later kidnapped from rhode island. discovered in texas. and america's golden girl tonight. the interview with betty white. turning 95 and what she reveals about "the golden girls." good evening, and it's great to have you with us here on a tuesday night, and with three days left before he leaves office, president obama has commuted the prison sentence of chelsea manning. the former army private who gave hundreds of thousands of military documents to wikileaks. manning was an intelligence analyst serving 35 years. the longest sentence ever given for a leak conviction. now manning will soon go free. the speaker of the house, republican paul ryan saying, manning put american lives at risk, and that the president has set a very dangerous precedent. we begin with martha raddatz. >> reporter: she is one of the most controversial prisoners in america and tonight president obama has ordered that 29-year-old chelsea manning be released in may, cutting short her 35-year sentence. manning burst onto the world stage in 2010, one year after returning from a deployment to iraq. the low-level analyst -- known as bradley manning then -- providing wikileaks with some 700,000 military and diplomatic documents. embarrassing the united states in the eyes of the world. this is one of them -- a secret video manning said showed the "true cost of war." you see u.s. soldiers mistaking a television camera for the enemy. >> nice. good shooting. >> thank you. >> reporter: and fired on a van with two little children inside. >> well, it's their fault for bringing their kids into a battle. >> that's right. >> reporter: manning convicted of espionage, theft and computer fraud in 2013. the 35-year sentence, the longest ever given for a leak conviction. the day after sentencing was announced, manning revealed she was transgender and asked to be called chelsea. in a male military prison for seven years, she has tried to commit suicide twice. >> chelsea manning is somebody who went through the military criminal justice process, was exposed to due process, was found guilty, was sentenced for her crimes, and she acknowledged wrongdoing. >> reporter: manning is one of the more than 200 people who were pardoned or whose sentence was commuted -- including general james cartwright, the former vice chairman of the joint chiefs, who had been charged with lying to the fbi about a leak investigation. he was fully pardoned. the white house saying today the president took into account general cartwright's years of service to his country. >> and martha raddatz with us live from washington. i want to get back to chelsea manning for a moment because reaction than swift. >> reporter: senator tom cotton and senator john mccain both highly critical, and both veterans. mccain saying, president obama's commutation of chelsea manning's sentence is a grave mistake that i fear will encourage further acts of espionage. it devalues the courage of real whistle blowers who have used proper channels to hold our government accountable. >> does this put pressure on julian assange after what he said last week? >> reporter: wikileaks saying last week if obama grants manning, he'll despite constitutionality, but no clear answer tonight. >> great to have you. the countdown is on tonight. three days until the inauguration, and tonight, putin in his own words here defending president-elect donald trump. putin also denying that russia collected compromising information on donald trump when he visited moscow. it sounds like putin got his talking points from the incoming administration. >> reporter: rush president vladimir putin took a shot at president obama. saying, quote, despite his convincing victory, the obama sm administration is trying to undermine the legitimacy of the president-elect. after the leaked reports that russia had been gathering personal information on trump, he said, they are quote, worse than prostitutes. >> he is accusing them of trying to demilegitimize him. >> he got his copy of the talking points. >> from who? >> i don't know. it sounds like what the incoming administration's team is saying. >> reporter: today, he said he is neutral on trump. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> reporter: i don't know mr. trump. i have never met him, he said. i have no reason to attack him, criticize him or defend him. donald trump said he once met putin, but recently, he said they have never met. >> i have no relationship with putin. i don't think i have ever met him. >> reporter: while trump has acknowledged the russians hacked the democratic party -- >> i think it was russia -- >> reporter: he did it with a hedge. >> it could have been others al also. >> reporter: and the harsh words aimed at the u.s. intelligence community. saying he tried to undermine him with leaks. >> and i say that. and i say that. that's something that nazi germany would do and did do. >> reporter: he went after john brennan. today, he fired back. saying, quote, tell the cia officers who are serving in harm's way right now and their families that are worried about them that they are kin to nazi germany. i tonight that repugnant. >> the white house answering your questions, calling them talking points. they weighed in on the escalated battle between the cia director and the president of had elect. >> reporter: they hit him hard over that for questioning his integrity. the press secretary said, frankly, i'm offended by it. >> jon karl with us. thanks as always. on capitol hill this evening. the showdown over one of the president-elect's key choices. congressman tom price under fire for his stock trades before supporting legislation connected to them. did he break rules? town meetings across the country. millions of americans wondering what will happen to their health insurance. amid a new nonpartisan report that 18 million perns could lose their health insurance without a replacement. eva pilgrim on the hill. >> reporter: a showdown over who trump has picked to lead the charge. >> price's approach is moving us in the wrong direction. >> reporter: on the eve of his first big test, questions are growing about congressman tom price. trump's nominee for hhs secretary. after he purchased up to $15,000 in stock in a medical device company, and then just days later introduced a bill that would have ben it iffed that company. the team that was made by an independent broke. >> if he knew about it, it could very well be a violation of the law. >> reporter: price, a former surgeon is one of the only republicans to put forth legislation to replace obamacare. but there are new concerns about