fox's andrea jackson has more details now, on the plan: sound saved in instinct: mayor dyer-pulse buythe city of orlando will meet to approve the purchase of the pulse nightcluba for 2.25 milliona 600 thousand above the appraised value.it's a deal mayor buddy dyer tells us has been in the works for awhilesot/mayor buddy dyer 14;56;08 we made the decision a while ago that it would be appropriate for the city to take control of the building the above-market price was a compromise between the club's owner barbara poma and the city for the 45-hundred square foot building on south orange avenue a however don't expect big changes right away sot/mayor buddy dyer 14;56;13- 14;56;25 we want to preserve it for the next 12-18 months as-is so that people can visit the locationa& very meaningful to not just the lgbt community, latino community but to our community as a wholethe city is not ruling out leaving part of the club intacta& or the roadside sign in place featuring the-iconic pulse logo. the community will be invited to share their ideas for a lasting memorial . sot/mayor buddy dyer 14;56;51-

here's andrea jackson. good boy, buddy. >> this is bear. this high energy traits prufed spot on when he arrived on the florida k-9 center for evaluation to be a search dog. >> good boy. check. good boy! there you go. >> bear was surrendered to the prevard county animal shelter after apartment living proved he was an office dog at the shelter before finding a second life as a narcotics dog. >> good boy, bear. >> he's extremely smart. he thrives to work. i mean, he really enjoys being around people, so, you know, coming from a situation where he was in a crate a lot, to be out and do something he loves, that makes him so great. he loves it. you ready? go work. >> tracy is the trainer and kennel manager florida k-9 where dogs like bear can be trained for obedience, personal protection and law enforcements jobs. these behavior scent devices are used for odor work. >> once he understands odor, we add blank boxes to that. he needs to understand that even though the boxes look the same, you need to go into odor. once you're in odor, then you get r

drivers made their way through extra traffic they found the garages at or near capacity like andrea jackson. >> drive down seldomly, but today i had no choice. the reality is starting out earlier and it's going to take longer. >> the philadelphia parking authority has modified rates, a flat rate of $10 for 10 hours of parking in all garages from now until the end of the strike. log on to our website at 6abc.com for a list of garages. >>> philadelphia schools remain open today and students that usually take septa had to find other ways to get to class. there were a lot more drop-offs this morning. the regular school buses in philadelphia are continuing to operate. >>> we posted the information you need about the strike as septa workers continue to walk the picket line, it's at 6abc.com/septa strike, we have the latest details as the situation develops and live updates as event happen. share your commuter stories with us, use #6abcaction on social media or email us at jointheaction@6abc.com. >>> bill cosby is back in court many montgomery county at this hour. his lawyers are challenging sexua

. ♪ tresiba® ready ♪ >>> that does it for this ed dpigs digs of "andrea mitchell reports." hallie jackson hallie. >> hi, andrea. i am hallie jackson at 30 rock today. here's your word of the day so far, diplomacy. vice president mike pence is extending an olive branch to democrats on capitol hill. and within the last 20 minutes or so, president obama has been in berlin trying to reassure allies about the upcoming trump administration. here he is talking about what makes him, quote, cautiously optimistic. >> there's something about the solemn responsibilities of that office that forces you to focus, that demands seriousness. if you're not serious about the job, then you probably won't be there very long. >> we have a

andrea mitchell reports." remember, follow the show online, on facebook and on twitter. hallie jacksonof course here on msnbc. >>> andrea, thank you very much. hi everybody. i'm hallie jackson here with two questions, and frankly two questions, what happened, and what is next? the second one definitely more important. trump won, so what now? hillary clinton and president obama today both focused on that in their speeches just within the last hour, hour and a half, explaining to their supporters how the country moves forward from here. >> this is painful. and it will be for a long time. we have seen that our nation is more deeply ded

us for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports," follow us online and facebook at andrea mitchell reports. hallie jackson live from the white house coming up right now. hallie? >> hi, andrea. thank you. i'm hallie jackson at the white house. we're going to go immediately first to capitol hill. we've been following this developing news. president-elect donald trump making his first official visit here to washington. you can see his motorcade arriving at the back of the capitol hill club where he will meet with house speaker paul ryan. kelly o'donnell is there now. i understand you have new information for us. has donald trump pulled up? >> reporter: yes, donald trump has arrived here. and we expect the meeting to take place very shortly. and i can report something new. the official transition of a trump administration in waiting will formally move to washington november 21st. good-bye, new york. hello, washington, d.c. all of the teamworking with donald trump will move to washington, d.c., where there is existing office space and resources that are provided by the federal government for any president in w

