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Is at some point in your life you want to have a boss who treats you the way president trump treated me today. >> when donald trump launched his twitter beef, this time against the american company nordstrom over their decision not to sell his daughter ivankas clothing line because of poor sales, his team came to his defense. first up, sean spicer. >> an attack on his daughter. he ran for president. he won. hes leading this country. and i think for people to take out their concern about his acti...

Welcome back. busy, busy schedule for the trump team as it gears up for inauguration day. any minute now sean spicer, mr. trumps pick for the white house press secretary will hold his first on-camera briefing. these are live pictures out of washington. the flags are ready to go. also happening in the nations capitol, another waive of hearings as trump tries to get his cabinet into place. first up, rick perry, trumps pick for energy secretary. that hearing expected to get under way any minute. an...

The 45th president of the united states. right now its look like he could be a little loney. lonely, set to take office without most of his cabinet in place. this is the longest its taken since george herbert walker bush in 89 to get the cabinet through. today four of his nominees faced a slew of questions from similarities on both sides of the aisle. first up, scott pruitt at the epa. >> hes put somebody in place whos actually defunded or led to the defunding or the environmental protection uni...

Moms know kids grow strong when they milk life. im jake tapper live in washington. >> im wolf blitzer. we want to welcome our viewers around the united states and the world. a major day ahead with big questions for donald trump and his incoming administration. moments from now another round of confirmation hearings gets under way. first up, rex tillerson for secretary of state, the exxon mobil ceo will face bipartisan scrutiny for business and personal ties with russian president vladimir puti...

This brings me to the press. we need the principled press to hold power to account. to call them on the carpet for every outrage. [applause] because we will need them going forward. and they will need us to safeguard the truth. steve: so, press out there, hold his feet to the fire. plus, your boss has been the twoing this morning. lets look at three panels. first up, donald trump wrote this. >> he wrote this morning, meryl streep one of the most overrated actresses in hollywood doesnt know me bu...

Friend susan berman. goddy schwartz has been following this story for us. this was a jinx and a sensation. remind us what we can see tomorrow. >> reporter: hallie, first up, you just played that video. i want to break down visually what were seeing there because it is remarkable. this is robert durst sitting at the table. right across from him is the prosecutor in the case charging him with murder. and you almost never see that, especially since durst doesnt have his lawyer present. but this int...

Control of the confirmation process. the question is do they want with the drain the swamp talk to have someone who is caught up why swampy business? >> is that alligator number one if you want to drain the swamp? >> do you think he taps him for a big post that requires confirmati confirmation? >> there are a lot of big jobs that dont require the vetting. im not saying chief of staff. >> does chris christie take it? >> i dont think hes got a lot of choice at this point. he will not run for anoth...

Back. they never come back. they can never ever, ever, ever come back. its over. >> okay. so there hes calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states until our nations leaders can figure out what to do about the problem. this comes on the heels of three weeks after 140 people were murdered in paris and a week after 14 people were murdered in california. this is not completely different than what hes called for in the past, which was essentially an immigration hol...

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Powers for good, both on screen and off. >> tonight meet three individuals who are doing truly great things to give back. first up, sir patrick stuart. >> he is a leading man and an on screen super hero. he is a film, tv, and stage legend whose acting career has fanned decades. hes one of the worlds most respected actors. and also a spokesperson for domestic violence. >> when my father came home from the war in 1945, my life changed. id been living for five years with my mother and brother in tr...