appointing any new fbi director would first require firing chris ray. of course, trump appointed them in 2017 after appointing james comey. do you expect that to have any effect on agency morale? what is the day today in a situation like that? >> so, historically, -- the fbi has always seen itself as different than every other government agency, partially, because of this history that our directors typically bridge from one of ministries into the next, regardless of political party. that history, that assumption on the part of fbi employees was really shattered by the way that jim comey was treated by donald trump in his first administration. nevertheless, the president has the authority to terminate the fbi director anytime he wants, despite the 10 year term that the fbi director serves four. i am one of these people , i always try to take donald trump as his word, and he has said repeatedly, terrible things about chris ray. i think it is entirely likely that he will eliminate or fire chris wray if chris is still on the job when donald trump becomes pr

what we are expecting, and what people inside the trump transition expert is if chris ray -- that chrisot have to wait to be fired. that he was most likely going to resign, rather than be fired , of course if they can figure out whether trump really means what he says. >> evan perez reporting for us this morning, appreciate you. >>> matt gordon, republican strategist, former senior advisor for scott's campaign. cofounder of lift up your voices. i want to talk about the big news that broke overnight , marco rubio to be nominated for secretary of date. cnn has learned that . just the social significance of that pick politically , also as you look at the international stage and trump's foreign policy. >> a couple of things, i think it is a great pick. in 2016, he had essentially a shotgun marriage between trump and a lot of appointees. look , the folks now in trump's orbit have been dating about 10 years so to speak. their relationship with them, marco rubio ran against him in 2016. to get the people of his stature other folks for terry of defense, jody earns possibly, because you have tho

donald trump may claim he is not a fan of the current director chris ray.successor. that is one of the most sensitive, volatile posing posts in all of american government. in on the spectrum of a matt gaetz or someone more acceptable is the biggest question left right now. young appointees — we saw for the white house press secretary. this does take some some experience with up it's not an easyjob for that is one of the hardestjobs in politics for any staffer. that said, i don't anticipate she's going to approach it the way a lot over past press secretaries which they study ahead of time and have the answers prepared. i think she's going to be as much offense with the reporters as we have ever seen. palestinian health officials say at least ten people have been killed in an israeli attack on a un run school that was sheltering displaced families in gaza. rescuers have been searching for survivors in the abu assi school in the al shati refugee camp. it's thought some people remain trapped beneath the rubble. joe inwood reports from jerusalem. siren wails. in

trump is weighing a major change at the fbi as his allies push him to replace current fbi director, chris ray, with magnifier brand, kash patel. stephen chung, his campaign spokesman has been named assistant to the president and director of communications. those names emerging as troubling new details are searching about trump's defense secretary pick. former fox a host pete hegseth was involved in a police investigation of a sexual assault allegation in 2017. and, trump's pick for attorney general, facing growing skepticism and some doubts that he may be able to be confirmed. lawmakers in both parties are demanding to see the findings of the house ethics investigation of former congressman matt gaetz for allegations of sexual misconduct and illegal drug use. kristen holmes is joining us now. bring us up to speed on these names that are emerging as possible new members of the trump administration. >> reporter: we can start with kash patel, as this is something that his maga allies are pushing.

my sense is that we'll see chris ray depart, one way or another sometime before or after the inauguration. and trump will have to see about potentially appointing a new fbi director. >> which adds a different layer to the idea of instability and the absence of knowledge in a particular sector. a very important one my thank you so much for joining us. >> nice to be here. >> up next, elon musk cited at mar-a-lago nearly every day since the election. new details on how he's influencing donald trump's staffing decisions. the so-called ice maiden, trump's term speaks. what susan wiles is telling donors about trump's day one. plans. >> we have a major production in a key senate race, democratic congressman ruben gallego will beat republican kari lake for one of aririzona's senate seats. that gives democrats another seat in the senate, a seat previously held by independent kyrsten sinema, the republicans are very much still in power there. drago has been in congress for 10 years. lake previously ran for arizona governor in 2022. narrowly losing to governor katie hobbs, a controversial figure who

this insistence from the republicans that chris ray and jerome powell, somehow would be fired and replaced by trump, that is not how the system is supposed to run. that is about him consolidating power over the executive branch, including the parts that is supposed to be independent from power and control. we are also seeing, efforts to consolidate power over the press. not just threatening and intimidating reporters and news organizations but saying they will use the power of the government to do it. having appointees say that news that n organizations will be reviewed by the federal government, according to editorial decisions. we just one man over the legislative branch. over the fourth estate, the press and the executive branch but also over the legislative branch. trump demanding the senate not confirm nominees, threatening to force the senate to shut down so he can install nominees without any confirmation hearings or votes. that is an effort to consolidate power in such a way that it marginalizes and renders inert and unimportant, the legislative branch of government. in that case,

president-elect vance has also confirmed that trump's interview date -- interviewing candidates to replace chris ray at the fbi. he had an opportunity. i spoke about it often to restore the reputation, the former greatness, the integrity to the fbi which continue to operate in a very hyper partisan matter under his watch. so his time as fbi director is now running short. far left politically motivated bureaucrats from all across the federal government, they should know that their reign of oppression on the american people is about to end. the witch hunts will end. the abuse of power, the corruption will end. the so-called resistance within our government against we we the people will be over. donald trump has nominated a team of disruptors like he said he would. they are hell-bent on reforming every single department. a look at what elon musk and vivek ramaswamy will do. waste, fraud, abuse will be gutted. constitutional order. the principles of limited government, greater freedom. they will be restored. you won't have the nanny state cradle to grave womb to the tomb promises of the left that would