andrea mitchell reports." remember, follow us online, on facebook and on twitter. hallie jacksonnbc. >> hi, andrea. thank you very much. i'm hallie jackson in washington today following a bunch of stories now. news out of argentina, new s ou of hawaii as well. that state's congresswoman in a new york state of mind. tulsi gabbard's visit to new york city about a position or pageantry? >> and we learned of a $15,000 reward in connection to the murder of a texas police officer. benjamin marconi shot and killed writing a traffic ticket. we have an update on the search. >>> and welcome to winter. more snow and freezing temperatures across the united states. if you are dreaming of a white thanksgiving you are in luck. we start at trump tower where the president-elect is putting a little reality tv sizzle into the selection process. >> he'll take my application or interest under consideration. i'm glad he called.

hallie jackson takes over now. >> hi, andrea. hi, everybody. i'm hallie jackson in washington. donald trump on the move right now sitting down with the "new york times" this hour with the white house confirming he and president obama have been in touch since their oval office sit-down. the president-elect backing off a big campaign pledge to go after hillary clinton. his supporters say, hey, nothing to see here. >> i think the president-elect. >> he prepares to become the president of the united states. things that sound like the campaign aren't among them. >> that news airing first here. a broken promise and judicial watch. a constant thorn in the side of the clintons. we'll talk about why and later what else the president-elect has promised, too. we are also covering a bus crash in chattanooga. the national transportation safety board there. police saying the school bus driver may have been speeding. we'll look at the holiday threat level after a new york man was arrested for talking about his interest in isis. a lot going on this hour. we have reporters covering the stories

hallie jackson takes over now. >> hi, andrea. hi, everybody. i'm hallie jackson in washington.d trump on the move right now sitting down with the "new york times" this hour with the white house confirming he and president obama have been in touch since their oval office sit-down. the president-elect backing off a big campaign pledge to go after hillary clinton. his supporters say, hey, nothing to see here. >> i think the

hallie jackson is next right here on msnbc. hi, hallie. >> hi, andrea. i am hallie jackson at 30 rock today. here's your word of the day so far, diplomacy. vice president mike pence is extending an olive branch to democrats on capitol hill. and within the last 20 minutes or so, president obama has been in berlin trying to reassure allies about the upcoming trump administration. here he is talking about what makes him, quote, cautiously optimistic. >> there's something about the solemn responsibilities of that office that forces you to focus, that demands seriousness. if you're not serious about the job, then you probably won't be there very long. >> we have a lot to talk about this hour. we have reporters, lucky for us, in washington, new york and in berlin. kristen welker, katy tur and can chris jansing following the president. kasie, let's talk about what's happening on capitol hill right now. vice president-elect pence has been trying to make outreach not just to fell republicans but to democrats as well. >> reporter: that's right. mike pence is the gu

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andrea mitchell reports." remember, follow the show online, on facebook and on twitter. hallie jackson is of course here on msnbc. >>> andrea, thank you very much. hi everybody. i'm hallie jackson here with two questions, and frankly two questions, what happened, and what is next? the second one definitely more important. trump won, so what now? hillary clinton and president obama today both focused on that in their speeches just within the last hour, hour and a half, explaining to their supporters how the country moves forward from here. >> this is painful. and it will be for a long time. we have seen that our nation is more deeply divided than we thought. but i still believe in america. and i always will. and if you do, then we must accept this result and then look to the future. donald trump is going to be our president. >> everybody is sad when their side loses an election. but the day after we have to remember that we're actually all on one team. this is an intermural scrimmage. we're not democrats first, we're not republicans first. we are americans first. we're patriots first. w

andrea mitchell reports." i'm off to raleigh, north carolina, for a midnight rally. follow the show online. hallie jackson on msnbc. >> thank you, andrea. run to the airport. run to the train. i'm hallie jackson. 11 hours until election day. this hour president obama is on the campaign trail in ann arbor, michigan. north of the state, mike pence expected to hold a rally. just a moment ago hillary clinton wrapped up her final words to pittsburgh while donald trump was in sarasota, florida. each sprinting to the finish line. >> we have one more day, michigan. one more day. >> because in pennsylvania, it's all about election day. >> we are going to win michigan. we're going to win minnesota. >> just when you thought you'd seen it on the campaign trail, there is a moment donald trump complimenting the hair on the plastic mask. this is it. our entire team of correspondents has it covered coast to coast. full court press from msnbc and nbc news now. let's start with reporters in two battleground states where donald trump and hillary clinton are today. my fellow road warrior kasie hunt in pittsburgh. jacob

