we are joined for this half hour by republican strategist, john fieri.ed as press secretary to the former house speaker, dennis hastert. joy reid is here. everyone knows joy reid. host of morning "am joy." and yamiche alcindor, everyone knows her, national reporter for "the new york times." welcome to you all. joy, you get the first question, because i'm fascinated by the news. i've been watching a lot of news, and watching a lot of people thread this needle between, love american workers, so happy for american workers, but then again, what a terrible precedent, because the president can't be making deals right and left. where do you come down? skbli >> i think it's interesting, when president barack obama made that deal to save the auto industry, and this reaction to it was this sort of off-key reaction, how dare the president of the united states step in and choose winners or losers in detroit. i think i remember mitt romney wrote, let detroit go bankrupt, and there was this huge argument particularly look republicans that this was not the place of the

and dennis hastard and john fieri, welcome to you as well. kristen, you get to go first because of news tonight of the mention of bob dowel of the trump transition, exactly, what was that? >> reporter: moments ago, i spoke with the trump's transition official who confirmed a report of the wall street controversial that bob dole helped donald trump set up the taiwan call. why dole? the law enforcement he affiliated also does work with the taipei. that's how that link worked out. in terms of what that phone call means, there is been a pretty backlash, controversial because it has broken with decades of u.s. china policies. i have been talking to sources familiar with the president thinking who say that his transition team, president-elect trump, way before he was elected, did not talk to the possibility of having some contact with taiwan. really tried to send a strong signal to china. we heard him talk habit that on the campaign trail. he called china a manipulator. it is a foreign policy blender, it is something he stumbled into. part of the n

and john fieri is a republican strategist.the defense, when were the bread and circuses -- or the circuses ended and the bread begin. >> i remember when george w. bush tried to get social security passed by doing a bunch of rallies and wasn't very effective. i think trump can be effective to energize people for his agenda, but he has to apply the inside game. the outside game works to a certain extent. the inside game, to get the stuff done. and it's a little easier, because he has republicans running for both the house and senate. and has a big majority -- >> do you think lock her up will work after january 20th? >> we've got to dispense with the "lock her up" stuff. but there are some legislative things on his agenda he wants to get done. and republicans will be a little bit reluctant. >> how is he going to turn off the really bad stuff? there are some people on the alt-right, the new term for the racist part of our country, they're going to show up on january 20th with their confederate license plates and riding around town

. >>> up next, secretary of state john kerry giving a fiery exit speech of sorts on his vision for middlet peace. how the president-elect is weighing in. you're watching cnn, we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] at customink, we make it easy for you to create custom t-shirts and other apparel for all of life's events. get free shipping and on-time delivery guaranteed. go to customink.com to get started today. >>> back to our breaking news, secretary of state john kerry laid out his vision for nasa a global impasse that has vex it had united states for generations. bringing peace between arabs and israelis in the middle east and israel's leader has just fired back. this war of words comes less than a week after the u.s. allowed a controversial united nations resolution to pass without vetoing it. it condemned israel's settlements on territory palestinians believe is part of their future state. kerry says the settlements impede a two-state solution, a land for israelis alongside a land for palestinians. >> one thing we do know, if israel goes down the one-state path it will never have tr

that was secretary of state john kerry fighting -- with a fiery speech directed at benjamin netanyahu and israel. the accusations that the united states organize straight u.n. resolution. it objected to israel building settlements in the west bank. it was a remarkably forceful repudiation. >> the united states did not draft or put it forward. it will be up to the israeli people to decide whether the unusually heated attacks that israeli fls have directed toward this administration best serve israel's national interests. those attacks, alongside allegations of the ups led conspiracy and other manufactured claims, distract attention from what this vote was really all about. >> the speech which was largely symbolic was a last-ditch effort toward paving a path to peace. and he openly questioned the policy on the peace process. last week, the israelis enlisted president-elect trump to help stop the vote. he called the egyptian president and urged them on table the resolution. the speech drawing a strong rebuke from the current israeli prime minister. >> i must express my deep disappointmen

