joe walsh is warning the president tweeting president trump, quit attacking the fbi on twitter. it's wrong and it's going to bite you in the bleep there and reminding trump it's almost christmas, telling him put your phone down. choining me a former assistant fbi director for intelligence. did these continues attacks on andrew mccabe, do you think that's what has contributed to his decision to retire soon? >> i think andy mccabe is trying to do the right thing for the fbi and the timing is not unusual, alex. it's very typical when a new fbi director comes in there for there to be a clean sweep particularly at that position. what i think we should be

richard fowler and mary walsh are here. good to see both today. mary, i will start with you. they are doing sit ins across the country. they say they don't want the funding to get done by the end of the year and they're going to call out democrats and republicans to make sure they get their way. >> this is one of the things that i think really angers americans. here you are, demonstrating and telling us how we have to run our country. that's not a way to make people sympathetic to your cause at all. a lot of people feel you have no right to be demanding anything from this country whatsoever. i think people would like to see them be graceful and appreciative for what they have gotten so far as opposed to demanding. i don't know if this helps their cause. >> shannon: this is what senator cornyn had to say, a republican from texas. >> this simply does not advance the interests of these daca recipients to try to force this into a shutdown narrative. >> shannon: what do you make of it richard?

fergus walsh, bbc news, leicester.otage as they investigate the death of a woman who was struck in a suspected multiple hit—and—run in south london. the 29—year—old victim was hit by a lorry on a pedestrian crossing, before she was thought to have been struck by another lorry and two cars. none of the drivers stopped after the incident in tulse hill yesterday. a woman has died following a massive gas explosion that destroyed her house in leicestershire. it happened on monday in birstall near leicester. the home of, janet jasper who was understood to be in her late 70s, was reduced to rubble by the blast and other houses nearby were badly damaged. an investigation is under way to find out what happened. the owner of a dog which attacked and wounded children in a playground in northumberland, has been jailed forfour years. the court heard that the staffordshire bull terrier had carried out previous attacks and the owner — claire neal — had been ordered to have the dog put down. but it escaped and attacked twelve children

. >>> all right, football long time sarah coach patrick walsh in sacramento trying to win a title insaiah kendrick. kendrick scored three times and took a while to shake off cajon. coach walsh got the ice bath and the padres tom brady's alma mater won it 38-14 for their first state title in school history. champs at the 2aa level. >>> the giants trade moore to the rangers for future prospects. this is a salary dump deal. saves them $9 million as they go for the illusive big bat. >>> that is sports on a friday night as we send you off. >> still waiting. >> we're still waiting for the giants to make a move. >> spring training, mid- february just a few months away. >> i can't believe it just a few months away. >> we'll be right back. have a great weekend. >>> the late show with stephen colbert is next. >> have a great weekend. if you have time send us your holiday lights. we'll putt -- put them on the air. we'll see you. ♪ ♪ >> doctor lecter, my name is clarice starling. may i speak to you? >> you're one of robert mueller's, aren't you? >> i am. >> may i see your credentials? ( laughter

fergus walsh, bbc news, california. laura: truly inspiring. i am laura trevelyan.nk you for watching "bbc world news america." >> with the bbc news app, our vertical videos are designed to work around your lifestyle, so you can swipe your way through the news of the day and stay up to date with the latest headlines you can trust. download now from selected app stores. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, and kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. >> planning a vacation escape that is relaxing, inviting, and exciting is a lot easier than you think. you can find it here in aruba. families, couples, and friends can all find their escape on the island with warm, sunny days, cooling trade winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. nonstop flights are available from most major airports. more information for your vacation planning is available at aruba.com. >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruf

fergus walsh, bbc news, sun city, arizona.is reassuring to know that i have a few more decades to practice doing those splits. quick reminder of our top story. 'sesident trump has secured first major legislative achievement since taking office. his sweeping tax reform has to today in congress. in a celebratory gathering at the white house, mr. trump said he was making america great again. you can find all the day's news online, and do check out facebook. i am jane o'brien. thanks for watching "world news america." >> with the bbc news app, our vertical videos are designed to work around your lifestyle, so you can swipe your way through the news of the day and stay up to date with the latest headlines you can trust. download now from selected app stores. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, and kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. >> planning a vacation escape that is relaxing, inviting, and exciting is a lot easier than you think. you can find it here in ar

