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>> i hope we finally have put to bed the notion about whether or not ukraine is welcome to nato. its going to happen. we are moving in the right direction. i think its just a matter of getting by the next few months here. a warning from the nominee to lead the joint chiefs of staff. the republican senator tommy tubervilles block on military promotions is affecting the military on multiple levels and could spark a talent drain. i will discuss it with former u.s. navy pilot mikey shery...

of extreme weather, heat alerts are stretching from california to texas and parts of south florida as well. while in the northeast, a state of emergency. in vermont, the capitol city devastated by flooding there with some people still stranded in their homes. and then new this morning, what we know about the fourth migrant child to die while in u.s. custody. we begin this hour, though, with a war in ukraine taking center stage at the nato summit in lithuania. later today, the preside...

Be pushback here. He spoke very favorably of exxonmobil Ceo Rex Tillerson. Rex will will be a fierce ade for americas interests around the world and has insights and talents necessary to help reverse years of Foreign Policy blunders and disasters. [cheering] youre winning with health care. Were winning on the border. Were winning with isis. Because we are going to get isis out. Were going to win so much, you will go to paul ryan, you will go, mr. Speaker, please, please, we cant stand winning th...

Bill: abortions after 20 weeks illegal in ohio, john k-6 signing off the band. ohio the 16th state to limit abortions after 20 weeks, lawmakers in congress expected to push for similar bill next year. john k-6 vetoed a so-called heartbeat bill which would have banned abortions after six weeks into pregnancy. >> to everyone who can hear me we are here exposed to a genocide in the city of aleppo. this may the my last video is more than 50,000 civilians who rebelled against the dictator assad are t...

Conspicuously absent from the invitee list though, argue hably the president-elects favorite tech company, twitter. they are not expected to be represented here today. in other news it is now official. mr. trump is going to nominate rick perry as the energy secretary. in announcement just a few hours ago this morning the transition team said the former texas governor helped his state prosper by developing energy programs as well as infrastructure. and fox news has learned now that mr. trump plan...

We saw this with the tillerson nomination but you have 52 republican senators everybody gets to pretend i am the crucial 51st vote giving everybody leverage was the more you can pass that lead to the republicans the more the white house has leverage over senators rather than senators having leverage over the white house but we do see this every administration where they try, there is a tradition of picking someone from the other party for one cabinet position. i also think this isnt just about c...

Much, right. >> gnaw -- nah. donald trump won 306 electoral votes. you need 270 to win. is it conceivably possible that 37 electors would be what we call faithless? it has happened in the past, that one or two or here there, faithless in protest, not voting the way the voters of the state have ordained. this is, remember a federal republic, not a direct demock estimate they have agency. now they face consequences at home. every state has a different law what the penalty for an elector who doesnt...

To the state capital in 50 states plus the district of columbia and cast a vote directed by the public in each state am a very clear that trump has had a big victory there and there is no defection. the idea that you will take 538 people and give them a national security briefing over the weekend, something that is an absurd challenge at this point makes no sense to me and it is purely partisan crybaby as far as im concerned. martha: what do you think? >> i dont think there is going to be a chan...

Donald trump barely won that state. it was a surprise. there were other states where he carried it big like west virginia. estate like florida will be interesting for bill nelson who is up for reelection. who else is on this list? heidi height camp from north dakota. that is part of her calculation as well which is if i dont take this cabinet post and i listen to the democrats pressuring me to tell president know, i might face a really hard reelection battle and lose my seat anyway in north dako...

But another republican vote in the senate for his nomination, his agenda like tax cuts and that is why this is multidimensional chess, not just about cabinet picks. martha: you have to wonder what the democrats are able to offer these two senators that is more enticing than a spot in the presidents cabinet. >> reporter: it could be a committee post like the appropriations committee which oversees all federal spending, a seat on the finance committee which oversees all tax policies, that is very ...