avril haines was the deputy director of the cia. you see biden trying to repair what is broken here and less focused on the team of rivals than on a repair team to fix what has been broken. >> also no members of his family announced as members of his cabinet or senior advisers, a difference there. david axelrod. >> good to see you guys. >>> democrats are welcoming the news of these cabinet selections, republicans have been notably it silent so far. >> sunlen serfaty joins us on capitol hill this morning. good morning. we know these positions are not a guarantee. they have to be confirmed by the senate. any significance to the silence right now? >> reporter: well, the silence certainly is significant, poppy, nd ainge that silence across the board from republicans that we're seeing notably this week is a whole myriad of topics, not only on the cabinet positions, the nominations for president-elect biden's cabinet positions but as they plot out the next steps and try to pick up the pieces and plan out their response of course to the bi

concluding tony blinken as the secretary of state, jake sullivan as national security asisor, and avril hainesirector of national intelligence. pres.-elect biden: hi, everybody. ok. good afternoon, everyone. today i am pleased to announce nominations for staff for critical foreign policy and national security positions in my administration. it is a team that will keep our country and people safe and secure, and it is a team that reflects the fact that america's back, ready to lead the world, not retreat from it, once again sit at the head of the table. ready to confront our adversaries and not reject our allies. ready to stand up for our values. in fact, in calls from world leaders i have had, 18 to 20 of them so far, i'm not sure the exact number -- in the weeks since we won the election, i'm struck by how they look forward to the united states reasserting its historic role as a global leader, in the pacific, as well as the atlantic, all across the world. the team meets this moment, this team behind me, they embody my core beliefs that america is strongest when it works with its allies. colle

avril haines will be the nominee for director of national intelligence, which oversees all u.s.' intelligence agencies. she is the former deputy director othe c.i.a. and was an aide to biden in congress. she would be highest ranking woman in the intelliitnce comms history. linda thomas-greenfield will be the nominee for u.n. ambassador. she is a longtime foreignwh service officewas the most senior black member of the stat departmeen she resigned at the beginning of the trump administration. and jake sullivan will be the national security adassor. hehen-vice president hiden's national security advisor in the w house and a senior advisor to then secretary of state clinton. he will be youngest national security advisor in 60 years. to talk about the new national security team, we turn to wendy erman, the former political affairs during the >> i think this team represents the diversity of america, theis profeson the experience, the seasoning that woe need in a time of enoous challenge so what i think this president-elect has done here is put together the beginning of his team that ca

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concluding tony blinken as the secretary of state, jake sullivan as national security asisor, and avril hainestor of national intelligence.

-elect biden: as a director of national intelligence, i nominate avril haines, the first woman ever to hold this post. to lead the intelligence community, i do not pick a politician or political figure. i picked a professional. she is eminently qualified. former deputy director of the cia, former deputy national scaredy advisor to president obama, and a fierce advocate for and levelingruth with decision-makers. straight up, nothing unnecessary. i know because i worked with her over a decade. brilliant, humble, can talk literature and their medical physics, fixing cars, riding planes, running a bookstore cafe, all in a single conversation come because she has done all that. above all, if she gets word of a threat coming to our shores, like another pandemic or foreign interference in elections, she will not stop raising the alarms until the right people take action. people will be able to take her word, as she always calls it as she sees it. i believe we are safer with avril on watch. i think she will make a great contribution. as united states abbasid or to the united nations, i nominat

