ceo of exxon mobil since 2006. and as ceo he's had interaction between the company and world leaders and that is something that is a value to mr. trump. now, the thing is that the man up to be the nation's top diplomat has no diplomatic experience. but he does offer to bring executive leadership experience to the role if chosen. the company has made over $200 billion in profit under his leadership. the company has also gone through some tough times due to losing its aaa credit rating and falling oil prices. and he's never worked for a company outside of the exxon mobil. trump met with him today for the second time. the tu first met on tuesday and he's now emerged as a leading candidate for the position of secretary of state. as rudy giuliani withdrew his name from the list of consideration for the post, the list now includes allen malally, mitt romney, senator david petraeus. corker of the tennessee and the president tells our chris wallace he's very close to a decision but he's not yet reached it. and we could exp

the president-elect considers exxon mobil's ceo for secretary of state.bloomberg surveillance ." i'm francine lacqua in london with tom keene in new york. we have an interesting week. i believe oil is up 6%. a lot going on in italian banks. we have the fed on wednesday. tom: just sort of a swirl here to that fit meeting on wednesday. weekend.dd the politics of the united states is something we've never seen before. we've never had these dialogues. kevin will brief us in the 6:00 hour with bloomberg politics. francine: i just had a conversation with the nigerian oil minister, who knows rex tillerson, one of the names out there for secretary of state. quite fascinating, what he had to say. let's get straight to the bloomberg first word news. here's taylor riggs. jumped oil prices have to the highest level in almost a year and a half. saudi arabia signaled that it is ready to cut output some more than it agreed on. non-opec members say they will pump less next year. it is the first agreement between the cartel and nonmembers in 15 years. bloomberg spoke to r

rex tillerson is the ceo of exxon-mobil, a 170-billion-dollar-global worldwide ... pence says: "we just couldn't be more grateful that someone of rex tillerson's proven leadership and accomplishments ... he's been willing to step forward to serve our nation as our next secretary of state." senator bob corker, chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, appears on board with the businessman ... fullscreen --reaction to rex tillerson for secretary of state-- "mr. tillerson is a very impressive individual and has an extraordinary working knowledge of the world. " -- sen. bob corker / r-tn but, tillerson's close ties to russia's president,vladimir putin, still has many on capitol hill concerned ... including democratic senat the senate foreign relations committee ... fullscreen --reaction to rex tillerson for secretary of state-- "i am deeply troubled by mr. tillerson's vocal opposition to u.s. sanctions on russia following its illegal invasion, occupation and annexation of crimea, ukraine, and his close personal relationship with vladimir putin." -- sen. ben ca

simon harding has more. >> rex tillerson is the current ceo of the claiming global oil t exxon mobil. the texan rose through the ranks of exxon and made his name as a dealmaker, building refineries across the world. withincludes the 2011 deal the russian state oil company, that was worth up to $500 billion. >> what trump seems to emphasize is choosing a secretary of state who can make a deal. trump sees that as something that person could do for the united states. i think it reflects his dealmaking outlook on world politics generally. >> tillerson, who has no foreign policy experience, is however an ally of vladimir putin. he was honored by him in 2013. he was opposed to sanctions against russia following the crimean crisis. his relationship with russia is why democrats and republicans are wary of his appointment as secretary of state, including senior republican senator john mccain. >> i will tell you, it is a matter of concern to me. is a thug, a bully, and a murderer, and anyone who describes him as anything else is lying. >> being a friend of vladimir is not an attribute i am hopi

all signs point towards exxon/mobil ceo rex tillerson as that pick. the pick won't come without controversy. leading republicans concerned about tillerson's ties to russia in his role as that exxon/mobil ceo. among them, marco rubio and john mccain nap could be a tough confirmation battle, if that's who trump ends up going with. we should find that out in the next couple of days. we are learning more about how this transition is shaping up in terms of key appointments. one of the positions we're watching closely is the high-profile position of press secretary, and kellyanne conway, of course, the campaign manager of the trump campaign, she told hugh hewitt in a radio interview she's politely declined that role as press secretary. conway, of course, someone who has the ear of president-elect trump. obviously one of his most high-profile surrogates. looks as though she won't be in that role as press secretary once trump is inaugurated here in the next couple weeks. wolf? >> ryan, who else is the president-elect meeting with today? >> reporter: it's a bu

