more big announcements are expected out of trump tower today. team 12's tracie potts is in washington with the latest on the more big announcements are expected out of trump tower today. team 12's tracie potts is in washington with the latest on the today. just this morning -- president elect trump tweeted what's happening on capitol hill today. just this morning -- president elect trump tweeted just this morning -- president elect trump tweeted out this in response to the ohio state university stabbings... and it's already making headlines: "isis is taking credit for the terrible stabbing attack at by a somali refugee who should not have been in our country." back to the trump tweet on flag burning. still getting a lot of reaction this morning. and it appears.. it may be the one thing the president elect and arizona senator john mccan agree on. team 12's bryan west is live from the newsroom with the details.. they both agree there should be some sort of punishment when it comes to burning the american flag, calling it not only wildly unpatriotic but also

president-elect donald trump 's transition team out. >> this after he made two key selections today. he chose betty devos. she joins nikki haley. and we're still waiting on word about secretary of state. well, president-elect's decisions will take how the world sees this country for the next several years. >> what does intelligence community find encouraging an what are they concerned about. former head of the cia and nsa to find out. >> reporter: michael haden has won the highest levels of the intelligence ranks. he's also been a harsh critic of donald trump, one of 50 top veterans to do so during the campaign. has anything he's done since being elected caused you to change your position? >> he's moderated some poti if he govern earns any way dew point with the language he used as a candidate, i would be concerned. >> reporter: he sounds like he may be moderating his take on torture. >> yes, and that's comfort. >> reporter: for that moment when you've become the commander-in-chief, how big is the learning curve? >> it's steep. it's steep for all of them. he's a businessman. >> repor

president-elect donald trump 's transition team out. >> this after he made two key selections today. he chose betty devos. she joins nikki haley. and we're still waiting on word about secretary of state. well, president-elect's decisions will take how the world sees this country for the next several years. >> what does intelligence community find encouraging an what are they concerned about.

you won't believe who's heading to trump tower this weekend. team 12's tracie potts knows - she's live in washington with that plus... the trump team's pitch to democrats. ad lib the trump team is planning what they call a thank you tour of blue states turned red... sometime after thanksgiving. i'm tracie potts in washington, now back to you. q: mr. trump is tweeting this morning about ford deciding not to move its auto to move its auto plant to mexico? a: tba adlib traffic adlib & toss adlib & toss adlib & toss jimmy adlib weather you can donate the money you save - to help a you can donate the money you save - to help a family in need this thanksgiving. all month long - bashas' and food city stores across the state are collecting monetary donations at the registers. all of the money benefits st. vincent de paul to go to 12-news- dot-com-slash- turkey-tuesday. if you still haven't bought your holiday airline tickets... you might be out of luck. but if you need just book a flight to get out of town... we've got the tips you need to know... to save some s

president-elect donald trump took to twitter refuting reports that his transition is in turmoil. team 12's is in turmoil. reports that overnight, trump took to again. he's 3 3 minutes.three minutes. ####break#### 3 president-elect donald trump took to twitter overnight, refuting reports that his transition is in turmoil. team 12's tracie potts is live in washington this morning with more on that, plus the transition happening on capitol hill. ?? ad lib ?? ?? ad lib ??president elect donald trump dining out in new york after his first official security briefingand tweeting overnight that only he knows finalists for his cabinetmr. trump calls it a very organized process. congressman mike rodgers is out, in what sources call a "stalin-esque purge" of people associated with former transition leader chris christie.son-in-law jared kushner wielding influence. vice president-to-be mike pence is in charge, in washington today for lunch with vice president joe biden. congress leaders today. democrats put their minority pelosi's expected to challenge from ohio's tim and there's on steve appointment

trump also met with new jersey governor chris christie who was demoted from cherub trump's transition team.'s role in the new administration remains unclear. after two days of meetings here in new jersey mr. trump is that trump tower in new york on monday and tuesday. the administration takes over two months from today. mr. trump confirmed that first lady elect a lot of trump and son will not be moving to the white house on inauguration day. in the meantime the windows and mr. trump's penthouse at trump tower are being replaced with a bulletgl >>> reports are coming out that trump is considering moving admiral mike rogers from his position as head of the nsa. arizona's john mccain is chairman of the senate armed services committee and he released the statement today. i have known and worked closely with admiral rodgers for many years. is an officer, professional and a warrior of the highest caliber. you brontks any suggestion that is unwarranted. he has my full confidence i hope you will have further opportunities to serve our country. >>> concerns have been growing over whether so-called san

just days after donald trump was here. team 12's bryan west is live election day is less than a week away... and republican vice presidential nominee mike pence is holding a rally in a just a few hours.team 12's nico santos is live at the mesa convention center. pence is coming back to arizona as our state has really emerged as a battleground state.it's all happening here at the mesa convention center.it's one of three stops he'll be making today including new mexico, and colorado.both campaigns priority since it's been a toss-up state for some time now.in the meantime the latest poll shows donald trump is widening his lead in the grand canyon state.a survey released yesterday shows trump leading over clinton 45 to 41 percent.we're less than a week out from the general election.so the race is really on.we're getting ready to set up in the next hour or so.the secret serce before anyone can do it.doors checking hot headlines this morning - a change in political jobs could be on the horizon for phoenix mayor greg stanton. he has filed

