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Us. i want to get your reaction straight off the bat. >> yes, we do. i think that having folks of different ethic backgrounds matter in that role and given you know, we are 5% of the worlds population and most of the world is like us. shes an indian decent and shes been tested. shes handled floods and tragedies all well. i think it is a whole host of different levels. she brings a lot to bear. >> the first is her indian american heritage, do you think thats the only source ambassadore considered...

But "the new york times" hasnt taken down any of its reporting despite the challenges from trump because none of it has been disproved. take a look at this reuters tonight. this just takes your breath away. quote, one day before u.s. president-elect donald trumps first meeting with a foreign leader, japanese prime minister shinzo abe, japanese officials say they have not finalized when or where in new york the meeting would take place or who would be invited or who they should call for answers. ...

Even if he is rudy and so many republican senators like him and he campaigned for them he will have to go through the scrutiny that anyone lobbying for a position would. he has a lot of foreign government and it will be an issue for democrats. and even some republicans like rand paul. >> we will focus on that later this hour. and talk to fareed zakaria how the rest of the world sees donald trump. and later, a fourth day of stories about steve bannon. look at his relationship with donald trump ...

Latino immigrants and muslim immigrants. there was no answer from de blassio as to whether or not donald trump would change his policies. but one big policy that donald trump talked about on the campaign trail anderson is ending sanctuary cities and new york city is one of them where law enforcement officers are not required to pass on the criminal status of someone they pick up in an arrest off the street. that is a critical question because what donald trump has said he wants to do right away ...

Is completely inaccurate. were making sure -- [indiscernible] . >> reporter: kushner also said to be key in ousting corey lewandowski and selecting mike pence for vice president. with kushner now likely to get a top national security clearance. sources tell cnn at least during the transition the president elect has as one of his closest advisors a member of his immediate family. >> one important distinction to make here is. that until donald trump puts his hand on that bible in january he is sti...

Hilarious and tacky and like coffee out your nose ridiculous. on the other hand, these are our closest allies in the world and this is the presidency. president-elect trump pushed back on "the new york times" reporting on some of these details today tweeting early this morning that the failing "new york times" is so totally wrong and the transition he said is going, quote, so smoothly. but "the new york times" hasnt taken down any of its reporting despite the challenges from trump because none o...

>> would you go with team trump to washington? >> i think if the president elect trump asks anyone to help come move this country forward, it would be a hard thing to say no to. >> thank you, sean spicer. >> we got a busy day. a live look at the vp elect, mike pence makes the rounds. hes meeting with the next senate minority leader chuck schumer, this is after he had the sit down meeting with nancy pelosi. it was a hard to visit campaign and a controversial pick right now as the chief strategist...

Economy and improve american lives and enhance security of this nation and i am grateful to begin with the discussions on behalf of president elect trump today. >> thank you, as you can hear from and as you know that vice president elects leadership. i said to him and i spoke to him last week that you are a valuable player of all of this because you know the territory. with no disrespect with the sensitivity and knowledge of the president elect trump, you know the territory, with that territory,...

There are people who are vocal against donald trump. let us not forget how much of a leader romney was in the trump movement. >> i looked up a couple of quotes, his speech back in march, he called trump not smart and dishonest. that speech went on for hours and how hes not qualified. it went both ways. the president elect trump was no fan of romney for a long time. we bring him up in his rallies and conversation there is been some discussion of this idea. when you look at somebody like nikkei ha...

The president elect is meeting a lot of talented people and people like romney that are going to be -- he needs good relationships with. i think that mr. romney will be quite capable of doing doing a of things. but hell be one of those, im sure, thats in review. and mr. trump will make that decision. >> do you think you could be confirmed easing in the senate race? >> they would have to make that decision to cast those votes on any confirmation. >> one more question. [ inaudible ] >> thank you. ...