First public hearings in the impeachment inquiry. Next wednesday, top diplomat in ukraine William Taylor and the Deputy Assistant secretary of state for european and Eurasian Affairs will testify. Remember, taylor was part of that text Message Exchange with the Eu Ambassador Gordon Sondland when they were discussing concerns over military aid to ukraine being held up for trumps political investigation. Sondland said he had quote, refreshed his recollection after reading testimony from William Taylor and timothy morrison, the senior director for europe and russia at the National Security council. And at this hour, were getting a look at what taylor might say publicly next wednesday because we have the transcript of his closedoor testimony that came out last hour. Joining me now on capitol hill is msnbcs Garrett Haake who has been poring through the testimony. I got a copy of it here. Its very, very big so i imagine you havent gotten through it. Is there anything youve come across so far
On the turkish incursion into that this is really completely northeastern syria is over. Different in an administration filled with corruption, filled turkeys president has agreed to with malfeasance, but this is maintain status quo in syrian really something different. Areas controlled by turkish jennifer, always good to talk to you. Troops all with the help of thank you for joining me. Russian president vladimir putin. The two World Leaders held a all right. Coming up next, overcoming joint press conference this afternoon where they announced scandals that tarnished his this deal. Russian and turkish troops will image, Justin Trudeau wins a take joint control over formerly second term as Prime Minister of canada but his party fell short of a majority. Kurdishheld territory. As part of the agreement were live in montreal after the beginning tomorrow at noon, break. Youre watching msnbc. Real afte Syrian Kurdish forces must break. Youre watching msnbc. Retreat more than 20 miles from i
Now. It is friday, january the 3rd. We start with the warning. Soon, you will witness the bodies of americans in all of the middle east. Thats from the new commander of the quds force, which is a secretive unit of irans powerful revolutionary guard, which the United States considers to be a terrorist group. The pentagon says it killed his predecessor, general Qasem Soleimani, in a u. S. Air strike near baghdads airport. Soleimani was not only one of irans most powerful military and political figures, he was also a key player throughout the greater middle east. Overseeing irans network of proxy groups. The u. S. Is taking irans threat to retaliate seriously. The pentagon announcing today it is deploying thousands more u. S. Troops to the middle east. President trump tweeted that soleimani was plotting to kill more americans and that, quote, he should have been taken out many years ago. But democrats want to know, is there a plan for what happens next . My guess is that the assassination