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Of the times, 1 Million People cite Mental Health battle, looking at the consequences of that for the economy. The daily telegraph, sickness benefits bill to rise by a third, a similar sort of thing. They also have a story about the uk to Cut Off Arms Supply to israel unless it lets aid into gaza. The guardian, us toughened stance to call for immediate ceasefire, that is a Un Resolution that is going through at the moment in new york. Thats all from us tonight. Simas in the chair tomorrow. Dojoi...

Whats your reaction to that? >> i think this, again, is just a reflection of the times that we live in rather than indicating any sort of bias for criminal defendants because she has a record on the bench that demonstrates that her sentences are very fair, that her rule rgs in the mainstream of fetd ral judges. this really indicate what is a strong supporter she is of the constitution. working as a defender is in many ways thankless work. -- in the district of columbia encountering many of the i...

Reuters had to agree not to describe the way she looks today. reuters has also documented more than 850 threats and harassing messages to election administrators including about 100 that legal experts say could be prosecuted under federal law, but almost no one so far has been held accountable. how is it possible, how is it possible that this woman could be essentially tortured and tormented by someone who is kanye wests publicist and it not be a crime? >> well, certainly, joy, its very disturbi...

Possible that this woman could be essentially tortured and tormented by someone who is kanye wests publicist and it not be a crime? >> well, certainly, joy, its very disturbing that people who are the backbone of our democratic process, the people who work at our elections, i think about my own polling place, its mostly senior citizens that go in there and work long days to make sure everybodys vote gets cast. its thankless work. its very low paying work, and they do it because they love democra...

>> so shame on us, too. >> should it have been that you thought the election result was going to be different and so it didnt matter as much and it matters more now. >> thats pure conjecture by you. i dont want why you want to get into of this. >> because i watched all your broadcasts, and the road to 270, not the road to the popular vote because theres no prize for that. the road to 270 was very clear if you watched kn. it was so obvious it was going to be a blowout. thats why youre doing it no...

It off, vlad. thats all he says. >> that makes it okay for the president-elect to deny rushs involvement. >> it doesnt make it right that weve been so weak on russia. >> what does that have to do with trump not admitting what the intelligence community is clear about. >> he gets his briefing today. >> he could have gotten a briefing whenever he wanted one on this issue. they were out there so early. >> chris, things are stated on your network and other places all day long that arent factual. >> ...

Russian meddling into the election, dempsey is now entering the fray. tweeting, intelligence is hard. thankless work. we have a dedicated and k courageous men and women on the job. thanks. that comment is considered extraordinary by insiders and clearly meant to push back. >> what a remarkable 24 hours in the news business. so much happening on this front. president-elect apparently back tracking on his biggest campaign promise. who is paying for that border wall now?

Undermine their conclusion. >> i think theres a difference between skepticism and disparagement. >> reporter: trump continues to strike conspiratorial tone tweeting, the dnc would not allow the fbi to see its info after it was supposedly hacked by russia. how and why are they so sure about hacking if they never even requested an examination of the computer servers? what is going on. former chairman of the joint chiefs, retired general martin dempsey breaking his strident rule not to comment on p...

Chiefs of staff. it was a significant slam at trump. he tweeted, intelligence is hard, thankless work. fortunately we have dedicated, patriotic, courageous men and women on the job. thanks. so barbara starr said until now, dempsey has been adamant about staying apolitical. but clear tonight, he is breaking from that and this comes on the heels of james clapper who aimed at trump saying there is a difference between scepticism and disparaging. trump tweeted, as he big fan of the intelligence comm...

Ignoring. thats what im asking. >> im not ignoring them at all. we have great respect for the intelligence communities, they will be here this afternoon to brief the president-elect and he will have that preefing along with his vice president-elect and his intelligence and security advisers, and he will receive that information. remember, the moment you mention russian hacking and the election, the same sentence, you know what the impression is for a lot of the viewers. >> i do not think a polit...