[cheers and applause] mr. trumpthank you. >> trump! trump! trump! [cheers and applause] mr. trump: so, the weather was really bad, really bad, and they said, you know, these are great people in north carolina, they won't mind. [cheering] mr. trump: they said they won't mind if you cancel and make it another time. and i said, what? and they said, we have a big crowd, but they won't mind, just because the weather was so terrible. i said, you've got to be kidding. so we have been driving for 2.5 hours. but there was no way that we were not showing up tonight, that i can tell you. [cheers and applause] mr. trump: we could not land at your local airport. we landed a long ways away. the drive was about three times longer than the flight. but we made it. that's all that matters, right? [cheers and applause] mr. trump: and i'm here today for one main reason, to thank you, the people of north carolina, for being so incredible. we want to thank you. you went out and pounded the pavement, you organize your fellow citizens, and

mr. trump also talked about his pick to head the pentagon, retired marine corps general james mattis. ♪ >> hello, ohio. on mike pence. work, youryour hard support, and your prayers, i'm that 50umbled to say days from today with my family at my side, i will take the oath of office to serve as vice president of the united states of america. and i'm here tonight to say for electing a president who will make america great again. so thank you to the people in ,hio, the people of kentucky and i'll bet there's a few hoosiers in the room. thank you for doing your part to make donald trump the next president of the united states of america. he did it. .nd we have you to thank before i go on, let me just say from our families two years, our hearts go out to the victims and families of those who were injured in the horrific attack that took place earlier this week in columbus, ohio. the victims are in our prayers and we commend the swift and courageous action of law enforcement in that parallels moment. m

[cheers and applause] mr. trumpthank you, everybody. wow. thank you. so, i didn't know this, i love you, too. look at this place. so, i didn't know what came with this position, and i didn't know that they close down the roads around the stadium for an hour and a half. we got to work out a new deal with our secret service, but we love them, right? thank you. thank you, everybody, for being so patient. thank you. you're going to be happy. we're all going to be happy. i'm here today for one main reason. to say thank you to ohio. [cheers and applause] mr. trump: we won the state by almost 10 points. which they say is totally unheard of. in fact, i don't know if you know, but it's the beginning they say you have to win ohio. you must win ohio. right, you heard it. over and over and over. and we started off sort of even. then we were one up. two up. we didn't have much help at the top levels, you know that, right? and that turned out it didn't matter. but we had help with the people, and that's what really did matter. so

[applause] mr. trump is not the sound of 500 or 1000 people, folks. and outside it is freezing, and we have 8000 people standing out there listening. [applause] mr. trump: so, but pennsylvania. is an amazing place. and i have been hearing -- and i don't know, because i know you have been listening. we are doing a thank you tour. thank you, ohio. thank you, iowa. thank you to the different places where we won, swing states, mostly, but different places where we won. and by the way, we won in a landslide. this was a landslide victory. [applause] mr. trump: this was a landslide. so, we went to michigan. how about michigan and wisconsin? that was on top of everything. how good was that? and you know, they did not want to call pennsylvania. you saw that, right? remember? it was stuck at 99% all lack -- not long. -- all night long. and if i lost 100% of the remaining votes, i would have won by a lot of votes. but it was stuck for hours. i don't know if they did that because they were so devastated about what wa

[cheers and applause] mr. trumpwow, thank you. so, i did not know this -- i love you, too. look at this place. [cheers and applause] so i did not know what came with this position and i did not know that they closed down the roads around the stadium for an hour and a half. we have to work out a new deal with our secret service, but we love them, right? thank you. thank you, everybody, for being so patient. thank you. you are going to be happy. we are all going to be happy. for onee fo today main reason, to say thank you to ohio. [cheers and applause] mr. trump: thank you. we won this state by almost 10 points, which they say is totally unheard of, in fact, it is the beginning. they say, you have to win ohio. you must win ohio. you heard it over and over and over. and we started off sort of even and then we were one up and to up. we did not -- to bring up. -- two up. we did not have much help from the top levels but it turned out it did not matter. we had help with the people, and that is what really did matter. [che

