask sondland is he going on do the investigation? >> jess. >> reporter: a yes, sir. >> reporter: and that it wasn't ukraine meddling in the election. >> is this this is a fictional narrative. >> reporter: and senate republicans are already planning for a twril thrial that could l little as two weeks. >> and he wants a trial in the senate. he wants to be able to bring up witnesses like adam sch

tracie potts will have a live report at 5:30. scott mcgrew also breaking everything down in his segment. live coverage as the testimony starts right here on nbc bay area at 6:00. >>> listen up. if you are ready for winter, take a look at this. the sugar bowl had its machines pumping out the snow. the resort got in about six hours of snow making before conditions changed and things got colder. the resort hoping for the real stuff to start falling soon. we were just talking about that. sometimes the snow they're making doesn't stick around long. >> so it looks like now after the front has passed it will be cool enough for the next couple of days and we are feeling very cold temperatures. we're down to 38 degrees right now but it's milder in napa. we're going to reach up to 65 in gilroy. 67 in concord. half moon bay stays in the upper 50s. some low 60s in san francisco with the north bay in the upper 60s today. we'll talk about the east bay coming up. mike, you've been tracking that big slowdown in the east bay. >> one of them. mete

joining us is nbc's tracie potts. tracie, this is uncharted territory for the president. >> reporter: well, it is, because we've heard a lot about impeachment, as this really begins the formal process of deciding whether lawmakers want to charge him with a crime at issue, whether or not the president tried to trade foreign aid for a ukrainian investigation of his political rival, joe biden this was nearly a party line vote two democrats defected and every republican in lockstep voted to support the president. meantime, president trump responding in an interview said this is all about winning next year's election. house speaker nancy pelosi, who oversees the house, will over see this process and where it goes, laid out what she believes is at stake here >> what is at stake in all of this is nothing less than our democracy. we all raised our hands to protect and defend the constitution of the united states >> today is more than the fairness of an impeachment process. it is about the integrity of our electoral process. >>

nbc's tracie potts joins us now from washington, d.c tracie, do we expect ambassador bolten and these folks to actually testify >> so the other folks, dom, probably not bolton a wild card because through his attorney he suggested that he won't show up without a subpoena 11 trump administration officials are scheduled to testify in the impeachment inquiry this week. four of them today most are political appointees not expected to show up as the white house refuses to cooperate. >> i think this week is going to be a big disappointment for those looking for new evidence. >> reporter: john bolton could be the exception the former national security adviser who reportedly had issues with president trump's personal attorney rudy giuliani directing ukraine policy bolton's attorney has suggested he'll only testify under subpoena >> it's really up to the lawyers. i like john bolton i always got along with him, but that's going to be up to the lawyers. >> the white house telling people that under their employ you can't show up doesn't apply to john bolton. >> reporter: the whistle-blowers offeri

tracie potts is reporting from capitol hill on what is next. >> we are better than that. adjourn adjourned. >> reporter: launches are determined where impeachment goes next. >> we aren't finished. >> reporter: the house intelligence committee will summarize all of the testimony and hand it over to the judiciary committee to determine if there is enough evidence to charge president trump and with what. >> there is more than enough evidence which i believe is overwhelming that he committed impeachable offenses. >> reporter: the last two witnesses corroborated what we've already heard, alleging that president trump had his personal attorney rudy giuliani directing an eflt to exchange aid for an investigation of the bidens. >> and you heard president trump ask ambassador sondland is he going to do the investigation? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: and that it wasn't ukraine that was meddling. >> this is a fictional narrative. >> reporter: if the president is impeached, senate republicans are already meeting with the white house planning for a trial that could last as little as two

tracie potts is live for us in d.c. covering every angle for us. tracie? >> hey, a california republican actually who was front and center during those hearings last week now facing some allegations of his own, similar to president trump. california republican devon nunez told fox he may sue and cannot answer allegations he met with ukraine's former top prosecutor about investigating the bidens, the same issue facing president trump. these new allegations came from the attorney of a rudy giuliani associate who has been indicted. giuliani is the president's personal attorney. nunez is important because he is the top republican on the committee in charge of impeachment hearings. turns out those hearings may not be over. >> we don't foreclose the possibility of more depositions, more hearings. we are in the process of getting more documents all the time. >> we need the emails and paperwork that we have subpoenaed from the state department and from the white house. >> reporter: republicans are preparing for the president to be impeached. >> i think that speake

