. >>> you're live in the cnn newsroom. i'm ana cabrera in new york and we have breaking news this hour. a confidential white house review has turned up hundreds of emails showing extensive efforts to justify president trump's decision to freeze military aid to ukraine after the fact. this is new reporting from "the washington post," and of course that delay of aid is at the center of the ongoing impeachment inquiry. according to the post, the documents include early august email exchanges between acting chief of staff mick mulvaney and white house budget officials. trump ordered this hold in mid july. the report says white house lawyers are expressing concern that the review has turned up some unflattering exchanges and facts that could, at a minimum, embarrass the president. the white house counsel's review of documents was triggered by the ongoing house impeachment inquiry. earlier today house intel chairman adam schiff talked about the importance of linking the president's decision to freeze ukraine aid to his efforts t

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>>> you're live in the cnn newsroom. president trump saying today that we all need to see what he and the president of ukraine talked about weeks before that now infamous phone call when he allegedly committed an impeachable offense. the president today on his way to alabama told reporters that he'll likely release the transcript of that earlier call on tuesday. it's a conversation he calls very important. >> now, they want to have a transcript of the other call, the second call, and i'm willing to provide that. we'll probably give it to you on tuesday, monday being a holiday. we'll probably give it to you tuesday, but we have another transcript coming out, which is very important. they asked for it, and i gladly give it. >> cnn white house correspondent jeremy diamond is here with us. jeremy, what do we know about that earlier call, the one the president is referencing that happened before the july 25th phone call? and how does it fit into this impeachment inquiry? >> we don't know a whole lot about the call. we know it

you're live in the "cnn newsroom." i'm anna cabrera in new york. thanks for being here. breaking news right now. you will only see this right here. it's exclusive to cnn. a line now might be drawn between the accusations leveled at president trump that may lead to his impeachment and one of the men defending him the hardest in congress. rev can devin nunes. nunes was literally participating in the hearing leading the republicans questioning witnesses. here's what we know. this man, lev parnas, he and another man were arrested trying to flee the country, arrested after lunch with president trump's personal lawyer, rudy giuliani. he worked with giuliani to push claims of corruption. lev parnas says exclusively to cnn that he wants to testify that the ranking member on the house intelligence committee, congressman nunes, personally met with former ukrainian officials and that they also talked about investigating joe biden, the president's rival in next year's election and his son, devin nunes is the top republican on that

. ♪ >>> you're live in the cnn newsroom. thank you for staying with me. the 2020 election is closer than you may think. exactly one year from now as a matter of fact, one year until the american people decide if president donald trump stays or goes. and if not him, then who? this weekend the field of democratic candidates narrowed slightly. former congressman beto o'rourke said he's done. at least two other candidates are showing signs that their campaigns are in the do or die phase. senator kamala harris and julian castro are making drastic staffing adjustments, neither in an encouraging direction. three national polls put these three democrats firmly on top of the pack. >> my vision is more extensive than anybody's out there. >>ly i will not back down from donald trump. i learned the lesson early. you don't back down from a bully. >> our administration is going to be different because we're waging a political revolution. >> that was former vice president joe biden, senator elizabeth warren and senator bernie sanders on the campaign trail this weekend in

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i'm nick watt, live from studio 7 at cnn center in atlanta. ahead here on "cnn newsroom." three closed-door depositions shed new light on donald trump's dealings with ukraine. a new front runner among the democrats in iowa, plus, protests in hong kong turn violent. a police officer is hit by an arrow. >>> saturday was yet another fast-moving day in the trump impeachment inquiry. meanwhile, another senior white house official testified behind closed doors on capitol hill. he is mark sandy, a veteran of the white house budget office. and a source familiar with his testimony says sandy told lawmakers he was confused, didn't know why the 400 million in military funds to ukraine were suddenly frozen, but sandy did provide a possible clue. he said a political appointee, michael duffy, insisted on taking over the ukraine account and signed some documents putting that security assistance on holiday. sandy toughed that duffy's actions were an unusual departure from the normal budget process. here's cnn's lauren fox with details of those deposition transcripts that just dropped. >>