mr. trump: i am here tonight or one main reason -- to say thank you to the incredible people of michigan. mr. cuban[cheers and applause] trump: you went out and pounded the pavement, organized your fellow citizens, and propelled to victory a grassroots movement the likes of which, actually -- actually, the world -- we can't just have to say the country -- the world has never seen, never seen. [cheers and applause] mr. trump: and now we are going to bring back your jobs, we are going to bring back your jobs. i also want to give a very special thank you to our veterans, who have been so incredible to me and to you. [cheers and applause] mr. trump: our service members and our military families -- boy, did we get their votes. thank you. big numbers. america's men and women in uniform are the finest and bravest the world has ever known , as far as i am concerned. so to all who have worn the uniform, i say right now on behalf of all of us, thank you, thank you very much. great people. we are in your

mr. trump himself. and will now have oversight over significant swaths of our financial regulatory system. h.r. 6392 in particular is president-elect trump's and the congressional g.o.p.'s first effort to deregulate wall street since the election. this bill stands to benefit just 27 banks in the united states, and one of those banks is mr. mnuchin's bank, c.i.t. in fact c.i.t. just recently completed a merger with one west which made mr. mnuchin rich. that merger also pushed c.i.t. over the $50 billion threshold that would make the bank subject to dodd-frank rules rather than submit to more stringent regulations, c.i.t. is trying to grease the skids to get favorable treatment in congress so that their megamerger won't come with any strings attached. specifically, this bill would eliminate c.i.t. being more stringent on dodd-frank rules related to capital, liquidity, risk management and living wills, stress testing and other crucial requirements that prevent bailouts. what's more, the legislatio

[cheers] mr. trump: america -- usa]ting [applause] usa.a, usa, mr. trump: america assumes military power in the hopes that we do not have to use it, but will be prepared if we have to. there has rarely been a time when we need military power more than right now, and we will have it. it will be peace through strength. peace through strength. at the same time, our foreign policy needs a new direction. we spent $6 trillion in the middle east and now it is in worse shape than it has ever been before. years of horror. look at what is happening. $6 trillion and a look at what happened. it is a horrible thing. we are going to do everything we can and we will get it straightened out one way or another. think of it, all of that money, all of those lives. on both sides, tremendous numbers of people. and we have nothing. it is 15 times worse than it was when we started. we will start using our head and we will do things right and try to pass that up -- patch that. we are going to help people. we will build safe zones. safe zones in syria. we will build safe zone

mr. trump says he does not need daily intelligence briefings because he is, quote, a smart person. hena daniels is here in new york. good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump holds mormeetings at trump tower today as he the development comes amid calls from a bipartisan group of senators for congress to investigate the cia's assessment that russia played a role in getting him elected. hours after president-elect donald trump publicly lashed out at the cia's assessment that russia intervened in the 2016 election. >> they have no idea if it's russia or china or somebody. it could be somebody sitting in a bed someplace. to the u.n. john bolton a possible candidate for trump's deputy secretary of state also cast out on the claim. >> until we know more how the intelligence community came to this conclusion, we don't know whether it's russian inspired or what. >> reporter: the news was first reported friday night by "the washington post" after the cia shared

[cheers and applause] mr. trump: donald trump wins north carolina. [cheers and applause] mr. won so many states. we won 30 states, 32 states. we won so much, and we just kept winning, and then we topped it off by winning pennsylvania, winning michigan, right? winning wisconsin, states that won in 38 years, a lot of states. it was a fantastic evening. that's why we are here tonight, because we want to thank you. first, our taxes. we are going to undertake one of the great tax reforms and -- and simplifications in american history. this includes lowering the tax rate on business from 35% while -- 35% all the way down to 15%. [cheers and applause] mr. trump: and massive tax cuts, by the way, for middle less workers. massive -- middle-class workers. massive, the biggest. bigger than reagan. on regulations, we are going to eliminate every single wasteful regulation that undermines the ability of our workers and our companies to compete. the regulation business is a disaster in our country. we are going to get rid of all the unnecessary regulations. on energy, we will cancel the job

