♪ ♪ there was a an alabama bombshell, doug jones won the special election to fill the senate seat vacated by jeff sessions and his republican challenger roy moore is refusing to concede >> president trump weighing in on the race. this is the hottest story tonight at 6:30. let's get to it >> i think this election shows people across the country, want to see people work together. i think that's a message for democrats and it's a message for republicans and independents. when the people of alabama elect a senator who runs on platform of trying to find common ground

think that's a message that both political parties should take heed. he took no times changing the sign on bottom to senator elect. sending a a democratic for the first time in more than two decades, he beated out roy moore by about 1.5%. a lot of people are asking why. there's take aways, first off, bannon's branding, he campaigned for moore over the past few week, bannon is known for the all the right views and channelling the a president's appeal and also black voters were a key. despite chatter about them being unenthusiastic, black voters especially women were there as a blockbuster turn-out >> and the president were political capitol on the line. soccer moms get a goal. the other major primary reason for jones' win was the strong rejection of moore among white suburban college educated conservatives and

a message in which they're coming for the president. let's bring in our panel tonight. karen maria alston ceoo spectrum circle. garry nor linger at georgia washington university and gregory angelo president of the log cabin republicans >> >> karen as a ceo of an organization that connects women through professional and personal experiences and also someone who has spoken out as part of the me too movement, what does this win for the democrats in alabama say about this movement >> this is a wonderful time in our history and this is a tipping point. women of alabama spoke up last night. and collectively said us too, we're not standing for this, this was a great opportunity for women to show political power and i hope both parties are paying attention. because this is a precipe for something else to

future, there's opportunity to win in states that people have not put money in and thought they couldn't win it. i'm excited about what happened last night >> let's be realistic. had this been any other republican, the republicans would have won this race, that's how most political observers look. moving forward was there a lesson for the republican party out of this. >> i can speak as the president of log cabin republicans an organization representing lgbt conservatives and you had in roy moore someone who actually made a career demonizing the lgbt community. long before accusations surfaced in the "washington post." before the ten commandments, built his career on do i mondaynizing members of the lgbt community. you can't be an anti-lgbt, even republican tribalism has its

embarrassed to vote for roy moore because of the way he demonized members of the lgbt community >> was this a rejection of president trump? >> you know, i think the whole concept of presidents putting their capitol on line is exaggerated. i don't think it was any kind of a reputation of president trump in alabama. he still has pretty good favorable ratings in alabama. but you know, it's not good news for the republicans. he had a, you know, a tough margin in the senate. and they've lost a seat and then it's not good news going into the 2018 elections >> what do you think? will we see challenges >> yes. you're already seeing people lining up to run. democratic be campaign schools that are being put on, you know, people out the door in line. 538 blog put up a post about two hours ago analyzed the 70 special elections taken place for state legislature and congress. democrats are overperforming in 75% of

>> when you look at -- you had a point there. go for it >> we should also look at the african-american vote last night. we always use the obama election, the 2008 and 2012 elections as points of you can't beat that. you can't get past that number of the last night, we had 17% of african-american women of legible african-american women come out and vote in a special election for one candidate and their numbers were 98%. that in and of itself should send, it's a time bomb to both parties that outreach to the african-american community is critical >> let me ask you. it was when you saw at breakdown of the black vote yesterday. 98% of women, 93% of men unheard of in alabama. moving forward, what do you think needs to happen? what should the republican party do i? what should the democratic party be doing

statistics, 30% of the eligible election both have an opportunity to go out and do outreach if you can start as a candidate in an election and know you're going to get 98 and 93% of the african-american vote. that takes you to 35% in the general election. so it's a great opportunity and that -- that demographic is going to increase, it's not decreasing, more people are moving to alabama and having children, so in ten years, the african-american population may be closer to 40% in alabama. so those numbers are starting, need to tell both parties they need to do more outreach to both communities. >> i'll give you the last word. i'm thinking about 2004. carl row thought that putting anti-same sex marriage amendments on state ballots would be a wedge issue for president bush but you see now dick cheyne should in favor. it's the law of the land now. donald trump >> donald trump

