>> thanks, ryan nobles' in baton rouge. once again, we're standing by to hear from the president-elect and will have live coverage a that coming up. >>> we're learning president obama is ordering a full review of russian hacking activities related to the u.s. presidential election. let's go to our white house correspondent michelle kaczynski. michelle what else have we learned about this major development? >> reporter: hi, wolf. obviously the white house wants to take a bigger and broader look at this issue than the ffb before the election. the information out now is limited, but we expect to hear from the white house any minute now during the daily briefing and can ask for questions. what they describe this as, a full review. what does that mean? you know, going beyond what the fbi did, again, before the election. when they released a statement through the intelligence community and through the department of homeland security saying that they believe that the russian government was behind those hacks. including the dnc and

a long line outside this airplane hangar in baton rouge. and, also, this is a state that donald trump visited during the campaign in august while they were being ravaged with flooding. the newspaper "the advocate" reminding trump of that visit here in august and telling him they still need a lot of help in the rebuilding process and to remember them when he takes office in january. brianna? >> brian, getting word about the meetings donald trump will have next week. which jump out to you? >> reporter: when talk about the ball, of power, one of those meetings clearly stands out. that's with west virginia senator joe manchin. manchin is a democrat, but he is very much a blue dog democrat. he represents a very much red state in west virginia. coal country, and he is rumored to be considered for perhaps the next secretary of energy or perhaps the next secretary of state. if manchin were to leave and go to the trump administration that would make democrats vulnerable in vest virginia. they have a democratic governor. initially the appointment wou

>> chris jansing down in baton rouge., thanks so much for staying with us as donald trump continues to speak to the audience there. let me turn to jeremy peters with "the new york times" and an msnbc contributor. jeremy, you have been listening to all of this too. one of the other lines that struck me is i believe in peace through strength, which i believe is a reagan line originally. talking about the way he views the world. what do you make of what you've heard? >> it's funny, kate. chris was talking about how this is donald trump's thank you tour. i think it could also be titled donald trump's self affirmation tour because what he's doing here is really for his own mental health, talking to his aides, what they said is very comforting for him after these, you know, long days, this highly stressful period planning this presidential transition is he needs to get out there and push reset. he needs to bask in the crowds adulation which is a way to fire him up during the campaign, a way to recharge, and i think you're going

you are looking at the states there in baton rouge. he's about to come on. he will talk to a crowd of about 5,000 people there. if they could snag the senate seat then it will increase the majority to 52 in the senate. it is where we find our very own collin mcshane. see mac as we move wait for this event to get underway without it would happen a little bit earlier but the president-elect was a little bit behind schedule. that meeting didn't last very long speaker ryan came here. he met with mister trump came down. so is mister trump. after the appearance the think you two are well continue this evening. last night the president-elect was in des moines, iowa. he is the trumpet pick to be the next ambassador to china. that is a kind of thing that we will see at these think you two are events. betsy devos who has been in the charter movement she will accompany him. the other story that is getting some attention around here came with variety. he will actually keep a credit. it is a new host. the significance of that can be and is being debated. a press conferen

, he is heading to grand rapids, michigan right after he leaves baton rouge. he's not on the stage yet, but as soon as he's done, he will go grand rapids. lou is working hard on this friday night, live, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. eastern, covering every step of this. speaking of steps, how about a bunch of runs with the bull run so much up today. easier to talk about what is down, the metals and miners. what's up? one dow name that is jumping is pfizer, one of the fastest runners on the dow 30. great news for people suffering from alzheimer's and families. pfizer's alzheimer's drug showing promise and early data. the next step will be testing patients with the disease. so we're looking at pfizer right now. the leader on the dow jones industrials all the way at the top. >>> and have you -- how many times do i have to beat you guys up? listen to charlie gasparino. a week ago, you would have known what's happening today. he flagged you the hot question today could goldman sachs president gary cohn be now the third goldman sachs alum to join donald trump's administration?

