another bill remains on pat mccrory's desk. will he sign it?rter: the latest legislative session closing with outrage among the crowds in north carolina's capitol. >> it's difficult to hear because of the disruptive noise outside the chamber. >> reporter: demonstrators are angry over a series of bills rolled out over a hastily-called special section this week where lawmakers in the republican-controlled legislature want to limit incoming democratic governor roy cooper's powers. >> what is happening now is unprecede unprecedented. what's happening now is going to affect the issues that make a difference to everyday working families. >> reporter: among the restrictions, requiring the republican-controlled senate to approve all of governor-elect cooper's cabinet appointees. also significantly decreasing the number of appointments allowed by the new administration from 1500 to 300. additionally, cooper would be blocked from appointing some members of the state board of education and all members of the board of trustees for the university of north c

. >> reporter: the law, signed by outgoing republican governor pat mccrory in march, sparked outragecross the country and resulted in economic losses for the state. with businesses, sports associations, and cultural figures, all pulling out of the state in protest. and the justice department filing a suit to challenge the measure. mccrory, who has blamed his election loss on the bill, pointing the finger at democrats wednesday saying in a statement, quote, this was at least the third time that pressure from the left sabotaged bipartisan good faith agreements for political purposes. >> we're here on constitution. >> are you planning on voting no, then, against the repeal? >> i plan on voting no on anything that's done here because it's all unconstitutional. >> reporter: the bitter back and forth coming as each side accuses the other of playing politics and failing to live up to the terms of a reported deal to ensure the repeal of the contested bill. the next time the legislature is expected to meet is january 11th. but there's no guarantee that house bill 2 will be put on the agenda.

those were, i just want to be clear, those were powers that the republican governor, pat mccrory, had, and there was no debate in the state those were ridiculous powers for the governor to have, right? >> no, we're talking about the trustees for the components of the state university system. we're talking about the state board of education. i tell you, it's even worse than that because four years ago when pat mccrory came in, this legislature increased the number of 7 positions subject to his appointment. that is outside of -- >> wait, when they come in, they say, you know what, we republicans believe this governor, the governor should have more power and increased the number of positions he can appoint and then after he loses and a democrat is going to come in, they call a special session within a matter of hours to restrict the number of people he can appoint? >> yeah, that's exactly right. they increase from about 500 to 1,500 the number of appointments he could make on a political basis. now in this special session, they cut that back to 300. which is the lowest it's been in moder

and that included on election day where despite various attempts to overturn the results, pat mccrory was defeated by his democratic challenger roy cooper. democrats gained majority on the state supreme court. both are which a bigger deal when you consider donald trump won north carolina. after four years of north carolina republicans driving the state to the right, north carolina democrats are getting a share of power in the government with a democratic governor and democratic leading state supreme court. they'll likely have their work cut out for them because even tonight, about two weeks from roy cooper taking over the governorshi north carolina's republican house and senator have convened special sessions which are supposed to be about things like disaster relief and now republicans are submitting bill after bill after bill aimed at severely limiting the power of the incoming governor. bills that would force all cabinet appointments to be confirmed by the senate, which is not how it currently works, that would merge the state's election and ethics boards and change their makeup so

republican governor pat mccrory conceded the race to roy cooper. mccrory demanded a recount, but now said it is time to celebrate the democratic process and help pledging to make it a smooth transition. the cooper campaign will hold a victory rally. >>> and russian forces teaming with syrian troops to win back the city from rebel fighters. now they are trying to win the hearts and minds of the syrian people. a live report ahead. whatcha' doin? just checking my free credit score at credit karma. what the??? you're welcome. i just helped you dodge a bullet. but i was just checking my... shhh... don't you know that checking your credit score lowers it! just be cool. actually, checking your credit score with credit karma doesn't affect it at all. are you sure? positive. so i guess i can just check my credit score then? oooh "check out credit karma today. credit karma. give yourself some credit." sorry about that. >>> this morning, aleppo is on the verge of falling back into the hands of the syrian government. russian forces are now in a more visible rol

republican governor pat mccrory lost to roy cooper by 10,000 votes. >>> arianna huffington is known forital media. she left the web site that bears her name and launching a new company on corporate wellness. it is a goal to help people unplug and recharge and work smarter. she draws a direct line with more sleep and shareholder value. i sat down with her yesterday to see how this benefits all employees from anchors to ceos. >> do you have a message to those type a people watching our show at 5:00 a.m.? you want to tell them to go back to sleep? >> my message is best to follow christine's advice. christine goes to sleep at 8:00 p.m. if you have to get up early, go to sleep as early as you can. create a transition to sleep to make it easy. charge your phone outside your bedroom. have a hot shower or bath to disconnect from your day so you are able to really go to sleep early. then as soon as you can, have a nap. winsto winston churchill power napped. that is an absolutely amazing productivity tool if you had to get up really early and you did not get enough sleep. >> he also had cigars an

