the president-elect will speak in des moines in a matter of moments. stay with us. be right back. afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. the north and the south are mine. all seems beautiful to me. lou: president-elect trump firing back at a union leader who accused him of lying about the number of jobs he saved in the carrier deal. the president-elect on twitter said chuck jones show is president of the united steel workers 1999 has done a terrible job representing workers. no wonder companies flee country. joining me now, "wall street journal" senior reporter shelby holiday, and john lonski, great to have you both here. i think of the number of times donald trump told us he was a wish and we would have to get used to winning. now we are here with a market up%. he has everything breaking his way in europe right now. the u.s. steel workers fight, a steel worker fighting? u.s. steel stock is up -- do you know? over 70%. 70%. >> he sai

the des moines school district says he is allowed to continue coaching. b ainsworth elementary school in washington county may have to shut down. and school district say that's largely due to a lack of funding. right now, ainsworth elementary has about 70 students from pre-k through 5th grade. it's part of the highland district, which serves ainsworth and riverside. this school year, the highland school district says it was forced to cut $500,000 from its annual budget. that's because of a lack of state funding. in 2015, the district asked voters for money to build a new elementary school district says a combined staff and a more energy - efficient building would have saved the district $250,000 a year. so the district is looking at other cuts. already, 4th and 5th graders had to combine at ainsworth elementary school. " 26:41, "pretty unfortunate if they have to close... we don't want that at all " the district plans to discuss the school's closure at it's next several meetings. it hopes to make a final decision by february 1st. an alternative is now ava

these are live pictures from des moines on your screen. it is part of trump thanking voters in crucial swing states that helped put him over the top on election day. trump state also visiting ohio state university, the ohio state university just a short time ago, there to meet with survivors of a stunning attack on campus last month. >> these were really great people, amazing people. the police and first responders were incredible. the job done in particular by one young gentlemen was incredible. >> this comes as trump's battle with a carrier union leader escalates. chuck jones, says he received multiple death threats or threats since appears on outfront. he said trump lied about his job dealing on twitter and trump accusing chuck jones of being terrible at his job. and i want to begin, jeff, what are we expecting from trump tonight? obviously another crucial part of his so called thank you tour. >> reporter: erin, no doubt about it. and he will be thanking the voters here in iowa. a state he won by some 10 percentage points and i bet he'l

to her got to continue in des moines, iowa. we can bring special coverage you special coverage tonight starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern time. thank you for welcoming us into your homes making money with charles payne is next. charles: good evening. i am charles payne. another record-breaking day on wall street. i love details and ideas for you later in the show. president-elect donald trump heading to des moines iowa her. to address his supporters there. it's his third stop on the thank you to her. remember he actually lost that state to ted cruz in a primary. they also stopped in ohio state earlier today and will stop in michigan tomorrow, pennsylvania is a stop next week. it's all about iowa. joining me right now. kelly redoubt. bob theater plants. bob, you were initially somewhat of a donald trump skeptic in fact a lot of people were shocked and that he lost the state of iowa and something of an early learning curve for him. >> i have always been a friend and then never changed all the way through the process even though i endo

then he will jet offer a big thank you to her in des moines.t once seemed like a pipe dream was a very possible reality. we are less than 500 points away from that 20,000 level right now. all five indices are racing to record close. you must stay with me through this

president-elect donald trump is taking his thank you tour to des moines, iowa tonight. and as soon as the president-elect steps up on the stage to the microphone we will, of course, bring it to you live. but right now welcome to "tucker carlson tonight," the show that is the sworn enemy of lying pomposity, smugness and group think. well, less than two weeks a group of 538 people will officially choose the president of the united states. they're called electors and they are specified in the constitution. most of us assume they are mere conduits for the will of voters and will cast their ballots consistent with electoral college results and in some states they don't have to do that. they can do literally whatever they want. texas is one of those states and that's where we find christopher, a republican elector who says he will not vote for donald trump. christopher joins us from dallas. thanks a lot for coming on tonight. >> thank you. i'm happy to be on your new show. >> thank you. i assume this election was over and that trump won and you are saying no. >> that's correc

