during the failed campaign of mr. perryyou might recall that he called for scrapping the department of energy. and lastly, now, the trump, thank you tour, mr. trump's thank you tour will continue today. he visit the fairgrounds outside of milwaukee, wisconsin to thank people there. the recount shows that trump gained 131 additional votes. more people to thank. eric. eric: david lee, thanks so much. martha. martha: with tillerson in, that means that mitt romney who was very much in the running for this job is once again disappointed by a run at higher office. the republican nominee for president could not have been more gracious about it. former one. posted this on facebook today. it was honored to be considered secretary of state for this great country. my discussions with president-elect trump have been enjoyable and enlightening. eric: sources telling fox news that mr. trump will be selecting former texas governor rick perry as the secretary of energy. you may remember that oops moment for the governor as mr. perry famous

mr. perry: the third agency of government, i would do away with education -- commerce, and let's see. the third one i can't. sorry. oops. nick: the appointment of so many figures with ties to russia seems to signal one of the biggest shifts in u.s. foreign policy since richard nixon went to china in the early 1970's. that was intended to isolate the soviet union. this seems to be the strategy and reverse, to isolate beijing. nick bryant, bbc news, new york. choice, i more on the spoke with congressman reid ribble, who is on the affairs committee. you have concerns about donald trump's pick for secretary of state, rex tillerson, particularly around any possible conflict of interest with exxon. what would you like him to do? rep. ribble: if you divest interests in exxon so there is no way he can be favoring one energy provider in the u.s. over the other, my fears about tillerson go away, because he is an intriguing pick for sure and that is my primary concern with him. he has had a cozy relations

. >> you are talking about people like rex tillisson, an oil executive and rick perry -- >> and mr.ruitt from oklahoma. >> these are not guys on the pushing for climate policy part of the spectrum for sure. >> interesting enough, mr. tillerson is the most forward leaning of the entire group. he has, since the election, come back and said we should stay in paris. he said we should actually act on greenhouse gas emissions and called for a carbon tax so unusual for someone in that position, he believes it is not only real but it is a problem we have to address. that is not so much the case for mr. pruitt who has been in his context as attorney general for oklahoma suing the environmental protection agency to get out of the clean power plan or what mr. perry said is that he believes strongly in the enhancement of fossil fuels and how those might move forward. so we have a mixed set of messages coming from the appointment and the president-elect himself who has been frankly less consistent about what he says but we want a consistent posture and the issue is clearly real, clearly affectin

all the time he said, maybe not the best news for mr. perry, but yes, we are rooting for him too. we will be right back. >>> for a holiday week, we've had a lot of news, president obama announcing those sanctions against russia, the new report from fbi and dhs on why ey ink russia was behind it all. a lot ofs for what was supposed to be a sleepy thursday before new year's. after we finish, our colleague, lawrence o'donnell will have stories on this, including nicolas kristoff from the "new york times." you may say, how many people does it take to put on a show. you see rachel, guest hosts like me come in sometimes, mostly, though, it is a fact, this show depends on a lot of people who usually go unnamed except for once a year when we roll the credits here as a way of saying "thank you." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i have had the privilege of working with all of those great people. thank you for making this show and msnbc's work possible every night in 2016. and for viewers, rachel will be back on monday for the start of 2017. that does it for our show, you can always e-mail me at ari @msnbc.com. >>>

mr. tillerson's ties to russia. he's done so much business willover the years, that's likely to come up. but the other news story according to trump transition sources that the former texas governor, rick perryll be the pick to be energy secretary. mr. trump is said to be quite impressed by mr. perry's economic record while he was the governor of texas in particular with regard to the energy sector which drove a lot of the economic growth there. now, in the midst of all that, to your point, a lot of activity. some big football stars, the old football star jim brown as an example, was here earlier today, part of a group that met with mr. trump on issues in the african-american community as i'm sure just about everybody has heard, kanye west came speeding through the lobby this morning and met with mr. trump. then the two of them came down together. trump said they're just old friends, so make of that what you will. as for the bill gates meeting, they talked -- according to mr. gates -- about innovation among other things which is quite interesting. just a day ahead of the big tech summit that'll be held here tomorrow. so all of those things are happening. but for all of those things that are

