Since being elected, and these headlines will be dominating the day, and alleged briefing Materials Included damaged information passed to intelligence about his dealings with russians. Two u. S. Officials with direct knowledge tell nbc news the briefing materials prepared for trump did include information that was initially circulated among trumps opponents and was passed on to intelligence agencies, and however the officials did not say if the fbi was investigating the information which has not been verified by the intel agencies and while the sources would not take to the nature, and trump took to twitter, all caps, fake news, a total political witch hunt. President obama had this to say regarding the news. Down, there was a word from sources that the intel report on russian hacking had information that suggested there might have been an effort by the russians to compromise donald trump. Could you confirm that and tell us what you know . I have not seen the reports. We were on the plane together and i have not read the news since then, and as as a matter of principle and National Security i dont comment on classified information. I ordered a report about russias involvement in the hacking of the dnc and passing on that information to wikileaks because i felt now that the election was over for everybody to understand exactly what happened in order to prevent it from happening again, in order to make sure that we are working effectively with our allies so that misinformation and Cyber Attacks dont end up undermining democratic structures aroun world, and my expectation and my hope is that this work will continue after i leave, that congress in possession of the classified and unclassified reports, that the president elect and his administration in possession of the classified and unclassified reports will take it seriously and now get to work reinforcing those mechanisms that we can use to protect our democracy. Regardless of the veracity of the allegations its no question trumps ties to russia and the stance on russias interference will be topic number one in this mornings press conference. Kellyanne conway discussed that with seth meyers. They are all unnamed unspoken sources and it was based on a russian investigator to begin with. It was based onn russian investigators . Yeah, and it also says Hillary Clinton and groups that wanted Hillary Clinton to win may have been behind the investigations themselves and most importantly it said the fbi is trying to confirm it so nothing has been confirmed. President obama delivered a nostalgic and at times emotional speech in chicago. My fellow americans, it has been the honor of my life to serve you. I wont stop. In fact, i will be right there with you as a citizen for all my remaining days. While the speech was at times a laundry list of the president s achievements it also served as a point by point rebuttal to the incoming administration, and one key moment came when the president spoke of the day when in ten days the world will witness a hallmark of our democracy. No, no, no. The peaceful transfer of power from one freely elected president to the next. Perhaps the most personal moment of the night came when the president made this tearful tribute to the first lady. Michelle lavonn robinson, girl of the south side. For the past 25 years you have not only been my wife and mother of my children, you have been my best friend. You took on a role you didnt ask for. And you made it your own. You made the white house a place that belongs to everybody, and a new generation sets its sights higher because it has you as a role model, so you have made me proud and you have made the country proud. Tonight Michelle Obama will give her own farewell and it will be on latenight television making her final latenight appearance as first lady with tonight showss, jimmy fallon. Facing pressure at least, four of trumps nominees have had their hearings delayed after republicans attempted to speed through the process, and the delays come as background checks and vetting has yet to be completed. Rex tillerson faces a grilling over his ties to russia and iran, and trumps choice for attorney general, had his dramatic opening day. Jeff sessions held a granddaughter in his lap and prepared to go before the very committee that he was a member of but voted against him in 1986 when he was nominated to be a federal judge, concerned then about his record on civil rights. The khaeurbg couture was not accurate then and not now. In a hearing interrupted nine times by protesters, he said he would oppose any blanket ban on muslim immigrants, and he said he would step aside if investigations of the Clinton Emails or Foundation Came up . With regard to secretary clinton and some of the comments i made, i do believe that that could place my objectivity in question. He was also asked about mr. Trumps access hollywood video. Is grabbing a woman by her gentles without her consent Sexual Assault . It would be. He said he would support revoking president obamas executive order allowing 74,000 young people to stay who came here illegally underage 16. That was Pete Williams