Iowa voters last night, and heard a lot of frustration from folks that there was more talk about wine caves than there were about gun violence or reproductive rights. We begin right there with that final democratic debate of 2019, a night of crackling and intense exchanges over health care, experience, and yes, wine caves as they relate to the role of money in american politics. A night with Bernie Sanders and joe biden in the middle, because the most familiar faces in this race have been the most resilient in the National Polls. A night that closed this sixyear series in the sprint to iowa. Both were seen as a specific issue and a broader debate of how far left can the democrats can without handing President Trump over for a second term . Ive handed in the biden care plan the alternative. If you want to have medicare for reducing significantly the price of drugs, reductions, et cetera. Put your hand down for a minute, bernie, okay . Just waving here, joe. Saying hello. I know. It cove
Woor wa were waiting to hear the outcome of two cases that could have a profound effect on the impeachment inquiry of President Trump. A federal judge are is supposed to rule on absolute immunity. Don mcgahn was called to testify back in the spring but refused to appear on orders by the white house leaving House Committee members staring at an empty chair. And the other case, justices are weighing whether to side with the president other than his taxes. President trump is appealing a Lower Court Ruling that the house has a right to see financial records prepared for the president by an accounting firm. Of course well bring you more on the decisions as soon as they are handed down. And possible new evidence of a coverup involving Mick Mulvaney and the president s decision to withhold nearly 400 million in aid from ukraine. The Washington Post the reports that mulvaney was actively talking with office of budget and the management officials about finding any legal justifications for the p
Your running mate . I think im too young for that. Would you work in a Sanders White house . Yes, she would. Back to 2020 politics a bit later in the program. But right now the president inside a Cabinet Meeting at the white house. Hes talking to reporters. Well bring you the view from inside that room as soon as we have it. We begin the hour with personnel, two from the white house chief of staff, one which is a lie. Friday Mick Mulvaney admitted quid pro quo at the center of the impeachment inquiry, a rumor in exchange for military assistance. He again said he said no such thing. You said a few minutes ago that i said there was quid pro quo. Dont use that language. There was never a quid pro quo. Reporters will use that language all the time. Can i see how people took it the wrong way . Absolutely. But i never said quid pro quo because there isnt. Sdp then he chalks up the discrepancies between the two stories as word choice. But it doesnt tell us what we know so far about testimony
Obama protections for d. R. E. A. M. Ers. She attacked me. She went out and said, biden shouldnt use my name. Its not about her. I wasnt talking about her, i was talking about the attitude. Its not about her, its about the attitude thats out there. Back to that and 2020 politics a bit later, but we begin this hour for a moderate impeachment 180 from the president s chief of staff. Mick mulvaney now says he will not testify. Rather, he will rely on the direction of the president , as supported by an opinion of the office of Legal Counsel of the utes use Department Much justice, in not appearing for the relevant deposition. President trump taking to twitter to attack the process and to question the knowledge of the lead witnesses, this as both republicans and democrats work right up to the last minute finetuning their plans for these televised hearings. Beginning impeachment proceedings seven weeks before the calendar turneds to electio year, and both parties Holding Meetings with their
United states and around the world. This is early start. Im christine romans. Im dave briggs. 4 00 a. M. In new york, and montreal, 11 00 a. M. , in sochi, jerusalem and reports from there shoortly. We start with the ceasefire with turkish and Kurdish Forces. U. S. Troops pulling out. Being pelted by ratten potatoes. What happens after the ceasefire ends today is not clear. Turkish president erdogan, said we will take over where we left off. Erdogan and putin, supposed to meet at a lengthy meeting. President trump said the kurds were fighting for their own reasons. They were fighting isis. Where is an agreement that says we need to stay in the middle east, for the rest of humanity, for the rest of civilization . The kurds never said that. I hope they will watch over isis. The president said, beyond a small force, quote, to secure the oil, he didnt think it was necessary to leave troops behind in syria. He said there were 28 troops on t the border anyway. But theyre staying in the middl