watson coleman: thank you, mr. speaker. i can unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the subject of my special order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. watson coleman: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i am here this evening representing the congressional progressive caucus in this special order hour and i will be joined by colleagues as we will examine what our future appears to look like as we plan for the transition which is taking place. so we are eight days away from a new president and administration that continues to refuse to put americans first and complicit with republican controlled congress that will help them execute that mission. at 1:00 a.m. this morning, 51 republican senators voted to repeal the affordable care act with no replacement. . fter six years of hallow grandstanding, republicans now know their repeal will dump costs on families, businesses and the federal budget. the facts are clear, mr. spe

watson coleman: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of h.r. 366 and yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. mrs. watson coleman: thank you, mr. speaker. h.r. 366 seeks to improve the department of homeland security's management acquisition and oversight of its fleet of roughly 53,000 vehicles. h.r. 366 requires the undersecretary for management to provide departmental components with a standardized vehicle allocation methodology for commonets to utilize to develop fleet management plans. this legislation was informed by oversight conducted by the department's inspector general. the inspector general found that in 2014 and 2015 d.h.s. did not adequately manage or have the enforcement authority over components to ensure that the composition of its motor vehicle fleet was right sized this lack of effective management led to the overuse of sports utility vehicles, unnecessary discretionary equipment packages and overpayments to g.s.a. further, the committee on homela

. >> that includes dozens of democratic lawmakers including bonnie watson coleman.anized a interfaith prayer service to discuss the problems our country is facing. new jersey correspondent nora muchanic with that story from trenton. >> ♪ >> reporter: at noon as president trump was sworn in hundreds of people came to shiloh baptist church in tren tour owe ton for a prayer service organized by congresswoman bonnie watson coleman. she's among more than 60 congressional democrats nationwide who decided not attend the inauguration. watson coleman has been upset by some of president trump's nominations and disparaging comments about civil rights icon john lewis. >> and i hope that he grows up and overcomes those urges, those very basic urges to lash out with people who don't agree with him. >> reporter: it was a diverse crowd clergy from all different faiths led prayers for our country and our leaders while voicing concerns about issues like immigration, healthcare and the treatment of women and minorities. >> we say that our bodies and our babies and our country's border

representative watson coleman tweeted she will hold a prayer vig ill instead of. nbc10 has you covered around the clock for the inauguration. we're send aig team of anchors and reporters down to the nation's capital. our live coverage from washington, d.c. starts wednesday on nbc10 news at 4:00 p.m. >> today president-elect donald trump called on americans to honor martin luther king junior and what the civil rights leader stood for. mr. trump and martin luther king the iii had a meeting today at trump tower. voting rights was the main topic. king also said he hopes americans can come together on issues like fighting poverty in the midst of national wealth. the meeting comes in an aftermath between trump and civil rights leader congressman john lewis. trump tweeted lee witness is all talk after lewis. implofg the audience to fight for justice. >> stand up. speaking up. when you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, give them all obligation to do something to say something and not -- >> lewis says he will not attend the inauguration. >> insurance for

second lawmaker in new jersey who is boycotts trump's inauguration along are representative bonnie watson coleman, he said he had every intention of going until donald trump seb sent out the tweets about congressman john lewis from georgia, after he said he would not attend the inauguration. >> mr. trump's response to john lewis was typical stereo typical bigoted reply. well, wherever there is a black leader, that it must be an urban area in disrepair with nothing going for it, and everybody is up against the wall. >> payne released a statement, donald trump will be our president, and i will work with him, if my values permit. if doing so is in the best interest of my constituents and the nation. but i will not celebrate his swearing in on office. that he ha proven unfit to hold. >> throughout hillary's campaign. we heard motto, when they go low, you go high. >> going low would be there and showing up as people did at hillary's campaign, and throwing you know. bombs at her. going to a trump rally, and being attacked and pulled out of there. we're peacefully say we're not going. >> people who don'

