edward lawrence nbc news, washington. iowa senator joni ernst spending thanksgiving today with u-s troops in afghanistan and qatar. ernst, a former company commander in the iowa national guard , meeting with the 211th aviation battalion and the 185th combat support sustainment battalion of iowa ernst saying -- "it was a tremendous honor to spend thanksgiving with iowans who are sacrificing so much in defense of our freedoms - particularly so far from home during the holidays," i am thankful to have shared this precious time with our outstanding iowa servicemembers and i thank them - as well as their families - for their faithful imagine cooking six turkeys in a few hours. cedar falls business owner todd steil has it down to a science -- after doing it for 20 years. todd says he starts frying the big birds every thanksgiving morning for friends, neighbors, and employees -- and he's all he's excited to share his secrets. "use peanut oil, that's the key. it's a little more expensive, nice and juicy. the only downfall is that

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edward lawrence nbc news washington. president obama to dozens of inmates -- including several from iowa. the president reduced prison sentences for 79 inmates this week. many of them had been convicted of drug crimes. the president says leaving them behind bars for decades isn't in the best interest of taxpayers. six inmates from iowa -- all behind bars for drug convictions -- will get out of prison earlier than expected. the president has reduced the sentences of more than one-thousand federal inmates -- more than the last 11 presidents combined. detecting dogs. we're learning more about security plans for tomorrow's macy's thanksgiving day aprade. for the first time ever. . more than 80 salt and sand trucks will be parked at every single intersection of the route to prevent possible car bombs from blasting the parade route. people in the parade are ehavily as good as you can. social morning, i have to show a sheet of paper that has a qr code that they'll scan and then match it with my drivers license." macy's says --

edward lawrence nbc news washington. trump also told the new york times he's keeping an open mind about whether to pull the u-s out of a multi-national agreement on climac the campaign trail -- at an early thanksgiving gift from president obama to dozens of inmates -- including several from iowa. the president reduced prison sentences for 79 inmates this week. many of them had been convicted of drug crimes. the president says leaving them behind bars for decades isn't in the best interest of taxpayers. six inmates from iowa -- all behind bars for drug convictions -- will get out of prison earlier than expected. the president has reduced the more than the last 11 presidents combined. emergency crews have a big job on their hands. they freed a horse stuck in mud up to its neck. it happened in maryland. it took time and a lot of equipment -- including a front- end loader to get it done. they have nine lives. this cat also spent nine days wondering if he'd used them all up. sd linemen from the power company rescued the cat.

edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. donald trump went this morning he is waking up at trump tower planning more for the transition.. including looking over possible cabinet choices. today in washington-- president obama will honor our nation's veterans by paying tribute at the tomb of the unknowns. as part of the annual tradition-- the president will lay a floral wreath at the tomb at arlington national cemetary. mister obama will also make some formal remarks thanking veterans as well. this will be the last veteran's day ceremony of president obama's term in office. with the emotions - following the election - still close to the surface, signs of unity are also there - and especially powerful. 9news reporter dan grossman found that to be the case - in aurora- at fox hollow elementary's annual veteran's we are in need of hope terry vaughn helped give his country that hope kylar vaughn park above is helping to give it to his grandfather's comrades on this day nats of walking most of the veterans here at the fox hollow ve

nbc news correspondent edward lawrence has the latest. >> reporter: donald trump celebrated his victory early this morning in new york. saying he will be the president for all americans. >> for those who have chosen not to support me in the past, of which there were a few people, i am reaching out to you for your we can work together and unify our great country. >> reporter: he becomes the first person elected president who never served political office or in the military. trump says hillary clinton called him. >> she congratulated us. it's about us. on our victory. and i congratulated her and her family on a very, very hard fought campaign. >> reporter: this morning hillary clinton made her first bl election. >> i hope that he will be a successful president for all americans. this is not the outcome we wanted or we worked so hard for, and i'm sorry that we did not win this election. >> reporter: clinton went on to ask supporters not to lose faith as she called for unity. >> donald trump is going to be our president. we owe him an open mind and a chance to lead. >> reporter: president o

edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. some computer scientists are urging hillary cliton's campaign to ask for a recount in three key statesthe scientists say the recount should include wisconsin, pennsylvania, and michigan. they say it's ib hacked ... because clinton received seven-percent fewer votes in counties that use electronic voting machines. they acknowledge ... there is no evidence of fraud. millions of u-s workers will ?not? be getting extra pay this holiday season. a federal court just blocked an obama administration plan to extend overtime pay to more than four-mllion workers. the texas- based court agreed with 21 states -- including wisconsin that the rule was unlawful. whether the proposal is legal. the regulation sought to shrink the so-called "white collar exemption" that allows employers to skip overtime pay for salaried administrative or professional workers who make roughly 24 thousand dollars per year or more. up next on live at daybreak on today's tmj4--new details in that crash that killed five chil

edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. >> michelle: we're going to stay on the topic of election as we have breaking news. metro talking about election day security and the plans to keep everyone safe. also the shooting that happened this morning on the strip stm let's take a listen. >> remarks made about the security and different thoughts about whether the -- how the election will go. if it's rigged or something like when we have an election metro is involved in p shoring that the -- ensuring that the ballots once they're completed, they get to the polling location for the final count each election night that we have an election year. and we'll be doing that again tomorrow. in addition to that, we're working with our local partne ensure that all of the polling locations are safe. we will have our realtime crime center set up tomorrow. we'll have a lieutenant assigned to that. as events come in, if any, they will monitor those and ensure that we have a timely response to the locations to address any type of problem, protest or if exercise their right to vote. at this time, we have not

edward lawrence nbc news washington. mexico's foreign minister says they'll work with president-elect trump for the benefit of both countries. the foreign minister said he welcomed trump's pledge to seek mexico would not pay for a border wall. a former presidential candidate wants to head the democratic national committee again. howard dean first ran the d-n- c from 2005 to '09. one of his challengers for the job -- could be congressman keith ellison, a muslim- american from minnesota. he co-chairs the congressional progressive caucus -- and is getting a fair share of support to lead the d-n-c. enrollment -- through obamacare -- is surging. donald trp dismantle the program -- but a day after he was elected -- more than 100-thousand people signed up on the healthcare-dot-gov website. that's the busiest day since open enrollment started november first. this morning, we're learning what a new health care law could look like under president trump. some things in obamacare could survive. you can find a comprehensive story abo

edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. [ chanting ] >>> black friday as well as president-elect donald trump, the focus of protests across demonstrators called it. they targeted banks with ties to trump and his business allies. this year's tour included the guitar center and several retailers for requiring tokers -- to work on thanksgiving day. >>> donald trump picked donald mcgahn to for white house counsel. he previously served for trump's campaign and committee. he also picked kathleen troia mcfarland to serve as national security adviser. >>> let's bring it back to southern nevada. news 3 is your weather authority. chloe beardsley is here to celebrate a beautiful today and a look at the forecast for the weekend. >> yes. calm before the storm outside. a lot of sunshine. winds are fairly light this afternoon. temperatures to match the nice weather. 50s and 60s across the as i talked about, winds are fairly light but it's not going to stay like that. they are going to start to pick up as early as tomorrow night from this storm right here already moving into the west coast. we're going

edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. >> krystal: we are your right here to news 3 for our special election night coverage on the cw las vegas channel 33, cox cable six. continuing coverage, by the way, will start at 4:00 p.m. >> michelle: we hope you join us for a special town hall tomorrow. wjla in washington, d.c. takes on the national topic of the own yid epidemic with moderator michelle marsh who will talk with former speaker of the house newt gingrich, former obama what can your congressman do to help stop this epidemic? catch all this on news3lv.com. it starts at 4:00 p.m. >> krystal: the lights are back on at the paris las vegas. we're learning more about what happened and why that power was out for 12 hours. >> michelle: i know. boy it was long day for those people. news 3's craig fiegener is live on the strip just outside the paris. you and i were talking earlier, craig, i mean, this was not a little thing. this was a really big entire history, the caesars entertainment company, they own several properties on the strip, they've never had where the entire property went dark because

