a year ago, they let john lynch go to the cubs for 55 million dollars for six years. that gives price and extra year. he has done wellor the tampa is a losing record. so, here he is. this year he was 18 and five between the tigers and the blue jays. he had 225 strikeouts. those are big, big numbers. career numbers -- 104, 56. 5.12. all right. as the news on david price was breaking the patriots released a -- the gronkowski family released a statement, supporting what we told you yesterday afternoon, that gronkowski has a bone bruise and sprain of his right knee. he was in awful pain. that is what a bone bruise does, folks. it hurts and it hurts for a long long time. "his status will be evaluated on a week to bake -- week to week basis. there is no timetable on his readiness to return, which will be determined in the days or hours prior to his appropriate game." >> it' s just like anything. if anything, you know, someone together, anything like that, someone , any kind of situation is going to draw you closer, and make you just -- just make you bond with the timor. >>

lynch. mike: was great to see, john farrell looking strong and healthy and eager to be to fort myers. this year he won' t have to answer endless questions about who is the ace of the staff? now we know the ace of the staff here are some of the move the red sox have made. kimbrel out of the bullpen. clarity number one was farrell' s health. he addressed tonight with former sportscenter 5 intern karl ravech. >> remission was achieved back in october. i speak on this with my doctors frequently. more than anything, with some of the moves, a lot of excitement in our room in the winter meetings. certainly looking forward to the start of spring training. we feel good about the roster. after that, in no particular order, with rick porcello, clay buchholz, eduardo rodriguez, and joe kelly, there is talented youth power in the rotation. he gives is every reason to believe it is a group that can give us the required number of innings to balance out the workload in that bullpen. that is what we with a quote to going in. mike: he looks great, great to 22nd annual childrens holiday party at gillett

vice president joe biden, john kerry, secretary jeh johnson, loretta lynch, denis mcdonough, ben rhodes. andrea: the man is changed benghazi talking point deliberately to make sure it didn't look like our consulate was attacked under president's watch right before an election. so glad he will be attending. what will he do this time? they will come out and spin, take steps to defeat isis and iran deal is good? you can't believe a word that they say. this is classic political pr before holiday season, goes to hawaii, puts on the mom jeans. here it comes, everyone. just warning you. harris: details you gave, sandra, point to the fact this is almost a do-over again. some of those people were just gather ad few days ago before we got the update. curious to know how the president now, closer as we move to the time people will be traveling for this christmas holiday season in droves, how he is going to reassure everybody. we're watching for that out of corner of our eye. when it happens we'll bring it to you live. this is going on capitol hill. a hearing to find out how many of the san bernard

there were incidents of lynching by black community by people armed. johnnction private violence versus state violence. >> they were very clear that private violence is the reaction to political violence. what martin luther king and all the luminaries explained was we are not going to achieve political rights through violence. we'll not have a revolution. john: but violence is fine against the klu klux klan or private people attacking. >> it's response to an imminent threat. in the next 60 seconds if something happens to you the state is irrelevant. our laws of self defense says you can respond in kind with violence when you are facing imminent threats. john: the young country passed gun control laws. in virginia it barred clubs, guns or swords to slaves or free blacks. >> most of the gun control we are familiar with was focused on blacks or those outside with you primarily black. even martin luther king was denied a permit to carry a pistol and his begun after a bombing at his home because he didn't show quote good cause. john: . sometimes private tyrants

john: please check out bloombergpolitics.com for our interview with loretta lynch.e will see you tomorrow. thanks for watching. ♪ emily: i am emily chang and you are watching "bloomberg west." let's get it started with your first word news. the house has voted to tighten visa rules. the waiver program allows visa free entry to the u.s. for citizens of 38 countries. loaner arranged alone -- a farook weeks before he and his wife arrived in the u.s. athorities are examining $28,500 deposit into his bank account in mid-november. a government watchdog says more than a dozen of the nation's busiest air traffic facilities don't have enough controllers. an inspector told a congressional committee today the situation demands urgent attention

