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These hearings, that people will get a much better sense of his record and sort of why he did the things he did and that hell ultimately impress them and win over their support, wolf. >> sara, how much is russia policy actually dominating the decision-making behind the scenes among the trump transition officials? >> reporter: well, while we in the media and members on capitol hill have been very focused on russia, and tillersons relationship with vladimir putin, donald trumps perspective -- and ...

My discussions with president-elect trump have been enjoyable and enlightening. i have very high hopes that administration will lead the nation with greater strength and prosperity. this is good news. he was not a fan of trump. he called him a phony. now theyre buddies. >> which is terrific. i saw something in gateway pundit this morning that said according to roger stone who has been an ally with donald trump through the years that donald trump really wasnt intending to make mitt romney a serio...

Personal relationship would color his approach to vladimir putin and the russian threat. >> reporter: former 2016 contender, florida senator marco rubio tweeting, being a friend of vladimir putin is not an attribute. >> to me a great advantage is he knows many of the players and he knows them well. he does massive deals in russia. >> reporter: trump advisors saying despite the capitol hill backlash inside his own party, so far the president-elect has not been dissuaded for the pick of rex tiller...

Job of reince priebus, who, of course, is going on to become the white house chief of staff. this is what were getting from a transition source to cnn. the announcement is expected to happen this week. according to this source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. there you have it. it is going to be rana romney mcdaniel as the rnc chair. donald trumps top contender for secretary of state could be rejected by a small but vocal uprising within his own party. rex tillerson is one of the most...

Some time ago russia doesnt hack on a state level. thats the position theyve been talking about every since october and the position theyre holding today. it happens to be the same position as you just mentioned that donald trump has as well. donald trump himself is saying, look, there is no evidence that russia had anything to do with any kind of hacking. and thats partly true because we havent seen any digital, any concrete evidence there is a straight line between these hacks of the dnc back ...

Debate within trump world is you have resistance from some republicans. marco rubio, which you just laid out, also senator john mccain and others who said theyre concerned about his potential ties to russia, to vladimir putin. so, will he actually have trouble getting nominated? clearly what you see is the trump team trying to build the case for him. i think hes still leaning in that direction. i was told he is very much the leading contender for this position. theres no doubt you have serious r...

Unbelievably managed. and to me, a great advantage is he knows many of the players. and he knows them well. he does massive deals in russia. he does massive deals for the company. >> and president-elect donald trump has narrowed his search for the next energy secretary down to four candidates, with the leading contender someone who once fay pussly proposed to scrap the department only to forget its name. r . >> its three agencies of government that are gone when i get there, commerce, education ...

Were going after. of course that died in 2010. so, you know, its kind of fascinating to look at it now. i think what will happen is, executive action, rollback of the obama executive actions, and it looks to be the case right now. >> tom and steven, well continue to learn about rex tillerson as he appears to be the lead contender for secretary of state. thank you, both. cnn projects republican john kennedy has won a runoff race for a senate seat in louisiana. that helps the gop hold a strong m...

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>> that is absolutely fascinating. this is also all something that donald trump sees as an asset that could help him in donald trumps view as secretary of state. differing opinions. hell go through, if he is the nominee, the senate confirmation process. well watch. matthew chance in moscow. thank you so much. coming up, beside his ties with russia, what else do we know about the leading contender for the trumps secretary of state? a back story on the life of rex tillerson is next. youre live i...