First time you have been on since your show. Glad to be on this couch. I hope it will last. We have our own inauguration with you. It is not better than last year. All righty, we will take our smiley self off as we are getting new details about Donald Trumps choice for secretary of state. The list is getting longer and we are learning stock is rising and whose stock is falling. The decision will come down to one man. He met with the head of exxon. The former head of sports who took a job with that company, governor romney, Rudy Giuliani, general David Petraeus, senator corker, the easy Senate Confirmation and the head of the Foreign Relations committee, talking a very diverse group, dana rohrbacher. Jim griffin is live, good to see you. I spoke to a source close to the president elect. Exxon mobil ceo Rex Fullerton who met with donald trump, his stock is rising, invited back for another meeting in coming days. Run a multimillion dollar business, 50 countries worldwide. He had to negotiate deals in yemen with close ties to Vladimir Putin in the Boris Yeltsin era. Rudy giuliani is in hot water desp most loyal supporters and closest allies. And he is not coming in and out of trump tower. And the speech he gave and trump and romney reportedly had to demonstrate the one he settles on in the end. Unfortunately when trump settled on john kelly for homeland security, would have made his cabinet look too much too many four star generals but trump likes general David Petraeus and i would not be surprised if there was something on him. And my colleague john roberts first reported last week that bolton is still being considered for the position of state that is secretary of state, dana roback are is also being considered. Senator bob corker who conway said would have an easy confirmation, and considered for the top spot. Lets start with rex and his close ties with Vladimir Putin, russian president. Is that a pro or con . Coming up the honda. The generals are in charge and in control of the agencies. The thing to know about the secretary of state job is it has changed over the past eight years and climate is a huge part of it. The focus of the pentagon and federal agencies. One of the tasks of this administration will be to assess the deals and positions they made on climate and unravel or pursue and even consider a valid question, considering a very big statement that we are not on the same page. Criticism for donald trump going up to the election, ties with Vladimir Putin. Pros and cons irrespective of climate change. To address my personal opinion i have a lot of trouble, what does it mean . Russia is one of the Biggest Energy boosters in the world. Close ties with the russian government, the government of nigeria and texaco and energy sequences around the world. It is something we dont know and negative implications, one of the Largest Energy companies on the planet. If he didnt have relations, he wouldnt be doing his job. I look at Energy Concerns between russia over ukraine. A rival does that. They talk smack, throw shade. Mitt romney said some things about donald trump. I am surprised he is still in the running which i listened to what he said and it was pretty bad. This whole process, obviously not going to pay somebody back for having helped him on the campaign but look. There is a lot of work to be done at the state department because our position has declined under obama. We need someone who will project strength in the world and if you ask me, i like Rudy Giuliani and the fact he is not entering in and out of trump tower, what does that mean . He can pick up the phone and call donald trump. One of the strengths is he knows donald trump so well. That is a great pick. You have talked about who you like. Any surprises on the rising and lowering stocks . Ceos are added to the list and i like the traditional role and general David Petraeus, i like mitt romney but i also i forgot how tough it was at the image of mitt romney talking to a country with a contentious relationship, you said donald trump would be a dangerous president. How about that . That is a conflict of interest. From the screwed up entertainment side i am getting entertainment from this. Rudy giuliani is the support of chris christie, loyal supporter throughout the campaign. So many hits with early supporters and they get nothing. I wonder how important donald trump, with his pick, talk about qualifications, so many people we put on the screen are qualified. How important is it . Looking at ceos, Alan Mullally is one of them. It is enormously important, trump is not going through a checklist. And a look at the roster of pics, under consideration. They are in common with one another in terms of what they believe, those are not the criteria. And the measures he is using. What about the process, the left will always criticize the other side for taking too long or moving too fast. If you look historically this is maybe even a faster pace was what do you think of the process . There were 3020 different executive Branch Appointees you have to come up. The top level is not as significant the pacing is fine. Get new people. Any final thought . I like the process and it is open and doesnt feel like a backroom deal, feels like he is interviewing and finding out who is the best candidate. Surprising Rudy Giuliani is on the outs. If that is true. I believe he will pick the best person because Rudy Giuliani is desperate and petitioning himself, like the bachelor and all right. It is thursday, pick me, pick me. Hillary clinton calling on congress to rein in socalled fake news. There is a lot of it out there. What she says is a threat to our democracy but who should decide what news is legitimate . Didnt Hillary Clinton punish the false narrative about a youto video about the benghazi attack . New questions