mr. trumpthe election, and he has a longstanding friendship with the chinese president, xi jinping. also today, the associated press and other outlets reported retired marine general john kelly is the choice for secretary of homeland security: >> great, great general. >> reporter: and multiple outlets also reported oklahoma attorney general scott pruitt as mr. trump's pick to lead the environmental protection agency. pruitt is known for opposing e.p.a. climate change regulations. all this, after the incoming commander in chief officially introduced retired marine general james mattis as his selection for secretary of defense at a rally last night in fayetteville, north carolina. mattis would need a waiver from congress to accept the position because he's been out of the service less than seven years. >> what a great guy, he's going to be incredible. he'll get that waiver, right? he's going to get that. ohh, if he didn't get that waiver, there'd be a lot of angry people. >> reporter: the stop in

mr. trump's visit.. "it is clear trump has no interest in changing the ways things are and is selling out main street to keep his corporate friends and wealthy special interests happy. if our new president-elect is truly going to put workers first, he should show it right now, and stand up to house republicans who have put american jobs and industry in jeopardy." if you'd like to hear more about mr. trump's visit-- we've posted his speech and reactions to it on our a house fire on 26th and west hope. the fire chief told fox6 the fire started in a second story bedroom... and there were no smoke alarms in the house. fortunately, everyone got out safely - with no injuries. the cause is under investigation. a sheboygan man is charged with making terrorist threats - after his online posts made people worried he was plotting a school shooting. 21-year-old joshua bagemehl bag-uh-meal was arrested just hours after buying an assault riffle on monday.on sunday-- posted on facebook quote "someone needs to do a schoo

[applause] mr. trumpthank you. >> [applause] mr. trump: thank you very much. this is where it all began. remember that incredible rally we had? people came out and it was packed and incredible. people said, something is going on there. that was the beginning. and you remember, even though you don't have to vote for me, maybe four years we will take a look, right? but i said i am coming back to see you in alabama. >> [applause] is our lastnd this rally, our last stop and i want to thank the people of alabama and i want to start by wishing you a very merry christmas. >> [applause] mr. trump: but i am here for one reason, and that is to thank the incredible people that i recognize. i have so many friends from alabama. but to thank the people of alabama. we are really the people that love this country. we have so many people that love this country all over. i went to a little victory tour rst there were thank you tou in pennsylvania and all of them, but if you don't mind, we are thanking the people of alabama

[applause] mr. trumpboy, did we do well in the south. i do not know if you noticed, the people of the south. i think i am going to move to alabama or someplace in the south. because we won. not just ok here, a record. nobody ever had the numbers that we had. i just want to thank you. this is our last stop. there is no better place to celebrate than right here. so thank you. you propelled to victory a grassroots movement the likes of which the world, frankly, has never seen before. and you know if i was saying something that was slightly off, these people would be correcting us, right? they would be correcting us. because of the weather, the buses are still pouring in. i think we should wait. you will explain to them we are having a great time, right? the incredible patriots of the stadium today defied the pundits and the pollsters and the special interests, and delivered a historic win for the american worker and for the american people, totally. i wanted to thank so many great people. having franklin gra

[applause] mr. trump: even if i do not get to use it, who the hell cares? i am not paying for billion dollars for an airplane. so we had an amazing night. >>[chanting trump] mr. trump: thank you. they forgot about you people. by the way, for years, they are not going to forget. because you are not going to forget. we just went up and it was amazing. and we won michigan. these folks have done an unbelievable job. ronald mcdaniels, what a great job you and your people have done, an incredible job. then we won wisconsin, which was so incredible. that is not one we were expecting, necessarily. incredible, hard-working people. and it was over. it was an amazing experience. and winning pennsylvania -- for 38 years, they did not win it. and it was o is the one that got away. every republican said, we are going to win pennsylvania. and it never happened, they say the bride the got away. everyone said they would win it. not only did they not win it, -- we would have these massive crowds, but trump-pence sign. and

