compromise where democrats on capitol hill can work with republicans on capitol hill. some news on the generate 20 inauguration -- generate 20 inauguration. -- january 20 inauguration. it looks like an almost full list of ex-president will be on hand. to hillary and bill clinton told npr that the former president and secretary of state will be on hand for the ceremony later this month. president george w. bush's office announced earlier that he and laura bush will attend. jimmy carter had previously announced his attention to be that intention to be on hand. that leaves george h.w. bush absent. the president and mrs. bush will be unable to attend. speaking of former administrations, yesterday on the opening day of the new congress, dick cheney was back on capitol hill where he served before going over to join the george w. bush administration. a story from roll call he was on hand acting as the proud father as his daughter took the oath of office and served in the job that cheney himself held. yesterday said as he waited for the vote yesterday, he chatted with several

i was on capitol hill all week. and if you talk to republicans who are just ready for this all to be over because they think, look, he is going to be president. the electoral college was ratified today in the congress. it actually happened, he's going president. but so many republicans are concerned about his view toward putin. constituency for this? he has a lot of other disagreements with the trade, on other issues, but there's not a big thetituency out there in rust belt, other states, for a pro-putin or softer putin policy. is going to be one of those buzz saws he hits with republicans. ed: michael and robert, you've spoken to him in the last few months. office and in his were able to get inside his head. remind us, why does he think way? why does he continue to insist this is the way it should be? think he feels threatened if people say russia helped him concludes he was helped by putin, that it somehow his victory. even in his statement today, he had nod point blank this effect on the election result. the inte

we are going to take you live back up to capitol hill. the house and senate are out of session today. republicans having their joint retreat in philadelphia today through friday. we are expected to hear and reaction to president trump's executive actions over the past few days. it should get underway shortly. we want to let you know that the white house briefing later today is set for 1:00 eastern. we will have that live as well on c-span. we're live on capitol hill waiting for the start of a news briefing for democratic leader nancy pelosi. the house and senate not in session. there is a republican retreat for members of the house and senate getting underway today in philadelphia. a look at some video of members leaving capitol hill this morning. >> good morning. what has been planned for the next few days? >> we are going to fix the world. [laughter] >> fix the world? [general chatter] >> how are you, this morning? >> good, how are you? >> well, i wish i had your coffee. >> that policy joint retreat with house and senate republicans beg

what is happening on capitol hill? >> reporter: you are seeing lawmakers walk back and forth in the hallway behind me as they head into this congressional auditorium and we are in the basement of the capitol visit visitor's senator here, and they are waiting to hear from president obama's whose legacy on health care is going to be on the line as the republicans take over government and the white house and already up here on capitol hill. remember, this is his signature accomplishment. he pushed it through congress the last time that congress was unified with the white house, democrats back in 2009 had the white house and congress, and they pushed this legislation through, and they paid a political price for it, and losing term elections in 2010 and 2014, and now at stake are 20 million people that did gain health insurance from this law. think of this as a strategy session from democrats to figure out how to throw up roadblocks as republicans try to repeal and then replace this law. republicans have issues of their own

hill to try to bridge differences with democrats on capitol hill. that wasn't the case this time. this time the president was there to affirm his support for the agenda that democrats in congress are fighting for. that that will be a source of strength for democrats in the years ahead. and the president encouraged them to draw on it as they continue to fight for the values that they've been fighting for, for the not just the last eight years but for most of the people in that room their entire career in public service. reporter: can you mention other issues that they talked about besides health care? mr. earnest: there were a range of legislative issues that i think would you expect. criminal justice reform, immigration reform, infrastructure. some of the other issues that democrats are likely to be working on over the next couple of years. reporter: to go back to the question of what he wants democrats to do when it comes to -- [inaudible] -- once the law is repealed, would he like democrats to negotiate with republicans to come up with a replaceme

