what does foster campbell have going for him? number one, a lot of democrats to donald trump and people 400,000 calls. here in louisiana, and maybe more significantly, it's been getting a lot of national attention and again, democrats disheartened by what happened in november are now in de december sendsi hundreds of thousands. ticked off at the national democratic party and ripped into them a short time ago and said they need to wake up and see that it's still winnable. we'll see how things go in this race. >> chris, thank you. >>> and jurors in theann roof trial are watching video, video confession from dylann roof. it was recorded the day he was arrested for killing nine people at the mother emanuel church. live to charleston for the latest on what's happening in court there. and i'll have an exclusive interview with the family of joe mcknight, the former nfl star fatally shot in an apparent road rage incident. the man shot him charged but family is not satisfied with the charges. we'll talk with him live. >>> right now, the f

>> chris jansing, foster campbell with strong words.> the case of sherry papini missing for weeks found, reportedly bruised and battered on the side of the road. i'll talk to the woman who found her and called 9-1-1 and the latest on the search for his alleged abductors. world ugly and messy. they are the natural born enemy of the way things are. yes, ideas are scary, and messy and fragile. but under the proper care, they become something beautiful. >>> it has been two weeks since sherry papini was spotted along the side of the road. wearing restraints, bruised, branded, apparently. they still do not know why she was taken. they also admit they have fewer clues about the two hispanic women papini described but do have concerns. los angeles by "people" magazine crime writer. christine, thank you for your time this morning. the new article that hits stands today, you quote the shasta county sheriff who points to the oddity of having two female suspects and abductions are rare in themselves and especially adult abductions, on top of this b

that's the democratic candidate foster campbell on the left.lican candidate, john kennedy on the right, in terms of the prospects for this race, louisiana is a red state, but just last year in louisiana, they elected a democrat to be their governor. and that democratic governor is squarely in support of the democratic senate candidate foster campbell. mike pence is going to louisiana tomorrow to campaign in that race. he's going to campaign for the republican senate candidate tomorrow, tomorrow is the last day of early voting for this race. republicans sending in their big gun, the vice president elect to help the republican candidate. they're not taking this race for granted. this is the last contested senate seat in washington. they're sending mike pence down there. here's my question. where are the national democrats on this. mike pence is flying in on the republican side. who's flying in to support the democratic candidate in this race? president obama, are you busy? mrs. first lady? anybody, you guys got plans? nobody as far as we can tell

. >>, will, what do we know about kennedy's opponent, foster campbell? >> he's been a pleb of the louisiana louisiana public service commission since 2003 and faust er campbell has really put up a fight in this election that's led to today. and backed by a number of democrats. take a listen to an ad that's been running on television in louisiana. >> i'm supporting foster campbell because he'll stand with the president when he's right for louisiana. but have the courage to say no when he's wrong. >> reporter: voters also casting ballots for two house seats as well. >> will carr. thank you. >>> a fox news alert. it's fighters are back inside the historic syrian city of palmyra after a three day blitz. the reentry coming nearly a year after troops drove the militants out of the nearby isis stronghold. and in the meantime isis is fleeing the nearby city of aleppo. >> as isis miltn'ts once again storm a city in syria after being pushed out of that city nine months ago, defense secretary carter announced yesterday that additional troops will help. he made the

level or the federal level it's my problem. >> the democratic candidate former state senator foster campbell tried to paint kennedy as a flip flopper for siwitchin parties. kennedy was an outspoken supporter of donald trump and hammered campbell for supporting hillary clinton. president-elect trump won the state by 20 points and he returned to the state on friday to campaign for kennedy. that's partly why democrats viewed this race as a long shot and largely left their candidate on his own. with the win republicans are celebrating one final victory for this election season and an important one that expands the gop's majority in the senate giving them a 52-48 edge over democrats. >> thanks so much. >> more disturbing terrorist attacks in the middle east. this time a bombing at a christian church in egypt killing 25 people and leaving dozens injured. the media reporting a suspect actually threw the bomb into a chapel at the end of a service at st. mark's cathedral coming as turkey observes a day of mourning after a bomb yesterday claimed nearly 40 lives. we have the latest. connor, do we know

kennedy beat his democratic opponent foster campbell. garrett tenney has more on the new senator, john kennedy, from washington. >> some republicans are describing this victory as the final nail in the could of fin for democrats this election cycle and in louisiana voters went with the anti-establishment candidate. louisiana state treasurer john kennedy ran on his reputation as a political outsider and fiscal hawk and he was an outspoken supporter of donald trump. you will remember trump won the state by 20 points and he returned there on friday to encourage voters to get out and vote again telling them he needed kennedy to win to push forward theagenda. foster campbell was largely on his own for this runoff which was viewed as such a long shop most democratic groups including the democratic senatorial campaign committee stayed out of the race. last night kennedy told his reporters he plans to fight washington insiders and change the direction of the country. >> in the world we live in today, there are no state issues and there are no lo