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this is cnn "newsroom". republican lawmakers in the united states congress are getting a clear message from the democrats. their latest request regarding the impeachment inquiry pretty much nonstarters. cnn's jeremy diamond looks at what they want and how the democrat leading the investigation is responding. >> reporter: house republicans on saturday putting forward a list of witnesses they would like to see come forward as the house impeachment inquiry moves into its public phase. the list of witnesses seems mostly an attempt by republicans to divert attention from the allegations that president trump is facing over his handling of ukraine as well as to bolster the president's case as he mounts his case in the face of impeachment. the list includes hunter biden, former vice president's son, as well as that anonymous intelligence whistle-blower that republicans have been clamoring for. the house intelligence committee chairman adam schiff would need to approve any of the witnesses to have them come forward.

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you are watching cnn "newsroom." coming up, democrats release more transcripts from the impeachment inquiry into u.s. president trump. just days ahead of the first public hearings. also ahead a closer look at the role of rudy giuliani how the president's personal lawyer has emerged as a key figure ot ukraine scandal. plus israel conducts a targeted strike killing a senior islamic jihad leader a move that could reignite tensions among the border. >>> good to have you with us. in the run off to public hearings in the u.s. impeachment inquiry, more transcripts of closed door testimony have been released that u detail the concern of diplomats and security officials about the ukraine policy. senior pentagon official told investigators the delay of the military aid to ukraine created confusion and raised legal questions. two former deputies to ukraine volker testified as well. kroft says she was nervous about taking the job fearing the whout would change policy to suit domestic politics. and volker told him president trump

"cnn newsroom" starts right now. >> welcome, everyone. we are learning new details about friday's fatal knife attack near london bridge in london which is being declared an act of terrorism. police say a man and a woman were killed, three other people wounded and taken to the hospital. the attacker, who has been killed by police, has been identified as 28-year-old usmman khan. he was convicted in 2012 of a foiled terror plot and was released from prison last year. the video of the incident is disturbing. police do believe that the attack began in a place called fish monger's hall where khan was attending an event sponsored by cambridge university. not clear yet exactly why he was there. khan then ran to nearby london bridge where passers by wrestled him to the ground. police quickly moving in. the. >> one witness said khan appeared to have two knives, one of them taped to his hand. no one knew at the time that the bomb vest he was wearing was a fake. in the aftermath, london's lord mayor praising the people who took action. >> members of

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you're watching "cnn newsroom." these are the top stories this hour. president trump's longtime adviser roger stone has been convicted of lying to and obstructing congress in a case stemming from the trump/russia probe. for his most serious crime tampering, stone faces 20 years. >>> and david holmes overhearing a phone conversation in which president trump would do as he asked and investigate his political rival joe biden and his son hunter. holmes testified during impeachment hearings that he was at lunch in kiev with the u.s. ambassador gordon sondland. during sondland's call with the president and could clearly hear trump asking about the investigation. earlier on friday, the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine marie yovanovitch was testifying publicly when president trump attacked her on twitter. she was asked about the tweet moments later and replied that she found it very intimidating. >> now, the appearance of holmes and yovanovitch on capitol hill overshadowed another development, one with the trump white house probably thought would help the pre

>>> you are live in the cnn "newsroom." the ball is in the president's court tonight, and the clock is ticking. president has been hit with a new impeachment deadline after jerry nadler informed trump and his legal team that they have until next friday to decide if they want to take part in any of the impeachment proceedings in that committee. now that includes calling witnesses and presenting evidence. in other words, exactly what the president and his team have been asking for. >> there was no due process, you can't have lawyers -- we couldn't have any witnesses. they're not allowed to even ask a question. because it's the minority. we have no lawyers. we can't question -- >> well, now he can have all of that. but will he take up the democrats' offer? tonight house judiciary committee chairman jerry nadler telling president trump in a letter he has now until next friday to determine whether or not he'll participate in the next round of impeachment proceedings. that's in addition to a sunday deadline the white house was gi