we look forward to being on capitol hill tomorrow. >> so let's go from trump tower back to capitol hill right now. democratic senator from minnesota, amy klobuchar is joining us. thanks for the time. >> it's great to be on again. >> of course. it's a busy day. a lot to focus on. the focus of the next congress and also what's hand with this ethics watchdog. we want to ask you about the news that just came out of ford's ceo mark fields announcing they're canceling plans for a plant in mexico to create, add 700 jobs in an existing plant in michigan. and saying that he spoke with vice president-elect. they've talked to the president-elect about it saying this is a vote of confidence for the incoming administration. does donald trump deserve credit? >> well, we're always happy when jobs are moving to america and we know the auto industry in the last few years with president obama as president has been getting stronger and stronger every year. i think that's a good sign of it. and i know that president-elect trump is also focused on this issue of bringing more jobs to america. i would like to

lou: thank you very much mike emanuel from capitol hill. the new senate minority leader senator chuck schumer is signaling he will try to stop trump every step of the way's schumer saying this week democrats will only work with donald trump if he abandons his republican colleague. >> mr. president-elect you want after both the democratic and republican establishment that by your early announcement you seem to be embracing her timeworn shopworn the only way we are going to work with him if he moves our direction and abandons his republican colleagues. 90 to 95% of the time will be holding his feet to the fire and holding them accountable. we are democrats. we are not just going to post things to oppose them. lou: it does sound like that's exactly what senator schumer is doing. he has a new brand, the president-elect referring to the democrats as schumer clowns. here now to talk about the so-called schumer clowns the death of obamacare and whether the 115th congress can carry out the trump agenda joining me now former trump campaign manager c

. >>> anjali hemphill is live on capitol hill with the latest drama and another busy day on capitol hill. >> reporter: good morning, guys, yes. today will be yet another day we're all eyes and ears will be on capitol hill. that's, of course, where senate hearings will be taking place for trump pick for secretary of education and interior secretary. first up will be a confirmation hearing where charter school advocate betsy devos will testify before a senate panel, she's the pick for secretary of education and once again, like many of his cabinets is controversial. it confirmed she plans to stand critic says she's a weather insider with in experience. we're also hearing there's a protest planned outside the alcohol while the hearing is taking place. later, montana republican ryan sink will testify. a former u.s. navy seal. critic says he lacks can experience with one term in congress and criticized by environmental groups. also, with the inauguration only days away, we have two more area democrats have joined many others choosing to boycott friday's event. latest to tweeted about the deci

ijust capitol hill. interesting, thank you. i just saw on twitter, capitol hill. interesting, thank you. ijust saw on twitter, as capitol hill. interesting, thank you. i just saw on twitter, as well asa you. i just saw on twitter, as well as a press conference by donald trump scheduled for january as a press conference by donald trump scheduled forjanuary the 11, so are the confirmation hearings for rex tillerson in a few days' time. next, the consumer electronics show in las vegas which hasn't started in nevada. we're going to look at virtual reality with the help of chris foxx. you normally think of headsets but here are some boots. the latest virtual reality innovation, virtual reality issues. by innovation, virtual reality issues. by mark king on sand, crunchy, very weird —— i'm walking. if you have ever shared a headset and worried about hygiene, maybe these aren't for you. now i'm going to step in a puddle. let's see what these are like. oh, that's quite convincing for a vibration. let's take that off. why would somebody want virtual reality issues? to h

hill which came out through capitol hill offices to the media. this week it was not trump was saying allegations he had hired prostitutes. it was some kind of a leak somewhere else. trump suspects it was the intelligence communities. >> that is what i am saying. he lashed out at the intelligence community and why go public and so public and so vehement about that when you're not sure? >> you are missing thehe point. i'm not defending trump. trump was responding to something that was already in the public domain when he gave the press conference. the initial release of information was the intelligence community briefing president obama and enough people on capitol hill that my suspicion is something from capitol hill leaked to the media. all of us need before the press conference. at that point he was responding to these allegations that his character might be impugned and he might be blackmailed. everybody had already heard the basis by that point. i think trump is a nasty guy, don't get me wrong. on this issue he has not fired the first shot eit

