as a-b-c's stephanie ramos reports, he appointed two women to his cabinet, who didn't always support him on the campaign trail. this morning president elect donald trump and his family are hunkered down at the luxury ... mar - a lago resort ...in florida. on wednesday, he released this thanksgiving message on social media. sot trump: "it's my prayer that on this thanksgiving we begin to heal move forward as one country" while ?.white men dominated his early staff picks..... trump's now nominated 2 women to join his cabinet. south carolina governor nikki haley to serve as u.s. ambassador to the united nations and charter school advocate betsy devos to lead the department of education. both women ...are strong republican leaders but also the president elect's first female appointments. neither were supporters of mr trump on the c sot haley: "donald trump is everything we hear and teach our kids not to do in kindergarten." haley who is the youngest governor in the country....at 44 years old....feels differently now... sot haley: "while i won't pretend to have always been president elect

as a-b-c's stephanie ramos its every parents worst nightmare. sot chief fred fletcher "hamilton county schools has confirmed there were 35 students on board that bus. all those students attend woodmore elementary and are in grades k through 5th grade" just a mile away from the chattanooga elementary school.... a school bus ..packed with kids....ran off the road, crashed into trees ...ending up on its side in a tangled didnt survive the accident. sot chief fred fletcher: "multiple children lost their lives." officials say at least 5 kids were killed right now investigators believe the bus was most likely traveling too fast. no other vehicles were involved in the crash...the 24 year old bus driver was arrested and is now facing charges. sot chief fred fletcher: "johnthony walker is being charged with 5 counts of vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment , and reckless driving." it took rescue crews hours 23 of them were sent to local hospitals. sot kirk kelly: "we're just asking for prayers ..and our hearts go out to the families" stephanie ramos

i'm abc's stephanie ramos in washington with the latest coming up. " critical conditions. a cedar rapids emergency shelter says its mission is even more below freezing. seat belts for school buses. one des moines school is testing a new safety measure for students. good wednesday morning! it's 4:30 on november 23rd. here's a live look at the city cam. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara rain continues today with totals generally approaching a half inch to three quarters of an inch in most spots. later today, the rain comes to an end, but the clouds remain, and these clouds will be part of the weather story going through the rest of the week. plan on highs around 40 for thanksgiving and not much better for friday. there remains a chance of flurries on friday morning as well. saturday should be dry, but our next trough of low pressure looks to arrive on sunday and should lead to widespread rain by sunday g at the latest. this could saion sundayafternoon. had day!todayshowers likely,especia the morning. wind: nw 5-15. high: 43 tonight: cloudy. wind: nw 5-15. low: 32 tomorrow: cl

kendis, diane, back over to you. >> stephanie ramos, 57 days until inauguration. carolina nikki haley has reportedly secured a job with the trump administration. haley has been chosen to become the next u.s. ambassador to the united nations according to the paper there. she had been a contender for secretary of state. she has very little diplomatic experience. >>> a police officer in detroit is fighting for his life after being shot in the head. wayne state university officer colin rose was patrolling an area when he radioed to s thefts of navigation systems from cars and suvs. a person of interest now being questioned. rose is at least the fifth officer shot on duty across the country since sunday. >>> a suspect in the ambush-style fatal shooting of a san antonio police officer apparently got married the day after the attack according to documents which indicate otis mckane may have been trying to keep his wife from having to testify against him but the d.a. admissib admissible. funeral services will be held for the murdered officer next week. >>> stocks have bee

abc's stephanie ramos has more. >> reporter: worst nightmare. >> hamilton county schools confirmed there were 35 students on board the bus. all those students attend woodmore in grades kindergarten through fifth grade. >> reporter: just a mile away from the chattanooga elementary school a school bus packed with more than 30 kids ran off the road crashed into trees ending up on its side in a tangled mess. bloodied students lay on stretchers not all survived. >> multiple children lost their right now investigators believe the bus was most likely traveling too fast. no other vehicles were involved in the crash. the 24-year-old bus driver was arrested and is now facing charges. >> he is being charged with five counts of vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment and reckless driving. >> reporter: it took rescue crews hours to get all of the kids off the bus. 23 of them were sent to local hospitals. >> we're just askin out to the families. >> reporter: stephanie ramos, abc news, new york. >>> the morning's other big story more wintry weather set to cause delays. >> it's still coming down, more

in new york, stephanie ramos channel6 "action news". >> president-elect donald trump promises to assemble a cabinet made of patriots who help him put america first. he hosted nearly a dozen prospective hires yesterday at trump tower in manhattan including former texas governor rick perry once an outspoken trump critic and tulsi gabbard. cameras caught each candidate as they entered the building. trump imhad self stayed out of public view choosing instead to release a video. >> transition team is working very smoothly, efficiently and effectively truly great and talented men and women patriots indeed are being brought in and many will soon be a part of our government. >> president-elect -- the president-elect plans to head out today or tomorrow to florida for thanksgiving. it is not clear if he will announce any more official appointments before then. >> we have breaking news from center city. one person has been taken to the hospital following some type of explosion at 18th and pine. we know the bomb squad is responding to the scene and traffic in the area is being affected. we have an "a

