U. S. Federal judge has a harsh message for trurp. Stop stone walling congress. She ruled monday former white House Counsel mcgahn must comply with the subpoena and testify. The judge department will appeal so that is on hold. Justice department. Thats on hold. Democrats have been trying since april to get him to answer questions about the president s handling of the russia investigation. Like many other white house officials he defied a subpoena. The judge says when it comes to president ial aids the president doesnt have the power to excuse him or her from taking action the law requires. Stated the primary take away from the past 250 years of recorded American History is the president s are not kings. The ruling could have broad implications for a number of key players in the impeachment probe. Beyond just mcgahn. Reporting from washington. Reporter the ruling that democrats are hailing that force mcgahn to testify before the House Judiciary Committee is not going to impact how the house is moving in its own impeachment proceeding that could lead to the vote of the president being impeached before the end of year. Democrats do not want to go the route they went with mcgahn. When it comes to other witnesses who defied subpoenas. Like mick mulvaney. Pompeo. Bolton. Charles cupperman. Who resisted demands to come and testify before the house impeachment probe. While this ruling could have i78 p imp p implications for those individuals. The same ruling in the at the same time the case is already appealed by the justice department. That may not be resolved for sometime. Schiff made it cloer before the ruling saying in a letter they were not going to let the president or others drag this out for months on end in the court. Theyre making clear these individuals dont want to testify its on them. Theyll use that as evidence of obstruction of congress. They believe could be rolled into an article of impeachment. The ruling does add pressure from democrats to also include in articles of impeachment article of obstruction of justice. Of course laid out in the Mueller Probe instances of the president seeking to under cut the Mueller Probe. Democrats i talked to made clear they believe that should be part of the article of impeachment. Talking to democratic leader its clear they want to keep the focus on ukraine and the president s handling of the policy. Allegations the president abused office in dealing wlt country. Dangling aide the country wanted while pushing for investigations into his political rival. They want that to be the focus. Not mueller and mcgahn. This ruling may not impact what will happen here. Which is almost certain the president could be the third in history to be impeached. Federal prosecutors investigating associates of Rudy Giuliani maybe looking into eers serious allegations against him as well. A subpoena points to possible criminal charges including conspiracy, obstruction of justice. Money laundering and Campaign Finance violation. Trumps personal attorney hasnt been charged and denied wrong doing. The president defended giuliani on monday. Hes a great person and i think that maybe the press is isnt treating him very well. Its unfair. He was a great mayor and great crime fighters. Joining me now. The head of the u. S. And the america program. First of all this mcgahn angle. Whats that mean for the white house . There are other witnesses of course the house wants to call. Several interesting things. There is a constitutional question about whether or not the executive of the white house can claim immunity for the people working closely with the president. They nmaintain they can. That prevented congress from hearing from bolton. Key witness in their view. Of course now that the judge ruled it will be appealed it could go to the supreme court. In addition to this basic question about impeachment its raising a number of questions about what is that check and balance role that congress has to have over sight of the other branchs of government. The judge talks about him being a president not a king. Thats exactly it. U. S. Government is designed to separate powers for congress to over see. Shes saying you cannot claim immunity for those who are central to the investigations. Other people may rule against that. The stakes are high. People have wanted to hear from boeltden. Its not clear which way he would go or say about the president. Others as well. That ruling and how it develops we are waiting to see. How did you see the time line playing out . The report now the impeachment report will go to the senate Judiciary Committee. Just explain how it progresses the process and how close it brings us to impeachment. The House Intelligence Committee is aiming to put together a report sometime after thanksgiving. There could be more hearings. That will go to the Judiciary Committee. In the house. They will take on board very important questions about what is impeachable. And look at that evidence and scrutinize it. They could call more witnesses. It will go to the floor of the house and draft the Judiciary Committee will draft the articles of impeachment and so far we have were under the impression those will be narrowly drafted to look at the question of whether there was a quid pro quo. With respect with holding military aide from ukraine. Waiting for this investigation