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Hard liner. so you have a number of republicans in the party saying, hey, look. mitt romney could be a real counterpoint to someone like a michael flynn thats going to be the national security advisor who was also a counterpoint. so theres a big debate going on and yesterday we got a bit of a tea leaf, if you will. kellyanne conway, one of donald trumps top advisors tweeting out the virtue of loyalty. that word there hung in the air for a lot of people. it seemed like she was picking sides and p...

Suggest that all signs are pointing toward mitt romney to be named secretary of state. if you consider the fact that both of these women were especially critical of donald trump during the election, nikki haley, as you know, used part of her state of the union rebuttal speech to take aim at him. betsy devos told one of my colleagues that donald trump does not represent the republican party. yet he forgave them ostensibly and has appointed them to cabinet-level positions in his administration. so...

And he has to prove it. he has to show he really cares and he is willing to listen to people who are strong on the issue of civil rights. this is a good step for him and ben carson is well regarded on both sides of the aisle and would doe a great job as a hud secretary. >> by a pointing nikki haley for someone he was at odds publicly, trump seems to be at least in part trying to send a signal that he is open to expanding the circle. you were a critic of trump as well. is it reassuring to see an ...

Here in d.c., is the extent to which extremists feel empowered by donald trumps election, and the risk that the splc is pointing to is as with other kinds of extremist movements, disaffected, alienated yuj men in particular may become radicalized, take matters into their own hands. thats a challenge for any american president but an opportunity for donald trump. if he decides to stand up and to break with his habit and to tell people for once something they dont want to hear, then it is a chance...

Investigators, the bus was not equipped with a black box but there were three cameras. joining me is christopher hart, chairman of the national transportation safety board. no black box. help us understand how this affects the investigation. >> we have good information sources. buses rarely have what you call black boxes but they are increasingly having cameras and this one had three cameras. we are now seeing if we can download the information from those cameras. they have an engine control mod...

Were trying to say, would help stop terrorism but the aclu pointed out that absolutely zero terror arrests came out of the program so theyre talking about it. remember, chris is on the transition team. hes not been appointed to a job like homeland security, and of course, one hes being considered for, were told. well have to find out if that happens. on kellyanne conway, hillary clinton not being prosecuted. that is something theyre walking back. lindsey graham already saying it looked like that...

And delegitimize him at every turn possible. >> wait to see what comes out of that meeting. errol, after the pressing "hamilton" news, liberal suggests theyre scared of donald trump for one reason. donald trump lashes back, then coastal sort of pointing to this how ridiculous trump is and trump wins -- or not. but this is a representative pattern? >> i think so. its interesting just because of the diversity of the cast and frankly the manners. earnest and passionate and polite way they put forwa...

Fueled by a way of violent police encounters caught on video and gone viral for the world to see. >> get your [ bleep ] hands up or im going to shoot you. i will shoot you. >> ow! >> with successful prosecutions of officers few and far between, public outrage has only grown, demanding answers from a force thats meant to protect and serve. >> not a week goes by when we dont hear about officer-involved shootings and police brutality of some sort. to what do you attribute that? because many fingers...

Security at extremely high risk. >> reporter: flynn had been accused of mishandling classified material. allegations he denies and theres questions about his management style. in 2014, flynn was fired as the dia director, some u.s. officials say ousted because hes contentious and flynn publicly denied that and the real reason, too tough on islamic rchl. >> theres a disease inside of this islamic body. its like cancer and it has metastasized. >> reporter: inflaming tensions with like, fear of mus...

Youre very strong in dealing with military people. weve seen howard stern do it with donald trump. it is a great way to ingratiate yourself. it works better with him better than most people. >> i remember in the early days when i interviewed trump and a number of other people would as well. if they didnt start off by asking or appointmenting out the poll numbers or pointing out the crowds, he would actually get annoyed by and he would bring up the poll numbers. i remember i started out by asking...