(insert ends) (two second pause) audio outcue: edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. trump told the new york times he's keeping an open mind about whether to pull the u-s out of a multi-national agreement on climate change. his comments -- different from what he said on the campaign trail -- at that time -- calling climate change a hoax. some computer scientists are urging hillary clinton's wisconsin and michigan. they say it's strange that clinton got seven- percent fewer votes in counties that use electronic voting machines. they presented their findings to clinton's top aides last week -- who haven't commented yet. an early thanksgiving gift from president obama to dozens of inmates -- including several from iowa. the president reduced prison sentences for 79 inmates this week. the president says leaving them behind bars for decades isn't in the best interest of taxpayers. six inmates from iowa will get expected. the president has reduced the sentences of more than a thousand federal inmates -- more than the last 11 presidents combined. coming up... how to stay saf

(insert ends) (two second pause) audio outcue: edward lawrence, nbc news, the white house. part of today's conversation at the white house -- talking about how the actual job, is very different, than running a campaign. as edward lawrence mentioned -- protests have erupted across marched through downtown. earlier in the day students walked out of two high schools to protest and make their voices heard. in chicago, a protest that started with hundreds grew to about 10-thousand people as people tried to gain access to the trump international hotel and tower. and in seattle -- five people shot. it happened near where a large anti- trump protest was happening. but police do not believe the shooting was connected to the protest. they say two of the vt dump who? dump trump. protests even happening here in iowa. many students walking out of central academy and other des moines high schools. the district did allow students to protest, saying they have a right to be heard. school leaders emailed parents letting them know of the plans. continuing coverage now... shots are fired as ch

. >> edward lawrence, nbc news, the white house. be sure to watch live reports on nbc 10 news at 4:00. >>> we continue to follow breaking news in western pennsylvania. one of two police officers who were ambushed early this morning has died and the gunman is still on the loose. officers were shot responding to a domestic report in canonsburg. it is about 18 to 20 miles south of pittsburgh. the surviving officer is in the hospital right now. police say the teenager was heading home and someone started shooting at him. his family was inside sleeping when the shooting happened. police investigating a home invasion at the north philadelphia house. the department tells us students were at the home near jefferson streets overnight when the invasion happened. they were in and out quick lichlt ly. no one was hurt. >>> funeral services are underway for harold harriston. we are live where family, friends and fellow firefighters are saying their good-byes, pam. >> reporter: we have been talking to some of the firefighters as they came in this

edward lawrence nbc news washington. iowa senator joni ernst had been floated as a possible running mate for trump. we asked her whether she'd accept a different post in have tried to tap any of that i do. that's what i emphasized to mr. trump during the campaign. i hope to be a great advocate for him in the united states senate." senator ernst adding she hopes the next secretary of agriculture is from iowa. millions of americans did their part tuesda this historic election. but one woman says her experience at the polls left her shaken. odeth weber says she hears things about her ethnicity often, but was surprised to hear something about it when she went to cast her vote in dubuque behind the desk proceeded to tell me, a reyou sure you're allowed to vote? and i was a little dumbfounded, and said well, yes, and handed her my id. then she said, well, you just look so exotic. and i just another poll worker claims she doesn't remember anyone saying that. the dubuque county auditor says she's shocked and disappointed to hear

including edward lawrence nbc news washington. mexico's foreign minister says they'll work with president-elect trump for the benefit of both countries. the foreign minister said he mexico would not pay for a border wall. a former presidential candidate wants to head the democratic national committee again. howard dean first ran the d-n- c from 2005 to '09. one of his challengers for the job -- could be congressman keith ellison, a muslim- american from minnesota. he co-chairs the congressional progressive caucus -- and is getting a fair share of support to lead the d-n-c. enrollment -- through obamacare -- is surging. donald trump says he'll dismantle the healthcare-dot-gov website. that's the busiest day since open enrollment started november first. this morning, we're learning what a new health care law could look like under president trump. some things in obamacare could survive. you can find a comprehensive story about that right now on our kwwl facebook page. also, feel free to weigh in on what you'd like to see president tr

edward lawrence has the latest on that. >> happy to be invited. >> reporter: nbc news has learned that south carolina governor nikki haley accepted the offer for ambassador to the she was highly critical of trump during the campaign and mitt romney is now the front-runner for secretary of state and dr. ben carson considered the secretary of housing and urban development. >> she has to go to jail. >> reporter: after a lengthy interview with "new york times" editorial board, donald trump hints it's time to make peace of his former rival. saying, in part, hillary clinton suffered greatly in many ways. he needs to move on from her investigation. >> look, there's tradition in amer p things behind you. >> reporter: except for criticism of the trump foundation which reported in a new filing, it violated irs rules. it may have to pay penalties or more taxes according to tax experts. in the meantime, the president-elect focused on filling his cabinet. >> incredibly inspiring meetings for him because not everyone will end up in the cabinet or the government. most of them aren't even seeking that

edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. >>> and an interesting turn since the election, it sent people running towards the affordable care act. trump said he plans to dismantle that law. but the government said 100,000 people signed up on health care.gov the day after the far. >>> and part of this developing story out of the university of maryland. i want you to take a look at your screen right now. this is 21-year-old kaitlyn george. campus police say that she is missing. she was last seen on wednesday afternoon on campus. her roommates tell police she may have a black and white camping backpack. maybe even a green canvas bag with her. if you know where she might be, you're asked to call police. >>> an after-school 5-year-old girl. raul ramos worked at a privately-run program in rockville. montgomery county police say between the end of august and the end of october, ramos inappropriately touched the victim while playing tag with her. the alleged abuse took place while the girl was enrolled in the kids after hours program at flower valley elementary school. anybody with concerns about

edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. >>> well, as if crowded stores aren't enough to contend with, sometimes just getting to them is a challenge in itself. but this year virginia officials have a plan to keep drivers moving. the department of transportation is retiming signals around 14 shopping centers in northern virginia. they are using traffic data to more than 200 intersections. they'll also use live traffic cameras and sensors to make adjustments in real-time. news 4's justin finch is live for us at tyson's corner center with more on how the malls are luring people away from their computers and into those stores. justin? >> reporter: hey there, jim. no doubt, black friday will test your patience, from long traffic lines outside to customer lines inside. it may seem easier just to sho however, pro-shoppers are telling us, there is a battle going on between online retailers and brick and mortar stores and that means more deals for you. on this busy black friday, shoppers have more ways than ever to score deals. >> it is more enjoyable to do the shopping when it is convenient on

edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. >> edward, thank you very much. it was certainly a busy night for national and local politics. here in the bay area a boon for b.a.r.t. measure rr will generate billions of dollars paid for in property taxes. chuck coppola is looking into the b.a.r.t. vote that cleared the two-thirds majority, chuck. >> reporter: morning, sam. raising property taxes in california has been a very tough sell for more than 30 years, but yesterday homeowners in san francisco, alameda and contra costa counties said with their votes that they're willing to pay as much as $55 a year more in property taxes to fix b.a.r.t.'s infrastructure. it underscores now just how important mass transit has become in california, land of the automobile. >> it may not be as efficient as what we'd all like to have it be. it's still pretty darn good. >> reporter: do you trust the b.a.r.t. management to do it right if. >> i do. >> i ride better three times a day. it's a 15-minute delay. >> reporter: what should they fix first? >> fix the trains. you need new

edward lawrence, nbc news washington. >> and with that election just four days away, u.s. officials tell us the government is a bit on edge, fearful of a cyber attack, as americans cast their ballots. cynthia mcfadden has those details. >> as americans focus on the razor tight presidential reyes between hilary clinton and donald trump, u.s. officials tell nbc news the government has its eyes on potential threats to election day security. according to multiple sources, the u.s. unprecedented effort to protect the country against cyber attacks aimed at sewing confusion as americans head to the polls. current and former officials say an attack on critical infrastructure, including the u.s. power grid, is one of the three worst-case scenarios on the list of concerns. one highly-placed intelligence source tells nbc news your vote is safe, you just might not have any lights. also on the list, a large internet goes down. or a cyber attack aimed at disabling communications and trngs -- transportation in swing states. but intelligence sources tells nbc news they believe a more like

nbc news correspondent edward lawrence has the latest. >> reporter: donald trump celebrated his victory early this morning in new york. saying he will be the president for all americans. >> for those who have chosen not to support me in the past, of which there were a few people, i am reaching out to you for your

