cnn "newsroom" starts right now. 3:00 a.m. on the east coast barack obama is back in washington now after completing his final foreign trip as president of the united states. during his visits to greece, to germany and peru, much of the attention though was on president obama's successor. one area of major concern is international trade. >> president obama in his last press conference on the last leg of his last international trip as president once again made the case for trade deals, deals like the transpacific partnership trade deal one his successor donald trump opposes. deals like tpp are important and benefit the u.s. they allow america to help right the rulds of the road and absent u.s. engagement in such deals it allows other countries, countries like china to step in and fill the void, write rules of the road that do not benefit american companies. the president spoke more broadly about the need for continued u.s. engagement on the world stage calling the u.s. and indespenceable nation when it comes to dealing with glo

stay with us. >>> welcome back to "cnn newsroom." the reactions to the death of fidel castro have been as divided as the former cuban leader was polarizing. he was a hero for some, others a ruthless dictator. christiane amanpour has more now on his life, a divisive figure. more now from lon ton for us. >> fidel castro was revered and reviled depending what part of the world you came from. specifically during the cold war he was a revolutionary hero that many liberation movements took as their hero to cast the shackles of imperialism off and colonialism. that's for this part of the world. latin america, many right wing dak tore toreship were turned over, some became left wing, which took fidel castro as their godfather. still exist today. for instance in venezuela and others. a lot of those are beginning to come out of power. the balance of power that fidel castro represented has been crumbling over the last several decades. the vatican expressed could be condolences. pope francis was a go-between for president obama and -- the farc r

you are live in the "cnn newsroom." we begin with the death of fidel castro at age 90. to some, a revolutionary hero, the father of modern cuba. to others, a brutal tyrant that ruled with an iron fifty. when he took over power, he released white doves signaling a new era. 57 years later, his death is triggering two very different types of powerful reactions. some are shedding tears of grief and others, tears of joy. miami, the heart of the cuban exile community, spontaneous celebrations erupted. many say his death will close a dark chapter in cuba's history. >> for cuban immigrants in miami, we are just happy that we have hope now. >> the mood in the cube ban capl is quiet and sombre. many are wondering about the political implications and what might come next. >> reporter: the cuban people are feeling sad because of the loss of our commander and chief, fidel castro. we wish him, wherever he is, that he is blessed and us cubans love him. >> his body will be created in accordance with his wishes, says his brother who too

cnn newsroom starts right now. the current president of the united states barrack obama is due back in the country within the hour returning from his trip to peru. it is his last trip abroad as president but during his visit there and in germany and in greece allies focused on what to expect from his successor, donald trump. one major point is concern over global trade. >> president obama in his last press conference on the last leg of his last international trip as president once again made the case for trade deals. deals like the transpacific partnership trade deal won his successor president elect donald trump opposes. president obama said deals like ttp are important and benefit the u. s. they allow america to help write the rules of the road when it comes to trade and he said absent u.s. engagement in such deals it allows other countries, countries like china to step in and fill the void and right rules of the road that do not benefit american companies. the president also spoke more broadly about the need for

you're watching "cnn newsroom." world leaders are expressing thoughts about donald trump presidency. >> angela merkel congratulated trump on his vingtory. the french president called donald trump. and a top aide to russian president vladimir putin says his boss and donald trump have a number of things in common, including protecting their country's prosperity and national interests. putin's spokesman tells cnn both men are ready to improve relations between the u.s. and russia. he says ties between the kremlin and the obama administration right now are, quote, very lousy. matthew chance is in moscow for us. we all know they've been lousy, but as far as obama and putin, but there are some big issues on the table. but interesting, though, that putin was the first to call trump to congratulate him. >> he was certainly one of the first leaders and that was interpreted as this kind of sense of the russian joy that donald trump had been elected into office and not his alternative, hillary clinton. to a certain extent, tha

