janai norman, abc news, new york. plans to build a 28-story high-rise in downtown cedar rapids have cleared a hurdle. the national development council reviewed the proposal for the one park place project and determined it's financially viable. the city will now work with developers to negotiate a developmenta l agreement for the building. it would go up on first street and third avenue for apartments, a hotel, a grocery store, and a rooftop restaurant. right in between two the biggest days for shopping, black friday and cyber monday, is small business saturday. it's the day when local businesses ask shoppers to think of them when spending money this season. kcrg-tv nine's brea love joins us now. brea, small business saturday actually isn't that small anymore. chris and nicole, it has grown over the years. the idea started in 2010. and just last year more than 95 million people across it's a day to head to a local store and do some of your christmas shopping. there's plenty to choose from right here in cedar rapids, wh

abc's janai norman tells us about weather concerns as nearly 50 million people hit the road weekend travel woes. that's what millions of americans can look forward to as travel for the thanksgiving holiday is expected to hit a 9-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, tsa hiring 14- hundred new officers, converting 2 thousand others to full time, and adding more canine teams. peter neffenger we're running a daily operation now that is centered, that focused specifically on screening operations hour by hour at the top 30 airports. faster security lanes rolled out at airp lax just in time for the holiday. thomas carter we're seeing very happy faces, people coming through much more efficiently but that could be offset by the weather set to take the middle of the country by storm. look at this - winter weather advisories for parts of minnesota and wisconsin through this morning that could bring 2 to 5 inches of snow. that same system packing a line of heavy rain and

as a-b-c's janai norman reports, the trump administration is looking at former new york city mayor rudy guiliani as a leading contender to serve as secretary of state. president obama not backing down over concerns about whether donald trump has the temperament to serve as concerns? absolutely. of course, i have concerns. this as trump's transition team faces more backlash over the appointment of steve bannon as senior advisor. a champion of the alt- right?a conservative movement many say is fueled by racism, sexism and anti-semitism. sot mark potok splc: "i think steven bannon's appointment to be a senior adviser disaster?" the man slated to help shape the white house message published headlines like these during his time at breitbart media: "hoist it high and proud: the confederate flag proclaims a glorious heritage, "birth control makes women unattractive and crazy," and this one, calling conservative analyst bill kristol a quote "renegade jew" since trump's victory - concerns that type of rhetoric is trickling down. nats - white power in one pennsylvania school, chants of white powe

as a-b-c's janai norman reports, a few hundred miles change. fidel castrol ruled the island nation for half a century. his passing marks the end of an era in cuba, though it remains to be seen whether it could also signal the start of change. pkg: it's the tale of two cities united by the impact of one man. nats "the road to havana paved with glory for rebel chieftain fidel castro." the cuban government banning public drinking, music and dancing for nine days to honor the leader. sot laura mayer / tourist missing all the music which we know is such a culture. leaving the normally lively city, eerily quiet. a second of video with no sound on the peninsula to the north, in miami's little havana? nats of celebration a noisy celebration for cubans who fled castro's brutal regime. gladys falcon - and i'm not happy because somebody died. death, it is not about that, it is about that we see the future changing. 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 r

as a-b-c's janai norman reports, trump is fillingu and celebrating a victory for american jobs in indiana. yet another meeting with former-foe mitt romney. romney: and i have to tell you i have been impressed by what i have seen in the transition effort. 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- republican congressman tom price of georgia for secretary of health and human fierce critic of obamacare. sot - josh earnest / white house press secretary - "what is clear is that the president- elect has chosen trump also picking former labor secretary elaine chao to head the department of transportatio n. the wife of senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, chao was the only member of president george w bush's cabinet to serve all 8 years. for treasury secretary, trump picking his campaign finance chairman steve mnuchin, who spent 17 years working for goldman sachs. overnight, word of a done deal on one of trump's big campi trump

