group of people outside a migrant shelter killing eight. we ll bring you that news conference as soon as it begins. we re learning more about what could be behind the mass shooting at a busy outlet mall on saturday that left eight dead. we ll talk to a dad who was with his teen daughter when the shots rang out. meanwhile, in california, we re live at a migrant camp where hundreds of people from all over the world have come to seek asylum days before the u.s. lifts health restrictions at the border this morning. there is word that the governor of texas is now sending more troops to the border in his state. in new york, protesters stand on subway tracks interrupting service as calls grow for authorities to charge the man who put a fellow subway rider into a deadly chokehold. and we ll break down president biden s new strategy to raise the debt ceiling as he prepares to meet with top congressional leaders tomorrow. and we begin with breaking news out of texas where off
It is all ahead here this hour. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im natalie alan live from atlanta where it is five in the morning. Thanks for being with us. This is cnn newsroom. And lets get started. The u. S. Capitol may be in christmas vacation mode. But white house lawyers and Top Democrats are busy working out the details of Donald Trumps trial in the senate. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is withholding the articles of impeachment until she is clear on how the trial will work. Meantime, the white House Counsel met friday with Senate Republican leader Mitch Mcconnell to coordinate strategy. Cnns sarah murray has more about it. President trumps impeachment trial may be officially stalled. But behind the scenes, House Democrats are getting ready. Staff for the key house committees are expected to work over the holiday recess. Consulting with democratic leadership and prepping for a trial as early as the week of january 6th. But that depends on house Spe
Evidence republicans argued democrats did not have and could play a crucial role in shaping how the impeachment trial in the senate could go. Sara murray is leading our hour with this. Sara what more did just security report out . Reporter they got unredacted versions of these emails, reviewed them previously released but in a heavily redacted form and a foil with another outside group. They shed more light on the divide between the office of managements and budget and the pending about holding this money back. The pentagon is raising concerns about continuing the hold, raising concerns whether its legal, if the hold continues, they may not be able to get the money out the door in time. You pointed to that email there from the president. And from elaine mccuster recognized importance, this situation is prixly unworkable. Omb lawyers continue to mischaracterize the process and information provided. They keep repeateding this pause will not impact d. O. D. s ability to execute on time. B
victims are currently listed in critical condition. jose. morgan chesky in allen, texas, thank you very much. and for more on this i want to bring in eyewitness jeffrey keaton. he was at the mall with his daughter during the horrific shooting. jeffrey, i thank you very much for being with us this morning. my first question is how is your daughter? how are you doing today? we re extremely grateful to still be here, to have seen and just we re just grateful to be here, very. so jeffrey, take us back to that day, the moments of the shooting. what did you witness? what i witnessed was, as me and my daughter dined, we were
very difficult to do here. allen is a northern suburb of dallas, conservative area of texas. how all of this mixes together, we just don t know at this point. of course law enforcement officials did not hold a news conference today, so we ll have to wait to at least tomorrow to get new information from officials on what happened in allen. ed lavandera, thank you very much. people appeared to take shelter in a hallway while this shooting was going on, including jeffrey keaton. that s him standing there. many with their hands up, surprised and frustrated by yet another mass shooting in america. and he had this to stay. take a look. it s crazy some folks won t go home today because someone at some point after that, jeffrey was safely outside watching from afar. and jeffrey joins us now from