. ♪ >>> as a director of national intelligence, i nominate avril haines, the first woman ever to holdpost. to lead our intelligence community, i didn't pick a politician or a political figure, i picked a professional. she's eminently qualified. former deputy director of the cia, former deputy national security adviser to president obama, and a fierce advocate for telling the truth and leveling with her decisions with the decisionmakers. straight up. >> avril haines will take over the job currently held by john ratcliffe, who has disgraced himself repeatedly as a trump loyalist at the top of the intelligence community's pyramid. telling the president of the united states only what he wants to hear will end on the afternoon of january 20th. >> i know, mr. president-elect, and madam vice president-elect, that you've selected us not to serve you, but to serve on behalf of the american people. mr. president-elect, you know that i have never shied away from speaking truth to power. and that will be my charge as director of national intelligence. i've worked for you for a long time, and i ac

including tony blinken as secretary of state, jake sullivan as national secured advisor command avril haines as director of national intelligence could today, the nevada supreme court certified the 2020 election results. the state secretary states that nevada experienced record turnout for the general election, with 77% of registered voters participating. >> as nevada's chief election officer, i'm honored to hereby call to order the canvas of the vote for the 2020 general election as required by the statute. today we have a majority of nevada's supreme court justices assembled come and can therefore proceed with the canvas. i would like to welcome chief justice pickering, justice , justiceustice hardy stigledge, and justice silver. before i begin the review of the results of the 2020 general election, which occurred on tuesday, november 3, i would like to take this opportunity to comment on the election. the covid-19 pandemic clearly had a significant impact on the way the 2020 election was conducted. we made the decision to conduct an all mail-in primary election, which saw historic turnout

straight up. >> avril haines will take over the job currently held by john ratcliffe, who has disgracedself repeatedly as a trump loyalist at the top of the intelligence community's pyramid. telling the president of the united states only what he wants to hear will end on the afternoon of january 20th. >> i know, mr. president-elect, and madam vice president-elect, that you've selected us not to serve you, but to serve on behalf of the american people. mr. president-elect, you know that i have never shied away from speaking truth to power. and that will be my charge as director of national intelligence. i've worked for you for a long time, and i accept this nomination knowing that you would never want me to do otherwise, and that you value the perspective of the intelligence community and that you will do so even when what i have to say may be inconvenient or difficult, and i assure you there will be those times. >> joining our discussion now, john brennan, former director of the cia and msnbc senior national security and intelligence analyst. director brennan, those final words, where

and avril haines, first class, secretary kerry, who i worked with when i was ambassador to moscow, is, very competent people, very experienced people, hard working people who are going to get up every morning to advance america's national interest. they're not going to have any doubts about that oath of office that you read earlier. they' there are going to be policy differences, people will have different positions with biden and harris. but you won't have any question about their kbe tennesscompeten. competency will come back. >> regaining a leadership role in america, where are the pockets of opportunities to demonstrate that? rejoining the climate control commission helps. where dou we show leadership in an unstable woshld rigrld right? >> it's a very complicated question. there's no resetting to go back to 2016. there's a sigh of relief and the world, at least people i know, that joe biden will take over in january. he's a noted internationalist. he has volumes, something trump never talked about, promoting ideals abroad he gave no attention to and biden is incredibly experience

i'll hundred mayorkas, avril haines, jake sullivan, and john kerry. go.is on livr g we return with jeremy kress. obviously, we didn't get the treasury secretary announcement today but we expected to be soon, expected to be janet yellen. you were about to tell us about the overlap between treasury and the banking sector. jeremy: the treasury does not regulate banks likely. that is the job of the fed, if the ic. however, the anticipated announcement of janet yellen as treasury secretary is meaningful for banks in two ways. it is an endorsement of the approach that janet yellen and her colleagues at the federal reserve took toward implementing the dodd frank act. during her time as vice-chairman of the federal reserve and then share from 2014 to 2018. i think perhaps we could read some tea leaves into the overall financial regulatory approach that the body and administration will take toward banks from the yellen appointment. the second way this is meaningful for banks is the treasury secretary chairs a body called the financial stability fsoc.ght counci

