>> right, don mcgann comes to the position with great experience. he's a great pick. obviously helped mr. trump tremendously during the campaign, has experience as a business lawyer, is having been at a large private law firm in washington, d.c. and he's a known commodity amongst many republicans in washington and around the country so i think it's a great pick. both picks are very positive and will be regarded very well by many republicans as well as folks around the country. >> lanhee, hanging on the first bit of your answer when i was just getting some information here so let me throw a few names at you. a few new names. this is what we're getting from a trump transition source that in addition to the rudy giuliani potential pick and governor romney, your former boss, we now have three names, we'd heard about general david petraeus as one dark horse candidate since there's such friction between the rudy/romney idea now we have the names general john kelly and we heard this before but senator bob corker. kirsten, do you think these three names could change the equat

the president-elect is named campaign lawyer don mcgann as white house council. he will have the grapple with conflicts of interest over the business empire. k.t. mcfarland held posts in three association, will be deputy appoint adviser. it comes within an open split in the secretary of state post. 2012 nominee mitt romney, a harsh trump critic is a candidate. but so is former new york mayor rudy guiliani, an outspoken trump supporter. there is strong resistance from loyalists. sources say they spoke over thanksgiving and romney is still very much in the running. while retired gems are also being considered for the job along with senator bob corker. a law enforcement official says the secret service may take over a floor at trump tower. it could add up to a million-and-a-half dollars a year in the building owned by the president-elect. police protection there already costing new york city a million dollars per day. and the new report suggests a russian propaganda campaign built around a tore represent of fake news stories aimed as flushing the u.s. election. rese

donald mcgann will serve as white house council. he's trump's campaign lawyer. mcgann received his law gri from wider university and he's a former charm of the s.e.c. mcgann's job would involve putting between between president-elect trump and his business dealings. k.t. mcfarland will serve as the national security adviser. she has experience in both ford and reagan's teams. meantime, wisconsin is going to start its first presidential recount in state history. green party presidential candidate jill stein requested the recount. she's vowing to do the same in michigan and in pennsylvania. mr. trump held narrow leads in all three states. there's no evidence of election tampering. >>> 6:22 right now on this saturday. ski season is about to kick off in the poke knows, but the resorts could still use a little bit of help from mother nature. we'll tell you when you'll be able to hit the slopes, next. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. so in the 3.7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local sl

mcgann served as president-elect trump's campaign lawyer.e is currently advising the transition team. he is the counsel on the transition team and he's going to face the complex task of keeping donald trump's business dealings separate from his presidency. in a statement the president-elect said mcgann has "a brilliant legal mind and will play a critical role in the administration." more on that as we learn more. the last six weeks, this is story we've followed. iraqi forces fighting to drive isis oust mosul. while the offensive made significant gains it's come with a heavy price. cnn correspondent phil black visiting one neighborhood liberated from isis but residents are reminded daily militants are never far away. we have to warn you, some of the scenes in this story are graphic. >> reporter: these people have just lived through the horror of urban warfare. they cowered in their homes for days, prayers and white flags, their own protection. their own protection as iraqi forces fought their way through the neighborhoods of eastern mosul aga

mcfarland and don mcgann for white house counsel. a source tells cnn trump spoke to romney, and cnn has learned the secret service is considering leasing a full floor inside of trump tower at a cost of $1.5 million, which would go to donald trump. officials are looking at setting up around the clock center to protect trump while he's there and his wife as well and young son who are staying in new york through the spring. and tonight, "the washington post" is reporting that the russians helped amplify false stories about hillary clinton throughout the presidential campaign. this operation allegedly used so-called botnets, teams of human trolls and networks to echo right wing sites portraying clinton negatively. we're covering all of that this hour with our correspondents and analysts. let's begin with the latest on the trump transition. jim acosta has the details on this. these appointments were fairly straightforward, but there's some infighting taking place over the secretary of state position. >> reporter: just a bit, that's right.

she is known for hard line news, and criticism of president obama. >>> and mcgann he is an attorney for the trump campaign, and served five years with the federal election commission. where he was instrumental in loosening on the. around a position yet to be filled, secretary of state. trump world divided between loyalist, rudy giuliani, and former antagonist mitt romney. >> what is unusual it's become such a public split. it wouldn't surprise me if a third name emerges. >> reporter: as the team building continues, president-elect trump is trying to keep good on a campaign promise to keep working jobs in the u.s. mike pence serving negotiator aiming to prevent carrier air-condition with his current plans to move a plant to the mexico. they -- president-elect trump has more scheduled enter rouse on monday insiinterviews onmond. >>> pats breathing a sigh of relief after brady missed two concern brady may not be healthy enough to take the jets on sunday. here is an update. >> reporter: tom brady back on the practice field today after missing the last two workouts. he is officially listed a

