national television a few days skpag seemed to concede there was a yoke. the reality here r is that we have evidence in the mix that indicates a crime was committed. as you pointed out, congress doesn t need a crime for impeachment. they re looking for an abuse of trust. but when you add a crime, that is just almost a tleer instance of the abuse of trust. it nax much easier to r sustain it, and that s what we gout frult. reporter: what do you make of these incredulous text messages that have come out from him questioning the administrative policy from ukraine when he got back in the country. he walked into a rats nest. and the rats there are very big. betsy? it s a tough moment.
criminal law standard because you don t have to meet the elements of a criminal offense for impeachment. high crimes and misdemeanors really means abuse of power, abuse of trust. he doesn t have to meet the elements of defense. the elements of obstruction offense for congress which sets some sort of con next what they should look for but not the require thes what they need to find for impeachment. once you focus on this being more of a political issue because olc has taken off the table an indictment as it relates to the president, then i think he s given them enough. i can see him as being the epitome of all prosecutor what s a prosecutor should be, not going beyond the four corners can of the document and let the political folks figure it out because that s the arena in which it now faus. david, shall we take to mean that people are kind of being daft that he laid it out and he didn t use the i word and it s good enough. i think the public and
of courage in journalism include jamal khashoggi. we sat down with time s editor-in-chief, edward felsenthal. take us inside the room. what was the debate and how tough was the whois? it was a tough choice. the main story lines of 2018 were moving really into last week, and so it was a tough year. but, you know, i think when we really stopped to look at the major themes, the common thread is the manipulation, abuse of trust, democracy in crisis and so we chose to highlight these individuals who are standing up for truth and free expression at a moment when technology and the political environment are threatening both around the world. was there any hesitancy within the debate, around the
take steps to help victims come forward and feel brave enough to speak out and to know that when they do that, they will be believed. they will not have their cries for help cast aside as they were for so many decades. listen to what the prime minister talked about when he addressed specifically the issue of sexual abuse in the church because 60% of those 8,000 survivors that were interviewed suffered abuse at the hands of clergy. as a prime minister, i am angry, too, at the calculating destruction of lives and the abuse of trust, including those who have abused the shield of faith and religion to hide their crimes, a shield that is supposed to protect the innocent, not the not guilty, and i stand condemned. the prime minister scott morrison spoke with one activist in australia chrissy foster
could also slow those lines down, as well. all right, david, thank you. next, what can all the holiday travelers expect from the weather? abc s senior meteorologist rob marciano tracking it all. he s along the west side highway here in new york. rob, good evening. reporter: good evening, tom. the wind is blowing here on the back side of a system that s going through the northeast. take a look at the radar. we re seeing some snow in maine and some rain along i-95, but other than that, it s pretty sparse, and we ll take it. but the winds are going to blow tomorrow morning. chicago, still in the 20s. having some parades in philadelphia and new york, better bundle up. wind chills will feel like the 20s, as well. meanwhile, record heat again tomorrow across southern california, into the 90s. i think we ll see more rain across parts of the pacific northwest and some scattered showers across parts of florida, but all in all, not too bad, weather-wise, for getting to where you need to go