donald trump naming k.t. mcfarland as deputy chief. kirsten powers, cnn political analyst and columnist for "usa today" and warren forks, political reporter for "talking points" memo. interesting, guys. looking at who donald trump has in his national security apparatus. we have general michael flynn, nsa, and then this would be, i think, clearly, his key deputy. right? k.t. mcfarland, both obviously very hawkish. flynn very military-minded. we know former marine corps general mattis is being at the top contender for secretary of state. so what does this tell you, eugene, when you're looking at their world view, versus donald trump being a little more isolationist during the campaign? >> i think it's giving us an idea how trump may end up pivoting and who he'll listen to developing his world view in terms of national security issues. we just heard surface-level ideas from donald trump. no details. i think what we will hear within the next 100 days what he wants to do more intensely in terms of responding to a lot of these crises we've b

lou: all right, k.t., thanks for being with us, great to see you. k.t. mcfarland. >> thanks, lou. lou: be sure to vote in our poll tonight -- . >>> on wall street today, stocks mixed. the dow up 59 points. the s&p up 2. both at record highs. the nasdaq lost six points. volume on the big board dropping off to 3.4 billion shares in advance of the thanksgiving holiday. eli lilly shares at the lowest level in two years, shared plunged 10% after the experimental alzheimer's drug failed in trials, and orders in durable goods posting the biggest increase in nearly a year. climbing nearly 5% last month. a reminder to listen to my reports three times a day on the salem radio network. >>> president-elect trump's cabinet rapidly expanding, the secretary of state position vacant but attracting a lot of attention. one of the candidates is already given americans a sneak preview how he might handle the job. that is the subject of my commentary here next. stay with us. ♪ come on, wake up!!! come on, why ya sleepin'? come on! what time is it? it's go time. come on. let's go, let's go, let's go.

he's listening to advisers like general flynn and k.t. mcfarland. if you have a core, a belief, that matters more than sitting in a couple of briefings. >> if you have a belief, that's fine. but you have to know something about the world. >> he doesn't know anything about the world? >> he seemed unaware that putin has been in crimea. let me finish my point here. some point you're going to have to stop blaming obama and we're going to have to start assessing president-elect trump. the fact of the matter is he doesn't demonstrate a lot of foreign policy knowledge on the trail in the debates or otherwise. you can have a theory about the world -- >> some would say that you're blaming donald trump for not doing the right thing and donald trump's team says he's trying to put the right team together. >> you've got to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time. >> you don't think donald trump can walk and chew gum at the same time? he's doing both. >> thanks to both of you. >>> for the second year in a row, black friday is met with anger in the city of c

he's named national security analyst k.t. mcfarland and don mcgann for white house counsel. a source tells cnn trump spoke to romney, and cnn has learned the secret service is considering leasing a full floor inside of trump tower at a cost of $1.5 million, which would go to donald trump. officials are looking at setting up around the clock center to protect trump while he's there and his wife as well and young son who are staying in new york through the spring. and tonight, "the washington post" is reporting that the russians helped amplify false stories about hillary clinton throughout the presidential campaign. this operation allegedly used so-called botnets, teams of human trolls and networks to echo right wing sites portraying clinton negatively. we're covering all of that this hour with our correspondents and analysts. let's begin with the latest on the trump transition. jim acosta has the details on this. these appointments were fairly straightforward, but there's some infighting taking place over the secretary of state position. >> reporter: just a bit, that's right.

