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Conflicting opinion. i thought it was a terrific scene setter. >> people all over the world are watching, the president returning from this nato summit in london right now, where he was meeting with world leaders. clearly, this is having an impact. >> it is. any time you're having nuanced thoughtful discussions on national television, i'm all for it. it's a good display of exactly what the issues are at stake. i thought all four witnesses were quite effective. i thought jonathan turley was a very effective witness for the republicans because it was not, as we heard in the intelligence committe...

The trump campaign. with all that in mind, here with us for our leadoff discussion on a monday night, kimberly atkins, senior washington correspondent for wbur, boston's npr news station. robert costa, national political reporter for "the washington post" and moderator of "washington week" on pbs. and frank figliuzzi, former fbi assistant director for counterintelligence. good evening and welcome to you all. bob costa, for a scene setter, i would like to start with you. specifically the state of play in the building you cover, the u.s. capitol, as members of said congress filter in after their...

Court and both ends of pennsylvania avenue. we're also talking to the congressman with one of the committees leading the impeachment investigation. we want to start outside the district court in washington. ken delaney is outside. roger stone is inside. this is kind of the scene setter, the stage-setter for his trial. talk to us about it's about and what we can expect. >> reporter: that's right, roger stone is one of donald trump's oldest confidants. he's been with him for decades and we all remember roger stone during the 2016 campaign claimed to have advancenge that wikileaks had the hacked ...

Moment donald trump is bellowing somewhere on the 18-acre complex about the census but it's tough to find another moment that so succinctly illustrates what donald trump's done to america's reputation on the world stage. laughter at the u.n. general assembly last year is a sentiment that has permeated the trump presidency from its early days right up until this week. as an example after the british ambassador resigned yesterday following a leak of his private cables with london in which he called the administration inept and uniquely dysfunctional, among other things, "the new york times" did ...

Commander saying we don't want war either but we will defend ourselves. the rhetoric and language seem to be coming down. president trump's interview on fox news that was recorded on thursday struck a different tone, the president saying during this interview that he didn't want to go to war because of the economic cost, because of the human cost, and he thinks he can achieve what he wants for iran through economic needs. this is a real scene setter at the beginning of the week raising the tensions and expectations. again, what does the president really mean by this. what we know is going to h...