the black prairie sod and the wind. >> that's all for this edition of "dateline." i'm craig melvin. thank you watching. good morning, right now on msnbc live, potential game changer, the supreme court set to tackle a huge electoral college question, a move that could alter the 2020 election in a big way. new bomb shell documents and pictures again from lev parnas, this time they involve the ukraine and a top aide to republican congressman devin nunes. >> i don't even know who this man is. i don't know him. i know nothing about him. i don't know him. i don't believe i've ever spoken to him. >> a treasure-trove of images, in president trump's denial of parnas.

made for tv legal teams, the familiar faces will steer the trump impeachment defense. what droeve the president's picks. hundreds of flights cancelled, roads shut down, as a winter blast heads east, detail on its impact, one of the busiest airports in the country shut down because of that winter blast. we'll get the latest forecast. it is january 18th. good morning, i'm cory kaufman alongside kendis gibson. house democrats dropping a trove of new documents overnight provided by lev parnas, the indicted rudy giuliani associate. it includes material that appears to be pulling the top republican on the house intelligence committee devin nunes deeper into the ukraine scandal. >> a set of text messages show a top aid for nunes communicated with parnas about ukraine aid which is at the heart of the

president's impeachment trial, and there's more. josh lederman has been dill dgg through new documents, and here's what he told our colleague brian williams a few hours ago. >> one new piece of information that is taking a lot of people by surprise, brian, is a photograph that was turned over by parnas that shows basically it's a photo of an event and you can same the name placards at the table and you see right there, president donald trump seated, at least according to these placards next to lev parnas at the same table with brian ballard, a lobbyist who has come into this story. and this is really undercutting the president's continual claims that he doesn't know parnas, maybe only had met him briefly, at least judging based on this photo, it seems like they sat next to each other at at least one event. >> a look at the new information, including some more links from parnas to the

apparent surveillance of marie yovanovitch. >> joining us now from capitol hill, nbc's leann caldwell, before we get to the impeachment time line, what's your sense of these new documents, do they make any clearer the allegations that marie yovanovitch was spied on. >> i think what it underscores and proves is there's still going to be a fight on capitol hill what to do with these new documents. they will be transferred to the senate to be included in evidence and articles of impeachment and that's why democrats keep saying that this trial that's coming in the senate needs to be expansive. it has to include new witnesses. it has to include all of these new documents and keep investigating. republicans, though, they are not there. they say the house of represent ti representtives should -- representatives should not have rushed this entire price. if they didn't, we wouldn't be in this quandary, and they would

have had a much better case to bring over to the senate. this issue of bringing new evidence and talking to new witnesses is really at the center of the impasse between republicans and democrats on how this thing moves forward and these new documents just plays into that. this is going to bolster democrats case and republicans as far as we can tell keep saying, well, the house should have investigated more and taken more time. it's not our fault. hands off. >> it does appear as if there's a document dump by the day, but let's talk about the next week ahead, and the time line now that we have a sense of the impeachment managers. what's next? >> so the senate's going to come back on tuesday. they're taking this long weekend off. they're preparing the house impeachment managers, the prosecutors of this case are prepping this weekend, and when they come back on tuesday, they are going to have to take a vote on a resolution that determines the guidelines and the parameters of this trial, and

that's a vote that mcconnell wrote and says he has the votes for. and we could see on tuesday a long drawn out fight between republicans and democrats over that resolution becaus again, democratsme democrats wan front of this tri they are going to push that very strongly, and force votes on the issue. tuesday could be a very long procedural day. once they get past that, then we are going to hear from the house impeachment managers, the seven members who are prosecuting this case against this president. they're going to lay out the evidence. their opening statements, they're going to have about 24 hours, what we think, to do that, spread out over a couple of days, and then we're going to hear from the white house's defense team. they're going to get the same amount of time, and then after that, then the senators are going to get to ask questions of both sides, but i want you to know that those questions, the

senators can't talk so they have to submit their questions in writing, and then at the end of that process, then they will perhaps address this whole issue of witnesses and then we have no idea where it goes, kendis. >> being perfect honest, leann, do you have any sense of maybe we don't know where this will go but how long it could get drawn out for throughout all of the procedures here. >> there's a worst case scenario, and there's a best case scenario, and it can be anything in between. best case scenario is either side doesn't use up all their time, they do long days, they make it a very quick process and so this first phase lasts about a week and a half. that could take longer depending on what happens, and after that, then if they decide to have votes on witnesses and hear from witnesses, then all bets are off the clinton trial was only supposed to take two weeks and

