here is alexander aucott. alexander: and extort narrow clash between the u.s. president and the defiant active attorney general. sally yates orders the justice department not to enforce the president's executive order. hours later, he fired her, saying she betrayed the department of justice by refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect u.s. citizens. landthis land is your this land is my land ♪ >> on the steps of the supreme court, democratic leaders joined protesters. >> we will fight donald trump in the courts, we will fight donald trump in the congress. we will band together to fight donald trump as he tries to put himself above the law. has done is give ammunition for jihadists all over the world. saying that we the people of the united states hate them. we do not hate the muslim people. >> democratic lawmakers have -- theced legislation to inspired barack obama to wade back into politics for the first time since leaving the white house. a spokesman for the president says he fundamentally disagrees with discrimination targeting people based on re

alexander pechtold: the other side is screaming. , problems. it is, of course, more difficult to show that the solutions are not black and white, are not that simple as closing the borders or building a wall a lot of politicians promise. so, we have to take it serious what's happening in the united states, what's happening not only in the netherlands, but also in other parts of europe, france, germany, austria, and even to brexit in united kingdom is in the same pattern. scott: in other words, the floodgates have opened. scott: from last year's vote for the u.k. to leave the european union, to the resignation of italy's prime minister, rise of the right wing's marine le pen in france, and potential political demise for one-time champion of the refugees, germany's angela merkel in a tough reelection battle. meindert fennema is an author and columnist documenting the populist movement and its worldwide spread. speaking of that movement, what about the fact that populism has become so much stronger, so much louder all across europe? meindert fenne

today i have steve of the american historical bill chrystal and we will have thomas jefferson and alexander hamilton tells about exactly why we should or should not have a bill of rights. just to set a little context , in 1788 we have successfully revolted from england. we are trying to form a new nation and we have the articles of confederation, which

alexander: thank you, senator murphy. senator scott. senator scott: thank you for

alexander: it is nothing personal. senator cassidy: nothing personal. -- i lovehit the laws what you are saying about the patient-physician relationship. you and i both worked in hospitals for the uninsured. i was a gastroenterologist and a liver doctor. we've been talking a lot about obamacare. we can talk about obamacare in the wonderful things it has done. i think about my patients with a $6,000 deductible. the patient you saw at grady, they do not have $400 in their accounts. sixth -- $6,000 deductible for they can be cared for. and just for the record, people don't believe me, i put it on my facebook page. a friend of mine from home, his renewal for his individual policy for him and his wife, 60 and 61 years old,, was $39,000 a year, with a deductible. $6,000 i put it on my facebook page because nobody believes , this is like what a family pays for a mortgage, and that was their premium. i applaud you for looking for some alternative that is affordable. it may be working for new hampshire, california, massachusett

and of course the -- alexander hamilton. he criticized thomas jefferson as a french revolutionary, radical, anarchist, atheist. hamilton selected some of the passages out of jefferson's own book, the notes on the state of virginia, and he used these passages to try to make the case against thomas jefferson. jefferson, tried to argue for religious freedom in virginia. we know jefferson and madison would be instrumental in bringing about the virginia statute for religious freedom. jefferson said, it does mean no injury whether my neighbor believes in no god or 20 gods. it neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg. to jefferson's supporters, this seems like an admirable statement of toleration. that people have the right to do whatever they want to do, so long as their rights don't infringe upon the rights of others. as long as you don't my pocket or break my leg. hamilton singled that out. as jefferson's disregard to the soles of his countrymen. elsewhere in the states of virginia, jefferson calculated that if you took all of

chiefly as a result of the pen of alexander hamilton. james madison, who early on in the 1790's had been quickly identified as the leader of the republican faction. now the receipts into the background. as thomas jefferson becomes known, as the leader as what is known as the jeffersonian republican party. ofison becomes one jefferson's chief aides. jefferson himself is shy about writing for the public prints. madison, for god sake dear sir, have your pen and cut hamilton to pieces in the face of the public. and madison does. you see people rushing to jefferson's defense. all of the things that are set about thomas jefferson that are bad, there is a mirror image version produced by thomas jefferson's allies. ,efferson is not a radical jefferson has principles that are consistent with the heart of the american experience. heferson is not an atheist, is a supporter of all religions, and a man who wants to tolerate the free practice of all religions. jefferson is not some incendiary frenchman, he is an upstanding american. eyeerson is not so

