Transcripts For WPVI ABC World News With David Muir 20170119

WPVI ABC World News With David Muir January 19, 2017

Her promise to attend the inauguration. Mr. Trump less than 24 hours from taking the oath of office. Good evening, and its great to have you with us here on this thursday night live from washington on the eve of the inauguration of americas 45th president. The president elect donald trump arriving at joint base andrews, not on his own plane, but for the first time on a military jet, wagi waving to those who w soon call him commander in chief. And the fireworks in lincoln memorial. President elect trump addressing them perhaps with a preview of the tone of his inaugural speech tomorrow. He spoke about unity, and about jobs. This is what he said. So this journey began 18 months ago. I had something to do with it, but you had much more to do with it than i did. Im the messenger. Im just the messenger. And we were tired, and i love you. Believe me. I love you. Its a movement that started, and its a Movement Like we have never seen anywhere in the world, they say. Theres never been a Movement Like this. And its something very, very special. And were going to unify our country, and our phrase, you all know it. Half of you are wearing the hat. Make America Great again. But were going to make America Great for all of our people. Everybody. Everybody throughout our country. That includes the inner cities. That includes everybody. And i promise you that i will work so hard were going to get it turned around. Were going to bring our jobs back. Were not going to let other countries take our jobs any longer. And right there for it all, Abcs Cecilia Vega who joins us live from the lincoln memorial. Good evening, cecilia. Reporter good evening. It was a preview of tomorrows speech, and it was a victory lap so to to speak. You heard him say, you have been forgotten about. Not anymore. Just hours away from being sworn in. Reporter tonight donald trump with a salute to one of the most revered president s in american history. And then a fist pump to the crowd. The president elects trip to washington starting with what else, a tweet. The journey begins and i will be working and fighting very hard to make it a great journey for the american people. A motorcade through manhattan. And a flight to washington on a military plane. This time, the United States of america em blazeonned a on the side. Emblazoned on the side the whole trump family on board. Barron the first one off. Ivanka with her husband Jared Kushner and their children. Trumps sister, his inlaws. And finally the soontobe first lady and the president elect himself offering a salute. Their first stop, his new Hotel Congressional republicans gathered there to celebrate him. What a beautiful room this is, what is this . Where is this . This is a gorgeous room. A total genius must have built this. Reporter its trumps second visit to his Washington Hotel in just 24 hours. He dropped by last night greeted by cheers. [ cheers ] that new 200 billion hotel just a few blocks from the white house already the subject of controversy. With questions swirling about trumps deep ties to his brand and family business. So will these visits continue . Incoming White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer brushing off questions. The idea that hes going to his own hotel shouldnt be a shocker. Its a beautiful place. Its somewhere hes very proud of. I encourage you to go there if you havent been by. Reporter Melania Trump there too offering some rare remarks. Its great to be here, and thank you all for your support, and tomorrow, we start the work. Ahead a lot of responsibility, a lot of to take care of. And we will make America Great again. [ cheers and applause ] reporter and then it was off to the inaugurations First Official order of business. A solemn wreath laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknown solider at Arlington National cemete cemetery. After that, a time for celebration. Thousands of Trump Supporters gathering on the mall for a welcome concert. On the eve of his swearing in give me one word that describes how youre feeling about Donald Trumps presidency. Excited. Hopeful. Reporter excited and hopeful. Our team fanning out across the country. Trump voters saying, give him a chance. I was in high school watching the apprentice and watching them on the apprentice too, and now taking over the country, its going to be a unique experience. Reporter but this country still so divided. The number of House Democrats boycotting the inauguration now up to 64. In new york tonight protests already underway. And thousands are traveling to washington to protest. Emily place and her 16yearold daughter elah driving there from vermont. I think its really important to march and stand up for things you believe in. And cecilia is back with us live, and were learning Donald Trumps one of his first orders of business. His first visits as president . Reporter he will be going to visit cia headquarters and that comes upon this dispute with the intelligence officials after donald trump accused the director of leaking that dossier. He is trying to emend some fences. Thank you. This was a day of pageantry, but also new things. Steve mnuchin for treasury asked about his role about the closure crisis. And rick perry head to lead the department he said once should be eliminated. And the cabinet, whiter, more men than recent cabinets and for the First Time Since reagan, there is no latino in the cabinet. Abcs mary bruce tonight. Reporter as his cabinet nominees barrel through capitol hill. Let me get through, guys. Reporter donald trump is offering his support, with this bold declaration. We have by far the highest iq of any cabinet ever assembled reporter but the confirmation hearings are growing increasingly testy. Today treasury secretary nominee Steve Mnuchin getting a grilling. The former Hedge Fund Manager and Goldman Sachs executive confronting accusations he profited by fore closing on vulnerable homeowners. Have been maligned as taking advantage of others hardship in order to earn a buck. Nothing could be further than the truth. Reporter during the height of the financial crisis mnuchin bought and turned around a distressed bang, we renaming it one west, which foreclosed on families including military families. You have been rather defensive, for good reason about what happened at one west. I do want to comment for the record. We did foreclose for certain people in the military. It was quite unfortunate, and inappropriate. We responded and made them whole. Every person had the opportunity to have their mortgage reviewed and corrected our errors. Its not that im being defensive. Im proud of our i wouldnt be proud of all these findings. Reporter mnuchin also pressed on why he failed to disclose to the Senate Committee nearly 100 million in assets. I think as you can appreciate, filling out these government forms is quite complicated. So let me first say, any oversight, it was unintentional. Reporter mnuchin is one of several megamillionaires is trumps cabinet which includes at least nine millionaires and billionaires. It does not include a single hispanic member. That has not happened since the reagan administration. Two floors up, a familiar face entering his