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Vice president elect if hes feeling different now than after the election given that hes less than 48 hours away from becoming vice president. >> you know right after the election we were obviously elated with the outcome, the opportunity to serve, the work of the transition has been all consuming over the last several months, but in just the last few days. my family and i have begun to focus on that moment thats coming up this friday and its very humbling and more than a little bit emotional to...

Complement to mr. trump. mr. trump complained at the lockheed fighter jets as, quote, out of control. trump asked bow to go come up with a comparable plan for jets. hes pinning the ceos of very two military contractors against each other to get, yeah, a better deal, back to you. abby: thank you, cheryl. president-elect trumps path to victory was anything but ordinary but sarah joins us now on the traditions the president elect will keep and the ones he will break. sarah, good morning. thanks for...

Washington post national political reporter and msnbc political analyst, and robert, i understand you talked with the president elect and got a preview of sorts of what hes going to say to the country on friday. what are you hearing? >> over the weekend the president-elect wants toeep it relatively short. about 20 minutes long. he knows its going to be relatively chilly in washington. hes looking to people like reagan and kennedy, not so much for the content of their speech, but for how they had...

It would be hype hype call. sound familiar? criticism of this hero is unconscionable but lewis office is now admitting this is not the first boycott noting that he skipped george w. bushs inauguration also as a form of decent. abby: the democrats not stealing the president elects thunder. heather: least expensive to attend; is that correct? >> this is really interesting coming from donald trump who has extravagant lifestylement he wants to send a message that this is for the people and he wants ...

>> if you were misled, you wouldnt accept that in this administration? >> i am confident that we would not. tom price is a man of tremendous integrity. and i can tell you that president-elect president-elect could not be more enthusiastic with his background in medicine. his understanding of the president-elects vision for health care reform what our replace bill looks like. its going to be a great service to the nation. were going to repeal and replace at the same time. >> simultaneously. >> ju...

Lot of cities do, but was it warranted? >> was donald trumps attack on john lewis warranted? i think john lewis, i think he was feeling this, he was coming from a place of passion, john lewis, i dont think anyone asked if donald trump was a legitimate president, its something that lewis felt he needed to say. what wasnt warranted is the president elects attack on john lewis in such a personal and stereotypical way, to automatically revert to, your community sucks, because clearly you represent...

Trophy, no matter whether i win or i lose. democrats lost. donald trump won. you might not like him and you may not agree with his agenda. show up. thats your doout as a -- duty as a gres congressman. what happens with the next democrat presidential elect that goes through their inauguration, are republicans going to say im going to stay home. these events are for our country. put on your big boy pants. betsy devos will be questioned by the senate today. critics say she has no experience in pu...

Transition. thats 44 points lower than president obama back in 2009. its also lower than presidents george w. bush and bill clinton. how do the disapproval numbers compare to the poll numbers he had immediately after the election? >> right. you just showed historically the other presidents at this point at the inauguration, he is not measuring up well at all. measuring up against himself post-election, take a look at this, wolf. we asked that question immediately after the election in november. ...

Mechanici becoming murkier, so the american people with trust it is in good hands and i think what this president-elect has failed to do is provide any real assurance to the americans that after the election there is a place in this government, this representative government of ours, for them and that there are concerns and issues will be heard. that has not happened. the attack on john lewis was not only an afront to him but to many who believe that the civil rights era, voting rights act that ...

Leaf reading about what the donald trump administration plans on doing. but not a lot of relationships. tomorrow night will be the first effort to change that. among the visitors, among the individuals that will also be at that dinner, donald trumps cabinet or at least the prospective cabinet and vice president elect, mike pence, the first effort of a multi-multi-step process to make those relationships, those crucial relationships work in the weeks, months and years ahead. erin? >> all right. t...