. >> i'm frances rivera. donald trump's two controversial picks seems to have survived following days of heavy questioning. but we begin with the explosive day in new york. trump holding a news conference that ran the gamut. he made headlines from new cabinet nominee to the border wall, obamacare and his business dealings. but it was unsubstanceated allegations of russia. clapper said he spoke with trump. he continued i emphasize this document is not a u.s. intelligence community product. and president-elect trump again affirmed his appreciation for all the men and women serving in the intelligence community. n >> reporter: at trump tower a moment months in the making but not washington front and center instead moscow, russia dominating donald trump's first press conference as president-elect. for the first time acknowledging what intelligence officials believe about foreign interference in our election. >> as far as hacking i think it was russia but i think we also get hacked by other countries and other peo

. >> 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

i'm frances rivera. after weeks of president-elect trump's loud and blunt public challenges against the intelligence community, leveling a series of social media attacks against the agencies and even going so far as to mock and dismiss their assessments, a new "wall street journal" report now says trump will look to dramatically revamp the office of national intelligence. it was tasked with overseeing the 17 different intel agencies. it's a move many insiders feared after trump repeatedly questioned the intel community's capabilities. and it comes after the president-elect took to twitter to praise julian assange, a person many including insider republicans see as a national foe. he said this of the wikileaks founder. julian assange said a 14-year-old could have hacked podesta. why was was dnc so careless and said russians did not give him the info. well, that was a different tone compared to house speaker paul ryan hours later. >> look, i'm not going -- the last thing i'm going do is start commenting on

. >>> i'm frances rivera, here's >>> i'm frances rivera, here's >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> got my institutional hair grease. about to go cut my hair. i pretty much stick out in the whole crowd here so, yeah, they know me. the guy here with the mohawk, get him. >> he does it like once a month. he should do it every morning. at least it looks better when it's cleaned up. >> now i just go get my hair ready. if it was a choice between me cutting my mohawk or going to the hole, i'm going to go to the hole, you know what i mean? that's part of what the mohawk represents, you know what i mean? >> sergeant, we're going to go and pick up inmate kenneth morgan, peaches, and let him go back to level two today. actually it's more because we need the room. ken, we are going to bring you back today to the level ii, but i want you to know that i did relook at the video, and as far as i'm concerned, you are still implicated in being part of what went on, okay? so the misconduct report's going to stand, but i need this cell, so you are coming back to level ii, all

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 it wasn't critical and they're still searching for survivors and bodies. back

i'm frances rivera. >>> police are on the hunt for a gunman who attacked a new year's celebration in istanbul, turkey. authorities have not identified the suspect or the motive in the attack which left at least 39 dead and close to 70 others wounded, including one american. this chilling video captures the moment that gunman stormed into this popular nightclub, call lullsly shooting at bystanders before wreaking havoc inside. anything more we know specifically about the manhunt? >> reporter: frances, the interior minister in turkey is saying security operations are under way. but not giving any more specifics as to who they may be looking for or whether they're looking for more than one person. they've said repeatedly the attack was carried out by only one began man and they are looking for that one began man. the attack happening on the reina nightclub on new year's eve, behind me in the distance, backs onto the bosphorus behind that car ge ship which is passing now. the gunman entered on the street side. he opened fire on the street killing a police officer and a civilian, then fir

. >> i'm frances rivera. 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 people to head to washington for festivities. >>> when he takes office he'll be entering the office with the lowest ratings ever. 44% of americans approve of trump's handling of his presidential transition. put those numbers into context. president obama's transition had a 71% approval at the same time. and just 30% express high

good to be with you, i'm frances rivera. >>> breaking news, an attack in canada. at least six people were killed and eight injured in a late-evening shooting at a quebec city mosque during evening prayers. authorities report two suspects were arrested in connection with the attack. prime minister justin trudeau called the attack "an act of terrorism on muslims." trudeau tweeting, canadians mourn victims of the cowardly attack in a mosque of quebec. my thoughts are with the victims and their families." police say there is nothing to suggest there are any other suspects. the victims of the shooting have yet to be publicly identified. >>> now to new worldwide fallout this morning after president donald trump closed the nation's borders to ref yes around the world. many were being held at airports across the country and massive opposition demonstrations erupted. >> donald trump go away! donald trump go away! hey, hey, ho, ho, donald trump has got to go! >> say it loud, say it clear, refugees are welcome here! >> say it loud, say it clear, refugees are welcome here! >>

i'm frances rivera. >> 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

. >>> i'm frances rivera, thank you for being with me on early today.ay, see you right back here tomorrow. >>> this morning we are in a micro climate weather alert. widespread rain and chilly temperatures. our team is tracking a wet and windy commute this morning. what you need to know before heading out the door. today in the bay starts right now. very good tuesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. >> i'm sam brock. another round of wet weather to kick off your workweek. yea. >> there you go. >> we're seeing snow on bay area peaks. right to carrie. >> we will see the rain all throughout the day and even tomorrow before we catch a