if devos gets into trouble, will lamar alexander step in and shepherd her? it will be key the role he plays the in this to stop the democrats from slamming her. melissa: tony? what do you think? >> i agree. look who is sitting next to her. joe lieberman, there is broad support for betsy devos' nomination. and there is an awareness that the educationalma monopoly held by the unions is at a point. >> as contentious has this political environment has been, there will be fireworks. >> that's how they fundraise. melissa: opening statements about to begin. >> we'll make an opening statement, we'll introduce the nominee. we welcome senator scott, a member of this committee. senator lieberman a distinguished former member of this body who will make introductory remarks, and following the nominee's comments, we'll have five-minute round of questions. we have capitol officers here today who will remove anyone who attempts to disrupt the hearing. this is the first meeting of our committee in the new congress. this is a committee that will probably become evident that h

that was peter alexander reporting there. trump aides insist they are going to keep their foot on the gas swearing in cabinet picks at home land security and defense this week, and joining congressional republicans for an out of town retreat. >> all right. this is just the first two days on the job. a lot more action. >> we're going to be busy. >> coming up next we've seen our storm systems here peter out a little bit, but severe weather is slamming much of the country from nor'easter to twisters. there's no hiding from it. a look at the he damage plus nbc bay area responds. >> a robo call from almost six years ago could put $500 in your pocket, thanks to a court case. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area responds with a tool to look up your number. next. >> if you hadn't had a chance be to hit the slopes, the next two days will be per he fekt for it. this is a live look with our underground cam. we are seeing several folks in lake tahoe. 18 degrees. right now we'll have a look at what we're expecting over the

then in the men's singles, rishaad gasquet beat alexander's .f air of -- alexander zverev the frenchair overpowering the 4-1.ns to win that 4-2, the brits were defeated 3-0 by the swiss team. roger federer making his big return, playing his first competitive match in six months. -- diedlympic champion at the age of 84 this monday. he claimed gold in the u.s. resort of squall vac only -- squall valley, becoming the first champion on metal skis back in 1960. he was credited as inventing the egg position racers used to gain speed. he us are developed the famed ski resorts that opened back in 1964 as part of the ski area that links 12 french and swiss skiing resorts. we finished, of course, with all the latest from -- still holding onto his position ahead of alex thompson, despite battling and upwind moderate speed. 100 footie five miles ahead of his rival. reaching more favorable winds as they head up north. the battle should continue between the two men until the end of the race. four other boats in the south place.c, still in third -- theyinseparable pair are still far behind the lead

the suspect is 27-year-old alexand alexander .the suspect frequented facebook pages to deal with immigration issues and he had commented on pages linked to a far-right anti-immigration group. the second attack was from a witness, not a suspect. and canadian prime minister justin trudeau attended a memorial last night. president trump called president trudeau expressing his sorrow over this matter. >> we condemn this attack in the strongest possible terms. it's a terrible reminder of why we must remain vigilant and why the president is taking steps to be pro active rather than reactive when it comes to our nation's safety and security. >>> all right. we'll get a check on the weather now with meteorologist bill karins. we'll get a little bit of a dusting in new york? >> just a little white stuff. especially in southern areas of new england, it will be falling during the evening commute. we may have some early dismis l dismissals that could be a pain for parents, but we'll see. cleveland, we may have school delays. also the snow is b

joining me peter alexander and pete williams. peter alexander, today two memos, two clarifications, one from the defense secretary from general mattis, one from general kelly at homeland security. in one case general mattis, excluding iraqis who have helped our military during the war, the other from homeland, excluding people with green cards and permanent, and citizens and permanent visas. these are the clarifications indicating there was not effective consultation with these cabinet level people with the different national security officials prior to the executive order. >> reporter: that's exactly right. the folks at the white house insist to us they communicated as necessary with all the appropriate people. we're hearing the inner agency communication did not happen. what you're reporting flies in the face of what we've been hearing from aides here at the white house, who insist the implementation of this policy was, in their words, a massive success story. obviously the swift reaction around the country has shown a very dif

alexander hamilton's letter are being auctioned in new york city. dozen will go on the block january 18 letters are estimated between 1.4 and 2 million dollars interests in the musical hamilton are expected to drive prices up. >> okay. five minutes before the hour that means it's time for uing to talk weather. >> one of the things about the california storm as well several locations have several inches of rain. front range got between 6 and 10 feet of snow and a lot of good that's good for them. they need it and been in the drought and all is certainly welcome and they didn't want it all as fast as they game. 34 to 45 for kids at the bus stop this morning and clouds breaking up and should be a better start than the past few and still bundled up chilly start to the day. after school, cool, mild, 47 to 54 and maybe even 55 or 56 down to 53 in the is they today before clouds and showers return for the evening commute. by the time we get tomorrow, 65. keep it dry all day tomorrow. great news. there one more warm day friday 5 and we go back to the 30s wi

