senator joe donnelly of indiana. again, democrats in the minority. we're going to take a break. remember, we are coming up on this live event. what may be -- there's hallie jackson in the foreground, what may be the most we hear from the president-elect since election night at one event, coming up in cincinnati, ohio. >>> in case you are just joining us, this is the focus of our attention this hour. we are waiting for donald trump to a arrive in cincinnati, ohio, part of his thank you tour. he was at carrier air-conditioning area today. he's going to speak to an arena full, about 17,000 people tonight. when he gets there, we'll have live coverage of it as our broadcast continues. ♪ ♪ style lets you stand out from the herd. what's inside sets you apart. the cadillac escalade. enjoy our best offers of the year. so we know how to cover almost almoanything.hing, even a rodent ride-along. [dad] alright, buddy, don't forget anything! [kid] i won't, dad... [captain rod] happy tuesday morning! captain rod here. it's pretty hairy out on the interstate.traffic is literally crawling, but t

joe donnelly and joe manchin. would they want to oppose a nominee for a major, major position? that's the politics at work. trump's advisers are hard at work trying to deter a contentious process here as incoming chief of staff, reince priebus touting his qualificatio qualifications. >> it was chemistry and presence and vision and the ability to rex tillerson had to maintain relationships across the world in many places that are not the easiest places to have relationships in. during many different administrations. obviously he is very good at being a diplomat. someone like him as a diplomat that happens to drill oil. the good lord didn't put oil in freedom loving democracies across the world and he was able to make this work. >> for more now on the fight that is coming, i want to bring in katie turr. those are the stakes, but there are interesting personality battles here. marco rubio is already coming out with skepticism here. the history between donald trump and marco rubio in that campaign was ugly. you have to wonder if there are personal aspects. rubio may be getting a ch

joe manchin in west virginia and joe donnelly in indian a. deep red states and democratic senators up in 2018, how much pressure will be on them in a potential confirmation battle to vote with donald trump and with his pick because of politics back home? >> they may be, but the more i learn, i disagree with sean spicer. the more personed i am about having him as secretary of state. he didn't pay attention to do certain things abroad. they were one of the companies that ignored the request by the u.s. government. vladimir putin is a butcher. russia was involved directly in war crimes yesterday in aleppo or gave their blessing to people involved in war crimes. that will make it tough for someone with that type of relationship with russia to be confirmed. it will depend on what plays out and what is uncovered like last night. rachel maddow has what he did and that is disturbing that he went around the advice and the request of the united states government to make money for exxon. that bothers me to no end. i heard donald trump ask apple to put a

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. >> reporter: joe donnelly, a democratic is hopeful there can be bipartisan cooperation in the new trump an end offshoring act passed in congress. >> this is not democrat or republican. this is america. this is about those folks not only in indianapolis but in pittsburgh and johnstown and around this country who go to work every day, work really hard. their companies do very, very well. all we're asking is that the companies have as much of an investment in making the american promise come true as the workers do. >> reporter: trump tweeted this month -- giving springer and kanter a hope that maybe their jobs can be saved. >> he made promises to us. this was going to go on no more. we're going to hold him to that. >> reporter: this will be one of trump's bigger challenges. he promised to incentivize american companies not to leave. compared to 8ayroll, those are minor expenses for most companies. in orlando, bill keating, fox news. >>> our series looking ahead to the first 100 da 000 days of th presidency concludes tomorrow. you can watch all parts of the series on our home page, foxnews

democrat joe donnelly wrote, while this is welcome news, there are also a number of other hoosier companies move jobs offshore. i strongly encourage to you make it clear that efforts to ship jobs offshore to chase cheap wages will be addressed head-on by the trump administration. the senator from indiana joins me now. thank you for being with me. >> thank you very much and i want to offer my thoughts and prayers and the thoughts and prayers of all hoosiers to our brothers and sisters in oakland right now. it's a horrible tragedy. >> it is a horrible tragedy. we'll keep updating our viewers on that fire throughout the evening. getting to this deal for your state, the headline is great for these workers and it is. you can't argue about saving jobs. when you dig into a jobs being shipped to mexico, that's .2%. a mile away down the road, there's another plant that is closing and jobs that will be lost. do you believe the trump administration will make these deals with every company in your state planning to move to mexico? >> well, here's who i hope, that they work with me and others to help pr

here today, current colleagues like my deputy bob work, the chairman of joint chiefs of staff, joe donnelly, and i believe joe had to leave a little while ago, and many others who contribute to our defense enterprise, such as lockheed martin ceo, raytheon ceo tom kennedy, all part of the team america. thanks all for your continued support for service members and their families. there is marilyn. hello, marilyn. and for all your own contributions to our national security. each of you knows well that america's defense is so vital that to we whom it is entrusted must ensure its excellence and continuity across the years and across the domains for of foreign conflict, not just in air, sea, land but also in space, cyberspace. from strategic era to strategic era, from presidential administration to presidential administration, across our government and across parties. ensuring that continuity is important at a time of change of administration. i'm proud of the way the men and women conducted themselves during the last presidential campaign. standing apart from politics, staying focused on the mis

i'm honored to be able to do this with my fellow center, joe donnelly, from indiana, and with that, mr. president, i would like to yield the floor for that purpose. don mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from indiana. mr. donnelly: i rise today to join my colleague dan coats, our senior senator from indiana who is wrapping up his time in the senate as of the next few weeks. and what an extraordinary service he has provided to our nation, to our state. we're incredibly grateful to senator coats for what he has done. i also want to celebrate indiana's bicentennial. i want to reflect on the past two centuries of our state's rich history. and the important contributions hoosiers have made to our state and our nation. for nearly a year now in every corner and in every community of indiana, from the biggest to the tiniest, we've been commemorating the storied history of our beloved hoosier state. together we'll culminate the celebration on sunday, december 11, when indiana turns 200 years old. admitted to the union in 1816, indiana has developed and ground into the cross roads

for democratsne in red states. 10 democrats face reelection and joe donnelly has made it clear brooko overhaul of medicare. seen at trump tower yesterday was linda mcmahon, the former chief executive of the world wrestling entertainment. she talked to reporters and said that they need to stay tuned on what she might be considered for in the trump cabinet, something about small business administration. she ran for senate two times. there is also news that sarah palin could be considered to take over -- is being considered to take over the veterans affairs department. that in the new york times as well. , was of stories about the announcement yesterday from the president-elect about who will take over as commerce. billionaire investor wilbur ross has been tapped as the next commerce secretary. spoke to the media tuesday at trump tower, ross has been called the king of bankruptcy. spent 24 years at rothchild where he headed bankruptcy advisement process. his wealth is estimated at about $2.9 billion. there is this from usa today, front-page, largest tax change since reagan. donald trump