Biden to announce his pick for secretary of defense
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President-elect Biden is expected to announce that he has chosen retired Army general Lloyd Austin to be the next secretary of defense. Austin would be the first African American to lead the defense department. NBC White House correspondent Kristen Welker reports for TODAY from Wilmington, Delaware.Dec. 8, 2020
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