and peter alexander asked president about the building?t's pretty good. >> prettier alexander what 20% is that. >> anyone of the option. trump. we're going to tax people coming in. we cannot lose our company to mexico on any other place we're going to put tax on those countries, okay. that's by the way, they coming back without that they don't come back so easily. thank you, i appreciate it. >> that's interesting exchange. others were there. he was surprised when he ran into them in the west wing. >> i have heard to or three version of what this policy going to be. hour firm it is, but now it seems that president trump is not entirely up to speed what his visor are talking about on the proposals. >> the adviser are freelancing and never had the authority and they l are doing this on their own. >> trunl has been consistent, he said during the campaign he wants to tax imports coming over the border. it's the people around him, who would are rather do something like the house republicans have been proposing, i don't like it it's too complicat

==peggy/2shot== nbc's peter alexander looks atw inauguration is just a few days now. nbc's peter alexander looks at whether the president-elect trump's speech will be able to reunite the country. >> i look forward to the inauguration, it is going to be a beautiful event. >> just five days before the first true test of his presidency. >> his inaugural address. >> i think we'll have massive crowd because we have a move. it is a movement that the world has never seen before. >> this friday, trump will speak to a nation divided by a bitter election. >> he won an election through division and inaugural address is through unification. >> he does not have a lot of credibility being a unified leader. >> this is my solemn pledge. i will work to build al single nation of justice and opportunity. >> govenmake america great agai. >> make america great again is a theme that could be made more as p as p do for you, ask what you can do for your country. >> and a vision of america. >> government is no t tt the solution to our problem. government is our problem. >> we have chosen hope

we have a bipartisan group just to be specific, and rising senator alexander alexander, mike smith working with every presidential administrations since carter i would say he has been here since truman laugh laugh but it has been a long time. in the all have fairly different views on some policies. by a not sure that we knew how different with our principles. what did we all agree on? first time will just read these because we spent all what of time on them we were on the phone every week over five months. number one the federal commission denture no student is denied to a call opportunity based on projected status or race or gender that is the 14th amendment in the supreme court interpretation from brown v. board of education and especially high need students including those living with disabilities or in poverty so it wasn't just about avoiding the denial of rights but for the need to provide education. these first two principles they both have that orientation. such as for research and development of the scope and quality to the practice of the state and local level this is just basic e

peter alexander at the white house, there's also donald trump talking to robert costa and "the washington post" about health kcare for all taking on big ph pharma. >> reporter: the customary republican line with the administration the idea of universal access. that's different than insurance for everybody, but donald trump went further insisting in fact that this plan was in the final stages, he said specifically it's down to the final strokes. he said it would include lower numbers, much low are deducti e deductibles. this poses real challenges for republicans right now of course during the course of their time as the opposition to president obama voted more than 60 occasions to repeal obamacare but have broadly opposed the idea of further expansion of government involvement in the health care system. we heard this morning from sean spicer, the incoming press secretary for donald trump, who said basically in effect in an effort to elaborate, this would be about marketplace solutions, adding greater competition to the system, nonetheless it has a lot of republicans asking questions about

nbc news national correspondent peter alexander was there. >> marching on the mall today, a movement with new life. thousands of abortion rights opponents like peggy carroll of maryland, here with 40 family members, optimistic about this moment. >> is there a new energy? >> there is a new energy. people are starting to realize that abortion is murder. >> speaking out today, vice president mike pence, making history as the first vice president ever to address the march for life. >> life is winning again in america. >> emboldened by republicans gaining control of congress and the white house, activists are unfazed by reservations about president trump's evolving position on abortion. >> are you confident as president he's seen this cause? >> we've seen his commitment to the life cause in his first week of office in a way we've never seen in another president. >> in his first week, president trump delivering on their first demand. vowing he'll appoint an anti-abortion justice to the supreme court within days. among those making a pilgrimage, katrina gallic and her classmates traveling 1

this is a 2016 wrap-up of alexand alexander. he's a filmmaker and photographer.cally a fearless fun athlete who is a stunt junkie and gets to travel all over the world as part of his film making skills. this is all of the stuff he's done. he got to see different incredible parts of the world, including panama city and bali, california. he's experiencing it all through his lens. it is incredible. look right here, i think he would say this is probably the biggest moment of 2016. >> yeah, a little belly bump. >> his gorgeous girlfriend. some people might think that pregnancy, a baby, may slow the adventure down a little bit. but absolutely not! >> give it a couple years. >> they seem to ride right along with it. >> once the bus turned into them traveling -- >> dude, it's the lion king. >> that's the great shot of him and his newborn baby. >> that is awesome. i absolutely love the freedom the two are experiencing in the videos. >> a lot of this is all in relation to the vid yeography. a lot of times he gets hired to go shoot video and enjoys the experience around it

