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Nancy pelosi and chuck we continue to follow schumer demanding a briefing on breaking news. Wildfires continue to rip how this all went down. Through california. They say the house must be check this out, Sonoma County briefed on this raid which the firefighter shot video of what it looked like when the flames russians, but not top closed in and surrounded him. Congressional leadership were also take a look at what is left notified in advance and the of this winery just north of overall strategy in the region. Santa rosa. This Historic Property founded so, strong call theres from in 1869 will not that is not housz speaker nancy pelosi. Even the only winery wiped out. No word yet when or if that and south of there, look at the briefing is going to take police live pictures of a fire burning station. Thank you so much. In l. A. County. We have so many points to make here and i have a great group you can see flames there. Here to talk about it. We have nick rasmus ssen. Lebron james and his family had Major General robert scales, and to evacuate and they were having Michael Mcfall who was a u. S. Trouble finding a hotel woom. Ambassador to russia under sarah, i know owe spoke with president obama. General. Lets start with what worked some evacuees and im guessing here beyond the obvious which is that this was a successful raid. They have some harrowing stories how would you characterize what to tell. We saw. I think it is emblem matic o. By finding Evacuation Centers at capacity. Were here in a parking lot how our Security Community because this is where a lot of works. A very small number of men, folks are sleeping. Months of planning, exquisite they have their animals. One guy out here as a rooster. Human intelligence. Even though electronic they just grabbed what they intelligence is important, but this this raid human could and they came here. We talked to moms sleeping with intelligence meant everything. From the kurds and the turks, their kids in the car. And an incredibly bold one teenager says he doesnt know when he will have a bed operation. 700 kilometer flight in, 700 again. So you think you might have kilometer flight out. Two hours on the ground. To spend a week in the parking lot . Hopefully it wont come to they killed 15 or 16 isis that but it is possible. If we have to hopefully we dont fighters. Captured an enormous amount of intelligence material and flew back. The question is how fragile is have to come to that. But hopefully we can find a this region now that it looks hike many of the u. S. Forces are hotel or something but it will probably not be very easy dp beginning to pull out. What does it mean for snoois because of everyone in sonoma is this a devastating blow to their operations . County having to evacuate. Is someone waiting in the wings we learned that his home in to take over. It l it be no more than a windsor was in an area affected by flames. Hiccup . Up with of the things we have he like so many people in this learned is taking out a single terrorist leader can have an important effect, but it is not likely to be decisive unless the parking lot are looking for a operations can be sustained and repeated. And it may be difficult to happen in this case. Place to go. This is a fire fuelled by if a president pursued this extreme winds up to 90 miles per morning. Hour. Hopefully theyre providing on the ground here, far more relief for firefighters that difficult to achieve similar have been battling this blaze successes. Around the oclock. Unfortunately they are expected to pick up again on wednesday, they are defanged. Fire Officials Say they do not expect full containment. Thank you for that update. Over time we hope this has a we have breaking news out of strategic impact and in the washington where the u. S. Ambassador to the eu, he arrived immediate aftermath. A critical piece of intell s on capitol hill af few days ago. Slrks where he was hiding. The New York Times reports he was smart of conversation that military commanders rushed the timing while u. S. Forces with other diplomats that were were still on the ground. So do you agree with part of the a quid pro quo. Intelligence and Counter TerrorismOfficials Saying this but were not sure why sondland is on the hill today and were raid occurred in spite of checking into that. President trumps actions not because of them . Our hill crew will let you know once they figure that out. Also adam schiff expected to speak momentarily and the president called him the biggest leaker in washington. I think we have to give him well be right back. Due credit that she the is the commander in chief. I think there is a question about the larger purpose. How they can sustain a campaign against isis. Iran is in the influence. And those kinds of questions are the ones that we should be focusing on. And also commenting tding out officials that lead to this and the brave soldiers that took out the worlds top terrorists. And we Just Communications now with tara mclaughlin. I wonder what youre hearing on the ground but any reaction there . There is a lot of questions here on this side of the border surrounding what baghdadi was doing in that area. He was in the idlib province. It was seen as a stronghold for alqaeda. Why would he be comfortable operating in that area especially three miles from the turkish