doug jones and tina smith. he went on to discuss agenda items for the session and commented on iran's latest developments. and senator orrin hatch's decision to retire at the end of his term. we will also hear from minority leader chuck schumer who discusse president trump -- and foreign policy. s sen. mcconnell: as we open the second session of the 115th congress, we are pleased to welcome my colleagues back to the chamber. welcome the two new senators just wanted. first senators doug jones will have take shoes to fill. his estate has sent distinguished legislators to washington including jeff sessions. -- second having served served as a prosecutor in the northern district of alabama and we welcome it. we also welcome tina smith. she searched the people of minnesota as lieutenant governor. representoin -- and them in the senate. i welcome them both and look forward to working with them i make progress and find common ground on behalf of the people. ae senate will need to tackle number of important issues this

we also welcome senator tina smith. for three years, she served the people of minnesota as their lieutenant governor. now she will join senator klobuchar in representing them here in the senate. i congratulate both of these new senators and look forward to working with them in the month ahead to make bipartisan progress and to find common ground on behalf of the american people. the senate will need to tackle a number of important issues this year. it's my sincere hope that we can do so in a renewed spirit of comity, collegiality, and bipartisanship. i note that colleagues on both sides of the aisle share the hope and it's urgent that we make it a reality. congress must reach a spending agreement by january 19 to ensure uninterrupted funding for the federal government. among several key priorities, it is vital that our agreement provide sufficient resources for our all-volunteer armed forces. under the budget control act, america's military has been stretched thin by disproportionate cuts that have harmed our combat rea

tina smith worked for mondale's senate campaign. dana, we remember pre single early january joe biden's role swearing in senators, must watch tv. look, this is ceremonial. this is important. taking place in what i think is the best room in the old capitol, all of that happening. the historic moment, not just two the new senators being sworn in but three living vice presidents in the room at the same time. it sounds maybe perhaps a little bit too light. it's pretty cool, if you ask me. >> absolutely. as you're talking, phil, the current vice president mike pence is beginning the ceremony sitting in his seat as the senate president chamber. should we listen? okay. we can't hear anything. when we begin to hear, we'll get back to it. vice president joe biden walking up with doug jones who is about to be sworn in as the next senator from alabama. >> please raise your right hands and prepare to respond. do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic, be

and tina smith replacing al franken. we have 22 members of the senate. it's not nearly representative, but it is 22. joining me now, nbc's von hilliard on capitol hill. vaughn, this is a swearing. in the old senate chamber and that will involve a number of z. you have vice president mike pence who you just saw on fot doug jones and tina smith, but now they're making their way to the subway that connects the two places there. they'll have that old swearing-in at the old chamber. doug jones, meanwhile, is going to be accompanied by. their relationship goes back 41 years when doug jones was in law school, and doug joebz who actually went and introduced them. then he themd. he was the last democrat to serve the state here in the u.s. senate and he worked with joe biden at that point, too. as you saw in the last 10 minutes, you now have is a full senate. all 100 senators are sworn in. congress is back in session. you have the likes of tina smith, as you said, the 22nd woman to represent. now, she is going to be up for reelection just here in one year from now

we also welcome senator tina smith. for three years she served the state of minnesota as the lieutenant governor. now she will join senator klobuchar in representing them here in the senate. i congratulate both of these senators and look forward to working with them in the months ahead to make bipartisan progress and to find common ground on behalf of the american people. the senate will need to tackle a number of important issues this year it it's my sincere hope that we can do so in a renewed spirit of collegiality and bipartisanship. i know colleagues on both sides of the aisle share the hope and it's urgent that we make it a reality. congress most reach a spending agreement by january 19 to ensure uninterrupted funding for the federal government. among several key priorities, it is vital our equipment provide sufficient resources of our all volunteer armed forces. under the budget control act america's military has been stretched thin by disproportionate cuts that upon our combat readiness. since fiscal year 2013 de

jones of alabama and tina smith of minnesota horrible democrats. the republican majority in the senate narrows to a 51-49 split. leaders from both sides of the aisle talked about working together in the new year. first on the agenda is a spending bill. they face a ja to avoid a government shutdown. >>> a twist in the protests in iran. tens of thousands of pro- government demonstrators poured into the streets and many were forced to attend. antigovernment rallies rage on a dozens of cities. since last thursday the protest started and arise over food prices and other economic issues and at least 21 have been killed and more than 400 arrested. >>> if you think you are braving the cold. the people deal with the

