sanctioning russia, your thoughts? >> this is crazy. it's another bogus line in the sand and by the way putin is laughing up his sleeve. you have the lamest of duck presidents who he has had no relationship with and as lindsey graham properly pointed out cleaned his clock the last eight years. you think anything that this guy does is going to have any effect on russia? by the way it's up to the new congress and the new president to deal with russia effectively. starting a new relationship from strength not weakness. that's exactly the weak point that obama is putting in trump's lap. >> do you think president putin is, i don't know, do you think is he nervous put his shirt on and got off the shores. i'm going to get sanctions slapped on me by president obama who has 23 days left in office? >> let's see what the sanctions look like. here is the problem that we face right now. >> so, what can they do? if the sanctions it doesn't matter anyway. >> we don't know yet whether they are toothless or not. they might sanction putin himself.

there are no additional sanctions plan for russia's role in syria, are there? max: welell, there are sections against this year just the syrian regime from the european union already in place but they're -- there are no additional sanctions. the once extended are because of what is happening in eastern ukraine there was never really huge doubt about it, although some countries are not very accountable with extending the sanctions because the economies are being hurt by it. diplomats here in brussels have been working for weeks to be able to extend those transitions because what is happening next year might block further extension of the sanctions, with a possible president in france who is against the sanctions and even if you look to the united states. we don't know what a future president donald trump might do there. brent: max hoffman at the eu summit in brussels. max, thank you very much. there has been a major development in inquiry into an egyptair plane that crashed into the mediterranean in may. egypt's civil aviation ministry says it found traces of exp

hit russia with some of the toughest sanctions ever imposed. t few anticipated -- nothing. america forcing russian diplomats, suspected spies, out of this country, shuttering two russian compounds then hitting russia's chief intelligence agencies with tough sanctions. russia deciding not to engage. president putin issuing a statement which included an invite to the children of american diplomats in russia to christmas and new years shows at the kremlin and then came this tweet from the kremlin's twitter account reiterating that festive sentiment that has left a lot of people scratching their heads. it's apparently from putin who "offers his new year greetings to president obama and his family, also to president-elect donald trump." let's go live now to moscow and cnn international correspondent matthew chance. matthew, how unexpected was this lack of retaliation from russia when the conventional wisdom was that there would be tit for tat? >> it was completely unexpected and we were all anticipating that there was going to be a tit for tat respon

in the u.s., the obama administration has imposed a series of sanctions on russia, including the expulsion35 diplomats and the shutting down of two russian compounds in maryland and new york. the sanctions come amid allegations of russian interference in the u.s. presidential election campaign. russian hackers are alleged to have obtained and leaked information that damaged hillary clinton in a bid to favor donald trump. russia says the sanctions are counterproductive and will hamper the restoration of bilateral ties. let's go straight to washington to our correspondent. give us a little bit more detail on the sanctions and on how much of a blow they will be for russian intelligence activities on u.s. territory. >> i don't know how many spies the russians have here in the u.s. but this is definitely going to hurt russia. the united states is going to expel 35 russian diplomats and close two russian compounds in new york and very close to washington, maryland, in response to a campaign of harassment against american diplomats in moscow and interference in the u.s. elections. we expected thi

the breaking news, donald trump praising president putin for putting off retaliation for sanctions slapped op russia by the obama administration, sanctions meant to pupish russia for meddling in the presidential election. with us now is republican congressman clinzinger from illinois. you were listening to the interview with peter hoekstra where he in fact in effect it seems equated u.s. actions abroad with russia med nlg the election. >> first thing, thank god he's a former congressman. i listened to that and my blood was boiling. i couldn't imagine a republican or democrat for that matter saying that our actions have been worse or an action against our country is justified by things we have done. edward snowden in essence he called him a hero revealing all this stuff. here's the basis of that. i'm going to swear in again in a few more days. i've sworn to protect and defend the constitution of the united states. russia is attempting to undermine the very base of what makes the constitution work, which is the belief in a free and fair election system. we are compelled by our oath to protect and defe

