. >> we'll talk with house impeachment manager zoe lofgren next. plus, home stretch, one week before iowa democrats vote and joe biden's pitch is clear this is no time to take a pitch. but with joe biden taking a surge, do iowans want something different? hello, i'm jake topper in walk, people are wondering if people will vote for many evidence. president trump's lawyers have the floor. tomorrow they will hammer away at the charges, in roughly 20 hours of opening arguments. on saturday, the defense team argued he did absolutely nothing wrong and democrats are trying to overturn the will of the american people. >> they're asking you to remove president trump from the ballot in an election that's occurring in approximately nine months. they're here to perpetrate the most massive interference in an election in american history. >> the president's lawyers promise that their arguments will be brief, which means the senate could theoretically vote over whether to compel new witness testimony and new documents in just days. if 51 senators vote no, the pre

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you've also got zoe lofgren of california. she is the institutional memory of congress. she was a staffer back in the '70s during the nixon impeachment trial. you have sylvia garcia of texas, jason crow of colorado. he was seen as a surprise pick given he's not on the two relevant committees. former army ranger. these are the folks who nancy pelosi has referred to as litigators. she says they're comfortable with the material. she says they're going to present the ironclad case against president trump. we expect to see opening arguments as early as next tuesday. >> geoff bennett prfeviewing wht will be one of the swiftest house debates we have having seen. i want to turn to the white

. >> we will talk to impeachment manager zoe lofgren next. >>> and one week before the vote, joe biden's pitch is clear, this is no time to take a ri risk, and with bernie sanders making a late surge, do the iowa voters want something different? >>> hello. i'm jake tapper in washington where the state of the union is wondering if four republicans are going to vote for more evidence. tomorrow, the president's lawyers will hammer away at the roughly 20 hours of opening arguments of the democrats. and in the first hour, they said that he did nothing wrong and the democrats were simply trying to overturn the will of the american people. >> they are asking you to remove president trump from the ballot in an lek shun that election thg in approximately nine months. they are here to perpetrate the most massive interference in an election in american history. >> the president's lawyers have promised that the arguments will be brief which means that the senate could vote whether to compel new testimony and documents in days. if 51 senators vote now, the president could be theoretically be acquitte

house committee chair zoe lofgren. democratic caucus chair hakeem representatives val demings of florida, jason crow garcia ado, and sylvia of texas. the house is coming back in at eastern. shortly thereafter they'll debate the appointment managers.t votes expected around 12:45 p.m. eastern. impeachment will be signed by speaker pelosi today at 5:00 eastern and walked over to the u.s. senate. it here on c-span beginning with the coverage at noon of the u.s. house. now, though, we're going to take you live to the white house. president trump this morning what's being g called phase one of the trade deal with china. get under way shortly. we are live at the white house. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] get under way. we are live at the white house. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] >> president trump set to sign the china trade agreement. o

. >> reporter: zoe lofgren is making history herself being the only member of congress to participate in the impeachment of president nixon, linton, and now trump. >> today is the day that we name the managers. >> repo: nancpelosi rs the tria among them the bay area zone congresswoman zoe lofgren. >> this is her third impeachment. >> reporter: in 1974 during the nixon impeachment she was a staffer on the judiciary committee. in 1998 during the clinton impeachment she was a member of the same committee. she released this statement. i must be clear that this is not something that i thought or relish. impeachment is a grave and solemn matter. it's a stress test for our democracy. i hope every senator is prepared to seriously consider and vote honestly. >> of all the people on the management team she is probably the most qualified. >> reporter: k christiansen is the former chair of the science department and le tget publican sta it eri bumpthe ro llpredict some of th reactions of senators and also how to present the case because she has seen it before and she knows what line to take to ma

and zoe lofgren. this is zoe's third impeachment. she was for the nixon impeachment she was a staffer , for a judiciary committee member, don edwards of california. she was member of judiciary committee during the clinton impeachment, in her own right member of the judiciary committee and now member of the judiciary chair of house administration which oversees elections important to all of this, and a manager. so, with that i thank them all for their leadership and their service, and i'm now going to proceed to sign the articles. conversations] >> the senate will receive a message from the house of representatives. >> a message from the house of representatives. >> mr. president, i have been directed by the house of representatives to inform the senate, the house has passed h-res 798, a resolution appointing and authorizi

