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jon. jon: trÈs thank you. meantime, senior trump administration official tell fox news the key national security officials are at mare along a meeting with president trump to determine this airstrikes against iranian backed militia forces. rich is edson a west palm beach florida near maryland aware president trump is spring the holiday weekend. rich. >> good evening jon, and the president is hosting his national security team here in florida today to discuss that. this is according to a senior administration official, the official tells us that secretary of state pompeo, secretary of state aspirin and the national security adviser o'brien are arriving here to meet with the president discusses attacks on targets in iraq and syria. the kremlin also says, and more of an international flair going on today that president trump and russian president pip bowden spoke is unclear about what. the white house has not responded to requests for comment about that. the present is also spent most of his week here in florida

jon: dueling issues tomorrow. it will be electrifying on capitol hill when these things come out. >> if the democrats impeach which i believe they will. you will have an issue with the senate republicans. some senate republicans want to stretch it out as long as possible and bring in hunter bind and joe biden. others air keep it -- others say keep it clean and get it done quick. jon: the senate wants to get this over with before the moved election. >> before the november election. but we are far away away from that. it would be fascinating to see every democratic candidate having to be in washington, d.c. leading up to the iowa caucuses and the new hampshire primary. jon: house democrats would like to see impeachment damage the president politically to improve the prospects of the democratic candidate in november 2020. sure. but again if house democrats think this entire impeachment saga turns into an advertisement for the democratic party. you have a lot of democrats running for president. as well as the former v

jon. jon: all right lauren thank you. while new york city is getting ready to ring in a new year in time square. at least a million people are . . . . it's an enormous undertaking to both plan and protect. but you areevents better than t. our men and women in blue will be out in full force protecting the ball drop in times square and the numerous other celebrations throughout the city. jon: meanwhile those eager to put 2019 behind them came out to times square to take part in the blake: i'm lisa. . . and the outrage that fueled the media machine. jonathan morrison is moving to give you the best of shift with tom schlup. plus our favorite fashion tips it's the best show on tv. all newly discovered fault line in california nea it's called the garlock fault and it runs from the san andreas fault into death valley. scientists warned that garlock could be capable of producing an eight-point oh earthquake. which would be big enough to impact los angeles, san francisco, and destabilize the san andreas fault. claudia cowan has th

jon? jon: let's hope they work the bugs out. christina coleman, thank you. >>> new trillion dollars spending bill signed by president trump friday includes funding for the u.s. space force, which will now be the first new branch of the military in more than 70 years. mark meredith is live in washington with more. mark? >> good evening, jon. president trump calls the creation of space force historic. he says its mission is not only inspiring, but vital to national security. >> it was nearly half a century from kittyhawk to the creation of the air force and now it's 50 years after apollo 11, that we create the space force. the space force will help us deter aggression and control, the ultimate high ground. >> the space force is expected to start off small with roughly 200 people in its service, but it's expected to grow significantly over the next few years, but since officials say space force will be seen as essential for combatting threats from china and russia. >> today outer space has ev

jon: you mentioned iran. the saudis are a counterbalance to iran and its influence in the middle east. and the united states sees the benefit in cultivating that. >> absolutely. you could expect this situation in florida, the tragedy that it is, is not going to shake the relationship the united states has with saudi arabia. if anyone is expecting the report or the trump administration to unilaterally cut off the relationship with saudi arabia, that's not going to happen. will there be changes around the margins? perhaps. there will be a review of who's coming over to the use the to train with the military perhaps. but it won't be an underlying shaking of the foundation that has been built up over many decades between the united states and saudi arabia. jon: president trump arriving in florida to headline two events in one night. first the statement dinner with governor defend and is, then in a couple hours he gives the keynote address at the israeli council's international summit. reporter: president trump is

good morning, jon. >> jon: good morning to you as well. i'm jon scott in for bill hemmer. the two most powerful figures in the u.s. capitol digging in for a fight. there was a sixth presidential primary debate. >> sandra: each trying to grab the spotlight. >> a president who is a pathological liar and a president who is a fraud. >> we need a candidate for president who can draw the sharpest distinction between the corruption of the trump administration and a democrat who is willing to get out and fight. >> we need to restore the integrity of the office of the presidency and it's about time we get that underway. >> the more we act like donald trump is the cause of all of our problems the more americans lose trust. >> we have to stop being obsessed over impeachment. >> i know we have to deal with this crisis. i know we have to deal with it from the standpoint of environmental justice. i believe i'm the only person here who will say this is my number one priority. >> the way i look at it, if you want to cross a river over some troubled waters, you build a bridge, you don't bl

