president elect tapping a former rival governor rick perry and energy secretary as mr. trump gets ready to host the biggest name of silicon valley for a tech summit. i'm jenna lee. >> hello, everyone, i'm eric sean for jon scott. former texas governor now with same department that he famously forgot in the presidential debate. all this comes as the ceo's of some of america's largest tech companies like apple, facebook, amazon and tesla heading to trump tower to meet mr. trump. jenna: here elevator. geelden elevators at this point. john roberts is live at trump towers in new york city. no winter coat compared to yesterday, i'm sure it feels positively warm here. >> high 30's today, basically a beach walk. you mentioned that rick perry was a former rival, not just a former rival but called donald trump a cancer on conservatism but donald trump reaching to rivals wanting to put them in cabinet. well versed in the energy sector and invested in fossil fuels and he was saying four years ago he we wanted to abolish the department he is running in with ryan zinke expected to be secretary.

-mobil's c.e.o. with strong ties to russia is the choice for secretary of state. and rick perry could head a department he'd just as soon forget. >> i can't. the third one i can't. sorry. oops. >> pelley: also tonight, the final words from a doomed freighter, and angry words from a widow. >> i would have thrown the captain overboard and tried the save myself and the ship. >> pelley: a former pro football player faces criminal charges in an alleged health insurance fraud exposed by cbs news. >> how much are they making? >> oh, millions. >> pelley: and a woman who couldn't get a job is now rolling in dough. >> chocolate chip and money. >> exactly. money, honey. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: today president-elect donald trump named the c.e.o. of exxon-mobil, rex tillerson, to be secretary of state. the senior member of the cabinet. tillerson was chosen because he's made successful deals with heads of state all around the world, but those could be ties that bind. tillerson, for example, has a close business relationship with vladimir putin of russia. the lif

official announcement on the choice has yet to be made. meanwhile, rick perry has been officially chosen to lead the department of energy. the cabinet pick comes on a day when the president-elect holds a meeting with none other than hip-hop star kanye west. we will hear with west uncharacteristically tight lipped. >> mr. trump, what did you guys discuss in the meeting today? >> just friends. just friends. he's a goodman. >> no comment about your meeting with the president-elect. does the president of the united states have nothing to say? >> i just want to take a picture right now. >> we got more details, via west' twitter feed, west posted, i wanted to meet with trump to discuss multi-cultural issue, these issues included bullying, supporting teachers, modernizing criticisms and i feel it is important to have a direct line of communication with our president if we truly want change. trump took time to meet with nfl found jim bound and ray lewis. they point the meeting with west as a clear distraction. the group vote vets quickly fired off this statement, saying, quote, donald trump believe

>> since you worked for the secretary of energy, rick perry what happened of course during that election, that he was -- couldn't remember the name of the department of energy, that was one of the department's he wanted to cut. when you see that happening, then, let's put him in charge of it, do you feel it's going to be hard for people to respect him overall somebody in the cabinet? >> i think governor perry is learned a lot about the department of energy. it's a sprawling organization with over 100,000 employees, 16 national laboratories doing a lot of the -- in charge of our nation's nuclear weapon stockpile, not only the construction but dismantling old weapons, there's a lot to the department of energy i'm sure governor perry will get schooled up on. >>> betsy devos who's been nominated the secretary of education, proponent of charter schools, there are democratics very supportive of charter schools but she's never had any involve in public education, does that matter >> betsy devos is supporter of public education but also a supporter of high standards and choice, she does

" alumnus rick perry for energy secretary, putting him in charge of a department perry once said he wanted to abolish. with no atomic background is he ready to ensure the integrity and the safety of the nation's nuclear weapons? >>> tweet the press. donald trump postpones the news conference he scheduled to discuss how he'll avoid conflicts of interest. it's been five months since he held a formal press conference. >>> putin's soldiers. never before seen video of russian special operations troops fighting in syria. as controversy swirls in the u.s. over russian hacking and vladimir putin's intentions. a new elite russian unit is taking on isis. can they defeat the terrorists? >>> i am would be. you a -- i am wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> amid mounting concerns over russian interference for the white house. donald trump chose a top oil executive close to vladimir putin for secretary of state. senate democrats and some republicans say they are troubled by rex tillerson's ties to moscow and potential conflicts of interest. one senior lawmaker tells cnn tillerson cou

