misconduct and the narrower conversation about roy moore and how the congressional ethics committee will handle that? >> reporter: i think part of this, ali, is that roy moore is part of this broader national conversation, and i think for a lot of democrats especially democratic women, there was frustration building that there was person after person who seemed to keep coming, saying that they felt that al franken had behaved inappropriately, and you heard kirsten gillibrand say it yesterday, talking about the difference and nuance you're having the wrong conversation. a frustration anytime anybody brought up the since or the alleged since of the president and of roy moore there was always this question, what are you doing in saying about al franken? now clearly, that's not the case any longer. senator franken lost the confidence of his party, all of those women, and then, of course, leader chuck schumer in the senate calling on him to step down and he has said as of today, that's what he'll do, and that does turn the conversation to roy moore, and senator tim kaine, i spoke to him earlier who said look, this clearly sets a standard. beha

moore. kron-4's ali reid is at the meeting tonight...ali - what are parents saying tonight? it's been a contentious meeting. right now is the comment period where folks can go up and state their case as to why the board should not make the proposed cuts or if

what does this mean in terms of actual help for roy moore? >> ali, we are state awaiting word from the rnc exactly what they are planning to do. we are just seven days out. they had three weeks off here. they had 11 operatives on the ground who were collecting data, really trying to identify which voters they needed to target of the suddenly without three weeks of data it is a tough to come in at the last moment. in terms of field operation there has been no word about them i guess recommitting boots on the ground. as for tv ad buys, radio ad byes, bijate byes, i did just confirm with a protrump super pac they will be going on the air waves. they have a $1.1 million ad buy here. they are not backing roy moore. we should point out they will be targeting doug jones particularly on his stance on abortion. >> what about the allegation that president trump is making that doug jones is soft on crime. he has a strong prosecutor in alabama. does anybody fall for that? >> it's not the topic on the ground. i will note it's interesting to counter that doug jon

moore. kron-4's ali reid is at the meeting tonight... she joins us live from oakland --- ali - what are parents saying tonight? it's been a contentious meeting. right now is the comment period where folks can go up and state their case as to why the board should not make the proposed cuts or if these cuts should happen where they should cut first. labor unions and community groups are trying to get school board members to reconsider their calculations. they want access to how the budget is being analyzed, so the community can help come up with proposals for the allocation of funds.the school board's original proposal was to make cuts in order to save 15 million dollars. however some adjustments were made since last week's meeting, and now the number has been decreased to 9 million dollars. the district doesn't have a "reserve", so this is why they need to make these mid year cuts.right now the district says it needs a contingency plan.the oakland unified school district has been in this position before. this is the second time the distri

moore. (steve) and i'm steve aveson....the budget deficit is more than nine million dollars... a dire situation.. kron4's alieid is live tonight at the school board meeting in oakland..ali - have any decisions been made yet? the board has listened to hundreds of comments from students, teachers, and parents who all don't want to see cuts that will affect their schooling.pkgtensions were high. and the line for comments was long. i'm hopeful. i'm hopeful. this community building is what it's all aboutright now the oakland unified school district says it needs a contingency plan. originally there was a proposed $15- million in cuts, but since last week's meeting it has now been decreased to 9 million. i understand it doesn't feel like it in terms of some of the recommendations we are making, but we did make as many attempts as possible to keep as many of the cuts away from students and schools as possible.labor unions and community groups are trying to get school board members to reconsider their calculations even more.it's gonna hurt kids in some ways

moore.(grant) and i'm grant lodes in for steve aveson... the 65-year-old died -- early this morning.... after collapsing while shopping. kron4's aliid is live outside city hall... ali? the memorial the memorial in front of city hall continues to grow tonight. the city paying their respects to the mayor who they say lived a life of service.pkg at 1-11 tuesday morning, san francisco mayor ed lee passed away at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital. city and hospital officials are not yet releasing the cause of death.his family has asked that we share no further medical information and due to state and federal privacy laws we have to respect those wishes.the mayor was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. doctors worked on him for hours but it was too late. a number of city officials and supporters gathered at city hall to pay respects to mayor lee.he was from the dawn of his career, an advocate for the powerless a voice for the overlooked, someone who looked out for others in need before himself. that commitment to others defined the mayors 3 decades of public service.in the last 6 years, mayor ed lee made a lot of posit

ali reid kron 4 news. (darya)still ahead on the kron4 morning news -- it is home to lots of rare and vintage cars... kron 4's pam mooreya) plus ... christmas will be extra special for one family.... we'll show you their emotional reunion up ahead. (darya) an emotional reunion for a military family... ..when a navy dad surprises his family by coming home for christmas. that is petty officer roberto tapiador acting as a waiter .... and took his sons by surprise.. when he delivered their lunch. at first they are not sure what is happening... but when they realize it is their dad.... and there are huge hugs and tears all around! the officers wife was in on the plan... she brought the boys to a bj's restaurant in san bruno for lunch saturday for this surprise. tapiador only found out he was coming home to daly city for the holidays... the day before! <"missing birthdays is bad enough, but missing christmas would be a down moment for us." " i was like so emotional .. my heart was just so touched/ it is like a miracle god answered our prayers. ">(darya) the entire restaurant applauds when the family reunites... dad gets to s

