her name is k.t. mcfarland, she's worked with former presidents nixon, ford, and reagan before her time at fox. trump named her the deputy national security adviser. trump campaign adviser donald mcbegan is the house for white house counsel. trump is said to be considering two front runners, former new york mayor rudy giuliani or mitt romney for the secretary of state position. one thing not likely to change right away, the affordable care act. >> we're going to have to implement it pretty much as it is because the kind of replacement plan they're talking about is so significantly different, you can't just pull little pieced out of this. >> meanwhile, trump's former rival, hillary clinton, did some thanksgiving shopping this week and tweeted a photo of a colorful thanksgiving greeting  left on her lawn. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, the warriors take care of business against their southern california rivals but at what cost? sports is next. the staples center in l-a has not be

mcgahn is a lawyer who worked on campaign finance election laws and k.t. mcfarland a veteran of the nixon, ford administrations was named deputy national security adviser. >>> wisconsin election officials will recount by hand that state's presidential vote which donald trump won by less than 1%. green party nominee presidential nominee jill stein filed for the recount friday. she has raised more than $5 million to pay for that recount and another in michigan and pennsylvania. some election experts doubt, >>> and finally online shopping powered a surge in black friday sales this year. several major retailers reporting a big jump in website traffic but in-store sales were up only slightly. over last year. the national retail federation says it expects total holiday sales to reach -- rise to -- by nearly 4%. over to robert marciano with the weather and some good news i believe for skiers like us, rob? >> they've been waiting for this for the past couple of weeks. one to two to maybe three feet of snow at the highest elevations that includes lake tahoe to mamm

mcfarland has been named as national security advisor. meanwhile, reportedly an internal struggle for secretary of state, with advisors split over mitt romney or rudy giuliani. the president-elect may choose to go with someone outside of those options. former general, david petraeus has also expressed interest. no cabinet appointments will be made before monday. >>> jill stein has raised more than $5.6 million for recounting in three key states. her campaign officially filed for a recount in wisconsin yesterday. >> what we are saying is that there is enough peripheral evidence to warrant that our system should be investigated. >> now, the recount would have to be finished 35 days after the election, which is december 13th. michigan and pennsylvania recount deadline dates are next week. hillary clinton, who leads the popular vote, has not commented on the recount effort. >>> new this morning, a river cruise ship that crashed into a bridge in florida shut down traffic for hours. it was wedged underneath the main street bridge in jacksonvill

. >> the other is fox news analyst k.t. mcfarland. the president-elect is moving forward with his picks but the opponents have not given up on the election just yet. >> we have more from washington. >> reporter: as president-elect donald trump moves forward with his cabinet picks, there is an internal struggle for secretary of state. with trump advisers split over mitt romney or rudy giuliani. >> is the mayor a candidate for secretary of state? >> reporter: trump loyalists are advocating for the former new york city mayor, but there's concern with potential conflicts of interest from his foreign business entanglements. he could face a difficult confirmation. by contrast, mitt romney would send a signal to the world as a more moderate diplomat. but he was one of mr. trump's harshest critics during the campaign. >> this was a guy, as you remember, that called donald trump a phony, a fraud, and a con. >> reporter: kellyanne conway. as for secretary of defense, general mattis is considered a top contender. other major posts waiting appoin

k.t. mcfarland will serve as the national security adviser. she has experience in both ford and reagan's teams. meantime, wisconsin is going to start its first presidential recount in state history. green party presidential candidate jill stein requested the recount. she's vowing to do the same in michigan and in pennsylvania. mr. trump held narrow leads in all three states. there's no evidence of election tampering. >>> 6:22 right now on this saturday. ski season is about to kick off in the poke knows, but the resorts could still use a little bit of help from mother nature. we'll tell you when you'll be able to hit the slopes, next. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. so in the 3.7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local sled jump record, fly, gary, fly. ...his friend can download 13 versions of the perfect song... ...his sister can live stream it... ...while his mom downloads how to set a dislocated shoulder. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone for just $79.99 per mo

k.t. mcfarland held posts in three association, will be deputy appoint adviser. it comes within an open split in the secretary of state post. 2012 nominee mitt romney, a harsh trump critic is a candidate. but so is former new york mayor rudy guiliani, an outspoken trump supporter. there is strong resistance from loyalists. sources say they spoke over thanksgiving and romney is still very much in the running. while retired gems are also being considered for the job along with senator bob corker. a law enforcement official says the secret service may take over a floor at trump tower. it could add up to a million-and-a-half dollars a year in the building owned by the president-elect. police protection there already costing new york city a million dollars per day. and the new report suggests a russian propaganda campaign built around a tore represent of fake news stories aimed as flushing the u.s. election. researchers found they exploid ploited u.s. technology. i'll be speaking with republican chris collins and we have full coverage of the day's top stories. we will