it took nearly six weeks, so i would say between two and six weeks is a very good guess. >> so in one scenario, we look like rose at the start of titanic, in the other scenario, we look like the old woman who has been waiting here, it's been 86 years. >> we don't actually know the correct number. leann caldwell on capitol hill, it sounds hollow right now but i gather on saturday you'll have friends there at this hour. thank you, appreciate it. >> reporter: thanks. let's turn to the white house and nbc's kelly o'donnell, following the president in palm beach, florida, the president is there for the weekend after releasing the names of his legal team. many faces and names we recognize, so what's next for the white house in preparation for this pretty historic trial. >> reporter: it is an intense weekend before the trial, and so we expect and control room, i'm going to turn this down. so i'm just going to talk for a moment. forgive me audience, that's a technical issue. so the president's legal team

will be working over this weekend in order to try to get prepared for tuesday, and there are some well known names that are included and in some ways, they are names that are drawing curiosity and controversy, like ken starr, who was the independent counsel prosecuting bill clinton during impeachment a generation ago, and also robert ray who succeeded him as independent counsel at that time. more predictably and as we have been reporting for days the team includes white house counsel pat cipollone, and personal attorney to the president jay sekulow, and in addition to that harvard president retired, alan dershowitz who has been talking about his role saying he's not a part of the legal team in full, he won't be involved in strategy or planning some of the other issues. he will have a limited role, he says, arguing the constitutional case against impeachment and removal. he's also been on television talking about his plans for that, and arguing that the

congress has brought an article of impeachment that he says the founders did not mean to include. and that's abuse of power. here's alan dershowitz explaining some of his legal strategy. >> abuse of power even if proved is not an impeachable offense. that's exactly what the framers rejected. they didn't want to give congress the authority to remove a president because he abused his power. they have to prove treason, bribery, and they have to prove other crimes and misdemeanors. i'm arguing on behalf of the constitution, arguing to avoid a terrible precedent set for future presidents. >> reporter: and so you get a sense of what alan dershowitz plans to argue and he will say that this is an argument that he believes the senate should hear and he says he hopes some democrats will listen to him and say -- and agree with him that this was not something that the founders intended. other legal experts say that dershowitz is wrong and that abuse of power is contemplated

by the founders and is a legitimate legal case to make, so it just gives you a sense of where things go, the president spending some of his time here in florida this weekend, incoming some fund -- including some fundraising for his campaign. sources tell me he raised $10 million with events that included about 100 donors. >> the president has raised more than a hundred million dollars for his campaign already adding 10 million overnight to that. kelly o'donnell in west palm beach, our thanks to you, kelly. breaking weather news this morning, a winter storm barrelling across the plains and the midwest is wreaking havoc at airports and causing crashes on highways. several cities have even declared snow emergencies as the storm moves east. a delta flight skidded off the runway at the kansas city airport in missouri. there are no reported injuries and all 129 passengers and crews were bussed safely back to the terminal.

white house conditions are grounding flights in florida, delays and cancellations are piling up at the minneapolis st. paul international airport as crews work around the clock to clear those runways. >> when people come out here to plow the snow, they don't leave until the storm ends. they have bunk beds, they eat at the airport, sleep at the airport, so we can make sure they're available to plow those runways and keep the airport operating safely and efficiently. >> and ice and snow are blanketing highways just outside of flint, michigan, an suv rolled over right here on the side of the road, then flipped over a curb. freeways and other states are closed. joining me now is msnbc meteorologist bonnie snider, what can we expect today. >> this is on the move, and we have 117 million americans under an alert. you'll see the snow to rain mix is working cross the great lakes right now. we have plenty of rain in advance of the system. the warm air producing rain is a key factor in energizing and

making the storm more potent. as we go further, you'll see these advisories extend pretty far to the east, 117 million impacted and that includes new york city. let's break down the timing of the storm and what you can expect. look for heavy snow for the interior, to the west of i-95. as we look towards the evening hours, you can see the changeover. in northern new jersey, it's going to be more snow, and syracuse, and areas of upstate new york, heavier snow. boston also kind of getting that mix. before that happens, you're likely to see accumulation. now, eventually as the storm front pushes through overnight, the cold air will come in behind it but we still have that wrap around effect of snow, and you can see it here through the great lakes. it's important to note that the water temperature of the great lakes has been unseasonably warm so far this year, and that is going to help produce more lake effect snow. we're seeing it across rochester and areas to the north of that as well. looking agent t

