he's in the doorway there now at the blair house. >> across the street from the white house. >> so he's going to be getting in the car at the white house as jake said across the street from the white house and is going to be making his way to arlington national cemetery. something certainly that donald trump ever thought for certainly the first several decades of his life as a real estate magnet an then a reality tv star that he would actually be doing, don't you think jake? >> i agree. and the weight of the office has a way of changing a person. many former presidents have talked about the moment when they really realize when it really hits them how much responsibility they have. often times it's after they win and have that first security briefing as the president-elect and really hear about everything going on all the threats to the nation. 99% of which most of us never know or hear about, the security apparatus of this country has silent successes that we don't hear about. it was eight years ago and we didn't learn about this until much later that the national security apparatus was

they're spread out across the nation's capital including over at blair house and over at st. hn's church. they're awaiting the president-elect of the united states, donald trump, just hours before he takes charge at the white house. extensive live coverage coming up. jake, this is going to be an historic moment because we will see the full magistery, but it begins with a church service. >> it does, it begins with a church service. the person delivering the sermon dr. robert jeffers said the topic of his sermon that will be delivered at st. john's is when god chooses a leader from nah maya. that's the sermon that will greet the day. this is going to be a fascinating date. president-elect trump, i think it's fair to say in any objective term, is the most non-traditional president-elect we have ever had. he is the first one in the history of this country never to have before held elected office or military service, the first one ever who has never been in the military nor the government in some capacity. he's very much a man of his particular time, somebody who uses twitter to co

. >> that is blair house.t the night there. that's where they are right now. just a few minutes they're expected to leave blair house and go just a couple of blocks away to st. john's episcopal church, it's right there. that is the church of presidents and it's an inauguration madison to have a ceremonyore their final stop is there, their new home, the trumps in the white house. they'll visit the obamas there just after they leave church and sit with the president and first lady, tea, koch if i and head to the capitol for the swearing in ceremony. >> the new president, donald j. trump does not drink tea or coffee. we hear that hot chocolate is his morning beverage of choice. we'll see if the white house has that as we said. it's an historic day already under way and abc's cecilia vega is on the inauguration platform at the capitol starting to fill up. what's going on there, cecilia. >> reporter: starting to fill up, george, and starting to sprinkling. everyone is hoping the weather cooperates although donald t

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he is in blair house, across the street from the white house.mily. he will move from there, a short drive to st. 's church, really across lafayette park, where there will be a morning prayer service on this inauguration day. i'm joined by tom brokaw, chuck todd, nicolle wallace. this is about as good as it gets. tom, you watched this happen before. i know you have experience with blair house. >> one of the great stories about ronald reagan was the morning he was staying at blair house and was scheduled to leave, just as president-elect trump is. he was uncharacteristically late. he was not coming out of the bedroom. finally, they sent in mike deaver. and the room was dark. and the president was in bed with the covers over his head. and mike deaver said, mr. president-elect, it's time to go. reagan pulled back the covers and as only he could, he said, mike, do i have to? >> a resounding yes. >> knowing donald trump. he doesn't sleep much as it is. i can't imagine you sleep at all. as a night like this. >> what's the over/under on sleep last night

this is the blair house, across from the white house.night as a private citizen there. >> mr. trump and his family are getting ready inside now. 30 minutes from now they'll going to st. john's episcopal church for prayer service. mike pence and his family will join them as well. at 9:30 he and his wife melania will cross pennsylvania avenue to have coffee and tea with president obama and his wife michelle. then the president and donald trump will leave for the capitol where they'll enter on the east side. >> and them vips and supreme court justices and former presidents will all be seated. the inaugural program will begin at 11:15. chief justice john roberts will administer the oath just before noon and then donald trump will driven his inaugural address. >>> major garrett is outside blair house waiting for mr. trump to start his day. major, good morning. >> good morning. your day and your life have begun to merge because on this inauguration day, we have the first tweet from president-elect donald trump. 7:33 a.m. write it down, ladies

