tiller son today will label russia a danger rex tiller son facing the senate foreign relations committeey. tillerson is expected to address his 17-year relationship with russian president vladimir putin. in the military's opening statement released to cnn, tillerson will say the u.s. government must be, quote, clear-eyed about our relationship with russia, that the country poses a danger and must be held to account for its actions. this as attorney general nominee senator jeff sessions faces day two of an already contentious confirmation hearing. >> this is one of the more consequential appointments in american history right now. >> reporter: fellow senator cory booker will testify against sessio sessions. on tz multiple protests broke out against the alabama senator over old allegations of racism which sessions addressed head on and strongly denied. >> as a southerner who actually saw discrimination and have now doubt it existed in a systematic and powerful and negative way, i know that was wrong. i know we need to do better. >> reporter: sessions breaking away from some of the presiden

if the foreign committees -- if they approve tiller's nomination, it will move on for a full vote in the senate which is expected to pass. >>> president george w.h. bush is on the road to recovery after pneumonia. >> today, he's out of the intensive care unit according to his doctors. >> we were able to remove the tube and continue oxygen through the nose, but he has done very well in that regard. we did not see a rebound of difficulty breathing, of tiring out. >> former first lady barbara bush was in the hospital for bronchis and she was discharged and the doctors says the president was in good spirits and cracking jokes and he could be released this weekend. >>> a deadly confrontation. a vallejo police-involved shooting leaves a man dead. >>> a look at the flooding damage left behind and the mud slide concerns being caused by all this ongoing rain. >>> and closer to home, a water main break shuts down a busy road. what you need to know to avoid delays, still ahead. ,, (upbeat music) - [voiceover] you are san francisco. we've been with you from the beginning. we've seen each other t

all this as rex tiller son, trump's pick for secretary of state, prepares for a confirmation hearing.s are expected to grill him about his ties to vladimir putin. now those questions are even deeper, and we're still nine days away from inauguration day. let's begin our kof with cnn justice correspondent evan perez live in washington. >> classified documents on russian interference in the 2016 u.s. election presented last week to president obama and prelkt trump included allegations that russian operatives claim to have compromising personal and financial information about mr. trump. these allegations were part of a two-page synopsis based on memos by a former british operative whose work u.s. intelligence officials considerable credible. the fbi is investigating the allegations based primarily on allegations from russian sources. the bureau has not confirmed many details in a memobo

tiller son has a close personal relationship with putin. that's something that troubles people like my two lead guests this morning, john mccain and lindsey graham, who have become the would republicans in the u.s. senate that have been sounding the alarm on russia and believe that what the intelligence community has found on what russia has tried to do in the election is something that needs to be responded to swiftly and harshly, and what has happened so far is not enough. they'd be willing to withhold support for tiller son i think over this if trump continues down this road. >> speaking of senators mccain and graham, mccain practically calling russia's interference an act of war. both of them, as you said, firmly believe russia was behind the cyber campaign. yesterday we saw twum put tweets out saying people are, quote, stupid or fools, if they think the u.s. shouldn't have a good relationship with russia. i can't imagine that would sit well with your guests this morning. >> no. that doesn't sit well with them at all. that's been the di

i will be following closure on secretary of state designee tillers and will ripen next week. then and a more wholesome way will move into approving captain appointments, both controversial and noncontroversial beginning next week. >> along those same lines earlier today the senate committee voted out secretary designee child, governor nikki haley and doctor ben carson. just to to give you context for the obstruction and foot dragging the democrats are imposing upon this new president and his administration. at this point in president obama's administration, five days into the administration their 14 cabinet members confirmed. so far, there are three under president trump. this is just simply no excuse. 12 of the nominees have all of their paperwork completed. as the majority leader said was her voted out of committee there available for floor action. this is simply attempting to litigate or re-litigate the election. our democratic friends need to get over the fact that the election is over and now we have the responsibility to govern. hopefully together. instead they have cho

tiller is on's nomination is still up in the air. >> are you prepared to be the one republican to voteo. >> i'm prepared to do what is right. i'm not analyzing it from a partisan standpoint. >> the man behind to be the nation's top diplomat even acknowledging he has talked russia policy with the president elect. >> does the president elect agree with you? >> the president elect and i have not had the opportunity to discuss this specific issue or the specific area. >> tillerson broke with donald trump on his trade issues. also trump's campaign called for a ban on muslims from coming into the u.s. and another marathon day of hearings. we have ben carson, mike pompeo. >> tensions rising between donald trump and the u.s. intel community. will trump ever trust the agencies charged with keeping americans safe? will they trust him? does it matter? we dig deeper. what makes this simple salad the best simple salad ever? heart healthy california walnuts. the best simple veggie dish ever? heart healthy california walnuts. the best simple dinner ever? heart healthy california walnuts. great tastin

