democrats are holding up the process of approving two president donald trump's cabinet picks. in a few hours, donald trump will name his pick for the supreme court. we'll look at the significance of that decision. throughout this tumultuous 10 days, the president has repeatedly insisted that he's just doing what he promised to his supporters. we've been talking to some of them. he really is coming through on his promises. he hasn't changed his stance, then he's doing fantastic. he's not a politician. this is a live feed from westminster. mps are debating brexit. specifically, they are debating whether to approve the beginning of the process that will see negotiations begin. we'll explain how it fits into the brexit process. you can get in touch through the methods shown on the screen. thanks forjoining me. for the next hour, i'll bring you every development relating to the trump administration — and believe me, there are many since we were on air this time yesterday. we'll be guided both by events in the us — and by your questions. send them my way, and i'll get you answers fro

the confirmation process get started next week for president donald trump's cabinet, when the senate judiciary committee holds hearings for senator jeff sessions, the nominee for attorney general. scheduled for tuesday, you can watch it at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span three live. it will re-air later that night in primetime. more on upcoming confirmation hearings and the week ahead in congress, we spoke with a capitol hill reporter. we joined by a reporter for congress with political and she joins us for a look at the week ahead in congress. let's start with the senate confirmation hearings that are coming up. president-elect donald trump's cabinet nominees including secretary of state and attorney general, headlined in your article, gop jams the senate democrats with a confirmation blitz. what is the senate republican strategy for scheduling these hearings? >> they say there is no court made it strategy committee chairman on their own role, but their main overall goal is to get as many of donald trump's ready in place to confirm an inauguration day. they love reminding us that they g

senate confirmation hearings resume today for more of president-elect donald trump cabinet nominees. this as more than 30 members of congress now say they'll skip trump's inauguration friday amid an ongoing feud between the

donald trump taking office. autria: lawmakers -- larry: lawmakers are getting to work to confirm the donald trump cabinet picks. m? sam: hours questions put to the test today when we see what could possibly be the most heated confirmation hearings of the trump administration. jeff sessions is the controversial pick for attorney general. the last time he was up for confirmation was 31 years ago. the senate rejected him for position. sessions will likely be grilled on the trump campaign promises, anduding the ban on muslims mass deportations. john kelly will face similar questions today, but kelly is much less controversial and has been confirmed by the senate five times in the past and is expected to be easily confirmed again this time. we should mention that history will be made when new jersey senator cory booker will testify against jeff sessions. this is the first time that a sitting senator has testified against another for a cabinet confirmation. these hearings b you in the studio. autria: new developments this morning, we know that confirmation hearings for the cabinet kick -- one of the cob and it takes h

two or longer before they implement someg >> and the other thing they have the confirming donald trump's cabinet picks. >> we know democrats plan to make this difficult. are there any picks concerned about not being confirmed? >> chuck schumer has informed his republican counterparts that there are eight specific trump cabinet picks that they plan to oppose, including secretary of state rex tillerson who there has been so much talk about his ties to the russian government and russian leader vladimir putin. he's on that list. ju justice, labor, education, treasury, a number of them the democrats plan to try to oppose during these hearings that start next week. >>. >> tracie, thank you. >>> president-elect trump vowed north korea will not create a nuclear weapon. in his tweet, trump north would not build a nuclear weapon capable of reaches parts of the u.s. he said china keeps taking money and wealth from the u.s. that will not help with the north korean nuclear issue. >>> hotels are starting to fill up as we inch closer to the inauguration. it is estimated 1 million people will flood the district

donald trump's cabinet picks gearing up for a grilling. on the hot seat retired marine general john kelly tapped to be secretary of homeland security. and alabama senator jeff sessions, trump's choice for attorney general. sessions' hearing could be confrontational. 35 years ago he was rejected for a federal judgeship over allegations he made racist remarks. charges he forcefully denies. >> i am not a racist. >> reporter: at least nine of trump's cabinet picks facing confirmation hearings this week. and four still have outstanding issues in the vetting process. that involves handing over personal financial information, and fbi background check and answering committee questionnaires and republicans dismissing democrats' concerns. >> yeah, everybody will be properly vetted. >> reporter: but eight years ago republican leader mitch mcconnell sent this letter asking for the vetting process for president obama's nominees to be finished before confirmation hearings. on monday, the senate democratic leader sent mcconnell's 2009 letter back to him w

