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team coverage today. adam klotz is in the studio tracking the storm and bringing the christmas forecast. let's start with jackie ibanez reporting on the devastating conditions. >> multiple families will be spending the holiday without loved ones, five people from oklahoma have died, including a 16-year-old boy. the storm is impacting nearly every state in the lower 48, mother nature unleashing fury during the busiest time of the year, leaving many with nowhere to sleep, except the floor of the airport terminal. >> im00 not optimistic, if it was a cancelled flight, it is not good. >> ...

Counselor, there is a reference to this january 2017 "washington post" story, i know you've been talking about it but this really is one of the important data points in the investigation. it was the first time that there was a leak about michael flynn and the conversations he had with the russian ambassador at that time. as i recall, mike flynn was outside the country so his communication even as an american citizen would have been picked up by the intelligence community but in those circumstances, the american citizen's identity is hidden and anonymized -- >> sean: if i may come i don't mean ...

"washington post" story, i know you've been talking about it, but this really is one of the important data points in the investigation. it was the first time that there was a leak about michael flynn and the conversations he had with the russian ambassador at that time. as i recall, mike flynn was outside the country so his communication, even as an american citizen, would have been picked up by the intelligence community, but in those circumstances, the american citizen's identity is hidden and anonymized -- >> sean: if i may, i don't mean to interrupt but i think the audience needs to know, ...

They are supposed to follow a process called minimization. why does this matter? this is unreasonable search and seizure. they can do that to a presidential candidate, either they did it or they did not do it. if they do it, that means "the new york times" owes the country an apology. that means every major newspaper and network owes the american people an apology. it's become "the new york times," january 20th, wiretapped data it used. read that earlier. the fbi is leading the investigation. aided by the national security agency, cia, treasury department financial crimes unit. this is on inau...

Was there any evidence? i just need to finish my sentence. was there any evidence a scintilla of evidence that trump and his campaign advisers and his transition team were on the tape? >> sean: none. >> then why are six federal departments and agenciesn investigating? >> sean: this is profound for a lot of different ways. fourth amendment, fifth, sixth, first amendment protections. the question that every american needs -- >> you're talking about police state tactics. >> sean: if they can do what they did to michael flynn, and that is hear whatever -- they had every right to go after russian a...