trump announced a new international jason greenblatt with mr. adviser on israel. the president elect said greenblatt has the a history of negotiating transactions on my behalf something that may appeal to republicans like lindsay graham. >> very encouraged under president trump, israel will get a better deal. >> the president has created this position for greenblatt installing some one as a fellow business deal-maker in a key diplomatic role working on issues like trade and middle east peace. mr. trump supports more settlement construction and choice for u.s. ambassador to israel its a staunch supporter. >> president obama and the first family continue their new year's vacation in hawaii. mr. obama took some time away from the sun and surf to welcome japan's prime minister to pearl harbor. chip reid is traveling with the president. >> prime minister abe did not apologize for the attack on pearl harbor. in a heartfelt speech he d victims. >> wars can end. the most bitter of adversaries can become the strongest of allies. >> with the japanese prime

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jason greenblatt a business lawyer with mr. trump for 20 years was also a campaign adviser on israel. the president-elect said greenblatt has a rift of negotiating substantial complex transactions on my behalf. something that may appeal to republicans like lindsey graham. >> i'm very encouraged that under president trump, israel is going to get a better deal. >> reporter: mr. trump has said he supports more settlement construction and his choice for u.s. ambassador to israel is also a staunch supporter. julianna goldman, cbs news, washington. >> president-elect trump is once again on twitter blasting president obama. earlier, he tweeted, quote, doing my best to disregard the many inflammatory president o statements and roadblocks. thought it was going to be a smooth transition -- not! the two have been on shaky ground ever since the president said he would have beaten trump if he ran against him. some think it was in reference to president obama's decision to abstain from a key united nations vote involving israel and the pales

donald trump has tapped his company's top lawyer, jason greenblatt, to fill the newly-created position of special representative for international negotiations. greenblatt is an expert in real estate law, with little foreign policy experience. the trump transition team said greenblatt's new role would be to assist on "international negotiations of all types, and trade deals around the world." during the campaign, greenblatt defended trump against charges of anti-semitism, serving as his adviser on israel. last month, greenblatt said he doesn't see israel's construction of settlements on occupied palestinian lands as an obstacle to peace. in hawaii, the japanese prime minister abe visited the u.s. naval station at pearl harbor on tuesday, expressing regret for japan's attack on the base 75 years ago. abe was welcomed by president barack obama, and the pair laid wreaths at the site and offered prayers for the dead. as expected, abe did not issue a formal apology. >> as the prime minister of japan, i offer my sincere and everlasting condolences for the souls that lost her life here as wel

trump has announced a new international negotiator, jason greenblatt was also a campaign adviser on israel. the president-elect said greenblatt has a history of negotiating substantial complex transactions on my behalf. something that may appeal to republicans like graham. >> i'm very encouraged that under president trump israel is going to get a better deal. >> reporter: mr. trump has said he supports more settlement construction in his choice for u.s. ambassador to israel is also a staunch supporter. >> the president-elect tweeted this morning his support for israel. he wrote, quote, we cannot continue to let israel be treated with such total disdain and disrespect. adding, stay strong, israel. january 20th is fast approaching. >>> just hours after his surgery in los angeles, tmz caught derek carr having dinner with his family. carr not happy are the run-in with the paparazzi and let out his frustration on instagram. [ screaming ] >> video showing carr's son punching that balloon there with the caption, what you really want to do when you just want to eat dinner with family and walk outs

jason greenblatt, a business lawyer who has been with mr. p for two decades, was also a campaign adviser on israel. the president-elect said greenblatt has a history of negotiating substantial, complex transactions on my behalf. something that may appeal to republicans like lindsey graham. >> i'm very encouraged that under president trump israel's going to get a better deal. >> reporter: the president has created this position for greenblatt, installing someone he sees as a fellow business dealmaker in a key diplomatic role working on issues like trade and middle east peace. margaret, mr. trump has said he supports more settlement construction, and also his choice for u.s. ambassador to israel is a staunch supporter. >> julianna, thank you. gerald seib the washington's senior staff. what does this suggest to you about what donald trump is thinking? >> two things i think. one i think we're finding out while there's been a lot of attention focused on the cabinet you're going to have a powerful white house. you have climate change, middle east p