sanctions on russia and says it's time to move on. dagen: happy new year in in for nicole petallides. russia plan to go retaliate, lawmakers including key republicans want to impose even stronger sanctions on the kremlin. lauren: let's see if we have can have a final trading lift and we have one. 20,000 still far away. nasdaq futures gaining 12. dagen: the shanghai composite up about a quarter of 1%. the kospi in south korea closed. lauren: biggest annual gain in 2009, 53.98 a barrel. dagen: 2.49%. a little bit of treasury buying. the reversal of the trump rally. lauren: dozens of garbage trucks as new york time square beef up security for the new year's eve celebration. dagen: in sports virginia tech staging an epic comeback in bowl last night. lauren: welcome to fbn:am, first look at morning markets, breaking news and what to expect for the day ahead. our last show of 2016,. dagen: happy new year. >> president-elect trump is responding to sanctions on russian officials and intelligent services for hacking the u.s. presidential campa

we will have more on the specific sanctions from russia in a moment. e white house is backing up sanctions with a new report from the fbi and department of homeland security laying out unclassified technical details explaining how federal investigators linked russian agencies to the hack of the democratic national convention and clinton campaign chairman john podesta. russia announced this insult via twitter from the russian embassy via london. president expels 35 russian diplomats in cold war deja vu. everybody will be glad to see the last of the hapless administration. you can see a picture of a cute lame duck. more from moscow and matthew chance. >> reporter: joe, good morning. as well as the venom powured on the obama administration against the russian officials, this is from the russian spokeswoman. the obama administration is a group of vindictive foreign policy failures. there are a number of things announced by the foreign ministry with the expulsion of the 35 diplomats from the united states. lavrov just appeared on russian television. he said

russia. so he's walking out the door, we have these sanctions, but russia's been able to walk all over us and the rest of the world as a bad actor and i feel -- >> why would the incoming administration now criticize these sanctions which are not as harsh as the sanctions for crimea, and and for ukraine why would you criticize this now that the president is taking actions even republicans want stronger sanctions against russia? >> so -- now i'm not in donald trump's mind as you know. but i'm going to speculate here. i think the frustration of mr. trump is, that this does have an air of politics. and that mr. obama's trying to diminish mr. trump's win by saying there's reasons why my policy is, whether it's obamacare, my foreign policy, or my open southern border law since the last election. it wasn't actually my policies. it was fox news or it was the russians or it was fake news. there's a reason why -- >> -- would you say that -- >> more to -- >> the fbi and krooib and every intelligence agency and also that john mccain and lindsey graham are also trying to undermine donald trump's election?

we await word of possible new sanctions against russia. sanctions camed to punish moscow and possibly president vladimir putin himself for hacking. our white house correspondent kevin cork is traveling with the president today, he is in honolulu with the latest. when will we know about possible retaliation? >> that's a great question. i will give you a little inside baseball. they are e usually saying they're working on it, nothing it percolating. it is fakes a long time to get back to me, something could be imminent at that time. i don't expect anything to break within the hour, of course that could all change. they are blaming vladimir putin for the leaks. they're saying he is the guy that had to be behind this. the feeling is among the 17 intelligence agencies here in the states that that had an impact on the u.s. election. critics are saying this is just political grandstanding. this idea of sanctions going out the door. >> zero. we have a new sheriff in town and his name is donald j. trump. obama is trying to go out with hyperbo hyperb

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russia was involved in syria. and actually the united states did sanction when russia decided to invade a foreign country and take it over. we actually led the rest of the world -- >> -- over syria though -- >> in the ukraine. your administration is not looking to do anything much different. >> you don't know that. they haven't been worn in. >> we need to recognize that the intelligence community is non partisan and the president and following the following their recommendation is take intelligence briefings and acting on it. -- evidence will be shared and it is something that is unanimous across the political spectrum. -- and i really hope that he will also step forward and say -- >>[chatter]. >> ben, quick final thought. >> it is called diplomacy. when you walk into office you don't start a war -- >> when you walk -- >> let ben -- >> after the investigation, that is when you gds what you are going to do. it is embarrass swreg a president sitting there in the last day of office -- >> -- all based on an investigation. this is all based on evidence. this is all based on evidence that the cia has gathered. >> they