>> that does it for this edition of andrea mitchell reports. hallie jackson is up next right here on msnbc. >> hi, everybody, i'm hallie jackson. we are seeing lots of action in midtown manhattan this afternoon. senator tom cotton walking into trump tower. mike huckabee in trump tower as well. cabinet speculations swirling today after jeff sessions tapped to be the next u.s. attorney general to the delight of some on capitol hill. >> if those who serve in this administration have even a fraction of his integrity and his commitment to principle, we are going to see an administration that does remarkable things for the people of this country. >> that's ted cruz loving it. but democrats, some of them, now previewing their attack lines against sessions and against donald trump's two other appointments today. we've got it all covers. katy tur here with me at 30 rock. kristen, you're kind of monitoring the ins and outs. who have you seen? >> reporter: just a flurry of activity in the last few minutes here. we saw senator tom cotton and mike huckabee going in here t

. >> that does it for this edition of andrea mitchell reports. hallie jacksonbc. >> hi, everybody, i'm hallie jackson. we are seeing lots of action in midtown manhattan this afternoon. senator tom cotton walking into trump tower. mike huckabee in trump tower as well. cabinet speculations swirling today after jeff sessions tapped to be the next u.s. attorney general to the delight of some on capitol hill. >> if those who serve in this administration have even a fraction of his integrity and his commitment to principle, we are going to see an administration that does remarkable things for the people of this country. >> that's ted cruz loving it. but democrats, some of them, now previewing their

. >> that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports". hallie jacksonis up next right here on msnbc. >> thank you very much. hi, everybody. thank you for joining us here at 30 rock moments ago we got a lot to get. a message from new york mayor de blasio to president-elect donald trump. de blasio met one on one with trump in trump tower with the president-elect as part of that discussion push back on some controversial policies on immigration and a proposed temporary muslim ban. >> talked to him about our muslim community. i let him know something that so many people don't know, that there are 900 muslim members of the nypd protecting all of us. protecting every community. every kind of person. >> the de blasio meeting comes as vice president-elect mike pence meets with vice president biden in washington. we're learning he has arrived at the naval observatory for that lunch today. the vice president-elect trying manage a transition team generating frankly more bad headlines than firm decisions. we have reporters from capitol hill to the streets of new yo

. >> that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports". hallie jacksonmsnbc. >> thank you very much. hi, everybody. thank you for joining us here at 30 rock moments ago we got a lot to get. a message from new york mayor de blasio to president-elect donald trump. de blasio met one on one with trump in trump tower with the president-elect as part of that discussion push back on some controversial policies on immigration and a proposed temporary muslim ban. >> talked to him about our muslim community. i let him know something that so many people don't know, that

andrea mitchell reports." follow the show online and on twitter. hallie jackson is up next. hallie? >>> thank you, andrea.rybody. i'm live back on the road here at independence hall in sy

andrea mitchell, nbc news, cincinnati, ohio. >> reporter: i'm hallie jackson in michigan, where on halloween, donald trump's supporters may be walking dead, but tonight their candidate is finding new life on offense. >> good job, huma. thank you, anthony weiner. >> reporter: the latest fbi story giving trump an opening. >> we can be sure that what is in those e-mails is absolutely devastating. >> reporter: but nobody really knows fbi yet. that's not stopping trump from hitting clinton on those messages and on the latest wikileaks release of stolen e-mails, which nbc has not authenticated, showing clinton's campaign may have been tipped off to a primary debate question by the now head of the democratic national committee. >> could you imagine if i did that? bobby, what would happen to me if i did that? electric chair, i think. >> reporter: trump getting backup from basketball coach bobby knight in michigan, on blue-leaning battlegrounds he's in. his goal, force clinton to make a defense play. and make a final play for rust-belt voters. the problem, polling shows trump behind in these might-wi

hallie jackson is up next right here on msnbc. >> hey, andrea. thank you very much. , everybody, i'm hallie jackson here in new york. right now we're looking at new faces out on the campaign trail. melania trump will be making her solo debut in about an hour from now. ted cruz is out with mike pence. within the last couple of minutes, donald trump has been hitting president obama on the campaign trail. you're looking live at trump still speaking right now. here's what he had to say a couple minutes ago. >> why isn't he back working? he's campaigning every day. i think consideringhe

