trump nominated alabama senator jeff sessions to be attorney general. sessions was one of the first office-holders to endorse trump last year. trump also chose kansas representative mike pompeo as cia director. and he's picked retired army lieutenant general michael flynn as national security adviser. and brown is not the only former massachusetts politician under consideration for the cabinet. tomorrow, trump will meet with former massachusetts governor and gop presidential nominee mitt romney. they had a contentious back and forth during the election. but now romney is reportedly ed massachusetts senator : elizabeth warren is lashing out at the team president trump is surrounding himself with. speaking at umass-boston this afternoon, warren zeroed in on trump's nomination of alabama senator jeff sessions to bu.s. attorney general. sessions was rejected for a federal judgeship 30 years ago amid charges of racism. warren says there should be no statute of limitations on such allegations. >> there can be no, mice with racismthere can be no compromise --

today trump nominated alabama senator jeff sessions to be attorney general. sessions was one of the first office-holders to endorse trump last year. trump also chose kansas representative mike pompeo as cia director. and he's picked retired army lieutenant general michael flynn as national security adviser. tomorrow, trump will meet with former massachusetts governor and gop presidential nominee mitt romney. there are reports that romney is being considered for secretary of state. sen warren: there can be no compromise with racism. there can be no cop -- negotiation with a good trait. maria: sen. elizabeth warren, getting a standing ovation today during a fiery speech in boston. warren, criticizing the team the president-elect is putting together as he prepares to take office. newscenter 5's mary saladna is live at umass boston, where the are at a critical moment in history. the identity of our nation is at stake. sen. warren: let's talk about the elephant in the room, the large orange elephant in the room. reporter: speaking to the new england women's policy

. >>> and trump also announced he will be nominating alabama senator jeff sessions for attorney general. he is a hard liner on immigration and has a controversial history. back in 1986, he was nominated to be a federal judge, but, didn't go through after several allegations he had made racist comments. sessions also very anti- marijuana. firearmly against legalization on once saying good people don't smoke marijuana. >>> a teenager in akron, ohio was arrested after firing shots into his neighbor's home and streaming it live on facebook. [ sound of gunfire ] [ laughter ] >> you can see the 15-year-old boy fires a rifle through an open window. then, he fires a handgun. the bullets struck the neighbor's home. >> if you are just siting in your home watching television and you hear something like that, that would freak you out. i'm not used to hearing that. lives with his grandmother, but was home alone at the time, he was arrested on the other hand weapons charges. police are trying to figure out where he got the guns. >>> new video showing foam, lot of it flooding the streets of san jose.

the president-elect nominated alabama senator, jeff sessions for the job of attorney general and kansas congressman, mike popeo to be head of the cia. >> retired michael flynn, interviewed flynn back in september and joins us with a controversial general. >> doesn't need senate confirmation to become donald trump's national security adviser. any national security decision, a prospect that alarms many democrats. >> like the man he'll now advise in the white house, lieutenant general michael flynn has a twitter account that sometimes gets him into trouble. in february, the retired head of the defense intelligence agency told his followers that fear of muslims it wasn't in gas, flynn has also compared islam to a cancer and believes the west has to get much tougher and much less politically correct in its fight against islamic terrorism. that hard line thinking contributed to his 2014 ouster from the dia. >> ladies and gentlemen, i want to introduce the next president of the united states. >> since retiring from military service, flynn has been a regular presence on the campaign trail with

. >>> and trump also announced he will be nominating alabama senator jeff sessions for attorney general. he is a hard ne immigration and has a controversial history. back in 1986, he was nominated to be a federal judge, but, didn't go through after several allegations he had made racist comments. sessions also very anti- marijuana. firearmly against legalization on the state level. once saying good people don't smoke marijuana. >>> a teenager in akron, ohio was arrested after firing shots [ sound of gunfire ] [ laughter ] >> you can see the 15-year-old boy fires a rifle through an open window. then, he fires a handgun. the bullets struck the neighbor's home. >> if you are just siting in your home watching television and you hear something like that, that would freak you out. i'm not used to hearing that. >> neighbor says the teenager lives with his grandmother, but was home alone at the time, he was arrested on the other hand weapons charges. police are trying to figure out where he >>> new video showing foam, lot of it flooding the streets of san jose. a fire alarm malfunctioned inside