the cause of death has not been determined. >>> sanctions against russia take effect today. two compounds will be closed by noon. 35 diplomats must leave the u.s. by sunday. the sanctions are response in to russia's alleged interference in the november election. >>> we could see a flurry or two. >> but we're currently blustery. >> tgif, everybody. thnks for joining us. a >>> good morning. breaking overnight -- russia retaliates after the obama administration levels tough new sanctions against them, including ejecting dozens of diplomats from the u.s. the kremlin set to do the same sending u.s. officials back home. all of this over russia's alleged interference in the presidential election. this morning, why president-elect trump says it is time to move on. >>> two feet and counting. a powerful nor'easter hammers new england burying towns across the region. another foot of snow possible today as millions prepare to travel over the holiday weekend. we've got your forecast. >>> everlasting bond. a joint service being considered for debbie reynolds and carrie

we'll not sanction russia getting out of ukraine or crimia. find new approaches where russia can work productively with the united states and i hope mr. tillerson can achieve that. >> we all heard the news as it is developing and digesting it. but with your level of experience and where with you have been in the world with awful th-- all of this. what did you think? >> i was disappointed thatç mr obama threw things like this in the elevenths hour of his presidency and based on intelligence that is not briefed to congress. it looks suspicious to me. the world looks to our country to be peace and productive. this is time of behavior from a tin point dictator and america demands better. >> i have a feeling we'll talk to you again on many subject matters. thank you. >> a fox news alert. ç a fragile ceasefire negotiated by russia and turkey. it seems to be holding so far in syria. despite support of minor clashes with government troop and rebels. that is marking a potential break through in the syrian civil war. kitty? >> reporter: for now russia

sanctions. the question is, who will they be directed at? what exactly will they be? russia is already facing a number of sanctions because of its invasion of ukraine, crimea. the administration, president obama, has said that this hack and leak operation was directed, orchestrated by the most senior members of the russian government. he has all but named vladimir putin himself as being behind this, saying that not much happens in russia without vladimir putin being involved. the question is, will they try to sanction the russian president, his inner circle? will they even rereal exactly what they're doing? also, there's a big question about what proof they will provide without revealing how they discovered this information. revealing -- or compromising sources and methods. the other problem with sanctions is a concern that donald trump is going to reverse something right after he comes into office. these are being done by executive authority, but, of course, donald trump faces a political obstacle because there are so many republicans and democrats in congress who are calli

russia. that's in response to the new round of u.s. sanctionssia announced late yesterday by the obama administration from moscow's alleged interference in the u.s. presidential election. >> we've been clear all along. there will be consequences. we will respond at a time and place of our choosing and that's what you're seeing done today. >> donald trump also weighing in this morning saying he will be meeting with intelligence officials about the matter next week. we've got the best team of reporters in the biusiness following all the angles with the late breaking details. we start with pentagon correspondent hans nichols. first, mr. putin

waiting for new reaction coming from that nation, this after the united states slapped russia with unprecedented new sanctionsall punishment for its alleged meddling in the u.s. election. >> it is 10:00 a.m. in syria now and the world is holding its breath as a fragile nationwide ceasefire appears to be hold in. russia and turkey brokered the truce. we will get more on that in a moment. >> first of the sanctions, russia vowing to respond in kind. moscow denies hacking the dnc. the democratic national committee or trying to influence the u.s. election. >> mr. obama is not convinced. he is expelling 35 russian diplomats from the u.s., imposing sanctions on russian intelligence and three russian companies. the u.s. is closing two russian compounds if maryland and new york. cnn's athena jones has details on what other punishment the u.s. has in store. >> reporter: in a statement the treasury department named nine entities and individuals now subject to expanded sanctions, including russia's military intelligence unit and its head, as well as the domestic security service. the state department following suit, decl

