>> reporter: ayman, good afternoon. a lot to report out of a breefrg with a senior administration official here at the white house. related to fallout from this executive order that was signed yesterday and implemented very quickly. we do know, and i think we've seen pictures of one of two people detained at jfk airport, a refugee, now released under the waiver program, we're told, that's part of this executive order. that was something, a process that had to be started. and the second person that was detained, we're also told was in the process of going through that same waiver program. so, the details of this, though, are still being worked out as we speak. the agencies that are involved here are pulling together guidance for just how this executive order is going to impact people. like the ones who were detained at jfk. like those able to board airplanes elsewhere in the world. this is still, we're told, being pulled together by the administration on something like a minute-by-minute basis. we've also learned definiv

i'm ayman mohyeldin in ft. lauderdale, florida, where the big question this morning about yesterday's horrific airport shooting is why? the airport in ft. lauderdale has reopened. we're going to get back to that in just a moment. florida governor rick scott calling it a senseless act. he held a news conference that wrapped up moments ago promising to hold those responsible accountable. >> yesterday we experienced a hateful, evil attack on our state. pele trying to live their lives, enjoy the weekend, were senselessly murdered. it was an absolutely horrific day. the person responsible for this act will be brought to justice to the fullest extent of the law. when you've hurt one of us, you've hurt all of us. >> we're getting new details about the gunman including revelations on the state of his mental health. nearly two months ago the 26-year-old santiago claimed to the fbi that the u.s. government was forcing him to watch isis videos. his family says he suffered from mental issues. he was getting psychological t

>> yes, ayman, good afternoon.re learning from hospital officials that one of those six gunshot victims is expected to be released later today. but as you mentioned right now there are six gunshot victims being treated here at broward health medical center. three of them are in good condition. three of them are in the intensive care unit. we just heard from the ceo of the hospital a short time ago. here's some of whate had to say. >> six shooting victims, they range in terms of their prognosis, but they're being supported by their loved ones and the staff members. and everyone who came through our doors has their life today and we're making sure that they enjoy the gift of life. >> now, we have heard from the eldest daughter of one of the victims who was killed, this was 62-year-old terry andrees of virginia, he worked at the norfolk naval yard there in virginia. he's being remembered by his loved ones. authorities have not publicly identified the rest of the shooting victims, but we are starting to learn just a bi

>> hi there, ayman, good afternoon. yes, as you mentioned governor rick scott touring this hospital behind me just within the past hour or so and saying that several of those victims are fighting for their lives. now, here's what we know. we know there were six gunshot victims. that is lower than the previous total. we were told of eight. so there were six, three of them in good condition but three are in intensive care. the governor did say that he expects one of them to be released a little later on today. now, we also just spoke with hospital officials that gave us another heartbreaking detail. and he says the ceo of the hospitalroward health mical center says that perhaps the most heartbreaking part about today is that some of the victims who survived were told today that their loved ones had passed away. again, five people were killed in this. and we are learning a little bit more about those victims. one of them is a 62-year-old terry andries of virginia. he and his wife had been coming down here to ft. lauderdale

nbc's ayman movement ojedin, you were telling us earlier, ear on familiar with what we believe to be the location of this quote/unquote terror attack. that is what the governor from istanbul is calling this. you've been touching bases with your sources. what are you hearing? >> interestingly in the last couple minutes, and i've been tracking turkish media, some color coming out in terms of this attack. more interesting developments that have come on the in the last hour or so is the owner of this nightically now being quoted by one of the leading newspapers there. he spoke to a reporter on the scene, he was quoted by hariya newspaper, which many would know as a respect act news organizati organization. he was telling reporters that in the past ten days he was informed by a u.s. embassy official and intelligence officials in turkey that a terrorist attack or an attack made that place, the reina nightclub a vulnerable target, so on security had been beefed up, based on intelligence hi was given from multiple sources, including -- >> nbc's aymiyman mojedin is one phone, and when we can

ayman? >> hans nicholls, thank you. >>> i'd like to bring in reverend charles mcneil, president of the national capital baptist convention. he was at that protest and joins us live from d.c. let's talk about the message that organizers behind today's rally were hoping to send out. what would you say the message is? >> to make sure we build upon the legacy of dr. king to make sure all people have the right to vote, that we still have to deal with police reform, that we still have to continue to focus on the dream that king had for all people that we should not be judged by the color of our skin but by the content of our character. >> so the issues, some of those you referenced that have been put in the spotlight, criminal justice reform, voting rights, health care, abortion rights, lgbtq issues, education equality. a lot of things on your plate. health care is coming up with the senate and house already voting to repeal obamacare. how are you mobilizing against that effort specifically beyond

