his boat is needed in the u.s. senate. we need him to help with the republican senate. we will win and we will make america great again. judge roy moore for u.s. senate. >> the president also in courage to people to vote for roy moore at a rally in pensacola, florida. speech show you that later today at 6:30 p.m. eastern. the alabama special election was a topic on the sunday talk shows this morning with richard shelby and tim scott. thoughts ontheir mr. roy moore and the sexual misconduct allegations against him. we also heard from a strategist with the roy moore campaign. >> i don't know what is going to happen. as republican, i had to vote republican and i wanted to vote republican. i understand where the president is coming from and i understand that we would like to retain that seat at the u.s. senate but i tell you what, there is a time -- we call it a tipping point. and i think so many accusations, drip,y cuts, so much drip, when we got to the 14-year-old story, that was enough for me. i said -- i cannot vote for roy moore. >> you're going to wake up on wednesday

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obviously, a u.s. senateace is always going to be a big deal special election, but you know, there was also another one that was a state senate election last night in the great state of iowa. in northwestern iowa, a district that includes parts of sioux city, it's a very, very republican part of iowa. it's a very republican district. in that district, republicans outnumber democrats two to one among registered voters. donald trump's margin of victory over hillary clinton in that district was 41 points. not that trump got 41 percent of the vote. he got 41 points more than hillary clinton did. he just won there in a gigantic landslide. well, last night there was a special election to fill the seat from that district in the iowa senate. and a republican still won, but that seat last night swung 31 points in the democrats' direction compared to last november. and that kind of democratic gain, a 31-point gain, it might be tempting to dismiss that as a political anomaly, as well. i'm told the democrats ran a partic

and it hasn't sent a democrat to the u.s. senate in twenty five years voters rejected the republican candidate roy moore who was accused of sexually molesting teenage girls decades ago most republicans in congress had joined democrats in denouncing moore's candidacy but not us president donald trump he gave a full throated endorsement of moore and his advisors steve bannon went to alabama and declared the election another clash of the people against the establishment it didn't work the stunning loss plus trump's recent double entendre tweet attacking a female u.s. senator kiersten gillibrand prompted the editors at usa today to publish what has to be the most damning and disturbing commentary about the us president they write it is a shock that only six democratic senators are calling for our unstable president to resign a president who would call a senator or a whore is unfit to clean toilets in obama's presidential library or to shine george w. bush's shoot. our first report takes us tonight to the deep south of the us. and all th

>> i want to serve in the u.s. senate. up for my own election in 2018. i would be blessed if the state voted for me again. >> senator kirsten gillibrand. thank you for joining us from washington. >> thank you. the #metoo movement began in hollywood. as the award season begins. it will be the first time in decades without the larger than life influence of harvey weinstein to. day the hollywood foreign press association, announced its golden globe nominees. and actor gary oldman has been nominated for best actor. for his incredible performance, as winston churchill in "the darkest hour." in this clip we see britain's iconic war time leader saving the world as we know it, by staring down the nazis refusing to surrender to hitler. >> now is the time to negotiate. >> when shall the lesson be learned. you cannot reason with a tiger when your head is in its mouth! >> all was nearly lost in 1940 as plucky britain stood alone against monstrous tyranny. another year before the united states entered the ward to defend pratzed oldman's -- pratz praised oldman. oldman

if moore wins, he could face a bitter backlash in the u.s. senate where some republicans say they believe moore's accusers and have called for an ethics investigation. if doug jones wins, he'll be the first democrat elected to the u.s. senate from alabama in a quarter century. that's an uphill climb in a ruby red state, even with a scandal surrounding his opponent. the decision alabama voters will make tonight will have national consequences, setting the stage for next year's crucial midterm election. we have our correspondents standing by at the headquarters for both the republican and democratic candidates. let's go live to cnn's kaitlan collins. she's over at roy moore headquarters in montgomery. kaitlan, what are you hearing from the moore campaign? >> reporter: well, wolf, so far a lot of confidence. the moore campaign is privately telling associates that their internal numbers are showing a high turnout among rural white voters. now that's a key demographic that roy moore will need to secure if he's going to win this race against doug jones. a