a busy morning on capitol hill. just moments ago, house republicans along with vice president-elect mike pence making a joint statement on the future of obamacare. we have team coverage this morning. eamon javers in washington, john harwood outside trump tower. eamon, let's begin with you. >> reporter: good morning, carl. you just heard from the vice president-elect, mike pence, saying that repealing and replacing obamacare is going to be priority number one for republicans. he made some news in his remarks here on capitol hill, suggesting that president-elect donald trump on the day of his swearing-in, january 20th, will head straight to the oval office and remove some of president obama's executive orders and also begin enacting some of his own executive actions to create the foundation, as they're describing it, for repealing obamacare. but you're also seeing possibly little bit of daylight here between what president-elect trump is tweeting publicly from trump tower, suggesting that republicans ought to be caref

how he operated on capitol hill, our own manu raju on capitol hill about his trading. senate democrats point to that. that might be a problem. keep a very close look on it and tom prices answers them today. >>> wilbur ross faces lawmakers today. ahead of that hearing the famed investor has reached an agreement with federal officials. if confirmed he will step away from invesco and its subsidiaries including his firm wilbur ross and company. and he will sell shares of apple and boeing. he has hedge funds that you can't just sell them overnight. >> boy, do i know that. >> yeah, john, a problem you have. and he nine passive investments he will keep those involving real estate and shipping. pay close attention to what he says about trade. sources tell cnn that trump aims to give a bigger role on trade negotiations. ross said his first goal would be to renegotiate nafta. this is somebody, over the years, i've interviewed him many times, he's very aware of trade between u.s. and china is. you say, oh, it's somebody who has bought companies and offshore jobs, a few thousand s

larry: head-to-head on capitol hill. the fight over health care getting president obama against his soon-to-be successor. >> fog to start your morning. we are keeping a close eye on the days ahead. what hesitation the forecast i couldn't a first real taste of winter before we hit the weekend. a frosty friday. good morning, i am autria godfrey. larry: so much to cover today. re veronica: patchy fog. you need to get out the door a little early. we have seen the fog improvement it could be some issues in the areas west of dcr round prince george's county. sunglasses for today, so grab those today. just a beautiful day. it will be one of those days where you can take a breather. already by 8:00 a.m., should be in the mid-to-upper 40's. 56h the fog burning off, degrees. we are well above the average today. it will feel like a very nice day. intohile, tonight we drop the 30's. this is the high temperature tomorrow with clouds. 39 degrees. cold enough, yes, to at least deal with wintry type weather. it will wait until after mid

it has been another dramatic day on capitol hill. as vice president mike pence meets with republican lawmakers one day after house republicans abruptly change their plans to got the independent office of congressional ethics, this after a couple of tweets from president-elect donald trump criticizing that move. is this a sign of things to come? joe, you were there when this thing was up and running, what is it that republicans don't like about it, and why did they abandon their effort to gut the thing? >> look, it was easy when i was there as a rank and file republican, to oppose john boehner and/or to oppose paul ryan. we didn't fear ryan and we didn't fear john boehner. donald trump is a totally different beast, man. he is the new sheriff in town and his weapon of choice is the tweet, and i'm telling you what, rank and file republicans in congress are scared of donald trump because, look, he sends out a tweet and millions of millions of americans then respond and get on these members. it is a dynamic they are not used to. >> jon: s

president obama is now on capitol hill. he's lost both mid-terms by saying this is about my policies. i don't know if he can galvanize support when they lost the governorships, the legislatures, and both houses of congress. stuart: this is a very big day. we are trying to work out what happens in the future. we understand it, republicans want to have a bill on president trump's desk by february 20 which will repeal obamacare. there will then be an orderly transition to a new system. are you convinced nobody will be left high and dry without any kofn at all? >> i think as president-elect pence said and the speaker said, i think healthcare will be better when obamacare is gone. everything they said about the bill turned out to be inaccurate. premiums would go down an average of $,500. healthcare will be bert and less expensive when it's gone. repeal and replace it. but here is the key. it definitely happened for this congress. the idea it may take several years to do that. we shouldn't do that. so we need an orderly transitio

breaking news on capitol hill. the senate votes overnight-- taking the first step towards repealing the affordable care act. what happens next.. and how democrats are responding.. plus, a tense exchange trump and a cnn reporter. and now the president-elect is slamming u-s intelligence agencies about an unsubstantiated report involving russian operatives. what this means-- as we count down to the inauguration. good morning washington. - spring-like' today (60s!) - cooler tomorrow through the weekend - wintry mix likely saturday (snow, sleet, freezing rain) - few showers for mlk day

