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Texas governor, greg abbott, says he will call another special session the states legislature beginning this weekend, after democratic lawmakers fled the state during the first one blocking bills they say will restrict voting rights. the new special session will begin just about 12 hours after the first one ends. those democrats effectively stalled any action on new voting bills by leaving pretty much as a group for washington. more than 50, as you know, democratic lawmakers have remained out of...

Investigation. push back on that argument if you can or tell me why it might be right. >> well, honestly, we would have preferred to have all the witnesses that are relevant to this question come before us but were not going to fall into a trap where the white house gets to use stalling tactics and essentially prevent us from taking any at all. they can continue to dangle witnesses out there. the president sort of has tried to have it both ways. nothing new to him. where he says he would love to...

Im john vause. two major stories on opposite sides of the atlantic. the first vote of the trump articles of impeachment delayed by republican stalling tactics. the house judiciary committee will resume in hours. im in london where election results are giving boris johnsons conservative parties one of the most dramatic victories in decades. that is where were beginning this hour because if there ever was any doubt that majority british people favor brexit, this election has put it to rest. bori...

Defense at the conclusion of the presentations. after that, the white house may then consult with senate republicans, provide its own briefing to republicans, about the next steps it would want to see in the trial including possible witnesses it would like to be that the white house would like to be called, these sources said. we should note the white house is also planning, wolf, a possible direct response from president trump on the day of the house vote on the articles next week. something be...

Any idea what theyre doing? >> reporter: theyre practicing for tomorrow. theyre locked up behind closed doors for the past two days to work on how theyre going to present themselves tomorrow. so remember, the council to the judiciary committee and the intelligence committee are going to present their findings. all the facts they found through their investigation in this impeachment inquiry, and so what these members are doing, why theyre practicing, t not only to get their line of questioning ri...

End to the stalling tactics, its just push forward and push forward with the case they have and have an article of impeachment about the obstruction of congress, about the obstruction of justice, and make the best case they can. i also think the democrats believe in their heart that even if all these people came and testified, republican senators wouldnt move. that theres just no argument that would have them -- >> look at the poll that came out today. we have these very dramatic hearings. recei...

I just have a piece of paper. what the republicans are falling apart on is that its in secret. their members come and go as members of these committees. as eugene pointed out, that was how benghazi was carried out. is this just a battle for attention spans in the middle of whats been a successful run of days for the democrats? >> thats exactly what it is. republicans here are making the argument this is a process shrouded in secrecy, the american public doesnt have visibility on it. and as you p...

Their members come and go as members of these committees. as eugene pointed out, that was how benghazi was carried out. is this just a battle for attention spans in the middle of whats been a successful run of days for the democrats? >> thats exactly what it is. republicans here are making the argument this is a process thats shrouded in secrecy, that the american public doesnt have visibility on it. and as you point out, thats true. there are no tv cameras in these hearings. thats a decision th...

Televised. i got not an inch of video to show folks to back up what taylor said or how he said it. i just have a piece of paper. what the republicans are falling apart on is that its in secret. their members come and go as members of these committees. as eugene pointed out, that was how benghazi was carried out. is this just a battle for attention spans in the middle of whats been a successful run of days for the democrats? >> thats exactly what it is. republicans here are making the argument th...

>> we have to give it a vote. it has been sitting for a long time. a lot of money wasted. a lot of jobs wasted. >> today several republican senators push for the agreement passage from the senate floor. but senator chuck grassley said that it is looking increasingly likely that the house will not approve it this year. and accusing democrats of deploying stalling tactics to keep president trump from getting in win. >> it is looking more like they would prefer to deprive the administration of a vi...