trump be trump? we've been hearing it for a long time. they let trump be trump. will there be a difference with a presidential -- i do think that trump's journey, part of it he has soured on the media more than we thought -- or not more than we thought, that's incorrect phrasing. thing more than he had originally. in the begin, he was media friendly. you could catch him at moments. he's still doing that obviously. i think he has seen what has happened when the media sort of starts to look critically at things like his charity for example, his charitable foundation and maybe "the washington post," right? so what will a president trump look like? he's had moments in this campaign where he has been presidential. i think you saw one last night. he's also had moments where he hasn't been at all. that's one of the questions you'll see answered. we'll see how tomorrow's meeting goes at the white house. >> oh, to be a fly on that wall. >> or modern era, like a go pro on a helmet, that's ideal. >> i don't know if we're talking about the modern era, i know we're running out

trump trump. . josh: people, there's only in order for donald trump to win -- and he acknowledges this -- there has to be a surprise. there has to be a beneath the surface support that no one has identified yet. an organic one. do you believe that exists? do you sense there is a quiet support? john: i do. i do not say it will be to the degree -- i am not predicting outcomes. but i believe there are a lot of people out there who support donald trump who are not saying so, here and throughout the country. you see a couple of science, but look at the -- what you have, 100,000 votes in the primary? admit -- they are embarrassed by the fact who they are supporting. john: it is so intense. you cannot get into a conversation with someone else without it turning into -- kevin: what is also so unique about this race is on the other side, you have hillary clinton, who is a national figure. such a huge personality. but at the same time, you wonder -- particularly independent voters -- if f primary, there was bush fatigue, which hurt jeb bush. could end of people say "clinton, clinton, clinton," bush, bush, bush" --

trump. >> everybody is going to be covered. this is an unrepublican thing for me to say. >> yes. >> that wasn't obama? well, i'm catching onto the show. was that trump? >> that was trump. >> let's start now with the real trump. you know, you're really beautiful. >> all right. who is he talking about? he is talking about mitch mcconnel. rudy giuliani, or julia roberts? >> 1980s it's got to be sinty krauford. >> you're really beautiful. a woman that looks like that has to have her own special. >> thank you. >> it was rue die giuliani. in drag. >> wow. general? i am doing terribly. i now see what this game is about. all right. i got think opposites here. >> let's play this thing out. >> i like that. >> okay charley. what did trump say next? i'm going to give you multiple choice. one, this is totally ridiculous? i lost my train of thought? or he sniffs rudy's and gets claps in the face or says i hope i don't run for president. >> d. i hope i didn't run for president one day. >> let's look. >> you dirty boy. donald, i thought you were a gentleman. >> no. he sniffs his breast and gets slapped. what better way to start the new cabinet, right? first time we're seeing that vid

trump? >> yeah, i think, fred, what we learned on this campaign is that donald trump, as his advisers like to say, trump's going to be trump, and you can only do so much. but priebus was really credited with help to kind of smooth some of those rough edges off donald trump and make him a more disciplined campaigner and that you saw that start to happen at the end of the campaign, particularly when the hillary clinton e-mail scandal reappeared and reignited. donald trump became much more focused, much more disciplined, and he allowed that fire to burn on the clinton camp. oftentimes during that campaign, he had stepped out and stepped on something. what comes to mind is when hillary clinton testified at the fbi. you know, that was a huge story republicans jumped all over, but donald trump then made those comments about judge curiel, who is the judge on his trump university, saying that because he was of mexican heritage, he might not be the right judge for that case, and that totally blanketed the news coverage. and reince priebus was able in that second go-round, when the e-mail stuff came to a head again right befor

you've covered trump for many months, and we're beginning to get some hints of potential compromise. >> that's right, wolf. that remains to be seen, but to be trump or not to be trumpedthat seems to be the question. in that interview you mentioned, donald trump seems to be tempering his fire breathing agenda from the campaign. but make no mistake, trump is still being trump as his administration takes shape. just days after the election, a shakeup inside the trump transition team. vice president elect mike pence has bumped chris christie down to vice chairman as he takes over the transition. and rudy giuliani, mike flynn, newt gingrich, and dr. ben carson. sources say the move comes over whether the team should hire anti-trump republicans, not to mention the unfolding bridge gate scandal in new jersey. >> mr. president, it was a great honor being with you. >> reporter: another surprise comes one day after donald trump met with tpresident obama. trump is now open to keeping some portions of obamacare, something he vowed to repeal during the campaign. trump said, either obamacare will be amended or repealed and replaced. but the incoming administration is facing a more

