let's bring in james arkin, congressional reporter for real clear poll six and at the hearing for james mattis for secretary of defense. notable breaks between general mattis and president-elect, at least in his campaign rhetoric. >> absolutely. the most notable break early in the hearing. general mattis took a firm stance on russia. pretty much aligned with senator john mccain, the chairman of that committee who's been firm with what the united states needs to do in terms of rushia. he said that russia is an adversary, that the united states has tried in the past to reform relations with vladimir putin and russia and it hasn't worked. and general mattis e sechxly confirming what john mccain believes about russia. a real break from donald trump in terms of that. then on nato, he said that he believes that nations with allies are much more successful than nations without. a break from what donald trump said about possibly not standing up for nato for some of the countries if they don't pay their financial dues to the organization. >> shepard: two matters on a break with donald trump. the