with lawrence o'donnell.nell. >>> i don't want you to listen to what i'm about to say after i say goodnight to you, because i'm going to say a bad word. i'm going to say a word i can't say on tv. >> bye-bye, la, la, la, la. >> he lied his a-s-s off. i really can't say that word on tv, i don't think. with lawrence o'donnell. that is what the union president representing carrier employees said today about donald trump's claim that he was saving over 1,000 jobs last week at that indianapolis factory. he lied his a off. and today donald trump attacked an american employer much bigger than carrier and pushed an idea that would cut american jobs at that factory. >> well, the plane is totally out of control. >> calling on boeing to cancel that order for a new fleet of air force ones. >> it's going to be over $4 billion. that's ridiculous. >> this is unusual to say the least. >> this is not the appropriate role for the president or president-elect to be playing. >> they hire add businessman who knows how to sharpen h

now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. >>> donald trump puts the spotlight on his picksecretary of defense, introducing general james mattis as a man who plays no games, this while house republicans look to fast track a waver for him to serve. >>> plus, following the shooting death of former nfl mayor joe mcknight, a louisiana mayor defends his department's delayed arrest in a news conference with foul language. >>> and a state of emergency following the deadly warehouse fire that killed at least 36 people. investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the blaze.

now it's time for "the last word with lawrence o'donnell." >> hey, rachel, happy friday. now it's time for "the last word with lawrence o'donnell." >> hey, rachel, happy friday. have a nice weekend. we have a lot of breaking news to deal with. >> this is one of those days when after dinner friday night the news went nuts. >> how dare they. >> we have breaking news, including on the new vote count in the presidential election. new york city has just reported its outstanding absentee ballots, which has now expanded. those hundreds of thousands of ballots that were counted. they've now expanded hillary clinton's national vote total. she now has 2.8 million more votes than donald trump. 65.9 million votes total. for hillary clinton. 62.8 million votes for donald trump. that is a 2.1% lead for hillary clinton. remember, the polling prior to the election, indicated that she had about a 3% lead nationally in the polling before the election. but first, we have other breaking news tonight. breaking news about a washington post report that now says the cia has concluded that russia

and now it's time for lawrence o'donnell. >> i don't get the rolex thing.uy. >> i should have said saeco. >> fake news is now on the verge of getting someone killed. that's what happened in washington at a pizza restaurant, thanks to the kinds of tweets being passed around by donald trump's choice for national security adviser, michael flifrn. and we have breaking news about joe biden openly considering running for president in 2020. also tonight be live from the standing rock reservation.

now it's time for "the last word with lawrence o'donnell" with lawrence o'donnell.d evening, lawrence. >> oh, rachel, sorry. i was on here trying to buy a share of exxon on e-trade. >> yeah. >> but i don't have e-trade on here. and i don't know how to buy a share of exxon. >> well, yeah. if the secretary of state's still got them when he gets sworn in, i can't tell you what's going happen to those shares. >> only in trump world. thank you, rachel. so donald trump, the champion of american workers is now tonight attacking american workers. he is blaming the workers at the carrier plant in indiana for carrier's decision to move their jobs to mexico. and tonight donald trump attacked those workers' union leader chuck jones. chuck jones will be our first guest.

and now it's time for lawrence o'donnell. >> i don't get the rolex thing. i should have said saeco. >> fake news is now on the verge of getting someone killed. that's what happened in washington at a pizza restaurant, thanks to the kinds of tweets being passed around by donald trump's choice for national security

now it's time for "the last word with lawrence o'donnell" with lawrence o'donnell. good evening, lawrence. >> oh, rachel, sorry. i was on here trying to buy a share of exxon on e-trade. >> yeah. >> but i don't have e-trade on here. and i don't know how to buy a share of exxon. >> well, yeah. if the secretary of state's still got them when he gets sworn in, i can't tell you what's going happen to those shares. >> only in trump world. thank you, rachel. so donald trump, the champion of american workers is now tonight attacking american workers. he is blaming the workers at the carrier plant in indiana for carrier's decision to move their jobs to mexico. and tonight donald trump attacked those workers' union leader chuck jones. chuck jones will be our first guest. >> person of the year is a tremendous honor. >> well, the decision is not made as an honor. >> the person of the year is the one who has hathe most influence over events of the year for better or worse. >> divided states of america. i didn't divide them. they're divided now. >> i'm counting on president-elect