u.s. senator. alabama voters went to the polls to decide between moore and doug jones. >> reporter: in an already surreal senate race, today on a horse named sassy roy moore rode into a fire storm. >> it's a very important race. >> reporter: brushing off questions of an ethics investigation. at a rally last night, his wife kayla fiercely defended her husband over accusations of anti-semitism. >> fake news would tell you we don't care for jews. one of our attorneys is a jew. >> reporter: the question tonight how the allegations of sexual misconduct with teen girls which moore's denied will effect turnout among his conservative base. >> he's a good christian man and all this bull crap that's going on is nothing but bull crap. >> everybody feels great. >> reporter: his democratic opponent doug jones in a frantic scramble to get african-american voters and moderates to the polls. >> and we feel very confident of where we are. >> reporter: on social media, the hash tag dear alabama trending. asking the s

u.s. senator.te house response and the new action being taken this morning. >> i will not be silenced on this issue. >>> teen tragedy. a gruesome discovery in the woods. what a local father's final hours searching for his son reveal about this case. >> it just hits you like a shot. anything that's not covered, my hands, my face, everything is cold. >> frigid commute. seeing red and feeling the chill. the reason metro riders better bundle up. >>> 15 before the hour. we begin in alabama which was deep red is now blue for the first time in 25 years voters there elected a democrat to the u.s. senate. >> nbc's gabe gutierrez is live with more on doug jones's stunning upset over roy moore. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: aaron and eun, good morning. an incredible political upset. stunning come from behind apparent victory for democrat doug jones who pulled it off against this very challenging campaign against thrive val roy moore. this was a race that has been doi dogged by sexual allegations which moor

u.s. state of alabama is voting in senate elections republican candidate roy moore is up against democrat doug jones in a race that is too close to call if the democrats win it would reduce u.s. president donald trump's slim majority in the u.s. senate stay with the news we will let you know it soon as the results come in and a u.s. senate race that has all the hallmarks of trump tribal politics will have the results for you right here in d.w. news. well the day is nearly over but the conversation continues online you'll find us on twitter either or you can write directly to me t.v. we could use the hash tag the day and remember no matter what happens between now and tomorrow is another day we're seeing it in a. play and pick up. must say these latest expos best snow sure a good news comes a. natural gas i think for you know tennessee. these deadly new models are using transitional technology. trying. to. jerusalem is israel's capital as u.s. president crossed the line this time. by recognizing. through slum as israel's capital risk feeling further unrest in the region. peoples separated b

u.s. state of alabama is voting in senate elections republican candidate roy moore is up against democrat doug jones in a race that is too close to call if the democrats win it would reduce u.s. president donald trump's slim majority in the u.s. senate stay with the news we will let you know it soon as the results come in a u.s. senate race that has all the hallmarks of trump tribal politics we'll have the results for you right here in d.w. news. well the day is nearly over but the conversation continues online you'll find us on twitter either at g.w. news or you can write directly to me brit got t.v. stuff we could use the hash tag the day and remember no matter what happens between now one day tomorrow is another day we're seeing it in africa. amidst all the glowing glitter smell the lovely aroma marvel and make a wish. there are places in europe where the christmas season is particularly special . we take you there this time we're off to nuremberg the city of gingerbread in our series home for christmas your roman next digitally. silvano a small neighborhood. in east jerusalem here pale

u.s. state of alabama is voting in senate elections republican candidate roy moore is up against democrat doug jones in a race that is too close to call if the democrats win it would reduce u.s. president donald trump's slim majority in the u.s. senate stay with the news we will let you know it soon as the results come in a u.s. senate race that has all the hallmarks of trump tribal politics will have the results for you right here in d.w. news. well the day is nearly over but the conversation continues online you'll find us on twitter either at g.w. news or you can write directly to me t.v. don't forget to use the hash tag of the day and remember no matter what happens between now and then tomorrow is another day we're seeing it in everybody. that's. what drives the economy. to see it coming to see. the media germany always has its finger on the pulse. of the markets the furniture. and spoke to. me during. the. life and living in germany she's reminded. what that means on a daily basis presenter going up like this if you see an odd stereotypes about africa if you would see it she travelle

you can see it here now roy moore is in the room or in the u.s. senate would be a stain on the g.o.p. and on the nation leak or man and other victims are courageous heroes no votes no majority is worth losing our honor our integrity we also saw utah senator mike lee saying having read the detailed description of the incident as well as a response from judge moore and his campaign i can no longer endorse his candidacy for the u.s. senate. so that's really more meanwhile the president himself is facing renewed scrutiny of allegations of sexual misconduct three women who have previously accused the president of sexual misconduct according for a congressional investigation into his alleged predator a behavior the white house says the claims are false but the women have pointed to the infamous access hollywood video in which mr trump traveled on a tour bus and bragged about groping women and trying to have sex with them. cedric a badge of the spotlight and back on the president yet these allegations are not new but now a lot of female low makers are asking th

