Appointments as he launches an attack on a un yen leader on twitter. The twitter the basis of it was that the union leader called trump a liar about the carrier deal. Now he says the president , also over reacted to what he said. Were just 43 days away from trumps inauguration. Weve got it all covered for you. Lets begin with cnn National Correspondent Sunlen Serfaty live in washington. The president is still the president elect but hes already seeming to do the job isnt he . Thats right, chris. He has been lining up a flurry of announcements last 24 hours. Making some big picks here for key roles in his administration. But trump is also taking his time, taking to twitter getting into a war of words with a local union leader critical of trumps claims over jobs he actually saved at carrier. President elect donald trump naming two more hardliners to his cabinet. Elevating Climate Change denier, and fierce epa critic, Oklahoma Attorney general scott pruitt, to run the agency. There were a
Several Major Department stores now accused of making you believe youre getting a better deal than you actually are. We have the list. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a thursday night. And we begin with the passing of a true american hero. Former astronaut, war hero and u. S. Senator from ohio, john glenn, has died. The First American to orbit the earth. He was the last surviving member of the original mercury 7 astronauts. A symbol of the american spirit. His nearly fivehour flight solidifying americas place in the space race with the soviet union. Giving the country a muchneeded victory at the time. Once asked how hed like to be remembered, glenn said hell, quote, leave that to the other people. And so, we begin with abcs david wright. Ten, nine reporter he was a pioneer and a patriot. Launched into history with this iconic sendoff from mission control. Godspeed, john glenn. Reporter later, john glenn confessed he actually didnt hear that phrase, as friendship
Again. This is cnn tonight. Im don lemon. The president elect announcing new members of his team today. Scott pruitt, a Climate Change denier tapped to head the epa. Then theres andrew puzder, trumps pick for secretary of labor. Hes the ceo of a corporation that owns hardys and carls jr. And hes against a 15 an hour minimum wage. Meanwhile, Kellyanne Conway implied she would not take a white house job because she has young children. But what about men with children . Lets go live to jeff zelly in des moines. Did donald trump particular to the script on his thank you tour . Reporter good evening. He did stick to his script. This is the president ialstyle donald trump. Weve seen a variety of Donald Trumps but tonight, exactly one month from Election Night when he found out he was indeed on his way to the white house, he stuck closely to his teleprompter speech. He thanked the people of iowa. He was basking in the glow of the victory. He visited ohio earlier. A very interesting moment at
Agency, global threats, and more. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. We heard from the president elect just moments ago calling it an honor to meet with victims of the isis inspired attack at ohio state university. This hour hes headed to iowa, taking another lap in his thank you tour as he keeps working to build his cabinet. A source tells cnn he selected his labor secretary. And Hillary Clinton is diving into a sensitive issue for the trump team. Shes warning about the dangers of socalled fake news. She called it an epidemic thats putting lives at risk beyond any influence it may have had on the election. Also this hour, were learning that the u. S. Is stepping up Contingency Planning to deal with the threat from north korea. This amid growing concern that kim jonguns regime is edging closer and closer to being able to deploy a Nuclear Weapon. And the head of britains spy agency is publicly criticizi
Raising questions about the militarization of his administration. Kelly a decorated fourstar marine general retired earlier this year as commander of the u. S. Southern command. He is also a gold star father whose son was killed in afghanistan in 2010. Tonight, trump will introduce Iowa Governor Terry Bransted at his third stop on his thank you tour in des moines. Could help reassure the country that the president elect is interested in maintaining its relationship with beijing. Trump also mixing business and entertainment. Nominating former wrestling executive Linda Mcmahon to head the Small Business administration. All this as trump is readying to announce his choice for secretary of state, which could come next week. Insisting former adversary mitt romney still has a chance at the post. Its not about revenge, its about whats good for the country. Reporter Trumps Administration moves are being overshadowed by another feud. Lashing out on twitter against the Carrier Union leader chuck