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looking live at m mar-a-lago where donald trump is expected to talk to the press outline after a meeting with generals a se s admirals. >>> all right. we show you mar-a-lago, floridanow, the southern white house or the southern white house to be, donald trump's estate. this place is larger than a t. white house which could explain why so many people say that donald trump might not spend all that much time at the white house because he has bigger homes p this is among them. it's a club, a very exclusive club in palm beach, florida. but it is also a meeting point where he's had a chance to gather today with the chairman of boeing and the chairman of lockheed martin and apparently extract concessions out of each and potentially both to scale back some defense contracts which according to many people close to donald trump were looking outrageous including a $4.2 billion air force one contract that apparently has been peeled back a little bit. in the case of lockheed martin the very pricey f-35 defense contract that apparently is also being kind of scaled back a little bit. and all of this as we're getting word that the president-elect is going to be naming carl icahn,

he spoke today at his estate in mar-a-lago florida.ust called by the head people at sprint, and they're going to be bringing 5000 jobs back to the united states. they are pretty hectic the that they arearea bringing them back to the united states. he has pledged to invest a few billion dollars in the u.s. economy. sectors that john kerry has now outlined a plan for the israeli-palestinian conflict. it comes after the u.s. anchored the desk angered the israelis at the u.n. >> the two state solution is the only way to achieve a just and lasting these between israelis and palestinians. it is the only way to ensure israel's future as a jewish and democratic state. living in peace and security with its neighbors. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu denounced the policy speech, saying it was skewed against israel and effectively focused on israel he settlements. senator john mccain says dump trucks chased to be sectors state -- with the choice for sector of defense. i have questions and concerns about his nominee for secretary of st

speaking later to the media at the mar-a-lago estate in florida. >> he called me. rally about things. he was in hawaii. was a very, very nice call. i actually thought we covered a lot of territory. >> agreeable tone there coming hours after mr. trump tweeted this. doing my best to disregard the many inflammatory president o statements and roadblocks. thought it was going to be a smo smooth transition. sunlen serfaty has more from mar-a-lago. >> reporter: good morning, joe and alison. as president-elect donald trump continues time in florida, it is the public feud with president obama which escalated in the last few days. it seems that both sides now are taking steps to at least publicly lower the temperature on the spat. donald trump here in florida also taking steps to reclaim and redirect the narrative focusing now on the economy and trump coming out making a rare appearance in florida. telling press that two companies will have jobs saved or created here in the united states. very similar to the carrier deal. trump not revealing any additional details beyond maki

he remains at his mar-a-lago estate in florida. >>> safety also a major concern at malls across the countryafter a serious of massive brawls erupted the day after christmas. security has been stepped-up at more than a dozen malls after violence sent shoppers running for the exits. as nbc's gabe gutierrez explains, some authorities believe social media is partly to blame. >> reporter: again -- and again, they seem to explode out of nowhere. >> looked like people were throwing punches, fighting. it was just a huge mob of people. >> reporter: brawls at malls across america, ranging from minor melees to mass evacuations. in aurora, illinois, eight teenagers have been charged. >> no one really knows what caused it. it was just two girls started first and other people got involved too. >> reporter: chaos at more than 15 shopping centers in a dozen states. at this new jersey mall, pandemonium, police in riot shields, storming the food court. witnesses say a person shouted "gun" after someone slammed a chair during a fight. this video from connecticut shows an outnumbered officer trying to control

at his mar-a-lago estate in florida yesterday, he told reporters.. sprint is bringing thousands of jobs back to the united states. and he said that's evidence that confidence in the domestic markets is booming, as he prepares to take office. trump also announced .. another company, one-web, will hire an additional three-thousand employees. he says both deals were done with the help of billionaire japanese tech investor masayoshi son . he's the c-e-o of softbank. meanwhile, trump is slamming the obama administration for allowing the u.n. to condemn israel for building settlements. trump tweeted yesterday, quote.. "we cannot continue to let israel be treated with such total disdain and disrespect." in another tweet, he said.. "stay strong israel, january 20th is fast a driver in miami florida, crashes into a pool..to avoid running into a raccoon! two people were inside the vehicle at the time of the crash. the driver ended up plowing through a fence and drove into the pool where people were swimming! witnesses say they could not believe what happened!

