? breaking overnight. two ambush style attacks on officers in two separate states. one is dead and the other critical. a manhunt for the shooters is underway. president elect donald trump had a busy weekend interviewing cabine "saturday night live as being unfair. president obama returned with advice for the donald and democrats. and snow already having a big impact on prethanksgiving travel. "early today" starts right now. >> iright now police are on the hunt for a suspect in the murder of a san antonio police officer.

fatally shot in broad daylight. he was making a routine traffic stop when this vehicle pulled up behind the detective and the driver got out and walked up to the detective's window, and shot him twice in the head fatally. >> in my opinion what we know right now this was nothing short of an assassination of a police officer. he happened to be wearing the wrong colorers. blue. person of interest seen in this photo and they don't believe he has any relationship with the original motorist pulled over. san antonio officers were advised not to make traffic stops alone and ordered to call for back up instead. and the suspect is considered to be armed and dampgerous. the ambush attack happened sunday when a suspect pulled

face. it was unprovoked with the officer merely sitting in traffic. the 46-year-old is in critical but stable condition. he's expected to survive. they say he's a married father of three who has been with the department for 20 years. this morning police officers are ordered to travel in pairs as they use helicopters and s.w.a.t. teams in the search for the suspect who drove off in a silver car. it was a nonstop meetings for president elect donald trump as he met 21 different cabinet members at his new jersey golf club. he met a former school chancellor of washington d.c. also rudy giuliani, todd ricks and retired general, james mattis.

transition team announced general mike flynn for nsa. jeff sessions for attorney general and mike pompeo as head of the cia. and trump sat down for a one on one with former massachusetts governor, mitt romney. the meeting described as very good. and when "saturday night live" lampooned with alec baldwin, the show also took trump task on his policy. >> you came and said you were g back to our town. >> every single one? >> yes, sir. if you could build a wall 2,000 miles long on the mexican border, i'm sure you could help us. >> how long is that wall? >> 2,000 miles. >> 2,000 american miles? >> when we found out you had a secret plan, it really inenergid us. >> that's right. a plan. very secret.

>> while that was enough to draw instant criticism from the real donald trump on twitter. he said quote i watched parts of nbc "saturday night live" last night. it's a totally one-sided biassed show. nothing funny at all. baldwin took the complaints responding equal time? election is over. there's no more equal time. now you try to be president and that's it. the tirade came one day after demanded the cast of hamilton apologize for what he says was harassment against mike pence. when the vice president elect received a speech from the cast. >> we truly hope this show has inspired you to uphold our american values and to work on behalf of all of us. all of us. >> however, pence says the entire controversy was much ado

offended. >> the back and forth regarding hamilton over shadowed namely the $25 million settlement in a trump university lawsuits and we know -- we have news incoming first lady milania and barren trump will be staying in new york city until the end of the school year while trump is expected to move to the white house as planned. president obama returned from his final just a short time ago, getting off air force 1 and making his way back the white house after wrapping up his trip to perue. that's the final stop in his apec summit tour. while he doesn't intend to be trump's constant critic, he won't rule it out once he's an american citizen. >> as an american citizen who cares deeply about our country,

less to do with the specifics of some legislative proposal or battle but go to core questions about our values and our ideals and if i think that it's necessary or helpful for me to defend those ideals, then i'll examine it when it comes. >> so those comments came during the president's final with russian president vladimir putin. they were to have discussed the ukrain and syria in a 4 minute face to face. and good news for drivers hitting the roads. not so great for those flying. right now there are at least two deaths blamed on the latest winter storm in minnesota and hundreds of accidents. slick conditions caused more trouble for travellers in new york state.

1 to several inches per hour make driving difficult or impossible to some. gusts up to 30 miles per hour hit some people. they're urging residents to avoid unnecessary travel. >> let's get an update and more with meteorologist bill karins. >> good morning. the snow storm in minnesota on friday regenerated huge windstorm and especially the upslope mountains got a lot of snow in the berkshires. right now the worst is around syracuse, rochester. that's where we could get an additional 12 inches of snow. weather related delays in the northeast. and in the middle looks fine for travel. in the new days ahead, a new storm. now here's a closer look at your

struggle and there's a good deal of snow on the ground. new york had nine to 10 inches of snow in the last 26 to 36 hours. a lot of people have seen their first hard freeze of the season. and of course the busier travel days are coming. but you're not going to be dealing with anything like this. this is what we saw over the weekend in england. the storm brought about 80 mile-per-hour winds and i'm happy heading our way for our very busy travel days ahead. >> i like the umbrella taking it head on. >> you don't want the snap in your face. >> bill, thank you very much. still ahead, is it advice you're going to take. president obama's interesting advice for fellow democrats. plus e meet the oldest division one football player in history. 55 years old and he just made senior day historyay history.

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this is an amazing story. meet 55-year-old joe thomas senior. you see him with the ball. a running back for south carolina state. now thomas enrolled at south carolina state with his son who also played football. thomas is believed to be the oldest division one football player to ever take the field. he said it was a dream 26 years in the making. >> just follow your dream. it's all about you when you do what you need to do. a lot of people -- they don't follow up on it. >> it happened on saturday afternoon. he carried the ball three yards on a play in the first quarter on senior day. he later told reporters it was the happiest day of his life and his accomplishments prove again age is just a number. you can see the members of the opposing team congratulating and

on camera in georgia. it started when a wheelchair bound 70-year-old man called 911. >> there's a fire in my bedroom. >> how many people are in the house? >> i need somebody to hurry. >> i need everyone to get out of the house. >> good thing police and firefighters arrived quickly. they drag him out through the smoke which was just it was really difficult to get him out and get enough oxygen really. he suffered burns on both arms but expected to be okay. a local fire chief says it's only a matter of minutes between having a completely different outcome. obama gives strong support to nancy pelosi and saying democrats need to change if they want to take back control of

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going to go on. it's baggage handlers, janitors, wheelchair assistants. they're looking for a $15 an hour wage and union rights. they're going to announce their decision a little bit later in the morning. it's not going to slow down travellers. that's going to build through the week. whether it's here, another airport or out on the road. there are going to be patience stretch to their limits this week. the holiday rush has started. >> we're expecting nearly 49 million americans to be traveling more than 50 miles away from home and a majority say they're going to drive. >> reporter: more than 43 million fuelled in part by falling gas prices. >> the gases at the pump are

>> they're predicting their busiest travel season in history. >> reporter: millions will move through airports across the country just months after stepped up security measurers led to long lines and major headaches. >> i'm hoping i can even make nmy flight. >> reporter: officials say they're ready for this week's crowd. >> we also can address mitigate them before they become extended. >> reporter: and hopefully giving you extended time with family and friends over the holiday. >> that was nbc's jay gray from chicago's o'hare airport. plus a new starbucks cup controversy to tell you about. you're watching "early today." introducing, new olay eyes. eyes shouldn't show your age, they should express how you feel.

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