. >> reporter: as director of senate intelligence, avril haines, the first woman to lead the intelligence community. >> you've selected us not to serve you but to serve on behalf of the american people, to help advance our security, our prosperity, our values. >> reporter: a special climate envoy john kerry in a new cabinet level post. >> to end this crisis, the whole world must come together. >> reporter: as u.s. ambassador to the united nations, linda thomas-greenfield. >> in my experience i put a cajun spin on it and i called it gumbo diplomacy. >> reporter: and as national security adviser, long time aide jake sullivan. >> you have also tasked us with reimagining our national security, for the unprecedented combination of crises we face at home and abroad. >> reporter: tonight, across the government, so-called landing teams from the biden transition are getting their first look inside agencies. they are signs of relief particularly with the looming fight against a deadly pandemic. one cdc official telling cnn, quote. now as this transition is taking place across the government, we are

they include alejandro mayorkas as the head of homeland security, avril haines as director of national will be appointed climate czar. for earl feformer fed chair jans expect offeed to become treasury secretary. dianne feinstein will step down as the top democrat on the senate judiciary committee, after heavy criticism over amy coney barrett's confirmation hearing last month. dick durbin has expressed interest in replacing her. well, now to the lat latest on e coronavirus. dr. anthony fauci says deaths from covid-19 could top 300,000 by the end of the year if the trajectory does not change. he's urging americans to wear masks and social distance. right now, reported deaths from the virus are over 250 of thousand in the u.s. and the rise in cases may do more damage to the economy. moody's predicting at least 1.3 million americans could lose their jobs in the next few months as many states reimpose lockdowns. and the transportation security administration recording its busiest weekend since march. more than 3 million travelers took to the skies ahead of the thanksgiving holiday despite a

and, a pair of firsts: avril haines for director of national intelligence. the first woman to head the intelligence community. and, alejandro mayorkas to be secretary of the department of homeland security. the first latino to hold this position. in addition, former secretary of state, john kerry will serve, as special presidential envoy on climate change. i and widely reported that janet yellen, former federal reserve chair, will be treasury secretary. she'd be the first woman in that role. the president-elect will formally introduce his picks tomorrow, even as he continues to wait for the transition torm lyegin. the house oversight and reform committee insisted today on having emily murphy, head of the general services administration, join a briefing tomorrow topl n why she has yet to acknowledge president-elect biden and free up transition dafunds. on s mr. biden's choice for white house chief of staff,n ron klain, arged the trump administration to accept the transition. begin the >> a record number of americans aljected the trump presidency and since the

has many former obama administration officials on staff, including former cia deputy director avril haineswho helped design obama's drone program and is now biden's pick for director of national intelligence. california congressman ro khanna tweeted -- "flournoy supported the war in iraq and libya, criticized obama on syria, and helped craft the surge in afghanistan. i want to support the president's picks. but will flournoy now commit to a full withdrawal from afghanistan and a ban on arms sales to the saudis to end the yemen war?" meanwhile, code pink's medea benjamin tweeted -- "if biden puts her name forward, anti-war activists should quickly launch an all-out effort to block senate confirmation. #feminismnotmilitarism" well, medea benjamin joins us right now. she is co-founder of codepink and author of several books, including "kingdom of the unjust: behind the u.s.-saudi connection." her latest book, "inside iran: the real history and politics of the islamic republic of iran." welcome back to democracy now! in a moment we're going to talk about president-elect biden's picks. this is

alejandro mayorkas and first intelligence director as a woman avril haines. and toeny blinken to be the secretary of state. biden announced why he announced these cabinet picks first. >> president-elect joe biden's cabinet is taking shape announcing today his intention to elevate seasoned advisers from the obama administration into new history making roles. >> why did you go with national security first? >> because it's national security. >> reporter: before a virtual meeting with the u.s. conference of mayors, biden unveiling key members of his national security team, including alejandro mayorkas-to-run the homeland security secretary the nation's tasked with the immigration follow. avril haines the first woman to lead the nation's intelligence community as director of national intelligence. and john contrakerry, long time senator and former secretary of state to serve as an international climate czar a new post underscoring biden's commitment to fighting climate change. the president-elect is wasting no time filling his team and exe biden making clear again