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donald trump walks from blair house to the white house, the two men ride together in the same car to the capital. but then they go their separate ways and the country goes a separate way. >> yes, there will be a moment where there is a split screen, where you are going to see president trump and former president obama leaving washington, president trump assuming his duties as the new commander in chief. all of that happens today. and even though the personalities change, the politics change, the ritual stays the same. we'll be talking about men who didn't like each other. herbert hoover didn't want to be photographed with eisenhower, in the end he was, and we'll see what happens today, watch their faces and posture, a lot will be in the pictures today. it's a remarkable moment and the world is watching because what everybody gets surprised by is despite the passion of our elections, these days, touch on wood, always go calmly and professionally. and always go with a sense of purpose. >> a sense of purpose, and athena, i think one thing about today is sort of the awesomeness with it.

president reagan, i'm sure he was getting briefings also on what was going on but of course he was at blair house so we weren't involved with that. we were just trying to make things as comfortable as possible and maintain the fact that the white house was still the sitting president's house until noon and we were able to accomplish that, at least our small smart of it, certainly i can't speak for all those people that worked so hard in trying to get the hostages released from iran but it just shows that the white house is an active place and that inaugural moment of noon on inaugural day when power shifts, up until that point, the sitting president is still in power. and it's quite remarkable that there country operates and can operate in that manner. >> you have seen so much over the years and so many stories. what happened in 1981 is one of those stories. does anything with regard to this transfer of power in what you've seen over the years stand out in your mind? >> i think the thing most people talk about and that i'm aware of is that it's a smooth transition. it's very seldom if at all that

but of course he was over at blair house so we weren't involved with that. we were just trying to make things as comfortable as possible and maintain the fact that white house was still sitting president's house until noon. we were able to akplib that. at least our small part of it. i can't speak for all those people who work so hard in trying to get the hostages released in iran but it just shows that the white house is an active place that inaugural moment at noon when power shift, up until that point the sitting president is still in power. it is remarkable the country can operate and does operate in that manner. >> does anything with regard to this transfer of power in what you've seen over the years stand out? your mind? >> i think the thing that most people talk about and that i'm aware of, is that it's a smooth transition. it is very self dom if at all that there is any acrimony and certainly the way our government op right is integral to what happens in the world. and the fact that we have this wonderful transition of power, he wasfu peaceful, people

trump suspect the night at the blair house across from the white house. he'll attend a church service and travel with the president to the capitol to be sworn in and deliver the national address. >>> and a massive security effort is under way to protect the nearly 100 million people expected at the capitol today. jeff pegues has more on that. >> the secret service has gamed out scenarios for protecting the president from an active shooter to an assassin used a weapon onnized drone. joseph clancey. >> there's such a concern about an attack, are you concerned? >> we plan for every possible threat that's out there. >> reporter: the coast guard is patrolling the potomac river while customs helicopters buzz the skyline. we flew with pilots. what is your primary responsibility going to be on inauguration day? >> we're the eyes on the sky. >> reporter: 31,000 federal and local law enforcement officers and 5,000 members of the national guard will blanket the city. >> think about it from mass panic. >> reporter: but secret service agent doug barnett is also on the

right now he is at blair house.the green awning leading up to it. president gets into the motorcade. go you have block 1/2 where there is church service. he goes to the white house. say hello and good-bye to the obamas. take the trip up pennsylvania avenue, then it is done. he is president. brian: blair house and harry truman and dwight eisenhower started speaking again after the assassination of jfk. it has a lot of history. for the trumps you would usually feel awe in these places, but they own towers, buildings and hotels. they must say, that is kind of nice. it is history. ainsley: my goodness, when we were up on the 65th floor of trump tower, that is where they live. offices are on the 25th floor. they live on the 65th floor. i looked on the park with melania, can you believe, this was an immigrant, will be the first lady of united states of america. came from another country. what an american dream, a great story. this is your backyard, central park. they look down over the park. prime real estate for new york

interesting thing is trumps, as per tradition stayed at blair house right across the street from the use. they helped out to st. johns church which is known as president's church and after that they will head back to the white house to meet the obama's for tea. after that they all get into a car share a ride go a mile and a half to the capitol building which you can see behind me here and the inauguration happens, swearing in happens at noon on january 20th, per the 20th amendment which was passed in the 1930's. it is constitutionally mandate todd happen today but not cans dogsly mandated that if someone comes from audubon, pennsylvania from d.c. we have gale and doug here. come on in. good to sees you. >> good to see you. >> i hear you guys drove down i-95. >> yes, we did. >> now you have been to inaugurations the in the past but here you are today what drew you in. >> just the whole, this whole election has been special and we feel very much behind donald trump and to show our support. >> it has been a unique election cycle. when you say special how would you expand upon that, doug.

