the most interesting thing to me about sarah palin in the cab it? that sarah palin's presence was not requested at donald trump's convention. she was notably not asked to speak in prime time. the excuse given was that alaska was far but sarah palin travels to the east coast for speeches, she travels overseas so i'm not sure that we know exactly how much donald trump is desperate for her to serve in his cabinet or how much this is about paying back a favor. >> well, not just cabinet but v.a. secretary. she would be a first non-veteran. there's a kaleidoscopic list of women we can name for potential v.a. secretary. are you surprised at this slot? >> not from donald trump whose central sort of world view is about brand and sarah palin's brand is associated with standing up for veterans. she has a son who has publicly grappled with ptsd. she was the vice president nominee on the ticket at the hour her son deployed to eric. she is a known mother of a soldier and now a veteran and she has been active in veterans causes so for donald trump, a man without e

sarah palin's son-in-law posted a video on facebook that seems intended as a campaign ad in sarah palin's >> we can't wait for d.c. to fix their bureaucratic blunders. this bureaucracy is killing our vets. our debt of gratitude, it starts payment with three simple solutions the government can and should do right now. first with health care, give vouchers for treatment outside the v.a. and instead of illegal aliens being rewarded with a handout of u.s. benefits, we demand that the vets are first in line. >> joining us now, tayyib rashid, a muslim marine veteran who gained national attention for tweeting exchanges with donald trump after donald trump suggested that american muslims should carry special identification. tayyib rashid, what is your reaction to the possibility of sarah palin, who would by the way be the first nonveteran in history to run the veterans administration. >> well, lawrence, first of all, thank you very much for having me. in short, i'm horrified. the v.a., the head of the v.a. is not a small post. it is a post that has $182 billion budget. it has 300,000 employees. a

>> well, the sarah palin consideration is very, very serious, brian. you have to remember her ties to trump go well beyond her involvement in the campaign and her endorsement of him in his initial phases. she's very close to steve bannon who you referenced earlier. steve bannon was a political adviser of sarah's. he was a vessel for the populist brand of conservatism he would settle on in trump as a vehicle for the presidency. so steve here has been very, very crafty and careful about which conservatives he's chosen to latch himself on to and sarah

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i don't think sarah palin is going to quite fit that role.eeing other names come up for that. i know sarah palin is a very popular name to talk about, but she's been mentioned for the interior department before, for energy as well. but i don't know that we're going to see her lead the v.a. >> rick, hot do you think about sarah palin's name in the mix? we didn't see her out there with donald trump, and she would have liked to have been throughout the campaign. >> look, i think erin is right. i think sarah palin, there's no question of her commitment to the veterans and military, including her own family, her son has been in service there, but i don't think she has had administrative capability or qualifications to run the v.a. and whei really do think you ne someone in there to blow up that system. the v.a. is actually a pretty good system once you're in it. the doctors who help the veterans who have very specific ailments are very good. it's ridiculous that the system that gets them into getting an appointment just seems to not be able to be

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also tonight, we've learned sarah palin could be up for a major role. abc's david wright on that, and mr. trump's new promise to separate his business from the white house. >> reporter: tonight, donald trump is vowing to quit the trump organization, "in order to trump tweeted today, "the presidency is a far more important task." that sounds more like the donald trump from the campaign trail. >> if i become president, i couldn't care less about my company. it's peanuts. >> reporter: recently, he suggested he could do both, telling "the new york times," the president can't have a conflict of interest. >> nothing is written. in other words, in theory, i can be president of the united states and run my business 100%. >> reporter: since then, he's been besieged by headlines raising concerns about his ongoing business deals. today, trump tweeted, "while i'm not mandated to do this under the law, i feel it is visually important, as president, to in no way have a conflict of interest." he now says he is leaving his business in total, promising details in a pres