>> she has about as much merit to her point as zoe lofgren did to hers, absolutely not. what we had in the clinton impeachment and the trial 21 years ago was a president who had already been reelected, it was not about an election back then, it was about high crimes and misdemeanors, proving crimes that the president had committed. this case what they are trying to do is two fold. one, simply on the off chance they can defeat trump because i don't think they believe they can which is why schiff was saying "if we don't remove him now, you can't trust the election." he might as well s have said "we are going to lose this thing come fall." the second thing they are trying to do is try to devalue and diminish trump's credibility going forward in the same way they did with justice kavanaughe that's what it's about, reducing their credibility even though they know they're going to lose. >> laura: really quickly, i believe it's also about the supreme court. if they get another vacancy before the election, this will be another argument they can make and say we aren't going to le

and zoe lofgren. this is zoe's third impeachment. for the nixon impeachment, she was a staffer for a judiciary committee member, don edwards of california. she was member of judiciary committee during the clinton impeachment, in her own right member of the judiciary committee and now member of the judiciary chair of house administration which oversees elections important to all of this, and a manager. so, with that i thank them all for their leadership and their service, and i'm now going to proceed to sign the articles. so there you have the message from the house on impeachment being delivered to the u.s. senate just a short while ago before the trial gets underway, the house managers will appear in the senate chamber tomorrow. we expect that to happen at noon eastern. they will be reading the articles of impeachment, we will see the swearing in of supreme court justice john roberts as the presiding officer of the trial and the swearing in of senators tomorrow at noon, at 2 pm eastern, all 100 senators will take the oath's. follow

and zoe lofgren. this is her third impeachment. for the nixon impeachment, she was a staffer for a judiciary committee member, don edwards of california. she was a member of the judiciary committee on the clinton impeachment. and now a member of the judiciary, the house administration which oversees elections, and a manager. with that, i thank them all for their leadership and service. i am now going to proceed to sign the article. [inaudible] speaker pelosi: that is why it is taking so long. [laughter] [inaudible] speaker pelosi: i will keep one for myself. >> the senate will receive a message from the house of representatives.

and zoe lofgren. this is her third impeachment. for the nixon impeachment, she was a staffer for a judiciary committee member, donna edwards of california. she was a member of the judiciary committee on the clinton impeachment. and now a member of the house administration which oversees elections, and a manager. with that, i thank them all for their leadership and service. i will now proceed to sign the article. speaker pelosi: [inaudible] the president pro tempore: the senate will receive a message from the house of representatives. the majority secretary: mr. president, a message from the house of representatives. the house clerk: mr. president, i have been directed by the house of representatives to inform the senate the house has passed h. resolution 798, a resolution appointing and authorizing managers of the impeachment trial of donald john trump, president of the united states. the president pro tempore: the message will be received.

california congresswoman, zoe lofgren, veteran of the last two impeachments, she talked about the cover-up once the ukraine scheme was discovered. the house impeachment managers presented emails and text messages and call records and dozens of video clips. i stopped counting at 50 different video clips showing, among other things, the testimony of current and former trump administration officials. they also presented evidence that has come to light since the president was impeached by the house, including a letter that rudy giuliani wrote to the ukrainian president asking for a meeting. that letter was turned over to the house by giuliani's side kick lev parnas just last week. it was described on the floor of the senate today. congressman jason crow showed documents released under court order by the white house office of management and budget just last night, documents heavily redacted released thanks to a freedom of information act request. so we'll talk about what all of this means and where this is going. but one takeaway from the first day of the case against donald trump in his senate