andrea mitchell reports." follow the show online and on twitter. hallie jackson is up next. hallie? >>> thank you, andrea. everybody. i'm live back on the road here at independence hall in pennsylvania. the election is over but not the drama. republicans are looking to unite around paul ryan. his predecessor, john boehner, just a couple of minutes ago giving donald trump this advice. >> if you really want to get big things done, you've got to have a real relationship with the congress. and that means democrats and republicans on capitol hill. >> and wait until you see more of that interview with the former house speaker. democrats delaying their own nomination for house leadership. not a good sign for leader nancy pelosi. we've got reporters across washington and capitol hill. kasie hunt and peter alexander and kelly o'donnell. kasie, what do we expect to see on the republican side? >> reporter: hallie, speaker paul ryan really expected to waltz right back in to being speaker again and has donald trump to thank for that. it's one of the spots of unity here on capitol hill. and ryan earlier today was leadi

andrea mitchell reports" live from the 15th street here in fort lautder dale. follow the show online on facebook and twitter. we are headed to north carolina now. hallie jacksonc. >>> thanks, andrea. hi, everybody. lots to get to. let's get into it. cut for more than half. that matches a new poll just out. any moment we expect a new poll from marquette in wisconsin. this is one of the states where team trump is looking for a break through. check out where candidates and surrogates are spread out florida to michigan, arizona to wisconsin. we are expecting to see mike pence in arizona trying to hold off a push by hillary clinton who trailed by five in the new cnn poll. donald trump, by the way, still on stage in the first of three rallies in florida today hammering hillary clinton. >> the work of government would grind to a halt if she were elected. she will be in court for her entire tenure. she'll be convicted. >> we have a team of reporters covering every single angle of the race. check out the graphic from nevada to new york. we start with my fellow road warriors katy tur and jacob rascon. katy, donald trump still speaking. he's in florida where he's traili

hallie jackson is up next right here on msnbc. >> hey, andrea. thank you very much. hi, everybody, i'm hallie jackson here in new york. right now we're looking at new faces out on the campaign trail. melania trump will be making her solo debut in about an hour from now. ted cruz is out with mike pence. within the last couple of minutes, donald trump has been hitting president obama on the campaign trail. you're looking live at trump still speaking right now. here's what he had to say a couple minutes ago. >> why isn't he back working? he's campaigning every day. i think considering she's under criminal investigation, i actually think he's got a conflict. >> both candidates spread across florida and north carolina, surrogates in iowa, ohio, michigan and nevada. it's a battleground blitz with tens of millions of people having already voted, by the way. trump seemed to get a bump in new battleground polls, leading by a point in new hampshire. in colorado, more new numbers show clinton may have lost her lead there, too. we have our team of reporters out on the trail with

i'm hallie jackson in for andrea mitchell who is on assignment in havana, cuba.ollowing breaking news on the campus of ohio state university after a report of an active shooter. here is what we know now. the columbus fire department said eight people were hurt but there are conflicting reports about what happened here. witnesses report hearing gf. the shelter in place order has been lifted. the university cancelled all classes for the day. along with the team here for the full team coverage here. rahema ellis, pete williams and msnbc law enforcement analyst and former atf specialist jim cavanaugh joining me now with the latest. when we talk about what we know and what we don't know about the situation. >> what we know now is they have reported the suspect was killed. we know eight people have been transported to hospitals. one listed in critical

. >> joining me right now "washington post" hallie jackson, chuck todd and andrea mitchell. she's up in manchester, new hampshire, where hillary clinton is holding a rally. i want to go to you, andrea. is hillary clinton going low key not wanting exoneration in the last 48 hours be the main story? >> they're trying to stay as far away from the e-mail controversy that cast a shadow over their camp for the past nine days. she did not mention it in cleveland. we're told she will not mention it when she comes here. she's trying to get back to -- trying to end on a positive note. they are planning to have khizr khan, the gold star father, introduce her here. in cleveland it was lebron james. they want to get back to their message. it's undeniable this has damaged their campaign. they had to pivot from a positive message to go on the attack to try to defend herself for the past nine days. it has certainly given more momentum to republicans in states like new hampshire. >> wait a minute. she's been completely exonerated today. why doesn't she get up to date. she's clean as of now.

