i promise i would find it for you. right here on "mad money." i'm jim cramer. i will see you tomorrow. tens of millions are head for plane, trains and automobiles today on what's one of the busiest travel days ayear. >> the president-elect is sure to have almost two completely different plats election. stocks soared new highs for the dow and s&p. and president obama honors 21 extraordinary americans, we have behind the scene details. "early today" starts right now. >> good morning. this morning, donald trump is

resort. it comes as he reverses course on key campaign promises while continuing to fill his cabinet. this morning the curry reports that south carolina governor nikki haley has been picked to be u.n.'s ambassador. we have word that dr. ben carson, one-time 2016 candidate has been offered the secretary housing urban and development post. mitt romney emerged as a top contender for secretary of state. it's a big trump sit down turning head. after he backed off major campaign pledges, on the record and key among them, not prosecuting hillary clinton. he's what he said back on the campaign trail. >> hillary clinton should have been prosecuted and she should right now be in jail. >> lock her up! lock her up! >> that was then.

clinton is quote well just not something i don't feel very strongly about saying he doesn't want to hurt the clinton, adding she went through a lot an suffered greatly in many different ways. trump's campaign manager kelly anne conway backed up trump's position saying this to nbc's chris matthews. >> he says it was a vicious primary, a vicious campaign. he thinks she and the clinton versus suffered enough. he just wants to unite the country and move forward not site is blaring the title, broken promise, while the judicial watch says backing off clinton it would be a quote betrayal of the american people to drain the of out of control corruption in d.c.. during the campaign, he agree tacked the paris accord, signed by nearly every nation in the

that our companies can compete. >> now, trump says, he has a quote open mind about the deal, adding that when it comes to global warming, quote, i think there is some connectivity between human activity and climate change. the president-elect condemned and disavowed the recent gathering of alt right member itself when the conservative ties with white nationalism brought shock to many members trump says it's not a group i want to energize and if they are energized i want to look into it and find out why. we are now looking the trump foundation if a new tax filing admit to violating irs rules, when it comes to trump's conflict of interest. the president-elect tells the "time's question" the law is on my side t. president can't have a conflict of interest rnltsz

waking up with heavy hearts after monday's deadly bus crash that killed five children. five are still hospitaled, six are still in critical condition. the church released ploons in -- balloons in honor of those lives lost. >> reporter: the driver of that bus johnthoney walker has been charged with reckless well over the speed limit on a narrow windy road when he lost control of the bus. nbc news learned that walker had his license suspended in 2014 for 25 days for failure to show insurance and he was involved in another minor school bus accident just two months ago, no one was injured. among those killed nine-year-old zoe nash, her younger brother

intensive care. >> it's so tragic for so many families. >> that bus carrying 37 students was not equipped with seatbelts. the ntsb expects the on-scene investigation to last seven-to-ten days. they have one key witness driving behind the bus. they are asking for any other witnesses to come forward. there is good news in the fight against syria, a new airstrike killed a senior leader last week. accord announcement. zplp hamaj's removal represents another blow to al qaeda in syria and shows u.s. continuation to pose a threat to the u.s., our allies and interests. >> he originally joined al qaeda and later mooed to a syrian affiliate. he had ties to terrorist groups throughout southwest asia. getting ready for a big day

thanksgiving, now it's time to face one of the biggest travel days of the year. let's check in with meteorologist bill karins, how are we looking across the country, bill? >> it's a storm, i don't think it's a horrible storm. i don't think we have crazy delays out there. this is what the delays look. as far as airports go the areas of red, minneapolis, o'hare, detroit, possibly even seattle and port land a little later on today, light rain, as far as the highways go and the road, interstate 94, interstate-80 will have some issue itself. in the west, most will be later today into this evening. as far as the interstate go, driving wise, there will be rain, low visibility. not icy from chicago to nashville. we will find areas of the most, too, tomorrow if you travel early on thanksgiving day, some of those light showers will be

in the west, we will be dealing with more rain. i think travel thanksgiving day looks a lot easier than what people deal with today. here's a closer look at your day ahead. for today, you have a little wintry weather still left over. be careful driving in minnesota and northern wisconsin today. still a little coating of ice on the ground. thankfully no tornado yesterday or overnight. thunderstorms today into louisiana. and, of course, we got macy's parade forecast coming up. and black friday forecast. >> there is that to look past thanksgiving. bill, thank you very much. 21 of the innovators were celebrated by president obama if his final med am of freedom ceremony, awarding them with the nation's highest civilian honor, michael jordan, bruce springsteen, a star-studded class of honorees even the president admitted may be the best ever.

more. >> president obama hosting and celebrating the 21 distinguished americans who each has left an indelible mark on the nation's fabric. >> extraordinary americans who have lifted our spirit, strengthened our union, pushed us toward progress. >> receiving the prestigious medal of freedom honor, received michael jordan. >> character actors, like the buy the from space jam. >> legends of the screen, redford, hanks and deniro. >> a sicilian father turned new york mobster a. mobster who runs a casino. a mobster who need therapy. >> actress sicily tyson. >> once she got her education and broke into the business,

speak out. >> reporter: for those left wondering by this tweet, ellen degeneres made it forgotten i.d. notwithstanding, where the president paradesed her had a trail blazer. >> there were musk cal icons. >> i am the president. he is the >> reporter: the dodgers legend joined an exclusive club. >> i think as human being, we looked at each opt and thought, we have really been fortunate. i know i have been for sure. >> all that star power marking the president's last months in office. >> very fitting, before the end of the year, with the elections and the division itself the country had, these are people we get behind and celebrate.