and california congresswoman zoe lofgren, veteran of the nixon and clinton impeachment investigations, she described the cover-up the trump administration engaged in once the ukraine scheme was discovered. and throughout all of this the house impeachment managers presented e-mails and text messages and call records and dozens of video clips. i stopped counting at 50 different video clips. showing among other things the testimony of current and former trump administration officials. they also presented evidence that has come to light since the president has impeached by the house, including a letter that rudy giuliani wrote to the ukrainian president asking for a meeting. that letter was turned over to the house by giuliani's sidekick lev parnas just last week. it was described on the floor of the senate today. congressman jason crow showed documents released under court order by the white house office of management and budget just last night, documents heavily redacted, documents released thanks to a freedom of information act request. so, i mean, we'll talk about what all of this mea

adam schiff, jerrold nadler, hakeem jeffries, zoe lofgren, jason crow, and sylvia garcia will act as prosecutors in the senate trial. speaker pelosi: good morning, everyone. this is a very important day for us. marker says our founders and poets and others have used over time as to places in time to emphasize the importance of time. everything is about time. , how we mark it, and today is an important day because today is the day that we name the managers who go to the floor to pass the resolution to transmit the articles of impeachment to the senate, and later in the day, when we have our and gross meant, -- when we have our engrossment, that we march those articles of impeachment to the united states senate. as i've said, it's always been our founders when they started, abraham lincoln four score and seven years ago. thomas payne, these are the times that times have found us. again and again, even our poets, longfellow, listen my children and you will hear the midnight ride of paul revere. that famous day. it's always about marking history. using time. on december 18th the house of

house member zoe lofgren was one of them. she spoke to me by phone as she reviewed a trove of new evidence. >> i don't know if you saw what came from lev. yikes. that was something. >> reporter: she's talking about lev parnas. over the last couple of days, the houses intelligence committee has released hundreds of documents and emails he turned over. >> president trump knew exactly what was going on. he was aware. i wouldn't do anything without consent of rudy giuliani or the president. >> reporter: lev parnas work would rudy giuliani, sometimes as a translator and as an operative. lofgren was a law student when president nixon was nearly impeached and a member of congress during president clinton's impeachment and acquittal. >> nixon, you know, covered up and the plumbers operated out of the white house. but at least it was all domestic. president trump has involved us whole nation in the corruption. >> the chief justice will swear in all 100 senators. they'll also vote on the rules of the impeachment trial. >> thank you. >>

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and california congresswoman zoe lofgren, veteran of the nixon and clinton impeachment investigations, she described the cover-up the trump administration engaged in once the ukraine scheme was discovered. and throughout all of this the house impeachment managers present presented e-mails and text messages and call records and dozens of video clips. i stopped counting at 50 different video clips. showing among other things the testimony of current and former trump administration officials. they also presented evidence that has come to light since the president has impeached by the house, including a letter that rudy giuliani wrote to the ukrainian president asking for a meeting. that letter was turned over to the house by giuliani's sidekick lev parnas just last week. it was described on the floor of the senate today. congressman jason crow showed documents released under court order by the white house office of management and budget just last night, documents heavily redacted, documents released thanks to a freedom of information act request. so, i mean, we'll talk about what all of

. >>> one of the house democratic managers zoe lofgren this is impeachment number three.staffer when the house judiciary committee built the case against nixon and a member of the committee in the bill clinton impeachment and now helping to make the case against president trump. >> even president nixon who famously attempted to defy a subpoena for tape recordings, he let the most senior staff testify before congress. now compare to president trump. he publicly attacked the house's impeachment inquiry and he ordered every single person working in the executive branch to defy the house impeachment inquiry. >> cnn legal analyst ross garber and michael garr gerhart and maggie makerman is still with us. it was almost trumpian, everything this president does is bigger and better and zoe lofgren is trying to make the case that we have never seen defiance of the constitutional order like this. is she right? >> yeah. i'm not aware of such a blanket refusal to produce information. that is true. you know, but i think what he -- what the president would probably say is unlike nixon h

