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>> i highlighted the story of ike kaveladze and because he seems like such an important and complex target given his ties to the putin government and to money laundering on an epic scale according to a government report. is there any sense that the pace of the witnesses might be impeding the ability of the committee to actually prepare to ask them hard questions? >> well, i think you've heard frustration from some democrats of a sense they're feeling rushed that maybe there's pressure, political pressure or otherwise to get this thing done with. i don't think -- i mean, they met with carter pa...

Ground at all and not totally surprising they're suddenly righted that ship a little bit and having people in but the notable intensification of that pace of bringing in witnesses and high-profile witnesses, people close to the president, to the campaign gives you a sense they're reaching a climax or a crescendo here and maybe nearing the end which i think republicans are happy to hear. >> i highlighted the story of ike kaveladze and because he seems like such an important and complex target given his ties to the putin government and to money laundering on an epic scale according to a governme...

They had -- their population was decimated by as much as 50 to 90%. but the ingij house people returned that unfortunate favor infecting european counterparts with a form of syphilis. europeans were often -- native americans were portrayed as pastoral people. the aztecs were as oppressive. they engaged in themselves imperialism, slavery, human sacrifice on an epic scale. for better or worse columbus was an epic figure in human history. he also brought back to europe something you may not be aware of which is potatoes. ultimately centuries later columbus may have been responsible for the potato...

Instin instincts? i guess to peter first. >> i'm sure his staff impressed upon him the obligations of the moment. what's expected of him in this moment. remember, none of his experience as a real estate developer, as an entertainment host on television has he ever sort of found this kind of, you know, a situation. there was one moment i think when he was a builder that a helicopter with some of his top executives went down and crashed and there were fatalities. that's a closest thing i can think of where he was a leader and required to be a consoler in chief. this is a grander, bigger, more im...

The kurds have started an offensive to retake sinjar from isis. 1675 fighters are involved with close air support from the u.s. coalition. isis captured sinjar in august of last year and took thousands of women and girls as sex slaves. >> russia is denying claim a draft plan aimed at ending the conflict in syria. rueters said the plan outlined the process that would end in a presidential election in 18 months and does not ban president bashar al assad from running. >> european union leaders will wrap up their mie grant summit thursday with some ideas to ease the growing crisis. they're offerin...