and while the crowd in des moines may have been going wild for the president-elect just moments ago,hat's nothing compared to the hysteria among some democrats over mr. trump's pick to head the environmental protection agency. welcome to "the kelly file" tonight. i'm sandra smith in or megyn kelly. president-elect trump and mike pence taking the stage in iowa as part of their thank you tour. they added yet another stop just this afternoon. but that's not what have folks talking about the incoming commander in chief today. as folks on the left lose their minds over the decision to tap oklahoma attorney general scott pruitt to head the epa. but as mr. trump made clear moments ago, he's not backing down on any of his picks. >> and you saw today scott pruitt who is a tremendous guy, who has been met with tremendous applause from the business community. we're going to protect the family farm and we are going to end the epa intrusion into your liv lives. >> former house speaker newt gingrich joins us in moments. but first to peter doocy live in des moines where the crowd was energetic to s

they are excited here that a politician came back to des moines so soon, they have to wait a couple years until caucus campaigning gets going. they get to see the next president here just a few weeks after he appeared in the state, whichy -- he easily won. lou: he also, he named branstad, their governor ambassador to china. peter thank you. we appreciate it. i know you will be there following the events as we, bringing it to our audience live throughout. joining me now, carter, and charlie. i got a kick out of what peter said, people in iowa are not used to having love returned so quickly. iowa certainly does not have anet opean esteem problem i hope. >> you know, it's funny, iowa gets ignored for 3 1/2 years every election cycle, then you know every 4 years it is you know for a year it is saturated with coverage. then they are ignored again. i can imagine this is straimplstrange to them. but this is all part of how donald trump is redoing things, it sort of feels like he is already president, he is doing things that the current president did not ever do. our president now uses bully pulp

they are excited here that a politician came back to des moines so soon, they have to wait a couple years until caucus campaigning gets going. they get to see the next president here just a few weeks after he appeared in the state, whichy -- he easily won. lou: he also, he named branstad, their governor ambassador to china. peter thank you. we appreciate it. i know you will be there following the events as we, bringing it to our audience live throughout. joining me now, carter, and charlie. i got a kick out of what peter said, people in iowa are not used to having love returned so quickly. iowa certainly does not have anet opean esteem problem i hope. >> you know, it's funny, iowa gets ignored for 3 1/2 years every election cycle, then you know every 4 years it is you know for a year it is saturated with coverage. then they are ignored again. i can imagine this is straimplstrange to them. but this is all part of how donald trump is redoing things, it sort of feels like he is already president, he is doing things that the current president did not ever do. our president now uses bully pulp

this is his third tonight here in des moines, iowa. we are back with the panel.itoring this as i said, we'll bring you anything new that president-elect actually says. maggie, i mean, again, it's sort of what we expected, but, you know, we heard from the nominee, ambassador for china. it is interesting just as a showman, as a, you know, kind of rolling out each cabinet selection or each as a kind of a public spectacle, i mean, it's interesting. >> we've never seen anything like it. there's no question about that. it certainly has been criticized for being a spectacle and that's only going to increase with the "celebrity apprentice" executive producer credit he's going to retain. what he is doing is he is blocking out the sun with these rallies and it's the same thing we saw him do with the campaign. he would hold these events. he would throw out a bunch of different ideas and a bunch of different comments and he would make news on, you know, seven different topics. and in the meantime, he is sort of showcasing people and suggesting to them this is for you and thi

the des moines school district says he is allowed to continue coaching. but einerson can't transport any students. ainsworth elementary school in washington county may have to shut down. and school district say that's largely due to a lack of funding. right now, ainsworth eleme students from pre-k through 5th grade. it's part of the highland district, which serves ainsworth and riverside. this school year, the highland school district says it was forced to cut $500,000 from its annual budget. that's because of a lack of state funding. in 2015, the district asked voters for money to build a new elementary school to replace old school buildings in ainsworth and riverside. the school district says a combined staff and a more energy - efficient building would have saved the district $250,000 a year. so the 4th and 5th graders had to combine at ainsworth elementary school. " 26:41, "pretty unfortunate if they have to close... we don't want that at all " the district plans to discuss the school's closure at it's next several meetings. it hopes to make a final d

it would be fantastic. >> is he in des moines now? if he runs for re-election he will need these people again. >> not the males. >> who cares? >> who cares about the males. >> that's it, harrison. dodo you think he will govern this way? >> like a comedian doing little towns? he is open mic-ing material. he is trying out bits and just seeing if they work. >> i have been watching these rallies on the thank you tour and he won't say his name, but he loves talking about mcmullin. it is a comedian who is worried about a comedian. he is the headliner. he calls it the thank you tour. >> i don't know. i can't even wrap my mind around that one. ben, obviously he likes it. i mean, i don't -- whether it works or not, if it makes him happy, why can't we just let him do this? >> we just want our president to be happy at all times. he treats evan mcmullen the same way the people of springfield treated freddy kruger. don't say his name. i agree that it was a ridiculous bill crystal ruse. if you look at the background it is orwell meets rockwell. it