abc's stephanie ramos has the latest for us from washington. stephanie, good morning, happy thanksgiving. >> reporter: kendis and diane, happy thanksgiving to you, as well. president-elect donald trump is on vacation but rolling out some new appointments for his cabinet diversifying it a little bit with his latest nominees, two women. this morning, president-elect donald trump and his family are hunkered down at the luxury mar-a-lago resort in florida. on wednesday he released this thanksgiving message on social media. >> it's my prayer that on this thanksgiving we begin to heal our divisions and move forward as one country. >> reporter: while white men dominated his early staff picks, trump's now nominated two women to join his cabinet, south carolina governor nikki haley to serve as u.s. ambassador to the united nations and charter school advocate betsy devos to lead the department of education. both women are strong republican leaders but also the president-elect's first female appointments. neither were supporters of mr. trump on the campai

stephanie ramos, thank you. popular vote, after losing the electoral college, clinton now has 2 million more popular votes than donald trump. now, a lot of her lead was generated by california where votes are still being counted. former green party presidential candidate jill stein has now raised enough money to pay for recounts in the battleground states of wisconsin, michigan and pennsylvania. >>> and back to new york state where security is being beefed up here in the city as a thanksgiving tradition takes place near the president-elect's home. the macy's thanksgiving day parade moves down manhta upper west side passing one avenue away from trump tower. now, in addition to extra patrols, sand-filled sanitation trucks will line the route to guard against a repeat of this summer's truck attack in nice, france. >>> those giant balloons featured in today's parade came to life thanks to the efforts of the inflation crews. this is always a cool thing in new york city. they work late into the evening as plenty of sp

abc's stephanie ramos has more. >> reporter: today as president-elect donald trump spends time with his family in florida for the thanksgiving holiday, questions over his business ties campaign pledges and open cabinet positions loom. dr. benn carson one of many visitors spotted leaving trump tower tuesday just last week said he had no interest in a trump cabinet position but now he's back in the mix and up for the housing and urban development secretary job. rudy giuliani also visiting trump tower but declining to talk about his desire to be a part of the administration. >> i was really here in my capacity as vice chairman of the transition committee. >> reporter: some of the big issues trump pledged to tackle once he became president, he appears to be backing away from, now softening his stance on prosecuting hillary clinton telling the new york times my inclination would be for whatever power i have on the matter is to say let's go forward. this has been looked at for so long ad nauseam. >> if donald trump can help her heel then perhaps that's a good thing. i think he's thinking of m

abc's stephanie ramos is live with more on the charges against 24 year old johnthany walker. trt 1:04 out .... out to the families. weekend. we obtained this footage from the "atlantic." it shows a meeting of a white nationalist group. now: even the holocaust museum is speaking out. we want to warn you- many people will find this offensive. tom roussey reports. trt 1:47 out standard new this morning. the country early this morning-- was actually an aftershock. the magnitude 6.point.9 tremor sent people running to higher ground. government officials say the quake was an aftershock from the the magnitude 9.0 earthquake in the same region in 2011. that quake also spawned a deadly tsunami, and caused a meltdown at the nuclear plant this morning's quake also caused a minor tsunami. there are no reports of injuries or damage. we are following a developing story. a chain of popular gyms- the washington sports club - is accused of locking in members- even when they wanted to quit! the attorney general's office says its parent company required customers to cancel memberships in writin

as a-b-c's stephanie ramos reports, the bus driver is now facing charges. its every parents worst "hamilton county schools has confirmed there were 35 students on board that bus. all those students attend woodmore elementary and are in grades k through 5th grade" just a mile away from the chattanooga elementary school.... a school bus ..packed with kids....ran off the road, crashed into trees ...ending up on its side in a tangled mess. bloodied students lay on stretchers.... while other kids didnt survive the accident. sot chief lives." officials say at least 5 kids were killed right now investigators believe the bus was most likely traveling too fast. no other vehicles were involved in the crash...the 24 year old bus driver was arrested and is now facing charges. sot chief fred fletcher: "johnthony walker is being charged with 5 counts of vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment , and reckless driving." it took rescue crews hours to get all the kids off the bus.... 23 of them were sent to local hospitals. sot kirk kelly: "we're just asking for prayers ..a

