abc's janai norman has more. president obama letting the bad cash janai: president obama letting the bad puns fly. president obama: this is the last time i'm doing this, so we're not leaving any room for leftovers. janai: even in the absence of first daughters, sasha and malia, the annual turkey pardon was stuffed full of dad jokes. president established another tradition. embarrassing my daughters with a cornycopia of dad jokes about turkeys. no way i'm cutting this habit cold turkey. janai: the president joined in the rose garden this year by his nephews, austin and aaron, saying his daughters had a scheduling conflict or something. president obama: actually, they just couldn't take my jokes anymore. they were fed up. janai: over the last 8 years, the tradition has been a lighthearted start to the the president making the turkey pardon into more of a showcase of his punny dad jokes. president obama: time flies even if turkeys don't. janai: this year, the two lucky turkeys spared from the dinner table tater and

abc's janay norman has more. janay: president obama letting the bad puns fly. >> this is the last time i'm doing this so we're not leaving any room for leftovers. janay: even in the absence of first daughters sasha and malia the annual turkey pardon was stuffed full of dad jokes. >> i have established another ad dad jokes about turkeys. no way i'm cutting this habit cold turkey. janay: the president joined in the rose garden this year by his nephews austin and aaron saying his daughters had a scheduling conflict or something. >> actually they just couldn't take my jokes anymore. they were fed up. janay: over the last 8 years the tradition has been a lighthearted start to the holiday season. the president making the turkey pardon into more of a showcase >> time flies even if turkeys don't. janay: this year the two lucky turkeys spared from the dinner table tater and tot. >> he's kind of like the vice turkey. we're working on getting him some aviator glasses. janay: president obama poking fun at vice president joe

janai: president obama letting the bad puns fly. pres. obama: this is the last time i'm doing this, so we're not leaving any room for leftovers. janai: even in the absense of first daughters sasha and malia, the annual turkey pardon was stuffed full of dad jokes. pres. obama: so, i've established another tradition -- embarrassing my daughters with a corny-copia of dad jokes about cold turkey. janai: the president joined in the rose garden this year by his nephews austin and aaron, saying his daughters had a scheduling conflict -- or something. pres. obama: actually, they just couldn't take my jokes anymore. they were fed up. janai: over the last eight years, the tradition has been a lighthearted start to the holiday season, with the president making the turkey pardon into more of a showcase turkeys don't. janai: this year the two lucky , turkeys spared from the dinner table tater and tot. pres. obama: he's kind of like the vice turkey, we're working on getting him some aviator glasses. janai: glasses president obama poking fun at vice pre

janai: the two sides of donald trump. i am breaking out the high-profile meetings and controversial tweets from the president-elect. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> no one covers new hampshire had some snowfall overnight. thanks for waking up with is this monday. police are busy this morning with a lot of crashes and spinouts all over the area. firefighters shared this picture of a crash in peterborough. you have got to be careful out there. police are asking everyone to slow down. and we are hearing that bridges and overpasses are especially slick right now, depending on where you are in the state. but that is our top story. very slick out there due to the conditions. kevin: roads in a lot of areas. it is the fact that temperatures are at or below freezing for several hours early this morning , and could cause slick spots on the bridges, overpasses, secondary roads, and untreated surfaces. a lot of the accumulation

janai: leaving the normally north, in miami's little havana? [boisterous crowd] janai: a noisy celebration for cubans who fled castro's brutal regime. gladys: and i'm not happy because somebody died. death -- it is not about that. it is about that we see the future changing. pjanai: during his decades in power, castro sent more than a million of his own people into exile, separating families and denying them the right to return. cubans in miami consider the castro family a reign of terror -- one still iwe vivian: raoul castro has things in place. the repression continues. the lack of freedom continues. and so no, it won't be an overnight thing at all. janai: the icy relationship between the u.s. and cuba thawing. just this march, president obama marking closer diplomatic ties with cuban president raul castro -- a move president-elect donald trump aims to undo. mr. trump: we will cancel don't get the deal we want and the deal that people living in cuba and here deserve. janai: if trump reverses the recent openings to cuba by president obama, it

janai: in all, 11 people hurt, one critically. police saying it may have been worse, were it not for the campus police officer who was in chief stone: our officer was on-scene in less than a minute, and he ended the situation in less than a minute. he engaged the suspect, and he eliminated the threat. janai: investigators believe the suspect acted alone, and was behind another facebook post writing "if you want us muslims , to stop carrying lone wolf attacks, then make peace." janai norman, abc news, washington. sean: still to come on news 9 "daybreak," helping hands. how local second graders raise hundreds of dollars to help victims of a fire in manchester. >> it is a great christmas. it actually answered our prayers. sean: a family in windham is all smiles this morning, thanks to friends and strangers who stepped up to help their son. in the next half hour, trees for troops. the number of local christmas trees that are now headed to kevin: it is tuesday morning, november 29. a live look at the charter trust building in concord.

