Todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Sitting right next to him. He said that it is a vicious primary. Vicious campaign. He thinks that she and the clintons have suffered enough. Donald trump relents on his promise to prosecute Hillary Clinton. Political capital on hillary, you cant move forward with securing the border or but you guys were the ones saying lock her up and now tonight its a 180. One of the busiest travel days of the year is already under way. Leave early. The traffic is no joke. Snow, rain and ice will impact nearly 50 million ple traveling by road or air. Looks like we could see wet turkey in places like chicago, minnesota could have some travel problems. Police say driver Johnthony Walker was speeding when he lost control and crashed into a tree in chattanooga, tennessee. An officer at Wayne State University in detroit shot twice in the head and is in critical condition. Police have no motive. We just hoping and praying that people dow closed above 19,000 for the First Time Ever. Where does the rally cap . Make America Great again. Video shows an officer rescue a man in a car just minutes before it went up in flames. Get out of the car. All that. For the final time, president obama awarded the medal of freedom to a distinguished group of american icons. Everybody on this stage has touched me in a very powerful, personal way. And all that matters. Stephen colbert manning the butterball help line talking turkey. Meat thermometer is saying its at 188. 188 . Yes. Get out of there, its going to blow. On cbs this morning. This week a shocking mall santa was removed from his job in florida after telling a child that Hillary Clinton is the only person on the naughty list. The childs mother was like, listen, i am fine taking my 10yearold to the mall and sitting her on the lap of a disguised stranger but i will not stand for partisan politics. This mornings eye opener is presented by toyota. Lets go places. Welcome to cbs this morning. Norah odonnell is off. Josh elliott of our streaming network cbsn is with us. More than 48 million americans are expected to travel for the thanksgiving holiday. Many could run into weather trouble. Two major storm systems will deliver everything from snow and ice to thunderstorms. One stretches across the middle of the country. The other in the pacific northwest. Today, as you know, will be one of the busiest of the year for the airlines. Were tracking conditions at airports across the country. Amtrak will carry about 750,000 people. And, people are crowding into stations like washingtons Union Station right now. But most of the travelers will be on the road again. More than 43 million americans will drive this holiday. David begnaud is out with them in miami. Hes on interstate 95. One of the nations busiest highways. Okay, david, lets hear it. Gayle, good morning. Were moving at about 20 Miles Per Hour right now. And i95 headed south toward miami. And, look, its gridlock any day of the week but you factor in the busiest travel day of the year and thats why it settled in with a hot cup of tea. You were mentioning this being the busiest travel day. Gas prices are some of the lowest theyve been in a decade. That is why more than 40 Million People are expected to drive this thanksgiving. More than 1 million, a million more than last year. According to the Navigation App wave, which you may be very familiar with, if youre going to leave this morning, do so before 10 00 a. M. , and try not to get on the road after 4 00 p. M. Those are their travel tips. Consider this if youre in miami, lets sigh, and you were to get on the road at 5 00. If you had a threehour drive to grandmothers house, you could tack on an additional hour because of the traffic jam that is expected. And on the drive home, you want to leave before sunday. Here are some interesting stats for you. If you were to leave on sunday, actually, which is not the best day, lets say you left on sunday, traffic jams jump 240 sunday, and accidents go up 100 . So the best day to leave according to experts is friday. But if you still like your family on friday and you want a little extra love you havent had the politics discussion that wore you out yet, leave on saturday. Whatever you do, josh, dont leave sunday. Wow. Monday. Its always good. Favor that. Love is great. David, thank you. Millions of americans meanwhile will also be crowding the nations airports today. Heres a look at Laguardia Airport here in new york city. Kris van cleave got inside the command center for one major airline. Hes at Reagan National airport in arlington, virginia. Kris, good morning to you. Good morning. Security lines are growing here in washington, and at airports across the country. The west coast is off to a pretty good start but there is some concern about weather in the pacific northwest. We know that l. A. X. Will be among the busiest airports in the country, atlanta, and chicago also very busy. The airlines are watching the weather closely, and expect big crowds at airports across the country. New automated security lines opened at newarks liberty airport on tuesday. Additional conveyor belts and larger bins make them up to 30 more efficient. It comes as the tsa braced for the nearly 3. 