the white house on the side of mick mulvanie. president trump appointing him to acting director. he is inside now, but this fight, john, will continue to play out in the courts, the lawsuit filed last night and now we know duelling e-mails as well as both of these people, mick mulvanie and leeandra english sticking to the claim of acting director. >> a twilight zone there. can only imagine what those working inside think about the whole thing. thank you very much. >>> in a short while president trump will meet with republican members of the senate finance commit to talk about the tax reform bill they will all be facing in the coming days. this is what the president wrote about it just moments ago. he says the tax cut bill is um coming along very well. great support. joining us on capitol hill, suzanne malveaux. >> reporter: we know he's having lunch behind closed doors with five members of the committee and powerful senator orrin hatch, of course, to try to push this forward. we're looking at tomorrow, the president, again, here on capitol hill. third time in about three weeks or

. >> reporter: the new guy showed up early today, mick mulvany carrying a bag of donuts convinced he has the legal authority to take over. he is the white house budget director but late friday president trump named him acting director of the consumer financial protection bureau started during the obama administration. it guards against unfair practices by lenders and debt collectors and last year fined wells fargo $100 million for secretly opening thousands of unauthorized customer accounts. but because it doesn't answer to congress, it's never been popular with republicans including mulvany who says it was choking off access to money to help businesses grow. >> this particular bureau under the previous administration had gone too far over towards strangling access to capital. >> reporter: the man that was in charge stepped down friday clearing the way for his deputy leandra english to take over under the law that created the agency which says the deputy shall serve as acting director. but the justice department says under another federal law, the president has the option to make his

is asking the court to block mulvani's appointment. >>> brings harry is officially -- prince harry is engaged to actress meghan markle. we have -- >>reporter: prince harry and his bride to be meagan markle walked hand and hand since harry popped the question. he's thrilled to be marrying the actress. markle said his proposal was romantic. >> it's a fairy tale. marrying -- they look to happy together. >> the prince said he knew markle was the one when they met in london last year. a mutual friend made the match. >> markle is used to the camera. she was born and raised in los angeles and married once before. she shot the same -- the couple moved in together at london's palace and they're making wedding plans for next spring. the ring is full of bling. and prince harry designed it himself using two diamonds that belong to his late mother. at the enter -- prince harry's fall prince charles says the royal family is delighted with the news. >> 2018 will be a big deal -- prince william and kate are expecting their third child around the same time prince harry will tie the night. terry -- >>>

mulvany stepping into his spot. it's clear, the deputy should take over. >> who do you think is in charge of the consumer protection agency. >> i think the president's on good ground here to support somebody on the vacancy statute. in terms of agency, it's the most out of control, unaccountable federal agency in washington. really no oversight at all. they can get into everybody's business. i don't think they add much to consumer protection. they were involved in banks around the country that had everything to do with the financial collapse. >> we definitely didn't end on a bipartisan note there. but we appreciate the two of you democrat and republican coming on together. it was a great discussion. thank you both so much and happy thanksgiving. >>> is michael flynn working on a deal with robert mueller and should the white house be worried? we'll talk about that next. >>> plus, now that thanksgiving is over, the president is ready to make christmas great again. at lincoln financial, we get there are some responsibil

courts pete william what's latest from washington >> reporter: the new guy showed up early today, mick mulvany carrying a bag of donuts convinced he has the legal authority to take over he is the white house budget director but late friday president trump named him acting director of the consumer financial protection bureau started during the obama administration it guards against unfair practices by lenders and debt collectors and last year fined wells fargo $100 million for secretly opening thousands of unauthorized customer accounts but because it doesn't answer to congress, it's never been popular with republicans including mulvaney who says it was choking off access to money to help businesses grow. >> this particular bureau under the previous administration had gone too far over towards strangling access to capital >> reporter: the man that was in charge stepped down friday clearing the way for his deputy leandra english to take over under the law that created the agency which says the deputy shall serve as acting director but the justice department says under another federal law, the pr

sarah huckabee sanders reiterated that today and legislative director mark short and omb director mulvanie pitched that line on the sunday shows. >> we are concerned about several aspects of the story. very concerned about the anticipati allegations but at this point we think it's best that alabama make the decision for them. >> the allegations are very serious and should be taken very seriously. ultimately, it's up to the voters in the state. >> these answers stopped short of other republicans, mcconneit mcconnell, paul ryan and other saying the allegations are credible and roy moore should step aside. letting alabama voters decide is a bit of a loaded term from the white house. letting alabama voters decide in this deep state means the white house wants them to elect somebody to carry out the republican agenda. the white house agenda in congress, and kellyanne conway made it very clear this morning on "fox & friends" that moore's opponent will not do that. >> and doug jones in alabama, folks, don't be fooled. he'll be a vote against tax cuts. he's weak on crime, weak on borders. he's str

mick mulvany about the need?litary accidents. >> we spend a good bit of money defending the nation you are actually right we continue to look at ways to get the military more money, to meet some of the needs that have been created by the sequester cuts yes, we are in discussions with hill how to try to figure out a way to raise the tax so we can drive one of this administration's top priorities spending more money are on national defense. cheryl: the president's budget, seeks 10% increase in defense spending, a report from court, says the google has been receiving user locations on android phones even if locations settings were to be private happens when data at location through android sell towers alienate to google google says true but practice is going to be halted end of the month, alphabet up more than 30% so far this year. and, finally, the world mourning death of a 1970s teen idol. ♪ ♪ i think i love you, i think i love you, i think i love you, i think i love you i think i love you i think i love you ♪ che