sometimes severe. if it's severe stop taking linzess and call your doctor right away. other side effects include gas, stomach-area pain and swelling. talk to your doctor about managing your symptoms proactively with linzess. at trump university, we teach success. >> his promises are as worthless as a degree from trump university. >> president-elect agreeing to pay $25 million to settle three lawsuits. >> it really is a great result. >> students are going to get half their money back. retired lieutenant general michael flynn offered the role

of national security adviser. >> i have confidence in general flynn. he is considered to be a brilliant mind. >> he's called islamic cells, not radical versions of it, a threat. >> having the world lens that he should have, as a general, he should know better. good morning, everyone, shaping up to be a busy day. i'm alison kosik in for christi paul. who is hopefully sleeping in. >> yes, i'm victor blackwell. a busy day for president-elect donald trump. >> donald trump is agreeing to pay $23 million to settle three lawsuits against the new defunct trump university. three students are part of the settlement that say promised real estate techniques they could use to get rich.

instead, the students say the program is misleading them. earlier in the year, trump struck a defiance tone. >> i'll win the trump university case. i can settle that case. i could have settled it i just choose not to. in fact, when you ran, why didn't you settle that case? i didn't want to settle that case. >> settlement also means that the president-elect will not have to testify at a trial later this month. here's how one of his lawyers described the deal. >> we feel very confident in our position. but at the end, president-elect donald trump was prepared to set aside his personal trusts and focus on the monumental tank that he faces in bringing this country together, and fighting for the important issues and all the people he represents. he wants to spend his time, his energy, his focus, his talent, his ability for fighting for americans. >> this morning, donald trump and mitt romney, two menu

wouldn't exactly say are friends or counfidantconfidants, they'r meet face-to-face in new jersey. >> donald trump is scheduled to hold back-to-back meetings. romney has said he's interested in the role of secretary of state. but a friendly chat at trump golf club would be a far cry from the words of trump and romney this year, listen. >> donald trump is a phoney a fraud. >> mitt was a disaster as a cabinet. he's playing the members of the public as suckers. >> romney let us down. >> he gets a free ride to the white house and all we get it a lousy hat. >> romney choked like a dog. >> he was begging for my endorsement. i could have said mitt, drop to your knees, he would have dropped to his knees. >> governor romney is at the top of the list as a potential

appointee for secretary of state. he's just one of eight meeting with the president-elect today. here they are on the screen. trump will discuss a variety of different positions with them at the golf club in new jersey that's where we find our jessica schneider. jessica, good morning to you. and what more are you learning about the transition meetings today? >> reporter: well, you know, victor, mitt romney is the biggest name on that list of people slated to meet with president-elect donald trump this afternoon. it's a heel anticipated face-to-face that will happen at the trump golf club in nearby bedminst bedminster. you'll remember that mitt romney stood on a stage for 20 minutes and talked about donald trump not mincing words calling him a phony and fraud. now there's word that romney

could be on the slate for secretary of state of spot. trump announcing a trio of picks over the last few days. donald trump will have nonstop meetings today and tomorrow. and on that list of people he'll meet with, they include people like michelle reed, she was the former chancellor of d.c. schools. education secretary. also on the list, james mattos, former head of central command. and donald trump will be meeting with todd ricketts, the chairman of the world series winning chicago cubs. but mitt romney, one of donald trump's fiercest rivals, could he soon be on the team. >> jessica schneider, thanks so much. donald trump also facing blowback from some because of his cabinet picks. the choices so far, we've shown them to you. many are calling on the

president-elect to reconsider appointments, falling into question the lack of diversity on his picks. and the ex-breitbart executive steve bannon in the alt-right movement. bannon is pushing back telling the "hollywood reporter." darkness is good. dick cheney, darth vader, satan. that's power. it only helps us when they get it wrong when they're blind to who we are and what we're doing. then he largely sidestepped the controversy surrounding him but he did push back on being call a white nationalist. i'm not a white nationalist, i'm a nationalist, i'm an economic nationalist. he said he wanted to start anew with trump movement. >> we'll talk more about this interview with steve bannon. errol louis, a political commentator for time warner news. good morning to you.

