the nuclear armed north korean regime of kim jong un. wolf blitzer is off. i am brianna keilar, you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> our breaking news, donald trump may be off at his florida estate, but he is busy putting his cabinet together. today the president-elect picked two women for his administration, one of them a sharp critic. south carolina governor nikki haley. she is the daughter of indian immigrants. she is trump's choice for united nations ambassador. even though she backed two of his opponents and exchanged sharp jabs with donald trump during the campaign. she has no foreign policy experience but is a rising star in the gop and says she is accepting trump's offer out of a sense of duty. the president-elect picked betsy devos, a top republican donor and school choice activist to head the education department. trump says she'll, quote, help to break the bureaucracy that is holding our children back. and dr. ben carson today tweeting that, quote, an announcement is forthcoming about his role which he said

kim jong un is fly by the seat of his pants.n reality when you talk to intel folks, as dangerous as it is this is actually a rational policy of sort of self protection for north korea. >> it is easy for those of us who aren't in pyongyang and haven't been living under this regime for the last 70 years to label him as crazy, lunatic. let me tell you, anybody who has 12-15 nuclear weapons and increasing missile capability where missiles and nuclear bombs will be able to be married up here some point in the near future has 1.2 million active military under arms right now. and it is only 20 miles from seoul. that is a significant issue that needs to be addressed in a very sober, very measured and very powerful way. that is not. >> i imagine a lot of folks at home will say why not just take the nuclear weapons out? why is that more difficult than it sounds? >> first of all, jim, in this particular case north korea has actually a mobile capability where they can move those nukes around. and even though there may only be 10-15 as gener

sending a warning to president-elect trump that kim jong-un and the rogue regime will be a top priority for the next administration and the u.s. will need to get more aggressive in that threat. >> and in the u.s. armies, it is so good to have you here and happy thanksgiving to you. >> thanks for having me. >> we want to get your expertise. and how big p of a threat and what kind of damage can north korea cause. >> it is a great question and interesting problem. we didn't get here overnight. this is decade's worth of policy that led us to a failed in bilateral and failed six- party talk and patience that the obama administration took and saying in another way we will not engage the problem. this goes back to president bush and clinton and madeline

kim young -- kim jong un stopping -- up until now north korea has said little about trump's surprising election win. kim jong-un safe and goes on to claim the obama administration went out of its way to overthrow the leader as the country and accuses the u.s. of constantly keeping malicious slander and criticism on north korea and said president obama pursued a quote addresses and heinous strategic policy. one of the president, president obama boosting wages for millions of americans. that is in jeopardy. federal judge has blocked a rule to send overtime pay for pork -- 4.29 workers and the rule was to take effect december 1. now would have doubled the maximum salary to receive overtime pay to $47,500. the move is only temporary while the judge considers his final ruling on overtime pay. the labor department says it disagrees with the judge's decision and is considering all of its legal courses. a wayne state university police officers fighting for his life after being shot in the head while on patrol near the detroit campus. authorities say the suspect is in custody. 29-year-old colin

is keeping a close eye on kim jong un's regime right now.s the latest. >> a very close eye wolf. tonight we're getting information from u.s. intelligence and a respected national security think taj that we could see more missile launches or even a nuclear bomb test from north korea in the coming weeks. possibly sometime around tuesday' election. seen as a way for kim jong un to project his strength and even strong arming the new american president. raising serious concerns from seoul to washington. u.s. military officials cnn spoke to say there are no signs tonight that north korea is preparing for a medium range ballistic missile test as some reports suggest. by they stress the missiles, musudans are fired from rogue launchers and a launch could happen at any time. and there is a separate warning the upcoming u.s. election could motivate kim's regime to to something dangerous to provoke the united states. >> i think it could be a sixth nuclear test. it could be launching of their rocket to put a satellite in orbit which demonstrates ballist

so the next time you think of calling kim jong-un "kim fatty iii," or "the cabbage patch dictator," or "man who ate both kidd and play," just remember-- he has feelings, too. and a nuclear weapon. so shut the (bleep) up. we've got a great show for you tonight. william h. macy is here. but when we return, i'm going to sit america down and give it a little fatherly advice. stick around! mom's got this cold. hashtag stuffy nose. hashtag mouthbreather. just put on a breathe right strip. it instantly opens your nose up to 38% more than cold medicine alone. shut your mouth and say goodnight mouthbreathers. breathe right. this weekend at kohl's it's time to get ready for the holidays so deck the halls dress to impress for the school concert then hurry home to cozy up for a family movie night. at kohl's, friends and family save a little more with an extra 20% off so you can give a little more this holiday. kohl's. ? down came the rain and clogged the gutter system creating a leak in the roof. luckily the spider recently had geico help him with homeowners insurance. water completely destroyed h