two people face charges this morning for a pipeline protest in des moines. the des moines register says jessica reznicek and travis o'brennan face a trespassing charge. police say they refused to leave the iowa utility board building yesterday morning. that board gave dakota protesters demanded a meeting with board members to address their concerns over possible violations of construction permits. "none of us want to do this but this is apparently what we have to go through just to have a meeting with publicly appointed officials. " the spokesperson for the board says they're in the middle of a lawsuit over the pipeline. he says that's why they won't address the protesters face to face. "the board issued their final decision and order on this case back in march and that's being litigated, so we can't comment on ongoing litigation. " the board says it responded to questions by the end of the day, but protesters still want a face-to-face meeting. both of the protesters arrested were fasting and holding signs in front of the i-u-b offices for the last ten days.

the president-elect thank you to her got to continue in des moines, iowa.n bring special coverage you special coverage tonight starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern time. thank you for welcoming us into your homes making money with charles payne is next. charles: good evening. i am charles payne. another record-breaking day on wall street. i love details and ideas for you later in the show. president-elect donald trump heading to des moines iowa her. to address his supporters there. it's his third stop on the thank you to her. remember he actually lost that state to ted cruz in a primary. they also stopped in ohio state earlier today and will stop in michigan tomorrow, pennsylvania is a stop next week. it's all about iowa. joining me right now. kelly redoubt. bob theater plants.

two people face charges this morning for a pipeline protest in des moines. the des moines register says jessica reznicek and travis o'brennan face a trespassing charge. police say yesterday morning. that board gave dakota access permission to build the bakken oil pipeline through iowa. the protesters demanded a meeting with board members to address their concerns over possible violations of construction permits. "none of us want to do this but this is apparently what we have to go through just to have a meeting with publicly appointed officials. " the spokesperson for the board says they're in the middle of a lawsuit over the pipeline. he says that's why they won't address the "the board issued their final decision and order on this case back in march and that's being litigated, so we can't comment on ongoing litigation. " the board says it responded to questions by the end of the day, but protesters still want a face-to-face meeting. both of the protesters arrested were fasting and holding signs in front of the i-u-b offices for the last ten days. the unive

tonight's event is in des moines, iowa. we will monitor the event and bring you the news as warranted. now during the campaign and in his victory speech, trump characterized himself as a champion of working americans. >> every single american will have the opportunity to realize his or her fullest potential. the forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer. >> today we learned that trump will pick a labor secretary who opposes raising the federal minimum wage, and who has spoken enthusiastically about replacing workers with robots. trump tapping andy puzder, ceo of the fast food company that owns fast food restaurants carl's jr. and hardee's to lead the labor department. paid more than $4.4 million in 2012 argued strenuously against raising the federal minimum wage which is just $7.25 per hour arguing an increase would be bad for workers because it would force businessowners to cut jobs. earlier this year, he said he wants to create a restaurant where consumers never interact with employees in order to

live from des moines tonight. joining me now, former house speaker newt gingrich.hank you for being here tonight. you were sitting there listening to the president-elect's words in iowa. who struck you about his speech just now? >> well part of it is the very calm delivery. if you watch, he has an almost soft tone now. he's reassuring people, going back over ground, make it a little broader, a little clearer. plus things like introducing his new ambassador to beijing who turns out to be a close personal friend of the chinese prime minister, a relationship that goes back to the chinese prime minister having come and spent time in iowa. it's more than just trade deals and iowa agriculture. but he's going to be a remarksable spokesperson. and he's the longest serving governor in the united states. iowans have loved him and i think he's going to be very effective. you're seeing trump flesh out this cabinet and his key team with competent, successful people. >> and it did seem like he was branching out. they're calling this his thank you tour but there at the end you he

