Ambassador volinger was the first witness we deposed. He is the definitive source on this. He was a special envoy. I think you saw him tell the story. The one part i think is important. Even told the ukrainians in august, that the aid had been held. He said dont worry about it. It got worked out without any promise, commitment, announcement, start of any type of investigation. This was a very good day tr the truth. A very good day for the president of the united states. A very good day for the country. And the sad thing as i said in the hearing rk these two individuals are no longer working in our government. They are the kind of Public Servants that you appreciate. Some of the important facts to recap. Ambassador volker said on the july 25 call president zelensky doesnt know he gets the readout between the u. S. Side and the crew crane side. N july 26, he meets with the ambassadors. Over the course of the next several weeks, he is in frequent contact with the ukrainians. There is no r
Several wineries and farms in the area. They were forced to shut down for hours as caltrans and Hazardous Materials team worked. Its only one lane open now because crews if theres damage to the road because so much gasoline can actually cause the asphalt to degrade. The Highway Patrol as well as caltrans and cleanup crews will be here until 5 30 a. M. Monday morgan unt in the morning until we can assess whether theres structural issues with the roadway. Reporter highway 37 was shut down near the de anza winery to allow vehicles to turn around. The winery had to close for the afternoon because of the traffic situation. Now, this is a very busy thorou thoroughfare, especially on a e backups coming through here going to be to me to just one lane of traffic until monday morning. Sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. You can download our nbc bay area app to get the latest news and weather alerts sent straight to your phone. Best part it is free. Dramatic scene in San Francisco this morning. S
Released thus far, the word bribery appears in these 3,500 pages exactly one time, and it appears not in a description of President Trumps alleged conduct, it appears in the description of Vice President bidens conduct. David as elise a fan i can points out every witness who has testified and asked has answered question. Do you agree hunter biden has the potential for a conflict of interest on the board of burisma. Certainly the potential, yes. David joining me congressman jody hize. The biden issue is more provable in a conflict much interest than anything the president has been charged with. There is no question. This has been a disaster out day for the democrats. Its been a great day for the president and a great day for america. More and more of the evidence mounting that the president did nothing wrong. No quid pro quo, no bribery. No extortion. The aid was actually given. This whole argument is just collapsing in its face for the democrats. And well it should. They have been afte
And she just yelled read the transcript. The democrats are slowly building their case against the president , brick by brick. Today mexico even offered to pay for the bricks. We got a full day of live, televised testimony from thrsom officials. If these impeachment proceedings have taught me anything, theres no sentence more depressing than the chair now recognizes devin nunes. He has a look on his face like a kid whose mom just dragged him across the schoolyard in front of his friends. Kn nunez used his time to lash out at the media, calling them puppets of the democratic party, so for someone who has their fist so far up the butt theyre bumping his knuckles. We were watching i was concerned by the call. What i heard was inappropriate. And i forwarded my concerns to mr. Eisenberg. Hey i need help in here yes, sir. Beat up the tv. Yeah. Kick its jimmy you know what . I tell you, in fairness, we did the same thing when arnold hosted the apprentice. We heard from trumps former special en
[indistinct conversations] shuttering] [indistinct conversations] the committee will come to order. This is the third in a series of public hearings that the committee will be holding as part of the house of representatives impeachment inquiry. The chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. We will proceed today in the same fashion as our first hearing. Ill make an Opening Statement and Ranking Member nunez will have the opportunity to make a statement. Well turn to the witnesses for their Opening Statements and questions. For audience members, we welcome you. We ask for your respect as we proceed with todays hearing. It is the intention of the committee rep. Schiff this meeting will come to order. Good morning everyone. This is the third in a series of public hearings the committee will be holding as part of the house of representatives impeachment inquiry. Without objection the chair is authorized to play recess of the committee at any time that there is a