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top of the hour. i'm jim sciutto. in short, it is cold. the powerful winter storm battering the u.s., expected to grow even stronger and colder today, covering nearly half of the u.s. population. parts of the country could see the coldest christmas in decades. sub-zero temperatures hitting hard out west. here is the owner of a local towing company in montana speaking with cnn this morning. >> it is cold up here. if you ain't prepared for it, it could be really bad. i've been here 20 years and this is the worst i've ever felt. >> wow, tough time to be a towing company. right now hundr...

i get accused of all kinds of things every single day as does every member that serves in the public eye. but that doesn't stop you from doing your job. it is our duty, and it is my duty. >> the fbi just seized my phone. oh, yes, congressman scott perry under investigation by the doj for his role in the plot to over turn the 2020 election, will now be part of the investigation into his own investigation. just the latest in a long history of republican oversight madness. >> also tonight, two big depositions. fox's main man, rupert murdoch, under oath today about his network's role in ...

i am going to use a word tonight that i do not use lightly. i am not using it because it's my word. i'm using it because it's mitch mcconnell's. after the first time republicans used there payment national bargaining trip, back in august of 2011. senate leader, mitch mcconnell, told the washington post exactly how he saw our nations stepmom it. quote, what we did learn is this. it is a hostage that's worth of rain summing. a hostage. that is how republicans view this. that is how we should to. here is what happened, five days after mcconnell's hostage statement. >> this was a dark da...

>> that does it for us tonight, it is time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell, good evening lawrence. >> speaking of george santos, i raised the debt ceiling once. actually twice, that is the george santos way of describing my involvement in raising the debt ceiling a couple of times when i was working in the senate. >> and the speaker of the house, i'll tell you when negotiations are ongoing. >> i'm going to tell the story of me raising the debt ceiling all by myself, a little bit later in this hour. i will tone down the george santos exaggeration to try to get it somewhere c...

individual's names in this report. the bar associations across the country, local bar associations have to step up. local prosecutors have to step up the accountability piece is the piece here, and that is what folks will be looking for. >> we certainly will, symone thank you. if you are just joining us right now i'm stephanie ruhle. it is midnight on the east coast and i am on the west coast, we are continuing our breaking news coverage of the release of the january 6th committee's final report on the siege of the capital and donald trump's effort to change the results of the 2020 e...