signed yours sincerely, vladmir putin. the u.s. russian government owned compounds, one in new york where law enforcement was seen outside, and another in maryland, a 45 acre property. vehicles were seen leaving the maryland estate and returning to the russian embassy in washington. the white house says the russians were spying on the u.s. >> what these individuals were doing was collecting intelligence. they were intelligence officers operating here and using these compounds, one in new york, one in maryland, for intelligence collection purposes. >> reporter: russia refutes that the estates were being used for espionage. >> i think it's quite scandalous they chose to go after our kids, you know. they know full well those two facilities, which they mentioned in their notes they are vacation facilities for our kids. this is christmastime. >> four of the russians sanctioned by the u.s. are part of the russian military intelligence unit known as the gru. one of them is the unit's chief. >> it's assigning blame to russia's military int

and he has sided with vladmir putin recently when vladmir putin attacked hillary clinton and the democratslosers. it's been a sort of shocking and major reversal for republican nominee, for anyone that covers politics in washington, to see the republican party reorient itself as a pro putin party. and so i think what's going to be very interesting after january 20th when republicans control the house and senate and the white house is how much of that fight plays out and how much of trump's pro putin views control the republican party going forward. how much pushback he gets from people like john mccain and lindsey graham and marco rubio, republicans who have very strong anti-putin instincts and do not like this reorientation of american foreign policy. so that's the fight to watch and see if trump shifts on that. >> jill, for someone who has spent so much time in russia covering the situation there. how does this change thing? everything that ryan laid out for us, the way things are changing within the republican party, does it stay that way? is that your sense after january 20th? or could

, he said he told vladmir putin to cut it out.strong enough response? >> again, one moefst difficult thing for us to know, we used covert action to send strong secret signals to the russian government. one of the things president obama said in his press conference was that the u.s. government noticed a change in russian hacking behavior after september. but i think the key right now is to focus on the fact that the president elect did something highly irresponsible. because he sent a signal to the russians that all is forgiven. when he said without looking at the material, the intelligence, i don't believe it. that's what effectively mr. trump said. he was sending a signal to moscow that president elect trump would choose the word of the kremlin over that of the non-partisan intelligence community. what we need to do is restore trust in the intelligence community. i would hope that president obama before he left office, would put together a special briefing for president elect trump and vice president elect pence where they would

it is something that vladmir putin, the russian president, wants very much as well. donald trump faces a lot of headwinds in the united states from within his own party and from within congress in general. this suspected russian hacking through this electricity company is going to make that process of changing u.s. policy towards russia even more difficult for donald trump. >> matthew, thank you so much. obviously, the republicans on the hill believe that further sanctions against russia are necessary. they are going to have the hearings in the comings weeks and president-elect donald trump has not responded specifically to this new threat inpli katimp russia. he is insisting that the u.s. should move on. ryan nobles is in washington with more. let's talk about this latest threat has nothing to do with the election but certainly with the infrastructure. i would imagine there is a lot of concern about that and do we expect that washington officials think that trump might take a tougher stand learning more about this latest hack and that it is, in fact, connected there

he always thought that vladmir putin was very clever. he think putin is probably very satisfied with that response. >> matthew chance in moscow, thank you. >>> in the meantime, a fight is brewing between republicans and the president-elect. senator john mccain is holding a hearing next week on cyberthreats, all while donald trump refuses to criticize vladmir putin for the election hack. we'll look at what to expect next week. >> and the new year is already here in parts of the world. this was the celebration in taipei, taiwan, about an hour and a half ago. a huge fireworks display over the taipei 101 tower, ushering in 2017. ♪ happy new yaer! the world is full of surprising moments. they're everywhere. and as a marriot rewards member, i can embrace them all. the new marriott portfolio of hotels now has 30 brands in over 110 countries. so no matter where you go, you are here. join or link accounts at members.marriott.com. this is your daughter. and she just got this. ooh boy. but, you've got hum. so you can set this. and if she drives lik

happens in russia without vladmir putin. this is a pretty hierarchical operation. last i checked, there's not a lot of debate and democratic deliberation, particularly when it comes to policies directed at the united states. >> here with us now senior international correspondent clarissa ward, former cia operatative bob bauer and david swordlic. good morning to all of you. bob, i want to start with you. can we get bob's audio. your reaction, i want to start with china and what we're hearing from officials it there, the chinese defense ministry saying that they have decided to handle this in an appropriate manner. and the u.s. is hyping up this issue and it's unhelpful for resolution, your thoughts. >> i don't care this was accidental, grabbing this drone. the chinese are so sensitive about taiwan. and if we step back from that one china policy, the chinese are going to make it known from north korea to naval over flights to expanding military bases in the south china sea. this wasn't an accident. they can play it that way bu

vladmir putin is a threat to that.hope that our european allies would understand this threat and would join us in this effort to curb these reckless behavior by vladmir putin. eric: you are, senators on a tour of the baltic states and in estonia now. there are 150 american troops. what is the message to putin and moscow of this specific visit while you're there over your christmas holidays, to tell moscow, to tell russia, especially after the invasion of ukraine and continued aggressiveness? let me start with you, senator graham. >> well, first thing that we want to give a message to is to our friends in the baltics, latvia, lithuania, estonia, we're here to show our solidarity with you. you're nato members. you're democratic states. we understand that russia has had a massive buildup on your border. that we support keeping troops here on a permanent basis even though they're rotational. i'm creating an account in the appropriations committee i'm in charge of, to counter russian aggression outside of the military, prop

