i'm running for the united states senate to tear that down, to fight back.ith everything we've got. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, donald trump has forced a reckoning in our nation, without question. to meet this moment requires more than just a feeding him. -- defeating him. it requires taking on a broken system that allowed him to win in the first place. the daily acts of oppression and injustice that enabled 63 million americans to think that he was a better steward of their dreams and hopes and aspirations. our country deserves better. we deserve more. our people deserve an economic justice were a hard workre a hard day's means an honest day's pay. where you can provide for your family. [applause] where health care systems mean that you get the health care that you need when you need it. where people can afford to live in the city they call home. the cities they power. we have an immigration policy that is reflective of our humanity and makes our nation stronger. where we have a healthy planet for our children and their children. [applause] this is tha

i'm running for the united states senate.d trump has forced us to look deep inside us to find how strong our country is. [inaudible] >> the underlying structures are broken. veryday oppressions. if we're going to get through hat, i believe that -- inaudible] policies are focused on important goals. uality schools, education. racial equity. inaudible] we need to fight back. fight in washington, turning our ountry around. inaudible] >> promise to show up. what does that mean? bringing those-- voices that i hear down to ashington. inaudible] >> how important that that to epresent the generation? >[inaudible] the things you want to -- >> trying to make sure that we live up to the values. inaudible] >> primary to -- resources from the main -- getting trump out of office. what do you think about that scenario? >> i don't think that at a time ere so many people have -- president out -- trump continues to roll right people who are trying to say this is going to urt resources. into the democratic process. the entire system. a democrac

retains a vice-like grip on the senate of the united states. it's almost as though they're able to put a lock on these doors courtesy of the republican leadership so that no bill can come down here into the well of the senate to be debated on background checks. the n.r.a. just refuses to allow those bills to come out here. and so we have no debates. we have no votes. we have no accountability. that's the status of the united states senate in september of 2019 as we see an epidemic of violence across our country. so bring those bills out here on to the floor, republican party. forget the money from the n.r.a. forget all of the spending which they make. let us not put a price on the lives of 34,000 americans who died just last year on top of the lives of those who died the year before and the year before. and those who are part of a preventive -- preventable epidemic in our country for next year and the year after and the year after in the future. and after we finish debating background checks, we should then have a debate on military-style assaul

i'm here to announce that i will be a candidate for the united states senate.eering and applause] [cheering and applause] >> it is so -- yes, buddy. [inaudible] >> it is extremely meaningful to me to do this and announces here. this is where in 1848 a few steps from where this building is today my father's family first arrived here in this country. patrick kennedy came clean oppression, starvation and right ear with literally nothing. he married a woman named bridget murphy and she ended up getting a store just down the road here on porter street and they built a family. patrick passed away young from cholera. from sheer force of will and the help of a community she kept that family together. her son, owned a local saloon, became a boss and stir in the state senate. his son, my great-grandfather was born a few blocks from here on meridian street. his son served this neighborhood in congress and then went on to serve as president of the united states. [cheering and applause] my dad had the honor of serving this community as wellin congress. [cheering and applaus

retains a vice-like grip on the senate of the united states. it's almost as though they're able to put a lock on these doors courtesy of the republican leadership so that no bill can come down here into the well of the senate to be debated on background checks. the n.r.a. just refuses to allow those bills to come out here. and so we have no debates. we have no votes. we have no accountability. that's the status of the united states senate in september of 2019 as we see an epidemic of violence across our country. so bring those bills out here on to the floor, republican party. forget the money from the n.r.a. forget all of the spending which they make. let us not put a price on the lives of 34,000 americans who died just last year on top of the lives of those who died the year before and the year before. and those who are part of a preventive -- preventable epidemic in our country for next year and the year after and the year after in the future. and after we finish debating background checks, we should then have a debate on military-style assaul

confidence which is why i i come back to the vey place i started, which is that this body, united states senate, has its own responsibilities under the constitution. the constitution article one gives the house and the senate the lawmaking power. not the president of the united states. we shouldn't be looking down pennsylvania avenue and saying what's the president thinking before we take action to help save t lives. we are the united states senate and we now have right in front of us at the desk, right here, we have a bill that will save lives passed by the house of representatives 202 days ago. for universal background checks. now, senator mcconnell and other senators, if they don't want to support the position taken by 90% of the american people, then they can vote no on h.r. eight. the majority leader doesn't think the people of kentucky will support h.r. eight? it's his prerogative to vote no. that's the right of every senator. but what's outrageous, madam president, is blocking every other senator in this body from exercising our right to represent our constituents and help save lives aro