biden has nominated former deputy cia director avrill haines to be the director of national intelligencee'll be the first woman to hold that post, if she wins confirmation. alejandro mayorkas is the nominee for secretary of homeland security. he'll be the first latino and first immigrant to fill that role if confirmed. meanwhile, president donald trump defended his american first approach at the annual thanksgiving turkey pardoning event at the white house. >> we send our love to every memberf the ard forces and the law enforcement heroes risking their lives to keep america safe, toeep america great. and as i say, america first. shouldn't go away from that. america firs >> trump did not respond to questions from reporters about whether he will invite biden to the white house before inauguration day. >>> international donors are pledging a projected $12 billion over four years to help the reconstruction of afghanistan. but many of the aid offers come with conditions for a country still wracked by violence and financially strapped by the coronavirus pandemic. the united nations and finland

and hopefully gives some heft to the issue. >> and what about avril haines? assume you worked withler. she was deputy cia director, you were an analyst. >> we worked together when she was at the white house. and i was actually just texting with her, congratulating her. she's fantastic and methodical, thoughtful person. someone who understands the role of the intelligence community and what it's supposed to be by law. what it can be. and i think having her at the helm -- obviously i was in the office of the d&i when we stood it up, when there were five of us who were standing that up. it's really great to see her taking that position, hopefully once confirmed, and then bringing a different perspective, a younger perspective, i think it's great we have our first woman. i think she's going to be great. >> we're also hearing beyond, of course, beyond kerry and beyond haines, they've announced obviously this first cuban american, first latino and immigrant to be head of dhs. i don't know if you've had experience working with myorskas, but it seems a signature sign

you know, having avril haines be the first dni, that shows some foresight, too.k that it's an experienced team, but it can be a very creative team with experience comes that ability to be creative and making these -- and making these appointments but also in how they govern. so it's a promising start. >> and brandon, another one of the firsts is alejandro mayorkas, cuban american, is an immigrant. has that experience in sharp contrast to the way president trump started his presidency, of course, by slamming mexican americans. plus the muslim ban to say nothing of changing the whole refugee policy and immigration policy. how much can he do by executive order through executive action? and presumably he'll be acting quickly on the dreamers because he helped craft that policy in the first place. >> yeah, that's a big one. and i think one of the interesting things about this pick, it's going to be an early test for the republican party how much they still want to be the party of trump. immigration was obviously so core to what trumpism was in the last four years, buil

but immigrant program that's good all america avril haines could be the first woman to hold the post of director of national intelligence she too was an experienced public servant and a trailblazer for women in intelligence political analysts say biden's cabinet picks are well qualified and that along with their diversity will send a message to the world that it's not going to be a bunch of old white guys talking to you it may be some people who look like you and the people where you're from. >>and that does lend some credibility to interactions biden's cabinet will also make history with the first ever presidential envoy on climate change john kerry and biden is expected to nominate former federal reserve chair janet yellen as the first woman to be secretary of the treasury in washington, alexandra le mon political observers are watching biden's cabinet picks for you no signs of the direction is his ministration is going to take what can we learn our catherine heenan host of inside bay area politics is here with more on that. hi catherine high vicki and grant yeah well we're seeing

it will be avril haines. she is a former deputy director of the cia and a former senior obama leal and intelligence official. jake sullivan will be national security adviser to president biden. he was the top national security adviser to biden as vice president. now he will be so to biden as president. the united nations ambassador will be linda thomas-greenfield. she was the head of the foreign service under the obama administration. she is a bit of a force of nature. she will also raise the profile of that role simply by dint of her charisma and gravitas in that position. all of these people will appear with biden and harris tomorrow at an event where biden will start the process of publicly rolling out the new administration. and, yes, this is the new administration, which means all of these people will need, you know, fbi background checks and all the other things you need to start the process of confirmation, in some cases for some of them, senate confirmation. the whole process of standing up the new go

