war-torn city. we have the latest. welcome back to early start. i m alison kosik. i m christine romans. it is 29 minutes after the hour. let s begin here with the news of president obama vowing to take action in response to russian hacking of the u.s. election. in an interview with npr, the president said he has directly confronted vladimir putin warning the russian president of the potential u.s. response. i think there is no doubt that when any foreign government tries to impact the even at the integrity of our elections, we need to take action and we will at a time and place of our own choosing. the president was not specific of the form of u.s. response, but he said some of it may be explicit and publicized and some of it may not be. this as a u.s. official confirms to cnn, agencies believe putin
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action against russia after high level politicians, likely putin, meddled in the u.s. election. hillary clinton and her campaign chair weighing in. john podesta with a scathing criticism of the fbi. fast moving developments in aleppo. state tv reports are stating evacuations are suspended. thousands of people stuck inside the war-torn city. good morning. welcome to early start. i m christine romans. good morning. i m alison kosik. it is friday, december 16th. 5:00 a.m. in the east. new this morning, president obama vowing to take action in response to russian hacking of the u.s. election. in an interview with npr, the president said he is directly confronted vladimir putin warning the rubbissian presidenf the potential u.s. response. no doubt that when any foreign government tries to
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we have winter weather advisories out and temperatures along with windchills, it is bone-chilling cold from philadelphia to new york and rochester. rockford, illinois, north central, illinois, high temperature was 8 degrees on thursday. you see just how cold that air will be across the northern tier. single digits. 70s along the gulf coast. huge temperature change. we have the weather system moving from the interior west and heavy rainfall across california. icy mix across the ohio river valley and appalachians. if you want to go skiing, those places are open. harsh words from president obama. he is pledging retaliation against russia for intruding on the election. his message to putin next. ways .