lately it's proven difficult for martin mcdaniel. found a suicide letter and a stockpile of prescription pills in his cell, they put him on suicide watch. a measure he insisted was unnecessary. mcdaniel was taken off suicide watch the following day. several weeks later he admitted that, despite his earlier denials, he was suicidal. >> when i wrote the letter, right, i had intentions of o.d.'ing because my kids wrote me a letter and told me the day they was coming, right? i was going to wait until after visit and take them that night, right? but it's a good thing they come in the room, man. >> you were, then? >> yeah. yeah. no doubt about it. >> mcdaniel says his despair was over the impact his incarceration was having on his two young daughters. >> sometimes i think it would be better, right? >> what would? >> like what the letter said, right? then i don't have to weigh my options, you know. i'd like to see my kids grow up, you know, but -- yeah, it's pretty, pretty [ bleep ] situation. >> while mcdaniel longs for a visit from his fa

mcdaniel died and his mother called police and the 911 call was released today. >> i just got a phone call from my son. he accidentally hit someone in clarksburg. i'm on my way back to the clarksburg site. i did not know if somebody called it in. my son was speeding and the person was jumping -- they jumped in front of the car. >> where's your son now? >> he's in germantown? >> mcdaniel was the music producer and the telling was a senseless death that should have been resolve contractually. >> it's official donald trump formally wins the presidency. they cast ballots today despite a small anti-trump backlash. ronica cleary is live in northwest with the story on this. hi, ronica. >> hey, jim, yes, it is normally uneventful day the day the electoral college cast their vote. but like you said a small group of people tried to make it a little more than that. now it started with a group of celebrities. they launched this #unite for america. now in it what they wanted to do is wanted to have electors not vote for trump those that needed to cast ballot for trump. i'll tell you a little backg

trump naming rona romney mcdaniel as the next leader of the rnc. she is the head of the michigan gop, and he's also mitt romney's niece. so there's that to keep an eye on this morning. all of this as a busy day with some of the sultans of silicon valley, telling the group he wants to, quote, help them do well, adding this: >> we want you to keep going

mcdaniel, to this hearings board, and to the facility. i meant no disrespect.ot happen again. i have no intentions on compromising staff or the security of the facility. >> anything else? if nothing else, the board will make a decision. >> hansen waits outside the hearing room until a decision is reached. >> i'm pretty sure i'm going to get found guilty. >> why? >> because it's the staff's word against mine. >> but hansen will soon learn, it was his own words that did him in. >> i mean, he confessed. he's sittinging there, more and more talking and he confessed. >> it's only a matter of moments before a decision is made. >> you're charged with a class one, rule 19, solicitation of staff misconduct. you pled not guilty. however, the board did find you guilty. sanctions imposed is 30 days punitive segregation from the date of this incident to february the 2nd. this concludes case number 090763. >> how are you feeling? >> just feeling bummed out, you know? my intentions weren't to compromise staff or anything, you know. the officer was down in the dumps, so i was

he said i hope and pray u one day the mcdaniel family will forgive me.ily was not convinced. >> we just got the 911 call that it his mother made to police the day of the murder. we're going to play that for you coming up on news 4 at 6:00. in rockville, darcy spencer, news 4. >>> in the district, fire investigators are trying to figure out what cause d this to become fully engulfed in flames. chopper 4 was over the scene along eastern avenue over th d.c. line. firefighters got. the fire under control fairly quickly. but you can see that smoke for several miles. >>> investigators in prince georges county are trying to figure out why a mail truck veered off the beltway u. that truck ended up in a retention pond. two people inside had to be rushed to the hospital with minor injuries. this it happened as the truck was approaching the road exit. >> stumped on what to get the high-tech person on your list. susan hogan has a look at the hot holiday tech gifts to help you shop smart. >> you can see so intimidating shopping for the latest tech gifts, but no fear.

