CNN The Lead w/ Jake Tapper

More impeachment witnesses to testify in just Hours; Dems question Sondland's truthfulness as new info emerges; Former Republican Rep. Amash: Why won't Trump let officials with first-hand knowledge testify?; Trump showed GOP Senators transcript of First Ukraine call; Official: WH Staff caught off guard by testimony Trump overheard talking Ukraine probes on phone; Bill Clinton's message to Trump on impeachment & guns; Deval Patrick Jumps Into Crowded Dem 2020 Field; Newest 2020 Dem Talks Big Corporations, guns and impeachment; Sheriff: Two teenagers killed, three Injured in California school shooting; Gunman in custody; Victims describe hearing gunshots, escaping school shooting; Sheriff: gunman killed classmates on his 16th birthday; CNN: Trump DC Hotel sales pitch highlights foreign govt. business; RNC to host annual meeting at Trump Doral Resort; Putin-controlled media relishes impeachment chaos;

Taylor: Sondland said Trump cared more about investigations of Biden than about Ukraine

House GOP lays out defense strategy ahead of public hearings; Televised impeachment hearings begin in less than 24 hours; Schiff warns GOP about outing whistleblower in hearings; NYT: Trump has considered firing intelligence Inspector General; Testimony at Roger Stone trial contradicts what Trump told Mueller about Wikileaks; Top Russian Official on 2020 elections: We'll resolve the problem, don't worry; Transcripts show Trump repeatedly tried not to anger Russia; Transcript: Mulvaney held up Ukraine missiles over concerns about Russia's reaction; Biden renews attacks on Warren and an "elitist" attitude; New Iowa poll: Buttigieg up 14 points since August; Supreme Court justices struggling with DACA after hearing arguments today; Supreme Court allows Sandy Hook families to sue gun maker;

GOP tries to shape strategy ahead of public hearings; Trump says he'll release transcript of second Ukraine call; Trump warns GOP: Don't say call wasn't perfect, but not impeachable... "nothing was done wrong"; Haley claims John Kelly & Rex Tillerson tried to recruit her to "save the country" from Trump; Haley: Tillerson & Kelly's push to undermine Trump was "offensive"; Haley: Tillerson & Kelly should've quit instead of trying to undermine Trump; Official: Mulvaney working with WH counsel on lawsuit; Biden: Trump's attacks "helping me in every way"; Biden talks Trump, Warren on campaign trail; New testimony transcript of impeachment witness released; Klobuchar says women candidates with Buttigieg's experience would not reach debate stage; Warren on winning over male voters: "How about we give them a tough, smart woman to vote for"; Beekeeping program used as therapy for veterans with PTSD;

Witness: "No Doubt" what Trump was demanding on Ukraine call; Trump says there should be no public impeachment hearings; Mulvaney ignores subpoena, skips deposition on Capitol Hill; Bolton's lawyer says he has "relevant" info on Ukraine probe not yet disclosed; Sources: Trump and Giuliani remain in touch; Wash Post: "Anonymous" author said Trump officials considered resigning "en masse"; White House blasts anonymous book as "a work of fiction", calls author "coward"; Former NYC Mayor & billionaire expected to enter Dem 2020 race; Bannon: I viewed Stone as access point to Wikileaks; Witness: Top Trump Amb. implicated Mulvaney in withholding aid; Trump says he's not concerned about testimony so far; Bolton's lawyer says he has information on Ukraine meetings but he won't testify until court resolves subpoena question; Biden on Bloomberg: "He should jump in the race"; Trump on if he will endorse Sessions: "We'll have to see"; Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions announces Senate bid; Bon Jovi's org donates $500,000+ to new homeless vet housing; New Jon Bon Jovi song "Unbroken" honors veterans service; Go to Ebay.com/HFOT to bid on action items;