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We'll talk about the breaking news with congressman john garamendi. and our correspondents and analysts are standing by. first, let's go to our justice correspondent jessica schneider. some very significant changes to ambassador sondland's testimony. >> reporter: [ inaudible ]. [ inaudible ]. >> hold on for a moment. we're going to get to your report right now. >> reporter: tonight gordon sondland is trying to walk back some of his congressional testimony. the ambassador to the european union releasing a three-page addendum to the 400-page transcript of his ten hour interview with lawmakers. i...

Like our former ambassador to ukraine, both former ambassadors to ukraine that have spoken the truth and have upheld the dignity and reputation of their positions and the state department and the foreign service. >> do you think this revision of the testimony by ambassador sondland moves the impeachment investigation forward in a significant way? >> look, between that and if you read some of the volker transcript as well, that basically said that it was not believable what giuliani was pushing about the biden corruption question and that, in fact, it was a problem in the relationship with ukra...

Mike pompeo. sondland said pompeo rolled his eyes and said yes, it is something we have to deal with. kurt volker's testimony is also now public. with the transcript relating more details about a may 23rd white house meeting with the president directing his aides to talk to rudy giuliani about ukraine. the president dismissed recommendations he meet with the ukrainians saying they are all corrupt. they're all terrible people volker recalled. i don't want to spend any time with that. volker became aware of the hold on military aid july 18th, one week before the trump-zelensky call but nobody ga...

We're following breaking news. in a newly released transcript from house impeachment inquiry investigators, gordon sondland revised his testimony to say u.s. aid to ukraine was linked to announcing an investigation of the company that worked with joe biden's son. joining us now to discuss this and more the top democrat in the senate foreign relations committee senator bob menendez. what is your reaction to ambassador sondland's updated corrected version. he said in his statement just released his revised statement based on what he heard from other u.s. officials they have refreshed my recollec...

Neb -- hidden in a secret server not in ukraine or russia or the white house, let's have that. we had the nixon tapes and lets get the words and the redactions in the transcript. >> the rough transcript released by the white house. >> right. >> some republicans have started to acknowledge that the president's conduct toward ukraine was inappropriate but they insist it doesn't necessarily rise to the level of impeachment. impeachment removal from office in light of what we learned today, how do you respond to that defense of the president? >> read the constitution. read the constitution. the cl...