. >> president-elect donald trump 's transition team is having problems setting up a new administrationmike rogers opted out of becoming national security adviser. vice president elect mike pence has decided all lobbyists should be off the team. trump himself broke with coverage protocol last night by leaving without his press contingent as he head for dinner at an exclusive manhattan club and later tweeted very organized process taking place as i decide on cabinet and many other positions. i am the only one who knows who the finalists are. >> a florida mother is sharing some scary video in hopes it will serve as a wakeup call to other parents. keep your eye on the baby on the changing table. the mother turns her back just as the 11 month old slides off. out of nowhere the boy's older brother swoops in just in time to break his little brother's fall. the nine-year-old admits most times his baby brother is too heavy to even pick up so their mother says this was truly a miracle and one that will remind her to always make sure that her son is properly secured. it's a pain in the rear but a

republicans meet later today to discuss last week's election results, the trump transition is going on as we speakl. team 12's tracie potts is live from washington with the latest announcements. ?? ad lib ?? 3 that interview, appointing pro-life judges, yes, same sex marriage, trump says it's settled law, he's okay with prosecutor to lock up hillary clinton, he says, they're good people, he doesn't want to hurt them. i'm tracie potts in washington, now back to you. q: and after five days of protests in more than a dozen cities, the president- elect addressed demonstrator s... and accused of harrassing muslims and minorities?a: tba 3 let's get to your 12 today trivia question now. and as we debate about when to start playing christmas music.. it made us think about one of our favorite songs. so our question to you.. who sings, "you're grinch?" think and guess.. we'll have your answer in a half hour. ???adlib & toss jimmy ???adlib weather weather???adlib 3 jimmy???adlib & toss jimmy ???adlib weather later this morning... at later this morning... at 6:30.... some holiday recipe favorites. i'm taking you in the k

business is facing questions about the potential for a conflict of interest while trump is in the white house.. team 12's hallie jackson reports... still ahead on 12 today.. a farm in tucson has revolutionized the mushroom.. how they got it to taste like bacon!! that's next right now on 12 today -an arizona... police officer under investigation this morning...for punching a woman in the face.. it was shut down for seven months...and cost a ?lot of money.but this morning - the bell road bridge... is back open. and bacon makes everything better. mushrooms.how one arizona farm is combining the two.. at the same time. ? from the 12 news studios in downtown phoenix, here's what's coming your way on 12

. >>> we know two names from arizona will be part of the trump transition team. track abc15's katie conner is at the capital. >> reporter: jeff dewit spend time at the capital managing of the trump transition team. dewit was just named a special advisor for operations. no word yet if or when dewit will step down from arizona. also stephanie grisham will serve as the press director. remember her name from the state capitol and also as the arizona attorney general. we are looking at two other big names with jan brewer and the sheriff joe arpaio. katie conner, abc15 news . >>> in the valley a scheme in scottsdale ended with a wells fargo bank getting robbed. police say he robbed a bank near scottsdale in thomas call police if you recognize him. >>> no solution in west valley one day after the city council voted to not raise mysterious high water rates. the mayor is working to get to the bottom of those bills but his team has solved 45 cases so far. >>> if you want to see the grand canyon you had better head to the south rim the north rim will shut down for the winter. the stretch

s. inside trump tower today the transition teams followed a more familiar pattern, the vice president elect signed papers to formally take over the process of staffing up a government. with some 7,000 jobs to fill eventually, the trump team has annod both advisors to the president elect. >> i will making it a lot different. >> reporter: transition team members and allies stream through the tower's lobby throughout the day, including alabama senator, jeff session and former rival, ted cruz, who didn't answer questions about why he came to trump tower, or if he was interested in joining the administration. >> reporter: president elect trump scrambled to fill positions may be chaotic and we members of his administration until the 22 of november in 2008. live, garrett haake, wusa 9. >> stronger together. >> local high school students ditching class to hit the streets in protest of president elect trump. yesterday the kids were from montgomery county. today, from dc. about 2,000 students rallying at the trump international hotel temporarily shutting down from there they fanned out to the supreme

special envoy on climate change jonathan pershing reveaealed that no o oe from trump's transisition team s reachehed out to hihim to discus u.u.s. climate pololicy. >> i don''t really have any good insight for you. we are not yet in touch with the transition team. they have not yet been named for our r agency.. we are waititing to talk with them. i anticipate that will happen soon after i returned to washington. in the absence of that, we do not have any permission toto ofr about our expectation for them. they have not been in touch with us. amy: talk more about the u.n. climate talks here in marrakesh, morocco and the significance of donald trump's election on the world class effort to combat climate change, we are joined by two guests. , science envoy for the state department and professor of energy at university of california at berkeley. and asad rehman is spokesperson for friends of the earth international. he is based in britain. daniel kammen, you are the science envoy here at the state department. john kerry is expected to arrive in a couple of hours here at the u.n. summit. there

