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.

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

. >> 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

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

. >>> 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

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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.

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

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

trump transition to the white house. abc15's katie conner is at the state capitol with more. >> reporter: right now the trump transition team is being joined. jeff dewit was named the special advisor for operations. he ruffled feathers early on with other republicans in their state. there is no word yet when dewit will step down as his role as straight treasure. price -- worked as a press secretary at the capital. in two other names we are looking at is sheriff joe arpaio and jan brewer both big supporters since the beginning. >>> devastation sending a ripple effect through a south phoenix community when a man back over a neighbor's 1-year- old. it all looks to be a tragic accident. we are told the baby slipped out of the sight of his parents and you can see the neighbors playing and they heard the screams. >> i ran and i saw people going crazy. >> the boy's parents were so distraught they tried to drive him to the hospital themselves. a dispatcher helped them a few blocks away. >>> a crime alert after a shooting in one of our valley light rail stops. do you recognize this guy? he might be the one who fired the shot on sund

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

. >> donald trump ends the week with a flurry of appointments from his transition team. and they're already churning up plenty of controversy. >> newscenter 5's ben simmoneau is here to break it all down. ben? ben: ed and maria, it's been a busy day for the transition team -- announcing three major positions including trump's first pick for a cabinet member. the president-elect's team is starting to take shape. 3 appointments, all known as hard lin cabinet jeff sessions. the alabama senator has been offered the position of attorney general. a loyal supporter, sessions was the first gop senator to endorse trump during the primary. trump says he's been unbelievably impressed with him and his phenomenal record -- but sessions could face a challenging confirmation in the senate. in 1986 he was blocked from becoming a federal judge over racially charged comments he about diversity and how their appeals are made and what happened in the campaign. senator sessions could have a real problem getting approval by the senate. ben: another appointee facing some resistance, lieutenantt general michael flynn just named national security advisor. at the repu

. >> nancy: no one from the romney camp is s but trump's transition team says romney will meet the president-elect on saturday in new jersey. this after other picks have come under fire. rudy giuliani for reported ties to foreign governments and governor nikki haley for lack of foreign policy experience. on thursday trump held his first meeting as president-elect with a world leader, welcoming the japanese prime minister to trump tower. after the meeting the prime minister said trump a leader who president-elect trump has now offered michael flynn the job as national security adviser. in the news room, nancy chen, 7news "today in new england." >> kris: still ahead, scandal on a soccer field. new this morning, umass players punished for some dirty hits in the middle of tournament play. >> christa: and local middle school students bringing people together in today's class act. >> kris: first big snowstorm hitting the midwest. don't worry. the trouble it's causing for drivers and for flyers with the holiday coming up. >> wren: behind me you can see some of those blues. we can be looking at flurries p

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

s thursday and friday. joyce: thank you, mark. an abrupt resignation in the trump transition team as the president-elect prepares to add more hires. kathy: abc's maggie rulli has the changes announced late tonight. >> vice-president elect mike pence smiling as he leaves trump tower? >> what'd you accomplish today? of trump's top national security advisors? abruptly resigned from the transition team. former congressman mike rogers, reportedly pushed out. and he's not alone. a low-level trump staffer is also gone after requesting national security clearance for the president elect's oldest the president elect's oldest children. sources say it was not a formal request from trump or his kids? -- his kids but it comes under , new scrutiny over the blurred lines between the family businesses and the white house that trump's children are helping assemble. meanwhile, t chief, strategist stephen bannon. >> people did not vote for donald trump so he can bring a white supremacist into the white house. >> then there are the ongoing protests. >> we want to let donald trump no he cannot divide us with his and all that bigotry. racism, sexism an

s new jersey governor chris christie has been replaced as chair of donald trump's transition team.ed to vice chair, a position he will share with trump's adult children. he's been replaced by vice president-elect mike pence. there are reports trump heard from congressional leaders in washington that pence would be a better choice. meanwhile, donald trump may be softening his stance on obamacare. he told the wall street journal he would consider keeping parts of the health care law. trump told the paper he favors keeping protections for people with pre-existing conditions and extending coverage for young adults under their parents insurance. >>> a young woman was killed tonight crossing lehigh avenue in the west kensington section of philadelphia. the 23-year-old woman was struck by a red honda civic at 6:00. philadelphia police say the victim was not crossing at the light. they say the driver is cooperating fully and was not impaired. dashcam video obtained shows the moments leading up to a hadden township police officer shooting a driver during a traffic stop in camden october 29t