zoe lofgren has a big part in this, too. we don't want to minimize that, she has such history with this because she was involved with the nixon effort, which then of course she was during checkpoint in the house. so these people are very critical to making the case. they're the ones who are in charge of sticking the senate with the awkward decision of whether to convict or whether to let him go. >> let's talk process now. we just talked about that very ceremonial handover. there is a process while there is some debate about how to go forward, there is some structure. what happens now? >> well, the managers are going to divide and conquer, so to speak, or attempt to each will assume, have some responsibility for moving the case forward. some will talk about this aspect. some will talk about that aspect. okay. then the senate will go ahead and have its people go ahead and counter it. the president's people really. the senate is supposed to sit as jurors. right? so the president's people will then go ahead and his lure and a fe

so i've been so focused on getting the job done. >> representatives zoe lofgren and val demings and silvia garcia talk at the "today" show in half an hour right after "today in the bay." >>> 6:35 now. a new report said that certain communities that lie on public transit will be hurt if b.a.r.t. discontinued paper tikes. >> that move is inefitible for b.a.r.t. but they did release a report showing who the move could affect the most. that is put together by the b.a.r.t. office of civil rights, compiling this report surveying more than 400 riders in that survey and more than 50% identified as minorities. while a majority of them are fine discontinuing these paper tickets, about 20% of the grupo pos posed it. and this concludes that the low income riders, not just minorit disproportionately affected by this as now b.a.r.t. plans to give up free clipper cards through community based organizations and implementing what they call a means-based fare discount program, a pilot program starting in the spring. now b.a.r.t. is transitioning to paperless. you see it the athe popular locations such as em

adam schiff, jerrold nadler, hakeem jeffries, zoe lofgren, val demings, jason crow, and sylvia garcia. >> for what purpose is the gentleman from new york seeking recognition? resolution to house 767, i sent to the desk a resolution anointing and authorizing managers for the impeachment trial of donald trump. president of the united states and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report. the clerk: mr. schiff, mr. nadler, mrs. love green, misdemmings and mr. crow are appointed managers to conduct the impeachment manager against donald john trump a message be sent to the senate to inform the senate of these appointments and the managers may in connection with the preparation and the conduct of the trial exhibit the articles of impeachment to the senate and take all other actions necessary which may include the following, one, employing legal, clerical and other necessary assistance and incurring such other is expenses paid be necessary to be from amounts made available to the committee of judiciary under applicable expense resolutions or ap lick c

adam schiff, jerrold nadler, hakeem jeffries, zoe lofgren, jason crow, and sylvia garcia will act as prosecutors in the senate trial. speaker pelosi: good morning, everyone. this is a

chairman schiff, chairman nadler, chairwoman zoe lofgren. this is her thundering herd impeachment as a staffer to a house judiciary committee member this is her third impeachment as a staffer of the judiciary committee member in the impeachment. and member of the judiciary committee to clinton and now as a house manager. our caucus, hakim jeffries, a serious respected litigator, val demings, member of the police force of orlando and for 27 years and for part of that time the first woman and african-american police chief of orlando. she knows her way around the courtroom. jason crow from colorado, army ranger, served our country in the military in iraq and afghanistan, and now in the congress of the united states. he, too, a respected litigator. a sylvia garcia of texas, judge in a number of capacities in texas and member of the judiciary committee. we are very honored that you have taken the responsibility, all of you, to bring the articles of impeachment over to the united states senate withle a case for the constitution. -- with a case for

