. new new details this morning surrounding president-elect donald trump's transition team and potential cabinet members that is making more than a few people very nervous. peopley president obama opens up about his successor as he tries to settle nerves ahead of his 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

>> i'm frances rivera. 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. f decent, very good, extremely 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

me to comment on every appointment the president-elect is making t. people have spoken. 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 continue. the olittle branch comes as 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

bring the conversation back to foreign policy. he called for a reis theing 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 ol jared kushner. 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

her campaign. >> reporter: president obama opening up about his successor 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 big chunk of the country to vote 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 gog 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

the right to bargain collectively on the job. 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 door that is a party that feels the pain of working class people 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.

california to have combat going, 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 fa w prosecutors argued harris 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.

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>> we have also all the data in this warm october. we are off the charts as far as every month, we are warmer and warmer. >> what happened to that tech to tell me to bring my umbrella, though? >> you need that every morning? >> thanks a lot. thanks, for that. judgment. just ahead, fists were flying, find out what set o plus, donald trump promised jobs for american workers. can the president-elect deliver? >> put your money where your mouth is. it's as simple as that. the strength to outrun her brother. thanks for giving victor the energy to be the rowdiest fan. and joseph, the ability to see monsters. when you choose walgreens, you choose to make a difference...

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literally. they stepped in to end the melee. it wasn't done yet the radical party continued and a second round of fisticuffs ensued. sometimes it plays out with who is closer to the russian kremlin. the president-elect promised jobs to voters, can he actually deliver? a fascinating report ahead, first, apple may have the next big thing u steve, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, frances, good morning, ayman, apple will take a look at what google did with google glass and hopefully come up with a more sustainable product. smart glass is what we're looking at. information conveyance from your smartphone as opposed to vr seems to be the way. we have to wait at least until 2018 according to report by plume berg. elsewhere, facebook employees

donald trump election victory. apparently, there are accusations about fake and misleading promotions on the facebook side t. ceo mr. zuckerberg does not think that was a problem. again, this was unofficial task force and buzzfeed is that for you. amazon will be offered velvet bags, you will get offered those in red, silver and blue? why is that, it's more wrapping paper has no value. back to you, guys. >> it makes our lives easier that we have to wrap presents that come perfectly wrapped. >> thank you very much. bags. thank you very much. >> all right. one of the cornerstones of the trump campaign was bringing back jobs to america. now it's time to put his money where his mouth is. kevin tishl tibbles talks to people who voted for donald trump just because of his trust

told its 1,400 employees it was shutting down. >> we're going to move our production from minneapolis to new mexico. >> reporter: it became focal point for donald trump in the election. >> we are bringing jobs back to our country. we're not going to let carrier leave. >> reporter: many at carrier are counting on him to keep his promise. >> keep your money where your mouth is. >> reporter: across from that, sumly's bar and grill where workers go aer they have high expectations for the government elect. >> reporter: we will hold you accountable. >> reporter: carrier is trying to ease the transition, providing three years' advance notice of the move and by funding education and retraining programs. some carrier workers see politics at play. >> they say whatever need to be said to get people's vote. especially in a time like this when we're all losing our jobs.

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journalist. gwen ifill, former nbc news correspondent has died after a long battle with cancer. she was 61-years-old. president obama hailed her as an extraordinary journalist and for more on the life and legacy of go benefit ifill, here's nbc's pete williams. >> good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> reporter: gwen ifill was one of the successful black anchors and pod rater washington's "network week." the daughter of a myth disminister, she started as a newspaper reporter in boston, she faced racism on the job. she moved onto the washington post and the "new york times" before become a television correspondent joining nbc news in 1994, covering congress and politics. >> involving the president, the first lady and their political supporters. >> reporter: then came the stwich to pbs in 1999.

"washington week" with gwen ifill. >> as we welcome governor palin and vice president biden. >> reporter: she moderated the vice presidential debates in 2004 and 2008. president obama she wrote about in her 2009 book praised her. >> she was an especially powerful role model for young women and girl who had mired her tenacity and intellect. >> reporter: of award, she was proudest of the women and minorities she inspired. pete williams, nbc news, walk. >> i can till as somebody kind of growing up, starting a journalism career, shelves an inspirational model to me as well. just ahead, burglars spread secrets how they are break nook your home. plus a drink a day can deep the doctor away. you are watching "early today." home. plus the doctor says, why a drink a day can keep the doctor

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good morning. i'm.. susan kim here's what's coming up on "live at daybreak"...convicted murderer brendan dassey could soon be a free man.what must happen before he walks out of prison, and who wants to keep him behind bars.also... the dakota pipeline protest comes to wisconsin.the action being taken in milwaukee today. patchy fog this morning, find out when we'll see the

now at 4:30 ... a life- sentence overturned. after more than ten years in prison, brendan dassey could soon be released from prison... and not everyone is happy dassey could be released as soon as today from the prison in columbia county.a federal judge gave ru monday... having previously ruled dassey's confession was coerced in the murder case of theresa halbach.the 27-year- old has not been a free man since he was 16... when he confessed to following his uncle steven avery's orders... and taking part in the rape and murder of photographer teresa halbach at avery's home in manitowoc county back in 2005. wisconsin attorney general brad schimel has filed an emergency motion... saying dassey should remain in prison