so call now. the state department inspector general requesting what's being called an urgent and highly unusual staff briefing with congress tomorrow. this as battle is raging between house democrats and secretary of state pompeo. the chairman of the house intel foreign affairs and oversight telling pompeo any effort to prevent officials from speaking to them is illegal and will constitute evidence of obstruction of the impeachment inquiry. that's in response to pompeo accusing democrats of attempting to bully and intimidate those officials. lots to discuss now.