jon: let's get to the rapidfire around. digit returns in investment grade credit in the united states through 2019 -- here either flat to negative, mid-single digit returns, or double digit returns in 2020? what are you looking for, priya? priya: negative. krishna: low single digits. gershon: low single digits. roundabout 140. do we test the highs of this year next year or do we test of the lows of this year next year? gershon: both. krishna: highs. priya: lows. jon: trade questions to wrap things up. 15, does the round of tariffs go into place or is it delayed or extended -- suspended? priya: delayed. gershon: delayed. krishna: delayed and suspended. jon: good to catch up with you all. guy's, that doesn't trust. we will see a next friday at 1:00 p.m. new york time. tv. is bloomberg ♪ everyone uses their phone differently. that's why xfinity mobile lets you design your own data. you can share 1, 3, or 10 gigs of data between lines, mix in lines of unlimited, and switch it up at any time. all with millions of secure wifi h

jon. jon: all right lauren thank you. while new york city is getting ready to ring in a new year in time square. at least a million people are expected to be on hand for the ceremonial ball drop. police say they are not any specific threats to the event but they will be prepared to keep everyone safe. >> it's an enormous undertaking to both plan and protect. but you are rest assured that no one secures large-scale events better than the nypd. our men and women in blue will be out in full force protecting the ball drop in times square and the numerous other celebrations throughout the city. jon: meanwhile those eager to put 2019 behind them came out to times square to take part in the annual good riddance day. instead of writing down a resolution, people can write down what they'd rather see go away and the new year end then have it sent through a shredder. it's the 13th year of the square alliance has hosted this event. a touching moment for an nba rookie plus a new discovery on the pacific rim leaves seismologists shakin

jon: ski season has arrived. in the netherlands police say there is no evidence terrorism was the mode tough in friday's stabbing attack. a 35-year-old man allegedly stabbed three teenagers at a popular shopping district in the hague. the three victims were treated at the hospital answer released late friday. new information about the suspect in friday's terror attack in london. ' the second victim is a former came bridge university student. >> both victims of friday's terror attack have been identified by british law enforcement. jones is just 234 years old and jack merit 25 both killed by a terrorist with you a kitchen knife. one of the people injured in the attack has returned home. a few others remain in stable condition at a london hospital. labor leader jeremy corbyn is making the case that government cutbacks play a role in the rise of terrorism in the u.k. >> you can't keep people safe on the cheap. reporter: british counter-terrorism officials confirm the suspect served 6 years on terrorism charges. but

jon: thank you. the judge in wisconsin ordering to earn 34000 voters to be taken off of that stage registered voter list. in center of goleta that the state elections commissions sets enough voters in october asking them to respond if they were still at that address or to update their registrations if they have moved. in the decision stay on and could have an impact on the 2020 presidential election and 2016 president trump one was caused by fewer than 23000 votes. new england patriots find themselves in the middle of yet another spot a scandal and plus, the basement heading to a full houseboat, conservative groups are targeting democrats and trump districts. lawmakers ponder the growing likelihood of a senate trial. she went and angers it general desire for a lot of senators do not turn this think into circus. i understand presents frustration by being shot of the house but i need to do what i think is best for the country. jon: that's judiciary graham, he wants to make it die quickly in the senate.

jon: and then the counter blast from the republicans. >>a it iam impeachment carried out at the expense of hard-working americans who just want us to move forward. >> there is no proof, none, that the president h committed an impeachable offense. jon: and from the democratic speaker, a tone of sorrow rather than anger. speaker pelosi: i solemnly and sadly open the debate on the impeachment of the president of the united states. if we do not act now, we would be generally no duty. it is tragic that the president reckless actions make impeachment necessary. he gave us no choice. jo the last president to be impeached was bill clinton in 1998 overlying about his relationship with white house intern monica lewinsky. beforee that, you h go back another 130 years to president andrew johnson. by the end of today, donald trump will in all likelihoo have joined theon club that n wants to be a member of. the president has spent the moing in the residence, where his twitter sums have been busy. "can you believe that i will be impeached today by the

