regarding a democratic motion to begin work on a bill dropping the justice department from supporting lawsuits to strike the affordable care act. live now to the floor of the u.s. senate on c-span 2. eternal god, our heavenly father, we cry to you, but sometimes you seem so far away. in our despair you sometimes seem distant, and we are tempted to surmise that we are all alone. when we shout, we seem to hear the echoes of our anguish. nonetheless, we know that you are holy, mighty, and good. we have trusted you too long to let go. empower our senators for these challenging times. remove from their minds all bitterness and contempt for one another. keep their hearts clean, their spirits courageous, and their minds clear, as they face these daunting times. we pray in your omnipotent name. amen. the president pro tempore: please join me in the pledge of allegiance. the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one
today an inside politics, tick tock, a lawyer and a bail bondsman, the first two co-con spear tors turn themselves in in fulton county. plus, the quiet game. a georgia judge challenges the former president to obey the golden rule warning any threats against the community will come with legal whiplash. milwaukee pits eight candidates against each other in a showdown to survive while fox news hangs the non-welcome sign. i m dana bash. let s go behind the head leans and inside politics. it begins with the architect of the conspiracy, inmate p 0115732. today the first two of the trump 19 surrender in georgia. this morning in fulton county, one of the big-named defendants, john eastman, the lawyer who concocted the legal theories at the center of the 2020 plot was booked and released on charges in the sweeping election subversion case. a largely unknown character, scott hall, who allegedly helped break into voting systems was the first known trump co-conspirator to turn hi
big changes on the way to your facebook news feed and how the site is trying to root out fake news. it is all happening now . but we begin with the most powerful office in the pentagon, that of secretary of defense. now we know who president-elect trump plans to nominate for that critical post. hi, i am jon scott. and i am jennily. he is retired general james mattis. mr. trump making the surprise announce in the victory tour in ohio. jennifer is familiar with mad dog as he is referred to by some. jennifer what can you tell us about the appointment. reporter: he doesn t like being called mad dog. but the marines called him that affectionateily. president-elect trump wanted somebody in the mold of general patton or mcarthur. i asked general john nicholson about the pick. he is a soldier s soldier or marine s marine. again, i first met him in afghanistan and we were a tough fight. he inspired me as a surgeon on the grouped as we talked about that. general james matt
hill on the changing administration. and the bitter battle between the trump and clinton camp. we start with peter dewsy. it will be the ceo s of soak of the biggest companies in the world. they will make a forum that will be called on frequently. steven swartzman and ceo s of companies like disney, ge, boeing and more. is he closer to picking a secretary of state? as we speak to one of the people we understand to be on the list that has five names on it it, the former u.n. ambassador john bolten is in there. and for the first time last night, we heard the president-elect talking about how his dinner with the other really high profile candidate, mitt romney, went the other night. he has been very gracious. i hit mitt pretty hard also, before the fact. he was very nice. at dinner the other night, it was actually good chemistry with him. other visitors to mr. trump s office too is robert gates, who gave reporters a thumbs up when they asked him what he thought of the
with them. after the withdrawal they realized fire fighter craig-lewis was missing. they went back into search for her and they were not able to get her out before she passed. reporter: neighbors watched as fellow fire fighters raced craig-lou toys a waiting medic unit trying to save her life. looked around and saw them running down the the the street. must have been ten or so fire fighters carrying someone. reporter: sources tell cbs-3 that the fallen fire fighter accurated her mayday button on her radio sending an instant alert that she was in trouble. officials say they are also now testing a second safety system, which sounds an audible alert to make sure that it too functioned properly. it is impossible to say what happened exactly at that moment until there is a a full investigation. reporter: it is hoped that an autopsy performed on the fire fighter this afternoon will help provide some additional clues into what caused this tragedy. so far in cause of the