tonight his family retired at the blair house. don't know if you know about it but it's right across the street from the white house. and it is basically tradition is what all incoming first families do before they start their historic day. and what a day he has tomorrow. it begins with church early in the morning. at saint john's episcopal church known as the church of the president and then they're going to have tea with the obamas back at the white house. also, a tradition. then together the current first family and the soon to be first family will go via motorcade all the way to the capitol about mile and a half is all really for the swearing in. where supreme court justice clarence thomas will swear in vice-president pence and then of course supreme court justice chief john roberts will swear in donald trump. and then after that, they will take it easy over a capitol lunch and then after that, of course, there is an inaugural parade and from what we understand it will be a little bit shorten than they have been in the past. th

instead, we're looking live at the blair house in washington where the incoming president stays the night before inauguration where donald trump and his family arrived a short time ago. we know that they are delayed. i would strike it up to washington, as washington tends to delay about everything. do we know what they're doing at this moment? what they're plans are for this movement coming, john? >> well, they did have lunch. donald trump was late getting here. he touched down just shortly after noon. went over to the trump international hotel. he's having a leadership luncheon there. trump with his typical humor when he got up to take the microphone said, what a beautiful room that we're in. most have been a genius who designed this and delivered it ahead of schedule and under budget. by the way, we should point out that the transition has come in, 20%, under budget and donald trump will be returning some $1.2 million to the u.s. treasury. shep, things always tend to run behind schedule. there's so many moving parts. the wreath laying on the schedule had been set for actually 3:00 and t

just now leaving the blair house, heading to church, then to the white house for tea with the obamas.hey will be here at the the inauguration. a few hours from now leave to a rainy palm springs. we'll see you next hour. back to you in the studio. >> we are following the storms here. certainly the buzz in the air in washington, d.c. where you are. we will look forward to checking back with you in our 6:00 hour, raj. >> the buzz of the helicopters as well. the bay area traveled well to washington, d.c. but there is a lot going on too. people in the bay area are planning to protest our new commander in chief. >> bob redell in oakland with a preview expected to get under way in just a couple of hours there. good morning, bob. >> good morning to you, laura and sam. 7:00 a.m., protesters will try to shut down the federal building in downtown oakland located behind me. they are calling this a general strike against the inauguration of donald trump. the president threatened to use the agency to set up a registry for muslims to enter this country. when there has been mass demonstrations, vanda

i'm just down the street on pennsylvania avenue from blair house.raditionally that's where the incoming presidents stay. there was some question will he stay at trump hotel? his aides say no. he was always going to honor that tradition. and just moments ago along here the secretary of homeland security jeh johnson went by. he said i'm doing my final checks making sure everything is in place. a wild juxtaposition to see him surrounded by all these security guys and then the reality of the fun that's going to happen tomorrow. 8 n.o.w. people in this parade along this route on pennsylvania avenue. the ban by the way starts playing here, in case they were worried about that. they render honored here. and then this might be my favorite sign, up there, where it says eyes left. so you are walking this way, you want to look this way. and that's the reason why. because that is the official presidential viewing stand. moments ago all those security officials who were with jeh johnson were up there. it's a lib different this year. the parade itself is going to

donald trump and his family, meanwhile, staying at the blair house tonight. just across the street from the white house, a tradition started by jimmy carter the day before he was sworn in as president in 1977. an update on donald trump's cabinet picks. more news from "the hill" here reporting about comments from senator shuck shumer and his briefing earlier today saying the senate will take up at least two of donald trump's -- donald trump's nominees. democrats allowing for a day one vote on retired general james mattis and john kelly. trump picks to head the pentagon and department of homeland security respectively. perhaps others. we'll show you as much as we can of senator schumer's comments as we wait for the hearing to resume. senator schumer: hello, everybody. i want to be right next to my potential cabinet people. [laughter] reporter: well, that implies hey are going to be confirmed. senator schumer:. no. keep your friends close and all that stuff. sorry we're a bit late. now, early on during the transition, senate republicans said that they hope they

of course he was at the blair house. we were not involved with that, we were just trying to make as possiblemforting and maintain the fact that the white house was still a sitting president's house until noon. that,e able to accomplish at least our small part of it. i cannot speak for all of the people that work so hard at trying to get the hostages released. it just shows that the white house is an active place, and that inaugural moment of noon on when power shifts, the sitting president is still in power. that thise remarkable country operates and can operate in that manner. host: you have seen so much over the years. what happened in 1981 is one. with anything regards to this transfer of power stand out in your mind? mostalters: the thing that people talk about that i am aware of is that it is a smooth transition. it is very seldom, if at all that there is acrimony. , the way our government operates is interval to what happens in the world. we have this wonderful transition of power, peaceful people are talking to ofh

