it would be quite a big shakeup. painful for them the big four. it would be quite a big shakeup.nd other organisations is pretty painful, given the fact that the likes of kpmg and others have not been good. we are certainly in an economic slowdown and possibly worse in the uk. that means auditing becomes ever more important because as companies face trouble, they need to be properly audited so there is transparency. indeed, this is it. fashion talks —— fashion stocks take a tumble. asos, as seen on screen. the story of the years has been, on line is doing well, the high street isn't. drivers impacted now. what is this tell us? it's notjust the difference between bricks and clicks. this is about a general slowdown in the uk economy because ofa slowdown in the uk economy because of a whole load of reasons including the fact there is so much brexit uncertainties so, as a result, we are seeing a contagion into the retail sector. i'm bombarded everyday with emails telling the sales here, sales there. high street retailers, on line retailers. they are having to slash their prices signi

what does this say about a further shakeup. what does this say about the president saying in two or three days maybe he'll announce a replacement. in the middle of all of this russian investigation, news breaking yesterday around michael cohen as well as manafort in all of this, we're going to have a new chief of staff? >> right. it's not unusual, of course, as you know, for a president after an election to maybe shake up cabinets. what's interesting. >> that he's shake it up while shaking up the white house? this is two appointments made yesterday and now on the day right after some very damming set of court filings, he will replace john kelly. that was leaked. that was coming yesterday. it seems a little bit like the president two is a master at this is trying to distract what came out yesterday which is at least prosecutors in new york seem to believe the president created a trial in port in getting elected to president. >> that is a bomb chel e shell revelation. it's not surprising right now on the morning the day after tha

lots of changes amid staff shakeups.rom the president that his interior secretary zinke, ryan zinke, would be stepping down, at the end of the year, at the same time that he has named a new acting chief of staff that will also take over at the beginning of next year. so joining me now to disuss all this is democratic strategist and cnn political commentator dave jacobson, and the former lieutenant governor of south carolina, and cnn political commentator andre bauer. andre, let's start with you. and the departure of zinke that was announced today. he is the latest to resign amid ethics concerns. we have also seen the same with hhs secretary tom price and scott pruitt at the epa. so what does this say about the people who president trump chose to fill his cabinet? >> well, you know, some of them i was very strong on. some of them not so much. i think some of the folks from the beginning were a bad fit given the fact that he was going to drain the swamp and some of the very people he put in at the beginning were the swamp.

for more on this staff shakeup and jim comey's testimony let's bring in congressman andy biggs.or coming on this morning. >> thank you. >> i would like to start by talking to you the former fbi director, james comey's closed-door interview with the house judiciary committee yesterday. you are a member of that committee. you decided to bring him back in. you don't want to come in. you had to subpoena him. i'm curious, you talk for seven hours. were you able to get anywhere or the answers that you needed? >> it was incomplete. there are several reasons why. there is an fbi lawyer there that would would not let him answer some questions. there are times where mr. comey cannot simply remember things that i think would have been significant. i thought he would remember. there were other things i was amazed at where he simply said, i don't know what happened there. those are some big issues. we got some stuff out that we wanted to. he will be coming back and we will address more. >> when he comes back, part of the recent where he hasn't been able to answer the questions is there is an

president trump's shakeup of the staff is continuing.thicsnke he is facing investigations will step down. the u.s. president said to be considering a replacement for wilbur ross. shutdowne government later this week leading politicians on both sides to say it is up to president trump to resolve the issue. >> president trump should understand there are not the vote for the wall and the house or the senate. he is not going to get the wall in any form. annabel: u.k. prime minister theresa may will attack supporters of a second referendum today as she explains why leaders rebuffed her last week. may, who accused of former prime minister tony blair, of undermining for asking for second vote, will say is a catastrophic breach of trust. supposing there is another turnout,m, or a lower let me tell you that if a there is another referendum, which i do not think it will be, people like me will be demanding best of two of three. an urgent shareholder meeting to discuss governors and relationships between two companies. renault has said the middle w