>> chris jansing in baton rouge. the president-elect expected to take the stage there later this hour. perhaps next hour as well. we are told he got a little bit of a late takeoff. i want to bring in hans nichols now, hans is on duty for us at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. a little bit of a developing story there. president obama just 40 days or so left in office has decided to order this review, if you will. a lot of folks are claiming -- scratch that. some 17 agencies claiming there was hacking that went on before the election. president obama ordering a review. what more can you tell us? >> reporter: the review will attempt to shed clarity and take away doubt that some have been claiming, namely donald trump, the president-elect, that russia didn't have anything to do with the interference in election-related activities and the wikileaks hacks. we heard so clearly before -- and this was the 17 intelligence agencies coming together with their assessment. it was likely the hallmark, the fingerprints of russian state act

from baton rouge, louisiana, bill cassidy who serves on the health, education, labor and pensions committee. gentle he gentlemen, thanks for joining us tonight. happy new year to you both. >> good to be here. >> doug. >> professor gruber, let's start with you. i know you do not want to relitigate the past, all the controversies associated with obamacare. you leave the law is working precisely as it was intended to do, correct? >> i believe the law is working well. any law could be working better. i think the fundamental goals of covering the uninsured, covered 20 million uninsured, ending discrimination in insurance markets, not allowing insurers to discriminate against the sick and ultimately moving toward cost control, where the costs of employer-sponsored insurance, what most americans have, is $3,600 below where it was projected to be at this point. could it be better? lots of laws could be improved. >> yeah. >> is it worth ripping it all up? not at all. >> right. you mentioned on cnn last october some changes you'd like to see. i'm quoting you, "i wish the mandate penalty was stronger.

deadly shooting outside a baton rouge convenience store.he traffic stop that turned deadly. >> you shot four bullets into him, sir. >> sparking sadness and outrage. charlotte on fire. >> chaos erupting. >> there's a sniper. >> reporter: watching over a black lives matter protest, four officers killed. >> officer down. >> reporter: deadly ambush in baton rouge. >> the officers were intentionally targeted and assassinated. >> scott kelly back on mother earth. >> spending 340 days aboard the space station. the treasury announcing harriet tubman to replace andrew jackson. >> 1.5 billion. >> i'm real grateful we got the big piece of the pie. >> what a year 2016, for some, a great year. >> those who won hundreds of millions of dollars had a wonderful year. >> and a great year for us if they share that with us as well. >> 2017 would be a great year. what a year. we always say this, but i think 2016 was like 1 the 968 all over again. >> coming up, a search successful to reunite a mother and son. i will never wash my hair again. i will never never w

but first to louisiana, let's get to ryan nobles who's there live in baton rouge following up on trump's event there. he's late, ryan nobles, we're waiting to hear from him, obviously stumping for the republican for senate. let's begin with new headlines we have adding to and taking away from secretary of state post. go ahead. >> reporter: two major developments in the search for secretary of state which has, of course become the great palace drama in washington, who will be the next secretary of state. and we're learning that the ceo of exxonmobil, rex tillerson, has moved in to serious consideration by president-elect trump for that position. now, tillerson is someone that trump interviewed for this position a while ago. he was considered to be outside looking in but apparently trump is intrigued by his world view and has now moved him into that upper teier of potential candidates. and while tillerson's moved to the front of the pack, we're learning that former new york city mayor rudy giuliani has moved to the back. in fact, our sources telling us he's out of consideration. our source

now, most recently, in baton rou rouge. >> today, disaster recovery is liz's full-time job. she and her team are keenly focused on prevention and safety, as well. >> i think we've learned over the years that we have to dig in and try to address the root cause of the problem. actually, it's one of the things i tell our partners now in baton rouge. it always makes me cry. it'll make me cry now. you don't want to be me in ten and a half years, still helping families get back home. let's figure out how to do this as efficiently and as smartly and cooperatively as possible. so, yeah, it's really been a journey. >> sbp launched the disaster resill yans aience and recovery help business and homeowners prior to a disaster. afterwards, they're there for homeowners, charities and government officials to share best practices and insight. over the years, sbp has also started mental health support groups, affordable housing projects and veterans assistance programs. when cnn heros met liz, the project was a grassroots initiative. today, her team receives support from major son poponsors

