as c-e-o of the oil giant exxon... tillerson has seris ties to russia. kpix 5's melissa caen repor. that's already raising some eyebrows. melissa? just yesterday we learned t cia told a group of senators th russian hackers intervened the presidential election specifically to benefit tru now it looks like he's abouo appoint a secretary of stat- exxon ceo rex tillerson - w not only knows putin, but a years ago, he got an award putin - the "order of friendship." eng_rex tillerson -- needs burn feb 18, 2016 texas bba sat0180 tillerson and putin a not able to the numbers and on the right or i am some reason >>> in news you get the queue rapid up.>> nothing surprises us these days.>>> many people are concerned about what the trump administration may do about immigration. protesters gathered in oakland to sport immigrants who are afraid of deportation. people are worried that trump will cancel a program obama created in 2012. >> jackie spiers says she hopes trump does not try to break up immigrant families. err he has made some conciliatory comments in the last few days which basically sug

tillerson opposed u.s. sanctions after russia invaded crimia. he's been ceo of exxon for a decade. it in an interview with chris wallace that airs on fox news sunday tomorrow, president-elect trump said tillerson's interactions and relationships with world leaders that makes him an attractive candidate to be the nation's secretary of state. 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

republicans have primarily because of tillerson's ties to russia. exxon as an oil company has done numerous deals with russia. tillerson has a relationship with vladimir putin. that relationship has droawn scrutiny from lindsey graham and marco rubio and john mccain. what does it mean for the other candidates? many candidates we have seen cycle through the last couple weeks? obviously they did not get the job, but most interestingly mitt romney saying he was honored to have been considered for the position and has high hopes for the tru the trump administration. this is a long way from when he called trump a fake and phony. the two formed a mutual respect for one another. the president-elect calling mitt romney on monday night to tell him he did not get the position. he appreciated his willingness to participate. that is on the cabinet side of things. there is a question on the conflict of interest. the president-elect was supposed to answer those questions this week. touting the conference on december 15th to announce how he would separate himself from h

tillerson opposed u.s. sanctions after russia invaded crimia. he's been ceo of exxon for a decade. it in an interview with chris wallace that airs on fox news sunday tomorrow, president-elect trump said tillerson's interactions and relationships with world leaders that makes him an attractive candidate to be the nation's secretary of state. 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

push by some of his allies, we're hearing that condoleezza rice is a supporter of tillerson's, her firm has worked with exxon mobil. bob gates is another name we're hearing. all of these people will be involved in pushing tillerson on the hill vouching for his credentials. i think the challenge for him and trump's team is going to really be making the case that although he has this deep connection with someone like vladimir putin, that's more a reflection of his deep experience across the globe. and all the work he's done for exxon mobil internationally. he does. he's been doing this job for many years, he's travelled internationally, and worked with these leaders for decades. the challenge for them will be making the case that that is more of a reflection of his experience than necessarily his personal relationship with vladimir putin. >> republicans in congress are not quite ready to really challenge him on something this important. we may get to that point, but i don't think we're there yet. >> an interesting choice to vet, he will not be picked as secretary of state, here's what he said on a facebook pos

/mobil, advised under tillerson's leadership exxon/mobil. i want to read a little statement from secretary of state rice saying, rex tillerson is an excellent choice for secretary of state. he will bring to the post remarkable and broad international experience, a deep understanding of the global economy, and a belief of america's special role in the world. now, although they have done business with rex tillerson, obviously, they're doing business with exxon, they have seen him in action and do think that rex tillerson would be a good negotiator, a good diplomat on behalf of the world, on behalf of the u.s. he does have a very strategic view and vision of the world having done business in so many countries, and i have to say, brianna, a lot of diplomats i've talked to at the state department feel the same way. they are a little wary about those russia ties. also some of the work he did in kur kyrgyzstan and possibly could have more successes. they're willing, i think, to give him a real open mind. >> and, phil, proving you just never

