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Negotiations or talks are very slim in the near future but with secretary kerry hope is that he can lay out his vision how he sees this being resolved, because at some point, he hopes that the parties will be ready to get back to the table and this could form the basis for those talks. victor? >> elise labott for us at the state department. thank you so much. be sure to head to cnn.com, check out elise's new piece, john kerry's mission to save diplomacy. again that's at cnn politics there on our web site. for more on secretary kerry's speech i'm joined by jason johnson, politics editor for the...

2013. you need tube removed from the military for seven years to be eligible to run the defense department. i've talked to trump transition aides, they said they did not believe they would have a problem getting a waiver. george c. marshall was able to get that waiver. we already saw one statement kirsten gillibrand, new york senator, strong voice in democratic caucus last night announcing that she would oppose the waiver because, again civilians leadership a principle of american democracy. not expecting a lot of that that, but keep an eye on it when it does show up. with me now dana bash, ...

It is going to be a problem getting congressional officials to secure a waiver for him to be eligible for the spot. senator john mccain, matt thornberry both said they're ready to get to work. but keep an eye on democrats. kristen jillibrand came out she was opposed to granting that waiver. it is a fundamental principle of american democracy to keep civilian control of the democracy. we don't expect major problems but one key voice opposed to that process. >> phil, thanks for that reporting. let's discuss all of this including last night's rally. we had politics editor for theroot.com jason jo...

Social media and private communication regarding romney. some trump loyalists run against romney as secretary of state. conway saying all she was saying publicly is what she has been advising both president-elect trump and mike pence about privately. brooke? >> all right, jason, thank you. let's start there with cnn political commentator matt lewis and politics editor for theroot.com jason johnson. good morning. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> matt, let's start with you. when you look through some of these kellyanne tweets the word loyalist jumps out at me and betrayal. >> subtle, very,...

I really don't. it's just not something that i feel very strongly about. and then there's this about climate change. back in march mr. trump told "the washington post" quote i'm not a great believer in manmade climate change but yesterday he told the "times" quote i consider some connectivity, some something. so let's talk about this and more with me now is michael, the media correspondent for "the new york times," jackie kucinich is here the washington bureau chief for the daily beast and jason johnson from theroot.com and professor of political science at morgan state university. welcome to ...