A top adviser to Donald Trump says his daughter, Ivanka, and her husband, Jared Kushner, would be the most likely family members to have official staff roles.

Kellyanne Conway said Thursday that any of the president-elect's adult children who work in the administration would separate from their father's business empire.

Trump's transition aides say lawyers are working to untangle Trump and his family from their business empire after criticism that failing to do anything short of creating a blind trust would expose them to conflict of interest investigations and lawsuits.

President-elect Trump met with Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, Peter King on Thursday as well as a group from the US Conference of Mayors.

POOL

New York - December 15, 2016

1. Kellyanne Conway approaching reporters

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Kellyanne Conway, senior advisor, Trump transition team:

"So Ivanka and Jared will make their own decision and announcement in due course. I think that we would benefit tremendously by having them inside the administration, if in fact that could happen. Ivanka is incredibly committed to women in the workplace, women and the economy, women entrepreneurs. She's had a wonderful platform during the campaign. Certainly, she and her father announcing the childcare and elder care plan I think was a big highlight of our campaign and our outreach to women particularly."

3. Conway near elevators

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Kellyanne Conway, senior advisor, Trump transition team:

"I was not in their meeting. And I wouldn't disclose that anyways, but I will tell you that Congressman Pete King has been a tremendous asset and he's offered his counsel to the president-elect on any number of occasions. You see him on TV, you see his voting record, you see he's very emphatic about keeping America and Americans and her allies and her interests abroad at here at home safe. And it's a dangerous role. You see what's going on. We know that he's got an opinion about the latest CIA information and he's always welcome here."

5. Mayors approaching microphones

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Mick Cornett, Mayor Oklahoma City:

"We had a fairly interesting meeting with the president-elect. It lasted about 15-20 minutes. He showed great interest in helping cities progress. Our priorities are based around infrastructure, public safety and he has pledged to be a partner in those efforts."

7. Mayors approaching microphones

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Mick Cornett, Mayor Oklahoma City:

"We gave him our input that we hope that a former mayor or present mayor is elevated to a position of interest inside the White House, who could guide the administration on inter-governmental affairs as it applies to local governments."

9. Trump Tower lobby

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday wrapped up a meeting with former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in Trump Tower.

Trump's transition team said the incoming president and Kissinger discussed China, Russia, Iran and the European Union.

Kissinger was Secretary of State under Republican presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.

The president-elect also sat down with Ron Dermer, Israel's ambassador to the United States, who later called Trump "a true friend of Israel".

Trump's transition team said he is currently planning a "Thank You Tour" of the US.

New York - 17 November 2016

1. Wide of people outside elevator at Trump Tower, Donald Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway talking to someone

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Sean Spicer, Trump Spokesman:

++AUDIO AS INCOMING++

"(Trump and Kissinger) have known each other for a long time. They talked about China, Russia, other world hot spots. It was a phenomenal meeting."

3. Conway walking to cameras with Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ron Dermer, Israeli Ambassador to the United States:

"Israel has no doubt that President-elect Trump is a true friend of Israel. We have no doubt that Vice-President-elect Mike Pence is a true friend of Israel, he was one of Israel's greatest friends in the Congress, one of the most pro-Israel governors in the country, and we look forward to working with the Trump administration, with all of the members of the Trump administration, including Steve Bannon, and making the US-Israel alliance stronger than ever. Thank you."

5. Dermer walking away ++BEGINS ON PREVIOUS SHOT++

++BLACK FRAMES++

6. SOUNDBITE (English) George Gigicos, Donald Trump Campaign Director of Advance; Kellyanne Conway, Donald Trump's campaign manager:

Gigicos: "We're working on a victory tour now, that will be happening in the next couple of weeks."

Conway: "It's a thank you tour. A thank America tour."

Gigicos: "We're still working on it (where we're going) Obviously to the states that we won and the swing states that we flipped over."

++BLACK FRAMES++

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Anthony Scaramucci, Donald Trump Presidential Transition Team Executive Committee:

"It's really not true (reports of infighting) What happens is when people are left outside of the tent, they get a little bit bitter and then they go out to the press and then they leak misinformation to the press which is just not true. I've been in on these meetings, I've been on the executive committee and what we're seeing is a very orderly group of people working on behalf of the American people and when I've had my personal one on one time with Mr. Trump talking about this, his number one goal is to get A++ people into the administration to work on behalf of the American people so I think people can rest assured that the people that are upstairs love the country, and want to put the country's interest ahead of everything else, that is mission critical for him and his family members, which is why it's been such a great opportunity to work on the campaign."

++BLACK FRAMES++

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Anthony Scaramucci, Donald Trump Presidential Transition Team Executive Committee:

"To suggest and want to characterize it as a power struggle, my opinion of that is that it's unfair. I think what it really is this is a layout of the talent that's available that's available to serve the United States and the people of the United States and yes certain people want certain jobs, that's an obvious thing. Mr. Trump is I would say it's very not so tense. This is a team. You got to remember something about why we won. We won with one sixth of the personnel of the other side because we focused on the word 'we'. It's not about me and so Mr. Trump wants to bring people around him that are going to work in that collaboration and a lot of you guys that have covered Washington know that there are stovepipes in Washington. We want to bust those. We want to bust those silos and we want people that are just committed to serving the country and helping Mr. Trump with this monumental task of being the American president."

9. Wide of elevators

President-elect Donald Trump has wrapped up a meeting with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in Trump Tower.

Trump's transition team says the incoming president and Kissinger discussed China, Russia, Iran and the European Union.

Kissinger was Secretary of State under Republican presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.

The president-elect also sat down with Ron Dermer, Israel's ambassador to the United States, who later called Trump "a true friend of Israel."

He specifically cited Trump campaign CEO Steve Bannon, whose selection as a top White House adviser has created a backlash among Democrats who say the conservative media executive has peddled conspiracy theories, white nationalism and anti-semitism.

Trump's transition team says he is currently planning a "Thank You Tour."