thousand november.here in the hawkeye state -- nearly 13-thousand signed or renewed their policies.the des moines register reports that's up almost 300 compared to november 20-15. as concern grows over support for undocumented immigrants at univerisities - campus officials across the country are taking a stand in that is up almost 300 compared to november 2015. >>> as concern grows over undocumented people at universities, there is a stand university say it is the right thing to do.>> reporter: at drake university, the mission is to help students build successful lies. -- lives. the administration officer, students."president marty martin sent this email to campus - "declaring the university a sanctuary for undocumented members.he says the university remains committed to protecting immigrants from unfair deportation, investigation undocumented members. he says that the university remains committed to protecting immigrants from unfair deportation, investigation or other investigation due to their immigration status. he is one of 400 college president urging the nation's leaders to keep the deferre

tara mcfarling, the wife of a des moines police officer, came up with the idea. "that blue family is my blue family. when they lose an officer it affects all of us. it affects the community, but it definitely police department, the tree was a part of the festival of trees and lights at blank children's hospital. it won fist place for people's choice. meteorologist justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... welcome to the first day of meteorologic al winter! it sure will feel like it.a stray flurry may be possible early this morning; otherwise we're dealing with cloudy skies once again today. temperatures will start off in the low 30s, but warm into the middle to upper 30s again today. winds will also be strong again today, blowing out of the west at 10 to 20 mph. the clouds will stick with us throughout the evening hours, but the winds will start to die down out of the west at 5 to 10 mph. low won't change much for the rest of the week and into the weekend. the dreary skies will remain and high temperatures will stay in the middle to upper 30s. it won

the des moines school district says he is allowed to continue coaching. but einerson can't transport any students. ainsworth elementary school in washington county may have to shut down. and school district say that's largely due to a lack of funding. right now, ainsworth elementary has about 70 grade. it's part of the highland district, which serves ainsworth and riverside. this school year, the highland school district ss it was forced to cut $500,000 from its annual budget. that's because of a lack of state funding. in 2015, the district asked voters for money to build a new elementary school to replace old school buildings in ainsworth and riverside. the school district says a combined staff and a more energy - efficient building would have saved the district $250,000 a year. so the district is looking at other cuts. already, 4th and 5th school. " 26:41, "pretty unfortunate if they have to close... we don't want that at all " the district plans to discuss the school's closure at it's next several meetings. it hopes to make a final decision by february

we have this area here from wisconsin, areas of des moines, almost down here toward kansas. that's where we have a little light stuff this morning. also, later on, we bet the snow, moving no california into higher terrain. change is required. this is all the way through sunday night, chris this is going to be here in the day today. the heavy snow the blizzard conditions possible. dakotas on christmas day. so if you are traveling through high elevations out west, make sure you keep an eye on that forecast. it will be a little treacherous. >> bill karins, thank you for that. we have breaking news about the road rage killing in little rock, arkansas. police have arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of the 3-year-old. gary holmes was the perpetrator t. driver hype her honked and she honked back. then that at driver opened fire at her, hitting, killing acen sitting in the back seat of the car t. shooter drove off in what was described as a plaque chevy impala. jail records show gary holmes was charmed with murder. >>> could an arms race happen? waves around the world, preside

in mid-july, the raccoon river, a tributary of the des moines river, flooded the des moines water works facility cutting off running water for a city of over 500-thousand. "at the city's crippled water treatment plant, helicopters pulled out the heart of the water works ... massive pumps knocked out by the fod." "it's not at all clear that these pumps can be repaired. they may have been destroyed by the flood and if that's the case they will have to be replaced delaying the plant even longer." water in des moines wouldn't be drinkable until the end of the month. meanwhile, river traffic down the mississippi and missouri rivers was closed costing an estimated two million dollars a day. "it effects jobs and manufacturing all throughout the economy." "well i think there's been a lot of tragedy here ... a lot of dollars lost, a lot of homes ... property ... but i think the main thing is we're all alive." costing an estimated two million dollars a day, over one thousand levees failed by the time it was all over buckling to the awesome power of a relentless mother nature. "this is mother natu

