one thing k.t. will bring to us, because of her experience and all of her relationships, not only around the world but inside of washington, i think she's going to be the type of person that knits this thing together. remember, another big resonating thing from the president-elect is that he's really pushing the team and togetherness as epooppd to the rivalry of the words team of rivals. his focus is on the word team and we're really trying to find people that lp do that. k.t. certainly fits that bill. she's a remarkable person, a personal friend of mine and i wish her congratulations and her new endeavor and am here to help out out in 234i any way i possibly can. >> anthony, appreciate you being with us. fascinating. brings background from the pentagon, general flynn and in recent years, in the obama administration, a little breakdown between the pentagon and so much really siloing of national security at the white house. we'll see if that is a different path now. >> this is a signal of that. >> we

lou: all right, k.t., thanks for being with us, great to see you. k.t. mcfarland. >> thanks, lou. lou: be sure to vote in our poll tonight -- . >>> on wall street today, stocks mixed. the dow up 59 points. the s&p up 2. both at record highs. the nasdaq lost six points. volume on the big board dropping off to 3.4 billion shares in advance of the thanksgiving holiday. eli lilly shares at the lowest level in two years, shared plunged 10% after the experimental alzheimer's drug failed in trials, and orders in durable goods posting the biggest increase in nearly a year. climbing nearly 5% last month. a reminder to listen to my reports three times a day on the salem radio network. >>> president-elect trump's cabinet rapidly expanding, the secretary of state position vacant but attracting a lot of attention. one of the candidates is already given americans a sneak preview how he might handle the job. that is the subject of my commentary here next. stay with us. ♪ come on, wake up!!! come on, why ya sleepin'? come on! what time is it? it's go time. come on. let's go, let's go, let's go. w

k.t. arlan, fox news and security analyst. where is k.t.? there she is. she started her career as an aide on dr. kissinger's security staff went on as a speech writer, deputy assistant secretary of defense to caster wineburg. k.t. received the defense department's highest civilian award for her work in the reagan administration. i am so excited. drink your wine, guys. for this conversation to begin. so, let's get to it. could you please, secretary kissinger? [ applause ] joined by his some time friend, winston lord and k.t. mcfarland. >> julia, i have one side correction i wasn't really an aide to henry kissinger. i was the night secretary. all i did was type. >> don't tell him that. >> i was a really good typist. the significance of this -- you've all been through the exhibit and realize the achievements of president nixon. it has been called golden age of american diplomacy with very good reason. any one of the significant achievements that president nixon had during his presidency would

k.t.! >> so the k.t.here but we don't expect cabinet level appointments in the next few days. >> no, no, perhaps wilbur ross as commerce secretary and ben carson mulling the hud offer. connell: keep reading your tweets. peter barnes out of d.c. >>> the other thing with the president-elect, he is planning a list of executive actions on day one week heard that from him and does he risk pushing the legal boundaries as the obama administration and as the president-elect called out. current president from red alert politics senior writer ryan is here, good see. >> you good to see you. appreciate this. connell: is there a line that you have to be careful of? or is everything that president-elect trump outlined in that video he put out pretty much fair game for executives? >> i think a lot of them will be reversals of the obama administration. epa, tpp and daca. he said the trans-pacific partnership is dead. connell: that is dead by the way. >> merkel is saying that overseas and the epa, he said he's going to ro

trump made k.t.arland a major critic of the obama administration anti-terror strategy who has been in the pentagon under reagan deputy national security advisor. until earlier today mcfarland was a fox news contributor. earlier this week. fk far land outlined the dangerous international chess board awaiting the next president. >> whether it's china, russia, iran, north korea, radical islam. they all -- a new president always gets tested but all these countries are lining up to test this new president. >> as trump prepares to take over the u.s. government, the russian government is trying to position itself as the leader in syria with a spokesman saying that, quote: if washington cannot or does not want to fight terrorists, it should not get in the way. disputes like this one will be handled, come january, by the next secretary of state and the names floated as frontrunners for that spot, mitt romney and rudy giuliani have the transition team taking sides. so much that the incoming administration may

