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>>> TIS THE SEASON TO BE FRUG.
OTHERS MIGHT SAY SMART. WE HAVE THE MONEY-SAVING TIPS TO
MAKE THIS SEASON THE SEASON OF
SAVINGS.
AND HERE TO HELP US, CNBC
REPORTER LANDON DOWDY.
THIS IS A PERSONAL QUESTION.
>> IM GOING TO LET YOU ASK THAT
ONE.
ALL OF THE BEST PEOPLE HAVE A
LITTLE OF BOTH.
>> YOU DONT HAVE TO BE SCROOGE WHEN IT COMES TO SAVING.CROOGE
WHEN IT COMES TO SAVING. I KNOW ITS A STRESSFUL TYPEIME
YEAR AND YOURE STRAPPED FOR
CASH.
CASH.
IM GOING TO QUIZ YOU ON THE BEST WAYS TO SAVE ON YOURHE
BEST WAYS TO SAVE ON YOUR EXPENSES.
EXPENSES.
YOURE GOING TO SHOW THE NAUGHTY SIDE IF YOU THINK IT COST YOUTY
SIDE IF YOU THINK IT COST YOU MORE.
MORE.
OR THE NICE SIDE. YOUR AUDIENCE HAVE ANSWERED
THESE QUESTIONS.
THESE QUESTIONS.
WERE GOING TO COMPARE AND SEE WHO IS SAVVIER WITH YOURD SEE
WHO IS SAVVIER WITH YOUR SAVINGS.
SAVINGS.
I HOPE YOURE GOOD.
>> I HOPE SO, TOO.
>> YOUR CABLE BILL INCREASED.
>>> THIS IS AN NBC NEWS SPECIAL
REPORT, HERES SAVANNAH GUTHRIE. >> GOOD MORNING.VANNAH GUTHRIE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING IN THE RUSSIA THIS
MORNING IN THE RUSSIA INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION.
MICHAEL FLYNN, THE PRESIDENTS FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER
WILL PLEAD GUILTY THIS MORNING
TO MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS TO
THE FBI.
THE FBI. NBC JUSTICE CORRESPONDENT PETE
WILLIAMS IS ON THE PHONE WITH US
NOW.
NOW.
WERE JUST GETTING THIS
INFORMATION AND LOOKING AT THE COURT DOCUMENTS.LOOKING AT THE
COURT DOCUMENTS. WHAT IS THIS PLEA ABOUT AND WHAT
IS ITS SIGNIFICANCE?
>> Reporter: WELL, ITS PROBABLY
THE LEAST COUNT HE COULD HAVE
BEEN CHARGED WITH. HE WILL BE IN COURT IN ABOUT AN
HOUR.
HOUR.
AND HE WILL PLEAD GUILTY TO LYING TO THE FBI, WHEN HE TOLD
INVESTIGATORS HE WAS NOT IN
CONTACT WITH RUSSIANS IN
CONNECTION TO SANCTIONS.
GIVEN ALL OF HIS OTHER POTENTIAL
EXPOSURE, ALL OF THE QUESTIONS
ABOUT WHETHER HE ACCEPTED MONEY
FROM THE RUSSIANS, ALL THE OTHER
QUESTIONS ABOUT BEING AN
UNREGISTERED AGENT FOR A FOREIGN
COUNTRY, THIS IS PROBABLY THE
LEAST THAT THE MUELLER TEAM
COULD HAVE BROUGHT AGAINST HIM
AND SIGNALS HE HAS AGREED TO
COOPERATE, SAVANNAH.
COOPERATE, SAVANNAH.
>> THATS WHERE I WANTED TO GO WITH IT, PETE. I WANTED TO GO
WITH IT, PETE. ITS A SERIOUS CHARGE, OF
COURSE, THE FALSE STATEMENTS
CHARGED.
CHARGED.
BUT AS YOU MENTIONED, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN OTHER CHARGES.
IT RAISES THE SPECTER OF WHETHER
OR NOT MICHAEL FLYNN HAS DECIDED
TO COOPERATE WITH PROSECUTORS,
WHETHER HES TALKING TO THEM.
AND THERE HAVE BEEN SIGNALS
RECENTLY, THAT, PERHAPS, THATS
EXACTLY WHATS GOING ON.
>> THIS IS AN NEGOTIATED PLEA.
THIS IS THE PLEA AGREEMENT.
THIS IS THE COURT DOCUMENT
THATS FILED WHEN SOMEONE HAS
AGREED TO PLEAD GUILTY.
YOU CAN BE SURE THAT HIS LAWYERS
SAID HE WOULD PLEAD GUILTY FOR
NOTHING FROM MUELLERS TEAM.
THIS IS A SIGN THESE GOING TO
COOPERATE WITH THEM.
AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION THEY WILL GET FROM
HIM.
HIM.
IT IS ALSO A SIGNAL TO OTHER
PEOPLE THAT MUELLER IS
INVESTIGATING, IF YOU DEAL WITH
US, IF YOU AGREE TO COOPERATE, WELL GO EASIER ON YOU.OPERATE,
WELL GO EASIER ON YOU. >> PETE, STAND BY.
WE BRING IN NBCS WHITE HOUSE
CORRESPONDENT, KRISTEN WELKER,
WHO HAS BEEN COVERING THESE
ISSUES.
ISSUES.
AS PETE LAID OUT SO WELL,
KRISTEN, IT APPEARS THAT MICHAEL
FLYNN IS COOPERATING WITH FEDERAL PROSECUTORS IN THEIR
RUSSIA INVESTIGATION.
RUSSIA INVESTIGATION.
AND IF HE HAS FLIPPED, AS THE
COE
TERM SAYS, WHO MIGHT HE BEER FINGERING NEXT?MIGHT HE BEER
FINGERING NEXT?
>> Reporter: THE CONCERNS ARE HE
MIGHT BE GETTING CLOSER TO
PRESIDENT TRUMP.
THAT IS THE CONCERN WITHIN THE
ADMINISTRATION.
AND AMONG SOME OF THE CLOSEST
ALLIES TO THE PRESIDENT. THE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER,
MICHAEL FLYNN, IS EXPECTED TO