jon: judy thanks. impeachment inquiry proceedings scheduled to pick up again when congress returns from its thanksgiving break. as the saga plays out there is still no way to determine at this point who stands to win and who stands to lose but as the fallout continues throughout washington some say there is already a winner president vladimir putin. >> thank god no one's accusing us of interviewing in the u.s. elections anymore. now they are accusing ukraine prefer almost three years russia was the talk of this town. if the president wanted russian salad dressing on a salad site somehow it's a russian connection. >> if there's evidence of collusion. now the mueller report seems like years ago and an impeachment inquiry to the presence dealings with ukraine is front and center. while the focus has moved to ukraine lawmakers are warned don't forget about russia. >> i'm nation is being -- chaos in ukraine is one first. report issues with the center washington d.c.. she said the winner between united state

david: jon: jon: that was the highest point in our system. yet you went to the places where the decisions made in those rooms had real-life implications. david: that's right. john and i worked together in newsweek and this was my first cover which really killed my relationship with bob dole. as you remember well. when i first met john, i was meeting with the editor of newsweek who was in 1995 wanting me to work for the magazine and cover the campaign. jon meacham walks and and maynard parker said i would like you to meet jon meacham our nation editor. i thought he was an intern taking coffee orders. he was 25 or 26 years old. you have probably been carded most of your life. jon: i have a bit of hair dye now. i tried to use that. david: at least people have not referred to you as this photo is one of the first we ended up with a fantastic relationship. he is the guy relationship. he is the guy who was picking the pictures that i was taking. jon: with the bob dole picture and the bill clinton picture, when you're the guy receiving these images

jon sopel, bbc news, washington. laura katty:em ader that the president does not have those votes because it is the democrats who control the house of representatives, and the situation changes when this moves from the house of representatives to the senate, which is controlled by republicans, and they can control the process and ably the outcome as well for the latest on capitol hill we can go to gary o'donoghue, who is standing by. you have been watching these hearings all day. the tone has been pretty tense from the members on both sides. gary: yeah, it has, to be honest. there has been little empathy or little softness in the nature of the language. i think that is because positions have hardened so much, haven't they, not just in thi process, but over years and years that you have watched american politics and you have seen these positions harden into a place where there is litt if y cost over.-- crossover. and there is extraordinary language beingsed. one republican congressman said he thought jes got better tr

jon: i'm jon erlichman in toronto. time for the bloomberg business flash, a look at some of the biggest business stories in the news right now. tesla secured more than $1.4 billion in financing local banks for it shanghai factory. sources tell bloomberg an announcement will probably be made as soon as this week. tesla looking to build on its recent momentum as it prepares to begin domestic deliveries of model three sedans. the latest installment of the star wars movie franchise brought in more than $175 million in north american box office receipts in the opening weekend. but it is being called a disappointment. the rise of skywalker have been forecast to make $50 million more. it is still expected to be one of the top releases this year and sales could exceed $1 billion globally. that is your business flash update. shery: draft kings is going public as part of a three-way deal with gaming technology provider sb tech. the two agreed to be sold to diamond equal acquisitions. draft kings ceo jason robbins achieve their g

his district by 31 points. >> jon: is a what are the next steps? >> never before have we seen a situation, and they walked them right through here, and oak boxes over to the senate and that has not happened. house speaker nancy pelosi was rather defensive about this issue, and that was the center of her press conference today. >> i never said i didn't come up this is it. any other questions? anyone that wants to talk about the mexico freed great free-trade agreement? anyone care about that? >> one thing that's clear the senate cannot start and impeachment trial without the articles. what you could see happen is the senate may move an unrelated resolution basically saying they are exonerating the president of the united states but that does not effectively end of the process. the process remains alive. >> the president just picked up a new republican ally in jeff van drew in new jersey. but one of the longtime public ohmic republicans in the house says he's not. >> he has been the leader and as the trump whisper, he speaks of the president often. on

jon. not every day can we say that we as a people have witnessed history. but today is truly an historic day in washington, because the nationals won the world series! ( cheers and applause ) that's right. despite the game being on the road, national fans gathered in their home ballpark to celebrate, including this guy-- >> i think this is huge for d.c. d.c. needed this. we got some ( bleep ) in the ( bleep ) white house right now. >> oh, oh, ohhh, no, no, no. >> stephen: (as reporter) "oh, oh, ohhh, no, no, no." ( cheers and applause ) good for you! yeah! >> jon: oh, my goodness! >> stephen: what did this reporter think was going to happen? she's interviewing drunk fans. did she expect a cogent response? (as drunk guy) "while i'm happy, this victory is somewhat tarnished by theouog over this great nation. if we accept the lowering of constitutional standards, america will cease to be a shining beacon of liberty. now, if you'll excuse me, i have to go puke in a storm drain! go nats! go--"