the votes post attorney general roy cooper ahead of governor pat mccrory in the governor's race. in a boat down party lines the state board of elections ordered a recount. >> the voters of north carolina now have the opportunity to have full and complete confidence in the results that came out of durham county. >>> while some say the recount could happen quickly, other say learned avenue vote total in the race. democrat roy cooper is leading pat mccrory by more than 10,000 votes. 10,000 votes is the threshold for calling for an automatic recount. cooper is ahead by 10,257 votes. >>> june atkinson sent -- attend her last state board of education as north carolina's superintendent of public instruction. in last month's election, she lost the job she held for three terms to mark johnson, a school she said she was shocked and saddened that she lost. the meeting gets underway at 9 am and we will have a report on wral news at noon. >>> as we mentioned, december is finally here but it feels more like spring. >> it is lovely out there. >>> it's going to be a gorgeous day. temperatures in

now the republican incumbent pat mccrory, he had been leading on election night until the votes cameis one democratic county. that county will now be the one that is recounted. the state board tells us they don't have an estimate for how long this is going to take. we also don't know how the candidates will react to whatever this recount finds. the only thing we do know is the incumbent republican governor pat mccrory, he does now trail by more than 10,000 votes. but he is still not giving up. because he is still not giving up, north carolina still has no next governor. which is now basically right at the inflection point between alarming and exciting. in electoral politics. that does it for us tonight. we will see you again tomorrow. now it's time for "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. good evening. >> 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'

republican incumbent, governor pat mccrory, refusing to concede despite state attorney general roy cooper's 10,000 vote lead. mccrory says voting irregularities could change election results. ed: here we are december 1 and we are just 14 days until marijuana is supposed to be legalized in massachusetts and the state has hit a snag. one of the problems? the governor's council has yet to certify the results of the question 4 balloting. the woman in charge of implementing legal pot, state treasurer deb goldberg says there's even a more pressing >> we have no start up funds and the senate president yesterday recommended that would look at the stabilization fund. i'm not comfortable with that option and we have to look at all options that are available to us. >> are you not comfortable because the rating agencies have threatened to lower our ratings ? >> they have been very clear about that. ed: record sunday at 11 a.m. on now on news 5. harvey: and taking a look at first alert traffic. you're looking live at zakim bridge traffic is leaving town slowly. let's say it's been around the neighborhoo

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 have more resources for my patients. we have an excellent relationship with if tertiary medical centers and it's rare we can't get a patient to them. jonathan: for those who have lowered immune system it can lead to pneumonia. maureen: the washington capitals spent their day visiting

finally, the democrat roy cooper announced winner unseating the current republican pat mccrory in northolina. but it-os the fight even over a this point? we have the report. >> thank you! >> reporter: a new year mean as new governor for the people of north carolina. roy cooper will be sworn in as the state's 75th gercher right after midnight saturday coming at the end of a turbulent transition for the incoming governor. [ chanting ] >> reporter: in his final weeks in office his predecessor republican pat mccrory signed into law bills limiting his successor. political appointsments cut to 425 from 1,500, and the republican-controlled center must approve cooper's appointees. believing these measures will make for a challenges first few weeks in office for cooper. >> early on he's going to try to establish his authority with the people in the state and remind legislature that he's there, he's the governor. got some discretion and is a y player in the system. >> reporter: limiting his pow cert latest chapter in a bitter and highly contested race. [ chanting ] ♪ don't you come back no more,

donald trump meets without going north carolina governor pat mccrory in continuing to fill positions.james mattis as secretary of defense. >>> -- announced james mattis as secretary of defense. >>> at shooting rampage targeted a historically black church in south carolina, dylann roof accused of killing nine members of the emanuel ame church church faces the death sentence, the trial will begin soon. >>> a quake in indonesia, death toll will rise in the rubble. the national disaster mitigation agency says 273 people were injured. >>> today marks the 75th anniversary of the day president roosevelt said would live in infamy. december 7, 1941, japan attacked pearl harbor. today's survivors honor the more than 2300 people killed that day. >>> in a few minutes, senator barbara boxer will give a farewell address to senators in washington, d.c. she is retiring after representing california for 24 years in the u.s. senate. she says her speech will reflect on her four decades of service. >>> i'm anne makovec live in oakland where officials are declaring a state of california after the ghost sh