also lieutenant governor tina smith replacing senator franken, and shedding light and portraying a strong message against sexual harassment in congress. >> suzanne malveaux on capitol hill for us. we are following all sorts of breaking news and headlines, including what poppy mentioned at the top of the show, steve bannon speaking to michael wolf, and they were talking about the meeting at trump tower in 2016 in the spring there between donald trump, jr., and russians, promising dirt on hillary clinton. steve bannon said this, if you thought this was not treasonous, you should have called the fbi immediately. >> that's one of the remarkable quotes and there are many more we just learned about. errol louis joining us, and a

minnesota lieutenant governor tina smith will be sworn in as replacement tomorrow. franken has not announce whad he will do next but plans to remain in the public eye. >> tony duval police chief will be sworn in later today. he worked with maryland force for almost 23 years and his new position comes after former police chief alan goldberg resigned for personal reasons lalt yeast. >> good morning to you thank you for joining us. >> we appreciate it we know it's bitterly cold out there. leave u on. cold enough to cause school delays out the there out to the west. we're schooling those on bottom of screen. good luck trying to it stay warm. >> oh, man. >> if you're just leaving your house for the first time luck. >> it's going to hurt. >> caitlin is here. good morning to you, good to see you, roads are calm now? >> no, not even. biggest problem is water main breaks and cold weather. we have a lot of issues and work arounds for you this morning. mike, go ahead. cold weather. >> all right. man. >> it's all connected. >> welcome back to work and school. a lot of kids are

>> senator tina smith reenacted -- ceremony [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] >> place your right hand and her picture me. he's always where to's -- defendant has additional the united states -- congratulations. [laughter] >> all right. >> congratulations. [indiscernible conversations] [laughter]ible [indiscernible conversations] >> this is mike pence. >> nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. >> someone this site. >> my mother was born in indiana. >> place your left hand on the bible. you solemnly swear to defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic? so hope you god? god? help you >> i do. >> there you go. >> step out of the middle. down there and i will go down here. >> all right. good, thank you. thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you all. >> mr. vice president -- >> happy new year. >> thank you. >> hold it, guys. [indiscernible conversations] >> a live picture from the white house ree

former lieutenant governor tina smith brings with her several a years of experience serving at the highest levels of stateev government where she focused on economic development and expanding access to rural broadband in affordable healthcare. issues she will continue to fight for here in the senate. in that work governor dayton priester as extremely intelligent, quick to learn and always open to hearing otherslv views. she was also dubbed the quote velvet hammer by the mayor of minneapolis for her ability to work across the aisle but also get tough when she needs to be. those are precisely the kinds of qualities that make an effective senator and the people of minnesota are lucky to have nsenator smith we look forwardo welcoming her in our next caucus. we also look forward to welcoming senator doug jones, the first democrat in the state of alabama in a quarter-century. he too represents the very best of public service, the very best of america.gr the things we aspire to in this country. one story from his biography stands out. as a second year law student doug jones skipped class to atten

tina smith replaces federal -- fellow democrat outbreak and who resigned over sexual harassment allegationsnd republicans hold a 51-49 edge in the senate. the elite republican guard in a run has declared a finish to antigovernment protests as the commander was quoted by the state-run news agency as saying that sedition is over. 20 people were killed in the protests and hundreds of iranians have been detained. north korea has called south korea on a hotline at the demilitarized zone, they conducted technical chats, the south korean president has proposed holding talks next week. kim jong-un has called for better relations between the countries. president trump has taken a tougher stance on protecting young, undocumented immigrants from deportation, a dispute hanging over talks to prevent a government shutdown. the white house says any deal on the dreamers must for bit immigrants from sponsoring family members to join them in the u.s. they must also provide money for a wall on the mexican border. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalist and analysts in more than 120 co

we also welcome senator tina smith. for three years, she served the people of minnesota as their lieutenant governor. now she will join senator klobuchar in representing them here in the senate. i congratulate both of these new senators and look forward to working with them in the month ahead to make bipartisan progress and to find common ground on behalf of the american people. the senate will need to tackle a number of important issues this year. it's my sincere hope that we can do so in a renewed spirit of comity, collegiality, and bipartisanship. i note that colleagues on both sides of the aisle share the hope and it's urgent that we make it a reality. congress must reach a spending agreement by january 19 to ensure uninterrupted funding for the federal government. among several key priorities, it is vital that our agreement provide sufficient resources for our all-volunteer armed forces. under the budget control act, america's military has been stretched thin by disproportionate cuts that have harmed our combat rea

