about election hacking, then failing to deliver. >> i also know things that other people don't know. and so they cannot be sure of this situation. >> what do you know that other people don't know? >> you'll find out on tuesday or wednesday. >> reporter: transition officials insist the president-elect supports the intelligence community and they're pushing back on reports that trump wants to pare back the office of director of national intelligence in the new administration. >> there is no truth to this idea of restructuring the intelligence community infrastructure. it is 100% false. >> reporter: now we did learn that donald trump has tapped newell someone who could go a long way in soothing the tensions between trump and the intelligence community. >> jim we've also just heard from the vice president of the united states, joe biden with a new message for the president-elect. listen to this. >> grow up, donald.