KATE BOLDUAN, CNN ANCHOR: Alice, he's saying he's going to get the facts of the situation in an intel briefing not today, yesterday or the week before. Next week.</s>ALICE STEWART, CNN POLITICAL COMMENTATOR: He's doing things on his time. As he gets into being sworn in -- and he will set his own agenda on his own timetable. It will not be influenced or dictated by Barack Obama and his last-minute sanctions and action on Russia. That's something we can certainly be clear. To say he's not going to do anything or he's going to be a puppet for Putin I think is extremely premature. And when he sees if Russia is pushing back on us and taking action on us, he's going to use the muscle and might of the presidency to respond. But to say that he's not acting is not accurate. He will do it on his own timetable and following his own agenda as he sees fit.</s>BOLDUAN: I do wonder, and I wonder this aloud, because we have to wrap, if Donald Trump would change his position on this, would Democrats here in the United States allow for that evolution of a position, or would they jump on that very quickly for political purposes? Think about it. We'll discuss it later. Great to see you all. Thank you very much.</s>BOLDUAN: Coming up for us, massive sand trucks, extra police, major preparations under way right now to protect Times Square and cities around the world from potential attacks on New Year's Eve. How to stay safe when you are ringing in the New Year. Plus this. As the ball gets ready to drop, mother nature may be dropping something else. Heavy winter storms across the northeast. We track the weather that could impact your New Year's weekend. We'll be right back.
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