Universities. Hello to you. Republicans, who are in the majority in the us senate, have now rejected three attempts by democrats to obtain documents in President Trumps impeachment trial. Its an early sign of the partisan divide that seems very likely to see mr trump acquitted. Democrats see the refusal to allow new evidence as a cover up. The latest live in a moment but first, heres our north america editor, jon sopel. Hear ye, here ye, here ye, all persons are commanded to keep silent on pain of imprisonment. 1868, 1999 and now 2020, for only the third time in american history, the serjeant at arms tells senators on pain of imprisonment that they must maintain silence and decorum in the trial of a sitting president , the 45th donald] trump. The senate will convene as a court of impeachment. Presiding over it the chiefjustice of the supreme court, john roberts. But all for this being a judicial process, it is really raw politics. The first person to be called was pat cipollone, the se
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Meet. And after the bombshell report that Michael Cohen said the president ordered him to lie to congress, there is a reckoning around the mueller investigation. But, first, it was two years ago President Trump was sworn into office. The New York Times wrote at the time well two years later on this day after the longest shutdown the government has ever seen, were asking ourself the same question. The government has been shut down for nearly 5 of the time President Trump has been in office. The democratic response to his immigration proposal unveiled yesterday suggests this logjam is nowhere near broken. In his speech, the president offered to extend protection from deportation temporarily for some undocumented immigrants, including socalled dreamers. In exchange for the 5. 7 billion he wants for his border wall. Senate majority leader Mitch Mcconnell, he promised to vote on the plan as it drew criticism from both democrats and conservative figures alike. With that, which is a lot, we w
Passengers trapped on the runway for more than 12 hours with little to eat. How did this happen . The cold case update. Two years after two teenage girls were found dead on an indiana hiking trail, police now looking closely at a man arrested 100 miles away. And, back behind the wheel. Britains Prince Philip, driving again. After a Traffic Accident, Police Questioning him. Did he break the law . Good evening. Thanks for joining us on this sunday. Im tom llamas. We begin with the deadly winter storm. After hammering the plains and the great lakes, now battering the northeast and new england. Roads. Erous driving on the this suv skidding off the road in dayton, ohio. A car narrowly missing a house in massachusetts. Even this snowplow falling over on a steep street near boston. At least 3,500 Flight Cancellations nationwide. And an ef2 tornado at the edge of the storm, ripping through buildings in alabama. And now, the dangerous arctic blast. Windchill temperatures falling fast. A brutall
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