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Place to keep the press aware of a president-elect's actions, the norm's transparencies, part of the constitutional broader balance of power, have been frequently discarded. there's not been a presidential press conference, as is traditional for a president-elect. that is notable. and i think that's a, a troubles, that's a troubling sign. look, we've got to remember, and folks at home need to appreciate, that the constitution doesn't mention political parties, but it does mention journalists, freedom of the press. and this is an essential check on our power structures in a democracy, and if th...

Since a very tough election. in other words, give us a break. >> yeah. >> there's always turmoil when there's a transition. let's be honest about that. mark, what can you tell us about the transition and where it stands right now? >> we are talking about different power structures trying to come together. first of all, you have steve bannon, who is obviously, what was described as the general behind the scenes, who's putting his mark on the transition. you have mike pence coming in as the vice president. quite frankly will have a huge role in helping donald trump deal with capitol hill and als...

Far as its tactics and its targets. up until recently, isis was the organization that focused on the near targets, more of a near target operating focus. and actually, after what has happened in egypt, as you point out, saudi arabia, kuwait, the most recent thing in paris, they are making a statement. they are going after the far targets. and rather than focus on shia and local power structures, they are going after the international community and soft targets to make their point. very dangerous. >> all right. mary beth long, thank you so much. >> thank you. all right, still ahead, the searc...

He started talking about power structures on wall street. he knew everybody. he had all of that bluster going on. but he said the people who really make wall street work, the smartest ones, the ones that don't always make the most money, but the ones who make it work, the people you never see, those are the people i know. and he looked out in the audience. he said, you, would you stant up for me? it was some shrub actor. he said, what's your name? gave him his name. this guy, i don't know who he is, i don't know who his name is, but every time i see him in a movie, doing a small part, it makes...

Anybody who wants to ask me at this moment in time but that free advice won't last forever. >> diplomat rick wade, great to see you. thank you, sir. now we move on to the security situation of the campaign trail and the department of homeland security has received requests from the trump and carson campaigns for secret service protection. now, it's a shift for ben carson, who has said he wasn't interested in receiving that extra protection. >> i don't feel the need for it, quite frankly, but the secret service thinks that i need it. i recognize that someone like me who is very truthful and w...