President obamas last inaugural. This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration period both in person and around the globe. There is a lot of talk about the responsibility to hold donald trump accountable. Im here to tell you that it goes two ways. We will hold the press accountable as well. The numbers used by trump and spicer were widely disputed on sunday. Spicer said the information about ridership on washingtons metro system was given to him by the inaugural committee. It came up in a press briefing and reporters were courteous and orderly and polite and professional in the asking and the answering of questions. Spicer was well prepare and it made news. The only dodgy machines were when the matter of size came up again. Lets watch. Do you stand by the statement that that was the most watched inaugural . Sure. It was. You look at just the one Network Alone got 16. 9 people online. Another there were tens of millions that watched it online. Never mind the audience her
I get up this morning, i turn on the network and though an empty field. I said wait a minute, i made a speech. I looked out the field looked like a million, million and a half people. Spicer followed up later that evening. Compares to 317,000 that used it for president obama last inago raul this was the largest audience to within inauguration period. In person and around the globe. Theres a lot of talk to hold donald trump accountable. It goes two ways. Were going to hold press accountable as well. The numbers used are disputed. Today spicer said information about ridership was given to him by the inaugural committee. Reporters were courteous and orderly. Spicer himself was well prepared it made news on a number of fronts. When the matter of size came up again. Lets watch. You stand by yourself that was the most watched inaugural address. It was. When you look at one Network Alone got 16. 9 million online. There were ten of million of people that watch it online. Never mind the audienc
Conversation. Im sure you have heard the president the last couple of weeks talk about the price of pharmaceutical drugs and the need to get those prices down and manufacturing back into the pharmaceutical industry to benefit the nation. It is an understand he is continuing to work on. We understand while we repeal obamacare on getting ahold of the price of prescription drugs. Thats a key part of health care. Thats going to happen. I think you are seeing with respect to the other meetings its working day one here. Hes going to start with the leadership, going to have a great conversation with them. But then you will see a variety of meetings, the congressional black caucus, the hispanic caucus, small groups of he is someone who really enjoys that kind can have confirmation i think you are going to see a lot of meetings occur like the ones that you did today, the Business Leaders coming in. These Union Workers. Its interesting. Ive we the president was asking these folks today, how many
Briefing. Sean spicer trying for a reset and refusing to walk back the widely disputed claim about the large crowd size. Hey there, good morning, everyone. It is tuesday, january 24. Im alex witt alongside louis burgdorf. This morning the deadly storm that devastated the south over the weekend is hitting the northeast. From new jersey to new england, this noreaster is causing quite a mess with heavy rain, coastal flooding and high winds. And in some area, wind gusts have topped 60 miles an hour. In philadelphia, one man was killed after strong winds knocked a sign off a wall at a car dealership. In jersey city, the wind sent this window washer scaffolding look at that, just sailing. Fortunately, no workers on the scaffolding when that happened. Meanwhile, the death toll from the weekends storms has risen to 20. The governor of mississippi says he has sent a letter to President Trump asking for help. The county commissioner in georgia also telling nbc news he is begging fema for boots o
And Important News about women and a certain type cancer. Good evening. President trump taking swift action today at the white house. Signing several orders involving federal hiring and trade. These were promises made during the campaign. Tonight, what he signed and what it means. And after that contentious moment over the weekend, the White House Press secretary presenting images of the crowd side by side, furious with media reports, but then called out himself on the facts. Today, he emerged again. No pictures with him this time, and what he is saying now. Abcs chief white house correspondent, Jonathan Karl leading us off. Reporter today in the oval office, President Trump making good on his Campaign Promise to pull out of a major trade deal with asia, the transpacific partnership. Great thing for the American Worker what we just did. Reporter and in a meeting with business leaders, trump warned of a big new tax if any of them move jobs out of country. So a company that wants to fire