about conflict of interest. Money money money. President elect trump plans to keep his executive producer title at nbc absolutely apprentice. We will debate it ahead. Rock it out. Im terrible at golf. He is. But id like to keep being terrible at golf for as long as i can. Patented ensure enlive has hmb plus 20 grams of protein to help rebuild muscle. For the strength and energy to do what you love. Ensure enlive. Always be you. You got it what do you think . If youre going to wish, wish big at the lexus december to remember sales event get up to 2500 customer cash on select 2016 and 2017 models for these terms. See your lexus dealer. Generosity is its oyou can handle being a mom for half an hour. Im in all the way. Is that understood . I dont know what shes up to, but its not good. Cant the world be my noodles and butter . Get your mind out of the gutter. Mornings are for coffee and contemplation. That was a really profound observation. You got a mean case of the detox blues. Dont start a war you know youre going to lose. Finally you can now find all of netflix in the same place as all your other entertainment. On xfinity x1. Something going on in this set. President elect trump will be appearing on the news of Celebrity Apprentice but variety reports the president elect will keep his executive producer title on the show when he takes office was no word how much he will be paid or if he will be paid at all the critics say it could be a conflict of interest for both mister trump and nbc since they have a News Division covering the presidency was a former ethics star for president obama saying, quote, trump will be tested consciously or otherwise or use the white house to promote this. It is one more example why he must divest all his interests into a blind trust or the equivalent with broadcast related, monetized and sold to someone else. Meantime trump Senior Advisor kelly and conway dismissing questions whether the executive producer job would interfere with mister trumps president ial duties. So concerned about hours and hours, president s have a right, and the ideas days these men will be all about that is unrealistic, it has not happened in a lifetime. Some extracurricular, be change to offend people in power. Just to show them he is not playing along and tweak their sensibilities. Quite obvious. It is a right. Do you inc. It is going to fly . So many conflicts for trump. The funniest of them all. If i were giving him counsel i would say come on. People ask even if you are supportive of trump and always have been, knowing this will not look good, why do it . The American Public dont have a problem with business dealings, he is still running major businesses, still an executive producer on a hit show that has been around ten years, getting money off of it, not hosting it anymore. If i were him i would take the money and give it to charity, preferably a Veterans Charity and move on because he is coming off of a hit show, going after saturday night live, on twitter and in the media about what a horrible show it is. The idea that nbc will start being nice to donald trump it is silly. He should not be executive producer, this is the president of the United States. The title of executive producer of the apprentice, it is silly, you need to let it go, theres plenty of work to be done. One thing i like about trump is he said i am not going to take vacations, i will devote myself entirely to this job and whether it is a hobby or whatever, i dont want him to do that. I want him to do his job. He doesnt need it. It is stupid. One of the things his supporters like about him, you cannot be independent if you are an executive producer on a show that is content driven by reality, unscripted, whatever comes up, you have to be judging character at that moment, engaged with that title and the main goal is to win. Win in the ratings. That stifles your independence. Is he going to care as much . If he collects his job is to help the show when. Deal with this new tv show and it does matter to care about the brand of that. So funny all the people in this county who care i do not care about this. If you are going to get wet you might as well go swimming. Hes keeping his businesses all across the country, has ties to building something in taiwan. You know who this man is, they have their eyes open when they vote for him. He conceived of the show. I have no problem with this, taking ownership of the hit tv show that helped get him elected president. I am the only one on his couch who was on a reality show. Got to let it go. Another reality tv show. I am not a skillsbased contest. Joining dancing with the stars. We have music like that. We got to work that out. Moving on. Hillary clinton calling on lawmakers in congress to address the dangers of fake news circulating online sake it is a threat to our democracy. Watch. It is now clear that socalled fake news can have realworld consequences. This isnt about politics or partisanship. Lives are at risk. It is a danger that must be addressed and addressed quickly. Bipartisan legislation is making its way through congress to boost the governments response to foreign propaganda and Silicon Valley is starting to grapple with the challenge and threat of fake news. She didnt address the incident this comes after a man recently fired a shot in washington dc pizza place tied to conspiracy theories online linking clinton, top facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg making every effort to keep fake news off their site. Obviously you think of benghazi, the Youtube Video that was a total lie, the reason for the i think of president clinton say it depends on what the definition of is is. They have been distorting reality for decades. Politicians lie. What is the threat here. The threat that americans are so dumb they will have their minds controlled by foreign propaganda . The real threat, our government will decide the business of classifying some information of news, we will take steps in congress to filter out fake are you joking . This is a direct threat i am not defending inaccurate material online. Theres a lot of it but i am it is old and i can tell the difference or i inc. I can. I dont want a politician deciding they will filter my news because they think some of it is fake, bells are going off. Facebook is saying they will hire them buddy to do this. Not just the government, nbc, social media platforms we get our news from and 80 of people said i can figure this out on my own and they dont want access. 