rockets that is supercool and super fun. but it could blow up and everybody dies. i am dark mega. see you in the white house. >> elon musk has clearly been around to mar-a-lago already. cara swisher was like i don't think there will be room for these two for very long because the two eagles will clash. >> we will see. who hosted s&l the last 10 years? it shows how much things have shifted. donald trump did it as a presidential candidate.'s >> elon musk needs donald trump now more than donald trump needed elon musk in the election time. to your point i don't know how long. being on some of these calls is pretty wild. time will tell. is

>> thanks to all of you for joining us. i am kasie hunt. don't go anywhere . this morning millions of people in new york and new jersey under red flag and air-quality warnings as crews rush to contain a now deadly wildfire. are you doing spending? it is a thing. what is causing it and what it is all about. this is cnn news central.

people trying to pay their way in. a circus that begins after dark and the world's richest man always by his side. new details and new reporting inside the trump transitional taking place at his home. he also just named one big role. overnight donald trump announced tom homan will be his border czar this term. sources tell cnn donald trump also wants elise stefanik u.n. ambassador. if mass deportation plans and global agenda possibly soon in their hands. new details on everything elon musk is finding himself involved in. reportedly by his side nearly every day since trump won. let's get started. steve, 1st and foremost who is in and who is out? >> good morning. it is pretty

much a free-for-all and mar-a-lago. people are trying to get in the door getting as close to power as they can and hoping to rub elbows and secure themselves positions. members are very popular because there are no checks. people trying to ingratiate themselves to the former and president-elect have been trying to get through these members so they can get his ear or at least try to get as close to someone who might be able to hook them up with a job. we have been told trump's process for building out his cabinet and administration is proceeding in a more orderly fashion. that starts with who he has put at the top. that is susie wilds, his incoming chief of staff. she is orchestrating this entire effort to build out his government. we know that

tom homan will be a border czar. he was the i.c.e. director under president donald trump previously. a border czar would not require some sort of vetting process. he would be in a more 10,000 foot level. representative elise stefanik has been reportedly offer the role to be u.n. ambassador. homan over the weekend discussing exactly how he intends to go about orchestrating donald trump's plans for mass deportation. take a look at what he told fox on sunday. >> do you concentrate on the public safety threats in the national security threats first. the men and women of i.c.e. do this daily. they know what they can and cannot do. when we go out there we all know who we are looking for and where they are going to be. i keep reading the stories about concentration camps. these

people will be well taken care of. >> three jobs that we know donald trump is closely prioritizing our his attorney general pick who will be in charge of carrying out his justice department which he spoke a lot about during the campaign, his campaign of revenge. the homeland security chief as well as who will leave the pentagon as the department of defense secretary. >> what are you learning about elon musk role? >> it is quite more expansive than we anticipated. he was given some sort of promise and some sort of role overseeing the budget and taking a look at a commission which could potentially find ways to cut spending. he has been far more involved in the early forming of the government. he was on the phone call with ukrainian president zelenskyy last week, which was a surprise to many, given the role that must has

played not only with providing internet on the front lines of the war, but also because of the ties he has to many of our adversaries around the globe with his production in china and his relationship with russia. he has basically been at mar-a-lago nonstop since the election essentially setting up camp. he has been photographed with members of trump's family. he has been weighing in on the 5 for who will be the next majority leader of the incoming senate, siding with donald trump that whoever takes the job will have to push the recess appointments and has been vocal in pushing for senator rick scott in the three-way race for that job. >> thank you for your reporting. we are learning how president biden is preparing for president-elect trump's visit to the white house later this week. sources tell cnn president biden is expected to reaffirm his commitment while also emphasizing to trumped the

u.s. must keep supporting ukraine in the war against russia. arlette sainz is with us this morning. what else are you hearing? >> reporter: for president biden this meeting is a key step in trying to show he is committed to a peaceful transfer of power. the bottom will be restoring in to position what trump sean in 2020 when he did not invite president-elect biden or even conceived the election. this meeting on wednesday will give the two former competitors the chance to talk about some of the most pressing domestic and foreign policy issues of the day. here is how jake sullivan described the expectations for the meeting. >> the 1st and most important message will be president biden is committed to the peaceful transfer of power. they will go through the top issues both domestic and foreign policy including what is happening in europe, asia and the middle