mcdaniel is mitt romney's niece and a loyal trump supporter, and she would be the first woman to chair the rnc in 40 years. >>> as the clock ticks on president obama's time in the white house, the white house is now looking to protect planned the administration has finalized a rule blocking states from resouth africaing funds to family planning providers like planned parenthood that also provide abortions. opponents say they will seek to reverse that rule under president-elect trump. the regulation takes effect january 18th, just two days before trump's inauguration. >> developing overnight overseas evacuations are under way in aleppo, syria as a fragile cease-fire appears to be holding at least for now. scores of injured people are among the first to be removed from the city. the at ambulances that are trying to leave the city. tens of thousands of civilians are trapped without food or water. there have been frantic messages calling for help on social media. a plan is also under way to remove rebel fighters from that city. the evacuation process is expected to take at least three days

jonathan: police say that salandy and mcdaniel have been fighting over c.d.'s. salandy could be out nine years with good behavior. once he is released from prison, salandy will be required to attend anger management courses if he ever wants to drive again. maureen: north carolina governor pat mccrory called a special session of the state legislature to repeal a law some blame for his defeat last november. house bill 2 viewed by many as discriminatory toward the lgbt community led to boycotts and cost the state millions in lost business. today the charlotte city council recinded some of the lgbt protections that -- rescended some of the lgbt protection that prompted the passage. jonathan: doctors are seeing unusual spike in a relatively common respiratory virus this season affecting kids. it's called r.s.v. the increase in the cases have pediatric intensive care units around the area packed with kids. because of the lack of space, one patient with a serious the way to johns hopkins in boulevard for treatment. >> as -- in baltimore for treatment. >> i'd love to ha

mcdaniels has called the brand valuable and suing for $50 million for infringement over clothing that bare the name. jet.com and various companies that sell products on amazon. mcdaniels claims consumers are being led to believe that run-dmc is endorsing these products and trading on the goo will of its name is a violation of federal trademark and unfair competition laws. dagen: twitter may soon allow you to edit your tweets. twitter ceo jack dorsey, the michael blogging social media site is thinking a lot about allowing tweet e iding, a form of edit was needed the comments come after dorcey asked for feedback on improving the service, twitter shares are down 29% this year. contract talks between charter communications and nbc universal reportedly now at impasse with less than 48 hours before contract expires. it could mean the loss of dozens of channels for more than 16 million customers, that mean no sunday night football. dagen: general cable may have violated 1977 born-corrupt practices act and must pay $82.3 million to the federal government in come guidelines with the investigat

he said i hope and pray one day the mcdaniel family will forgive me. the judge ordered him to undergo one-on-one anger management classes before he could ever get behind the wheel again. in rockville, darcy spencer, news 4. >>> we're following developments from berlin. nine people died when a man drove a truck through a a christmas market. now police are tweeting that the truck may have been stolen from a construction site in poland. they say the 8:00 at night lol time right when the market was packed. investigators don't have any indication of a motive at this point, but they have the driver in custody and they have not ruled out terrorism. president-elect donald trump just tweeted about the attack blaming islamic terrorists for a slaughter. at the live desk, i'm chris lawrence can. >>> metro transit police used surveillance cameras to track down a stabbing suspect. he was attacked this morning. transit officers tracked the suspect as e he boarded a train and arrested him at the rozalin stop where he was told he had several fake i.d.s on him. officers

kevin: mcdaniel's dad believes that salandy intended to kill his son. day before the murder reading, "i'm going to blank you up when i see you." >> one of our plans was to go to west virginia. take a road trip for a couple of days, just us two. kevin: a judge sentenced ryan "ry money" salandy to 18 years in prison. but with good behavior he 9. he will also have to take anger management classes before driving a car again. in rockville, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: we have an update on a cruise accident in baltimore this summer. coast guard officials say the captain of the spirit of baltimore that crashed into a pier last august dozed often at the controls with 400 people on board. investigators say the captain who has since been fired worked three days on his boat. the ship collided with two other boats and caused some $100,000 in damage to the pier. jonathan: move over, soccer moms. this van doesn't need a driver. look at the new project from the google self-driving cars program. it's called waymo. like way more? i don't know. it hall sensors on