the democrat is foster campbell.e case that he is a better fit with trump ideologically than kennedy is. what's your message to democrats when it comes to the uphill battle in louisiana? >> for democrats, we don't always take the easy road. the things we fight for are life and death issues. the things we fight for when you talk about equality and anti-discrimination. we are going to fight and continue to fight and i urge everyone to come in. we have a candidate who did a commercial about bringing jobs back and showed a cotton field. those messages in this day and age the country should fight against. foster campbell has a proven track record of fighting for the little man and working people. i think he will be a great senator. >> sounds like you think john kennedy has run a race-based campaign? >> he was pandering on the last commercial and a lot of his ads are border line on flat out racist images. >> what do you say to democrats that say can't win in the south anymore without the republican party having a scandal o

his opponent, foster campbell, who has been a member of the louisiana public service commission since put up a fight and has the backing of the state's democratic governor john bell edwards. >> i'm supporting foster campbell for u.s. senate because he'll stand with the president but has the courage to say no when he's wrong. >> it helps that trump won louisiana decisively back in november with 58% of the vote. uma? >> all right. will, thank you very much. >>> well, honoring our american heroes this holiday season and how you can help. (vo) it's the holidays at verizon, and the best deals are on the best network. (both) yes! (vo) with no surprise overages, you can use your data worry free and even carry over the data you don't use. and right now get four lines and 20 gigs for only $40 per line. and, just for the holidays, get the motoz play droid absolutely free. no trade-in required. i love you in that, no, i love you in that. no, i love you in that! (vo) hurry, these offers end soon. get the best deals and the best network, only on verizon. but i keep it growing by making every dolla

. >> talking about foster campbell a second, because he's the democratic candidate. he criticized the dnc yesterday for not helping him. take a listen to what he said. >> i don't know what they're doing. they were up out of the bed with the covers pupped over their head or something, but they need to come back down to the south and re-establish democratic politics in the south, because we can win down here. there are working people down here. >> if this is the democrats' last hope to pick up a senate seat this year, why not show their support? >> i think one of the things you have to consider is there are not a lot of these national democratic figures that are popular in louisiana. you know? even president obama, whose hop latery nationally reached new heights in louisiana he still does not poll very well. i think that there's that fine line of trying to figure out who is the appropriate voice or what are the chances of securing a seat? i think at some point they -- as far as the money goes, they, perhaps, decided that it wasn't worth it, but you know, foster campbel

rally in baton rouge, where gop state treasurer, john kennedy, is facing off against democrat foster campbell in a senate run off election this saturday. a kennedy win would mean republicans would head into the new year with ana majority ... trump says: "if you don't go to the polls, he's not gonna win. and if he doesn't win, i've got myself a problem in washington." the president-elect is planning another stop in michigan later today, all part of his ongoing "thank you" tour ... but, earlier, inside trump tower, the president-elect huddled with house speaker paul ryan.. the powerful republican leader made it clear things were going smoothly, after a rocky beginning to their relationship. ryan says: "we had a great work and hitting the ground running in 2017 to put this country back on track." as for new hires, fox news has learned that donald trump has selected goldman sachs veteran gary cohn to head up the national economic council .... but, a big job vacancy remains open ...with many wondering who will be tapped for secretary of state. conway says: "we're obviously way ahead of schedule wi

so john kennedy, who is the republican state treasurer, is running against democrat foster campbell. so while officially this is part of the president-elect's thank you tour, it really is about getting out the vote. the republican heavily favored here. obviously, the democrats would love to see something change because it would really affect obviously the balance of power. they would love that extra seat in the senate. and as a result of that, they have been pouring tons of money, and it's been fodder for kennedy, who has been saying west coast liberals are putting money here because they want to control what happens in louisiana. there is no doubt that this is the state itself trump country. 58% of the vote went to trump in this election, and we have also seen foster campbell, who we will be talking to a little later today, stephanie, adopting some of trump's ideas, including things like infrastructure, so it's going to be interesting to see whether or not he is able to even pull close in this race that the democrats have been supporting. so strongly since the election day. stephani

