linda thomas greenfield, u.n. ambassador.t do these tell us about the direction that joe biden is going in? and do we have any reporting that republicans can do anything to block these? >> well, first off, when you take the cumulative experience of all of these people together, you are seeing that president-elect joe biden is trying to rely on people who are seasoned, who are in policy, democratic and national security hands. all of these possible contenders for these top posts have decades of experience that they can turn to as they help biden guide his administration. and when you take a look at tony blinken in particular, this is someone who served as a deputy secretary of state. he's also worked alongside biden while he was vice president. and his role as secretary of state in part will be trying to rebuild some of those relationships that president trump neglected in some ways with allies. and you heard biden talk about his desire to reenter things like the paris climate agreement and also the world health organization.

the president-elect has also named linda thomas-greenfield, a 35-year veteran of the foreign service,the new u.s. ambassador. -- thomas-greenfield was an ambassador to liberia and assistant secretary of state for african affairs under obama. she was fired days into the trump administration. thomas-greenfield's last job was with albright stonebridge group, which was founded by madeleine albright. >> on this day i'm thinking about the american people. my fellow career diplomats and public servants around the world, i want to say to you america is back. multilateralism is back. diplomacy is back. i've oftennt-elect, heard you say how all politics is personal and that is how you build relationships of trust enbridge disagreements and find common ground. in my 30 years in the foreign service across four continents, i put a cajun spin on it. i called it gumbo diplomacy. wherever i was posted around the world, i would invite people of different backgrounds and roux andell me make a homemade gumbo. starting to see each other on a human level. amy: that was linda thomas-greenfield, president-e

linda thomas greenfield was appointed to the helm of the u.s. mission to the united nations. but many of biden's cabinet picks will require confirmation in the senate where republicans still hold a narrow majority. for now, at least with the transition post office officially under way, some of the uncertainty and turbulence of the past weeks seems to be settling down here over the joins me in the studio to have a closer look at this. after 3 weeks of this transition period, it's finally going ahead. now, deal is this. well, under normal circumstances, wouldn't be that big of a deal, right? i mean, usually these transitions historically have been something that's happened quite automatically, seamlessly. formality is essentially, but in this case it is a big deal for exactly that reason. trump has gone out of his way to stall the transition process, not being willing to concede defeat. and so this is a process that has dragged on for now 2 weeks since biden was or for 16 days. in fact, since biden was declared, the winner. this means for the biden 2, now that they have axes 2.

position of ambassador to the u.n., one of the leading contenders for that is a woman named linda thomas-greenfield. she served in the state department. she is a longtime diplomat. she's also a black woman. that's also speaking to the diversiity that biden is trying to assemble. when you look at the possible contenders for the top foreign policy jobs, one thing that joe biden is consistently doing is leaning on people with experience. one of the main goals that biden has said during the campaign in his presidency would be restoring america's standing in the world and also repairing relationships with allies and going with candidates for these positions like tony blinken and jake sullivan and linda thomas-greenfield shows he would be leaning into that experience factor as he is starting to build out these cabinet positions that will lead his administration. >> arlette, stand by. we will get back to you. you are working your sources over there. let's go to the white house right now. jeremy diamond is on the scene. joe biden forming his cabinet, getting ready for positions to announce in the next few

is top diplomat, ambassador linda thomas greenfield, chosen to represent the u.s. at the united nations and former secretary of state john kerry, back in government once more. this time as biden's point person on climate change beneath a photo of his granddaughter watching him sign the paris climate accords in 2015, kerry told his twitter followers the climate crisis demands nothing less than all hands on deck. foreign policy experts say it will take the us years to repair the damage caused by the current president, donald trump, whose america 1st foreign policy shredded relations with the european union, the u.n. and nato. and wanted to be with give props, affection for strongman leaders such as vladimir putin and kim jong own. horrified both his political opponents and the u.s. as allies from a refusal to grant asylum seekers. safe haven to deciding to abandon both the paris climate agreement and the iran nuclear deal. experts say trumps foreign policy, ultimately undermined the u.s. his reputation overseas. you know, i think repairing and renewing america at hom