>> we have a president of the united states of america that looked at vladmir putin and told him to cut it out but did nothing else to stop this hacking. that's something that we should be angry at. >> the president-elect in his last press conference 144 daying ago, the last thing he said about vladmir putin and hacking is perhaps russia should find hillary clinton's e-mails. that's the last thing he said to address it. would you like to hear him say more? >> i'm fine with him tweeting something about this. i think he has republican leaders that he is talking with who made it clear on capitol hill they will investigate this and stop this. let's remember he's not the president yet. he may have a very big plan. >> come on. >> ben, i love having you on the program but i want you to answer my question. do you want to hear the president-elect in the next 30 days before he takes office address this and say vladmir putin, there is not okay? >> i have no problem with him saying that. >> do you want lihim to say thi? >> tweet so it people look at the irresponsibility of barack obama handling thi

but actually quite the opposite, he wants to work with vladmir putin and try to reset the relationshipith russia for lack of a better term. what is interesting about this incident in vermont, this instance of hacking is it is separate from the election. what has been difficult for donald trump in terms of accepting russia's role in hacking the election, he thinks any discussion of this is an affront to his victory. he doesn't want to talk about it because it diminishes, he thinks his victory in some sense. this is totally separate from the election. i'm actually curious -- i think this is a good test of how donald trump will respond to russia in the future on cyber warfare and other provocations. will he be tough and will he respond with strength or will he also sort of dismiss it and move on. it will be interesting to see. >> yeah, you know, ryan, we know how some are reacting. senator mccain had harsh words, called it an act of war. is calling his senate armed services committee to meet on cyber threats and the election hacking. do we have any idea -- because i was listening to a pol

>> his view of vladmir putin and his role in the world. for example, the fact that boris anymoresauf, who is a leader of the opposition, was murdered on the orders, i believe of vladmir putin in the shadow of the kremlin. >> reporter: he clearly has a close relationship and helped negotiate a deal in which the russian government has the biggest investment in. these will be tough questions for tillerson if he is the person that donald trump picks. no announcements are going to be made today. we shouldn't expect a formal announcement for secretary of state. this will be a big controversy if and when the appointment does happen. poppy. >> also, rex tillerson is managing and received in 2016 the russian order of friendship. so a lot of questions there. before i let you go, though, mitt romney, still right up there on the list? still in the running? >> reporter: well, our sources are telling us that tillerson is clearly at the top but we are told that mitt romney has not been completely ruled out. that chief of staff, reince priebus, is still r

that will get, that will get vladmir putin's attention.lies that we want them to do more, we're not backing away from them, we'll stay solid again. that will get putin's attention. three, stop the aggressive behavior. those are things that make a difference to putin. >> general jack keane, thanks for coming on. we're out of time. connell: we'll be back to wrap up a busy hour with peek in on holiday cheer and christmas lighting ceremonieses after a quick break. ce, we can help guide your retirement savings. so wherever your retirement journey takes you, we can help you reach your goals. call us or your advisor t. rowe price. turns romantic, why pause to take a pill? or stop to find a bathroom? cialis for daily use is approved to treat both erectile dysfunction and the urinary symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently, day or night. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, or adempas for pulmonary hypertensio

watch. >> vladmir putin is a thug, a murderer, a kgb guy who only wants to resore the russian empire.russian planes are now pinpointing and bombing hospitals in aleppo. so of course i am concerned but we're, we should give him a fair hearing. let him make his case if he's the president's choice and, exercise our responsibilities of the advise and consent. martha: sean spicer, chief strategist and communications director for the rnc and with the transition as well. sean, good morning. good to see you you this morning. >> good morning, martha. martha: clearly a lot of vetting that went on here. a lot of people spoken to in this process. it is no surprise that there are some issues with rex tillerson. it would only take three republicans or three people essentially in the larger senate to be against this nomination, to have it fail. are you concerned about that? >> i'm not. i think the more people learn about rex tillerson, more they get to meet him, they all will, not only is he a world class business leader and phenomenal pick but a tough as nails negotiate tore that will fight like he

