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Other cabinet picks, the senate is expected to confirm mike pompeo as the next secretary of state. his nomination passed out of the committee today with a bit of rand paul-infused drama. he i insisted he had been a no way vote to the bitter end, no way no how, naturally rand paul ended up voting yes, which pretty much ends the drama over pompeo's nomination. but the confirmation of the president's pick to replace mike pompeo as head of the karim a, that is another one that may not go smoothly. gina haspel is the nominee. but her reported 1r06789 in the cia's torture program is turning into a s...

>> you need someone at the state department. there are big meetings and summits planned. there's a track record there as well as having been a member of congress. jeff, this is not the only confirmation they are facing. they have a tough cia confirmation. they have a vacancy there. she here's is controversial because of her past record after 9/11. she says obeying orders but carrying out other orders that were not approved in terms of the so called torture program. there's a lot of questions about that. that's going to be a tough one. >> that's certainly the case. that would have the backing t...

That was taken from my school and turned into this torture program. >> greg, let me ask you about the state dinner taking place tomorrow, macron is going to be in washington and going to spend three days here. macron had interesting interactions with the president. pushing for u.s. to stay in the iran nuclear deal and convinced president trump to stay in syria after the president had expressed his desire to pull out of there. we know iran is threatening not so pleasant options so to speak if the u.s. withdraws. what kind of argument do you think he's going to make to president trump to convinc...

Is fired. >> sean: what you guys have been great, thank you both. now president trump only moments ago, he arrived at the white house following his visit to st. louis. another major story we are following tonight almost immediately after the president announced he was nominating gina haspel to run the cia after some people in the media were waiting to attack and wait until you are the reason why. take a look at this. >> she was involved with the torture program after september 11th and then and involved with destroying videotapes of the matter also. that might be something that could be proble...

>> sean: we need a special counsel. at this point, what happened with the fisa abuses, everything else. you guys have been great. thank you both. president trump only moments ago arrived at the white house following his visit to st. louis, another major story we are following tonight. almost immediately after president announced he was nominating gina haspel to be the first wilmont to run the cia, se people in the left, in the media, were waiting till attack. take a look at this. >> she was involved with the torture program after september 11th and then involved with destroying videotapes of t...