Im annemarie green. We begin with a new day of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Today a top diplomat central to the democrats investigation will testify. In just a few hours, lawmakers will hear from u. S. Ambassador to the eu gordon sondland. He will likely face questions about a phone call with President Trump a day after mr. Trumps july 25th call with ukraines president. Later in the day, laura cooper and david hale will testify. All three witnesses were recently questioned behind closed doors. Meanwhile, key testimony involving the republicans star witnesses went into the night. Yesterday lawmakers questioned former envoy to ukraine kurt volleyer volker and National City council chairman. This was critical for house republicans. How did it go . Reporter yeah. Good morning. It seemed like a marathon, didnt it, because of how long everything went. Both witnesses who testified said that they had concerns about the white houses ukrainian policy. Kurt vol
Florida crossed 500,000 cases. And were learning more about the negotiations on the next virus relief package and where talks now stand on things like extending unemployment insurance. The latest on those negotiations in a moment. Also in beirut, officials now say the explosion was fueled by more than 2,700 tons of ammonian nitrate that was being improperly stored at the port. Port officials are now being held on home arrest. Thousands are injured, and at least 100 people are dead. But let us begin at the white house. It has been more than six months since the first confirmed case of covid19 here in the United States. Nearly 160,000 americans have died. The virus is extraordinarily widespread, according to his own administration. And yet, the president is still telling National News audiences that it is going to magically disappear. My view is the schools should open. This thing is going away. It will go away like things go away. And my view is that schools should be open. If you look
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