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At the top of the list to hud secretary. carson has all but said the deal is on the table. >> he said something was forthcoming and now crickets so we'll see what's happening with that. tell us about trump's holiday message. he was talking a lot about unity after such a divisive election. >> you know, he was. a lot of his critics, as you know, said throughout the campaign not only did he run a divisive cav pain but some of his critics say he ran a racist campaign. what we saw is, last night, the president-elect come out with a video message for thanksgiving. telling the country it's time to pu...

Happy thanksgiving, everyone. i'm stephanie ruhle. this morning, we have a lot to cover. it starts with coming together. donald trump out with his first holiday message. >> it's my prayer that on this thanksgiving we begin to heal our divisions and move forward as one country. >> as nbc confirms donald trump has only received two, that's right two, of his daily intelligence briefings. most president-elects take them daily. his new pick for education secretary is causing controversy. the head of the teachers union weighs in live this morning. >> and a thanksgiving tragedy. a sixth child has die...

>> the country doesn't want that. come on, father. >> do you want a president doing that? do you want a president doing that? i think donald trump is smart enough to say, enough of the anger mean nasty stuff. >> on the flip side i find it unbelievably insulting that hillary clinton acts just because i share an anatomy with her, that's the only reason i go to the voting booth with her and my only issue is my ovaries. it has not hurt trump yet. i doubt it will change his style anytime soon. andrea his time in his annual holiday message to offer prayers for christians suffering at the hands of is...

Right? >> this is hysterical. how much are these? >> $99 each. they each have articulation, seven points and eight points. so there's movement. >> wow. >> and they are just cool. they are life-size star wars right in your own home. >> this is definitely a winner. great to have you and some great ideas. thanks for coming by. >> thank you. we are keeping track of a powerful line of storms that we've been telling you all morning here on msnbc. we're going to get you caught up with the latest on that storm system just on the other side of this break. first, though, a holiday message from our t...

Taking a little bit of a shift. where do you think that shift is coming from this year? >> it really reflects a lot of the concern in the country about the impact of isis, what its reach may be and the president using the holiday to point out one aspect of the isis atrocities that may not be as well known to americans, and that is the persecution of christians in the middle east. that has been part of the power they have exerted in trying to create what they consider a caliphate, to have territorial and ideological control. the president who often will put out a holiday message and usually tho...