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♪ >> martha: so president trump says that it is presidential harassment after an intelligence agency whistle-blower came forward saying that the president had made an alarming promise to a world leader. that setting up a fierce battle on capitol hill were democratic lawmakers are trying to get their hands on the complaint so they can see what it's all about. chief breaking news correspondent trace gallagher has the back story to make. >> the whistle-blower complaint was filed by an unknown u.s. intelligence official back on august 12th. the inspector general for intel agencies michael atkins...

Fielded. someone from came into office, iran was on the march across the middle east. it had nothing to do with his sanctions. they were in syria and yemen and across the middle east, they were on the march supporting terror. he reimposed the sanctions and now they are escalating to test him to see whether he will imposed costs. >> martha: they are clearly hoping that this very provocative behavior is going to lead to a return to the deal, which is what congresswoman is a proponent of, but what do you think we should do? do think there should be a military attack and what should be the target?...

Making a promise or a commitment that steps over the line because the president 'his powers are so broad. >> martha: i also think the additional details that came up this afternoon, it wasn't just a promise or one thing, but it was actually a lot of things. in some ways could potentially -- it might just be an indication of overall disgruntled with the way the president was dealing with. so we will see. what about the criticism of the department of justice? because some are saying that they sort of stepped in between here to prevent what democrats as the correct procedure, which would be to re...

In places like yemen and syria. >> what they were doing every are spending billions of dollars to propagate this extreme ideology that's fueling terrorist groups like isis and al qaeda. >> martha: a lot of people who agree with you and there are a lot of people who probably disagree with you, but also take your points to heart in terms of that expo nation, but there are also people who look back at the things that you have said in the past and sort of see that there are kind of two camps in the middle east, that you have iran and syria with the backing of russia and that you have the united st...

At national, i can lose the wait...and keep it off. looking good, patrick. i know. (vo) go national. go like a pro. ♪ >> martha: several 2020 democrats today at a climate change forum that is taking place at georgetown university, instead of in new york, it's in d.c., hosted by msnbc today and tomorrow. a dozen candidates taking the stage over the course of the next couple days, as i said. they are pitching to save the planet. here's a little sampling. >> if you are the president of the united states, will you lead by example and order an electric presidential vehicle? >> yes they will, and ...