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Today, about some of the tension thats been going on between chris christie and some of his advisers. donald trump, the transition team. donald trumps closest advisers. there is no question, chris christie has been on the outs with the transition operation over the course of the last seven or eight days. whether or not he is in line for anything is an open question. if you talk to trump transition officials, theyll say likely, no. >> if he is out, why would he be there? it was reported days ago,...

Are contending for position. nbc news reported that former congressman mike rogers, who is the national security adviser for the transition team and a close governor christie ally was pushed out, as part of a stalinesque purge of people close to christie, according to people close to christie. "the new york times" also report that trumps, quote, transition operation has plunged into disarray, as a result of the second shake up in a week on that team that has not yet begun to execute the daunt ta...

Reach some conclusion before then but thats also ploeting out there as well. i have to go because i want to move on to breaking news, sally and bill and jeff, thank you. breaking news just into us here at cnn, were learning more now about donald trumps transition team and who will play the key roles in a trump administration. lets go live to new york to trump tower to phil mattingly who was there. phil, what are you learning? >> its not just who will play the key roles going forward in a trump a...

Achieve unity and the senior contributor larry kudlow. running the transition team and chris christie going off to the side. now it gets real. what do they mean? >> i think i dont want to criticize anybody, but putting pence in is bringing in the heavy weights. number one, how much they want to shape up the transition operation, probably speed it up and get the appointments. transitions do policy as well as appointments. both are crucial. rick deer born has been put in there and is another heavy...

Because she knows hes wrong for north carolina. >> reporter: clinton is steadily moving her focus beyond donald trump. upping her planning for what she believes will be her transition to the presidency, a source close to clinton tells cnn. but clinton denies shes getting ahead of herself. >> you know, im a little superstitious about that. weve got a transition operation going and i havent really paid much attention to it yet because i want to focus on what our first task is and that is convincin...

To the presidency, a source tells cnn. but clinton denies shes getting ahead of herself. >> im a little sup superstitious about that. weve got a transition operation, but i want to focus our first task, a and that is convincing as many americans as possible to give us a chance to serve. >> reporter: here in new hampshire, donald trump has been a drag for the republican incumbent kelly ayotte. i said maggie hasett is leading, that has not always been the case. hillary clinton is hoping that she c...

im a little superstitious about that. we have a transition operation going and i havent really paid much attention to it yet because i want to focus on what our first task is and that is convincing as many americans as possible to give us a chance to -- >> you touched on it earlier, but what would your response be to trumps assertion that there is a conspiracy against -- >> i debated him for 4 1/2 hours. i dont even think about responding to him. ill let the american people decide between wh...

Romney could emerge as the secretary of state? >> reporter: interesting to watch these other cabinet picks roll out with little to no drama at all. most of them lauded by republicans across the board. not so much with the secretary of state position. weve been watching the last 72 hours as all sorts of names bubbled up. people came in to meet but mitt romney is the individual that stands out. its no secret there are individuals inside the president-elect team, kellyanne conway and others, oppose...

Deborah ross as she tries to take on senator richard burr. >> unlike her opponent, deborah has never been afraid to stand up to donald trump. because she knows hes wrong for north carolina. >> reporter: clinton is steadily moving her focus beyond donald trump. upping her planning for what she believes will be her transition to the presidency, a source close to clinton tells cnn. but clinton denies shes getting ahead of herself. >> you know, im a little superstitious about that. weve got a transi...

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