As the battel for mosul intensifies. Hello and welcome to our viewers in the United States and all around the world. Im Rosemary Church and this is cnn newsroom. Youre with president elect donald trump has revealed the two men who will be closest to him when he takes office in january. Steve bannon, who was ceo of Trumps Campaign will be his chief strategist and senior counselor. And priebus was named white house chief of staff. He was a strategic choice. He has close tied to Republican Leaders on capital hill. Those relationships may prove critical in getting trumps legislative agenda before congress. Trumps election victory is still causing protests. Several hundred people marched through st. Louis, missouri, voicing their opposition to the trump presidency. There have been similar scenes in new york, San Francisco among other cities. Trump has disavowed any hostility towards muslims, immigrants and others. And heres what he told cbss 60 minutes. Im very surprised to hear that. I hat
Betting against. I dont think he is going to be the nominee a week from now. This is happening way too fast. The thing i dont understand is why the white house released the Inspector General report into Ronny Jackson tonight. They gave that out to reporters. This was supposedly part of an effort to save his nomination. That ig report into Ronny Jackson is really, really sca e scathing and negative and not at all good for him. The fact that the white house is handing that out as part of trying to save his nomination to me is oppositeville. And i cant quite figure it out. I see it as the white house handing it out actually to persuade Ronny Jackson to by, say, oh, i dont know, friday night withdraw his nomination. Because the president , of course, today said its up to him. Thats what he is saying publicly. Its up to him. And the president said i wouldnt do it myself. I wouldnt go through this stuff. The president is saying everything he can publicly to basically encourage Ronny Jackson
Praising the Justice Department and its employees as a top senator voices concern about what he calls President Trumps relentless attacks. Why wont sessions say if hell recuse himself from the criminal probe of President Trumps personal lawyer. And kremlin come pramat, as the Trump Administration holds back on new sanctions, new questions about what sort of compromising information or kompromat putin may have on trump. What would it take for the russian president to use it against his american counterpart. Im wolf blitzer and youre in the situation room. Announcer this is cnn breaking news. Were following breaking news, including a exclusive new information about dozens of Russian Diplomats expelled from the u. S. Last month. Sources now tell cnn that u. S. Law enforcement and intelligence officials believe there were spies among that group tracking russian defectors and their families who had resettled right here in the United States. Also breaking, new allegations against President T
The hearing that seems increasingly unlikely by the minute is the Ronny Jackson confirmation hearing which im betting against. I dont think he is going to be the nominee a week from now. This is happening way too fast. The thing i dont understand is why the white house released the Inspector General report into Ronny Jackson tonight. They gave that out to reporters. This was supposedly part of an effort to save his nomination. That ig report into Ronny Jackson is really, really scathing and negative and not at all good for him. The fact that the white house is handing that out as part of trying to save his nomination to me is oppositeville. And i cant quite figure it out. I see it as the white house handing it out actually to persuade Ronny Jackson to by, say, oh, i dont know, friday night withdraw his nomination. Because the president , of course, today said its up to him. Thats what he is saying publicly. Its up to him. And the president said i wouldnt do it myself. I wouldnt go thro
Sandra smith. Today were remembering the life and legacy of the brilliant and beloved dr. Charles krauthammer. He overcame adversity with a prolific career and a contributor here at fox news. We all knew him as a fixture on the special report panel where his witt and honesty is the reason why viewers tuned in each and every night. The biggest error that we make is to lose the damn war because we refuse to recognize who the enemy is and what it requires. Why do you have to talk about that . The morning is over, the if youre a conservative you should be optimistic. It will snow in hell before the d. O. J. Will go after her. We were all expecting it and it didnt happen. The dark that didnt bark. Bill last night an empty chair on the special report panel where he sat for more than a decade. We listened and learned. Jonah goldberg Fox News Contributor, i know you were close to him. I know you shared a lot of time with him. Tell us the story. Well, its so hard to do because its funny, from t