mcgann is a campaign finance lawyer and former chairman of the federal election commission. and macfarlane served as former aide to three republican dangerous international chess game that awaits the next president. >> whether it's china or russia or iran or north korea, radical islam, all new president gets tested but all these countries are i lining up to test this new presiden. >> donald trump has been busy. keeping a rigorous schedule right now. eight more potential administration members will visit the president-elect at trump tower on monday. the transition team says they are considering many ofhe candidates for multiple positions. >>> and while trump is in the process now of assembling his administration, jill stein the green party candidate in the 2016 election wants a recount of the votes in at least three states. stein is getting the process going in wisconsin and she also wants a recount in michigan and pennsylvania. stein came in last in all three of those states losing by millions of votes but she claims she wants a recount to further democracy and the integrity

filled two more top posts, kathleen mcfarland to serve as deputy security adviser and attorney donald mcgann as white house council. >> reporter: some of you are enjoying weekend. there is going to be changes about halfway through the weekend. we'll tell you about that in just a few minutes. >>> we'll take a live look at the adot camera. it is not too busy out there. a lot of people black friday shopping and maybe already back i like to know what's happening as soon as it happens. who won the game, who won on the dancing show... ...i mean, if i watched that show. same with my banking. with my bank of america mobile banking app, i can easily manage them and if something doesn't look right, i'm going to know. plus, i can set up alerts to help detect unusual activity. so i feel secure. wait, he won? that's an average tango... at best. >>> it is officially the white house holiday season right now. first lady michelle obama kicking off the final holiday >>> santa claus is back at the ahwatukee plaza. he arrived by helicopter and greeted a big crowd, including mrs. claus. this is the 27th annual b

administration through the it's going to be a heavy lift, i think, for the incoming white house counsel don mcgann, who was the campaign's general counsel, to be able to extricate these things. possibilities being floated from children of donald trump taking over. advisers formally to trump, so it would be difficult to trust that he has a blind trust. it's difficult to have a blind trust when you have your name emblazoned on these properties. that would be thefirst break, th from baltimore and washington, respectively, thank you both for broadcast tonight. >>> we'll take a break here, and trump said his pick for supreme court justice will be like the what justice scalia said about the right to burn the american flag. y pause a spontaneous moment? cialis for daily use treats ed and the urinary symptoms of bph. tell your doctor about your medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, or adempas® for pulmonary hypertension, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess. to avoid long-term injury

i think, you know, the pick of don mcgann for white house counsel, somebody well known in the washingtonher example of not typical cabinet. even the discuss of mitt romney, the serious discussion of mitt romney shows a willingness to be a little more inclusive than i think folks had expected from trump. >> erin, jonathan. it's been a busy morning. thank you very much for being here. >> take care. >> thank you. >>> and next, new analysis of our top story, the death of fidel castro. the reaction inside the exiled community. all finished. umm... you wouldn't want your painter to quit part way. i think you missed a spot. so when it comes to pain relievers, why put up with just part of a day? aleve, live whole not part. painter: you want this color over the whole house? let's just get a sandwich or something. "or something"? you don't just graduate from medical school, "or something." and we don't just pull smoked chicken, bake fresh foccacia and hand-slice avocado. there's nothing "or something" about it. mary buys a little lamb. one of millions of orders on this company's servers. accessibl

donald mcgann will serve as white house chief counsel. the job could involve putting distance between president-elect trump and his business dealings. the trump team announced that k.t. mcfarland will serve as his security adviser. she's the third woman named to the trump team which can came under fire initially after the picks were all white men. meantime, wisconsin is going to start its first presidential recount in state history. green party presidential candidate jill stein requested the recount. she's vowing to do the same in michigan and in pennsylvania. mr. trump held narrow leads in all three states. there's no evidence of election tampering. "meet the press" looked at one big question, can he keep his promises? that's coming your way at 10:30 right here on nbc 10 tomorrow. >>> ski season is just about ready to kick off in the poconos, but the resorts could still use a little bit of help from mother nature. we'll tell you when you'll be able to hit the slopes, next. >>> ski season is almost here. nbc 10 visited before you mountain