boris sanchez, outside mar-a-lago in florida. thanks a lot. now to moscow and fwling our senior international correspondent matthew chance, there covering events. matthew, we just got a look at this letter sent to donald trump last week by russian president vladimir putin. vladimir putin wants to restore the framework of bilateral cooperation. key word, restore, and bring collaboration on the international scene to a qualitatively new level. that means more, different, better. interesting to read that. >> reporter: yes. it was. and i think this, this is totally in line with how the kremlin has been viewing donald trump since early on in his campaign. he was always sort of perceived as being the kremlin candidate. he was always somebody that spoke sympathetically about the russian world view and always somebody that the russian media, you know, supported and the russian media here are controlled by the kremlin and they're a conduit for what the kremlin really thinks, and it all contrasts sfas s starkly, t letter and tone's it, reaching out to d

news alert, moments ago president-elect donald trump took questions from reporters at his mar-a-lago in floridajoining us. mr. trump speaking to reporters for about 85 seconds all focussed on the recent terror attacks. he called the ait can in berlin a quote attack on humanity. of course as soon as we get that tape turned around, we're going to play it for you so you can listen. >>> another fox news alert, german authorities say the prime suspect in the truck attack should be considered "violent and armed" manhunt spanning the entire european continent now under way for the suspect who killed 12 people monday. german officials say he is a tunisian refugee who

mar-a-lago estate. >> reporter: after the thank you tour, trump and his family are here in south florida getting ready to celebrate christmas holiday. the trump administration has a couple of holes to fill. including the secretary of the veterans administration. no word if that announcement will come before the christmas holiday. the trump transition is pushing back on the u.s. assessment that they tried to intervene. this is what reince priebus said this weekend. take a listen. >> if there is this conclusive opinion, they should issue a report or stand in front of a camera and make the case. >> reporter: monday is an important day as electors from restaurant t the country will officially cast their ballot. there have been attempts from the liberal groups to stall the election and to hear a briefing on the hack and convince them not to cast ballots for trump. there is not expected to be any widespread revolt by the electors, but this is something that has the president-elect's attention. on sunday, he tweeted the following, if my many supporters acted and threatened people like those who lost the elec

president-elect donald trump is spending his final days as a private citizen at his lavish estate in mar-a-lago go floridaany americans he's planning a new year's bash. more than 800 people are confirmed to attend the party including lvester stallone and quincy jones. a band called party on the moon will perform. cocktail hour starts at 7:30 followed by dinner and dancing until just about 1:00 a.m. >> all systems are go for the big celebration in times square new york tomorrow night. officials tested the new year's ball today to make sure everything's working just right. >> three, two, one. happy new year. >> after the switch was flipped the ball made its as cents 180 feet to the top of the pole at one times square. this year's ball is made of more than 32,000led lights and 2600 waterford crystals. pretty. >> you can't get out? >> no. [laughter] >> okay. >> and ryan seacrest host of the new year's rocking eve here on 6abc had a little trouble in an elevator this morning in times square. seacrest was going up to see the new year's ball but he got stuck in an elevator in the building. he and some producers

he did emerge briefly after an intelligence meeting at his mar-a-lago resort in florida today. reporters asking him about his plan during his campaign for a muslim ban in this country. his nominee for national will lieu ten that michael flynn was right behind him. >> in the wake of the violence -- >> terrible. >> have you spoken since president obama sups then? >> what's going on is terrible. what's going on is terrible. terrible. >> has it caused you to rethink or re-evaluate your plans to create a muslim register or ban muslims in the united states? >> hey, you know my plans all along. and it's 100% correct. what's happening is disgraceful. >> you saw the security in times square. security being stepped up across europe, as well, especially at tourists sites where americans will be among the holiday visitors. in london tonight, at buckingham palace, there are strict new controls in place at this hour, and abc's lama hasan is outside the palace tonight. >> reporter: tonight, scotland yard tightening security at one of london's biggest targets, buckingham palace. the threat leve