>> reporter: good morning, ayman.ertain amount of people inside the hospital were discharged late yesterday. those with minor injuries. right now five people are dead, eight people were shot, and in these 30 people were injured in the ensuing chaos as the panic started to ripple throughout the airport. now, there were five trauma patients here at broward health medical center. two of them went into surgery. we're told by doctors that those are in stable condition. this morning at last check we had not heard any details of condition of those that were most seriously injured. doctors yesterday described a horrific scene. >> a video of it, it looked like chaos but controlled. this whole system worked very well today. i was very proud of everybody who was there. we trained for this add infinitum, and i think that as a level one trauma center broward general shined very well today. >> reporter: the fbi has been here at the scene interviewing some of the witnesses as this investigation moves forward. authorities have not pu

i'm ayman mohyeldin. >> and i'm gigi stone woods. frances rivera is back tomorrow. >>> a turkish airlines crashed this morning. at least 37 people are dead after the boeing 747 crashed into more than 20 houses by the airport. now we're live in locndon with all the very latest. ali, what have you been hearing about it? >> reporter: a turkish jet crashed killing at least 37 people, most of them residents of a village struck by the boeing 737. it was trying to land in dense fog. it was supposed to make a stop over near the capital on its way from hong kong to istanbul. it crashed when trying to land in poor advice is ability. devastating pictures show that the plane plowed for a few hundred yards through the village crushing and smashing pieces, 15 homes and the remains lay broken on top of smashed houses. the crash happened about 7:30 local time in the morning so most people were probably in their homes. there's about 1,000 rescue workers on the site trying to figure out the exact cause of the damage. authorities say there was fog but

back to you, ayman. >> all right, such beauty at the scene of such a horrific situation. thank you so much. >>> now to iran where tehran's iconic building has collapsed. the associated press citing media is reporting at least 30 firefighters were killed and some 75 others injured as the building crumbled under its own weight after a fire engulfed several floors. firefighters were battling the blaze for many hours before the 17-story high-rise gave way. the building was among the first high-rises built in the iranian capital. >>> well wishes have been pouring in for george h.w. bush and his wife barbara after the oldest living president was taken into intensive care unit at houston's methodist hospital following breathing problems stemming from pneumonia. a spokesman said he was doing well until he took a turn, forcing doctors to remove a blockage from his lung. the former first lady was admitted as a precaution, as well. eight days ago 41 sent this letter to president-elect trump saying he wished him well but saying he will not be able to attend the inauguration. we will

i'm ayman mohyeldin. i'm gigi. francis is back tomorrow. >>> a turkish cargo jet crashed this morning. authorities say 30 people are dead after the boeing 747 crashed into 20 houses by the airport. ali joins us live in london with the very latest. ali? >> good morning. that's right. the turkish cargo jet crashed shy of the airport, killing at least 30 people. most of them were residents in their cottages in this little village that was struck by the boeing 747 as it tried to land in dense fog. now the cottages which the boeing struck are right by the runway, in very close proximity. the runway and the village are essentially separated by a metal fence and that's why the damage was so bad. you can see the devastating pictures show the plane plowed through a few hundred yards through the village crushing houses and finally ending up on top of one of the houses. you can see the remnants of the broken aircraft smashed on top of one of the houses. the crash happened at about 7:30 local time, so most people would have be

ayman. >> all right. vaughn hilliard, thanks for that. let's bring in jim cavanaugh, retired atf special agent.hilli. let's bring in jim cavanaugh, retired atf special agent. good to have you with us. getting some account that the shooter had his weapon checked into a bag that he picked up from a baggage claim, walked into a bathroom, loaded the gun and began shooting. walk us through the legalities of traveling with guns ammunition? what would that suspect have gone through to travel with these guns and ammunition? >> well, it's legal since the '68 gun control act, you can control with a gun in checked baggage as long as you declare the gun or guns to the common or contract carrier in this case an airline. so the procedure is if you're in the a prohibited person, a convicted felon or fugitive or person who has been committed to a mental institution or any number of prohibited categories, if you can legally own a gun, you walk up to the ticket counter and you declare that you want to carry a firearm in your checked baggage. it has to be l