abc's karen travers has more. >> reporter: donald trump's cabinet picks gearing up for a congressionallling. on the hot seat retired marine general kelly tapped to be director of homeland security and alabama senator jeff sessions trump's choice for attorney general. sessions hearing could be confrontational. 31 years ago he was rejected for a federal judgeship over allegations he made racist remarks. charges he forcefully denies. >> i am not a race is. >> reporter: at least nine of trump's cabinet picks facing confirmation hearings this week and four still have outstanding issues in the vetting process. that involves handing over personal financial information an fbi background check and answering congressional committee questionnaires. republicans dismissing democrats' concerns. >> everybody will be properly vetted. >> reporter: but eight years ago republican leader mitch mcconnell sent this letter asking for the vetting process for president obama's nominees to be finished before confirmation hearings. on monday, the senate democratic leader sent mcconnell's 2009 letter back to him

. >>> democrats and republicans are battling over ethics reviews for donald trump's cabinet picks as confirmation hearings get under way this week. >> it'll be a busy week. he found himself embroiled in another war of words. this time he's going head-to-head with actress meryl streep after she slammed him last night during the golden globes. abc's karen travers has more from washington. >> good morning, kendis and donald trump's cabinet but washington by storm this week. eight confirmation hearings for his potential bi meryl streep and her acceptance speech for a lifetime achievement award blasting trump as a bully without ever saying his name. >> disrespect invites disrespect. violence incites violence. when the powerful use their position to bully others we all lose. >> reporter: calling out stump for this moment where he seems to mock a disabled reporter on the campaign trail in 2015. >> i don't know what i said. i don't remember. >> reporter: in an interview with "the new york times," trump said he had not seen the show but was not surprised to face criticism from what he cang of

confirmation hearings begin today for donald trump's cabinet picks. begins a week of high profile test for administration in waiting. nbc 10 joins us live. why these hearings will be unlike what we've seen in the past. >> reporter: in doing so, booker will be breaking a long standing tradition by opposing the notion of his colleague, republican alabama senator jeff sessions. booker, a democratic plans to testify against sessions wednesday. in the past accidentoocused ses quote, concerning record on civil justice reform. the democrats do not have the power to block the nomination, but they do plan toll put up a fierce resistance. there was another development yesterday in the trump transition. president elect donald trump announced that his son-in-law jared kushner will be senior advice or is to him and new administration. i'm pamela osborne. nbc 10 news. >>> new jersey governor chris christie will dlimpl final state address in trenton. looking at last year address. expected to touch on accomplishments such as reinvesting in cities like camden. >>> tod

a ♪ ♪ donald trump's cabinet nominees. >>> ive things to kn ow at the :55. mation hearings begin today for some of president- elect donald trump's cabinet nominees among them alabama senator jeff sessions. he will be attorney general. and retired marine corps general john kelly will be the homeland security secretary. >>> president obama delivers his prime time farewell address today. he will speak at mccormick place in chicago the same venue where he gave his 2012 election night acceptance speech. >>> governor brown is set to relies his opening budgeted proposal today. the plan would brace california for cuts to federal funding from the incoming trump administration. >>> the clemson tigers are college football's national champions. they defeated the alabama crimson tide 35-31 in an instant classic last night. this is the team's first national title since 1981. >>> the storms hitting northern california are bringing a wide range of problems to the sierra. several feet of snow have fallen in the higher elevations. it's been rain at sea level. that may change i

the first of donald trump's cabinet picks. alabama senator jeff sessions for attorney general starting his confirmation hearing. expecting a two-day confirmation hearing and taking a look inside the room as cameras get set up and right outside the senate judiciary hearing committee.

