impeachment proceeding to determine so they have the ability to get more information. but that s still in play and there s time. reporter: so an impeachment still in play, but the former vice president lined up more with nancy pelosi than with conventional candidates saying wait and see if they get stonewalled with these attempts back in the house. gator haake back on the trail. facebook shareholder robert mcleme joins me next. mcleme joil is bank of america. with the expertise and know-how you need to reach that blissful state of done-ness.
with that, mr. president, i yield the floor. and good day. i am andrea mitchell in washington. minnesota senator al franken just yielding the floor and yielding to overwhelming pressure from his fellow democrats after announcing he is resigning from the senate effective the end of this year, three weeks from now. joining me now is msnbc s gator haake on capitol hill, tom brokaw, jeremy peters, political reporter of the new york times and michael steele, former senior adviser to jeb bush, and house speaker and editor of the national post. first, garrett, to you. an emotional speech he came to reluctanting, admittedly after hours and hours with his wife frannie overnight having been told by chuck schumer there was no way out.
misdemeanor assault for attacking a reporter on the eve of the election. gianforte defeated his democratic opponent rob quince by a 6% win. he apologized as he gave his victory speech. last night i made a mistake. i took an action that i can t take back, and i m not proud of what happened. i should not have treated that reporter that way. and for that, i m sorry, mr. ben jacobs. nbc s gator haake is live in bows m bozeman, montana. earlier i said kelly o donnell had the best background. i have to restate. you have the best background despite the highway running through it. gianforte apologized but he didn t say anything about the