. >> 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 frances rivera. good friday morning. millions of americans are under winter advisories, state of emergency declared in part of the deep south where they're bracing for a massive snowstorm. the weather is fierce up north. one new york town was buried under more than two feet of lake-effect snow. residents are struggling to dig themselves out while the heavy snow keeps piling up. here is nbc's jacob rascon with more. >> reporter: the severe weather warnings stretch from coast to coast. >> we are still seeing some troubles on the road. >> reporter: whiteout conditions in watertown, new york. a truck driver digging himself out in michigan. heavy snow blanketing the sierra and rocky mountains out west, up to five feet in some areas. a nightmare for many in colorado, especially this man stuck on a chair lift. and for two skiers in utah, lost in a snowstorm for 14 hours, building a shelter out of a dead tree to stay alive. >> we were completely soaked, head to toe. >> reporter: 82 million americans under winter advisories. the

i'm frances rivera. >>> police are on the hunt for a gunman who attacked a new year's celebration in istanbul, turkey. authorities have not identified the suspect or the motive in the attack which left at least 39 dead and close to 70 others wounded, including one american. this chilling video captures the moment that gunman stormed into this popular nightclub, callously shooting at bystanders kelly is live in istanbul and brings us the latest. >> reporter: the gunman is a -- and responding to calls for attacks on westerners during the holiday period. now, what we don't know is whether there's any sort of direct link between this gunman and isis. the turkish authorities haven't said anything of the sort. in fact, they are still continuing the manhunt for this attacker. here's what we know at this point. the turkish police, the istanbul police have released a photo of a man they say is the gunman. this is a photo they say was taken. it's a sort of screen grab from security camera video. very grainy image. they haven't said whether or not they have an identity for this man, whether the

i'm frances rivera at msnbc world headquarters in new york. and here are the headlines.ials are describing the scene inside that nightclub as a massacre. eyewitness footage captures the immediate aftermath of at tack and the panic that follows. some bodies seen laying on the ground, at least 39 people were killed, 70 others injured. the attack happened around

i'm frances rivera at msnbc world headquarters in new york. and here are the headlines. on the first day of 2017, turkish officials are describing the scene inside that nightclub as a massacre. eyewitness footage captures the immediate aftermath of at tack and the panic that follows. some bodies seen laying on the ground, at least 39 people were killed, 70 others injured. the attack happened around 1:15 a.m. local time, when a gunman opened fire and hundreds of revelers during a new year's celebration. officials believe the assailant was dressed as santa claus, but left the nightclub with different clothing. local media describe people panicking to get out of the club, some jumping at a nearby waters to escape the attack. the white house has condemned what it called a horrific terrorist attack and offered u.s. help to turkey. want to bring in matt bradley following the developments from our london bureau. what information do we have this morning? >> thanks, frances. for istanbul this was a horrifying way to ring in the new year, a terrible omen for 2017 and in many i wwa

i'm frances rivera. >>> police are on the hunt for a gunman who attacked a new year's celebration in have not identified the suspect or the motive in the attack which left at least 39 dead and close to 70 others wounded, including one american. this chilling video captures the moment that gunman stormed into this popular nightclub, call lullsly shooting at bystanders before wreaking havoc inside. anything more we know specifically about the manhunt? >> reporter: frances, the interior minister in turkey is saying security operations are under way. but not giving any more specifics as to who they may be looking for or whether they're looking for more than one person. they've said repeatedly the attack was carried out by only one began man and they are looking for that one began reina nightclub on new year's eve, behind me in the distance, backs onto the bosphorus behind that car ge ship which is passing now. the gunman entered on the street side. he opened fire on the street killing a police officer and a civilian, then firing his way in. police saying he shot at least 120 bullets on t

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