many with these cabinets. but some of the state, as capital of culture commits, has received 50000000 euros in funding. invested primarily in projects to bring people together. so we have a couple of culture, can be a unique shown to turn things around to, to have a different message to, to revise the cities to refer them to succeed and to, to make it more resilient. actually, i can start it was precisely because of the right thing, marches a few years ago and cabinets. one of the been together with the commission to develop a culture of doing a creative climate where citizens can make a difference a democracy climate. and indeed, the people who we met here, i determined not to abandon cabinets to the right. we can popular shape it together regardless of their origin cabinet cabinets as a city full of potential. that's not yet been exhausted. and it's up to us what we do with it. i'm afraid of my submission come. this is above all kind of cabinets. it's multi faceted commission. has come cabinets, has a place

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cabinet, but all the political appointees? i believe there are almost 4000 of them. that's the first question. the second question is do we know where president trump is in filling all of those positions? i've seen articles from various sources that he has appointed most if not all of his cabinet, but i'm not sure about the minute executive appointees that have large divisions within the federal bureaucracy. thank you. guest: i will take the second one first. over the weekend president trump unveiled a lot of additional sub cabinet nominations, we call them. these are deputy secretaries, positions that do require senate confirmation but depending on the individual nominee, often times get through without any real hiccups. sometimes even getting unanimous consent of the senate floor. and when it comes to how quickly these cabinet nominees in particular could be installed, you look back to the last couple of times a new president came into office, under president biden in 2021 it took the senate a couple of months to fill out hi

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talk about getting nominations cabinet picks through.hat the accurate are going to do or maybe what the republicans are going to do. >> we know senate democrats are going to try to obstruct. that's not really the problem. the problem is whether senate republicans are going to fall for democrats obstructionism. as you mentioned, they have the super majority right now on these confirmations. they don't need bipartisan support for any of these nominees. so, really, the question is whether they are going to enter this process with an agenda of their own or whether they are going to defer to the president-elect which includes those cabinet picks who he has chosen to enact that agenda. they refuse to do the latter. they need to give republican voters a clear and concise reason why. no more excuses here. the fact of the matter is trump has chosen these people for very specific reason. republican voters and voters across the political spectrum chose him for a specific reason. they can start their explanation wore why biden's cabinet nominees app

and these are clearly major cabinet positions we're talking about. bondi is the former attorney general of florida. she has long supported donald trump. she spearheaded legal efforts to challenge the 2020 election results in in pennsylvania, and she was part of his defense team for his first impeachment. let's talk about this big day ahead. mark preston is standing by, as well as paula reid. let's start. paula, let me start with you, if i could, to talk about pam bondi up for attorney general. people are seeing her as a more traditional pick when compared to matt gaetz. but in you which who was his first pick. you have new reporting on how she is preparing for what is sure to be some tough questions ahead. >> yeah, i think it's fair to say that many people would seem traditional compared to former congressman matt gaetz. >> but when they say that about pam bondi, they're referring to her resume. >> she comes to today's job interview with three decades of experience as a prosecutor, including eight years as the attorney general of florida. >> now, i'm

and he was working yesterday with the security cabinet, and then we'll go to the full cabinet. and there's a lot of confidence about that. i want to add one more piece to this, which is not widely known. they did announce two weeks ago, i believe that he had surgery, that prime minister, i was told it was more serious than people have publicly acknowledged, officially acknowledged. it will be very interesting to see him on television. as with all leaders, we're always evaluating their health and vigor. and this is a prime minister who has been extraordinary in all of his capacities. he was previously the finance minister. he was the un ambassador. he is defined israel certainly since the days of ariel sharon. he has been the driving force behind israeli politics. and it will remain to be seen because there were very large protests just in the last few days, just over the last weekend against his coalition government in favor of ending the war in gaza and getting the hostages home. we should also point out, richard, just while we await possible announcement from the qatari prime

