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Taking his senate seat. Today the first bipartisan meeting since the Government Shutdown began. Is a deal possible to end the shutdown costing 800,000 government workers their pay chokes . And the family of an american detained in russia denies any charges of espionage. Was paul whelan detained as payback for the russia investigation . And somebody in new york waking up richer. We have the lucky numbers and where the ticket was sold. The billiondollar jackpot unclaimed. They only have until april 21st. Get to work, everybody. Thats how youre going to make your money. Good morning, welcome to early start. Im christine romans. Im dave briggs. Happy new year. Wednesday, january 2nd, 5 00 a. M. In the east. We start with mitt romney unloading on President Trump before he even takes his seat in the u. S. Senate. The incoming republican senator from utah writing a scathing oped in the Washington Post. He claims the president s behavior over the past two years is evidence that he has not risen to the mantle of the office. Romney has been a frequent critic of the president , but they appeared to mend fences after the election when romney was being considered for secretary of state. Romney says he agrees with some of mr. Trumps policies, he writes, a president should demonstrate the essential qualities of honesty and integrity and elevate the National Discourse with comity and mutual respect. It is in this province where the incumbents shortfall has been most glaring. The oped indicates romney is planning to be the new republican foil in the senate with bob corker and jeff flake departing. President trumps 2020 Campaign Manager, brad parscale, responding, tweeting, jealousy is a drink best served warm. And romney just proved it. Perhaps thats the afterdinner drink to revenge which is a dish best served cold. You let us know what you think brad meant. Mitt romney will speak with jake lapper on the lead at 4 00 p. M. Eastern. If are you back from a holiday break, yes, the government is still partially shut down. It has been 11 days and counting. President Trump Holding firm on his demand for border wall funding in more than two dozen stwee tweets since friday. Hes invited congressional leaders to meet with him at the white house. That hasnt happened since the shutdown began. A quarter of the federal government has been frozen for nearly two weeks. That means 800,000 federal workers are going unpaid while lawmakers still collect their paychecks. Jessica dean with more from the white house. Reporter good morning. Here at the white house, there is expected to be a meeting with the president and leadership from the house and senate, both parties, later this afternoon. Details still being worked out. We are told to expect a briefing from the department of Homeland Security during that meeting. Of course the two sides in the shutdown still pretty far apart. President trump for the past several days he has been tweeting about the wall, how he must have the wall, and the 5 billion to fund it. The funding for the wall. And democrats who will take over the house on thursday and who plan to vote on a package of bills that includes 1. 3 billion for Border Security but no funding for a wall, no mention of a wall. Of course, a lot in the middle for both sides to compromise. The question is, will there be any movement at the white house this afternoon when that meeting takes place. Well be keeping an eye on it. Jessica dean, thanks. The impact of the Government Shutdown is widening. The smithsonian tweeting that all museums, research centers, the national zoo will be shut down today. And californias joshua tree mark forced to close its campgrounds for health and safety reasons as toilets reach their capacity. Driving off road and other infractions that damage Natural Resources are also becoming a problem. In previous Government Shutdowns, National Parks have closed entirely, but gates have remained open under the Trump Administration, leaving parks severely understaffed. U. S. Customs and Border Protection investigating an incident at the california border with mexico. Agents using teargas, pepper spray, and smoke on a group of migrants trying to enter the u. S. Illegal. Some of the migrants allegedly throwing rocks as others lifted children over the razoredged wire in the early hours of Tuesday Morning. Cbp estimates about 150 migrants approached the fence, but onethird of the group turned back when they saw the agents. 25 people taken into custody. The family of an american citizen detained in russia strongly denying claims by the kremlin that he is a u. S. Spy. Retired marine paul whelan was arrested in moscow friday on suspicion of jess piece espionage. His brother saying paul had been there for work and business and was in russia for the wedding of a fellow marine. Hes not the type to stumble into a strange environment or make poor choices that could cause him risks. Particularly he wouldnt have made choices that would have gotten him sideways of the russian government and its espionage act. David whelan says the family only learned about pauls detention from media reports on monday. More from martin savidge. Reporter good morning. In may sound surprising this may sound surprising, but the family of paul whelan was relieved that he was taken into custody by authorities. Let me explain. They knew he was going russia, and then come the 28th, last friday, he suddenly goes silent. He doesnt call home, even his friends in russia didnt know where he was. Given what they know about their son and brother, that is totally out of character. They were so worried they actually thought maybe hed been the victim of violent crime, possibly dead. Which is why when the russian authorities said hes alive but weve arrested him for spying that there was a sense of relief. Then a realization, wait a minute, spying, that is not the person they know. They say its not his character. A bit about paul whelan. He was born in canada, but hes an american citizen, actually served in the u. S. Marines, served overseas in iraq. And then worked in local Law Enforcement and now works as a consultant for private security for a major auto parts manufacturerer in detroit. He went to russia not for work but was there to be at the wedding of a fellow former marine. Then he gets arrested. So the initial fears have been replaced by new ones that somehow he may now be a pawn in a kind of showdown between the United States and russia. Christine and dave . All right. Thank you for that. What is russia saying about all this . Lets go moscow to and bring in cnns Matthew Chance. What are they saying, matthew . Reporter well, christine, good morning to you. Theyre not saying a great deal beyond the statement that was initially put out by the fsb which is the main counterespionage agency in russia which is that this u. S. Citizen, paul whelan, is in custody. Hes been arrested on suspicion of spying. They said he was caught spying. In terms of the consular access, something that the russians under the Vienna Convention have 72 hours before they have to provide, we just dont know whether that access has been granted yet, whether u. S. Diplomats have been permitted to see mr. Whelan and to inspect his condition and question him about the circumstances of his detention. The 72 hours has, of course, lapsed. He was arrested were told by the russians on december 28th in the russian capital moscow. Very little else is known. Were in close contact with the u. S. Embassy in moscow