circumvent sanctions against iran. he moved way from trump on the tpp deal that trump attacked repeatedly in the campaign. tillerson said he wasn't opposed to it. he embraced climate change more than trump has in the past. actually struck at the beginning a harsh tone on russia. >> i think the important conversation that we have to have with them is does russia want to now and forever be an adversary of the united states? do you want this to get worse or does russia desire a different relationship? we're not likely to ever be friends as others have noted our value systems are starkly different. >> reporter: now after that, he actually got into it with marco rubio if russian president vladimir putin committed war crimes and the bombings in aleppo and syria.