ok let's get going we begin with yet another major shakeup in the trumpet ministry . the u.s. president has just tweeted that the defense secretary james mattis is leaving his job at the end of february mr masses' departure had been expected since donald trump announced he was withdrawing u.s. forces from syria the president said he would nominate a successor to mr massa's very shortly in his resignation letter he emphasized a multilateral approach writing that one core belief i have is that our strength as a nation is in extra quickly linked to the strength of our unique and comprehensive system of alliances while the us remains the indispensable nation in the free world we cannot protect our interests or serve that role effectively without maintaining a strong alliances and showing respect to those allies mike hanna is our correspondent following that story that's developing as we go on out of washington mike he was at one point so influential what changed. well what has changed is not something sudden it's over period of time but it's interesting to note peter that james ma

for more on all of the shakeups, i spoke a brief while ago with niall stanage of "the hill." start with the attorney general. an appointment after many weeks of an acng attorney general. do you think that the democrats are likely to support this? niall: i don't think so, partly because i don't thinkts that the democre likely to support anything president trump does that has some relation s.e robert mueller probe, which this obviously d now, william barr -- it depends on what lens you look at him-- throy some measures he he has rather conservative opinions, by others he is part of the establishment in this country and therefore not as radical a oice as president trump might have made. rajini: a choice that is being seen as somewhat radichis pick to replace nikki haley at the u.n., heather nauert. she used to be a fox news anchor and many are saying she doesn't have enough internional experience. niall: yes, at is a legitimate criticism, but it points to the fact that president ump has different motivations in a nominating her for this role. he clearly is someone who prices r m

shakeup again. i'm not talking about the new white house chief of staff. that was yesterday. today, it is ryan zinke. he's out as u.s. interior secretary at the end of the month. president trump making it official just this morning, on twitter, of course, just a few minutes ago, this statement from zinke. it is a great honor to serve the american people, as their interior secretary. i love working for the president, and am incredibly proud of all of the good work we have accomplished together. however after 30 years of public service, i cannot justify spending thousands of dollars defending myself and my family against false allegations. it is better for the president and the interior to focus on accomplishments rather than fictitious allegations. new york's senior senator, democrat chuck schumer is leaving nothing to interpret in his reaction to today's cabinet shakeup. he writes this, quote, ryan zinke was one of the most toxic members of the cabinet in the way he treated our environment, our precious public lands, and the way he treated the government like it was his perso

[sounds of battle] lawrence was founded in 1854, there was a major shakeup happening on the western border of the country at that time. in 1854, congress passed the kansas nebraska act, until then the missouri compromise determine which territories would be slaves and free. and another act decided it should be up to the residents of territories to decide whether they should have slave owning or not. that started a national movement and a rush to settle kansas, determine which way the territory would go. and that desire to create a free territory is what led to the founding of lawrence. with lawrence settled by people from new england, there was an organization called the new england immigrant company, and included people who were antislavery or abolitionists, to settle in lawrence. they would raise money to help people travel out here, and they built a building called the free state hotel to house them until they could build their homes. that was the start of lawrence. and people are coming across the border from missouri, with the idea kansas should be a slave state. there were tensions b

lawrence was founded in 1854 and it was a major shakeup happening on the western border of the country at that time and 1854 congress passed the nebraska act. they determined which territories would be enslaved and which territories would be freed. the act decided it should be up to the residents of the territory to decide whether they should have slavery or not to? -- or not. that started a rush to determine which way the territory would go. desire to create a free territories what led to the founding of lawrence. was lawrence settled there an organization called the new england immigrant aid company. newcruit people from england states, people who were anti-slavery or abolitionists. they built a building called the free state hotel. that is really the start of lawrence. with the idea that kansas should be a slave state. though started to amount in later years. by that time lawrence was seen as the center of what was known as the free state movement, the people who wanted kansas to be free from slavery. as a result of the first territorial election, kansas actually ended up with a pro

are the shakeups really that out of the ordinary. he has life in next to explain why the turnover in this administration is right on track. great news, liberty mutual customizes- uh uh - i deliver the news around here. ♪ sources say liberty mutual customizes your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. over to you, logo. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ >> the trumpet administration ruling out. will they help achieve the agenda. thank you for waking up for us this morning. your thoughts on john kelly's departure and some of the direction this administration is going in terms of staffing. the thing that is interesting again. the media wants to make every little change. and the fact of the matter is. there is a staff turnover. as were talking about the chief of staff condition. they had three chiefs of staff. there is nothing unusual. he made it to about the right spot. john kelly well have been there 18 months. let's not forget that while there is always a certain amount of chaos. he has done a very good job. at the g

