Trump Announces Additional Cabinet Picks; Judge Delays Ruling on Presidential Immunity in Hush Money Case

Welcome to NTD Evening News. Our top story tonight... President-elect Trump shaping up his national security team. What his new appointees could bring for U.S. policies on China and the Middle East. Iris Tao has the details on Trump's latest cabinet picks. A new development in Trump's New York business records case. A judge gives the prosecution more time to consider next steps... and postpones a ruling on the Trump team's request to dismiss the conviction. Our legal correspondent brings us the details. Lawmakers return to D.C. today for a lame duck session. Trump is expected to make a visit to Capitol Hill tomorrow, while a vote is scheduled for tomorrow to select a new Senate GOP leader. Melina Weiskopf and Luis Martinez bring us the updates. And could Trump abolish the Department of Education? Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters joins us to discuss the implications of dismantling the department and possible changes to public education under Trump. This is NTD Evening News. Live from our global headquarters in New York City, here's Tiffany Meyer. Good evening and thank you for joining us tonight. President-elect Trump unveiling new picks for his national security team. It comes as Trump, throughout his campaign, has vowed to take on communist China and restore peace in the Middle East. NTD's White House correspondent Iris Tao has more from West Palm Beach. President-elect Trump now seems close to rounding out his national security team. On Tuesday afternoon, Trump announced that he's tapping Florida Congressman Mike Walz as his national security advisor. In a statement, Trump highlights Walz's credentials of having worked in the White House and Pentagon after serving in the Army Special Forces for 27 years. Trump also praises Walz for being an expert on the threats posed by China, Russia, Iran and global terrorism. Walz is considered one of the most hawkish lawmakers on countering the Chinese Communist Party. He serves on the House China Task Force and has introduced legislation for the U.S. to compete with China. He's also said the U.S. is in a cold war with the Chinese Communist Party. Here's a clip of him questioning Pentagon officials in 2023. We've talked a lot about China that seeks to displace the U.S., seeks to displace the U.S. military. Is it fair to say the Chinese Communist Party is in a cold war against the United States as they seek global hegemony? I would actually say it's more than a cold war. It comes as Trump's reportedly tapping Senator Marco Rubio to be the Secretary of State. Rubio's also known for taking hard lines on China and has been an outspoken critic of the CCP's human rights abuses. Companies that are responsible for the human rights violations against Uyghurs. Federal employee retirement money is being invested in companies that are undermining American national security. Meanwhile, Trump on Tuesday afternoon confirmed that he's selecting former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee as the new U.S. ambassador to Israel. Trump says Huckabee loves Israel and will work tirelessly to bring about peace in the Middle East. Huckabee has been a vocal defender of Israel and the Israeli ambassador on Tuesday welcoming the announcement. I think he visited Israel dozens of times, also after October 7th he came. Trump on Tuesday also appointed longtime friend and real estate mogul Steve Wyckoff as special envoy to the Middle East. Trump praises Wyckoff's business experience and says he'll be a voice for peace. On Wednesday, Trump is set to meet with House Republicans while he's in D.C. to meet with President Biden. Reporting from West Palm Beach, Iris Tao, NTD News. And we've just learned Trump has tapped John Ratcliffe, a former Texas congressman and director of national intelligence, to lead the CIA. In a statement tonight, Trump said, quote, Ratcliffe has always been a warrior for truth and honesty with the American public. A New York judge again delays his ruling on whether to toss the conviction against President-elect Trump in the Manhattan business records case. Our legal correspondent Arlene Richards has the latest. Judge Juan Mershon has delayed a key ruling in President-elect Trump's business records case for one more week. This is the second time in two months that Mershon has deferred his ruling. The ruling will determine whether the unanimous conviction by a Manhattan jury is overturned. And it could also decide whether he sentences Trump in two weeks. The prosecution asked for more time to consider their next steps in light of the recent election results. Trump's attorneys have asked that the entire case be dismissed. If Mershon tosses the conviction, he could order a new trial. But the trial would be delayed for at least four years until after Trump completes his term. If Mershon decides to go forward with the sentencing, he may face some limitations. The penalty for the business records felony is up to four years in prison. Mershon is not likely to order prison time to a soon-to-be sitting president. And even as a first-time offender, Trump would likely face only probation or a fine. Yet sentencing Trump to one of these penalties could