own people. how much of a priority is it to oust assad? the answer seems to depend on which administration official you ask. listen. we are hopeful that we can work with russia and use their influence to achieve areas of stabilization throughout syria and create the conditions for a political process through geneva in which we can engage all of the parties on a way forward, and it is through that political process that we believe the syrian people will ultimately be able to decide the fate of bashar al assad. there s not any sort of option where a political solution is going to happen with assad at the head of the regime. if you look at his actions, if you look at the situation, it is going to be hard to see a government peaceful and stable with assad. those conflicting messages from nikki haley, the u.s. ambassador to u.n., and secretary of state rex tillerson just days before secretary stiller son heads to moscow to meet with top officials. as of now russia is quite clear
or four candidates for national security job today, including lieutenant general keith kellogg, and former u.s. ambassador to u.n., john bolton. as michael flynn was forced to resign over controversy with his contacts with his potential russian counterpart, joining us now, james kallstrom. former director of fbi thank you for joining us. good morning. maria: general flynn had a phone call with his potential counter part in russia, then told of the call to vice president elect mike pence at this time. and that probably is why he was pushed out? he did he was not 100% truthful about what went on in the call? or was it the contents of the call?
as lawmakers put their feet to the fire. welcome to a brand-new hour of america s newsroom. i m shannon bream in for martha maccallum. bill: i m bill hemmer. we call this a quad box. that s a dual. special focus on south carolina governor nikki haley up for ambassador to u.n. and congressman tom price for health and human services. critical for price is the whole idea of obamacare. that s why he has been nominated. mike emanuel is live on the hill with a busy day ahead. good morning to you. he is a critical player, dr. price. what is expected in his hearing today? let s start there. one would expect fireworks as dr. tom price talks about the future of healthcare. as democrats try to defend obamacare, dr. price is a member of congress from georgia has brought forward many republican ideas about how to improve our healthcare system. we expect price to tell