mr. perry: thank you to my good friend from oklahoma. you talk about that statistic, i'm here to talk specifically about mental illness but this opioid epidemic has touched every single community you don't have to live in the city. you don't have to live in underprivileged areas. i know very good friends that it has racked their families and our communities and certainly one of the great things about the 21st century cures act is the help that's on the way. it's probably not going to be enough but we need to do everything we can at least to make these first steps at wrapping our minds and our hands around this problem and getting to a solution. so i'm thankful that you've taken the time to hold a special order to bring that as well as other issues up and i appreciate that. i want to talk a little bit about the mental health situation in our country. and i think you've alluded to much of it in your conversation. mr. speaker. but more than 11 million americans, 11 million americans suffer from severe schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and maj

but when you look at the fact that it's mr. perry railroaded through fast tracked 13 permits to build coal fired power plants in texas. when you look at the fact that scott pruitt head of e.p.a. has also sided with the oil and gas industry and tried to rip down every air pollution safeguard. >> okay. >> that's the issue. it's a question of balance. this cabinet is way out of balance on these issues. >> okay. but with respect, this is what guests always do when they don't want to answer a direct question. they deflect it to something much large are. not about this it's a larger question. i'm asking you to respond to a quote from you about rex tillerson saying this is a sign that trump is putting the interests of the oil and gas business ahead of america. i'm saying it's a pretty heavy charge. do you have any evidence for it? >> well, the evidence is when you look at the cabinet there are three people that i just mentioned all representing one point of view. good policy, tucker, is when you have a diversity of views. i appreciate you m

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mr. trump. he gets the one-on-one treatment . the former texas governor rick perry will be mr. energy secretary, the irony there, of course, mr. perry forgot the energy department at a debate years ago and the only reason he we wanted to name it was to say he wanted to eliminate it. that's it. a lot of news, tillerson news tops it off. don't forget the other thing that comes out this week that we shouldn't overlook, mr. trump delayed planned news conference that he was suppose to hold on thursday, he won't be answering questions of conflict of interest this week. he's busy, back to you. neil: big football stars come by, kanye, who handles the invite? do they call him up, haim going to be in the neighborhood, i will stop by, does trump say, hey, you know, if you're ever in the neighborhood, do stop by? connell: it's a good question. [sirens] connell: there's reporting that mr. trump reached out to mr. west and asked him to come see. in the case of jim brown and ray lewis, the guy that is are here, they were here with local pastor from cleveland and brought them along. so in some

sources also confirm former texas governor rick perry is mr. trump's nominee for secretary of energy.mr. trump's thursday news conference explaining how he'll leave his business... has been postponed till january.he tweets that that his sons will run the company, with no new deals while he's in office.meantime hillary clinton's campaign chair is asking the government to declassify intelligence about russia's attempt to influence the election.some republicans agree. a partisan issue."electors - set to confirm trump's victory next week - are asking for an intelligence briefing before they vote.tracie potts, nbc news, more news now-- a group of students at u-w-madison are organizing a petition against the concealed campus carry bill.the students will hold a "day of action" on campus this thursday. state representative jesse kremer introduced a concealed campus carry bill last year. he said that while college campuses in wisconsin become victims of crimes in areas just off campuses. currently people with a concealed carry permit can have a gun on c

sources also confirm former texas governor rick perry is mr. trump's nominee for secretary of energy.trump also met with former h-p exec and rival carly fiorina, under consideration as director of national intelligence.carly fiorina/ (r) fmr. presidential :37"we talked about hacking, whether it's chinese hacking or purported russian hacking." cathy mcmorris rodgers is on the shortlist for secretary of the interior.rep. cathy mcmorris rodgers/ (r) washington :44-:48"i'm very enthusiastic about the leadership that he is bringing."mr. trump's thursday news conference explaining how he'll leave his business... has been postponed till january.he tweets that that his sons will run the company, with no new deals while he's in office.meantime hillary clinton's campaign manager is asking the government to declassify intelligence about russia's attempt to influence the elec. agree.senate majority leader mitch mcconnell/ (r) kentucky "this simply cannot be a partisan issue."electors - set to confirm trump's victory next week - are asking for an intelligen