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it's going to be a busy week as congress begins the process of confirming president elect donald trump's cabinet nominees. michelle is on capitol hill with a look at the first round of hearings set to begin tomorrow. >> senator mitch mcconnell showed up at trump tower for meetings monday morning ahead of confirmation hearings for president elect donald trump's cabinet. the hearings begin on capitol hill tomorrow. with senator jeff sessions up for attorney general. and john kelly, nominated for secretary of homeland security. followed by another five hearings wednesday and four more on thursday. the head of the government's ethics office e democratic leaders saying the agency hasn't completed reviews of the nominees. it's left nominees with potentially unknown or unresolved ethics issues shortly before scheduled hearings. but senator mitch mcconnell says the concerns are over blown. >> we confirmed seven cabinet appointments the day president obama was sworn in. >> meanwhile trump administration officials are conceding reports are correct. russia was behind the election hacking of democratic emai

lawmakers have their first chance to ask questions of president-elect donald trump's cabinet picks. >> reporter: donald trump's cabinet picks gearing up for a congressional gearing. john kelly tabbed to be secretary of homeland security, and alabama senator jeff sessions, trump's choice for attorney general. attorney general. sessions' f confrontation. at least nine of trump's cabinet picks facing confirmation hearings this week and four still have outstanding issues in the vetting process. that involves handing over personal financial information and fbi background check and answering congressional committee questionnaires. republicans dismissing democrats' concerns. >> everybody will be properly vetted. >> reporter: but eight years ago, republican leader mitch mcconnell sent this letter asking for the vetting process for president obama's nominees to be finished before confirmation hearings. on monday, the senate zemtic leader sent mcconnell's 2009 letter back to him with the names changed. >> the very things mcconnell thought were necessary for nominations, we're asking for. and no

an update on donald trump's cabinet picks. more news from "the hill" here reporting about comments from senator shuck shumer and his briefing earlier today saying the senate will take up at least two of donald trump's -- donald trump's nominees. democrats allowing for a day one vote on retired general james mattis and john kelly. trump picks to head the pentagon and department of homeland security respectively. perhaps others. we'll show you as much as we can of senator schumer's comments as we wait for the hearing to resume. senator schumer: hello, everybody. i want to be right next to my potential cabinet people. [laughter] reporter: well, that implies hey are going to be confirmed. senator schumer:. no. keep your friends close and all that stuff. sorry we're a bit late. now, early on during the transition, senate republicans said that they hope they could confirm as many as seven cabinet nominations on inauguration day. they said that's what president obama got so we should get the same treatment, they said. but over the las

donald trump himself. why can't he get his entire cabinet confirmed the day he begins his tenure as the president. donald trump appears set to enter the white house without most of his cabinet picks by his side. >> my cabinet members, we have put together a team i think the likes of which has never been assembled before. >> with just two days until he takes the oath of office, a number of trump's nominees are getting grilled on capitol hill. and publicly splitting with their new boss. perhaps the most intense questioning was reserved for congressman tom price. trump's pick to lead the department of health and human services. and dismantle obamacare. >> i believe and i look forward to working with you to make certain that every single american has access to the highest quality care and coverage that is possible. >> has access to does not mean that they are guaranteed health care. i have access to buying a $10 million home. i don't have the money to do that. >> price facing sharp questions, not only about his plans to overhaul the nation's health care system, but also his past financial investments.

this morning and no surprise donald trump quick with a response. >> donald trump's team taking washington by storm this week. eight confirmation hearings for his potential cabinet. but at the golden globes in hollywood, no love for the president-elect. meryl streep and her acceptance speech for a lifetime achievement award blasting trump as a bully without ever saying his name. >> disrespect invites disrespect. violence incites violence. when the powerful use their position to bully others we all lose. >> reporter: calling out stump for this moment where he seems to mock a disabled reporter on the campaign trail in 2015. >> i don't know what i said. i don't remember. >> reporter: in an interview with "the new york times," trump said he had not seen the awards show but was not surprised to face criticism from what he called liberal movie people and a hillary lover. trump and his team also taking heat from democrats in washington who are raising concerns that several of his cabinet nominees have not completed the standard ethics review process. there are two confirmation hearings on tuesday. on wednesday, five more. a top government ethics official is warning law