two republicans said they will support tiller son's recommend nations. and "we have concerns of past dealings with russian government and president vladimir putin we believe tillerson can be effective advocate for u.s. interestings and it's unclear if marco rubio will join them in support. in washington, richetson fox >> any tonight with super bowl now two weeks away law enforcement is getting ready to make sure everything is safe. one million people are sxked to be in town for super bowl 51 event and federal state and local law enforcement and private curety will all be on the ground and fbi says some officers will number uniform and others dressed to blend in with the crowd. despite ul the high tech and administrationtivity efforts sometimes the most important information doesn't come by way of technology. >> fbi says there's no specific credible threats for super bowl. >> straight ahead at 10:00, an 11 years snkz a half court shot. >> is bucket good enough to be one number. that's the question. brody logan joins us. week next in sports. this is the si

this is the same lie that tom tiller as speaker of the house used to justify voter suppression, sameudulent research, courts ruled against him and even temple taggart mcdowell -- tom tiller said we wnt -- trying to suppress the african-american vote. had less in the community than in 2012. >> i have to get to break but would you like to respond? >> voter suppression would mean that people who are noncitizens are voting and suppressing citizens. >> that's not true. voter suppression is when the courts say you surgically and intentionally suppress african-americans and latinos. not my opinion, court prf proven truth. not the lies of donald trump or republican party. but courts ruled. two white judges and one african-american that the state engaged in racialized voter suppression both in the voting and in gerrymandering, called it apartheid districting. that's what we need to deal with and fix. that's why we took them to court. >> stand by. we'll be right back. if you're gonna make an entrance... [car driving upon the water] ♪ oh, how waso good!en house? did you apply? oh, i'll do it la

on mobile ceo rex tiller son is trump had tiller sentenced to next secretary of of state. >> and presidentma taking time during farewell address to the nation last night to thank his wife and daughter for their support over the lt and president telling first lady that she has made country proud. >> michelle reason robinson gil of the south side for the past 25 years you have not only been my wife and mother of my children you have been my best friend. and you took on a role you did not ask for. and you made it your own. with grace and with grit and with style. and good humor. >> well a rare hillary clinton sighting in the district. last night she made appearance at the new state department museum. she joins others who held or hole the job. former kerry and madelyn albright and colin powell and clinton talked about the power of dip mromcy. >> we'll switch gears right now. good morning big win for wizards they're playing greatly. pushed above 500 for the first time in a year. verizon center they had a great home record. it didn't matter. careless turnovers washington down by 18 at one point

george tiller who was subsequently murdered.after his murder, operation rescue said that his alleged murderer should be treated as a political prisoner. dr. tiller was murdered in 2009 and i'm sure you're familiar with this case, will you disavow they're endorsement of you? >> i disavow any activity like that and a group that would even suggest that is unacceptable and i will enforce the laws that make clear that a person who wants to receive a lawful abortion cannot be blocked by protesters and disruption of a doctor's practice. i'm not in favor of that, i am pro-life as you know, but we have settled on some laws that are clearly effective and as at general i would follow them. >> you would use the freedom of clinic entrances act to empower and mobilize the fbi the federal marshall's service or department of fire and tobacco for the appropriate -- >> i do believe it is to improperly hinder the access to an abortion clinic. >> will you rigorously enforce statutes that prohibit purchase of guns by felons or domestic abusers or dr

if you look at the totality, this weakens 'tiller son at the moment we need a strong secretary of state how long does it take to fill in the subpositions? >> well, you know, all assistant secretaries and under secretaries need congressional hearings and i'm sure that's going to be backed up and right now, there is literally no one there. i do believe, though, that the foreign service wants to be successful with rex 'tiller son and they want them to make him successful so frankly, i think the real relationship that rex 'till tell eer son needs to be mindfu of is make sure he has the trust of the president because otherwise, things could go very badly. >> ambassador, you were ambassador to iraq -- >> one of the questions -- >> go ahead, david. >> i'm really curious about whether rex tillerson knew this would happen or was blind sided. that makes a big difference. we had the secretary of defense blind sided in a torture statement and the appointment done by the white house without his knowing, without -- he just started to learn after the fact. that is a very dangerous way to play a game.

in statements, they say they still have concerns about rex tiller son's past dealings, but they are now ready to support him. andrew spencer, abc 7 news. >>> coming up on nubs at 6:00, a popular california brewery issues a nationwide recall. >>> plus a plan for a donation to a bay area university. >>> and why it's the end of the road for the highway bump that tells when you you're drifting out of your lane. details coming up. >>> that means light rain, so keep an umbrella abdominal pain? bloating? you may have ibs. ask your doctor if non-prescription ibgard is right for you. ibgard calms the angry gut. available in the digestive aisle at cvs, walgreens and riteaid. >>> sierra nevada is telling customers to put down that beer until you find out if it's part of a recall. they run the risk of a small shard of glass. beers brewed in chicos is not on the list. on the side you'll find the bottling date. if it's between december 5th, and january 13th, 2017 with a letter "m" return it for a full refund. >>> santa clara university will receive the largest donation in its history from one of its

