. >> rex tiller son secretary of state mate be the most contentious. the ceo has done business with world leaders including russian president vladimir putin. some gop hocks aren't committed to tillerson until they better understand the relationship. tillerson disagrees with donald trump on climate change and believes it is real. former marine general james mad dishas fans in both parties because the law requires military men to have been retired seven years before

head of housing and urban development. >>> transition forces have confirmed donald trump met with rex tillert the trump tower today and heard from sources close to the team that rex tillerson is indeed the choice for secretary of state. the news caps off a week of cabinet picks including oklahoma general scott pruitt. you recently wrote this pick is basically going to bring a face jo between the two sides of the kilometer divide. how so? >> well, scott pruitt has been suing the environmental protection agency he's been called to lead regularly over the past several years and several of those are over the issue of climate change. they sued over the obama plan to cut power plants and the epa over methane, another powerful greenhouse gas. in effect the confirmation b battle over pruitt could get into the science of climate change and whether people believe it or not. >> let's look at his record for the agency he has been chosen to lead. the climate change and clean power plan and over eight others challenged the epa's authority and on his linked in page he describes himself against the epa acti

. >> let me ask you about rex tiller son, head of exxon-mobil. why does a business executive make sense as the chief diplomat? >> in his case, he's much more than a business executive. i mean, he's a world class player. he's in charge of, i guess, the largest company in the world. he's in charge of an oil company that's pretty much double the size of his next nearest competitor. it's been a company that's been unbelievably managed and to me a great advantage is he knows many of the players and he knows them well. he does massive deals in russia, and for the company, not for himself, for the company. >> reporter: some of the attributes that trump views as positives have some concerned, including republicans like john mccain. mccain told me he would want answers from tillerson about his ties to russia and his views about the country before he confirms him. republicans hold only a four-seat majority in the u.s. senate, so donald trump will likely need all of those votes to get tillerson con fifrmd. ryan nobles, cnn baltimore. >>> thank you. trump is

earlier this morning president-elect nominated exxon mobil ceo rex tiller son. tiller son has close ties with russia raising red flags. the president-elect says deal making skills are the reason he was chosen. >>> in a matter of hours, we're expected to officially learn what caused the deadliest fire in the city of oakland's history. 36 people lost their life in the warehouse dubbed the ghost ship. this morning at 11:00 a press conference is going to be held by the atf that could reveal what the cause of the fire was. >>> in the meantime, families eagerly await answers as the makeshift memorial outside the warehouse continues to grow. last night first responders returned to the scene to remember the lives lost. a bell was tolled 36 times, once for each person who died in the fi fire. >> it does provide closure to just realize that we were all a part of this. it was no one person. >>> people are still coming out to the scene of the tragedy every day to place a candle or notes or say a prayer trying to come to grips with the loss of life. >>> as the community mourn

rex tiller son, he's going to be here tomorrow. look, at this point in time, chris, huntsman and tillerson has not met with trump. patraeus felt good about that meeting. he was out on a sunday circuit doing a tough run and answering tough questions that the fact that he pled guilty. and bob corkel, that's where things stand but the over arching theme here. the bottom line, top officials say the president-elect trump is not in a rush to make a decision. he's going to take his time because this is such a critical choice for him, chris. >> kristen welker, thank you and don't back out even a foot. the dimension looks like those buses are about an inch from you. thank you very much for reporting from it. fifth avenue. >>> donald trump nominated ben carson to be secretary of department of housing and urban development. last month carson's raised doubt about his qualifications. armstrong william says doctor carson feels he has no government experience and he's never run a federal agency. you don't get honesty like that. when asked what ma

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and rex tiller son, ceo of exxonmobil. and today sources also tell nbc news, mr. trump plans to tap gary comb, as the national director of the national economic council. also new scrutiny of the president-elect's decision to stay on as the executive producer of the "apprentice." >> i don't think he's going to be co-hosting with me. maybe we'll have him as one of the guest advisors or something like this. >> reporter: nbc entertainment declined to comment noting that nbc owns and produces the show. >> mr. trump is resigning. >> still experts warn, trump's business entanglements could pose a problem. >> the business world has seen this time and time again where executives think they only have the appearance of a conflict but it turns very real very quickly. >> reporter: he'll appear on stage with state party chair, the neese of mitt romney and says she's the next candidate to become the next rnc chair. >>> the new action being taken by president obama. he's ordered u.s. intelligence to produce a report with all the evidence that russia used cyber attacks to influenc

