8:30 LRN Newscast December 16

The U-S House is expected to vote Wednesday on two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. House Democrats say Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden, while withholding as leverage military aid to help Ukraine counter Russia.

But Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson says impeachment has been the goal of Democrats since day one of the Trump administration…
cut 11 (12) “…would remove him”
Johnson sits on the House Judiciary Committee which released a 650-page report early this morning that said Trump betrayed the nation by abusing his high office to enlist a foreign power in corrupting the democratic elections.

Tonight at the Superdome, the Saints will host the Colts. New Orleans needs to win to keep in stay contention for the top seed in the N-F-C.

LSU System President F King Alexander is set to leave on December 31st and the Board of Supervisors will conduct a national search for Alexander’s replacement. Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says Alexander was making good progress on turning LSU into a destination for talented students and staff, so they’ll have to….
cut 14 (11) “….students”
One potential candidate to replace Alexander is Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne.

China and the US agree to a “phase one” trade deal that halts a round of tariffs on China, in exchange the People’s Republic agrees to purchase tens of billions of dollars in US agricultural goods. US AG Secretary Sonny Perdue was in Baton Rouge when this news broke and says this is a big deal.
Cut 7 (10) “…domestically.”
The President estimates China could purchase around 50 billion dollars of additional ag products as a result.