u.s. state of alabama is voting in senate elections republican candidate roy moore is up against democrat doug jones in a race that is too close to call if the democrats win it would reduce u.s. president donald trump's slim majority in the u.s. senate stay with the news we will let you know it soon as the results come in a u.s. senate race that has all the hallmarks of trump tribal politics we'll have the results for you right here in d.w. news. well the day is nearly over but the conversation continues online you'll find us on twitter either or you can write directly to me. but we could use the hash tag of the day and remember no matter what happens between now and day tomorrow is another day we're seeing it in africa. what makes you come in. to see. it comes in to be. made in germany always has its finger on the pulse. of the markets the manager. spoke to. me in germany in thirty minutes to. your home because of persecution. starting from scratch in an unfamiliar country five people who found a new home in a foreign land. with their stories books and music they've built bridges to the p

u.s. senator tim kaine of virginia. he told us the information in an interview. play a soundbite from the conversation an hour ago. you have to know three things, senator tim kaine wrote a letter to the office of compliance that referees the claims and watches these claims for the past few years now. tim kaine wants to know three things. he wants to know how many claims have been filed against each member of the u.s. senate, how many claims have been filed against each senator's staff. he wants to know how much of our taxpayer money has been spent settling these claims? these claims are not settled by their own money. we, the taxpayers, pay up to settle the claims. listen to our conversation a few minutes ago. >> you do anticipate these numbers to come out for the house. would you be surprised if they don't me out. i'm a u.s. senator. i'm entitled to the information. i'm going to make sure the public gets it. >> reporter: he said that information matter of factly. he sent a letter to the office of compliance on capitol hill. he wanted to know the information. we s

. >>> the heated and controversial race for the u.s. senate seat goes to the voters. how turnout will be key, coming up. a few more hours to cast their ballots in today's special election for a u.s. senate seat. republican candidate roy moore ro >>> voters in alabama have a few more hours to cast their election for the u.s. senate seat. republican candidate roy moore road a horse to his polling place, defiant against the sexual misconduct claims against teenaged girls and charles barkley urging voters to take those reports into account. >> i love alabama but at some point we have to draw the line in the sand. we are not a bunch of dam idiots. >> meanwhile democrat doug jones, a former u.s. prosecutor, is predicting he will be the winner. polls in solidly red states have been wildly inconsistent. it is believed that a high turnout could benefit jones. >>> new york city police and federal agencies are investigating the terror bombing in a subway walkway. sources tell cbs news the suspect claimed to be inspire bid isis but at this point authorities believe he acted alone

voters in alabama will make a choice that will have a major impact on the balance of power in the u.s. senate. >> the republican roy moore or democrat doug jones will take the seat in the senate vacated by attorney general jeff sessions. now here is why the vote is significant. republicans hold the majority in the senate right now by just two seats. a win by the democrat would shave that majority down and could hurt president donald trump's agenda. >> this is donald trump on trial in alabama. if the people of alabama vote for this liberal democrat, doug jones, then they're voting against the president who they put in office at the highest level. so it's very important for donald trump and again it's ground zero for donald trump. if they can beat him, they can beat his agenda because judge moore stands with donald trump and his agenda. judge moore wants the wall. judge moore wants to lower taxes. judge moore wants a military that is strong. and that's who judge more. and our opponent, this democrat, doug jones want the exact opposite. >> so the two candidates campaigning? well, cnn's kaylee ha

u.s. senator. this is a race being watched around the world, and it could be a defining moment for president trump and his party. i'm erin burnett. this is a special edition of "outfront" on this election night in alabama. i want to go straight to wolf blitzer. wolf, the stakes tonight could not be higher. >> yeah, indeed, erin. we're closing in on the first results out of alabama. voting ends an hour from now. the democrat doug jones is battling against the republican roy moore for the seat held by jeff sessions before he became attorney general of the united states. moore was an extremely controversial figure, even before he was hit with multiple allegations of past sexual abuse and assault involving teen-aged girls. after initially staying quiet, president trump cast his lot with moore, stressing the need for a republican win and suggesting he believes moore's denials. many senate republicans, though, are deeply worried that a moore victory will taint the republican party and sharpen its divisio

