i'm laura engel and for julie banderas and this is "the fox report." the senate intelligence committee announcing its investigating possible links with moscow and now questions about mr. trump's incoming national security advisor and his contact with russian officials. the trump transition team hired general michael flynn spoke with the ambassador in the same day president obama hit russia with sanctions over election hacking. they said it was for quote to just six in setting up a call between mr. trump and vladimir putin after the inauguration. all this as a war of words erupts between mr. trump and civil rights icon congressman john lewis. it started with this remark. >> i don't see this president-elect as a legitimate president. i think the russians participated in attempting to dismantle the election and they have destroyed the candidacy of hillary clinton. i don't plan to attend the inauguration. it will be the first one that i have missed since i have been in the congress. you cannot be at home with something that you feel is wrong. lauren: peter

in new york, laura engel, fox news. get this struggling to get out of bed in the morning may not be a bad thing it could be sign ever intelligence. >> a new study suggests night alls are more intelligent than early risers. reserveers looked at sleep patterns of more than 1200 people those that went to bed after 11 p.m. and got up after 8 p.m. made more money anden jod a happy lifestyle and ignoring rule of getting up when your alarm goes off could signal are you more likely to be independent and tackle problems yourself. >> those united kingdom researchers are so smart. >> yes i love them. >> i know. >> i don't know them personally i'll take that. >> i wonder how we get all that footage of people sleeping. >> do we know it's kind of creepy is that what the you're saying. >> i'm sure they sign a disclosure or some agreement. >> we agree. >> that's what you took away from it, that's great. researchers pinpointed age when girls start to doubt intelligence. a new study finds girl as young as 6 can be led to believe men are

fox news correspondent laura engel reports. >> drivers in california put down that cell phone. new law for 2017 means you can't hold your phone at all, and you're only allowed to tap or swipe it once. you also can no longer keep a mounted cell phone at the center of your windshield. >> if it is in your hands, and your vehicle is moving, you are in violation of the code. >> in michigan, drivers will be paying more at the pump. gas taxes are going up and vehicle registration fees are rising 20%. >> personally i would have no problem with a few more dollars to deal with the road because they are terrible. >> in arizona, changes have been made to the i9 forum, the one you fill out when you apply for a job. stating you are an u.s. citizen and can legally work. >> now they want to make sure the employer is also following through with following through technology. >> oregon residents are no longer allowed to release sky lanterns in new hampshire, it is now a crime to knowingly shine lazer pointers at aircraft or automobiles. in colorado, some grocery stores can sell beer, wine and liq

. >> fox news correspondent laura engel takes a look at legislation. >> as americans ring in the new year a slew of new laws are set to take effect. from minimum wage to cholesterol control marmingage and taxes and voters in 5 states decided 162 ballot initiatives of which 71 were citizen driven high nest a decade. >> i think it's a sign of how frustrated people have gotten with the lack of responsiveness and accountability they're seeing from government at all levels. >> legalizing medicineial marijuana at the state level has been a trend with recreational use new. pot smokers in nevada could actually celebrate the new year with a joint at pot use there took effect january 1. in california and massachusetts recreational use became legal almost moodily after november vote with bay state adults 1 and older able to possess ten ounces inside their home and one ounce outside. >> lots of details to workouts and we'll continue to monitor >> they're losing restrictions on marijuana possession and many are tightening laws on gun cot. in california people will no longer be able to buy semi-au

i'm laura engel and for julie banderas and this is "the fox report." the senate intelligence committee announcing its investigating possible links with moscow and now questions about mr. trump's incoming national security advisor and his contact with russian officials. the trump transition team hired general michael flynn spoke with the ambassador in the same day president obama hit russia with sanctions over election hacking. they said it was for quote to just six in setting up a call

. >> i am laura engel in for julie banderas. picking up the allegations after the allegations went public involving president trump and russia. democrats accused comey of stonewalling whether the fbi will investigatethe accusations with the same intensity as hillary clinton . the light the latest live from trump tower. a snowfall Ãwhat else is happening? >> now there will be a congressional investigation. what russia did or did not do and what the intentions may have been. we are told part of the probe to interview members of the outgoing obama administration and the trump administration. the vice chair of the senate committee on intelligence, mark warner, says this about the investigation. it impacts the democratic system and if it's that important requires a full bipartisan examination. it's worth pointing out that the chairman, the republican senator, richard burke is on board. >> things are heating up. it all started last night. one week until swearingen day for the 45th president. lewis told the nbc interviewer that he thin

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i'm laura engel and for julie banderas and this is "the fox report."ce committee announcing its investigating possible links with moscow and now questions about mr. trump's incoming national security advisor and his contact with russian officials. the trump transition team hired general michael flynn spoke with the ambassador in the same day president obama hit russia with sanctions over election hacking. they said it was for quote to just six in setting up a call

laura engel is live at the scene with new information for us today. od morning, laura. >> good morning, martha. i just heard from a battalion chief that the number of injuries has gone up. when we got here about an hour ago it was 70. now it has gone up to 103. most of those injuries are minor, although we have been hearing that there is a woman with a possible broken leg. so we're waiting to get more information as the minutes roll on. as anybody knows, this is a very busy time for this commuting train. it happened at 8:20 this morning. that's when first responders got the call. and you know once they got here it was actually a report of a train derailment. things changed once they got inside the terminal to see what exactly happened. it was certainly a mess. it was dusty. lots of broken glass. but apparently what happened is that the train came in at a low rate of speed and actually the train hit a bumping block and that it went off kilter. not it derailed and then had the accident. that's the information we have so far. there were an estimated 600 p

laura engel is live with more. what do we know about what happened here? now it's simply being called a computer glitch. it felt a lot worse than that for thousands of travelers who not only had to endure those really long lines you saw, but they were experiencing heat. not exactly a window you can crack open in customs. some reports of people passing out. vomiting and needing medical assistance. we want to show you more of this video. just take a look at these lines travelers had to endure. scenes like this played out at jfk, newark, atlanta, boston, dc, la. people on their feet for hours at a time packed in and in some cases after long international flights. one of the chief complaints from travelers is no one knew what was going on. there was not a lot of information being shared and there seemed to be a lack of organization. the u.s. customs and border protections processing system went down for four hours between 5:00 and 9:00 eastern last night. there is no indication of malice. they are looking now at a cause. they had to resort to processing people