general keith kellogg is going to be the acting security adviser.ena daniels is here in new york with the details good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. the president has already named his pick for act national security adviser with a short list. while the resignation was swift, questions still linger over his conversations with the russian ambassador. >> reporter: president trump's national security adviser michael flynn step down monday night. dogged by questions. transcripts obtained by the u.s. intelligence committee and given to the white house show flynn repeatedly discussed obama era sanctions about russia with the russian ambassador to the u.s. shortly before the president took office. just wed, "the washington post" revealed the justice department warned the white house late last 92 flynn was potentially vulnerable to russian blackmail because of the calls. >> general flynn, it's a big week for general palestinian. >> reporter: kellyanne conway took to the airwaves in support of michael flynn. by the end of the day, the retired lieutena

three possible replacements for michael flynn, keith kellogg will be the interim national security adviser. he's now the nsc chief of staff currently. and a senior administration official also telling jim acosta our sarah murray and gloria borger that kellogg -- it says that kellogg, retired general david petraeus and bob harwood, the folks who are under consideration. gloria, do i have that correct? >> yes, i -- you know, i -- look, we don't know who the next national security adviser is going to be, we know who it is acting now, we know petraeus is coming in tomorrow, there have been other names, and i think the white house needs to conduct a search that's complete here, given what's transpired over the last three weeks, and so as long as they can keep it running, they need to come up with -- they need to come up with somebody that the president has confidence in. they may not be looking for controversy with petraeus, petraeus is very well regarded except for that problem. and i think there are other names that have come up, so i think we're going to have to wait and see on that. >> okay

he also has known for a long time general keith kellogg, who i also have gotten to know. 's a terrific man. and they're going to be working together. and keith is going to be chief of staff. and i think that combination is something very, very special. i met with many other people. tremendous respect for the people i met with. i know john bolton we'll be asking to work with us in a somewhat different capacity. john is a terrific guy. we had some really good meetings with him. knows a lot. has a good -- a good number of ideas that, i must tell you, i agree very much with. we'll be talking to john bolton in a different capacity and we'll be talking to some of the different generals i've met who i have really, really gained a lot of respect for. so, i think with that, i'd like to ask h.r. to say a couple of words. i'd like to ask keith to say a couple of words. and then i'll see you back in washington. we're leaving right now for washington and the white house. general. >> mr. president, thank you very much. i'd just like to say what a privilege it is to continue serving our

so i asked, well, why not just name keith kellogg as the permanent national security adviser and the officials said is everything right with kellogg, we're making sure when we pull the trigger and pick the person we have the proper diversity of choice. were words used before the president makes his decision. back to you. >> joe johns reporting, breaking news from the white house. thank you for that. now that retired vice admiral bob harward turned down the job, the white house needs to find someone to replace that role yet again. let's go to barbara starr at the pentagon. the big picture when it comes to what matters most for the american people, what position does this put the u.s. in, not having a permanent national security adviser? >> well, look, you do have the secretary of defense. you do have the secretary of state. the president and the vice president. but here is the very crucial problem, add any moment as we all know, there can be a crisis, a national security crisis with north korea, with russia, with iran. and how are you going to manage that crisis? how is the white house

retired army general keith kellogg has been appointed acting national security adviser. >>> there wasome economic data out of china overnight, consumer inflation rate quickened to 2.5% in january from a year earlier. that is the highest since may of 2014. better than expectations. the producer price index rising 6.9%. the fastest since august of 2011. a mixed day of trade in asia overall. the chinese market showing a bit of green, hang seng slightly lower. the nikkei closing down by 1%. some traders pegging it to toshiba which delayed earnings release including details of a multibillion dollar charge related to cost overruns at its u.s. nuclear arm nissan. another stock that was down, therefore led the nikkei lower. >> that toshiba thing weighing all over the indexes. it's been weighted following this review following the troubles they had the last six months. more on that in a moment. the picture in europe, quite a lot of data coming out. first to germany, the economy there grew by 0.4% in the final quarter of 2016. a he are bound compared to the summer, but that growth was disappoin

and retired lieutenant general keith kellogg, former u.s. ambassador to the u.n.n bolton and lieutenant general hr mcmaster. this comes after the president asked for the resignation of michael flynn. cnn's washington correspondent ryan nobles. according to a senior administration official, john bolton is gaining the support of trump staffers. tell us more about these candidates. >> i think it's safe to say that john bolton is the front-runner to replace michael kelly as the national security advisor but the same officials telling us that bolton is rising up the ranks, they're saying nothing is official until donald trump formally makes that decision. bolton has the resume for the job, the former u.s. ambassador to the united nations and former assistant attorney general but he's a little controversial. you remember when he was appointed during the bush administration, it was done through a recess appointment because democrats were very much opposed to his pick and he was a strong supporter of the iraq war, something that donald trump was not a supporter of. and do

