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that is kathy griffin -- >> i put sia on the spot.ivacy. >> jimmy: she's notoriously one of the most shy people. >> shy people. and she's got autism, and she calls it the tism. [ laughter ] and so i want to respect her privacy, but she came to see me in vegas and the whole audience was dark. so i thought, i'm going to put her on the spot. and she didn't have a microphone or anything, she just sang "diamonds" then "chandelier." when it comes to singing, she can just blow, man. >> jimmy: when you say you wanted to respect her privacy, you kind of did exactly the opposite of that, yeah. >> that's my game. >> jimmy: that's your thing. >> you're finally figuring it out. >> jimmy: this is your first stand-up tour in six years? >> yes. >> jimmy: you must have a ton of stuff to talk about. >> i'm calling it "my life on the ptsd list" because i really do have freaking ptsd. the trump thing, then i got lung cancer, then i have a vocal cord implant. and i'm going through a divorce. and i was addicted to prescription pills. and now i'm 4 1/2 year

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the very court that griffin ran to join and lost. the republican majority in the court blocked the certification of his loss, opening the door to them just flat out stealing an election the democrats won narrowly but fair and square. do not be fooled for one second. and think republicans attack on democracy over because democrats certified the presidential results. it remains the case that republicans often or too often only accept election results when they win. bob morris a justice in the north carolina supreme court from 1995 until 2004 and left the republican party and is an advocate for fair insecure elections and anne applebaum, historian and author of autocracy in, dictators who want to run the world and a new article in the atlantic about how conspiracy theories are undermining democracy across the globe and they join me now. bob, let me start with you on the specifics of the north carolina case. it's a close race and was an 800 vote margin, 734 votes. it's a bummer to lose but that close. it's a close race. the claim that 60

griffin said there were voting and -- irregularities to explain the outcome.usty jacobs, reporter for a public radio station. rusty, it is a pleasure to have you on the news hour. judge griffin, the republican challenger, is asking for 60,000 votes, is asking for the court system to throw these votes out. that is about 1% of the vote, but in a contest that i understand came down to 2/ 100ths of a percent, that matters. what celebrities -- what irregularities is he alleging? rusty: that 60,000 or so of these votes were cast by voters who were not completely registered or registered appropriately, essentially it comes down to this issue over registration forms that predated what was the help america vote act in the early 2000's that was passed. once that law passed, registration requires a voter to either provides the last four digits of their social security number or a driver's license number. some voters in north carolina registered with forms that predated the passage of that act. this issue has been brought up before and has been dismissed by a federal dist

right now jefferson griffin, the republican challenger, of course on the north carolina sprinkler, isupreme court to hear his case, instead of a federal court. griffin is more than $60,000 from his 2024 election after two recounts showed he lost to democrat alison riggs by fewer than 800 votes. the north carolina board of elections moved the case to the u.s. district court because of its implications for federal voting laws. now griffin is trying to move it back to the state's highest court, saying it would better understand the specifics of his case. >> gee, i wonder why he wanted it in the state supreme court. is it because they have a republican majority that may want to expand? well guess what did i say trump appointed federal judge did just that, kicking the case back to the republican controlled north carolina supreme court, the very court that griffin ran to join and lost. and today the republican majority on that court blocked the certification of that loss, opening the door to them just flat out stealing an election the democrats won narrowly fair and square. do not be fooled

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nbc's dana griffin is in the evacuation zone in los angeles.a, , good moing. >> reporter: willie, good morning to you. luckily no major flare-ups overnight. it is really smoky out here. behind us you have the california national guard keeping people out of the evacuation zone. the atf now leading the investigation into the cause of the palisades fire as the battle to contain flames is being met with challenges. this morning southern california wildfires putting firefighters to the test. >> this is still a very active firefight. >> reporter: the brentwood neighborhood ordered to evacuate after the palisades fire changed direction, spreading east. that dramatic shift causing this, flames coming down the canyon. firefighters are doing their best to save these nearby homes. >> definitely some scary stuff. >> reporter: on saturday, air drops on flames continued over this canyon. the fbi says air drops have been disrupted by drone incidents over fire zones well into the double digits, a serious risk to crews flying aircraft. >> there is nothing, noth