tillerson has spent his entire career at the company that is now exxon mobil, and is known to have a close business relationship with russian president vladimir putin. tillerson represented exxon's interests in russia when boris yeltsin was in power. he was later ordered the order of friendship, one of russia's highest honors for foreigners. andrea mitchell joins me on the phone. besides experience dealing with the russian government, what other qualifications does tillerson have? can you give us perspective here? >> reporter: well his qualifications certainly as a global business executive are vast in terms of his context around the world, that's on the plus side. the negatives and i think an hour ago you were talking to the former ambassador to russia, mccall, the downside is no experience in diplomacy, no experience in running the state department. of course running exxon mobil as he has for all of these years is certainly a huge management plus, but he doesn't have experience in other aspects of diplomacy. so that would be the downside. when we broke this story about an hour ago o

exxon mobil ceo rex tillerson. tillerson is a millionaire many times over with the wealth of global business experience but no formal political or diplomatic experience. his nomination drawing praise and concern at the same time. do in large part to his long-standing business relationship with russian president vladimir putin. that may be a problem for some of trump's own party. like this guy. republican senator marco rubio. putting out a statement this morning saying in part that he has serious concerns about tillerson. and he's not alone there. but tillerson also picked up big endorsements from the likes of former secretaries of state condoleezza rice and james baker. this is the confirmation battle to watch, i can promise you, so stay tuned there. also new in transition this morning the president-elect has tapped former governor rick perry to head up the energy department. the same rick perry who said he wants to get rid of that department, even though sometimes he forgets which department he's talking about. we

, so you need to be very, very conflict-free. >> reporter: since tillerson's name first surfaced as a potential secretary of state, exxon-mobil shares have gained about 6%. scott, the question here at the state department is whether tillerson will oppose high-stakes foreign policy challenges as a deal maker or as a diplomat. >> pelley: margaret brennan, thanks. here in new york at trump tower, there is a steady flow of the rich and famous visiting the president-elect. vogue editor-in-chief anna wintour was there today. so were former football stars jim brown and ray lewis. and rap mogul kanye west who says he talked to mr. trump about multicultural issues including bullying and urban violence was. there. west once said he too wants to run for president. now to a grim reality that the new president will face right away. his first foreign policy challenge is likely to be syria. tonight the syrian dictatorship and its russian allies say they have broken the rebellion in the country's largest city, aleppo. rebels are evacuating now after years of siege, starvation, and devastating air strikes. last night thousands protested

tillerson is already facing criticism for his close ties to russian president vladimir putin and for exxon's role in covering up the link between burning fossil fuels and global warming. we will speak to a number of guests including bill mckibben, co-founder of 350.org. >> mr. tillerson was boasting about how the company was going out and making new finds oil in new places around the world. we have five times as much carbon in our reserves already as we can burn. the idea with should celebrate the expiration for new hydrocarbons at this point -- it is passed irony that some dark place that i don't really have a name for. amy: all of that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. president-elect donald trump is expected to name exxonmobil ceo rex tillerson as secretary of state. the selection prompted outrage and condemnation among environmental groups. exposes by insideclimate news and the "los angeles times" reveal exxon knew that fossil fuels cause global warming as early as the 1970's, but hid that information from the pub

the hour we are following breaking news, sources tell nbc's andrea mitchell that rex tillerson president and ceo of exxonpresident-elect trump's pick for secretary of state. tillerson has spent his entire career with a company that is now exxon mobil and also has close business ties to russian president vladimir putin. the trump transition team has not confirmed this news and nothing is uncertain or is certain that is until the president-elect makes an announcement. they say the president-elect and tillerson did meet today at trump tower. let's get more reaction on this and i want to go to nbc's hans nichols at the white house. hans, this development with tillerson comes as the white house orders an investigation into russia's hacking of the presidential election, so how might this complicate the matters? >> well, when the new president comes in, when donald trump moves in the oval office waiting for him will be a report that will delineate if true what role russia or any other foreign national or state or nonstate actor played in trying to tip the election scales in his favor. remember, nbc has confirme