and of course confirming donald trump cabinet and the supreme court justice.hat doesn't mean there wasn't controversy yesterday. yesterday there was a significant amount of controversy after house republicans set to move forward with a rules package that would have gutted a key ethics watchdog, that actually polices members of congress. a lot of members do not like the way it has conducted itself over the last eight years. so, they voted to try to kill it essentially. and it got a lot of pushback. angry voters called lawmakers offices to demand they do not vote for this when it became public. and donald trump tweeted said he did not think this was a good idea on the first day of the new congress. in the meanwhile, paul ryan calling an emergency meeting to get rid of that proposal is part of a broader rules package. and the members agreed. relenting, agreeing on a rules reform bill. that also angered democrats because democratic members who staged protests without permission. so, a lot of controversy on the first day of the new congress. it's a sign of things t

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. >>> well, it was a rough road for donald trump's cabinet nominees.nd manu, thank you for burning the midnight oil and joining us. this was an enormously important day on capitol hill for the incoming administration. set the scene for us. >> congress is moving very rapidly to try to fill a significant portion of donald trump's cabinet by the time that he is sworn into office on january 20th. there's the hope among republicans that they will get six or seven nominees done. but they need the cooperation of democrats in order to do that. they're moving on that front. and in this hour as we speak, the united states senate is still voting on a budget plan that would set the stage to repeal a significant chunk of obamacare in several weeks. so two key elements of the trump agenda moving very quickly, and on capitol hill today, rex tillerson's nomination to be secretary of state, very contentious, key moments there, and also the second day of jeff sessions hearing to be attorney general, both those nominations creating some controversy on both sides of the a

donald trump. kpix 5 is the only bay area station to sit down with california's new senator kamala harris. she tells our melissa caen why she is targeting one of president-elect donald trump's cabinetd evening. less than 24 hours until the inauguration of donald trump. and what many feel will be a new reality for california. kpix 5 political reporter melissa caen is live in washington, dc where she just talked with california's junior senator, who says she is ready to take up the fight. >> reporter: californians kept coming and going throughout the time we were at harris' office. they wanted to come in and take pictures and talk to her a lot of them about the women's march. offices in the senate building are given out by seniors and simms kamala harris is a brand- new since kamala harris is a junior senator her office is in the basement. where will she be tomorrow? >> we have a proud history of peaceful transition of power. and i think that has to be respected. >> reporter: senator kamala harris is going to the inauguration to spectra digs. >> i respect the decision people have made not to go and is well within their right. >> reporter: on saturday she will be among women marching

the latest move came from the democrats — boycotting votes to approve donald trump's cabinet and forcingelays, at least until wednesday. this stalls the appointment of a new attorney general. the previous one — sally yates — was dismissed for questioning the legality of president trump's immigration ban, the head of homeland security explained the controversial order. this is not a travel ban, a temporary pause... we will hear from this russian woman who survived domestic abuse as her parliament plans to vote to decriminalize some violent offences. and we will speak live to anthony zurcher, catty quay will be here in 20 minutes time, questions to both of them are very welcome. —— katty kay. here's a prophetic video clip from a couple of years ago. i believe the attorney general has an obligation to follow the law, the constitution, and give their independent legal advice to the president. well, that's true, and like any ceo with a law firm, sometimes lawyers have to tell the ceo, you cannot do that, don't do it, it will be in violation of the law, you will regret it. please, no matter ho

. >> confirmation hearings for nine of president-elect donald trump's cabinet nominees are scheduled this week and four of them haven't completed ethics reviews that may identify some possible conflicts of interest. republicans say the democrats are just upset because they lost the election. >>> as president obama prepares to transition back to life as a private citizen he's explained to abc why he believes in term limits. he said the job is grueling and sustaining energy and focus gets tougher the longer you do it. >> the bubble is the bubble. and i think we've done a pretty good job staying in touch with the american people, but at a certain point, you can't help but lose some feel for what's on the ground because you're not on the ground. and -- >> you didn't think donald trump could win. >> case in point. so -- so that tells me that there's a utility in the democracy refreshing itself on an on going basis. >> the president said by almost every measure the country is better off than when he started the job. he will deliver his farewell address tomorrow from chicago where his polit