. >> he wants chief executive of exxon mobile rex tiller stone take the job.fox5" melanie alnwick is live at capitol hill with the latest in this story, mel. >> good morning, wisdom and tiller son may have one of the toughest confirmation battles on capitol hill. there's concerns of conflict of interest. exxon mobile ceo rex tillerson has close ties to russia developed while cutting several deals with state-run oil companies. russian president vladimir putin ordered him with the honor of friendship in 014 and president-elect trump says tillerson relationship with russia is beneficial to role of secretary of state and has become more complicated now that cia determined russia interfered with presidential election in order to help trump. in interview with fox news surprised chris wallace trump said tillerson sim pressive player. >> he's more than a business executive. he's and to me a great advantage is he knows many of the players and he knows them well. he does massive deals in russia and for the company. >> now, the cabinet picks are starting to narrow down a

i'm sure the former governor perry will be talking with rex tiller said.ow, propose to get that to come in. >> a lot of history at exxon and exxonmobil in the energy industry. i don't know if you're stepping on toes if you work that way for work in concert with the administration. any concerns as to where you said about qualifications for the job which is what a lot of people have been asking about governor perry. >> people are always asking about qualifications, but he did preside in texas when we saw the major oil production boom presided over an increase in cracking, significant amount of pipeline infrastructure that has been built. it's also been around as we have emanated the crude oil export ban. he's very in tune with the oil and natural gas industry. maybe less so with the coal industry. as far as e foss fuel package is concerned, he's in the same league with the other administration announcements of rex tiller said and donald trump use of fossil fuels. >> if you're in the solar and mr. wind power, you'd be worried about this. >> well, i think you

amy: there is somebody in particular that's coming up with relation to russia and that's rex tiller sone head of exxon, who has close ties to russia. is there going to be some rough going in terms of his confirmation hearing based on whether there's real frustration in congress or not from republicans, certainly from democrats, who say, do we have an administration that's too close to russia? >> i think so. tiller son is the next nominee and his nomination could be a proxy battle. some republicans are going to want to probe what is the extent of his relationship with russia and his relationship with putin and his views on a number of these positions including the hacking, how much daylight emerges between tiller son and trump will be telling and important and this is the person, if he is confirment, he will be on the front lines dealing with putin and the russian government on all of these issues to come. >> phyllis right about this and something about tiller son, when he was the head of exxon, as he still is at the moment, he signed a $500 billion deal with russia. half a trillion doll

exxon mobil ceo rex tiller son and joe manchin are also said to be on that list. >>> 50-year-old david junior washington is charged with first degree murder, robbery and grand larceny in the death of saleh attacked saturday morning while working at the sunoco on jefferson davis highway. washington beat the clerk with a piece of wood before stealing cash from the register. >>> police in prince william county need your help finding a missing 12-year-old boy. e zeke yam amoa was last -- purple shirt. call police if you have any information that might help them find him. >>> later this week the mgm national harbor is set to have its long awaited grand opening, but not everyone is celebrating. stephanie ramirez heard from neighbors on both sides of the fence. >> reporter: it's more like both sides of the street. oxon hill road is where you'll either find roars of applause or serious concern. >> i can't go out of the house after 3:00. >> reporter: right ofe traffic telling us she can hardly get past the stop sign as it is. >> traffic is ongoing was already from people getting off from work.

and i think rex tiller son is exactly that. a negotiator, he's a diplomat in the world of business. and i think he'll bring those skills to the business again of america. >> all right, steven cortez, we'll see you again soon. thank you so much. >>> happening now, a bombing in turkey, dozens dead. more than 150 injured. how it happened and who the turkish government is blaming. ♪ everything your family touches sticks with them. make sure the germs they bring home don't stick around. use clorox disinfecting products. because no one kills germs better than clorox. like bundling home and auto coverage, which reduces redney. tape, which saves money. when they save, you save. that's home and auto insurance for the modern world. esurance, an allstate company. click or call. the search for relief often leads here.s, introducing drug-free aleve direct therapy. a high intensity tens device that uses technology once only in doctors' offices. for deep penetrating relief at the source. new aleve direct therapy. >>> he spent his entire career at -- who is rex tillerson? i'll ask ron insana. or fi