to try and get the latest update on whether or not the diplomats have been granted access or taken that access if it has been granted. Well bring it as soon as we can. In terms of the timing of this, its proving to be potentially significant because it comes a couple of weeks after maria butina in the United States, a russian national, a progun activist, pleaded guilty to conspiracy there after u. S. Prosecutors accused of attempting to infiltrate conservative groups in the United States like the nra and the Republican Party to influence americans. Shes going to be sentenced shortly. President putin, others in the russian administration, absolutely furious about that, saying that she is not a spy and was unknown to the russian intelligence services. But there is speculation that perhaps the detention of paul whelan may be linked to that case over in the u. S. Okay. All right. Thank you for that in moscow. At least one prominent member of the military coming to the defense of retired fourstar army general stanley mcchrystal. Mcchrystal felt the wrath of the president after making these comments about mr. Trump on sunday. I think its important for me to work for people who i think are basically honest, who tell the truth as best they know it. You think hes a liar . I dont think he tells the truth. Is trump immoral in your view . I think he is. President trump firing back albeit days later, tweeting, general in quotes, mcchrystal got fired like a dog by obama. Last assignment a total bust. Known for big, dumb mouth. Hillary lover. General mcchrystal resigned over comments he made belittling officials including Vice President joe biden. Now retired fourstar admiral William Mcraven defending mcchrystal. Mcraven led the Osama Bin Laden raid and was has also drawn the scorn of President Trump. He calls mcchrystal one of the great generals of this generation and the finest officer i have ever served with. The shooting death of a u. S. Reason at the washington, d. C. , barracks remains a mystery this morning. The unidentified marine was on duty early Tuesday Morning when he was killed. A marine spokesman confirms the fatal gunshot wound was not selfinflicted. The circumstances surrounding the incident are unclear, and the killing is being investigated by degre. C. Police. One thing to look forward to in the new year, lower gas prices. The National Average for gas 2. 25 a gallon, nearly 20 of states enjoying prices below 2 a gallon. The loafest since lowest since 2017. The president tweeted twice on new years day about gas prices. Prices are low and expected to go down this year, this would be good. Do you think its just luck that gas prices are so low and falling . Low gas prices are like another tax cut. U. S. Crude settled at 45. 41 a barrel monday, ending down nearly 25 for the year. Thats a remarkable crash in oil prices. Opec and its allies agreed earlier in december to remove 1. 2 Million Barrels a day from world markets. Members of the cartel pledged to reduce their production by 800,000 barrels a day for six months beginning in january. That should support gas prices, right, should drive crude prices up and drive gas Prices Higher in the new year. Watch this space. Thats been fascinating. An interesting indication. Ahead, day four of the manhunt for whomever killed a 7yearold in a driveby shooting in texas. Whatever kind of hatred this man had in his heart, my child was taken from us for no reason. The girls devastated mother looking for answers. Im ken jacobus and i switched to the spark cash card from capital one. I earn unlimited 2 cash back on everything i buy. And last year, i earned 36,000 in cash back. Which i used to offer Health Insurance to my employees. Whats in your wallet . What mahearthealthyle salad the california walnuts. Ver . The best simple pasta ever . California walnuts. The best simple dinner ever . Great tasting, hearthealthy california walnuts. So simple, so good. Get the recipes at walnuts. Org. A devastated texas mom is demanding to know who killed her 7yearold daughter in a driveby shooting sunday morning. Jazmine barnes was one of four children in the car at the time of the driveby shooting. Her mother, laporsha washington, threw her body over her eldest daughter in the front seat to shield her from the gunfire, but she could not protect three other children in the back seat including jazz meminejazmine. Washington has been released from the hospital after being shot and is struggling to come to grips with the tragedy. Reporter this is absolutely a heartbreaking way for the family to start their new year, mourning the death of the 7yearold girl, jazmine barnes. She was in the car with her mother and three siblings leaving a walmart parking lot sunday in the houston area. Out of nowhere, unprovoked, a gunman opens fire. Few details are given about the gunmans description. Harris county sheriff ed gonzalez saying the suspected shooter is a white male in his 40s, had a beard, was wearing a hoodie, and was in a pickup. The make and model has not been released, nor any license plate or distinguishing characteristics. It was earlier that the mother of the 7yearold who was also injured in the shooting, she was shot in the arm. She talked about the incident. I want him to be a man and turn himself in because i will never get to see my child again. You took her away from me behind whatever was going on in your head, i dont know if it was some kind of hatred, violent hatred, if it was a hate crime or what it was. When you fired that first shot and you seen my kids in that car, you should have stopped. You should have stopped. You took my baby from me. Reporter the harris Sheriffs Office says that theres still no official motive, and theyre not taking anything off the table, not even a potential for this being a hate crime. The suspected shooter is said to have continued to open fire as he fled the scene. Theyre asking for the publics help in combing through any Surveillance Footage that they might have to catch the suspected shooter. Dave, christine . Thanks. Netflix facing criticism for pulling an episode of patriot act from service in saudi arabia. The kingdom filed a legal complaint claiming it violated the anticyber crime law. It centered on crown Prince Mohammed bin salmans real in the kelged killing of the alleged killing of Jamal Khashoggi and mocked the accounts. They were saying he died in a fist fight jackie chance style. The only explanation they didnt say was that khashoggi died in a free solo rockclimbing accident. A spokesperson for netflix says they strongly support artistic freedom worldwide, but the Group Human Rights watch denournsed the move saying, quote, netflixs claim to support artistic freedom Means Nothing if it bows to the demands of government officials who believe in no freedom for their citizens, not artistic, not political, not comedic. Dramatic video of a baby boy rescued tuesday from the rubble of an apartment leveled by a suspected gas explosion in russia. The video shows rescue workers pulling debris away to reveal the boy wearing a top and pink socks, wrapped in a blanket. He was found after a rescuer heard him crying. The child, less than a year old, spent 35 hours in the debris. At least 14 people killed. Remarkable. Wow. Incredible. Ahead, mascot mayhem. Might be the play of the day on new years day. Get down there in the superdome, and bebos not having it. Watch what happens when bevo, the longhorns mascot, clashes with ugga. Andy scholes has the ugly details. One hour pickup order . Got it. Ran out