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we will hopefully have updates on that soon. appreciate it. thank you. thanks for joining us. i m erica hill in for poppy on this friday. at this hour with kate bolduan starts now. hello, everyone. i m kate bolduan. try this on for size. this whole thing is a hoax but we re going to make it a top priority to make sure that hoax never happens again. that seems to be what the president is confusing? it s the show of force versus, well, simply the show. first, the show of force. not the space force, the force, the i national security communi. all at the white house speaking publically and taking questions about election security. the real threats from abroad. no waffling, no sugarcoating Kate Bolduan gives a fresh take on today s top stories. Kate Bolduan gives a fresh take on today s top stories. that s right. i think the question is, who does vladimir putin believe. it s vladimir putin who is coordinating these attacks on our democracy. he believes the preside ....
it s call ed sister hood. it s how you see it. it s to encourage women to speak up about what they believe in. please watch this. it is extraordinary. you can look it up online. it is amazinamazing, and if you looking for something to inspire you, turn to the girls who code. that wraps up this hour. i m stephanie ruhle. you can find me all day on twitter. coming up more news with hallie jackson. thank you so much. i m hallie jackson. the court is in session with a new face on the bench. with election day now exactly four weeks away, the president clearly hoping for a brett bounce as he hits the campaign trail today with the republicans repeating one phrase, mob tactics to fire up their base against democrats, but that party is already fired up. plus, polling just out shows more female voters not so hot on the gop. and our lester holt in the lone star state with the two stars in a key race there. this star, ted cruz, and the congressman trying to unseat him, beta o ro ....
somalia. as if this is another step by the president to intimidate witnesses. he did not intimidate to you. you are here. you have endured. there are other people out there that can expect this before treatment if they come forward. that is a question for us. you also indicated that the president has a prerogative to appoint a noncareer person, and to be candid, republican presidents and democratic presidents have done that. mr. sondland s transcript is out, and he was someone who indicated that everything hinged, the white house meeting and the release of the vital defensive aid, everything hinged on the president president zelensky being able to do that election that would benefit the trump campaign. you are aware of that? yes. and you have indicated that would be something that you would not agree to do? yes. and sondland was quite willing to do? apparently so. i think you for your professional service and a yield back. ambassador yovanovitch, thank you for ....
discussing today which involved an irregular channel which is her request that went against u.s. policy that would undermine the rule of law and our long-standing policy goals in ukraine as in other countries in the post-soviet space. policies that were indeed championed by ambassador yovanovitch. you also testified in the deposition about fundamental reforms necessary for ukraine to fight corruption and to transform the country and you cited the importance of reforming certain institutions, notably security service. was investigating president trump s political opponents a part of those necessary reforms? was it on that list of yours and was it on any list? no, they weren t. in fact, historically is it not true than a major problem in the ukraine is bennett s misuse of prosecutors, precisely to conduct an investigation of political opponents. that s a legacy i dare suggest from the soviet era which as you said in your testimony prosecutors like the kgb were and i quote ....