joe biden and the son. They could if they wanted to decide to draft articles of impeachment that look at a much broader range of set of charges. Once those impeachment articles are drafted it goes to the floor and the house will vote. And there will be a trial in the senate. In terms of if the process goes at democrats want it to go. How quickly could that vote in the senate be . Its very difficult to know. This is a question of strategy. Well wait and see. The word on the street is its very hard to imagine the senate will vote to impeach trump. The really interesting and important question will be what does that trial look like. And how does that narrative about the president s role with respect to ukraine and any other number of charges that might be in this impeachment articles. How is that narrative set out. What does it say to the American People and influence voters. What messages do they take as we approach the primaries and the conventions and the president ial election. How might they be affected by the criminal proceedings against giuliani . A well known figure in the u. S. Close to the president. Presumably seen as its been one of the i think for many people watching its been one of the bizarre transformations of somebody who had a different reputation. And many now as seen as just being the right hand man to the president. And pursuing a range of politics that dont look like theyre above board. The one thing were seeing is americans attitudes towards the impeachment arent changing. Theyre locked in place. Theres a question of how independents may change their minds as they watch. And watch the trial and the senate. I think that will influence people as we approach the election. Whether its really going to change those who have supported the president all along dont seem to be changing their opinions. Democrats are fixed. But there is a broader question about the details. What narrative is constructed about it president. And there are a set of voters not in considerable who havent made up their mind and that will influence what direction they take. Trump initial narrative last election was this is a conspiracy against him. Will that work for a second time . When hes part of the establishment now. Hes been in the white house for years. Its incredible. Many ways this is a president who is establishment hes a wealthy man. He grew up with privilege. And managed to maintain of being on the outside. And a witch hunt against him. A deep state. The conspiracy. And i think its worked. For a certain segment of the population. We talk about his base for over three years now. And it works. If you go back to the Midterm Election there are people its not working with. He lost the suburbs and a lot of the women. The white women. He had 53 of the vote. He lost that vote. Theres a lot at play. Even though hes managed to captivate a certain percentage of voters about 38 . Okay. Thank you. The u. S. Navy secretary isnt staying quiet about his boss at the pentagon or white house. Spencer was forced out as the top civilian over the case of convicted navy seal gallagher. The chief petty officer found guilty of posing with a corpse of a young isis fighter. Also facing a navy review and loss of elite seal status. And pin. Trump said he wouldnt let that happen. Defense secretary says he was fired for opening a back channel with the white house on gallagher. The former secretary says he knew about it. And mr. Trump intervention sends the wrong message. What message does that send to the troops . What message does it send. That you can get away with things. We have to have good order and discipline. Its the backbone of what we do. The review process with the senior enlisted reviewing fellow senior enlisted is critical. Our military are the backbone. They are the good order and discipline. They can handle this. For now it looks like hes set it retire and will remain a seal. We have more from the pentagon. Reporter President Trump has never ordered the pentagon to allow gallagher to keep his status as a seal. Hes a great fighter. One of the ultimate fighters. Tough guy. The controversial case ended with a shocking firing of Navy Secretary by defense secretary. Saying today spencer was conducting back Channel Communications with the white house without telling him. Secretary proposed a deal. The president allowed the navy to handle the case and guarantee gallagher would be restored to rank. That would have meant a precooked deal for an impartial process. We had no knowledge. Earlier this year gallagher was convict of posing for a photograph with a corpse of an isis fighter after being found not guilty of murder and premeditated murder. Trump intervening on gallaghers behalf. It makes it appear as if there is not accountability. If people violate their oath or commit crimes theres a way out. And they can be escape accountability if they get the president in their corner. Spencer never acknowledged the back channel talks in his r resignation letter. Writing i cannot obey an order i believe violates the sacred oath i took. This is about ego and retaliation. Nothing to do with good order and discipline. Now theyre trying to take it after the president restored my rank. He is expected to retire from the navy at the end of the month. Whether the bad feelings linger remains to be seen. Burning out of control in southern california. The fire scorched 3,300 acres. In less than a day. Threatening homes. There are no reports of burns yet. Power has been shut off to 400 customers in the area. A pair of brazen burglaries and priceless jewels. Why the museum heist reads like the plot of a movie. Theres a company thats talked to even more real people than me jd power. 