at the top of his organization. abc's marci gonzalez..... has the latest on the changes... and who is now heading up.... trump's transition team. behind closed doors here at trump tower in new york - president-elect donald trump working on transition plans?deciding who will fill - hundreds of jobs in his cabinet positions. sot shushannah walshe, abc news deputy political director: "number one characteristic that dt is looking for is loyalty? it's something that we saw over and over in the campaign.. and he also wants to have a personal relationship with whoever he chooses." the transition team- now being led by vice-president elect mike pence?replacing chris christie? the new jersey governor as well as former new york mayor rudy giuliani will be two of transition team's vice-chairs and both men's names are also circulating as potential attorney general candidates.

i have no idea. i have no expectation, all i do is give my advice." in the search for a chief of staff- some speculate the list of possible appointees includes: trump's son-in-law jared kushner - his campaign ceo - and the former head of breitbart news -steve bannon and- rnc chairman reince priebus - who on gma avoided addressing whether he's being considered. sot priebus: "i don't have any updates for you on transition." meanwhile- trump is - also focused on how to turn his campaign promises into reality-while working to build foreign allies. sot martha raddatz: "mexico's president says he's eager to work with president-elect trump but no way they will pay for a wall but i think the world is waiting to see exactly what mr. trump's foreign policies will be." marci gonzalez standup close: trump also announced other members of his executive transition team today- including three of his children: ivanka, donald junior and eric. some questioning whether their involvement - while they run trump's businesses- creates a conflict of interest. mg abc news ny

after the republicans took the white house.. and retained control of the house and senate. a number of democrats are now looking to take over as the chair of the democratic national committee. bernie sanders tweeted "the next d- n-c chair must understand the dire need to listen to working families. keith ellison is that person." sot rick klein "this is a young, muslim american from minnesota who represents a new generation of leaders in congress." a win for ellison could signal a shift for the democratic left wing members argue their progressive candidates excited voters more than political elites like hillary clinton. outgoing..... senate minority leader harry reid has some harsh words.... for donald trump. he issued this statement today.... saying in part... "the election of donald trump has emboldened..... the forces of hate and bigotry.... in america." he says... people are now living in fear of their own government... and calls trump..... a "sexual predator".....

he says.... the responsibility to heal the country.... lies squarely with trump... and... that trump... "owes it to this nation... to try." now... here's a look at some of the other top local stories... we're following... whip 15:40:24-15:40:40 i'm parker collins in the southwest part of the valley this anti trump graffiti has been here for at least 24 hours that's according to several people i've spoken to take vo at 15:40:32 it's in plain sight of a main road and really just feet away from a here...a viewer sent us a photo its kind to hit the spring valley neighborhood. it's filled with racial slurs -- with the name of the hoa management company -- prime management -- which confirmed it had nothing to do with the letter. they are asking people who get the letters to handle them as little as possible, put them in a plastic bag, and deliver them to the management company. i'm lesley marin today we spoke to a convenience store clerk who's packing heat for protection. we looked into how many clerk

with guns after police say a vendor inside a 7-11 shot a man trying to rob the store with a gun. police say self defense is legal but hope owners will tried to deescalate the situation and call them first before shooting. marissa kynaston here-- in downtown las vegas-- the las vegas veterans day parade is the largest veterans parade west of the mississippi-- second only to new york city-- and is expected to draw over i spoke to several veterans throughout the morning-- many of them vietnam veterans and their wives. they tell me today is sort of therapeutic for them. i'm david schuman in downtown las vegas where organizers of the veteran's day parade called police to help them kick out a group of marching veterans. the group was called veterans for peace and was there to promote a peace and anti-militarism. organizers say they were enforcing their strict policy of not allowing politics to be

there were some tense moments but ultimately no one was arrested. staying on top of breaking news... this protest in atlanta has picked up steam again as protesters head toward the capitol downtown georgia state troopers and atlanta police turned protesters around as they tried to get onto an interstate ramp police say so far the protests have been peaceful a consumer ae to keep your personal information safe... what you need to look out for..... when you're downloading.... popular apps on your smartphone!!! and.. some big changes in the way facebook targets users for advertising. see what they're doing to stop advertising discrimination. these highs well above normal

