the trump transition team denying reports of infighting. nce chair mike rogers who was just let go as a national security advise tore the trump team said there is some confusion about the chain of command. >> president-elect trump ditched his press pool last night after an aide said he wasn't going out anymore. he was spotted at a new york city restaurant a short time later with his team. >>> hillary clinton will make her first post-election appearance. she is honored by the defense fund. >>> and new reports about abu al baghdadi, they have information that al baghdadi is somewhere, within a 50-mile area near iraq's border with syria. >>> three workers were hurt in a blaze in attornetorrance, calif. >>> the trump transition team denying reports of turmoil. sources telling cnn trump's son-in-law right in the middle of some controversy. stick around. are you ready?? you gotta be ready. ♪ oh, i'm ready i mean, really ready. are you ready to open? ready to compete? ready to welcome? the floors, mats-spotless. the uniforms, clean and crisp. do yo

trump transition, starting >> good morning. this continues to be a rocky transition for president-elect trump. former congressman and cnn contributor mike rogers who was a leading national security voice on the transition team, but he was lined to former transition leader, chris christie. amid all this, top transition officials are pushing back hard insisting they're not in disarray. president-elect donald trump's transition team continues to turn over now purging key members of their staff. >> sometimes in politics there are people who are in and people who are out. >> reporter: multiple sources saying trump's son-in-law jared kushner is trying to oust all chris christie associates from the team. >> the people who have been asked to move on have some relationship with chris christie, in my case, i was hired by him. a whole series of about five of them that fit that criteria that were asked to leave in the last few days. >> reporter: kushner has a complicated history with christie. his father, charles, spending a year in jail after being prosecuted by christie, then a u.s. attorney in 2004 in illegal campaign contributions. but a high-ranking trump insider is dismissing reports of infighting and says the pu

transition. with major washington agencies saying, they're still left in the dark. but trump's team says they're moving forward on this today. ready to announce their so-called landing teams made up of transition staff that will deploy and interact with the department of justice, state defense and national security with other agencies to follow. >> i think we made tremendous progress in giving the president-elect some ideas about how to move forward with his core team and potential members of his cabinet. >> reporter: today in trump tower, a flurry of meetings lined up for the president-elect. including south carolina's governor nikki haley, a former trump detractor -- >> that's not who we want as president. >> reporter: now under consideration for secretary of state. meantime, new reports suggest that jared kushner, ivanka trump's husband, could wind up with top national security clearance and become a key adviser to trump. trump team's rejecting over nepotism. >> jared has, obviously, been a very important part of this campaign and he's someone that the president-elect trusts very

the trump transition team asailed from all sides and blois from within as well. the president-elect will meet with romney a second time. >> we'll be see normously disappointed if he brought romney in any position of authority. lou: the establishment's all-out effort to influence the trump transition team. this group of jetmen and jet pilots in for an aerial display, one that will delight you. we'll be right back with much more. liberty mutual stood with me when i was too busy with the kids to get a repair estimate. liberty did what? yeah, with liberty mutual all i needed to do to get an estimate was snap a photo of the damage and voila! voila! (sigh) i wish my insurance company had that... wait! hold it... hold it boys... there's supposed to be three of you... where's your brother? where's your brother? hey, where's charlie? charlie?! you can leave worry behind when liberty stands with you. liberty stands with you™ liberty mutual insurance lou: the white house announcing vice president biden will not attend castro's funeral. they said we know this fills cubans wi

we're starting with an update expected from the trump transition team scheduled to have a conference with reporters. he's set to release a thanksgiving day message from mar-a-lago where he's spending the rest of the week. trump flew down to florida after a wide ranging interview with "the new york times" editors and columnists. sources tell cnn that mitt romney is thinking hard about taking the job as secretary of state in offered to him. >> boris and christine, cnn has learned mitt romney is seriously considering the possibility of joining donald trump's administration as secretary of state-a source familiar with transition discussion says it's likely that the 2012 nominee will be consulting with his family over the thanksgiving day holiday. a decision for trump. and trump revealing he's hoping to toning down the administration and top advisers say it's a signal trump is ready to move on. >> look, there's a tradition in american politics, that after you win an election, you sort of put things behind eye, if that's the decision he reached, that's perfectly consistent with sort of an

