Sessions is a leading contend are fr for attorney general. Back in the 80s, sessions was accused of making racially tinged remarks. Sources familiar with the process say former Texas Governor rick perry has been in touch with the Transition Team about the role of energy secretary. The department perry could not remember during the 2011 Republican Debate when listing the three departments he would eliminate as president. Like many others, sources say perry is under consideration for multiple positions. And newt gingrich. We have seen him on the campaign trail. He will not hold a cabinet post in the trump administration. The former House Speaker says that it is not physically doable. He plans to focus on Strategic Planning for donald trump without holding an official role. He had been mentioned for health and human secretary. And new details about the demotion for Chris Christie. A trump advisor says the new jersey governor met with the staff last thursday to review the transition memo. For the first time. Because christies plan involved hiring lobbyists and washington insiders, his plan was rejected and he was replaced by mike pence. Here is christie discussing his future yesterday in Atlantic City. I have no reason to believe as we stand here today that i will do anything other than serve out my full term as governor and turn the keys of the office over to whoever you select in november of 2017 to replace me. Christie says after his term as governor, he is not sure if he will pursue Public Service or enter the private secretatosect. Donald trumps staff starting out calling it a victory tour, but switching the name to the thank america tour. Rallies are planned around the country right now. It is a multicity event that will begin in the next couple weeks. It will focus on several of the battleground states that donald trump turned from blue to red. The question, christine, with all of the protests we have seen in so many cities, how will the thank america tour play out with people in the divided country . Lets bring in our own tal kopan to talk more about the situation with Donald Trumps transition. Tal, good morning. Good morning. I want to start by talking about mitt romneys meeting with donald trump. It is supposed to happen this weekend. When you look back at the primaries, this was a bitter relationship. Now the two are planning to talk. Lets look at the words that they had for each other back on the campaign trail. Question talk about we can talk about it here on the other side. Donald trump is a phony. A fraud. He was a disaster. He is playing the public for suckers. Romney let us down. He gets a free ride to the house and all we get is a hat. Romney choked like a dog. He choked. His promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University. I have a lot of friends. I have a lot of friends. By the way, minimtt romney is n one of them. The two will be meeting. Trump and romney in a room. Could you imagine being a fly on the wall when that happens . Right. Is this about healing wounds or considering mitt romney for a role . Our reporting shows it is both. Your story yesterday about the changes that happened on the transition. Our reporting shows that there is the intent to send the message that the party can be united and donald trump is willing to meet with people that spoke out very forcefully against him. Some send a message all is calm and the Republican Party will come together and move forward. Keep in mind, there is a little bit of this. Hillary clinton and president obama ran against each other. For trump, that process is a little bit delayed. A lot of these people spoke out against him up until election day. He has shown an unwillingness to let go of a grudge in the past. We will have to watch if this is genuine. The message they are trying to send is former rivals are welcome to talk to him about a position in his administration. Lets be honest. They need adults. They need people who have a red seriously. A ready made network of people to stand up a department and run it and be able to get stuff done. This is a president who said he will be a dealmaker. On the other side for people who are critical of donald trump, this is a moment where a potential unity of the Republican Party we have not seen in some time. For somebody like mitt romney who is a patriot, you wonder if he is thinking america is bigger than donald trump. The presidency and the country are more important than all of the mud slinging on the campaign trail. Absolutely. You know, i have been covering Donald Trumps transition since before the election. When it was run by Chris Christie and assembled. There were a lot of people on the transition would would not have campaigned for trump, necessarily, but believed in the calling of building an administration. I talked to folks around town who would not supported him necessarily or may not have voted for him. If a call to serve came in to them, they would serve. Theres a belief that serving the country is more important than petty politics. So there is an element of that. Our reporting shows that mitt romney believe it is is his duty to serve his country. One position he is rumored to be in the running for is secretary of state. A diplomatic position where you want someone