keith kellogg is there in an acting role. the administration is also looking at vice admiral harr ward, and general petraeus. >> the only one i've interacted with is general petraeus. the others i don't know. this is a decision the president has to make. there's no confirmation so we don't play a direct role in it. i would hope that the president when he makes this decision will seek and consult with a lot of folks, seek the advice of and consult with a lot of folks who understand what it takes to do that job. we should not hear from the national security adviser all that much. >> we meaning the public. >> and that's one of the reasons why it's not confirmable. somebody who reports directly to the president has to synthesize and make sense of a lot of different intelligence, not just on a daily basis but someone on an hourly basis. you want someone totalally free from distractions. general petraeus has a lot of ability and would be the kind of person who could give direct advice, not only because of his security background bu

mcmaster and acting national security advisor keith kellogg.here with me now to discuss all of this cnn white house reporter steven colinson, patrick he willy and lynn sweet, washington bureau chef for the "chicago sun-times." good to see all of you. you just reported that senior administration officials are showing strong support among the nsc for john bolton to be the national security advisor given his knowledge of washington. his supporter are also billing him as an outsider. what are the other reasons that he's being favored. >> i think political appoint tees are in sync with john bolton to start with. he's been a controversial character in washington. he had to get a recess appointment to serve as george w. bush's u.n. ambassador but he is clearly preferred by some of the political staffers. although there's a great deal of affection for general kellogg and they would like to see him remain as chief of staff, bolton is someone that sort of fills the boxes for this administration in a number of ways. he's clearly an anti-establishment figu

trump has named lieutenant general keith kellogg affecting national security adviser.peeseven official u.s. treasury secretary. the senate confirmed him yesterday despite objections by democrats who charged and made much of his fortune by foreclosing i'm struggling homeowners during the national crisis. mnuchin was confirmed 53-47 with west virginia democrat joe manchin fell 52 republicans in the affirmative. riding high once again closing up 13329. yesterday topping the prior record which they said february 2015. goldman sachs going even higher, raising 12 month stock price target to 150 bucks. investors have high hopes that the new iphone, the 10th anniversary went due later this year will be a smash hit. a record-breaking day yesterday on the streets printed out three days in a row coming off again this morning. s&p down to, nasdaq down three. janet yellen beginning day one. that's a look at what's happening now. trying to form on the resignation of michael flynn, let's go to chris jenkins live in washington. good morning, chris. >> major news breaking overnight. ge

and president donald trump now has to fill a top national security post lieutenant general keith kellogg to serve as interim advisor. he has three people on his top list there. we don't note timeline for filling this. members on the ci. a oversight committee asked mrin's access to classified information be revoked until the investigation is completed. we don't know if that investigation is going to go forward. live on capitol hill i'm melanie alnwick, "fox5 local news". >> melanie, thank you very much. 4:49 is the time now. new push in maryland to protect undocumented immigrants and so-called trust act would prohibit police and sheriff uv from complying with federal requests to keep undocumented residents longer than required and bar local authorities for arresting people for immigration purposes and prevent maryland from taking part in religion-based registries. >>> and meanwhile annapolis discrimination bill aimed at protecting undocumented immigrants. >> they ban city officials from denying services and benefit and officials cannot inquire about immigrant status unless legally require

keith kellogg lieutenant journal has been an advisor to donald trump. he's acting national security adviser. but that gave him the potential inside track? >> the fact that he is there right now perhaps. it is hard to tell. i'm not saying anything other people haven't thought. it is hard to understand what decisions they are going to make day-to-day. my point being when you sit around a table, the national security adviser is critical in the conduct of any white house. so when you have people sitting around a table, if it's just groupthink and there's nobody there strong enough to stand up to the president or his closest advisers, then you've got a problem. you can't have it. when there is an issue, a crisis brewing somewhere in the world and not land on my desk and most people sit around the guys, everybody turns to the president and says yes, sir, whatever he's saying is an issue. >> you know, one person and finally john bolton is going to be blunt. he's a fox news contributor. i covered him as u.n. ambassador and islamist program in this hour every su

