many people. look, joe biden ran for president first time to sort of expunge donald trump and he's back stronger than ever. a moment of history for joe biden. to your point, he's a statesman. it's who he has been and a good moment for the country. >> part of this older generation civility and dialogue are necessary. right? there is legendary stories about joe biden in congress and reaching across the aisle and working. not holding grudges but certain kinds of grudges with certain people, but largely being known for doing these kinds of things. but i do, you know -- this is, a moment where i do think there is something about seeing biden interact with, interact with trump that actually for the american public does in ways undermine, both undermine this argument that the democrats have been making for a very long time about fascism. right? do you sit down with fascism? also important to remember that

they see this as a really important part of the transition for free and fair elections. a really important part of democracy. >> we unfortunately have hit 7:00ed and have to leave it there thanks for being here. i'm kasie hunt. don't go anywhere. "cnn news central" starts right now. a better shot at having dinner with queen elizabeth then being confirmed by the senate , that was a republican congressman on the prospects for donald trump's big, matt gaetz, to actually become attorney general. reminder, queen elizabeth, may she rest in peace, is no longer with us. >> you want to buy a home, you will need a hefty salary, at least six figures. the new report in the shocking price spike delaying the american dream for millions of people. >> are there aliens out there, and does the u.s. government

have? lawmakers now demanding the military fess up, pointing to a possible decade-long cover-up. welcome to the news today, everyone. this is "cnn news central." this morning, one analyst told the "new york times" president-elect trump has successfully revoked his constitutional crisis eight days after winning the election. we are waiting to see what newly elected senate leaders do after the announcement that trump will nominate now former congressman matt gaetz to be attorney general. gaetz is objectively speaking , loved by some accomack maga enthusiast, but he is objectively speaking, low, but a big and very public number of republicans in congress. he resigned his house seat just days before the release of a bipartisan house

ethics report on allegations of sexual misconduct . so, how could he get confirmed in the senate? that is a major question this morning, along with what it tells us about donald trump's new administration. republican strategist and appointee under trump's first administration tells politco, we went from some solid picks, to interesting wildcards, to some more than controversial, no way confirmable. this is trump daring the u.s. senate, this is trump potentially serving the u.s. senate, trying to put people in place to recess appointments, which could mean we are at a constitutional crisis from the start of trump's second term. let's get to steve kitano in florida . with the peak in the plan hear from the transition team, steve . >> john, certainly out of the gate, donald trump was choosing from a more traditional well of candidates with some of his early appointments to his cabinet. that has certainly

changed with the elevation of pete hegseth to his defense secretary, as well as tulsi gabbard to lead the national intelligence office as its director. now, with this pick of matt gaetz as his attorney general, that has certainly sent shockwaves , not only through florida politics, which i have covered closely for a long time, obviously through congress as well. for a lot of good reasons, matt gaetz is a firebrand . he has a long history of controversial statements, of clashes with leadership . he has been in a personal vendetta against former speaker kevin mccarthy for a number of years. as you said, this is certainly not a very pro-matt gaetz congress , but it is an increasingly pro- maga congress. the question becomes, can matt gaetz get confirmed by the senate ? we

saw a new senate install yesterday, someone in johnstown john thune , not necessarily, or probably more of an establishment figure that anyone else in that body. but listen to what senator tommy tuberville had to say about what he expects for the confirmations going forward. >> i have already seen with a couple of them say, i'm not voting for him, wait a minute, you are not the united states of america. you have one vote at senate, you did not get elected president. both with president trump . this is the last chance we will have at saving this country, if you want to get in the way, find, but we will try to get you out of the way of the senate if you try to do that . >> john, i will leave you with this quote from senator john fetterman, obviously a democrat . he said quote, it is just like a god to your kind of trolling just to trigger a meltdown. trump certainly got had meltdown yesterday. if it is the reaction he actually wants, we can probably get used

to seeing more reactions like that , as his allies online have been suggesting, you have not seen anything yet, john. >> well, maybe the reaction he wants, but he needs to not lose four republican senators and some republican senators have already indicated they may not be on board. thank you very much for that. speaking of which, john berman with an audible gasp from house republicans meeting yesterday behind closed doors when they heard the matt gaetz election, according to cnn. matt miller telling axios, gaetz has a better shot of having dinner with queen elizabeth ii , who died in 2022. also told axios, it will be tough because he has got enemies in the senate. in an congressional correspondent, lauren fox joins us now. what happens next with matt gaetz and some of the president-elect 's other nominations?