presidential election my colleague from nbc news tracie potts joins me now from washington this has been long will he or won't he, tracie what do you think seems to be the deciding factor for him? >> well, bloomberg thinks that he can win he's pinning his campaign on beating president trump, who he called an existential threat to america and its core values, saying if he gets another term, america may never be able to recover. so he's rolled out this campaign pretty late in the game after many of the debates have already been under way he will miss some of the early contests to nominate the presidential, at least the democrats running for president. but michael bloomberg has a couple of things that some of the other -- many of the other candidates do not. he has name recognition as the former mayor of new york that's part of his platform. he wants to talk about that and gun control. and also he has a lot of money to throw into this race. money bias advertising and advertising buys recognition in a crowded field like this. he purchased $31 million off the bat in tv advertising, according

tracy potts reports from washington. >> reporter: 11 trump administration officials are scheduled to testify in the impeachment inquiry this week. four of them today. most are political appointees not expected to show up as the white house refuses to cooperate. >> i think this week is going to be a big disappointment for those who are looking for new evidence. >> reporter: john bolton could be the exception. he's the former national security adviser who reportedly had issues with president trump's personal attorney, rudy giuliani, directing ukraine policy. bolton's attorney has suggested he'll only testify under subpoena. >> it's really up to the lawyers. i like john bolton. i always got along with him, but that's going to be up to the lawyers. >> the white house is telling people that under their employ you can't show up doesn't apply to john bolton. >> reporter: the whistle-blower is now offering to answer republicans' questions in writing, according to his attorney. >> i think that individual should come before the commit e committee. he could come down to the basement but he need

nbc news colleague tracie potts is joining us live from washington, d.c. and tracie, why does this ruling matter in the context of the impeachment inquiry and further hearings >> reporter: well, it's huge because not only don mcgahn and the russia investigation, but now others like former national security adviser john bolton and other current and former white house employees have tried to avoid congressional subpoenas in the impeachment inquiry. but this judge's ruling says, literally, presidents are not kings, and they cannot block individuals like don mcgahn or like john bolton from testifying what she said, though, is that once they are in that seat, they can claim executive privilege to avoid answering certain specific questions that may compromise executive privilege, but they can't just not show up is essentially what she said. now, the justice department is already gearing up to fight this, to ask the judge to either stay, hold her own ruling or ask an appeals court to do so, but this comes, of course, right in the middle of impeachment hearings, wh

tracie potts is live watching who makes the cut. tracie? >> hey guys, good morning.o democrats have said no to hunter biden, joe biden's son testifying, saying it's not relevant to the impeachment inquiry and saying no to the whistle-blower, because they say that testimony is now unnecessary, and the whistle-blower's identity should remain protected. the whistle-blower did not have firsthand information. several people who are set to testify do. the hearings are set to begin on wednesday. the acting ukraine ambassador are set to testify and another state department official, the former ukraine ambassador on friday. >> tracie, is there anyone on the republican's list the democrats will allow to testify? >> there are a couple of people who already testified privately that republicans want to hear from in the public hearings. they are likely to get a yes. >> all right, tracie potts live in washington, thank you very much. >>> every morning scott mcgrew also gives us analysis of the news out of washington, depending on when you wake up, you can see him at 5:45, or stay t

nbc's tracie potts joins us now with the latest from washington on that impeachment inquiry and a bigoing to testify, right, tracie? >> reporter: hi, there, dom. good morning, everyone we think that person may end up testifying and interestingly, this is actually a ruling about a former white house lawyer's testimony in the russia investigation, but it could have big implications for impeachment. a federal judge has ruled that former white house lawyer don mcgahn must obey a congressional subpoena to testify on russian election interference, but he can claim executive privilege to avoid answering certain questions. >> the judge appears to have done is say, uh-uh, not in america, you have legitimate investigations by the congress of the united states >> reporter: like impeachment hearings mcgahn's ruling could compel testimony from current and former white house staff who've ignored congressional subpoenas, like former national security adviser john bolton. >> he said he wanted an opinion from the court as to whether or not a presidential aide had to go in and testify. well, mr. bolton