traveling with the commander-in-chief, acting national security adviser keith kellogg. but still no permanent replacement for mi by the president four days ago. jog. >> i have somebody i think will be outstanding for that position. >> that candidate, retired vice admiral robert howard turned that role down. >> he told me it was something that he and his family couldn't go for. >> but a senior official tells nbc news one reason howard said no, he was turned off by a white house dysfunction, it's a criticism growing even among republicans. >> this administration is in disarray and they've got a lot of work to do. >> work including filling vacancies at the state department where rex tillerson doesn't have a new deputy or spokesperson and bringing members of trump's team on to the same page. take russia where the president is signaling warmer relations. defense secretary james mattis, more skeptical. >> russia is going to have to prove itself and live up to the commitments it's made. >> the wild card, the role of chief strategist steve bannon. all of it as vice presid anxio

for now, lieutenant general keith kellogg will serve as the acting national security adviser. he's being considered for the post along with david petraeus. the former cia chief who resigned amid controversy himself. bob harwood is said to be at the top of the list. >>> the department of homeland security said its agents arrested some 680 undocumented immigrants in a week-long roundup over several states far below the totals of similar raids by the obama administration. however, that didn't stop protestors that came out in full force. thousands gathered in downtown milwaukee for what they deemed a day without immigrants march. still, the president intends to zero in on criminals and not the overall immigrant community. >> we're actually taking people that are criminals, very, very hardened criminals in some cases who have -- with a tremendous track record of abuse and problems and we're getting them out, and that's what i said i would do. >> the president's comments came on the very same day he hosted canadian prime minister justin trudeau for the first time. the two held the c

traveling with the commander in chief acting national security adviser keith kellogg, but still no permanent replacement for mike flynn, fired by the president four days ago. thinking he was red did i to fill that key job -- >> i have somebody who i think will be outstanding for the position. >> reporter: hours later robert harward turned the president down. >> he told us it was something his family couldn't go for. >> reporter: but a senior u.s. official told nbc news, one reason harward said no, he was turned off by the white house dysfunction. it's a criticism growing tonight, even among republicans. >> this add administration is in disarray and they've got a lot of work to do. >> reporter: work such as filling positions in the administration and bringing members of trump's team on the same page. take russia where the president is signalling warmer relations. james mattis more skeptical. >> russia is going to have to prove itself first and live up to the commitments they have made. >> reporter: the wild card, the role of chief strategist steve bannon, whose seat on the national security c

keith kellogg, who is the chief of staff and of the executive secretary of the national security councilhe's the acting right now. he is the leading candidate. but i don't think that's the person that president trump really wants. he's a vietnam veteran. he 72 years old. he's just a little bit older than the president, but i think he's looking for someone who perhaps is a little bit younger. he's looking at -- as is number one candidate, vice admiral robert howard. he was a former deputy commander down there in tampa. it was really interested harward served under maddox. the two of them would likely have a very close relationship still, and they would be a very strong connection between the pentagon and the white house. here's where harward is potentially a better fit than david patraeus who was also one of the three top candidates for the position, of course you know, you saw david patraeus president-elect trump many times at trump tower. here's the reason why. patraeus is viewed with a degree of skepticism. you could probably put james mattis in that group. so if if you broaden patraeu

keith kellogg on the left of your screen is the acting security advisor right now and likely the most controversial pick, david petraeus. he resigned in 2012 after admitting giving classified information to his mistress. >>> fairfax police have identified the remains of a 15-year-old girl and they're looking for her killer now. >> this is a tragic case. damaris reys rivas has been missing for months before her body was found over the weekend. justin finch is live in springfield now with the factor here that could have led to her death. >> reporter: aaron, good morning. there have been concern for damaris reys rivas's safety for several months and one was because her disappearance and now death may have had gang ties. her remains were found just east of lake accot police had been looking. that search was expanded just before damaris reys rivas was found. she also went by the name of alexandra and the office of the chief medical examiner ruled her death a homicide just yesterday finding that she saufruffered u body trauma. she was reported missing back on december 10th after leaving her

and general keith kellogg as the nsa chief of staff. this comes as new details are in to cnn about the revised travel ban currently in the works. it's being drafted by the white house. but we are hearing from our source has the trump administration could roll out this executive order as early as tomorrow. we know the ban still includes the same seven muslim majority countries, this is according to the draft, but the homeland security secretary says the president is considering a tighter more streamlined version of the first executive order, an order that as you remember was met with all kinds of outrage. remember the pictures from all the airports, protests, of course the legal threats. and then it was eventually put on hold by the courts. we are also expecting to learn more about the president's immigration reform as early as today. this order could result in sweeping changes to the way undocumented immigrants are handled. with me, cnn's arian devogue. and paige paid, constitutional attorney and criminal defense attorney. arian, first

