you mix -- you mentioned >> tillotson -- you mentioned >> tillotson -- rex tillerson. he spent more time in doha than he has in moscow, i believe. it doesn't completely mean that rex tillerson is going to take his side. the ukraine and crimea may be a different issue. on syria, the gulf states made it clear that they will not accept a sentiment that allows iran to have some kind of privileged role in syria. that would be unacceptable to the gulf states, and i believe unacceptable to the trump team. with the immediate concern aleppo is the safety of the civilians who are still inside, and that could be many houses. are you optimistic that they will be allowed to leave the city -- there could be many thousands. jonathan: i'm never optimistic .ith the syrians in power i just came back from a dialogue and are rain -- a dialogue in .ahrain this is not the end of the story militarily. the syrian regime can take land or a city like aleppo or paul palmyra, but they cannot hold onto it. they don't have the support of the local people or the soldiers. that'll have the ability to

. >> rex tillotson is expected to interview for the secretary of state position with president- elect donald trump tomorrow. >>> new york city's mayor wants the government to help out with expenses related to security for the president-elect. mayor de blasio asking obama for $35 million and that money will fund and nypd detail to guard trump tower between now and january 20. the mayor says he is called treasury secretary nominee steven mnuchin to work out the details. >>> republican party in michigan repealing the judges order the forces an immediate recount of ballots in that state. the recount in progress in wisconsin and jill stein initiated both and trying to get another one in pennsylvania. all states with certified election results by december 13 before the electronic -- electoral college needs to both and not to reflect the results of the state. them.>>> voters in virginia and north carolina accuse republicans of creating districts with more black voters and necessary to make neighboring districts more white. the states claimed they were trying to preserve majority but district

no, i would have no question about tillotson being a good secretary of state. he is a good man.e is a hard-working guy and he knows the world. exxon operates around the world and i would think that he would be an excellent choice. likes that may be the case but to follow on the question, how does rex tillerson make sure that there is an conflation interests ands.'s the energy industry's business interests? how does he is sure of he would not have a conflict? rex tillerson is a worldwide personality. he is leaving exxon. he is off to a different part of his life. he would go to the secretary of state and he would perform that function dislike he would if he was at exxon. decisionng to make a for exxon. be working for the united states government and doing every thing he could to be sure that our business would go forward and be well executed. -- i think tillotson would be great for this job. this name has come under great criticism. i think it is because he is in oil ceo. his perceived relationship with vladimir putin. out on bloomberg about how rex tillerson are currently went t

tillotson has been president of the texas-based oil company since 2004 and met with the president elect earlier today. his name has been on a growing list of potential choices to have the state department. yesterday rudy giuliani officially took his name out of consideration for the post. another potential nominee included mitt romney. journalists spoke about the challenges about the incoming trump administration. congressional reporters discussing the agenda which is expected to include a rigged deal of the affordable care act and confirmation of the new supreme court justice. this is just over one hour.

if he were to be the assistant or the undersecretary for tillotson, i am an automatic no on bolton. reporter: mary bruce, abc news, washington. patrick: donald trump will be in our area this week. he and vice-president elect mike pence will hold a rally at state fair park on tuesday. it's part of their thank you tour of battleground states that supported them in november. the rally is schedulo at 7:00 p.m. sheldon: investigators in nigeria are looking into a roof collapse that killed 160 people during church service. officials say the church was still under construction, when worshipers gathered for a ceremony yesterday. hundreds of people were inside when metal girders crashed and the iron roof caved in. worshippers say construction of the church was rushed. in cairo, egypt, 25 people are dead after someone bombed a church. officials say that person threw the complex. so far, no one is claiming responsibility for the attack. egypt's president is declaring 3 days of mourning and has vowed to hunt down the bomber. we're learning more details about how astronaut john glenn will be hon

. >> tillotson has close links to the russian president.gambia's electoral commission is on lockdown as the country's president refuses to accept his election defeat.

rex tillotson is the front rater to be secretary of state. yes to decades of dealmaking with russia. his popularity in moscow is being seen as a liability. joining us now is bloomberg intelligence analyst. about the history here between rex tillerson and russia. he was able to push through a number of big deals. >> it's those ties that attracted the incoming administration as a possible selection. it's a deep relationship. it goes back to the 90's. continued off and thereafter, especially. it's a relationship that can be levered. it could reset the relationship between the two countries on something they can agree on, the importance of energy security. julie: there has been attention on his relationship with russia. what about his other countries? exxon, you head of want someone with a global scale. for then appreciation different cultures, different value systems, different social morals. thellows you to appreciate intricate relationship that one country must have with another country. it's transactional. he was there to do deals. , as mutua