New York - 17 November 2016

1. Wide of people outside elevator at Trump Tower, Kellyanne Conway talking to someone

++AUDIO AS INCOMING++

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Sean Spicer, Trump Spokesman:

"(Trump and Kissinger) talked for a long time. They talked about China, Russia, other world hot spots. It was a phenomenal meeting."

3. Kellyanne Conway walking to cameras with Ron Dermer

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ron Dermer, Israeli Ambassador to the United States:

"Israel has no doubt that President-elect Trump is a true friend of Israel. We have no doubt that Vice-President-elect Mike Pence is a true friend of Israel, he was one of Israel's greatest friends in the Congress, one of the most pro-Israel governors in the country, and we look forward to working with the Trump administration, with all of the members of the Trump administration, including Steve Bannon, and making the US-Israel alliance stronger than ever. Thank you."

5. Dermer walking away

6. SOUNDBITE (English) George Gigicos, Donald Trump Campaign Director of Advance:

"We're working on a victory tour now, that will be happening in the next couple of weeks."

SOUNDBITE (English) Kellyanne Conway:

"It's a thank you tour. A thank America tour."

SOUNDBITE (English) George Gigicos, Donald Trump Campaign Director of Advance:

"We're still working on it (where we're going) Obviously to the states that we won and the swing states that we flipped over."

++BLACK FRAMES++

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Anthony Scaramucci, Donald Trump Presidential Transition Team Executive Committee:

"It's really not true (reports of infighting) What happens is when people are left outside of the tent, they get a little bit bitter and then they go out to the press and then they leak misinformation to the press whichi is just not true. I've been in on these meetings, I've been on the executive committee and what we're seeing is a very orderly group of people working on behalf of the American people and when I've had my personal one on one time with Mr. Trump talking about this, his number one goal is to get A++ people into the administration to work on behalf of the American people so I think people can rest assured that the people that are upstairs love the country, and want to put the country's interest ahead of everything else, that is mission critical for him and his family members, which is why it's been such a great opportunity to work on the campaign."

++BLACK FRAMES++

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Anthony Scaramucci, Donald Trump Presidential Transition Team Executive Committee:

"To suggest and want to characterize it as a power struggle, my opinion of that is that it's unfair. I think what it really is is this is a layout of the talent that's available that's available to serve the United States and the people of the United States and yes certain people want certain jobs, that's an obvious thing. Mr. Trump is I would say it's very not so tense. This is a team. You got to remember something about why we won. We won with one sixth of the personnel of the other side because we focused on the word we. It's not about me and so Mr. Trump wants to bring people around him that are going to work in that collaboration and a lot of you guys that have covered Washington know that there are stovepipes in Washington. We want to bust those. We want to bust those silos and we want people that are just committed to serving the country and helping Mr. Trump with this monumental task of being the American president."

9. Wide of elevators

U.S. State Department officials reacted Tuesday to President-elect Donald Trump's willingness to uphold the current Iran nuclear deal as well as his interactions with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen.

State spokesman Mark Toner said in response to comments made by Iran's president that he would prevent the next US president from "ripping up" the Iran nuclear deal, that it would be "premature" to judge what the Trump administration may or mat not do, but that the current deal is a "good" one and is conveying this to the incoming administration.

On Trump's recent phone call with Taiwan's leader, Toner said the US's policy of a "lack of recognition of Taiwan" remains unchanged, and the US will continue to pursue this policy no matter what administration is in office.

Trump faced blowback from China and others over his telephone conversation last week with the leader of Taiwan, a breach of diplomatic protocol that Trump's campaign described as merely a congratulatory conversation.

Taiwan split from China in 1949, but China still considers the island part of its territory and would consider it unacceptable for the U.S. to recognise Taiwan's leader as a head of state.

DoS TV

Washington - 6 December 2016

1. Mid, Mark Toner entering press briefing

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Toner, State Department Spokesman:

"I think it's premature to judge what the next administration may or may not do with the Iran deal, the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action). Second, we're not going to respond to as we often don't respond to all of the political rhetoric coming out of Iran. That said, as you heard Secretary Kerry just say in Brussels and I can reiterate it is you know, what we do agree about and that is not just us and Iran but it's also the P5 plus one is that the JCPOA has been effective. It has effectively cut off all of Iran's pathway to a nuclear weapon and because of their compliance they've had some relief on their sanctions and thus far all sides, all parties have lived up to their commitments under the JCPOA and it's working so you know, we think it's a good deal, we said that strongly both publicly and privately, we're conveying that to the incoming administration."

3. Cutaway

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Toner, State Department Spokesman:

"We're very clear about this as well, we don't see eye to eye with them (China) often on cybersecurity although we've taken steps to address that and human rights, where we had disagreements with China as part of our relations with them, we're able to discuss these things and lay them out on a table. With respect to Taiwan, we've been very clear and very forthright in stating what our policy is and that policy was a major shift at the time but it helped us get to a place where we are today with China and we respect that policy and we retain that policy."

5. Cutaway

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Toner, State Department Spokesman:

"It is a very hot button issue for China clearly (Reporter's comment: there are other hot button issues.) Of course there are and that's not to say in any bilateral relations whether it's with China or with any country that we don't have disagreements. But with respect to Taiwan, we've been pursuing a very specific policy and it's not just Democrats versus Republicans this is both administrations or administrations of both parties who have pursued a consistent policy with regard to Taiwan and our recognition or lack of recognition of Taiwan and our relations with Taiwan and that has not changed and in diplomacy that matters, consistency matters."

7. Cutaway

State Department officials commented on President-elect Donald Trump's willingness to uphold the current Iran nuclear deal as well as his interactions with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen Tuesday.

State spokesperson Mark Toner said in response to comments made by Iran's president that he would prevent the next US president from "ripping up" the Iran nuclear deal, that it would be "premature" to judge what the Trump administration may or mat not do, but that the current deal is a "good" one and is conveying this to the incoming administration.

On Trump's recent phone call with Taiwan's leader, Toner said the US's policy of a "lack of recognition of Taiwan" remains unchanged, and the US will continue to pursue this policy no matter what administration is in office.

