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Crowd that this is where it all began. >> thank you very much. this is where it all began, remember that incredible rally we had? and people came out and it was like this. it was packed and incredible. people said, somethings going on there, right? that was the beginning, wasnt it? that was the beginning. and if you remember, even though you dont have to vote for me, maybe four years well take a look, right? but you know what, i said im coming back to see you in alabama. right? >> reporter: now ...

People. and that is the direct line between what he said back then and what he did in this election. this is not just an attack against me and my campaign, although that may have added fuel to it. this is an attack against our country. we are well beyond normal political concerns here. this is about the integ graemt of our democracy and the security of our nation. >> all right. so thats hillary clinton last night where shes saying, look, he had a beaef with me, its bigger than that. its about th...

>> well, it was the titans of silicon valley representing apple, facebook google, you name it they were there and the most interesting element of it, don, is almost all of these individuals were deeply opposed to donald trump during the election most supported and some fund raised and gave money to hillary clinton. but there is a recognition despite their differences on a number of different issues, most notably significant policy issues. those issues are largely controlled by president-elect tr...

Trump literally and figuratively. he called the tech leaders, many of whom opposed him in the election. and also on immigration and where products are made. the big story is who else was at the table. you saw them. trumps three adult children and son-in-law, jared kushner. some may be running the family business. some may work in the white house. where are the lines? it is unclear. the president-elect postponed a news conference that was select scheduled for today to explain those issues. cnns p...

Virtues of trumps pick. hi, matthew. >> reporter: hi, carol. thats right. carter paige is a former advisor to mr. trump. hes been making his rounds in russia. he was an unknown figure before his name was dropped by donald trump in the presidential campaign. hes since been dropped by the trump campaign. he still sort of comes to russia as part of the organization hes founded which does business here to talk about policy issues. and hes been meeting the local press here over the past couple of day...

Thing and the same words every single day for the next eight years, would be eight years, but eight years. i dont need that. >> do you think thats an appropriate attitude for the incoming commander in chief? >> i think about the words my grandmother told me, i think about lee hamilton, one of our state dignitaries and statesman, i think about congressman jacobs who gave me the advice to master the briefing, master the briefing. its about showing up, putting yourself into the work, understanding ...

You were hearing andrea mitchell talk about they have secretary of labor or epa, so many choices to fight or accept. is this one worth it to you to push a little bit and say no? >> i would want the process of confirmation 0 be thorough and comprehensive. it was for me. i had several republican sena r senators put holds on me about policy issues. i would hope there is a thorough scrub to make sure theres not a conflict of interest and that this person is the best qualified person for the job. whe...

Her father to meetings, coming up with a kind of pet policy issues. this is something that usually the first lady does, as we saw with michelle obama, she was really interested in obesity and childhood nutrition and ivanka is trying to figure out how to shape this kind of unprecedented and yes, conflicted role that shes envisioning for herself. >> as far as conflicted, i want to talk more about her meeting with al gore and climate change. heres what al gore had to say. >> ivanka trump is very co...

Post" reporting this morning that this call was in the works for weeks, maybe months. >> thats right. that fights the initial spin, which was this was just one of many congratulatory phone calls that donald trump received as opposed to arranged. heres the thing. i spent a lot of time covering china and in china. china is extremely sensitive to the most minor shifts in rhetoric, diplomatic signals, policy shifts, et cetera. to have the president-elect tweet out, we know the way donald trump uses ...

People. youre not getting any work done. >> minutes after snl parodied the president-elect as a co compulsive tweeter. this is after midnight. he watches it and goes straight to twitter. he calls baldwin sad and biased. before the show is over baldwin says, release your tax returns and ill stop. perhaps there is a middle ground. it is appropriate to tweet on policy issues as a way to communicate what he calls a modern form of communication. he doesnt need to get bogged down in this. some said, f...