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. >> the on line editor for the weekly standard and betsy is a politic's reporter. and chris start with you. it is interesting to see the head line. they are worried about insurers will run for the doors and four out of the five companies that provide health insurance had pulled out of the marketplace or planning to scale back in 2017. this is already happening? >> it is uncertainty on top of uncertainty. and the added uncertainty comes from the fact of having an unsettled insurance market. and we are at that point right now. and these people were thinking we give obama care time to sort itself out and right mix of consumers and the state exchange and republican critics said we will not find an equill libbium that works. we need to push to repole and find a long- term solution and not something that is unworkable in a term. >> the president wanted to repeal and replace. and on the other hand. it is obvious from looking at the market what the challenges are are. not enough healthy people to sign up. it is expensive to baept policy and unhealthy people are not paying for what t

chris now thanks so much. time to go inside for a check on the weather with michael hitting lead off, taking over for betsy who is at progressive field and we have to stay dry. >>> yes, we do, and i think we will, jimmy. temperatures in the 60s from start to finish through game 7. there is a chance, though, that later this evening and as betsy was saying earlier, after, say, the 11:00 to midnight hour temperatures in the 60s, and we are dry, and here is where the rain is towarding chicago, illinois, all of this racing towards northeast ohio and it gets here, not so much during the world series but more so after the world series. so note the time stamp after the midnight hour when we're expecting the rainfall to move in. window nation's 7-day forecast, 50s on friday and jimmy, a gorgeous weekend ahead of us, day for a parade. jimmy, back to you. >>> thanks, michael. when we come back as we always do on the world series show, peggy kusinski with her cub >>> it's a cub scouting report as we do every night with peg kaczynski. will the cubs finally get to corey kluber? i kluber has been mag mag -- magnificent. if t

chris matthews. trump's transition. many as a rising star in the republican party. u.s. ambassador to the united nations. candidacy. of the key diplomatic posts. trump also naming betsy devos to be the next secretary of education. advocate. vouchers of the school pick for devos, too, was a strong critic of trump in march shelf called him an interlope here she said does not recommend the republican party. meanwhile, nbc reporting that dr. ben carson is mulling an offer. considering carson to be the an announcement is forthcoming is that he wrote, after serious discussions with the trump transition team, i feel that i can make a significant making our inner cities great for everyone. for the latest, how trump's cabinet is shaping up. by kristen welker in palm beach. let's start with the officials we do know about. haley devos, you're adding voices who are critical of him in the past. what else does that say about donald trump and these two picks this particular? >> i think it is striking. you see him going outside his circle. steve bannon, reince priebus, there was concern that he was not looking outside that inner two former critics of donald trump. women he is pickin

. >>> we're back with van jones, betsy mccoy, neil rozen and scotty neil hughes. two of the former aides to chrising trump's transition team. is that a smart idea? >> i don't know if he knew anything about bridge gate. haven't followed the facts. he said he doesn't. >> donald trump said that he knew. >> then i think trump should answer whether he's appropriate person. i don't have those facts. >> what's interesting. i remember, we had conversations many times, how concerned and afraid we were as democrats of a chris christie he was the one we thought do what donald trump did. outsider but brash personality and color and flash and quick tongue. all getting ready to deal with this guy and just went down like a lead balloon over this scandal. i often wonder what would have happened if you had a true clash of the titans between a chris christie at full strength and donald trump. i don't know but i tell you what, democrats dodged a bullet with this guy. formidable. no longer. >> i was a fan, ann coulter were very supportive four years ago but grass roots movement didn't like what happened with the hur

chris kri. >> now nominating two women to join his cabinet. 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 >>> o

betsy mccoy, hilary rosen and scottie nell hughes. two former aides were found guilty for roles in bridgegate. chrism. is that a smart strategy? >> i don't know whether chris christie knew about bridgegate. i didn't follow the facts closely. he says he doesn't. he's not running for president and under fbi investigation so -- >> donald trump said he knew, he said in a debate? >> really, he did? then i think trump should answer whether chris christie is the appropriate person. i don't have those facts. >> you know what is so interesting is i remember, and we have these conversations many times, how concerned and afraid we were as democrats of a chris christie. he really was the person that we thought was going to do what donald trump did. i mean here you've got a guy who, you know -- >> right up the middle. >> come right up the middle, an outside but with the brash personality, the color, the flash, the quick tongue. we were all getting ready to deal with this guy and he just went down like a lead balloon over this scandal. i often wonder what would have happened if you had a true clash of the titans

i am betsy with the naval postgraduate school. chris, i want to thank you for knowing you're going to take care of these kids coming in on the 21st. my family is coming in from berkeley and all of their friends are flying in. i want to make sure they will be well protected. >> [indiscernible] [laughter] >> i have a sense, and my assumption is it is diminishing because the attendance and churches is dropping. i know myself, there are so many demands on our time. i don't know the people that live on our block. it embarrasses me. but i know it would take time to do it. it seems to me that if we had leadership from the top talking about the importance of community, that it is something we all need to getting gauged in , it would be a really useful thing to do. and for you, mr. secretary, how would you reorganize your department if you were the new secretary today? all, irtoff: first of think reorganizations are always painful and costly and i probably would not. i would say what i would do, and i think secretary johnson is doing this, is bu

betsy: i am betsy with the naval postgraduate school. chris, i want to thank you for knowing you're going to take care of these kids coming in on the 21st. my family is coming in from berkeley, and all of their friends are flying in. i want to make sure they will be well protected. mr. geldart: my mom signed up, too. [laughter] betsy: i have a sense, and my assumption is it is diminishing because the attendance and in church is dropping. i know myself, there are so many demands on our time. i don't know the people that live on our block. it embarrasses me. but i know it would take time to do it. it seems to me that if we had leadership from the top talking about the importance of community, that it is something we all need to getting gauged -- to get engaged in, it would be a really useful thing to do. and for you, mr. secretary, how would you reorganize your department if you were the new secretary today? mr. chertoff: first of all, i think reorganizations are always painful and costly and i probably would not. i would say what i would do, an