we're still waiting. >> explain how the outgoing governor, pat mccrory's, new laws will limit the powercratic successor. >> i mentioned the anxiety going into today. a lot of that being among state democrats because of what happened last special session. that session was called under the guise of hurricane matthew relief funding. what it did, eventually, was strip powers of the incoming governor. governor elect roy cooper. there used to be until last week the ability for the north carolina governor to make some unilateral appointments. some of those have been taken away. they now have to be approved by the legislature. 66 education appointments have been taken away from the governor elect. down to zero. and also his staff has been reduced by hundreds. there has been a lot of back and forth between the two parties over the course of the last ten months. there should be no explanation that this law, hb2 has cost state tens of millions of dollars. up wards of $650 million is the estimate. today we heard a deal was brokered between the democratic leadership and the republican leadership in

. >>> north carolina governor pat mccrory concedes he lost his reelection bid. that clears the way for roy cooper to be declared the winner. the race of an too close to call until now and they have been recounted the last four weeks. his defeat marks the first time that a sitting north carolina governor has lost a reelection bid. >>> and south carolina prosecutors seek a retrial the case of a former north a jury was not able to reach a verdict so this afternoon the judge declared a mistrial. michael slager accused of shooting walter scott five times in the back following a traffic stop last year. a bystander recorded the shooting on a cell phone.>>> the man convicted of murder after his toddler son died in a hot suv will spend the rest of his life in prison. a judge in georgia had the down the sentence this afternoon. they convince jurors at trial that harris killed his son family life. defense attorneys argued it was an accident. >>> dylann roof's defense attorneys back on the case. last week he won the right to represent himself but then he backed reston for a

one of the two bills approved friday, which was quickly signed by outgoing republican governor pat mccrory, strips future governors of their power to appoint a majority to the state board of elections. it also changes the state court system, making it more difficult for the losers of some superior court cases to appeal directly to the democratic-controlled supreme court. a second bill, which had not been signed by the governor as of friday afternoon, strips the incoming governor of his ability to name members of the boards of state universities, and it reduces the number of state employees the governor can appoint from 1500 to 425. we'll have more on north carolina with ari berman later in the broadcast. the united nations security council is set to vote today on whether to immediately deploy u.n. monitors to aleppo, amid a chaotic evacuation of the eastern part of the city, which was seized by russian-backed syrian government forces last week. the fall of eastern aleppo, which had been controlled by anti-government rebels, represents a major turning point in the five-year civil war. human

outgoing north carolina governor pat mccrory was defeated last month and blames his loss on disputesver the "bathroom bill." >> vicki: taking a look outside with a beautiful shot of san francisco. and may be tempted to light the fireplace butdon't do it! >> grant: >> brittney: do not do it. there is a spare the air alert. we will go over that in more detail. tonight, will be cold but not as cold as yesterday. temperatures are right now in san francisco expected to get down to the very low for the spirit and the same thing for santa rosa, back into the '30's. >> brittney: it is illegal one we have a winter spare the air alert to a firm bid -- burn wood >> brittney: it is an asset for tonight so please, no lighting the fireplace into wednesday. >> brittney: will continue to see clear visibility at more sunshine for tomorrow. high on around the region will recover back to average. 57 and concord, 56 and san francisco and 58 in mountain view. i am tracking a gradual warming trend and a few chances of rain showers. i will go over that coming up! >> grant:still ahead. >> grant:it's the bus

. >>> nearly four weeks after the election, north carolina's governor pat mccrory ceded as governor. restrooms and restaurants cost the state millions of dollars in spending. >>> after delaying the dat cota access pipeline demonstrators say they are staying put. >> what happens next, we wait and stand our ground. we'll keep fighting for the water and keep fighting for mother earth. >> hundreds are battling hazardous conditions, heavy snow, icy the trump administration said it will review the decision to reroute the pipeline and demonstrators say they'll wait until they get an answer. >> fact that our future is being put at risk with a president who wants to continue to frac and open up coal mines. and the fact that enough people stand up and say that, no, this isn't what we want, that you can stop it. >> protesters say the pipeline poses a threat to drinking water >>> an off-duty sheriff's deputy died and two people were hurt when a pair plunged into a sinkhole filled with water. is the 20-foot hole, the deputy's car went into 12 feet of water. a passer by rescued a stranded man. uti

