to attend the 70th anniversary of nato. this happens as his relationship with nato leaders continue to show signs of strain. nic robertson in london with what to expect. good morning. reporter: good morning, dave. one of the things that other nato leaders will be hoping for is that president trump sticks to his script. and any differences and disagreements that he has with nato leaders are all kept indoors. none of this spills out because president putin of russia would love to see division at nato. some of the things up for discussion, china, 5g communications and the difference of opinions within the nato alliance and whether it s okay to buy 5g equipment from chinese manufacturers. that s a key issue for the united states. turkey, on the agenda. they ve been buying missile systems. that s a no-no for nato. there s a win here for president trump. and the language around that coming from the white house, saying this is spectacularly
accumulations. at this point, it looks like a lot of slushy, wet snow, that s the disruptive kind, across new york city. thank you, pedram. meanwhile, the house impeachment inquiry moves from investigation to prosecution. the white house says neither will take part in the first judiciary committee hearing wednesday. white house counsel pat cipollone says, we cannot be expected to participate in a hearing where the witnesses are yet to be named and while it remains unclear if the judiciary committee will afford the president a fair process. he is accusing the democrats to schedule the hearing while the president is at a nato meeting in london. the white house faces a friday deadline to decide whether to participate in future hearings. one republican on the judiciary panel thinks the white house should be there. i think it would be to the president s advantage to have his attorneys there.
stopped by bystanders and killed by police. he was convicted in 2012 from plotting to blow up the london stock exchange. he was released from prison last year. that s sparking controversy in the u.k. about how to deal with violent criminals, a debate that comes one week before a critical election. nina dos santos is where a vigil will be held this morning for the victims. reporter: good morning, dave. that s right. we expect the prime minister, boris johnson, the leader of the opposition party, jeremy corbin, as well as the mayor of london, to be here to remember the two victims who tragically lost their lives. 24-year-old jack merritt and 23-year-old saskia jones. they are both graduates of cambridge. and both were passionate about giving people that were less fortunate in life or that had
the house impeachment inquiry moves this week from investigation to prosecution. but president trump and his lawyers will not be a part of it, at least for now. the white house says neither will take part in the first judiciary committee hearing meeting wednesday. the white house counsel writing, we cannot fairly be expected to participate in a hearing while the witnesses are yet to be named and while it remains unclear if the judiciary committee will afford the president a fair process. cipollone accusing democrats of deliberately scheduling while the president will in london. the white house has to decide whether to participate in future hearings. but one republican on the panel believes the white house should be there. i believe it would be to the president s advantage to have his attorneys there. that s his right. it would be to the president s advantage to have him testify now. he has to weigh that against the enormous, catastrophic damage that would do to the doctrine of
that s his right. it would be to the president s advantage to have him testify now. he has to weigh that against the enormous, catastrophic damage that would do to the doctrine of executive privilege. the house intelligence committee is expected to let members review its impeachment report today. the vote on whether to approve the report is set for tomorrow. president trump is accused of abusing his power by attempting to coerce ukraine into investigating his political rivals. later this morning, the president will distance himself from the impeachment drama swirling in washington as he and first lady melania head to london to attend the 70-year anniversary with nato. trump s trip happening as his relationship with nato leaders show continued strain. nic robertson is live in london. good morning. reporter: good morning, dave. the tensions between trump and nato lead to tensions between the other nato allies themselves. and the real concern is that any differences that get express