now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. >> i don't want you to listen to what i'm aboutsay goodnight to you, because i'm going to say a bad word. i'm going to say a word i can't say on tv. >> bye-bye, la, la, la, la. >> he lied his a-s-s off. i really can't say that word on tv, i don't think. that is what the union president representing carrier employees said today about donald trump's claim that he was saving over 1,000 j

now it's time for "the last word with lawrence o'donnell" with lawrence o'donnell.rence. >> oh, rachel, sorry. i was on here trying to buy a share of exxon on e*trade. >> yeah. >> but i don't have e*trade on

now it's time for "the last word with lawrence o'donnell." >> hey, rachel, happy friday.rence o'donnell." >> hey, rachel, happy friday. have a nice weekend. we have a lot of breaking news to deal with. >> this is one of those days when after dinner friday night the news went nuts. >> how dare they.

and moments ago, he spoke with our colleague lawrence o'donnell about becoming the target of the president-elect. >> the whole thing is ridiculous. he takes exception to being corrected. on my numbers, i'm correct and he's wrong. on the promises that he made on the campaign circuit to the american people about carrier, he's saying he didn't say. so he's wrong on that. he stood up last thursday and told falsehoods. that's what i was calling him out on. >> there have been some news reports tonight that since you went public on this, you have received threats from trump supporters. >> yes. >> what can you tell us about that? >> nothing that says they're going to kill me, but you better keep an eye on your kids, we know what type of car you drive. things along those lines. i'm not concerned about it, i'm not getting anybody involved. i can deal with people that, you know, make stupid statements. i'll move on. >> more on this matter shortly. in transition news today, three big announcements. iowa governor terry branstad accepted trump's officer to be ambassador to china. branstad has a preexisting re

after we finish, our colleague, lawrence o'donnell will have stories on this, including nicolas kristoff from the "new york times." you may say, how many people does it take to put on a show. you see rachel, guest hosts like me come in sometimes, mostly, though, it is a fact, this show depends on a lot of people who usually go unnamed except for once a year when we roll the credits here as a way of saying "thank you." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i have had the privilege of working with all of those great people. thank you for making this show and msnbc's work possible every night in 2016. and for viewers, rachel will be back on monday for the start of 2017. that does it for our show, you can always e-mail me at ari @msnbc.com. >>> it's a back and forth between president obama and vladimir putin. the united states has slapped russia with new sanctions in the wake of cyber attacks. now russia is vowing to respond. >>> police in new york city gearing up for an unprecedented security on new year's eve to keep people safe during celebrations. >>> plus, heavy snow has buried parts of new england and there could b

now it's time for "the last word with lawrence o'donnell." >> very powerful statement. really impressive. >> thank you. >>> donald trump got beat. he got beat by the union leader who was my first guest here last night. >> why can't they have people of modest means? because i want people that made a fortune! >> billionaire andrew puz nur is trump's pick for labor secretary. >> it would be the most fun you could have with your clothes on. >> machines are always polite. >> the man has created thousands and thousands of jobs. >> heading in the direction of the bosses, not the workers. >> there's new fallout after the president-elect went after a union boss on social media. >> trump has not changed his tone. he's punching down. >> he's just correcting the record. >> ha! >> yewe're not going to be the stupid people anymore. >> facebook has filed a patent to remove posts containing fake news and just after the nick of time. >> fake news can have real-world consequences. it's a danger that must be addressed and addressed quickly. >>> chuck jones beat donald trump. he shut him u