. >> we're setting up an office in baton rouge and working with other organizations.o we've been sending volunteers back and forth from baton rouge to support the immediate recovery efforts there. you're hired. >> whew! >> i got a call from liz one day, and everything from then on started falling into place. >> all right! >> for a full decade our first cnn hero of the year, liz mccartney, has helped families like the marcuses move back into their homes. >> look at that! >> liz started with building homes in 2006 in new orleans after hurricane katrina, and she hasn't stopped since then. "cnn heroes" honored liz and her organization, the st. bernard project, in 2008. today her organization is called simply sbp, and they're stronger and larger than ever. >> please join us. together we can continue to rebuild families' homes and lives. thank you. [ applause ] we've rebuilt almost 1,200 houses with help from over 130,000 volunteers from every state in the country, from over 70 countries from around the world. it's been an extraordinary outpouring of support. sbp now works

tullier can't speak yet but he's moved from baton rouge to tier memorial herman hospital in houston, same rehabilitation facility where u.s. representative gabby give order was treated. tullier undergoes four hours of physical, speech and occupational therapy every day. doctors say he will never completely recover. but his family says the progress so far is amazing. >> he's the fighter. he's the strong one. and he's pushing. he's pushing. that's what he's done in life. >> but his son struggles with the questions that have no answers. >> what's going to happen? in the future? like, am i still going to have a father that's going to be able to, you know, have conversations with me? are we going to be able to hang out anymore? you know. >> there you go, keep going. >> nick tullier is literally learning to write his name again, but for his family and friends, these are the initials of a superhero. >> rock star. >> look at you. >> whoo! >> ed lavandera, cnn, dallas. >> yeah. their hometown. i remember that morning vividly when these officers were shot. that is incredible, his reh rehabilit

by midday the president elect will be thanking voters in baton rouge, louisiana.ids, michigan. you might remember the late night rally in grand rapids before voters headed to the poll, it was before we knew that michigan would join wisconsin and pennsylvania in being the key state sending mr. trump to the white house so he's heading back there to say thank you. yesterday we learned here that cke restaurant ceo andrew puzder latest to be secretary. it was trump's sit-down with alan, ceo of boeing and ford and now among the ever-expanding list of candidates being considered to be the next secretary of state. busy times, lauren and nicole. back to you in the studio. lauren: they are talking about five serious contenders. four secretary of state. we have a program for you. lou dobbs will have coverage in grand rapids, michigan. all starts 7:00 p.m. eastern. nicole: trump's involvement in celebrity apprentice will not end. will stay on as one of the shows executive producers. thest no t clear what trump's exact role will be and whether he will be paid for working on th

it is a get out the vote event in baton rouge.s arrived in louisiana and his motorcade is moving toward the event, and we are going to bring that to you live as it occurs. now we've got to talk about something else important to people across this country, flags at half-staff as tributes keep pouring in for astronaut, former senator, and all-around american icon john glenn who passed away yesterday in his home state of ohio at the age of 95. his accomplishments far reaching, to say the least, but it is impossible to forget the hope he inspired by giving the nation a reason to dream and believe beyond the stars. after all, it was john glenn who proved america was still a competing force in the space race with the soviet union, the first american to ever orbit the earth back in 1962. president obama remembering glenn saying, quote, the last of america's first astronauts has left us but propelled by their example, we know that our future here on earth spells us to keep reaching for the heavens. on behalf of a grateful nation, godspeed

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was he invited to baton rouge? but this is something that is also important to the president-elect. he wants to make sure that we get good people elected in office to help pass his pro-america agenda, and this is a manifestation of that. stuart: katrina pearson, thank you very much, indeed. i was cut right off there. my train of thought was off someplace, and i do apologize. [laughter] come on back real soon. >> will do. stuart: thanks very much. as we said, we're waiting for a trump rally in baton rouge, louisiana. he's there ahead of the special election which is tomorrow. that is the trump plane, that is at laguardia airport. i don't know whether he's on that plane or not, not yet on the plane, but he's going to get on it soon and off he goes. and, of course, this friday morning we are remembering an american hero. astronaut and former ohio senator john glenn dead at the age of 95. glenn was the first american to orbit the earth in 1962. he returned to space, by the way, 36 years later. he joined the space shutt

in this week's "beyond the call of duty," nick survived being shot in baton rouge back in july and hi miraculous. cnn's ed lavandera has the remarkable story of the deputy's struggle to heal from his injuries and his family's hope about his future. >> head forward to the right for yes and for no. show me no. good. keep going. real big. >> five months after the sheriff's deputy was shot three times by a lone gunman, this is where he is now. >> follow the mirror. >> but when you consider how far he's come you'll understand why this image is astounding. >> great job, nick. >> reporter: the sounds of a vicious ambush pierced through the heart of baton rouge on a quiet sunday morning in july. a gunman killed three officers, but as the story faded from the headlines, nick, one of the officer who is rushed to the scene, was left fighting for his life. >> we believe in him. he believes in himself. he's not ready to go. >> he was in a coma for four months, emerging in mid-november. he survived more than a dozen surgeries after he was shot three times, once in the head and twice in the abdomen.