the argument ended with him hitting mcdaniel with his car and driving away.>>> we know the names of two of the people who died in that 67 vehicle pileup that happened on i-95 in baltim ore. they are alfredo a 38-year-old man from mount rainier and a 54- year-old from edgewood. during the pileup a tanker truck went off a bridge during the wintry weather saturday morning and the driver of the truck died in the crash. that person has not yet been identified. >>> same-day passes were snatched up in a few minutes this morning at the national museum of african history and culture. >> last week the museum announced it was changing its same-day policy to avoiding people having to line up in the cold to get into the museum. it's offering a limited number of walk-up visitor tickets after 1:00 monday depending on the crowd. >>> just getting started on wusa9 news at 5:00. questions and criticism tonight over the deputy who shot and killed a man outside a fairfax hospital.>>> frigid temperatures cause more trouble as the u.s. deals with the latest blast of arctic weather. >>> live at fedex field

mcdaniel is the niece of the 2012 presidential nominee... mitt romney. an official announcement is expected next week. not even six months into his term... and a member of wisconsin's newly- created ethics oversight commission is calling it quits. robert kinney says the partisan board is too secret, lacks transparency, and is was one of three democratic picks for the board which also has three republican members. the new partisan commission replaced the nonpartisan government accountability board in july. new details this morning... about governor scott walker's recent trip to the middle east. the governor tweeted a series of photos during his trip. walker says he got a chance to meet a number of wisconsin soldiers and foreign service members. the governor was was joined by two other governors -- mary fallin of oklahoma and brian presence -- serious threats still exist. "its still a very dangerous place to be. not only for our men and women not only in the armed forces but in the foreign service in the embassy. just as a vivid reminder" we've learned the

. >>> and the republican party chairman in michigan, ronna mcdaniel is picked to be the head of the next rnc. mcdaniel would takeover for reince priebus who is now the chief of staff for the president-elec president-elect. she is the niece of mitt romney. >>> donald trump will not back down from china. that has leaders in beijing concerned. whether the u.s. should adhere to the longstanding policy that taiwan is part of one china policy. he is willing to provoke chinese officials until they agree to talks on trade and north korea. cnn's matt rivers tracking the latest from beijing. the president-elect seems blunt to include the recognition of one china as leverage for trade concessions, perhaps. >> reporter: that's absolutely right. what you are hearing from the chinese said is a flat out absolutely not. we will not even entertain the notion of bringing up the one china policy when it comes to any sort of negotiations. trade or military expansion in the south china sea or chinese/american cooperation on nuclear deterrent in the north korea development programs. what you hear from beijing

ronna mcdaniel has to be approved by voting members of the rnc. she is not expected to face opposition. the president-elect calls her a highly effective leader who helped him win michigan. >>> later today, tom perez is expected to announce a bid to become chairman of the democratic national convention. he was a loyal surrogate for hillary clinton and worked with the obama administration for over seven year. he is the first challenger to keith ellison who is already endorsed by senators warren and chuck schumer and several unions. >>> a federal judge ordered president-elect trump to sit for a deposition in early january. part of the ongoing dispute with jose andres. trump sued for breach of contract after the chef backed out of plans in the luxury hotel in washington. andres claims he canceled the deal after the remarks about mexicans. >>> the president-elect trump will visit hershey, pennsylvania tonight as part of his thank you tour. the vice president-elect mike pence will be there as well. obviously the trump win in pennsylvania was key to the