of ink and i have a big meeting today and 2 boxes of twizzlers. Yeah, uh. For the team. The team . Gooo team. Know whats better than overnight shipping . Free one hour pickup when you order online. Or on our app. At Office Depot Officemax. Thats why ive got the power of 123 medicines with trelegy. The only fdaapproved 3in1 copd treatment. Trelegy. The power of 123 trelegy 123 trelegy with trelegy and the power of 123, im breathing better. Trelegy works 3 ways to. Open airways,. Keep them open. And reduce inflammation. For 24 hours of better breathing. Trelegy wont replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. Trelegy is not for asthma. Tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high Blood Pressure before taking it. Do not take trelegy more than prescribed. Trelegy may increase your risk of thrush, pneumonia, and osteoporosis. Call your doctor if worsened breathing, chest pain, mouth or tongue swelling,. Problems urinating, vision changes, or eye pain occur. Think your copd medicine is doing enough . Maybe you should think again. Ask your doctor about oncedaily trelegy and the power of 123. Trelegy 123 save at trelegy. Com. Unstopand its strengthenedting place, the by xfi pods,gateway. Which plug in to extend the wifi even farther, past anything that stands in its way. Well almost anything. Leave no room behind with xfi pods. Simple. Easy. Awesome. Click or visit a retail store today. Most of americas rail systems have missed a critical safety deadline. The department of transportation says only four of the nations 41 rail systems met the monday deadline to implement positive train control which can prevent collisions and derailments. The others including amtrak either applied for our been granted extensions. The chairman of the ntsb told Congress Last february 150 accidents which caused 300 deaths since 1969 could have been prevented by the technology. Sad news from purdue university. Tyler trent, known as the super fan of the purdue boilermakers, lost his battle with bone cancer tuesday. The 20yearold inspired College Football fans across the country. He was named an honorary captain for purdue when the boilermakers faced auburn last week. He received the disney spirit award in december. I think today theres always a light at the end of the tunnel. As long as you rely on your fai faith, things will work out. Trent helped raise more than 100,000 at a studentrun event at purdue to support the Government Shutdown<\/a> began. Is a deal possible to end the shutdown costing 800,000 government workers their pay chokes . And the family of an american detained in russia denies any charges of espionage. Was paul whelan detained as payback for the russia investigation . And somebody in new york waking up richer. We have the lucky numbers and where the ticket was sold. The billiondollar jackpot unclaimed. They only have until april 21st. Get to work, everybody. Thats how youre going to make your money. Good morning, welcome to early start. Im christine romans. Im dave briggs. Happy new year. Wednesday, january 2nd, 5 00 a. M. In the east. We start with mitt romney unloading on President Trump<\/a> before he even takes his seat in the u. S. Senate. The incoming republican senator from utah writing a scathing oped in the Washington Post<\/a>. He claims the president s behavior over the past two years is evidence that he has not risen to the mantle of the office. Romney has been a frequent critic of the president , but they appeared to mend fences after the election when romney was being considered for secretary of state. Romney says he agrees with some of mr. Trumps policies, he writes, a president should demonstrate the essential qualities of honesty and integrity and elevate the National Discourse<\/a> with comity and mutual respect. It is in this province where the incumbents shortfall has been most glaring. The oped indicates romney is planning to be the new republican foil in the senate with bob corker and jeff flake departing. President trumps 2020 Campaign Manager<\/a>, brad parscale, responding, tweeting, jealousy is a drink best served warm. And romney just proved it. Perhaps thats the afterdinner drink to revenge which is a dish best served cold. You let us know what you think brad meant. Mitt romney will speak with jake lapper on the lead at 4 00 p. M. Eastern. If are you back from a holiday break, yes, the government is still partially shut down. It has been 11 days and counting. President Trump Holding<\/a> firm on his demand for border wall funding in more than two dozen stwee tweets since friday. Hes invited congressional leaders to meet with him at the white house. That hasnt happened since the shutdown began. A quarter of the federal government has been frozen for nearly two weeks. That means 800,000 federal workers are going unpaid while lawmakers still collect their paychecks. Jessica dean with more from the white house. Reporter good morning. Here at the white house, there is expected to be a meeting with the president and leadership from the house and senate, both parties, later this afternoon. Details still being worked out. We are told to expect a briefing from the department of Homeland Security<\/a> during that meeting. Of course the two sides in the shutdown still pretty far apart. President trump for the past several days he has been tweeting about the wall, how he must have the wall, and the 5 billion to fund it. The funding for the wall. And democrats who will take over the house on thursday and who plan to vote on a package of bills that includes 1. 3 billion for Border Security<\/a> but no funding for a wall, no mention of a wall. Of course, a lot in the middle for both sides to compromise. The question is, will there be any movement at the white house this afternoon when that meeting takes place. Well be keeping an eye on it. Jessica dean, thanks. The impact of the Government Shutdown<\/a> is widening. The smithsonian tweeting that all museums, research centers, the national zoo will be shut down today. And californias joshua tree mark forced to close its campgrounds for health and safety reasons as toilets reach their capacity. Driving off road and other infractions that damage Natural Resources<\/a> are also becoming a problem. In previous Government Shutdown<\/a>s, National Parks<\/a> have closed entirely, but gates have remained open under the Trump Administration<\/a>, leaving parks severely understaffed. U. S. Customs and Border Protection<\/a> investigating an incident at the california border with mexico. Agents using teargas, pepper spray, and smoke on a group of migrants trying to enter the u. S. Illegal. Some of the migrants allegedly throwing rocks as others lifted children over the razoredged wire in the early hours of Tuesday Morning<\/a>. Cbp estimates about 150 migrants approached the fence, but onethird of the group turned back when they saw the agents. 