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trump has nominated alabama senator jeff sessions to be attorney general, lieutenant general michael ynn will be national security adviser. kansas congressman mike pompeo has accepted mr. trump's decision to nominate him to lead the cia. but who's going to be the next secretary of state? who knows? i haven't seen this many names dropped since my mailman had a coronary on my lawn. >> we do not know anything specific right now. >> we know that rudy giuliani wants secretary of state. >> flickky haley met with donald trump and she's somebody that could be considered for that role. >> initially we're talking about newt gingrich for that position. >> mitt romney for potential secretary of state. that's a big deal. and then ultimately they could choose someone like rudy giuliani. it's all very unclear at the moment. >> well, whoever it is they'd better not invite james taylor anywhere. ♪ when you're down ♪ and troubled ♪ and you need some loving care ♪ ♪ and nothing ♪ oh, nothing is going right >> we are never going back to that. but everybody, they'd also better get a hobby because they're

united states. >> reporter: in tiny huffman, alabama, the nomination of alabama's own jeff sessions is the talk of the town. >> i was surprised but glorified. i'm overjoyed with it. i think he's going to do us a great job. >> reporter: heflin, the county seat of the county, is where we came to talk about sessions and other trump cabinet nominees. >> as to now it's been all white nominees. is that okay with you? >> it is, okay. >> reporter: would you like to see a woman? >> i would. yes, i would. >> reporter: not necessarily. if everyone's qualified, that's okay with you? >> it is. >> i'm not a feminist. so i -- it doesn't matter with me one way or the other as long as they know how to do their job. >> reporter: 88% of county voters cast their ballots for donald trump. they are loyal to him, as well as sessions. we had questions. jeff sessions in 1986 wanted to be a federal judge. he was rejected by a republican committee because of racially charged comments he made. he called the naacp, aclu communist inspired, un-american. do you think that should disqualify him? will. >> no. 30 years

. >> reporter: in tiny heflan, alabama, the cabinet nomination of alabama's own jeff session was the the town. >> i was surprised but glorified. i'm just overjoyed with it. i think he's doing to do us a good job. >> heflan is where we came to talk about sessions and other trump cabinet nominees. >> as of now, it's been all white men into the cabinet. is that okay with you? >> it is, yes. >> but would you like to see a woman? >> i would. >> but if not, that's okay? >> it is. >> i'm not a feminist, it doesn't matter with me one way or another, as long as they know how to do their job. >> reporter: 88% of cleburne county voters cast their ballots for donald trump, so they are loyal to him as well as sessions. but we had questions. jeff sessions in 1986 wanted to be a federal judge and was rejected by a committee because of racist comments he made. he called the aclu communist inspired and un-american. do you think that should disqualify him? >> no, because 30 years ago, that was common for someone to say. >> if he said something like that more recently, a few years ago or last year, wou

. >> trump announcing he plans to nominate jeff sessions of alabama as attorney general. former d.c. chancellor is among those visiting trump this weekend. the president-elect spending the next few days at the trump national golf club and he tweeted he will be working hard there all weekend. maureen: thank you, rich. abc7 s president-elect trump transition to the white house. learn more about the appointments and who is under consideration for cabinet posts. on wjla.com. clique -- click "election." jonathan: trump, the real estate mogul will pay $25 million to settle claims that his real estate investment school was a fraud. trump repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. much of the $25 million will protests against trump explode from the peak a few days ago. we found a couple of dozen students marching at the national harbor this afternoon. part of the slowdown may be institutional. jonathan: you are looking at the video from inside the wise high school in upper marlboro where the principal and the security officers stopped the students from leaving campus today. they say studt

donald trump's nomination of alabama senator jeff sessions this week as attorney general immediately drew fire from democrats and civil rights activists. the attorney general position requires a vow to protect the rights of all americans. other members of the president's cabinet can talk about changing the laws, but the attorney general enforces them. kristen clark, from the lawyers committee for civil rights for law, joins us. as we were discussing in the last block, the concerns about racism for jeff sessions has followed him for many decades. one of those examples, 1986, where he was not able to be confirmed. it's been widely reported that as a u.s. attorney he filed several cases to desegregate schools in alabama, prosecuted a prominent kkk member in that state. he sought the death penalty in the case for the individual that killed a black teenager. has jeff sessions, based on the data, has he been transformed, as his defenders are saying? this is the person in 1986, they're saying, is different than he is today. >> if this nomination sticks, if indeed jeff sessions is the nomine

trump is nominating senator jeff sessions of alabama to be the next attorney general of the united statesominating congressman mike pompeo of kansas to become the next cia director and picked retired general michael flynn for national security adviser at the white house. joining us, adam schiff, democrat from california, ranking member of the house intelligence committee. thanks very much for joining us. >> great to be with you. >> talk about your house colleague mike pompeo, ranking democrat on the intelligence committee. you have to deal with the cia all the time. he is qualified? >> well qualified. a solid pick. a some are smart guy. hard working. can be partisan. certainly had differences over benghazi, i'm confident he'll naught aside. the cia role is supplying the best intelligence to the president and congress. he'll do a great job. >> not controversial? slide through confirmation in the senate? >> i would think so. certainly apprehension about the very vocal role in benghazi. not feeling the majority report was strong enough. he's an intelligent guy, will do his best to manage wel