teams view of who presides over the entire country. whether the owners love hillary or trump, im still a bucks fan. according to e-s-p-n, the bucks are one of three teams to cancel stays at trump-brand hotels 'in part to with the new president-elect, according to league sources.' the bucks neither confirm nor deny the report, saying their policy is to not comment on travel details. id have to consider that if i thought it was true but i dont know. without confirmation, van mobley, the thiensville village president and prominent backer of now president-elect donald trump, says hes reserving judgment. what is on record is that team co-owner marc lasry and is his son, alex, the teams senior vice president, are in the 'hillblazers' club for those who donated or raised at least 100-thous hillary clinton campaign. as a consumer, if someone donates to a candidate i oppose, it does not my doing their business. mobley says if the hotel story is true, hed find that to be rather petty. as for owens, he doesnt care how they stuff the ballot box, just that they fill the basket. the bucks do have my vote. im a bucks fan no matte

president of the czech republic thanked trump's ex- wife, ivana, for her interest in becoming the new u-s ambassador to prague. trump's presidential transition team hasn't confirmed that appointment. while the next president ponders his future in the white house, the current president is president obama is in berlin this midday meeting with the german chancellor. this is a live look at their joint press conference in berlin. earlier in his speach, the president expressed the importance of promoting democracy around the world. "obama: our commitment to democracy. our commitment to the rule of law. our commitment to the dignity of all people. in our own countries and around the world. our alliance with our nato partners has been a cornerstone of us foreign policy greece, yesterday. after he toured the acropolis, he made a speech defending democracy. he says the democratic process can be difficult, but it's better than alternative governments. this was the first time a president had visited athens in 17 years. after obama's stop in germany today, he will head to peru. obama has also named this year's recipients of the presidential medal of freedom.

three people he's considering this week trump tower is a tower is a revolving door for the next possible for the next possible secretary of state.. and as team 12's hallie jackson reports rudy guiliani is no longer a top pick. new this morning.. a trump morning.. a trump supporter has been banned for life from flying delta airlines -- this after he went on a rant against other passengers who been banned for life from flying delta airlines -- this after he went on a rant against other passengers who voted for hillary clinton. in the video - the man can be heard yelling at people on board the plane. delta officials say the flight was still at the gate in atlanta when the incident happened. the c-e-o has issued an apology and has offered refunds to customers on board. still ahead on 12 today.. would you eat this everyday for years on end? we've got the story next - in your morning juice. bryan teases right now on 12 today.... the minimum wage in arizona... is going up. so why are people protesting this morning? we are live with the latest on that... the memorial to the fallen 19 granite mountain hot shots is right now on 12 today.... the minimum wag

overseas as his days in office wind down.resen on meantime, it's full steam aheade for the trump transition team. fox 8's stacey frey is in the newsroom with the latest on that and the advice the president has for the president elect.t. y in the good morning.t el it's a lot to digest and it's only been a week since the election. president elect trump causing immediate controversy with the first choices in his administration and there's more to d's's eekinon. trumcaiat this week you'll hear some additional appointments.s. additional appointments expected this week. trump senior advisor kellyanne conway describing relations in trump's transition team as positive but others say it's more like a knife fight pitting establishment republicans derins against trump loyalists.ru we saw that in the choice of lin reince priebus as chief of staff and steven bannon, a man tied to the altright movement, as chief strategist. t cho row the controversy surroundss st the decision on secretary of state. will it be trump loyalist rudy giuliani or former un ambassador john bolton a man known to take a very aggressive tone on

trump is back in new hampshire today, trying to lock up the state's 4 electoral votes. newscenter 5's shaun chaiyabhat continues our team coverage now, from manchester. trump, and pence will make their final push thru new hampshire tonight. hoping to pick up its 4 electoral votes. but trump lost one of his before the election. the fbi deciding not to charge clinton over her emails. trump again calling the system rigged clearly frustrated. despite that news supporters still today, chanting lock her up. trump making an urgent plea to voters today. >> hillary clinton is being protected by a totally rigged system. and now its up to the american people to deliver justice at the ballot box tomorrow. that's what's gonna happen 47 trump racing across 4 states today. he kicked off the day in florida. then to north carolina pennsylvania new hampshire then ending the night in michigan. the rally here, starts at 8:00. in manchester, nh shaun chaiyabhat wcvb nc5. meanwhile the trump campaign is denying they've taken the candidate's twitter privileges away. sunday, the new york times reported aides had taken control on message. but t