, and rick perry heading the department of energy. and leave it to phil mattingly to unpack the significance of that and cnn global affairs elise labott joins us with much more on tillerson being the secretary of state pick. to you first, phil. tell us about this perry pick for energy. >> reporter: what i'm hearing repeatedly from trump advisers, they point to his time at governor of texas. longest serving governor of texas before he left that post and in that role basically overseeing the 11th largest economy in the world if it were a sovereign state. management experience is something i'm hearing over and over again and his experience dealing with energy issues in that state. on the ground floor for the u.s. energy renaissance as it was happening during his term there's. those are all key issues that the president-elect liked about rick perry. now, there's also history here. obviously, nome did he serve as governor but also ran for president twice including in 2012, when he had this interesting debate moment. take a listen. >> and i will tell you, it's three agencies of govern

rick perry. both under consideration for energy secretary. and guess what? you're in luck because we have got it all covered for you this morning with an all-star msnbc team. and i want to take you first to peter alexander and david sanger, chief washington correspondent for "the new york times." peter, before we get to the cabinet, i want to start with china. and what specifically the president-elect said over the weekend about america's relationship with them. >> i fully understand the one china policy, but i don't know why we have to be bound by a one china policy unless we make a deal with china. having to do with other things, including trade. >> china. okay, so specifically, one china policy, what does it mean? and why are trump's comments here so significant? >> yes, let's try to put this simply. the one china policy has been the cornerstone of the diplomatic relations between the u.s. and china dating back to president nixon's trip there decades ago. a diplomatic acknowledgment of the chinese position that there only is a single china and that taiwan is a part of china. and u

to the possibility of rick perry leading the energy department. it's interesting, this is another selection potentially who has taken a strong stance against the agency they would head. do we know anymore about the thinking here? >> the bottom line is there's early criticism about this. hillary clinton's own vice presidential candidate tim kaine moments ago basically tweeting, tillerson for secretary of state, what's next? a climate change denier or epa or energy? of course, scott pruitt, who's now been selected as secretary of energy is a skeptic, it's safe to say, of climate change and a similar view on this. so he was mocking the selection there. rick perry clearly has been a person that despite calling donald trump a cancer on conservatism early in the campaign ultimately came around to be a surrogate for donald trump and when we repeatedly he hear, in the eyes of one's effectiveness is you have the ear of the president-elect and rick perry after a good visit he is someone at least donald trump is willing to listen to. >> thank you very much. >>> president-elect trump also mak

trump announcing his intent to name secretary -- governor rick perry as secretary of energy. will he get his weight? -- way? that's what you need to know. fed decision. bloomberg's michael mckee. the lead line today, the fed finally nails economic projections except the one that matters, rate hikes. -- inflation. what does it mean? michael: it may be the fed last hurrah. wall street moves from the tempo to the capital and fiscal policy. the fed is going to be moving from what are you going to do in reaction to the economy to what are you going to do in reaction to fiscal policy? where itmeeting about is. with a chart of inflation and unemployment as a are converging to where they said they would be. it is time to raise rates. that is why you do not see arguments from the market. what do they do is donald trump gets infrastructure spending and tax cuts through and the economy heats up? that is an open question. i have one other chart i want to show you. monetary policy, even if the fed moves, very, very loose. monetary conditions index is moving slowly, real rates are negative. if the

remember, governor rick perry from texas who famously forgot he wanted to abolish the energy department. we have much more on this story online on our nbc washington app and on nbcwashington.com. >>> and today the people who live in newtown, connecticut, will mark four years since the sandy hook massacre. 26 people were killed inside sandy hook elementary school back in 2012. 20 of those victims were young children. leaders are asking everyone to take 15 minutes of quiet time starting at 9:30 this morning. schools are in session and s messages for children. >>> and new this morning, the city of oakland approved a deal to build a new stadium for the oakland raiders. they are hoping the $1.3 billion stadium convinces the team to stay in town. the nfl's considering a plan to move the raiders to las vegas where they want to build a nearly $2 billion stadium. the league will vote on that proposal as early as next month. >>> and covering montgomery county this morning, harry hogan makes an appointment in william smith. he also delegated barbara robinson. >>> more snow could bring l

