heard from every one of those senators everything will day. mitch mcconnell does not want witnesses. he has said in interviews that to have witnesses in this trial would be mutually assured destruction. so why would anyone take him at his word and that wants to have any evidence first, have a vote, then get the witnesses? that is my nancy pelosi is holding these articles of impeachment. she needs to deal up front to make sure there are witnesses, evidence, and testimony, because mcconnell has artie been announcing, i m going to do everything the white house wants me to do and i don t want witnesses because it will hurt me, it will hurt us, it will hurt the trial. this is a negotiation that is been going on on nancy pelosi. leland: amid the negotiations, you may say time is on their side, fund-raising is also on both sides interest as well. november fund-raising efforts, the rnc 20.6 million, dnc $8 million. a friend over at axios, mike
merry christmas to you and the fox team marrow. leland: all those normally in washington are on vacation back home, but they are still waiting to see if and when it nancy pelosi sends the articles of impeachment to the senate. republicans are now strategizing how to defend the president during a trial. a new suggestion about that coming up. molly: and of the weekend before christmas is plagued by gun violence in chicago including a house party shooting that left 13 wounded, live report next. it s a horrible tragedy and the people who have been most personally affected by it are traumatized by the experience. just got rescheduled - for today. amanda needs right at home. our customized care plans provide as much - or as little help - as her mom requires. whether it s a ride to the doctor or help around the house. oh, of course!
hearings, even when they were in the basement. that testimony, who has been in those rooms, those three individuals are some that i would actually recommend to the president. leland: so what about that recommendation? david bell, chairman of dough pack, mary and marge, senior advisor. what do you think of this house minority leader is a suggestion? well, nancy pelosi the speaker has not cared what leader mccarthy has thought and every indication that she would dismiss this as well. that said, there is no need for a trial until articles of impeachment actually go to the senate. today, there is where they were actually dismissed where a trial would take place. if there is a trial, the better people to have up there is a speaker pelosi and adam schiff and jerry nadler to actually explain the kangaroo court they ran and what evidence they thought was presented that made
democratic debate, those are the lines he would hear from any democratic debate. close your eyes. molly: we shall see. apply need to come, we will have a few more democratic debate as we headed to 2020. charles, thank you so much for being here, we are delighted you re with us. thank you. leland: all right, an earthquake fault line is suddenly raising new concerns for california. what has changed and why now? molly: the search for a missing woman, shifting to a bitter court battle over money as the woman s parents seek millions from her estranged husband.
earthquake will strike. instead, seismologists say every earthquake provides lessons about land movement. from this recent round of shaking, the process of an earthquake rupturing other faults is more complicated and happens more frequently than scientists previously thought. of course, they add, the big one is still coming. leland: that brings up questions about the earthquake warning system, if and when the big one does come. thank you. molly? molly: a new twist in the impeachment fight prompting democrats is to step up those demands for witnesses from the white house at a potential impeachment trial in the senate. president obama goes to bat for elizabeth warren with some big money donors that she herselfsi has rallied against. what impact will it have on her campaign i was covered from head to toe. i was afraid to show my skin. it was kind of a shock after. i started cosentyx. i wasn t covered anymore. four years clear. five years now.