i'm here to announce that i'm going to be candid for the united states senate. and applause] >> it is so -- yes, by the? [inaudible] -- buddy? >> it is extremely meaningful to me to be able to do this and announce this here, where, in 1848, a few steps from where this building is today, my father stanley first arrived here in this country. patrick kennedy came fleeing oppression, starvation, and he arrived here with literally nothing. he married a woman named bridget murphy. she ended up getting a store just down the road here over on border street. they built the family. patrick asked the way young from cholera. and from sheer force of will and the health of the community, she kept that family together. her son owned a local saloon, became a ward boss and serve in the state senate. his son, my great-grandfather, was born a few blocks of your on meridian street. his son served this neighborhood in congress. and then went on to serve as president of united states. [applause] my dad had the honor of serving this community as well in congress. [applause] at a certa

. >> the united states senate has been legislating and carrying out its unique constitutional duties since 1789. >> the framers believed the senate should and could be the venue in which statesmen would lift america up to meet its unique challenges. >> we are still a work in progress in the united states senate. >> it is time for the united states senate started acting like a senate instead of kindergarten. >> if you think we're emotional, wait until you see what happens if this bill fails. >> reflecting the nation's politics and made up of 100 members, two from each state, serving six-year terms, this is how many have come to know the senate today. >> democrats have been putting up roadblocks one after another. >> it is not what the founders had in mind because it is small. >> there is a great deal of human affection here, but it is in private when the cameras are not on. >> you came to the wrong town at the wrong time, my friend. >> with a history of conflict and compromise, we will go inside the u.s. senate to tell its story. watching its informal workings, we will learn about it a

pretty much every week in the house of representatives and bringing it to the floor of the united states senate. and the public is perceiving that's where the bottle neck is. so we're just urging mitch mcconnell bring these important things, beginning with hr-1 to the floor of the united states senate so the voice of american people can be heard. is there any questions for any of the members up here? yes? >> given the fact that this is such a broad and expansive bill, is there anything that you guys would support if mcconnell were to take up one on two provisions? has that ever been a discussion at this point and is that something you guys would support? >> welling, you're right that the bill is broad in its scope and includes very many-- or a lot of different pieces that are interlocking and all things that the public said they want to see and that's why we put them together and chairman lofgren was the architect of making that happen. we have recognized that there are things in hr-1 that can be pulled out and sent separately and we already ghana process and she may want to speak to this becau

your role as a united states senator. ay, the transcript of that phone call, you believe that evidence should be incorporated into a bill of impeachment that goes to the united states senate? >> yes. the outcome will be on us as a jury but i think the evidence is incredible. as you've said, it was a smoking gun that you did not take a year to find out. we fundamental out right away. so what are the other smoking guns? we have to look at this like that. that there are most likely corroborating witnesses out there. that must come forward or be found and there's also perhaps other phone calls. at the bottom line, he was trying to get there. it's that simple. on a political possibly from a foreign power. and then holding something back that they really needed to do that. and that is not what a president should do. you should be putting your country first. not your own interests. >> senator amy klobuchar. >> thank you. great to be on. >> when we come back, gabe sherman will join with us his new reporting about how donald trump'

confidence which is why i come back to the very place i started, which is that this body, the united states senate, has its own responsibilities under the constitution. the constitution, article 1, gives the house and the senate the law making power, not the president of the united states. we shouldn't be looking down pennsylvania avenue and saying what's the president thinking before we take action to help save lives. we're the united states senate, and we now have right in front of us at the desk, right here, we have a bill that will save lives passed by the house of representatives 202 days ago for universal background checks. now senator mcconnell and other senators, if they don't want to support the position taken by 90% of the american people, then they can vote no on h.r. 8. the majority leader doesn't think that people of kentucky support h.r. 8, it's his prerogative to vote no. that's the right of every senator, but what's outrageous, madam president, is abolishing every other senator in this body from exercising our rights to represent our constituents and help save lives around the coun

. >> we are still a work in progress in the united states senate. >> we should act like a senate instead of a kindergarten. wait until you see what happens with this bill. >> made up of 100 members, two from each state, this is how many have come to know the senate today. >> democrats have been putting up roadblocks one after another. >> it is not what the founders had in mind. >> there is a great deal of human affection around here. it is in private. >> you came to the wrong town at the wrong time. >> with a history of conflict and compromise, we will go inside the senate to tell its story. its informal workings, we will learn about it as a legislative body. following the footsteps of members in the core doors around the chamber, we will step back in time to hear stories of those who break barriers, of leaders who mold the institutions and of its flawed giants. tracking the modern senate, we will watch history unfold as they execute timeless duties and carry out the constitutional powers. >> mr. president, it brings to .n end a difficult chapter >> we will follow the evolution of the u.

