adam lanza used that rifle. >> i'm bringing this appeal for chance. i'm bringing this appeal to avoid the next mass shooting using these weapons and prevent more families suffering the horrors. >> the suit claims remmington arms should not have sold a dangerous weapon to the public. but the company expects the appeal to be dismissed. >> >> there are several reports that president-elect donald trump is considering seeking high level security clearances for mes the children are poised to take control of the trump business after their father takes office. and does this pose a conflict of interest? >> there are laws on the books to preclude a president from enriching him or herself in office. but the president is exempt from the conflict of interest rules that other employees must abide by. as we saw with the clinton foundation the line between and there's no modern day precedent for grown children to be business advisers. when they were asked by lesley stahl -- >> i think he's going to rely on us more than ever. >> we'll be in new york and we'll take car

the company makes the same a-r-15 that adam lanza used to gun down 26 students and staff at sandy hook elementary school in 20-12. last month, a conn gunmakers from lawsuits in response the criminal use of their products. the families' lawsuit claims that remington arms violated the law by aggressively and unethically marketing the a-r-15 to the public. the plaintiffs are requesting that the appeal be heard by the state supreme court. coming up at six -- a 16-year-old accused of stabbing several high school students. how police were able to take him into custody. and apartment buildings in new elect's name on them will soon see some changes. why the giant letters are coming down - next. plus - where wisconsin falls in the latest college football playoff poll. all that and more coming overnight temperatures have dipped to near the dewpoint again this morning resulting in fog. however, it does not appear to be as dense or as big an issue as yesterday morning. high pressure moves over us today bringing even more sunshine. that will help us warm into the low to mid 50s today. a strong area

the gunman adam lanza used a remington arms bushmaster ar-15 to gun down 20 children and six adults at the elementary school. now parents are hoping to take their cause to the connecticut supreme court. >> for accountability and justice and sometimes those fights just take a long time. today we have asked the connecticut supreme court to take this case directly. shelley: the judge who dismissed the case cited the protection of lawful commerce in arms act. it protects gun manufacturers from most lawsuits involving the criminal use of guns. tom: now on to commitment 2016. the first cracks beginning to show in donald trump's transition team as protests continue across the country. abc's maggie rulli has the maggie: vice president-elect mike pence smiling as he leaves trump tower. just hours earlier, one of trump's top national security advisers abruptly resigned from the transition team. former congressman mike rogers reported he pushed out. he is not alone. a low-level trump staffer is also gone after requesting national security clearance for the president elect's oldest children. sourc