as well as eric radner, cnn's political reporter. eric, what do you think about the tone of this interview and statement that this interview is making, as donald trump moves forward with bannon, as his top adviser. trump's top adviser, in trump's newly formed national security team. >> this explains why steve bannon likes to stay in the dark, right? first of all, he's explaining he prefers to operate that way. second, his role models, darth vader, satan and dick cheney, not exactly the folksidols. it's a fascinating article. he's trying to say that not only can donald trump achieve some of his goals, but if he does, it can turn into a new permanent

governing approach. for both the democratic and republican establishments. it's really an aggressive view of this idea of populous on the campaign trail. i'm interested to see what exactly that means in terms of actually governing, once we see trump pickins for u.s. trade. positions that people don't really know that will have an impact on things like renegotiatesing trade deals. >> errol, do you think that his interview is resonating with the core base supporters for donald trump, resonating in a way they hope, but at the same time, maybe, scaring people? >> sure. to the extent they even hear about it, i think the they would be thrilled.

it's a movement that lifted donald trump into the white house. it's based on a kind of scary theory that bannon represents. so, yeah, they'll be thrilled about that. the problem is, there does have to be a secretary of state and a trade representative and people staffing the offices around the world. they don't have the option of walking into the home country of cairo or saudi arabia and engaging in that loose talk. it's a complicated world. there are interests at stake. so i think we're on a collision course with reality. and it will be really interesting to see who decides to represent the united states at the united nations, you know, at the state department. the trade representatives and so on. >> eric, let's go ahead and talk about what's happening today in new jersey. we've got mitt romney, a possibility for secretary of state. just a couple months ago, who can forget, romney coming out not just in his press conference, but throughout the

campaign, blasting trump. i want you to hear some of it. >> donald trump is a phony. a fraud. >> mitt was a disaster as a candidate. >> he's playing the members american public as suckers. >> he gets a free ride to the white house all we get it a lousy hat. >> romney choked like a dog. >> he was begging for my endorsement. >> i could have said mitt, drop to your yknees. he would have dropped to his knees. >> errol, how in the world can these guys sit down and talk at a golf course, let alone have mitt romney join his team? >> this is the best example of a never-trump republican suddenly if being, if not on board with trump, at least sort of willing to play ball. to try to get on the same team. get on the same page a little bit. romney has -- we know romney has

sort of indicated privately that he's interested in getting back in government. he doesn't seem eager to remain retired. he, of course, considered running for president in 2016. and, so, we know he's sort of looking for ways to serve. and secretary of state is something he'd be interested in. but it's kind of hard to imagine that he and donald trump would actually end up agreeing to work so closely together. with romney, someone who just eviscerated trump. and never endorsed him. never came around, unlike a lot of other trump critics like ted cruz agreeing to serve as trump's primary representative overseas. >> errol, real quick, the reaction to this, this may be a situation where trump wants to take on mitt romney and not necessarily have yes people all around him but a differing point of view?

>> i think trump for understandable reason wants to consolidate the republican party. i don't know that mitt romney is the guy, but we'll find out, but we're going to see donald trump come up with somebody from the never-trump movement and put them in a place of high authority to show there's some degree of unity. >> we shall see. errol louis, eric, thanks so much. it has some communities worried and some say they've been victims of hate crimes. >> i felt fear. i did feel fear inside. also, we'll go live to peru with president obama's final stop on his final foreign trip as president. also, the cast of a popular broadway show has a message for a vip member of their audience. >> you know, we have a guest this evening.