also be difficult for the judge. During the trial, Mershon expressed reluctance to put Trump in jail for violating a gag order, saying at the time that the last thing he wanted to do was put Trump in jail. In September, Mershon acknowledged that this case is one that stands alone in a unique place in this nation's history. He said then that he didn't want to give the impression that he was interfering in the election. Arlene Richards, NTD News. Steve Bannon was due back in court today. He faces trial in December on criminal fraud charges. The accusations relate to efforts to fund President-elect Trump's border wall. He was recently released from prison on a separate conviction. The former Trump adviser will stand trial in New York's state court in Manhattan. Prosecutors allege he misled donors who gave over $15 million in 2019. He has pleaded not guilty. Trump pardoned Bannon on federal charges brought in 2020 over the same underlying conduct. The following year, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg indicted Bannon on state charges. Presidential pardons do not prohibit state prosecutions. If a jury convicts Bannon, Trump cannot pardon him once back in the White House. Here is Bannon talking to media briefly after the court appearance this afternoon. The people rendered their verdict on all this lawfare on last Tuesday, one week ago. And like I have worked on for years and years and years, the whole country came together. The working class people all over came together and they rejected what's going on in this court, what's going on with President Trump. The lawfare of Tish James and Alvin Bragg and Jack Smith and Merrick Garland has been rejected by a landslide by the American people. So the one thing I have to say to Merrick Garland, Lisa Monaco, Jack Smith, Tish James, Alvin Bragg, you wait. The hunted are about to become the hunters. Thank you very much. House Republicans make their first appearance back on Capitol Hill since the election, making a victory lap and laying out their next steps. Here's NTD's congressional correspondent Melina Weiskopf. And their first appearance back on Capitol Hill since winning the election, House Republicans took a victory lap this morning. NTD has not yet called the race for Republicans, a majority in the House, although they're sitting at 214. They need 218 to take the gavel. They're getting very, very close to that. Now, it's just a matter of how much they'll have that majority by, how big or how slim that majority will be. But even if it is a very slim majority, like we saw over the past two years, it's unlikely to be as difficult as it has been over the past two years because they're not dealing with the Democrat controlled Senate and White House. Instead, Republicans have control of both of those to act on key Republican priorities. As for what those Republican priorities are, well, Speaker Johnson has repeatedly said that at the top of his mind is the economy. Listen to this. They want and deserve lower costs for groceries and gasoline. They they want us to project strength on the world stage again and not the weakness that we have projected for the last four years. They want an end to the wokeness and the radical gender ideology and a return to common sense in our children's classrooms and corporate boardrooms and government agencies. And we're going to ensure all that's true. This leadership will hit the ground running to deliver President Trump's agenda and the 119th Congress. And we will work closely with him. And we can already see that close relationship that Trump will have with congressional Republicans taking shape this morning. Speaker Johnson did verify that Trump will be here on Capitol Hill tomorrow morning to get a kickstart on enacting the Republican agenda. Here's how Johnson characterized what he anticipates coming out of that meeting. Great meeting and a moment for all of us. There's a lot of excitement, a lot of energy here. We're really grateful for President Trump leaving it all on the field to get reelected. And Speaker Johnson says they're trying to make use of the enthusiasm that they have right now to be able to kickstart those legislative priorities. And he says he wants to try to avoid mistakes that were made during the last Trump administration to be able to try to get around those and not only revive the America first agenda that was started four years ago, but also take it a step further. Reporting from Washington, D.C., Melina Wisecup, NTD News. Senate Republicans will elect a new leader for the first time in nearly two decades. Our Washington correspondent, Luis Martinez, joins us with details on the three candidates vying for the position. The three candidates are Senator John Thune of South Dakota, Senator John Cornyn of Texas and Senator Rick Scott of Florida. Now, the Senate Republican leadership race has been ongoing for over nine months when the current Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, announced that he was stepping down back in February. Now, Senator John Thune of South Dakota has been leading the race to replace Mitch McConnell before November 5th. Here we have his profile. We can see that Senator John Thune was elected into the Senate back in 2005. So that's 19 years of experience in the upper