it's notable that keith kellogg is traveling aboard air force i with president obama. donald trump referred to three other individuals. i can't confirm that these are the three other individuals to whom he is speaking specifically, but a white house aide tells me three other individuals that he has been considering as they describe it are general keith alexander, the former cia director david petraeus and ne live general jimones who served as president obama national security adviser for a brief time. this is a position that this white house has obviously wanted to fill for while now since michael flynn's forced resignation. i spoke to a senior administration official here a short time ago. one of the concerns, one of the potential hold-ups would be of how much control that individual would have in staff up a national security council right now. they want to make sure they have their people in that post. >> president obama talking about replacing obamacare. we also heard a little bit more on that subject yesterday at the news conference as well. >> we did. he said he w

>> reporter: the acting national security adviser remains, keith kellogg. harward, the navy vice admiral declined the offer. u.s. officials said he was deciding between the call of duty and white house dysfunction and basically said he would choose to pass. a senior administration official tells me that was not the case, this was exclusively about family and that he made the decision for his family he wouldn't be able to do this. in terms of where this white house goes now, president trump did tweet earlier saying kellogg is in the mix to potentially stay on permanently. he said there are three others being considered. i do know from a white house aide that among the names that president trump has been considering are the former cia director david petraeus, the retired general keith alexander and finally jim jones, the retired general who formerly served as the national security adviser to

the acting national security adviser is keith kellogg, who was the chief of staff, but certainly we're noticing tomorrow on the president's schedule is not only the previously scheduled lunch with chris christie and his wife, who has been critical from the outside of a lot of the things that have been happening, but also we have noticed the attorney general and john kelly, the former general whose home land security secretary are coming to meet with the president as well tomorrow. former general kelly is one person who has been confirmed in the cabinet for homeland, and he could certainly easily move over to become national security adviser. we've also been told that former general petraeus and others, tom bossert, who is the national security expert on counterterrorism, are in the running or at least being looked at by the white house. >> andrea, with a request to you that you not move an inch because things are moving too fast, we want to bring in two more guests who have been very patient at the top of the hour in our broadcast studio. our very own ari velsi. and a veteran of the pr

i know keith kellogg, have known him for over 30 years. he's a great officer.he'll do a fine job as national security adviser if it's him and he's there now. >> he's the deputy now that's in acting nsa. david petraeus also being floated. what do you make of that? >> well, you know, petraeus is a very smart guy. he's very capable guy. he's in new york and washington. he's close to the issues. i think if he comes in, it will be a different nsa position. what you're looking for in someone as national security adviser is more of an honest broker. you're not looking for somebody who's got the strong single minded passion to get one particular action done. if you have, that you get in to conflicts and state department and defense department. they're the people who are the heavyweights in the policy. you need someone in national security position who can balance off the agency agreements, disagreements and surface those issues for resolution at the principals committee and then with the president. so, i think keith kellogg could do is that. >> how much of a stumble is

keith kellogg retired. i knew him on the joint staff. he was one of the staff officers there. he retired in 2003. each after retirement he went the iraq and was part of the coalition provisional authority. all of these guys have quite a bit of operational experience. they are all very solid soldiers. they have degrees of smartness and degrees of charisma. but they have to put an organization together which is the nsc, that will be very difficult because there are all kinds of cultures and all kinds of egos in that organization that come from a variety of agencies across the government. that's a tough job, and it works 24/7/365. >> brooke -- >> as juf jeff pointed out those are just some of the names fleet floating go ahead. >> this is somewhat of a credibility test for the administration after the mess of the last couple of weeks. from the beginning when flynn was advising trump on the campaign there are there were a lot of questions about his background and his tweets and his beliefs. and this is really a chance for the white house to kind of turn thing around on this subject

official that the list of permanent replacements for the national security advisor are general keith kellogg, general david petraeus, and vice admiral robert harward. sts a stunning development from hours earlier when white house counselor kellyanne conway told msnbc that president trump had complete confidence in general flynn. >> general flynn does enjoy the full confidence of the president. >> by saying he enjoys the full confidence of the president are you saying you're satisfied he did not have those conversations, he did not mislead the vice-president? >> those are two different questions you asked me and i'll repeat the answer. does he have the full confidence of the president, yes, he does. then you asked me what does he talk about with people when i wasn't oe phone. the ly way to answer that is to tell you what he said which is that he can't recall. we're joined now on the phone by nbc white house correspondent kristen welker. thank you for staying up late with us. a couple questions i think are begged here by the news tonight and i'll start with where we ended in that clip, kellyan