donald trump as "cnn newsroom" continues. the year long event began with his ceremonial opening of the holy door of st. peter's basilica 12 months ago. now the rite is reversed. pope francis closed the holy door at the beginning of sunday's mass at the vatican. he's celebrating the mass with 17 new cardinals inducted saturdays. it includes three from africa, two from asia and one from the middle east. >>> we heard donald trump say he wants to build a wall between mexico and the united states. the president-elect wants to renegotiate the nafta trade agreement. >> but a brewery in mexico comes down to beer sometimes doesn't it? and another in the u.s. has a different idea. they have collaborated on a beer called beer without borders. our a fiffiliate in arizona hase story. >> they were disgusted from the talk about building a wall between mexico and the u.s. >> we were like it's so stupid. we think that there's so many possibilities and so many potential opportunities for collaboration wp our friends and colleagues in mexico. >

this is cnn "newsroom." >> across cuba people are taking time to remember a former leader of that nation, a 21 gun salute will fire in havana early monday as well as next sunday the day of castro's funeral. >> cannons will be going off several times a day tuesday through saturday and castro's ashes will be paraded back along the route he and his rebels took to seize power nearly 60 years ago. but for all the splendor planned, people on the streets in cuba are reserved. >> more on the mood in havana. >> on the streets of. >> reporter: a muted and subdued

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this is "cnn newsroom." i'm natalie allen. >> i'm george howell following the headlines for you this hour. the u.s. presidential candidates are in their final push before americans head to the polls come tuesday. it is three days away before election day. donald trump and hillary clinton hitting those swing states, as natalie pointed out. they're there all weekend, national polls have hillary clinton with a slight advantage over donald trump. >>> also, the u.n. is warning isis is seizing young boys in iraq to fight in the battle for mosul which is going on now. a spokeswoman for the u.n. refugee agency says there are reports the terror group is taking children as young as 9. the announcement comes as iraqi troops engage in fierce combat with the militants in eastern mosul. >> children being killed. >>> the pentagon says a u.s. air strike has killed a senior al qaeda leader in afghanistan. officials say that he died in the strike on october 23rd in kunar province. they say he plotted attacks against the unite

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you are live in the cnn newsroom. i'm poppy harlow in new york. donald trump meeting behind closed doors with the people who could fill his cabinet and other top level positions at the white house. one man he met with is retired general who could possibly be a top candidate for defense secretary. much more on that meeting in a moment. first, though, the meeting trump had earlier today that raised a lot of eyebrows. he shook hands and met face to face with mitt romney for an hour and 20 minutes. romney, of course, the leading republican who launched a blistering attack on trump throughout the campaign. to say the two have had a rocky relationship is putting it mildly. here is a little bit of the barbs that they traded during the campaign. >> donald trump is a phony, a fraud. >> mitt was a disaster as a candidate. >> he's playing the members of the american public for suckers. >> romney let us all down. it was a very poor campaigner. >> he gets a free ride to the white house and all we get is a lousy hat. >> romney choked like a dog. he choked. >> h

"cnn newsroom" starts right now. donald trump would say, a huge task of staffing the trump administration is at full speed this weekend. it's all happening at trump's resort in bedminster, new jersey. some of the meetings set for sunday. the former mayor of new york and staunch trump supporter, rudy giuliani and new jersey governor, chris christie. >> he's still in there somehow. the president-elect held marathon meetings saturday as he invites president-elect mike pence, interviewed several important people for staff positions and trump and pence met with at least nine people on a wide range of tomorrow ix on public education and tax reform to trade and tax research. the two highest were with mitt romney and retired marine corps general james mat tis. each man spent more than an hour with trump. >> the two meetings could foreshadow two crucial cabinet picks. >> there was one clear meeting that everybody wanted to know everything about in bedminster on saturday. that was the meeting with mitt romney. it wasn't long a

