kristin.ristin: well, in addition to paul manafort, the recent court filings are giving new insights into the special counsel's investigation of michael cohen. specifically new revelations that a russian national had reached out to the president's former attorney back in 2015 and claimed they could offer the campaign synergy on a government level. jacqui heinrich joins us with more details. >> hi, kristin. friday was a big day for cohen, a window into his movements before and during the election. the first document filed has to do with hush money cohen paid to stormy daniels and former playboy model karen macdougal who claims they had affairs with the president. the they say that the president directed his attorney to make payments violating campaign laws. maintaining that he didn't know where the money came from. cohen pleaded guilty to the charges and is due to be sentenced, and this reveals a harsh 42 months behind bars and impose a substantial term of imprisonment a modest variance from th

kristin: not good! coming up, could one of america's most iconic retail chains getting a last-minute reprieve from liquidation? plus, nasa's probe is more than a billion miles out from pluto. and a mystery object that scientists cannot wait to explore. [bell ringing] and wall street's wild end-of-the-year ride. we take a look at the roller coaster buying and selling is affecting economy and your retirement. erything i buy. and last year, i earned $36,000 in cash back. which i used to offer health insurance to my employees. what's in your wallet? you might or joints.hing for your heart... but do you take something for your brain. with an ingredient originally discovered in jellyfish, prevagen has been shown in clinical trials to improve short-term memory. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. leland: model of customers at the sears store. now more than $4 ion bid to save sears department store from liquidation. at least for now. the lesson offer could keep 50,000 people employed through the new year. s

kristin: i know.and: now john kelly out as well and as we've heard this time between the midterms and january the when the staff shake-ups occur. with that, we will take a break, back with more on the president's cabinet shake-ups and also his new choice for chairman of the joint chiefs, he attends the army-navy game. kristin: another blow to president trump's immigration agenda, federal appeals court refusing to allow the trump administration to enforce ban on asylum from mÉxico. on the ground in tijuana with more, hi, steve. >> kristin, another blue to trump administration rejection by the courts once again at another trump administration effort to try and bring some control to the southern border, ninth circuit court of appeals saying no on trump effort that would prevent people who have crossed into the u.s. illegally to apply from asylum in the u.s., they will have to right to do that. that happens during -- after month of november which saw record arrests of family members crossing over illegall

kristin: happy new year, everyone.for chris wallace, day nine of the partial government shutdown. president trump doubled down on his border wall. >> how long do you think the you shutdown will last, mr. president? >> whatever it takes. we need safety for our country. sandra: how far apart are both sides on the deal. >> we have to work on it until we get an agreement where the majority say yes. >> where are chuck schumer and nancy pelosi? they're not stalking right now. sandra: what options are on the table. we'll discuss the showdown standoff with kellyanne conway and get an update on the negotiations with steveca

but if you can't trust what's in the feed, why should you even be reading it, kristin?i totally agree, and they over and over again fail to protect their users' privacy. you know, they're not self-policing. it's clearly not working, i agree with my counterpart, you know? they're inviting this regulation, and the senate's already had some hearings. but the fact of the matter is they -- people do read it, and they do, they are impacted by it. we saw that in the 2016 elections. so like it or not, i think they're here to stay, we just have to figure out how to deal with it. elizabeth: it's just not clear whether the voter was swayed -- i'm not buying the voter was swayed by stuff they read on the internet or facebook, but the thing is, to kristin's point, i think facebook has jumped the shark on believability and credibility. now your photos are let out the back door. what's this about? [laughter] >> it's insane. i don't understand how they could, how they could screw up. it's such a basic, basic concept. you don't want to send your people's photographs out all over the int

