let's start with mike pence. extensive articles you have been doing on him, particularly your main concern about him as the new vice president. >> i have been covering mike pence promised a decade. minas shall gain weight into covering pence is because he was one of the candidates that received the most funding from erik prince, the founder of blackwater, who during the bush-cheney years cooperated what amounted to a christian supremacist carreÑo crusader crusader militia. invited and welcomed after a party for erik prince and the aftermath of the new source square massacre in baghdad in 2007 1 blackwater operatives killed a dozen and a half iraqi civilians, including small children. pence was on my radar because of looking at who erik prince and his family were funding -- you evolution as a political figure. in many ways it is the story of how the radical religious right then such prominent and now is in an unprecedented position to wield power. some say, wasn't george w. bush the same mentality? these guys are

mike pence. i was just talking as well to chris collins who is the first trump supporter here on capitol hill. and is serving as something of a liaison between congress and the incoming trump administration. he was saying he thinks that members are going to trust pence to give congress a little bit of their power back. there's a sense that president obama kind of took a lot of power that was traditionally accorded to congress and centered it in the white house. that's what members are hoping to hear from him today. he's going to go from this into one-on-one meetings with house leader nancy pelosi and house speaker paul ryan and then head over to the senate side of the cap doll where he's going to meet with mitch mcconnell and chuck schumer. >> i want to bring in republican strategist steve schmidt. steve, you have been part of these. you looked at transitions over time. it sounds like it's very chaotic. from your perspective, is it so chaotic? we're spending so much time talking about donald trum

mike pence was for it all the way through. free trade they dison, medicare and social security overhaul, pence after all endorsed cruz in the primaries, but now it's a different story. we're seeing mike pence being used for this outreach. this is -- this is trump being smart about bringing in -- how much of this is donald trump and how much of it is mike pence advising donald trump to do this, reaching out, as you reported earlier, mitt romney, nikki haley, visiting the democrat, even meeting with abc from japan. abe is more than just concerned about the relationship with the united states. our allies in asia, as the u.s. -- as they kind of wonder what's going to happen, you are turning to japan to a certainty extent as a leverage against china. he's a critical piece of what the u.s. will be able to do in asia, a critical piece of trade with asia and what will happen with the t is. p, historically even in the last 20 years or so, we've had all different kinds of vice presidents with all different kinds of roles. look at dick ch

>> we know that mike pence will be taking over and he is i guess vp-elect mike pence. sources inside the campaign said governor pence really did forge a strong bond with donald trump over the course of this campaign, becoming one of the most steadfast defenders and sticking through him even in the rougher points of this campaign. chris christie didn't necessarily do that. after it was announced he was not going to be vice president, chris christie started to fade into the background and helping quite a bit with debate prep and he helped craft the apology in the 2005 audio leak. there is a feeling within the campaign that chris christie was not there during trump's time of need. at least as governor mike pence. chris christie will be helping out with the transition. he is not totally being taken off of this. also on board with this transition are donald trump's three childrens. ivanka, eric, don jr. and jared curbner who is ivanka's husband. you know this very well. his father was put in jail by chris christie. there is talk behind the scenes that that is something that

mike pence will take over. bring you to our national political correspondent post. >> explain the potential for conflict of interests or is this nothing in. >> i actually think that they are even though they are publicly they are on the team. the fact that first family and first families to be it is no unprecedented for them to have an influence on some of the key appointments. when ronald reagan was elected, his wife nancy reagan was one of the key voices in bringing in an outsider, jim baker, worked in the primary as chief of staff. there was a big battle going on between the sort of reaga reagan -- the pragmatist. what a whether their names are on this list or not? we knew that the trump family is going to have a big say in the shapes and administration of this. >> if hillary clinton were elected and a transition team was put out, we saw her daughter or bill clinton's name on there or brother's name on there, that's hillary clinton's brother. would that be a shock to folks? >> i think that her brothers aside