Trump faced blowback from China and others over his telephone conversation last week with the leader of Taiwan, a breach of diplomatic protocol that Trump's campaign described as merely a congratulatory conversation.

Taiwan split from China in 1949, but China still considers the island part of its territory and would consider it unacceptable for the U.S. to recognize Taiwan's leader as a head of state.

DoS TV

Washington - 6 December 2016

1. Mid, Mark Toner entering press briefing

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Toner, State Department Spokesperson:

"I think it's premature to judge what the next administration may or may not do with the Iran deal, the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action). Second, we're not going to respond to as we often don't respond to all of the political rhetoric coming out of Iran. That said, as you heard Secretary Kerry just say in Brussels and I can reiterate it is you know, what we do agree about and that is not just us and Iran but it's also the P5 plus one is that the JCPOA has been effective. It has effectively cut off all of Iran's pathway to a nuclear weapon and because of their compliance they've had some relief on their sanctions and thus far all sides, all parties have lived up to their commitments under the JCPOA and it's working so you know, we think it's a good deal, we said that strongly both publicly and privately, we're conveying that to the incoming administration."

3. Cutaway

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Toner, State Department Spokesperson:

"We're very clear about this as well, we don't see eye to eye with them (China) often on cybersecurity although we've taken steps to address that and human rights, where we had disagreements with China as part of our relations with them, we're able to discuss these things and lay them out on a table. With respect to Taiwan, we've been very clear and very forthright in stating what our policy is and that policy was a major shift at the time but it helped us get to a place where we are today with China and we respect that policy and we retain that policy."

5. Cutaway

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Toner, State Department Spokesperson:

"It is a very hot button issue for China clearly (Reporter's comment: there are other hot button issues.) Of course there are and that's not to say in any bilateral relations whether it's with China or with any country that we don't have disagreements. But with respect to Taiwan, we've been pursuing a very specific policy and it's not just Democrats versus Republicans this is both administrations or administrations of both parties who have pursued a consistent policy with regard to Taiwan and our recognition or lack of recognition of Taiwan and our relations with Taiwan and that has not changed and in diplomacy that matters, consistency matters."

7. Cutaway

As US President-elect Donald Trump moves forward with his Cabinet selections for secretaries of treasury and commerce, his transition team said Wednesday that a future tax plan will be the 'first order of priority".

Arriving at Trump Tower Wednesday morning for meetings, transition team member Anthony Scaramucci said the administration planned to "use the tax policy to create more middle class jobs and to create wage growth for the working class".

He also called for lowering corporate taxes to encourage companies to stay in the United States.

Trump was accompanying his decision to line his Cabinet with financial industry insiders with an announcement that the air conditioning giant Carrier Corp. planned to keep nearly 1,000 jobs in Indiana instead of moving them to Mexico.

Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence, the outgoing Indiana governor, planned an event with Carrier officials Thursday to announce the plan.

Details of the agreement were unclear. Trump spent much of his campaign pledging to keep companies like Carrier from moving jobs overseas, relying on the skills he used in business.

Trump said Wednesday he's leaving his business empire to focus on being the nation's 45th president, declaring he can successfully avoid conflicts of interest between governing and profiting in the private sector.

POOL

New York - November 30, 2016

1. Zoom into member of US President-elect Donald Trump's transition team, Anthony Scaramucci, at Trump Tower

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Anthony Scaramucci, Member of US President-elect Donald Trump's transition team:

"We are super excited about it. I can't think of two better people to help prosecute not only the trade plan for the president, but also the future tax plan which I know will be first order of priority for the Secretary of Treasury."

3. Scaramucci at Trump Tower

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Anthony Scaramucci, Member of US President-elect Donald Trump's transition team:

"If you keep 1,000 jobs for the Carrier corporation and you leave them in Indiana, that's an increase, or at least not a decrease in your tax base. So the idea here is to use the tax policy to create more middle class jobs and to create wage growth for the working class. And so the combination of those two things, I think you'll see, with dynamic scoring, that we should have a revenue neutral, or excuse me, a deficit neutral, or possibly even a reduction in our deficit if we handle this properly."

5. Scaramucci at Trump Tower

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Anthony Scaramucci, Member of US President-elect Donald Trump's transition team:

"Companies should expect a tax break. The whole purpose of what we're doing here, we have the highest corporate tax rates in the industrialised world. And so what we've got to do is, we got to get those corporate tax rates down to a competitive position, so that if you're a CFO or a CEO of an American corporation and you're looking at the way you're going to allocate your capital, you're going to make the decision to allocate that capital into the United States. So I'm hoping that every CEO in America is getting that beacon signal from the new Trump administration, that we're open for business here in the United States."

7. Scaramucci entering elevator at Trump Tower

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Anthony Scaramucci, Member of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team:

"Remember another big thing about our tax policy is that we're going to repatriate trillions of dollars off the shore of the United States, bring it back here to help our manufacturing base, and again, with an extreme focus on the middle class and working class families."

9. Donald Trump's son Eric Trump at Trump Tower

10. SOUNDBITE (English) Anthony Scaramucci, Member of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team:

"We're going to get this right for the American people. At age 70, after having this phenomenal life and building this phenomenal business in this great tower, he's going to be a 100 percent focused on working for the American people and for the United States."

11. Eric Trump entering elevator at Trump Tower

As President-elect Donald Trump moves forward with his Cabinet selections for secretaries of treasury and commerce, his transition team says a future tax plan will be the 'first order of priority".

Arriving at Trump Tower Wednesday morning for meetings, transition team member Anthony Scaramucci said the administration planned to "use the tax policy to create more middle class jobs and to create wage growth for the working class".

He also called for lowering corporate taxes to encourage companies to stay in the United States.

Trump was accompanying his decision to line his Cabinet with financial industry insiders with an announcement that the air conditioning giant Carrier Corp. planned to keep nearly 1,000 jobs in Indiana instead of moving them to Mexico.

Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence, the outgoing Indiana governor, planned an event with Carrier officials Thursday to announce the plan.

