And also, Elizabeth Warren making a very important move that could be a first step in a president ial campaign. Tonight nbc news can report that Vladimir Putin was personally involved in the russian attempt to disrupt the u. S. Election. Most rtainly, he likes president elect trumps views on russia. Wouldnt it be great if we actually got along with russia . Theyve been destabilizing democracies all over the world. It is really an act of foreign espionage. And it has to be dealt with. Were going to have the best people in the world. And you see the people were getting. So far its been a whos who of why what . Many of these cabinet appointments could have big problems. And i would, again, put secretary of state at the top of the list. I think people want the hear how he views our relationship with russia. I cant imagine i would vote for anybody that believes that we should not sanction russia given the fact that they did in fact interfere in our election. The conflict of interest is something that is written on mr. Tillerson forehead. It is absolutely a gift for putin. Tillerson has the support of dick cheney, Vladimir Putin and donald trump. That leaves only one person. Excellent its unanimous. Tonight nbc news has exclusive new reporting on russian interference in the president ial election. The u. S. Intelligence community publicly revealed in october that it is confident that the russian government interfered in the president ial election, and at the time said only russias senior most officials could have authorized these activities. At the time the Intelligence Community did not name any of those possible russian officials. But tonight intelligence officials tell nbc news that they now have, quote, a high level of confidence that russian president Vladimir Putin became personally involved in the covert Russian Campaign to interfere in the u. S. President ial election. Two senior officials with direct access to new intelligence tell nbc news putin personally directed how hacked material from democrats was leaked and otherwise used. Joining us now, ken delainian, for nbc news, the investigative unit. He helped break this story tonight. Ken, what gives them the confidence now that they basically have Vladimir Putins fingerprints . Well, lawrence, we dont know the answer to that question. And its probably a good thing that we dont, because it would involve very sensitive sources and methods. What we do know is that there are human sources at play here. Were told that it involves an allied service of the United States and diplomatic source. Clearly, its people who have access to putin and know what he is involved in. On the one hand its not terribly surprising to know that putin authorized this operation. Even in the United States when the cia conducts covert operation, the president authorizes it. What is surprising is u. S. Intelligence has been able to ferret this out to a high level of confidence and that weve been able, my colleagues to learn about it. In october, their statement was that this was being approved by high level russian officials. That was read by virtually everyone to mean Vladimir Putin at that time. Yes, absolutely. But that was a judgment. That was an analytical assessment based on the way the Intelligence Community understands russia to work. This is more like hey, weve figured this out through intelligent sources and methods. And the other interesting thing about this is they determined putin was personally involved in directing how to use some of the hack material. We dont know exactly how. We dont have those details. But just that they learned that is sort of remarkable to me. Now, retaliation is always a consideration when they feel they have proof of the origin of this kind of thing. Is there any contemplation of that that youre aware of at this point . Yes. So there is absolutely a lot of discussion about it. And its been going on for months, even before this latest revelation about how to handle this. And the Obama Administration has been criticized for its lack of open response. But there are certainly proposals on the table to embarrass Vladimir Putin, including to examine his bank accounts. He is believed to have amassed some 85 billion in assets in russia through corrupt means. And there is ways that the United States could expose that. But that also opens the possibility of a cyberretaliation by russia. So there are perils to any kind of a response, lawrence. What are they saying about putins motivation . Was this directed at defeating Hillary Clinton and electing donald trump . So, as you know, there is a disagreement in the Intelligence Community about that or differing views. The cia has assessed that yes, putins and russias goal was to elect trump and defeat clinton. She made some very strong statements about a russian parliamentary election being not on the level back in 2011. And she has been pretty tough on russia. So it was pretty clear that the hacks of material hurt clintons candidacy and help trump. Regardless of whether their motive was to elect trump, whether they believed trump was going to win, the goal was definitely to damage clinton, according to the Intelligence Community. Ken, before you go, quickly, i want to get a note about retired Lieutenant General michael flynn, Donald Trumps choice to be National Security adviser. Washington post