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Security is much like a combat command, perhaps the most complex such command defending our nation and our people. among its diverse responsibilities are protecting us from terrorism, guarding our borders and coasts, deciding who gets into the country, protecting our transportation networks and infrastructure, defense against cyber attacks, and providing help when disaster strikes. i can think of no one more qualified, more familiar with these threats and challenges or better prepared to lead ou...

From countries that have a history of terrorism. >> another voice of opposition will come from new jersey democrat senator cory booker who will testify against him, which the senate historian calls unprecedented. >> sitting senator testifying tomorrow against another sitting senator. these are extraordinary times and make call for extraordinary measures. >> there was a discussion of his failed bid to become a federal judge and sessions described a picture of him at the time as a caricature. >> i...

In the election but help trump win, the presidentpresident-ele and tweeting early. who was doing the hacking? why wasnt it brought up before the election? well, it was, and they were caught in the act. lots to unpack in those two sentences and doing it throughout the hour. i also want to let you know donald trump officially announced his pick for homeland security secretary. as cnn and others reported dlaft week, hes got retired marine general john kelly, former held of the u.s. southern command...

>> reporter: president-elect donald trump naming two more hardliners to his cabinet. elevating climate change denier and fierce epa critic oklahoma attorney general scott pruitt to run the agency. >> there were a number of qualified candidates that the president-elect interviewed and he settled on attorney general pruitt. >> reporter: intent on reversing president obamas move to curb climate change. trump also tapping another general to his cabinet. retired general john kelly to head the departm...

Seeing flooding that theyer in saw. were the only industrialized country in the world where the parties have a debate on this. everyone else, climate change isnt an issue, its just how to address it. >> lets talk about cabinet picks. were hearing its general john kelly for homeland security. how is this pick being received, wanda, and what does he bring to the table? >> retired four-star general who rose through the ranks to head u.s. southern command, put him in charge of the military prison at...

Some, you know, its not just about being in the war zone. there are a number of other issues that theyve dealt with, as weve seen with john kelly. do they bring -- what kind of -- what kind of knowledge do they bring that is a positive? but what is the harm of having just too many generals so that there isnt that civilian mind set? >> right. so i think in practice, especially with general kelly, who i was on air yesterday supporting, you know, he comes from southern command, he understands the b...

Raising questions about the militarization of his administration. kelly a decorated four-star marine general retired earlier this year as commander of the u.s. southern command. he is also a gold star father whose son was killed in afghanistan in 2010. tonight, trump will introduce iowa governor terry bransted at his third stop on his thank you tour in des moines. could help reassure the country that the president-elect is interested in maintaining its relationship with beijing. trump also mixin...

President-elect donald trump naming two more hard liners to his cabinet. elevating climate change denier and fierce epa critic scott pruitt to run the agency. >> there were a number of candidates. >> a signal the trump administration is intent on reversing president obamas move to curb climate change. trump also tapping another general to his cabinet. retired general john kelly to head the department of homeland security. raising questions about the militarization of his administration. kelly a ...

You know, nsa, donald trumps pick, and that was the concern there. >> the concern expressed from tim kaine, the senator from virginia. john kelly, the man tapped to become next secretary of homeland security. retired u.s. marine corps general. he led the u.s. southern command under president obama. hes a former senior military assistant to defense secretary leon panetta. one other very important point, he is a gold star dad. his son, second lieutenant robert kelly, was killed while serving in af...

Killed in afghanistan who also was a marine in 2010. general kelly gave a famous speech in "the washington post" that became pretty legendary as really a locker room halftime call to, you know, to serve and to rally the country, to continue the war effort. a real -- what you would expect really from a marine father. he went on to become the four-star commander of u.s. southern command which is one of the combat commands around the world which controls all the troops around the world divided regi...