staff writer with "the atlantic," a chris clayton, the policy editor or dtn focusing on ag policy and issues in the heartland. he also writes about politics of rural america. chris, good to see you. >> good to see you. >> visiting from iowa. david, let me start with what you heard from both pompeo and mattis today. much tougher talk on putin and russia than what's coming from the top. obviously, it's what some of the hawkish republicans on these committees want to hear. do you buy it? do you think this is going to move trump? >> i certainly buy it in terms of mr. mattis, general mattis, because that's been his long-held views for a long time. i think i buy it with mike pompeo, who i don't know as well. you heard something very similar, a little less hawkish from rex tillerson yesterday. what's that tell you? that the three major national security officials who we've heard in their confirmation, assuming they say the same thing to president-elect trump that they are saying in public, are going to be up against a view that mr. trump and his national security adviser have held, which is

clayton: chris jenkins. good morning, chris. heather: good morning. >> good morning, that list is boycotting inauguration now saying they will skip historic event. the list includes john lewis along with dozen of minorities who oppose mr. trump with the latest keith ellison. i will not celebrate a person who preaches divide. reverend al sharpton saying this. >> i think that there's no question that the process was no legitimate. when you look at the not evidence from the intelligence agencies that there was the influence from the russians. clearly the process has serious questions about it. >> despite the growing list and criticism, kellyanne conway says she hopes they will reconsider. >> we hope that the democratic of congress reconsider. they are certainly welcome to the inauguration. governor pence, he went to president obama's inauguration. maybe he was previewing the platform for himself but he went to show respect. >> and we will be watching later to see if president-elect trump responds on twitter. we don't know for sure

clayton: chris live for us, thanks, chris. mr. obama taking aim at the travel ban. the president disagrees with the notion of discriminating because of faith religious, team trump responded, kellyanne conway is welcome to say what he wants but not without consequences. >> what i think -- everybody should be reminded it was his list originally. and you say or do anything that could possibly mislead people into believing that something has impact and it clearly does not, it's a dangerous game. clayton: conway reiterating that it's temporary and meant to keep americans safe. what do you think about president obama taking a swipe at trump just days after leaving office? log on the facebook page for a live debate, use the #keeptalking. heather: newt gringrich acknowledging that the immigration order may inconvenience people but he says that's a small price to pay when lives are on the live. >> let be clear, the people in the orlando nightclub were inconvenienced and the people in san bernardino who were killed at the christmas party they were pretty inconvenienced. the p

good morning, chris. clayton: do you know who is a confidante man is vladimir putin.one call. one question i have will vladimir putin be wearing a shirt while he is on the phone. abby: will we know that? ed: can we get to the bottom of that. clayton: chris stirewalt knows. >> this has taken more turns than i could have imagined in the entire discussion. brace myself adequately. putin -- so putin is this thug. he is this bad dude. and he prides himself on being the toughest guy in the world. and he takes pride, i'm sure, in the facts that he basically scwiciousd george bush and barack obama. yes, russia is dump economy now. the sanctions have proved crippling to the country. he remains popular because his people don't know the truth number one and number two he can always fake and stage a foreign conflict a foreign threat so he can keep them scared. so, putin has a challenge with trump. he needs america as an enemy but he desperately needs these sanctions lifted. if trump is his buddy, then he loses one way to keep his people oppressed. but, if doesn't lose these assas

clayton: chris jenkins. good morning, chris.: good morning. >> good morning, that list is boycotting inauguration now saying they will skip historic event. the list includes john lewis along with dozen of minorities who oppose mr. trump with the latest keith

clayton: he was hear wearing one of beanies. lisa: hi lies about american sniper chrise. >> if we kick them all out you will have nothing to watch football and mixed martial arts which are not the art. clayton: meryl streep not getting the last word. dana white firing back with slamming the president-elect trump. >> the last thing in the world i expect an 80-year-old lady to love mixed martial arts. i am the future. i provide for my family. i will use my education to help my community. i will inspire our next generation of leaders. i am a college student, but i am only 1%. only 1% of college students are american indian. donate now, and help our numbers grow. ♪ clayton: take a look at this video, bus driver jumping into action. the driver heard a pop and small fire in the wheel well, rushing all 29 kids off the bus. listen to the 911 call. >> all kids are off the bus. the fire started in the tire wheel. the driver acted so fast the kids never even realized they were in danger. lisa: thank god they are safe. man is fighting for his life after a dumb bell smashed into his

clayton: already making moves on renegotiating nafta and setting up meetings with foreign leaders. heather: live in washed with details. chris, he really got down to business right away over the weekend. boy, he sure did. it was a busy weekend and monday and today hosting a breakfast with business leaders and head to the oval office to sign executive orders, we don't know which ones or how many, more meet negotiation the afternoon and finishing with private meeting with house speaker paul ryan. he has invited benjamin netanyahu to meet with him at the call. netanyahu tweeted out, i had a warm conversation with president donald trump and invited me to meet him in february. president trump has also invited three other world leaders to washington. >> we have set up meetings with the prime minister of the united king doll, we are also meeting with the prime minister of canada and we will be meeting with the president of mÉxico, we are going to start renegotiating on nafta, on immigration and on security at the border. >> now, president trump made comments including reince priebus, steve bannon, jared kushner and kellyanne conway