coming up, new reporting on the infighting and disarray of donald trump's transition team. the important milestone in the transition as the president-elect receives his first briefing on the nation's most important secrets. ♪ ♪ >>> happening now. palace intrigue. a fierce infighting as donald trump tries putgate cabinet. top insiders are said to be jockeying for key roles in the new administration while others are being ousted from the trump team. why did trump rival turned surrogate dr. ben carson take himself out of the running? putin's praise. new details between donald trump and vladimir putin. the conversation coming just hours before trump received his first presidential daily brief. and a warning from senator john mccain against resetting relations with russia. how closely will trump and putin work together? democratic depression. the party is demoralize asked in disarray in the wake of election losses. tonight leaders are looking for lessons while looking at trump. now a postponement of the election.

senior adviser on the trump transition team, kellyanne conway. ngratulations on a wonderful, wonderful campaign and result. >> thank you. winning certainly finishes a lot of sentences and solves a lot of problems. trump and mike pence were phenomenal candidates. people stop me in the street constantly. they want to take pictures and talk about the election. i tell them the same thing, i'm so happy for the country. and i truly am. lou: i get to say amen. it's a wondrous moment. to me the grass is a little greener, the air a little fresher. >> mother nature stepped in because it's 65 degrees outside in new york city a week before thanksgiving. lou: these appointments are -- i have to say, i think they are -- >> solid. lou: absolutely brilliant and starting with jeff sessions who i have got a long-term friendship with who i think is a magnificent historical figure in his own right to come in and be able to be attorney general for this president is a great thing for the country. >> jeff sessions will be vilified and criticized by the left. but they wo

lou: 52 days now until president-elect trump's inauguration and the transition team it under attack from all corners it seems, much of the recent sniping concerns mr. trump's potential choice of secretary of state. today saying he was quote very impressed after meeting with retired general, david petraeus, at trump you to either afternoon. and -- trump tower this afternoon, and mitt romney still on a short list, transition team announcing that mr. trump will meet with a second time with romney tomorrow. and kellyanne conway today, said he has already shared her feelings about romney privately with mr. trump, and questions romney's credentials and loyalty to trump this weekend. >> people feel betrayed to think that governor romney who went out of way to question the character and integrity of donald trump, now our president-elect trump, would be given the most significant cabinet post of all, secretary of state, that is a decision that only one man can make, president-elect trump, i will respect it and support it 100,000, but i am reflecting when grassroots are saying. lou: president-elec

if the trump operation, if the trump transition team, if president-elect trump wants him to stay in office until he can get somebody in there and confirmed by the senate. because the problem that is going to emerge is if all these key positions filled by obama administration officials, if these top leaders in key positions go and resign and there's not a new person to take their place, what happens if there is a security threat in those opening days? you have the standard professional government civilian employee core, you have the u.s. military, there are people who certainly can take over. there will be flawless continuity of government, clearly, but the new president is going to want to get his own people in there and that's what this resignation really signals, the change is coming. carol? >> barbara starr live from the pentagon, thanks so much. let's bring in cnn's military analyst, retired lieutenant general mark hertling. good morning. >> how you doing today, carol? >> i'm fine. i'm just trying to figure out what james clapper meant when he said it felt pretty good to submit his res

transition team, had romney and ryan won four years ago. vice president biden was in charge of the transition team for obama. and with donald trump, he and pence were out there doing three, four, five rallies a day, neither of them taking the time to work on the transition team. so now that he has won, you transition your most trusted people into the position to start building the team out. and so it would make sense that chris christie would slide out of that position, donald trump and mike pence step into it and start methodically working through what chris christie had done and what they're going to do to build out their team the way they see fit. again, i don't see this as troubling at all. i think this is really good. this kind of tension and friction to get the right people in place for the american economy, that's what americans want. it would be expected from an outsider who has to build a team from the ground up. if hillary clinton won there wouldn't be problems. she would plug into barack obama and her husband's team and you have the same d.c. players doing the same d.c. thing that americans are sick of. when you bring