kathleen "k.t." mcfarland was appointed deputy national security adviser. she's worked in several republican administrations, and as a "fox news" analyst; and donald mcgahn will be white house counsel. he served as the trump campaign's attorney. neither appointment is subject to senate confirmation. in a separate development, green party leader jill stein filed a petition formally requesting a presidential vote recount in wisconsin, to ensure the results were not manipulated. it is expected to begin late next week. similar challenges are also being prepared in pennsylvania and michigan. in the day's other news, the death toll from a massive truck bombing in southern iraq rose to at least 73. at least 40 of the dead were said to be shiite pilgrims from iran. the islamic state claimed it carried out the suicide attack last night at a gas station near the city of hilla. it is the worst isis attack in iraq since july. a train collision in northern iran has killed at least 43 people, and injured 100 more. state tv reports a moving train derailed and caught fire

nbc news confirming donald trump has appointed k.t. mcfarland to be national security adviser. and dan is advising the transition effort. and green party nominee jill stein officially submitting a petition seeking a recount in wisconsin. she'll also be seeking potentially recounts in michigan and pennsylvania. for now, back to "hardball." >> welcome back to "hardball." one of the more memorable moments for our "hardball" college tour, some might call it a highlight of the campaign, or a lowlight, was an interview i did with donald trump in green bay, wisconsin, a few days before the state's republican primary. it came after a question i asked trump about the issue of abortion. >> should the woman be punished for having an abortion. >> look. >> this is not something you can dodge. if you say abortion is a crime or abortion is murder, you have to deal with it, under the law. should abortion be punished? >> well, people in certain parts of the republican party and conservative republicans would say, yes, they should be punished. >> how about you? >> i would say it's a very serious

mcfarland, michael flynn. >> about what so many generals? >> good to have people with experience that understand the real threat we have with isis and aren't afraid to stand up and do everything that needs to be done to fight it. look, we have fln, actuynn actu pushed out of the obama administration for calling isis what it is. these general have real-world experiences and understand the dangers faced abroad and that is valuable experience in that position and clearly donald trump recognizes and values what they bring to the table. >> i should sap the obama administration argues it was management issues. i suspect the truth is somewhere in between what you said and that. paul begala what do you think about this? if there are -- certainly i think folks in the pentagon might be encouraged by this, because they felt shut out here recently, when it comes to foreign policy and being heard by president obama. but what are your concerns, or do you even have any that there could be such a representation by former top brass? >> well, it's certainly b

mcfarland as deputy national security director. she is best known for posts in the reagan pentagon and at fox news channel and will be paired with lieutenant general michael flynn the national security advisor who says he is excited about this appointment in a white house that is now set to approach america's enemies overseas in a much different way than we have seen in the last 8 years. today we also learned hot first white house counsel will be. his name is don mcgahn a former fec commissioner for rewriting the rules. depth of knowledge about ethics, makes him the kind of lawyer wanted on team. rid the lobbyists and conflicts of interests draining the swamp in washington, d.c. those were the only two announcements we got about new editions to the trump team today. two people who haven't been offered any jobs yet most of the attention. mitt romney and rudy giuliani. they are said to be the favorite for secretary of state. at least they were until recently. the "new york times" is reporting there are red flags in rudie's business b

fox news analyst k.t. mcfarland has been tapped as security advisor and donald mcgahn. they are honored and ready to take on new role. recount of presidential votes will soon be underway in wisconsin thanks to jill stein. election officials moving forward on the green party candidate wants request. she wants to make sure hackers didn't skew the results. stein is also requesting recounts in pennsylvania and michigan. her campaign has raised over $5 million to cover the costs. and could steven segal help the icy relations with russia. receiving russian passport from president vladimir putin a month after awarding him citizenship. he has been recent visitor in recent years. even accompanying him to several martial arts event. he hopes the ceremony helps u.s. relations. those are your hea headlines. >> u.k. independent party leader nigel farage joins us live with his take and what the trump administration needs to do with cuba. >> that's right. and guess who was singing castro's praises three days ago. yeah, that guy right there. colin kaepernick. he says the u.s. could lea

