And zach cohen, congressional reporter for the national journal. We appreciate you being with us. Senator, i want to begin with something that you told maryland media recently with regard to the impeachment, that its not how the parties do, but how the senate does. Can you elaborate . Sen. Cardin exactly. This is the senate. Its reputation is so much at stake here. The house has exclusive jurisdiction over the articles of impeachment. The senate has exclusive jurisdiction over the trial. Although well listen to the house managers and the president s lawyers, its up to the senate to conduct this trial, not the democrats, not the republicans to make points, but the senate has an institution to carry out a fair trial. And to me, this is our challenge. So ive said many times, we got to make sure she is a fair trial. We need to hear from those witnesses who have the direct information. We need to see the documents. We need to make independent judgments as to what the evidence produces, as w
International now the longest transport workers strike in france for decades has now entered its 6th day it was called over planned Pension Reforms and today paris and other cities are witnessing another major mobilization supported by people of different classes and occupations in the french capital crowds gathered to call on the government withdrew its plans according to the local unions 370000 protesters descended on the capital although the interior ministry claimed was actually a fraction of that size shall have been ski reports from the center of the protests. Well weve already seen tear gas deployed on several occasions by the police as they were trying to control the crowd see paris and the crowds are huge i just want to get you to go up and get a sense of looking down this street just delivered to mission and push you much all the way down to the beach it is show. Block with people people whove come out to support this strike now in its 36 day this is the full state of nationw
Influence across the region killed as he left the airport in back that along with others including the 2nd in command of the Popular Mobilization forces ever met the hundreds weve been hearing in the last few minutes from the iraqi president urging for calm and restraint and unity and in the in the hours leading up to this weve been hearing from various political leaders including the Prime Minister saying that a is this was a violation be this cannot be condoned in any way shape or form weve also heard from various political factions in iraq only how the and im ready and also the leader of the sudras bloc a book that al assads are saying that this is going to be to putting their forces on alert to some commanders calling them their their their forces on the ground their fighters on the ground valuing them telling them to be ready saying that this is the beginning of a great victory that was promised to them alluding to the ideological fight that they have been having with the United S
Host from baltimore on cspans newsmakers, senator, thank you for being with us. Sen. Cardin its great to be with you. Thank you. Host and joining us with questioning here in washington, jason dick, Deputy Editor at roll call, covers capitol hill, and zach cohen, congressional reporter for the national journal. We appreciate you being with us. Senator, i want to begin with something that you told maryland media recently with regard to the impeachment, that its not how the parties do, but how the senate does. Can you elaborate . Sen. Cardin exactly. This is the senate. Its reputation is so much at stake here. The house has exclusive jurisdiction over the articles of impeachment. The senate has exclusive jurisdiction over the trial. Although well listen to the house managers and the president s lawyers, its up to the senate to conduct this trial, not the democrats, not the republicans to make points, but the senate has an institution to carry out a fair trial. And to me, this is our chall
Strike occurred on a road to Baghdad Airport iran is calling it an assassination the pentagon says President Donald Trump ordered the attack to quote protect u. S. Personnel abroad meanwhile the u. S. Embassy in baghdad has issued an alert all americans to leave iraq immediately iran supremely told me how many has called for 3 days of National Mourning and maybe a board of hearts revenge and said its hike with double tehrans resolve to resist the United States iraqs Prime Minister says the strike will spark a devastating war well speak to our correspondent in the region shortly but 1st this report from zain visor off and on i go heartbreak in the upper ranks of the Iranian Military at the official announcement of the death of Major General custom so the money the commander of irans could force the revolutionary guard unit responsible for foreign operations so the money was killed in a u. S. Drone strike in both doug. And anger at friday prayers in the iranian capital for the assassinat