east. the president will have a chance to explain to president trump how he sees things, where they stand, and talk to president trump about how president trump is thinking about taking on these issues when he takes office. >> reporter: one area where biden could potentially try to assert influences over the issue of ukraine. sullivan said president biden was in the next 70 days trying to make the case for why usa to ukraine should continue. biden has said that he will dole out the remaining funds that have been approved for ukraine by the time he leaves office. it comes at a time when president-elect trump's has cast doubt on what future u.s. support for ukraine could look like. that is likely a topic that could come up in this meeting. president biden in the coming weeks will be focused on trying to implement key legislation passed during

his time in office including the infrastructure law, the chips and science act and also the health care and climate law known as the inflation reduction act. sources say they are racing to implement those pieces of legislation and that includes focusing on doling out money across various sectors. for instance the congress department working on potential subsidies for chip manufacturing. there can be grants and awards for climate initiatives and aid for ukraine. that is one of the areas president biden will focus on as he is trying to shore up the initiatives. the president has also said his team will be very focused on this transition making sure the trump team has the resources that they need for this orderly and peaceful transfer of power to occur. >> very different. thank you very much. the battle to become the new senate majority leader is on. president-elect trump making demands and those who

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in southern california the winds expected to pick up again today make it harder for crews battling the mountain fire. it has now burned more than 20,000 acres and is 21% contained. residents who evacuated returned to find their homes in ruins. >> i feel like the shock is wearing off. it was hard to see this. i think it is harder today than it was a few days ago to wrap my head around the gravity of what has happened to our home. >> so many people lost everything. in the northeast an 18-year-old volunteer forest ranger died while responding to a forest fire along the new york-new jersey border. the fire service warning that the entire state is under extreme fire danger. what can you tell us on the latest on these fires? of course people in new

york city have been feeling it because the air quality is so terrible. >> 537 have burned in new jersey since october 31. the northeast is not typically an area where we hear about these brush fires. there have been incredibly dry drought conditions in the past few months. that has created the perfect conditions for brush fires. 7000 acres of land have burned between new jersey and parts of new york. the fire chief in new jersey told us over the weekend they have not seen conditions as dry as this since they started keeping record. as you mentioned, the first responder who tragically lost his life, he was fighting one of fires in new jersey, the jennings creek fire. that fire still only 10% contained. one thing that is incredible to hear about here in new york

city new yorkers have been asked to conserve water because of this drought watch that we are in the middle of. the mayor has banned the use of outdoor grills in city parks. on friday we saw prospect park in brooklyn catch fire. an area the size of about two football fields was burning. it is incredible to see this major city park on fire. it gives you an idea of just how dry conditions are. new yorkers are being asked to not run water. the mayor trying to ask everyone to do their part. we have not gotten a lot of rain. we got a little last night, it really didn't do much to improve these conditions. >> this is so unusual to see fires burning on both coasts. people used to hearing about california, but new york and

new jersey, not so much. thank you so much. there is a general sense of dread from everyone, that is a quote from a new cnn report of how some government workers are feeling as they brace for donald trump's campaign promises to purge the federal workforce with massive cuts and transfers. and 25 down and apparently 18 to go. how the search is now going for more than a dozen escaped .

