Show producer. New word donald trump will keep his title as executive producer of Celebrity Apprentice as he starts his job of president of the United States. First the president elect goes to louisiana today to campaign for the senate in a runoff. On the next stop on the campaign thank you tour to michigan tonight. Then vetting labor secretary. The president elect is expected to name that next week. That is the plan at least. Overnight, the president elect was promising to bring jobs back to the United States. The Unemployment Rate is at a many, many year low. Jeff zeleny was there and has the latest. Reporter it has been one month since donald trump woke up as president elect. Now on a victory lap he goes to battleground states. He spoke to thousands of supporters. A bit of a nostalgic walk through. He heads to michigan and louisiana today as well. Donald trump is trying to make good on the vow to change the government. He is trying to make good on the vow to drain the swamp. Still more show boating than specifics here. This is what he told voters last night in des moines. I actually love calling these companies. I say give me a list of Ten Companies that are leaving. I love calling these companies and saying hi. I get the president of the company. And i say hi. Oh, hello mr. President elect. Congratulations. By the way, while were on the phone, dont leave. Please. We had great success. You will be seeing a lot more success. Reporter the speech applauded by supporters here. And briefly interrupted by protest protesters. A different tone than the campaign. He said as they were led away, they are with us. They just dont know it yet. John and alison, that is the challenge and burden for donald trump as he makes the pivot from campaigning to the governing reality. He is about finished naming his cabinet. He will name secretary of state next week. The cabinet will nearly be complete. A Supreme Court justice and break for the holidays and january is when it begins. John and alison. Jeff zeleny, thank you. New world that president elect trump remains executive producer of nbcs Celebrity Apprentice while in the white house. He hosted it for 14 seasons. Arnold schwarzenegger picks up the hosting duties next month. A spokeswoman says mr. Trump has a big stake in the show and conceived of it with mark burnet. It is not clear how much trump will be paid as serving, but the arrangement posing a conflict of interest issue for nbc while the News Division reports on him. They go easy on hin m and th show Celebrity Apprentice. Donald trump will nominate Andrew Puzder as the labor department. He has been an out spoken critic of obamacare. He blasted new overtime rules which would extend the pay to overtime workers. Puzder is credited for turning around hardees. The company has been criticized recently for the commercials. Some of which you see here featuring women in bikinis e eati eating burgers. I dont think there is anything wrong with a beautiful woman in a bikini eating a burger and washing a bentley. There is nothing more american. I dont have a problem with our ads. Let me say, the ads are eye popping, but who is he trying to appeal to . It is all about advertising. I dont know about you, i have more of a problem seeing viagra commercials during dinner. I interviewed padma once who was in the commercial. She said if it works, it works. I think the issue is the policy of overtime and minuimum page. And the federal government could shutdown after the fight with the democrats and republicans sparked by the Miners Health insurance program. If it is not extended. Authorization runs out at midnight. They will not vote on the bill until saturday. It is spearheaded by joe manchin. He is set to meet with donald trump in a few hours. The interesting thing is this is democrats closer to the trump spectrum doing this. They think they can convince the president elect to put pressure on ruepublicans to get what the want. A full circle. Senate republicans launching a series of versusrussian hacki. Three Senate Committees are getting ready for coordinated probes. The inquiries set the stage for a potential showdown with president elect who has downplayed the idea that russia may have interfered in the elections. Hillary clinton is calling fake news a dangerous epidemic. A rear appearance for the onetime democratic nominee. Honoring retiring Senate Leader harry reid. Clinton spoke out against the false stories. She backed new laws. Referring to the alleged russian meddling. Clinton did not mention pizzagate. The bogus story that clinton and per Campaign Chair ran a child sex ring out of a washington pizza shop. Her remarks did seem to address the fact that a man walked into the restaurant with a gun and fired it. A man bent on self investigating that story. The epidemic of malicious fake news and false propaganda that flooded social media over the past year. It is now clear that socalled fake news can have realworld consequences. This is not about politics or partisanship. Lives are at risk. Lives of ordinary people just trying to go about their day to do their job and contribute to their communities. Its a danger that must be addressed and addressed quickly. I said Hillary Clinton did not