making news in america this morning -- breaking overnight. officers in four cities ambushed. one of them murdered in front of the the police headquarters. the search for suspects. the latest on the investigations. extreme weather. parts of the northeast getting nearly a foot of snow. it's not over yet. we're tracking more winter travel week gets under way. marathon meetings for the president-elect. a parade of possible cabinet members. nearly two dozen people in two days sitting down with donald trump as he takes to twitter to pick a fight with "snl" as well as "hamilton." and happening now, the pipeline protests in north

demonstrators clashing with deputies who are using water cannons on the crowd. good monday morning, everyone. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm mara schiavocampo in for diane. investigations are under way after a wave of violence against police officers across the country. officers where wounded in the line of duty in st. louis, sanibel, florida, and gladstone, missouri. and in san antonio benjamin marconi was murdered while writing a traffic ticket outside police headquarters. >> this morning, a growing memorial. signs, balloons, candles. this morning, police officers targeted. manhunt under way in san antonio, where a traffic stop turned deadly. detective benjamin marconi, a 20-year veteran of the force, stopping a vehicle just outside of police headquarters. a man getting out, shooting

>> i have an officer down in front of headquarters. >> reporter: the 50-year-old father of two rushed to the hospital where he passed away. in st. louis, another ambush. an officer shot twice in the face while hit sitting in his patrol car. the unidentified father of three now in critical but stable condition. after a city-wide manhunt. police and the suspect exchanging gunfire overnight. the alleged shooter killed by authorities. an officer in gladstone was shot while making a traffic stop. the kansas the officer is expected to survive. a suspect was wounded in the incident. and in south florida, an officer was shot in a drive-by while he was conducting a traffic stop on sanibel island. a suspect was taken into custody after an exchange of gunfire with police. the officer was hit in the shoulder and was treated and released at the hospital. in the wake of the shootings, st. louis will have two officers per squad car. >> san antonio is taking a similar stance. officers will not conduct

this morning's other big story. extreme weather making a mess of roads and airports on this busy travel week. >> tricky timing. there's a major winter storm under way from the midwest to the northeast. communities like batavia, new york, midway between rochester and buffalo, expecting as much as nine inches of lake-effect snow. >> the strongest areas of snow are over new york. strong pennsylvania, new jersey, and new england. let's get the complete forecast from accuweather's paul williams. paul, good morning. >> good morning, kendis, mara. showers and thunderstorms slowing travel to the mississippi valley region. keep in mind, we're looking for tuesday, wednesday, possibility of three to six inches from

around the mississippi. getting dryer throughout portions of the midwest through the week as you get closer to thanksgiving. mara? kendis? >> all right, paul, thank you. president-elect trump is expected to announce more cabinet appointments as early as today, after a weekend that was jam-packed with meetings. >> he sat down with people for a series of key positions. but still found time for a twitter rant. against the most popular show on broadway. we get the latest from janai norman. janai, good morning. >> reporter: kendis and mara, good morning. as donald trump met with his top candidates this weekend, he couldn't stay off twitter. from a settled lawsuit to the play "hamilton" to calling "saturday night live" biased and not funny, the president-elect tweeted about it all. from president-elect to king of twitter. this weekend, we saw both sides of donald trump. >> we're going to have a great day. >> reporter: smiling and statesmanlike, he lined up 20 meetings in two days. using twitter to tease possible announcements.

mad dog mattis, a contender for secretary of defense was very impressive. >> he is the real deal. >> reporter: the transition team promising to announce more picks soon. amid ongoing backlash over the five positions already filled. like national security adviser lieutenant general michael flynn who called islam a cancer. >> is he in line with how president-elect trump views islam? >> i think so. i mean, look. phrasing can always be done differently. clearly, there are some aspects of that faith that are problematic. >>ep weekend former new york mayor rudy giuliani, new jersey governor chris christie, and former candidate mitt romney. >> his promises are as worthless as a degree from trump university. >> reporter: the president-elect taking to twitter. to address that very issue. trump university in friday's $25 million settlement to end the fraud cases against the now closed school, writing the only bad thing about winning the

long but winning trial on trump u. too bad. he followed with three tweets, calling the cast of "hamilton" rude. writing they harassed vice president-elect mike pence and calling for an apology. pence, seeming to disagree with his boss. >> i wasn't offended by what was said. >> reporter: and one big announcement from the transition team this weekend. word that future first lady melania trump and her son, barron won't be moving to the white house in january. they'll stay in new york through the spring to allow the 10-year-old to finish school there. kendis and mara? >> our janai norman live in washington. thank you. and speaking of president obama, who is back in washington, home from his final overseas trip on board air force one, talking to reporters before he left peru, he says he doesn't intend to constantly criticize donald trump. but he will speak out if the president goes too far. the president was in peru where

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philadelphia. breaking overnight. police are now calling the clashes with protesters in north dakota a riot. this, of course, over the controversial pipeline project in the area. >> one officer was hit on the head with a rock thrown by protesters. deputies have been using water cannons despite the below-freezing temperatures. they're also using tear gas on demonstrators. as they try to push past a bridge on to a highway. the proteste sites that are sacred to american indians. and could pollute the missouri river. one person was arrested. as the tense standoff continues. one of the two suspects heading to court over a brutal murder in manhattan is denying that they did anything wrong. joey comunale was stabbed 15 times after going the a luxury apartment with a group of people he had met at a nightclub.

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finally from us, more and more women are finding ways to have a career while working from home. >> abc's karen travers has that story. >> want a sandwich? >> reporter: elizabeth is a mom-preneur. >> i work for plexus worldwide. it's a plant-based supplement company. >> reporter: the word mom-preneur may be >> i'll send out a message and say, hey, i've been doing this for quite some time. the products are great. i would love to share more with you if you're interested. >> we would like to look at this more closely. i'll pass it around. >> reporter: it's like tupperware or mary kay cosmetic parties. except they've moved out of the living room and online. elizabeth is one of thousands of women working for companies like this. skin care company rodan and fields says it has 150,000 independent consultants.

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