report about how he was disciplined for revealing classified information. At a certain point, he took the position that he was authorized, he has publicly taken the position he was authorized to release that information. What is your reporting on that . Well, i just want to point out he wasnt actually disciplined. And thats an interesting part of this. He was investigated, and the investigation found he actually shared classified information with Foreign Governments without proper authorization. He says it was with al lie, australia and britain specifically in afghanistan on the battlefield. But he specifically said he had permission. And the documents that the post obtained that we reviewed today said he didnt. But then the documents go on to say but were taking no action against him. He ended up getting promoted and he got his third star. But he was definitely in limbo and hung up for a good eight months while this investigation took place. And of course during the campaign, he was very critical of Hillary Clinton for her handling of classified information through her email. So these revelations are getting a lot of scrutiny today. Yeah, he was one of the leaders of the lock her up chant. He also said at certain points if he had done 1 10 of what Hillary Clinton had done, he would be in jail. According to these reports, he did 1 10 of what she had done. Well, he certainly shared classified information without authorization according to these documents. At least 1 10. Nbcs ken dilanan, i really appreciate it. Thanks. He and eight other senators are calling for a National Intelligence estimate to determine the extent of the russian interference. Senator peters joins us now. Senator, what is your reading of the news were getting tonight now confirmed by nbc that Vladimir Putin personally involved in this hacking and directing how to use the information once it was obtained . Well, lawrence, its extremely troubling. And it seems as if more information comes out, it becomes more and more troubling that it is becoming increase leg obvious that the russians were engaged in activities and attempt to manipulate the election, a direct attack on our national so forth. This is about National Security. And to have mr. Putin directing these activities and evidence proving that, although certainly we would have thought he would have been behind it. Now that we have these direct links, these should be something that every american is outraged about. And you would like to see the full revelation of the Intelligence Communitys work product here. That what youre asking for . Well, we like a National Intelligence estimate to be done, which really brings all the intelligence agencies together to give us a comprehensive report so that we have a better understanding of the extent of russian involvement in our election, which, as you know, is unprecedented to have a Foreign Government so active in an election. So we want to good through that. But we believe that youve got to have this process go forward in a bipartisan way. And there needs to be transparency. And although the estimate itself will have classified materials, we think we can have a report of some of the findings that can be done in an open, transparent way so that every american can be sure as to what happened and assess this really unprecedented attack on american so forth and an attack on our own National Security. Senator, the leaks out now, as of tonight, is there would there still be some reason why the Intelligence Community would not want to do some version of a public report . No. I think obviously some of the ways in which they find that information is classified and we have to continue to keep that classified. But some of the conclusions that came out of those kinds of investigations should be made public. You know, this is an unprecedented attack on the very Core Foundation of our democracy that we do not have a Foreign Government interfering with the American People deciding who will be the next president of the United States. We need to know this. And once we find that information and the American People see it, we need to take action. We have to make sure that the russian government understands that this is simply unacceptable, and there will be significant and severe consequences as a result of this behavior. I want to listen to a statement that leon panetta made today. Obviously, in reaction to Donald Trumps resistance to this information and to the information that everyone seems to be accepting here about russian involvement and leon panetta said if we endure another attack and the intelligence officials had indications or information regarding that attack and the president did not want to listen to that for whatever reason, the responsibility for that attack would fall on the president. Whats your reaction to leon panettas statement . My reaction is the president elect needs to take this very, very seriously. Its curious in his reaction as this evidence is coming out by a respected intelligence officials that he seems to be taking the russian governments position. I cant remember where a president elect and soon to be commander in chief is going to take the position of a Foreign Government over the trained professionals of our Intelligence Community. I serve on the Homeland Security committee. Have i an opportunity to work with