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we've heard the reports of swastikas on churches and racial slurs and shouts of "build that wall." and they have southern and minority communities across the country afraid. 700 cases of harassment and intimidation since donald trump won the election. loretta lynch says there is 68% more crimes against muslims in 2015. >> i know that many americans are concerned about a state of alleged reports about hate crimes and harassment. some of these incidents have happened in schools, others have targeted houses of worship, some

have singled out report of taxi and harassment. >> let's bring in polo sandoval. what have you heard? >> hey, guys. we've seen images of action and hate across the country. even trump supporters themselves have been targeted. in not just from what you just heard and also president-elect donald trump. >> i felt fear, i did feel fear inside. >> reporter: lee has experienced high prejudices after election. sancho lee was hiking when someone confused her head scarf for a hijab. >> i know many of you are concerned about alleged hate crimes and harassments. some of these incidents have happened in schools. others have targeted houses of worship. and some have singled out

individuals for attacks and intimidation. >> reporter: like attacks against this transgender woman in denver. amber timmons was on her way to work when she noticed a swastika simple and the words die spray painted on her car. and then the student was told get off out the walk. when other students defends her, the man replied, i'm just trying to make america great again. >> racism is not something that donald trump caused but i feel like it has opened doors to be that way now. >> reporter: days later, hundreds of students walked her to class to support her. trump support corey kataldo wearing a make america great again hat said he was assaulted while riding the new york city subway. >> next thing i know, i have hands around my neck, i'm being

choked. and another gentleman shoves me up against the wall. >> reporter: the southern poverty center said there were 700 cases of harassment and intimidation. and when asked about it on "60 minutes," trump had one request. >> i am so saddened to hear about that. i say stop it, if it helps. i will say this, and i'll say it right to the camera, stop it. >> of course, the hope now is that people across the country get that message. they're investigating the cases right now, guys. but we're told there are several positive stories still coming out including that one, where people walked her to class. and the response from the rest of the student body after that. >> a negative experience. >> and far too many stories. thank you so much. president obama on his final stop on his final foreign trip as president.

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23 minutes after the hour now. donald trump is talking to world leaders for the first time as president-elect. >> and he's already unveiling what may be a more relaxed way of conducting diplomacy.

he's in trump tower and not talking to the state department before speaking to foreign leaders. it's not easy to get to trump. the australian prime minister had to get his phone number from golfer greg norman. >> friends in high places. >> president barack obama now in lima, peru. >> and that is the last stop as his final stotour as president. he's set to meet with specific leaders today and will likely face questions about his successor donald trump. joining us from peru, cnn's correspondent shasta darlington. good morning. >> good morning, alison, it's not shaping up to what was expected a couple weeks ago. as you mentioned this is obama's final stop in the last international tour. it's also supposed to be the last opportunity to push for the regional trade deal the transpacific partnership, which would have grouped the united states with 11 other countries, in asia, in latin america, representing nearly 60% of gdp.

and excluding china. the opportunity for the united states to write the trade rules the way it wanted to. of course with trump's victory, the tpp is pretty much dead in the water. so instead what we're pushing is for chinese president xi jinping to be pushing for a beijing-led economy. but there's plenty of room to grow, if what comes to be say more isolationist united states, so we expect to see china pushing for a final bilateral between president obama and president xi here. >> and i'm sure donald trump's name is being talked about that. and donald trump has settled the lawsuits of trump university. he won't have to testify, but it's going to cost him million,

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for president-elect donald trump, because today he's set to meet with a full roster of perspective cabinet appointees, including mitt romney. the man who earlier this year called trump a phony, a fraud, a con man. the two are expected to discuss possible cabinet positions, programs including bringing in mitt romney as secretary of state. now president-elect trump is also expected to meet with mish rel reed. general james mattos, tom ricketts, bob woodson. >> and donald trump is agreeing to pay $25 million to settle three lawsuits against his now default school. trump has acknowledged any liability in the settlement. he said part was to teach real

estate investment techniques used to get rich. instead, they felt the case was misleading them. as soon as the news came out about the settlement, i thought is this a win for donald trump. everyone looked happy coming to the microphone? >> right. that sometimes happens in a settlement. actually, neither side is completely happy. plaintiffs wanted more money. $25 million is quite a bit. it compensates the people who went to the school, and give them back half their tuition and also pay some fines on new york. >> donald trump went on twitter, he said over and over in the campaign, i will not settle. let's listen to some of what he said. >> i will win the trump university case. i already am. >> i will win the case in the end. i just didn't want to be forced to settle. >> this is a case i could have settled very easily.

