make a comment about the media, continue the conversation on twitter. i'm howard kurtz and i'll see you back here next sunday for the latest buzz. president-elect donald trump jumping right into preparations from his move from trump tower in in to the oval office. mr. twrurump speaking out tonig in a television interview as his transition team is taking shape with appointments of chief of staff and top aides expected soon. hello and welcome to america's news head quarters. >> good morning. future president also making calls to top republican leaders this week as he works to put

together his cabinet and choose those who will serve as the closest members of his administration. >> these are people who are talented. you can't just appoint novices. you have to have people who know what they're doing. but at the same time, this is an administration that will run very differently than typical washington. >> and doug, behind you looks pretty calm this morning. i understand mr. trump went to church this morning. is that right? >> reporter: well, he had planned to go to church this morning. that's what we had heard from kellyanne conway. and the pool reporter he said be prepared to follow trump to church just a block away. i don't think it happened because there was no sign of any motorcade. it may be just a row gis ticks of transporting donald trump around midtown manhattan at a

time like this. last night i know he wanted to go to the ultimate fighting championship and secret service managed to convince him not do that. we're expecting another protest at 2:00 this afternoon winding its way from near central park to this area. has not happened as of yet though. meanwhile, inside the transition team continues its frantic pace of work. the team expected to make an announcement perhaps today or tomorrow of who will hold the reins of the chief of staff. the betting is of course is on reince priebus. but steve bannon is also expected to be a major player. >> the thing about steve bannon that people don't understand is that in this campaign, he's been the general and he's worked closely with reince priebus and the rest of us. we couldn't have gn't done it without priebus or bannon. >> reporter: there are also strong signs that action on health care could be their first

priority, but whether is a repeal or replace and some amending remains to be seen. >> he would do what obamacare let you not do, let you buy health insurance across state line, it would block grant med case, it would create health savings accounts which is a very free market solution that works in the private sector in many places. >> reporter: conway said that mr. trump will call for a special session of trump immediately after the inauguration to address obamaca obamacare. new congress starts rice right after the start of january, so i don't know how you call is for a special session under those circumstances.the start of janut know how you call is for a special session under those circumstances. >> so many different decisions ahead and different personalities that work in trump's transition people temperatu temperature. does that raise questions about

whether they will have a staff of insiders or outsiders? >> reporter: you have the new chairman, vice president elect mike pence with a lot of washington ties. on the other hand you have steve bannon, a bit of a flame thrower, but also former naval commander, goldman sachs executive and breitbart publisher who is critical of establishment washington types. so one wonders where reince priebus is a rbit of a referee who could find common ground. perhaps we'll find out later today or tomorrow. >> around you where we can't see, anybody out there this morning? >> reporter: yeah, we'll take k pan over to the right. very light traffic right now. not a lot of pedestrians on the street. far cry from what it was like last night here. we are expecting another protest

at 2:00 today. but it's not happening as of yet. things are very calm, quiet and collected. that has a has been bift changing around here. >> doug mcelway, thank you very much. four years of gridlock if you're in new york city. meanwhile lawmakers and congress that i they are ready to get to work on the agenda. but the road ahead may begin with some mending of fences after some prominent republican members of congress and others strongly expressed their disapapproval of from trump occurring t during the contentious campaign. kristen fish has moin fisher ha. >> reporter: they're striking afternoon more conciliatory tone with president-elect trump and no where more apparent than in the relationship with between mr. trump and house speaker paul ryan. just one month ago mr. ryan

disinvited mr. twrump to a meeting being but now he says the past is the past, republicans are un foified and s morning heed this message for any americans frightened by the prospect of a trump administration. >> i think people should just really put their minds at ease, we are pluralistic, inclusive and the country we will still have. wrrt so what is next? what are the top priorities for a trump administration? first, health care, repealing and replacing obamacare, perhaps simply amending it. and then immigration, border control, job creation. and another top priority filling the supreme court seat vacated by antonin scalia. expect things to move fast, perhaps even before in-auguaugun day as kevin mccarthy alluded to this morning. >> we're not waiting to the

