. >> i would like to congratulate mr. trump and mr. pence doing a good job. i do not understand all the left-wingers protesting when our country is in danger and we do not know who is coming into the country. i think he is doing a good job mexicang illegal i immigrants and illegal foreign immigrants as well. . just want to congratulate him very proud to be an african-american voter who voted republican and will remain to be a republican voter. i will vote for him the next four years. and i will stand up and fight with this country just as well as he is fighting for our protection as americans. >> let's go to texas next. john joins us on the independents line. what do you think of mr. trump's first week as president? >> well, i mean, it's been one week. everything he says sounds good, but nobody is saying nothing about god. the laws of this land are supposed to be god's laws. you don't get to vote on what's right or wrong. you're supposed to do right, period, and that is the end of it, no matter what color a man is. all men, not just white men or black man or

mrs. trump came with a gift for michelle obama. the 44th and 45th presidents rode together from the white house to the capitol. ♪ ♪ and in a show of unity, three other presidents-- two democrats and one republican-- were there to witness this passage of power. and so was the woman mr. trump defeated, hillary clinton. supreme court justice clarence thomas adsterld the oath to the new vice president. >> i, michael richard pence... >> pelley: and the chief justice of the united states, john roberts, swore in mr. trump. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. president. ( applause ). >> pelley: the sound of 21 guns salutedly the new commander in chief. his inaugural address set the tone for his presidency. >> americans want great schools for their children, safe neighborhoods for their themselves. but for too many of our citizens, a different reality exists. this american carnage stops right here and stops right now. >> pelley: mr. trump escorted h

mr. trump saw him on television. he is completely discredited. mr. trump season as this authoritative voice on the legal votes that supposedly happened. i am old enough to remember when conservatives and republicans cared about the truth and felt like you had to align your arguments with truth and the reality of things. there seems to be some element within the right, not just the right, but i mostly hear about conservatives him because i am -- conservativism because i am myself conservative. donald trump is driving them in all sorts of places the they will deeply regret. you cannot work in a self-governing country if you cannot agree on basic facts. there is no percentage in possible -- persuasion possible. you cannot make up your own facts. you cannot do it individually, and you cannot do it as president. host: we will go to new york. dave. good morning. caller: good morning. and curious about insurance trade barriers. guest: i think that is a huge problem. this goes to the point i was making earlier. republicans for the longest time have been free

and mr. trump spoke about the disappearance of jobs. it would have voted that the unemployment rate has fallen from 10% in 2009, the height of the recession, to less than 5%. mr. trump portrayed the nation's closed factories as having needlessly hemorrhaged jobs to overseas companies. but even as production jobs fell by five million since 1987, the country's manufacturing output has increased by more than 86% according to the bureau of labor statistics. trade is a part of the complicated story but so is automation. fred is on the line from carrie, oregon. do you think donald trump can unite people? caller: yeah, i think he can. everybody needs to get out of their trenches where they're dug in on their opinions one way or another and just be positive thinking americans, if they've got good ideas, head them towards the trump team and i'm sure if they hear good ideas, republican, democrat, liberal, it won't matter, if they're good ideas, they'll be implemented. at least that's what he says. and he has a chance to be a great president for a

trump and vice president elect, mr. pence, understand exactly what it is that we know, what we have intelligence about so when they make those decisions they will be informed decisions. chris: are you concerned when you hear mr. trump on that interview with the wall street journal already talking about a situation where he might lift sanctions? >> i think he has to be mindful that he does not yet, i think, have a full appreciation and understanding of what the implications are of going down that road as well as making sure he understands what russia is doing. chris: what are the implications of going down that road? >> we look at what's happening in ukraine, syria, what's happening in the cyber realm. i think mr. trump has to understand that absolving russia of various actions that has taken in the past number of years is a -- is a road that he, i think, needs to be very, very careful about moving down. chris: from your vantage point, director of the cia, what's the mideast immediate and pressing crisis, foreign policy,