because bonnie watson coleman, another representative in new jersey is not going and she is holding arayer vigil instead in her district. >> anyway, are you going? >> mi? >> yes. >> i would love too. >> my going to be watching it on tv? i went to obama's ad inauguration in 2008 and it was a real espresso i think it's a shame people don't want to go to it. just seeing democracy seeing democracy in front of your eyes is amazing. >> though many of us woke up this morning and thought just a sweater will do, who really needs that warm winter coat when temperatures are unusually warm for this time of year, in the low 50s and looking ahead, we are looking at temperatures remaining in the low 50s, dropping down at night into the 30s, but i'm not the meteorologist. right now i am going to toss it over to our friend brett anderson at accuweather. with all this warm weather, does this mean we will see spring a little earlier this year. >> wait for the groundhog. we actually have the groundhog in here yesterday but he wouldn't tell us anything. it does look like we will see some spring weather ov

new jersey congresswoman bonnie watson coleman will stage an interfaith prayer vigil instead.ction news. >> thank you, dan. back in new york, president elect trump met with martin luther king iii on the day that marks the life and legacy of king's father and he had positive things t to say. >> we had a constructive movement. >> they talked about voting rights as for the trump/lewis feed, king said in the heat of emotion, a lot of things get said on both sides. here at home, martin luther king day held dozens of events. most everywhere it was a day of service. jeanette? >> while many took off martin luther king day, others performed acts of service throughout the region. >> across the delaware valley, thousands young and old took the martin luther king holiday as a call to action. >> it's a day to remember civil rights. commissioners, boy scouts and other city officials took to the streets to lead a candle light procession with the highway. earlier in the day, a choir kicked off a prayer breakfasts in wilmington where an adviser and speech writer for martin luther king was the

locally dwight evans and bonnie watson coleman won't be attending. democratic senator bob casey says he will be there all though they're gearing up for a fight as soon as donald trump takes office. >> i'm there because i think the peaceful transfer of power, i have a lot of disagreements with the incoming president. those will play out overtime. >> the number of democrats in congress who say they will sit out is now at 27. nbc10 is your home for inauguration coverage around the clock starting wednesday at 4:00 p.m. our entire morning team are live in washington, d.c. in the evening jim and i are in the capital. >> now to international breaking news in the past few minutes. nbc10 learned the gunman of suspected of killing 39 people during an new year attack is under arrest. delaware resident jake raak was among those injured. he was shot in the leg but says he survived by playing dead. >> back here at home in chester county, university is cutting its tuition by 25% to try to attract more students. the catholic school told nbc10 is lower its tuition fo

among them ask bonnie watson coleman stay with "action news" for continuing coverage of the inauguration. anchors brian taff and sharrie williams will bring you all the coverage from washington including leading up to the big event. >> martin luther king day temperatures? >> reporter: for the morning, nydia, bundle up. storm tracker 6 live double scan we're dry, we stay dry through the day. let's go outside and show you what it looks like as sky6 live hd looks live, looking good, as we check conditions ahead, we can see we have clear skies. we'll start off with sunshine as you start out this morning. the temperature 27 degrees in the city. in the suburbs in the lehigh valley, you're just in the teens. the dewpoint 19 degrees right now, really dry atmosphere. the pressure is holding steady. winds are out of the north, but switch to the southwest and have to warm things up a little bit, but the ocean temperature is 40 degrees. satellite and radar showing for the most part we have clear skies and more clouds to the south. we have a nearly stationary front parked to the south, that's where w

he accepts position of people and will not celebrate it and new jersey representative bonnie watson coleman said she will opt for prayer vigil instead. >> meantime bob casey says he will attend tlulp's inauguration friday. a spokesperson for casey released this statement saying in part senator casey has deep respect for representative lewis someone whose actions over many years have moovld our nation forward. but the statement went on to read it is the right of any member of coming gress to choose not to attend. now, at this time, no use norzs is noupsed they will boycott the inauguration. back to you. >> and stay with eyewitness news as we cover the (inaudible) of don bell, jessica deep will be reporting from washington and when we're not on tv go to cbsphilly.com and the local app. >> and business news 0 stars under 0 years of age. >> and skom nation made just for easter basket. money jill joins us from the stock market. >> markets reopened after king king jr. holiday. the dow is still close to but not hitting the 20,000 mark. dow fell five point friday and nasdaq rose 6 futures are point

