it was kristen's. ynobe was the man she says almost killed her. >> i was certain that he had done this before. but at the same time, i didn't think he would do it again. >> the detective called ynobe matthews back down to the station for another interview and decided to pull a fast one with his suspect. telling him he was about to get dna results from the crime scene. were you really about to get it that quickly? >> we weren't going to get it that quickly that day. but trying to get him to believe that we had that information, that we had everything that we needed. i had contacted my supervisor earlier. i told him if he would page me, just say -- type in the words that says his dna matches. >> and right on cue, the detective's pager went off. >> and i showed it to mr. matthews and asked him to read it. it said dna matches. >> so what's his face like when he looks at that match? >> he became pretty emotional. and he said, it was an accident, but he had killed her. >> the detective called carolyn's paren

kristen? >> kelly, i don't doubt it is going to be another busy day for you at the white house. thank you so much for that report. appreciate it. >>> and of course the other big story we're following today, hundreds of thousands of people expected to gather for peaceful women's marches all across the country. we have reporters covering every angle. nbc's beth fouhy is in chicago, morgan radford is in new york, and nbc's jacob rascon, cal perry and stephanie gosk are in the nation's capital nap's where we begin with stephanie. set the scene. what are folks there telling you? and how much anticipation is there where you are? >> reporter: kristen, there's a lot. a lot of anticipation and excitement. all you need to see to set the scene is this crowd. the cameraman will pan out there. people are shoulder to shoulder. those trying to even cross the street are having difficulty. just in the last hour or so i've talked to people from missouri, from north carolina, from california, from florida, and i

. >> and i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us. bay area groups also say they're ready and willing. they plan to fight to stop the building of that border wall through various tactics. abc 7 news reporter david louie is live in san jose with details. david? >> reporter: kristen, of course this border wall news came as no surprise to its opponents. primarily democratic politicians as well as community activists are really starting to strategize how they're going to block or delay its construction. but federal regulations and treaties may also come into play. in san jose and other major imgranting communities, activists say they will not let the border wall go up without a fight. >> we do have allies in congress who are fighting for the immigrant community and have the ability and the opportunity to put pressure and put roadblocks in the process to make sure that the border wall isn't built. >> reporter: leverage may come from blocking the funds to build it if mexico doesn't pay for it. the cost by some estimates could

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kristen, what is going on here? >> this is going to be a big talker throughout the day here steph on both sides of pennsylvania avenue. no doubt about that. according to our capitol hill sources, some of those lawmakers in the room say the president spent the first ten minutes of this bipartisan bicameral meeting with lawmakers relitigating the election saying he lost the popular vote, three to five million votes he thinks because of undocumented immigrants, folks who shouldn't be voting. that was how he started his meeting with lawmakers. that raised some eyebrows wondering why he is going back discussing this still days after he's already been sworn in, he's in the white house, he's already started his administration. of course it's something that rankles democrats so i suspect this is going to be another hot topic when we have the briefing with press secretary sean spicer. it will be his second official briefing and i know the president will probably get a few questions today from reporters so we'll see if they a

kristen welker standing by with the developments we're following. kristen, we were expecting to get more information on these executive orders around 10:30 eastern time. what's the very latest, though? >> reporter: we expect him to sign a series of executive orders. as you laid out, tamron, we do anticipate at least two of them will be focused on trade. in terms of announcing his intention to renegotiate nafta, that gets tricky, that is something that requires congressional approval. he also has to get mexico and canada on board. he's of course going to meet with the leaders of those two countries in the coming weeks. you have a number of republicans who are wary of renegotiating and tearing up nafta. the president said, look, this is one of the worst trade deals ever negotiated but free trade proponents say it could ultimately have unintended consequences. it could cost american jobs. so this could be a little bit of a battle with congress but as you point out, tamron, this was a key campaign promise that candidate trump made out on the campaign tr