. >> charles alexander is mark's close buddy, and the drummer in the band. >> he was always happy with kids. he was always happy with his wife. he loved him. he loved his family. it was just a great family. >> while things aren't great for everyone, see, diane isn't just praying in church, she's paying the bills at home. okay, mark picks up an occasional shift bartending, but diane, a nurse, is the breadwinner. >> she seemed to be stable, ended up supporting him, he was the househusband, stayed at home with the children. >> and if mark was a laid back mr. mom, the actual mom of the house was civil, if a bit standoffish. was diane friendly, warm? >> she was friendly to the point that i can tolerate you being in my driveway. >> as the years wear on, life just keeps hee s heaping more w on diane's slight shoulders. support eing her family and dealing with challenges. shawn has autism. oldest daughter sarah, a college grad, is still at home with no job and a mountain of student debt. but inside that paige street pressure cooker, diane's beloved child is blossoming. 22-year-old rachel, a st

alexander: thank you. would like to put into the record the information from the last six hearings, without going into detail, one round of questions, secretaries of billy one round with one member, a second round, one round us three, leavitt, six members asked a second round, thompson, one round of seven minutes ach. my decision is rather than give six of 23 members a second round, that it would be better to let every senator have seven minutes. now, senator isakson. sen. isakson: thank you. i would like to ask consent of the remarks. the put into the record because will not read them. i have the unique honor and privilege to introduce a friend of mine for 30 years, someone i know to be a great politician, a great practicing legislator, a great family man and a great friend of mine and it is an honor to do so. i want to have each of you -- i think you will be impressed with what i hear -- with what you hear. i approach the introduction, if i am being asked what i would look for and somebody i want to trus

here's nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: one day shy of his 36th birthday, ivanka trump's husband jared kushner has quickly established himself as a political power broker. tonight named senior advisor to his father-in-law, president-elect trump. >> jared is a very successful real estate person, but i actually think he likes politics more than he likes real estate, i'm excited. >> reporter: praised by trump during the campaign, kushner was by his side for some of the biggest decisions along the way. despite having no political experience. kushner, who lobbied his father-in-law to select mike pence for vp, will have unique influence inside the walls of the white house. alongside chief strategist steve bannon and chief of staff reince priebus. officials say he'll take no salary but will be involved across a broad range of issues. trump said kushner could play a key part in the middle east peace process. while his role has fueled speculation, kushner has quietly been taking steps to distance himself from his multi-billion dollar real estate business, kushner companies. his attorney telling

here's nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: ivanka trump's husband, jared kushner, has quickly establishedolitical power broker. named seen be i don't remember adviser to president-elect trump. >> he's a very successful real estate person. i think he likes politics. >> reporter: praised by trump during the campaign, kushner was by his side despite having no political experience. kushner who lobbied his father-in-law to select mike pence for v.p. will have unique influence inside the walls of the white house. alongside steve bannon and chief of staff reince priebus. officials say he'll take no salary but will be involved across a broad range of issues. trump has said kushner could play a big part in the middle east peace process. while his role has fueled speculation, kushner has been taking steps to distance himself from his multi-billion dollar company. he's committed to complying to federal ethics laws. >> he needs to cease and desist immediately. during this transition period he has tried to have his cake and eat it too and that's very dangerous. >> reporter: a top trump advisor said th

senator murray. >> thank you very much, chairman alexander. thanks to all of our colleagues that are joining us today. congressman price, congratulations on your nomination, and thank you to your wife betty who i know is here as well. before i speak about this nominee, i do want to say we remain deeply disappointed in last night when democrats were blocked from asking more than one round of questions on betsy devos as nominee for secretary of education and are disappointed that we are rushing this hearing as well. mr. chairman, you said seven minutes, but i will just say, i don't think any of us in prior nominees that you keep pointing to, ever thought, if i don't ask for another question, i've just set a precedent. in fact i think that there's no example of any senator asking to do a question before and being turned down. so these nominees, in a new administration, that many people have questions about, deserve to be asked questions, scrutinized in public, before we have a choice to make on the floor of the united states senate on both sides