his name is mark mcgann, and some of the scenes, it is very eerie. really eerie. >> yeah, it is. the young lady who plays yoko is kim-- kim miyori. so, anyway, that's 8:00 on nbc monday night, and i-- we're kinda proud of it, so we hope you watch it. now, my next two guests, you all know. they were two of the original members of "saturday night live," and they're co starring in a new movie called "spies like us." they're here to unashamedly plug it. [ laughter ] it opens across the country, this country, on friday december the sixth. will you welcome in any order you like dan aykroyd and chevy chase. [ applause ] [ indistinct chatter ] >> welcome. >> how are you? nice to see you. >> how are ya? [ cheers and applause ] >> yeah! we brought our fun bagda >> pay no attention to him. >> it is always nice to see in this cutthroat business called showbusiness there's no real competition. >> no, absolutely not. >> to see who gets to sit in this seat. and you won out. >> well, i'm a little taller. >> a little taller. >> well, here's this little problem, i didn't know whether to say chevy

trump's transition team also announced that campaign attorney donald mcgann will serve as white house killed in syria. u.s. officials say the service member was killed by an improvised explosive device. this happened apparently north of the city of raqqa which isis considers to be its capital. operations to retake the city are planned and should start very soon. as many as 300 service members are currently operating in syria. looked like a war zone. this chaos was captured on cell phone video from the upper level of the mall in a safe place. but as you can see people were punching and kicking and just simply going at it. it's still not exactly clear what sparked this chaos but eventsly mall security broke up the fight. l. >>> it started with a text that went to a wrong person text included an invitation to thanksgiving dinner. turns out though having a stranger over for turkey day is no problem. check out the guest showed up. >> oh, yeah. perfect. >>reporter: a bird in the oven, guests arriving from out of town. it's the family social event of the year. but this year thanks to social

your colleague there, dan mcgann, was selected to be white house counsel which our friend hugh hewitt predicted, hoped for and agrees that it is one of the most important selections a president-elect can make. because you don't have to see him now at the holiday party, you can be totally frank and candid. what do you make of him and him in that job? >> we'll still have him at the holiday party. >> that's your business. >> don is a terrific choice for this job. he's a great lawyer with sound judgment. he is somebody -- as he demonstrated in his years on the federal election commission is not a yes man. he is more than willing to call them as he sees them and to keep people sort of on the straight and narrow. so he is a terrific choice for this job. >> ben ginsberg from jones day. not disappointing when asked to critique a colleague from jones day. ben, thank you very much. nicolle, our thanks to you as well. >>> another break for us. coming up, a prominent life has ended at the age of 90, but mourning goes on for people lined up in cuba tonight. this is "the 11th hour." wildlife rescue

campaign finance lawyer don mcgann and white house counsel kt mcfarland former aid to three republicanresidents as the deputy national security adviser. eight more potential administration members will visit the president-elect as his -- at his trump tower office on monday including republican congressman lou barletta who's from pennsylvania. >>> on your radar tonight a beautiful weekend ahead. let's get the details from meteorologist monica cray yann. >> dawn at least we're shaping up from today. i think we'll see more sunshine than what we saw today. it was very very limited. and temperatures well they were one maybe 2 degrees above that average. philadelphia hit a high of 53 degrees. reading 51. not all that bad but what we're looking at are temperatures dropping as we take look outsi outside. we've got activity out there. but 49 degrees. high today. 53 like i was saying those winds out of the north at 6 miles an hour. temperatures will be falling just a bit not a drastic change by any stretch of the imagination. but we could see temperatures falling a few degrees through the aftern

trump named donald mcgann his campaign attorney. trump says he will play a critical role in the administration. >>> and meantime green party candidate jill stein today filed a request for a recount in wisconsin. she says she has raised more than $5 million to recount the as well as michigan and pennsylvania. donald trump won pennsylvania by about 70,000 votes and wisconsin by fewer than 30,000. he is up in michigan by 10,000 votes and now if recounts were to award clinton lecters in those states she would win the white house. >> we do not have a smoking gun that shows that there was beyond a doubt a vote fraud going on here. but let me say we do not need to prove that the order to justify a voting system that is secure and that we have confidence in. >>> and computer science experts prompted the recall effort when they claimed a hack core have influenced the outcome of the presidential election. jill stein denies she is trying to deliver the white house to hillary clinton. >>> still ahead, how the former child stars of the "brady bu

you see donald mcgann. friday night. what do we know about these two? >> reporter: you know, president-elect donald trump has faced a lot of criticism for choosing people so far that don't have a lot of experience. that certainly is not the case for either of these two appointments because they have a long history in their field. and in the political world. meanwhile, there is some conflict that came from the campaign trail that is now following road to the white house. from his estate in florida, president-elect donald trump filled two spots. kt mcfarland is currently a fox news analyst. >> there's still no word on when the president-elect will reveal his choice for secretary of state. the front runners include