trump. >> think of donald trump's personal qualities. the bullying, the greed, the showing off, the mysogeny, the absurd third grade theatrics. donald trump is a phony, a fraud. a degree from trump university. >> and to be fair, trump called romney a disaster and said he choked as a gop candidate. now in other transition news, cabinet selections, including a big one, treasury. trump's campaign finance chair steve minuchin is the pick for treasury secretary. minuchin is a former partner at like "avatar." a pick for transportation, secretary elaine chow, former labor secretary under president george bush. of senator majority leader mitch mcconnell. georgia veteran tom price and is trump's pick for health and human services secretary. in the meantime, trump tower here in new york has become quite the place to see the once and future leaders of american politics and the republican today they included former vice president dan quayle who paused to speak with reporters. this morning, a few minutes after a fox news segment on flag burning, donald trump tweeted about flag burning. allowed to burn the american flag. consequences, perhaps loss of citizenship or a year in jail. more on this topic later, but for th

trump name will still be on the hotel. the trump children will be negotiating with the gsa and who oversee it is gsa? donald trump "outfront" frau in trump tower, sean spooirs. one of the many potential conflicts of interest for plekt donald trump, how can he make policy, anything without it being a conflict of interest. even if he signsase way his interest his own children will directly benefit. >> first, everybody is well aware of donald trump's success and holdings. he was very open about it over the campaign and one of the hallmarks how he campaigned. his ability to make america great. to rebuild our infrastructure and i think everybody is very well aware of the trump name and its location on these buildings. looker they are going to do everything in accordance with the law as phil pointed out in his package and i think we'll have a great presidency and will do whatever it takes to make sure those conflicts are the handled legally. >> and someone said the only way to have there be no conflicts of interest is to sell the company, put it in a blind trust. the kids live off the interest. they are great at what t

. - to be clear, donald trump-- - will not be-- - republican nominee. - there's never been a universe in which donald trump going to be the republican nominee. - so confident and so wrong. - donald trump delivers a knock-out blow in indiana. - today he wears the party's banner. presumptive nominee. - after winning indiana, donald trump will be the republican nominee for president. american politics has just entered a whole new world. just like the one aladdin and jasmine sang about, except--except they can't come 'cause they're muslim. [laughter] how did donald trump go from being the guy who fake-fired people on tv to the orange-tinted terror? you know, how the [bleep] did we get here? it's the subject of our new segment, how the [bleep] we got here. [fast-paced music] 2016 was hillary's presidency to lose, and it looks likes that's exactly what she's doing. - for the first time ever, donald trump takes the lead over hillary clinton in the national polling average. it is close though. 43.4% to 43.2%. - [yelling] how the [bleep] did we get here? how are you stuck with two choices? this is the same country

be proud. >> maria: trump is asking to delay the fraud trial over his trump university. attorney telling the judge the questioning if the president would be available to testify in court. forme trump u can have the merclaim they were ripped off and lost tens of thousands for real estate courses that did the nodeliver. trump work to get his white house staff together and national committee chairman could be hits chief of staff. paul ryan and mitch mcconnell urging trump to pick new to be on trump's list. >> jim: we can come together to celebrate veteran who is put their live on the line to protect our freedoms. obama placing a wreath at arlington cemetery for his final time. the president reminding all of us to take a machine to thank veterans for service to our counsel real. >> you can practice kindness. we can pay it forward. volunteer. we can respect one another. we can get each other's backs. that is what veteran day asks all of us to think about. >> here is the fact you can use to impress your friends it was known as arm cyst day will iffing world war one it was named

what is your take and especially request donald trump strategy, trump being trump, and that's just enoughthey have not had a real machine like the clintons have? >> if trump does have a semidecent day on tuesday, it's testament for the rnc, and what they did for them, basically building a platform -- >> if you say enthusiasm, look at the rallies, and so for you and what you have seen, isn't that just powerful in and of itself? >> they were not taking e-mails from allrally attendees. >> see that sign, text this phone come, and gave them one phone sum and my mother's zip code and it's fascinating what i get back, and they are collecting data, whether or not they are getting e-mails. they are getting millions of people and their cell phones, and they are like our appendages now, these iphones and they have access to millions of people that may not be there, but they know their numbers. >> they are also running a 1-800 number, and you get a rambling guiliani talking about how important it is to put a check on hillary clinton or prevent the rubber stamping, and if you give name and money, you