one of the most is threats come from north korea and kim jong-un. now we're being told the white house considers north korea a grave threat to america and the president-elect has been briefed. brian todd has more. >> reporter: new information that donald trump got a dire warning about a major national security threat he will face when he enters the oval office, a threat that comes from a young dig dictator who executed his own uncle. intelligence officials tell cnn the white house is conveying that north korea is a grave near term threat to america. "wall street journal" says the obama team viewed north korea as trump's top national security priority and warned the trump transition team about the threat. >> once the president-elect got the detailed briefings on the state of the missile programs being, i imagine it was rather jarring. >> reporter: weapons experts say kim jong-un probably has the and already to put nuclear weapons on missiles and they're improving their longer range missiles. one called the kn-14. >> they have tested the engine. it ma

like kim jong-il and kim jong-un, his son, it is not a big feat. he has been out of power for a number of years. that transition from one dictator to the other has taken place. now we see what changes this power, there is not much hope for change. >> that is interesting. that is what i would ask. your change for the people with his death. >> caller: we hope the changes come with the u.s. policy change that we will not dole out all this hard earned money to the dic dictator dictatorship. everything is run by the tyranical leaders there. hotels and hospitals and airlines. everything is state-operated and controlled. that's why it is so difficult for human rights activists to really break out in cuba and have their voices heard because they get jailed and they get trampled upon literally. the ladies in white who peacefully marched through the streets of havana with pictures of loved ones who are or have been in jail. their reward is they get beaten it is a real harassment atmosphere against anyone who wishes to express an opinion contrary to the total

so president obama north korea policy is known as strategic patience, basically waiting kim jong un to show he's ready to abandon nuclear arsenal. obama former chair chief of staff say it is incoming trump administration has to adopt a much more aggressive strategy. we can't sit back and let kim evolve, do you agree with that? >> the point is that the idea of not engaging diplomatic with north koreans has been a pretty bipartisan point of view. both the bush administration and the obama administration tried and disappointed at the attempts to get north koreans to engage seriously and make moves through diplomatic channels. the current pos sure -- posture is to sit back and not engage and it's clear they are willing to move. what everybody agrees now and it's a bipartisan view that the north korea program is moving forward. you may have to take further actions because there will be red lines. >> indeed. north korea's nuclear arsenal believed to have as many as 40 bombs. in addition the country is making huge progress putting ballistic missile that could hit u.s. mainland, so you agree t

i remember when kim jong il said in 2000, and told secretary albright that he is -- north korea would be opposing to any unification either by south korean terms or north korean terms. there has been a lot of evidence that, number one, i think because they know they cannot unify south korea -- i mean, korea under its own terms, as long as there is an alliance with the united states and also it's too much a different system. it is going to be long term, passed to unification if you will. and commitment to peace on both sides and exchanges and mutual cooperation, what have you. the sort of things that they agreed to but during the administration of south korea under kim jong un. we heard the report and your team is writing up a report on the result of your talks as a recommendation to incoming administration -- or a transition team. and how is that coming along also? and what would you be, your specific recommendation, for the next administration to follow. we don't know about if there is a view if clinton gets elected tonight, then she is going to take a harder -- ironically, not like

>> steve: chumbawamba. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: some international news, there are rumors that kim jong-un's wife is pregnant you'll know the child is kim jong-un's when it also kind of looks like a baby. [ laughter and applause ] this is pretty amazing. i read that this month the world's oldest person will turn 117. and she says she eats two raw eggs every day. when asked what she wants for her birthday, she said, a a skillet. [ laughter and applause ] you don't have a -- doesn't have a frying pan. >> steve: no. a pan since 1916. >> steve: not this year? all right. >> jimmy: listen to this. i read that there's been a a sharp increase in pets accidentally getting high across the country as more states sell legal edibles. so pets are getting high. they're being exposed to marijuana. let's see what a few of them had to say about this. this first pet said, oh my god, this feels like you have a a million fingers right now. this next pet said, hey, i packed your bag. you and me are going to amsterdam. [ cheers and applause ] this next pet said, dude, my hands look so tiny right now. they're like

