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Protect this nation, our people. >> all eyes on the ninth circuit court of appeals. and regardless of the outcome, guys, this will ultimately end up before the supreme court. clayton: timeline, many, many months. heather: live at the senate floor where an all-night session is still underway. the goal to derail todays confirmation of education nominee betsy devos. >> in my mind she is the least qualified nominee in a historically unqualified cabinet. heather: two republican senators are plan to g...

Consequences. we will update you as we learn more on that. vice president mike pence says betsy devos will be confirmed as the next secretary of education promising to cast the tie breaking vote. >> were very confident that betsy devos is going to be the next secretary of education. it will be my high honor to decide the tie breaking vote on the floor the senate. heather: two republican senators are planning to vote against devos setting up the potential for 50/50 split. bernie sanders supporter...

>> reporter: trump now touting the south carolina governor as a proven dealmaker with a proven track record of bringing people together. haley has accepted the position, she says, out of a sense of duty. haley, the daughter of indian immigrants is the first women and first person of color to be elected as governor in south carolina. but some are questioning if she has enough foreign policy experience for her new diplomatic post at the u.n. >> thank you, everyone. thank you for being here. >> rep...

In donald trumps corner. joe johns looks at the evolution of a once rocky relationship. >> reporter: donald trump hasnt always been the biggest fan of nikki haley. >> i won south carolina, big, big, big. nikki haley was against me. it turned out to be an asset because she is very weak on borders, okay. >> reporter: and vice versa. >> when a bully hits you, you hit that bully right back. >> reporter: but the president-elect is turning to the south carolina governor to be the u.s. ambassador to th...

He is seriously considering dr. ben carson as head of housing and urban development. >> a lot of things that were put on the table and im thinking about them. >> reporter: all as trump channels the spirit of thanksgiving releasing this holiday message on youtube after what he calls a long and bruising campaign. >> its my prayer that on this thanksgiving we begin to heal our divisions and move forward as one country. >> again, today is a down day for the president-elect and his family. dr. ben ca...

About the budget. >> reporter: george bush sr. famously enjoyed kennebunkport, maine. cut down the middle by a two-lane road nestled between a stunning stream of multi-million dollar homes. the best view comes from across the bay. rodriguez says secret service teams are assessing threats that could come by land, sea and air. and standing outside the club, it doesnt take long to see the skies above will be a major concern. >> i mean, that plane is, what, maybe a couple thousand feet over us. >> r...

Giddy. the idea that we can now tastar to really govern. i have never know what it is like to have a republican president. >> reporter: haley is passing on an opportunity to work with the trump administration to be part of one. the latest step in haleys rise to national prominence after she gained widespread praise for the handling of the aftermath of the church shooting that left nine people dead in 2013. the removal of the confederate flag from the grounds. >> does not represent the future of ...

Tankers, the planes that are flying missions against isis could only stay in the area of operation for an hour, maybe an hour and a half. thanks to the tanker airplane, they can get fuel in the sky and stay in the area to fight isis for up to seven hours. so instead of turkey and football for the kc-10 crews, its eight to ten-hour missions hovering over this key battlefield. the pain of being away from their loved ones mitigated by the contribution theyre making to the war against terror. >> i l...

Public but also shares it with as many as 500 members who are willing to pay $100,000 to join him. >> basically, its a compound. we have to treat it as such. >> reporter: former secret service and atf special agent rodriguez says in many ways its ready made for presidential security. >> behind this natural barrier here, which i assume there is a fence. >> there is a wall back there. >> a tall wall. >> its more than 13 feet, i believe, which is great for deterring anyone trying to come on the pre...

Its a far cry from the heat of the gop primary when trump tweeted, the people of south carolina are embarrassed by nick ai ha nicki haley and delivered a verbal jab at trump during her state of the union response. >> during anxious times it could be tempting to follow the call of the angriest voices. we must resist that temptation. >> reporter: on policy haley criticized trumps proposal to ban all muslims from entering the u.s. as unamerican and unconstitutional and she dismissed his claims that...