. >> des moines is kind of nice. >> quit it. i have never been to des moines. i don't want to rip on des moines. >> we do love it. thank you, bill. >>> lebron james named 2016 male athlete of the year by the associated press. james received 24 first place votes out of the 59 cast by u.s. editors and news directors. he helped the cleveland cavaliers win the first championship in 52 years and he used his superstar platform to address social causes. lebron beat out michael phelps and hue sane bolt for the tightsal of 2016 greatest male athlete of the year. >>> one of music's biggest stars dropped in on one of her biggest fans. >>> taylor swift surprised 9 6- year-old cyprus porter. dancing in the baseball hat. gave him and his family a private concert at his home in missouri and serenaded them with their hit song shake it off. >>> we went to the beat of the music and having a great time with it. >> a world war ii veteran. >> they normally don't go together. >> no. that's right. >> swift heard about porter and traveled from nashville to missouri for that performanc

the second stop on the tour is tentatively scheduled for des moines in early december. so we're latest announcement that he may come through des moines. that will be the first stop. a few days before the election he was in cedar rapids. >>> christmas in the corridor is just about in full swing. was on full display. >> kelly d'ambrosio. >>> i'm in downtown cedar rapids. they actually dressed me for the event because i get to emcee with steve which have. these are up yesterday. >> this is a super exciting event with tons of models, makeup most importantly, we want the people to come out and support the local business owner. >> reporter: and you have an opportunity to do that at the williamsburg outlets on december 8th from 6 co-8 p.m. a-- one of the models tonight. what does it mean to you to be a part of this experience? an opportunity of a lifetime. for i can't wait to go out and do it. >> you look absolutely gorgeous. if you'd like more information. go to our website. >>> a tradition was renewed in mount vernon. matt lang joins us now. >> mount vernon was lit up for th

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president-elect donald trump is taking his thank you tour to des moines, iowa tonight.on as the president-elect steps up on the stage to the microphone we will, of course, bring it to you live. but right now welcome to "tucker carlson tonight," the show that is the sworn enemy of lying pomposity, smugness and group think. well, less than two weeks a group of 538 people will officially choose the president of the united states. they're called electors and they are specified in the constitution. most of us assume they are mere conduits for the will of voters and will cast their ballots consistent with electoral college results and in some states they don't have to do that. they can do literally whatever they want. texas is one of those states and that's where

after the meeting-- trump will fly to iowa for a victory rally in des moines. it's already been a busy week for the cabinet nominations. trump has tapped retired marine general john kelly to lead the department of homeland security. a frequent critic of the environmental protection agency, oklahoma attorney general scott pruitt is trump's choice to lead that agency. trump also tapped world wrestling entertainment' co-founder and campaign donor linda mcmahon to lead the small business administration. happening now in ohio. trump supporters are hoping the president-elect abortion bill. the so-called "heartbeat bill" bans all abortions when a fetal heartbeat can be detected. critics say the law essentially bans abortions all-together. the bill has passed the ohio house and senate. and if the governor signs it-- advocates on both sides expect the case to end up in a court room. ohio governor john kasich opposes abortion but has expressed opposes abortion but has expressed concerns about whether the bill is constitutional. coming up a high profile murder trial begin

senior washington correspondent, jeff zeleny, joins me now from des moines. we aired live a bunch of president-elect trump's speech. overall, what was his tone tonight? >> reporter: anderson, donald trump's tone really is one of a valedictory speech. he is taking a victory lap here in every state that he won, those key battleground states. and of course he took time to remind the voters here in iowa that they delivered one of the biggest victories for him, some ten percentage points over hillary clinton, one month ago tonight. and anderson, he also talked about a sort of behind the scenes of what he's been doing over the last month. he's been talking about his cabinet secretaries, he's been talking about call ceos individually who are threatening to move some jobs and some business out of the country. he is clearly enjoying and reveling in this moment. it feels like a campaign rally more backward looking than forward looking. still making a lot of promises here, again, longer on showmanship than actual specifics here. but no doubt about it, this crowd loves i

donald trump will be in des moines later on. for more behind closed doors at trump tower, i want to take you to joe from "morning joe." the latest is mitt romney is in new york today, not at trump tower. should we be reading anything into this? is his stock falling with donald trump? >> no, he's not. he had planned to be up here for some time, as you said, for a scheduled speech, and there are a lot of names being floated that aren't serious contenders any more. the two names, though, for people closest to donald trump that keep at least coming up over the last two to three days, and it will be curious to see what happens with stayridis today. but at least before that meeting today, rex tillerson and mitt romney were the two names that kept coming up. there has obviously been a furious round of leaking from people close to donald trump who don't want mitt romney to be secretary of state, whether it's reportedly steve bannon or others close to donald trump who are actually pushing him to get a flamethrower like john bolton, which