mr. perry: not only as athletes but women of character, determination, pride and loyalty to each other and their school. we are all incredibly proud of you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? without objection, the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for one minute. thank you very much, mr. speaker. first, i want to acknowledge that this is world aids day and much of the success has come because of public funding and that is why i rise today, to talk about the public good and the responsibility of the president and cabinet members to do the public good. i remember when president clinton was in, generated a major surplus in our budget, 22 million jobs pursuant to the 1997 budget. we also recognized that the next administration generate enormous tax cuts, low job creation and a seismic debt that was created because of those tax cuts to the 1%. now today, we have the toxicity of two billionaires who

perry energy. we're just getting this information into the newsroom. mr. trump's praised perry's creation of business climate that he says, quote, produced millions of new jobs and lower energy prices in his state. and will bring the same approach to the entire country as secretary of energy. you may remember, governor rick perry from texas who famously forgot he wanted to abolish the energy department. we have much more on this story online on our nbc washington app and on nbcwashington.com. >>> and today the people who live in newtown, connecticut, will mark four years since the sandy hook massacre. 26 people were killed inside sandy hook elementary school back in 2012. 20 of those victims were young children. leaders are asking everyone to take 15 minutes of quiet time starting at 9:30 this morning. schools are in session and s messages for children. >>> and new this morning, the city of oakland approved a deal to build a new stadium for the oakland raiders. they are hoping the $1.3 billion stadium convinces the team to stay in town. the nfl's considerin

mr. trump selected rick perry for energy secretary after transition meetings at trump towers. >> it was an honor to meet with the president-elect. >> reporter: building the his cabinet is a top priority, and to focus on that, they postponed a news conference for thursday. that first postelection news conference to detail how mr. trump will step away from his business empire is now pushed back to january. the cia is confident that russia tried to influence the election to favor mr. trump, and now a bipartisan senate group is calling for a separate congressional investigation. >> we need to get to the bottom of this in a fair, nonpartisan, nonfinger-pointing way. >> there's no doubt that russians and others have hacked and there is no doubt about that, but the question is the intention. >> reporter: recount efforts in wisconsin ended on monday with mr. trump the winner. kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. >>> president obama ordered a review of any hacking that involved the presidential campaign. he spoke with the daily show's trevor noah about it. >> just gather all the threads of the invest

sources confirm rick perry is mr. trump's nominee for secretary of energy. mr. trump explaining how he will lead his business has been postponed. he tweets his sons will run the company with no new deals while he is in office. they have asking the company to declassify about russia's attempt to influence the elections. some republicans agree. >> it cannot be a partisan issue. >> they are asking for an intelligence briefing before they vote. tracie potts, nbc news. >>> clouds are hang around this morning. it's a dry start to the day in philadelphia. glenn "hurricane" schwartz has the morning forecast. >> yes. we do have cloudy skies. there is precipitation that we are tracking. it is to our west. you can see it's a decent size area with some snow in the northern portion of it in cincinnati. most of this will be tracking up to our north later on this evening. as you can see this is an hour by hour futurecast. it's in the 40s right now. anything that would fall later today or early this evening, even the lehigh valley looks like it would be rain. later tonight it i

mr. trump officially named rick perry as energy secretary. in a statement the president-elect said the former texas governor would help make america energy independent and create a vast new wealth for the nation. perry has previously said he wanted to do away with the energy department. >>> one of two senators to invite mr. trump to the national prayer breakfast. every president since dwight eisenhower has spoken at the event. >> and we have also learned "america's got talent jarksz star will be singing at the inauguration in january. the pittsburgh native says she's excited for the honor. she was runner up on america's got talent in 2010. >>> the community of new town, connecticut observed 15 minutes of silence today to mark the fourth anniversary of the deadly school massacre there. 20-year-old adam lanza killed his mother and then went to the sandy hook elementary school and killed 20 minute and six dumts. people of different faiths came together to remember the sandy hook victims. they put 20 t-shirts on display to symbolize each victim.