donald trump has named three top national security officials to his team, alabama senator jeff sessions nominatedor attorney general, mike pompeo, for cia director, and michael flynn for national security advisor. trump university's recent $25 million settlement in a lawsuit alleging it defrauded its students. high school students have walked out of the classroom to protect the election of donald trump. that is where we start the -- discussion this morning, should the be consequences for students missing school or are they exercising their freedom of speech? phone lines for you this morning, if you are a student, call us at 202-748-8000. parents, 202-748-8001. if you are a teacher or administrator, call us at 202-748-8002. all others, call 202-748-8003. you can also send your thoughts on social media, using twitter or you can leave us a message at facebook.com/c-span. host of these walkout at high schools have been peaceful. some reports of violence in a few cases. here is an overview of the protest from "usa today" -- students and multiple high schools, most too young to vote stage walkouts on w

sessions, the best revenge stories, a us attorney in alabama, nominated to the district court position. and in ted kennedy, turned down the senate who accused him of being a racist, goes back to alabama, elected to the senate and takes a seat on the judiciary. and advising, trump also hired stephen miller, top aid to jeff sessions, rick dearborn did informal work, and nominating judges. that is probably very good news for conservatives going in the right direction, the supreme court, all those circuit court nominations make a huge difference. >> tell me about them. >> i want to thank you and jim demint for putting this together and inviting me. i am surprised there are so many people because i thought everyone was working at transition headquarters. and back to the airport i asked my taxi cab driver to take me to trump transition headquarters. it is nice to participate in a panel, for the consequential in the last 50 years. and byron's point, not just supreme court justices were important, and how the trump administration will interpret and enforce federal law and have more immediate i

sessions was also the alabama attorney general for part of the '90s. now, in 1985, he was nominated to the u.s. district court in alabama, but he wasn't confirmed after former colleagues accused him of making racist comments. a black assistant u.s. attorney even accused sessions of having addressed him as boy, and that he had condemned the ncaap's un- amer inspired. when asked for comments by cbs news and on this and other accusations, sessions' spokesperson said the senator was unavailable. other selections. president-elect trump tapped congressman mike pompeo from to be the next sky 10 director. the tea party republican a fierce critic of the iran nuclear deal. mr. trump offered the job of national security advisor to retired three star general transition is going smoothly. >> a great number of men and women, great qualifications coming forward to serve this new administration. >> both attorney general and cia director positions need senate confirmation tomorrow. mr. trump is expected to sit down for a highly anticipated meeting with mitt romney. you can be the first to know about

for african americans their main concern alabama senator jeff sessions nominated for attorney general. "senator sessions, overseeing the justice department should send chills down the backs of anyone of good faith in this country." look at history, says robinson. in 1986, during senate judiciary hearings as sessions sought a federal judge position testimony included accusations that he joked about the kkk and called the naacp un-american. "i am not a racist. i'm not insensitive to blacks." sessions was denied that federal judgeship the naacp releasing a statement calling sessions' appointment as the head of the u-s justice department "deeply troubling" and that "by every means available, the naacp will continue to stand against the regressive and intolerant views that senator sessions espouses." the president-elect has agreed to a 25 million dollar settlement to resolve several lawsuits over trump university. the suits alleged that trump university did not deliver the quaility education it promised. donald trump's lawyers say the settlement will now allow the president-elect to focus

nomination to be cia director. jeff sessions senator from alabama, accepted nomination to be attorney general.hey will go through confirmation process in congress. we'll stand by more. flynn does not need nsa confirmation through the senate. meantime we're watching trump tower. we're told that mr. trump is going to make a move early this afternoon out to his golf course in new jersey, bedminister new jersey, 45 miles due west of manhattan. we'll see when that happens. we're told he will make a victory tour to the states that he won, especially to battle ground state that he flipped. details on those potential rallies and, tour stops, we don't have right now. but the trump team is talking about it on the inside. keep you updated on all that right now as we roll on with martha here on friday. martha: you might guess which state might be high on the list as places woe stop. listen to the buzz in trump tower as people come and go out of the elevators, waving to the crowd. this is parade of potential potential members of the trump administration. we are, you know, we have the understanding this is

alabama senator jeff sessions is nominated for u-s attorney general, the former prosecutor has opposed immigration reform as well as bipartisan proposals to cut mandatory minimum prison sentences. sessions has been accused of calling civil rights groups "un-american" and criticizing the voting rights act. and finally the chairman of the republican national committee, reince priebus, who will be the president- elect's chief of staff. while he's a mainstream pick that many republicans find encouraging, some tea party leaders fear preibus is too much of a washington insider. a manhunt is underway in new orleans... following a shoot-out yesterday... that left one man dead and nine injured. the shooting took place yesterday morning... in the french quarter. one man, 25 year old demontris toliver, was killed. victims injured are in the hospital but stable... while the other five have been released. police say the shoot-out occured between two men arguing... and police are searching through surveillance footage of these men. landrieu: "they were not from new orleans, but we will find them and