donald trump just wrapping up remarks in baton rouge, louisiana. in louisiana campaigning for a republican and the top two taking place tomorrow. he is trying to pad the majority in the senate. we will have more on that in a minute. it wasn't all campaigning for donald trump. taking the opportunity to expound on his plan for the first 100 days of his presidency on the issue he made a priority during his transition. that is jobs. >> we are going to put up a very high tax. if they want to build their plant outside of this country, that's fine. if they are going to sell their product back into the country with no tax, that's not going to happen anymore, folks. therefore they are not going to leave. >> if are more now, we want to bring in chris jansing in baton rouge where donald trump just finished up. this is one of the themes. one of the topics, the idea of getting tough on trade. the idea of a tariff. donald trump was talking about this and talking like this during the campaign. talking about it as president-elect. this is something that could make

the baton rouge food bank needs food now more than ever.ing but some very special employees made sure food bank was back up and running within days of the disaster. >> well, hello. welcome to the greater baton rouge food bank. that's me, sugar bear. come on in. >> reporter: it is amazing to watch a food bank at work. >> greater baton rouge food bank, this is wendy. >> reporter: the complexity of organizing hundreds of thousands of pounds of food. >> gentlemen, it's christmas time. it is a rush. >> reporter: incoming. >> so just have them double check this bin. >> reporter: and outgoing. for those members of a community most in need. >> i know it pretty well saved my life for a while. >> reporter: but this particular food bank, the greater baton rouge food bank, has been doing it all for months facing incredible hardship because this was the baton rouge food bank in august during louisiana's catastrophic flooding. five feet of water decimated the facility. over half a million pounds of food destroyed overnight. and right at the moment when t

welcome to the greater baton rouge food bank. work. >> greater baton rouge food bank, this is wendy. >> the complexity of organizing hundreds of thousands of pounds of food. >> gentlemen, it is christmastime, it is a rush. >> incoming and outgoing. for those members of a community most in need. >> i know it pretty well saved my life for a while. >> but this particular food bank, greater baton rouge, has been doing it for months, facing incredible hardship. because this was the baton rouge food bank in august, during the catastrophic flooding, five feet of water, decimated the facility, over half million pounds of f overnight. and right at the moment when the community needed them the most. >> overnight, it was devastating. devastating. i mean, that's our mission. you know, to help the less fortunate. if we can't be there for them in that time of need, then what's the point. >> but this small food bank staff, which they call a family, rallied to rebuild what was lost and were operational in makeshift space within days. >> the whol

donald trump speaking at baton rouge. >> i said "i think i'm going to win this state." and i won this state easily, right? [ cheers and applause ] and then i checked on the delegates and the delegates were -- i didn't have as many as people that i beat and i said this system is crooked. [ laughter ] i come down, i do all that work, i came down, i use one of the biggest hangars, bigger -- i don't know, maybe this one. was it this one? but it was a big hangar. bigger. and we have a hell of a crowd today but i'll tell you, we had something. so i what happened, i win and a week later i'm going over the count and it said louisiana and it had names ahead of me for delegates. i said wait a minute, so i won the state, i got more votes than anybody by far, it wasn't even close and the system is rigged! i said the system -- and after that we started doing very well. we didn't let that happen anymore. we didn't let that happen. we cut it off at the pass. [ cheers and applause ] but i want to thank you. this is an amazings state and tomorrow we need you to go to the polls and send

this is a live look at baton rouge. then he goes to michigan.has meetings scheduled with opponents, and democrat senator joe manchan. better is joining us live from grand rapid, michigan. what else are you hearing about mr. trump's new schedule? >> the meeting on monday with ted cruz's former running mate from late in the primary, the former hp ceo, carly fiorina. we can add her to the list of people who have been critics, but have been thought of as council or considered for jobs. the president-elect right now is