in three ####break#### donald trump spent his first day in washington since being elected president. he met with the current president and republican leaders. team 12's correspondent edward lawrence joins us live to break it all down. though about half the country remains divided. still donald trump wants to start moving forward with his policy agendas. 3 donald trump went back to new york last night. this morning he is waking up at trump tower planning more for the transition.. including looking over possible cabinet choices. edward lawrence nbc news washington.q: edward, what about the vice president elect did he see the white house?a: tbaq:d, a: tba a: tba let's get to your 12 today for the can-am 500 at pir.. that you can see right here on 12 news sunday afternoon. so our question to you.. what's the fastest speed ever recorded at a nascar qualifying or race? think and guess.. we'll have your answer coming up in a half hour. with nascar in town.. we are talking about drivers in our 12 today poll question. we want to know.. who drives better?-women-menor jimmy q. grab your phone and go over to 12 news dot com.. over to 12 phone and go grab your vo

bryan west begins our team coverage of decision donald donald trump's running mate governor mike pence is scheduled to hold a rally this morning in mesa. team 12's nico santos center. the other side of the aisle is making its presence making its of the aisle is the other side the other side of the aisle is making its known in the valley today as well.republican nominee 'mike pence' is set rally in a few short hours. team 12's nico santos is live convention centerpence is coming back to arizona as our state has emerged as a battleground state.it's all state.it's all happening here at the mesa convention center. it's one of three stops he'll be making today including new mexico, and colorado.both campaigns have really made arizona a priority since 's time now.in the meantime the latest poll shows donald trump is widening his lead in the grand canyon state.a survey released yesterday shows trump leading over clinton 45 to 41 percent.we're less than a week out from the general election.so the race is really on.pence saying what hillary has isn't enough and that it's certainly not enough to get past the f-b-i's we're getting ready to set up in the ne

e-s-p-n reports the bucks are one of three teams changing their at trump-brand hotels. a.j. bayatpour is live outside the b-mo harris bradley center with that story... the bucks are on road in atlanta tonight. but its where the team is - or is not staying - in new york and chicago that has made national headlines... the banner in the heart of bronzeville reads welcome to bucks country. die-hard bucks fan kurt owens says his basketball allegiance will not be swayed by the teams view of who presides it makes no difference to me one way or the other. as a sports fan, its not political. according to e-s-p-n, the bucks are one of three teams to cancel stays at trump-brand hotels 'in part to avoid any implied association with the new president-elect, according to league sources.' the bucks neither confirm nor deny the report, saying their policy is to not comment on travel details. id have to consider that if i thought it was true but i mobley, the thiensville village president and prominent backer of now president-elect donald trump, says hes reserving judgment. what is on record

trump seem is clearly in a rush here. i mean every administration always s trump team may have been behind the eight ball to begin with and one thing to keep in mind high level points and cabinet shots require. >> january 20 will be here move med. >> bob, good morning. >> good morning, allison, steve, we'll see you power of social media again today. we're wilson high school northwest d.c. where we believe the screams of today's walkout were generated. basically we want to show the flier circulating on social media calling for students at d.c. public schools to walk out today at noon to bay beingly go to metro reign take metro down to metro the trump hotel for what they're bill as peaceful and pods demonstration. and now d.c. ps officials say this is up excused absence if kids leave school to do thised is the possess annual they say is speaking of donald trump he cannot divide us. i want to show you videotape from yesterday. students from montgomery player, einstein, kennedy high high schools left campus and went up university boulevard to peaceful but as you get to bottom of the hill, it should be -- >> the next generatio

trump name an embarrassment. according to a report from e-s-p-n, the milwaukee bucks are one of three n-b-a teams that has chosen ?not? to stay at trump hotels in chicago and new york. the move, reportedly made in response to trump's election. the other teams, dallas and memphis. "packers extra" now...and the green and gold will enter sunday's game against the redskins as underdogs.no surprise--- our team has been dreadful of late. rod burks in green bay tonight with how mike mccarthy is viewing this it's the packers and redskins on sunday night football. kickoff is set for 7:30 and you can watch the game right here on today's tmj4. throughout the presidential campaign--- donald trump vowed to repeal obamacare.the surprising impact that vow is to rage across the southeast. the actions being taken to save threatened acreage. john? our stretch of mild november weather continues and a light southeasterly wind will keep overnight temperatures closer to our average high than to our average low. there is the chance for some patchy fog to form under partly cloudy to mainly clear skies. also ahead... a baby, left alone..

trump-branded properties this year. e nba releases its schedule in gu a that's when teams typically maketheir story.live in milwaukee jp cbs 3 president-elect donald trump continues to put together s administration.inauguration day.. is a little more tha two months away.tru's transitionapp red to be in ?disarray? yesterday... after former republican congressman "mike rogers" announced... he was ?quitting? the team.trump then took to social media...to ensure the public his transition process is -quote- janesville republican paul ryan will likely remae.14-27our excited and we cannot wait to get to work. at the se time, we recognize that the task ahead of us is enormo. if we're going to put our country back on the right track, we have got to be bold and we have got to go big. this country is expecting absolutely no less. less. ryan's nomination has to be passed by the full house.since republicans hold a majority... it will probably not be a problem. 3 3 now to a ve milwaukee police ant your help finding the suspects after a a b harris bank in milw neighborhood was set on fire during august's unrest. 3 police need your help identifying the people who started a fire at the b-mo harris