. >> dozens of cases were reviewed for cnn including kristine's case.tectives botched investigation. >> just didn't do her job. >> show had some names of the suspects. i want to know their background, i want to know if they have a criminal record. >> as was the case with 85% of kits destroyed in fayetteville, kristine's evidence was never tested. there's a national database with millions of people's dna in it and by not testing, what are you losing? >> you're losing the opportunity to link those cases, to connect these suspects with other crimes that they may commit. >> the premature destruction of rape kits was also part of frankly sloppy investigations in general. >> case overload. lack of training. a culture of victim-blaming. all factors in shoddy investigations leading to purged dna evidence nationwide. >> this is not like some old archaic practice. it's happening now. >> so reporter ashley fontz tracked down the original victim. >> she was able to make a decision and she was able to remember what happened and she was allowing this to happen. we ha

it was kristin's.s the man she says almost killed her. >> i was certain that he had done this before but at the same time i didn't think he would do it again. >> the detective called ynobe mathews back down to the station for another interview and decided to pull a fast one with his suspect telling him he was about to get dna results from the crime scene. >> were you really about to get it that quickly? >> we weren't going to get it that quickly that day but trying to get him to believe that we had that information, that we had everything that we needed. i had contacted my supervisor earlier and i told him he would page me to say -- type in the words that says dna matches. >> and right on cue the detective's pager went off. >> and i showed it to mr. mathews and asked him to read it. it said, dna matches. >> what's his face like when he looks at that match? >> he became pretty emotional and he said it was an accident but he had killed her. >> the detective called caroline's parents and gave them the new

kristin wears many hats in the neighborhood. not only is she the owner of several small businesses, bindery and book smith, also the president of hate as -- haight asbury association. we witnessed her advocacy at fullest capacity. her tireless organizing to support prop c our city our home initiative, kristin is more than aware of how our housing affordable crisis is creating a dire situation for our elders, youth and family in san francisco. while on the campaign trail, she spoke to hundreds of people to let them know. it's time to get our chroniclely homeless off the streets. it's time to make sure that kids and teens don't fall into homelessness. and it's time to make sure that folks don't lose their housing in the first place. in my opinion, it was one conversation, however, that really helped turn the tide for prop c. kristin took a big risk knowing that no one is too small or too big to care about homelessness in our city. [please stand by] i look forward to work with you and we are working on solutions. thank you. >> than

kristin? >> yeah.f those americans that got the utility tax cut, or the utility break from the tax cut. and, you know, this might be a good start, but i think even the republicans in the house acknowledged that it wasn't enough when they, when they talked about it's just -- immediately prior to the midterm elections, actually, looking at another tax bill to focus on middle income americans. you know, there's a reason why no republicans really campaigned on that bull. it was wildly unpopular. and, again, it adds $2 trillion to the debt, and nobody seems to be talking about that. i have every confidence though that -- elizabeth: that's estimated. that's an estimation -- >> yeah, it's an estimation over -- elizabeth: -- [inaudible] revenues coming in. >> right, it's over ten years. right. elizabeth: why do they go to the nth degree, madison, by using a term like terror? and let's listen to what nancy pelosi said, doling out financial goodies to workers. i just want your reaction, madison, why does the rhe

thank you, kristine owram, on her perspective on all things cannabis.ides beijing once the contention. where is the trade war heading? this is bloomberg. ♪ mark: i am mark crumpton with bloomberg's first word news. in france, officials have launched a terror investigation after a shooting at a christmas market left two people dead and 11 wounded. two of them in critical condition, according to the news agency citing police. gunmen fled the scene -- the gunmen fled the scene but has been identified and has a criminal record. emergency protocol had been activated and parliament was in lockdown with no one able to leave the building. after arguing about award ball -- border wall, president trump is now saying the private part of the meeting was "very friendly." he said at a bill signing that after reporters left the oval office meeting, with house leaders, they all had a good discussion. mr. trump said he does not mind taking the blame for a government shutdown if the two sides cannot agree on funding for border security. nancy pelosi did not see things th

