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

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

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.

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

diane and kendis. >> yeah, that's right, janai up more than 800,000 votes janai from washington. >>> donald trump has requested top security clearance for his son-in-law. jared kushner is one of his 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 entire federal agency. >>> the vice president-elect is removing all lobbyists from the 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 obamacar trump to rescind his

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

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

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. >> 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 at some dreary and cloudy conditions. and that's going to be the case for those of you heading out for black frid

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abc's janai norman has more. >> reporter: instead of focusing on food and family, some anxious holiday shoppers took their appetite for sales straight to shopping centers. some of the biggest retailers in dallas opening at allowing for 30 straight hours of deals. across the country, businesses are now calling thanksgiving gray thursday as shoppers are staking out stores to gobble up bargains instead of gobbling down turkey. >> baby stuff real quick and head to walmart for a tv. >> reporter: the biggest deals on electronics like an hp laptop at best buy for $170. these amazon fire tablets for 33 at walmart for 290 bucks but in new york, some shoppers say the deals came with more than they bargained for. >> it was just a lot. a lot of shoving and pushing. >> i think it's too crowded. it's crazy. >> reporter: as those shoppers are stuffing their carts with thanksgiving deals, that means store employees are missing out on stuffing their stomachs with their families. >> taking care of the customer but i'm away -- i stepped out of my house and there was so much being done already and i want

janai norman has the latest. >> reporter: president-elect trump is making peace with former rival mitt romney, a republican with some of the harshest criticism for him. >> think of donald trump's personal qualities. showing off. the misogyny. the absurd third-grade theatrics. >> mitt romney has made a total fool of himself. >> reporter: now a change. trump is considering mitt romney for secretary of state. another former rival south carolina governor nikki haley who is also vocal about her opposition to the candidate. as his dream works -- team works national security advisor according to senior trump officials. >> it is a great transition. >> reporter: senior trump transition officials also telling abc news jeff sessions has been offered attorney general. >> reporter: also working to keep campaign promises about jobs tweeting about working hard with ford to keep the plants in kentucky moving it to mexico. the company never planned to move it to mexico. >> reporter: at the center of the transition is his son-in- law jared kushner. he is exploring whether he could serve as an unpaid adv

janai norman, abc news, new york. plans to build a 28-story high-rise in downtown cedar rapids have cleared a hd 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 southeast, near the paramount theatre. plans call 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 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 the country participated. 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 ce

janay norman. >> instead of focusing on food and family, some anxious holiday shoppers took their appetite for sales straight to shopping centers. some of the biggest retailers in dallas opening at 5 p.m. allowing of deals. across the country, businesses are now calling thanksgiving gray thursday as shoppers are staking out stores to gobble up bargains instead of gobbling down turkey. >> just going to look at some baby stuff real quick and head over to wal-mart for a tv. >> experts say the biggest deals are on electronics like an hp laptop at best buy for $170. these amazon fire tablets for 33 and a 55-inch phillips hd bucks. but in new york, some shoppers say the deals came with more than they bargained for. >> a lot of shoving, a lot of pushing. >> i think it's too crowded. it's crazy. >> and as those shoppers are stuffed their carts with thanksgiving deals, that means store employees are missing out on stuffed their stomachs with their families. >> you're taking care of the customers i guess, i stepped out of my house and there was so much food being done already. at this poin my family

abc's -- janai norman -- breaks down the mixed emotions -- coming out of cuba -- and the united states. script: the sunrise over post-castro cuba?unclear yet if it means the castrostudentdemo nats - students chanting "fidel! fidel!" his names rings like a battle cry in havana where the cuban flag flies at half-staff. students attending the university of havana, where their education is free, chanting, singing, even crying official 9 days of mourning for fidel castro. castrostudentdemo students gathered shout: "long live fidel!" castrostudentdemo (in spanish) nats - "education, health. everything. i owe him everything. he's in the hearts of all cubans". one students saying she owes the revolutionary leader everything, and he's in the hearts of all cubans. but a few hundred miles away? nats of celebration ?a very different story. the epicenter of america's cuban exile community, miami's little havana, celebrating a uscastroreax3 "this is the best news around the world today, the best news. because fidel castro is a devil. do you know what i mean? he's a devil." many of those celebrating

