i'm fredericka whitfield.s lawyers want his scheduled november 28th trump university trial postponed until after inauguration in january. president-elect trump is at the center of three civil cases by former students who accuse the school of defrauding them out of thousands of dollars. >> they would put up a slide and they would say if you want to know about your tax deductions as a business, go to irs.gov. if you want -- >> that was the tip. >> that was the tip. if you want to go to find property, go to trulia.com -- >> another great tip. >> another website like that. and i just was shaking my head all the time. i kept hoping that the next retreat i would take that i would get some knowledge that i never had before but never did. >> trump's lawyers filed the request for the delay. those documents in federal court last night, they argue that quote the president-elect should not be required to stand trial during the next two months while he prepares to assume the presidency. the time and attention to prepare an

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i'm fredericka whitfield in washington, d.c.donald trump, hillary clinton, they're chris crossing battleground america in these final three days of the election. our reporters are scattered across the country. cnn's martin savidge is in the all important state of ohio and cnn's gary tuchman is in charlotte, north carolina, a state that has become a must win for donald trump. so gary, let's go to you first. what's happening there? >> fred, good morning to you. the number of the moment here at this early voting polls place is 610. 610 being the number of people i just counted in line to vote. there are 11 voting machines inside this library in charlotte, north carolina, doing some math. some people could be waiting up to five hours to vote. it shows you the enthusiasenthu awareness of this election, that so many people want to be or how many you've been waiting in line right now? >> about two hours. >> a little over two hours. okay. but this is the middle of the line. gives you an idea. the line has gotten longer. early voting pol

i'm fredericka whitfield. donald trump will make big decisions as president-elect, selecting his chief of staff among them. trump campaign manager kellyanne conway telling many reporters this morning the announcement is imminent. >> it is imminent means coming soon and perhaps mr. trump is up there making a lot of important decisions, taking counsel of many people. i thnk he can't go wrong with the decision. >> also happening soon, the president-elect is set to receive his first two top level intelligence briefings. trump will learn about the nation's most secretive intel gathering programs and u.s. spying programs overseas. the timing is playing a part in the ongoing legal woes as well, his attorneys in the trump university lawsuit asked a federal judge to postpone this month's trial until after trump's inauguration. the attorneys arguing the trial would take time away from trump's quote critical and all consuming transition process. meanwhile, protests against the president-elect are entering a fifth straigh

i'm fredericka whitfield, the 5-year-old cuban castaway caught in the middle of an international custodyte is remembering fidel castro fondly. remember this iconic image, when he was ripped from his florida relatives home and brought home to his family in cuba. this adult 22 years old is praising fidel castro calling him a father figure and friend. students at the university of havana are expressing the same sentiment, chanting i am fidel. and praising fidel castro as a revolutionary. >> came here and struggle of that, that we actually had some value and with unity, we can make any change possible. he was not home an example to cuba but the entire world. >> in miami, quite the contrast, crowds are cheering castro's death and that's where we find our boris sanchez, tell us more about the contrast of how people are behaving there in miami versus what elian gonzalez is now saying. >> reporter: fred, it's hard to believe that both these groups of people are reacting to the death of the same person. there's a dj here that set up speakers and a huge crowd here. it's got a considerably bigger s

. >> hello, thank you so much for watching, i'm fredericka whitfield. donald trump will follow from florida to transition team head quarters this afternoon while a top aide said the president-elect has been talking regularly with president obama. the aide reveal the two had a 45 minute phone call after news broke of fidel castro's passing while trump has meetings scheduled with eight potential advisers tomorrow. he seems to be focusing down the rust belt recount. he tweeted this. the democrats when they incorrectly thought they were going to win asked the tab tabulation be accepted, not so any more. it will join the recount in wisconsin being spearheaded by jill stein. stein has been fund raising to file for a recount in michigan and pennsylvania. let's bring in brian nobles in palm beach where trump spent this holiday weekend. trump went on a twitter rant, quoting clinton several times. is this the start of something more? >> well, i think it's pretty clear, fredericka, judging by what donald trump has been tweeting and aides have been saying publicly.

. >> hello, everyone, i'm fredericka whitfield, donald trump soon to make his first big decision as president-electager telling -- one of networks this morning the announcement is imminent. >> it is imminent, means coming soon and perhaps means mr. trump is making a lot of important decisions, i think he can't go wrong with