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Greatn.. vice president elect mike pence was first out this morning with a message, and he joined sue to be present sean spicer for his very first official voicing. spicer joins us here in a moment. but first, there's a little bit of some of what the action was today inside the nation's capital. watch. >> 72 days ago we elected donald trump to be the 45th president of the united states of america. figure 21 cabinet nominees have been named and we have 536 beachhead team members that will be reporting for duty at agencies. following the inauguration right in early. >> my past statements over fi...

The 4,000 political -- >> that's a great question, thank you for clarifying that. there's 536 individuals on these beach head teams. they're temporary employees that serve as assistants to the secretary-designee's office. those individuals that able to work in the various departments as temporary officials for i think it's up to 120 days. in some cases they stay on. it will be up to the secretary or the administrator of the department or agency to decide whether to maintain them on. maybe they choose to not stay on board. but in any case, that will be a decision that gets made. if they stay, t...

Vice president pence, first and second lady will attend the liberty and freedom ball at the washington convention center off mount vern orn avenue. following that they'll attend the military ball at the national military museum. saturday at 10 a.m. the president, vice president and families will attend the national prayer service at the washington national cathedral. over the weekend the incoming staff will be located here at the ptt to help support the transition. on the eve of the inauguration, one point that's important we have over 536 beachhead team members, the individuals that are being...

>> what does that mean in terms of where you guys are on the 4,000 number? >> those people are temporary. in some cases, until the secretary or administrator or director is confirmed, they arin able to make a permanent pointment. we are worki -- appointment. we are working to have individuals ready to go. now that the cabinet is filled, i think that you will see a lot more activity at that level, but the president-elect wanted to make sure that his entire cabinet was locked and loaded before he started getting to the deputy under an assistant level. now that that is complete this morning with ...

This morning's announcement, for our secretary of agriculture, all 21 cabinet nominees have been named. 27 total individuals have been named that require the consent of the senate. and we have 536 beach head team members that will be reporting for duty at agencies following the inauguration bright and early on monday morning. there are many people, many people to thank in this regard. and i'm really here just to do that. there is a memorandum that will be in your possession by the ownend of this briefing. and i'll be conveying to the president-elect today to give him a full report on the trans...