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you're live in the cnn newsroom. i'm poppy harlow in new york. we're following breaking news this hour. final good-bye for president obama on the world stage as he wrapped up his last international news conference before leaving office in 60 days from now. the president speaking tonight in lima, peru, told world leaders he believes donald trump will likely adjust to the reality of the office when he moves into the white house next year. the president also spoke in depth about trade, corruption, terrorism, the situation in syria and many other challenges facing donald trump when he becomes president. we have a lot to talk about. let's bring back in my panel. joining me now, jamie, senior fellow of the atlantic counsel and member of the u.s. security counsel. and ron brownstein is with us. senior editor for the atlantic. the american university presidential studies and former chief of staff to first lady laura bush. we have a princeton historian and professor. and our own athena jones is traveling with the president in lima, peru, and was at the pr

you are watching cnn's special, election coverage. you are live in the "cnn newsroom." take a look at this. i want to show you exactly where donald trump and hillary clinton are focusing their efforts today. what a day it is on the campaign trail. donald trump is on his way to nevada and colorado after stops earlier today in north carolina and florida. his surrogates are stumping in new hampshire, wisconsin and new hampshire. the clinton campaign has heavy focus on florida and pennsylvania. she will rally in philadelphia and joe biden will campaign near pittsburgh. clinton surrogates will appear in north carolina, iowa and colorado. we have our teams of reporters and every single one of those major campaign stops. so let's get started. we begin first in north carolina. it is fast becoming a must-win state. one of trump's biggest female supporters, his wife, melania introduced him. republican, mitt romney, won north carolina by a slim margin in 2012. it went to obama in 2008. the latest cnn poll of polls there shows trump trailing clinton four points. clinton at 46. trum

erin mclaughlin, cnn london. >> you are watching cnn newsroom. still to come, the plight of myanmar's muslims. we hear from families fleeing a military crackdown. >>> central america taken a double hit from hurricane otto and an offshore earthquake. the u.s. national weather service says the tsunami threat has passed. otto has been downgraded to a tropical storm. it is blamed for several deaths in panama. meteorologist derek van dam has more. >> it has been a difficult 24 hours across central america. as natural disasters struck the region. hurricane otto making landfall at 1:00 p.m.onthursday in southern nicaragua and a 7.0 earthquake sending tsunami threats off the coast. the tsunami threat was marginal. did not create a destructive wave. the concern going forward is from otto and the potential flash flooding. the information to send along to you at home is this storm is still a formidable threat. it is moving offshore over the pacific ocean. this storm is packing quite a punch with winds in excess of 100 kilometers per hour and potential of f

you're live in the cnn newsroom. we begin with the death of former cuban leader fidel castro. to some, he was a revolutionary hero. to others he was a brutal dictator who ruled the communist nation with an iron fist. when castro and his revolutionaries took power in 1959, he released white doves to symbolize a new era of peace and prosperity in cuba. 57 years later, castro's death is triggering two very different types of reactions. some are shedding tears of grief, others tears of joy. in miami, the heart of the cuban exile community, celebrations erupted when news broke that castro had died on friday at the age of 90. many there say castro's death will close a dark chapter in cuba's history. the mood in cuba's capital is quiet and somber as people there worry about what might happen next. we're getting reaction from president obama and president-elect trump. trump says while cuba remains a totalitarian island, it is his hope for a future in which the wonderful cuban people live in the freedom they richly deserve. from president obama, "during my presidency we worked hard to

great taste. 100 calories. 21 grams of protein. >>> welcome back to cnn cnn "newsroom" so here in the united states we're just coming off of thanksgiving. it is a time for foam give thanks, but people in one province they've been giving thanks for something he is, their monkeys. >>> for the 28th year running residents north of bangkok put out a fruit buffet for their fris can i friends. they credit the monkeys for bringing in tourism dollars. >> look at that. so many monkeys, the event welcomes visitors all over the world some of whom are a little wary of the monkeys touchy feely behavior. >> one bite me like yesterday so that was surprised but i guess it was just a bit fun the others were really kind fraendly. they were fun but i guess you need to be careful. >> yes, they do have a tendency to bite. it went ahead that thailand is still grieving the death of it's king. organizers are saying the event had been toned down as a sign of respect during a one year mourning period. >> i think i'd be a little nervous if i were around it. >> i had very long hair and a monkey was jumping from t