border. I was just down at the crossing and watching trucks go through. There was a really heavy military presence. We saw the military base and turkey boasted in the past that there was really strong intelligence in the area as well. It is raising all sorts of questions why turkey did not participate, if they did, how and what they knew and when. All of those questions really circulating around this part of the country. I want to focus on the kurds specifically for a moment. They spent five months working with American Forces and they kept providing that information to the cia after the president said this. We have the kurds. The kurds helped us, but we helped the kurds, theyre no angels, but we helped the kurds. Do you think this will add more fuel to the argument that we betrayed a hillieallies . I think it will under score why we need the curds. They are the armed forces on the ground that defeated isis. And they lost up to in that operation and tremendous victory for america, we should not poe lliticize that this is a good outcome. We will be fighting other organizations for a long time, and were not going to be able to defeat them and take that fight to them if we move out of the middle east and we abandon allies like the kurds. We need to be in the rejons agi we need to have allies. Is that what everyone should take away from this this . When you look at the way it worked. The way you laid it out, the precision with which it came together, how they spent all of these months getting to this point . What should be the key take away if you were in military command and you say what did we learn from this, what would you say . I would reflect what my this morning new fallout and friends have told me over the questions about freshman democratic congresswoman katie hill. She Just Announced shell resign years. I have met the kurds, i have in the middle of an ethics investigation from an allegation she had an inappropriate been to irbil, and i must say relationship with a theyre very impressive people. Congressional staff member. And of course they fight for last week she admitted she had a separate relationship with their own self interests, but we someone on her campaign before she got elected. Have very, very few friends in she calls it consensual, but this area. Particularly friends willing to inappropriate. Shes denied any relations with give their lives to help us as the current staffer. Hill announced her resignation we try to chase down isis. On twitter announcing this is and the other thing that i will the hardest thing ive ever had say is that we have to be to do but i believe it is the best thing for my constituents, my community and our country. Prepared for what in sessence i she went on calling the latest a generational fight. Allegations against her a smear and this great victory, killing campaign and said of her decision this is what needs to happen so that the good people who supported me will no longer be subjected to the pain inflicted by my abusive husband and the brutality of hateful political operatives. Nbc news has reached out to her estranged husband about the albagdadi. Allegations in her statement, but isis will be back and we but we have not heard back. Here to talk about it, need intelligence flin place. Democratic strategist Emily Sussman and john allen is back and i want to play a little bit with me. Emily, what do you make of the about what he said about the swiftness with which this has details of this raid. Happened . That she wants it to be over. The u. S. Personnel were in every statement shes said that although the allegations of the congressional staffer are untrue, its that she really incredible. I got to watch much of it no just is going through a very difficult divorce and wants it to end. I think the fact that she resigned very quickly shows that personnel were lost in the exactly that, to not drag it operation. A large number of bagdhadis out, not have to go through both a congressional investigation, while by the way she sits on one of the three committees that is overseeing the impeachment, while also going through a vif Reelection Campaign given that she is in a traditionally fighters were killed with him. Republican district. He said it was like a movie. Does she want it to be over, we dont know what the do you think, jonathan, or was commanders on the ground told she given a push by nancy pelosi the president , but there was who came out with a pretty reports that there was no live strong statement and part of audio or no pictures of what was what she wrote is she, meaning happening in the tunnel. You were in the situation room hill, has acknowledged errors in judgment that made her continued when bin laden was killed. Service as a member untenable. Were you surprised when he we must endure a climate of integrity and dignity in the characterized what he says he congress and in all workplaces. Saw and heard and debt tails he was the writing on the wall revealed yesterday. Here . I dont think i would use the absolutely, and we have to separate these two things. Everyone saw when this story word sir pry surprised. Came out that that writing was on the wall, that katie hill was not going to be able to continue in congress, not because of the they were not the ones that substance of the allegations, but because of the explosiveness would decide if theyre of the story and