shakeups in latin america. what is next in the region as populist leaders take the reins.is coming up next, and this is bloomberg. ♪ david: this is balance of power on bloomberg television. we go now to mark crumpton. mark: mitch mcconnell says he will introduce a stopgap spending bill that would avert a government shutdown and keep agencies running until february 8. speaking on the senate floor today, mcconnell accused democrats of acting what he called -- acting or what he called political spite. the house willl, now take up a bill to overhaul criminal sentencing procedures. the senate overwhelmingly. passed the bill. the bill would curtail jail sentences for nonviolent offenders. the united states is making a potential overture to restart talks with kim jong-un. a new representative says washington will review policies preventing americans from providing humanitarian aid to kim's regime. discuss ways of getting nuclear negotiations with the north back on track. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analyst

they are calling for a shakeup of the west african nation's electoral authority and a reboot of preparations>> a chairman has been charged with underreporting his income over a five-year period from 2010. he was rearrested for the same crime. to brazil, where a decision has been overturned to pave the way for a man to get out of president -- get out of prison. he was jailed after being sentenced to more than 12 years in prison and faces six other trials. he maintains his innocence. was therters thought it day they would once again see their leader walk free. hundreds gathered outside the supreme court after a new judge said prisoners could be freed to challenge their convictions if they were appealing their cases. the excitement cut short by fresh news. brazil's supreme court's chief justice was throwing out the ruling. the news was hard to take. >> the decision affects all of us. by now, we are feeling joy and concern. >> all people need for him to be freed. he is a political prisoner. >> it wasn't only his supporters who came down to the courthouse. lulaeds made it clear should never be fr

. >>> breaking news, a staffing shakeup in the oakland raiders organization. reggie mckenzie, the general ma out. mckenzie was a former raider and has been the gm since 2012. he was the executive of the year the move comes one day after the raiders beat the steelers, their third win of the season. according to team insiders the writers are looking for new gm to lure some top players. we will get the bring attention to negotiations. >> reporter: dozens of teachers marched to city hall. many called out sick to be here. >> teachers cannot live near the students that they teach. it is preposterous.>> reporter: they have offered a 5% raise over the next five years. the teachers have countered with a 12% race spread over three years. >> the district keeps saying they don't have the money but we keep saying you have the money. it is how you prioritize the funding. >> they also want smaller class sizes. substitutes are running clas join teachers. >> teacher stay for one year and then ave. they can't survive on that pay. >> reporter: the sick out is illegal. >> you can

one saying that the president didn't inquire into firing jerome powell we know there is one cabinet shakeupoming that's defense secretary jim mattis he's leaving on january 1st. that is two months earlier than he previously planned to depart. that comes after a scathing resignation letter that he sent to the president in which he questioned trump's america-first agenda i've been trying to get answers on all of these fronts, but it's kind of been crick cet because we're in shutdown. 25% of the government is now in shutdown that includes the treasury department as well as the irs, the small business administration, the agriculture department there was some move towards negotiations and towards discussions over the weekend vice president mike pence met with chuck schumer after that meeting, schumer put out a statement saying the two sides are still very far apart president trump met with conservative lawmakers he had a lunch with them and one of the lawmakers who attended is representative mark meadows. after that lunch was over, he tweeted this democrats have demonstrated a stronger desire to

number one, the possibility of a government shutdown as of midnight on friday number two, another shakeuping. let's get down to nbc's tracie potts with more on both. tracie >> reporter: hi there. good morning so shutdown, we have no idea what the plan is literally radio silence here on capitol hill in terms of the shakeup, we know the interior secretary is out so is the chief of staff who has been replaced at least temporarily. the other big issue here, the russia investigation and new numbers suggesting americans do not believe the president. is president trump telling the whole truth about russia meddling in the presidential electi election 62% of americans say no and our latest nbc wall street journal poll. >> more and more people are believing in mueller, fewer and fewer people as your survey show believe the president. let's get the report, read it, let it go public and let us decide. >> reporter: the poll shows half of americans with at least some doubt about the presidency mr. trump's former lawyer michael cohen is headed to prison in part about lying about trying to build a trump

