a major attack arresting seven men portably trying it for training in suicide vests and bomb making equipment. protest against the turkish president s first state visit to germany. are broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our international. to have you with us. russia s foreign minister concluded his participation at the u.n. general assembly on friday with a blistering attack on western foreign policy sergey lavrov condemned what he called the parochial self-serving ambitions of a small group of countries. john you know there s up with a number of western states a seeking to preserve the self-proclaimed status of the global leaders and prevent a natural transition to a multi-polar world order to that when they spend means including political blackmail economic pressure and brute force diplomacy a culture of negotiation and compromise have been replaced by a unilateral restrictions the un security council approval we heard a lot from the russian side on friday
nightmare. nearly a foot of snow in places. slick roads leading to dozens of accidents. out west, the possibility of more than a foot of rain and snow by monday that could cause massive flooding and landslides. this morning, what you need to know. not backing down. president-elect donald trump blaming the democrats for being hacked. the same day the intelligence chiefs told him russia tried to h tip the election in his favor. will he go to war with his spies in office? and the last laugh. the late actress carrie fisher laid to rest alongside her mother, debbie reynolds, with fisher s ashes in an urn made in the shape of a big prozac pill. her legendary sense of humor giving everyone a smile, today january 7th, 2017. announcer: from nbc news, this is today live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to today on saturday morning. i m craig melvin. i m sheinelle jones. in a public place and hearing gunfire. that came true for hundreds of people at ft. lau
nightmare. nearly a foot of snow in places. slick roads leading to dozens of accidents. out west, the possibility of more than a foot of rain and snow by monday that could cause massive flooding and landslides. this morning, what you need to know. not backing down. president-elect donald trump blaming the democrats for being hacked. the same day the intelligence chiefs told him russia tried to h tip the election in his favor. will he go to war with his spies in office? and the last laugh. the late actress carrie fisher laid to rest alongside her mother, debbie reynolds, with fisher s ashes in an urn made in the shape of a big prozac pill. her legendary sense of humor giving everyone a smile, today january 7th, 2017. announcer: from nbc news, 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to today on saturday morning. i m craig melvin. i m sheinelle jones. in a public place and hearing gunfire. that came true for hundreds of people at ft. lauderdale-hollywood airport on frid
don t want to see the government shut down. brian? as we said, either way it will be a long night. kelly o donnell on the hill. thanks. let s take the story out of washington where the talking is going on, where what we just saw is already hitting home across america, after all, and could get a lot worse for a lot of families if there is a shutdown overnight. nbc s kevin tibbles with us from downtown chicago. kevin, good evening. reporter: brian, tonight as the hour approaches, thousands of americans who work in and out of government are blracing for the consequences of a shutdown. at chicago s federal building today, dozens of government workers gathered to protest a possible shutdown. elizabeth came on her lunch hour. are you worried? oh, yeah. yeah. i m the only breadwinner right now. reporter: she works for the epa. a mother and grandmother her husband was laid off. she is frustrated, angry and worried. congress need s to be turned over somebody s knee and spa
and when the government re opens it will be reimbursed. because that charity acted it gave the senate a chance to do nothing to solve the problem. how dare we not provide grieving families with the necessary support in their time of need ? reporter: today, every house democrat and every house republican vote ed to guarantee military death benefit benefits. but what seemed like a quick washington solution spiralled into politics. even the senate chaplain, a re tired admiral, weighed in. it is time for our lawmakers to say enough is enough. were you trying to jolt lawmakers with your prayers? well, i was trying to express what some of them have ex pressed and felt. that at some point you have to draw the line. at some point you have to say enough is enough. reporter: the shutdown, many complained, has politicized a group beloved by both parties the military. one of the families of the fallen soldiers d anywayed benefits is from pennsylvania. even for washington,