. >>> we have a rare inside look at president-elect donald trump at mar-a-lago in florida where he's meetings today, meeting with personal friends, doing apparently some staffing meetings. joining me for the daily fix, usa today's susan page and jean cummings. this after a week where his adult children have been in the news, not in a way they would like. eric and don, jr., were part of a brochure that tmz first brought up where they were supposedly going to be part of a big post inaugural celebration for those who could ante up and less than a week ago ivanka auctioned off tea with ivanka. that was then changed. they have to get this under control. they need an ethics officer, general counsel. well, they have one. but they need to dig into this. >> it was a $1 million donation limit to get this prize, this enormous access they have tried to walk back. that's an enormous amount of money, by the way. but the other thing is you feel they are in a learning curve. this is not a family that's been in public office before. there are things that are appropriate to do if you are in business b

trump at their mar-a-lago home in florida. >> that is a gorgeous tree. >> so beautiful. >> the time is the east coast. what do millionaires, state senators and drug dealers have in common? they are accused of misusing food stamps. >> president elect donald trump vowing to dissolve his charitable company. the new draum that you in morning. another look at viewer's pictures. >> oh, it's beautiful. ♪ you won't see these folks at the post office. they have businesses to run. they have passions to pursue. how do they avoid trips to the post office? stamps.com mail letters, ship packages, all the services of the post office right on your computer. get a 4 week trial, plus $100 in extras including postage and a digital scale. go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again. >> a gorgeous shot of the skyline on this day after christmas december 26th. president elect donald trump taking steps to shut down his charity to avoid a conflict of interest. >> jackie, apparently it is not enough for democrats. >> no. >> president elect trump is trying to distance himself from what ethics say

news alert, moments ago president-elect donald trump took questions from reporters at his mar-a-lago in florida. thanks for joining us. mr. trump speaking to reporters for about 85 seconds all focussed on the recent terror attacks. he called the ait can in berlin a quote attack on humanity. of course as soon as we get that tape turned around, we're going to play it for you so you can listen. >>> another fox news alert, german authorities say the prime suspect in the truck attack should be considered "violent and armed" manhunt spanning the entire european continent now under way for the suspect who killed 12 people monday. german officials say he is a tunisian refugee who may have had direct contact with known isis recruiters. isis claiming responsibility for the attack and praising the killer as a quote soldier. greg palcot is live in berlin with the latest. what can you tell us about this very young man? >> as things try to get back to normal, they open up the road behind me. people are sirgeing in a very unordinary way to find this man responsible and thought to be for the carnage which occu

remember, the ceo's just met with trump at mar-a-lago in florida yesterday.id not hear from the lockheed martin ceo. she simply left the meeting. >> we speculated why one ceo would have something to say and another would not. it's right that the stock is down. this could be second derivative trump tweeting. so you're actually at a place where he's saying, yeah, go out and bid it out. the f-35 could easily be swapped out apples to apples and this could still be a very aggressive play. they've been quiet at lockheed. >> lockheed doesn't want to be on the wrong side of the u.s. government. u.s. government business was 78% of their revenue in 201 6. >> we made the point that boeing was probably a better stock to own given a choice between the two because of the tremendous percentage of revenues the f-35 is for lockheed martin. we actually said you probably want to stay away for a while. i'm convinced the powers that be at lockheed are way too smart to get into a match i will not name. >> it's headline risk. he's going after the biggest part of the budget, talking