rally in baton rouge, where gop state treasurer, john kennedy, is facing off against democrat foster campbell in a senate run off election this saturday. a kennedy win would mean republicans would head into the new year with ana majority ... trump says: "if you don't go to the polls, he's not gonna win. and if he doesn't win, i've got myself a problem in washington." the president-elect is planning another stop in michigan later today, all part of his ongoing "thank you" tour ... but, earlier, inside trump tower, the president-elect huddled with house speaker paul ryan.. the powerful republican leader made it clear things were going smoothly, after a rocky beginning to their relationship. ryan says: "we had a great

john kennedy defeated his democratic opponent foster campbell. kennedy is an outspoken supporter of donald trump who received a late surge of donations after the presidential election. >>> in turkey, at least 29 people are dead after two bombings outside a soccer stadium and now ten suspects are in custody. surveillance video shows one of the blasts going on in istanbul 166 people were wounded. one of the blasts was a car bomb, the other was a suicide bomb. sources say the attack appears to have targeted police. 27 of those killed were officers. it happened after a march between two of the country's top soccer teams. >>> a tree blocking highway 13 in oakland has been removed pthrough once again.continue the tree came crashing down on highway 13 at moraga avenue late this afternoon ond a car and blocked all lanes of traffic. the driver was not hurt. abc 7 news was on highway 13 as crews removed the tree estimated to be 200 feet tall. >>> well, the bay area's rain is fading but it won't be gone for long. while it poured for a while today, take a lo

senator john kenny or foster campbell. no matter which way louisianaians choose, republicans will still control the senate next year. >>> and we are back in baltimore. general george patton may have said it best, that courage is fear holding on just a minute longer. a fitting mantra for the u.s. army. today's mission, well, beat navy. joining us to talk about the legacy that spans that service, general mark milly, united states army, chief of staff, four-star general, and kenneth rock merit, world war ii veteran and legendary paratrooper from the 82nd. gentlemen, great to have you with us here. it's a 14-year losing streak for army. is this your year? >> i think this is it. today's the day. >> today's the day? a long time, though. >> 14 years is a long time. this is the year of breaking records and big upsets. >> we've seen that for sure, both on the football field and certainly in politics. what makes you so confident in army this year? >> army's got a very solid team. they've got the number two defense. they've got great

kennedy is currently in the run off east lex against foster campbell, trump will be in hershey pennsylvania on thursday, to thank his supporters. >>> so you you went out on black friday, you go the that brand new, 4,055-inch, smart tv, what happened tour old one? "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan is at cape may county municipal utility authority, where they are receiving more old tv's then they can handle, cleve. >> reporter: at one time a prized possession, eventually tv's get relayed where they end up in new jersey is complicated. >> this is a backlog of east electric tronic waste that we received since about march 2016. >> reporter: this tv waste land at cape may county municipal utilities authority is only about a fifth of the old tv and computers they are stuck storing right now. >> is there a certified least cycler, one a waste and we were left holding the bag. >> reporter: six years ago new jersey put a want on dumping old tv's and computers in landfills to stop led and other toxins from going in the environment. state enacted a program that requires manufacturers to pay the cos

republican state treasurer john kennedy defeated democrat foster campbell in yesterday's run-off electionfor the u.s. senate in louisiana. kennedy's victory gives the republicans a 52-to-48 edge in the senate when the new congress convenes next month. republicans also defeated democratic rivals to win two open u.s. house seats. outgoing u.s. defense secretary ash carter made a surprise visit to iraq today to meet with prime minister haider al-abadi and assess the on-going battle to retake mosul from islamic state militants. iraqi troops assisted by u.s. forces have been making slow progress in their almost two- month old offensive. carter said he remains confident that, "isis' days in mosul are numbered." turkey declared a day of mourning today for the victims of last night's twin bombings outside a soccer stadium in istanbul. at least 38 people were killed and more than 150 wounded. most of the dead were police officers. an off-shoot of the outlawed kurdistan workers party claimed responsibility for the two bombings which happened less than a minute apart. in egypt, a bomb exploded durin

defeating foster campbell in saturday's election. the last contest before president-elect trump takes auchs. >>> and heavy snow and frigid temperatures coast to coast. the winter storm canceling 100 flights in chicago. drivers in the midwest spinning out on icy roads, getting stranded on the roadside. and this massive incident in flint, michigan, 40 vehicles piled up shutting down i-75. and in buffalo new york they're digging out of more than 2 feet of snow. >>> college football's highest honor is awarded for the 81st time. >> the winner is lamar jackson of university of louisville. >> that is of more quarterback lamar jackson becoming the first louisville player to ever win the heisman trophy. jackson the youngest player to win it, 19 years old. counted 51 touchdowns this year alone. 19 years old. unbelievable. good for him. >> see if he'll stick it out for four years. >> that's the question. >>> let's talk politics right now. overnight rex tillerson, ceo of exxon, is now sitting at the top and maybe perhaps the front runner as secr

