no. >> i remember screaming. he finally murdered her. he finally killed her. he did it. jeff: he is david black it. at the time, bonnie had a protective order against him. they were going through a custody battle and she was days away from finalizing what had been an ugly divorce. >> he is a sick individual. >> months later black was arrested for the killing and earlier this week a jury convicted him of first-degree murder. a verdict that delivered >> there was no doubt. >> i thought if he tried to kill her we'd get to him in time. i didn't think she would die. >> tammy and betty ann say they were always there for bonnie. a devoted psychologist and loving mother who is missed always. >> we need to figure out a new

was. >> tammy says she is dedicating a great deal of her time and energy to helping victims of domestic violence. she wants to change laws across the country in virginia. extend resources and help people in abusive relationships get out and get help. bonnie black's two children are you living with her family. alison: they have been through so much. the fact they are even thinking about trying to help strong they are. jeff: tammy does not want her sister's death in vain. she wants other to get help and if she helps one person it would be worth her time and energy. alison: they are helping the children, too. thank you. larry: new development after a rape of a woman after a car crash. sheriff office has made an arrest.

roberto flores sibrian with a laundry list of charges. >> we have learned that roberto flores sibrian was arrested hundreds of miles away at a construction site in stanford, north carolina. flores sibrian w?stanford, nort. flores sibrian with charges of raped aggravated assault. he was living the fredericksburg area prior to the brutal assault in the early morning hours. she was driving along and hit by flores sibrian. the woman was dragged out of a car and into a ditch where police say she was sexual assaulted for more than two hours. tonight we understand according to authorities flores sibrian is being held in north carolina. back to you. alison: thank you very much. yet another day of marching and protests following the presidential election. so far, the protests appear to

last night. this is in portland where the police arrested a dozen people after protesters there began lighting fires. they were and have losing businesses and cars, too. protests in our area have been peaceful so far. but the violence elsewhere is putting some on edge around here as more demonstrations are now expected. stephen tschida following the story for us live outside the trump hotel. what are you seeing now? group behind me showed up. it's made up of young people who came here to denounce the president-elect, to call for democracy. and freedom. we have seen similar demonstrations today. >> an attempt at healing in front of the trump hotel. while much of the country grapples with sadness,

the white house. ronnie flew in from vermont this morning. too launch a one man demonstration. denouncing the language of the president-elect. >> i respect the presidency but i want to respect the person in the office. stephen: outside the trump hotel small protests throughout the day, esexpressing their view about the -- expressing their view about t never felt before. >> hotel and protesters are a stopping off point for tourists. >> it seemed like a tourist dition nation -- destination to come to. >> hoping to capture historic moment. >> i had a cousin that supported trump. i sent it to her to rub it in, maybe.

trump supporters were coming by to take pictures so not all the people are opponents or protesters of the outcome of the election. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. larry: meanwhile, american university's president is condemning a protest wednesday that included burning an american flag right on campus. in a memo to the entire campus, neil kerwin called the act profoundly students burned a flag protesting donald trump's election to the presidency. but burning a flag is disrespect and dangerous and it causes outrage in many quarters of society. larry? larry: new jersey governor chris christie is out and vice president elect mike pence is in at the top of president-elect trump transition team. pence was chosen in part for his connection of congress where he served 12 years.

mayor rudy giuliani. both are rumored to serve as trump's attorney general. >> i have no expectations. >> trump expressed the deepest gratitude to all who served in all the armed service and #thankavet. alison: president obama spent the morning at arlington national cemetery honoring those who gave their lives for alison: events were held all around the country to honor the troops. in texas, staff and students at a high school threw a thank celebration for veterans. >> i'm a little surprised at how great it was this morning.

got here. >> went through the program. i feel better and better about it. alison: people from all walk of life are taking time to thank those who serve. >> they used to call it the old soldier's home. some still do. folks came from around the region the armed forces retirement home to celebrate with veterans like the 92-year-old in belgium at the battle of the bulge. >> we received word we are surrounded by the german army. and told to surrender or be annihilated. >> we wasn't annihilated.