one of the leaders of the trump transition team, ken blackwell, joins me here next. trump domestic transition team, former secretary of state for ohio, ken blackwell. ken, it's great to have you with us. let's start with this looks like it's moving very fast. it's certainly going a lot faster than anyone in the national left-wing media's giving you all credit for. [laughter] >> yeah. you would have to have the imagination of walt disney to paint any other picture. and, you know, we, in fact, are just keeping our shoulders to the grindstone, and we're making this happen. that's because we have a decisive, clear-headed leader who, in fact, has already set records in pulling together a great campaign and bringing together a broad slice of america. and now we're going to give them what he, in fact, promised. lou: and i know you've got landing teams, as they're called, people going in to the major departments and agencies to get ready for the transition which is now 62 days distant. are you, more importantly, are you convinced that your boss, our boss soon to be is happy w

depending on what you believe there is either a purge going on or it's smooth sailing inside the trump transition team. some sources tell cnn there is a knife fight going on behind the scenes, buffoonery another source tells me. another source telling cnn that stories of cnn dysfunction inside the trump transition are being, quote, blown overblown. there have been changes on the transition team, significant changes to say the least, just within the past 24 hours. i want to get right to jim acosta in new york. jim, do we know any big names who have been pushed out now? >> reporter: yeah, jim. mike rogers, former house intelligence committee chairman was a key transition figure. he is out. but i think the other big development today, jim, today donald trump received his first presidential daily briefing, a run-down of threats facing the country presented by the u.s. intelligence community. another sign that he is easing into the business of being president of the united states. trump and vice president-elect mike pence met at trump tower to hash out who will join the cabinet in the incoming administrati

the three trump ayers -- heirs also have positions on the trump transition team which is raising eyebrows all over the place. donald trump is considering security clearances for some of his family members. the cbs or is not true according to some but the potential overlap between his new administration and his family-run businesses are now sure to raise questions about conflict of interest, with every public decision they would make. is there anything donald trump that he isg the path currently going to keep conflict of interest from being a dominant storyline in his new term? there are certain things he cannot do. he is not going to erase his family business. there is going to be conflict. i think the biggest thing that concerns me here, there must be transparency and minimizing of the book appearances. hires people who who do not bend over backwards to avoid impropriety. i hope lawyers look at it, trying to cut corners at his foundation, i hope they look at it with the premium on minimizing the appearance of conflict and actual conflict. you will never get ready -- get rid of it all. if

transition of power here in washington. the makeup of president-elect donald trump's team. ct mike pence is leading the transition team in new york city right now over at trump tower, meeting wit president-elect. we could hear their choices for key cabinet folks as early as later today. right now, congressional republicans are

after donald trump was elected president -- his transition team is piecing together those who will be by his side during the next four years. more high profile cabinet picks -- parading in and out of trump tower... really become... a pain. some home remedies you can find in your own pantry -- and just by a life style change... we're watching the radar this morning -- as a mix of rain and snow is set to come down in colorado. right now -- snow in the high country, rain in denver. but that could change... good morning. gary, cheryl, and corey here this marty coniglio joins us. marty- the rain could turn to snow in a few hours... president elect donald trump's transition team is piecing together the new administration -- but they do say they're not in any rush to fill his cabinet. however- the possible picks are growing -- making their way in and out of trump tower. 9news reporter tarhonda thomas is taking a look at some of the new possibilities. tarhonda, the possible cabinet interesting. they are. ...and they now include the man who created the phrase "trumpism." it wasn't a compliment

nbc news confirmed donald trump's transition team inquired about whether it is possible for trump's adulthildren to give top security clearances. transition official tells nbc news no formal request has been made. part of the issue the unique role trump's children playing in the conflict of interest in running the family's business. >> i'm sure they'll be there to support and regular inquiries among many when folks transition into a new administration for the trump family, a new city. >> nbc chief legal correspondent ari melber joining us live with the law and a potential opening, if you will, for donald trump if he chooses to pursue this. >> the federal law is very clear. it was written in 1967. five ufc. you basically cannot give freebies or job benefits to children. period, full stop. anti-nepotism law. and a routine inquiry would be if you asked for it an attempt to route around and evade the whole point of that law which is not to allow the president or other high officials to give special access or favors to their children and in some ways, i think you could argue legally this is wo