make it to the united states. >> kim jong-un is a dangerous man. he has grown up around violence. he seems to enjoy violence. he has brutally killed dozens of his generals and he's a leader without legit mass ee. >> on the campaign trail trump said he would consider meeting with kim but also added, he wanted him out of power. >>> one more campaign headline this morning. hillary clinton is widening her about 2 million votes over donald trump's total. this doesn't change much since donald trump won the electoral college votes but clinton supporters calling for change in how we elect a president. >>> new at 6:00, protecting your men and women in meu. the tucson police department just announcing three dozen office ergs are now getting fitted with new bulletproof vests. the department has been raising money because the 36 vests are more than five years old. fitted should have them by the first of the year. >>> a memorial to honor the 19 hot shots killed will officially open to the public. plaques with the name of each man placed along that trail, which

kim jong-un thumbing his nose at new punishment by the u.n. and threatening america's security. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." ♪ >>> right now, we're following tensions in the city of charlotte, north carolina, in connection with a police shooting of a man whose wife recorded their fatal confrontation. the district attorney announcing just hours ago that the officer who killed keith lamont scott won't face charges the d.a. says the use of deadly force was justified after scott repeatedly ignored orders to drop his gun. tonight, businesses in downtown charlotte are being urged to take precaution. also this hour, a law enforcement official tells cnn that the ohio state university attacker traveled to washington, d.c. during the week before the attack. we're told he used his credit card to buy a knife at a home depot in the area. investigators are trying to determine exactly why he was in the nation's capital. in the trump transition, a new promise from the president-elect, as he faces m

>>> plus, donald trump once said you have to give credit to kim jong un. today a warning from a former president that north korea could pose one of the greatest and earliest challenges for the next president. >>> good afternoon, everyone. i am jake tapper. the trump team says there are four candidates left for the position of secretary of state. we are told that mitt romney and rudy giuliani are still in contention, with observers suggesting the other two are likely retired general david petraeus and senator bob corker. possibilities to run the department of defense remain up in the air. but we definitely know more about what president-elect trump's economic team will likely look like, and you would be forgiven for mistaking it would be a backroom gathering at the new york economic club. the nominee for treasury secretary is donald trump's former finance director for his campaign. steve mnuchin, a former executive of goldman sachs turned hedge fund manager turned hollywood film financeseer. wilbur ross is a turn-around specialist meaning he buys up failing

. >> reporter: in pyongyang, north korean dictator kim jong un its sta , visited the cuban embassy to pay respects to former dictator fidel castro. >> the worry that kim jong un in pyongyang, north korean leader, is watching this thinking it's an opportunity for him to do something provocative and dangerous. that has not happened yet. in fact, the north is fairly quiet. they're watching to see what hay they can make of this. >> reporter: but pyongyang will likely take a dim view of the action on wednesday at the u.n. security council at america's urging and with the acquiesce e acquiescence, voted to restrict the export of coal slashing annual $3 billion in exports by about a third in response to the kim regime's most recent nuclear test. >>> a mixed message coming out of the white house tonight involving fidel castro. the administration insists it's not sending a official delegation to the memorial service or funeral for the longtime cuban dictator who died friday. they're not honoring the dictator who killed thousands and persecuted many more cubans over the decades.deputy nationa s

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they want an agreement for kim jong un to return the abductees to japan. his sister was and dubbed lgted 1978. >> translator: the abductees have been in north korea for decades, with no freedom. it has been under extreme mental distress that no one can imagine. >> the team is scheduled to hold a board meeting in march next year. before then, the experts plan to ex-more ways that north korea's leadership can be held accountable. the u.n. human rights council has adopted resolutions. a resolution adopted this march recommended setting up the group of experts to holook into issue such as abduction of foreign nationa nationals and detention facilities. >>> cubans inside and out of the country are both mourning and celebrating the death of fidel castro. his death is reverberating around the worlden and nhk world gives us some of the japanese reaction. >> translator: when they heard that fidel was dead, some of the cubans broke into tears. it was quite emotional to be here at such a historic moment. >> reporter: this group of japanese were in havana when the new