sot: claudia tiller/ comerciante estamos bajando los precios de las pelucas y le estamos bao y vamosho" claudia dice que podria cerrar su negocio ante la crisis. y es que el numero del consumidor mexicano ha disminuido drasticamente antea depreciacion del peso.. causando el cierre ya de varios negocios en eagle pass. sot: guillmermo hernndez/ comerciante aqui los comerciantes del centro dependemos de 80% por ciento del comercio de mexico. no viene el comercio de mexico y todo el tiempo nos ha afectado asi" pero no solo los pequeÑos negocios se sienten amenazados. a traves de su cuenta de twitr, el presidee electo donald trump, ha amenazado a las compaÑias internacionales de sancionarlas con un imesto fu produccion, poniendo en juego el tratado del libre comercio de norte america. sot: dr. roger enriquez, professor, analista politico cuando la gente ve que hay insegruidad causa problemasporqe entonces no hay trabajos hay posibilidades de empresas que se cierren argelia lleva mas de 20 aÑos trabajando en una casa decambio dice que jamas habia visto una depreciacion del peso como la que

in statements, they say they still have concerns about rex tiller son's past dealings, but they are now ready to support him. andrew spencer, abc 7 news. >>> coming up on nubs at 6:00, a popular california brewery issues a nationwide recall. >>> plus a plan for a donation to a bay area university. >>> and why it's the end of the road for the highway bump that tells when you you're drifting out of your lane. details coming up. >>> that means light rain, so keep an life... is unpredictable. life is deaths. and births. sickness and health. love and heartbreak. and covered california is there for it all. not just to help keep you well. but to make sure the cost of being unwell doesn't ruin this whole life thing. because it's more than just health care. it's life care. >>> sierra nevada is telling customers to put down that beer until you find out if it's part of a recall. they run the risk of a small shard of glass. beers brewed in chicos is not on the list. on the side you'll find the bottling date. if it's between december 5th, and january 13th, 2017 with a letter "m" return it for a full

it's not exactly clear but it looks like tiller son bought bottle of pealed baby carots. the healthy food aisle. let's put this into perspective. he's a billionaire. about to get a 181 billion dollar payout. they're going to put it in a trust until he's out of that position. why don't billionaires go shopping >> do you remember back in 1992 when george h w bush was running for reelection went to a grocery did store and was fascinated by the scanners. it's interesting to see the parallel between that. >> i do remember that. >> there you have it. nothing wrong with shopping at safe way. >> it would be big if i did coupons. >> what was billed as a huge going away party for president obama has changed it's called the thanks obama party supposed to be held outside the white house on january 19th. turns out there will be a lot of street closures. the blind organization geared told cultural. this poses a challenge for the nearly 175,000 people who rscped. some attendees are confused and disappointed. >> maybe they will stream it live. >>> tonight we're celebrating national spagh

secretary of state they've spoken highly of him conversation of a trump transition there's a sense that tiller's it has the stature to survive these hearing. >> what about senate democrats? which ones are likely to be open to the nominees from president-elect trump? >> senator high camp has been a conversation with the team. it looks like she's not going to be the agriculture secretary but if your 2018 democrat of her reelection couple of years might be more open to trump and his appointees and working with him on an issue like infrastructure, senator schumer the democratic leader has said so much of that, the problems with democrats right now talking to many is that they are under intense pressure from their own party, to not work with trump because he seen as politically toxicgo that even if you want to work with him on certain nominees or gotha i think you're going to see some bipartisan support on something like the supreme cours which will be coming down in a few weeks or months they'll bent down partyline. >> is at the timeline you're hearing about a supreme court nominee? why that mr. tru

tiller was murdered in 2009. i'm sure you're tam with this case. will you disavoi their endorsement of you? >> i disavow any activity like that, absolutely. and a group that would even suggest that is unacceptable. and i will even force the laws that make clear that a person who wants to receive a lawful abortion cannot be blocked by protesters and disruption of the doctor's practice. i might not savor that, i am pro-life as you know, we've settled on this laws that are clearly effective. as attorney general you can be sure that we would follow them. >> you would use the face statute, the freedom of access to clinic entrances act, to empower and mobilize the fbi, the federal marshall sfls, or bureau of alcohol alcohol, tobacco and tire arms if there were harassment or intimidation. >> i would use the appropriate federal agencies and i believe it is in violation of the law to excessively or improperly hinder, even, the access to an abortion clinic. >> will you rigorously even force statutes that prohibit purchase of guns by felons or domestic abuser

and ultimately getting through it and with senator marco rubio signaling he would vote for tiller'sin both the committee and on the senate floor, it appears to be a done deal and that rex tillerson was able to sell national security republicans on his nomination behind closed doors. >> this is why i am booked voting for him. in my office visit, he said when america does not lead, other people will, in the vacuum is always filled by bad actors. he said we have to have a foreign policy that engages the world, we need to lead from the front. >> then there is mike pompeo, to be the next director of the cia. some republicans were furious that pompeo was not confirmed on friday along with the secretary of defense and the secretary of homeland security, pompeo is expected to be confirmed at some point late tonight after some debate. senate democratic leader has been trying to defend the delay of trump's nominees. >> let me talk about the cabinet. it is a cabinet unlike any other we have seen on two bases. we colored the swamp cabinet, billionaires and bankers. and it is very simple, there

