and that emotional connection which has to do with familiy an a larger commonality of the american experiencesomething that's very important for every president and it's not at all clear that donald trump has that capacity. >> i have to tell you i feel like i remember watching trump on election night, and i feel like i saw a little piece of it. would you agree? people were waiting to pounce, frankly, and then he -- people were waiting to pounce. >> there's very little in his life that shows it. i don't think you'll see that between he and his wife. she might not even come to washington. and his children, he gets praised for raising his children. we'll see how thatlaysut in terms of his businesses and their involvement in the presidency. there are just a lot of questions there and you can only hope for the best. >> two different men here. i should end with the book, an easy question for you maybe, maybe not, what's your biggest takeaway? you mentioned the fact his try will look back kind. right in this moment what's your takeaway? >> there couldn't be a starker contrast between what's leaving

something about the close personal relationship as fathers and as real family men who care about their familiyy. >> john, that was something echoed by president obama in his speech in chicago. >> look, the president is going out. he paid tribute to michelle obama. make no mistake about it. when you are president and you talk to presidents and do this job for eight years as barack obama has done and george bush and glbill clinton before him. the job is a beast. he was in awe of president obama. maybe he was the last guy in the room. presidents come to respect the people who are loyal to day one to the final day. a lot of the staff leaves. it is a grueling job. >> john king and gloria borger, thanks. that's it for us. "early start" begins now. have a great day. >>> one week now. exactly until donald trump assumes the presidency. questions emerge about whether he and his cabinet picks are on the same page. confirmations this week left several at odds with the soon to be commander in chief. >>> new clarity on the intelligence report that russia had compromising information about the president-elec

fifty years is a very long time to be in service, you know, to one familiy and to know all of them fromrobably need to have a glass of water. that was quite an effort over the past hour. thank you very much. there you go £55,500 for this collection of a0 lots. as i said there, a 70—year—old piece of wedding cake that went for a few hundred pounds but probably not to be eaten. studio: not at that price! thank you very much, now, we will catch up with the weather. cold est coldest night in england so far this winter, last night, but it did give us winter, last night, but it did give us something like this, beautiful blue skies, sunshine, hard frost, glorious day for many of us, compare that to what we will get across tomorrow, lots of cloud, and u nfortu nately, tomorrow, lots of cloud, and unfortunately, some outbreaks of rain, clouds arriving as we speak, pushing in from the west. beautiful day for most of us, that will lead to an early chilly night, in fact we can see a touch of frost. rain arriving, and at the same time, bringing with it milder air, 68 degrees through the night it wil

. >>> plus a group of children of military familiy ies diagnosed h leukemia.ir parents traced it to the military complex. ahead, how they accused the marine corps of dragging its feet in the search for answers. >>> time for headlines around the globe. "the guardian" set turkish police captured a man suspected of the shooting on new year's eve. he's confessed. four people arrested with him. police say the raids suspect isis. >>> "wall street journal" said general motors plans to announce a major investment in the united states. gm will invest $1 billion across american factories. more than 1,000 new jobs will be created. gm general counsel said any investment has been long-planned and is not a pressure from president-elect donald trump. >>> "usa today" described the behind-the-scenes work at the white house on inauguration day. workers will have just about five hours, that's not very much time, to pack up the obamas' things and set up the trump belongings. staffers say even the president's toothbrush will be in place when he arrives. >>> and "the new york times