[ laughter ] and what makes this even stranger is mike pence didn't seem to mind at all. he said he was not offended by the speech, and in fact, he was working that out. pence made the rounds on the sunday morning news shows yesterday. and this is what he said on both "face of the nation" and "fox news sunday." >> i can tell you, i wasn't offended by what was said. i don't know when it was the appropriate venue to say it -- >> that's how you memorize lines, by the way. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: mike pence updated and ready to go. so mike pence wasn't but donald trump was. why do i feel like we're going to see a lot more of this dynamic? trump still wants an apology and the cast of "hamilton" have agreed to apologize, as soon as trump apologizes to the following parties. [ cheers and applause ] coming. a story like this i wonder how closely people are paying attention to the details. this afternoon we went out on the street, we asked people what they thought of the news that alexander hamilton was harassing mike pence. of course alexander hamilton has been dead for

man, mike pence. apologize! very rude and insulting of "hamilton" cast member to treat our great future vp mike pence to a theater lecture. couldn't even medical rise the lines. then the next morning, again the cast and producers of "hamilton" which i hear is highly overrated should immediately apologize to mike pence for their terrible behavior. not since john f. kennedy had that very public feud with the cast of "bye-bye there been such feeling between broadway and the white house. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] i hope it stops soon, i don't know. who gets in a fight with a musical? how is it possible that donald trump can get along with putin but not "hamilton"? [ laughter ] and what makes this even stranger is mike pence didn't seem to mind at all. he said he was not offended by the speech, and in fact, he was pence made the rounds on the sunday morning news shows yesterday. and this is what he said on both "face of the nation" and "fox news sunday." >> i can tell you, i wasn't offended by what was sai

mike pence said we should take way ahiv and aids funding. he said it should be taken away because instead it should be diverted into government-funded programs designed to cure people from being gay, to try to fix gay people. that's what the government should spend its money on, not this aids stuff. mike pence is really out there on his anti-gay politics. he is on the last leaf on that twig. more so than any other state wide elected official in the country. that's who donald trump picked to be his running mate. you would think regardless of what you think of marriage equality that's just sb interesting. you would think it would have gotten some attention. in fact no one paid much attention to it at all. honestly i think it's because no one paid much attention to mike pence at all. none of us ever get a second chance to make a first impression. as a national political figure for the first time in his life mike pence never got a single chance to make a first impression. the night that mike pence was chosen to be running mate there was other st

so mike pence wasn't offended but donald trump was. why do i feel like we're going to see a lot mor o dynamic? trump still wants an apology and the cast of "hamilton" have agreed to apologize, as soon as trump apologizes to the following parties. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that could be awhile coming. a story like this i wonder how closely people are paying this afternoon we went out on the street, we asked people what they thought of the news that alexander hamilton was harassing mike pence. of course alexander hamilton has been dead for like 200 years. but did that stop people from nodding and knowing? let's find out in tonight's hamilton edition of "lie witness news." >> as you know the big news today, treasury secretary alexander hamilton is feuding with vice president electricity mike pence after verbally do you think mike pence unless the right? should alexander apologize? >> no, i do not think alexander should apologize to mike pence. i don't agree with a lot of the things that mike pence stands for. >> donald trump is no

now headed by vice president-electric mike pence. trump's children are named as key advisors as a power struggle may be underway. >>> the crowned jewels. trump will now be briefed on the most highly classified aspects of u.s. intelligence for so-called crowned jewels of top secret spying operations abroad. >>> and the fortress, trump's tower, the home and headquarters has now urn to sbd a skyscraper struggle. ringed by tight security right in the middle of new york city. new restrictions are in place for people, cars, and even aircraft. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in the situation room. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> breaking news, donald trump may already be willing to compromise on one of the top items of his agenda hit list, obamacare. in an interview with the "wall street journal" trump now says after conferring with president obama, he'd consider leaving in place certain parts of the health care law. the president-elect is now suggesting the law could be amended, rather than just repealed and replaced. trump has just reshuffled