state department for the next four years. >> and once questioned rick perry's intelligence and today close to nominating the tem text govern nor for a key cabinet position. >> may be cold now but arctic blast headed your way. it will be up bareable possible 30 degree job, yeah, no joke here. >> how about that? to start the day? up bareable. yeah the year good morning to you thanks for joining us i'm holly morris. >> i'm maureen umeh. >> tuesday, december 13 there they are gary mcgrady talks about arctic blast coming in. indicate lip only in for airport erin and she's talking traffic and any tieups out there she'll give you details in a few. 5:05 let's check tuesday head lines an new this morning fairfax county police chief is recovering from minor injuries after being involved if a car crash lasts night. chief ed rossler's cruiser was rear ended as he sat at a red light in centerville. the person who hit the chief's car is charged with dwi. >> today the man accused ever shooting assault rifle inside comet ping-pong is due in court. edgar madison well. went to the restaurant after rea

terrorism. former texas governor, rick perry, is the trump reported pick for energy secretary. bill gaits talked to trump today, about innovation and trump appeared with kanye west. they discussed length, trump said. mitt romney goes back to his life, he says it was an honor to be considered for secretary of state by donald trump, who romney famously once called a phony and fraud. i'm steve handlesman, news 4. >>> we are still waiting to learn when the president-elect will reschedule his next formal press conference. he canceled the one that was set to take place this week about his business ties. he hasn't held a news conference since july 27th, when he made this request to russian hackers, regarding hillary clinton's private e-mails. >> russia, if you're listening, i hope you're 30,000 e-mails that are missing. >> despite that comment, 139 days ago, mr. trump disputed recently the cia finding that russia interfered in the election. this week, he also said he wouldn't be interested in getting daily intelligence briefings, when he takes office. a move president obama described as akin to

unanimous. and now it's unanimous. former texas governor rick perry has been named donald trump's pick for secretary of energy. and i have to say he is the most qualified candidate from that particular season of "dancing with the stars." [ laughter and applause ] he's got a lot of energy. many of the small businesses surrounding trump tower in manhattan have reportedly seen a huge decrease in sales due to the heightened security. and none of hit harder than eric and donald jr.'s lemonade stand. [ laughter ] "there's no traffic anymore. there's no foot traffic." "i know, you need foot traffic to sell lemonade." "you're telling me eric." "you're telling me donald jr." [ light laughter ] rudy guiliani said today that he had too much going on to accept a cabinet appointment from donald trump. added guiliani, "these pigeons aren't going to yell at themselves." [ laughter and applause ] and finally, google is reportedly ending its well. [ screeching ] [ crash ] we got a great show for you tonight everybody. [ cheers and applause ] he is one of our favorites here on "late night." he has

that would be something that would not appeal to a lot of people in the senate. >> the rick perry nomination for energy secretary. let's listen to what rick perry said about donald trump. >> let no one be mistaken. donald trump's candidacy is a cancer on conservatism, and it must be clearly diagnosed, excised and discarded. >> sam stein, that was then. >> yeah. that was then. i mean this is just a long list of people who have criticized trump who have now gone to praise him. tonight paul ryan introduced trump in wisconsin. you remember in october, paul ryan disinvited trump from an event in wisconsin. now that he's president things have changed. the thing that's crazy about the perry nomination, he wanted to eliminate the energy secretary. so d's a nihilistic view to run a department he didn't want to exist. and then there's the whole view of what the department actually does, which is not look for oil in the fields of texas. it's something that the department that oversees our nuclear weapons does a lot of investment and research and stuff. so i'm not sure that rick perry is the most logica