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tonight, he will follow tradition and stay at the blair house, the presidential blair house just down street from the white house. here is a live look right now at the u.s. capital building where the peaceful of power will take place. the pomp and ceremony of the inauguration will take place, as i said, on the building's western front. >>> and aides said say mr. trump's inaugural speech is done and that he wrote most of it himself. it's going to last about 20 minutes. they also say the new president could start signing executive orders as early as tomorrow afternoon. >>> now, the homeland security secretary says things will be extraordinarily fortified at the inauguration, but that no specific credible threats exist. he talked more about security plans on msnbc's morning joe. >> security will be enormous. there will be approximately 10,000 dhs personnel, secret service, tsa, coast guard, and a number of other components. >> the homeland security secretary says more than 100 groups have applied for protest permits and he says one of his big concerns is pro trump groups clash, anti-trum

he'll be spending the night at blair house, which is traditional, right across the street from the white house. tomorrow more ceremony, but then he gets down to business, katy. >> chris jansing, thank you so much for giving us a rundown of donald trump's busy day. joining me right here from washington, d.c., and seated next to me, actually, is josh bolton, the former chief of staff for george w. bush. you were there for 41 leaving office. you were there for 43 taking office and leaving office. it's a privileged perspective to have, to see this transition of power up close and personal. talk to me about the differences -- orsame similarities f there are any, between donald trump taking over and when george w. bush took over? >> i bet there's a lot more similarity than people think. it's a remarkable moment in our civic history when we have this transition -- peaceful transition of power. it's a very abrupt event. the west wing is -- the day before the 20th is filled with the former president's people doing their jobs and everything. >> and their stuff. >> and their stuff. and they clear o

his motorcade about to leave blair house.eanwhile, the current president, barack obama, taking one more parting shot or at least taking away the opportunity for mr. trump to take credit for extraditing the notorious drug lord el chapo no the united states. we've learned mr. guzman is in custody on his way to the united states and again the timing on the eve of the inauguration doesn't seem like an accident. cnn justice correspondent evan perez joins me. what is the latest and is this coincidental, the timing? >> reporter: no coincidence. he is in the air right now. he's expected to land in new york probably in the next hour and a half or so. this was an extradition that the mexican government wanted to do before barack obama left office. he wanted -- the mexican government said today that the final court in that country had finally ruled to reject el chapo's petition to prevent the extradition. the justice department had sent a team, an aircraft with a team from the dea from i.c.e. and from the u.s. marshal service to pick hi

this is donald trump, president-elect trump, and melania trump coming out of blair house. said, there they are going to be, i think you see ivanka trump and jared kushner, the rest of the trump family. they are going to be heading over to union station. the main train station which also has events at night. union station shut down for this event. this is an event for donors and donald trump is expected to make comments at the event. we believe we will have those four. mike pence will be there as well. then we're told the vice president elect will head to another party for the indiana donors and delegates and representatives at another hotel. he's expected to make comments there as well. we hope to bring those to you. as soon as donald trump speaks at this event at union station we'll bring that to you. you see the motorcade. as we continue to watch these images, the timing of the extradition, evan perez saying there is no doubt this is not just a coincidence. >> we often say in the united states all politics is local. all politics is sometimes personal. i was in communicat

we'll stay in blair house tonight across the street from the white house. the official guest residence. coffee with the obamas and then ride up to the capitol. we're focussing on the feisty confirmation hearings. the fight over the trump team. a lot of issues to be debated and questions about the agend athe priorities and speed and what will come first, the sequencing of the new administration. i hope everybody just takes a few minutes to just say, this is something to celebrate whether you are happy or mad at the results, this is a great country. coming into work today, they have the security barriers up everywhere. you can still get your coffee and go about your business. and this part should be celebrated by everybody. >> 228 years of the peaceful transfer of power. >> fight the next day. this part, i hope everybody would just respect the process and the majesty and let's see how trump grows into this. he's never been a politician or in elective office. we're about to learn a lot about this man. he should also have the opportunity given what he's done, w