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jon, you know, there's no doubt we've got the best guests on late night tv. >> jon: oh, yeah! >> stephen: i am grateful to everybody who comes on the show. we always have a good time. >> jon: yeah. >> stephen: two of my favorite guests are on tonight. the lovely talented saoirse ronan is here tonight with "little women." i saw last night, i had to hydrate halfway through, so beautiful. >> jon: wow. >> stephen: and our old friend tom brokaw is here tonight. ( cheers and applause ) a mandarin of journalism. >> jon: mandarin of excellence. >> stephen: absolutely. he has a new book about the fall of richard nixon. i can't wait to find out what happened to nixon. >> jon: yeah. >> stephen: don't tell me how watergate ends. ( laughter ) >> stephen: folks, on friday, trump hosted a small business roundtable, and went on a rant about deregulation, focusing on issues impacting his favorite room in the house. >> we have a situation where we are looking very strongly at sinks and showers and other elements of bathrooms. ( laughter ) >> stephen: (as trump) "i look very strongly at all the

here we go ready jon? >> yes >> jimmy: jon, you first the sound a bird makes [ screaming [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh, my god >> right >> thanks for that >> jimmy: now how you write that in the cue card yes. >> we'll figure it out >> jimmy: keri keri, a number >> 8,072 >> jimmy: 8,072. all right, 8,072 >> don't judge me. don't judge me >> jimmy: jon, fictional place >> fictional place >> jimmy: yes. >> narnia. >> jimmy: yeah [ cheers ] >> jimmy: silly word >> googly. [ light laughter ] >> googly? >> googly. >> jimmy: combination of syllables you think no one has ever said before >> "ffff" with a "p. [ laughter ] [ grinding noises >> with a "zh. >> jimmy: all right. [ grinding noises okay >> and a "k" at the end. >> jimmy: and a "k" at the end all right. [ light laughter ] keri, first and last name of your weirdest teacher. >> weirdest teacher. >> calling them out. >> i know. i'm just gonna say a teacher >> jimmy: okay, good >> call them out >> chuck yerger. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: no, like not chuck yeag

jon, matt, thanks. the house of representatives set for a historic vote next week on whether to approve two article of impeachment against president trump. democrats almost certainly have the votes to move it out of the house we'll fake a look at how the subsequent trial in the senate might unfold. rve the ful. t. rowe price invest with confidence. thenot actors, people, who've got their eczema under control. with less eczema, you can show more skin. so roll up those sleeves. and help heal your skin from within with dupixent. dupixent is the first treatment of its kind that continuously treats moderate-to-severe eczema, or atopic dermatitis, even between flare ups. dupixent is a biologic, and not a cream or steroid. many people taking dupixent saw clear or almost clear skin. and, had significantly less itch. that's a difference you can feel. don't use if you're allergic to dupixent. serious allergic reactions can occur, including anaphylaxis, which is severe. tell your doctor about new or worsening eye

he's got us there, jon! >> jon: come on. >> stephen: he's right. he's right. the full house is expected to vote on impeachment on wednesday, then it's on to the senate where it lands on the desk of senate majority leader and pelican who just swallowed another pelican, mitch mcconnell. ( booing ) in an impeachment trial, the senate is the jury, so it's their constitutional duty to be impartial. mcconnell sees it slightly differently: >> everything i do during this, i'm coordinating with the white house counsel. i'm going to coordinate with the president's lawyers, so there won't be any difference between us on how to do this. i'm going to take my cues from the president's lawyers. >> stephen: how is that okay ( laughter ) that's like one of the jurors standing up at the beginning of a trial and saying, "your honor, we think the defendant is a real good guy. and we're going to be coordinating with him throughout the trial. we'd also like to give him his knife back." there you go, jack. keep on rippin', brother." ( laughter ) ( piano riff ) then mcconnell made th

