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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 ....
Meanwhile, another warm day. Average high for this time of year is in the low 50s. Right now we are going to get right over to the brushfire happening right now. It burned a pretty significant distance. It burned about 3 miles wide and a quarter mile deep. There are still hotspots flaming up. You can also see the line of where the brush burned black and where it didnt. 128 and wayne would is where it stard. s spread more than 300 acres. High winds of up to 20 Miles Per Hour marked ascension, helped push the fire even further out. The firefighters now have a contained. They are still investigating the cause. The Brighton Fire Department said they have been hoping for rain every day this week. The dryness is not helping put out fires much more quickly. While they dont know the cause, they are investigating this as an intentional fire. Thankfully no one was hurt. No an ....
Other breaking news were followingshots are fired near the Milwaukee County courthouse. It happened this morning. Pete zervakis is live with what we know thus far. Milwaukee police are right now stressing there is no threat to the public. As you can. The intersection of 9th and state where the shooting happened is now open to traffic. Li were fired around 9 30. No one was hurt. The shooter is in custody. The weapon was recovered. Those in the area were left frightened. We need these people to stop this violence down here its and out of court here all day long police say because the shooting happened so close to the courthouse and mpd Headquarters Officers and deputies responded almost instantly. Theyre still investigating a motive. Live. Pz. Tmj4 green Party President ial candidate jill stein will not be appeal ....
Were back live now at the Smithsonian National air and space museum where the museum today is celebrating its 40th birthday. It was 40 years ago today that president gerald ford dedicated this museum. In about a half hour, well bring you live coverage of the events celebrating that anniversary. In the meantime, we want to hear from you. Our phone lines are open. 2027488900 for those in the eastern or central time zones. If you live out west, 2027488901. Send us a tweet at cspan history or join us on facebook at facebook. Com cspanhistory. As we move outside to inside, one of the displays, and there are so many inside this fabulous museum, is moving beyond earth. And an example of the evolution of americas Space Shuttle program. And joining us again is valerie neal. We saw you just a moment ago in the tape portion. You are the curator, the chair of the space history here ....