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He said, quote, im prepared to do whats right. what do you think rubios end game is here? >> that remains to be seen. i think its important to note he hasnt said hes not going to vote for tillerson and hes asking simply the hard questions. look, at this stage of the game, after the hearings that weve seen, i think any republican that opposes tillersons nomination is on an island against many gop heavyweights when it comes to national security. look at those that have supported tillerson. weve ha...

In the room will be donald trump, mike pence, incoming national security adviser michael flynn, fbi director james comey, director of national intelligence james clapper and director of the nsa, mike rogers, a whole slew of heavyweights meeting behind closed doors. intel leaders will present a final report of evidence theyve gathered pointing the finger at russia. theyll give the evidence that russia did it and why they did it, in their view, at least in part to help donald trump. cnns evan pere...

Ceremony next month, just as they did at the inauguration of the george w. bush in 2001. the rockettes have signed on, but a string of a-list performers have said no thanks to what is normally a coveted invitation. stephanie elam reports. >> reporter: beyonce -- >> james taylor. brad paisley. those are just a few of the a-list entertainers who sang at president obamas last inauguration. over the years, presidential inaugurations have become celeb-studded celebrations, hollywood heavyweights, dee...

>> reporter: beyonce. james taylor. brad paisley. those are just a few of the a-list entertainers who sang at president obamas last inauguration. over the years, presidential inaugurations have become celeb-studded celebrations. hollywood heavyweights deeming it an honor to be asked to perform for the new president. but now less than a month away from the president-elects inauguration, sources tell cnn that donald trumps transition team is having a hard time booking talent. >> this was an incred...

Respected businessman, i have serious concerns about his nomination. the next secretary of state must be someone who views the world with moral clarity, is free of potential conflicts of interest. >> has a clear sense of americas interests and will be a forceful advocate for americas foreign policy goals to the president within the administration and on the world stage." still, though, to rex tillersons credit he has major republican heavyweights supporting his nomination. lets begin with specia...

Update us. >> reporter: thats right, wolf. donald trump will be here in wisconsin later tonight to thank voters in the state who were crucial to his victory back in november. his advisers are gearing up for the battle ahead over what could be his most controversial cabinet pick yet, his pick for secretary of state. donald trump is facing a gusher of questions over his pick of exxon ceo rex tillerson for secretary of state. trump aides are already crafting their defense of tillerson who has forge...

Cover this morning. lets begin at the trump tower. thats where cnns sunlen serfaty is. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, donald trump really has a flurry of meetings here today at trump tower. not only holding his first meeting as president-elect face-to-face with a world leader, the japanese prime minister abe, but he is also really meeting with some real national security heavyweights. henry kissinger, admiral rogers and notably, the south carolina governor nikki haley who transit...

Office. i have no idea if she knows anything about national security issues. anything about the complexity of the world. i guess well find out in hearings. certainly someone far outside the realm of the national security establishment that one would think to as you look to fill that post. >> what do you think of the prospect of a secretary haley as opposed to rudolph giuliani? >> it is less frightening compared to a lot of the names thrown out. it is less frightening than a bolt honor a giuliani...

Starting to come to terms with the fact she lost and it is not just that donald trump won. my fear is that some people are taking the wrong lessons from this. theyre saying, it needs to be an either/or. we either need to talk to the white working class or talk to latinos and black voters. that we either need to go with the sanders people or the clinton people. thats yits really important to learn the lessons from 2016. we saw all the democratic heavyweights. the dnc throw its weight behind one c...

Crisis? and whene is hit with one, dont you want him to be surrounded by international heavyweights? so theyre throwing spaghetti against the wall and seeing what sticks. >> going back to that, if you look at the range of names that have been floated ask not just for secretary of state but defense, for kris kobach. can you discern better now what the trump ideology is? what trump actually believes? or do you look at this range of names and say, i dont have any idea what he wants to do on the bas...