state department's ranking official david hale is talking to lawmakers in private. the associated press says he plans to testify about the former ambassador to the ukraine, marie jovanovich is removal from office. we start off with john roberts reporting live from the north one but for us we go to mike emanuel reporting live from capitol hill. >> still reading two hours of investor bill taylor's testimony but we were able to pick up some highlights along the way. taylor was the diplomat who is able to raise the possibility about military aid to being held for digging up dirt. some sources are noting that bill taylor and testimonies that he never spoke with president trump, acting chief of staff mick mulvaney or the presidents intern. he said "what i know is what ambassador's sondland was able to tell me about those investigations and ambassador