deal with the substance that makes this process necessary. and vowing to move forward. we take no joy in having to move down this road and proceed with the impeachment inquiry. but neither do we shrink from it. the resolution, outlying the rules, including a measure allowing republicans to subpoea their own witnesses, as long as the democratic committee chairmen agree. it also allows trump and his lawyers to cross examine witnesses and object to lines of questioning once the probe moves to the house judiciary committee. the president has had no rights inside these hearings. they cannot go back and fix what is a fundamentally tainted and unfair record. also in the capital today, tim morrison, the president s top russia adviser, appearing under subpoena, where sources tell cnn morrison told investigators he was concerned the details of trump s july 25th phone call would leak and that he was involved in discussions about how to handle the call
major breaking news here in washington, a vote formalizing the trump impeachment investigation and setting ground rules for public, televised hearings. truly historic moment when the house pass this had resolution today by 232-196. how significant was it? hugely significant for this president, for this country. this has only happened three times in the nation s history. this, of course, is the fourth time and the president joining a not-s not-so-elite club of presidents staring down a barrel of impeachment. this will change his presidency and certainly change speaker pelosi s speakership as well. it s not a moment she necessarily wanted to get to. she was reluctant to get to this place where the country would hear these accusations against the president sheechlt knows it will pull the country into a
every manmade thing. and more and more homes in these wild spaces means more fuel for these fires. awful situation. bill weir, be careful over there. we ll stay in close touch with you. thank you. democrats push through an historic resolution, formalizing the trump impeachment investigation and opening the way to public televised hearings. closer look at the center of the investigation. what goes into presidential calls to world leaders and how many people listen in? tudents from an underserved background the technology that they need in school, they re not going to be competitive in the workforce that s waiting for them. since verizon innovative learning, students have hardware, connectivity, and quality curriculum. the jobs of tomorrow will involve technology. now students are truly hopeful for what they may achieve.
comes to congress to take the oath of office, comes to congress to impeach the president of the united states. and today the house takes the next step forward. the house voting mostly along party lines. the yeas are 232. the nays are 196. the resolution is adopted. reporter: with two democrats, jeff andrew and colin peterson, voting against the resolution. those two democrats from areas trump handedly won in the 2016 election. republicans sticking with trump and blasting the process as unfair. this is the united states of america. don t run a sham process, tainted process like this resolution ensures. it ought to be rejected. democrats pushing back. their instance that the process is somehow flawed betrayed their decision not to
favor, according to that transcript. let s get more on this historic house vote today and all the impeachment news. a member of the foreign affairs committee. thanks so much for joining us. what s your reaction? how important was this vote on the house floor today? what s it mean for your inquiry going forward? first of all it s a very somber day, wolf. it s not anything any of us are celebrating. we came here to work on issues important to the american people and health care and infrastructure and other issues that we have been passing legislation on. we also swore an oath to defend the constitution and today we kept that oath. we passed a resolution that sets the rules for the public stage of this impeachment process. very soon the american people will be able to see and judge all of the evidence that i have seen in these depositions. and they ll be able to ask