and zoe lofgren, and this is zoe's third impeachment, and here for the nixon impeachment, and staffer, and for a judiciary committee member don edwards of california, and she was a member of the judiciary committee of the clinton impeachment in her own right, and member of the judiciary committee and now a member of the judiciary here of the house administration which oversees the elections and important to all of this and a manager, and with that, i thank them all for the leadership and the service, and i am now going to proceed to sign the articles. >>> so apparently she has a lot of pens there, and she is going to be handing out the pens to all of the special guests who are accompanying her in this signing ceremony. she is signing the two articles of impeachment, and which will now be formally delivered to the u.s. senate in another ceremony and the impeachment managers all seven of them together with the house clerk and the house sergeant of arms will proceed through the national statutory hall to the capitol rotunda to present the articles of impeachment to the secretary of the s

the list also includes zoe lofgren, the only member to play a role in all three modern impeachment inquiries. >> it is making the strongest possible case to defend the constitution, to seek the truth for the american people >> reporter: this comes as democrats released new information from an associate of jody mack including tech's and a handwritten note stating get zelensky to announce the biden case will be investigated. >> none of the things change the basic facts. >> reporter: the focus now if witnesses will be included. >> we'll be dealing with that at the appropriate time. i think it is certainly appropriate to point out that both sides would want to call witnesses that they want to hear from. >> mitch mcconnell makes the first trial without witnesses, it will be exposed for what it is. >> reporter: president trump responded to the announcement as he signed the first phase of a trade deal with china. >> it is not going to matter. i would rather have you voting been sitting here listening to me introduce you. okay? there is a hoax going on over there. let's take care of it >> reporter:

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sarah westwood, thank you so much. >>> democrat house manager zoe lofgren is also responding to the president's tweet that called the house manager, adam schiff, a very sick man who hasn't paid the price for, quote, what he's done to the country. here is senator lofgren on cnn's "state of the union." >> it's really unfortunate. the president has a tendency to say things that seem threatening to people. you know, she's going to go through some things, adam schiff is doing his job, he's going to pay a price. he really ought to get a grip and be a little more presidential. >> cnn's jeremy diamond is at the white house, so jeremy, is this inflammatory tweet a preview of the kind of defense we can expect to see starting tomorrow from the president's legal team? >> reporter: well, fred, we're going to have to wait ask snd s. so far it seems the president has been willing to give his legal team some leeway to not exactly go in the political, theatrical direction that the president is known for and that ef he was initially hoping for when it came to the defense in the senate impeachment trial. we saw y

zoe lofgren fue parte del juicio contra de bill clinton y como estudiante de leyes en el aÑo 74 con losval demings, primera mujer de jefa de policÍa en orlando florida. borja: y cerramos este grupo de siete representantes con sylvia garcÍa. se desempeÑÓ como presidenta de representante del distrito de houston. bueno, los siete han llegado esta maÑana al senadoy han presentado estas dos acusaciones en contra del presidente trump. obstrucciÓn al congreso y abuso de poder. carolina: bueno, justamente es importante decir que fueron establecidas las reglas para este juicio en el senado. y llaman la atenciÓn algunas tomÁs de seguridad, como por ejemplo estas. los senadores tendrÍan que dejar los telÉfonos celulares en la puerta. las tabletas serÁn almacenadas en el guardarropas. se va a restringir contacto con periodistas y senadores dentro de este juicio que puede durar dÍas o semanas. borja: bueno, la presidenta del congreso nancy pelosi, se refiriÓ en esta etapa. hablando de que la casa blanca violÓ fondos aprobados por el congreso de ucrania. cuando se le preguntÓ sobre la estrategia de l