deeply about because his stepfather was a victim of the holocaust. >> ambassador linda thomas-gr n thomas-greenfie thomas-greenfielde's been through the process as ambassador to the united nation. >> linda thomas-greenfield is an amazing diplomat. she was the director general of the foreign service which means she was responsible for all the personnel. she knows everybody. she was ambassador of liberia and she was held at gunpoint until she can convince her attacker that she's an american. that tells you how tough she is. she would go outside the gates of the embassy all the time to talk to people and pick up trash and really engage with people directly. i was her boss when i was under secretary. she can pick up the phone and call any leader in africa and many leaders all around the world. she would be superb at the united nations. >> jake sullivan is one of the youngest national security advisor we ever had. >> jake is brilliant. one could just stop there. he's a yale-educated lawyer, he's a road scholar. he was at the supreme court clerk for steven briar. he's season given his age. he's one of the most thoughtful

linda thomas greenfield was appointed to the helm of the u.s. mission to the united nations. but many of biden's cabinet picks will require confirmation in the senate, where republicans still hold a narrow majority. for now, at least with the transition poses officially under way, some of the uncertainty and turbulence of the past weeks seems to be settling down . peter joins with the studio now for some analysis, peter, after 3 weeks, this transition is can finally begin about time. it's a big a big deal. is this right on a normal set circumstances? this would not be a big deal. i mean, this is something that usually goes very smoothly in the mallets, you know, just days after the election, we see the, the 2 teams come together and start the transition. but in this case, it is a big deal for exactly the reasons that we're 3 weeks in. we're looking at competing crises, we have a pandemic. there's an economic crisis and experts are really said, you know, if every day that this transition is delayed, means that more american americans could be dying from the co bit because the

linda thomas-greenfield to serve as u.s. ambassador to the united states.ake sullivan, a long time biden adviser and former aide to secretary of state hillary clinton to serve as national security adviser. >> the reports are that jake sullivan will serve as national security adviser. wicked smart, young, energetic, and i think is going to be outstanding. >> reporter: former secretary of state john contrary will be the special envoy for climate and will have a seat on the national security council. this marks the first time someone dedicated to climate is a member of the nsc. as biden and vice president elect kamala harris move forward with today's transition the transition process is continuing to be blocked by the gsa leading the biden team to voice concern about the impact. >> we are not in a position to get background checks on cabinet nominees. so there are definite impacts. those impacts escalate every day and i hope that the administrator of the gsa will do her job. >> reporter: we are expecting to see president-elect biden and vice president-elect ha

we also believe linda thomas greenfield, who was a long time state department employee, almost four decades of the state department before leaving early in president trump's term is likely to be nominated ambassador to the united nations. names, but those are the three key names we think are coming tomorrow. is interesting that markets looking for guidance as to what this mean, for our relationship with china, for our relationship with our allies as we think about international policy, what we know about what this could mean for our relationship with china with our allies? and for allies and for everyone, i think a person like tony blinken has meetings with foreign leaders and they will have the confidence he speaks for the president. that is not always the case with secretary of state, but in this case we have someone who works with joe biden for about two decades, he will walk in the room and be speaking for the president. that is not something we saw with rex tillerson early in president trump's term. blinkenf priorities will have, joe biden says he wants to get on the phone from day one

linda thomas greenfield was appointed to the helm of the u.s. mission to the united nations. but many of biden's cabinet picks will require confirmation in the senate where republicans still hold a narrow majority. for now, at least with the transition process officially underway, some of the uncertainty and turbulence of the past weeks seems to be settling down . all right, joining me now to delve a little deeper. is peter paul of down. hi peter. thanks for coming in and sent this part of the process is normally just a formality really, but it's been 3 weeks since the election as we've just heard. yeah, i mean, absolutely normal circumstances. this would not be a big deal, but, you know, usually we see the official transition kick in after just a couple days. we're now as you said into day 16 after biden was declared the winner. so in this case, this absolutely is a big deal. it means that the buy team now has access to the same intelligence that trump has. it means that they have access to government data to the federal agencies and make and money and money. they have whate

linda thomas greenfield was appointed to the helm of the u.s. mission to the united nations. but many of biden's cabinet picks will require confirmation in the senate where republicans still hold a narrow majority. for now, at least with the transition poses officially under way, some of the uncertainty and turbulence of the past weeks seems to be settling down to go ahead for federal officials to start working with joe biden's tain follows weeks of legal challenges by donald trump. has been trying to overturn the election result. his data is washington correspondent karen in a chamber where finally a step that the world was waiting for. donald trump opened the door for the transition. interestingly enough, this came briefly after the state of michigan. 30 fight, by the way, this means that these 16 electoral votes are from michigan will definitely go to joe biden. and this also clearly erases any pathway for president trying to overturn the election results. we also know from last week that georgia certified by then asked the winner of that state for 36 lawsuits, filed by th

