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Was just laid to rest, may be in line to be the new attorney general. the washington post first reported william barr is the leadling attorney general in trump discussions. according to this report, a person familiar with the discussions said barr is a really serious contender and possibly the front runner for the job, but stressed it was impossible to predict trumps pick definitely until it was announced publicly. supporters are hoping that barr could sail through the senate while others are po...

Clashed with the first lady and the national security adviser and others, you know, our sources were telling us that, look, hes probably not going to stay beyond the end of the year, and so this is not necessarily . because we are getting close to the end of the year, and kelly is probably looking to announce the resignation and move on to other things, but this is all kind of coming at an inflection point in the administration. after the midterm elections, kelly, and it is natural for a preside...

Part. the problem is some quotes recently about things like the man who used to report to him, robert mueller, the russia investigation, and thats whats giving people a tough time figuring this one out. >> yeah, i think the thing we really have to go back to is we just dont know how serious this is until president trump makes an announcement. we know he is a contender, but theres been a couple people they have been talking about and we have to see how this is going to play out. certainly barr is...

Wait to see how the president reacts to this person. this is not somebody that he had a previous relationship with, and its not a done deal yet, wolf. >> its very interesting. chris cillizza, i want to show our viewers some videos. this the goes back about some 27, 28 years, early 1991. you see a very young robert mueller and on the left william barr standing hover there. they worked very closely together during the first bush administration. are you surprised that the president is leaning towar...

>> lets get insight from our political and legal experts. laura jarrett who covers the justice department for us. youve been doing some serious reporting on this story. how did william barr all of a sudden emerge as a leading contender to become the next attorney general? >> reporter: well, really, wolf, this is a dream pick for conservatives, for republicans who look at him as an adult in the room, who look at him as a known quantity. he was at the justice department under bush 41, as weve been...

Theres breaking news were following, an emerging contender to replace jeff sessions as the attorney general of the united states. i quickly want to go to our senior white house correspondent jeff zeleney who is working the story for us. youre learning more information. update our viewers. >> reporter: we are indeed. as weve been talking about president george herbert walker bush all day long and all week long, one of his former attorney generals who served in his administration is now, were told...

Shot? >> thanks for having me on. we have a diverse group of candidates, democrats are clearly excited about and we are running on messages voters have decided they like. we saw it last month in the general election. folks came out because democrats talk about preexisting condition than protecting people so they can stay on health insurance so we have a good message and good host of candidates and we will have primaries where voters get to decide who will be our candidate for november. rob: a de...

End up being president. he was a very, very blue state at the time he did. he went there to strike out on business. >> harris: in the 40s, yes. >> he ran for congress, ran for the senate initially, he lost. he came back and are presented for four years in houston. the one congressional district that was a republican in the state. he tried to run again in 70 and lost. he became a very dear ally president nixons, who pointed them to variety of positions. ambassador of the united nations, ambassado...

Eyes and throat and difficulty breathing. bear repellent is very similar to pepper spray. and presiden president trump wil speak at two white house hanukkah receptions today. all jewish members of the house and senate are invited. tonight marks the fifth night of hanukkah the ceremonies were delayed to honor george h.w. bush. those are your headlines. steve: a busy day. thank you, carley. >> thank you. steve: meanwhile, special counsel investigator robert mueller says michael flynn should not go...

Injury. they need a cat scan. i dont have a jet to fly to montana or to illinois to take a bracelet off, have them take the test and then put the bracelet on another ankle. so, for safety sake, and being able to maintain the device correctly, we dont dethat. steve: all right. well now we know all about it tom and frank, thank you very much. >> thanks, steve. >> you are very welcome. steve: you betcha. 6:29 in new york city. let us know what you think about that. this video we are showing you rig...