this is cnn "newsroom". i'm natalie allen. u.s. president donald trump's personal attorney rudy giuliani is saying u.s. state department emails show the white house helped put rudy giuliani in touch with pompeo last march. giuliani said he didn't need any help calling pompeo. >> u.s. supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg is recovering in a hospital in maryland. the court says the 86-year-old was taken to johns hopkins friday after having chills and a fever. her symptoms have abated and she could be released within the coming hours, we're happy to say. >>> right now hong kong voters are lining up to cast their ballots in local elections. so far 2 million people have turned out to vote for district counselors. that's a higher turnout than previous elections. sunday's vote considered a referendum on pro-democracy protests. many people have been injured in the unrest. unarmed protester named patrick chow was shot and critically wounded by a police officer. chow is now speaking with cnn's nick paton walsh about his injury. we warn y

this is "cnn newsroom." i'm natalie allen with your headlines. the white house's top ukraine expert apparently was told not to tell anyone about president trump's july 25th phone call with ukraine's leader. a source says lieutenant colonel alexander vinman testified this week that a lawyer at the national security council instructed him to stay quiet about the call after vinman reported his concerns. >>> u.s. energy secretary rec perry has turned down a request to give a closed door deposition on wednesday in the impeachment inquiry. a statement from the agency says he may be willing to testify in a public hearing at a later date. >>> british prime minister boris johnson has rejected the suggestion from the u.s. president that he should work with britain's brexit party in the run up to next month's election. in an interview, donald trump said the british prime minister and the brexit party leader would be, quote, an unstoppable force. >>> at least one dozen wildfires continue to burn in california and at least three of them, the two pleasant fire

>>> you are live in the "cnn newsroom." i'm in for anna cabrera in new york. the clock is ticking on two crucial decisions for president trump. tomorrow there's a 6:00 p.m. deadline for the white house to decide if they'll take part in the first house judiciary committee hearing which is happening on wednesday. and then committee chairman jerry nadler has thrown down another gountlet, the president has to decide whether he and his lawyers will participate in any hearings as the committee weighs its decision. the president has called these illegitimate, a hoax and a stunt, as well as attacking career diplomats who testified. but does he risk missing an opportunity to make his own case? jeremy diamond is with the president where he's been spending his thanksgiving holiday. are you getting any indication of what the white house's plans are for the president? >> as you mentioned, there are two key deadlines, one of those coming tomorrow and one later in the week. so far the white house has not made a final decision on either of those as far as whether or not they

, new york. ♪ ♪ >>> you are live in the cnn newsroom. i'm alex marquardt in for anna cabrera. the president has openly complained that the house impeachment hearings have so far been unfair to him and he has not been allowed to participate and now the democrats are allowing him a chance to call his own witnesses and present his own evidence, will he? jerry nadler is giving the white house until friday at 5:00 to decide, but there is a more pressing deadline. tomorrow at 6:00 p.m., rather, that's when the president has to decide whether he'll send white house lawyers to the judiciary committee's opening impeachment session on wednesday. cnn white house correspondent jeremy dimon joins me from west palm beach where the president is is spending his holiday weekend. the white house is saying theye

you're watching cnn "newsroom". our top stories this hour, hong kong police say an officer has been shot with an arrow as they attempted to remove protesters from the university. he was wounded in the calf and was taken to the hospital. officials say all schools in hong kong will remain closed on monday. >>> a new cnn des moines register poll shows pete buttigieg is the democratic front runner among likely voters in iowa. he surged to first place with a 16-point bump since september. the iowa caucus is the first real test for democratic candidates is february 3rd. >> in the impeachment inquiry, a white house budget official testified on saturday about who put a hold on military aid to ukraine. a mike zandi said he didn't know why it was frozen. the history, the long-running geopolitical tug-of-war. what why what happens in ukraine doesn't always stay in ukraine. >> i don't want to be involved. >> the ukrainian president may not want to be involved, but his country is at the center of the impeachment inquiry so how d