go >> this morning president-elect donald trumpel waking ecup at the blair house.. guee that's across the street fromst the white house.e white house we last saw him last night atat union station at a vip dinner alongside his biggest donors.do >> before that dinner ther president-elect and his familyei gathered with thousands ofh thof supporters at the lincolnters memorial an a impressive fireworks show capped the make america great again welcome celebration. the tw performances by toby keith andt lee greenwood.enwood. >> now, all is fairly quiet faie right now on capitol hill butllb in just a matter of hours tensou of thousands of people will wi perhaps more will gather near gr there to watch president-electpi donald trump take thede oath of office. >> our team coverage continuesco this mnorning with maureenrng wm umeh. let's start with maureenau already getting a head start stt from capitol hill this morning. good morning. >> reporter: indeed we are.ter: good i morning to you steve andd allison. yes, a lot of people already starting to stir. st we're noticing crowd

. >> reporter: it call kiall kick with a church service across the street from the blair house. i should note that the president-elect selection of the man to speak at the service is getting some attention. his name is robert jeffries. he has a history of inflammatory remarks. after that private service, the trump and pence families have tea with the obamas. then it is the swear-in at noon and then the inauguration address and inauguration lunch. the military review and parade and balls. all taking place under intense security under huge crowds. 800,000 people expected to come out and witness president trump making history. a busy day. president-elect had a busy day yesterday. he arrived in d.c. at noon. he attended a welcome concert and dinner. he talked about real change. take a listen. >> 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. we all got tired of seeing what was happening. we wanted change, but we wanted real change. i look so forward for tomorrow. we will see something that is going to be so amazing

all of you, bring in to give us rundown of the day, senior white house correspondent jim live at blair house where the president-elect arrived and will spend the night. good evening to you. donald trump just wrapped up candlelight dinner. what did he have to say? >> reporter: vintage donald trump. not holding back. interesting moments in there meeting with the vice president and having dinner with him and major donors to the campaign and republican cause in the last election. during his remarks, this was one of these moments where you heard donald trump unplugged. he was not holding back. at one point talked about how he hopes to win re-election in in 2020, not sworn in yet and already thinking ahead to the 2020 race. when he said he would like to win -- what sounded like a reference to perhaps the popular vote the next time around. take a listen. >> the next time we're going to win the old fashioned way, we're going to win because we did so well. because it was so overwhelming, the thing that we did. because it was so beautiful how great our cabinet, all of whom are here tonight, how great

president-elect trump will spend tonight at blair house. >>> but the inaugural festivities are already well underway. you're looking live at the memorial. >>> swearing in may not be until tomorrow but a lot of road closures already in effect. for a complete list, head to the nbc washington app. >>> there is a lot to talk about on this day before the inauguration. >> nbc news senior political editor mark mur ri is here to put it all in context. there are reports that the president-elect still hasn't selected a lot of people that require senate approval. is he way behind here? >> he is behind. he has announced 29 picks for senate confirmable posts. out of the 690 that you end up having. that's just about 4% or 5 %. he has a long ways to go. in fairness to him, he still is going to be putting out appointments. president obama eight years ago still had some important picks that he ended up making in february and march after he became president. but i do think the reality of a donald trump surprise win did set back the transition a bit when it comes to assembling his government. right now h

president elect day begins with private breakfast at the blair house. vice at saint johns. followed by coffee with president obama. at the white house before riding over to the capital for the swearing in ceremony at noon. the official changeover, donald trump and mike pence will take the oath of office. trump will take the oath from supreme court chief justice john roberts who the president elect has called disgraceful and an absolute disaster. after the ceremony, congress will host a luncheon. >> then the celebration begins with inaugural parade. here's the route they'll take. starts at the capitol and ends at the white house. about a mile and a half. more than 800,000 people will take part. considerably less than past parades. expect this to be shorter than we've seen before. of course security always an issue. always a priority at inauguration. >> this inauguration is no exception. planning has been underway for months for the capital, the national mall t. parade route, white house, security has been all mapped out. most streets in the area are block

