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Trumps pick for National Security adviser. I think we need to aggressively examine what was going on with general flynn and his son. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. And we are now 43 days from donald trump becoming president of the United States. 24 hours since trump attacked a labor leader who had the temerity to call him out. Hes here to respond shortly. Just minutes way from trump appearing at the third stop on the president elects victory tour. Tonig...

Committee announcing an investigation into possible contacts between Donald Trumps campaign and russia. The committee will issue subpoenas if necessary to force members of trumps team to testify. At the same time, new information tonight on a phone call between Donald Trumps National Security advisor and a top russian official. We have learned that Michael Flynn spoke with russias ambassador to the United States on the exact same day that president obama was announcing new sanctions in retaliati...

This time its for nominee scott pruitt. Good morning, everyone. Friday, february 17th. Im eamon mohyeldin alongside louis bergdorff. In just the past four weeks trump has hastily rolled out his controversial travel ban, raised tensions with mexico and australia, questioned the legitimacy of the courts on twitter and sacked his security adviser over the deal with russia. To be honest, i inherited a mess. Its a mess, at home and abroad, a mess. Low pay low wages, mass instability over seas no matt...

Intelligence committee has stepped aside from the panels russia investigation. Critics accused devin nunes of trying to provide cover for President Trumps unfounded wire tap claims against president obama. The other breaking story is the show down in the u. S. Senate over the Neil Gorsuch Supreme Court nomination. Just a little while ago Senate Republicans invoked whats called the Nuclear Option. That allowed a simple 51 majority to break the democrat as filibuster. A source telling cnn Presiden...

In less than a week, donald trump will be the 45th president of the United States. Now were learning more about his possible plans for russia. In an hourlong interview with the wall street journal the president elect suggested that he is open to lifting sanctions on moscow. But he also said that he would keep them for a period of time. The u. S. Placed additional sanctions on russia for alleged hacking during the u. S. President ial election. A Senate Committee plans to look into russias alleged...

Briefed both president elect trump and president obama on those unsubstantiated claims that russia may have compromising information on mr. Trump, which is exactly what cnn has reported all along. Their argument was that this is something that the press already had, not just here in the United States but other places, that it would be they would be they didnt use the word derelict, but it was their obligation to inform not only us but the president elect that this was out there. This, as cnn lea...

And i am in the northwest of engelland where it is 7 00 a. M. We are learning more about the terrorist attack, the worst attack in more than a decade. Only two times before has the level threat raised to critical. People were killed including an 8yearold girl when they were leaving an event. Abedi was identified as the bomber. Isis claimed responsibility, but there is no proof. It is concluded on todays events that for the time being the threat level should be increased to critical. Mrs. May sai...

Well, weve learned that through his lawyer, he has had conversations to achieve some sort of immunity in exchange for his testimony. Or for cooperation in terms of the fbi. Those discussions our understanding have happened in recent days there is a statement now out from Michael Flynns lawyer who is saying that he would agree to testify under certain circumstances, and that they have had these conversations. And his lawyers are saying that their concern is not so much that Michael Flynn has some...

This is certainly terrifying for those on the ground there, experiencing what happened. This vehicle plowing into people according to witnesses. There is one witness report of the driver getting out of the vehicle, and then running. That may be some indication of the kind of incident this is. But as you know, and we have been through this before, andrea, as you mentioned, when a story is breaking like this, there are many conflicting pieces of evidence from many people on the ground. That area o...

Category 5 storm, with ferocious 160mileanhour winds. The massive storms path shifted west as it regained some strength, now charting a course expected to churn through the florida keys, before hitting naples, ft. Myers and floridas east coast expected to be batters by this storm, the size of texas almost. The big question is how the storms path through cuba may impact its course and whether the storm will weaken at all before reaching the keys. Floridas governor is urging those on the states we...