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And devoss and other. >> steve mnuchin for treasury. >> very complicated financial laws. >> eugene robinson i look forward to reading your column. >> thank you. more to come, thank you, as always, and coming up, a survivor story, well talk to a school teacher who survived the ft. lauderdale airport shooting thanks to heroic actions by a total stranger. youre watching reports on msnbc. will your business be ready when growth presents itself? american express open cards can help you take on a ne...

Election. when it comes to the government hes forming, the picture emerging is of a traditional conservative one. he picked jeff sessions to be attorney general, former goldman sachs banker, steve mnuchin, to be treasury secretary, retired general james "mad dog" mattis to run the defense department. avowed obamacare critic, tom price, to head the health and human services administration, retired general john kelly to head the department of homeland security. dr. ben carson to lead the departmen...

>> clearly, this is going to be a fight. this has democrats and environmentals, as you said, sort of up in arms. i would add this to tom price at hhs, maybe ben carson at hud. betsy devoss in the education department. these are some where the liberals and the democrats will try to focus and make a fight of it, even if they know they dont have the power to stop it. >> i assume they know, the democrats, theyll probably not get enough to come to their side to derail the nominations. >> they know th...

Health care, what an expert and solid thinker in that arena and in others. jeff sessions was someone who i knew through my campaigns, helped me very early on. he has a distinguished record in the senate, and many others, betsy devoss and many others. i have to think that americas best days are ahead of us. i think youre going to see america continuing to lead the world in this century, and what ive seen through these discussions ive had with president-elect trump as well as what weve seen in his...

So i think its sort of up to people who are reporters and in the media to sort of remind americans that yes, he might be discussing these things overseas with other businesses and trying to negotiate jobs in the united states but he has his own business interests abroad, i think thats very important. >> right now, hes very busy figuring out his cabinet, figuring out his top advisers in the white house so when you look, doug, at the people he has picked and we see now nikki haley, u.s. ambassador...

They have in several states, compare that to betsy devos in michigan where she fought against any kind of accountability. take the school dollar in corporations and were done. that is what were facing now. >> lily eskelsen garcia. good to see you. >> happy thanksgiving. >> happy turkey day to you as well. shoppers in line, in california, camping out all night. that guy looks really happy about it too. what deals are worth the wait? your black friday shopping guide straight ahead and nikki haley ...

Everything. >> theyve got the best teachers. theyve got the best teachers available in those students. and meanwhile, the schools where they really need -- what you really have a need for good teachers, its hard to get those teachers in the schools. >> because theyre so underfunded that people who get there get so discouraged that theyre thinking, i cant do my job. so we already know what works. it works in finland, it works in singapore, it works in canada and our international competition. wel...

Average school system this this country. no offense. >> well, no offense taken. im very proud of being a public schoolteacher and i think that places that really invest but look at the people who offer a bait and switch and say, theres a problem with underfunded, understaffed schools that are tie the hands of creative competent people in doing what they need to do and then they give this false answer instead of saying, lets really make every public school as good as our be public schools which a...

Thank you for watching at this hour. right now ali velshi. >> thanks. just ahead, new move in the today in trumps transition. the president-elect makes two picks. betsy devoss to lead education and nikki haley as u.s. ambassador. well examine both of these choices and will ben carson have a role in the trump white house? also, were live in manhattan where an elite anti-terror force is preparing to protect tomorrows macys day parade. and obamas final thanksgiving as commander in chief. we beg...

And ben carson may soon accept the position as h.u.d. secretary. after serious discussions with the trump transition team, i feel that i can make a significant contribution particularly to making our inner cities great for everyone. this comes on the heels of nicky ha -- nikki haley tapped to serve as u.n. ambassador. katy tur is here with me in the studio. betsy devos has been chosen as department of education secretary. what do we know about her? >> reporter: shes a top republican donor and ad...