eric, kristen? >> dan, thank you. >>> happening now, hundreds of people, including actor alec baldwin and michael moore are taking part in a protest in front of trump tower. you can watch that protest live at abc7news.com. >>> and here a march is getting under way in oakland right now, one of several planned over the next few days in response to president-elect donald trump's inauguration. >> melanie woodrow is live with the advice protesters are getting from both law enforcement and the aclu. melanie? >> reporter: these marches and rallies are expected to be peaceful. but if that changes, if law enforcement orders an order to disperse not complying could result in arrests. they are sharing other tips to keep you from getting arrested as you express your first amendment rights. the bay area saw widespread gathers and protests after the presidential election. >> san francisco police say as long as people maintain civility, they should not expect any civil action. they will have representatives monito

thank you, kristen. you know, michael, it was interesting when we were watching jared kushner and ivanka trump walk in, correct me if i'm wrong, not since the kennedys has family been so important. >> i think that's exactly right. of course, because family was so important -- >> announcer: our 45th president of the united states donald j. trump and the first lady of the united states melania trump. >> sorry about that, michael. interrupting you there. i thought that was an important moment for everybody to enjoy. hail to the chief. i guess when you're a new president, you never get tired of hearing that. >> i think that's right. jackie kennedy was once asked what jack's favorite song was and she said hail to the chief and i think a lot of the presidents feel that way. >> i want to finish this thought, helping to run the country, having family involved in it really not since the kennedys. >> right. and it was in response to that that congress passed what is called the bobby kennedy law which is that a fam

thank you, kristen. you know, michael, it was interesting when we were watching jared kushner and ivanka trump walk in, correct me if i'm wrong, not since the kennedys has family been so important. >> i think that's exactly right. of course, because family was so important -- >> announcer: our 45th president of the united states donald j. trump and the first lady of the united states melania trump. >> sorry about that, michael. interrupting you there. i thought that was an important moment for everybody to enjoy. hail to the chief. i guess when you're new president, you never get tired of hearing that. >> i think that's right. jackie kennedy was once asked what jack's favorite song was and she said hail to the chief and i think a lot of the presidents feel that way. >> i want to finish this thought, helping to run the country, having family involved in it really not since the kennedys. >> right. and it was in response to that that congress passed what is called the bobby kennedy law which is that a famil

i'm kristen sze. >> i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time and will see you again at 6:00. >>> tonight, the backlash. president trump stands by his executive order. blocking refugees and visitors from seven predominately muslim countries. new protests tonight coast to coast. the president clashing with top republicans. and tonight, in a rare move. former president obama, just ten days after leaving office, breaking his silence. >>> also this evening, the reality check. seven countries on that list, and we ask, where do the terrorists from 9/11 come from? the boston bombers? san bernardino? why aren't those countries on the list? >>> the deadly terror attack. the gunman opening fire inside a mosque in quebec. tonight, the suspect just charged. and now new reporting on a possible motive. >>> airline chaos in this country. computers forcing delta to cancel nearly 300 flights. thousands stranded. >>> and the deadly pileup

good evening, i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. we now know the name of the marin county man who died from meningitis. 48-year-old sevin philips leaves behind a wife and 8-year-old son. the department of health and human services says it is an isolated case, but the agency is reaching out to people who may have come into close contact with philips at the fitness center in larkspur. he was a well-known counselor in san francisco. he will surely be missed. melanie woodrow is live with more on this man. melanie? >> reporter: we're here on union street and this is where sevin philips had his practice. friends and colleagues tell me they are shocked and devastated. family members say 48-year-old sevin philips passed away this past saturday morning from meningitis. he's being described as a loving father, devoted husband and gifted counselor. philips was a licensed marriage and family therapist in san francisco. jeff wright was a colleague and friend. >> it's a really big loss, but my heart is so full. >> reporter: it's unclear how phili