bonnie watson coleman tweeted she will attend a prayer vigil instead. congressman dwight evans said he will not be going to the inauguration. president elect donald trump and other republicans say the democrats are sore losers who need to accept the results of the election and move on. democratic senator bob casey says he will be there though he and his colleagues are gearing up for a fight as soon as donald trump takes office. >> i'm there because i think it's the peaceful transfer of power. i have a lot of disagreements with the incoming president. those will play out overtime. >> and local republican leaders say the boycotts will not do anything to help fix the problems, but as of right now, the count is at more than 30 house democrats who say they will not go. meantime, hundreds of thousands of spectators and protesters are expected to be there in washington on friday and security and safety preparations still underway. live in the digital operation center, matt delucia, nbc 10. >>> cover band for bruce springstein is dropping out of performance at

lewis and new jersey representative bonnie watson coleman are just two of the nearly two dozen lawmakersho said they will not be there. >>> if you're planning on attending the inauguration yourself, amtrak is making it easier. offering more trains and seats before and after the event. amtrak says with large crowds expected, leave yourself extra time to arrive at the station. and if you can't make it to the inauguration, stay with action news for continuing coverage. brian taff and sharrie williams will bring you the happenings in washington, d.c. leading up to the big event and, of course, the inauguration itself on friday. the live coverage begins on wednesday. wednesday, i should say. >>> even before he officially becomes president trump and the republicans are making moves to repeal obamacare. it's a move being applauded by some, but jeered by others. today there were protests here in the delaware valley and across the country as both the public and lawmakers made their voices heard. the prelude to next weekend when even bigger rallies are in the works. dann cuellar is live in our sat

watson coleman. mrs. watson coleman: article 2, section 1, the executive power shall be vested in a president of the united states of america. he shall hold his office during the term of four years and together with the vice president, chosen for the same term, be elected, as follows -- mr. goodlatte: the gentleman from georgia, mr. allen. mr. allen: each state shall appoint, in such manner as the legislature thereof may direct, a number of electors, equal to the whole number of senators and representatives to which the state may be entitled in the congress, but no senator or representative, or person holding an office of trust or profit under the united states, shall be appointed an elector. mr. goodlatte: the gentlewoman mrs. demings. mrs. demings: the congress may determine the time of choosing the electors, and the day on which they shall give their votes, which day shall be the same throughout the united states. mr. goodlatte: the gentleman from texas, mr. babin. no person except a natural born citiz

watson coleman. mrs. watson coleman: article 2, section 1, the executive power shall be vested in a president of the united states of america. he shall hold his office during the term of four years and together with the vice president, chosen for the same term, be elected, as follows -- mr. goodlatte: the gentleman from georgia, mr. allen. mr. allen: each state shall appoint, in such manner as the legislature thereof may direct, a number of electors, equal to the whole number of senators and representatives to which the state may be entitled in the congress, but no senator or representative, or person holding an office of trust or profit under the united states, shall be appointed an elector. mr. goodlatte: the gentlewoman mrs. demings. mrs. demings: the congress may determine the time of choosing the electors, and the day on which they shall give their votes, which day shall be the same throughout the united states. mr. goodlatte: the gentleman from texas, mr. babin. no person except a natural born citiz

congresswoman bonnie watson coleman tweeted she will attend a prayer vigil instead offend inauguration. evans also says he will not go. trump and other republicans say the democrats are sore losers who need to accept the results and move on. deputy chair of the republican party of pennsylvania and her take says the boycotts will not help fix any problems. a lot of people are attending. i'm be there. you'll be there. i'm sure we'll have a good time. it's important fortous be there. when you do that, it does not help the country. makes it split situation. not good at all. >> says the show will go on despite the boy colt and expects hundreds of thousands to enjoy all of the festivities in d.c. this week. coming up at five, just three days from the inauguration of donald trump. preparation in washington continue at this hour. we'll show you what is happening there. for now live in digital operations center. >>> count on infection ten to bring you complete coverage of the inauguration of donald trump. look for live reports from washington, d.c. starting tomorrow afternoon. vai and i are par