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a second consecutive night of air strikes against houti targets in yemen. details remain limited, explosions were reported in areas previously hit by the u.s. military. the strikes come on the heels of a wave of attacks that happened saturday. american fighter jacks -- jets targeting houti sites. federal workers bracing for the likelihood of a purge when president-elect donald trump returned to the white house. one employee tells cnn there is a feeling of dread among everyone. renee, what are you hearing? >> reporter: we are in a dystopian health gait. that is on my federal employee last night and that is the mind-set of many of the 2 million federal workers anticipating donald trump's return to office. to be clear, what donald trump is promising is

unlike anything we have seen. he is proposing reverting to a structure of government that existed 141 years ago when political parties gave government parties to their supporters. that is what has federal workers who i am speaking to so anxious and so scared about schedule f. it would give him the power to start mass firings of nonpartisan employees perceived as disloyal to make it in the way of his policy actions at these agencies. as you know trump has obsessed about the idea of hetero workers being agents of the deep state working against him and his agenda. some of the employees who live through the first trump administration say they are experiencing ptsd. one thing we are absolutely having conversations amongst ourselves about whether we can stomach a round two. that is what one government employee told me. we expect to see a second trump

presidency will also me mass transfers of senior executives, relocation of agency offices. something that we saw the first time around. >> what is elon musk scroll -- musk's role? >> has pushed for this task force and has promised that through this government efficiency program and task force it could cut some 2 trillion jobs in -- $2 trillion in government spending. that is another factor many are worried and concerned about. >> renee, i know you're going to say on this. thank you very much. donald trump already yielding power over congress. his latest demand for republicans who have been jockeying to be the next senate leader. and host -- post of a tiny goat had gone viral. multiple organizations unable to get to him. an amazing good

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president-elect donald trump wilting new power over who will lead the senate republicans take over control. over the weekend he took to social media to demand the next republican leader agreed to use recess appointments to get his team in place. these appointments allow the president to get along --

around opposition and a way to bypass a congressional vote altogether. it comes as republican senators are getting ready to vote on who is going to be their new leader. arizona and pennsylvania still need to be declare. republicans will have at least 252 seat majority when you're talking about this power in the senate. lauren, where do things stand in the race for republican leader? there has been a lot going on with that. >> reporter: a huge question was whether or not donald trump is going to get involved and endorse a candidate. he has been gone that far, but his tweets yesterday make clear he wants to see republican leaders moving forward to what are known as recess appointments. all of the republican people who were running including rick scott, john thune, john cornyn, all said they would use the tools at their disposal to try

to move as quickly as possible with his nominations. it is important to keep in mind any recess appointment would require the united states senate to go into recess. that requires both republicans and democrats to go ahead and vote to do that. if they do not democrats have the power to block it and recess appointments become obsolete. despite the fact that you if i republican senators racing to try to make clear to donald trump that they will be willing to do his bidding the underscoring reality if democrats can block back from moving forward. in the race you saw yesterday and number of conservatives coming out for nick scott -- rick scott. we should remind everyone back home that republican senators are going to go into a room on wednesday and half this vote. it will all be by secret ballot. despite the fact the donald trump is in clear what he wants to see in this race,

the reality is senators can vote how they want and no one would ever know which senators voted for which candidate. >> a lot happening in the senate. where do we stand with the house at this point? >> reporter: the votes are still being counted, especially out in california. republicans are bullish about their chances of taking the house of representatives. cnn has not officially called the republicans would take control. plans are underway of what the agenda is going to look like. obviously republicans have plans to vote for their own leadership elections this week. will have to wait to see if the house is called by the time those take place. with us now is the former white house associate counsel of the first trump administration and a former senior adviser to the bernie sanders presidential campaign. days after winning the election

one of donald trump's first moves is basically to try to get commitments from incoming senate leadership to be able to get cabinet secretaries without the advice and consent of the senate. what does that tell you? >> at tells things are going to be and not like we expected. democrats, hear me and hear me now, this is the first step we can start to do to draw a distinction between visions for the midterm election. we get to be able to say what are you going to do for the american people and try to get rid of democratic practices is not a way that i was starting meeting when you promise you're going to make everything better. we should have full transparency at every level of government. let's start drawing those distinctions. >> trump has a majority in the senate, why not prove you can win confirmation vote? >> i think he will win

confirmation votes. when we say get rid of democratic norms let's be real. recess appointments is something every president has use. obama use them so frequently it ended up in the supreme court where the supreme court confirmed yes, you can use recess appointments it is a power the president has. what i think president trump is doing is saying hey, senate, if you all want to have a say, and you should, do your job and confirm these people. the problem with the senate just sitting on his hands, you can't have a government . the american people deserve a to government. >> in the constitution is literally the advice and consent of the senate. i do want to ask about the leadership battle. rick scott is really campaigning hard for this and has a lot of allies out in the public pushing for

