Good wednesday morning, everyone. The first signs of discord shaking up Donald TrumpsTransition Team as top advisers and lobbyists get the boot. Trump broke protocol last night by ditching his press corps going out to dinner with his family unannounced. And after getting his first daily president ial briefing along with trump, mike pence is meeting with Vice President joe biden. Abcs janai norman has the latest from d. C. Reporter donald trump out of the public eye but back on twitter writing the process for picking cabinet members is very organized though it appears to be anything but. Cracks beginning to show as key members of the Transition Team purged. Former congressman mike rogers, one of trumps Top National Security advisers, abruptly resigning reportedly pushed out. This as governor Chris Christie was ousted. Ben carson distanced himself from the transition, and a low inquiry into security clearances for trumps children. Senior adviser Kellyanne Conway forced to respond. That, i dont know. I only know what i read in the paper. I just know that that was never a formal request. Reporter at the same time criticism continues over trumps pick for chief strategist, steve bannon, former chair of Breitbart News. People didnt vote for donald trump so that he could bring a white supremacist into the white house. Reporter late tuesday the president elect leaving reporters scrambling heading out to dinner with his family after telling the the night. The move breaking tradition of always having journalists on hand to report the president s whereabouts. [ chanting ] and the protests havent let up. In the nations capital, hundreds of students taking over pennsylvania avenue shutting down the lincoln memorial. Too young to vote but making sure their voices are heard. We want to let donald trump know that he cannot divide us with his racism, sexism, all that bigotry. Election were based on total popular votes, he would have campaigned more in new york, california and florida saying he would have won even bigger and more easily. As of now Hillary Clinton is up in the popular vote. Diane and kendis. Yeah, thats right, janai. Shes up more than 800,000 votes. Janai from washington. And donald trump has reportedly requested top security clearance for his soninlaw. Ivanka trumps husband jared advisers. If approved, hell be able to sit in on daily president ial briefings. This is the the latest in a series of untraditional moves by trump. As trump prepares to fill more top jobs, ben carson as janai norman mentioned there has taken himself out of the running. His top adviser says carson would not accept a cabinet position because despite running for president , carson felt he didnt have the experience to run an entire federal agency. And the Vice President elect is removing all lobbyists from the Transition Team that hes now heading. He effectively dismantled the had set up. The move comes after donald trump was questioned about welcoming lobbyists that he railed against during his campaign. And this was kind of interesting. Former rival ted cruz also met with trump yesterday. Senator cruz didnt reveal any details of his meeting, but some reports say he is being considered for attorney general. Cruz would only say that hes looking forward to working closely with trump and pence to repeal obamacare and confirm a conservative Supreme Court justice. And outgoing leader harry reid is calling on trump to rescind his appointment of steve bannon as chief strategist. Reid slammed bannon in a speech from the senate floor over his leadership at Breitbart News which aligns itself with White Nationalist views. As long as a champion of Racial Division is a step away from the oval office, it will be impossible to take trumps efforts to heal the nation seriously, so i say to donald trump, take responsibility. Rise to the dignity of the office of president of the behind your twitter account. Reid also blamed trumps election for sparking a wave of hate crimes, but he said democrats would work with trump whenever they can. And Hillary Clinton is expected to make her first public appearance since the election. Shes being honored in washington, d. C. Tonight by the childrens defense fund, the organization she worked for in the 70s after graduating from law school. President obama is spending a second day in greece after trying to explain Donald Trumps unexpected rise. The president is touring the acropolis, the counts famous ancient monument. Yesterday he acknowledged that trumps victory took him by surprise saying it stemmed from deepseated anxieties among the working class, and he made it clear that he doesnt feel responsible for what the president elect says or does. Meanwhile, violence broke out in athens as thousands of protesters rallied against the president s visit and riot police had to use tear gas and stun grenades to disperse the crowd after they tried to enter a restricted area. The president s trip comes just days before greek leftists hold demonstrations. And far across the Mediterranean Sea in syria, Bashar Al Assads government begins a new offensive in aleppo. Air strikes killed at least ten people in rebelheld areas. Its the first bombing in more than two weeks. The strikes came as russia started a major operation against rebels that could put tens of thousands more civilians in danger. The bombs fell just hours after Vladimir Putin spoke with donald trump about joining forces to stop international terrorism. Investigators are searching for the motive in the deadly shooting at an Oklahoma City main airport. Police say 52yearold Southwest Airlines worker Michael Winchester was killed in an ambush yesterday at will rogers world airport. The shooter was found dead from a selfinflicted gunshot. The airport was shut down for hours amid worries about multiple shooters. They did not know whether the person was hiding, sleeping, deceased or otherwise. Once that was confirmed, we made potential suspects or any other possible dangers, and at that point thats when we went ahead and opened up the airport. The victim is the father of Kansas City Chiefs special teams player james winchester. The elder winchester played football for the university of oklahomas 1985 National Championship team. To the southeast now where some traditional Outdoor Activities are now off limits because of that fire threat. Starting campfires, lighting fireworks, smoking cigarettes, even parking a car offroad is prohibited for fear that a hot tailpipe could ignite dry leaves below. 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The people in this new subdivision in virginia say their greatlooking houses on the outside are chockfull of problems and defects on the inside. Its very upsetting because its the most expensive purchase any of us are going to make. Reporter in one subdivision after another, our investigation found homeowners claiming shoddy construction. Settlement cracks, nail pops. Reporter with big, wellknown builders often slow or refusing to fix the problems big and small. No one will fix it. It is our house. Reporter the Industry Trade group says unhappy homeowners are in the minority and that americans have expectations that are just too high. The American Consumer expects a perfect home. Theres no such thing as a perfect home. Reporter brian ross, abc news, new york. And brian will have more on getting a look at a plane being touted as a new step toward routine supersonic flight. Its called the xb1 supersonic demonstrator and was created by an Aerospace Firm called boom. 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Well, counselors will be on hand at a Utah High School this morning after a teen student stabbed five classmates and then yeah, officials in orem, which is near provo, are trying to figure out what triggered the attack allegedly carried out by a straight a student who had never been in trouble before. Eyewitnesses recounting the horrific event. I realized hes bleeding. I was like, oh, hes bleeding, and he looks at me and goes, theres a psycho in there. He just stabbed me. Had boxed the suspect into a little bathroom area. Staff members did place themselves in harms way. The victims are in critical to fair condition but all expected to be okay. Some have stab wounds, however, to their necks. The 16yearold su stabbed himself. Hes been taken into custody. An accused murderer is back behind bars this morning after a brief escape. Investigators in missouri say Daniel Campbell was captured about 15 miles away from the county jail. Campbell escaped when a door was left open while some construction work was being done. The sheriff says security at the jail is now being reevaluated. Well, pot can now be on the menu when youre out having a meal in denver. Colorados capital is the first u. S. City to let restaurants and the drug inside the establishment as long as it isnt smoked. Patrons must also bring their own marijuana. Baggage charges are now extending to overhead bins on united. It is the first major u. S. Airline to limit customers to one carryon bag that fits under their seat. If you need to use the overhead bin, youre going to have to upgrade your seat class or pay to check the bag. The new rules kick in for travel starting in april. All right, and after that story we need to lighten up everyones mood a little bit, so check out this adorable video. Forget about the chicken crossing the road. How about 20,000 ducks. Why did they cross the road . Well, here they are. 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