let's talk about k.t. mcfarland first. she has a lot of experience in republican administration, both in foreign policy and national security. she served in the ford administration. and underneath -- sorry, she served underneath defense secretary caspar wieinberger bu in the nixon and ford administration she served as undersecretary of state henry kissinger. she has some political experience as well. at one time she attempted to run in the republican primary to challenge hillary clinton back in 2006 don mcgann is a former fec commissioner, someone that has served on the trump campaign for some time as an election lawyer who helped trump navigate election law, something he doesn't have experience in and he's expected to help trump deal with those issues when he comes to washington. now, these are the final two appointments that we're expecting here this weekend. trump and his family will held back to new york on sunday but when he gets back to new york, he is expected to be very busy. they will welcome eight different peopl

trump's statement about the hire of k.t. mcfarland, quote i'm proud that k.t. has once again decided to serve our country and join my national security team. she has tremendous experience and innate talent that will complement the fantastic team which we are. crucial. nothing is more important than keeping our people safe. don mcgahn white house chief council. deep understanding of national law. play critical role in our administration and i'm grateful he is willing to serve our country at such a high level capacity. let's bring in our panel. lisa booth. karen mcnulty and syndicated columnist charles krauthammer. charles, comments on the picks today? >> kt as we all know is a superb choice. she goes all the way back to nixon and kissinger administration. reagan. she is very experienced. she is written. she is thought. and i they think she will be a really good balance to that team. mcgahanna i don't know. mcgahn, i don't know. will he be the one to tell donald trump he will interest to divestments or all of them if he wants to have an administration. within the

k.t.! >> so the k.t. mcfarland news is there but we don't expect cabinet level appointments in the next few days. >> no, no, perhaps wilbur ross as commerce secretary and ben carson mulling the hud offer. connell: keep reading your tweets. peter barnes out of d.c. >>> the other thing with the president-elect, he is planning a list of executive actions on day one week heard that from him and does he risk pushing the legal boundaries as the obama administration and as the president-elect called out. current president from red alert politics senior writer ryan is here, good see. >> you good to see you. appreciate this. connell: is there a line that you have to be careful of? or is everything that president-elect trump outlined in that video he put out pretty much fair game for executives? >> i think a lot of them will be reversals of the obama administration. epa, tpp and daca. he said the trans-pacific partnership is dead. connell: that is dead by the way. >> merkel is saying that overseas and the epa, he s

deputy national security adviser, k.t. mcfarland, and let's bring in our guest. what is your take on the latest picks? >> good. k.t. mcfarland is savvy and well-informed and knows her stuff and is a conservative. >> what about the other one? >> i don't know much about him, but he seems to be a good pick. so far i have been impressed with transition trump and the only thing that remains for me is the pick as secretary of state. >> what kind of team do you think he is putting together? >> looks like he will put together a military with military leaders, generals in charge, and what i heard from matusz, he will help to develop good relationships. >> let's dive into this. looking at the other foreign policy staffers, michael flynn, mitt romney, and bolton, and they are all over the place in approach and world views, so could that be a good thing? >> sure. looks like donald trump is putting together people that give him a diverse set of opinions, and i think that's commandable. a lot of ceos do that, they create natural tensions in organizations so he might get the be

mcfarland will be trump's national security adviser. she worked at three separate republican white houses and long time washington insider and election law expert don mcgann will serve as assistant to the president and white house couns counsel. so to ryan noble wes go covering all things trump. he's down at mar-a-lago in palm beach. tell me more about these new names. >> reporter: brooke, it seems as though there's been pushback on the two big names the trump team pushed out in rudy giuliani and mitt romney so it seems there's a bit more open competition for secretary of state, that the president-elect is looking around at other possible people to fill that very important role. you showed those three names already. general john kelly, not necessarily a household name but someone with a lot of experience, a marine, a former head of u.s. southern command, he's considered to be a top candidate as is former cia director david petraeus who is someone well known in numerous political and military circles and then tennessee senator bob corker

