Doug mckelway is in bedminister, new jersey. Good to see you this afternoon. Any better sense on who is going to be picked based on these meetings today . Reporter as a matter of fact, we have very strong information to that effect. Weve been told that general mattis is a very strong candidate for an administration pick here. We all know hes been speculated as possible secretary of defense. There was one issue, this sevenyear waiting time between military service and assuming a position like secretary of defense. Apparently im told theres a waiver you can orchestrate to that. Again, general james mattis, very strong and likely candidate for an administration position. We havent been told which one, the logical choice is secretary of defense. Mitt romney arrived here at Trump National golf club before 1 00 to an awaiting donald trump and mr. Pence, waiting at the front door of the clubhouse after a meeting that lasted just short of 90 minutes, romney emerged along with the president elect and mike pence. Trump cupped his hands and shouted, quote, it went great. Romney would not say whether they discussed their past conflicts nor would they say whether they had been offered a job and romney didnt say whether he would accept one if offered. He described the conversation as thorough and in depth. We had a far reaching conversation with rards to the various theaters in the world where there are interests of the United States of real significance. We discussed those areas, and exchanged our views on those topics. Very thorough and in depth discussion in the time we had and appreciate the chance to speak with the president elect and look forward to the coming Administration Governor reporter the fact that he said they discussed various theaters of world interest is a phrase thats loaded with potential interest here. It suggests he is a candidate for secretary of state. Back to you, kelly. Let me ask you another question, doug. I understand mr. Trump is also looking at a possible education secretary today. Is that right . Reporter yes. Certainly after mr. Romney left the clubhouse, Michelle Rhee pulled up within a minute or so after his departure, a potential candidate for education secretary and a formal proponent of school choice. She was accompanied by her husband kevin johnson, a former fourtime nba allstar and presently the mayor of sacramento, california. That meeting lasted about a half hour. After rhee, another possible education secretary, betsy deb boss. Were getting a better idea how these things are orchestrated. Its very regulated. One candidate leaves, a blazer shows up, another candidate arrives. Mr. Trump and mr. Pence stand in the doorway. Most recently the one we saw in was marine core general james mattis, potential secretary of defense. That looks very, very likely indeed. One final point, we asked mr. Trump as he stood out front, does he expect anymore announcements. The word for him was, well see. It could happen. I think it just happened with my revealing general mattis fate. Back to you. Doug, thank you very much. Julie . Meantime, Congressional Democrats expressing serious concerns with president elect Trumps Administration picks so far. Steve bannon in particular, senator jeff sessions, congressman mike pompeo and retired general mike flynn are all figures shrouded in controversy. Kristin fisher is live in washington with more. Reporter democrats are having a hard time with all those picks because they represent some of trumps most continued versal views on immigration, muslims and the use of waterboarding. Jeff sessions who has been tapped for attorney general is one of the most conservative voices in the senate, pro life, against samesex marriage, staunch opponent of immigration reform. Hes been called amnestys worst enemy. Its histories oi of making racially tinged remarks that will prove most problematic. Here is Senate Democratic leaderelect chuck schumer. Many of those statements are old, but theyre still troubling. The idea that jeff sessions, just because hes a senator, he should get through without a series of very tough questions, particularly given those early things, no way. Reporter its not just democrats. Some republicans also have a problem with senator sessions like congressman justin am mash, he says, the ag has a lot of independent policy authority and prosecutorial discretion. Im deeply concerned about sessions. As for director. Hes picked top of his class west point graduate mike pompeo. Hes probably the most establish friendly pick, probably the least controversial. So does trumps pick for National Security adviser, retired attorney general mike flynn, former director of the Defense Intelligence agency is known for hard line views on islam and fighting isis. Hes taken heat for his ties to russia. Unlike sessions and pompeo, flynn will not have to face a confirmation hearing. So thats pretty much a done deal, julie. Kristin fisher in washington, thank you very much. The Broadway Musical hamilton going off script as the cast delivered an impromptu message to a very highprofile audience member. Vice president elect pence, i see you walking out nothing to boo here, folks. Bryan llenas has more on this story from our new york city newsroo news. The