. >> let's turn to the nomination of another individual senator jeff sessions of alabama. ed for a federal judgeship in 1986 and democrats blocked the appointment. here is what senator, i guess he was then u.s. attorney session had to say back then, 1986. >> i am not a racist. i am not insensitive to blacks. i've supported civil rights activity in my state. >> there are instances that sessions supporters turn to where he did enforce civil rights laws and he fought segregation and he prosecuted the klan. >> one, jeff sessions is not a racist. i can flat out say that. i don't think that matters. what does matter is his record. when you look at someone like albert turner. albert turner was there at the march in selma. he was beaten. he carried the horse drawn mule of martin luther king after he was assassinated. you know what jeff sessions did? he prosecuted him for voter fraud for registering black voters. jeff sessions says you should not take the confederate flag down off state property. that's a part of his record. jeff sessions on the floor of the united states senate sai

attorney for alabama and nominated to a federal judgeship.wyers testified he made racist remarks. now he's been a senator for 20 years. one of the most conservative members. his selection is clearly designed to implement candidate trump's law and order promises. is he the right pick? joining me now, civil rights attorney areva martin and carol swain. i know you look favorably on this nomination. are you saying that his earlier statements back in the era when he was a u.s. attorney are now irrelevant in light of his 20 year record as a member of the senate? >> i think that you have to judge people by their records and some of the allegations against him were hearsay and even if he did make racially insensitive jokes like many people have, i think we need to look at what people actually do. we all make mistakes. i have followed his record for many years. i respect him enormously. and i believe that he would bring back respect to the department of justice and that he is the right person at this time to have president-elect trump fulfill his camp

attorney and alabama nominated to the u.s. district court inhe thanks to the kindness of joe biden and ted kennedy he said to be elected to the senate to the judiciary committee. [laughter] so leahy is a rising trump to hire steven miller. and then to do ally of informal work. to those nominating judgesink a the that is some probably some good news for those conservatives. >> and then i am surprised there is so many people here because i thought everybodyge was already at the transition headquarters already the makes of big difference when i got to thehe airport i asked of taxicabstead. driver drop me off at the trump transition headquarters said he dropped me off here instead. [laughter] also and one of those attorney-general said the last 50 years ago to the point not to supreme court justices bottles attorney-general paul the trump and administration will interpret and enforce federal law hugh have much more immediate importance is with the supreme court remember there's a famous speech where there was called the jurisprude

alabama senator jeff sessions, he has accepted the nomination to become president-elect trump's attorney general. senator sessions was the first u.s. senator to announce his support for mr. trump but he has been dogged with decades-old allegations of racism which we'll get into here in a judgeship he didn't attain. meantime, retired lieutenant general michael flynn will become -- would like to become trump's national security advisor. flynn, a registered democrat, often introduced trump on the campaign trail. and then there's kansas congressman mike pompeo. he is up for cia director and according to a source, pompeo doesn't know president-elect trump very well, nor did he do much campaigning for trump. reaction to these choices ranges from complimentary to caustic. take this tweet from former michigan democratic congressman john dingle. he tweeted "forget the basket, the truly deplorable ones end up in the cabinet." ouch. he, of course, is referring to hillary clinton's now infamous campaign comment about some of trump's supporters. we will be learning much more on all of trump's choices

. >> reporter: in hefflin, alabama, the nomination of jeff sessions is the talk of the town. >> i was surprised but glorified. i'm just overjoyed with it. i athink he's going to do us a great job. >> reporter: this is where we came to talk about sessions and other trump nominees. as of now it's been all white men named is. that okay with you? >> it is. >> reporter: would you like to see a woman? >> i would. >> reporter: but not necessarily. if etch is qualified white men, that's okay? >> it is. >> i'm not a feminist, it doesn't matter. as long as they know how to do their job. >> reporter: 88% of the people here cast votes for donald trump. but we had questions. jeff sessions in 1986 wanted to be a federal judge. he was rejected by a republican committee because of racially charged comments he made. he called the naacp communist inspired, un-american. do you think that should disqualify him? >> no. because 30 years ago that was something common for somebody to say. >> reporter: if he said something hike that more recently, last year, would that be enough to disqualify him? >> yes. >>