don mcgahn was tapped as white house counsel counsel and k.t. mcfarland white house advisor. looking for holiday bargains. estimated half of those shoppers will come out on saturday. i'm patricia stark. and now back to the o'reilly factor. continuing now with this special edition of the factor. thanksgiving is not even in the rear view mirror yet. the holiday crush, the shopping chaos is already on. expwresy watters went out to sample the craziness? do you say happy holidays or merry christmas. >> i usually say happy holidays to be all inclusive. >> wrong answer happy kwanzaa. >> what's your budget for the holiday season. >> i don't have one. i just spent. >> you sound like president obama. >> no. please don't do that. >> oh, everybody knows what i mean. >> you are lucky there is no mistletoe here. >> santa baby. >> light us up. >> how much do you usually spend on your grandson. >> usually 10150. >> they are all naught. >> how much inches is the tv. >> 55 going in the bedroom. >> you can watch me when you go to bed. >> of course. >> you don't even know who i am, do you? >> no

k.t. mcfarland served as an official in the reagan white house. jill stein formally filed for a recount in wisconsin, making the deadline by a week and a half. give trump the presidency. they are giving hacking as the reason for the recount. >>> the mother of the brady bunch, florence henderson, has died. she began her role when the brady bunch aired in 1969. and she took on roles on broadway. she spoke at recently. and she suffered from heart failure. the beloved actress was 82. >>> tonight a young woman with down syndrome is too busy knocking down barriers to even acknowledge her own disability. and her dreams don't stop there. >> reporter: spend a few minutes in the kitchen with collette and you'll see her passion. >> i love to bake. >> reporter: her chocolate chipped cookies dipped in cinnamon. don't try to find out the recipe. >> it's friends and family kept telling her, this is a really good cookie, you could sell this cookie. >> it's hard to find a paying job. >> reporter: she decided to become her own boss and her cookie business took shap

mcfarland, as deputy national security adviser. the appointments come amidst an unusual airing of trump team division over mitt romney and rudy giuliani as contenders for secretary of state. giuliani has publicly campaigned for the job. now, he's more cautious. >> i would never discuss politics, and what he selects and doesn't select, on thanksgiving. and i'd probably never discuss it at all. that's between him and me. >> reporter: the controversy could open up the door to an alternate. like senator bob corker of tennessee, and former general david petraeus. while trump deliberates, he's spending time with family. their holiday feast, said to be lavish. on the menu, a chilled seafood display, mr. trump's wedge salad, sea bass along with the turkey, and eight types of dessert. today, green party candidate jill stein filing for a recount in wisconsin. >> thank you. >>> overseas, new developments in the large-scale terror plot revealed in france. five suspects arrested. prosecutors believe the attack was imminent. here's alex marquard

the trump team announced that k.t. mcfarland will serve as his security adviser. she's the third woman named to the trump team which can came under fire initially after the picks were all white men. 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. "meet the press" looked at one big question, can he keep his promises? that's coming your way at 10:30 right here on nbc 10 tomorrow. >>> ski season is just about ready to kick off in the poconos, 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. >>> ski season is almost here. nbc 10 visited before you mountain ski resort in carbon county yesterday where the trails have a combination of machine made snowpack but it needs to get a bit cooler for the snow guns to cover the entire mounta

trump made k.t. mcfarland a major critic of the obama administration anti-terror strategy who has been in the pentagon under reagan deputy national security advisor. until earlier today mcfarland was a fox news contributor. earlier this week. fk far land outlined the dangerous international chess board awaiting the next president. >> whether it's china, russia, iran, north korea, radical islam. they all -- a new president always gets tested but all these countries are lining up to test this new president. >> as trump prepares to take over the u.s. government, the russian government is trying to position itself as the leader in syria with a spokesman saying that, quote: 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 frontrunners for that spot, mitt romney and rudy giuliani have the transition team taking sides. so much that the incoming administration

and fox news analyst k.t. mcfarland as deputy national security advisor. neither position requires senate confirmation. this will be a busy weekend for traveling, shopping, i don't know, more eating. meteorologist lindsey slater joins us now. excellent. our radar is looking good. some rain, drizzle, on and off today, and some mix and fond du lac in sheboygan counties earlier. now, 38, slowly dropping. this is the time of night when we tank, but some decent cloud cover, so that helps to keep the temperature stable during the trend through 4:00 in the morning, dropping near 30. an overnight load near 30 degrees, 29 sheboygan, 29 fond du lac. next, how the weekend is shaping up. plus, i'll next chance of rain and snow in the forecast. adrienne: thank you. you can track the weather on-the-go this weekend with our free app. interactive radar and keep an eye on the seven day forecast. shoppers hit the stores early this morning for black friday. we had crews spread out in our area. you are looking here at video from mayfair mall. retailers are happy about the lon