. >> reporter: sources confirm former governor rick perry is mr. trump's nominee for secretary of energy. the thursday news conference explaining how he'll lead his business has been postponed until january. he tweets that his sons will run the company with no new deals while he's in office. hillary clinton's campaign chair is asking the government to declassify intelligence about russia's attempt to influence the election. some republicans agree. electors set to confirm trump's election are asking before they vote. wisconsin and pennsylvania targeted for recounts have now certified their results. mr. trump is heading to wisconsin for a thank you rally tonight. from washington, tracie potts, nbc news. >>> this is something new. a bit of a surprise here. take a look at the scene. donald trump meeting with kanye west just a couple hours ago at trump tower. they came down after the meeting. they didn't answer questions from reporters. trump only said he and west were, quote, good friends. >>> time to check in with lauryn ric ricketts. how are we looki

mr. trump settled on former texas governor rick perry.sidential candidate oncepo prosed eliminating the energy department. though it famously slipped his mind at a 2011 debate. >> the third a jance of government i would do away with education the -- commerce -- and let's see-- i can't. the third one i can't. sorry. oops. >> the president elect hasn't held an official press conference, since he was a candidate back in july. and late yesterday, he postponed his highly anticipated press conference set for this thursday where he was slated to explain how he is going to handle potential business conflicts. >> the u.s. is preparing possible sanctions against the leaders of russia's intelligence community over their hacking of the presidential election. on capitol hill, leaders of both parties are supporting a congressional investigation. jeff pegues has more. >> reporter: some of the evidence tying the hacking to russian operatives stretches back at least six months. private investigators have been consulting u.s. intelligence officials say wha

sources also confirm rick perry is mr. trump's nominee for secretary of energy. he also met with former hp exec and rival carly fiorina as director of national intelligence. >> we talked about hacking, whether it's chinese hacking or purported russian hacking. >> reporter: kathy mcmorris rodgers is on the short list for secretary of the interior. >> i'm very enthusiastic about the leadership that he is bringing. >> reporter: mr. trump's thursday news conference explaining how he'll leave his business has been postponed until jan ir zwran air. he tweets his sons will run the company with no new deals while he's in office. asking the government to declassify intelligence about russia's intent to influence the election. >> this simply cannot be a partisan issue. >> reporter: electors are asking for an intelligence briefing before they vote. back live now, we are also just getting this. it's a starmt of congratulations from secretary of state john kerry to tillerson saying he will fully support a smooth transition that is, of course, assuming tillerson is nominated a

mr. trump bridges former texas governor rick perry into the fold. also this noon, unusual visitor to trump tower. cbs news correspondent kenneth craig with the full story from new york. >> president-elect donald trump tweeted out the news. he wants rex tillerson to be his secretary every state calling him one of the truely great business leaders of the world. >> we just couldn't be more grateful that someone of rex tillerson's proven leadership and accomplishments willing to step forward to serve our nation. >> tillerson has no foreign policy experience, but as ceo of exxon mobile, has negotiate the deals with governments around the world. he was responsible for drilling agreements with russia in the 1990's and vladmeere putin awarded him a russian order every friendship in 2013. tillerson and putin have known each other for 15 years. >> the incoming trump administration views the tillerson-putin relationship as an advantage, but it could pave the way forbath l as the nomination goes through the senate. >> matter of concern to me he has such a close