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allegation into brad pitt abuse allegations, this comes 11 days after he was cleared of allegationles of physical abuse against his children. the l.a. county department of children and family services says the investigations stem from a september incident aboard a private jet carrying pitt, his now estranged wife angelina jolie and their children. pitt and jolie filed for divorce in november after one month. they were cruising through the panama canal when all of a sudden it lost propulsion. apparently the $14.4 billion ship had to be towed into port. a suspect has been arrested in the shooting of a police officer, bringing the city's manhunt to the end. the officer was investigating

29-year-old called for backup and was later found wounded on the ground. the five-year veteran is the university's first officer to be shot on duty. he is now on surgery in critical condition. the suspect deangelo daveys is now in custody. taking a turn here from nbc sports, say hello to the vegas golden nights. five months after they were awarded with an expansion team the team's name was can you imagine, it's vegas. go big or go home. >> yep. >> the knights are the 31st franchise in the national hockey league. they will be playing next fall a. reminder, you can catch all the nfl action right here on nbc. >> just in case you needed one more attraction when you go to vegas, you will have a special sport to vote for.

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today's video captured a massive fireball the bright flash is believed to be a meteor. in fresno, california, a cat was rescued after they went nine days without food or watt at all t. brave feline was lowered to the ground by a worker reunited when an owner had to be so starveding look at that, he was it's that time of year, it's a yearly tradition. today president obama will pardon his final thanksgiving turkeys, as the "tonight show" jimmy fallon points out, after eight years the president might be over it. >> today i have the awesome responsibility of granting a pardon to a pair of turkeys. we can't wait to pardon these turkeys with that, i think we will bestow the official pardon. >> the most powerful position in

awesome and solemn responsibilities. this is not one of them. >> it is, it is a little puzzling that i do this every year. >> oh, boy, oh, boy. >> the best part is watching sasha and malia, too. they can't wait until it's over. >> remember when you are a teenager, you get dragged to those things, i think are you kind of over it. >> you are texting your frie millions of americans retirement funds 401 ks are getting fatter. people may not be so thankful this thanksgiving. good morning. >> good morning, these u.s. markets continue to rally. we have the dow above 19,000. the s&p reaching 2,000. turkey is the market.

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>> welcome back on this wednesday. the busiest travel day of the whole year they said. areas of the ohio valley, light rain for you today. thunderstorms moving from east texas into louisiana. that's the only problem. the forecast for the macy's parade improved in new city. if you will not be there in person, it will be a few showers. 41 degrees. the best thing for all the kid is that the winds will only be about five-to-ten miles per hour. so buzz lightyear and all his friends will be right down the avenue, no problem with the balloons, guys. >> no problem. have you spongebob, right there, he will smack you in the head.

more than the past president's combined. they will be released next year. 20 were serving life sentences. traveling more than 240 miles, the u.s. says dallas returned home for the holidays, loved ones in connecticut and on its final journey, now the submarine made stops in scotland, france along with other ports, the ship had a glimpse of hollywood fame in the 1999 thriller "huntor october." after 35 years in the fleet, this is the last scheduled deployment for the navy submarine. hopefully it will make it to new york. >> nasa astronaut says how they will spend their thanksgiving 200 miles abof the earth. >> happy thanksgiving up here in space. i will try to make it as much

here's our turkey, right here, one of our side dishes is candied yams. i have cherry blueberry cobbler for dessert. we will hook up live football games to watch to complete the experience of thanksgiving. >> no football, it's not thanksgiving. >> no football. it was the second time, he will celebrate thanksgiving in space. >> just a reminder, today's powerball jackpot is $359 io if you take the cash lump sum. officials say it's the 11th largest jackpot in history. >> somebody's holiday. >> you get that pool going for your money? >> i'm in. if not, it rolls over, after thanksgiving it may get up there, too. >> let's do it. i'm ready. happy thanksgiving. >> thanks for watching with the early today."

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this morning -- parents say they complained about a bus driver before a deadly crash in tennessee this week. plus -- one iowa school district is taking extra steps to keep kids safe on their bus rides. also this morning -- several white house. they'll be getting out of prison and a powerful rescue... in more ways than one. a lot of things had to go right for this cat to come down. i'm jerry gallagher.