nbc news correspondent edward lawrence has the president-elect is spending most of the day in washington, d.c. in an extraordinary moment many thought would never happen, donald trump meets president obama to talk transition to the new administration. >> it was wide ranging. we talked about some of the organizational issues in setting up a white house. we talked about foreign policy. we talked about domestic policy. try to facilitate a transition that ensures our president-elect is successful. some wonderful and some difficulties. i very much look forward to dealing with the president in the future. including counsel. he explained some of the difficulties, some of the assets and some of the really great thing as i chiefed. >> reporter: trump also meets house speaker paul ryan to plan an ag. care, renegotiate trade deals, reform taxes and build a wall on the mexican border. there's a lot of work to get done in the next ten weeks as protests continue in cities across the country. a majority of the protests were peaceful where people marched and blocked streets. governor chris christie is t

nbc news correspondent edward lawrence has the president-elect is spending most of the day in washington, d.c. in an extraordinary moment many thought would never happen, donald trump meets president obama to talk transition to the new administration. >> it was wide ranging. we talked about some of the organizational issues in setting up a white house. we talked about foreign policy. we talked about domestic policy. try to facilitate a transition that ensures our president-elect is successful.

nbc news edward lawrence explains the changes stores are making to help keep the peace. >> reporter: to avoid fights as people rush to get the best deals, stores handled black friday differencely this year, some opened yesterday, others handed out color coded cards for specific problems to people waiting in line. 137 million people are expected to shot this black friday weekend, like these two, who call themselveses the black friday boss. >> seven hours last year, 16 and 17 hours this year, and we're going to keep going. >> we haven't even eaten yet. >> reporter: and she found am s amassing deals even before sun rise. >> we bought some stuff for the kids, and j. crew, 60% off, can't beat that. the average shopper this year will spend $900, up from last year. still today was not without his drama. protesters took to some malls around the country, wanting an end to black friday because it adversely affects workers. >> a lot of these retailers make us feel if we don't come in on black friday night, to open for early black friday shoppers, we don't have our jobs. >> for most it's about f

edward lawrence has the latest. >>woman: very happy to be invited. >>reporter: nbc news has governor has accepted the offer as ambassador to the united nations this morning for donald trump's cabinet. she was highly critical of trump's campaign. mitt romney is secretary of state. >>man: she has to go to jail. >>reporter: after a lengthy interview with the new york times editorial board, donald trump hints it's time to make peace with his former rival needs to move on from her investigation. >>man: there's tradition in american politics that after you win an election, you sort of put things behind you. >>reporter: except from criticism from the trump foundation saying it violated irs rules. it may have to pay penalties or more taxes. in the meantime, the president-elect is focussed on filling his cabinet. >>woman: these a >>> all right, a lot of people are wondering what this is all about. this giant fire ball lit up the skies over florida. a lot of people saw this. it reminds me what happened here a couple years ago. we had a big fire ball and nobody

edward lawrence who joins us live from washington. good morning edward. >> reporter: good morning john and lynna. he has a lot of positions to fill at the top but we are in fact a new announcement could be made as early as today. we understand that parade of interviews that he had at trump towers starting to net results in terms of candidates we understand that south carolina governor nikki haley will be tapped as u.n. ambassador. she is critical of donald trump during campaign but this shows he is able to reach out and possibly bring some of the folks into his cabinet. mitt romney is the front-runner considered as the secretary of housing and urban development. yesterday trump met with "new york times" editorial board to try to burity hatchet with the paper. he told them that it's time to move on from the hillary clinton e-mail investigation. because she suffered greatly. trump may not be able to move on from his issues with his foundation yet in a filing it admitted it violated irs rules and the trump foundation may have to pay pena

of dollars for b.a.r.t., but first we start with nbc news correspondent edward lawrence in washington, d.c., this morning. edward, it's been a long journey to get to

of dollars for b.a.r.t., but first we start with nbc news correspondent edward lawrence in washington, d.c., this morning. edward, it's been a long journey to get to this point. bring us up to date on the latest polls. >> reporter: sam, it has been a very long journey. the latest poll shows a six-point lead for hillary clinton. however, it varies between three points and six points with the various polls that are out today. now, this is after 18 months of campaigning down to just hours left in the election before american voters decide who will be the next president of the united states. hillary clinton hit the campaign trail for the last day before voters decide who will be the next president. >> i really do want to be the president for everybody, people who vote for me, people who vote against me. >> reporter: clinton talked unity after her campaign staff feels vindicated following a new letter to congress by fbi director james comey. he reaffirmed that no charges will be recommended against clinton for her e-mails. she did not mention the controversy while campaigning. instead, say