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Out how did this happen? why is it being stopped? and there is -- i mean, here, this is really the two plus two. i mean, we're adults. >> what made it go -- i mean, i don't know what made it go but it went on the day that the whistle-blower complaint became public. >> exactly. and, you know, if the republican theory is that it was being withheld because of concern over general corruption and leave aside all of the great arguments as to why that's -- that's ridiculous. let's assume that was the real motivation. did that disappear on the day -- on the 11th? i mean, in just a few matter of weeks,...

Brought it up at the september 1st meeting with vice president pence that you were at, right? >> i don't know if he brought it up specifically, but asked where the aid was, i think was more -- i think again very vague recollection because i don't have a readout of the bilateral meeting. but why don't i have my check, essentially. >> and you -- you understood the ukrainians received no credible explanation, is that right? >> i certainly didn't -- couldn't give them one. >> so is this kind of a two plus two equals four conclusion that you reached? >> pretty much. >> it's the only logical conclus...

They get the call, they get the meeting, they get the money. it's not two plus two, it's 0 for 3. i've never seen anything like this. and you told mr. caster that the president never told you that the announcement had to happen to get anything. in fact, he didn't just not tell you that, he said the opposite. the gentleman from texas just read it. you said to the president of the united states what do you want from ukraine? the president, i want nothing. i want no quid pro quo. i want zelensky to do the right thing. i want him to do what he ran on. what did he run on, ambassador sondland? >> tr...

On saturday. we're not going to hear about what the real reason the person who is in charge of making sure that foreign aid is delivered, we're not going to hear about what actually happened with the foreign aid. wouldn't that have made it a lot easier for you to testify instead of guessing and doing little funny math problems up here, two plus two equals four, it's great for all the viewers to hear that. wouldn't it be easier if you just knew exactly why the foreign aid wasn't given? >> it would have been easier to testify about i had a totality of the record. >> and would you trust the perso...

Tell tens of thousands of people, maybe as many as 100,000 people, when they can get back into their homes? and just as an indication of how many people are waiting, there were lines all over the parking lot last night to get a police escort for just five minutes to get in and see their homes. so, we're waiting to find out when those folks will actually be able to get back into their homes today, if they can. and of course, keeping an eye on all the numbers. >> great reporting, sam, though heartbreaking it is to hear it. thanks, sam brock. breaking from new orleans, part of a hotel under con...