chance. >>> coming up next, team trump inquiring about the possibility of trump's grown children receiving top-secret security clearances even though they will be running the trump business. why would that be? what kind of information could they have at their fingertips? why would they want it? plus, i just mentioned, is president obama too positive about trump's transition? some democratic critics say absolutely. let's discuss that. >>> and paul ryan. keeping his job as house speaker but nancy pelosi's future not so certain. hear what democrats just did today. i'm brooke baldwin. this is cnn. ...and high levels of humiliation in her daughter. in just 7 days, your joint comfort can be your kid's discomfort. osteo bi-flex. made to move. a is. >>> welcome back. could donald trump's own grown children get access to some of america's secrets? cnn has learned the president-elect's transition team has inquired about the possibility of getting three of his adult children and son-in-law some security clearances. let's discuss that. global economist analyst rana foroohar is here, assistant managing editor of "time" and "washington post" columnist josh rogin. josh, off th

trump tower. when asked about the timing of the move, trump said this. regardless of when they relocate, the command post at trump tower won't be cheap. the going price for the space, around $1.5 million per year. the price tag is striking but it is not just cost that's raising eyebrows. the trump organization owns trump tower. so tax payers would be paying the president-elect for his own security. officials tell cnn security plans are still evolving since many things are up in the air, like when the future first family will move to the white house and how often the president-elect plans to visit them in the meantime. >> fred, believe it or not, this could actually be the cheaper option, renting the floor here at trump tower, for $1.5 million. the alternative would be the secret service renting hotel rooms in the area. this being in midtown manhattan, hotels are not cheap. trump security detail, also, of course, includes the nypd. sources tell us the nypd presence here at trump tower is costing $1 million a day. >> what are business owners and residents in the area telling you? >> reporter: well, it is really the small businesses that

trump's supporters. we will be learning much more on all of trump's choices in just a moment, but first to trump tower and our national correspondent sunlen serfaty. any moment now, sunlen, we know donald trump will be leaving for new jersey, tell me more about what you know. >> that's right, brooke. he has one more meeting here at trump tower today before departing at this hour. he is sitting down with governor huckabee whose name has been floated for a potential pick for commerce secretary. potentially for secretary of health and human services. earlier today president-elect trump held a two hour long meeting with his transition staff to look at where they've come in the week and a half since election day and where they're going in terms of filling out the rest of donald trump's administration. now, heading into this weekend, trump will be holed up at his golf resort in new jersey where he will be headed later this afternoon where one transition official says the pace of the meetings will be non-stop over the next two days and certainly among those meetings will be so-called auditions or interviews for

trump's potential conflicts of interest is here, just a few blocks away from the white house. the trump international hotel. trump hotels is the tenant and once he's president, trump is going to beand lord, since this property is rented from the federal government. trump will have the power to fire and hire the gsa, which oversees this property, and he could conceivably, in effect, be in a position to negotiate the rent for this place with himself. neither the trump transition people or the trump organization have commented on that. the gsa said it's going to work to address any potential conflicts of interest with this building. >> brian, thank you very much. brian todd reporting. coming up, donald trump begins filling jobs in his cabinet. will hardline loyalists be able to keep trump's promise to drain the swamp? ♪ (woman) one year ago today mom started searching for her words. and my brother ray and i started searching for answers. (vo) when it's time to navigate in-home care, follow that bright star. because brightstar care earns the same accreditation as the best hospitals. and brightstar care means an rn will customize a plan that evolves with mom's changing needs. (woman)

trump meeting with japan's prime minister. it took place at trump tower and it was trump's first meeting with a foreign leader since being elected. >> afterwards shinzo abe called trump a, quote, trustworthy leader. trump's daughter, ivanka and her husband top trump adviser jared kushner were involved. in the past trump has suggested that japan should contribute more to the cost of basing u.s. troops there. pence served six terms in the house which had nancy pelosi say he'll be valued. pence took a group selfie and he told them they should be ready to work extremely hard. >>> tim kaine is making himself clear definitive si saying he will not be running for president in four years. he tells the associated press his place is i plans to seek re-election in two years. >>> well, this morning's other big story, the deadly norm impacting nearly a dozen states. >> the first major snowstorm of the year is now moving from the rockies to the northern plains. some areas could see 6 to 12 inches of snow and wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour. let's get details now from accuweather's justin povick. justin, good morning. >> mara and kendis, th