that vladmir putin is somebody murdered his own people, done terrible things to the press. a list of things that he has done, crimea, everything else, all the way down what is going on in aleppo, how could you have mutual respect with someone like that? >> when you have a job definition and job scope, you compartmentalize things you're not thinking about. melissa: yeah. >> he has a new job scope. he has a new set of criteria he will be using and it will be in the political dim men shun, government to government dimension instead of oil company to government. melissa: yes. >> rex is a very accomplished individual who knows what he is abouand who knows what his job is. i think of him like a bit after rock of gibraltar, when it comes standing on his position and being able to articulate that position well to just about everyone. you don't push rex tillerson around. melissa: yeah. >> you treat him with respect he treats you with respect. melissa: some people say he has absolutely no experience as a diplomat. is that true. >> they don't know how the oil industry works and don't

we are not on the verge of a nuclear war vladmir putin is a bully. likes to make a lot of noise, shake his fist but knows he can't take on the united states, but the problem we have is timid, cowardly president afraid of his own shadow. i will give obama credit for putting on sanctions but he wasn't willing to stand up to russia in syria or even before they got to syria. as a result we've seen a turkish, iranian condominium in the upper middle east. we've seen our nato allies fearful. and by the way, the president-elect has got to take a strong stand pro-nato. that is important. back to basic issue. russia is poor country. there are 11 time zones of tuberculosis, aides, alcoholism is masquerading at superpower. hit them in the wallet. long term we win. trish: colonel peters, thank you so much. more on the developing story, and much more when i see you back here in two. there's a denture adhesive that holds strong until evening. fixodent plus adhesives. just one application gives you superior hold even at the end of the day fixodent. strong more like

david: russian president vladmir putin saying he is not going to retaliate against the u.s. president obama ordered 35 russian diplomats to be expelled from the country and lot of other stuff so is putin waiting for more potentially friendly president trump to take over in january 20th? this is fascinating stuff, blake. >> reporter: vladmir putin's statement is pointinging to the calendar. he will make until the next administration before he makes his next move. here is part of his quote. although we have the right to retaliate we'll not resort to irresponsible kitchen diplomacy but will plan further steps to restore russian-u.s. relations based on the policies of the trump administration. president-elect trump sent a very brief response to that on twitter a little while ago this afternoon. he wrote, great, move on delay by putin. i always knew he was very smart. at the russian consulate in san francisco today, a government official said hopes that this is the low point. listen. >> we do hope that the new administration would be able to look at our relations because of what

vladmir putin is not our friend. every american president since george w.ush made this mistake and bush made it, obama made it and trump thinks they will come to peace with authoritarian despot. this is not a man will ever do business with us. there is a way to punish russia without punishing the russians. ban the magnitsky act. that vladmir putin is sheltering tremendous wealth and large amount of oligarchs around him in the west. cut off the wealth from the west and prethem from visiting their property in the west. their russian economy? in the tank. their oil goes up their standard of living goes up. vladmir putin is doing, this out of society yet playbook, this something i know about, people struggle economically and get upset with the way life is going, started a ventures abroad and create straw men that the united states and west are trying to get you. kennedy: north korea as well. julie: don't look at man behind the curtain. look at the west. look at americans are creating hell on life for us. he is awful human being and deserves to be punished for a

>> i'm not a fan of vladmir putin. vladmir putin, let's remind everybody was a second-rate colonel in the kgb. he is not a good guy. he is anti-statist coactor. he doesn't share our values. he has done something quite impressive with one press statement, he has demonstrated to the world how utterly irrelevant president obama is. he is basically say, i'm not going to deal with you because you're a lame duck anyway. unfortunately on this point he is absolutely right. trish: donald trump put out a facebook message today. he talked about the building the military. we're going to be building up our military an make the military so strong and so great and so powerful i don't think we'll ever have to use it. nobody will mess with us, that i can tell you. is this part of carrying a big stick? in other words you want, at least, embrace the presence of a threat in that you are a threat to the likes of russia, you are a threats to the likes of north korea? they know if we decide to, we can really do something? by the way we could

melissa: a lot is being made of his relationship with vladmir putin.ly russia has a ton of natural resources, that was a place that exxonmobil certainly wanted to do business. he would need to go in to go head-to-head with him and not get steamrolled. does that mean he is friends with him in your mind? is his relationship, does that complicate the relationship or does it in some ways make it easier? what's your take? >> that is really the key question here. and as you say, mr. tillerson does have extensive experience with dealing with vladmir putin and russian regime as well. and, he would have to adapt i think his experience on that front into a new arena as secretary of state. and secretary of state, his role is to advance the u.s. national interests on the international stage. it is very different i think, when you're heading a major international company like exxonmobil, for example. i think that mr. tillerson will have to adopt a far, far tougher approach towards the russians that let's not forget vladmir putin is a brutal, bullying thug. melissa:

