And in fact, everybody should abandon every country because democracy and freedom is dead in every country in the whole world. And what we should all do instead is we should all leave every country on earth and move into the oceans. He says, quote, because there are new truly free places left in our world, i suspect that the mode of escape must involve some sort of new and hitherto untried process that leads us to some undiscovered country. And then he proposed a couple of options. One of these hitherto untried processes would be that we should all move into space. He seems to think that this would actually be the best option for what we all plan to do. But sadly, too impractical. Quote, the final frontier still has a barrier to entry. Rocket technologies have seen only modest advances since the 1960s. So outer space still remains almost impossibly far away. Thats very sad. But that wasnt the only option. He also offered one other next best option for humankind. He called it, quote, mu
We want to get right out to l leland live in charlotte with the latest at this hour. Good morning. Whats happening now . Reporter well, good morning, abby and heather. As you know, heather, from living here in charlotte. This is normally a quiet charming town. It was anything but that last night. Still on the streets now dozens if not hundreds of heavily armed North Carolina state troopers that they have brought in not only in riot gear but also with long rifles as well. Ill give you a sense of the battle lines here. This is actually the base called the epicenter. Its where all the stadiums are, where all the restaurants and hotels are. There were street battles going on just outside of the ritzcarlton. A number of cars smashed. There were two stories. First was the protest that started around 6 00 or 7 00 tonight. Mostly peaceful. Then by 8 30 there was a shooting with one person critically wounded now on life support. And then it really began to sort of fly with rockets, tear gas, bo
Necessarily mean it will have any wider impact on the world. Still, though, what this Silicon Valley billionaire had to say right after barack obama was sworn in in 2009, it was controversial enough that people do expect weird stuff from him, looking back on it now, even now it stands out. What he proclaimed in 2009 in this manifesto was that democracy was over. Freedom was dead. And the only hope for humankind would be for us all en masse to abandon the country. And in fact, everybody should abandon every country because democracy and freedom is dead in every country in the whole world. And what we should all do instead is we should all leave every country on earth and move into the oceans. He says, quote, because there are new truly free places left in our world, i suspect that the mode of escape must involve some sort of new and hitherto untried process that leads us to some undiscovered country. And then he proposed a couple of options. One of these hitherto untried processes would
Putting out a statement this morning saying in part that he has serious concerns about tillerson. And hes not alone there. But tillerson also picked up big endorsements from the likes of former secretaries of state Condoleezza Rice and james baker. This is the confirmation battle to watch, i can promise you, so stay tuned there. Also new in transition this morning the president elect has tapped former governor rick perry to head up the Energy Department. The same rick perry who said he wants to get rid of that department, even though sometimes he forgets which department hes talking about. Well get more on that in a second. And then there is this. Rapper kanye west appeared in trump tower today with none other than the president elect himself. The musician and husband of Kim Kardashian of course isnt up for a cabinet post as far as we know. Phil mattingly live at trump tower in new york. Keep a straight face. Quite a morning already. Rex tillerson, kanye west, insert your favorite rap
Or flee and risk starving to death in the streets. It kills more than guns. The centers for disaster control and prevention say heroin and opioids are now deadlier than firearm homicides. The epidemic crippling our nation. How do we stop it . Good afternoon everyone. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. President elect donald trump will hold his fourth thank you rally. Tonight he hits the stage in michigan, the state he turned red. Something every republican president ial nominee had failed to do since george h. W. Bush in 1988. Trump is on the road in baton rouge, louisiana and wrapped up a go vote rally for the Republican Senate candidate named john kennedy. He continues to fill his cabinet. He has not decided who will be his secretary of state. But transition sources tell cnn he has decided it will not be Rudy Giuliani. The former new york city mayor was told earlier this week hes out according to sources. Were told trump is looking more closely at exxon mobile ceo for the position.