>> let me just walk you through the scene on capitol hill yesterday , as we learned that matt gaetz had been nominated to be donald trump's attorney general. there were a number of republican senators who said out loud that they were shocked by this nomination. we also heard from some republicans who quickly made clear that they have some concerns. senator johnny earns telling me, he will have to work really hard. when she came out from the chamber i asked her once again, she said, he's going to have to work extra hard to get confirmed to the united states senate for this post. you saw the range of reactions yesterday from susan collins to lindsey graham, here they are. >> i don't know yet . i'll have to think about that. >> do you have any concerns about it? >> we will see. >> i was shocked that he has been nominated . if the nomination proceeds, i'm sure that there will be an extensive ground check by the fbi , and

public hearings , and a lot of questions. >> i like matt a lot, i know him very well. presidents are entitled to have the people that they want in these key positions. >> do you think matt gaetz is confirmable? >> we will find out, won't we? >> and of course, that moment there with marco rubio , he had just come out from the senate intelligence committee, and he was talking about his own nomination. i think he was expecting press to be asking him about the fact that he had officially been nominated to be secretary of state, and quickly it turned into a q&a about matt gaetz. that just shows you the political issues here on capitol hill . a lot of republicans feel like this is an opportunity for donald trump to be moving forward with this cabinet. and some of them are a little concerned that he is stepping on his own message right now, given the fact that he on the one hand nominates about it like senator marco rubio, who many democrats say,

has earned this post, then, on the other hand, he moves forward with nominating matt gaetz. >> we were expecting to see a boat on the house ethics committee on an investigation into matt gaetz, potentially tomorrow when it comes to allegations of sexual misconduct . how does that investigation change, now that he has resigned and is up for this post? >> you, sarah, there are a lot of really smart people on capitol hill, trying to figure out the last night and this morning how that whole process will proceed. i was on the phone with sources late into the evening yesterday, and they are trying to understand right now, if matt gaetz is no longer a member of congress, because he has now it's resigned his seat in the house of representatives, can they move forward with that boat, will there still be eight boat ? i think that is still a question a lot of people are trying to understand the answer to. i talked to sources who have made clear that if this report is missed, perhaps, that is

different than just continuing an investigation of a member who has since stepped down. that is still a huge question mark this morning and we will see in the days ahead what can happen with that report. sarah. >> lauren fox, so much going on so fast, thank you so much for keeping up with all of it. appreciate it. also the new surveillance video of the person who said ballot boxes on fire just ahead of the election. new details about what police are looking for now. plus, cnn speaks to latino families about what they think trump's mass deportation plans, what they think it means for them. >> reporter: you are a green card holder, your wife is a u.s. citizen, why aren't you afraid of deportation? >> i just became a green card holder after 33 years of being in this country. i don't think people understand the fear. >> an, an australian couple comes home to a wild surprise in their bed . i promise, it is cute, not creepy.

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(driver gasps) (car tires screech) (pedestrian gasps) (both panting) (gentle breeze) - [announcer] eyes forward. don't drive distracted. in just a few hours, president biden is hitting the road for the last big trip of his presidency. first, he has to permit to attend the agent pacific operation summit, the apex summit. what is happening on the side of the summit might matter slightly more than the official program. biden will be meeting with chinese president xi jinping on saturday. it will

be their first face-to-face meeting in a year, and likely the last, obviously, before a new era, the trumpeter of u.s., china relations begins. i let steins tracking this from the white house this morning. what is biden hoping to accomplish with this trip in the literal twilight of his presidency? >> reporter: president biden had hoped to head to these summits, preparing to head off to another democratic president . instead, he is now facing this new reality as world leaders are now grappling with and trying to game out what a trump presidency will look like. now, the most high-profile meeting president biden will have will be on the sidelines of the apex summit in peru when he sits down with chinese president xi jinping for the first time in a year. now, senior administration official said, not to expect a long list of deliverables like meetings in the past, given that biden is on his way out. they are expected to touch on