al linda thomas greenfield. these have been pillared by the president for four years and the career people have been battered and here you have people who have a deep appreciation for those agencies. that's important. this is a historically diverse group. has oversight over our immigration enforcement. it was just a very, very diverse group. the president-elect is sending a strong signal there that he will follow through on his commitment to have the most diverse cabinet in history. >> on that point, laura, the president-elect promised a diverse cabinet. he's made history with some of the officials as david just pointed out that he's naming to these truly critical national security foreign policy roles. has biden lived up to his commitment to appoint a cabinet that reflects the country that he is now about to get ready to lead? >> many of the people who you have named, who are certainly not there because of elbow rubbing but because of extraordinary experience they are familiar because they have in part in some

ambassador to the united nations one of the leading contenders is linda thomas greenfield, a long timestate department official. she served as the assistant secretary for the bureau of african-americans, and she is also a woman of color. nominating thomas greenfield would lend some diversity to biden's cabinet as he has vowed to have a diverse cabinet that, loo like america. each of these contenders for the top diplomatic and national security jobs also just have decades of experience to lean on, and biden has made it clear that one of his top priorities in office will be repairing those relationships with foreign allies, and trying to restore america's standing in the world. >> we'll be watching how republican senators respond to the nominations once they become official. the open question is whether we'll see confirmation fights in the months to come. arlette saenz reporting from delaware, thank you so much. >>> pennsylvania and michigan, two battleground states won by president biden, are supposed to certify election results today. the trump campaign pushes for delays. they suffered

linda thomas greenfield is being tapped for ambassador to the united nations. a cuban may become the first immigrant and latino to leave the department of homeland security. nominees will not be able to receive their mandatory background checks until the general services administration recognizes an election winner. >>> president-elect biden also picked former secretary of state john kerry to be his special envoy for climate. >>> general motors is parting ways with the trump administration over california and tailpipe emissions. the administration suit to end california's right to set its own clean air standards. gm is pulling out of the lawsuit. she agrees with president-elect joe biden's plan to expand electric vehicle use. >>> streaming on cbsn bay area, this year's airport outlook and why experts say it is still risky, even if you test before hand. plus, how t-mobile is working to help customers with their mental health. >>> and quite the difference out there now from this morning. we cleared out the clouds, and we are not going to see as many >>> sidewalks

two democratic sources telling fox news linda thomas greenfield is expected to be tapped for un ambassadornd jake sullivan will likely be the pick for national security advisor. we are expecting the biden team to officially announce cabinet picks tomorrow. jillian: overnight, we learned california's governor and his family are you now in quarantine after being exposed to covid-19. it comes as new restrictions are placed in los angeles. griff: ashley strohmier joins us live with thanksgiving week among us, as the u.s. records 20 straight days of 100,000 new cases. >> reporter: governor gavin newsom said three kids were exposed to a california highway patrolman who tested positive for covid-19. he said the family tested negative on sunday. they will quarantine for 14 days, this as los angeles shuts down in-person dining for three weeks, 24 hours after putting a 10:00 p.m. curfew you in place. the ban goes into effect at 10:00 p.m. wednesday. in california protesters in huntington beach took to the streets in def defines of newsos curfew. in new york, governor cuomo said more restrictions are

. >> ambassador linda thomas greenfield is someone who like toney blinken has been through the senateonfirmation process as ambassador to the united nations. >> linda thomas greenfield is an amazing diplomat, nearly four decades in the foreign service. she was the director general of the foreign service, which means she was responsible for all the personnel. she knows everybody in the state department in that building. she was ambassador to liberia. she was in rwanda at the time of the genocide and was held at gunpoint until she could convince her attackers that she was an american. that tells you how tough she is, how straight forward she is, but she also was known as the people's ambassador in liberia, because she would go outside the gates of the embassy all of the time to talk to people, to pick up trash, really engage with people directly. i was her boss so to speak when i was undersecretary, but let me tell you, she can pick up the phone and call any leader in africa and call many leads are a -- leaders all around the world. she will be superb at the united nations. >> and jake