25 people taken into custody. The family of an american citizen detained in russia strongly denying claims by the kremlin that he is a u. S. Spy. Retired marine paul whelan was arrested in moscow friday on suspicion of jess piece espionage. His brother saying paul had been there for work and business and was in russia for the wedding of a fellow marine. Hes not the type to stumble into a strange environment or make poor choices that could cause him risks. Particularly he wouldnt have made choices that would have gotten him sideways of the russian government and its espionage act. David whelan says the family only learned about pauls detention from media reports on monday. More from martin savidge. Reporter good morning. In may sound surprising this may sound surprising, but the family of paul whelan was relieved that he was taken into custody by authorities. Let me explain. They knew he was going russia, and then come the 28th, last friday, he suddenly goes silent. He doesnt call home, even his friends in russia didnt know where he was. Given what they know about their son and brother, that is totally out of character. They were so worried they actually thought maybe hed been the victim of violent crime, possibly dead. Which is why when the russian authorities said hes alive but weve arrested him for spying that there was a sense of relief. Then a realization, wait a minute, spying, that is not the person they know. They say its not his character. A bit about paul whelan. He was born in canada, but hes an american citizen, actually served in the u. S. Marines, served overseas in iraq. And then worked in local Law Enforcement<\/a> and now works as a consultant for private security for a major auto parts manufacturerer in detroit. He went to russia not for work but was there to be at the wedding of a fellow former marine. Then he gets arrested. So the initial fears have been replaced by new ones that somehow he may now be a pawn in a kind of showdown between the United States<\/a> and russia. Christine and dave . All right. Thank you for that. What is russia saying about all this . Lets go moscow to and bring in cnns Matthew Chance<\/a>. What are they saying, matthew . Reporter well, christine, good morning to you. Theyre not saying a great deal beyond the statement that was initially put out by the fsb which is the main counterespionage agency in russia which is that this u. S. Citizen, paul whelan, is in custody. Hes been arrested on suspicion of spying. They said he was caught spying. In terms of the consular access, something that the russians under the Vienna Convention<\/a> have 72 hours before they have to provide, we just dont know whether that access has been granted yet, whether u. S. Diplomats have been permitted to see mr. Whelan and to inspect his condition and question him about the circumstances of his detention. The 72 hours has, of course, lapsed. He was arrested were told by the russians on december 28th in the russian capital moscow. Very little else is known. Were in close contact with the u. S. Embassy in moscow to try and get the latest update on whether or not the diplomats have been granted access or taken that access if it has been granted. Well bring it as soon as we can. In terms of the timing of this, its proving to be potentially significant because it comes a couple of weeks after maria butina in the United States<\/a>, a russian national, a progun activist, pleaded guilty to conspiracy there after u. S. Prosecutors accused of attempting to infiltrate conservative groups in the United States<\/a> like the nra and the Republican Party<\/a> to influence americans. Shes going to be sentenced shortly. President putin, others in the russian administration, absolutely furious about that, saying that she is not a spy and was unknown to the russian intelligence services. But there is speculation that perhaps the detention of paul whelan may be linked to that case over in the u. S. Okay. All right. Thank you for that in moscow. At least one prominent member of the military coming to the defense of retired fourstar army general stanley mcchrystal. Mcchrystal felt the wrath of the president after making these comments about mr. Trump on sunday. I think its important for me to work for people who i think are basically honest, who tell the truth as best they know it. You think hes a liar . I dont think he tells the truth. Is trump immoral in your view . I think he is. President trump firing back albeit days later, tweeting, general in quotes, mcchrystal got fired like a dog by obama. Last assignment a total bust. Known for big, dumb mouth. Hillary lover. General mcchrystal resigned over comments he made belittling officials including Vice President<\/a> joe biden. Now retired fourstar admiral William Mcraven<\/a> defending mcchrystal. Mcraven led the Osama Bin Laden<\/a> raid and was has also drawn the scorn of President Trump<\/a>. He calls mcchrystal one of the great generals of this generation and the finest officer i have ever served with. The shooting death of a u. S. Reason at the washington, d. C. , barracks remains a mystery this morning. The unidentified marine was on duty early Tuesday Morning<\/a> when he was killed. A marine spokesman confirms the fatal gunshot wound was not selfinflicted. The circumstances surrounding the incident are unclear, and the killing is being investigated by degre. C. Police. One thing to look forward to in the new year, lower gas prices. The National Average<\/a> for gas 2. 25 a gallon, nearly 20 of states enjoying prices below 2 a gallon. The loafest since lowest since 2017. The president tweeted twice on new years day about gas prices. Prices are low and expected to go down this year, this would be good. Do you think its just luck that gas prices are so low and falling . Low gas prices are like another tax cut. U. S. Crude settled at 45. 41 a barrel monday, ending down nearly 25 for the year. Thats a remarkable crash in oil prices. Opec and its allies agreed earlier in december to remove 1. 2 Million Barrels<\/a> a day from world markets. Members of the cartel pledged to reduce their production by 800,000 barrels a day for six months beginning in january. That should support gas prices, right, should drive crude prices up and drive gas Prices Higher<\/a> in the new year. Watch this space. Thats been fascinating. An interesting indication. Ahead, day four of the manhunt for whomever killed a 7yearold in a driveby shooting in texas. Whatever kind of hatred this man had in his heart, my child was taken from us for no reason. The girls devastated mother looking for answers. Im ken jacobus and i switched to the spark cash card from capital one. I earn unlimited 2 cash back on everything i buy. And last year, i earned 36,000 in cash back. Which i used to offer Health Insurance<\/a> to my employees. Whats in your wallet . What mahearthealthyle salad the california walnuts. Ver . The best simple pasta ever . California walnuts. The best simple dinner ever . Great tasting, hearthealthy california walnuts. So simple, so good. Get the recipes at walnuts. Org. A devastated texas mom is demanding to know who killed her 7yearold daughter in a driveby shooting sunday morning. Jazmine barnes was one of four children in the car at the time of the driveby shooting. Her mother, laporsha washington, threw her body over her eldest daughter in the front seat to shield her from the gunfire, but she could not protect three other children in the back seat including jazz meminejazmine. Washington has been released from the hospital after being shot and is struggling to come to grips with the tragedy. Reporter this is absolutely a heartbreaking way for the family to start their new year, mourning the death of the 7yearold girl, jazmine barnes. She was in the car with her mother and three siblings leaving a walmart parking lot sunday in the houston area. Out of nowhere, unprovoked, a gunman opens fire. Few details are given about the gunmans description. Harris county sheriff ed gonzalez saying the suspected shooter is a white male in his 40s, had a beard, was wearing a hoodie, and was in a pickup. The make and model has not been released, nor any license plate or