i'm kristen sze. >> i'm dan ashley. you know the bay area is not getting a break from heavy downpours, gusty winds. >>> we have live team coverage. "abc 7 news" reporter in santa cruz county and sonoma county, two of the areas hardest hit by the latest storm. >>> let's begin with "abc 7 news" meteorologist sandhya patel. >> next in a series of storms is approaching the bay area. take a look, a lot of green on the screen. as we take you into the north bay around santa rosa street level radar, you will notice steady light rain to the north of our santa rosa area near our radar site. you see a lot of hot colors here, this is ground clutter so not heavy rain yet. it will pick up and in marin county, saf raphael, marin wood, you're seeing light steady rain. same around oakland, from ma rind ah to wal net creek see see the rain more skarted from san francisco down towards the peninsula where it is lighter into the south bay where you see spotty showers on street level radar. we are tracking a moist system. we have atmospheric

for more on what the president will say, we turn to nbc kristen welker who is out there in chicago. >> reporter: a homecoming here in chicago where president obama's political career was first born. tonight saying good-bye one last time. addressing a crowd of 20,000. president obama stood in this same spot and celebrated his re-election victory four years ago. >> i've never been more hopeful about our future. >> reporter: tonight a very different moment. while his approval ratings are at a seven-year high, he will talk to a divided nation. >> what is the tone? >> it's one of optimism and hope. >> reporter: top adviser valerie jarrett says don't expect a rebuke of donald trump. the president will talk about fairness, justice and lay out his vision for the future of the country. >> a chance to be optimistic, not critical and challenge us all to figure out how we can engage. >> reporter: tonight he's expected to address the historic nature of his presidency, the first african-american to serve as u.s. president. and will likely tout what he sees as his accomplishments, to passing his sig

kristen? >> sean you're saying this was not a ban. this was president's trump tweet "if the ban were announced with a one-week notice the bad would rush into our country." >> he's using the words the media is using. >> those were his words. >> jonathan, thanks, i'll let kristen talk. it can't be a ban if you're letting 1 million people. if 325,000 people from another country can't come in, that is by nature not a ban. >> the president himself called it a ban. >> i understand that. >> is he confused or you confuelsed? >> i'm not confewed. the words being used to describe it derive from what the media is calling this. he's been clear it is extreme vetting >> sean, paul ryan said "i think it's regrettable there was some confusion on the rollout of this" the house speaker saying that. what do you say to republicans who argue that this is a part of a broader issue with the president not enacting this policy smoothly? >> first of all i think we've addressed that, that we could have either telegraphed this days in advance in which people cou

kristen what was the news out of that briefing? i know you were specifically asking about a draft that had been floating around purporting to show the white house was considering reopening or reexamining enhanced interrogation. >> reporter: that's right it was clear he did not want to address that issue, katy. i pressed him on whether, in fact the president was considering reopening so-called black sites, those sites overseas in which the cia holds detainees and whether he was considering bringing back waterboarding. he said i'm not going to address something that is not an official white house document, that is what he was saying i asked if the president had seen the document and he said to the best of his knowledge he had not. a little bit of news on that front, and he dodged my questions about whether or not he's reconsidering those policies that were outlawed and banned under president obama and under the congress at that time. the other headline here, mexico, of course. he was pressed on how president trump was going to convin

i'm kristen sze. >> i'm dan ashley. you know the bay area is not getting a break from heavy downpours, gusty winds. >>> we have live team coverage. "abc 7 news" reporter in santa cruz county and sonoma county, two of the areas hardest hit by the latest storm. >>> let's begin with "abc 7 news" meteorologist sandhya patel. >> next in a series of storms is approaching the bay area. take a look, a lot of green on the screen. as we take you into the north bay around santa rosa street level radar, you will notice steady light rain to the north of our santa rosa area near our radar site. you see a lot of hot colors here, this is ground clutter so not heavy rain yet. it will pick up and in marin county, saf raphael, marin wood, you're seeing light steady rain. same around oakland, from ma rind ah to wal net creek see see the rain more skarted from san francisco down towards the peninsula where it is lighter into the south bay where you see spotty showers on street level radar. we are tracking a moist system. we have atmospheric

so kristen welker, you were in the room, we could not be. what's the dynamic we couldn't sense beyond the obvious that we could hear? >> reporter: brian, let me start with the relationship between these two leaders obviously that's always sort of a point of interest, and you heard that the final question centered around that. you did get a sense that there was a commonality between these two leaders, prime minister may touched on that. she said we both are focused on helping the working people. that's something politicians typically say but president trump pointed out he had a good feeling about her right off the bat. there was a lot of smiling, a lot of laughter. this is in his words and the words of his predecessors a special relationship and these types of bilateral meetings are aimed at strengthening that relationship, the fact she's the first leader to visit the white house holds significance. in terms of the headlines, brian, there were a couple here. president trump pressed on whether he would be scaling back and reversing the sanctio