doug jones and tina smith were sworn in as new u.s.senators earlier this afternoon by vice president mike pence. jones cutting into that gop majority by replacing luther strange. smith replacing fellow democrat al franken, who resigned. and democrats going into these budget talks are emphasizing domestic spending. >> we have a chance to start off on the right foot. we have two weeks to negotiate a budget deal that also must address a host of other issues including chip, community health centers, disaster aid and, of course, the dreamers. >> reporter: chip is children's health insurance. dreamers refers to the children brought to this country illegally by their parents. republicans do not want immigration issues complicating these budget talks. dana? >> dana: mike emanuel, thank you very much. for more on that meeting we bring in a former communication director for the dnc and executive director of georgetown university's institute of politics and public policy and matt schlapp is back. great to have you both. i'll start with you. i ask

mike pence is going to swear in alabama senator elect doug jones and minnesota senate appointee tina smith. jones beat republican candidate roy moore as you know for the seat vacated by jeff sessions. smith was appointed to replace al franken. today mick mulvaney and white house legislative affairs director marc short will head to capitol hill to meet with the top four congressional leaders. this is the other big story of the day. they are planning to talk about immigration reform. government funding, you know so, we don't face a shut down deja vu and other issues facing congress. the white house says government funding is the main issue. democrats may press on getting protections for dreamers with that. as questions grow about how a slimmer majority in the senate could effect the republican agenda. let's talk about thranchts is a lot on the docket because january 19th is the funding date. do you have the immigration issues. you have coming on the heels of all of that will be the debt ceiling vote issue that they have to deal with. you have the supplemental issues for the disaster relief t

we will swear went to a new democratic lawmakers, doug jones and tina smith. the house returns a few days later on the eighth. on the agenda, government funding. also ahead, the state of the union address to a joint session of congress. .he house live on c-span some news from the senate. orrin hatch announcing he is planning to retire at the end of his term. he has served 40 years. the decision could clear the path for mitt romney to replace him in the senate. coming up tonight, defense funding and readiness. military and elected officials talk about the equipment and paper required for possible future conflicts around the world. are going to defend ourselves against nuclear north korea. if i ran becomes a nuclear weapons state we will defend against them. we are going to keep fighting terrorists. we have europe and asia traditionally as congressman gallagher was saying. areas we have not wanted to see dominated by another also power -- hostile power. god knows i would love to have the region returned to the obscurity it deserves, but that is not going to happ

after that, we'll show you the swearing in of senators doug jones and tina smith this past week. followed by senate leaders mitch mcconnell and charles schumer discussing the congressional agenda. and later, a look at the federal government's role in infrastructure spending. >> this week on "newsmakers," congressman chris van hollen, a democrat in maryland and one of did you thank you for being here. we have kevin robe lar who is with "politico" and sean sullivan with "the washington post." it looks like there are some other interesting races. the democrats -- will democrats win the majority back in the senate this november? >> so this was a great week for the senate. for alabama and for the country with the swearing in of doug jones who ran a campaign based on kitchen table issues. and a lot of this affectsed republicans. and i believe that the steps that the republicans and congress have taken are going to make things a lot harder for those republicans, including the passage of this attack which is a total giveaway to corporations while millions of middle class taxpayers, you'r

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that day will see the swearing in of two new democratic lawmakers, doug jones of alabama and tina smith of minnesota. the house returns the following week on monday. in the new year, congress faces a government funding deadline set to expire on january 19th. this year's state of the union address on february 19th before a joint session of congress y. . >>> the center for strategic and international studies hosted a conference about defense cooperation between the u.s. and south korea, including acquisition policy and research and development programs. this portion featured a panel