mention the pizza place. I do think she called. She has reached out. John glenn remembered for his contributions to the country. His contributions to the world. What a life. A true american hero. Thats next. Why are you checking your credit score . You dont want to ride the 13l forever, do you . [woman laughing] credit karma, huh . Yeah, its free. Credit karma. Give yourself some credit. Tributes are pouring in across the planet for space pioneer and senator john glenn. He became the First American to orbit the earth changing the space race in 1962. He made a name for his self in the sky. He broke the transcontinental speed record flying from los angeles to new york in 1957. Glenn never traveled to the moon after john kennedy ordered not to any him. He later did serve four terms in the u. S. Senate representing ohio in 1974. Glenn did get back to space in 1998 at the aimige of 77. He was awarded the space medal of honor and medal of freedom. A statement on thursday, president obama said john always had the right stuff inspiring generations of scientists and engineers and astronauts to take us to mars and beyond. We know that our future here on earth compels us to keep reaching for the heavens. On behalf of a grateful nation, godspeed, john glenn. Those are the words said to him in 1962. He is survived by his wife annie and two children and two grandchildren. Glenn was 95 years old. Buried at Arlington National cemetery with full military honors. Going to space twice. Being a senator. He flew with ted williams in e a korea. Ted williams and john glenn. Two american heros in the air at the same time. One of his friends said when glenn returned to space. The oldest man to be in space, he was in his element. Thats where he wanted to be. He made history. An aviation icon. A truly good guy. New revelations this morning. The deadly warehouse fire in oakland that killed 36 people. The fire chief said she does not know the last time or even if the building was ever inspected by her department. The fire inspection teams have been hampered by budget cuts and hiring freezes. It is possible the socalled ghost ship may not have been in the citys database. The mayor created a task force to assess fire safety. They want to learn what they can. And chilling testimony in day two of the dylann roof trial. The jury saw a video taken by one of the victims which showed 22yearold roof sitting with a Bible Study Group at ame church when he suddenly opens fire. Lets get 34from the courtroom drama from Deborah Feyerick. Reporter john and alison, day two of the trial of dylann roof. A brief video of the accused killer can be seen sitting with the bible group. The snapchat was taken by one of the survivors. During the hooting, he stood up to the gunman. You dont need to do this. We mean you no harm. His mother was in the church and testified. She said dylann roof shot her son five times. She told the court, theres no place on earth for him other than the pits of hell. Roof is facing the Death Penalty and that statement prompted roofs lawyers to ask for a mistrial. It was merely a religious description and the judge would instruct the jury to ignore statements from family. The jury was shown closed circuit tv video entering and leaving the church following the video of the nine victims carried out on stretchers. Roofs mother in the court recovering after suffering a heart attack on day one of the trial. The video showing the arrest in shelby, North Carolina of dylann roof. Trying to show roof was compliant and confirmed that he was the charleston shooter. John and alison. The second officer died after being shot while answering a Domestic Violence call in georgia. Officer smith died thursday at a macon hospital where he was treated for injuries. The 26yearold was shot alongside his grade school friend. 25yearold officer nicholas smar. The suspect shot and killed himself thursday as officers surrounded his house. Gatlinburg, tennessee is getting back on its feet. The area is getting set to reopen in hours. Store owners were cleaning and painting and doing what they could to welcome shoppers. The Deadly Wildfires that ripped through the smokey mountains killed 14 people and destroyed more than 1,700 buildings. Wintry cold weather across the country. Meteorologist derek van dam has more. Good morning, john and alison. We have a classic winter set up across the u. S. Today and through the weekend. Lakeeffect snow machine kicking in high gear from michigan to upstate new york. This jet stream blanketed across the country will allow for bits of energy to travel from the Pacific Northwest through the rockies helping to produce snowfall and help build up some of the snow pack at the ski resorts. Here is a look at the latest watches and warnings. Lakeeffect snow threat from ontario and erie and michigan and Lake Superior with Winter Weather advisories and warnings in effect. How much snow . In some of the snow bands downwind from the lakes, up to 1 foot for the region. Check out temperatures. Well below freezing when you factor in the wind across the northern plains. Sioux falls is 12 below. Thats what it feels like. Real temperatures, 38 in the big apple. 