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Hi there. From CNN I'm Jo Beck with the 5 things you need to know for Friday, November 22nd.

'President-elect Donald Trump has named former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as his new choice to run the Justice Department. Just hours after Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration, Gaetz's selection had quickly faced trouble amid growing pressure by lawmakers to release the findings of a House Ethics Committee probe. The report has not yet been made public, but it gives details on the panel's investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct and other alleged crimes by Gates, all of which he's denied. According to a person with knowledge of the deliberations, Bondi had been under consideration for the role of attorney general before Trump picks Gaetz. As CNN's Kristen Holmes reports. Bondi was a staple in Trump's first administration and was his lawyer at one point.

She is considered a Trump loyalist, but she's also considered somebody who is likely to be able to be confirmed. She is noncontroversial. As far as we know at this point, that obviously is something that Donald Trump was looking for after his experience with Matt Gaetz.

'In a post on his social platform, Trump said he'd known Bondi for years and described her as smart, tough and, quote, an America First fighter. Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, says his forces hit Ukraine with a new mid-range ballistic missile. It comes after Kyiv had accused Moscow of using an intercontinental ballistic missile to hit the city of Donetsk yesterday in a televised statement. Putin said the launch was in response to Ukraine using American and British made long range weapons. He also described the conflict as becoming a global war and had this warning.

(Russian) We consider ourselves entitled to use our weapons against the military objects of those countries that allowed their weapons to be used against our objects. And in the event of an escalation of aggressive actions, we will respond just as decisively and in kind.

Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh described the language coming out of Moscow as dangerous and reckless.

We're going to take seriously the rhetoric coming out of Russia, but our focus remains on arming Ukraine and supporting Ukraine, what it needs.

Staffing shortages at air traffic control could cause some problems for holiday travel. The Federal Aviation Administration says it might need to slow down air traffic during the busiest times, particularly in the Northeast. FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker says most slowdowns are likely to happen in the New York area, where the agency has not been able to keep up with staffing demands.

These initiatives keep the system safe, and people should know that safety is never at risk if we are short on staff. We will slow traffic as needed to keep the system safe.

It's expected to be the busiest Thanksgiving period on record. And AIrlines for America is predicting more than 31 million passengers will fly on U.S. carriers.

Texas officials are expected to hold a final vote today on a controversial new school curriculum that would incorporate Christian lessons from as young as kindergarten. If it's approved, it would allow the curriculum to remain on a list of optional reading and English language arts materials that K through five schools can use next year. The teaching materials have been criticized as disproportionate because they focus on Christianity much more than other religions. But in an earlier vote, eight out of 15 board members backed the curriculum, with four Democrats and three Republicans voting against it.

'Coming up, professional sports stars are being warned about a spate of break-ins.

The NFL is warning players that professional athletes across multiple sports leagues are being targeted by thieves. It issued a security bulletin after recent burglaries at the homes of Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, as well as others. The memo says the people behind the crimes, quote, appear to exploit team schedules to target athletes' homes on game days. And it urges players to be careful about what they post on social media, avoiding photos of expensive items. Reports are also emerging about burglaries at the homes of NBA players.

That's all for now. I'll be back with our next episode at 9 a.m. Eastern.