"today in the bay's" tracie potts reports on what's next. >> the resolution is adopted. >> reporter: with every republican voting against it, and two democrats defecting, formal impeachment proceedings become a reality. >> it's a sad day, because nobody comes to congress to impeach a president of the united states. no one. >> reporter: the house vote paves the way for public hearings to begin, despite their protests. >> and it happened today, it's a sham. >> reporter: republicans will continue to have input. their lawyers can ask questions. they can call witnesses with democrats' approval, and president trump's attorneys can participate. but some closed door hearings could still happen. >> it gives authority for open hearings, but they cannot go back and fix what is a fundamentally tainted and unfair record. >> reporter: at issue, whether president trump traded foreign aid to get ukraine to investigate a political rival. he says this is all about winning next year's election. >> the democrats are desperate, they're desperate. they have nothing. >> reporter: next, public hearings. >>

tracy potts, nbc news, washington. >> thanks, tracy. >>> right now, dungeness crab lovers might want to put that butter sauce on hold, at least temporarily. that's due to a chance of a delay in the commercial crab season. it's supposed to kick off november 15th but a new law allows fish and wildlife leaders to delay the season when migrating whales are still in local waters. that's to limit them from being entangled in the nets. if that delay kicks in, it should be brief and not keep local crab from thanksgiving dinner tables, a bay area tradition. a final decision is expected as soon as today. we'll keep you posted. >>> now to a sign of changing holiday season. ice skating coming back to san francisco's union square this week. opening day for the ice rink is this wednesday. mark your calendars. this is the rink's 12th year in san francisco. skating open from 10:00 in the morning until 11:30 every night through mid january. tickets cost $13 for kids 8 and under and 18 bucks for everyone else. part of that money from those ticket sales benefits the san francisco rec and parks departme

nbc's tracie potts joining us from d.c. with the latest. and tracie, republicans are fighting to get their own set of witnesses up on that stand >> reporter: exactly, phillip. but it's not clear that that's going to happen. the president continues to slam this investigation, saying over the weekend he doesn't even know some of these people who are testifying now the republican party is pushing to get eight more people on the witness list plus anyone who helped the whistle-blower write that complaint they want to hear from the whistle-blower you see those eight witness requests here. and they also want to hear from hunter biden, joe biden's son. he was a central part of this because president trump was pushing ukraine to investigate the company that joe biden was working with hunter biden's business partner also on that list. and democrats and republicans are at odds about whether the bidens are relevant to these hearings >> if you can't call hunter biden and you can't call the whistle-blower, that's sort of a sham that's not even really a tr

away from the past 250 years of recorded american history is that presidents are not king nbc's tracie potts joins us with the latest from d.c. tracie, what could this latest ruling mean for the inquire? >> reporter: frances, it could mean john bolton could be forced to testify he and other current and former white house employees have avoided subpoenas by congress in the impeachment inquiry at the direction of the white house but based on this ruling, the intelligence committee has already said they may have more people to testify. and now it looks like that may become a reality because the white house may not be able to block it >> this ruling is rock solid as a legal basis. it seems very unlikely the supreme court would have any rational reason for hearing this sort of a case on appeal >> reporter: now, keep in mind this ruling applies to don mcgahn who lawmakers wanted to talk to. the judiciary committee actually in terms of russian election interference after the mueller report the justice department already gearing up to fight that, asking the judge and perhaps appeals court to stay th

republicans for using the hearings for sham investigations into the bidens and debunked conspiracies tracie potts, washington. we want to warn you, this video is disturbing.gunshots ] in a statement, hong kong police officers said one of their officers was surrounded and thought that the protesters would takel hoital tells nbc ne that 64 people were sent to the hospital during this round of protests >>> now to a mystery involving two young men, a porsche, and deadly crash investigators in new jersey are piecing together what happened sunday morning when a driver lost control and smashed through the second story of a nearby building molly hunter has the story from the scene. >> reporter: the vehicle, a bright red 2010 porsche boxster, stuck upside down in this office in toms river, new jersey. >> i've never seen anything like this in my life. >> reporter: the driver, diel f after the driver lost control, striking an embankment and becoming airborne. that porsche was traveling on the other side of the road, flew over this median, hit the ground here, traveling at an incredibly high speed you see th