, going to states around this country, and making sure mitch mcconnell is no longer in the united states senatethat lindsey graham is no longer in the united states senate, and that people, trump sycophants -- [cheers and applause] rep. ryan: we need policies in the united states that are not left or right. we need policies as democrats that are about new and better. the old culture wars going on since vietnam have got to be put in the past. i want us to adopt an industrial policy in the united states where we start building things again in this country, we start making things again in this country. one of my first acts will be to appoint a chief manufacturing officer. if we want to address climate, we need to dominate the industries of the future, and my chief manufacturing officer will make sure we are out building the chinese when it comes to electric vehicles, that the american workers are building the batteries and charging stations and solar panels in the wind turbines that will make up the new economy. [applause] rep. ryan: and i want to lead a party that is proud to stand at podiums lik

will have been ahead of their time when it comes to electing not one but two women to the united states senate[applause] thank you for giving us my two good friends, jeannie and maggie, and i know that was the strength of jeanne shaheen, corey lewandowski will never sit behind a desk in the united states senate. but the similarities don't stop there, we both have states with interesting and particular geographic names. new hampshire has the longest candy counter in the world, i saw it in littleton and minnesota has the largest ball of twine. you have the wonderful sea coast science center that i visited last week and we have the only museum that's devoted entirely to spam. or as we call it, the guggenham. we start with a strong culture of independent voters. it is strong. if you don't believe me about minnesota, i have three words for you, governor jesse ventura. just as you did in electing jeanne and maggie, we need to bring these voters with us in 2020 because as democrats in this presidential race, we don't just want to win, we want to win big. we have to win the presidency, yes. to do the

which are tested from time to time in our history in each of us as members of the united states senate stands in the wellin that country and raises our right-hand swears to uphold then constitution of the united states. those words are almost a clichÉ because they are used so often and yet we are here today being called on to reflect on that responsibility and we are called on to reflect on it because things that happened which have come to light in the last several days that raise serious constitutional questionser and i will say i in the two and half, three years donald trump has been president of the united states i think our nation has been rocked by this president approach to the highest office in the land and has said things and done things with no other president has ever done. members of his own political party have been uncharacteristically silent when it comes to criticizing this president for his wrongdoing in the litany of things he has done is long and troubling. there is one thing that both political parties need to maintain is the bedrock of this democracy and the bedroc

he was elected as the united states senator even though he didn't run area by 1916 under visual statesere allowed to elect their united states senator by popular vote. mr. kendrick and his eventual opponent were both asked to run for u.s. senator and they both declined. people didn't care because they nominated both of them in a write in campaign. he won the election by 3000 votes against senator clark, who had been a 22 year veteran of the united states senate. his very first duty was to sign the declaration of war against germany in 1917. this was a heavy personal decision for him. if the war continued long enough, which ultimately it did not, he had a teenage son who was old enough to register for the draft. he did sign the declaration and went on a fact-finding mission with several politicians to the front lines of europe. talkeports they sent back about funding and staffing needs. this becomes very evident with his involvement in a scandal. president harding transferred supervision from the u.s. naval oil reserve to the department of the interior. and the secretary of the interior

senate on the state of minnesota, and a candidate for president of the united states.eers and applause] that is what this country is about, that no matter where you come from or who you know or who you love, that you can make it in the united states of america. new hampshire democrats, we are on a march together that started the day after the inauguration. the day after that, expound thousand women signed up to run for office. [applause] on day 100 100 we had the marcr science. what do we want sites with wind we wanted? after peer review. we stood up against the repeal of the affordable care act, and now we head into 2020. you are the welders that of shortened that arc that it made that march figure of risen up to take up the mantle of our democracy. this is how we win. i ask for your support. we will leave this ticket to victory. thank you. [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> campaign 2020 come watch our live coverage of the presidential candidates on the campaign trail and make up your own mind. your unfiltered view of politics. >> starting shortly we will