he has a preexisting relationship with vladmir putin. trump can make an argument that that is good thing but those are concerned what is the exact nature of that relationship? is it strictly from a business standpoint? is it more personal in nature? certainly the question become what will rex's ability to be able to separate the two and operate in new capacity? i'm not going to condemn him around that. to your point, sandra the confirmation hearings are critically important for people that want more knowledge and fact what is the relationship looks like. harris: will also give us something different i think we should be thirsty for, that is personal accountability. we can talk all around the issue and can accident the president-elect what he meant by the word friend and we can talk ex-testimony -- extemporaneously and i want to do that but i think hearings will give us -- >> that is a great point. you know perhaps better than anybody the mess the state department is. foggy bottom which is the inside the beltway term for state department

why are we kowtowing to vladmir putin. david: you i wouldn't say we're kowtowing but point again is we have gotten nowhere with the kind of diplomacies we've been employing whether with regard to russia or china during the obama administration. >> i disagree with the idea that we're kowtowing somehow to vladmir putin. i do agree a strong, russian-chinese relationship is bad for the world. it create as much more dangerous atmosphere on a whole number of fronts. for our president, our elect to come to the able now and try to redefine the paradigm which china views u.s. action and understands we have an administration now that wants to deal from position of strength i think create as stronger ultimate bilateral chinese-american relationship. david: it's a position before the deal is made. that is what is going on here. it is so clear. >> correct. david: that is what is going on. by the way the chinese from all the free people inside that i talk with, steep forbes, anybody else who goes there, they know how to deal with donald

they're saying his relationship with vladmir putin is suspect.et's just remember that secretary of state -- >> i'm not saying that. republican senator marco rubio is saying that. republican senator lindsey graham is calling it quote, unnerving. >> i understand this. did they support john kerry for secretary of state? this is a man who when he was a young man was out there, very well known in my day saying that communism was no longer a problem. he threw his metals over a fence in protest. did they vote for him for secretary of state? i don't know the answer but i suspect the answer was yes. >> zeke -- >> there's double standard here. >> let me get some of the other folks in here. zeke, when you look at the business dealings in russia that he's done while leading exxon, they sign this massive deal in 2011 and the man running the russian oil giant which they signed it with, here is what he said. he said that essentially bragged about the valuation of his companies soaring to $7 billion in five days. it shows that exxon's deal helped russia a lot. t

. ♪ liz: russian president vladmir putin saying, quote, he will not sink to president obama's level and sanctions against the united states. this after president obama ordered 35 russian diplomats out, expelled from the country, accusing russia of meddling in u.s. elections. putin may be waiting for president-elect donald trump to take office in january. of course on january 20th. those two have had a much warmer dialogue so to speak than president obama has had with the russians but how will donald trump really deal with russia and even other hot spots around the world after inauguration day? we bring in the man who stared communist russia down during the cold war assistant secretary of defense under president reagan during his first term in the oval office during a party that saw four different russian leaders from brezhnev, an drop positive, cher men coand gorbachev. he is larry korb, center for american progress. happy new year. thank you for being with us. >> happy new year to, you liz,. liz: has president obama handled this correctly? do you think he did the right thing expelling

he got an award from vladmir putin. he has come out in favor of this choice.there are questions need answering. i want to know more about this guy, other than that he is a fantastic businessman this specifically would be the choice for our largest diplomat internationally around the world. harris: i would say to add to that, in order of friendship medal he got from the kremlin. there are some questions probably that are warranted to come about what the relationship ties were, as i have been reading though, it was for a commercial deal he did. so i mean we go back to comfort zone where you say, if it is all commercial i'm okay with it. i think it is a matter of doing due diligence and vetting i hope they would do of anybody. speaking of ambassador bolton, we had him on "the fox report" last night, one of the things he couldn't go into detail, now it is being floated out there maybe deputy secretary of state for someone of his ilk. with would mean there would aback stop for a guy like rex tillerson. that backstop, might be idealogically different, that might be

john mccain and marco rubio said yesterday they are uncomfortable with how close rex tillerson is to vladmirutin. he has done massive deals in russia. >>> mr. trump's incoming chief of staff reince priebus says he believes that add tribute is actually a positive. >> he has a relationship with leaders like vladimir put continue and across the globe isn't something we should be embarrassed by. it could be a huge advantage to the united states. >>> trump will be meeting with carly fiorina and west virginia senator joe mansion. -- joe mnuchin. >> as for tillerson don't expect an announcement today. remember, nothing is final until mr. trump says so especially when you are as unpredictable as donald trump. something we have heard from time to time in the campaign. >> he can be predictably unpredictable. >> let's keep talking about this. do you believe rex tillerson will be a good pick for secretary of state? we will share your thoughts later in the show. log on to our facebook page for a live debate after the show. >> in an exclusive interview with chris wallace mr. trump blasting the cia claims