tonight, adding a third female to his team, k.t. mcfarland and former campaign general counsel and current transition member donald mcgwan to the post of white house counsel. but it's mitt romney who has been floated as a possible secretary of state that is reportedly dividing the trump team down the middle. chris stirewalt, pete hoke hoax stra join us in a moment. but first we have more on the romney reaction. >> what are your source telling us at this hours? >> new information tonight is that donald trump and mitt romney traded phone calls over the thanksgiving holiday. we did not know they had continued the conversation. what that tells me is that by them speaking by phone, mitt romney is still a candidate, despite the fierce comp thags's happening in the grass roots and among his own team. you had kellyanne conway out there talking about loyalty tests on all of this. and it tells me, i have a source senior in the transition telling me that as you suggested, if mitt romney wants this he's going to have to issue a public apology.

he's named national security analyst k.t. mcfarland and don mcgann for white house counsel. a source tells cnn trump spoke to romney, and cnn has learned the secret service is considering leasing a full floor inside of trump tower at a cost of $1.5 million, which would go to donald trump. officials are looking at setting up around the clock center to protect trump while he's there and his wife as well and young son who are staying in new york through the spring. and tonight, "the washington post" is reporting that the russians helped amplify false stories about hillary clinton throughout the presidential campaign. this operation allegedly used so-called botnets, teams of human trolls and networks to echo right wing sites portraying clinton negatively. we're covering all of that this hour with our correspondents and analysts. let's begin with the latest on the trump transition. jim acosta has the details on this. these appointments were fairly straightforward, but there's some infighting taking place over the secretary of stat

let's talk about k.t. mcfarland first. she has a lot of experience in republican administration, both in foreign policy and national security. she served in the ford administration. and underneath -- sorry, she served underneath defense secretary caspar wieinberger bu in the nixon and ford administration she served as undersecretary of state henry kissinger. she has some political experience as well. at one time she attempted to run in the republican primary to challenge hillary clinton back in 2006 don mcgann is a former fec commissioner, someone that has served on the trump campaign for some time as an election lawyer who helped trump navigate election law, something he doesn't have experience in and he's expected to help trump deal with those issues when he comes to washington. now, these are the final two appointments that we're expecting here this weekend. trump and his family will held back to new york on sunday but when he gets back to new york, he is expected to be very busy. they will welcome eight different peopl

k.t.arland, and let's bring in our guest. what is your take on the latest picks? >> good. k.t. mcfarland is savvy and well-informed and knows her stuff and is a conservative. >> what about the other one? >> i don't know much about him, but he seems to be a good pick. so far i have been impressed with transition trump and the only thing that remains for me is the pick as secretary of state. >> what kind of team do you think he is putting together? >> looks like he will put together a military with military leaders, generals in charge, and what i heard from matusz, he will help to develop good relationships. >> let's dive into this. looking at the other foreign policy staffers, michael flynn, mitt romney, and bolton, and they are all over the place in approach and world views, so could that be a good thing? >> sure. looks like donald trump is putting together people that give him a diverse set of opinions, and i think that's commandable. a lot of ceos do that, they create natural tensions in

k.t.acfarland you have seen here has been chosen as the deputy national security add vieszer and donald mac gahn, general counsel for trump's campaign has been tapped for white house counsel. retired lieutenant general mike flynn reacted to k.t.'s news on twitter saying, so proud and honored to have kt as part of the national security team. she'll help us make america great again. president trump will meet with eight people including milwaukee county sheriff david clark and is expected to select billionaire investor wilbur ross as the commerce secretary. kimberly, to you. news coming out they won't add more cabinet picks until monday. what do you make of the pick of macfarland? >> i love it. she's fantastic. i pause, listen, make sure to turn up the volume when she's speaking. she's knowledgeable. she has an amazing family that served the country faithfully including her daughters and the navy. really bright. gets national security. i feel very comfortable with her in that position. she se

tonight, adding a third female to his team, k.t.

