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  • Survivor: Iowa
    Another candidate bites the dust in Des Moines, as Elizabeth Warren gathers heat over her Medicare for All plan. As the impeachment probe prepares to go public, White House officials are refusing to testify. And the government begins an investigation into the Chinese ownership of the world's most popular app.
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    21 min
  • Impeachment's Dividing Line
    The House of Representatives moves forward with the impeachment investigation now allowing for public hearings. ISIS announces a new leader as more American troops head into Syria. And students in Chicago get ready for class for the first time in 11 days.
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    21 min
  • Where There's Wind, There's Fire
    Thousands have had to run from flames in California as the worst wind storm in over a decade hits. The House gets ready to vote on the impeachment process. And Twitter says there’s no room for political advertisements on its site ahead of the 2020 election.
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    19 min
  • Vindman Blows the Whistle
    A shouting match erupts during the deposition of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, as his testimony elicits attacks from President Trump. The Chicago teachers' strike begins to take its toll on students hoping to go to college. And the NCAA makes a landmark announcement on pay for student-athletes.
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    23 min
  • The Most Unimpeachable Witness Yet?
    An Iraq War veteran and White House official will testify that he was on the call between President Trump and the leader of Ukraine, and that he was concerned enough to tell his superiors. Kurdish officials say the next al-Baghdadi won't be as easy to catch without their intelligence. And a college student is indicted for allegedly telling her boyfriend to kill himself.
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    22 min
  • ISIS Decapitated
    President Trump announces that the world's most wanted man, the brutal leader of ISIS, is dead. Former White House officials have been told not to cooperate with a congressional impeachment probe, but some appear to want to testify anyway. And multiple California fires now have potential links to faulty power equipment.
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    21 min
  • We Didn't Start the Fire (We Hope)
    As lawmakers blast a Northern California power utility for mismanagement, officials say the latest wildfire began near faulty power equipment. Republicans announce plans to condemn the House impeachment inquiry. And ABC's James Longman goes to Chechnya to examine the region's so-called "gay purge."
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    22 min
  • Storming the SCIF
    Republican lawmakers barge into a secure room ahead of an impeachment deposition, as complaints over secret testimony escalate. President Trump's lawyers claim he can literally shoot someone on 5th Avenue without facing criminal charges. And President Trump declares "mission accomplished" in Syria.
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    22 min
  • Taylor-Made Testimony
    America's top Ukraine diplomat tells Congress that a "quid pro quo" was there, and it was ordered by President Trump. Russia and Turkey reach a deal on the Syrian border, and once again the Kurds are on the outside looking in. And Mark Zuckerberg has spent the week justifying how Facebook makes money, but today he'll try to tell Congress why he should get to create a brand-new currency.
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    23 min
  • A Crude Strategy in Syria?
    American troops leave Kurdish areas of Syria, but they might remain in the country to defend oil fields. Democrats call their star witness into the deposition room. And Benjamin Netanyahu suffers a huge setback in his quest to remain leader of Israel.
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    22 min

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