. >> a harsher grilling for tiller southern. at one point there was a exchange with kaine. he asked tillerson if he lacked the knowledge or was refusing the answer the question on climate change. tillerson responded a little of both. >> thank you. and tillerson also said addressing radical islam would be his top priority if he's confirmed saying it poses a grave risk to the world's stability. he added that islam is a, quote, great faith and he does not support the blanket rejection of any people from the u.s. because of their religion. >> when we come wback, the rest of the headlines. >> including an officer a shootout. the suspect is facing charges. >>> and the return of tiger blood. charlie sheen opening up about a child stretch of anything where anything seemed possible for him. >>> and check out wnnfans.com. you're watching "world news now." from surfaces for up to 48 hours. you can pick up the flu it's like having a sick family member in your home. but lysol kills 99.9% of germs including 8 cold and flu viruses. to help protect your home lysol th

now it's also important to note that in these confirmation hearings we had of trump appoint hes rex tiller son or general james matt is or pompeo and they seem to be in with what clapper is saying now and director of cia is saying now. there's a disconnect here. and whether or not this plays out in twitter is are or whether this plays out in the situation room of the white house right now is unclear. but i don't think we've ever seen this. i don't think we've ever seen one administration coming in dismissing intelligence community of the prior administration right now and this is causing problems in this transition as we are now four days away from this inauguration. >> all right. fitz, thank you. >> and former fox news analyst monica coully resigned from her position as senior director of strategic communications at the national security council she was expected to serve in the trump administering under national security advisor general michael flynn and she is stepping down amid mounting allegations of plagiarism it's reported her dissertation and her book what the [bleep] just happened

rex tiller son was ceo of exxon mobile and exon mobile did business with iran, syria and sudan through a european subsidiaryy while tirlson was a top executive. those countries that he did business with were understate sanctions of terrorism. that business connection will surface tomorrow during a confirmation hearing before the senate foreign relations committee blobe speech they took a small dig at football and mma fighting, which actually didn't sit well with everyone. ufc president dana white called streep upety 80-year-old lady and wouldn't expect her to love mixed martial arts. she is only 67 and was invited by mma president to watch a fight in person. >>> and iconic tree in california couldn't make it through a storm over the weekend called the pioneer cabin tree known for huge gap that looks like a tunnel. it's a she quoy quoy aand toppled over during a storm. it is more than a length of a football field. i heard this story coming into work. they built that tubel in the late 1800s cars used to drive through it. then they stopped it and people walked through it. they think the t

rex tiller son on capitol hill they asked him about his business ties to russia. he reacted to reports about russian hacking aimed at the united states and took a tough line against moscow >> russia must know we will be accountable to our commits and those of our allies and that russia must be held to account for its actions. >> also operate hill. the senate commerce committee began for elaine chow tore the next transportation secretary and core booker made history when he testified against the nomination's alabama senator jeff sessions for u.s. attorney general. first time a senator testified against a fellow senator during a confirmation hearing >> senator sessions has not demonstrated a commitment to a central requisite of the job. to aggressively pursue the congressional mandate of civil rights, equal rights and justice for all of our citizens. >> others testified mr. sessions is a decent and honest man. also today, trump picked this mainline doctor. david shul kin was born in bala-cynwyd. he's the va's secretary of health and he will be the first v secretary

rex dinosaurs, rex tiller son nominated for secretary of state. exxon hid information about climateha years >>> the senate judiciary committee grilled jeff sessions for the second day. he promised to crack down on illegal immigration, gun violence and rally islamic terrorism. >>> hear forgot secretary nominee. john kelly. ahead of today's hearing he told at the senate committee his top priority would be to close the border to quote illegal movement of people and things in quote. kelly said achieving that goal starts with physical obstaclings like a boarder wall and supporting surveillance technologies >> were you watching the press conference closely? >> there were pretty unusual moments. we're going to take a look at the top five when we come back. . can he have can he have exxon osed us sanctions on russia... ...for war crimes forced to pay hundreds of millions for toxic pollution... ...putting profits ahead of our kid's health. tell your senators to reject rex tillerson. and protect american interests not corporate interests. z27mkz z16fz y27mk

rex tiller son on capitol hill they asked him about his business ties to russia. he reacted to reports about russian hacking aimed at the united states and took a tough line against moscow >> russia must know we will be accountable to our commits and those of our allies and that russia must be held to account for its actions. >> also operate hill. the senate commerce committee began for elaine chow tore the next transportation secretary and core booker made history when he testified against the nomination's alabama senator jeff sessions for u.s. attorney general. first time a senator testified against a fellow senator during a confirmation hearing >> senator sessions has not demonstrated a commitment to a central requisite of the job. to aggressively pursue the congressional mandate of civil rights, equal rights and justice for all of our citizens. >> others testified mr. sessions is a decent and honest man. also today, trump picked this mainline doctor. david shul kin was born in bala-cynwyd. he's the va's secretary of health and he will be the first v secretary

