school choice activist betsy devoss for secretary of education.

the other, betsy devoss a billionaire philanthropist. and ben carson will be the secretary of housing and urban development. brian moore shows us what these choices could mean. >> reporter: president-elect trump has chosen michigan billionaire betsy devoss, an advocate of charter schools and vouchers, as his education secretary. our mission is to carry out his campaign promises to break down bureaucracy the national teacher association was swift and firing opposition saying she has pushed a corporate agenda to privatize and d professionalize public schools. governor nikki haley is facing a much warmer welcome as the future presidents pick for un ambassador. just a few days ago she was playing down her prospects. >> i was very happy to be invited. >> reporter: she has virtually no foreign policy experience in his new york times interview, the president-elect sing the praises of james mattis, a top contender for defense secretary. he said the general surprised him with his take on waterboarding terror suspects. >> he said i have never foun

ambassador to the u.n., betsy devoss. unions are upset about betsy devoss, can we talk about this, but is it really a surprise he picked a charter school advocate? >> he picked somebody who fits his vision for education. obviously democrats are going to be critical because they don't like those policies. i also find it pretty startling that donald trump initially was being criticized for having an all white male cabinet. okay, fine. so he names two women, including nikki haley, who's of indian-american descent. and now they're being criticized as unqualified. it seems he can't win, he can't lose. because his critics are always going to be there regardless of what he does. i don't think there's a better pick than nikki haley. >> what's the problem there? >> i think nikki haley is a great pick and i do welcome diversity both in terms of gender as well as -- >> why do you think she's a great pick? >> because first of all it does represent something that is different from what we, you know, what we had seen thus far like you

two of the most interesting choices so far is betsy devoss for department of education and ben carson as hud secretary because a lot of people thought ben carson would be good at hhs, given his biography, he grew up in detroit. his wonderful book gifted hands is a story about a mother, a single mother who raised two sons in deplorable conditions in a place like detroit and helped them reach their fullest, greatest potential, and something we got out of housing and urban development, it would be that, that would be a truly miraculous turnaround, and so i think these are all exciting picks and the choice of jeff sessions as attorney general proves that donald trump is serious about putting forth the constitutional sort of, you know, agenda and attorney general. lou: delivering on the campaign he ran and promises he made. betsy devos is an interesting choice, she's committed to charter schools, committed to vouchers, and public education has always been, when you get through all of the federal programs, the nonsense, the reality is this country has always had one great equalizer, one are

betsy devoss will be nominated for school education secretary. a school choice advocate that pushed for charter school programs. after the announcement the largest teachers union in the country slammed the pick. and this morning the "wall street journal" is reporting that former presidential riv al ben carson accepted an offer to be the director of the housing and urban development. senator elizabeth warren wants it placed under federal review and look into how the team is spending millions of taxpayers dollars which she calls chaotic. she says president-elect has conflicts of interest and used his cell phone raising national security concerns. >>> new report is raising questions of how engaged mr. trump is with his new job. only received two classified intelligence briefings. in contrast. vice president mike pence has set aside intelligence briefings almost every day since the election. in the newsroom, daniel miller, fox25 news. >>> former green party presidential nominee jill stein is asking for a review of all votes cast in wisconsin, michiga

first, south carolina governor nikki haley and betsy devoss. >> it is my prior on this thanksgiving we begin to heal our divisions and move forward as one country. an announcement for housing and urban development and secretary of state. >>> it is 6:35 here in denver -- 4:35 here in denver. this is new york city. and you can see people there. it is chilly there. cool as they prepare for the big parade. these set up and others getting ready for the big event. >> i think i would hike to watch it on tv in instead. >>> in washgdz, at least two meal time. ot be served up at -- in washington, d.c., at least two birds will not be served up. two to be pardoned. >> president obama letting the bad puns fly. >> this is the last time i'm doing this. so we're not leaving any room for leftovers. first daughters, the party was stuffed with dad jokes. >> i established another tradition. embarrassing my daughtered with a corny-copia of bad jokes and no way i'm going cold turkey. >> just couldn't take my jokes anymore. >> over the years, the tradition has been a light hearted start to the holiday season

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. >> well, betsy devoss is a long time advocate of charter schools, most recently chairing the group alliance for school choice. we'll have more on her. in the meantime, dr. ben carson says that he is actively considering his offer for hud secretary. recently saying on facebook, quote, an announcement is forthcoming about my role in helping to make america great again. mr. trump jetting off to florida where he will spend his thanksgiving. a lot to get to right now. let start with peter doocy who is live in palm beach. peter, good afternoon. to we know if ben carson plans to take on a formal role or informal role with the trump administration? >> reporter: we're trying to read the tea leaves, but dr. carson is already explaining why he thinks he would be good at the job of housing and urban development secretary without actually coming out and saying that he's already accepted the position offered by the president-elect. so part of a facebook statement this afternoon from dr. carson says that, quote, after serious discussions with the trump transition team, i feel that i can make a si