cast of hamilton found out 30 minutes before show time that mike pence would be in the audience last night. Sure enough, when he arrived well, this is what happened. Take a listen. [ booing ]. That was the audience response. At the end of the hoe, actor Brandon Dixon pulled out a queue card pleaing to the Drum Administration to be inclusive. Listen to part of his message. We are a defensive vears america who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us. We hope this show inspires you to uphold our American Values and to work on behalf of all of us. [ bleep ]. Eat before the message. The show says he heard it from the theater hallway. The vp elect waved as he left the theater. Now president elect trump is demanding an apology. This should not is happen. The theater must always be a safe and special place. The cast of hamilton was very rude last night to a very good man, mike pence. Apologize. Dixon who read the message responded saying, quote, conversation is not harassment, sir, and i appreciated mike pence for stopping to listen. Hamilton prides itself on showcasing americas diversity and the contribution of immigrants. The lead producer said they are honored mr. Pence attended the show but needed to express their feelings noting many of of the cast members were devastated after the election. Boycotthamilton is the top trending term on twitter. Some saying this act was not appropriate. Bryan llenas from our new york newsroom, thank you. For more, lets bring in former Deputy Campaign manager for Carly Fiorina and steve shale, democratic strategist who worked as florida director for the 2012 obama campaign. Thank you for talking to us. Before hamilton cast member Brandon Dixon made its remarks, the audience was making its own outright, opinionated gesture at pence by booing him as he joined the crowd at the show last night. Today president elect trump defended pence on twitter demanding an apology. The question is should the cast apologize . Its not pence asking for the apology. Its trump. Listen, we celebrate our First Amendment rights here in the u. S. I think theyre right to speak out just as any citizen has the right to speak out to the leader. Im surprised at the outrage given the number of times Michelle Obama was booed in public. Sarah, when you go to a yankees game, if youre a celebrity and a little controversial, youre going to get booed. How many celebrities have we seen or even politicians get booed at a sports game, a big a sports place like Yankee Stadium . So how is this any different, or is it . Im a fan of the musical. I really enjoy hamilton. To paraphrase, i think the theater goers got a little overexcited. This was supposed to be a night, a friday night with a great show, a great cast and people need to just calm down a little. Theyre taking everything a little too seriously. This is a show about, in the end, a tragedy where two people shoot each other over their political insults. Instead of the theater getting any message from that, theyre booing mike pence. I think they missed the message of the show. Does the cast need to apologize . No. I tend to agree, this was their right to do so, but that is also americas right to not agree with them and to boycott their show. You have to take it both ways. I think the real problem is the theater goers who thought it was appropriate to interrupt the show during one of the songs to boo the Vice President elect. Unfortunately, right now this is just a bad time. When you walk into new york city, its impossible to avoid protesters. In the last couple weeks we have had nothing but protests here. It doesnt surprise me given that broadway is the epicenter of liberalism in the city that this speech would be made. I dont know that we should necessarily be so surprised. You have to give it to mike pence for even attending the show, considering most of trumps people arent really showing their face in new york city these days. Good for him for doing so. I think we need more people doing that. I think mike pence will be a great Vice President elect. Liberals need to calm down, they lost the election, its okay. This is part of why they lost, because every time they dont like how something turns out, they protest, they boo, they yell, instead of trying to think about having a message that americans can get around. They put up Hillary Clinton who had scandal after scandal. Maybe more lessons from that and less booing for mike pence. The arrogance and hostility of the hamilton cast to mike pence is a reminder the left still fights. I do recall after president obama was elected into office, there was a lot of protesting as well. I remember Michelle Obama went to a nascar race to honor veterans and talk about the great work nascar does to provide veterans jobs, she was booed. This is part of our discourse. I agree. We need to take a step back. While trump won the electoral vote, clinton won the popular vote. Were deeply divided country. We need to recognize this is going to be hard for us to navigate. All the talk that happened on the campaign trail from both president ial candidates and president elect donald trump, the words that came out of his mouth is kind of teaching us all that we dont necessarily need to be so sensitive