frank. >> dana griffin live in altadena, california. thank you very much. we turn to contessa brewer with the latest on the economic cost of the deadly fires. contessa, good morning. >> the short answer, frank, we are still figuring it out. jpmorgan analysts in a day doubled the estimates of insured losses to $20 billion. that likely will go higher. twice as much of camp fires of 2018 which previously held the record for insured losses. accuweather is forecasting damage and economic losses to be about $50 billion. again, ian bess and others say it is to early to tell. they are bracing for the impact in california. of the publicly traded companies, jpmorgan says allstate and chubb and travelers have the most exposure to the fires. those are down significantly in the extended trade. because these fires have done more damage in residential, it limits the commercial side. you have chubb and aig and kinsale could get hit from this. the more the fire spreads, it could impact the reinsurance. the carriers will have surpassed the deductibles or attachments. if you

nbc news correspondent dana griffin is joining us from al alta dena, california >> reporter: frank, goodning to you that's right this is one of the most destructive wildfires anyone has seen in this county. you talk to people -- people who covered fires or firefighters who battled fires like this, they say they never have seen anything like this i'll walk you through some of the images we are in altadena neighborhood where the fire came through with the vehicles are to their shell. the s carried in the winds. we stepped on something, that was the pop you heard. the embers hop scotched through the neighborhood you have some vehicles torched like this one, but further down the road, you have some vehicles untouched. we actually hear a cat stuck in one of the ehicles this jeep. th under the hood trying to get the cat out. he appears to be hurt. we will try to get to him after this hit this paints the picture of what the entire neighborhood looks like these flames you see are from gas lines that appear to be on because they're like torches you see this at almost every house on this block. yo

dana griffin in the los angeles area.hank you. >> while these fires rage on in southern california, it's the opposite problem across the south. major storm bringing heavy snow and ice to a region not used to it. nbc's kathy park is in nashville this morning. kathy, how is the snow looking there? >> reporter: laura, good morning to you. as you can see, we got plenty of snow and many will be digging out this weekend. we got close to 6 inches of snow and at one point, the snowfall rate was close to 1 inch per hour. arkansas saw some of the biggest snow totals, in fact, recording more than a foot in some locations. meanwhile, ahead of the massive storm, tennessee, carolinas, georgia declaring a state of emergency to activate more resources to tackle snow, sleet and freezing rain. this win try weather made a mes on the roadways, drivers slipping and sliding with the icy conditions. at one point in kansas, a truck's windshield shattered when icy debris flew off a passing car. many flights were canceled or delayed and operations

jennifer griffin is reporting live from the pentagon. what did the new defense secretary say before his first day on the job. >> well, sandra, it's already been a very busy day at the pentagon, and defense secretary pete hegseth was met on the steps by chairman of the joint chiefs, general c.q. brown. >> today there are more executive orders coming and we fully support on removing dei inside the pentagon, reinstating troops who were pushed out because of covid mandate. iron dome for america. this is happening quickly. >> an executive order for a new space based missile defense shield for the u.s. homeland. another executive order is expected to ban transgender troops from serving in the military according to the new york post and could impact 14,700 transgender troops serving according to the palm center whose research military officials pointed us to, and executive order to reindate with back pay the 8,000 troops separated from service for refusing to take the vaccine during the pandemic and congress forced the biden administration to r

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here's kathy griffin. >> it's been a few seven years since my trump decapitated head photo scandal where he's going to be president again and i'm on the enemies list. so you couldn't see me before in one of those internment camps. >> oh, please. >> internment. >> she keeps tweeting that trump's going to go after comedians which means kathy griffin is safe. she's not a comedian. i don't know what you call her. she's famous for putting a plastic face on tv but enough about her face. yes, there's the trump thing as well. she's a loser. >> she is. i got to ask you real quick, the decapitated head. she never got passed that. >> yep. >> i mean, it was gross and it wasn't a real attempt at humour. but you understand they weren't cancelling her because she went too far. so much as they were cancelling her because the american people had suffered enough from her tv show and they needed a time-out. she's welcome to go back on tour now. i'm sure they'll still show her act in guantanamo bay because you can't water board. give me a break. >> jimmy, you're the best. that's why i love watching your sho