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five officers were killed in an ambush in july in dallas, three mores in baton rouge ten days later. the ambush in dallas was waged during a placeful parade. dallas and baton rouge and dallas are -- here's a his of the deadliest states for officers. 17 in texas, 7 in california, 9 in louisiana, and 6 in michigan the average age of the officers was 40, 17 years of service and two kids. >> a dangerous type of call polices have to isn't to. >> domestic disputes. it's the leading cause of death. the latest in americus georgia. two officers were killed. you can see in this body cam video. smith joined his friend. when backup officers arrived they found the two. he died at that time day. in smith the next. something i was supposed to bet married in may. >> here in new york city, police of high alert for new year's celebrations after deadly terror attacks in europe. they say they're setting up more heavy duty trucks like the one you see here, to block any attackers trying to drive into the crowd. that's hour terrorists killed dozens of people in attacks in nice, france, this year, and in ge

trump continues his that you are tour with a stop in baton rouge, louisiana and tonight grand rapids, michigan. at these previous thank you rallies hathere have been cabin selections named. ra oo looets keep talking about the secretary of state sweepstakes. who is your pick on the updated short list? log on to the facebook page for a live update #keep talking. >> saying farewell to an american hero former astronaut and u.s. senator john glenn has died at the age of 95. the man who filled america's hearts with pride as he swored around the globe never stopped being amazing even blasting into space in his 70's. john scott takes a look at glenn's unbelievable legacy. >> john glenn will be remembered for his many roles in american history. he was a warrior in battle, our first astronaut to orbit the earth and one of our most successful political leaders on capitol hill. in 98 he added oldest person in space to his roster of achievements. >> i can't help but stand here with a real sense of dÉjÀ vu some 40-year-old almost sets of dÉjÀ vu. >> he was born in 1921 in cambridge, ohio and attend

he heads to baton rouge louisiana and grand rapids michigan tomorrow and hershey, pennsylvania next week. but the campaign is over and a new administration is set to shape january 20th, just six weeks away. is it time for rallies to end and let the governing begin? >> okay, for the defense, when were the circuses end and the bread begin? >> listen, i remember when george w. bush tried to get social security passed by doing bunch of rallies and it wasn't very effective. i think trump can be effective by doing these rallies to energize people for he is agenda. he also has to play the outside game, inside game to get the stuff done. it's easier because he has republicans and democrats running -- >> you think he will lock her up before january 20th? >> we have to dispense with the locker up stuff. >> how is he going to -- there are some people on the alt-right. they're going to show up on january 20th with the confederate license plates and they're going to be riding around town acting like crazy people. that's going to send a signal to the world that this guy's bringing in the hard right wi

. >> shooter omar deadly shooting outside a baton rouge convenience store. >> traffic stop turned deadly. >> shot bury legal into him si sir. >> the shooting spark sadness outrage. >> streets of charlotte were on fire. >> chaos after deadly police shooting. >> not your fault. >> 5 officers killed while watching plaque lives matter protest. >> l deadly ambush in baton rouge. >> the officers would intentionally targeted as says 98tors. >> back on mother earth. >> 340 day aboard the space station. treasury announcing. >> power ball. >> 1.5 million dollars. >> we have the big piece of the pie. >> and for look back at the year in social media. 7 new news.com also share your most important stories of the year. all right let's get one last check on the weather withdrew. >> hi. we track the end of the shower showers. we were busy this morning. this evening is really just tail end of the city. showers are well offshore and they will stay there. so tomorrow it's holding but nice looking day. mixture of sun clouds. 50's on the board. christmas day. carbon copy forecast. cold morning. a lot of spots

chris jansing is following the story from baton rouge. chris, the question is this race is not a tight one but president-elect going out for a get out the vote. what's the motivation there? >> reporter: yeah. if you talked to foster campbell, the reason that he's coming is the race is closer than the polls would show you. certainly, we've seen john kennedy tie himself to donald trump, smart move given voted for hillary clinton and this has been all along, leading all along. what does foster campbell have going for him? number one, a lot of democrats to donald trump and people 400,000 calls. here in louisiana, and maybe more significantly, it's been getting a lot of national attention and again, democrats disheartened by what happened in november are now in de december sendsi hundreds of thousands. ticked off at the national democratic party and ripped into them a short time ago and said they need to wake up and see that it's still winnable. we'll see how things go in this race. >> chris, thank you. >>> and jurors in theann roof trial are

