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The debate over climate change is, quote, far from settled. when i get this mixed up in my head, i have to go to the one that has the answers, joining me now, the answer man, mark morial, president of the national urban league and former mayor of new orleans. mark, help me out, help me out. let's start with dr. carson. you and i know him, very respected figure, but for hud -- >> dr. carson is a great neurosurgeon. he's worked on friends, family members of mine, he has been well known and outstanding in that work. i thought he would be at hhs. i thought he might be at surgeon general. >> that w...

Draining the swamp? i mean, he's -- it is amazing. another goldman sachs guy pointed this week, tara, dana, stay with me. more to come. coming up, dr. ben carson once called the fair housing act social engineering. now trump wants him for housing secretary. mark morial from the national urban league joins me after the break. also, mistrial in the walter scott case. could the next potential attorney general have a say in whether justice is or is not served? ♪ music playing

>> i think it is disgraceful. i think the fact that he is going to have another job while serving as president of the united states of america -- >> he wants the money -- >> he doesn't want the money for president because he's going to use the presidency to enrich himself, which he's already demonstrating, handwriting is on the wall, he's already in the process of doing that with his family members, his failure to even divest himself yet and so i think donald trump, this is part of donald trump's long con, and the con game continues. >> all right. i'm going to have to leave it there. tara dowd...

Flashpoint. especially two recent ones. here pick for labor secretary, a fast food ceo who is against raise the minimum wage and is nominee to run the epa is a climate change denier who is suing the agency. the move showed little sign of compromise and the vice president elect says trump has a mandate. >> we truly do believe that our president-elect has secured a mandate for leadership. 30 of 50 states, more counties won since ronald reagan was the republican candidate for re-election as president in 1981. it was a historic victory. >> he calls it a mandate, a i i historic win, despite losing ...

I'm going to run in 2020. >> for what? >> for president. you know, so just to be clear -- >> are you kidding about running for president in 2020? >> i'm just -- i'm not committing not to run. i'm not committing to anything. i learned a long time ago, fate has a strange way of -- >> the 2020 stuff, beyond the vision that you joked, as you walked in, we got to ask. >> i have no intention of running. >> back with me, tara dowdall and dana millbank. what is the bottom line here. is biden interested in 2020? >> i think biden would be interested in 2020, 2040 and 2060 and 2080. you have to consider ...