Support in the polls. I think that voters want to know about possible conflicts of interest. The mayor should be releasing who is on his finance committee, who are the bundlers who are raising big money for him. Is there anybody that you regret representing . No. Did you ever represent a Foreign Government . No. A Pharmaceutical Company . No. And again, im hoping that well get a chance to just be able to push all that out. And can you hear me now . Newly released phone records raising new concerns about the president s use of a personal cellphone to speak with Rudy Giuliani and others. Did russia listen in on his ukraine calls . Frankly russias goal is to try to spread disinformation as well as trying to pit american against american. And no individual at any level should be playing into their hands. And we have breaking news, good day, im Andrea Mitchell in washington as House Democrats work on articles of impeachment. First, breaking news on another Fatal Shooting at a military facility, this time the Naval Air Station in pensacola, florida today. Four people are dead including the shooter. The county sheriff telling reporters that the shooter was killed by one of his officers. Seven others are wounded including two sheriffs officers who are expected to make a full recovery. Were a military town. Our hearts and prayers are connected to all those that serve us every day. This is a resilient community. We will overcome this. But today this is certainly a tragic day. Nbc justice correspondent Pete Williams joins me now. Pete, what more do we know about the victims and the shooter and what caused this . Reporter the navy says this happened just before 7 00 local time, thats central time, in a classroom building at pensacola. Were waiting for word on who fired the shots this morning, whether it was someone connected with the base or someone from outside. There are some local reports the attack was carried out by a sailor, but there are other reports indicating that thats not the case. Tellingly, Authorities Say they have not yet ruled out the possibility that this was an act of terrorism. And that is an investigative aspect thats being followed closely right now, andrea. As you noted, andrea, two of the wounded were sheriffs deputies among the first to respond. One was hit in the knee, one was hit in the arm. Officials say they actually exchanged gunfire with the shooter in two floors of the building and that was one of them who killed the shooter. The fbi Officials Say they have sent experts to help with the forensics investigation to reconstruct what happened, which will be a big chore given the large number of shots that were apparently fired. The military does have strict rules about firearms. Only certain people are authorized to carry weapons on bases. But despite those rules, shooting do happen at military installations. And this by our count is the 19th shooting on a military base in the past ten years and its the second shooting this week at a navy base. On wednesday, a sailor whose submarine was docked at pearl harbor in hawaii killed two civilian employees before taking his own life. The navy is now saying that that 22yearold sailor was unhappy with his commanders and had been undergoing counseling and faced administrative punishment for minor misconduct in the past. So one obvious question is whether todays shooting was somehow connected or sparked by that one. But again, andrea, its i think very telling that authorities are saying they have not ruled out that this is an act of terrorism. Presumably they would do that if they had no reason to think so. So thats a line for us to follow. And just very briefly, do we know anything more about the other victims, those two fatalities . Reporter we do not. Two or three, rather, three, the fourth of course was the shooter, whether they were military or civilian, we dont know yet. Reporter correct. Thank you, i know youll be back to us with any updates, thanks so much for starting us off. Meanwhile, back on capitol hill, it will be a working weeding for House Democrats drafting articles of impeachment against a tough deadline set by Speaker Pelosi, still not decided, whether to include an obstruction of justice charge stemming from the Mueller Report or confine the charges to the president s pressure against ukraine allegedly for personal political benefit which would be abuse of power and also obstruction of congress for refusing to let top officials testify or turn over documents. House judiciary chairman jerry nadler meanwhile gave the white house until 5 00 tonight eastern time to decide whether they will offer a defense with a floor vote possible before the christmas break. Joining me now on all of this, Nbcs Kristen Welker at the white house. Msnbcs Garrett Haake on capitol hill. Nbcs Geoff Bennett here with me on set. Kristen, starting off with you, unlikely that the white house is going to all of a sudden decide theyre going to participate in this, theyve been saying well wait for the senate trial which will be more fair, from their at some point standpoint. But the democrats have to get their act together, literally, this weekend as they write their articles of impeachment. Thats right, and i think the way you have laid that out is right, andrea, the fact that we are anticipating the white house will say they are not going to cooperate with these hearings. The last letter sent by the white House CounselPat Cipollone said they see no reason to do so because they see the process as unfair from the start. That is the expected argument or at least part of it from the white house. We