still ahead. >>> welcome back to "cnn newsroom." the colombian president is urging his country to give peace a second chance. the government signed a revised peace deal on saturday with farc rebels to end over 50 years of brutal fighting. >> colombians rejected the initial peace agreement last month that shocked a lot of people. critics said it was too lenient toward the rebels. rafael romo has more about it. >> the first peace agreement between the colombian government and the guerilla group took five years to reach. it was put together in six weeks. the beginning of the agreement was held in havana. it happened saturday afternoon. representatives of the farc guerilla group and the government -- in bogota, manuel santos said the new deal will build a broader deeper peace. among the new stipulations are reparations for victims which will come from farc's assets and money, santos said. farc must still form a political party under the agreement but will not be given seats in the colombian congress automatically as the previous deal st

rapha rafael romo, cnn. >>> still ahead here on "cnn newsroom," there is sadness and celebration over castro's death. ahead, reaction from some lawmakers and leaders in the united states. including the president-elect. pope francis is showing sadness despite the former leader's once rocky relationship with the catholic church. stay with us. (vo) it's black friday weekend at verizon and people are ready. because they know a deal is only as good as the network it's on. verizon gives you the best network and a lot more. save big with up to $200 off our hottest android smartphones. like the pixel, phone by google. for less than $20 per month. no trade-in required. shop our best black friday weekend deals this saturday and sunday only. hurry, and get it all at verizon. approaching medicare eligibility? you may think you can put off checking out your medicare options until you're sixty-five, but now is a good time to get the ball rolling. keep in mind, medicare only covers about eighty percent of part b medical costs. the rest is up to you. that's where aarp medicare supplement insurance pl

you're watching the cnn newsroom. i'm fredericka whitfield. donald trump will make big decisions as president-elect, selecting his chief of staff among them. trump campaign manager kellyanne conway telling many reporters this morning the announcement is imminent. >> it is imminent means coming soon and perhaps mr. trump is up there making a lot of important decisions, taking counsel of many people. i thnk he can't go wrong with the decision. >> also happening soon, the president-elect is set to receive his first two top level intelligence briefings. trump will learn about the nation's most secretive intel gathering programs and u.s. spying programs overseas. the timing is playing a part in the ongoing legal woes as well, his attorneys in the trump university lawsuit asked a federal judge to postpone this month's trial until after trump's inauguration. the attorneys arguing the trial would take time away from trump's quote critical and all consuming transition process. meanwhile, protests against the president-elect are entering a fifth straigh

we have a lot more ahead live in the cnn newsroom. president-elect trump, his children are among the closest advisers. could they cause a conflict of interest? we will take a look. also today in new jersey, the president-elect met with the men and women who could make up his inner circle, his cap net. he interviewed two key contenders for the most key position in his administration. moments ago, he spoke. we are live in new jersey. phil? >> that's right, poppy. donald trump emerging after hours of meetings. one meeting left before a brief meeting saying a couple things to the press. we'll tell you what they say after the break. celebrationliday seafood nothing says "treat yourself" like any of these indulgent new dishes. so try the new grand seafood feast with tender shrimp, a decadent crab cake, and a lobster tail topped with white wine butter. or the new wild-caught lobster & shrimp trio crispy and garlic grilled red shrimp, and a lobster tail with creamy lobster mac-and-cheese? you wanted a feast, you got it. feasts like these make

