here in the sondland testimony, this is a question by house investigators, to gordon sondland, the u.s. ambassador to the union. where the demands that took place? ultimately yes. you had to navigate those mans and navigate what the president wanted. i think that is fair. so democrats will hold onto these admissions and say that this is precisely what we were talking about. but again, this is the waiting part. what is impeachable? does it constitute abuse of power, does it meet the definition of a quid pro quo. harris: what is fascinating, senator ben cardin, i don t know if you could hear him talking to me, he said let it take as long as it needs. that sounds oppositional to the house. he did not deny that. he said let s see everything. there was now the rhetoric that you are hearing in the house of
that we seek. the question is, how do we reach that goal? and i am convinced that there is no shortcut to the end of a conflict that has endured for decades. peace is hard work. peace will not come through statements and resolutions at the united nations. if it were that easy, it would have been accomplished by now. ultimately, it is the israelis and the palestinians who must live side by side. immediately after that speech, the president met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu who called the american position a, quote, badge of honor. the president meets this evening with president abbas. that brings me to my colleague, wolf blitzer, reporting today from new york. hi there, wolf. let s talk about this a little bit. assuming the u.s. uses its veto in the u.n. security council, what could happen? what are the alternatives here? the u.s. is hoping, randi, as you know it s not going to have to use the veto any time soon. they re hoping they can work on some sort o