trump taking his message right to the american people. newscenter 5's ben simmoneau reports, trump's transition is putting out a video laying out plans for his first 100 days. mr. trump: our transition team is working very smoothly, efficiently and effectively. ben speaking to the american : people for the first time since right after the election, president-elect donald trump put out this video about his plans in offic list of executive actions we can take on day 1 to restore our laws and bring back our jobs and it is about time. ben he says that will include : lifting restrictions on coal and filing a notice of withdrawal from the trans pacific partnership trade deal. mr. trump a potential disaster : for our country. ben in the meantime, the : president-elect met with executives and anchors from the nation's television networks whom he called dishonest during the campaign. >> from my own perspective it was great to hit the reset button. while a parade of politicians ben continued coming and going : from trump tower as well including former texas governor rick perry a noted trump critic . >> trump's candidacy is a cancer on conservatism. ben that follows president-elect : trump's meetin

. >>> next up, trump appointed two members to the s.e.c.'s transition team and could be good news for time warner and at&t. jeffy eisenach and mark jamison both supported at&t's attempt to purchase in 2011, even though the deal was blocked. what does this mean for time warner and at&t, could there be more big deals under trump than we thought? >> i think these deals are coming back and you saw people react and they sold off all of the names involved in the deals. you saw them sell off at&t, time warner. i think the deals are coming back. i think people said i'm going to write them off. it's not going to be trump. or even if it is trump, everyone saw him as being anti this -- this huge deal right here. i think people have missed it. i think people are going to get back into it. another huge deal. monsanto. i'm in monsanto. if you look at sessions, who is the attorney general, he is going to be more lenient on these type of deals. there is tremendous up side on all of these mega deals. >> steve, wouldn't, though -- if you look at how at&t traded on the announc

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

trump's white house transition team.. ha knowledge of the lane closures. former u-s congressman "aaron schock" is facing a 24-count federal indictment.. for defrauding the government and his campaign committees. the former illinois lawmaker has been under investigation for a spending scandal... that included the remodeling of his capitol hill office in the style of the television series "downton abbey." schock resigned last year... and says any wrong-doing was the result of what he calls "honest mistakes." animal rescue crews one.. but two american bald eagles were spotted near a storm drain... one was inside.. while the other stood nearby, watching over it. one of the eagles flew away.... eventally able to rescue the other eagle... by wrapping a blanket around her.. and pulling it to safety. experts say this time of year... they see large numbers of bald eagles fighting - and sometimes those fights results in injuries. the "audubon center for birds of prey" plans to keep a close eye on the eagle they rescued.. and ni it's now 5:??. time to check the forecast with da

trump's children are on his transition team. ivanka trump was on a phone call with the argentinian president. s substitute the word donald trump in there and put in hillary clinton and substitute ivanka trump and put in chelsea clinton. why such silence about these conflicts of interest? >> because republicans for the first time have congress, senate and the white house. and, so, i mean, among other things they're waiting to see what happens. i don't think this is sustainable for a long time. one thing i would point out with the exception of the hotel story, which is an excellent "washington post" story. every one of those is something we learned from the foreign press. we're not really being told a whole lot from his transition team and not getting traditional readouts other than it was a good phone call. they talked about world issues. >> totally different than in the past. >> there is a huge drum beat on editorial pages that trump does pay attention to including "new york post" and you really can't continue this way with your business. that is going to become complicating for him if this is

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

. >>> 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 charg

yesterday, the president of the czech republic thanked trump's ex- wife, ivana, for her interest in becoming the new u-s ambassador transition team hasn't confirmed that appointment. republicans in the iowa house will keep their top leaders for the next legislative session. linda upmeyer of clear lake will again serve as house speaker. and chris hagenow from windsor heights will be majority leader. they say there have been no formal discussions about what the republican majority will focus on next year. but they expect issues to include tax cuts, water quality, and education. they say they realize voters are hungry for change. " people were frustrated with washington. in iowa we want to fight against the same type of environmen. different, we'll come and put it together, listening to folks in our own districts. " the next legislative session begins on january ninth. some eastern iowa gun shop owners say they aren't seeing as many customers as they politicians could introduce new restrictions on weapons and ammunition. so generally, they stock up. but following this election, store owners says there wasn't the usual rush. one owne

