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But at the same time, these two men have gotten along very, very well during this transition process. it says a lot about whats coming up next for this country. and we should point out, though, wolf, just a few moments ago, earlier this morning, the white house put out one of its last tweets under president obama. it is quite striking what this image shows, it shows president obama and congressman john lewis holding hands in selma during that historic visit that the president took to alabama to ...

Countdown clock to his swearing and that will take place at noon eastern time tomorrow. donald j. trump has arrived in washington ahead of the inauguration tomorrow. julie, you are oddly silent. >> julie: im not silent, im taking it in, i have to say this is actually not a joke or an effect, this is in some ways making it much more real for me. i dont know about the rest of you, but again, not from a partisan perspective, but to see donald trump, who most of us have known in a very different cap...

Has a lot of knowledge about the oil and gas industry and has wanted to be an ambassador for that sector of the economy. but youre referring to a very memorable moment for people who enjoy politics when rick perry said there were three departments of the federal government he would like to see closed if he were successful in that race to become president. and one of those was energy. heres how he responded changing his mind today. >> my past statements made over five years ago about abolishing t...

Get someone like rick perry through without any huge mistes and docrats are going to put his feet to the fire over these past statements and concerns they have about how ready he is to serve in an area that beyond the texas familiarity of oil and gas, this is new terrain for him. tamron. >> going back to the explanation of rick perry going back five years, some would say thats an explanation, some would say its not. its a hugely embarrassing moment for him. some saying he did not grasp the role ...

>> i am joined by bush 43s white house chief of staff, also somebody who helped run the transition out of the white house for bush 41. >> thank you very much. good to be here. >> the transition process after 9/11, you helped lead a team, if i am understanding of basically professionalizing the presidential transition where it became mandatory to the nominees actually get money and resources, essentially so there is a continuity of government issue that isnt a question. how concerned are you abou...

There had been a democrat. they didnt have a long list of people and they had similar problems. seemed as if it was a little haphazard. they came from a small state so they didnt have a long infrastructure the way george w. bush, large state, had a large infrastructure. some of that is what trump is running into, dont you think? >> some of this is just the normal transition process, but a lot of it isnt. you know, i was part of the transition in 2008. we happened to be in the middle of an econom...

Inauguration tomorrow. for today, he is at the concert that is just getting under way. well hear him speak. they had a runup to it where some of the people who couldnt get into the shortened parade had a chance to perform. then hell be heading to blair house tonight for the traditional overnight before tomorrow. >> covering the inauguration on thground level. thanks. as donald trump put it, transition process he thinks is going well. still under way. today steve mnuchin, nominated for treasury s...

[ inaudible question ] >> well thats part of what we tried to indicate to the incoming team in our transition process is pay attention to this because this is volatile stuff. people feel deeply and passionately about this. and as i said -- ive said many times, you know, the actions that we take have enormous consequences and ramifications. were the biggest kid on the block. and, i think it is right and appropriate for a new president to test old assumptions and re-examine the old ways of doing t...

[ inaudible ] >> well, thats part of what weve tried to indicate to the incoming team in our transition process is, pay attention to this because this is -- this is volatile stuff. people feel deeply and passionately about this. and, as i -- as ive said, i think, many times, the actions that we take have enormous consequences and ramifications. were the biggest kid on the block. and i think it is right and appropriate for a new president to test old assumptions and re-examine the old ways of doi...

[ inaudible ] >> thats part of what we tried to indicate to the incoming team in our transition process, is pay attention to this. this is volatile stuff. people feel deeply and passionately about this. and as i said, as ive said many times, the actions that we take have enormous consequences and ramifications. were the biggest kid on the block. and i think it is right and appropriate for a new president to test old assumptions and reexamine the old ways of doing things. but if youre going to ma...