to words. If you think about it, we had a report just now with mitt romney and donald trump meeting, two guys who sparred big time during the election. If the hamilton cast is making outwardly negative comments about mike pence, again, they are words. People are allowed to speak their minds, especially if you are president elect. I dont think mitt romney seems to be holding it against trump. I would assume as the president has addressed this country, asked everyone to sort of come to the middle ground here, that we should maybe welcome this free speech, should we not, susan . What a powerful message to have mitt romney and donald trump together. Unlike the democrats who never criticized Hillary Clinton cleared their primary field for her, the republicans, we were open when we disagreed with our nominee, didnt like this or that in the primary, for them to come together now and say the American People are looking to republicans, looking to conservatives to fix the problems were having to come together, i think its a powerful message they sent today. I hope they keep it up. Sarah and steve, thank you very much. We appreciate you coming on. Thank you both. So many things going on today, and all eyes on bedminister, new jersey, this hour where president elect donald trump and Vice President elect mike pence are holding a series of meeting of potential cabinet members, will we get more announcements today . Were watching and will keep you posted. What about mitt romney . He was once one of mr. Trumps harshest critics. So does he have a future now with team trump . 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Police say the shooting was sparked by a disagreement over sneakers. Investigators have identified a person of interest. A far reaching conversation with regards to the various theaters in the world where there are interests of the United States of real significance. We discussed those areas and exchanged our views on those topics, very thorough and in depth discussion in the time we had, and appreciate the chance to speak with the president elect and look forward to the coming administration. Yes, you heard him correctly. That was mitt romney earlier following a meeting with president elect donald trump. It comes after he was one of mr. Trumps sharpest gop critics before the election. What does all this mean, their meeting today . John is a columnist from National Review magazine and is here to talk about it. I want to read Something Real quick, not to dredge up the past, but since it is kind of key to these two men meeting, you might recall this in a speech at the university of utah, mitt romney called mr. Trump a phony, a fraught and he went on to say his promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University adding hes playing america for suckers, yet today we see these two gentlemen coming together at a meeting in bed minister. What do you think it means . I believe mitt romney probably still thinks most of what he said was true. On the other hand, hes a patriot. Donald trump is the president elect, donald trump was gracious enough to invite him into the room to give that advice. I dont think it means mitt romney will get an appointment to the administration, that would be the ultimate odd couple, especially since mitt romney is a fierce critic of vladimir putin. Donald trump has more complicated views of vladimir putin. What this means i think is on two levels. Donald trump is trying to show the world im seeking advice everywhere and im burying the hatchet, and i will talk to my most bitter enemies in order to get advice. Secondly, i have think hes having a good time. This humbles mitt romney. Donald trump boasted in 2012 mitt romney wanted his endorsement so much he would go on bended knee if trump would ask him. I dont think he went on bended knee but certainly went to donald trump and ate some crow. What could mitt romney do for a Trump Administration were he to be selected for any possible selection within a cabinet if that were to happen . He has a lot of talent. Yes, mitt romney is not going to take Something Like congress secretary. He would only take Something Really significant like secretary of state. What may happen is down the road there may be a commission of a panel or a task force that needs to investigate a certain lot of American Foreign policy. Mitt romney would be a great parttime chairman for that, wouldnt have the visibility of secretary of state but would make use of his talents. That wouldnt be coming soon, but down the line as situations develop. Lets talk about general mattis. Today at the top of our program we heard Doug Mckelway talk about general mattis, that he could be in line for secretary of defense. Legendary, retired marine general, done a lot on the battlefield and off the battlefield, the marine corps is certainly someone that knows him extremely well . I cant remember the last time we had a marine general in that position. I think the rest of the world would take notice and would realize that americas military is going to be rebuilt, and it may be put to very good use by the man who used to command part of it. In addition, general mattis is an intelligence whiz, used to prepare briefings for the president. Hes an ext