a-b-c's janai (janay) norman is in washington where president obama is thanking veterans for the final time while in office. marking the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. the president?laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. sot obama: "we owe you our thanks...we owe you our freedom." honoring the more armed forced, like staff sergeant joey jones. sot joey jones: "when i got to afghanistan in 2010, i was a part of what would be the deadliest deployment in?our job field's history." working on the most dangerous jobs in the world, jones was a bomb tech, tasked with disarming explosives? nats until the day the cloud of dust is so thick you just see the color tan. // my immediate reaction was to look down, see how much of my of a new wave of men in and woman in uniform. about 200 thousands vets each the highest number of vets?staff and students at one high school working for months on a "thank you" celebration. sot louis yarborough, wwii veteran "it's just amazing to see the looks on their faces." thanking veterans for their service. sot army infantry veteran eugene francis

diane and kendis. >> yeah, that's right, janai up more than 800,000 votes janai from top security clearance for his son-in-law. jared kushner is one of his closest advisers. if proved he'll be able to sit in on daily presidential briefings, the latest in a series of untraditional moves by rump? as trump prepares to fill more top jobs ben carson as janai norman mentioned has taken himself out of the running. his top adviser says he would not accept a cabinet position because carson felt he didn't have the experience to run an >>> the vice president-elect is removing all lobbyists from the team and effectively dismantled the structure that chris christie set up. the move comes after donald trump was questioned about welcoming lobbyists that he railed against during his campaign. >>> this was kind of interesting. former rival ted cruz met with trump yesterday. senator cruz didn't reveal any details of his meeting but some reports say he is being considered for attorney general. cruz would only say that he's looking forward to working closely with trump and pence to repeal obamacare. >>> harry

abc's janay no i trump's transition team. janay: from foes to friends. president-elect trump is making peace with former rival mitt romney. a republican who had some of the harshest criticism of him. >> think of donald trump's personal qualities, the bullying, the greed, the showing off, the misogyny, the absurd third grade theatrics. janay: now an unexpected change. sources tell abc news trump is considering romney for secretary of state. among other candidates another former rival south carolina governor nikki haley who was also vocal about her opposition to the then-candidate. >> during anxious times it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices. we must resist that temptation. janay: as trp' get key players in place abc news is learning lt. general michael flynn who's been a contender for national security advisory in the new trump administration has reportedly emerged as frontrunner for the job. >> it's going really well and it's a great transition. and the president-elect is in full control believe me. janay: trump also working

janai norman live for us from washington, d.c., janai, thank you. >>> in the popular vote hillary clinton is now more than 2.3 million donald trump. clinton made a rare public appearance last night to surprise one of her most loyal and famous supporters. she presented a humanitarian award to katy perry at a unicef gala in new york city moving her to tears. clinton told the crowd that we need champions like perry now more than ever. >> the fbi is looking into a possible link between monday's attack at ohio state university and isis. the terror group is now calling the student responsible for the rampage one of its soldiers. drove on to a sidewalk and attacked the victims with a butcher knife. for the first time we're hearing 911 calls made when the incident started. >> a car crashed in the crowd and someone jumped out and started attacking people and stabbing them with a knife. >> i'm at ohio state outside watts hall. >> five months ago he was seemingly happy after graduating from a community college. a ohio state professor changed between that graduation and the attack. >>> some moving tr

diane and kendis. >> yeah, that's right, janai. she's up more than 800,000 votes. we appreciate it, janai, from washington. >>> and donald trump has reportedly requested top security clearance for his son-in-law. ivanka trump's husband jared kushner is one of trump's closest advisers. if approved, he'll be able to sit in on daily presidential briefings. this is the the latest in a series of untraditional moves by trump. >> as trump prepares to fill more top jobs, ben carson, as janai norman mentioned there, has taken himself out of the running. his top adviser says carson would not accept a cabinet position because despite running for president, carson felt he didn't have the experience to run an entire federal agency. >>> and the vice president-elect is removing all lobbyists from the transition team that he's now heading. had set up. the move comes after donald trump was questioned about welcoming lobbyists that he railed against during his campaign. >> and this was kind of interesting. former rival ted cruz also met with trump yesterday. senator cruz didn't reve