his name is-- jon batiste will be performing on tonight's show. >> jon: i know that guy. that's a good cat. >> stephen: in support-- in support of his new album, "chronology of a dream." >> jon: that's right. >> stephen: have you heard that album? >> jon: oh, yeah, i heard it gli heard it, too. >> jon: it's fine. >> stephen: stick around for that. folks, you know, i spend a lot of time over there standing on stage, away from my chair turning the news into a great christmas feast full of who pudding, and rare "who" roastbeast where we exchange presents and light the yule log for the great whoville christmas that is my monologue. but sometimes, i pull a great grinchy trick and dress up in red to look like saint nick. i take my dog benny, and then some black thread and tie a big horn to the top of his head. and i pilfer each present for many a mile to steal the christmas of news that is my segment... >> "meanwhile." ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: it's a christmas miracle. it rhymed. it's a christmas miracle, meanwhile-- meanwhile, there's nothing we can't do with "meanw

jon sopel, b news, michigan. laura: if the house toes indeed voorrow to impeach the y esident, the senate will hold what is essentiaial. at least one republican senator, lindsey graham of south carolina, says he will sign with the president. supreme cour justice ruth bader ginsburg has been weighing in. inamed exclusive interview with bbc, she was critical of those taking a position for the trial bens. -- before the trial begins. justice ginsburg: the house indicts and the senate tries. should it be impartial? of aourse, that is the job o judge, to beal impar as my -- >> but you will be very aware already saying before the impeachment gets to the senate or the trial in the senate, they have made their minds up. that is problematic. e ginsburg: well, if a judge said tt, a judge would be disqualified from sitting on the case. [applause] >> but it is about the level of accountability, so if a senator 'ays i've made my mind up and the trial do't exist at the moment, there is no accountability, is there? justice ginsb

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jon sopel, bbc news, michigan. laura: if the house does indeed vote tomorrow to impeach the president, the senate will hold what is essentially a trial. at least one republican senator, lindsey graham of south carolina, says he will side with the president. suereme court justice ruth b ginsburg has been weigng in. in an exclusive interviewith bbc, she was critical of those taking the position before t trial begins. justice ginsburg: the day a judge stops being impartial and starts to do things to please the home crowd, whatever your home crowd is, that is the day that judge should step down from . laura: ruth bader ginsburg there. this afternoon the president wrote that furious six-page pelosi, calling it is strongest and most powerful protestth againspeachment process, saying "this is nothing more than an illegal, partisan attempted coup that will, based on recent sentiment, badly fail at the voting booth." for more on this and the resof the proceedings, i spoke earlier with the bbc's anthony zurcher. the presiden

featuring jon batiste and stay human. and now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: come on! hi, there! welcome back! >> stephen: beautiful, beautiful. simple, the people like it. >> audience: stephen! stephen! stephen! stephen! >> stephen: welcome! hello, everybody! thanks so much! ( cheers and applause ) thanks! have a seat. it thank you very much lovely crowd. lovely group of people. please have a seat, everybody. thank you so much. so lovely to see you all again. welcome to "the late show." i'm your host, stephen colbert. we're back-- we are back-- we're back and excited. we're back from thanksgiving break. i'm more pie than man at this point. i've had so much to be thankful for this year. but tonight i'm especially grateful for thelatest installment of "don and the giant impeach." >> adam schiff is a deranged human being. >> stephen: yesterday, the house intelligence committee released a 300-page report, and it looks like the impeachment

jon sopel, bbc news, wton. laura: for more on what happens xt with impeachment, i was joined by kim wehle, a former assistant u.s. attorney and author of "how to read the constitution and why." what do you make of the fact that democrats aren't sending articles of impeachment to the senate until they know the shape the trial? kim: it could be for pragmatic reasons, because under senate rules that have been largely in place since andrew johnson, the 19th-centu president that was impeached, once she hands those articles to the senate and the senate aepts them, the sergeant at arms will announce the articles and the trial has to begin the next day at 1:00 p.m. if she were to do that today, for example, we could be in trial over the holidays. it could be pragmatic.po as f as thtical reasons, i think it sounds like there is a dispute as to whether there should be witnesses or not. we know that democrats want additional witnesses, witnesses like mick mulvaney, who has direct knowledge of the president's state of mind

mr corbyn, can i ask you about jon ashworth's comments? do you agree with jon ashworth's comments that you can't win, mrcorbyn? one of his allies, jon ashworth, the shadow health secretary, was recorded by a tory friend suggesting labour can't win, and that mr corbyn could be a security risk in government. the conversation was leaked to a tory—supporting website. look, i've been going around these national places, it's dire for labour. it's dire. my strategy is to try and help as many of my colleagues back over the line. and i've been banging on about the nhs in their areas for them. but it's awful for them. and it is a combination of corbyn and brexit. i was having a bit of banter... later, he awkwardly tried to laugh it off. you said more than once to him the situation for labour is dire. i know, because he is also saying, "0h, jeremy corbyn‘s going to win," so it's joshing around, and he's leaked it. i can't believe it. did his boss really think it was just a bit of fun? i've had a chat with jon ashworth, he called me straightaway.

