Have anyone participate as the Judiciary Committee takes control of the impeachment probe. The president heads to the u. K. Today. A nato summit awaits, as signs of a fracture emerge in the 70yearold alliance. Welcome back to early start. Im christine romans. Good morning. Im dave briggs. Its 5 00 a. M. In the east. And, boy, does it feel like december out there. Millions of travelers trying to get home from the holiday this morning. They face an ugly day from coasttocoast, on one of the busiest travel days of the year. More than 50 Million People are under Winter Weather alerts, stretching from oregon to maine. Heavy fog led to a 25vehicle pileup on interstate 68 in garrett county, maryland. New york governor, andrew cuomo, placed the National Guard on standby to deal with problems. 800 flights were delayed. A plane slid off a runway in buffalo, new york. In the west, a strong storm system bringing several feet of snow to the mountains. Wind gusts of 40 to 60 miles per hour, could lea
Figure out exactly how theyre going to respond. After the u. S. Ambassador to the eu, gordon sondland, was blocked from speaking to investigators tuesday, the house issued a subpoena, one of many, but there is no indication that thats going to change anything. Last night, Speaker Pelosi released an official statement saying this the white house should be warned that continued efforts to hide the truth of the president s abuse of power from the American People will be regarded as further evidence of obstruction. Mr. President , you are not above the law. You will be held accountable. Heres my question how . Im going to bring in a great team, starting with Kristen Welker at the white house and Garrett Haake on the hill. Garrett, lets go to you first. The ball is clearly in the democrats court. What are they going to do . Reporter well, their investigative efforts will continue, although they appear to be quite frustrated. For example, we dont know yet if marie ivanovic, the former ambass
Berman. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and all around the world. This is new day. We have new developments in the impeachment investigation of the president. The democrats plans. What are they going to do . Theyre promising a new wave of subpoenas. They are coming no matter what the white house does to try to slow them down. The white house has made clear it will not cooperate in any way, shape, or form with this investigation. Theres also a question whether they should hold a vote in the house. The constitution doesnt require it, but the president has said they should some democrats saying they should call his bluff and do it. The prospect of impeachment seems to be consuming the president. Cnn has learned he is calling Mitch Mcconnell up to three times a day. Warning him to keep republican members in line. So that could be a tall order. Support for the president appears to be slipping a bit at least among voters. Theres this new fox news poll. And it shows 51 of people n