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i'm rosemary church, and this is "cnn newsroom." let's get started. record turnout at the polls in hong kong and major gains for pro-democracy parties in local elections. we'll take you there live. >>> plus caught between white house politics and military protocol. the u.s. navy's top official forced out. >>> and the heartbreaking trade of baby elephants. our exclusive reporting from zimbabwe. >>> good to have you with us. so we start with the impeachment inquiry facing u.s. president donald trump. he's long insisted he did not wrong blocking nearly $400 million in military aid to ukraine. but a new report by "the washington post" shows there was debate in the white house on whether it was legal after the fact. "the post" cites a confidential white house review and three people familiar with the records. cnn's jeremy diamond has more. >> reporter: the white house has been conducting an internal review of president trump's decision last summer to withhold nearly $400 million in security aid to ukraine. now according to "the washington post," that revie

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coming up on cnn "newsroom" a judge rules in the former white house counsel must testify. what it could mean for other witnesses who refuse to cooperate. scramble to help after a strong quake strikes outside the albania capitol. lt thieves who grabbed priceless treasures in a brazen heist. >>> u.s. federal judge has a harsh message for trurp. stop stone walling congress. she ruled monday former white house counsel mcgahn must comply with the subpoena and testify. the judge department will appeal so that is on hold. justice department. that's on hold. democrats have been trying since april to get him to answer questions about the president's handling of the russia investigation. like many other white house officials he defied a subpoena. the judge says when it comes to presidential aids the president doesn't have the power to excuse him or her from taking action the law requires. stated the primary take away from the past 250 years of recorded american history is the president's are not kings. the ruling could have broad implications for a number of key players in the impea

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you're watching cnn "newsroom". i'm natalie allen. here are our top stories. u.s. house democrats say the whistle-blower whose complaint launched the impeachment investigation will not be called as a witness. they say facts about the ukraine scandal have been corroborated by multiple witnesses and say the whistle-blower's safety could be jeopardized by a public hearing. cnn learned former national security adviser john bolton struck a deal to write a book. bolton skipped an impeachment deposition last week. his attorney says he does have a lot to say on the ukraine matter. the book is expected to come out sometime next year, election year. >>> voting is now under way in spain's general election. this is spain's second election this year after the socialist party failed to form a coalition government back in april. on the eve of the election, pro independence protesters clashed with riot police in barcelona. >>> polls show americans are split on whether to impeach and remove president trump from the white house. cnn's alyson camerota recently sat down with six voter

next here on cnn newsroom, the protests in hong kong have never been more violent. one protesters has been shot by police and we learned demonstrators have set a man on fire. we'll take you live to the streets. >>> bolivia's leader is out, but now the question is who is coming in. we'll have the latest on that country's political crisis. >> also we are just days away from what could be the most important developments yet in the u.s. impeachment inquiry. more on the key witnesses we expect to hear from and what they are testimony could mean. thank you for joining us. our top story comes from hong kong, which has seen clashes between protesters and police for months, but the past several hours have been especially violent. we're learning a man who confronted protesters was douse ed with the flamable liquid and set on fire. the video is incredibly graphic and has been shared on social media. hospital authorities say they are treating a man with burns in critical condition. that incident emerged after another police officer shot a protester. we're about to show you that

you're watching cnn "newsroom". let's keep you up on our stories. >>> 13 people were killed when a car bomb exploded at a market in syria. it was one of the cities targeted in turkey's offensive last month. nobody has claimed responsibility but turkey and kurdish forces are blaming one another. >> isis claiming responsibility for deadly attacks in mali. in a separate attack saturday, a french soldier was killed when his vehicle drove over a roadside bomb. >>> president trump spent saturday night at a mixed martial arts championship. a reporter said madison square garden filled with boos when mr. trump walked in. to be fair, there were cheers as well. >> u.s. house republicans claim they have bipartisan support against the impeachment inquiry because two democrats voted this week against the resolution formizing it. al saplisoison kosik explains w voted the way they did. >> reporter: hey there. there were two democrats who broke from party lines and voted no in the first full vote in the house on impeachment. congres