senate democrats have to delay carries for eight of donald trump's cabinet picks. lawmakers hope to stretch the confirmation process from days to even months, even though they don't have much of a chance of blocking her nomination. the targets include rex teller sin for secretary of state, alabama senator jeff sessions for attorney general in south carolina representative nick mulvaney for office of management and budget. house republicans have voted to cut the office of congressional ethics. the body created to investigate allegations of misconduct by lawmakers. some republicans say they felt they were unfairly targeted by the office. the move prompted an outside from democrats and government watchdog groups. lauren: let's turn to weather because price of the south are bracing for more after severe storms killed four peop in southeast alabama. turning w since are crashing to their mobile home. the storm left a trail of damage across several states. tens of thousands losing power in louisiana and mississippi. train to computer outage that travelers across the count

that ethics clearances and background checks are incomplete for a number of president-elect donald trumps cabinet kicks. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. a barrage of senate confirmation hearings is set to begin tuesday for what would be the wealthiest cabinet in modern american history. this comes despite concerns that ethics clearances and background checks are incomplete for a number of president-elect donald trump's cabinet picks. facesr jeff sessions questions on tuesday for his nomination as attorney general come along with trump's pick john kelly. on wednesday, hearings are set for former exxon ceo rex tillerson as secretary of state come along with education secretary pick betsy devos. transportation secretary nominee elaine chao and cia director mark pompeo. tillerson's net worth is at least $300 million. several other nominees have assets will do more than $1 billion, whose confirmation hearing is on thursday. as cabinet appointees, the nominees are required to submit a financial disclosure report that

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cabinet diversity. president obama had six latinos serving in his administration. donald trump has not named any so far. is that a concern for you? >> i would love to see more racial diversity. i'd love to see a latino in a cabinet post. i'm less interested in racial diversity than i am in diversity of thought. with that said there, is one post available. we have backed lieutenant governor able maldonado. >> who is has visited with donald trump. >> yes. we've been candid about our support of that. this is a man who started out as a migrant farm worker. the family bought a half acre plot of land, grew that to 500 acres and today they own over 6,000 acres and this is a living, breather farmer. who better to run the department of agriculture. >> let's talk about diversity of thought inside what this cabinet is shaping up to be. president obama had bob gates, ray la hood, other than the veterans affairs pick who served under president obama, have you seen enough diversity of thought, as you said, around donald trump to satisfy you? >> i think in fairness we have to give this admini

here's david wright. >> reporter: senate republicans put donald trump's cabinet picks on such a fast, some of them haven't been fully vetted. the confirmation hearings set to begin tuesday with homeland security and attorney general. on wednesday five more. this weekend a top government ethics official said the pace is putting undue pressure on investigators. eight years ago mitch mcconnell demanded obama's cabinet members were vetted before their hearings. now he's accusing the democrats of sour grapes. >> all of these procedural complaints are related to their frustration at having not only lost the white house but the senate. i understand that but we need to grow up and get past it. >> reporter: this weekend donald trump chose dan coats for national intelligence. a popular former protege of dan quail would replace james clapper, a retired air force general who briefed him on intelligence that russian hackers sought to influence the november election. even after that briefing, trump didn't seem to buy that. in a tweet this weekend he blamed the victim, gross negligence by the democ

. >>> well a rough road today for donald trump's cabinet nominees on capitol hill and that's where wed manu raju, thanks for joining usment important day for the incoming administration. set the scene. >> congress is moving rapidly to try to fill a significant portion of the cabinet. by the time sworn in, there's hope by republicans get six or seven cabinet nominees done and need cooperation from democrats to do that. and at this hour the united states senate is still voting on budget plan to set the stage to repeal significant part of obamacare in the next several weeks. two things moving quickly. and rex tillerson's secretary of state hearing contentious and jeff sessions, both nominations creating controversy on both sides of the aisle. >> you caught up with marco rubio after tillerson hearings. what did he tell you? >> reporter: wasn't happy, came in as skeptic of tillerson because of his ties to russia, closeness with vladimir putin when he was head of exxon mobil, and tried to ask a number of questions about opinion on putin and whether he believed he was a war criminal and didn