. >> nbc white house correspondent kristen walker is live outside of trump tower. hey, kristen. i want to remind our viewers that mr. trump said about this issue on new year's eve -- well, play a little of that first, kristen, and then we'll get to you. >> i know a lot about hacking and hacking is a very hard thing to prove so it could be somebody else. i also know things that other people don't know. so they cannot be sure of the situation. >> kristen, that's the backdrop, this as the president-elect is expected to receive his intelligence briefing this week on wednesday. >> reporter: that's right. and signaling that after that, he may give more information about what it is that he knows that other people don't know. he was pressed by reporters to give more details and he wouldn't do it over the weekend in mar-a-lago. but, richard, the bottom line here is that this could be setting up the first big battle between president elect trump and congress, including members of his own party who say they do believe the intelligence and that they're prepare to scale back. >> we believe t

spicer faced question after question, including from our own hallie jackson and kristen welker. >> does the president believe that millions voted illegally in this election? and when evidence do you have of widespread voter fraud in this election if that's the case? >> the president does believe that. he has stated that before. he stated his concerns of voter fraud and people voting illegally during the campaign. he continues to have that believe based on study and evidence -- >> speaker ryan today said there's no evidence, the national association of secretaries of state say they don't agree with the president's assessment. what evidence do you have? >> as i said, i think the president has believed that for a while based on study and information he has. >> reporter: if 3 to 5 million people voted illegally, that an doesn't he want to restore america's faith in their ballot system? wouldn't he want an investigation of this? >> as i've noted, he believed that -- >> i'm not questioning his belief. >> we'll work -- >> why not investigate something that -- >> maybe we will. >> the biggest s

kristen and sarah turner. they're both on our web site if you want to get them and have a wonderful discussion of the evidence and sources of many studies. so if you want to learn more, that's a great place to go. >> so one of the reasons we did this conference is it seems to be, i'm not an expert in this field but the evidence is getting more compelling that a lot of these programs really, oops, sorry, do have a long-term effect and should think of them as having a large investment component. is that basically right? are we there yet? >> my takeaway is that i would still stand by the idea that there's remarkable consistency with the neurobiological evidence of these early interventions and across these things that are evaluating the role out of the dawn of the safety net that there are these long-term impacts. so i do think that the evidence is quite significant and quite consistent. i will just answer your question about the jacobs paper. the mtl is important and not just about housing but changing people's

thank you, kristen welker, for doing this. get out from the rain. standing out if front of that tower. donald trump praised vladimir putin's decision today not to respond to the obama administration's punitive actions announced last week. well trump tweeted the following. "great move on delay by v. putin. i always knew he was very smart." anyway, today trump's incoming press secretary, sean spicer, suggested that president obama's response was politicizing intelligence and it was shooting from the hip. let's watch him. >> this report that everyone sees, taking as gospel truth right now is not even final. it's not supposed to finalized until later this week. there are questions as to why we're taking the action we're taking in the proportion that we are without the report even being finalized. the president-elect is going to wait until the information is final until he can make the clearest judgment on what to do in the best interests of this country. what he's not going to do is politicize intelligence and would decide to shoot from the hip before h

dan and kristen? >> sandhya, thank you. >>> here's a look at sky 7 in guerneville. >> reporter: this may be the loneliest man along the russian river. not a lick of business shows on his computer screen. golf on television but not on the golf course where he works as the starter. since the russian river flooded, this famous course has more than a few extra water holes. it's not really a laughing matter. yesterday, the russian river loop hit flood stage and flooded neighborhoods and homes. ann has never seen a flood like this in her first nine years here. >> this was a good starter flood for us. >> reporter: she scooped up mud from her home and driveway into wheelbarrow after wheelbarrow. 18 inches worth based on the water line. the russian river, which usually flows a few hundred feet away, still dabbled at her back doorstep. operations people told us the worst has passed. >> we're receding, which we're at a good place. we're not going up. >> reporter: and if the sky gives the ground a chance to recov