. >> reporter: under tiller southern's leadership we learned exxon mobil did deals with iran, syria and sudan through a subsidiary. it's likely to raise more questions lawmakers, especially since all three were under sanctions. mary bruce, abc news, capitol hill. >>> a health alert about detecting breast cancer. one in three women with breast cancer detected by a mammogram are treated unnecessarily. the study found the women had slow growing tumors that didn't need treating because they were essentially harmless. research followed more than a thousand danish women for more than a decade. some say the research is flawed. >>> good news for people who exercise only on the weekend. even just a little exercise can reduce the risk of dying from cancer or heart disease. weekend warriors reaped the same health benefits at those who exercised on a regular basis. i like that study. >> we have an excuse. >> got to write it down. lifting a cold one is considered a workout, but, hey, it's a workout. >> i'll count that. >>> and this year's college football championship game was a sequel outperforming

demonstrators took to the in full dinosaur costumes to protest rex tiller son. they were a play on words in reference to his name. lawmakers grilled the former exxon mobile ceo over human rights and his close business ties to russian president vladimir putin. >> how will you recalibrate your priorities as secretary of state, your shareholders are the american people and their security and interest >> first i have never lobby against sanctions personally >> the company did. >> to my knowledge, exxon never lobby against sanctions. >> he said he hopes to tackle both issues if confirmed as secretary of state. >>> a quick moving fire broke out on the 13th floor of the newly renovated watergate complex this afternoon, firefighters moved quickly that could be seen at points coming from the windows. crew evacuated the while putting out the fire, investigators are searching for a cause >>> a put it stop, dc may be the next major city across the nation to provide public rest rooms for the homeless. matt ackland tells us not everyone is on board with the plan. >> reporter:

tomorrow confirmation hearings will get underway for secretary of state nominee rex tiller son and transportationsecretary elaine >> aw. >>> chris christie delivered his seventh and final state of the address in trenton. most remarks to a joint session of the legislature focused on his plans to fight drug addiction >> i didn't come here to identity the problem. i want a comprehensive plan to fight this fight more aggressively, there's nothing more i can do with my last 373 days as governor than this, let's work to save lives together and start today. >>> the governor's plan includes establishing limits to the amounts of opioids doctors can prescribe >>> some say age is just a number were you the re but in hollywood it's at the center of a legal battle >> nicole brewer looks at the controversial law banning a popular website from displaying an actor's age. >>> how a local police department is cleaning a

tiller on. >> are you prepared to be the one republican to vote no. >> i'm prepared to do what's right. both in my race and presidential election race, i am required to provide advice and the more important the position is the less latitude they have, it's a like a cone and some positions as it gets higher and higher, the less discrimination, and scrutiny should get higher and higher. >> what do you know about the florida senator and rex tillerson? >> it's possible they were going to arrange some sort of discussion to discuss concerns about russia and china. i can just tell you brooke marco rubio just left a closed door session in a room right behind me with cia nominee mike pompeo. and i asked if he was going to meet with mr. tillerson and he said i got nothing more to add. i asked him if he feels any different than last night. take a listen. >> we're still working through the process. >> are you feeling any better right now about rex tillerson? >> well, we're still working through it so we'll have a decision here soon. >> today? >> i don't know what the timing is, but certainly befor

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senator john mccain met with exxon ceo rex tiller son. >> he satisfied some of my concerns.ave additional concerns. >> reporter: in addition to tiller son the group of nominees this week includes two billionaire, two members of and a doctor turned presidential candidate. in fact, senate republicans packed so many confirmation hearings into one week, the staffers who vet their financial disclosures say they're overwhelmed. in a letter the director of the office of government ethics warned that the pace, quote, has left some of the nominees with potentially unknown or unresolved ethics issues shortly before their scheduled hearings. senate democrat cory booker. >> these with people who are billionaires and have vast hold dings, vast wealth, and the american people have a right to know if they're going to be entering into those offices with conflicts of interest. >> we need to sort of grow up here and get past that. >> reporter: on "face the nation," the senate republican leader said democrats have overblown the problems. >> we confirmed seven cabinet appointments the day presi

