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And mcconnell, well, he has suggested that he will run anything as it relates to the proceedings of that senate trial by the white house, specifically the white house counsel pat cipollone. so far there is no indication from the white house that they would agree to have any of these witnesses, of course, come forward. jeremy diamond, cnn, the white house. >> lets talk about the week ahead. im joined from england by natasha lynn stat. shes a professor of government at the university of essex, nat...

Should send waves of fear through the republican party at every level. jong king. north carolina will be represented by a republican dan bishop and now the big debate begins. even though the republican won, because this margin, two points is so narrow, is there actually a silver lining for the democrats as we head into 2020? lets first focus on the winner. how did he do it? number one, theres a reason the president claimed credit. the rally was over here in the eastern part of the state. its n...

Those are the magic words today in trump world. because today former trump aide, rick gates, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy against the united states after being indicted on that charge by robert muellers grand jury. gates also pleaded guilty to making a false statement to the special counsels office just three weeks ago while he was negotiating a plea deal. another trump official was charged with conspiracy against the united states today, paul manafort, he was hit with a super cedin...

>> this is what we have the next four years with donald trump? >> we also do have to talk about the wall. were waiting to hear from the president. he should be coming out any minute now at the department of homeland security. at the tiptop on that following through on his promise to build the wall. talking about voter fraud, is there investigation to be done? but lets first focus on the wall and listen to the president in a moment.

Didnt -- all we did was look for bergdahl. all we were doing was going on leads. intel he was in a specific village or being moved from a village to another location and we would act on that intelligence. essentially chasing a ghost because we never came up with anything. >> in the months that followed, the 501st infantry division lost six soldiers. >> bergdahl leaving changed the mission. >> if he wouldnt have deserted us, these soldiers very well could have been in a different place at a diffe...

Lets first focus on getting sergeant bergdahl well. >> until then, the mystery surrounding bowe bergdahl and what happened to him that fateful night remains. >> bergdahls hometown of haley, idaho, has decided to cancel the celebration that is planned for him later this month over concerns that outsiders will flood the streets of their small town. its a homecoming on hold. jake tapper for continuing coverage of sergeant bowe bergdahls long journey back, stay tuned to cnn. tonight on "unguarded....

That led to growing alarm about bergdahls medical condition and safety, a senior u.s. official tells cnn. defense secretary chuck hagel is aware of the details in that classified file. >> lets get the facts but lets first focus on getting sergeant bergdahl well. >> reporter: hagel is saying little else. >> the army will conduct a comprehensive review of all the circumstances regarding sergeant bergdahls disappearance. and i think i would leave it there. >> reporter: cnn has learned that an initi...

>> thats true for all of us. >> who needs that. >> thank you. good luck. >> conspiracy against the united states. those are the magic words today in trump world. because today former trump aide, rick gates, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy against the united states after being indicted on that charge by robert muellers grand jury. gates also pleaded guilty to making a false statement to the special counsels office just three weeks ago while he was negotiating a plea deal. another trump ...