align. >>> checking our top stories, >>> checking our top stories, donald trump has chosen ronna romney mcdaniel to be the next chair of the republican national committee. the michigan republican leader is mitt romney's niece. >>> hillary clinton is now leading donald trump in the popular vote by more than 2.8 million votes, a margin of 2%. she has about 125,000 fewer votes than president obama received in 2012. >>> the dangerously cold temperatures gripping the upper midwest have turned deadly. a 34-year-old woman died from hypothermia in minnesota where temperatures were minus three degrees. in parts of wisconsin morning windchills will reach 30 degrees below zero. >>> looking at the rest of today's weather, most of the south will escape the brutal cold, but it'll still be unseasonably cold. flooding is possible from sacramento to san francisco. >>> well, we've been trying to big screen this weekend. >> "rogue one" looks at the time just before the original film in the series came out nearly 40 years ago. here's abc's lauren lyster. >> a major weapons test is imminent. >> reporter: "rogue one"

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president-elect has top candidates for secretary of state and the head of the republican gop sources say ronna romney mcdaniel, mitt romney's niece, will likely be chosen to lead the rnc. mr. trump's top choice for secretary of state is exxon mobil ceo rex tillerson whose ties with russia could complicate senate confirmation hearings. the president-elect announced he'll hold ail news conference thursday to speak about -- a news conference thursday to speak about how he'll separate his businesses from the presidency. mr. trump tweeted today about tillerson calling him a world class player and a dealmaker and to stay tuned. >>> more than 60 local imams and rabbis gathered in northwest washington today for their third annual summit. on the agenda, how to strengthen jewish/muslim ties amid increasing concerns over the recent presidential election on tolerance and diversity. organizers say both groups are experiencing hatred and it's important to stand together to address it. >> could there be a muslim registry? there's been a greater increase in antisemitism during this past period during the election. so we real

. >>> and trump has tapped michigan republican chair ronna romney mcdaniel to lead the republican national committee. mcdaniel is mitt romney's niece and a loyal trump supporter, and she would be the first woman to chair the rnc in 40 years. >>> as the clock ticks on president obama's time in the white house, the white house is now looking to protect planned parenthood's federal funding and the administration has finalized a rule blocking states from resouth africaing funds to family planning providers like planned parenthood that also provide abortions. opponents say they will seek to reverse that rule under president-elect trump. the regulation takes effect january 18th, just two days before trump's inauguration. >> developing overnight overseas evacuations are under way in aleppo, syria as a fragile cease-fire appears to be holding at least for now. scores of injured people are among the first to be removed from the city. there are reports of pro-government forces shooting at ambulances that are trying to leave the city. tens of thousands of civilians are trapped without food or water.

. >> reporter: now with priebus leaving his chair of the rnc ronna romney mcdaniel is set to be a favorite to replace him. is he mitt romney's neice. the appointment could soften the below if m itt is not announced >> quijano: errol barnett in washington, thank you. incoming first lady melania trump is expected to meet with her attorneys in washington tonight ahead of a hearing tomorrow morning in mrs. trump's defamation lawsuit against two websites. kenneth craig has the story. >> reporter: as melania trump moves into one of the most public roles in the world, her lawsuit against a maryland-based political blogger argues it doesn't mean media outlets can say whatever they want about her. the income's first lady defamation lat tarplay says an article posted on tarplay.net earlier said mrs. trump worked as a high end escort. she is also suing the british tabloid daily mail for referring to her quote very racy past. the daily mail said they never intended to suggest their statement was true. cbs news justice correspondent paula reed. >> melania trump has the resources to carry on a local leg

sources say ronna romney mcdaniel is mr. trump's pick to be the next r-n-c chair. she's currently serving as michigan's republican party leader. mcdaniel is the niece of the 2012 presidential nominee... mitt romney. an official announcement is expected next week. not even six months into his term... and a member of wisconsin's newly- created ethics oversight commission is calling it quits. robert kinney says the partisan board is too secret, lacks transparency, and is was one of three democratic picks for the board which also has three republican members. the new partisan commission replaced the nonpartisan government accountability board in july. new details this morning... about governor scott walker's recent trip to the middle east. the governor tweeted a series of photos during his trip. walker says he got a chance to meet a number of wisconsin soldiers and foreign service members. the governor was was joined by two other governors -- mary fallin of oklahoma and brian presence -- serious threats still exist. "its still a very dangerous place to be. not only for

ronna romney is not expected to face any opposition. the president-elect calls ronna mcdaniel efforts helped him win michigan. >>> and tomorrow perez is expected to run for the democratic national chair. he worked in and close with the obama administration for years. he is seen as the most serious challenger to minnesota congress member keith ellison. >>> a federal judge is ordering president-elect trump to sit for a deposition in early january in the ongoing dispute with chef jose andre. it could last up to seven hours. trump sued for breach of contract after the chef backed out of plans in the luxury hotel in washington. andres canceled the deal after remarks about mexicans. >>> the president-elect trump will hold a rally in hershey, pennsylvania. mike pence will be there as well. the trump win in pennsylvania helped hip break through the so-called blue wall. those states that democrats held for decades. >>> okay. so the federal reserve made borrowing money more expensive. the rates have been going up in anticipation of the announcement. janet yellen and company raising rate

this evening, the president-elect announced he's chosen ronna mcdaniel to chair the republican national committee. she's the niece of mitt romneyd currently chairs the michigan republican party. >> woodruff: in the day's other news, the united nations human rights commission warned that south sudan is on the brink of "all-out ethnic civil war." the african nation has suffered years of brutal fighting, with tens of thousands killed and more than a million people displaced. today, in geneva, u.n. officials reported widespread atrocities and rapes, with some victims as young as two years old. >> a u.n. survey found that 70% of women in the camp, displaced persons camp in juba, had been raped since the conflict erupted, the vast majority of them not by unarmed, unknown men, but by police or soldiers. and a staggering 78% of them had been forced to watch someone else being sexually violated. >> woodruff: the commission chief urged immediate deployment of another 4,000 u.n. peacekeepers to south sudan. >> sreenivasan: in syria, there's word that a truce is back on in aleppo, after it failed to take effect this morning. instead, there