murder of russian dissident alexander litvinenko.ng ties, including claims russia rana cyber campaign to influence the us election. the british foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has expressed confidence that the uk will be in the front seat when it comes to negotiating any new trade deal with the united states under the trump administration. mrjohnson made the comments after meeting senior republicans in washington. during the brexit campaign, president obama warned that britain would be at the back of the queue for american trade deals if it left the european union. more than 30 people are now known to have died in recent days across europe as a cold snap from the arctic circle continues to take hold across central and eastern parts of the continent. temperatures dropped to as little as minus 30 degree celsius. and charities are concerned for refugees crossing the continent on foot or living in informal settlements. greg dawson reports. a view worthy of a postcard but even injanuary, a view worthy of a postcard but even in january, t

today we're gonna talk about alexander hamilton and aaron burr.ton and his mother-- they were both sick and he survived and she didn't. so she died in bed with him. it's a hellish, dickensian childhood. here's where we have to talk about our buddy aaron burr. also an orphan. everyone dies by the time he's, like, 10 years old. his mother dies, his father dies. he's put in the care of various people who died, just like hamilton. the difference is, he's got money. he gets an amazing education. he goes to princeton, which was then queens college, at 13 years old. finishes it in two years instead of four. here's hamilton. genius. the orphan who is stuck on an island. you know, he's gonna invent our economy later. history spoiler. um, but he learns it by-- by running a company. so one day, there's this hurricane. and it... [bleep] up the caribbean. he writes a letter to his father, um, and he's saying, hey, dad, i know you're not here 'cause you were never here in my entire childhood. but this hurricane really [bleep] us up. and it's super flowery langu

i'm peter alexander reporting from washington., thank you for watching and have a safe and happy new year. a deadly attack in a nightclub leaves dozens dead. >>> right now, 6:00, breaking news overseas. a deadly attack at a nightclub leaves dozens dead. the news at 6:00 starts now. good evening, i'm peggy bunker. terry mcsweeney is off tonight. chaos and tragedy unfolding in an i sstanbul nightclub after a attacker reportedly dressed as santa claus opened fire inside the club. 35 people were killed and of those 35, one is a police officer. ten of the 40 that are wounded are in critical condition tonight. turkish broadcasters are reporting between 500 and 600 people were inside the club at the time of the shooting. an nbc producer in istanbul spoke with the club's owner who believes the attacker could still be in there. police are sealing off a radius outside the club in istanbul. stay with nbc bay area for the breaking news, we're updating the story on the air and online on nbcbayarea.com. >>> back at home, our other top story ton

. >> right now, we have a satellite-remote interview with erica alexander. she is march of dimes maternal child health program impact leader, and she's talking to us from our sister station kfsn in fresno. erica, thank you so much for being with us. tell us about your community programs. >> so, we have a couple of community programs. one is looking at quality improvement. so we work with local hospitals on antenatal corticosteroid implementation for women who are gonna deliver preterm and helping that baby survive by doing the steroid injections to help survivability after that baby is born. we also work with hospitals in doing the preterm labor assessment tool kit, a way of assessing women and implementing interventions to help them when they're coming into the hospital with preterm labor. the other part of our community programs is looking at reducing racial and ethnic disparities. so we have our healthy babies are worth the wait program, which is a multidimensional intervention -- that communities with high preterm birthrates can look at certain intervent

listen, i am alexander sharova. i'm russian. are an american citizen, and your survival is not the only thing at stake here. derek: i'd like to be heard on my motion for reconsideration of the motion to suppress dna evidence against ken vogel. don't see how you can rightly do that since mr. delko can no longer testify as an officer of the law. that's why i'd like to have this read into record, your honor. i'm submitting to the courts the findings of the immigration judge, which states that officer delko was and always has been a us citizen. if immigration concurs, the court has no reason to question his standing as an officer of the law. thank you, your honor. however, you know better than anybody, a defense attorney will have a field day with the dna he recovered from that scuba tank. on what grounds, your honor? however wrong the information was, office delko chose not to come forward when he learned of his illegal citizenship status. speaks to the character of the witness. your honor, i'm the best defense attorn

senator alexander stymied members from asking critical questions of both mrs. devos and mr. price. some members of the public were kept out of hearings. one report was there were only seven public seats in the hearing for mr. pruitt. from top to bottom, it's clear republicans were attempting to orchestrate a cover-up of the president-elect's swamp cabinet. senate democrats and the american people won't stand for it. so the inauguration is tomorrow , and here is what we are prepared to do. senators on both sides of the aisle have expressed support for the president-elect's key national security nominees. we expect to be able to vote on general kelly and general mattis tomorrow and look forward to beginning the debate on congressman pompeo in hopes that he can also receive a quick vote. it's possible that some other noncontroversial nominees could be considered relatively quickly, but from there, we intend to have a full and rigorous debate on the president-elect's remaining nominees. senate republicans did not want to have a full debate on the merits of these nominees in committee,