issues like taiwan, also china's support of russia, made its were in ukraine, cyber concerns among other issues. now, biden has really tried to manage this relationship with an increasingly assertive china me with officials saying that one thing that has been key in this relationship is keeping open lines of communication. the u.s. has taken steps to limit chinese technology, as well as watch with concern about china's aggression toward taiwan, and in the south china sea. these are all issues that president-elect trump stands to inherit at a time when he has suggested that he will take a very hard line on china. he has promised much tougher tariffs , and also already has selected several china hawks to be a part of his administration, perhaps suggesting a more confrontational approach with beijing in the coming four years. now, one thing that the biden white house has stressed, is that they believe that his efforts to sure up alliances in the region have really been key

to trying to build a counterweight to china. president biden in the coming days will also be meeting with the south korean leader, as well as the new prime minister of japan. all trying to show their efforts toward building and ensuring up these alliances have been key in the indo pacific, but also should be something that president-elect trump should continue down the road. but for president biden, this trip also serves as a real book and to this presidency. biden has long focused on foreign policy . it has been a key priority and a personal passion of his . now, he will be in front of the very world leaders he has worked with over the last four years, but also at a time when they are grappling with what a trump residency will look like. we know when obama went on a similar trip after trump won in 2016 , world leaders were asking for advice, asking for their thoughts on trump, we will see if those conversations play out as well as biden hits to both brazil and peru this

weekend. >> thank you so much, arlette. this morning, the fbi is offering $25,000 to anyone who can help identify a suspect wanted for setting two ballot boxes on fire. if one of those stories were true, it kind of makes everything else seem insignificant. is the u.s. covering up extracurricular extraterrestria l activity. congress wants to know today.

all right, developing this morning, new video from the fbi shows a person setting a device on a ballot box in portland, oregon not alone after it burst into flames. cnn's veronica

miracle has the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. investigators are now offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of this individual. before we had seen stills of what happened . this new video really shows and gives us a glance of exactly how this person was able to light these ballot boxes on fire . that video shows this person drive up next to the ballot box, like something on fire inside of his car . investigators are calling it an inch of ice in centenary device and stick it on the side of the ballot box . this person drives off, that is when you see a few seconds later, this big explosion , what looks like something like a firecracker or a bomb went off. this is one of three incidences that investigators believe are all connected . this video is from portland, oregon in late october. that same night, investigators believe that suspect went to another ballot box about 15 miles north in

vancouver, washington, hits another ballot box there, and a few weeks prior , also lit a ballot box on fire also in vancouver, washington. they are describing this individual as a white male, about 30 to 40 years old, driving a dark colored '03 or '04 volvo s-60 sedan. here's the interesting piece, they believe this person may have extensive experience with metalwork and welding. they were able to glean that information just based on how the incendiary device was created. during the time , election officials did ramp up security for ballot boxes in the area leading up to the election. there were concerns that others would be hit . it did not limit to the three ballot boxes , but this person still out there. again, a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of this individual. back to you, john.

segment we will see what materializes here. veronica, thank you very much for that. i had, by some legislators say, president-elect trump's pick for national intelligence direct could be a threat to national security. how much money do you need to make if you want to become a homeowner? a new report shows just how hard it is to achieve the american dream of homeownership. that is ahead.