distinguishing characteristics. It was earlier that the mother of the 7yearold who was also injured in the shooting, she was shot in the arm. She talked about the incident. I want him to be a man and turn himself in because i will never get to see my child again. You took her away from me behind whatever was going on in your head, i dont know if it was some kind of hatred, violent hatred, if it was a hate crime or what it was. When you fired that first shot and you seen my kids in that car, you should have stopped. You should have stopped. You took my baby from me. Reporter the harris Sheriffs Office<\/a> says that theres still no official motive, and theyre not taking anything off the table, not even a potential for this being a hate crime. The suspected shooter is said to have continued to open fire as he fled the scene. Theyre asking for the publics help in combing through any Surveillance Footage<\/a> that they might have to catch the suspected shooter. Dave, christine . Thanks. Netflix facing criticism for pulling an episode of patriot act from service in saudi arabia. The kingdom filed a legal complaint claiming it violated the anticyber crime law. It centered on crown Prince Mohammed<\/a> bin salmans real in the kelged killing of the alleged killing of Jamal Khashoggi<\/a> and mocked the accounts. They were saying he died in a fist fight jackie chance style. The only explanation they didnt say was that khashoggi died in a free solo rockclimbing accident. A spokesperson for netflix says they strongly support artistic freedom worldwide, but the Group Human Rights<\/a> watch denournsed the move saying, quote, netflixs claim to support artistic freedom Means Nothing<\/a> if it bows to the demands of government officials who believe in no freedom for their citizens, not artistic, not political, not comedic. Dramatic video of a baby boy rescued tuesday from the rubble of an apartment leveled by a suspected gas explosion in russia. The video shows rescue workers pulling debris away to reveal the boy wearing a top and pink socks, wrapped in a blanket. He was found after a rescuer heard him crying. The child, less than a year old, spent 35 hours in the debris. At least 14 people killed. Remarkable. Wow. Incredible. Ahead, mascot mayhem. Might be the play of the day on new years day. Get down there in the superdome, and bebos not having it. Watch what happens when bevo, the longhorns mascot, clashes with ugga. Andy scholes has the ugly details. One hour pickup order . Got it. Ran out of ink and i have a big meeting today and 2 boxes of twizzlers. Yeah, uh. For the team. The team . Gooo team. Know whats better than overnight shipping . Free one hour pickup when you order online. Or on our app. At Office Depot Officemax<\/a>. Thats why ive got the power of 123 medicines with trelegy. The only fdaapproved 3in1 copd treatment. Trelegy. The power of 123 trelegy 123 trelegy with trelegy and the power of 123, im breathing better. Trelegy works 3 ways to. Open airways,. Keep them open. And reduce inflammation. For 24 hours of better breathing. Trelegy wont replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. Trelegy is not for asthma. Tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high Blood Pressure<\/a> before taking it. Do not take trelegy more than prescribed. Trelegy may increase your risk of thrush, pneumonia, and osteoporosis. Call your doctor if worsened breathing, chest pain, mouth or tongue swelling,. Problems urinating, vision changes, or eye pain occur. Think your copd medicine is doing enough . Maybe you should think again. Ask your doctor about oncedaily trelegy and the power of 123. Trelegy 123 save at trelegy. Com. Unstopand its strengthenedting place, the by xfi pods,gateway. Which plug in to extend the wifi even farther, past anything that stands in its way. Well almost anything. Leave no room behind with xfi pods. Simple. Easy. Awesome. Click or visit a retail store today. Most of americas rail systems have missed a critical safety deadline. The department of transportation says only four of the nations 41 rail systems met the monday deadline to implement positive train control which can prevent collisions and derailments. The others including amtrak either applied for our been granted extensions. The chairman of the ntsb told Congress Last<\/a> february 150 accidents which caused 300 deaths since 1969 could have been prevented by the technology. Sad news from purdue university. Tyler trent, known as the super fan of the purdue boilermakers, lost his battle with bone cancer tuesday. The 20yearold inspired College Football<\/a> fans across the country. He was named an honorary captain for purdue when the boilermakers faced auburn last week. He received the disney spirit award in december. I think today theres always a light at the end of the tunnel. As long as you rely on your fai faith, things will work out. Trent helped raise more than 100,000 at a studentrun event at purdue to support the Childrens Hospital<\/a> is the indiana health. Tyler trent was just 20 years old. The woman who helped kidnap Elizabeth Smart<\/a> in 2002 is living near an Elementary School<\/a> in salt lake city. Wanda barzee was released in september, five years early. She is serving five years of federal supervised release, but guidelines dont set limits on how close she can live to a school. Smart says anyone with a history of child abuse should not be allowed anywhere near a school, family, or community center. The new year off to a good start for a lucky resident of new york state. One Winning Mega Millions<\/a> ticket was sold for last nights 425 million jackpot in glen head, long island, about 25 miles from new york city. The cash option for the jackpot is 254. 6 million. The winning numbers, 3444576270, the gold mega ball was 14. Dave . Thats the way to start the new year. Texas pulling off a huge upset beating georgia in the sugar bowl. This after their mascot set the tone before the game. Andy scholes has more in the bleacher report. Happy new year, my friend. Happy new year, dave. There arent too many live mascots on the field in College Football<\/a> anymore. Bevo, the longhorn at texas, is one of them. Check out what happened before the sugar bowl. The bulldog trying to get a pregame pick with bevo, but he was having none of it. Bevo charging at uga. Luckily no one was hurt when he did that. But bevo definitely setting the tone for the game. Texas scoring the first 17 points. Quarterback sam ellinger who dreamed of playing quarterback for the longhorns since he was a toddler rushed for three touchdowns. Matthew mcconaughey loving it on the sidelines. Tom harmon getting a big gatorade bath as texas, the doub doubledigit underdog, won. Urban meyer coaching his final game for ohio state as they took on washington in the rose bowl. Buckeyes jumping out to the big lead in this game, then held on to win 2823. After the game, meyer was asked if he will ever need another college program. I dont believe thats going to happen. Im going to enjoy tonight. I dont believe two of the greatest tennis players, roger federer, and serena williams, squaring off for the first time in their respective careers. They played a mixed doublgs match at the hotman cup in perth, australia. Federer coming out on top in the match. You see him taking a selfie on the court. Heres what the picture looked like. Those two have won 43 grand slam titles between them. Lots of greatness in that pic. Finally one of College Football<\/a>s most iconic venues hosting this years winter classic. More than 75,000 fans packing Notre Dame Stadium<\/a> to watch the bruins beat the blackhawks. Next years winter classic heading south. The dallas stars are going to host the game at the cotton bowl. I dont know about you, but i think its so cool to see hockey being played outdoors in those big football stadiums, especially when its in a cool place like south bend. Yeah, one of my favorite events of the year. That was probably top three in terms of the setting and the environment. The cotton bowl, that comes with risk. It does. It could be 35 in dallas at this time of year or 75. You never know. That will make for interesting optics. Romans, back to you. Before mitt romney takes his senate seat, he is letting the president know he demands better. A harsh oped says the president falling short s. There middle ground on Border Security<\/a> . Dad, we need to talk about something important. You dont need to go anywhere dad, this is your home. The best home to be in is your own. Home instead offers personalized Inhome Services<\/a> for your loved ones. Home instead senior care. To us, its personal. 