nbc's kristen welker joins me now. kristen, give us an idea of what we're going to hear today, you know, all around jeff sessions. it could get fiery. >> i think you hit the nail on the head, steph. they are gearing up for what looks like it's going to be a contentious confirmation hearing. senator jeff sessions is a lightning rod in a number of different ways. he has hardline views on civil rights but also immigration. and remember, former president ronald reagan nominated him to serve as a federal judge back in the 1980s and he didn't pass that confirmation hearing because he had made these racially charged comments that some said were racially intensity, even racist. he has defended himself consistently in the face of that, saying that his comments were misinterpreted, taken out of context. he released a statement today stressing the need to improve civil rights. so this is something that he is clearly very aware of, something that the trump team is clearly aware of. and remember, steph, we've been talking about thi

. >> and i'm kristen sze, thanks for joining us. of course abc 7 news reporters are all over the bay area but first let's get to meteorologist sandhya patel for what's happening right now on live doppler 7. >> yeah, it's an active scene on live doppler 7. take a look for yourself. we are seeing some pockets of heavy rain coming down. take a look as we go into street level radar in the north bay. river road between guerneville and santa rosa, windsor area, we are seeing pockets of moderate rain, healdsburg as well. we are under a flash flood warning for parts of the north bay. you can see the areas shaded in green through this evening, so watch out, flash flooding is occurring or could occur soon. in the south bay we have spotty showers from san jose to cupertino. a flash floored warning for the santa clara area until 6:30 tonight. in the santa cruz mountains the rain is easing up but not for long as you take a look. in san francisco, we are seeing heavier downpours right around the sunset, between the sunset and marina districts. in

i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm eric thomas. we'll see you again apt 6:00. >>> tonight, the first 100 days, promises kept on day one. what president trump signed today at the white house. the message he is now sending. and the showdown over the crowd size at the inauguration. what the white house is saying tonight. >> our intention is never to lie to you. >>> also tonight, suing the president. the first lawsuit filed against president trump, claiming money from foreign governments for rooms at the trump hotel violates the constitution. brian ross is standing by. >>> the deadly northeastern. storms hitting at this hour. driving turning deadly. wind 60 miles an hour. at least 20 deaths after tornadoes rip through the south. >>> the dramatic rescue tonight. the driver trapped in her burning car, and the one tool authorities say you should have. >>> and tom brady's revenge. what will he say to roger goodell? and what was that coat?

you know, larry, kristen, they say perception is reality. for the hundreds of immigrants that use this community center, even an accidental appearance by i.c.e. agents can create so much fear that people decide to hide at home. >> i start like panicking because i have always been afraid of immigration, even though i'm legal now. >> reporter: she 'grated to california 30 years ago. her three sons were born and raised in san francisco, and yet today she is too scared to show her face or give her full name. this after immigration agents showed up at her mission district community center. >> i'm originally from mexico. i'm afraid that i'm going to be deported to a place where i haven't been for a long time. >> reporter: surveillance video shows four i.c.e. agents outside the good samaritan resource center around 9:20 yesterday morning. at the time good samaritan's preschool was in session and the three-story building was full of families. >> they created a lot of fear because we just were not aware of what was happening. >> reporter: the executi

this fence is about $6.5 million a mile, just like kristen was saying. wall would be considerably higher, a little bit of inf infrastructure that has to go in. we're right here, right next to the border, we've been talking to people who have been coming to this bus stop getting their reaction to the news today that donald trump will be signing an executive order that has to do with the wall. lot of mexicans on this side have been expressing their concerns. first of all, a lot of them do not take this fence very seriously. one man told us people can get over it in 15 seconds. this is a small part of 700 miles of secure fence along the u.s./mexico border but the u.s./mexico border is about 2,000 miles so there is still quite a considerable amount of that border that right now is unprotected by a fence but again, donald trump does not want a fence. he wants a wall and wants mexico to pay for it, another concern for mexicans who have stayed in mexico. why should they have to pay for this wall when they have not come over to the united states, they have not i