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donald trump. dow up 40 nasdaq up 28 sp500 down 3 the big local gaming stocks were mixed. boyd was up 2-and a half percent. mgm down about 1% red rock resorts was up today almost 1- percent. the company that makes splenda the donut chain used to offer splenda to its customers... but it cut ties with the sugar substitute this year. the lawsuit claims the chain now offers a chinese-made off-brand that's also sold in yellow packets.. like splenda. they claim dunkin donuts' is damaging splenda's reputation and are seeking unspecified damages. : facebook is cracking down on advertisers' ability to target users by race.

to disable an option to target or exclude users based on their so-called "ehtnic affinity." according to a report by pro- publica.. the option could be used to discriminate against users in housing related ads.. which is forbidden under the fair housing act. some women are rushing to get to the doctor.... because they're worried..... what donald trump will do to their birth control..... if he gets rid of "obamacare". this graph from google shows.... how much the searches for "trump birth control" the day after the election.. and... in just the past day. right now..... under "the affordable care act".. women can get birth control.... at no cost. but... they're concerned the cost and availability will change..... when trump takes over. a contact -13- consumer alert tonight.... about dozens of fake apps..... showing up.... in the app store.... recently. the apps seem legit..... because they look like..... they're for real chains.... like "dollar tree" or "nordstrom". but... some of them have malware in them..... that will steal your personal

apple says.... the apps mostly came from.... developers in china.. and... they slipped through.... the review process. so... here's what you need to look for.. fake apps typically don't have reviews.. and... will have a recent "publish date".... off..... like "overstock inc".... instead of the correct name.... "overstock -dot- com." one suspect has been cleared in the disappearance of a california mother.. who vanished while jogging. find out why investigators are and the search for a suspect will only to get tougher. plus... terrifying moments.... caught on camera! a mother and her young son..... desperately try to escape.... as they're surrounded and attacked.... by a group of dogs. why some good samaritans are being credited.... for saving their lives.

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after -10- days. authorities now say... her husband is not a suspect.... after new developments in the investigation. abc's lauren lyster has more on that... and... where the search goes.... from here. script: this california mother of two -- going missing near her home more than a week ago and now -- authorities ruling out her husband as a suspect...

position like this.//it is very difficult for me and for my family. i would never wish this feeling upon anybody... police clearing 32-year-old keith papini after he passed a polygraph test...though these tests can not be used as evidence in court. dan abrams, abc news legal analyst sot: "they're reliable...they're not quite reliable enough to make it admissable in court but it wasn't just the lie detector test here" police were also able to confirm information in its results -- that keith was at work when his wife sherri 2nd...last seen jogging on this rural road in redding. keith says he reported his wife missing when she didn't pick their children up from daycare...and he used the "find my phone" app to locate her cell phone -- found on the side of the street. tom bosenko, shasta county sheriff: sot: "investigators are pouring thorugh data as you can imagine in today's modern smartphones, there can be a lot of data to look at" keith says his wife's headphones were still attached, entangled with strands of hair. he believes she was abducted. tag: the sheriff says a secret

50- thousand dollar rewardto help find the missing woman...and that the search does become more difficult as time goes on. ll abc news los angeles carla tosses to mahsa mahsa ad libs fatal crash at cheyenne & fort apache motorcyclist dead a horrifying dog attack is caught on camera..

and might be disturbing. you can see a woman pick up her 2-year- old son as two dogs approach. she races to the front door and tries to get back inside her home.. but that's when things get worse. the dogs begin biting the woman's arms as she protects the toddler. a neighbor comes to help..but the dogs won't stop. the dogs also bit the boy several times.. even pulling his hair "big laceration on his face and his leg. ck be okay and we're just praying he doesn't get any infections." butt with "the people that did help, i really appreciate them and very thankful they were there. otherwise my son and my wife might not be here today." the little boy is hospitalized.. and is expected to need plastic surgery. the dogs are under quarantine by animal control. the family is planning to file a lawsuit. pledge-v a high school student.... in texas..... got a controversial punishment for not standing....