after blaming the protests on professional protestors, trump's transition team will be relocating from trump tower to washington where he will take the oath of office on january 20. yesterday trump made his first visit to the white house before meeting with congressional republicans. analysts expect house speaker paul ryan and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell to move quickly on long stalled republican policies. >> when donald trump says we're going to do tax reform, what does that mean? that paul ryan has been working on the house ways and means committee producing ideas that went nowhere. now he is thinking, wait a minute, trump could sign this into law. >> reporter: meanwhile, hillary clinton was spotted by a supporter hiking near her chappaqua, new york, home. the woman told a smiling clinton that take her young daughter to vote for her was a proud moment as a mother. weijia jang, cbs news, the white house. >> within the past hour, we have also learned that vice president-elect mike pence will be taking charge of trump's transition team replacing new jersey governor chris chri

this follows what some describe as a purge of chris christie allies from trump's transition team. former congressman mike rodgers night. know, in the palace intrigue there are people who are in and people who are out and the people who have been asked to move on have some relationship with chris christie. >> rodgers also said the problem inside trump tower is that it's shots. >> i think there is some of command coming out of new york. settled soon, they'll need to do it because as the clock ticks, all of these decisions become more important and you have to make name sooner with more authority and forward thinking to make sure they don't bump into anything in the future. >> lookberg reports trump is considering senator ted cruz of texas for attorney general. and while e when it comes to top cabinet position, secretary of state the toppest of them all, a source close to rudy giuliani tells nbc the mayor's inner circle expects it to happen but he's yet to receive an official offer. this comes amid report that giuliani made million off foreign clients including a payment from an anti

between four emts arriving on the scene. >>> 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 wint

the remarkable slowness of the trump transition team in filling all these jobs is a very good thing. the incompetence of the trump transition team the likes of which we have never seen is a bad thing. and so the longer incompetent people delay in doing what they're doing, we're always better off, whenever incompetent people are delaying what they're going do. and in this case, the government will essentially be run by the people who are running it now. the top level obama appointees will leave by inauguration day. but the professional permanent staff that lies right beneath them will still be in place, making everything work. until the trump appointees start populating the offices on top of them. so far there is no indication that we should be eager for the trump employees to take their places in those offices. the rumored front-runner for trump's secretary of state is former new york city mayor rudolph giuliani who has no foreign policy experience. he would be the first secretary of state whose last public office was mayor, the most thoroughly domestic office we have. rudy giuliani i

yesterday, the trump transition team issued a statement saying president-elect trump has continued to denounce racism of any kind and he was elected because he will be a leader for every american. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," we will take a look at donald trump business holdings and any potential conflicts of interest as he prepares to take office. >>> a man accused of gunning a

donald trump on a tear this morning, pushing back against reports his all-important transition team is in turmoil. trump tweeting this attack on "the new york times" just a couple of hours ago. he said the transition is going so smoothly. but his -- but his latest firing not likely to soothe the nerves of establishment republicans. mike roger the former chairman of the house intelligence committee was booted from trump's transition team. rogers telling cnn he was among several dismissals all with ties to recently fired chris christie. and sources say trump's son-in-law jared kushner is at the center of the infighting. all of this unfolding just 65 days away from trump's inauguration. jason miller the communications director of the trump transition team is standing by live right beside me in the studio. lot to talk about just about a minute. jason, thank you. but first, mr. trump is back at work today, at his transition headquarters inside the trump you toer, and that's where cnn's sunlen serfaty is this morning. r good morning. >> good morning to you, carol. a lot of pushback this morn

trump transition. the next white house. and tonight, the president-elect, donald trump, does want national security clearance for his son-in-law, 35-year-old jared the transition team making that request. kushner is married to mr. trump's daughter, ivanka, and has now emerged as a major adviser. but it comes amid questions about how much the trump family should have access to, as their father moves to the white house. meantime tonight, that other image today, the trump name coming down here in new york city. and mr. trump himself responding to reports of turmoil inside the transition. abc's tom llamas, leading us on this man, jared kushner, president-elect donald trump's son-in-law. abc news confirming trump's transition team has requested national security clearance for kushner. >> it's appropriate for whoever's going to get the presidential daily briefing to have a security clearance. it's not just appropriate, necessary. >> reporter: kushner, who is married to ivanka trump, is 35, a real estate developer with no governing experience. he became a close adviser during the campaign, and is now a key member of the transition team. seen here touring the whit house on