but they went just as badly for the president today in the republican-controlled united states senate where mitch mcconnell agreed to democratic leader chuck schumer's request for unanimous consent for a resolution, saying the whistle-blower complaint should be provided to the house and senate intelligence committees. >> madam president, as if in legislative session, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of s resolution 325 introduced by mr. schumer and submitted earlier today. >> stipulating that our objective here is simple to conduct intelligence of bipartisan matters that the committee has successfully conducted in the past, i have no objection to the senator's request. >> joining us now is senator kamala harris. she is a member of both the senate judiciary committee and the senate intelligence committee. she is also now a democratic candidate for president. senator, thank you very much for joining us tonight. please explain to us what mitch mcconnell was up to there today, actually agreeing to unanimous consent with chuck schumer? >> well,

we'll get reactions to today's events in the senate from two united states senators who are also presidential candidates. senator kamala harris will join us. she's a member of the senate intelligence committee who will be meeting with the acting director of national intelligence and the inspector general later this week. and senator cory booker will join us. he's a member of the senate foreign relations committee. he knows what's at stake for u.s. policy in ukraine. we'll also be joined by members of the house of representatives who have just this week come out in support of an impeachment inquiry, including one member who is a former cia officer. and at the end of the hour tonight, there is something very special. we're going to take you inside the white house situation room. that's where presidential phone calls with leaders of governments around the world are monitored. that's where the note takers are. that's who creates transcripts of those presidential phone calls. we will be joined by someone who was in charge of monitoring those phone calls in the situation room when president barack

joe duffy for united states senate. >> you all set? >> what did he call the last one? >> i don't see a lot in the pictorial. or something if we -- [sirens] >> connecticut has good state and local police department. >> his running mate stresses law and order. >> has governor, i will make our eets, parks, and businesses -- >> he started the campaign by suggesting the basic differences were i was working outside the system, and he has chosen to work inside the system, stresses his experience as a for select first electmen in greenwich. he has suggested i am somehow responsible, and those involved in meat, in the protest against the war in vietnam, for the current campus violence in the country. we tried to present the middle road, moderate point of view, and if my calculations are right, we are in good shape. we have the right principles we are standing behind. army, duffy's political and see what i mean. [applause] amnesty, a subject filled with controversy and emotion. when young militants lay siege and to cover college facilities -- >> duffy, a target of spiro rhetoric

just blame republicans, it's just too's, right, but on this issue, guys, having been in the united states senate two and a half years, the lack of leadership is profound. i kid no. i joined the united states senate two and a half years ago. i kid no. i was a part of the hearing in the united states corporation our corporation where the underlying premise of the hearing was to debate whether science should be the basis of public policy. so in the america we believe in and are fighting for we are going to say that children must be able to drink clean water and breathe clean air and not be impeded by toxic chemicals like pfafs and we must stand up to the fossil fuel industry. in the america we believe in, we will agree as democrats that one of our first orders of business has always been and will always be national security. we will agree that one of the most important roles of the commander in chief is to concern herself -- [ applause ] -- with our nation and homeland security as opposed to the current occupant of the white house who on the subject of the fact of russia's interference in the elect

donald trump is now tonight more likely by that time to be in the middle of a trial in the united states senateand the speaker of the house is not going to invite an impeached president to deliver a state of the union address in the house of representatives in the middle of his impeachment trial in the senate. donald trump is going to be impeached by the house of representatives on at least one article of impeachment because, as of tonight, everything in the whistle-blower's report has so far proved to be true and more is proving to be true each day, including the most damning aspects of that whistle-blower's report. but the smoking gun evidence that will force the impeachment of donald trump are the words that donald trump spoke in the white house record of his conversation with the president of ukraine and nothing is going to change those words, nothing is going to make those words any better. and so for the majority of the members of the house of representatives who have said those words are worthy of an impeachment investigation, nothing is going to happen to make those words sound any bett

united states of america. [applause] [cheering] ♪ >> new hampshire democrats, please welcome to the stage u.s. senatoruse] ♪ sen. booker: all right. [whistling] sen. booker: hello, granite state. [cheering] sen. booker: it is so good to be here. y'all make a jersey boy feel at home here. [applause] [cheering] sen. booker: so, look. ago that myars parents tried to move to another new state, new jersey. [cheering] theyhassan: and, encountered horrible racism. every time they would show up to try to buy a house in the places with the best look schools, a real estate agent would greet them and see we were a black family and say "i'm sorry, this house is already sold. you can't move into this home." but, what's my family really encountered wasn't just hate and bigotry. they encountered love. people that understood that hatred is him -- patriotism is love of country, but you can't love your country unless you love your fellow countrymen and women. [cheering] sen. hassan: they encountered people that knew. [applause] sen. hassan: that in this nation, love is not sentimentality. love says if your children do