new jersey congresswoman, bonnie watson coleman will not attend the inauguration. coleman tweeted she's planning to go to a prayer vigil instead. >> don't let them forgot what they're trying to do and let's all work together to stop them from doing it. >>> mean time, hundreds of people spent the weekend rallying to save the affordable care act. days before president elect trump takes office, they gathered outside to send a message about protecting health care. >> for people not to have health care and not have a plan, it's absurd. you know, we're here for -- to support people and support the continuation of affordable care. sgll similar rallies were also held in new jersey and around the country after senator bernie sanders and other democrats called for action. last night president elect trump promised his plan to replace obamacare will include insurance for everyone. and coverage o inauguration of donald trump continues all week long. we will be reporting live from the nation's capital beginning on wednesday. >>> happening today, camden county police chief will m

congresswoman ronny watson coleman tweeted she doesn't plan to attend the inauguration, instead, she's planning a prayer vigil. our coverage of the inauguration of donald trump starts wednesday live from washington d.c. a team of anchors and reporters to the nation's capitol. >>> new at 11:00, a celebration of the arts tonight in wilmington. it was all part of the inaugural ceremony leading up to governor-elect john kearny taking the oval office on tuesday. tonight at the middle school, a number of choirs and bands performed. there was a traditional chinese dance and indian tribes played the drums. >> don't let them forget what they're trying to do and let's all work together to stop them from doing it. >> days before the new president takes office, hundreds gathered to send a message about preking health care. the crowd outside the hospital voiced concerns about what happens if the affordable care act or obamacare goes away. >> for people not have health care and not a plan and it's absurd. you know, we're here for -- to support people and to support the continuation of affordable car

and new jersey congresswoman watson-coleman does not plan to attend the inauguration either, but planning prayer vigil. today, we spoke with the deputy chairman of the republican party of pennsylvania who says these boycotts won't help fix any problems. >> this is very -- guess what, a lot of people are attending. i'll be there. you'll be there. we'll have a good time. this is, you know, important for us to all be there, and when you do that, that does not help the country. it makes it a more split situation, and it's not good at all. >> moore says the show will go on despite the boycott and expects hundreds of thousands to enjoy the festivities in d.c. this week. with the inauguration four days away, crews are working around the clock to ensure everything's ready no time. construction workers put together a stage at the lincoln memori memorial, and they are ensuring the memorial does not get damaged either, and many monuments shut down until after the inauguration. count on us for complete coverage for friday's inauguration. we are traveling to d.c. along with tracy davidson and more. ou

while new jersey representative bonnie watson coleman will opt for a prayer vigil instead. casey will attend but said senator casey has deep respect for representative lewis, someone whose actions over many years have moved our nation forward. the statement went on to read: it is the right of any member of congress to choose not to attend. and tonight we learn that pennsylvania's congressman bren done boyle who represents the 13th district has decided he will not attend trump's inauguration. in a statement representative boyle said in party accept the decision of the people, i respect it but i will not celebrate it. >> thanks for the update. >> stay with eyewitness news for coverage of the nauseous racial of president donald j. trump. i'll be reporting from the nation's capital thursday and friday and when we're not on tv you can get the latest at cbsphilly.com. >> president-elect trump met today with martin luther king iii. the focus of the meeting was to improve voter participation and to stress the need to bring america together. >> provided at least a solution to begin

