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Joining us tonight. See you at 00. Tonight, the white house transcript released. The president saying to a foreign leader, id like you to do us a favor. President trumps phone call with the president of ukraine. In that call, urging him to open an investigation connected to his political opponent, joe biden. Noting in the conversation the u. S. Had done a lot for ukraine. And tonight, the timing. The president and the ukrainian leader were set to meet today, even before the headlines broke. And so they did. What they said. And President Trump before the cameras just moments ago, furious Speake...

Nobody pushed me, yes. >> in other words, no pressure. >> reporter: as for joe biden, today he responded, saying, quote, "the house must do its job and hold donald trump to account for his abuse of power." and with the house now launching impeachment proceedings, the president lashed out at speaker nancy pelosi. >> she's lost her way. she's been taken over by the radical left. >> reporter: later in a press conference, the president returned again to the question of impeachment. >> it's a joke. impeachment for that? >> jon karl joins me live, he is also here in new york city tonight. and jon, p...

Snow flurries and all. you see the supporters there braving these frigid conditions. they have brought in gallons of hot cider and hot chocolate to keep people warm there. we'll bring you the comments as they happen. meantime, a message of defiance today in virginia. governor ralph northam who has been embroiled in controversy since a photo of his yearbook emerged, showing him in blackface next to a kkk uniform. one thing he's insistent on, he is there to stay. >> virginia also needs someone who is strong, who has empathy, who has courage and who has a moral compass. that's why i'm not going...

Position. >> reporter: defiance today from donald trump. >> we need intelligence in this country. we need a certain toughness in this country, or we're going to end up like a lot of other places and we're not going to have a country left. >> reporter: in the face of unrelenting political backlash, trump defended his proposal on cnn's news day, blocking muslims from coming to the united states. >> you'll have many more world trade centers if you don't solve it. many, many more, and probably beyond. >> reporter: and overheated campaign season suddenly even hotter. with republicans rushing to joi...