mr. trump picked another texan, former governor rick perry, to head the energy department, a department that onceperry owed to scr major garrett begins our covera. grateful that seone of rex tillerso?n's pron will adership and accomplisent has beenillingo step forward to serve our nation as our next secretary of state. move from exxonobil c.e.o. to secretarof state nominee began with meeti lt month between -elect mike pencend former seetar of state cdoleezza ric rice, g wh fello former secretarof stateames baker and forr defense sectary robertates stroly post. after his seconda meeting withr. trump on saturday, tierson emerg as the president-elect's choice, beating out candidates such as mitt romney, ry giuliani, and balk corker. >> and to me, a great advantage, and kno them well. the players he ds massive deals withssia. >> reporter: those deals wh russia may be tillers's biggest rdleo confirmatn. he'srowno close to psint 2013 >> certainly it shoulde matter of ncern. >>eporter: republican senators like arizona's jn mcine hav eressed concern about the tillerson pick.>> mayy commercial and g

mr. trump has settled on former texas governor rick perry. the two-time candidate once proposed eliminating the department. >> the third agency of government i would do away with education, the -- >> commerce. >> commerce. and, let's see, i can't -- the third one i can't. sorry. oops. >> reporter: with those two positions filled, mr. trump is now pretty close to completing his cabinet. the president-elect hasn't held an official press conference since he was a dant back in july. late yesterday he postponed his highly anticipated press conference set for this thursday where he was slated to explain how he's going to handle potential business conflicts. the lawyers need more time to work out the details. he'll hold that press conference early in january. >> thank you very much, nancy. >>> margaret brennan is at the white house with a closer look at the nominee for secretary of state and how his background could reshape diplomacy. margaret, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. rex tillerson would be the first secretary of state to take this

mr. trump picked another texan, former governor rick perry, to head the energy department, a department that perry once vowed to scrap. major garrett begins our coverage. >> we just couldn't be more grateful that someone of rex tillerson's proven will leadership and accomplishment has been willing to step forward to serve our nation as our next secretary of state. >> reporter: rex tillerson's move from exxon-mobil c.e.o. to secretary of state nominee began with a meeting last month between vice president-elect mike pence and former secretary of state condoleezza rice. rice, along with fellow former secretary of state james baker and former defense secretary robert gates strongly recommended tillerson for the post. after his second face-to-face meeting with mr. trump on saturday, tillerson emerged as the president-elect's choice, beating out candidates such as mitt romney, rudy giuliani, and balk corker. >> and to me, a great advantage, is he knows many of the players and he knows them well. he does massive deals with russia. >> reporter: those deals with russia may be tillerson's biggest hur

mr. trump will soon name former texas governor rick perry as secretary of energy. perry lacked the wattage of trump tower's other major visitors this afternoon. bill gates and nfl stars ray lewis and jim brown. >> couldn't have been a better meeting. graciousness, the intelligence, the reception we got was fantastic. >> and right now mr. trump is on his way to wisconsin for another stop on his thank you tour. guys, these stops have been fairly newsy so far. it remains possible we'll get another appointment tonight. >> all right. thank you. >>> the nypd says a teenager showed up at trump tower with a knife, some handcuff the, fireworks and a water pistol. didn't go so well. the 19-year around 6:30 last night at a security check point. he was due to be arraigned this afternoon. >>> more than four years of fierce fighting, the syrian government has retaken control of aleppo and all fighting has stopped. the deal has been worked out with rebel forces allowing this tome leave the city. along with any civilians who wish to go. un is calling for immediate access to confir

perry. what would mr. trump be talking to senator manchin about? what position? >> senator manchin has been very helpful and welcoming to president-elect trump since he it was erected five -- elected five weeks ago tonight. who is counting? he is ♪ is orthodox. he believes it's the right thing to do for the people of west virginia to whom is he beholden. we think we can rely upon him as a critical vote for some of these common sense reforms that the president-elect has said he will put forward in the first 100 days. hopefully we can rely upon him for infrastructure, for tax reform and repealing and replacing reform. bihealthcare across state lines the way they buy their auto insurance insurance and other goods and services. >> i bet you will be able to. kellyanne conway. great to see you, thanks. >> thank you, tucker. congratulations on the show. >> thanks a lot. >> now it's time for twitter storm. nightly forecast of intense media patterns. vox.com. "star wars" movie. posted this link to the piece rogue is one of the first "star wars" movies to acknowledge the w