tracie potts is joining us with the very latest from d.c this time of year around the white house, the most dramatic thing going is usually the turkey pardons. >> reporter: not this week because we're in the middle of impeachment, which has a new development. the top democrats in charge of the hearings accused of something similar. devin nunes told fox he may sue and cannot answer allegations that he met with ukraine's former top prosecutor about investigating the bidens, the same issue facing president trump. these new allegations came from the attorney of a rudy giuliani associate who has been indicted. giuliani is the president's personal attorney. nunes is important because he is the top republican on the committee in chargof impeachment hearings turns out, those hearings may not be over. >> we don't foreclose the possibility of more depositions, more hearings. we are in the process of getting more documents all the time. >> we need the emails and the paperwork that we have subpoenaed from the state department and from the white house. >> reporter: republicans are preparing for the

nbc news's tracie potts joining us with the very latest from d.c. this time of year this week, usually the most dramatic thing going on at the white house are the turkey pardons. >> reporter: right, but not this week because we're in the middle of this impeachment inquiry where we thought the hearings would be over. there were no more scheduled witnesses but now the to or. also other democrats saying they're still waiting on subpoenaed den evidence from the white house. and the state department, timing democrats say is critical here >> we have another election in which the president is forcing more foreign interference. at the same time there are still other witnesses, other documents we would like to obtain, but we're not willing to go the months and months to open the courts which the administration would more than love us to do. >> i think the defense will go on offense if there's a senate trial and we'll be able to call witnesses, we'll be able to challenge their witnesses, produce other evidence those witnesses may include the whistle-blower >>

questions from republicans house speaker nancy employ spl s to expect hearings to start this week tracie potts has more. >> reporter: the private depositions continue this week with nearly a dozen people called it is not clear if any of them will show up the wild card is john boerlton y adviser who said through his attorney he may only talk with a subpoena 11 trump administration officials are scheduled to testify in the impeachment inquiry this week. four othem today most are political appointees not expected to show up, as the white house refuses to cooperate. >> i think this week is going to be a big disappointment for those who are looking for new evidence >> reporter: john bolton could be the exception he's the former national security adviser who reportedly had issues with president trump's personal attorney, rudy giuliani, directing ukraine policy bolton's attorney has suggested he'll only testify under subpoena >> it is really up to the lawyers. i like john bolton i always got along with him. it'll be up to the lawyers. >> the white house telling people that under their employ, you can

"today in the bay's" tracie potts will have a live live report from d.c. at the top of the hour. >>> coming up here on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> her efforts to get a real i.d. were a real headache at the dmv. i'm consumer investigator cl chris chmura. "nbc bay area responds," next. >>> first happening now, cold weather expected to shatter records across the midwest and east coast. over 200 record lows could be tied or set from today to wednesday. the arctic blast could bring below freezing temperatures to some places. the winter storm is bringing fresh snow to chicago. we'll be right back, after this break. >>> nbc bay area responds to a san francisco woman who wasn't getting anywhere, she says w the dmv. >> she contacted consumer investigator chris chmura and his team for help. >> good morning. jenny maclin has been going back and forth with the dmv since june of last year, when she says she visited an office for a real i.d., which will be required for air travel next october. jenny says she paid $28, but soon discovered her new lice

tracie potts joins us with the latest >> reporter: we've been hearin a lot but this process is aboutrmally kick off the public will see nationally televised hearings and get a chance to see the evidence and hear the witnesses >> the resolution is adopted >> with every republican voting against it and two democrats defecting. >> it is a sad day because nobody comes to congress to impeach a president of the united states. no one the house vote paves the way despite a protest. republicans will continue to have input their lawyers can ask questions. they can call witnesses. president trumps attorneys can participate. some closed door hearings can happen >> it gives authority for open hearings but they cannot go back and fix a fundamentally tainted and unfair record. >> at issue is whether or not president trump leveraged foreign aid. >> the democrats are desperate they have nothing. >> next, public hearings >> the house and general public must see all the evidence for themselves >> then the judiciary committee votes on articles of impeachment. if approved, president trump will then go on

tracie potts has the latest.d morning >> reporter: mulvaney was actually already scheduled to come in today for a deposition overnight, the house took this extra step to try to make sure he actually shows up new overnight, acting white house chief of staff is now under subpoena to talk to lawmakers today. democrats have wanted to question mulvaney since he said this >> get over it there is going to be these things >> to many, that was a statement. the white house has promised to defy subpoenas john bolton failed to show up thursday vowing to go to court if he gets one. >> they've got a lot of confidence information executive privilege is very important. we have concerns about national security out there >> but we have to give a fair hearing. try to be open minded and see. >> public hearings start wednesday. adam schiff is asking republicans for their witness list by tomorrow >> this is a bunch of crap i don't trust adam schiff to be getting to the truth >> officials want to hear from the whistleblower. >> we are