life. she set a wreath. among stateside vets, a cryptographer in world war ii. >> we worked on the japanesenail -- japanese naval codes. we were successful. >> naval gunner in the vets said thank you for your service is nice but for them it's more than that. >> it's about the guy or the gal to the left or the right of you. it takes you to another place. brotherhood or sisterhood. sam: i'm sam ford, abc7 news. larry: well, we are headed for

this season. alison: doug is joining us when we see temperatures to plunge. doug: it's starting out now. if this is coldest weekend of the winter season, i'd be happy. but no chance. tom roussey is in alexandria before sunset. took a beautiful image of the sky. cumulous clouds. it's a beautiful sunset across the hour by hour the temperatures fall, winds pick up. breezy and cold with the frost. 39 in the city by morning. most other areas are colder. lower 30 it. so the entire region in blue is under a frost advisory from 1:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. tomorrow night overnight to 9:00 sunday morning the area is under a free watch, indeed. the coldest weekend so far

breeze. 62. a nice recovery with the sunshine on sunday. next week, the warmer temperatures staying in the chill. i will let you know in nine minutes. alison: see you then. thanks. still ahead at 5:00, hours spent stuck on a roller coaster. how much the judge says the day of amusement gone awry is worth trapped 70 feet off the ground. larry: plus, a mosque's mission to bring peace after days of national turbulence on the president-elect website is testing their resolve. alison: serving those who served. the special gift for veterans and the amazing stories they are sharing tonight. larry: as we go to break we honor those who served like the marine captain frederick fulton. alison: thank you also to marine staff sergeant jason riley. share pictures of a vet lan you love -- veteran you love.

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larry: sign of res spent in baltimore that cost a pretty penny at national cemetery in baltimore. a vietnam veteran and his

graver. it's a long-standing sign of respect in the military and a symbol that someone came to remember the veteran's sacrifice. alison: leaving something behind is not limited to the cemeteries, of course. in fact, the vietnam memorial on the national mall always has some small trinket of love left at the base. jay korff joins us live with a closer look at the tradition and how the veterans are honored there today. jay? alison. we are here live at the vietnam veterans memorial in washington to honor the veterans and talk about a powerful story months in the making. first and foremost this is the day to honor those who are veterans and those who decide to serve and sacrifice for our freedoms. we should do this 365 days a year but this is the day we set aside for them. now, more than a thousand

this would end up being a moving event that included a touching wreath-laying ceremony. dozens of veterans organization participated in this, including the v.h.w., paralyzedded veterans and the vietnam veterans of america. here is part of the ceremony. >> we hope that we help the over 33 million visitors who come here understand that service. bravery, the sacrifice of the individuals and how that has shaped our nation. jay: the vietnam veterans memorial fund, they are building an education system not far from where i am standing. the education center will

over the years. for now the items are in a warehouse and not open to the public. we were able to get a peek inside. we were moved by what we saw we decided to focus on a few of the remarkable stories about the items left behind at the memorial and ended up going into the warehouse. we wanted to create something larger and bigger. we call it we have a special story at 11:00. indepth piece. in addition to that, the full documentary, 30-minute documentary is available for you to see at wjla.com. a story i was speaking to the original curator of the warehouse and the act of giving that people have been

nation's history and we hope to capture it in the documentary and hope you check it out. live at the wall, jay korff, abc7 news. alison: we will check it out. one more reminder join us tonight at 11:00. jay's exclusive tour of the warehouse. it is home to the awe-inspiring things left behind at the vietnam wall. doug: jay poured his heart and soul in the documentary. wonderful stories. alison: looking forward to watching that. doug: ready for a taste of doug: frost tonight. freeze on sunday morning and then it will warm up. let's get started. one of the newer weather bug school on the campus of madison trust elementary school in ashburn. fall colors showing up on the trees after sunrise. through the day. areas of cloudiness came through with the cold front.

the temperatures continue to drop. we are at 62 in reagan normal normal -- reagan national airport. 60 in culpeper. during the next couple of hours we will see a noticeable drop in temperatures through the 50's. aided by the gusty winds now coming out of the northwest. high pressure building in. these sustained wind speeds. 18 miles per hour at hagerstown. 14 at reagan national. they flare up to a gust of 22 miles per hour. the wind tonight as the temperatures fall. it will be chilly. especially in gaithersburg. where scott abraham is there for friday night football. montgomery blare -- montgomery blair makes a trip up to visit quince orchard. it will be 36 in fredericksburg and hagerstown. 35 in manassas. 37 in andrews. 43 in annapolis.