saw it with so many other initiatives and now you saw it with his lame utterly ineffective sanctions on russia. i disagree with those who say that on the new sanctions he was trying to box in president trump. if he had been trying to box in president trump he would have done more, hitting the russian economy which is putin's weak point. but instead what he did do, what he always do. he goes for rhetorical flourishes and cosmetic gestures. these sanctions were minor tactical factors with no strategy whatsoever. on his way out the door obama is the 9 -pound weakli8. pound weakling. >> let's talk about how putin responded, he said that's all you got and made a mockery, made it look like an irrelevant attempt on behalf of president barack obama. >> indeed. ambassador bolton and we were talking about this in the green room. we both agree that the west underestimates vladimir putin and time and time again, since 1999 we've been underestimating putin. the guy is ruthless, vindictive, hates america, he's extremely capable. he'll do anything to get his way. he has a long term strategic vision. and what

russia to see a angela merkel destabilize? >> there might be. angela merkel is one of the leading figures in the sanctioning of russia for the ukraine. she had to stand against moscow. i don't think that russian aterest is so much in if specific person got elected. they want to discredit democracy said there is no american, european, or anyone who can admire democracy -- who democracy and will go to moscow and demonstrate for human rights. they w want to delegitimize all they are as t that better civilization that russia is. on the other hand, i don't think thing.blic opinion is a ,efore the hacking in the d&c trump was not leading in the polls. we are talking about 2% or percent that can make a difference, but it is not a large amount of things. melinda: one things that both fake news and hacking clearly do is undermined trust. let's take a look at a recent case of fake news that did target germany. >> about a year r ago, members f germany's russian-german unity protested after reports that police were trying to cover up an assault. reports said that migrants did the crime. there were nasty online crime --

this, just one day after president obama sanctioned russia over those election hacks. diplomats expelled. two russian compounds being closed. putin refusing to retaliate. >> missing plane. the private jet vanishing without a trace over lake erie. two families onboard. the frantic search tonight. >>> winter blast. up to two feet of snow. 100,000 customers without power. temperatures dropping. your new year's eve forecast on the way. >>> abc news exclusive. todd fisher speaking out for the first time abo

sanctions imposed on russia? here is what homeland security secretary said to jake tapper. >> a reversal of sanctions would be highly unusual. indeed the sanctions usually remain in place until the activity and the reasons for them imposed in the first place has been removed. >> meanwhile, a senior obama administration official tells cnn if a future president decided he wanted to allow in a large tranche of russian intel tense agents, presumably a future president would do that. >> the sanctions are met with a mixed response. most lawmakers are happy to see action, but republicans say it doesn't go far enough. john mccain and lindsey graham overseas on a trip to the baltic nations. the retaliatory measures by the obama administration are long overdue, but they are a small price to pay. we intend to lead the efforts in the new consciogress. house speaker paul ryan says russia does not share america's interests. it has consistently sought to undermine then. today's action by the administration is overdue, it is appr

wait until you hear how it all went. >> presidented obama slapping sanctions on russia for interferingith our presidential election. >> what happened to the rushing russian reset. former u.s. army intelligence officer andrew. let's take a lack at the sanctions amongst other things as two russian compounds have been shut down 35 intel sfers have been basically kicked out. how significant do you think these sanctions are? we are hearing two different things where they are significant or not. >> i come from the school that you can always sanction russia more. russia started three major wars against its neighbors and is harboring the most wanted intelligence fugitive in snowden and dir bee during the cold war. this creates such a chilling effect for any one particularly in western europe who wants to do business like rent an apartment rent a car to any one they suspect might be a russian intelligence officer. like the sanctions levied against the iranian revolutionary guard core in response to the work in the nuclear program this latest sanction could add an effect on russia's ability to o

i believe we should have toughened them, however, in terms of syria, we should have imposed sanctions on russiaheir action in syria and aleppo. we have seen intolerable suffering, with people being bombed out of their homes and their local communities. those sanctions, by the way, it should not be against the russian people, it should be against the oligarchs, the oil companies, the people actually taking the decisions in putin's government. what did the summit achieve? very little. there are always eu summits happening. on syria, everybody shares the deep concern about the suffering going on. but the point i would like to share with you is that the eu is not the right structure to attempt to do anything about it. it should be the united nations. it should be between the united states and... how can the united nations do that when russia has a veto in the security council? absolutely. it is a forum in which they can talk. it does not invalidate the point that the eu is the wrong structure. donald tusk was right to say they do not have the capacity. he seemed to be putting it out to say don't bl