looking at the totals, we are anticipating heavier moments in the interior sections. where you see the red, that could be 8 inches plus, and it's also going to be blowing and drifting snow so we may see blizzard conditions develop. most of this storm is going to hug the interior, and we'll look for the wintry mix going through some of the cities. further to the south, i would say towards philadelphia, i don't think we're going to be seeing heavy snow, so overall definitely looking at one of the biggest storms this season. >> it will be a long weekend for folks. bonn bonnie thank you. a big change when it comes to the electoral college. >> this major case going before the supreme court, and could decide who gets the presidency in november. and an alarming virus, it's so concerning to health officials, they're changing how they screen people at the airport. g how they screen people atht e airport. metimes, the pressures f today's world can make it tough to take care of yourself. but nature's bounty has innovative ways to help you maintain balance and help keep you active and well-rested. because hey, tomorrow's coming up fast.

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welcome back to msnbc world headquarters in new york. i'm lindsay riser. going to be mid-30s today on a chilly new york weekend. let's get to this morning's headlines. one person is dead, another is seriously injured after an avalanche near lake tahoe, california. the victim, a 34-year-old california man. he was on a ski trip with his wife. one other person was injured. the cause of the avalanche is still unknown, but storms dumped 19 inches of snow in parts of the area the day before. three major u.s. airports are now screening passengers for a deadly virus coming from china.

two people have died. more than 40 people have contracted the coronavirus. now, the airport's affected are jfk, san francisco, and los angeles. but only involve flights coming from the chinese city of wuhan. the national archives admits to altering a photo of the 2017 women's march, to send messages critical of president trump. "the washington post" reports that the gallery blurred protest signs in an effort in the march, hanging in the women's suffrage exhibit all in the interest of staying apolitical. some signs blasting the president or mentioning women's anatomy are blurred, this as protesters get ready for today's 4th annual women's march in washington. >> it should be a big one. it's year four for them, and they have a lot to move forward with when it comes to their messaging. >> yeah, they've had some controversy in years past, but it sounds like there are some new organizers this year, and some cities are expecting smaller crowds because of permit sizes but it will be interesting to see how marches this year play out.

>> it's really kind of weird and kind of gives you a sense, what world are we in, not only are we arguing and getting government agencies to argue about crowd sizes, now the national archives are altering the reality there. >> right. that's history right there. >> yeah. it's really odd times. let's get now to a controversial and a consequential case going before the supreme court. justices will be hearing arguments involving the electoral college. >> are electors required to vote in line with their state's popular vote or can they vote as they wish. here's nbc justice correspondent pete williams. >> reporter: it's a big question because you can well imagine that in a close election, one or two electoral votes could make a difference, and if electors are free to vote however they want, one or two electors could decide the presidential election. 32 states have laws that say the electors chosen on election day when people go to the polls and

vote for a presidential or vice president candidate, they are choosing a state of electors from that candidate's party, and whichever candidate wins the popular vote in that state, that slate of electors is the one that shows up to vote the electoral college votes in december. the question is can the state require those electors to abide by the popular vote in their state. 32 states say yes, they must, and the supreme court is going to decide whether they have to or not, whether those laws are constitutional. the lower courts are split on this. what the advocates of changing the system and saying electors are in essence free agents say is that the founders never put that requirement in the constitution that electors were never bound to vote by the popular vote and that the founding fathers intended presidential electors to be sort of wise people who would get together and choose the candidate of their choice. so it's a big issue, the court will hear the case in april, and issue its decision by late june. back to you.

>> quite historic. nbc's pete williams, thanks. and we'll have more on this case that could impact the 2020 election and future elections going forward. all of that coming up. tie breaker, as the president's impeachment trial gets ready to start, the big questions about whether chief justice john roberts could have the final vote. plus, sharing her story, how and e andrew yang's wife hopes to help other survivors by going public about her sexual assault. by goi about her sexual assault adventure. to reconnect and be together. and once we did that, we realized his greatest adventure is just beginning. (vo) welcome to the most adventurous outback ever.