and linda thomas greenfield named u.n. ambassa john kerry as client czar. [ inaudible question ] >> are you kidding me? >> there's been some damage done that is going to take some time to, to dig ourselves out of. but there's no doubt that joe's got the right people to do it. >> meanwhile, president trump asking for a third count of the ballot in georgia, though michigan, certifying its votes today effectively shuts down trump's ivefforts to overturn t election. judge after judge, including one in pennsylvania, tossing out the allegations for lack of proof of rampant corruption. who was new york city's first black mayor first defeated ed koch in the democratic primary ban beat rudy giuliani to be mayor. he lost to rudy giuliani four years later in a rematch. dinkins famously referred to the city as a quote, gorgeous mosaic. >>> senator dianne feinstein says she will not seek a leadership position in the committees next year. this comes as some progressives have criticized the 87-year-old for not being aggressive enough at

diplomacy is back. >> bret: linda thomas-greenfield, the nominee to be the u.s. ambassador to the u.n., your response to that statement? >> where to begin, bret. i remember what the previous at administration did. they described leadership as leading from behind. president trump never did that. we built out real coalitions. a coalition that crossed the caliphate in syria, a coalition that's pushed back against the chinese commonest party. a coalition that refused to appease iran. the list of work that we've done is great. what wife said all along and this is where i think i take -- i take a different path. i couldn't tell exactly from her statement but multilateralism for the sake of hanging out with their buddies at a cool cocktail party? that's not in the best interest of the united states of america. we work with nations when we have common interest and we develop coalitions that actually deliver real results and reflect the reality on the ground. that wasn't what was happening when we came in here to the state department and we built that and norma's team, so

ambassador, linda thomas greenfield.ll have been previously vetted, which helps transition team, but still can't access government resources until the tsa declares biden won. >> we are not in a position to get background checks on cabinet nominees, and so there are definite impacts. impacts escalate every day. >> depending on how the runoffs in georgia go, all nominees could face confirmation by a republican senate buried >> we don't need a fabricated crisis in the senate and i don't think that the american people are going to tolerate that if there's a refusal to move forward with qualified nominees. >> biden's team says he would meet with mitch mcconnell but hasn't. today he met virtually with the mayors. >> all of you have the front lines from the very beginning and as we head into this thanksgiving, a very dark winter in the case of hospitalizations spiking. i want you to know that we are here for you. >> biden's picks today prove that in his and administration, valuable currency is loyalty. he is rewarding people wh

linda thomas-greenfield will be the nominee for u.n. ambassador. shis a longtime foreign service officer who was the most senior black member oftate department, when she was fired at the beginning of ump administration. and jake sullivan will be the national secury advisor. he was then-vice president biden's national security advisor in the white house and a senior advisor to then secretary of state clinton. he will be youngest national security advisor in 60 years. security team, we turn to wendy sherman, the formerf undersecretaryate for political affairs during the obama administration, who has wendy sherman, welcome back to the "newshour". tony blinken is one of biden's oldest advisors. does blinken reflect biden's caut >> i think this team represents the diversity of america, the professionalism, the experience, the seasoning that we need in a time of enormous challenge. so what i think the president-elect has doe here is put together the beginning of his team tht can reach out across america and rch out across the world. tony blinken, the pre

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linda thomas-greenfield is going to be ambassador to the united nations. that's going to be, i'm told, a cabinet-level position in this administration. that's something that presidents can often decide whether to elevate or not. john kerry will focus on climate. it's a notable choice because of the fact that the national security council has never had a dedicated climate person on it. after a primary that was so focused on climate change, i think a lot of people heartened to see that this is going to be a focus. alejandro mayorkas is going to lead homeland security, the first latino elevated to that role. it does show there's a premium being placed on dealing with immigration and having to roll back a lot of the things the trump administration did both at that agency and across the board. >> so, jake, while the president-elect moves forward, the trump administration continues to not cooperate with the transition team. so what does that mean for efforts to make sure that those nominees that we just saw on the screen, those that will come, who need senate co

it would also be a black woman with linda thomas-greenfield, who has been nominated for you and ambassador, who will be back in a cabinet position, meaning she will have a seat on the national security council. expertise also because all six of these pix are veterans of foreign policy, of national security, veterans of t obama administration and most of them actually worked in the agencies they will be leading. that is true of antony blinken, who is deputy secretary of state. it really gives the idea that joe biden has said before announcing thate wanted people who knew what they were doing and people who represented the united states, and he said he wanted a team that would be ready on day one of the biden administration. this as donald trump is still stalling and not going along with the transition process. it is important to have these people who know how things work, who have the contact, and who will be ready to start working on january 21. charli: donald trump used the phrase america first to sum up his foreign policy. what do these choices signal about the foreign policy direction a