22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of john rakolta jr. of michigan to be ambassador of the united states of america to the united arab emirates signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed -- the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. all opposed no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is great for. mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 288. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. all opposed no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is greed to the report will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, department of state, kenneth a. howery of texas to be ambassador of the united states of america to the kingdom of sweden. mr. mcconnell: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the cl

king are not suitable for debate in the united states senate. i appeal the ruling. >> the senator will take her seat. >> warren is effectively barred from speaking about sessions. >> she was warned. she was given an explanation. neverthele nevertheless, she persisted. >> a future 2020 democratic rival is among those rising to her defense. >> the suggestion that reciting the words would invoke rule 19 and force senator warren to sit down and be silent is outrageous. >> it was clearly meant to silence words they didn't want to hear, not words that were inappropriate. >> attorney general jeff sessions. [ applause ] >> jeff sessions is confirmed. it is a loss for warren, but her team capitalizes on the reprimand, plastering it on merchandise. >> this is a moment that would galvanize millions of democrats, liberals, progressives around her. >> we are the party of opposition, and that is our job. >> outspoken and unapologetic. elizabeth warren takes a leading role railing against the trump administration. >> we will band together to fight donald trump.

i got to the united states senate with a high sense of regard and i decided to write a book. if your name is parker it's a lot of pressure, people. the expectations are so high for crying out loud. it's like if ted cruz decided to buy a car it would have to cruise well and my name is booker. i decided to go back and find those people to help my family move in. the patriots who are white and some black folks were republican and democrat and i went back and found the head of that organization and her name is lee porter, 92 years old. she was easy to find because at 92 years old she's still head of that organization in new jersey. fair housing council. she does not represent black people anymore lots of people but same sex couples and muslim families and americans with disabilities because there is no race orientation but just one love, one justice, one nation under god and she confirmed the stories that it was not a pack of wolves people. [laughter] and she sent me to the lawyer who organized everything and he confirms the story and all the facts and i got a great chapter but f

liese fate of this country in the hands of congress and the united states senate. the senateccess to chamber, we look at the history, tradition, rules of the u.s. senate. onight at 9:00 eastern c-span. >> on friday, the convention focused on the opioid epidemic. doctors and drug treatment advocates took part in the event. was established in 1975 to provide sober living environments for people in recovery of drug addiction. >> we are about ready to begin the next session. get to your seats. this is a panel on addiction, in just a second i will read it exactly. what's new and newsworthy, some of

i think when you look at the united states senate, and you compare the united states senate to the problemte change, ooh. >> i think the fight has to be conducted, right? i certainly am working on legislation with republicans where that's possible. but i am clearer than i've ever been that the way to solve this problem is to vanquish them in 2020. we just got to beat them. there is no clever framing. lots of people come in and say here's how you should talk about climate change. >> this will get mitch mcconnell on board. >> it's not about that. it's about the structural aspects of politics, and we just have to beat them. >> another thing that republicans have been fairly intransigent on, but waffling a little is on guns. this is something you've been outspoken on. chris murphy is a good friend of yours and you guys tweet each other adorably a lot. he has been working with the white house and joe manchin on some kind of background check. there was a draft circulating on the hill and then hogan gidley tells me just because white house legislative director eric yewland is among those pushing

much for joining us tonight. >> thank you. >> you can confirm you are a candidate for the united states senategia? >> tomorrow morning i'll be announcing my candidacy for the united states senate in georgia. i'm excited, and i'm excited to be here tonight. >> which seat? there two seats. there is the seat where he recently announced he is going to retire, and then there is senator purdue, who is running for reelection. which one are you going to be run for? >> i'll be challenging senator purdue. senator purdue, this is a guy who in a half decade while children in rural georgia, one out of three of them live in poverty, while georgia has the highest maternal mortality rate in the country, this man has not once in five years come down from his private island to hold a single public town hall. he is a caricature of washington corruption, and i'm running because we face a crisis of political corruption in this country. when nine out of ten americans support universal background checks for firearms purchases, but congress refuses to act because they're bought by the nra, that's corruption. when the