today also named former texas governor rick perry as his choice for energy secretary and while perry certainly has years of government experience, tillerson has none. but he is a business titan with a record of overcoming challenges. sound familiar? yet, unlike donald trump, tillerson has the enthusiastic backing of some big names from the bush administration. they include former secretary of state condoleezza rice, former defense secretary bob gates, both of whom served under president george w. bush. we should also point out that exxon is a client of the consulting firm that rice and gates started. also supporting rex tillerson, former vice president dick cheney and bush 41's own secretary of state james baker. but tillerson still faces a potential capitol hill showdown because of his ties specifically to russian president vladimir putin. so for that, let me first go to cnn national politics reporter mj lee. tell me first about these key senators and specifically republicans who are criticizing this pick? >> yeah, well, brooke, i can tell you this is the nomination that is turning

chosen a critic for the energy department, former texas governor rick perry to lead the department. jenna: our chief white house correspondent john roberts is following the president elect, of course, we will see him at the white house. he's in -- >> you were at trump, where are you, john? why are you in wisconsin? >> we are back in the snow cold yet again. seems like it was a year ago. donald trump is going to be here, part of the thank you tour later on. all the focus in new york city, you heard leland talk about potential problems. guess how close relationship he has with russian vladimir putin? earlier today reince priebus said it's not a bad thing to have relationships an sometimes with relationships that you wouldn't normally think of right out of the box, as long as you put america first, that's fine to have those relationships around the world. he says donald trump is going to put america first and every member of his cabinet will as well. at trumper -- at trump tower with his reaction. >> we continue be more grateful that someone of rex's leadership and accomplishments is

pick for secretary of state as trump names rick perry the head of the department he once famously forgot. and who is giving trump his daily briefings? is he the reason trump is so skeptical of the cia? >>> and free peach or hate speech? let's go "outfront." i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight the breaking news. donald trump is about to speak live in wisconsin tonight, taking his victor tour to a state pretty much everybody predicted he would lose, appearing with wisconsin's own speaker of the house paul ryan. trump's plane, he's expected to walk off any moment there on the tarmac in wisconsin. history rally is outside milwaukee. and it comes as trump is facing a battle even within his own party over his new cabinet picks. newest coming out today for secretary of the interior. a former navy seal. he was an early trump supporter. he also formally announcing his secretary of state pick, exxon mobil ceo rex tillerson. and marco rubio, john mccain, lindsay graham and --. ed. >> frankly, i would never accept an award from vladimir putin. because then you kind of give some credence and

bright future. >>> all right. in the meantime, rick perry, the former texas governor, very frequent critic of donald trump, could be on the verge of becoming the next energy secretary of these united states. this would be yet another case of those who far from supported donald trump, in fact, criticized donald trump are now being considered for key positions in a cabinet of one donald trump. and all the to donald trump are on the outside looking in. after this. ♪ ♪ when a moment spontaneously turns romantic, why pause to take a pill? or stop to find a bathroom? cialis for daily use is approved to treat both erectile dysfunction and the urinary symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently, day or night. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, or adempas for pulmonary hypertension, as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ache. to avo

>>> governor rick perry, nominated to run the department of -- of -- oops. "the lead" starts right now. >>> it's official. the exxonmobil ceo with ties to putin is now donald trump's pick to be america's top diplomat. could the republican-led senate end up saying nyet? >>> president-elect trump vowing businessman donald trump will go into a hibernation for the next four years. could we still see a crossover episode of "the apprentice" and the west wing. >>> breaking news. ceasefire in syria to stop what's being called a complete melt down of humanity in aleppo. syrian forces knocking down doors and slaughtering men, women and children. will the innocents now have a way out? and is this a ceasefire or a surrender? >>> good afternoon, everyone. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. ending weeks of speculation over his secretary of state pick and kicking off weeks of more speculation about whether his pick will pass a senate confirmation hearing, president-elect donald trump finally made his choice. exxonmobil ceo rex tillerson, a successful businessman with significant experience d