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

s now with her husband. tonight, new questions about how she disappeared. >>> rudy versus romney. the battle within the trump transition team. who to name as secretary of state. the revealing tweet from a top trump adviser. >>> ambush. the lone police officer making a traffic stop when a fugitive jumps out of the trunk. this comes after a week of attacks on police officers. >>> and the best deal. on the eve of black friday,

trump administration is close to getting filled. a senior official on the transition team says "rudy giuliani" is the top choice to be u-s secretary of state. it's not a ?lock yet. former u-s ambassador "john bolton" is also in the running. giuliani has been a huge trump supporter from the beginning... a administration. trump is also considering some other ?diverse picks this week... including a woman to lead to republican national convention... and an openly gay man to represent the u-s at the united nations. president obama is weighing in on the trump transition... for the first time since their white house meeting last week. the president commented on the process during a press conference monday. the president said trump's staffing appointments and first impressions with world leaders will go a long way in defining his presidency. but the president also warned president obama president obama is also asking protesters to give trump a chance... and says his statements on election night... about the need for unity... were encouraging. and despite president obama's call for patience... those anti-trump protests continue across the cou

trump transition throughout this hour. in less than 30 minutes, we'll get the latest on turmoil on the transition team from news 4's steve handelsman. >>> and we'll talk with whur's troy johnson about the uptick in hate crimes and hate speech that we've seen in recent days. how we got to this point. >>> well, the sun and the clouds have been locked in a pretty intense battle all day. doug is in the storm center to coming down the pike. >> well, right now, chris, we've got the rain that's prevailing across parts of the region. yeah, this was unexpected rain. this was not in my forecast yesterday. i thought the system would stay a little farther to the north and right now, we're still seeing that rain coming right on through the district. it came through parts of montgomery county, loudoun, flu the district, to the south, prince george's county and parts of southeast d.c., down around nats park a little while ago. right around the airport, national harbor. it is moving fairly quickly, though, down to the south and east. that will move out. see it on the wider view here. we had a little system. look at it spin right there. look at tha

president-elect donald trump plans to remain at his seaside florida estate through the holiday weekend but his transition team s stop mr. trump from interviewing possible cabinet nominees and making plans for his first days in office. specifically day one. the federal government picks up the tab for the inauguration, but all the parties and balls have to be paid for privately. mr. trump has set a million-dollar limit for corporate donations and will refuse all contributions from lobbyists. as for the shape his new administration? well, kris van cleave has that. >> reporter: president-elect trump has reportedly been intelligence briefings than his predecessors. the "washington post" reports instead he's choosing to focus on filling his cabinet. mr. trump has previously said he would dissolve the department of education, but yesterday he named its secretary. >> we've just finished a long and bruising political campaign. emotions are raw and tensions just don't heal overnight. >> reporter: in the spirit of thanksgiving president-elect donald trump released this short web video, calling for americans to come togeth

of donald trump, the president-elect is facing questions on whether his transition team is in turmoil. this comes as republicans on capitol hill are deciding whether to get behind trump. news4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill with us. tracey, good morning to you. what is at the center of the new reports? >> reporter: so at the center of the reports is the fact that chris christie is no longer the head of the transition. and according to sources on the and weeding out anyone associated with christie. that includes congressman mike rogers who is now out. he's announced that. he made that public. and others close to christie, mike pence, the vice president, will be here for lunch with joe biden today. he's now in charge of the transition. he was axed from power trying to set things in order. and overnight, the president-elect tweeted himself that things are going well at trump tower, they are very orderly as opposed to the sort of cha s trump has requested that his son-in-law jared kushner receive top clearance, is that an unprecedented step here? that seems different. >> reporter: very unusual. and he wants his three children, eric, donald jr. and ivanka to get top cleara