(bing) >>> welcome back to "cnn newsroom." i'm george howell. there's a great deal of uncertainty about what a trump administration would look like. to talk more about this, let's bring in politics reporter gene scott live via satellite. gene, always a pleasure to have you. let's talk about the chief of staff announcement. it seems to be a horse race between steve bannon and reince priebus. explain to our viewers how one is a safe pick and one might be a rogue pick if these are indeed the two choices. >> reporter: indeed. reince priebus is someone who is closer to mainstream cons certificate self-tichl, familiar with the relationships that mr. trump lacks or at least lacked when he launched his campaign needed to work with government locally and federally. there's a lot of support for that. but steve bannon is head of this major media organization that was very much responsible for donald trump's success. one of the groups that got him to the top were white working class voters, regular readers of breitbart. this is indicative of what direction

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you're watching "cnn newsroom." it is good to have you with us. i'm george howell. >> and i'm natalie allen. here are our top stories. rebels in eastern syria have agreed in principal to let in desperately needed food and medicine, but syria and russia haven't given the plan the green light. activists say some 230 children have been killed in the city cease the cease-fire collapsed two months ago. >>> a british tourist who says she was gang raped has been arrested on extramarital sex charges. a uk based group says the ex victim has been released on bail, but her passport has been confiscated. >>> use president-elect donald trump will pay $25 million to settle three lawsuits against trump university. the settlement covered about 6,000 former students of the now defunct real estate seminars. a plaintiff lawyer says they'll get back half of at least what they paid maybe more. >>> and the president-elect has picked three hard line conservatives for national security positions. on the left, retire general michael flynn will become national security adv

. >>> this is the cnn newsroom, i'm fredericka whitfield. donald trump's lawyers want his scheduled november 28th trump university trial postponed until after inauguration in january. president-elect trump is at the center of three civil cases by former students who accuse the school of defrauding them out of thousands of dollars. >> they would put up a slide and they would say if you want to know about your tax deductions as a business, go to irs.gov. if you want -- >> that was the tip. >> that was the tip. if you want to go to find property, go to trulia.com -- >> another great tip. >> another website like that. and i just was shaking my head all the time. i kept hoping that the next retreat i would take that i would get some knowledge that i never had before but never did. >> trump's lawyers filed the request for the delay. those documents in federal court last night, they argue that quote the president-elect should not be required to stand trial during the next two months while he prepares to assume the presidency. the time and attention

you are live in the cnn newsroom. it is 8:00 p.m. in new york. 5:00 p.m. in los angeles and cities from coast to coast dealing with a fourth straight night of anti-trump protests. for hours, protesters have been marching through new york city chanting that trump is not their president. here's los angeles just a short time a lot. thousands in the street there as well. singing, some of them, for unity. ♪ come together right now ♪ over me >> we are here in new york, it is a cold saturday night, it has been hours on end, and the protesters there still on the streets en masse. what are they asking for? >> reporter: well, yeah, poppy, at this point it certainly has trickled down from the video you showed viewers just a couple of hours ago, there are still a few dozen protesters still remaining strong right outside, less than half a block from the trump tower from trump is. their message is really against the campaign that he ran, they want to stop the hate, they want to vent about how this election turned out. you can see that traffic is now moving from fift

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you're watching "cnn newsroom" live from atlanta. saudi arabian state news says the saudi-led military coalition has declared a 48-hour cease-fire in yemen. it's set to begin in about one hour which will be noon in yemen. the coalition says the cease-fire could be renewed if the houthi rebels and their allies honor it. reports say humanitarian aid will be delivered to conflict areas during the cease-fire. >>> now to eastern aleppo. a quarter million people have almost no food or medicine. the u.n. also saying that rebel groups there have agreed in principle to a relief plan for them, but sawyer and russia have not given it the green light. 46 people were killed friday alone. a fourth day of relentless government air strikes on rebel-held neighborhoods. we are about to show you video also that is quite disturbing. rescuers trying to save a little girl from under the rubble. it is brutal scenes like this. these are the scenes that happen so routinely each day in aleppo. you see half of her body here appears to be trapped, but she remai