instead... she was sent to the principals office and paddled. :20 "we are supposed to be one nation under god and that is not what we are right now so i don't feel like that is what i want to represent," in texas... school districts are required by law.... to have a "pledge of allegiance".... every school day. last week... a substitute teacher took offense..... that carrie didn't stand for the pledge.... so she was paddled. but carrie says.... that wasn't justified. according to the student code of conduct... a student isn't required to stand..... during the pledge of the school says..... carrie was being disruptive... and... they do punish students... for that. be sure you check out the moon sunday night or early monday morning. it's going to be the closest it's been to the earth since january 1948. we talked with nasa today about the new things we're learning about it. --dr. noah petro / nasa scientist "one of the great surprises coming back from the spacecraft at the moon is we're actually able to detect for the first time ever changes on the lunar surface. we've been mapping the moon at high resolution for over seven

we take today to images we took previously in the mission."-- sunday's supermoon will appear 14- percent larger than the largest full moon.. and 30-percent brighter. in fact.. the moon won't look appear this big and bright again until 2034. these highs well above normal will subside and we will just fall into the above normal category for the weekend. highs will drop a few degrees on saturday compared to friday. we expect to top out at 76 to that number to 77 on sunday. a few overhead clouds are likely through the day saturday, more sun on sunday. overnight lows will drop into the mid 50s each morning which is still warmer than where they should be. to start off the week highs will approach 80 for monday with nothing but sunshine

winds will pick up on wednesday to the windy category but those winds will bring in bigger changes to the forecast. we will drop those temperatures back to near 70 on wednesday with partly sunny skies. overnight into thursday expect some cold conditions in the morning with lows in the 40s. highs will even be cooler into thursday afternoon. of now is slight, but there is a chance we pick up a light shower in spots. it was a campaign unlike any we've ever seen in american

time ever..... from some of those closest.... to president-elect donald trump..... about his unorthodox path.... to the white house.

the man... the movement... the moment. after an unprecedented

a stunning upset... donald trump captured the presidency. tonight on 20/20... tom llamas... who spent over.... - 5- hundred days on the campaign trail.... covering trump.... takes viewers through.... the making of the president-elect. clip #1 tom llamas: 12:02:02:12 has being so close to donald trump affected any of your personal relationships with friends or family? omarosa manigault: 12:02:08:25 absolutely.// there are people who stopped talking to me, // who stopped calling me. it has been a very long, 12:02:26:24 people who've known you your entire life? omarosa manigault: 12:02:28:15 oh, yeah. i-- one of my bridesmaids was involved-- tom llamas: 12:02:31:15 one of your bridesmaids?// omarosa manigault: 12:03:02:24 a woman who was going to be in my wedding in the spring. // and i will never forget the (crying) it's been so incredibly hard. clip #2 tom llamas: 14:54:59;08 did you think he'd make it this

political experience. lara trump: 14:55:04;12 i would be lying if i gave him 100 percent chance to get him into the wh, no i think we were all very surprised-- early on, actually, by the number of people that got behind him. but i'll tell you that i did switch my tune because as soon as i got out and started campaigning hard, and got out on the road and talked to people, and really saw the movement that formed behind him and the enthusiasm of the people, tom llamas: 14:55:34;11 "he's gonna win this thing." lara trump: 14:55:52;27 // and we had 400 people come to an event who were so enthusiastic. women who were coming up to me crying saying, "if he doesn't get in i don't know what my family's going to do. everyone i know is voting for him. we have to do this. i'm praying for him." the number of-- of people that came up and said that they were praying for him, praying for us as a family, just right there i said, "there's gotta be

gonna win. coming up later.. in tonight's abc primetime lineup.. 8:00 - last man standing 8:30 - dr. ken 9:00 - shark tank 10:00 - 20/20 11:00 13 action news.. live at 11.. that's 13 action news for now.. but remember.. we're always on.... at k-t-n-v dot com.. and... our k-t-n-v mobile app. "inside edition" is next so stay with us. thank you for watching..

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