448,134 to be exact. They answered 410 questions in 8 categories about vehicle quality. And when they were done, chevy earned more j. D. Power quality awards across cars, trucks and suvs than any other brand over the last four years. So on behalf of chevrolet, i want to say thank you, real people. Youre welcome. Were gonna need a bigger room. Updating you on the breaking news this hour. Officials say six people are dead and 325 injured after a 6. 4 quake shook albania. It struck not far from the capitol. Joining us live from the capitol there. Were getting a sense with the daylight about the level of damage and how many more people maybe trapped there. Hi. Take us through what you know. Okay, so this was a strange morning. People woke up to long series of shakes. My family included. It was a little bit 4 00 in the morning. And it was a hard earthquake. In september 21 we had another one. We thought it was the big one. This morning was the big one. Six people have been confirmed dead. 150 have been injured in different area hospitals and several buildings collapse. Theres a rescue effort going on. All over albania in the areas most affected. Mainly a city a port and a village town. About 30 miles north. We know there are people under those rubbles and they are screaming from inside. And theres a will the of volunteers and armed forces that are gone to the scene and trying to help the people out. Four or five have been pulled out alive. Others have been stuck under and they cant pull them out. Theyre trying to help the people the best they can. Its a tough situation. Its a strange morning. Its a Tuesday Morning and we were prepared to go to school and schools are out. And the situation is different. Its dire. Desperate. Okay, thank you verymuch. In hong kong the chief executive admitting the results of sundays election dissatisfaction with the government. She hopes the peaceful weekend was not just for the election but a signal they want an end to violence during the protests. We were aware of the large number of voters coming out to cast a vote. Perhaps not only to select a preferred candidate on the district counsel but also to express a view on many issues in society. Including i would readily accept that. Including the deficiencies in government. Including unhappiness with the time taken to deal with the current unstable environment. Prodemocracy candidates won 90 of the seats and made record voter turn out flipping most of the districts away from proestablishment candidates. The vote was seen as a referendum on the democracy movement. A man hunt in germany after thieves made off with a jewelry. This footage shows two burglars smashes their way into the museum. Stealing around 100 pieces of historic treasure. It was an take on the cultural identity of the region. The latest on the heist, im joined. Many people say its like a movie. It was simple, wasnt it . A window, grabbing the jewelry and leaving. It seems simple. Its been 24 hours still no sign of the thieves. No sign of the treasure. It was a simple grill. A security grill on a window. That was taken off the window was smashed and inside. You can see on the tv footage that was released last night by police. Two men smashing into one ocht glass casings that held the jewelry they made off with. It took a matter of minutes. We have been speaking to the local police in charge of the investigation. Confirmed that 20 Police Officers are on the case trying to work out exactly what happened here in the wee hours yesterday morning and where those responsible might be. They are not only linking that early fire that this happened here yesterday morning. That put out the lights in et street. And would have made it dark. They think given that local fire that took out the electricity. They believe more than just the two people were involved. They are looking for several people more than two. Thats what we understand. The man hunt continues and still no sign of the treasure. Nor any idea of what it is the thieves are hoping to do with the pieces of jewelry and art that are so recognizable in the art world. Presumably they went for the items that can be broken down. Which could be the tragedy. Thats right. Thats one of the big fears. We were speaking yesterday to the lady the head of the state art collection. To whom we put the idea that given the pieces were recognizable they might be broken down and involve the pictures tweeted by police yesterday. That show some of the 100 pieces that are now missing. They involve a lot of diamonds and gems. Rubies. Precious gems they could be taken apart and sold individually. She said it was a thought too horrible to think about. We have been hearing from experts who say the cut of the gems themselves might make them difficult to fetch value on the open market. They are unusual and antique. And equally that makes them difficult to sell. What was the plan. That was the questions that remain unanswered. Thank you. Youre watching cnn. Thank you for being with us. Inside africa. In the United States stay tuned well have more news ahead. When you move homes, you move more than just yourself. Thats why xfinity has made taking your internet and tv with you a breeze. Really . Yup. You can transfer your Service Online in about a minute. You can do that . Yeah. And with twohour Service Appointment windows, its all on your schedule. Awesome. So while moving may still come with its share of headaches. No kidding. Were doing all we can to make moving simple, easy, awesome. Go to xfinity. Com moving to get started. Youre watching cnn newsroom. We have to check the headlines. Albania dealing with a strong earthquake. Six people are dead. 325 injured after a 6. 