k.t. mcfarland is tapped at deputy national security adviser and she currently works as an analyst for fox news. and has worked in the administrations richard nixon, gerald ford and ronald reagan. and trump campaign attorney donald mcgahn is set to serve as white house counsel and neither post requires confirmation by the senate. >> appears to be a split in the transition people who is department. the leading xaents for secretary of state are said to be former republican presidential nom ine mitt romney and former new york mayor rudy giuliani. other possible nominees are former cia director david petraeus and republican senator bob corker and marine corps general john kelly. >> for more on the trump transition, we are joined by mark alexander, dean of the of the senior leadership for the obama/biden transition effort. good morning. thanks for joining us. >> thanks. >> reporter: let's first talk about secretary of state. you have rudy giuliana, former mayor of new york openly lobbying for h

k.t. mcfarland, deputy national security adviser mike pompeo at the cia. the world knows vladimir putin, what can we get, the one who really deserves the nobel peace prize. turns out leading from behind left a big opening and obama still hasn't figured it out. what can we learn from that? >> i think definitely the idea of strong leadership being required from the united states on the world stage is something we've seen communicated through all the choices thus far. i think there's two threats that run through them, stronger on isis, stronger on iran, specifically the nuclear deal. what that means going forward, what that means on russia, whether it's cooperation with russia or whether it's taking a stronger line against putin, what that means on china and north korea will be flushed out. having someone like mcfarland who worked nixon, a long strategic view of things will give this administration a more comprehensive national security strategy. >> also obviously the two big posts that require senate confirmation, secretary of defense, secretary of state, wi

i think the picks he's made, general flynn, k.t. mcfarland. >> president obama has pushed out that ethos. be strong, be tough. make sure the military is prepared to be a war fighting institution and diplomacy. war is a an extension of diplomacy. it's critically important and should always be on the table. >> what's interesting is governor huckabee with us on tuesday. ripped into the thought of mitt romney being secretary of state as did newt gingrich double down even sounded more anxious about that prospect. >> kellyanne conway over the weekend, came out she was going to -- the tweet was no mistake. listen to kellyanne conway this weekend. >> i think that there was a never trump movement and then there was governor mitt romney. he went out of his way to hurt donald trump. >> i think there's nothing mitt romney can say that doesn't sound phony and frankly, pathetic. rudy giuliani would be a great secretary of state. >>> i think it's as much a reflection of the fact, the presidential candidate did everything to undermine the republica

i hope it's somebody like k.t. mcfarland or dni or the other slots of course. >> absolutely. jim woolsey. former ci achlt director. thanks for chairing your expertise this morning. >>> the mainstream media not letting up on senator jeff sessions. we're going to discuss more about that. that's just not true. with an ex-con seeking revenge welcome to no man's land on sale now >>> woichblgt democrats are doubling down, slamming president-elect trump's most recent picks as racist. now critics are urging him to reconsider of the appointment of senator jeff sessions. listen to this. >> he made jokes about the kkk. he made racial slurs, he used racial slurs. >> he's going to need a thorough vetting. many of the statements are old but still troubling. >> he pushes out sessions, who is the most troubling member of the u.s. senate when it comes to race. >> if he was not good enough to be a federal judge, how then is he good enough to be attorney general actually enforcing the law? >> who are to weigh in is the niece of martin luther king, jr. dr. al veed a king. good morning. how all a

k.t.? where is k.t.? there she is. kt started her career as an aide on dr. kissinger's security staff went on as a speech writer, spokeswoman, and deputy assistant secretary of defense to caster wineburg. in 1985, kt received the defense department's highest civilian award for her work in the reagan administration. i am so excited. drink your wine, guys. for this conversation to begin. so, let's get to it. could you please, secretary kissinger? [applause] julia argyros: joined by his sometime friend, ambassador winston, and kt mcfarland. let's get on with it. julia? land: julia, i have one side -- slight correction. i wasn't really an aide to henry kissinger. i was the night secretary. all i did was type. julia argyros: don't tell him that. kt mcfarland: but i was a really good typist. i think in the significance of this -- you've all been through the exhibit, and you realize the achievements of president nixon. it has been called the golden age of american diplomacy with very good reason. any one of the significant achievements that president nixon had duri

he also made k.t. mcforwardland of the anti- terror strategy who had been in the pentagon under reagan deputy national security advisor. earlier this week mcfarland outlined the dangerous international chessboard awaiting the next president. >> whether it's china, russia, north korea, radical islam a new presiden countries are lining up to test this new president. >> reporter: eight more potential administration members will visit the president-elect on monday. among them milwaukee sheriff david clark, former s.e.c. commissioner paul atkins, and republican congressman lou bartelta. it's looking at many of the people for multiple positionses, and as trump prepares to take over the u.s. government, the russian government is trying to in syria with a spokesman saying that "if washington cannot or does not want to fight terrorists, it should not get in the way." disputes like this one will be handled come january by the next secretary of state, and the names floated as front-runners for that spot mitt romn