7 million expected to fly for thanksgiving. Are you ready for the challenge . Its going to be a big weekend. Its predicted to be one of the largest thanksgiving travel weekends in history. The tsa administrator. If youre leaving in midmorning or afternoon, those are likely the largest peak periods of the day. And youre likely to encounter a lot of people in the airports. Our goal is to keep you moving efficiently through the lines. Washington, d. C. Passenger bianca hopes to beat the crowds entirely by beating yesterday. Im here two hours before for a domestic flight, and i usually get here an hour before. For southwest, it will be the first time the airline happens operated more than 4,000 flights in a day. It is our super bowl. Were very on high alert for everything going on. Steve west runs southwests operations center. Representatives from every aspect of the airline, meteorologists to maintenance are in one room to troubleshoot. We could get up to a great start on wednesday. To just transfers, into thursday, friday and saturday. So if the network stays ahead and stays on schedule, each day is set up for success. The airports, and the tsa are asking people to be at the airports at least two hours before their flight. You may run into traffic coming into the airport. That can be a problem at l. A. X. And other west coast airports. The other issue, of course, the security line so give yourself the extra time. Sunday and monday are expected to be even busier than today. Kris, thanks. Several inches of snow fell overnight in tell know, minnesota. The storm hitting the country is moving east and could disrupt Holiday Travel. Chief weather forecaster lonnie quinn of our new york station wcbs is tracking the forecast. Lonnie, good morning. Good morning to you, charlie. Good morning out west. So weatherwise two big stories. One of which is a big front in the midsection of the country from the great lakes all the way down to the gulf of mexico. The other story, its a pesky low pressure system up around the pacific northwest. Its going to sit there and spin with a rain or snow chance throughout the entire Holiday Weekend. So lets zoom in tight on that area and show you what is going on. I mean as long as its out there its going to continue to spit in this moisture. And its rain for the lower elevations, could be some snow showers, higher elevations. Thursday, friday, youre going to find that rain or snow chance is out there for the entire Holiday Weekend. So if you take a look at how the travel cast is going to work, chicago, 5 00 this afternoon, youre dealing with some wet weather out there. For new york city by the time you get to parade time theres going to be a rain chance if not a washout but the rain chance is out there. Again the pacific northwest, that rain chance is really going to be there throughout the entire time period. Sunday the big travel day, heres what youre looking at, portland about 48. San francisco about 60 degrees with the rain showers, as well. So, thats a quick look at whats going on weatherwise around here. I hope all of you have a very nice holiday. Gayle, lets go back to you. Lonnie, thank you. President elect donald trump filled another high level post this morning. In a statement he says South Carolina governor nikki haley will be nominated as u. S. Ambassador to the united nations. Now, haley is the first woman chosen for cabinetlevel job in this new administration. In the republican primaries, you may recall, she endorsed marco rubio and criticized donald trump. The president elect tweeted months ago the people of South Carolina are embarrassed by nikki haley. Mr. Trump flew to florida last night for thanksgiving after an ontherecord interview with reporters from the New York Times. Chip reid shows us why some of his loudest supporters are unhappy with what he said. Chip, good morning. Well, good morning. Mr. Trump left new york after sitting down with the newspaper he has repeatedly called dishonest. But on his way out he called the New York Times an american jewel. And that wasnt the only aboutface he made yesterday. Le. The failing New York Times, and it is failing reporter despite what he calls the newspaper. Mr. Trump was all smiles after a closeddoor meeting with the New York Times, where reporters live tweeted every every minute exposing significant shifts in policy. If i win, i am going to instruct my attorney general to get a special prosecutor to look into your situation. Reporter including his longstanding promise to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clintons use of private email servers as secretary of state. That would be a very good first step. Thats a good first step. Reporter one reporter tweeted that mr. Trump said, i dont want to hurt the clintons, i really dont. She went through a lot and suffered greatly in many different ways. Later he added, i think it would be very, very divisive for the country. A lot of it is a hoax. Its a hoax. Reporter he also seemed to change his tune on Climate Change from a hoax, perpetrated by the chinese, to a phenomenon linked to human activity. Trumps chief strategist steve bannon is the former head of the conservative website breitbart. Who, in an interslew with mother jones magazine last summer said were the platform for the altright, a conservative Movement Popular with white nationalists. Asked about the altright tuesday mr. Trump told the times are i dont want to energize the group. And i disavow the group. I would bring back waterboarding. And id bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding. Reporter that was trump on torture. But yesterday he told the times he was surprised that general james mattis, the candidate he is seriously considering for defense secretary, didnt favor it, leaving the door open for a change. Maltous is one of a number of leading cabinet contenders. The list includes former campaign foe mitt romney who is up for secretary of state, and ben carson as being considered for secretary of housing and urban development. Even telling fox hes been offered the job. That was one of the office thats on the table. Trump also revealed he may get his soninlaw Jared Kushner involved in the middle east peace process. Kushner has been a close adviser to the president elect throughout the campaign and key in his outreach to the jewish community. Yesterday trump told times reporters hed love to be the one to solve the israel palestine conflict and kushner could help. Charlie . Thanks, chip. It is an historic morning on wall street. For the First Time Ever the Dow Jones