florida senator marco rubio is saying he backs former exxon ceo rex tiller sin.ews, president trump taking to twitter twitte, this time using the official presidential account taking his family for his support. super bowl already taking on a super price tag. toss in airfare, hotel, and a super bowl weekend right now would cost you about $8,000. disney announcing the name of the next installment of the "star wars" franchise, "star wars": the last two jedi. now, back to "red eye" ." ♪ white house press secretary sean spicer has no problem confronting the media. trump's spokesman has a long history of resenting the frozen treat dippin' dots online. he says they are not the ice cream of the future. he rejoiced at the company's struggles, writing "ice cream of the past. in 2015, he wrote "if dippin' dot were truly the ice cream of the future, they would not have run out of vanilla." it only took two years for him to get a reply, but today the ceo sent an open letter, writing that they have seen your tweets and they'd like to be friends rather than foes. they even offe

he had a hand on the tiller here. he was driving this. >> she said nasty things about him. >> russia going to use this as blueprint unless something changes. >> how do we know. >> that's about this report. doesn't layout of the evidence. >>> how do we know in the future, they pick out politician they think is anti-russian. how do we know it was them. >> they know the malware, contract -- are they going to tell us. >> if your joe blow you don't know who going to attack you, nsa have to tell you who is after you. >> i hope so. >> thank you sir. >>> just hours before the meeting, donald trump told "new york times" attention focused on this issue was a political wish hunt. afterwards trump described the meeting construckive. people consis stently break through the infrastructure -- democratic there was no affect on the outcome of the election include the fact there's no famili tampering with the voting machines. that's statement put out by whoever works for trump. former u.s. ambassador and david cornell, mr. ambassador,

that's what recommend tiller son the secretary of state nomineess waiting for, his full senatee vote is expected this week he narrowly cleared the senateae foreign relations committee last week. in wash attorneys lauren plant hard, fox news.. > let's take it outside. i don't know if you were outside at all. we went from spring-like temperatures earlier in the week to gathering up for a little snow right now i think it madede me sick. they always say it's not the weather, but i'm telling you -- >> when it changes? > i think it's as good as anything to blame it on,. but if you want to blame it on the weather. broad shoulders.lder this is not going to be a big snow event, but we're going to get one, maybe two inches in some places before it's all said and done. this is the winter weatherher advisory went into effect at 10:00.10:0 it's d.c. basically south andth down to the southwest. parts of the montgomery county, loudon, frederick you're howard, you're not. all those counties are always ia winter weather advisories, you're excluded from this one. this is kind of a d.c. south event. i

tiller son that they liked.id some things about russia that are at odds with what president trump said about russia. he said there is no rule of law in russia, and he flatly criticized president putin for what he did in ukraine. so i think they saw that as sufficient to think they could approve him and they did not want to have a battle that would go on and on when we need somebody to be running the state department right now. we need a secretary of state in place. >> yeah. michael, i just want to see if my director can pop up some pictures. we are taking a look at -- that is the podium, and we do expect donald trump to take to that podium or at least one of his spokes people. that would be on the heels of the discussion we had over the phone that was scheduled about 25 minutes ago with israeli prime minister. what do you think would be the content of that conversation. what is pressing issues for this first official communication between the newly elected president of the united states and the prime minister of

that would include rex tillers tillerson, james mattis. general kelly at homeland security. i don't know mike pompeo, as cia as well as i know the others. but i've talked with him several times and i think all four of those people can be transformative. >> tucker: so general mattis, the pentagon is so big and so complex. if you were running the pentagon once again, what would be your top priority internally? >> i think the most important thing is to bring some predictability in terms of the budget. you really can't do anything in terms of reorganization or structuring or making choices on programs without having some idea of how much money you are going to have to spend. i hope that one of the top priorities in the administration will be to get rid of sequestration and then provide some level of stability to the defense budget. that means getting away from these continuing resolutions that have been going on for years. >> tucker: and you said congress needs to do what it is supposed to do. there has been in the last couple of months a belief among a lot of people that cia is

the senate is likely to confirm two cabinet nominees, rex tiller son and mike pompae. >> reporter: but bun member of the president's inner circle coming under fire, just one day into the job. sean spicer scolding reporters who rightfully noted that this year's inauguration had significantly smaller turnout than president obama's in 2009. a simple side by side comparison showed the white house's claim is demonstrablely false. >> the press is going to fact check the press secretary, so don't use a stat unless you have it a hundred percent nailed down. >>> and all right today president trump has signed several memorandums. one freezes hireing for are some federal workers. another reinstated a ban on providing federal money to international groups that perform abortions or provide information on the option. and he also sign is add memorandum to withdraw from the transpacific partnership, a withdrawal would still need to be approved by the senate. >>> an update on the medical condition of former president george h.w. bush and former first lady barbara bush. barbara has been discharged from