he's holding another rally tonight in des moines.o baton rouge, louisiana, and grand rapids, michigan, tomorrow and hershey, pennsylvania, next week. but the campaign's over and a new administration is set to take shape on january 20th, six weeks away. is it time for rallies and speeches to come to an end and let the governing begin? let's bring in the "hardball" roundtable, david corn, and an msnbc political analyst. april ryan is white house correspondent and washington bureau chief for american urban radio networks. and john fieri is a republican strategist. okay, for the defense, when were the bread and circuses -- or the circuses ended and the bread begin. >> i remember when george w. bush tried to get social security passed by doing a bunch of rallies and wasn't very effective. i think trump can be effective to energize people for his agenda, but he has to apply the inside game. the outside game works to a certain extent. the inside game, to get the stuff done. and it's a little easier, because he has republicans running for bo

trump held a rally to thank supporters in des moines, iowa.he president-elect has held events and a number of states he won in the november election. ♪ >> i am mike pence. i am from indiana. and because of the support and hard work and prayers of the people of iowa and people all across america, 42 days from today, i am humbled to say i will take the oath of office to be the next president of the -- the next vice president of the united states of america. grateful and i are deeply humbled. we will be standing on that day on january 20, and i came here today on behalf of my family to just say thanks. [applause] [cheers] but mostly i am here tonight as a fellow american to say to the people of iowa, thank you you one month ago today voted to elect a president who will make america great again. so thank you iowa, thank you for doing your part to make donald trump the 45th president of the united states of america. [applause] [cheers] hee-president elect pence: did it. he did it. and we have all of you to thank. , america will finally have a presi

the child flew from des moines, iowa to houston to visit her grandparents. dana dunn says she paid an extra 300 dollars, to make su h accompanied at all times. dunn says a united airlines employee was supposed to be with her daughter, but walked off. dunn says the 12-year-old was later located by her grandmother.. sitting alone in a hallway near the gate. united airlines says it's apologized, and is looking into what happened. a massive australian fur seal takes a stroll to visit his neighbors... and causes quite a commotion. the seal wandered into a town in tasmania.. an island off australia's southern coast. he got a little tired and he ended up resting on the hood of a car. the problem was that he is so big, that he caused thousands of dollars in damage to that vehicle and others. wildlife officers captured the seal while he was sleeping. he will be released back into the wild. at xx time for weather. toss to eileen - cooler today - cooler today - rain tomorrow morning - few sprinkles nye; otherwise dry weekend - roller coaster temperatures first week of

right outside des moines. >> west des moines. >> ainsley, i found out that it's called the machine shed is a dedication to the american farmer. it all makes sense. this is such a great place. it's a staple in iowa. i flew here from new york city. on my flight was the governor. he's going to be potentially the next ambassador to china. i had to grab him and ask him about it. here's what he told me. let's play a bit of that. >> you are. >> i got to go through confirmation. all of that. it's an exciting opportunity. we sell a lot of soybeans in china and also pork, so that's very important to the iowa economy. the current president of china, his first trip to america was to iowa, leading an agricultural delegation. i was governor then, too, in 1985, and met him. we had a picture taken with his whole delegation and the governor's office on april 29, 1985. he was so pleased with the way he was received and the families and farms and businesses he met with the iowa in '85 that he called us old friends. >> i love that. >> so he's off to a new adventure. we're going to have his lieutenant gover

. >>> we are awaiting to hear from donald trump in des moines, iowa.he third stop in his "thank you" tour. i want to continue with the panel as wie await president elect trump. secretary reich, what do you make, a, of donald trump wanting -- planning, continuing to be executive producer of "the apprentice" while president of the united states and continue? >> here is a man, donald trump campaigned as if he was going to be the voice of average working people. he said over and over again that he was going to represent the silenced worker of america. actually, what has happened, he's filled his administration with nominees who are millionaire, multi millionaires and billionaires and appointed the most anti-worker secretary of labor in modern history. i've racked my brain today to try to find any modern labor secretary who was so obviously and adamantly against things such as the minimum wage or time and a half overtime, hours, the labor laws, basic labor regul regulations. there is nobody. a fellow ronald reagan briefly appointed got in trouble with the l

then he will jet offer a big thank you to her in des moines. what once seemed like a pipe dream was a very possible reality. we are less than 500 points away from that 20,000 level right now. all five indices are racing to record close. you must stay with me through this final hour not only to witness that but were also can appoint out to you what specific things you need to look for that may indicate the wall street rally might be about to reverse. it was super busy day for donald trump. the transition team is still in full swing. they just had the interview. we are watching for all of the braking action on the trump train. you name it the trump carrier deal getting juicier by the moment. in indiana chamber of commerce ceo was us exclusively on his fight with united steel workers. the hottest gift of the season has been sold out for five years. less than an hour to the closing bell. liz: we did mention that donald trump's plane is in the air right now. the minute it lands we will get that to you. at your own peril to ignore this rally. no end