it's going to be a heavy lift, i think, for the incoming white house counsel don mcgann, who was the campaign's general counsel, to be able to extricate these things. we heard a number of possibilities being floated from the kids taking over, the adult children of donald trump taking over. of course, they, too, are adv e advisers formally to trump, so it would be difficult to trust that he has a blind trust. it's difficult to have a blind trust when you have your name emblazoned on these properties. that would be the ultimate way to settle these questions. >>> we have to scoot to our first break, thus april and ken from baltimore and washington, respectively, thank you both for coming in and being in our broadcast tonight. >>> we'll take a break here, and coming up as we continue, donald trump said his pick for supreme court justice will be like the late justice scalia. what justice scalia said about the right to burn the american flag. this is "the 11th hour." ♪ if you have moderate to severe ulcerative colitis or crohn's, and your symptoms have left you with the same view, it may b

attorney donald mcgann as white house counsel. >> it looks like a pretty nice weekend shaping up, and lots going on today here in tampa. >> absolutely. the good news is, the weather will cooperate, so that's good. more humidity today than tomorrow but for the most part o'clock a pretty decent day temperatures are right now in the 60s over most of the bay area. our weekend planner believe it or not, or temperatures today and tomorrow will be the same what it will feel different than it did today. more sunshine tomorrow and certainly less humid conditions. right now, we are in the 60s all around the bay area. 64 in bradenton and sarasota, and books ?55. high temperatures topping out in the upper 70s with a mix of sun and clouds so if you are heading out to the raymond james stadium, things are looking pretty good but it will be a little bit warm and partly cloudy. partly cloudy is the story right now with clouds racing across from west to east. a little bit more humidity in the atmosphere right now but we deep do see cold fronts to the northwest which will move through the area over the

naming campaign finance lawyer don mcgann as white house counsel and katie mcfarland a former aid to three republican presidents as the deputy national security adviser. general michael flynn the administration's bic for national security adviser tweet sewing proud and honored to have katie mcfarland as part of our national security team. she will help us make america great again. >> others however remain skeptical of some mr. trump is considering particularly mitt romney who is reportedly a contender for second of state. but was a vocal critic of mr. trump during the campaign. although some of mr. trump's closest allies are raising eyebrows at romney's name, oth others say to trust in trump. >> it's hup to him, and where he feels comfortable bringing in the best people for the job to move our country forward i think it's a good thing. >> reporter: while most of the country has septembered donald trump as the president-elect, green party candidate jill stein says she has raised over $5 million to recount the vote in michigan, pennsylvania and wisconsin. with the goal of raising anoth

as for mcgann, he is an attorney for the tropes cain, and served fire years with the federal election commission. he'll now help the president elect navigate his vast business entanglelements, but intrigue swirled around a position yet to be filled, secretary of state, trump world and former an tag this, mitt romney. >> it wouldn't surprise me in a third name emerges. >> reporter: trump trying to make good on a campaign promise? to keep working class jobs in the u.s. vice president mike pence serving as his chief negotiate per his home state of indians, trying to keep carrier air-conditioning from following through with its plans to move a major plant to >>> coming up, a few study that pencillen allergies may be temporary. we'll explain coming up. >>> let's check in with mike. >> we're not only tracking rain, but at times, mixed in with a couple of snowflakes. basically our primarily snow belt communities, closer to the lake, and not only parts of cuyahoga county, but lake county. we'll track this out for you, and tell you about how long it >>> welcome back. up to 50 million americans

three separate republican white houses and long time washington insider and election law expert don mcgann will serve as assistant to the president and white house couns counsel. so to ryan noble wes go covering all things trump. he's down at mar-a-lago in palm beach. tell me more about these new names. >> reporter: brooke, it seems as though there's been pushback on the two big names the trump team pushed out in rudy giuliani and mitt romney so it seems there's a bit more open competition for secretary of state, that the president-elect is looking around at other possible people to fill that very important role. you showed those three names already. general john kelly, not necessarily a household name but someone with a lot of experience, a marine, a former head of u.s. southern command, he's considered to be a top candidate as is former cia director david petraeus who is someone well known in numerous political and military circles and then tennessee senator bob corker who said in the past he would be willing to serve in the trump administration if asked. he wasn't necessarily the most v

we also just got word the next white house council is going to be don mcgann. he is known as a campaign finance expert. >> the other question looming is secretary of state. i was told by senior transition official that mitt romney has had conversations with the president-elect of the possibility for apologizing in order to get this job. what are you hearing on the ground? >> t >> reporter: is latest word is he is expanding his search for secretary of state. it's not clear that romney is so close to getting the job that saying sorry would make a lot of a difference. the new york times had to report today that a third contender could be in the mix. rudy giuliani grows frustrated he is no longer in the lead for the only job he wants. that is as mitt romney cannot rally supporters around him in large numbers. a large amount of trump surrogates have warned against romney who they also ran against in 2008. they don't think he could ever be loyal to trump and even kellyann tweets that she thinks the next needs to be loyal. they think all of the hoopla about romney beh

