pressing ukrainian president zelensky to dig up what he believed would be damaging information about one of his leading democratic challengers. and that is where we start today with some of our favorite reporters and friends. with us from the "new york times" white house correspondent annie karni. now an adviser to the biden campaign. with us at the table former democratic senator clara mccaskill. former federal prosecutor paul butler. former -- oh, david jolly didn't make it but he's still up here if he shows up. and chief public affairs officer karine jean-pierre. annie karni, let me start with you. donald trump seeming to confirm everything that your newspaper and "the washington post" and the "wall street journal" has reported since friday basically that donald trump called the code red. donald trump asked the ukrainians to investigate joe biden. >> i mean, he hasn't issued a firm denial of any of it. he tweeted about the "wall street journal" had reported