>> reporter: well, both are essential, ayman. he's saying the repeal and replace effort is going forward. also saying that he's told his nominees to speak their mind, to be themselves, as they appear at those confirmation hearings, which will continue. of course it's not unusual for those to go right up to inauguration day, and in some cases beyond. the president-elect will go to washington on monday. that's just a one-day visit, not the big move, but he is preparing to take over. and it comes also at a time when democrats continue to be frustrated about some of the environment of the election season, especially with the russian hackin ining that targe their own party. just days before getting the keys, trump's white house chief of staff stopped into the briefing room friday, while at trump tower top ailds say the president-elect will work through the weekend. >> he's working a little bit on the inauguration but he's mostly very much focused on the first 100-day plan. >> reporter: but on capitol hill, angst from campaign 2016 is

ayman mohyeldin has the latest from ft. lauderdale. good day. >> reporter: good day to you and our viewers. a lot of questions about the investigation. law enforcement officials say the 26-year-old suspect remains in federal custody. they expect to release charges against him this afternoon, expected to appear in court on monday. we now know he used a semi automatic handgun in that attack that killed five people. also, officials are giving us an update on the victims being hospitalized in the aftermath of the attack. initially it was eight people. that number has been revised to six people recovering from gun shot wounds. that is at least some good news for those victims there. as you mentioned, investigators have interviewed the suspect. they also interviewed his family as well as about 100 other eyewitnesses. the case remains an ongoing and active investigation. >> did cooperate with the interview team, which was a joint combined fbi broward sheriff's office. the interview went over several hours. and concluded sometime this morning,

i'm ayman mohyeldin. "hardball" starts right now. >>> trumping the media. play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. on what has been a very busy day up in the capitol. president obama and vice president-elect mike pence were both on the hill today meeting with members of their respective parties. mike pence held what is described as a pep talk, focusing on killing obamacare. the president huddled with democrats strategizing to

good morning. >> good morning, ayman.ith the shock waves from the pharma yesterday, and donald trump says they are getting away with murder and he will tackle pricing, and that wiped off 25% worth of value off the stocks, and this year will be just as turbulent for these names as last year. and they are putting ads in between stories on instagram. if you want to jump between stories now, you will have to watch a dreaded ad. it's great for instagram, of course, because it brings in all the advertising dollars but is it going to be a turn-off for the 150 million users? finally, great news if you like to tweet, chat, e-mail in the air, jetblue, the u.s. airline offering free wi-fi, and delta and american have wi-fi but you have to pay, and the question is are these guys going to offer free wi-fi. >> i knew the instagram story would be too good to be true. just a matter of time before they put in the ads and slowed everything down. >>> still ahead this morning, another nfl team headed for los angeles plus, the hollywood gende

i am ayman mohyeldin. >> i am francis rivera. >>> we begin with the explosive day in new york and a combativemp holding a news conference that ran the gamut, and he made headlines on a new cabinet nominee to the border wall, obamacare and his business dealings, but it was unsubstantiated allegations russia may hold over trump held the room. clapper says he spoke with trump offering his profoundest dismay at the leaks that have been a president-elect trump affirmed his appreciation for all the men and women serving in the intelligence community. nbc's hallie jackson has more of the blockbuster of a press conference. >> months in the making but it was not washington front and center, instead, moscow, russia, dominating. >> as far as hacking, i think it was russia, but i think we also get hacked by other countries, and other people. >> the president-elect outlining personal, lewd, unverified allegations against him. a senior intelligence official says trump was never briefed about it, backing up his argument. >> it's all fake news and it's >> during the campaign, nobody on his team had contact w

mosque and the community and the city of quebec. >> and no discrimination thus far of the suspects, ayman? >> reporter: nothing yet just something anecdotely. but police have not confirmed the motive at this time. >> aman, thank you. we'll see you again on "morning joe." >>> and alex, senate democrats are voicing criticism over donald trump's executive order banning immigrants from seven predominantly muslim countries. chuck schumer grew emotional yesterday vowing to introduce legislation to rescind the order. >> this executive order -- was mean-spirited and un-american. it was implemented in a way that created chaos and confusion across the country and it will only serve to embolden and inspire those around the globe who will do us harm. >> an emotional senator schumer there. now in a tweet, senator bernie sanders called trump's executive order an ugly stain on everything this country is supposed to stand for. and elizabeth warren said democrats will take the matter to court. >> we will not stop fighting until this executive order is tossed in the dust bin of history where it belongs. >>