in inaugural. the first week of january, we will get to work that day because there is a lot to do and we cannot waste time. >> reporter: so with republicans controlling both the house and senate, the trump administration should be able to accomplish a lot in their first 100 days. but one of their biggest challenges right off the bat is going to be dealing with the debt ceiling which exabexexpire fires in march. >> and president-elect donald trump appearing it to back away from a controversial campaign proposal, his promise on build a wall along the u.s. border with mexico and make that country pay for the cost. now, some of mr. trump's supporters sending mixed messages about how far the president-elect would take that pledge. >> i'm not giving up on mexico paying for the wall and trump never said when they would pay for it. we may have to front the money up front and then go collecting

later. that happens in the business world as president-elect trump knows. >> joining me now to talk about this, judy miller. author and fox news contributor. always good to talk to you glp good to talk to you. >> let's start with mexico. mexican president nieto is optimistic about trump and as you know, component of all successful relationship is compromise. so can you outline a mutually beneficial agreement between the two presidents? >> i'll let donald trump do that since he's the one who said he was going to build a wall and get mexico to pay for it. i notice that he didn't mention that and he at the present time discuss it with the mexican president when they met the first time.

now they will have an opportunity to work out some kind of agreement over border security. but if you view the wall mr. trump's wall as a metaphor for controlling the border, i think they are going to work very hard at that. they both have an interest in that. and i'm not sure donald trump knows exactly how he's going do it or what he's going to do. and i know that his advisers are sending mixed signals on this. so basically we have a situation now in which political reality is meeting campaign promises. and of course you're going to see some changes and of course you'll see some compromises. and if donald trump is willing to compromise, and i think he is, i think that you will see some fast movement. but nobody really knows what donald trump is going to do because i'm not sure he does. >> well, president-elect trump is telling leslie stall tonigal

that he wants to deport those here criminally. that is not a sweeping deportation of everyone undocumented, so ultimately do you think president trump's immigration plan will be more measured? >> oh, yes, i think it has to be. attempting mass deportations of the 11 million illegal people who are here would cause a firestorm in this country and it would get every democrat who is now willing to work with the incoming administration up in arms. there is no reason for him do that. mr. trump has shown himself to be very practicing tpragmatic. but i don't think we're really going to know about tactics and his prioritiescing pragmatic. but i don't think we're really going to know about tactics and his priorities until we know whom he appoints to the very top positions. i took great comfort from the appoint of mike pence as head will of the transition because

as anybody knows how to get things done in the u.s. congress, it is mike pence. >> well, speaking of congress, you heard earlier from congressman gohmert saying that the u.s. is going to pay for the wall up front then collect later. but first, do you think -- seriously do you think securing our borders is a good investment that taxpayers would be okay with and also it's not like we'll see president nieto present some big check, but could he lighten the load? >> i don't know what interests he has in doing that. i think a lot depends on other decisions that mr. trump is going to make such as what to do about nafta invite the mexican president has a huge investment. so whether or not you can have some horse trading remains to be seen. but i think that in every administration, you see this kind of clash between the

campaign promise and how it translates in the political reality. but, yes, i do think controlling our border is a very, very important thing to do and even hillary clinton made immigration reform a part of her platform. so there is common ground here on which democrats address republican and republicans can work and why see why solid steps conditions be taken in the early days of the trump administration to make it august happen. . >>. okay. thank you very much. >> happening again this weekend, police made multiple arrests in portland, oregon after protesters threw bolttles at office office. and nearly 1,000 marched on the las vegas strip.

7 were arrested for blocking traffic. police also taking 7 into custody in kiindianapolis where two officers ended up with minor injuries. and in new york city, an estimated 25,000 protesters gathered in union square before marching two miles north up 5th avenue and assembling at trump tower. they stayed within the police barricades loudly expressing their anger and have another protest planned two hours from now. >> and doug mcelway will have that for us later. meanwhile, hillary clinton partially blaming james comey for killing her final weeks of the election. clinton speaking on a call to donors telling them her campaign was beating donald trump until comey raised new questions over her use of private e-mail server. this happened 11 day before the election as you well remember. clinton argued comey's second letter exonerating her may have done even more damage by

