Democrats. Today, a third career diplomat will testify, Marie Yovanovitch who was fired from her po ambassador of the ukraine. She was fired in may. I want to bring in mary bruce on capitol hill. Shes going to say that President Trump fired her after what she called a Smear Campaign from Rudy Giuliani. Reporter george, Marie Yovanovitch says she was fired from her job for essentially doing her job. Saying the president lost confidence in her, and now she will have a chance before the American People to tell her side of the story. She said she was blindsided when she was forced out of more than three decades of public service, and she was shocked and even felt threatened when the president said she was bad news. Democrats will argue shes the first victim of the president s shadow diplomacy in ukraine. They are going to use the ambassador to try and put a personal face to their argument. They will say that she was forced out for standing in the way of the politically motivated investigat
Hearing of tchment inquiry. Wednesday. This mornings witness former u. S. Ambassador to ukraine marie yovanovitch. She has already arrived at the hill this morning. More than 30 years she spent a veteran of the u. S. Foreign Service Serving under both republican and democratic president s. She became a target of President Trumps personal lawyer Rudy Guiliani and was ousted by the president earlier this year. Helping us follow it all this morning we have chuck todd our meet the press moderator in washington. Andrea mitchell is here. Richard engel and former Justice Department prosecutor Andrew Weisman now an nbc news legal analyst. Lets start on the hill. Nbcs jeff bennett at his post with what to expect this morning. Good morning. Reporter good morning to you. Marie yovanovitch has been a Foreign Service officer for some 33 years serving in six president ial administrations, three times as an ambassador in hot spots all around the world, two times appointed by a republican president in
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Tonight at ten, borisjohnson defends his language in the Brexit Debate on the opening day of the conservative Party Conference. Speaking in manchester, the Prime Minister said tempers on both sides have become inflamed. I certainly think everybody should calm down. Including you . I think ive been the model of restraint. At the conference, new funding for Hospital Building projects in england has been announced. Well have the details. Also tonight. Running street battles in hong kong, as protestors prepare to disrupt celebrations marking 70 years of Chinese Communist rule. You can still taste the tear gas in the air. Hong kong finds itself at the centre of a global clash of values, authoritarianism against freedom. A bbc investigation uncovers suffering and neglect at licensed puppy farms in wales. And Dina Asher Smith becomes the first ever british woman to win a medal in the 100 metres, at the world athletics championships. Good evening. Borisjohnson says hes been a model of restrain