. ♪ ♪ arthel: live from america's news headquarters, i'm arthel neville.t shut down by a power outage. hartsfield-jackson's power outage stranding thousands of holiday travelers. officials have ground all departures and arrivals. no word on when the power will be restored. >>> and president trump saying that he is not thinking about firing robert mueller. this as the special counsel faces growing scrutiny from republicans who say the fbi has an anti-trump bias. the president did criticize the news that mueller obtained thousands of private e-mails from trump officials sent during the transition. an attorney for the transition team says they were obtained unlawfully. a mueller spokesman denies that accusation. i'm arthel neville, see you at the temperature of the hour for more of -- top of the hour for more of america's news headquarters with eric shawn. right now, back to gutfeld. ♪ ♪ l asking for contributions to investigate voter fraud. i'm patti ann brown, greg gutfeld continues. greg: it is perplexing to see all their texting. we need another special c

i'm your host, arthel neville, coming to you from the legendary rock 'n' bowl right here in new orleansnight's performers look a little bit familiar, you've got a good eye. what we've done is invited three very talented performers to return for a second shot at becoming weekly winners on "sing like a star." but before we meet those top-scoring contestants, let's talk to our judges. first up is two-time grammy winner and zydeco legend terrance simien. hey, terrance. and next we have kristin diable, a shining star among new orleans singer-songwriters. and we are always honored to have marc broussard, who is on tour with his seventh album "easy to love."

i'm your host, arthel neville, coming to you from the new orleans landmark rock 'n' bowl.ight, we'll head to the streets of new orleans to hear performances from a worship leader, a freelance journalist, and an elementary schoolteacher. but before we meet them, let's check in with our judges. meet our two-time grammy winner and zydeco music legend terrance simien. hey, terrance. - arthel, how you doing? - always good to see you. and proving that new orleans continues to launch national talent, fresh off her critically acclaimed debut album, is kristin diable. hi, lady. - how are you? - and finally, all the way from lafayette, louisiana, the king of bayou soul, marc broussard.

hello, i'm your host, arthel neville.ming on the streets of new orleans, we have two restaurant owners and a worship leader. they will join us here at the legendary new orleans music venue, rock 'n' bowl, and get the advice of our three famous judges. terrance simien is a zydeco legend, who has won two grammy awards. good to see you, terrance. - good to see you, arthel. - and kristin diable is here. she is one of new orleans' brightest singing stars. hey, kristin. - how are you? - and marc broussard is here. he is known as the king of bayou soul. hey, marc. - hey. - okay, let's do it. right now, we're gonna start the show with heather blanchard.

i'm your host, arthel neville.to the streets of new orleans to hear a dance teacher, a college student, and a cosmetologist sing, all hoping to impress our three judges. let's meet those judges right now. first, we have one of the biggest stars in american roots music, two time grammy winner, terrance simien. hey, terrance. - hey, arthel. how you doing? - i'm doing fine. next is kristin diable, one of new orleans' most talented singer-songwriters. hi, kristin. - hello. - and finally, marc broussard, who recently released his seventh album, "easy to love." hey, marc. - hey, arthel. - right now we're coming to you from the historic rock 'n' bowl in mid-city section of new orleans.

hi, i'm your host, arthel neville.e gonna head to the streets of new orleans to hear a dancer, a cosmetic salesman, and a worship leader. they're all trying to impress our three judges, so why don't we meet them? we have two-time grammy winner terrance simien. he is one of the biggest stars in american roots music today. hello, terrance. - arthel, how you doing, baby? - i'm doing great. and here is kristin diable, one of new orleans' fastest-rising singer-songwriters. hey, kristin! - how are you? - i'm fantastical! and the king of bayou soul, marc broussard. [cheers and applause] hello, marc. - hey, arthel. - okay, our first contestant grew up dancing

arthel: i'm arthel neville. we are keeping an eye on friday's guilty flee from former national security advisor michael flynn. mr. trump fired james comey. the president said i never asked comey to tomorrow investigating flynn. just more fake news covering another comey lie. we learned the justice department is look into a top fbi official fired from robert mueller's team for sending anti-trump text messages with a colleague. reporter: he was involved in several investigations including hillary clinton's private server. two senior department officials confirmed the office of inspector general is reviewing his role in the hillary clinton investigation as well as several other investigations. this summer he was fired from muellerments special team when mueller learned he exchanged anti-trump text messages with a colleague. this morning the president responded to reports tweeting, tainted very dishonest fbi agent's role in clinton review. clinton money going to the wife of another fbi agency in charge. then he twee

arthel: and i'm arthel neville.rning up the heat with republican roy moore and democrat doug jones neck and neck with the finish line in sight. but moore's camp is opening to get a boost from president trump, robo calls reported today and rally last night in pensacola, florida which is close to the alabama border. the president throwing his support behind moore despite sexual misconduct allegations against him. >> we can't afford to have a liberal democrat who is completely controlled by nancy pelosi and chuck schumer, we can't do it. we can't do it. his name is jones and he's their total puppet and everybody knows it. he will never vote for us. we need somebody in that senate seat who will vote for our make america great again agenda. arthel: we have live team coverage from alabama, jonathan serrie is covering roy moore campaign and peter doocy standing by with the latest on dug jones. jonathan. >> hi, arthel, white house officials confirming the president made that robo call earlier today, it's expected to go out

hello everyone i am arthel neville. brand-new hour inside of "americas news headquarters". >> hello. i am eric shawn.general flynn is also cooperating as you know with special counsel, robert mueller's investigation. during the conversation this morning with reporters, the president downplayed michael flynn plea saying that

