Prospect of flynn entering a plea is not unexpected and, quote no one should draw the conclusion that this means anything about general flynn cooperating against the president. Instead, they believe any charges against flynn will likely be related to his lobbying work on behalf of turkey and have nothing to do with the president or russia. Some legal experts are also suggesting that even if Michael Flynn had damaging evidence against the president , there are real questions about his credibility. Given the potential charges against flynn including false statements, you know, his credibility is suspect. And im not trying to run down a guy who served his country for years. But ultimately, when you have to look at as a prosecutor to put him on the witness stand against those charges, theyre going to need some corroborating evidence to support his testimony Going Forward if he agrees to cooperate. Reporter and the fact that flynns attorneys have ended their informationsharing agreement with the president s legal team could mean a number of different things. Most likely, it means flynn is cooperating with investigators
and in the process of trying to cut a deal, or it means that hes preparing to plead guilty to forthcoming charges possibly in order to protect his son who is also under investigation. Rick and, garrett, you briefly mentioned turkey. What more do we know about some of the work that Michael Flynn did for the Turkish Government . Reporter Federal Records show he was paid more than half a million dollars, and the Wall Street Journal reports that included a documentary about a cleric who now lives in the United States. The Turkish Government blames him for a failed coup in the countrys capital and has called for him to be extradited back to ankara. Flynns Consulting Firm tried to mask its role in that documentary, and this latest example is just one part of a larger probe by federal investigators to determine if flynn improperly hid financial ties to both turkey and russia. Rick . Rick Garrett Tenney in washington, thank you. Reporter you got it. Rick right now authorities investigating the cause of a
massive explosion at a factory overseas, at least two people were killed. What we know so far. Plus, egypt in mourning after gunmen killed hundreds of worshipers inside a mossing. Mosque. What it means for the evolving fight on terror. We know that isis wants to carry out attack across egypt. Theyd like to see civil war. Egypt is a big prize for them. 97 million people, theyd love to get a foothold. E direct ther. The only remote controlled tens device thats drug free, wire free for deep penetrating lower back pain relief. Get aleve direct therapy. Now 10 off with a coupon at walgreens. Do you want clean, stain free dentures . Try polident. The four in one Cleaning System kills 99. 99 of odor causing bacteria, cleans where brushing may miss. Helps Remove Stains and prevent stain build up. Use polident daily. Palestinians standing with egypt as it reels from an assault on a mosque that killed more than be 00 people 300 people, the deadliest Terror Attack in modern egyptian history. Heres what it looked like in the west bank with palestinians showing solidarity with the victims and sending a message of defiance to those responsible. The palestinian figures and factions are cominged the to show sympathy with the families and to send their condolences to the families of the victims. But at the same time, to have a stand against the terror which is trying to shake egypt. Rick conor powell has the latest from jerusalem. Reporter rick, as egyptians marked a weekend of mourning for the 305 people that were killed on friday, egyptian authorities are starting to get a better picture of what exactly happened in the small village. According to locals, isis militants have regularly
threatened the mod rate sufi muslim community, warning them not to cooperate with Egyptian Security forces. Sufi muslims are despised by extremists and viewed by groups like alqaeda and isis as apostates. Around noon on friday, more than two dozen wellarmed militants waving isis flags attacked the mosque first setting off a bomb and then gunning down many of the 500 or so worshipers who were trying to flee to safety. [speaking in native tongue] translator the assailants were targeting anybody and everybody, anybody who was bleeding. Reporter egyptian president el city city vowed this weekend that the attack would not go unpunished, and the Egyptian Military launched airstrikes in the mountains of the sinai desert. For three years, president sisi has promised to end the wave of violence unleashed by isis. This attack shows how easily isis, though, is able to operate in the sinai desert and just how ineffective Egyptian Security forces are. Rick . Rick conor powell reporting. President trump being blamed for the obamacare rate hike by some. Is that fair . Details on the increase in place before his term began. And why one expert is saying you can get those Cyber Monday Deals throughout the holiday season. In the past, people would wait until they got to work to do their shopping because they wanted their employers highspeed internet. Now your cell phone is just as fast as your employers computer, so thats going to be dispersed over the Holiday Shopping period. Yet therell be good sales on cyber monday. With advils fast relief, youll ask, what pulled muscle . What headache . Nothing works faster to make pain a distant memory. Advil liquigels and advil liquigels minis. What pain . Youve probably seen me running all over the country in search of our big