. >> in the past some minority party has not obstructed a handful of high ranking cabinet members toe approved in the first week and i'm hopeful the secretary of state as well as the department of homeland security will be approved on the day of the inauguration or the day after or that week as well as a few others the department of defense. i'm hoping we get to quickly and don't muddle around. have my figures process going to be happening. the to the i'm in charge of no resistance on the republican side in some we make it democrats support as well. maria: you conviction and confidence that your colleagues in the senate on the gop side will vote for president trump's cabinet. >> for the most part there is two or three in our caucus that are worrisome on a handful. this is an amazing group of people and talented people that have been put forward. i think most republicans are on board. it's down to two or three and still get there. these are really qualified people frankly. maria: we will leave it there, it's a pleasure, thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. maria: we w

thomas higgins, a0 cabinet two former cabinet secretary in the carter white house. news now. the families of israeli hostages held in gaza have welcomed a decision by prime minister benjamin netanyahu to resume indirect ceasefire talks with hamas in doha. hamas said discussions would focus on a complete end to hostilities. so far israel has rejected any deal that guarantees a permanent end to the conflict before its war aims are achieved. the us has called for a new agreement to achieve the release of the remaining israeli hostages. at least 13 people have been killed in a bus crash in colombia. it was travelling to a popular tourist area near the border with ecuador. 28 people were also injured in the crash. police say they're investigating whether a mechanical problem caused the bus to veer off the highway. dozens of soldiers from guatemala and el salvador have arrived in haiti to restore security and combat armed gangs. haiti has experienced a rise in violence, despite the presence of a un—backed international force. the soldiers willjoin the mission led by kenya

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thomas higgins, former deputy cabinet _ do. thomas higgins, former deputy cabinet secretary - do.ry in l do. thomas higgins, former. deputy cabinet secretary in the carter white house. let s get some of the day s other news now. the families of israeli hostages held in gaza have welcomed a decision by prime minister benjamin netanyahu to resume indirect ceasefire talks with hamas in doha. hamas said discussions would focus on a complete end to hostilities. so far israel has rejected any deal that guarantees a permanent end to the conflict before its war aims are achieved. the us has called for a new agreement to achieve the release of the remaining israeli hostages. at least 13 people have been killed in a bus crash in colombia. it was travelling to a popular tourist area near the border with ecuador. 28 people were also injured in the crash. police say they're investigating whether a mechanical problem caused the bus to veer off the highway. myanmar�*s military government says it'll release almost 6,000 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, under an amnesty marking the southeast a

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that's the history of cabinet appointments in this country have always been largely bipartisan.ual, in fact, that there would be this kind of knockdown, drag out fights over such a large number of potential cabinet appointments. >> it's very unusual in the history of washington, even recent history. >> so, yes, i definitely expect some democratic senators to be voting for some of these nominees. however, when it comes to pete hegseth, i would be extremely surprised, if not shocked, to see any democratic senator supporting him. and remember, the numbers are tight here for the trump administration. they can only lose up to three republican votes, assuming that democrats do hang together and in any individual nomination, there might be different potential republican senators who might be considering voting against pete hegseth than those who might be considering voting against rfk jr. but at the same time, you know, i'm really struck by the fact that this is not the republican party of eight years ago, when those first votes were being taken in the first trump cabinet. it's the dem

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obviously, the nomination of his cabinet and the appointment of the cabinet, the confirmation of thement of the cabinet is very important, and that is coming up real soon. the block has to understand nowadays joe biden is no longer going to be there. this is a republican administration with a republican senate and hopefully we get this moving quickly. in two years, believe it or not, let's be frank, in less than two years, there will be an election for the congress. republicans have a shot of keeping it. if they play games like these two-our games, not good for them. president trump is watching everything going on. christian: as they say, united we stand, divided we fall. annika, i sense the optimism on abe;'s part -- abel's part, and are things that republicans didn't get around. there is a debt ceiling about to come, funding the federal government, and that is where mike johnson has had to work with democrats. there are some within the republican party that are pretty nihilistic about this, they don't want to work with democrats. >> it will have to change. the numbers are slim, he