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trump's transition team is taking a stance on lobbyists. government officials will be banned from lobbying for five years after leaving their position. trump is trying to shoot down tweeting that it's going so smoothly. as the president-elect prepares to take office, his name vanished from several residential buildings in new york city. workers removed the giant gold letters. ordinary persons who licensed the trump name decided to remove it after residents didn't want to be associated with trump. >>> vice president elect mike pence had a change to check out his new home as he dined with vice president joe biden. the man and their wives met for lunch, and he said no administration is ready to govern on day one. >>> president obama is in berlin for a full day of events with german leader angela merkel, shared a private diner, and formal meetings today before arriving in germany, he was in greece visiting the acrop liz and addressed the greek people. be more different, but he said democracy is bigger than any one person. >> as long as we retain

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trump transition team senior adviser kellyanne conway said mr. trump would not push for prosecutors to investigate clinton for her e-mail practices or the operations of the clinton foundation. >> i think when the president-elect who is also the head of your party, joe, tells you before he's inaugurated, he doesn't wish to pursue the charges, it sends a strong message, tone and content to the members. if donald trump can help her, that's a good thing. lou: mr. trump more focused on moving ahead but transition team seems to be torn who to recommend to him for the highest unfilled post, of that secretary of state. "wall street journal" reporting there's a divide now between rudy giuliani and governor mitt romney, or possibly reaching out to someone altogether different. meanwhile, trump released a videotape outlining executive actions and initiatives he could take on day one and starts with the economy. >> on trade, i am going to issue a notification of intent to withdraw from the trans-pacific partnership, a potential disaster for our country. inste

cabinet appointment, front pain headline of "new york times" reads firing and discord put donald trump transition team in disarray, trump firing back. saying this is basic speculation, and tweeted out. it is going smoothly. another headlines from the times. we welcome the director of analysis of media research center, tim grand, we have a head line out. from "new york times" saying that trump said that transition going smoothly disputing disarray reports, but watch this, times says, legal delay, freezing the traditional hand off of critical information from current dodge more than a -- administration more than a week after mr. trump won the election. is media being fair? >> no, if you go back to the obama transition in 2008, how long did it take them to come up with their first two nominations? i believe we were deep into november before we got treasury secretary tim geithner. we waited another couple of days, until next pick was on december 1. so, i think that this is sort of a classic slow "newsday." where all you can do is say we talked to a lot of anonymous people, we have conflicting reports so w

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cohen, who worked for condolezza rice at the state department, and says he has contact with trump's transition team, originally a never trumper, he came around to possibly working with the team, but that changed quickly, writing about the experience in "the washington post." "a bad boss can be endured. a gaggle of them will poison all decision-making. going as smoothly as trump describes. >> the beginning of any transition like this has turmoil, because it's just the nature of the process, and i think that trump is very decisive. >> reporter: and the trump transition team still dealing with controversy surrounding the hiring of stephen bannon also chief strategist. the former head of breitbart news, which published headlines like -- "hoist it high and proud: the confederate flag proclaims a glorious heritage." position in the trump administration? >> it's great to see you guys today. >> so, no defense of bannon, then? >> all right, thank you. thank you. >> all right, guys, let's go. >> reporter: and today, a sight trump would likely not approve. his name coming down from three residential buildings

trump adviser and former new york city mayor rudy giuliani now helping to lead trump's transition team. >> donald has been my friend for 28 years. all my work on behalf of him has been out of great loyalty and friendship to him. i can see already how he's going to be a great president, and i'm glad i could play a small role. >> reporter: before the election, dozens of gop national security officials and experts declared in two separate letters that they would never work for a trump administration. but sources tell cnn many of those so-called never-trumpers

he's now taking over as chairman of the trump transition team while chris christie is being sidelinedin a major shakeup, trump is adding many members of his inner circumstance toll the transition team, including his daughter ivanka and his daughter and sons eric and don, jr. all signs now point to republican national committee reince priebus getting the job of chief of staff, instead of steve bannon, the controversial trump campaign ceo. the president-elect is promising to make important decisions soon on top jobs within his administration. that trump protest movement continues tonight with new demonstrations planned in multiple cities this hour. trump posted a tweet overnight criticizing the rallies as unfair, only to switch gears hours later and praise the demonstrators. we're going to get reaction to all of this from democratic congressman adam smith, former republican congressman and trump campaign adviser jack kingston. and our correspondents and analysts are also standing by, as we bring you full coverage of the breaking stories. up first, let's go to our senior white house corr