available at cvs, walgreens and riteaid. >>> many of president elect donald trump's cabinet nominees e contradicting their future boss in tweets this week. this was a big question. what are they going to have to do? are they going to have to answer for what donald trump said or find their own positions? we're hearing about that. >> he is pushing back. really trying to frame this as a good thing. he took to twitter a few minutes ago and said he wants them to be themselves and express their own thoughts and not mine. on capitol hill this week many of the high profile nominees did exactly that. >> in the first week of confirmation hearings for key members of donald trump's cabinet his nominees breaking from some of his biggest campaign promises and policies. like the president elect's soft stance on russia. >> if putin likes donald trump i'd consider that an asset. >> trump's nominees for defense secretary and secretary of state taking a stance. >> i would consider the principle threats to start with russ russia. >> if confirms rex tillerson would be the top diplomat. >> i would have tho

going to hear from both president obama and president- elect donald trump. >> and doug reports from washington this morning. donald trump's cabinet picks heading to capitol hill for confirmation hearings. >> there certainly is some precedent for this, but that doesn't mean it's going to are easy. we think about 9 of trump's cabinet picks will have hearings this week. this is going to be a political war zone this week. donald trump hope hing to push through the bulk of his cabinet nominees. the first out of the gate, alabama senator jeff sessions to be attorney general. democrats will question his commitment to civil rights issues. wednesday's hearing will include former exxon mobile ceo rex tillerson picked for secretary of state. democrats accusing the trump team of not yet providing complete information to the office of government ethics on the financial ties for many of the prospective nominees. >> the american people have a right to know if they're going to be entering in those offices with colonel duplicates of interest. >> reporter: republicans mean time benefiting from democrat who is decided to change senate rule backs in

i'll tell you, donald trump has nominated quite a few patriots to be in the cabinet. these are wonderful people. i believe they're all going to get through. we have a lot of people to thank for this. number one is donald trump. number two is harry reid, who changed the rules of the senate. you only need 51 votes to be confirmed. we have 52 senators. we're united to make sure donald trump has his cabinet in place and can change fundamentally the direction of this country. >> you think there's no chance on anybody getting -- >> well, you know, it's interesting. >> -- dinged. >> chuck schumer started by going after eight different cabinet members. they're trying to slow down the process. you look at the hearings. what we've heard are people that are committed to fundamentally changing the direction of the country, getting the country growing again, focused on the things donald trump's talked about. jobs, the economy, the working men and women of the country.

mental evaluation. >>> confirmation hearings begin tomorrow in the senate for president-elect donald trump's cabinetominees. at least nine are expected to be considered by the end of the week. on wednesday, mr. trump will hold a news conference where he's expected to discuss how he'll distance himself from his business interests. meanwhile, the president-elect hasn't said how he'll retaliate against moscow for its efforts to influence the election on his behalf. errol barnett has details. >> it was a constructive and respectful dialogue. >> reporter: vice president-elect mike pence emerged friday after a day of meetings that included a highly anticipated visit from the country's top intelligence officials to discuss russia's cyber intrusion into the u.s. election. >> we're going to take aggressive action in the early days of our new administration to combat cyber attacks. >> reporter: officials from the dni, fbi, cia, and nsa met with mr. trump for almost two hours at his trump tower home friday. in a statement, the president-elect acknowledged that russia, china and other countries are consistently

when we come back, there will be a lot of bad vibrations as donald trump cabinet nominees come up foration this week. bret baier has some thoughts. then, watters talking the inauguration with the folks. >> any advice for president-elect donald trump? >> run. >> for a second term? >> no. run period. >> bill: "the factor" will be ♪ i checked, everything's there... wait a minute... hey... hold on, i can explain. you better have a good answer... switch to geico and you could save a ton of money on your car insurance. why didn't you say so in the first place? i thought you's was wearing a wire. haha, what? why would i wear a wire? geico. because saving fifteen percent or more on car insurance is always a great answer. >> bill: thanks for staying with us. i am bill o'reilly. if the "unresolved problems" segment, concerning donald trump's cabinet nominees. jeff sessions will be grilled by the senate judiciary committed to you. here, the author of the big new book, "three days in january," should be out tomorrow. bret baier. we will get to that book in a moment. i am not going to cover these

