Good morning, everybody. It is monday, december 9th. Im yasmin vossoughian. Ayman is wrapping up his time off and will be back tomorrow. We begin this week with fastmoving developments in the impeachment investigation. At 9 00 a. M. Democratic investigators will present the evidence theyve uncovered to the House Judiciary Committee and republicans will have another chance to refute it. Chairman jerry nadler says he expects the committee to introduce articles of impeachment by the end of this week, a track that could have the president impeached by christmas. We have a very solid case. I think the case we have if presented to a jury would be a guilty verdict in about three minutes flat. While the white house has declined an invitation to participate in the hearing, the president appears consumed by the issue tweeting and retweeting more than 100 times since yesterday, mostly about impeachment, and republican senator ted cruz of texas on, quote, meet the press yesterday advanced the debu
Can you believe some of the left are making a big deal about how President Trump has bigger salt and pepper shakers than his guests at the white house . Rich hush limbaugh joins Rush Limbaugh joins me later this hour. The i. G. Report is finally being released tomorrow, so we may have a split screen for some of the coverage because democrats also set to have a big hearing in the House Judiciary Committee presenting the evidence they say they have of the president after the release of a lengthy report. And chairman jerry nadler this morning says hell presume by introduce articles of impeachment later this week. Lawmakers on both sides reacting this morning. We have asked the president , weve invited him to testify, to send witnesses, weve invited him to send his counsel to crossexamine witnesses. Hes declined to do all of this. If he had any exculpatory evidence, they would have brought it forward. Clinton actually committed a crime, nixon committed a crime. Theres been no crime in this
Peech peech impeachment in the coming days. And Rudy Giuliani wants to go before congress to present his findings in the ukraine scandal. The fbi is investigating last weeks shooting at a Naval Air Base as an act of terrorism and they are looking at the Saudi National who opened fire killing three people. Good morning, everybody. It is monday, december 9th, im yasmin vossoughian, alongside nbc News White House correspondent geoff bennet who has decided to join us for a second hour, who is back with us tomorrow. I know you have a long day ahead of you, geoff, so we appreciate you. Recovering with the herring that starts in a few hours. And major week ahead. And fastmoving development in the impeachment inquiry, at 9 00 a. M. , the republicans will have another chance to refute what is presented to the committee. Chairman nadler says the committee will have articles of impeachment by the end of the week, a tract that could have the president impeached by christmas. We have a lock solid c
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Senate impeachment trial. Rob the move that put the ball in the republicans court. Imagine if we didnt bring the wine. We would be shunned by society, outcasts. Where is your wine . Rob breaking beverage news for you. Jillian why wine consumption is down the drain for the first time in decades. Fox and friends first continues right now. Rocking in the usa jillian to get one from either side. Rob there has got to be a cause. Jillian stay tuned. Rob you are watching fox and friends first on tuesday morning. Jillian thanks for starting the day with us. Lets begin with a fox news alert, breaking overnight iran, requests over the regime shooting down a ukrainian passenger plane. Rob this coming shortly after irans president vowed to punish everyone responsible for the tragedy. Jillian protests against the regime enter the fourth day. Reporter good morning. Irans justice chief announced his country has made arrests, it killed all hundred 76 people on board. The announcement coming on Iranian