i'm ayman mohyeldin at ft. lauderdale international airport here.you can see, the airport is now resuming operations. things are getting back to normal. we have updates this hour on the investigation into yesterday's shooting rampage here at the airport. the suspect behind the attack that killed five people was carrying a semi automatic handgun. law enforcement says esteban santiago was on a mission to carry out this attack and haven't found any motivation. officials also brought down the number of victims suffering gun shot wounds from eight as originally reported, now that number stands at six. i want to bring melissa, great to have you with us. i know you cover ft. lauderdale, southern florida. talk to us a little bit about the suspect in terms of his appearance on monday. we understand he's going to appear in court on monday. what kind of charges we expect. >> yeah, so for sure. right now, the big thing to know, when he was apprehended he was apprehended with no incident. they say it was something they were easily able to capture him. he was on

i'm ayman mohyeldin. >> and i'm frances rivera. today marks the biggest test in the trump transition as the first of his nominees prepare to be grilled. that as senate democrats went into the wee hours of the morning holding a marathon series of protests against republican's efforts to repeal the affordable care act. they're accusing republicans of trying to repeal and run. with trump cabinet confirmation hearings set to start, both sides are bracing for a fight. first up, trump's pick to head homeland security, general john kelly, and his choice for attorney general, senator jeff sessions. but it's sessions who's taking the brunt of the controversy as his civil rights record comes under fire with groups like naacp and aclu denouncing his nomination. democrat cory booker is planning to come out against sessions becoming the first sitting senator to ever testify in opposition to another for a cabinet position. still, trump says his nominees, particularly sessions, should fly through. >> i think every nomination will be -- they're al

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i think the authorities believe that as well. >> i want to be to ayman just at the top of the hour, jimwe're about 2, maybe 2 1/2 hours into this. in that process, that timing that you would go through in these situations, hour two or hour three, what does that process if you're law enforcement, if you're part of the military. if you're coordinating with emergency response administrations. what's happens in hour 2 or hour 3? >> well, they're pressing to the point of contact. that's what s.w.a.t. is doing here, pressing to the point of contact, if the shooters, the actors are still alive, because they have to locate them. they have to then isolate and evacuate and have to eliminate the threat, but they have to push push push until they get to the point of contact. otherwise they can let those people rampage through the building and kill other innocents. that's what the tactical officers do. right question at the right moment, richard, but that's what they're going to do. they're going to press in there, and all of our veterans know this. and our law enforcement people. they're pressing t

and how is that being talked about ayman? >> yeah, right now, reaction of official coming from arab country it's in fact the broader muslim world has been slow to trick until. we knew that some talk about a potential muslim ban was outright condemned by a lot of leaders across the arab world. this is not that full-on ban that was referenced. certainly, some are going to interpret this as an effective ban. you talk about the issue of allies. how is this going to be perceived by some and inconsistencies. obviously, as we've been discussing throughout the course of the day, anyone looking at terror attacks that happened from the united states. from the most severe and spectacular, that of 9/11 and more recently, the pulse nightclub shooting in orlando, none of the countries on this list have emanated terrorists into the united states. from that perspective, people are saying these aren't the countries behind the attacks. some of them were actual american citizens, whether omar mateen or nader hassan in ft. hood. you make the arg

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i'm ayman mohyeldin at msnbc world headquarters in new york.urday, january 14th, six days until donald trump is sworn in as the country's 45th president. on this final weekend before his inauguration, protesters are taking to the streets in washington, reminding donald trump and other leaders their voices will not be silenced.

ayman mohyeldin who has covered the middle east for years, was looking at some of the reporting coming out of istanbul, out of turkey, in that they had intelligence from the west, and also from the region that said look out, reina could be a target, they adjusted, according to the reporting, therefore the security profile there. but the panoply of threats that might be out there, how as an intelligence expert then triage where you should put your resources, because you can't cover them all? >> you're absolutely right. you can't cover them all. i've been in that circumstance, where we had very, very highly detail intelligence of a terrorist attack, but it was going to occur at a nightclub, and we just did not know specifically what nightclub. and so, and for those people who might remember history, you know, this was in berlin, in the 1980s. the military police in berlin hit every nightclub where american soldiers were congregated. that's because we knew it would be against american soldiers. just minutes before they could get to one nightclub, the terrorist attack was carried out. seve

my colleague ayman mohyeldin will bring us live coverage. i'm sheinelle jones, have a good day. "got no fear" by power solo introducing the new turbocharged volkswagen alltrack with 4motion all-wheel drive. soon to be... everywhere. >>> good saturday morning, everyone, i'm ayman mohyeldin at msnbc world headquarters. we begin with breaking news this afternoon. president trump's executive orders temporarily restricting entry into the united states from several predominantly muslim