you're live in the cnn newsroom. let's look at what's been all day pretty much a revolving door. not just today but all weekend. president-elect donald trump holding back to back meetings after meeting with potential cabinet and staff picks yesterday. he's working to fill key slots. these are the 12 people scheduled just today to speak with donald trump. included on the list, rudy gh l giuliani and new jersey governor chris christie. both have been loyal to trump. as far as we know, neither have been tapped for a position in trump's administration yet. we saw giuliani arrive a short time ago. you see him there walking in. he is actively gunning for the secretary of state post. the same position mitt romney is said to be under consideration for. for chris christie, he was heading the transition this entire process until a few weeks ago. then trump very quickly replaced him with his vice president sia running mate, mike pence. phil mattingly is covering every single coming and going and every single word. let's get to rudy giuliani and chris christie. what do we know about their me

erin mclaughlin, cnn, london. >>> you are watching "cnn newsroom." back in a moment. >>> i hereby pardon you from the thanksgiving table and we hope that you have a wonderful time in gobbler's rest. >> this thanksgiving in the united states, the holiday is a feast with pilgrims that reached the shores and americans already there. this is one of the stranger traditions. president obama marked his final thanksgiving in the white house by pardoning two turkeys that may have otherwise become the first family's dinner. >> i want to take a moment to recognize the brave turkeys who weren't so lucky and didn't get to ride the gravy train to freedom. who met their fate with kcourag and sacrifice and prove they weren't chicken. [ baby cries ] >> it's not that bad. >> president obama and first fame family rolled up the sleeves to serve dinner to veterans. and before we go, one final holiday tradition. thousands and thousands of los angeles residents turned out for the annual lighting of the freeway. it brought cheers to highway 405. lights in red one side and w

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i'll be back after the short break with another edition of cnn "newsroom." don't go any where. >>> it's time for a special edition of reliable stories. how the news gets made. a special welcome to our viewers here in the u.s. and all around the world on cnn international. something first, something different, before i even get to the teases, before i tell you about the great show we have in store today. tuesday night was the culmination of one of the biggest media failures in many years. most journalist ahead into tuesday night believing hillary clinton would be elected president at the end of the nieft and most viewers had the same impression. you can see in this preelection data. now this did not in a

. >>> this is the cnn newsroom, i'm fredricka whitfield live from washington, d.c. you are looking live at the white house where in 69 days, here it comes. right now the u.s. capitol is behind me. soon, you will see the white house. well, that will be the home of the next president of the united states, donald trump. there it is right there. just as a reminder, trump campaigned hard with slogans like, build a wall, repeal and replace obamacare and lock her up, referring to hillary clinton. >> we will build a great wall along the southern border. and mexico will pay for the wall. the repeal and replace obamacare act. fully repeal obamacare and replace it with health savings account. if i win, i am going to instruct my attorney general to get a special prosecutor to look into your situation. >> all right. since donald trump's win, we have been hearing a different tone. the wall street journal declaring trump signal's shift on obamacare and "the washington post" writing this, trump team is hedging on some pledges. it's many -- well, it's because of many of the campaign

much more on the "cnn newsroom" straight ahead with pamela brown at the top of the hour. >>> more "newsroom" at the top of the hour as the world reacts to dr. sanjay gupta. "vital signs" starts right now. > >>> cuba is roughly 90 miles off the coast florida but it feels a world away, the old cars, architecture, music. it is the sights and sounds of havana. this is "vital signs." i'm dr. sanjay gupta. despite being one of the poorest countries, cuba has a relatively strong health care system, a lot of focus on prevention. their screening program for vision and hearing and also a very robust vaccination program. keeping track of 11 million people on t