trump. i would also like to ask about mr. trump's comments about mr. lewis and i want to put up this tweet, because in response, the president-elect called him all talk, talk, talk, no action. can he really say that about the man who got his head cracked open walking across the bridge in alabama on blood he sunday do you think that's appropriate? >> mike: i think donald trump has the right to defend himself. when someone of john lewis' stature, someone who is not only an icon in the civil rights movement, but also by somebody who by virtue of his sacrifice on that day that we know as bloodied sunday, he suffered that abuse and cross that bridge, and it was true that the voting rights -- for someone of his stature to use terms like this is not a legitimate president. it's just deeply disappointing to me, and i hope he reconsider reconsiders, but what their was literally generations of failed policies coming out of washington, d.c., that have failed to many families and too many cities all across this country. i will tell you, donald trump is a man who i

mr. trump: finally obamacare. reporter: have you outlined a plan for what you want the replace package to look like? would it guarantee coverage for those who have gotten health insurance through the current obamacare law? mr. trump: you are going to be very, very proud as not only the media and reporters, you are going to be very proud of what we put forth. having to do with health care. obamacare is a complete and total disaster. they can say what they want. they can guide you any way they want to guide you. they guide you incorrectly. in most cases it's imploding. some states have over 100% increase, and 17, and i said this two years ago, 17 is going to be the bad year. it's going to be catastrophic. frankly we could sit back, it's a thought from a political standpoint, but it wouldn't be fair to the people, we could sit back and wait and watch and criticize. and we could be a chuck schumer and sit back and criticize it and people would come, they would come, begging to us, please, we have to do something about

who say they will boycott mr. trump's inauguration grows. one in five house democrats declare they will skip it. you see all their faces on the wall there. we're three days away from mr. trump becoming the 45th president of the united states. let's begin with our political coverage in washington. >> reporter: good morning. let's put that 40% number that you guys just went over there in term of disapproval into historical context. it is a low. you called it historic. take a look at how it stacks up. 40% approval as donald trump is about to take the oath of office. 84% approval for obama at this stage eight years ago. 61% approval for george w. bush after that very divided election with the florida recount. 67% approval for bill clinton. you can see just how historically low trump is entering into this job. let's take a look. also, you mentioned the disapproval number, that 52% disagroove, look at where that was in november in our post election poll. 45%. the disapproval has grown for trump. he's not scoring high marks for this transition peri

making mrtrump of trump 0rganisation, effectively making mr trump of the landlord. trouble is, several of the tenants are being investigated by government regulators and, if they are found guilty of any wrongdoing, they could stop operating, which means they will no longer be paying rent to mr trump but, as president, mr trump could push for more lenient sentences or could push for more lenient sentences 01’ make could push for more lenient sentences or make the charges go away, effectively ensuring he continues to make money. if we make way further uptown, we find ourselves at deutsche bank, one of mr trump's biggest lenders. the german bank continued to work with him even as several of these businesses went bankrupt. deutsche bank is facing billions of dollars in fines from the us government stemming from the financial crisis. regulators could rule with a softer touch given the bank ‘s history with president elect donald come. 0ne., i have shaded to examples of potential conflicts. move overjust a few blocks and you end up at ground zero for the trump business

mr trump can be quite charming, fora might help. mr trump can be quite charming, for a great british lady, if that is how she is seen. we really can't say. we know they have very different personalities and quite different worldviews, even though mrtrump quite different worldviews, even though mr trump has painted what has happened in england, the uk, as part of this populist wave that is meant to shake up the establishment institutions, we can't forget that mrs may was against brexit, even though she has to carry it out now. she wants a strong europe, even though he's quite dismissive of it. we have been talking about this whole issue of the commitment to security institutions like nato, which is crucialfor security institutions like nato, which is crucial for britain. security institutions like nato, which is crucialfor britain. he is a protectionist, hard nationalist, she is an internationalist, and she is on about free trade, she needs to have that to get the trade partnership she wants to do when the uk leaves the eu. i imagine