. >> president-elect donald trump is believed to be leaning toward picking exxon rex tillerson as secretary of state. this morning you'll hear why trump likes him and one leading lawmaker has concerns. >> the eagles have another shot at redemption in a home clash against washington. a loss eliminates the birds from playoff convention. >> spring mountain making the snow out there. sky6 live hd giving you a cool glimpse as the snow blowers are blowing snow on the slopes. >> some of us will see the white stuff. >> reporter: north of the philadelphia area will see that, here, rain, cold rain at that. looking live outside at the center city skyline, it's quiet, but cold, temperatures are in the mid 20s across the surrounding suburbs and 29 in philadelphia. winter weather advisory goes into effect for all areas shaded in the purplish lavender color. western portions of the lehigh valley and the poconos. we're expecting a period of light snow to develop let's say 2 or 3:00 p.m. this afternoon with a warm front that's right here, the warm front punches through, the air is very, very dry. after 2 or

the reality, exxon has been operating in russia 20 years but tillerson helped strengthen ties betweenpany and russia. he was the architect between exxon's biggest deal there, the two partnered on a big oil development in the black sea, the arctic, in siberia. they signed aventure in 2011 and important for russia. it has plenty of oil but not the technology to develop it all's for that it depends on partners like the united states. now, exxon reported that agreement was for s 64 million acres, theize of oregon to put it in context. the deal should have been profitable for exxon. in 2014, the eu imposed sanctions on russia over the annexation of crimea and exxon ended up taking a huge loss. as much as $1 billion. this is why lawmakers are so concerned about tillerson. as secretary of state, he could push for removal or relief of sanctions in russia, which would be a windfall for exxon. brianna? >> thank you for explainings that. important stuff there. and he's actually been with exxon for decades. how did he rise through the ranks there? >> he actually joined in 1975 as an engineer and

nbc news has learned exxon mobil ceo rex tillerson has been offered the job. >>> president-elect donaldtrump has made his pick for secretary of state. nbc news has learned that exxon mobil tillerson has been awarded russia of the order of friendship. supporters say he is a strong choice regardless. >> i believe that vladimir putin is a thug and a bully and a murderer. and i believe that the relationship between mr. tiller sor son and vladimir putin needs to be examined. >> what do we find, ceos, people at the top of their profession. >> the 64-year-old tillerson has spent the last 41 years at exxon. if confirmed, he would meet with very different goals in mind. >>> well, bob dylan has always done things his way. and as expect d, he was a no-show for his award ceremony in sweden, preparing a speech, though, read to the ambassador in sweden. the singer said he truly was honored and said he had as much chance of winning the nobel prize as standing on the moon. his songs were performed. she had to stop when she reached the second verse. >> sorry. i'm sorry. could we start that section -- i

president-elect donald trump has signaled the beginning of a new pro-fossil fuel era with his choice of exxon tillerson. -- rex tillerson. how would that differ from some of the values projected from the obama administration? tillerson is a well respected ceo. he has been there for 40 years. ands a free-trade advocate energy security is something he believes in. those are two things he would try to pursue if he is confirmed as secretary of state. he is and directed with world leaders during his time at exxon including vladimir putin, exxon 2001deals with russia in to draw on the arctic. he brings those relationships with road leaders to the table. he's an advocate for free trade. the one term that has been used may promotehim, he u.s. business promote u.s. business interests overseas. >> let's talk about some of donald trump's other cabinet picks, especially rick perry to head the energy department and scott pruitt at the epa. >> those are two advocates of fossil fuels. rick perry of texas has promoted oil and gas for a long time. powero has a lot of wind that came to be in texas during his time. he's

republicans as well because of tillerson's ties to russia. exxon has done deals with russia. has a relationship with vladimir putin. that relationship has drawn scrutiny from john mccain and lindsey graham and marco rubio. that could make his nomination difficult where the republicans hold a four-seat advantage. what does this mean for the people who cycled through the last couple weeks? they didn't get the job, but mitt romney taking to facebook saying he was honored to have been considered for the position and saying he has high hopes for the trump administration. this is a long way from when he called the president-elect a phony and fake throughout the general election process. the two formed a sort of mutual respect for one another. president-elect calling mitt romney on monday night to tell him he did not get the position. he appreciated his willingness to participate at all. obviously that is on the cabinet side of things. there is a question on the conflict of interest side of things. president-elect was supposed to answer questions this week. touting his conference on