cnn "newsroom" starts now. >> hello, again, thanks for joining me. president-elect donald trump will return to new york city this afternoon and he's gearing up for meetings tomorrow with these potential candidates for his administration. it's the back and forth over who he will pick for secretary of state that has put the infighting within the trump team on full display. this morning on state of the union, senior adviser kellyanne conway was critical of mitt romney as a top contender. >> it's breath taking in scope and intensity the type of messages i received from all over the country and i'm just me, i'm not donald trump. just as his former campaign manager, the number of people who feel betrayed to think that a governor romney would get the most prominent cabinet post after he went so far out of his way to hurt donald trump, there was the never trump movement and there was mitt romney. he gave speeches against donald trump and attacked his character. i never heard governor romney come out and say, hey, i have a problem with x, y and z but that 25

we are live in the cnn newsroom. >>> you're live in the cnn newsroom. >>> president-elect donald trump making an allegation, claiming without any evidence that the only reason hillary clinton won the popular vote was because millions of people voted for her illegally. here is what he wrote. quote, in addition to winning the electoral college by' land slide i won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally. it would have been easier for me to win the so-called popular vote if i

>>> you're live in the cnn newsroom. >>> president-elect donald trump making an allegation, claiming without any evidence that the only reason hillary clinton won the popular vote was because millions of people voted for her illegally. here is what he wrote. quote, in addition to winning the electoral college by' land slide i won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally. it would have been easier for me to win the so-called popular vote if i only campaign in three or four states instead of the 15 states i visited. i would have won more easily and convincingly, but smaller states are forgotten. his comments follow news as the clinton campaign is joining with jill stein in pushing for a recount in several states. senior state of the union, trump adviser kellyanne conway blasted the recount effort. >> he has been gracious and ignamimous to secretary clinton when at a time, in whatever reason, her folks say they the will join in a recount to somehow undo the 70 plus electoral votes he beat her by. i was asked on cnn and elsewhere -- goodness, a thousand t

you're watching "cnn newsroom." it is good to have you with us. >> we're going to take you live now to south korea. thousands are gathering in seoul right now for a rally. critics are calling for the president to step down over an abuse of power scandal. president park moon apologized to thing nation saying she says responsibility. >>> getting inside mosul. for the first time in two years, they're trying to drive isis out of mosul. the battle will be waged street by street, house by house. the u.n. warns that isis is using young boys as human shields in the battlefield. >>> donald trump's campaign office in denver, colorado, was vandalized twice 20 friday.. police say they have one person in custody after a rock was tossed into a plate glass window. someone painted graffiti on a wall. >>> the presidential candidates trying to get voters out to the polls come tuesday. again, three days away before election day. donald trump and hillary clinton hitting those swing states all weekend. new national polls give hillary cl

>> "cnn newsroom" with brianna keilar starts right now. >>> hi there and welcome to "cnn newsroom." thank you so much for joining me. i'm brianna keilar. and the first u.s. senator to back donald trump for president is on his way to donald trump's cabinet. jeff sessions, nominee for attorney general. one of three major hires the transition team announced this morning. retired army general michael flynn will be trump's national security adviser. having advised trump throughout his campaign and campaigning forcefully for donald trump himself. congressman mike pompeo of kansas, trump's choice for cia director. you'll hear much more about these men ahead, but first here's the transition over president and vice president-elect showing up at trump tower. >> a great number of men and women, great qualifications come forward to serve this new administration and i'm just humbled to be a part of it. our agency teams have gown arrive gun begun to arrive this morning and what will move this country forward. >> bring in sunlen serfaty. sunlen, a lot of interesting picks today. a lot of movement

cnn "newsroom" starts now. >> hello, again, thanks for joining me. president-elect donald trump will return to new york city this afternoon and he's gearing up for meetings tomorrow with these potential candidates for

w >> there is much more ahead in the next hour of "cnn newsroom." for that, we turn to our colleague, fredricka whitfield. >> hello to both of you. still stuffed overstuffed? >> very much so, yes. >> okay. we have quite a few leftovers throughout the weekend. all right. thank you so much y'all. good to see you. >> you too. >> so much straight ahead. it's the 11:00 eastern hour. newsroom starts right now. >>> to some a hero, to others a tyrant. former cuban leader fidel castro is dead at the age of 90. and reactions are pouring in from around the world. president obama has just issued this formal statement saying we know that this moment fills cubans in cuba and in the united states with powerful emotions. history will record and judge the enormous impact of the singular figure on the people and world around him. those powerful emotions on display in havana with castro supporters are mourning. >> translator: the cuban people is feeling sad because of the loss of our commander in chief, fidel castro. and we wish him wherever he is that he is blessed.