john neely kennedy, no recommendation to the 35th president, defeated are democrats foster campbell bynt to take over david vitter's senate seat. remember, both donald trump and mike pence stumped for kennedy in the last week of campaigning. and in the house, republicans clay higgins and mike johnson won their races without much difficulty. so where does that leave the opening numbers for the 115th cardiology? republicans own a two-seat majority in the senate, with their 52 seats compared to 48 members that caucus with the democrats. and house republicans enjoy a 241-194 seat advantage, but that is six fewer seats for the republicans than they held -- than they hold now. republicans control the white house and both chambers of congress for the first time in over a decade. time will tell if trump, paul ryan, and mitch mcconnell will see eye to eye on what should make up a united republican agenda. that's all for tonight. we'll be back tomorrow with more "mtp daily." ari melber picks up our coverage right now from new york. >>> hello, i'm ari melber. 6:00 p.m. on the east coast. you are

voters in louisiana choose between john kennedy and foster campbell in a runoff election. republicans will maintain control of the senate. the current tally has republicans with a 51% majority when congress reconvenes in january, compared to 46% held by democrats and 2% held by independent. 2 congressional races, including louisiana where there are two louisianas, and the fourth congressional district with republican state representative mike johnson running against democrat michael jones. we will keep you posted when the results are declared. weekend, book tv brings you 48-hours of non-action books and authors. eastern,7:45 p.m. courtney martin explores the question of what better off means to americans today in her :ook "the new better off reinventing the american dream." >> it doesn't matter how much money is in your bank account. if you care about america it doesn't matter what your bank account is, you are vulnerable to this government is like every other person in every other socioeconomic bracket. s into has fooled u thinking we can buy our way out. >> settled for m

. >> i am supporting foster campbell for the senate. he will stand with the new president when he's right and no when he's wrong. >> polls close in louisiana at 8:00 p.m., jowly. >> thank you very much. >>> the growing heroin epidemic in the united states reaching a grim milestone. death linked to the drug is higher than the gun homicides. those alarming figures coming up. more american troops are heading to it syria as fight nothing the islamic state escalates. what does that mean? it is all ahead on the fox report. i accept i'm not the hiker i was. i even accept i have a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. but no matter what path i take, i go for my best. so if there's something better than warfarin, i'll go for that too. eliquis. eliquis reduced the risk of stroke better than warfarin, plus had less major bleeding than warfarin. eliquis had both. don't stop taking eliquis unless your doctor tells you to, as stopping increases your risk of having a stroke. eliquis can c

he defeated democrat foster campbell. meanwhile mr. trump's team now faces more questions about russia's influence on last month's presidential election. mary bruce tells us more. >> reporter: donald trump taking a break from the transition to take in the navy game in baltimore saturday. even answering questions for cbs sports. >> is it a humbling thought that in six weeks you will be the commander in chief for those guys? >> it's humbling, a great honor and a great responsibility. >> before he got to the game he it hit twitter. lashing out at critics he will stay on at executive producer of "the apprentice." and we are fighting back about a cia report that found russia interfered in the election to help trump win. they reportedly provided wikileaks with hacked e-mails as part of a wider operation to boost trump and hurt clinton's chances. trump's team was quick to respond, attacking the credibility of the cia. he said these are the same people who said saddam hussein had weapons of mass destruction. >> why didn't you be believe it? >>

. >> i am supporting foster campbell for the senate. he will stand with the new president when he's right and no when he's wrong. >> polls close in louisiana at 8:00 p.m., jowly. >> thank you very much. >>> the growing heroin epidemic in the united states reaching a grim milestone. death linked to the drug is higher than the gun homicides. those alarming figures coming up. more american troops are heading to it syria as fight nothing the islamic state escalates. what does that mean? it is all ahead on the fox report. nothing says "treat yourself" like red lobster's holiday seafood celebration. so try new dishes like the new grand seafood feast, and the new wild-caught lobster & shrimp trio, with a lobster mac-and-cheese topped lobster tail. come treat yourself to feast fit for the season before it ends. coaching means making tough choices. jim! you're in! but when you have high blood pressure and need cold medicine that works fast, the choice is simple. coricidin hbp is the only brand that gives powerful cold symptom relief without rais