now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. good evening, lawrence? >> what is that e-mail dress? ari@msnbc.com. "first look" is up next. >>> i don't needle point, and i don't really like to cook. so this is my life, you see. traveling and being on the road and doing things that interest me. and that's going around. it's not sitting at home and taking care of things, which my mama does, and she's brilliant at it. i will do that one day when i can't perform any longer, but right now while i have my health and while i can still have my talent to dance and sing, which i will have to retire from dancing in another couple years, i like to keep on the go. time will retire me. >> this morning, the world is remembering iconic actress debbie reynolds. >>> plus, secretary of state john kerry voices frustration over israel's settlement policy as donald trump tells benjamin netanyahu to stay strong. >>> and a texas international guard helicopter crashes, killing two servicemen. now an investigation is under way to figure out what caused that chopper to go down. ♪

now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. good evening, lawrence? >> what is that e-mail dress? ari@msnbc.com. "first look" is up next. >>> i don't needle point, and i don't really like to cook. so this is my life, you see. traveling and being on the road and doing things that interest me. and that's going around. it's not sitting at home and taking care of things, which my mama does, and she's brilliant at it. i will do that one day when i can't perform any longer, but right now while i have my health and while i can still have my talent to dance and sing, which i will have to retire from dancing in another couple years, i like to keep on the go. time will retire me. >> this morning, the world is remembering iconic actress

and now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. good evening, sir lawrence. >> great to see you in the middle of the week, joy. >> absolutely. same to you. >> and i'll be watching you on the weekend, often. >> thank you. >> thank you, joy. good night. >>> breaking news tonight. nbc news reporting exclusively that intelligence sources now say vladimir putin was personally involved in the successful efforts to interfere with the 2016 presidential election. and republican senator lindsey graham tonight says he might not vote to confirm rex tillerson as secretary of state. and also, elizabeth warren making a very important move that could be a first step in a presidential campaign. >> tonight nbc news can report that vladimir putin was personally involved in the russian attempt to disrupt the u.s. election. >> most rtainly, he likes president-elect trump's views on russia. >> wouldn't it be great if we actually got along with russia? >> they've been destabilizing democracies all over the world. >> it is really an act of foreign espionag

now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. good evening, lawrence? >> what is that e-mail dress? >> it's ari@msnbc.com. >> all right. get ready. thank you, ari. >> good night. >> we have breaking news tonight. a day after her daughter died in los angeles, debbie reynolds died tonight at the age of 84. james lipton will join us tonight with his remembrance and appreciation of debbie reynolds' acting career and her daughter, carrie fisher's acting and writing career. >>> but first, a president-elect's days and nights are supposed to be spent trying to master policy and fill thousands of important jobs in the federal government, which means a confused world is left to wonder tonight. why donald trump was hanging out with don king today. >> new concerns over the transition of power at the white house. >> donald trump delivered this third tweet about the president, about the issue with the transition. >> this afternoon at mar-a-lago, trump seemed to contradict that earlier tweet. >> he called me. we had a very, very good talk. i'm getting along very well

but now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. good evening, lawrence. >> rachel, do you have your answers ready for the kellyanne conway interview? >> the answers? >> because you know how it works. you ask her a question, and then she turns that into a question to you and doesn't answer the question. so the questioner has to have a lot of answers ready for her. >> i should reverse prep. you're exactly right. i will undo everything i have done already. you're right. >> we will see how it goes. thank you, rachel. >> thanks, lawrence. >>> donald trump has been lying about his businesses and his wealth and his money longer than he has been lying about anything else. he has spent his entire career lying about that. and now he may spend his entire presidency lying about that. >> the trump team is now considering a half blind trust for donald trump's businesses. a half blind trust. >> there is no such thing as a half blind trust. >> just like there is no such thing as halfway crooks and no such thing as halfway pregnant. >> the trump tra

now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. now. >> good evening, chris. can you come over? >> congress voted for one exception to this rule in 1950. and what they did, they said, this better never happen again. >> right, it's like a signing statement, saying we're doing this now, but it should never happen again. it will be tested. >> once for george marshall, that's it. thank you very much, rachel. >>> donald trump made news tonight announcing his choice for defense secretary. the only problem is, there is a law in place that prevents donald trump's choice from becoming defense secretary. former labor secretary robert reich is here to talk about the jobs that donald trump claims he saved today in indiana and the jobs in the very same factory in indiana that are still scheduled to move to mexico in complete defiance of donald trump's powers of persuasion, but first, a look at donald trump's first post-election rally tonight. >> what are we going to do? we're going to make america great again, you watch. although we did have a lot of fun fighting hillary,

