two-party system. this is what they are telling me. that message is not voting for reelection of president biden is and to suffer through four years of donald trump. yasmin vossoughian, thank you so much. that s going to do it for me. deadline: white house starts right now. hi, everyone. it s 4:00 here in new york. a ambassador who lived his life out of the public eye with no photos, is at the center of a political fire storm as the justice department and attorneys for former fbi informant alexander smirnov spar over keeping him in custody. calling him a serious flight risk. top republicans are facing questions today about just how the claims of someone with ties to russian intelligence became the basis for an impeachment inquiry into the president. the new york times says, for more than a decade, he played a double game, giving the fbi tantalizing visibility into a cast of oligarchs and public officials while offering himself as a consultant with a skill set. some of