here's what sarah palin says about that.hen government steps in favoring one business over others, it sets unfair press dent, meanwhile, the free enterprise system gets amputated. republicans oppose this, remember? instead, we support competition on a level playing field, remember? because we know special interest cronie capitalism is one big fail. politicians picking and choosing recipients of corporate welfare is railed against by fiscal conservatives, because it's a hallmark of corruption and socialism. here is sarah palin in january making the opposite case, in favor of donald trump that no one has to worry about whether or not donald trump is conservative enough. >> now what they're doing is wailing well, trump and his trumpeters, they're not conservative enough. oh, my goodness gracious. who are they to tell us that we're not conservative enough. now they're concerned about this ideoloical purity? give me a break. >> joining me now, maria theresa, there's donald trump now with tonight's tweet, emphasizing just how ridi

coming up on our big board, are a s sarah palin? more on the big role she may play in trump's white house. >>> plus, a new show about a pope that has a lot of people up in arms. does it go too far? we'll talk about that plus stephen a. smith is here talking about tiger woods coming back to play golf. that's coming back in two minutes, everybody. you didn't really have to... getting the gift you almost kept for yourself? and it's easy to create your own at walgreens... with 30 percent off photo purchases, just around the corner. hi, i'm paul. i used to be with verizon, but i switched to sprint. me too! and me. when will you? can you hear that? (vo) don't let a 1% difference cost you twice as much. happy holidays to you and your family. for people with hearing loss, >>> welcome back. time now for our big board and we're breaking down more of this morning's top stories. stephen a. smith is here at the table. as my grandma would say, hmm, hmm, hmm. >> i feel the same way. story. >>> but first, could sarah palin be headed to washington?

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palin has the connection in trump's inner circle. back in 2011 steve bannon directed a film about her and her rise from small-town mayor to governor of alaska. one landing spot for palin could be at the department of veterans affairs. we'll be right back. >> every critic, every detractor will have to bow down to president trump. it's everyone who's ever doubted donald, who ever disagreed, who ever challenged him. it is the ultimate revenge to become the most powerful man in the universe. >> that's pretty dramatic. that was donald trump supporter omarosa manigault suggesting that donald trump might get revenge on his harshest critics. among republicans there was no harsher critic than mitt romney. the 2012 presidential nominee called trump a dangerous phony, he sang a different tune after dinner with trump last night comparing romney in march to romney last night is a case of political whiplash. watch this. >> donald trump is is a phony, a fraud. his promises are as worthless as a degree from trump university. >> i had a winderful eve

trump may be reserving a place in his cabinet for sarah palin. sources tell abc news, she's being considered for secretary of vrtss affairs. palin tweeted yesterday that she would be grateful and that we should be grateful we'll have a commander in chief who will champion our vets. palin has also been m mentioned as a contender for energy secretary. and house minority leader nancy pelosi managed to hold on to her job, despite disappointing election results. she was re-elected by two-thirds of the vote. her challenger had argued that younger members would provide fresh ideaings for success. democrats since 2002. she insists that democrats will rebound. >>> breaking news from the bay area, san francisco, where the last of four jail escapees has been captured. row helio chavez was arrested at his sister's house in san jose after an eight-hour stand-off. s.w.a.t. teams fired tear gas into the house at least twice. chavez was on the run for more than a week. he and three other inmates, sawed through bars at the santa clara county jail and rappelled to

then a bristol palin baby bombshell. her exclusive announcement to "e.t." plus an office christmas party star's arrest. who got too rowdy and spent the night nah jail? >> we deliver a message from his friend and former co-star betty white. >> congratulations, ryan. oh, how wonderful. >> she has no idea she's the mother. >> and our one-on-one with betty still cracking us up at nearly 95. >> is there one thing out there that betty white still wants to do? >> robert redford. >>> now, for december 9, 2016, this is "entertainment tonight"" >>> there are new developments tonight in brad pitt's ongoing custody war with angelina. >> let's get riggt to it. here is our top story. >> angelina's getaway with the kids. >> 11:00 a.m. thursday, angelina, hair down, sunglasses and wearing a black dress checked out of the hotel bel air. of course, angie's wedding band was gone and all she had was a louis vuitton overnight bag. all six kids were on hand along with security guards and nannies. zahara had a mcdonald's to go we are told all of the children love fast food. knox

