york city, i'm jericka duncan. captioning funded by cbs it's wednesday, november 16th, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." transition is stalled and scrambling, president-elect trump takes to twitter to quiet concerns of chaos and infighting. the next president heads out on the town breaking with protocol and leaving the press behind. and a word of warning from president obama overseas. addressing concerns the president-elect has tapped into the nationalist movement.

legitimate concerns and channel them in the most constructive way as possible. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, this morning, insiders are describing donald trump's transition to the white house as stalled and scrambling. the press assigned to cover the president-elect could say the same. photographers captured video of mr. trump png way to dinner last night here in new york city. now, traditionally, the press would have been along for the ride in the motorcade, but the president-elect gave them the slip. the best updates on donald trump's whereabouts came from people eating at the same restaurant, posting pictures to twitter. and keeping with his tradition, mr. trump took to twitter himself to reassure americans his transition is on track. hena daniels is here in new york. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.

two hours dining with his family a few blocks from his trump tower pent house. journalists were only aware he was leaving his home when they spotted a large motorcade leaving the building including with ambulance with lights flashing. moments later, trump took to social media maintaining his transition is not in disarray. president-elect donald trump issued this tweet tuesday night calling his transition to the organized. adding, i am the only one who knows who the finalists are. vice president-elect mike pens was leading the efforts and spent the day at trump tower narrowing those who will fill key cabinet posts. among those in the building were ted cruz and jeff sessions and steve mnunchin.

biggest tax bill passed. >> reporter: trump's transition may already be showing signs of turmoil. just days after new jersey governor chris christie was removed from his role as transition chair, former republican congressman mike rogers announced he was quitting the effort. in a tweet, elliott cohen, a former state department official under bush 43 called trump's team angry and arrogant and urging colleagues, quote, to stay away. kept up calls for the president-elect to fire steve bannon as chief strategist. >> as long as a champion of racial division is a step away from the oval office, it will be impossible to take trump's efforts to give a nation seriously. >> reporter: the republican governors gathered in orlando had a different view. >> he gets to choose whoever he wants to select. >> reporter: inauguration day is a little more than two months away. the trump transition did clear

vice president-elect mike pence spent a letter of understanding to the white house allowing more detailed briefings be sent to the trump administration going forward. >> hena daniels here in new york, thank you. the topic of transition will likely come up today when vice president-elect mike pence meets with vice president joe biden. biden is hosting pence and his wife at their washington home. house republicans unanimously vote to reelect paul ryan had been highly critical of president-elect trump but, yesterday, ryan told fellow republicans he had trump's support. >> we are so eager to get to work with our new president-elect to fix america's pressing problems. >> ryan still has to win a floor vote for speaker in january. on the democratic side, minority leader nancy pelosi position is being challenged.

to determine her future. she has led the house democrats for 14 years. for the fifth time in u.s. history, someone has been elected president by winning the electoral vote but having lost the popular vote. all of the votes have not been counted yet, but hillary clinton leads president-elect trump by about a million votes. retiring california senator barbara boxer issishing a bill to end the electoral college calls the electoral college outdated. coming up on "cbs this morning," a way to change the way this country elects a president. president obama's visit to greece sparked large protests in athens yesterday. this is mr. obama's final overseas trip as president. yesterday, he had what appeared to be words of advice for the incoming president. >> we are going to have to guard

of nationalism or ethnic identity or tribalism that is built around an us and a them. >> in berlin, the president will meet with european leaders and some of whom are concerned about mr. trump's foreign policy. syrian government aircraft bombed rebel-held areas of aleppo for the first time in threeks targets elsewhere. it is the first time russia has used long-range missiles and carriers launched aircraft in syria. russia says it's targeting isis. a gunman police say targeted a southwest airline in oklahoma is debt. michael winchester worked for southwest airlines on the will rogers airport. he was shot yesterday walking between the airport and a

the airport was closed stranding passengers for hours. police say the gunman new wh winchester and was waiting for him. police say the suspect in a stabbing at five students at a utah high school was in his first year there after being home-schooled. orem issued a letter expressing condolences. the victims are expec survive. the suspect was subdued with a taser after he stabbed himself. those drought-driven wildfires in the southeast have burned more than 80,000 acres. dozens of major fires are burning. a burned ban has been initiated in tennessee and parts of alabama, georgia, mississippi, north carolina, and kentucky. many areas are blanketed in a dangerous haze. one town in southern kentucky shut its schools today because the smoke was so heavy.

access oil pipeline is at a standstill. there was a new round of protests after the army corps of engineers said it needed more time to study potential environmental issues. proponents of the four-state pipeline say it will cut u.s. dependence on foreign oil. coming up on the "morning news." now, a marijuana first. denver approves a measure to allow people to use pot in some and hillary clinton's old campaign plane takes on some hoop dreams. this is the "cbs morning news." i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. my psoriatic arthritis caused joint pain. just like my moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. and i was worried about joint damage. my doctor said joint pain from ra... can be a sign of existing joint damage... that could only get worse. he prescribed enbrel to help relieve pain and help stop further damage. enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections.

