more people could turn out. age 82.sunday, alexander hearst reports. alexander: tens of thousands gathered at the university of tehran to honor akbar hashemi rafsanjani. monday, the current president paid to be to his political mentor, a religious moderate. he won election in 2013 with the help and support of rafsanjani. >> his bravery and bright thinking showed young people the right path. rafsanjani still had several wishes for the honor in this country, the glory of the ruling city, and the revolution that we are all hopeful we can continue. sheikh ofed the moderation, it is in a norm is lost political reformers. in his remarks, he bid farewell to a friend he had for 60 years. rafsanjani sought diplomatic rapprochement with the u.s. the state department offered its condolences to rafsanjani press family, calling him an eminent figure in history. the former president is now buried to another founding father of the islamic republic, the ayatollah khomeini. the parliament in turkey is debating a controversial draft constitution today that would give more power to the ruling presid

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why i was proud to work with chairman alexander and so many others to pass the act that gives flexibility to states and school districts, but also includes strong accountability for our schools and reiterates our nation's commitment to strengthening public education, especially for our vulnerable students. this commitment goes beyond -- the federal government in general and the department of education specifically has an important role of to play in supporting, protecting and investing in all of our students from our youngest learners to those in higher education and adults and parents seeking to improve their skills. leading this agency is a big job. it is an important job and i consider it to be my job to do everything i can to make sure whoever fills this is truly committed to putting students and families first. mrs. devos, i'm looking forward to hearing your answers to some questions as i have a number of very serious concerns that need to be addressed. first, i want to learn more about your extensive financial entanglements and potential conflicts of interests. as a bill

tonight at alexander bissonet. a second man, initially taken into custody, is described as a witness. the government opened fire, during evening prayers, killing six people and injuring more than a dozen others. canada prime minister, justin trudeaux, condemned the attack from the floor of the parliament. >> this was a group of innocents, targeted for practicing their faith. make no mistake. this was a terrorist attack. >> they also spoke to candidate's muslim community, he said, know that we are with you and that canada is your home. >> a not guilty plea in court today, for the man accused of going on a shooting rampage that killed five people at a florida airport ea the fbi says 26-year-old esteban santiago, smuggled a gun on a flight om alaska to force lauderdale. they say he loaded that gunat the bathroom at the fort lauderdale hollywood international airport. and came out shooting at the baggage claim area. santiago could be put to death, if convicted. >>> federal prosecutors dropped felony rioting charges against three more journalists who were arrested after protestors torched the

leftist, liberal germans. scott: alexander pechtold is a member of the dutch parliament and a political enemy of wilders. but it sounds like sometimes your voice, the voice of optimism, the voice of inclusion is being drowned out pretty loudly by the other side. alexander pechtold: the other side is screaming. , problems. it is, of course, more difficult to show that the solutions are not black and white, are not that simple as closing the borders or building a wall a lot of politicians promise. so, we have to take it serious what's happening in the united states, what's happening not only in the netherlands, but also in other parts of europe, france, germany, austria, and even to brexit in united kingdom is in the same pattern. scott: in other words, the floodgates have opened. scott: from last year's vote for the u.k. to leave the european union, to the resignation of italy's prime minister, rise of the right wing's marine le pen in france, and potential political demise for one-time champion of the refugees, germany's angela merkel in a tough reelection battle. meindert fennema is an

those bumps could be what trump does in affecting change between the trading relationship. alexander dryden stays with the market open. we are minutes away from the start of your trading day. up next, we look at the movers. unilever, we will hear from the ceo. johnson & johnson, they bid out and buy actelion. diageo raises a glass. ♪ matt: unilever sales missed estimates in the fourth quarter and they expect tough market conditions to continue in the first half of this year. anna edwards asked if the top conditions are wider than brazil and india? >> we live in a world where there are many challenges we have to deal with, in many parts of the world. there is slow growth in the middle east. these are africa devaluing. in latin america, we have brazil and to some extent, argentina. this is a world that is challenged. consistently, the imf has lowered the forecasts. the good thing is, for the first time last week, they have slightly increased their forecasts for 2017 and beyond. hopefully, we are at the bottom of this. anna: if investors are looking at your fourth quarter underlying s

