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 twopl comes to key issues that won the 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 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 for backward. >> breitbart the conservative 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 making the nazi salute. 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 m -- balloons in honor of those lives lost. >> reporter: the driver of that bus johnthoney walker has been charged with reces endangerment and he was driving 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 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.

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 visibility. 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

maybe pittsburgh minor delays. 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 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

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 hono 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,

not just to speak lines but to 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 tra trail bladzer. >> there were musk cal icons. >> i am the president. he is >> 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 a navy destroyer broke down 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

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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 so over it, turkey pardon thing. 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.

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>> this is 7news now. >> christa: good morning, everybody. it's wednesday. we're good to go for 7news "today in new england." >> kris: here are some stories we're working on for you today. first up, breaking news this morning. severals be police officers hit by a car and dragged in dorchester. right now investigators are searching for the suspect who left the scene. we're live with the latest on that search. >> christa: former house speaker sal dimasi speaking out for the first time sincing with released from prison. he's grateful to be home with his family. he received a compassionate release because he's battling cancer. >> kris: family and friends of a woman beaten to death outside of a lowell party gather for a vigil. on tuesday police made an arrest in connection with that deadly attack. investigators continue searching for other suspects. >> christa: and one lucky pair

star-studded pizza party. the stars grabbing pizza with tom brady, matt damon and ben affleck, part of a contest they paid $10 to enter. >> kris: i wonder who picked up the bill for that one. >> christa: i think brady is a generous guy. >> kris: think so? we need to be generous when it comes to the forecast. how is the forecast looking for the holiday, wren? >> wren: breezy but not as windy as yesterday. winds die down as we head into tonight. by tomorrow this is our main hiccup for the w easy today. again, as we head enter your thanksgiving day, we could be looking at a wintry mix in the morning and a bit of a coating of snow, especially west of worcester county. we have a rainy stretch ahead, as well, so our sunshine really leaves us after today. hopefully you can get outside and enjoy some of that. satellite and radar showing very quiet conditions throughout new england and throughout the country, though, we have a couple showers. this is our next frontal system. snow in the upper midwest. rain showers throughout the mississippi valley. this is going to continue to march further westward.

weaken. as we head enter your thanksgiving forecast, even though we're looking at that chance for a wintry mix, it's not going to be all this impressive. at best we're talking about a coating of snow, freezing drizzle, but that could definitely make for some slick spots as you are traveling tomorrow morning. it will be a soggy day, as well. temperatures are cool. it's feeling like we're in the low to mid-20s. again worcester feeling like the mid-teens here. as we head into today's forecast, we're going to warm up a little further than yesterday. highs in the mid to low 40s with plenty ofsh your thanksgiving forecast again showing that wintry mix possible in the morning. and then we add on some drizzle as we head into the rest of the day. that becomes spotty for us. "today in new england" starts now. >> christa: up first here at 5:00 a.m., breaking news. police searching for a driver who hit and dragged several officers in dorchester and then took off. >> kris: another breaking story from overnight, shots ringing out in roxbury. a man walks into a store to get help after being shot in the parking lot. >> christa: a driver

bus driver after reports of alarming abuse on board involving young students. ism also millions of americans getting ready to start their thanksgiving holiday. it's expected to be busy on the roads and up in the skies today. >> this is 7news "today in new england." >> kris: let's not forget the train tracks either. a lot of people using the trains. >> christa: they're saying this is going to be the busiest year in nine years for travel. wow. >> kris: good wednesday morning. or thanksgiving eve, ifou i'm kris anderson. >> christa: and i'm christa delcamp. we know you want to check out the forecast. very important. wren clair is here. maybe some snow tomorrow? >> wren: we could see a couple flurries. a better chance in interior massachusetts and western massachusetts. across the coast, we could grab a coating, but we're also looking at the chance for a wintry mix. right now it's easy travel conditions. we briefly see high pressure today. more sunshine for us. still a little breezy, and it's cool again here today. wind-chill factors feeling like we're in the low 20s,