but you're not seeing at least right now something that i think -- to kristin's point, where you're seeing the justice department being willing, a republican justice department in this case, being willing to upend conventions and say we're going to somehow consider an indictment of the president. even congress, even some democrats like jerry nadler in congress are telling cnn today, raising the idea that these offenses might be impeachable. but whether the democrats in congress want to go into the 2020 election with an impeachment case against trump, i think you're still hearing a lot of democrats say we want to decide this at the ballot box in 2020 unless you see real evidence of high crimes. >> and they have the high shadow of what happened with hillary clinton in the reverse situation. what the president continues to say this weekend, there is no collusion, clearly. have you seen anything revealed so far, at least publicly in what mueller and his team has presented that suggests otherwise? >> well, first, the president also said he knew nothing about the payments to stormy daniels, and

kristin, thank you very much.ght hero, caleb and kj were best friends, inseparable since second grade. in may, i just the age of 12, kj died of congestive heart failure. he was buried in a detroit detrt cemetery, could not afford a headstone. he wanted people to find a kj's grave to see him, so he decided to take matters into his own hand, caleb rake the leaves, mowed lawns, collected bottles, hoping to pay for the headstone and presented as a christmas gift to kj's mom. the great news is, a local funeral home heard all about his wish, heard about kj, they donated a headstone. caleb, you are our midnight her hero. most-watched, most trusted, most gratefully spent the evening with us. good night from washington, i'm shannon bream. ♪ze your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. over to you, logo. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ 'tand in your garage,son a brand new john deere. that's not a mirage. with 60 months financing at 0%, say "happy holidays" to money well spent. if additional offers are wh

thank you, kristin, you held it all together. thank you so much. former president bush dead.ssn, vice president who became the 41st president, father of the 43rd making him the praised

that is where we find our own kristin fisher. good evening, kristin. >> good evening, shannon appeared president trump has said he would be proud to shutdown the government over funding for his border wall, ann the brink of doing just about. here is president trump in a video he posted just about an hour ago on twitter. watch the spirit of >> president trump: we are going to have a shutdown, there is nothing we can do about that. because we need the democrats to give us their votes. call it a democrat shut shutdo, call it whatever you want, but we need their help to get this approved. >> he believes the shutdown is worth it for border security and for keeping his campaign promise. while he just sat in that video he is hopeful the shutdown won't last long, he also said today that he is prepared to play the long game in order to get the $5 billion that he wants for his wall. >> president trump: we are totally prepared for a very long shutdown. this is our only chance we will ever have, in our opinion. >> this will be the third gove

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. >> one element that i would add there and kristin mentioned it earlier, breaches are going to happen, right, so as part of awareness and removing the fear factor, quantity tifer -- quantitative measures is helping businesses that are part of the program reduce impact to their business if they do face that real-life threat, then you can start to have they been able to implement policies and training and help employees be aware of good cyber hygiene and were they able to protect customer data and able to minimize the impacts of fishing, are they changing passwords regularly and those are things that will lift the tide. >> thank you, when you were testing it, can you take an example of perhaps someone in your tests who found success with that and/or conversely some challenges that you realize that you need to address? >> sure, i think we started to make adjustments and as sam said this has been tremendous effort of the team in the room and we are looking at a lot of issues. it was interesting, one of the pilot programs had 750 people in corporate office, cio came from financial sector,

here's kristin dahlgren. >> a nice big hug. >> reporter: they say there's nothing like a boy and hisuggle bug. >> reporter: roman mccann has had over a thousand. >> this is my pal. >> reporter: the 7-year-old and his mom started project freedom ride to rescue dogs from kill shelters. >> december 6th of 2016 we transported 31 dogs. that was it. like that was it. >> that was going to be our only transport, but then we just kept going. >> reporter: roman's mom jen started videotaping her son with kid frsier to just answer it wi him making the videos. >> reporter: roman was a natural. >> it takes a little while for her to get used to. very soft too, i should tell you. >> reporter: people couldn't help fall in love with the little boy and the dogs who just needed a chance. >> like running in circles. it was hilarious all right. >> reporter: good dogs and a great little boy, spreading his love and saving lives. >> those are my shoes! >> reporter: kristin dahlgren, nbc news. >> you're not going to turn down that little guy's sales pitch. >> not at all. >>> here's a question for you, would y