trump is now his own landlord. blurred lines across a trump administration, how much will trump be involved in his own business, and how much will his family be involved in his presidency. nbc news has learned from a senior government official, the transition team inquired about top secret security clearance for trump's adult children. >> these are just regular inquiries among many that are made when folks are transitioning into a new administration. >> reporter: on the campaign trail, trump often said if elected his kids would run his company. what he didn't say is they could get security clearance, too. >> if we're concerned about the blending of political power with personal interest, as has been the case in the clinton foundation, we should be asking hard questions about how president-elect trump divides his political and business interests. >> reporter: trump owns 65 properties around the world and 500 companies in 27 countries. while the president is exempt from conflict of interest laws, even the appearance of conflicts can pose problems. >> you want to know that your president is totally devoted to his deci

be trump who leaked it. every administration i have now it seems it may be trump who covered comes into power and believes itas mastered a new technological tool whether it was bill clinton with satellite television or others with facebook. in other words, we've found a way around the gate keepers, a way to communicate directly with the american people, go over their heads, around the side door. well, you can do that a little bit but in the end you still need 9 main stream media. coming up, we get a line into kellyanne conway. donald trump's senior advisor joins us next. stay tuned. covered comes into power and >> from bedminster to trump tower, our next guest has been a fixture behind the scenes in donald trump's deliberations. and maybe she's going to washington, d.c.? who knows. she joins us now from trump tower. kell dell, what is the proper line for donald trump to draw regarding his business interests when he becomes president? >> whatever the legal lines dictate, of course. he'll comply with all of that and he's made clear all along that his adult children will be managing the family business. obvious

it's possible trump back in new york city now will be met by more protesters at trump tower. amon joins us outside trumpprotests over the next four years. what precautions are police taking that they weren't before? >> reporter: this is an unprecedented situation. you can imagine the security operation that is taking place here of the this here. this is a joint operation between the police and the secret service. in terms of the police presence, all different kinds of police force here. you have plainclothes police officers as well as tactical police officers that you see there guarding the entrance of the building. they've set up this barricade all around the perimeter of trump tower, restricting, really, the flow of pedestrian traffic and traffic on the side streets in and around the building. late last night there were protests that took place, pretty much shutting down this major street right in the heart of new york city. that scene could repeat itself over the course of the next several days, at night and on the weekends. we know there are overnight protests scheduled for the weekend, so police ar

trump would govern. this lobbyist happened to be a lobbyist and not a trump supporter. he said, what will be interesting is when trumpomes to town, he will alienate the social conservatives, the wackos, as this lobbyist described. he said, don't be surprised if trump tries to cut deals with nancy pelosi. listen, paul ryan, i can get 40 boats over here. what do you have to get things done? that's what i think we'll see, trump willing to cut deals to get things done. i think many hope whether they're democrats, reblicans, speaker ryan or chuck shchumers or the american people, because if he's not pragmatic, this will be a very, very ugly presidency. >> he's already alienated some social conservatives by saying, gay marriage, that's the law of the land, it's settled law. don't even think about rethinking that moving forward with the supreme court. >> that's right, and he, of course, said in terms of abortion, he feels like he would want to appoint justices that would overturn roe v. wade. one of the things you see already is in his picks of steve bannon and reince priebus, it's him trying to build a bridge not only with

trump from the beginning largely. these people showed fierce loyalty. many think they should be rewarded. it is not a quid pro quo. they stood up for donald trump. they weren't looking for jobs when they supported trump. >> that would be a bad bet. >> these people were fiercely loyal to trump. there is also the phenomena we have been watching. president obama out there. there has been no greater ambassador to the world for the future trump administration than current president obama. listen to what the president said yesterday. >> i also think that he is coming to this office with fewer set hard and fast policy prescriptions. i don't think he is ideological. i think ultimately, he is pragmatic in that way. and that can serve him well. as long as he's got good people around him and he has a clear sense of direction. >> president obama has always said he respected how george w. bush left office. this is that on steroids to quote ellis henican a moment ago. he would not take the bait on steve bannon yesterday. >> i'll give you two theories. one, he is giving the incoming president a name to live up to. thinking donald trump doesn't know how to be president. and if barack obama can be a mentor, maybe he