Details of the agreement were unclear. Trump spent much of his campaign pledging to keep companies like Carrier from moving jobs overseas, relying on the skills he used in business.

Trump said Wednesday he's leaving his business empire to focus on being the nation's 45th president, declaring he can successfully avoid conflicts of interest between governing and profiting in the private sector.

US POOL

New York - November 30, 2016

1. Zoom in Anthony Scaramucci at Trump Tower

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Anthony Scaramucci, member President-elect Donald Trump's transition team:

"We are super excited about it. I can't think of two better people to help prosecute not only the trade plan for the president, but also the future tax plan which I know will be first order of priority for the Secretary of Treasury."

3. Mid Scaramucci at Trump Tower

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Anthony Scaramucci, member President-elect Donald Trump's transition team:

"If you keep 1,000 jobs for the Carrier corporation and you leave them in Indiana. that's an increase, or at least not a decrease in your tax base. So the idea here is to use the tax policy to create more middle class jobs and to create wage growth for the working class. And so the combination of those two things I think you'll see, with dynamic scoring, that we should have a revenue neutral, or excuse me, a deficit neutral, or possibly even a reduction in our deficit if we handle this properly."

5. Mid Scaramucci at Trump Tower

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Anthony Scaramucci, member President-elect Donald Trump's transition team:

"Companies should expect a tax break. The whole purpose of what we're doing here, we have the highest corporate tax rates in the industrialized world. And so what we've got to do is, we got to get those corporate tax rates down to a competitive position, so that if you're a CFO or a CEO of an American corporation and you're looking at the way you're going to allocate your capital, you're going to make the decision to allocated that capital into the United States. So I'm hoping that every CEO in America is getting that beacon signal from the new Trump administration, that we're open for business in the United States."

7. Mid Scaramucci entering elevator at Trump Tower

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Anthony Scaramucci, member President-elect Donald Trump's transition team:

"Remember another big thing about our tax policy is that we're going to repatriate trillions of dollars off the shore of the United States, bring it back here to help our manufacturing base, and again, with an extreme focus on the middle class and the working class families."

9. Mid son Eric Trump at Trump Tower

10. SOUNDBITE (English) Anthony Scaramucci, member President-elect Donald Trump's transition team:

"We're going to get this right for the American people. At age 70, after having this phenomenal life and building this phenomenal business in this great tower, he's going to be a 100 percent focused on working for the American people and for the United States."

11. Mid son Eric Trump entering elevator at Trump Tower

After a stunning victory for President-elect Donald Trump, speculation swirls into what Trump will take on and who will play a role in a Trump White House.

American University Professor Jennifer Lawless made some predictions as to what to expect in a Trump administration as well as possible clues as to what a President Trump could tackle in his first 100 days in office.

Lawless said that Trump surrogates from the 2016 campaign like former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich could be possible choices as Trump cabinet members.

AP TELEVISION

New York - 9 November 2016

1. Various of Donald Trump arriving to victory speech

AP TELEVISION

Washington - 9 November 2016

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Jennifer Lawless, American University:

"Well it's going to be a lot easier for Donald Trump to reconcile with Congress given that we now have unified Republican government so members of Congress in both the House and Senate have an incentive to work with Trump and he has an incentive to work with them, if their real goal is to turn back everything that Obama accomplished and really try to hit his legacy."

POOL

Grand Rapids, Michigan - 8 November, 2016

3. Various of Trump at rally, UPSOUND (English) Donald Trump, US President-elect:

"The corrupt politicians and their special interests have ruled over this country for a very long time. Today is our independence day."

AP TELEVISION

Washington - 9 November 2016

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Jennifer Lawless, American University:

"It's hard to figure out how you end corruption in government, I would be surprised if we didn't see the beginnings of a lot of investigations in the first hundred days. But there are certain things that Donald Trump can do even without Congress and slashing the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) for example, changing regulations that would basically repeal or take away large components of Obamacare are things that we know he has Congressional support for."

AP TELEVISION

Washington - 9 November 2016

5. STILL photo showing composite of current Supreme Court Justices

AP TELEVISION

Washington - 9 November 2016

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Jennifer Lawless, American University:

"Then of course the Supreme Court, Donald Trump has already indicated the kinds of people he will appoint. Merrick Garland (Obama nominee) will now never be confirmed and we will see a Supreme Court appointment and confirmation I would expect quite soon."

AP TELEVISION

Exact date, location unknown

7. Various of people waiting at health centre, woman with bill ++AUDIO MUTE++

AP TELEVISION

Washington - 9 November 2016

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Jennifer Lawless, American University:

"Donald Trump kept talking about repealing and replacing although exactly what the replacing meant was very vague. So until we know a little more about those specifics, it's hard to determine whether these are things that will happen in the first hundred days or whether it's even feasible for them to happen in the first hundred days."

POOL

Las Vegas - 19 October 2016

9. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, US President-elect:

"We have some bad, bad people in this country that have to go out. We're going to get them out we're going to secure the border."

AP TELEVISION

Nogales, Arizona – March 15, 2016

10. Various of downtown, border patrol tuck drives along border fence

AP TELEVISION

Washington - 9 November 2016

11. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Jennifer Lawless, American University:

"There's now general support for some kind of major immigration reform that ensures that there's no path to citizenship or amnesty. How quickly that's able to pass Congress is going to be tricky, the other thing to keep in mind is that the Republicans don't have a filibuster-proof Senate, so there are some checks on Republican control, it's just going to be difficult for them."

AP TELEVISION

Washington - Recent

12. Exterior of US Capitol ++AUDIO MUTE++

POOL

Salem, North Carolina - 3 November 2016

13. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, US President-Elect:

"A Trump administration will suspend the Syrian refugee program and keep radical Islamic terrorists the hell out of our country."

AP TELEVISION

Washington - 9 November 2016

14. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Jennifer Lawless, American University:

"Foreign policy remains one area where Donald Trump actually has quite a bit of leeway, presidents do, and he has said things over the course of the campaign like he will wipe out ISIS or he will deal with the Syrian refugees and he will resolve these crises. But when it comes to specificity we really don't know what he plans to do so now is where the rubber hits the road."