we think at least 8 of trump's cabinet i'll 9 of trump's cabinet picks will have hearing us this week, and democrats will have to pick their battles. donald hoping to push through the bulk of his cabinet nominees. first out ofty gate, alabamale senator eversessions for attorney general. wednesday's hearing will include former ceo rex tillerson, picked for secretary of state. >> the american people have a right to know if they're going to be entering into those offices with conflicts of interest. >> reporter: republicans mean time benefiting from benefits who decided to change senate rule backs in 2013, allowing for just a simple majority in the senate to be approve nominees. >> i'm optimist uk we'll be able to get up to 7 from niece on day one, just like we did 8 years ago. >> i'll be thinking back to being a young community organizer be, pretty much fresh out of school. >> reporter: president obama trying to build the hype for his chicago farewell address tomorrow. free tickets for the event have already been swept up, and a day later on wednesday, president-elect trump is scheduled to hold his first press conference since winning the wh

senator suremer explains that president-elect donald trump is attempting to fill his cabinet with not good candidates but republicans say they helped president obama fill his cabinet with a spokesman, mitch mcconnell saying the senate confirmed 7 of his nominees on day one. and nearly all were confirmed within two weeks. senator suremer approved of this approach at the time. mr. trump's white house white house candidate sean spicer reports. >> taking office is sad and i think chuck schumer understands that there's a difference between opposing people on policy and allowing the president to have the constitutional right to choose his cabinet as long as they are qualified and each one of these people are unbelievably qualified to serve. >>> one thing that democrats want are the financial records of the 8 nominees that they plan to slow down especially second of state designee rex tillerson. >> the highest members may face the most resistance and that is the v.a. and agricultural department unfailed. the transmission official says that the leading contender for that agricultural job is s

nicole: senate confirmation hearings begin today before donald trump's cabinet picks. e growing controversy over the confirmation process. more on this from adam shapiro. >> of money coming during its good morning, nicole. president tran's transition team to side and the confirmation of several key cabinet nominees dangerous for the country. chuck schumer called for a delay for the office of government ethics reported several nominees have had to be properly vetted. >> we are not doing this for sport. democrats feel very strongly that pushing for aero and thoughtful vetting process is the right thing to do. >> incoming white house folks are seeing sean spicer expects senate to move quickly and drain the swamp enacting the change. president-elect trump meeting with founder jack bought a trump tower in new york city monday predicted succe. >> i think it will pass. they are all at the highest level. they are the absolute highest level. >> everybody will be properly vetted as in the past and i'm hopeful it will get up to six or seven with the national security team in place

> peter, steve, thank you so much. >>> from banning muslims to hackihack ing russians, donald trump and his cabinet picks aren't seeing eye to eye. >> donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. >> i have no belief and do not support the idea that muslims as a religious group should be denied admission to the united states. >> i don't think it's ever appropriate to focus on something like religion as the only factors. >> if putin likes donald trump, guess what, folks, that's called an asset, not a liability. >> the most important thing is that we recognize the reality of what we deal with, with mr. putin, and we recognize that he is trying to break the north atlantic alliance. >> as far as hacking, i think it was russia. well, russia, but, you know what, could have been others also. >> general kelly, do you accept the conclusion of the intelligence community regarding russian interference in our election? >> with high confidence. >> this was an aggressive action taken by the senior leadership inside of russia. >> well, i think it's pretty sad

donald trump one day away from assuming the oval office. final preparations behind us as trump rounds out his cabinet. we are live in washington. >>> growing ethics questions surrounding the top cabinet picks. can democrats block these nominations? >>> and president obama meets the media for the last time as commander in chief. we will tell you his advice to the incoming administration. welcome to "early start." pre-inauguration edition from washington. i'm christine romans. i'm john berman. thursd,

