The president sparks a medical mystery with a sudden trip to Walter Reed Hospital that he insisted was part of his annual physical but sources say his visit was far from normal. And kims Cold Shoulder. North korea vents frustration saying kim jongun is, quote, no longer interested in denuclearization talks with President Trump. Is the dictator really prepared to walk away . Im wolf blitzer and youre in the situation room. Announcer this is cnn breaking news. Were following breaking news. A ninth person just added to the list of witnesses slated to give live televised testimony this week in the impeachment inquiry. Diplomatic aid david holmes testified behind closed doors on friday that he overheard a call between Eu Ambassador Gordon Sondland and President Trump in which the president pressed for an update on whether ukraine would investigate his political rivals. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has just sent a letter to her democratic colleagues saying, and im quoting now, the facts are un
Graham back during clinton and now . Of course. Of course. Thats how you understand it. Same guy, totally different supply in terms of what theyre on thats motivating their arguments. Weve seen it work both ways. Thats why people are so frustrated. Thats why they expect so little and thats why the truth matters so much. The concern, though, is that can we, even in the face of all the evidence in the phone call and you see the whistleblower report and up see the report and the call and i dont know if people see two Different Things or they want to see two Different Things, regardless of however those metrics work, we still live in a country that is extremely divided. In my 27 years on this planet, i have never seen us this you didnt catch that did you . You heard me. Ive always seen a division between right and left but not this divide, this crevasse that were seeing right now. You come from a political family. You know this. Its never been like this. It depends on what period youre tal
Witness testifying before house investigators on capitol hill. Career diplomat george kent is behind closed doors. Hes Deputy Assistant secretary of state. Before that he was chief of mission at the u. S. Embassy in ukraine. His appearance follows what can be described as nothing short of explosive testimony yesterday. Fiona hill laying out to lawmakers in whats described in near perfect recall a scene of what she described of wrong doing on the part of American Foreign policy. But another way, its almost sounding like a broad conspiracy to use American Foreign policy to benefit the president s personal demands. We are going to get to that in a moment. I do want to get back over to ft. Worth, texas. That press conference is beginning right now. Should not have been taken from ms. Jefferson. This incident has eroded the trust we have built with our community, and we must work harder to ensure that trust is restored. Concerning the status of the criminal investigation, at approximately 6
To share his account of a previously undisclosed phone call between President Trump and u. S. Ambassador Gordon Sondland. That hearing could corroborate yesterdays very dramatic testimony, alleging that the president said that he was more concerned about investigating the biden family than helping ukraine. Were also monitoring a School Shooting in california. Two students dead and the alleged killer in Critical Condition right now after he turned the gun on himself. Were going to bring you all the latebreaking developments this hour. But first, lets bring in our political correspondent, sara murray, for the latest fallout from the impeachment investigation and a look ahead to tomorrow. Sarah . Tell us more. Well, wolf, democrats say yesterday delivered a bombshell. Republicans insist there is nothing new to see here, as everyone is gearing up for another round of testimony tomorrow. Raise your right hand. Reporter by republicans accounts, the first impeachment hearing delivered little
Judge has said don mcgahn and the president s aides dont enjoy absolute immunity, dont have to show up essentially. The administration has been arguing they dont have to show up to respond to these subpoenas. Don mcgahn has been fighting the sympathy 7 months now. According to the judges ruling, it goes without saying the law applies to former White House Counsel Don Mcgahn just as it does to other current and senior white house officials. The implications are huge. If this ruling stands, don mcgahn is going to have to show up and provide some testimony to the house that has been requesting information about what he said to members of to the Mueller Vegas about the president obstructing justice. The obstruction of justice question is very much ripe in the impeachment question. One of the possibilities the republicans are questioning is whether the president is obstructing congress in his refusal to allow some of these witnesses to show up to provide testimony. For now, this means a hug