[ chanting ] all of east germany, angry crowds lashed out on the streets. that night in dresden, they found a target. the local kgb headquarters. a mob surrounded the building, as the hour grew later, the crowd grew larger. inside, peering through the curtains was a young kgb lieutenant colonel named vladimir putin. he was terrified they were going to storm the building. putin was a junior officer, but the boss was away. he was in charge. the berlin wall had come down, police weren t going to help. he called for instruction. desperate for help, putin dialed kgb headquarters in moscow, over and over again. finally, one official told him simply, moscow is silent. i think it felt like a deep betrayal to him. vladimir putin was on his own. he went down into the bowels of the building and fired up the furnace. he finds himself in the basement, at a furnace shoveling documents, as he hears protests on the street. they were filing so many documents, that the furnace was
King jr. Today, the personal recordings tonight on her role and away from the spotlight, her one wish. Good evening, and its great to have you with us here on this Martin Luther king jr. Day, and we have a lot to get to. We begin with the major winter storm across more than a dozen states. Coating highways in ice, turning driving deadly. This fiery crash after two trucks colliding on i80 in nebraska. The drivers did survive. Tonight as you can see, up to an inch of ice in oklahoma, bringing down tree limbs everywhere, and this evening, at least three reported tornadoes now. This one crossing i45 near houston. 16 states are on alert from colorado to maine. A difficult night ahead for millions traveling this holiday. Abcs alex perez is in chicago tonight. Reporter tonight, from colorado all the way to maine, mess. In cedar rapids, this truck sliding off the road and into an icy lake. Everyone is okay. Ice snapping trees, and knocking out power to thousands in several states on a weekend
King jr. Today, the personal recordings tonight on her role and away from the spotlight, her one wish. Good evening, and its great to have you with us here on this Martin Luther king jr. Day, and we have a lot to get to. We begin with the major winter storm across more than a dozen states. Coating highways in ice, turning driving deadly. This fiery crash after two trucks colliding on i80 in nebraska. The drivers did survive. Tonight as you can see, up to an inch of ice in oklahoma, bringing down tree limbs everywhere, and this evening, at least three reported tornadoes now. This one crossing i45 near houston. 16 states are on alert from colorado to maine. A difficult night ahead for millions traveling this holiday. Abcs alex perez is in chicago tonight. Reporter tonight, from colorado all the way to maine, residents on alert for a wintry mess. In cedar rapids, this truck sliding off the road and into an icy lake. Everyone is okay. Ice snapping trees, and knocking out power to thousands
Respecting the office of the presidency. I just cant not celebrate in good conscience. Prnlly quick to follow. The thing that bothers me most about him his constant attack on american common decency, conservative, liberal, republican, democrat, i always thought americans had this desire to see people particularly elected office to be decent. When i know something deeply wrong is going on with our country, i need to send a positive message. So i have decide to be here in my district. He will be there to see trump sworn in. I think it is a personal choice. I am at this point, i intend to go. But i really understand and respect my colleague whose are choosing not to. New u. S. Senator caramela harris confirmed she will be there. Dianne feinstein has yet to commit. So far, no u. S. Senators have announced they will not be attending the formal transition to the trump presidency. In walnut creek, laura anthony, abc 7 news. I will be in washington, d. C. Thursday and friday with live reports
Trump is this friday, and you can watch it live on abc 7. Some members of congress will be watching it on tv because theyre refusing to attend the event in person. Among them are these four. All representing the bay area. So far another six from Southern California will not attend. Which makes at least 10 out of californias 53 representatives skipping the inauguration. Abc 7 News Reporter, Laura Anthony is live after talking with local politicians about why theyre not or are going. Reporter at last count there were more than 30 Congress People across the country who would not attend the inauguration this friday. And nearly a third of those are from california. But so far here and across the country none are senators. He said over and over again we, have a moral obligation to do what is right to speak out. Reporter in her home district to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther king jr. , barbara lee invoked the word of the great civil rights leader to explain why she will not attend the