captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, from the cbs news newsroom at studio 57 here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. today, president-elect donald trump is scheduled to meet with vice president-elect m pence is heading mr. trump's transition team. meanwhile, mr. trump's choice of steve bannon the former head of the breitbart news website as key adviser has growing criticism. with the movement until the top level of the white house. hena daniels is here in new york with the details, good morning, hena. >> good morning, anne-marie. president-elect trump is announcing his first choices for service is now vetting residents and empoyees of trump tower as they work to provide the soon to be commander in chief with the same level of security as president obama. a campaign source tells cbs news rudy giuliani is favored to serve as secretary of state in donald trump's new administration. speaking at a "wall street journal" forum in washington last night, the former new york city mayor refused to discuss his chances. instead, he came to the defense of steve bannon, a

captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, from the cbs news newsroom at studio 57 here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. today, president-elect donald trump is scheduled to meet with vice president-elect mike pence. pence is heading mr. trump's meanwhile, mr. trump's choice of steve bannon the former head of the breitbart news website as key adviser has growing criticism. with the movement until the top level of the white house. hena daniels is here in new york with the details, good morning, hena. >> good morning, anne-marie. president-elect trump is announcing his first choices for his administration, the secret and empoyees of trump tower as they work to provide the soon to be commander in chief with the same level of security as president obama. a campaign source tells cbs news rudy giuliani is favored to serve as secretary of state in donald trump's new administration. speaking at a "wall street journal" forum in washington last night, the former new york city mayor refused to discuss his chances. instead, he came to the defense of steve bannon, a right wi

. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. in new york city, there is ramped up security, as the city

over the "cbs evening news." >> good evening, from our cbs news room in new york. >> reporter: he anchored that broadcast right here taking the show out of a studio and into a real working newsroom. a year later, he shared the nation's grief when he delivered the news of president kennedy's assassination. >> here is a bullet from cbs news. from dallas, texas, the flash, apparently official, prede kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time. 2:00 eastern standard time. i'm walter kron krit. >> reporter: he was a nightly fixture in american homes for nearly two decades and he cemented his legacy during the vietnam war. >> we have been too often disappointed by the optimism of the american leader. >> reporter: in an editorial, he called on the government to negotiate and end to the war which he described as a stalemate. >> theit is increasing clear to ration national way out then would be negotiate, not as victors, but as an honor people to defend a democracy. >> president johnson eventually said, if i've lost cronkite, i've lost america. and announced he would not seek reelection afterwards. >> this is my last night as anchorman for "cbs evening news." cronkite handed over the

captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning from the cbs 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you, i'm anne-marie green. >>> a driver of a chattanooga, tennessee, school bus involved in a deadly crash is under arrest. at least five elementary school students were killed. the bus driver, 24-year-old johnthony walker is being charged with vehicular home. reckless endangerment and reckless drive. the crash was so bad the bus was nearly cut in two. rescue crews were still going through the wreckage, two hours after the crash. >> it's my privilege to serve the community in good times and bad and they don't really get much worse than they are today. >> reporter: the site of the accident scene itself is enough to send chills through any parent. the school bus carrying elementary school students >> multiple children lost their lives today. >> reporter: the bus was the only vehicle involved. 35 students from kindergartners to fifth graders were on board. chattanooga's police chief said 23 were rushed to the hospital. this woman lives around the corner from where t

a powerful earthquake rocks new 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> well, donald trump announced two key pappointments. trump says he'll conduct himself in a, quote, very good manner as president. hena daniels is here in new york. hena, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. president-elect donald trump's office that trump spoke with the chinese president and thanked him for his well wishes on his presidential win. as trump continues his transition to the white house, yesterday, officially named republican party chairman reince priebus asbest his chief of sta and steve bannon also on his administration. >> reporter: drawing reaction from both sides of the aisle. late yesterday, republicans majority whip steapplauded his appointments to chief of chaff but steve bannon chosen as chief strategist and chief counselor. harry reid said it says that white supremacists will be appointed to the higst >> i don't know steve bannon so i have no concerns. i trust donald's judgment and he'll pick who best serves him.

captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. anne-marie green. well, this morning, wind-stoked wildfires have forced the evacuations in two popular tourist towns in east tennessee. a mandatory evacuation was ordered for downtown gatlinburg as flames and choking smoke swept through the area around the great national mountain park. an advisory was issued there, some areas nearby pigeon forge were also evacuated. police have been going >> the wind direction is swirling. we've picked up many embers and started spot fires. multiple trees began to fall, taking down power line which is caused other fires to occur. we are in the process of fighting multiple natural fires. >> the national guard has been mobilized. nearby, the dollywood resort was also evacuated last night. will help control the fires. >>> a chartered jetliner with join people on board crashed in central colombia last night. a brazilian soccer team was on board but there are reports of survivors. officials say at least 75 people were killed. rescue operations

captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. with the election just one week away, the storm over newly discover eid mails continues to cloud the campaign. the fbi has begun sorting through e-mails belonging to hillary clinton's top aide huma the justice department says it's working to conclude the investigation promptly. the laters nbc news survey monkey tracking poll finds even after the announcement, clinton's lead is at 4%. hena daniels is here. >> good morning, anne-marie. hillary clinton heads back to the crucial state of florida today amid the fbi's investigation of hundreds of of course, provided more fodder for rival donald trump who used the issue to blast clinton's judgment. >> reporter: hillary clinton chris crossed the battleground state of ohio monday trying to put the focus back on donald trump. >> i want you to be able to say i voted for a better, fairer, stronger america. >> reporter: yesterday, fbi agents began scrubbing through what could be hundreds of thou

new hampshire! thank you! god bless you. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> one day before the election, donald trump is crying foul, after the fbi cleared hillary clinton following a review of newly discovered e-mails. director james comey told congress clinton did not deserve tor prosecu to be prosecuted and triggered outrage on both sides of the aisle. meanwhile, candidates are making a last-minute push on the campaign trail. >> reporter: it was well after midnight when donald trump wrapped up a rally in virginia, just outside of washington, d.c. both candidates not wasting a minute of time in the final hours of the campaign and there is plenty of reaction to this three paragraphs to members of congress clearing hillary clinton once again. donald trump capped a five-state campaign push in virginia overnight, railing against the fbi's decision to exonerate hillary clinton over her e-mail controversy. >> this is a rigged system. hillary clinton is guilty. she knows it. the fbi knows it. >> reporter: after review

>>> good morning from the cbs studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. good to be with you, i'm anne-marie green and it is election day. a contentious, divisive presidential campaign that laid their emotions in this country is over. the white house and senate are at stake, as are 12 governorships. in the most recent cbs poll, hillary clinton holds a four-point lead nationally over donald trump in a four-way race. she maintains a four-point lead in a two-way matchup with trump. earlier this morning, following her final campaign stop clinton returned to an airport near her home in new york. yesterday and through the night, both candidates made their final pitch to voters. craig boswell is in sterling, virginia. craig, good morning. >> reporter: anne-marie, good morning to you. what happens in this location is a strong indicator of who will win virginia's 13 electoral votes. now, hillary clinton and donald trump wrapped up this marathon presidential race holding dueling rallies, well into the morning, in grand rapids, michigan, north carolina and now it's t