i will echo what kristin said which is we give money already.i don't believe throwing more money at the problem is going to resolve it. the central american strategy started under obama, validated by this administration, close to $3 billion to go along with the alliance for prosperity fund, we're going to put in close to $6 million to work on developing tissues. opec is mobilize $1 billion to work on infrastructure project on energy sector project. the international community from 19832015 invested $50 billion in the region and here we are today. the question isn't just throwing money at the problem, it is throwing money and executing certain projects, insuring the sustainability of those projects. it is insuring, like kristin mentions, we know where the money is going, we are getting what we expect for the money and we have to think the projects that are being executed whether it is building a bridge or creating roads, those are important, but ensuring there is a state capacity to sustain those efforts once we walk away, that is the ultimate go

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ainsley: let's talk about kristin gillibrand a senator, democrat, new york.st tweeted this our future is female. intersectional. powered by our belief in one another and we are just getting started. is that the future? i hope not, ainsley. sounds like the tweet of an oberlin college sophomore. i went to observer lynn. this is antimale grievance swallowing dog whistle. people don't understand that the history of this slogan which sounds really cute. wants it on a t-shirt for your daughter and make it seem as it if you are all about female empowerment. it's a dog whistle. the slogan came from the 1970s. and it was a feminist bookstore owner who sold shirts with this phrase and then put a portion of the revenue towards donating to planned parenthood. and, you know, what this really have about is pandering to the far left extreme if that's how the democrats think they are going to beat president trump keep saying it. brian: why would you cut off 48% of the country. mazie hirono fame from brett kavanaugh hearings and beyond said this the other day what the big pro

kristine kroll tells me her family did not kwuf.d dozens of lawmakers across california to share her family stories and many others like their. abc 7 news. >>> sht shutdown is impacting yosemite. the park says it's closing camp. it's because of the impacts from human waste and public safety concerns. all park visitors centers are closed and dogs are banned on all trails. the badger pass ski area lodging, dining and retail stores remain open. >>> for a complete list of what's open and closed during the federal government shutdown, just go to our website, abc7news.com. >>> an expanded program to combat drunk driving in california goes into effect on new year's day. senate bill 1046 requires ig ignition interlock devices for repeat dui offenders and first-time offenders who want to continue to drive rather than have a suspended license. a driver has to blow into the device to check blood alcohol levels for the car to start. >> ignition interlock devices are a game changer in the fight to stop the revolving door of repeat offenders. >>

kristin, gets back to the idea with destroy saying get all these votes in.epublicans seem to be torn, right? more conservative branch, fiscally conservative branch, not willing to put up a lot of money this time. president trump not necessarily asking for a lot from what is being offered but it is, he has drawn the line in the sand. >> it all comes down to the wall. trump understands if he doesn't get his wall or at least fight tooth and nail to get it, he will not be reelected. he was making that very clear during this meeting today. look, we're two years into the trump presidency, there is still no wall. so he has got to do something. right now his only option seems to be shut down the government. trump supporters would love to see that happen. twitter erupted from happiness with his base when he made the statement. a lot of trump supporters wish he would have shut down the government way earlier in the spring, when he signed that $1.3 trillion omnibus that increased government spending across the board, expanded catch-and-release. he has to take a bold ac

lived in alaska for decades - and are used to this threat - described this as a severe event.voice of kristin dossett, felt earthquake near anchorage: "i have been here 37 years, and that was the most violent earthquake i have ever felt. it was absolutely terrifying." at the most intense moments of the crisis, many alaskans were hard-pressed to get information on it.t-v and radio stations were knocked off the air.nats: "there are tvs on the ground. you can see this right here, a tv on the ground. all of these are tvs and computers. this is a camera."a government seismologist spoke of the frequency and intensity of earthquakes in alaska - part of the so-called "rim of fire" in the pacific region.voice of gavin hayes, research seismologist, usgs: "earthquakes this close to anchorage are obviously not very frequent. but it's a plate boundary. it's a massive subduction zone. and so big earthquakes are fairly common in this region. we saw a massive 9.2 earthquake in 1964."employees at one restaurant in anchorage, turned into instant first- responders when the shaking started.voice of gabrielle bla

