Good morning, im phillip mena. Im frances rivera. We begin with brandnew fallout from a stunning turn in the Mueller Investigation this morning with a new question swirling around attorney general Jeff Sessions. Centering on what he did during the campaign and when he later said under oath before congress. The the New York Times leads with this major headline. Trump and sessions denied knowing about russian contacts. Records suggest otherwise. And now democrats are demanding an explanation over why sessions did not disclose the 2016 meeting where a Campaign Aide proposed using russian contacts to set up a sit down between then candidate donald trump and vladimir putin. But in june sessions appeared under oath and said just the opposite. We get more now from nbc White House Correspondent kristen welker. Reporter just days after the world learned george papadopoulos, a volunteer trump Campaign Aide pled guilty to like to the fbi about his contacts with russian officials who offered him dirt on hillary clinton, the Ripple Effect with attorney general Jeff Sessions under fresh scrutiny. A source familiar with sessions thinking tells nbc news during the Campaign Sessions rejected a proposal by papadopoulos to use russian contacts to set up a meeting between then candidate donald trump and russias vladimir putin. According to court documents, papadopoulos floated the idea during this meeting chaired by sessions and attended by mr. Trump. Its significant because sessions told congress in june hed never had any conversations with russians or foreign officials about interference, and further, i have no knowledge of any such conversations by anyone connected to the trump campaign. My sources are telling me that Jeff Sessions rejected the idea of a trumpsput inmeeting and then moved on. Reporter but some democrats on capitol hill are demanding more answers. He seems to have a problem remembering about meeting with russians and thats important because the russian interfered with our elections. Reporter sessions first came under fire after failing to disclose two contacts with the Russian Ambassador during his Senate Confirmation hearing in january. He then defended himself in a hearing last month. I have not seen anything that would indicate a collusion with russians. Reporter and theres more fallout involving papadopoulos and russia. Another former Campaign Aide sam clovis withdrawing his name to be top scientist at the Agriculture Department after revelations he also had conversations about russians with papadopoulos. Clovis saying his decision to withdraw was prompted by the Political Climate inside washington. And on thursday, Paul Manafort who was indicted for charges ranging from conspiracy to Money Laundering was back in court along with his former deputy rick gates. A federal judge saying both are a flight risk and have to remain in home confinement and continue to wear their monitoring devices. Philip . Kristen, thank you. And new insight this morning into just how americans view the russia investigation. With 58 of respondents in a new abc News Washington post pole saying they approve of the way special Counsel Robert Mueller is handling the investigation. And nearly a majority 49 saying it is likely that trump himself committed a crime. Another a 51 believe the president is not cooperating with the investigation and just 37 believe he is. It was with great fanfare that Congressional Republicans announced their long awaited overhaul of the tax code. They revealed their business friendly blueprint that would revamp the nations tax system for the first time in three decades. With a promise to lower taxes for the middle class. But the plan is being slammed this morning with the New York TimesEditorial Board calling it a plan for a new guilded age writing, quote, House Republicans and President Trump are making it absolutely clear whom they working for, the top 1 and whom they consider dispen dispensable pretty much everybody else. Usa today leads, its worse than petty. This is the tax cut plan america needs. So, what exactly does the bill do and how will it impact you . We are joined by nbcs blends in washington. Good morning. Reporter youre absolutely right. This was a long awaited high anticipated release from gop leaders yesterday. You know its been a number of months now since theyve been touting this new plan for something that theyre saying would be good for the middle class and bring back jobs. So, this is the first time we are really getting a chance to see what is in this plan, how they plan to do this. So, here is what it would do. It would double the standard dee suction, increase the child tax credit, and it would definitely preserve those 401 k savings plans. Now a couple of other things it would also do, the bill would slash Corporate Tax rate from 20 rather to 20 down from 35 . It would eliminate the estate tax, something that would help wealthy americans. And it would end the deductions that many families rely on for medical expenses, student loans, and state and local taxes. So, as of this morning there are already five House Republicans who are saying that they are against the bill in its current form. Keep in mind House Speaker paul ryan can only afford to lose 22 votes if he wants to get this through. So, its certainly going to be a very hard push for republicans here on capitol hill. So, lets listen to what President Trump had to say about this just yesterday. Its for the middle class and its for jobs. And i would say maybe even in that order. So, the middle class is a big beneficiary, jobs and companies are big beneficiaries, but the Companies Really create the jobs. And we really have, laura, weve hadfree men did you say receptivity to it to a point that i dont think ive ever seen anything quite like it. Reporter so, there was President Trump again saying this is something thats good for the middle class, but keep in mind democrats are saying that this plan will do the exact opposite. So, we are going to certainly see a lot of back and forth between the two as they try and push this plan through. Now, keep in mind, frances, we are working with a very short time line. Republican want to get this done before the holiday break. Back to you. All right, blayne, thank you for the breakdown. We have new details this morning on the suspected walmart shooter. 