chris ray also on the trumping brought -- block. he's the guy that told...e knows his days are numbered. as we mentioned other top, elon musk and vivek ramaswamy are slick -- teaming up to slash from the budget and they can't start soon enough. when i was in d.c. they told me government workers are still working remotely. covid has been over for three years and bureaucrats aren't coming into the office. the trump team is looking to change the rules so he can immediately fire thousands of government workers for cause like being lazy or locking his agenda or leaking. the careerists in washington thank they run the place. presidents come and go they are there for life pushing their own agenda regardless of what the people voted for. that's about to change. we hope. anna pallino luna is on the oversight committee. what do you expect on day one from the trump administration? >> i hope he has a stack of executive orders to start following through on his campaign promises. we've been trying to get something on immigration and border security done for the last two y

as you know, there are certain people like the fbi director who i think, chris ray, i think trump reallyeplace with somebody like cache patel. but there are protections for a lot of these jobs. there are certain fixed contracts. for generals, you can get rid of them as commander-in-chief. you can get rid of them for whatever reason you like, and you can promote a corporal if you find that corporal more congenial. you can just have them leapfrog several levels and become generals based on their loyalty to you. and that is pete hegseth's role, i think. and that is the most worrying, therefore, to the future of the rule of law in this republic. >>> coming up, democratic senator gerard brown will be coming back to talk about what went wrong in his bid for re- election and what democrats need to do in order to move forward. morning joe weekend will be back with that. ck with that. n. ♪♪ fun recip... (high pitched sound) (high pitched sound) (high pitched sound) >>> >>> >>> let's bring it democratic senator sherrod brown of ohio. he lost his bid for another term earlier this election. it's bee

rays. don't not be off for this, became a chris done on this the similitude if you may or june of ask and being a similitude of the jo john voc, kim. but victor was one of the people who is this said the legacy of king leopold because she saw it as a lives on the past and was also a good choice sign. one came bonk sign, one came bungle as we know, created the christian denomination, and this is what sign when combined was a very famous me is said then because of the violent nature in which nature, overall a governance on the manner in which we will govern. google, we really gain independence in 9th, 10150, or 1900 on 6 this but immediately after independence there will be so much violence that's me with regret. and this is because of a mine called legal pose. and i could see that even after deal pulled the gone on changes that come, even when the king's came like king bud. well, who was the one who presided over the granting of independence, the democratic republic of congo, the call john style of governors that had been created by king neal pulled of the belgian is the one that busted. so what

official chris mullin that the satellite image ray still has not been shared with congress. equally concerning last year the uap revealed elements of the government are engaged in a disinformation campaign to include personal attacks designed to discredit uap whistle-blowers. nevin ver signing a statement, now retired this hindered our ability and eroded trust in our ins stations. partisan legislation passed and a comprehensive approach is needed to address the prior implication of uap on public and national security as well as socioeconomic opportunities opening research could unluck. therefore i recommend congress take the follows action i believe will receive bipartisan support. first, establish robust oversight of the executive's branches uap information and the resolution office to provide comprehensive briefings on what the government s about uap and does not know. ensure oversight transparency and government handles of uap information and strengthen reauthorization with provisions that mandate a whole of government approach to address uf apps. in closing i share my pe

uncle payments. just watch chris the - cameraman behind here. uncle rayy up. we are confident. good luck with _ come in to help and tidy up. we are confident. good luck with today - come in to help and tidy up. we are confident. good luck with today and good luck with reopening. have a very busy christmas. thank you for talking to us. very busy christmas. thank you for talking to us— talking to us. everybody getting back to normal _ talking to us. everybody getting back to normal as _ talking to us. everybody getting back to normal as quickly - talking to us. everybody getting back to normal as quickly as - talking to us. everybody getting | back to normal as quickly as they can. about a metre of water inside. our reporter nicky schiller is in northampton, where residents have spent the night at an evacuation centre. have you managed to hear how the night was? have you managed to hear how the ni . ht was? , have you managed to hear how the niuht was? , . , :, night was? they are very grateful, it has to be _ night was? they are very grateful, it has to be

ray lesniak who called me up to remind me we need this passed. he's a wonderful friend that i served with in the new jersey senate and, chris, for what you continue to do each and every day. the idea of these children being in limbo, lost their families, but there is light at the end of this rainbow. and that's the american families who want to call them part of theirs. and i urge all of my colleagues to engage and vote for house res. 915, and i yield back the balance of my time. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina reserves. the gentleman from guam is recognized. ms. manning: no further speakers. we are prepared -- the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does -- the gentleman from guam. mr. moylan: i have no speakers and will continue to reserve until the gentlelady yields back her time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. manning: we have no further speakers and i'm prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. manning: i yield myself as much time as i may consume for the purpose of closin

donald trump is claimed is not a fame two fan of the current director chris ray.t is one of the most sensitive, volatile posing all of american government. whether or not donald trump is going to put someone in bets on the spectrum of a matt goetz or someone more acceptable bets on the spe