correspondent kristin fisher kristin fisher is digging in. >> this feud has been simmering for some timeve been questioning the interior secretary 's ethics and policies for months. now, the congressman is likely just weeks away from becoming the committee's chairman, and today, he threatened to intensify come january. >> a and a scathing op-ed, the congressman said interior secretary ryan zinke must resign. the multiple scandals show he is unfit to serve. zinke has faced at least 17 investigations into his conduct since taking office, and several are still ongoing. from holt reports he used taxpayer funds private flights, to a probe in montana referred to the justice department. >> i'm 10 for 10. i've been investigated on my socks, investigated taking jets, which i don't. ten investigations completed, and you know they all say? ryan zinke follows all the rules, all the regulations, all the procedures. this is politically-motivated -- in montana we call it -- b.s. >> saying in the op-ed that zinke is embroiled in disasters, the least he can do a step down here the secretary responded by

joining me with the latest is nbc news white house correspondent kristin wellinger. kristin, to some degree we have been hearing news of this sort a long time what makes it feel more real. >> reporter: you really have an uptick in terms of the number of folks that are talking about he is expected to leave in the coming days, ali. before we break down the latest on john kelly, i want to give you breaking news, president trump tweeting about his former secretary of state -- remember we spent a lot of time talking about whennis former secretary of state rex tillerson might leave. he gave an interview recently, rex tillersou the fact that pre trump makes decision from his gut, a little bit different than you how he operates. this is what president trump treat the tweeted moments ago. >> i want people to hear this. it's kind of remarkable. it's on the screen. >> it's a remarkable one, ali. no doubt. mike pompeo, current secretary of state is doing a great job i'm proud of him. his predecessor rex tillerson didn't have the mental capacity needed. he was dumb as a rock and

kristin welker is hooked up to a camera and mike.n, what is this and why is he dropping the mattis news probably at the worst time politically to keep his party united on capitol hill? >> reporter: chuck, this is another thursday at the white house really. look, the timing of this obviously significant. it comes after we have been following the break neck developments in terms of a potential government shutdown. we're now careening towards one. this is not all together a supplies. there have been some tensions between the president and mattis. they have at times spilled into public view. remember, president trump during the 60 minutes interview said mattis is a democrat. the reason speaks to what you were talking about. >> code for i don't like him? >> reporter: it certainly was. it was not a compliment. he was putting mattis on notice, chuck. that's how it was widely viewed. and look, he did see the united states' relationship differently in terms of the relationship with key allies than president trump did. that was part of the rea

kristin fisher now joins us from joint base andrews with a look ahead.help but think about the many times that president george h.w. bush left here on board air force one. he made 26 international trips to 58 different countries during his first four years in office. today, this aircraft has been given a different name. a special name. this is special air mission 41, a nod to our 41st president. when this departure ceremony gets underway, here, you can expect to see the kind of military precision that would make this former navy pilot proud. the u.s. air force band is going to be playing "hail to the chief." they will be a 21-gun salute as the casket is loaded onto the aircraft. the band is going to play the him "going home," and finally, the special honor guard will render the final salute of special air mission 41. as it takes off to houston, texas. before it lands, it's going to be making a flyover over his final resting place, which is at his presidential library on the campus of texas and m university. the big flyover -- that is going to be taking p

kristin has more. >> let's bring in former doj prosecutor.hank you for coming on and helping us understand all this. >> you think he is a precise honorable person. the light did it already get said on any of the issues. was not advised of that. some of the biggest point started are still in the dark. >> i just want to drill in exactly how many times the former fbi director said you didn't know, and it recall, 235 page transcript that comey answered that he either did not know, could not remember or could not recall. how does a former fbi director not know things of this magnitude? a lot of these people are not litigators that are used across examining. think very careful to not be tripped up by congressman, you may air towards the sides of saying i'm not sure about this side of the other. there is some possible deniability in there. the sheer volume of it was something that bothered the republican side. >> do you think they have a right to have comey back. the lack of answers that they say they've got. if you look at how this program started,