. >> he made his pick for secretary of state and today expected to announce chief executive of exxon mobile rex tillerson as top choice. "fox5" mel smell more with the pick this morning. good morning, mel. >> tillerson may have one of the toughest confirmation battles wet. each senate republicans are expressing concerned of conflict of interest. he has close ties to russia while cutting several deals wh vladimir putin gave him the order of friendship in honor of foreign citizens and tillerson's deep relationship with russia is beneficial to role of secretary of state and become more complicated not that cia determined they interfered with the election to help trump. in ain't view with chris wallace he said tillerson is impressive player. he's more tan a business executive he's a world class player. to me a great add van staj he knows many of the players and knows them well. he does massive deals in russia massive deals for the company. >> the cabinet picks are starting to narrow down and word former texas governor rick per we will be nominated for a pick and perry once called for department

secretary of state, rex tillerson, this -- the ceo of exxon mobil.his appointment has raised tillerson'sot least those relationship with the russian president, vladimir putin. >> the next head of american diplomacy could be this man. tillerson is the current ceo of exxon mobil, one of the world's most viable oil companies. the 64-year-old texan has made his name as a dealmaker, building refineries across the world. in a statement, donald trump described him as being among the most accomplished international dealmakers in the world, one who knows how to manage a global organization and successfully navigate the complex architecture world affairs and diverse foreign leaders. >> what donald trump seems to emphasize in making this election is choosing a secretary of state who can make deals. that is something that person could do for the united states. i think it reflects his dealmaking outlook on world politics generally. >> tillerson has no diplomatic experience, however, he is a close ally of vladimir putin and was awarded russia's highest civilian ho

exxon-mobil's c.e.o. with stro secretary of state.he choice for and rick perry could head a department he'd just as soon forget. >> i can't. sorry. oops. >> pelley: also tonight, the final words from a doomed freighter, and angry words from a widow. >> i would have thrown the captain overboard and tried the save myself and the ship. >> pelley: a fmer pro football player faces criminal charges in an alleged health insurance fraud exposed by cbs news. >> how much are they making? >> oh, millis. >> pelley: and a woman who chocolate chip and money. exactly. mone honey. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pely: today president-elect donald trump named the c.e.o. of exxon-mobil, rex tillerson, to be secretary of state. e senior meerf the tillerson was csen because he's made successl des with heads of state all aroundhe world, but thoou that bind. tillerson, for example, has a close business relationship with vladimir putin of russia.the ifelong oi man has no government experience, but he kneowl

peace building or cease-fire or being tough with russia or china or some of the many climates that exxon mobile has had. i am very troubled by this >> when you think of what exxon pa mobile is able to do and the big money that's related to that. don't you think someone like tiller son had these and because of that business connection maybe a better choice than other picks that's floated by donald trump. he already negotiated with these people. >> well, no, it troubles me for instance, russia of the heart of the problem is he advocated no sanctions on russia after russia went into ukraine and crimea saying that's not the way to deal with russia when all of our allies have been post sanctions. this is my worries that he's too close in deals he's made on gas and energy with russia, i want the secretary of state to stand up for our people and not what our best commercial interests may be my exxon mobile. it is a good company. i am not demonizing him. i want the secretary of state that protects our foreign policy and climate change and sanctions russia when it misbehaved. this putin relationship, th

he started out as an engineer with exxon mobile in 1975 taking the helm of that even why i company is 11 years ago but it is his ties to russian president vladamire putin that has lawmakers on both side concerns. he has had a relationship with putin for more than two decade and back in 203 the russian president awarded him order of friendship medal. >> when he gets the friendship award from a butcher, frankly, it is an issue i think that needs to be examined and again that is not mean, we should prejudge mr. tillerson. obviously he likes russia, that is fairly concerning to the world and certainly concerning to americans, it is concerning to me. >> former presidential nominee mitt romney posted a message on facebook saying he was informed he didn't get the job also, expected to be nominated for trump's cabinet former texas governor rick perry. he is likely pick for secretary of the energy, in the 2012 presidential campaign , you may remember he wanted to shut down, the even why i department. >>> we're learning the president-elect won't be answering questions from reporters this week a