alexander on nbc ran into donald trump just came into nbc and peter alexander asked president about the building? >> phenomenon. >> it's pretty good. >> prettier alexander what 20% is that. >> anyone of the option. trump. we're going to tax people coming in. we cannot lose our company to mexico on any other place we're going to put tax on those countries, okay. that's by the way, they coming back without that they don't come back so easily. thank you, i appreciate it. >> that's interesting exchange. others were there. he was surprised when he ran into them in the west wing. >> i have heard to or three version of what this policy going to be. hour firm it is, but now it seems that president trump is not entirely up to speed what his visor are talking about on the proposals. >> the adviser are freelancing and never had the authority and they l are doing this on their own. >> trunl has been consistent, he said during the campaign he wants to tax imports coming over the border. it's the people around him, who would are rather do something like the house republicans have been proposing, i do

. senator alexander stymied members from asking critical questions of both mrs. devos and mr. price. some members of the public were kept out of hearings. one report was there were only seven public seats in the hearing for mr. pruitt. from top to bottom, it's clear republicans were attempting to orchestrate a cover-up of the president-elect's swamp cabinet. senate democrats and the american people won't stand for it. so the inauguration is tomorrow , and here is what we are prepared to do. senators on both sides of the aisle have expressed support for the president-elect's key national security nominees. we expect to be able to vote on general kelly and general mattis tomorrow and look forward to beginning the debate on congressman pompeo in hopes that he can also receive a quick vote. it's possible that some other noncontroversial nominees could be considered relatively quickly, but from there, we intend to have a full and rigorous debate on the president-elect's remaining nominees. senate republicans did not want to have a full debate on the merits of these nominees in committee,

shot== nbc's peter alexander stepped in >>> the white house is now home to a whole group of advisers who have spent the last week settling in. nbc's peter alexander talks about how president means power. >> reporter: inside the west wing they are president trump's inner circle, his most trusted advisers, by his side at a probable win and now at swearings-ins and signings. jared kushner, steve bannon, reince priebus, and kellyanne conway. conway invited us into her office. >> aech of them served a two-term president, so i feel like it's good luck. >> this office is good luck for you. >> yes, it snies every white house, every west wick has power plays right now. kellyanne conway, steve bannon, reince priebus, jared kushner. can you work together? >> we're ready to. we worked during the campaign. >> no clashes? >> no clashes. everybody wants a story. we're very cohesive. we came out of the campaign the walked wounded and prevailed. we have a president who's very welcoming, open to different points of view and that's the way he runs his business. >> as trump's teams set. place, turf wars

alexander aucott. alexander: and extort narrow clash between the u.s. president and the defiant active attorney general. sally yates orders the justice department not to enforce the president's executive order. hours later, he fired her, saying she betrayed the department of justice by refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect u.s. citizens. landthis land is your this land is my land ♪ >> on the steps of the supreme court, democratic leaders joined protesters. >> we will fight donald trump in the courts, we will fight donald trump in the congress. we will band together to fight donald trump as he tries to put himself above the law. has done is give ammunition for jihadists all over the world. saying that we the people of the united states hate them. we do not hate the muslim people. >> democratic lawmakers have -- theced legislation to inspired barack obama to wade back into politics for the first time since leaving the white house. a spokesman for the president says he fundamentally disagrees with discrimination targeting people based on religion. human rights lawyers an

is chaired by senator lamar alexander of tennessee. mr. chairman: the hearing will come to order. the committee on health, education, labor, and pensions will come to order. today, we are reviewing the nomination of dr. tom price to be the secretary of health and human services. dr. price, we welcome you and congratulations on your nomination. welcome to you and your wife, betty, who is here with you. i enjoyed having the opportunity to visit with you in my office and learn about our plans. dr. price will be introduced today in a few minutes by a member of this committee and dr. price's home state senator. before senator isakson introduces the nominee, senator murray and i will make a few introductory remarks. after the nominee makes his statement, we will have a usual round of questions. now, let me say something about that round of questions. last night, we had a hearing of 3.5 hours. i tried as chairman to be fair y following the same precedent we had with president obama's two education nominees by having one round of five minute questions followed by senator murray and me as

