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>> okay. so he said these hurtful things to congress -- about congresswoman debbie dingell who is the grieving widow of the late congressman john dingell. i mean, really an historic figure in congress. and weve already heard from republican congressman from michigan who has spoken out in favor of debbie dingell and says he believes she is owed an apology. are you hearing anything from your republican colleagues in the senate similar to that? >> not yet this morning, alisyn. but we havent convene...

Would make. >> you could just feel congresswoman dingells -- politics aside, you could feel her pain hearing her this morning with alisyn and also in her tweet last night. still trying to grieve the loss of her beloved husband. but, doug, just before you go, i want your read on what we saw, the historic night, the historic vote on impeachment. earlier this week you gave speaker pelosi an a-plus for the job shes doing. i wonder if she keeps an a-plus in your book right now given the development l...

Night in michigan that he did nothing wrong and that he is, quote, having a good time. but he dealt a personal attack to michigan congresswoman debbie dingell whose husband was the longest serving congressman in history. and debbie dingell joins us now. good morning, congresswoman. nice to see you. as always. >> good morning, alisyn. its good to be with you. >> as a human being, i am reluctant to replay what the president said last night because i dont want to spread the toxicity, but as a journ...

Everything else that remains? or can some of those remaining mandates stay in place? what this brings back in front of us, alisyn, is that we need in the white house and here in the senate folks who are actually committed to making health care affordable and accessible for all americans. one of the things ive been focused on here in recent hearings and as ive been home in delaware, the opioid crisis that is affecting every community. we lost 400 dellians last year pane 47,000 americans last year...

Stakes and have tough re-election campaigns. and in order to maintain a majority of his caucus. i would like to believe that majority leader mcconnell will act with an eye towards history and will look at what the american people deserve switch a fair and open trial. but his leadership of the senate in recent months and years has shown that he needs really as a partisan. so my concern here, alisyn, is that senator schumers completely reasonable request for four directly relevant fact witnesses, ...

In a dramatic twist, nancy pelosi indicated she will not pass the two articles of impeachment to the senate until she feels that the trial in the senate would be a fair one. joining us now is democratic senator chris coons. well, this was an interesting wrinkle last night. senator, what does nancy pelosi have up her sleeve? and do you think it will be effective? >> alisyn, good to be on with you again. i dont know exactly what speaker pelosi has in mind. i am concerned that if she waits until we...

That. >> hi, alisyn. it is now 3 degrees for a windchill factor around chicago and milwaukee. its not going to warm up much today. the wind is going to blow out of the north and feel cold. even the high at 20 will never feel that warm. lets get to it. there will be snow squalls later on today. also through upstate and into parts of new england. all lake effect. if youre not in the lake-effect zone, youre not going to see very much. the cold air does pull out, though, by sunday for new york city....

Be partisan. >> im not an impartial juror. this is a political process. theres nothing judicial about it. >> reporter: schumer accusing mcconnell of putting together a sham trial. >> mcconnell is defying what the taugs is calling upon us to do as senators. >> reporter: trump says hes not going to be watching the impeachment vote. rather hes going to be traveling to michigan for what he calls a merry christmas rally. however, we fully expect that he will be ranting against the impeachment vote, t...

Exclamation marks and enough sad and sick and words like that, that somehow that exonerates him. well, it doesnt. if you look at that six-page letter, there are no facts there for his defense. the president refused to come and testify or send his counsel. he has refused to send any witnesses or release any documents. and you know, alisyn, that is unprecedented. ix in s nixon didnt do that. clinton didnt do that. that is clearly putting himself above the constitution. and i think thats what the l...

If you can keep it. i think that is an important point here. you know, sometimes -- ive been thinking about this over the last several weeks of being in these hearings and reading all the depositions. i think that we havent had to fight very hard for our democracy recently. i think that people think that it just sustains itself on its own. but the reality is the constitution is the protective tissue that allows us to have a democracy. and we have to fight for this democracy just like the revolut...