kristen? >> reporter: lester, we're just about to pass the treasury building, and i can tell you that the crowds continue to cheer as we get much closer to the white house. we're almost there. one of the things that struck me when we continue to pass protesters, how many of them are holding signs about russia in particular, it's clear that this particular issue continues to resonate with people, there's allegations that russia tried to meddle in this election, you have president trump making what some say are very praise worthy comments about president putin. so this is something clearly he's going to be dealing with in the first days of his presidency, clearly going to be answering a lot of tough questions about, the protesters very much a part of this parade route, and as we're getting closer to the white house, we're seeing more of his supporters and the protesters fading off into the background. the crowd falling more silent as they listen to the announcer welcome them as we're just a few

kristen? >> reporter: lester, we're just about to pass the treasury building, and i can tell you that the crowds continue to cheer as we get much closer to the white house. we're almost there. one of the things that struck me when we continue to pass protesters, how many of them are holding signs about russia in particular, it's clear that this particular issue continues to resonate with people, there's allegations that russia tried to meddle in this election, you have president trump making what some say are very praise worthy comments about president putin. so this is something clearly he's going to be dealing with in the first days of his presidency, clearly going to be answering a lot of tough questions about, the protesters very much a part of this parade route, and as we're getting closer to the white house, we're seeing more of his supporters and the protesters fading off into the background. the crowd falling more silent as they listen to the annncer welce th as we're just a few blocks

. >> reporter: this is kristen welker, president trump resurrecting two projects today. the keystone access pap line and dakota access pipeline casting it as a campaign promise kept to create more jobs. >> we will build our own pipeline. we will build our own pipes. that's what it has to do with. like we used to in the old days. >> reporter: a reversal on two obama era projects that are were stalled. a flash point for environmental protests. many who camped out for months. native americans say the project could destroy their homes and sacred sites. last year they won a battle with the army corps of engineers to delay the project. tonight they're devastated but vowing to fight on. >> we will stand in prayer. we will continue to stand, and we are not afraid. >> reporter: environmentalists and land owners are heated about blocking keystone. that would care 800,000 barrels of oil from canada to the gulf coast. it could create close to 10,000 short term construction jobs but only 50 would be permanent. opponents the move would harm the environment. the white house insists con

in washington, im kristen holmes as president trump took the oath of office. protesters and police clashed just blocks away. 217 -people were arrested and charged with rioting in washington d-c. flashbangs, fires, and pepper spray. chaotic moments on the streets of the nation's capital. >> pam:chanting "no trump. no k- k-k. no fascist u-s-a." protesters faced off with police. six officers suffered minor injuries during the demonstations against president trump. during. and into the night---- protesters have been starting fires in the street. you can see video from earlier today and tonight in washington d-c. a limousine was vandalized and set on fire as well. protesters also blocked a freeway. local demonstrations did not feature the vandalism and violence we saw in the nation's capitol. grant lodes has been tracking the events here in the bay area. >> grant:one of the big protests in san francisco. started at the u-n plaza this evening and then went on the move. kron four's spencer blake is live at the plaza tonight. spencer, how did weather affect turnout th

i'm kristen sze. >> i'm dan >>> tonight, fireworks at trump tower. the president-elect donald trump, his first news conference since july. blasting unconfirmed reports being investigated by u.s. intelligence about russia and whether vladimir putin has material on the new president to blackmail him. and what we now know about that report. brian ross standing by. >>> and that very tense moment today with a reporter. >> you are attacking our news organization. can you give us a chance? >>> also breaking tonight, the family business. since election day, the president-elect promising to offer a plan to avoid conflicts of interest. tonight, his big reveal, and the office of government ethics calling it, quote, wholly inadequate. >>> trump's pick for secretary of state, rex tillerson. a leading republican grilling him. >>> and the alarming images coming in tonight. tearful hostages begging the