alabama senator jeff sessions is nominated for u-s attorney general, the former prosecutor has opposed immigration reform as well as bipartisan proposals to cut mandatory minimum prison sentences. sessions has been accused of calling civil rights groups "un-american" and criticizing the voting rights act. and finally the chairman of the republican national committee, reince priebus, who will the president- elect's chief of staff. while he's a mainstream pick that many republicans find encouraging, some tea party leaders fear preibus is too much of a washington insider. now fox5 weather 24/7 with les krifaton rain showers forecast for the las vegas valley was a bit of a bust sunday. the rain that did fall was in mohave county. the fast and skies are clearing. by morning another fast moving system sliding down from the pacific northwest will bring back clouds and more breezy conditions. daytime highs will continue to trend a few degrees below seasonal for the rain showers forecast for the las vegas valley was a bit of a bust sunday. fall was in mohave county. the fast moving system is al

top positions with some controversial hardliners, including senator jeff sessions of alabama, who trump is nominatingo be the attorney general. our justice correspondent pamela brown is joining us. jeff sessions, well regarded in the senate, certainly among conservatives. but he has his critics who question his commitment to civil rights. >> reporter: despite that criticism, wolf, we're learning that senators on both sides of the aisle are throwing their support behind jeff sessions for this job. jeff sessions was the first u.s. senator to champion donald trump during the campaign, and it looks like that loyalty is being rewarded with trump's job offer today as attorney general. >> here we go. >> reporter: alabama republican senator jeff sessions stands in stark contrast to the two prior democratic appointed attorney generals. eric holder and loretta lynch. his nomination for chief law enforcement officer comes at a time when tensions are running high with communities of color. >> i am so happy -- >> reporter: just today the current attorney general said hate crimes spiked 6% last year, with the larg

that could be up to alabama senator jeff sessions, who trump nominated to be the next attorney general. >>> a sacramento man is hoping this document becomes california's declaration of independence. california spent about a day as an independent republic 1800s. there's been a lot of talk among those who want to secede and this man says the desire isn't entirely about donald trump. >> it's more about the character of the american people, because it's the american people that elected donald trump president of the united states. and you know, he'll be gone in four years, maybe eight years, but the people will still be here and they'll be electing people like donald trump or even worse. permission from the 39 states and two-thirds of the senate and congress to secede. >>> nearly 200 organizations are making their final plea to president obama, asking him to get rid of the national security exit entry registration system. it was once used to track arabs and muslims in the u.s. after 9/11. the organization says they want this gone before president- elect donald . >>> the golden knights unvei

alabama senator jeff sessions. sessions was the first senator to endorse the president-elect and was a close advisor during the campaign. before his two decades in the senate, sessions was nominated for a federal judgeship but was rejected because of alleged alabama. vice president-elect mike pence says the transition is going smoothly. >> we've got a great number of men and women, great qualifications come forward to serve this new administration. >> reporter: the president- elect is moving his high profile transition meetings from the trump tower in new york to the trump national golf club here in new jersey. tomorrow he's expected to sit down for a highly anticipated meeting with the former republican presidential nominee is considered a potential speak, despite his previous criticism. >> donald trump is a phony, a fraud. >> reporter: the transition team describes the meeting with romney as one to seek counsel. >>> president obama left germany this morning to head to peru for his final foreign visit as president. he met with leaders from germany and france and italy and spain all in berlin. offer reassurances about how donald trump may be different as a president than he was a

alabama senator jeff sessions is nominated for u-s attorney general, the former prosecutor has opposed immigration reform as well as bipartisan proposals to cut mandatory minimum prison sentences. sessions has been accused of calling civil rights groups "un- american" and criticizing the voting rights act. and finally the chairman of the republican national committee, reince priebus, who will be the president-elect's chief of staff. while he's a mainstream pick that many republicans find encouraging, some tea party leaders fear preibus is too much of a washington insider. the trump name has been vandalized again. but this time it was online. on saturday. the president- elect's midtown manhattan building was renamed "dump towers" on google-maps. the trump international hotel and tower in new york's columbus circle - also appeared as "dump." the proper names of both buildings were restored by this morning. the president-elect has been using trump tower as his transition headquarters. he has not commented on the vandalism. a google spokeswoman says user contributions help keep maps up- to