. >> translator: the abductions took place not under the current leader, kim jong-un, but during the era of his father. i hope that the young leader feels obliged to return abductees, including megumi, to their families. >> she says she feels saddened as the year end approaches. she has fond memories of spending time with megumi during the christmas season. s she and 11 and others are still unaccounted for. >>> officials in the western japanese city of skoel ca have finished filling a giant sinkhole that swallowed a busy intersection last week. they've now opened the road and lifted evacuation orders. traffic resumed in front of the main train station tuesday morning just a week after the hole opened up, shocking residents. the cave-in happened suddenly, cutting off power, water, and gas in parts of the city. surprisingly, no one was hurt. city officials believe construction work to extend a subway line caused the problem. >> translator: we think it is important to have a third party thoroughly investigate the cause as well. >> crews have been working around the clock dumping wet cem

kim jong's answer is very important and i worry he may expect more of the nuclear weapons capabilityan good appreciation for deterrence would warrant. forth questioning. does the dprk thinks that if a new administration in 10 and were going to get one begins by proposing talks about talks, negotiations rather than immediately seeking tougher sanctions. do they believe that would be a sign of weakness? answer i think maybe. let me be clear about my own view here. i would like to see the new administration in the united states face office in january 27 teen and consultation with the rok and japan. i would like to see the new administration pretty early on, maybe after a policy review seeks talks about talks with the dprk. with only one condition and that is that while they are talking, there will be no test of ballistic missiles are nuclear weapons even at the very preliminary stage. those of you who are very attentive on this issue will develop that one of the candidates, secretary clinton has been quoted as saying that is not what she would do. and i know some who advise her belief t

night.flags will fly at half staff outside of official buildings for the deceased north korea's kim jong un sent a wreath to the cuban embassy . back in 1960 the two countries established a relationship-- both of the countries common enemy now the mourning will start today and end on wednesday. flags in north korea will fly at half staff and north korea sent a wreath to the cuban embassy on word of his death. back in 1960 both countries came together bay they both did not like the u.s. and they established a relationship. have nine days of observing the leader's death. that's latest. back to you. >>> a new confrontation brewing over the dakota access pipeline. protesters fighting pipeline construction must vacate the property by december 5 or they face arrest. the decision is nest to -- necessary to protect the public. they want a peaceful transition to a safer location for the protesters and not forcibly those that choose to do so stay about at&t their own risk. >>> demonstrators fear what trump will do if the pipeline nendz his hands. if that delay waits until obama is out of office pr

difficult problem and no easying solution. >> what is the best way to fight kim jong-un.e. and talk them through talks and intelligence and military leaders? is there a permanent fix? >> if there were a good or easy solution, we would have seen it from the administration that wins a nobel peace prize. we need to huddle in our security team and get the best and brightest minds and sit down and krft a policy with our best partner and make sure we have an agreement. and bilateral partners with china is hugely important. we have to define what we are doing and that shouldn't be done in the punditry or television. it is the best and brightest minds and that is consistency with the trump administration. they will formulate the policy behind closed dorand this is not a easy solution. they are on the path to achieving their goals and talking with them will help some what. we don't know what their long- term interest are. and what is the gavenlt they have those. we just don't know them. >> jason, you mentioned china as one of those countries to be in on the talks. can you get coop

i feel like vladimir putin saw the bond between kim jong-un and dennis rodman and wanted it. steven siegel is popular in russia because they apparently haven't seen a lot of his movies. he's slowly turning into the movie. back to election. it's safe to say this campaign hasn't done wonders for our national morale. there's a tendency to stop and appreciate what we have right now. we had fun. we asked people what they thought about president obama's big announcement that he will be running for a third term. of course, he's not doing that. there's a two term limit in the constitution. did that stop anyone who heard he was running from claiming they heard about it? of course not. here's a new lie witness news. >> as you know this morning president obama announced his intention to run for a third term as president. will you be supporting him this time around? >> wow. yeah, yeah, that's right. he did make that announcement. if it happens, of course. >> what did you think about his rationale that he has to run saying that it is a pretty big [ bleep ] storm, but i don't know that he'

let me move to north korea, leader kim jong un sending 9-page letter directing to president-elect donaldanding that hostile nuclear threats stop. how should administration deal with north korea? >> here is our friend of north korea. what he is trying to do is establish with new president elect. one of the things that's happening here particularly with adversaries and they look at this new president about to take power, what they see, let's put the campaign aside for a second, what they see strong leader, decisive, use today making lots of decisions, a man of conviction, that is something if you're an adversary of the united states and you're morally corrupt and you're a thug which iranians are and russians are and certainly the north koreans are, that had impact on you because you don't know what you're going to be dealing with and barack obama, they've been dealing what we have come to conclude and they certainly believe it is a relatively weak american president on the world seen. i suspect they are going to have a strong american president on the world scene and what this nonsense com