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this is "cnn newsroom." ♪ thank you again for joining us. an attorney for former white house national security adviser john bolton says his client has relevant information about the ukraine scandal that has not yet been disclosed. even so, bolton failed to show up for a deposition thursday. meantime, newly released testimony puts acting white house chief of staff mick mulvaney squarely in the middle of the ukraine scandal. >> two of the most central players in the relationship with ukraine putting the president's chief of staff at the center of the scandal and delivering the hashest blow to the president's claim there was no quid pro quo. >> this is a hoax. this is just like the russian witch hunt. >> lieutenant colonel alexander vinman telling lawmakers there was no ambiguity. vinman was on the called between the u.s. and ukrainian presidents which he said left no doubt that this is what was required in order to get the meeting that the ukrainians had been pushing force. mulvaney admitted to the quid pro quo last month. >> get over it. >> t

you're in the cnn newsroom. >> so just moments ago, mark sandy, seen there an official with the white house budget office, arriving on capitol hill. he's complying with a subpoena to answer questions about military aid to ukraine. >> lawmakers are looking for a timeline here. when was the aid put on hold, when was it released. >> today's testimony follows an explosive day in the impeachment inquiry yesterday, though. for the very first time a witness says he personally heard president trump demand ukraine investigate the bidens. >> and even more here, this state department official says that he was told that the president didn't really care about ukraine, only, quote, the big stuff that involved the president. >> and democrats are accusing president trump of witness intimidation after he insulted the former ambassador to ukraine on twitter. he tweeted as she was testifying. >> president trump slammed her and her job performance and then said he had a right to defend himself. >> we're covering this from all angles for you. rene marsh in washington, kristen holmes on capitol hill. >> le

you are watching "cnn newsroom." and i'm rosemary church. today begins a crucial week in the impeachment inquiry into u.s. president donald trump. and a short time ago we learned what the white house plans to do. >>> also ahead. >> the war here is not over yet, and ukraine is still very much dependent on the support of the u.s. >> cnn's clarissa ward on the front lines in ukraine's ongoing battle with russian separatists. >>> plus, we are live in hong kong, a pro-democracy politician is among those injured. >>> and we begin in washington. lawmakers have summoned at least 11 officials this week to discuss president donald trump's dealings with ukraine. but we have learned several of them are refusing to testify. these four men were set to appear on monday. but a source says they don't plan on showing up. former national security adviser john bolton has also been asked to testify. several witnesses interviewed so far have said bolton raised concerns about mr. trump withholding military aid to ukraine. bolton's lawyer has said his client would

>>> this sunday, you are live in the cnn newsroom. this is a milestone weekend on the road to election day 2020. it is now just one year away and we have brand-new sign posts showing us what direction american voters are learning and they think about the economy, national security and the wheels now turning that could lead to the president's impeachment. three new partinational opinions showing the same one, two, three lead iing the race for the democratic nomination. joe biden, elizabeth warren and senator bernie sanders. and while the election is a year away, more pressing for the democrats are the iowa caucuses. dpakt xaktly three months from now. that's why nearly every democratic candidate is cutting a path across that state this weekend. the new national opinion polls made public today show the country almost evenly split on whether president trump should even finish out his first term in the face of house impeachment proceedings. this is one of them from nbc and t"the wall street journal," 49% of respondents say the president s