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headed to the next thank you rally tonight in michigan, he's meeting with the democratic going to baton rouge and campaigning for a louisiana senate candidate. >> thank you. donald trump is coming to west allis next week and at the wisconsin state expo center on tuesday night. mike pence will be with him. he's focussed on ohio iowa and now wisconsin. >> a serious accident, it happened near highway p and wisconsin avenue. look at the video from the crash that happened last night. the details are limited. at least one person was air lifted to the hospital. the emergency crews are about to leave the scene here. we'll bring you more details as they are coming into the news room. >> milwaukee police are investigating a double homicide from thursday morning. a man and woman shot and killed in their home. two children were found hiding now this happened near appleton and florist. the names of the victims are not released and no word on the motive. >> looking ahead, increase in patrols on the roads next week, the drive sober or get pulled over is picking up again on thursday. they are looking out for

it keeps threading the wheel of donald trump when he is going out in baton rouge saying i don't need your vote for another four years, it's very clear that he is trying to hood wink the american voter saying i came out saying i'm going to be for the little guy, but in fact i'm for the big banks and big corporations above anything else. >> let's take a look at how donald trump himself now completely undermines the whole thrust of his campaign, and let's look at tonight's example with "lock her up." let's watch this. >> that plays great before the election, now we don't care, right? >> david corn, that's pretty much the whole campaign there. >> it really is, because he promised. he promised those sucker voters that a lot of them were out there that he would prosecute her and lock her up. and michael flynn said the same thing, chris christie said the same thing, and what, oh, we didn't really mean it. we didn't care. i hate to say these words on tv, lawrence, but to a limited extent, i agree with roger stone. ah! can't believe i said that. but listen, everything that donald trump said,

earlier today he announced something in baton rouge louisiana. >> we're going to bring back our taxi jobs. and confirm our nominee to the united states supreme court. the people that were forgotten people. you know what i'm talking about. they were forgotten. folks, you're not forgotten anymore. believe me. nobody's forgotten. >> this is where we are learning two of trump's most high profile and loyal supporters, chris christie and rudy giuliani are no longer in the running for trump's administration. tonight we're told neither man is getting a job. and we begin our coverage with jason carroll "outfront" in fwrand rapids at the trump rally. rudy giuliani, he was the top contender for secretary of state. >> at one point he seemed to be. you heard donald trump there in louisiana talking about forgotten people. i think a number of rudy giuliani supporters are going feel as though he was forgotten. at one point he was in the run for secretary of state. there are some questions as to why he's flonger in the running. could it have been his business ties in the middle east. and for other re

travis of our station in baton rouge with the story. >> reporter: a reunion many thought never wouldour young men left thursday night for a two-day hiking trip in new mexico. >> seconds day we were there, it rained a fair bit, but it was light for, you know, louisiana standards. >> reporter: he and his three friends didn't think anything of the rain, but when they woke up the next morning, the river had risen by 12-15 feet. the hikers trapped. miles into the park, completely cut off. the goal? get back to the visitor's center. >> we forged the river, and made it across easy, second one was rough, i was dragged down the river twice. >> reporter: tieing themselves together, they crossed several raging rivers in below freezing temperatures, having lost supplies along the way with a stick of meat to ration between the four of them, resorting to eating snow for water. >> with the dehydration and hunger, it was like a dream. >> reporter: doing everything they could to stay alive. >> stacked camping hammocks and wrappedar to conserve heat. >> reporter: when they could not cross another rive

monday tremendously jackson was one of the three officers can killed in baton rouge ambush.ine days before he was can killed he poured out his feelings in a facebook post saying, i swear to god i love this city but i wonder if this city loves me. in uniform i get nasty, hateful looks and out of uniform. his wife and widow says she tries to live by his words. we spoke with her. she references the facebook post and talked about it at the memorial held for him. >> although his life was cut short, corporal montrell jackson was able to make his final request known to the world. he ask that we not let hate infect our hearts. >> deputy sheriff brad garafaloo was fatally shot. he had taken cover behind a dumpster, then basically changed his position, risking his life to help a wounded officer in that attack. his wife, tonja telling us, quote, brad would do the same thing over again. that's what he always said, you don't leave a man behind. another officer fatally shot responding to a call. even though his job didn't require him to go out in the field a daily basis. he was a veteran