the ice alexander ovechkin as he further cements his legacy as one of the best to ever play the game. alex the great scored his one-thousandth point last-- as the capitals took on the against the penguins. he didn't waste any time... beating marc-andre fleury for the goal, just 35 seconds into the game. the caps go on to win 5-2. ovechkin becomes the 84th player in nhl history to reach the mark. he is already the capitals all-time leader in goals and points. coming up. storms rock the west coast-- triggering widespread flooding. and the danger is far from over. what residents are doing, as they brace for another blast of severe weather. plus, thieves use an interesting tactic to break into one family's home. and that wasn't even the worst part. what they did when they left-- that really ticked the homeowner off. day - early look at inauguration: dry; mid 50s today: partly to mostly cloudy. unseasonably mild and breezy. highs: 62-67 winds: sw 10-15 g 25 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. stray shower. lows: 42-50 winds: sw to nw 5-10 mph friday: mostly cloudy. more seasonable. highs: 45-50 w

beat christina millett then the bench. then in the men's singles, rishaad gasquet beat alexander's .f air of -- alexander zverev the french pair overpowering the 4-1.ns to win that 4-2, the brits were defeated 3-0 by the swiss team. roger federer making his big return, playing his first competitive match in six months. -- diedlympic champion at the age of 84 this monday. he claimed gold in the u.s. resort of squall vac only -- squall valley, becoming the first champion on metal skis back in 1960. he was credited as inventing the egg position racers used to gain speed. he us are developed the famed ski resorts that opened back in 1964 as part of the ski area that links 12 french and swiss skiing resorts. we finished, of course, with all the latest from -- still holding onto his position ahead of alex thompson, despite battling and upwind moderate speed. 100 footie five miles ahead of his rival. reaching more favorable winds as they head up north. the battle should continue between the two men until the end of the race. four other boats in the south place.c, still in third -- theyins

around. apparently senator lamar alexander is taking her around to moderates within the senate and she's acquitting herself well so the play is he'll get her through committee but now it's the play to get her enough votes to get her confirmed and it looks like it's working. >> she's impressive. she'll do well. >> no more talk of grizzly bears. >> who's the sherpa? who's the guy or woman in charge getting this to happen? >> i believe it's senator alexander. >> well. >> so with vladimir putin and donald trump set to t on the phone tomorrow and with some talk about trump possibly lifting sanctions on russia, my understanding is that the ukrainians are scrambling, ukraine president petro poroshenko is working to get a meeting, so far unsuccessfully with trump. my sources tell me the ambassador to the u.s. from the ukraine is on the hot seat, the feeling in kiev is that he didn't do a good enough job building bridges to the trump campaign and administration. >> thank you katie packer, jonathan capehart and ken vogel. when we return, let me finish with the trump watch. you're watching "h

what? here's an interesting story that we haven't talked about. so you've got alexander hamilton, aaron burr, george washington, thomas jefferson, james monroe. there's this hurricane. a flaming ship. the revolutionary war. an affair. and duels. - oh, questlove is-- - questlove? - texting me--what? how did questlove find out? this is the stuff you can't do in a play. - [laughs] [patriotic music] ♪ [sweeping orchestral music] ♪ - so this is where you grew up. - this is the block i grew up. i, uh--you know, learned to ride a bike going down this hill. - do you wanna get drunk? - yes! yes! - oh, okay, okay. - let's do that. - i meant to ask you that before we walked up the street. - okay. - you do wanna get drunk? - yeah, we should do that. - 'cause we got these camera guys here, i just think-- - that would work out nicely. - that would be weird if you didn't want to. - let's go. - okay. - all right. [lively music] ♪ - i read in your biography that you were more into the monkees than the beatles. i think that's really cool of you, lin. cut. - bullshit. [both laugh] - no! [laug

leaves office. among them are chief federal investigator, alexander bastrykin, and two men wanted in the uk for the murder of russian dissident alexander litvinenko. the sanctions come at a time of worsening ties, including claims russia rana cyber campaign to influence the us election. the british foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has expressed confidence that the uk will be in the front seat when it comes to negotiating any new trade deal with the united states under the trump administration. mrjohnson made the comments after meeting senior republicans in washington. during the brexit campaign, president obama warned that britain would be at the back of the queue for american trade deals if it left the european union. more than 30 people are now known to have died in recent days across europe as a cold snap from the arctic circle continues to take hold across central and eastern parts of the continent. temperatures dropped to as little as minus 30 degree celsius. and charities are concerned for refugees crossing the continent on foot or living in informal settlements. greg dawson re