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majority to two doug jones from alabama won a special election to fill a vacancy to minnesota's tina smith was appointed to replace on franken who resigned amid allegations of sexual misconduct. min mar has been marking the seventieth anniversary of its independence from britain with a flag raising ceremony there was no rest for the crisis and racking state that has seen more than six hundred thousand three hundred muslims flee to bangladesh. a military crackdown on insurgents. it's to iran now where the head of that country's elite revolutionary guard has announced what he called the end of sedition now this after he deployed forces to put down anti-government protests in a number of promises twenty one people were killed during the week long protest in authorities arrested hundreds of others and a show of power reigning in state t.v. broadcast these images of pro-government rallies across the country. now there are unconfirmed reports of continued anti-government protests iran has imposed a blackout on social media but this footage from is fond province shows a building allegedly belongi

to two doug jones from alabama won a special election to fill a vacancy towns in a certain state tina smith was appointed to replace al franken resigned amid allegations of sexual misconduct. after nearly a week of rioting deaths on arrest song iran's streets the general in charge of the country's revolutionary god has announced what he called the end of sedition general mohammed ali just to clap and many of the arrests many of the arrested had received training from counter-revolutionaries and that firm option will be taken against them the general remarks came as iranian state media showed footage of pro-government rallies. iran's leadership has mobilize support thousands of demonstrators in of us in southwestern iran took to the streets to show they're on the government's side protesters yell death to the usa and death to israel state television showed similar demonstrations taking place across the country posters of the ayatollah ali how many were on display everywhere earlier the country's supreme leader blamed foreign powers for the unrest and now some protesters are calling for those

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to two we are doug jones from alabama won a special election to fill a vacancy and minnesota's tina smith was appointed to replace al franken who resigned amid allegations of sexual misconduct rescue workers in south africa say that at least twelve people have been killed and around forty injured in a train crash the express train to rails after it smashed into a truck about two hundred kilometers south of johannesburg images posted to social media showed up turned coaches and part of the train in flames. former catalan vice president audio dreamcast has appeared in madrid supreme court today to appeal against a channeling he has been awaiting trial on charges including rebellion and sedition as part of catalonia is forbidden drive for independence from spain if granted bail he could be present when the region forms its parliament later this month. a foreign policy chief for the me is on a two day visit to cuba aimed at strengthening ties with havana after washington tightened restrictions on the communist nation mogul remey has called the u.s. blockade of cuba illegal and obsolete saying

based on the precedent in this case, tina smith would have seniority to doug jones. she would be 99th in seniority. doug jones would be number 100. >> fascinating times. 2018 will be quite a year in politics. thanks, chad. >> any time. >> so let's bring in our political panel. chuck is a democratic strategist and president of solidarity strategies. nick adams is founder and ceo of the foundation for liberty around american greatness. a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting civics education. thanks both of you for being here. happy new year. so chuck, let's talk about what is going to come out of the congress and the white house, obviously, in 2018. the president has a pretty long to-do list. wants -- he's got the tax overhaul. he wants to reform obamacare, maybe replace it. a number of other things on his list. can he get those done? >> he has a republican congress, he has a republican senate and he has the 2018 elections staring him in the face. the republicans are desperate to show the american people that they can get things done. they're pushing a big roc

lieutenant governor tina smith is replacing senator al franken after he resigned yesterday after allegationsof sexual misconduct. senator elect doug jones will take the oath of office, the first alabama democrat elected to the senate in 25 years. >>> president donald trump is warning north korea dictator kim jong un he too has a nuclear button on his desk and he says his is bigger. while the president is communicating via twitter north korea has reopened a communications hotline with some -- south korea. the countries say discussions could possibly include the upcoming winter olympics being held in south korea.>>reporter: president donald trump is responding to north korea dictator kim jong un's warning he now has a nuclear button on his desk. the president tweeted, i too have a nuclear button but it is a much bigger and more powerful one than his and my button works. homeland security secretary kirsten nelson was asked about this tweet. >> i think we have to continue to take the threat seriously. >> north and south korea have a new way to communicate now, a spokesman announced on state tv t

al franken's replacement, tina smith and alabama's doug jones. that makes it 51 republicans, 49 democrats. >>> and now to a major pay equality law overseas. it is now illegal to pay men more than women in ice land. iceland is the first country in the world to legalize equal pay. it applies to companies with 25 or more employees. companies that fail to flo the tiny country is looking to elame nate the wage gap by 2020. >>> amazon says there are about 100 million items eligible for free shipping through prime. amazon revealed the most-purchased items of 2017. the top product was fire stick streaming service, dot and bananas. i can see it. they expect to set a record with returns. the shipping company expects to handle 1.4 million of them today which ups calls national returns day. more than a fourth of online purchases are sent back. three times the rate for items bought in stores. overall, consumers are expected to take or send back $90 billion worth of gifts this year. i promise i'll keep yours. >> oh, thank you. >> oh, wait, you didn't get me on