president—elect donald trump lives in, and has offices there, though he is currently at his mar—a—lago estate in floridaeam on twitter. thank you for watching. hello. it looks as though wednesday will start on a cold note for many parts of the british isles. certainly in england and wales. but my major concern is the density of the fog. quite a widespread issue as we start the new day. not so much in the south—west. we will have had enough breeze overnight to keep the atmosphere that little bit more mixed. but where things have really settled, that is where the fog will have popped up. central and eastern parts of wales, through the midlands to east anglia, down into the south—east and up towards the vale of york. further north, the fog a good deal more patchy, and so too the frost, but here, more in the way of cloud and breeze. an ever present feature throughout the day across the western isles. close by to a weather front, may produce the odd spot of rain. wind really quite a feature here. we are not without the chance of some sunshine. the borders of scotland, north of england, western side of wales

president—elect donald trump lives in, and has offices there, though he is currently at his mar—a—lago estate in floridast part of wednesday will be quite cold across england and wales, but that is the least of my concerns, because it is the eastern side of wales and much of central and southern england with the fault could be quite tense first up in the morning. not so much across the west. more in the way of wind helping keeping snakes. anywhere from central eastern wales to the vale of york, it could be quite a slow commute if you are back to work. the northern ireland, and much of scotland, a little more in the way of breeze keeping things mixed overnight. chilly in one or two spots, but relatively mild, especially across the northern and western isles close to a weather front. the wind will be a featured throughout the day the odd spot of rain as well. some brightness in the mix the northern england, west and wales and the south—west of england and parts of northern ireland doing well. but elsewhere, it will stay really cloudy and if you happen to keep the day, your visibility they really suffer fo

he's at his mar-a-lago estate in florida for the holiday. >> britteny: and there is too weak systems that we're watching for the end of your work week closer look at what to expect first thing is warmer temperatures through thursday then what we'll see in the past few nights. and it dry days the thursday night in the south of the main area stretching its latest the servants. antony years we start to move a new year's eve and track in 40 years states. plus a chance of rain saturday sunday into monday. and if the clubs moving in slowly starting to clear and sunshine tomorrow and that even moderate purchase of the next couple days. it's a tool status of the for the chance of showers are coming from thursday night little bit of showers move been and center fell 39 and we're up to degrees in about two in san jose in most locations are warmer than what we saw it yesterday. has drawn the region. and 60 concord 59 high in sat sun rose the 56 year high in san francisco-day. >> grant:now to hawaii.where today.two world leaders visited the pearl harbor memorial. it marks the first time a japane

we have ryan nobles with more from mar-a-lago. >> reporter: trump and his family are here at south floridae christmas holiday. the trump administration has a couple of holes to fill. including the secretary of veterans administration. no word if that announcement will come before the christmas holiday. the trump transition is pushing back on the u.s. intelligence assessment that russia attempted to intervene in the united states election to help donald trump. this is what incoming chief of staff reince priebus said this weekend. >> if there is a conclusive opinion among all of these agencies, they should issue a report or stand in front of a camera and make the case. >> reporter: monday is an important day for donald trump as electors from all around the country will formally cast ballots to elect him the next president of the united states. liberal groups to try to stall the election to allow the electors to hear the briefing of the alleged hack or convince not to kacast ballots for donald trump. there is not expected to be a widespread revolt, but it has the president-elect's attention.

and donald trump's three brief chats with reporters at mar-a-lago in florida today, it was as if the tweet had never happened. >> did you speak with president obama today? >> i did. i did. he phoned me. we had a very nice conversation. >> did you bring up any of your concerns about these roadblocks? >> we had a general conversation. i think the secretary's speech really spoke for itself. but we had a very general conversation. very, very nice. appreciated that he called. >> now that seemed to maybe indicate that president obama's phone call was about secretary of state john kerry's speech today about israel. that is the only thing that donald trump actually refers to when he is answering that question about the phone call. but he doesn't specifically say that that's what they talked about. and donald trump's final appearance tonight, reporters tried to get a clarification. >> yeah, he called me -- he called me. we had a very, very good talk about generally about things. he was in hawaii. and it was a very, very nice call. and i actually thought we covered a lot of territory, a lot of