4 quake struck near the capitol. It shook buildings and homes in the middle of the nilgt night. Two mornts after septembers tremor injured dozens in the same area. U. S. Justice department will appeal a ruling that former white House Counsel mcgahn must testify in the impeachment inquiry. Judge said president s are not kings. U. S. Prosecutors maybe charges against Rudy Giuliani. A grand jury subpoena hints conspiracy, obstruction of justice and Money Laundering charges. He insists hes done nothing wrong. An executive of ukraine state owned gas company cooperating with federal prosecutors. Giulianis associates were seeking corrupt deals in ukraine. Senior investigative correspondent has the details. Reporter he thought it was a joke. The two shady businessmen from south florida had no backing or experience. They had the Trump Administrations ear and wanted a cut of ukraines natural gas business. This is crazy. It was the first time in my experience two private actors were offering or discussing the issues that are supposed to be part of u. S. Foreign policy. He says what they were proposing was a take over of management at the ukraine state owned oil and gas company. He would be the new ceo. Parness and fruman get sweetheart deals and anyone who got in their way like yovanovitch. Who opposed this old style corruption would be removed. I didnt take it seriously at first. You hear crazy stories. Thats when it was just a moment of wow. For me. How is this happening. Did you fear they really were connected to the Trump Administration . And had the power to carry out what they were doing. After the events transpired with yovanovitch. Yes, i thought it was a possibility. They have been indicted for violating federal campaign laws. Funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars into the campaigns of Republican Party candidates and a trump superpact in effort to buy political influence for the new gas Company CalledGlobal Energy producers. They have pleaded not guilty. The attorney declined comment for the attorney. And yet to respond. He immediately turned down the offer they were making to him. In march. And reported their abs actions to the u. S. Embassy in kiev. And cooperating with the investigation focusing on actions of Rudy Giuliani. A source familiar with the matter says federal prosecutors are investigating giuliani possible business ties to parness and their company Global Energy producers. An attorney for giuliani said mr. Giuliani had no interest at any time. Earlier this month he vehemently denied wrong doing. The reality is that everything i have done is totally legal. He never met or discussed anything with giuliani. But says the two men who came to him with a corrupt plan used their association with Rudy Giuliani as proof they could carry it out. Did they mention him . Yes. As their conduit . One of the channels of communication. And getting the pligtright mess across. They thought they could remove the ambassador of the United States. I find it hard to digest how its possible. Whats at stake is much bigger than gas or ukraine. Russia is hoping ukraine will fail and that russian style and even russian supported corruption will creep back into ukraines struggling economy helping russia to further destabilize europe. Rooting out corruption is the best way for the u. S. And west to fight back. He hopes the leader of his adopted country Still Believes that. Thats why people all over the world look to the United States to set the standard. Show how things can be done in a moral and ethical and transparent way. I certainly hope as a u. S. Citizen that this beacon doesnt lose its value because of some bad actors and greed and opportunityism. U. S. Senator from louisiana is fact check on comments about election meddling. Republicans including trump have been repeating a Conspiracy Theory that ukraine not russia meddled in the election. Hill addressed the issue last week. Some of you on the committee appear to believe that russia and the Security Services did not conduct campaign against counter. That perhaps somehow for some reason ukraine did. This is a fictional narrative. Thats perpetrated by the russian Security Services themselves. Completely ignored her testimony. And the tv interview on sunday. Senator kennedy, who do you believe was responsible for hacking the dnc and Clinton Campaign computers. Emails. Russia or ukraine. I dont know. Nor do you. Nor do any of us. Miss hill the entire Intelligence Community says it was russia. Right. But it could also be ukraine. Im not saying that i know one way or the other. Well, monday