To declare recess at any time perce went to the Committee Rule number two the chair will respond to the proceeding on the question of approving any measure or matter and adopting an amendment for which the recorded vote. Today we need to begin consideration of articles of impeachment the statement to the chair and Ranking Member of the committee and i believe for such an important and solemn occasion as this it would be appropriate to have an opportunity to make Opening Statements. Before we begin, i want to note theop absence i understand they will join me in wishing him a speedy recovery and i now recognize myself for an Opening Statement. Today we begin the consideration against donald trump. The first article charges the president used the powers of the Public Office to demand a Foreign Government attacked his political rivals and the second charges that the president obstructed the congressional investigations into misconduct and others have resisted congressional oversight on the
To have very different worlds. We certainly will. This is a moment that a lot of people have been waiting for. Well see what happens. We will have special live coverage throughout the night, of course. Thanks very much for watching. Im wolf blitzer in the situation room. Our special impeachment coverage continues right now with erin burnett out front. This is cnn breaking news. Good evening. Im erin burnett. Out front tonight, the breaking news, just moments from now, you see the room. The House Judiciary Committee will begin debate on two articles of impeachment against donald j. Trump. This is only the fourth time in American History that a president has faced articles of impeachment and this is live what is happening in that room. Members are getting seated. This is prime time, the first time that any of these hearings have happened during this time. This is the debate and this is how they are choosing to start it. The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee jerry nadler is about
Truth now police are investigating the unexplained death of yet another rush. Its good to have you with us even in the chaos of the Trump Administrations adays exit has shocked and stunned much of the world u. S. President fired his secretary of state Rex Tillerson the president broke the surprise news on twitter announcing cia director peo as his new choice to be americas top diplomat well a short while ago tillerson made a statement in which he warned of the challenges that his successor will face around the world specifically from russia and much work remains to respond to the troubling behavior and actions on the part of the russian government. Russia must assess carefully as to how its actions are in the best interest of the russian people and of the world more broadly continuing on their current trajectory is likely to lead to greater oscillation on their part the situation which is not it in ones interest. Or healers is mourning again following a tour of africa during which he f
A new German Government finally takes Office Nearly six months after the election. Is sworn in for a fourth term. Its good to have you with us tonight the United Nations Security Council is holding an emergency meeting on britains fresh sanctions against russia in the poison just spying affair the United States Ambassador Nikki Haley says that russias crime and she is calling it is worthy of the Security Council action britain has acted after russia failed to meet a deadline to explain the poisoning of the former spy and his daughter in the u. K. Last week now among the saying twenty three diplomats will be expelled. Moscow has reacted angrily it has vowed to retaliate calling Prime Minister to resign mays move unprecedented and a crude provocation. May announce the measures after russia nor the deadline to provide an explanation for the attack she said moscows failure to cooperate showed what she called a disdain for the gravity of the events her conclusion when it came was unambiguou
Single biggest expulsion of over thirty years it is essential that we now come together with our allies and to send a clear message to those who would seek to undermine them. Also coming up a fourth term as german chancellor Angela Merkel the worlds most powerful woman made a promise today that she will probably never make again ishmael i swear that i will tell you kate my efforts to the well being of the german people have a full my duty as conscientiously and to justice tool. Yvonne help me count ah. We begin the day with the First Response to the first ever chemical weapons attack inside a member of nato the country attacked britain the country behind the attack russia now that is the conclusion of British Intelligence following last weeks poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter more than one hundred people are still feared to be in danger due to exposure from the nerve agent that was used yet Prime Minister to resign may she has yet to describe the incident in such stark