, and mike pence is the kind of person that likes them back.i think that bridge will be great for this president. >> so what do you think should be the priorities? what are you looking forward to in terms of voting for -- in terms of the priorities once 2017 kicks off and the new president is in place? >> well donald trump is a man of action. we've already gotten the instructions that we better buckle our seatbelts and get ready for action. i think the road map will be donald trump's promises on the campaign trail. you'll see us repeal obamacare, develop a rebust infrastructure plan and the tax code and trying to shrink the size of government. but i think donald trump is going to start with the projections that he made on the campaign trail. >> already though you've got attacks coming from the left about, for example, jeff sessions and his background and whether or not that's appropriate for the attorney general. so how tough will these confirmation hearings be? >> they'll be tough but i think the beginning announcements from the trump administ

a live look at the vp elect, mike pence makes the rounds. he's meeting with the next senate minority leader chuck schumer, this is after he had the sit down meeting with nancy pelosi. it was a hard to visit campaign and a controversial pick right now as the chief strategists and stephen bannon finding common grounds on the hill to get things done. we are keeping an eye on it live here on msnbc. ♪ if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, isn't it time to let the real you shine through? introducing otezla (apremilast). otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is achievable after just 4 months, with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. and the otezla prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. don't take otezla if you are allergic to any of its ingredients. otezla may increase the risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts, or if these feelings develop. some peop

that meeting with mike pence. let's head to manu raju. he has some inside information. what can you tell us? >> reporter: hey, carol, yeah, this was really a pep rally of sorts. multiple standing ovations for mike pence, who really discussed how busy the beginning of the new congress is going to be. they discussed what their priorities were. we are told by members who were in the room, they said one of the first things they want to do in the first hundred days or 200 days is tax reform. that seems to be the big priority for the new administration coming in. they discussed repealing and replacing obamacare but did not discuss exactly when that would happen. there were no discussions about some of the more divisive items such as building that border wall along the mexican border and they really warned that this is going to be a busy, busy first part of the year. in fact, the house majority leader kevin mccarthy warned his colleagues that they may not see much of their families in january. that's how busy that it is

trump's running mate mike pence. and he says, he planned to be with trump in west allis on sunday. allis and i was in wisconsin, i was going to show up. why? because i think we need to unify as republicans and get out the vote but trump canceled the rally, citing a scheduling conflict. the 3 p-m event coincided with the packers-colts game at lambeau. trump will go to michigan and minnesota instead, but ryan brushed off the change. im not going to armchair quarterback their campaign decisions. i think hes going to minnesota also because its close there. i think theyre going to a lot of different states that theyre close in. plus, mike pence is here in wisconsin today this week, pence said ryan should remain him in front of a friendy crowd saturday. paul ryan is one of the great conservative leaders in the united states of america, and wisconsin should be proud in turn, ryan blasted hillary clinton for having "scandal after scandal." but when this chant started... crowd: lock her up!ryan pivoted away. i got another ide

martha: mike pence said time for republicans to come home. more seem to be coming home pretty much every day as we watch this unfold. doug, thank you very much. bill: we'll get more, kellyanne conway, senior advisor for the trump transition team and president-elect trump's former campaign manager. how are you doing? >> good morning. bill: we have 100 questions for you. stand by. i know you will not give us a lot of specifics on names, et cetera, we'll try as best we can. in general sense i heard this described as a knife fight this week. i heard it described as "game of thrones." mr. trump characterized it, going smoothly. how would you characterize the process so far? >> i agree with president-elect trump it is going very smoothly here in new york and predominantly down in washington, d.c., where most of the transition team is. i visitedded our washington, d.c., transition office this is week and got a great reception from people who are incredibly engaged and excited to help form the next federal government. i really enjoyed, bill, looking

we're going to listen to a little bit of mike pence and come back out.et's hear what he's saying. >> number one, vote. bring a friend. friends don't let friends vote alone. go exercise that franchise. it's been bought at such a high price and preserved through the generations for you. and vote to bring real change to america by making donald trump the president of the united states. and in the time that remains in this election after you take care of your own vote be sure to go tell somebody what this election is about because i don't really see this election as a choice between republican and democrat or liberal and conservative. i think it's like ronald reagan said years ago, it's a choice between up and down. it's a choice between whether we're going to continue to go down the hill to a weaker america at home and abroad, a more hollowed out american military, an america stifled by more taxes, more regulation, more obamacare, walking farther away from our highest constitutional principles or whether we're go to stop here in michigan, plant our feet, tu