[applause] mr. trump: i have no choice. [applause] mr. ump: ethics reform will be a crucial part of our 100 day plan, as well. we are going to drain the swamp in washington dc. i will impose a five year ban on congressional officials becoming lobbyists, and a lifetime ban on officials becoming lobbyist for a foreign government. [applause] mr. trump: since i have become involved with costs, and as business people, we sort of understand it. i think these people that give out billions and billions and billions of dollars of contracts to companies should never be allowed to leave and go to work with any of these companies. ok. no more. got to be a lifetime ban. then you wonder why it is costing so much, why is it so high? i could name so many different -- you look at some of the fighter jets being built, you look at some of the things that are happening -- and i am not just talking about the military, i am talking about other purchases. when they are in charge of purchasing, they should never during their lifetime be allowed to go to work for

mr. trump also focused on national security. he told the crowd he will strengthen the country's military and he officially named his choice for defense secretary. roxana saberi has more. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump continued his thank you tour in fayetteville, north carolina, tuesday, vowing to fight terrorism. >> it's unseen, in many cases, but we are going to defeat that force. >> reporter: and make america safe again. >> we don't want countries taking advantage of us any more. we don't want to be what we have been over the last long period of time. >> reporter: the comments were seen as a veiled jab at the policies of president obama. speaking a military crowd in florida yesterday, the president took aim at his successor without naming him. >> people in nations do not make good decisions when they are driven by fear. >> mad dog mattis. >> reporter: to accomplish his national security goals, mr. trump formally tapped retired man general james mattis as his defense secretary, eve

mr. trump says cuts in taxes and regulations will spur economic growth, jobs, and profits. but he wants any companies which outsource those jobs but then try to bring back their products to sell within the united states will get hit with a massive tariff. the threat is not sitting well with many in washington, including some republicans. nebraska senator ben sasse hit social media and tweeted this. president-elect trump means well, but won't his 35% tariff idea raise prices on american families? how would it not be a new 35% tax on families, he asks. our bri people on the sidewalk talking politics and economics tonight, brian. >> reporter: good evening. timing here matters when it comes to what you were talking about with trump's tweets given it was just a couple of days ago he was able to successfully keep some 1,000 jobs from being shipped over to mexico from indiana in that carrier/united technologies deal. that was a big victory for mr. trump considering that he was able to say that he was

mr. trump is very impressed with mr. tillerson after meeting on tuesday and they are expected to meet again in the next few days. other two include familiar names. mitt romney along with bob corker and rudy giuliani who we are told was offered and turned down the chance to head the department of homeland security. david petraeus is still under consideration though with three other generals already named to mr. trump's cabinet there are concerns with naming a fourth. he did announce a pick for labor secretary and de -- andy puzder. he says his cabinet will be the greatest in american history. >> i believe we are in the process of putting together one of the great cabinets that has ever been assembled in the history of our nation. do you like it so far everybody? >> today mr. trump continues his that you are tour with a stop in baton rouge, louisiana and tonight grand rapids, michigan. at these previous thank you rallies hathere have been cabin selections named. ra oo looets keep talking about the secretary of state sweeps

mr. trumpderstand the constitution expressly forbids the president to receive payments or gifts from foreign governments. we have reports that mr. trump's organization has business dealings in argentina, taiwan, and elsewhere. mr. trump could be impeached in his first year, given his dismissive responses to federal conflicts of interest. played fast and loose with the law for years. there are many reports of improprieties regarding his foundation and actions against minority tenants in new york. you supportedrst him. a lot of these things were known before that. what made you change your mind at the point you did? what change my mind was the attacks on the election itself. mr. trump and governor pence said there were 3 million illegal votes that occurred, but neither asked for a recount and there is no good evidence that occurred. they keep citing that, but recount shows they had more votes. if that is the case and you think there are illegal voters out there, you should've done that. but the f