white house shakeup. names overnight. ful who could replace chief of staff kelly. and the latest fallout from the bombshell court filings related to president trump. some democrats say he may have committed impeachable offenses. much more on that ahead. >>> and the beauty pageant queen who could face time behind bars for sending photos to a teenager on snap is chat. how police say they discovered those photos. >>> and it's green monday. it is the biggest day for online steals and deals. we'll tell you what to buy now and what you should wait on. and how some are helping you to beat the porch pirates stealing packages. >>> what a straight a student gets wrong. why a psychologist says students should study less. i always say don't worry so much. don't push so hard. >> i don't know about you, ginger, we didn't get straight a's. we are with the psychologists on we are with the psychologists on this one. >>> why the cdc is studying scooters. scooters. >>> and an early holiday you've worked so hard to (huachiev

it's a squeeze in other news the chronicles of four count of the firms are facing a shakeup under reforms and watchdog. the authority wants to separate audit from consulting services while also encouraging a wider choice of auditors. the regulator said at present the so—called big four, the late, e white, kpmg and pwm see conduct 97% of big companies ordered while also providing them other services as well. france has said it will introduce its own tax on big technology firms from the start of january. it comes as efforts to do something similar has stalled. the french finance minister said he accepted it to bring in 500 million euros in 2019. i mentioned the santa rally, so traditionally in the run—up to christmas, you see a rally on the share markets. the volumes are already always been that if some of year, but as you can see, serious concerns expressed on wall street and it has filtered through to the day in asia. as a rural reserve start its two—day meeting today and tomorrow. —— the federal reserve. here in the uk, returnable deposit scheme for bottles, cans and cups is outlined in

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meanwhile a major shakeup in west wing announces john kelly will step down at the end of the year.he president confirmed kelly departure today on his way to army naval football game saying, a replacement will be announced in the next day or two. all of this as white house responds to a flurry of court filings from special counsel robert mueller. prosecutors listing alleged lies told by paul manafort and mike cohen. while recommending substantial prison time for the latter. pardon me ellison barber has the latest from the white house who do we expect to step in as president chief of and a half >> well there are a couple of names that are floating around right now. the the the president not officially saying anything kind of the biggest question that seems to exist at this moment is will the president announce a permanent chief of staff is is? or a temporary are interim replacement. the top contender according to sources spoken to fox news today, is the vice president mike pence chief of staff nick arrest a source in administration close to iowaers told me that iowaers and president

how do we view all of this and the shakeup in the middle of all that we're facing as a country? we view what we just heard from nick ayers this evening, i don't know who it's going to announce tomorrow. anybody who takes that job is pretty much going to be managing sort of a transition. i like what karen bass had to say, but whether there's a call for impeachment -- there are going to be hearings. teen voters will want that. the chief of staff in the white house is a liaison between the white house and congress. whoever takes that job knows he or she is stepping into that liaison and those negotiations with congress, with subpoenas, all of that, not to mention the criminal investigation that is ongoing. i don't know anybody who would want that job. it's not going to be a glamorous job to have. i was going to unemployment carrie because she's so committed, but i like her too much. it's going to be an impossible job. >> i wouldn't wish that an carrie. i need her here to keep us fired up. professor, let me ask you. you and i can remember the clinton impeachment proceedings. assumin

john roberts reported that president trump was considering three different potential shakeups and that chief of staff john kelly was one of those potentially being discussed. and perhaps whispering back and forth president trump saying it will happen at the end of the year. >> john kelly will be leaving at the end of the year. we will be announcing who will be taking his place. might be on an interim basis. i'll announce that over the next day or two. >> nick ayers has long been rumored as the most likely are top contender for replacing john kelly. fox's john roberts reported in november that when these potential changes to the cabinet were being discussed that his name came up. he is someone respected at the white house. he's a strong manager and good political operative. we heard from president trump who said the next person appointed could be on a temporary basis. remember this past month, fox news sunday chris wallace sat down with president trump. he asked him about the plan made in the summer to keep john kelly until 2020. president trump seemed to throw doubt when he spoke with