we have -- there was a political action committee, supporters of the democrats, foster campbell, that kind of went after the republicans saying he previously supported abortion and, you know, kind of questioning it, which is unusual. host: right. so what is the turnout expected to be like today? elizabeth: good. so we had an early voting period a week ago and turnout was very good. and they're projecting 30% to 35% is what it's tracking. low e know historically, voter turnout tends to give the advantage to the republicans but the electorate, that early voted anyway, meant to be proportionately heavier republican, older chronic voters, people who go to the polls any time there's an election. host: ok, elizabeth crisp, capitol reporter "the advocate" in baton rouge. thanks for joining us. elizabeth: thanks for having me. host: coming up next, the gallup organization senior economist jonathan roth well will be here to discuss a new report that concludes despite a low unemployment rate and record setting stock, there's been a decline in u.s. productivity growth because of increased regula

all the democratic candidates, former state saturday foster campbell tried to paint kennedy as flip-flopper for switching parties but like we saw in other races, voters were more focused on the presidential election. kennedy was an outspoken supporter of trump and hampered campbell for supporting hillary clinton. president-elect donald trump won the state of louisiana by 20 points and returned to the estate on friday to campaign for kennedy. that is partly why democrats viewed this as a long shot and last their candidate on his own. with the win, republicans are now celebrating a final victory for the election season and an important one that expands the g.o.p. majority in the senate giving them a 52-48 edge over democrats. >> thank you. the christian faith again coming under attack in the middle east this time, in egypt. a bomb went off outside a catholic cathedral as services ends killing 25 worshippers and wounding dozens more. it is one of the most deadly attacks carried out against christians in egypt's recent history a day after the active terrorism hit turkey. twin blasts rocked the

john kennedy defeated foster campbell. that puts a republican there.wer goes to 52/48. this is big. that was a big win. congratulations to louisiana. house, 241-194. then this, with the governors we talked about. 33-1-16. the balance of power is clearly leaning right. >> by the way, bye-bye wisconsin recount. trump picks up 163 more votes. that worked out well for you, people. >> how much money per vote did that cost? >> all right. >> as i said several times now i came back from a truly life changing week in israel. i wanted to share just a couple of -- i have so many moments but here's a couple. you're going to see a photo with the group. i went with the american-israel education foundation. it's the educational branch of ap oor apac. we ran into prime minister benjamin netanyahu, and we were able to speak to many people. here you go. in the spirit of keeping it fair and balanced, we're meeting with the chief negotiator for the palestinian authority. so we actually went inand were able to speak with him. it was incredible, get his take. here you're se

kennedy defeated foster campbell in the race.cause republican david vitter did not speak reelection. >>> many of you are busy getting your homes ready for the holidays this weekend. that includes setting up your christmas tree. >> but there are important things to keep in mind. if you are getting a real tree, news 4's megan fitzgerald has a warning that you need to hear before you plug inrá% those lig. >> what do i look for in a symmetry, freshness, one that's going to balance itself out. >> reporter: before you take one home there are critical safety tips to keep in mind. >> what you need to do when you get home, you want to make that fresh cut. just like flowers, it will resale and it will not absorb the water as it should. >> also another important factor is you need to unplug your free every night and when it's unattended. >> reporter: christmas tree safety nt just important to sher grogg, it's extremely personal. >> i lost my brother, my sister-in-law and their four grandchildren to a christmas tree fire two years ago. >> it

finger to help he never give up, though, right, with pence there and trump on the way, democrat foster campbellrying his best to went that senate seat for the democrats, he may be trying alone, but he's trying. that does it for us tonight. we will see you again tomorrow. now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. >>> donald trump puts the spotlight on his pick for secretary of defense, introducing general james mattis as a man who plays no games, this while house republicans look to fast track a waver for him to serve. >>> plus, following the shooting death of former nfl mayor joe mcknight, a louisiana mayor defends his department's delayed arrest in a news conference with foul language. >>> and a state of emergency following the deadly warehouse fire that killed at least 36 people. investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the blaze.