new claims vladmir putin was directly involved and donald trump knew all about it. >> outrage is boiling over after an intelligence briefing is canceled. >> good morning, peter. >> the house intelligence committee had to cancel a behind the closed doors meeting about russian interference because nobody from the cia wanted to brief members. this as trump advisors are accusing intelligence of spinning this to score points. >> you had a briefing and no sooner did people walk out and people were talking to the mead yaw. that's unfortunate. at some legal it could put all of us at risk. for what purpose? to politicize or have favor are the mainstream media. none of that is worse than leaking secrets. >> voters don't fwhooi reports that the cia concluded that russiampact the ted the electio. 59 percent don't think russian interference had any impact on the election. less than a third thinks some interference helped donald trump. 1 percent say it could have helped hillary clinton. mr. trump has been hanging on russian hackers. >> the republican nominee calling on russia to hack his opponents. it

. >> vladmir putin is a thug and a bully and a murderer. he understands strength. we are still the strongest nation on earth. we have to do it right. >> now the fbi and cia have evidence showing russia intervened to help mr. trump win. russia denies that and is making possible retaliations of its own against washington. >> now to a fox business alert. donald trump delivering on his promise to bring more jobs to america. >> cheryl casone is here with mr. trump's big announcement. >> all of this going down yesterday. the president elect wasting no time. 8,000 new jobs would be created in the united states when he becomes president. >> he said because of me they are doing 5,000 jobs. >> talking to reporters in mar-a-lago palm beach, florida where he is spending vacation with his family. 5,000 will come from telecommunications company sprint which is owned by japan. his son visited trump tower earlier this month and seems to have orchestrated this move. of the 8,000, 3,000 jocks will be created a new company called one web. trump also bringing up the deal he made with

he's striking back against cyber attacks aimed at influencing the election..and the reaction from vladmirnearly three dozen russian diplomats. and just in the last 15 minutes - a russian official suggesting moscow may dow the same to american diplomats. the u-s sanctions are considered the most forceful american response ever to a state-sponsored cyber-attack. janai norman is breaking down the unprecedented diplomatic move. happening right now.. the man accued of attempting to sexually assault a woman at a d-c hotel is behind bars. it's a story we first reported back in november. john gonzalez is live this morning with more on how police were finally able to catch him. john? an indiana bridal shop is facing forgery and theft dress she paid for. ladies out there know its a once in a lifetime experience shopping for your own wedding gown..but many brides who found their dream dress at cameo bridal say its been more of a nightmare. one woman says she loved a dress so much she paid half of it on the spot--thats 600 bucks. then she says the bridal shop gave her the run around, telling her it w

trump's pick for secretary of state, rex tillerson, is too cozy with vladmir putin and that should be automatic disqualifier for the job. that is preview of what we get for the confirmation process that lies ahead. senate foreign relations committee will hold a confirmation hearing. chairman bob corker with us a moment ago, here is what he said about tillerson's hearing. >> putin has not been a friend to the united states. putin has not been a friend to freedom and democracy, and western values and competition. i mean that is just not who he is and people are going to want to flow. it's accelerated, or amplified by the fact that president-elect trump has said some things relative to russia that, let's face it, it is very different than where we've been and that alone has sort of amplified people's concerns. martha: so what does the trump team have to say about this? jason miller, communications director for the trump transition team. good to see you this morning. >> good morning. >> bottom line for rex tillerson does he believe russia is our friend or our enemy? >> he believes we don'

hacked emails during the presidential election.sos evidence pointing directly at russian president vladmir putin.tracie potts reports. (nats)intelligence sources tell nbc there's evidence - including from spies of u-s allies - that russian president vladimir putin was personally involved in directing the use of hacked material.michael mcfaul/ fmr. ambassador to russia"he has had a vendetta against hillary has been known for a long time. he wants to discredit weaker."us authorities disagree weather russian hacking was aimed at getting donald trump elected.leaders in both parties of congress want answers, especially now with exxon mobil ceo rex tillerson nominated as secretary of state.tillerson has had a close business relationship with putin for nearly 15 years.sen. dianne feinstein/ (d) california"its very hard to see the ceo or a big oil conglomerate as secretary of state but we'll see. he may surprise us all." separately, there are questions about president elect trump's conflicts of interest once he takes office. as president, government rules prevent him from owning the hotel he just