bit through the overnight hours and settle down a bit. still we wake up tomorrow to the combination of the winds and the temperatures yielding wind chills of 3 is degrees in manassas. 33 in baltimore. 35 in leesburg. 33 near joint base andrews. so what we have with the wind chill is a real push of a combination of cold and wind tonight. tomorrow night it looks as though we will seedy min niching the winds and cold air. in the day tomorrow, this is what we think in the afternoon. it will feel like the 40's starting out with that in mind and the winds dying off we have a freeze watch. it will run from late saturday night to 8:00 or 9:00 on sunday morning. these are the morning lows forecast for sunday morning. the coldest of the season no doubt. computer picks out 24 as projected low in culpeper. 25 in manassas. 32 at andrews. 39 in annapolis. 28 in frederick.

the next seven days. definitely a chill in the air tomorrow. plenty of sunshine. 52. bounce back up to 60 on sunday. monday we have ourselves a forecast of some sun shining clouds. a computer model persistent in forecasting the scattered showers in the afternoon. we are not 100% sold on that. it could effect viewing of the super gigantic, gargantuan super moon monday night. other than that, pleasant weather tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday. temperatures are 60 with alison: nice. not bad. happy veterans day to you. larry: thank you. alison: thank you for your service. doug: you're welcome. my pleasure. alison: still to come here, a mosque with an urgent mission. find peace and ease fears after donald trump is elected president. something we found on trump's website that disappear and then reappeared is testing their resolve. >> business in the areas are offering free deals for those who served.

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larry: an important message on veterans day but every day. freedom comes at a high cost. alison: as amy aubert plex ins some local businesses make sure those who serve our country are served big

>> it's the stories that you hear. >> stories give you goose bumps. >> like that of 102-year-old, an army veteran. >> the guns. 200 pounds. >> the free sandwich deal >> i'm a people person. i don't like being alone. >> they are giving away free cake to veterans who come through the door to celebrate the day. >> how is everything today? >> silver in bethesda also offering a free deal to veterans for the price they have already paid. >> they fought for us and for the freedom. we don't want to forget that. >> veterans can get a free entree at the restaurant. plus if you donate $10 to the fisher house from 4:00 to 7:00

>> ? by the dawn's early light ? >> those who served standing alongside friends, neighbors and family. honoring fellow service members and remembering the sacrifice. >> go around and they say thank you for your service. >> it makes you female good. >> ? and the home of the brave ?? larry: wonderful. alison: can you believe he is 102? larry: i know. alison: we thank him for his service. larry: i could listen to him all day. alison: all day. larry: the stories he has. god bless him. still ahead, stuck 70 feet off the ground for hours. a judge is determined how much money that is worth for the trapped at six flags. alison: plus a news crew becomes a story as it tries to cover a march against donald trump in baltimore. what happened that sent police

>> a show of solidarity at a northern virginia mosque amid concerns about what a trump presidency will mean. we will explain in a live report coming up. larry: we are continuing to honor those who served. sandra penn lives in fredericksburg. alison: thank you to sergeant grant vogt who serve in the old guard at the arlington national cemetery. send pictures of your beloved veteran to us at

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. it's more than helping customers, it's helping neighbors. ?? stand by me ?? announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. larry: a second night of anti-trump protests became violent across the nation. alison: including in baltimore where a reporter from our sister station harassed. cheng out the video. this is reporter keith daniels and a photographer preparing for a live hit. protesters got in the way and told them to leave. the crowd began surrounding them and ultimately police officers had to step in. >> if you look in that direction you see them standing there around the car. the police officer, sergeant here, they moved us out of the crowd. for some reason they targeted

alison: no one was hurt but it was a tense situation. about 600 people took the street last night. one woman was charged there with failure to obey a lawful order. larry: well, there are calls for peace tonight as we enter a third day of protests after donald trump elected president. some of the biggest calls are coming from the muslim community. despite trump's push to ban some muslims from entering the country. richard reeve is live in falls church with a mosque's mission and what we discover that is raising new richard? richard: yeah. larry, everything services just -- everything -- evening services ending. many of them asking a basic question. what does a trump presidency mean to them. a call to prayer at the islamic center. >> let's pray for peace and for people to have more tolerance.