you speak about linda thomas-greenfield, she talked about gumbo diplomacy. as a native of louisiana, she would often make meals to bring americans together and bring our allies together. she said something profound in her statement. multilateralism is back. america is back. american diplomacy is back. all of these nominees as well as president-elect biden and vice president-elect harris were saying that america is going back to normal. we're now going to go back to having a role in the world stage as well as really leading on issues like climate change and also treating immigrants who come to this country humanely, looking at -- at secretary -- secretary nominee talking about the fact that his family fled communism in cuba to come to this country. choosing people with that in mind. >> and senator mccaskill, i as having worked in the senate, i'm sure you too, after we look at what it means for america and the inspirational qualities that were part of what we were witnessing today, we also look at it in terms of senate confirmation. and i saw certain things th

and linda thomas greenfield, ambassador, a career diplomat, former assistant secretary of state, expected to be the next u.n. ambassador. that would be restoring a professional diplomat to the u.n. post. the president-elect will continue to focus on the coronavirus pandemic during a meeting with the u.s. conference of merritts later this afternoon -- mayors later this afternoon where there is nothing on president trump's schedule again. after a weekend filled with more false claims about the election results and more rounds of golf. this time while other world leaders were taking part in the g20 virtual summit. that was of course hosted by saudi arabia this year. president trump did take part in opening statements. joining me, nbc white house correspondent geoff bennett, in delaware, nbc political reporter monica alva, at the white house. "reuters" white house correspondent mike -- jeff mason, and "new york times" washington correspondent michael schmidt, author of "donald trump versus the united states." welcome all. geoff bennett, let's talk about the expected choices. i'm also told tha

ambassador linda thomas greenfield said diplomacy is back.t do you see changing going ahead that that would allude to? >> that's a big part of that institution. if you want to protect yourself, you want to be part of the actual protection, you can't free right off of america forever. america first means we protect our interests and we expect to do your of the within your borders. but brass tacks of rebuilding our military and securing your borders are not serious about. >> harris: i'm putting this up here, he was talking about ways that he hopes this cabinet that they can make some changes based on information out there, not based on the fact that they were done by a previous administration. just 15 seconds on what we have to read this? >> you know this so well as a member of a military family. what we celebrate and what we honor is a reflection of what we value, this is a 15 of the greatest warriors, their service, to sacrifice and that's what modern warriors does. >> harris: you have your own story because you are a modern warrior as well.

ambassador to the u.n., linda thomas-greenfield, a long-time diplom diplomat. we expect that to be a cabinet-level position in this administration. that's something each president decides, how they're going to elevate that role. in this administration, we are told to expect u.n. ambassador to be cabinet level. really, yasmin, there's a larger theme playing out here. joe biden seems to be putting his policy picks where his campaign promises were. so as we see him start laying out these positions, the first thing was prioritize the coronavirus. day one of the transition, they put out the names on the covid task force. now, we're seeing him start looking abroad. starting to prioritize foreign policy, experience, long ties to diplomacy. leaning in there as he tries to establish america's standing in the world stage, in the viewpoint of how he wants to be, opposed to how trump was doing it. >> carol, let's talk about the trump team while i have you. while joe biden is looking ahead to january 20th, and what his cabinet is going to look like, president trump is tryin

jake sullivan, a state department official filling in as national security adviser, and linda thomas-greenfield, ambassador of the u.n. the u.n. ambassador, we are expecting that role to be a cabinet level position. that's something that changes within each white house at the discretion of each president. under braum it was a cabinet level position. it seems it's expected under a biden administration to return to that level. and hallie, what we've seen here is the undercurrent of biden's campaign trail promises playing out as hissed a might be straitive priorities. the first thing this transition announced was the coronavirus task force showing that was going to be not just the key pitch on the campaign trail, but the key focus as this transition began in earnest. now we're seeing biden trying to make good on the promise of reestablishing america on the world stage, doing so by putting people in place who have a lot of institutional knowledge. a lot of government experience. making the case that's really what he values as he tries to do things like put america back in the paris climate agreemen