you saw the guy next to him, mike pence.did a rally in wisconsin the saturday before the election saying everybody come out and vote for donald trump, for mike pence, for ron johnson who rowo re-election. it went republican, it went for donald trump. we re-elected ron johnson. we had a great year in america, but in wisconsin we closed the campaign by calling for republican unity. that is what we now have going forward. >> when you hear trump supporters out there still sore that republicans didn't all of them step behind -- >> this was an unconventional year. he was an unconventional candidate. the point is, we unified, at the right time at the end. it worked. donald trump heard something out there in america that no one else heard. he heard and he saw a movement out there. this -- he pulled off -- like i said yesterday -- one of the most impressive political feats i have seen in my lifetime. it's an amazing thing. donald trump deserves all that credit. by the way, we were expecting and being told to expect more losses in the

honorable man mike pence. who handled it with incredible class. hamilton made it seem like the incoming administration will go it and try to trample people who are minorities and seasozeno ph. at the end of the day, trump and pence got a high amount of the african-american vote and hispanic vote. so suggesting they are coming in like this is wrong. >> does it sometimes help to take situation answers come back and turn them around. in hillary clinton won the election, and if she was at a hockey game, and someone grabbed the microphone and started talking about how hockey fans felt like she didn't like them and felt like she off the tstra them and belittled them, i don't think they would like that. >> it is how about the president-elect reacts. when you say you have to add a p punch line into it, they were wrong and they are stupid and can't act anyway. it sound not very mature. so i think the issue here is something happened and president-elect trump responded but he didn't respond, and let's be honest, it is not mature to add a punch line attack t

mike pence. mike pence is the guy who was there. mike pence is the guy who actually went to go see the show because maybe he wanted to learn something and maybe he did want to experience, you know, some variety as far as, you know, some educational entertainment there. >> and we haven't heard from him >> mike pence go seeing hamilton and maybe we need to listen to >> maybe #boycott hamilton >> if anybody will boycott hamilton i will be happy to take your tickets off your hand free of charge. give me your hamilton tickets. >> thank you for being with us today. it was a great pleasure, as we head into break, alec baldwin is back at it on snl as mr. trump. owe my, what is isis? siri? - announcer: thousands of washington, d.c. families depend on home sharing to make ends meet. here at airbnb, we're committed to working with the city to develop new common-sense home sharing rules. we helped the city collect millions in taxes last year and we support rules that protect affordable housing and maintain our neighborhoods. working together, w

mike pence was asked this morning if he thought he deserved an apology. the apology that trump is demanding. pence said he was not offended. for more on that, rachel crane joins us live from new york. give us an idea of what people there are saying today in addition to trump tweeting that. >> mike pence might not have been offended, but the person that was, president-elect donald trump. despite the fact he's a very busy man setting his political agenda, selecting his cabinet, still found time to tweet about this controversy, not once, not twice, but four times, even calling it harassment. mike pence saying this morning he was offended by the message delivered friday night and said he clearly heard it. take a listen. >> first off, we -- i took my daughter and her cousins to the show friday night. if you haven't seen it yet, it's a great show. i'm a history buff. my hats off to the cast and to the extraordinary team that brought "hamilton" to the public. we really enjoyed being there. and i heard the remarks that were made at the end. what i can tell you, i

do you see places on the map where mike pence made the difference? >> well, mike pence made a difference in given just donald trump the basic stability. i heard time after time from the republicans in the battleground states that if it were only mike pence, it would be assured. they thought that trump had the judgment to pick someone that's stable like mike pence and give him a few points. >> it's all about the judgment with donald trump. >> yeah, and what voters are concerned about and if he makes it to office so that he is not just a come koz si. >> i want to play a little bit of trump sound to you and he was in new hampshire making the closer argument and we're going to -- we're going to hear from him shortly after mike pence there. do we have him in new hampshire tonight? we don't have it. a lot of the arguments was a response to the fbi. it was not a closing argument on where he began on immigration or issue toss the table. it was a response to what he understood to be a big moment or something that he could not ignore for the base. let me play

