host: michael o'hanlon will be with us to the top of the hour.to focus on two trouble spots with the rights to rush and what president obama put in place, the sanctions, and you told nbc news the following -- "we did have to respond. president obama did trump a favor by taking action now. this way, mr. trump is not have to be the guy who does this, it is already achieved." guest: the sanctions received a fair number of expulsions but not unprecedented. there were couple agencies that were stationed, as if they have take bank accounts, but they do not in the united states. it is relatively modest but it sent a message, a little bit more than we normally have done in the past for these kinds of things, never quite the same degree of russian meddling in an election like this, so president obama needed to find a way to do a bit more and be a bit assertive. there are bipartisan clamoring's on both sides of the pile and congress, and if obama had done nothing, trump would have been in this uncomfortable position. what would he do? say it is ok for russ

. >> michael o'hanlon with the brookings institute. please come back again. i have a feeling we will have reason to talk many times in the future. >> thank you. goodbye. >> tonight rumors about mr. trump and what you might be up to. marie le pen has responded. she was not there to see the president-elect. one witness posted this photo of her sitting at a cafe. she refused to comment as she entered an elevator in the building. she is seen as a contender to win the french presidency later this year. you're watching dw news. good news for the german economy. kristof will explain why 2016 solve the strongest performance in years. we will be back. >> make your smart tv even smarter. the dw smart tv app. what you want when you want it. up to date, extraordinary. in depth. you decide what is on. find out more. >> one out of eight people is suffering from hunger. join the fight. >> live from berlin, our top stories. donald trump's choice to head the cia has taken a tough stand against russia. russia acts aggressively around the world and he said it is clear that russ

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michael o'hanlon of the brookings institute talks about security hotspots in the year ahead. ♪ morningn this first day of 2017. happy new year. the week begins with a new congress sworn in on tuesday. we will have live coverage from capitol hill, and preparations for a new president. onald j. trump sworn in january 20. we begin "washington journal" with your thoughts on what is ahead for 2017, and whether you are optimistic, pessimistic, or have mixed thoughts. 202