avr avril haines is also on the cabinet. they hope to hit the ground running on day one. >> day one, things start, no matter if you're ready or not. thanks, scott. >>> help for people today before thanksgiving. food drive is going to right now. >>> plus, millions are traveling for the thanksgiving holiday despite the warning. the concerns for travelers and the people back home. mario lopez and his daughter stop by "the kelly clarkson" show today. watch it at 3:00 today on nbc bay area. did you know that 70% of your immune system is located in your gut? to boost your immune system: try align gut health & immunity support. align's quality probiotic strain, adds more good bacteria to your gut, to help strengthen your immunity. try align today. when your v-neck looks more like a u-neck... that's when you know, it's half-washed. downy helps prevent stretching by conditioning fibers, so clothes look newer, longer. downy and it's done. >>> welcome back. happening now. despite the cdc warnings and the dramatic increase in numbers of

and avril haines for director of national intelligence. two sources tell cnn he's also chosen former federal reserve chairman, janet yellen, for treasury secretary. and biden is expected to name some members of his economic team next week. but in the meantime, these names that we're seeing from biden, also, signal some historic picks. you will have the first latino, potentially, leading the department of homeland security. and also, the first woman leading the intelligence community. and a little later today, biden and his vice president-elect kamala harris will be introducing their nominees to the american public. >> it will be very interesting to see that. arlette saenz in wilmington. thank you so much for being there for us. to be clear, it should not be forgotten that the president worked hard to overturn the results of the election. to throw out democratic votes. and by that, i mean small d. people who voted. millions, across the country. he wanted them tossed. but, that's basically over, now. even if the president refuses to use the

avril haines tapped to be the next director of national intelligence if confirmed she will be the first woman to lead the intel community. alejandro mayorkas a cuban american who would be the first immigrant and latino to serve as homeland security secretary biden also naming linda thomas greenfield to serve as ambassador to the united nations, restoring a professional diplomat to that position. biden set to be appear in person with the first cabinet picks tomorrow lester >> thank you i'll speak with president-elect joe biden tomorrow on an exclusive interview here on "nbc nightly news." >>> astrazeneca today became the third drug maker to announce it's produced a safe and highly effective vaccine renewing hope that americans could receive doses perhaps within weeks, at least the first americans. keir simmons reports. >> reporter: hailed as a vaccine for the world, it's far cheaper to produce and easier to store because it doesn't need to be frozen. tonight 3 billion doses are being promised next year, over 20,000 people took part in a trial including participants in age groups most as

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avril haines, former deputy director of the cia, will be nominated as director of national intelligence, the first woman to hold the post. u.s. media is also reporting biden is expected to appoint former federal reserve chair janet yellen to serve as treasury secretary. that would make her the first female to hold that position. >>> israeli media have reported benne benjamin netanyahu secretly met with the krouns prince of saudi arabia. media outlaws quoted an official saying netanyahu and an intelligence agency met crown prince msnohammed bin salman on sunday one israeli cabinet ministry made comments suggesting the meeting took place. saudi arabia's foreign minister denied the reports in a tweet, saying the only officials present were american and saudi. israel has been working to improve ties with arab nations. it struck deals this year with the united arab emirates to in israe and sdi arabi have long bn at odd or the iss of palestinian. notstablishipmatic ts l th iael uilhe lestinns achie statehood >>peoplen south rea have commemorated ten years since the north korean military bomba