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. >> reporter: k.t. mcfarland has served in three republican white houses including that of ronald reagan. she will report directly to lieutenant general michael flynn. like flynn, she has been critical of the obama administration's approach to fighting terrorism, particularly islamic extremism. today's announcement comes as trump's inner circle continued to debate, often publicly and on twitter, who to choose as secretary of state-- former mayor rudy giuliani, or former republican presidential nominee mitt romney. during the campaign, romney lashed out as trump as a phony and a fraud: >> he's playing the members of the american public for suckers. >> reporter: trump adviser kellyanne conway says romney's loyalty is at issue. she said she was receiving a deluge of social media and private communications warning against romney. another adviser, former house speaker newt gingrich, also righed in: >> i think the vast majority of trump supporters will initially be very unhappy, and will be reminded of all th

mcfarland is trump's third female appointment. in 2006, she unsuccessfully ran for senate, attempting to unseat new york's then senator hillary clinton. now a fox news analyst. >> the united states is now in retreat never >> reporter: mcfarland is known for her hard line views and credit imof president obama. as for mcgann, he is an attorney for the tropes cain, and served fire years with the federal election commission. he'll now help the president elect navigate his vast business entanglelements, but intrigue swirled around a position yet to be filled, secretary of state, trump world and former an tag this, mitt romney. >> it wouldn't surprise me in a third name emerges. >> reporter: trump trying to make good on a campaign promise? to keep working class jobs in the u.s. vice president mike pence serving as his chief negotiate per his home state of indians, trying to keep carrier air-conditioning from following through with its plans to move a major plant to >>> coming up, a few study that pencillen allergies may be temporary. we

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 nominated to lead the state 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 villanova school of law and part 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 himself to be the secretary of state nominee and

[ applause ] joined by his some time friend, winston lord and k.t. mcfarland. >> julia, i have one side correction i wasn't really an aide to henry kissinger. i was the night secretary. all i did was type. >> don't tell him that. >> i was a really good typist. the significance of this -- you've all been through the exhibit and realize the achievements of president nixon. it has been called golden age of american diplomacy with very good reason. any one of the significant achievements that president nixon had during his presidency would have been something that every other president would have been proud to say was his crowning glory and achievement, but nixon had success after success after success. and one of the important reasons for that is the man sitting right here, henry kissinger who, believe it or not, when richard nixon was elected president, he decided he was going to choose a national security adviser. he wanted to have national security, foreign policy defense issues be paramount in his administration but called on someone he had never me

. >> k.t. mcfarland and mcgahn are among those. >>> paris officials have stopped four >>> a good day to get out and get exercise and work off your thanksgiving overindulgence. >>> time has come for the redskins coach's show with jay gruden. coming up, the redskins fall to dallas on thanksgiving. bottom line is, the skins win two out of three in 11-day span, remaining right in playoff contention. the coach is here ready to answer the questions with larry michael and chris cooley. coach, we're going to touch on both games since the last coach's show. thanksgiving, 31-26, redskins on the short end of that one. you've seen the tape. what were some of the differences in that game? >> well, there was a lot. when you lose a football game, there's a lot of things you could have maybe executed better, called better, but it's

