senator marco rubio is outside the hearing. he's speaking to reporters, answering questions on his tough questions of rex tillerson. let's listen in. >> he's been nominate today what i believe is the second most important position in the u.s. executive branch, the second most visible american on the planet. and from a government perspective. and, so, i intend to take this very seriously. >> do you think they'll be willing -- >> indication you won't actually be able to support his nomination? >> i wouldn't read into either one. i think it is an indication of why the hearing, from my perspective, involved the questions that it did. it's not an effort to embarrass anyone. this is a gentleman who didn't need to do this. i mean, he was headed for very comfortable retirement. and the only reason he's doing this is because he loves america and wants to serve it. and i respect that deeply and i wanted him to under it. but i also wanted him to understand these questions were designed for very specific reason, and that is that if we're g

the most contentious exchange was with marco rubio. not surprisingly, the subject was russia and putin. >> is vladimir putin a war criminal? >> i would not use that term. >> there is so much information out there. it should not be hard to say that his country has committed war crimes in aleppo. you would agree for a military to target civilians. i find it discouraging your ability to cite that, which i think is globally accepted. mr. tillerson, do you believe that vladimir putin and his crow crownys are responsible for the murder of journalists and police cal opponents. >> i have no information to support that claim. >> are you aware that people who oppose him wind up dead, and do you think that is coincidental or do you think it is quite possible or likely that they were part of an effort to murder his political opponents. >> people who speak up for freedom in regimes that are oppressive are often at threat, and these things happen to them. in terms of assigning specific responsibilities, i would have to have more information. >> none

if, if he can get by marco rubio's vote, is it possible that marco rubio will take this stand againstlerson in this committee? >> it's going to be really interesting to see how rubio plays this tomorrow. because it's going to -- how he votes for tillerson after tillerson gave answers that are just in direct contrast with what everything that marco rubio leaves in, human rights and expanding freedom and democracy around the world, it's going to be interesting to see if he can step up to the plate and make that tough call. i was shocked, though, that this was the -- that tillerson was so shaky on how he answered a lot of the questions today. this was really the huge issue going in. that if you're preparing tillerson to go before the senate foreign relations committee, you're going prep him about human rights, responding to the questions, his background as a businessman. how he is going to navigate human rights now that he is going to be secretary of state. and he wasn't well prepared on that point. >> michael, he did get all the answers right on cuba for marco rubio. said he would recom

i thought marco rubio was horrible in that confirmation hearing. he was absolutely horrible. the reason why he was so bad in that hearing was because he basically asked a guy who is supposed to be the top diplomat of the united states, at a confirmation hearing, he is asking him without him having all of the information, he is asking him to label people were criminals, murderers. that is just crazy. how is he going to have any room to negotiate, and a room to do anything if you are calling half the people you have to deal with on a diplomatic level murderers or more criminals. -- war criminals. i agree with rand paul, some people like john mccain, marco rubio, all they want to do is ave confrontation and war. you cannot disparage all of these world leaders before he even gets confirmed. that would not make any sense. host: we will get to all of those topics this morning. matt is up next, emerson, new jersey, the line for independents. caller: i would like to say that the president-elect trump handled himself professionally. specifically with regard to the , and verys, rude na

state designate rex tillerson came across as distinguished, call, informed, intense questioning, marco rubio was strangely hostile, is vladimir putin a war press, i mr. rubio would not use that term mr. tillerson replied with an expression that allows you to imagine a thought bubble. you can mess with me, son, but it will not end well for you. new york city, democratic line, what was your key moment from the confirmation hearing? caller: coincidental that i was going to talk about tillerson denying knowing about exxon mobil lobbying efforts. the u.s. from putting sanctions on russia after they invaded and stole back crimea and the ukraine. you know, i have a lot of respect for marco rubio and his ability to get to it. my second comment really is that donald trump is in over his head in all of this of government. he does not know government, he does not know what he is doing and to distract us from his inexperience and his ignorance, he is throwing out this date, these tweets -- bate, these tweets, it is his clever way of distracting us from his inexperience from his insecurities that he know