. >> i'm ayman mohyeldin. >>> breaking news. former president bush has been hospitalized but is resting comfortably. he is doing fine, and his office says they expect the former president to go home in a couple days. earlier this month, bush's office and his wife, barbara, who celebrated their 77th wedding anniversary, would not attend trump's inauguration due to his age. donald trump is back at his fifth avenue place one of the last times before his inauguration. he had a black tie dinner packed with foreign diplomats where he boasted to large crowds planning to attend friday's inauguration. >> this place is surrounded tonight, but i want to thank you all for being here. we have great respect for your countries. we have great respect for our world. i also want to tell you, you know, so many people are talking about what's going on and now they just announced i think we're going to have record crowds coming. >> talk of record crowds kind of the trump transition team is going out of its way to post social media ads to encourage p

i'm ayman. >> i'm frances. ending the week for more firsts for the administration. you've got president trump this morning preparing for his first joint news conference and his first time hosting a head of state since his swearing in. as british prime minister theresa may pays a visit to the white house. we learned trump may have a call with an entirely different head of state. russian president vladimir putin as early as this weekend. today's press conference with the british pm uses his interview to bash the news media for the reporting. >> much of the news media is fake news. they make things up. they are so demeaning and so dishonest and in many cases not smart. >> those were eck code by bannon when he called the media party. the remarks on the media comes as once again he rehashed the controversy regarding the size of the crowd. i had the largest audience if you add the television, you add all the sources, the largest audience in the history of inaugurations. i did. >> today we learn president trump himself personally called the director of the national park se

good morning, everyone, i'm ayman mohyeldin. >> and i'm francis rivera. >> good to have you on a busy day, francis. in fact, three days until donald trump is sworn in. a blistering attack has been unleashed on the president-elect from cia director john brennan. with "the wall street journal" following trump's boisterous criticisms of the intel community's integrity and his recent tweets against the cia's director. going so far whether to question whether brennan himself was the leaker of unsubstantiated allegations. after brennan critiqued trump on his pension for foreign policies through 140-character tweets. well, this morning new fighting words from director brennan himself. quote, when there are allegations made about leaking or dishonest or a lack of integrity, that's where i think the line is crossed. brennan took particular offense with these comments from trump last week where the president-elect equated intel officers leaking information to nazis. brennan responded forcefully. tell the families of the 117 cia officers who are forever memorialized on our wall of honor that the

. >> and i am ayman mohyeldin. that's a sweet note from the bush sisters to the obamas. there is a major new development in the clinton e-mail saga we want to tell you about this morning. that's the inspector general michael horowicz who says he will investigate comey's handling of james comey's handling of the e-mail scandal. here's nbc's pete williams with all the details. >> reporter: the justice department's independent watchdog said he'll look at public disclosures by james comey and others about the e-mail investigation. word of the review is welcomed by clinton supporters who say they believe the fbi affected the election. >> when a law enforcement agency breaches its protocol in such an unusual and unprecedented way, i think for the confidence of that agency everybody should get to the bottom of what happened. >> inspector general horowicz said he'll look at how they blasted the e-mails. >> they were extremely careless in the handling of the information. >> reporter: it will look to the letter comey sent to congress revealing new e-mails had to be reviewed. nothi

i'm ayman moydin. >> and i'm frances rivera. it is inauguration day, and in just hours billionaire businessman donald trump will take the stage on the west side of the capitol and stand before his family, the incoming cabinet, members of congress and supporters taking the oath of office to become the 45th president. united states. putting his hand on his bible and that of abraham lincoln, trump will take the oath administered by the very same man he once called an absolute disaster, chief justice john roberts. trump caps off what many agree was one of the most unorthodox and unprecedented political campaigns in a generation, and he reveled in the glory of his win last night, kicking off today's events with a concert on the national mall. standing arm in arm with his family members before the lincoln memorial with brilliant fireworks lighting up the night sky, trump made his final remarks before his transition of power. >> there's been a movement like this, and it's something very, very special. i'm going to be cheering you on. y