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they flew to tuscaloosa to play the university of alabama yesterday and dayton won 77-72. denver approves marijuana in social settings. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. the "los angeles times" says the city's police will not help deport immigrants during the trump administration. the chief of the kent says they will avoid federal immigration es the president-elect has vowed to crack down on undocumented immigrants. the houston chronicle reports of leaflets at southern methodist university and titled while white women shouldn't date black men. the school is investigating. the leaflets is for the supremacy movement called old right. a west virginia mayor endorsed a slur against the first lady.

official in the tiny town called michelle obama an ape in heels. the mayor added a comment saying "the post" made her day. "wall street journal" reports increased backing for the american civil liberties union since donald trump's victory. the aclu says it's received more than a hundred thousand online donations totaling over 8.2 million dollars in the last week. the group says it is the biggest surge of support in its 96-year history. the hartford courant say some sandy hook families are renewing their fight against gun companies. they want to connect it to the rifle used in the 2012 massacre. a judge dismissed their case but the families are asking for an appeal. "time" says denver is the first u.s. city to allow marijuana in bars and restaurants. a ballot question on the issue in last week's election had

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using her father to promote her fashion label. at issue is a golden diamond bracelet worth nearly $11,000. she wore it during a "60 minutes" event on sunday. on monday, she sent an e-mail to fashion designers promoting the bracelet. the trump named is removed from three luxury apartment buildings here in new york city. about 600 buildings signed an online petition saying they were embarrassed to live in buildings associated with mr. trump. the management said the purpose of the change is to have the buildings assume a neutral identity that appeals to all current and future residents. twitter is introducing a mute button in an effort to combat internet harassment. twitter users will be able to mute words and phrases and even emoji. twitter is criticized for not

harassment on their site. united airlines is introducing a new budget air fare in order to compete with discount airlines. starting in january, the airline will sell seats called basic economy. those passengers won't be able to pick their seat and they will be limited to a single carry-bag seat. it's estimated the bolt will travel 240 miles on a full charge. its engine has 200 horsepower and costs about 30 grand. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange, thanks a lot, jill. still ahead, who is taking part in the stunt known as a mannequin challenge.

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dancer. cbs staffers are on the move 24/7 to bring you the news but as michelle miller explains they stepped out of character to try the latest craze. >> reporter: the rules are simple -- get a group together, strike a pose. then stay still as the camera weaves through a scene frozen in time, like walking through a picture ? >> reporter: we don't know exactly why, but it all started aned halloween withse students at a jacksonville high school, using the #mannequinchallenge. then other schools joined in their classrooms, lunch rooms, and pep rallies. many are set to rap to a ray swimmer song "black beetles." one of the real beatles paul

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here is another look at this morning's top stories. president-elect donald trump is denying reports of struggle in his transition there are reports of infighting and two head of national security have left. mr. trump broke protocol by going to dinner without the press that follows him. paul ryan is unanimously re-elected for speaker of the house but house democrats have delayed their leadership vote as members consider the future of minority leader nancy pelosi. a well-known critic of

believe fossil fuels are warming the planet and his assignment is staffing the environment protection agency. chip reid reports. >> a lot of it is a hoax. it's a hoax. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump has left little doubt on where he stands on the issue of climate change. once a dramatic increase in the production of coal and oil which he says will create jobs and his epa transition team is led by myron ebel. ebell, not a scient disagrees with the overwhelming majority of scientists who say the driving force behind the warming planet is behind fossil fuels. >> we believe the so-called global warming consensus was not based on science, but was a political consensus. >> reporter: bob deems is with the resources defense council. >> three feature of sea level rise and miami is gone and the

beyond what scientists expect by the end of the century. >> reporter: >> history may well judge it as a turning point for our planet. >> reporter: ebell who did not respond for a question for our request. but deems says he is far from giving up. so you're still hoping he will moderate his views from what he said on the campaign trail? >> very much so. >> reporter: what will happen if he doesn't? >> if he doesn't, we are going to be in a world of hurt. >> reporter: chip reid, cbs news, washington. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," fox news anchor megyn kelly joins us in the studio with her new book.

perfect union." and we talk with iconic indy rock guitarist johnny marr on his life. >> i'm actually quite okay with it. it was unique and well played. >> that is the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green.

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