>> after the oval office. >> saying it's the law of the land. so you know, it's amazing you can't use the lgbt community in order to drive up -- and lgbt ames in order to drive people to the polls in the time since the 2004 election, you seen a total flip in that regard. and democrats have been capitalizing on that. there's also there's a into question in you run as a mini trump you'll get elected if you're big and bombastic and loud that's what the republican voters want. i think we saw that's not the case >> people don't want extremism. they want results. we'll see where that goes from here >> i suspect we'll continue talking about these issues. >> we're done. >> you guys get to come back another time and join us, thank you guys for coming in

seat of al franken. he hasn't set up a date when he will leave but she'll fill the seat to complete franken's term through 2020. between deaf is now one expert is describing a new plan >> the plan is to collect data on the sexual misconduct of public officials in maryland but keep names a secret. tom fitzgerald is live tonight with the details on this one. fitz this is not make any sense. >> reporter: well, if it sounds familiar, it's because it echos exactly the kind of system that they're trying to get rid of in the united states congress right now. clearly, the sexual harassment case has rocked the federal government now the same kinds of conversations are being had at the state and local levels. the state house in annapolis, the general assembly has decided they will have the human resources compile a yearly list of all those sexual harassment complaints. what

report are the names of the people who have been accused. now, we spoke to maryland governor larry hogan. understand, governor's office and the general assembly are two different separate branchs of government. the governor said he was surprised to find out that this kind of information wasn't being collected in the first place and he also added that in his opinion, he thinks the legislature in annapolis should follow the same kind of transparency and openness that the governor's office does. >> i agree with that. i just heard, you know, in the media that they were proposing a policy. i haven't seen any wording of the proposed policy. but it absolutely if they're doing one, it certainly should be open and transparent as the executive branch policy is >> the governor said much of what he's learned about this so far has been through media reports. he has yet to see exactly what this policy is going to object in the general assembly. we spoke to some

one of them dc attorney deb katz. she's dealt with these kinds of issues for years and has been closely monitor, the situation not only on capitol hill but in governments in general. she said this idea, to prepare this report in 2017 in the midst of this me too movement to her sounds tone deaf. >> the public wants to know who is engaging this behavior, and if settlements are reached, that are coming out of the public fist, how much is being paid and as a result of what kind of conduct? and it is a bit tone deaf. right now we're in a moment where the public is rightly dema demanding accountability and transparencyj those are the two places this is coming together, the accountability the, the fact that tax dollars would be used to fund any of these settlements and the accountability in that tax dollars should be

way that taxpayers are aware of. so as this continues, you know, expect to see more levels of government struggling with this, your town hall, local counsel, there will be no area of our public life and servants right now that will be immune to these questions and debates. >> you're not kidding >> they should not be. thank you very much, fitz. big topic on capitol hill. republicans in the house and senate reached a deal on the tack bill. this has been a big issue as they say they're trying to get that to the president some time next week. the president says that the bill is done by christmas the tax cuts could take place by february. critics believe the plan will benefit the rich. . let's talk about the weather. because it is quite chilly out there. >> sue, how about it >> and the problem with the weather being so chilly is that we've got snow showers getting ready to move through the area between now and about 10:00. and those

likely going to stick a whole lot easier than they did saturday when ground temperatures are so warm. let me show you what we're talking about. i see the first flakes trying to push in a loudoun county and across frederick in maryland and you can see we have a little bit more starting to blossom on the eastern shore. where you have the brighter purples that's more of a steady snow. here's what we're tracking is a clipper system. they move quickly. this will mostly pass to the north but we're getting grazed by the tail end of it and as that clipper moves through, it's possible there could be slick spots where surfaces have not been treated because it is so cold, maybe one to three inches in the mountains, but be careful as the snow showers move through they're gone by morning because the about of the cold you could have slick spots chug your front step or sidewalk or driveway. we'll keep a close eye on this and have more a little bit later. did you hear about this one? a

the reality star turned white house official who's not the president has resigned. what happened? we're back after this.

omarosa. the former star of the apprentice worked in the white house communication office, omarosa manigault is house >> she'll leave the administration next month on the 20th despite rumors that the split was less than amicable last night. helena andrews a columnist for the "washington post" is here with the scoop. we've been hearing different stories dale, what have you heard? >> i've also heard all different stories. the white house is official line is that she tendered her resignation, signed it. so it was, you know, that means it's voluntary. sort of pretends that it's voluntary. but that her last official day would be january 20th, which i