mr. bannon is registered in two states. mr. bannon worked for mr. trump. germanyna and coming have built walls to keep people out. the only thing mr. trump has really done is sign papers. we have a congress that has to do the implementing of all these little papers he's signed. he holds them up and shows his signature. last lady, i agree with you a lot. i'm guessing the next thing for voting, we may have to be branded. i bless america. god help america. -- god bless america. host: frank from florida. republican. +.ller: i think it is an a i listen to mr. trump speak and i'm proud to be american again. i would rather see a wall of military personnel than a wall of concrete. owns use bernie sanders' parents as role models. his parents came from poland the legal way. let's reopen ellis island to show the world the only proper way to come into this country. in missouri. independent. caller: good morning. voting, i think voter -- motor voter needs to end. there was a young man who called in last week from maryland who said the person at the counter even admitte

mr. trump are in the honeymoon phase and i know it seems like it will last forever but having a pre-nup is smart. seems like mr. trump is into the relationship now but we all know he has a side thing with russia, so if he hooks up with putin it will cost him money. and he must consummate his relationship for a year in the form of a conference of satisfactory length and breadth. you get to keep the white house but he's insisting on custody of paul ryan's balls, supervised visits only and you get a billion-dollar bonus if you elect him to a second term. >> sorry i'm late. >> this is mr. trump's lawyer. >> lawyers are scum, not a lawyer. no offense. >> none taken. >> we have demands ourselves. >> say no to everything till we have time to discuss it. >> first, mr. trump is unhappy with america's signs of aging -- drooping roads, sagging bridges -- so we ask america consent and fund any kind of cosmetic enhancement mr. trump deems necessary. >> look, we're a beautiful country, just a matter of

then the obamas and the trumps traveled to the national mall where mr. trump took the oath of office before becoming the 45th president. in his speech, president trump said today will be a day that forgotten people became the rulers again. he also promised jobs saying america will start winning again. missing were those 52 members of congress who stayed away in protest making this the second largest boycott of an inauguration by congress in u.s. history. now, the president is back at the white house where he is going to oversee a short inaugural parade before heading out for some balls around the capital this evening. live in washington, dc, melissa caen, kpix 5. >> stay with us throughout the day for coverage of the presidential inauguration. at 1:00, you can tune in for a special edition of kpix 5 news at 1:00 with allen martin and then it's a full evening of coverage starting at 5:00 right here on kpix 5. >>> and we were all watching the inauguration in the newsroom. it's certainly fascinating. it's an event that no matter what your political stance i

trump. last night, it was widely reported that mr. trump was himself briefed on the material. but multiple sources, including those involved in the briefing process, tell nbc news that is simply not true. >> i was in the room and the first i heard of any of these wild accusations was when someone printed it off of the buzzfeed website. >> reporter: the friday briefing at trump tower was verbal and led by the director of national intelligence, james clapper. intelligence and law enforcement sources say the incendiary material, originally a 35-page document privately prepared as a smear of mr. trump, was reviewed and, quote, dismissed out of hand as, quote, deceitful by law enforcement and intelligence analysts. one senior intelligence official saying, "intel and law enforcement officials agree that none of the investigations have found any conclusive or direct link between trump and the russian government, period." last night, buzzfeed published the original 35-page document outraging mr. trump. the president-elect tweeting last night, "intelligence agencies should never have a

trump, hoping they can get to some kind of accommodation with mr. trump here it -- mr. trump. loved one of your recent publications calling international politics taking bizarrowadays in a world, the fictional planet from d.c. comics, so what does it take to get the upper hand in this new political environment? .> it is very hard what i said in that article in the financial times is that we are seeing the opposite occurring all over the world, the opposite of what you would expect to occur. the brits normally vote in their own self-interest, and they voted against their self-interest with brexit. in the u.s. elections come you would think that everything mr. trump had done would make him appear unfit for the presidency, and yet he has won this historic victory. things are very topsy-turvy. just as the international legal community gives a crystal-clear view on the legalities of the south china sea, the philippines of alexa a president who steps back from that and looks like he's moving towards china, so things are very unpredictable and the chinese would be feeling that at the