. >>> a dear donaldler from vladmir putin with warm christmas greetings and a wish list for the new year. in theler which was much more, putin urges the u.s. prek president-elect to take real steps to restore the framework of bhi lateral cooperation. trump called it very nice. his thoughts are so correct. he also warned that he hopes that both sides are able to live up to these thoughts and that we don't have to travel an alternate path. of course, this all comes as the u.s. points the finger at russia for hacking that occurred during the presidential campaign. >>> joining me now to talk about all of this, cnn political analyst and columnist for "the washington post," josh roggin and historian and princeton university professor, julienne seltzer. thank you both for joining me. josh, let me start with you. when president barack obama was asked about russia, he was asked about the hackings, here is what he said. >> i think there is no doubt that whether any form government tries to impact the integrity of our elections, that we need to take action and we will at a time and place of our own

whistle-blowers who exposed the city's water contamination other people include russian president vladmir putin and the prime minister of india, singer beyonce, team usa gymnast simone biles, and facebook ceo mark zuckerberg also made the list. time will unveil the winner tomorrow. patrick: we will go back out to the holiday train. it is pulling into wauwatosa. the holiday train on the move in wauwatosa. we will check back in in just a patrick: holiday train has finally arrived in wauwatosa. it just pulled then, a slow roll into wauwatosa. look at all the people out there. toya: amazing. patrick: from here, it will head the heartland, so it is on the move tonight. it's going to be cold out there. announcer: you are watching wisn 12 news, honored as best evening newscast by the wisconsin teens, so be ready. patrick: world news is coming up next. toya: >>> tonight, new charges. the deadly road rage that killed a former nfl star. this evening, the other driver has now been charged. and the sheriff tonight with a blistering message about how his investigation were treated. you will hear from

at this point in time vladmir putin is shaking in his boots.ere ought to be serious consequences but relayed in advance to some of these state actors that are showing the kind of aggression because of america's weakness in our response to them. we need to take this very seriously. it is not just about asaying there will be serious consequence. there actually have to be some. let's face it, the next president, president trump will be dealing with a real mess created by this president's feckless and ineffective weak foreign policy. martha: look back over the relationship between russia and this administration and you look back almost to immediately when president obama took office, the dismantling of the project to build missile shields in eastern europe which had been against putin and aggressiveness. we saw what happened in crimea and ukraine. leaning over moment where president obama said, look after the election i will have a little bit more flexibility to deal with you guys. then, syria being overrun and what's happening in aleppo right now,

vladmir putin is vowing to find out who ordered the killing. >>> new nbc polling on where america stanldz on the electoral college's vote for politic trump. >>> americans are skipping over 650 million vacation days each year. . >>> at a notre dame of a very different sort. "early today" starts right now. thanks for being with me this morning. a day of terror reigned across the middle east after a lone gunman assassinates a man. a man armed with a shotgun fires a weapon in midair him we begin with the tragedy in berlin that left at least 12 people dead and 50 injured after a man ran a truck into a crowded christmas market. this morning, police are calling this an interpretational attack as they work around the clock to piece together what they could have missed. for more, we go to foreign correspondent lindsay cavanaugh with regard to this investigation. >> reporter: frances, german police are not calling this a deliberate attack. they're now saying they're act of terror. they are interrogating a man that they believe may have been the driver. there are unconfirmed reports that he may have

developed a close business relationship with vladmir putin.was awarded russia's order of friendship in 2013. and this is going to get caught up in these allegations of russia's attempts to influence the election. we'll have to see where that goes. we do have some serious republican players in the senate, john mccain, lindsey graham, marco rubio, asking questions already about this nomination. martha: yeah. there you have it. their concerns, they're willing to give him a very fair hearing and they want to listen. we'll see. thank you very much, byron. >> thank you, martha. bill: martha there is bipartisan push for special investigation and upcoming hearings on that cia report that russia interfered with the election and tipped scales for mr. trump. there are calls for more information about what moscow may have done in our election. arizona senator john mccain spoke with martha this morning, he says there is no proof of hacking yet, it is critical he maintains to make sure it never happens. >> i do not and, that is the reason why we need a full

vladmir putin is vowing to find out who ordered the killing. >>> new nbc polling on where americans stand following the electoral college's vote for president-elect trump. >> why americans are skipping over 650 million vacation days each year. >> and a notre dame homecoming of a very different sort. "early today" starts right now. thank you for being with me. i'm frances rivera. >> terror reigned across europe and the middle east after a lone gunman assassinated russia's ambassador to turkey in what appears to be a cold, calculated murder. turkish police neutralized another man hours later as he attempted to walk into the u.s. embassy in ankara. but we begin with the tragedy in berlin that has left at least 12 dead and 50 injures after a man rammed a truck into a crowded christmas market. angela merkel is vowing retribution against the person or persons responsible saying the country cannot live in fear. a man is in custody as police call this an intentional attack and they're working tharnd clock to piece together what they could have missed. we go to foreign correspondent lucy kafanov i

americans should be both alarmed and outraged that one of the world's leading thugs, vladmir putin, haseen attempting to hack our electric grid. the discovery of the hack came after the department of homeland security on thursday warned operators of critical infrastructure to be on the look out for code used in grizzly step. what american officials call russia's cyber war campaign. the malware found on the burlington laptop bearing the unique russian signature. the infiltration raising concerns about the vulnerability of key systems. >> we've always understood there are vulnerabilities. now we understand that the russians have the capability to potentially exploit them. >> reporter: neither the russians nor the white house have publicly the potential breach, but a u.s. official telling nbc news that thursday night's analysis was shared for this very reason. to help private networks defend against malicious russian cyber activity. peter? >> hans nichols, thank you. >>> 20 days before he takes office, a provocative new message today from president-elect donald trump who once again brought

