A cease fire agreement. Well everyone the u. S. House of representatives has delivered the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the senate it now makes him the 3rd leader to face such proceedings in u. S. History there was a vote in the democrat controlled house which confirmed it and also 7 members were assigned as managers of the trial this report from castro on capitol hill. Inside the locus are the articles of impeachment documents accusing President Donald Trump of abusing his power and obstructing congress the 7 newly ordained impeachment prosecutors follow democratic members of the house who will argue that trump should be removed from office as president is not above the law he will be held accountable he has been held accountable he has been a huge the senates reception of the articles marks the beginning of the trial phase of crumbs impeachment the 100. 00 u. S. Senators will soon be sworn in as jurors with arguments to Begin Next Week republicans hold th
Republicans, 2027488001. Independents, 2027488002. Us your firstext name, city, and state at 2027488003 or join the conversation on twitter cspanwj and facebook. Com cspan. We will get to your comments right after we hear a little bit more from Mitch Mcconnell on the floor yesterday outlining what we will see today in the senate. [video clip] a few minutes ago the senate was notified the house of a senates is finally ready to proceed with articles of impeachment. By unanimous consent, we have laid some of the groundwork that will structure the next several days. We have invited the house managers to come to the senate tomorrow at noon to exhibit their articles of impeachment and later tomorrow afternoon at 2 00 p. M. , the chief justice of the United States will arrive in the senate. He will be sworn in by the tem, chiefro grassley. We will pledge to rise above petty factionalism and do justice for our states and the nation and we will formally notify the president and some in the pres
Rainfall for parts of the state and what else to expect this weekend still to come rob. Checking in on 80 the traffic into San Francisco. I have yet to see it backed up like all the way through the maze so far its holding right at the bottom about 80 west connector that brings you into San Francisco and thats really good. We havent had too many problems one accident much earlier this morning. Thats long gone, but its still crowded here so 13 minutes thats a decent commute into San Francisco for now so get out there now before it gets heavier 6. 80 foot shakil to danville clocking in at 22 minutes, one oh one from brisbane to San Francisco trouble free so far we just have the usual crowd like and stretches heading north from brisbane up to 80 but the skyway in the lower deck heading east. Both are wide open james darya. Thank you very much robinson breaking news in San Francisco, 3 drivers were targeted in attempted carjackings the first one happened on 9th street and harrison shortly a
Democrat cory booker, plus our round table. Well break down the politics, smoke out the spin. The facts that matter this week. Good morning, and welcome to this week. The impeachment trial of President Trump started this week with a striking portrait of solidarity in the senate. Do you solemnly swear that in all things appertaining to the trial of the impeachment of donald john trump, president of the United States, now pending, you will do impartial justice according to the constitution and laws so help you god . All i do. It is almost certainly the last moment in this trial where republicans and democrats will speak as one, and in the first briefs filed overnight, the battle lines are stark. President trumps lawyers calling the impeachment a, quote, brazen and unlawful attempt to overturn the 2016 election adding several times, the president did nothing wrong. The house brief concludes, President Trumps conduct is the framers worst nightmare. All ahead of the first full trial day on
Join me ahead to look ahead on sunday morning futures. Maria so the week has arrived the senate trial will begin this tuesday. How long will this impeachment trial last . Here is Senate Judiciary chairman Lindsey Graham on this program two weeks ago. Well i hope to have the trial over by the end of january. We used the clinton model, where you take the record established in the house, let the house managers appointed by pelosi make the argument. Let the president make his arguments why the two articles are flawed. Then well decide whether or not we want witnesses but this should be done in a couple weeks. Maria joining me right now in exclusive interview senator ted cruz of texas, member of the Senate Judiciary committee. Chairman of the judiciary subcommittee on the constitution. Senator, always a pleasure to see you. Thanks so much for being here. Thank you, maria, good morn. Maria this is the first time we hear from the president. The president and white house coming out with a Stat