doug jones of alabama narrowly beat moore last month and governor tina smith will replace democrat franken after he resigned from the senate. >>> a canadian man held captive for five years have been arrested on sexual assault and making death threats. 34-year-old joshua boyle is facing -- boyle and his wife were tap toured by the taliban while backpacking in afghanistan five years ago. they had three children while in captivity. back in october the family was rescued and returned to canada. details about the charges against boyle haven't been -- it happened during his return and december 30th. >>> the u.s. government blocked a chinese's company bid to buy money gram international. that merger between money gram and ali babi affiliate and financial would have been worth $1.2 billion. government regulators turned down the deal over safety concerns about the personal information of u.s. citizens. >>> time now is 4:17. and the time to check in with sal in the traffic center. welcome back, sal. >> sal. >> hey, guys. you know, allie, did you clean up my traffic center because it looks sparkling

senator elect doug jones and senate appointee tina smith bringing the republican majority of the senaten to just one. this is outnumbered. i'm harris faulkner. here today sandra smith. co-host of after the bell on fox business melissa francis. the editor of town hall.com, katie pavlich and joining us today outnumbered we say former utah congressman and fox news contributor jason

senator tina smith, we appreciate you being here.will be watching with rapt attention how this all unfolds. >> i'm glad i still have my innate optimism. >> yes. don't let them beat that out of you yet. thank you very much f being here. >>> time for cnn newsroom with poppy harlow and john berman. they'll pick up after this break. have a great weekend. copd makes it hard to breathe. so to breathe better, i go with anoro. ♪go your own way copd tries to say, "go this way." i say, "i'll go my own way" with anoro. ♪go your own way once-daily anoro contains two medicines called bronchodilators, that work together to significantly improve lung function all day and all night. anoro is not for asthma . it contains a ty of medine that increases risk of dea in people with asthma. the risk is unknown in copd. anoro won't replace rescue inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than once a day. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition, high blood pressure, glaucoma, prostate, bladder, or urinary problems. these may worsen with

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. >> doug jones, the alabama democrat sworn into week, tina smith, what does doug jones mean? >> it certainly limits the flexibility that mccome and republicans have in getting an agenda passed in the senate. and it was a shot of adrenalin for a party that is now talking about being able to compete in all kinds of places, not only in blue states. they are feeling bullish. and feeling better about their chances. and arizona and nevada, two states that are pretty purment -blewish, certainly conceivable. >> what is his legacy? >> he has been a bipartisan deal maker and working with senator kennedy on the children's health insurance program. he has had a role in every key piece of health legislation you could think of over decades. most recently, of course, chairing the finance committee that wrote the tax bill that just passed. and that's what he leaves behind. it's so interesting, someone who has been such a bipartisan auro especially with senator kennedy, that he embraced trump so closely. that was interesting and curious to see in recent months. >> mitt romney has his own shif

the senate swears in two new democrats today, doug jones of alabama and tina smith of minnesota. plus, president trump's budget and legislative directors head to capitol hill to meet with congressional leaders about spending limits, the latest budget shutdown deadline is january 19. >> the president want as two-year budget deal that provides budget caps and certainty for national security. >> reporter: congress needs to take quick action on children's health insurance, disaster relief and stabilizing obamacare marketplaces. the white house says there will be no talks today about what democrats want, daca, protecting young immigrants brought here illegally. >> their citizenship issues, chain migration. they are things you can find solutions to. all people, all sides have to be ready to compromise. >> reporter: compromise with one key republican on his way out the door. >> every good senator knows when to hang it up. for me, that's now. >> reporter: utah's orrin hatch announced he is retiring. president trump is watching that and north korea. he tweeted that america's nuclear butto

his replacement, tina smith, will be sworn in today. >>> and 40 people are dead in peru after a bus plunged off a cliff onto a rocky beach. a tractor-trailer slammed it on a dangerous highway called the devil's curve. at least three are still missing. the collision caused the bus driver to lose control. both drivers were reportedly traveling at a high rate of speed. >>> here at home, new york city is ramping up security with protective barriers. they are spending about $50 million on the security bars to prevent car ramming attacks. the posts will be placed at the most popular areas in the city. >>> and this news about cold, nuclear threats and terrori get you down with this one. >> chocolate may be going extinct. it's made from the cocoa plant that only grows around the equator under specific conditions. >> those conditions are deteriorating. chocolate could be gone in 30 years. >> no! say it ain't so. i decided to stock up early. i forgot. i need a video of me stocking up. >> i lost a co-anchor. here it comes. >> i stocked up. >> take it, take it. >> there you go. here you go. >> bring it