. >>> obamacare takes center stage on capitol hill today. president obama meeting with democrats trying to save the law. vice president-elect mike pence and republicans trying to take it apart. >>> and new congress off to a raucous start. house republicans scrap a plan to undermine the ethics watchdog that oversees it. >> what a 24 hours. that was crazy, right? >> that was really crazy. >> i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. it's 4:00 a.m. in the east. happening today, or rather, not happening, according to transition officials, remarks donald trump promised by today about a russian hacking according to information he said only he knew. other official tells cnn the president-elect is likely to sit down by the end of the week for the intelligence community's final report on russian lacking. trump explained his remarks this way in a tweet. the "intelligence" briefing on so-called russian hacking was delayed until friday. perhaps time needed to build a case. >> the national director of intelligence james clapper was never scheduled to be

weijia jiang, cbs news, capitol hill. >> the ethics amendment was proposed by republican congressman of virginia. he's chair of the house judiciary committee. the 115th congress is trending on social media today. chris tweets is congress so unaware of poor performance they believe house republicans can manage their own ethics complaints? gloom and doom writes, gop congress will force trump to admit he's a democrat within the first 100 days and finally jake tweets today the capitol building the legion of doom.

hill to try to bridge differences with democrats on capitol hill. that's not the case this time. there time the president was there to affirm his support for the agenda that democrats in congress are fighting for, and that uninimoty will be a source of strength for democrats in the years ahead, and the president encouraged them to draw on it as they continue to fight for the values that they've been fighting for for years. -- >> i've just been informed immigration reform, infrastructure. some of the other issues that democrats are likely to be working on over the next couple of years. >> to go back to the question of what you want democrats to do. once the law is repealed, would he like -- >> been listening to john ernest, the white house press secretary. quick break. back with "inside politics" in just a moment. the best way to t two servings of veggies? v8 or a fancy juice store? ready, go! hi, juice universe? one large rutabaga, with eggplant... done! that's not fair. glad i had a v8. the original way to fuel your day. the mistay connected.elps u

we talk to a democrat who invited him to capitol hill today. tech: don't let a cracked windshield ruin your plans. trust safelite. with safelite's exclusive "on my way text"... you'll know exactly when we'll be there. giving you more time for what matters most. (team sing) safelite repair, safelite replace. >>> welcome back. our president-elect donald trump appears to side with the wikileaks boss julian assange instead of u.s. intelligence community over russia's role in the hacking of the democratic national committee and reactions, they are pouring in. here's republican senator lindsey graham. >> i hope no american will be duped by him. i hope the president-elect will get his information and trust the american patriots who work in the intelligence community who swear oath and allegiance to the constitution and not some guy hiding from the law who has a record of undercutting and undermining american democracy. >> then there was this tweet from george little, a former spokesman for the mcveigh. "let's stare this reality square in the face. peo

that was our message today and it will be our message on capitol hill. and it needs to be done. >> the man whose election sparked this political upheefl was back in trump tower tweeting out a take on obamacare that didn't exactly square the gop rhetoric on the hill. republicans must be careful in that the dems tone failed obamacare disaster with its poor coverage. like the 116% like in arizona. also deductibles are so high that it is practically useless. don't let the schumer clowns out of this web. dre demes are to blame for this mess. >> it seems to suggest that republicans should not move quickly on obamacare despite the eveningerness on capitol hill. i spoke to one person who said he is frustrated that trump seems to toggle back ask forth and they have a hard time getting a read on his thinking. capitol hill. >>> the road map to repealing and replacing the affordable care act is obviously not entirely clear. health insurance of more than 20 million americans is of course at stake as the gop and not the credit stand to get the credit or the blame. as

he's trusted on capitol hill. you don't get into this stage of politics without having a pretty healthy ego, but he has unassuming presence and air about him, the midwestern approach to him, very well respected on capitol hill. the democrats like him too. we won't know until 100 days in or more whether, you know, what his actual influence with the president is. but at the moment, feagain, it' an incredibly important role. i talked to a republican senator last night who said of mike pence, he's one of us. he's a true conservative. donald trump is donald trump. i don't think it was meant as critically as it sounds when you stay, but a lot of people on capitol hill don't know trump. will he listen to democrats? will he go back to some of his prior democratic tendencies? or will he be one of them, but they do trust pence. >> one thing i was going to say, anderson, these relationships between presidents and vice presidents kind of ebb and flow. this, the white house is a really small place. and either a president grows

