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good morning, i'm melissa lee harris-perry. we're going to begin with breaking news. u.s. special operation forces entered syria to capture an isis leader. that senior leader known as abu sayyaf was killed. no u.s. forces were killed or injured during the operation. joining me now from washington, d.c. nbc white house correspondent correspondent kristen welker. do we know about the target? >> reporter: a lot of fast-moving developments. according to a report, president obama approved this operation at the recommendation at national security team. the mission aimed to capture the isis...

equal justice under the law. >> it took 166 days for the senate to confirm president obama's nominee. >> on this vote the yeas are 56, and the nays are 43. the nomination is confirmed. >> the main holdup senate majority leader mitch mcconnell refused to schedule a vote. but after dragging his feet for months mcconnell voted yet. he and nine other republicans backed her confirmation including many up for re-election next year. was this was never about miss lynch. this was about far-right republicans, hijacking her confirmation to attack president obama, and the current attorney genera...

good morning, i'm melissa harris-perry harris-perry. in the beginning, there were three words, we the people. those three words opening the preamble of our constitution our commitment to popular governance. this nation is our nation we the people that's our foundation, the beginning. now in 2011, the obama administration took it back to the old school. with we the people a website that that allowed americans to grieve online. if you could get enough people to sign on to your petition the white house promised a response from the administration. while the administration claims that som...

are those little robotic rodents known as zhu zhu pets safe for children? >> a car accident involving a guy talking on his cell phone took the life of a woman. the victim's daughter now suing the company that provided the service. does that cross the line? the big picture starts right now. good afternoon, everybody. good afternoon, i'm david schuster, live in washington. >> i'm tam rin hall, live in new york. tiger woods was suspected to be impaired when he crashed his suv the day after thanksgiving. does this mean an investigation will be going on or reopened. joining us with brea...