this comes as many republicans are backing president obama's sanctions against russia. kers including republican senator john mccain don't feel the sanctions go far enough. >> when you attack a country, it's an act of war. and so we have to make sure that there is a price to pay so that we can persuade the russians to stop these attacks on the fundamentals of our democracy. >> i want to bring in larry sabado, and cnn political commentator ryan lizza. good to see both of you. larry, do you agree with mccain, that this is an act of war, this should be treated as such? the sanctions don't go far enough and more needs to be done. he's going to be having hearings this coming week. >> this is a warning to president trump. and i think john mccain actually is reflecting the views of a large majority of republicans in both the house and the senate. when you look at the democratic side, they strongly support for the most part, what president obama has done with regard to russia's sanctions. you can actually see a veto-proof majority for any legislation that would pass regarding ru

it was expected even feared by some russia would strike back after the white house announced new sanctions yesterday, but even though russia threw out few threats before the announcement they decided to play the waiting game and perhaps wait for a new president to come on january 20th. here is some of the statement from russian president vladimir putin. considering the special responsibility of russia and the u.s. to keep global security, it damages the entire complex of international ties. reserving the right to retaliate, the restoration of russian-american relations will be built on the basis of the policy, which will be carried out by the administration of president donald trump. all of this comes on the heels of the obama administration announcement of sanctions on several russian individuals, and entities for meddling in the u.s. presidential election. 35 russian diplomats are also being expelled. they have fewer than 72 hours to leave now. two russian compounds in new york and maryland are closed. u.s. says russia tried to influence the results of the election, and at the same time,

sanctions against russia, which haven't changed russian foreign policy at all. i think president putin understands fully well even if president obama did decide to implement or enforce further sanctions that could be wired-spread, in hitting their banking industry, for example, president-elect trump would be likely to repeal those. i don't think putin is particularly concerned at this time about how president obama plans to respond to this. >> you're absolutely right, clarissa ward, live for us in moscow, thanks so much. >>> let's talk it over with our panel, julia kayyam is with us, also ryan lizza, and caylee mcenerny. there is the attack, the hack itself, and then there is the attack in terms of vladimir putin getting trump to basically say to the entire community and the united states, i don't really trust your intelligence. which one do you think does more harm to this country long term? >> i think the second. there is no question about it. what vladimir putin has been able to do is to get donald trump, who is unwilling or unable, who has had a series of i w

also on the table the question of maintaining sanctions against russia or its actions in the ukraine. we will briefly talk about the situation in ukraine. and the process which is moving incredibly slowly. we will need to extend the sanctions against russia yet again. be thorny topic of how to handle the impending brexit will be handled over a dinner to which theresa may is not invited. she will be shown out while the 27 leaders discuss their plans to push out the u.k. as quickly as possible. london is looking at the possibility of a transition period. theresa may has promised to launch britain's withdrawal process by march. genie: talks in japan between shintzo abe and vladimir putin. ordered a start to consultations on joint economic activity. during the in the studio these are international affairs editor. what are these islands? >> it's a very long chain of islands. i want to show you where they are on the map. the disputed ones are at the southernmost end of the chain. they actually go all the way up into the pacific. in the 19th century russia controlled the northern part of the

confirmation hearing and say he fully supports sanctions and lindsey graham wants more sanctions than we have now. on russiadonald trump has not said a word about any possibility of more sanctions. it's going to be a fascinating hearing. >> yeah. there is a few moving parts here that i think are shaping up as the first real flash point between the republican party or particularly on foreign policy and on approach to russia and donald trump there is the tillerson nomination as well as the possibility of sanctions and the investigation into the hacking, which you hear a number of congressional republicans, including very prominent ones voicing support for as donald trump opposes those investigations. so in the end, i think that probably tillerson will be confirmed. but the fascinating thing will be what the trade-offs, if any are. if donald trump is able to get his way, tillerson confirmed, no additional sanctions, no real sort of aggressive inquiry into the hacking, that will be an indication that donald trump -- it's donald trump's republican party, and he is going to face very little resistance. >> howard,