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kristin fisher has highlights. >> donald trump says something he doesn't normally say, that he made a mistake when he hired michael cohen. he tried to make the case that cohen and cohen alone was responsible for any crime in relation to hush money patients to stormy daniels and karen mcdougall. >> i never directed him to do anything wrong. whatever he did he did on his own. he is a lawyer and a lawyer who represents a client is supposed to do the right thing which is why you pay them a lot of money. shannon: donald trump tried to make the case that has many payments were not illegal despite what prosecutors said or what michael cohen pleaded guilty to or american media inc. has admitted to. ami admitted to paying off karen mcdougall to ensure there were not damaging obligations, when donald trump was asked about it he said this. >> i don't think they paid money to the tabloid. i was asking the question, i don't think we made a payment. >> general motors laying off 50% of its workforce and closing for plants in the us including one in the all-important state of ohio. >> ohio is going t

joining is now is kristin fishe kristin fisher. >> what you are just referencing, the fact that presidentrump has named an interim replacement for his outgoing chief of staff. mick mulvaney the current budget director will become the active chief of staff when kelly departs at the end of the year. he's going to have to deal with democrats taking control of the house and the ongoing special counsel investigation. robert mueller pushed back hard in an interview with the president's former national security advisor michael flynn. a judge had ordered a special counsel to respond to the charge by this afternoon and it did forcefully. a michael flynn as a seasoned military officer who dealt regularly with the bureau knew he should not lie to federal agents, it also says he was tricked into lying is false. he has accused the fbi director andrew mccabe of suggesting that he should not bring a lawyer to that interview, a move george washington university law professor jonathan turley called highly irregular. >> what did they get from flynn? they got from him that he met with the russians which was

you want to find out if it's going to be confirmed by even morallies down the road. >> thanks to kristinnd s&p 500 are down more than 7% year-to-date. futures this morning are pointing to heavy losses at the open. >>> linkedin's co-founder has apologized for unknowingly funding a disinformation campaign. reed holland acknowledged his ties to a group that adopted similar tactics to the russians during the last election cycle. he reportedly gave $1,000 to a group which used deceptive ads against then candidate roy moore. they also used thousands of twitter accounts to make it seem as though automated bot accounts were following and supporting moore. reed hoffman added that he categorically disvows the use of misinformation to sway an election. so hoffman expressed support for a federal investigation to look into what happened in alabama which echos senator doug jones' position on the same reports. >>> and after months of international uproar over u.s. intelligence beliefs with the plot to kill jamal khashoggi, russia is warning against the attempts to push the 33-year-old out of the line o

kristin will speak here in washington. it's different than a normal thing, but part of the character of the international george h.w. bush. >> and the beauty of it is there is power and majesty here. you can feel it as we watch. but there is also the essence of who he was. it just kind of showers over everything as we are looking. the dignity and the militaristic precision that he loved so much. if it's possible to feel more than one feeling and one emotion at a time, that's what i'm feeling now. sadness, but gratitude. i also feel pride. >> it's an interesting point. obviously for those of you who worked closely, a moment of personal sadness, for the country a moment of reflection and sadness. i hope as someone who has been here for a while and came to washington as ronald reagan was handing over to george h. w. bush, they had partisan differences and fights, but it wasn't so petty and polarized. you hope that in thissy r reflection for people who are younger and don't remember, the george h. w. bush presidency. you hope