president of exxon in 2004 and is said to have a close business relationship with russian president vladmir putin.tillerson never has worked in government... or 1975 last night trump also announced his businesses won't do any new deals while he's in office.trump tweeted he will hand over his businesses to his sons--and executives-- before his inauguration. wisconsin voters rewarded donald trump and mike pence for frequent visits to the state down the stretch of the presidential campaign. now the pair return to the state this evening. now as the next president and vice president of the united states. pete zervakis is live with more about the purpose of the president-elect donald trump has been traveling the country for what he's calling a "thank you tour" to voters. he won november 8th's election with 306 electoral votes. trump picked up 10 of those right here in wisconsin... which hadn't voted red in a presidential year since 1984. his visit here to the state fair expo center in west allis comes one day after a re- backed by democrat hillary clinton... re-affirmed his win here in wisconsin.

vladmir putin saying i will not deal with this until donald trump gets in office.bit of an act warred situation. if he backs off on sanctions and tries to become friends again or create a more friendly atmosphere, it just feeds into the conspiracy that he is there because russia wanted him there. >> it is all depends on what the next administration, the trump administration is going to do because there is the projection of many commentators and all of us but there is the real decision-making process which will begin on january 21st. give you an example, one scenario, if the next summit between the president trump and president putin will which will have to happen to discuss many issues around the world, including problems between our two countries, if that produces solutions and openings in have rate of places would erase all tensions right now. all depethe plan and how it would ppen and how iwould be frame. ashley: real quickly, walid, how would you respond and should we respond to the hacking alleged by the u.s. intelligence community? >> well it is very simple t

vladmir putin vows to find out who directed the gunman's hand. >>> kennedy center honoree alpa chino tells why he was born to act. >>> we begin with a look at today's "eye opener." your world in 90-seconds. >>> the suspect behind a deadly attack may still be on the run. police say they're not sure if they have the right person in custody. >>> a deadly day in berlin and turkey. >> monday's deadly truck crash is a presumed terrorist attack. >> people were screaming. people with blood on their faces. >>> russian and foreign ministers condemned the assassination of the ambassador. >> vladmir putin said we need to know. >>> donald trump cements a victory in the electoral college. >>> the democratic party will not begin to heal itself until it accepts the fact it lost the election to donald trump because they had a lousy candidate. >>> a gunman opened fire inside a mosque. three people were shot. all survived. >>> it is cold outside. >> a warm up is coming for parts of the country. that's been in the deep freeze. >> you'll get the warm southerly air that filters in. keep in mind wednesday

. >> president oeb stopped just short of naming russian president vladmir putin. >>> the november election in california was record breaking. there were more than 14 million ballots cast beating the 2008 election. turn out was the highest in eight years. more than 75% of registered voters went to the polls. marin county had the highest voter turn out. 89%. california secretary of state says there's no evidence of voter fraud in california depiet accusations from president-elect donald trump. >> we take voter fraud seriously from anybody. >> the certified the vote today. hillary clinton won the state taking over 4.2 million more votes than trump. >>> students from oakland's international community school marched in the name of unity. they carried signs saying stop the hate and mexican lives matter. they posted the pictures on their facebook page. >>> 7 on your side shows you an easy way to take advantage of a money saving tool that most o >>> you've likely seen the price match guarantees of many retailers but when is the last time you have taken advantage of it? >> michael finney is here wi

the president elect begged vladmir putin to hack the election. >> remember when hillary clinton saids? he is denigrating, he's talking down our democracy. >> kelly wright is here with how russia is responding this morning. >> good morning, kelly. >> the white house and leading democrats claim he influenced the election by hacking hillary clinton's e-mails. >> didn't need a security clearance to figure out who benefited from malicious russian activity. >> the president elect didn't call it into question. he called on russia to hack secretary clinton. >> electoral members are calling on the matter before they vote. clinton's campaign manager said this reknow cia interference was for the purpose of electing donald trump. this should distress every american never before in the history of our republic have we seen such an effort to undermine the bedrock of our democracy. democratic republican lawmakers are calling for an investigation. >> the russians are not our friends. they invade crimea. senator mccain and i some of our democratic friends met with delegations involved in countries jus

