the counsel and advice from mitt romney, going forward. and it's also important to note that according to sources, mitt romney was, indeed, in the mix, in the group of finalists, until the veryen end. all of this goes to what we reported at the top of the show, that the pick will eventually be rex tillerson, the exxon ceo. but obviously, a lot of question and a lot of focus on mitt romney's willingness to even be a part of this. the president-elect's willingness to even bring mitt romney into the circus, if you will. to bring him into the number of candidates, because of how kind of diametrically opposed to one another they were during the campaign. that is now officially over. that call was made tonight. all signs pointing to rex tillerson, the exxon ceo will be the selection for the president-elect, for that secretary of state position. president-elect stressing that mitt romney's involvement in this entire process was appreciated and he was, in fact, a finalist until the very end, according to sources. >> thanks, phil. now the hacking story. house speaker paul ryan and