u.s. senator. i've been in a little under three years and when i came here , i thought the idea of growth, maybe with the exception of national security, that growing our economy strong traditional levels of robust u.s. growth, was most important thing congress should focus on. so many of our challenges get better if we are growing. so many challenges get worse if we are not very my biggest surprise is a u.s. senator was nobody talked about it. obama administration did not talk about it. democrats in the senate did not. republicans did not either. in my conference, i used to get up, how come no one is talking about growth? i've been going down to senate with this chart and other tricks -- other charts. i feel like ross perot. the same speech, look at this chart. this explains a lot from my perspective do. this is very bipartisan. we have focused our country on strong growth. the red line is 3%, which is good, not great. it's a good target to shoot for. we have not hit 3% gdp growth andally in almos

live coverage of the u.s. senate here on c-span 12. while we wait for the senate to continue, we wait for the finance committee chair, utah senator orrin hatch. >> i have listened to democrats year after year, talk about how they're so much more committed to the middle class and to the poor. as they have driven us right into bankruptcy. instead of trying to work on these matters so that we're not driven into bankruptcy, it is more and more spending. it is more andg, more federal government. more and more regulations. more and moreon

u.s. senator.e got teary at certain points in the speech, i think realizing the historical significance of what just happened. and we heard that throughout date from voters here in birmingham. so many voters we talked to coming in and out of the lunch diner, telling us we are not going to waste or vote today. we may be conflicted, we may be unsure, we may be casting a vote for a party we haven't before, but we're not going to release this vote. this is the -- the national spotlight is on us and we have to make a choice. obviously turnout tonight was the big story. turnout in the african-american community especially. a lot of energy from democrats in the state of alabama. >> catie beck, thank you very much for that live report from the victorious doug jones headquarters. eugene robinson, pulizter prize winning columnist for "the washington post," to answer the question, what just happened, gene? >> brian, we may have gotten an indication of what a paper tiger trumpism is and what an anomaly this wh

the u.s. senate passed a major overhaul of the u.s. tax code with a vote that came down to 51 to 49, almost strictly along party lines-after a string of high-profile failures in congress, this marked the first legislative win for the white house and republicans who control the white house but that victory comes after a low point for the administration. this happened friday as you see the former national security adviser michael flynn. he pleaded guilty in the court to lying to the fbi in the probe of the russia meddling of the election. and the second to plead guilty. so, a lot happening this day. first, let's talk about this tax reform bill that passed through the u.s. senate. listen to the moment that it passed. >> on this vote the ayes are 51 and the nays are 49. the tax cuts and jobs act as amended is passed. >> the vice president of the united states, mike pence presiding over that vote and president donald trump weighing in on twitter with his congratulations saying this, quote, we are one step closer to delivering massive tax cu

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data, things about abortion, things about what party you support, who you want to be running the u.s. senateyou made this point, i think it's very astute, if this were a statewide supreme court race, you think moore would basically be toast.l that the thing that has kept him going is that voters, particularly die-hard, bleed-red republican voters, are thinking, i may not like roy moore but what is at stake is control of the united states senate federally. >> take a look, i think we can call this up here. this was roy moore's last election in alabama. five years ago he's on the ballot, mitt romney's winning the state on this same day with 62% of the vote. roy moore barely wins this election. roy moore, before any of the baggage we've talked about for the last few weeks, he had enough baggage to nearly lose a statewide race where there's no issues of who are you going to appoint a supreme court justice to decide roe versus wade? it's not attached to any of that. u7ç huge liability for the republicans in 2012 before all of this.0dz again, we have in an exit poll finding, which party do you want

voters elected democrat to the u.s. senate the coldest days yet this season, one guy disrupts the rush hour by running around naked. >>> and you could be paying more for the most popular toys this holiday scammers. using something called grinch bot. >>> all right today though is the day you should make sure you add on another layer, maybe a couple. just how cold is it miri? >> just way too cold. it is 23 degrees right now. it feels more like 10 degrees out there. this is the day you want to grab the down jacket and you want a scarf. you want hats. you want gloves. and you want layers. yeah. just -- throw it all on. because it's certainly going to feel very chilly out there today. the windchill is going to be a huge factor for us out there. so expect the temperatures today to feel like we're in the teens and 20s throughout most of the day. that's what it will feel like because we've got the winds out of the west-northwest at 16 miles per hour. gusting to 26 miles per hour. all that does is carry heat away from your body. so we'