jennifer griffin. thank you.oey jones, retired marine bomb tech who served tours in iraq and afghanistan. all right. what do you make of first of all just the swiftness of this? the military is not known for being different than any other part of the government, hurry up and wait is the mantra. >> yeah, i think the swiftness is indicative of a man who served four years in office and learned a lot of hard lessons and had four years to get ready to come back. the american people may sit here and think that president trump has been working on this since november but the truth is he has been working on it since january of 2020. and i think that's why he announced as nominee so quickly and why many of them already have plans in place for the day that they get the job. i think you look at things like milley's portrait taken down. i don't understand where jennifer is coming from when seemingly no explanation. the rift is obvious. in trump's eyes whether right or not mark milley is in opposition of what trump believes to

jennifer griffin at the pentagon joining us.fer, what would acquiring greenland mean and do for our national security? reporter: stu, the visit to greenland yesterday as you mentioned coincide with president elect trump not ruling out using military force to take the mineral-rich strategic land mass at a cross roadstertorially as u.s., china and russia race to control the melting arctic. denmark and therefore greenland is a nee gnat toe ally and article for nato ally and any attack on a nato ally require as response from the rest of alliance. the move seen by danish leaders seen as a negotiating stunt irritated the danish prime minister. >> green land is not for sale and u.s. is absolute closest ally and greenland is for the greenland ick people. >> i don't think it's useful to talk about article 5 implications because the united states is not actually going to use force on a nato ally. it does undermine leverage that the u.s. has in terms of international rule of law. it brings us closer to the law of the jungle to what i call

that was dana griffin reporting. since the palisadess fir broke out, we have heard about hydrants running dry, leaving fire crews helpless to douse the flames. we spoke to one man who spent the night protecting his home. he says his family used water bottles and water from the toilet to try to save their home. after the water stopped running in their neighborhood. i mean, they cut the water off on us, so not only did they not send any relief, they took the resources away from me to protect my neighbors and myself. and that family says they think the majority of their home is still standing, but they have not been able to go back to check it. governor gavin newsom calling for an investigation into the water supply in la. whatever problems that might probe that probe might find our own investigative reporter jon van derbeken tells us. many experts say the system was never designed to deliver enough water that fast to fight so many fires at once. hey. he doesn't have any water. this san francisco fire crew knows firstha

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. >> my name is griffin, i'm from venice, florida. i've been supporting trump since around 2021. saw joe biden come into office, realized he kind of screwed things up. understood that trump was a much better president. then we went through his administration and i really started to realize he's the better president. and the bige thing i'm looking forward to is probably the border. lots of crime. drugs. fentanyl. homelessness. in our great cities. i think that if we can close our border and get deportations going we'll have a much cleaner and safer country. >> c-span's voice, delivering democracy unfiltered. be part of the conversation. >> c-span's "washington journal," our live forum involving you to discuss the latest issues in government, politics, and public policy. from washington, d.c., and across the country. coming up tuesday morning. we'll look at president trump's day one executive orders and policy priorities relating to immigration and border policy with the america first policy institute's chad wolf and carrie talbot of immigration hub. c-span's "washington journal."

joining us now nbc news correspondent dana griffin is in altadena.ng with people in the community as they return. what are some of the stories you are hearing? >> reporter: oh, my gosh. zinhle, it's heartbreaking. a lot of people have minutes to get out. you didn't realize how close the flames were. i will walk to with you here so you can see the devastation behind us. a lot of homes in the community look just like this. i spoke with a captain of the los angeles fire department. he was home. he did not think that things would get this worse. he said when he started smelling smoke he knew that was an indication he needed to pack things up. and he actually watched his home burn from afar. listen as he returned to try to sift through the rubble and listen to part of our conversation. >> i think i am still going through the mode, what can i find. the fire service, that's what we do. we try to fix problems. so, that's what i am doing now. thankful to dpod my wife and pets and children are good. >> reporter: so captain al hugo grateful his family and pets