expect well get that close to that 5 00 p. M. Deadline. And then what changes . Then the white house continues with its defense mode posture. Weve seen this from President Trump. I was with him with london while he was at the nato summit. He was asked about the impeachment proceedings at almost every stop. And his response was to take aim at democrats, to call this a sham, to call it unpatriotic, and at this point in time it doesnt seem like that strategy is changing. The president essentially saying, if youre going to impeach me, get it over with. He wants to move on to that senate trial when the white house sees obviously as more favorable given that republicans have control of the senate, andrea. And Garrett Haake on the hill, what do we know about the division in the ranks regarding go big, big small, narrow it to ukraine . Do you think any decisions are likely in the next couple of days . I think theyre certainly being worked on, andrea. My reporting is democrats, particularly some of the democrats on the Judiciary Committee where they had been dealing with muellerrelated issues for the last 2 1 2 years now, wanted to include some of the elements of obstruction that were laid out in the Mueller Report in part because they see it as Unfinished Business and in part because they think it establishes a pattern of obstructive behavior by this president that goes right up through his refusal to comply with subpoenas or send aides to come testify in the impeachment investigation. But there are other democrats including some of those from more closely fought addictdistr more moderate districts. Theyre concerned that anything outside the scope of the ukraine scandal itself makes the vote look more political and a harder vote for them. They may be looking at some kind of goldilocks option to keep the obstruction charges related to mueller in one big bucket with obstruction charges related to this matter. The speaker has made it clear shes going to be involved in these articles and does not intend to be surprised at any point by their content. I dont think Speaker Pelosi has been surprised by vote counts, whip counts, or any of these decisions. Whats really been noteworthy, as youve been reporting, garrett, and you were at that incredible News Conference yesterday, Speaker Pelosi is in charge, shes got the gavel, and Geoff Bennett, youve been following her as well, she made that clear again last night. Absolutely. When reporters like garrett put questions to her about concrete next steps in this process shell often say, ask my committee chairman. But the truth is, based on my reporting, shes been in control of this entire thing from the beginning, articulating when to move, and i would think right now shes articulating what articles she wants to see. She said the president abused his power at the expense of National Security and the other being obstruction of congress having to do with the epic stonewalling she and other democrats have had to put up with. The question is does the Mueller Report make a come back in the articles of impeachment the democrats will be drafting. That we dont know. But the House Speaker makes clear this is not a fight she was seeking but its one she is prepared for. Garrett, to include the Mueller Report as another option, another article of impeachment, because of the ten obstruction of justice issues that were outlined very clearly in chapter 2 of the Mueller Report, does that potentially give cover to some who want to vote in favor of some and against others . Is it a safe haven for some marginal districts . It might. Look, there are a lot of political things to take into account here, whether you add the muellerrelated things into the obstruction case here, the obstruction case, a lot of democrats think, is as clearcut as anything the president is accused of doing in ukraine. If you add the muellerrelated charges does it weaken it in the mind of some democrats, or do you pull it out altogether which gives democrats the opportunity to say, i voted for this article but not that one. There is some political value in that. The speaker has kept this in the four corners of the constitution, to cast this as entirely on historical and constitutional grounds. Impeachment is a political act and it will have political consequences. And while the speaker may say thats not how shes viewing this, every member does have to take into account their own political circumstances as they decide whether or not theyll support whatever gets written. But of course were debating about a document that doesnt yet exist. Kristen welker, its extraordinary, you were covering Historic Events at nato and impeachment certainly overshadowed a lot of that as well as the president s behavior and tardiness and loquaciousness with some of his colleagues and their mocking of him and then his precipitous departure and the fact that he was tweeting about impeachment on the way over and on the way back. He was hardly following the advice of former clinton adviser mark penn which was to focus on doing your business, go overseas, be the leader on the world stage, and do that, ignoring impeachment. Thats what was so remarkable about this week, andrea, the fact that the goal of this trip in part was to try to turn the page, at least temporarily, away from impeachment, to try to remind people he is the commander in chief, he is there having these high stakes Foreign Policy discussions with these other foreign leaders, and then at every turn he was asked about impeachment when he was sitting next to these leaders. Of course that remarkable video that surfaced