Witnesses up are 2 veteran diplomats acting u. S. Ambassador to ukraine William Taylor and Deputy Assistant secretary of state george cant a tailor has said in closed door testimony he had what he calls a clear understanding the trump wanted to pressure ukraine into investigating his political rival joe biden in exchange for continuing military aid to ukraine cant testify the trumps lawyer Rudy Giuliani pushed for the removal of the former u. S. Ambassador to ukraine marie avantage who will testify on friday the president denies any wrongdoing and says the inquiry is in his words the greatest witch hunt in american history. Kimberly how kate is at the white house and castro is on capitol hill for us where that hearing is of course taking place well be talking to both of them in just a few minutes but 1st patty cohan begins our coverage. From a most the 1st day of his presidency there have been calls for Donald Trumps impeachment. But for the 1st 2 years with his party in control of con
Catherine mcmanus who is with rollcall and covers capitol hill. Lets start with the rate over the weekend. The comments we heard from callers of questioning about whether president prshould have informed democratic leadership aheadof time. Currently in his comments he mentioned he didnt. Did we know what the president supposed to do or torby tradition has done in these situations . The president wouldnt form what is called a gang of eight. It is leadership of the house and senate , republicans and democrats as well as a Certain Community chairman including the Intelligence Committee chairs and one of the reasons that i imagine trump will continue to hit on his adam schiff is one of the traditional people that he would have told ahead of this rate and that did not happen and he specifically said leaks were part of his rationale for that. A Foreign Policy success for sure for the administration, for the nation and a political success. It gives him a boostjust when he needed it. He caught
Joining us out swaying, white house editor for Bloomberg News and Catherine Mcmanus who is with rollcall who decovers capitol hill. Lets start with the rate over the weekend, that baghdadi raid. The comments we heard from followers questioning about whether the president should have informed democratic leader schiff ahead of time. He mentioned he didnt in his comments. Do we know what the president is supposed to do or by tradition has done in these situations . Typically the president would inform what is called a gang of eight. It is leadership of the house and senate, republicans and democrats as well as a Certain Committee chairman including the Intelligence Committee chairs. And one of the reasons that i imagine trump will continue to hit on is that adam schiff is one of the traditional people that you would have told ahead of this raid. And that did not happen area he specifically said leaks were part of his rationale. I Foreign Policy success for sure for the administration and
See the beginning of the sun coming up. 52 San Francisco, 44 in not as cool as yesterday with the mid 40s in santa rosa. Still looking like a chilly start. Through the afternoon well see the hazy sun and in the south bay look at the particulate matter up to 105 parts. Hazy but throughout the day mainly 70s to upper 70s inland, cool 60s at the shoreline. Liz . Thanks. A body has been found at a San Francisco golf course right in the middle of the plenty of golfers were on the green. Police say the investigation is still very preliminary at this point but golfers and residents nearby are shaken up. The body was found at the Lincoln Park Golf Course near the richmond neighborhood. Police say the medical examiner will take over the remains and will notify police on the able and gender of the body. Abc 7 News Reporter Lauren Martinez has more. No one wants to play after seeing something horrific like this. Reporter a day of golfing at Lincoln Park Golf Course took a dark turn after authorit
Wrong. Reporter today the president of the Milpitas Unified School District Board issued this statement saying the actions were inappropriate, unprofessional, and insensitive. District administration has placed a staff member on administrative leave and i have asked the superintendent to ensure an immediate investigation is conducted. The naacp is also calling for an investigation and swift action. Political figures have lost their jobs and have been scrutinized for wearing blackface in college. For him to come to it today is unacceptable. Reporter not only is the naacp asking for an investigation into this blackface incident, but they also want the district to go lack and look at the records of this teacher to see whether he may have discriminated against black students in grading or in class. Happening this week, the Orinda City Council will talk about possible changes to the citys shortterm rental rules. This comes after a deadly shooting at a house party on halloween night. The hou