[ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ] im jamie colby, and today im in rolling meadows, illinois. Its a suburb of chicago. Some weather, huh . Im here to meet two brothers whose strange inheritance had some serious strings attached. My name is justin snyder. And in 2006, our friend and mentor bill fosser passed away, leaving my brother and me a sort of Chicago Institution his puppet opera. Hi, justin. Im jamie. Jamie, nice to meet you. Im told that you have something that i may never see again. Here, follow me. I will. Justin leads me behind the scenes of a most unusual opera house. All these boxes here contain costumes for various, different productions. Wow this is my kind of wardrobe. If only it came in my size. The costumes are so small because the players taking the stage arent the supersized tenors and sopranos you expect to see at the opera. Theyre 16inch puppets. The maestro behind this pintsize production, justins boss, the late bill fosser. Who was bill fosser . Bill fosser taught
Jansing reports. Lets get right to it. At this hour, did they plan for that to happen . Stunned reactions on capitol hill, when a key witness called by republicans says the Current Evidence doesnt support impeaching the president. The mattress defense, bob menendez faces his colleagues for the First Time Since allegations of bribes and gold bars. Can he convince any of them that he doesnt need to resign . Trumping the debate, the republican front runner skips the stage and says he could cross names off his vip list. And the candidates spend more time fighting each other than fighting to bridge the gap with donald trump. Our nbc News Reporters are following all of the latest developments. We begin with ken dilanian at the surprise testimony today at the Biden Impeachment Inquiry. What happened . Reporter well, chris, the republican star witness, Constitutional Law Professor jonathan turley, a frequent guest on fox news perhaps didnt deliver the kind of testimony that the republicans wer
As the National Constitution Center Awards the 2017 Liberty Medal to senator john mccain. [applause] throughout his career, senator mccain has put his the devotion to the u. S. Constitution above faction or party. He is the kind of independent citizen statesman James Madison envisioned when he stressed that the u. S. Constitution created not a direct democracy, but a representative republic. Madison and the framers of the constitution believed that direct democracies have led in greece and rome to rule by demagogues and the mob. By contrast, in a representative republic, citizens would delegate power to enlighten representatives. A chosen body of citizens whose wisdom may best discern the true interest of their country and whose patriotism and love of justice will be least likely to sacrifice it to temporary or partial considerations. Its especially meaningful that senator mccain will be awarded the Liberty Medal accompanied by the chair of the National Constitution Center Vice Preside
Covid19 has now killed more than 150,000 americans. The number is staggering. But the president declared large portions of the country to be coronafree, and he also laments why he doesnt have as high an Approval Rating as dr. Fauci. Again, we have passed the 150,000 mark for deaths due to the coronavirus. But first, a staggering interview from National Political reporter for axios, Jonathan Swan. You just saw a little bit of it. He sat down with President Trump for axios on hbo, where, for the very first time, a Reporter Presses him on the story that intelligence showed russia was paying the taliban bounties to kill u. S. Soldiers in afghanistan. There have been a lot of people who have tried to ask the president about this, but in a briefing or on his way to a helicopter, he always is able to blow them off. Here, the president is cornered. And Jonathan Swan does not stop. Heres the full exchange, and it is very revealing. Its been widely reported that the u. S. Has intelligence indica
Shoulders. I know that if we entrust this nation to joe, he will do for your family what he did for ours. Bring us together and make us whole. Carry us forward in our time of need. Keep the promise of america for all of us. Former president bill clinton also speaking last night with a blistering take on President Trumps leadership. And there were many poignant moments. A video message narrated by cindy mccain, the widow of the late senator, warmly recalling their 30year friendship with the bidens. And there was this virtual crosscountry roll call, featuring voters representing all 50 states and their diversity. Tonight, we hear from senator Kamala Harris, the first woman of color on a major president ial ticket and former president barack obama. You can expect a passionate plea from biden supporters to navigate all the complications and obstacles in place and make sure to get out and vote. All right, joining us now, cnn political analyst, David Gregory and Astead Herndon. What we saw l