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But first there is a lot on the radar tonight as we hurdle towards impeachment. A deeply divided congress trying to represent a deeply divided nation. The brandnew nbc news wall street journal poll shows that nearly half of americans believe the president should be impeached and removed from office. 46 say now. Just a month ago, those numbers were essentially flipped. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expects public impeachment hearings to begin this month. The speaker was once as reluctant as anyone to go down this road. Here she is. Last night in maryland with Elijah Cummings window in attendance. ...

Not just a political divide in this country but also a deep cultural divide. and as long as republicans in any part of the country see the president under attack and they think of him as stand-in for themselves if they identify with him, he's just like me, they are going to feel personally attacked and they are going to double down on their support of this president. and how you get at that is as much a cultural issue as a political one. >> david, let me talk to you a little bit about the republicans in the gop and how they have positioned themselves. "the washington post" has been reporting t...

A very optimistic picture for us to start this conversation. with me tonight "new york times" editorial board member and msnbc contributor mara gay, msnbc contributor mike barnicle is in the house and beth fuhy here on set. david ruecker joins us also. let me dip into your historical perspective if i can. the country as divided as it has ever been going into an election season. impeachment is ramping up. how do you explain how quickly the nation has pivoted from one point saying no to impeachment, no to removing the president to now this gap narrowing so quickly in a month. >> in terms of hist...

He's already created a rupture in this country. he wakes up every day, he's the only president in the united states who takes the field every day with the intent to divide the country. every day. >> we have a lot more to break down in this hour. david, thank you so much for your reporting. we are just getting started tonight. when we return, a live interview with democratic congressman ami bera on the next public phase of the impeachment inquiry as the whistle-blower offers to answer questions by republican law makes in writing. and later the president abandons new york as he declares reside...