salnd wr drove away and deliberately hit mcdaniel had w his car. he left the scene and his mother contracted authorities as you can hear in this call today. >> i just got a phone call from my son. he accidentally hit someone in clarksburg. i'm on my way back to the clarksburg site. i didn't know in somebody called it in. and my son was speeding and the person was -- they jumped in front of the card. >> where's your son now? >> he's in german town. >> prosecutors called the killing a senseless death that should have been resolved through a contract dispute. >> "fox5" is investigating the use of z.c. police body cameras for months now and tonight new footage is released and only after months of our persistence. so why is not the video made public. >> and talk about a last ditch efforts today is final chance for democrats to block donald trump's ascend answer to the white house. will it happen? no. back to you. >> that's for sure. we have to get you ready for the fact another thing that will happen and it will be a cold night tonight. we're already se

. >> reporter: mcdaniels said to be a trump favorite. she is mitt romney's knees, the appointment could suffer the blow from her uncle if he is not chosen as secretary of state. is not clear when he will announce his decision for america's top diplomat. cbs news washington. >>> still ahead, a former child star is fired due to a homophobic rant. and that star is, cindy brady. >>> the growing interest of pot here in the th bay 8-yea area. >>> stealing our thunder, rain, and when, it will be coming this weekend. more on that coming up after the break. >>> close captioning is sponsored by living spaces furniture. >>> the plan to turn this old mill into a factory. >> the company says that the process is environmentally friendly. and it will be an economic boost. >> we need more than 30 jobs. and we do not need jobs that are unhealthy. kpix, expect more. >>> [ singing ] ,, over 1,000,000 californians have gotten something that's been out of reach for far too long: health insurance. how? they enrolled through covered california. it's the health

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dustin mcdaniel, let me begin with you.great idea, tell me why. >> well, first of all, i know scott pruitt, he's a good man and an honorable man. he and i have differing policy positions. i was a staunch supporter of hillary clinton but i know that scott pruitt will restore a notion of rule of law to the epa and democrats and republicans around the country alike have been concerned over the last few years about how the epa has pushed regulations without necessarily always having them rooted either in their legal authority or legal process or in sound science so a lot of litigation between the states has had to unfold over the last several years. scott is well aware of that. he's led some of it. i participated in some of it when i was still the democratic attorney general of arkansas. but i know scott will bring a lot of experience in finding real world solutions, we have years, years of water quality litigation between arkansas and oklahoma and no one thought we could resolve that, i want went to oklahoma city, met with gen

ing interesting thing here, melissa, ron that romney mcdaniel.er maiden name because she is a niece of mitt romney. kind of interesting, she was going to be the chair of the rnc. now she will be co-chair. melissa: fantastic we'll be right back. david: so is china starting a trade war? a chinese official today warning the chinese government may slap a penalty on a specific u.s. automaker for possible price fixing. a spokesman for the trump transition saying he expected president-elect to discuss the matter with commerce secretary-designate wilbur ross this afternoon. steve moore, trump economic advisor and fox contributor joins us right now. the trump administration has to respond, don't they, steve? i'm wondering how? >> well, first of all, david, i don't think it is strategic move for china to be, you know, launching a little bit of a trade war here because you know, donald trump is going to get tough with china. we learned that a couple weeks ago with the taiwan call where he is basically calling out china and saying, look we have leverage over

it is going to be rana romney mcdaniel as the rnc chair. >>> donald trump's top contender for secretary of state could be rejected by a small but vocal uprising within his own party. rex tillerson is one of the most recognized faces in big oil and has negotiated oil deals with russia, deals that are worth billions of dollars. tillerson, who has zero diplomatic experience in the traditional sense, has actively spoken out against u.s. sanctions against russia and just a couple years ago he was awarded russia's order of friendship by vladimir putin himself. so, penned a piece eight reasons exxon's rex tillerson could succeed as secretary of state. than nice to have you on. first to you, the back lash has been swift and strong, including among top republicans. >> it's notable many republicans on capitol hill quickly pushed back on this saying they're concerned over the ties that rex tillerson has with vladimir putin, the work he's done with russia over the years. we heard from senator john mccain over the weekend saying he's very concerned about their friendship. he's called vladimir putin