i don't know if ever a presidential spouse had come into the cabinet meetings before. it really was groundbreaking in this way. >> it's not that first ladies did not have an influence behind the scenes, but it was a very public, uh, you know, image of her influence that she would actually come and sit in. >> yeah. and she wanted to pay for his staff. and they they became much more influential under under rosalynn carter. you know, she was out in the public as well. she went out with dale bumpers, wife of arkansas, to to push for childhood vaccinations and making them mandatory in schools. that was a huge effort of hers that she did. i mean, she was such a partner to him, obviously, that it doesn't even need to be said because it's just their relationship and their dynamic was so clear. but to see their family here surrounding for such a special moment, wolf, obviously 77 years of a marriage, that's pretty amazing. >> 77 years for jimmy carter and rosalynn carter. and and he's being honored now. and you can see they're getting ready for that once the actual program begi

. >>> tran 20s cabinet picks are beginning senate confirmation hearings this week. facing questions from senators today, his choice to be secretary of defense, pete hegseth. he was an army national guard veteran and he's been mired in controversy since he was first elected over accusations of sexual assault and excessive drinking, the accusations he denied again today and he was also asked about his management of veterans affairs organizations and comments about the role of women in the military. >> the questioning started with the republican chair of the arms service committee asked about those charges? >> from the beginning, there was a coordinated smear campaign orchestrated in the media against us. that was clear from moment one. >> what you have to say to the almost 400,000 women who are serving today? >> i would say i would be honored to have the opportunity to serve alongside of you, shoulder to shoulder, men and women, black, white, all backgrounds with a shared purpose. >> you said you don't want politics in the dod, everything you said in these public stat

i've asked members of the cabinet to do the same at their top staff level.oon i will put a ceiling on the number of people employed by the federal government agencies so we can bring the growth of government under control. we're now reviewing the government's 1250 advisory committees and commissions how many can be abolished without harm of the government. we've eliminated luxuries like door-to-door limousine service. government officials can't be sensitive to your problems if we are living like royalty here in washington. while i'm deeply grateful for the good wishes that lie behind them, i would like to ask that people not send gifts to me or to my family or to anyone else who serves in my administration. we'll cut down also on government regulation and we'll make sure that those that are written are in plain english for a change. whenever a regulation is issued, it will carry the author's name and i'll request the cabinet members to read all regulations personally before they are released. this week i'll ask the congress for enabling legislation to let me

have you asked them about the controversial cabinet picks by donald trump? interesting _ by donald trump? it is interesting because . by donald trump? it is| interesting because the president is in a bit of a honeymoon. we are split 50—50. the election was fairly close to 50-50. he the election was fairly close to 50—50. he has certainly his supporters who will support him, especially in the first hundred days or so. but there are some independence, is 7% or 8% of democrats even, who are willing to say he won the election so he gets his appointments and unless there are revelations that come out that make it prohibited for one, two orfive that make it prohibited for one, two or five of these cabinet appointments to make it, it'll probably have smooth sailing, certainly with public opinion. sailing, certainly with public oinion. ., , ., , opinion. one of the stories that did well _ opinion. one of the stories that did well on _ opinion. one of the stories that did well on the - opinion. one of the stories that did well on the bbc i opinion. one of the stories

he needs as opposed to peacetime cabinet last time. they'll do those things, america first. liz: come back soon, jim. terrific talk. thank you so much and thanks for your service to america. this story coming up, pam bondi's senate confirmation as trump's attorney general nominee scheduled for tomorrow and this news too coming in and special council on hunter biden criminal charges david wise, david weiss did undermine the justice system and people's confidence in the america system of justice was "politically motivated of attacks on career prosecutors. this is after joe biden pardoned his own son hunter biden is hit with criminal tax evasion among other things and joining us is fox news legal analyst terrific book and constitution of the united states and the legal documents and he's g gregg jarrt and your reaction to biden undermined the u.s. justice system? >> well, i think weiss confirms what we already know, liz, that hunter and his family made millions of dollars from foreign sources by monetizing the vice presidency. but the thi