a call for peace and solidarity. >> folks have anxiety on what will come january 20 and afterwards. >> hundreds attended young and old and many concerned about the trump immigration ban. a senior at george mason is especially concerned about the language on the official trump campaign website that calls for "a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on. >> don't let the differences divide us. we are all humans and americans and we need to come together. >> a statement about the ban vanished on election day but reappeared wednesday. campaign blamed technical glitch. >> if they are interested in violating the constitution we will see them in court. richard: a large number of the members are born in the u.s. and are american citizens and they hope the rhetoric is toned down and realize

>> it is sad. president of the most powerful country saying things like that. richard: many muslim leaders richard: many muslim leaders spoke out saying they were pleased that the language was removed from the website. only to see it reappear the next day. many here simply hoping for peace. in falls church, richard reeve, abc7 news. alison: thank you. well if you are thinking about working for grub hub, but you voted for trump, itmite not be a great fit for you. company c.e.o. matt maloney. he sent an e-mail to the employees suggesting if they agree with trump's rhetoric they should quit. in a statement, maloney say he didn't ask anyone to re-sign but said the company would not tolerate decrim thattory activity or hateful commentary in the workplace. abc7's coverage of the presidential election. the support for the president-elect and the outcry over his win as well continues

go to the election page. larry: more fallout from accident at six flags that left people stuck in the air for hours. judge reporting they pay $10,000 each to six riders. in 2014 the joker's jinx stalled near the top of the ride 70 feet high for five hours. 24 people were on the road. other lawsuits had been settled or are pending. alison: five hours. larry: five hours. alison: can you imagine? larry: no. alison: miserable. larry: long way up. alison: still ahead at 5:00, new troubles for a mayor caught in a shouting match after a teenager was pepper sprayed. >> she has very little impulse control. i understand that. >> where is your impulse control right now? alison: the election outcome that left hagerstown mayor in limbo and what could determine whether he keeps his job. mike: i'm mike carter-conneen

where today hundreds celebratedded veterans day. coming up why a 96-year-old world war ii vet said it was

steve: i'm meteorologist steve rudin. it will look a little bit at christmas at national harbor. th out and this weekend they will light it. they do it on sunday. veterans day parade in manassas tomorrow. temperatures around 50 degrees. i will be on the cool side. a bit breezy. wind chill factors are colder than that. don't forget vikings versus redskins on sunday fedex field. a bit warmer. a lot of sunshine to enjoy. temperatures around 60 degrees. come this sunday at 6:30 we have the official tree lighting ceremony at national harbor.

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alison: police believe the cause of the fire may be arson. they are searching for a man driving in a blue s.u.v. many areas not directly asked by flames are still seeing elevated air quality problems. because of the smoke and wind. larry: back and better than before. the best time to catch it this weekend. ahead at 6:00, the trump hotel is booked for inauguration weekend. are there deals to be had at other hotels in the area since the victory? we answer the question ahead. when it comes to memory, which sex is superior? those stories are coming up at 6:00. alison: that will cause arguments. the answer to that one. coming up next at 5:00, the hagerstown mayor fighting for his political life. what could determine whether he will keep his jobs weeks after his high profile shouting match over a teenager pepper sprayed by police.

i'm scott abraham. playoff time at quince or chard high school where the cougars are playing blair in the high school football game of the week. we reel have a preview in -- we'll have a preview in sports. larry: thanking the veterans like sergeant christopher claybon that was sent to us in burst.com/wjla. alison: this is another one.

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jonathan: a special 7 salutes on this veterans day. it started at the e to end all wars. the day was designated to give thanks to those who served our country. every year on november 11, it is a day to remember those who have given so much to a grateful nation. if you find yourself walking down the street and you see someone in uniform or maybe wearing a hat that signififies they are a veteran, extend a hand and thank fem for their -- thank them for their service. there are 22 million veterans in the country.

who at one time in their life decided to make a decision to serve a cause bigger than themselves. they served our country. they joined that protective line to stand, to fight and die if need be to protect the rights that the forefathers gave us. that selfless decision puts them in a glass by themselves. a class worthy of everyone's respect and worthy of a thank you. to all the veterans out there, we here at abc7 thank you for your service. while there is one designated to recognize the efforts here is homing that everyone uses every day -- hoping that everyone uses every day to remember you and all you have done. to all the men and women in all of the branches of the military, thank you so much. we owe you a debt we couldn't possibly repair. nice to see on a day like this, too many people out there. you see little kids running up to people in uniform and shaking their hands. good sight. larry: happy veteran to you, my friend. thank you for your service.

