phillip at the white house. what more are you hearing? >> reporter: this news is what we've been expecting for several weeks. it's always been on whether president trump will pull the trigger and fire tillerson at the end of the day. i would say this is a transition probably on the more streamline, of the ones that were available to the president. he could have brought someone in, nor new blood. controversial names have been floated as people to either replace tillerson or pompeo. he's chosen to pick someone from within the ranks, someone whom he has a good relationship with. we know the president likes the way mike pompeo briefs him. he's one of the closest cabinet officials to the president. by moving him over to state, there's a certain amount of continuity there, and then elevating pompeo's deputy at cia allows for a certain amount of continui continuity. you were discussing, tillerson in the last 24 hours was