Good morning. Im francis rivera. Michael flynn pled guilty to lying to the fbi. Flynn is cooperating with muellers investigation leading the president to rewrite the narrative of why flynn was fired in the first place. The president tweet the i had to fire general flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the fbi. He has pled guilty to the lies. There was nothing to hide. The president knew flynn lied to the fbi web he asked james comey to drop the flynn investigation. For more we go to tracie potts in washington. Good morning. The president s personal lawyer john dowd says that he wrote that tweet but doesnt have an email or any evidence to prove it because he dictated the tweet to the white house social director, and thats how it ended up coming out. Meantime the president tweeting over the weekend a number of things in defense on the russia investigation, he never asked james comey to stop investigating mike flynn, the National Security adviser. The president saying he never asked comey to back off that investigation and that is a key issue here. Keep in mind back in march, the president tweeted mike flynn should ask for immunity. Of course we now know that mike flynn which the president called this whole thing a witch hunt during that tweet in march we know mike flynn pleaded guilty to this one count of lying to the fbi. Lots of people wondering if there may be more behind that. Meantime the president is stepping back from offering flynn once his qualiconfidant h support. Senior democrat said this may be leading to an obstruction of justice investigation here in congress. I think what were beginning to see is the putting together of a case of obstruction of justice. I think we see this in the indictments, the four indictments and pleas that have just taken place in some of the comments that are being made. I see it most importantly in what happened with the firing of director comey, and it is my belief that that is directly because he did not agree to lift the cloud of the russia investigation. Thats obstruction of justice. Four people connected to the Trump Campaign now charged. Lawmakers on cap capitol hill wondering what is next. The president , who prided himself on being a law and order candidate is taking on the nations top Law Enforcement agency, lashing out against the fbi in a weekend tweet storm writing in one the fbi, its reputation s in tatters, worst in history. We will bring it back to greatness. Democrats say mr. Trump is trying to delegitimize the russia probe by attacking the agents pursuing it. Eric holder saying youll find integrity and honesty at fbi headquarters and not at 1600 pennsylvania ave. Right now. Sally yates the only thing in dapters is President Trumps respect for the rule of law. One of the most experienced investigators was removed from the russia probe this summer after he sent potentially antitrump text messages. The president pillering the agency shortly after learning the news. This morning james levine is off the job after the world renowned organization suspended its relationship with its long time conductor pending an investigation into multiple allegations of Sexual Misconduct against him. The met writing in part based on the new news reports the met has made the decision to act now, following multiple allegations of Sexual Misconduct that took place in the 1960s to the 1980s, including the earlier part of his conducting career at the met. While mr. Levine is denying allegations, Morgan Radford has more. Reporter 74yearold james levine who led met opera for more than four decades now accused of Sexual Misconduct. On saturday the countrys largest opera house announced it is investigating details from a 2016 Police Report that he abused a teenage boy. In an anonymous interview with the New York Times his accuser says the abuse began in 1985 at a summer Music Festival and continued for years. Was the metropolitan opera invested in protecting him . That is the question now being investigated. They have known about these allegations for at least a year and are only investigating them now that theyve gone public. In a statement to nbc news the mets general manager said they found out about the allegations last year. Mr. Levine said the charges were completely false and we relied upon the further investigation of the police. We need to determine if these charges are true, and if they are, take appropriate action. The mets former press representative Johanna Fiedler acknowledging rumors of sexual abuse circulated since the 1970s, claims he denied after the book came out. His the first highprofile misconduct claim to rock the classical musical scene since a wave of accusations toppled other famous faces from Harvey Weinstein to charlie rose and matt lauer. The traditionalism of the field feeds into a culture of wanting to keep things quiet or not coming forward, that is not conducive to airing this kind of thing. Reporter now a moment of reflection and recognizioning. Morgan radford, nbc news, new york. A merger between Health Care Giants is moving markets. Cvs will buy aetna for about 69 billion. It could shake up the Health Care Industry with cvs poised to provide a broad range of Health Services to its 22 million medical services in pharmacies and walking clinics leaving the competition scramble. The mideast is on edge with a Senior Palestinian official. The official says tread carefully. That official says recognizing jerusalem as the capital will promote anarchy. President trump is set to announce policy decisions about the u. S. Position on the status of jerusalem any day now and the president may follow through on his promise to move the u. S. Embassy to tel aviv to jerusalem while simultaneously declaring jerusalem the capital of israel. That has the warning about the potential for violence and we are hearing from his soninlaw jared kushner. Heres what he said about an impending decision. All the reporters called saying they have inside sources saying they know what the position is, but ill say this. The president is going to make his decision. He hasnt made his decision . Hes still looking at a lot of facts and hell be the one to want