donald trump right now don i should mention, he has arrived at blair house across the street from the white house where he and new first family are spending the night and waking up in the morning to be 45th president of the united states. he'll be sworn in and give speech. we're told it's written and done. he worked on with his main speech writer. stephen miller. kellyanne conway, top adviser to the president was telling reporters earlier this is a beautif beautifully written speech and donald trump will be speaking from the heart tomorrow. from what we understand from talking to aides going to be thematic, not a laundry list of proposals like state of the union, but hear some ideas, early workings of the administration. infrastructure and manufacturing and trying to build up the middle class in the country. hear some of that but largely thematic and according to sean spicer donald trump will be downright quote, philosophical. hear that tomorrow. do a big parade. i was on the front of the flat bed truck in front of barack obama four years ago when he did the drive down pennsylvania av

trump will be waking up across the street from the white house in blair house. >> he will head to the house at 9:55. short time later he will make his way to the capitol for the inauguration and that is where our doug luzader is joining us this morning, hi there, doug. >> reporter: good morning. did you have to mention rain? did you have to mention that. >> you can have small umbrellas but just not big golf umbrellas. you have a tent over your head , another justly. >> eric, can you click up, lease. there is no tent above my head , look at that. >> all right, all right, that is wide open sky, if it rains i will get wet but you are right they to change rules at last behind. you can have umbrellas. for a while they were standing by that saying you were not allowed to bring umbrellas here or mall or thinking but they made a last minute change , you can bring small collapsable umbrellas. i have brought one alone. rain is supposed to start i think later this morning. we will see. you know, we are playing the odd right the thousand, and may get wet but this will go on rain or shine. >> grea

and after that he will spend the night in blair house, the presidential guest house and make final edits on the speech he himself has written. we are here to watch it live for you here in washington, along with sharrie williams, i'm brian taff. >> thank you for those reports. back here philadelphia teach ofs showed opposition to the president-elect's agenda today in center city and pledged resistance to trump's nominee for secretary of education, betsy devos. and opposition in several other cities as well. organizers are expecting a number of protesters in the nation's capital. 6abc.com has expanded coverage of the official events and protests on inauguration day. look for live video feeds throughout the historic day on 6abc.com and the 6 abc news app. >>> turning to other news, "action news" has learned that some students at some local schools got physicals last year from a fake doctor. tonight there are more questions and there answers, investigative reporter, chad pradelli is live with the story. >> reporter: we are still trying to get answers but sources tell me that last year a bogu

trump will spend it at the blair house that is the presidential guest residence right across the streetrom the white house. iain? >> joel, thank you. of course fox 29 has got you covered for the inauguration. we'll be live in washington, d.c. starting with the festivities tonight and all day tomorrow. beginning with "good day philadelphia". we'll be on with the swearing in ceremony and all the way through our 11:00 o'clock news. you can watch us on air, streaming online, and of course on your phone. skyfox over center city just a short time ago. teachers, parents and community active visits rallied outside city hall to oppose president-elect donald trump's education agenda. the protesters say that they are against education secretary nominee betsy devos. want they call her attacks on public schools. look at the confirmation hearings for other would be members of trump's cabinet coming up in just a few moments. developing right now, many questions tonight over what led to a man's death in north philadelphia. he was reportedly screaming before he attacked an officer. police say another co

donald trump's family is getting ready to leave the blair house across the street from the white house. that's where they spent the night and obviously there are people gathered waiting for them. this is blair house right here. >> a lot of protesters out there as well as we understand. they are expecting rain but there are a lot of people both supporters and protesters out there in washington dc. we are monitoring that picture there. again that's where the president elect will be walking out with his family. he has been attending the preinauguration prayer service at a church in washington dc. doug has more from the the capitol. >> reporter: fireworks over the national mall last night. a prelude to today's inauguration. it followed a concert. trump did joke about the weather and the real possibility of rain today. if it really rains that's okay because people will realize it's my real hair and that's okay. >> reporter: trump's job is clear. trying to bring the country together even as dozens of democratic lawmakers have refused to attend the inauguration. >> i think it's going to be le

i will say the other side is going absolutely crazy >> the trump are in blair house across the street from the white house. by this time tomorrow, they'll be in the white house as president and first lady and a new political era will be under way. >> we should note that in his remarks tonight, president-elect trump also took another swing at cnn's election night coverage. he said that if his son-in-law cannot produce middle east peace, no one can. a serious reality about tomorrow is this. the president will take office tomorrow with some of his associate already under investigation for what just happened in this campaign and the russian involvement that's been proven. the new york times reports tonight "american law enforcement and intelligence agencies are examining intercepted communications and financial transactions as part of a broad investigation into possible links between russian officials and associates of president donald trump" including his formal campaign manafort. the article goes on saying mr. trump will take the oath of office on friday with his associate under investi