official that the list of permanent replacements for the national security advisor are general keith kellogg, general david petraeus, and vice admiral robert harward. sts a stunning development from hours earlier when white house counselor kellyanne conway told msnbc that president trump had complete confidence in general flynn. >> general flynn does enjoy the full confidence of the president. >> by saying he enjoys the full confidence of the president are you saying you're satisfied he did not have those conversations, he did not mislead the vice-president? >> those are two different questions you asked me and i'll repeat the answer. does he have the full confidence of the president, yes, he does. then you asked me what does he talk about with people when i wasn't on the phone. the only way to answer that is to tell you what he said which is that he can't recall. >> we're joined now on the phone by nbc white house correspondent kristen welker. thank you for staying up late with us. a couple questions i think are begged here by the news tonight and i'll start with where we ended in that clip

he also has known for a long time, general keith kellogg, who i also have gotten to know. he's a terrific man. and they're going to be working together. and keith is going to be chief of staff and i think that combination is something very, very special. i met with many other people. tremendous respect for the people i met with. i know john bolton, we'll be asking to work with us in a somewhat different capacity. john is a terrific guy. we had some really good meetings with him. knows a lot. has a good -- a good -- a good number of ideas i must tell you, i agree very much with. we'll be talking to john bolton in a different capacity. and we'll be talking to some of the other generals that i met that i have really, really gained a lot of respect for. so, i think with that, i'd like to ask h.r. to say a couple of words. i'd like to ask keith to say a couple of words. and then i'll see you back in washington. we're leaving right now for washington and the white house. general? >> mr. president, thank you very much. i'd just like to say what a privilege it is to continue servin

you are keith kellogg was to remain chief of staff the national security council.ou in new york. lauren: blake burman, thank you good lea: president come to unveil its new plan on immigration. the plan will not including an executive order in the travel ban but will include the approval memos from the department of homeland security. members of the current 15,000 more people to target criminal illegal immigrants and may also cause for some aggressive measures. lauren: president trump's visit to the u.k. sparking a heated debate in britain's parliament. hundreds of protesters marching outside as lawmakers argue inside. >> these problems, ever particular area. >> which a while agreed to meet there is something. even that the ban is something quite refreshing about a politician actually doing what they said they'd do. lauren: nearly 2 million people sign a petition calling on prime minister teresa may to resend an invitation. no date has been set for president trump's visit. drink a u.s. troops in iraq operating closer to the front lines in mozilla. the commander in i

lieutenant general keith kellogg, acting national security adviser right now and a long-time trump sporter then there's john bolton, former embassador to the un, lieutenant general mcmaster, reputation for questioning status quo and lieutenant general robert caslen, bronze-star recipient and the president has not made decision yet. white house spokesperson adds we may have some additional meetings and names tomorrow and may also meet with the couple of those people again. meanwhile president trump may issue a new executive order on immigration this week, a draft of the new order exempts travelers with visas to the u.s., green card holders and people who have you dual citizenship with the u.s. and expected not to single out syrian refugees. >> they're going to tailor that so we don't have the problem that arose and, i think, offended the conscious of a lot of people that you had people that got on the plane legally with the proper work and when they got off they were stopped in america and that created all kinds of problems. so they are going to make sure that doesn't happen this time. >> a

ambassador john bolton as well as keith kellogg.s among concerns that michael flynn's resignation leaves the white house unprepared. bob harward was considered a front runner for the job, but took his name out of the running last week. >>> the department of homeland security memos shows trump administration could send mexicans back across the border while they await proceedings. it is toughening the law on asylum seekers. an appeals court has suspended proceedings on the original travel ban. >>> the president trump's attacks on the media is coming under fire from senator john mccain. the fake news media failing new york times and nbc and abc is not my enemy, but the enemy of the american people. john mccain says he was not calling the president a dictator, but dictators get started by attacking the press. >> i hate the press. i hate you, especially. the fact is we need you. we need a free press. if you want to preserve democracy as we know it, you have to have a free and many times adversary press. without it, i'm afraid we would lo