as a-b-c's stephanie ramos reports, trump is at his home in florida today as president elect donald trump spends time with family in florida for the thanksgiving holiday... questions over his business ties, campaign pledges and open cabinet postions loom. nats: ben carson at trump tower dr ben carson one of many visitors spotted leaving trump tower tuesday... just last week he said had no interest in a trump cabinet positon .. but now he's back in the mix and up for the housing and urban development secretary job. south carolina governor nikki haley has reportedly secured a job with the trump administration. abc news has confirmed haley has been chosen by trump to become the next u-s ambassador to the united nations. some of the big issues mr. trump pledged to tackle nats: "lock her up , lock her up...." he now appears to be backing away from? now softening his stance on prosecuting hillary clinton, telling the new york times: gfx: "my inclination would be for whatever power i have on the matter is to say let's go forward. this has been looked at for so long, ad nauseum." sot conway: "if

stephanie ramos, abc news, new york. sean: officials in japan are warning that another powerful earthquake is possible in the next few days. this comes after a strong quake hit off the coast of fukushima yesterday measuring between 6.9 and 7.4. experts say it was actually an aftershock of the massive 9 .0 quake that triggered a deadly tsunami in 2011. there was a tsunami nearly 5 feet high yesterday but damage was minimal and just 12 injuries have been reported. a manchester man is facing charges after police say they found his children living in deplorable conditions. officers went to an apartment on quirin street yesterday to check on james grenier. but when they arrived they say the apartment was littered with trash, animal and human feces, urine, flies and other insects. they say a two-year-old girl was found in a crib that was covered feces. and a 4-year-old boy was found in similar conditions, strapped >> this is not a scenario that unfolded in the spur of the moment. the investigation is indicating the circumstanc

as a-b-c's stephanie ramos reports, the bus driver is now facing charges. its every parents worst nightmare. sot chief fred fletcher "hamilton county all those students attend woodmore elementary and are in grades k through 5th grade" just a mile away from the chattanooga elementary school.... a school bus ..packed with kids....ran off the road, crashed into trees ...ending up on its side in a tangled mess. bloodied students lay on stretchers.... while other kids didnt survive the accident. sot chief fred fletcher: "multiple children lost their lives." officials say at least 5 kids were killed right now investigators believe the bus was most other vehicles were involved in the crash...the 24 year old bus driver was arrested and is now facing charges. sot chief fred fletcher: "johnthony walker is being charged with 5 counts of vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment , and reckless driving." it took rescue crews hours to get all the kids off the bus.... 23 of them were sent to local hospitals. sot kirk kelly: "we're just asking for prayers ..and our hearts

abc's stephanie ramos reports. >> reporter: donald trump and his family are hunkered down in mara in florida. while white men dominated his staff pick he picked two women nickie hailey and betsyall. >> donald trump is everything we teach our kids not to do in the kindergarten. >> while i won't pretend to be president-elect's biggest cheerleader, i did vote for him, and i was thrilled to see him win. >> reporter: hailey is the daughter of immigrants the first minority selection, but very little diplomatic experience. devass was for ohio governor john kasich. to lead the commerce department mr. trump is expected to name wilbur roth who may be one of the oldest members of the cabinet. dr. ben carson said an announcement is coming on his role as head of housing and urban development. some other top names being tossed around rudy giuliani and mitt romeny and david petraeus vying for secretary of state. >> a christmas display that caused controversy is back up in berks county. it is from the classic movie a christmas story. it includes the famous leg lamp. he was forced to take the display

. >> reporter: stephanie ramos, abc news, new york. >>> the morning's other big story, more wintry weather set to cause delays for travelers this week. >>> in the northeast it's still coming down. more than three feet of snow has fallen in central new york state so far. the snow and strong winds caused power outages, flight delays and as you can imagine, dozs of traffic accidents, as well. >>> one of three buses carrying high school students from rochester to new york city overturned on snowy interstate 81. the bus swerved to avoid cars that were spinning out of >> the lake-effect snow is now tapering off in the region. you can see not that much left. a little along the atlantic coast. a small part of connecticut there. >>> take a look at this. those are the windchills this morning. 17 in syracuse, 21 here in new york city. 31 as far south as atlanta and 36 in tallahassee. >>> and the tsunami threat in japan is also over after a powerful earthquake this morning. it sent waves more than 4 1/2 feet high crashing onto the northern japanese coast in that same region devastated by an earthquake

stephanie ramos abc news washington one of its police officers died from a gunshot wound to the head. officers formed a processional last night, escorting 29-year-old collin rose from the hospital. police say rose was on patrol near wayne state university tuesday evening when he was shot. detroit police say he died in the hospital yesterday. they arrested a suspect late tuesday night a few blocks from where rose was shot. no charges have been filed. an officer who previously worked with rose says his goal was to be in law enforcement. "really intelligent, very smart, great with computers, don't want to be a cop go do something with computers and he said, no i want to be a cop. alright i'll hire you if you want and we did " before he was shot, rose was investigating reports of someone stealing navigation systems from cars. its here is a live look at meteorologist kaj o'mara joins for a high. fog shouldn't be a concern around the midwest today. late tonight into friday, a weak system is still set to move across the region. some snow showers will probably accompany this, mainly between m

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