mr. trump has settled on rick perry for energy secretary. the former texas governor once vowed to eliminate the energy department. >>> the u.s. is unlikely to impose sanctions on the leaders of russia's largest intelligence agency. that's according to sources with cbs news. the cia remains confident that russian hackers interfered with the election. president-elect trump has rejected the cia's findings. last night on the daily show president obama called for an investigation to review the intelligence work. >>> they discussed life, that's what president-elect trump and kanye west say they met about today. this morning they talked at trump tower in new york and then they posed for a photo in the lobby. no word on whether west will perform at the inauguration. >> full of surps.rise >>> we're just who killed his neighbors in a vicious robbery. the emotional 911 call from the couple's daughter just a little bit ahead. >>> the man accused of gunning down nine church members may have had plans for more violence. >>> metro's trains under investigat

mr. trump is quickly filling his cabinet. he's announced former texas governor and presidential rival rick perry as energy secretary. and his choice to head the interior department is montana congressman ryan zinc. as kenneth craig reports today mr. trump meets with some of the big names in the tech industry for a discussion about jobs. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump had a little christmas cheer as he touted his pick to be secretary of state. mr. trump says rex tillerson's rapport with world leaders like russian president putin is an asset. >> rex is friendly with many of the leaders in the world that we don't goat along with. --t that. >> reporter: his close relationship with putin will certainly be a focus during the senate confirmation hearings. >> this is a bipartisan corn that reflects the fact -- concern that reflects that for decades the american people have correctly viewed russia as an adversary not a close ally. >> reporter: take just one republican member on the senate foreign relations committee to vote with democrats to block tillerson's nomination. shift his focus to jobs

perry to lead the energy department. the two-time presidential candidate had been a harsh critic of the president elect during the 2016 campaign. he later endorsed mr. trump and said he'd be willing to work with him. the choice a controversial one for perry though -- due to his gaff in his first run for the white house -- where he couldn't remember the third of three federal agencies he promised to eliminate if elected during a debate. the one he forgot was the energy department. meanwhile -- the energy department says it will not staffers who have worked on climate change issues to the president-elect's transition team. mr. trump's transition team is seeking information about the agency's operations and personnel....includin g a list of employees and contractors who worked on climate change over the past five years. a spokesperson for the department says the questions being asked by the transition team left workers - quote - "unsettled." later today - president-elect trump is expected to meet with some top york will include executives from apple, facebook, microsoft and intel, among others. but much of the tech industry slammed mr. trump during hi

what attributes does rick perry bring to the table that mr. trump would tap him to run this agency. >> i'm glad you brought that up irony there. that was a big standout in the 2011-12 presidential race, when rick perry was running for the presidency. he does have some things he brings to the table. of course, weighs the longest serving governor of texas and it is a big energy, oil producing state. he has experience, experience running a very big state. but certainly, the irony that this is the agency that he, number one, wanted to cut. and two, then couldn't remember at that debate. he is going to be leading that, and not necessarily leading, say, the agriculture department or the va, to me, is very striking, and very ironic. >> mark, all of these cabinet as announcements are said to be the reason that trump says he is not ready to hold that press conference yet. the one that was scheduled for thursday. how does this compare to presidents in the past? >> well, donald trump has not held a press conference in now more than 135 days, and as we've

mr. trump officially said he wanted rick perry to be energy secretary.was the longest serving governor of texas, a leading oil and gas producer. he twice ran for president. during his 2012 bid, perry called for eliminating the energy department, but famously couldn't name it during a debate. >> it's three agencies of government that, when i get there, are gone. commerce, education, and the-- what's the third one there? let's see. >> reporter: last night, at a rally in wisconsin, the president-elect defended his choice of exxon-mobil chairman rex tillerson to be secretary of state. critics say tillerson's too close to russia. >> a great diplomat. a strong man. a tough man. a man who's already earned an avalanche of endorsements and growing praise from our nations top leaders. rex will be a fierce advocate for america's interests around the world, and has the insights and talents necessary to help reverse years of foreign policy blunders and disasters. >> reporter: of the fourteen cabinet-level picks mr. trump has announced since the election, ten of them

