Good morning. It is tuesday, october 25th. Im betty nguyen alongside alex witt and louis burgdorf. Two weeks left until election day. A new National Poll shows donald trump outside the margin of error against Hillary Clinton. Showing clinton at 49 in a fourway race. Trump at 44 . Gary johnson dropped 4 points to 3 . Jill stein at 2 points. In a twoway race, clinton has a sixpoint at van, 5145. Monmouth University Poll shows a deadlocked race in North Carolina. Trump 47 , trump 46 . In battleground nevada, 7 points separate the candidates in the Las Vegas Review journal poll, clinton at 48 , donald trump at 41 . Donald trump tweeting, major stories that the dems are making up phony polls in order to suppress the trump vote. We are going to win. Then later talking to local radio in North Carolina and on the campaign trail florida he contended the race is neck and neck. I think were going to have a brexit situation. You know that one was behind in the polls and i guess im somewhat behind
Leaves office. And he defended his last minute decision to commute the sentence of Chelsea Manning. He also talked about russia and he revealed the one piece of advice that he has for president elect donald trump. Well talk about all of that and also within our agenda nominee to run the department of health and human services. Thats congressman tom price, he faced a grilling on the hill today for a possible conflicts of interest with Financial Investments. You made the decision to purchase that stock, not a broker, yes or no. That is a decision i made, yes. Price already conflicting information. The trump transition put out in his defense. Democrats considering saying they want an investigation into his investments much more on the hearing just ahead. And rounding out our agenda, the pomp and circumstance of the transfer of power. The whole role of government by saying the question we asked today is not whether it is too big or too small, but whether it works. 363 days after taking off
President. Tonight donald trump talking up his new administration. Im very proud of everybody, the cabinet members. We have put together a team i think the likes of which has never been assembled before. Cnn justice correspondent perez. President obama decided to commute Chelsea Mannings sentence. She was the army private who gave sensitive military document said to wikileaks. This announcement came as a shock to the intelligence and National Security apparatus off the United States. There was a lot of consternation about this simply because of the recent history with wikileaks. The leak of 750,000 documents really launched wikileaks into what we know that it is. And given in the 2016 election, the Obama Administration made a big deal that they served as an arm of the Russian Intelligence Services which stole documents and released them through wikileaks to harm the campaign of hill hill. A lot of people were surprised by this decision. She was supposed to serve 35 years which was deem
Burgdorf. The inauguration is just two days away. Work continues at a busy clip as finishing touches are put on everything from the inauguration itself to the trump administration. There are confirmation hearings today for wilbur ross in front of the Senate Commerce committee. Nicki hailey, governor of South Carolina, and u. N. Ambassador nominee is in front of the Senate Foreign relations committee. And Oklahoma Attorney scott pruitt will be on cap stole hill as well. Congressman tom price goes in front of the Health Committee today, though his actual confirmation hearing is actually a week away. The president elect is also expected to meet with new York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Last night he was in washington with Vice President elect mike pence. Pence tweeted, snuck . A dance with karen backstage tonight. Couldnt wait for the inaugural balls to begin tomorrow. Trump talked to the crowd of International Diplomats about the man they are likely to be working with. The secretary of state
Laura ingraham will have the snowflake snowstorm update. We will see one sees end, but you know, everybody has to be on guard. Sean plus, hollywood liberal snowflakes continue to freak out over donald trump. We will check in with omarosa. Hannity starts right here. E. President obama is leaving office the same way he is coming in, a rigid divisive radical ideologue who will stop at nothing to undermine his political opponents and that is tonights opening monologue. Earlier today, and his final press conference, president obama showed hes not going away and even took a few shots at president elect donald trump. Watch this. I have enjoyed working with all of you. That does not of course mean that i enjoyed every story that you have filed but that is the point of this relationship. Youre not supposed to be syncophants, youre supposed to be skeptics, ask me tough questions. Im still a citizen. I think it is important for democrats or progressives who feel that they came out on the wrong si