national correspondent peter alexander was there. >> marching on the mall today, a movement with new life. thousands of abortion rights opponents like peggy carroll of maryland, here with 40 family members, optimistic about this moment. >> is there a new energy? >> there is a new energy. people are starting to realize that abortion is murder. >> speaking out today, vice president mike pence, making history as the first vice president ever to address the march for life. >> life is winning again in america. >> emboldened by republicans gaining control of congress and the white house, activists are unfazed by reservations about president trump's evolving position on abortion. >> are you confident as president he's seen this cause? >> we've seen his commitment to the life cause in his first week of office in a way we've never seen in another president. >> in his first week, president trump delivering on their first demand. vowing he'll appoint an anti-abortion justice to the supreme court within days. among those making a pilgrimage, katrina gallic and her classmates traveling 1400 miles

aides and both have the ear of the new president. we get those details from peter alexander. >> reporter: they are washington's newest power couple, first daughter ivanka trump and her husband jared kushner. while he's now senior adviser to president trump, she may be her father's most trusted confidante. >> ivanka trump is the one phone call donald trump will always take, above anyone else. >> born into great wealth, evauka was launched into the spot lielt at an early age. >> in a moment, we'll find the new teen usa. >> cohosting her father's pag nlant at age 15. a cover girl before college. until last week, a key executive at the trump organization, who also builds her own successful fashion brand. >> the women i know, who are working today -- >> hi. >> hi. >> -- are working hard. >> the 35-year-old's io empowering women, pushing for paid maternity leave and a child care tax credit. she has three children with kushner, settling into this $5.5 million washington mansion near their new neighbors, the obamas. while kushner shuns the press and has never tweeted, he mastered so

first official day on the job. ==peggy/2shot== nbc's peter alexander looks atw inauguration is just a few days now. nbc's peter alexander looks at whether the president-elect trump's speech will be able to reunite the country. >> i look forward to the inauguration, it is going to be a beautiful event. >> just five days before the first true test of his presidency. >> his inaugural address. >> i think we'll have massive crowd because we have a move. it is a movement that the world has never seen before. >> this friday, trump will speak to a nation divided by a bitter election. >> he won an election through division and inaugural address is through unification. >> he does not have a lot of credibility being a unified leader. >> this is my solemn pledge. i will work to build al single nation of justice and opportunity. >> govenmake america great agai. >> make america great again is a theme that could be made more as p as p do for you, ask what you can do for your country. >> and a vision of america. >> government is no t tt the solution to our problem. government is our problem. >> we

' confirmation. only betsy devos can stop it. if devos gets into trouble, will lamar alexander step in and shepherd her? it will be key the role he plays the in this to stop the democrats from slamming her. melissa: tony? what do you think? >> i agree. look who is sitting next to her. joe lieberman, there is broad support for betsy devos' nomination. and there is an awareness that the educationalma monopoly held by the unions is at a point. >> as contentious has this political environment has been, there will be fireworks. >> that's how they fundraise. melissa: opening statements about to begin. >> we'll make an opening statement, we'll introduce the nominee. we welcome senator scott, a member of this committee. senator lieberman a distinguished former member of this body who will make introductory remarks, and following the nominee's comments, we'll have five-minute round of questions. we have capitol officers here today who will remove anyone who attempts to disrupt the hearing. this is the first meeting of our committee in the new congress. this is a committee that will probably become

question is what happened? nbc bay area's rick boone has >> reporter: attorney mary alexander is representing people -- >> he is the one who allowed this event, that didn't have a permit for it. he's the one that built out this with all the second floor and the stairs made out of wood pallets. >> reporter: tonight the legal team is releasing the scientific report that shows the fire didn't start in the ghost shipbuilding. the attorneys say faulty wiring in an adjacent building likely he caused the fire. so, he shouldn't face criminal charges. those attorneys aren't answering questions about the report. a document prepared by an investigator, not an electrician. >> mr. almina is still responsible. >> reporter: alexander believe the legal team is trying to create doubt in the court of public opinion. but she says she has no doubt he is responsible for the conditions inside the building that trapped 36 people. >> once the fire started, whatever the cause, these people couldn't get out. >> in a statement yesterday, the city of oakland says the fire department and the atf are official