and trump mentioned that mcdaniel is his chance to succeed the previous chief of staff. and about that "politico" says ms. mcdaniel, the niece of former massachusetts governor mitt romney is expected to take on the role next month when the 168 members of the r.n.c. hold a leadership election during the committee's winter meeting in washington. until that time ms. mcdaniel will hold the title of deputy chair. "politico" writes she will hold the .n.c. chairmanship first woman since marilu ease n the 16970's. 1970's. louise in the >> new jersey congressman scott garrett having a conversation with crews and reporters. live camera at the trump tower. he continues to meet with potential cabinet members. "politico" writes that president-elect has four cabinet level positions left. agriculture secretary, veterans affairs secretary, director of the office of management and budget and u.s. trade representative. want to let you know our live coverage here on c-span continues this morning at the 11:15, we'll be over at the white house with the briefing with josh earnest. he will be

what kind of precedent would chairwoman mcdaniel set going forward? >> i think it's a great pick.of its own members to run it because they understand what needs to get done. she has the mindset of an operative with the ability to lead as a principal of a state party chair. we saw in michigan she raised the flag. donald trump spent time in michigan toward the end. they forced the clinton campaign to scramble to spend time in michigan in the end. in the end, she was successful. i think it's politically, again, a smart choice to reward the michigan state party. it shows parties that when you pull the lever and say, no, come to our state, we can make this happen, it's a smart move. i think she'll be great. inlook forward to seeing -- i look forward to seeing what they do. >> stay with us. after the break, more from our political panel on russia, fake news, and pizzagate. >>> and he's being considered for secretary of state, and she's fighting for her reputation five years after an affair between david petraeus and paula broad well. the impact on them and the military. >>> coming up, i

. >> donald trump picked michigan gop chair woman roma room any mcdaniels. if her name sounds familiar she's niece of mitt romney 2012 2 gop residential nominee. >> she was up against neighboring airs and a few others and it's reported mike pence and steve bannon pushed him to pick airs a outsider. >> and the kek mother ar aunt ran for senate a number years ago in 1994 she's also room any, different room any same name. but it will be -- i -- forgive me blanking on this i can't remember we saw a woman running rnc. >> it will be interesting and different and they've about talking about different things they want to do gop with inclusion. >> out reach. >> out treech women and how this may benefit them. >> time to talk about the weather. sue, you are always a ray of sunshine in our lives. you came in earlier saying this is going to be the best day of the week. >> temperature-wise any way. i feel the cold when out and about and everybody is running around getting ready for holidays. if the cold bothers you get ring unaround tuesday and wednesday and it's mighty g

in the $50 million lawsuit, founder of the group darrell dmc mcdaniels says the products include glasses, t-shirt and more. he says the retailers have improperly profited. the companies have not yet responded. >>> a colorado politician has introduced a bill to repeal a state tax on feminine hygiene products. democrat tech representative susan, says people in her state should not have to pay taxes on a product that women use and rely on monthly. >> it's not fair that we have to pay sales tax on something that is essential. this is necessary bodily function that women can't choose to have. it happens whether we want it or not. for some women especially our low income women every little bit helps. >> colorado gets about one pope $9 million annually from sales tax on tampons. pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware buy the way do not tax feminine hygiene products. >>> video of children opening gifts flooded social media a few days ago, but this one was passed around more than the rest. it shows a young boy in alabama opening up a suit but this wasn't just any suit. it relates to what the hell