and president-elect trump is turning to a long-time confident to serve in his administration, jason greenblatt, the chief legal officer for the trump organization will serve as special representative for international negotiations. this is according to a statement, greenblatt served as advisor to the middle east for the truck organization. >>> president-elect trump's cabinet almost fallen while democrats plan to poll -- republicans control the majority and have few complaints >> all in all trump will get virtual everyone he nominates, it's possible he'll have to with problems that emerge. >> there are at least six multi-millionaires and five billionaires committed to the incoming truck administration, including steven mnuchin for treasure secretary. and wilber ross. both likely to be approved. the president-elect has his own business conflict of interests to sort out. he plans to explain how he plans to do that before the inauguration. >>> migrants of mexico are pushing north to reach america before trump takes office. u.s. officials say the number of illegal immigrants have increased since el

jason greenblatt has been named to the role. carrie fisher, who played princess leia in the star wars movies, has died. she was hospitalized since friday when she suffered a medical emergency on a flight. she was 60. --al news, 24 hours per day global news, 24 hours per day. this is bloomberg. "bloomberg technology" is next. ♪ >> this is "bloomberg technology ." holiday cheer echoes for amazon. what tech gadgets one out. .nvestors can hack it sony apologizes after it's twitter account is compromised. steve ballmer unplugged. america's richest sports owner sounds off on bill gates and donald trump. now to the lead. the consumer came roaring back this holiday. consumer confidence came in better than expected, making its biggest gain in a decade. payd the boost in sentiment off for the retail sector during the holidays? there were signs of consumer strength in the online space. amazon reported its best holiday season yet, it having shipped one billion items. fitbit rallies. a sign perhaps that many people want to exercise over the

trump also appointed jason greenblatt, one of his main visors and u.s.-israeli relations during the campaign and transition a special representative for international negotiations. in the meantime from the trump tower lobby have to be evacuated following a report of a suspicious package. video posted on twitter shows people running through the lobby for the exit. the bomb squad checked out the bag which contained children's toys. donald trump is currently at his estate in florida. dagen: israel bracing for more attention with the obama administration of secretary of state john kerry gets a major speech this morning that the u.s. vision for resolving the israeli-palestinian conflict. the o sides continue to grapple with the fallout from the u.n. security council resolution condemning israeli settlements in the west bank. the israeli government insists it was the apartment frustration who orchestrated it. the white house denied the accusation that prime minister benjamin netanyahu's spokesperson says he has seen the proof. >> i've seen information with my

trump's long-time business lawyer jason greenblatt will be special representative for international negotiations. >>> happening today, secretary of state john kerry delivers his final mideast policy speech in washington. it comes just days after the u.s. did not use its security council veto to block a u.n. resolution condemning the settlements built by israel on occupied land. one minister says kerry's planned speech is a pathetic move and antidemocratic. >>> on to something a little less controversial but something we all hate, traffic. >> i don't believe. i say it's pretty controversial, as well. [ laughter ] >> everybody hates it! >> yeah. no, i think this was -- i think it's a global agreement. [ laughter ] >> no one likes to sit in traffic and if you are heading in the south bay you will have to sit in this traffic but i do have an alternate route for you but first the details for this traffic alert in san jose. southbound 280 before bird avenue it's a two-car crash involving a totaled overturned car there so involving a major injury. the three left lanes are blocked. that's the update her

donald trump has chosen attorney jason greenblatt for his special representative for international negotiationsgreenblatt has work for the trump organization for two decades. he's one of trump's main advisers on u.s. israeli relationships. they added another role to the national security team. thomas boss certificate will serve as the sift tan to the president for homeland security and counter terrorism e worked under president bush. trump is at his florida estate now where he plans to meet with the president of the republic of congo today. ♪ >>> holiday season is supposed to be about helping others. at least that's what most of us think. but at least one man says that his desire to help the homeless directly conflicted with his boss' plan to keep them away. getting fired days before christmas was dark moment for that man and his family. >> he told bill anderson that the support of his friends and the helps sons he learned definitely filled his holiday season with light for goodness. >> reporter: what do you do when your own morality violates your job's policy? curtis ship man says that right b

and, jason greenblatt will be special representative for international negotiations. he's now the chief legal officer for the trump organization. in the day's other news: shinzo abe became the first japanese prime minister to visit the u.s.s. "arizona" memorial at pearl harbor. more than 2,300 americans died there in the japanese attack on december 7, 1941, hurling the united states into world war ii. today, abe joined president obama in a wreath-laying ceremony before making statements on the occasion. >> ( translated ): i offer my sincere and everlasting condolences to the souls of those who lost their lives here, as well as to the spirits of all the brave men and women whose lives were taken by a war that commenced in this very place, and also to the souls of the countless innocent people who became victims of the war. >> sreenivasan: the abe visit came six months after president obama visited hiroshima, where the u.s. dropped the first atomic bomb. an outbreak of bird flu in south korea is now that country's worst in a decade. the government said today that the nu