. alexander has more. oit hamon says he embraces the nicknames may have given him. >> i want to say to those people who are supporting marine le pen's campaign, that i will fight to the second round of she is an a, or i will fight in the first round. i looked them in the eye and say -- proud that they call me as i would also be proud as they call me eli or david or whatever they want. >> what i like about him is that even after these years, he has the same freshness and energy, any real desire to change things. >> i need no more convincing. he's going to win, he's got to win. cutrter: he has his work out for him, trailing in the polls, he once again attacked the economic plans of his rival. >> i refuse to promise just anything to win. hold a lesson to highest steam for me to crash it into the wall of reality. i refuse an inconsistent plan that makes lavish promises, because he knows full well he will never have to back them up. reporter: his supporters were united behind him, but divided over what they will do if you loses on sunday. >> i will vote for hamon. reporter: if he goes to th

. i was in the senate gallery in december 2015, listening to lamar alexander. they agreed about what was needed past the every student succeeds act. senator alexander marveled at the remarkable consensus around it. he said at the time we have created an environment i believe will unleash a flood of excellence of student achievement state-by-state, community i community. 85 senators and 359 representatives, the school superintendents association, civil rights groups, the pta, our brothers and sisters in the any a, the people i represent in the ft cheered. president obama called it a christmas miracle. despite the extraordinary political divisions in the country, after the damaging ailures of policies like nclb, we've finally reached a strong bipartisan consensus and a way to improving public education. the a.f.t. worked hard to shift the focus away from testing toward teaching, to push schools decision-making back to ommunities and to direct federal funds to the public schools that educate the kids ho need them most. that is fundamental reform of ducation policy. it's why education wa

correspondent peter alexander and nbc chief global correspondent bill neely in moscow. kristen first to you on the whole issue of john lewis and also obamacare. let's start with john lewis and the mlk holiday and the reverberations from chuck todd's exclusive interview on "meet the press." >> reporter: there is a mounting backlash, andrea, really on both sides, this striking contrast to the fact that the nation is pausing to mark martin luther king jr. today, in terms of the backlash that we are seeing, first democrats, who are call on president-elect trump to extend the olive branch. congressman cummings saying that he should be the one, since he is the president-elect, to reach out to congressmen john lewis and to try to resolve this issue, but you have members of trump's transition team who are pushing back as well, sean spicer earlier today on the "today" show saying hey, it was congressman john lewis who started this. vice president-elect mike pence calling on congressman lewis to retract the comments, saying that they're damaging, just four days out before the inauguration. what it under

american document. alexander hamilton's letter are being auctioned in new york city. dozen will go on the block january 18 letters are estimated between 1.4 and 2 million dollars interests in the musical hamilton are expected to drive prices up. >> okay. five minutes before the hour that means it's time for uing to talk weather. >> one of the things about the california storm as well several locations have several inches of rain. front range got between 6 and 10 feet of snow and a lot of good that's good for them. they need it and been in the drought and all is certainly welcome and they didn't want it all as fast as they game. 34 to 45 for kids at the bus stop this morning and clouds breaking up and should be a better start than the past few and still bundled up chilly start to the day. after school, cool, mild, 47 to 54 and maybe even 55 or 56 down to 53 in the is they today before clouds and showers return for the evening commute. by the time we get tomorrow, 65. keep it dry all day tomorrow. great news. there one more warm day friday 5 and we go back to the 30s with maybe a winter

peter alexander and pete williams. peter alexander, today two memos, two clarifications, one from the defense secretary from general mattis, one from general kelly at homeland security. in one case general mattis, excluding iraqis who have helped our military during the war, the other from homeland, excluding people with green cards and permanent, and citizens and permanent visas. these are the clarifications indicating there was not effective consultation with these cabinet level people with the different national security officials prior to the executive order. >> reporter: that's exactly right. the folks at the white house insist to us they communicated as necessary with all the appropriate people. we're hearing the inner agency communication did not happen. what you're reporting flies in the face of what we've been hearing from aides here at the white house, who insist the implementation of this policy was, in their words, a massive success story. obviously the swift reaction around the country has shown a very different reality going forward. they've also pushed back insistin