the president-elect tending to party politics at this "get out the vote" rally in baton rouge, where gop state treasurer, john kennedy, is facing off against democrat foster campbell in a senate run off election this saturday. a kennedy win would mean republicans would head into the new year with ana majority ... trump says: "if you don't go to the polls, he's not gonna win. and if he doesn't win, i've got myself a problem in washington." the president-elect is planning another stop in michigan later today, all part of his ongoing "thank you" tour ... but, earlier, inside trump tower, the president-elect huddled with house speaker paul ryan.. the powerful republican leader made it clear things were going smoothly, after a rocky beginning to their relationship. ryan says: "we had a great work and hitting the ground running in 2017 to put this country back on track." as for new hires, fox news has learned that donald trump has selected goldman sachs veteran gary cohn to head up the national economic council .... but, a big job vacancy remains open ...with many wondering who will be tap

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the race getting the attention of president-elect trump who stopped in baton rouge yesterday to campaign for kennedy. >> he's a good person, and somebody that i have known over the years and he's somebody that worked hard for you over the years. if you go to the polls he's gone r going to win. if you don't go to the polls he's not going to win. if he doesn't win i've got myself a problem in washington. >> joining us now in baton rouge capital reporter for "the advocate." thanks for joining us today. >> thanks for having me. >> so kennedy was the heavy favorite coming into this runoff election. was the president-elect's visit surprising given kennedy is already leading in the polls? >> it really was kind of surprising to a lot of people. especially louisiana being in such an odd election system, having the last senate seat decided since our elections are decided in december typically. there's not usually a whole lot of attention in that month if a race is pretty -- if one of the candidates is so far ahead. yeah. i think it kind of was interesting. there was a lot of enthusiasm of a lot of

. >> deadly shooting outside a baton rouge convenience store. >> you shot four bullets into his. >> sadnessrage. >> no justice, no peace. >> the streets of charlotte were on fire. >> chaos erupting and anger after a deadly police shooting. >> five officers were killed while they watched over a black lives matter protest. >> the suspect stated he wanted to kill white people, especially white officers. >> overs down. >> deadly ambush in baton rouge. >> these officers were intention lip targeted and assassinated. >> scott kelly back on mother earth. >> the treasury announced harriet tubman will replace andrew jackson. >> 1.5 billion. >> i'm real grateful we got the big piece of the pie. >> and for a lock back at the year in social media go to abc7news.com and share your most important story of the year. >> there's a proposal to fame state route 104 between pasadena and route 2 in glendale to be named after president obama. pasadena recently installed a plaque mark the apartment building the president lived in while attending occidental. >> anti-bikt use in farm animals keeps climbing. >> and h

the president-elect tending to party politics at this "get out the vote" rally in baton rouge, where gop state treasurer, john kennedy, is facing off against democrat foster campbell in a senate run off election this saturday. a kennedy win would mean republicans would head into the new year with ana majority ... trump says: "if you don't go to the polls, he's not gonna win. and if he doesn't win, i've got myself a problem in washington." the president-elect is planning another stop in michigan later today, all part of his ongoing "thank you" tour ... but, earlier, inside trump tower, the president-elect huddled with house speaker paul ryan.. the powerful republican leader made it clear things were going smoothly, after a rocky beginning to their relationship. ryan says: "we had a great

. >> meanwhile, president-elect trump will continue his victory tour with a trip to baton rouge, louisiana, while he is basking in the applause some of his picks are getting backlash. >> reporter: good afternoon. the president-elect continues his thank you tour heading to louisiana and michigan and having high-profile meetings in trump tower. another cabinet pick by donald trump signals his desire to roll back more aspects of the obama administration. daniel puzner, he is the ceo of karl's junior. he would like to repeal obama care and like the pick for the epa he fought against the very agency he is preparing to lead. this on the heels with the upon leader of carrier. today he says he holds no hard feelings. >> if trump is sincere of keeping jobs in the country and you guys have heard him numerous times that is his goal. we'll sit down and work out something. >> mr. trump is staying on as executive producer of celebrity apprentice. >> and as the president-elect works out the agenda one is of critical importance, speaker of the house paul ryan. >> we were talking about the transition and e

