IN FLORIDA WHERE HE’S SPENDING THE HOLIDAY. OUR CHIEF WHITE HOUSE
CORRESPONDENT HALLIE
JACKSON HAS THE LATEST
FROM WEST PALM BEACH
TONIGHT.
>> Reporter: U.S.
OFFICIALS BRACING FOR
NEW AGGRESSION OF
NORTH KOREA’S WARNING
OF A CHRISTMAS GIFT
AND DEPLOYING FOUR
AMERICAN SURVEILLANCE
PLANES OVER THE
PENINSULA ACCORDING TO
SOUTH KOREAN MEDIA
REPORT.
THE PENTAGON HAS NOT
RESPONDED TO NBC NEWS
REQUEST FOR COMMENT.
IT COMES AS INCREASING
CONCERN OVER WHAT
PYEONGCHANG IS
PLOTTING LIKE PERHAPS
A LONG-RANGE MISSILE
LAUNCH SOON.
THAT HASN’T HAPPENED
SINCE 2017 WHEN KIM
STOPPED TESTING DURING
A WINDOW OF DIPLOMACY
WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP.
THE PRESIDENT NOW
PUBLICLY PLAYING DOWN
CONCERNS OVER A
POTENTIAL TEST, BUT
PLEDGING TO RESPOND IF
AND WHEN IT HAPPENS.
>> WE’LL FIND OUT WHAT
THE SURPRISE IS AND
WE’LL DEAL WITH IT
SUCCESSFULLY AND SEE
WHAT HAPPENS.
>> Reporter: THE NEW
IMPEACHED PRESIDENT
BRACING FOR A FIGHT ON
ANOTHER FRONT AS
NEGOTIATIONS REMAIN AT
A STANDSTILL OVER THE
DETAILS OF A SENATE
TRIAL CONSIDERING
WHETHER TO REMOVE HIM
FROM OFFICE.
HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY
PELOSI SAID SHE WON’T
SEND THE ARTICLES OF
IMPEACHMENT TO THE
SENATE UNTIL SHE’S
CONFIDENT THERE WILL
BE A FAIR TRIAL AND
MITCH MCCONNELL
CALLING THE DELAY
ABSURD.
>> SHE’S DOING A
TREMENDOUS DISSERVICE
TO THE COUNTRY.
SHE’S NOT DOING A GOOD
JOB.
THERE’S NO CRIME.
THERE’S NO NOTHING.
IMPEACH, NO CRIME I
DON’T FEEL LIKE I’M
BEING IMPEACHED
BECAUSE IT’S A HOAX.
IT’S A SETUP.
IT’S A HORRIBLE THING
THEY DID.
>> Reporter: BUT ON
THIS CHRISTMAS DAY, A
MORE TOPICAL TONE AND
MESSAGE.
>> ON BEHALF OF THE
ENTIRE TRUMP FAMILY,
WE WISH EVERYONE AND A
JOYOUS AND MERRY
CHRISTMAS.
>> HALLIE JOINS US
FROM SOUTH FLORIDA.
WE’RE GETTING WORD OF
A KEY REPUBLICAN
SENATOR THAT IS
UNCOMFORTABLE WITH HOW
MITCH MCCONNELL IS
HANDLING THE
IMPEACHMENT PROCESS.
WHAT CAN YOU TELL US?
>> Reporter: LISA OF
ALASKA A KEY MODERATE
VOICE SAYS SHE’S
DISTURBED BY SENATOR
MCCONNELL’S COMMENTS
PROMISING TOTAL
COORDINATION BETWEEN
REPUBLICANS AND THE
WHITE HOUSE IN AN
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.
IT IS STILL EARLY IN
THE PROCESS AND
ULTIMATELY DEMOCRATS
WOULD NEED MORE