AP TELEVISION

Washington - Recent

15. Exterior of US Capitol

AP TELEVISION

Washington - 9 November 2016

16. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Jennifer Lawless, American University:

"Well if everything that we've seen over the course of the last few months is an indicator and if we take Trump at his word then we have people like Rudy Giuliani as the Attorney General, we have people like Newt Gingrich as Secretary of State. The irony here of course is that Trump run a campaign based in change and a lot of the Democrats last night running for office for the second time around like Evan Bayh (Democrat defeated in Indiana US Senate Race), Russ Feingold (Democrat defeated in Wisconsin US Senate Race), or Ted Strickland (Democrat defeated in Ohio US Senate Race) lost, but when it comes to Trump's cabinet appointment, it's going to look a lot like the 1990s."

AP TELEVISION

New York - 9 November 2016

17. Various of Trump on stage at victory speech

After a stunning victory for President-elect Donald Trump, speculation swirls into what Trump will take on and who will play a role in a Trump White House.

American University Professor Jennifer Lawless made some predictions as to what to expect in a Trump administration as well as possible clues as to what a President Trump could tackle in his first 100 days in office.

Lawless said that Trump surrogates from the 2016 campaign like Former NY Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich could be possible choices as Trump cabinet members.

The White House says Obama called Trump from his residence in the White House early Wednesday to congratulate him on his win. White House spokesman Josh Earnest says the Thursday meeting is to discuss the presidential transition.

AP TELEVISION

New York - 9 November 2016

1. Various of Trump arriving to victory speech

AP TELEVISION

Washington - 9 November 2016

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Jennifer Lawless, American University:

"Well it's going to be a lot easier for Donald Trump to reconcile with Congress given that we now have unified Republican government so members of Congress in both the House and Senate have an incentive to work with Trump and he has an incentive to work with them, if their real goal is to turn back everything that Obama accomplished and really try to hit his legacy."

POOL

Grand Rapids, Michigan - 8 November, 2016

3. Various of Trump at rally, UPSOUND (English) President-elect Donald Trump:

"The corrupt politicians and their special interests have ruled over this country for a very long time. Today is our independence day."

AP TELEVISION

Washington - 9 November 2016

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Jennifer Lawless, American University:

"It's hard to figure out how you end corruption in government, I would be surprised if we didn't see the beginnings of a lot of investigations in the first hundred days. But there are certain things that Donald Trump can do even without Congress and slashing the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) for example, changing regulations that would basically repeal or take away large components of Obamacare are things that we know he has Congressional support for."

AP TELEVISION

Washington - 9 November 2016

5. STILL photo showing composite of current Supreme Court Justices

AP TELEVISION

Washington - 9 November 2016

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Jennifer Lawless, American University:

"Then of course the Supreme Court, Donald Trump has already indicated the kinds of people he will appoint. Merrick Garland (Obama nominee) will now never be confirmed and we will see a Supreme Court appointment and confirmation I would expect quite soon."

AP TELEVISION

Exact date, location unknown

7. Various of people waiting at health center, woman with bill ++AUDIO MUTE++

AP TELEVISION

Washington - 9 November 2016

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Jennifer Lawless, American University:

"Donald Trump kept talking about repealing and replacing although exactly what the replacing meant was very vague. So until we know a little more about those specifics, it's hard to determine whether these are things that will happen in the first hundred days or whether it's even feasible for it to happen in the first hundred days."

POOL

Las Vegas - 19 October 2016

9. SOUNDBITE (English) President-elect Donald Trump:

"We have some bad, bad people in this country that have to go out. We're going to get them out we're going to secure the border."

AP TELEVISION

Nogales, Arizona – March 15, 2016

10. Various of downtown, border patrol tuck drives along border fence

AP TELEVISION

Washington - 9 November 2016

11. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Jennifer Lawless, American University:

"There's now general support for some kind of major immigration reform that ensures that there's no path to citizenship or amnesty. How quickly that's able to pass Congress is going to be tricky, the other thing to keep in mind is that the Republicans don't have a filibuster-proof Senate, so there are some checks on Republican control it's just going to be difficult for them."

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Washington - Recent

12. Exterior of US Capitol ++AUDIO MUTE++

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Salem, North Carolina - 3 November 2016

13. SOUNDBITE (English) President-Elect Donald Trump:

"A Trump administration will suspend the Syrian refugee program and keep radical Islamic terrorists the hell out of our country."

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Washington - 9 November 2016

14. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Jennifer Lawless, American University:

"Foreign policy remains one area where Donald Trump actually has quite a bit of leeway, president's do, and he has said things over the course of the campaign like he will wipe out ISIS or he will deal with the Syrian refugees and he will resolve these crises. But when it comes to specificity we really don't know what he plans to do so now is where the rubber hits the road."

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Washington - Recent

15. Exterior of US Capitol

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Washington - 9 November 2016

16. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Jennifer Lawless, American University:

"Well if everything that we've seen over the course of the last few months is an indicator and if we take Trump at his word then we have people like Rudy Giuliani as the Attorney General, we have people like Newt Gingrich as Secretary of State. The irony here of course is that Trump ran a campaign based on change and a lot of democrats last night running for office for the second time around, like Evan Bayh (Democrat defeated in Indiana US Senate Race), Russ Feingold (Democrat defeated in Wisconsin US Senate Race), or Ted Strickland (Democrat defeated in Ohio US Senate Race) lost but when it comes to Trump's cabinet appointment, it's going to look a lot like the 1990's."

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New York - 9 November 2016

17. Various of Trump on stage at victory speech

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After a stunning victory for President-elect Donald Trump, speculation swirls into what Trump will take on and who will play a role in a Trump White House.

American University Professor Jennifer Lawless made some predictions as to what to expect in a Trump administration as well as possible clues as to what a President Trump could tackle in his first 100 days in office.