. >> joining me right now "washington post" hallie jackson, chuck todd and andrea mitchell. she's up in manchester, new hampshire, where hillary clinton is holding a rally. i want to go to you, andrea. is hillary clinton going low key not wanting exoneration in the last 48 hours be the main story? >> they're trying to stay as far away from the e-mail controversy that cast a shadow over their camp for the past nine days. she did not mention it in cleveland. we're told she will not mention it when she comes here. she's trying to get back to -- trying to end on a positive note. they are planning to have khizr khan, the gold star father, introduce her here. in cleveland it was lebron james. they want to get back to their message. it's undeniable this has damaged their campaign. they had to pivot from a positive message to go on the attack to try to defend herself for the past nine days. it has certainly given more momentum to republicans in states like new hampshire. >> wait a minute. she's been completely exonerated today. why doesn't she get up to date. she's clean as of now.

andrea mitchell reports." follow the show online on facebook and twitter. hallie jacksonwhite house next. >> thank you very much. hi, everybody. i'm hallie jackson live from the white house. tgif. this weekend is going to be a busy one for donald trump's transition team. the president-elect putting together a white house staff. we are hearing more names today about who is going to lead the country. also we'll report on who will lead the democratic party in the wake of the historic loss. we have a lot to get to this hour. as usual we have a team of reporters stretched around the country. new yoit

andrea mitchell reports." follow the show online on facebook and twitter. hallie jackson is live from the white house next. >> thank you very much. hi, everybody. i'm hallie jackson live from the white house. tgif. this weekend is going to be a busy one for donald trump's transition team. the president-elect putting together a white house staff. we are hearing more names today about who is going to lead the country. also we'll report on who will lead the democratic party in the wake of the historic loss. we have a lot to get to this hour. as usual we have a team of reporters stretched around the country. new york city, the white house, the pentagon, katy tur, kasie hunt, kristen welker and hans nichols. we expect to hear more names possibly as early as this afternoon, throughout the weekend. what are you hearing and seeing? >> we'll find out more names when we can. right now trump is meeting with his transition team. he hasn't had time to look at names for top cabinet positions on wednesday. he was receiving calls from foreign leaders introducing themselves to donald trum

think of the last president, andrea, that didn't owe -- didn't owe a political party, a lot of fund-raisers. he comes in without owing a lot of people much. >> andrew jackson? >> exactly, go back to andrew jackson. i think this is a modern-day andrew jackson. >> james carville, when do you suspect we would hear from hillary clinton? message, given the way she positioned donald trump as an enemy of democracy? >> right, i think that hillary clinton -- it wasn't conveyed to me but i don't have any doubt she thinks donald trump is totally unprepared to be president that he really doesn't know anything about what it takes to run the country. and she's going to have to go tough for her. we live in a democracy. the election is in. he won the election. you're right, he doesn't owe anybody anything. he's not even a republican. he pretty much won on his own terms. the problem is people elected him because he did that, he won on his own terms. it will be unbelievably difficult time for secretary clinton -- >> is there going to be an acceptance, tho -- against him, an acceptance period, and allow him a honeymoon, okay, let's see? >> you know, if you're a person accuse

jackson here. >> thanks, partner. >> thank you. >> i want to get andrea's reaction. which feels like it was years ago. this was an upbeat clinton campaign. they felt good. pennsylvania was part of this firewall. we watched it all collapse over the last several hours. >> and it crumbles very quickly, really. when we saw the tightening very early on in several key areas. but that was early data. very little raw vote. but those early indicators were alarm bells certainly. and then when i was told by a michigan, this is really making us nervous, we're not seeing that vote turnout in detroit and flint, that was pretty early. and everybody was saying, this couldn't be happening. look. chuck just alluded to the markets. it's global markets that have been collapsing overnight. and the fact is that donald trump has to rectify that. he could be facing the kind of economic collapse that barack obama inherited when he took office. he's got up with a plan that is completely different from his economic plan. the $5 trillion debt hole that all independent observers have said is his economic plan. he has got to reass