then you have the other two names today, news of k.t. mcfarland, an aide to three rub white houses and a fox news contributor. she will be deputy national security advisor, thoughts on that pick and also the fact that she's come from fox? >> yeah, she's been a long-term critic of american foreign policy. but she has experience. and she was very vocal on fox that donald trump was the best person to alter the direction of america's policy. and perhaps improve relationships with. if he was named secretary of state, they seem to have different views in terms of what is best in terms of russia. >> that came out formally, but i think jesse what i'm so fascinated by, seeing how the political sausage is being made here between the kellyanne conw conway, so the selection, if it were governor romney it had to be a mea culpa. what do you make about the fact that this is so out in the open? >> it's remarkable to be seeing top advisors out there publicly advocating for one potential candidate over another over this top potential spot so obviously it'

k.t. mcfarland served as an official in the reagan white house. jill stein formally filed for a recount in wisconsin, making the deadline by a week and a half. give trump the presidency. they are giving hacking as the reason for the recount. >>> the mother of the brady bunch, florence henderson, has died. she began her role when the brady bunch aired in 1969. and she took on roles on broadway. she spoke at recently. and she suffered from heart failure. the beloved actress was 82. >>> tonight a young woman with down syndrome is too busy knocking down barriers to even acknowledge her own disability. and her dreams don't stop there. >> reporter: spend a few minutes in the kitchen with collette and you'll see her passion. >> i love to bake. >> reporter: her chocolate chipped cookies dipped in cinnamon. don't try to find out the recipe. >> it's friends and family kept telling her, this is a really good cookie, you could sell this cookie. >> it's hard to find a paying job. >> reporter: she decided to become her own boss and her cookie business took shap

today, trump also naming a fox news commentator and former aide to henry kissinger, k.t.arland, 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's more cautious. >> i would never discuss politics, and what he selects and doesn't select, on thanksgiving. and i'd probably never discuss it at all. that's between him and me. >> reporter: the controversy could open up the door to an alternate. like senator bob corker of tennessee, and former general david petraeus. while trump deliberates, he's spending time with family. their holiday feast, said to be lavish. on the menu, a chilled seafood display, mr. trump's wedge salad, sea bass along with the turkey, and eight types of dessert. today, green party candidate jill stein filing for a recount in wisconsin. >> thank you. >>> overseas, new developments in the large-scale terror plot revealed in france. five suspects arrested. prosecutors believe t

the trump team announced that k.t. mcfarland will serve as his security adviser. she's the third woman named to the trump team which can came under fire initially after the picks were all white men. meantime, wisconsin is going to start its first presidential recount in state history. green party presidential candidate jill stein requested the recount. she's vowing to do the same in michigan and in pennsylvania. mr. trump held narrow leads in all three states. there's no evidence of election tampering. "meet the press" looked at one big question, can he keep his promises? that's coming your way at 10:30 right here on nbc 10 tomorrow. >>> ski season is just about ready to kick off in the poconos, but the resorts could still use a little bit of help from mother nature. we'll tell you when you'll be able to hit the slopes, next. >>> ski season is almost here. nbc 10 visited before you mountain ski resort in carbon county yesterday where the trails have a combination of machine made snowpack but it needs to get a bit cooler for the snow guns to cover the entire mounta

and fox news analyst k.t. mcfarland as deputy national security advisor. neither position requires senate confirmation. this will be a busy weekend for traveling, shopping, i don't know, more eating. meteorologist lindsey slater joins us now. excellent. our radar is looking good. some rain, drizzle, on and off today, and some mix and fond du lac in sheboygan counties earlier. now, 38, slowly dropping. this is the time of night when we tank, but some decent cloud cover, so that helps to keep the temperature stable during the trend through 4:00 in the morning, dropping near 30. an overnight load near 30 degrees, 29 sheboygan, 29 fond du lac. next, how the weekend is shaping up. plus, i'll next chance of rain and snow in the forecast. adrienne: thank you. you can track the weather on-the-go this weekend with our free app. interactive radar and keep an eye on the seven day forecast. shoppers hit the stores early this morning for black friday. we had crews spread out in our area. you are looking here at video from mayfair mall. retailers are happy about the lon