listen. >> let me ask you about rex tiller areson. >> okay, head of exxon mobile. why does a business excutive make sense as chief diplomat? >> he is much more. he is a world class player and in charge of the largest company in the world. he's in charge of an oil company that doubled the size of the norrest competitor. and a company that is unbelievably managed and he knows many of the player and knows them well and he does massive deals in russia and for the company. >> reporter: mr. trump said he is close to it a decision about the coveted position. rowdy guiliani with drou his name and the remaining possibilities are governor mitt rom no and corker of tennessee. general david poet pete, former ford ceo and ambassador john bolton. we hear that president-elect donald trump could make a decision of secretary of state as early as next week, jowly? >> thank you very much. >>> so the dnc raising a red flag over tillerson's ties to russia saying we are in unchartered territory. never has a foreign power taken a to thehold in the american president see. and for presiden

opinions are pouring in on his choice for secretary of state, exxon-mobil c-e-o rex tillerson. but the ones that matter most for now are the 19 men and women who will question him in january. tracie potts reports. touting jobs and lower energy prices in texas, president- this morning: former texas governor rick perry is his nominee for secretary of energy. at a rally last night, trump talked about his choice for secretary of state, exxon- mobil ceo rex tillerson."rex is friendly with many of the leaders in the world that we don't get along with and some people don't like that." tillerson's close relationship with russian president vladimir putin is already being scrutinized on capitol hill."the coziness with vladimir putin is very eliminated him frankly." lawmakers poised to question tillerson want to know if his ties to russia are an asset or a liability."we're gonna have to drill down during the confirmation hearings to understand his relationship with mr. "i don't hold it against someone that they have relationships that can in fact in many cases establish a level of trust."

has announced he will nominate exxon mobil's ceo rex tillerson as secretary of state. even senators from his own party are raising concerns over his ties to russia. the president-elect met with media mogul kanye west. here is nick bryant. nick: it was as if aleppo didn't exist. instead, a brief cameo from president-elect and kanye west. recognizedmost globetrotting celebrities. in finally choosing his globetrotting chief diplomat, donald trump has gone for a much less familiar figure that his choice is rex tillerson, a texas oilman, a staunch conservative, and the chairman of exxon mobil, one of the world's largest companies. in that global role, he has conducted a foreign policy and cut major deals with the russians. vladimir putin awarded him with the russian order of friendship. the country's highest honor for a foreigner. but champagne at the kremlin isn't a problem for donald trump. it is a plus. mr. trump: he knows many of the players, and he knows them well. massive deals in russia. nick: the billionaire turned to the selection process into a high-stakes version

he of course on behalf of exxon mobil opposed the u.s. and european sanctions against russia for russia's illegal invasion and division of ukraine. those sanctions are the only leverage we have on putin right now. in some ways his confirmation hearings in january will be an examination of not just rex tillerson but donald trump because donald trump has taken positions on russia throughout the last 18 months of the campaign that are extreme. he's the first presidential candidate and now president-elect that i can think of in the last seven decades who has not criticized any aspect of russian policy, has made continual excuses for the russian government at a time when i think most people would say that russia's our most dangerous adversary in the world today if you think of them pressuring atonia, latvia and lithuania and russia is still in ukraine and crossed a red line by annexing crimea and we haven't seen that since mussolini and the bombing of civilians in the eastern part of aleppo and some politicians want to bring russia up on war c

listen. >> let me ask you about rex tiller areson. >> okay, head of exxon mobile. why does a business excutive make sense as chief diplomat? >> he is much more. he is a world class player and in charge of the largest company in the world. he's in charge of an oil company that doubled the size of the norrest competitor. and a company that is unbelievably managed and he knows many of the player and knows them well and he does massive deals in russia and for the company. >> reporter: mr. trump said he is close to it a decision about the coveted position. rowdy guiliani with drou his name and the remaining possibilities are governor mitt rom no and corker of tennessee. general david poet pete, former ford ceo and ambassador john bolton. we hear that president-elect donald trump could make a decision of secretary of state as early as next week, jowly? >> thank you very much. >>> so the dnc raising a red flag over tillerson's ties to russia saying we are in unchartered territory. never has a foreign power taken a to thehold in the american president see. and for presiden

the new top diplomat nominee is the ceo of oil and gas giant exxon mobil. the choice has raised bipartisan concerns over his close ties to russian president vladimir putin. business news now. a long anticipated merger shaping up. >> that is right, brent. bayer is getting closer to its takeover of monsanto. a large majority of shareholders of u.s. company have given their thumbs up to the $66 billion deal. monsanto management had already agreed to the takeover in september, following months of negotiations. environmentalists call it a marriage made in hell because of monsanto's long history of promoting genetically modified crops. the merger needs the green light from more than 30 antitrust authorities worldwide. competing with the united states and china in the digital marketplace -- for european companies, that is quite a challenge. in europe, companies are separated by line which is an different legal requirements, and there are other issues. first, there is data use. some eu countries fiercely protect user data, while some are relatively open to sharing