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So says mitt romney, he is making his presence known in a blistering oped just before he takes his senate seat. Today the first bipartisan meeting since the Government Shutdown<\/a> began. Is a deal possible to end the shutdown costing 800,000 government workers their paychecks . The family of an american detained in russia denies any charges of espionage. Was paul whelan detained as payback for the russia investigation . Somebody in new york waking up 425 million richer before taxes. Well have the lucky numbers and where that ticket was sold. Happy new year, everybody, welcome back to early start. Im dave briggs. For the rest of us, we have credit card bills. Thats our gift to start the new year. Im dave briggs. 31 minutes past the hour. Happy new year, everyone. Nice to see you. Our top story, mitt romney unloading on President Trump<\/a> before he eaven comes to the senate. He claims the president s behavior over the past two years, is quote, evidence that he has not risen to the mantle of the office. Romney has been a frequent critic of the president. They appeared to mend fences after the 2016 election when romney was being considered for secretary of state. Romney says he agrees with some of President Trump<\/a>s policies, he writes, quote, a president should demonstrate the essential qualities of honesty and integrity and elevate the National Discourse<\/a> with comity and natural respect. And mutual respect. It is in this province where the incumbent shortfall has been most glaring. The oped indicates romney is planning to be the president s new republican foil in the senate with bob corker and jeff flake departing. President trumps 2020 Campaign Manager<\/a> responded to romneys oped tweeting jealousy is a drink best served warm, and romney proved it. Mitt romney will speak with jake tapper today. The lead airs at 4 00 p. M. Eastern on cnn. Lets go live to washington and bring in zachary wolf who loves him some warm drinks called jealousy. I dont know where brad was going with that. But lets start with mitt romney, my friend. And happy new year to you. I know this, mitt romneys going to be very busy in 2019 because he says he will speak out against significant statements or actions that are divisive, racist, sexist, antiimmigrant, dishonest, or destructive to democratic institutions. Thats going to cover a lot of territory given the president s words and tweets. But how effective will mitt romney be, what can he accomplish . So part of the question i think is what is he trying to accomplish, is he just going to be criticizing the president when he feels that its n aeps necessary, is he going to lead some revolt in the Republican Party<\/a> against the president . I doubt that. Weve seen criticism of President Trump<\/a> from people like, you know, you mentioned jeff flake, bob corker. Theyre both jobless at the moment, having decided not to run for reelection in large part because of backlash against them for opposing him. I think what will be interesting to find out is this mitt romney on the vanguard of a new republicans emboldened to criticize the president , or is this a last gasp of antitrumpism in the gop after the president effectively took the party over. One thing to criticize him. Another thing to vote against him. He made a point of saying there are some policies the Trump Administration<\/a> most notably, you know, cutting the Corporate Tax<\/a> rate that he agrees with. Right. Almost when i was reading it, it almost felt like the anonymous oped, he was praising the same things that a lot of republicans have liked about the Trump Administration<\/a>. And being frustrated by just about everything else. He makes the point, there is about the character of the president , the character of the office, the character of the american people. I think thats what hes was trying he was trying to draw the bigger picture, that he could agree with some policies of the president , but he was concerned about the character of this president , what it meant for the nation. Look, romney, 71, hes rich, has a sixyear term. Doesnt care about reelection. He wants this to be his lasting legacy, you could suggest. Let avenues move forward to today at the white house. The meeting with house and Senate Leaders<\/a> trying to get an end to the shutdown on day 12. One thing it appears that the president wants is his favorite thing on the golf course, zach, a mulligan. He wants a mulligan for this moment on december 11th. Listen. I am proud to shut down the government for Border Security<\/a>, chuck. The people of this country dont want criminals and people that have lots of problems and drugs pouring into our country. So i will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down. Im not going blame you for it. Yeah, he wants the mulligan for that moment, zach. Can he end the shutdown on this day 12 . It depends on if hes going to going to take what essentially whats given to him. Nancy pelosi holds a lot of cards because nothings going to get through the house that she doesnt okay. You know, theres this indication the democrats are going to pass bills that would essentially fund the government and even the department of Homeland Security<\/a>. Is he going to through february. So that they can find a way to come to some different agreement on, you know, on security and on whether or not to have a wall. So the question is, can they find enough safe facesaving measures in this, can he find a way to be okay with what democrats are handing him. Thats ultimately what hes going to have to do if they want the government to reopen. Is the meeting about really getting work done and finding, you know, some i guess some wiggle room, some in between on the border wall funding, or is this a photo op . What do you think this is here . I honestly dont know. Im not sure anybody does. The pro tip i would give you is if you start seeing them broadcast live or with a taped delay during the meeting on tv, you know not much is going to come out of it. All right. Thats the insidetheway tip from zach wolf. Happy new year, thanks for stopping by. A lot to talk about. What divided government looks like today. Absolutely. U. S. Customs and Border Protection<\/a> investigating an incident at the california border with mexico. Agents using teargas, pepper spray, and smoke on a group of migrants who were trying to enter the u. S. Illegally. Some of the migrants allegedly throwing rocks as others lifted children over the razoredged wire in the early hours of Tuesday Morning<\/a>. Cbp estimates 150 migrants approached the fence. Onethird turned back when they saw the agents. 