senator, he fills david vitter's vacant seat, beating democrat foster campbell, that means the republicans will have a 52-48 hold in the u.s. senate. trump rallied with a few thousand people saying the system had been rigged against him in the primaries where he won the popular vote but lost delegates. >> we're going to build the wall. well, if john's not there maybe we can't build the wall. so now i know you're going to come back. we're going to build the wall. [ crowd chanting "build that wall" ] and by the way, i don't need the hat, either, right? who wants a hat? all right. nice-lookin' tall guy. give it to that kid. come on. >> hats and everything. while there, trump ao spoke about concerns over early voting and claims of rigged and fraudulent elections in chicago. and he touted his growing bond with the sitting president barack obama, though not all were pleased, alex. >>> still ahead, the new york giants end the cowboys' 11-game winning streak. >>> plus president obama gets a putting lesson from comedian bill murray. that should be fun. that and the chilly weather when we come right

in louisiana republican john kennedy was the winner in a runoff for that defeat foster campbell. his win gives the republicans a four vote edge in the u.s. senate, 52-48. police in anaheim, california say a street race led to a deadly and fiery car crash. one car going out of control and colliding into some parked cars and hit an apartment building and burst into flames. two people inside of the car died and another was taken to the hospital. the prices. bob dillon was a no-show. he told the academy he told them he couldn't make it because of other commitments. stop of his music was performed by long time friend patty smyth. ? >> dillon's acceptance speech was read on his behalf. was quote, truly beyond words. >> her had other commitments? what were they? >> never actually said what they were but we have to assume they were more pressing than that. whatever that is. finally a big day -- actually a medium sized day in college football. army against navy. army snapping a 14 game losing streak against the arch rival navy. coming back in the fourth quarter to win 21-17. time out from

kennedy defeated democrat foster campbell in the race.e republican david vitter didn't seek reelection. >>> okay. talking about our weather, everybody who is on our live feed here they're following us on nbc washington's facebook page, they're saying no snow. no snow. >> most people don't want it. >> they want it more along the lines of a white christmas. >> just to keep the roads clear but maybe just enough to cover the grass. we will maybe get a little bit this coming weekend. here is your hour by hour forecast for this sunday. now temperatures are near the freezing mark and by noontime mid to upper 30s. might have a little sunshine trying to break through, then cloudy the rest of the afternoon and hovering near 40 degrees. all the way into the middle part of the evening we will still be near 40, in fact, going to stay near 40 all night long. did get a brief dusting of light snow this morning passing north of the metro area, that's pulling away up into pennsylvania. hour by hour as we get into the evening hours by 2:00 a.m. we will begi

it's a runoff between louisiana republican john kennedy who he's there rooting for over democrat foster campbell. as plimp looks forward to tomorrow's election, president obama has officially directed his teams to look back at the presidential election. he has specifically ordered this full review to investigate the influence of russian hacking in the 2016 race. we'll have more on that in just a moment. but first to louisiana, let's get to ryan nobles who's there live in baton rouge following up on trump's event there. he's late, ryan nobles, we're waiting to hear from him, obviously stumping for the republican for senate. let's begin with new headlines we have adding to and taking away from secretary of state post. go ahead. >> reporter: two major developments in the search for secretary of state which has, of course become the great palace drama in washington, who will be the next secretary of state. and we're learning that the ceo of exxonmobil, rex tillerson, has moved in to serious consideration by president-elect trump for that position. now, tillerson is someone that trump interviewed for

having said that he won't win without a fight from foster campbell who has been down by double digits in the polls but there is a push by democrats donating to him between october 20 and november 20. he raised for him an astonishing $2.5 million. if he gets it close or pulls a stunning upset and wins, it will be not because anybody on the national level in the dnc has supported him. something he told me just a few hours ago is a real shame. take a listen. >> they pretty much put all their ducks in one basket up in four or five states. when they lost, they lost. i don't know what they are doing. they are up under the bed with the covers pulled over their head or something. i don't know, but they need to come to the south and re-establish a democratic politics in the south. we can win down here. >> reporter: but a lot of volunteers who obviously are extremely unhappy with the outcome of the presidential election have come to louisiana according to foster's campaign, 400,000 phone calls have been made in the last period. 350,000 text messages sent. 350,000 door knocks, a record in louisi

senator and deciding between republican john kennedy and democrat foster campbell.sident-elect donald trump visited baton rouge yesterday to show his support for kennedy. >> he's a good person. and somebody that i've known over the years and he's somebody that's worked hard for you over the years. if you go to the polls, he's going to win. if you don't go to the polls he's not going to win, and if he doesn't win, i've got myself a problem in washington. >> even though this race is the democrats last hope to pick up a senate seat campbell says his party hasn't given him much support. >> the democratic party to be honest with you, the national democratic party, the state democratic party has helped, the national democratic party has not helped. and it's a shame, but we didn't need their help, if we needed it we would have been in trouble. >> so if kennedy wins, the runoff election, republicans will have a 52-48 senate majority in the next congress. still ahead, north carolina governor path mccrory conceding the impact his loss will have on the lgbt controversy and nor