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welcome back, everybody, i'm kendis gibson, cory kaufman, lindsey reiser, we have some op-eds to share with you this morning. let's talk about "the washington post," it has an interesting one where it says the senate must not ignore the new evidence of ukraine. you see it right there. lev parnas is up there on the screen with it, so they write the new evidence significantly bolsters the case that mr. trump abused his office. it also underlines how much more there is still to learn about the dealings he and his attorney rudy giuliani undertook in kiev, even as the president's trial and impeachment charges is set to begin in the senate on sunday. >> and a little bit of an

opposing view from the "wall street journal" from peggy noon ynoo noonan giving a different take, writing impeachment moves forward to nowhere, impeachment as a dramatic event lost all momentum, the story lost lift and then it got lost in the iran drama. the second stage feels not like the continuation of the first but rather a brand new second impeachment, which a lot of people will experience as overkill. and as new evidence emerges surrounding giuliani's indicted associate lev parnas, kathleen parker of "the washington post" writes thanks to trump bwe are living in a world of sleaze. >> what does that mean. >> inflicted his crude self-aggrandizing pathology on the nation and brought along a revolving ka dra of sycophants to enable his delusional ambitions and says parnas is but the latest, sent abroad to make an offer zelensky couldn't lose.

>> telling. >> this has been really interesting for me over the last 24 hours, this one, some more analysis from the "washington post," it is titled "trump takes credit for low black unemployment rates" most black voters largely disagree. eugene scott, my good friend writing here, a few voting blocks disapprove of president trump more than black americans. 10% approve of his job performance according to gallop. this appears to at best perplex trump and at worst annoy a man who is running a reelection campaign largely based on economic successes he attributes to his presidency from regular points to positive economic data as a reason black voters should want him to remain in the oval office. there are so many different nuggets from that survey, in fact and from that op-ed from eugene, joining us is kadia

tubman, a reporter for yahoo news. 65% of african americans say it's a bad time to be black right now. other information on the poll, 77% of black americans say president trump deserves only some or hardly any credit for the unemployment rate among blacks. they give obama credit for the economic turn. what's the truth here? >> so the way we see it, kendisis that the unemployment right among african americans paying attention to these numbers for a long time as a part of their lives has been dropping since 2011. a lot of them have attributed as you mentioned the low unemployment rate to the obama era, and trickled down to trump. they aren't seeing trump as the main factor or the end all be all for their job success going into the next year, next two, three years. they're seeing it as a residual of the obama administration. however, at the same time, they're hearing from trump who

during his first election campaign really prodded to african americans saying democrats haven't done much for you. i can actually push forward and make sure you get the jobs you want. he made that a clear stance in trying to curry their favor, their votes in the election, however he only was able to get less than 10% from registered african-american voters. what we're looking at is this message, but the reality of it, and how african-american voters are listening to trump at the same time they are doubting he is in favor of him as an electorate. >> that same poll shows more than 8 in 10 african americans believe trump is racist, and more than 8 in 10 african-americans believe the president has contributed to making racism a bigger problem in the u.s. since the election. in 2016 trump asked black voters what do you have to lose, so the question is -- >> wrap your head around that.

8 in 10 african-americans think the president is racist. that's insane. >> well, that's been a long heated debate, very very heated debate, and we want to pose that question to you, is this something that's going to be -- he needs a switch in 2020. it sound like he needs a pivot here. >> or maybe there isn't a chance for him to pivot. it's been four years. african americans have held this view before he was running based off a lot of his history around the black community especially in new york city, if that hasn't changed in the past four years, as he's touting economic success, i don't see it changing that much going forward, especially considering a lot of black voters do stand to be more loyal to democratic party and we're seeing that now as many of them have rallied behind former vice president biden in his campaign for 2020. one thing i would point out is that last year it didn't help the president that much in considering whether black voters would think he's not racist. he had gone after a woman of

color, men of color, all serving in the congress, and that didn't necessarily help any of the views that these voters have in terms of whether or not trump is racist. >> well, i want to throw another number your way, so according to "the washington post," exit polls taken during the 2016 election showed just 8% of african-americans voted for trump. do you expect that to go down in 2020. >> that's going to be something we're paying attention to closely. do i expect it to go down, possibly so. it may remain the same. these voters who have stood behind trump, they're very much more so conservative and fiscal minded and so when it comes to voting for them, they are going to be looking at it in terms of their economic future. but when we are talking about the majority of african-american voters believing that this president is not for them in terms of their personal well being and their lives, teheir day-to-day lives in terms of the