while palin is not a veteran, she's the mother of one, and perhaps more significantly, she's a trump loyalist with ties to steve bannon. later today, trump and mike pence will head to cincinnati, ohio, to head off their thank you tour and make a stop in indiana, where carrier air conditioning has reached a deal to keep 1,000 jobs from being relocated to mexico. while many celebrate that news, others remain skeptical. kevin tibbles has more. >> shift change in indy. carrier workers leave with a reprieve. >> jobs are being saved. >> a different mood from last february's announcement that mexico. >> to prove production from our facility in indianapolis to monterey, mexico. >> back then, candidate donald trump pounced. >> if i were in office right now, carrier would not be leaving indiana. that i can tell you. that i can tell you. >> following negotiations over thanksgiving, a tweet from the president-elect. we will keep our companies and jobs in the u.s. why did well, details have not been released. sources familiar with the negotiation say carrier will receive tax incentives from the s

palin tweeted yesterday that we should be grateful we'll soon have a commander in chief who will be a champion for our vets. she also has been mentioned as a contender for energy secretary or interior secretary. >> breitbart news is calling on its readers to boycott kellogg's kellogg's says breitbart's views don't line up with its values. breitbart is calling their decision to remove their ads an act of discrimination and accusing the company of trying to placate the left wing. several other companies have pulled ads from the website, including allstate. >>> now to a house that was leveled due to a gas explosion. in upstate new york, a woman and her dog managed to get out alive. authorities say it was likely a methane gas leak, since work was being done on the septic tank. >>> baseball fans are getting an early holiday present -- five more years of labor harmony. major league baseball and the players union have agreed on the structure of a new collective bargaining agreement. the deal has to be ratified, but assuming that happens, the news means, the sport will go at least 26 years si

the road as he takes credit for saving jobs, plus the cabinet position that could be filled by sarah palin. >>> and it's a sweet break, a major candymaker says a new chocolate formula has nearly half the sugar. >>> good thursday morning, everyone. we are following a null of breaking news stories. we're going to start with another police officer gunned down in the line of duty. >> it happened in tacoma, washington, just hours ago when the officer responded to a domestic violence call. he was shot several times and died later at the hospital. this was the solemn scene as his body was taken away. >> the suspect was believed to be barricaded inside the house overnight. the neighborhood on lockdown. 133 law enforcement officers have died in the line of duty so far this year. that is more than all of last year. >>> also breaking overnight protesters hit the streets of charlotte, north carolina, angry that prosecutors will not charge a police officer in the deadly shooting of keith scott. the demonstrators say they don't believe he was armed when he was shot but the district attorney says scott h

team trump is considering palin for the post.ource close to the former presidential nominee says she is aware of the issue. >>> linda mcmahon stopped by to visit with the president-elect. the former senate candidate is top pick to lead the small business administration. she has been in talks with the transition team for day days. >> the meeting was great. i was honored to come in and talk to the president-elect of the united states. anytime the president-elect calls you in to talk, i'm happy to do that. we talked about jobs and talked about sba. we had a really good conversation. >> are you looking for a job? >> that remains to be seen. >> mcmahon was a vocal supporter during the campaign. she donated $6 million to a pro trump super pac. >>> david petraeus would have three days to notify his parole officer and he would need to notify authorities before leaving north carolina aftnd al of his work travel would need to be approved. he is serving two years probation for sharing classified information while he was a cia director. the

. >> reporter: a palin aide telling abc news, palin told trump transition officials in recent days, i feel as though the megaphone i have been provided can be used in a productive and positive way to help those desperately in need. and as trump hosts that event at carrier to show he's fighting for the working class, "the washington post" points out this morning that trump is assembling what could be the wealthiest cabinet in the history of this country. trump campaigned against wall street, and he also said he was going to drain the swamp, yet he billionaires, millionaires and some washington insiders, george. >> we will take a look at that. tom, we'll take a look at it now with matthew dowd and carrier, big political win for donald trump and his team is signaling steve mnuchin, his incoming treasury secretary nominee has said that we're going to see more of this. more direct intervention with companies. now this is an opportunity, but also limits. >> these things for donald trump, one, it's real. those thousan thousand vins right before christmas, now know they have jobs and well-pay