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this shock is intense . that is how one source describes to seen in the reaction of the department of justice to the news that donald trump has tapped matt gaetz to be the next attorney general of the united states. if tapped, he would take over the very department that investigated him in a year-long sex trafficking probe , one that ended with the doj decided not to pursue charges. cnn's caitlin pollens has so much more for us this morning. good

morning. >> reporter: so much, kate. the reaction i have been hearing from people who are close to people in the department of justice, people who are prominent in the legal community, even republicans, it is total shock over this. some people who regularly have opinions , who have been supportive of donald trump becoming president, who are prominent lawyers out there , one, could not even get words out when i called him on the phone yesterday. was laughing through the call. another person totally unwilling to engage . that is just a snippet of what the legal community reaction has been . a little bit of a reminder of who gaetz is coming into this nomination , he is the person who cheered the dismissal of the classified documents case against donald trump because a judge in florida cut back the justice department's constitutional authority there. he was cheering that on. against the work of the justice department. he himself has been

investigated criminally, though not charged, but has been investigated criminally , and has not been a prosecutor himself. very unusual for someone being nominated to this prominent of a position. the other thing, other people around donald trump documented that gaetz was a person who was interested in getting a preemptive blanket pardon from donald trump at the end of the last presidency because of his support for overturning the 2020 election results. he has also said that january 6th is not an insurrection. a lot to grapple in the department that he would manage that is very fast. here is another prominent lawyer in washington last night on cnn with the big picture of the reaction to gaetz among the legal community. >> matt gaetz is just simply unqualified , both academically , professionally , ethically , morally , and experientially.

he has no business being in this conversation . this is a choice that is contentious. i think anybody who served in the justice department historically, and most of the people who are there today are deep in the deeply saddened by this, and it diminishes the pride in which they associate themselves with the department of justice. >> another point, kate, matt gaetz, if confirmed as attorney general, would be in charge of investigative files into him that would reveal to him something that he has not been able to see, very likely , what people said as they testified against him in a grand jury. young women, as well as cooperating witnesses . quite an extraordinary situation that has not been seen before. >> i had not even thought about that aspect of it. no kidding. caitlin, thank you for that reporting. joining me now, political strategist and trump 2020 board

member, madison , and senior vice president of the grillo, natosha alford. good to see you both. multiple republican senators have said, they've been blindsided by this matt gaetz announcement . clearly, not wanting to talk about it. this is what they said to our materazzi. >> what about matt gaetz? >> i don't know yet, i'll have to think about that one. >> do you have any concerns about it, >> we will see. >> what you think of matt gaetz as attorney general? >> happy thanksgiving. >> judging from the shock that i am sure you too have heard about and those answers, do you think donald trump has the first fight on his hands trying

to get his nominee through? >> it sure seems like it. absolutely nobody saw this coming. i was talking to matt gaetz supporters, loyalists in washington last night. they had no idea this was going to happen. obviously, many in the republican party not super happy about it. if any of these are up for a fight, it certainly will be matt gaetz up or that ag position. >> natosha, i want to ask you, all of this is going on, the investigation into gates was expecting to be voted on, to be made public this week that means tomorrow. they were investigated whether gaetz investigated and engaged in drug use, accepted improper gifts, had special privileges and favors to people he had a personal relationship, and to obstruct the government from looking into his conduct. gaetz has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, but what do you think this means? does this mean -- does this tell you that using him was simply for the

shock and all of it , or that donald trump was serious about putting matt gaetz indisposition? >> this is clearly a very unserious pick. the first question that came to mind, sarah, was, are the qualifications in the room with us ? there was so much hammering about ddi dei, and all of this concern over so-called minorities getting positions that they did not deserve clinically and institutionally in our country, and you have even republicans saying that this is an unqualified pick. in many ways , it does feel like this is about shock and awe . it is about sending this message that radical change is coming, that the status quo no longer matters , but this is beyond status quo . we are talking about destroying norms . being a person who does not have the moral obligation to oversee the basic functions of what this department does . i think this

is what happens when you compromise for power. there are republicans who know good and well that this candidate is not worthy, but they may have to hold your nose for this pick. >> madison, i want to ask about tulsi gabbard , she is up for director of national intelligence, and she has a history that has been talked about and not him, spreading russian propaganda. mitt romney in 2022 put this out on twitter thing, tulsi gabbard is false propagan. she has made a secret trip to syria to meet with president assad, questioning the validity of what would be her own intelligence officials that he was using chemical weapons. when you look at all of this, would you make of this nomination? >> i think there is a lot of concerns about tulsi in concern of how she had this ideological shift she has had in the last couple of years ? i think she will have to explain that in some of the hearings and i think she will be questioned by republican senators during

