The uks theresa may taking a page out of Donald Trumps book. Are we seeing a new generation of leaders who said unapologetically i want it all and playing for one team, the home team. The new way of doing business is moving markets, you need to know how to anticipate it also your portfolio doesnt implode. Well tell you. Donald trumps cabinet pix entering the lions den, congressman ryan zinke of montana taking center stage on capitol hill as he seeks to become next secretary of the interior. Billionaire betsy devos heading to the hill in two hours, wilbur ross and Steve Mnuchin with fireworks almost a given. None of the candidates is getting approved without a fight from democrats who are looking to roadblock not just the cabinet names but the president elect himself. 54, thats the number of members of congress, democrats refusing to attend fridays inauguration, and as it climbs, moment by moment, were talking to the california congressman who is deciding at this hour, hes in meetings r
On capitol hill, what is the anticipated first two questions going to deal with . Will it be regulations or his personal conflicts of interest . I was just outside the Senate Finance Committee Hearing room where a bevy of activity is taking place as we anticipate this hearing to get started at any moment. Already looking to define him as someone who is out of touch with the middle class. They even have former clients of one west bank and they will talk to reporters. Recruitedchin has other folks looking to argue quite the opposite and that he was able to help people particularly low income folks merger. One west the take away there will be a lot of pressure on his previous financial dealings. To marsha question blackburn, a republican, about how they will defend. Will come back to that and in a moment, thank you. Let me go to jim milstein. It sounds like they will talk character and so forth as opposed to actual policy. Does he get confirmed . We will see. Onhink they have the votes th
He turned the company around on his own, hes considered a great ceo, would he be a great secretary of state . Were going to discuss. Fast food executive andy puzder getting the nod for labor secretary, a fierce critic of bureaucratic rules and regulations and you heard him on this show criticizing minimum wage hikes for unintended consequences, causing employees to lose jobs instead of gain more money. I have a feeling liberals are not going to like this pick. All of it on the heels of two more big appointments. Wrestling and entertainment executive linda mcmahon, going to head the Small Business administration, she turned a small Regional Business into an entertainment empire, a Small Business success story. Certainly sounds like an sba win. General john kelly, the season commander knows it personally, he lost his son in afghanistan and charged with keeping us safe and protecting our borders. Hes the Third Military general to get the job with trump, the media freaking out over all of
Take you live to trump tower for the latest. The war of words continues, trump slamming a local union boss for calling him a liar over the carrier deal. The International President of the Steelworkers Union will respond. And the passing of an American Hero. The first u. S. Astronaut to orbit the earth and a former u. S. Senator, john glenn has died ad the age of 95. More on his life and legacy later in the hour. David it was a great run, 95. Were all sad to see him go. Another day of records on wall street. The dow less than 400 points away from 20,000. Did you think you would hear that a couple months ago . Oil spiking today as well. Phil flynn with his eye on that from the cme. Lori rothman is on the floor of the new york stock exchange. Lori, the big winners today, who are they . I think everything was pretty much a big winner. Obviously that is an overstatement. Even though the dow pretty much cut its gain by half, still enough for a record close. Record close once again benchmark
You have key silhouettes not quite filled. We go to david lee outside the trump tower today. David, good morning to you. What do we know about these gentlemen . Reporter the headline, martha, the man chosen to the head the epa has a very long history opposing that agency. Scott pruitt is now the attorney general for the state of oklahoma. He has a lengthy history as a staunch defender of states rights. He also repeatedly challenged federal restrictions dealing with environmental issues. The Trump Transition Team cited pruitts role attacking epa what they describe the epas war on coal. But critics like vermont senator Bernie Sanders say pruitt is Climate Change denier and too closely denied to fossil fuel industry. Kellyanne conway, the Trump Transition Team spokeswoman, says pruitt is the right person for the job. Naysayers and critics and so we know some people are still running a permanent campaign. Attorney general pruitt has great qualifications and a good record as the ag of oklah