him. politico this morning is reporting that is backfiring and writes there is probably no group of republicans more insulated from the outside pressure campaign from the 53 senators and senator alexis will be voting wednesday. it goes on to say the bulk of the republican rank-and-file is not pleased. we spoke at one senator who was aghast at his effort as well as a republican aide who said the campaign is quote pissing off senators whose votes rick needs to win. your reaction? >> you have a battle between m.a.g.a. twitter and the senate elite. i think there is a question about what the job of the senate majority leader is. if it is to be the ideological leader of the party you probably want someone like rick scott. if it is to expand the senate and i was say expand the majority, to fund raise, you probably don't want someone like that. i think of course

you want to expand the senate majority, but then what are you going to do with it once you have it? i think republicans need to decide are we only trying to expand or are we going to enact the policies people elected president trump to be there for? >> chuck, the democrats have no vote in the senate majority leader race, and how do you think they should position themselves going forward in the senate? as long as there is a filibuster maybe the one place where they can have influence in the washington the next 18 months? >> i think distinguishing between the policies of these folks that are running and highlighting what all of these folks are running on. there are two johns, john thune and john cornyn, rick scott has always been seen as an outsider. everyone of them bring a different vision. for democrats it is a great time to distinguish. and rick scott who

was literally the richest man in the senate, that does not say to me or voters common man, let's try to help this common guy in the senate. there are 66 senators who will not be up for re-election in two years who nobody can put pressure on because they don't have to worry about re-election until 4-6 years from now. >> is there an area where you think democrats in the senate and house should say we want to work with the administration here? is there a place democrats should show they are willing to accept bipartisan outreach, if there is any from the incoming administration? >> i think there is so much that we have dividing us in domestic policy. i think there is one place we could all come together and that is the safety of the world. with m.a.g.a. coming in there is going to be under reflection on international policy. what does it look like in a global world?

there is a lot of common sense democrats and republicans who want to make sure we live in a safe world and the anarchist and the crazy people around the country are not given any permission slip. i think international policy can be the biggest place to come together to keep the whole globe save. >> may, is there one area that you would like to see outreach from the incoming administration? >> border security. i think it's always been hijacked, including within the right. let's take here and give here, so even when republicans had a trifecta before there was not a bill put through and they are easy changes that you can make to close up the asylum loopholes. my hope is to focus on border security, to get a

bill pass and to keep americans safe. >> great to see both of you. thank you so much. somehow, someway, the kansas city chiefs remain undefeated at this particular juncture. after winning in the most dramatic fashion against their division rivals the broncos. >> reporter: denver came this close to knocking off the n.f.l.'s last undefeated team and picking up their first win in kansas city in nearly a decade. the broncos led nearly the entire way yesterday thanks to a pair of touchdown passes from bone aches. the chiefs kept plugging away and finally took the lead with a short field goal with under six minutes to play. the next would leave the broncos into field goal range setting up a kicker for the potential game-winning 35 yarder. it is blocked. patrick mahomes cannot contain

their emotions. kansas city a perfect 9-0 after a 16-14 win. they haven't lost my game since last christmas. if you went to bed early you missed a thriller against alliance and the texans. they combined for 7 interceptions with jared goff throwing five of them. houston was up at halftime. despite the turnovers the lions came roaring back scoring 16 unanswered points in the second half. it would all come down to jake bates. he was working as a brick salesman 18 months ago. time running out. he sneaks in the game-winner. detroit wins 36-23. bates is now 13 of 13 on field goals to start his career. lyons improved to 8-1. the feel-good story of the day might have to go to ricky pearsall. he scored his first n.f.l. touchdown with a 46 yard