linda thomas-greenfield said the same phrase. you'll hear that a lot. it's a reassurance to allies who didn't know what to expect one minute to the next from the united states which has been the senior partner on the world stage now for decades. so i think there is a familiarity to this team. this is not a team that's radical or changing, you know, direction. it's a team that's restoring back to somewhat degree the democratic mainstream, you know, struck on that stage, obviously diversity is one message they're trying to send. another message that may be a subtext is the rise of the deputies. people who have all served before. often this particular president-elect and no elected officials on there and only one former elected official in john kerry, and nonsenate confirmed position. it's meant to be a message to the world that we're going to bring back people you've seen and known in previous capacities who will now take over the top jobs and, you know, return the country to a place that our allies will recognize. >> from america first to america is back

and linda thomas greenfield named u.n.ssador and john kerry as client czar. [ inaudible question ] >> are you kidding me? >> there's been some damage done that is going to take some time to, to dig ourselves out of. but there's no doubt that joe's got the right people to do it. >> meanwhile, president trump asking for a third count of the ballot in georgia, though michigan, certifying its votes today effectively shuts down trump's ivefforts to overturn t election. judge after judge, including one in pennsylvania, tossing out the allegations for lack of proof of rampant corruption. >>> david dinkins, who was new york city's first black mayor has died. he first defeated ed koch in the democratic primary ban beat rudy giuliani to be mayor. he lost to rudy giuliani four years later in a rematch. dinkins famously referred to the city as a quote, gorgeous mosaic. >>> senator dianne feinstein says she will not seek a leadership position in the committees next year. this comes as some progressives have criticized the 87-year-old f

the first immigrant and latino to serve as homeland security secretary biden also naming linda thomas greenfield to serve as ambassador to the united nations, restoring a professional diplomat to that position. biden set to be appear in person with the first cabinet picks tomorrow lester >> thank you i'll speak with president-elect joe biden tomorrow on an exclusive interview here on "nbc nightly news." >>> astrazeneca today became the third drug maker to announce it's produced a safe and highly effective vaccine renewing hope that americans could receive doses perhaps within weeks, at least the first americans. keir simmons reports. >> reporter: hailed as a vaccine for the world, it's far cheaper to produce and easier to store because it doesn't need to be frozen. tonight 3 billion doses are being promised next year, over 20,000 people took part in a trial including participants in age groups most as risk like robin powell who's in his 60s. >> it feels like a weight beginning to be lifted off. >> reporter: the preliminary results published today by oxford university show 70% effectiveness, bett

. >> ademÁs estan linda thomas-greenfield para embajadora ante naciones unidas y el exsecretario de estadono en asuntos de cambio climÁtico. los nuevos rostros son un cambio en las polÍtica de donald trump algo que preocupa a muchos. >> ellos habÍan dicho que iban a ser mÁs flojos con estos paÍses el lunes trump autorizÓ a su gobierno para comenzar el proceso de transiciÓn de poder. >> quienes esperan encabecen las agencias del nuevo gobierno de joe biden tendrÁn que ser primero aprobados por el senado donde no se sabrÁ hasta enero cuÁl partido tendra la mayorÍa, randy telemundo. >> bueno continuamos en telemundo 5 tema de polÍticas, compaÑeros funcionarios de trump, le piden que reconozca tambiÉn perdida en las elecciones. >> la responsabilidad que tiene un presidente de hacer una transiciÓn pacÍfica. >> emily phil murphy mandÓ una carta al equipo del presidente electo, joe biden autorizando el proceso de transiciÓn. >> estÁ aceptando que perdiÓ, pero si esperas escuchar esas palabra de su voz no la vas a escuchar. >> murphy dijo que no habÍa sido presionada de ninguna forma directa o ind

and linda thomas greenfield will be named u.s.sador to the u.n., while former secretary of state john kerry will serve as the climate envoy. we've also learned that former federal reserve chair janet yellen will become the first woman ever to become the treasury secretary, if she's confirmed by the senate. after the announcements, biden was asked why he named his national security picks first. he replied, "because it's national security." joining us now, nbc news political reporter ali vitali. ali, let's talk through how the biden camp is thinking about all of these picks, how people are reacting here. i mean, there's an incredible depth and breadth of government experience on display, certainly, people who have been in the establishment of government for quite some time, a very sharp contrast with what we have seen in recent years from the trump administration. >> reporter: yeah, that's definitely the thing that you and i initially took away from this, because we got to talk yesterday right as all of these picks were coming out.