. >> getting personal -- a fiery war of words between secretary of state john kerry and israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu. with president-elect trump all in with israel's leader. >> friends need to tell each other the hard truths. and friendships require mutual respect. >> israelis do not need to be lectured about the importance of peace by foreign leaders. >> in an impassioned hour-long exit speech, kerry warning netanyahu jewish settlements in the palestinian west bank and east jerusalem will place the palestinian state and peace in serious jeopardy. >> his current coalition is the most right-wing in israeli history with an agenda driven by the most extreme elements. >> in an interview with nbc news, kerry denying netanyahu's charge that the u.s. orchestrated friday's u.n. resolution condemning israeli settlements. >> you did not orchestrate it or sponsor it or push it? >> we recruited nobody as an alternative. the four countries that ultimately brought it to the floor did so absolutely on their own. >> barely two hours later, netanyahu saying that wasn't true. >> we have it

a fiery war of words between secretary of state john kerry and israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu, with president-elect trump all in. >> friends need to tell each other the hard truths. and friendships require mutual respect. >> is wale rales do not need to be lectured by the importance of peace by foreign leaders. >> reporter: in an impassioned hour long speech, kerry warping the palestinianer, west bank and east jurnlgs will place the palestinian state and peace in serious jeopardy. >> this current coalition is the most right wing in israeli history with an agenda driven by the most extreme elements. >> reporter: and in an exclusive interview with nbc news, kerry denying the u.s. ork straight. you did not orchestrate or push it? >> no, we recruited nobody as an alternative. those four countries that ultimately brought it to the floor did so absolutely on their own. >> reporter: barely two hours later, netanyahu saying that was untrue. >> we have it on incontestable evidence, the united states organized, advanced and brought this russian to the united nations security counsel. we

. >> reporter: getting personally, a fiery war of words between john kerry and israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu, with president-elect trump all in with israel's leader. >> friends need to tell each other the hard truth. and friendships require mutual respect. >> israelis do not need to be lectured about the importance of peace by foreign leaders. >> in an impassioned hour-long exit speech, kerry warning netanyahu jewish settlements in the palestinian west bank and east jerusalem will place the palestinian state and peace in serious jeopardy. >> his current coalition is the most right-wing in israeli history with an agenda driven by the most extreme elements. >> reporter: and in an exclusive interview with nbc news, kerry denying netanyahu's charge that the u.s. orchestrated friday's u.n. resolution condemning israeli settlements. you did not orchestrate it or sponsor it or push it? >> we recruited nobody as an alternative. the four countries that ultimately brought it to the floor did so absolutely on their own. >> barely two hours later, netanyahu saying that wasn't true. >>

going to hold up and on reentry, right before the black-out period through the fiery heat of reentry, they could hear john humming the battle hymn of the republic. jon: iconic heros of my childhood just because the soviet union was ahead of us in the space race and so it seemed and the mercury 7 really caught up to and helped the whole nation lift its national move after those early soviet and man launches. >> absolutely. >> remember, the soviet had surprised us. they held a high ground. then they got into space before we did, but look who got to the moon almost 50 years ago and now we are going to mars, jon, and those rockets that are for mars program will launch in two years, the largest rocket ever and americans will be on commercial space rockets within two years going to and from the international space station. we are right on the cusp of this brand-new adventure and ultimately that is to take a human crew to the planet mars by the year 2033. jon: i was in ohio last month from the elections and flu from the john glenn airport. talk briefly about contributions as a senator? >> well, of course, he's t

a fiery war of words between secretary of state john kerry and israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahuident-elect trump all in with israel's leader. >> friends need to tell each other the hard truths. and friendships require mutual respect. >> israelis do not need to be lectured about the importance of peace by foreign leaders. >> reporter: in an impassioned hour-long exit speech, kerry warning netanyahu jewish settlements in the west bank and east jerusalem will place a palestinian state and peace in serious jeopardy. >> this current coalition is the most right-wing in israeli history with an agenda driven by the most extreme elements. >> reporter: and in an exclusive interview with nbc news, kerry denying netanyahu's charge that the u.s. orchestrated friday's u.n. resolution condemning israel's settlements. >> but you did not orchestrate it? >> no, we recruited nobody as an alternative. those four countries that ultimately brought it to the floor did so absolutely on their own. >> reporter: barely two hours later, netanyahu saying that wasn't true. >> we have it on absolutely inconte