actually working at the white house. but we've heard from other sources including april ryan who's a veteran white house correspond that this was not at all voluntary. that chief of staff white house chief of staff john kelly, general john kelly, who reportedly oil and water, him and omarosa, asked for relief and that that was not a good scene. it was apprentice level high drama that she was not happy about it. that she asked whether or not the president knew about this, apparently, general kelly said yes, the president does know about it. she apparently asked to see the president, the chief of staff said no, you will not be seeing the president, and she was escorted off the premises. >> wow. >> yes. >> so the secret service tweeted just a short time ago they didn't have anything to do >> they did not have anything to do with escorting her out. reports to them being involved were false but they did not say

there are several people who knows who may have escorted her out >> they deactivated her keycard or something along those lines. >> meaning she's probably not coming back. you can get back in without your keycard >> is anybody surprised? she went in the administration having worked in government before, she was one of the few on team trump she worked for al gore, is anybody surprised that a departure involving her would be anything less than democratic? she cravens high drama and her boss the president of the united states cravens high drama, she's been with him in the beginning, appearing on cable news long before she had an official role in the campaign and she had an official role in the campaign and january 20th she was there going into the white house, she was definitely a trump insider and i think this kind of threw her for a loop. didn't throw anyone else for a loop, not sure, because there's been so much drama especially around her wedding there was a whole thing about how she

she says massive white house photo shoot nearly three dozen people she brought to the rose garden, but she got married at the trump international hotel. obviously, trump is a huge fan of hers, but other people in his circle including john kelly, including jared kushner, not big fans of hers. >> ok. thanks for the scoop. thanks so much for coming in. >> thanks for having me. metro may be getting a lump of cole this year. so might omarosa, we don't know. we'll tell you why metro had to say no to a holiday add. but it's a big fight. what is the fight over? details when we return. whoop

. what would that take somebody to >> it's a make crow site on our website and gives people the opportunity to volunteer in their communities to help food banks or homeless shelters, if people want to go to christmas mass, how to crews an ad vent wreath, how to get your kids involved more in church. >> metro's reasoning was saying across the board we're no longer going to do anything that has to do with religion. can understand their standpoint of view >> to some degree, except the problem is with the blanket rule limits our ability to speak some time public square. it's really a clear violation of our first amendment rights. the problem is it's

salvation army run answered a and has a website virtual identical to ours, they accept that add a a christian radio station run as christmas add on the busses you go to their website it's the same thing, go to prayer services, go to church, volunteer, same offerings. they take that add. the only difference that we can tell from that is that they don't have necessarily a quazi, a red kettle, it just wasn't workable >> would you consider taking the why does men off if that meant the add could run >> no, because i don't think that it's really an overtly religious advertisement it >> i think it goes to zero tolerance policies >> when you look at issues around hate speech and things like that, it's very different from what you're seeing with this advertisement. >> sure.

let us know how this goes. thanks so much for coming in and merry christmas to you. >> same to you. >> we'll be right back.

milania trump joined the marine corp toys for tots today. >> after hanging out a bit she took time to remind maryland families about the giveth spirit of americans >> it is my hope during the holiday season people will remember he's not about gifts. he's about family, service and gratitude. we must continue to look out for and help each other. >> if you would like to distribute new unwrapped toys, go to toys for tots.org for more information and that is a very worthy charity. they've been a around a long

businesses there are also acting as drop-off locations for toys for tots, >> it's a great program for families and local children, nationwide program but it will benefit the kids here in our area. >> the marine corp has been doing that for yearses and years. and always good to, you know, makes you file good. >> i love this time of year. look at the white house. they've got all the wreaths up on the windows, everything is decorated. i notice the flag is waiving a little bit out there. chilly outside >> i got to get out there to check out the christmas tree. we got -- i got to do that. we should do that >> we can. do a field trip >> go down to the elipse >> christmas carol, hot chocolate all of that >> thanks so much for joining us on 5@630 jim and sarah back at 8:00 and

five. make it a good night and bundle up out there. up out there.

announcer: today on "tmz" -- charles: keaton jones has passionately told us all about the horrors of bullying but his father is telling us about white supremacy. >> we found this guy's facebook profile. he has posts for aryan pride. >> if you're one of the famous people and reached out and offered this kid passes to movie premieres, do you rescind that now? >> forget about "infinity war," invite him to "the black panther" premiere. >> can you imagine if the father found out the kid was going to a "black panther" premiere? >> the knicks-lakers game at madison square garden, thrilling game. bella hadid was sitting court side. >> she also does weird things on the court like crawling around. >> you do not do that. >> you're telling me if you went to a cleveland cavaliers game and you sat court side, you wouldn't do that? you would just sit there -- >> she would be passed out, dude. [laughter]