mr. trump has always insisted mexico will pay. hear theys they won't president admits that american taxpayers will have to cough up first. pres. trump: we will be starting those negotiations relatively send. he will be reimbursed by mexico. james: they will pay us back? pres. trump: 100%. we will be reimbursed at a later date. leaders areess worried about the impact on trade and skeptical about the president's plans. >> the majority of americans are not familiar with the border. consequently, the idea of a wall seems to be appealing. we already have one. we call it the tortilla curtain. that is a symbol. james: all of the strength of thepacific ocean, that is start of the land border between mexico and the united states. president trump says he wants a taller, better, bigger wall starting here, newly 2000 miles, to texas. >> this land is your land. this land is my land. james: in liberal california there is backing for donald trump's hard line on immigration, not least from these reporters who call themselves the trumpettes. i was

that said, you also have to consider the kind of economy that mr trump has inherited. we are seeing that the us labour market is doing well. the unemployment rate is at its laws level in about a decade and we saw that massive stimulus programme by the us central bank and the federal reserve. all of that help to lift market to where they are today. stocks have rallied, as you mentioned. the us dollar is still putting pressure on asian currencies are like the japanese yen, which is usually good news for majorjapanese companies who exported overseas. but did mrtrump pulling companies who exported overseas. but did mr trump pulling out of the tdp and renegotiating the free trade agreement means the weaker yen will not be much help? i asked someone from the bank of america what his forecast was for the japanese currency. i think given the policy divergences between the markup in the bank of japan divergences between the markup in the bank ofjapan and the federal reserve, the yen will rise into the media and it should be about 120. but then you have the us political pressure

we all came together and voted mr. trump in. host: i was wondering what you are looking forward to the most tomorrow? caller: i believe the actual swearing-in and the moment it is over and maybe when he gives his speech, he can reach out and bring everybody together. i hate the nation's so divided and every time it is always republicans are racist, i think that is more racist than anything. i have never called anybody anything outside of american. i love this country. host: up on capitol hill, as we told you ahead of the inauguration day, senators are busy trying to hear from and get in place president-elect donald .rump's cabinet over on c-span 2 this morning already underway is the confirmation hearing for the texas governor rick perry. the chair of the committee, lisa murkowski giving her opening statement and at the table in front of her are two senators introducing the former governor of texas and that is senator john cornyn from the state of texas, a republican, and senator joe manchin, democrat of west virginia. before,ot

mr. trump's son-in-law jared kushner. they were to talk about bilateral security and immigration. leaders said that it would be impossible for mr. pena neito to go to that you -- pena pnieto to go to the u.s. mr. trump did not say mexico would pay for the wall, although he did during a news interview that aired between the two delegations. he made an address to his country last night on what he had to say about them pay for the wall. president pena nieto: i regret us.decision to divide .exico doesn't believe in walls i have set it over and over again. mexico will not pay for any wall. that was the mexican president. the front page has the full report of the executive order yesterday, which does not explicitly say how it will be paid for, but mr. trump has ordered a report on all foreign aids to mexico. million inived $59 u.s. foreign aid in 2016. trump said the wall would cost a billion dollars, so it is more than three times higher than that. douglas opposing the president on this, go ah

trump tweeted, fake news, a total political witch hunt. mr. trump is set to hold his news conference here today. good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. as you say, we do not know if the allegations in this report are accurate but it plays into criticisms that he's been too friendly toward the long-time u.s. rival. trump is pushing back hard on these allegations. at president-elect donald trump's first news conference since his election, he's likely to face questions about russia's meddling in u.s. politics, specifically new bombshell reports that russia gathered potentially compromising information on donald trump but chose not to disclose it during the 2016 campaign. president-elect trump and his campaign responded tuesday night. fake news. a total witch hunt. >> we should be concern thad the intelligence officials leak to the press and won't go tell the president-elect or president what it is. >> multiple government and intelligence officials tell cbs news the information yoshlg nalgly came from a credible former intelligence officer. th