fergus walsh, bbc news, leicester.men and some men have to put up with at work. it came from a survey commissioned by the bbc, one of the largest ever conducted on sexual harassment. today we're looking at the experiences of older women, those over 55. it turns out they are half as likely to report inappropriate behaviour as younger women. in her second report, lucy manning has been to whitley bay, in northumbria, where she's been hearing from the older generation. # waking into the light #. into the light — the groping, the harassment and the assaults faced by women at work. # waking into the light #. in whitley bay they sing, but the mostly retired choir members are also starting to talk — some for the first time. he started to put his hand on my knee and then it went further and further up. every time i went into work, when he was there, i was terrified to go in. did i misunderstand? but i knew he'd touched my bottom and then he'd stroked the side of my breast. he thought he had nothing better to do than to slap me

fergus walsh, bbc news, new york. a boy to do? the english writer, jane austen, put pen to paper 200 years ago with tales of romance and love. her novels continue to find new fans all around the world and for one book club in pakistan they've now devoted themselves entirely to the author's works. here's their story. really? you would marry mr darcy? ina way! i am the founder of the jane austen society of pakistan. it started off as a facebook page and it was so much fun. hands folded in front is a very regency pose, ladies. we discuss things and analyse things and draw parallels from our own lives. we see mr collins and mr elton, we see mr wickham and willoughby. we don't really see mr darcy very much. we would love to. for lizzie, overcoming prejudice in her life was the biggest hurdle. it's very easy for us, in the commonwealth and with our postcolonial legacy, to sort of draw parallels between the regency era 200 years ago and our society here in south asia right now and it's always very amusing and entertaining, b

fergus walsh, bbc news, sun city, arizona.cano known as ‘reventador‘ — or troublemaker. a british photographer used a special filming technique over a three day period in early december to capture this footage of the volcano erupting, shooting gas and lava into the atmosphere. reventador last recorded major activity in 2002. the authorities say the volcano poses no imminent danger to any local communities. this video has been speeded up to ca ptu re this video has been speeded up to capture and using moonlight exposure. hi there. the cold weather that we had during the first half of december is a long way behind us, and, really, for the run—up to christmas, including christmas day, the weather looks pretty mild. at the moment we've got a weather front wiggling its way across central areas of the uk. extensive cloud being wafted across the uk on westerly winds — those winds are fairly light. and we've got some mist and fog patches around the coast and the hills across england and wales. some patches of light rain and drizzle to

fergus walsh, bbc news, california.n the banks of loch lomond. police scotland say the cameron house hotel has been extensively damaged. around 200 guests were evacuated from the hotel after the alarm was raised early this morning. james shaw reports. the fire started before dawn, and as the sun rose, a huge plume of smoke was visible rising from the central building of the hotel. one person died at the scene — another died later in hospital. three other people, including a child, were treated for the effects of smoke inhalation. the fire and rescue service's condolences go out to the people who were involved in this tragic incident, and our thoughts are very much with the family and the friends of the two people who have lost their life this morning. the hotel itself was badly damaged, and is expected to be closed for some time. other businesses in the area, which is a major tourism destination in scotland, are offering to help. the cameron house hotel is one of the most famous luxury hotels in scotland. but today, it

fergus walsh, bbc news, sun city, arizona.mbley. hi there. the cold weather that we had during the first half of december is a long way behind us, and, really, for the run—up to christmas, including christmas day, the weather looks pretty mild. at the moment we've got a weather front wiggling its way across central areas of the uk. extensive cloud being wafted across the uk on westerly winds — those winds are fairly light. and we've got some mist and fog patches around the coast and the hills across england and wales. some patches of light rain and drizzle to start the day as well. a risk of that for northern ireland, for england and wales. slightly drier weather for scotland although the far north again could see a bit of rain. so one way or another, as we start off thursday morning, it's going to be a murky start to the day with fog around the coast of wales and south—west england. up over the hills of the downs and chiltons, a few patches of light rain or drizzle tending ease away quite quickly during thursday morning. some

