Down the government again . The pop culture lead. Bill cosbys netflix special canceled scrapped as a supermodel adds her name to the growing list of women publicly accusing one of the nations bestloved comedians of drugging bestloved comedians of drugging and raping her. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com hello, everyone. Welcome to the lead. Six people dead in one of the worst snowstorms to ever hit buffalo, new york, and its suburbs, an area that knows of snow. Crews found one mans body, he was inside his car buried under snow. Three other people had heart attacks while shoveling snow and another person died in a car accident in these very dangerous conditions. To give you an idea of how much snow fell here, thats about 5,000 tons of snow. Plows are working to clear roads that are impassable right now, people are trapped inside their homes because huge mounds of snow are blocking their doors. This weather system has dropped more than six feet of snow in western new york. That is usual
Plus a look at todays east room attack on the truth. I inherented a mess. We had a very smooth rollout of the travel ban. I guess it was the Biggest Electoral College win since Ronald Reagan. Why democrats are being locked out of meets with i. C. E. As immigration raids escalate. And with obamacare slowed and a travel ban stalled, the race the resistance is winning. This administration is running like a finetuned machine. When all in starts right now. Im chris hayes. We have breaking news this hour. Nbc news confirms retired vice admiral Robert Harwood has turned down President Trumps offer to replace Michael Flynn as National Security advisor adviser, yet another setback for an administration that has had its full share of them this week. Well have more on that shortly. Meanwhile, President Trump held a press conference to ostensibly introduce his new pick for labor secretary, alexander acosta, that man tapped after the withdrawal of trumps first pick for that job, fast food executive
Machine. When all in starts right now. Im chris hayes. We have breaking news this hour. Nbc news confirms retired vice admiral Robert Harwood has turned down President Trumps offer to replace Michael Flynn as National Security advisor adviser, yet another setback for an administration that has had its full share of them this week. Well have more on that shortly. Meanwhile, President Trump held a press conference to ostensibly introduce his new pick for labor secretary, alexander acosta, that man tapped after the withdrawal of trumps first pick for that job, fast food executive andrew puzder. What ensued, however, was a dizzying 76minute spectacle in which the president lashed out at the media and insisted his administration is running like a finetuned machine. As reporters pressed him over and over about his links to russian intelligence. Among the trump allies who reportedly spoke to the russians during the campaign was the president s now former National Security advisor Michael Flyn
International correspondent Matthew Chance in moscow. More about the 755 mostly americans who will be leaving . Thats right. Vad mere putin made this announcement on state television here this evening. Basically saying the u. S. Diplomatic missions across russia. Remember they have an embassy in moscow, and three other consulates in other parts of the country. The staff numbers will have to be reduced by 755 people. Which is an enormous number and well over half of what we believe are employed by these various u. S. Diplomatic missions across russia. A significant step. It underlines just how angry and disappointed the kremlin is with the fact that the u. S. Sanctions bill looks like it is going through, passed convincingly by congress. President trump has indicated he will sign it. President trump is the man the kremlin believed was going to be able to turn around the relationship between russia and the United States. But hes completely been unable to do that, and this marks the point
Prosecute his political point. That would be illegal. Thats where we begin tonight. President trumps first reaction to the indictment of his former aides was to downplay their links to him. Now he is doing in public what Richard Nixon would only do in secret. He is openly musing about pushing the doj to investigate or prosecute political opponents. I am really not involved with the Justice Department. I would like to let it run itself. But honestly, they should be looking at the democrats. They should be looking at podesta and all that dishonesty. They should be looking at a lot of things and a lot of people are dispointed in the Justice Department, including me. The president is not supposed to be involved in the Justice Department and presseses dont have the power to individually prosecute. For good reason. That is really what authoritarian regimes do. Thats how say russia works. Not how the american constitution works. While President Trump there is saying today that he cant be invo