but i don't settle cases very easily. >> i will win the trump university case. >> i could settle the case now if i wanted to settle. i don't settle cases. >> i'll win the trump university case. i could settle that case. >> once again, he tweeted in february saying trump university has a 98% approval rating. i could have settled but won't out of principle. but he did, didn't he? >> oh, absolutely. there's no other way to look at this, other than a loss for trump, the amount of money, and even though there's no admission of liabilities, the fact that he settled, it's lawsuits still pending against trump to keep pushing to get more money than they otherwise have. >> he hasn't claimed liability for it but still has that perception? >> oh, yeah, he's cutting a check. that's basically admitting you've done something wrong. there's no significant. but when you pass over a check, it certainly sends a signal.

>> how precedent setting is this for the president-elect? >> these are unique. they were alleged fraud, racketeering. other claims. other lawsuits have to do with failure to pay, sexual harassment claims. the fact that he's paid this, and a large amount, i think sets a precedent, maybe more than he wanted to. >> during the campaign, trump was talking $40 million, so maybe the $25 million isn't necessarily a huge amount. then again, we don't know how much he has, he hasn't released his tax returns. >> that's 50%, that's a good settlement from a plaintiff's standpoint as well. >> he has talked about reopening trump university. what is the likelihood of that. i wouldn't put anything put donald trump. >> settlement of the new york case is very important, because in new york, they had sued him because you can't call it a

university when it's not a university. so, if he does reopen it or start it again, he's going to have to get proper certification for education. he doesn't are that. >> could his kid reopen it? >> i suppose that's possible. but there are a lot of legal hoops. could they use the trump name while he's in office as an educational institution, i don't know. >> thank you. people are kind of down to the wire, too. >> absolutely. the hot broadway musical "hamilton" had a vip in the audience. vice president-elect mike pence was there. and the cast, well, they knew it. they addressed pence directly during the curtain at all. the actor who played adam burr, he pulled out a note. listen.

>> vice president-elect pence. we truly welcome you. we hope you will hear us out. we, sir -- we -- are the diverse america who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us, our planet, our children, our parents, or defend us and uphold our inalienable rights. we truly hope that this show has inspired you to uphold our american values and work on behalf of all of us." all of us. [ cheers and applause ] >> well, the vice president-elect was not in the room at the time. he was in the hallway. and we're told by his people that he heard the whole statement. also the lead producer of "hamilton" said president-elect trump has not yet seen the show, but he would be welcome to come and see it. nancy pelosi has led democrats in the house for many years now. some democrats say it's time for change, now more than ever. plus, a waiting game is on in north carolina, as a recount

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ted cruz says for millions for people who voted for him donald trump's victory was revenge. that's what he told a gathering of conservative lawyers in washington yesterday. here's part of what he said. >> well, i think the election was an incredible vindication for the american people across this country, and especially those as you know, in rural america, and what elites on both coasts consider to be

fly-overcountry. this could be considered the revenge of fly-over country. >> the debate continues on the leadership. congressman tim ryan is challenging house democratic leader nancy pelosi. he said 2016 is the latest in a series of defeats for democrats and something needs to change. >> we have the lowest number in our caucus since 1929, and we've lost over 60 seats since 2010. the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again. you keep getting the same results. so, time to move on, i think. >> let's talk about this. with us, tom lo bianco, and good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> tom let me start with what we're hearing from ted cruz, this is revenge from fly-over