because actually he has the support of a cabinet. he has enough support within that connects it to survive until the 26. and he's made it always made it clear. i think he gave a, a, in an interview in the seventy's to hastings. writing a book and he said, and the next for all being, well we will of take a girlfriend of expelled all of our screening and some arabs, and i think between the river and the se. so i mean, he's been part of this for a long, long time. his father was a private secretary to deb attempts k. so he's a jump button ski revision is like most of the cabinet. and there is a majority of the, it's really is it was obvious when this government came into power and we saw that the mrs. raw hate, the jews had come from north africa in the middle east. we're taking key positions . these were the people at the beginning, a broad festival into a born, and then tuesday, they cooled. and this is great. they feel, i mean, you know, that program said it will. it was obvious some time ago. what was the program to establish and th

appointments, particularly his national security cabinet. the american people elected president trump as the next leader of our country. now it's the time for the senate to do our job by making sure that the president has the team he needs to do that job. and i intend to do everything i can to see that his nominees can confirmed on a timely basis. madam president, i yield the floor. and i would note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the clerk: ms. alsobrooks. she business dealings, special interest influence. remember donald trump's industry, billion dollars for campaign and return for fossil fuel. trumps big donors want payback the dump nominees are here to deliver and regular people will pay the price. budget committee we are headed into an insurance crisis. with huge stakes for the american economy and we need to avoid that crash. >> we are working hard to get the amendments. >> we are working to get the amendment passed in the bill. >> : going to say is working with senators to get

even just to get to a prime minister and a cabinet. is this gonna take up most of the next full months, 5 months? how long will this take? i think even on a good day, lebanese government governance is inefficient and very slow. and i would speculate that this will be a very slow, delicate process, but that said, it is quite remarkable how much has happened in recent history. and that we're just 6 weeks away, roughly less than 2 months away from the ceasefire deal that went into effect. and that less then 2 months after that cease fire, you have a president and bob, it's been over 2 years that we haven't had a president in the country. and i'll go step further. it's just less than 4 months ago that the secretary general of has been low, was killed in battle with israel killed in his bunker. and the southern southern is a b route. and then you have a president. and bob, though, it's quite a telling that one security affairs in this country are less than enough in that this is not the disarmament of hezbollah. there's no outright victory

cabinet but all of the political appointees. i believe there are almost 4,000 of them. that's the first question. the second question is do we know where president trump is in filling all of those positions. i have seen articles and various sources he appointed most if not all of the cabinet. i'm not sure about the middle executive appointee that had large divisions been the federal bureaucracy? >> thank you for the question. >> those are good questions. i'll take the second one first. over the weekend president trump unveiled a lot of additional subcabinet nominations. these are deputy secretary positions that require senate confirmation. depending on the individual nominee, they afternoon time get through without hiccups. sometimes via you unanimous consent on the senate floor. when it comes how quickly they can be installed. look back to the last couple of times a new president came into office. under president biden in 2021 it took the senate a few months to fill out his entire cabinet. i mentioned at the start of the show t

plus, president elect donald trump's cabinet picks. gearing up for a week of potentially bruising confirmation hearings. first up, his choice for defense secretary. pete hegseth and mark zuckerberg sits down with joe rogan as the social media empire gets rid of fact checkers. good morning. i'm jim acosta in washington. you are live at the cnn newsroom. >> this is cnn breaking news. >> and good morning. at 7 a.m. in los angeles, daybreak and more heartbreak in southern california. at least 24 people have died. dozens are missing at this hour. more than 40,000 acres have been burned, according to the last estimates, along with more than 12,000 buildings, homes and businesses destroyed. and it's about to get even worse. fire officials are warning this week that wind gusts could reach 70 miles an hour. that means the progress made to contain 14% of the palisades fire and 33% of the eaton fire may be lost. people are expected to be let back into some evacuation areas thursday, but many will find there is nothing left. and check out this vid