Lawless said that Trump surrogates from the 2016 campaign like Former NY Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich could be posssible choices as Trump cabinet members.

The White House says Obama called Trump from his residence in the White House early Wednesday to congratulate him on his win. White House spokesman Josh Earnest says the Thursday meeting is to discuss the presidential transition.

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New York - 9 November 2016

1. Various of Trump giving victory speech, UPSOUND (English) "Working together, we will begin the urgent task of rebuilding our nation and renewing the American dream."

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Washington - 9 November 2016

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Jennifer Lawless, American University:

"Well it's going to be a lot easier for Donald Trump to reconcile with Congress given that we now have unified Republican government so members of Congress in both the House and Senate have an incentive to work with Trump and he has an incentive to work with them, if their real goal is to turn back everything that Obama accomplished and really try to hit his legacy."

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Washington - Recent

3. Exterior of US Capitol building

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Washington - 8 November 2016

4. Various of Obama walking to Oval Office

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Grand Rapids, Michigan - 8 November, 2016

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, President-elect:

"The corrupt politicians and their special interests have ruled over this country for a very long time. Today is our independence day."

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Washington - 9 November 2016

6 . SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Jennifer Lawless, American University:

"It's hard to figure out how you end corruption in government, I would be surprised if we didn't see the beginnings of a lot of investigations in the first hundred days. But there are certain things that Donald Trump can do even without Congress and slashing the EPA (Environmental Protection Agenc) for example, changing regulations that would basically repeal or take away large componetns of Obamacare are things that we know he has Congressional support for. And then of course the Supreme court, Donald Trump has already indicated the kinds of people he will appoint, Merrick Garland (Obama nominee) will never be confirmed and we will see a Supreme Court appointment and confirmation I would expect quite soon."

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Washington - 9 November 2016

7. On-screen graphic of Supreme Court, Donald Trump, Merrick Garland, Supreme Court Justices

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Sanford, Florida - 25 October 2016

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, (R) Presidential Nominee:

"Together we're going to deliver real change that once again puts America first. That begins with immediately repealing and replacing the disaster known as Obamacare."

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Washington - 9 November 2016

9. STILL photo of homepage for healthcare.gov

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10. Various of people waiting at health center, woman with bill

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Washington - 9 November 2016

11 . SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Jennifer Lawless, American University:

"Donald Trump kept talking about repealing and replacing although exactly what the replacing meant was very vague so until we know a little more about those specifics it's hard to determine whether these are things that will happen in the first hundred days or whether it's even feasible for it to happen in the first hundred days."

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Las Vegas - 19 October 2016

12. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, (R) Presidential Nominee

"We have some bad, bad people in this country that have to go out. We're going to get them out we're going to secure the border."

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Nogales, Arizona – March 15, 2016

13. Various of downtown, border patrol tuck drives along border fence

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Washington - 9 November 2016

14. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Jennifer Lawless, American University:

"There's now general support for some kind of major immigration reform that ensures that there's no path to citizenship or amnesty. How quickly that's able to pass Congress is going to be tricky. The other thing to keep in mind is that the Republicans don't have a filibuster-proof Senate, so there are some checks on Republican control it's just going to be difficult for them."

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Washington - Recent

15. Exterior of US Capitol

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Salem, North Carolina - 3 November 2016

16. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, President-Elect:

"A Trump administration will suspend the Syrian refugee program and keep radical Islamic terrorists the hell out of our country."

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Washington - 9 November 2016

17. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Jennifer Lawless, American University:

"Foreign policy remains one area where Donald Trump actually has quite a bit of leeway, president's do, and he has said things over the course of the campaign, like he will wipe out ISIS or he will deal with the Syrian refugees and he will resolve these crises. But when it comes to specificity we really don't know what he plans to do so now is where the rubber hits the road."

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New York - 9 November 2016

18. Various of Trump on stage after victory

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Washington - 9 November 2016

19. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Jennifer Lawless, American University:

"Well if everything that we've seen over the course of the last few months is an indicator and if we take Trump at his word then we have people like Rudy Giuliani as the Attorney General. We have people like Newt Gingrich as Secretary of State, but when it comes to Trump's cabinet appointment, it's going to look a lot like the 1990's."

20. On-screen graphic of White House, Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich

US president-elect Donald Trump's transition team continued to meet with supporters and potential cabinet members at Trump Tower in New York on Thursday, including UK politician Nigel Farage.

Former UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage was seen entering the elevators at Trump Tower, but would not answer if he was meeting with Trump.

Billionaire Indian-American businessman Shalabh Kumar said he had a 20 minute meeting with Trump.

Kumar was asked if he wanted to be an ambassador in the Trump administration.

"If I'm asked by Mr. Trump to be of any aid to him in any way I'll look at it," said Kumar.

New York - 15 December 2016

1. Former UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage talking to people in Trump Tower then leaving

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Shalabh Kumar, businessman:

(Reporter: "Are you interested in joining the Trump administration as an ambassador in any sort?")

Kumar: "We will see about that, that is really not any big priority right now. My goal, my mission, first of all, is to elect a businessman as the president of the country and not the traditional politicians because that is what is needed in the country today and second is to grow this economy, grow the trade between the US and India, in that respect anything which I can do, if I'm asked by Mr. Trump to be of any aid to him in any way, I'll look at it."

3. Shalabh Kumar and Manasvi Mamgai, former Miss India, walking away from cameras

President-elect Donald Trump's transition team continued to meet with supporters and potential cabinet members Thursday at Trump Tower in New York, including U.K. politician Nigel Farage.

Former UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage was seen entering the elevators at Trump Tower, but would not answer if he was meeting with Trump.

Billionaire Indian-American businessman Shalabh Kumar said he had a 20 minute meeting with Trump.

Kumar was asked if he wanted to be an ambassador in the Trump administration.

"My goal, my mission is to elect a businessman as the President of the country and not the traditional politicians because that is what is needed in the country today and second is to grow this economy, grow the trade between the US and India, in that respect anything that I can do - if I'm asked by Mr. Trump to be of any aid to him in anyway I'll look at it," said Kumar.