. >>> betsy devoss, is the latest selection for education secretary. she leads an advocacy group, a republican party. she is not nikki haley. >> president of vote america now a nonpartisan organization that engages millennials and minorities, chris thanks so much for joining us. let's start off the bat here with ben carson being tapped as possible hud secretary. i don't know about you >> let's remember what he said last week. not only he said he wasn't interested. he said he's never served in government. he doesn't know how government work that is he would cripple the potential incoming administration >> which i thought was weird because he was running for president. what do you think of him being tapped as hud secretary or surgeon general or health and human services >> it is a surprise to me. to your point, i thought he was certainly not be tapped as hud secretary. it's as surprising to me like it is you. it's something he'll think about and consider over the thanking holiday. nice guy. had the opportunity to interview him few times. real good guy. q

donald trump announced another nominee for his cabinet naming prominent charter school advocate betsy devoss as his secretary of education. the pick is sparking concern because she previously supported common core that mr. trump rallied against during the campaign. >> i'm fine with people coming in that disagree with donald trump on issues but school choice is a big one. vouchers a big one creating competition for the government monopoly on education. >> meanwhile the president-elect also chose another woman south carolina governor nikki haley as pick for us ambassador to the united nations. >> overbrook community gathering to night demanding whomever hit and killed a young girl last week to come forward. >> police joined neighbors and friends of eight-year-old jay anna powell they marched through the streets tonight. someone hit powell with their car along lansdowne avenue last friday. they just cep going. she died investigator it's have released this picture of the car they say hit that little girl. they say it's a silver nissan maxima or altima. if you've got any information, police would

. >>> billionaire and top republican donor betsy devoss will be nominated for education secretary. a school advocate that pushed for private school voucher teachers union slammed the pick and this morning the "wall street journal" reporting is former presidential rival ben carson has accepted an offer to be the secretary of housing and urban development. >>> security is going to be tight at the macy's thanksgiving day parade in new york this morning. more than 3,000 police officers will be posted along the entire two-and-a-half-mile route. also for the first time, more than 80 trucks filled with sand will be parked at every intersection through the crowd. isis recently called the parade "an excellent target." >>> checking out that thanksgiving forecast across new england. a lot of 40s on the map. any kind of sticking snow will be central and northern new england. an hour-by-hour look at our own temperature in and showers coming up. >>> a warm welcome for troops coming back just in time for special homecoming a reality. >>> 4:14. police are trying to track down the person that stole

carolina governor nikki haley to be his ambassador republican mega-donor and school choice activist betsy devoss for secretary of education. both women deeply critical of trump during the campaign. >> donald trump is everything we hear and teach our kids not to do in kindergarten. >> reporter: but haley ultimately came around. >> while i won't pretend to have always been the president-elect's biggest cheerleader, i did vote for him. and i was absolutely thrilled to see him win. >> reporter: a y she's the youngest governor in the country. the daughter of indian immigrants, she led the charge to remove the confederate flag from the south carolina capitol. still, haley has virtually no foreign policy experience. and trump has been openly hostile towards the u.n. >> the united nations is not a friend of democracy. it's not a friend to freedom. it's not a friend even to the united states of america. bringing people together. if she's confirmed, she would be replaced by south carolina's lieutenant governor, henry mcmaster, one of trump's first prominent supporters. the new picks come with trump soften

not hesitating to join the the administration is michigan millionaire betsy devoss a long-time advocate for charter schools but some are worried about this because she is associated with common core standards which trump vowed to saying she does not support common core but high standards and local control. >> donald trump is everything i taught my children not to do in kindergarten. i taught my two little ones you don't lie and make things up! >> nikki haley was a big marco rubio supporter and dropped out, she supported ted cruz but after trump became the nominee, she encouraged other republicans to get behind him. she is also a proven deal maker and we look to be making plenty of deals. she is the daughter of indian immigrants, and so the first minority selection, kelley and coming up private information for sale. >> the florida dmv is under fire tonight. >> now if they are selling all of this information i don't feel very safe. >> security risks are mao com ng hey! is this enough? a little more... grandma! there's no more room. oh look who's here! i know i had one more... hmmm... more