now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. good evening, lawrence? >> it's ari@msnbc.com. >> all right. get ready. thank you, ari. >> good night. >> we have breaking news tonight. a day after her daughter died in los angeles, debbie reynolds died tonight at the age of 84. james lipton will join us tonight with his remembrance and appreciation of debbie reynolds' acting career and her daughter, carrie fisher's acting and writing career. >>> but first, a president-elect's days and nights are supposed to be spent trying to master policy and fill thousands of important jobs in the federal government, which means a confused world is left

but now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. rview? >> the answers? >> because you know how it works. you ask her a question, and then she turns that into a question to you and doesn't answer the question. so the questioner has to have a lot of answers ready for her. >> i should reverse prep. you're exactly right. i will undo everything i have done already. you're right. >> we will see how it goes. thank you, rachel. >> thanks, lawrence. >>> donald trump has been lying about his businesses and his wealth and his money longer than he has been lying about anything else. he has spent his entire career lying about that. and now he may spend his entire presidency lying about that.

but now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. your answers ready for the kellyanne conway interview? >> the answers? >> because you know how it works. you ask her a question, and then she turns that into a question to you and doesn't answer the question. so the questioner has to have a lot of answers ready for her. >> i

and we can tell you, he will be on "the last word with lawrence o'donnell."ther they go home or maintain their ground for now, they wait. inauguration is 45 days away and the clock is ticking. >>> it is called monday morning quarterbacking for a reason. everybody knows it's an easier to handicap a losing team's mistake after a game is played but doesn't mean it won't help your next game. yet, if you think about it, when you look at the collective responses of professional democrat since november, the operatives, strategists, pollsters who run a good chunk of the party, there's been very little public soul searching. clinton's own team had many positives worth emphasizing, won more votes than trump, 2.5 million more. she won the most popular vote margin of any nominee. clinton also won more votes while serving as america's first female major party nominee. that's not nothing. but top democrats have been slow to address some of the mistakes under their own control. maybe the fbi did hurt clinton's cause. but what about mistakes that democrats can learn from on

and now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. lawrence. >>> great to see you in the middle of the week, joy. >> absolutely. same to you. >> and i'll be watching you on the weekend, often. >> thank you. >> thank you, joy. good night. >>> breaking news tonight. nbc news reporting exclusively that intelligence sources now say vladimir putin was personally involved in the successful efforts to interfere with the 2016 presidential election. and republican senator lindsey graham tonight says he might not vote to confirm rex tillerson as secretary of state. and also, elizabeth warren making a very important move that could be a first step in a presidential campaign. >> tonight nbc news can report that vladimir putin was personally involved in the russian attempt to disrupt the

now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. now. >> good evening, chris.er? >> congress voted for one exception to this rule in 1950. and what they did, they said, this better never happen again. >> right, it's like a signing statement, saying we're doing this now, but it should never happen again.

now it's time for "the last word with lawrence o'donnell." >> you know what you just said that i don't believe? the "not that there's anything wrong with that" part. that was unconvincing. >> that line is always sincere. it's like someone telling you how humble they are, always true. >>> well, if you want to know all about the kanye west/donald trump summit today, you can google it. that's what donald trump wants them to cover. what donald trump doesn't want is reporting on the least-experienced nominee for secretary of state in history. and donald trump certainly doesn't want to hear more about kirk ieichenwald's story. that's why he will join us. and donald trump certainly doesn't want to hear michael moore's plea to the electoral college. michael moore will be doing that tonight on this program. so no kanye, just news. >> donald trump will attend two inaugural balls during his first week in office. one in washington, d.c. and of course the real one in moscow. >> the kremlin couldn't be happier with the way trump's cabinet is shaping up. >> an international oil magnate tapped. >> a c