officials telling abc news tonight that president-elect donald trump is expected to name exxonmobil ceo rex tiller son as his nominee as secretary of state. the 64-year-old texan known for his extepsive international business dealings and close ties to russian president vladimir putin. a potential flashpoint for senate confirmation. senators from both parties now looking into allegations of russian hacking which may have interfered in the presidential election. we'll keep you posted and up to date of course on all the developments at abcnews.com. >>> now we turn to racial tensions in america. and one man who seems uniquely poised to take the issues head-on. growing up biracial in segregated south africa only seemed to sharpen trevor noah's sense of humor. here's abc's deborah roberts. thank you for being on the show. >> it is great to see you. >> reporter: barack obama made his final appearance on "the daily show" as president, discussing the election of donald trump. >> president-elect has very clearly said he refuses intelligence briefings. and so he's come out and said, i don't need them becaus

exxon/mobil ceo rex tiller son who has deep business ties with vladimir putin . >> it's not as if they're god parent's children. it is being blown out of proportion. >> reporter: the fbi has not seen all the ci a's evidence about why russia hacked so many democratic groups. russia was trying to interfere with the u.s. election. official say probably to unsettle the voters and to damage hillary clinton, long a critic of putin . lester? >> thank you, andrea. this is big news in russia where they are watching with fascination, the partisan fall out over the cia report. reporter has made his way to moscow. richard, what are they >> reporter: good evening, lester. first of all, russia is denying any involvement saying the kremlin in no way hacked to influence the u.s. election. we spoke to a top today who said that russia simply wouldn't do it and that if any russians were involved, they were acting individually. but that said, it's clear that russia is enjoying this, even relishing it. after all, they're not getting hillary clinton who president vladimir putin personally hated. instead, they'

trump is expected to choose exxon mobile ceo rex tiller son. he has no government or diplomatic experience. tillerson has close business ties to russia. several lawmakers have suggested this could make it difficult for him to be confirmed. this comes as the president-elect is at odds with the cia. mr. trump has questioned the cia's conclusion that russia hacked the dnc surfeervers and podesta's e-mails. there's a call for a congressional investigation into what the intelligence community says russia did and why. some gop leaders are backing the cia over the president-elect. >> obviously, any foreign breach of our cyber security measures is disturbing. i strongly condemn any such efforts. >> the president-elect has put the intelligence community on edge by refusing to get daily presidential briefings. >>> the electoral college votes to send donald trump to the white house in pennsylvania 20 electors will meet in harrisburg monday to officially cast their ballot for mr. trump. grass-roots groups have been organizing vigils like this last night in

in the last half hour the president-elect nominated exxon mobil ceo rex tiller son to lead u.s. foreign policy. he's spent his entire ka flir business, no government experience, raising red flags even among republicans. in his statement the president-elect said tillerson's deal making skills are the reason he chose him. we'll have a light remove in the next half hour. >>> in a matter of hours we are expected to officially learn what caused the deadliest fire in oakland's history. 36 people lost their lives in the oakland warehouse fire dubbed the ghost ship 11 days ago. the atf, we watched them meticulously sift through the rubble of that site for days trying to figure out what sparked the deadly 234r5e78s. this morning at 11:00 in the morning, a press conference will be held that could reveal what the cause of the fire was. meantime, as families evening early await those answers, the  makeshift memorial outside the warehouse continues to grow. last night first responders returned to the scene to remember the lives lost. a bell tolled 36 times, once for each person who died in

moments ago, the president-elect nominating rex tiller son for secretary of state. the exxonmobil ceo with no government or diplomatic experience and controversial e ties to russia set to face a tough confirmation. >>> polar prnlunge brutal temperatures across the midwest. minus 3 in mississippi, and three-quarters of the country could be blanlgt by a deep freeze. >>> air scare, forced to make an emergency landing at airport overnight. this morning, the credible threat that lead to tense moments. >>> and tom terrific. >> braid day in traffic touchdown. >> nfl star brady delivers a clutch performance leading new england to a key monday night victory. are brady and the patriots poised to make yet another super bowl run? tuesday, december 13th, 2016. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning. we'll have more on that game in just a second. we have breaking news. >> we certainly do. our top story after weeks of interviews and mulling