nancy cordes reports. >> reporter: tillerson spent his career, more than four decades at exxon mobileerienceoi business with foreign governments including russia. and that has already been met with some criticism from those inside and outside his party. at age 64, rex tiller sob has headed the world's largest publicly traded oil company nearly a dock aid. last year ranked 25 on forbes list of the most powerful people. under tillerson's leadership, exxon mobil struck a deal to begin drilling for oil in the arctic. but the project was halted three years later by western sanctions after russia invaded crimea. >> i'm going to comply with the sanctions. there is not any conversation otherwise about that. >> reporter: tillerson said earlier this year his relayships with foreign government including russia's are business. >> i'm not here to represent the united states government's interest. i'm not here to, to defend it, nor am i hear to criticize it. that's, that's not what i do. i'm a businessman. >> reporter: if confirmed as secretary of state, will be america's top diplomat. representing

did not, however, acknowledge that they along with steven hadley, who is also endorsed tillerson, all do work for exxon with their consulting firm which happens to be named rice hadley gates. tonight, the president-elect made a glancing reference to the controversy surrounding this tillerson nomination. >> rex is one of the greatest and most skilled global business leaders of our time. made some of the greatest deals. and you know, 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. they don't want them to be friendly. that's why i'm doing the deal with rex, because i like what this is all about. >> importantly especially in light, important, especially in light of a guest standing by to talk to us before the full senate gets to vote on tillerson, his nomination has to clear the senate foreign relations committee where the demes and minority need one republican to vote with them and they can kill the nomination in committee. it will not go on to the full senate. here's how the head of that committee reacted to tillerson today speaking to

tillerson joined exxon in 1975 after graduating from the university of texas.6. his total compensation last year, more than $27 million. >> rough year. >> mostly because of falling oil prices. perhaps his biggest accomplishment as ceo has been expanding exxon mobile's footprint around the globe. he has deep ties to the middle east and russia. vladimir putin honored him the order of friendship. >> i want to bring in political analyst and best selling author ellis henican and greg valliere. secretary of state. is he up for that job? >> could be. i think this is a sign that the candidates they already talked to are not satisfactory. i think iran is controversy. i think rudy giuliani has the problem with the vetting. on and on and on. i think petraeus, of course, has to regularly see his parole officer. seriously. they have to widen the search. tillerson is in the mix. >> does it matter that tillerson doesn't have any kind of political diplomacy experience, but he does have experience with the company having that global footprint around the world? >> he has a globa

. >> president-elect donald trump defends exxon boss rex tillerson, his pick for secretary of state. >> reporter: look for temperatures in philadelphia 38 by 6:00 a.m. the farther north you go, the better chance you have of freezing rain in northern bucks and montgomery and points north and snow, as well. hopefully that will get better around 6:00 a.m. or 7:00 a.m. this morning. definitely wet in philadelphia. we'll be back with the strong forecast and the workweek call coming up. >> welcome back on this monday morning, you want to head out a little bit early today, it's sloppy out there, 4:41 a.m., 39 degrees. >> let's turn to david murphy it is messy when you step out the door. >> reporter: it is, and slippery up in the northern suburbs where we are waiting for the the precipitation to change over to rain. we have drying in south jersey and delaware and all rain in the i-95 corridor and that blue means freezing precipitation, most of it snow changing over to rain and rain in the interim. i'll look at that in a second, but let's get you outside, we have sky6 live hd, the city hall c

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 car

donald trump will announce that he plans to nominate exxon ceo wrecks tillerson as his secretary of stateccording to a person familiar with the decision. if he is confirmed by the senate it would hand the job to the nations top -- it would hand the .ations job as top diplomat topwhile, the two republicans in congress, image and paul ryan have offered strong support for the intelligence community. that comes in sharp contrast to donald trump's attack on the cia after reports that the agency found that the russian government tried to help him win the presidency. >> it defies belief that republicans in the senate are reluctant to review russian tactics or ignore them. let me say that i have the highest confidence in the intelligence nudity and especially the central intake should -- the central intelligence agencies. anna: >> -- >>the u.k. opposition labor party's brexit spokesman used a quitting the year would put the british economy and jobs at risk. we will bring you an interview with him in our european close show this afternoon. christine lagarde has told a an imaginaryhat plot has led