until the addition....poll numbers showed governor pat mccrory in the lead in his bid for reelection. an attorney for the nc gop argued a recount was necessary after a ballot counting machine in durham broke as staff counted early votes. a state election official proofread the results and testified they process. - it's the duty of the board of elections to properly tabulate, and if there's reasonable suspicion we're here on a protest democrats maintain there is no substantial evidence of any wrongdoing or laws violated. ...there was no irregularity on november 8th in the state of north carolina as it relates to the gubernatorial election. there was none. the state board of elections now has roy cooper leading the governor's race thousand votes...surpassing the threshold for a mandatory recount. pending the results of a recount in durham county....the nc gop says it has still not ruled out a request for a statewide recount. .nobody lost today. everybody won because we are going to be able to put these matters to bed and answer the questions that have been out there for a month the chai

pat mccrory/ -r- north carolina: the state is representing pragmatic middle america which has been using common sense locker room and bathroom rules for decades. but the law is more than controversial. it's costly. in protest. the n-b-a moved its all-star game out of charlotte. ron tate/charlotte business owner: easily six figures in revenue that we lost because of the all-star game. major companies nixed plans to expand. entertainers canceled concerts and major companies nixed plans to expand. the fallout may have contributed to pat mccrory's loss - he's the first incumbent north carolina governor to lose a re-election bid. in washington, dianne gallagher. the bay area benefited from north carolina's bathroom bill because of a boycott by the n-c- double-a. that's because it moved its big soccer championship this year to a stadium in san jose. north carolina was hurt by other big sports moves.when several other championships moved out of state in protest of the bill. perhaps the biggest --- the men's basketball tournament. the games were originally scheduled for greensboro. here are some

>> reporter: demonstrators banging on the doors of the legislature, after outgoing governor pat mccrory signed the first of several controversial bills, aimed at limiting the next governor's powers. >> they've decided now to go back and frustrate the will of the voters. >> reporter: the legislation would slash the new governor's ability to appoint state and local board positions, hire and fire government workers and appoint his cabinet without lawmakers' approval. >> this isn't unprecedented, but it is extraordinary. and i think it reflects the polarization of our times. >> reporter: the debate raging during a special session before governor-elect roy cooper takes office next month. >> we don't look good to our people here in north carolina, or to the rest of the country, when laws are passed hastily, with little discussion. >> reporter: he's threatened to sue, but supporters of the bills argue that while a democrat may have narrowly won the governorship after a contentious recount, republican lawmakers are still in the majority. >> this is no coup. every member up there was democratica

a day off from his thank you tour hold more meetings include wind gust north carolina governor pat mccrory who just concede defeat to his opponents on monday. trump made a stop in the tarheel state last night and during the rally he formally introduced the man he has tapped to be the next secretary of defense retired general james mattis. >> general mattis is the living embodiment of the marine corps motto, semper fid left lane --idelis. >>> trump posed with japanese ceo who promise to invest $50 billion in new tech startups in the u.s. >> vice president joe biden took a jab at trump on late night tv as he once again refused the rule out his own 2020 presidential bid. biden suggested that in four years he'd be in better shape than president-elect trump to run for officers. vice president biden will be at the university of delaware this morning for the inauguration of its new president. he'll then go back to washington where a bipartisan tribute to him is planned for the senate floor. >> 5:36 now. the heroin crisis has claimed another life in bucks county. falls township police responded to

afternoon in what the associated press called an extraordinary move, the defeated republican governor, pat mccrory, signed the legislature's bills into law. the new gop-crafted laws scale back the team that the democratic governor elect can bring into office, required the senate's approval for top administrators at state agencies and erases his ability to shape election boards state wide. >> reverend barber, this is extraordinary. afrx we have seen happen over the past week or so. were you surprised having dealt with him now all these many years that governor mccrory signed this legislation? >> no. he's been low. and this legislature has been low. they're not even republicans. they're extremists. they have constantly done things at the courts have overruled. i leave the courts will overrule this again. i'm coming fresh from the general assembly. nearly 100 people arrested. people were arrested for knocking on the door trying to get into the gallery that is supposed to be open to the public. they were arrested because legislators on the floor said they voirss were too loud so they took away their f

