Leaders. Stunning lawsuit, the man who shot and killed Trayvon Martin now suing martins family and prosecutors for 100 million. This morning, the new outrage in a racially charged case that divided the nation. Those stories, plus, unfiltered truth, nbc launches an investigation into americas got talent after a fivehour meeting with former star Gabrielle Union. The new American Dream. An explosive look inside the mall of the future from thrill rides to ski slopes. How far theyre going to win your business. And let there be light. 3, 2, 1. Joy to the world the Iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree shining bright after we helped flip the switch on the Holiday Season. Today thursday, december 5th, 2019. From nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hi, everybody, welcome to today, t today, thank you for joining us on this thursday overdrive now. Certainly is, yeah. Were going to get to the highlights of the night in a moment.
With Prime Minister trudeau and others apparently having a joke maybe at mr trumps expense do you not take President Trump seriously thats thats thats complete nonsense and i dont know whether its comparable. So thats the only comment about what actually was going all in that vacuum how this video and that was from the News Conference the british Prime Minister did here a short time ago he was asked about it and said it was nonsense but clearly we have it on film and this isnt the 1st time that President Trump if this is the real reason would have left a an International Summit after a dispute with the canadian Prime Minister remember there was the g 8 summit last year that took place in canada President Trump seemed at that stage to leave early because he was unhappy with comments from the canadian side all right james so the u. S. President tweeting that he wont be doing a press conference at the close of nato because he says we did so so many over the past 2 days safe travels to all
London and she can walk us through what transpired here in the last several hours. Its just been a remarkable turn of event. As you say President Trump cancelling a planned press conference. Hes going to hold a few more meetings and then head home early. He wanted this nato trip to be a chance for him to show leadership on the world stage to try to turn the page at least temporarily from the impeachment hearings back at home and yet he has been beset by new controversies. Let me read you the tweet and then give you the broader context. The president tweeted when todays meetings are over, i will be heading back to washington. I wont be doing a press conference at the close of nato because we did so many over the past two days. Safe travels to all. Now this comes after a stunning piece of video emerged overnight showing some of the president s closest allies. The Prime Minister of canada, justin trudeax, the Prime Minister of the u. K. , Boris Johnson appearing to mock President Trump al
Jonathan turley, George Washington university, who usually sits with us at the table who is a cbs news analyst but testifying in congress today. This hearing follows a Party Line Vote yesterday where the House Intelligence Committee approved its final report on impeachment, and that report is really a sweeping indictment of the president. Concluding the president s efforts to investigate ukraine for political rivals sought to undermine the integrity of the u. S. President ial election process and endangered u. S. National security. Bottom line, abuse of power is what theyre saying. Republicans on the Committee Say the president did nothing impeachable. This could be fiery because of the republicans and democrats who sit on the Judiciary Committee, so somewhat of a circus this morning and a little bit of a constitutional cram session. If you love the law, if you Love Learning about impeachment, this is the place to be because well be talking about it. We have a team of correspondents, n
The House Committee on the judiciary will come to order. Mr. Chairman youre upsurping the right to object. Objection is noted. I receiver tzrbreserve the r object. Peropportunity to cause g, im furnishing you with a demand on minority hearings on this subject signed by all the republican the gentleman will suspend. Pursuant to cause 2 j 1 rule 11 im furnish you with a letter signed by all the republican members of the committee. I request you set this date before the Committee Votes on any articles of impeachment i withdraw my reservation. We will confer on this later. The quorum is present. This is the first hearing were conducting pursuant to the resolution 660. And the special Judiciary Committee procedures that are described in section 4a of that resolution. Here is how the committee will provide for this hearing. I will make an Opening Statement and then ill recognize the Ranking Member for an Opening Statement. Each witness will have ten minutes to make their statements and then