And im gio benitez in for kendis gibson. We begin with president elect Donald Trumps cabinet picks back in the spotlight. Confirmation hearings get under way for betsy devos, his pick for education secretary and congressman ryan zinke. Meanwhile, the inauguration boycott is picking up steam led by john lewis. At least 35 lawmakers are planning to sit out and lana zak has the latest. Reporter in just three days donald trump will become the 45th president of the United States. And as the Nations Capital prepares for the inauguration and the 400,000 expected protesters, a new protest is growing among democratic lawmakers. I will not be going. People have not forgotten that he attacked a mexicanamerican judge, that he attacked a gold star family and now a civil rights icon. I cannot pretend that this is a normal transition of power. Reporter abc news has identified more than three dozen members of congress who say they will be boycotting mr. Trumps inauguration. Nothing has changed since t
With scott pelley. Pelley more than 8,000 firefighters are battling eight large wildfires in california, and a suspect has been arrested for allegedly starting one of the fires that destroyed 175 homes and businesses north of san francisco. Carter evans is on the the scene of another fire in southern california. Reporter in less than four hours, a fiveacre fire became a 5500acre monster, trapping firefighters. Weve had a run over. I need you to start one a. L. S. Ambulance for a fireman injury. Reporter cbs news has confirmed at least two firefighters were injured. The fastmoving flames have destroyed buildings, paralyzed rail traffic, including this freight train, shut down the main highway linking los angeles to las vegas, and threatened power lines near the Desert Community of devore. Marc peeble is with san when this started, it just took off. Yes, thats correct. Its spence. Its very you grueling and very demanding on the ground. Reporter its this gusty wind, the hot temperatures,
Star, young, good looking, articulate. Reporter over the last year, the democratic congressman all but stopped working, disappearing from public view for weeks over the summer and checking into the mayo clinic for what doctors there said was bipolar disorder. Jackson says he also has a shopping addiction, and in court he admitted buying everything from toilet paper at costco to a 43,000 goldplated rolex watch, two elk heads from a nevada taxidermist, memorabilia from Martin Luther king and jimi hendrix, fur coats, Home Renovations and more. All of it paid with money for his campaign. He was reelected by 40 points in november but then quit Congress Later that month. Month. Now, sentencing is set for june, scott, and jackson could get four to five years in prison. Pelley dean, thank you very much. Well, a different kind of corruption is being investigated tonight by the securities and exchange commission. The agency is looking into possible Insider Trading before the 23 billion purchase
Responsible for it or involved in it. After these claims are rejected what is your take on that . Are there other suspects or you think it was a mistake to blame British Intelligence for this and, by the way, my second question, are there from time to time tweets that you regret very seldom. Very seldom. So you never would have wished probably would not be here. We have a tremendous group of people that listen and i can get around the immediamedia when th doesnt tell the truth so i like that. As far as wiretapping i guess by this past administration, at least we have something in common, perhaps. [ laughter ] and just to finish your question, we said nothing. All we did was quote aertain talentedegal mind. Who was responsible for saying it on television. That was made by someone on fox so you should be talking to fox. Fox news now saying it has no evidence of any kind that former president Obama Wiretapped President Trump. And not disavowing the statement from sean spicer yesterday. On
Make n mistake about it. [ applause ] make no mistake. And i think most importantly, yes, premiums will be coming down. Yes, deductibles will be coming down. But very importantly, its a great plan. And republicans standing behind the president in the rose garden smiling, even taking selfies, but not everyone is cheering. Look at this. Right after the vote, protesters engineering the republicans as republicans headed for buses that would take them to the white house to the rose garden to celebrate with the president. Shame on you. Shame on you. Shame on you. Shame on you. Shame on you. And theres more, moments after the vote House Minority leader nancy pelosi slamming republicans. Any moderate in the crowd who voted for this bill turned radical today. Republicans are in the rose garden having a beer party to celebrate one of the biggest transfers of wealth from working families to the rich est people in our country. Nbcs ron allen is in mid town manhattan. Outside the Aircraft Carrier m