mike pence met with republicans on capitol hill. he made clear the affordable care act will be dismantled a although there is no plan to replace it. >> obamacare has failed. all the promises of obamacare have been shown to be false and broken promises. the american people want us to start over and repeal obamacare and replace it with the kind of reforms that will give the american people more choices when it comes to health insurance. releasing the power of the free market is the pathway to expand access and affordability. the american people know it. >> president obama made a rare appearance on capitol hill. urging democrats not to help republicans with the new health care law. let's get the latest from manu raju. >> reporter: good morning, john and christine. the fight over obamacare began on day two of the new congress. mike pence, the vice president-elect came to chiapit hill and discussed how to move forward on repeal of obamacare and replacement. not many details on what is in the replacements other than the fact that donald t

busy day on capitol hill. our eamon javers. we're going to stick with the business and politics here, secretary of state designate rex tillerson cutting ties with exxon mobil ahead of his confirmation hearings. joining us now with his take, the former chief white house ethics lawyer under president george w. bush and the vice chairman of citizens for responsibility and ethics in washington, richard painter, good to see you. good morning, richard. >> good morning. >> so let's talk about this news by exxon and tillerson an agreement he's going to cashout some immediate stock, little over $50 million. and put the $180 million set to be vested i guess in an independent sort of trust that cannot invest in exxon mobil. do you think this clears up the issue of conflict of interest? >> well, i think we need to see the form 278 and the ethics agreement. those need to be released to the public so we can all talk about this with the same information. so we aren't sure until everything's publicly released, but the sale of the exxon stock,

there is a lot of activity today on capitol hill. vice president-elect mike pence back to business speaking with people on the hill to try to repeal and replace obamacare. they're trying to organize that effort. we saw him coming in with the incoming chief of staff. kellyanne conway. everybody huddling there. you have the democrats doing the same thing. they're talking with president obama who very much does not want to see the winnowing down of his legacy by a repeal of obamacare, which looks to be within the grasp of the gop as they push through the budget resolution that would allow them to do that with a simple majority to overturn the work he spent so much time on. first this morning president-elect donald trump challenging the intelligence community claiming that they delayed a briefing on russian hacking. appearing to take the side of wikileaks founder julian assange who released the tens of thousands of hacked emails that are in question. as we welcome you to "america's newsroom" on this wednesday. i'm martha maccallum. >> bi

matt >>> president obama met with democrats up on capitol hill today. they scramble for a strategy to try to save his signature health care law. meanwhile, vice president-elect mike pence has said trump could repeal parts of the law through executive orders on his very first day in office. let's get some more from our political experts. david, the vice president-elect mike pence said the first order of business is to repeal and replace obamacare. president-elect tweeted saying in part the deductibles are too high and "massive increases of obama a care will take place this year and dems are to blame for the mess. it will fall on its own weight. be careful." what does it tell you about his strategy, that he wants to repeal and effectively wait? >> well, he wants to repeal. and if you listen to what he said in that tweet and what kellyanne conway said, she went the farthest that i've heard of anyone say, anyone that got insurance under obamacare, donald trump still wants to have insurance. she said that yesterday. that is a whole new ball game. >> 20 milli

breaking news from capitol hill. high stakes showdowns. democrats versus republicans, president-elect trump versus vice president-elect, obamacare versus who really knows what yet? you see two live pictures, a couple of sets of microphones. we're looking at one lectern where we'll hear from democratic leaders of the senate and house. the other picture below it is where we'll see president obama leaving his meet with capitol hill democrats. >> can you throw that other picture up really quick? that will give us an indication, this is the message democrats are going to push. it says "make america sick again," that is by all indications obviously a play on donald trump's "make america great again" line. you can expect to hear a lot more about that. >> that tells you everything about the messaging from the democrats. president obama and vice president-elect mike pence just held meetings with lawmakers from their respective parties. for the democrats, it was a strategy session on how to protect obamacare. for the republicans, it was a discussion