yes. >> jon: oh, my! >> stephen: joke is based on true story. ( laughter ) trump is doing whatever he can to not think about impeachment. last night, he threw a white house hanukkah party. oh, he must have been so excited. (as trump) "let me get this straight: every night, you're religiously obligated to eat fried potatoes? and you have to wear tiny hats that cover your bald spots? then smear me with cream cheese. i'm in." ( laughter ) ( applause ) one guest of honor was fox news personality and cat looking you dead in the eyes as it bats that microphone right off the table, mark levin. here's how trump introduced levin. >> we have a man that i have, by the way, great respect: mark levin. where is mark levin? (applause) what a show. where is mark? where is mark? he's over here. lee, send him up here, will you, please? mark, come on up. come on up here. mark, the great mark levin. what a show. come on, mark, wherever you may be. where are you? i saw him. is that mark? come on, mark. get your way up. (appla

our final panelist, jon meacham joins us from nashville, his latest book is the soul of america, the battle for our better angels. it examines national divisions, at critical times in our history. jon, i am going start with you, you wrote recently that this impeachment question tells us something larger, it is not just about a president, it tells us something about the country. so what are the stakes right now? >> moments of enormous existential crisis over the direction of the country. andrew johnson and the verdict of the civil war, where are, were we really going to act on the immr. i indications to victory of the union victory at appomattox. president nixon was coming with vietnam, and the questions about the nathan of the country. in many ways, in fact, i think we can think of the modern founding of the country as 1964, '65 with the civil rights act. we only have governed this particular policy for 60 years or so and vietnam and that era was a period of enormous tension. and the clinton era was in a way a precursor to this one, where we were returning to an 18th and 19th century

and to martha, jon, mary, as well. we'll come back to the impeachment just as soon as we have news on it tonight. >>> in the meantime, we move onto the other news this wednesday evening. the deadly attack outside portland, oregon. the attacker with a knife, killing one person, wounding several others. here's abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas tonight. >> reporter: police in beaverton, oregon, today racing to respond to reports of a robbery in progress. >> armed robbery incident. >> there is possibly hostages. >> reporter: officers swarming a wells fargo bank and a planet fitness gym at this shopping center. and then disturbing word of an attack involving a large knife. >> updated information on the robbery, it looks like a machete was used. >> reporter: authorities say three people were stabbed. one victim later dying from the injuries. >> i walked outside, saw all the police activity and all of a sudden, i see a gurney with a lady on it. >> she had so much bandaging on and it was bloody, so, we're assumin

jon, jon, i gotta say you're looking splendid in velvet tonight. >> jon: yes, indeed, velveteen, gotta get it. >> stephen: that looks very warm. >> jon: yeah, it's cold in here. >> stephen: yeah. even for this place it's cold right now. is everybody-- is everybody warm enough? >> jon: there it is. they said it. there it goes. >> stephen: i shouldn't have asked. okay. jon, mark harmon is here. >> jon: mark harmon. he's been around forever! >> stephen: "ncis," 17 seasons. unbelievablal. >> jon: he's great. >> stephen: unbelievable, can't wait to talk to him. folks, i'm so excited for next week's release of "star wars: the rise of skywalker." finally, finally, we'll get answers to all of our questions: how does the skywaker saga end? who are rey's parents? why does the ice planet hoth have a singing snowman? and did i accidentally buy a ticket for "frozen 2?" clearly, i'm not the only one who has questions. everyone here at "the late show" wishes they could ask the cast of "star wars" just one question. and tonight, we let them do just that. this is "the late show's just one question," "s