. >>> another big shakeup fortr t ump administration. who's coming and who's going. and what you need to know about the status of the affordable care act after federal judge trikes down the polarizing health care law. >>> news4 begins with a storm aam 4 weather alert. >>> take look at storm team 4 radar. d.c. has broken a nearly 130-year record for rainfall. the ra really starting toall fast this evening, leading to some high water rescues. >> we got another warning that st came in from montgomery county. we're starting to see this move north of the beltway as far as flooding potential. i know the green is very very slightly here but this light ler green is an area under a flood warning until 10:30 p.m. we are expecting an additional 1-2 inches of rai on top of the rain that we already saw that broke that record. here's a laook at the showers. yocan see why we've got montgomery county under that flood warning. take a hook look at the heaviers just to the west of 95 we're going to talk about this record breaking rain as well as plan out your sunday. >>> driving has be

richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. ( robin ) another big shakeup in president trump's cabinet. defense secretary james mattis is resigning ..and made it clear why. in a public letter of resignation, mattis told the president he has the right to a defense secretary, whose quote,"views are better aligned with yours". mattis also wrote that the u-s cannot protect its interests without respecting allies and maintaining strong alliances. the announcement comes a day after the president surprised u-s allies and congress by revealing plans to withdraw u-s troops from syria. mattis was opposed to that decision, and has reportedly had failing relations with trump in recent ( robin )at the same time... there are just a few hours left for the president to sign a bill to keep the government funded over the christmas holiday.house minority leader nancy pelosi is not sure what the president hopes to accomplish with a shutdown.

we begin this news with another big shakeup within the trumpet ministration the u.s. defense secretary james mattis has resigned and will leave office in february one republican senator described the former nato commander as an island of stability in the chaos at the white house mike hanna joins us live now from washington mike did he suffer on the on the cost on if you will of policy or was it personality well i think it was clearly both james mattis making very clear in his resignation letter that he differed from the president on a number of issues but the core issue he pointed out was a belief in electoral system and respect for allies clearly pointing out incidents in the trump presidency the rebutting of nato the refusal to signed communiques the g. twenty summits so there's a lot of the detail to james mattresses disenchantment with the president but then again the policy difference matters a career military man very quiet very reserved keeping his opinion to himself at no stage has he publicly criticized or rebuffed president trump being very much the loyal so

. >> meanwhile, the president's white house shakeup continues. brian is stepping down as interior secretary. while budget director mick has been named acting chief of staff. ellison barber live in washington with more on that. ellison. >> we've seen two high level departures in about 7 days president trump announcing this morning that interior secretary ryan will leave his position at the end of the year secretary has been the subject of more than a dozen federal investigations related to his and his wife travel habits. violations conflict of interest some of the investigations were closed and some namely allegations of violations he was cleared of wrong doing but over the summer, the interior department inspector general launched an investigation into a real estate deal that involved a foundation set up by mr. zinqi development group backed by oil service community that does business with the u.s. government and government report ared that investigation to the department of justice, the secretary denied any wrong doing the president did not say

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the cabinet shakeup in saudi arabia may not do go far enough towards rehabilitating the country's imageat least with members of the u.s. congress just before they broke for the holiday session the members in the senate took two key votes they voted to pull the u.s. as support for the saudi military as it continues its military operations in the yemeni civil war and all of the members of the u.s. senate uniformly endorsed a resolution accusing mohammed and solemn on the saudi crown prince of orchestrating the murder on october second of jamal khashoggi the exiled journalist who had gone to the consulate in istanbul to get papers in order to get married this is a situation where both republicans and democrats believe that the saudi crown prince who is widely expected to succeed his father king solomon is not running the country in a way that comports with u.s. values respecting human rights allowing political expression endorsing and upholding political liberalization and supporting women's rights they believe that because of evidence that they have now been given a or presented by the ci

we begin this afternoon with another staff shakeup at the white house. the president announcing that interior secretary ryan zinke will step down at the end of the year. zinke's time in office has been mired in scandal, the subject of more than a dozen government investigations, ranging from improper spending on private charter flights to a question development deal with an oil executive. one investigation is moving its way up the justice department. zinke adds to a growing list of cabinet members but this isn't the worst of trump's headaches. michael cohen putting him directly in the pracrosshairs o the russia probe. >> nothing in the trump organization was ever done unless it was done through mr. trump. he directed me to make the payments. he directed me to become involved in these matters. >> let's start with geoff bennett. geoff, it's not exactly a shock that zinke is leaving, is it? >> reporter: great to see you, keir. well, it is and it isn't a shock. i think it is in some ways shocking because, remember, ryan zinke isn't the first trump cabinet me