trump choosing exxon ceo tillerson for secretary of state. tonight, pradzing him, as c critics take aim with his ties with the russian president. when mr. trump came down to the lobby today, no questions taken on that front. instead, it was a photo-op with kanye west. abc's tom llamas leads us off from trump tower. >> reporter: today, just hours after announcing his pick for secretary of state, the president-elect emerging from trump tower elevators not with the two meeting upstairs, posing for photos obtained by tmz. and afterwards, walking over to reporters. >> just friends. just friends. he's a good man. we've been friends for a long time. >> what did you guys discuss? >> life. >> reporter: but the headlines everywhere else? rex tillerson, the exxon mobil ceo trump tapped for secretary of state, touting his "vast experience at dealing succesly among them, russia, now accused by american intelligence agencies, including the cia, of deploying hackers to disrupt the election. though trump himself still doesn't believe it. tillerson has a long

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tillerson. started out as an engineer in exxon in 1975 taking helm of the energy giant 11 years ago. erson we're learning has had a relationship with russian president vladamire putin for more than two decades and in 2013 the russian president awarded him order of friend ship medal something that bothers lawmakers on both side of the aisle. >> when he gets the friendship award from a butcher, frankly, it is an issue that i think needs to be examined and again that is not mean we should prejudge mr. tillerson. >> obvious i likes rush and that is fairly concerning to the world and certainly concerning to americans, concerning to me. >> former presidential nominee mitt romney who has been in the running for secretary of state posted a message saying he was informed he did not get the job. >>> who will be testifying, how many women, judge is set to weigh potentially damaging evidence the in the sexual assault trial for bill cosby. >> lawyers gearing up for a long two day battle. lets get out to sabina in norristown outside courthouse. hearing set to take place in a couple hours here, sabi

with tillerson's exxon dealings in russia and public statements against sanctions against russia, how does he conceivably get through a confirmation hearing? >> something that will raise a lot of eyebrows from both democrats and republicans alike that tillerson is indeed the, if he is the secretary of state pick. his ties to russia parched through by both sides of the aisle and he'll certainly have to go through possibly a difficult confirmation hearing. this possible selection of tillerson, if it's this trend donald trump has been going with the last couple of weeks in selecting members of his cabinet, selecting people with deep business backgrounds. the gentleman who oversees hardy's and carl's junior, has the labor secretary pick. he's picking people who have deep business background but little government experience. this will be an interesting confirmation hearing if tillerson is indeed the selection. >> here's kellyanne conway on the so-called putin criteria when it comes to cabinet picks. take a listen. >> is the candidate's position on putin part of the criteria? >> the candida

president-elect trump met again with exxon mobile chief rex tillerson this morning. tillerson is a emerged as a front runner to run the state department. all of that in the background since army faces off with navy. first time in years army won. mr. trump is believed to be very first president-elect to attend the match up. the annual exhibit of military and patriotism. mr. trump was humbled to become commander in chief of the men and women on the field and in the stands. >> it's humbling and a great honor but it is a great responsibility. when you see these incredible people p. we want to be strong and they want to be strong. it is beautiful to see and the spirit. you don't see it in many games. you don't see the spirit like this anywhere. they are amazing people. >> we have live team coverage for you. and brian has the latest on the transition from trump tower new york city. and we begin with leland vitter. and what an exciting day and what is the reaction there? >> reporter: boy, it was tears of joy on the army side. and tors of defeat on the navy side. the midship

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

exxon mobile tillerson. and is as that good news or bad news? >>> meanwhile the parade of familiar faces rolling on today. that's former texas governor that you're looking at right there. rick perry. tapped to be energy secretary. he'd be heading up an energy he once tried to eliminate. and then there's kanye west. probably the only person to visit trump tower in the past few weeks who doesn't want a job, maybe. so what's behind all of this? >> i just wanted to take a picture right now. >> okay. let's go to jim accosta this evening. it's almost too much to believe. you're covering another so-called thank you rally. this one in wisconsin. pivotal theme in trump's victory. how'd it go? >> reporter: well, there were no kanye sightings here, don. but there are some christmas trees behind me. and you can -- i guess say that donald trump was in sort of the christmas spirit tonight. although i think he feels it's better to receive a lectured victories than give them. he was giving a play by play of election night victory on november 8th. gobbling up ab