will stop what is your take on trade will stop what is your take on these appointments, like rex tillotson is a mixed bag! donald trump made some pretty bullish promises during the campaign and everybody said, let's see what happens when he gets into power, will he follow through with that or will he become more presidential and predictable? if you look at the cabinet appointments so far, they are pretty punchy appointments. peter navarro is a good example, very outspoken and china. he has talked about getting closer to taiwan, very per property of the china. we will see how that turns out. what does that mean for trade? thinking about the new year with the trump presidency and also brexit. that is the flip side of donald trump, we have optimism about growth but what he has said about global trade could be potentially quite negative. we just saw a graphic showing market performance over the year, put it in international context, not the best performing, the dow? no, it is very strong but the emerging markets are very good. argentina and brazil right up there. wonderful, nice to see you, th

exxon mobil chairman rex tillotson is the front wanted to be secretary of state.at what this could mean for oil and the energy market non-opec member say they're ready to deliver production cuts. from dave rubenstein who weighs in on the state of europe and the most recent deployment by donald trump. mixedl: we are looking at the dowhere. we have slightly higher which puts the dow on pace for another record close. the s&p is trading moderately lower. at which time, did carve out another record high.

mister trump describing mister tillotson as a dealmaker. a prime example of the american dream. to russia. laura ingram dismissed the critics earlier on fox and friends. >> it is pretty genius. the idea that these career politicians are really upset that he hasn't been a career diplomat i think to myself we have had a lot of career diplomats and some of them have made catastrophic decisions. martha: good morning, good to have you this morning, what is your take on the tiller something. >> it is out-of-the-box for donald trump. he will face something of an uphill battle on capitol hill for the confirmation process because there are senators who will be concerned, will raise questions about his experience and qualifications and ties to russia and long-standing relationship with vladimir putin. i am of the mind senators at these hearings and during the floor vote process ought to approach tiller's and with an open mind and be equipped with probing and thorough questions about those issues i just spoke about because they merit serious scrutiny. on the other hand it is important to n

the alleged incident happened in october of last year. 19-year-old derek tillotson of bow is charged with three counts of felonious sexual assault involving a 16-year-old girl. that day, reported it immediately to authorities, and the male student left school the same day. another round of negotiations is set for today hoping to avoid a strike by local school bus drivers. union drivers at first-student's belmont location first authorized a strike nearly three weeks ago but talks have continued as the sides try to work out a deal. if drivers do strike it could affect thousands of students,prompting schools to make backup plans. timberland and hampstead schools before any strike happens. still to come, spreading holiday cheer. the program that local police departments are teaming up to help. easter seals has launched a major building project in manchester, but now they need help raising a lot of money and in the next half-hour concerns about changes to the sean: it is friday morning, december 2. a live look at milford this morning. temperatures in the 30's statewide early on and we are

tillotson who does not have a record on governmentno service inform policy.re mr. bolton has made many statements that are very dangerous. that is not a democrat speaking, think democrats and republicans both have very serious reservations about mr. bolton serving as the number two in the state departmn department. i made a commitment that i would not prejudge any of mr. trump's nominations until we go through the confirmation process. but mr. bolton raises a real. >> he remains undere job consideration by the president-elect and they report that he enjoys a powerful ally in -- a casino -- any reaction to that? >> it's one thing if you don't, what you want to say is fine, but when you are in that t position as the number two person in the state department so to have that opportunity it's hard to understand to change hir position and become a diplomatic about it. >> calls rolling in charlotte esrth carolina europe with thehe senator. >> seems like the essence of the argument in the investigationatc e-mails -- and the clintone campaign that their allegations of riggi

if he were to be the assistant or the undersecretary for tillotson, i am an automatic no on bolton. reporter: mary bruce, abc news, washington. patrick: donald trump will be in pence will hold a rally at state fair park on tuesday. it's part of their thank you tour of battleground states that supported them in november. the rally is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. sheldon: investigators in nigeria are looking into a roof collapse that killed 160 people during church service. officials say the church was still under construction, when worshipers gathered for a ceremony yesterday. hundreds of people were inside when metal girders crashed and the iron roof caved in. worshippers say construction of the church was rushed. in cairo, egypt, 25 people are dead after someone bombed a church. officials say that person threw the bomb over a wall and into the complex. so far, no one is claiming responsibility for the attack. egypt's president is declaring 3 days of mourning and has vowed to hunt down the bomber. we're learning more details about how astronaut john glenn will be honored and reme

tillotson's relationship with russia over the years.ey are being brought up in some cases by prominent republicans. senator marco rubio tweeted over the weekend for the twitter account, been a friend of vladimir is not an attribute i am hoping for from secretary of state. >> i'm concerned about the relationship is letting her put in. i thought, murderer comic tbg guy who only wants to restore the russian empire. >> she does have it. on the business side of things back in the 90s before the exxonmobil merger 1999. he spent a lot of time in russia dealing with russia over seeing what exxon had over the end since he's been ceo, he's still the same joint ventures as well ms has been well publicized by now, he was awarded that is called the order of friendship and. but all of that sad end for all those questions raised, he also does have since support on capitol hill. watch this. >> i think this is a smart pick when you look at it. if this comes to fruition, rex has been an individual from the largest company was clearly tested. he knows whe