motivating republican voters. >> mean while help wanted to run the democratic party. donna brazile and her predecessor debbie wasserman schultz are both facing fallout after what many are calling a debacle for the democrats stemming from the election results. bryan llenas has the very latest. so who is the favorite as it stands do they think to take over the new leader of the dnc? >> well, right now the favorite to win the position is keith ellison, ellison is a 53-year-old five-term congressman who also happens to be an african-american and a muslim. democrats believe that is part of his appeal because he stands in stark contrast to some of president-elect trump's most controversial campaign promises. so far the party's most high profile leaders, senators bernie sanders, elizabeth warren, harry reed and chuck should ychumer a backing ellison. sanders and warren like ellison

because they believe he would move the party more left and this could win more working class voters to the democratic party who decisively voted for trump this election. >> we should make the voters first, not the donors first. i love the tdonors, but if it hs to be the guys in the parkwashe shop, the folks worked about the plant closing, they have to be our focus. >> he will announce whether he will run for the position on monday. >> what direction come to the democrats believe the about party should go? will further for the left? >> a similar battle during the primaries.should go? will further for the left? >> a similar battle during the primaries. progressives blame lrk and the moderates for losing the election by losing touch with the people. moderates are hesitant about moving too far left. a more moderate pick for dnc

chair could be howard dean, others in a athat are believed candidates include martin o'malley and reverend. whoever it is needs to fight govern. >> if he governs the way he campaigns, it will be a disastrous presidency. this is his chance to work across the aisle. but if not, i want our chair and congress people, citizens, we need to resist. >> the party has little time to regroup. they need to defend some 25 senate seats in 2018. >>t >> tall order coming up. president-elect trump facing some challenges ahead that will require immediate action abroad. but where should he start first? john bolton are join us. >> plus who will fill the chief of staff position?

will it be the head of the rnc or his right hand breitbart media man? more coming up. we expect the person to be named shortly. later today or tomorrow. the latest coming up. with the right steps,

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fox news alert, the u.s. embassy in afghanistan closing its doors following a deadly attack on an american military base. four americans, two soldier, and two contractor, killed in the suicide attack yesterday at bagram air field. two days earlier, they talked the german consulate killing since and wounding more than 100. the taliban claiming responsibility for both of those attacks. president-elect trump could be tested in his first few months in office. but by whom? it's predicted north korea could have a nuclear missile that

could potentially strike our country in about one year. isis could of course launch a terrorist attack here at home. and russia is already making waves. the kremlin calling on mr. trump to pull nato troops from the russian border as tension in ukraine remains high with the looming threat of a possible russian invasion with the baltics. could it happen and how should president trump react? john bolton is joining us. senior fellow at the american enterprise institute who is on the short list as a possible trump secretary of state. ambassador, mr. trump is not even in office yet and moscow is already piping up. spokes man for putin calling on trump to withdraw forces to show a kin of detente in europe? do you think that is possible and will he do that? what message would that be? >> of course we should not

withdraw troops from any nato country. the decision was made to bring these countries in to nato, it was the right decision. and nato has always been a defensive alliance. and the russians know that. so this call to move forces around is an early test, and i think it's indicative of what in the 2008 democratic campaign was called the 3:00 a.m. wake-up call. i think there is a potential for any number of such wake-up calls as adversaries around the world try to tests united states, but there is another level of threat, too, and that is strategic threats that have been mishandled by the obama administration that require urgent attention not because they will be a problem on january the 21st, but because if we don't move to correct the mistakes previously made, they will be a strategic threat in the near future. >> iran number one?

