mike birbiglia is here, our friend. [ cheers and applause ] mike birbiglia. get to our guests, minnesota senator, al franken, resigned today amid a growing sexual harassment scandal. meanwhile, the president's son testified in the russia investigation and refused to answer some questions on the basis of attorney/client privilege. for more on this, it's time for "a closer look." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: after the first harassment accusations surfaced against franken last month, several more women have come forward to say franken groped them. after the initial wave of allegations, franken was asked in an interview if he thought any more accusers would come forward, and replied, "i certainly hope not." [ laughter ] that's not an answer that inspires a lot of confidence. [ laughter ] that's like if a cop asks you if, i search your car -- "if i search your car, am i going to find weed?" and you said, "i certainly hope not. [ laughter ] also, do you have any doritos?" and it turned out there were more accusers. in fact, a seventh woman came forward anonym

mike birbiglia is here, our friend. [ cheers and applause ] mike birbiglia. basis of attorney/client privilege. for more on this, it's time for "a closer look." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: after the first harassment accusations surfaced against franken last month, several more women have come forward to say franken groped them. after the initial wave of allegations, franken was asked in an interview if he thought any more accusers would come forward, and replied, "i certainly hope not." [ laughter ] that's not an answer that inspires a lot of confidence. [ laughter ] that's like if a cop asks you if, i search your car -- "if i search your car, am i going to find weed?" [ laughter ] also, do you have any doritos?" and it turned out there were more accusers. in fact, a seventh woman came forward anonymously yesterday and said that franken tried to forcibly kiss her after the taping of his radio show in 2006. franken's also been accused by several women of groping them during photo ops. and yesterday another women, a journalist and a former democratic con

tonight -- wendy williams, comedian and actor, mike birbiglia, featuring the 8g band with brooks wackerman cheers and applause ] in that case, let's get to the news. president trump today hosted a hanukkah reception at the white house. trump loves hanukkah, because no matter how he spells it, it's probably right. ug