Jansing reports. Lets get right to it. At this hour, did they plan for that to happen . Stunned reactions on capitol hill, when a key witness called by republicans says the Current Evidence doesnt support impeaching the president. The mattress defense, bob menendez faces his colleagues for the First Time Since allegations of bribes and gold bars. Can he convince any of them that he doesnt need to resign . Trumping the debate, the republican front runner skips the stage and says he could cross names off his vip list. And the candidates spend more time fighting each other than fighting to bridge the gap with donald trump. Our nbc News Reporters are following all of the latest developments. We begin with ken dilanian at the surprise testimony today at the Biden Impeachment Inquiry. What happened . Reporter well, chris, the republican star witness, Constitutional Law Professor jonathan turley, a frequent guest on fox news perhaps didnt deliver the kind of testimony that the republicans wer
Than a political side show. Could they go away altogether . The latest on donald trump calling for the gop to pull the Plug On Future Debates as he questions whether any of his opponents should even be Vice President. And is the shutdown a sure thing . President biden insists it isnt, but his hopes hinge on House Republicans, in his words, doing their job. And theyve got now less than three days to do it. So what happens next . Lots to talk about, but were going to start in washington where one small group perhaps ten conservative republican lawmakers are refusing to support any Stopgap Measure to keep the government from shutting down 59 hours from now. Instead, the far right is committing critical hours to an Impeachment Inquiry that a new poll shows most americans do not want, and not only is there little time or public appetite for this hearing, theres zero evidence to justify holding it. And of the three witnesses for the majority, none of them seems to have any evidence firsthand
What officials are saying about his condition, and will he now face disciplinary action . Plus, my conversation with outgoing joint chiefs chair mark milley. What he told me about the secret negotiations. Also tonight, senator bob menendez and his wife pleading not guilty to Bribery Charges as Pressure Mounts from his own party. The powerful democrat joining calls for him to resign. Seven gop president ial hopefuls facing off in tonights second debate without frontrunner donald trump. Can they score any hits while hes off in michigan speaking to autoworkers . The Looting Rampage in philadelphia. A massive crowd swarming stores, stealing merchandise. At least 50 arrests. The growing retail theft crisis. The urgent manhunt for an Armed And Dangerous suspect in the murder of a young tech ceo. What police have now revealed about the other recent Violent Crimes hes wanted for and his mothers plea. With the Government Shutdown fast approaching, growing pressure on speaker Kevin Mccarthy to c
But i still will be the newbu jerseys senior senator. At what does gold bars gold bob menendez have on the big guy . How does seattle fight crime . Its not a thing that happens just on the street. People come upthappened and tryb people on the street. I cant save you. Yeah jesse . If you dont want to be saved. Plus, do you realize how much pressure there was on you today from the swiftieo you s . I think he wanted to get in the end zone just as much as i rather swifties wanted hime wan. When the Washington Post sent cia mouthpiece David Ignatius to warn joe biden not to run for reelection, we figured it was because they knew impeachment was going to air their dirty laundry. Or maybe the agents who deliver the president s briefings saw up close with their own eyes the joe is on his last legs and there was a risk Kamala Harris was riing to be in the oval at any moment. The column rocked washington, but it wasnt enough to jar loosy nt. Enouge the ticket. As of right now, Joe Biden Biden i
Exonerated. But i still will be the new jersey senior senator. Jesse what does gold bar bob menendez have on the big guy . How does seattle fight crime . That is not a thing that happened on the street. Jesse i cant save you if you dont want to be saved. Plus do you realize how much pressure was on you from the 50s . I think he wanted to get in the end zone just as much as the swifties wanted him to. Jesse when in the Washington Post sent david to war and joe biden not to run for raise the reelection we thought it was because they knew impeachment was going to air their dirty laundry. Or maybe the agents who delivered the president s Briefing Saw A up close with their own eyes that joe was on his last legs and there was a risk Kamala Harris was going to be in oakland any moment. It was not enough to jar loose the ticket. As of right now, joe biden is still running for the democratic nomination. And things cannot get any worse. President biden two of the great artists in our time repres