campaigning with louisiana senate candidate, john kennedy, who's engaged in a fierce run election are foster campbell. let's listen in. >> inspiring to see the resilience of the people of louisiana. the determination, generosity of people in every community come alongside our neighbors an friends. those neighborhoods ab b to see the way our first responders and law enforcement community worked in many ways their own families were impacted be i the floods around the clock. louisiana, you inspired the nation. and i promise you, our president-elect and i are going b to be with you all the way through your recovery. i stand here today deeply grateful and deeply humbled by the opportunity you've given to my little family and the opportunity the people of louisiana have given the american people and i want to tell you, i'll tell you firsthand. our president-elect is working around the clock to build a team and advance an agenda that will make america great again. we're going to be ready on day one. as senator cassidy and these great members of congress know, we've been working in members of the house and s

. >>> a runoff between foster campbell and republican, john kennedy in louisiana.visited baton rouge, and headlined the get out to vote rally for the republican candidate. >>> good news, the federal government is open for business this morning after the senate narrowly made its deadline to pass a key spending bill. >> the yeas are 61. the nays are 38. >> senators agreed on a plan to fund the government through april, into the first months of the trump administration. democrats lost a fierce battle to extend a health insurance program for coal miners for an entire year. stay with us. "cnn newsroom" continues after the break. first, this week's turning point. alex jenkin son is an aspiring pop center. doctors checked male on her birth certificate. despite having some masculine traits, she was not a boy. >> i was diagnosed. it was partial androjen sensitivity system. >> it is one of many classified as intersecretax, when you don' a male or a female. >> in 2011, attempted to take my own life. i carried the words people were saying to me. i kind of made myself feel like

the nation tomorrow is the runoff election between john kennedy, the republican, and democrat foster campbell. so ryan nobles is there in baton rouge where we're waiting to hear from the next president of the united states but before we do, let's roll back the layers of the state department news in the fact that do we know why rudy giuliani is now off the list? >> reporter: brooke, we don't know the specifics behind the decision by president-elect trump but we know there were concerns by members of congress about rudy giuliani's potential business ties around the world and if perhaps that could be a conflict of interest. we know that rudy giuliani was also being considered for attorney general and for the secretary of homeland security. obviously those two jobs have been picked and been given to other candidates. i may come down to the fact that there's a plethora of candidates that donald trump seems to be very interested in and you mentioned rex tillerson who is the current ceo of exxonmobil. he's going to be put into a forced retirement situation with that company in the coming years so he

trump urged voters to select the republican who is in a run-off with foster campbell. before leaving for louisiana trump met with house speaker paul ryan. >> very exciting meeting. really enjoyed to come out and meet with the president elect. we had a great meeting to talk about our transition and we are excited to hit the ground running in 2017 to put this country back on track. >> all right. just minutes ago the trump transition team announced that former new york mayor rudy giuliani has removed his name from consideration to be the next secretary of state. donald trump is expected to announce his selection for the post next week. >>> the national park service said it's trying to accommodate people who want to use the mall to protest donald trump's presidential election. one of those groups is gathering for justice commonly referred to as the women's march. although it has not denied its permit to use service said it has identified other locations where the group can stage its rally on january 21st. the presidential inaugural committee has the lincoln memorial reserv

john kennedy, no relation to the kennedy family, defeated foster campbell with nearly 61% of the vote. with that, we can now finally say officially, republicans will hold 52 seats in the next congress, democrats will effectively control 48 when you effectively control 48 when you add the two independents. welcome to the world 2116, whole communities are living on mars and solar satellites provide earth with unlimited clean power. in less than a century, boeing took the world from seaplanes to space planes, across the universe and beyond. and if you thought that was amazing, you just wait. ?? ( ?? ) ? you gotta to be cool, calm, collected ? ? look your fear in the eye ? ? you gotta be shaking off the pressure ? ? gotta be taking your time ? ? had my ups, downs, run-arounds ? ? my dark and despair ? ? but the best stuff came ? ? when all the sweat wasn't there ? ? you gotta say ? ? hey-y ? ? ho-o ? ? hey-y ? >>> welcome back. when the white house had intelligence about russia and the election to share with congress, they convened a gong of 12. these are house and senate members. one of

points, traditionally we know that runoff elections have very low turnout, and the democrat, foster campbell, has been putting a last-minute push on very hard fueled by millions of dollars in democratic donations from all around the country. he's been doing traditional tv stuff himself, 300,000 different phone calls, record number of door knockers, many of them from out of the country -- from out of the state, and many of the people who have been making those phone calls are in phone banks in places like new york and california. so this is one last chance for not just donald trump to essentially declare victory because john kennedy has aligned himself so closely with the president-elect but also has that very real impact on his ability to get his legislative agenda through, kate. >> chris jansing awaiting the president-elect down in baton rouge. we'll bring that to you live just as soon as we get it. we'll ask you to stand by for that, chris. thanks so much. let's talk about president-elect trump and a concern that's coming out today has to do with russia, and joining me now is senator amy k

