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>> one of the things the u.s. says is theyll release what how the russians were hacking us. >> whats the benefit of doing that? >> theres a benefit of doing that to let everybody know were for real. the down side of doing that is that the same time russians will also know what our capabilities where of monitoring what theyre doing. so they change that way of doing it because they know we have the ability to watch them operate against us and they -- and that they know weve done that. and everybod...

Some format. this as donald trump keeps lashing out against president obama. day three now, just three weeks before he takes the oath of office. joining me to break down all things politics and all things foreign policy, azi paybara from politico new york and a reporter from mother jones. thanks for being here. let me start with israel and the fall out since secretary kerrys speech. let me start with you. donald trump has gone big on israel. does he see a political benefit here. he wanted to box...

I really think they ought to do that. >> theres no down side to that. >> he sounds like get off my lawn. >> he just doesnt like new technology. >> and is it slowing the game down because they have -- i feel the technology can help speed up the game in some ways. . >> look, heres the thing. i think the thing everyone is ignore sg were grown men watching other men play games and that is kind of ridiculous. its crazy to me as an adult i down a field with a ball to another man. am i had the only one...

They project the image that he wants in that job. so for defense secretary, he selected general mattis. mad dog mattis, who is sort of a rugged combat veteran. for secretary of state, hes got rex tillerson, a very kind of cerebral figure, board room executive with a lot of gravitas when he enters the room. nikki haley is a cosmopolitan indian-american immigrant story. hes not just looking for people with the traditional qualphics and the resume points and so forth, but he looks at presentation. ...

That he knows global leaders and he knows some of the worlds worst dictators who happen often times to sit on top of some of the worlds largest supplies of oil. the down side is because he spent 41 years at exxon we dont know the degree to which he can turn his mind toward moving from the interests of the shareholders of exxon to the interests of the united states which maybe sometimes are we are going to sanction you for human rights violations, not sell you arms, something that would breach th...

Risk versus reward, for our country and our nation. same thing with the science. there might be a bit of a down side for us. the benefit to the american people is enough to make it pretty obvious decision. >> getting ready to department the international space station again wrapping up 340 days on board the orbiting laboratory. scotts mission in space came to a close, there was one big part left. reentry. >> and undocking has occurred. perhaps the riskiest part of space flight happens at the ver...

Suddenly got a window into health on earth that you wouldnt get anywhere else. >> the twin study is really the crown jewel of this mission. ten studies with ten different groups of researchers are happening almost simultaneously, using the samples from scott in space and mark on earth. >> this is what we can see. >> dr. andrew fine berg is a researcher with johns hopkins and one of the principle investigators of the twin sud sdi. his focus is genetics. >> if you think about the area that the twi...

>> drekristen welker and blake mccoy, good to see you. how to the latest on the deadly and deinstrustructive wis in tennessee where the death toll has climbed to seven and the fear is that it will climb even higher as people return to their homes or in so many case what is remains of them. at least 700 buildings have been destroyed. lets get the latest from pigeon forge, tennessee and kerry sanders. >> reporter: this morning search and rescue efforts are underway. first responders in tennessee...

Get a couple inches out of this. the fire situation would be alleviated. thank you, pedram. the dow, nasdaq and s&p all sitting at record highs this morning. investors setting to take a step back. dow futures set for losses this morning. the shares in asia lower and oil prices are the reason. it now appears opec countries will not reach a deal to cut production. investors can be thankful for gains last week. something we have not seen in years. the stock market has been quiet thanksgiving we...

Sessions. almost 10% for the year. that is the donald trump stock market rally. the down side to the donald trump rally, mortgage rates are spiking. the average 30-year fixed rate mortgage is 4.19%. on election day, 3.62%. the increase comes from treasury bonds tied to mortgage rates. investors are ditching bonds in favor of stocks. when you sell bonds, that drives the rate up. they believe trump administration will lead to more spending and stinfrastructure. it makes it easier to hike the targe...