top candidates for secretary of state and the head of the republican gop sources say ronna romney mcdaniel, mitt romney's niece, will likely be chosen to lead the rnc. mr. trump's top choice for secretary of state is exxon mobil ceo rex tillerson whose ties with russia could complicate senate confirmation hearings. the president-elect announced he'll hold ail news conference thursday to speak about -- a news conference thursday to speak about how he'll separate his businesses from the presidency. mr. trump tweeted today about tillerson calling him a world class player and a dealmaker and to stay tuned. >>> more than 60 local imams and rabbis gathered in northwest washington today for their third annual summit. on the agenda, how to strengthen jewish/muslim ties amid increasing concerns over the recent presidential election on tolerance and diversity. organizers say both groups are experiencing hatred and it's important to stand together to address it. >> could there be a muslim registry? there's been a greater increase in antisemitism during this past period during the election. so we real

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josh mcdaniels is going to have to be creative with those groups. young step up, maybe mitchell like he did last week will step up and be more part of it. this isn't just one person replacing gronkowski. that is not going to happen. it is going to have to be a group of people. >> you talk about the surgery, do the math, add up the recovery. gronkowski is expected to be out for about eight weeks, bringing us to the afc championship game. we'll keep you posted. >>> we'll continue to follow this story and bring you the latest on gronkowski's injury as we get it. to whdh.com or download our mobile apps. >>> police say a man was shot with a stun gun inside his home by three masked men in brockton. he was tied up with his own suspenders. >> we are live in brockton with more on what happened there. dan. >>reporter: well, this man has yet to come home from the hospital, leaving neighbors an police puzzled because they say whatever these guys were looking for, this guy didn't have. >> i'm -- that is, like, making me scared to death. >>repo: robbers tie up an

josh mcdaniel, the offensive coordinator will have to be creative with those groups. maybe some young receivers like mitchell will step up. it won't be one person replacing gronkowski. that is not going to happen. it is going to have to be a group of people. >> gronkowski has had several injuries over the years. how do you think this will bring the team together? gets hurt, regardless of who it is, guys on good teams tend to rally and coaches that have the experience put guys to be successful even without someone as good as gronkowski is. when you talk about a team, this is the coaching staff, this is the players, this is the leaders on the team. there is a lot of responsibilities that the patriots are great at spreading around. it is almost an unspoken thing with them. they understd >> can this team make it to the super bowl without gronkowski? >> they can. it will be a more difficult road, but i'm -- outside of oakland and maybe denver in the afc, i think they are -- they are one of the top three teams regardless of who is out there in the afc. they can make it ther

ronald mcdaniel, what a good job you and your people have done, an incredible job. and then we won wisconsin, which was so incredible. that one, we weren't expecting necessarily, and it came into incredible people. hard working, wonderful people, d it was over. it was an amazing experience, and winning pennsylvania, you know, pennsylvania for 38 years, just they didn't win it. and it was always the one that got away, every republican said, every republican, we're going to win pennsylvania. and it never happened. they say the bride that got away, right? it never, ever happened. everybody said they're going to win it. not only did they not win it, they lost it big. so i felt so good in pennsylvania. every time. we would have the massive crowds, signs on everybody's lawn. the trump-pence sign. by the way, how good is governor mike pence, soon-to-be vice president mike pence. what a good choice. what a good choice. he's been great. he is a great guy, but i want to just say thank you to mike pence, he's been amazing. so it's been an incredible experience, i just say, but

. >> reporter: now with priebus leaving his chair of the rnc ronna romney mcdaniel is set to be a favorite to replace him. is he mitt romney's neice. the appointment could soften the below if m itt is not announced >> quijano: errol barnett in washington, thank you. incoming first lady melania trump is expected to meet with her attorneys in washington tonight ahead of a hearing tomorrow morning in mrs. trump's defamation lawsuit against two websites. kenneth craig has the story. >> reporter: as melania trump moves into one of the most public roles in the world, her lawsuit against a maryland-based political blogger argues it doesn't mean media outlets can say whatever they want about her. the income's first lady defamation lat tarplay says an article posted on tarplay.net earlier said mrs. trump worked as a high end escort. she is also suing the british tabloid daily mail for referring to her quote very racy past. the daily mail said they never intended to suggest their statement was true. cbs news justice correspondent paula reed. >> melania trump has the resources to carry on a local leg

