itreat them all as if, they are hot and energized. stay away from any downed wire, call 911 and call pg&e right after so we can both respond out and keep the public safe. set aside all the angry speeches on impeachment from president trump, all the shouting from part saisanpartis center of this fight you will find two political powerhouses, speaker nancy pelosi and senate leader mitch mcconnell. cnn s tom foreman explains. reporter: she is the master of the house, he is the ruler of
town has said in years. frankly, i don t care what he says. she is the master of the house and he of the senate. nancy pelosi and mitch mcconnell are in the political heavyweight fight of their lives. americans will show up by the tens of millions next year to vote pelosi the hell out of office. for months, pelosi has been whipping her democrats into shape at times urging caution and at times confronting trump himself. no one gets under his skin more even when she commented. i still pray for the president. trump hit back fast. you know this statement is not true unless it is meant in a negative sense. the senate must put this right. mcconnell is the perfect counter puncher, a dauntless trump defender dismissing all accusations, all evidence of wrongdoing, in a body blow aimed at the democrats promising more
wrong. 8% say plflt trumr. trump s act the first impeachable act he s done. the republican master of the senate ask the democratic master of the house are matching wits as they prepare for the president s trial in the senate. the yays are 230. an historic vote, but few minds changed. no vote on impeachment day. we had like 195 dan to nothing, right? 83% of democrats believe mr. trump should be impeached and removed from office as do 50% of independents. only 8% of republicans do. that divide is playing out in the standoff over a senate trial between two masters of political chess. on thursday house speaker pelosi made it clear she will not formally name impeachment and transmit the articles to the senate until leader mcconnell unveils the rules of a senate trial. our founders when they wrote
44% say he committed acts against ukraine. and it is something the democratic master of the house are matching wits as they prepare for the president s trial in the senate. a historic vote but few minds changed. it s a no vote on impeachment day. we had one 95 to nothing. reporter: 83% of democrats believe trump should be impeached and removed from office as do 50% of independents, only 8% of republicans do. that divide is playing out in the standoff over a senate trial between two masters of political chess. on thursday, house speaker pelosi made it clear she will not formally name impeachment managers and transmit the articles to the senate until leader mcconnell unveils the rules of a senate trial. our founders when they wrote the constitution, they suspected that there could be a rogue president. i don t think they suspected we could have a rogue president and a rogue leader in the senate at
the senate. she has chosen not to do that. president trump has expressed his desire to have an extended senate trial with witnesses. that s reportedly not the vision of the top senate republican, majority leader mitch mcconnell, but the president said this week he d go along with whatever senator mcconnell decides. so the status of this extraordinary moment in american history is definitely in limbo and likely to stay that way until everyone comes to work in january. until then two main impeachment players are squaring off at the top of this historic fight. and as tom forman reports, benea neither is the president. she is the master of the house, he s the ruler of the senate. speaker of the house continues to hem and haw. reporter: together mitch mcconnell and nancy pelosi are in the heavy weight political fight of their lives with donald trump s raging fate at state. americans will show up by the