specific about that, we have marty west, who is advised senator alexander, as well as mitt romney and his presidential run, mike smith who had worked in every presidential administration since carter, mike had been here, i would have sent truman, but he's been around for -- he's been around for a long time. i would advise the obama administration on policy, and we all had fairly different views on some specific policies. going in, i don't think we knew how differently we would view the principles. what are the principles? what did we come up with? what did all four of us agree on? so first i'm just going to read these, we spent a lot of time wordsmithing them over the last few months. we were on the phone every week for five months, and so here's what we came up with. four principles. one, the federal government should ensure that no student is denied the right to equal educational opportunity based on race, ethnicity, gender, disability or protected status. that principle is rooted in 14th amendment, in the equal protection clause and in the supreme court's interpretation, brown v. b

families to be deported back to their home land, i don't think that's right. >> that was alexander reyes. he lives in prince george's county, and he's one of many who say we need to reform the immigration system, but he worries how the reform may under this administration. in the last 24 hours #alternativefacts has been trending on twitter. >> that's in reference to counselor to the president, kellyanne conway who said the media was providing alternative facts. it same after sean spicer said the media misrepresented the inauguration. we asked bruce johnson what journalists need to do when it comes to reporting on the administration to provide accurate facts. >> i think journalists have to get tougher. quite frankly, i have been embarrassed by some of our conduct. i will go back to the cnn reporter at the trump press conference. he had not given one in so long, and donald trump undressed the guy with misinformation, saying things that were not true. cnn had merely reported the process, and it was someone unsubstantiated facts, and the other reporters were apparently willing to let that go

alexander. >> reporter: ivanka trump's husband, jared kushner, has quickly established himself as a political power broker. named seen be i don't remember adviser to president-elect trump. >> he's a very successful real estate person. i think he likes politics. >> reporter: praised by trump during the campaign, kushner was by his side despite having no political experience. kushner who lobbied his father-in-law to select mike pence for v.p. will have unique influence inside the walls of the white house. alongside steve bannon and chief of staff reince priebus. officials say he'll take no salary but will be involved across a broad range of issues. trump has said kushner could play a big part in the middle east peace process. while his role has fueled speculation, kushner has been taking steps to distance himself from his multi-billion dollar company. he's committed to complying to federal ethics laws. >> he needs to cease and desist immediately. during this transition period he has tried to have his cake and eat it too and that's very dangerous. >> reporter: a top trump advisor said

. >>> good evening. i'm peter alexander in for jose. new year's festivities are well underway across the globe. here in the u.s. as the clock ticks down to midnight, americans are preparing to ring in 2017 surrounded by beefed up security. police are out in force in the wakes of attacks from brussels to berlin even deploying physical barriers like giant sand trucks to protect the crowds. millions are expecting to watch the ball drop in times square. that's where we begin with nbc's anne thompson. >> reporter: a dazzling start to 2017. amid reminders of the ever-present danger. new york preparing with a record 7,000 officers in times square. how confident are you that you can keep all of these people safe? >> i'm extremely confident. we are so well prepared to do this, this is something that the nypd does so well. >> reporter: people already waiting for hours. >> it's been on my bucket list since i was little. you have to do it once. >> reporter: among the first celebrants in the global party sydney, australia. fireworks illuminating the harbor bridge. the city's biggest display ever. hon

this. he was deep undercover and had worked with the assassination of alexander litvinenko and he had an idea that there was something going on, a relationship between trump and putin way before we had any idea that he was even thinking of standing for the presidency. what he did, it seems to be that he did a reconnaissance of this situation at the time and has put this together. in one memo dated june 2016 it claims that the kremlin has been cultivating trump for at least five yea rs. cultivating trump for at least five years. it is something of a dystopian spy novel. when we hear about spies of old and kim sotheby, sorry, kim philby, these stories, they must be literally true. donald trump completely denies them all. having said that, it is notjust some sort of story, notjust having said that, it is notjust some sort of story, not just some freelance guy put this together, it was presented to the intelligence agencies and they looked at it and they examined it and they had to make an assessment and determine whether to go forward with it. they saw enough in it that was credible that