that it was comfortable in terms of the going to be something that tactics used. Democrats saw as hurtful both to their impeachment efforts to their ability to maintain the how the operation went down on strength of their narrative, the ground and how the target just in whatever they were trying to do, and also in terms reacted on that compound. Of their ability to keep the he was trying to make political house and keep this difficult points with his remarks. Seat to keep. The other part of this it is not how i imagine our narrative, of course, is the Defense Department and our substantive piece, which is that youve got a member of Congress Intelligence committee would being forced out essentially approach talking about the way it played out. The defense secretary because someone leaked explicit photos of them. Confirmed that the u. S. Will there is not a case here that is send troops, and he said that we unrefuted about her having an should be able to take some of affair with a subordinate while the oil as well. What do you make of that shes in congress. Statement . The last thing we want to do that is to say she has denied that shes having an affair with is talk about taking froil otoi a staffer. This is a case where you would normally see an ethics probe play out, but because of the nature of the photographs that other nations. Thats the talking point of are out there, she really wasnt given a due process that weve seen so many other members of congress have in various cases. Isis. We dont know exactly how many youve had other members of troops will stay there. Congress admit to various we dont know what the affairs. So youve got this standard now relationship will be with us and the turks and the iranians are where revenge can essentially knock a member out of congress, and obviously i think there are a lot of women who are looking increasing more people there. At this and saying this is sort of a double standard. And she said shes going to the kurds in an uncoordinated go forward to fight against revenge porn. Krau and an american be tail of interest and it should be but i covered her campaign in reversed. And i hope that cooperation. California, i spoke to members of the freshman class, including her back in january, and a lot of the conversation was about they need the kurds. Donald trump and trying to come into congress and set a higher standard. I know them well i spent many i want to play just a tiny bit days with them off in iraq, and of what she told me then in im always impressed by their january. The underlying issue for me and for most of the people i commitment and their fight. Think who elected me, was we need them long term in the restoring faith in and this belief that the system region and we need to protect is broken. When you talk about whether its them, work with them, and defend our interests. Not to take the oil, but secure not, again, quarter of us are new, and if you dont like the way things are being our interests in the region and done, you e it depends on working with the going to continue to do so. Kurds. And that is what i fear is going emily, is this also about the to happen. We need to really focus on the people that she made promises t broad Strategic Interests and knocking on doors, people who make sure we have a process that gave her money, millions of dollars in con trib bug exists in that. Hard to overstate the insights of this panel. General, always good to see you contribution, promising to set a higher standard, and if youre as well. Coming up, we have more on the involved with someone who is a secret operation that took out member of your staff, are there legitimate questions to be raised, just as there are abaghdadi and some pretty mayor legitimate questions to be raised whether or not revenge ramifications. And how will this decisive porn needs to be out of the vision play for the president s picture altogether . Reelection strategy, and will an i dont think were equating important witness in the imit what she did to donald trump. I dont think that we should be comparing the two. Impeachment inquiry show up to theyre in totally difference classes and i do want to push back a little bit on what testify today . Do the democrats risk losing jonathan was saying was an assumption, that the writing was on the wall that she should be more testimony . Pushed out. There was nothing criminal and members of congress have gotten cut. More Due Diligence and Justice Liberty mu. Line . In their investigations and then cut. Liberty mutual customizes your Car Insurance a slap on the wrist. So i actually dont think the so you only pay for what you need. Writing was on the wall that she did have to resign. Cut. Liberty m. I think it was honestly just a am i allowed to riff . Lot. I think from a democratic what if i come out of the water . Liberty biberty. Perspective theres a much cut. Well dub it. Easier talking point to say, Liberty Mutual customizes your Car Insurance well as soon as one of our members are accused, they so you only pay for what you need. Resign. 