hearing with a salute. Former texas governor, rick perry making his case to lead the energy department. An agency he once wanted to eliminate and famously forgot. The commerce. And lets see. I cant the third one, i cant. Sorry. Oops. Reporter today, he admitted his previous position was also a big oops. , in fact, after being briefed on so many of the vital functions of the department of energy, i regret recommending itselimination. Reporter another change of heart which perry called a con tribed phony mess. I believe the climate as changed. Do you plan to protect things related to climate . Im going to protect all the science related to whether its to the climate or to the other aspects of what we will be doing. Reporter in the midst of the questioning, this moment of levity. Thank you so much for coming into my office. Did you enjoy meeting me . I hope you are as much fun on that dais as you were on your couch. Well [ laughter ] may i rephrase that, sir . Please. Reporter but trumps team isnt laughing about the pace of the confirmations. Tomorrow, the senate is set to vote on two nominees. James mattis for defense, and john kelly for security. Its a far cry from the seven cabinet appointments confirmed on president obamas first day. Accusing democrats of stalling. They are continuing to deploy delay tactic after delay tactic. Reporter but democrats are digging np. Trumps team said you are playing politics and intentionally holding up these nominees, and preventing them from having their team ready to go. For the president elect to solve, tell their nominees to submit their full papers and give us ample time, today or two to question them fully. And mary bruce is on capitol hill tonight. Democrats seem ready to put up a fight here. Reporter david, democrats do not have the power to block trumps nominees, but they can delay. They are going to take their time to vent their concerns about the controversial no, maam neeps. Mary bruce on capitol hill. Thank you. This evening here, inside the transfer of power. President obama and president f president elect trump will be in the car together riding from the white house to the capital right before the inauguration. After tea at the white house. Lets go to Jonathan Karl tonight, and that trip together, the president and the president elect have spoken often since the election. Reporter they have. They have been speaking regularly over the phone. President obama has been offering advice on the transition. Donald trump has been saying good things about president obama, and those conversations b you tomorrow, will be something else. Tomorrow morning at the white house, they will get into that limo together. Its about a 15minute ride. Just two miles long, but its about a 15minute ride, and its one of the great traditions of american democracies. President s incoming and outgoing have been taking that ride going back to 1837 with Martin Van Buren and andrew jackson. Amid the growing boycott here. Congressional democrats who say they wont be here at the inauguration, Hillary Clinton keeping her promise to attend the inauguration. She has kept a low profile since her loss, taking selfies with her. Tomorrow, she will be standing there as a former first lady . Reporter she has been to washington twice since the election. Keeping a very low profile, but tomorrow during the inauguration, she will be sitting, she and bill clinton will be sitting right behind the trump family, and david, get this. About five yards or less away from donald trump as he is taking the oath of office. History in washington. Millions will be watching tomorrow. Ill be with you, jon. Thank you. Abc news will carry the ina ration live all day long beginning at 7 00 a. M. With Good Morning America through a special edition of world news tonight, and tomorrow nights 20 20. There is much more ahead. Americas next first family already here in washington. We have the trump family right here. His sons and his daughter, ivanka. Will her role look more like the first lady . Elizabeth vargas is standing by. And overseas, the race against time. Buried under about avalanche, and rescuers dig ging for survivors. There is an update about george h. W. Bush and his wife, barbara. Both of them in the hospital. Their conditions coming up. Stay tuned. Trintellix vortioxetine is a prescription medicine for depression. Trintellix may start to untangle or help improve the multiple symptoms of depression. 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My colleague, Deborah Roberts spent time with ivanka earlier this week. Ivanka was quick to dispel speculation that she would be filling the shoes, or occupying the east wing office, traditionally reserved for the president s wife. Whats your reaction though when you hear people say, shes going to be the essentially the real first lady . Does it offend you . Well, i think i think its an inappropriate observation. Theres one first lady, and shell do remarkable things. Reporter we now know whos not making the move to washington. Donald trumps two grown sons donald jr. And eric. Who instead will be entrusted with running their fathers vast business empire. A move slammed by critics, concerned it does not adequately guard against conflicts of interest. And how is this going to work exactly . You just said youre in his office, each others office seven times a day. How are you all of a sudden gonna pull the plug on that . My father has the biggest responsibility of any person arguably on the planet. And thats to run the United States of america. His focus is gonna be running this country. Reporter and that reality along with the weight of its responsibility is something don jr. Believes may not yet have fully sunk in for his father. Do you think it might happen when your father puts his hand on his childhood bible and takes that oath . Yeah, i imagine it will. I imagine it will. I dont think anyone could become that cynical that that wouldnt affect him. I mean, going around the country and seeing all these people whove been, you know, either, you know, disaffected you know, from politics, but have just been through so much. To be able to, you know, go through it and see them and talk to them it was just a culmination of, just, incredible and moving experiences. Access to all of the children on this important inauguration eve, and elizabeth, they will be here for that inaugural address, but tomorrow night, they will be together again. Reporter all the family. All the childrens, and the grandchildren. None of them have seen the white house before. Only president elect trump and the first ladyelect melania. I guess is what you would call her, and they have seen the ground floor. The two were asking me, because i had been there to interview the vice president. Quite a night. Ill see you later. The whole team with this special report, an inside look at americas new first family starting at 10 00 eastern tonight. When we come back here, the race against time, and the desperate search. And el chapo is being extradited to the u. S. At this hour. And the former first lady in the hospital. There is new word on their conditions as well. Well be right back. Not caused by a heart valve problem. But no matter what path i take, i go for my best. 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