Protocol. I am grateful that the department of justice for taking on the review. Hes professional and independent and the fbi will cooperate fully with him and his office. I hope that very much he will share the conclusions and observations with the public because everyone will benefit from thoughtful transparency regarding in matter. Well bring in tom. The group that brought the existence of the server in the public eye. I want to ask you why now . They could have done it months after the lekdz. Why wait one week before inauguration. The fact that you you have to ask the question is showing the problem. It is a political decision to announce the investigation just before a new administration comes in and a new Inspector General in the Justice Department. It is not an a political appointee and the president of the United States obama. It is a favor for the clinton camp. It will make it harder for any investigations in the email matter to proceed and sends a signal to the fbi and Justic
Nightly news begins now. This is nbc nightly news. Good evening, we begin tonight with a deadly and dangerous ice storm that is paralyzing much of the Central United states causing chaos from oklahoma to kansas and nebraska. Morgan radford reports it could be one of the worst ice storms in a decade. Cars sliding off ice covered asphalt, spinning out of control. Hunk of mangled metal and flashing light where 20 cars crashed in wichita, kansas. Be careful guys. Accident. Deadly ice storm killing three so far. Leaving millions under weather alerts and thousands without power. Tens of thousands more worried the electricity and heat will be knocked out by shattered power lines. We want to be able to respond to what happens now and the end of the event. In missouri salting the stadium. The playoff showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers pushed back seven hours because of the storm. Meanwhile in kansas, thousands of bundled up boy scouts on their annual camping trip. G
This president elect as a legitimate president. Donald trump responding today on twitter. Congressman john lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district. Which is in horrible shape. And falling apart. Not to mention crime infested. Rather than falsely complaining about the election results. All talk talk talk, no action or results. Sad now trumps remarks come a day after the Senate Intelligence committee announced there will be a bipartisan investigation into any possible contacts between Trumps Campaign and russia. And the subpoenas will be issued if necessary. Lets bring in our cnn political commentators to talk about all of it. Republican ben ferguson. Host of the ben ferguson show and symone sanders, a democratic strategist who served as press secretary for the Bernie Sanders campaign. Ben, i want to get your reaction. First, heres the list. Weve gotten this list of at least 16 democrats who plan to skip trumps inauguration. We know that some of them had been adde
4 00 a. M. In the east. Welcome to the last full day of the obama presidency. Tonight, behind us on the steps of the u. S. Capitol. Donald j. Trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. That building is my favorite on earth. Pretty and majestic. The rush of lastminute preparations across the city. The president elect flies back to washington for the first time he will arrive on air force jet. Not his own gold lamed jet. He will attend a wreath laying at Arlington National cemetery. We have more from athena jones. Reporter good morning, john. He is expected to arrive on a military aircraft. He will attend the wreath laying at Arlington National cemetery. Then attend a voices of the people concert. Then he will attend a make America Great again welcome concert. Down at the Lincoln Memorial with toby keith and three doors down among others. He was in d. C. Last night attending two dinners. One honoring cabinet secretaries and the other to honor mike pence. He tweete
Nightclub killer omar mateen under arrest and officials suggesting the evidence shows she knew of his murderous plans in advance. Welcome to the lead. I am jim sciutto in for jake tapper. We begin today with the politics lead. On this Martin Luther king jr. Day with just four days legal donald trump becomes the 45th president of the United States, we are talking about him putting the finishing touches on his inaugural address or rounding owes hit cabinet. Todays story is the president elects public feud with a civil rights hero. It starts when congressman john lewis told nbc news he does not consider trump a legitimate president and he will not attend the inauguration. Today on Martin Luther king jr. Day lewis spoke, presumably, with trump in mind. Never give up. Never give in. Stand up. Speak up. When you see something that is not right and not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something, to say something, and not be quiet. And as has been his pattern, donald trump cou