sources with the transition team say exxon mobil c-e-o "rex tiller-son" is the leading candidate. tillerson would be a controversial pick, partly because of his ties with russian leader vladimir putin. trump says: "in his case he's much more than a business executive, i mean he's a world class player. he's in charge of-i guess the largest company in the world. " trump says: "to me a great advantage is he knows many of the players-and he knows them well, he does massive deals in russia, he does massive deals-for the company, not for himself for the company." the transition team source says trump is expected to make his decision some time next week. but the source also romney is still in the running. also new this weekend -- president-elect trump's transition team is dismissing reports that russian hacking helped him win the election. the c-i-a reportedly is convinced that russia played some role in the election. but, mister trump has repeatedly said there's no evidence to support the claims. russia is denying any wrongdoing. a sheboygan family, known for their compassion, admittedl

host: speaking of cabinet picks, that expected pick of rex tiller's and made official by donald trump in a tweet, saying he has choosing one of the greatest business leaders of the world, ceo of exxon mobil, to be his secretary of state and the basis nomination fight and the confirmation fight on capitol hill. ryan is in new york, new york, republican. caller: good morning, c-span. i wanted to get into the news media. it is so important when we are misinformed on a daily basis. to cnn, they are the most mendacious, deceptive news media that is out there. they lie all the time. our give you an example. when donald trump went to meet with the president of mexico, they met and when donald trump came back, cnn started off in the morning and first thing they said was "donald trump lied about his trip, he said there was no discussion of building the wall." that was a stupid lie because people -- this is all coming from the left. they call it a euphemism, liberalism, but they really are left-wing fascist, these people, if you look at what they have destroyed throughout the world. but here's

rex tiller son chairman and ceo of exxon mobile has emerge ed as the distinct frontrunner.rump met with him at trump tower this morning and an announcement could come as early as next week. >>> also as seen here on cbs3 president of president-elect trump salute utz troops at the annual army/navy game in baltimore. the future commander in chief watched some of the game with former new york city mayor rudy giuliani. now trump also spent time with the broadcast team of vern lundquist and gary daniel s the president-elect said he was neutral and loved the spirit of the game. >>> and now honoring a here over. fellow firefighter its gather in wilmington delaware today to say goodbye to ardythe hope. she died after battling severe burns for more than two months. "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan has the story now from the chase center. >> ♪ >> reporter: it's the beat of drums and melody of pipes that let us know someone great has passed away. >> ♪ >> reporter: after 68 days battling to survive severe burns senior wilmington firefighter ardythe hope was laid to rest during a f

trump med with rex tiller son today -- tillerson. his ties with putin make him controversial. mobile made a teal with the russian correspondent and putin gave tillerson a russian medal of honor. >>> donald trump's transition team slammed the cia following reports that russia assisted in trump's victory. >> i know that we have worked with intelligence agencies that are saying we have not been hacked. >> the republican national committee spokesman refruited -- refuted claims. >> no one thinks that a foreign entity should interfere. now let's get to the next thing. what proof that they affected the outcome. >> recent reports citing intelligence forces that russia actively worked to get the republican nominee elected. >> these are the same people that said that saddam hussein had weapons of mass destruction, it's time to move on. cyber attacks were an on going mission. trump called on russia to hack clinton's e-mails. russia i hope you find the 30,000 e-mails that are missing. >> calls from lawmakers for a probe are intensifying. president obama ordered a full review. >> i'm going

. >> let me ask you about rex tiller areson. >> okay, head of exxon mobile. why does a business excutive make sense as chief diplomat? >> he is much more. he is a world class player and in charge of the largest company in the world. he's in charge of an oil company that doubled the size of the norrest competitor. and a company that is unbelievably managed and he knows many of the player and knows them well and he does massive deals in russia and for the company. >> reporter: mr. trump said he is close to it a decision about the coveted position. rowdy guiliani with drou his name and the remaining possibilities are governor mitt rom no and corker of tennessee. general david poet pete, former ford ceo and ambassador john bolton. we hear that president-elect donald trump could make a decision of secretary of state as early as next week, jowly? >> thank you very much. >>> so the dnc raising a red flag over tillerson's ties to russia saying we are in unchartered territory. never has a foreign power taken a to thehold in the american president see. and for presiden

at age 64, rex tiller sob has headed the world's largest publicly traded oil company nearly a dock aid. last year ranked 25 on forbes list of the most powerful people. under tillerson's leadership, exxon mobil struck a deal t begin drilling for oil in the arctic. but the project was halted three years later by western sanctions after russia invaded crimea. >> i'm going to comply with the sanctions. there is not any conversation otherwise about that. >> reporter: tillerson said earlier this year his relayships with foreign government including russia's are business. >> i'm not here to represent the united states government's interest. i'm not here to, to defend it, nor am i hear to criticize it. that's, that's not what i do. secretary of state, tillerson will be america's top diplomat. representing u.s. foreign policy interests. and will need to navigate his 15-year history with vladamir putin. >> i have a very close relationship with him. i denton't agreen with everythi he is doing. >> putin awarded tillerson a russian award of friendship. that same year, tillerson spoke to charlie ros