mr. trump is going to nominate rick perry as the energy secretary. in announcement just a few hours ago this morning the transition team said the former texas governor helped his state prosper by developing energy programs as well as infrastructure. and fox news has learned now that mr. trump plans to nominate montana republican congressman ryan zinkte as secretary of the interior. he is a former navy s.e.a.l. he met with mr. trump earlier this week on monday. the president-elect though still apparently looking for his agriculture secretary nominee. growing speculation is mr. trump is eyeing north dakota democratic senator heidi heitkamp the job. if offered heitkamp might turn it down. a special election would have to be held to replace her and likely to favor a republican. lastly, still no word on mr. trump's choice for secretary of veterans affairs. veterans groups are calling for mr. trump keep robert mcdonald in that position. he had the job now for about two years. and many veterans groups say that mcdonald, a republican, has implemented the typ

on the transition front with the president elect tapping a former rival governor rick perry and energy secretary as mr. trump gets ready to host the biggest name of silicon valley for a tech summit. i'm jenna lee. >> hello, everyone, i'm eric sean for jon scott. former texas governor now with same department that he famously forgot in the presidential debate. all this comes as the ceo's of some of america's largest tech companies like apple, facebook, amazon and tesla heading to trump tower to meet mr. trump. jenna: here elevator. geelden elevators at this point. john roberts is live at trump towers in new york city. no winter coat compared to yesterday, i'm sure it feels positively warm here. >> high 30's today, basically a beach walk. you mentioned that rick perry was a former rival, not just a former rival but called donald trump a cancer on conservatism but donald trump reaching to rivals wanting to put them in cabinet. well versed in the energy sector and invested in fossil fuels and he was saying four years ago he we wanted to abolish the department he is running in with ryan zinke expected to b

perry is reportedly leading mr. trump's candidacy for energy secretary.o in the running we're told. >>> sarah palin offering her help with russia after the cia's hacking report. the former alaska tweeting this. quote, russia is getting out of hand so says the defeated. not to worry. remember i can keep an eye on them from here. palin taking a jab at the defeated democrats and echoing somewhat of a remark she made during her run as vice presidential nominee in 2008. >> next door neighbors and you can actually see russia from land here in alaska. >> well, tina fey famously mocking sarah palin on snl saying i can see russia from my house. >>> and this is a horrific story but it's one that we need to tell you about. the body of an american veteran tossed in a hallway and left to key compose in the shower of a va hospital for nine hours. a new shocking internal report out of florida now revealing the major misstep that workers allegedly lied about and then tried to cover up. that report pointing out the blatant lack of respect for the deceased veteran who died

mr. trump is expected to name another person former governor rick perry as his choice for second of energy. >> it is not a done deal yet but certainly he is extra ordinary. >> and mr. trump will hanover his business empire to his two sons so there is no conflict of interest. joe walman. fox news. >>> mr. trump making more headlines after meeting privately with rapper kanye west. they talked for 15 minutes at trump's manhattan high rise and this was his first public appearance after spending several weeks in the hospital for exhaustion. his hair is now dyed blond. however west and trump would not reveal what they discussed during the meeting. >>> just friends. just friend. and he is a good man. doing well. >> nothing to say? >> i just want to take a pick. >> sources say that kanye has been thinking about the violence in chicago and that today's meeting was intended to get the conversation going about how to promote peace there in chicago. >>> has people talking. okay. heather, when it comes to climate, california is the envy and when it comes to driving, not so much. where it ranks among th