he also is known for a long time who il keith kellogg, also have gotten to know. he's a terrific man. they will be working together. event to be chief of staff. i think that combination will be very special.i met with many other people. tremendous respect for the people i met with. i will ben bolton, asking to work with us in a somewhat different capacity.john is a terrific guy with really -- we had really good meetings with him.he knows a lot. a good number of ideas that i agree with. we will be talking to john bolton in a different capacity. i will be talking to some of the other generals. i really gained a lot of respect for them. i think with that, i would like to ask hr to say a couple of words. then i was see you back in washington. we are leaving back now for washington and the white house. mr. moyar: thank you very much. -- thank youcmaster: very much. i'm grateful for the opportunity. i'm looking forward to joining the national security team. thank you very much. president trump: you are going to do a great job. mr. president, thank you for the opportunit

his president has named keith kellogg as the acting national security advisor. senior administration officials say that he is one of three people being considered for the job. the others are david petronius and the former deputy director of central command, retired vice admiral robert harwood. reporting live, suzanne kennedy. larry: as she mentioned, david ,he trias is potentially on tap though he would tire because it -- the pure tired because of a scandal. in 2015 he pled guilty to mishandling classified materials. autria: a legal setback for the halted travel dan, a federal judge in virginia has issued an injunction to block the van in th the new ruling from the u.s. district court in alexandria is in -- is a more permanent type of injunction. we will have much more coming up on this in a live report a little later on. larry: an accused rapist is now off the street. police are searching for ronald -- have been searching for ronald herrera contrariness since last fall. 15 --d of dragging a 15-year-old girl into the woods and raping her. threatening the girl an

keith kellogg. john bolton and h.r. mcmaster who is a well-known military strategist.resident trump had to fire his first security advisor for lying to the vice president about his conversations, but not for having the conversations in the first place. reince priebus tried to hit that point home during an interview on "fox news sunday." >> what the president is saying is if the subject of new sanctions came up, that is not a problem. reporter: yesterday we saw president trump at his first campaign rally as president. and one thing that's getting a ton of attention is something he said at that rally. he said he's talking about the influx of immigrant in sweden. he said look what's happening last night in sweden. and the problem was nothing happened last night in sweden. it got a lot of attention from swedish officials. but the white house said he was talking about rising crime and recent incidents in general and not referring to a specific incident. mystery solved. that's how the white house is explaining it. one of the big things the white house will look forward to ne

keith kellogg is in the acting position.uite a dramatic turn of events over the course of 12 hours. anna: quite a dramatic turn of events. we also have steve mnuchin confirmed as the keeper of the dollar. what do we know so far about his sentiment toward the u.s. currency, and how he is going to evolve other parts of the world in trade? >> it seems like he has taken a somewhat more moderate stance then trump. as we all remember, trump talked about declaring china a currency manipulator on the first day. obviously that didn't happen. chin said he would do it if it were warranted, but didn't feel it was warranted at this time. he has talked down the dollar a little bit, saying that a too strong dollar can be harmful to the economy. that is blasphemy in washington, generally his job is to promote the glories of a strong dollar, but he is saying it has a drag on trade balance. they are trying to do that. he is walking a much more fine line then donald trump. so far trump seems to be fine with his comments and letting him have hi

keith kellogg the acting national security adviser, john bolton, u.s. ambassador to do human. h.r. mcmaster and robert kaplan. the president's first choice for first choice, price admiral robert howard turned down the offer. white house chief of staff reince priebus same trump is not an esteem his chiefs try to just play it manual and national security. >> the president has said very clearly that the nsa direct your last total and complete say over the makeup of the nsc and all those components of the nsc. no demand for nsa direct or at all. lauren: top democrat on house intelligence committee is called michael flynn to testify before congress. >> effect to ask whether the conversation he had with the russian ambassador was one conversation where there were others. who instructed them to have this conversation, whether he be briefed people after those conversations. lauren: the white house shooting down reports that trumps presidential campaign colluded with russia. >> the top levels of the intelligence community have assured me that that story is not only an accurate, but grossly

keith kellogg, formerly was a national security counsel chief of staff, what do you make of him?mr. trump and served a couple of tours in vietnam. early days of iraq, some in the mainstream media may hold against him because it was a difficult period in that time but he has the trust of the president which is a big deal. he went in and did the best he could and had a lot of management experience since. >> we know a little bit about him, he was up for secretary of state most recently. >> the post 9/11 general, commander, we are all familiar with his work during iraq and afghanistan. most recent controversy with the leaks, that's what will folks try to use against him. this is a mainstream media, you're going to replace a leaker with a leaker, that's not fair, that's not who general petraeus is. >> from what i hear, pete, he's well respected among military and national security. >> well respected. the only thing he's maybe got a bit of a different perspective than president trump on counterterrorism and how involved we should be. nation building versus going in there and breaking i