. >> trump is now at his mar-a-lago in florida where he'll be spending the holidays. he says he may be doing more big rallies in the future. well, he does things differently. dan and paula. >> certainly does. >> and he loves those rallies. >> let's go back to russia. russia is on the defense demanding the u.s. provide proof of these hacking claims or to simply stop making these accusations. >> terry moran has the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. russians are watching in amazement and some right here in the kremlin with delight no doubt at the post election chaos in the united states. one thing you hear right away, people don't believe it. they don't believe president obama's accusations. they don't believe the u.s. intelligence agencies and you would expect that from the kremlin. they're denying everything and the russian state media dominated by the putin regime spinning all kinds of stories, the latest, that the hack was an inside job. by disgruntled democrats. ordinary russians, too, can't believe it, that the great american democracy could b

meanwhile trump is planning to ring in the new year at his lavish mar-a-lago resort in palm beach, floridan that. >> reporter: suzanne, donald trump has a pretty successful 2016 so he is going to celebrate this year in style with a big bash at his mar-a-lago resort in south florida tonight. some 800 guests are expected for this party. it is sold out, it does require an admission price, $525 for members, $575 for guests which is pretty much in line with what the ticket price has been in past years. there will be some celeb brits in attendance, sylvester stallone is expected to be there, we thought quincy jones was going to be in attendance for tonight but he tweeted this morning that he's in los angeles. in the past celeb brits like regis philbin and vanessa williams have been there. the ballroom is also going to be ex decorated with an explosion of green and white flowers, everything up and celebratory for that party at mar lag fwoe. this will wrap up donald trump's vacation, certainly a working vacation at the mar-a-lago resort. he will head back to new york tomorrow and begin the final p

trump may be spending the holidays at his mar-a-lago resort in florida, make no mistake this is a working holiday with less than month to go for inauguration day. he has two cabinet level agriculture and veterans secretary of affairs. two new names emerged. both are ceo's in the healthcare industry. we have cleveland clinic ceo and vietnam veteran in the iq management services with i provide healthcare services to the military. as for mr. trump if he tries to narrow down the finalists for his cabinet the unofficial lobbying push to confirm those already tapped for top administration jobs is already well underway. that is he is specially true for his pick for attorney generalal gam bau senator jeff sessions. as for kelly ann conway she con if i recalled she will be moving to washington. >> i will go into the west wing and take the position next to the president where i feel like i can serve him in the way i advised him off camera. most of the advice is off camera not on camera. >> two other top administration jobs are press secretary and communications director. those are the two people in

president-elect donald trump mention the plan and comments at his mar-a-lago report -- resort in florida. >> we have a combination of sprints, 5000 jobs. that is coming from all over the world and they are coming back into the united states, which is a nice change. jobs form a new company. we appreciate it. angie: let's bring in bloomberg tech editor. donald trump congratulating his friend. what is behind this announcement? >> if you recall, trump and the ceo of softbank met on december 6 in many big, bold announcement. in the states, and $50 billion of investment. if the 5000 jobs from sprinter part of that or not. but in a way, that is almost beside the point. it is an opportunity for donald trump to say that he is continuing to work to bring jobs back to the u.s.. by twois a typical move master showman. they like to go out and announce big deals and get a lot of headlines. that is in order to further his this interest. yousef: i was looking at the performance of the stock, it is been on eight tale. what can we expect in terms of investment and job announcements? reed: of the total $50

trump met with boeing and lockheed martin at his mar-a-lago resort in florida.ill get it done for less than that, and we are committed to working together to make sure that happens. was able to give the president elect personal commitment on behalf of the boeing company. this is business that is important to us. google's autonomous vehicle unit is talking about self driving autonomy into the automakers cars. just behind chrysler. general motors and ford tried to reach a deal with google last year. they have plans to sell autonomous cars sometime around 2020. let's see what is going on right now. more than of trading, that, 36 minutes in japan. let's get to david. >> a lot is happening right now. a quiet start to the day. for the most part, the first for five hours of asian trading, not a lot. it is clearly more red now, 70% of stocks. that came to fruition when japan rose .8%. the latest market opening up. it india, seventh straight day of declines, .33%. philippines, 1.7%. the worst weekend of selloffs back in january. we are now pushing toward 6500 on that ind

