chris palone, nbc news new york. >>> "saturday nighgdc!jr pokig fun at donal the show it opened last night with a parody of cnn's jake tapper in the skit. trump appoints brian cranston's breaking bad character walter white to head up the s?qadea. >> mr. white, how did you even get considered for this job? do you know donald trump? >> no. no. but i'm a big fan. i like his style. he acts first and then asks questions later. i also like that wall he wants to build. nothing comes in from mexico meaning a lot less competition for the rest of us. >> you mean jobs? >> sure. >> and of course we can't leave out kate mckinnon, the skit featured here as kellyanne conway, she was defending trump's cabinet picksóvñ of cou in that part of the skit. >> he surfaced again during the weekend update where they actually called him out and said we know you're times that he has tweeted them -- >> do we know -- >> -- during the show or after the trump. >> do we know if he tweeted about the skit last night? >> not yet. situation. >> staying on top of that. >>> al

chris palone.>>> meet the press will have nomination of rex tillerson as secretary of state. this morning moderator chuck todd will speak with us about the incoming trump -- will speak with the incoming trump chief of stat, reince priebus. he will also be speaking with us about the show coming up this morning as well. >> that's a mouthful. that's a lot to get out. >>> saturday night live poking fun at trump and this time the focus the cabinet picks. >> absolutely. the show opened last night with a parody of cnn's jake tapper in the skit trump appoints brian cranston's breaking bad character walter white to head up the dea. >> mr. white, how did you even get considered for this job? do you know trump? >> no. no. but i'm a big fan. i like his style. he acts first and then asks questions later. i also like that wall he wants to build. nothing comes in from mexico meaning a lot less competition for the rest of us. >> you >> sure. >> and the skit also featured kate mckinnon as trump adviser kellyanne co

chris palone, nbc news, new york. >>> "meet the press" will have more on trump's expected nomination of rex tillerson as secretary of state. this morning moderator chuck todd will speak with incoming trump chief of staff reince priebus. trump will join us for a live preview in our next hour. >>> "saturday night live" poking fun at donald trump's cabinet picks. >> and having a good time at that. the show opened last night with a parody of cnn's jake tapper in the skit. trump appoints brian cranston's breaking bad character walter white to head up the dea. >> mr. white,qg= how did you ev get considered for this job? do you know donald trump? >> no. no. but i'm a big fan. i like his style. he acts first and then asks questions later. i also like that wall he wants to build. nothing comes in from mexico meaning a lot less competition for the rest of us. >> you mean >> sure. >> just too funny and the skit it featured kate mick kin nonas trump advisory kellyanne conway defending trump's cabinet picks. >>> trump resurfaced in the weekend update when one of the characters says we know you're

nbc chris palone has our report. >> reporter: in what is likely president obama's last visit with a foreign leader. he joined the prime minister of japan. the names of 24 00 names of service members who died in the attack. >> it is here we reflect on how war tests our most enduring values. >> reporter: the moment poignant and historic. he offered sympathy to those who died and promises that it will never happen again. >> translator: i offer my sincere and everlasting condolences to the souls of those who lost their lives here. >> reporter: abe's visit comes after another historic gesture when the president visited hiroshima earlier the symbolism unmistakable. >> wars can end. the most bitter of adversaries can become the strongest of allies. the fruits of peace always outweigh the plunder of war. >> reporter: to these nations it's the lessons of the past that can be applied to the present. >> translator: the world needs the spirit of tolerance and the power of reconciliation now, and especially now. >> reporter: a moment 75 years in the making. one impossible to imagine when the whole world

nbc's chris palone reports. >> reporter: trump in baltimore for the annual army navy football game sitting alongside top military brass. next month he will be their commander in chief. he met with rex tillerson, objectionon mobile's ceo. he is trump's top pick he was going to try to surround himself with successful people who did well. what do we find, ceos, people at theop of their professionals profession. >> reporter: but tillerson has been awarded russia's order of friendship award. >> i believe that vladimir putin is a thug and a bully and a murderer. and i believe that the relationship between mr. tillerson and vladimir putin needs to be examined. >> reporter: this comes just a few hours after the washington post reported the cia believes russia interfered in the presidential election hacking and leaking democratic party documents not just to cause chaos but to actively help trump win. >> you are looking ahead to an early part of the trump presidency where russia is very much going to dominate the conversation. certainly you can expect to hear a confirmation hearing. >> reporter: the

chris palon, nbc news new york. >> you can watch the times square ball drop right here on nbc bay area. carson daly is hosting our new year's eve party and jennifer lopez, alicia keys, and blake shelton are performing. the show starts at 11:30 tonight. >>> california's next statewide election will be different by law. for starters, you can register to vote up to and on the day of the election. however, the votes of those who register on election day will be provisional until verified later. >>> another law aimed at boosting civic engagement allows 16 and 17-year-olds to pre-register to vote ahead of their 18th birthday. >>> to start thinking early about the voting process, to actually get in the database, to start being a part of our civic structure. >> while these new laws take effect in 2017, the next statewide election doesn't come until 2018. >>> it's an area where crime is almost unheard of. police in the quiet community of pleasanton are on the lookout for a man who reportedly grabbed a woman walking alone on the street. it happened early yesterday morning in the middle of downto