. >> that's marco rubio, republican marco rubio with rex tillerson, donald trump's pick for secretary of state at tillerson's confirmation hearings this week, and if there is one problem, one big question marks that's emerged for this the incoming administration, it's is marco rubio going to cause trouble for rex tillerson's nomination for secretary of state? you see the subject of russia coming up there. rubio focussing on that with his questioning. this is the vulnerability with tillerson. concerns from hawkish republicans like marco rubio, that may be donald trump doesn't take putin, doesn't take russia seriously enough, and also that rex tillerson with his business ties as the ceo of exxonmobil, all of those ties he has to russia, all of those ties to putin, will he take russia seriously enough? will he have an aggressive enough posture. rubio raising those concerns. well marco rubio actually vote for rex tillerson as secretary of state. and here's why that matters. check out how this committee looks. this is the foreign relations committee. they've going to vote on whether to rec

visit quickbooks.com. >>> donald trump may have a problem in the form of senator marco rubio. e president-elect crushed the florida republican's presidential dreams in a bitter primary. now rubio may have an opportunity for revenge. if he chooses to flex his congressional muscle over one of donald trump's most controversial picks. manu raju explains. >> reporter: the fate of rex tillerson as secretary of state in the hands of someone who he. >> he's a disaster. he's a nasty guy. >> reporter: marco rubio, the florida republican senator could provide a crucial vote to block tillerson in the foreign relations committee which would be a major embarrassment for trump. rubio refuses to say what he'll do. >> we're still working through it, so, you know, we'll have a decision here soon. >> reporter: and he won't say if he'll even meet with tillerson. >> a lot has transpired since this morning. have you met with him yet? >> i don't have anything to add. >> reporter: rubio grew visibly frustrated at tillerson during the nearly 9 hour confirmation hearing. the nominee repeatedly dodged hi

but marco rubio, no fan of donald trump as we know.e's taking a stand here potentially for another run for the presidency being very firm, anti-russia, and that will guide the republican party. and i think the world awaits marco rubio's decision on tillerson which is probably what he wants. >> and i've talked to some republicans in the senate who have said that they are trying -- people not fans of donald trump or rex tillerson for that matter, but have said that they are trying to tell marco rubio, you know what, we could do a lot worse than rex tillerson and by the way, the fight shouldn't necessarily be about him because we have very large fights to fight with donald trump. and russia. and the policy. sanctions and other things that are coming up. the issue, though, and manu, you've been covering this, rubio is out on a limb here. he was really aggressive given the fact that he is a republican in his questioning of tillerson. and the fact that he is still publicly undecided means that if he ends up vote ing yes, he haso do a lot of

to capitol hill we go, what will republican marco rubio decide about rex tillerson? and what happens if he becomes the only republican to actually vote no? we are closely watching capitol hill waiting to see if the meeting between the two might half some point today. >> just after marco rubio grilled mr. tiller on. >> are you prepared to be the one republican to vote no. >> i'm prepared to do what's right. both in my race and presidential election race, i am required to provide advice and the more important the position is the less latitude they have, it's a like a cone and some positions as it gets higher and higher, the less discrimination, and scrutiny should get higher and higher. >> what do you know about the florida senator and rex tillerson? >> it's possible they were going to arrange some sort of discussion to discuss concerns about russia and china. i can just tell you brooke marco rubio just left a closed door session in a room right behind me with cia nominee mike pompeo. and i asked if he was going to meet with mr. tillerson and he said i got nothing more

>> why did you think -- and here i am, of course, in the position that i'm always in, defending marco rubioo! >> you've been in the ring for lil' marco. >> i have. i have. why was it cringe-inducing for marco rubio to ask about vladimir putin's human rights record? >> why is that any less cringe-inducing than saying that voting rights need to be protected? i mean, i think there is -- you were talking about the united states senate, joe. >> yeah but one is doing it from his position as a senator asking questions. the other is doing it from the witness chair. i suspect that most of senator booker's democratic colleagues would agree with that. >> well, do you think they felt that way about john lewis being there? >> no. john lewis is in the house. >> i just think that that is what these hearings are. these hearings tend to to be very little about the person who is being confirmed and very much about the members of the senate who are there asking questions and making statements. >> getting back to marco, though. i greatly respect your opinion. so i'm curious. >> how could you not answer those q

