Nancy pelosi, condemning the actions of President Trump as she announces a formal impeachment inquiry. President trump has tweeted in response calling the inquiry a total witchhunt. Welcome everyone to the four, all of this stems from a whistleblower complaint that the director of National Intelligence has so far refused to turn over to congress. He reportedly details efforts by President Trump to pressure the president of ukraine to investigate democratic residential candidate joe biden and his son. Lauren blanchard with the historical developments today on capitol hill. Reporter the formal impeachment inquiry moves forward here in washington, as new details emerge in the ukraine whistleblower controversy. The president must be held accountable, no one is above the law. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announcing a formal impeachment inquiry after meeting with fellow democrats this afternoon. The actions taken today by the president have seriously violated the constitution, especially when
Is about an hour and half. Rider university. The debate prior to air time, it is also establishing the questions and responses that alternate between two candidates. A coin toss was conducted earlier and that was won by andy kim. He opted for the first Opening Statement and the First Closing statement great welcome, the floor is yours. Thank you everyone for joining. As im talking to you right now i can hear my two little boys getting ready for bed. It reminds me that they are the reason i do all of this. All of the work that i do. 50 years ago, my parents emigrated and they came here because america meant something to them. It was about opportunity and security, that is all i want from my kids too. That vision of america is under attack right now by donald trump and the maga republicans i have been fighting for the last five years. We have to stop them. I know how to beat donald trump, it is about restoring integrity. It is about trust. It is about Public Service. That has risk when w
never thought i would, i m running out of things to say. having known you for 1000, years that seems hard to believe, dude. or that we will get to the bottom of that jar of peanut butter. there you go. there s nothing left. we will never tire of the things that you have to say. keep saying them. so many takes. i ll be following. thanks, chris. and thank you to you at home for joining us this hour. we start this evening with this. get caught in a hot mess? call the dawn bomb of law. that is an ad for the legal services of the new florida lawyer representing former president trump s alleged coconspirator, walt nauta in the mar-a-lago documents case. just from the layman s perspective here, yes, it sure seems like he is caught in a hot mess. today in miami, mr. nauta finally pleaded not guilty to the charges that he screamed with trump to hide color documents of trump s florida beach club, and then attempted to cover it up. for weeks now, if mr. nauta it has been delay
here it sure seems he s caught in a hot mess. today nauta finally pleaded not guilty. for weeks now mr. nauta has been delaying this arraignment claiming he s had trouble finding local florida representation. and today, well, we learn he has found that representation. now, we don t know for sure who s paying for mr. nauta s new local counsel, but the other lawyer, the non-local counsel mr. nauta has had for a while and by the way was in court today and enter a plea was attorney brand woodward. and we know the law firm is being paid by president trump s political action committee, save america. that little tidbit matters because if the past is prologue here, then the lawyers who pays for the lawyers can make a world of a difference when it comes to actually getting at the truth. i was in the vicinity of a conversation where i heard the president say something to the effect of they re not here to hurt me, takes the f-ing mags away. remember cassidy hutchinson? she was a for
classic inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening it is happening. the dreaded winter storm putting holiday plans literally on ice for millions is under way. a stunning 105 million people under some kind of winter weather alert right now from blizzards to rain and floods, fierce winds to life-threatening cold the storm system has it all weather service forecasters in buffalo bracing for what they re calling a once in a generation event. as we come on the air, wind-driven snow has moved from the plains into the midwest, and temperatures are falling through the floor. in denver, the thermometer plunging 37 degrees in 1 hour the most dramatic drop there ever 37 states including those in the deep south are under windchill alerts as real feel temperatures fall below zero in many places and as feared christmas travel plans for millions in jeopardy right now. well over 2,000 flights in and out of u.s. airports canceled with more expe