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>> i hope thats not the case. this vote signals the evidence weve seen justifies a public phase. this is not an article of impeachment that was voted on today. im not going to write off my republican colleagues. im going to continue to make sure that theyre open-minded about the evidence. i will hold that same standard for myself. if theres exonerating evidence for the president, i certainly would not vote to impeach if he did not commit the crimes that hes accused of. >> chris: the white house ...

Should the white house procedure now? >> i think its appropriate to ask a question like many others, why shouldnt one of them be are you an american citizen? its a basic question. it used to be on the census. if you are trying to out how to proportion the country, make sure that you are putting financial resources behind places where you have people that are american citizens, but have -- whether it is infrastructure needs, health care needs, why isnt that one of the questions you should be able...

Country, how to make sure that you are putting financial resources behind places where you have people that are american citizens, that have whether it is infrastructure needs, health care needs, why is it that one of the questions you should be able to ask? >> julie: john roberts is live with more. >> julie, good morning to you. lets clarify what is going to happen this morning. it is not going to be an "press conference." it will be press availability. what looks like executive action to put t...

Us, on trying to legislate. so it was kind of surreal. nancy pelosi after he walked out of the room responded to those who were left, us and his staff, with a 200-year review of our important infrastructure, how important infrastructure is to the country. went back to thomas jefferson and his big infrastructure bills involving the railroad. all of those things that made for great infrastructure needs in our country. then she came 100 years forward to theodore roosevelt and what he did on infrast...

Place where we have a sustainable earth. this is truly the crisis that faces not just our nation but the world. the united states is a world leader. the problem is we are leading in the wrong direction right now on climate. we got to go the other way. weve got to show the world what can be done. thank you. >> senator, i just want to follow up on maggies question because she talked about the gas tax. as you know, the federal gas tax has not been raised since 1993, leaving many states to fend for ...

New deal and what that could do to americas infrastructure needs. the u.s. military is dealing with a big problem tonight. not enough able-bodied volunteers. the recruiting shortfall has hit the army especially hard. now some of the army are hitting back. very creative fashion. national security correspondent jennifer griffin takes a look tonight for the pentagon. >> 70% of americans age 18 to 24, the target age for recruiters, are not fit to serve in the military. for the first time in over a d...

Congress. there is also the point that donald trump didnt make the strongest case for an emergency. take a look at him at that presser. >> i want to do it faster. coy do the wall over a longer period of time. i didnt need to do this, but id rather do it much faster. the only reason were up here talking about this is because of the election. this is one of the ways they think they can possibly win is by obstruction and a lot of other nonsense. and i think that i just want to get it done faster, t...

Past weekend, and the whole situation with those facilities is that they werent meant to detain families. whole entire families now are being detained at the border facilities, and its an untenable situation. so i hope that they can work it out. i feel confident that they can. we need to -- you know, the president has been griping about a wall for so long, but there are so many other needs on the border. infrastructure needs, other needs like, you know, new scanners and things like that that we ...

Have confirmed here at nbc news that the democrats on the house side are, in fact, proposing a billion dollars and more, a little bit more for programs to address those needs, the infrastructure needs, the more immigration judges, more customs officers and others. so there is some movement here, but what the president appears to be planning is being rejected out of hand. this could be part of the gamesmanship, this could be part of negotiation, this could kick start a negotiation. but it is clea...

Do something about the infrastructure. >> and were not even dealing with our crumbling schools. were not addressing the infrastructure needs in rural communities. look at issues around water and load in our pipes in many communities. and infrastructure needs as it relates to affordable housings there is a crisis in america, a state of emergency as it relates to affordable housing. and so all of these basic standard of living initiatives will fall under what would be a very strong and robust infr...