state treasure are john kennedy is facing off against democrat foster campbell in cn8 run off electionturday. a kennedy win would mean republicans would head into the new year with a narrow 52-48 senate majority. >> if you don't go to the polls, he's not going to win. and if he doesn't win, i've got myself a problem in washington. >> mr. trump is planning another stop in michigan later today. all part of his on-going thank you tour. but earlier inside trump tower, the president-elect huddled with house speaker paul ryan. the pure full republican leader made it clear things were going smoothly after a rocky beginning to their relationship. >> we a great meeting and talk about our transition. very excited about getting to work and hitting the ground running in 2017 to put this country back on track. >> reporter: as for new hires, fox news has learned that donald trump has selected goldman sachs veteran gary cohen to head up the national economic council. but a big job vacancy remains open with many still wondering who will be tapped for secretary of state. >>> we obviously are way ahead

senator, deciding between republican john kennedy and democrat foster campbell. the race getting donald trump back out on the campaign trail. the president-elect visited baton rouge to show his support for kennedy. >> we need john kennedy in the senate to help enact our agenda, and we have to do it. electing john kennedy will help ensure that government stops listening to the special interests and starts delivering for the national interest for our country, for our people, the people that showed up to vote. >> even though this race is the democrats' last hope to pick up a senate seat, campbell says his party hasn't given him much support. >> i don't know what they're doing. they're up under the bed with the covers pulled over their head or something. i don't know what they're doing but they need to come back down to the south and let's reestablish a democratic politics in the south because we can win down here. there are working people down here. >> if kennedy wins the runoff election, republicans will have a 52-48 senate majority in the next congress. >>> dr. be

never give up, though, right, with pence there and trump on the way, democrat foster campbell is tryingat senate seat for the democrats, he may be trying alone, but he's trying. that does it for us tonight. we will see you again tomorrow. now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. with lawrence o'donnell. >>> i don't want you to listen to what i'm about to say after i say goodnight to you, because i'm going to say a bad word. i'm going to say a word i can't say on tv. >> bye-bye, la, la, la, la. >> he lied his a-s-s off. i really can't say that word on tv, i don't think. with lawrence o'donnell. that is what the union president representing carrier employees said today about donald trump's claim that he was saving over 1,000 jobs last week at that indianapolis factory. he lied his a off. and today donald trump attacked an american employer much bigger than carrier and pushed an idea that would cut american jobs at that factory. >> well, the plane is totally out of control. >> calling on boeing to cancel that order for a new fleet of air force ones. >> it's going to be over

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never give up, though, right, with pence there and trump on the way, democrat foster campbell is trying his best to went that senate seat for the democrats, he may be trying alone, but he's trying. that does it for us tonight. we will see you again tomorrow. now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. >> i don't want you to listen to what i'm about to say after i say goodnight to you, because i'm going to say a bad word. i'm going to say a word i can't say on tv. >> bye-bye, la, la, la, la. >> he lied his a-s-s off. i really can't say that word on tv, i don't think. that is what the union president representing carrier employees said today about donald trump's claim that he was saving over 1,000 jobs last week at that indianapolis factory. he lied his a off. and today donald trump attacked an american employer much bigger than carrier and pushed an idea that would cut american jobs at that factory. >> well, the plane is totally out of control. >> calling on boeing to cancel that order for a new fleet of air force ones. >> it's going to be over $4 billion. that's ridiculous.

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he got 63% of the vote to easily defeat democrat foster campbell. his win gives the republicans a four vote edge in the u.s. senate, 52-48. >>> and police in anaheim, california, say a street race led to a deadly and fiery car crash. one car going out of control and colliding into some parked cars and then hit an apartment building and burst into flames. two people inside of that car died and another was taken to the hospital. >>> and the swedish academy handed out nobel prizes in sweden. bob dylan was a no-show. he told the academy he told them he couldn't make it because of other commitments. instead only of his music was performed by longtime friend patti smith. ♪ >> dylan's acceptance speech was read on his behalf. he said being included in that nobel literary greats was quote, truly beyond words. >> he had other commitments? what were they? >> never actually said what they were but we have to assume they were more pressing than that. whatever that is. >>> finally a big day -- actually a medium sized day in college football. there's only one maj