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mean for the social media giant. and well speak with the head of nasa, former senator bill nelson, as the agency prepares to return to the moon for the first time in 50 years. we begin with the elections in florida and new york last night. voters went to the polls to cost their votes for some well known democratic leaders, but it was a little watched house race in upstate new york that could give the clearest picture of what we could expect in november. >> reporter: in the last maj...

In new york, a bitter battle between two veteran democrats is over with congressman jerry nadler defeating congresswoman carolyn maloney after a redrawn district map forced the two committee chairs to fight for a single house seat. >> new yorkers get to choose who best represents the people and values of this city. you know what? i think the voters made themselves clear tonight. >> nbcs kristin welker reporting for us there. lets bring in nbc news national affairs analyst, host of the hell and h...

What we are wanting. expression of solidarity, also economic solidarity between the european union and the united states and also in term of energy. thats central to us and we are looking forward to continue this good partnership. it is vital to us. thank you so much for being here on a busy day, ambassador regibeau. really appreciate it. i want to say a special thanks to chris jansing. i am kristen welker reporting. jose diaz-balart reports pick up our coverage. >> good morning, on a busy fri...

President. his motivation, theres questions there. certainly without having firsthand knowledge. >> reporter: the president lashing out, too, in this video obtained by bloomberg, speaking to american diplomats thursday. >> you know what we used to do in the old days when we were smart, right, with spies and treason. we used to handle it differently than we do now. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi firing pack e ining back president. >> it is sad. we have to be prayerful. >> reporter: shes ...

Guilty in the russia investigation to lying to the the fbi. it all comes as the presidents inner circle is getting increasingly smaller. hope hicks afounnounced her resignation. jared kushners top security clearance revoked last week. kushners family business received loans after bank executives had meetings at the white house. >> jared is still a valued peb of the administration and hes going to continue to focus on the work hes been doing and were going to continue pushing forward on that fron...

Would harm the environment. still, the white house insists construction will move quickly. >> he wants to make sure we get this process back on track and get it moving. it is too important for the jobs and economy of our country. >> and that was kristen welker reporting there. the president also had a warning for the leaders of chicago tweeting, if chicago doesnt fix the horrible carnage going on, 228 shootings in 2017 with 42 killings, up 24% from 2016, i will send in the feds. notice carnage...

Going to make sure it doesnt. >> reporter: the president-elect is also drawing battle lines in other areas making his intentions clear at a new years eve party at his florida resort over the weekend. >> were going to see regulations coming off, we are going to get rid of obamacare -- >> that was kristin welker reporting. all right. well turn now to business, overseas markets are getting a boost this morning as traders here in the u.s. are set to return for the first day of the new year followi...

>> it was a very simple person, got involved with all these crazy people in hollywood. >> she had her share of legal headaches, in 1989 she was convicted of slapping a police officer during a traffic stop and spent three days in jail. in her later years, medical problems began to take their toll. in 2002, a car wreck left her partially paralyzed, then a broken hip kept her in and out of the hospital, and most recently, her right leg was amputated, but to the end, zsa zsa maintained a persona of ...

And as far as im concerned, when you look at it, the united states is becoming a dumping ground. and thats -- it was just a couple of seconds. that was kristen welker reporting. now to the extreme weather slamming into the west. a soaker fuelled in part by the so-called godzilla el nino. nbcs miguel almaguer has more from hard-hit los angeles. >> reporter: the western washout is here. so is a taste of the el nino effect. relentless rain pouring in across california. a scramble for some to es...

Rivals an opening. >> the most important thing a president will be is commander in chief that requires having an understanding of the complex issues on foreign policy. i personally believe he continues to struggle to articulate that. >> reporter: for dr. ben carson who once topped the polls dropping 18 points to fourth place with just 50 days until the iowa caucuses, its still anyones game. >> that was kristen welker reporting. and overnight more brand new numbers from our nbc news/"wall stree...