. >> i'm ayman mohyeldin. great to see the letters from the bush twins to sasha and malia. so much news we want to get to, particularly the clinton e-mail saga. the inspector general says he will review james comey's handling of the investigation into clinton's e-mails. he will examine comey's summer news conference and subsequent letters to congress, which many democrats claim were improper and unfairly aided donald trump's campaign. here's my colleague, nbc's pete williams, with the details for yo. >> reporter: the justice department will look at public disclosures by fbi director james comey and others about the e-mail investigation. they believe the fbi affected the election. >> when a law enforcement agency breaches its protocol in such an unusual and unprecedented way, i think for the confidence of that agency, everybody should get to the bottom of what happened. >> the inspector general will review comey's statements in july in which he blasted the way clinton and her aides used e-mails. >> they were extremely careless in the handling of the highly classified informa

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now ayman hnt manhunt is under. opened fire inside. at least 39 people are dead. one of them a police officer. >>> 69 others were injured at the high-end club. >> i got shot in the leg. i saw one person there shooting. >> no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. cnn correspondent sarah is joining me from istanbul. the manhunt is on the way and the prime minister said he should be apprehended soon. what more do you know? >> that's the difficulty. they pretty much kind of kept the rest of that information quiet as to exactly, for example, where they might be looking and who they might be looking for. granted, they have seen the surveillance videos of the suspected gunman. there were a lot of rumors and a lot of witnesses that thought they saw more than one gunman but the government says they do believe it is simply one person that they are hunting down as we speak. now, the question is, how long will that take and will any other attacks occur before they're able to apprehend this person. this place was an absolute scene of a massacre inside of what you ar

ayman mohyeldin begins the coverage now. >>> a fired up president obama meeting with democrats behind closed doors. we're going to talk to a lawmaker who sat in on that meeting. vice president-elect pence also on the hill today vowing to repeal obamacare on day one. so why was donald trump warning congress? >>> also tonight, a six-year-old video emerged after donald trump mocks intelligence officials, and sides with wikileaks founder julian assange on the issue of russia's hacking of the elections. >>> and an emotional

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i'm ayman mohyeldin. "hardball" starts right now. >>> trumping the media. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. on what has been a very busy day up in the capitol. president obama and vice president-elect mike pence were both on the hill today meeting with members of their respective parties. mike pence held what is described as a pep talk, focusing on killing obamacare. the president huddled with democrats strategizing to save the health care law. meanwhile, president-elect donald trump continued his assault on the u.s. intelligence committee. overnight he tweeted "the intelligence briefing on so-called russian hacking was delayed until friday. perhaps more time needed to build a case. very strange." senior intelligence official told nbc the tweet was disturbing and adversarial. trump also continued to bash the media, of course, he did so even as he promised to hold a press conference next week. his first since last july. well, trump tweeted, "somebody hacked the dnc, but why did they not have hacking defense like the r

i'm ayman mohyeldin.half hour mark, breaking news, a winter storm sweeping through more than a dozen states across the nation's midsection. icy conditions are to blame for this 20-car pileup in wichita, kansas. the state's governor has even declared a state of emergency. and out west, heavy snowfall making driving dangerous in utah. poor visibility as you can see on this screen led to this accident when a tractor-trailer hit a snowplow. police say the driver is recovering with serious injuries. >>> less than a week from inauguration day and some members of congress are planning to boycott events. georgia democrat john lewis says for the very first time since he's been in congress he will not attend the swearing-in of a president. he told nbc's chuck todd why in an exclusive interview that will air in full on "meet the press" tomorrow morning. >> you have forged relationships with many presidents. do you plan on trying to forge a relationship with donald trump? >> you know, i believe in forgiveness. i beli

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ayman joins us from washington.here russia is going to get discussed. >> that's right, michelle. this sets up an absolutely high stakes couple of days for the united states intelligence and foreign policy, particularly with this specter of russian hacking hanging over washington over the past several days. take a look at the witness list. you'll see just who's going to be on capitol hill today testifying. starting with the director of national intelligence, james clapper. you've also gone marcel lettre ii, he's the undersecretary for defense. and admiral mike rogers, director of the u.s. national security agency. that is a big series of witnesses. they'll be testifying before john mccain's committee on capitol hill. lindsay graham, a significant russia skeptic, is also on that committee. we'll wait to see what they have to say later this morning about russian hacking. but we do know over the next couple of days we're going to learn more about what u.s. intelligence knows about all of this because we expect that u.s.