south carolina governor nikki haley to serve as united states ambassador to the united nations and betsy devoss. strong republican leaders aad the first female appointments. neither were supporters of mr. >> donald trump is everything we teach our kids not to do in kindergarten. >> the youngest governor in the country at 44 years old feels differently now. >> i won't pretend to be president-elect donald trump biggest cheerleader, i did vote ?or him and i was thrilled to see him wii. >> the daughter of indian immigrants, and some in and -- now on board with the trump team. to lead the commerce department, mr. trump is expected to name 78-year-ood billionaire investor, may be the cabinet. >> and dr. ben carson said he's not out of the running, on and rudy giuliani, newt gingrich and mitt romney in the running for secretary of state. >>> happy thanksgiving by e way. and winds coming in 15 to 20 miles per hour it's a little breezy, making it feel like 22 in denver. coming up we're going to talk about the warm up today, not as warm as what we're going to see on friday and neet chance of >>> one orga

and betsy devoss to head the department of education. >>> elyria's midway mall could use some love. the mall used to be packed. >>but in recent years not so much. several anchors stores have shut down amid competition from newer malls. live tonight. you looked at a study that found a mall has potential to attract a new developer. >> reporter: that's right frank and lee. the 65 page study concludedded that midway mall has a lot of potential but if something isn't done to attract more hoppers a lot more -- shoppers a lot more stores could close. black friday has been called the busiest shopping day of the year. the amarry i can't midway mall will also be busy. but the concern is how busy over the rest of the year. anchor years, but this week a consultant completed a study saying there's a lot of potential for midway all. mayor holly brenda agrees. >>the property can become vibrant again. >> reporter: the goal of the study is to attract a developer who would buy the mall and invest in major improvements. the consultant envisions more outdoor accessible shopping like a park or legacy vi

. >> betsy devoss and nikki haley are strong republican leaders but the selection to join the cabinet is a departure from his previous nominees, the first two females and in the case of nikki haley, the first person of color to join the administration but another were supporters of mr. trump on the campaign trail. >> governor haley supported marco rubio. >> some people think they have to be the loudest voice in the room but after the election she called president-elect a friend and says when the president-elect thinks you have a contribution to make to the welfare of the our nation that is a calling to ead. and now tweets i am honored to work with the president-elect to help make education great again. and doubled down on a campaign promise saying she was against common core. and this was a key platform issue of the president-elect. >> we'll end common core and have education. an an salute priority. >> meanwhile dr. ben carson says a role in the administration forthcoming. and jockeying for the secretary of state position. with mitt romney and rudy manufacture vying for the role. >>>

and conservative activist betsy devoss will head up the department of education. she will get a chance to put some of her controversial ideas about education into action. donald trump tapped her to become sent of education this afternoon. former michigan republican party chair has long advocate forward school choice, including voucher programs. on her website, she says she is not a supporter of common core. the heads of the two largest teachers' unions announced their opposition to her on twitter. >> good morning. >> reporter: earlier in the day, mr. trump announced the selection of nicky hailey to be his ambassador to nations. hailey supported florida senator marco rubio in the republican primary. she traded barbs with candidate trump throughout the race. she called the election an embarrassment for both parties and says she was not a fan of either nominee. >> the best person based on the policies and dealing with things like obamacare still is donald trump. that doesn't mean it's an easy vote. >> reporter: that awkwardness now apparently behind them, mr.

betsy devoss was tapped to lead department of education and school voucher for programs and charter schools abolish. >> we will provide school choice and put it into common core and bringing our education local. >> south carolina governor nikki haley accepted nomination of ambassador to the u.n. despite this thinly veiled swipe at donald trump. >> during anxious times it can be tempting to follow the call of the angriest voices. we must resist that temptation. >> as an diversify president picks and lacks foreign policy experience of previous u.n. ambasssadors. >> donald trump is a phony, fraud. >>> despite the tense history mitt romney is on the short list for secretary of state much to the dismay of many loyalists. >> i i am unhappy mitt did everything he could to derail donald trump. >> is this guy going to be reporting. a senior advisory says mr. trump is expected to select wilbert ross , jr. to lead the commerce department. >> mark: a common question this thanksgiving is who did you vote for. this week a lot of people fear any talk about the election could ruin an otherwise happy holida

embassador and betsy devoss for education secretary. both have to be confirmed by the senate. the senate. >>> the washington post reports intelligence analysts prepare briefings for donald trump every day, but he has only sat in twice since the election. mike pence is there every day for intelligence briefings. his team said he has been busy selecting a candidate. due to his lack of knowledge and experience, the president elent could use the briefings to get up to speed on world events. d events. president-elect donald trump addressed the nation via you tube. he called for people to move past their differences >> it's my prayer we begin to move forward as one country. -- mr. trump doubled down on his promise to bring real change to washington. he reaffirmed his pledge to make our inner city safer. he is spending with his family in florida. in florida. >>> after thanksgiving, the focus immediately turns to the rest of the holiday season. tomorrow, macy's thanksgiving day christmas tree will be lit up. you are seeing time lapse video of the tree going up it's reusable, decorated