we'll go to tracie potts in d.c. >> good morning.ted, there is more private temperature happening here on capitol hill an aid to vice president pence testifies today. lawmakers want to know what he knew that testimony happens today behind closed doors before the first public hearing set for next week. acting ukraine ambassador bill taylor is first up with hearings start wednesday. >> they are going to get somebody who ties it all together >> a transcript from private temperature was just released. he told lawmakers there was a clear understanding that president trump wanted the bidens investigated before releasing aid. republicans argue, there is nothing wrong with that. >> i've got $400 million of american taxpayer money here before i give it to a government that has a history of corruption, i want a possible investigation. >> also testifying publicly next week, state department ambassador george kent >> those will be an opportunity for the american people to evaluate the witnesses themselves >> the testimony today is getting easier

"today in the bay's" tracie potts is live in washington watching who makes the cut. tracie? >> hi there, marcus and laura. good morning. good morning, everyone. these hearings start on wednesday, and democrats have already picked the people they want to testify this week, but republicans have some requests, their wish list went in this weekend. now remember how this works. democrats are running these hearings, so they get to say yes or no to who testifies. republicans want to hear from hunter biden, joe biden's son, who had business in ukraine. that was part of the conversation president trump was having on the phone with ukraine's leader. democrats say that has nothing to do with whether or not the president traded money, whether it was a quid pro quo, whether he traded u.s. funds for a political favor, and that the theory is that he has been pushing has been debunked so no, they're giving a no to joe biden on this one or to hunter biden on this one, and his business partner. the other person republicans want to hear from is the whistle-blower, democrats say no to that also

nbc bay area's tracie potts live on capitol hill this morning with more. good morning, tracie. >> good morning, everyone. this time it could be different. the trump team could get a seat at the table as impeachment moves forward to the next phase to determine exactly which, if any, articles or charges the president might face. the house judiciary committee, the one that actually decides whether to draw up articles of impeachment has announced its first hearing next wednesday. >> we have to combine the evidence. it may be one article, it could be three articles, could be four, but the evidence and then the judiciary matches that to the law. >> reporter: unlike last week's hearings, this time president trump's legal team is invited to question witnesses. in a statement, chair jerry nadler said "the president has a choice to make, can he take this opportunity to be represented in the impeachment hearings, or he can stop complaining about the process." at a florida rally last night, the president again denied the key issue, withholding foreign aid for a politic

tracie potts joins us live in washington with a little bit more of what to expect today. tracie? >> hi, laura, good morning, everyone. we heard him reacting last night at a rally. we'll show you part of that. we saw him reacting only twitert as he often does and he'll have another chance today because in about one hour, just shy of an hour we expect to hear from the ambassador who said president trump tried to have her pushed out of her job. the second day of public impeachment hearings begins this morning with testimony from former ukraine am bassor marie yovanovitch. according to a transcript she told lawmakers privately she was the victim of a smear campaign by president trump and his allies, that got her fired. >> it represents a president abusing his office to remove an ambassador to clear the decks to run a corrupt shakedown scheme. >> reporter: republicans argue the public testimony is all hearsay. >> i'm really over with this. this whole thing is a joke. >> the question is nothing there is impeachable and we should not be putting our country through this. >> reporter: at

there's tracie potts from nbc in washington, d.c. a chance to be a corporate athlete. we had a great time. great guests. and we want to just thank everybody for their support. >> you know -- >> more on that at knowyourvalue.com. >> exciting to see the people that were there, and what it meant to them. >> i didn't realize there were 700, 800 applicants to get in the room yesterday. put on the pressure. this was the best of the best of comcast in one place. impressive what your group puts on, know your value. incredible job. >> our friends at telemundo put out an incredible research report. let's move on with the news. joining us now from former georgia gubernatorial candidate and founder of the voter protection advocacy group, fair fight, stacey abrams. ahead of tonight's democratic presidential debate in atlanta, airing here on msnbc, she wrote an op-ed in "the washington post" entitled republicans extreme positions open the doors for democrats in georgia. so stacey, thanks very much for coming back on the show. great to see you. >>