making racist comments to a black assistant u-s attorney and the n-double a-c-p.the rest of trump's cabinent is still in limbo.just this week - - the transition team sent out "landing parties" to federal agencies to talk about shifting leadership to the new team.one of the biggest positiosn to fill is secretary of state -- hillary clinton's would be responsible for building a lot of the alliances that donald trump has said he may strain with some of his policies. policies.the short list so far is former new york city mayor -- rudy guiliani -- who has limited international experienc. experience.john bolton -- the former u-s ambassador to the united nations under george w bh bushsouth carolina governor nikki haley -- who was extremely critical of donald trump during the primary proces. process.and tennessee senator bob corker -- who is the senate foreign relations committee chair -- and was on the short list for vice president before mike pence was picked. so far -- turmp moving faster naming his cabinet than many of his predessors. predessors.fox news put this graphic together -- showing that only george h-w bush appointed any cabinet positions wit

trump tower. thank you, john. along with news out of the trump team, the dow and s&p setting new record highs this morning., of course, inching closer to $50 on news that opec has reached a deal on production cuts. for all of this, we turn to mike santoli, talk about closing out november for the fourth year in a row with all three on the up side. >> it's actually been a rare november in a certain sense, which means we actually went lower in november than we did in october but ended up with a gain. it basically is not the usual pattern. usually strong novembers historically give way to further follow-through on the up side in december. the issue is the first half of december often not as strong. i think the other thing traders are watching is some measure of trader sentiment, investor sentiment, have gotten happy, they've chased the rally up here. seems to me like after we had the rebound following the brexit vote, you had about 8% in three weeks to the up side. that's what we've had since the intraday lows on election note and then you moderate, go sideways for a while now. >> the investing piece, though,

team 4's lauryn ricketts. >>> two major developments from the trump transition team today. the president-elect has named his u.s. ambassador to the united nations. he's also made a pick for nbc's brian mooar is on capitol hill with late developments. brian? >> reporter: yeah, pat, these latest picks tell us that blind loyalty is not mandatory and also there are some big changes coming to public schools. president-elect trump has chosen michigan billionaire betsy devos, an advocate of charter schools and vouchers, as his education secretary. her mission, carrying out his campaign promises to break the bureaucracy in american schools. association was swift and fiery in its opposition, saying devos has pushed a corporate agenda to privatize and deprofessionalize public schools. south carolina governor nikki haley is facing a much warmer welcome as the future president's pick for u.n. ambassador. a few days ago, she seemed to be playing down her prospects. >> i was very happy to be invited. it was a good meeting. >> reporter: haley his virtually no foreign policy experience a t

president-elect donald trump wants south carolina governor nikki haley on his team. team.haley says she is accepting trump's offer to be the u-s ambassador to the united nations. haley and trump have not always seen eye-to-eye. early on she endorsed senator ted cruz. and trump even though she was "not a fan."trump's former rival ben carson has also told fox news he's been offered the role of secretary of housing and urban development. 3 the f-b-i is going to be on high alert during the thanksgiving holiday-- after concerns were raised about a potential terror attack.one big focus will be keeping the thousands of people who attend the macy's parade safe.cbs' kenneth craig reports on how they plan to do it. paul siegel lives near the start of thanksgiving day parade. this year he says he feels safer than ever. i see how hard, how vigilant police are, and i see how they go out of their way to make us feel safe the nation's largest police force is securing the route with concrete barriers, bomb-sniffing dogs, and officers - both in uniform - and plainclothes. while there is no specific or credible threat, the fbi has alerted autho

. >> president obama yesterday discussing the importance of setting up a team that serves donald trump well. >> news4's tracie potts is live now on capitol hill. good morning to you. what is the latest on who will fill some of the top cabinet positions. >> nothing official. lots of he is the guy to get the money flowing especially in the last few weeks of the campaign, looked at as a possible treasury secretary. laura ingram, the conservative talk radio host as press secretary. we originally heard newt gingrich's name but the thinking is that rudy guiliani who has been a mouth piece for the campaign and former un of state and guiliani talked about that last night saying he is not at all interested in attorney general but sort of smiling quietly when the secretary of state position was mentioned. >> tracie, hillary clinton and president obama we know, both spoke with democrats yesterday about moving forward after their loss last week. any idea what they said? >> they both talked about the clean up based on people who were in on those conference calls. the fact that democrats really need to do soul searc

elizabeth: chris christie is now in charge of trumpelizabeth:'s transition team and there is speculation trump's cabinet could gingrich for secretary of state. emily: boston among the cities taking to the streets to protest donald trump last night. thousands of protesters gathered on boston common before marching to the statehouse and onto costly square. any of the demonstrators were students who say they were shocked by hillary clinton's lost and in disbelief over tribes win. website the statement issued months ago has disappeared. the band called for a complete shutdown of muslims from entering the u.s. until lawmakers "figure out what is going on. " the president-elect now has a new website asking for your ideas. great again.gov was launched. it is now up and nn economy. emily: breaking news and worcester were state police have arrested two carjacking suspects after a wild chase. it started in thompson, connecticut were two people were stabbed during a carjacking. massachusetts state troopers located the vehicle en route 395 . this is the driver tried to ram the cruisers making minor contact