with an even kiel. They need adults in the room. You look at the list of people they were considering. It was a whos who of who has been defending donald trump. There were a lot of positions that had the same names over and over. They have to broaden the search f if they are staffing the whole administration. The talk about the messy transition. Tal, i looked back at the stories i wrote last time around. That was in the middle of the financial crisis. Transitions every eight years or four years, the transition is messy. It is behind. That is by nature what the transition is. Tal, well talk to you in a few minutes. Thank you. President elect trump taking credit on twitter for stopping ford from moving a plant from kentucky to mexico. But ford was never planning to move that plant. This is what donald trump tweeted. Just got a call from my friend bill ford who advised me he will keep the lincoln plant in kentucky, not mexico. I worked hard with bill ford to keep the lincoln plant in kentucky. I owed it to the great state of kentucky. Last year, ford signed a contract with the uaw. It includes 700 million of incein investments at the plant. They are legally obligated to keep the plant there. Legally obligated to keep the employment near 4,700. Ford was going to move the production from kentucky to somewhere else as production of the escape increased. The escape, a bigger and higher margin vehicle growing quickly. That will stay there. They would move the mkc. Mexico was a possible location. The move would not cut jobs. Now ford says that model will stay in the kentucky plant. My romans numeral today. 28,000. Up 50 from the depths of the recession. Of course, you expect campaigns to spin. When does spin become nontruth . Ford said they would move small car production to mexico. Ford said those are small low margin products because we have bigger things we are building here. We are continuing to add jobs in the u. S. This is a global company. Donald trump has been at odds with ford. The current president , president obama, is meeting with leaders in berlin this morning to tighten alliances and calm fears. That story as early start continues. Hey, jesse. Who are you . Im vern, the orange money retirement rabbit from voya. 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For the most part, what we have been hearing from him and this is based on the questions he has been asked by the press is what sounds like warnings. He warned donald trump that what works during a campaign doesnt necessarily work in leading the country. He warned against Simplicity Solutions and attacks. He seemed to be warning voters they need to be informed and focused on facts. Vote and not take democracy for granted. He also warned the world against the wave of what he called crude nationalism. Listen. The voice that helps to steer the world away from war wherever possible, thats our voice. More often than not. And were not always successful. If that voice is absent or if that voice is divided, we will be living in a meaner, harsher and more troubled world. Reporter in terms of optimism, the most that chancellor merkel could offer is she is keeping an open mind. He did not base his statements on Donald Trumps qualities, but on the job. He said being president forces you to focus and be serious. George. Michelle, many of the World Leaders are unsure of Donald Trumps positions when he takes the oath of office. Michelle kosinski traveling with the president live in berlin. Donald Trump Holding his first facetoface meeting with the world leader. Japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe sat down with donald trump at trump tower thursday. They were said to have a candid discussion. Abe says he believes the u. S. And japan can form a level of trust with their relationship. We have Andrew Stevens in hong kong with more. The meeting with the incoming president with shinzo abe. During the campaign trail, there were concerns in japan about the statements from donald trump. Reporter good morning, christine. Real concerns. Hardly surprising given what donald trump had been saying on the campaign trail. Talking about withdrawing u. S. Troops if japan did not pay more for upkeep. There are 50,000 troop there s. Donald trump saying that maybe japan and south korea should develop their own Nuclear Weapons program as a deterrent against north korea. Donald trump walked those comments back. He is strong on ripping up International Trade deals in japan which is pushing hard for the transpacific partnership. Real concerns in japan and tokyo about the incoming administration. You mentioned the word trust. That is a word used a lot by the japanese leader. He said to make sure the alliance with the u. S. And japan is working properly, there needs to be trust. This is what he had to say after the meeting with donald trump. Translator without confidence between the two nations, alliance will never function in the future. And as an outcome of todays discussion, im convinced that mr. Trump is a leader with whom i can have great confidence in. Reporter great confidence and trust. Reports this morning in tokyo that there were sighs of relief that the meeting went well. The optics looked good. 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