43 for atlanta. Back to you. Derek. A dire situation in aleppo. Russia claims civilians are leaving and the fighting has stopped. Those are the claims. Residents are telling a different story. Were live with a report next. W. Especially in my business. With slow internet from the phone company, you cant keep up. Youre stuck, watching spinning wheels and progress bars until someone else scoops your story. Switch to comcast business. With highspeed internet up to 10 gigabits per second. You wouldnt pick a slow race car. Then why settle for slow internet . Comcast business. Built for speed. Built for business. Breaking overnight with a huge majority. South Korea Parliament voted to impeach park geunhye. This process could take up to six months. President park apologized to south korea for quote negligence for the scandal which led to her fall. She says she takes this seriously and will prepare for a court review. The war weary number of civilians are desperate to leave eastern aleppo. This as russia claims the pro rebel forces stopped fighting to let civilians leave. We have Muhammad Lila live from ice st istanbul. We are seeing the pictures of people trying to flee to safety. It is heartbreaking. It is shocking to see the terrible physical condition they are in. Some so weak they cannot even walk. Reporter good morning, alison. We actually have new information on the socalled ceasefire in eastern aleppo. Our own cnn team on the ground reporting they have heard explosions and tracer fire this morning. Ceasefire or not, it is by no means game over in the eastern part of the city. This as russia claims that they have instituted a temporary ceasefire to allow the people to flee the city to governmentheld areas. Still tens of thousands of people still trapped. Our teams on the ground reporting gripping detailing of civilians trying to flee aleppo. Two area groups being shot at y were trying to leave the city. All of this fluid movement on the ground. The diplomatic picture could be shifting. The United States and russia still talking about a plan to allow the peaceful evacuation from eastern aleppo to the syrian countryside. John kerry and Russian Foreign minister are expected to meet in geneva tomorrow. If the deal is reached, it could mean an end to the battle in aleppo, but could drive a stake into the heart of the insurgency of bashar al assad. We hope that spells the end of this. Muhammad lila, thank you. Donald trump facing criticism over his business ties when he takes office. Now we learned he will stay on as executive producer of Celebrity Apprentice. 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Donald trump showcasing his commitment to jobs on his thank you tour, but six weeks to inauguration and questions about why he wont give up his job producing the Celebrity Apprentice. Remembering an american legend. A space pioneer. John glenn. The First American to orbit the earth who lived such a life. Such an inspiration to so many. We look back on his life and legacy. Welcome back to eitharly start. Im john berman. Im alison kosik. 30 minutes past the hour. Busy day ahead for president elect trump. Traveling to louisiana to campaign for the republican candidate there in a runoff. Then heading to his next stop on his thank you tour. Michigan. One of his most surprising Election Night wins. Also theres new word that trump will keep his position as executive producer of nbcs Celebrity Apprentice as he starts the job of president of the United States. More on that in a moment. There are names filling up the president elects growing cabinet. We know his pick for labor secretary. Expected to name andrsecretary state next week. He fired up the crowd in iowa last night with promises to bring jobs back to the United States. Cnns jeff zeleny was there and has the latest. Reporter john and alison, it has been one month since donald trump powoke up on election days lekesi president elect. He goes to battleground states on his thank you tour. A walk through his victory and the tenpointwin in ohio over Hillary Clinton. He heads to michigan and louisiana today as well. Donald trump is trying to make good on his vow to change the government. He is trying to make good on his vow to drain the swamp. Still more show boating than specifics here. This is what he told voters last night in des moines. I actually love calling these companies. I say give me a list of Ten Companies that are leaving. I actually love calling these companies and saying hi. I get the president of this company and i say hi. How you doing . Oh, hello mr. President elect. Congratulations. While were on the phone, dont leave. Please dont leave. Please. We had great success. Youll see more success. Reporter the speech widely applauded by supporters here. Interrupted also by protesters. Trump seemed to take it in spri stride. He said as they were led away, theyre with us. They just dont know it yet. John and alison, that is the challenge and burden for donald trump as he makes pivot from campaigning to governing realities. He is about finished names his cabinet. Secretary of state choice named early next week. Then the Supreme Court justice and break for the holidays and january is when it all begins. John and alison. Jeff zeleny, thank you. Meanwhile, t