chamber of Congress, seven years of experience as a Senate Republican conference chair from 2012 to 2019 and three years of experience right here as a Senate minority whip. The number two, the Senate Republican conference under Mitch McConnell. Senator John Thune was critical of President Trump's election fraud claims in 2020. The former president even asked Governor Noem of South Dakota to run against Thune in the 2022 midterm elections. She declined. Next in line is Senator John Cornyn of Texas. Senator Cornyn has 22 years of experience as a senator. He was also, as we can see, a former Texas Supreme Court judge and also served as Texas attorney general. But most importantly, Senator Cornyn is a prolific fundraiser, having raised nearly half a billion dollars since he entered Congress back in 2002. Senator Cornyn also drew criticism from Trump in 2021 when the former president called the Texas senator weak and ineffective. The third candidate is Senator Rick Scott of Florida. So two years ago, I challenged Mitch McConnell because I know there has to be a change. We have a great Republican Party all across this country. We need a Republican Party in D.C. Senator Rick Scott was a former governor of the Sunshine State, also elected a senator in 2019. So that's only five years of experience in the upper chamber of Congress and was the NRSC chair from 2021 to 2023. And he's drawn a lot of criticism because during that period, during the 2022 midterm election, Senate Republicans managed to flip zero seats. Senator Scott has a close relation with President-elect Trump and Susie Wiles, the newly appointed chief of staff for the incoming administration. Senator Scott represents an ideological break from Mitch McConnell. Senator Scott, for example, voted against Ukraine funding and has been a staunch hawk against the Chinese Communist Party. The next Senate Republican leader will need at least 27 votes out of the 53 member Senate Republican Conference. Reporting from Washington, D.C., Luis Eduardo Martinez, NTD News. A federal judge has blocked a new Louisiana law that requires a display of the 10 commandments in every public school classroom. The preliminary injunction was granted today amid an ongoing lawsuit filed by a group of parents. The judge called the legislation, quote, unconstitutional on its face. Opponents of the law argue that it violates the Constitution's establishment clause separating church and state. Supporters claim the measure isn't solely for religious purposes. They say the commandments have educational value as well. In recent years, similar bills have been proposed in Texas, Oklahoma and Utah. None has gone into effect. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to make sweeping changes in the realm of education, including abolishing the Department of Education. Trump pledged to get rid of the agency multiple times on the campaign trail, accusing it of federal overreach into the everyday lives of American families and fueling indoctrination. Joining us now to discuss the implications of dismantling the department and Trump's expected reforms is Oklahoma Schools State Superintendent Ryan Walters, who has just established an advisory committee to streamline Trump's education changes. Brian, thank you so much for joining us. Great to see you again. Thank you for having me. Now, many are applauding the move. There's also concerns being raised over the potential shutdown of the Department of Education. Now, a caveat is that Trump would need congressional approval here. Brian, to begin, what would shutting down the agency mean at the state level? Well, first of all, let's start here. Every educational statistic in America has gotten worse since Jimmy Carter brought the Department of Education. So it's a failure on every level. But this is also the department that remember this summer when they threatened every state and said, if you don't allow boys in the girls bathroom, boys and girls sports will take your money and will sue you and litigate you in court. But we told them we're not going to comply and we sued them and we didn't comply with that federal overreach. But that's just one example of that agency and its left wing agenda that it's forced under the states. Look, if we get rid of that federal Department of Education, it empowers our states to solve the problems in education. It empowers our states to give that power back to parents. That's what we do here in Oklahoma. We empower parents to drive their kids education, not bureaucrats. The federal Department of Education, as soon as President Trump gets rid of it, we will be cheering here in Oklahoma. You'll have parents cheering across the country. I applaud him tremendously for that effort. Now, Trump has signaled he intends to end teacher tenure laws, adopt merit pay for teachers and fund a new university that's free through taxing and suing private institutions. In your view, though, how likely is the implementation of some of these moves and what might that look like in actuality? Oh, I think it's going to happen. President Trump is going to absolutely follow through on these like he has his other promises. And what you see here is, again, here in Oklahoma, we have merit pay for teachers. It makes a tremendous difference. We're