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joining us now, live from altadena, nbc news correspondent dana griffin. we talked to you yesterday morning, we saw what you were experiencing and seeing there. what is the latest now this morning? >> reporter: yeah, well, ali, i can tell you there is a noticeably different response when it comes to keeping people out of the fire destruction zone. you can see we have got several black and white patrol vehicles lined up and down this road and we'll walk over so you can see a little bit more of the atmosphere, you can see the red and blue flashing lights all the way down in the distance. and also the california national guard has been deployed here. you can see this hummer here, we have several at different intersections. and they even have yellow tape lined up and down this evacuation zone. something we did not see yesterday. we saw several people able to go into the neighborhoods, and it is just such a large disaster zone that law enforcement couldn't keep people out, so right now there is a curfew in place for these evacuation zones from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00

. >> nbc's ellison barber is in brentwood for us, but we're going to begin with nbc's dana griffin in los angeles. dana. another welcome to you for the show. what have we heard from officials on containment efforts? >> well, this is a very active threat, alex. and they say that there is still a potential for life threatening hazards out there because this is an ongoing fire. you mentioned that the palisades fire is only 11% contained. and so that is still concerning, especially with santa ana wind gusts expected early this week. they are not in a place to let people back home. and we're at a checkpoint here where we've got not only the national guard behind us who are stoppingple from going in, but as we walk down, you can see some firefighting assets that are kind of just staged here. we've seen some additional fire trucks go down this road down the mandeville canyon road area. so this is this is still a very active scene. you don't see a lot of flames and smoke in this area because you can't see it from where we are located. most of the areas are kind of in the remote canyons, but t

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griffin, nice to see you. before we talk about the political implications of this, i just want to read one more quote from the new york times on this affidavit. daniel hesketh wrote that on one occasion between 2014 and 2016, mr. hex, second wife, samantha, hid in her closet from pete hegseth because she feared for her personal safety. she also said samantha hegseth had given her a code word shared with her and another person that she would use if she needed help. again, we'll get to the political implications of of vote counting in a second, and pete hegseth denies this. but you have a secretary of defense accused of this type of thing. what would the impact be within the ranks inside the pentagon? >> so the issue from the outset, with the various allegations against pete hegseth is not just that it would harm his the way. >> he's respected. >> within the pentagon, but it also opens him to exploitation from foreign adversaries. there's a reason that we always want people in national security positions. >> to

dana griffin, thank you for your ongoing reporting.a kelleher, chief spokesperson for the los angeles county fire department. good to see you again. what's the situation right now and over the next couple of days, what's the threat level? so right now i'm here at the palisades fire and we have got everybody in position. >> we've kind of pretreated those hills that could be at danger or risk. and tonight is when those big winds are supposed to be coming through. >> so we feel confident about our game plan. we are ready for what's coming. that's what's going on over here. again, this is a red flag warning for the county. >> so there's areas like in santa clarita, agua dulce that are also a threat to these winds. and hopefully nothing else pops off around the county. >> my colleague gadi schwartz encountered multiple instances of people. and i know you've seen this, you've heard about it, but people who've decided to defend their own houses. let me play that. >> but i'm just trying to tell the firefighters. get here. >> you know, you were

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here's kathy griffin. it's been a few seven years since my trump decapitated head photo scandal, where i was on the no fly list and the interpol list, and now he's going to be president again. >> and i'm on the enemies list. so come see me before i'm in one of those internment camps. >> oh, please. so internment, i know, and her big thing is she keeps. she keeps tweeting that trump's going to go after comedians, which means kathy griffin is safe. she's not a comedian. i don't know what you'd call her. she's famous for putting a plastic face on tv. but enough about her face. yes, there's the trump thing as well. she's a loser. >> she is. i got to ask you, jimmy, real quick, the decapitated head. i mean, she never got past that. >> yeah. i mean, it was gross. and it wasn't a real attempt at humor, but you understand, like they weren't canceling her because she went too far so much as they were canceling her. because the american people had suffered enough from her tv show, and they needed a timeout. she's we