[applause] >> earlier today north carolina governor pat mccrory conceded defeat in the know from the election. the closest race in the state's history. here's a look at his youtube statement. >> as we get ready for the christmas holidays we are reminded of how fortunate we are to live in a free country. we are also thankful for all those who served and protected our freedom, for those who continue to do so. being the governor of a stolen has been a privilege and an honor. that during this wonderful season it's also time to celebrate our democratic process and respect what i see to be the ultimate outcome of the closest north carolina governor's race in modern history. despite continued questions that should be answered regarding voting process, i personally believe that the majority of our citizens have spoken, and we now should do everything we can to support the 75th governor of north carolina, roy cooper. the mercury administration team will assist in every way to help the new administration make a smooth transition. while exhibiting the highest of ethical standards i am proud of

>> reporter: the law not only drove a wedge into the state, it likely drove republican governor pat mccrorym office, defeated by democrat, roy cooper. >> the house will come to order. >> reporter: but the state is still so divided that the mere idea of repealing house bill 2 would be tricky at best. >> thank you for gathering this morning for our emergency meeting. >> reporter: first, the city council in charlotte, north carolina's largest city had to repeal its local anti discrimination ordinance, which republican state legislators say triggered hb-2 in the first place. >> it is necessary for the north carolina assembly to convene in an extra session. >> reporter: then and only then would the legislature consider repealing its law with no guarantees. >> i would like to protest this is an unconstitutional session of this assembly. >> reporter: since the law passed in march, sporting events pulled out. concerts cancelled. businesses like paypal halted expansion plans. all of which made its way to pam blonden's craft market. >> 15 hourly employees who i would either have to lay off some or i

democrat roy cooper won that race, beating ot incumbent pat mccrory. but the issue comes from a computer malfunction in tabulating the votes from six different voting sites. the data was ultimately retrieved, but republicans argue the glitch created the potential for fraud. dubai is now home to the world's largest flower structure. how many plants are on the replica of a giant airplane. the packers are once again giving fans a reason to celebrate. we have all your highlights from the win at lambeau. the old pabst brewery is getting an upgrade. carl is checking out options this morning. wakeup news. you may have to scrape some snow off your car this morning... but overall it will be a quiet monday. well have cloudy skies and highs in the upper 30s. lows tonight will drop to right around freezing. we may have a few isolated flurries or sprinkles overnight and throughout the day tuesday. the big story heading our way is the colder air well see by midweek. expect highs in the 20s and wind chill starting wednesday and continuing into the start of the weeken

democrat roy cooper ousted incumbent republican pat mccrory, but only after a recount confirmed cooper's narrow victory. north carolina's republican- controlled state legislature is not taking the loss lightly. yesterday, it passed laws limiting the power of the incoming governor. one strips him of the power to appoint a majority of commissioners to the state's board of elections. another cuts by two-thirds the number of government employees the governor can appoint, from 1,500 to fewer than 500. hundreds of protesters chantin"" power grab" filled the halls of the state capitol in raleigh during the legislative sessions yesterday. 39 of them were arrested. michael gerhardt is a professor at the university of north carolina law school in chapel hill, and he joins me now to discuss these developments. professor, let's start really broad and then we'll drill down. why did this happen? >> well, that's a very good question. the legislature had initially called it a special session to deal with disaster relief, and then they extended it to consider other bills. there was some concern about whe

a batch of more than 90,000 votes pushed were cooper ahead of pat mccrory. the votes were delayed initially by a technical error, memory cards that cannot be read by the computer system. an attorney for cooper's campaign says that is exactly what durham election officials republicans who work together to ensure an accurate result should be applauded. >>reporter: he says there was no evidence of a mistake, but a lawyer for the republican party says the issues cast doubt on the boat and a recount could help to clear it out. >> the easier thing to do is to retire relate. it is so easy to do, why wouldn't we? frankly, i do not understand why the cooper campaign has been opposed. state board of elections did not agree on whether there was an irregularly. >> i respect you, judge baker. i strongly disagree with you, sir. >>reporter: split down party lines the state board voted 3-2. dallas woodhouse as his -- is with the state republican party. >> the voters now have the opportunity to have full and results that came out of durham county. >>reporter: the mcquarrie c

and it took pat mccrory weeks to concede the now governor of north carolina. he lost and he was the one that you could say was the political sacrificial lamb. you would think it legislature seeing all the money and businesses leaving north carolina -- >> it's unbelievable how much this is costing them. the federal government is still suing them and that will continue. so i guess it's back to status o. businesses like paypal was going to expand there. they are no longer expanding there. kennedy: i found this to be really silly. who cares. i had a conversation with sean haad running for senate as a libertarian. but he made a good point that north carolinaans have known how to use the bathroom all by themselves without government interference for decade, centuries in fact and they were fine and they didn't need this law to begin with. >> this started during the past year, and it was popping up everywhere, and it divided people. people were furious, men are going to go into the women's room and they will claim protection because they identify as a woman. my experi

