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A lot of guys talked about do have a military background. who do you think should be the right fit for the trump administration? >> i think donald trump is looking at a military person to go in there. now of course there's john bolton, who is a former u.s. ambassador to the u.n., very conservative voice on national security issues. he could certainly do that job, no question about it. the other part of that is, two of the people that are being considered, you have general robert caslen and lieutenant general h.r. mcmaster, they're both active duty military officers. they'll have less of a choi...

We don't know what he's doing specifically today but advisers told us there are at least four names, perhaps others will be included, that are up for this very significant position in the white house, as national security adviser. you've got a mix of military experience, national security experience, among them the acting national security adviser keith kellogg, lieutenant general robert caslen, lieutenant general h.r. mcmaster and former ambassador john bolton. that list could be expanded if the president doesn't feel he's getting the right chemistry or the interview process as he would deter...

Trump is interviewing for national security adviser? >> reporter: well, we have been told by white house officials that four interviews have been completed but there was a possibility for others. we've also been told by our colleagues in the travel pool, who are at the president's home that there will be an opportunity to see him today in the next hour or so, we expect. but we don't have guidance on if there is a specific announcement or if there's a specific photo opportunity. but that's something we'll be waiting to get more details on. as for the national security adviser, the president has...

Criticizing the obama administration for not being tough enough on russia. look, here's an excerpt from a prominent russian newspaper, from just today. it's time, the newspaper says in the editorial, for us to end our love affair with donald trump. trump's plans to improve the relationship with russia are crumbling for our eyes. and that's very much the attitude that russians, once very hopeful of this trump administration, now have. >> all of this is happening, bob, as there's still a "help wanted" sign for the national security adviser to the president position. there are some big names that...

Superintendent lieutenant general robert caslen. keith kellogg. john bolton and h.r. mcmaster who is a well-known military strategist. president trump had to fire his first security advisor for lying to the vice president about his conversations, but not for having the conversations in the first place. reince priebus tried to hit that point home during an interview on "fox news sunday." >> what the president is saying is if the subject of new sanctions came up, that is not a problem. reporter: yesterday we saw president trump at his first campaign rally as president. and one thing that's getti...