able to recruit the best and brightest. We're also able to incentivize their work in the classroom. This should be in every state. And again, ending tenure. Listen, we shouldn't allow teachers unions to dictate who teaches our kids. Again, put the power in the hands of parents, empower them as much as you can by using merit pay, by allowing bad teachers to be fired, by making sure that we're able to move the ball forward in that arena and universities. Oh, my goodness. Look at the anti-Semitism we've seen rampant in our colleges and universities. We have got to strip funding from those universities that continue to push the anti-American, anti-Semitism that they are. And I love President Trump's idea of we've got to promote free speech in college universities. We want a diversity of ideas. We want that to be competing. And again, President Trump, I think that's 100 percent right to dive into that and bring higher ed back into a line with American values. And Ryan, looking now to your new advisory committee, give us a sense of how this would streamline Trump's education changes. What road bumps is this fixing that might otherwise pop up? Yeah, let me just give you one example. So President Trump, when he does away with the Federal Department of Education, there's several things they could do with education funding. One of them that his team has discussed is, you know, potentially could they use block grants where they allow us some flexibility with those funds to meet the needs of individuals. So we're already working together to go, OK, how do we put that power back in the hands of parents? Can we use an ESA like a voucher where parents could choose tutoring services or, you know, a book or or certain texts to help their children with whatever their learning issues are in their school? Again, we want to already start the conversation of how do we step in and make sure that we're able to empower parents through President Trump's vision? Every county here in Oklahoma voted for President Trump. Our parents are excited. So we are very excited to bring it to them of, hey, here's the vision President Trump has brought. We are going to be prepared from day one to make sure that you have access to all of these unbelievable changes that he's going to bring. It is the most comprehensive reform agenda in a nation's history. And speaking of that one area outlined in your memo is reviewing federal programs from the state level. What federal programs are currently operating at the state level? What would that what would removing them look like? Yeah, let me give you one example. So special ed funding is one of the biggest ones. And so you have children with disabilities. I want to show you how frustrating this is right now. The Federal Department of Education dictates from Washington, D.C., how you spend your money to assist children with disability. Well, as we all know, every child's unique. God created them all that way. Well, their needs are very, very different as well. That funding should be going directly to parents. That's one of the things that we want to be able to do. So President Trump is able to eliminate the bureaucracy, which means less money gets hung up in government. Number one. Number two, end that regulation and all the rules that they're placing around it that limits its impact. And again, giving that over to parents to say, listen, it's your child. You know best what your child needs. Let's give you the ability to choose. Let's give you the options. This is what education, freedom, school choice can look like. And with President Trump able to unpack those federal programs, do away with that Department of Education, I mean, it's really the possibilities are endless. I mean, it's just so exciting to see what that power shift from teachers, unions and federal bureaucrats to parents means for our kids. And digging a little bit into that, you're very much in tune with the concerns of parents in your state and the needs of the students. What is the sentiment from parents towards Trump's proposed educational reforms? Our parents are so excited. I mean, our parents have listened to the president, and by the way, look, the president. So obviously he dominated the election, but he even dominated in particular on the issue of education. I want to remind all your viewers, go back to all the debate in an amazing that the left wing moderators decided not to ask about education. They used to be one of the less favorite topics is just, you know, go out there and push teachers union talking points. Well, why didn't the left wing moderators want to ask the candidates about it? Because President Trump's vision for education has clearly won for the first time in American history. Republicans pull better on education. The Democrats. That's because of President Trump. He has landed that vision. Parents believe in it. Americans want that for their kids. We want it for the next generation. And frankly, as President Trump stated so well, that means a stronger America. How do you put America first? You bring back a patriotic education for our young people where they understand American exceptionalism. They understand American greatness. That's how you move this country forward. And again, it's a vision where so many Americans that resonated with them and the president has sold that vision. And that's what our parents want for their kids. Brian Walters, thank you so much for joining us. Thank you for having me. Coming up, President Biden hosts the Israeli president at the White House, a sign of strong relations and gratitude for American support during increased tensions in the Middle East. Jack Bradley reports. And the State Department now officially announcing that Israel is not preventing U.S. aid from reaching Gaza. How withholding aid could have significantly affected all conflicts in the Middle East. Stay tuned for that and more after the break. My dad's name was David. He always talked about getting life insurance. And now it's too late. 