meantime, donald trump will take to the road tomorrow to des moines, iowa.nd he tolds another one of these thank you rallies friday in michigan. >>> republicans are using a short-term spending bill to speed up the mattis nomination. they're adding language to the stop gap funding make that opposes time limits on the debate over whether to grant that special waiver mattis needs to become secretary. they want him cleared when president-elect trump is inaugura inaugurated. the house votes on the spending bill thursday. >>> the company responding to donald trump's tweet slamming the price for new air force one jumbo jet said this comes out of left feel. trump's tweet that costs are out of control $4 billion and he did demanded that he cancel the order. boeing saying they have no idea where that $4 billion figure came from. the aircraft maker says it can lower costs, but only if the pentagon eases the specifications that it requires. >>> donald trump used to hold shares in boeing, but he sold that position, along with the relevant of his stock portfolio. trump tr

donald trump takes thank you tour to des moines and to do heads to china. lauren: happy friday. president elect expect today tap restaurant ceo andrew for labor secretary. he's a fierce critic of the minimum wage. nicole: lifting stocks to record high. dow up 2.3% alone. let's check market futures. s&p futures down 2. lauren: record run in the u.s. check this out. nikkei in japan four days in a row. one and a quarter percent to the upside and shanghai composite up one percent today. nicole: oil up 2% yesterday. thirty-one-cent. lauren: mortgage are climbing fast because of treasury yield 2.3%. nicole: transportation officials are reported weighing infliect phone calls. lauren: the its purring penguins take the florida panthers. nicole: the nation is mourning the loss of a true american hero john glenn ties at age 95. welcome to fbn:am, first look at morning markets, breaking news and what to expect for the day ahead. nicole: trump was in iowa last night on the third stop of his thank you tour. he also brought stage the man topped to be embassador from china. trump criticizing ch

coming >> >> anchor: pickup truck slammed into crowded walmart and morning and is store outside des moines. the driver did not slow down as the truck barreled through the front door. the driver is among the injured. iowa state police believe the crash was an accident. >> anchor: researchers say they found a legitimate use for magic mushroom. >> anchor: they compound helps to release depression and anxiety in cancer patients. cancer patients who took phyllis sieben, a compound in mushrooms that produce hallucination. patients reported feeling less fearful and more optimistic after taking the drug. even six months later, 80 percent said they felt less anxious and depressed. >> anchor: a scientific breakthrough could make chocolate guilt free. nestli said they found a way to reduce the amount of calories in candy by changing chemical structure of sugar.the process could level xl percent and they say >> >> anchor: with a flip of the switch christmas arrived in the nation capital. the tree for a final time. a lineup of performers join the obama's for last holiday. james taylor, kelly clarkson,

on thursday, he goes to des moin moines. on friday, he goes to grand rapids, michigan. >>> new york city is sending taxpayers the bill for the cost of protecting the president-elect and his family. mayor de blasio is seeking $35 million in reimbursement for overtime and expenses for safeguarding trump and trump tower through inauguration day. that comes to about $500,000 a day. the good news is that figure is about half the city's cost estimate from last month. >>> the story may have been b bogus, but the bullets not. the man firing an assault rifle in the washington, d.c. pizza place. edgar welsh was there to investigate a fake, made up story about hillary clinton operating a child s sex-trafficking ring. pamela brown has the latest. >> reporter: good morning, john. the suspect who walked into comic ping pong in d.c. armed with three guns will appear in court and remains behind bars. what took him there is bizarre. according to the criminal complaint. he told officers he went to the pizza restaurant from north carolina to se

at a rally in des moines, iowa yesterday... mister trump touted his selection of iowa governor terry branstad as u-s ambassador to china. earlier -- the president-elect tapped fast food c-e-o andrew puzder to serve as his labor secretary. 3 the president-el since winning the election. trump will be in west allis.. at state far park.. tuesday night at seven.vice-president elect mike pence will join him. this is the day ?after? the deadline for completing wisconsin's recount of presidential votes. the state elections commission says ?all? counties are on track to make the december 12th deadline. 3 people who live in milwaukee... can learn more about a new system that would replace broken or leaking lead . pipes.the city's proposed policy... would require property owners to replace the lead service lines whenever would offer financinand pay for a bulk of the replacement costs.the meeting starts at 10 tomorrow morning at north division high school. the lvation army of milwaukee county needs your help.they're still in need of toy do