now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. >>> good evening. we have a lot of breaking news to be covering here. donald trump has chosen exxon mobil ceo rex tillerson as secretary of state. donald trump tweeted that that announcement the will actually be made tomorrow. mitt romney tweeted tonight that he was glad to have been considered. he made it clear that it would not be mitt romney, and then there's more breaking news that developed earlier tonight on what we will not hear from donald trump this week. this was the week when donald trump was going to announce his plans to avoid conflicts of interests with his business. that has been delayed till next year. >> what i'm hearing here is an ignorant person. >> the overwhelming consensus of the intelligence agencies is that the russians hacked into our democratic institutions. >> they have no idea whether it's russia or china or somebody. >> it's not at all clear to me that this hacking was not a false flag operation. >> there is no higher degrieve confidence can you get within the cia. >> it co

now it's time for "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell.ng. >> talking about a less suspenseful outcome. jill stein is going to join us tonight with her update on the recount. >> i don't know about the suspse there. i'm on the edge of my seat. >> anything is possible. thank you, rachel. >> we'll also ask jill stein if she still think there's is no difference between bill clinton and donald trump. and barney frank

now it's time for "the last word with lawrence o'donnell." >>> we've got a lot of breaking news to get to. as you now, it was a day of death and destruction in turkey and germany. >> two horrifying and deadly acts overseas. a truck plowing into a berlin christmas market. multiple people reportedly qu l killed. >> damage to the truck severe, testifying to the carnage it created. >> they have an individual believed to be the drover in custody. >> at this point, authorities are not ready to say whether this was intentional or an accident. >> the russian ambassador to turkey was assassinated today. >> speaking at a photography exhibit and never saw his killer. >> this was a very targeted message, directed at a russian government official. >> he said don't forget aleppo. don't forget syria. you will not taste security if our regions are not safe. >> this kind of anger bubbling out now as aleppo goes under, and we see the absolute misery of the people. >> there's no way to justify this kind of terrorist act. >> vladimir putin spoke on russian television saying that the bandits will feel russ

now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. >>> good evening.d trump has chosen exxon mobil ceo rex tillerson as secretary of state. donald trump tweeted that that announcement the will actually be made tomorrow. mitt romney tweeted tonight that he was glad to have been considered. he made it clear that it would not be mitt romney, and then there's more breaking news that developed earlier tonight on what we will not hear from donald trump this week. this was the week when donald trump was going to announce his plans to avoid conflicts of interests with his business. that has been delayed till next year. >> what i'm hearing here is an ignorant person.

and they said that because this is the sort of unofficial lawrence o'donnell christmas show, that yougoing to reprise the duet famously sung by david bowie and bing crosby, the "little drummer boy", that's how we're going to go out. now they're telling me we're out of time, wait a minute. i'm -- >> i'm so sorry, michael. >> he can sing. he's irish. of course he is sing. >> i'm so sorry, michael moore, the five-point plan. >> have a great holiday, lawrence, everybody watching, lawrence, you've done an excellent job this year, thank you for that. and thank you for early on calling it for what it is here. and now, lawrence, rum, pum, pum, pum. >> michael moore's going to sing us into e commercial. go ahead. ♪ i play my drum for him, rum pum pum pum ♪ if you're told you have cancer, explore your treatment options with specialists who treat only cancer. every stage... every day.... at cancer treatment centers of america. learn more at cancercenter.com/experts ♪ as soon as i became a parent i changed as a person, drastically. ♪ i tried hard to quit smoking. ♪ but when we brought our daughte

and now it's time for lawrence o'donnell. >> i don't get the rolex thing. i'm a timex guy. >> i should have said saeco. >> fake news is now on the verge of getting someone killed. that's what happened in washington at a pizza restaurant, thanks to the kinds of tweets being passed around by donald trump's choice for national security adviser, michael flifrn. and we have breaking news about joe biden openly considering running for president in 2020. also tonight be live from the standing rock reservation. david ar overwhelm bow will join us, along with shailene woodley, the actress who has been so active from the very beginning, all that coming up. >> you are not allowed to be a president if you are not born in this country. >> promoting false and reckless conspiracy theory do come with consequences. >> a man opened fire at a popular pizzaria, apparently because of fake news. >> online conspiracy theory known as pizza gate. >> suggesting the pizza shop was at the center of a child sex ring organized by hillary clinton. >> it sounds absolutely insane. and this