heather and clayton likely not in time for inauguration day which is now just four days away. >> thanks so much, chrisam. but democrats are saying it's time to move on acceptable terms with. >> representative john lewis' comments were out of line. >> i've got the utmost respect for congressman lewis. he's an icon if you will. we all have the most respect for him. i just think that was uncalled for. i just wish the rhetoric was toned down both back and forth. the bottom line is if we are concerned about the russians and that the russians want to be involved in altering our process, then you will succeed if he sees this bickering back and forth. we are bigger than this and we are going to show them they're not going to change in how we work and function as congress, as the government in the united states of america. for this type of rhetoric it's dave and i would like is that what toned down a little bit, we'd be much better off and move on. >> present electron prepares to take the oath of office. heather: military and police getting ready for everything from terrorist attacks to spray tingles. clayton:

clayton is an expert in public stock launches. the transition team as sec chair, he would encourage investment and provide oversight of wall >>> trump hired a political advisor dismissed by chrisistie in the wake of the bridge gate case. he will be trump's deputy assistant and political director. he was not charged in the lane closing skajtsding scandal. >>> a blast of frigid air is spreading across the northern half of the country and it's causing temperatures plummeting. north dakota is one of the most bone chilling spots. temperatures there won't reach above zero until friday. heavy snow triggered a multivehicle crash in pennsylvania. nobody there was seriously injured. and in the west wind and rain and lower elevations with the snow in the mountains making travel virtually impossible. some state highways in california, oregon and nevada are closed. >>> in chicago police arrested four people following a live stream video that allegedly shows the suspects torturing a we have blurred the video. we'll show you a small portion but we warn you it is graphic. the four people in custody are seen and heard on the video beating, burning, stabbing as well as taunting the duct taped m

clayton: already making moves on renegotiating nafta and setting up meetings with foreign leaders. heather: live in washed with details. chris, he really got down to business right away over the weekend. boy, he sure did. it was a busy weekend and monday and today hosting a breakfast with business leaders and head to the oval office to sign executive orders, we don't know which ones or how many, more meet negotiation the afternoon and finishing with private meeting with house speaker paul ryan. he has invited benjamin netanyahu to meet with him at

clayton: thanks, jackie. >> sounds like a weekend at my house. a painting goes up, someone takes it down and someone puts it up. lisa boothe and fox news politics editor chrisboth say it's time to look at the bigger pictures. >> this is reprehensible and irresponsible for representative clay, the way that the artist is depicting ferguson is absolutely false. there's a false narrative that was driven by the left and the media and it is led to a lot of police deaths a cross the country and reprehensible for this member of country to pick this painting among many to represent both himself and the congressional district. >> what does this day about the national dialing, it says that it's broken, badly broken, people and the polling has been clear on this, it's unambiguous about what the electorate, the american people think. the american people side overwhelming and have be overwhelming numbers. >> one lawmaker says he's worried that they'll be a physical altercation and that's not good for anybody. clayton: no. navy seal is petitioning for his release. he wants the hillary treatment. sentenced to a year for taking unauthorized submarine. the fact that hillary

clayton street on monday. >>> the bridge gate scandal wears on. new jersey judge has now ordered a new hearing on the criminal complaint against governor chris christie. the judge ruled that a local lower court wrongly found probable cause for the case to move forward. the criminal complaint comes from retired firefighter. he claims christie failed to order subordinates to reopen lanes on the george washington bridge in 2013. the judge also denied christie's attempts to completely dismiss the complaint. >>> meanwhile new jersey lawmakers are asking for more accountability when it comes to the governor christie's plan to spend $300 million to renovate the state house. today the senate economic gross committee called public hearing to get more detailed explanation of the governor's proposal for the renovation. democratic senator john lezniak chairs the economic development authority and he says they need more information to back up the cost estimates and justify the state taking on more debt. >>> and in other new jersey news new figures release dad show internet gambling helped atlantic city tremendously. the city casinos has increase in revenue for th

clayton: during the debate do you remember when donald trump was asked a question by chris wallace onr not he would accept the outcome of the election and there was outrage from the left when he said. this watch. >> i'm not saying that you are necessarily going to be the loser or the winner but the loser concedes to the winner and that the country comes together in part for the good of the country. are you saying you are not prepared now to commit to that principle? >> what i'm saying is i will tell you at the time. i will keep new suspense. >> chris, let me respond to that because that's horrifying. every time donald thinks things are not going in his direction, he claims whatever it is rigged against him. abby: how ironic what we are seeing. she used the word rigged against him and seeing it play out in the last few weeks. it's a week away, next saturday for the inauguration. we are still hearing more excuses as to why he is illegitimate next president of the united states. pete: so prepared to indict him for not accepting her legitimacy that when he won, they are unhinged in their

clayton: well, we've got a big week ahead of us with cabinet picks. he's got two people confirmed so far, christability right now of democrats. how do you see confirmation hearings unfolding this week? >> reporter: i think it's going to start speeding up more, because i think that narrative is going to be bad for the democrats eventually. i remember covering day one of the obama administration, and you're right, he had seven of his people pushed through. and you had, you know, republicans like mitch mcconnell fighting his agenda tooth and nail but saying the president, a democratic president, should have his team in place. this is remarkable, out of the ordinary and, again, back to the back and forth i had with pete be, sean spicer mentioned this, pete be, for about ten minutes, but it got stepped on by all the other stuff. pete be: you've got a mainstream media complicit with the media as they've always been, you've got protesters saying they want to blow up the white house, democrats on capitol hill pushing back against every nominee. at what point you look at the substance, but the style of