nation take notice. teenager peppersprayed with police as she collided with a car riding her bike. days later, hagerstown mayor added to the flame getting into a shouting match with the family. now that mayor's political career may be over. maryland bureau chief brad bell is following the developing story for us. brad? brad: so tonight we are live in hagerstown. it is a friday night. the lights are still on in the board of elections. they are still working. this is the simple ballot. no question who won but the problem is down here in the mayor's race. four days after the election, only a few campaign signs remain in hagerstown. for the incumbent mayor david gysberts, and the challenger former mayor bob bruchey. in the board of elections office they are still counting. unable to declare a winner.

it's possible that the absentee ballots and the provisional ballots may change the outcome. brad: here is where they stand, bruchey the republican challenger with 6,48votes to the incumbent gysberts 6,427. they are 58 votes apart. >> they use a reasonable amount of force. >> gysberts made news in november when he refuted police brutality did not return our calls. bob bruchey, the former two-term mayor was unavailable for an interview but told us by phone he hopes his lead holds when election officials count as many as a thousand absentee and provisional ballots next week. voters can only wait and watch along with the candidates. >> i don't think my vote would have mattered. >> some people just don't care. other people pay attention.

deputy director jackson says there is a lesson here. >> it is important to vote. your vote really does count. >> now that is so true. so absentee ballots had to be in the mail by the 8th. they don't have to get to the office until the 18th to be counted so this could be going on for quite a while. this part of the ballot here, that is for the city council. a couple of candidates there are separated by haveer than two dozen votes. as they say, every vote in hagerstown, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: thank you. time for a check on the roadways. jamie sullivan on traffic watch. jamie: we are seeing a lot of heavy traffic in a couple areas. but for the most part, the big picture is smooth sailing. 270 on the spur. this is at democracy boulevard. the heavy volume is heading southbound. you can see once you get to the outer loop of the beltway, we are still heavy.

for the most part we are completely clear. 95 in maryland. a great example of that. 24 minutes that will take you to travel between the beltways. same thing on the baltimore washington parkway. here on 92 at cherry hill road we are up in the 50s and the 60's. 95 southbound not often we say you are completely clear but that is what it is. southbound, northbound delay approaching the occoquan. no crashes to report right now. that is a look at >> thank you. we have a heads up for drivers on i-70. roadwork causing delays of the frederick howard county line. the maryland state highway administration says it will close two of the three eastbound lanes between state route 27 and route 94 by tonight. two right lanes are closed nfl 5:00 a.m. on monday. larry: good to know.

we get another lunch box weather. >> friday edition. doug: this morning molly cochran went to visit cedar lane elementary school in ash burn for the lunch box weather program. she explained how we forecast the weather. it's a special video to give the kids an inside look at how we put it together, how we get to tv and the instruments and the tools we use. she conducted weather expermits running the kid cam was easton. we got an interesting weather question from gavin. >> i'm gavin. i'm in fourth grade. what is the hardest part about making the forecast? doug: the hardest fast, this is one of the hardest to think about to answer. the best we come up with as a good example. for us, when we forecast the weather when we do it day after day and every day you are into it you are watching the computer models.

projection of what the weather may be for several days. what happens every now and then one computer model gives a different solution or outlook. that is something, you are looking at one of the models now. that happened to us in the past couple of days. we have been saying for the past few days monday would be clear. however, two days ago it's a computer model, european model that started to suggest a storm could come by and produce rain in the afternoons. we wrestle with it. do we go to w the comput so far, we are holding with the forecast. it probably won't rain on monday we keep the eyes open. if the other models come in agreement will be rain. we will awe just the forecast. it comes down do we believe the models or do we stick with our own experience or hunches? i tell the young folks in the weather center over the years if you react to the models exclusively, if you live and die by the models you better hope you are a cat. because you need more than nine lives.