of some of americas closest aallies, the leaders of those countries seeming to poke fun at President Trump, the leaders of france, canada, as well as the uk. President trump was infuriated, he called Prime Minister trudeau twofaced because of it and its one more thing that added to his frustrations. He said he decided to not hold a News Conference but come home because he had already answered so many questions. But its something that hovers over everything the president does. Well be listening closely, he has an event at 2 00 p. M. , reporters will be asking him to try to get a window into what the white house will say about whether they will cooperate, andrea. I will bet you the president who said he never looks at the stock market will be bragging about the stock market, which is up again on the basis of a good jobs report today. So cheers on that. He does have some talking points that are not about impeachment. Kristen welker, Garrett Haake, Geoff Bennett, thanks to all. And coming up, everybody is working for the weekend. Democrats on the house Judiciary Committee burning the midnight oil through the weekend as they work to finish drafting articles of impeachment. Democratic congresswoman zoe lofgren will join us. Join us and there are things we wouldnt. When work is worth it. Work is worth it. Work can be closer to home. Pay more. Make us proud. Careerbuilder. Work can work. Find your work at careerbuilder. Com when youyou spend lessfair, and get way more. So you can bring your vision to life and save in more ways than one. For small prices, you can build big dreams, spend less, get way more. Shop everything home at wayfair. Com the best of pressure cooking and air frying now in one pot, and with tendercrisp technology, you can cook foods that are crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. The ninja foodi Pressure Cooker, the Pressure Cooker that crisps. Doprevagen is the number oneild mempharmacistrecommendeding . Memory support brand. You can find it in the vitamin aisle in stores everywhere. Prevagen. Healthier brain. Better life. Members of the house Judiciary Committee are working through the weekend, drafting articles of impeachment against President Trump. As impeachment investigators prepare to present evidence to them monday with a vote expected before the holiday break. O one member of the Judiciary Committee has lived impeachment history. California democrat zoe lofgren says President Trumps conduct is worse than watergate because it involved a foreign country. Joining me now is congresswoman zoloft from california. Congresswoman, great to see you. Let me ask you about the articles of impeachment. Should they be confined to the Current Situation of ukraine, abuse of power, obstruction of congress and the like, or should it dip back into the Second Chapter of the Mueller Report, ten very clear instances of obstruction of justice . I think the drafting of articles will be a collaborative effort. As you know, the speaker has asked that the chairmen of the three committees collaborate, really all the members will be collaborating. And that decision will be made not just by the Judiciary Committee but in a collaborative way across the caucus. Which way do you prefer . I think a narrowlyfocused matter relative to the material being reported to us from the Intel Committee is probably the most timely article to adopt. But we, as i say, will be listening to each other. I would hope republicans would also be involved with us. This is about the constitution and we would welcome their input as well. There was quite a moment with nancy pelosi yesterday when a reporter from sinclair asked her whether she was doing this because she hates the president , parroting what doug collins had said earlier on fox news, the ranking republican, of course, on judiciary. And she was really very much taken aback by that, offended, making the point that to her mind, all of her disagreements with the president on policy, whether its on daca, separation of children, that those gun laws, that those issues are for the electorate, that should be policies to be determined in the following november, but that this is a matter of the constitution and that she as a person of deep faith which we know to be the case with her, really took offense at anyone questioning. What was the reaction within the caucus to that very strong statement by the speaker yesterday . Well, she did state the truth, which is we have many policy disagreements with President Trump, thats for the election. Impeachment is about whether the president s conduct threatens the constitution, the national interest, the good constitutional order, and thats why we are proceeding. Its what our oath of office requires us to do. A lot of people dont understand the role that catholic faith plays in Nancy Pelosis life. I do, and many of us in the Democratic Caucus do. But i understood where she was coming from. I can attest to that just from knowing her offcamera over the years and decades, in fact, that that was just a moment, it was a moment that really affected a lot of people, also the president s response that she was having, you know, a nervous fit. That seemed sort of genderrelated, to you . The president projects. You know, i understand he said he doesnt believe that she prays for him. I guess what that means is that he doesnt pray. That shes nervous . Hes not a nervous person, but he may be getting a little nervous. And just briefly, denny hecks surprising resignation, surprising to those of us on the outside, safe district, washington state, and in his letter saying the imp