moore in alabama. more on that race coming up. at 8:00 tonight, colin kaepernick will receive the sports illustrated muhammad ali legacy award. >> kaepernickt list for "time's" person of the year. we'll find out who gets that honor tomorrow on nbc's "today" show. tweet us. #velshiruhle. who do you think is getting "time" person of the year? spoiler alert, i think it's ali. >> i think it's not. let's take bets on that. we'll be right back. you're watching msnbc. [ mouse clicks, keyboard clacking ] [ mouse clicking ] [ keyboard clacking ] [ mouse clicking ] [ keyboard clacking ] ♪ good questions lead to good answers. our advisors can help you find both. talk to one today and see why we're bullish on the future. yours. talk to one today and see why we're bullish on the future. when this guy got a flat tire in the middle of the night, so he got home safe. yeah, my dad says our insurance doesn't have that. what?! you can leave worry behind when liberty stands with you™. liberty mutual insurance. >>> welcome back. you're watching "velshi & ruhle." we've got breaking news. john conyers retiring. effective today. conyers, the longest serving curre

for a potential senator roy moore who obviously is facing voters here in a week or so and that could potentially put republicans in a different position, ali. >> we'll stay on top of the story with you. kasie hunt, capitol hill. >>> and up next, the president son goes to capitol hill again. new information emerges about his conversation with a russian lawyer at that june 16th trump tower meeting. what dirt he was hoping to get. your brain is an amazing thing. but as you get older, it naturally begins to change, causing a lack of sharpness, or even trouble with recall. thankfully, the breakthrough in prevagen helps your brain and actually improves memory. the secret is an ingredient originally discovered... in jellyfish. in clinical trials, prevagen has been shown to improve short-term memory. prevagen. the name to remember. mi'm evenarts win the kitchen. i need my blood sugar to stay in control. so i asked about tresiba®. ♪ tresiba® ready ♪ tresiba® is a once-daily, long-acting insulin that lasts even longer than 24 hours. i need to shave my a1c. ♪ tresiba® ready ♪ tresiba® works like my body's insulin. releases slow and steady. providing

moore.(steve) and i'm steve aveson.the mayor's body will be moved to city hall tomorrow morning.. where it will lie in state in the building's rotunda. kron4's ali joins us live tonight on the steps of city hall..ali - what do people need to know if they would like to pay their last respects? those steps behind me is where the casket will enter city hall tomorrow morning.doors will open to the public at 8am. pkgthe fire department will hang a flag in memory of mayor ed lee. by 7-am, the casket will be escorted by police up the steps of city hall and into the rotunda.it's such a big loss to everybodysan francisco police chief william scott, who was hired by mayor lee who was hired william scott, who was hired by mayor lee says the department is ready but they are also grieving.this is a huge loss for our city and i think there's many many officers in sfpd that have built relationships with mayor lee and so we have a role to play but it's difficult because we have a lot of personal relationshipsparking is restricted for the weekend, and the city is preparing for huge crowds.it's an opportunity for people to say their respects and their goodbyes to

ali velshi was on with stephanie ruhle and they had brett stevens on. he said he cannot vote for a political party, they now put money into roy moore's campaign. even the senate republican committee is not doing that as of now. the rnc, the party is putting money into roy moore's campaign because the seat is more important than the moral issue given the credibility of his accusers. how do you feel as a republican about the support for roy moore? >> well, many republicans have come out and said if these allegations are true, then mr. moore should step aside. but what we've also seen is this is something that the voters of alabama will decide. >> but if these allegations are true, even some of those who have said that have acknowledged that the allegations are credible. they're not going to be proved in a court of law, there is no word. >> ultimately it will be for the voters of alabama to decide that. >> but now they'll have republican money helping them decide. >> that's something they'll have to weigh. >> is that moral? >> i'm not going to get into judging. it's not my place to judge about what's moral and what's not moral. >> how do you feel

and ali, one other thing that i think is worth bringing up here, earlier this hour we saw luther strange on his way out after losing in the primary to roy moore straing who is by all accounts well liked here, a gentleman, someone who is respected on both sides losing to someone who is accused of essentially child molestation and having his own good-bye speech overshadowed by someone who is accused of sexual harassment is such a striking picture of this moment we're in right now. >> luther strange is going to make a drive by to ohio to visit john boehner on his way home and they're just going to throw back a bottle of brown liquor and say let's enjoy being home. jeff, does it put mitch mcconnell in a difficult position? he's not a guy who's easily flustered. he's pretty stoic. but typically democrats want to triangulate this and say you and murkowski telling al franken to step down, what are you going to do in your own house? i.e., the president. >> well, i think it does put him in a difficult position. you're right. he did call on franken to step down. and he was also a big opponent to roy moore. >> in the beginning. >> of course now the -- i

aly fo this man at this moment? >> chris, glad to be with you. it's very clear to me and i hope clear to the public that donald trump and this man, mr. moore, their agenda is the same. when donald trump campaigned for the presidency, he campaigned on the birther movement, delegitimizing, trying to delegitimize the first african-american president. he campaigned with an agenda that steve bannon put forward by the alt right. the white supremacists and white nationalists. when you look at roy moore and what he stands for, what he has said, very similar. i mean, their agendas are the same. so it doesn't really surprise me he's down there campaigning and supporting him but i'm very confident that people of conscious and the voters will see both donald trump and roy moore for who they are and make sure this man does not come to the united states senate. >> to your point op roy moore, that he was someone with support from confederates or sort of confederate nostalgics, opposed removing segregationist language from the constitution. ly in -- some of the flyers going out down there. there on the right and george wallace fought to protect segregatio