catch and run against the box. less than 11 weeks ago he was shot in the chest and seriously wounded in an attempted robbery. now he and the night is go want to get the win. and finally the n.f.l. this think is that the final international game and this time at munich as the panthers beat the giants in overtime. during the game the referee did his best to blend in with the locals, giving the crowd on his side while making a penalty call. listen to this. >> [ speaking in a non-english language ] >> reporter: you can hear the crowd giving the applause. this continues a tradition. his father was also an n.f.l. referee who officiated the first game in mexico city in 2005. the first call he made

that day was in spanish. commissioner rocco dale has said there are a potential eight international games next season. they should be lots of fun wherever they are. >> some of these games were wild. five interceptions and they still won. a kick that was blocked, mind blowing. >> the patriots won. always write in the world. >> he is celebrating like he used to do back in the day when they won. oh, sorry. thank you. >> forget john berman, i get to go home with a happy husband. i have went through a lot of seasons with alliance. i am really enjoying this season. why some americans are trading doom strolling for doom spending. and a major groups by mattel. they are now

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today world leaders and diplomats began a two-week massive global climate summit. one topic? what the u.s. stands will be going forward and tackling climate change as donald trump has vowed to pull the u.s. from the paris climate accord and long questioned the existence of climate change. bill weir is here tracking it all. 1st and foremost when we talk about this summit what are leaders realistically looking

to accomplish? >> realistically to continue this momentum. last year they have said this is the time to transition. the more pollution we put in the sky the more violent the weather is going to get. that is the simple challenge. they wanted to up the ambition and talk about finance. this is been a country where rich countries will kick in against the help poor countries brace for the pain. here you have the 29th conference. 30 of these giant meetings from around the world and the most powerful country of the world, the newly elected leader says the whole thing is a hoax and doesn't want to play. says they will pull out of the paris climate accord. it is a test of the biggest, and most historical polluter is in at the party what happens? does the treaty hold? do countries like china and the european union take control? it could embolden these right-wing leaders from south america to

europe, even places in africa to go with petrochemicals. a country like kenya could go either way depending on how they are financed. it is a huge moment for life on earth. >> i always remember the conversations we've had, often while talking about huge problems, obviously, you come out with a lot of hope about the innovation and the momentum coming out of these conferences. i wonder what it feels like this time and where the hope is. >> every 10th or 100th of a degree hotter -- now this'll be the first year we alone passed the target of the paris accord. everyone hundredth of a degree above that means entire ecosystems are lost. coral reefs or mountain glaciers. these have huge impact on the

health, happiness and wealth of everybody. if there is not a full on hands on deck effort how much will be lost? how much fortune will be lost for the countries that are not playing. china is adding so much renewable energy at staggering rates. if the united states does not have a seat at the table to decide what the future will look like it is so much loss to innovators and investors in this new momentum. >> great to see you, bill. let's see what happens. it was culture wars that help to propel donald trump to the presidency. while campaigning trump promised to sign an executive order to instruct every federal agency to seesaw programs that promote the concept of sex and gender transition and block federal funding to hospitals that provide gender affirming care among other things. today it is a democrat facing backlash after comments he made in

assessing why democrats lost seth moulton said this. democrats spend too much time trying to not offend anyone rather than being brutally honest about the challenges many americans face. i have two little girls. i don't want them getting run over on a playing field by email or formally male athlete. but as a democrat i am supposed to be afraid to say that. most of is sticking by his statement. here's what he said to our jessica dean. >> i was speaking authentically as a parent about one of many issues where democrats are just out of touch with the majority of americans. i stand by my position, even though i may not have used exactly the right words. >> at the same time delaware voted in the first openly transgendered congresswoman and she joins us now. sarah mcbride, welcome to the show. appreciate you coming on. what do you make of all of this?

