kellyanne conway will be here in just minutes to explain where they are on the issues that matter. hillary clinton making a rare public appearance in washington. this was at a ceremony honoring outgoing senator harry reid. she weighed in on the growing problem of bogus, online conspiracies and fake stories. she called this an epidemic. it s now clear that so-called fake news can have real world consequences. this isn t about politics or partisanship. lives are at risk. of course, you know, a gunman who was self-investigating as he said one of those viral, bogus story about clinton and her campaign staff opened fire at a washington, d.c., pizza parlor on sunday. clinton is calling on congress to support legislation to combat this problem. and dramatic testimony in day two of the dylann roof murder trial. jurors shown disturbing aftermath of the charleston
that we didn t want to address our attention. now 3 1/2 days later, days before this anniversary, it s just become contextualized in such a larger, more dangerous problem. and i think that it s not as fringe you know, it s frightening because it just seems to be larger numbers than i think we understood. hillary clinton just called it an epidemic. other people feel that way, too. we saw violence at the d.c. pizzeria over a different crazy online conspiracy theory. and i understand that there is the debate. why give it oxygen? why talk about it and give it oxygen, but, of course, we re at the point now where we have to figure out how to stamp it out. i agree, and there s a difference. previously, we may have considered it a fringe event, but now with the latest political climate and the proliferation of social media, it s having real implications. we do see that people in our society are being affected. and the latest incident, where because of fake news, somebody goes into a d.c.
can be used to collect all of the records, all of the phone records of all of the people in our country with a single warrant. our forefathers would be agast. reporter: unless senator paul gives in, it s likely these programs should be shut down for at least several days and that would force the government, of course, to adjust its counterterrorism strategy at a time when the threat is already high. sunlen in washington, thanks. america s point man on countering isis is pledging more support to iraq. general john allen met with leaders in washington this week. he has offered to send two grenade launchers in addition to continuing air strikes. we know isis has made these key
stops in the midwest. mr. trump selling his job-creating message and defending some of his deep pocketed picks that he s appointing to his cabinet position. a new potential conflict of interest for the president-elect. trump says he s going to remain on the pay roll of nbc as executive producer of celebrity apprentice while he is in the white house. what does that mean? 42 days to go until the inauguration. got it all covered and let s begin with sunlen in washington. sunlen? real uncharted territory for a president certainly raising a lot of questions. once donald trump takes the oath of office the nation will have a president who will still have his name listed in the credits of a reality show. all of this as trump hits the road in full force defending the people he has chosen for his cabinet. reveling in a crowd of thousands in iowa. you like it so far, everybody? reporter: president-elect