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Say that you are the best msnbc host ever created by god. God created you, chris, to be here. Thank you, michael. Ec baldwin should be looking over his shoulder. No way. I was not lying, actually. That was me being nice. That is all in for this evening. The Rachel Maddow show starts right now. Good evening, rachel. I dont take it personal at all. It was an impression. It was the voice of a certain hyperbolic character. I dont mind, doesnt bother me at all, which im sure you can tell. Thanks, my friend. Thanks, michael. And thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. Heres the story. In mar...

Tons of hard questions today but the reason it's so important that he also fought today with republican senator marco rubio is that if a republican decides to vote against tillerson, that conceivably would be enough to stop his nomination. that's the math on the committee, as long as all the other democrats, as long as all the democrats voted no as well, one republican no vote could stop him. >> reporter: have you decided how you're going to vote? did he answer your questions adequately about russia in particular? >> many of his answers were concerning to me. but there's a chance now to submit...

Being reminded of his ruthless persecution of political enemies and after receiving compelling information that russia has interfered with our elections. so do you think now is the right time to lift sanctions against russia? >> i think it's important that we keep the status quo until we are able to develop what our approach is going to be. that it will be all part of the approach. >> what do you think the approach is going to be? exxon ceo rex tillerson facing questioning today from new hampshire democratic senator jean jean shaheen. the big political news out of this hearing today was not ne...

>> many of his answers were concerning to me. but there's a chance now to submit some questions in writing which we'll do as well. i'll consider everything and read through it and i'll make a decision here very soon. >> reporter: are you leaning one way or another? >> i wouldn't characterize it that way quite yet. it's clear i'm concerned about some of his answers and i recognize the split on the committee and what it would mean so i have to make sure that i'm 100% behind whatever decision i make, because once i make it -- >> reporter: because if you make the decision and vote against him you ...

15 years ago today, the first prisoners arrived at guantanamo bay. 15 years ago today. 20 of them arrived that first day in total. in the years since that strange, expensive quasi legal offshore prison has held 780 different prisoners. by the time president obama signed an order one day into his presidency to close that prison, there were 242 prisoners still being held there. now as president obama leaves office, the number of prisoner there's is down to 55. last week the pentagon announced the transfer of four more men to saudi arabia. that brings the total number of people held at guantanamo...