fergus walsh, bbc news, leicester.ured after a huge explosion rocked a gas hub in austria. the blast took place at the baumgarten site. a major hub for imported russian gas, just east of the capital vienna. news of the explosion sent gas prices soaring. italy has declared a state of emergency over its energy supplies, as bethany bell reports. austria's main gas pipeline hub, baumgarten, in flames. an explosion at the plant set off a major fire. the blaze could be seen for miles. firefighters rushed to the scene. one person was killed. the injured were taken to nearby hospitals. production at the plant was suspended. translation: we switched to a security mode, as we always do when something like this occurs. the gas flow was stopped in order not to make the situation any worse. all people working on the site were then evacuated. the blaze was eventually brought under control. it appears to have been caused by a technicalfault. the baumgarten plant in eastern austria is a key hub for import of russian gas, which is sent

fergus walsh, bbc news, new york. laura: before we go, let's look at a coffee shop with a twist.a cafÉ in london claims to be making the world's first healthy beverage fight printed a chocolate powder portrait of your photo on top of your drink. ino, butl it a selfie-c this one only lasts until you take a sip. quite delicious. thanks for watching "world news america." >> with the bbc news app, our vertical videos are designed to work around your lifestyle, so you can swipe your way through the news of the day and stay up to date with the latest headlines you can trust. download now from selected app stores. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, and kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. >> planning a vacation escape that is relaxing, inviting, and exciting is a lot easier than you think. you can find it here in aruba. families, couples, and friends can all find their escape on the island with warm, sunny days, cooling trade winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. nonstop flights are available from most major a

fergus walsh, bbc news, sun city, arizona. ben rich has the weather: good evening. sun came out in the scottish isles, there was mist and fog the content with, particularly early on. very low thick cloud producing outbreaks of patchy rain and drizzle. brighter patches, some holes in the cloud. this evening, the cloud fairly extensive, particularly to the south. misty and murky for heals in the west. temperatures at 10 degrees in plymouth but dropping a wet to fort in aberdeen with clear skies in north—east scotland. the weather front trudging north. rain through northern ireland and northern england. to the south largely dry and cloudy. to the north the best of the sunshine. 0n the chilly side. northern ireland down into north—west england, some out rates of rain. to the south, cloudy weather. you will be lucky to see much in the way of brightness. patchy rain and drizzle to the west. friday morning, more persistent drizzle to the south. it will then a clear away and after a murky and missed the start, it could brighten later. you may see some brightness through the

fergus walsh, bbc news, leicester.h korea at the height of the cold war has died. charlesjenkins was one of four us soldiers to abandon his unit, fearing he would be killed in patrols or sent to fight in the vietnam war. he was a prisoner in pyongyang for nearly a0 years until his release in 200a. the bbc‘s celia hatton reports. this was charlesjenkins, arriving injapan after spending 37 years in north korea. as a young american soldier, he wanted to avoid ongoing military duty and being sent to fight in vietnam. he says after getting drunk one night he walked across the border into north korea, hoping russian forces fighting at the time would capture him and eventually let him go home to the us. that didn't happen. instead, charlesjenkins was kept in north korea, eventually marrying a japanese woman who'd been abducted by the north koreans. they made the best of it, falling in love and having two daughters. then, they were separated. an agreement brokered between the thenjapanese prime minister, junichiro koizumi, and

tony walsh reciting his own poem. now the weather forecast.udy grey skies and misty weather over the hills in the west, winds picking up for northern parts of the uk, blowing drizzle into scotla nd of the uk, blowing drizzle into scotland and the northern isles, but a mild night and temperatures weren't for much, typically 8—10. saturday begins cloudy, we have all of that cloud, hopefully there will bea of that cloud, hopefully there will be a few holes in that, we might have brighter skies further south but over the hills it is misty order a full stop the rain is pushing south —— it is mystique all day. the christmas eve, again we have a stronger winds from many parts of the uk, feeding in cloud, rain for scotla nd the uk, feeding in cloud, rain for scotland and northern ireland, most of england and wales will be dry, highs of 10—11. this is bbc news, our latest headlines. the first visit by a british foreign secretary to russia in 5 years has finished with a public spat — as borisjohnson accused moscow of meddling in uk elections — a claim d