when you look at the united states senate and compare the united states senate to the problem of climate change -- >> but i think the fight has to be conducted. and slerncertainly working on legislation with republicans where that's possible. but i'm clear than i've ever been that the way to solve this problem is to vanquish them in 2020. >> this will get mitch mcconnell onboard. >> it's not about that. it's about the structural aspects of politics and we just have to beat them. >> okay, another thing republicans have been fairly intransigent on but maybe waffling a little is on guns and this is something you've been outspoken on. chris murphy i know is friend of yours and you guys tweet each other a lot. this thing happened today where there was a draft of it circulating on the hill and then hogan giddily tells me just because white house legislative director eric is among those pushing it on the hill doesn't mean president trump has signed off on it. >> i hope we're wrong and there's a background check bill, there's a meaningful gun safety measure to vote on, i'll be thrilled and i'll

and my great partner in the united states senate, maggie hassan and jeanne shaheen. go, jeanne.eers and applause] grew up out so, i in oklahoma in a paycheck-to-paycheck family. i have had the same dream since second grade. i wanted to be a public school teacher. there is. -- there it is. my path was a little bumpy. my family did not have any money. i dropped out of school at 19 and got married, but my big chance was what was then a community college that was 45 and its away and cost $50 a semester. away and cost $50 a semester. i became my dream job of a special needs teacher. [speaking korean] -- [cheers and applause] for anyone here who does not really know teachers, let me tell you two things about us. we are afraid -- we are not afraid, and we never give up. [cheers and applause] sen. warren: so, here is the fight we are in right now. we need to win in 2020. anybody here want to win in 2020? [cheers and applause] sen. warren: so, let's talk about how it's done. , we need to talk honestly about what is broken in america. we have a country that has worked great for the wealth

, that lindsey graham is no longer in the united states people, trumpat sycophants like corey do not set foot in the united states senate need policies in the united states that are not left or right. we need policies, as democrats, that are about new and better. the old arguments, the old culture wars that have been going on since vietnam, i have got to be put in the past. i want us to adopt an industrial policy in the united states where we start building things again in this country. we start making things again in this country. acts will be to appoint a chief manufacturing officer. if we want to address climate, if we want to dominate the industries of the future, my chief manufacturing officer will ding thee we are outbuil chinese when it comes to electric vehicles, that the american workers are building the batteries and the charging stations and the solar panels, and the wind turbines that will make up the new economy. and i want to lead a party next fall that is out to stand at a podium -- proud to stand at a podium like this all across the united states and say, we want to make sure those on american workers ar

vary according to the states that have a senate race. >> yes, al, reverend al, you're exactly right. and once again, this brings it back to a state level because, after all, unitedates senate races, although they're federal, they are contained to a certain state. so and what people's spots are all around the nation, i thinking it keeps it front and center. >> now, david the polls have been pretty consistent that joe biden is pretty much ahead in most polls. i think there was one out liar had him go down to two. and there seems to be a consistent pattern of elizabeth warren having some momentum. how are you reading the race for president and the states vulnerable for republicans to maintain theirsont seats some >> i think it's still early. but it does look like you've got three front runners, biden, warren and sanders still in the race. as i said it's still early and it's it's a significant margin except on the one poll you mentioned and warren is on the upswing. i think rutsit's going to be interesting to see all the candidates on the cage for the first time and warren may out debate joe biden. but vee to see if that registers in the pols. as far as the sept rac

and a trial is held in the united states senate and i turn into a juror. me a juror. this has to be a fair, open, and fact driven process. it's the only way it has credibility with the american people. and something as serious as this, as outlined by our founders in the constitution has to be dealt with in a fact-based way. and those facts will be coming forward. the house is now investigating. they are doing their oversight responsibility as outlined in the constitution. and i will evaluate those facts if it comes to the senate and we do, indeed, have an impeachment trial. i will be evaluating those facts and making a final decision based on the fangts. >> fair to say today you are reserving judgment? >> i think we need to -- again, what we have seen, the facts that are out there now and the president's own words are incredibly troubling. the whistle-blower has raised a number of other issues that need to be investigated. and as those facts come to light, this process will certainly go forward. but it is of utmost seriousness and has to be treated with tha