. >> reporter: the latest calls for impeachment come as staff shakeup has been underway in the trump administration over the weekend, the president said his chief of staff john kelly will be leaving by the end of the year a replacement has yet to be made. in washington ray bogan fox news. >>> new data reveals the number of migrants requesting asylum at the southern u.s. border has doubled compared to last year. the information from customs and border protection also shows that the percentage of foreigners who enter the country illegally before requestingasylum remain the same. immigration supporters say the data indicates migrants are doing exactly what they are being asked to do seeking a legal way into the united states. and they are calling on the president to streamline the asylum process. but mr. trump says he is not budging. >> he is a -- these are tough people. we don't want them coming into our country. we want great people coming in. >> reporter: many migrants living in camps in tijuana are seeking jobs in mexico as they wait for their chance to request asylum in the u.s. me

. >> reporter: the latest calls for impeachment, as a massive staff shakeup has been underway in the trump administration. over the weekend, the president said chief of staff john kelly will be leaving by the end of the year though a replacement has yet to be named. in washington, ray bogan, fox news. >> for more on this, we are joined by james taylor, political science professor at the university of san francisco. federal prosecutors, in one of their filings, accused then candidate donald trump of directing michael cohen to make these illegal hush money payments. i guess the question is, what happens right now to donald trump if he's not the president. >> if donald trump, individual one, is a citizen, they would at this point be indicted and go through the legal process in terms of being arraigned and charged and having to hire a lawyer to defend themselves. donald trump is protected by the shield and the sovereignty of the office. there is a certain sovereignty that comes with the presidency in the united states and a great deal of immunity for the president. when you start talking

. >>> another shakeup at the white house tonight. president trump tweeted this morning that interior secretary ryan zinke will be leaving the administration at the end of the year. zinke had aacing nearly 20 investigations into his travel, political activity and potential conflicts of interest. on twitter, zinke said he was proud of what he accomplished but couldn't justify spending thousands to defend himself against false allegations. he played a leading role in the president's efforts to role back environmental regulations. >>> a tense day in france as another protest turns violent. this is the fifth saturday in a row that thousands of protesters in yellow vests took to the streets of paris. the protests began last month against a planned tax hike on gas. they've now turned into demonstrations against the french government and the president emanuel macron. they want to see him go and they say they want a stronger say in their country. protesters say the changes the government has made are too little, too late. >> it's almost nothi

.>>> a major shakeup could be in the works for pg&e. regulators are considering breaking up the company. puc is concerned the safety problems being experienced by pg&e were not just one off situations. but indicated a deeper and more systemic problem.>>> the direction pg&e has been going is not working. it has created chaos and destruction around california. there needs to be major change. how we do that change is the question the puc began to ask yesterday. >> the company's role in the deadly sand pipeline explosion as well reasons for the ch. pg&e rela exprsing a willingnes least consider the proposed changes. we are open to a range of solutions that will help make the energy system safer for the customers we serve. >>> coming up a deadly tsunami slammed into beaches in indonesia. dozens dead and even more injured. >>> a performance this jazz musician has never done before right in the middle of brain surgery. >>> a flash mob interrupted by police and the best way possible. this is a fight. not to the finish. but to the beginning. a f

