colonel bob has one last wish, the preservation of this 35-acre farm in bridgewater new jersey.come a housing development contracts. the land has historically you. >> all this property down here is where we think part of washington troops were camped. >> it also has sentimental value. once owned by his neighbor and friend who i'm told would be turning in his grave if he heard about the plan. >> he arranged in his will that would be never be developed and kept as undeveloped property. the administrators of the will had other ideas. >> this is hollow ground you're walking on. >> the administrator broke the will on the basis that he was senile which is a lot of baloney. >> it's now owned by east brunswick in. he thinks he has one last chance to buy it and save it. they said it doesn't really have strategic value so now he's calling on three people to make that happen. donald trump, governor chr lieur >> there's a fox right across, see him going in there. >> why are you reaching out to christie. >> he has stated that he is in favor of setting aside land that was part of his credo wh

kelley o'donnell is near the team in bridgewater, new jersey >> reporter: apparently the president-elect can't quite shake that whole "hamilton" issue. he has a busy day ahead. as he as his future vice president are working behind the scenes to fill a number of administration jobs. the most anticipated guest to arrive saturday at donald trump's golf resort. mitt romney, the insult war between him and trump now over, they met for moren when they emerged, handshakes, smiles, and some clues. >> it went great. >> the topics romney told the reporters about seemed to fit the department of state. >> we had a far-reaching conversation with regards to the varies theaters in the world. >> reporter: whether romney is offered a role is or not is sun clear, but he appeared to be on good terms. >> i look forward to the coming administrations and the things >> trump advisers pointed to the importance of another meeting. >> great man. >> retear marine general james mattis, wore the uniform 44 years. he's under seniors consideration for a role, including defense secretary. >> a brilliant man with a great

nbc's kelly o'donnell is camped out in bridgewater, new jersey w the latest on all of this. good morning. "hamilton" issue. he has a very busy day ahead. another round of what certainly appear to be high level job interviews. as he and his future vice president are working behind the scenes to fill a number of administration jobs. the most anticipated guest to arrive saturday at donald trump's golf resort. mitt romney. the insult war between him and trump now over. they met for more than shakes, smiles and some clues. >> went great. >> reporter: the topics romney told reporters about seemed to fit the coveted department of state. >> we had a far-reaching conversation with regards to the various theaters in the world. >> reporter: whether romney is offered a role or not is unclear. but he appeared to be on good terms. >> i look forward to the coming pointed to the importance of another meeting. retired marine general james matt dis. say say he's under serious considers for defense secretary. >> -- for your administration. >> we're being to see. a brilliant, wonderful man. wha

. >> let's go now to bridgewater, new jersey, where kelly o'donnell has the latest on trump's transition to the white house. what's on trump's schedule today? >> reporter: it will be a full day with more meetings than advisers had told us to expect. we think there are a dozen of names of people from across different disciplines and life experiences who will be coming to see president-elect trump and vice-president-elect mike pence today. we can also tell you, there is a lot of indication from sources that there could be some announcements related to personnel for the new administration today. now, those advisors want to be careful to not get ahead of the president-elect himself. when he makes a decision, then we will know for sure. even donald trump late in the day yesterday when we had a chance to sort of toss questions to him said that today was a possibility for more announcements. in addition to that, that's been a lot of attention paid to one of those people who came to see donald trump on saturday. that is retired general james mattis. he is a marine and is being considered for sec

she is in bridgewater, new jersey.hat is where president-elect trump is holding those meetings today. >> good morning. a lot of activity out here. donald trump will be in non-stop meetings today. the biggest name he is meeting with today, mitt romney. it's a highly anticipated face-to-face that will happen nearby at the trump national golf club at bed minister. a lot of uncertainty as to how this will play out. mitt romney a fierce and harsh critic against donald trump throughout the primary season. you'll remember back in march he gave that 20-minute speech where he called donald trump a fraud and a phony. so uncertain how things will unfold today, but we do understand that one item on this list of topics that they'll be talking about the secretary of state position whether or not mitt romney might be interested or might eventually be offered that position. donald trump will be meeting with a slew of people today. they also include michelle reed. she is considered under consideration for the education of secretary pos