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kristine kroll tells me her family did not qualify for that.ns of lawmakers across the state of california to share her family's stories and many others like theirs. from alameda. jobina fordson. >>> for a complete list of what's open and closed during the federal government shutdown go to our website. abc7news.com. time now is 8:33. sears might have avoided e take just before a deadline to buy the bankrupt retailer expired. "the new york times" reports the proposal would allow more than 400 sears and kmart stores to remain open. also saving 50,000 jobs. but another 18,000 employees would be laid off. sears ceo intends to buy the company for $4.6 billion. a federal bankruptcy court still must approve any sale of sears. it's the end of an era for pennsylvania shoe repair shop on the peninsula. two cobblers who are brothers bothrighting after running the business nearly four decades. abc 7 news reporter david louie has the story. >> came in to say goodbye. >> thank you. >> a steady extreme of longtime customers have been filing into marios on wes

>> thank you, kristin.'s take another look at our poll. >> do you think radio stations should play the christmas classic or is it time to ban the outdated song. play it, 84%. 17% say ban it. it's changed a little in the last few minutes. >> voting continues at abc7news.com/vote. >> we'd love to hear from you. >>> in a small colorado town, it took a 9-year-old boy to do away with an old law that banned snowball fights. dane best found out about the law while visiting the town hall. it prohibits residents from throwing objects at people including snowballs. last night the town council voted to legalize snowball fights. dane got to throw out the first legal snowball. of course it was aimed at his brother. >> naturally. where else. >>> former vice president joe biden is still considering a run for president in 2020. up next, what he said to a crowd in montana and when he'll likely make a final decision. >>> frustration from senators over the refusal to punish saudi arabia in the killing of a "washington post" j

kristin fisher, thank you very much. a federal judge taking the government to task in the michael flynn case. getting more information from the special counsel on how the fbi went about interviewing flynn and what they learned. prosecutors providing a new memo to the judge tonight about the interview with the form of national security advisor that ultimately led to his guilty plea lying to investigators. also tonight, former director james comey testifying in congress again about the alleged bias at the doj. cheap intelligent correspondent following every step of the way. >> shannon, after the closed-door session, james comey took questions -- because they took a big hit because the president of the united states with his accos has lied about it constantly. but that damage has nothing to do with me. >> comey stood by the former interview of security advisor mike flynn, the critics emphasized that flynn was discouraged from having a lawyer and not warned that any false statements could be prosecuted. comey declined to ans

kristin, let me start with you. the president's critics have long accused him of exaggerating the threat and now we see the tragic shooting of a police officer the day after christmas by an illegal immigrant. the sheriff said this was preventible but california's sanctuary laws made the tragedy possible. he is right, isn't he? >> the sheriff is absolutely right. this cop-killing migrant had been in the country illegally for years, had been arrested numerous times in the past and was the member of a gang that is notorious for murders and human smuggling. he shouldn't have been here in the first place. california's sanctuary laws, which prevent local officials from turning illegals over to federal officials, he was still here. had he been deported, this cop would be alive today. greg, how many more americans need to lose their lives before sanctuary states like california start enforcing federal laws? i place the blame for this chaos and devastation at the feet of the democrats like nancy pelosi who demand open border

lived in alaska for decades - and are used to this threat - described this as a severe event.voice of kristin dossett, felt eake near anchorage: "i have been here 37 years, and that was the most violent earthquake i have ever felt. it was absolutely terrifying." at the most intense moments of the crisis, many alaskans were hard-pressed to get information on it.t-v and radio stations were knocked off the air.nats: "there are tvs on the ground. you can see this right here, a tv on the ground. all of these are tvs and computers. this is a camera."a government seismologist spoke of the frequency and intensity of earthquakes in alaska - part of the so-called "rim of fire" in the pacific region.voice of gavin hayes, research seismologist, usgs: "earthquakes this close to anchorage are obviously not very frequent. but it's a plate boundary. it's a massive subduction zone. and so big earthquakes are fairly common in this region. we saw a massive 9.2 earthquake in 1964."employees at one restaurant in anchorage, turned into instant first- responders when the shaking started.voice of gabrielle black, al