of course, the deal will need approval from the cabinet on government. and if everything goes as planned, sunday could mark the release of the 1st hostages from guys of the free. i'll spell the student prisoners and a pause in the fight chain. but here's a twist. before that me th are as good able to now says, president elect donald trump broke the news himself, host and about the deal on social media. here's what he had to say. of this epic ceasefire agreement could have only happened as a result of our historic victory in november as it signaled to the entire world that my administration would seek peace and negotiate deals to ensure the safety of all americans and our allies. i am thrilled, american, and is really hostages will be returning home to be reunited with their families and loved ones. we will continue promoting peace through strength throughout the region. as we build upon the momentum of the ceasefire to further expand the historic abraham accords. this is only the beginning of great things to come for america, and indeed the world. well,

they are sitting together and they're even sitting with trump's cabinet picks. right.eats okay. what are these three people have in common? they all are masters of industry in tech, right? industries like social media platforms. they care a lot about artificial intelligence. you can throw crypto in there. these are all industries that face potential huge regulatory changes in the next four years. right? these are all industries that donald trump does not have specific ideology on. and if these men can control or influence regulation there, they will end up wealthier in the next four years, there will be more zeros next to their names than any one of us can even count. do people realize that? >> i don't know, there does not seem to be any pushback. >> and you and i talked about this off camera whatsoever to what's going on at this point in time. i mean, these single most conflicted individual at the moment is elon musk. i mean, you mentioned the companies that he has twitter ex tesla, but there's also starlink and spacex, which are defense contractors. so here's a man w

we don't know yet exactly what will happen with the cabinet. but from what you are hearing, trey, is it likely then that that vote that happens, there are enough votes in the israeli cabinet to make it go forth? because you reported a little while ago as we were both pointing out, not everyone in israel wants it to happen the way it is happening because of the terrorists that are being released and exchanged. >> yeah, absolutely. it's a great question. look behind the scenes, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been making quiet agreements with members of his cabinet to not collapse the government in the process of reaching this agreement with hamas. but you hear the president-elect's words there. and i think it's critical to talk about the influence of the incoming administration. on a briefing earlier this week, i asked a senior israeli government official about the pressure that president-elect trump put on hamas, his team that is already here in the region taking part in these conversations, their involvement. and they actually th

who and the cabinet. i mean to be no restraints put on is not a tool. so is it a question of passive permission given the passive because they're actively all they've signed another 9 busy and the other day 2 days before the h to the yeah, there's nothing passive about it. and straight down very quick, very quickly. and finally, very quickly. finally, i should, i actually went through this with you about brittany's role with rebecca theory based on the british prime minister thing. he's all up left for it. and then, then denials that the you in a really britain know a target for any resistance attack, should it become a symmetric and do strategic and outside of west asia. julian hassan who gave us so much information. uh with that i suppose. i recall most importantly, babs at the moment, the memo from uh, jake sullivan's hillary clinton thing isis was on the us aside in syria as long as smoke for the 1st time about his torture and the counsel of your meeting this week . how far do you think his life is in danger away from all of these other big geostrat

back in may— the security cabinet back in may and _ the security cabinet back in may and since thennce then we have had 10,000 or more palestinians being — 10,000 or more palestinians being killed in gaza, dozens of israeli — being killed in gaza, dozens of israeli soldiers killed, some hostages being killed. people will rightly ask, why did that have — will rightly ask, why did that have to _ will rightly ask, why did that have to happen if we have the same — have to happen if we have the same deal now as we had back then? — same deal now as we had back then? the _ same deal now as we had back then? the thing that has changed is donald trump. he is coming — changed is donald trump. he is coming back into the white house _ coming back into the white house next week on monday and has said — house next week on monday and has said he wants an end to this— has said he wants an end to this work _ has said he wants an end to this work. he is israel's strongest ally and seems now president netanyahu is willing to listen to the american pressure in the way he wasn't in the — pressure in the