and carnage from honoring victims from the orlando massacre to eulogizing the police officers in baton rouge and louisiana. >>> in fact, 2016 saw police deaths rise to their highest level in five years. >>> 64 officers were gunned down in the line of duty, 21 of those slain in ambushs. the other 30 days the flag was flown at half-staff mark days of national remembrance, like pearl harbor and september 11th and honoring political figures, like justice antonin scalia and nancy reagan and john glenn, all of which passed away this year. president obama ordered the flag at half-staff more than any other president in history. under president obama, he was flown on 73 different occasion compared to 58 for george w. bush and 50 for bill: >>> wepg, the wap group run dnc filed a lawsuit accusing am-on-jet of fringe mark infridgem. they are advertising, selling, manufacturing, promoting and distributing multiple products in run dmc's name without permission. they include glasses, hats, tee-shirt and other items. they dulaimi retailers have improperly profited, diluted and harmed the run dmc brand. so f

carnage from honoring victims of the orlando massacre to eulogizing the police officers ambushed in baton rouge and dallas. 2016 saw police officer deaths rise to the highest level in years, with 64 killed in the line of duty. the other 30 days marked days of national remembrance like pearl harbor and september 11th, while also honoring the lives of political figures like antonin scalia, nancy reagan and john glenn. president obama has now ordered the flag at half staff more than any other president in history. under president obama, it was flown on 73 different occasions compared to 58 for george w. bush and 50 for bill clinton. >> the rap group run dmc has filed a $50 million lawsuit in new york accusing walmart, amazon, jet, and other retailers of trademark infringement. it alleged they're selling, manufacturing, promoting, and distributing multiple products in run dmc's name without the group's permission. it includes glasses, hats, t-shirts, patches, wallets, and other items. they claim the retailers have improperly profited, diluted, harmed the brand, and so far, neither side has commente

reference to [indiscernible] the blood in baton rouge. the louisiana government asked the president to delay his arrival, they also asked the candidates not to come. into atrump turned it photo off. all he did was sit there and pass out supplies. it was a photo lot, that's all he did. , that's all he did. fact of the matter is the way it was played in the media was the donald trump went down to deal with the situation and to help give out supplies to people and that president obama was continuing to play golf. you have to, as president, be able to read the situation. forve president-elect trump reading the situation well in that instance. is more backere story to these things, but what the president actually does is what they are judged on. host: the book is "shall we wake the president." we announcer: retired u.s. marine corps lieutenant colonel, who worked extensively with incoming defense secretary, will share his insights into the man who will be overseeing the pentagon. was intoo watch c-span general light at 7:00 a.m. eastern monday

in the center, baton rouge, louisiana, and in the center, joint base pearl harbor. 93-year-old gilbert meyer is one of the survivors. >> reporter: how did you make it off the ship? >> i swam. i was sleeping down in the star board side. when the torpedoes hid? -- hit? >> i had mid-watch and was up all night. >>> the hash tag earlharborremembers is still trending tonight. >> december 7, 1941 is a day that will always live in infamy. remembering the brave americans we lost 75 years ago. paul ryan tweeting we lost 2400 ago, and these brave men and women died fighting to protect our freedoms. >>> we have got a tab on our wusa 9 app dedicated to remembering pearl harbor, including a web story about what happened in dc that day. you can see how the city changed and why it led to al capone's car playing a role in presidential history. that's all on our app. university said he was admitted to the campus facility last week. he's 95. he suffered a stroke 2 years ago after heart valve replacement surgery. in 1962 he was the first american to orbit the earth, piloting a mercury space capsule called

donald trump just wrapping up a rally in baton rouge, louisiana, talking about creating jobs in america, ending what he calls stupid trade deals and warning about those double-dip getting whack into business after getting government, making deals. ending all that stuff. announcing new members of his team as he battles criticism from the left over types of people he is selecting. hillary clinton seeming to imply fake news was to blame for her election loss, blasting what she calls an epidemic putting lives at risk, her words. early deep freeze plunging 80% of the country below the freezing mark before it is all done. we'll show you when and where you will see the worst of it. melissa: back to the big records on wall street, the dow climbing into the close ending a brand new high for the fifth day in a row, ending at a brand new high, climbing 3% for the week. oil climbing ahead of a crucial opec meeting tomorrow. phil flynn with his eye on that, along with gold. adam shapiro on floor of new york stock exchange. adam, a big week of records. who were the biggest movers? >> at the timeç --