With scott pelley. Pelley this is our western edition. Maybe its his reality show experience, but president elect trump seems to be firing more than hes hiring. Here in new york, hes working to put together an administration in 66 days, and he has more than 4,000 political appointees to hire. But in the latest, trump turmoil, former congressman mike rogers, considered a possible candidate for c. I. A. Director, was forced off the Transition Team today. And thats just three days after the head of the Transition Team was unexpectedly replaced by Vice President elect mike pence. We have more now from major garrett. Reporter Vice President elect mike pence arrived at trump tower to finalize cabinet recommendations with president elect donald trump. Sources close to the situation say the transition process is stalled. In the aftermath of trumps dismissal last week of Chris Christie as transition chair. Pence is now in charge and scrambling to increase staff and work flow, especially in the president elects main Transition Office in the nations capital. Mr. Trump intends to make National Security nominations first. Former new york city mayor Rudy Giuliani is the current front runner for secretary of state. Also vying for the post, former u. S. Ambassador to the united nations, john bolton, who appeared on fox news today. Would you want to be the u. S. Secretary of state . Lets start there. Well, you know, im kind of old school on this business. Its been an honor to serve the country, ive said ill say it again it would be an honor to serve the country again, but, ultimately, this is the president elects decision. Reporter giuliani is pushing hard for the job and his long standing friendship with mr. Trump gives him an edge. John would be a very good choice. Is there anybody better . Maybe me, i dont know. Reporter the leading candidate for attorney general now is alabama senator jeff sessions. Sessions was the first senator to support mr. Trump in key sessions aides served the president elects transition and policy teams. New hampshire senator kelly ayotte, who lost a close race for reelection, has emerged as the frontrunner for defense secretary. She tried to distance herself from mr. Trump during her campaign, but she would be the first woman nominated to lead the pentagon. The president elect received his first classified president ial Daily Briefing today. Thats the same intelligence briefing president obama receives each day. Scott, weve also learned all but one of the trump children now have secret service protection. Pelley major garrett, thanks very much. In athens, today, president obama took on the role of the greeks mythical cassandra, and sending home a warning on politics. But will it be heard . Heres nancy cordes. The 20th century was a bloodbath. Reporter president obama alluded to the world wars and the holocaust in response to a question today about the meaning of mr. Trumps victory. We are going to have to guard against a rise in a crude sort of nationalism or ethnic identity or tribalism that is built around an us and a them. Reporter his comments came amid a series of politically and racially tinged vandalism and threats in the wake of last weeks election. In columbus last night, an Ohio State University student was arrested for violently shoving an antitrump protester in the student union. People are fearful. Reporter Senate Democrats accused mr. Trump today of stoking that fear by appointing steve bannon to be his chief strategist. Bannon is the head of breitbart, the conservative outlet that hailed the glorious heritage of the Confederate Flag and called trump critic bill kristol a renegade jew. Earlier this year, bannon said he wanted breitbart to be the platform for the altright, a conservative movement with elements of white nationalism. Oregon senator jeff merkley we call on president elect trump to exclude the proponents of discrimination and hatred from the ranks of his administration, and that includes immediately firing steve bannon as his chief strategist. Reporter but House Speaker paul ryan said mr. Trump has the right to choose his own team and repeatedly refused to criticize bannon. This is a person who helped him win an incredible victory in an incredible campaign. Reporter he and his g. O. P. E lleagues are uniting around mr. Trump, some even donned make America Great again hats at their weekly meetings. Louisianas steve scalise. Inside the tag you see, made in the u. S. A. There are going to be a lot more things made in the u. S. A. When this new administration comes in. Reporter privately, some republicans expressing concerns about bannons highlevel role, but they are wary of getting crosswise with the new president elect, especially, scott, because this is just one of thousands of hires hes going to be making across the government. Pelley nancy cordes on capitol hill. Nancy, thank you. Well, another one of those hires is a wellknown critic of Climate Science who does not believe that fossil fuels are warming the planet. His assignment staffing the Environment Protection agency. Heres chip reid. A lot of its a hoax. Its a hoax. Reporter president elect donald trump has left little doubt where he stands on the issue of Climate Change. He wants a dramatic increase in the production of coal and oil, which he says will create jobs, and his e. P. A. Transition team is being led by myron ebell, a leading Climate Change skeptic. Ebell, who is not a scientist, disagrees with the overwhelming majority of the climate scientists who say the driving force behind the warming planet is the burning of fossil fuels. We believed that the so called Global Warming consensus was not based on science but was a political consensus. Reporter bob deans is with the Natural Resources defense council. Three feet of Sea Level Rise and miami is venice, new orleans is going, the everglades are under water. And three feet of global Sea Level Rise is at the lower end of what scientists expect by the end of this century. Reporter mr. Trump wants to cancel the paris accords, an agreement reached last near by 190 nations, including the u. S. , which commits them to reduce fossil fuel emissions. History may well judge it as a turning point for our planet. Reporter ebell, who did not respond to our request for a comment, also wants to repeal president obamas clean power plan, regulations intended to turn the nation away from cold and toward wind and solar power. But deans says he is far from giving up. Youre still hoping he will moderate his views from fr what t says on the campaign trail. Very much so. Reporter what will happen if he doesnt . If he doesnt, were going to be in a world of hurt. Reporter World Leaders are now meeting in morocco to discuss