Industrial average began at more than 19,000. It is up even more right now in early trading. The blue chip index gained more than 67 points yesterday. The nasdaq and s p also set new records. The dow has picked up nearly 700 points, since election day. Investors are bullish on the president s elect policies, oil prices and corporate earnings. The investigation into the deadly Tennessee School bus crash is focused on speed, and the actions of the driver. Dazed members of the Chattanooga Community are mourning the deaths of five children. They were a kindergartner, a first grader and three fourth graders. The bus driver now faces multiple charges. Manuel bojorquez is outside the Childrens Hospital in chattanooga where 12 students are still receiving treatment. Manuel, good morning to you. Good morning. Six of those 12 students remain at this hospital in critical condition. Doctors say that after mondays violent wreck many of the children treated here were either too scared or dazed to spell their names or remember their own birthdays. All of this among reports that parents had previously complained about the bus driver. A text asked me what my child had on. And said your babys deceased. Reporter jasmine recalls the agony when she learned her 6yearold daughter was among the five children killed on board this Woodmore Elementary School bus. She wanted to be a doctor. And now my baby cant be the doctor that she wanted to be. Reporter the investigation into the deadly wreck has now turned to the bus driver, 24yearold Johnthony Walker. Charged with five counts of vehicular homicide, police say walker was driving well over the 30mileperhour speed limit. He received his commercial drivers license in april. And was involved in a minor bus crash just two months ago. Walkers mother says she spoke with him after the crash. He said, i love you mom. Ive been in a accident on the bus. And he said, mom, there are kids dead. I hope its not my fault. Reporter the ntsb will examine the bus black box to determine the drivers actions leading up to the crash. Theyll also look into whether seat belts could have prevented death. The bus was not equipped with passenger seat belts. Our mission is to understand not just what happened, but why it happened. Reporter only six states require seat belts on school buses. Tennessee is not one of them. Nationwide, an estimated 4 children die every year in large school bus crashes. Parents in this stunned community are struggling with how to explain this tragic news to their children. Its just so sad. You know. Theres no words. Walker does not have a criminal history, and tests for drugs or alcohol in his system are still pending. The company that hired him, Durham School services, said it is investigating with cooperators but it did not address our questions about reports that parents had complained about walker. Manuel, thanks. The French Foreign minister this morning accuses syrias government of waging total war on rebelheld areas. Rescue crews pulled a 5yearold girl out of the rubble yesterday after another round of airstrikes in the hardhit city of aleppo. Activists say this weeks attacks in eastern aleppo have killed nearly 150 civilians. Monitors inside syria say rebels are stopping families from fleeing aleppo. Some of americas best and brightest citizens have been awarded the president ial medal of freedom. President obama gave americas highest civilian honor to 21 people yesterday at the white house. They include big names from movies, sports, tv, music and business. Jan crawford shows us how the president paid tribute to all the honorees. John, good morning. What a ceremony it was yesterday. It really was. And i mean, this ceremony, gayle, really is always just a truly joyful day for the president. You know, a chance for the commander in chief to honor the people whove inspired him, and us, for decades. This is a particularly impressive class. Reporter from a redford, to a ross, to the boss, the 21 recipients of this years medal of freedom painted a portrait of americas talent and diversity. Everybody on this stage has touched me in a very powerful personal way. This was president obamas final opportunity to honor americans for their contributions to the u. S. And the world. Actor tom hanks was acknowledged for more than his oscarwinning roles. America owes you a debt of gratitude, son. Youve been an accidental witness to history, hes championed our veterans, supported space exploration, and the truth is tom has always saved his best roles for real life. Reporter the president honored Michael Jordan and kareem abduljabbar. He says abduljabbar wasnt just an mvp on the basketball court. Whae a sport changes its rules to make it harder just for you, you are really good. What does that mean to you . To me it means i must have done something good in my life to have inspired a few people. Reporter an emotional Ellen Degeneres was acknowledged for her courage in coming out almost two decades ago. What an incredible burden that was to bear. To risk your career like that. People dont do that very often. Reporter her challenge tuesday wasnt coming out, but getting in. She tweeted, they havent let me in to the white house yet because i forgot my i. D. As for bruce springsteen, obama add to admit i am the president , he is the boss. Reporter also actress cicely tyson, architect ge ehry, maya lynn, and vin scully. None of these honorees could ever be accused of standing still except for a brief time tuesday when they paused to pose for a once in a lifetime mannequin challenge. Probably the easiest challenge of their long and innovative careers. Also was robert de niro, bill and melinda gates, and Lorne Michaels among others. According to a tally by the Washington Post, president obama has given out more medals of freedom than any other president. What a class they had. What a great class. Made me so proud. Didnt it make