trump and i would like to ask you about mr. trump's comments about lewis, the president elect called lewis all talk, talk, no action. can he really say that about the man who got his head cracked open walking across the bridge in salma, alabama on bloody sunday, all talk no action? do you think that's appropriate? >> i think donald trump has the right to defend himself when someone of john lewis' stature, someone who is not only an icon in the civil rights movement but also someone who by virtue of sacrifice on that day that we know as bloody sunday he crossed the bridge and suffered that abuse and it was -- it was through that that the voting rights act, for someone to use his stature to use terms like this is not a legitimate president, it's just -- it's just deeply disappointing to me. i hope he reconsiders it, but what donald trump was talking about there was literally generations of failed policies coming out of washington, d.c. that have failed too many families and too many cities across this country. i will tell you, do

as mr. trump became the g.o.p. nominee, the nature of the russian activities changed. >> there's nothing i can think of that i'd rather do than have russia friendly, as opposed to the way they are right now. >> reporter: u.s. officials believe putin and the russian government developed a clear preference for him, and then aspired to help president-elect trump's election chances. but the kremlin still believed clinton would win, and it already put together a twitter campaign with the hashtag #democracyrip, to discredit her victory. late today, the department of homeland security declared election systems to be critical infrastructure which will give the agency greater oversight ber their cyber-security. but, scott, no one believes the russian attacks compromised the vote tally. >> pelley: jeff pegues in the washington newsroom, jeff, thank you very much. mr. trump was briefed today by the directors of national intelligence, the f.b.i., the c.i.a., and the national security agency. jan crawford has that. >> reporter:

mr. trump tweeting. this looking forward to a speedy recovery to george and barbara bush, thank you for your wonderful letter. i thought the tweet was very nice. heather: i hope they are both okay, for sure. now, switch to the economy and job-killer, a stunning new report showing exactly how many jobs we are losing thanks to obamacare. abby: cheryl casone to explain. cheryl, good morning. cheryl: american action forum has released pretty stunning report saying that because of obamacare we have now lost 300,000 jobs, small business jobs to be particular here, also there's wage issue, 19 billion in lost wages every year because of obamacare. now, they looked at companies that have 20 and 99 employees, the biggest losses that we have saw as far as wage, florida, ohio, texas, pennsylvania, loss wages, but what this shows is that because of premiums and regulations it's been a dire hit on small businesses that was obamacare, of course, donald trump has promised to repeal and replace that law. abby: there are

but increasingly, mr trump is becoming a target of anger, rather than a figure of fun. mock—ups of taiwanese ships provide shooting practice at this chinese military museum, just across the taiwan strait. while us presidents have long avoided challenging beijing‘s claim to sovereignty, the so—called one china policy, mr trump says he might. "china‘s military, especially our navy, is growing stronger." "we don‘t fear us provocation", this man tells me. "we want peace, but if they cross our red line we have to take measures", this woman agrees. last week, in a move seen by some as intended to make that very point, china sent its aircraft carrier through the taiwan strait. and china‘s communist party—run newspapers have issued a stark warning, telling mr trump that if he changes us policy, beijing will have no choice but to take off the gloves, and that china will mercilessly combat those who advocate taiwan‘s independence. these chinese workers make luxury marble products for the us market. for them, the biggest fear is not rising military tension, but a t

trump, mr. trump, mr. trump, we have to move on. >> oh, thank god. i don't know if you could tell, but i was really spinning out of control. >> secretary clinton, now, i'd like to ask you about an ongoing issue for your campaign. wikileaks has been releasing your campaign e-mails, many of which raise some serious questions. >> thank you for bringing up my e-mails, chris. and i'm very happy to clarify what was in some of them. sorry. what, carol? what? i'm sorry -- i thought i heard my friend carol. anyway, back to your question about the way that donald treats women. and that is how you pivot. >> so you're just never going to answer a question about your e-mails? >> no, but it was very cute to watch you try. >> now, mr. trump, in the last week, 11 women accuse you of sexually assaulting them. do you still deny each of those claims? >> chris, of course i do. i'm completely innocent. i've said this before, and i'll say it again -- nobody has more respect for women than i do. [ laughter ] >> all right, all right, all right. all right, all right, all rig