kristin holmes is with us now. good to see you this morning.at is mark harris saying this morning? >> reporter: good morning. well, essentially harris is sitting down for an interview, actually answering these questions that we've all been wanting to know the answers to likely in response to his own party, the pressure they've been putting on him. just hours before he spoke out, a memo was circulating among republican leaders calling for him to respond publicly to these accusations. now, harris did confirm reports that he personally hired mccrae dallas, something that we had assumed, we had heard from other operatives. in addition to that he said he had no idea that anything dallas was doing was illegal. >> at any time did you have any indication that mccrae dallas was doing something that might be illegal? >> no, absolutely not. >> and had you had that, would you still have continued to employ him? >> no, i would not have. again, we kept emphasizing again and again that when he was describing the ballot to us -- and in fact, when you get down

. >> kristin bowles is a mother of two. when she had her son four years ago, she had concerns. >> feeling panic and difficulty sleeping and difficulty being able to shut my brain up, >> kristen was eventually diagnosed with postpartum anxiety and prescribed medication. >> i wasn't sure what was going on and what was normal or not normal. >> they aim to better identify mental health issues for moms before and after birth. a group recommend screening once during pregnancy and asks pediatricians twos screen mother at wellman's visits at six months of age. >> sleeplessness and sleep deprivation is certainly a risk factor. >> the report said postpartum depression if left untreated can affect a child's development and cause family relationship problems. pediatrician michael young said diagnosing depression in father's is also important. >> they present differently with different symptoms because they're not as likely to admit to sadness. speech of anxiety and depression often occur together. while she was pregnant with her daught

kristine kroll tells me her family didn't qualify.ozens of lawmaker across california to share her family stories and many others like theirs. from laemd. jobina fordson abc 7 news. >>> the shutdown is impacting yosemite. the park says it's closing the two camp grounds as well as mar posa grove because of impacts from human waste. and dogs are banned on all trail. the badger pass ski area, lodging, dining and retail stores remain open. for a complete list of what's open and closed during the federal government shutdown, go to our website. abc7news.com. an expanded program to combat drunk driving in california goes into effect on new year's day. senate bill 10946 requires ignition interlock devices for all repeat dui offenders and first-time offenders who want to drive rather than have a suspended license. a driver has to blow into the device to check blood alcohol levels in order for the car to start. >> ignition interlock devices are a game changer in the fht to stop the revolving door of repeat offenders. >> an interlock pilot progr

kristin, good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you.igatwirling around the president and his inner circle. on wednesday, president trump ignored shouted questions about his forme fixer and personal attorney. cohen was sentenced to three years in f priso financial crimes, lying to congress, and campaign finance violations, including illegal hush-money payments to stormy daniels and karen mcdougal designed to keep alleged affairs with mr. trump quiet. the president and his aides have denied those affairs. this week the president downplayed the money as apr sime ate transaction, not a campaign contribution. now another dramatic development. with federal prosecutors announcing they won't file chargesgainst david pecker, whose company ami made the payment to karen mcdougal. as pressure mounts on the en pres some top democrats are demanding further scrutiny from congress. >> thank you. lower l, gas prices are than they have been all year, but some drivers, they got the deal of aifime this week. the price fell to just two cents a gallon for an

dan and kristin? >> thanks. we know they can climb.onnectionos's new super power. >>> a morgan hill landscaper is searching for up to 60 goats. someone broke into the farm near richmond avenue near the 21st and 23rd. they loaded up the trailer and drove away with them. a watering system was also damaged. the goats are used to munch through vegetation that needs to be clear. geckos are fascinating creatures and scientists are starting to pull in the super hero abilities. researchers dove into the feats of the gecko, specifically how the creatures appear to walk on water. geckos use surface tension to generate enough force to hold itself on top. cal researchers say this allows geckos to skitter through the surface of the water and walk up walls, hang from ceilings and move faster than most recorded surface swimmers. i see a marvel super hero movie with your friendly gecko. >> it is out with the old and in with the new. ultraviolet was the official color of the year. now the color institute announced the next trendy shade ahead of 2019. r