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Domestic dispute call, it wasnt as if his friend over at georgia southwestern was involved in the call, but he just decided to back up his friend. so, they went to the first address. it then spilled out to another address. and shots were fired. the authorities have confirmed that the americus police ficer was wearing a body cam. they do have video of it. they say the officers were able to return fire but, sadly, one of those officers died. the other one in critical condition. hallie? >> kerry sa...

Difficulty together. now i think weve come a long way. the answers yes, he does. >> so this isnt about some case of stringing him along as a -- as revenge being adish best served cold? >> no, its not about revenge, its about whats good for the country. >> so romney still is under consideration but i would note that donald trump himself brought up rex tillerson, the ceo of exxon mobil, as somebody who is in consideration for secretary of state. that was unprompted. donald trump met with him yeste...

Donald trump just makes a surprise visit with the person or bringshem out on stage during an event. chris christie was a surprise to us when he ended up endorsing donald trump right after the texas debate among the republican potentials for the nomination early on or during the primaries over the spring. so when are we going to hear this? it could be now, five minutes from now, next week. well find out. this is one everybody is waiting for. early on we heard newt gingrich could be part of this. ...

Team says, hey, something could be coming today, right? >> reporter: thats right. we are looking at the pick potentially for labor secretary. and andy puzder is emerging as leading contender for that pick hes the ceo of the parent company for hardees and carls jr. let me tell you about him, hallie. hes someone opposed to regulations. hes been a big critic of president obama, opposed to the minimum wage. hes also someone who has touted the strength of machines to do various jobs. hes someone who ...

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And is consulting the president on cabinet choices. trump didnt say whether he asked obamas advice on secretary of state, even as the president-elect told matt lauer on the "today" show that mitt romney isnt out of contention despite strong opposition from trump loyalists. >> let me go back to mitt romney. is he still under consideration? >> yes, he is. >> does he have a chance to become secretary of state? >> he does. >> this isnt about a case of stringing him along as revenge being a dish best...

His gut instinct and his keen insight on who would be the best person for that job. >> nar how do you interpret this? >> i think it is astoundingly bizarre. we have never seen anything like this but its the donald trump transition, never seen anything like the kind of campaign he ran, kind of divisive rhetoric he used and yet he got elected. so it is astoundingly bizarre in terms of comparison but weve also come to learn that we shouldnt really compare the way he does things with anybody else. h...

Thriller. donald trumps decision over who to make as americas top diplomat took a few interesting tips over the weekend. for some time, it appeared that he had narrowed his choice to rudolph giuliani, who has been aggressively promoting his own credentials for the post. and to mitt romney, the former republican presidential nominee, and in the past, a pretty vociferous critic of donald trump. among giulianis the frequent sel self-appraisals, his chances seem to have diminished. and amid a brazen...

>> perception is reality and strength is what trump is trying to predict. does he get the waiver? >> i think its very, very likely he does and probably in short order. this is a place where democrats in theory thought they could have some leverage over policy over trumps other cabinet picks because the only place in the assembly of this cabinet where trump needs to clear a 60-vote threshold anywhere on passing that waiver. the reality is just on the substance of mattis pick as a person and conte...

Endorsements come with an asterisk. im not making this up. the law firm is rice, hadley and gates. exxon is a bakers law firm too. all of that said, where would we be today if even last friday when the report came out in "the washington post" of what the cia believed the russians were up to in their cyber attacks of the country, where would we be today with tillersons nomination if donald trump said these are serious allegations and they deserve further investigating. we might be in a different ...