suecooper is threatening to pat mccrory, who conceded the race a week ago. a $25s. is offering million reward for information leading to the whereabouts, arrests or conviction of an islamic state leader. that is more than double the 10 million previously offered. he is said to be responsible for thousands of civilian deaths in the middle east, japan and other areas. according to three people familiar with the matter, mccormick was i'd earlier as a possible treasury secretary. global news powered by 2600 journalists and analysts in 120 countries. this is bloomberg. bloomberg technology is next. ♪ >> i'm caroline hyde. this is bloomberg technology. president obama vows to retaliate on the election hack and urges donald trump to take the kremlin's actions seriously. we will have more on obama's year-end news conference. and apple's $14 million in back taxes forcing changes to international tax laws. we speak to alex webb. and german hotel bookings all debut.climbing in its will be company's edge be enough to woo u.s. investors? to our lead. president obama vows the u.s

democrat roy cooper won that race, beating out republican incumbent pat mccrory. but the issue comes from a computer malfunction in tabulating the votes from six different voting sites. the data was ultimately retrieved, but republicans argue the glitch created the potential for fraud. updated on the election commissions progress here in wisconsin -- officials are posting daily updates of the recount. you can track the developments on our website -- fox six now dot com, or your fox six news mobile app. happening now - the jury trial for one of the men arrested in connection to a shootout on i-43 last year... is underway. martez maclin-dyson was arrested following the incident last december... along with 2 other people- corey campbell and lance lewis. dyson is also charged in of tony vance in november of last year. the trial started at 9 this morning. its been an 800-thousand square foot vacancy in milwaukee since 2003. and now city leaders are stepping up their approach on how to fill it. a new partnership aims to redevelop the citys north side-- including the old

roy cooper is threatening to sue pat mccrory, who conceded the race a week ago. the u.s. is offering a $25 million reward for information leading to the whereabouts, arrests, or conviction of an islamic state leader. that is more than double the $10 million previously offered. he is said to be responsible for thousands of civilian deaths in the middle east, japan, and the u.s.. david mccormick was eyed earlier as a possible treasury secretary. that according to three people familiar with the matter. global news powered by 2600 journalists and analysts in 120 countries. thiseally suffering tea -- is bloomberg. bloomberg technology is next. ♪ caroline: i'm caroline hyde. in four emily chang. this is bloomberg technology. president obama vows to retaliate on the election hack and urges president-elect trump to take the kremlin's actions seriously. we will have more on obama's year-end news conference. and apple's $14 million in back taxes forcing changes to international tax laws. we speak with bloomberg technology reporter alex webb. and german hotel bookings all --booking

. >> north carolina's pat mccrory lost and said give me a break. this was at least the third time the pressure from the left sabotaged bipartisan good-faith agreements for political purposes, where does this all leave the tar heel state, well, the ncaa for one is going to continue boycott of north carolina writing, quote, ncaa's decision to hold championships in north carolina, is unchanged. this is all going to end up in the united states supreme court sometime in the knee future. jon: arguing goes on, john roberts, thank you. jenna: russian president vladimir putin honoring embassador to turkey who was asas nayed this week, plus senators chuck schumer and john mccain putting aside to call investigation into allegations into russian hacking during the presidential election. what it means for the trump administration and we are going to debate it fair and balance ahead. i had frequent heartburn, but...my doctor recommended prilosec otc 7 years ago, 5 years ago, last week. just 1 pill each morning. 24 hours and zero heartburn, it's been the number 1

this is after the bitter governor's race with pat mccrory wading through the long time count. >>> craigager has died after a long battle with leukemia. the sideline reporter was loved across the nba by players and fans and colleagues. he was best known for his warm personality and professionalism and of course his colorful wardrobe. sager died days after inducted into the sports broadcasting hall of fame. he leaves behind a wife and five children. he was 65 years old. interesting to hear the legacy will be carried on now he is gone. all of these people in the sports world coming out and talking about what joy they brought to his lives. he continued working many months after his illness took a turn for the worse. >> our best to his family here as they cope. >>> 56 minutes past the hour. treat for you. dolly parton is everywhere. 50 years after the music business. on "the voice" and ran a telethon. brought in $9 million for the victims of the wildfires in tennessee. new album. wrapping up her biggest tour in decades. on that tour, i had the pleasure of sitting down with dolly parton. you