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Us? >> unbelievable turn of events. jeremy it was your former boss leon panetta i was quoting at the top of the broadcast when he said this may be the worst day in the history of the american presidency. do you expect resignation for starters and interest -- for instance, dni cotes? >> i got give credit to dni coates because he did stand up ft. for the u.s. intelligence community, the men and women who are working in very austere locations, risks their own lives, risks lives of the amts they are trying to recruit and protect and doing the hardest job we ask of american professionals. if the dn...

Department that is full of unfilled senior positions including ambassador ships in crucial locations around the world. take a listen to pompeo addressing his new team yesterday. >> i talked about getting back our swagger and i'll fill in what i mean by that, but it's important. the united states diplomatic corps needs to be in every corner and every stretch of the world executing missions on behalf of this country and it is my humble, noble undertaking to help you achieve that. >> our global affairs correspondent elise labott joins us. this is a big day. you're at the state department and the ...

Economic section toiling, doing great work on behalf of america. >> pompeo also promised to spend some time away from the seventh floor. that is where his office and the senior executive offices here are at the state department. he says he wants to get to know the employees here. he also says that president trump is going to come to the building tomorrow. he is going to conduct secretary pompeo ceremonial swearing in and notes it's the first time that the president will be here at the state department headquarters. pompeo takes over and has significant challenges ahead of him. the state depart...

Do. at the same time, his retirement to sending a message to some republicans of a morale problem. we've heard from some members that it is disheartening to have your leader step down so early in the term going into such a contentious election. it said in a mood here which is not very good for republicans. arthel: so kevin mccarthy becomes the next speaker, will things be different or more of the same? also, would he hear about house majority whip steve scalise as a potential successor? >> steve scalise has made it very clear here he will not run against kevin and he never has and never will. ...

And of managing the foreign service as well. something you and i talked about a lot in our meeting was your management approach. and i told you i thought that our morale problem at the state department was real and we needed a fresh start there. i enjoyed working with secretary tillerson. i think his lack of appointees being confirmed by this body was one of the problems. but for whatever the reasons, there's a morale problem. and i'm not going to ask you to repeat what you said to me in private. i was encourageld because you didn't talk about the drill sergeant. i heard that today. because i'...