r racism they may face in america, we may not see that shift at all going into 2020 or the election. >> thank you for your time today. >> thanks for having me. >> i don't know if we will see that shift. >> it will be tough for him. >> the preparations for president trump's impeachment trial in the senate ramping up this morning. house managers working on their brief. it is due by the end of today. the anticipated trial slated to begin tuesday. >> and more questions loom over how chief justice john roberts will preside over the trial. roer roberts former constitutional law professor gave his own thoughts about the justice on msnbc's "last word." >> what i'm wondering is what will happen, and i don't think i have this hypothetical in class when he was my student, what will happen if 50 senators vote to hear parnas and 50 vote not to hear him or 50 vote to hear bolton and 50 vote to treat him as completely irrelevant and

everything he has to say as privileged. that point, if chief justice roberts follows the precedent of justice chase, the chief justice in the andrew johnson trial, he will break the tie. in fact, he will have no choice because the vice president who ordinarily breaks ties is not allowed to take part. >> okay. so joining us right now, msnbc legal analyst, danny cevallos. danny, good morning to you. thank you for being here. so the senate rules for impeachment trial also have a history section that says quoting here, the chief justice has voted in the case of a tie. what sort of scenario would that play out? >> historically, it's happened twice. simon chase did it in the impeachment trial of andrew johnson, and there was some objection at the time. i'm going to throw some more controversy into the fire here. look at the original text, the constitution. article 1 section 3, first the senate has the sole power to try

impeachments. second, the vice president only participates in the senate, has no vote unless there is a tie. and thirdly, the only mention of the chief justice is that he presides. with those three parts of section 3, appears that even though the chief justice presides, the constitution may mandate that the vice president is the only person who can break a tie in the senate. now, of course there is precedent in prior impeachments as professor tribe said. there have been votes by the chief justice in the past, so it appears they might continue to follow that tradition. but if pressed, there's a constitutional argument that somehow the vice president may still have to be involved, but ultimately any decision by the chief justice is arguably academic because a simple majority can overrule him on anything that he rules. that is constitutional and it's

contained in the rules. >> danny, on that note, nbc's own pete williams writes on nbc.com, it's a duty john roberts undoubtedly doesn't want but cannot avoid. what do we know about his temperament that will give a clue about how he will proceed. >> chief roberts clerked for chief justice rehnquist, and the only other one with simon chase well over a hundred years ago, and so it's likely you'll see chief justice roberts take a page from justice rehnquist presiding over the clinton impeachment trial, and justice rehnquist famously said i did very little, and i did it very well quoting from a gilbert and sullivan piece, and i should add that chief justice rehnquist is possibly most remembered for being caught playing poker during a break from the impeachment trial and being reprimanded by the senate staff because gambling is not allowed in the senate, and the only

reason i bring that up is on the whole, i think chief justice roberts will follow the rehnquist model and consider himself more of an administrator, someone trying to basically preside in the sense that he is organizing the questions and the proceedings of the trial. he knows full well that if he decides to rule on any issue, he can be quickly overruled by a simple majority. so look for him to actually choose option 2 in any controversy, which is to punt directly to the senate for an immediate majority vote. >> and danny, let's be honest, roberts is more of a fortnite guy than poker. >> in modern times, aren't we all, kendis, aren't we all. >> i want to ask you about this, we know justice roberts did vote against adding the citizenship question to the 2020 census in june. a lot of people speculated he was trying to ease public perception about the court being partisan. do you think he's at all

concerned about this going into these proceedings. >> and going back even further, though chief justice roberts is a conservative justice, he has not always voted along party lines or conservative lines so in fact he's considered really the center of the modern court now, which is arguably heavily conservative, so i think chief justice roberts is a student of history. i believe he considered becoming a historian, a professor of history early in his academic career and for that reason, and his loyalty and deference to chief justice rehnquist, look for them to take a minor role in this, because i think that's how chief justice roberts perceives his role as chief justice, presiding, not ruling, not commanding a senate trial but only presiding over a trial in which the arguable jurors have the sole power to determine the outcome under the constitution. >> right. certainly minor power there, danny cevallos for us this morning. danny, thank you. the wife of presidential candidate andrew yang is opening