dana griffin, thank you for bringing us the very latest. frigid conditions impacting the south, states and the gulf coast are battling a once in a generation winter storm with almost ten inches of snow on the ground. this is in new orleans. and take a look at florida. here's the florida state university's baseball diamond. it's hardly visible there under that blanket of snow. and it's not done yet. the bitter cold is expected to stick around for the rest of the week. nbc's jorge solis joins us from new orleans. george, what are conditions like there on the roads this morning? >> hey, good morning, ana. good to be with you. yeah. this is something you don't see every day. check out all this ice here on iconic bourbon street. something else that's pretty unique. these little snow piles that the work crews here have been working on around the french quarter. that's just some scraping all of this ice to try and make some of these roads passable, which is why officials are still urging folks to stay inside until all of this melts. of course, we

. >> nbc's dana griffin is on the ground for us in los angeles. so the da, i understand, is set to announce new charges this afternoon in connection to the looting in the palisades. what more are you hearing and what is it like on the ground there today? >> yeah, chris. so we're hearing that this is going to be the first arrest for looting and an arson arrest. >> now, this is not involving the major fires that are burning, but it sounds like it's a smaller fire. and they're essentially doing this to set an example for anyone ahead of this next major wind event that if you want to loot or you want to try to set fires, you will be caught and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. i want to show you here on the ground, this is the mandeville canyon area and got the california national guard plus a checkpoint here over the weekend. they were allowing people to come in to their homes. they have since stopped that and say that they will not resume those escorts until this next fire threat is over. very frustrating for a lot of residents wh

dana griffin has their stories. >> reporter: these are the faces of neighbors, family and friends forever tied to the moist destructive wildfire in los angeles county history. anthony mitchell, a father who stayed behind with his disabled son justin, refusing to let him die alone. >> he said baby, i got to go. the fire's done made it to my yard. >> reporter: a sweet but stern arlene louise kelly. >> we didn't expect to lose her so tragically. that's what hurts the most. >> it's not what happens to you in life. it's what you do that counts. >> it was my baby. and he died needlessly. >> reporter: form child actor rory sikes, born blind had cerebral palsy. >> he said mom, leave me. no mom can leave their kid. and i couldn't lift him. i couldn't move him. >> reporter: his mom shelly telling an australian news organization she drove to get help from firefighters. >> when the fire department brought me back, his cottage was burnt to the ground. >> reporter: at least two victims tried to protect their homes from flames where they raised families and lived for decades, like victor shaw and rodney

danger in los angeles, a man was arrested on suspicion of arson after a small brushfire broke out in griffin park under the observatory. fire officials say it burned less than an acre and was quickly knocked down. no structures were damaged, but it comes as the area is under another dangerous red flag warning with strong santa ana winds and bone dry vegetation. the highest danger between now and tomorrow morning governor gavin newsom says more than 130 fire engines, water tenders, and aircraft have been mobilized and officials now urging locals to be packed and ready to evacuate. >>> in the meantime many people who have evacuated in the palisades fire are returning home. this was the line of cars along the pacific coast highway in santa monica. some evacuation orders have been lifted for the areas impacted by the palisades fire, but officials warn wind blown ashes creating toxic air levels. one resident says his family is not staying for long. >> i think right now we'll see what it's like, but i think given the air and a lot of the toxic material that's around, we'll grab things that we need

nbc's dana griffin is reporting for us. what more do we know about these, dana. yeah.this fire, this is a huge fire. this is burning about northwest of los angeles. this is in the castaic community right now. the fire, according to cal fire, is at 100 acres. but this is growing at a rapid at a rapid pace. as you mentioned, this started within the hour. and right now it's burning in a remote area, but it is threatening nearby communities. you can see that large, thick plume of gray smoke. it's also casting a really dark shadow over a nearby community. we've been listening to the local affiliate that has that chopper up right now. they've been warning people in that area to get out now, if you can. the good news in this situation is those wind gusts that we have been experiencing over the last several days, right now, about 20mph. so this is the time window for those crews as you see that helicopter going by to dump as much water on this fire as possible before those wind gusts pick back up starting this evening. and so we've been seeing crews make drops. they've been ca

