. new details this morning surrounding president-elect donald trump's transition team and potential cabinet members. that's making more than a few people very nervous. president obama opens up about his successor as he tries final european trip. will enough jobs return to the u.s. to satisfy those who elected trump in the first place? >> what happens when politics turns ugly over accusations of a kremlin connection. saying good-bye to a trail blazing journalist of the highest quality, "early today" starts right now. >> good morning, everyone, i'm ayman mohyeldin.

today democrats are carrying out a coordinated attack on trump's appointments. meanwhile, republicans warn to ease concerns over ban none's past. >> that's not the steve ban none that i know and i spend a lot of time with him and here's a guy who is a harvard business school, london school economic, ten year advising admirals. >> i find him to be a very, very smart man and a loyal patriotic american and sometimes in politics you get labelled a certain way or another way, but i think people will find in him a real asset to the country. >> despite democrat's efforts to bash ban none, president obama in his first press conference since the election is refusing to attack trump for the hiring position. >> it would not appropriate for

donald trump will be the next president the 45th president of the united states and it will be up to him to set up a team that he thinks will serve him well and reflect his policies. >> president obama even went so far as to vouch for trump's own foreign policy positions, saying while trump campaigned hard against nato, the relationship with the organization would co intense jockeying has rudy guiliani as a top contender as secretary of state. >> rudy guiliani and john bolton are the top ten and guiliani's flat out refusal of the other position, guiliani continued to bring the conversation back to

diplomatic relations with russia. >> that effort may have gotten a kick-start after president-elect trump spoke with president-elect vladmir putin, puting telling trump he is hoping for a dialogue. all of that as we learned trump's transition team is openly inquired for getting security clearances for the older children and son-in-law jared no formal why has been made, however, come election day, president-elect trump would be at his leisure to grant the clearance to whoever he chooses. >> while trump may be adding his children even in an unofficial capacity, it is president obama bringing the company towing, asking people to give traump chance while impliciting lith hitting hillary clinton about her campaign.

and the first meeting in the oval office. >> we had a corderoial conversation, that didn't swoo surprise me. i did say to him, it's important to send signals of unity and to reach out to minority groups or women. >> reporter: when asked if he still thinks donald trump is unqualified, he dodged. >> he successfully mobilized a for him, she going to win. he has one. i don't think he is ideological. i think ultimately, he's pragmatic in that way. and that can serve him well as long as he's got good people around him. >> reporter: in the last 100 days versus hillary clinton's 87, many democrats nbc news has

say hillary clinton did not reach out enough to white voters. president obama agrees. >> we have to compete everywhere. we have to show up everywhere. we have to work at a grass roots level, something that's been a running thread in my career. you know, i wasn't iowa not because the demographics dictated that i would win iowa. it was because i spent 87 days going to every small fair and fish fry. >> other democrats are also agreeing with president obama, the national committee is coming to a full swing with keith ellison, the first congressman formally announcing his bid. >> i believe you got to return that focus right back to the working man and woman in this country, affirm the idea of better wages, affirm the idea of

affirming having a clean environment. these are the things that our core values and that's where i want to take the democratic party. >> this morning, we are getting new reaction from bernie sanders. he says democrats need to change. >> the democrats can continue in to be run the democratic party by what i call the liberal elite. [ applause ] >> the party has got to transform itself to be a party which, first of 5u8, opens the door that is aar of the middle class of low income people, of young people, brings people into the party on virtually every issue. >> now, wildfires are raging across the country with more than 70 still burning overnight. air quality alerts are in place from charlotte, north carolina, to nashville, tennessee t. view from the southeast united states revealed the extent of the smoke. firefighters are come income

playss fueled by extreme drought conditions. >> this is 21 of the worst conditions for wildfires north carolina has ever seen. >> authorities expect arson as the cause of some of these fires. several already have been made. justin ross harris has him convicted of murders related to the death of his 22-month-old son. cooper was left in his father's suv for seven hours while his father was working. prosecutors intentionally planned to kill his son to escape family responsible while he pursued sex with prostitutes and women he met online. they were backed up by photos he sent to an underage girl. while he may have been a bad husband, his actions weren't criminal says his attorney. his ex-wife said harris loved their son. harris faces life in prison without parole.

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literally. several stepped in the melee, they continued and a second round of fisticuffs ensued. the way a lot of russian politics work out. can they actual deliver jobs? a fascinating report ahead. first apple may have the next big thing up their sleeve. what's that all about? steve, good morning. report. good morning, apple, i have to tack a look at google glass and hopefully come up with a more sustainable product. information conveyance in you're smartphone, but we have to wait at least until 2018 according to a report by bloomberg. elsewhere, facebook apparently formed an unofficial task force

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. we have breaking news. a man shot and killed. what d.c. police are uncovering this morning as they piece the violence together. >> the international mission for telling this country's allies about donald trump. a new amber alert and what you can watch for to help her return home safely. good morning, everybody, it is 4:26. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. let's talk about sprinkles to contend with this morning. >> meteorologist chuck bell is in with i assume a look at the radar. >> you are correct, aaron. a plus for you guys today. still not dealing with a lot of

and light rain from spot to spot. not dealing with a lot of it but a lot of the roadways are on the side. charles town, west virginia, winchester, west virginia, southern most montgomery county. nothing all that heavy. just enough to keep a sheen of water on the local roadways. cloudy skies and chilly this morning with temperatures in the 40s now. we should easily get well back up to the 50s with peeks of afternoon sunshine and we have a nice warming trend coming our way between now and the end of the week. more on that in a few more minutes. melissa mollet is dealing with drizzly drops this morning. >> drizzly drops all along the beltway. the green is the moisture in the air falling in certain spots around town. inner and outer loop, as far as any construction goes, everything is out of the way. no problems on the beltway. 66 and 95 rolling along there this morning. as we zoom in, you can see on 3995 northbound after shirleying

i'll be back in a few. good morning, i'm kristin wright at the live desk. we start with breaking news overnight in the district. in the southeast, a homicide. we're working to get more for you. we have video showing all of the police activity in the 4300 block of third street in southeast. we know that one man was shot and killed around 11:00 last night. no one in custody just yet. megan mcgrath is on the out. 4:28 now. president obama is in athens, greece, he arrived in the past hour. this is his last international trip as president. one of his goals is to convey president-elect donald trump's commitment to our allies. mr. obama will be gone for a week and plans to also visit germany and peru. mike pence and donald trump will meet today at trump tower. they're expected to review names

house positions in the trump administration. the associated press reports that rudy guiliani emerged as a favorite to serve as secretary of state. on monday, president obama described his talk with trump about filling out his team. >> and probably the most important point i made was that how you staff, particularly the chief of staff, the national security advisor, your white house council, that that is attended to right away. >> the president says it is imperative to set-up a system by which trump will get his information and weigh his options. students around the country are protesting the election results, two people were arrested in seattle at a student protest. they allegedly assaulted police officers during an otherwise peaceful gathering. the men were not students. in our area, 800 students walked out of class at montgomery blair

chanted not my president. others joined in the protest. police say it was peaceful and there were no arrests. students can have their absences excused with a note from a parent. a recent string of racist messages and vandalism has the county changing the way they respond to hate crimes. employees will learn how to respond to hate crimes and harassment. this training will instruct staff when it is appropriat t department for further investigation. montgomery county police are offering $10,000 for information on vandalism at a silver spring church. it happened saturday night. someone wrote the phrase trump nation, whites only on the sign and the memorial, the wall at the memorial garden at episcopal church of our savior. they also wrote on the banner that advertises the spanish language service.