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adam schiff, jerry nadler, jason crow, zoe lofgren, sylvia garcia, val demings. pelosi said she wants experience in the courtroom. she also defended her month-long delay. >> since december 18th, there have been comments about when are we going to send the articles over? well, we had mohammed the courtesy would be extend that had we would have seen what the process would be in the senate. short of that, that time has revealed many things since then. time has been our friend in all of this. as we've yielded incriminating evidence, more truce into the public complain. >> she talked about new information. notes, records and text messages provided to congress by lev parnas. this man here. among them, a letter to zwrool president zelensky asking for a meeting and saying he was working his client. president trump's quote, knowledge and consent. the documents also appear to show a trump donor and long shot republican congressional candidate was monitoring or at least claiming to monitor ukraine ambassador marie yovanovitch while she was still in ukraine and before she wa

attorney's office in los angeles, and zoe lofgren brings a interesting historical perspective, since she has participated in the past three impeachment hearings on capitol hill. natalie brand.>>> the handshake snob seen on national tv, hearing what was said between bernie sanders and elizabeth warren after the debate. cnn microphones picked up the tents exchange. listen. >> i think you called me a liar national tv. >> what? >> i think you called me a liar on national tv. >> if you want to have a discussion, you called me a liar.>> that confrontation stems from a private 2018 meeting in which warren says sanders told her a woman could not win the presidency. but bernie sanders denies the claim. >>> a $500 million boost from toyota, maria medina is in san carlos, what it could take to get the right of the future off the ground. >> reporter: one of the offices, an aerospace company with the electric air taxi secretive for years. with $590 million in funding led by toyota, the secret could soon be unveiled. >> a pretty cool idea. >> reporter: the future of transportation may soon soar in

schiff, jerrold nadler, hiking jefferies zoe lofgren, val demings, jason crow, and sylvia garcia will act as prosecutors in the senate trial. >> good morning, everyone. this is a very important day for us. there are temporal markers that our founders, poets, and others have used over time to place us in time to emphasize the importance of time. because everything is about time. it,we use it, how we mark and today is an important day. today is the day that we name the managers who go to the floor to pass the resolution to transmit the articles of and,chment to the senate later in the day, when we have the endorsement, the march of those articles of impeachment to the united states senate. as i have said, it has always been, our founders, when they started, in the course of human events when it becomes abraham lincoln, fourscore and seven years ago, thomas payne, these are the .imes that bind us ,gain and again, even our poets longfellow. remember? listen, my children, and you will hear the midnight ride of .aul revere remembering that famous day and year. it's always about marking hist

schiff of california, jerry nadler of new york, hakeem jeffries of new york, jason crow of colorado, zoe lofgrenf california, val demings of florida, and sylvirc texas. we want to explain what an impeachment managers are lawmakers who are literally case impeachment managers, are presenting the case for removal. speaking in the senate is a big deal for a member of the house. normally they don't even walk over legislation. this role is also unusual because we've only had 2 impeachment trials in our history. there were seven managers for president andrew johnson's impeachment in 1868. during the impeachment of president bill clinton, 13 republican lawmakers served as impeachment managers. >> when we return -- what can the migration pattern of monarch butterflies teach us about climate? of monarch butterflies teach us about climate? what's going on? oh, darn! let me help. here we go. lift and push and push! there... it's up there. oh, boy. wrinkles send on help prevent them before they art hey, pop pop! so you won't get caught with wrinkles again. coyou fifteen percentico or more on car insurance? d

bay area professor who has known zoe lofgren for decades says her experience could become crucial. >> that better watch out because she is not that high a profile member of congress and they may not know what they are getting into with her because she is smart and capable and she will pursue the impeachment case to the maximum feasible extent possible. >> a union city fire station has shut down for good. >>> tonight, the firefighters union is wanting about the public safety consequences of closing station 30. they parked this van outside the station to warn people they are now at risk. today the union city mayor and manager answered back. >> yes, people may be upset however, we understand, based on the data that it was the right decision at this juncture ose ctare gog an.e fiilized stion 30 because ok pin evy 24- 3 other fire stations will pickup those calls. >>> thanks, veronica. coming up next, how a new waiter -- weather radar system in the south they will do more than track storms. >> this radar system has a really good potential at helping to save lives as we go forward. >>> it i