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not going as smoothly as trump describes. >> beginning of any transition like this has turmoil because it's the nature of the process, and i think that trump is very transition team dealing with controversy surrounding the hiring of steve bannon who published headlines like, hoist it high and proud: the confederate flag proclaims a glorious heritage. >> great to see you guys today. >> thank you. news, new york. >> mitch mcconnell ignoring questions on bannon, but house democrats sent a letter to trump asking him to resend bannon's apointment. the letter with 169 signatures say hiring him undermines trump's ability to reunite the country. >>> hillary clinton urges supporters to continue working to make the country stronger. she made her first remarks since washington. she acknowledged coming to the event was not easy to do, but everyone should stay engaged on every level. >> the divisions laid there by the selection run deep, but, please, listen to me when i say this. america is worth it. our children are worth it. believe in our country. fight for our values. never, ever give up. >>> clinton's old boss, founder of the organization, called her the people's preside

we're going to get a nice window into the inner workings of the trump transition team from republican congressman chris collins of new york. he was the first member of congress to endorse donald trump for president. he's just been named congressional liaison to the trump transition team. always good to see you, congressman. hopefully it doesn't change my access to you now that you're going to be the liaison. hopefully still have time for us. what will you do in this position? why does it matter to you? >> i'm always going to have time for you chris. you don't need to worry about that. >> thank you, sir. >> very honored to be asked by speaker ryan to be the congressional liaison to the transition team, and really, as you can imagine, our leadership, speaker ryan, leader mccarthy, are very busy on a legislative agenda, the first 100 days, and this is a coordinating this with the trump team that's something i'm not involved in but it's the strategy that goes behind how are we going to roll out in the first 100 days, and how are we going to work through the lame duck session to make sure

trump tower turmoil in fighting among members of president elect donald trump's transition team and a question tonight of who is calling the shots. mike rogers, the former head of the intelligence committee, cnn contributor spent months putting a national security team together for trump part of the transition on the show a few days ago talking about progress and abruptly told he's out and mike pence replacing chris christie unorthodox and calls growing louder for trump to cut chis of steve bannon. today the senate's top democrat harry reid tearing into bannen. >> what message is trump sending a young girl that woke up wednesday morning in rhode island, afraid to be a woman of color in america? it's not a message of healing. if trump is serious about seeking unity, the first thing he should do is resend his appointment steve bannon. resend him, don't do it. >> coverage out front at trump tower in new york and a lot of fast movements. sarah, depends on the moment who will be in charge of what. that's what we're hearing, certainly a transition in turmoil this evening. >> reporter: that'

hopes for a nonintervention into each country's internal affairs, all of that as we learn the trump transition team is openly inquiring into getting top secret security clearances for the older trump children as well as son-in-law jared curb ner. according toí0÷ñ nbc news no fo request has been made, however, come inaugural day president-elect trump would be at his leisure to grant the clearance to however he chooses. >> it is president obama who is trying to bring the country together. trump a chance while implicitly hitting hillary clinton for her failed presidential campaign. andrea mitchell has more. >> reporter: president obama opening up about his successor and that first meeting in the oval office. >> we had a very cordial conversation. that didn't surprise me. >> reporter: with protests nationwide revealing his advice to the president elect. >> i did say to him, and it's really important to try to send some signals of unity and to reach out to minority groups or women. >> reporter: when asked if he still thinks donald trump is unqualified he dodged. >> he successfully mobilized a big chunk