. >> president-elect donald trump spending the holiday at his mar-a-lago club in palm beach, florida.president-elect donald trump and wife melania began their christmas at church and were welcomed to midnight mass with a standing ovation. meanwhile, 26 days before he is sworn in, mr. trump's team is rushing to clean up controversies and potential conflicts of interest. yesterday the president elect announced he was shutter his nonprofit, the donald j. trump foundati foundation. writing in a statement -- to avoid even the appearance of any conflict with my role as president i have decided to continue pursue my strong interest in philanthropy in other ways. he didn't provide a time line. the foundation is under investigation by the new york attorney general amid questions about its spending. and a spokeswoman tweeted it cannot legally dissolve until the investigation is complete. there is also been some staffing drama this holiday weekend. demarco two days after announcing campaign aide would be white house communications director mr. miller said he would not take the job in order to sp

trump was not in the building, he's spending the holiday at mar-a-lago in florida . heather: consumer confidence is at its highest level since 2001. a new report showing a surge in december. president-elect trump tweeting this. u.s. consumer confidence inexfor december surged 4 points to 13.7, highest level in more than 15 years. thanks, donald. [laughter] >> she joins us to talk -- very he's very modest. heather: deservedly so, though. maybe confident as a result of the economy. >> absolutely, confident spending, we have seen it so far. they are looking ahead and thinking that the tax plan will get enacted. when you break it down and the way we understand it, of course, we don't know for sure all the details, the zefl always in the details, it looks like everyone is going to face lower taxes next year. this is the month to do it. so many retailers, so many businesses, this is the time of year when they paid their bills and they move into the black and start making money. so you want people to feel good right now. heavy heat when will people think this is actually rea

trump saying this to his reporters at mar-a-lago club at florida, listen. >> he called me. ad a very, very good talk about generally, about things. he was in hawaii. and it was a very, very nice call. and i actually thought we covered a lot of territory. a lot -- >> are you satisfied with the transition so far? >> well our staffs are getting along very well and i'm getting along very well with him other than a couple of statements that i responded to. and we talked about it. and smiled about it. and nobody's ever going to know because we're never going against each other in that way. kennedy: very good. david asman, i have to ask you first, is it, rougher than gravel or smoother than creamy peanut butter? >> well the point is, donald trump, is a business guy. used to dealing with difficult situations. one minute you're negotiating with a guy, calling him a sob, next minute you have your arm around him, my partner for life. that is what he does for a living. that is what he used to doing. he obviously looks two-faced. in the morning he says this. in the afternoon he that. tha

trump responded to a question from a reporter outside his mar-a-lago resort in florida, saying -- "you've known my plans all along and they've proven to be right. 100% correct." trump's comments came as the electronic information privacy center reported that a company co-founded by billllionaire trup adviser peter thiel provided secret assistance to the u.s. customs and border protection as it tracked travelers and immigrants. the tools built by thiel's data mining firm, palantir, could help trump limit migration to the u.s. and to create a muslim registry. thiel's company already has contracts with immigrations and customs enforcement, the departments of justice and defense, and the cia. peter thiel drew fire earlier this month when her refused to confirm whether he'd signed an ethics agreement to recuse himself from any matter affecting his self-interest. in minnesota, a judge has sentenced a woman to six months in prison after she ordered a somali-american woman to speak english before smashing a beer mug into her face for speaking swahili. jodie burchard-risch pleaded guilty to last y

you are looking at mar-a-lago in palm beach, florida. ng a possible appearance from president-elect donald trump that could come later this hour. earlier he commented on the economy as well as his anger at the united nations over that anti-israeli resolution. will the president-elect weigh in more directly on israel? we'll find out and take you there live as soon as we get more definitive word. in the meantime prime minister benjamin netanyahu is not mincing any words do not need to be lectured by president obama and his cabinet. now the war of words is growing a little bit more personal tonight. netanyahu posted this to facebook a photo of then