i must add, of course, that mr trump denies all the allegations. thank you very much for joining us. meanwhile, donald trump's nominees as secretary of state, rex tellers and has told a senate confirmation hearing that america was right to be alarmed at russians activities. he said that open dialogue was needed to determine the ambitions of russia. we must also be clear about our relationship with russia. russia today pledges poses a danger. it is not unpredictable in advancing its own interest. it has invaded the uk, including the taking of crimea. it has supported syrian forces. our nato allies are right to be alarmed ata nato allies are right to be alarmed at a resurgent russia. but was in the absence of american leadership that the store was left open and unintended signals were sent. now, the head of nhs hospitals in england has told mps it is time to stop pretending that the nhs can afford to do everything with the money it has been given by government. he added that if the current situation continues, the health service could become unsustai

mexico's president holds a phone call with mr trumpa president holds a phone call with mr trump a day after cancelling a summit over the us president's demand for his country to pay for a border wall. and on herfirst day in thejob, america's new envoy border wall. and on herfirst day in the job, america's new envoy to the un delivers a blunt warning to those who may oppose mr trump's policies. we will show our strength, show our voice, have the backs of our allies and make sure that our allies have oui’ and make sure that our allies have our back as well. for those that don't have our back, we are taking names. within the last hour, theresa may has arrived at the white house, the first foreign leader to meet president trump since he took office a week ago. let's show you pictures of the two leaders inside the oval office. we are expecting them to give a news conference any time now, possibly in the next half—hour. we will keep watching that and bring it to you as soon as it starts. top of the agenda will be took of trade, with theresa may saying she wants to renew the special rela

president, donald trump, taking aim at germany plus chancellor. mr. trump: i think she made one very cap traffic mistake and that was taking all of these illegals. brent: and it's not just angela merkel's migration policies, he is also skeptical on the future of nato and the european union. we will get reaction from right here in berlin. and coming up, a cargo plane crashes into a village in kyrgyzstan, killing at least 37 people. the turkish and 737 was trying to land in fog. helena: and reporting live from the annual meeting of the world economic forum in davos with a trump presidency and brexit looming large, local economic leaders have a lot on their plates. brent: good to have you with us. in just five days, donald trump becomes the 45th u.s. president and already, he's pulling no punches when it comes to criticizing one of the u.s.'s closest allies. in his latest interview, trump says the german chancellor, angela merkel, was wrong to allow hundreds of thousands of refugees into germany, describing them as illegals. trump says merkel possible op

is that what mr. trump is talking about? >> what he's talking about is illegal voting, period. >> is it in certain areas or all over the country? >> carol, i have to present a photo id to buy a bottle of booze, to get a check cashed in my own bank where i have an account. voter suppression is about letting people vote who have no business voting, who are illegal. everybody in this country should have -- >> you don't believe the studies then, jeffrey? you think people like michael are just not telling the truth because he's researched this extensively? are you calling his research wrong? >> no. what i'm saying is the research by john fund, formerly of the "wall street journal" and national review online and a former member of the federal election kmigcommission. >> who have done extensive studies or just anecdotal evidence. there's a difference, isn't there. >> they heave written in the "wall street journal" and provided chapter ap verse, let's find out what. >> i'm sure you've run across those articles in those books, michae