new jersey congresswoman bonnie watson coleman will not attend the inauguration. tweeted she's planning to go to a prayer vigil instead. complete coverage of the inauguration of donald trump. look for live reports starting wednesday. sending a team of anchors. including two of us. headed to the nation's capital. >> don't let them forget what they're trying to do and let's all work together to stop them from doing it. >> hundreds of people spent the weekend rallying to save the affordable care act. outside temple hospital in north philadelphia to send a message about protecting health care. >> for people not to have health care and not have a plan, it's absurd. we're here for to support people and support the continuation of affordable care. >> similar rallies were held in new jersey and around the country after senator bernie sanders and other democrats called for action. last night, president elect trump promised his plan to replace obamacare will include insurance for everybody. >>> seven minutes before five. all new next on nbc 10 news on five. terror in a taxi

that was bonnie watson coleman. it comes after don bell called congressman lewis all talk and no action in response to the claim that his election was not legitimate. >> he is my personal friend and i'll support him. >> pennsylvania senator bob casey will ahend inauguration. a statement says in part, the democrat has deep respect for representative lewis. someone whose actions over many years moved our nation forward. the statement went on to read it is right of any member of coming gretion to choose not to attend. we now know more than 3,000 police officers from all over the country will travel to washington d.c. to assist with security during presidential inauguration. officers from the philadelphia police department were tabbed to help with crowd control. more than 1 million people are expected to descend upon the nation's capitol for the swea swearing in. philadelphia officials assure the public security here will remain clear. >> look for jessica dean's report from there. you with find our updates online cbsphi

while new jersey representative bonnie watson coleman will opt for a prayer vigil instead. casey will attend but said senator casey has deep respect for representative lewis, someone whose actions over many years have moved our nation forward. the statement went on to read: it is the right of any member of congress to choose not to attend. and tonight we learn that pennsylvania's congressman bren done boyle who represents the 13th district has decided he will not attend trump's inauguration. in a statement representative boyle said in party accept the decision of the people, i respect it but i will not celebrate it. >> thanks for the update. >> stay with eyewitness news for coverage of the nauseous racial of president donald j. trump. i'll be reporting from the nation's capital thursday and friday and when we're not on tv you can get the latest at cbsphilly.com. >> president-elect trump met today with martin luther king iii. the focus of the meeting was to improve voter participation and to stress the need to bring america together. >> provided at least a solution to begin

our region crem bobby brady, dwight evans, brandon boyle and bonnie watson coleman will boycott the ceremony. then there's the 91-year-old political watcher who's already got his tickets in hand. his attendance at the trump inauguration keeps an amazing streak intact. >> reporter: when franklin dell nor roosevelt was sworn in for his third term as president january 20th, 1941, 15-year-old kid from salem, new jersey, traveled to washington with his dad to take in the festivities. >> it was just a good feeling you're there with some of the finest people in the country. >> reporter: their literally as history is being made. >> yes. and i love history. >> reporter: that was 76 years ago. and b. harold schmick, jr., hasn't missed an inauguration since. 19 in a row. >> i just like the pomp and circumstance. exciting in the midst of all that. >> it is. >> reporter: schmick's favorite inaugural that's easy a bitter cold snow covered day in 19 sixty three 61. >> without hesitation i would say kennedy. i just thought he just impressed me. >> reporter: schmick was so impressed he want add souvenir says

watson coleman, for five minutes. mrs. watson coleman: thank you, mr. speaker. what's more important than being the president of the united states? for all of us here, that's a no-brainer, but each day i find myself asking that of the president-elect. last night we watched president obama say farewell to the country he served. for the past eight years, parts of our country disparaged him and some of our colleagues fought him tooth and nail at the expense of their constituents, but each day we were assured that our outgoing president put this country and our interests first. president-elect trump seems to serve himself. yesterday, several news sources reported possibility of continuing exchange of information between russia and trump campaign officials during the election. so in the face of yet another troubling revelation that furthers sours the ground on which america stands i have a question -- is our president-elect willing to sacrifice his personal gain for the good of this great nation? when will we find out if he has fulfilled his legal obligation to pay t