and linda thomas greenfield to become the next u.s. ambassador to the united nations. he is the first latino american and immigrant nominated as secretary of the department of homeland security. while she has become the first woman nominated for director of national intelligence. after a standoff of more than two weeks the general services administration has given the go- ahead to begin the formal transition process. on twitter president trump says his case strongly continues, but he is now telling the gsa administrator to do what needs to be done. michigan's board of canvassers voted monday to certify former vice president joe biden won the state. it also passed a motion calling on the state legislature to update the election. there preparing for the holidays. monday, first lady tromp received the christmas tree and on tuesday, president trump is expected to participate in the annual thanksgiving turkey pardon. back to the developing news with the general services administration come the administrator emily murphy wrote a letter which reveals in part some of her reaso

linda thomas-greenfield nominated as u.s. ambassador.ndra mayorkas, nominated to lead the department of homeland security. >> mr. president-elect, you know that i have never shied away from speaking truth to power. >> for all the talk of diversity, this is a national security team that symbolizes the return of the washington foreign policy establishment after four years in the cold. none more so than secretary of state nominee tony blinken, deputy secretary of state under president obama. he is numb to be far more of an advocate for u.s. military -- he is known to be far more of an advocate for u.s. military aid around the world. >> america at its best still has a greater ability than any other country on earth to bring others together to meet the challenges of our time. >> biden has pledged fresh thinking on foreign policy. perhaps a recognition a key reason some voters switched from the democrats to trump in 2016 is their disappointment president obama had not brought the change in foreign policy he promised. biden's incoming national

linda thomas-greenfield will be the ambassador to the united nations.ake sullivan, national security adviser. and majorkas, security secretary. hanes will be nominated as director of national intelligence. if confirm bid ted by the senat she'd be the first woman to hold that post. u.s. media are also reporting former central reserve chair janet yellen will be tapped to serve as treasury secretary. she'd be the first woman to hold that position, as well. >>> turning to the saga of former nissan chairperson carlos ghosn, who fled trial for financial wrongdoing. a panel criticized his detention in tokyo, describing it as an extrajudicial abuse of process. in a report, the u.n. human rights counsel's working group said there was no legal basis under international law for detaining ghosn ahead of trial. it said the move was arbitrary, and it's calling for an independent probe from japan's government. ghosn was arrested and detained four times before he abruptly jumped bail last december and fled to lebanon. he was indicted for offenses such as underreporting

linda thomas-greenfield will be ambassador to the united nations, and alejandro mayorkas, homeland security secretary. avril haines, former deputy director of the cia, will be nominated as director of national intelligence, the first woman to hold the post. u.s. media is also reporting biden is expected to appoint former federal reserve chair janet yellen to serve as treasury secretary. that would make her the first female to hold that position. >>> israeli media have reported benne benjamin netanyahu secretly met with the krouns prince of saudi arabia. media outlaws quoted an official saying netanyahu and an intelligence agency met crown prince msnohammed bin salman on sunday one israeli cabinet ministry made comments suggesting the meeting took place. saudi arabia's foreign minister denied the reports in a tweet, saying the only officials present were american and saudi. israel has been working to improve ties with arab nations. it struck deals this year with the united arab emirates to in israe and sdi arabi have long bn at odd or the iss of palestinian. notstablishipmatic ts l th iael u

. >> and linda thomas-greenfield to represent the united states at the u.n. >> only in america would we be where we are today. >> three weeks after the election, general services administrator emily murphy signed off on the beginning of the transition process. >> i'm pleased to have received the ascertainment from gsa. >> the transition team is in contact with federal agencies and a key focus is the country's most pressing issue, the coronavirus pandemic. president-elect biden sat down with laughter holt. >> i think we're going to not be so far behind the curve as we thought we might be in the past. and there's a lot of immediate discussion and i must say, the outreach has been sincere. >> the president did not address the transition but made brief remarks praising the stock market. >> i just want to congratulate all the people within the administration that works so hard. >> on twitter, president trump still says the challenges to the election results are moving full speed ahead. >> do you vice president president-elect biden? >> the president learned that he signed off on sharing t

blinken for secretary of state, jake sullivan who will become national security adviser and linda thomas greenfield will be the next ambassador to the u n meantime the president's attempts to subvert the election results in several states continue to sputter out. >>thank you madam chair, you have for idol. that does michigan election officials certifying the results monday officially recognizing biden's 154,000 vote victory. >>a similar scene in pennsylvania where numerous counties have certified the results for biden the state supreme court ruled against the trump campaign effort to halt the certification, a verdict, the president's legal team says they'll appeal. team trump has failed to produce any evidence of widespread voter fraud and it's clear even some of mister trump's strongest supporters arden defending his baseless claims if you've got the evidence of fraud presented. >>and what's happened here is quite frankly the conflict, the president's legal team has been a national embarrassment. >>and it was john reporting for us tonight, the trump campaign has requested a second recount now in g