these intelligence officials. They are patriotic americans. They care deeply about their country. They care deeply about our National Security. And have a president elect dismiss what they are saying and take the russian position is simply unprecedented. And i cant imagine why there is not more outrage by the American People. Senator, is the Homeland Security committee capable of doing a thorough investigation of this, or do you believe that there should be a new select committee as senator mccain would like to see, especially designed to investigate exactly this . Well, there are a number of committees that could do this. We could have a select committee. Thats one option. My committee, Homeland Security could do it. Armed services intelligence. I think the bottom line is we want the make sure this is bipartisan, and that there is complete transparency for the American People. So there are a number of avenues that can be taken. In fact, having one or two or three committees looking into this could also be helpful. The important thing is we have to get it done. We have to take this as serious as it is and make sure that were putting all of our efforts together to make sure we get to the bottom and have the facts so that we can make a proper assessment and take proper significant action in response. And senator, as a member of the Homeland Security committee and knowing the kinds of threats that are out there that intelligence is trying to penetrate, what is your reaction to donald trump saying that he does not take the president s Daily Briefing . He doesnt take that briefing every day. He only takes it when he feels that there is something new . Its shocking actually that he would say that we are dealing with a very complex situation around the world. It is important to take those Daily Briefings. Things can change gradually. They can change dramatically. They are very nuanced. And if youre not doing Daily Briefings and following all of the threats that we face as americans, then quite frankly, youre simply not doing your job as a commander in chief. And thats what he is telling the American People is that he doesnt want to do his job, apparently. This is not a Reality Tv Show that he is in. He is now becoming the president of the United States. It requires much more effort than being on a Reality Tv Show. Senator, quickly before we go, an expanding group of electors have requested an intelligence briefing on these matters before the Electoral College votes. Would you support that . Im sure that these folks are not cleared for the type of security clearance that you need for that sort of information. I think the course of action we need to take right now, as my fellow senators have requested is we have the National Intelligence estimate. We have those conclusions put out so that all of the American People can see the evidence and can see the extent to which the russians were involved in manipulating our election. Senator gary peters of michigan, thank you very much for joining us tonight. Appreciate it. Thank you, lawrence. Thank you. Coming up, senator Lindsey Graham suggests that he will vote against Donald Trumps choice for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, depending on what Rex Tillerson has to say about russia in his confirmation hearing. Also tonight, the big step taking that could be a first step in her president ial campaign. Ya sleepin . Come on what time is it . Its go time. Come on. Lets go, lets go, lets go. Woooo hoooo yeah i feel like i went to bed an hour ago. Ill make the cocoa. Get a great offer on the car of your grownup dreams at the mercedesbenz winter event. Its the look on their faces that make it all worthwhile. Thank you santa now lease the 2017 c300 for 389 a month at your local mercedesbenz dealer. When i was too busy with the kids to get a repair estimate. I just snapped a photo and got an estimate in 24 hours. My Insurance Company definitely doesnt have that. 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I cant imagine i would vote for anybody that believes that we should not sanction russia given the fact that they did in fact interfere in our election. Theyve been destabilizing democracies all over the world. If somebody wants to be secretary of state and they hear the briefings that ive heard and they dont believe the russians were involved in our election, interfering in our elections, then i really question their judgment. If they dont believe sanctions are appropriate given what putin has been doing all over the world, including our backyard, then i dont think they had the judgment to be secretary of state. The wall street journal reports moscow is celebrating Rex Tillersons nomination. Quote, mr. Tillerson is very wellknown to the important people here. The head of the council on foreign and defense policy which advises the kremlin said. This news is better than any other possible person for this position. In a pro kremlin political commentator told the wall street journal Rex Tillerson is some kind of Christmas Gift from the American People to the russian people. Joining us now nbc political analyst. Ken vogel, chief Investigative Reporter for politico. All right, dane, if tillerson is a Christmas Gift, it wasnt from the American People. It was from tower. I can understand talking to your enemies. That makes sense and diplomacy. Sure. The