lynch/ u.s. attorney general) "we don't know if it's workplace rage or something larger or a combination of both." (sot: john kasich/ (r) presidential candidate) i'm convinced it was a terrorist attack, that these people were inspired by isis." (sot: donald trump/ (r) presidential candidate) "you look at the names, you look at what's happened, you tell me." (sot: hillary clinton/ (d) presidential candidate) "it's becoming clearer that we are dealing with an act of terrorism." but not clear at all what if anything washington will do about it. two senators sent a letter to homeland security, demanding the immigration history of the california suspects. i'm tracie potts in washington, now back to you. the u-s senate has voted to repeal several key parts of obamacare... but it's highly unlikely to get the president's signature. the measure passed largely along party lines by a vote of 52 to 47... with two republicans joining democrats and one independent voting no. the bill is symbolic since president obama will issue a veto... and it lacks the two-thirds majority to override that veto. it would eliminate some o

lynch innocent people sometimes. let's act rationally, shore up our local governments. not only training people to respond to a terrorist attack. we're not being taught that. >> john rutherford, great to have you on the show, thanks for coming on. >> thank you sir. >> that's our program for today. i'm david schuster in for ali velshi. thanks for joining us. the news continues on al jazeera america. >> we are scared. >>...have an organized right-wing movement trying to kill others. ♪ we have no choice. we have no choice. >> the politics of fear, praise, condemnation and outrage after donald trump's calls stop muslims at the border. >> it has to stop. >> muslim americas are more afraid than ever before. >> intense investigation authorities search for more clues about the san bernardino shooters and f.b.i. says they were radicalized sometime ago. >> guns sore to the highest levels in years and calls for restriction. >>> a city under siege by smog and beijing has red alert

lynch innocent people sometimes. let's act rationally, shore up our local governments. not only training people to respond to a terrorist attack. we're not being taught that. >> johnutherford, great to have you on the show, thanks for coming on. >> thank you sir. >> that's our program for today. i'm david schuster in for ali velshi. thanks for joining us. the news continues on al jazeera america. >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on, not just in this country, but around the world. >> what, as if there were no cameras here, would be the best solution? >> this goes to the heart of the argument. >> to tell you the stories that others won't cover. how big do you see this getting? getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> we're here to provide the analysis... the context... and the reporting that allows you to make sense of your world. >> ali velshi on target. >> on "america tonight": a good trip. from party drug to a way out of the darkness? >> i was very skeptical, i just thought it was ecstasy, this party drug and something that people take and get messed up but i was going down a ve

"nats of john wall making shot" nice try raptor, made his shots from the free throw line. but the wizards still fell to the raptors 94-91. seattle seahawks marshawn lynch now owns his famous catch phrase. "i'm just here so i wont get fined, i'm just here so i wont get fined" it became famous when the running back repeated it during a media press conference at this year's super bowl. lynch was reportedly with a 500-thousand dollar fine if he failed to show up for media day, so he went and let them know exactly why he was there. on tuesday, he was awarded the trademark. he will be able to use the phrase on clothing and other items. we've seen plenty of videos showing people as they on christmas but this might top them all. "(dog barking) hey buddy" this little guy can't control his excitement has he tries to unwrap his present. he jumps from side to side trying to work off the wrapping but just can't seem get it. then it starts to unwrap its self. turns out it was his owner. the man posted the video on facebook, with the caption "coming home for christmas as a your dog". one sneaky just like a scene from dora the explorer.. how this little guy made off w

lynch: he said that this is a disciplinary process in place in the philadelphia police department, that it was a joke. that's in his memoir. john is not vilifying the police, he is identifying problems in the police department set up their standards. mr. tremoglie: did i say he vilify police? i'm talking about you. mr. lynch: criticism is not vilification. mr. tremoglie: you're not criticizing police procedures, you're saying a man was still guilty after being ex onerated. mr. lynch: your distraction. mr. tremoglie: no, you are a distraction. mr. stras: let's move on. [laughter] >> i hesitate to jump in. mr. stras: me too. [laughter] >> it's a good fight. mr. tremoglie: my apologies. >> i think the most important of,g from the standpoint look, policing the free people is a challenging job. but, it is important that people have faith in the integrity of that effort. i've been a working constitutional lawyer for 25 years. there's a massive and inexplicable double standard between what other practitioners say. vocation where it is virtually impossible to sue is law-enforcement. prosecutors have absolute immunity. police officers h