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he has named don mccann as white house counsel and k.t. macfarland. mitt romney is another name being thrown around for a position. the former massachusetts governor was a vocal critic of trump during the campaign. although some of trump's closest allies are raising eyebrows at romney's name, others say to trust in trump. >> it's up to him. for the job to move our country forward i think it's a good thing. >> the transition team says no cabinet appointments will be made until next week. >>> the effort to recount votes in three key states picking up a lot of theme. former presidential candidate jill stein has raised more than $4.5 million for a vote recount. that's after voting security experts alerted hillary clinton's campaign of the possibility of hacks in key counties in wisconsin, >> we're not doing this to the benefit of one candidate over the other we're doing this for the benefit of american public so we can trust that our votes are counted. >> statistical websites say claims of hacking don't check out and that there is no clear evidence that t

. >> reporter: k.t. mcfarland has served in three republican white houses including that of ronald reagan. she will report directly to like flynn, she has been critical of the obama administration's approach to fighting terrorism, particularly islamic extremism. today's announcement comes as trump's inner circle continued to debate, often publicly and on twitter, who to choose as secretary of state-- former mayor rudy giuliani, or former republican presidential nominee mitt romney. during the campaign, romney lashed out as trump as a phony and a fraud: the american public for suckers. >> reporter: trump adviser kellyanne conway says romney's loyalty is at issue. she said she was receiving a deluge of social media and private communications warning against romney. another adviser, former house speaker newt gingrich, also weighed in: r >> i think the vast majority of trump supporters will initially be very unhappy, and will be reminded of all the things that romney said over the year. have been raised over

k.t. mcfarland is tapped at deputy national security adviser and she currently works as an analyst for fox news. and has worked in the administrations richard nixon, gerald ford and ronald reagan. and trump campaign attorney donald mcgahn is set to serve as white house counsel and neither post requires confirmation by the senate. >> appears to be a split in the transition people who is nominated to lead the state republican presidential nom ine mitt romney and former new york mayor rudy giuliani. other possible nominees are former cia director david petraeus and republican senator bob corker and marine corps general john kelly. >> for more on the trump transition, we are joined by mark alexander, dean of the villanova school of law and part obama/biden transition effort. good morning. thanks for joining us. >> thanks. >> reporter: let's first talk about secretary of state. you have rudy giuliana, former mayor of new york openly lobbying for himself to be the secretary of state nominee and

they announced more appointments, and they're still >> president elect donald trump's -- 65-year-old k.t. mcfarland is trump's third female appointment. in 2006, she unsuccessfully ran for senate, attempting to unseat new york's then senator hillary clinton. now a fox news analyst. >> the united states is now in retreat never >> reporter: mcfarland is known for her hard line views and credit imof president obama. as for mcgann, he is an attorney for the tropes cain, and served fire years with the federal election commission. he'll now help the president elect navigate his vast business entanglelements, but intrigue swirled around a position yet to be filled, secretary of state, trump world and former an tag this, mitt romney. >> it wouldn't surprise me in a third name emerges. >> reporter: trump trying to make good on a campaign promise? to keep working class jobs in the u.s. vice president mike pence serving as his chief negotiate per his home state of indians, trying to keep carrier air-conditioning from following through with its plans to move a major plant to >>> coming up, a few stu

