he s going to rely on them. he has to rely on them. but the president-elect says he s going to continue racing an eyebrow at the analysis provided to him by the intelligence community because he says he remembers what they said about weapons of mass destruction in iraq, that turned out not to be true. sneshg. peter, and the result of that letting will be very interesting. thank you so much. pattie ann? joining us with more on this, is brett bair the anchor of special report. happy new year. happy new year. u.s. intelligence agencies say russia was behind the hacking, julian assange said it wasn t russia, russia denies it. mr. trump says i want to make sure our intel is correct before we go forward with sanctions. his supporters say this a cautious approach. obviously the u.s. intel agencies, are insulted. with can they come together? this is an important moment donald trump, the
as $100 million to help with education and one study california says legalizing pot there could bring in $1.2 billion. ainsley? well, nbc might be looking to get rid of jay leno but the tonight show host is on a roll. that s because leno has been welcoming more viewers to the show as he fights to keep his job now. the tonight show just hit a 7 week ratings high. it comes as leno takes jabs at nbc amid reports it wants to push him out for jimmie fallon. the network tried that with conan o brien and that didn t go so well. pattie ann. north korea s leader is warning his rocket forces are ready to quote settle accounts with the u.s. the threat coming after we deployed b 2 stealth bombers to south korea in a training exercise. doug la zard is live with more on this one this morning. good morning, doug. good morning, pattie
tough talk may be designed to simply stoke anti-u.s. sentiments at home, those who watch this region closely warn that north korea s history is troubling. north korea has proven itself capable of picking fights. just as in 2010 they sank a south korean naval ship and sailed the north korean island and literally paid just about no consequence for doing that those types of things can happen. north korea may be threatening to strike the u.s. mainland, maybe a stretch. most analysts don t think that north korea possesses that kind of missile technology, at least not yet. pattie ann? doug luzadr, thank you. in other news, a philadelphia man is being hailed a hero to rescue a stranger who fell on the subway tracks. the whole thing was caught on camera. philadelphia has the story. watch here as a 63-year-old man seen on surveillance video seems
areas of rain across eastern great lakes, upstate new york all the way down into portions of louisiana and mississippi. maybe possibly looking at some rain out here. ainsley, pattie ann behind this front expected to get colder again across midwest and eventually into the northeast. goodness, thanks, maria. time now is 9 minutes after the top of the hour. it s time to brew on this. it is friday. here is a recap of the week s viral videos to see which one you like best. first up, this nfl player holding a press conference to announce his retirement at a white castle. anthony atkins poking fun of himself for being a little known player. after that announcement he dropped the microphone and grabbed some grub. that was a fun one. a whale of a tale tourists of new mexico got quite the surprise when a 40-foot gray whalen whale and calf popped out of the