that was senator marco rubio.is weekend republican senators john mccain and lindsey graham also said they would vote for tillerson. again people are keeping an eye on them because of their concerns about long time ties that tillerson has with russia. his relationship with vladimir putin and of course, all of the issues surrounding trump and putin, but now, graham, mccain, rubio, they all say they're on board, nbc news capitol hill correspondent casey hunt joins us live now from right outside where that meeting it taking place. where that vote will be held. so casey, this one looks like it was a wild card for trump in terms of getting his pick through, now though, looks like all systems are go. >> reporter: that's right, steve. and forgive me if i'm a little out of breath, we just kind of ran down the hall way here with marco rubio to see if we could get some reaction and explanation for why he made this decision. he wouldn't go into too much more detail than what you saw in it that statement that he put out earlie

so marco rubio votes know, democrats vote no, then there's a problem.here are procedures they can use to advance that nomination to the floor that's rarely done and would create an uproar, and it could be problematic on the floor, because there are 52 republican senators. if the democrats vote no, then you lose john mccain and lindsay graham and marco rubio. he doesn't get confirmed. he may have to rely on democratic support. >> it's so odd that trump sticks to his guns on russia. if he would just give some ground, he would pop this blister. but he's still embracing vladimir putin in a way that i think is going to cause big fights in the congress that he doesn't need. >> we're gonna change gears for one minute, because we have to talk about donald trump, the billionaire businessman, who announced this week he'd hand over control of his empire to his two eldest sons. but the director of the office of government ethics blasted the president-elect, calling the plan to avoid conflicts of interest wholly inadequate. you were there. he had the piles of papers

of course, marco rubio has taken a rather hard line on russia. he does not believe that vladmir putin is a friend or ally. rex tillerson has had a close personal relationship with vladmir putin. when he was asked, do you think that vladmir putin is a war criminal, mr. tillerson would not say. he said he needs more information. he is not prepared to go that route. also, when rubio was asking a number of other questions, including on china, what about china, one of the worst human rights abuseers in the world, he would not say that either. he said, it is just a bad human rights abuser. he would not say he would go as far as saying they were one of the worst in the world. there were a number of questions on imposing stiffer sanctions on russia. tillerson would not go he where marco rubio wanted him to go in emerging from this hearing just moments ago. i asked him, are you prepared to be the one republican to vote against mr. tillerson in this committee in the matter of a week or so? this is what he said, wolf. i'll read to you what he said. he said,

cuestiÓn donde tienes que dar luz verde de un dÍa a tro, hay que hacer preguntas serias, creo que marco rubior con nosotros este domingo. >> muchas gracias por estu tiempo. >> gracias a ti. >> gracias. >> en un optimista y emotivo adiÓs y su Último discurso en estados unidos, va ramo obama hablÓ desde chicago la ciudad donde inicio su carrera polÍtica donde aceptÓ su reeleccion hace poco mÁs de 4 aÑos y durante su alocuciÓn obama dijo que el paÍs nunca ha sido debilitado por inmigrantes sino que ellos abrazan la fe de la gran naciÓn y la fortalecen, obama destacÓ que no invertir en los hijos de inmigrantes reduce las posibilidades de todos los niÑos de estados unidos. >> el mismo dÍa que donald trump se convierta en presidente miles de inmigrantes van a salir a las calles de este paÍs protestando contra los amenaza de donald trump de protestar a millones de indocumentados anunciando que van a cerrar filas con su gobiernos locales para proteger a los inmigrantes y a los hijos de los inmigrantes que fueron traÍdos cuando eran niÑos a este paÍs para hablarnos de esto y mÁs una marcha que sera pr