the last transmission as he went into the blackout period of the fiery heat of re-entry, they could hear johnttle hymn of the republic. >> amazing. i think it was john glenn -- i hope i got the words right. i probably didn't. so indulge me. asked about death or those who died in space were in the wrong place at the wrong time and the wrong space, he said, there by the grace of god go i. i was thinking of you. i know you were a pay load specialist in the '80s on columbia itself, a vehicle that would years later explode in space returning to earth. did you think the same? it's the fickle nature of technology, fate. >> well, for those of us with a spiritual dimension, which included john glenn, you have a different approach to it. our flight early in the space shuttle program ended up being the most delayed and four scrubs on the pad. >> i remember again and again and again. a lot of folks worried. >> and then ten days after we landed on earth, challenger launches and blows up. >> that's right. >> but the real pioneers, the real adventurers were the early guys. we didn't even know what was going

secretary of state john kerry warning the future of middle east peace is in jeopardy and a fiery speech, he defended the obama administration's policies for israel and the palestinians. backlash from the jewish state and america's incoming president seemingly boiling over with the white house. mr. trump calling out president obama and the u.n. in a new series of tweets promising change after january 20th. we'll talk about it. >>> in jerusalem, you may have seen, this prime minister benjamin netanyahu issuing his own televised statement condemning mr. kerry's comments as anti-israel. a lot of back and forth between ourselves and israel today. >>> back on the home front, though, amazon facing off against law enforcement and bentonville, arkansas. the online shopping giant echo device and alexa feature seen as the key to solving a murder. why isn't amazon going to help the police out? the right to privacy versus public safety debate. i'm cheryl casone in for liz claman on the floor of the new york stock exchange. let's start our "countdown." breaking news -- wall street losses actually acc

. >> a fiery war of words with secretary of state john kerry and prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >d to be lectured. >> trump tweeting. >> we cannot continue to let israel be treated with disdain and disrespect. adding stay strong, israel. january 20th is fast approaching. >> tensions with russia coming to a head. president obama striking back. >> slapping sanctions on russia for trying to interfere with the u.s. election. >> 35 russian diplomats in the u.s. expelled. >> a punishment the next president isn't saying much about yet. quote, it is time for our country to move on to bigger and better things. nevertheless, he adds, he will meet with leaders of the intelligence community next week in order to be updated on the facts of the situation. >> this the latest twist in the complicated relationship between the president and his successor who on wednesday tweeted. >> doing my best to disregard the inflammatory president o.ro. thought it would be a smooth transition. not. >> but 11 hours later. >> he called me. we had a very, very good talk generally about things. >> the white house

straight ahead, outgoing secretary of state john kerry giving a major policy speech on pace in the middle east. moments ago, israel's prime minister delivering a fieryponse. back in a moment. >>> across the galaxy, tributes are pouring in for actress carrie fisher. she played the icon iprincess leia in "star wars," as i'm sure you know. she passed away yesterday after stuffing a massive heart attack days earlier on a plane. she was known for her trailblazing honesty about her struggles with mental illness and addiction and wrote about her bipolar disorder. i want to bring in paul vercammen in los angeles. paul, what are you hearing from "star wars" actors who worked alongside fisher? >> pam, they adored her. let's set the scene for you. "star wars" wasn't her first movie, "shampoo" was the first. she comes on the set of "star wars," she's promiscuous then hot shot up and coming director george lucas is putting her through all kinds of costume changes and the actors on set reflect on that including those who played c 3p0 and chewbacca. >> she had a full life-style and i think that if you accepted what she was, that you got a lot more out of her than