Idaho Potato Truck. But not any more. I am done with that. Ooh, ooh hot just gonna stay home on the farm, eat a beautiful idaho potato, and watch tv with my dog. Tv anncr the big Idaho Potato Truck pulled into town today and its really a sight to see. Oh man. Lets go. distant you comin, boy . Sfx dog gulp woof. Rick online retailers are ready to slash prices as were just hours away from the start of cyber monday. And now were hearing those Companies May be willing to let the good times roll. I think cyber mondays exciting. I think whats cool though is were actually going to see sales throughout december. So i dont think if you miss something on cyber monday, dont lose hope. I think retailers are going to keep the momentum going all the way through december. Rick cyber monday comes as Online Stores hope to duplicate the recordbreaking success they had this year on black friday when consumers reportedly smashed Internet Sales by about a billion dollars. Health insurance premiums are soar ising for 2018 soaring for 2018, democrats blaming President Trump for the hikes, but these increases were expected long before President Trump with us lekkedded was elected. Dan springer reports. Reporter as americans sign up for next years Health Insurance coverage, those on the exchange are seeing higher
premiums just as they did a year ago when they were up on average 25 . According to the Kaiser Family foundation, premiums in 2018 are rising an average of 18 for gold and bronze plans and 32 for silver plans. President trump blames the Law Tweeting Last Month as usual, the Obamacare Premiums will be up. The dems open it, but we will repeal and replace and have Great Health Care soon after tax cuts. Many democrats say its really trumps fault. Californias Insurance Commissioner dave jones wrote 2018 Health Insurance rates higher thanks to trump and remies. In Washington State theyre calling it thanks to trump and republicans. In Washington State, theyre calling it sabotage. The things that trump has said has affected the market, made it unstable and created uncertainty. And thats something that Health Insurers dont like. Reporter President Trump did cut off costsharing subsidies or direct payments to Insurance Companies after a federal judge ruled them illegal
because Congress Never approved them. And that is partially impacting the cost of silver plans. But premiums have gone up each year since the law passed mainly because insurers are paying out more than theyre taking in. Its obamacares regulations that have more than doubled people yums over the last four or five years, and its the sloppy drafting of obamacare that led to the illegal costsharing subsidies that the Obama Administration has been spending without the authorization of congress. Reporter despite the often times confusing blame game, consumers are figuring out what works for them. And because tax credits are also increasing, the vast majority of those on the exchange arent paying any more for premiums. Still, the 7yearold law remains a political football that gets passed at every sign of trouble. In seattle, dan springer, fox news. Rick the situation in puerto rico remains critical two months after Hurricane Maria ravaged the american island. Power outages are still widespread across the u. S. Territory and clean water is scarce. The conditions are driving residents to leave puerto rico, sending a surge of people into florida. Steve harrigan picks up this story in kissimmee, florida. Reporter the old without medicine are coming, the young without classrooms and those in between. I dont have nothing. Reporter nothing in puerto rico eight weeks after Hurricane Maria means no house, power, phone, internet, no road. Steven grew specialty hot peppers and cilantro. Im kind of stuck in the air. I mean, i produce hydrouponically as well, so without light. Water issues, i cant even produce. Reporter a farmer without light or water whos come to orlando with two pairs of pants and a shirt. Starting from zero. Were starting from zero. Reporter a two month month blackout on the eye land has driven more than 156,000 u. S. Citizens from puerto rico to florida according to floridas division of emergency management. Onestop Shopping Centers have been set up to provide housing, medical care, food and employment. The surge is straining local resources, especially schools where dozens of new students without transcripts arrive each day. Theyre just showing up at your doorstep every day. Every day. We enrolled 72 yesterday. Reporter 2500 new students in osceola county, more than 80 of whom dont speak english. [speaking spanish] reporter some arrive alone. Each new student costs the district roughly 28,000, an unbudgeted expense of more than 70 million say school officials. And thats adding, like, two Elementary Schools to our population that we were unable to the plan for and project. Reporter even before the storms, Puerto Ricans were fleeing a debtridden economy at the pace of 80,000 a year from an island whose population is just 3. 5 million. But now that flight has turned
desperate. Half a million Puerto Ricans are expected to come to florida in the next four years to join the one million already here. Some may be starting from zero, but the dramatic demographic shift has the potential to create a new force in florida politics. In kissimmee, florida, steve harrigan, fox news. Rick al franken says he hopes to regain the trust of constituents as he finds himself at the center of a firestorm over Sexual Harassment on capitol hill. Where the senator goes from here. Plus, roy moore defying calls to exit the alabama Special Election amid allegations of Sexual Misconduct. The latest on that race and what a moore victory could mean for the president and the gop. This is all about politics, and thats why when politicians talk about this, it doesnt have a lot of credibility. This has been going on in politics for a very long time. Democrats try and defend their