confirmation hearings on this. i think she will get to a hearing, i think most of them will. there is obviously this talk about recess appointments. in 2017, the supreme court ruled that intersectional recess appointments are unconstitutional. we could see that recess appointment potentially happen for some of these people in february if thune were to agree to that and a recess. >> natosha, i want to go back to something you said. do you think at this point, looking at what donald trump is doing, how quickly he is making these appointments, that you are seeing someone who is far more -- i don't know, thoughtful , when it comes to this and trying to push people through , instead of having all of the chaos, he is on it and more effective? >> i think that donald trump is signaling he wants cooperation . he has talked about recess appointments . he has talked about the importance of getting confirmations done quickly. so, he is looking for compliance. i wouldn't be surprised that this is the approach, because, there is a sense that he has a

mandate now. this is all parties , all the sections of government in alliance , and in a single party power for republicans . i think with that sense of a mandate he is definitely going to push the boundaries. this is a second trump administration. many of the people who may have been there to say, let's pump the brakes, or let's consider what has come before in terms of certain standards. a lot of those people are gone. so, yes . i do think it is going to be different this time around , and i think there is going to be less tolerance for resistance, and this is a party that has shown time and time again that they struggled to stand up to this president , even when many of the members of the republican party themselves are convicted about what is happening . >> and i think it is a very different one party government than what we saw in 2017, which i think will be interesting to

watch play out. a lot of the members of the house were hand selected by the president. he supported them in primaries and got them through over the finish line. i think he will see a level of loyalty and support the family did not have in 2017, even with some people who support him that are still in government. a lot of them were pretty skeptical in 2017 saying, you will not put the right type of people on the supreme court, he will not be conservative enough, obviously, many issues proved them wrong. he will accomplish his agenda and he feels that support from the people when you see such a humongous win november 5th. >> thank you, madison and natosha for that interesting conversation. appreciate you both. new this morning, new data shows, if you want to buy a home right now, you need to be making some serious cash. cnn's matt egan is with us. how much cash are we talking? six figures. that is why the american dream feels like it is out of reach for far too many people. a new report out, you

need to make a most $108,000 a year as a household in order to buy a new, single-family home and afford home insurance and the taxes. that is almost double what it was before covid. this is because of course, home prices have gone up, mortgage rates are high, and home insurance has gone up as well. it is also true that people are making more than they did on average than before covid, but often not by enough to afford a home. this report found that just about 1 in three, 46% of households earn enough to afford to buy a home. that is up sharply from 59% back in 2019. just like everything else in real estate, it is all about location, as you would expect. he likely suspects for the most and affordable housing markets the least a portable housing markets are on the coast. san francisco, l.a., honolulu, seattle, boston, not new york, miami, boulder, colorado, and denver as well . in all of those markets, you need a household income of at least $200,000 a year to afford to

buy , led by san jose, where you need to make $460,000 . now, there are some housing markets where it is more affordable, including kansas city, tucson, houston, philadelphia, and columbus , and all of those markets household income is below $110,000 in order to afford to buy a home. i have talked to some people who want to buy and cannot at this price is not at these rates. some millennials who have kids they have just thrown in the towel. they have given up on the idea that they will ever be able to buy a home. >> it is a problem, getting in the game for young people is so hard me so much different than your parents and grandparents' generation that could afford homes in the young 20s, now it is much harder. how about the incoming trump administration, how do they plan to address this? >> resident electron has talked about a number of ideas, including using federal land for affordable housing, slashing regulations, building

more homes through tax incentives, lower mortgage rates, or a bank demand through mass deportation. i should note, some of this is actually in agreement with vice president harris, including on taxes and the regulations. i should point out, past deportations, the housing industry relies on immigrant workers , some of them are unauthorized. if there are not enough workers to build the homes, there will not be enough homes, the prices will go higher. >> also, mortgage rates going up in anticipation of the incoming trump administration. great to see you. thanks so much, always an education. donald trump's incoming borders are is already warning, if you are here illegally, you should leave . cnn speaks with latino families who are here legally, but say, they still here they will get swept up in this upcoming mass deportation plan. the uninvited guest you may want to find in your bed when you get home. the adorable story one australian couple is telling. i mean, look.