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, she will be deputy national security adviser, a transition official said on friday that flash coming from reuters just a couple of minutes ago. for more on this, mark larson, radio host. k.t. mcfarland is a big name and if you think about it white house counsel for this president with so much potential conflicts between the trump organization and the white house is a really big word of the day. >> sounds like a smart pick to me. you have to have a truth teller. there are a lot of great choices. have they run this past jill stein and her recount orchestra to see if this passes muster with this. >> we were going to talk about this before this news broke and now that you brought this up, i want his response to it. are there actually democrats out there who want to have some kind of recount and think it's going to change anything? >> in my opinion, i think unfortunately, i think jill stein is kind of a proxy for the clinton campaign. i think to some extent, you know as an avid

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 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 himself to be

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 transition people who is nominated to lead the state 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 t transition, we are joined by mark alexander, dean of the villanova school of law and part 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 l

he also made k.t. mcfarland, a major critic of the obama advisor. earlier this week, mack far lined the dangerous international chess board awaiting the president. >> all -- a new person always gets tested but all these countries are lining up to test this new president. >> astrium prepares to take over the u.s. government, the russian government is trying to position itself as the leader in syria, with a spokesman saying that, quote, if wasng terrorists, it should not get in the way. disputes like this will be handled by in january by the next secretary of state. names floated, mitt romney and rudy giuliani, have the transition team taking sides, so enough that the incomeing -- >> mahr alago is being protected at -- the secret service is next to each other inside trump tower. this report says that would cost at lease $3 million a year, money that would be paid to the building's own e the trump organization. >> still ahead, it's a holiday tradition for many of us. >> we've been coming here for seven years in a row, this is our tradition, the day aft

campaign attorney donald mcgahn has been named white house counsel, and fox news analyst k.t. mcfarland as deputy national security advisor. neither position requires senate confirmation. looking ahead, milwaukee county sheriff david clarke will meet with trump on monday in new york. that's according to a republican national committee official. it's not clear if clarke will be offered a position in the trump trump is meeting with a variety of candidates. clarke was extremely outspoken about supporting trump during the campaign. he has made no public comment on the meeting. this morning, a man is dead after being shot on the city's northside. milwaukee police responded to a shotspotter call near 16th and concordia avenue around 9:30 last night. that's where they found the injured man. lifesaving efforts were unsuccessful and he died at the scene. police say they do have a suspect in custody this morning. this morning, an investigation is underway after a father and his 9-year-old daughter were killed in a crash in racine county. it happened near 4 mile road and old farm road in

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 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 villanova school of law and part 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 himself to be the secretary of state nominee a

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 nominated to lead the state 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 villanova school of law and part 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

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 nominated to lead the state department. the leading xaents for secretary of state are said to be 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 villanova school of law and part 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 gi

tapping k.t. mcfarland for deputy national security advisor and donald mcgahn for white house counsel. peter doocy is live from the mar-a-largo club. peter, what is trump saying about the recount effort underway in wisconsin? let's start there. >> he's calling it whole effort ridiculous and calling out the organizer, former green party candidate jill stein, by saying she is going to keep all the money she raises to recount votes in wisconsin to make herself rich. the president-elect is adding now, quote, this is a scam by the green party for an election that has already been conceded and the results of this election should be respected instead of being challenged and abused, which is exactly what jill stein is doing. very notably even though clinton campaign lawyers have linked up with this recount effort in wisconsin and would lend similar support to similar efforts in pennsylvania and michigan, if they ever materialize, the president-elect did not call out hillary clinton with today's statement.