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It all starts in the empire of evil, where in Tehran with its proxies, they're doing whatever they can to derail stability and security and peace, calling for the annihilation of the state of Israel. Herzog also praised Biden for his ongoing support ever since the October 7th Hamas terrorist attack on Israel. And he also gave him an archaeological artifact as a gift. And we will never forget ever in history how you stood up with us in our darkest hour, which became our finest hour. So I brought you a little gift, which is an archaeological artifact from the foot of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, which has the word Joseph, Yosef. And as you know, in the Bible, it is said that Joseph will strengthen Israel. And clearly, Mr. President, you've done it. Thank you. The U.S. has a 30 day deadline that ends Tuesday for Israel to increase the amount of humanitarian aid flowing into Gaza. An Israeli spokesman said that the country is working to get as much aid as possible into Gaza. This comes after the recent anti-Semitic attacks last week in Amsterdam. Five people were hospitalized and over 60 were arrested after Israeli soccer fans were violently attacked. Meanwhile, the Biden administration has less than 70 days before transitioning to President-elect Donald Trump's administration in January. At a recent gathering of the Jewish Federations of North America, President Herzog congratulated Trump on winning the election. I congratulate President-elect Donald Trump, a champion of peace and cooperation and a great friend of Israel. In our conversation just a few days ago, following his election, we spoke of the urgent need to bring our hostages back home. President Biden and Trump are expected to meet here in the Oval Office at 11 a.m. on Wednesday. It's a customary tradition for the outgoing president to host the incoming president at the White House. Reporting from the White House, Jack Bradley, NTD News. The State Department today officially announcing that Israel is not blocking aid from reaching Gaza. The U.S. could have cut off military support for Israel otherwise. NTD's international correspondent, Arian Pasdar, has the Israel update, starting with a deadly attack by Hezbollah terrorists. People are being heard shouting and crying on Tuesday after a rocket attack killed two people. That's according to Israeli medical services, which say the rocket hit a storage facility in the north of the country. Israel's army says a barrage of 10 rockets was fired from Lebanon. Sirens also sounded in central Israel and in Tel Aviv as the military intercepted the rockets. This comes as Israel says it delivered hundreds of food packets to northern Gaza. Israel is increasing the volume and the routes of aid into Gaza. Israel also announced the opening of a fifth crossing for humanitarian aid into Gaza. The steps come after the State Department sent a letter to Israel about a month ago. U.S. officials urged Israel to make sure aid reaches Gaza. The letter set a deadline, which came on Tuesday. We at this time have not made an assessment that the Israelis are in violation of U.S. law. Federal law doesn't allow the U.S. to send military support to countries which are withholding U.S. aid from civilians. It was thus widely believed that the U.S. was considering cutting off support to Israel. That's if a violation of U.S. law would have been found. We have seen the reopening of the Erez crossing. We have seen a new crossing at Kisufim open. We've also seen some additional delivery routes open within Gaza, including Bani Suheila road, expanding the use of the Israeli fence road, as well as repairing the coastal road. Also on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sending a message to the people of Iran, saying there is one thing the Iranian regime fears more than Israel. It's you, the people of Iran. That's why they spend so much time and money trying to crush your hopes and curb your Netanyahu also appealed to Iranians to keep resisting the regime. He used the slogan Women, Life, Freedom, which is often used by female demonstrators in Iran. And in Amsterdam, meanwhile, riot police arrested several people after the latest eruption of violence. Police say a cable car caught fire, likely caused by fireworks thrown at it. The windows of the car have been shattered. Monday's violence comes after a clash at a soccer game last week. Half a dozen people were hospitalized and over 60 arrested after demonstrators attacked Israeli soccer fans. Ariane Pasdar, NTD News. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is traveling to Europe. It's his first overseas trip since former President Biden, former President Trump won the election. Blinken is in Brussels today before traveling to South America, along with President Biden. Blinken is set to meet with NATO and European Union officials while in Belgium, thus to discuss support for Ukraine and its defense against Russia's aggression. The State Department didn't elaborate on what message Blinken will deliver. Trump previously said he wants to stop the fighting in Ukraine. The president-elect suggested he won't send as much military aid as the Biden administration did. The outgoing administration is now working on sending all the aid allocated by Congress before January 20th. After Europe, Blinken is scheduled to travel to Peru and Brazil. He'll join President Biden for the APEC summit and later the G20 in Rio de Janeiro. NTD will be on the ground at the G20, bringing you the most important developments. President Biden met today with Indonesia's new president, Prabowo Subianto, in the Oval Office. According to Biden, they discussed topics including the supply chain and the South China Sea. NTD correspondent Jason Blair brings us the story. At the White House, President Biden and Indonesian President Prabowo met in person for the first time since Prabowo's October inauguration. United States for us is a very great friend. United States supported us in our struggle for independence. Before the gathering, the White House said part of the meeting was to celebrate the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Indonesian relations and pay tribute to those affected by the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, as well as explore ways to strengthen U.S.-Indonesian cooperation. Before coming to Washington, D.C., President Prabowo was in Beijing meeting with the leader of the PRC. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked if the Biden administration was concerned with a deal Indonesia and the Chinese Communist Party made a couple of days ago in regards to the South China Sea. So we continue to encourage Indonesia to work with their legal experts to make sure any agreement they make with the PRC is in is in according with international law, especially the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea. Then on Monday, President Prabowo also called President-elect Donald Trump to congratulate him on his White House victory. I would like to congratulate you on your election as president of the United States of America. I would like, if possible, I would like to call personally on you wherever you are. I'm willing to fly to congratulate you personally, sir. President Prabowo's next destinations are the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC, summit in Lima, Peru, followed by the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. President Biden is also scheduled to attend the APEC summit in Peru. Reporting in Washington, D.C., Jason Blair, NTD News. A hit and run attack killing 35 and injuring more than 40 people in China yesterday. Local police said the incident was caused by a man who drove into a crowd outside a sports center and a warning. The footage you're about to see is graphic in nature. The video shows chaos at the scene with people gathered around the wounded lying on the road. Another video shows police arriving at the scene of the attack. The suspect tried to flee, but was arrested on the spot. Local police said he used a knife to hurt his neck and was sent to a hospital for treatment. Authorities said an investigation suggested the suspect drove into the crowd to vent discontent after a divorce. This follows a series of stabbings in China recently. A Japanese schoolboy was stabbed on his way to school in September and died the next morning. And four American college instructors were stabbed in a public park in China last month. Coming up, firefighters are battling hazardous conditions as wildfires continue to rage on both U.S. coasts. 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Neither of these fires are controlled or contained at this moment. Some of the residents have been voluntarily evacuated, but I want to emphasize that at this moment, no structures are currently under threat. She reassured residents that the fire poses no threat to more densely populated areas. Much of this area is remote and it's hard to access access by by vehicles, but also there's not homes or property there. Right now, New York state is facing the largest wildfire since 2008. A volunteer firefighter in New Jersey was hospitalized for smoke inhalation. Tragically, an 18 year old New York state forest ranger volunteer, Dario Vasquez, lost his life Saturday after being struck by a falling tree while battling the blaze. Volunteer firefighters are reinforcing containment lines, prioritizing the eastern line due to Tuesday's forecast of dry, windy conditions. The fire's cause remains under investigation. In California, the Mountain Fire in Ventura County is now 48 percent contained, but the number of homes lost has risen to nearly 200. By Tuesday, the fire had scorched 20,630 acres. According to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, a total of 