i am proud of mr. trump. i say clean house, mr. trump. and god is with you. protesters at the inauguration? there were some protesters trying to block access for those who wanted to watch the proceedings from the mall. caller: yes, there were, and i did see some of them down there. they really do not understand the dynamics that is going on in this country. i believe they just wanted to make noise down there. mr. trump is getting the job done. i am so proud of this guy. god bless him. and all his endeavors. int: francisco is bloomfield, new jersey, and independent. good morning. you?r: how are you answered my call. my comments are pretty simple. i really wanted to ask katrina, being a progressive democrat, that she talked about, and her association with bernie and the -- youth,with the use i wanted to ask what she thinks are the things that she could with, as are in common she calls, the trunk era. it is too early to call it an era. the past couple of days, you have seen some really, you know, progressive, if you want to call , news byfinition trump, that hav

the talks between she and mr trump will be around making a trade deal with the us after we leave the eu. we have also spoken about the importance of a trade arrangement with the uk. that is something that they are looking to talk to us about in an early stage and i expect to be able to talk to him about that alongside other issues. if mr trump's inauguration speech is anything to go by, he is more focused on protectionism than free trade. he is saying he will put america first. critics say the government should be cautious about putting the us trade ahead of an eu deal. killam no trade with america, however ambitious, can replace or match what we will potentially lose on our own doorstep with europe —— no trade with america. mrs may knows she needs trade options elsewhere. this week's meeting with the us president is a first step in that direction. that is it from me. here is a sport today. hello, we're live from the bbc sports centre. i'm marc edwards and this is sport today. here's what's coming up on the programme: diego costa scores on his return to the chelsea team, as they

trump's ire over the weekend: "i think mr. trump has to understand is that this is more than being about him and it's about the united states and our national security." after cia director john brennan's critiques on fox, mr. trump tweeted -quote- "was this the leaker of fake news?" and after another snl skit poked fun at the president elect, "20-million people could going to be president, we're all going to die. [laughs]" mr trump tweeted- "saturday night live is the worst of nbc." and as the inauguration team is rehearsing for friday.... so are protestors with rallies for obamacare spreading across the nation. dc is preparing for bigger protests on saturday...upping the inital estimate from 200-thousand to 400-thousand protestors... lana zak, abcn, washington an update now on the devastating fire in baltimore that claimed the lives of six children killed, in critically injured their mother. family and friends gathered outside the malone family's home last night for a candle-light vigil. katie malone and her nine children wer

after mr. trump's briefing on friday, the head of the fbi, james comey, told mr. trump about the existence of unverified allegations against him and also told him that a summary of those claims was included in the addendum to the top secret report. lester? >> thank you. >>> major drama on capitol hill as senate republicans took the first step to repeal obamacare by passing a budget resolution overnight as many americans slept. it goes to the house where it could pass as early as tomorrow. the full senate also passed an exception that will exempt retired general james mattis from a law requiring ex-military to be out of the house for seven years. the house votes tomorrow. >>> russia is pointing a finger at the kremlin for cyber attacks. inside russia's presidential offices our bill neely sat down with vladmir putin's spokesman who rejects those hacking conclusions. >> reporter: tonight there is no doubt how donald trump is viewed in the kremlin. >> does president putin like what he sees so far? >> i have no doubt that, yes. >> reporter: putin spokesman tells us tru

trump, saying it is a huge opportunity to work with mr. trump. it is an interesting time to improve the environment, even though we know mr. trump once to pull back regulations on that richard talked about improving safety and improving job creation. new u.s. factories really are going to be hard to achieve. some analysts say that is the last thing the auto industry needs. hop into the bloomberg right now. if you going to julie's terminal, take a look at the reds and blues. the blues represent democrat white house history the red, republican once. the most recent is barack obama's. he had a 50% rise in auto payrolls. to another 15% rise, he would have to get up to 1.4 million. without be possible? it could but we will have to see. yvonne: there is a lot of debate about how many jobs could be added. let's talk more about trump's day. he signed executive orders on pipeline projects, reversing more obama policy. reporter: we are talking about the dakota access headline and the keystone xl. those executive orders do not exactly give the green light t