problem is the only likely deal to come out of that is that the United States is going to trade away somebody elses so forth fvereignty for countries like exxon. Ken vogel, Lindsey Graham couldnt be clearer. It is one absolute principle of getting his vote is sanctions. And tillerson has been opposed to sanctions. So he would have to go into his confirmation hearing and say he fully supports sanctions and Lindsey Graham wants more sanctions than we have now. On russia. Donald trump has not said a word about any possibility of more sanctions. Its going to be a fascinating hearing. Yeah. There is a few moving parts here that i think are shaping up as the first real flash point between the Republican Party or particularly on Foreign Policy and on approach to russia and donald trump there is the tillerson nomination as well as the possibility of sanctions and the investigation into the hacking, which you hear a number of congressional republicans, including very prominent ones voicing support for as donald trump opposes those investigations. So in the end, i think that probably tillerson will be confirmed. But the fascinating thing will be what the tradeoffs, if any are. If donald trump is able to get his way, tillerson confirmed, no additional sanctions, no real sort of aggressive inquiry into the hacking, that will be an indication that donald trump its Donald TrumpsRepublican Party, and he is going to face very little resistance. Howard, all he has to do is lose one republican on the committee. And then the nomination doesnt get through the committee. If they lose three republicans on the senate floor, then they lose this nomination. This is the fascinating thing. Trump has gotten away with his usual sort of bluster, not having press conferences, the last one he had was in july. And not revealing his tax returns. All this is unprecedented, rewriting the rules. You cannot rewrite the rules of the senate and the confirmation hearing, as you know well. All the questions that trump hasnt answered for six or eight months, these people he has confirmed, several of whom are very comfort, not just this one, theyre going ask those questions. And if they dont answer them, its going to be very hard for most republicans to vote for them. Can the the loyalty to donald trump in the senate, i have a suspicion it maybe is an inch deep at most. Obviously there was a very little relationship between donald trump and most senators when he was running his campaign. A lot of them tried to avoid the Trump Campaign as much as possible. It seems to me all they need is one or two mistakes and n the confirmation hearing process on the trump side of that table, and theyre all in trouble. One or two mistakes. And as governor dean mentioned, just one or two members, republican senators. And so you look at the group of senators who were sort of cool towards him during the primary. Two of them actually ran against him, marco rubio and Lindsey Graham. And theyre among those who expressed reservations about tillerson and about the approach towards russia. So it wouldnt necessarily be hard to foresee them, you know, coming to a place where they might have express serious concerns and maybe even vote against. That said, everyone who has expressed concerns within the Republican Party from leadership to this point has eventually fallen in line, whether it was Mitch Mcconnell or paul ryan. Even marco rubio eventually came around during the general election. So they havent really shown necessarily theyve shown they want to put party unity ahead in what we think of is key principles for them on Foreign Policy and other issues. But i heard marco rubio just got reelected to a sixyear term. He has a term that outlives this presidency. And we know he doesnt like donald trump. We saw him on the campaign trail calling donald trump a con man and all that stuff. He is the one on the Foreign Relations committee. Thats the vote. If his vote goes the wrong way, then tillerson does not get through the Foreign Relations committee. And he has already expressed some resistance. And i hate to say this because were talking about 2020 already. But suppose trump is a oneterm president by his own choice. My guess is his numbers arent going to be that good, although i was wrong every week for the last year and a half. If i was marco rubio, i would want to position myself against trump for the possibility of running in 2020 which he is more than young enough do to do. This is very complicated as it always is in the United States senate. I think ken is right, though. On the assistance here, this is not where the Republican Party has been for the last 70 years. And its hard for me to believe the senators are going to swallow too much. The other problem is this guy is a businessman. Businessmen are not used to having their decisions as openly discussed and challenged in a political forum. Theyre thin skin. Trump is thin skinned. Its going to be fascinating. And ken, the facts are not staying static. Its moving underneath them. So now you have tonight a confirmation that Vladimir Putin was directly involved in manipulating the hacks, deciding where the information would go, how to use it, presumably, how to get to it wikileak, what to get to them. And so this the base of information here is just growing by the day. Yeah, it was so surprising that