coming up, lawrence o'donnell will have a live report from standing rock. >> it's really great now thats over. weploy some of the assets to north dakota. i have been telling people all those satellite trucks had been out there on the campaign trail. this weekend is a big weekend. we will be having some reports. >>> so finally, finally, donald trump has gone too far, and a republican has stepped forward to object. and that brave republican who has stepped forward alone, among republicans, is the very last person you would ever have guessed would turn against donald trump, would go rogue. hint against donald trump. but it's not about taiwan.

now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. >> congress voted for one exception to this rule in 1950. and what they did, they said, this better never happen again. >> right, it's like a signing statement, saying we're doing this now, but it should never happen again. it will be tested. >> once for george marshall, that's it. thank you very much, rachel. >>> donald trump made news tonight announcing his choice for defense secretary. the only problem is, there is a law in place that prevents donald trump's choice from becoming defense secretary. former labor secretary robert reich is here to talk about the jobs that donald trump claims he saved today in indiana and the jobs in the very same factory in indiana that are still scheduled to move to mexico in complete defiance of donald trump's powers of persuasion, but first, a look at donald trump's first post-election rally tonight. >> what are we going to do? we're going to make america great again, you watch. although we did have a lot of fun fighting hillary, didn't we? we won in a landslide. that was a landslide. there's

now it's time for "the last word with lawrence o'donnell." >>> we've got a lot of breaking news to get and destruction in turkey and germany. >> two horrifying and deadly acts overseas. a truck plowing into a berlin christmas market. multiple

now it's time for the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. >> i want to report no one raised their hand >> i can see everybody watching at home, everybody is like this. >> not one hand went up in this studio, not one. thank you, rachel. >>> well, there has been another historic first for the trump transition team. a meeting with the leader of an austrian group that was founded by the snaz nazis. >>> the leader of the austrian far right f

coming up, lawrence o'donnell will have a live report from standing rock. >> it's really great now thatweploy some of the assets to north dakota. i have been telling people all

coming up, lawrence o'donnell will have a live report from standing rock. >> it's really great now that the campaign is over. weploy some of the assets to north dakota. i have been telling people all those satellite trucks had been out there on the campaign trail. this weekend is a big weekend. we will be having some reports. >>> so finally, finally, donald trump has gone too far, and a republican has stepped forward to object. and that brave republican who has stepped forward alone, among republicans, is the very last person you would ever have guessed would turn against donald trump, would go rogue. hint against donald trump. but it's not about taiwan. not a single republican objects to what donald trump has done with taiwan, and every single republican would be objecting today if a democratic president-elect had done what donald trump did today. >> trump broke with 3yea7 years policy. >> one of the most radical shifts in foreign policy. >> likely to infuriate the chinese. >> he's not taking as we can tell most of his intelligence briefings. >> since our victory, i've spoken to many f

now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. >>> donald trump puts the spotlight on his pick for secretary of defense, introducing general james mattis as a man who plays no games, this while house republicans look to fast track a waver for him to serve. >>> plus, following the shooting death of former nfl mayor joe mcknight, a louisiana mayor defends his department's delayed arrest in a news conference with foul language. >>> and a state of emergency following the deadly warehouse fire that killed at least 36 people. investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the blaze. >>> good morning to you, i'm ali velshi alongside louis burgdorf and kasie hunt. president-elect donald trump went to fayetteville, north carolina, last night. he talked about the anniversary of pearl harbor and he laid out his vision for the military's mission under his administration. >> in every generation, a new threat to freedom arises. and just as we defeated these threats, we faced generations in the past, and you understand that, so, too, will we defeat the forces of terrorism. it's unse