trump is now his own landlord. blurred lines across a trump administration, how much will trump be involved in his own business, and how much will his fam involved in his presidency? nbc news has learned from a senior government official, the transition team inquired about top secret security clearns for trump's adult children. >> these are just regular inquiries among many that are made when folks are transitioning to a new administration. >> reporter: on the campaign trail, trump said his kids would run his company. what he didn't say, is they could get security clearance too. >> if we're concerned about the blending of political power with has been the case with the clinton foundation, we should be asking questions about how president-elect trump devise his political and business interests. >> reporter: trump owns 65 properties around the world and 500 companies in 27 countries. while the president is exempt from conflict of interest laws, even the appearance of conflicts can pose problems. >> you want to know that your president is totally devoted to his decision-making in the interest of the country and not pe

trump, bitter political foes, meet for the first time. the president who accused trump of being unfit to serve and trump, who accus obama of being an illegitimate president. what they said behind closed doors as anti-trump protests erupt around the country. >>> also, where hillary clinton was spotted today smiling after that devastating defeat. >>> plus, "nbc nightly news" exclusive, we have the names of the people president-elect trump wants to have access to america's top secrets. some surprises and some controversial. >>> officers ambushed while responding to an emergency. a gunman opens fire. >>> and the app trap. just in time for the infiltrating the app store. tonight, buyer beware. >>> "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening. no meeting was more anticipated or potentially more awkward. barack obama and donald trump, president and president-elect, coming face to face today inside the most world. their oval office chat, a first-time meeting between the men whose contempt for each other is well known. trump, a long deier of the president's american birth, and obama who has called trump unfit to be president. yet, what the world sa

be challenged or corrected, that is disturbing and unprecedented, as so many things emily: a top election official with donald trump are. i think it is important to separate the use by twitter by trump the way twitter is being used. we have had leaders who do not understand technology, and yet, here is a leader who at least does. emily: others said that twitter should have kicked donald trump off because some of his tweets could have been called hateful or offensive, and that is exactly what twitter has been trying to crack down on. is there any concern in the circle of people close to trump about what happens when he is in the oval office? jennifer: yes, i think this is one of the challenges of the people around the resident elect. some of them are very much of the let trump be trump, and there are others who want him to be a more cautious politician, and that once he becomes president, more so than president elect, everything he says in public domain will be parsed carefully by the voters, by foreign allies and foes and that that could be a risky thing if it is totally unfiltered. emily: jennifer epstein, staking out trump tower, and david, you are sticking with me. next, girls wh

trump) and mrs trump and barronwhen do they move to the white house. very soon. right after he finishes school. in the meantime, the windows in mister trump's penthouse at trump tower are being replaced with bullet proof glass. roxana saberi, cbs news, bedminster new, jersey. >>> ((denise valdez)) >> mister trump held a meeting with kansas secretary of state, immigration issues./// ((denise valdez)) >>> and trump's appointment's made for a hot topic on the senate floor. nevada's senior senator... harry reid bashed trump's appointment of former breitbart ceo steve bannon as chief white house strategist. he acknowledged that a lot of americans don't approve of bannon being apart of the administration due to his overt anti-semitic and extreme vight viewpoints printed in breitbart news. he took it a step further -- president-elect to apologize: ((reid: rise to the dignity of the office as president of e stop hiding behind your twitter account and show america that racism, bullying and bigotry has no place in the white house or in america.)) ((denise valdez)) >> tonight on politics now our team explains how a political ads between congressional candidates jackie rosen and danny t

there was celebrity donald trump on page six in people magazine and lifestyles of the rich and famous and then there was atlantic city donald trump, trump tower donald trump being covered on the inside of the new york times. it's all just duff and content. he has used that reality to create confusion. >> he was one of the first rich and famous to be featured. he may have been on this first show. he has been famous as a business leader, he's been famous longer than bill gates. think of any living business leader, his run of fame has extended longer than any of them, and it's not just been a business. it's the whole trump persona. you're right, i think that's a smart way to look at it, did the media create trump, and if that's the case goes back a lot longer. >> i remember as a young kid in the midwest, learning about donald trump. what made his national reputation. >> my daughter was born in new york city. i'm from tennessee originally but roland rink is a perfect way for him to show success because it was a nightmare. it never worked, but heat it over and made it a success in months, not years, and it was my daughter's favorite place to go as a child. it shows