>> right. north korea number two, which the obama administration has watched for nearly eight years. as you were saying, develop the capability that our own commander of u.s. forces in korea has said in a very short period of time could give pyongyang the ability to put a nuclear warheadballistic missiln the west coast of united states. >> during the campaign, president-elect sid that he'd invite kim jopg unng-un to the house. would you recommend that? >> i think the only way to deal with north korea is to move to eliminate it as a state by merging it it with south korea. the reunification of the korean peninsula will have some day. the only question is whether it happens wisely or unfortunately. i think that we need to work with china on this. but make no mistake about it, north koreans view their nuclear capability as the raace in the

hole. this is how they intend to defend the regime. i think they would sell nuclear weapons to anybody. i think it's nearly certain that they are cooperating with iran on nuclear weapons. they have been on ballistic missiles for nearly 20 years. so this threat that is out there is increasing, we've seen the risks to america grow both because of the development of the nuclear and ballistic missile programs in iran and north korea, but also by the obama administration's wretched decision basically to gut the national missile defense program that president george w. bush put in place. and this goes to a basic definition of statesmanship. statesmanship isn't waiting until something bad happens and then responding well. it's saying today what are the threats that could occur a year from now or five years from now and positioning the united states the to forestall those from ever taking place and i can't think of a worst threat

that is fairly imminent than nuclear weapons in the hands of rogue states. >> and you know those boats that are that z rasing thaft forces. the bomg's administration was to try to wave them off with loud speakers or warning shots. the president-elect said that he would just, quote, shoot them out of the water. and remember the libyan shootdown evseven months into ronald reagan's administration, do you think there will be a test there, what should the new president do if they keep harassing us? >> i think they almost surely will. and you'll recall very similar to the 1981 golf of sid drin incident the chinese harassment of the ep-3 plan early in the george w. bush administration. i think it's guaranteed, i think other adversaries will test this, as well, including possible terrorist attacks. so part of the work of the

transition is to begin to think through what con continue against cities might we face in the first 30 days, the first 90 days. even if we don't have complete strategies worked out on a global basis, what are we going to do about the possible contingencies. for example a threat by russia to a baltic state. that's the kind of thing take you can deal with it on the fly or try to think about it a little bit in advance. >> certainly you would hope and assume and trust that they are thinking about it because those are weighty matters that we have just outlined for the american people and the new administration. ambassad ambassador, as always, thank you for joining us. sglee president-elect donald trump making a lot of promises on the campaign trail, but will he be able to deliver is the question. our next guest will weigh in in how long it may take to put some of those plans in to action.

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when it you replace it, are you going to make sure that people with pre-conditions still -- >> yes, because it happens to be one of the strongest assets. also with the children living with their paths fparent their . it adds cost, but it's something that we will try for keep. >> appearing to dial back a bit on completely replacing w obamacare. he may be willing to compromise on some parts before some questioning how quickly mr. trump can make good on his campaign promises. >> mr. trump has made clear what his health care plan would look like and it would not look like the affordable care act. >> he might amend it rather than repeal it? >> we don't know because he also has to work with the congress which the electorate also

decided should be republican house and senate. >> and joining us, denny could you scusinitz. counseling it will change? he has said that he will likely keep the pre-existing conditions and staying on the parent's plan. >> i will say from my point of view that is a positive development that he is willing to compromise. i'll also say that in america, the business of health care is business. and insurance companies win no matter what. no matter -- whether under obamacare or president trump, there is no pre-straining insurance companies profit hunger and the american people will still get it in the neck no matter who is president with the present system.

>> do you think the american people will get it in the neck and do you think the republican congress will go along with president trump? >> i think president trump will have very strong support within the congress. con chal think in a he will have and this is where friends like dennis come in, people who can work across the and i will and say we don't have 50 votes in the senate, so the president is reaching out already which i think is a very smart thing to do to say that he is willing to work on this. there are definitely ways that we can reduce the cost of health insurance an od one way would b to increase competition among insurers. as kellyanne said we have to have protections some n. some sense in all 50 states, let them compete across the country, that take would really lower the costs. >> so do you think the problems in obamacare now will be fixed and will be changed? because we've seen the premiums sky rocket. >> well, and for specific

reasons related to obama care, and one of them is that in obamacare, there were protections built in for insurers, there was a whole slush fund risk corridor which was meant to help keep insurance premiums up in a sense. at least that's teeffectively wt it. so that is one of the ways that the president and congress can work quick tloi try to relieve that price pressure on the american people because it doesn't have to be as expense stiff as it is. >> and dennis, infrastructure, he's promised to double hillary clinton's plan, spend a trillion dollars on the infrastructure. as a former big city mayor, i know you would like that, but how do you get that through congress? >> well, first of all, this is one of the most powerful parts of donald trump's appeal, that he was going to go forward and rebuild america's infrastructure. we need $3 trillion to $4 trillion to do that and congress will have to put aside its