the message from alabama voters was that voters don't want people who date 14-year-olds in the u.s. senate. on the other hand, there are common elements to this race, to what's happened in other parts of the country you had a surge of african-american votes the balance of mobilization has shifted. you have republicans hemorrhaging suburbanites, especially women you have donald trump's weakness he was weak in alabama not as weak as the rest of the country, but weak nevertheless, and all of those things suggest you have difficulty for republicans in 2018 when democrats are now just going to need two seats to win the senate and 24 seats to win the house. both of those things are possible next year, guys >> john harwood, what a race last night in birmingham, john, appreciate that of course, the win by doug jones makes the gop's push for tax reform perhaps more urgent our ylan joins us from washington looking at that

shannon: you have a listen to democrat doug jones and alabama successfully pulling off a run for the u.s. senate. he will be the next senator to join here in washington with a lot on the plate in 2018. how much will it cost them losing that seat? first of all, let's talk, before we hear from roy moore, we'll expect we'll hear from him eventually, let's talk about his reaction. secretary merrill, it's great to have you with us tonight. what can you tell us about her not? with that it was going to be so critical. >> thank you, shannon. it's unbelievable. the people of alabama really responded in this campaign unlike anything was ever expected to have occurred. actually, when you see exactly what happened with more than 1.2 million alabamians participating, this is a record participation and the people of alabama are to be applauded for their encouragement and support to both candidates and both campaigns. >> shannon: we have talked a lot about this. it's not only a special election, the special, special election. it comes at an auto time, part of a runoff now, and there has been so many competing

u.s. senator from alabama, a republican did not vote for the republican candidate running to join him in washington. i'm talking about alabama senator richard shelby in office for more than 30 years. today he told cnn that he has already voted in the special senate election and he did not vote for judge roy moore. his reason? he says the people of alabama deserve a better senator than an accused child molester. >> as a republican, i had to vote republican. i wanted to vote republican. i understand where the president is coming from. i understand we would like to retain that seat in the u.s. senate, but i tell you what, there's a time we call it a tipping point and i think so many accusations, so many cuts, so many drip, drip, drip when it got to the 14 year old story that was enough for me. i said i can't vote for roy moore. >> so senator shelby is choosing a side that pits him against president trump who is all in for roy moore saying the most important outcome in tuesday's election is that there is a republican in the seat no matter who that republican is. roy moore, the judge who is accused by s

because the u.s. senate has passed republican one and a half trillion dollar tax overhaul along party lines moving the bill closer to president obama trump's desk and marking his first major legislative victory the house of representatives must first take another vote on the measure after procedural violations maad the first that vote saw the measure passed comfortably trump wants to sign the bill into law before christmas critics say the package is a deficit bloating giveaway to the super rich but republicans argue the tax cuts for corporations small businesses and individuals will bolster economic growth and of course as we're waiting for the u.s. house to revote on that tax reform bill a look now at the impact it could have on foreign companies because the reform is of course in theory a domestic issue but the u.s. is the world's biggest economy and such a substantial change to its tax policies will certainly impact the global markets coupled with the looming changes to america's new trade policies the ta

of the trump administration, and it is the eve, of course, of alabama special election for the u.s. senate. the race for a senate seat in the state of alabama which has attracted global attention and the involvement of the two major national political parties, of course. starting just hours from now, really, alabama voters will go to the polls to decide between the republican candidate, the ousted judge roy moore who has since been accused of sexual misconduct involving teenage girls or the democratic candidate doug jones.

shannon: you have a listen to democrat doug jones and alabama successfully pulling off a run for the u.s. senate. he will be the next senator to join here in washington with a lot on the plate in 2018. how much will it cost them losing that seat? first of all, let's talk, before we hear from roy moore, we'll expect we'll hear from him eventually, let's talk about his reaction. secretary merrill, it's great to have you with us tonight. what can you tell us about her not? with that it was going to be so critical. >> thank you, shannon. it's unbelievable. the people of alabama really responded in this campaign unlike anything was ever expected to have occurred. actually, when you see exactly what happened with more than 1.2 million alabamians participating, this is a record participation and the people of alabama are to be applauded for their encouragement and support to both candidates and both campaigns. >> shannon: we have talked a lot about this. it's not only a special election, the special, special election. it comes at an auto time, part of a runoff now, and there has been so many competing