. >>> the senate is taking up three new nominations to president-elect donald trump's cabinet and russia has been a major topic of discussion. at his hearing today, stanford's hoover institute james mattis calls russia lana zak is in washington. >> reporter: one thing that has remained consistent is questions about russia. questions about russia are now a kind of litmus test for cabinet nominees. >> there's a decreasing number of areas where we can engage cooperatively and an increasing number of areas where we're going to have to confront russia. >> reporter: general james mattis, the pick to head up the department of defense, established himself as his own man, unafraid to take different positions on russia and iran, saying he would support the arms agreement negotiated by the obama administration. >> an imperfect arms agreement but when america gives their word, we have to live up to it and work with our allies. >> reporter: in the third whirlwind day of senate confirmation hearings, questions about willingness to be independent of mr. trump and u.s. intelligence has been at the foref

charles: four of donald trump's cabinet picks face a trial by fire in their senate confirmation hearingsthey all survived. but i can't say unscathed. we have the news for you next. charles: president-elect trump's key cabinet picks faced a firing squad. tom price grilled for almost four hours and wilbur ross faced grilling questions on trade and tariff. >> one thing where we need careful attention to mortar river activity is the anti-dumping requirements that we should impose on the steel industry and on the he aluminum industry. charles: gina, starting with last night with the betsy devos when backle. it was like -- debacle. it was like water torture. i think they violated human rights. they don't even wait for answers. they are just brow beating these folks. >> there is such a double standard. tough listen to their line of questioning, where they were questioning especially dr. price today, it's mind boggling the peopleitting there questioning have don't things that they are accusing dr. price of doing by he hasn't done and it's been proven fake news. it doesn't stop them from their de

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donald trump's cabinet nominees face their first confirmation hearings but democrats are seeking delays. and donald trump versus meryl streep. this was no surprise, the award-winning actress goes after the president-elect for his apparent mocking of a disabled reporter. >> it kind of gives permission for other people to do the same thing. when the powerful use their position to bully others, we all lose. >> now donald trump is responding. there you have it. donald trump making it political, maybe meryl streep was making it about humanity. good morning, i'm stephanie ruhle in for tamron hall coming to you live from msnbc headquarters in new york city. we're going to bring where a suspect in friday's deadly airport shooting is about to appear in court to be formally charge. 26-year-old esteban santiago was seen leaving court a couple of hours ago. this video is just crushing. the suspected gunman is seen pulling out the mipistol from h waistband. >> reporter: he told investigators he planned the attack, bought a one-way ticket from anchorage, alaska to florida. when he got here, he got th

. >>> president-elect donald trump facing a critical week, now 11 days out from his inauguration. while his cabinet picks head to the senate hearings, mr. trump will soon be in his own hot seat. set to hold his first news conference since july. mr. trump expected to be grilled about russia and obamacare. cnn's jason carroll is live outside trump tower with more, good morning, jason. >> reporter: good morning to you, carol. it's been six months since the last press conference. there needed to be clarification on a number of issues six months ago. six months later, there still needs to be clarification on a number of issues. you talk about repealing and replacing obamacare, repeal, yes, but replace it specifically with what and when? he's also made numerous promises to build a wall on the border that mexico is going to pay for. mexico says they're not going to pay for it. if u.s. taxpayers have to foot the bill, when will u.s. taxpayers be reimbursed and how? you talk about the russian intel reports, very clear, russia was behind the cyber hacking. reince priebus made it very clear that the president

. >>> i said it's been very busy this week with confirmation hearings for donald trump's cabinet picks. dr. carson did his best to woo the senators with personal stories like this. >> i went from the bottom of the class to the top of the class, much to the consternation of the students that used to dummy, now they come to say, benny, benny, how do you work this problem? and i would say, sit at my feet, perhaps a little obnoxious. >>> the confirmation hearings for donald trump's cabinet picks continue, but some of his nominees are contradicting him on key issues. >>> plus, james comey's e-mail investigation is back in the spotlight with the watchdog announcing an investigation into the matter. >>> and the vice president joe biden gets a surprise sendoff as president obama awards him the presidential medal of freedom. ♪ >>> good morning, everyone. it is friday, january 13. i'm alex witt alongside louis burgdorf. top members of the democratic campaign including bill clinton and hillary clinton, believe the james comey review of the e-mail server is why they lost the election. in july they