interesting hearing and a hearing with a more conclusive thread as to what people are going for in their questioning. keep an eye on that. as you noted, this is move into the public phase. this is moving fast. democrats know the public hearings are crucial to public sentiment. that's what they're going for next week. >> stakes for everybody going up today including the president and those on capitol hill. with me here in studio cnn's nia malika henderson, tamara keith. stakes are higher for everybody. the chairman in announcing this witness list, mr. taylor, mr. kent and ambassador yovanovitch, democrats are trying to -- think about watching a tv crime drama where you try to build your case. part of that is the factual evidence. part of that is getting the