country. for those who criticized trump for his values does he have a point here, or is ted cruz still trying to find a place in front of the phenomenon? >> if you look at the map from election night, certainly looks like the south and basically everything but the coast went red. and that's really, you know, the strength of trump there. it's ironic that it's a new york city billionaire is the one who pulled that off to be certain. but looking at the democrats, that's -- part of the calculus here. that big blue wall, that rust belt, ohio, wisconsin. places that who are reliably democratic, went with donald trump. that's part of the tim ryan/nancy pelosi fight that's happening right now. ted cruz is speaking to the dynamic going on right now among

the republican party. >> that big blue wall came tumbling down. i want you to listen to tim ryan challenging nancy pelosi for minority leader said about it. >> we need to go in other direction. it's not just us at the house of representatives. the obamas are leaving, the clintons are gone, the bidens are gone, harry reid is gone. 200 people in the house of representatives are going to decide democrats. >> what does this look like? but the meat on the bone that people have been chewing on for 11 days now. >> yes, the congressmen, there are people going in and out. 200 people in congress are not going to decide the future of the democratic party. the people are. democratic leadership, party chairs that will vote on the next chair. that's really important. folks in maine, folks in

nebraska. so, we just have to be very careful about making it just about washington. i think that it's an ideological battle going on in the party. we have folks saying we lost white working class people. and the party hasn't won white working class people since we moved to pass the civil rights act. so we really believe in conversations with democrats on both ends of the spectrum, and we're going to have to find a middle ground. what's going on in the senate and congress, you've got that struggle in both. a lot of people do believe we need to shift and tailor to white voters. >> is it policy or rhetorical? what needs to change specifically? >> i think it's policy and the rhetoric. during the election, democrats, we ran against donald trump. secretary clinton had really great policies. they weren't front and center on the campaign. everyday folks, all across the country, black, white,

asian-american, latino, hispanic, need to hear what the republican party are going to do for them specifically for them. i don't think folks have heard that in a long time and how it connects to their everyday lives. >> we know that nancy pelosi pushed back the vote until november 30th. we heard from tim ryan challenging her. and let's put up on the screen, he says, it's time for those who live with the consequences of our policy for the next 50 years to have a hand in shaping them. it's time for the generation who fought in iraq and afghanistan to replace the generation that sent us there. it's time for a new generation of leadership and for the democratic party, it can't come soon enough." how broad is this desire within the democratic party, at least within the house, to replace nancy pelosi, and could she lose her minority status in a couple days? >> if you want to visualize

this, there are two splits going on. they're really emblematic in the house democrats. you got a vertical split with the generations which is what you're talk about there with seth moulton and tim ryan and new democrats, new generation of democrats, in the house, trying to push out the older leadership. nancy pelosi, in particular. you've also got a little more split, kind of horizontal, all right, left/right, where you have tim ryan addressing kind of both of these issues. and to go back to simone's point, which direction the party is going to head in here. what they're looking at here, tim ryan was saying, talking about getting backse seats, lik bart stuback, they put bernie sanders into leadership. that was a big acknowledgement of the power of his movement. and on left you also have to

also address. but they're also trying to get back to center-right, in middle america, the so-called flyovercountry. you look at that span of things, it's a really hard bridge to cross right now. there's going to have to be a lot of work done inside the party, especially to the center/right, not sure you can do that. a lot of those seats were districted out. drawn out from maps. >> donald trump popularism was tied to the racism. and his campaign. there are those who think we need to get working class white people, and meanwhile working class black people and latinos and young people are the base of the party. i just caution a whole lot of folks, be careful, because the base is what needs to keep it, and black women have kept the democratic party alive. there is this ideological

battle. i chat about it every single day. this is going to be something that we're going to continue to talk about. >> let me just see if i'm hearing you correctly. you're saying some of the white nationalists, with trump's message, it's a reason that he did well in those flyover states. so clear it up for me. i heard something different. >> no, i think that there was -- there was a real populous element to donald trump's campaign. he talked about the economy. and making it work for everyday people. and also with mexicans, we need to make great again. i do believe that the race elements of donald trump's campaign were tied to the populous message. we can't divorce the populous message, we have to know that they were tied. there were supporters saying i'm not going to vote for this team, i'm not dating for the racist