the clerk will proceed with the second rollcall of the states for the nomination of the vice presidency of the united states. >> alabamasses. , six votes. alaska castsan, six votes for asterisk he falter -- york casts 1.5 votes for votes for the next vice president of the united states, senator kennedy. votes texas proudly casts this vote for the fighting sailor that wears the scars of battle, the next vice president of the united states, john kennedy of massachusetts. [applause] does the state of tennessee desire recognition? >> mr. chairman -- ? >> tennessee respectfully requests the opportunity for candidate albert gore to make the brief announcement. mr. chairman, with thanks to this great, free democratic convention, i request my name be mr.drawn in favor of kefauver. cast 17.5 now --shine votes for kefauver, for senator kennedy. >> senator john kennedy of massachusetts. pres. kennedy: ladies and gentlemen -- ladies and , itlemen of this convention want to take this opportunity first to express my appreciation to democrats from all parts of the country, north and south, east and west, who have been so generous and

mike pompeo has accepted a nomination as c-i-a director and alabama senator general -- both require senate confirmation. (sot: senator jeff sessions/ (r) alabama :12-:16) do you think you could be confirmed easily by your colleagues in the senate? "people have to make that decision." retired lieutenant general mike flynn has agreed to become national security advisor - no confirmation required. (sot: lt. gen. michael flynn/ army, retired :23-:26) "the president-elect is in full control - believe me." (sot: mitt romney/ (r) fmr. (sot: donald trump/ (r) says president elect- trump will former nominee mitt romney sunday to discuss romney as a possible secretary of state. (sot: ben ginsberg/ nbc news political analyst :41-:48) "you need people of quality like at odds. the vice president-elect is on capitol hill, selling his boss's agenda to democrats (sot: mike pence/ (r) vice president-elect :54-1:00) "we're beginning to discuss areas that we might move forward on together." (sot: house minority leader nancy pelosi/ (d) california 1:01-1:05) pence, back in familiar audio outcue: tracie potts,

. >> reporter: for african americans their main concern, alabama senator jeff sessions nominated fory general. >> senator sessions overseeing the justice department should send chills down the backs of anyone of good faith in this country. >> reporter: look at history says robinson. in 1986 during senate judiciary hearings as sessions sought a federal judge position, testimony included accusations that he joked about the kk skk called the naacp un-american. sessions was denied that federal judgeship. the naacp released a statement calling his appointment deeply troubling and that by every means available the naacp will continue to stand against a regressive and intolerant views he espouses. >> it is the time for religious -- >> reporter: al mereiotty says minority groups are furiously reaching out for other. preparing a coalition, preparing for the worst in donald trump. >> he cannot rule bety iron fist. this democracy will be upheld. we believe in our democracy s l skbl. >> reporter: what does he mean about --. creating a the large coalition, a large opposition to donald trump. and

alabama senator jeff sessions nominated for attorney general.g senator to endorse donald trump, long-time supporter and adviser throughout the campaign. congressman mike pompeo nominated for cia director. he sits on the house intelligence committee. and for national security adviser, donald trump has chosen retired three star general michael flynn. flynn has been advising trump from early on in the campaign. >> all three have accepted. at least two, flynn and sessions, bring with them some questions and controversies which we will

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attorney in alabama, he was nominated to a u.s. district court position, and kindness of joe biden and ted kennedy, he was who d down by the senate accused him of being a racist. goes back to alabama, gets lected to the senate and takes his seat on the judiciary kennedy alongside ted biden.e >> trump also hired stephen aid of jeff sessions, his chief-of-staff, done a lot of nominating judges moves into the trump campaign. is think all of that probably very good news for conservatives who want to see him go in the right direction. for the supreme court, but for all of those circuit nominees, make a huge difference. >> john, can you talk about this? >> yeah. want to also thank you and the senator for putting this and inviting me. i'm surprised there are so many people here because i thought veryone at hertage was working over at the transition headquarters already. in fact, there is a big when i got to the airport i asked the taxi cab river to take me to trump transition headquarters and he instead.e off here [laughter] >> it's also v

. >> for african-americans, their main concern, alabama senator jeff sessions, nominated for attorney general. >> senator sessions overseeing the justice department should send chills down the backs of anyone of good faith in this country. >> look at history says robinson. in 1986, during senate judiciary hearings as sessions sought a federal position, testimony included accusations that he joked about the kkk and called the naacp un-american. >> i'm not a racist, i'm not insensitive to blacks. >> he was denied the federal judge ship and the naacp calling sessions' appointment ased head of the u.s.troubling, and by ev means will stand against the reg resz and i have intolerable views jeff sessions supports. building a coalition, preparing for the worst in donald trump. >> he's one person and he cannot rule by the iron fist. this democracy will be upheld. we nimble our democracy. >> reporter: so what does he mean by that isn't grassroots level, what they are trying to do is to create a coalition of minority groups to create a larger opposition party and in washington using their influe

