>> devin dwyer for us tonight. devin, thank you. >>> and investors are upbeat about the trump administration. the dow hitting seven null record highs since the election. retailers are hoping some of that optimism will drive shoppers to spend more this holiday season. an estimated 140 million people are expected to take advantage of thanksgiving weekend deals. here's abc's chief business and economics correspondent rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: tonight, retailers before seen thanksgiving deals. best buy, target and kohl's all open right now. macy's, too, opening their doors earlier than ever this year. sears with more than 50% off this dryer. macy's slashing more than half off the regular price of these knives. topping the best deals this weekend? experts say, electronics. this hp laptop, $170 at best buy. these amazon fire tablets for $33. and the very best deals we found? tvs. what do you think are going to be the big sellers? >> behind me, you see that 55-inch phillips. it is not only a 55-inch high-def tv, it is 4

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here's devin dwyer. >> reporter: facing a brewing storm over potential conflicts of interest, donaldmp tonight has named his personal referee. donald mgahn tapped for white house counsel. a seemingly monumental task. in just two weeks as president-elect, trump has met with business s partners from india and complained to a british politician about wind turbines near his scottish golf course. trump telling "the new york times" he could do both jobs at once. >> i could run my business perfectly, and then run the country perfectly. so in theory, i don't have to do anything. but i would like to do something." >> reporter: democrats in congress already making at least ten separate requests to review trump's potential conflicts of interest, abc news has learned. today, trump also naming a fox news commentator and former aide to henry kissinger, k.t. mcfarland, as deputy national security adviser. the appointments come amidst an unusual airing of trump team division over mitt romney and rudy giuliani as contenders for secretary of state. giuliani has publicly campaigned for the job. now, he

here's abc's devin dwyer. florida estate donald trump faces a divided inner circle. tension over his pick for secretary of state now spilling out into public view. senior trump adviser kellyanne conway tweeting this headline, some trump loyalists warn against mitt romney as secretary of state. abc news has learned romney is a serious contender but allies of former new york city mayor rudy giuliani are pressing their case questioning romney's loyalty. >> you've got to surround service people who will take a bullet for you rather than pull a bullet in you. that's not who you surround yourself with. >> reporter: as trump celebrates with his family he is still tweeting. i'm working hard even on thanksgiving, he writes in a post about saving american jobs, trump now moving at full speed with cabinet nominees filling top posts more quickly than president obama did eight years ago. 78-year-old billionaire wilbur ross is the expected pick for secretary of commerce senior transition officials tell abc carson in the mix for secretary of housing and urban development. >> the of

abc's devin dwyer joins us from washington with those details.d morning. >> reporter: good morning. donald trump rolling out cabinet appointments at a faster pace than president obama did eight years ago, overnight we learned he filled a key economic post as he also moves to diversify his team. to the donald trump cabinet add a controversial billionaire. >>ers in xhekt. >> reporter: abc news learned president-elect trump is expected to name 78-year-old wilbur ross to head the commerce department. ross made millions on wall street turning around bankrupt companies for profit. in 2006 when he owned the struggling sago coal mine in west virginia, an explosion and collapse killed a dozen miners. regulators cited safety violations. he told our brian ross it was the worst week of his life. >> were you comfortable sending men into that hole. >> we were comfortabled based on the assurances from our management that they felt it was a safe situation. >> reporter: ross joins a cast of cabinet picks that now include two women and former trump critics. south

vacancies creating plenty of intrigue and controversy and abc's devin dwyer is covering it all from washington. >> reporter: after a wednesday night dinner with family and friends, donald trump says he spent thanksgiving day hard at work tweeting trying to get carrier air conditioner company to stay in the u.s. making progress. will know soon. if the company planned off 1,400 workers and move production to mexico. trump made stopping the deal a top campaign promise. >> believe me, if i were in office right now carrier would not be leaving indiana. that i can tell you. >> reporter: carrier confirmed discussions with trump's team, but nothing to announce at this time. today the president-elect will get back to filling his cabinet considering candidates for key top posts. treasury, homeland security and veterans affairs all unfilled. secretary of state, an inner struggle in the trump camp over rudy giuliani, and one of his harshest former critics, mitt romney. kellyanne conway tweeting this, some trump loyalists warn against romney as secretary of state. general jim mattis, favored contender for