trump meeting with japan's prime minister. it took place at trump tower and it was trump's first meeting with a foreign leader since being elected. >> afterwards shinzo abe called trump a, quote, trustworthy leader. trump's daughter, ivanka, and her husband, top trump adviser jared kushner, were involved. in the past trump has suggested that japan should contribute more to the cost of basing u.s. >>> vice president-elect mike pence spent most of his day holding meetings on capitol hill. pence served six terms in the house which led house democratic leader nancy pelosi to say he'll be valued by congress because, he, quote, knows the territory. during a meeting with house republicans, pence took a group selfie and he told them they should be ready to work extremely hard. >>> and tim kaine is making himself clear definitively saying he will not be running for president in four years. the former clinton running mate tells the associ that he plans to seek re-election in two years. >>> well, this morning's other big story, the deadly snowstorm impacting nearly a dozen states. >> the first major snowstorm of the year is now moving from

be zealing as the president elect with the media including bloomberg. ♪ >> it wasn't justify the potential trump administration officials at the tower today. donald trumpet with a number of anchors, including wolf blitzer and george stephanopoulos. "the new york post" reported tonight that the meeting did not go all that well. they said trump occasionally lashed out at some of the participants. kellyanne conway denied that a few moments ago. trump has bun -- done only one e e-on-one interview since h became president elect and he's not p done any victory rallies, no thank you tour or veterans events or indoor photo ops since he was elected the leader of these united states. so far every person he's selected for the cabinet as administration has been written notice. if you buy the notion that he's just too busy doing other innings? or is there some other reason he's staying off camera? john: i do not buy the notion busy to do some things on camera just because all presidents are busy and they still find time to do a press conference. he han't done a speech, hasn't done any of the things you just retailed. i just think these appointments it would benefit

trump: want to tell anybody anything. lesley stahl: yeah, but what about-the american people. donald trump: i want to do the job- donald trump: we have some isis donald trump: well, i-- i'll be honest with you, i probably do because look at the job they've done.// all i can tell you is we're going to get to overturn roe v. wade? donald trump: i'm going to-- i'm pro-life. they'll be very- lesley stahl: but what about overturning this law-- donald trump: if it ever were overturned, it would go back to the states. so it would go back to the states and-- lesley tahl: yeah, but then some women won't be able to get an abortion? donald trump: yeah, well, they'll perhaps have to go, they'll have to go to another state. lesley stahl: and that's okay? donald trump: well, we'll see what happens. in his penthouse apartment.. his family by his side.. melania trump says she's ready for the responsibility ahead and i will listen myself and i will do what is feels to my heart. but ivanka trump? saying she's not going to the white house in a formal role ivanka trump: i'm going to be a daughter. but i've-- i've said throughout the campaign that i am very passionate about certain issues. and that i w

trump should not keep the twitter account and 35 percent said yes. it preponderasents challenges o is commander in chief. >> we have to let trump be trump. i am on the camp he is continue to use the twitter feed. but be careful and be more, and make sure what he's writing is true. i think the stuff that happened in the last 24 hours was not a big deal. but the argument that the popular vote is margin. that is false and wrong and if he wants to be the president, maybe sure he doesn't look stupid and ill informed. >> larry, he seem issed so disciplineed >> and listen, i have endured 16 months of all. experts inside of dc saying that donald trump will destroy the candidacy if he stays on twitter. he expressed his opinion of burning the flag. most americans hold that opinion. they are standing on the first amendment and on the flag burner ares and where are all of the mainstream media liberal who are upset about the unconstitutional tweet about punishing flag burners. what about president obamayy's record of the supreme court. he has lost more than any other modern president. and the supreme court said that is not constitutional. and what don

trump. >> reporter: other names being floated in trump's inner circle, campaign chairman sheaf bannon, ivanka trump's husband jared kushner. >> so a donald trump presidency will be? >> unprecedented and incredible. >> reporter: the win seemingly catching everyone off guard. as police and secret service rush to secure trump tower and questions about whether the trumps will even move to washington. >> he's very committed to doing what it takes to be an outstanding president and he and i suppose that he'll work out the logistics in due time. >> you can see that? you can see him actually commuting back and forth? >> that's their choice. i have had private conversations about that but i won't reveal that. >> reporter: for "nightline" i'm tom llamas, abc news, new york. >>> up next, this is not hokey pokey. young kids training for hours to be the dancing queens and kings >>> and later, a veteran with a lot of drive turning his tragic loss into a story of hope. jack be nimble, jack be quick, jack knocked over a candlestick onto the shag carpeting... ...and his pants ignited into flames, causing him to stop,

