WEBVTT WILL COME FROM THE INVESTIGATIONINTO INTERFERENCE BY RUSSIANS INTHE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.GUY: IN TONIGHT'S COMMITMENT2017, THE CANDIDATES FOR U.S.SENATE WEIGH IN ON THE PROBE.HERE'S WVTM 13'S JEFF ELIASOPSARAH: -- JEFF: DEMOCRAT DOUG JONES SAYSFOLKS IN BOTH PARTIES SH0ULD BEDEEPLY CONCERNED.THE REAL ISSUE, AND I SAIDTHIS BEFORE THIS CAMPAIGNSTARTED, I SAID LAST YEAR THEREAL ISSUE ABOUT THIS WHOLETHING IS NOT THE CRIMINALINVESTIGATION THAT HAS BEENGOING ON ABOUT COLLUSION BUTTHE REAL SERIOUS ISSUE THATPEOPLE NEED TO BE CONCERNEDABOUT IS INFLUENCE OF RUSSIA ORANY OTHER FOREIGN GOVERNMENT INOUR ELECTION PROCESS.JEFF: JONES SEES IRONY IN THEPOSSIBILITY THAT THE RUSSIANSMAY HAVE AIDED REPUBLICANS.>> ANY OTHER COUNTRY, MUCH LESSONE THAT WE HAVE BEEN AT ODDSWITH FOR SO LONG, FROM THE DAYSOF THE COLD WAR AND RONALDREAGAN WOULD BE TURNING OVER INHIS GRAVE RIGHT NOW IF YOU KNEWHOW COZY WE ARE WITH RUSSIA.-- H KNEW HOW COZY WE ARE WITHRUSSIA.JEFF: I ASKED REPUBLICAN ROYMOORE SEVERAL WEEKS AGO IF HETHOUGHT THE RUSSIANS WEREMEDDLING IN THE 2016 ELECTION.>> I DON'T THINK THEY WERE.I JUST THINK THAT'S A SIDE ISSUETHAT'S DRAWING AWAY FROM THEIMPORTANT ISSUES THAT AFFECT THECOUNTRY LIKE HEALTHCARE,IMMIGRATION, OTHER THINGS.I THINK THAT A LOT OF THING AREMADE IT ABOUT THAT, IT IS MEDIADRIVEN.I THINK THERE IS ANINVESTIGATION GOING ON THAT WESHOULD ALLOW WHAT THATINVESTIGATION FINDS.JEFF: WHOEVER IS ELECTED TO THESENATE DECEMBER 12 WILL HAVE TOWEIGH IN ABOUT WHAT IS OR IS NOTDISCOVERED.ONCE AGAIN WE'VE REPEATEDLYASKED REPUBLICAN ROY MOORE TOSIT DOWN AND DISCUSS THE ISSUESWITH US AGAIN.HE HAS PROMISED TO DO SO BUT SOFAR HAS NOT.WITH 18 DAYS BEFORE THEELECTION, THE INVITATION ISSTILL OPEN.JEFF ELIASOPH, WVTM 13 NEWS.GUY: WE'RE CLOSELY FOLLOWING THESENATE RACE AND WILL BRING YOUTHE LATEST AS WE GET CLOSER TOTHE ELECTION.YOU CAN STAY UP TO DATE BYDOWNLOADING OUR FREE WVTM