this is basically as rails man in the abiding cabinet. yes, he has, or he has an office in the white house. a he moved from state to buckland, where he did the demarcation negotiations with lebanon, about maritime areas of exploration. and then he went into the white house with one secretary, and the team in the state department was dissolved as i understand it. so he's sort of all breaks is a one man band i took the white house. yeah. well, i want to explore whether it is incompetence or it is actually by design. i'll give it a but just briefly of when it comes to the incompetent side of things, a rookie mistake by president possessed can be wrong to come out with the bizarre statement that somehow he'd had ej assurances that restraint would be rewarded. restraint from iran would be rewarded in the light of the smile on the mud or in the tear on which we between. and the reward of course was enough for all i was as estimation. i mean, basically basically i suppose you will put it in those terms, but as it has been, the was sort of there

the cabinets. the supreme court rules and comments only on law.somebody wanted to have the supreme court comment on chinese taking over, whether or not they should be able to take over their area, i can't think of the name off the top of my head. the supreme court rules strictly on law and nothing else. host: alexis in north carolina, independent line. caller: good morning, thanks for taking my call. i want to mention the reelection of the north carolina supreme court. they had two recounts, now they are trying to avoid 60,000 votes in order to make griffin the winner. there is nothing fair, honest, or constitutional about it. they are just trying to shove it in. i want people to call the north carolina senate and know that they are opposed to the efforts to denigrate and make her ineligible. host: that is alexis in north carolina. reuters reporting tiktok plans to shut down for u.s. users unless the supreme court moves the block according to sources familiar with the matter. the outcome would be different than the law. existing users could still

and this is, you know, the cabinet that cabinet that i want.rtainly going to be something for us to talk about. we won't have a shortage of kind of interesting viral moments to dig into when we meet again next week, but i'm just looking forward _ to seeing what the hearings tell us about some of the dynamics within the senate and some of the dynamics among democrats and republicans, and where we see things headed for some — of those cabinet members, and likely, as you guys said, to be confirmed. i think there's an appetite as well to just get on with it. isn't there like after the election and how divisive it was that people just want politicians to govern. to do their... yeah. the job that they were elected to do. indeed, indeed. you know, and this is kind of showboating sometimes. and yeah, we get very caught up in it. but people are just like, you know, put food on my table. help me with my house, help me with my insurance in california. but anyway, lots to talk about next week and we will see you then. thanks so much for being with us. bye—

his cabinet picks are beginning their senate confirmation hearings.ur cnn team writes this, quote, what distinguishes this round of confirmations is the heightened expectations that trump's picks will present not just their own expertise, but a clear and unwavering loyalty to the president elect's agenda, a public display of fealty that was not always assured during his first term. indeed, those first term hearings sounded at times like this. >> do you support restricting travel or immigration to the united states by muslims? >> no, i do not support a blanket type rejection of any particular group of people. >> nato, from my perspective, having served once as a nato supreme allied commander, is the most successful military alliance, probably in modern world history, maybe ever. is the president elect right? is climate change a hoax? i don't believe it's a hoax. i believe, i believe we should. you do not believe it's a hoax? no. >> all right. joining us now, former adviser to george w. bush and john mccain, mark mckinnon, also the creator of paramount'

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. >>> donald trump's pick for top government and cabinet positions prepare for the hot seat, as confirmation hearings kick off this week, starting with the president-elect's pick for defense secretary, pete hegseth. >>> the nfl playoffs kicked off with the wildcard round this weekend. who goes on? >> "early today" starts now. >>> good morning. i'm frances rivera. we begin in southern california where the wildfire-related death toll has risen to at least 24. this includes 16 killed in the eaton fire, which could make it the fifth iest blaze in the state's history. they need to reconcile numbers before reporting them. firefighters have made some progress due to calmer winds over the weekend, reaching 27% containment on the eaton fire and 95% on the hurst fire. but the massive palisades fire, which has devoured more than 23,000 acres is just 13% contained. entire neighborhoods have been leveled with 12,000 structures destroyed. gornor newsom has issued an executive order to help people impacted by the catastrophic fires rebuild homes and businesses. he spoke with nbc's jacob soboroff. >> in you