s stacey frey is in the newsroom with the latest. stacey good morning. good morning. vp elect mike pence, who is head of the transition team, returned to trump tower to start filling in the roster.cey good mrning. ower t s former ny mayor rudy giuliani has emerged as a favorite for secretary of state. newt gingrich is trying create a new post for himself a sort ofof ulianihas emforr long term national white house vision coordinator. you have to have the ability to look beyond the immediate fight and figure out how that fits the long term goals. loght and that's what i really want to focus on.. trump's campaign finance chairman steve mnuchin is i always get his name wrong. considered a top pick for treasury secretary. the president elect is also considering campaign economic adviser wilbur ross, a wi billionaire investor for secretary of commerce. dr. ben carson who ran for president and was angling for secretary of health and human services, took himself out of contention citing his total lack sf government experience.oestoth the business of creating a new white house team.. team armies of protesters took to the streets for the seventh night

this with romney and giuliani according to the "wall street journal"'s reporting in the trump transition teamut who to recommend to the president-elect, what do you make of it, and how serious do you take it all? >> you know, one of the things i've learned about donald trump is that he takes his own counsel and there are so many speculations about who he's going to pick and not going to pick, and so much of the story that come out. they're just not true. there was stories last week that i had already been appointed ambassador to israel. it had never come up in our conversations. lou: which country are you going to be ambassador to? >> i don't know of any. you know, it's just one of the things where the press went out there, they didn't just say word is that he might be, it's a done deal. it's in papers all over the world. only one problem, there was absolutely no truth to it. donald trump tells. lou: this is a good time to clear the record and tell us where you stand with the transition and the president-elect and what job you will likely get? >> well, as i have often said, lou, those who tal

trump will continue to honor the u. s. commitments.>>> president- elect donald trump and his transition team working toward decisions on many cabinet post, and the president-elect is denying reports that his transition to the white house is more rocky that he expected as trump headed out to dinner in new york last night, tweeting that there is an organized process taking place, "as i decide on cabinet and other positions. i am the only one who knows who the finalists are." former new york mayor rudy giuliana saying he would be honored. >> you have to have the ability to look beyond immediate fight and figure that fits the long- term goals, and that is what i will focus on.>> that was newt gingrich. >>> ted cruz spotted leaving the trump tower yesterday and reports he is being considered for attorney general. >>> barbara boxer, retiring in introducing legislation to get rid of the electoral college after the victory of donald trump, and senator boxer announced the decision in a tweaked but admits that is a long shot, a proposed constitutional amendment that would need passage by two thirds majority in the house and senate, and would then

later on now democracy 2016 we are beginning to get a glimpse of what donald trumps white house will look like. 's transition team expected to name more members of his future staff and cabinet. two names under consideration could make history. he is deciding whether or not to elect the us ambassador to make him the first openly gay person to fill a cabinet level foreign policy post. he is also deciding whether or not to appoint mcdaniel to chair the committee. replacing the current chief of staff. he and stephen bannon are the most recent additions but this choice has come under fire as many consider banning a leader of the alt right movement someone who represents nationalists and racist views. >> before trump takes office obama says there is a lot to a compass. he is about to begin his final major trip overseas, a six-day visit to greece, germany and peru giving president obama the chance to reassure america's allies that trump supports the treaty organization nato. >> that is one of the most important functions i can serve

s ambassador to prague. trump's presidential transition team hasn't confirmed that appointment. some sixth graders are trying to stop the arguing and fighting they've seen since the election. these students belong to what's called a "joyologist" club at at their school in carlisle, south of des moines. the group is trying to spread joy to their classmates. they're also coming up with ways to reach out to students who might deal with others' feelings. "we're trying to like get the drama to go away, but like, it's kind of hard to get everybody to stop." " the students say they also wish adults would "grow up," act more like children, and spread joy like they are trying to do. after this year's controversy about the high price of epipens, drug prices are in the spotlight. the associated press did a review of congressional efforts will likely be tied or broken in many areas this afternoon as temperatures warm plan on gusty south wind to accompany the warm air. tonight, a remarkably mild night continues to look likely with lows around 60. however, this will not last as our powerful c

trump and conway met with representatives.... from a-b-c-.... n-b- c.... c-b-s... c-n-n.... and fox news. and... according to conway... it was a productive meeting. trump's team is defending his tweets against the broadway musical "hamilton" that were sent after the cast addressed the vice-president elect... saying he has the right to offer criticism. "he has over 25 million followers on facebook and statement.. critical of trump.. appeared on 'the view' this morning to address the controversial message. "what's your response to people who say that was not the time or the place?" dixon: "if people are coming to hamilton to leave their politics behind, went on to say "there's nothing to apologize for." some people with nowhere to lvie are trying to make the best of their situation. up next.. see why these hr decorations mean so much to the homeless in this park home.. and why they say it would be devastating to leave.. plus: you see that in the movies, not in real life, you know? a close call for some children... as a police cruiser.... narrowly misses them. what happened moments before..... the car spun out of control. and... count on chopper 13.... to bring