sanctions. is russia to retaliate the fact that there is a new president coming in in three weeks who has talked about having a v different relationship with russia? >> reporter: right, and that's the trick with this move here. putin says they want to have a good relationship with trump. they've been cautiously optimistic. if they did try to swing it so he became president, they've been hiding that hand. they keep saying we can't be certain what our relationship with trump will be like. so to do something nasty in response knowing trump will be the one to reap that, that's probably not the best move. they're probably wondering what they can do to the obama administration without totally undermining relationships going forward. >> thank you for taking a few minutes. appreciate that. >>> economic sanctions from the department of treasury, from the state department also removing individuals from the united states. also, there is a third component to the sanctions and to the actions president obama is imposin

yesterday the white house imposed sanctions on russia's military intelligence service and 35 diplomatsere expelled from the u.s. sanctions were also imposed against two suspected hackers and three companies that allegedly provided support to intelligence cyberoperations. the cia concluded that the interference in the presidential leak shun was intended to help donald trump win the election and they believe that putin was personally involved. trump issuing a statement saying it's time for our country to move on to bigger and better things. nevertheless, in the interest of our country and its great people i will meet with the leaders of the intelligence community next week in order to be updated on the facts of this situation. clearly a big development at the end of the year. offset by the fact that there is a change in leadership in 20 days time. >> does put putin in a tougher spot, though -- not putin, trump in a bit of a tougher spot when it comes to extending a hand and having a friendlier relationship with russia. >> particularly when you see some leading republican statements, like

russia is exaggerated. president obama in 2014 rallied the world to put sanctions on russia for what they did in crimea. in this case, what happened in this election, if this played out the way it's been reported in "the new york times" and elsewhere, i think the president's response was too lax. >> we're also learning that more than a dozen congressional democrats running for election that their information was stolen, as well, hacked by the russians, released trying to undermine them. should politicians now generally assume all of their sensitive information is vulnerable like that? >> certainly the security concerns have always been a concern. that's why you have people in congress who their sole task is to ensure those e-mail networks are secured. but it's not only their house or senate e-mails that are being targeted, we're seeing personal accounts, campaign accounts, ones that tend to be less secure and less subject to these oversights. so certainly on the political side, you're going to see people being more cautious about what they're seeing over e-mail. it's not just the political side or gover

for instance, the fact that he's put sanctions on russia is already being argued by folks like kellyannet that's poor politics. those criticisms would have been ten times louder and more pointed if obama had stepped in before election day and suggested that russian hackers were trying to tip the scales in donald trump's favor. i think that's almost certainly the reason the president has waited until this point to move forward with these sanctions and really push this hacking issue. that's a large part of it. >> errol, i'm very interested, the transition said on the conference call this morning there will be more details, kind of a time and place and who will be briefing the president-elect, on this issue because it was basically a two-line statement. that's one of the lines. clearly this is an important thing in response to this. from what we see in the -- from the campaign to now, do you see a scenario where donald trump sits down with briefers next week, hears the facts, if he hears the facts of this case and dramatically changes his opinion of russia's role here? >> no, no. i see no s

slapping sanctions on russia. where are you guys?well, i mean, the president-elect put out a statement and he said, look, it's time to move on to bigger and better things. but, also, nevertheless, we're going to be meeting and he is going to be meeting with intelligence officials next week. to talk about this report. and find out the details of exactly what happened, how the investigation took place. and maybe at that time or maybe later he'll have a response. but right now we're just not in a position to sit here and respond to all of these details before we have a full blown intelligence report on this particular matter. >> so he is going to sit and look for the evidence. a lot of us on the right have been saying where is the evidence? we understand that there are accusations saying that the russians actually affected the outcome of the election, but we haven't seen it. do you think this -- he is going to ask for specific examples and evidence from our intel departments. >> well, yeah. i mean i think we all deserve it here is the p

