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>> just regulatory burdens that are on businesses, he wants to create a very positive environment for businesses to build in the u.s., but this is a confidence that we feel good about going that direction and making these decisions. >> reporter: what did the president elect say to you this morning? >> i talked to the vice president elect this morning. he was very happy about the news and that we were making the investments here in america, not only good for ford but good for the u.s. and the ame...

Alis >> welcome back and more in our politics need now. it is certainly going to attract attention, deserves attention when a u.s. president-elect is associating with someone who has the nickname "joey no socks." joseph, a big name in hotels, and we should mention as well a convicted felon. miguel marques is looking into this for us. miguel, this is a long association with trump and the trump organization. >> indeed he does. they have known each other for many years. the big question now is how ...

Non-military functions, so thats a possibility. with isis, we have got to destroy isis, hes put tanks and troops on the ground to go after isis, thats the right step. they need to be supported by us and the rest of the international community putting as much skin in the game, if you will, to take down isis and mosul, raqqah and wherever they are, our friends are going to be threat threatened and we are too. >> mr. ambassador, president elect tweeted criticism of president obamas of prisoners of ...

She interviewed ceo mark fields. tell me what he said, poppy. >> reporter: brooke, i dont think anything these days is not political in one way or another. this ceo of ford sitting down with us hearsre saying the busis decision was key here, donald trump has been slamming ford for a better part of a year and a half all the way of saying he was going to fire the workers, a plant in new mexico will no longer be there theyre coming to michigan. why? a president elect calling a company and them chan...

To. >> you did hear chuck shumer, the manor -- minority leader, we said we cannot afford a twitter presidency, im quoting him, what does that mean to you. >> i think we have a twitter presidency and a twitter speaker of house because it was a republican caucus that was trying to undo the office of ethics and yet with a simple tweet the president elect was able to scuttle that, but we have to remember that came from the caucus, the republican caucus and in effect the leader, the speaker was unabl...

Questions about crony capitalism, is there a quid pro quo here? >> reporter: as you know ford has attacked ford many, many times in his rallies and on twitter, even said that you were firing all your employees, are you planning to build this plant because of the president elect? >> first, this makes sense for our business and we look at all factors including what views as a more positive manufacturing environment under president elect trump and its literally a vote of confidence from the policie...

Country, helping the middle class and trying to get there. >> but youre not saying he didnt say that. >> he said something close to it. >> were you surprised to hear a president elect telling a democrat that. >> when youre in my position, people do like to tend to flatter you so you have to take it with a grain of salt. >> when he made his speech today as the democratic leader is you were to sum up the speech in one word the hope in schumer-land was it would be accountability, he will be focused...

Republicans on the hill. a couple of things its going to take a long te to put in pla policies popular parts of the law, inability to deny coverage to those with prepistons conditions. ability to allow kids under age of 26 to stay on their parents health care. those are pieces people like that even donald trump says he wants to try and keep in whatever is going to end up replacing affordable care act. the question is how do you pay for it. that is what republicans are going to have to grapple wi...

Business around these areas to show were a leader. >> reporter: 2,800 jobs were slated to be in mexico that is now cancelled. instead of that youre going to create 700 jobs here. why not as many jobs here as in mexico? >> first off, the main reason we are canceling our plan is because we are seeing a decline for small vehicles. and we are asking ourselves where can we utilize it and therefore its at an existing plant in mexico and thats due to just as we see demand for that type of vehicle. >> r...

Appreciate it. >> thanks. not holding my breath on that one. what our panel of national security experts make of the president-elect and his teams reluctanceton point the finger at russia. later, whats behind chicagos murder epidemicing? ok, let me explain.