exxon mobil ceo brett tillerson. >> kristin has the criticism he's already facing. >> two sources close to the trump team. president elect made a decision it is rex tillerson but he will make it official not today but sometime over the next few days. nothing is official official? t until the president elect says so. look at what he said for the likely pick for secretary of state sunday. >> he is a world class player. he's in judge of just the largest company in the world. it's been a company that has been unbelievably managed to me a great advantage he knew many of the players. >> he is close to russian president gladimir put tin others see it as prominent members of his own party. this is what senator mccain said yesterday. >> he has a close personal relationship with putin and they have done enormous deals together but it would call it a threat. >> carly fear arena and rick santorum. he is talking to recall labra r labrador ajoe mansion. >> we will wait for that in the next couple of days. >> do you believe rex tillerson will be a good pick for secretary of state? e-mail us at foxnews

military bras next month he'll be their commander-in- chief.earlier, trump met in new york with exxon mobil c- e-o rex tillerson.nbc news has learned he is trump's pick for secretary of state. (s/ rich galen / republican strategist) "to give trump credit, he said he was going to try and surround himself with really successful people who did well and what do we find? ceo's..people at the top of their profession.but the tillerson pick is drawing criticism from democrats and republicans.(s/ michael mcfaul / former ambassador to russia) "there are very few americans, sector, non-officials, personal with putin.. rex one of tillerson was his company's liason to the kremli and has hunt asked republican senator john mccain for his thoughts on the pick.(s/ sen. john mccain / (r) az ) "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."this comes just a few hours after the washington post reported the c-i-a believes russia interfered in the presidential electionhacking and leaking democr

tillerson has worked for exxon mobil for 40 years. through the end of 20-15..he made more than 240 million dollars as c-e-o. and later today -- president-elect donald trump will be making a stop in west allis. he's holding a thank you rally at the state fair expo center at 7:00. mr. trump and vice president-elect mike pence will both be there. governor scott walker and house speaker paul ryan will also be attending. doors open at 4 pm. wisconsin tonight on fox six news. wisconsin's recount is over -- and president-elect donald trump actually added to his lead-- gaining 131 votes. the elections commission certified the results a day ahead of the federal deadline, guaranteeing that congress will recognize wisconsins 10 electoral votes. green party candidate jill stein requested the recount after concerns were raised that the state's voting machines may have been hacked. the commission says it found no such evidence. "the commissions job was t they did not hack our system." we don't yet know the actual cost of the recount, but stein must

exxon mobile ceo rex tillerson has close business ties with moscow. mr. trump's own relationship with russia was an issue throughout the campaign. here is errol barnett. >> i think it is ridiculous. just another excuse. i don't believe it. >> refusing to accept the cia assessment russia helped get him elected. president elect donald trump today said the report is political. >> i think the democrats are putting it out because they suffered one of the greatest defeats in the history of politics in this country. >> it is clear the russians interfered. >> but on cbs, senior republican senator john mccain detailed plans for a bipartisan investigation. >> going to ask senator lindsay graham, as smart as any bed on the issue to be the chair with a really smart democrat and we'll go to work on it. work immediately. >> man while, senator marco rubio is voicing concerns over trump's possible choice of exxon mobile ceo rex tillerson for secretary of state. a man who was awarded the order of friendship by the kremlin. rubio wrote being a friend of vladamir is not an

his record at exxon mobil now under scrutiny including recent made it clear to foreign governments, his focus was not on american interests, but exxon mobil's interest. >> i'm not here to represent the united states' government interests, not here to defend or criticize it. that's not what i do. i'm a businessman. >> reporter: trump's decision means for the first time in 24 years, there are no women or minorities in the top four cabinet positions. and tillerson is one of ten millionaires and billionaires named to the administration so far. more news from the transition team, donald trump just this weekend had been down playing the presidential classified briefings he was receiving, saying he's a smart person and doesn't have to hear the same thing every day. on average, he was receiving one a week, but that's changing. now this week, he'll receive three every week. we asked the team why, they said they are just changing protocol. tom llamas, abc news, new york. >> thanks to tom there. the inauguration is five weeks every moment. hundreds of workers took part in a day long rehearsal usin

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