my name is sally john from cctv america. today, mr. trump picked his secretary of state. would you be able to elaborate on trumpism in foreign policy? is it going to be really harsh or how would you define it? >> i think if you are isis, it is likely to be really harsh. general mattis, when he was in iraq, i think he was a major general at the time, coined the phrase that the marines can be your best friends or your worst enemies and you get to decide which. i suspect that you are going to find that the new secretary of state will be inclined to negotiate and talk with everyone but he will do so based on american values and american interests. it is a great story that the secretary of state george schultz used to tell. when he had a new ambassador, he would bring him by the office for a final meeting. he would take him over and say, what country are you going to represent? four times out of five, they would point to the country they were going to. shult schultz would say, no, no, no, he would bring them back and point to the united states. he didn't draw the logical concl

here to discuss, sally kohn, peter beinart, paris dennard and john phillips. i'll start with you, donald trump's sons, donald, jr., and eric, appear to be actively involved in the transition efforts. they have sat in on candidate meetings, vetting a candidate pick. trump has said he will have his sons manage his company. how are the boys still working on transition efforts, then? >> well, it's two separate entities, that i'll be running the company and i don't know why you're so convinced that donald is going to listen to his kids. i bark orders at my parents all the time, we still haven't built that guitar-shaped swimming pool i've been looking for. but every time you open up the newspaper it's someone else that's controlling donald trump. today in the "washington post" they said joe scarborough and mika brzezinski were controlling him. you read that he's a puppet of vladimir putin, you read that condoleezza rice is picking his foreign policy team. now it's the kids. donald trump seems to be a guy that takes a lot of counsel, a lot of advice from a lot of peo

[applause] john: thank you, sally.ley is thrilled to support the form which will be a robust negotiation -- a robust discussion involving the role of the state, local parties. we're honored to welcome vice president biden today and thank him for agreeing to provide his insights as our keynote speaker. we are positive that today's forum should prove to be interesting, informative and enlightening on these and other subjects exploring whether we are on the vanguard of a new political system. a deepis a firm with tradition of public service and has been a destination for lawyers who have served throughout the government. two of our partners will be moderating two of today's panels. both have served in the u.s. government. rick is a member of congress and in the department of commerce. several of our partners were important to ensuring that the forum move forward today and those are -- they have served at the highest level of the executive branch. other prominent alumni who have served in the federal government under democ

sally." >> you are right. you are right. i know you are right. >> reporter: as john bellucci's girlfriend. she was the script doctor for a number of films and returned to the "star wars" filming. made famous for playing a princess. it will be the person, not the part, remembered best. >> may the force be with you. >> reporter: harry smith, nbc news, new york. >> carrie fisher dead at the age of 60. >>> it was a frightening and chaotic scene in new york's trump tower after a security scare led to a massive evacuation sending tourist, employees and the media scrambling for the exits. a suspicious and unintended bag led to the panic. however, the nypd says that bag was filled with children's toys. with just 23 days until january 20th, the chaotic moment that played out at this fifth avenue headquarters underscores the president-elect's inauguration. clashes and protests could put pressure on an already stretched security apparatus. meantime, the president-elect is using his holiday to celebrate and take credit, tweet, thanks, donald, when it was reported that the consumer confidence index hit

sally." >> you are right. you are right. i know you are right. >> reporter: as john bellucci's girlfriend. in "the blue's brothers." she was the script doctor for a number of films and returned to the "star wars" filming. made famous for playing a princess. it will be the person, not the part, remembered best. >> may the force be with you. >> reporter: harry smith, nbc news, new york. >> carrie fisher dead at the age of 60. >>> overnight two large earthquakes struck near lake tahoe and they were felt near california and nevada. the 5.7 rattlers both centered in a remote area of nevada near the california line. 70 miles southeast of lake tahoe. struck after midnight and were followed by a series of smaller after shocks. so far no reports of injury or damage. >>> it was a frightening and chaotic scene in new york's trump tower after a security scare led to a massive evacuation sending tourist, employees and the media scrambling for the exits. a suspicious and unattended bag led to the panic. however, the nypd says that bag was filled with children's toys. with just 23 days until january 20th

sally. >> he's never gonna leave her. >> of course he isn't. >> reporter: and as john belushi's torch-carrying girlfriend in the blues brotherse was the script doctor for a number of films, and returned to the "star wars" franchise in 2015. she had reportedly just finished filming her latest scenes for the next "star wars" film. made famous for playing a princess, it will be the person, not the part, who will be remembered best. >> may the force be with you. >> reporter: harry smith, nbc news, new york. >>> and now to that breaking news here in new york, a security scare at trump tower late today, forcing an evacuation. a suspicious bag triggered the panic, but a senior police official says it later turned out to be filled with toys. president-elect trump was not there at the time. he remains at his mar-a-la mar-a-lago estate in florida. >>> safety also a major concern at malls across the country, after a serious of massive brawls erupted the day after christmas. security has been stepped-up at more than a dozen malls after violence sent shoppers running for the exits. some authorities believe social media is partly to blame.