. >> reporter: as president-elect donald trump huddled inside trump tower with vice president-elect mike pence, signs the trump transition may be in turmoil. former congressman mike rogers, who had been advising trump on following chris christie's recent exit. >> i think he did a great job for many, many months under governor christie's leadership, and we're grateful to them for doing that. >> reporter: but sources telling nbc news, rogers' departure was a port of a stalin-esque purge, aimed at ousting christie and his allies. tonight the new picture of trump's cabinet emerging, top trump loyalist, former new york mayor rudy guiliani secretary of state. also in the running, supporter john boltop, former u.s. sbeerd to the u.n. under george bush. >> john would be a very good choice. >> is there anybody better? >> maybe me, i don't know. >> reporter: giuliani could face questions about conflicts of interest. he was paid millions as a lawyer and consultant for foreign governments. a transition official thoroughly vetted. rchts as a matter of course, these processes even out and it will seem not quite so chaotic in the choices down

trump: yeah. i have great kids. man: i think being trumps and having the trump genetics, we've wanted to be in this family business really since almost we were born. woman: i think starting very early just spending a tremendous amount of time watching him engaged in business was-- was very helpful. levin: how do you score 100% on that? how do you do that? trump: well, you know, it's also--i don't know. it's also-- and so important. you know, you can be strict, you can lay down the rules. you have to be-- you are born a certain way. i mean, you're born, you have smart children, you don't have smart children. you love them the same. and there's something very nice about that. there really is something nice about that. i think it's important to make children understand the value of the dollar. the value of work. the value of money. the value of achievement. levin: do you think that's really critical in terms of how your kids turned out? trump: harvey, it's so important. they have to understand values and they have to understand what it is to be successful. man: i didn't have a conventional father-son relationship with my fa

i don't think he will be able to do it. >> do you sense that trump is trying? >> i think trump that's true about him is that he's been a character and himself. one of things of forward is he's comfortable in his own skin and he has his own appetite and northern star. at the end of the day, he will surround himself of whatever and whoever he wants and he won't care about the consequences. >> during the campaign, there were talks about when we'll see a pivot. is this a trump pivot. there were times where we use a te telaprompter more. >> a lot of ways he's a very personable frat boy and his appetites were food and deals and women and celebrities and attention and he's constantly feeding these things. the animating force in donald is this self absorption with himself and the rebelling he does on his day-to-day. >> before the election, both of you told political magazine that you did not think he will win. couple of weeks now, do you have a sense of what you believe it was? >> well, i do think starting years ago, he understood that there were certain, sort of dark corners of the am

talking about donald trump and hillary clinton. >> regardless of trump's slogan of make america great again, i think hillary definitely will be a better leader. >> i prefer donald trumpse he's funny and interesting. but it really doesn't matter to china. we're just outsiders. >> pugh research report found 37% of the chinese public viewed hillary clinton favorably. for donald trump, it's just 22%. and while the chinese government doesn't officially comment on foreign elections, state run agency says this points straight at the corrupt practices of the u.s. political system. we would be overstating if we said the average chinese person is paying close attention to this election. it's not dominatingcation in restaurants or cafes. but the results are relevant. whoever wins will help shape the relationship between two of the world's great powers. matt rivers, cnn, beijing. >> matt rivers, thank you. >>> a country that cares deeply about its world image is dealing with a political scandal of its own. now thousands are calling on south korea's president to step down. >>> we'll have more about that in a moment, plus how brexit will proceed and possibly not as the prime minis

trump. he was one of the first republicans and one of the top republicans to come out against donald trump so can he bury the hatchet and can president-elect trump remains to be seen. i do think the president-elect trump is getting a lot of pressure to consider romney to expand the circle. >> cal perry and mark murray and thank you for joining me. to dive more on the conflicts of interest. standing outside of trump tower and talk to me about what it means for donald trump to not completely disengaged in his business by saying liquidating his shares. >> his plan as of now for the children to run all of his businesses, it will be difficult and separating himself from those and particularly when you are talking about a blind trust and putting assets and stocks and bonds and everything into a trust that's operated by somebody else and that way the principle and whatever it may be does not have any idea of what is in that asset at in point and cannot be accused of taking favoritism and those companies benefiting him. in this case, with donald trump, it is a different thing. they all have trump's name on them. it is clear that it would not be a blind trust. how can