trump came out so aggressively and dismissively about the notion of an investigation, calling the cia finding that russia intervened to help donald trump ridiculous. You know, it seems to me that an investigation, you know, he should step back, let it run its course. And there is no determinative evidence that in fact what russia did, this meddling, even if it was intended to help trump was actually pivotal or even significant in swaying votes. There are many more points in the campaign that we saw where there was a sharp turn in polls that was not related to anything that came out of wikileaks. Something of the access hollywood tapes. Even james comey coming on saying there was no evidence into the investigation into Hillary Clintons emails. Those are much more significant than anything that came out of wikileaks. It seems to me it would be in trumps best interest to sit this one out. But help almost seems uncapable. He just has to take the bait. He did so in this case. And i think it put him in a position where one of a number of these issues that are shaping up, you know, on a real collision course between him and some of the Foreign Policy hawks and his party. And howard, quickly, before we go, when you think of that impulsiveness of donald trump, especially when he is watching tv, see something he doesnt like. Lets imagine him watching the Senate Confirmation hearing. He sees a question he doesnt like. He tweets something. Thats the kind of thing that could just blow up here. Sure. Its one thing to go after somebody when theyre running for election. Youre going win your nomination. Its another thing to go after a sitting senator who has a sixyear attorney term and try to embarrass them this front of the country. That is not going to play well in the United States senate. Howard dean, thanks for joining us tonight. I really appreciate it. 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She gave up the Energy Committee in order to transfer over to the Armed Service committee. She is now going to be a member of the Armed Services committee. That makes her a player in what may be the second most important confirmation hearing in the confirmation hearing season coming up in january that is of the secretary of defense. So mad dog from general mad dog mattis, that hearing. The boston globe notes this move and says warrens move should encourage her progressive fan base who would like to see her run for president. Warren a liberal harvard law professor has no military experience, and would need to fill that gap should she decide to seek the democratic nomination for president in four years. Senator Hillary Clinton, of course, served on the Armed Services committee. Elizabeth warren is going to continue to hold her positions on the banking committee, also the health and education labor pensions committee. And as i say, shell give up the Energy Committee. Back with us ken vogel, chief Investigative Reporter for politico. So ken, she is giving up the rick perry confirmation hearing in favor of the mad dog mattis confirmation hearing. A very smart move . Oh, absolutely. And the other thing this will put her right in the center of is any investigation or the key investigations into russia and cyberattacks. So that very much puts her in the center of the conversation. And she is bolstering an area that sort of was seen as a weakness for her, Foreign Policy. So the 2020 implications are real. Now that said, i dont necessarily think that the liberal base of the party for whom senator warren has emerged as such a hero necessarily love what she has to say about Foreign Policy, because she has been rather hawkish in a way. Those maybe closer to Hillary Clinton than to bernie sanders. She has also been an ardent defender of some of the defense contractors in massachusetts, her home state. So it will be a little bit of a mixed bag. But it will certainly give her experience and allow her to answer back against any criticism if she runs in 2020 that this is an area where she is deficient. Yeah, when they were talking about vp selection, this was one of the spots where they said wait a minute, whats her experience in this area . Obviously shes intent on addressing it. And she did not have to make this move. She could have stayed where she was. This is clearly something she wants to do. And what you could say tonight is if youre senator warren, if you are planning a president ial campaign tonight, this is exactly the first move you would make in the senate. I think thats right. And one of the things that sort of commonly held against her in terms of gauging her 2020 prospects is she would be 71. Well, guess what . She would be potentially running against donald trump, who would be 74 years old. So thats kind of off the table. It would definitely give her a sort of an answer to the commander in chief question that she hasnt really faced. I think 2020, you have to look at 2020 when you assess why she would have made this move. And i think overall its a smart move, even if she could end up putting off some of the liberal supporters and fans who really see her as the ideal potential opposition to donald trump. And she did not say no when rachel asked her if she was running for president. Thats another important part of that answer. The its too early is not the same thing as no. Ken vogel, thank you very much for joining us. Really brought it. Thank you, lawrence. Coming up, what president obama did today to protect planned parenthood. Very important move. Cecile richards joins us for an exclusive interview, next. As soon as i became a parent i changed as a person, drastically. I tried hard to quit smoking. But when we brought our daughter home that was it. Now i have nicoderm cq. 