New this Morning Police around the country are now grieiving the death of one Stephanie Johnson is at the breaking news desk with what happened overnight. Stephanie . Doraofficers are paying their respects to a fallen officer who was shot multiple times while on duty overnight in Tacoma Washington the suspect who killed the officer is still on the loose take a look at videoscene is active suspect has barricaded himself inside of his homeauthorities believe the suspect is armed and dangerous the neighborhood is on lockdown the officer on the police dept. For seventeen years. The officer died around 9 pm at a tacoma hospitalthats the latest from the breaking news deskill continue to monitor this story as it developsdora back to you. With deaths among Law Enforcement on the rise lawmakers in the us senate have approved a new bill co authored by Chuck Grassley. The Public Safety officers benefits improvement act hopes to reduce the backlog of familes awaiting survivor benefits. The Program
Been offered that position. He brings with it a close personal relationship with the chinese president which will come in handy which signalled u. S. China relations are going to change. Last night in fayetteville North Carolina held the second thank you rally and introduced another part of his cabinet nominee for secretary of defense retired general james mattis. Thank you president elect for the confidence you have shown in me. Thank you for the opportunity. I am grateful for the opportunity to return to our troops, their families, the civilians of the department of defense. I look forward to being a civilian leader so long as the Congress Gives me the waiver and the senate votes to consent. Thank you very much. The National Security team rallies clearly. They fight to take terrorists from day one of his administration. In every generation a new threat to freedom arises. Just as we defeated these threats we faced generations in the past and you understand that, so, too, will we defea
Later this hour, 12 55 eastern. Keep watching. Well be with you live and we will watch together as the world marks the exact moment when the attack began. Another fox news alert president elect donald trump filling in more key pieces of his National Security team. Multiple reports saying mr. Trump is tapping retired marine general john kelly to head the department of Homeland Security. This, as the incoming commander in chiefs is the conventional thinking about how america conducts Foreign Affairs has got to go. This is outnumbered, im Meghan Mccain, here harris faulkner, sandra smith, fox news legal analyst and host of justice with judge janine, the lovely judge janine pirro. Very vocal trump supporter Antonio Sabato junior, and you are outnumbered. Good to have you. Good to be back here. I didnt know i had so much in common. All of us, all of us. Great to see you. A lot has gone on, i saw you at one of the conventions, a huge supporter as megan pointed out. A lot to get to. Its been
You have key silhouettes not quite filled. We go to david lee outside the trump tower today. David, good morning to you. What do we know about these gentlemen . Reporter the headline, martha, the man chosen to the head the epa has a very long history opposing that agency. Scott pruitt is now the attorney general for the state of oklahoma. He has a lengthy history as a staunch defender of states rights. He also repeatedly challenged federal restrictions dealing with environmental issues. The Trump Transition Team cited pruitts role attacking epa what they describe the epas war on coal. But critics like vermont senator Bernie Sanders say pruitt is Climate Change denier and too closely denied to fossil fuel industry. Kellyanne conway, the Trump Transition Team spokeswoman, says pruitt is the right person for the job. Naysayers and critics and so we know some people are still running a permanent campaign. Attorney general pruitt has great qualifications and a good record as the ag of oklah
Sandra no introduction. The laugh says it all. There is so much going on. So many changes, the administration taking shape. We have breaking news right now. Think i we should get started. All right, judge, president elect Donald Trumps administration is taking shape as key slots are being filled but some of those choices have sparked criticism. Mr. Trumps big to head the department of Homeland Security, retired marine general tom kelly, considered a hardliner for his opposition to women in combat, for opposing the closing of gitmo. Critics say he has no direct experience with the many agencies under dhs umbrella. Democrats are outraged by the president elects choice to lead the epa they describe Oklahoma Attorney general scott pruitt as the ally of fossil fuel industry and Climate Change denier. One Environmental Group says, quote, pruitt is cozy with the oil and gas industry and treats the epa like an enemy. Both of those positions put him at odds with what the American People and wha