Ewsprint t tenants names carl icahn to head of his deregulation campaign. And Peter Navarro to head a new trade counsel in the trump white house. That is what you need to know at this hour. Bankthe future of italys with lisato milan martin. Have we got any color on what the plan is from here . The next 40 hours will be critical. Paschi, the indication at the moment there isnt much there. The bank will seek some kind of government intervention. The bank as a Firm Deadline by the end of the year to offload a significant amount of bad debt. What we expected here between now and friday is the government approving a decree that will set up the rough outline of how it will put up to 20 billion euros on the table for monte paschi but potentially for other lenders, too. Jon with the prospect of state aid on the table, how do you implement burden sharing and protect bondholders as well . How do you do that . This is what is going to be key. What we have seen in similar situations earlier this y
Pleased with the way you have opened up senate order and the way you are conducting business there after two years of majority leader . Sen. Mcconnell we had in the first year of the 114, 200 rollcall votes, previous years were 15. We passed massive, fiveyear highway bill that had not happened in 20 years. We did a complete rewrite of no child left behind. A whole variety of things that not going to make the front page of the new york times, but important. There was bipartisan agreement and we got a president ial signature. Did we have differences . Yes, but i try to focus on the things that we could agree on that were worth doing. By any objective standard, we had a very accomplished 114th congress. Mr. Goodman what third of conversations have you had with your friend Chuck Schumer who takes over for harry reid . Sen. Mcconnell we will see, democrats are in a feisty mood these days. Mr. Goodman will they use the filibuster on a daily basis . Sen. Mcconnell they will make it difficult.
Celebrate one of them today. This inauguration is a reminder of our common story as americans, and on this most uniquely american of occasions, i ask you to stand and join me in raising a glass. Mr. President , may you find every success in the years ahead. May you unite our country behind a common vision and renew the promise that makes our country so great. Hear, hear. Thank you very much, mitch, and paul and our great Vice President. I dont think anybody wants to so well cut it short. But we have so many of our cabinet members here. I see my generals that are going to keep us so safe. Theyre going to have a lot of problems, the other side. Theyre going to look at a couple of them. If im doing a movie, i pick you, general. General mattis is doing really well. Even chuck likes general mattis and general kelly. We had a very interesting talk. Kiddingly, he thinks were doing great at the cabinet level, but were going to do just fine. Were going to do just fine. I tell you, there is some
And seated when he takes the oath as two of his nominees take the hot seat on the hill today. Our correspondents are fanned out across the capital and across the country, covering all of the angles. Lets begin this hour with senior White House Correspondent chris jansing. Shes been tracking trumps moves for us across washington, d. C. Today. She joins me here from washington as well. Chris, tell me about what donald trump is doing today. He began at his d. C. Hotel, right . Reporter he did. And this has been already a very busy day for him. You mentioned the luncheon. I think the two key events that are coming up are going to be happening first at in arlington, virginia, at Arlington National cemetery, where he will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. In is something all president s do, the ceremonial kinds of things that have become so important symbolically. This will be his first taste of being that person in the eyes of the country and even the eyes of the world are on him. A
Fully understand the threat russia poses for the United States. Trump firing back, suggesting brennan may be behind the recent intelligence leaks. And the president elect is also making headlines for his Foreign Policy stances, including once again calling nato obsolete, while blasting german chancellor Angela Merkels refugee policy as, quote, a catastrophic mistake. We begin with sara murray live outside of trump tower. Good morning. Reporter good morning, carol. Donald trumps fraught relationship with the u. S. Intelligence community grew apparently even more strained over the weekend. It began in part with john brennan saying that Donald Trumps attacks on intelligence are not particularly helpful. Listen to what he had to say. There is no basis for mr. Trump to point fingers at the Intelligence Community for leaking information that was already available publicly. He is going to be in a few days time the most powerful person in the world in terms of sitting on top of the United Stat