>> reporter: hi, kristen.

let's get to kristen welker. what do we know and when are the highlights coming at about 30 minutes from now? >> according to a white house official, president trump is going to sign a number of executive orders today but two of them will be focused on trade. one announcing his intention to renegotiate nafta. that's the trade deal with mexico and canada that was signed with former president bill clinton in 1994. now, president trump has called that the worst trade deal ever negotiated. he wants to tear it up, start from scratch, impose tariffs on canada and mexico. it could have unintended consequences. they say it could ultimately kind wind up costing tens of thousands of u.s. jobs.

kristen welker at the white house. kristen i apologize in advance. i will a cut you off when president trump starts. i wanted to see if you had new information on the reports of resignations at the state department? anything new on that? >> reporter: we are being told that these are first who were asked to resign. not sbrirl surprising given it is a new administration coming in. you do have some duz behind the scenes that there were some -- some buzz behind the scenes that there were some concerns about the agenda of the trump administration. but the sense this was not a sense of a protest. this was not people walking out. instead this is sort of a part of the normal transfer that occurs sometimes when you do get a new administration coming in and taking over. but we continue to drill down on this, craig. this is still very new. it's still breaking. shawn spicer asked about this as well aboard air force one. he didn't comment. he said, look, he hadn't been briefed on that yet. so we are still waiting for an initial reaction from within the white hous

kristen, has the procession reached the crowds yet? >> reporter: we have just reached the crowds, lester, and i can tell you we've just started to hear them chanting and cheering, and we're just passing someone holding a trump 2016 sign. right now a lot of folks have their make america great again hats on. most people have their cell phones out and they are taking pictures, trying to capture this historic moment. we are traveling now what seems like a fairly low rate of speed through this parade route. and that's giving the folks time to really absorb it, really take all of this in. we just passed the taft memorial a few moments ago. you have people actually looking out at the parade from their windows waving, trying to get a glimpse of the 45th president. of course, this is a tradition that dates all the way back to the first president, george washington, of course, his parade route looked very different. he went from mt. vernon to new york where he took his oath of office, and he was followed by troops along the way. and that is part

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let's go to kristen welker. kristen, speculate openly as to what we're going to hear from the white house. >> reporter: well, we are just getting some indication that what we will hear is a statement and not a briefing. so, that means he's going to come out, say what he wants to say and then likely not take a whole lot of questions. i can tell you what's going to happen, brian. he's going to get peppered with questions about what we have witnessed throughout the day. these historic rallies which have unfolded which you have been describing taking us from city to city here in the u.s. and all across the world, really. and the question is going to be, what is the reaction? what is the reaction to these crowds in relation to the crowd yesterday at the inauguration? as hallie was talking about earlier. president trump is focused on crowd sizes. so will sean spicer come out with a statement about what we have seen? or will he want to perhaps respond to one question? that's what we'll have to wait and see and i don't

. >> kristen sze has new guidelines. >> when i was pregnant, i was told avoid eating peanuts and don't give my baby peanuts until she was three. now is time to throw that recommendation out of window. the best way to prevent a peanut allergy is feed your baby peanut foods early and often. the more allergy prone the child, the earlier they should be exposed to train their immune systems. babies with severe be started on peanuts earlier. the new recommendations come after a large trial found regular peanut consumption before age 5, cuts a child's allergy risk by 80%. right now, 2% of u.s. children have a peanut allergy, that number has quadrupled in the last 13 years. one more note, peanuts can be a

but you just said -- i just -- hold on, hold on, kristen, kristen, kristen, we can't talk at the same time. i just want clarity. i think that the pill and" iud should be illegal, right? >> in my ideal world, yes. but i don't think that's something we're working towards in the pro-life movement. in the pro-life movement we're working towards abolishing abortion. that's why we want planned parenthood's money to go to health centers which do do contraception. >> we've gotten some real clarity, i think the american people have gotten quite a bit of clarity on what your movement wants to do. >> i'm just speaking for myself when i talk about contraception. there are a lot of -- >> and we've gotten yours. thank you very much. jess will be back in our next hour. thank you to lindsey, who actually works for planned parenthood. much more at the top of the hour, including the push in several statements to make protesting a crime. one proposed law would make it legal to run over a protester with your car, as long as it was an accident. stay with us. special edition. this is one gorgeous truck. oh