sally. wisn 12 news time now is 5:21. a grammy wiper is asking for help. >> the one thing that sir elton john is missing of five decades of his career and the contest he's started complete his christmas. >> hey, class, good morning, waukesha. a great way to start tuesday morning. wisn 12 is stopping by the classrooms throughout the school year. >> if you are interested in a visit, head to wisn.com and click on the school shout outlogo and while there submit nominations tr the top teacher award. >> we have a chance to make a music video for sir elton john. >> he's launching contests for three of the hits. we are actually listening to them sometimes here in the studio. the contest is honoring the anniversary of the song writing partnership. it is called elton john the cut, he's partnered with youtube for it. tube next summer. >> we happen to have the cams and editing systems here. >> dillon makes it to stockholm. now he's playing two shows there next april. in order to collect the prize money, he has t lecture within six months of getting the honor. >> wisn 12 news time now is 5:26. stuck between a rock and a hard place. >>

john: thank you, sally. is honored to support the form which will be a robust scotian involving the role of .he state, local parties we're honored to welcome vice president biden today and thank him for agreeing to provide his insights as our keynote speaker. we are positive that today's form should prove to be interesting. informative, and enlightening on these and other subjects exploring whether we are on the vanguard of a new political system. it is a firm with a treat -- deep tradition of public service and has been a destination for lawyers who have served throughout the government. two of our partners will be moderating two of today's panels. both have served in the u.s. government. rick is a member of congress and cam is a member of congress. several of our partners were important to ensuring that the forum move forward today and have served atey the highest level of the executive branch. alumni who have served in the federal government under democratic and republican administrations, one of whom is

a particular significance to us, john is an active alumnus of the nyu law school. [ applause ] >> thank you sally. we are discussing the addressing roles of the party, state and direction of the campaign finances law and change in the new and social media and other interesting topics. we're very honored to welcome vice president biden today and thank him for agreeing to provide his insights as the keynote speaker. we're positive that today's forum is interesting, and enlightening on the other subjects whether we're on the van guard of another political system. it's a firm of deep tradition and been a destination of lawyers that have served through the the government. two of the partners will be moderating two of today's panels and both served in the u.s. government. rick as a member of us congress and addition to them some of the other partners were important to insuring that the forum moved forward today and those are virginia sites peter kizer and jim khol and all have serve in the high branch. we are grateful for the hard work of both sally and bob bower and they have done an outstanding job.

sally" -- >> he's never gonna leave her. >> of course, he isn't. >> you're right, you're right. i know you're right. >> reporter: -- and as johnelushi's torch-carrying girlfriend in "the blues brothers." without screen credit, she was the script doctor for a number of films, and returned to the "star wars" franchise in 2015. she had reportedly just finished filming her latest scenes for the next "star wars" film. made famous for playing a princess, it will be the person, not the part, who will be remembered best. >> may the force be with you. >> reporter: harry smith, nbc news, new york. >>> good morning. welcome back to "street signs." let's give you an update on the miners. they've been on the move in an otherwise quiet trading day. that's boosting the uk main market here, outperforming the broader european sectors. miners higher in the range of 3% to 4%. taking the cue from higher metal prices. we've seen an uptick in gold miners this tracks a story we saw in the asian sessions where miners led on the australian market. we're also seeing some strength in oil and gas in an otherwise quiet day. we did see that uptick in wti o

of particular significant to us, john an s an active a llumni of the ncu law school. >> thank you, sally. sidley is thrilled to support the inaugural sid knee austin forum which will be a discussion evolving the political role of parties, the state and direction of campaign finance law, changes in new and social media and other interesting topics. we are very honored to welcome vice president biden today. thank him for agreeing to provide his insights as our keynote speaker. we are positive that today's forum should prove to be interesting, informative and n lightening on these and other subjects exploring whether we are on the vanguard of a new system. sidley is a deep tradition of public service and has been a deft nae destination of lawyers. two of our partners will be moderating two of today's panels. both have served in the u.s. government. in addition to rick and cam, sever other partners were very important to insuring that the forum moved forward today and those are virginia sights, pete keyser and jim cole valso have served in the highest branch. >> sidley has other alumni who h