senators, doug jones from alabama and tina smith, replacing al franken.a smith will have to defend her seat in a fall special election, meaning both of minnesota's democrats will face republican challengers. meantime, in the house, democrats need to win two dozen seats to regain the majority. that's a big number. 15 house republicans are retiring or not seeking reelection along with six democrats. and four more house republicans and one democrat are resigning. the shake-ups mean democrats will still have to pick up seats by double digits and republicans will have to defend every single one of theirs. joining me now, axios editor in chief in this case johnston, and bloomberg politics reporter sahil kapur. democratic leaders have been bullish about 2018 for months. let's see chuck schumer back in november. >> i was head of the dscc. and you could smell a wave coming. the results last night smell exactly the same way. our republican friends better look out. >> all right. are democrats getting ahead of themselves here or do they have a chance to make up -- i

tina smith will be sfwhorn as replacement tomorrow. >> later this morning a virginia man being investigated by fbi possible ties to isis is expected in court. fbi raided a sterling home over the weekend where they found shawn andrew dunkin ever pittsburgh. police believe dunkin is linked to supporting isis and researching how to conduct attack. dunkin faces several charges including obstruction of fbi investigation. >>> now one of the suspects connect todd a double murder of two maryland teens also due in court. 25-year-old jose ovalson k kinally sinoas one of four suspects connected to najar and sdim rove of germantown found in june montgomery village one day before set to graduate from high school. >>> tacoma park police will welcome a new police chief today. tony duval will be sworn in 7 tonight and he has worked with maryland force 23 years. his new position is after former police chief allen goldberg resigned reasons last spring. >> 5:05 is the time and 2018 here we are right? >> woo. >> woo-hoo. >> another year same issues. >> and quite the cold start to 2018, too. >> no kidding. >> i

. >> mike pence there swears in doug jones and lieutenant governor tina smith, jones defeated roy moore in a high stakes special election in alabama, smith replaced al franken after several women accused him of sexual harassment >> 22 women in the senate >> with the change landscape of politics, what will the 2018 mid terms be and how important will they be. >> let's bring in our friend republican kimberly, and ja mere, she's been here many times, you're our friend too, we're glad year with us. there's all this talk about the mid terms, we're officially in an election year. what do you see the main approach being for your party going ahead? >> i think one is the what all do, there's something to be said and the majority of african-americans, hispanic and asians identify as democrats, so i think our goal has to continue to be, drive the message that much more clear, that we are of individuals from all walks of life. but that also we'll hold our elected officials accountable to do what's in best interest of both women, both african-americans, and both hispanics in a range of different are

his successor, tina smith, will be sworn into office tomorrow. >>> coming up sting ray attacks on the rise at one popular beach. what experts say is behind this. >> a man is lucky to be alive after a sliding car nearly slams into him. the close call, caught on camera. >> closed captioning for this newscast is sponsored by living spaces. say a record *73 people were rt by stingr >>> a bad day at the beach in southern california for some. officials at hunting ton said a record 73 people were hurt by sting rays. one life guard said he hadn't seen so many sting ray injuries in one day in his 40 years on the job. low tides, warm water, holiday crowds contributed to the spike. >>> 2017 was the safest year on the iation safety network says there were ten fatal commercial plane crashes last year. 44 people were killed and that's much lower than the five year average of 17 crashes with 495 deaths. all of last year's plane crashes happened on cargo planes or smaller passenger aircraft. >>> president trump tweeted since taking office i have been very strict on commercial aviation. good news, it

doug jones of alabama and tina smith of minnesota. jones of course won last month's special election in alabama. he narrowly beat republican candidate roy moore. smith was appointed to replace democrat al franken. franken resigned after being accused of sexual harassment. >>> coming up, the royal wedding in may may boost briton's economy. >> and winter in most of the united states, where residents are bracing for bitter cold. session at the united nations to >>> iran is bracing itself for a 7th day of anti-government protests. the u.s. is calling for an emergency session now at the united nations to address that unrest. tens of thousands of iranians poured on the street for pro- government rallies but many were ordered to attend. 21 people have been killed and over 400 arrested. there are reports that protestors have been threatened with the death penalty. the trump administration has described iran's leaders as violent and corrupt. >>> now to our storm watch. a deep freeze continues to grip much of the united states. snow fell this m

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