. >> k.t. mcfarland and mcgahn are among those. >>> paris officials have stopped four >>> a good day to get out and get exercise and work off your thanksgiving overindulgence. >>> time has come for the redskins coach's show with jay gruden. coming up, the redskins fall to dallas on thanksgiving. bottom line is, the skins win two out of three in 11-day span, remaining right in playoff contention. the coach is here ready to answer the questions with larry michael and chris cooley. coach, we're going to touch on both games since the last coach's show. thanksgiving, 31-26, redskins on the short end of that one. you've seen the tape. what were some of the differences in that game? >> well, there was a lot. when you lose a football game, there's a lot of things you could have maybe executed better, called better, but it's

k.t.arland, she will be deputy national security adviser, a transition official said on friday that flash coming from reuters just a couple of minutes ago. for more on this, mark larson, radio host. k.t. mcfarland is a big name and if you think about it white house counsel for this president with so much potential conflicts between the trump organization and the white house is a really big word of the day. >> sounds like a smart pick to me. you have to have a truth teller. there are a lot of great choices. have they run this past jill stein and her recount orchestra to see if this passes muster with this. >> we were going to talk about this before this news broke and now that you brought this up, i want his response to it. are there actually democrats out there who want to have some kind of recount and think it's going to change anything? >> in my opinion, i think unfortunately, i think jill stein is kind of a proxy for the clinton campaign. i think to some extent, you know as an avid bern

campaign attorney donald mcgahn has been named white house counsel, and fox news analyst k.t. mcfarland as deputy national security advisor. neither position requires senate confirmation. looking ahead, milwaukee county sheriff david clarke will meet with trump on monday in new york. that's according to a republican national committee official. it's not clear if clarke will be offered a position in the trump trump is meeting with a variety of candidates. clarke was extremely outspoken about supporting trump during the campaign. he has made no public comment on the meeting. this morning, a man is dead after being shot on the city's northside. milwaukee police responded to a shotspotter call near 16th and concordia avenue around 9:30 last night. that's where they found the injured man. lifesaving efforts were unsuccessful and he died at the scene. police say they do have a suspect in custody this morning. this morning, an investigation is underway after a father and his 9-year-old daughter were killed in a crash in racine county. it happened near 4 mile road and old farm road in

he also made k.t. mcfarland, a major critic of the obama advisor. earlier this week, mack far lined the dangerous international chess board awaiting the president. >> all -- a new person always gets tested but all these countries are lining up to test this new president. >> astrium prepares to take over the u.s. government, the russian government is trying to position itself as the leader in syria, with a spokesman saying that, quote, if wasng terrorists, it should not get in the way. disputes like this will be handled by in january by the next secretary of state. names floated, mitt romney and rudy giuliani, have the transition team taking sides, so enough that the incomeing -- >> mahr alago is being protected at -- the secret service is next to each other inside trump tower. this report says that would cost at lease $3 million a year, money that would be paid to the building's own e the trump organization. >> still ahead, it's a holiday tradition for many of us. >> we've been coming here for seven years in a row, this is our tradition, the day aft

he chose k.t. mcfarland for the national security security adviser and is a fox news analyst, and also announced one counsel. and some president-elect supporters are pushing back at the idea of mitt romney at the secretary of state and they are concerned because romney has not been a loyal supporter of trump and he is spending his weekend at the florida estate and more picks could be coming. >>> could our country be getting closer to a election recount? we'll tell you about the recount efforts that are quickly gaining traction. >>> plus it is a holiday tradition in washington and one >>> green party presidential candidate jill stein is demanding a recount. and as of today stein and her running mate have collected nearly $5 million and they are using it to fund a recount campaign in wisconsin, michigan and pennsylvania. all states where president-elect donald trump had a narrow lead. most polls gave hillary clinton the edge in those states, leading some to speculate that votes were tampered with, bu

trump naming k.t. mcfarland as his deputy national security advisor, serving as a former aide to henry kissinger. those appointments come amid internal trump team division, the sides split between mitt romney and rudy giuliani as giuliani saying he wouldn't discuss the selection. jill stein getting her wish, a recount in wisconsin. the green party candidate made the request after raising more than $5 million. her campaign says it plans to file for recounts in pennsylvania and michigan as well. the deadline to file in pennsylvania is monday. hillary clinton is behind in those three states by a combined 103,000 votes. ignored, all of them centered around that driver who was behind the wheel in a fatal school bus crash in tennessee. police say johnthony walker was speeding when he crashed the bus, killing six children earlier this week. both students and administrators had raised concerns about him in the weeks before that crash. records released by the school district showing several complaints about his