his name is jason greenblatt. he now has the title of special representative for international negotiations. and his appointment shows that the president-elect is not wasting any time trying to repair the bond between the u.s. and the u.s.' closest ally in the middle east, israel. the president-elect did hold some high level staff meetings but we never saw him. tomorrow though we are told is he going to ramp things back up the way he was at the end of last week with a full schedule from down here in florida. ed? >> peter, thank you. just days after the united states refused to block a u.n. resolution impacting israel, the jewish state is lashing out at president obama again. earlier this afternoon, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu expressed his disgust on twitter. writing, quote: the nations of the world respect strong countries that stand up for themselves and do not respect weak countries that bow their heads. the u.s. decision to abstain from the vote is leading some prominent journalists to reevaluate

jason greenblatt, a business lawyer who has been with mr. two decade was also a campaign adviser on israeli. the president-elect said greenblatt has a history of negotiating substantial complex transactions on my behalf, something that may appeal to republicans like lindsey graham. >> i'm very encouraged that under president trump, israeli is going to get a better deal. >> reporter: the president has created this position for greenblatt installing someone he sees as a fellow business deal maker and a key diplomatic role and working on trade and middle east peace. mr. trump has said he supports more tlmt construction and also his choice is a staunch trump spoupporter. >> reporter: what does this suggest to you what donald trump is thinking? >> two things. i think we are finding out a lot of attention focused on the cabinet picks you'll have a powerful white house here. you have climate change, middle east peace, a whole series of issues that cybersecurity. where it appears in the trump white house, not necessarily with those cabinet members w

today, the trump transition announced the appointment of jason greenblatt avenue special representative for international to go sheesh and's. he has been a lawyer for 20 years and is currently the executive vice president and chief legal officer of the trump organization. according to a statement, mr. greenblatt has served as one of the president-elect's principal advisers on u.s.-israeli relations. president obama and japanese prime minister shinzo abe are meeting in hawaii today at 4:10 p.m. eastern time. they laid a wreath at the uss arizona memorial, the resting place of sailors and marines killed in the bombing of pearl harbor. at 5:05 eastern time, president obama and prime minister shinzo abe deliver remarks at pearl harbor. the ceremonies today marks the 75th anniversary of the attack and they are live on c-span. announcer: this week, "washington journal" will dedicate -- the topic is energy and environmental policy. discuss how climate issues may be impacted by congress and the incoming trump administration. thursday we will talk about immigration and how president-elect trump

tom bossert and jason greenblatt. >>> now a security scare at trump tower met with jokes by a spokesman york. well, very scary there as crowds were sent running as police investigated a suspicious package at trump tower. it turned out, thankfully, just to be a child's backpack which was filled with toys. after the all clear, incoming press secretary sean spicer tweeted, thanks, nypd, to which mayor de blasio's spokesperson said, no problem, we'll send you the bill. earlier this month, the mayor asked the feds to pay for increased security in the city. those are your headlines. >> we've got a special delivery. abby was talking about the high cost of avocados. >> lisa, you know this. it's gone up. >> she's really concerned about the prices going up. >> i've never heard of avocado toast in my life. >> this is a very important responsibility. >> you know what i say? it's cheaper to buy a loaf of bread and avocado at the store than it is to buy one piece of toast and avocado. >> i prefer white bread wonder bread, but it's good. >> can i just point out, by the way, ed, you always look good. p

. >>> jason chief legal officer will serve as a special representative for international negotiations, this is according to at a statement. greenblatt once served as advisor for the trump organization. >>> friend and family gathered to remember tricia mccauley. her body was discovered inside her car in northwest. >>> anjali hemphill is here with more on the story. >> reporter: we're learning even more disturbing details of this case. the suspect not only had a long criminal rap sheet here in dc, five days before tricia mccaul ey he was here in dc superior court where he face add judge and ordered to enroll in gps monitoring. police say 29-year-old duane adrian johnson is from upper marlboro but court records show he has multiple dc addresses and a criminal rap sheet dating back to 2011. incidents where johnson plead guilty. less than a week before tricia mccaul disappeared, a judge ordered him to wear a gps device and supposed to show up the next morning but no record he did. while johnson was in possession of mccaul's car. johnson once again stole from a dc cvs store, the medical examiner's office says 46-year-old tricia mccauley w