an interaction that rex tillerson had with marco rubio, senator from florida, over marco rubio's questionsbout whether vladimir putin is a war criminal. here is the interaction. >> let me ask you this question -- is latin america region a war criminal? >> i would not use that term. hasn aleppo, mr. putin ordered a campaign, he has targeted schools and markets and other civilian infrastructure. it has resulted in the deaths of thousands of civilians. this is not the first time mr. putin is involved in campaigns of this time. when he was just appointed prime minister before he was elected, there was a series of bombings and they blamed it on the chechens. he would punish them so he ordered the air force to bomb them. dhey used skype missiles -- sku missiles. they use their explosive bombs that ignite and burn the air breeze and by people -- briefed in people. he used battlefield weapons against civilians and an estimated 300,000 civilians were killed, and the city was completely destroyed. it was a credible body of reporting that all of those bombings were part of a black flag operation on t

i'm sure jen can relate. >> seriously, marco rubio was sort of the establishment's last hope, the last one standing. how did he lose to donald trump? >> i think marco was selling hope and optimism in a year where voters were really angry and wanted to send a message to washington. that is fundamentally why our message was beat by donald trump's message. i will give credit to donald trump. he ran a very smart campaign. it was lean, quick, aggressive. and he used the new social media in a way none of the other campaigns had done before and he continues to do. you just played that clip of joe biden saying that trump needs to grow up and not tweet. he needs to keep tweeting. that's how he won this office in the first place and w he connects to the american people. i think that's a gat asset for him moving forward. we can argue could the tweets be better, better timed, the topics be more on message and more effective. but i think he needs to keep tweeting. i think twitter is part of how he beat my former boss marco rubio and won the nomination and the white house. >> respond to alex's outra

all eyes will be on marco rubio who told me tonight he's not yet decided how he will vote. lester? >> andrea mitchell on the hill tonight, thank you. >>> a very busy day in washington that also included day two of the confirmation hearing for attorney general nominee senator jeff sessions of alabama and no less drama in this fight as african-american members of congress spoke out today against the nomination. our justice correspondent pete williams has details. >> reporter: senator cory booker, democrat of new jersey, became the first ever to testify against a colleague's nomination. >> i want an attorney general who is committed to supporting law enforcement and securing law and order but that is not enough. >> reporter: joining him is congressman john lewis of georgia who survived police beatings and civil rights marches. >> it doesn't matter how senator sessions may smile, how friendly he may be, how he may speak to you. we need someone who can stand up, speak up and speak out for the people that need help. >> reporter: a former republican attorney general, michael mukasey, prai

their new amigo is senator marco rubio, apparently. he head he had on southerns about tillerson. today rubio was downright aggressive and hostile in his questioning of the nominee when they were clashing over putin and human right. while tillerson kept his cool, i believe the three amigos may be in trouble for the attacks on tillerson who i think handled himself well in the face of those petty attacks. the head clown did no better. if they mean their attacks on tillerson to defeat his nomination, that would mean their spite and political judgment has plummeted. he will be confirmed and the country will be very, very glad that he is. the quotation of the evening, this one from somerset maughn. it is not true that suffering ebb oabls the character. happiness does that sometimes, but suffering for the most part makes men petty and vindictive. the three amigos must have suffered more than anyone of us realized. donald trump's team. >> it's complete garbage. it's irresponsible and it's what's horrible about politic and what and happening in america. she should be ashaped of themselves.

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marco rubio put on a display today that i could not fathom, either his motivation, or the context, or the value system he was purporting to represent. >> i'm struggling to see what is the motivation there. what is he after? is it his future will political promise? wanting to be president himself someday? that wasn't very -- two sides of the same coin, what's going on? i was surprised by that and disappointed, because no offense, why are you complaining and barking up the wrong tree year because rex tillerson handles himself beautifully. he was really well-prepared, and he was so stoic and unflappable. >> lou: he looked like a man who had been running a rather large enterprise for a while and knew exactly what it was about. by the way, it was a meritocracy that produced them, and he came out on top for a decade. cory booker, let's take a look. listen to cory booker for the first time in history attack a colleague in the u.s. senate, and his motivation, we will take that up on the other side of the sound bite. >> america needs an attorney general was resolute and determined to bend the

