are you really going to build a wall? >> yes. >> would you acsaept fence? >> for certain areas i would. >> a special prosecutor? >> i don't want to hurt them. >> the president elect and his family speak out on tweeting, immigration, gay marriage and much more. president obama will hold a pres conference to calm jitterery world leaders. new zealand is rattled by a majorer earthquake. and two years since the deadly terror attacks that took

"early today" starts right now. good monday morning. >> i'm frances rivera. and this morning we're hearing from president elect trump for the first time since winning the election. he revealed surprising pivots on some of his most controversial campaign pledges, including the repeal of obamacare, even locking up hillary clinton. >> are you really going to build a wall? >> yes. >> would you accept a fence? >> certain areas i would, but certain areas it's more appropriate. i'm very good at this. it's called construction. >> do you support marriage equality? >> it's irrelevant. it's done. it was settled in the supreme court. >> so, even if you appoint a judge -- >> it's done. these cases have gone to the supreme court, they've been settled and i'm fine with that.

you're going to repeal and replace. when you replace it, are you going to make sure that people with preconditions are still going to be covered? >> yes. and with the children living with their parents for an extended period. ads cost. >> special prosecutor? >> i don't want to hurt them. they're good people. will give you a very, very good and definitive answer the next time we do "60 minutes" together. >> this came after five consecutive days of anti-trump protests across the country. he says they're being waged by paid professionals. >> some of them are demonstrating against you, against your rhetoric. >> that's only because they don't know me.

campaign. >> i just don't think they know me. >> what do you think they're demonstrating against? >> in some cases you have professional protesters and if you look at wikileaks -- >> you think those people down there are professional? >> some of them will be professional. >> but reports of racism and vandalism have that's terrible. because i'm going to bring this country together. >> they're harassing latinos, muslims. >> i am so saddened to hear that. and i say stop it. if it helps. i will say this and i'll say it right to the cameras. stop it. >> and this morning we have word trump has made the first of two key appointments, choosing

of the right-wing website, breitbarten as his chief strategi strategist. many are praising priebus and others are hitting bannon for his divisive rhetoric and at times racist, anti-semitic posts. john kasich's advisor wrote be very vigilant america. and however, newt gingrich telling them he was a hollywood movie producer. and donald trump is so far refusing called to put his company in a blind trust as

a trump says he will not be taking the 400,000 salary the president receives, electing to be paid just $1 a year for the job. and a new washington post poll shows trump's election is not legitimate. and hillary clinton is expected to make a brief call to democratic house members and the president will call the democratic national committee as they look to find a new head of the first representative keith elson is in the lead. and while president bill clinton says one of the reasons the campaign lost was due the fact that his wife's campaign did not speak to white working class voters in the midwest, today hillary clinton placed blame directly on fbi director, james comey. she said quote "our analysis is that comey's letterer raising doubts that were groundless,

our momentum." and president obama will take his final trip abroad as commander and chief but he's scheduled to give a press conference just after 3:00 p.m. eastern time. and discuss a path forward for the party after its national electoral defeat. spending two days in althens an two days in berlin, germany. as lacking knowledge of foreign affairs. new zealander are shaken up after a 7.8 magnitude quake struck northeast of christchurch. the place devastated by a 2011

rescue workers are helping those closest to the epicenter where land slides have blocked roads. a tsunami warning has been lifted. more than 40 large wild fires raged overnight in seven different states across the country. some of had largest ones are in georgia and north carolina. now, authorities suspect arson as the source of many of these fires and a handful of arrests have alreadyee kentucky and tennessee. however, extreme drought conditions are providing ample fuel for the flames. more than 5,000 firefighters and support staff have already poured into the southeast to help fight those fires. and marking one year since the paris terror attacks at the bataclan theater and a tribute performance by sting. meteorologist bill karins with images of the supermoon glp

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>> this is 7news now. >> sarah: good monday morning, everybody. 7news "today in new england" starts in just a few minutes. breaking right now, fierce flames tear through an abandon building at mclean hospital in belmont. the fire breaking out earlier this morning. right new firefighters are still flames. we'll have a live report from the scene. plus a florida man facing a judge today in connection with the deadly shooting in easton. police arresting michael noguera in south carolina. this was on sunday. he's being charged as an accessory after man was found shot in the woods last tuesday. also this morning, police continue searching for suspects in an armed robbery at a gas station in brockton. investigators say two men robbed

friday. and a dorchester singer taking center stage on "the voice" again. tonight courtney ha harrel will be looking to make it to the next round. this morning she's opening up about what it means to have made hit the far in the competition. let's get a check of the forecast now with wren clair. >> wren: phenomenal weekend yesterday. temperatures reaching into the mid-60s for some of very comfortable weather today. get outside and enjoy because we have some rain returning tomorrow. that's likely, especially as we head enter the mid-morning hours through the afternoon and early evening. we also are looking at some high tides in relation to that sooner moon that we've seen as well as our normal high tide. so seeing tides bringing in a tide of up to around a half a foot greater than what we usually see. warm and sunny conditions today.

tomorrow cooler weather works its way in. we have a chance for some rain showers. we could use it. temperature-wise, it's a mixed bag. clear skies, calm winds out there. radiatioal cooling making for a very varied temperatures. nashua close to 0 degrees cooler than yesterday at this time. worcester, those higher elevation spots a little warmer. 42 in boston, but a chilly 20 in norwood. 44 in worcester. we're going to warm up pretty nicely here. again, highs in the mid-60s get outside and enjoy our beautiful monday forecast. >> christa: flames engulfing an empty building at mclean hospital. we're live on the scene. >> sarah: plus president-elect donald trump is talking about his plans moving forward. trump vowing to deport 2 to 3 million illegal undocumented

>> christa: in natick police say man found three threatening letters referencing the election on his doorstep. >> sarah: and the patriots lose to the seahawks. it came down to a play at the goal line this morning. gronk is speaking out about that final play. >> this is 7news "today in new england." >> sarah: good monday morning, everybody. thanks for waking up with us. i'm sarah french. >> christa: i'm christa delcamp in need of a throat lozenge. >> sarah: i think i have >> christa: let's got to wren clair. maybe you can rescue me. >> wren: i can offer you a beautiful day. beautiful sunrise ahead. no clouds in the sky right now. plenty of sunshine here today. we have some chilly temps out there. worcester actually warmer than yesterday at this time. the higher elevation locations as well as the coastal locations pretty milding but take a look at these low-lying areas. norwood 15 degrees cooler than yesterday at this time at 20 degrees. is some of us are certainly chilly, feeling like winter.