Francine, went up 15 . That was the kind of move we saw. Last night, and a lot of people missed this in america, exhausted from the election, we nestor8 00 or 9 00 p. M. , barr making these statements. I would suggest this mr. Barr mr. Barr making these statements. He was extremely careful. Every word was chiseled out. For me the headline is the 20year veteran of this under election crimes, mr. Pilger, a herk to james moody, resigned. To me that is the real headline. Francine it is a huge deal and we are trying to figure out what this means for the Republican Party and the strategy possible there. Stephanie baker says it could have something to do with the Senate Election in georgia. We will have plenty more on that. Lets get to first word news with ritika gupta. Ritika President Trumps attorney general, william barr, will let the Justice Department investigate potential voting irregularities in the president ial election. But barr has acknowledged there is no conclusive evidence and w
it s 4:00 in the east. big day of news today. on capitol hill today a brutal collision between reality and delusion, a republican effort to whitewash the ex-president s ties for russia culminating in a veteran prosecutor under oath seemingly unwilling to acknowledge basic facts in service of republican conspiracy theories. just a few weeks after releasing a 300-page report after an investigation that went on for four years, cost the taxpayers $6.5 million, a report the washington post described this way as, quote, landing with a thud resulting in no new charges and none of the widespread abuses trump and his allies have alleged for years now. special counsel john durham testified today before the house judiciary committee. now, despite all those facts durham described his findings sobering and it was left to it democrats on the committee to point out the truth of his own investigation, an investigation that trump and his hand picked attorney general bill barr setup to inves
To face challenges with russia and china. But we begin this morning with todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Theres still belief we can get o the bomb of this. If not, everyone suspects a coverup. President trump tells fbi director youre fired. This is what leaders do. They take Decisive Action based upon the information theyre given. Thats what President Trump did today. Hes full of criticismf ohis handling of Hillary Clinton emails. There was clearly a loss of confidence in director comey. I forgot my badge. Former president barack obama made his first overseas appearance after leaving office. They always blame the i always tell people you get the politicians they deserve. Theyre looking at how to safeguard an area around a nuclear site after a mysterious tunnel collapse. Violent landing after it landed at the air base. A tlltha put em up. A family dog playing a very dangerous game of tag with a bear. Go get him. They win in overtime. And all that matters President Trump fir
Awesome privilege and responsibility of sustaining the great experiment of democratic selfgovernment. May they be reminded always of who they are. May they be open to your inspiration, that they might overcome the temptation to work through the issues of this day on their own strength and cleverness. Grant them wisdom, insight, and vision, that the work they do will be for the betterment of our nation during a time of struggle for so many millions of americans. May they earn the trust and respect of those they represent, whether or not they had earned their vote, and make history that expands the great legacy of so many who have served in this chamber before now a legacy of noble service, sometimes political risk, but always great leadership. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic
At the coast, under a clear sky. Inland, 70 degrees. And by the afternoon, we are just a few degrees warmer than we were yesterday for another sunny and mild day today, with a weak sea breeze. So a cool night ahead. The fog will be back through the overnight hours. But when will we see a change in this stagnant weather pattern . Ill have that for you with the accu weather sevenday forecast coming up. Katie . Lisa, thank you. We start with the latest on the b. A. R. T. Strike. This is the second day, and no talks are planned. B. A. R. T. Workers holding the picket line in oakland. Nick smith live at the lake merrit b. A. R. T. Station. Nick, whats the mood this morning . Reporter the mood has been consistent, katie. And i guess what i mean by that is, theyre committed to being out here for as long as they say it will take. You can see that they have held this line for now the second day. The unions are offering to call off the strike if b. A. R. T. Agrees to let an arbitrator decide the