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I think the reality is democrats have on this particular issue something -- a lot of national security backgrounds. that was a big turning point. this is impeachable, this is wrong, this is dangerous. neil: congress is a waste of time. >> it is clearly a witchhunt. when it comes down -- neil: the nixon one started, it appeared to be a witchhunt. >> i think it will get dragged out to the election and when it comes to election time people will vote with their pockets. look at the economy. we are i...

And frankly, i just dont think this country needs another billionaire running for political office. i think there are plenty of people from working class backgrounds or other backgrounds that should be leading. >> what is the level of concern that an impeachment trial in the senate if you pass articles in the house and vote to impeach the president that an impeachment trial would take the senators running for president off the campaign trail? >> they have a constitutional duty to do their jobs. ...

Were there. so you can be too. it really is a new day for a yale graduate whose life hit a road block and found him homeless in los angeles for ten years. we brought you the story of shawn pleasants back in september. today were happy to report, hes no longer on the streets thanks to someone he calls an angel. cnns dan simon has his story. >> reporter: californias homeless crisis has touched people from all different backgrounds. but sean pleasants case is truly unique. >> its not someone else...

A sense of injustice the protests show no sign of abating. correspondent a cold foolish is in she lay and she sent us this assessment of the latest protests in the capital. jilly entered a 3rd week of protests on monday with another mass demonstration around santiago central plaza ditalia square even before the scheduled start of the protests those in attendance were dispersed by water cannons and tensions only escalated further as the afternoon went on with heavy clashes between protesters and ...

And by the way other people that testified gave different kind of backgrounds. it depends on who you voted for in the election. she was an obama holdover. somebody who didnt necessarily support president trumps agenda. she wasnt elected to be the commander-in-chief to set foreign policy. donald trump was. some of these career bureaucrats will bring in their people to carry out their foreign policy. barack obama had a failed foreign policy as it relates to ukraine and other countries. president o...

I want to talk now with elaine lurea. its important to note you served for two decades as a commander. you had a voice when it comes to impeachment. you waited for it to come out behind several other freshmen who have backgrounds in national security after we learned of this ukraine phone call, something that was seen as a turning point as democrats decided to move forward with the impeachment inquiry process. im not sure youve had a chance to delve into any of this so far, i know youre in norfo...

Injured. u.s. president dollar jump azikiwe former governor gavin newsom of bad forest management as the state battles fierce wildfires trungpa said he may pull out funding for emergency relief efforts in firefighting more than $4000.00 firefighters and bobbed in efforts to control the fires. joe when john mccain has just visited a memorial to the victims of rightwing terrorism in the east in germantown of. metal lead a flower at a newly inaugurated memorial the 10 trees symbolize the 10 victims...

Experience covering sports, tends to lean conservative in their fan base. this may sound obvious but i still think its important to point out of course fans from different backgrounds but still i think that this -- the fact that he chose this event, i think was maybe a direct response to what happened to him and that is, in part, just because these are people that really, when the league was struggling, when ufc was struggling in the 2000s, trump actually hosted an event at the former trump taj ...

Grades and test scores should be the deciding factor. but the opposing argument goes, those are just numbers that do not always tell the story of how deserving and how enriching students from different cultures, races, and backgrounds may be. but heres what happens when only academic merit is considered in admissions. stuyvesant high school in new york city. it is one of the nations top public high schools. graduate from here and you are likely to get into an elite college. how do you get in? ta...

But what would you replace it with? the old system based on blood lines and birth? or an entirely subjective process in which admissions offices just pick their favorites? when youre dealing with tens of thousands of applications and are able to admit a small number, it means you have to rely on some blunt instruments like tests and grades. many criticize the reliance on these kinds of objective indices but few have been able to propose a workable alternative to them. that means universities sho...