mobile carrier sprint. >>> mr. trump plans to meet with week. most silicon valley leaders did not support trump because of his stance on free trade and immigration. the group will include theo thiel. it's not clear what the agenda of the round table will be. >>> the problems with batteries in apple's iphone 6s are apparently bigger than first thought. apple says the issue may extend beyond phones manufactured in september or october of 2015. quote, ambient air for longer than it should have been. apple says it will replace affected batteries for free. >>> they are ready to assemble chain ikea is offering extended parental leave. they will offer 4,000 employees in the u.s. of four months of paid parental leave. it appears to mothers and fathers. >>> it pays to be the the chicago cubs handed out 26.7 million dollars in playoff shares! 66 full shares were handed out to players, coaches, and anyone the team decides deserves one. each full share was worth $368,000. anne-marie? >> i love sharing the joy a little bit, right? >> that's right. that is abs

mr. trump said things will be different under his presidency at the united nations. he tweeted, come inauguration day, january 20th. >>> for a look at what the to expect, derek penny from palm beach covering the president-elect at his ma mar-a-lago estate there. >> reporter: good afternoon. israeli leaders are looking forward to this kind of difference with president-elect trump leading up to the u.n. security vote on thursday. donald trump issued a statement condemning the u.s. for not protecting israel in that vote. and he -- then on friday, following the vote, in fact, he tweeted, "as to the u.n., things will be different after january 20th." january 20th, of course, is when he takes office. late this week, mr. trump also brought up another possible change in u.s. policy when he suggested that our nuclear arsenal needs an upgrade. on twitter thursday, he wrote, "the united states must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regard

and mr. trump openly shared what he was thinking on election night...saying he didn't expect to win. trump says: "very interesting because i really assumed i lost. look i believe these things are supposed to be correct. so i sort of thought i lost. and i was okay with it." mr. trump also spoke about his exxon mobil c-e-o rex tillerson. he called tillerson one of the greatest and most skilled business leaders of our time. if you'd like to hear more from mr. trump's speech...just head to fox 6 now dot com. happening now --the sheboygan county sheriff's office is trying to find a missing college student. 18-year-old kaelin o'neal was last seen on the lakeland university campus on sunday. he was wearing a black button jacket. if you've seen him-- give authorities a call. front of the house where a 15 year old girl was shot and killed. melanie johnson was in the kitchen of her familys home near 35th and silver spring when she was shot. the family says the bullets came from outside the home.. milwaukee p

[applause] mr. trump: and it's about you. it's not about me. i'm asking you to dream big and bold and daring things for your family and for your country. i am asking you to believe in yourself again and i'm asking you to believe in america. [applause] mr. trump: and if we do that, then altogether we will make america strong again. we will make america wealthy again. we will make america safe again. and we will make america great again. thank you. thank you, pennsylvania. thank you. god bless you. merry christmas. thank you, pennsylvania. thank you. ♪ -- >> ♪ you can't always get what you want you can't always get what you want find, try sometimes, you you get what you need i saw her today at the reception a glass of wine in her hand meet here was going to connection at her feet you can always get what you want can't always get what you want get what youays want sometimes you might find you get what you need ♪ i went down to the demonstration abuse my fair share of if we don't -- you can't always get what you want you can't always get what you w

[cheers] mr. trump: i think so. like one more, this is doing a vote. a lot of people would spend $1 million for that. these are the people that letter country -- led our country. they would do a poll that would cost $1 million. here is another one. time magazine and the financial gave theg deal, just person of the year. person of the year. ok. thisshould give it to you, is not me. although, we do have a good message. do we agreed? are you ready? in the past it was called man of the year. now it is called person of the year. here is a question, what do you like better -- do you like person of the year? [boos] do you like man of the year? [cheers] mr. trump: that is the women, too. well, they want to be politically correct. i have heard from somebody years, man of the year -- so many years, man of the year. they have to be politically correct. but i have an idea. what do you do if it is a woman -- right? if it is a man, you go man of the year. if it is a woman, like this incredible woman down here, maybe