over the weekend vice president-elect mike pence here in new york city attended the broadway musical "hamilton" where he was booed by the crowd and verbally attacked by the cast on stage as they're unhinged as well. >> vice president-elect pence, we welcome you and truly thank you for joining us here at "hamilton," an american musical, we really do. we, sir, we are a diverse america who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us. our planet, our children, our parents or as a whole, our inalienable rights, sure. we truly hope this show inspired you to uphold our american values and to work on behalf of all of us. >> and donald trump took to twitter the defend vice president-elect mike pence. he demanded an apology. of course, the media only focused on trump's response and ignored the incredibly rude and disrespectful attacks on governor mike pence. that's not all. at the american music awards last night, the band green day in what looked like a desperate attempt to try to become relevant again, they used the performance to lash out at donald trump also. wa

vice presidential mike pence receives the briefing daily. the briefings for mike pence will happen not far from his new home. that is because the v.p. elect rented a house in chevy chase before moving to the number one observatory circle. residence. chris papst went to find out what pence's soon to be neighbors think about the move. chris: no one was home when "7 on your side" knocked on vice president-elect mike pence's new home in northwest d.c. neighbors with the emergency no parking signs say he moved in a few days ago. >> it's a busy place. monday night and tuesday morning. busy place. >> when joanne pratt came home cars. she had nowhere to park and she didn't know why. she found out why. >> my husband geez to the window and he sees mike pence walking from the front door to big vehicle. >> that's exciting. >> pence serving out his term as the governor before the inauguration on january 20 and also the head of president-elect trump transition team. so he will find a good amount of time in the 1937 ho these are the pictures on zillo. now

mike pence. apologize, exclamation point. in response to that, the actor, dixon, fired back with his own tweet. he said the conversation is not harassment and i appreciate mike pence for stopping to listen. there is another suggestion, another hint that there may be another cabinet pick announced late today. we'll be getting a readout from that later today after the series of meetings happens of the we'll be here all day at trump national golf course. a beautiful facility. we'll see you then. >> doug, thank you so much. keep us posted, of course. joining us now for insight into the trump transition process is brad blakeman who worked on the george w. bush transition team. there's been so much criticism and lot of media has been talking about chaos within the transition team, which may not be unusual. there's a lot to do and a lot to take care of. i want to bring up a tweet that david axelrod wrote this week. we haven't made any major appointments at this point in 20 2008, referring to the obama a

trump was standing up for mike pence.k, you know, that might not have been the appropriate venue. mike pence says he wasn't offended by it and didn't have a problem with it. look i think the way the cast member handled that, it was a very important message that he gave. i think he spoke for a lot of people in this country without a doubt. i think it was a very respectful message. i think what he said on the cbs show shows he is very committed to what he says. i think what he said and how he said it was important. and fine. but where he said it, i think it was not appropriate in the situation where mike pence was out with his daughter and her cousin having a nice, social, relaxing evening. but that being said it certainly has brought an important issue to the discussion, donald trump continues to lead the conversation or engage in the conversation. so i think it clearly goes to show this is on people's mind, and we're happy to have the conversation. >> absolutely. because it is on people's minds, because this is the backdr

it makes sense to devote a few hours to be there with mike pence. think it's all on the table that this is a visit where you gate lot done and just think, in one visit, you have the party leader, paul ryan, who is the top elected republican in the united states, for however he got there is at the party. >> does this resinate outside wisconsin? >> i think it is striking that you don't see donald trump with paul ryan. you don't see trump with johnson or the other candidates down ballot. it's such a -- that is so unusual for any election. usually the top of the ticket is out there campaigning, all the surrogates and the candidates. this time around, it's donald trump and then everybody else. led by mike pence. he's sort of the chief rangler for everybody else. i wonder if people need a reminder. this is the ticket. it's all to make, with respect to my colleagues. everyone has a good point to make. we are saturday afternoon before an election. you want to tell republicans who say i really don't like trump, it's okay, the message they are sending out. ho

mike pence is really really out there. he's at the very edge of the branch, on the edge of the twig, on the last leaf on that twig. more so than any other statewide elected official in the country. and that's who donald trump picked to be his running mate. and you would think, regardless of what you think about gay rights, or marriage equality and the rest, that's just politically interesting. you would think that would have sparked some debate and discussion. you would think it would have gotten at least some attention. but in fact, no one paid much attention to it at all. and honestly, i think that's because no one paid much attention to mike pence at all. and i think part of that is because he's running with this incredibly flam boyiuoyant buy the top of the ticket, but there's another reason for that because none of us ever get a second chance to make a first impression. but as a vice presidential nominee and as a national political figure for the first time in his life, mike pence never even got a single chance the ma