obama is going to go to capitol hill. he's going to sit down with democratic lawmakers and they're going to figure out a way to maybe save obamacare or compromise in some way. we've also just learned that one senator will not be participating in that meeting, democratic senator joe manchin of west virginia. he's going to skip the meeting. he says clearly if mike pence meets with republicans and president obama meets with democrats, there's no room for compromise in that scenario. why even bother? is joe manchin right? >> joe has a valid point. it's like in the house of representatives every day. you start off with one-minute messages. each side, ten, 15 people get up and slam the other side. after they're done slamming each other for 15 minutes to a half hour and then they say let's all work together. by then the feelings are bruised and nothing gets done. ever since obamacare was passed, it was all democrats. it's been a very partisan situation. i think what senator manchin is doing is trying to damp en it down. you can'

larry: head-to-head on capitol hill. the fight over health care getting president obama against his soon-to-be successor. >> fog to start your morning. we are keeping a close eye on the days ahead. what hesitation the forecast i couldn't a first real taste of winter before we hit the weekend. a frosty friday. good morning, i am autria godfrey. larry: so much to cover today. re

leaders of the intelligence community heading to capitol hill. tonight, responding to president-elect donald trump's comments. his tweets about them. how they now respond. >>> also breaking, president obama a short time ago, briefed on the russian hacking. the final report, and new reporting from our team about the level of confidence. and word tonight there was, in fact, a very specific motive. >>> breaking news from chicago. late today, hate crime charges after this video live on facebook. police say four young african-americans targeting a young disabled white man. you will hear what they say in the video. >>> the monster storm bearing down tonight. 40 states, dangerous driving from the west all the way to the northeast. a second storm coming. >>> and two sisters on the way to see their dying father, kicked off their flight. how did this happen? >>> good evening, and it's great to have you with us here on a thursday night, and the war of words erupting on capitol hill. president-elect donald trump has taken aim at the u.s. intelligence communi

there say revolt on capitol hill. democrats in the senate finance committee are boycotting the nominee for health and human services secretary tom price. we're waiting to go to capitol hill to hear from cnn congressional correspondent phil mattingly. we're having some communications issues. we got -- >> all right. i've got you now. i think the big thing we were surprised about this morning is we knew senate democrats had a lot of problems with pretty much everything that's been going on. particularly these two nominees. tom price, health and human services secretary nominee and steve mnuchin. but it's the mechanisms they're using to try and hold up those nominations causing real problems on capitol hill. republicans hold 52 seats in the u.s. senate and no republican has voiced any type of opposition to either of these nominees. that leaves democrats now as they try and figure out what little leverage they have with things like this. they decided to boycott the senate finance committee hearing on this issue today. last

. >>> and a political day on capitol hill. the man charged with overhauling obamacare faces the senate after a pretty angry pushback. good morning, everyone, welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> good morning, i'm christine romans, it is 4:00 a.m. 92-year-old former president george h.w. bush has been hospitalized in houston according to local media. his office chief of staff gene becker tells the houston chronicle that the elder bush is doing fine, although the reason for the hospitalization is not immediately disclosed. bush's office expects him to go home in a couple days. he's 92 years old. >> he's one person that is not attending the inauguration. that had been decided because of ongoing health issues. i will tell you when he's not in the hospital even when he is, he's living life to the fullest. >>> two days before the president goes out of office, the outgoing president drops a big surprise. president obama rocking washington by commuting chelsea manning's 35-year prison sentence. the former army private convict

coming to capitol hill. it is worth pointing out that donald trump comes into office in quite a storm of controversy is. this is not a smooth, calm, quiet, necessarily dignified transition. you can lift them from russia to his taking on civil rights leaders, this is quite... it is a troubled transition, would you say? i big you would. i think you would look at everything that donald trump ran on, i think everything that donald trump ran on, ithink are everything that donald trump ran on, i think are kabbalah who is leaving will say is this man going to and do this legacy. will this man transformed the artist steve and harm my legacy —— there is investigation of the russian involvement. it is a relatively small number of people who have been nominated head. more important people have denominated and will move through the process. not only is there significant dissension and their buck he won't have a full team as soon as he might want it. it will be interesting to see what kind of support he gets from pau

