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Meanwhile, the nomination of betsy devoss as education secretary is headed for the full senate. she passed the health education labor and pensions committee by a 12-11 vote along strict party lines. that vote came just as reports surfaced that devoss may have plagiarized parts of answers in the committee questionnaire. last hour we heard directly from the homeland security secretary john kelly who said the controversial executive order on travel was not a surprise. >> i knew he was going to sign an order about a year and a half, two years before he became the president-elect. people on my staf...

Tomorrow morning when alabama senator jeff sessions goes before the senate judiciary committee for his role. the judiciary committee actually the same committee that 30 years ago actually pushed back on his federal judgeship chances amid allegations of racial bias. now, of course, other people to watch this week include on wednesday rex tillerson and secretary of state. tillerson could come under scrutiny for having no government experience, and also harsh questions about his ties to russian president vladimir putin. of course, tillerson served as ceo for exxonmobil for the past ten years, and...

What is your strategy for going out there and getting these folks consensus and build around them to be confirmed by the united states congress. >> i think a lot of these people that are put up for nominations are put good ones. rex tillerson was strategic appointment. i really enjoyed and i really think betsy devoss with school vouchers, i can go on. >> i am talking about the top crisis. this seems like an impossible test. you are going to have the opposite side and the democratic side and they're not enjoying any of the picks and they're controversial and extreme. i think that his picks has ...

They are the absolute highest level. i think they're going to do very well. >> there's some concern about jeff sessions in particular. >> no, i think he is going to do great. high quality man. >> confirmation hearings begin tomorrow for senator jeff sessions. trump's choice for attorney general and retired general john kelly who is picked for homeland security secretary. on wednesday hearings get underway for secretary of state nominee rex tillerson. transportation secretary -- secretary nominee elaine chow along with congressman mike pompeo for cia director and education secretary nominee bet...