especially in big storms. >> that is your experience comes in. doug: you never get it right all the time. it's different than the model says something and we change it. not on my watch we don't. larry: it's down see the science behind it. intriguing. doug: it's a lot of fun. alison: thanks. hi, erin. erin: well, the nba champion cleveland cavaliers are in town for a friday night matchup against the wizards fresh off the visit to the white hous washington looks for the second straight win. which won't come easy against lebron and company. john wall and the wizards hope to bring the same intensity tonight as they did against the celtics on wednesday. >> we know they are a tough team. they are defending champs. they just lost their first game. you know they will come in with edge on their shoulder to get back on a winning track. we have to come back in with the same focus to play the right way. erin: it is time now for

avenge last year's first round play off loss against quince orchard tonight. it's in gaithersburg. after a season opening loss to damascus the cougars haven't lost since. nine straight wins and this team certainly has a lot of momentum going into the postseason. blazers are just as good. 8-2 during the regular season. they have some revenge on their mind because in this very game last year, blair lost to quince so the cougars know they have their hands full. if you are going to the game or any high school game for that matter -- >> i think they are a different team than last year. they have a lot of veteran guys that play for them last year. averaging 40 points a game. very good skill kids. quarterback. solid on defense. it's a tough task for us tonight. erin: it sure will. if you are going to the game

send us the picture. go to burst.com/wjla. click high school football button. the photos may be featured in the high school sports final tonight at 11:30 on newschannel8. should be good. kick off at 7:00. larry: great rivalry. alison: it is. erin: hopefully the other team can bounce back to even it out. alison: thank you. larry: thanks. alison: well, coming up next on the veterans day. the program in maryland trying to help veterans wh hard times, avoid ending up in jail. larry: continuing to thank our veterans tonight like garland mason seen here receiving the bronze star. alison: thanks, too, to sergeant first class robert ellis, vietnam veteran. they were shared with us on burst.com/wjla. share pictures with us as well.

larry: troubling numbers for those who just graduated college. they are way down with $30,000 of student debt. but more than half of the graduates are working in jobs that don't require a degree. some employers say they can't fill the high-paying vacancies because they can't find workers with the right skills to do them. in north carolina, college-bound students are taking a second look at the pursuit instead of going old school with apprenticeships. >> one of my friends graduated college. four-year degree and working at best buy. for us we are guaranteed a job with $50,000 salary. jonathan: this sunday on "full measure" with sharyl attkisson, a look at how some

for cash. alison: across the country there are veterans dealing with substance abuse or mental health disorders and sometimes that can lead to criminal offenses. >> coming home isn't always sweet for the veterans. >> i moved to the city and started to hang around the wrong crowd. >> before long the streets led >> i got involved with drugs. it wasn't the best decision i made. >> the u.s. air force veteran had fallen on hard times. >> i kept to myself. they were really dark times when you think that you are by yourself. you get crazy thoughts. reporter: department of veteran affairs craig cook has seen it happen often to the veterans. >> they served our country. we need to provide an opportunity for them to come back to a life they want to

changed a year ago in part because of the v.a. but more so because of the maryland veterans court. which had just been established to help the vets facing misdemeanor criminal charges. >> what we do is mark a clearly marked path that the veteran can walk down and not alone. >> that is my opportunity to do what they need to do as far as getting on track again. >> for veterans like holingsworth he wouldn't be winning the battle if it weren't for the ba shelter and treatment programs to get him through this personal war. >> i did my time in the military. this was something that helped us. sometimes we need extra help. >> it's help that holingsworth hopes others will take advantage of. in baltimore, joy lapola, abc7 news. alison: that is it for "abc7 news at 5:00". here is what is coming up tonight at 6:00 --

who is in, who is out and why the names on the list might not live up to one of his campaign promises? next at 6:00, friday night protest. where anger at the new administration is starting to form for the third straight night. maureen: the trump transition is now underway. q mccray? q: with two months until the inauguration, time is of the essence. major part of the transition is who trump picks to ensure a

a lot of the names should sound familiar to you. behind closed doors at the trump tower in,, no president-elect donald trump working on transition plans deciding who will fill hundreds of jobs in his administration. including key cabinet positions. >> the number one characteristic donald trump is looking for is loyalty. that's something we saw over and over in the campaign and he wants a personal relationship with whoever he chooses. q: the transition team now le pence, replacing chris christie. chris christie and ken rudy giuliani and are vice chairs and the names are circulating for the attorney general candidate. in the search for chief of staff some speculate the list of the appointees includes trump's son-in-law.