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Just look at the destruction here. this entire area until a few days ago was right on the front line. while this may not be the end of the oppositions fight in alep po, many of those fleeing describe the morale sinking. we didnt have food and barely any bread this man says. they would only give us two loaves of bread every two days th that was it for all eight of us. the one thing expanding was the cemeteries. this one ran out of space as the bodies kept coming. now that much of eastern aleppo h...

Because rudy giuliani and the transition team saying in a statement yesterday that he took himself out of the running at the end of the november, but in the first week in december, there were transition officials that said that he was still on the short list, that was seriously -- a serious contender for the position. and cnn has some sources that say that the trump transition told rudy giuliani he woint get the job of secretary of state. thats why the focus has really shifted to exxon mobil ceo...

Russia meddling in our allies elections, in france trying to win power? >> well you know, i dont think the russians need to do that much meddling in france. right now youve got marine lepin leading the pack, far right wing, took major loans from russian banks that basically had to have vladimir putins approval, and then youve got the next contender after her and he is very, very pro-putin, says he had a great working relationship with putin when fione was prime minister, and generally thinks tha...

Contender is for secretary of state? >> oah, man, alisyn, i dont know. listening to kellyanne this morning, she tricked through a whole universe of names. obviously, mitt romney is still in contention. that is pretty clear. i am -- i dont have any reporting to suggest that there is a superseding top contender. i think the search has clearly widened and well have to wait until next week. it is going to be very important. it is the last piece in this cabinet in the high-profile positions that i th...

Obviously, donald trump has extended an olive branch because thats how he is. he said on election night or the wee hours of that wednesday morning he would be president to all americans, even those that did not support him. that may or may not include governor romney. he has been meeting with many different people who were part of the never trump movement and people who are from the other side of the aisle. senator joe manchin will be here and the day after being elected he met with president ob...

Its a secretary of state position. taking his time and recognizing that were way ahead of schedule with our cabinet appointees when you compare us to past administrations. >> its been entertaining and interesting to watch. lets talk about mitt romney. you have not made it a secret that he would not be your first choice. but is he still the top contender? >> well, its not my choice at all. im not the president-elect. but donald trump -- the president-elect gave me permission to express publicly w...

President obama orders a review of russian hacking aimed at influencing the u.s. election. how will it all play out with the president-elect? and calls on a plane? new moves are under way toward allowing phone calls in flight. tonight, the feds are buckling up for the possibility that passengers will behave badly. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." ♪ >> this is cnn breaking news. >> breaking news tonight. on...

Giuliani did have through his consulting firm. the campaign is saying no, that is not the case that he passed the vetting with flying colors and he would have totally been able to serve in the administration, but this is coming as a surprise for many reporters. we are being told by transition sources that rudy giuliani was in the mix. does this mean that mitt romney is the leading contender for secretary of state? it certainly elevates him to a degree. we have a number of other officials. senato...

>> a major shake-up in a race for secretary of state. moments ago, donald trump said in a statement that former new york city mayor rudy giuliani, consider a top contender removed his name for any position. it was not related to anything they found while vetting. trumps incoming chief of staff said giuliani passed with flying colors. what happened? this is a job that giuliani lobbied for publicly. giuliani withdraw his name in a meeting last tuesday. the transition did keep mentioning his name t...

Didnt see them as vice presidential picks. mike pence was somebody who could tow donald trumps line and make less headlines. he wants his message to be on the surface. they all make headlines and they have relationships with various networks and relationships with reporters. they are constantly in the headlines that works when they are defending donald trump and they are trying to take the spotlight away. that could have been part of the reason why the favor soured towards the end. all indicatio...