. >> tell us more about what we're hearing about exxon mobil ceo rex tillerson. >> someone who's been 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 y

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

then president-elect trump officially casts exxon mobil ceo rex tillerson to be secretary of state of lou dobbs is here to weigh in. >> we have by no means overcome -- >> and president obama plays up racial division while donald trump meets with african-american leaders, the reverend darrell scott, nfl legend jim brown met with the president-elect today. we'll get their reaction. all of that plus ainsley a earhardt on the question of whether ivanka will join her dad's administration. "hannity" starts right now. >> welcome to "hannity." tonight president-elect trump continues his thank you tour. we will have highlights for you, coming up later in the show. first, sore loser democrats continue to push the idea that russia helped president-elect trump win the election. that's tonight's opening monologue. ♪ >>> all right. so liberals, theyprattly keep playing up a narrative that russia has hacked and helped donald trump with his electoral victory over hillary clinton despite, of course, conflicting views on the issue of intelligence from the cia and the fbi. now, the left wing is running

exxon moceo rex tillerson. that announcement was this morning. trump will also likely talk about the recount effort in wisconsin that ended in his favor. it increased his margin of victory by 131 votes. doors for the event open at 4. the event starts at 7. cbs 58 will have team coverage of his trip tonight. and that's your news on the go.. time check now 6:58.. here's meteorologist michael schlesinger with your first forecast...today...colder. partly sunny in the morning then clearing. highs around 12. west winds 5 to 15 mph. tonight...partly cloudy. lows around 2. west winds 5 to 15 mph. wednesday...partly sunny. patchy blowing snow. highs around 13. west winds 10 to 20 mph. wednesday night...bitterly cold. partly cloudy. lows around 2 below. west winds 10 to 20 mph. wind chill readings 12 below to 22 below zero. thursday...bitterly cold. sunny. highs current drive times hale to the zoo is...moorland rd to downtown is...good hope rd to the zoo...mequon rd to downtown is... is... 3 3 3 next on cbs this morningthe national park service has selecte

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number one has to be tillerson, pick for secretary of state, exxon mobile ceo. the thing i like about rex tillerson is he has vast experience in dealing successfully with all types of foreign governments. in terms of rick perry as likely pick there, we were told by soirses that he is, indeed, the pick, mr. trump is really impressed with his economic record in the state of texas, a state that economic growth was really driven by the energy sector. so big picture, that's kind of what's going on here. the transition team is quick to point out to us that they have been moving at a relatively quick pace ahead of obama pace. with that, trish, back to you. trish: thanks so much, connell. i'm joined by mercedes and john, good to see you, guys. trump is out there talking about rex tillerson and saying this is a man why knows how to run a global enterprise and i will quote here, he says this is crucial to running a state department, successful state department and relationships with leaders all around the world are second to none. the left is taking issue and i'm sure john

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."

exxon mobil c.e.o. rex tillerson has close business ties with moscow. mr. trump's own relationship with russia was an issue throughout the campaign. here's errol barnett. >> i think it's ridiculous. it's just another excuse. i don't believe it. >> reporter: refusing to accept the cia's assessment that russia helped get him elected, president-elect donald trump said today 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's clear the russians interfered. >> reporter: but on cbs senior republican senator john mccain detailed plans for a bipartisan investigation. se i'm going to ask senator lindsey graham who is as smart as anyone to be a chair and a really smart democrat and we'll go to work on it. we'll go to work immediately. >> reporter: meanwhile senator rubio is voicing concerns over trump's possible choice of exxon mobil c.e.o. rex tillerson for secretary of state. riman who was awarded the order of friendship by the kremlin. rubio wrote

