Closing Arguments Finishing In Impeachment Trial Of President Donald Trump

AT 5:00 STREAMING LIVE ON CBSNPHILLY.GOOD EVENING, I'M UKEEWASHINGTON.I'M JESSICA KARTALIJA.WE BEGIN WITH CLOSINGARGUMENTS FINISH I UP IN THEIMPEACHMENT TRIAL OF THEPRESIDENT TRUMP.CASE IS IN THE HAND OF THESENATORS.NATASHA BROWN JOINS US LIVEWITH THE VERY LATESTDEVELOPMENTS.REPORTER: WE HAVE BEENFOLLOWING IT ALL FROM THE VERYBEGINNING, SENATORS ARECONSIDERING CHARGES OF ABUSEOF POWER AND OBSTRUCTION OFCONGRESS.PRESIDENT TRUMP IS ACCUSED OFPRESSURING UKRAINE TOINVESTIGATE HIS POLITICALRIVALS.TODAY SENATORS HEARD FROM THEHOUSE IMPEACHMENT MANAGERS,AND THE PRESIDENT'S LAWYERSFOR THE FINAL TIME.THE SENATE WILL COME TOORDINARY.REPORTER: WHITE HOUSEDEFENSE LAWYERS BLASTEDCHARGE'S BEGINS PRESIDENTTRUMP AS PARTISAN AS THEY MADETHEIR CLOSING ARGUMENTS FORACQUITTAL.THIS ENTIRE CAMPAIGN OFIMPEACHMENT THAT STARTED FROMTHE VERY FIRST DAY THAT THEPRESIDENT WAS INAUGURATED, WASA PARTISAN ONE.THE ONLY APPROPRIATE RESULTHERE IS TO ACQUIT THEPRESIDENT, AND THEN TO LEAVEIT TO THE VOTERS.REPORTER: HOUSE MANAGERSMADE A FINAL PLEA FOR SENATORSTO REMOVE THE PRESIDENT FROMOFFICE.THE EYES OF HISTORY AREWATCHING.THE SENATE CAN STILL TO THERIGHT THING.WE MUST SAY ENOUGH, HE HASBETRAYED OUR NATIONALSECURITY, AND HE WILL DO SOAGAIN.HE HAS COMPROMISED OURELECTIONS AND HE WILL DO SOYOU WILL NOT CHANGE HIM REPORTREPORT SENATORS WILL HAVE ACHANCE TO EXPLAIN HOW THEYINTEND TO SMOKE WITH FLOORSPEECHES OVER NEXT FEW DAYS NA "FOX NEWS" INTERVIEW THATAIRED BEFORE THE SUPER BOWLSUNDAY PRESIDENT TRUMP CASTDOUBT ON BEING ABLE TO WORKWITH CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATSIN THE FUTURE.WELL, I'D LIKE TO BUT IT ISPRETTY HARD WHEN YOU THINKBIT.I'M NOT SURE THAT THEY CAN DOIT.REPORTER: SENATE DEMOCRATSSAY THEY WANT THE PRESIDENT TOMOVE PAST MOMENT TO GET BACKTO WORK ON THE ISSUES.IT WOULD BE A TRAGICMISTAKE TO SAY HE CANNOT WORKWITH US.WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE OURPRESIDENT TO RISE TO THISCHALLENGE.REPORTER: PRESIDENT TRUMPCALLED THE PROCEEDINGS APARTISAN IMPEACHMENT HOAX ONTWITTER ON MONDAY.PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL DELIVERHIS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESSTUESDAY NIGHT, SOME SENATEREPUBLICANS TOLD CBS NEWS THEYBELIEVE THE PRESIDENT SHOULDAVOID THE SUBJECT OFIMPEACHMENT.