25 people were taken into custody. The family of an american citizen detained in russia strongly denying claims by the kremlin that he is a u. S. Spy. Retired marine paul whelan was arrested in moscow friday on suspicion of espionage. His brother telling cnn paul has been to russia many times for work and personal business. And that he was in moscow for the wedding of a former fellow marine. Hes not the sort of person who would stumble into a strange environment or make poor choices that could cause him risks. Particularly he wouldnt have made choices that would have gotten him sideways of the russian government and its espionage act. David whelan says the family only learned about pauls detention from media reports on monday. More now from cnns martin savidge. Reporter good morning. You know, this may sound surprising, but actually the family of paul whelan was relieved to hear that hed been taken into custody by russian authorities. Let me explain. They knew he was going to russia. Come the 28th, last friday, he suddenly goes silent. He doesnt call home, even his friends in russia didnt know where he was. And given what they know about their son and about their brother, that is totally out of character. They were so worried, they actually thought maybe hed been the victim of violent crime, possibly even dead, which is why when the russian authorities said, no, hes alive, but weve arrested him for spying, there was relief but a realization, wait a minute, spying . That is not the person they know. Thats not his character. A bit about paul whelan he is canadian, born in canada, but hes an american citizen. Actually served in the u. S. Marines, served overseas in iraq. Then worked in local Law Enforcement<\/a> and now works as a consultant for private security for a major auto parts manufacturer here in detroit. He went to russia not for work but was there to be at the wedding of a fellow former marine. And then he gets arrested. So the initial fears the family have have been replaced by new ones that he may be a pawn in a kind of showdown between the United States<\/a> and russia. Martin savidge, thank you for that. What is russia saying . Lets bring in Matthew Chance<\/a> live in moscow for us. Matthew . Reporter happy new year to you. In short, what theyre saying is very little beyond the initial statement that they put out when paul whelan was initially detained back on the 28th of december. Thats when they said they arrested him. The fsb, russias main counter espionage agency, saying that a u. S. Citizen has been taken into custody who was caught spying in the russian capital. Thats as far as their statement goes. In terms of consular access, we know the u. S. Has requested that kind of access, and indicated that the russians have 72 hours before they have to grant the access to u. S. Diplomats who can interview mr. Wleelan about his condition whelan about his condition and the way hes been treated. That 72 hours has lapsed because its the 2nd of january obviously. And we dont know yet, though, whether that access has been granted. And so theres still concern over that. I mean, close contact with the u. S. Embassy in moscow. They cant confirm or deny whether access has been granted New York Stock Exchange<\/a> terms of the timing of the de granted. In terms of the timing of it the deadline, it comes a couple of weeks after maria butina, in the United States<\/a>, a russian progun conspiracyist, was accused of trying to infiltrate russian groups like the nra and Republican Party<\/a>. Shes going to be sentenced soon. There is some possibility that a prisoner swap may be in the medina of the kremlin, but thats speculative. Matthew chance in moscow. Happy new year to you, too. Thank you. Okay. Netflix has pulled a comedy feature from its site in saudi arabia. Is the government trying to censor criticism of the Jamal Khashoggi<\/a> murder . Reach her health goals im in but first. 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She is struggling to come to grips with the loss of her little girl. Nick valencia has more. Reporter this is absolutely a heartbreaking way for the family to start their new year, mourning the death of the 7yearold girl, jazmine barnes. She was in the car with her mother and three siblings leaving a walmart parking lot sunday in the houston area. Out of nowhere, unprovoked, a gunman opens fire. Few details are given about the gunmans description. Harris county sheriff ed gonzalez saying the suspected shooter is a white male in his 40s, this a beard, was wear had a beard, was wearing a hoodie, and was in a pickup. The make and model has not been released, nor any license plate or distinguishing characteristics. It was earlier that the mother of the 7yearold who was also injured in the shooting, she was shot in the arm. I want him to be a man and turn himself in because i will never get to see my child again. You took her away from me behind whatever was going on in your head, i dont know if it was some kind of hatred, violent hatred, if it was a hate crime or what it was. When you fired that first shot and you seen my kids in that car, you should have stopped. You should have stopped. You took my baby from me. Reporter the harris Sheriffs Office<\/a> says that theres still no official motive, and theyre not taking anything off the table, not even a potential for this being a hate crime. The suspected shooter is said to have continued to open fire as he fled the scene. Theyre asking for the publics help in combing through any Surveillance Footage<\/a> that they might have to catch the suspected shooter. Dave, christine . Thanks. Netflix facing criticism for pulling an episode of patriot act. The kingdom filed a legal complaint claiming it violated the anticyber crime law. This episode centered on crown Prince Mohammed<\/a> bin salmans alleged role in the killing of Washington Post<\/a> journalist Jamal Khashoggi<\/a> and mocked the official government accounts. At one point they were saying that he died in a fist fight jackie chan style. They went through so many explanations, the only one they didnt say was that khashoggi died in a freeclimbing rock accident. A spokesman for netflix says they strongly support artistic freedom worldwide, but the Group Human Rights<\/a> watch denounced the move saying, quote, netflixs claim to support artistic freedom Means Nothing<\/a> if it bows to demands of the government officials who believe in no freedom for their citizens. Not political, not comedic. In cnn business, minimum wages are rising in 2019 according to the National Employment<\/a> law project. At least 19 states raised their minimum wage on or around new years day. Many of those increases are to 15 an hour. Minimum wage workers from maine to missouri to arizona will see bumps in their paychecks immediately. According to business for a fair minimum wage, Business Owners<\/a> across the country say these increases will boost consumer spending, reduce employee turnover, increase productivity and customer satisfaction, and help the economy. Even as some states raise the minimum wage, the federal minimum has been stuck at 7. 25 for the past decade. The bump comes after a rough year for stocks and fears about economic growth. In 2018, the s p 500 fell 6. 