>> jon: i remember that! >> stephen: remember that? >> jon: i remember that! come on, come on! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: of course, it wouldn't be a rambling trump phone call without some mention of nancy pelosi. >> i have to deal with crazy nancy. i mean, she's crazy as a-- as a bedbug. >> stephen: okay. ( laughter ) ( piano riff ) >> jon: uh-oh. >> stephen: i'm going to fact- check you there. bed bugs are the opposite of crazy. they are focused on their target, and they work as a team. though, it is a great analogy for nancy pelosi, because when you get bedbugs, you're the one who has to move out of the house. ( cheers and applause ) we've got a great show for you tonight. robert de niro is here. ( cheers and applause ) ( band playing ) for your worst sore throat pain, try vicks vapocool drops. it's not candy, it's powerful relief. ahhh vaporize sore that pain with vicks vapocool drops and try new vapocool spray. do you love reese's pieces? well have we got a deal for you. we're making reese's with pieces. sorta like a buy one get one free inside the thing you just

featuring jon batiste and stay human. and now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: come on! ho, ho, ho! wooo! have a seat. thank you up there, up there, down here. my friends. my friends. my friends. welcome to "the late show," one and all. i'm your host, stephen colbert. well this is-- is this it? this tonight is the last "late show" before the holidays. i hope everybody out there gets the presents they want. i'm looking forward to a great 2020, because next year, we could be getting a new president! ( applause ) oh, father christmas, if you love me at all. and on day one, he or she will have a very important job: getting the old president to leave the oval office peacefully. i suggest "cake on a rope." ( laughter ) come on! let's go! let's go! but in the spirit of the season, w gnamp credit on a rare good decision: signing an executive order giving most federal employees a paid day off on christmas eve. good for him! >> jon: thood guess fo

holidays, jon. >> the round table is up next. we'll be right back. holidays, jon. >> the round table is up next. we'll be right back. >>> do you stand by your earlier statements you wouldn't comply if you were subpoenaed in the impeachment trial? >> correct. the reason i wouldn't is it's all designed to deal with trump doing what he's done his whole life, trying to take the focus off him. first of all, i would obey any subpoena that was sent to me. >> after saying he would refuse to comply if he were subpoenaed to testify in the senate impeachment trial, joe biden has cleaned up those remarks, reversed himself and said he would comply. now the powerhouse round table is here. former new jersey gotc governor chris christie, stephanie brown, james, rick klein and susan davis. thank you all for joining us. governor christie, clearly nancy pelosi has gotten under the president's skin by holding back the articles of impeachment. every single day of this holiday break he's attacked her over this on twitter. why is he so eager to have a

jon. we get along great. after all this, labour seems right now only likely to square the circle if they had the snp's support to put together a government. in exchange, she'd say, for another vote on scottish independence. and they share a target. if scotland votes snp we can make sure we lock boris johnson out of government. we can find an escape route from the mess of brexit and, crucially, we can put scotland's future into scotland's hands. even if the lib dems' initial burst of enthusiasm hasn't become a surge, every vote in the west country or elsewhere could make a difference. we recognise that this is a fight for the soul of our country. are we open or closed? are we generous or selfish? do we reach out and work with others or do we pull up the drawbridge? we can stop brexit, and we can build a brighter future. thank you very much. cheering. boris johnson, though, is determined to blast through the other parties trying to block his path to a majority. subtle, he's not. nor was his

( cheers and applause ) jon-- jon, my friend, i'm excited. jon, tell me, who is this young man on the guitar you have sitting with the band tonight? >> that's brandon taznehoward. >> stephen: brandon, thank you for joining us tonight. there you go. ( cheers and applause ) folks, i am so excited because i got to go to new zealand a few weeks ago and starting tonight i get to share that trip with you in our special week-long series. >> announcer: "the late show" with stephen colbert presents "the newest zealander"! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: all i could think of, all i could think of the entire time i was down there is "i wis th u" and so we cided h evul erodlm it.y comed co new zealand is one of the greatest places on earth. the people are incredible, the landscapes are absolutely breath-taking, it's home to both lorde and the "lord of the rings." ( laughter ) and, fun fact: there are no predators in the whole country, including no snakes. which means, down there, adam and eve were tempted by a smeagol. ( laughter ) i'm also a huge ad

not the first president. >> jon: if you're hiding documents and telling witnesses they can testify, clearly they have something to hide. i think americans want a fair trial from both sides. they want the house to be heard. but on the other side they also want the president to be heard from as well. let's hear from him. >> carley: mitch mcconnell hasn't said it isn't going to be a fair trial. he said that he wants to listen to arguments, have a written questioning period and then decide if they need witnesses or not. witnesses aren't off the table, this is what happens that's where the impasses because nancy pelosi wants to know if witnesses are going to happen even before the questioning period starts. back and happened on the road before questioning begins. >> julie: i think to your point about transparency, the white house is saying look, we release the transcript of the phone call. >> jon: released a memo of the transcript. >> lisa: based on the whistle-blower complaint alone, not even waiting for the transcript to be released. >> jessica: everyone who testified was doing that ag