trump has shaken up his transition team. ben: campaign promises he made to eliminate obamacare. he said day newscenter 5's one. nichole berlie joins us with the breaking details. what do we know? nichole: that is right, ben and jc -- in a major shakeup to his campaign promise to overturn obamacare, president-elect trump is now doing what many of his supporters would consider an about-face saying he would consider keeping parts of it, after previously saying it was unworkable and too expensive. reports after trump's white house meeting with president obama yesterday, he's now showing a willingness to preserve at least two provisions of the health law. the president-elect saying he favors keeping both the prohibition against insurers denying coverage due to pre-existing conditions and the provision allowing parents to provide additional coverage for adult children. and more shake-ups when it comes to the president-elect, this time to the trump transition team. vice president-elect mike pence is in, governor chris christie is out. christie will now serve as a effort, alongside five other high-profile republicans,

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s transition team. he has sole authority of his about 10 minutes ago donald trump tweeted out saying organized process taking place as i decide on cabinet and many other positions. i'm the only one who knows who the final star. wreckage and idea on how much control president-elect trump is taking on some of these positions. paul ryan appealing to him to step in and say this is not right. so far it's entirely up to donald trump. later on we are talking about the one important piece of paper that every member of the transition team needs to sign for donald trump. it has not been done for the overwhelming majority of them. we will talk about that later in the show. >> in i was city a large group marched to the downtown district protesting against hate. organizers stressed the demonstration was not meant to counter president-elect donald trump. >> we are against hate and not against the candidate but that love and every -- and respect everyone. >> a protest last week in i was city is fueled one lawmaker to take action. fox28 karen fuller is with the backlash against the demonstration. >> money for education is u

possible announcement s, he tweeted sunday general james "mad dog" matthis, a contender for secretary of defense, was very impressive. trump nat: "he is the real deal." the transition team promising to announce more picks soon, amid ongoing backlash over the five positions already filled. like national islam a cancer. pribus sot : raddatz: "is he in line with how president- elect trump views islam?" priebus: "well, i think so. i mean, look, phrasing can always be done differently but clearly there are some aspects of that faith that are problematic." also meeting with trump on sunday - former new york mayor rudy giuliani, new jersey governor chris christie, and former presidential candidate mitt romney, once a staunch critic of trump. romney sot: his promises are as worthless as a degree from trump university. the president- elect taking to twitter to address that very issue - trump university and friday's 2 cases against the now- closed school - "the only bad thing about winning the presidency is that i did not have the time to go through a long but winning trial on trump u. too bad!" what followed - three fiery tweets - calling the cast of "hamilton" rude, writing the

donald trump leaves the press behind for a private dinner with his family amid new reports of a transition team in turmoil. >> i think there is some confusion going on about a chain of command. >> two s trump fires back overnight. >>> new fire danger. massive clouds of smoke, large enough to be seen from space send hundreds to the hospital as schools close across the southeast. dozens of wildfires scorching seven states. now the national guard is being called in to battle the blaze. >>> wrong side of the law. a divorce attorney sentenced to prison. >> i thank god you got caught. >> accused of hypnotizing female

donald trump's transition team is rolling out the names for three high level positions in his administration. alabama senator jeff sessions has been tapped as the new u-s attorney general. sessions is a former prosecutor but was denied an appointment to serve as a federal judge in 1986 over allegations of racism. retired army lt. general michael flynn has been chosen for national security adivser. he served under president obama as director of the defense intelligence agency.. retire for being critical of the administration. trump has also asked representative mike pompeo to take charge at the cia. pompeo is a member of the house intelligence committee.. and a fierce critic of hillary clinton's handling of the 2012 attack in benghazi. they say.... ignorance is bliss... and.... that's the reality for a georgia man..... who still doesn't know..... who won the presidential election! joe chandler says.... he didn't watch the results.... election night. he says... outcome saying... neither donald trump nor hillary clinton.... was someone he wanted to see.... in the white house. "i've kind of found the center of the cyclone, it's very peaceful in my bubble o