. >> let me ask you about rex tiller areson. >> okay, head of exxon mobile. why does a business excutive make sense as chief diplomat? >> he is much more. he is a world class player and in charge of the largest company in the world. he's in charge of an oil company that doubled the size of the norrest competitor. and a company that is unbelievably managed and he knows many of the player and knows them well and he does massive deals in russia and for the company. >> reporter: mr. trump said he is close to it a decision about the coveted position. rowdy guiliani with drou his name and the remaining possibilities are governor mitt rom no and corker of tennessee. general david poet pete, former ford ceo and ambassador john bolton. we hear that president-elect donald trump could make a decision of secretary of state as early as next week, jowly? >> thank you very much. >>> so the dnc raising a red flag over tillerson's ties to russia saying we are in unchartered territory. never has a foreign power taken a to thehold in the american president see. and for presiden

as we reported it's expected rex tiller on, the c coe cd the ceof exxon mobil will be the selection.e start morgan, when you heard that the russians hacked our election, what was your reaction? >> well, the first thing i thought, i'm not shocked. this is not a new tactic it's just a new tool. if anybody thinks this is unusual, read some of the memoirs from a few cia directors. you will find out that the united states has engaged in influencing elections. i think it was compounded because of the impact of the internet. i'm not shocked what it's happened. lou: even though the cia and six other agencies did, it hardly made any sense what they were saying. >> that's the thing. some of this intelligence is getting too politicized. there are some things you look at. so you can tell if something has been breached. why somebody did it or what they plan to on doing with it is subjective and very political. lou: who were the perpetrators of the office of personnel management cyber attack. who was it that breached the department of defense, the white house, the congress, and what happened, matt

the new name include exxon ceo rex tiller said. also, jon huntsman, a former u.s.rnor pitt also the father of abby huntsman, anchor of fox news. the latest development comes as trump advisors continue to beta for secretary of state should go to former gop presidential nominee mitt romney. , who was criticized her sharply attacking trump during the campaign was asked on sunday at the criticism was appropriate. >> i would turn the question around and ask if it was appropriate for governor romney to stick his neck out so far in attacking donald trump. never walk in a back and never encouraging people to support the nominee wants mr. trump had won the nomination squarely and fairly. >> conway telling chris wallace that trump's recent phone call with the president of tehran was a courtesy call. cheryl: house speaker paul ryan outlining plans under the trump presidency on 60 minutes last night. priority number one is repealing up on the care and replacing it with an affordable patient centered system. he also wants to make sure medicare doesn't run out of money. the spea

he will be meeting with dc mayor muriel bowser iowa governor rex tiller son and laura ingram for presstary and henry girs former secretary of state. al gore was there to meet with ivanka trump about climate change but he ended up meeting with the elect as well. gore described it as a sincere search for areas of common ground which is fascinating since the two men are at opposite ends of the climate change debate. >> the time was with president elect donald trump. i had an extremely interesting conversation and to be continued. i will leave it at that. >> the trump transition team says ben carson was picked for housing and urban development. they may make moran announcements, more appointments perhaps from president elect himself. it was first stop on the thank you tour. who knows what could happen tonight. he lakes to put on a knew good show. >> you know who else was there? the naked cowboy again. >> again? >> he may be up for a cabinet position as well. >> chilly temperatures moving in as a blizzard warning hits parts of the country. >> janice dean tracking the cold for us. she joins