two people face charges this morning for a pipeline protest in des moines. the des moines register says jessica reznicek and travis o'brennan face a trespassing charge. police say they refused to leave the iowa utility board building yesterday morning. that board gave dakota access permission to build the bakken oil pipeline through iowa. the protesters demanded a meeting with board members to possible violations of construction permits. "none of us want to do this but this is apparently what we have to go through just to have a meeting with publicly appointed officials. " the spokesperson for the board says they're in the middle of a lawsuit over the pipeline. he says that's why they won't address the protesters face to face. "the board issued their final decision and order on this case back in march and that's being litigated, so we can't quesions by the end of the day, but protesters still want a face-to-face meeting. both of the protesters arrested were fasting and holding signs in front of the i-u-b offices for the last ten days. today people around the

they'll go to second graders neighborhoods in cedar rapids, waterloo, iowa city, and des moines. the activity was an act of kindness in the memory of the second graders who died in the 2012 sandy hook elementary school shootings in connecticut. a couple of the students told us they enjoy giving back. "03:42:10 it super fun to knit. it sounds weird, but it's fun and entertaining, and it give you something to do when you're bored." "03:41:21 i think it's a great cause knowing the scarves we've made ourselves are going to children who need scarves." inspiration from a book by author lauren grandcolas. she died on flight 93 during the september 11th attacks. each year during the holidays, the salvation army partners with various organizations to give a free car to a family in need. here's a live look at this year's car. the family has no idea they're about to get it. and we'll surprise them next people in need, trying to find a way to buy gifts for their loved ones, or even trying to find a way to get to a store to buy them. so again this year, the salvation army has partnered with s

this is what he told voters last night in des moines. >> i actually love calling these companies. i say give me a list of ten companies that are leaving. i love calling these companies and saying hi. i get the president of the company. and i say hi. oh, hello mr. president-elect. congratulations. by the way, while we're on the phone, don't leave. please. we had great success. you will be seeing a lot more success. >> reporter: the speech applauded by supporters here. and briefly interrupted by protest protesters. a different tone than the campaign. he said as they were led away, they are with us. they just don't know it yet. john and alison, that is the challenge and burden for donald trump as he makes the pivot from campaigning to the governing reality. he is about finished naming his cabinet. he will name secretary of state next week. the cabinet will nearly be complete. a supreme court justice and break for the holidays and january is when it begins. john and alison. >> jeff zeleny, thank you. new world that president-elect trump remains executive producer of nbc's "celebrity a

for the saints it is one step on their march back to des moines. savior made history last season, but today that state title is just a memory. never forget. i know it is a new season, so turn the page and try to do it again.>> we want to think about that success and get back there.>> reporter: for the saints, success starts back at square one. >> it's a new year and a new team at a new process that you have to go through. you have to go through the peaks and valleys.>> reporter: there will be valleys because when you are champs, everybody is gunning for you. >>> we are excited to have that our program is on the map and people look at our game with them on the schedule and that's exciting and fun. >> reporter: the best way to deal with expectations is experience. with three starters back, xavier has plenty of it. >> we have all been in some pretty big games. >> we have a pretty mature group in terms of experience. they have been around it and they have plenty of knowledge.>> reporter: the saints have the smarts, the skill and the savvy and it is a i

we'll take you live to des moines. mike pence is about to take the podium. ♪ mr.ence: hello, iowa! wow. [cheers] mr. pence: i'm mike pence. [applause] mr. pence: i'm from indiana. and because of the support in hartford and -- hard work and prayers and people all across america, i am honored to say i will take the oath of positive -- oath of office to be the next vice president of america. [applause] [cheers] mr. pence: my family and i are grateful and deeply humbled that we would be standing on the day on january 20. and i came here today on behalf of of my family to say thank you. [applause] [cheers] mostly i am here tonight as a fellow american, to say to the people of iowa, thank you that one month ago today you voted to elect a president that will make america great again. [applause] [cheers] [whistling] iowa,nce: so thank you thank you for doing your part to make donald trout -- trump the 45th president of the united states of america. [applause] he did it. he did it. and we have all of you to thank. thanks to you, america will finally have a president who wi