. >>> nbc10's cydney long takes a closer look at new jersey governor's chris christie's role in the trump transition team. and join us at 7:30 tonight for special coverage of the election. and we'll be following developments in the trump transition team throughout the night and into the morning as the president-elect prepares to meet with president obama. stay tuned with nbc10 and we'll have any new developments that break while you're sleeping. >>> our 20 minutes of nonstop news continues right here, with sky force 10 over this massive fire at an historic mill in wilmington. delaware bureau reporter tim furlong found out why arson investigators are now on the case. >> reporter: this is how the van kroft mills fire looked this morning. >> there was fumes and who knows what's in those buildings between asbestos and chemicals. >> reporter: nobody knows what started the fire that tore through the fabric mill complex that's eventually going to be condominiums, firefighters from all over the region came to bring water to the scene. the hydrants alone weren't going to be enough. an arson task force is checking

but what president obama is well, what s -- president obama is committed to is an effective transition that helps bring president elect trump and his team up to speed on the current status of u.s. policy, including foreign policy. and there is a long tradition of presidents -- even presidents in different parties -- seeking to preserve some measure of continuity, particularly where those interests align. i wouldn't predict at this point how all that shakes out. the one thing that i would point out is that there are the n situations where downside of unilaterally withdrawing from some of these international agreements is significant. so the consequences, for example, with the iran deal of the g out, you do risk iranians trying to break out. at the same time, there's also a u.n. security council resolution that applies to this agreement. that means this agreement is something that is supported by -- llies but alleges by also by russia. i think that could be a good indication of how united the international community is behind this agreement. and president-elect trump will have to decide what impact in sort of a unilateral withdrawal would

s officials say since the election... trump has attended far less briefings than his predecessors. he's met only twice with and world events... the trump transition team is reluctant to change his schedule. they say he's focused on forming his administration.. and warned against making a big deal about his briefing schedule. the post also reports that vice president-elect mike pence has attended briefings nearly every day since the election. /// ((brian loftus)) >>> this morning, police have arrested a man.. in connection to a deadly road rage shooting in reno. police say one person was shot and killed in a walmart parking lot. they believe the argument the victim had with the suspect was over pa walmart remained open for black friday shoppers. /// >>> let's take a look on the roads with demetria. /// >>> let's send it over to demetria for a check of traffic./// ((demetria obilor)) i'm seeing a good amount of traffic heading over to the north outlets off charleston and i-15. that's where michael stevens is right now. over at us 95 and lake mead,there's not a lot of traffic, but there will be later today. ((demetria obilor)) a trio of australian youtub

s now with her husband. tonight, new questions about how she disappeared. >>> rudy versus romney. the battle within the trump transition team. who to name as secretary of state. the revealing tweet from a top trump adviser. >>> ambush. the lone police officer making a traffic stop when a fugitive jumps out of the trunk. this comes after a week of attacks on police officers. >>> and the best deal. on the eve of black friday, internet to find you the biggest bargain. and the restock headline. the popular soldout toy about to hit a store near you. >>> and good evening on this thanksgiving night, i'm tom llamas, in for david this evening. and we begin with the travel trouble looming, as millions of americans take to the roads and the skies to return home. storms in the west, like this one in utah, kicking up through a white-knuckle ride on i-80 near salt lake city. and the dangerous conditions there causing a flatbed and a car to collide. snowy runways at the airport in duluth, minnesota. that wintry weather in the center of the country moving east. the forecast in a moment, but first, abc's alex perez, starting us off in chica

trump is pushing back on reports that his transition team is in turmoil. meanwhile, his son, eric, says we are likely to get new names for positions in the trump administration as soon as today. news4's tracie potts has more. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump dining out in new york after his first official security briefing and tweeting overnight that only he knows mr. trump calls it a very organized process. insiders describe turmoil. >> you have governor christie and his team moving out, others moving in. as trump tries to figure out who he wants at his side. >> reporter: congressman mike rogers is out in what sources call a stalinesque purge of people associated with former transition leader chris christie. son-in-law jared kushner wielding influence. the team has inquired about vice president to be mike pence is in charge, in washington today for lunch with joe biden. >> this entire republican conference is unified and we are so eager to get to work with our new president-elect. >> reporter: republicans in congress elect new leaders today. house democrats put their elections off. minority leader nancy pelosi expected to face a challenge from ohio's tim ryan. >> we got our