january 6th investigation. lessons learned this year. the report confronting some of the hypocrisy their own justice, and our interview with the star of a historic film this year about the civil rights emmett till. i m excited to share it with you as we get through the hour. we begin with what we learned about the republican party as we and the. and it is reeling, struggling with all the maga problems that created after a midterm fizzle. the red wave, at most, has become sort of a red trickle. definitely not a republican wave. that s for darn sure. republicans where they were gonna sweep a red tsunami. that s what they told us, and we, to be honest, cautiously believe them. but they did not sweep, not even close. look at that. some level of agreement on the facts. even tucker carlson not doing the big lie denialism, but accepting the reality of election results. and that has been the mood as the year ends. donald trump announced he s running again, there s a power s
world? i kind of drove around the neighborhood looking for nuclear power plant. i just wanted to make sure. just wanted to make sure. there wasn t one within walking distance anyway. i mean, the thing about nuclear power is that it s got some stuff going for it in terms of carbon emissions in greenhouse gas emissions in everything, it s great. but you know? what when used as directed, nuclear power plants produce nuclear waste and we re not always great at working with. and a time of war zone, or unpredictability nuclear waste can become a mass casualty event really quickly and in this ukraine case, it s a huge plant right in the middle of a war zone, and it s a scary situation. it brings this problem in a way we haven t been quite able to find a way to see it so clearly before. yes, the nuclear waste last nuclear last 300,000 years or something like that. for me that was enough, you got me there i don t know how to solve that problem. but this, the notion that these plan
call and start saving today. all right that s gonna do it comcast business. powering possibilities. for me tonight. alex wagner will be here tomorrow. now it s time for the last word with lawrence o donnell good evening lawrence. good evening rachel and wish me luck sleeping tonight after listening to james acton talking about that nuclear power plant situation. you know it i did when i bought the one house that i bought in this world? i kind of drove around the neighborhood looking for nuclear power plant. i just wanted to make sure. just wanted to make sure. there wasn t one within walking distance anyway. i mean, the thing about nuclear power is that it s got some stuff going for it in terms of carbon emissions and greenhouse gas emissions in everything, it s great. but you know? what when used as directed, nuclear power plants produce nuclear waste and we re not always great at dealing with it. and a time of war zone, or unpredictability nuclear waste can become a mass
i am erin burnett. russia running home, the pentagon saying that russian forces are going back to russia over the border completely after stunningly effective counteroffensive by the ukrainians. the press secretary said the russians were caught off guard and some are in full retreat. we have seen a number of russian forces, especially in the northeast, cross over the border into russia. full on, our exclusive video from a town just liberated clearly shows how desperate russian troops were to get out. we have a report from a recaptured city, they left crates of equipment. they left weapons. they left the ukrainian take. leaving so much equipment behind. crucial equipment that will be used by ukrainians against russians and it shows the desperate nature of russia. this is as evidenced of more defense dissent in russia, nearly 50 municipal deputies have signed a petition demanding the resignation of putin. when i mentioned this petition last night, we are at almost double
also this hour, we will bring you the latest from the justice department issuing a flurry of subpoenas to trump insiders in connection to the january 6 probe. a former top u.s. attorney levels new accusations against bill barr for allegedly targeting prominent democrats for political prosecutions. we will have a report from new hampshire where the midterm s last primary today is taking place featuring a republican battle between a trump candidate and a more mainstream republican to challenge the democratic senator in a contest that could decide control of the senate. we begin overseas with nbc s kelly cobiella and keir simmons in london and andrew roberts and jillian tet. the casket departing earlier today than expected. tell us about the reception as the coffin left after an outpouring of people scottish people in chilly weather lining up to pay their last respects. there were tens of thousands waiting in that long line overnight. some waiting up to five hours or more,