. >> talking to reporters in mar-a-lago palm beach, florida where he is spending vacation with his family. 5,000 will come from telecommunications company sprint which is owned by japan. his son visited trump tower earlier this month and seems to have orchestrated this move. of the 8,000, 3,000 jocks will be created a new company called one web. trump also bringing up the deal he made with indiana based kr carrier that created an uproar when they were planning to move 1,000 jobs to mexico but instead is keeping 1,000 jobs here at home. he is saying quote they are coming back to the united states which is a nice change. back to you. >> thank you so much, cheryl. appreciate it. >> now a major winter storm brewing down in the northeast right before the holiday weekend. >> janice dean here with more on if our new year's plans are in jeopardy. >> we will get this storm system out of the way before the big celebration on new year's eve. look at the current temperatures 36 in new york, 34 boston. you have the cold air sunk southward and along that jet stream the potential for a nor' easter. wint

phone hisnt obama has successor donald trump, and trump told reporters gathered at his mar-a-lago resort in florida that we had a very nice conversation. the president-elect had alleged in specified inflammatory statements as roadblocks. that brought tensions between the two men into the open less than a month before inauguration day. strained u.s. israeli ties have reached another low as secretary of state john kerry and prime minister benjamin netanyahu traded blame over the stalled middle east these process. in the speech yesterday in washington, john kerry said this was putting the two state solution increasingly out of reach. even as president-elect trump had bowed a fresh start, that yahoo! accused him of anti-israel bias with the u.s. beingon settlements unbalanced. >> israelis do not need to be lectured about the importance of peace by oren leaders. -- by foreign leaders. our hand has been extended in peace since day one, from the very first day. we pray for peace. we have worked for every day since then. >> britain's chief financial officers are turning optimistic as they head into the new

nbc's kelly o'donnell joining us now live near president-elect donald trump's mar-a-lago estate in florida. so kelly, how about reaction from donald trump? vladimir putin maybe trying to extend an olive branch here, maybe tryingo get a dig at president obama, maybe both. what's donald trump's reaction? >> reporter: well, steve, we've just been talking to trump officials of part of the transition and they say there's no plan for donald trump to have any new phone call with vladimir putin. they're pointing us to next week when the president-elect is expected to have a special intelligence briefing on these issues and that's notable because he has not always taken the presidential daily briefing as it has been made available by president obama as regularly as it could be offered. he does take it, but not on a daily basis so they're saying to us that the president-elect wants to get more information next week. separately, he has said in a statement that's been out for a while that it's time for the country to move on. also, we heard today from kellyanne conway who served as campaign manager an

president-elect donald trump is spending the holiday at his mar-a-lago club in palm beach florida. julianna goldman has all the weekend developments and the trump transition covered. >> president-elect donald trump and his wife melania began their christmas at church and were welcomed to midnight mass for a standing ovation. meanwhile, 26 days before he's sworn in, mr. trump's team is rushing to clean up controversies and potential conflicts of interest. yesterday the president-elect announced he would shutter his non-profit the dodd j. trump foundation writing to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest as my role of president i decided to pursue my strong interest in philanthropy in other ways. he didn't provide a time line. the foundation is under investigation by the new york attorney general amid questions about its spending. and a spokes woman tweeted it cannot legally dissolve until the investigation is complete. there's al soak some staffing drama. demarco two days after announcing the campaign jason miller would be whitehouse communications director mr. miller said h

