kansas secretary of state kris kobach joins us next."hannity" continues. ♪ jack be nimble, jack be quick, jack knocked over a candlestick onto the shag carpeting... ...and his pants ignited into flames, causing him to stop, drop and roll. luckily jack recently had geico help him with renters insurance. because all his belongings went up in flames. jack got full replacement and now has new pants he ordered from banana republic. visit geico.com and see how affordable renters insurance can be. >>> ♪ >>> i have a message for the drug dealers, the gang members and the criminal cartels that are terrorizing all of our citizens in cities and different places throughout the united states, and the message is that your days are numbered. we're getting you out. we will build a great wall and we will stop illegal immigration for good, and we have will doors in that wall and people will come into that wall, and they'll come through that wall by the ten also of thousands, but they're coming in legally. >> that was president-elect donald trump over the

one hard liner you may have heard of, kris kobach, brought specific recommendations to trump. take a look, when you zoom in on those recommendations, you can see a proposal to bring back this very registration system to, quote, update and reintroduce the screening and tracking system. that, folks, that is the system that obama ended today. it's a tracking tool that he wants to take off the table. and let's be clear, while trump aides do try to say and argue that he wants to focus more now on o'ways to vet, instead of religious profiling, note that donald trump himself still won't step up and give a straight answer. there's a lot of overreaction these days to donald trump's tweets or his posturing. don't be distracted by that. he picks the topics of the tweets, obvious, and he can hide from any scrutiny or fact checking when he's hiding behind twitter. instead, watch what he said when he's confronted by his own words, here he is right now, you're going to see this, ducking this very same question when he was approached by reporters yesterday. >> what's going is terrible, in fac

amy: and the possibility that kris kobach, the 10th of secretary of state, though he was considered foreland security, could be his deputy? >> even more worrying. kris kobach is the architect of ,lection will godfather numerous laws designed to exclude and criminalize immigrants. he was the author of sb 1070 and a number of other laws. i think what is worrying, he would basically empower nationalize arpaio's policy of the federal government. amy: we have to leave it there, baher azmy ofccr, and roberto baher azmy ofccr, and roberto lovato, thank you for joining ♪ hello, i'm hubert keller. when i entertain at home, i love to pick dishes that really come together in a one-pot meal or dishes that really please a crowd. on today's secrets of a chef, i will share with you two of my star recipes. our first recipe is an alsatian favorite, choucroute, or sauerkraut, served with a beautiful array of colorful seafood. learn cooking techniques for salmon, halibut, prawns and mussels. then we go to the south for a traditional gumbo made with sausages, chicken, vegetables, spices and a deeply flavor

while kris kobach didn't get the job of homeland security secretary, he was back at trump tower for a meeting with the president-elect. it just got harder for kobach or anyone else to revive it. today the obama administration announced it is fully dismantling the legal and regulatory structures that enabled nseers to function so if anybody wants to use it again, they'll have to start from scratch. this is the latest move to batten down the hatches before trump takes over. on tuesday he band drilling in large areas of the atlantic and arctic oceans. he pardon 78 pardons and 153 couple takesing. he has granted clemency to 1,324 individuals according to the justice department. more than twice as many as the previous ten presidents combined. it's a tiny proportion of the number of drug offenders in prison but stunning nonetheless. there's a lot more president obama can do. we told you about 100 advocacy groups calling on the president to use the power of the pardon to shield up to 200,000 legal immigrants with minor criminal records from deportation. it would be an unprecedented move but

amy: and the possibility that kris kobach, the 10th of secretary of state, though he was considered foreland security, could be his deputy? >> even more worrying. kris kobach is the architetect f ,lection will godfather numerous laws designed to exclude and criminalize immigrants. he was the author of sb 1070 and a number of other laws. i think what is worrying, he would basically empower nationalize arpaio's policy of the federal government. amy: we have to leave it there, baher azmy ofccr, and roberto lovato, thank you for joining ñññññññññ

lou: kris kobach, thanks so much. good to see you. whatever happens, i hope it's what you wanted.hank you very much. u.s. officials tell fox news chain today is expected to return that stolen under water research drone they frook our navy tomorrow. the handover expected to occur near the hotly contests scar borrow whole. scar bore -- the scarborough * shoal. president-elect trump suggested the chinese keep the darn thing. he tweeted this. we should tell china we don't want the drone they stole. tell them to keep it. do you think it's possible the democratic party will ever recover from barack obama? cast your vote on twitter at lou dobbs. follow me on twitter and instagram. today the dow up 4 oh -- the dp 40 points. pick it up, people, this is a rally. just kidding. a french court finding international monetary chief christine lagarde guilty of criminal charges links to misuse of funds when she was finance minister. but she'll not face punishment or a fine. it's the french way. up next, the numbers don't lie or even -- well, suggest. today the electoral college added up all the vo