up about surviving sexual assault by her doctor while she was pregnant several years ago. >> now evelyn yang says her story is helping empower other victims. she posted on instagram thanking people for her support and she said she's empowered to stand up to the quote institutions that have failed for too many women. nbc's stephanie gosk has her story. >> reporter: evelyn yang was seven months pregnant with her first child when she says she was sexually assaulted by her ob/gyn. >> i was in the exam room and dressed and ready to go, and he proceeded to grab me over to him and undress me and examine me internally ungloved. i knew i was being assaulted. >> yang told cnn she was initially too scared to tell anyone about what happened at that 2012 visit with dr. robert

hadden. >> i remember trying to fix my eyes on a spot on the wall and just trying to avoid seeing his face as he was assaulting me. >> reporter: she later learned there were several other women with stories just like hers and in 2014, the manhattan district attorney indicted hadden on nine counts, including criminal sexual assault stemming from incidents involving six patients not including yang. two years later, hadden and the da's office agreed to a deal. hadden pleaded guilty to two of the lesser charges. he lost his medical license and had to register as a low level sex offender but never went to prison. a deal that didn't sit well with yang. >> the da's office is meant to protect us, is meant to serve justice, and there was no justice here. >> reporter: tonight, the manhattan da's office is defending the plea deal, writing

in a statement because a conviction is never a guaranteed outcome in a criminal trial, our primary concern was holding him accountable and making sure he could never do this again which is why we insisted on a felony conviction, and permanent surrender of his medical license. in court filings, hadden's lawyer has denied yang's allegations, meanwhile, yang and 31 other former patients are now suing hadden and the hospital system for fail to ing to prote them. stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >> and we should mention as well, that evelyn yang's attorney tells nbc news since her interview aired, 15 additional women have reached out to say they were also sexually assaulted by dr. hadden. that would bring the total number of allegations against him to 47. let's head over to lindsey to see what other stories are happening this hour. >> speaker of the house nancy pelosi doubled down on her decision to impeach president trump last night with bill maher. she explains why she opened the

flood gates all while they joke that the president could be watching. >> he gave us no choice. the earlier on with some of the charges that came forward, violation of the law, i said he's not worth it. once he crossed that bridge, it wasn't a question of him being worth it, the constitution was worth it. he had to be. >> model karlie kloss is respond to go a viral moment on project runway about her husband joshua kushner, the brother of senior adviser, jared kushner, here's her response on watch what happens live. >> i'm sure i'm not the only person this this country who does not necessarily agree with their family on politics. i voted as a democrat in 2016 and i plan to do the same in 2020. i'm very passionate different issues, women's reproductive health and i'm very involved with planned parenthood. >> and kloss said she met kushner in 2012 before the 2016 election, and they married in

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that had everybody scratching their heads, the suspected power grab forcing his cabinet to resign and installing a new prime minister. >> putin has really worked the system there from president to prime minister, back to president, but now facing term limits, he's looking to rule like an old school czar. >> christopher dickey joins us from paris, world news editor with the daily beast and msnbc contributor. good afternoon for you. how is weakening the office of the presidency make putin stronger? >> reporter: well, it won't weaken the office of the presidency that much while he's president but if and when he moves to some kind of new position either in the parliament or the newly strong security council, the kinds of positions that he's being set up, then he'll want a weaker president because he wants to remain in command. he'll change his title but he won't give up command, and that's what we're looking forward to for the next not only several years, maybe decades

with vladimir putin. >> and chris, president trump appears to have sort of an affinity for misplaced respect for putin. in 2024, they will both be term limited. how do you think trump views putin's move to hold on to power? >> reporter: i think with envy. i think that trump has already been talking about trump in 2024. and i don't think he's talking about his son or his daughter. you know, i think trump wants to hold on to power, and i think he suffers from the same delusions that putin does, i'm such a great strong man, i'm such a wonderful leader, the country can't do without me, and also i might go to jail once i'm out of office. >> let's talk about the new report that shows yet another russian hack targeting joe biden and burisma. we're talking about yet another hack here, this of course the heart of president trump's impeachment. now, do you think that putin is anti-biden or is he just pro-trump because there's been a lot of influence there, and he feels like he's kind of gotten