alabama senator jeff sessions is nominated for u-s attorney general, the former prosecutor has opposed immigration reform as well as bipartisan proposals to cut mandatory minimum prison calling civil rights groups "un-american" and criticizing the voting rights act. and finally the chairman of the republican national committee, reince priebus, who will be the president- elect's chief of staff. while he's a mainstream pick that many republicans find encouraging, some tea party leaders fear preibus is too much of a washington insider. donald trump -- is claiming millions of people -- voted illegally in the presidential election. he tweeted this afternoon -- he won the popular vote-- if you deduct millions of illegal votes. that's an unprecedented claim and so far -- there's been no evidence to support it. according to the latest count -- hillary clinton leads -- by more than two-million -- in the popular vote. developing now. one person dead. nine people are recovering -- after an early-morning shooting -- in new orleans. this surveillance video -- shows people -- running for their lives

alabama senator jeff sessions. sessions was the first senator to endorse the president-elect and was a close advisor during the campaign. before his two decades in the senate, sessions was nominated for a federal judgeship was but rejected because of alleged racist comments he made in alabama as u.s. attorney. vicees says the transition is going smoothly. >> we have a great number of men and women of great qualifications that have come forward to serve the new administration. >> reporter: the president- elect is moving the transition meetings from the trump tower in new york to the trump national golf club here in new jersey. tomorrow he is expected to sit down for a highly anticipated meeting with mitt romney. the former republican presidential nominee is considered a potential pick >> donald trump is a phony, a fraud. >> reporter: the trump transition team describes the meeting as one to seek counsel. cbs news, new jersey. >> both the attorney general and cia director positions require senate confirmation. and yesterday he offered michael flynn the job of national security advisor. it appears just about everyone on social media has an opinion about the picks for key positions.

. >> reporter: he was nominated to be on the u.s. district court in alabama. he was accused of calling the kkk okay until he found out they smoked marijuana and called the black county missioner in mobile the n word. the next democratic leader said he will not have special treatment. >> he will need a thorough vetting. those are old statementses but troubleing and the idea that jeff sessions is just because he is a senator to get through without a series of toughie questions and given those early things, no way. >> senator mcconnell supports it and calling him principleded and forth right and hard working. the senate will consider them in a thorough and timely manner to ensure a smooth transition between the administrations. >> you can catch the rest of chris wallace's interview and sit down with mike pence. check your local listings. >> the trump administration coming in clearer focus with mike pompeo being the next director of the cia. catherine herridge has more. >> reporter: the selection of mike pompeo a west point grad was welcomed by a former ciardirect

alabama. most of the voters there cast ballots for cnn's donald trump. >> cnn's gary tuchman went there and asked about nominations's top law enforcement job. >> in alabama, the nation of jeff sessions was the talk of the town. >> i was surprised, but glorified. i think he's going to do us a great job. >> heflin is where we came to talk about sessions and other cabinet nominees. >> as of now, it's been all white men named to the cabinet. is that okay with you? >> it is, yes. >> would you like to see a woman? >> i would, yes, i would. but not necessarily? if everyone is qualified and they're all white men, that's okay with you? >> it is. >> i'm not a feminist, so it doesn't matter to me one way or the other. it doesn't matter to me as long as they know how to do their job. >> 88% of voters cast their ballots for donald trump. so they are loyal to him as well as sessions. >> jeff sessions wanted to be a federal judge. he was rejected by a republican committee because of racial statements he made. do you think that should disqualify him? >> no. because 30 years ago, it was common for somebody to say. >> if he said so

. >> reporter: for african-americans, their main concern alabama senator jeff sessions nominated forttorney general. >> senator sessions overseeing the justice department should send chills down the backs of anyone of good faith in this country. >> reporter: look at history says robinson, in 1986 during judicial hearings as he sought a judge position, included that he joked about kkk and called the naacp unamerican. >> i am not a racist, i am not insensitive to blacks. >> reporter: sessions was denied that federal judgeship. the naacp releasing a statement calling sessions's appointment as head of the u.s. justice department deeply troubling, and that by every means available the naacp will continue to stand against regressive and intolerant views that senator sessions espouses. >> it is the time for religious leaders to come together -- >> reporter: al marriotta says minority groups are furiously reaching out to each other, building a coalition, preparing for the worst in donald trump. >> he is one person and he cannot rule by the iron fist. this democracy will be upheld. we believe

he's nominating kansas representative mike pompeo for c-i-a director and alabama general. both must be approved by the senate. retired army lieutenant general michael flynn will also take on the role of national security adviser. tomorrow-- mister trump will meet with mitt romney about a possible position as secretary of state. to some sad seasonal news , when it comes to the holidays there is santa, christmas trees, and carolers. but a festive holiday whale?? that was unique to only milwaukee--- until now. fox 6's ben handelman why a quirky tradition has come to an end. favorite seasons. at the milwaukee public museum-- when we had our holiday party we would wrap the squid, and that eventually morphed into wrapping the whale. employees in the upstairs taxidermy room-- unknowingly created one of the quirkiest-- most unique ways-- a number of years. the museum's famed hump back whale-- wrapped in decorative lights-- has welcomed in the season for hundreds over the years. the museum's vice president of design julian jackson is likely taking no joy in telling us last year's "