47yearold Scott Ostream is now in custody after Police Received a tip leading to his capture. Authorities say ostream was spotted driving in the same car used for his escape from the shooting scene. While police are still trying to determine a motive, the denver post is reporting that ostream walked off his job as a metal fabricator without uttering a single word of explanation. Just hours before the shooting that killed three people. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer has more from thornton, colorado. Reporter the manhunt for a killer came to an end after a highspeed chase. Police arresting 47yearold Scott Ostream. We have a shooter inside the store. Reporter investigators believe ostream calmly walked into this denver area walmart and began shooting shoppers. Are you okay . Reporter dozens fled for their lives, but three were killed. Carlos moreno was shopping with his daughter and wife. Victor vasquez was a young father of two with another child on the way. Pamela marques loved spending time with her family. I was i was scared with everything thats going on in the world and everything. Its just kind of freaking me out. Reporter in the chaos, a cashier hid a little girl under her register. Victims down inside the store. Reporter police launching a drag net, catching the suspect 14 hours later as he returned to his home. The Thornton Police officers were right on his tail as they saw him coming by. Reporter the suspect under arrest, but no motive for a random shooting that targeted innocent lives. When Police Arrived here at the crime scene and began to review surveillance tape, they quickly realized multiple customers inside the walmart drew their own concealed weapons. Initially that added to the confusion, but this morning they say only the gunman appeared to open fire. Philip . Miguel, thank you. Just days after the deadliest attack in new york since 9 11, mourners marched along the citys waterfront in a candle light vigil. They paid tribute to the eight People Killed and 12 others wounded by a truck on tuesday. The suspect is in custody facing federal charges. Law enforcement Officials Say he made several calls the day of the attack but as of yet they do not kate he received any help. While isis is claiming responsibility the terrorist group so far has not offered any evidence to support its claim. Prosecutors say the suspect planned his attack on halloween because he believed there would be more civilians on the street and that he wanted to head to the Brooklyn Bridge to continue to strike pedestrians. Meanwhile crews in new york city are placing concrete barriers along the hudson river bike path to block vehicles from gaining access, trying to prevent a similar attack from happening again. Well, the fall warm up continues today and nbc meteorologist bill karins is joining us with the details. Pretty incredible. Dallas 94 degrees yesterday. First time in november they had ever been in the 90s thats the warm est temperature weve had late in the season. We are continuing with the warmth today in the eastern seaboard, not 90s, 70s in new york. 83 in san antonio. Temperatures well above average. That will continue into saturday. This is a map that shows us who is on pace for the warm est 2017 or second warm est 2017 and look at all the cities in the east. In total, we have about 79 cities right now that are on pace either warmer or second warm est year on record. Incredible were not. I goes through temperatures will dip today cleveland and detroit much cooler in the low 50s. Weekend forecast coming up. All right. Looking forward to it, bill. Thank you. Fast forwarding into friday, the World Series ChampionsHouston Astros and their fans will be celebrating the franchises first ever title with a ticker tape parade this afternoon. Houston schools have the day off so the young fans can join in on the festivities. 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Good thing those trucks were empty. All right. Leading the news, Energy Secretary rick perry said fossil fuels could help stop sexual abuse in africa. He said fossil fueled powered electricity is important because she had often have to read by a fire light with toxic fumes. Then he said this. From the standpoint of sexual assault, when the lights are on we have light. It shines the righteousness, if you will, of on those types of acts. So, from the standpoint of how you really affect peoples lives, fossil fuel is going to play a role in that. Perry has long been a Climate Change skeptic. Yesterday he reiterated he does not believe humans are the main cause. Just ahead, high jacking the message, a new report out on how the russian effort on social media is influencing American Voters and how it spread so quickly. Youre watching early today. Od prescriptions, switch to walgreens. We make it easy to seize the day, so you can get more out of life and Medicare Part d. 