trump naming k.t. mcfarland as his deputy national security advisor, serving as a former aide to henry kissinger. those appointments come amid internal trump team division, the sides split between mitt romney and rudy giuliani as giuliani saying he wouldn't discuss the selection. jill stein getting her wish, a recount in wisconsin. the green party candidate made the request after raising more than $5 million. her campaign says it plans to file for recounts in pennsylvania and michigan as well. the deadline to file in pennsylvania is monday. hillary clinton is behind in those three states by a combined 103,000 votes. ignored, all of them centered around that driver who was behind the wheel in a fatal school bus crash in tennessee. police say johnthony walker was speeding when he crashed the bus, killing six children earlier this week. both students and administrators had raised concerns about him in the weeks before that crash. records released by the school district showing several complaints about his

tonight, adding a third female to his team, k.t. mcfarland and former campaign general counsel and current transition member donald mcgwan to the post of white house counsel. but it's mitt romney who h

he chose k.t. mcfarland for the national security security adviser and is a fox news analyst, and also announced one counsel. and some president-elect supporters are pushing back at the idea of mitt romney at the secretary of state and they are concerned because romney has not been a loyal supporter of trump and he is spending his weekend at the florida estate and more picks could be coming. >>> could our country be getting closer to a election recount? we'll tell you about the recount efforts that are quickly gaining traction. >>> plus it is a holiday tradition in washington and one >>> green party presidential candidate jill stein is demanding a recount. and as of today stein and her running mate have collected nearly $5 million and they are using it to fund a recount campaign in wisconsin, michigan and pennsylvania. all states where president-elect donald trump had a narrow lead. most polls gave hillary clinton the edge in those states, leading some to speculate that votes were tampered with, bu

also national security analyst k.t. mcfarland will serve as dent national security adviser. >>> green party presidential candidate jill stein formally filed for a recount in wisconsin. she also plans to request recounts in pennsylvania and michigan. combined, the three states won trump the presidency. stein's team cites possible election system hacking. the wisconsin recount will likely begin next week. >>> and still to come this morning, a text to the wrong friendship. how a 17-year-old ended up at an arizona grandmother's thanksgiving coming up. plans to fit your budget and your lifestyle. with plans starting as low as $0, you'll have zero things stopping you from really doing what you love. so call now to learn more about our plans that offer everything from annual wellness visits to routine hearing and vision exams, and prescription drugs. we have new dental coverage options too. and no referrals. plus, all our plans come with the peace of mind that you get when you have a health plan with over 50 years of medicare

trump also selecting k.t. mcfarland, a frequent critic to be his deputy security adviser. and donald mcgahn, former chairman for the federal election commission, to be white house counsel. also now more information on the man who famously said just days ago that, quote, darkness is good. steven bannon is the president-elect's controversial pick for chief strategist. here is brian todd with more. >> reporter: he says darkness is good. he says dick cheney, darth vader, satan, that is power. steve bannon, the rumbled 62-year-old who once headed breitbart news now has the ear of the president-elect and many worry he will push the platform of the so-called alt-right. >> we have in our history has never had someone like steve with a platform that he has had at breitbart come into basically be the co-chief of staff running the white house and the agenda of the president. >> reporter: civil rights groups say the alt-right movement is just code for white supremacists and anti-nti-accept nights and sab say bannon has to go. on the accusation that he's at least loosely embraced white

trump naming k.t. mcfarland as his deputy national security advisor, serving as a former aide to henry kissinger. those appointments come amid internal trump team division, the sides split between mitt romney and rudy giuliani as secretary of state. giuliani saying he wouldn't discuss the selection. jill stein getting her wish, a recount in wisconsin. the green party candidate made the request after raising more than $5 million. her campaign says it plans to file for recounts in pennsylvania and michigan as well. the deadline to file in pennsylvania is monday. hillary clinton is behind in those three states by a combined 103,000 votes. antoinette: revealing new details about several red flags that were ignored, all of them centered around that driver who school bus crash in tennessee. police say johnthony walker was speeding when he crashed the bus, killing six children earlier this week. both students and administrators had raised concerns about him in the weeks before that crash. records released by

mcgahn is a lawyer who worked on campaign finance election laws and k.t. mcfarland, a veteran of the nixon, ford and reagan 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, though, that the recounts would overturn trump's electoral >>> 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? >> yeah, they've been waiting for this for the past couple of weeks. we're going to se