. >> in addition to tiller son and they are holding its first day of hearings for elaine chow to be the secretary of transportation. >> mike eem man yule, fox news. >>> president obama returned to where his career began and addressed in americans in chicago and he wanted people to get involved. >> if something needs fixing, then lace up shoes and do some organizing. if you are disappointed by your elected officials. grab a clip board. get some seths and run for office yourself. >> he was prawtd of his accomplishments to marriage equality and providing 20 million americanless with health insurance and became emotional as he thanked first lady michelle obama. >> for the past 25 years you have not only been my wife and mother of my children, you have been my best friends. > >> that was the speech we saw the first lady and melea take to the stage and the question. where is sosha. the youngest daughter stayed in washington last night because she had an exam at school and could not miss or postpone this morning. if you missed the addresses, go to ktvu and watch it in its entirety. it is right

. >>> tiller on the hill.will begin his confirmation hearings today. >>> and the dow looking to rebound after closing lower yesterday. we'll get you ready for the official kickoff of earnings season on friday. it's wednesday, january 11, davos is next week. "squawk box" begins right now. ♪ >>> live from new york where business never sleeps, this is "squawk box." ♪ >> good morning. welcome to "squawk box" here on cnbc. we're live from the nasdaq market site, i'm andrew ross sorkin along with joe kernen and melissa lee who is hanging out the last day before -- can i tease it? becky quick will be back tomorrow morning. >> she's clapping a little too much. a little too enthusiastic. >> we'll see if we want to clap about the u.s. equity futures. right now the dow will open higher by 26 1/2 points. the nasdaq about 5 1/2 points higher. s&p 500 up about a point. here's what's goi

rex tiller said, abbas, elaine chao and mike pompeo appearing before different committee. wilbur ross, james mattis also known as general not.mattis have their confirmation hearings scheduled for 30s day. back to you.train to president-d trump has tapped so much of a senior adviser. sure kushner married to trump's daughter so they will not take a salary. he will resign as ceo of his sentences date business. the appointment does not violate a law that prevents government officials from hiring the case. kushner was one of trump's most trusted advisers during the presidential campaign. lauren: members of the trump teaming with iran to discuss an overhaul to the tax code. reince priebus permit incoming white house chief of staff saying with a huge challenge shared after the two-hour meeting last night. sure kushner, top advisers steve in an entranced nominee for treasury secretary also at that meeting. senior house republican aide says nine things to discuss the house gop tax proposal part of the parties that are rich in the last year. >> jamie danis optimistic about the econo

here are the targets included rex tiller said for secretary of state, alabama senator jeff sessions andvaney for the office of management and budget. meanwhile, house republicans have voted to essentially gut the office of congressional ethics. he had been a body to investigate misconduct by lawmakers. some thought they were unfairly targeted by the office. the move prompted an outcry from democrats and government watchdog groups. nicole: bracing for more rain today after a severe storm killed four people in southeast alabama. officials say tornado winds sent a tree crashing onto their bile home as the storm left a trail of damage across several states with tens of thousands of people losing power. in the louisiana and mississippi as well. lauren: a computer outage that travelers across the country outrage. take a look at this chaotic scene at miami international airport, one effective yesterday. dozens of inbound travelers and people in a team flights. they were stuck behind custom screening stations for hours yesterday due to a systemwide computer glitch that lasted for about four hou

president-elect donald trump rex tiller son, you got to admit, it's funny to watch the visual but the message, a lot of people may not agree with it. the t rex costumes were a play on words in reference to his name, till to her son on the hill for his confirmation, the former eson faced scrutiny because of his business ties to russian president vladimir putin >> how are you goig recalibrate your priorities as secretary of state? you're shareholders are the americans people >> first i have never lobby against sanctionses. to my knowledge, exxon never lobby against sanctions >> he also so you wanteded off in trade in china and isis, and who major issues if he is confirmed as secretary of state. >>> have you ever needed to use the bathroom and there simply was nowhere to go, that happens to a lot of people. you're not alone and it is especially difficult for people who are homeless, one dc council member has an idea to try to change. matt ackland has more on this story. matt? >> reporter: it has happened to us all, you're walking down the street. you got to go, so you got to a local busi

basically saying that china's economy is steady as she goes and they have their hand firmly on the tillernot to panic. >> first quarter gdp was in line with forecasts. property sectors rebound and a surge in credit. industrial production was ahead of estimates. >> that certainly plays to the stability narrative. it is a big bumper headline. it is the old playbook. it is all about credit. it is the old playbook, debt and spending, and that is what has kept them going along quite nicely in the first quarter. the question is how long will it last? house is thinkable will its growth be using these tactics? -- how sustainable will its growth be using these tactics? >> the chinese manufacturing gauge as we mentioned a few times, a signal for improving conditions in the country's manufacturing sector for the third month. recent evidence of stabilization in the world's second-largest economy, showing improving conditions for the manufacturers. >> it is quite interesting. it could prove to be one of the more interesting developments in the year. >> not so weak is china's growth in the third quarte