there's also linda thomas—greenfield as un ambassador — a long—serving career diplomat who was sidelined, everyone, welcome. . . with this team, international leaders know what they are getting — stability and familiarity. but both america and the world have changed in the past four years, and blinken has a lot of catching up to do. barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington. now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week's show: ade pumps some iron. rajan hits the floor. and iforget the rules. there you go, run, run. let go of the bat! laughs. theme music plays. hello and welcome to the travel show with me, lucy hedges, coming to you this week from the heart of a very low—key locked—down london. now this year has seen a whole host of events cancelled or postponed all across the world — from the tokyo olympics to the annual wimbledon championships, so we thought what better reason to take a look back at some of our favourite sporting adventures from the travel show archive, where, although we may not have championship potential, we certainly make up for it with enthusiasm. first

and citing three sources, "the washington post" reports that biden is planning to nominate linda thomas greenfield for ambassador to the united nations. she served as assistant secretary of state for african affairs from 2013 to 2017. >>> meanwhile, president trump continues to try and discredit the election results garrett haake has more >> reporter: hey, frances, good morning. as we come up on three weeks from election day now, the president's arguments about overturning the election and his legal team are both falling apart. president-elect joe biden preparing to announce the first members of his cabinet. >> you're going to see the first of the president-elect's cabinet appointments on tuesday of this week meeting the pace -- beating, in fact, the pace that was set by the obama/biden transition, beating the pace set by the trump transition. >> reporter: as a federal judge this weekend dashed the hopes of president trump's campaign in georgia. judge matt brann dismissing the case calling their legal argumen arguments frankenstein's monster based on strained and skeptical accusations. more republ

and citing three sources, "the washington post" reports that biden is planning to nominate linda thomas greenfield for ambassador to the united nations. she served as assistant secretary of state for african affairs from 2013 to 2017. >>> our capitol hill correspondent tracie potts joins us with the latest and tracie, i big week ahead for biden. >> reporter: so, officially, frances, we're expecting to see those announcements on tuesday that's when biden said he promised it would come before thanksgiving so he's starting to fill out his cabinet despite the fact that the members of the cabinet will not be getting fbi security clearances until the trump administration signs off, and that has not happened yet. the president now really beginning to exhaust his legal challenges to the election results. he's asking for a recount, a second recount in georgia, and he's lost lawsuits in michigan and pennsylvania, both of which will start certifying their results today. today is the deadline for them to start that process. meantime, republicans are now turning up the heat on the administration to cooperate w

linda thomas greenfield, nominated as u.s. ambassador, a 100 mile costs are latino immigrants nominated to lead the department of homeland security. and avril haynes, the 1st female director of national intelligence. if confirmed mr. president, you know that i have never shied away from speaking truth to power. but for all the talk of diversity, this is a national security team that symbolizes the return of the washington foreign policy establishment after 4 years in the cold. none more so than secretary of state nominee tony blinken, deputy secretary of state under president obama, and a long time foreign policy adviser to biden. he's known to be far more of an advocate for u.s. military intervention around the world than the president elect. lincoln has spent the last few years consulting for weapons manufacturers and big tech america at its best. still has a greater ability than any other country on earth to bring others together to meet the challenges of our time. but biden has pledged fresh thinking on foreign policy, per

likely linda thomas-greenfield as his ambassador to the u.n.kerry is going to be his climate czar. avril haines as director of national intelligence. but the one that a lot of money folks are waiting on is the expected pick for treasury secretary. you know, we are getting some idea, it will not be the conventional sort of white male choice that has dominated that post going back to alexander hamilton. charlie gasparino was there covering hamilton in those days. he now is previewing what we could be seeing these days. good to see you, charlie. what are you hearing on the treasury secretary front? charlie: because of my old age, i have been through more than a few recessions and great depressions and you know, there's an -- i heard your last segment. there's an equally good case to be made that we are not going -- that once you get a vaccine going, we are not going to have a depression or major recession. the economy's going to come back. there's tons of money on the sidelines waiting to go to work. small businesses will open. even in harsh lockd