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Celebrities and news makers unknowingly shared false claims on platforms like twitter and some you may follow in your own feed. Nbcs jo ling kent has the story. Reporter more influential americans sharing social media posts backed by the russians in the lead up to the election. Famous twitter users with big followings from ivanka trump to journalist jake tapper and chris hayes to comedians trevor noah and Sara Silverman shared tweets that came from 37,000 accounts linked to russia. Facebook also now admitting 150 million americans may have been exposed to russian posts like this one. Both facebook and twitter say the posts linked to russia were a small fraction of what americans saw during the election, but both platforms allowed the russians to target americans by zip code, interests and background. In effect, weapon eyesing the post to influence very influential people. That precise targeting the reason why facebooks ad revenue jumped 50 since last year, bringing in more than 10 billion in the last three months. Zuckerberg told investors he would not put profits over people. We built these tools to help people connect and to bring us closer together and they used them to undermine our values. What they did is wrong and we are not going to stand for it. Reporter of the new revelations come after congress grilled tech executives about russias attempt to meddle in the election on social media. Do you believe that any of your companies have identified the full scope of russian active measures on your platform . Senator, our investigation continues, so i would have to say no. Reporter congress is now considering legislation that would require social Media Companies to disclose who is buying political ads. Similar to tv, radio and newspapers. Jo ling kent, nbc news, washington. 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And for the first time they are advising new parents to donate this lifesaving blood. Nbcs rehema ellis reports on a controversy every expecting mom should have with her doctor conversation, i should say. Reporter its hard to imagine that 7yearold valentina de leon once struggled with a rare lifethreatening immune deficiency. What saved her . Umbilical cord blood rich in stem cells that regenerated her immune system. It was amazing. I cant explain it. It changed my life and our life and our babys life forever. Reporter studies show cord blood can be powerfully effective in treating dozens of diseases including leukemia, sickle cell, and certain ginette i can disorders. And yet this blood is usually thrown away. You could really save a life of someone with a fatal disease who had no other options. Reporter now new guidelines urge doctors to talk to every pregnant woman about donating. Also, patients are encouraged to use public cord blood banks that are free instead of private storage that can cost more than 2,000. Will this change the way you counsel your patients . He this will definitely change how i counsel patients about cord blood collection. Reporter doctors hope it increases lifesaving donations. There is no pain whatsoever. The cord blood is collected after the baby is delivered. The cord is cut and clamped. It doesnt cost any money. It helps other families like us. Reporter making parents more aware that at the beginning of life there is a chance to save another life. Rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. Bill karins is back with us to tell us how our weekend is going to shape up. Bill . For some people it is going to be looking very warm and very nice. Others are going to be dodging maybe shoveling. Billings, minneapolis, on and off snow showers. Not a lot of snow but there will be some. The heaviest snow will be in the mountains of the west, Northern Rockies and the cascade as we go through the weekend. Stormy weather in the pacific northwest. Look at dallas 88 degrees once again on saturday. Well have a chance of showers and storms in atlanta. We may have a little light rain early in the day on sunday. New york city, boston, just cloudy for you. Showery weather maybe thunderstorms as we go back towards the ohio valley on sunday. And also one of the bigger events, one of the bigger marathons in the whole planet will be taking place in new york city on sunday. Temperatures are going to be pretty warm for runners. They usually dont like it there in the mid 60s. They like it may be in the 40s or 50s. So, it will be warm. And a few showers there. Few showers, not too bad bill, thanks. Thank you for watching. Im frances rivera. Im phillip mena. Be sure toollow us f my name is Valerie Decker and im a troubleman for pg e. I am a First Responder to emergencies 24 hours a day, everyday of the year. My children and my family are on my mind when im working all the time. My neighbors are here, my friends and family live here, so its important for me to respond as quickly as possible and get the power back on. Its an amazing feeling turning those lights back on. Be informed about outages in your area. Sign up for outage alerts at pge. Com outagealerts. Together, were building a better california. M welcome to friday morning. Some places already seeing that rain that kari was talking about. A live look at the golden gate bridge. You can see out there. Be careful as you head out the door. Thanks for joining us, im laura garcia. Im marcus washington. Kari has been telling us about the rain all week. Light off and on. Have the umbrella in the backseat somewhere close by in case you get caught in one of those shower that is will be with us throughout the day, but not all day. We will see some showers moving through, taking a break right now for most of the north bay with spotty, light rain there. As we zoom into the east bay, more steady downpours moving through