texas governor rick perry will head up energy. we're live at trump tower with the latest. david: before we get to all that, let's go back to wall street for a record-making day. the dow up 110 points. less than 100 points away from a major milestone, 20,000 for the dow. it has only been three weeks since we hit 19,000. looks like it's a trump rally, folks. it has been a rocky day for oil. trader scott shellady is here to tell us why and lori rothman on floor. new york stock exchange. so the biggest movers, lori, who were there? >> hi, david. look at the dow and break it down. intel up with two and 1/3%. exxonmobil wishing rex tillerson sending him off. ibm up as well. microsoft all-time high. bill gates went up the golden elevators to meet president-elect trump. the news about ear pods, wireless ear buds, the delay is over. even if you order them today you will not get them until december 29th. after christmas. what a shame. total bummer if you were looking forward to this. it could hurt apple overall holiday sales. it is a concern how good the is the bluetooth technology. >>> q

head up the rnc and former texas governor rick perry said to be the front-runner to lead the energy department, a department he once said he would eliminate if he ever became president. carol? >> all right. jason carroll reporting live from trump towers this morning. >>> tillerson isn't a shoe in for secretary of state. he still needs to be confirmed by the senate and considering his close ties to russia he could be looking at a i heated showdown on capitol hill. let's bring in manu raju to talk about that. hi, manu. >> reporter: hey, carol. republicans have fallen in line behind trump's other picks but not rex tillerson. yesterday mitch mcconnell refused to discuss the possibility of tillerson's approval. we've heard reservations from four republicans. a time that many want to take a hard line against russia. they issued this statement. while rex tillerson is a respected businessman, i have serious concerns about his nomination. the next secretary of state must be someone who views the world with moral clarity, free of potential conflicts of interest and has a clear sense of americ

congressman raul labrador of idaho will be here, congressman -- former governor rick perry will be here later in the day, big day. big lineup in addition to mr. trump and mr. pence talking to world leaders. >> when you talk about people coming in for advice, condi rice and jim baker and bob gates, according to "morning joe" and me in conversations saying they were supportive of rex tillerson for secretary of state. is this what you understand as well? >> i do know that president-elect has spoken with all the people you just noted. and they have offered advice on different types of choices. let's face it, condi rice, former second stair of state, and baker, cabinet member himself, bob gates, of course, these are serious people who held offices at the highest level in our government. they know what is necessary in these jobs. they know what it takes to succeed. most importantly for the secretary of state is someone who will be representing the nation and the president, andrea, across the globe, but also someone who sticks close to foggy bottom to serve the president as well as approp

elect named rick perry to be energy secretary. when he ran for president, perry said he wanted to eliminate the energy department. although he couldn't remember its name at the time. nancy cordes reports. >> reporter: tillerson spent his career, more than four decades at exxon mobile. he has vast experienceoi business with foreign governments including russia. and that has already been met with some criticism from those inside and outside his party. at age 64, rex tiller sob has headed the world's largest publicly traded oil company nearly a dock aid. last year ranked 25 on forbes list of the most powerful people. under tillerson's leadership, exxon mobil struck a deal to begin drilling for oil in the arctic. but the project was halted three years later by western sanctions after russia invaded crimea. >> i'm going to comply with the sanctions. there is not any conversation otherwise about that. >> reporter: tillerson said earlier this year his relayships with foreign government including russia's are business. >> i'm not here to represent the united states government's interest.

. nominating exxonmobil ceo rex tillerson and now rick perry will be energy secretary. the agency once tried to eliminate. >> it's three agencies of governments when i get there are gone, commerce, education and the -- what's the third one there? let's see. >>> overnight trump trees clues about how he'll handle his own business empire. >>> dangerous arctic blast, the most brutal cold of the season moving across the country this morning. 13 states on alert. the national weather service warning the public about frostbite and windchills plunge below zero for millions. the west bracing for a pineapple express. heavy snow and flooding on the way. >>> breaking right recall affecting millions. the new warning about cuisinart food processors. parts of the blade broke off ending up in food injuring dozens. >>> and incredible rescue. the mother running after her dog trapped in the ice, then falling in. her 8-year-old hearing her screams calling 911. >> she needs to come back to the shore. >> police say you need to come back to the shore. you need to come back to the shore. >> how she and her dog made