senator kennedy changed his tune. I was wrong. The only evidence i have and its overwhelming is it was russia that tried to hack the computer. I see no indication that ukraine tried to do it. Countless u. S. Intelligence officials and many republicans say russia continues to interfere with the sights set on the 2020 election. Voters in iowa and New Hampshire like to look at buttigieg. Hes hitting a wall with black voters. The latest on the race for the white house. Next. Puberty means personal space. So sports clothes sit around growing odors. Thats why we graduated to tide pods sport. Finally something more powerful than the funk. Tide sport removes even weekold sweat odor. Its got to be tide. The climate christ in the United Nations a report shows Greenhouse Gas levels hit a new record high. The Paris Climate Accord doesnt seem to have made a dent. The gap between target and reality is glaring and growing. The u. S. Supreme court will not review a murder case that International Attention featured on the pod cast. Attorneys for asked the justices to reverse a Lower Court Ruling refusing to grant him a new trial. He is serving a life sentence for the 1999 murder of his exgirlfriend. He had ineffective counsel. The deceased attorney failed to call an alibi witness. Chinese woman caught trespassing at trumps resort has been sentenced to eight months in prison. She was found guilty in september in a bizarre case that raised questions about whether she was a spy. The 33 yearold had a flash drive with mall ware and other electronic devices. She wasnt charged with espionage. She illegally entered the property and lied to a federal officer. She has been in custody for eight months and could be leased within days. It would be cheaper to spend a few hundred million buying the presidency. Instead of the paying the 2 wealth tax. Democratic president ial candidate there taking a swipe at bloomberg. He hit the campaign trail monday in virginia. Officially joining the 2020 race. The billionaire and former new york city mayor got the ball rolling spending millions of dollars on political ads. He says he is squarely focussed on defeating trump. Fellow hopeful sanders says hes just another member of the wealthy elite. What he believes, this is the arrogance of billionaires. I can run for president because im worth 55 billion. Maybe ill take 1 billion out of that and start running a massive amount of tv ads. In california and all over the country. And i think that is precisely one of the factors that is under mining american democracy. The democratic hopeful has a problem after jumping to a commanding position in iowa and improving his chances in New Hampshire buttigieg is confronting his problem which is courting black voters. We explain. Reporter its sunday morning in South Carolina. And this is his church. He is young, black, gay from the south. And he supports pete buttigieg. When obama did it he was the first black president. So he inspired other africanamericans to take the step. Like buttigieg hes inspiring other lgbtq individuals to run for office to change laws that need to be changed. His flock and small by committed. Like the south bend mayor support among black voters here. Which doesnt even register in some polls. Buttigieg is the front runner in iowa. And a top contender in New Hampshire. But hes hitting a wall with black voters. Which presents a crucial challenge for him. No democrat claimed the nomination without winning black voters in 30 years. The majority of black voters in South Carolina say they dont have an opinion of me. If hes going breakthrough here it might start with voters like him. He has to find what makes us nick South Carolina. Highway has me. Sprooi im spreading the word about him. He openly talks about his faith. Back in the day for most africanamericans we got together in the church. If he can connect with the faith community, that will be a strong way to get the africanamerican vote. Thats something the campaign is ready to seize on. Its time for a white house where no one ought to look on the news and ask themselves whatever happened to the scripture that says whoever oppresses the poor. The message from voters is simple. Spend time in the state. Come to events. Recently building up senior staff in the state. City counsel woman jackson hasnt endorsed the race. But introduced buttigieg at a recent rally here. This is an kpexciting day. That wasnt attended by many black voters. Meet people where they are. Voter are hesitant to take chances. A democratic running against trump allies senator graham. You have to understand the voters. They are pragmatic. The driving force is we have to get rid of trump. Another concern. His personal life might come into play. It might throw them off. And make them stand offish. Because hes gay . And married. Because hes gay. For a supporter, he is proof that change is possible. How can you expect to move forward if you dont embrace the new . You have to embrace the new. Reporting for us there. To sports a committee from the world antidoping agencies wants to slap russia with a four year olympics ban. It covers World Championships and major evidents. Russia is accused of state sponsored doping before. And think its still a problem. The Committee Says russian athletes who want to compete have to show theyre not involved in noncompliance. And athletes cleared during the ban cannot represent the russian federation. Counsel will meet to discuss the recommendation december 9. Coming up its rare goes public. This one got a trip to the white house. More on the president s visit with the hero dog. From the raid. Ahead. 