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Schiff made up. so before we left, i knew this would be a problem and with the leadership team behind me, we introduced -- i introduced a motion to censure mr. schiff. now in the intervening time, he has taken this to a soviet-style inquiry. that is to say everything is behind closed doors. there is absolutely no transparency. he is not letting this open up for anybody to see. my colleagues go down and ask for -- to be allowed to read the copy of the volker testimony. the transcript of that test...

Analysis on the impeachment crisis and dramatic new developments on the presidents pull back in syria. weve got more on what the ambassador to the eu is telling house impeachment committees next week. what can you tell us? >> reporter: ambassador sondland he plans to tell house committees that he doesnt know why the military aid was held up and remember, the military aid is at the center of the quid pro quo conversation that house democrats allege president trump had with his ukranian counter pa...

Points, the same question to other countries, same requests. >> some of the responses so far to the back and forth, left and right here, has been why isnt adam schiff at this point, releasing more information of what happened during the volker testimony. is that going to be relevant here to the argument against moving forward in the impeachment inquiry? and will it stick? >> without knowing what the conversation was and what ambassador volker had to say, its hard to say that chairman schiff shou...

During the hong kong protests. he would not call them on the human rights violations that might occur there. that is a big deal for the chinese. xi has that in his pocket. he owes trump. so i think there is a lot of horse trading going on behind the scenes, and this is clearly the way trump does business and clearly his own personal interests come way ahead of the nations interests. >> yeah. everyone stick around. there is a lot more to unpack, including more on the volker testimony and question...

Interests come way ahead of the nations interests. >> yeah. everyone stick around. there is a lot more to unpack, including more on the volker testimony and questions about who else may be involved in this. well be right back. this is the family who wanted to connect... and find inspiration in new places. leading them to discover: were woven together by the moments we share. everything you need, all in one place. expedia. as your second cousin and number one broker... youre welcome. remember, ca...

Hill today. the first witness to testify about this ukrainian scandal appeared before three congress committees behind closed doors. kurt volker, the former u.s. special envoy for ukraine. republicans claim volker behind closed doors has not advanced the impeachment plan in anyway? >> reporter: they are. saying that but not providing details why they are making that case. this volker testimony is happening still, jake. 5 1/2 hours behind closed doors, talking about documents provided to the co...

Was with ukraine. and it would seem that kurt volker trying to paint himself as bossert-like in terms of trying to shake rudy giuliani and donald trump from their ukrainian delusions. >> i think thats right, nicole. and well learn more about this testimony as the day goes on, i imagine. but its significant for the reasons you just laid out. it shows again the extent to which rudy giuliani who is not a government official, he is president trumps personal attorney, but the extent to which giuliani...

Around the world to focus on just nonsense. >> well, and its more than random nonsense. this would be once again a country relying on american military aid to stand up to not canada. >> right. >> not mexico, russia. it would seem like nonsense but not random nonsense. once again this was someone who was stymied and the ukrainians were held back in their military defenses against russia because of political nonsense. >> not to pour another story under this fire, but i just noticed that abc is rep...

About former vice president joe biden and his son. thats according to two people familiar with his testimony today. kurt volker who resigned last week after being named in the whistle-blower complaint that sparked the house impeachment inquiry of trump said he tried to caution giuliani that his sources including ukraines former top prosecutor were unreliable and that he should be careful about putting faith in the prosecutors story said the people who spoke anonymously. volkers testimony offerin...

Some of our favorite reporters and friends. with us from "the washington post" who has just posted a story about that testimony that deposition with kurt volker white house bureau of chief phil rucker with us on set, rick stengel for "time magazine. former aid to the george w. bush white house and state department, elise jordan. and "washington post" columnist eugene robinson. because at 4:00, phil rucker, your paper hits send. im going to read you this one that just came out and ask you to take...