dictated by what's going on in florida right now. and mitch mcconnell has decided and made clear that he believes rick scott will be elected. eventually will be the next senator and as such sure participating. look, as you noel, anything can happen over the course of the next couple of days as this recount goes through. republicans do feel confident that rick scott will be the next senator. i also think there is a posture here that the majority leader wants to send across and that probably rick scott's campaign that he is the elected senator in their view and therefore he is going to take part in all of the activities that any newly elected senator would. right now that's the posture they have and that's where the leader certainly stands right now. >> phil mattingly on the hill, thanks very much sglrchlts still ahead, as president trump contemplating shaking up several senior positions in his administration, a report is giving new insight into his mood