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South carolina, even democrats could end up in the cabinet. im seen michelle re,s name as possible secretary of education, and jim webb, former senate from virginia and presidential candidate. i think its a good thing. i dont think its a bad thing. >> today were talking about mitt romney, nikki haley, general flynn, but not his controversial hire of steve bannon. is that a smart move by donald trump to float these republican leaders now, do you think, john? >> look, i mean you have a very short ...

South carolina governor nikki haley is now under consideration. south carolinas lieutenant governor henry mcmaster said they are both being considered for cabinet posts including secretary of state and mcmaster for attorney general. she backed marco rubio and was a frequent critic of trump during the general election but praised trumps tone in the days after the election. >> so far hes done -- president-elect trump has done well. i hope he continues to do that. i hope he continues to be discipli...

And who is out. hes probably closer to some of the decisions that people realize. but nobody is in a rush to do the wrong thing. >> we have a great team of reporters and analysts. joining us to cover it all, i want to start with nbcs peter alexander covering the transition from d.c. whats the latest? >> lets get to it, the resol revolving door at trump tower going to be spinning. we can put up a graphic and run through some of the names. you talked about naky hallie. she, of course, was a critic...

Cuomo and alisyn camerota. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to your new day, it is thursday, november 17th. donald trumps transition team taking steps to continue one of the most popular campaign promises and that is to drain the swamp in washington. so anyone who has worked as a lobbyist before most show a quote termination of lobbying form, lobbying for cabin posts and if you leave a government job, it will now be a five-year lobbying ban. >> lots going on, the trump transition team has yet ...

But really what the positions in general are. thats something i think a lot of people are going to be asking right now. henry mcmasters, the lieutenant governor in the state told one of the papers in south carolina that both he and nikki haley are considered for potential cabinet posts. one of the first on board with donald trump. well see loyalty or maybe merit as they view it that becomes the biggest. >> i think that counts for a lot. being an early supporter. but a lot of people pressing him ...

>> mr. chairman, along those lines, you objected strongly to the appointment of steve bannon as chief strategist in the white house. you called it a cold slap in the face to those of us who are working to mend race relations in america. you signed on to a letter, you have been very critical of it, but what more can you do about this at this point? >> well, its worse than a cold slap in the face. its an absolute insult not just to african-americans but to every american who understands decency an...

Tweet out this quote, very organized process and talking about the transition taking polic place, as i decide on cabinet and many other positions, i am the only one who knows who the finalists are. as the process continues today here at trump tower, the team potentially zeroing in and making final decisions on some of these top cabinet posts. eric trump, donald trumps son, just entered trump tower a few minutes ago and spoke briefly with the press. >> reporter: what are you expecting today? what...

Establishment republicans are clashing over the key cabinet posts. this morning vice president-elect mike pence will be heading to trump towers to speed things along. >> president obama is going on a foreign tour. greece, germany, peru. after his meeting with donald trump hes going to have his first news conference after that. what will be his message? what will he do to try to reassure americans and foreign allies about what donald trump will be as president? cnn has every angle covered. lets s...

Mannequin challenge, too bad. gonzaga student section pulled it off before the game against san diego state that we had to show you. reporters, cheerleaders, students all frozen in time. if you like that one, how about this under water mannequin challenge. the university of pacific womens water polo team taking it to a whole new level. christine, you love that one. no bubbles or anything. >> i love that one. how many times do they have to do that? >> good stuff for you. >> i want to know how man...

Is part of the jockeying thats expected when a new administration comes in and is filling key cabinet posts. some of my colleagues are reporting its been described as a knife fight inside the trump transition meetings. i was told last week that there were some disagreements going on between the so-called, you know, never-trumpers that are starting to make their way into some lower-level positions in trump transition with people who are with donald trump all along and saying they dont want those ...