>> reporter: hi, cyril.nyone criticizes his human rights record is outraged and that includes a rent interview to pull out the visiting forces agreement that allows u.s. troops to operate in the philippines. when you look at the greater drug war that entered the sixth month as of today, 6,000 people killed we need to look at where it began in the davao city in the philippines where he mayor declared war on drugs and where this self-proclaimed former hitman said he was acting on orders from the man who is now president committing murders after murders, sometimes innocent people. edgar says he and filipino president duterte have something in common, they both have blood on hair hands. i want him to pay for what he did for the many killings he ordered. if he bring back the death penalty i hope he is first and then i will follow. >> reporter: he said he was a part of a group known as the devout death squad. in 2008, a u.n. investigation found the shadowy band of assassins was committing hundreds of murders targe

rosemary, cyril? >> joining us for more on that is michael muster, new york columnist. a lot of major artists passed away in 2016, david bowie, george michael, leonard cohen, debbie reynolds was known as a tv and cinema person. what trace do you think she will leave in history? >> much like her daughter carrie fisher who died the day before she was a movie legend. prince and george michael's deaths were blows to the music world and debbie and carrie's loss was a loss to the movie world. debbie was oscar nominated for the unabsinkable molly brown. did broadway, cabaret, had a casino, did everything. a singing, dancing, demon who loved to entertain and she was on tv, on "golden girls" for an episode. she played debra messing's mother on "will and grace" and a familiar face you could rely on for entertainment value. >> correct me if i am wrong, but i get the sense there are not many contemporary artists that were as multifa facetted. she was a singer, had records that came out. she was on tv, a businesswoman. seems to me that's rare these days. >> everybody wants to be a d

you're watching "cnn newsroom," i'm cyril vanier. >> and i'm rosemary church.ied at age of 84 jt one day after the death o her daughter carrie fisher. one of the biggest stars in the world during the 1950s and '60s. >> starring turn in "singing in the rain" most famous musicals started a career in the limelight. ♪ laughing in the clouds so dark up above, sun's in my heart ♪ ♪ and ready for love, stormy clouds choice ♪ >> with me now executive editor of the "hollywood reporter" thanks for being with us. >> thank you. >> passing of debbie reynolds a day after the death of carrie fisher is heartbreaking and tragic but they had their ups and downs didn't they? >> absolutely. this is a family not only lived through a lot of public and private troubles but have done so and incorporated it into their public persona and careers. if you look at carrie fisher's autobiographical novel "postcards from the edge" written in response to her relationship with mother and dramatized in film version with shirley mcclain and meryl streep. this is a long and tumultuous relationship

i'm cyril vanier. >> i'm rosemary church. this is "cnn newsroom." >>> populism has been on the rise in european politics and its supporters are declaring victory in italy. prime minister mateo renzi was on the losing end, and he is preparing to leave office now. >> the populism movement suffered a setback in austria. voters rejected a far-right candidate electing a pro-eu veteran instead. >>> let's start in italy with the prime minister's position up for grabs. the country is at a political crossroads. mateo renzi says he will formally resign in the coming hours. >> he promised he would step down if he lost this weekend's constitutional referendum which he did, and by a wide margin. however, renzi seemed gracious in defeat. >> translator: i would like to thank my colleagues for this extraordinary adventure. together and the president of the republic will have a meeting with me, and i will give my resignation. i will hand in my resignation. >> there's fear of a financial fallout from this vote. and we may be seeing that very s

as you can see, cyril has a table and chairs set up along with a sign advertising his services.nd of reminds you of the peanuts comic book character lucy. he says the most common problem that adults complain about is adapting to change. >> yeah. >> did you see that one coming? cyril says he was inspired to give back after being bullied at school. >> kids going to be millionaire in about four days. >> already like on the right path, an entrepreneur. >> he's nailed it. time for another check of the roads today. >> matt is standing by with the update on this friday and that is a lot happening behind you. >> absolutely. and i, too, have advice but mine is free and it's not of the emotional variety although this may cause you some emotions if you get on 95 northbound. it's going to be extra slow this afternoon, a little extra frustration because of this crash by bridge street. now, the good news is the accident is off to the side but it is still plenty heavy as you come north of center city through this point at bridge street up to the work zone at cottman avenue. we're also watching