things that donald trump says, i'm going to vote for these pieces. you cannot divorce that issue. it's not that easy. >> i just want to make sure we're clear on that. simone sanders, tom lo bianco, thanks so much. those in new mexico don't know if pat mccrory will remain or roy cooper

north carolina voters are still waiting to find out who won the race for governor. you got republican governor pat mckrorry is not conceding, despite trailing challenger roy cooper by several votes. >> suzanne malveaux has detailed. >> reporter: republicans are now filing challenges not just to just a dozen counties but now 50 counties that is half the number of counties in this state. governor mckrorry says he knows of instances where ballots were cast by dead people, felons and those who voted twice. democrats say he is just getting desperate. >> i love this country. >> reporter: north carolina delivered donald trump an easy victory over hillary clinton on election night. but left its republican governor in limbo. >> we're going to fight for

every vote. >> reporter: his democratic opponent eked out 5,000 more votes than he. just one tenth of one percent ahead. the race was declared too close to call, but the democrat cooper announced himself as the winner. >> because of your hard work, we have won this race for governor of north carolina. >> reporter: republican officials accused democrats of engaging in voter fraud in dozens of counties. >> we have people who voted and registered on the same day and have not gone through the verification process. >> reporter: democrats say republicans percentaged legitimate voters from the roles and suppressed voter turnout, just days before the election. the naacp targeted african-americans. the judge agreed. his supports expected his race to be an easy victory.

afterall, in 2012, he won by double digits. and this time around, trump easily carried the so-called battleground state by nearly $180,000 votes. >> thank you y'all very much. >> reporter: but many including his supporters blame his potential defeat on hv2. a highly controversial bathroom bill which he supported. requiring transgendered individuals to use the public bathroom which corresponds to their gender at birth. >> hb2 did bring him down. >> hb2 had a negative impact on your state. >> forbes estimates the state lost $600 million in business after a swift backlash from corporations and entertainers. recently, the state lost hosting the ncaa championships and nba all-star game and concerts by pearl jam, bruce springsteen and nick jonas. >> this is my priority at this

point in time. >> reporter: thursday as the governor tried to go about the business of governing, addressing the state's raging wild fires, state democratic officials accused him of sabotage, saying unfortunately has cooper's lead grows strongly, the mckrorry campaign is getting desperately desperate at attempting to undermine the results of the election. an election that has to be resolved before january 1st. >> reporter: if the margin is less than 10,000 counts, the loser can call for a recount. it is likely to be delays because of all the republican challenges to some of these counties. very likely the state of who is governor in north carolina won't be resolved until well after thanksgiving. suzanne malveaux, vnn, raleigh, north carolina. >> thanks for that. i always love a good joke, but is it too soon to joke about the election? well, if you're jimmy fallon absolutely not. a couple of late night sinkers coming up ahead.

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okay. in case you missed it, here is jimmy fallon's take on where things stand more than a week after the election. listen to this -- >> remember that donald trump is now planning a victory tour. he's going to visit all the places that helped him get elected. so i guess that means ohio, pennsylvania, florida and russia. new poll that donald trump's favorability rating is up 8 points since being elected. yeah, hillary said i wouldn't trust the polls that much. >> too soon? too soon?

maybe. get ready for at least four years of those jokes. >> that's okay. i'll take it. >> all right. there's a lot more happening this morning. >> next hour of your "new day" starts right now. >> at trump university we teach success. >> his promises are as worthless as a degree from trump university. >> president-elect agreeing to pay $25 million to settle three lawsuits. >> it really is a great result. >> those students going to get half their money back. >> retired army michael flynn offered the role of national security adviser. >> i have confidence in general flynn. he is considered to be a brilliant mind. >> he has called islam itself, not radical versions of it a threat. >> having the world lens that he should have as a general he should know better. ♪ and good morning. thanks for