81 . They can distant was between real music and fake news. Facebook has had its own issues anyway with conservative filters that they had and the news tilting one way toward the left and so on and so forth. I love what you said. A couple hours ago on one of the alphabet soup networks, a lot of letters in the networks, their anchor was reading about a Christmas Party and said think about a hotel in washington now. That he, mister trump, need to be eating only a trump restaurant, staying only in a trump hotel . The rnc is having their Christmas Party at the trump hotel in washington. Fox news is having their Christmas Party there too. Doesnt that feel a little hanky . It feels like it is not true. You are nbc on my. Have you gone to the party . We are having a Christmas Party at a bar across the street. My point is there is a lot of information that needs to go back to the truth zone. There is fake news, that statistic speaks highly. It is a call for censorship. This is a politician with a vested interest in information reaching you say we are going to control what you read or hear. That is totally out of bounds. Teachings what do you think . It is about controlling thought and Hillary Clinton making excuses for why she lost. It affected the outcome of the election. She should stick to taking weird selfys. Hi times on wall street, setting a record after a record sent president elect trump money, what do members of the cabinet say . Mister from promising great jobs for americans, but what about waiter better wages . A forecast for the American Dream. The first survivor of alzheimers disease is out there. And the Alzheimers Association is going to make it happen. But we wont get there without you. Visit alz. Org to join the fight. Fox news alert, we are keeping an eye on wall street, the tao at 53 points. 19667. And the surgeon is anything to do with mister trumps cabinet pick. And deregulation moves are coming, four members of his administration are millionaires. Aggregation and that is the education secretary with 5 billion and treasury secretary steve nguyen, mister trump defended his decision to make these hires. I want people who made a fortune because they are negotiating with you, okay . No different than a great baseball player or great golfer so proud to do it. These people have given up fortunes of income in order to make one dollar a year. So proud to do it. You watch what is going to happen. It will happen fast. Some say those billionaires, it has given them confidence that these are people who know business and rolling back regulations and lowering taxes will be great for the economy. Then critics say how can these guys be in touch with the workingclass voters that elected trump . I do think the Steve Mnuchin pick is a little weird but i dont think anyone in wall street is worried about trump. I dont fully understand that pick but the macro point, it is a downturn, still seeing declining Life Expectancy in the middleclass. And extended middle finger from americas middleclass so it is not a direct connection for how markets to and the group fares. In answer to the question what do you do to restore fortunes . To see the stock market thriving. The economy crashed, wall street and the tao, after his election. You get a bounce after the president ial election and democrat or republican, this is like nothing we have seen in recent history. Be change as to do with his wall street pick. It will be more impressive if he keeps holding this. Fair enough question. This is still obamas economy and a reflection of obamas economy. The pics show the results driven administration, someone who understands the effect of regulations was more than tax reform, getting rid of these regulations, and being strangled by regulation and his resilience and the pentup energy. We will see the bump and it will last. They are seeing the enthusiasm for main street. A stock market rally for low interest rates, and jumping in wanting to participate in this rally. The fed will meet next weekend we are anticipating they will raise via quarterdeck and two or three times over the next few months which means you lock in and get a house, you might want to enter rather than later. What tucker was fascinated by is the idea what people feel rather than what they see. Are we looking at that with the Economy Numbers and looking at numbers all along and numbers have shown a lower unemployment across the country but when you ask people how they feel it is incongruent to what they see. The Labor Department asked last year can you scrape up 400 . You couldnt. Clearly it is a lot of money. It could go to 30,000. Maybe it will end it would not solve the problem which is any quality. Im not a marketing guy. With massively unequal distribution of wealth you have an unstable society. I live in smalltown america and talk to many Business Owners and they are excited about this. They understand what this will do to their businesses. This is not just wall street, it will trickle down to main street and impact. That stay right here. We see the stock market surge. A new study with grim news for the American Dream