a-b-c's janai norman reports from northwest, with how trump continues to take to twitter making big announcements and update @ 5:25am bc steve mann @mcfrspio6 mcfrs on scene of a reported smoking insulator medical center metro station. no reports of delays at this time. ------------------ metrorail info @metrorailinfo red line: single tracking btwn grosvenor & medical center due to a track problem outside medical center. expect delays in both directions. joe ball in truck 17 (rx33) en route in case anything comes of this. pdate @ 5:25am bc steve mann reported smoking insulator medical center metro station. no reports of delays at this time. ------------------ metrorail info @metrorailinfo btwn grosvenor & medical center due to a track problem outside medical center. expect delays in both directions. joe ball in truck 17 (rx33) en route in case anything comes of this. dense fog advisory through 7am. visiblity less november - rain today - cooler & drier for the first day of meteorological winter tomorrow - more rain by sunday night today: patchy, dense fog early. periods of rain. unseasonably warm

abc's janai norman explains... 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. even in the absense of first daughters, sasha and malia, the annual turkey pardon was stuffed full of dad jokes. 00:18 so i've established daughters with a cornycopia of dad jokes about turkeys 01:08 no way i'm cutting this habit cold turkey. 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. (show old clips of turkey pardon) over the last eight family laughing) with the president making the turk of his punny dad jokes. 2015 - time flies even if turkeys don't sasha laughs 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 president obama poking fun at vice president joe biden and giving a nod to those turkeys that didn't make the c

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

abc's janai norman is following the transition plans. >> president obama not backing down over concerns about whether president 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. >> this as trump's transition team faces more backlash over the appointment of steve bannon as senior advisor. a champion of the old right, a conservative movement many say is fue anti-semitism. >> i think the appointment to be a senior advisor is an absolute unmitigated disaster. >> he published headlines like these -- "hoist it high and proud." " birth control makes women that type of rhetoric is trickling down. in one pennsylvania school, chants of white power. in a michigan cafeteria, latino students are taunted by donald trump's slogans. >> i am so saddened to hear that. and i say, stop it. >> trump on 60 minutes working to ease fears. >> don't be afraid. we are going to bring our country back. but certainly, don't be afraid. vladimir putin

a-b-c's janai norman reports on how the next president is workingo 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 taking shape... president-elect trump announcing 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 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 movement. 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 immigrants?planning to deport or lock up tw t

janai norman, abc news new york organizers say grow johnson county has wrapped up a successful first season. the historic johnson county poor farm is now a two-acre hunger-relief farm, called "grow johnson county." the produce harvested this fall will feed people at programs. the group is now planning a fruitful second season. they're trying to raise money to buy tools and supplies for next season. people can donate on their go fund me page. the catholic worker house in cedar rapids will be able to help some people for a longer period of time. it's taking a house that someone donated to them and turning it into an extended shelter. that shelter is for people who aren't able to find permanent housing during their 90-day stay at the catholic worker house. the extended shelter does require people to pay "we have so many people that we serve every month. where this year we've already served over 260 people, which has surpassed what we have served last year. and i have had maybe just a few families that's had a really rough time. maybe they could have afforded 500 per month but they could

abc's janai norman is following the reaction this morning. >> it's the tale of two cities united by the impact of one man. >> 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. clerks missing all the music which we know is such a big part of the culture. >> leaving the normally lively city, eerily quiet. on the peninsula to the north, in miami's little havana? a noisy celebration for cubans >> 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 return. cubans in miami consider the castro family a reign of terror. one that is still in power. >> raoul castro has things in place. the lack of freedom continues and so no, it won't be an overnight thing at all. >> the icy relationship between the u.s. and cuba is thawing. just this march, president obama marking closer diplo