as the justice department accuses the far right militia group, the oath keepers of plotting an armed rebellion to keep donald trump in power. we ll go live to the federal courthouse in washington, d.c. where testimony begins today. and liz cheney steps up again, this time speaking out against trump s recent attack on mitch mcconnell and mcconnell s wife, calling trump s remarks about elaine chao absolutely despicable and racist. we ll have the latest update on a growing scandal. that s actually one republican that s spoken out. exactly. against donald trump attacking the senate majority leader with violent rhetoric and making racist statements about his wife. i don t really not a lot of other republicans, elected republicans who have done that. i guess we can t be shocked anymore, but it is shocking. it still is shocking. it should be. that the leader of the united states senate in the republican party had a quote death wish placed on him by the former president
A deep debate over civil rights and a vietnam that felt like it was going to rip apart at the seams. In the 1970s, we had a president lie, and was going to be in peach from office if he did not resign and scandal. We had hostages in iran, and were helpless to do anything about it. The soviet union was encroaching on us. They were not just in cuba and nicaragua, but el salvador. When have we ever had easy . Went has there ever been a generation of americans that face new challenges, no struggles, no danger, and no problem. The answer is there has never been such a time. It has always been hard. You know why . It is hard to be special. It is hard to be exceptional. That is what this country is. It is exceptional and special. [applause] it is exceptional and special because we have a political process governed by constitution that allows us to work through all the problems that i just described. Without another civil war, without violence in the street, but being able to go to the ballot
Very soon we may hear those words, why did we need it. Until we accomplish these goals, thank god that we have it. I think the democrats appreciate the work we are trying to do. And one day as so many people children and grandchildren will see that we were trying to eliminate the pain of all people regardless of color and make it red white and blue become the theme the fathers of this constitution should have been striving for. There is no question in my mind that the things we stand for really what the country is committed to do and im so proud these last couple of years that theres not a group of people that i would rather spend time with than with my friends and colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus. Mr. Payne thank the gentleman from new york on his thoughts and perspectives which are always needed in this house. I have the honor and the privilege of recognizing the gentlelady from alabama who represents the city the town that is on everybodys breath over the past several mo
Running for their lives. Australians locked in a hsotage standoff. Happening inside a cafe in sydneys business district. Unclear how many are inside. Many of them holding up. A black sign with arabic writing. Another system bringing more rain to the San Francisco area. A tornado on the ground. In injuries or damage reported. In southern, pennsylvania, north of philly, five people killed, and police say the gunman is still at large. Its what the al qaeda did to americans on 9 11. Cheney slamming the Controversial Senate terror report. You cant claim tying someone to the floor and having them freeze to death is not torture. James bond is the latest victim of the hack attack. On sony studios. An early version of the script for the next film was stolen. Hackers are also hinting about a christmas surprise. Bill cosby is breaking his silence. He discussed how his wife is coping, and what standard he expected of black media outlets. Nhl dealing with an outbreak of the mumps. Sidney crosby joi
With a look at todays eyeopener, your world in 90 seconds. I think they made a mistake. I wish they had spoken to me first. The president weighs in on sonys decision to shelf the interview. We have not caved. We have not given in. We have persevered and we have not backed down. A fight between potential president ial candidates on cuba. He has no idea what he is tlking about. Now he is in a real catfight with rand paul. He is asking the court to spare him. His parents asking that he be confined to a mental institution. And apples linked to two dozen illnesses. Michael phelps pleaded guilty to drunk driving. The biggest learning experience that i ever had. 90 million to the customers at t mobile charged for services they did not order. All that and showing a little holiday spirit. They replace an interns car after it was stolen. And all that matters. Robin williams final role in night at the museum in theaters. Talk show host Craig Ferguson says goodbye to the late, late show. That was