reporting. Robert kennedy, jr. , one of the most antivaccine activist said president elect trump asked him to lead a committee on vaccine safety. The trump team now saying no decisions have been made. And now a new storm soaked northern california, which was already weekends rain. River levels are being monitored closely as residents fear broken levees and additional flooding, and forecasters are predicting up to 10 more feet of snow in tahoe. It has been almost 12 years since i have seen anything like this. Its incredible. Further north, much of oregon was can you haovered with a lay and snow making any type of travel dangerous. In washington state, one mother and her three kids had to be rescued after their car slid off a icy road. And a massive avalanche buried route 70 yesterday, and another large avalanche crashed down and its captured in this amazing video and photo. An avalanche warning remains in effect today to the regions west of denver. Is there any relief in sight . Lets check in with meteorologist, bill karins, who is here with us. This is the last day of the re blizzard warnings and we are still getting pounded in the sierra and nevada range, and utah, colorado, idaho, and pick your poison here and even in the Pacific Northwest we are dealing with more rain and snow. We get a break with the heavy rain, and theres one more piece to the puzzle that will be coming in late today and into tonight and tomorrow, and that will move on to shore, and this is the last piece of the puzzle and what a tenday stretch it has been in the west, and one of the stormiest times they have had in years. Heres a closer look at the day ahead. For today we are watching very warm conditions in the ohio valley, great lakes, northeast, and theres a batch of rain sliding through southern new england this morning and that will be gone by the time we get to the rush hour, and look at the cold temperatures in the northern plains. We are going to change things up in the days ahead, we are going to get warm and the potential of the country. 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And holding town the fort while chuck is off for a few days. And it is hump day and temperatures arent as cold this morning. You wont need the hev a ecoat but as we go through the afternoon, you might need the umbrella because we have rain in the forecast. The rain has left the area, fell overnight and now its clearing out. So the roads are wet this morning. As far as temperatures are concerned, its not nearly as cold outside. So as youre driving, take your time out there. We have another area of rain. Thats going to be here in the afternoon. So before you leave today, make sure you grab the umbrella. Temperatures around 40 degrees. Most of the area around 40 degrees right now. Well take a closer look at the warm up ahead. Road work out there. Do have so right now eastbound 7 near the toll road. We have the right lane getting by now. Thats probably going to stick around for the next couple of hours and then it will be gone. No vehicle restrictions so that is good. Interloop and ator loop of the beltway looking quite good and no road work. Taking a look here at 66, Fairfax County parkway to the beltway you are on time. No worries. Well take a live look at 270 coming up. Happening today president elect is expected to hold his first News Conference as president elect. It is his first full News Conference in several months. He had previously scheduled for last months but canceled. It gets underway at 11 00 a. M. It comes as two u. S. Officials tell nbc news that briefing materials includes information allegations with his dealings with russians. That was passed to u. S. Intelligence agencies. Neither of the officials said the fbi was actively investigating the information, which has not been verified by u. S. Agencies. Trump calling it quote fake news. Russia is also denying the allegations. President obama said goodbye to the nation in an emotional fair well address in front of nearly twept thousa20,000 peopl. It called for unity and a call to action for the nations future. He acknowledged the limits and shortcomings of his tenure. But one of the most talked about moments of the night was his tribute to his wife. For the past 25 years, you have not only been my wife and mother of my children, you have been my best friend. You took on a role you didnt ask for and you made it your own. With grace and with grit a that was one of the most emotional moments of the night. President obama wiping away tears with a handkerchief. They spent nearly 20 minutes shaking hands and hugging supporters. There will be more action on capital hill today as they question Donald Trumps cabinet nominees. Secretary of state nominee, tillerson. Retired marine general, john kelly will face more questions today. It is also day two in the hearing for attorney general nominee, senator jeff sessions. Senator cory booker and congressman john lewis are expected to testify against him. Law makers in maryland and virginia get back to work. Governor larry hogan is proposing a bill to cap tuition increases at state universities at 2 . Ve