going flynn's resignation, president trump named retired lieutenant general keith kellogg is the actingional security advisor. kellogg, who advised mr. trump during the campaign was previously appointed the national security council chief of staff. flynn's resignation comes as a trump administration faces several security challenges including north korea's latest missile launch. that's news. i am kelly wright. now back to "hannity" ." >> sean: welcome backry to "hannity," jorge ramos of univision. i want to ask you about extremen vetting. we have an enemy, called radical islam.os so, we have the seven countries and there are others, that have ties to terror. what he saying is we were going to probably inconvenience people that they are not the people that james call me and the cia director, the national director of intelligence, former special envoy, they all said that isis will infiltrate the refugee population. do you support extreme vetting to protect americans and not gamble with american lives? >> now we are treating other immigrants in these -- simply because they were born in ano

the acting national security adviser, keith kellogg, but the front-runner considered is a vice admiralrobert harwood. he was the former u.s. commander. he is qualified as a service war officer and served in the national security council as director of strategic and policy for combating terrorism. the third name on that list is general petraeus. he is the former cia director who left. but the vice admiral is considered as the front-runner in this case. the white house wants to move quickly to replace michael flynn. there's a greater investigation going on into exactly what he told the russians. flynn now saying he's not 100% sure what he said during those phone calls, but in his resignation letter he says he inadvertently briefed the vice president and others with incomplete information is what he's using when he talked to the russian ambassador there. nancy, louisa? >> does this mean that people slowly are starting to accept what seems to be more and more complete story of the russian involvement in the u.s. election? >> i don't know whether it speaks to russian involvement in the elec

retired army general keith kellogg has replaced flynn for the time being. also on the short list is david petraeus and robert harward. >>> russia is reacting meantime to the resignation. the kremlin says this is an internal matter for the u.s. and none of its business. in the past russian officials denied any discussions about lifting sanctions prior to the president's inauguration. >>> we have sky force 10 over an accident on i-95. this is a live picture on the northbound lanes in hope well township mercy county. this involves two cars and a tractor-trailer. just the shoulder is getting by in the northbound lanes. we're unsure of any injuries right now, but this is not a fatal accident. nonetheless, you see the traffic backed up there. for more on this, let's check in with jessica boyington. >> as you can see, really big delays. this is in hope well headship and headed on 95 northbound. it is just around exit 4. we're having problem from the video feed of sky force 10. allowing about one car at a time to trickle by, so this is not much better than actually

now, flynn will be replaced in the short-term by retired lieutenant general keith kellogg. he was previously serving as the chief of staff. he is a long time adviser of trump. there are others in the running. retired general david petraeus. he has baggage cording accordin officials. and robert harward. another major officer who worked in central command. his name is in the running. >> it will be a very dramatic day after a dramatic evening. thanks, ryan browne. >> it was confusing at the white house. we were getting conflicting messages all day long with just where general flynn stood and how the president felt about it. let's go to dan merica in washington for a sense of that. if your head isn't still spinning. >> reporter: it was difficult to keep up. the counselor to the president saying that the president had full confidence in michael flynn. 64 minutes later, to be exact, you had white house press secretary sean spicer saying the position is evaluated. it is remarkable how fast the story moved in the white house, but the fact he has resigned after less than a month in

keith kellogg is acting advisea. david petraeus is a retired lieutenant general and former director of intelligence agency. the president has reportedly been unhappy with him since allegations surfaced. also have been reports justice department warned flynn could have been susceptible. many see his departure as a major set back for the administration and something that could effect foreign policy. >>> iranian diplomat sat down to talk about her government's approach to dealing with the trump administration. women and family affairs were here for womens rights. she also offered up views on washington. we have that story. >> he vowed to scrap his pr predecesso predecessor's views. the iranian government considers the nuclear deal a multi-party deal and a resolution of the security council. therefore, the decision of only one country and one party will not have any effect on the execution of this commitment and the international agreement. iran fire add ballistic missile. it was not allowed to interfere in security. and