watson coleman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman new jersey is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. mrs. watson coleman: we're in week two of this 115th congress, as promised my colleagues and i are here to stand up for this good nation. unfortunately, house republicans cannot say the same. last night they decided the nursing home coverage for millions of seniors, comprehensive health care for young children, and the benefits earned after a lifetime of hard work are not worth fighting for. that's exactly why the gentleman from wisconsin offered an amendment to ensure that the budget resolution being considered today could not be used to cut benefits from three critically important programs -- medicaid, medicare, and social security. in fact, president-elect promised many times he would neither cut social security benefits for seniors, nor would he support cuts to medicaid and medicare. but the rule under consideration this morning fails to allow a debate or vote on this amendment which faces the ear

watson coleman. >> the executive power shall be vested in a president of the united states of america. he shall hold his office during the term of four years and torgt with the vice president chosen from the same term be elected as follows. >> the gentleman from georgia, mr. allen. >> each state shall appoint in such manner a number of electors equal to the whole number of senators and representatives to which the state may be entitled in the congress. no senator or person holding an office of trust or profit under the united states shall be appointed an elector. >> the congress may determine the time of the electors and the day which they shall give their votes which day shall be the same throughout the united states. >> from texas mr. baben! no person accept a natural born citizen of the united states shall be eligible to the office of president. neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attain today the age of 35 years and been 14 years a resident within the united states. >> from florida, ms. caster. >> the president shall at stated time receive for hi

bob brady, braen dan boil and twiingtens from pennsylvania and bonnie watson coleman in new jersey and why they won't go and which local senator is going that's coming up 6:30. >> friday presidential inauguration is not only swea swearing in ceremony making head blinds beth hall -- bethany hall long will also be sworn in as lieutenant governor a position carney previously held two terms. inauguration sumy will take place in dover, delaware about 11:00 this morning. >> and over to pennsylvania josh shapiro will be sworn in as state attorney general later today and inauguration for self proclaimed people's attorney general will take place quit gar center science and arts harrisburg at noon. >> new laws giving more optio options to pennsylvania beer drinkers. starting today beer distribute terz can sell any quantity. before the new rule they could only sell cases and keingz and now they say they're looking forward to more customers. >> one in seven that come in here are from tourists and maybe a couple beers of that kind of then and they get discouraged and often they walk out. so our sal

bonnie watson coleman tweeted she will attend a pray vigil instead. evans says he will not go. president elect donald trump and other republicans say the democrats are sore losers who need to accept the results of the election and move on. democratic senator bob casey says he's will be at the inauguration, but gearing up for fight in congress then congressman dwight evans on why he will not go. take a listen. >> i'm there because i think it's the peaceful transfer of power. i have a lot of disagreements with the incoming president. those will play out over time. >> no, i will not attend inauguration. i feel very strongly at this particular point. until we get clearing of the air about what's taking place with the russians and the selection. >> then you have the local republican leaders say the boycotts will not do anything to fix the problem. right now, more than 30 house democrats, that's the count at this point, will not go to inauguration. meantime hundreds of thousands of spectators and protesters are expected to be there in washington on friday. security and safety prepara

new jersey congresswoman bonnie watson coleman tweeted she does not plan to attend. instead she's planning a prayer vigil. >> president elect donald trump twitter attack on civil rights leader and congressman john lewis appears to be helping book sales. two of the congressman's books have sold out on amazon. sales of the civil right leader's graphic novel march and 2015 memoir walking with the wind sky rocketed after his feud with the president elect. questioned the legitimacy of the victory. trump then tweeted he should spend more time on helping and fixing his district. >>> polls show donald trump will enter office with a lower approval rating than last three presidential predecessors had when they began the job. gallop poll shows trump with a 42% approval rating. george george w. bush has 59%. we are sending a team of anchors and reporters to the nation's capitol hill to bring you complete coverage. >>> police are trying to figure out who shot and killed a 16-year-old boy in a store where his father worked. happened yesterday in west philadelphia. family members t