donald trump will be celebrating new year's eve at his resort in mar-a-lago in south florida.people are expected to be in attendance at this party. which does require admission. tickets are more than $500. there will be some celebrities in attendance, including sylvester stallone. initially the transition told us that quincy jones, the recording artist and producer was going to be there. jones tweeting he'll be in los angeles. he won't be in florida. fred, donald trump expected to return back to new york tomorrow evening. >> all right. thanks so much. >>> straight ahead in the "cnn newsroom," republican john mccain says russia must pay for hacking the u.s. election. >> when you attack a country, it's an act of war. >> the political fallout and vladmir putin's message to the u.s. >>> then in new york, tight security for tonight's times square new year's eve celebration. a live report. >> a lot you will say and as per usual a lot you will not see. >>> welcome back. while russian president vladmir putin and president elect donald trump bothi dismiss accusations that russia interf

she joins us from his mar-a-lago estate in florida. good morning. >> good morning. >> let me start with something that the news story said was false. he said if russia or some other entity was hacking, why did the white house take so long to act? why did they complain only after hillary clinton lost. but james claerp formally accused the russians of hacking during the campaign. how do you reconcile the two statements? >> they're easily reconcileable. he says it actually interfered in a way that switched the election results toward hillary clinton. he wasn't willing to do that which puts the president at odds with many in his party. i would say even hillary clinton is saying at her party or wake or whatever you want to call the russia hacking affected the election results. no, they did not. she knows she ignored wisconsin and michigan which obama won by four points and donald trump just won. so, look. it f the intelligence community wants to be serious about this and produce evidence, we, of course, will look at that. they were invited

. >>> president-elect donald trump held a round of meetings at his mar-a-lago estate in florida today his cabinet. he also announced 8,000 jobs would be coming to the u.s. he said sprint, which is owned by is soft bank, will bring in 5,000 jobs. 3,000 jobs will come from a startup called one web. the president-elect harshly criticized the obama administration today for allowing a u.n. security resolution critical of israel to pass. he said we cannot allow israel to be treated with such distan, and disrespect. the beginning of the end was the horrible iran deal, and now this u.n. stay strong israel. january20 is fast approaching. fox's lauren blanchard tells us how secretary of state, john kerry defended the u.s. position. >> friends need to tell each other the hard truths. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry defending america's abstention against ally israel, while laying out his vision for peace in the middle east. >> we could not in good conscious, veto a resolution that reirates, what has been for a long time the consensus, and international view on settlements. >> reporter:

trump will celebrate the holiday tonight at a party at his mar-a-lago resort in florida. in cnn ryan noble. so ryan, what more do we know about how the president-elect spent his day and perhaps almost solo? >> reporter: i guess he probably never travels solo any more. we're told about 25 secretary service agents were with donald trump this morning, but the press was not when he made an unannounced trip to his golf club in jupiter, florida, which is about a half hour away from the resort for a morning round of golf. now, this is something that has become a bit of a pattern, where he takes off and goes somewhere without the pool accompanying him. that may not seem like a major deta detail but it is a precedent. any time a president or president-elect goes anywhere there is a small group of jounlists in case something happens or be sure we know where the president-elect is at any time. his -- he is expected to be back for this big party he has planned at the mar-a-lago resort. there will be some 800 guests in attendance at this event. here is some of the details of what we c

trump will continue to spend the holidays at his mar-a-lago in florida where he is meeting with advisersand behind the scenes working to untangle any conflict of business interest between his businesses and his presidency and we may never know the confli not released his tax returns. at a christmas eve service, president-elect trump and his wife were welcomed for a standing ovation. earlier in the day, mr. trump announced he would shudder his nonprofit the donald j. trump foundation. to avoid even the appearance of any conflict with my role as president, i have decided to continue to pursue my strong interests in philanthropy in other ways. since the campaign a series of controversies surrounding the charity. according to its tax filings from 2009 to 2014, mr. trump did not give his foundation any money. for 2015, the foundation admitted to a practice known as self-dealing. the use of charity funds for one's own benefit which is a violation of irs rules. the admission came after a series of reports questioning whether foundation money was used to settle business lawsuits. the new york at