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And alison. president-elect trump making big decisions with the cabinet. formally nominating ben carson as secretary of housing and urban development. as he moves to make key decisions on the big cabinet posts, others seem to be taking a step back. late last week, we knew according to sources that donald trump has settled on the potential for four finalists for the big secretary of state job. now we know according to sources, donald trump is looking for more candidates expanding the search for s...

For president in 2020. is he actually serious? welcome back to "early start." im john berman. >> im alison kosik. when you think you have president-elects cabinet short list memorized, he adds more names. rex tillerson stops by trump tower today. he is under consideration for secretary of state. also a sit down with radio host laura ingraham. then trump flies off to fayettevil fayetteville, north carolina. this follows big announcements and meetings on monday. lets bring in cnns sunlen serfaty w...

Worried about it. were very much on track with historical norms in terms of naming people. when i say we, im not part of the transition but i was part of the can campaign. hes on track right now. hes been an incredibly busy man. today, its not just all about naming personnel to his administration. its also about getting jobs to america. softbank ceo investing $50 billion from a japanese company and higher 50,000 americans. so, hes incredibly hard at work, whether its saving jobs in indiana, crea...

Im alison kosik. >> im john berman. it is tuesday, december 6th. it is 4:00 a.m. on the east coast. do you know where your next secretary of state is? exxon ceo rex tilerson is on the growing list under consideration for secretary of state. also paying a visit is radio host laura ingraham. then the next stop on the thank you tour in north carolina. this follows announcements and meetings on monday. for the latest, lets bring in sunlen serfaty. >> reporter: president-elect trump making big decisi...

Million. but economists are saying we need more workers to grow the economy. and those people in this group that just has not really been moving back into the labor market, thats going to be interesting to watch in the coming months. >> and this trump promise of 4% growth, you cant do that without workers, and if you dont want people coming into the country, skilled workers coming from other countries. >> is it immigration, some of those 94 million people, incentives? what are going to be the po...

This data will tell us more about the economy that donald trump inherits as president and the economy president obama is leaving behind. there is one more jobs report left after today in obamas presidency. up to this point, 15 million new jobs have been created since he took office. and there is an expectation because of some strong data weve seen, that the federal reserve could really start raising interest rates quickly, and thats one of the reasons youre seeing the bond markets, 18-month high...

They receive, $11 million, its really a drop in the bucket compared to the impact if the president-elect was able to bring these defense contracts in question. >> hes also promising hes going to have a more business friendly environment. if you are an american ceo right now, one of these big multi-national firms, you want to be working with him, at the table. >> so the question, though, will other companies who were planning to leave hope for some of these incentives? democrats more than a lit...

Going to go to him, then maybe the thing you do is say, well, im withdrawn. its too late now. hes halfway down the diving board. >> newt gingrich -- thats a good way of putting it. newt gingrich is one of trumps senior advisers whos been trashing mitt romney very publicly. are they lobbying or is he getting a message to the boss or are they all getting a message to the boss? whats going on here? he didnt hold back. >> he certainly didnt hold back. one thing we know about donald trump and hes bee...

Back. one thing we know about donald trump and hes been very hard to understand is donald trump watches cable television, that donald trump pays attention to the media. and if youre trying to get donald trumps attention, where best to do that than on the stage with newt gingrich. the fact of the matter is, as youve said, theres a lot of hatery from newt gingrich. you have to wonder if their sour grapes there as well because he was somebody mentioned early on for a number of cabinet posts and say...

Next ten years from indiana to keep those jobs in the state. >> companies are not going to leave the united states any more without consequences. not going to happen. >> reporter: the deal is getting a mixed reaction on capitol hill. house speaker paul ryan welcoming the news. >> im pretty happy that were keeping jobs in america. arent you? >> reporter: but former democratic presidential candidate senator bernie sanders is sounding the alarm, saying carrier "took trump hostage and won." setting ...