meantime, the team has named campaign finance attorney donald mcgann a former head of the federal electionite house counsel. here is more from cnn's brian todd. >> reporter: we've got new insights into president elect's trump's more controversial lawsuits and why he's been involved in so many of them. it has to do with a bare knuckle bravado he picked up 40 years ago who told a young donald trump when in doubt, fight them in court. >> i moved on her -- >> reporter: the access hollywood tape and the barrage of accusations from a dozen women of sexual misconduct didn't humble donald trump. >> the events never happened. never. all of these liars will be sued after the election. sgl >> reporter: trump has threatened to sue nbc and t"the new york times". >> donald trump loves to sue and he loves to threaten to sue because it scares people. threatening to sue people and run up their legal bills is terrifying. that's a tactic he's used. i can threaten to sue you. i have more lawyers than you do. >> reporter: according to an analysis by usa today, at least 70 lawsuits involving the president elect

the two other bodies found as 25 year-old mcgann and her husband 29 year-old the corner preliminary tests they say they both died of gunshot wounds last week in messier's remove the shipping container for they found the caleb brown chained and screaming for help. the found the boy friend's body buried on the land and currently connected to seven killings. >> vicki: a fire broke caceres cycling plant the flames he conceded blocks away from an elementary school in lodi the firefighters one residents to stay away from the area and the dispatch of a fire engines and trucks to the scene the word yet on what caused the fire. >> vicki: 55 women are respected die and 2030 as it comes from a low middle income countries access to health care is less widespread. >> vicki: assess over the elections of a live look right now from the sutra camera if of a protest and seven pisco >> pam: now the states of massachusetts nv may all have similar measures last night and there's a question will the president allow at flea takes office. >> reporter: david west talk the media this morning and the majority of qu

his name is mark mcgann, and some of the scenes, i >> i've seen some of the promos. really eerie. >> yeah, it is. the young lady who plays yoko is kim-- kim miyori. so, anyway, that's 8:00 on nbc monday night, and i-- we're kinda proud of it, so we hope you watch it. now, my next two guests, you all know. they were two of the original members of "saturday night live," and they're co starring in a new movie called "spies like us." they're here to unashamedly plug it. [ laughter ] it opens across the country, this country, on friday december the sixth. will you welcome in any order you like dan aykroyd [ music ] [ applause ] [ indistinct chatter ] >> welcome. >> how are you? nice to see you. >> how are ya? [ cheers and applause ] we brought our fun bags today. >> pay no attention to him. >> it is always nice to see in this cutthroat business called showbusiness there's no real competition. >> no, absolutely not. >> to see who gets to sit in this seat. and you won out. >> well, i'm a little taller. >> a little taller. >> well, here's this little problem, i didn't know w

weekend, don mcgann was named as the white house counsel. that is an incredibly important position and he will need to rely on him in lots of ways. and it will be really important for him to bring people with him who actually understand the federal government. the key advice is that if you run as an outsider, you are an outsider. you are not familiar with the institution you are trying to change. if you don't have good advisors, you will not be able to change it the way you want. so it is really important to understand that business principles ought to be applied in federal government. but the government can't be run like a business. and that business -- that difference is essential. something the president elect needs to get his arms around. host: bloomberg reporting over the weekend that -- will be be point person overseeing any trump involvement in the recount effort that is now underway in wisconsin. so a lot for him to handle in these early days. back to the phones, ray is in louisiana, a democrat. good morning. caller: good morning. th

on fridaynald mcgann, he was selected as white house counsel.e will be the point person on the wisconsin recount for the republicans. he joined senior staff on briefings regarding the latest development. here is a story from cbs news about him when he was appointed white house counsel. the story noting that he was general counsel to donald trump's campaign and he has worked on the transition process. he is currently a partner in washington dc specializing in political law and a former sec mission german -- commission chairman. democrat.k, go ahead. caller: good morning. here's my comment. yes, she should participate in this. i would like the republicans, especially republicans loyal to our constitution to listen to what i'm going to say next. she should participate because this campaign was wrapped in hatred and violence. as we have seen in washington, d.c., distinct evidence of nazi imagery and ideology. we should keep our eyes open on that. that is why i think we should have this recount. host: what about the concern by some republicans that t