448,134 to be exact. They answered 410 questions in 8 categories about vehicle quality. And when they were done, chevy earned more j. D. Power quality awards across cars, trucks and suvs than any other brand over the last four years. So on behalf of chevrolet, i want to say thank you, real people. Youre welcome. Were gonna need a bigger room. 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Fo footage of the volunteer firefighters battling fires in australia. When the heavens finally opened sunday. Australia suffered a devastating early bush fire season with deadly fires burning through hundreds of thousands of hectors. Two days away. A pair of lucky birds living at the capitol. Bread and butter. Were both receive a president ial pardon sparing them from thursdays dinner table. They are flocking together in a luxury hotel in washington. An annual tradition dating back to 1947. Millions of americans will be on the move this week for the thanksgiving holiday. Meteorologist is keeping an eye on the travel weather. It is going to be quite the quagmire. About everywhere we look with few exceptions. Lots of interstates and secondary roads will be affected with ice, wind, rain and snow. 55 Million People according to the American Automobile Association are going to be flying or driving. About 90 will be headed out in an automobile. If youre headed to denver there could be as much as a foot of snowfall on the ground. Thanks to a system that is exiting out of four Corners Region towards the midwest. Not before another weather system moves in off the pacific. That would drop the snow levels again and could produce wind gusts close to 110 maybe 120 kilometers per hour. 70 to 80 miles per hour. Heres the area of low pressure moving from colorado. Heads across kansas and nebraska into iowa and minnesota. Along interstate 94. A problem there with reduced visibility. Very hazardous driving conditions. We will keep a warm sector of the system meaning the warm mois air will move from the gulf of mexico. This could trigger a different form of e veer weather. In the form of hail, high wind and potential for isolated tornado. Very interesting considering into the rockies we could see staggering snowfall totals. Good for skiers. Here comes the secondary system across the pacific. On shore across the west coast. The wind gusts very high and plenty of snowfall. For our visitors towards new york city and International Visitors those temperatures mostly in the 40s. This is below normal. Washington d. C. It looks like friday temperatures edging close to 50 degrees. Atlanta temperatures above normal. Before they are below normal. Were all over the map as far as weather is concerned. But a lot of people as they say need to pack their patience. Listen to those wise words. Thank you. Before the pardons the turkeys President Trump signed a federal ban on animal cruelty. Activists joined him for the event. And banned crush videos that depict animal torture. Some exceptions are made for hunting and fishing. Penalties include fines and seven years in prison. A dog monday. The military canine injured against the raid against isis leader abu bakr albaghdadi. Remember the time President Trump said. How would i look walking the dog on the white house lawn . Well, here he is walking with a dog. Out of the white house. The hero dog that chased down a leader of isis. We gave him a medal and a plaque. You can almost here him thinking i was told there would be junk food. Like all the athletes get. Even fox news host analyze the body language. Mike pence was snuggling up to that delicious conen. Trump is further away. The president was hands off while Vice President pence couldnt stop petting him. And conen kept sniffing and nosing pence. He had nothing to say to the white house press. Not a whimper or bark. Unlike the saturday night live version. With a canine interpreter providing his comments. What is this fake medal the president put on my neck. Its a picture of a paw. What the heck is that. The real conen emerged he was greeted with the reporter was told hes a good girl. A female. A white house official reversed gender. And the reporter noted hes a good boy. Finally resorting to a good dog. Which led to comments like didnt anybody just look. Its not like dogs wear pants. The dog had better clarify the gender situation before trump tries to ban them from serving. A reporter yelled adopt a dog. He didnt take it personally. Hes a tough cookie. Dont call him a cookie. Give him one. Make that tail wag even more. Thank you for joining us. Early start is next. The white house cannot keep its former top lawyer from testifying. A big ruling with major implications for impeachment witnesses and the president. And it will be an ugly week for holiday travel. Flights are being canceled as rain and snow are moving across the country. Breaking overnight, a deadly earthquake in albania. Hundreds are hurt. Rescue operations under way. Im alone and im old. But guess what. Im tough. I took that table and i went to working on him. And one