then there is retired lieutenant general, keith kellogg. he was named the acting national security adviser after flynn resigned. kellogg is a vietnam vet and he was a commander in the second iraq war. and finally, a potentially controversial choice. david petraeus could be the next adviser, but he resigned from the cia in 2012 after admitting he gave classified information to his mistress. we're told the decision will be made by the end of the week. >>> the trump administration will not be able to implement his travel ban in virginia. a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction on that the judge noted in her ruling the administration offered no justification for the travel ban, and wrote that the president's executive power, quote, does not mean absolute power. the injunction only applies to people who live, work, or attend school in virginia. the federal court has also suspended the immigration order. >>> two major retailers are dropping the trump brand. sears and kmart carried the trump home brand online. the online sales of the colle

in terms of a more operational national security council, i think keith kellogg, general kellogg brings a wealth of military experience. but we really don't know what the president wants out of the nsc. in fact the nsc director will have to do a bit of both, be the intellect on national security within the white house, but also be prepared at a moment's notice when a crisis arises to help organize the national security community, reaching out to state, cia and defense. so it really will come down to how the president wants this office to work. >> as a former member of trump's national security team, can you describe kind of the vetting process, having gotten to know donald trump? what will he be looking for as he interviews these candidates? >> well, being part of the transition team, we didn't really become involved in enter viewing people for that role. as you know, general flynn was one of the first people announced in terms of his appointment to the new trump administration, so it was a very different situation than state and defense that came much later. but in my sense of mr. trum

he also is known for a long time general keith kellogg, whom i also have gotten to know, and he's a terrific man, and they're going to be working together and keith is going to be chief of staff. >> reporter: now, wolf, it's worth noting while there was some uneasiness from some of the international security community around michael flynn as national security adviser, we are seeing prays for donald trump's pick. >> sara, the president also raised the very questionable security concern over the weekend. tell the viewers what he said in the fall-out. >> this comment raised some eyebrows over the weekend when the president appeared to imply there was some kind of terrorism incident in sweden. listen to what he said over the weekend. >> you look at what's happening in germany, you look at what's happening last night in sweden, who would believe it, sweden, they took in large numbers and having problems they never thought probable. >> there was no major security incident in sweden over the weekend which is why there was so much confusion. president trump took to tweeter to try to clear things up

keith kellogg is in play for nsa, as are three others.ume but baggage, general petraeus. of all of those people, who might say yes? >> it shouldn't be this hard to fill. >> the white house. >> the white house. the most important job in national security in the country. again, a job that anyone who has been in this business would want to have. so, again, i think it really comes down to what kind of assurances can the administration give to whoever takes the job. politics will stop at the situation door. a number of names that you just mentioned, they are terrific people, very competent. david petraeus i know very well would be superb at the job if he were to get it. >> he wants it badly. that's what we hear. >> he served this country with extraordinary distinction. he would be very good. and some of the others we mentioned would be good as well. if you're in their position, he want you want to get the assurances. this is a critical job. it is really at the hub of our foreign policy. this is supposed to bring everyone together around the ta

keith kellogg is a personal friend. i don't want to get too much into all of that. believe there are some others that they should add to the list. chairman nunez from the senate -- from the house intelligence committee. thornberry, house armed services committee. i hope they look beyond just those three. >> martha: it seems like they are in a rush. perhaps, would you advise them to take time? >> i would take time to get it right. >> martha: in terms of the russians, we love the show tonight with this issue that they have been a saber rattling. they have done three different things, there is a destroyer and the black sea that jets have been buzzing, they came within 300 feet of that ship. there was a spy ship that has been moved 100 or so miles off the coast of delaware, which you can tell us whether or not you think that is a big deal. and cruise missiles that were moved into place in violation of a cold war treaty. while everybody is focused on general flynn and the center washington dynamics, putin is making moves out there. >> absolutely. as are other countries.

namedent trump has aseral joseph keith kellogg acting national security advisor.ne more call on this topic. maryland, independent line. here is jacob. hello. caller: thank you for c-span. , wherewanted to say there is smoke, there's fire. when the trump campaign was dealing with palm and a port having ties to russia, that was embarrassing to them. and now, flynn. trump would have kept him on. should ben chaffetz pursuing these leads. it has been a month. republicans, you won. they need to go back to being america's party, not putin's party. this at the end of the program. several guests joining us this morning. .he first is william mauldin we will talk about the future of after theecially visit from the canadian prime minister yesterday and statements made by both about the agreement and what might take place as renegotiations take place. two, we will be joined by republican members of congress. one representing the freedom caucus and the other representing the study committee. how they plan to go forward in a republican congress under the republican white house.