>> reporter: but marco rubio pushed further, citing russia's role in the killing of millions of civilians in aleppo, syria. >> is vladimir putin a war criminal? >> i would not use that term, no. >> mr. tillerson, do you believe that vladimir putin is responsible for ordering the murder of journalists and political opponents? >> i do not have sufficient information to make that claim. >> none of this is classified information. these people are dead. >> reporter: he says he and president-elect trump have talked about foreign policy, but not russia. >> i thought russia would be at the top of that considering the actions taking place. did that not happen? >> that has not occurred yet, senator. >> that's pretty amazing. >> and mary bruce with us from capitol hill tonight, and mary, senator marco rubio, we saw there grilling rex tillerson, and the senator not happy with what he heard, and he is not committing anything. >> reporter: after testimony, marco rubio is not convinced. they need moral clarity, and he is not sure tillerson can deliver. if rubio does not support tillerson, he may not pas

marco rubio was a contender in the presidential race and will be in the future.is certainly a man of convictions, whether you agree with them or not, and he has strong convictions about cuba, where his family originated, and the idea of human rights in america, being a projector of human rights around the world, which is something that donald trump indicated in his inaugural speech will not be a priority for him. the second problem is you've got lindsey graham and john mccain. these are two republicans that republicans shouldn't pick fights with. they are military men. so when it comes to military matters, these are men who speak with authority because they've been to war. and secondly, over christmas, while donald trump was celebrating christmas and new year's, they were in eastern europe on the front line states -- latvia, lithuania, with those leaders saying nato is strong and we will stand with you. so, these are men who put their money where their mouth is. this isn't a bunch of republicans who don't like donald trump and don't like his people. they are that

marco rubio was doing a little bit of that.y would've been the top people i would have predicted my face real problems. i don't see any way he does not get confirmed. obviously marco rubio seems to be on the fence if not hostile. but i think he will pick up democrats that are up for real election in two years and states that trump carries. i think he did himself a lot of good yesterday. one of the things i'm so fascinated by is that the many people that have been opposing him but they are cozy to put yet yesterday yesterday i think he demonstrated such strength in knowledge and understanding in how to manage this. he does such a great job of making sure that people understand that what he has is experience is a strength not a detriment to this role. there were a lot of moments where he said i don't know this. in he said it very early on during the rush exchange that he's not yet received a security clearance he has not been briefed on a lot of stuff. i will say the nominees who perform the best at hearings are the ones who have

. >> republican senator, marco rubio, who has expressed concerns about tillerson's ties to russia isstill on the fence. a vote could potentially hold up his nomination. >> mike pompeo who has been tapped to lead the cia is expected to be confirmed tomorrow. >> back with us, eugene scott and tom lobianco. there is this question of timing and schedule. on the first day of 2009, president obama had seven of his nominations confirmed. only two for donald trump. democrats will say republicans are rushing them through. republicans will say democrats are dragging their feet. the truth is usually somewhere in the middle. what's the truth here? >> what the democrats are also saying, at least the watchdog group that monitors much of this is that many of the forms have not been vetted or came in very late. so democrats are asking a lot of questions they would have had answers to had these forms been in on time. the watchdog group presents itself as nonpartisan even though it is run by an obama appoi appoi appointee. these are basic how to get to know you questions. many of these people are bein

tillerson -- trish: a heated exchange between marco rubio and rex tillerson. several heated exchanges or at least two between marco rubio and rex tillerson today. the latest one was around the world where he asked him about a variety of places, variety of countries and specifically that last exchange was about saudi arabia and whether or not rex tillerson would declare that saudi arabia was, in fact, a human rights violator. sort of went around that a little bit. marco rubio kept going back to the point finally where tillerson had to say, look, we're on the same page, we don't really differ in terms of our goals, senator. we want to talk more about this in terms of how the hearings are going. why it is marco rubio seems to be a little contentious today? joining me is the navy s.e.a.l. who killed osama bin laden, robert o'neill. former deputy assistant to president george w. bush, brad blakeman. am i reading too much into it or marco getting feisty? >> seems as if he's got a bit of a bone to pick with rex tillerson, he was going around the world with everything