watson coleman: i thank the gentlelady for yielding to me and thank you, mr. speaker. as his first full week as president, trump continued to make a mockery of the ideals on which our nation was founded. in addition to his muslim ban, which is contrary to the national security interests of the united states, his actions are not only discriminatory and bigoted, but also reckless, dangerous and counterproductive to any authentic effort to defeat terrorism. as a member of the house homeland security committee, i am concerned this will only serve to stoke anti-american sentiment across the globe. including our international partners committed to eradicating global terror threats. my colleagues have outlined ways in which men and women they represent have been impacted at this present moment. and highlight the uncertainty that those constituents feel about the future. but we cannot forget those who have come to this country in pursuit of the future that the american dream has promised. close to 17,000 students from the seven affected countries attend u.s. colleges and unive

representative bonnie watson coleman, 12th district, new jersey.ator harris of california. representative lisa blount rochester at large. representative anthony brown fourth district of maryland. val demmings, 10th district of florida, representative al laws lawson, fifth district of florida. representative donald mckeep chin, fourth district of virginia. ladies and gentlemen, the congressional black caucus of the 115th congress, give them a resounding round of applause! [ applause ] give them a resounding round of applause! give them still another round of applause! when you understand what these people stand for, when you understand what these people do for us, when you understand how they fight for us, tirelessly, day in and day out, you will give them another round of applause. [ applause ] >> as the cbc of the 115th congress embarks on its critical work on behalf of the american people, they do so in faith. they do so with strength, they do so with amazing perseverance, they do so with amazing humility. they do it because they truly believe it

guys, congressional democrats, bob brady, dwight evans, brendon boyle of pennsylvania, bonnie watson colemanf new jersey among those who will be deliberately skipping the inauguration. but a fellow democrat who was following politics before any of these folks were born says he will be in washington for the big day, after all, he's got a streak to keep intact. >> protect and defend january 20th, 1941. franklin roosevelt takes the oath of office for his third term as president. a south jersey teenager is somewhere in the crowd. >> i went with my father. i was the only kid. i was 15 years old. i was the only kid on the bus. >> reporter: thus began what would become b. harold schmidt's injury 67 year unbroken streak of attending presidential inaugurations. >> what makes you want to be there? >> good question. i can tell you right now that i love politic. >> reporter: among his favorites a bitterly cold snow covered january day in 1961. >> what was it about the kenny inauguration that stuck with you? what was it that -- >> probably kennedy himself. >> tell me about it. >> i just add hired him. >>

bob brady and dwight evans mention supporting john lewis as did bonnie watson coleman.rendan boyle didn't mention supporting lewis but he acknowledged what the people decided, he respects it the but he will in the celebrate it. they are joining a long list of democrats, in congress, who will not attend the event, many of them, standing in solidarity with john lewis. >> we must never, ever hate, the way of love is a better way. the way of peace is a better way. so i say to you, as role models, never give up, never give in, and stand up, speak up, and when you see something that is not right and in the fair, in the just, you have a moral obligation to do something, to say something and not be quiet. >> reporter: lewis was speak nothing miami but fuse days before that he questioned legitimacy of the billion air 's businessman. donald trump fired back on twitter, went on the defensive accusing lewis of being all talk and encourage the georgia democrat to clean up his atlantic district which was a mess down there. many people were offended by those remarks and lewis stood si

representative bonnie watson coleman, 12th district of new jersey.or kamala harris, of california. representative lisa blount rochester, at large, district of delaware. representative anthony brown, fourth district of maryland. representative val demings, 10th district of florida. representative allah son, 5th district of florida. representative donald mceachin, fourth district of virginia. ladies and gentlemen, the congressional black caucus of the 115th congress. give them a resounding round of applause. [applause] give them a resounding round of applause. [applause] give them yet still, another round of applause. , when you understand what these people stand for, when you understand what these people do for us, when you understand how they fight for us, tirelessly, day in day out, you will give them another round of applause. [applause] as the cbc of the 115th congress embarks, on its critical work on behalf of the american people, they do so in faith. . . reverend green? >> let us pray. we are gathered today from across the grass of the united st