. >> we saw the cyrillic alphabet being used. >> reporter: and then u.s. intelligence says the beacon transmitted to an internet address overseas. >> and it was an i.p. address that had been previously seen in other russian-attributed attacks. >> reporter: but it wasn't just forensics. the fbi has joined the cia in the assessment that the russian president was directly involved in the attack. based on new information say comes directly from the kremlin. >> and brian, they say it was largely to help donald trump. does this put increasing pressure from the president-elect to at least acknowledge this? >> yes, with key republicans raising questions about rex tillerson, nominated for secretary of state. >> brian, thank you. >>> we turn next to the dangerous cold and the major snow storm from coast to coast. tonight, the images of the firefighters, and the six-alarm fire. here's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: tonight, heavy snow moving into the heartland. conditions deteriorating, as bone-chilling cold invades the country. that arctic air creating scenes like this a

. >> we saw the cyrillic alphabet being used in the compiler. >> reporter: and then, u.s. intelligence officials say, the beacon transmitted to an internet address overseas. >> it was an ip address that was previously seen in other russian attributed attacks. >> reporter: it wasn't just forensics. the fbi has joined the cia in the assessment that the russian president was directly involved in the attack. based on new highly classified information that comes from directly inside the kremlin. >> brian is here to talk more. is there any real ambiguity about whether vladimir putin was directly involved? does anything happen there without him knowing it? >> reporter: that's how the president put it. and more specific information that is highly classified that we may never see. >> that does tie him trektly to this. >> yes, that does. >> let's talk about the issue of retaliation. what are the options for the united states? >> the president has acknowledged he has yet to take any retaliation against the russians. though officials have provided him with a number of possible actions

i'm cyril vanier. >> i'm rosemary church. this is "cnn newsroom."

targeted parties who they knew the russians were interested in trying to infiltrate and also there was cyrillic in some of the e-mail, in some of the manipulation of the documents they took that suggested that these were russian actors, again. there's whoeb there is a whole number of hints. it's overwhelmingly circumstantial. >> you mentioned in the piece operating on moscow business hours. an interesting point there, and you talk about a series of failures. that fbi failure of the special agent who bumbled alerting the dnc. you also talk about sub-par malwear detection at the dnc, and then a clinton campaign i.t. person who when john podesta gets a fishing e-mail basically saying, hey, someone's tried to get into your g-mail account, you need to change your password, but this is really a trick. he e-mails, this is a legitimate e-mail. john needs to change his password immediately. turns out a typo. he meant to say illegitimate. you found this to be a failure on multiple levels, it seems? >> a very fateful moment in that moment when john podesta and a staffer access to his e-mail account change

i should think that all but the most joyless wonks-- and yes, i do refer to you, cyril bibby-- would embrace a diversion from haversian systems. my partner, fbi special agent seeley booth, gave his lecture at scotland yard last night. agent booth, could you please stand up? (snoring softly) hey, booth! yeah, i'm here. what's up? agent booth is the intuitive humanist, while i am the logical empiricist, although recently i have seen how destructive pure logic can be. my own assistant, the most brilliant young man i've ever met... ended up a sidekick to a cannibalistic serial killer. i-i haven't invited you to join me, booth,

. >> well, if they have that disclaimer in cyrilic, i would not be able to impart any knowledge. there's some behind me here. i think we all know that standard twitter disclaimers are actually ways to get you out of trouble with your employer should you ever offer an opinion on twitter that's contrary to your employer. i don't think that's the case here. >> hans nichols, great to talk to you. let's go straight to msnbc's kelly o'donnell covering the trump transition team for us from west palm beach. kelly, great to have you with us this evening. this is hitting a new level tonight. i don't think anyone would have really predicted that cities on such a personal relationship now that we're hearing from both president-elect donald trump and vladimir putin. where is this relationship going and what do you think we might be hearing from donald trump in the days ahead about this particular issue? >> well, part of what's made this so fascinating and complicated ed to watch unfold, ayman, is it's difficult to interpret exactly what donald trump means. are we to infer there's some admirat

i'm cyril vanier. this is "cnn newsroom."pe. austria could elect norbert hofer. and matteo renzi says he will quit if voters do not approve his constitutional reforms. both will test the rise of populism across the continent and could help candidates for anti-immigration. >>> cuba is set to lay fidel castro to rest soon. he will be buried in a private ceremony. massive crowds chanted and waved cuban flags. raul castro thanked them for their affection. >>> at least nine people are dead as a fire tore through a warehouse in oakland, california. the death toll could rise. >> we have recovered nine victims at this point. those victims have been transported from this scene to our coroner's bureau. the identification process has begun with those victims. we are rushing their fingerprints to identify them. and then notify family members as we get those identifications. as we continue on here tonight, there have been some good things that have happened and when i say that, we have been able to put some families' fears at ease by loca