2 . The nasdaq fell 4 . The dow slipped almost 6 . The worst year for stocks since 2008. And only the second year the dow and the s p 500 fell in the last decade. And take a look at where we are right now. Watching futures as we start up a new trading year. Yikes. You have dow futures lower here to the tune of 369 points. About 1. 5 . We saw losses in europe and asia, as well. So watch the space. Well see if we can find some footing here this morning. Tesla buyers can say byebye to a 7,500 tax credit. The federal governments tax credit for buying plugin vehicles will be cut in half for buyers for the first six months. For tesla the tax credit is being cut as it gets ready to offer a 35,000 version of the model 3. The lowest cost modemodel. The tax credit will make it 3,750 more expensive. It will phase out during the end of the quarter during which the automaker sells 200,000 eligible electric cars in the United States<\/a>. Thats the formula here. Tesla reached the mark in july. The first automaker to do so. General motors is next up for the phaseout of the tax credit. That is expected in april. The tax credit and those low gas prices bad news for electric carmakers like tesla. I think some electric carmakers, they buy electric cars because they want an electric car. I continue i think its a philosophy. One hour pickup order . Got it. Ran out of ink and i have a big meeting today and 2 boxes of twizzlers. Yeah, uh. For the team. The team . Gooo team. Know whats better than overnight shipping . Free one hour pickup when you order online. Or on our app. At Office Depot Officemax<\/a> most of americas rail systems have missed a critical safety deadline. The department of transportation says only four of the nations 41 rail systems met the monday deadline to implement positive train control which can prevent derailments and collisions. Others such as amtrak have applied for or been granted extensions. The chairman of the ntsb told Congress Last<\/a> february 150 accidents which caused 300 deaths since 1969 could have been prevented by the technology. Several water fountains shut down at Cleveland Hopkins<\/a> National Airport<\/a> after passengers aboard a frontier flight became sick. At least sick passengers fell ill after leaving cleveland. Health officials have not confirmed what caused the illness. The water fountains will remain shut off until tests are completed. Passage hers to wait at least an hour and a half before they were let off the affected plane. Thrive been asked to monitor their theyve been asked to monitor their health for the next few days. Sad news from perdue university. Tyler trent, known as the super fan of the boilermakers, lost his battle with bone cancer on tuesday. The 22yearold inspired fans across the country. He was named honorary captain when the boilermakers faced auburn in the city bowl last week. He also received the disney spirit award in december. I think today theres always a light at the end of the tunnel. And as long as you rely on your faith, things will work out. Man. Trent helped raise more than 100,000 at a studentrun event at purdue to support the Childrens Hospital<\/a> at Indiana University<\/a> health. Tyler trent was just 20 years old. The woman who helped kidnap Elizabeth Smart<\/a> back in 2002 is now living near an Elementary School<\/a> in salt lake city. Wanda barzee was released from prison five years earlier than expected back in september after pleading guilty to helping her husband abduct smart when she was 14 years old. Barzee is serving five years of federal supervised release. The release guidelines dont set limits on how close she can live to a school. Smart says anyone with a history of child abuse should not be allowed anywhere near a school, family, or community center. From the dumb criminals file, take a look at this man caught on Surveillance Video<\/a> trying to steal a bicycle outside a Police Station<\/a> in gladstone, oregon. Police shared the video on their facebook page. You can see the man in a hoodie trying to cut the lock off the bike directly outside the station. Within 30 seconds an officer with a taser confronted him and put him in handcuffs. Another storm expected to drench the south with heavy rain and possible flooding. Lets get to meteorologist pedram javaheri. Good morning. The southern u. S. Yet at it again here, of course. We ended 2018 on a wet note across the gulf coast states. Once again we have the weather pattern set up to bring in not only heavy rainfall this go round but wintry weather. And in particular western and central texas, another round of wintry weather where icing is a possibility. In fact, just the gamut here of the Winter Weather<\/a> alerts. We have an ice storm warning, a Winter Weather<\/a> advisory, winter storm watch, and winter storm warnings in place, as well, across portions of the four corner states. The i20 corridor, theres icing possible the next 36 or so hours, a half inch to spots of three quarters of an inch of ice that could accumulate with the freezing rain thats in store. That will be problematic in a lot of ways, of course, when it comes to transportation across that region. But the flooding also a risk across portions of east texas, into louisiana, eventually into mississippi, as well, where an additional two to four inches possible over the next couple of days across this region and the warming in advance pushing temperatures up into the 60s across the south, even almost 80 degrees across northern florida. While about 38 for the high out of new york city. All right. Back to texas where College Football<\/a> bowl games were in the spotlight on new years day. There was a big upset in the sugar bowl. Texas defeating georgia 2821. Q. B. Ellinger led with three rushing touchdowns, completing texas first winning season since 2009. Best play of the sugar bowl, ugadown there and bevos not having it. The mascot went after the bulldog, targeting you might argue. No one was injured. Ugado uga doing just fine. Ohio states urban meyer coaching his last game in the rose bowl. The buckeyes sent him off in style. Quarterback Dwayne Haskins<\/a> in what could have been his last game at ohio state. Three passing touchdowns. Ohio state won 283. And one Mega Millions<\/a> ticket sold for last nights 425 million jackpot in glen head, long island, about 25 miles from new york city. The cash option for the jackpot is 254. 6 million. The winning numbers were 5770346244, and the gold mega ball, 14. The rest of us are going to pay off credit card bills for christmas start the new year in debt. Thanks for joining us, im christine romans. Im dave briggs. Happy new year yes. If you could read the prompter now, it would say im donald trump is a phoney, a fraud. In coming senator, mitt romney, criticizing trumps character in a scathing oped. President trump has invited both parties to the white house. It doesnt appear either side as an end game in sight. Announcer this is new day with Alisyn Camerota<\/a> and john berman. Welcome to our viewers in the United States<\/a> and all around the world. This is new day, january 2nd. Its 6 00 here in new york. Happy new year, happy 2019, a new year brought to you exclusively by Alisyn Camerota<\/a>. I did press the button that lowered the ball. I took it very seriously. Please drop the banner here. I am not letting go of the crystal ball. You see, i am afraid its going to fly back up if i dont keep my hand on it, so i kept my hand on it, which all of my friends texted to say, wow, you took your job seriously on new years eve. 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