alabama senator jeff sessions is nominated for attorney general. and kansas congressman mike pompeo is nominated for cia director. >> meanwhile, more student protests and new concerns about violence against muslim on capitol hill. >> jim, the president-elect is signaling he values loyalty and he's not afraid of a fight. >> make america great again. >> when donald trump was fighting for the white house, senator jeff sessions and general michael flynn remained at his side. now they face their own fight to stay there. the president-elect has chosen flynn as national security adviser, sessions as attorney general, and kansas congressman mike pompeo as cia director. the l from what i have heard. looks like a good choice. >> but flynn -- >> was known as kind of a bull in a china shop. someone who didn't work well with others. >> the former general tagged by critics as an anti-muslim hardliner. sessions' racially charged remarks decades ago cost him a federal judgeship, and now the congressional black caucus opposes his nomination. >> i'm particularly ple

before senate, jeff sessions was nominated for a federal judge but was rejected because of alleged racist comments he made during his tenure as u.s. attorney in alabama. vice president-elect -- mike pence says the transition is going smoothly. >> we have a great number of men and women with great qualifications coming forward to serve this new administration. >> the president-elect is moving his high-profile in new jersey. tomorrow, he is expected to sit down for a highly anticipated meeting with mitt romney. >> the former republican presidential nominee is considered a potential pick despite his previous criticism of the president-elect. >> donald trump is a phony. >> the trump transition team describes a meeting with mitt romney, as one to seek counsel. cbs news, new jersey. >>> both attorney general and cia director positions require senate confirmations. yesterday donald trump offered former defense intelligence agency michael national security advisor. in about 15 minutes, we will look at the threats facing are fascination's security now on the cyber level. >>> today, the minnesota police officer that shot and killed for land oak restoril -- fla

alabama senator jeff sessions is nominated for u.s. attorney general.on reform as well as bipartisan proposalsc t cut mandatory minimum prison sentences. sessions has been accused of calling civil rights groups. un-american. and criticized the voting rights act. and finally the chairman of the republican national committee reince priebus who will 5+nbe president-elect's chief of staff. while priebus is a mainstream pick that many republicans find encouraging, some tea party leaders fear priebus is too much of a washington insider. >> wisconsin election officials are expected to meet to discuss -- mtomorrow to discuss a timeline for a recount of the state's election. the recount comes jm$at the request of former presidential candidate jill stein@ahh7 who it's important to determine whether hacking may have affected the results. president-elect donald trump narrowly won the badger state. while hillary clinton's campaign formally joined steins/ wisconsin recount. there's no evidence voter results were hacked. wisconsin election officials say it will be

alabama senator jeff sessions nominated for attorney general. he was the first sitting senator to endorse donald trump, long-time supporter and adviser throughout the campaign. congressman mike pompeo nominated for cia director. he sits on the house intelligence committee. and for national security adviser, donald trump has chosen retired three star general michael flynn. flynn has been advising trump from early on in the campaign. >> all three have accepted. at least two, flynn and sessions, bring with them some questions and controversies which we will discuss. then there are the jobs still to fill. on that front, could there be a major surprise brewing? president-elect trump plans to meet this weekend with mitt romney. the same mitt romney who called trump a fraud and a phony. it's possible we are told that the two men will at least discuss, discuss the possibility of romney serving as secretary of state. a lot to cover this morning. let's begin with cnn's sunlen serfaty outside trump tower. >> reporter: well, with donald trump's first big pi

alabama senator jeff sessions. sessions was the first senator to endorse the president-elect and was a close advisor during the campaign. before his two decades in the senate sessions was nominated for a federal judge ship but was rejected for alleged races comments he made during his tenure as you is attorney in alabama vice president-elect mike pence says the transition is going smoothly.>> we have a great number of men and women with gray qualifications. >> the president-elect is moving his high-profile transition meetings from the trump tower in new york to the trump national golf club in new jersey. tomorrow he's expected to sit down for a highly anticipated -- highly anticipated meeting with mitt romney. smith he is considered a potential pick despite his previous criticism of the president-elect.>> donald trump is a phony. >> the trump transition team counsel. kenneth craig cbs news that mr. new jersey. >>> the fbi is searching for serial bank robber that there calling the spelling bee bandit he is brought for massachusetts banks in two weeks. the latest in peabody last sunday. each time he writes the word robbery on a note and passes it to the teller and misspelling robb