New York - 15 December 2016

1. Former U.K. Independence Party leader Nigel Farage leaving Trump Tower

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Shalabh Kumar, Businessman:

Off-camera reporter question: "Are you interested in joining the Trump administration as an ambassador in any sort?"

Kumar: "We will see about that, that is really not any big priority right now. My goal, my mission, first of all, is to elect a businessman as the President of the country and not the traditional politicians because that is what is needed in the country today and second is to grow this economy, grow the trade between the US and India, in that respect anything that I can do, if I'm asked by Mr. Trump to be of any aid to him in any way, I'll look at it."

3. Shalabh Kumar and Manasvi Mamgai, former Miss India, walking away from cameras

President-elect Donald Trump is shaking up his transition team, elevating Vice President-elect Mike Pence to head the operations.

This comes amid a flurry of visitors seen going into Trump Tower Friday, which included Trump's daughter Ivanka, Former Trump campaign chairman Corey Lewandowski and Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

Trump picked his transition chairman and other leaders on Friday.

It's his biggest staffing announcement since he won the election this week.

It amounts to a demotion for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who had been running Trump's transition planning for months.

He will now serve as vice chairman.

Chrisite joined on the executive committee by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions and Giuliani.

A statement says more than a dozen other people will also advise Trump on transition matters.

They include some of Trump's children, Republican Party Chairman Reince Priebus and former Breitbart news executive Steve Bannon.

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New York - 11 November 2016

1. Various of Ivanka Trump waiting for elevator while on phone, then getting on

2. Various of Former Trump campaign chairman Corey Lewandowski

3. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani walking

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Rudy Giuliani, Former New York City Mayor:

"Just giving advice."

5. SOUNDBUP: (ENGLISH) Reporter question off camera

"How about AD?"

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Rudy Giuliani, Former New York City Mayor:

"Just giving advice."

7. SOUNDBUP: (ENGLISH) Reporter question off camera

"Will you have a role with the Trump administration? What will your role expected to be?"

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Rudy Giuliani, Former New York City Mayor:

"I have no expectation, all I do is give my advice, that's all. Donald has been my friend for 28 years, all my work on behalf of him has been out of great loyalty and friendship to him. I can see already how he is going to be a great President and I am glad I can play a small role."

10. SOUNDBUP: (ENGLISH) Reporter question off camera

"What is your advice in picking his cabinet?"

11. SOUNDBITE (English) Rudy Giuliani, Former New York City Mayor:

"That I give to him personally." (LAUGHS)

12. Giuliani walking away amid reporters

Wilbur Ross, the billionaire investor considered the "king of bankruptcy" for buying beaten-down companies with the potential to deliver profits, is President-elect Donald Trump's choice for commerce secretary, a senior transition official said.

The official isn't authorised to publicly discuss the matter and requested anonymity.

Trump met with Ross on Sunday at his New Jersey golf club.

Reputed by Forbes to be worth nearly 3 billion US dollars, Ross would represent the interests of US businesses domestically and abroad as the head at Commerce.

His department would be among those tasked with carrying out the Trump administration's stated goal of protecting US workers and challenging decades of globalisation that largely benefited multinational corporations.

With a Florida home down the road from Trump's Mar-a-Lago retreat, the 78-year-old Ross played a role in crafting and selling the president-elect's tax-cut and infrastructure plans.

Ross has suggested that much of America is disgruntled because the economy has left middle-class workers behind and says Trump represents a shift to a "less politically correct direction".

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Bedminster, New Jersey - 20 November 2016

1. Wilbur Ross arrives at clubhouse; UPSOUND (English) Reporter: "Are you interested in being Commerce Secretary?"; UPSOUND (English) Wilbur Ross: "Time will tell."

2. Trump and Pence meet Ross; UPSOUND (English) Reporter: "Is Mr. Ross a candidate for commerce secretary, sir?"; UPSOUND (English) Donald Trump, President-elect: "Commerce Secretary. That's what we're looking for." ++ BEGINS ON PREVIOUS SHOT++

Wilbur Ross, the billionaire investor considered the "king of bankruptcy" for buying beaten-down companies with the potential to deliver profits, is President-elect Donald Trump's choice for commerce secretary, a senior transition official said.

The official isn't authorized to publicly discuss the matter and requested anonymity.

Trump met with Ross on Sunday at his New Jersey golf club.

Reputed by Forbes to be worth nearly $3 billion, Ross would represent the interests of U.S. businesses domestically and abroad as the head at Commerce. His department would be among those tasked with carrying out the Trump administration's stated goal of protecting U.S. workers and challenging decades of globalization that largely benefited multinational corporations.

With a Florida home down the road from Trump's Mar-a-Lago retreat, the 78-year-old Ross played a role in crafting and selling the president-elect's tax-cut and infrastructure plans. Ross has suggested that much of America is disgruntled because the economy has left middle-class workers behind and says Trump represents a shift to a "less politically correct direction."

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Bedminster, New Jersey - 20 November 2016

1. Wilbur Ross arrives at clubhouse UPSOUND (English) Reporter: "Are you interested in being Commerce Secretary?" UPSOUND (English) Wilbur Ross: "Time will tell."

2 . Trump and Pence meet Ross UPSOUND (English) Reporter: "Is Mr. Ross a candidate for commerce secretary, sir?" UPSOUND (English) Donald Trump, President-elect: "Commerce Secretary. That's what we're looking for."

Sen. Bernie Sanders says health care is a "human right" and that it should not be "just a privilege for the wealthy."

Sanders was speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill about President-elect Donald Trump's pick for health secretary, Tom Price.

"Unfortunately, the legislation that is supported by Rep. Price, who is Mr. Trump's nominee to be head of HHS, would increase by 18 million the number of uninsured Americans the first year that his plan would be implemented," Sanders said.

Sanders and other senators are concerned that Price will rip up President Barack Obama's 2010 health care law if the Senate confirms the Georgia Republican to be health secretary in the Trump's administration.