. >> and i'm arthel neville. one officer killed and several others injured in a shooting in colorado. the latest on the ambush-style attack that prompted a response from president trump. >> also ahead, president trump reacting to the continuing protests against the iranian regime that have now sadly turned deadly. could the demonstrations mean -- what could they mean for the future of the hard-line regime? >>sa the country gets ready to ring in the new year, cities from new york to san francisco will be on high alert to keep partygoers safe. america's news headquarters starts right now. and we begin with president trump gearing up for a busy week in washington after the holiday break as congressional leaders get set for wednesday meeting at the white house to talk about immigration and spending. right now president trump is relaxing at mar-a-lago estate in florida but not taking a break from twitter. as the president speaks out on issues here, at home and overseas. steve harringon is live in west palm beach not f

hello everyone welcome to americas news headquarters i'm arthel neville. >> hello, i'm eric shawn.the fbi about his conversations with russian ambassador sergey kissliak during the transition period during the inauguration not the election bu

welcome to brand-new hour of inside america's news headquarters, i'm arthel neville.mpts of russian operatives to contact her. meanwhile you know the fbi director christopher ray was grilled by republican lawmakers over the agency's fairness in the russian probe. >> there is no

. >> and i'm arthel neville.ompted a response from president trump. >> also ahead, president trump reacting to the continuing protests against the iranian regime that have now sadly turned deadly. could the demonstrations mean -- what could they mean for the future of the hard-line regime? >>sa the country gets ready to ring in the new year, cities from new york to san francisco will be on high alert to keep partygoers safe.

hello everyone welcome to americas news headquarters i'm arthel neville. >> hello, i'm eric shawn. general flynn pleading guilty to lying to the fbi about his conversations with russian ambassador sergey kissliak during the transition period during the inauguration not the election but as part of the plea deal flynn supposedly has agreed to cooperate with the mueller investigation and meanwhile president trump taking aim at comey and the fbi on twitter following friday's bombshell news but senator lindsay game saying it might be best for mr. trump to say mum during the investigation. >> oh,, i think comey needs to answer questions as his time as director and i think he made some decisions that were really very very strong. i would just say this as president there's an ongoing criminal investigation and comey may be part of it and the tweet ing comment regarding ongoing criminal investigations. >> and we saw garrett at the white house where he files this report and has more. good evening. >> the white house is now facing a number of new questions regarding michael flynn and allegati

arthel: and i'm arthel neville. house is expected to vote tuesday and the senate should follow suit later in the week. treasury secretary steven mnuchin making a last minute pitch saying this is a historic moment. >> this is going to be the largest change in fixing a broken tax system that we've everred had. people said -- ever had. people said we couldn't do it, we will do it and i couldn't be more excited. arthel: caroline shavely, what's the -- shively, what's the latest? >> reporter: opponents counter. here's senator bernie sanders. >> we did everything that we could, but at the end of the day what you had is people like mr. mnuchin who himself is worth $3 or $400 million, the president of the united states who's worth several billion dollars, as you mentioned, some 4 or 5,000 lobbyists doing everything that they could to write a bill which significantly benefits the wealthiest people in this country and the largest corporations. >> reporter: democrats also point to estimates that it will add more than a trillio

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i'm arthel neville in new york city. >> campaign has always said they have nothing to hide, they shouldinvestigation play out. and they should let it come, come to the end if they really are innocent as they say. i think the american people deserve that. dana: michael, what about the president's point? he say that is the collusion was actually between the russians and the democrats. is that going to go anywhere? >> well, i mean, the one thing that we know is that the dnc hired fusion gps which then hired christopher steele to put together this russian dossier, and it relied on at leastwo high ranking members of the kremlin for some of the information in it. so that is the one thing that's come out this year that we know with a reasonable amount of certainty happened, and it was coordination between the dnc through fusion gps with kremlin officials. and so that's -- with all of this we are better off kind of waiting, letting this investigation play out, kind of every month new stuff comes out and trickles out. the american people deserve this investigation. they deserve it to play out fa

hello everyone i am arthel neville. welcome to a brand-new hour inside of "americas news headquarters". >> hello. i am eric shawn.general flynn is also cooperating as you know with special counsel, robert mueller's investigation. during the conversation this morning with reporters, the president downplayed michael flynn plea saying that he is accused of lying and otherwise did nothing more illegally and the president has constantly defended the general. francis is with the president said about him back in may. >> this man has served for many years. he is a general. he, in my opinion, a very good person. >> the president is now back in the white house after the fundraising trip to new york city. and garrett tenney is live at the white house. >> the president is expected to arrive any minute now back from his trip to new york city where he had some fundraising events. and he talked about the success of this senate passing taxi for me that was the win he was hanging his hat on. also between events that he tweeted i had to