fergus walsh, bbc news, california. and inspiring story in the. —— indeed.g that derailment. we understand that at least three people have lost their lives, that death toll is expected to at least double. we will bring you the latest. stay with us. high—pressure can bring a fairly settled spell of weather at any time of year and certainly we have a high pressure dominating the scene across a good three quarters of the british isles, not doing just enough to keep the france at bay in the far north and north—west of scotland. what it can mean is that we start the days onafairly can mean is that we start the days on a fairly chilly note. that is not my great concern as we get into the first part of tuesday. it is just how dense fog is going to be and how widespread that dense fog will be. i am highlighting a number of areas there. bbc radio is a good source of local information about how it will affect your journey. 0n local information about how it will affect yourjourney. 0n the bigger picture, there are islands of fog that we had quite widely across england

fergus walsh, bbc news, california. i hope i can still run like her in my 80s.ing. we will take a look at corporate japan. the biggest names in business have made headlines this year for all the wrong reasons. we will look at how scandals made perfect is no sentiment in 2008 in. —— may affect business sentiment in 2018. and before we go, let's take a look at these pictures. the japan times has news of a new celebrity who has taken up residence in tokyo, xiang xiang, the first baby panda in the city's ueno zoo in 29 years, was unveiled to the media before her first public appearance on tuesday. she looks pretty at home, doesn't she? thanks for watching. hello. high—pressure can bring a fairly settled spell of weather at any time of year and certainly we have a high pressure dominating the scene across a good three quarters of the british isles, not doing just enough to keep the fronts at bay in the far north and north—west of scotland, as you will see. what it can mean is that we start the days on a fairly chilly note. that is not my great concern as we get into

fergus walsh, bbc news, new york. feeling more tired already. who visited the camp on tuesday as part of a regional tour, said refugees are unwilling to repatriate back to somalia because of security and drought concerns. only 32,000 refugees have voluntarily returned to somalia, leaving nearly a quarter of a million people still in need of help at the camp. the bbc‘s ferdinand 0mondi reports from dadaab. these other shelters that somali refugees have called home for years. many were born and raised here. united nations says it is now time for them to go back to their motherland but thousands remain hesitant. the commissioner was here for a progress report on the repatriation process and he was honest in his assessment.” repatriation process and he was honest in his assessment. i am concerned because of course dadaab is an old camp. has been around for 26 years i think, something like that, from the ‘90s and you know what happens, unfortunately, is that refugee situations that go on for a long time, it is more difficult to convince donors to sup

fergus walsh, bbc news, sun city, arizona. let's see if the weather is going to cheer us up.s not from today, it is a summary picture. the picture for the festive period is the same as today, cloudy, some rain around, with a bit of brightness. we had some brightness today, not cloudy everywhere. tonight, most of the uk will be surrounded with cloud, certainly england and wales, quite a bit of cloud of northern ireland, in scotland clearer skies so ireland, in scotland clearer skies so hence a bit colder, maybe a touch of frost in the glens. this is the weather map for tomorrow, the yellow is the mild air pushing into parts of scandinavia, and that means it's going to be a very similar day tomorrow to what we've just had. a lot of cloud around, low grace —— grey skies. the north of scotland and the east of england a bit brighter, newcastle into hull with a bit of brightness and one or two glimmers of sunshine at some point in the day across the midlands and wales. here is a look at friday morning. extensive cloud and drizzle and maybe some coastal fog, and morning. extensive c

joan walsh, an msnbc political analyst and national affairs correspondent at the nation, dean obidala, a political comedian and columnist for "the daily beast" as well as host of sirius/xm's show and jason johnson, the political director of the root.com and msnbc contributor. let's get right to our first revvie. the worst political move of 2017. it's a crowded field that includes among others withdrawing from the paris climate agreement, ending daca, the program that allows immigrants who entered the united states illegally as minors to stay in the united states. the trpresident's order to crea a travel ban. betsy devos as the secretary of education or scott pruitt for that matter as head of epa. what was the worst political move, jason, in 2017? >> i would actually have to say it was the travel ban. not only was that bad domestic policy, not only did it break up families and expensive, not only did it basically turn into a recruiting mechanism for people abroad who want to attack the united states, it also empowereded all of donald trump's enemies. if we remember, when the first trav

