The articles turn to stone, and democracy crumbles into the sea. Maybe next crime. That sucks. Announcer its the late show with Stephen Colbert. Tonight signed, sealed, impeached plus, stephen welcomes andrew yang. Abby mcenany. Featuring jon batiste and stay human. And now, live on tape at the ed sullivan theater in new york city, its Stephen Colbert cheers and applause stephen whoo hey how are ya . I like it i like it cheers and applause band playing nice thank you very much so kind, yeah. Were good. Were good. Thank you very much. Welcome one and all, ladies and gentlemen, in here, out there, all around the world to the late show. Im your host, Stephen Colbert. And it is cheers and applause an historic day in anmerica, because today, the house of representatives formally sent articles of impeachment to the senate to begin the trial of donald j. Trump. cheers and applause ive got all the details for you in tonights don and the giant impeach. They got me, they got me laughter stephen
Managers in President Trumps impeachment trial. And i trust her judgment because that is a lady who has definitely spoken to some managers [ laughter ] following last nights debate, senator Elizabeth Warren appeared to turn down a handshake from senator Bernie Sanders also, a foot rub from joe biden. [ laughter ] bring em over here. Following last nights debate, mayor Pete Buttigieg told reporters that he believes he would be the quote boldest president weve had in a halfcentury. I dont know if youve been watching the news. But were were good on bold for a while. [ laughter ] if you want a winning slogan, how about, make the news boring again. [ cheers and applause give us a break. Were just asking for a break. President trump praised the Republican Party in a tweet last night. And it said it fights for, quote, citizens from every background, and from every race, religion, color and creed. And after he tweeted that, even his twitter avatar couldnt keep a straight face. [ light laughter
Iowa caucus, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders openly spy for the first time during the race, but both agreed on many policy issues, including the withdrawal of u. S. Combat troops from the middle east. What we have to face as a nation is the true great Foreign Policy disasters of our lifetime were the war in vietnam and the war in iraq. Both of those wars were based on lies. And right now what i fear very much is we have a president who is lying again and couldld drags into a war that is eveven worse than the war in iraq. R of thewill ai debate and have a roundtable discussion. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The house of representatives is slated to vote today to send the articles of imimpeachment againt President Trump to the senate. Todays vote sets in motion only the third president ial impeachment trial and all of u. S. History. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is scheduled to name the impe
Across the country tonight. Heavy snow, ice and rain heading all the way into the northeast. Strong winds, then snow and ice from philadelphia to new york, up to boston. Rob has the new track. Tonight, the 14yearold girl who said no one would listen to her about alleged physical and verbal abuse. She set up a hidden camera, and what authorities now say it revealed. And tonight, the arrest. The state of emergency declared tonight by virginias governor, temporarily banning all weapons, all guns in the state capital. As the wildfires rage in australia, the alarming news tonight about Climate Change across the globe. The new and dire numbers just in from noaa and nasa scientists. And the very close call today. Two women walking and the building that came down right behind them. Good evening and its great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. And history was just made a short time ago in our nations capital. The impeachment of a president advancing to the senate for only the third
Afternoon. This i thought was interesting. She did it, she signed her name one letter at a time, using a different pen each time. She used 22 pens to sign her name. What is going on . Did she get an endorsement deal with bic . Its hard to argue youre not enjoying the impeachment when you turn it into a calligraphy class all of a sudden. Speaking of pelosi, she named impeachment managers including jerry nadler, adam schiff, and newly available red sox manager alex cora joined the team. They really want to win this. This is big stuff, only the third time in American History articles of impeachment have been sent to the senate, which means starting tuesday donald joanna trump will become the first former steak salesman to be tried for abuse of power and obstruction of congress. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell insisted the trial will be fair, there will be arguments there will be evidence, and there will be a verdict, just not necessarily in that order. Most republicans Mitch Mcconn