floor there senate foreign relations committee finishes their discussion and gets ready to vote. , marco rubiome a nation but he does so with reservations. you look at people like senator john mccain, and senator rubio, they are positioning themselves with people like senator lindsey graham to be the republican opposition within the republican party, to help serve as a check for president trump. so as that continues to evolve, i would look again for that type of leverage to continue, because at the end of the day, while republicans have a majority in congress, they don't have a supermajority and president trump needs key republicans, all of his party, to move several of these nominations. he was able to get the support for tillerson, but it remains to be seen on other key legislative agenda items, particularly on foreign policy, whether or not that support will hold. mccain, lindsey graham and marco rubio are sending a message that while they are with him on tillerson, they may not be with him 100% of the way on other key issues. joe: the pompeo vote, some democrats, including ron wyden of ore

now the big question is, what will senator marco rubio do? know he had some testy, testy exchanges with tillerson during the confirmation hearing. >> is vladimir putin a war criminal? >> i would not use that term. >> is military targeted schools -- >> would want to have more information before reaching that conclusion. >> i find it discouraging your inability to cite that which i think is globally accepted. >> joining me now is kasie hunt on capitol hill. all eyes are obviously on marco rubio today. any indication on what he's going to do? >> well, steph, i think that what you saw from lindsey graham and john mccain over the weekend is a key part of this. they came out and said that they will vote for tillerson when his nomination comes to a vote on the floor of the full senate. and that really ensures that his overall confirmation is all but guaranteed. this, of course, is the foreign relations committee. and the question is, just what kind of a fight, if any, does marco rubio want to pick with donald trump? it's been made clear to him priva

a lot of pressure was brought to bear on marco rubio on the part of the trump team. he met privately with rex ti tillerson last week. he had 100-plus written questions that tillerson answered in writing. now we're learning that marco rubio gave a statement "given the uncertainty that exists both at home and abroad about the direction of our foreign policy, it would be against the country's best interests to have the nomination delay. therefore, i will support mr. tillerson's nomination and in the full senate." we knew they were going to have a vote later this afternoon . >> kasie hunt, keeping an eye on all of it for us here on capitol hill, not too far from where we are posted up. thank you. i'm joined by congressman ron desennd desantis. there was a question about mike pompeo and when he could get confirmed. you heard republicans say it is an example of the politicization of the process. do they have a point? >> not with mike pompeo. he's going to do areat job as cia director. >> do you think the democrats are playing politics. >> i think that they're frustrating a

marco rubio, former trump rival. emember, the guy he hick named "little marco," he was taking aim at rex tillerson in the hearings. watch this. >> i asked you about whether vladimir putin was a war criminal, something that you declined to label him as. i asked about china, whether they were one of the worst human rights violenters in the world which, again, you didn't want to compare them to other countries. i asked about the killing in the philippines, about saudi arabiaing with a human rights -- saudi arabia being a human rights violater. and it's not because i was trying to get you involved in international name calling, but for the sake of it. but because in order to have moral clarity, we need clarity. for those 1400 people in jail in china, those dissidents in cuba, the girls that want to drive and go to school, they look to the united states. they look to us. and often to the secretary of state. trish: all right. you know, it actually got even worse. he went on to say, basically, would you use force against chi

all eyes in that committee on senator marco rubio, republican, who has not revealed how he will vote on rex tillerson. but regardless of how he comes down in the end, republican leaders have already said that they will bring tillerson before a full committee vote. you've seen some procedural moves at their disposal. and we already know that senator john mccain over the weekend and senator lindsey graham, two key republicans, say they will support tillerson. so this likely paves the way for him to be confirmed. >> thank you, sunlen serfaty. >>> sean spicer will take to the podium today, and yes, you heard it, he will answer reporters' questions, after a weekend of controversy after the new administration's, quote, alternative facts. >> there's been a lot of talk in the media about the responsibility to hold donald trump accountables h. i'm here to tell you it goes two ways. >> the press secretary gave alternative facts. >> we are not going to sit around and let the media delegitimize the president. >> with me now is the former deputy white house press secretary to president bush, a fo