2,912 homes were evacuated due to the Mountain Fire. By Monday evening, 448 families had been able to return to their homes. As the public comes in, crews are going to be there with you throughout the day patrolling and mopping up for the public coming in. You will see some aircraft flying in and some of the public utilities companies are working in the area for the infrastructure going in along the 126 corridor. No serious injuries have been reported, though five civilians and one firefighter have sustained minor injuries. A National Weather Service meteorologist warns that winds will shift and slightly increase within the next day or two, but not as severely as last week. Christina Corona, NTD News. California Governor Gavin Newsom says he wants to Trump-proof the state, maintaining its progressive policies before the president-elect takes office. Trump, meanwhile, is criticizing Newsom's efforts. NTD's David Lamb has the story. According to California Governor Gavin Newsom's office, the governor is set to return to California from D.C. on Wednesday. He planned to meet with the Biden administration to discuss zero-emission vehicles and disaster relief. The Democratic governor is concerned that President-elect Trump will change California's progressive policies in these areas. Newsom will also meet with the state's congressional delegation. He's seeking federal approval for state climate rules, a $5.2 billion budget, and a $1.3 billion reimbursement for emergency funding during the COVID-19 pandemic and updates to the California's Medicaid program, along with other priorities. This trip comes after the governor called for a special session in December to preserve California's liberal policies ahead of Trump's return to office in January. Trump responded on Truth Social, saying the governor is trying to, quote, kill our nation's beautiful California. Trump also mentioned what he called the state's insane policy decisions, saying they're the reason people are leaving California. Newsom's special session in December is set to focus on bolstering California's legal resources and maintaining the state's progressive stance on civil rights, abortion laws, climate and immigration. Reporting in California, David Lamb, NTD News. Are American college students keeping up with President-elect Trump's cabinet picks? NTD San Juan went to Georgetown and George Washington universities to test the temperature. Would you say you're familiar with any of Trump's cabinet picks? Yeah, I'm generally aware of Chuise Joson on the border, Tom Homan, Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem, and then foreign policy, Rubio, Stefanik and Mike Waltz. I'm not off the top of my head, no. Loki, not that much. How about Elise Stefanik? No. Marco Rubio? No. Kristi Noem? No. Not any of them. I don't know any of them yet. Slightly. I looked into some of the cabinet picks. I think I saw he picked Marco Rubio for Secretary of State. I heard that Marco Rubio became the Secretary of State. I would say a fair amount. Like Marco Rubio, Secretary of State and RFK. I know he just appointed somebody to the environmental, I think it's EPA. A lot of pro-climate policies that we should be, as a nation, kind of going towards. He's against. What do you think about the choices we have here? I think they're pretty solid. I think Trump is definitely signaling that he's strong on his agenda, what he wants to do with the border you look at. I think he's strong on securing the border. Deportations, picking Tom Homan really signals that. I don't know if they're positive or negative. I think that there's capacity for it to be both. I have a genuine belief that they are trying to help their constituents more than Donald Trump is trying to help America. I think picking a campaign advisor to be his chief of staff was interesting. Yeah, she's the first female chief of staff of the United States, which is very interesting but like, and very exciting. Going from managing his campaign in Florida to managing his campaign to then now being White House chief of staff, it's like a big job. What do you guys think about having Marco Rubio at the helm of foreign policy? You're going to have to take that one for me. I think he was probably one of the worst picks. He has no policy. Like I think Nikki Haley would have been a better choice. I don't think it's going to be that different. I mean, Democrats and Republicans are pretty lined up, at least with regards to China. I'm sure there'll be changes for Ukraine. I don't think that it's the best option just given that Florida has been a pretty controversial state. I think there was a lot of concern that Trump would kind of pick kind of haphazard isolationist voices. This is certainly not what we're getting. We're getting people who are certainly committed to Israel, certainly committed to being hawkish against China and Iran and Rubio and Waltz. And I think that'll reassure our allies and definitely kind of scare our enemies. Coming up, Britain makes bigger pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and urges other nations to follow suit. It comes amid worries the U.S. will pull away from climate agreements. Malcolm Hudson reports from London. And a new exhibition in London pits Michelangelo against Leonardo da Vinci. Visitors learn more about the rivalry between the two Renaissance masters. Stay tuned for that after the break. 