the latest straight from that scene. >> the feud growing over russia's election hacking. >> mr. trump knew they were engaging in election hacking. >> josh earnest i don't know if he is talking to obama. >> he is trying to delegitimize donald trump. >> president elect donald trump has a lock before heading off on the thank you tour including rocky balboa. >> you have to wait for it. fox & friends first starts right now. >> good morning to you from the streets of new york city, time's square there for you where the lights are always shining bright. a cold one here in manhattan this morning. you are watching "fox & friends first" the beginning of the weekend. i am heather childers. >> i am abby huntsman. we want to get straight to the fox news alert. in the dramatic hour long standoff with a gunman accused of shooting an officer is now over. police say the suspect who is a well-known offender barricaded himself in a house firing at officers for several hours. the suspect pointed a gun it at police and started shooting. a 30 year veteran father of three hit in the head. he is listed in se

mr. trump praising mr. tillerson as a world class deal maker but did say he will be the nation's next top diplomat. >> have you settled on a secretary of state? is. >> i'm getting very, very close. >> do you know who it's going to be? >> i just -- i have someone in mind i think will be really fabulous. i think we're going to have one of the great cabinets ever put together. >> so is that someone tillerson? brian is reporting outside live of trump tower. brian what more do we know about the businessman rex tillerson? >> reporter: rex tillerson, 64-year-old ceo of exxon mobile is the only company he worked for and he had brokered deals and met with many world leaders in over 50 countries where the company operates. this is something mr. trump is hugely impressed with and also hugely impressed with his first meeting with him on tuesday and they also met for a second time this week on saturday. mr. trump says the exxon mobile chairman is a world class player and deal-maker and despite all this, he says people a

mr. trump has disavowed white supremacy. he has told the harassers to stop it, but what he has not done is acknowledge that his own words have sparked the barrage of hate that we are seeing. instead, what has he done? he has feigned ignorance. he has said that he is surprised that any of his supporters would be harassing or intimidating anyone. he says he has no idea why white supremacists would be energized by his election. really? neither of these facts should be a mystery to anyone, much less to mr. trump. he has been singing the white supremacist song since he came down the escalator in his tower and announced his candidacy, calling mexican immigrants racists. and set of -- instead of pretending to be surprised by the pervasive hate infected our country, mr. trump needs to take responsibility for it and repair the damage that he has caused. he needs to speak out forcefully and repeatedly against bigotry. he needs to apologize to the communities he has injured and demonstrate that they will

mr. trump and mr. pence will meet with workers. cnn's suzanne malveaux is there. good morning. >> good morning, carol. well we expect around 2:00 is when they're actually going to be at the plant. they're going to be touring on the floor. it is an amazing moment. it was ten months ago the owners made the announcement to the employees that their jobs were all going to mexico and you had one of those workers pick up his cell phone and actually tape that moment and put it up on youtube. it went viral, and donald trump noticed that, and really made it a centerfees for his jobs campaign. so it is coming full circle. there are some things in this deal, it is kind of murky but there are a lot of things that people are talking about. why would this big company do it? their parent company united technologies, well, many incentives. one of those could be an easing of regulations. also, tax incentives by the state of indiana as well as the possibility, the threat that we heard from trump during the campai

mr. trump flexed his national security muscl muscles introducing general mad dog mattis to a roaring crowd vow to go put veterans first. >> good morning heather and clayton. this official announcement come coming in the next 20 to 24-hours at a rally in iowa tomorrow night. he comes well egypt in china. sources close to this say the longest serving governor has been offered that position. he brings with it a close personal relationship with the chinese president which will come in handy which signalled u.s. china relations are going to change. last night in fayetteville north carolina held the second thank you rally and introduced another part of his cabinet nominee for secretary of defense retired general james mattis. >> thank you president elect for the confidence you have shown in me. thank you for the opportunity. i am grateful for the opportunity to return to our troops, their families, the civilians of the department of defense. i look forward to being a civilian leader so long as the co

carter paige is a former advisor to mr. trump. he's been making his rounds in russia. n unknown figure before his name was dropped by donald trump in the presidential campaign. he's since been dropped by the trump campaign. he still sort of comes to russia as part of the organization he's founded which does business here to talk about policy issues. and he's been meeting the local press here over the past couple of days. you know, there's a sense in which they believe he's got some kind of incite into what donald trump is thinking about russia. because there's such an appetite here in russia for anything donald trump has to say for any sort of possible change in policy towards his country, he's getting extremely large audience. carter paige very positive on the appointments of rex tillerson as secretary of state. take a listen to what he had to say to a bunch of local journalists gathered in moscow last night. >> there's a lot of rumors out there. i don't have any specific insights into the rumors. i'm really personally excited you know just as one small example -- one

