Washington journal program. Cspan, created by americas Cable Television companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. Secretary of state mike pompeo appeared today before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to testify about his 2021 budget requested. He was asked about President Trumps tweet about delaying the president ial election. From earlier today, this is just shy of three hours. The committee will come to order. Good morning, everyone. Today we have with us secretary of state mike pompeo to discuss the state departments fiscal year 2021 budget request. Though, if history is any judge, secretary pompeo, you will face a wide variety of questions which i know you can handle. The United States and our allies and partners continue to face serious foreign challenges that will test us for decades to come. China is our chief competitor. Russia too remains a key advair. The efforts of these nations to sow discord and undue the free and open Intern
President nixon said a similar thing, that is not what the constitution provides, that is not what the country demands. He does not have the right to do whatever he wants. Turning to the second abuse of power most of concern. Betraying the nation involving foreign powers. The American People have suffered that foreign influence when President Trump treated military aid that had been approved, taxpayer dollars, and decided to treat it as his own checkbook to try to further his own reelection chances. That reflects what the founders were concerned about. Finally, corruption of our elections. The framers knew that corrupt leaders or leaders acting corruptly concentrate their powers to manipulate elections and undercut adversaries. They talked about it frequently. That is why the framers thought electoral treachery particularly involving foreign powers was a critical abuse that could support and lead to impeachment. Now, the American People learned last election how dangerous foreign inter
Reporter police still dont have a motive but they are looking into the possibility that this shooting may have been related to nor doubanother doub shooting on wednesday. The candlelight vigil grows, a parking lot littered with shell casings, a painful reminder of how they died. We heard the lou gunshd guns. My wife was very scared. One of my sons couldnt go to sleep after that. Reporter two boys age 11 and 14 were sitting in a van in a parking lot when someone ope il gangrelated shooting. And theyre looking into the possibility that the hospital sides are related to a double shooting of two men wednesday less than a half mile away. Until we get more information as to the motive of what occurred, were going to continue to patrol that area self. Dozens came to the scene to grieve. Its close to home because i have a teenage daughter and she happens to know the victims. Reporter hes hoping someone who knows something comes forward. And speak about these two young lives are lost and the tw
Nada this is bbc world news repoing from wasn, i am nada tawfik. After packed week of testimony, President Trump fires back against the impeachment inquiry and says he wants a trial in the senate. ll have the latest on what lies ahead. Party leaders in the u. K. Get a grilling less than three weeks befo voters go to the polls. They get a chance to ask the questions. Ever dressed up like a girl nada the boy in the dress has something to sing about. Two of britains biggest stars te up to bri life. Book to nada for those watching on pbsr annd the globe, welcome to world news america. It has been a marathon week of impeachment hearings, and ea side is claiming t witnessed bap their claims. For democrats, it was a clear he president using his office to investigate a rival. From republicans, the argument remains that there is noirect evidence of a quid pro quo. And today President Trump made his case on the airwaves. Adjourned. Ss nada han 24 hours after two weeks of dramatic and contentious
Mornings with maria begins right now. Maria wall street journal Wealth Management reporter, secret of wealthy womens podcast veronica. Weve got the update too, mark cubans mavericks lost to knicks. Im coming back, we are getting the revenge game, yeah, he didnt do it, so. Maria it was close, though, i looked at the score in the middle of the night just to check it, just a point between them and then it went. The knicks won. Im sure mark cuban has a lot to say about that this morning. That was tough. Phase one deal, theres a lot of debate about that i just want to say the chinese yesterday were going to buy agriculture and the u. S. Side does not want to take away tariff increases planned in december, having said that, larry kudlow said they are close. The president is looking at it and the s p hit record territory. White house economic adviser larry kudlow says talks are in final stages but President Trump not quite ready to sign it yet. We have october retail sales coming out in 2 and