imagine the lobbying that marco rubio is being subjected to right now as we speak. there were incredibly dramatic developments in that story today. there were dramatic developments today on ethics as well, including the office of government ethics coming out on his own terms and making a pronouncement about the president-elect that nobody saw coming. we also got a health scare in the capitol tonight. one member of congress reportedly collapsing and being taken out of the capitol on a stretcher and being hospitalized. we've got the latest details on that. there's a lot to come tonight. this is not a time to stop paying attention. stay with us. >>> breaking news tonight from capitol hill and it's not good news. a congressman collapsed tonight in the capital. this is probably not a congressman you have heard of. he's a first term congressman named john rutherford from florida. he was just sworn in last week to start his first term in congress. you see him on the left with the mustache and red tie. apparently what happened is he was in the republican cloak room, that's

i think marco rubio will do what he told to to by the party leadership. >> what is this opera about. >> you said, opera. it's drama, i can be guy tla coming at you if you don't play it right. marco at this moment, understand the position he is in. i think he going to use it to his best advantage. >> ron, is this revenge story, or show profile encourage, which is it. >> i don't dispute anything that michael said. let's remind ourselves that marco rubio early on started being revealed, he counselled his republicans not to make use of him. it's democrats today, it could be us today. it's wrong in principle. i i'm willing to give him creditor maybe offended by being confronted with rex tillerson, even impose harsher sanctions on russia. it involves genuine feelings on his part. >> what's wrong with putin trying see if it's possible that ewe can get together like we -- we fought second war on both sides. we got along with bres knack, gosh chef, it is possible to work with the russians. why should we not keep trying. lou do we rule this. >> is it that putin is no damn good. >> he is no dam

if marco rubio in committee votes down the tillerson nomination that can be a huge stumbling block.ill can get to the floor but that would just be -- it would have huge reverberations. if john mccain and lindsey graham and marco rubio and there are a couple of others, republicans who have been circumspect about the tillerson nomination if they go against it donald trump will need democratic votes to get this controversial secretary of state nominee through, that could happen except that those high-profile republicans of course give even the most conservative democrats some cover to stick with the party, the democratic party in opposition if, indeed, some republicans are voting. >> do you think there's any real chance that tillerson doesn't get through or sessions doesn't get through and second part bottom line who gets the most heat today >> bottom line, i think both those nominees get through. at the end of the day the president-elect does get some deference from the united states senate in their advise and consent role to put his team together. the republicans that have vote. poem

imagine the lobbying that marco rubio is being subjected to right now as we speak. there were incredibly dramatic developments in that story today. there were dramatic developments today on ethics as well, including the office of government ethics coming out on his own terms and making a pronouncement about the president-elect that nobody saw coming. we also got a health scare in the capitol tonight. one member of congress reportedly collapsing and being taken out of the capitol on a stretcher and being hospitalized. we've got the latest details on that. there's a lot to come tonight. this is not a time to stop paying attention. stay with us. americans - 83% try to eat healthy. yet up 90% fall short in getting key nutrients from food alone. let's do more. add one a day men's complete with key nutrients we may need. plus heart-health support with b vitamins. one a day men's in gummies and tablets. you foundi'm a robot! cars.com rawr yeti and found a place to service it, too. ♪ jingle bells now when you're ready, you can sell your old car and find your new one all on

it looks like marco rubio will in fact vote for rex tillerson to be the next secretary of state, this after senator rubio had held out, it raised significant concerns about mr. tillerson, his views on russia, during that very contentious confirmation hearing, asking sharp-edged questions about whether or not he thought vladimir putin was a war criminal. and when mr. tillerson would not say whether or not he thought putin was a war criminal, rubio expressed some significant concerns, saying at the time that someone taking this position needs to show some moral clarity and he wasn't getting any clarity on some key issues about not just russia but about other issues in the middle east, about china's role as a human rights abuser. but after that hearing, i am told that senator rubio had a private meeting with rex tillerson, with reince priebus, white house chief of staff, and vice president mike pence for 90 minutes in what was subscribed by one rubio adviser as a blunt conversation about a number of issues. there were also an additional 100 questions and answers that came back from tille