about is rick perry, called by nancy pelosi, and anti-science climate change denier. he has been tapped by donald trump to take over the department of energy. gas guy, is an oil and but with some people do not realize, he is also a wind power guy. texas is first in the nation on wind power generation and a lot of that compliment was happening under rick perry. he is in line with donald trump's basic plan to have less of a climate friendly and gender is notda, but he entirely anti-renewables. host: a statement was put out after the nomination became known, saying that rick perry will be the final energy secretary, that he would close that agency. is it possible to shut down in agency and it does rick perry want to do that? emily: it seems unlikely. he has said before he would want to do that, but it is not what we are looking at right now. is the department of energy largely focused on nuclear activities and that is not something the u.s. can't stop looking at. they do a lot on clean energy research, most of what they do is handling the country's nuclear arsenals. times,rom the ne

on the energy challenge you just -- >> he picked the perfect person in rick perry. >> rick will be, he will drive energy in america and that's one of the ways we pay for infrastructure. >> the post says you bash the idiots in propaganda media. she described the selections as a much of ignore aimouses, billions and a few generales. is there something like becoming a successful billionaire like bill gates? is there anything wrong with that? >> if you're on the left, there is. on the left you want a cabinet of losers. so you feel story for them. the whole concept of a super bowl where you have the winning team with the whole season -- >> not everybody gets a trophy. >> if the left had their way, everybody would get a ring. did you suit up? did you care? >> yeah, did you care. we have to mail her crayons and coloring books and play-doh. >> i can never remember her name. >> jennifer ruben. >> yeah, generali jennifer rube. i was reading the article on intellectual yet idiots, which is, the audience with google it, intellectual idiot. and his term fits her. she is the perfect example of w

down and word former texas governor rick per we will be nominated for a pick and perry once called for department of energy to be eliminated and said science on sized. cabinet nominees have to get through committee process before going ton full senate for confirmation hearings for their parts and democrats said they watched what republican have done with delay tactics as of late and they're in no hurry to get the confirmation process underway. live on capitol hill i'm melanie alnwick. "fox 5 news". >> and the recount effort has been halted in pennsylvania. federal judge rule party suspicion of hacked election boarders on president-elect picked up additional 131 sglots calls for members of the electoral college to dump trump continued across the nation. they marched the trump tower in an efforts to urge not to cast for president-elect donald trump this month. members of the college will december 19. >> first lady melania trump was attending a hearing in defamation lawsuit. trump filed the lawsuit aling maryland blogger and daily mail online falsely accused her of being involve in an

governor rick perry. he's been chosen to lead the energy department -- which would make him the head of an agency he once sought to eliminate. under president obama -- the energy department has focused on promoting clean energy and reducing dependence on fossil fuel. but the department has also seen domestic production of oil before heading to wisconsin today -- the president-elect held several meetings with high-profile -- and unexpected -- people. this morning -- it was rapper kanye west arriving at trump tower. the two met briefly -- but didn't comment on their discussion. later -- it was former n-f-l stars jim brown and ray lewis... they spoke with mr. trump about efforts to help young people caught in gang violence. after the meeting -- brown said it was not about politics but "helping people." and finally -- the one and only bill gates. president- elect about innovation, health, education, and energy. several people are fortunate to have escaped -- with their lives, and without injury, after a fire damages two condos in cudahy. justin williams is live with the latest. justin? t

confirmation hearing. and mr. trump bridges former texas governor rick perry into the fold. also this noon, unusual visitor to trump tower. cbs news correspondent kenneth craig with the full story from new york. >> president-elect donald trump tweeted out the news. he wants rex tillerson to be his secretary every state calling him one of the truely great business leaders of the world. >> we just couldn't be more grateful that someone of rex tillerson's proven leadership and accomplishments willing to step forward to serve our nation. >> tillerson has no foreign policy experience, but as ceo of exxon mobile, has negotiate the deals with governments around the world. he was responsible for drilling agreements with russia in the 1990's and vladmeere putin awarded him a russian order every friendship in 2013. tillerson and putin have known each other for 15 years. >> the incoming trump administration views the tillerson-putin relationship as an advantage, but it could pave the way forbath l as the nomination goes through the senate. >> matter of concern to me he has such a close personal