mike pence," and said that the criticized "our wonderful future vp mike pence." good morning. caller: i would like to comment on the last lady talking about respect is earned. he earned the respect when he won the election. automatically, you are in the office of the land. i did not respect hillary clinton being that thuggish woman she is, but i respect the office of the presidency. it is just the liberal way. if you talk about anything that does with christianity or conservative issues, it is their way or the highway. all i have got to say to these people and the crybabies and whiners, it is to trump calls losers, get over it. white america is back. we are not white nationalist but we have not had a voice in so many years, well, all the whites cannot to vote, working class. i will a working class people, people with jobs, the god that and voted and the open their eyes and realize they made a mistake by excluding the working-class people. host: is this a black and white issue, which and port issue? caller: the democrat tried to make it a black and white issue, but it is not bl

. >> is this mike pence? mike pence? okay, mike pence is on his way to the polling station. he's riding a bike to the polling staigs? station? i'm just confirming this. that is correct. all right. i'm going to throw it to the next hour, to kate bolduan and you guys take it away, john berman, it's been a great time, great morning, thank you for joining me, all of you. >> thank you so much. hello, everyone. it is decision day in america. >> all right, we're watching two different pictures here. in minneapolis, we believe mike pence on his way to vote. he's going to a nearby high school from the governor's mansion. here in new york city, donald trump was inside ps-59 on manhattan's east side. he is inside voting right now. >> the pictures were moving around as we were following donald trump walking inside. we saw melania trump was with him. i think we saw ivanka trump as well as eric kushner there as well. >> and in indianapolis, we saw a dude on a bike and we think that is the governor of indiana. we think that is the governor of indiana, mike pence. we think perhaps biking to

here is vice president-elect mike pence. thought you had a very classy line when you said that is what freedom sounds like. i loved that. i thought it was a very classy response from you. >> thank you. it's what i said to my daughter when we walked in. and you know we wanted to go see "hamilton." it's an extraordinary production and frankly we really enjoyed being there. but walking in we heard a number of people booing, then cheering, more boos were more cheers. i nudged my daughter, i said remember char locharlotte, that what freedom sounds like. i'll leave it to others whether it was appropriate for one of the actors to address me from the stage at the end. but what i want to assure everyone looking on is that as donald trump said the night he was elected as the next president, he is working every day to be president of all of the people of the united states of america. to see him in this transition, the range of people of diverse backgrounds that he's bringing around him, the policy administration, the video released tod

vice president mike pence is in the office as well as his wife.ot only donald trump is there but we are waiting mike pence, vice president-elect visiting with vice president joe biden, that is happening today but some interesting words, newt gingrich calling donald trump a strong ceo who makes business very fast and it is impossible to accelerate the process saying it would be done to accelerate. earlier in the program our guests that you have to that everyone to assume a certain role. if it gets packed through the security process and there is a red flag you have to withdraw that name and that is what karl rove was explaining, causing further volatility as the president-elect gets ready. interesting to hear from newt gingrich, mike pence, donald trump relationship and the bush/cheney relationship. we are watching for more news from the transition office. president-elect trump and senator john mccain butting heads over russia. is it a good idea for the us to do that with moscow? is it possible? our next guest says it won't work. federal officials

as mike pence takes over and you got people like ben carson and jeff sessions. one of the interesting parts of the list are his children. you got ivanka and donald trump jr. and they cannot have a f m formal role. there are federal that prevents that. you are not going to see eric trump. surrogates for their father and people have been advising their father and the same goes for jer jered cushner who's also on this list and the son-in-law of trump. overall, there is no real shockers here. kate, these are the people that you may expect to see. >> all right, halie jackson at the white house. they just handed me a statement that you probably had not seen in your e-mail yet out from governor chris christie. i will read it out. it is diplomatic. i am proud to have run the preelection phase of the transition team along with the thoroughly professional and dedicated team of people for president elect trump in all requested areas. >> as we now enter the post election phase, i look forward to working forward with vice president elect pence as we prepare for january 20th,