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so, the president-elect, donald trump, he has selected for me democratic congresswoman, turned supporter

tulsi gabbard, as his pick to be director of national intelligence. if confirmed, that means that gabbard would oversee the 18 agencies that make up the entire intelligence apparatus, including overseeing the cia. why this announcement is now pending shockwaves includes, gabbard is seen as brutal foreign powers, including the leader of syria, the same leader, that man who has used chemical weapons when his own citizens. gabbard even traveled to syria for what she called at the time a fact-finding mission and met with the senator asad. she later responded to questions about that trip with statements like this. >> do you think asad is our enemy? >> asad is not the enemy of the united states, because syria does not pose a direct threat to the united states. >> the man used chemical weapons on his people . then, there is this from national security affairs expert tom nichols, writing for "the atlantic " in a new piece the

following, she has no qualifications for an intelligence professional, literally none. her appointment would be a threat to the security of the united states. join me now is john bolton, former national security advisor under president trump and former ambassador to the united nations. thank you so much, ambassador. tulsi gabbard, what are your thoughts this morning? >> well, i thought it was the worst cabinet level appointment in history, until i heard the matt gaetz appointment. really, my reaction was that this is like the legend of caligula, the roman emperor who wanted to nominate his horse as a roman consort. you have to be a roman senator at the time to be a consult, and it was intended to show how domain integrated the roman senate had become . now, we will see whether the american senate can stand up and reject two people who are totally unqualified , unfit professionally , and really

lacking in moral characteristics the character you need to hold these jobs. i think this book should be 100-0 for both of them. >> even before we get there, i heard you say that you think both should face a full field investigation before they are even granted confirmation hearings . why is that? >> look , it is typical for most senior nominations that people get a full field fbi investigation. i can't count how many i have had, updates and all the rest of it . by the way, those investigations on all the cabinet nominees can begin right now. the way the fbi conversation with somebody starts off is to say, mr. x is being considered for senior government official, i'd like to ask you questions about him. you can begin the fbi investigations now and be ready

for confirmation hearings even before donald trump is sworn in. there is no question here delaying things. it is very typical. it should be for everybody, but especially for these two. in the case of gaetz, you have got a house ethics committee within a few days of issuing an apparently pretty difficult report, i can't wait to see that. and that report will get out one way or another. in tulsi gabbard's case, she said some of the most incredible things, including, as i recall , a reference to the real cause of russia's invasion of ukraine being chemical weapons plant into ukraine that were joint u.s. and ukrainian efforts . this is just insane. she said, in response to an interview with jake tapper january 8th, 2020, right after the congress was briefed about the effective elimination of customs will the money, a presidential decision by donald trump, she said, she was not convinced by the briefings about this and i quote, illegal and

unconstitutional act of war by donald trump . so, that is the kind of person that trump has now nominated. it shows he has not vetted them at all. that is what an fbi investigation is for. every nomination goes through it too. i think congress should insist they want to see the results of this in particular. >> so, there is lots of talk that trump could use, or may be forced to use recess appointments to get these people in . looking back at the george w. bush years, bush used the recess appointment to get you into the post as u.s. ambassador to the u.n. after democrats blocked your nominations in 2005. ambassador, how do you feel about recess appointments now when you look at these two options being included there? >> is on my situation, it was a recess appointment , because at that time, you have to get 60 votes to overcome a filibuster,

which joe biden himself said to me, he was the ranking democrat on the senate foreign relations committee me that i would have gotten. the of republican that are poised to post me later wrote an op-ed at the washington post, said he would support me. that aside, recess appointment is a presidential power , and appropriate in circumstances like mine, where the democrats were being obstructionist. republicans controlled the senate now. i think the leadership will try to get people through in an expedited basis . the democrats have blocked the recess appointment for years by never recessing . so, this is a constitutional struggle between the two branches. to say that resource appointments are illegitimate is just wrong . >> ambassador john bolton, thank you so much. sarah? on our radar this morning, today is king charles's 76 birthday. to celebrate,