we get the latest from janai norman. janai, good morning. >> reporter: kendis and mara, good morning. as donald trump met with his top candidates this weekend, he couldn't stay off twitter. from a settled lawsuit to the play "hamilton" to calling "saturday night live" biased and not funny, the president-elect tweeted about it all. from president-elect to king of twitter. this weekend, we saw both sides of donald trump. >> we're going to have a great day. >> reporter: smiling and statesmanlike, he lined up 20 meetings in two days. using twitter to tease possible announcements. mad dog mattis, a contender for secretary of defense was very impressive. >> he is the real deal. >> reporter: the transition team promising to announce more picks soon. amid ongoing backlash over the five positions already filled. like national security adviser lieutenant general michael flynn who called islam a cancer. >> is he in line with how president-elect trump views islam? >> i think so. i mean, look. phrasing can always be done differently.

abc's janai norman reports from washington. janai: the future of the government is taking shape. president-elect trump announcing chairman of the republican chief of staff. mr. chung: you probably heard me say it. drain the swamp. janai: on the one hand, choosing a washington insider with deep ties to republican leadership, and on the other, a fierce critic of the gop establishment, announcing former head of conservative "breitbart news" steve bannon will serve as chief strategist and senior counselor. a move sparking a firestorm of criticism because of bannon's and white nationalist movement. >> we reject the president-elect. janai: already, we are seeing signs of trump seeming to backtrack on key campaign pledges. >> bill that while. -- build that wall. janai: on "60 minutes," trump saying he'll now focus on criminal undocumented immigrants, planning to deport or lock up two to three million. secure and everything is normalized we're going to make a , determination on the people that you're talking about who are terrific people, they're terrific people. janai: when asked about

janai norman. she was going to be back tomorrow, but -- >> janai might be on a plane tonight having nothing to do with the travel schedule. >> a lot of people will be on a plane today and they're concerned about the weather conditions that janai hinted about. could be a rough travel experience. >> that's right. we have accuweather's cam tran with the forecast. cam, good morning. >> good morning, diane and kendis. it's slow going for travelers headed to the pacific northwest thanks to rain and delays in the midwest thanks to a storm system moving through bringing widespread rainfall from chicago to cleveland to louisville. watch out for major delays there. north, snowy conditions in duluth and minneapolis causing travel delays in minnesota, so watch out there. as for your thanksgiving holiday itself, it's looking very nice. in the pacific northwest, we are looking at some rainfall. in the northeast, we are looking at some dreary and cloudy conditions. and that's going to be the case for those of you

abc's janai norman is following the transition plans. janai: good morning. there is the ongoing controversy over trump's pick for senior is standing by his criticism of trump, but also saying, give him a chance. president obama not backing down over concerns about whether donald trump has the temperament to serve as commander-in-chief. pres. obama: do i have concerns? absolutely. of course i have concerns. when you are a candidate and you say something that is inaccurate or controversial, it has less impact than when you are president of the united states. janai: this as trump's transition team faces more backlash over the appointment of steve bannon as senior advisor c a conservative movement many say is fueled by racism, sexism, and anti-semitism. since trump's victory, concerns that type of rhetoric is trickling down. >> white power! janai: in one pennsylvania school, chants of "white power." mr. trump: i am so saddened to hear that. and i say -- stop it. janai: trump on "60 minutes," working to ease fears. mr. trump: don't be afraid. we are going to brin

abc's janai norman reports. janai: winter weather advisories and weekend travel woes. that's what millions of americans can look forward to as travel for the thanksgiving holiday is expected to hit a nine-year high. as usual, whether you're preparing for takeoff or taking to the roads, experts expect today to be one of the worst for travel. preparing for packed terminals, time, and adding more canine teams. peter: we're running a daily operation now that is centered, that's focused specifically on screening operations hour-by-hour at the top 30 airports. janai: faster security lanes rolled out at airports in new jersey, atlanta, chicago, and l.a.x., just in time for the holiday. thomas: we're seeing very happy faces, people coming through much more efficiently. janai: but that could be offset by the weather set to take the middle of the country by storm. look at these winter weather minnesota and wisconsin through this morning, that could bring inches of snow. that same system packing a line of heavy rain and storms through arkansas and tennessee. that could mean delay

janai: now an unexpected change. sources tell abc news trump is considering romney for secretary of state. among other candidates, another also vocal about her opposition to the then-candidate. haley: during anxious times, it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices. we must resist that temptation. janai: as trump's team works to get key players in place, abc news is learning lt. general michael flynn, who's been a contender for national security advisory in the new trump administration, has reportedly emerged as frontrunner for the job. flynn it's going really well and : it's a great transition. full control believe me. janai: trump also working to keep campaign promises about jobs. tweeting about working hard with the chairman of ford to keep the lincoln plant in kentucky, rather than moving it to mexico. turns out, the company never planned to move the plant to mexico. at the center of trump's transition, his son-in-law jared it's against for the law for trump to appoint a family member for