mr. trump will also nominate former governor rick perry for secretary of energy.or the agency he's poised to run. scott pruitt set to head climb change, is a climb change skeptic. and tom price of the health and human services is a strong critic of obamacare. and andrew. puz derwith the minimum wage >>> a senior official said united states has high confidence that russia was behind the hacking aimed at the election. president obama wants a review to be completed before president-elect trump is sworn in. the president told "the daily show" trevor noah that the country should reflect on the election. >> leaks of what were, frankly, not very interesting e-mails, ended up being an obsession. and the fact that the russians were doing this was not an obsession. this was not a secret running up to the election. the president-elect, in some of his political events, specifically said to the russians, hack hillary's e-mails. >> the president said he wants to prevent future foreign interference in american elections. >>> president obama will leave office in 5 1/2 weeks. the

mrs. obama. please help us. >> msnbc's cal perry is following this story and joining me now. is a young girl who many people have been following and she in some ways has become a face of the terror of what it's been like to be anyone who is trapped in this untenable situati situation. >> in the rebel held pocket of aleppo shrinking by hour by hour. the people trapped there are like bana, they are orphans. they are children who have not been able to get out there. they are wounded and elderly. we've this on again/off again evacuation situation. we lost touch a few hours ago with her last tweet. she's been politicized. bashar said she's fake, she's not in aleppo. we've interviewed her a number of times and last night out of our london bureau shortly after she sent this direct appeal to the first lady and john kerry called this a slaughter. this is what it is. we've seen kids caught in the open, being shot at by russian should soldiers or the syrian army. when you take the syrian point of view, he calls this a liberation. this is a concerted effort online to try and get people t

mr. trump is expected to name another texan to his cabinet, former governor rick perry as his choice for secretary of energy.

mr. trump is expected to name another texan to his cabinet, former governor rick perry as his choice for secretary of energy. leader, led one of biggest economies in world." more announcements - and visitors are expected - with both bill gates and kanye west visiting trump tower today. nat pop trump says: "we've been friends for a long time." waldman on-cam tag says: "and speaking of mr. trump's "business life" .... once he officially does become president, he'll be leaving his real estate empire in the hands of his sons, in order to make sure there's no concerns over possible conflicts of interest. in washington, joel waldman, fox news." it's time for your news and weather together. president-elect donald trump will make a stop in west allis thi e he's holding a thank you rally at the state fair expo center at 7:00. mr. trump and vice president-elect mike pence will both be there. governor scott walker and house speaker paul ryan will also be attending.... speaker ryan never campaigned with mister trump during the primary or leading up to the general election, but now reportedly speaks

mr. trump will add another texan to his cabinet. governor rick perry for his choice of second of energy. >> he has managed one of the biggest states and not just that but one of the biggest economies in the world. >> speaking of of mr. trump's life he says before coming president he will hanover his business empire to his two sons so there is no conflict of interest. joe waldman. fox news. >>> there was a surprise visitor at trump tower. kanye west made with president- elect donald trump for 15 minutes. this was kanye west's first public appearance in spending several days in the hospital for psychiatric issues. the team reached out to kanye west to become an ambassador and that mr. trump is interested in getting west involved in a entrepreneurial leadership role. kanye west treated out i feel it is important to have a direct line of communication with our president if we want change and bill gates met with donald trump and talked about innovation and how it can help in health and foreign aid. gates says my whole career has been along those lines of in

mr. trump has also settled on rick perry for energy secretary, even though the former texas governor once vowed to eliminate the agency. >> he is a good man. >> reporter: president-elect didn't address his cabinet picks during a photo opportunity with kanye west tuesday morning. bill gates also stopped by trump tower. >> we had a good conversation about innovation, how it can help in health, education. >> reporter: and football hall of famer jim brown and former baltimore ravens linebacker ray lewis took part in the meeting about job creation, in urban communities. the president the elect travels to wisconsin tonight, for the latest stop on his thank you tour, trump will be in hershey, pennsylvania on thursday, and meantime, as we mentioned the president-elect pick for secretary of state drawing a lot of attention and reaction here at home. coming up at 6:00 our local lawmakers, will weigh in, on all of that. >>> cbs news has learned that the u.s. is likely to impose sanctions on the leaders of the russia's largest intelligence agency for allegedly medaling in the u.s. election. senior ad