Im alex witt alongside louisberg dorff. Pressed by reporters trump acknowledged for the first time that it was likely russia that was responsible for hacks during the election while noting it could have been others also. As far as hacking, i think it was russia, but i think we also get hacked by other countries and other people and i can say that when we lost 22 million names and Everything Else that was hacked recently, they didnt make a big deal out of that. That was something that was extraordinary. That was probably china, and i have to say this also. The Democratic National committee was totally open to be hacked. They did a very poor job. They could have had hacking defense, which we had. But trump was defiant over the reports compiled by former british spy Christopher Steele and published by buzz feed. The allegations are lured and thus far unverified. Including that russia was potentially collecting information to blackmail him. Wherever you go, there are probably cameras. In t
Very intriguing meeting on monday here at trump tower with former Vice President al gore. We know according to gore he was supposed to sit down with ivanka trump to talk about Climate Change. The meeting afterwards got expanded to include president elect trump. Here is al gore after that meeting. The bulk of the time was with president elect trump. I found it an extremely interesting conversation. To be continued. Im just going to leave it at that. Reporter that is an intriguing stay tuned from al gore. Gore later on saying it was a shared attempt to find common ground. They have not always seen eye to eye. Thank you, sunlen. The meetings with Senate Democrats have leaders concerned. Leaning now on West Virginia joe manchin and Heidi Heitkamp. It could make the republicans more powerful in the senate. That means the democrats lose a seat or two. Senator manchin is not ruling out a job with the Trump Administration. He has to make sure he is doing the best he can for his state, but says
Im alison kosik. Im john berman. It is tuesday, december 6th. It is 4 00 a. M. On the east coast. Do you know where your next secretary of state is . Exxon ceo rex tilerson is on the growing list under consideration for secretary of state. Also paying a visit is radio host laura ingraham. Then the next stop on the thank you tour in North Carolina. This follows announcements and meetings on monday. For the latest, lets bring in Sunlen Serfaty. Reporter president elect trump making Big Decisions in terms of his cabinet. Formally nominating ben carson as secretary of housing and urban development. As he moves to make key decisions on the cabinet posts, others seem to take a step back. We knew according to sources, donald trump settled on four finalists for the secretary of state job. Now we know according to sources that donald trump is looking for more candidates. Now looking at people like former utah governor jon huntsman and rex tilman who will be at trump tower. Also senator joe manc
America. Nightly news begins right now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. After a lengthy and very public casting call through the lobby of trump tower, the president elect ended the suspense today over one of the most coveted jobs in his administration. Donald trump picking an oil company ceo to be his secretary of state. With no government experience, Rex Tillerson, the exxonmobil boss, is being praised as a seasoned International Deal maker in business, and it is those business connections, specifically his ties to russia, that are raising the most serious concerns about him tonight. And putting trump at odds with members of his own party. Nbcs Kristen Welker starts us off with the latest. Reporter tonight, president elect donald trump, likely setting up his first confirmation fight with members of his own party, officially tapping Rex Tillerson to be his secretary of state. Touting what he calls tillersons deep un
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