about the irregularities and about the illegal votes, particularly from sources, officials like kris kobach as i mentioned, but he is messaging to his supporters and to the rest. the country the way he feels. ju pretending that the scapegoat in this election is jim comey. pretending that a lack of an economic message for those who feel that their jobs are being threatened is sufficient, a lack of a message that really gave a visionary uplifting aspirational way of looking at things in those closing days and hillary clinton's message was all negative. they're never asked that. we're just asked about donald trump's tweets and we're just asked about different things he's the president-elect. and i think what people will see is strong leadership in nominating mad dog mattis for secretary of defense. i think they'll see strong leadership in keeping those jobs in indianapolis. these are the results america wanted. >> kellyanne conway, thanks for coming on and answering questions this morning. >> thank you. >> all right, george. we move on to that new warning about another storm heading for the so

results but to your question, the prident-elect has been talking to different people including kris kobach of kansas about voting irregularities or the number of illegal votes that may have been castnd i believe there were millions of illegal votes. zero. >> there's also no evidence that a recount is going to change the results in wisconsin, michigan and pennsylvania, but we, the victors, continue to be -- we're the only people asked about the election results and about who voted and who didn't vote but this whole discussion about the popular vote is -- it's, frankly, you are know, it's frankly an outshoot by those who can't accept the election results where the people haven well over 270 electoral vote, 306 including michigan, wisconsin and pennsylvania that republicans have not won in decades, they're just trying to -- they're trying to deny him his rightful victory and i think those who won't accept the election results and are engineering this million dollar waste of money, millions of dollars waste of money in these states recounting the vote should be asked the question why can't you

terrifying senior career members of the department of homeland security, whether it was giuliani, kris kobach, those were men coming in without a clear understanding of what the department does and for sort of ideological reasons. the department does a lot of different things and so i think having a general who understands the border, who he also understands disaster management because of southern command is something that is important to the career staff so there is a -- i mean, i would call it a sigh of relief at the department of homeland security right now. >> gloria, kelly's son was killed in combat in afghanistan in 2010. he is a gold star father. could choosing this father, bereaved father, perhaps start to heel the rift from trump's summertime clash with khizr khan, that muslim american family who lost a son in combat. >> i think sure. it might. it depends if it's spoken about or not. i think that his larger qualifications are not only as were just stated but also that he's somebody who's a known quantity to congress, to people's -- to people in the department of homeland skaurt altho

that the issue of vote fraud borders on an obsession for a person who administers the elections, kris kobach. washington post dubbed him as the conservative glade dee ate for under the guise of preventing voter fraud. and he appears to be the source for donald trump's recent voter fraud allegation. now, the contingent of republicans pedalling voter fraud conspiracy theories are acting in bad faith and here we have the logical end point, the person tasked with running the elections, who would presumably want to brag about things running smoothly declining to report those positive results if, in fact, the results in kansas looked like every other state in america. a touching mo? if you have moderate to severe psoriasis, you can embrace the chance of completely clear skin with taltz. taltz is proven to give you a chance at completely clear skin. with taltz, up to 90% of patients had a significant improvement of their psoriasis plaques. in fact, 4 out of 10 even achieved completely clear skin. do not use if you are allergic to taltz. before starting you should be checked for tuberculosis. taltz

. >> we know kris kobach who is handling the transition will do that. >> we can surmise what it means. he'll unlikely round up muslims in the united states and require them to sign up, but if he does that, we'll know about it. >> but this sort of black box. this is someone who -- i don't think this is being uncharitable. clear by both what he says himself and the people around him, he's not that interested in the details of policy. this is not what he does. we're putting the campaign in the past, right? so here's newt gingrich talking about the drain the swamp mantra. which i respect the fact they're being so transparent about the fact that they view the campaign as a con. they just want everyone to know that. take a look. >> you say you've been working on these issues, others might say you've been working in the swamp, to use donald trump's language. >> i'm told he now disclaims that. he said it was cute but he doesn't want to use it anymore. >> that really was a moment in the campaign where there was a little bit of coherence, there was a slogan. he was starting to read from the tel