, just 11 days before mr obama leaves office. among them are chief federal investigator, alexander bastrykin, and two men wanted in the uk for the murder of russian dissident alexander litvinenko. the sanctions come at a time of worsening ties, including claims russia ran a cyber campaign to influence the us election. american officials say the sanctions are not related to the hacking but come under a 2012 law designed to punish human rights violators. on tuesday night, president obama will deliver his farewell address in the city of chicago. it's where he claimed victory eight years ago in an historic election which put the first african american in the white house. but as his second term comes to a close what will his legacy be? in the first of his special reports the bbc‘s north america editorjon sopel looks at the domestic issues that have defined the president's time in office. cheering. it wasn't just the hope when barack obama came to office, it was the wild expectation, too. that the country's problems would be solved at a stroke, that the first african—american preside

canadian mosque. the suspect is 27-year-old alexand alexander . the suspect frequented facebook pages to deal with immigration issues and he had commented on pages linked to a far-right anti-immigration group. the second attack was from a witness, not a suspect. and canadian prime minister justin trudeau attended a memorial last night. president trump called president trudeau expressing his sorrow over this matter. >> we condemn this attack in the strongest possible terms. it's a terrible reminder of why we must remain vigilant and why the president is taking steps to be pro active rather than reactive when it comes to our nation's safety and security. >>> all right. we'll get a check on the weather now with meteorologist bill karins. we'll get a little bit of a dusting in new york? >> just a little white stuff. especially in southern areas of new england, it will be falling during the evening commute. we may have some early dismis l dismissals that could be a pain for parents, but we'll see. cleveland, we may have school delays. also the snow is breaking down to central pennsylvania.

us on the panel. actor and author, erica alexander, or as most of you know her as maxine from "living single." >> maxine! >> but, listen, erica, it is amazing pip mean, there are a lot of celebrities who have lent their voice to this effort. one of the things i think has been so amazing about it is that the celebrities, yourself, madonna, all of you guys are not really centering yourself here. you have really come to support what's happening. why did you make the journey today? >> that's a good question. i was asking myself that and i did it for a lot of reasons. basically, more than 94% of black women voted, i think, for the community. they didn't think about their jobs or when they were getting paid or what they weren't getting. they're obviously overeducated and underpromoted and are last in line for everything. but they thought about everybody. and i wanted to make sure i represented that. i'm proud of black women and i'm proud of being a woman. my father told me i could do anything. and a little disappointed in the turnout of, frankly, white women. but i wanted to make sure that

, chairman alexander. thanks to all of our colleagues joining us today. congressman price, congratulations on your nomination, and thank you to your wife betty who is here with you as well. but before i speak about this nominee, i do want to say that we remain deeply disappointed in last night where democrats were blocked from asking more than one round of questions on betsy devos who is the nominee for secretary of education. and are disappointed that we are rushing this hearing as well. mr. chairman, you said seven minutes, but i will just say, i don't think any of us in prior nominees that you keep pointing to ever thought if i don't ask for another question, i have just set a precedent. in fact, i think that there is no example of any senator asking to do a question before and being turned down. so these nominees in a new administration that many people have questions about deserve to be asked questions, scrutinized in public before we have a choice to make on the floor of the united states senate on both sides of the aisle in terms of whether we vote yes or no. that i

trump's victory? translation: no—one believed he would win, except for us. alexander dugin has been described as vladimir putin's philosopher king. he also has his own pro—kremlin tv show. this shows that america is on brink of a revolution. was the election of donald trump to do with vladimir putin? you overestimate our capabilities. we are happy that american people has made such a choice, but i am absolutely sure that our influence on the free choice of american people was strictly zero. absolutely zero? zero. some in team trump go along with this. they deny the russian hacking and blame us intelligence for spreading the story. the cia have a horrific record. they lied to us about benghazi. they lied about vietnam. they lied to us about the kennedy assassination. they're spies, spies lie. it is in their interest to build up this bogeyman of russia to delegitimise donald trump's presidency. for an incoming president to favour russia, the old cold war enemy over the cia, is unprecedented. one man who used to run the agency thinks trump may be naive. it could be that he is playing

with confidence. alexand >>> rogue one, a "star wars" story is approaching a billion dollars at the box office, ready for another one? soon all attention will turn to the next chapter. today producers reveal the title "star wars" episode 8 will be called "the last jedi," doug. not the doug part, but that's for you. [ laughter ] >> it's next in line after "the force awake ens" which shattered box office records. the next jedi comes out next december. >> we're sure it won't be the last. academy award nominees lub announced tomorrow. no performers of com nominated in the top acting category. several high profile projects with predominantly black casts like moonlight, fences and "hidden figures" are poised to breakthrough this year. "la la land," jackie and manchester by the sea a few of the contenders high on the list. tomorrow morning they come out. >> that does if for us. the [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- cate blanchett, hugh