palin has the connection in trump's inner circle. back in 2011 steve bannon directed a film about her and her rise from small-town mayor to governor of alaska. one landing spot for palin could be at the department of veterans affairs. we'll be right back. the real gift isn't what's inside the box... it's what's inside the person who opens it. give your loved ones ancestrydna, the simple dna test that can tell them where they came from -by revealing their ethnic mix. you'll save 10%-and they'll have a new story to tell. order now at ancestrydna.com and save 10%. if you have moderate to severe ulcerative colitis or crohn's, and your symptoms have left you with the same view, it may be time for a different perspective. if other treatments haven't worked well enough, ask your doctor about entyvio, the only biologic developed and approved just for uc and crohn's. entyvio works by focusing right in the gi-tract to help control damaging inflammation and is clinically proven to begin helping many patients achieve both symptom relief as well

trump's transformation team has been in contact with palin. if picked she will have to sort out the long wait times and delays of care that have plagued the v.a. >>> and investments in roads and bridges will be a top priority on regulatory side. he hopes to strip parts of dod frank, landmark law. >>> the maricopa county attorney wants the trump administration to crack down on medical marijuana dispensaries. >> bill montgomery it's time to end what he called the charade. marijuana is still illegal under federal law. 28 states including arizona have some form of legalization. >> i think the next attorney general of the united states through their respective u.s. attorneys in those jurisdictions can issue a cease and desist order through a letter. >> sessions is now a senator and a fierce opponent of administration has not said how they intend to deal with pot. >>> literal me saved my life. >> it is an amazing story of survival tonight. >> a man lost on mt. lemon outside of tucson for three days. he managed to make his way back surviving off the

palin has also been m mentioned as a contender for energy secretary. and house minority leader nancy pelosi managed to hold on to her job, despite disappointing election results. her challenger had argued that younger members would provide fresh ideaings for success. pelosi, who is 76, has led house democrats since 2002. she insists that democrats will rebound. >>> breaking news from the bay area, san francisco, where the last of four jail escapees has been captured. row helio chavez was arrested at his sister's house in san jose after an eight-hour stand-off. s.w.a.t. teams fired tear gas into the house at least twice. chavez was on the run for more than a week. he and three sawed through bars at the santa clara county jail and rappelled to the ground using bed sheets. protesters gathered in charlotte, north carolina, last night, upset that prosecutors have cleared a police officer in the deadly shooting of keith scott. dozens marched in the rain in what was a mostly peaceful protest. although police did arrest four people, they say they don't believe

>>> also his main competition, sarah palin. who would you prefer. >>> new audio type of congressman keith ellison, the guy who may be heading up the dnc, talking about israel and this could mean trouble for the man considered the likely new head of the democratic party. wait until you hear this. >>> there's new controversy over a media hit piece aimed at the religious believes of two tv hosts. tonight we'll hear from a teen who suffered a similar attack. the new battle in the culture wars. >>> chip and joanna are believers in clis. they're not anti-anything. they're propeople, pro-bible pro-jesus. what's happening right now is a there's only one egg that just tastes better. fresher. more flavorful. delicious. only one egg with better nutrition- like more vitamins d, e, and omega 3s. and 25% less saturated fat. only one egg good enough for my family. because why have ordinary when you can have the best. eggland's best. the only egg that gives you so much more: better taste. better nutrition. better eggs. >>> breaking tonight, ne

while palin is not a veteran. she is the mother of one. perhaps more significantly, she is a trump loyalist with close ties to incoming strategist steve ban none. later today, plump and mike pence will head to pence's home state of indiana. they will celebrate the recent into u.s. that carrier air-conditioning reached a deal from keeping 1,000 jobs relocated to remain skeptical. kevin tibbles has more from indiana. >> reporter: shift change in the indy. carrier workers leave with a reprieve. >> our jobs are being saved. >> reporter: a different move from last february's announcement that 1,400 jobs were being moved to mexico. >> production from our facility in indianapolis to monterey, mexico. >> reporter: back then, now, carrier would not be leaving indiana. >> that i can tell you. >> that i can tell you. >> reporter: following negotiation over thanksgiving, a tweet from the president-elect. we will keep our companies and jobs in the u.s. why did carrier reverse course? well, details have not been released. sources familiar with the negot