trump and did they brief mr. trump about it last friday? the answer, according to multiple intelligence officials, is no. a senior official tells nbc news that there was indeed a two-page summary accompanying that classified report on russian interference in the u.s. election which dealt with explosive and unsubstantiated claims that russia had compromising personal information about mr. trump. last night, it was widely reported that mr. trump was himself briefed on the material. but multiple sources, including those involved in the briefing process, tell nbc news that is simply not true. >> i was in the room and the first i heard of any of these wild accusations was when someone printed it off of the buzzfeed website. >> reporter: the friday briefing at trump tower was verbal and led by the director of national intelligence, james clapper. intelligence and law enforcement sources say the insind area material, original a 35-page document privately prepared as a smear of mr. trump, was reviewed and, quote, dismissed out of hand as, quote, de

help mr tumble win with this campaign. —— mr trump when with this campaign. —— mr trump when with this campaign. we have to be reminded we are on the same team and mr putin is not on it. 0n the subject of that report, we have also been hearing from donald trump's incoming chief of staff, he has also had interesting things to say? he said that his boss, mr trump, accepted it was russia that was behind the hacking of the democratic party organisation. mr trump had voiced scepticism about that. i am not sure at the statement today goes much further than what mr trump said after he retrieved the intelligence briefing on friday. at that point, he was already conceding russia had some kind of role. what was not said is that mr trump except the conclusions of the report, that one of the goals of mr putin was to help mrtrump win, on of the goals of mr putin was to help mr trump win, on that, the president elect has not commented. he said that the interference had the impact on the outcome of the election, he has been insistent on that. although the report does not address that issue at all. in

mr. trump said he plans to keep tweeting recently as president. >>> harsh words for mr. trump and some of the guantanamo bay detainees are transferred. those are some of the headlines. "the wall street journal" said oman accepted ten detainees from guantanamo bay. some 245 prisoners were being held there when president obama took offices in 2009. >> the "the new york times" says monica crowley has decided not to take a job in the trump white house after being accused of plagiarism. she had been chosen for a role on the national security council. found passages in the dissertation and 2012 books. >>> and sharp credittism by a priest during a ceremony at dr. martin luther king jr.'s church. the reverend michael pfleger slammed the president-elect for his personal attack on longtime congressman john lewi on this weekend, to disrespect an icon of the civil rights movement on dr. king's weekend. you, mr. trump, have made yourself the anchor of fake news. >> pfleger asked the audience to take up dr. king's cause and become lobbyists for the poor. >>> "people" says president an

election undermine democratic nominee hillary clinton and help mr. trump. today for the first time the president-elect agreed with that assessment, that russia was responsible for several election-related cyber attacks. >> as far as hacking, i think it was russia, but i think we also get hacked by other countries and other people. re reporter: but mr. trump also cited information revealed by the cyber intrusions. >> hacking is bad, and it shouldn't be done, but look at eae things that were hacked. look at what was learned from that hacking, that hillary clinton got the questions to the debate and didn't report it? that's a horrible thing. >> reporter: this morning in response the publication of the unverified information, mr. trump tweeted, "intelligence agencies should never have allowed this fake news to leak into the public. are we living in nazi germany?" what were you driving at there? >> i think it was disgraceful, disgraceful that the intelligence agencies allowed any information that turned out to be so false and fake out, and that's something that

hopes that mr trump's economic plans will ramp up growth. this surge is the latest sign in investors are brushing aside for now worries about mr trump's trade protectionism stance and are instead betting that the white house and the republican congress will implement what's in the era mentioned, tax cuts, spending big on infrastructure and cut the bureaucracy —— what samir mentioned. the japanese nikkei 225 is stronger by1.2%, the the japanese nikkei 225 is stronger by 1.2%, the hong kong hang seng has risen by 1%. if you look at the chinese stock market, it is currently flat as investors are set to start their chinese new year holidays. everyone is migrating to their respective hometowns and travelling overseas and markets there will be closed from tomorrow until next thursday, a very long market holiday for the mainland. that is the latest on the markets. sally, back to you. we are also looking closely at that issue of corporate tax cuts. it's a central part of president trump's strategy to boost the us economy and is on the agenda tod