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It comes amid worries that Trump's election victory will see the U.S. pull away from climate agreements. NTD's international correspondent Malcolm Hudson has more from London. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has committed to bigger cuts to the UK's greenhouse gas emissions, but he said he would not be telling people how to live their lives to achieve this. Starmer unveiled his new goal at the UN COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan. Today I can confirm three months ahead of the deadline, the UK's 2035 international target, our nationally determined contribution to reduce all greenhouse gas emissions by at least 81% on 90-90 levels, aligned with 1.5 degrees. The goal is in line with the recommendation of advisers from Britain's independent climate change committee. They recommend phasing out gas, power and moving to renewables like offshore wind. They also recommend phasing out the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2032, encouraging people to reduce their meat and dairy consumption by 20% by 2030, and cuts to other activities such as flights and car travel to reduce emissions. Critics have pushed back against the extent of these proposed lifestyle changes. They say consumers will face barriers such as higher costs, supply issues and concerns around new technology. Starmer was asked about this. I don't think that as we tackle this really important issue, the way to do it is to tell people how to run their lives and instruct them how to behave. We're not going to do that. I made a commitment before the election and shortly after the election that we'd be a government that trod lightly on people's lives. He urged other parties at the climate summit to make ambitious commitments of their own. Meanwhile, US climate envoy John Podesta on Monday said that Donald Trump's election victory was disappointing to climate activists. In January, we're going to inaugurate a president whose relationship to climate change is captured by the words hoax and fossil fuels. He's vowed to dismantle our environmental safeguards and once again withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement. That is what he has said and we should believe him. He added that while Trump may put climate action on the backburner, work to combat climate change would continue in the United States. British Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband on Tuesday told the BBC it's everyone's job to work with a duly elected US president. We will seek to find common ground with Donald Trump. He will make his own decisions about what he wants to do. I obviously want him to stay in the Paris Climate Agreement, but that's his decision. He's been elected by the US people. Miliband reiterated the UK will work with Trump and find common ground. Podesta also said China, as the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter, has an obligation to follow international climate agreements. Malcolm Hudson, NTD News, London. And staying across the pond, a new exhibition focusing on Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci opened to the public at London's Royal Academy of Arts. Take a look. The Ta De Tondo is inspiring but unfinished. The piece is Michelangelo's only marble sculpture in the UK and is part of a new exhibition at London's Royal Academy of Arts. The display revolves around Florence in the year 1504 and tells the story of his rivalry with fellow artist Leonardo da Vinci. And then for a few years, they go head-to-head, you know, the two titans of the Italian Renaissance. And they're very jealous of each other. They don't particularly like each other. They are very different in personality and character, I think, in approach. During the Renaissance, Michelangelo and da Vinci vied for commissions from wealthy patrons. The arrival of a young Raphael on the scene made competition even fiercer. Seeing Michelangelo's Ta De Tondo for the first time inspired Raphael and influenced his creative process. There's a moment in 1504 when the three of them overlap, and Raphael is looking over their shoulders. He comes, he says that he wants to learn from them, and we can see it play out in the, mainly in the drawings in this exhibition. The Royal Academy in London is displaying 40 works. Art critic and historian Estelle Lovat says showing the works side by side provides a So whilst they're in competition with each other, they're also trying to better themselves and be like rock stars who everybody would want to see. So it was really interesting. They tried to do different things. For Lovat, the exhibition is a spiritual experience. So to have the three of them together here, it's almost like the Holy Trinity of the Italian Renaissance. It's not just the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, but it's Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael. The exhibition at the Royal Academy runs until February 16th. Andrew Thomas, NTD News. And that's all for today's news. For round-the-clock coverage, visit us at NTD.com or download our NTD app. Thanks for tuning in. I'm Tiffany Meyer. Good night.