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you are live in the "cnn newsroom." we begin with the death of fidel castro at age 90. to some, a revolutionary hero, the father of modern cuba. to others, a brutal tyrant that ruled with an iron fifty. when he took over power, he released white doves signaling a new era. 57 years later, his death is triggering two very different types of powerful reactions. some are shedding tears o

. >>> welcome back to "cnn newsroom" out of washington, d.c. today. i'll christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. we have live pictures here for you. battleground state of florida. donald trump speaking to voters in tampa, hoping to pick up some undecided voters and motivate his base to get out and vote. this state could of course decide who wins the presidential race. we've seen the implications of a political vote before. this is the fist of four stops for donald trump today. early voting data shows the latino voter turnout has been much higher than previous elections and in the latest cnn/orc poll of of polls it shows the two candidates in a very tight contest. also, we've got the long lines in charlotte, north carolina, this morning. the other battleground state that is a must win for presidential hopefuls. we've been saying this this morning, more so for donald trump than hillary clinton. this the final day of early voting across the state of north carolina. >> look at that line. >> yeah. >> three hours and waiting. >> gary tuchman is there speakin

. >>> hi, everyone, live in the cnn newsroom, i'm poppy harlow. it is 3:00 p.m. eastern. today's high looeped meeting between president-elect trump and one of his fiercest critics, mitt romney, has just wrapped up. the two appearing moments ago at trump's golf club in bedminister, new jersey. their meeting the first of the day. we're told one top take that may have been up for discussion, the job of secretary of state. our phil mattingly is live in bedminister where the meeting just wrapped up. look, there's been no love lost between the two of these. donald trump has called mitt romney a choke artist. mitt romney has said that donald trump is a phony and a fraud. but the

you are live in the "cnn newsroom," and we begin with breaking news tonight. donald trump, president-elect, making a major announcement, naming rnc chair reince priebus as his chief of staff. this news accompanied by a second announcement from trump that this man, steve bannon, his campaign's ceo and the executive chairman of breitbart news, will serve as trump's chief strategist and senior counsel. bannon is a controversial figure. the news outlet he ran until recently, breitbart, caters to the alt-right, some of whom have racist and anti-immigrant ideas. and earlier this week, just the idea that trump was considering bannon for a top post worried some americans, including some conservatives. cnn investigative correspondent chris frates is live in d.c. for us tonight and joining me on the phone is cnn chief political analyst gloria borger. so, chris, let me begin with you on this news. what do we know? give us the background as to how trump came to this decision to name these two men. and i should note, in the press release tonight, he calls them equals. >> t

"cnn newsroom" begins right now. and we're starting with donald trump transitioning into power as democrats, they're doing some soul searching. both parties turning the page after this historic, stunning election. >> trump's team hunkering down, working to fill critical staff positions now. in fact, they're so busy, one trump insider who was booked on our show had to cancel. >> plus, vice presidential -- president-elect, i should say, mike pence now leading the charge on trump's transition team. >> and as both parties work towards unity, democrats are asking the critical question, what went wrong and idea do we go from here? senator bernie sanders writes this in a "new york times" op-ed. trump won the white house because his campaign rhetoric successfully tapped into a very real and justified anger, an anger that many traditional democrats feel. >> meanwhile, another day of protests planned after a third night of tense demonstrations. anger here boiling over in portland. let me tell you about one person who was shot