jon, jon, i am excited. i am excited, not just to be doing this show tonight, being out here with you and these lovely people, but one of my favorite actors is here tonight. charlize theron will be right over there in just a few minutes. she plays megyn kelly in the new movie "bombshell," about the fall of roger ailes at fox news. unbelievable >> jon: she looks like megyn kelly >> stephen: if megyn kelly came out here tonight, i would think it was charlize theron dressed up as her right now. >> stephen: you know, folks, it's an historic day, with the president facing impeachment. and he couldn't have done it without the help of his personal lawyer and soft-boiled american, rudy giuliani. giuliani just won't stop giving the kind of legal help that got trump impeached. in fact, he just got back from yet another trip to ukraine and has been all over the media, pushing "increasingly convoluted conspiracy theories about the biden family and ukraine." but rudy swears his ukraine trip wasn't a political hit job aga

i am jon fortt with me at post nine, morgan brennan and deirdre bosa carl has the morning off we begin with the markets in the middle of the biggest drop in four weeks, with only two trading days left in the year. tech stocks also a part of today's selloff, with all faang stocks in the red, but the overall sector poised to close out the best year in a decade. and joining us now to see what 2020 has in store is managing director, victor anthony, and portfolio manager at needham growth fund, chris retzler >> good morning. >> i look at the tech stocks that did the best this year, a lot of them were kind of underdogs, roku, top of the list coming into the year, people talked about netflix would beat up on them this year, the narrative seems to have shifted. apple is another one people thought apple would have a bad year not only trend wise in tech what's important in 2020, are there underdog names you particularly have in mind? victor >> well, mostly on small cap large cap, i see amazon, alphabet, google, facebook continue to outperform >> those aren't underdogs. are they >> no. angie's ho

>> so, let's get right to jon karl. and jon, the president has >> so, terry, how likely this is agreement, as we head into the senate trial right after the first of the year. >> reporter: well, david, they may be able to get something hashed out, but there's a big difference between the senate today and the senate during the clinton impeachment. that senate kept the clinton white house at arm's length and laid out the operative procedures of that trial on their own, as an independent body. mitch mcconnell has said that he is in total coordination with the trump white house. he wants a short trial. schumer, as you said, wants witnesses. the president, keeping his options open. >> all right, terry, thank you. i did have one other question for you, terry, because we know when it comes to the senate, it's all about math. 67 members of the senate needed to actually convict the president, but that's extremely unlikely here. >> reporter: really unlikely. you almost can't imagine it in these partisan times. that 67, a super maj

jon as hworth health secretary, jon ashworth. jon ashworth has dismissed it as banter but it was published on the guido fawkes website in whichjon ashworth talks about the situation for labour in the midlands and the north being dire and abysmaland in the midlands and the north being dire and abysmal and some voters can't stand jeremy corbyn. a short while ago, we asked the labour leaderfor his reaction onjon ashworth‘s comments. leaderfor his reaction onjon ashworth's comments. this is guido fawkes tapping into a private bit of banter between two old friends. i've had a chat with jon ashworth, he called me straightaway. he is out there, campaigning fora called me straightaway. he is out there, campaigning for a labour government, he is out there defending our national health service and jon has my full support and i'm cool with jon, service and jon has my full support and i'm cool withjon, we get on great. when he said the situation in some areas for labour was abysmal and dyad sums voters can't stand you, that was just banter

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andy jassy clearly has a lot to say, guys. >> great stuff, jon. certainly making a lot of news today especially for those of us that have been following all of this jedi contracting controversy for months on end now. appreciate it. jon fortt out in las vegas >>> stocks losing ground in today's session with the dow near session lows. down over 400 points a few moments ago. more on today's sell-off straight ahead nice rock. it's time to drop gold. go digital. go grayscale. i wouldn't be here if i thought reverse mortgages, took advantage of any american senior, or worse, that it was some way to take your home. learn how homeowners are strategically using a reverse mortgage loan to cover expenses, pay for healthcare, preserve your portfolio and so much more. a reverse mortgage loan isn't some kind of trick to take your home. it's a loan, like any other. big difference is how you pay it back. find out how reverse mortgages really work with aag's free, no-obligation reverse mortgage guide. with a reverse mortgage, you can pay whatever you can, when it