as a-b-c's janai norman reports, he's already announced five picks, and promises to reveal more soon. from president- elect to king of twitter - this weekend we saw both sides of donald trump. trump natsot: "great day!" smiling and statesmanlike ?trump lined up more than 20 meetings in two days. using twitter to tease possible james "mad dog" matthis, a contender for secretary of defense, was very impressive. trump nat: "he is the real deal." the transition team promising to announce more picks soon, amid ongoing backlash over the five positions already filled. like national security advisor lt. general michael flynn, who called islam a cancer. pribus sot : raddatz: "is he in line with islam?" priebus: "well, i think so. i mean, look, phrasing can always be done differently but clearly there are some aspects of that faith that are problematic." also meeting with trump on sunday - former new york mayor rudy giuliani, new jersey governor chris christie, and former presidential candidate mitt romney, once a staunch critic of romney sot: his promises are as worthless as a degree from trum

here's a-b-c's janai norman, the democratic presidential nominee making her first public appearance since the crushing loss. sot clinton: "i know many of you are deeply disappointed about the results of the election. i am too, more than i can ever express." sot boxer: clinton got more votes. do you understand that? yes!" up big in the popular vote, by the time all the votes are counted, she may well end up with more raw votes than all but one of the men ever elected. the exception? barack obama. sot clinton: "there have been a few times this past week, when all i wanted to do was curl up with a good book and our dogs and never leave the house again?.." at the same time, turmoil for the trump transition. sot rogers: "i think there is some confusion going on about a chain of command coming out of new york." former team member and congressman mike rogers commenting on reports of disorder polluting the presidential transition. but trump trying to remain optimistic in a tweet that sounded like a reality show promo posting at the center of the transition....jared kushner, trump's son-in-law. ab

a-b-c's janai norman reports, the trump administration has named two more members to the team. donald trump out of the public picking cabinet members is "very organized," though it appears to be anything but. cracks beginning to show as key members of the transition team? purged. former congressman mike rogers?one of trump's top national security advisors?abru ptly resigning, reportedly pushed out. this as ousted ?ben carson distanced himself from the transition?and a low-level staffer gone for making an inquiry into security clearances for trump's children. senior advisor kellyanne conway forced to respond. sot conway: "that i don't know i only know what i read in the paper. i just know that that was never a formal request..." at the same time, criticism continues over trump's pick for chief strategist, steven bannon, former chair of breitbart news. sot sen. warren: "people didn't vote for trump so he could bring a white supremacist into the white house." late tuesday, the president-elect leaving reporters scrambling?he ading out to dinner with his family after telling the nig

abc's janai norman reports. bringing black friday madness to thanksgiving days as stores are opening earlier and earlier and some never closing. pkg: instead of focusing on food and family, some anxious holiday shoppers took their appetite for sales straight to shopping centers. nats of shoppers some of the biggest retailers in dallas opening at five p-m, allowing for 30 straight hours of shopping. across the country, businesses are now calling thanksgiving ?grey thursday, as shoppers are staking out stores to gobble up bargains instead of gobbling down turkey. sot: "i'm going to get some baby stuff then head over to walmart for a tv. you've got it all mapped out." experts say the biggest deals are on electronics. like an h-p laptop at best buy for 170 dollars. these amazon fire t high- def smart tv at walmart for 290 dollars. nats of checking out in new york, some shoppers say the deals came with more than they bargained for. michelle rota, shopper "it was just a lot. a lot of shoving. a lot of pushing." sadia

a-b-c's janai norman reports on how the next president is working to get his team in place. jn intro: we're 67 days out from the inauguration and seeing trump's first big decisions as president-elect. at the same time hearing more about what he's planning for some of his big campaign promises. pkg: the future of the government is chairman of the republican party, reince priebus, will be chief of staff. let's hear it, drain the swamp. on one hand?choosin g a washington insider with deep ties to republican leadership?an d on the other, a fierce critic of the g-o-p 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 alleged ties to the alt- right and white nationalist ov protestors: we reject the president-elect! we reject the president- elect! already we're seeing signs of trump seeming to backtrack on key campaign pledges. campaignchants: build a wall, build a wall on 60 minutes, trump saying he'll now focus on criminal undocumented