the nation's joan walsh. lawrence o'donnell, host of msnbc's the last word and also the only man that we allowed to be on this show today, lawrence. you know, because you are the lonely only, lawrence, i'm going to let you talk first, how about that? before the women begin, i'm going to let you have your final say. what do you make of this march on washington here today? >> there are already some preliminary estimates indicating that it may be a bigger crowd than we saw there yesterday. we'll have something more definitive on that. this is a precedent that began in 1969, the election of richard nixon was the first one to have protests, significant protests at inauguration, especially the day before that inauguration. when nixon was re-elected in 1972, that's when it went huge, that protest was much, much bigger. 100,000 people on the same day as the inauguration and that inauguration that they were protesting, no one knew that day that that president being sworn in was a year and a half away from being driven

fergus walsh, bbc news, new york. than 3,000 people who work for it in the uk are hanging in the balance tonight amid fears that the company is about to collapse. toys r us has been told it has to put £9 million into its struggling pension fund by the end of this week, money it may not have. our business correspondent, simon gompertz, is at a toys r us store in south london. can it survive? well,ing this outlet in fact is one that wasn't going to survive. what toys r us plan to do was to make a rescue deal, with its creditors, that they would vote on under which it would be a slimmed down operation operation. losing a quarter of its outlets it would pay back less to its creditors and struggle on. what happened today is that the pension protection fund, which is the lifeboat organisation which is the lifeboat organisation which stands behind the pension schemes of troubled companies like this one, has voted against that rescue deal, putting all the outlets in jeopardy. the reason rescue deal, putting all the outlets in

bradley walsh is joining so much to the role. very popular, it'll be interesting to see what he does is the companion. people can't wait for the new episodes in 2018. how important is it for the survival of doctor who, the fact that they do regenerate the doctor?” of doctor who, the fact that they do regenerate the doctor? ijust think it adds some fun to it, doesn't it? when they finished with the first doctor, what do you do? do you accept that there is no longer a show, or do you try and a new life into it? it is a chance for new viewers tojoin, maybe if into it? it is a chance for new viewers to join, maybe if people haven't watched doctor who before, unbelievable but it is true! it is unique to the show. a lot of people will give it a go now if they haven't been watching in the peter capaldi ref. haven't been watching in the peter ca paldi ref. why haven't been watching in the peter capaldi ref. why not have a go with jodie whittaker? it will breathe new life into it once again. do you think it'll feel different? that might w

owns iberia british airways air lingus and the budget airline veiling chief executive willie walsh said the purchase of nicky made good business sense nicky was the most profitable subsidiary of air berlin and its focus on the leisure sector fits in perfectly with the wedding strategy nicky will be absorbed into willing about seven hundred forty of its one thousand employees will keep their jobs and that's a good result says nicky's works council. to get the formosa i think ground staff in vienna will have a very good chance of staying there because the new owners seem to want to make it an operational base for flight personnel the main focus will be germany and austria . air berlin's insolvency administrator originally planned to sell nikita germany's flagship carrier lufthansa but that deal collapsed after european union authorities rejected it because it would have reduced competition nikky then filed for bankruptcy in mid december now competition will be maintained done coveted holiday routes such as those to majorca passengers should be pleased because more competition usually mean

fergus walsh, bbc news, sun city, arizona.nd all three of fergus' reports on how we're living longer and life expectancy in the future can be found online. just go to bbc.co.uk/ten. a reminder of our top story tonight. the first secretary of state, damian green — one of theresa may's closest allies — has resigned from the cabinet after an investigation found he had breached the ministerial code. more details on the bbc news channel. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. good night. hello. i'm olly foster, these are our sportsday headlines tonight. manchester united are undone by another city. bristol city knock the holders out of the league cup. a sixth sacking of ther premier league season. paul clement is given the push by swansea. and birmingham's bid gets the green light. they'll host the commonwealth games in 2022. good evening. bristol city are into the league cup semi—finals after stunning the holders manchester united with an injury time winner at ashton gate. the championship side will now play manchest