the cast and producers of "hamilton", which i hear is highly overrated should apologize to mike pencebehavior. do they owe mr. pence an apology? thank you for joining us this morning. >> good to be here. >> reverend, should they apologize? >> no, they are americans who are exercised their right to free speech, number one. number two, it's the most successful play in history of broadway and if anyone should apologize, i do believe it would be the audience. they did boo -- i thought they were disrespectful. >> what do you think? >> i'm confused they are both american -- group of american citizens why should the audience apologize and players not? it's rude. i was raised better than this. you don't do that. they didn't do it to bernie sanders or hillary clinton or president obama when he went. imagine if they had done with with president obama. here's the irony, the federalists party, alexander hamilton, under the act pushed by alexander hamilton, they would have actually been charged as 14 republicans were, including newspaper man and congressional candidate won the seat in jail and pun

read the message responded saying, quote, conversation is not harassment, sir, and i appreciated mike pence for stopping to listen. "hamilton" prides itself on showcasing america's diversity and the contribution of immigrants. the lead producer said they are honored mr. pence attended the show but needed to express their feelings noting many of of the cast members were devastated after the election. #boycotthamilton is the top trending term on twitter. some saying this act was not appropriate. >> bryan llenas from our new york newsroom, thank you. >>> for more, let's bring in former deputy campaign manager for carly fiorina and steve shale, democratic strategist who worked as florida director for the 2012 obama campaign. thank you for talking to us. before "hamilton" cast member brandon dixon made its remarks, the audience was making its own outright, opinionated gesture at pence by booing him as he joined the crowd at the show last night. today president-elect trump defended pence on twitter demanding an apology. the question is should the cast apologize? it's not pence asking for the apol

you saw mike pence's head of white hair there. think we just saw donald trump, the monitor is far away from me, but they're heading into the speaker's office. there will be a pool spray, that's what we call it when a pool photographer provides video images for most of the networks, is able to spray the room, if you will, take pictures of what is going on. this meeting in the speaker's office, one of the best offices in all of the capital city -- the speaker's office, very impressive, and that's where donald trump and mike pence will sit down for a little while, they will also sit down at the spot where donald trump will be inaugurated. that is one of the things that mr. trump wants to accomplish today. after that they go to a meeting with mitch mcconnell. joining us now is jessica erlick. a democratic strategist. so much bad blood all around this campaign. what do you make of the word that's have been spoken since it was announced he was over the 270 electoral vote threat hold. >> they want hillary clinton to carry on the legacy.

nichols: indeed -- his close widget with wall street, a privatization agenda, mike pence is the embodimentat, and to the extent that donald trump is off doing whatever unsettling thing he is doing, leavining mie pence to do domestic policy -- that is scary. last month, nermeen shaikh -- spoke to catherine frankie. she spoke about govevernor mike once and his record reproductive rights and planned parenthood >> as governor, he cut all of the funding in the state of indiana, and it resulted in the closing of all of their clinics. what resulted from that -- since these clinics did reproductive rights work certainly, they also did hiv testing and counseling, and as a result of the closing of the planned parenthood clinics, the hiv infection rate skyrocketed in indiana, and this was all over the newews. the antiabortion crusade has a ripple effect much further out beyond the issue of abortion itself. :ermeen can you say --nermeen can yoyou say a little on tim kaine in context of positions he is takenen on the death penalty and abortion? >> it is interesting -- both of these candidates profess t

the cast of "hamilton" was very rude last night to a very good man, mike pence. apologize." the "hamilton" star who spoke last evening tweeted back saying, "conversation is not harassment, sir. and i appreciate mike pence for stopping to listen." >>> coming up, senator jeff sessions, donald trump's selection for attorney general, he may be facing some challenges ahead in his confirmation hearing. that's putting it mildly. i am looking for my grandparents. now we'll see what happens. oh my god. ha ha ha. oh this is her. these are my great grandparents. and ten thousand relatives i didn't know existed. i've never met my father, it's all like right here. i've never gotten really this far. discover your family history with myheritage.com sign up for free today. >>> drurchl and mike pence had holding multiple meetings today with potential cabinet candidates including mitt romney. trump's already made some cho e choices including alabama senator jeff sessions for attorney general. that choice has sparked controversy because sessions has previously fought against civil rights legis