. >> let's go now to bridgewater, new jersey. kelly o'donnell is there with the latest on trump's transition to the white house. kelly what are the headlines out of trump's busy saturday? >> well, i can already tell you that this morning donald trump is issuing some additional tweets and one of them confirmed some reporting that we have been talking about at nbc news, and that is that general james mattous is under consideration for secretary of defense, something that we have been writing about and talk ing about and now we hear from the president elect directly that that is in fact the job he's being considered for. what we expect today is another round of these interviews, several prominent people came through at his weekend home on saturday. today, more of that to come. it is a behind the scenes series of meetings between donald trump and his future vp mike pence as they are working to try to fill some very high profile administration jobs. the most anticipated guest to arrive saturday at donald trump's golf resort. mitt romn

she's in bridgewater, new jersey, a short distance from trump's weekend home. good morning to you, kelly. >> reporter: good morning, dara. this, of course, is not trump tower. it's a different setting for team trump this weekend where the president-elect will be holding some meetings at his private golf resort, his home where he often goes on weekends. one of those meetings will be with a very high-profile critic, mitt romney. and at the same time, some of his top team members will be here trying to brief reporters, give updates about what's happening with the transition. there are no weekends off when you're getting ready for a new administration. there's just eight weeks to go. the motorcade pulled in to what may soon be known as the jersey white house. donald trump's weekend home at his bed minister golf resort, to work on transition plans. today's big meeting could be awkward. >> here's what i know -- donald trump is a phony, a fraud. >> reporter: eight months ago, mitt romney led the charge against trump's candidacy with a withering takedown. their relatio

jessica schneider joins me live now from bridgewater, new jersey. jessica? >> reporter: good morning, martin. you know, the trump transition team just announcing that mitt romney, that highly anticipated meeting with donald trump, that will be happening at 1:00 this afternoon. of course these men have had a contentious relationship over the past year and a half. the war of words really reaching a fevered pitch back in march during the primary season when mitt romney called donald trump a phony and a fraud, but they will be meeting face to face over at the trump national golf club in bedminster, new jersey in, just about two hours. of course the buzz surrounding their meeting, the talk of secretary of state. sources telling cnn that mitt romney has long said that if he were to get back into government, secretary of state would be the position that he would be eyeing. however, a close friend to mitt romney has expressed healthy skepticism that if mitt romney were offered a position in the trump white house, that he wouldn't actually accept it. but on the trans

oath of office is at his new jersey golf club today meeting with former presidential nominee mitt romney, this one day after he ag university. nbc's kelly o'donnell is in bridgewater, new jersey, near trump international with the latest. good morning, kelly. >> reporter: good morning, stephanie. this is a chance for the president-elect to do house cleaning and turn his weekend home into a home office. you're right, he will be meeting mitt romney today. that is significant because of the fierce criticism that romney levelled at trump during the it was romney who wished him the best and hopes for how he will lead the country. this is a chance, aides say, for them to share ideas and talk about things and maybe not a cabinet post, but they leave open the door for that possibility. in addition to that, trump settled three lawsuits related to trump university. the amount attached to this is $25 million, which students who were litigants in these cases. there is no admission of wrongdoing. the timing is notable. one of the cases is supposed to advance later this month. and this is sort of clearing the decks before he moves in to the white house. unusual for trump to sett

i'm going to start with cnn's jessica schneider who is standing by in bridgewater, new jersey, near where president-elect trump is holding the transition meetings today. jessica, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, victor. you know that meeting between mitt romney and president-elect donald trump a highly anticipated meeting. it will happen later this afternoon at the trump national golf club, just a few miles from here in bedminister, new jersey. these men have had quite a contentious relationship, their war of words reaching a crescendo during the primary season when mitt romney stood on a stage for 20 minutes and blasted donald trump as a fake and a phony. all eyes will be on their meeting this afternoon. on the docket this afternoon, could it be that they could work on mending fences or coit also be that they're discussing the secretary of state slot. mitt romney has expressed to close friends if he would get back into the government he would be interested in taking the position as secretary of state, but one close friend has expressed healthy skepticism that mitt romney w

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