all of that as we learn the trump transition team is openly inquiring to get top secret security clearances for the older children as well as son-in-law jared kur. however, come inauguration day, president-elect trump would be at his leisure to grant the clearance to whoever he chooses. >> while trump may be adding his children even in an unofficial capacity, it is president obama who is trying to bring the country together. he's asking the public to give trump a chance while implicitly hitting hillary clinton for her failed campaign. and rea mitchell has more. about his successor and the first meeting in the oval office. >> we had a very cordial conversation. >> with protests nationwide, revealing his advice to the president-elect. >> i said to him it's really important to try to send some signals of unity. and to reach out to minority groups or women. >> when asked if he still thinks donald trump is unqualified, he dodged. >> he successfully mobilized a big chunk of the he has won. i don't think he is ideological. i think ultimately, he's pragmatic in that way. and that can serve him well

trump himself responding to reports of turmoil inside the transition. abc's tom llamas, leading us off. president-elect donald trump's son-in-law. abc news confirming trump's transition team has requested national security clearance for kushner. >> it's appropriate for whoever's going to get the presidential daily briefing to have a security clearance. it's not just appropriate, necessary. >> reporter: kushner, who is married to ivanka trump, is 35, a real estate developer with no governing experience. he became a close adviser during the campaign, and is now a key member of the transition team. seen here touring the white house on thursday. president-elect and his team are shooting down reports the transition process is in turmoil. among those who are out, governor chris christie. a one-time trump adviser who sources say fell out of favor with the president-elect. though christie and kushner worked together for months, their history is more complicated. christie prosecuted kushner's father, sending him to federal prison. trump trying to sound optimistic. president-elect posting -- "very organized process taking place as i decide on cabinet and many other positions. i am

right now at this hour the guessing game we had decided to call name trump's transition team is still in swing. mike pence meeting with vice president joe biden. this as he works to reshape the transition team by removing all lobbyists. donald trump it doesn't mean we can't guess. we are cap focusing on the countdown. the treasury secretary. the secretary of congress. we just showed you who is in place right now. now the question marks. who well ultimately fill the slots. any new news what are you hearing. i don't know how many of those i can get in there for you. they have a lot of attention. as a possible commerce secretary. i can tie for one thing that here today. a vice chairman of the transition committee. he actually did speak. not necessarily what his job might be. but about the economy. here's a little bit of that. that's what were looking at. there is a lot of things to do. they are clearly regulatory. it has been seen on their way in. the trump tower earlier today. it's been talked about. he has been here yet again today. as has general mike flynn. under president trump when

transition team. president-elect trump announced pence will lead the team that helps to pick who will join his new administration. new jersey governor chris christie had been leading the ben carson, newt gingrich, senator jeff sessions and rudy giuliani. (rudy giuliani/trump transition team, vice chair) "i can see already that he's going to be a great president and i'm glad i can play a small role." campaign c-e-o steve bannon arrived at trump's office friday morning. he's the former head of right-wing website breitbart news...now in the running to become trump's chief of staff. (weijia jiang//cbs news//the white house) as for his agenda...trump tells the wall street u to repeal obamacare...but with some tweaks. trump says he's willing to work to keep people from being denied insurance for pre-existing conditions. and he likes the provision that allows parents to keep their kids on their insurance longer. on friday, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said repealing obamacare is a top legislative priority in congress. (sen. mitch mcconnell/(r-ky) majority leader) talked about and i'm confident that that's wha

>>> new details this morning surrounding president-elect donald trump's transition team and potential cabinet members that's making more than a few people very nervous. >>> president obama opens up about his successor as he tries to settle nerves ahead of his final european trip. >>> will enough jobs return to the u.s. to satisfy those who elected trump in the first place? >> what happens when politics turns ugly over accusations of a kremlin connection. >>> saying good-bye to a trail blazing journalist of the highest quality, "early today" starts right now. >> good morning, everyone, i'm ayman mohyeldin. >> i'm frances rivera. this morning, the furor continues to grow over president-elect trump's choice of steve bannon, the nationalist media mogul as his senior strategist. democrats are carrying out a coordinated attack on his appointment. meanwhile, republicans warn to ease concerns over bannon's past. >> that's not the steve bannon i know, and i've spent a lot of time with him. he's harvard business school, london school of economics, ten year naval officers. >> i find him to be a