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December 23, 2016
Legislature held a special session and introduced bills to strip the governors office of power before cooper, the democratic governor-elect is sworn in. mccrory signed it into law. democrats and republicans cut a pretty straightforward deal. if charlotte got rid of a city ordinance that protected lgbtq folks from discrimination in public places, then republicans would get rid of house bill 2, the very controversial measure that among other things forces transgender people against their will to u...
December 23, 2016
Political cliche in which one group fools another into thinking they can work together over and over and over, only to have that trust yanked away at the last minute. pretty good example was in north carolina. when roy cooper won the governors race last month, pat mccrory refused to concede. he insisted on recounts and alleged without a shred of evidence that voter fraud was responsible for his loss. when that didnt work and mccrory finally admitted defeat, republicans in the state legislature h...
December 22, 2016
The classified presidential daily briefing. were going to take closer look at how the president elect is monitoring world events from mar-a-lago. thats next. we can help guide your retirement savings. so wherever your retirement journey takes you, we can help you reach your goals. call us or your advisor t. rowe price. invest with confidence. i have a big meeting when we land, but im so stuffed up, i cant rest. nyquil cold and flu liquid gels dont unstuff your nose. they dont? alka-seltzer plus ...
December 22, 2016
Donald trump and say it is erratic. but you do think this is by design, jeffrey. >> i do. absolutely i do. you know, as i said many times in terms of his business. this is a man who understands strategy very well. he is the president elect of the yates. he had a good strategy. he executed it. hes the president. yes i believe hes got a strategy. >> so what are the concerns right now within the diplomatic community about a donald trump if he is going to do this type of madman theory idea? >> well ...
December 22, 2016
Bill 2. we had a sit-down and an agreement even with this turmoil going on. i think people want us to work together. im going to do that, but i also need to keep an eye on the fact that i was not able to trust what they were able to say in this piece of legislation, but its time for us to go forward. its time for us to move north carolina forward. we are a great state. we just need to show that. >> governor-elect roy cooper of the great state of north carolina, thank you so much and good luck to...
December 22, 2016
North carolina so-called bathroom bill is still a law in the state. lawmakers failed to repeal it during a special session on wednesday. the law bans people from using public bathrooms that dont go with their biological sex listed on their birth certificate. people in the gallery chanted shame as the gavel came down. the governor elect called lawmakers actions a failure. >> im disappointed that republican legislative leaders failed to live up to their promise to fully repeal house bill two. im d...
December 22, 2016
Law. cnn has learned that president obama was prepared to let the resolution pass, either by abstaining or voting in favor of it. the u.s. has traditionally seen jewish settlements as an obstacle to a peace process. the move today would have been seen by in as a provocation. a parting shot at prime minister netanyahu, who took to twitter writing and appealing for a u.s. veto. but before the white house could announce its support for the resolution, this morning president elect donald trump sent ...
December 22, 2016
John, it is also a big part of the show. john? >> okay. jeff zeleny, thank you. joining me in los angeles, democratic strategy matthew lipman and a member of the national member of california. i guess donald trump, president elect is starting to read the presidential daily brief, if only once a week, thats progress, right? >> not really. i mean once a week isnt much. president obama gets it six times a week. i think mike pence gets it every day. but donald trump has found time to meet with kan...
December 22, 2016
A -- german officials identifying this man a tunisian migrate the focus of their identification. amaris identification papers found inside the truck. this has president elect donald trump makes his first public comments today on the attack. listen. >> it is an attack an humanity, that is what it it is. it is an attackon humanity. and its got to be stopped. >> what more do where he know about this man? who is the key suspect. they know dont if hes the only one. but this is who they are hunting fo...
December 22, 2016
These on a daily basis. not on a week basis. when your terrorists and the assassins roaming through europe. the russians and iranians are the dictating the future of syria. yes the president elect needs to be informed in advance because things can happen so quickly. and it is really important if hes going to continue tweeting. and we all say it would be a blessing if it just went away because i think hed be a lot better president. >> it is not going away david gergen. >> he has to get it right. ...