why else would his cabinet nominees be told to stay off of social media?ording to sources speaking with "usa today," trump's incoming white house chief of staff sent out a memo to trump's nominees. the text of the memo, read to "usa today" by one of the sources, stated that nominees are asked not to post on social media without approval from trump's white house counsel. now, think about that. what must be going on? seriously, how bad must it be when the king of social media, he tells his own team, y'all got to chill on the socials? maybe the reasoning is simple and donald trump doesn't want a repeat of matt gaetz doomed attorney general nomination as several other more controversial nominees like pete hegseth, tulsi gabbard, and robert f. kennedy jr. face scrutiny for scandals or controversial views. and when senate gop majority leader john thune was asked by kristen welker if he is a yes on all of trump's nominees, here's what he had to say. >> you prepared to vote yes on all of the nominees? >> well, that's a process. and we are going to -- what i promis

you were right let's talk about the confirmation hearings and what gets done for president trump's cabinetrow schedule for tomorrow veterans affairs doug collins defense secretary nobody pete hegseth, his hearing will begin tomorrow, interior secretary nominee doug burgum i spoke with roger marshall about this yesterday, here's what he's expecting. >> he met with president trump this week along with your colleagues did you have a chance to speak with your colleagues you believe you have the bill in the senate to confirm all of his nominees. >> after count my chickens before they hatch but i think they need to go to the hearing process, the good get beat up by the legacy media and the left as well but i think the votes are there and i've interviewed these people one-on-one and they have been great communicators and great leaders, the very accomplished. somewhere outside of the box but i think we have the votes. >> what do you think, outside of the box is what president trump wanted, he wanted to drain the swamp he wanted outsiders. do you think 70 like pete had checked for defense secretary

. >> plus, a pivotal week for president-elect trump and his would-be cabinet. his embattled pick will to run the pentagon will make his case to senators. >> that will happen tomorrow. but the question is whether pete hegseth is already a sure bet for confirmation. >> and a cuomo comeback. three years ago, he left the new york governor's mansion in disgrace. we have new reporting about the big new job. andrew cuomo is now eyeing. i'm dana bash. let's go behind the headlines. and inside politics. it's hard to believe that we are closing in on one week since los angeles fire started to spread and ravage countless homes and invaluable memorabilia that tell stories of generations of families. it's even harder to believe that right now, we are approaching critical hours in the fight to contain new fires. the winds are picking up and they are threatening to spread the flames into new areas and reversed the progress firefighters made over the weekend to contain the palisades and eton fires. the area could see sustained winds of 50mph. >> we're making urgent preparation

we can look at live pictures from paris other than surrounding the new incoming cabinet.m majority that it has in the febrile state of french politics right now, canada's new government achieve anything beyond getting this budget over the line? , , ., ., , the line? this is going to be the line? this is going to be the first question, - the line? this is going to be the first question, whetherl the first question, whether they can even survive january and whether they can then deliver any budget at all. what is very likely is that there will be new elections. that may not bring any new resolution. the short answer to your question is probably we will have no major reforms. if anything, we will have some tax increases, some reversals of the reforms that were done by president macron. simply put he lowered taxes but he didn't adjust the spending and with covid shocks and war in ukraine this provided two large negative shocks to the french economy that caused this huge budgetary issue that has not been resolved since.- budgetary issue that has not been resolved since. what w

. >> confirmation hearings for the president elect's cabinet nominees. >> cabinet nominees are set to kick off more than a dozen hearings and a huge test for donald trump and republicans in the senate. >> the walk off. doink the doink heard round the world overnight. >> the first playoff win for the washington commanders in 19 years. and yes, there is drinking in the streets. i'm john berman with sara sidner and kate bolduan. this is cnn news central breaking news. >> the fight to contain california's deadly fire disaster. in a desperate new race against the clock this morning, fire crews are back under a rare, extremely critical fire risk as the resurgence of strong winds threatens to soon undo progress being made on the front lines. there you can hear the sound of the winds picking up. this hour. the death toll has risen to 24, and officials say dozens more are missing, as cadaver dogs are now sifting through the debris. overnight, the remains of 95 year old dallas curry. you can see her in the upper corner here were discovered as we're now learning more about some of those lives th