own, republicans try and defend their own. Hmph affordable, fast fedex ground. Ltry align probiotic. N your Digestive System . For a nonstop, sweet treat goodness, hold on to your tiara kind of day. Get 24 7 digestive support, with align. The 1 doctor recommended probiotic brand. Also in kids chewables. Looking into all this, and i will cooperate fully with it. Listen, i know i have a lot of work to regain the trust of people ive let down. The people of minnesota, my friends and supporters, my colleagues and especially everyone who counts on me to be a champion and ally of women. Rick joining me now is morgan, reporter for the hill. Morgan, good to see you. Thanks for having me, rick. Rick your reaction to al frankens interview. Its certainly a major moment. Al franken has been silent for about eight days. This is him coming out and really addressing those allegations prickly. He publicly. Hes certainly saying hes ashamed, taking blame though at the same time saying he doesnt recall some of the photographs that were taken in those instances in the same way the women have recounted them. But i think the major question is, is this going to be enough for democrat, for progressive groups that are called on franken to resign. He certainly says here hes ready to get back to work and wont step down, but it will remain to be seen whether or not there will be more calls for his resignation especially if more allegations come like this come to light. Rick he said today this was not something he would intentionally do, but the acts as described dont sound accidental. Right. Certainly, his explanation has kind of walked the line between saying that the accounts are exactly what happened and accusing the women of lying. Hes certainly not doing that, but hes really trying to emphasize that he didnt mean, you know, the way that these women felt. But at the same time saying hes apologizing for making them feel that way. So hes certainly walking a fine line in the way that hes answered to these accusations. Obviously, apologizing to the first woman who came out, and
she has accepted his apology as well. Rick yeah. Certainly, hes emphasizing that. Rick we didnt hear a flatout denial, and the womens stories sound pretty similar, almost more like a pattern than an accident. Right. Theres been a few women, and several of those accounts have been recounted anonymously, some to the huffington post. But, yes, franken isnt denying what actually happened, hes just saying he doesnt remember those encount ors. I think one other important point from the interview today is that he was asked whether or not he expects there to be more allegations, and he basically indicated that he didnt know and that he hopes not. So i think it definitely leaves the door open. I think hes being very careful there because if he is truthful in saying that this wasnt what he intended and that he didnt remember them these ways, then i think hes perhaps worried that, you know, more people will come
out, and this behavior will be brought to light. Rick based on the allegations and the photo that was released, is it offensive to hear him describe himself as an ally of women . I mean, i think hes certainly trying to, again as i said, walk the line between saying that hes an ally of women and taking responsibility for his actions. So i think that leann tweeden, obviously, accepted that apology. I think other people will respond probably differently or be varying reactions to the way franken has handled everything. Rick i guess the question is whether its forgivable or not. Right. And i think that well see, again, varying reactions to that, you know . I think there will be people that say that they forgive him and that he, you know, basically welcoming this Ethics Investigation and taking blame, and i think there will be others that will continue to call for his resignation and call for him to step down. Rick youre down in washington,
right . Uhhuh. Rick whats the buzz down there about representative john conyers today . John conyers make willing a big statement making a big statement saying hes going to step down from his post as the top democrat on the judiciary committee. Certainly a major step especially given that conyers has denied the allegations that have been brought to light and Media Reporting about settlements that have been made with staffers that have alleged Sexual Harassment. I think that its clear that conyers will continue to receive scrutiny with an Ethics Investigation pending, and i think that its definitely going to be a point of focus especially this week with the house voting on that resolution for the antiSexual Harassment training. Rick yeah. You talked about al franken walking a fine line today. Nancy pelosi did today as far as congress is concerned. Absolutely, yes. She stepped far short of
criticizing conyers, you know, saying one or two accusations and saying that he is an icon and been a champion for women. So certainly nancy pelosi not coming out and criticizing conyers, but at the same time saying she believed and hoped he would do the right thing. Then you have him hours later, of course, stepping down from that position. So i think were going to to continue to see him ex