john fisher iii on child porn charges. he served prison time and was on probation. agents arrested him in his home for downloading pictures of teenaged girls. >>> police revealed the names of those killed in a fiery crash on roosevelt boulevard. their car crashed into the back of a school bus last night on woodward street. the bus was stopped at a stoplight after the driver had just dropped off teenagers. the bus driver was not hurt. >>> new at 6:00, get ready to hear construction equipment near city hall. a large office tower is now planned on the empty lot at 13th and market streets. a company says he has a deal to acquire the lot. he plans a tower that would have two outdoor roof terraces. it should be completed by early 2020. >>> six hours left to register for health insurance under the affordable care act. the feds extended that deadline to midnight tonight. you can register by going to healthcare.gov. if you get insurance there, it will take effect january 1st. >>> coming up, all new at 6:00, putting smiles on children's faces inside a hospital. it is a tough task. but very meaningful for one local teenager. that story of giving, next. >>> the eagles looking to play the spoiler on thursday

fierce political battle and fiery political rhetoric over friday's up resolution vote and there's been no love loss between israeli benjamin netanyahu and secretary of state john kerry. along with prime minister netanyahu, other really leaders are also firing back against secretary of state kerry, one israeli official told me that while the middle east burns, secretary of state kerry talks about home construction and another senior israeli official said he questioned whether the obama administration truly understands what's happening on the ground here. palestinian leaders are also sounding off about the future of peace talks, mahmoud abbas says that palestinian is ready to resume talks if israel ceases all settlement activities. the palestinians also say they want the negotiations to be based on friday's resolution and that alone may be a nonstarter for israeli leaders. that said a palestinian delegation will attend a middle east piece conference aimed at restarting talks between the israelis and palestinians a conference that israeli officials, one senior official told me is a sham just to hurt israel's credibility and that israel will not be attending. >> j

a fiery war of words between secretary of state john kerry and israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahuh other the hard truths and friendships require mutual respect. >> israelis do not need to be lectured about the importance of peace by foreign leaders. >> reporter: in an impassioned hour-long exit speech kerry warned that they will place the palestinian state and peace in serious jeopardy. >> his current coalition is the most right wing in israeli history with an agent ka driven by the most extreme element. >> reporter: in an exclusive with msnbc news -- >> you did not orchestrate it. you did not sponsor it or push it. >> we recruited. nobody is. those four countries that ultimately brought it to the floor did so absolutely on their own. >> reporter: barely two hours later netanyahu saying that wasn't true. >> we have it on absolutely incontestable evidence that the united states organized, advanced, and brought this resolution to the united nations security council. we'll share that information with the incoming administration. >> reporter: donald trump tweeting tornado we cannot co

john kerry. >> israelis do not need to be lectured about the importance of peace by foreign leaders. >> reporter: secretary kerry's speech and the israeli reaction is the clie maximmax of severalf fears battle and fiery rhetoric. israel maintains that the u.s. despite kerrys comments to the opposite worked with the palestinians. senior israeli official told me it's quote just the tip of the iceberg as far as u.s.-palestinian col lunch sion. the prime minister said there's evidence that will be presented to the new administration. it's unclear what that evidence is. egyptian media reported media meetings between kerry, susan rice and palestinian negotiator earlier this month. but state department officials contend there was never a meeting and that the u.s. was not the driving force behind the resolution. >> the egyptians and palestinians have long made clear to all of us, to all of the international community their intention to bring a resolution to a vote before the end of the year. and we communicated that to the israelis and they knew it anyway. the united states did not draft or originate this resolution. nor did we put it forward. >> reporter: tonight palestinian negotiator read a statement on b

john huddy, thanks. eric? >>> old man winter has hit the country with cold and possibly deadly blast this weekend. weather may have been a factor in the crash that was a fiery crash in maryland overnight that shut down one part of the main interstate on the eastern seaboard. authorities in baltimore say two people were killed and 15 were injured in this 55-vehicle accident that happened early this morning on interstate 95. a tanker truck apparently ran off a bridge, then hit that street below and burst into flames. investigators say the roads were very icy at the time of the crash at 3:30 in the morning. meanwhile, across the country in south dakota, a strong winter storm there bringing lots of snow. about six inches falling at the sioux falls airport last night. the national weather service issuing a wind chill warning for the western part of the state. that warning up through tomorrow morning. forecasters say another blast of arctic air, you know the polar vortex, it will lead to plunging temperatures all this weekend for the plains, the midwest, the northeast. it was 2 below in waterville, maine. man, is it cold out there. snuggle up and stay here. >> yo