avril haines as the first female director of national intelligence. alejandro mayorkas, the first latino and first immigrant up for homeland security secretary. and longtime aide, tony blinken nominated for secretary of state spoke about his stepfather, only 1 of 900 children at his school in poland to survive the holocaust. >> at the end of the war he made a break from the death march into the woods in bavaria. from his hiding place he heard a deep rumbling sound, it was a tank. the hatch opened. an african-american g.i. looked down at him. he got down on his knees and said the only three words he knew in english that his mother taught him before the war, god bless america. >> biden's transition team says later today the president-elect will deliver a thanksgiving address to america. kenneth. >> elizabeth schulze there in washington. thank you. >>> president trump is expected to travel to pennsylvania today joining his attorney rudy giuliani. it comes as state republicans hold a hearing on election fraud allegations. it's at a hotel in gettysburg not

another first with director of naitional intelligenc, avril haines, the first woman nominated for that role after serving as deputy at the cia. at homeland security, the first ever latino nominated as secretary, alejandro mayorkas making clear today his would be a very different dhs than during the trump administration tweeting that as an immigrant he will now protect "those who flee persecution in search of a better life for themselves and their loved ones." at the u.n., retired career foreign service diplomat, linda thomas-greenfield, raised in the segregated south, would hold the position of u.n. ambassador and, david n. a sign that the environment is also so important, biden named former secretary of state john kerry, special presidential envoy for climate, david. >> martha raddatz with us live tonight as well. thank you, martha. >>> when we come back on this monday night the airline revealing it will soon require a coronavirus vaccine to fly. >>> and the general motors recall tonight affecting millions of vehicles in a moment. earn even more cash back? oh i got to tell everyone. h

another first with director of naitional intelligence, avril haines, the first woman nominated for that role after serving as deputy at the cia. at homeland security, the first ever latino nominated as secretary, alejandro mayorkas making clear today his would be a very different dhs than during the trump administration tweeting that as an immigrant he will now protect "those who flee persecution in search of a better life for themselves and their loved ones." at the u.n., retired career foreign service diplomat, linda thomas-greenfield, raised in the segregated south, would hold the position of u.n. ambassador and, david, in a sign that the environment is also so important, biden named former secretary of state john kerry special presidential envoy for climate, david. >> martha raddatz and jon karl with the late news tonight, thank you both. >>> all this comes amid new concerns about the coronavirus. despite the cdc asking americans to stay home to mark this thanksgiving with the people inside your home millions are still flying home and across the country. these are the flights late t

others include two firsts for women, janet yellen expected to be the next treasury secretary, avril haineslead the intelligence community and alejandro mayorkas to become the first latino homeland security secretary. cbs news has learned that the biden transition has officially received that letter of ascertainment from the general services administration, a transition official called today's decision a needed step po begin tackling the challenges to begin tac facing our nation, margaret? >> brennan: nikole killion, in wilmington, delaware. more now on that covid vaccine entering the pipeline. the oxford vaccine by astrazeneca is said to be up to 90% effective. cbs' charlie d'agata explains some of the advantages of this vaccine as we continue our series, racing to a cure. >> reporter: it is being hailed here as a breakthrough that could stop the pandemic in its tracks. not only effective and safe, clinical trials show the oxford vaccine even may stop people spreading the virus too, they swab tested volunteers every week and found a reduction in asymptomatic cases, people spreading the dis

and governance program, and previousy worked at the white house national security council under avril hainesw director of intelligence. well, i think ms haines‘ appointment is really a historic moment, this is the first time this role has been held by a woman. it was created during the george w bush administration and so this is historic in that way, but i also would says that she is historically well—qualified, so i think we can expect someone who is ready to hit the ground running. she is somebody who's served at the highest levels of the national security policy—making apparatus, so, as you mentioned, she was the deputy national security adviser during the end of the obama administration but then she has also served at the highest levels of the intelligence community. she was the deputy of the cia, so what this means is she understands very well both sides of this coin, and how accurate intelligence should, in the best case, drive good policy—making. we've had some instances in the us where, instead, unfortunately we have had politics drive intelligence. most noticeably in the run—up to t