representative bonnie watson coleman. 12th district of new jersey.ive dwight evans, second district of pennsylvania. senator camila harris of california. representative lisa blunt rochester, at large, district of delaware. representative anthony brown, delaware.trict of representative anthony brown, fourth district of maryland. representative val demings, representative al lawson, fifth district of florida. representative donald mceachin, fourth district of virginia. ladies and gentlemen, the the essional black congressional black caucus of the 115th congress. give them a resounding round of alaws. give them a resounding round of applause. give them yet still another round of applause. when you understand what these people stand for, when you understand what these people do what these people stand for, when you understand what these people do for us, when you understand how they fight for us tirelessly, day in, day out, you will give hem another round of applause. [applause] senator carter: as the c.b. crfert of the 115th congress -- as the c.b.c. of

watson coleman: thank the gentlelady for yielding to me. h.r. 7 will make permanent the harmful and discriminatory hyde amendment, penalizes small businesses who want to provide health care coverage to their employees and tram willing on the district of columbia by suspending its own local funds for abortion coverage. the g.o.p. has put our bodies and the choices we should get to make about them in the middle of a political firestorm. and with every exhaustingly repetitive argument about when, how and where that a woman should be able to make those decisions, our country suffers. if my republican colleagues are concerned about the life of a child why isn't their priority to put forward a plan for public education? why haven't seen a comprehensive growth.ob for job i refuse to allow this white house say politics can rule over a women's body. as we continue down this road, there will be a day of resistance. i urge my colleagues to oppose. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentlewoman from tennessee is recognized

bonnie watson coleman, first black woman's electric to congress this is state of new jersey. says she's skipping the shown i because she will be hosting prayer vigil and she invites everyone to attend that. the mostly everybody standing in solidarity with john lou hoist spoke yesterday from miami as country celebrated the mlk holiday. >> we must never, ever hate. the way of love is a better way. the way of peace is a better way. i say to you as role models, they ever give up. never give in. stand up. speak up. when you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something, to say something , and not be quiet. >> reporter: president-elect attack lewis on twitter over the weekend accusing the democrat from georgia being all talk after lewis questioned the regularity mass cy of trump's election. he said pay attention to his crime ridden at the plant a district just a few days before the mlk holiday and people took offense because lewis age king were among big six leaders of the civil rights movement of the 1960's and many people are say

watson coleman: thank you, mr. speaker, and to my colleagues, who are here this evening. as i said, i would like to have sent this transition period working with the president-elect on ways to solve our nation's issues. i would have liked to have been reassured that despite a campaign fueled by disparaging and divisive rhetoric, that his actions will work to unite us all. instead, we're here battling against a nominee who the senate has already deemed unfit for a federal judgeship. so what could possibly make him fit to serve as our nation's top law enforcement officer? the definition of justice is the quality of being just. impartial or fair. synonyms include equity, objecttivity and neutrality. senator sessions has built a reputation and most importantly a voting record that does not align with justice. i do not wish to relitigate the past and while i cannot being -- it cannot be ignored, we don't have to look too far back to identify senator sessions' priorities. in 2006 he voted to renew the voting rights act years later he supported the supreme court decision to stri

bonnie watson coleman and dwight evans also say they will not attend. i'm tracey davidson.nutes. thanks for watching. ♪ >>> it's 8:00 on "today." and coming up, war of words. cia director john brennan fires back at donald trump, for suggesting he leaked unverified and damaging allegations against the president-elect. as the inauguration boycott among democratic lawmakers grows, just three days before trump takes the oath of office. >>> plus, not slowing down. the surprising benefits to working later in life, both on your health and your wallet. >>> and guess who? a hollywood star undergoes a serious transformation to play disgraced figure skater tonya harding. today, the big reveal, on tuesday, january 17th, 2017. >> good morning, steeler nation. >> it's my 20th birthday. >> came to take a selfie with al and say hi to our daughter, lou. >> i'm going to africa. today, i'm meeting matt lauer. ♪ >> hi, to our friends and family in orlando and west palm beach. >> we're in a new york state of mind from huntsville, alabama. >> we're back, now, 8:00 on a tuesday morning. it's the