kensington palace just released a new picture of the monarch, wishing him a very happy birthday. as for king charles himself, he is spending his birthday working, opening two food attribution centers in london, aimed at charities to help people in need. is a big one. art ufos real? the u.s. government know about it? some lawmakers and former officials are pushing for me more transparency. they want answers, now. >> excessive secrecy has led to rate misdeeds against loyal civil servants, military personnel, and the public, alt-right the fact that we are not alone in the cosmos. >> they have changed the way they talk about it, but unidentified flying object center stage at a house committee meeting wednesday. witnesses claimed the government is withholding photos, video, and other information on what they are now calling you a piece uaps . although, there was no hard evidence to back that up. they pushed for president-elect

donald trump to put more reports into the public here. this is not a ufo this is just adorable . of all the australian animals that could sneak into your house, look at this little guy to make while it may be the most cute. a couple and adeline came home and were shocked to find it is just hanging out in the bedroom, on the bed, just saying hi. i thought he was trying to dress him instead of catch him. they told cnn that the koala was scared, happy, and excited at the same time, or maybe that was them. that was them . they used a blanket to sort of shoot the koala back outside. koalas rarely attack people and are you usually spotted entries chewing eucalyptus leaves . only in australia. >> consenting adults. [ laughter ] >> you are so weird. new insight this morning to help immigrant families of mixed legal status are feeling as president-elect trump's massive rotation is underway. rosa flores has the story.

>> how many of you are u.s. citizens? how many of you support donald trump? you are undocumented and you support donald trump? >> i support donald trump to the economy. >> reporter: two hispanic families with mixed legal status in houston with two different takes on president-elect's donald trump's return to the white house. this is the family's first gathering since trump's win. how many of you fear that deportation could impact your family? husband and father was eight recipient until the summer, when he got a green card. is the sister and brother-in-law are daca recipients, his sister-in-law is a green card holder, and the rest of his family here are u.s. citizens. some who are not present are undocumented. >> you are a green card holder, your wife is a u.s. citizen, why are you afraid of deportation? >> i just became a green card

holder after 33 years of being in this country. i don't think people understand the fear. it is a constant shadow hanging over our heads. >> what was your reaction to donald trump winning? >> i cried a lot . it was emotional . half my family, if they are going to be here, they are not going to be here , and how do you tell all of our kids? my nephews , they are also our kids. >> to tell people, kids, teenagers, and young adults, it is a lie. >> reporter: velazquez is a undocumented mechanic who has worked in houston for 25 years. he plays in this park with his two u.s. citizen children, ages 5 and 9, and stands five donald trump. >> you support donald trump because of the economy? >> for the economy, yes. >> but you don't support the

anti-immigrant rhetoric? >> i don't support the anti-immigrant action. >> you support his mass deportation? >> no, it not human . >> are you afraid you could be deported in this last deportation? >> i'm not afraid, i'm not afraid. >> reporter: espinoza runs a migrant abbasid group and says, many people are afraid and have called him in tears. >> i think there is a heightened sense of fear. >> explain why latino men are going to trump? >> democrats forget the promise when these guys are in office in washington. >> espinoza believes, some of the latino response for trump was able to prospect of the first black female president. >> there is still a lot of misogyny me and something we need to say aloud, there is a lot of empty blackness. >> reporter: velazquez says, he hopes trump finds compassion for immigrant fathers like him who are not criminals. >> if you get reported, would

you regret your support for donald trump. he is saying that he would not regret supporting donald trump. so you are really not taking about yourself, your thinking about your children and the future of your children? >> yes, i want better for my children. >> reporter: cesar says, he feels guilty for bringing so much uncertainty to his family. >> what is it like to see your wife go through this, and the emotions that she is going through? >> i apologize to her a lot. when we fell in love, right away, and we got married almost right away, because when you know, you know. >> reporter: we asked velazquez and espinoza the same final question. do you have a plan in case you get deported? >> i respect the decision, i leave the country. >> there is a plan, we have talked about it openly with our family. >> reporter: turns out, these two hispanic families with two different takes on trump's