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Service, has served many roles, the latest homeland security chief where he has earned high marks from the president for defending and enforcing the white house immigration policy. now, earlier in his career kelly served tours in iraq and afghanistan. his son, robert michael kelly, was killed in combat in afghanistan in 2010. president trump and general kelly visited his sons grave on memorial day earlier this year. starting monday, general kelly enters a new arena, white house politics. >> what...

On memorial day earlier this year. >> starting monday, general kelly enters a new arena, white house politics. >> what i never saw on the military side, was the level of toxic kind of politics that are associated with what i do now. >> the question now is -- can general kelly unite the west wing? where sharp elbows staff in-fighting and loose lips have distracted from the presidents agenda. >> fred i mentioned earlier about kelly being fiercely loyal to his troops. in his statement yesterday, wh...

Investigations of these issues to discuss the facts. campaign manage charter page denied allegations that he secretly met with putin associates. he told the committee i look forward tone gauging with you in the interest of finally ending this ruse. and stone is anxious to talk. stone told cnn, i acknowledge im a hard law player. i have harp elbows. but one thing isnt in my bag of trick, treason. >> miking flynn. >> reporter: former national security adviser michael palestinian is also under inve...

Actually, you know, have an intervention with him or oppose him by actually casting a bill? >> or do they just get over the whole thing by pretending that they agree you, because that is obviously the path of least resistance for everybody and what happened, as you say, in the tillerson confirmation. >> i think the more the president talks, the less likely it is they try to paper it over and let it go. >> he is making it harder on them. >> all right. everybody stand tight. up next, sharp elbows ...

Economic post, and it wasnt clear that he was going to be at the president-elects senior staff meeting every morning at trump tower and the transition offices in d.c. basically, gary cohen started showing up and made it clear that his voice will be heard, not just on economic issues, but a wide portfolio. you have someone coming out of the goldman sachs world, sharp elbows, not afraid to speak their mind. that is the kind of person who might stand out inside a trump white house. martha prayed >>...

Economic post, and it wasnt clear that he was going to be at the president-elects senior staff meeting every morning at trump tower and the transition offices in d.c. basically, gary cohen started showing up and made it clear that his voice will be heard, not just on economic issues, but a wide portfolio. you have someone coming out of the goldman sachs world, sharp elbows, not afraid to speak their mind. that is the kind of person who might stand out inside a trump white house. martha prayed >>...

Trump administration? >> if he is selected, he will be probably among those who are best able to deal with the situation that youre talking about. there are lots of different people who could become secretary of state. frequently presidents will pick academicians. other presidents will pick someone who are operatives and havent studied very much at all. rarely do you get someone who has been in both camps. mitt romney is the operative kind of guy. mitt romney is exactly the kind of guy one would...

>> on the democratic side, hillary clinton, shes definitely waited waist deep in trump waters. she was saying he has this pension for sexism, but now shes changing the course saying just like we saw her husband in new hampshire yesterday really saying nothing, not responding. do you think thats the right call not having sharp el bows here? >> we all have new years resolutions and hers are to quiet down on the pension for sexism front on trump. thats probably a good. call because she doesnt have ...

Beneficial. they have a horrible drought there, and they could use a lot of rain. thats the forecast path, and as you know, jose, as the storms travel near land, they cant really get their act together either. as long as the storm continues west towards land areas, we have to watch it closely. we have been surprised more than once from these storms. in south florida, you would love rain out of the storm. >> especially lake okeechobee just above us. and then puerto rico could use it, if it shoots...

Interrupting has to be done carefully and politly and hard to do. >> i think if you were offered the interview you would take it. bret has sharp elbows but he is your mentor. >> mentor and friend. i will take the ball. >> what did you think of the way he laid it out? >> i think that is part of the challenge but bret and greta are experienced on when not to jump in. if they press hilary clinton too hard they will get beat up. if they are seen as too soft they will get beat up. they will probably ...