far from it. >> zoe lofgren, thank you.ly appreciate you taking time to talk to us on what will be a very busy and very late day. we'll be watching. thank you. >>> president trump called himself a very stable genius. a blockbuster new book examines that claim from the standpoint of hundreds of current and former insiders. one of the authors joins us next. ♪ ♪ country roads, take me home there's a booking for every resolution. book yours at any price, at booking.com book yours at any price, when crabe stronger...strong, with new nicorette coated ice mint. layered with flavor... it's the first and only coated nicotine lozenge. for an amazing taste... ...that outlasts your craving. new nicorette ice mint. and mine super soft? yes. with the sleep number 360 smart bed, on sale now, you can both adjust your comfort with your sleep number setting. so, can it help us fall asleep faster? yes, by gently warming your feet. but can it help keep me asleep? absolutely, it intelligently senses your movements and automatically adjusts to k

zoe lofgren, this is her third impeachment trial. so really a group of people that has a command. only one person, val demings, does not have a law degree. she was chief of the orlando police department. so pelosi wanted fluency in the courtroom, comfort prosecuting a trial. she got that here with this team. >> are you at all surprised that this is group that is considerably smaller, if i'm not mistaken than the group of house managers that tried president clinton. i believe there were 13, all white guys, but it's a more diverse group but it is a smaller group. >> yeah, i'm not terribly surprised. there's not many places pelosi can go for people that she trusted and that again had fluency with complicated impeachment case. the top lines are simple but as you get deeper into the more a complicated. the one person i was about was crow but this morning we started hearing the leader would go with somebody with national security. . he is a veteran, he is an attorney. politically and substantively that's a benefit. not any massive surprises. these are all names we had considered going b

intelligence that was based on and what the trump administration's plan is going forward and congresswoman zoe lofgren also expressed her concerns in a statement saying quote when responding to an attack or an imminent threat. the president may act, but must consult with bipartisan congressional leaders locker and said that the president's refusal to do so is a quote ominous departure. >>that has chilling implications for our democracy. and this may result in unwanted new war that drags america into further military hostilities. and yesterday's airstrike is already impacting oil prices futures for crude global benchmark jumped 3.4% overnight to $68 and $0.45 a barrel today, us oil futures gained 3.2% reaching $63.12 per barrel both are on track for their biggest daily gains in about a month. >>tonight at 5.30 kron 4 is always tracking local stories and here's a look at what is going on in your neighborhood right now we will begin tonight on the peninsula where security is being increased. >>patrols in places of worship are being increased after palo alto's oldest african-american church was vandalized

, but aif senators say zoe lofgren is reaching through in a plain-spoken way that seems to be havingeffect on both sides. what will th do the rst of the night, judy? by my calculation as of dinnertime in washington, the democrats have about three hours remaining of that 24 hours.ca you believe we're already nearly at the end of it? and we will see if they coinue th these arguments. i also am looking for the personal stories of thesein managers, taabout why they care so much and their own personal histories. that was one of the most effective parts of the house impeachment hearings back last year. >> woodruff: so interesting.i we'll all bestening for that tonight. iche,eantime, finally, yam starting tomorrow, it's the turn of the president's legal team. h they're going ve up to 24 hours, up to three days. what do we know that we can expect so far? >> well, a source working on the president's legal team says they're eager to present the rebuttal to the democrats' case. a quick note on the president's tweet, a tweet that the president sent out. he said, "my lawyers will beed forco start

potentially being improperly classified, raised by adam schiff and on the floor of the senate by zoe lofgren. if it has been improperly classified and it should be something that the public can see, who adjudicates that? >> well, it's complicated. ultimately a court does if it gets to that. i do think we may be headed for a train wreck on classification, particularly if we get to the point where they subpoena documents and witnesses because they're going to try -- or bolton's testimony. they're now making plans to try to say that everything he's going to testify to is classified. you can't classify things just to keep them out of the public eye. there has to be a rational basis for the classification, and ultimately it would be a matter for the judges. >> we already know -- we know for a fact they've used redactions in precisely this matter. we have foyle lawsuits that resulted in the production of documents, and in the last documents that we got, someone got access to the unredacted comments. lo and behold there was no reason to redact things, save to cover up things that looked terrible fo