trump's choice of billionaire betsy devoss as education secretary. she's long been an advocate for charter schools and vouchers. she did not support donald trump, her lieutenant governor henry mcmaster did with miss haley moving on, he'll become south carolina's governor. donald trump is vacationing in palm beach. >> on this thanksgiving, we begin to heal our divisions and move forward as one country strengthened by shared purpose and very, very common resolve. >> he'll be there in florida with his family for the holiday. back in washington, d.c., two democratic lawmakers are complaining about mr. trump's lack of blind trust for his business dealings. a lack of that blind trust. saying the interests are a conflict of interest for a sitting president. >> employees raise their hands when they got fired from wells fargo. >> liz wagner joins us with exclusive new details about their complaints. liz? >>> for the first time, we're getting a clearer picture about how many people across the country contacted a federal whistle blower program, after they raise

. >> well, betsy devoss is a long time advocate of charter schools, most recently chairing the grouphool choice. we'll have more on her. in the meantime, dr. ben carson says that he is actively considering his offer for hud secretary. recently saying on facebook, quote, an announcement is forthcoming about my role in helping to make america great again. mr. trump jetting off to florida where he will spend

he has a distinguished record in the senate, and many others, betsy devoss and many others. i have to think that america's best days are ahead of us. i think you're going to see america continuing to lead the world in this century, and what i've seen through these discussions i've had with president-elect trump as well as what we've seen in his speech the night of his victory, as well's the people he's selected as part of his transition, all of those things combined give me increasing hope that president-elect trump is the man who can lead us to that better future. thank you. >> and here is what mitt romney had to say about donald trump during the campaign. >> he's not of the temperament of the kind of stable, thoughtful person we need as leader. his imagination must not be married to real power. think of donald trump's personal qualities. the bullying. the greed. the showing off. the misogyny. the absurd, third grade theatrics. donald trump is a fraud, phony, his promises are as worthless as a degree from trump university. [ applause ] >> and that was before donald trump ha

republican donor betsy devoss will be his education secretary. and dr. ben carson will be director of housing and urban development. sara. >>> millions of drivers are traveling over the thanksgiving weekend. a warning of the safety of the seats inside your car. our daniel miller joins us with the change one local lawmaker is calling for. >> daniel: sara, all has to do with what happens to front seats during a rear-end crash. it could lead to injury and even death for anyone sitting the back. >> reporter: dangerous problem that could impact your family and plays out on this crash test video. a rear end crash. the front seat collapses. the driver launches backwards slamming into whomever. often children sitting the back seat. >> it is causing serious injuries and death to children especially in back seats of our cars every single year in our country. >> reporter: we first told but lawmakers demanded answers from major automakers of how often front seat backs collapse and injury passengers. now u.s. senators ed markey and richard blooment+ hal want federal

betsy devoss to lead education and nikki haley as u.s. ambassador. we'll examine both of these choices and will ben carson have a role in the trump white house? >>> also, we're live in manhattan where an elite anti-terror force is preparing to protect tomorrow's macy's day parade. >>> and obama's final thanksgiving as commander in chief. we begin this hour with donald trump set to nominate betsy devos as secretary of the education secretary. and ben carson may soon accept the position as h.u.d. secretary. after serious discussions with the trump transition team, i feel that i can make a significant contribution particularly to making our inner cities great for everyone. this comes on the heels of nicky ha -- nikki haley tapped to serve as u.n. ambassador. katy tur is here with me in the studio. betsy devos has been chosen as department of education secretary. what do we know about her? >> reporter: she's a top republican donor and advocates overhauling the school system. she's an advocate of school choice. she's an advocate of vouchers and wants to r

talk about her later but first, let's talk about betsy devoss.he's advocated for education reform, especially charter schools and voucher perhaps. currently, she is the chairwoman of the american federation for children which advocates on behalf of school choice. i want to bring in lilly garcia, president of the national education association which is this country's largest labor union. good to see you, lilly, great for being with me on thanksgiving especially. >> happy to be here and let me just say on behalf that our hearts are with the families in chattanooga who are experiencing this horrible tragedy. >> indeed. indeed. you argue that this pick shows that trump is, quote, out of touch, out of touch with what works best for students, parents, educators, and communities. how so? >> yeah, i was probably holding back on that. this is a horrible pick. and all you have to do is look at michigan to see what happens when you have a billionaire as this pick is saying what we really need is unaccountable billions of dollars going to for profit charter