ideological leanings and go with the program of rebuilding america, putting america back to work -- says donald trump says he wants to make america great again and one way do it is rebuild it and the infrastructure program is critical and i'm hope that he can get bipartisan support and put millions of people back to work. >> so you think there may 3b trillion or $4 trillion and congress will vote for that? >> you project things out over ten years. congress understands if anybody understands, a member of congress should understand driving around looking at bridges, knowing water systems and sewer systems need repair. look, let's rebuild america and we'll find a way to pay for it. maybe donald trump's presidency will take us away from these wars where we wasted trillions of dollars and start to program money into taking care of our people and our country. >> and ann, what about that price tag and what about what

your colleague just said? >> there are definitely ways that we can reduce the cost of doing crucial infrastructure project. i agree with dennis that it is across the aisle. one way the president-elect has already mentioned is helping american businesses to repatriate dollars that have been in a sense held hostage overseas. a lot of that money he sbepds to bring into the economy to help rebuild our infrastructure and i think that is a very smart approach that can appeal across the aisle and the p president-elect will have to keep, wog with the american people. he's very talented at reaching out to the public. i think she go on the road early and often to help everybody understand what we face, what the expectations should be and how we can keep working together to make things happen as fast and as smoothsly as possible. >> and he's already said he plans to continue his rally so he may be doing that to reach out to the american people. two former members of congress who know how things work, thank

you for joining us. well, on the international front, iraqi troops retaking a town just south of mosul this weekend, not far from an ancient his tore atorical site. and it comes as special forces tried to advance inside mosul itself in the face of a wave of suicide car bombings. conor powell has more. >> reporter: iraqi forces continue to make slow progress in retaking that isis-held city of mosul. but as militants are losing ground, they are succeeding in causing and inflicting a high number of casualties on iraqi forces by sending just a wave of suicide bombers and car bombs, many of the roads and streets and houses that iraqi forces are going into are buried with ieds and that not only slows the progress of iraqi troops going forward, but there are

struggling to hold the ground because of this wave of attacks. but iraqi commanders say they have liberated two more neighborhoods in mosul and insurgents lost control of the ancient city of nimrod, the ruins date back to the 13th century bc. they are some of the middle east most important historical sites. the town was captured two years ago by isis and once they took control, they began destroying that ancient syrianville allege and ruins there, a real loss for history. but it is a sign that iraqi forces continue ti continue to progress. >> that part is definitely good news. thank you so much for in a update from the middle east. assist they work on the white house transition at the top of trump tower, who will be the trump administration chief of staff? you know, the hon cho that has to say no. for lower back pain sufferers,

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eminent means happening soon and of course that time line and that choice belongs to one man. >> along with chris wallace, that was kellyanne conway saying where he won't have to find out long to find out who the new chief of staff will be. the names floated around including reince priebus and steve bannon. let's bring in the former deputy assistant to president george w. wush. go bush. i wouldn't start here. do you think that there is a vast difference good who capitol hill conservatives would want versus what donald trump would want? >> i think whoever the president-elect chooses is going

to be the most important decision he will make. and at the end of the day, it's who the president-elect wants by his side on january 20th and beyond to help him lead this country by implementation of policy, by hiring the best possible staff. and this is a person who will be around the president 24/7 and available seven days a week. so the president has to have the ultimate trust and capability of the chief of staff not only to manage the white house, but to carry through on the president's directives. >> and do you know joshua bolton and besides the official duties that you hinted at, talk about their influence with bush 43 and with the framework in place, who do you think would be good for president trump? >> well, i'm not going to give the president-elect any advice, but i will say this, anybody that he selects will be somebody that he has the ultimate trust in and you mentioned andy carr