you are watching "cnn newsroom," and i'm rosemary church. let's get started. record turnout at the polls in hong kong and major gains for pro-democracy parties in local elections. we will take you there live. >>> plus new emails reportedly reveal how the white house tried to justify the u.s. president's decision to withhold military aid to ukraine. >>> and caught between white house politics and military protocol, the u.s. navy's top official has been forced out. >>> glad you could join us. so we start with the impeachment inquiry facing u.s. president donald trump. he's long insisted he did nothing wrong blocking nearly $400 million in military aid to ukraine. but a new report by "the washington post" shows there was debate in the white house on whether it was legal after the fact. "the post" cites a confidential white house review and three people familiar with the records. cnn's jeremy diamond has more. >> reporter: the white house has been conducting an internal review of president trump's decision last summer to withhold nearly $400 million in security ai

you are watching "cnn newsroom," and i'm rosemary church. dangerous escalation in hong kong. protesters at a university are using makeshift weapons to fight off riot police who are trying to clear out the campus. >>> a critical week in the impeachment inquiry. witnesses coming forward include a trump administration official who has given conflicting accounts of the ukraine scandal. >>> plus prince andrew's decision to sit down for an interview. why critics say it was a p.r. nightmare. >>> good to have you with us. so a tense standoff has been raging in hong kong between pro-democracy protesters and police, and the situation has once again turned violent. authorities have fired more tear gas trying to remove demonstrators from a university they've occupied. many protesters have started to leave, but others are staying put. police are urging those who remain to come out and give up their weapons. meantime, a victory for the protesters. hong kong's high court has struck down a controversial ban on wearing masks at public gatherings, which was passed last month. so let's go live

>>> you've live in the cnn newsroom. we're entering beak two of impeachment hearings and president trump is once again attacking a witness today. a tactic the man in charge has called witness intimidation all while the evidence stacks up against the president. just this weekend, another witness testifying supporting the sworn account of several other official that is freeze freezing of military aid to ukraine was not normal and he was concerned about the way it happened. also this weekend b, transcripts came out from two other closed door testimonies. one from a former national security official, another from a current aide to the vice president and they both personally listened july phone call between the president and president of ukraine and both said under oath that what they heard on the call gave them concerns. a republican lawmaker tells cnn today he agrees what happened on the call was wrong. >> that's alarming and as i've said from the beginning, this is okay. the president of the united states shouldn't even in

you're live in the cnn newsroom. i'm ana cabrera in new york. right now on capitol hill, more sworn testimony, a saturday deposition in the presidential impeachment inquiry. after five hours of questions and answers, today's session is now over. it happened behind closed doors. he was there under subpoena. the first omb official to respond to the congressional investigation. others have been subpoenaed but refused. mark sandy's appearance followed that explosive day of testimony that saw top u.s. diplomats support accusations that the president not only knew about but orchestrated communications with others in another country to hurt his political rivals. the former ambassador to ukraine testified. something happened during the former ambassador's testimony yesterday, something unprecedented. president trump tweeted a personal and professional attack on the ambassador while she was speaking to the house intelligence committee. the proceedings were interrupted to address this attack, which ambassador marie yovanovitch described as intimidating. t

and "cnn newsroom" starts right now. thank you again for joining us. we begin with germany pausing to mark a milestone in its history. 30 years ago cracks in the soviet union led to the toppling of the berlin wall. the moment is remembered as the symbolic end of the cold war. more live video for you here. multiple european leaders and as well as young people are on hand for what is turning out to be a low kiey commemorations. church service and lighting of candles are also part of the day's events. fred pleitgen is covering it for us. we joins us live from berlin by the littgtittle slice of the wa that is still left. let's begin by reflecting back how difficult it was to bring down this wall. it was a lot of chipping away there for a while. >> reporter: it certainly was. and i think one of the things, natalie, that was very surprising in those days in 1989, i do remember that very well, that there were these demonstrations that were taking place all over eastern germany and also here in berlin. and they kept growing. and there was a lot of social anger

