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Articles of impeachment to the senate. >> look, we're at an impasse. we can't do anything until the speaker sends the papers over, so everybody enjoy the holidays. >> i think what she's trying to do is make sure that it's a fair trial. senator mcconnell immediately said that he had already made up his mind, not hearing the facts. that's not a fair trial. >> reporter: keep trump ally lindsey graham urging republicans to, quote, take matters into our own hands. we are in charge of the senate, not pelosi or schumer. one democrat scoffing at graham's suggestion the senate will act. >> they can't d...

The more persuadable republicans are actually going to be persuaded by withholding articles? it seems like susan collins has already come out and telegraphed where she stands. mitt romney hanlt. this seems like an interesting and not well thought through strategy. >> reporter: if you're a democrat in the senate, you don't have a lot of cards right now. you're in the minority. you do not control the floor, and you do not control how the senate will act. so the democrats are playing the cards that are available to them. and right now that's this decision about how and when to move the articles a...

Meanwhile, life-threatening storm surges are a major concern with coastal cities already seeing significant flooding. cnn's martin savidge is in myrtle beach, south carolina, for us. martin, a civil emergency has been declared there. what's the latest? >> reporter: the winds have really picked up, wolf. there's no doubt about that. we know that dorian is literally just about 50 miles that way. and on top of that, this is the area where they were fearing that the storm surge could be the hardest hitting. we are benefiting from the fact that the tide is going out. it was a lot higher just a coup...

Expectations in moments like these. i can think back to a cup of instani -- couple of instances is he would be tweeting and he held off. he likes to play with the media and act as that kind of fly in the ointment at times. i think it's still to be decided how the president will act. it's clearly on the president's mind because he said this a moment ago. i think we had that sound bite. we might have lost it. the president referenced the idea that he has -- hang on. >> i have an article two where i have the right to do what i want as president but i don't even talk about that because they did a ...

Is working. >> and the response of emmanuel macron in france, he was throwing up his hands more or less saying you are not making our job any easier here.they must know that. >> yeah, but i have to tell you, we tend to think that, we tend to mirror image sometimes. and think that the iranian leadership act in a rational format like the community of a piece living nation might. but they don't. and frankly, if you go back and look at some of the statements that they have made in conjunction with some of their actions, it is not a very coherent policy. that is part of the problem. >> now, the nex...