director after a party line vote. the nomination for rex tillerson to be secretary tate of staof s. that came after marco rubio who expressed concerns about tillerson s nomination changed his mind and decided to vote for tillerson after having private con varversations with white ho officials and mike pence. and tillerson himself. ensuring that nomination will go forward. make no mistake, donald trump will get most if not all of the picks. maybe not in the time frame he wants. john and christine. manu, thank you. democrats are slowing down the process for several nominees. the senate commit meets at 10:00 a.m. for jeff sessions. the vote is expected to be delayed for a week. there are concerns of the civil rights issues for the congress
year. are these storms over in the southeast? meteorologist pedram javaheri has the latest. john and christine, the threat is over across the seat. of course, we know what occurred. this is one of the quieter times of the year. we generally see 35 or so tornadoes for the month of january. the system migrates to the north and east with gusty winds and heavy rainfall in the northeast with milder temperatures returning to the south. right around eastern massachusetts on into nantucket and easily winds gusting up to 60 miles an hour. rain transitioning into wintry mix. then some areas with the higher elevations with up to a foot of snow in the higher elevations. notice the temperature trend from 40 to 50 degrees in new york. washington warms up to 60 degrees by mid week as we get a
will go forward. president trump will get most if not all of his picks. maybe not in the time frame he wants. john and christine. democrats are slowing down the confirmation process for the remaining nominees. the senate committee votes on jeff sessions for attorney general. democrats trying to delay the vote for another week. several panel members plan to vote against sessions over concern of the commitment to civil rights. also this morning, the finance committee holds hearings on tom price s nomination. he faces ethics questions after a report of questionable stock trades. the pick for budget director on the confirmation hot seat. democrats will grill him over not paying $15,000 in payroll taxes for a house employee. and the delay over energy
spicer said it is not his intent to lie to the press, but the media coverage of the inauguration was too negative. here is what he had to say. i have been doing this a long time. you have been doing this too. i have never seen it like this. it is demoralizing. you are sitting there and you are in awe of how awesome that view is and how many people are there. you go back and see shots on television and see this and that. it is frustrating for not just him, but us working to get the message out. reporter: spicer shifted indicating that young undocumented people in the country will not be prioritized for deportation. john and christine. the president set to meet with the cia director mike pompeo. he was sworn in last night by vice president mike pence. another key nominee rex tillerson. the nominee for secretary of state. he narrowly cleared a hurdle through the senate relations
that s tough to see. no cause for the fainting spell given. his chief of staff said it was hot and crowded. he was checked by emts and allowed to go home. local reporters noted he was joking with the emts and is at home with his children. he is said to be fine now. that is cause for concern. 46 minutes past the hour. let s see what is coming up on new day. chris cuomo is with us. hope he gets all of the tests he needs. christine, you look great this morning. john. so president trump repeating the false claim that fraud caused the vote. there is no proof to this. we will leave it to you to play with. big policy moves gone on. showing the direction the