Price's Senate confirmation hearing is scheduled to begin Wednesday, two days before Trump takes office.

Washington - 17 January 2017

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1. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Bernie Sanders, (I) Vermont:

"I believe that health care is a human right, that all people, it is not just a privilege for the wealthy. Number two everybody understands that when we talk about the crisis in health care we are also talking about the crisis of the high cost in prescription drugs. Once again, here in the United States, at a time when the pharmaceutical industry are making tens of tens of billions of dollars every single year, we pay again by far the highest prices in the world for the medicine that we use. The result of that is that one out of every five Americans who leaves a doctor's office with a prescription cannot afford to fill that prescription. That's nuts. So right now despite the gains of the Affordable Care Act, where some twenty million more people now have insurance, we still have 28 million people who have no health insurance. So it seems to me pretty clearly that our job as a government is to guarantee health care to all people in a cost effective way, to take on the pharmaceutical industry and to take on the cost of prescription drugs."

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Bernie Sanders, (I) Vermont:

"Unfortunately, the legislation that is supported by Rep. Price, who is Mr. Trump's nominee to be head of HHS, would increase by 18 million the number of uninsured Americans the first year that his plan would be implemented."

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Bernie Sanders, (I) Vermont:

"If Mr. Trump is serious about taking on Pharma, if Mr. Trump is serious about having Medicare do what every other government from around the world does, and that is to negotiate prescription drug prices with the pharmaceutical industry, we are gonna have very shortly, very significant legislation to do just that and I would hope that Mr. Trump would join us and support that legislation."

Sen. Bernie Sanders says health care is a "human right" and that it should not be "just a privilege for the wealthy."

Sanders was speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill about President-elect Donald Trump's pick for health secretary, Tom Price.

"Unfortunately, the legislation that is supported by Rep. Price, who is Mr. Trump's nominee to be head of HHS, would increase by 18 million the number of uninsured Americans the first year that his plan would be implemented," Sanders said.

Sanders and other senators are concerned that Price will rip up President Barack Obama's 2010 health care law if the Senate confirms the Georgia Republican to be health secretary in the Trump's administration.

Price's Senate confirmation hearing is scheduled to begin Wednesday, two days before Trump takes office.

Washington - 17 January 2017

1. Sen. Bernie Sanders walking to reporters

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Bernie Sanders, (I) Vermont:

"I believe that health care is a human right, that all people, it is not just a privilege for the wealthy. Number two everybody understands that when we talk about the crisis in health care we are also talking about the crisis of the high cost in prescription drugs. Once again, here in the United States, at a time when the pharmaceutical industry are making tens of tens of billions of dollars every single year, we pay again by far the highest prices in the world for the medicine that we use. The result of that is that one out of every five Americans who leaves a doctor's office with a prescription cannot afford to fill that prescription. That's nuts. So right now despite the gains of the Affordable Care Act, where some twenty million more people now have insurance, we still have 28 million people who have no health insurance. So it seems to me pretty clearly that our job as a government is to guarantee health care to all people in a cost effective way, to take on the pharmaceutical industry and to take on the cost of prescription drugs."

3. Cut of reporters

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Bernie Sanders, (I) Vermont:

"Unfortunately, the legislation that is supported by Rep. Price, who is Mr. Trump's nominee to be head of HHS, would increase by 18 million the number of uninsured Americans the first year that his plan would be implemented."

5. Wide of Sanders

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Bernie Sanders, (I) Vermont:

"If Mr. Trump is serious about taking on Pharma, if Mr. Trump is serious about having Medicare do what every other government from around the world does, and that is to negotiate prescription drug prices with the pharmaceutical industry, we are gonna have very shortly, very significant legislation to do just that and I would hope that Mr. Trump would join us and support that legislation."

7. Sanders walking away

Vice President-elect Mike Pence told reporters Friday that he is confident that the transition to Donald Trump's administration will be smooth and that members of the transition team have begun meeting with federal agencies in Washington.

Pence spoke in the lobby of Trump Tower, transition meetings are underway.

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New York - 18 November 2016

1. Vice President-elect Mike Pence walks toward cameras

2. SOUNDBITE (English): Gov. Mike Pence, (R) Vice President-elect:

"Great working with the president-elect. He is a man of action. We've got a great number of men and women with great qualifications come forward and serve this new administration and I'm just humbled to be a part of it. Our agency teams have begun to arrive at agencies in Washington, D.C. this morning, beginning what we are very confident will be a smooth transition that will serve to move this country forward and make America great again."

3. Pence walks away

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Vice President-elect Mike Pence told reporters Friday that he is confident that the transition to Donald Trump's administration will be smooth and that members of the transition team have begun meeting with federal agencies in Washington.

Pence spoke in the lobby of Trump Tower, transition meetings are underway.

US POOL

New York - 18 November 2016

1. Vice President-elect Mike Pence walks toward cameras

2. SOUNDBITE (English): Gov. Mike Pence, (R) Vice President-elect:

"Great working with the president-elect. He is a man of action. We've got a great number of men and women with great qualifications come forward and serve this new administration and I'm just humbled to be a part of it. Our agency teams have begun to arrive at agencies in Washington, D.C. this morning, beginning what we are very confident will be a smooth transition that will serve to more this country forward and make America great again."

3. Pence walks away

Vice President-elect Mike Pence told reporters Friday that he is confident that the transition to Donald Trump's administration will be smooth and that members of the transition team have begun meeting with federal agencies in Washington.

Pence spoke in the lobby of Trump Tower, transition meetings are underway.

US POOL

New York - 18 November 2016

1. Vice President-elect Mike Pence walks toward cameras

2. SOUNDBITE (English): Gov. Mike Pence, (R) Vice President-elect:

"Great working with the president-elect. He is a man of action. We've got a great number of men and women with great qualifications come forward and serve this new administration and I'm just humbled to be a part of it. Our agency teams have begun to arrive at agencies in Washington, D.C. this morning, beginning what we are very confident will be a smooth transition that will serve to more this country forward and make America great again."

3. Pence walks away