first, donald trump's words. he used transgender a lot of his and negatively to her kamala harris. do you have these comments by the congressman . >> i can only speak to what i heard on the campaign trail. delaware is in the philadelphia media market. we were certainly seen these ads by donald trump. those ads were not what i was hearing from democrats, independents and republicans from across the state. what i was hearing about was the cost of living. that the american dream is increasingly unaffordable and inaccessible. what i was hearing about was the need for affordable housing, healthcare and childcare. whenever you see a politician focus in on an issue that impacts a handful of people in a handful of places and says this should be the top issue in an election you should

ask why? the answer is donald trump is trying to divide and distract from the fact that he has absolutely no policy solutions for the issues that are actually keeping people up at night. the issues that i was hearing about in delaware. let me just say i was out there campaigning. i wasn't running on my identity, but my identity was no secret to voters. despite all of that we won our race with a higher percentage than any other democrat running statewide in delaware for major office. i believe the american people are still having a conversation about trans identity and we need to extend grace. i do not believe these are the issues they were deciding factors for voters. >> you certainly did not run on transgender specific issues and you did beat your opponent by 15 percentage points. you talked about the things that you did run on to get you to that point. however, are you worried about walking into a congress where it might be a

hostile environment? >> i am used to working with people who have a range of beliefs, including working with people who have voted against lgbtq rights. my job is to work with anyone who was willing to work with me to help delaware. are there some professional provocateurs parading as public officials in national politics on the far right? yes, but those are republicans who can barely work with their own republican colleagues. i am ready to work with my democratic colleagues, led by our incredible leader, hakeem jeffries. i am ready to work with serious legislators ready to roll up their sleeves and work with me to deliver progress for our constituents. >> i do want to ask about what is best for our country that you have this historic win, despite a lot of fears for people in the lgbtq community?

>> first off i think last week was certainly a week of mixed emotions for me. i am filled with gratitude. i am now headed to new member orientation. i am filled with gratitude to the hundreds of thousands who turned out to vote and entrusted me with the awesome responsibility of representing them in the united states house of representatives. i love delaware. not only were we the first date to sign onto the work of building a more perfect union, but we are also a state of neighbors. i think in this election we demonstrated once again delaware voters are judging counties based on their ideas and not identities. i think it sent a powerful message to the country that our democracy can be big enough for all of us. >> we saw these comments by elon musk's daughter, what do

you say to people who are afraid and who have expressed that? >> i think there are a lot of people across this country who are scared and who are in pain. i know it can feel like you are alone. i know it can feel like the heart of this nation is not big enough to love you too. know there are millions of people who see you, who love you, and who are fighting every single day to build an america where everyone can live fully and freely regardless of their background, regardless of their identity, regardless of where they live. i am just one of those people. you should know that you belong. >> sarah mcbride, congratulations. thank you so much for joining us bright and early this morning from -- where are you? are you in delaware? >> i am in d.c.. >> all right. thank you so

much. a baby go stranded on a cliff in hawaii for 4 days has been rescued. a couple good samaritan saw the goat a week ago when local agencies that they cannot reach it. that is when social media came to the rescue. >> we were not exactly sure how big of a cliff side it was and we wanted to get in there as quick as possible. it had been there for 4 days and seemed super skittish. we just bear hugged the little guy all the way down the mountainside. >> i was very relieved and happy that we got him safely. >> so the goat is now safe and apparently still very cute at a wildlife sanctuary. 18 still on the loose in south carolina. 43 escaped from a research center. so far

police recaptured 25 and say they are all in good health. the owner promises recovery efforts will go on for as long as it takes. you hang in there. mattel is apologizing for a mistake on his new wicked doll packaging. a link intended for the official website instead leads to a pornographic site. one person tweeted images of the packaging. mattel advises parents to discard the packaging or cover the link to keep it out of children's view. i was trying to think of the names like www.wickednaked. com or wwwareyouagoodwitchorbad witch. >> i did my research. the movie website is wickedmovie.com. i

am told by reliable sources the inappropriate website is just wicked.com. i do know -- i am going now. john, please leave the set until we need you back. this morning anxious americans are easing election stress with a new type of retail therapy. it is called dooms spending, but is it really helping you at all? please don't fall into the rabbit hole that we often fall into. what is happening with this? >> essentially it is when you're feeling gloomy about something. it could be politics, the election, the economy, or something going on in your life. you essentially go shopping to make yourself feel better. it is that dopamine hit that you get.