enforcement of the paris accords, and there is deep concern that if mr. Trump does not abide by the agreement, other World Leaders might decide to do the same. And scott today the king of morocco said, whats at stake is the very existence of man. Pelley chip reid for us tonight. Chip, thank you. The president elects daughter, ivanka trump, is taking heat today for selling ice on 60 minutes. She wore a diamond and gold bracelet during Lesley Stahls interview, and the next day her company sent an email to fashion writers touting the seenontv bracelet, which sells for more than 10,000. You may recall our story last night on the potential conflicts of interest for trump businesses. In Oklahoma City today, a Southwest Airlines employee was shot and killed at Will Rogers World Airport. Flights were canceled and the terminal was locked down. Our transportation correspondent kris van cleave is follows this. Whats the latest . Reporter the deceased is michael winchester. The shooting happened away from the terminal at the Will Rogers World Airport a little before 1 00 this afternoon. While heavily armed officers searched the parking garage, Oklahoma City Police Locked down the airport, stopping all flights and asking the people inside to shelter in place for several hours. Police have not identified the suspect, but say the man was found dead in a red pickup truck in the Airport Parking garage. We know officers are reviewing Security Camera video and have reopened the terminal. Will rogers handles about 7,000 to 8,000 Passengers Daily and is served by several major airlines. Roughly 30 flights were canceled and some passengers were stuck on planes. The city closed the airport as police searched for the suspected shooter. With that search over, the airport has reopened. Scott, winchesters son james place for the Kansas City Chiefs football team. Pelley kris van are being urged to wear protective masks when theyre outdoors. There is a thick haze in the south from 31 large fires. Mark strassmann is on the fire line. Reporter this is one flank of one wildfire, the Rock Mountain fire, five miles into the woods of north georgia. Three major wildfires in state have already burned 25,000 acres. Ill try to work on getting them turns around here. Reporter chad collum supervises 20 firefighters from montana. If flames jump this road, collums team knows this fire will plunge into a new wilderness. You get a little wind shift or a change in temperature, and the fire behavior just responds accordingly, and it can escalate very quickly. Reporter youre working against a drought, low humidity, and lots of leaves which become like fuel. We have to establish our line and pretty much clean it every day as the new leaves continue to fall. Reporter from space, you can see smoke from fires burning in seven states, burning more than 100,000 acres. 5,000 firefighters, many with more expertise from western states, are working around the clock. Near lake laura, north carolina, the Party Rock Fire has charred more than 4500 acres and frightened evacuees like theresa wheeler. You just dont know what youre going to come or what youre going to hear next or come home to. Your fear is that youll lose everything you have. Reporter one of the goals is to prevent this wildfire from spreading deeper into the wilderness and into north carolina. What would help is rain, but meteorologists working with these firefighters say there is no significant rain in the forecast until christmas. Scott. Pelley mark strassmann, thanks. Coming up next on the cbs evening news, from trash to treasure. Kitchen waste is now powering navy jets. And later, from man to mannequin the freeze is on. Mannequin the freeze is on. We asked a group of young people when they thought they should start saving for retirement. Then we asked some older people when they actually did start saving. This gap between when we should start saving and when we actually do is one of the reasons why too many of us arent prepared for retirement. Just start as early as you can. Its going to pay off in the future. If we all start saving a little more today, well all be better prepared tomorrow. Prudential. Bring your challenges. Ugh. Heartburn. 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When i came in marijuanas were losing a marine killed or wounded for every 50 convoys of fuel being brought into afghanistan. Thats too high a price to pay. Reporter until recently, petroleum had to be added to biofuel for it to pack enough punch to be feesable, but a panama city, florida company, ara, was working on a process to make sterile water in remote areas when they stumbled on a way to make biofuels identical to petroleum. From this material, we make jet diesel. Reporter chuck redd is the companys Vice President of field development. Its a material that has all the same molecules as petroleum t ude but from a renewable feed dtock. Reporter one of those feed stocks is ethiopian mustard seeds that can be grown in arid ground and can be used by farmers as a rotation crop. Aras process can use waste grease from Water Treatment s. Ants and kitchens. Aras senior Vice President Glen Mcdonald saw an opportunity for his company and the world. 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A. s Cleveland Cavaliers in the white house with the first lady. Former president ial candidate Hillary Clinton and her staff paused on election day last week, and funny man kevin hart and beyonce havent dropped the ball. These preschoolers from east orange, new jersey, beat that video by eight million views. Who did it the best . Me ou me reporter another you can come over here. Ngd they didnt mind a little coaching to help boost those hembers. Another you ready . Freeze and here at cbs, we may be all about hard news, but were not as stiff as you think. Michelle miller, cbs news, new york. cheers laughter pelley just kidding. And thats the cbs evening news tor tonight. For all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. Captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by Media Access Group at wgbh access. Wgbh. Org skip vegas. And go to Sonoma County to gamble. A Northern California casino is making a big bet on expansion hoping you will go to Sonoma County to gamble. 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The number of golden state casinos keeps climbing sparking debate among the states elected officials. How much gambling do we need to have in california . we have at least 65 in the state now. Its a huge industry. Reporter california gaming revenues are up also, 4 . A number gratons new expansion will likely add to in come years. In rohnert park, emily turner, kpix 5. Graton is
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