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As we look forward here. chuck, george kent, the u.s. state department deputy assistant secretary, also, that's october 15th, he is going to sit in front of lawmakers and have to answer questions. what might be the question you would ask george kent? >> well sure, i mean you want to ask all of these people what they saw, what they heard, and whether they had any direct contact, either with the president, or with people who had direct contact with the president. you know, we always like to have first-hand information. but we don't always get it as prosecutors. we always like to have documents. ...

Troops. we have already withdrawn 95% of our forces from the region so a small force like this can be a small hinge upon which big doors can swing, either in a good way, if they're there, or in a very bad way, if we withdraw them, and create a vacuum. >> great to have you, sir, on the show, admiral james, thank you so much, sir. >> thank you very much, richard. bye-bye. >> bye-bye. let's turn now to how washington is reacting to push into syria by turkish forces. jeff mason still with us. scott wong, also still with us. you saw what the statements have been from the cabinet of the president of...

>> right. well, i was a prosecutor for a long time, richard, and you always wanted to see people in person, right, you wanted to engage their demeanor and tone of voice, and see how they're moving and acting. and that said, i certainly understand why a whistle-blower in this circumstance wouldn't want to testify publicly. the president has already cared for the person a spy. you know, has, i think, threatened, essentially threatened the whistle-blower, and that message gets out to other whistle-blowers too, and so while we would like to have people in person, while we don't prefer writing, i c...

His own investigation in ukraine, where giuliani was seeking out information about the roots of the, as the president likes to call it now, the ukraine hoax, trying to find out what was going on in ukraine, that may have related to the 2016 election, and then looking for any information that would be politically useful against the bidens. so giuliani has been in the spotlight, throughout his career, highs and low, and this is a more treacherous time, given the impeachment, and how that affects the president, and questions about giuliani's own conduct. richard? >> nbc's white house corresponden...

Applebee's new pasta and grill combos. choose from up to 12 combinations starting at $9.99. right to california now where wildfires have triggered a state of emergency there. nbc's sam brock is live in southern california. hey, sam. >> reporter: richard, good afternoon. some relief right now for residents as they have contained the saddle ridge fire enough to this point where they are starting to repopulate some of the communities including the one here in puerto ranch that's been very badly hit. there are still homes that are destroyed. roofs collapsed. in this case cars burned down to the ...