kristen sze is here with a follow-up. >> yeah, you know what, our facebook video of this unusual sight has been viewed over 53,000 times and has generated over 160 comments. a lot of people are wondering the same thing as this gentleman here, daniel. am i the only one that's impressed that the lights are still on? the breakers didn't trip? hmm. so that is what a lot of people are thinking right now. so i am going to switch over and show you what's going on. oh, darn it, show me the eraser. show me the eraser. i'm going to close this up for you. technical difficulties, guys, so sorry for that. but now you can see just give me a second here, i'll play this video for you. there. ta-da, it was worth it, right? check out this eye-popping, jaw-dropping video. lauren kayaking through her mother's living room. it is on a lower level down a small set of stairs. that's how it became so flooded wednesday.

kristen, has the procession reached the crowds yet? >> reporter: we have just reached the crowds, lester, and i can tell you we've just started to hear them chanting and cheering, and we're just passing someone holding a trump 2016 sign. right now a lot of folks have their make america great again hats on. most people have their cell phones out and they are taking pictures, trying to capture this historic moment. we are traveling now what seems like a fairly low rate of speed through this parade route. and that's giving the folks time to really absorb it, really take all of this in. we just passed the taft memorial a few moments ago. you have people actually looking out at the parade from their windows waving, trying to get a glimpse of the 45th president. of course, this is a tradition that dates all the way back to the first president, george washington, of course, his parade route looked very different. he went from mt. vernon to new york where he took his oath of office, and he was followed by troops along the way. and that is part

kristen, thank you for joining us by telephone. also live with us by telephone is a law professor and constitutional scholar at yale university. his experience includes clerking for supreme court justice briar. and, professor, i've heard it proffered tonight that the acting attorney general needlessly left out legal underpinnings from her opinion in saying the justice department wouldn't enforce this refugee ban. is there anything else she could have said in that document, or was she destined for dismissal? >> well, the constitution, the end vests the executive power of the united states in the president. if people within the executive branch feel that in good faith they can't defend the president's policies, they have a freedom of speech. they can articulate their view. and at the end of the day, they serve at the president's pleasure and he can fire them. and she chose to very dramatically express the disagreement. there i think are probably other elements in the justice department that may be more willing to try to defend the le

of course he'll be participating in this, as well kristen welker and kristen, one other quick question as we go on waiting for the spy chief to arrive, although they could come in through another entrance presumably, the trump tweet and some of the attention being focused on build the wall, leaks from the hill that the appropriators are talking to republican transition officials about putting money in the budget for the wall, and then having mexico supposedly repay the u.s. government, but all along there's never been any question that mexico was willing to pay for this now or later, for the last year they've been saying they're not going to pay for this wall physical donald trump wants to build it. >> reporter: that's right. and this is of course the president-elect's catch phrase, when he was a candidate. who is going to pay for the wall? mexico. mexico is saying we're not going to pay for the wall. i talked to transition officials throughout the night, andrea, who said the bottom line is they're looking into the possibility of having congress pay for jumpstarting the construction of

kristen, thank you for joining us by telephone. also with us, live by telephone, is akeel reid omar, a law professor and constitutional scholar at yale university. his experience includes clerking for supreme court justice breyer and professor, i've heard it proffered tonight that the acting attorney general needlessly left out legal underpinnings from her opinion in saying the justice department wouldn't enforce this refugee ban. is there anything else she could have said in that document or was she destined for dismissal? >> well, the constitution in the end vests the executive power of the united states in the president. if people within the executive branch feel that in good faith they can't defend the president's policies, they have a freedom of speech, they can articulate their view and at the end of the day, they serve at the president's pleasure and he can fire them. and she chose to very dramatically express her disagreement. there are, i think, probably other elements within the justice department that may be more willing