fergus walsh, bbc news, new york. newsnight is coming up on bbc two, here's emily. tonight, we bring you a broadcast world exclusive. zelda perkins tried to bring harvey weinstein to justice two long decades ago. we hear her story on camera for the first time. join me now on bbc two. that's newsnight with emily. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. have a good night. welcome to sports day. this is coming up tonight. a late leicester penalty takes the league cup quarterfinal tie with manchester city into extra time, before manchester city win it on penalties. arsenal reach the semifinals as they beat west ham 1—0. and the former wimbledon champion returning to the court four years after retiring. hello and welcome. the premier league leaders, unbeaten domestically all season, looked certain for a place in the semi finals of the league cup. but with minutes of normal time remaining, a late jamie vardy penalty for leicester city took their league cup quarter final tie into extra time. a match settled on penalties. tim hague was watching. no one can ge

john walsh expected to be back on the court. he was on the benches at wizards visiting the nets. under 1:00 to play. bradley beal, so smooth. game, 28 points. the nelts with it. pass over to alan crab beyond the arc. this makes wizard fans a little cr crabby. he makes it. s satoransky whistles for the violation. local college basketball tours. maryland takes down catholic university, 76-59. george mason falls at home to the washington redskins getting back to work tomorrow hoping to finish the season strong despite no playoffs this wreer. they will finish without their star tight end, jordan reed, placed on injured reserve, ending his season. one of three put on that today. he suffered a toe injury in the preseason and a severe ham spri string injury in late october. >>> manny machado is getting shocked around. he becomes a free agent next year. according to ken rosenthal, he wants to move from third base to shortstop as he enters the final season. t t the o ♪ think of your fellow man, ♪ lend him a helping hand, ♪ put a little love in your heart.♪ ♪ you'll see it's getting late,

i am walsh, i would echo sharron's comments. lam pleased walsh, i would echo sharron's comments. the current deputy prime minister and he in russia. he is the current deputy prime ministerand he has in russia. he is the current deputy prime minister and he has got a lifetime ban from the olympic movement because they know that he was up to his neck in this. let me ask you this on the world cup question, how do we know that competition will be free from doping? well, we don't is the honest answer, but what happened in sochi three years ago, when russia was hosting the winter olympics was doping on a scale and a level of organisation and a level of cynicism that really we hadn't seen before. this was worse than east germany because they took the cheating into the actual olympic anti—doping laboratory in sochi. they secreted samples out of that laboratory into an adjoining room, substituted the urine in the samples given by the victorious athletes, put in clean urine and completely corrupted an entire olympic games. i mean russia finished top of the medal table at sochi and now they

. >> you know, katie, former republican congressman walsh said this, president trump quit attacking the fbi -- do you think it's a warning more about national security implications as a result of undermining our law enforcement agencies or what, exactly? >> i think there's a number of different ways that that can be interpreted. certainly one of the big questions that i think lawmakers across capitol hill, both republicans and democrats are grappling with this, how do you approach the russia investigation as you are on the campaign trail. for democrats that appear question do you spend your time campaigning against trump and raising questions about the investigation or do you talk about the economic issues that some argue put trump in the office in the first place, and for republicans, it's how much do you talk about this and if this investigation is still ongoing by the time we see voters go to the polls, is this something they are going to be faced with in addressing day in and day out on the campaign trail. >> what about the joe walsh tweet? do you think there's an implication that t

joe walsh is warning the president tweeting president trump, quit attacking the fbi on twitter.s wrong and it's going to bite you in the bleep there and reminding trump it's almost christmas, telling him put your phone down. choining me a former assistant fbi director for intelligence. did these continues attacks on andrew mccabe, do you think that's what has contributed to his decision to retire soon? >> i think andy mccabe is trying to do the right thing for the fbi and the timing is not unusual, alex. it's very typical when a new fbi director comes in there for there to be a clean sweep particularly at that position. what i think we should be talking about is that we're on dangerous ground when a president and some key republican leaders can personally target a career fbi agent. that's what andy mccabe is, a 20, 25-year veteran rising from the streets to the deputy director position. we're seeing this appears to be a concerted effort to personally target fbi leadership because of dismay over the special counsel investigation. we look at congressman desantis from florida who p