revolution. alexander hirst has the story. reporter: tens of thousands gathered at the university of to honor the former president. on monday, iran's current president paid tribute to his current mentor. a religious moderate, he won support with his help. former president. >> his bravery and bright thinking showed young people the right path. fortill had several wishes the honor of this country, the glory of the system, and revolution. we are all hopeful we can continue in his path. reporter: nicknamed the shake of moderation, his death that sheikh of moderation, -- nicknamed the sheik of comes as a his death blow to his followers. the u.s. state department offered its own condolences, calling him an eminent figure in history. the former president is now buried next to another founding father of the islamic republic, the ayatollah khomeini. the founder and president of the national the rainy and american council and the author "losing an enemy: obama, iran, and the triumph of diplomacy." supporter of the green revolution but managed to stay on the site of hardliners. what is his death m

. i'm surprised i haven't seen him here already. >>> peter alexander sat down with the president and publisher of the magazine and kathy williams. >> so it's always been hot, but it's been kind of a quieter neighborhood. that is one of its unique aspects. >> not for everybody knows about and outside of washington most people have heard of georgetown. kalorama is a lot quieter. so we will see the effect. >> peter's full story about the future of kalorama will air tomorrow morning on the today show. >>> new hampshire wants to take its no selfies in the voting booth fight to the supreme court. a lower court struck down on its ban on ball lot selfies back in november. right now fewer than a dozen states apparently permit voting booth selfies. if the supreme court takes the case, it would determine whether they can be permitted nationwide. >>> we need a ban in our studio. we get a little carried away sometimes. >> selfies here. >> some of us do. >> just saying. fogou >> it has been nasty, nasty, nasty for 48 hours straight. looks like that's going to stick around, at least for the next co

alexander. wilbur ross is the nominee to become commerce secretary, i'm app before the science and transportation committee. that will be a hearing that will be going on simultaneously. nikki haley, the governor of south carolina, appears before the senate foreign relations committee to become the next u.s. ambassador to the united nation. scott pruitt will appear before the senate environment and public works committee to become the next head of the epa, the environmental protection agency. all four hearings, jake, about to begin right now. all four could be pretty contentious. let's not forget, the republicans have the majority in the united states state. they have 52 republicans, 48 democrats. you need 50, given the fact that the vice president, mike pence, would bring a tie, you need 50 to be confirmed. you don't need 60 any longer. no more filibuster when it comes to these cabinet picks, thanks to the former democratic leader in the senate. >> i want to talk just a second about the nomination of tom price to be secretary of the department of health and human services. specific

with a closer look at president trump's first days in office is peter alexander. thank you for joining us. a lot of activity at the white house today. how does this compare to past administrations? >> well, they've certainly been moving at a rapid pace from the course of the last 48 now 72 hour. really a carousel of photo ops. and those executive actions you were talking about a short time ago. hosting automakers this morning signing executive actions in the oval office today. after having business leader here again and lawmakers here again to focus on the next supreme court justice which is notable because donald trump, obviously, now has that power. one of the most important decisions he will make as president with announcement expected next week. it's certainly already sending new smock waves through washington as democrats insist they will fight him every step of the way. and republicans promise that they will make sure that whoever he chooses is confirmed. >>> peter, one more question for you. whatever accomplishment the president has made in first few days, some of it has

you tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. peter alexander is in for andrea mitchell on "andrea mitchell reports." >>> both men get ready to battle over the future of obamacare. >> look out for the american people. >> our republican colleagues don't quite know what to do. they are like the dog who caught the bus. they can repeal but they have nothing to put in its place. >>> rallying republicans, the vice president-elect says it's time to usher in a new era. >> we are 16 days away from the end of business as usual in washington, d.c., but the first order of business is to repeal and replace obamacare. >> and donald trump casts doubts on the top spies and sides with the founder of wikileaks. >> the president-elect has expressed his very sincere and healthy american skepticism about intelligence conclusions. >> you take on the intelligence community, they have six ways of sunday to get back at you. even a hard-nose businessman, he's being really done to do this. >>> good day. i'm peter alexander and in for andrea mitchell where past, present and future partisans were glaring this morning on capito