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Im totally against abortion having to do with planned parenthood. I wouldnt fund it. I would defund it because of the abortion factor. Millions of women have been helped by planned parenthood. But were not going to allow and were not going to fund as long as you have the abortion going on at planned parenthood. Today 36 days before donald trump takes office, president obama took a step to protect some of the funding for planned parenthood. President obama issued a final rule to prevent states from withholding federal Family Planning funds from planned parenthood clinics, as well as other Health Clinics that provide abrgsortioabortions. That rule will take two days before Donald Trumps inauguration. Joining us now cecile richards, federation of planned parenthood of america. What does this move by president obama mean for us . Its very significant. It means millions of women who count on planned parenthood for Family Planning and Cancer Screening can go to us for care. This administration has been phenomenal. We have a record low for teen pregnancy and unintended pregnancy. We want to keep making progress. But obviously were in a big fight here. Weve been around 100 years, and were now in the fight of our lives with this new administration. And certainly the new congress on protecting access for women to health care. Now, weve seen a lot of surprising faces going into trump tower. Bill gates and others that you wouldnt expect. If you get the call to go to trump tower to have a conversation with ivanka or someone over there about what are your concerns, would you go over there and try to make the case to these people . Well, the call hasnt come, lawrence. No, i understand. But i appreciate the question. Look, we will do everything to fight for the women who come to us for care. One in five women in this country have been to planned parenthood for health care. And i will say two days after this election, a panic was set out around the country. Weve had a Record Number of women calling for Birth Control appointments to get access to services. So whatever we need to do with this administration, i think they understand and i hope they understand clearly that its not about the funding for planned parenthood. Its about the ability of women in this country to Access Health care. And thats what is at stake. And what mike pence unfortunately has said he would do is end that access to care. Look, i run into women every single day who say planned parenthood is the place i go for my annual exam. I dont know where we would go without you. Mike pence has a long record here. And i think its absolutely solid and unmovable on this subject. Donald trump doesnt. He has been all over the place. He has been erratic about it. It could be a mood thing with him. Its conceivable that all the tough things he said about planned parenthood, he wont follow through on. Depending on who knows what. I certainly hope he is open to information. Its hard to know exactly what theyre going to do. I do think were going to need folks to stand up to this congress because they have tried to defund planned parenthood before. The women who come to planned parenthood, they are republicans, theyre democrats, theyre trump voters. These are women who had no idea that their Health Care Access was at stake. Thats the point that were going to be making and states across this country starting in january because this is an issue that has enraged and engaged millions of people around this cotry. Not just women. But their families and their significant others and theyre folks who need to stand up and be counted. And when you look at the Incoming Trump administration, and you look at the choice for health and human service, its hard to see anything there where other than donald trump, other than the erratic nature of donald trump that is the possible opening for planned parenthood. Well, it is really interesting, donald lawrence, sorry. The week before the election there was a poll by politico and internal medicine that showed trump voters actually support federal funding for planned parenthood. Again, and were seeing this as women are calling us and saying i voted for donald trump. But i had no idea i might lose my access to health care. Thats the point were going to be making. Planned parenthood is an American Institution that serves one in five women in this country at some point in their lifetime. And were hearing from all of them. We just need to make sure that they are talking to their members of congress, talking to their senators, and talking to the Trump Administration about how vital this access to care is. Cecile richards waiting for the call to trump tower. Thank you very much for joining us tonight. Appreciate it. Thanks, lawrence. Coming up, the dictator president of syria thinks donald trump could be his ally. David. Whats going on . Oh hey thats it . Yeah. 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