our colleague jamie reports there was more internal resist fr -- resistances. now he will be leaving the administration entirely. we're looking at vacancies. >> do we know who the new contenders are? >> the president is considering four names to replace chief of staff john kelly, one of them may be congressman mark meadows. they speak frequently and senior white house aides were taking the temperature of trump's allies this morning about whether meadows may be a good fit for that job. ana, i'm told the president is looking to make a decision by the end of the year. >> sarah westwood at the white house tonight. thank you. i want to bring in our panel, cnn political analyst and "new york times" editor patrick healey, an attorney and former mueller colleague, kristin