Morning News: State Dept. blocked testimony from diplomat in impeachment inquiry. NBA commissioner defends a team executive's comments supporting Hong Kong protesters.

The State Department has blocked a top U.S. diplomat from speaking to the House today as part of the impeachment inquiry. The president faces rare backlash from his own party for his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northern Syria. NBA commissioner Adam Silver this morning defended a team executive's comments supporting Hong Kong protesters. The whereabouts of the wife of a U.S. diplomat, suspected of killing a British teenager in a car crash, remains a mystery this morning. Doctors in Pennsylvania are racing to solve a deadly medical mystery. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.