know what happens, but my assumption is that loretta lynch and her team new full well what is about to break open. regarding the shooting of ronald johns johnson, because it is not a secret. this has been litigated and there have been lawsuits launched, and freedom of information, and civil action ri guarding the video and regarding what happened to ronald johnson, and so loretta lynch's doj had to know that this is also in the offing, and do you believe it is impe the ttus to launch the investigation or strictly saying that what happened to laquan is enough to go into the pattern and practice investigation? >> well, not only this, but a number of cases raising concern there in chicago. it is the totality of all of the evidence. it is clear ta they believe that this is a big problem. this is one of the largest police departments in this country. and certainly, the justice department has one problem here is that, you know, what people want is justice. what they want is for officers who have done wrong to be brought up on the charges, but the problem is that that is usually a state function, because it is homicide charges, state law. and

lynch with me saying that? then throw me in jail. ersni eric? >> 30,000 people let into the country in that ffiance visa pr. john bolton says terrorists are taking advantage of that and that is a loophole. >>> president obama will be addressing the nation from the oval office in just a few hours. in this evening's rare address, the president is expected to tell the nation how he will keep americans safe from terrorism as well as his plan to defeat isis in the wake of the deadly san bernardino attack. kevin corke is live at the white house. kevin? >> reporter: marcel, good evening to you. you're right. the president will once again try to assure the american people that their safety and security remain his top priority. the speech tonight, of course, the first in a long time, in over five years from the oval office by the president of the united states. we also expect him to unpack a number of key ideas. some concepts about increased cooperation among security agencies and intelligence agencies right here in the u.s. to say nothing of more intelligence sharing between the u.s. and our partners abroad. now, that i

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lynch mob than a great nation like ours. >> reporter: the billionaire business man's gop opponents are taking aim. texas senator ted cruz who is radical islamic terrorism. john kasich sent out this campaign fund raising email saying that the rhetoric is outrageous and devicive. and the ben jury super pac trump. >> when the attacks come here, the person behind this desk will have to protect your family. will he be reckless like trump -- like donald trump? >> reporter: many of trump's supporters at last night's south carolina rally were not phased by the remarks. >> wanted to hear what he had to say. and i think we need somebody strong like that. >> reporter: trump's next campaign stop is in iowa on friday. don champion, cbs news. >> trump says his policy should last until u.s. officials, and back to senator cruz, he is expected to roll out his own plan today. >>> we are learning new details about the couple behind the mass shooting in san bernardino, california. the fbi says the husband and wife killers had been radicalized for quite some time. this is a picture of syed rizwan farook with his then- fiance entering the u.s. for the first time as a couple. and

loretta lynch making that declaration earlier today about officer use of force and actions that could be considered unconstitutional. ari melber, thank you. i want to go to our colleague, nbc's john yang, in chicago. two points i want to talk about here. the doj launching that investigation but first let's talk about the family, their reaction, they are going to be coming out shortly, the mother of ronald johnson, i believe, and their attorney will give a press conference? >> reporter: that's right. their allegation or their claim all along, they were able to view the same video, dash cam video that prosecutor alvarez just showed us and everyone. they say that they did not see a gun in johnson's hand. that is the -- that's the crux of this. those freeze frames, those enhanced videos, i think are really going to be the touchstone, the tipping point of this argument. what is in his hand. is anything in his hand. you heard anita alvarez saying she posits there is a gun in his hand. the family and their attorney in their lawsuit and in press conferences and in statements to reporters last week say they do not see a gun in his hand. i think that is going to be the real tipping point a