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

. >> reporter: rex tillerson started out as an engineer with exxon mobil in 1975, taking the helm of the energy giant 11 years ago. >> incredibly impressive that tillerson has been at exxon for 41 years, employs 71,000 people, is in charge of a $320 billion global corporation. we need to stabilize the middle east, and we need somebody, the fourth highest ranked person in our government to go around the world and advance our u.s. interests. >> reporter: under tillerson's leadership, exxon has backed a carbon tax and the paris climate accord that trump has vowed to walk away from. ti in march, he expressed interest in doing business under the right conditions with iran. >> a lot of our european competitors are in working actively. i don't know we're necessarily at a disadvantage. the history of iranian foreign investment in the past, their terms were always quite challenging, quite difficult. we never had large investments in iran for that reason. >> reporter: but it is tillerson's long ties to moscow that are occasioning concern. by some estimates, no american except henry kissinger ha

coming up, we will continue the conversation about exxon and rex tillerson. in the next hour, in interview jonathan, blackstone's's global head of real estate. this is bloomberg. ♪ that is what we call a dreary beauty shot, an oxymoron. live from london and new york, i am mark barton. vonnie: i guess it can be beautiful. not always. this is "bloomberg markets." president-elect donald trump says he intends to nominate next exxon ceo rex tillerson for secretary of state. joining us now on the phone from presidentan bremmer, and founder of the eurasia group. i think one of your most recent tweets on this matter really says it all. tillerson is at respected ceo but the question is, what values or priorities do you want driving u.s. foreign policy? decide those? donald trump or rex tillerson, should he be the nominee? be: i think they will similar. let's face it, if tillerson had been appointed by obama as secretary of state, i think it would not have been a problem. i think people would have said, a good counterpoint. ,bama did not know the leaders and obama cert

he's chosen exxon mobile chief rex tillerson. some, including senator john mccain, have reservations about tillerson. but trump says he'd be a great secretary of state. meanwhile, china is blasting trump over a comment he made yesterday. doesn't have to be bound by a "one china" policy" unless we make a deal with china having to do with other things, including trade. new this morning.. the washington redskins keep their playoff hopes alive.. with a huge win in philadelphia.. they came into the game on the outside looking in for a wild card spot with four games left. kirk cousins and desean jackson connect for an 80 yard touchdown in the third to give washington the lead. now to the fourth quarter, just over 20 seconds left in the game, philly needs a touchdown but ryan kerrigan has other plans. the strip sack..washington recovers and that seals a 27-22 win. right now the redskins are still in card.. their next test..the defending nfc champion carolina panthers at home..on monday night football. it's 5 and coming up on good mornin

rex tillerson is the ceo and scharm of exxon mobil the world's most valuable oil company and sources tell cnn he is donald trump's pick for secretary of state. trump, who was expected to make a formal announcement later this week cited tillerson's record at exxon as one reason he'd be a good pick. >> well, in his case, he's much more than a business executive. he's a world-class player. he's in charge of i guess the largest company in the world. he's in charge of an oil company that's pretty much double the size of his next nearest competitor. it's been a company that's been unbelievably managed. and to me, a great advantage is he knows many of the players. and he knows them well. he does massive deals in russia. he does massive deals for the company, not for himself, but for the company. >> okay. so the kremlin, russia, echoed tillerson's business acumen. cnn asked dmitry petrov if tillerson is a friend of russia and he told us this quote he's very professional. we plan a lot of mutually beneficial projects between our conditions. unfortunately a number of them were left unrealized.

rex tillerson has only had one employer since leaving school, exxon, exxon, exxon. experience dealing with foreign government. >> was also the ability that rex tillerson had to maintain relationships across the world in many places that aren't the easiest places to have relationships in during many different administrations, so obviously, he's very good at being a diplomat. >> very good at being a diplomat, but is he? what he was doing before is dealing with vladimir putin, you'd like to make money, we'd like to make money. let's go to the arctic, the gulf of mexico. >> ceo have great relationships in the world. that's nonsense what reince priebus is saying. it is fair to say rex tillerson's long career had been good for exxonmobil shareholders. there is no complaint about him as a ceo. there are some things that he has done that have been specifically counter to u.s. foreign policy deals with the kurds that he's made, a deal with russia, going up against u.s. sanctions in russia for invading ukraine but the bottom line is as a businessman, he's done a different dea