he will appear on stage with state party chair, rhonda romney mcdaniels, the niece of mitt romney and leading candidate to be >> thank you. >> now to the unusual action being taken by president obama. he is ordering u.s. intelligence to produce a report with all the evidence suggesting the russian government used cyberattacks to try to influence the u.s. election. president-elect trump continues to voice doubts about that though 17 u.s. intelligence agencies have pointed fingers at the kremlin. nbc news senior investigative correspondent cynthia mcfadden has details. >> reporter: the president's extraordinary request was revealed this morning. >> the president has directed the intelligence community to conduct a full review of what happened during the 2016 election process. >> reporter: the president now wants a document which pulls together the evidence behind the intelligence agency's stunning announcement last fall they were confident the russian government at the highest level tried to affect the outcome of the u.s. election. the request comes as congress is pressing for more deta

mcdaniel, who the moynahan commission quoted and said based on my experience with a few million pagescloser to reality for current material, the material on terrorists and isis, the best estimate came from the republican head of the 9/11 commission tom kane. he said 75% of what i read about al qaeda and osama bin laden that was classified shouldn't have been, and we would have been safer as a country. so i think the range is in there. the 75% to 90%. it's a bureaucratic problem. bill knows it better than anybody. steve aftergood has been studies it, pogo. every incentive is to classify. there's almost no disincentive. there are no penalties. there has to be, i think, this is the main reason why congress needs to take action. because y'all can change the minds of the bureaucracy and how it actually works. you can change the laws and their hearts and minds will follow. >> i actually believe that the executive branch in general agencies in particular actually want the ambiguity because the ambiguity gives them almost unlimited discretion. in dealing with issues. and yes, it results in du

shopping blogger mcdaniel loves that app. the unwanted card and buy cards that other sh >> i went to card pool and told them i had a gift card to babies "r" us for 50 but they offered me $40. it does beat leaving it unused forever. if you are in a charitable mood, you can donate unused gift cards. you can gift them to charity and many good will stores will take gift cards. help others so you don't waste your money. jonathan: tonight, two russian estates clearing out as president obama sanctions shut them down. >> they may look like simple but it is real-time information on how you may have to wait on the t.s.a. line. jonathan: a mural and why they aren't going to add trump's >> "7 on your side." jonathan: we are less than 48 hours before russia needs to close two come pounds in theth and 35 diplomats need to leave the country. trucks were seen leaving the facility on the maryland eastern shore. richard reeve has today's news and the new development of the sanctions. rich? richard: john, the clock is ticking away. an impressiv

national committee, mcdaniel is the niece of the 2012 republican presidential nominee, now, she's upmike pence and steve bannon pushed trump to choose ares, called her a political outside but showed priebus was pushing, potentially taking that relationship seriously and evangelical his opinion and evangelical the work she did in michigan to turn michigan red for the first time since 1988 >> you got reince priebus as your chief of staff, you feel confident enough to named one of the top positions in the west wings, why would you not listen to him as to who should run that party, remember, yes, the president traditionally does get to name the head of his political operation. but they do have to be voted on. they do have to be voted on by the republican national committee. and it's been pretty clear for a year now, that the trump organization, the trump campaign and the rnc had not always been walking lock, stock and barrel. i don't know that we head into an rnc election with any givens about who does or does not become the rnc chair. from your standpoint, give people a little view as t