u.s. senator.n an all out push for him and trump recorded a robo call for him and moore 1307bding and claims he doesn't even know the women making these accusations. >> doi not know them. i had no encounter with them and never molested anyone. for them to say that, i don't know why they are saying it, but it's not true. >> and right now in alabama, the challenger doug jones courting the african american vote. cory booker campaigning in alabama for jones. we have a team of corresponders and commentators covering the race. let's begin with kaylee hartung. moore agreed to give i tv interview, but he has not been seen publicly. what's the strategy here? >> people on moore's campaign told me if moore it his way, there would be no campaigning on sunday because that's the lord's day. this man of faith not wanting to disrupt their sundays, but the closer we have gotten to the election, people me moore let up on the theory. today folks are launching door-to-door canvassing out of this field office, but with

democrats doug jones claims victory in alabama's u.s. senate race a major setback for the republican party that could alter the balance of power in the u.s. congress. it's good to have you with us tonight a shock result from britain's house of commons as members of parliament give themselves the authority to veto the government's final breaks it deal in a defeat for prime minister theresa may about ten members of her conservative party sided with opposition lawmakers to pass an amendment that may's government had opposed that amendment gives the house final say on whether to approve the e.u. withdrawal bill that converts thousands of european laws into british law on the day that the u.k. leaves europe in march of twenty nineteen. all right here in germany and in german politics the social democrats say they'll decide on friday whether or not to continue coalition talks with german chancellor angela merkel's conservatives now this after american met with the social democrats leader martin schultz in berlin to talk about renewing the coalition t

. >> a seismic shift in the u.s. senate, doug jones the first democrat to win in alabama in a quarter century. the vote already leading to calls for a shake-up inside the white house. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. it was a shocker. were you stunned when you woke up am. >> i just had no idea how that race was going to go. >> i was stunned to read the results. 2:00 a.m. in the center of the political universe which is alabama this morning. doug jones turning deep red alabama blue with a stunning win over republican roy moore in last night's high stakes senate race. jones taking 49.9% of the vote, 1.5 votes ahead of moore who could not overcome sexual misconduct allegations that plagued him from the outset. >> alabama has been at cross roads. we have been at cross roads in the past, and unfortunately we have usually taken the wrong fork. tonight, ladies and gentlemen, you took the right road. as dr. king liked to quote, the moral ark of the universe is long but it bends towar

u.s. senator. with a critical republican seat in play, alabama voters went to the polls today in the special election between moore and democrat doug jones. a race that has divided republicans, tested moral convictions, and painted more to his supporters as a martyr against a liberal assault. tonight as we await results, nbc's gabe gutierrez on the push to the finish line. >> reporter: in an named sassy roy moore rode into a fire storm. to cast his vote. >> it's a very important race. for the country, state, and the future of our country. >> reporter: brushing off questions of an ethics investigation if he wins. at a rally last night, moore's wife kayla fiercely defended her husband against accusations of anti-semitism. >> fake news would tell you we don't care for jews. one of our attorneys is a jew. >> reporter: the question tonight how the allegations of sexual misconduct with teen girls which moore's denied will effect turnout among his conservative base. >> he's a good christian man and all th

election a major setback for the republican party that could alter the balance of power in the u.s. senate. and british cycling icon chris froome has failed a drugs test recorded during his win as a race inspector. i'm phil gayle welcome to the program more than fifty muslim countries have agreed to recognize east jerusalem as the capital of palestine the emergency summit of the organization of islamic cooperation was convened in istanbul by turkey's president . as the rest of the world to follow suit describing u.s. president donald trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital a red line for muslims. the aim to present a united front against the decision that's muslims worldwide here in istanbul donald trump's move to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital has been condemned by leaders from across the islamic world they endorse the call from turkish president. on. i invite all countries backing international law and justice to recognize jerusalem as the capital of the occupied palestinian state. we can't delay any longer. as islamic countries we will never give up on our d

he wants and needs his vote in the u.s. senate. this has put the president at odds with members of his own party to include the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. but also tim scott, the republican senator from south carolina who spoke with our own chuck todd this morning on "meet the press." take a look. >> are you comfortable that the leader of your party is all in for roy moore? >> well, there are a number of people in my party that are not, including myself and many republican senators. >> reporter: to include senators, you heard tim scott to include richard shelby, the senior republican senator from alabama who said that he could not vote for roy moore and also said that the people of alabama deserve better. richard? >> geoff bennett there very close to the president this weekend. thank you, appreciate that. >>> now we'll bring in our guest who is a congressional reporter for the daily beast. sharon is here and daniel lipman who is co-author of to politico's playbook. the robocall, what will this mean? what do you make of