the impact of a repeal. according to a new report from the independent congressional budget office, 18 million americans could lose their coverage in the first year unless an alternative is put in place. republicans are pushing back. >> it's an obsolete recommendation. >> you have no concrete plan for replacement. >> of course, we will have a plan for replacement. >> reporter: the president-elect says he is close to completing a plan to provide insurance for everybody, but he hasn't provided any details. across the country, signs of uncertainty. in colorado, a meeting with california mike kaufman overrun by constituents, voicing their concerns. >> i am here because i have concerns about the repealing of the affordable care kt. >> and mary bruce with us from the hill. all this coming as tom price said to be grilled by lawmakers as some of them call their easy to hearings to be delayed. >> reporter: three democratic senators want these hearings to be put on hold until they can resolve these questions about the finances. as of now, the first hearing still ago for tomorrow morning. >> you will be there. mary bruce, thank you. despite the fireworks, preparations for the inauguration are under way. the first lady practicing, and what we are learning right now to the two bibles. as growing numbers of congress say they are going to boycott the inauguration. abc's cecilia vega in washington tonight. >> reporter: in the nation's capital tonight, the finishing touches. ♪ from sound checks to paint touch ups. donald trump tweeting today -- "people are pouring into washington in record numbers. bikers for trump are on their way." at least 800,000 people expected right here, and this is where it all happens. he'll be sworn in using two bibles -- the one his mother gave him as a child and the one abraham lincoln used. barack obama, the only other president to use that book since lincoln himself. the president-elect practicing his inaugural address with a teleprompter and a presidential podium, specially flown to new york for rehearsals. ♪ the lineup, short on a-listers. a runner up on "america's got talent" will be there. ♪ hall lay hallelujah the mormon tabernacle choir, too. it's short on congressional democrats, too. one in four say they're boycotting, led by congressman john lewis. >> i don't see this president-elect as a legitimate president. i think the russians participated in helping this man get elected. and they helped destroy the candidacy of hillary clinton. >> reporter: the president and the civil rights hero feuding for days. today trump pointing out that though lewis says he has never missed an inauguration that he missed george w. bush's as well. >> he conveniently doesn't remember. i can tell you when i was at the inaugurations, you don't forget something like that. he got caught and it's pretty bad. and it's making him look bad, frankly. >> reporter: trump is taking office as our abc news/"washington post" poll shows only 40% of americans approve of how he's handling his transition. that's 30 points lower than his last three predecessors. protestors now traveling to washington for the inauguration, and as many as 400,000 will be on hand for a women's march the day after trump is sworn in. >> everyone is welcome to march, no matter your age, your gender identity or how you chose to vote. >> reporter: and they are posting images of their homemade signs online. the demonstrations expected around the country, with the historic inauguration just days away. >> and cecilia vega with us live from washington tonight. where the president-elect donald trump is already there to kick off the inaugural festivities. >> reporter: it happens soon, david. donald trump, mike pence and about 200 foreign diplomats all here for a black tie gala. this will be the first chance for many in the diplomatic community to meet its administration for the first time. >> see you in washington, cecilia. in the meantime, stay with abc news for the inauguration beginning at 7:00 eastern on "good morning america," and stay tuned for "20/20." we move onto another announcement from general motors. saving and adding thousands of jobs. we ask this tonight. was it because of president-elect trump or was it already in the works and good timing for these automakers? here's rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: he's been heaping praise on automakers, adding jobs in the u.s., and turning up the pressure on those who haven't. >> i appreciate that from ford. i appreciate it very much from fiat-chrysler. i hope that general motors will be following. and i think they will be. >> reporter: today, gm did -- announcing it is investing "$1 billion" in new "u.s. manufacturing" and creating or retaining 7,000 u.s. jobs. 5,000 salaried and white collar positions in finance and advanced technology. 1,500 in factories. and another 450 including "work previously done in mexico." gm ceo mary barra hinting at the move last week. >> i think there is room to make some changes that are make make it -- improve it and make it more equitable across the globe. >> reporter: on twitter today, trump celebrating -- "with all of the jobs i am bringing back into the u.s. even before taking office, i believe the people are seeing 'big stuff.'" a gm executive telling abc news the decisions were made "well in advance" and not in response to trump's criticism. but that, "there's no question there is an emphasis on job creation in the u.s. right now. this is good timing for us to share what we are doing." gm is still moving ahead with plans to build some compact cars in mexico. since trump won the white house, six companies have pledged to create 116,000 jobs here in the united states -- relief for so many families. but big picture, the economy has been adding jobs for 6 years -- 2.2 million last year alone. >> and saving these additional jobs is good news no matter how you look at it. let's get to rebecca because boeing is also in the news meeting with the president-elect. >> he had been critical of boeing for the cost of air force one. the ceo saying it was an excellent conversation. they made progress on air force one, but even if plans move forward, it's unlikely trump would fly on it given how long these take to make. >> not even eight years. thank you. there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this tuesday. the missing sisters kidnapped from their home. found more than 30 years later. tonight they were missing in rhode island. how they have been found in texas. and new reporting on the 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