Continued west wind. Thanksgiving weekend some sunshine returns for saturday with dry weather and highs in the middle 40s. Temperatures start to warm up becoming slightly mild sunday in the low 50s with sun and a south breeze picking up. Rain showers monday, with balmy temps near 50. Cooler on tuesday, back to the 40s with a few flurries or rain showers during the morning. Last day of the month on wednesday is chilly, in the 30s with dry conditions. Few flurries in store as we kick off december with chilly highs in the 30s. 3 3 roads may be wet this morningwatch for slick spots as you leave for work or hitting the roads for black friday shopping. Construction been put on hold thru the weekend for the holiday. Long term closures remain in effect. Drivers take note that the water st. Bridge leading into the Historic Third Ward is now closed until december 16th 2016. The bridge will undergo some upgrades to its locking system. Drivers should use alternates to get around this closure. Anot
Picks. However, their days end up, none will have a better day than tater or tot. They are the turkeys now in the running for president ial pardon. This will be the final turkey commutation for president obama, coming in just under four hours. I tried and failed to get a countdown clock for that. Lets start with the trump transition. The president elect is in palm beach on a working break so cnn political reporter sara murray is here with all the new details. The word this morning is nikki haley. This is a significant pick. It is significant. Him picking nikki haley as ambassador to the United Nations is an indication it wasnt just a head fake when donald trump said he would be willing to look to some of his past political rivals to serve in his cabinet. The two of them have exchanged words and they are not very pleasant. Listen. Donald trump is everything we teach our kids not to do in kindergarten. I will not stop until we fight a man that chooses not to disavow the kkk. Shes very ve
Starts now. Good morning. Im carol costello. Thank you for joining me. The Trump Transition Team hard at work this morning even as the boss spends his holiday in florida. This morning, mr. Trumps team announcing the president elect has chosen South Carolina governor nikki haley to serve as u. S. Ambassador to the united nations. Haley, you might recall, remained critical of mr. Trump even after he clinched their partys nomination. South carolina senator Lindsey Graham praising the decision, calling haley a strong leader who will be an outstanding ambassador. Cnns sara murray is here with more. Good morning. Good morning. Well, the trump team is making it official. They are naming nikki haley as Donald Trumps pick to be u. S. Ambassador to the united nations. I think this tells us a couple things. It wasnt just a head fake when donald trump was meeting with people who have been critical of him in the past, that hes actually naming one of those to a top slot. But i think it also tells us
Documents about his driving record as we learn more about some of the young victims. Hey there, good morning, everyone, its wednesday, november 23rd. Im alex witt along a dancing ali velshi there. The charleston post and currier reports nikki haley has been selected to be president elect trumps ambassador to the United Nations. Currently in her second term, shes the nations first female governor of indian descent and would be the first woman to accept a senior position. The move would elevate henry mcmaster, at the time the highest republican in the country to endorse donald trump. Alex, there is more intrigue over who will fill the top diplomatic post in the administration. The wall street journal reports the 2012 republican nominee mitt romney is the leading contender for secretary of state. The paper describes an ongoing tug of war between those backing romney and others urging the selection of former new york mayor rudy giuliani, while a third group is pushing for more candidates.
Right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. There is profound grief and bewilderment in a Tennessee Community rocked by a School Bus Crash that took the lives of five elementaryaged children late yesterday. Theres also shock over the apparent circumstances. The 24yearold driver of the bus stands charged with their deaths, accused by police of recklessly speeding before the bus careened out of control and wrapped around a tree. Tonight, with as many as a dozen kids hospitalized, were learning details of the drivers history and details of the young lives that were so suddenly taken. Nbcs Kerry Sanders has the latest from chattanooga. Reporter tonight, a community in mourning, remembering the five lives lost in mondays tragic School Bus Crash. He was hurt. One of them was bleeding bad. One of them had passed out. Reporter the driver of that bus, 24yearold Johnthony Walker has been charged with five counts of v