mr. trump join a bipartisan call for a larger investigation of russian efforts, we will talk to the senator leading the charge, john mccain and get his thoughts on the leading contender for secretary of state, rex tillerson, kellyanne conway will be here and vermont senator bernie sanders also joins us. then we will hear about efforts to improve relations between the police and the community from south carolina senator tim scott. plus plenty of political analysis and some thoughts about an american hero who died last week. it is all ahead on "face the nation". good morning and welcome to "face the nation", i am john dickerson. new developments this morning, a bipartisan group of senators led by senator john mccain have called for an investigation into russian interference in the u.s. election. this after the "washington post" reported the cia had come to a new conclusion, that the russians were actively working to elect donald trump. mr. trump responded to the "washington post" report in an int

but, scott, mr. trump has promised that next week he'll unveil a plan to separate the n esidency from the trump organization. >> pelley: julianna goldman in the washington newsroom. julianna, thank you. well, tonight, a humanitarian emergency is breaking out in syria. is b5 and a half years now, the assad regime has waged war on the own people who had risen in rebellion. tonight, the dictatorship is on the verge of retaking the y'untry's largest city, aleppo. ase portion held by rebels has shrunk considerably, and this is what's left of the city of one million people after years of bombardment by the syrian military and more recently, its russian ally. debora patta is with the civilians trying to escape. >> reporter: they came by the thousands, and just kept on coming, on foot, in wheelbarrows, using makeshift stretchers, any way they could. exhausted, frightened, hungry, but alive. these families have been walking since early this morning for well over eight hours. they don't seem to really care where the

mr. trump was the runnru runner-up and protested i told you "time" would never pick me as the person of the year despite being the big favorite. they picked the person who was ruining germany. the 2016 edition cover photo show mrs. trump seated next to a banner calling him president of the divided states of america, a description he does not care for. >> putting divided is snarky. i'm not president yet. i didn't do anything to divide. >> reporter: the soon to be 45th president got a visit from the 44th president's first chief of staff, rahm emanuel, who is mayor of a city mr. trump has called out as violent and dangerous. >> look at what's going on in chicago. it's horrible. >> reporter: mayor emanuel told reporters he met with staffers about white house operations and separately stressed to the president-elect that he thinks the windy city benefits greatly from being a sank actuary city. >> i was clear where i stood and other may ors stood on immigrants. >> reporter: further coordination happe

mr. trump praising mr. tillerson's years of experience on the global stage as a negotiator for the oil giant, but tillerson's deep ties to russian president vladimir putin are raising serious concerns for a possible confirmation process in the senate. still, the president-elect keeping his cards close to the vest on just who will become america's top diplomat. >> have you settled on a secretary of state? >> i'm getting very close. i'm getting very, very close. >> do you know who it's going to be? >> i just have -- i have someone in mind that i think will be really fabulous. i think we're going to have one of the great cabinets ever put together. >> all right. let's go to brian now outside live there in front of trump tower and here in new york city with the latest. so everyone is asking, brian, why is rex tillerson now the leading candidate to be secretary of state? >> reporter: good afternoon, arthel. if you listen to the president-elect and his aides, it's clear mr. trump is impressed with th

mr. trump could do it. >> if you close your eyes for a second it felt like the 2016 campaign was back on. there was chance of draining the swamp and lock her up even though hillary clinton is no longer the democratic nominee and donald trump has said he has no plans to do that. there was also just simply the sheer unpredictability of once candidate trump now president elect trump who just decides what the heck, let's announce the cabinet announcement. >> we are going to appoint mad dog mattis as our secretary of defense. >> it will happen on monday officially but decided to let the cat out of the bag before some of the supporters. mad dog mattis retired marine general. he will need a waiver because he only retired by 2013 by law there has to be a 7 year gap between a military leader's retirement before they can take a civilian job like secretary of defense. on capitol hill wide support for his nomination. mr. trump talked to our own ainsley aiearhardt and went int further dep depth about what h

