Were going to start with the Breaking News. House intelligence chair adam schiff acc obstruction. Its the latest in the ongoing impeachment saga after a key witness today acting on orders from the white house refused to be deposed. Also President Trump is about to speak in chicago this hour after teasing the potential release of footage of the takedown of the most wanted terrorist ps. But hes under fire this morning for are revealing classified details about the raid that killed isis leader baghdabu bak baghdadi and the other major story were watching is california in flames right now. Mandatory Evacuation Orders are in place. 200,000 people have been told to get out so far including hospital patients, jail inmate, College Students as well. Well go to california in a bit. We start with that Breaking News on capitol hill right now. A key witness has refused to show up to a scheduled deposition this morning and democrats are now preparing to hold it in contempt of congress. We move forwa
if he s forced into some kind of a humiliating political retreat or, you know, an actual military retreat, it s going to be very hard for him. his whole persona is one of a strongman, and if a strongman isn t strong and actually, you know, faces defeat, i think that, you know, it s possible that somebody in that elite is going to move against him. 0k, and he d be replaced by what? in this world that you envisage where the criticaljuncture, where russia doesn t win president putin is weakened, what happens to him or who is he replaced by? well, it s hard to imagine that there s going to be another right wing dictator waiting in the wings that s going to be worse than him because he s got unlimited ambitions and he s been willing to use the most brutal means to do that. i think that, you know, if he is removed, they re going to come to some kind of a peace settlement that
a calculation we may make, but wars never go the way that you expect them to. you re fairly confident, though, that this is, that in effect, russia is not going to win. yeah. does that mean president putin is ousted? no, it doesn t. but i do think that if he s forced into some kind of a humiliating political retreat or, you know, an actual military retreat, it s going to be very hard for him. his whole persona is one of a strongman, and if a strongman isn t strong and actually, you know, faces defeat, i think that, you know, it s possible that somebody in that elite is going to move against him. 0k. and he d be replaced by what? in this world that you envisage where the criticaljuncture, where russia doesn t win president putin is weakened, what happens to him or who is he replaced by? well, it s hard to imagine that there s going to be another right wing dictator waiting in the wings that s going to be
forced into some kind of a humiliating political retreat or, you know, an actual military retreat, it s going to be very hard for him. his whole persona is one of a strongman, and if a strongman isn t strong and actually, you know, faces defeat, i think that, you know, it s possible that somebody in that elite is going to move against him. 0k. and he d be replaced by what? in this world that you envisage where the criticaljuncture, where russia doesn t win president putin is weakened, what happens to him or who is he replaced by? well, it s hard to imagine that there s going to be another right wing dictator waiting in the wings that s going to be worse than him because he s got unlimited ambitions and he s been willing to use the most brutal means to do that. i think that, you know, if he is removed, they re going to come to some kind of a peace settlement that will involve a withdrawal. but, you know, we don t know. i mean, it s impossible
going to win. yeah. does that mean president putin is ousted? no, it doesn t. but i do think that if he s forced into some kind of a humiliating political retreat or, you know, an actual military retreat, it s going to be very hard for him. his whole persona is one of a strongman, and if a strongman isn t strong and actually, you know, faces defeat, i think that, you know, it s possible that somebody in that elite is going to move against him. 0k. and he d be replaced by what? in this world that you envisage where the criticaljuncture, where russia doesn t win president putin is weakened, what happens to him or who is he replaced by? well, it s hard to imagine that there s going to be another right wing dictator waiting in the wings that s going to be worse than him because he s got unlimited ambitions and he s been willing to use the most