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Ties to russia. Is the campaign on the defensive . The transition, i should say . Reporter theyre on the defensive, katy, but theyre also digging in. First to the tillerson flap backlash that we are seeing. Look, theyre bracing for a fierce fight in that Senate Confirmation hearing. They know theyre going to get one, but they feel confident, they say, that ultimately he will be confirmed. And youve started to see them really lay out the case for tillerson over the weekend. The president elect himself saying that tillerson is a dealmaker. Someone whos done deals internationally, all across the ...

Confirmation hearings joins us now. christopher koonce, a democratic senator from delaware and a member of the senate foreign relations committee. senator, thank you very much for joining me, first off. secondly, you said tillerson's ties to russia do bother you. what do you need to find out about him in order to feel okay, saying yes to this pick? >> well, rex tillerson has four decades of experience helping lead and ultimately run the world's largest oil company, exxonmobil. and i understand that that gives him lots of experience negotiating with leaders around the world. but russia is not o...

with the country's debt. >> arthel: new information on what led a texas gun store owner to call the cops on an awol soldier who allegedly plotted another deadly attack at fort hood. >> rick: months after protests pushed our middle east strong man out of office, very few signs of democracy. thousands of protesters are signing off on military rules. >> arthel: we begin with the latest out of the nation's capitol, the debt showdown taking center stage, of course, as the clock is ticking down, down, down. the debates raging in the house and the senate. lawmakers are facing off over compe...

with the country's debt. >> arthel: new information on what led a texas gun store owner to call the cops on an awol soldier who allegedly plotted another deadly attack at fort hood. >> rick: months after protests pushed our middle east strong man out of office, very few signs of democracy. thousands of protesters are signing off on military rules. >> arthel: we begin with the latest out of the nation's capitol, the debt showdown taking center stage, of course, as the clock is ticking down, down, down. the debates raging in the house and the senate. lawmakers are facing off over compe...