that the issue of vote fraud borders on an obsession for a person who administers the elections, kris kobachshington post dubbed him as the conservative glade dee ate for under the guise of preventing voter fraud. and he appears to be the source for donald trump's recent voter fraud allegation. now, the contingent of republicans pedalling voter fraud conspiracy theories are acting in bad faith and here we have the logical end point, the person tasked with running the elections, who would presumably want to brag about things running smoothly declining to report those positive results if, in fact, the results in kansas looked like every other state in america. "all in" reached out to kobach for comment but received no response. ♪ music playing >>> president-elect donald trump hasn't held a news conference since july. it was much noted by the media during the campaign, especially since he would pop up on local tv interviews. while that's not new for presidential candidates, another allegation has surfaced with regard to trump, that his campaign cut a deal with a major media company to try to ge

. >> keep in mind the national security entry exit system was founded by kris kobach who was under considerationtment of homeland security. this is an idea that even though the obama administration may be rescinding the regulatory framework op doesn't mean it won't come back even by the people who wrote it in the first place. >> i'm sure you saw the president-elect's tweet this morning talking about essentially fortifying u.s. nuclear capabilities if you will. it was very similar, as a lot of folks are pointing out, to mg that vladimir putin reportedly said today talking about his nation fortifying its nuclear capabilities. is this just a preview of what we can expect to see in the future as we take a look at donald trump's tweet here talking about strengthening and expanding nuclear capabilities? >> so interesting because on the one hand people are worried that he's going to have a loving relationship with putin, all the putin love that republicans are worried about, and on the other hand, you see him sending out a tweet basically matching vladimir putin's strengthening the nuclear capabilities

one of the main architects of the program was kansas secretary of state kris kobach, who was then workingnside george w. bush's justice department. he is now a member of donald trump's transition team. in november, he accidentally revealed his proposed strategic plan for the department of homeland security, which includes reinstating the registry and imposing an ideoeological "extreme vetting" test for immigrants seeking to enter the united states. kobach revealed these plans when he was photographed carrying documents outlining this strategic plan into a a meeting with donald trump. well, for more w we're joined by naureen shah, director of amnesty international usa's security and human rights program. start off by talking about what president obama is dismantling. >> well, president obama is dismantling a program that really had been an example of racial and religious profiling in this country. and the fact he is dismantling it is a huge indication for human rights, a vindication for muslims, salvation, and middle eastern groups that are in working for this moment for quite a long time

congressman honda, a member of donald trump'p's transisition team froe kansas secretary of state kris kobachwho is still being considered for a top job, said the team is moving ahead with plans to reinstate a registry for immigrants from majority muslim countries. he is the architect of anti-immigrant laws. following 9/11, he helped design the e registry for immigrants fm majority muslim countries, known as the national security entry-exit registration system. the system was dropped in 2011 after years of criticism from civil rights groups. congressman honda, you also voiced your opposition to the program in a letter to president obama? >> yes. a muslim registry, as au will, is, in my mind nonconstitutional person -- i'm not a constitutional attornney, but it seems to me it would be unconstitutional. people will say, well, it is under the immigration laws and all we're going to do is be looking at registering folks who are not citizens. but if you remember in the case of the japanese-americans, they assembled us and took us out of our homes and our neighbors and our communities. it is said,

. >> vÁmonos con otra persona eje, kris kobach fue promover esfuerzos para suprimir el voto de los latinoslos congreso que quieren mantener las puertas abierta para los indocumentados para que caigan en el paÍs y posible clos estados unidos. que sea favorable. >> son parte de un gabinete >>> son 2 de las gavetas que es la administraciÓn de donald trump, es hombre de negocios Él sabe. y tal vez otros democrÁticas pero en el intercambio serÍa los demÓcratas que van a unirse a Él y que van a wlarlo a Él por razÓn de flexibilidad. >> es la persona perfecta para que esto pueda quedarse a colocaciÓn. >> estÁs hablando como uno de los miembros de las mujeres por trump, latinas por trump, abogadas por trump, por trump. >> sabes algo que no sabemos hay una lÍnea que ya estÁ dentro de ustedes manejÁndose para buscar la soluciÓn migratoria? >>> absolutamente date kount que absolutamente que sÍ y que no. >> te digo una cosa daca y sus muchachos sino se portan mal. no por el daca, las personas que tienen crÍmenes violentos encima o inmigrantes ilegales y encima estÁn de primera fila. >> se estÁ tratand