and his secretary of state nominee and attorney general are had will face questions on capitol hill. >>> and barack obama givers his farewell speech overnight with how he wants the country to go moving forward. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> busy day ahead. so much to talk about already. i'm christine romans. it's wednesday, january 11th. it's 4:00 a.m. in the east. all right. new developments this morning on explosive claims you heard first here on cnn. we have learned that the nation's first intelligence officials provided information to donald trump and president obama last week on russia's compromise on the president-elect. cnn's jim sciutto brings us the very latest. >> john and christine, multiple u.s. officials with direct knowledge of the bris tell cnn that classified documents presented last week to president obama and president-elect trump included allegations that russian operatives claim to have compromising personal and financial information about mr. trump. the allegations were part of a two-page synopsis based on memos sfieled by a former operative whose

in minutes the hearings continue on capitol hill. more of donald trump's cabinet picks facing a grilling from lawmakers. first up, as i said, energy secretary nominee rick perry. that will happen in about 20 minutes. then trump's treasury pick steve mnuchin is on the hot seat at 10:00 a.m. sunlen serfaty is following this for us from are capitol hill. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. another big day on capitol hill for the incoming trump administration, this after four key confirmation hearings yesterday where we saw trump's pick for health and human services secretary tom price questioned over these allegations of insider trading, his investments and clearly his intentions put on the spot by senator elizabeth warren. >> did you buy the stock and then did you introduce a bill that would be helpful to the companies you just bought stock in? >> the stock was bought by a broker who was making that decisions. i knew nothing about those. >> you couldn't have a diversified portfolio while staying clear of the six companies directly

on capitol hill the senate taking it is first vote on the way to repealing and replacing obamacare. that was moments ago. now comes on the day president obama headed to capitol hill to meet with democrats about how they should fight the republicans in the battle over his legacy legislation. republicans getting a pep talk of their own from vice president lent mike pence. blake burman live on capitol hill to tell us how the health care battle will play out. >>> president-elect trump was busy too, announcing some of his staff, including nominee to head the securities & exchange commission. >>> making cars in mexico and what to expect at the consumer electronics show. we are less than an hour to the closing bell. i'm lori rothman. yes, you're stuck with me because liz claman is on her way to ces. let's start the countdown. ♪ lori: breaking news. let's start here. stocks flirting with session highs, bringing the dreams of dow 20,000 back to life. stocks accelerating gains following release of the fed minutes just over an hour or so ago. s&p 500, well it, the broad market average hoveri

we'll start this half hour with the latest parade of cabinet picks heading to capitol hill a day before donald trump takes office. >> first up rick perry nominated to lead the energy department that he once said he wanted to get rid of. perry may be questioned about a new york times report that said he misunderstood what the job was. thinking he would be an ambassador for the oil and gas industry. >> and a hearing for treasury secretary. he's expected to defend his record during the housing crisis after people who lost their hopes to foreclosures were on capitol hill yesterday asking democrats to reject his nomination. >>> and the president-elect's choice to run the environmental protection agency told senators he doesn't believe climate change is a hoax. which is what trump has called it in the past. as oklahoma attorney general, though, scott pruitt has sued the epa 14 times. he refused to say if he could recuse himself from the ongoing cases if confirmed as head of the agency. >>> trump's health agency was pounded over plans to replace obama care as well as his stock trades. >> repor

this means there will be a record number of black lawmakers on capitol hill,. —— capitol hill. —— val demings. asian—americans have 15 capitol hill. —— val demings. asian—america ns have 15 seats capitol hill. —— val demings. asian—americans have 15 seats in congress, it too is a record, among them, stephanie murphy, from florida, the first vietnamese american woman elected, and this fellow freshman, from washington state, the first indian american woman to serve. from the vada, the first latina senator, and from new york, the first dominican american elected to the house. they are among 38 hispanic representatives. even these impressive firsts don't do much to hide the big picture, only one in five members of congress is a woman, which means the us only ranks the same as bangladesh's 20%. israel has 28%, in sweden, it is 44%. while this may be the dawn of the most racially diverse us congress ever, capitol hill is still clearly an old boys club. studio: the main story here in the uk today, the uk's ambassador to the european union has resigned, sir ivan rogers, expected