throughout the campaign, mr. trump resisted. >> she has no idea whether it's russia, china, or anybody else. >> i am not quoting myself. >> if it is russia. nobody knows. it could be china. it also could be somebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds. okay? >> reporter: in july, candidate trump egged on russian hackers to find deleted clinton e-mails. >> russia, if you're listening, i hope you're able to find the 30,000 e-mails that are missing. >> reporter: mr. trump also explained yesterday why he only takes intelligence briefings from time to time. >> i'm like a smart person. i don't have to be told the same thing in the same words every single day for the next eight years. >> reporter: the trump transition continues to gauge senate reaction to the possible nomination of exxon-mobil c.e.o. rex tillerson as secretary of state. scott, tillerson's close ties to russian president vladimir putin have already alarmed some republicans, potentially jeopardized his confirmation. >> pelley: major, there's breaking ne

it right. >> pelley: mr. trump said he was "a smart person" and therefore he didn't need to receive the presidential intelligence brief every day. what do you think of that? >> i think information is power, and information doesn't always translate into knowledge, but at least you have the basic facts in front of you. i think it's important that the president be aware of what's taking place on the global basis every day and not every week. >> pelley: so your advice to the president-elect would be what? >>i read more. and you have an intelligence community which is among the finest in the world, and listen to what their analysis is and their recommendations to you are. >> pelley: one of the complaints that he appears to have is that the president's daily brief has a lot of redundant informationdy after day. >> well, the president can say, similar flay this because i know all of the other material, but i want it in five and not ten beiges. he can do that, but i think to ignore the daily briefing is not wise. with russ

. >> we'll have much more of our exclusive interview with mr. trump a little later. who will he choose for secretary of state, and will he really cut all ties to the trump businesses? but first, we also went on a road trip with the president-elect to the army/navy game, a rivalry dating back to 1890. along the way, we learned a lot about the style of our new commander in chief. we pulled out of trump tower in a full-scale presidential motorcade. streets in midtown manhattan were blocked off, and the crowd watched signaled how they felt about the president-elect. at laguardia, we drove right up to trump force one. it was the first time we could find a president-elect was going to an army/navy game. mr. trump climbed on board the plane, he says, is a step up from air force one. much of his team was there. chief of staff reince priebus and senior adviser steve bannon, national security adviser general mike flynn, and rudy giuliani, who just took himself out of the running for secretary of state. once we leveled off, i asked the president-elect about his new life. army/na

mr. trump is pushing back hard. in an exclusive interview with chris wallace he called it ridiculous. >> you say you don't know why. do you think the cia is trying to overturn the results of the election to weaken you in office. >> if you look at the story and you look at what they said, there's great confusion. nobody really knows. hacking is very interesting. once they hack if you don't catch them in the act you're not gonna catch them. they don't know if it's russia or china or somebody sitting in a bed someplace. they have no idea. >> kristen who does mr. trump think was behind the hacking? >> reporter: mr. trump says that he doesn't know and neither does the intelligence community. >> you read the stories, the various stories, they're disputing and certain groups don't necessarily agree. personally it could be russia. i don't really think it is, but who knows? i don't know either. they don't know and i don't know. >> reporter: adding to the confusion is the washington post report that says

mr. trump tweeted, "the united states must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes." when asked to clarify, mr. trump told a reporter, "let it be an arms race. we will outmatch them at every pass and outlast them all." question -- are we back in an arms race with russia? >> well, let me point out, this is the same donald trump that liberals were terrified was going to sell out to putin, who's now pivoted and said, look -- to quote general mattis, "we can be your best friend, or we can be your worst enemy." you want to make threatening speeches, let me show what a threatening speech looks like. and he does it in 140 characters. we've allowed our nuclear capability to weaken. the chinese have strengthened their nuclear continental capability. the iranians are trying to build a nuclear weapon. i think for the next president to say, you know, we have to rebuild our nuclear capability is exactly right. and if that -- he's