nbc news correspondent dana griffin has more. >> these are the faces of neighbors, family and friends tied to the most destructive wildfire in los angeles county history. anthony mitchell, a father who stayed behind with his disabled son, justin, refusing to let him die alone. >> so before he hung up the phone, he said, baby, i got to go. >> the fire made it to my yard. a sweet but stern 83 year old arlene louise kelly. >> we didn't expect to lose her so tragically. and that's that's what hurts most. >> tell him it's not what happens to you in life. >> it's what you do after that counts. >> it was my baby and he died needlessly. >> former child actor roy sykes, born blind, also had cerebral palsy. >> he said, mom, leave me and i know mom can leave the kid and i've got a broken arm. i couldn't lift him. i couldn't move him. >> his mom, shelly, telling an australian news organization she drove to get help from firefighters. >> when the fire department brought me back. his cottage was burnt to the ground. >> at least two victims tried to protect their homes from flames, where they raised

griffin and i are both from los angeles. we grew up in this city. we love this city so much and seeing it just be destroyed from end to end, and everyone who is losing everything is it's it's a nightmare. and we feel for everyone who is going through this. and we know that, you know, we're going to bring into this world another sweet little boy. and he will also be a part of this city, and we will raise him when we rebuild. >> and, um, just to it's so horrible. and i'm so sorry, griff. you're, um, you and your brother are members of the band dawes. you were in the recording studio when you had to evacuate. it burned down, and you lost all your your instruments and equipment. i mean, it's homes, its memories, its livelihoods going up in smoke. >> yeah. i mean, it's a it's a test. and you know, what really matters? and it is exactly that it's everything that we've spent time, you know, we spent our life building. and i just try to remind myself that the things that i really care for, you know, the things that i really mean, my family, my animals, my,

nbc's dana griffin is reporting from los angeles.w serious do fire officials think this wind threat could be this week? >> well, it's very serious. those red flag warnings are in effect until later this afternoon, possibly this evening. and there's still a weather a fire weather watch through thursday. so although the winds are dying down compared to what we were seeing overnight, there is still a major threat out there because conditions are ripe. you've got dry conditions plus wind conditions. maybe not as powerful as those red flag warnings, but still powerful enough to spread fires. so this is video from the san diego region, where we had three new fires pop up overnight, which was a very concerning situation, because anytime you've got a wildfire in the middle of the night while evacuation orders are being issued, it's a challenge for people. some people are sleeping. also, you've got an issue for firefighters. we're seeing some ground crews here, but officials in that region say what really helped them get the lilac fire, this

thank you so much, dana griffin., president trump signed an executive order erasing a touchstone of the civil rights era. he canceled a landmark executive order banning discrimination in the federal workplace. it was signed by president lyndon johnson back in 1965. for the past 60 years, it ensured equal opportunity in federal hiring by banning discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin. yesterday, federal employees across various agencies and departments also received emails warning them they could face repercussions if they did not report their colleagues who continue to work on related diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. joining me now is patrice willoughby, the chief of policy and legislative affairs for the naacp. patrice, thank you very much. welcome. i know that marco rubio, one of his first actions as secretary of state, was to cancel dei activities in the state department because it is government wide. that was a touchstone of former secretary of state tony blinken. so it's

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guys. >> dana griffin, thank you very much. you stay safe out there, please. let's bring in president of the california professional firefighters, brian rice. he's also the chair of the california fire foundation. welcome, brian. >> good morning, and thank you for having me. >> thank you for being here. >> i we know this is a trying time for you all. alicia, i think alicia has the question for you. >> yeah. okay. >> just help us understand the intensity of these fires. what's driving the intensity of these fires? >> how you track fires like this, and the extent to which firefighters find themselves at the mercy of the wind. >> so we'll talk about what drives these fires. >> and, alicia, you mentioned it. >> it is the wind. and imagine trying to fight a fire in hurricane force winds without the rain. and they drive the fire. >> not only do they drive it in speed, but that inflow of oxygen, it helps the fire create its own weather at the site and then out ahead of it. >> and it intensifies the heat and it spreads the radiant heat. and when you get winds that are

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