his foot in the door per se? >> reporter: trump is the best thing that ever happened to vladimir putin or to his idea of a russian, a growing russia, a new russian empire. of course he wants to keep trump around as long as he can. he doesn't like biden. he didn't like what biden was doing in ukraine, and in other parts of the former soviet empire which was to encourage them to be independent of russia and to fight corruption. so of course he'll do anything he can to throw the weight of russia once again behind trump. i'm not sure he needs to do that much, but i'm sure he'll be trying. >> so christopher, what does it mean, then, if biden becomes president, what does that mean for putin? >> reporter: i think it would be very difficult for putin. i think it would mean much more pressure on russia. i think that it probably would mean that the sanctions will not be lifted anytime soon. i think if trump gets a second term, he probably will move to lift those sanctions saying it's

been long enough, and we have to work with russia, and all of the things he's said before, so in fact, it will be much more difficult for putin if biden becomes president. >> christopher dickey for us in london. christopher, thank you. back here at home, the big sports back here at home, the sports headline. the cheating fallout. who is out of a job after the allegations against the houston astros and what it means for major league baseball as spring training gets closer. ♪ do you recall, not long ago ♪ we would walk on the sidewalk ♪ ♪ all around the wind blows ♪ we would only hold on to let go ♪ ♪ blow a kiss into the sun ♪ we need someone to lean on ♪ blow a kiss into the sun ♪ we needed somebody to lean on ♪

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for the nfl with championship sunday. but it's the fallout from all of this that is still grabbing some sports headlines with its cheating scandal. the mets and carlos beltran, becoming the fourth manager to lose his job. even before his first season as manager even got underway. this comes days after being implicated in the mlb report detailing how the 2017 world series champion astros used cameras to steal signs. but now, the astros are facing some new allegations of cheating. rumors are swirling over players. and this is the specific video. this, right here. over what sort of buzzers, if any, they may have had under their jerseys. now, many fans, internet salutes, have been looking at this like it's the jfk video. and just trying to see what exactly is he saying there? they say that last year's playoffs, they were questioning

while he was signaling to his teammates not to take off his jersey as they celebrated that walk-off win. they're saying because there was a buzzer right under there. not having it. releasing a statement through his agent scott boris of course. i have never worn an electronic device in my performance as a major league player. mlb also releasing a statement saying they explored wearable devices during the investigation but found no evidence to substantiate that. and that included the 2019 season. joining us right now is a sports writer with the athletic and host of the league. thank you so much for being here. so there have been baseball scandals in years past. sign steals has been happening for decades. what makes this scandal so different? >> the distinction that major league baseball is making and has made for years with this type of cheating is sign stealing using electronic means.

using the video replay room. or in the case of the astros, using a camera in center field. using technology in order to steal signs. like you said, sign stealing has happened throughout the history of baseball. and, you know, it involves code breaking and, you know, manual means. right? you see the catcher's sign and you detect what pitch he's -- he's -- he's talking about. in this case, it's so egregiou and so against what baseball tradition is because it's using technology and that's why this is such a big deal. >> some of the punishment handed down by the commissioner is -- some people think it doesn't go far enough. others think it's going to have a major implication fos ther th upcoming season. spring training right around the corner. >> first of all, losing your general manager and particularly this general manager, was the architect of this team. turning around from losing 100 games to winning the world series in just a few years. so that is a really big blow.

losing the manager, you could argue, is even bigger blow this close to spring training because they were not equipped to find a replacement for either of these roles. and what astros owner jim crane has said that he's looking internally to replace him which raises a lot of questions about whether the internal culture of the astros can change. and what the astros are now doing to replace a.j. hinch at manager is looking outside. so this whole thing is a mess. but the main thing, the most important thing that speaks to this team's success on the field is no players will be suspended or punished. and that is the core of this team. >> is this bigger than the stay ro steroid scandal? >> you know, there are a lot of comparisons. and they're comparisons from the paranoia to how it spread to just how widespread this is. i think bigger is in the eye of the beholder. but at the same time, there are reports that there are up to eight more teams that could be involved in this. the boston red sox are also

being investigated in this. >> we have not seen the -- >> it could get even bigger. >> thank you. >> bombshell new pictures and text messages showing just how much contact devin nunes had with rudy giuliani's former associate, lev parnas. how it will factor into the president's impeachment trial coming up. set to start in just days. and winter blast. the massive cold front moving across the country and how it's snarling weekend travel for millions. ♪ oh, oh, oh, ozempic®! ♪ (announcer) once-weekly ozempic® is helping many people with type 2 diabetes like james

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