sanctions against russia. cnn's barbara starr is at the pentagon.1992 the associated press ran a story about this retreat in maryland in which one of the neighbors remarked that the russians there made their steamed crabs differently than the locals. i hope they were using old bay. but otherwise seemed fairly normal. i guess that's the point, right? >> reporter: well, you know, the best spy nest maybe looks perfectly normal from the outside. this cat-and-mouse game between moscow and washington of course has been going on for decades. it's been immort litzed in temperatures and movies. what we know is the reality can be vicious and violent. fbi cameras captured anna chapman and a federal undercover agent meeting in a new york coffee shop in june 2010. 17 days later chapman and nine other russian sleeper agents were arrested in new york, new jersey, and virginia, charged with conspiracy to act as unlawful agents of russia, spies who had burrowed deep into american society for years, tried to steal secrets and recruit agents. the fbi had watched chapm

immaterial you to listen to what he said about sanctions and russia just a couple months ago. >> we'veot the sanctions in place right now. and he he understands that's -- i'm going to comply with the sanctions. there's not any conversation otherwise about that. and they recognize that. the first time i went over to see them after the sanctions were in place i was a little nervous. wasn't sure. and it was interesting because the first question they asked me was how are you doing? are you okay? and i said, well, yeah, i'm fine. why do you ask? well, we just wondered whether your government was coming after you because you were doing business with us. so they were more worried about me. so they understood. we understand you can't do certain things now. what i tell them s you know, we aren't going anywhere. we've been around for 130 years. when the sanctions are over, we'll sit down and get back to work. until then, we have to comply with the law. >> he was talking about the sanctions as temporary and context of a personal relationship with vladimir putin. josh, to you, how high does the i

the sanctions russia placed on russia have hurt badly in tandem with lower oil prices. prices.sia needs oil at $8 $ -- ata barrel to make their economy to work. putin wants a big military buildup, but i can't afford it. if we lift sanctions as a gesture of goodwill toward vladimir putin, he will build up his military while continuing to use ours cynically. >> you are talking money and it's exactly right. that's what brought down the old soviet union. he needs the money to build his military. >> in the i am mortal words of cyndi lauper, money changes everything. tom: has president-elect trump publicly buried the hatchet with barack obama? >> we are getting along well except for a few statements. nobody is going to know because we won't be going against each other in that way. other in that way. tom: nice talk, but there is justice is spelled b-o-x.hero, say hello to a powerful tool that gives you options to fit your budget. ♪ oh, i'm tied to this chair! ♪ dun-dun-daaaa! i don't know that an insurance-themed comic book is what we're looking for. did i mention he can save people n

there's no reason trump should come in and do away with the sanctions -- heather: we have the russia >> which obama simply followed international law. health health the offshore drilling ban out west -- >> the land grab, he put three million acres of land aside for environmental reasons. this is wonderful. and -- heather: well, a lot of people would disagree with that, the governor of utah being among them. >> i would just say a lot of obama's legacy was built really on executive orders that can be overturned, so there are a lot of things that can happen. look, donald trump's under a lot of pressure to repeal obamacare. he ran on that, he's got a base that's just itching for him to do it, so i think he's going to move forward on those things. what in the really is about, it's about sour grapes on the part of obama. right now he has -- >> i disagree. >> right now his own party is turning on him. look at loyalists like sam stein, really laying at the feet of obama the decimation of the entire party. not just the loss of this election -- >> he has the highest approval rating of any outgo

it's remarkable to me that we're talking about sanctions against russia just saying aft ining i sanctions against israel, that secretary kerry lost a tremendous amount of credibility in upending u.s. policy with respect to israel. you will see president trump having much stronger relationship with israel. we will -- you can't put daylight between the u.s. and israel diplomatically, militarily, technically when you're talking about president trump's administration. so i think within the last couple of days you see this flurry of activity by a tough president obama as he exits the office and i guess he's burnishing the last couple of moments, semi colons bother of his legacy. but at the same time the new president will have the opportunity to reexamine our relationship geopolitically across the globe, making decisions for the americans. >> it seems that benjamin netanyahu already has confidence in developing a very good relationship with president-elect donald trump. he's very much looking forward to january 20th and trying to really restore and rebuild relations with israel which is a very