the alleged incident happened in october of last year. 19-year-old derek tillotson of bow is charged with three counts of felonious sexual assault involving a 16-year-old girl. the school says it learned of the incident that day, reported it immediately to authorities, and the male student left school the same day. another round of negotiations is set for today, hoping to avoid a drivers. union drivers at first student's belmont location first authorized a strike nearly three weeks ago, but talks have continued as the sides try to work out a deal. if drivers do strike, it could affect thousands of students, prompting schools to make backup plans. but the union has agreed to give at least 48 hours notice to timberland and hampstead schools before any strike happens. christmas is just a few weeks away, and we need your help to make sure the tree. our spirit of giving toy drive is getting underway this morning. erin fehlau got out of the studio this morning. she is live at the toys "r" us in manchester, one of the places you can donate this weekend. and you have already got some activit

according to proctor officials, the defendant in the case, derek tillotson, left school the same day as the assault. randy: rachelle bond is accused of disposing her daughter's body after a boyfriend killed the michael mccarthy will be tried separately. antoinette: the first two days of the deer hunt are in the books and they've killed more than 40 deer. the controlled hunt began tuesday. the hunters checked in 24 deer tuesday, 17 on wednesday. the department of conservation and recreation says the goal here is to lessen the impacts of deer overpopulation. the hunt continues next week. randy: a new parking program in boston aimed at deterring people long. you'll start seeing a pretty significant price hike at the meters in the seaport district and in the back bay of the city. the current meter race is $1.25 an hour. starting january 3 in the back bay, that goes up to $3.75.seap. the goal of the program is to open spaces for all drivers. similar efforts have been successful in other cities, seattle, los angeles and san francisco. start time next fall. school administrators are looking

>>james: to the transition team announced this morning that the sea of all wrecks tillotson will be his choice. >>reporter: after a deal with russia and the access oriole the water and to of friendship and 2013 that is the highest honor for foreigners meanwhile members of the transition team or framing as international business ties as a plus. >>james: they have boxes track budget yes the we found out the method to and is proving to be successful. >>reporter: investigators have been sending a loss of various people since about cyber monday and already they're getting results fact the department of our video telling people ways to protect themselves from another thing is having packages shipped to a facility like a post office people wore thick milk packages like the sound of the tractors there been no arrests coming directly from the passengers pieces that is not the only way to see success if you do not likely idea of having a ship to the post office and they want to think about the doorbell cameras that could catch a thief if it ever happened to you. >>james: bill crosbie is facing up

bring you the program in light of trump's recent nomination of exxon mobil chairman and ceo rex tillotson to be secretary of state. >> hello. thank you for joining us at afterwards today and congratulations on your achievement. i really enjoyed the book. it read like a novel. it read like nonfiction and places which i'm sure you have encountered some of that feeling as well. i know as a reporter who dealt with exxon mobil a good chunk of her career, how difficult it was to probe this company. let's start there. why exxon mobil? how did you come to the subject? why this company and how did it differ from some of the other subjects like the bin laden's? >> guest: to me it was an interesting journey. i started out as a business business reporter on law street and that i went abroad i work tomorrow and international subjects. after 9/11 i wrote about the origins of 9/11 attacks in 20 years of american policy in afghanistan in this book and then after that i thought i wanted to keep writing about america and the world after 9/11. . . not interesting. when i finish the project i wanted to write

bring you the program in light of trump's recent nomination of exxon mobil chairman and ceo rex tillotson to be secretary of state. >> hello. thank you for joining us at afterwards today and congratulations on your achievement. i really enjoyed the book. it read like a novel. it read like nonfiction and places which i'm sure you have encountered some of that feeling as well. i know as a reporter who dealt with exxon mobil a good chunk of her career, how difficult it was to probe this company. let's start there. why exxon mobil? how did you come to the subject? why this company and

. >> tillotson faces opposition for his ties to russian president vladimir putin.ricas for decade one china policy may be put to the test with donald trump saying no one can tell him who to talk to. our china correspondent tom mackenzie joins us now. this could be a major shift for washington and beijing if this does go forward. tom: absolutely. this could undermine a cornerstone of sino-u.s. ties if donald trump was to act on this when he gets in the white house. he said he doesn't see why the u.s. needs to be bound by the one china policy, particularly if they don't have a decent trade deal with china. he feels the u.s. is being hard done with its trade relationships with china. when the u.s. switched diplomatic ties from taipei to beijing, three parties agreeing there was one government ruling the mainland and taiwan. it was agreed to disagree as to which government that was, but for relations,e trade relations, between mainland and taiwan to grow. now though, donald trump is saying this is not necessarily sacrosanct and comes after that phone call he took from

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