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And if someone trys well let you know. Xfi advanced security. If its connected, its protected. Call, click, or visit a store today. Thats going to wrap up this hour. Im in for stephanie ruhl. Coming up right now, more news with geoff bennett. Chris, great to see you as always. Im in for Hallie Jackson this morning. Were going to go to capitol hill where some of President Trumps defenders are addressing reporters. Lets listen in. Whatever you want to call it, it was in there the whole time. And if you had any takeaway other than the fact that when ambassador sondland talked to the president , he said i wanted nothing, there are no conditions, and all i want to make sure of is that we get this behind us. And i can tell you, it had nothing to do with any quid pro quo, regardless of what the attorney says. I can tell you jim and i were there for the entire thing, the entire deposition, and the president made it very clear to ambassador sondland that this had nothing to do with any leverage or any wrongdoing. Will he or wont he, will we were there for the entire Charles Cumberland show up for time. Yep, ask his testimony. They believe he has firsthand knowledge and the white house is trying to block his appearance. He will be the inquirys 10th witness after investigators heard from a state Department Official over the weekend. Acting secretary of state for affairs phillip reeker saying he was disappointed for the lack of support for marie yovanovitch. Gar Garrett Haake is on capitol hill for us this morning. The working assumption is that he will not be showing. He filed a lawsuit on friday night asking a federal judge to weigh in on where his constitutional prerogatives are. If he needs to follow this congressional subpoena or guidance from the white house. All signs are that he will not be testifying this morning and disappointing he would be the first witness deposed that was on the phone call that started all of this. Now if he does not, it could go to someone else on that phone call, tim morrison is expected to testify. That apple later in the week, and one other interesting thing is the impeachment picture here. He was a close advisor to a close ally of, john bolten. The two men share the same lawyer if would not be unreasonable to look at this court filing as a proxi fight here. I suspect that whatever this judge says with him, if he does have to come testify, it could go a long way to deciding if john bolton also has to testify. We have brandon buck joining us, a former communication advisor and a former aide to speaker john boehner. We know that friday the democrats got the ruling that the impeachment inquiry is valid. How important is this ruling that were expecting and in the let near we just referenced over the weekend, his lawyer called this a momentous constitutional dispute between two branchs of government. So it will be important for deciding where the balance of power is. When it comes to subpoenaing witnesses and it could, in the long term, be important for finding out what happened. Just because of the time it will take if this proceeds as you would expect, this type of proceeding to go, you know the judge will ask for a briefing from the justice department, from congress, they will file briefs, there will be an argument, and whoever loses will have a chance to appeal to an Appeals Court in the district of columbia. That could take months. I dont think they will wait for that answer. They may push forward on parallel tracks. Unless they decide to show a little courage and come forward and testify the way that fiona hill did, testify over the white houses objection, probably not likely to see the witnesses in the near future or before the impeachment inquiry concludes. On that note, the choice facing democrat Social Security do they try to force cooperation in the courts or move on to make an argument for impeachment to. If the white house is successful at slowing the process, and were looking tat going into the holidays i think the democrats are looking at this a little bit the way that iran man did in that famous set of movies. I think they will move forward with what they have to continue to fight some of the legal battles over the long term. In terms of what the balance of power is between the presidency and between the congress. What theyre getting right now is more and more detail it is a chemothat the president concocted and executed and basically created leverage for himself to try to get the ukrainians to investigate joe biden. The question will be is that something that the house views as impeachmentbable and whether or not they are meriting the approval from office. All of the rest thof is merely the detail they will put around them. If the democrats will win over some republicans, will they need the higher ranking people who can offer more direct accounts . People like a john bolton who know more firsthand. What i think they need to do is have some of these conversations out in public. They need to start have public hearings. Were a month into this and everything has taken place behind closed doors. But as a country we have a pretty short attention span. And if you want to convince people that there is something there, people will understand it is pretty compelling testimony and do it in front of the cameras. They have a lot of merit, but what i know that theyre able to create a bit of a fire wall with republican voters. This is being done and they need to start taking that away. And at this point i think there is no movement we can see that the president at all from republicans going. One of the things that nancy pelosi said from the beginning is if we do this we have to bring the American People along and that means people that voted for the president and the democratic base. Weigh in on the need for speed here. I think when it comes to public hearings the democrats need to do two things. That they get it right. So it means having the best witnesses and information, knowing what to ask them, and they need to do it quickly. But look, theyre not exactly moving slowly here. 