. >> rex tiller son secretary of state mate be the most contentious. the ceo has done business with world leaders including russian president vladimir putin. some gop hocks aren't committed to tillerson until they better understand the relationship. tillerson disagrees with donald trump on climate change and believes it is real. former marine general james mad dishas fans in both parties because the law requires military men to have been retired seven years before serving as civilian defense secretary he needs the congressional waiver. elaine chao is a shoe in. she has been transportation secretary in prior gop administrations. former stexas governor rick pery famously vowed to abolish the agency. attorney scott pruitt has been a leading critic of epa to curb carbon pollution and halt increased use of ethanol which trump supports. among those committed are among six millionaires including munch ch mnuchin and they will avoid conflicts of interest. >> of course the president elect has his own business conflicts of interest to sort out and will show how

mitt romeny and rex tiller sown are still being considered. >> my advice, mitt went a little too far,nd and make up, but i would not see him as a candidate for the cabinet. >> and that was abc's mary bruise with the report. >>> many are going to protest the christmas parade in hammonton protesting kellyanne conway. citizens say she is not a role model, they want the parade organizers to drop her as the parade marshall. it begins tonight at bell view avenue and north liberty street. >> congress has agreed to vote to avoid a government shut down. president obama signed it early this morning. the democrats was going do block the spending measure instead they settled on a 4 month extension. the benefits expire at year's end, january 3. >> it's almost guaranteed that you will get or give up a imift that will end up -- give a gift that will end up in the to be returned pile. >> consumer reports checked out a number of return policy. alicia vitarelli has a look at five of the best and five of the worst. >> if you put something off to the side thinking you'll return it later and it passes the

rounding out the agenda -- >> rex tiller is a trumpian-inspired pick and he has a career outside of politics. >> all signs point to rex tillerson as secretary of state and why the hold up? a confirmation problem has to do with russia. we begin with the top story, the debate over russia and hacking. according to nbc newssources, the cia concludes that the hacked dnc and clinton e-mails were part of a deliberate ruian plot to elect donald trump as president. one source told us that the cia expressed the highest confidence level when explaining russian intent. the washington report posts that the same evidence is fuzzy and ambiguousuous, suggesting that the two agencies may not be on the same page at all. we don't know the evidence given to the agencies in that meeting and we have not seen or reviewed the report made public. donald trump weighing in on twitter suggesting it's all part of a partisan effort. can you imagine if the election results were the opposite and we tried to play the russia-cia card? it would be called experience theory. unless you catch hackers in the act, it is very hard

two transition sources told fox news that he plans to nominate exxonmobil ceo rex tiller son. when asked for fox news sunday while till areson would make sense as the chief diplomat, the president-elect said quote, he's a world class player and he does massive deals for the company, not for himself, for the company. >>> the syrian military claiming it's in control of 99% of the rebel strong hold of eastern alep aleppo. they're now in the final stage of a bloody siege to retake the area packed with rebel fighters and thousands of trapped savi civilia civilians. the war has killed more than $450,000 people. back to habt. >>> welcome back to "hannity." joining us now with more reaction to the liberal hypocrisy is the author of the best selling book "treason", newt gingrich. you're also coming out tomorrow with a brand-new book on trump, right? >> we have an electronic book on electing trump. and i'm giving a speech at heritage on the principles of trumpism and how dramatic of a change it's going to be for america. very exciting time for us. this is about as stupid as everything i

moments ago, the president-elect nominating rex tiller son for secretary of state. the exxonmobil ceo with no government or diplomatic experience and controversial e ties to russia set to face a tough confirmation. >>> polar prnlunge brutal temperatures across the midwest. minus 3 in mississippi, and three-quarters of the country could be blanlgt by a deep freeze. >>> air scare, forced to make an emergency landing at

rex tiller m eersotillerson, ex. thank you so much for joining me. a compelling piece you put together there. when you hear the ambassador talk about the people who regularly would meet with putin being steven sega lrl. >> russia is basically oil and gas economy. let's make that clear to begin with. the state company has various dealings, joint ventures with exxonmobil, not just in russia, but around the world. so it's not surprising that the two would be very, very close because their interests are so tied. exxonmobil has a problem finding reserves all over the world. it has less of a problem in russia. except for the western sanctions. it is in the interest of russia to get rid of those sanctions. it is in the interest of exxonmobil to get rid of those sanctions. now, whether rex tillerson would exercise power as the head of the state department the way he exercised power as the ceo of exxonmobil remains to be seen. probably, go ahead, i'm sorry. >> does it remain to be seen? here's a 65-year-old who's worked the majority of his career with exxon.