also retired lieutenant colonel, ish innel reed, betsy devoss. mitt romney, the headline meeting tomorrow. a number of potential cabinet picks will be making a visit to meet with donald trump, don. >> all right, phil, thank you. that hum you hear behind sfil just new york city. not to worry. it's just a very busy city on a friday night in front of trump tower. i appreciate that. >>> i want to bring in douglas brinkley, carl bernstein, and senior political analyst, david gergen, an advisor to four presidents. i'm glad to have you will all of you this evening. david gergen, flynn, sessions, pompeo, what message is donald trump sending by choosing three hawks on national security? >> for all those who thought he was going to be more moderate, in his early choices, they're very disappointed. for conservatives, this is a moment for cheer. this is what they hoped for. this is what they've longed for, is to have a -- a team that would scorch the earth. on some of these policies. clean out the swamp as the saying goes. that's what they've got. it's going

billionaire from michigan betsy devoss nominated for education secretary she leads the american federationf children and supports charter schools and voucher programs. some couldn't verve tiffs criticized her claiming she supports common core education standards but she tweeted she does not. south carolina governor nikki haley his choice for un ambassador. she was an outspoken trump critic during the campaign as governor she has been praised how she handled the last month of charleston church shooting but has limited international experience. >> homelessness in the panhandling that sometimes comes with it have been part of center city for philadelphia as long as anyone can remember. several mayors have tried to find a solution to the problem largely without success. >> well now comes the new effort for mayor jim kenney ross administration. bruce gordon has the story. >> reporter: if you live or work in philadelphia, chances are you've seen evidence of homelessness and have been asked for been by a panhandler. >> people come across kind of ask you for money or whatever. some of them okay. s

betsy devoss to lead education and nikki haley as u.s. ambassador.ne both of these choices and will ben carson have a role in the trump white house? >>> also, we're live in manhattan where an elite anti-terror force is preparing to protect tomorrow's macy's day parade. >>> and obama's final thanksgiving as commander in chief. we begin this hour with donald trump set to nominate betsy

. >>> back to politics, president-elect donald trump's education secretary pick, betsy devoss has somely her firm stance against common core and less government control in the education system. let's bring in fox news panel. thank you for joining us on this thanksgiving weekend. i want to start with you, ang a angela. her own children went to charter schools and she does support that. that doesn't necessarily mean that she's anti public education, correct? >> correct. here is the bottom line. i've been told not to use the bottom line, basically it takes a village to raise a child. yes, i used a hillary clinton quote. this is not democratic, this is not republican. we need to stop failing our children. donald trump said we should have the civil right to have access to a good education and live in safe neighborhoods. i would suggest the new secretary of education actually reaches across the aisle and go back to the clinton administration, spiel to the administrators during that time, go back to the bush administration and speak to rod page. no child left behind unfortunately, elizabeth,

betsy dee voss as his secretary of education. the pick prompted concern among conservatives because devoss previously supported common core. controversial education standard that mr. trump railed against during the campaign. >> i'm fine with people coming in that disagree with donald trump on issues, but school choice is a big one. vouchers a big one creating competition for the government monopoly on education. >> reporter: he also chose another woman nikki haley as us ambassador to the united nations while the south carolina governor supported senator marco rubio during the gop primary, often and openly criticizing mr. trump his team released this statement today saying in part "governor haley has a proven track record of bringing people together regardless of background or party affiliation to move critical policies forward for the betterment of her state and our country". >>> president-elect donald trump will remain in florida through sunday while vice president-elect mike pence will be in mississippi visiting his son whose a marine. n washington, joel waldman, fox news. >> governor tom wolf getting praise today from t

betsy de vos was tapped to lead the department of education. a strong advocate for school vouchers and charter schools devoss is against the national voluntary education standards known as common core which mr. >> we will bring school choice and put an end to common core. we're bringing our education local. >> reporter: south carolina governor nikki haley has accepted the nomination to be ambassador to the u.n. despite this thinly veiled swipe at mr. trump earlier this year. >> during anxious times it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices. we must resist that temptation. >> reporter: as an indian-american haley diversifies the president-elect's personnel picks but lacks the foreign policy experience of previous u.n. ambassadors. >> donald trump is a phony. a fraud. >> reporter: despite their tense history, 2012 gop nominee mitt romney is still on the president-elect's short list for secretary of state. much to the dismay of many loyalists. >> i'm still very unhappy that mitt did everything he could to derail donald trump. >> a list of all the things he said and you think is this guy really going to be loyal? >> reporter: form