abc's janai norman is tracking all the latest developments. janai, good morning. >> reporter: some big name republicans taking up time on the president-elect's schedule as donald trump makes the deepest dive we've seen yet into foreign policy meeting with japan's primeinister. from foes to friends, president-elect trump is making romney, a republican who had some of the harshest criticism of him. >> think of donald trump's personal qualities, the bullying, the greed, the showing off, the misogyny, the absurd third grade theatrics. >> mitt romney's made a total fool of himself. >> reporter: now an unexpected change. sources tell abc news trump is considering romney for secretary of state among other candidates another former rival, south carolina governor opposition to the then candidate. >> during anxious times it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices. we must resist that temptation. >> reporter: as trump's team works to get key players in place abc news is learning lieutenant general michael flynn who's been a conten

janai: investigators are searching other properties and looking for possible connections. in the meantime, todd kohlhepp is facing charges for the 2003 quadruple murder. abc news, new york. erika: closing arguments underway in the trial of a georgia man charged with murder after his young son died in a hot car. prosecutors claim justin ross extramarital affairs. harris' attorneys say he loved his son and call his death a tragic accident. emily: another powerful earthquake rattles oklahoma overnight. this magnitude 5.0 tremor caused substantial damage to up to 50 buildings. fortunately, no one was hurt. the quake struck near the town of cushing, which is about 50 miles southwest of tulsa. several aftershocks were also >> the ground started shaking really superhard for maybe about 40 seconds. there is a big crack in the pavement. >> i happened to look up, and it seemed like the ceiling was about to collapse. it was scary. i'm still shook up about it. emily: hundreds of earthquakes have rattled the state over the last few months. they've been linked to oil and gas waste wells

here's abc's janai norman. >> reporter: yet another meeting with former foe mitt romney. >> i have to tell you i've been impressed about what i've seen in the transition effort. >> reporter: to the dismay of some supporters, trump and the former presidential hopeful having dinner last night as the president-elect continues weighing who he'll pick for secretary of state. his latest cabinet choices, health and human services, price an orthopedic surgeon and fierce critic of obamacare. trump also picking former labor secretary elaine chao to head the department of transportation. the wife of senate majority leader mitch mcconnell chao was the only member of george w. bush's cabinet to serve all eight years. for treasury secretary trump picking his campaign finance chairman, steve mnuchin who spent 17 years working for overnight word of a done deal on one of trump's big campaign promises. >> believe me, if i were in office right now, carrier would not be leaving indiana. that i can tell you. >> reporter: air-conditioning company carrier making a deal to keep its manufacturing plant and a

i'm abc's janai norman with the ongoing backlash as trump tries to ease concerns, next. " good tuesday morning! it's 4:30 on november 15th. here's a live look at the city cam. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on another mild november day. first, we have some fog to deal with over portions of eastern iowa. generally be in the upper 50s to lower 60s this afternoon. plan on more mild weather on wednesday and especially on thursday. the reality check we have been waiting for will arrive on friday night going into the weekend. so far, we haven't had to run the furnace too hard. that all changes this weekend with highs struggling to hit 40 and lows well down into the 20s. enjoy your day!today: early morning fog, then partly cloudy. wind: sw 5-15. high: 61 tonight: mostly clear. wind: nw 5-10. low: 39 tomorrow: mostly sunny. wind: se 5-15. high: 62 tom. night: partly cloudy. wind: se 5-15. low: 46 in oelwein now say an over-heated chicken roaster started the fire that destroyed their building. the family is now picking through the wreckage of the mor

abc's janai norman tells us what's in store. janai, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you two. we are still awaiting announcements for more of the president-elect's picks for his new administration but in the meantime, he went directly to youtube with plans that include some of his hallmark campaign policies. for the first time as president-elect, donald trump talking directly to the american people. >> i've asked my transition team toev actions we can take on day one to restore our laws and bring back our jobs. it's about time. >> reporter: laying out plans for six key items to tackle when he takes over the white house in january like withdrawing from the trans-pacific partnership, the largest trade pact in the world. >> a potential disaster for our country. >> reporter: instead planning to negotiate fair trade deals and cancel restrictions on the production of american energy. >> creating many millions of that's what we've been waiting for. >> reporter: in his first address, trump straying from one campaign promise th