. >> sources telling fox news that president-elect trump will pick the ceo of exxoonmobil, rex tiller be his secretary of state. we will get reaction from normer new york city mayor rudy giuliani. you might recall last week he took his name out of consideration for a cabinet spot. he did this on friday. so what does he think of trump's potential pick? also tonight -- >> we're talking about a candidate who lost in a historic way in terms of the popular vote but clearly won in the electoral college. is this something of a national emergency? >> cnn, a state of national emergency in terms of being unhinged with their biassed coverage. we'll ask monica crowley and doug schoen come canning up straight ahead. want longer lasting heartburn relief? try...duo fusion duo fusion goes to work in seconds and lasts up to 12 hours. tums only lasts up to 3. for longer lasting relief...in one chewable tablet try duo fusion from the makers of zantac ♪ >>> welcome back to "hannity." so sources have confirmed to fox news that president-elect trump will nominate exxoonmobil ceo rex tillerson to be his sec

. >>> up next, rex tiller son, the leading candidate for secretary of state getting a lot of attentiondimir putin. are his previous business deals a glaring conflict of interest if he gets the state department nod? that's up for discussion in the daily debate coming up next. [ gears stopping ] when your pain reliever stops working, your whole day stops. try this. but just one aleve has the strength to stop pain for 12 hours. tylenol and advil can quit after 6. so live your whole day, not part... with 12 hour aleve. they are the natural borns enemy of the way things are. yes, ideas are scary, and messy and fragile. but under the proper care, they become something beautiful. >>> it depends what that relationship is. they're intimate friends. this is getting blown out of proportions. >> that was kellyanne conway commenting on president-elect trump's leading candidate for secretary of state. this had many lawmakers expressing major concerns. i am joined by elise jordan and former adviser for senator rand paul's campaign. >> elise. the president-elect trump received bipartisan criticisms fo

it also isn't clear how rex tiller son feels about the state department and how they would do things. he would work with donald trump. he's been ceo for ten years. donald trump is a ceo now. >> you're talking about hard-nosed negotiations. rex tillerson, i would expect he is a hard-nosed negotiators because he made billions and billions of dollars for the exxon corporation. >> absolutely. >> sometimes diplomacy takes a more delicate touch. is he capable of that? >> i'm going to push back. i think the experience of a head of a multi-national energy company like exxon is actually pretty relevant here. i mean, what these guys do, typically they spend their days and nights talking to heads of problematic foreign governments. this is actually an industry, you know, you talk about long tail, oil and gas is probably the most strategic industry, the industry with the longest view. they're looking at 20, 30, 50 year time frames. they're dealing in long relationships with governments in some of the world's hot spots. so i actually think that experience is very relevant. i think that where thing

making an amazing point, this is -- rex tiller's and as a young engineer at the company using the technique. do you think in that one case in the fracking case the corporate philosophy, make sure we get a return on what we do, hinder them from tapping into what is now this huge economic opportunity with natural gas? >> they were slow and then decisive once they decide they want to go in a direction. then they buy their way in. that is the pattern. they never had a great reputation as the world's greatest work -- oil and gas discoveries. i'm sure they had some stories to tell about their successes and exploration but they have but by and large their strength is financial. they have more cash than anyone else, more discipline about using opportunities and generally if they fail to discover something for themselves they can buy it. that is what they do with fracking. they have been trying to develop a natural gas strategy is conventional gas emerged after 2005, looking like a real opportunity and they were going out and doing the land gains and buying up leases and trying to build something. t

rex tiller son was not one of them until a couple of weeks ago. and here is a reason why. they simply had not found the right candidate and because of that according to transition officials a call was placed by violent mike pence to steven hadley and condaleezza rice and he was basically a welcoming for other bias. and they sat back --. -- look for other ideas. they thought back to individuals they had worked with and tillerson came to mind for one good reason. his relationships with international communities and international leaders at his time on exxon. again, it is important to note donald trump and recollection tillerson did not know one another until this call was actually made. he came in for an initial meeting it. went well there was a level of comfort there. the two hit it off. most importantly they found their personal profiles matched up. they were deal makers. they viewed the world from a similar vain and that is how this came to be. those endorsements played an enormous role on getting recollection tillerson to this poin >> and rick perry, he once said he was

we know he will meet with exxon mobil ceo rex tiller son.of state henry kissinger fresh off his trip to china. conservative radio host laura ingram all on the schedule to meet the president-elect. let's go to jessica