examples include black frame glasses sported by darrell mcdaniels known as dmc one of the group founders. >> back to you. >> goodbye 2016, hello 2017. people around the world will be ringing in the new year and officials in our area are focused on keeping it safe and fun. katherine scott is live in penns landing where the fireworks will light up the sky tomorrow night. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, there's plenty of fun to be had this weekend for new year's, including fireworks displays at penns landing at 6:00 p.m. and midnight. if you're out and about this weekend stay safe. fireworks abbey pleasant of fest -- and plenty of festivities around philadelphia to ring in the new year. it's important to celebrate safely that includes not firing gun into the air in celebration. the police department received 132 reports of gunshots last new year's eve. joe was hit by a stray bullet on december 31, 1998 when he was 11 years old. the bullet is still lodged in his head. >> it's unacceptable. people fail to recognize what goes up must come down. >> reporter: revelers ar

the republican national committee announcing that it will name michigan republican party chair mcdanielof nominee mitt romney. several democrats saying that the general services told them that donald trump would be in violation of the lease of the d.c. hotel as soon as he is sworn in as president unless he gives up the stake, but the gsa saying they will not make a definitive decision until he announces business plans. the jury will soon get the case against dylann roof who was charged with carrying out last year's massacre at a black church in south carolina. rest are their tas without cowling a single witness. polly shepherd allowed to live because she could tell them what happened. comedian bill cosby in a pennsylvania courtroom for the second day of a pretrial hearing. they are trying to get the judge to allow 13 other women to testify at the upcoming trial. they deny all of the ak occasions against him. bitter cold wlsh in the upper half of the country. 20 to 30 degrees below normal. it will spread across the northeast the next few days and flags are flying at half-staff in connect

and rona romney mcdaniel for national committee. house intelligence committee canceled a briefing tomorrow, fox news has been told that invited intelligence agencies have all refused to provide briefers. this is most senior commit we jurisdiction over intelligence. at, the conflicts reported from u.s. intelligence agencies over contested allegations that russia in some manner, in some fashion, allegedly attempted to influence to an unknown degrees outcome of last month's presidential election, perhaps in favor of one candidate or another. as we reported to you here last night, there is great ambiguity and conflict in these claims, office of director of national intelligence is not supporting or endorse or agreeing with the leaked cia ashsesment. that moscow muddled in the election. no reason, no sign are, no evidence of. mettling, what they have brewed up here, is case of if you will, no crime, no weapons, no motivation, no evidence, but they do have a suspect. true crime, they la me lament is their candidate and party, beaten badly

ronald mcdaniel, what a good job you and your people have done, an incredible job.ncredible. that one, we weren't expecting necessarily, and it came into incredible people. hard working, wonderful people, and it was over. it was an amazing experience, and winning pennsylvania, you know, pennsylvania for 38 years, just they didn't win it. and it was always the one that got away, every republican said, every republican, we're going to win pennsylvania. and it never happened. they say the bride that got away, right? it never, ever happened. everybody said they're going to win it. not only did they not win it, they lost it big. so i felt so good in pennsylvania. every time. we would have the massive crowds, signs on everybody's lawn. the trump-pence sign. by the way, how good is governor mike pence, soon-to-be vice president mike pence. what a good choice. what a good choice. he's been great. he is a greatuy, but i want to just say thank you to mike pence, he's been amazing. so it's been an incredible experience, i just say, but pennsylvania, when we won that, that was

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police say salandy ran over william mcdaniel with his car. look for reaction from us starting at news4 at 4:00 this evening, back to you. >>> after a terrifying assault and robbery, the fbi and d.c. police are looking for three men who they say attacked a young woman. investigators say the woman was walking along monroe street near 16th street northwest. it happened around 3:30 sunday morning. she told police one of the men grabbed her and threw her into the back of a white work van. police say the men assaulted her anol before throwing her out of the van near woodley park. call police if you have any information. >>> electoral college members in several states are casting votes right now to officially pick donald trump as the next president. but some of them are facing pressure to not vote for the president-elect. news4's tracie potts has the latest. >> this afternoon, 538 electors gathered in state capitals across america to cast official votes for president. donald trump's chief of staff claims some have been intimidated and harassed. >> w

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