this is "cnn newsroom." >>> thank you again for joining us. developing overnight, we have new developments for you on this same story regarding the impeachment inquiry. newly released documents give us a clearer view of how president trump's personal lawyer rudy giuliani coordinated his efforts in ukraine, through the white house. and it's coming directly from the u.s. state department. the information results from the freedom of information lawsuit filed by the group called american oversight. email exchanges spell out how the white house helpedarrange a phone call between giuliani and u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo. this took place the day after giuliani handed over materials with unproven claims about former vice president seen here, joe biden and his son hunter. documents show that mike pompeo spoke with giuliani briefly twice in late march. the first time occurring before giuliani handed over that information. it was the second conversation facilitated by the white house. for that call, giuliani's assistant reached out to president

coming up on "cnn newsroom" -- the date is set for the next phase of the impeachment hearings, and president trump is lashing out at the process despite what new polls are saying. a travel nightmare in the united states. severe weather making a mess of things around the thanksgiving holiday. and the busiest travel days of the year. >>> plus, cnn goes inside northern syria, where u.s. allies abandoned by president trump's pullout are being forced from their homes and into camps. >>> good to see you. well, if you want to see the next round of public hearings in the trump impeachment inquiry, mark your calendars for december 4th. house judiciary chairman jerry nadler says his committee will call a panel of expert witnesses to discuss the constitutional grounds for presidential impeachment. he has invited the president and his legal team. a white house source says it is under consideration. meanwhile, president trump is in florida for the thanksgiving holiday. at a campaign rally tuesday night he said americans think impeachment is a hoax. >> and now the same maniacs are pushing the deranged imp

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you are in the cnn newsroom and we're following major developments that could have an impact on the impeachment inquiry against president trump. >> new allegations that top house intel republican devin nunes went to vienna to meet with a disgraced ukrainian prosecutor and that he did so to dig up dirt on the bidens. >> the man he met with was the same ex-ukrainian prosecutor that biden and other world leaders fought to get rid of because they say he was not fighting corruption enough. >> and who was fired in 2016 under pressure by many western leaders, including our then vice president, joe biden. he has an ax to grind against the bidens. victktor shokin is the man who claimed to have dirt on joe and hunter biden. he has claimed to have evidence that ukraine meddled in our election. >> plus new documents released last night by court order reveal the white house helped set up a phone call between rudy giuliani, president trump's personal attorney, and secretary of state mike pompeo. cnn's marshall cohen and kristen holmes on top of all these latest developments. marshall has more on congressman

you are in the cnn newsroom. >> so right now several 2020 democrats are in des moines. they're pitch themselves to likely iowa voters there. this is the state that's going to pick the first winner next year. >> missing from iowa is former congressman beto o'rourke. he called it quits friday after failing to raise enough money to continue. >> this morning, mayor pete buttigieg, though, he's the one making headlines after his speech at iowa's liberty and justice celebration last night. >> arlette saenz is in des moines. arlette, good morning to you. the candidates had a busy night but very busy day today. >> reporter: good morning. it was a high-stakes night for democrats here in iowa. most of the 2020 field descended here onto des moines to attending this liberty and justice celebration. they came here and were pitching their message to iowa voters about why they should be their choice to be the democratic nominee. you had elizabeth warren, bernie sanders, pete buttigieg and joe biden, who yesterday a poll was released here that showed that they make up the top tier for

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. >>> you are live in the cnn newsroom. i'm in for ana cabrera in new york. after his surprise trip to afghanistan to spend thanksgiving with u.s. troops, president trump is back on u.s. soil finishing out the thanksgiving holiday weekend at his mar-a-lago resort. there are very consequential hours looming ahead including a 6:00 p.m. deadline tomorrow night to determine whether or not mr. trump will send white house lawyers to participate in wednesday's first impeachment hearing in the house judiciary committee. that is the committee which will determine whether to bring actual arlts of impeachment. the judiciary committee chairman jerry nadler has also imposed a second deadline, 5:00 p.m. next friday, for the white house to respond to whether or not the president intends to call witnesses or present evidence in the broader house hearings. and there are also two other major events coming up in week. we're expecting a report from the house intelligence committee with findings from the historic private and public impeachment hearings, plus the president is on h

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