. >> i want to bring in joan walsh. i know you're joining us. but the big headline here is these e-mails leaking out. really explode any idea that there was an isolated meeting that nothing ever came out of. now you have a lot of key people talking about not only the meeting and the fallout but other ideas heretofore undiscussed. >> i think it is clear. they are eerily weird as someone might say. they really show a pattern at this point. rob goldstone, more than donald junior, is the obvious center of it but he's brought don junior in. the idea that they needed to have presence on a russian social net working site. it is quite bizarre. and it does seem like there was at least a low level team but receiving back to people in the campaign who had a lot of ideas. >> do you think it is possible that it was not just to do social networking? >> i can't go any farther than what we can. it is an odd place to need presence. >> you say it's odd. is it eerie? >> it is also eerie. >> i wanted to use the word of the night. while i have you here, i want to as

joan walsh and david cay johnson, thank you for joining us. that is "all in" in this evening. >>> breaking tonight, a late-night senate vote to pass the new tax law, the house is back at it tomorrow. we'll explain. and president trump on the verge of victory. >>> plus, what can the president hope to get out of it when his lawyers sit down with the mueller team? all signs point to the russia investigation sticking around over the holidays and hanging over 2018. >>> and a former fbi special agent weighs in on whether donald trump is being recruited as an asset by vladimir putin. "the 11th hour" begins now. >>> and good evening, once again, from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 334 of the trump administration, and congress is

. >> joining us now, joan walsh, correspondent for the nation and a msnbc political analyst.ls to a freshman republican house member, joan, to be the leader of the fire the special prosecutor movement. >> well, you know, he might get some support. i think -- i feel like with both the tax bill and also these attacks on mueller, they're political arsonists, lawrence. they're trying to blow the place up. the discrediting -- >> trying to blow themselves up, though? they see it that way? >> quon if they know that. i think with congress, i actually really do think a lot of them will leave and there's a we got to reward the donors and then maybe get the hell out of here and get good jobs and rich people will reward us. it seems like political suicide. what's the bill down to? 26% in the latest polls? >> yeah. >> doesn't make political sense to me and they're -- in the parallel world of fox, they're really preparing for donald trump to make a move on mueller and think that they have readied the people to rise up and support this. you would see the resistance so strong in the election

four guys, travis rice, ian walsh, graham scott and emery ross set out across the ocean, they left from tahiti to sail all the way, 2500 miles to hawaii along the way looking for some remote and awesome surf spots. the cool part about their trip on falcor, i love the name of the sailboat, along the way they're doing research. >> every single 100 miles during our entire voyage we're putting away one canteen to send to at venture scientists to test for microplastics in the ocean. >> they're on a mission for good as well. >> yeah, they're going to be mining some data along the way. so let's see what the first stop looks like. water is gorgeous, and it does offer some waves, not the epic hawaiian swells we've seen but they are able to surf them. cool moment, crossing the equator. if you cross the equator on the boat you're known as a shellback. if you cross the equator and international date line you're a golden shell back and ian is getting that honor. >> what have you to offer to neptune? >> ian, who hits fish, does this in honor of the honor. >> oh. >> sashimi. >> come on. >> oh, that's

. >> joel: bill walsh used to say the most important people in the field is the quarterback at the pass> gus: hornibrook drops it off, taylor and tackled from behind, great play by jerome baker, what an athlete. >> joel: he's been all over th screen beautifully, follows taylor to the hole and get him to the ground. >> gus: third down and a seven at the 32. here's hornibrook winds up, first down fumagalli. baker brings him down but it's a gain of nine. >> joel: the big attends tight end of the year makes a huge catch for a conversion there. >> gus: 2:18 to go. underneath again, fumagalli gets it off the turf. >> joel: they love the men coverage on defense, they are running the outside receiver off and ascending fumagalli on an out route. >> gus: 2nd & 3 at the 48. hornibrook over the middle >> joel: i tell you what, alex hornibrook playing some great football right now, delivering balls over the middle of the field with pressure right in his face. >> gus: wisconsin in ohio state territory, they need a touchdown. 1st & 10 at the 43. hornibrook looking, scrambling, flag on the play as a de

