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Theyre going to be looking for in this process is the extent to which he frames more than just this is the third impeachment and the history of our country. beyond that, as you said, we know how this book ends. i know that the president is likely to be acquitted. primitive possible for democrats to win over 20 republican senators to bring it to that 67 vote. that threshold that it needs to get at. beyond that, at this.its just going to be set a historical president. what the republicans see duri...

>> reporter: nancy pelosi remains confident she has the votes to reach the threshold for impeachment but there are several democrats who have not announced their intentions. aqueous reports a handful of democrats attended the white house holiday party thursday night, indicating how some might vote. these six house democrats and senator tammy baldwin, just in amash left the republican party earlier this year. it looks like wednesday and thursday, votes on impeachment on the house floor this comin...

I mean this is all part of his worry about his political rival, which is the number one person that he believes that is going to hurt him is joe biden. so, yeah, that does help joe biden. and if you see his numbers, bidens numbers, it hasnt -- the ukraine thing hasnt hurt him. its actually emboldened his numbers. its strengthened his numbers. so that is certainly a true thing. i totally agree with our friend nicolle wallace. >> karine, in 30 seconds or less, the democrats have announced four new...

In any of the early states. i think theyre probably going to have still have some sort of threshold. he doesnt seem like that is something that is of concern for him to be on that debate stage. i mean, they are flooding, they are flooding their air waves. every day you see a bloomberg ad. ive not seen anyone els at least living here in this bubble. i think the most important thing that democrats need to do is make sure its a diverse stage. >> thank you as always. its a pleasure. and you become t...

President zelenski and asked him to basically interfere in our elections, our free and fair elections, the cornerstone of our democracy and then described him and then tried to cover it up and then tried to not answer to congress. i mean, this is all part of his worry about his political rival which is the number one person that he believes is going to hurt him is joe biden. so, yeah, that does help joe biden. if you see his numbers, bidens numbers, the ukraine thing hasnt hurt him. its actually...

First brought up by president obama. >> and is it viable? >> i think so. the truth is that weve already done to some extent before. we had the gi bill that made college affordable for a whole generation of people and that was wildly kind of seen as a success. and in 11 states what people might not know, there are already some form of college affordability plan from kentucky to oregon where if you -- so long as you earn less than a certain threshold, you can probably go to community college prett...

Plenty of partisan rancor but tonight the president is one step closer to being impeached. >> reporter: following a bitter debate and a part-line vote, donald trump now faced two articles of impeachment before the full house of representatives. >> the question now is on article one of the resolution, impeaching president donald j trump for abusing his powers. >> reporter: democrats insisting the trumps actions more than met the constitutional threshold of high crimes and misdemeanors. >> mr. ras...

A momentous election outcome here in the uk. >> and more late-night drama in the u.s. presidential impeachment process with lawmakers due back on capitol hill for a vote in a matter of hours. a very good morning to you. im isa suarez. it is 7:00 here in london. >> it is indeed. and british voters have spoken and now there is no more ambiguity about brexit. it is certainly going to happen. we can say that. seven weeks from now or even earlier if we know boris johnson and his ambitions. his conser...

What is his role in that? >> as to whether or not to have witnesses, and less the senate adopts special procedures under the existing rules, a witness would have to be called by a special order, which would be a motion any attorney or any senator can make and that would be voted on on a 51 vote threshold. there is precedent for the chief justice to break a tie on a procedural motion but in todays day and age i dont see chief justice roberts doing it. the last time that happened was happened was ...

They will get the little bit of a shell of a trial here essentially. an opportunity to present the reports as they exist right now and then probably a up or down vote on acquittal or the articles themselves before witnesses are called. there is one wrinkle in this and if any four republican senators decide what they want to hear, this is a 50-vote -- 51-vote threshold. mike pence doesnt get to participate in this. if any four republican senators decide, you know what? they want to hear from a jo...