one time they did tiller on my lips. >> yes. >> it was, excruciating pain. >> what is the point of the nu mbing cream. >> i don't know. >> okay. >> i have had it done, i didn't get any numbing cream. >> for botox, no, they go right on in. >> we did it on tv up in new york. >> yes. >> they put rubbing cream. >> yes. >> there were tears coming down my eyes good they were looking out for you. >> botox, younger and younger people are getting botox now. like 18, 19 years old. injections, are booming apparently among millennials. >> what is this. >> like starting at 18. they will do it through your 20's. treatment for women 19 to 24 years of age of increased by 40 percent, from the year 2011 doctors say that young women are getting fillers, too. to delay more evasive procedures this is future. they think if they start now they won't have to get those phillies. >> i can't not even watch the needles. >> i have heard and i don't know if this is something to get to you do it, if you do it when you are younger, they delay your aging process you don't to have do it later this life, like you are su

. >> firmings hearings for president-elect trump rex tiller will not go into a next day as expected.t was a rocky day of testimony for the oil executive and trained engineer as nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell reports. >> at times it felt like vladimir putin was in the hot seat, not rex tillerson. >> if putin were to instigate -- >> your relationship with mr. putin. >> what are you going to say to vladimir putin -- >> donald trump's nominee to be a top diplomat, a texas oil man with no experience, and business deals with russia and that friendship award. >> we have to be clear about our relationship with russia. russia today poses a danger. >> not tough enough for a key republican, marco rubio, who came out swinging, asking about putin's record on syria. >> is he a war criminal? >> imed not use a term. >> his military targeted schools, markets -- >> i would want to have much more information but reaching a conclusion. >> i find it discouraging your inability to cite that which is globally accepted. >>> on putin's human rights record at home. >> do you believe

two or likely to move forward today, rex tiller son as secretary of state, and rick pompao as cia. >> it's a cabinet unlike any other cabinet we've seen on two basis. we call it the swamp cabinet, billionaires and bankers. >> reporter: republicans, though, have the nimitzs if their ranks hold. >> i'm optimistic we'll get every member of the cabinet. >> and president trump has already arranged leaders with the leaders of -- meetings with the leaders of both canada and mix koto discuss trade and immigration -- mexico to discuss trade and immigration. >> guaranteed parking spots if you take b.a.r.t. at the dublin pleasanton b.a.r.t. station. coming up, a new program starts today, but there is a catch. >> and we are following the aftermath of yesterday's powerful storm. the damage caused after a huge tree came crashing down in downtown lafayette. >> good morning. we have a couple of crashes that have popped up now, and the morning commute on a monday is beginning to have a couple of incidents. this is a look at a san francisco traffic, where it's looking good, approaching the 80 split. >>

us there now despite concerns over tiller and you's t-- tillerson's nomination. we'll be right back. ♪ 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. >>> in georgia emergency management officials are pleading for president trump to assist them after storms ravaged their state. >> we've been begging for assistance. we're not asking for money right now. we're asking for resources. to get caught up in the bureaucratic red tame -- tape at this time is unacceptable. i would ask president trump to cut through the red tape and get some people on the damn ground. >> now people along the east coast are bracing for that weather system as it makes its way north. let's bring in mariana atencio. let's start with what you just heard from that city official saying they need people on the ground, pleading with president trump and fema to get some assistance there. what else can you tell us about this delay, if there is one here? >> well, tamr

i think rex tiller seven estrange i am sure that will work out for the best i hope and meeting with connie west -- kanye west unfortunately don't have secretary of music position i am not sure what that was for laugh laugh but the mood is better in here is one of those things that i learned and righty "the american miracle" the profound truth that was revered even those that rejected it in the book of exodus 33, moses wants to seek god's face. he wants to seek god's glory per godey's said shelby your glory and he said no man may look upon it and live in. i will show you my back. but the traditional understanding of the jewish tradition of that very strange passage is that it is possible to see history after it happens and understand it. in norway that it is impossible to understand as it is happening. i cannot resist. and then to say it is the job of displacement to listen for god's footsteps then to grab onto the coattails and hang on. that is our job. there may be reasons why this difficult campaign and his election rally could contribute to good things in america. the market is not ever

happen the week that we're going into confirmation season where we're going to see nominees like rex tiller son, who also has a trail in terms of vladimir putin. >> so you've got the republican leader saying we agree with this intelligence report. >> yes. >> what is going to be the mix in terms of what they expect from their president then? >> you know, this dance that we saw during the campaign continues where you have trump saying a lot of things. surrogates coming and trying to reign him back and clean it up. we will hear from him again on wednesday. but from a leadership perspective it is an interesting choice because that is a community that's been put under a lot of strain and now there is questions about their new leader. >> good point made there, my se -- michelle. is it fine to question the ethicasy of any process or organization, but in this case because we're talking about the intelligence community, do you do so but not necessarily air it out in public? instead stay in line but again look behind the scenes, if you will, and then come forward? fix it first and then come forward?