to tell you, not me. They have been warned about unrest in the days ahead. Alec baldwins cold open as President Trump on saturday night live is number one on youtu youtubes trending video list. In the chris crass carol spoof hes visited by michael flynn, one day after he pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi. Its the muslim stuff, right . No. The roy moore stuff . No. Draft dodging . No. The birther stuff . No. Making fun of the handicapped reporter like this . No, wait, s irsir, im not here for any of that. Are you jacob marley . You have a lot of chains on. Im michael flynn, the ghost of witness flipped. Mr. President , i came to warn you, its time for to you come clean, for the good of the country. What the good of the . The good of the country. The guben come come . This is so good. Lets get a check of our weather with meteorologist bill karins. Winter, we havent talked a lot about snow forecast, blizzard warnings that are up this morning. Just starting to break out around rapid city, the areas of pink show freezing rain, the blue is the snow. We have hey snow overnight in areas of wyoming and outside around Salt Lake City. The snow forecast shows the higher totals northern minnesota, fargo, through areas of south dakota. Only two to four inches but windy, too, thats why we have blizzard warnings up for this afternoon into early this evening. Well also get some rain out of this, too, over the next couple days from the northeast down through the ohio valley. Well get some rain for the first time i a nwharkansas, tha come through later on tonight into tomorrow and cool you off. Well give you the rest of the weekend forecast and francis mentioned it cold behind the storm. Time for payback. It was mild this week. Monday President Trump heads to utah where hes expected to announce plans to shrink two National Monuments. Supreme court will hear oral arements on sports betting. Have a cookie for breakfast, because today is National Cookie day. To celebrate, whole foods, cinnabon, mrs. Fields and insomnia are offering something free or deeply discounted deals so go reach for that cooor that cookie this morning. Much more ahead here on early today. So probably take it at night. 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Florida teenage girl who went miss ing with her High School Soccer coach has been found safe. 17yearold caitlyn f risin i returned home to her family saturday after police found her with her 27yearold coach over a thousand miles way in syracuse, new york. The teen had gone missing to air week after allegedly sneaking out of her home and running off with the coach. He is now under arrest and has a Court Appearance today. Nbcs mia rodery guess has more. Reporter back home after a week on the run, 17yearold caitlyn f risin i and her parents returning to florida after the teenager disa peert last saturday night with 27yearold Ryan Rodriguez who had been a soccer coach at her school. The family not answering questions, but in a statement saying they were tired and worn out. In syracuse new york, friday, a trooper spotted caitlyn and rodriguez, taking the soccer coach into custody. The family had an emotional reunion. We are so thankful to have her back. Its been difficult. Im glad to have my daughter back where i know i can protect her and keep her safe as a father always wants to do. Reporter newly released documents reveal when caitlyns family reveal she was missing a friend of hers told caitlyns mom the teen had been in a relationship with a 27yearold. Caitlyn said rodriguez wanted to leave the country. The friend adding caitlyn said she was scared and didnt know what to do. Caitlyns father later using her phone to find splus it snapchat messages between her and rodriguez. The document also citing a School Resource officers august investigation into a rumor that the two were in a relationship. The officer at the time concluding it was not true. Our work does not stop. There is a lot of investigative things that will still continue on. Reporter Ryan Rodriguez was arrested and charged as a fugitive of justice in new york. Do you have any comment . Do you have any comment . 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Last month a staffer for utah senator orin hatch said they expect the administration will shrink the grand National Monument by about half. While cutting the bears ears National Monument by more than 80 . The plans of united opposition groups from environmentalists to native american tribes who consider the land sacred, stoking fears the move could open coal rich areas to compare plateau in staircase to mining. Americas public lands belong to everyone. By lifting those protections, those lands and all of their treasures within them, the natural wonders and sacred sites, they will now be open to private gain. Reporter but the monument designation limits mining, timber cutting and activities like off roading restrictions some oppose. Im just so happy with trumps decision. Reporter meanwhile in southern utah, hundreds rallied in support of the reductions. Its about control. And overreach of the federal government. We want that access to remain open and people be able to enjoy the scenery and the area like they do right now. Reporter with battle lines drawn, the administration is short of face challenges in court, a fight now brewing for the heart of utahs beauty. Steve patterson, nbc news. It is a beautiful sight. Especially if you have the blue sky in the backdrop. Lets check and see if were going to get more of those skies today. Bill karins is with us. Hi, bill. Active weather pattern. Blizzard warnings in affect in areas of dakotas. Rain and storms ahead of that cold front. Well track it to the east. Tuesday in the ohio valley, wednesday early in the day. It is going to be on the east coast exiting during the day wednesday, then behind it just a big dry cold air mass. Notice there is not a lot of precipitation. We will possibly see a coastal storm in the southeast here. But a lot of that looks to be mostly offshore. So, interesting week weather wise ahead. All right, bill. Thank you. 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