trump added another ?dozen lawmakers to his transition team on tuesday. including one... from right here in the bay area. u-s representative "dennis ross" from lakeland was tapped to join the team last night. ross says he looks forward to working with the president-elect, advancing a strong conservative cause. ross appeared at trump's election rally at the lakeland linder regional airport back in october. and ross isn't the only florida member of the transition team. attorney general "pam bondi" is on it as well. president-elect trump also announced three more additions to his cabinet tuesday. former goldman sachs executive "steven mnuchin" is expected to act as his treasury secretary. fierce "obamacare" critic -- representative "tom price" -- gets the nomination for "health and human services" secretary. and former labor secretary -- "elaine (cho)chao" will head the department of transportation. chao is also married to senate majority leader and as for secretary of state, it appears "mitt romney" could be closer to getting the job. romney and trump had dinner last night in new york, along with trump chief o

trump slogans such as "not my president." similar protests... also happening here in the valley. team 12's bryan west... has our top story this morning... 3 that leads us to our 12 today poll. what do you think the mood of the country is today? do you see people around you being hopeful.. disheartened.. or uncertain. go to 12 news dot com.. slash your voice.. and place your vote. we the town of show low is coming together to mourn the loss of police officer darrin reed... a ten year veteran of the force.. reed was shot and killed in the line of duty. the man suspected in his death.. was killed in a shoot out with police. team 12's charly edsitty is in show low with the legacy checking your hot headlines right now... police say motorcycle driver and passenger are lucky to be alive... after slamming into a car in tempe. the pair were thrown from the bike near hardy and baseline after the impact. that's when another car on the road swerved to avoid them but couldn't.. hitting the driver and dragging him. police say that driver and his passenger have non life- threatening injuries and wearing a helmet. fire

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with tactical teams ready to tonight, the sheriffsays the s are dangerous, desperate and could also be arm almaguerre, nbc news. >> not much of a holiday break for the incoming trump administration which announced two more appointments today and notably secretary of state. the trump team also trying to fulfill a campaign promise of preventing some american factory jobs from going to mexico. let's get the latest tonight from nbc's she is third female appointmenolnational security posts in nixon, ford and reagan ul administrations. 6 shin 201 ran for senate, attempting to unseat new york's then senate hillary clinton. a fox news analyst. >> the united states is in retreat everywhere in the world. >> she is known for her hard line??x vws and criti?)cism of president obama. as?ypx for 48-yearld mcghan,e is a attorney for the trump ca aved keep working class jobs in the u.s. mike pence serving as chief negotiator in indiana, aiming to prevent c following through with current plans to move a major plant to mexico. >> reporter: late tonight wisconsin, geles overnig '70s tv-2[j icon florence hendson has died. y4 the causef deathas heart failure. though her body of work sp

. >>> donald trump's transition team is expected to announce 's wilbur ross to be the next secretary of commerce. ross was an early trump support er who served as one of his economic advisers during the campaign. >> the first two women offered top spots, nikki haley asked to be the u.n. ambassador, a rising republican star, sharply critical of donald trump, and has little foreign policy experience. top gop fundraiser to betsy devos, to lead the education department. >>> dash cam from idaho shows a police officer ambushed by a hidden assail i can't. he suspects there's a fugitive in the trunk of the car. taps on the led, play it out. the pair fell to the ground in a struggle, and police say the man continued to try to punch and spit on the officer until backup actually arrived, and they were able to handcuff the man. >>> in massachusetts, this officer and another man raising plenty of questions this morning, the police officer says they deliberately pumped into him, but some say thomas mishandled the incident. facing charges like misorderly conduct, and two bystanders are facing charge

team. that's where we find fox5's faith closed captioning round one of donald trump's efforts to make a case of illegal voting against clark county came up empty today..... a district judge denied a motion filed that would have made the names of poll workers at early voting sites in las vegas....public record. trumps representatives argued that access would shed light on the late ballots on the last day of early voting friday night... fox-5's vince sapienza was at the hearing.... and has more from what went on inside the courtroom... john..christine... the hearing lasted forty minutes..... and more than 30 was greg hardy... trumps representatives... pleading and arguing their case.... today was not about.. whether or not their was an illegal number of people allowed to vote at the polls.. instead it was about the preservation of possible evidence.... now state law requires clark county to keep all of their data and logs at the early voting polls for a minimum of 22 months.... but they are not required to hand over the identities of the poll workers... that is what donald trumps reps were ask

senator john mccain and president elect donald trump may have one thing in common - when it comes to those who burn the american flag. team 12's bryan west is live from the newsroom with the details.. they both agree there should be some sort of punishment when it comes to burning the american flag, calling it not only wildly unpatriotic but also offensive to to hear from you.. go to 12-news- dot-com-slash- your-voice.. and tell us "do you think people should be punished for burning the american flag?" we'll update you with live results throughout the show. christmas on n- b-c.. we've got a preview of tonight's must- see events. heck yes! napoleon dynamite and pedro reunite for a new commercial and it makes us want some tots.. your morning juice is just five minutes away. ###break### new york will usher in the usher in the holidays tonight from rockefeller center. you are looking at live pictures of the christmas tree there.. it's dark and quiet right now -- but in a few hours thousands of people will crowd the streets for the annual tree lighting ceremony. the event will be hosted by "today's" matt lauer.. savannah guthrie..