sanctions against russia. the kremlin leader saying he will not expel american diplomats after president obama ordered 35 russians to leave the country as punishment for election related hacking. in a tweet, trump is praising putin's "great move," adding that he always knew putin was very smart. russians are starting to feel the impact of the sanctions, with people leaving a diplomatic compound that was forced to close and heading to the russian embassy. today, some experts suggest that moscow's muted response is a classic putin move, designed to manipulate and even surprise. as the drama plays out, president-elect trump is facing a decision about whether to keep or lift the sanctions once he takes office in three weeks. top adviser kellyanne conway telling cnn that president obama may have taken action against russia to box in trump. i'll talk about all this with the top democrat on the house armed services committee. he's standing by along with our correspondents and analysts, as we bring you full coverage o

russia. >> president obama announcing these sanctions today. keep in mind, this is been a long time coming. it was back in october that intelligence agency confirmed that russia was involved in this hack. president obama is careful not to provoke them or appears too aggressive. he always had a relationship with putin. it is a relationship that's described as business-like. now, lets talk about donald trump for a moment. he has what appears to be a cozy relationship with russia. he took a phone call from putin right after he was elected and how he's looking forward to have a strong relationship wi russia. yesterday, donald trump did not acknowledge that russia was involved in this hacking. jacob? >> matt bradley, toii want to go you. russia feels the sanctions. what effects the u.s. government has played? >> we don't know the details o f the sanctions. the russian foreign administration, of a retaliation in a statement yesterday. it is not clear exactly what this retaliation would mean. in the past, russia barred import as a way of striking back.

russia. they expel 35 russian diplomats. there are additional sanctions on the country. tionship with russia will be different. watch. >> you see the flurry of activity by a tough president obama as he exits office. at the se time the new president well have an opportunity to xamine the relationship. across the globe and make a decision that is always america first. adam, good to see you this morning. the last trading day of the year. happy new year. they are going to expel 35 u.s. diplomats in response. all americans should be alarmed by russians -- rushes nctions. why do you think he is taking this action now with just a few days left in office. >> i think the action was definitely needed and it was appropriate and i think we are under attack by the russian foreign government. these are not 400-pound men. it didn't just happen overnight. why did they do this sooner. i think it takes time to sort through all of the intelligence and to come up with a weight -- range of options. i think also it was important to get this done before the end of the year. the russian hacking

sanctions. three u.s. senators including john mccain demand retaliation against russia for allegedly hacking the u.s. presidential election. the obama administration is expected to make an announcement this thursday. according to a state operated russian news agency moscow says if sanctions are imposed the government would interpret it as disrupt cooperation between the countries. the foreign ministry says any new sanctions could be reversed by donald trump when he assumes office on january 20. our international affairs editor joined us earlier onset. >> there is two levels. you have the obama administration which is set to announce a series of measures against russia later this thursday in response to russia's alleged hacking and interference in the u.s. presidential election. those measures are likely to such ascovert actions cyber operations. obviously the details of those will not be made public. there is also likely to be expanded sanctions and diplomatic censure. renewed have made of push for sanctions against russia. that has support from democrats and republicans in the senate. russia has said

russia. this president, with 29 days remaining in office. slapping additional sanctions against russia. to what end? to what purpose? what will be likely putin responses? >> i wish he would have cleared alternative fuel for cars that could be micked wit mixed with gasoline, like. and let them compete with gasoline, that will drive down the price of oil well below the $50 a barrel where it is now. and that will benefit american and other country consumers and make our russian friends sit up and take notice a lot more than some sanctions that are going to be temporary. lou: and so, the national security response is alternative fuel? >> i think it is too due to oil, what electricity and freezers and refrigrators, at beginning of 20th century did to salt, sal was only way to preserve meat, and it was very precious commodity. for most of human history, then the coming of electricity. frozen and thawed meat tastes a lot better than meat soaked in salt. lou: i am going to have to take your word for that taste. we appreciate it. >> thank you lou. lou: i demoted you again. thank you. >> whatever