andrea mitchell reports in manchester, new hampshire. tomorrow, live in philadelphia, pennsylvania. follow us online. hallie jackson is up next right here on msnbc. >> thanks for the breaking news. congratulations to craig and lindsay. that's fantastic. hi, everybody, i'm hallie jackson. well, check out your screen. any moment we are expecting to hear from mike pence, from donald trump, each in separate battleground states in what is as you take a look at the mike pence event, a blistering final 48 hours. trump's blitz includes stops in pennsylvania. but also kind of a head scratcher, blue minnesota. he has more on his plate than hillary clinton who has three stops today, seven total including tomorrow. here she is in philadelphia emphasiemfif a ing a vote femphasizing a vot a vote for the legacy of president obama. >> this election is about doing everything we can to stop the movement to destroy president obama's legacy. >> we have it covered from every angle. look at all the angles, all the states, coast to coast across the country. we will start with kasie hunt who is live for us in philadelphia. i think on the

andrea mitchell reports in manchester, new hampshire. tomorrow, live in philadelphia, pennsylvania. follow us online. hallie jacksonhere on msnbc. >> thanks for the breaking news. congratulations to craig and lindsay. that's fantastic. hi, everybody, i'm hallie jackson. well, check out your screen. any moment we are expecting to hear from mike pence, from donald trump, each in separate battleground states in what is as you take a look at the mike pence event, a blistering final 48 hours. trump's blitz includes stops in pennsylvania. but also kind of a head scratcher, blue minnesota. he has more on his plate than hillary clinton who has three stops today, seven total including tomorrow. here she is in philadelphia em

andrea mitchell reports." follow the show online and on twitter. president obama's news conference at 3:15. hallie jacksone. >> thank you very much. i'm hallie jackson in washington. we have a lot to look ahead to. elected republicans had a tough time defending president-elect trump's pick steve bannon. his team adamant there is nothing to see here. >> people weren't prepared for us to win. so they are reaching around looking for extreme examples. >> democrats with their own difficulties today. both president obama and hillary clinton set to talk in the next few hours about the direction the party should take. all of it, by the way, as bernie

jackson tonight, thank you. >>> now to the other big story involving the president-elect today, his choices for three key positions, national security advisor, attorney general, and director of the cia. andrea mitchell tonight on the vital roles and the men trump has tapped to trump campaigned on shaking up washington. his first foreign policy hires live up to that promise. for national security advisor, a job that does not require senate approval, retired three-star lieutenant general mike flynn, a decorated combat veteran who rose to the top of military intelligence before being fired by president obama two years ago, criticized for ruffling too many feathers. a life long democrat drawing attention for his strident takedown of hillary clinton at the republican convention. >> lock her right. yeah, that's right. lock her up. >> reporter: stunning former colleagues by cozying up to vladimir putin at a lavish dinner moscow for putin's propaganda arm, flynn is outspoken against radical islam. >> there is a disease inside of this islamic body, it's like cancer. >> reporter: he'll be the last person talking to the president about national security decisions, running an office that has exploded t

andrea mitchell reports." follow the show online and on twitter. president obama's news conference at 3:15. hallie jackson is next and here you are. >> thank you very much. i'm hallie jackson in washington. we have a lot to look ahead to. elected republicans had a tough time defending president-elect trump's pick steve bannon. his team adamant there is nothing to see here. >> people weren't prepared for us to win. so they are reaching around looking for extreme examples. >> democrats with their own difficulties today. both president obama and hillary clinton set to talk in the next few hours about the direction the party should take. all of it, by the way, as bernie sanders this afternoon is sounding off about what he thinks went wrong. let's start with all of our battle-tested reporters on the campaign trail from new york to capitol hill and the white house. katy tur, kelly o'donnell, kristen welker. kelly, i want to start with you in the field. i know you cover congress as the day jo. you are at the white house today. i want to talk about the house majority leader who struggled to defend the pick of ste

jackson tonight, thank you. >>> now to the other big story involving the president-elect today, his choices for three key positions, national security advisor, attorney general, and director of the cia. andrea mitchell tonight on the vital roles and the men trump has tapped to fill them. >> reporter: donald trump his first foreign policy hires live up to that promise. for national security advisor, a job that does not require senate approval, retired three-star lieutenant general mike flynn, a decorated combat veteran who rose to the top of military intelligence before being fired by president obama two years ago, criticized for ruffling too many feathers. a life long democrat drawing attention for his strident takedown of hillary clinton at the republican convention. >> lock her up, that's right. yeah, that's r. lock her up. >> reporter: stunning former colleagues by cozying up to vladimir putin at a lavish dinner in moscow for putin's propaganda arm, flynn is outspoken against radical islam. >> there is a disease inside of this islamic body, it's like cancer. >> reporter: he'll be the last person talking to the president about national security decisions, running an office that has explod