. >>> let's begin on capitol hill. hans nichols is covering the latest developments on the battle to repeal obamacare. hans, what else did we hear from republicans about their repeal efforts today? what do we know? >> reporter: well, kate, we have a great deal of confidence from republicans, both in the house meeting and that senate meeting. and from the vice president-elect, mr. pence, that they think they can tag president barack obama for another couple months, maybe a little longer, with owning obamacare. the question no one knows is how much runway they have there. there's confidence on the republican side. whether or not that's actually backed by reality is a different question. the other line we're clearly getting is that they have to proceed in parallel tracks. that means repeal and replace, but not repeal without something in place. listen to how paul ryan had to say it. >> we've been saying all along, we don't want to pull the rug out from people while we were replacing this law. the point is in 2017 we don't

she will be at his side on capitol hill. she has been a relu cta nt on capitol hill. she has been a reluctant first lady to be, staying up reluctant first lady to be, staying up in new york with her son barron. they will not move into the white house until barron trump has finished his school year. they will now go from the church to the white house, where they will have coffee with barack house, where they will have coffee with ba rack obama house, where they will have coffee with barack obama and michelle obama. this day is very regimented, there are steps along the way. the church service was a tradition, they will now go to the white house and have coffee with michelle obama and barack obama. have coffee with michelle obama and ba rack obama. they have coffee with michelle obama and barack obama. they will accompany them to capitol hill for the inauguration services. mr trump, who has already put out his slogan for his re—election campaign. he has not yet been inaugurated, but the slogan for his 2020 campaign will be "keep america great again". his family has be

hill. >>> joining me now from capitol hill as well, nebraska senator deb fischer, a member of the armed services committee. senator, first off, since you are here, i want to get your initial reaction to the justice department now investigating the fbi. what is your take? >> as you know, i have been at confirmation hearings this morning so i haven't seen the whole story but i have been listening to some comments on your program. i guess i would agree with what greta said. if this investigation is going to move forward, it needs to be a thorough investigation and it needs to be completed quickly. >> you'll hear from jim comey in the next hour at a briefing on russian hacking. are you going to be asking him about this probe? >> i'm sure those questions will come up, yes. >> will you be asking specifically? >> i have some other questions for the fbi director and, as you know, every senator will have a chance to ask questions. i'm sure we'll have a variety of questions for the director. >> do you think this is something that could further divide this country? it's already, as you know, a div

back in to you. >> justin finch live for us on capitol hill. thank you. >>> now, since there are dozens of road closures in effect, many of you may be considering using a ride sharing app to get downtown. be aware that surcharges will likely be in effect, so your trip could get pricey. we've been checking uber all morning. the surcharge is fluctuating. if you won't be in the district this weekend, you should expect more traffic. virginia and maryland officials are taking precautions. the maryland highway admin b administration suspended all non-emergency lane closures until saturday. in lanes on i he-395 are closed. hov restrictions will be lifted on i-66 and on 95 southbound, the express lanes are expected to open earlier by noon. >>> 6:08. traffic will continue to be a concern tomorrow because streets will remain closed for the women's march. the event starts with a rally from 10:00 a.m. until 1:15 near the capital at independence avenue and third street southwest. from there, participants will march towards the white house. several roads in

the president president and the vice president elect pitch their parties on capitol hill. this is "special report" ." good evening. welcome to washington. i am bret baier. vice president elect mike pence promised lawmakers that dismantling obamacare will be the first order of business when donald trump takes office 16 days from now. president obama is not going out without a fight. both the president and vice president elect were on capitol hill today, meeting their respective parties and gearing up for what surely will be a contentious fight in congress on this issue. we have fox team coverage. kevin corke is at the white house with the president's call to action that lacked specifics for democrats pushbac pushback. chief washington correspondent james rosen also from the white house with a look at obamacare's controversial journey. we begin with mike emanuel on capitol hill where the vice president elect late out the new administration's plans to do away with this law. >> good evening. vice president elect mike pence told republicans they are all on one team. starting ja

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