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Easily set, track and control your goals right from the chase mobile® app. Chase. Make more of whats yours®. Democrating are demanding answers this morning after President Trump spoke with long standing traditions. He suggested that he kept democrats in the dark because others are being notified now as i speak. Were going to notify them last nights but we decided not to do that because washington leaks like i have never seen before. And this wasnt the only moment in his announcement raising questions today. He also gave an extremely details narration of albaghdadis final moments. Joining me is evan mcmullen. So evan, why in the past has it been done definitely when there was Top Secret Military operations. Many of the details kept secret. I think they crossed the line on sharing operational details, yes. And the reason we keep those details so close to us and we dont reveal them publicly is they expose how we operate. And especially when u. S. Special forces doing some of the riskie iesiest types of operati work. And it is important to protect the way they go about those operations. We certainly dont want to share details about how they come and go. That was something that the president did. He said that these operators travelled into the site and out of the site there the exact same route. That travel is very dangerous especially when our oemperators are covering hundreds of miles on the 70 minute journey and taking small arms fire throughout or to the end. We dont want to share details about that travel with the world. It allows our enemies to plan for counter attacks when they have offensives. It is important that we protect with the way we travel and the way we enter compounds. But to have a president confirm it about a very sensitive operation about this it puts our men and women at risk. And let me ask you about the notification ahead of the raid. We heard the president questioning whether or not nancy pelosi could be trusted with information today. Just a short time ago we heard him say that adam schiff is the biggest leaker in washington and suggesting that they would leak and put american lives at risk. Youre in the office, as i understand it, when Speaker Boehner was notified about the death of bin laden . I think we need a little more information. The gang of eight, Speaker Pelosi and others, talking about the ongoing planning for this operation. In the lead up to the killing of bin laden, former Speaker Boehner and others were kept in the loop that they identified where he was and they were working toward this operation. Another was are they getting a phone call after they had been carried out and that they had been killed. Congressional leaders were informed that they were killed i belief just a matter of minutes or hours before president obama made his remarks. It would be highly unusual if congressional leaders were not made aware about the planning of this for a number of months. If this is about whether or not he got a the key question here really is the president suggested that people who are in a position of power, and i cant think of a less political thing than saying youre going to protect the lives at all costs of American Military members, could you imagine nancy pelosi leaking information that could cost American Military their lives any more than your old boss would have . No, of course not, but i think it is important to differentiate. The risks that are being calculated of whether or not they would do Something Like this. Is this a a heads up, or were they shielding investigation fo the planning stages of this. A lot of people have been reminded that back in the day after bin laden was killed, he said stop congratulating obama for killing bin laden, the Navy Seals Killed Bin laden. He made a tough decision, a hard decision, but he was quick to take credit. He repeated the longest claim that he warned people about bin laden before anyone knew about him. It is rhetoric inappropriate or is this the difference between a President Trump and a president oba obama . He has handled it very differently because he cant help but be inappropriate. This could have been a unifying moment. This was an opportunity to come out and brief the american public. And he apparently briefed republicans in advance, and he poe l politicized a military accusation. So when the president complaints about what he teadeems is unfai treatment, he has no one to blame but himself. He could have tried to rise above the political fray but he doesnt have that ability because he has to make everything about himself, he has to try to create a tv moment, and he has to attack his critics. I think this is an opportunity loss, but they that he would have taken it in the first place is not the person that we know. Thank you to all of you, much appreciated. Guys, nearly 200,000 people have been forced to flee their in northern california. R homes in northern california