i mean, i rest my case with sarah palin. - sarah palin example, right. - it's about representing the majority best interests and if then also you are a person who knows what it's like to walk around female for a lifetime in this country or to walk around african american for a lifetime or to walk around as a lesbian or a gay person or a person with a handicap or whatever it is, that's a real bonus because that kind of knowledge has not been at the top, as you point out. - and it informs decision making, or should. - but it's not about biology by itself, right. - indeed. so in the few minutes we have left, i wanna ask you about this vice series that you are instrumental in getting on television that you introduce and that was nominated for an emmy. didn't win, but that's okay, i hope it was something that was good at least won, but this is an accomplishment, and it involves identifying remarkable women journalists elsewhere in the world and the stories that they tell. can you explain how you got into this? - yes, it's, i really am very grateful to vice for this because shane smith, wh

secretary, sarah palin over the deal he truck with carrier. palin an early endorser of trumps is going rogue in this op-ed blasting the carrier deal as crony hallmark of corruption and socialism. now, trump isn't showing any signs of changing his approach to job displacement tweeting overnight about another indiana company that's taking its jobs to mexico, naming and shaming them. the company is called rexner, dan. >> i can't remember a presidential transition this eventful. thank you very much for your reporting this morning. let's talk more about all of this now with abc news political analyst matthew dowd. let's start, good morning, by many foreign policy experts are aghast that the president-elect did this. some people, however, are applauding him. so in your view is trump crazy or crazy like a fox. >> probably a little bit of both would be the definition of this. i was thinking about what sort of typifies this and i thought of the movie "rush hour." his supporters and staff are acting like he's jackie chan, knows exactly what he's doing a

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palin was one of trump's earliest and highest- profile endorsers. also today, vice president- elect mike pence met with iowa governor branstad. it happened at the national governors association meetings in the washington area. pence said they talked about, what he called, the important role states will play in planning to make america great again. a spokesman for branstad says he doesn't believe there was any administration. a program that provides high-school students with real-world experiences hopes to double its reach with a new school in marion. that's what iowa big announced at an open house tonight in cedar rapids. the new location will be in partnership with linn-mar schools. and it's made possible, in part, because of a million dollar grant. that grant was from the x-q- the super school project, which promotes a different type of high school experience. kcrg-tv9's jordee kalk is live tonight with how the new school will help students. for starters, a lot more linn-mar students will be eligible to join iowa big. this year linn-mar did a pilo

. >>> president-elect trump is considering adding sarah palin to his growing list of cabinet picks. >>> karen rogers is on top of the rain, david murphy is off. matt pellman has traffic. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we've a couple of showers in burlington county, mercer county. heading to the north and east. the rain is kicking on out. breezy to dry out the roads. 51 martins creek, 51 in pottstown. 56 in chester. 58 degrees in center city. temperatures are actually going to drop a little bit and stay in the 50s today. 58 in hammonton, 58 in vineland, 58 degrees in dover, delaware staying mild overnight. temperatures above the average high. satellite and radar showing all the rain that kicked out of here, the front has moved through. we'll be clearing out. we have the clouds now, but the breaks in the clouds to the west, we'll have a good amount of sunshine. breezy, a gusty breeze at times. mostly sunny skies by the afternoon. even though cooler than yesterday's high, 61. mild at 63 degrees. you have to watch out for the wet roads and leaves out there. >> reporte

. >> sarah palin may be back in a administration. tracking your weather and traffic. during this trade. >>> can't even imagine. at least seven people have died including a missing mother. more than 50 people are hurt. we know 700 buildings have been destroyed. dolly parton grew up in the area. >> we want to provide a hand up to the families who have lost everything in the fires. and to recover, we want to make thousand dollars a month to all those families that have lost their homes in the fires until they get back up on their feet. >> the fire is only 10% contained. it's burned through more than 15,000 acres. >>> soccer fans in brazil and colombia holding trinlts in honor of those killed. in the city, 40,000 people filled the stands where their city was scheduled to play against that team killed in many wore white, carried flowers. they read the names and a moment of silence. >> smoking will be illegal in all public housing. the new rule is designed to help low-income residents from the secondhand smoke. subsidized by the federal government. traditional cigarettes, c