That boy, right here tonight. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a thursday night. And lets get right to it. The stream of big names showing up at trump tower, many vying for a place in the cabinet. Even mr. Trump saying, only i know who the finalists are. Tonight, a face that might surprise some, mitt romney, who did not endse donald trump, and who had very critical words for him durin set to meet with him. And hes not the only one. A rising star also invited, governor nikki haley. Are they both up for secretary of state . We begin with abcs david wright. Reporter tonight, two former enemies trying to mend fences. Sources tell abc news the president elect is now considering former governor mitt romney for secretary of state. Romney has, in the past, been less than diplomatic about donald trump. Personal qualities, the bullying, the greed, the showing off, the misogyny, the absurd third grade theatrics. Reporter the feeling, clearly mutual. Mitt romneys made a tota
Accompany the front with gusts around 40 mph possible. This weekend, plan on cold temperatures to be in the area with highs only around 40 and lows in the lower 20s. The wind will make it feel colder. In terms of the next good rain chance, thats still on track to move in around tuesday wednesday of next week. Have a good weekend today windy with isolated showers and falling temperatures. Wind w 2040. High 62 tonight a few sprinkles flur ries are possible, staying windy. Wind nw 2040. Low 29 tomorrow mostly sunny, windy and much cooler. Wind nw 1530. High 40 tom. Night clear and cold. Wind nw 510. Low 20 thanks kaj. President elect donald trump is spending a lot of time in highpowered meetings as he prepares to take over the white house. The latest visitors to trump tower in new york are new contenders for toplevel positions. Heres abcs janai norman. From foes. To friends. President elect trump is making peace with former rival mitt romney. A republican who had some of the harshest crit
Youre watching kcrgtv9. Now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrgtv9 news morning news. First, meteorologis t kaj omara has your first alert forecast, the mild air that has been with us most of the month will be gone very soon. Our strong cold front is still on track to push through waterloo around 9am, iowa city and cedar rapids areas around 10am, and the dubuque area around 11am. Highs for the day will occur just prior to the frontal passage, with a rapid drop in temperature to around 40 by sunset. In addition, very strong wind will accompany the front with gusts around 40 mph possible. This weekend, plan on cold temperatures to be in the area with highs only around 40 and terms of the next good rain chance, thats still on track to move in around tuesday wednesday of next week. Have a good weekend today windy with isolated showers and falling temperatures. Wind w 2040. High 62 tonight a few sprinkles flur ries are possible, staying windy. Wind nw 2040. Low 29 tomorrow mostly s
Id be honored to be considered trump releasing a statement saying hes been unbelievably impressed with him and his phenomenal record but sessions could face a challenging confirmation in the senate in 1986 he was blocked from becoming a district judge over racially charged comments. Matt dowd the country is very concerned about diversity and how the appeals are made and what happened in the campaign and again senator sessions could have real problem getting approval by the senate. Another appointee facing resistance . Leuitenit gener National Security advisor. Michael flynn its going really well and its a great transition. At the Republican National convention flynn incited the infamous lock her up chant against Hillary Clinton. And in his book, field of fight, flynn wrote i dont believe all cultures are morally equivalenta top democrat on the House Intelligence Committee says hes deeply concerned with flynns inflammatory remarks and the Transition Team has filled one more spot pompeo
We had gone 19 days with no rain and now here comes the holiday week and here comes the rain. At least the temperatures are above the freezing mark. There is no icing but the roads could be slick thanks to the rain. You can see the rain passing from southwest to northeast across the area. It is broken in nature and not solid in terms of its coverage. Theres another disturbance in the southwest and that will move into our direction. It will tomorrow morning. If you are out and about tomorrow we are heading to relatives you can expect to see rain around eastern iowa. Temperatures early on to be in the mid30s. As a day wears on the rain is expected to lighten up and diminish later in the afternoon. Not a warm day with lots of clouds around. Temperatures are in the upper 30s to 40 degrees. We are tracking breaking Wayne State University another Law Enforcement officer appears to have been ambushed on campus. This is the scene right now that we are getting from the south and the. You see po