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right now on msnbc, were following several breaking news stories. any moment now were expecting police in rochester, new york, to give an update on a deadly crash yesterday outside a concert. the concerns it could have been an act of terror. plus, dramatic video out of japan, terrifying moments as a passenger jet bursts into flames. take a look at that after colliding with a coast guard aircraft on the runway. and miraculously hundreds escaped alive. also ahead, new year, new legal...

covers. lets start with this fighter jet covers. lets start with this fighterjet coalition, because this was something he was specifically asked about. the biden administration had originally said that wasnt really the way forward, or they hadnt seen it as a way forward. now they are announcing there is this coalition to train ukrainian pilots was to what has changed, because it was asked that specifically?— specifically? you know, sullivan _ specifically? you know, sullivan was _ sp...

but that is where in cnns ed lavender is in texas right now. ed, what do we know about this arrest? >> reporter: well, we know this arrest took place in a small town of cut and shoot, texas, which is about 10 to 11 miles north of where we are here in the cleveland area of texas, which is about an hours drive north of houston. so, in the four days that francisco oropesa has been on the run from law enforcement, he has not traveled a great distance. and i think what we have seen over the...

To remember theres over 70 different visas that the u.s. offers now for individuals to come in, either to work, to visit, and alike. there are a number of legal pathways today that are available to a number of individuals to come into the country. yes, they can be reformed. theres immense amount of fraud in those visa programs that really havent been altered in some decade. so, yes, obviously congress needs to get to work at that. at the beginning of this, you need to secure the border and make ...

The one charge that surprised us and understand a little more is one on campaign finance. >> we know, dana, that what the allegations is that the money that was diverted to alameda was part of the pot that he used not only for venture capital investments and big real estate purchases but also for campaign donations. that really is not part of the enforcement part of the sec. that is probably why we see it in the justice departments criminal complaint. and not played up in the civil complaint. to...

Dozen people linked, as we mentioned earlier, to the house intelligence panel, including its chair adam schiff, as well as member eric swalwell. joining me now is pete williams outside the justice department. and with us national security and intelligence correspondent ken delainian. pete, ill start with you, the attorney general today quite the busy day on that front. walk us through what we just heard from him and what your major take aways from his speech were. >> you know, the attorney gener...

Will it restart trade talks and head off another round of tariffs. michael pillsbury is the person we ask about whenever we have questions about the trade showdown. thank you for coming back tonight. what do you make and think is happening behind closed doors right now with these two talking? whats the best case scenario? >> that we go to round 12 of the talks. both sides agree to send their teams back. the chinese very cautiously undo the renegeing they did a month and a half ago and we get bac...

Something. trump will be able to say i got my border wall. now, the x factor, does he do an executive order which allows him to move funding around, take money out of other possible federal government to move it to a wall? that is where you will get democratic backlash. >> bret: here is the g.o.p. for about getting money from elsewhere. >> with a wolf we want to be stingy, but we have options most people dont really understand. >> i think the president is inclined to accept the agreement, move o...

General to try and get ahold of all these investigations. i think that time is coming and i think thats what this is all about. >> and it really does seem as if the president is specifically trying to press the buttons of the attorney general. the attorney general put out this statement and says, i will not make decisions based on politics here, and it seems like the president is trying to order him to do so. >> yes, and i dont think this is just about the attorney general jeff sessions. i think...

The predicate for the time when he will remove the attorney general to try and get ahold of all these investigations. i think that time is coming and i think thats what this is all about. >> and it really does seem as if the president is specifically trying to press the buttons of the attorney general. the attorney general put out this statement and says i will not make decisions based on politics here, and it seems like the president is trying to order him to do so. >> yes, and i dont think thi...