election of donald trump given, for example, ripping up the call from taking a taiwan or befriending vladmirutin given that you're from russia? > again, i'm not the best caller on this and i have really focusing on technology around the world and that's what drives my travels. wherever there is technology to spendty, i'm trying a lot of time there. emily: facebook, a longtime investor in facebook. facebook needsat to take on greater responsibility when it comes to inaccurate news? should they consider themselves technology any or a company? >> i think facebook is very serious about this. major company like this, you recognize that there concentration of value in internet companies, 80% of value. them has a responsibility. applyhink it doesn't only to facebook. it applies to all of them around about things hink like that. emily: so looking into 2017, dividing how you're your time in terms of your travels and what technologies excited about. >> i'm 80% focused on investing, 20% focused on nonprofit nitiatives like the ones we talked about and as we talked about it, 20% of our investments are c

they are krit sighing the pick because of close fys to russia and vladmir putin.ast night they were behind the president elect. mr. trump telling a crowd america is going to start winning again. >> you are going to go, cann't stand waning this much. they will say, i am sorry. you have to go back and tell them we are going to keep winning and winning and winning whether they like it or not. >> he will announce two other cabinet selections. rick perry expected to be nominated as department of energy. montana republican congressman ryan zinke who serves on house of natural resources is expected to be nominated for secretary of interior. after that he will only have two cabinet seats remaining veterans affairs and agriculture. the president elect will continue outreach efforts among business leaders and will be holding a tech summit of sorts with some of silicon valley's best names elan musk, sheryl sandberg of facebook and safra catz of oracle. >> maybe an announcement as soon as tad. >> thank you, garrett. >> a surprise guest turning heads at trump tower yesterday.

. >> president oeb stopped just short of naming russian president vladmir putin. >>> the november election in california was record breaking. there were more than 14 million ballots cast beating the 2008 election. turn out was the highest in eight years. more than 75% of registered voters went to the polls. marin county had the highest voter turn out. 89%. california secretary of state says there's no evidence of voter fraud in california depiet accusations from president-elect donald trump. >> we take voter fraud seriously from anybody. >> the certified the vote today. hillary clinton won the state taking over 4.2 million more votes than trump. >>> students from oakland's international community school marched in the name of unity. they carried signs saying stop the hate and mexican lives matter. they posted the pictures on their facebook page. >>> 7 on your side shows you an easy way to take advantage of a money saving tool that most heavy, labored breathing heavy, labored breathing coughing breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask breathi

donald trump has personally good relation, things a great deal of vladmir putin, he will be between ak and a hard place. that relationship uld be off to a tense start, right? >> it very well could be and you know, i've been critical of the president-elect's sort of, not openness to connecting with vladmir putin but in his willingness to say kind things about him publicly. i think that's somewhat dangerous for his position. because once he has been in office a few months, maybe a few weeks, he will come around, realize reality what it is likes trying to work with the putin regime and come to the same conclusions that every u.s. president to come . he is not easy person to work with. the russian government is notoriously, notoriously duplicitous when it comes to their dealings overseas. look what they have done in syria. they lied at the outset for motivations about military intervention over there. they continue to do this they precipitate ad humanitarian crisis in syria. you can not trust a regime as far as you can throw a stick in my book. neil: wow, i love you state your mind very c

trump met with national security advisor michael flynn and a few hours after russian president vladmirn to update its nuclear arsenal as well. the president elect is not waning until he takes office to get involved in u.s. policy. yesterday just hours before a plane of u.s. security council vote which would have condemned the controversial building of settlements in the west bank and jerusalem he released a statement urging the u.s. to veto the resolution. after a phone conversation with mr. trump yesterday egypt's president announced his country was postponing the vote which they had proposed. back at home the trump administration has also announced its communications team naming sean spicer as white house press secretary. last night on the kelly file spires said even with his communications team in place mr. trump has no plans to step away from twitter. >> we have a direct pipeline to the american people to talk to them in a way no one has done before. ng it is fascinating. it is absolutely fascinating and it makes every day, every hour just unbelievable. you know you are having that

vladmir putin vows to find out who directed the gunman's hand. >>> kennedy center honoree alpa chinot. >>> we begin with a look

trish: major embarassment for president obama, russia's vladmir putin refuses to engage.he trump administration to take off. i'm trish regan. welcome to welcome to "the intelligence report." that this may be meaningless and do nothing to address the real problems we have. is he extending his muscle and trying to, energize his democratic

that president vladmir putin had personally authorized them and now the u.s.resident is vowing a u.s. response. >> i think there is no doubt that when any foreign government tries to impact the integrity of our elections, that that we need to take action and we will at a time and place of our own choosing. some of it may be explicit. and publicized. some of it may not be. jenna: former howard dean campaign manager, fox news contributor, and ed rollins as well, former white house advisor to ronald reagan. long time political analyst. and welcome to you both. flag the first line of the program to our viewers. we said this, a war of words between the white house and president-elect donald trump over alleged russian hacking. we're still in that stage of calling it alleged at this point. it is a very serious story but light on a few fact, ed. meantime we have very serious politics at play as well. try to work through both of those things for our viewers. what do you think of this story? >> normally when an election is over, baton gets passed from one president to a