. >> reporter: and avril haines, the first woman nominated as director of national intelligence, a role that became politicized under trump. >> mr. president-elect, you know that i have never shied away from speaking truth to power. >> reporter: the president-elect also tapping his longtime friend john kerry for a new position, climate czar, with a permanent seat on the national security council. >> president joe biden will trust in god and he will also trust in science to guide our work on earth to protect god's creation. >> reporter: with the transition now underway, biden will soon receive national security briefings. >> they've been very forthcoming, offering all access and so we're going to be starting those on a regular basis. >> reporter: but no contact yet with from president trump. >> mr. president-elect, will you meet with president trump? >> of course i would, if he asked. >> let's get to rachel scott with us live from wilmington tonight. and rachel, the election, as i mentioned, three weeks ago tonight. feels like a long time ago. the transition only beginning last night, of

you were working with avril haines who is now president—electjoe biden's nominee for the united states, it is the first time this role has been held by a woman, it was created during the george w bush administration so it's historic in that way but i would says she has also had correctly well qualified, so i think we can expect someone who is ready to hit the ground running she has served at the highest level of the national security policy making apparatus, she was the deputy national security adviser during the end of the obama administration but then she has also served at the highest levels of the intelligence community, she was the deputy of the cia so this means she understands very well both sides of this coin and how accurate intelligence should, in the best case, drive good policy—making. we have had some insta nces policy—making. we have had some instances in the us where, instead, u nfortu nately we instances in the us where, instead, unfortunately we have had politics drive intelligence, most noticeably in the run—up to the iraq war but also frankly during the trump adminis

avril haines as well, those are three names we are seeing, as the transition team puts out these announcementsuickly. joe biden is turning to an obama alum. tony blinken. d.c. insiders say this signals a return to a more traditional stance. blinken has worked very closely with the former vice president as well. we have more now from kylie atwood. >> reporter: brianna, i'm hearing from diplomats around the world and here in foggy bottom, that tony blinken is -- and ambassador linda thomas-greenfield will be the u.s. ambassador. she's someone who is a 35-year foreign service i've, well known by diplomats. she has served around the world. they love she has the credentials as being a foreign service officer. they also recognize that tony blinken, someone who is else known in this building, was in the last few years, he is close with joe biden, he has worked with him for almost 20 years. that means when he travels abroad as secretary of state, the policy that he is pursuing, what he is trying to achieve will have the seal of approval for the president brianna? >> kylie atwood, thank you. president-

but immigrant program that's good all america avril haines could be the first woman to hold the postf director of national intelligence she too was an experienced public servant and a trailblazer for women in intelligence political analysts say biden's cabinet picks are well qualified and that along with their diversity will send a message to the world that it's not going to be a bunch of old white guys talking to you it may be some people who look like you and the people where you're from. >>and that does lend some credibility to interactions biden's cabinet will also make history with the first ever presidential envoy on climate change john kerry and biden is expected to nominate former federal reserve chair janet yellen as the first woman to be secretary of the treasury in washington, alexandra le mon. >>also president-elect biden will finally start receiving presidential daily briefings but an administrative officials says details on those briefings are still being worked out. and by cabinet nominees of course as is usual need senate approval to be confirmed. our catherine heenan

avril haines would be the first woman to lead the u.s. intelligence community.inda thomas-greenfield to serve as u.s. ambassador to the united states. jake sullivan, a long time biden adviser and former aide to secretary of state hillary clinton to serve as national security adviser. >> the reports are that jake sullivan will serve as national security adviser. wicked smart, young, energetic, and i think is going to be outstanding. >> reporter: former secretary of state john contrary will be the special envoy for climate and will have a seat on the national security council. this marks the first time someone dedicated to climate is a member of the nsc. as biden and vice president elect kamala harris move forward with today's transition the transition process is continuing to be blocked by the gsa leading the biden team to voice concern about the impact. >> we are not in a position to get background checks on cabinet nominees. so there are definite impacts. those impacts escalate every day and i hope that the administrator of the gsa will do her job. >> reporter: