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As we have said president elect donald trump spending thanksgiving at his mar-a-lago resort in florida. his first trip to palm beach as president elect and preparations for security have been intense. >> reporter: protecting president elect donald trump is a challenge unlike any other, from trump tower in new york to his private club in florida. >> so we are approaching mar-a-lago right here. >> it is a 20 acre water front estate in palm beach, excluded from the public. but he also shares it wit...

>> reporter: hes changed his stance on that too. some parts could stay. coverage for patients with pre existing conditions and children staying on their parents plan until they are 26 as he said in this "60 minutes" interview. >> adds cost but very much something were going to try and keep. >> as the president elect fills his administration, general james mattis appears to be a front runner for secretary defense despite the two having differences of opinions on the use of water boarding. this is...

Dictator who executed his own uncle. the white house conveying north korea is a grave threat to america. warning the trump transition team about the threat. >> once the president elect got the detailed briefings on the state of the north korea nuclear and missile programs i imagine it was new information and rather jarring. >> reporter: they say kim jong uns jeem probably has the ability all right to hit japan and south korea. and improving their ballistic missiles. >> they tested the icbm engin...

To be useful. he said ive always foushd give me a pack of cigarettes and a couple of beers and i do better with that than torture. >> just outside mar-a-lago, when are we likely to hear the next pick for the cabinet or staff? >> well it wont be tonight. not anything expected tonight and most like li not tomorrow either. the transition team has made it very clear john that tomorrow is going to be basically a down day for the president elect and his family. so perhaps on friday maybe well hear som...

He will get briefings and he will continue to get them. also, as part of the transition team, mike pence , is playing a big role and hes getting daily briefings. >> let me ask you, trumps people essentially saying it is too early to assign as susan says to assign importance to this. trumps first appointment including an adviser and a national security. >> i think it is concerning. you are the president elect and not getting briefings it i is -- the idea that you cannot make some time for these c...

Your insight, thank you so much, and happy thanksgiving. >> thank you, you too. i want to bring in our panel. trump supporter and goformer lieutenant governor of new york betsy mccoy it also, cnn political commentator and hillary clinton supporter hilary rosen. i want to ask you, lieutenant governor, shouldnt he be take g ing advantage of these briefings, considering he, as you would expect, has some ground to make up, having not, you know, served in government and had access to some of this i...

Tower? and if they wanted to, could they is this. >> i think they have impressed upon president elect trump the difficulty and some of the compromises he might have to make. but i dont get the sense at all they are trying to talk him out of it. their job is do do what they have always done. tell us what you want us to do and well figure out a way. >> make it happen. great writing on your part again. thanks so much for being with us. >> thanks. >> coming up. aaa says 43 and a half million america...

More than rudy giuliani which is not relevant to the president elect. >> is there a door number three? bra [ laughs ] >> thats favoring a cold over a pneumonia to some extent for some democrats. hes not clearly what we would prefer having hillary clinton to win the white house but thats not where we are. politically, i find it hard to see how donald trump chooses mitt romney considering what he said in the past. it would send a powerful message if hes willing to let things go. the donald trump w...

Trump called haley an embarrass to the people of south carolina. and betsy duvas, named to secretary of education. she spent much of the year raising money for republicans other than donald trump on the ballot. jim acosta is "outfront" tonight. some surprising picks. >> absolutely. donald trump has done something many of his critics thought he was incapable of and that is bringing in a harsh critic do his new administration. and making other moves that suggest not all of his campaign promises ar...

Campaign. some even saying running a racist campaign. and what hes trying to do now is make a call for unity, for healing. he told -- he said in his video he knows this is something that is not going to happen overnight. at one point quoting abraham lincoln saying one voice one heart. >> this historic political campaign is now over. but now begins a great national campaign to rebuild our country and to restore the full promise of america for all of our people. im asking you to join me in this ef...