and josh bolton. they were unbelievable in their ability to not only manage the staff, 2000 complement the pre president and to be able to implement his policies and manage a white house. it's not only what the president wants to do, there are so many outside forces that are unforeseen domestically and internationally that the president must deal with. we had a rule in the white house if you wanted to see the president, you never saw him. but if you needed to see the president, you always did. and that's the at of a chief of staff is to manage the president's side so the president isof a chief of staff is to manage the president's side so the president is concentrating on the things most important and not the extraneous issue which really waste his time because the president only has a finite period of time during the day. >> right. and of course you pointed out a lot is riding on president-elect trump's choice for chief staff. everybody wondering what a trump

administration will look like. do you have any thoughts on that? >> i think it will be very in-cloous siin inclusive inclusive. pundits dpts listen to donald trump during the campaign and if you did, you knew exactly where he was going. and i believe he will be probably one of the most inclusive presidents and kind of people that he will attract and surrounds himself with. he will fool a lot of the people who were disparaging him as a candidate and he will rise to the occasion as president. he's in a unique position because he doesn't have the quote/unquote political baggage that a quote/unquote politician has to really shape things in washington and to get things done. he's a fixer. he fixes things that are broken. he's a businessman. he's going bring back a word in washington that i think has been a dirty word and that was compromise. ronald reagan was right, it's better to get half a loaf than no loef at aaf at all sometimes. >> and i saw that china already now saying that they want to

have a better relationship with president trump. >> yeah, isn't that something? everybody thought that the world would turn against trump and they're clamoring to be the first on his calendar. and by the way the markets are doing fantastic. another sign that not only our domestic economy is accepting donald trump on wall street, but around the world they're giving him the benefit of the doubt. >> and to quote our modern day sage and favorite person oprah winfrey, even just calm down, we'll be okay. all right. i agree with oprah. brad blakeman, thank you so much. and on that note and in times of difficulties between someplace and the people they serve, one department is using football to heal those wounds and make a difference in the lives of children in their community. we'll tell you about this inspiring story coming up.

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over the past couple of year, anti-police sentiment has pit a boiling point in some communities. >> but in southern california, one community is using football as a proactive measure to help build respect between teens and law enforcement. will carr has the story.

>> reporter: los angeles neighborhood still emotionally scarred from brutal anti-police riots in the '60s. a group of kids and coaches have come together for football practice on the only grass field seen for miles. >> how do you feel? >> fired up. >> reporter: but the bears aren't just preparing for the next opponent. every run, pass and touchdown is tackling the trust gap between the community and law enforcement. >> you have to get your hand dirty, have to start working with the kids when they're 9, 12, so they're at 15, 16, 17, that relationship with law enforcement is completely different. >> reporter: the goal? keep the kids on the field and off the streets, these four coaches all police officers who patrol during the day and trade in one uniform for another. mentoring the players a game at a time. >> rather than just arresting and moving on to the next

problem, we're preventing a problem before it even starts. >> reporter: for many the police officers have become family p. >> they're like another dad. they give us good advice. >> all cops are not the bad. you should just respect the police and then they will give you respect back. >> reporter: and it's working. the three housing developments involved in the program have seen a 50% reduction in homicides since the bears hit the field in 2011. this year violent crime is up across los angeles, and the program so successful, it's branched out. officers filling in at father/daughter dances, tutoring and even going to parent/teacher conferences. >> we're using it as a way just to mentor and really be to a focal point in the kids' lives where we're helping them out to do better things in their lives. >> even though they live in los angeles, many of the players had

never seen the ocean before, so the coaches took them for a practice on the beach proving that the world is much bigger than the community that they have grown up in. >> will, great story and that program gets an "a" plus plus. >> absolutely. >> very inspiring. after a stunning victory tuesday night, president-elect trump working on who will serve along side him in the white house. we will line up some of the main players on the trump transition team and take a look at the actions that he's promised in that legendary presidential first 100 days in office. just like mom, you have dinner on the table at 6:00 every night. hey guys, i'm home! of course no one said it had to be cooked. campbell's one dish recipes, designed around one pan and your schedule. made for real, real life. g new cars. you're smart. you already knew that. but it's also great for finding the perfect used car.

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