. >> what lawrence walsh did was use tainted testimony and both of our charges were thrown out. went on for seven years. folks were asking me if it was a good idea to appoint bob mueller. his reputation is untar nished. we were in vietnam at the same time. he is decorated. longest serving director at the f.b.i., former attorney general. >> laura: put him on mount rushmore. >> he is surrounded by people who hate trump. >> laura: what does that say about his judgment in this case? i know he is a war hero and i respect that so much. but he made critical decisions. saul gets mad at me when i raise this. i think he made critical hiring decisions and judgment is off. >> they were all referred by people inside the justice department who go back to some things the clintons were doing. >> laura: a lot of them were from his firm. >> i'm telling you this process is set up to bring down the president and that things are happening right now that quite frankly destroyed the reputation of bob mueller. i kind of wonder why he is still there. not because the president will fire him. the presiden

joan walsh and david cay johnson, thank you for joining us. that is "all in" in this evening.addow show" starts right now. >> thank you, my friend. big night in washington tonight. if you have late-night plans tonight, you might want to cancel them. you might be late for dinner. i know, just leave everything in the oven, i promise i will take the dogs out but i'm going to be late. here's an interesting thing, though, about what's going on tonight in washington. even though everybody knew in advance that this was going to be a big night in washington, a big consequential night when a very big decision who would be made, there is one person who really doesn't need to be

fergus walsh, bbc news, california.g as a senior nurse for the nhs. bishop sarah, who's 55, will be the third woman to run a diocese and will take up a seat in the house of lords. historic england has published a list of the the most unusual sites and structures given protected status this year. the organisation says the places gaining the status are increasingly quirky. our correspondentjon donnison has been looking at the latest additions. from whipsnade tree cathedral in dunstable to a working men's club in eastbourne, from the old milestone markers on the ba073 in gloucestershire, to the grave of blackie the warhorse in merseyside. it is an eclectic list of the historic england selection of the most intriguing sites registered in 2017. we just put up 20 that demonstrate the enormous range. i mean, we're not really talking about big places anymore, because most of those — most of those are on the list already. it's been going for 70 years. we're talking about individual places which perhaps were not very well—known,

i played for bill walsh. at 25 years old, i was out of the league. the coach called me back and said, i think you would be a perfect fit for our staff. >> the coach called -- >> called me. amazingly, i got an intro into coaching at 25 years old. i'm coaching at the best place in football. >> it's also parallel with what your family life was like and the kind of influence that mom and dad provided. >> i was really, really blessed. my mother was a teacher. my dad was a teacher as well. they always kind of drilled enough to think about the future. think about your life. what do you want to do? my mom especially was looking at life and know that god is leading you. try to figure out whether things are going well or whether you're disappointed. what's the next step? that really, i think, shaped me. it came from my parents. >> and some assets, if you will, that they possess that spoke to why, from my perspective, you were so successful at coaching and what you're doing even now. they were teachers. >> they were teachers. i can remember sitting out recordin

. >> deirdre walsh stuck since last night. >> they keep cancelling the flights and overbooked so i can't get home. >> reporter: piling up on the roads, burying cars, even big trucks having trouble getting through. sitting on passenger seat, driving a couple of hours, from buffalo. closer to erie, worse it gets. from near buffalo, new york, new york, through windswept maine, into kansas city, missouri, creating headaches. icy roads. disaster for drivers, more than 40 accidents there today. four dead in abilene, kansas, slick roads may be to blame. in massachusetts workers scrambling to plow snow off runways and de-ice planes. logan airport. this plane skidded off the taxiway in boston. no wonder. here's what christmas looked like and sounded like there. if you listen closely. also some rare thunder snow. no snow but bitter cold in windy city today. >> it is freezing. we were a little shocked. >> reporter: so low, you could see steam over the chicago river. same on lake superior. that's what drives the lake effect snowstorms. happen when cold air passes over the warmer lake waters. it evap