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Indicted on the bridge situation, most of them have said that chris christie did not know about it. but lets talk about that on another date maybe. >> they testified that they did and president elect trump even said that he did. >> well he is not in any trouble for it. i have read testimony that said they didnt. but want to talk about it another time. your question actually is about the establishment. and while those three men have been part of the political process for a long time, theyve also ...

Key issues and largely staying away from policy fights. melania has talked about her desires to focus on cyber bullying. >> we have to find a better way to talk to each other to disagree with each other and respect each other. >> reporter: kate, just like the president elect, melania trump will have to pick a staff and well be tracking that closely as well. >> kristen welker, down at the white house. more, i want to bring in anita mcbride at american university, good to see you again. >> thank y...

That that meeting lasted han hour and a half? >> no im not surprised and ill tell you why. ive seen president trump in meetings one on one or meetings and things had to be patched up. and people have to get to know each other. he didnt get to where he is. and now hes president elect in the united states. in his business deals, i guarantee you there are all kind of problems hes dealt with. blowout arguments permits or buildings or whatever. hell walk into a meeting. and people will say this is a ...

Through the senate. if you did criticize trump, dont expect the dems on capitol hill to give you a free pass in your confirmation hearing. that could be uncomfortable. >> hans nickels in washington. kristen welker at the white house. katy tur in new york and kasie hunt as well. i want to get to the microsoft pulse question of the day. despite calls to accept donald trumps victory, thousands of people are protesting into major cities. do you think the president elect can bridge the national divid...

>> its tremendously important, and important to the nation, because especially when you have a transfer of poush frwer from party to the next party, its important to send a signal we are still united despite the differences and the two-most important people are the president to the president elect and for the president-elect to be gracious and kind. thats exactly what took place in washington. >> david, right after that donald trump tweeted just had a very open and successful presidential electi...

Remember, donald trump won this campaign by being somebody who railed against the new york and dc elites, despite being a billionaire who lives in literally a guilded tower in the middle of manhattan. that said, there is a sense they need to make sure theyre bringing in geographical diversity and people from, for example, the private sector, interesting names circulating there and in fact, i think theres been reporting that, for example, like a peter teal might be under consideration. so theres ...

Is a key job as chief of staff. the other person is a reince priebus. hes also been very integral in trumps world. running the ground population that got donald trump elected. hes been also very personally involved. im told their bond isnt necessarily as close but certainly much closer than people think. and im also told by people around washington erin that he would be a consensus choice. knows washington and the republicans on the hill. helping get many of them elected. so that is a choice. an...

We got to do a full course. >> sir, thank you very much. it is nice to see you, i pree appreciate it. >> thank you. it is about breaking news considering the president elect trump announcing the new presidential transition team. as we told you earlier this hour. vice president elect is going to take over serving h is chairman. we got doctor ben carson and chris christie who has taken a front seat position and newt gingrich is on this and lieutenant general michael flinn and rudy giuliani and jef...

Theyre taking stuff from well deserving people and giving it to undeserving people. >> for people thinking this is only because of race, the numbers right now seem to be showing that the same people that helped elect a black men president two times helped elect donald trump this time. >> i saw you said this yesterday. >> i didnt say it. it was nate cohn at "the new york times." the numbers are breaking in a lot of different directions. well continue the conversation but speaking before cameras, ...

Everything to do with access. all of us who have covered that place in television, when the confines are tight, youre sometimes the only television reporter to go in. your job is to brief the other networks who couldnt be there. your job today as print pooler in what is called that tight pool in the oval office was to report back to the wider world what you witnessed. but how did your job today differ from past years, past president elects, and whats going on with the press? >> well, ive been a ...