thank you, pierre. the impeachment showdown this evening and the president now lashing out after a new poll, this time from fox news. 51% answering that poll now n only be impeached but also removed from office. and tonight, the president s supporters, from republicans on the hill to the president of ukraine, alleiedeask ar, i ais, foreign government, for help investigating a political rival? and the difficulty they face in answering that question. here s our chief white house correspondent jonathan karl. reporter: late today, president trump repeatedly defended his decision to ask the president of ukraine to investigate joe biden. we had an absolutely perfect conversation. reporter: but vulnerable republican senators, like cory facing tough questions. do you believe it s appropriate for the president of the united states to ask a foreign leader to investigate a political rival, yes or no? well, look, this is what we re going to get into. the senate intelligence committee i
storm slamming puerto rico at this hour, and the new track. will this effect the east coast? the stunning images in court today from that night the dallas police officer, who claimed she was tired and confused, when she entered the wrong apartment and killed the man she thought was an intruder. it was his apartment. tonight, the 40-foot narco sub intercepted by the u.s. coast guard, trying to sneak into the u.s. what was found inside. and the horrific helicopter crash on new york city s east river. and tonight here, the transcripts. what the passengers in their final seconds said. one passenger trapped in a harness asking, how do i cut this? good evening and it s great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. and we begin tonight with the rare and historic move in washington late today. house speaker nancy pelosi, after months of urging caution, telling fellow democrats to follow the facts, she was before the cameras a short time ago, saying president trump has, quote, se
a mistake in shooting that drone down. i find it hard to believe it was intentional, if you want to know the truth. i think that it could have been somebody who was loose and stupid that did it. and martha raddatz, who was on the air with me today, with us live tonight. and as this was unfolding, martha, tonight, the president even suggesting it could have been a mistake, but the iranians, as you reported there, are not backing off their claims of responsibility tonight. reporter: they aren t, david. and as you know, miscalculation has always been a fear during this incredibly tense time with iran, but today, iranian officials themselves made it very clear, this wasn t some rogue iranian officer accidentally firing a missile, iran shot that drone down on purpose, david. martha raddatz leading us off tonight. martha, thank you. there was an emergency meeting in the situation room late today at the white house. leaders of both parties urgently headed to the white house. and mary
the decision to fire her. the united states has reporter: late today, mira ricardel, was seen with the president at the white house of the tonight she was fired from her role as deputy national security adviser after drawing the ire not of the president but of the first lady. in a rare rebuke tonight, the first lady demanded ricardel, john bolton s deputy, be fired. saying in a statement, she no longer deserves the honor of serving in this white house. ricardel recently feuded with the first lady over her trip to africa. arguing over seating on the plane and national security council resources, one source tells cnn. sourt sour sources say the president is also considering replacements for other senior positions, both inside the cabinet and the white house. we re looking at a lot of different things, including cabinet. reporter: the potential shakeup could include chief of staff john kelly and kirstjen
let s talk about who really is at that convention. there was a great piece in slate today about this process. and i think there s something in this piece, the most detailed thing i ve read yet about how this thing works. there s something in there for every campaign to like. but here s what he said about who s really going to end up deciding this. he said, when advisers to newt gingrich or rick santorum talk about the unbound delegate pool, they make it sound like it s a huge group of swing voters ready to be persuaded by the best argument. that s not quite right. most are technically free to do as they please, but they are a romney-leaning group. what do you say to dickerson s point there? well, how can that be true? a lot of the delegates, as hogan said, haven t been picked yet. look, the establishment s in a panic, and the establishment is now trying to control the rnc convention. that s going to be the next big fight. the second is to actually go into the states and get dele