u.s. senator? >> reporter: he made more than a million phone calls and jones had multiple campaign appearances a day while moore shied away from cameras, dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls. >> there is no right to believe you're a person of the opposite sex. >> reporter: flowers says moore's controversial comments on everything from same-sex marriage to slavery became too much for some moderate republicans. >> they were also upscale suburban urbane republicans who did not want roy moore the image he gave the state of alabama. >> >> reporter: so they put in a write-in? >> a lot of them voted for doug jones. >> reporter: lifelong republicans. you have a teenage daughter. >> i certainly do. >> reporter: how heavy did those allegations weigh in your decision? >> very heavily. i would say that was the majority of my feelings. >> reporter: doug jones could also thank alabama's senior senator, republican shelby shelby, who said he wrote in someone else because he could not vote

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after this senate vote this wednesday morning will be a renewed voten the u.s. use of representatives. they voted on tuesday, but because of changes in the senate bill, they now have to do the same thing again. that vote will be presided over by the speaker of the house of representatives, paul ryan. showingdespite polls this is a bill that is very unpopular in the united states, it will become more popular once the results of those tax cuts will be obvious for all americans. there will be tax cuts across the board, but they will mainly be for the wealthy. to medium andes low income families also get tax cuts but they are significantly smaller. the victory lap wi continue after the house of and the whites housbecause donald trump will receive the final bill for a signature. th will be a moment of celebration for this white house, the only big legislative achievemt it will have had in the first year of donald trump's presidency, but it is a significant one. republicans in the u.s. congress have been waiting for decades to vote on tax cuts like these. >> that was p

have beenou listening to democrat doug jones and alabama successfully pulling off a run for the u.s. senate. he will be the next senator to join here in washington with a lot on the plate in 2018. how much will it cost them losing that seat? first of all, let's talk, before we hear from roy moore, we'll expect we'll hear from him eventually, let's talk about his reaction. secretary merrill, it's great to have you with us tonight. what can you tell us about turnout? we thought it was going to be so critical. >> thank you, shannon. it's unbelievable. the people of alabama really responded in this campaign unlike anything was ever expected to have occurred. actually, when you see exactly what happened with more than 1.2 million alabamians participating, this is a record participation and the people of alabama are to be applauded for their encouragement and support to both candidates and both campaigns. >> shannon: we have talked a lot about this.r it's not only a specialal election, the special, special election. it comes at an off time, part of a runoff now, and there has been so many competi

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and democratic candidate doug jones has not really won a u.s. senate seat in alabama the result is a blow to president donald trump who backed republican roy moore and it could alter the balance of power in the u.s. senate. but i'll be back in half an hour with an update. if you can. amidst all the glowing glitter smell the lovely aroma marvel and make a wish. there are places in europe where the christmas season is particularly special . we take you there this time we're off to nuremberg the city of gingerbread in our series home for christmas. one the. lands in the john nichol furnished house is then moved. from the air to the burger the best discard to see expects. the best spots to visit. sixty. dollars. climate change. waste. pollution. isn't it time for good news eco africa people and projects that are changing our environment for the better and it's up to us to make a difference let's split. the going to africa environment magazine. d w. it's. funny i don't think it. tells them too and i make a few of them tell of the famous potato. everybody we

we should remember in six days, it is very likely that roy moore will be elected to the u.s. senateand so mitch mcconnell has kind of been moving towards let the alabama voters decide, but now, he's got probably or potentially i should say a new republican senator coming in against the backdrop where you have all these democrats who just pushed one of their own out for allegations, different allegations but in some ways maybe not as egregious. >> republicans are in a real box on this one. there is a difference between a senator like franken potentially under real pressure from their colleagues saying i'm going to choose to step aside versus party leaders saying, we know that your voters elected you to this office, in this case with a full understanding of what they were getting into. and we are going to push you out. that is really complicated. it goes beyond the actual allegations. it goes beyond this moment we're talking about and goes to the core of our democracy if voters in alabama choose to put roy moore in the senate, how does it look for republican leaders to say we won't se