president-elect donald trump continues to build the staff that will follow him to the white house in just eight weeks. fox 29's lauren blanchard has the late t. >> trump continuing to pull together his team. while some are crit siding his process in picking his administration, supporters say he's right on track. >> you would expect nothing less from achieve executive officer ceo our country president-elect and he's running it like a business. >> reporter: transition team says no cabinet appointments will be made until next week. but today announcing two staff picks. naming campaign finance lawyer don mcgann as white house counsel and katie mcfarland a former aid to three republican presidents as the deputy national security adviser. general michael flynn the administration's bic for national security adviser tweet sewing proud and honored to have katie mcfarland as part of our national security team. she will help us make america great again. >> others however remain skeptical of some mr. trump is considering particularly mitt romney who is reportedly a contender for second of state. but was a vocal critic of mr. trump during the campaign. although some of mr. trump's closest allies are

trump transition. key members of the team all joining the president-elect in trump tower. abc7's maggie ruley with how donald trump's first major are drawing criticism from many. reporter: president-elect donald trump continues the transition to president receiving the first presidential briefing today in trump tower. from now on trump and mike pence will get the same daily updates as president obama. >> he will be a great president. reporter: trump's teams rallying around him. there is speculation that secretary of state will go to former new york city mayor rudy giuliani or former unambassador john bolton. abc news learned the former g.o.p. presidential candidate has taken himself out of the running. but there is one appointee who has been confirmed by trump polarizing politicians on the hill. steve bannon. recently the editor of breitbart, conservative news outlet considered to be a voice for white nationalists. democrats in congress are signing a letter to the president-elect urging him to rescind his appointment of bannon. >> welcome to the dawn of a new unified republican r

tonight, the picks trump has already made are sparking controversy and newscenter 5's nichole berlie is here with that. nichole: trump named three key members of his national security team. and tonight, two of them are already under fire. team trump announcing alabama senator jeff sessions for attorney general. lieutenant general michael flynn for national security advisor. and representative michael pompeo of kansas as cia director. amid the announcements -- controversy. sessions, an alabama senator federal judgeship in 1986 after allegations he made racial remarks including testimony from a black u.s. attorney who says sessions called him "boy". sessions denied the allegations. >> i am not a racist. i am not insensitive to blacks. >> the aclu, and massachusetts senator elizabeth warren are criticizing the selection of jeff sessions. reconsider sessions if not, will be a moral question in the u.s. senate. >> meanwhile, michael flynn is questioned by some for his relationship with russia and comments from his book 'field of fight' in which he wrote quote "i don't believe all cultures are morally equivalent." but no signs of worry from team trump. >> we've got a great nu

saying america is rooting for donald trump....adding that despite political differences, we're all on the same team. "we're patriots first. we all want what's best for s in mr. trump's remarks last night. that's what i heard when i spoke to him directly. and i was heartened by that." that." the president has invited donald trump to the white house tomorrow to talk about the transition of power. one of the biggest surprises from the election was the fact that for first the first time since president reagan's 1984 win, the republican candidate carried wisconsin. wisconsin. the state election commission says voter turnout was lower state, about 66-percent of the voting age population. the commission had expected a turnout of closer to 69-percent. conventional political wisdom says higher turnout often favors democrats, though it's not clear if that happened yesterday. repulicans are now about two months away from having complete control of washington d-c.with donald trump in the white house working with republican house and senate majorites the g-o-p will at least in theory, be able to legislate without partisan paul ryan talked about that in janesville

trump protests. moments before sunday's game, wide receiver "mike evans" stayed seated instead of standing during the national anthem. this comes on a day that the team was saluting those in the military. ((jen fox-13's shayla reaves joins us live from raymond james stadium. shayla, evans' move came on a day when the and backlash, trump's team is quickly coming together. sunday, the president-elect named the first members of his white house staff. former r-n-c chairman "reince preibus" will now serve as white house chief of staff. and "breitbart news" chairman "steve bannon" has been picked as chief strategist and senior counselor. priebus was recommended for the chief of staff job by house speaker paul ryan... which should help pass a lot of republican leglislation. bannon has faced criticism though, for his major role in the "alt-right" movement. have a better idea of the path president-elect trump plans to take once he enters the white house. hear what he had to say in his first interview since the election, in just a few minutes. (jen) plans to turn orlando's pulse nightclub into a memorial are expected to take a giant leap forward today. city leaders are planning to meet today and formally appro