president-elect donald trump's transition team announcing betsy de-vos as their pick for education secretary trump also picking south carolina governor nikki haley for u-n ambassador the president- elect also taking some time away...celebrating his thanksgiving break at his palm beach resort and with less than two months remaining in office...president obama's approval ratings are at their highest in more than seven years this according to a new c-n-n- and o- r-c poll..showing 57 percent of people surveyed say they approve of obama's work 41 percent saying they disapprove two percent say they have no opinion some state public employees feeling uneasy about the possibility of losing their health insurance benefits as governor branstad looks to revise the collective officers could be affected. instead-branstad wants to see a statewide health insurance program. waterloo police officer david mcfarland says this leaves their benefits up in the air-with no clarity. a benefit he believes he's earned over his years of service. "it's just one more thing for effect future candidates when they look at

. >> pam: and betsy de-vos to his cabinet. as secretary of education.evos is the second woman chosen to fill a spot in his cabinet. >> pam: however, some conservatives are concerned that trump is going against positions he took during the campaign. >> pam: in the past--- devos has supported common core standards--- something trump has denounced. >> pam: most americans will be sitting down for a thanksgiving meal tomorrow. >> pam: and some will choose to forgo the traditional bird. >> steve:tonight on dine and dish - vicki liviakis gives us a taste of both a turkey- tarian as well as a turkey- free holiday meal. >> steve:some people are taking it a step further with a tofu-turkey. dubbed "tofurky day" more americans than ever are leaving the bird off their plates. >> vicki:whether its for health or ethical reasons. peta - people for the ethical treatment of animals - produced this vegan cooking segment. that's actually appetizing. >> vicki:with fluffy mash potatoes. no cream but creamed cashews. and a cashew nut roast with herbs. topped off with garlic g

long-time gop donor betsy de vos was tapped to lead the department of education. a strong add advocate for school vouchers and charter schools, she's an advocate for common abolish. >> we will put an end to common core. we're bringing our education local. >> reporter: south carolina's governor nikki haley has accepted the nomination to be ambassador to the u.n. despite this thinly veiled swipe at mr. trump earlier this year. >> during anxious times it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices. we must resist that temptation. >> reporter: as an indian-american haley diversifies the president-elect's personnel picks but the lacks the foreign policy experience of previous u.n. >> donald trump is a phony. a fraud. >> reporter: despite their tense history, 2012 gop nominee mitt romney is still on the president-elect's short list for secretary of state. much to the dismay of many loyalists. >> i'm still very unhappy that mitt did everything he could to derail donald trump. >> a list of all the things he said and you think is this guy really going t

betsy de vos has accepted the role, but all eyes are on secretary of state, particularly between rudyromney. the former mayor of new york touted his credentials to "the wall street journal," i probably have traveled in the last 13 years as much as hillary did in the years she was secretary of state. he went on, i've been to england eight times, japan six times, france five times, china three times, once with bill clinton, by the way, you can't say i don't know the world. then there's the public pressure from the top members of trump's own team on twitter and television against mitt romney. >> why are you campaigning against mitt romney as secretary of state? >> i'm not campaigning against anyone. i'm just a concerned citizen. i'm not campaigning against mitt romney. i felt compelled to mention it, because it's just breathtaking in scope and intensity the type of messages i received from all over the country, the number of people who feel betrayed to think that a governor romney would get the most prominent cabinet post after he went so far out of his way to hurt donald trump. there wa

in addition to haley, trump tamped betsy devos for education secretary and appears to be closing in on announcing ben carson for housing and urban development. the de vos pick is irritating people. de vos says she opposes common core something trump repeatedly vowed to end. >> we're going to provide, you're going to like this, school choice and put an end to common core which is a disaster. we'll bring our -- >> reporter: secretary of state, mitt romney. >> his domestic policies would lead to recession. his foreign policies would make america and the world less safe. he has neither the temperament nor the judgment to be the next president. >> reporter: the potential move is enraging some of his core supporters. >> there's only one way i think mitt romney could be considered for a post like that, that is that he goes to a microphone in a very public place and repudiates everything he said in the famous salt lake city speech. >> i can think of 20 other people who would be more naturally compatible with the trump vision of foreign policy. >> reporter: before the president-elect left for florida he recorded a thanksgiving day message. cnn's jason carroll i