. >>> 10:30, another staff shakeup is in the works for the trump >> the president confirming his chiefaff john kelly will be out by the end of the year. hereo make sen of all this, moderator of "meet the pss" chuck todd. every week we're dealing with this stuff but the kelly stuff feltike it wascoming, right? >> from the day he became chief of staff. it seemed likehe rumors began how long he was going to be there. it was never a good fit. in fairness to the president, had he not had a history of a dysfunctional wt wing, you would say this is a reasonable time to chae chief of staff. john kelly doesn't have the same litical experience so i think the president needs a new chief of staff in this instance that is more politically savvy. but is this going do anything to end that back-bitingysfunction that has -- whether fs reince priebus, whether i kelly.hn i don't think it will. then again, there are slee peop that say don't bother with the chief of staff, you don't like it anyway, you lee to bour own chief of staff and that's -- kelly stopped being sort of the president's chief and just e

. >>> major shakeups, the president's pick for the new attorney general overseeing the russia probe. the former fox news host he wants at the u.n. and word his chief of staff may be out at any moment. >>> judgment day, the man that drove into a crowd protesting the white nationalist rally in charlottesville found guilty of murder. >> stocks plummet again, the dow down an

. >>> another shakeup in the trump administration. james mattis announced he is retiring. general mattis announced this, this afternoon and announced he's stepping down from his post at the end of february. president trump praised the secretary. but in mattis's letter he said trump would be better served by someone who shares his views. this comes aft announced plans to withdraw troops from syria. >> this is shaping up to be a chaotic christmas break with a possible government shutdown. lawmakers are scrambling to arrange a deal that president trump will sign. republican leaders rushed to the white house for a last-minute huddle. the president says he will not sign last night's stopgap bill because it does not include money for a border wall. that follows harsh comments from rush limbaugh and ann coulter. >> any measure must include security, not for political purposes but for our country. >> i don't want to make any mid republicans. >> many senators left town after last night's vote. much of the government runs out of money tomorrow night and the shutdown would continue u

how does the latest personnel shakeup impact national security?hen i was at the white house, we couldn't dedicated threat assessments around the holidays from it's a high-risk time. more americans are traveling, there are a lot of high-profile events and terrorist try to take advantage of those opportunities. that's when you have a fully staffed cabinet and a fully-focused president. it's a different ball game this year. in between responding to the investigation, making personnel decisions and tweeting,st unclear how the president has time to focus on security threats. and his lack of focus is known around the world. terrorist may try to strike when the iron is hot, and that's why going into the holidays, the best thing the president could do right now is meet with his national security team. >> i understand you believe that foreign intelligence services have the you were hand right now over u.s.? >> 100%. in the global spy games arena, it is very clear that the playing field is woefully uneven, and that's because key americans, including the pre

. >>> also breaking tonight, the white house shakeup.resident trump confirming recent reports, announcing chief of staff john kelly will be out by the end of the year. tonight, who's next in line? >>> also, inside the court filings against michael cohen. prosecutors alleging what he first said in court. the president directed his longtime fixer to violate campaign finance laws. president trump now responding. >>> paris lockdown. the city of lights. the major sites shutting down. police firing tear gas as

cohen is scheduled to be sentenced next week (justine) president trump's cabinet shakeup kicked into high gear today with the announcements of his nominees for attorney general and u-n ambassador. and rumors continue to swirl over chief of staff john kelly's potential departure from the white house... omar jimenez is in washington with the latest. an administration shuffle underway in washington... president donald trump: "i've seen very good things about him."president trump announcing his selection of bill barr to succeed jeff sessions as the next attorney general... president donald trump: "he was my first choice from day one. respected by republicans and respected by democrats."if confirmed, the former attorney general under george hw bush will return to his post at the department of justice and will be responsible for overseeing the mueller investigation.that investigation adding to the tensions in the white house as key new details of the probe are expected to be revealed in a pair of court filings due today in the cases against former trump campaign manager paul manafort and f

another shakeup in president trump's cabinet. defense secretary james mattis is resigning.r ... mattis says he resigned in protest over president trump's decision to pull u-s troops out of syria. mattis was opposed to that decision, and has reportedly had failing relations with trump in recent months. mattis also wrote that the u-s cannot protect its interests without respecting allies and maintaining strong alliances. he plans to step down in febuary.president trump has not yet named someone to replace mattis. ( darya )still ahead... construction is underway for a new bart parking garage in walnut creek.... but just as quickly as it came ... all the new parking spots are gone. we explain... after the break. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) after showers to kick off this busy start to the weekend for travelers roadways will dry with improved conditions into the afternoon. high temperatures will peak in the upper 50's and low 60's with partly to mostly cloudy skies taking us through the day. ( will )(ááá landingááá) in the east bay... construction crews are getting closer to finish

. >>> major shakeups, the president's pick for the new attorney general overseeing the russia probe. the former fox news host he wants at the u.n. and word his chief of staff may be out at any moment. >>> judgment day, the man that drove into a crowd protesting the white nationalist rally in charlottesville found guilty of murder. >> stocks plummet again, the dow down another 550 points capping off a wild week on wall street. >>> the monster winter storm sweeping the country. 47 million in the path of snow, ice and torrential rain. we're tracking the threat. >>> wild chase, suspects fleeing police at speeds over 100 piles an hour. the dramatic end caught on camera. >>> and the woman who came back to life after she was declared nearly brain-dead. >> i made the hardest decision i ever had to make, and decided to take her off of life support. >> her family calls it a medical miracle. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. special counsel robert mueller tonight says former trump lawyer michael cohen has been helpful to his investigation but federal p

president trump's shakeup of white house staffing is the funding for the u.s./mexico border wall escalating. ethics investigating as imperious secretary. it is a step down. the u.s. president is said to be considering a replacement for wilbur ross. ahead of a possible government shutdown later this week, saying it is up to president trump to resolve the issue. >> president trump should understand there are not the votes for the wall in the house or the senate. he is not going to get the wall in any form. u.k. prime minister theresa may will attack support of a brexit referendum today as she explains the parliament about the brussels summit. she will choose former prime ministers of undermining her affairs by pushing for a second vote. there would be a catastrophic breach of trust. supposing it won by 52-40 eight, but it was on the lower turnout. let me tell you that if there is another referendum, which i don't think there will be, people like me will be demanding best-of-three. protest have begun taking place against and gary and prime minister. thousands of p

and the chief of staff isn't the only shakeup in washington. last week the president nominated william barr to be the next attorney general, heather nauert for u.s. ambassador to the united nations, and chairman mark millie as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. >> a lot of changes. thank you very much, marc. >>> the u.s. military declared five missing crew members dead after a refueling plane collided with the fighter jet off the coast of japan last week. search and recovery operations have ended. the kc-130 refueling aircraft collided with an fa-18 hornet last thursday during a scheduled training mission. two crew members of the fighter were recovered, but one died, and the other is in stable condition. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. >>> so back in this country, federal officials charged two people accused of planning large-scale attacks on targets in toledo, ohio. one allegedly wanted to attack a synagogue. prosecutors say he wanted to kill as many people as possible. the other, a woman, is accused of looking to carr

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. >> the departure is seemingly part of a broader shakeup. president donald trump has announced who he would like to fill key positions on his team. our reporter has more. >> yesterday he announced a pair of appointments for his team. first up to for the justice department vacancy left by jeff sessions. >> there was no one more capable or qualoverwhelming bipartisan support.>> he has a considerable foundation of support from conservatives thanks to his history at the justice department during the george hw bush administration. before that he headed up the department of legal counsel. democrats already lining up in opposition. the former fox news host is already being criticized by democrats on capitol hill as unqualified for the job. she does have the support of the key republican lindsey graham who placed his support. also the former secretary of state speaking out against president donald trump accusing his former boss of being undisciplined. >> we value system. i would have to say to him, i understand what you want to do but you cannot do

the white house is no stranger to staff shakeups, but the resignation of u.s.sse etary james mattis has sent shockwaves across the u.s. and the world. he announced his departure in aq lettstioning the direction of u.s. foreign policy following the president's decision to puly troops out oa. there are now reports that u.s. forces in afghanistan are about to be halved. our north america editor jon sopel has the latest. jon: general james mattis is going, but not quietly. the esident announced last night he was retiring, but make no mistake, this is a resignation. the defense secretary making clear that he disagrees with donald trump's isolationism, his attacks on nato, his failure to criticize china and russia sufficiently. and his searing letter concludes, "because you have it the right to a defense secretary whose views align better with r yours on these and othe subjects, i believe it is right for me to step down for my position." the last straw was the president unilaterally announcing the withdrawal of u.s. troops from syria with no consultation or coordinat