california democrat zoe lofgren says the more than 100 million gistered voters rely on theompanies to protect their voting machines and employees from foign interference. we learned in special counsel mueller's report that russi intelligence officers targeted emplees. >>voting technology company's ceo of dominion voting systems john polis says th want to make sure that doesn't happen is november, older and of life technology is being replaced with certified solutions that produce paper records forauditing and resilience. and paula says every employee at a median who works with the voting machines must pass a yearly background checknd compte cyber security awareness training. >>offering says now the companies need to focus on where the machines technology is coming from do you have compents in your suppl chain. >>they come from eitherrussia or china we do have components china davis says us voting om machines should be made here our elections will make sure your machines are on hackable lawmakers urged the companies to get busy time isrunning out in washington, i'm na warningey. >>comi

. >> that was south bay congresswoman zoe lofgren making statements during the first phase of president trump impeachment trial in the senate. the focus today was on the rules. cbs reporter natalie brand is live on capitol hill with the very latest for us, natalie? >> reporter: and juliette, the debate is still going this hour because senate democrats have been proposing a series of amendments in their push to hear from new witnesses and get new documents before the start of this trial. right now, senators are wrapping up a short dinner break, but when they returned, arguments will begin on the fourth amendment that's been proposed. >> and mr. cipolla, your site? >> reporter: has managers in the legal team have begun making their cases over a debate to set impeachment trial rules. >> a dangerous moment for america, when and impeachment of the president of the united states is being rushed through. >> we're not trying to rush through this trial. we're trying to have a real trial here. it's the president that is try to rush at this. >> reporter: the resolution will now allow each site up

watching, you notice that the three house managers are women, that includes san jose congresswoman zoe lofgren and in "today" she talks about the first woman ever to argue an impeachment case in history. >> i didn't realize i was the first woman to speak as the manager until the next one to speaks as a manager. so i guess i've been so focused on getting the job done. >> she along with representatives val demings and silvia garcia talk about their journey on the "today" show right after "today in the bay." >>> b.a.r.t. is looking to get away there paper but some communities could be hurt. >> pete suratos joins us from orinda with with the details there. goodrn >> reporter: good morning. this move is inevitable by b.a.r.t. but her putting out a report to show who it could impact specifically. and that was put po-- put pogt b.a.r.t. office of civil rights surveying 400 riders and 65% identify as a minority. majority of them are fine with discontinuing paper tickets, 20% opposed it. there was also additional data showing that this paper ticket group also includes riders who don't use smartphones.

adam schiff, jerrold nadler, hakeem jeffries, zoe lofgren, val demings, jason crow, and sylvia garcia. the what purpose is gentleman from new york seeking recognition? t to house resolution 767, i now send to the desk a resolution appointing authorizing managers for the impeachment of donald john trump president of the united states and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report. the clerk: mr. schiff, mr. nadler, mrs. love green, misdemmings and mr. crow are appointed managers to conduct the impeachment manager against donald john trump a message be sent to the

like zoe lofgren. staffer of clinton, then and now. >> lindsey graham has been someone no one heard of, but look at him now. that'll conclude our coverage. we'll come back on the air to bring you the next steps in the process today. here's what to expect around noon. the house will vote to approve the managers. nancy pelosi just introduced them. then vote to send the actual articles to the senate. we will bring you all of that in >>> 7:26. good morning, i'm laura garcia. taking you to local news now. late night high-speed chase ends with with the arrest in the south bay. the video shows chp officers taking that driver into custody before midnight. near capital and mckie in san jose. officers say that the chase covered parts of interstate 280 and 680, sometimes going at speeds of more than 120 miles per hour. officers managed to corral the suspect when he exited the freeway. which you'll see in this video clip. we still don't know what started the chase and what kind of charges that suspect may be facin