. >> i want to show some video moments ago, president-elect trump arrived at blair house where he will stay tonight, which is the traditional guest house for the white house. and there he is. walking in. you know, it feels, jeff, waving to the crowd, we saw him a while ago, at a luncheon at trump hotel. going wild. i remember him saying the trump hotel is going to be filled with victory, people cheering us on when the election -- when the inauguration rolls around. that's indeed what happened. a lot of people didn't think it would. he appears to be very calm. there's so much talk about the chaos of the moment, all of the people who aren't going to be there. characterize for us what it's like, what he's leak right now. >> he's used to success. and he's used to being in the limelight. he's used to running large organizations. this for him is going to be the easiest transition possibly of any president. he's already had to manage large organizations and do all of those things. for him, he is very calm and he's very ready. he wants to get to work. the one thing we see on the campaign and e

he is expected to spend thursday night at the blair house, the presidential guest residence.mp also join the obamas for coffee at the white house before heading to the capital to take the oath of office. the president-elect soon to be president has promised four or five executive orders in the first hours certainly on the first day of his presidency. the first of those executive orders largely procedure. the others will revolve around portions of the affordable care act and some of president obama's executive orders on immigration. veronica, back to you. >> thank you, craig boswell in washington. >>> here's a live look at the white house. the obama family is spending their last evening there. our team coverage continues with our kpix 5 melissa caen. melissa. >> reporter: you know, we come all the way to washington, dc but everywhere we go we are meeting people from california. of course, some people are really excited and they're trump supporters. others are here to protest. they say they cannot and will not support a trump presidency. the women's national democratic club has

he will deliver remarks at a concert at the linc couldn't memorial the night at blair house which is idential guest residence across the street from the white house. >>> president obama held his final press conference and talked about the words we've talk heard so much lately, fake news >> there's a reason we're the only country among advanced democracy that makes it harder to vote goes directly back to jim crow and the legacy of slavery. this whole notion of voting fraud this is something that is constantly been disapproved, this is fake news >>> tom fitzgerald joins us live with more on this one. this was not a see you guys later. he got into heavy topics. >> reporter: typically these last presidential news conferences usually amount to some sort of victory lap. the out going it's president obama or bill clinton or george w bush they come out and talk about the previous administration, they talk about what they think their legacy will be but you know, most of all, what they talks about what they think they've accomplished and president obama was faced with was not just this kind of

because the president-elect departs blair house and goes across the street to meet the outgoing president and the first family and what has happened over the years and what to expect this year? >>leal with, that is another, and this is a day at its best civility and harmony and especially when you have a new presidential family who may not necessarily get along with the old presidential family. and sometimes that breaks down. 1953, harry truman was the outgoing president and dwight ize en heisenhower was coming i they had been close until the campaign of 1952 to some extent pitted them gaiagainst each oth and there was a feud that eisenhower was resentment of truman's criticism of him in the campaign. so truman is inside of the blue room, i think it is with mrs. truman waiting for the eisenhowers to come in for coffee and no one is coming in, and he said, find out what is going on, and the eisenhowers had driven up to the north port coe, but they were not getting out the of the car, and they were not getting out of the car, becau becauset that moment eisenhower was so angry at truman. >>

passes by, a couple minutes ago on constitution avenue making his way from the dinner you showed to blair houseesidential guest house of sorts where the president-elect will spend his final night as a citizen not commander in chief. he will no doubt make changes to the speech to get ready tomorrow. the city that's serving as a backdrop is dotting its "is" and crossing its "t." look at this. everywhere you look, there is a police presence, thousands of police officers with national guard as well to make sure the event goes off safely. there are perimeters and fences around the national mall. everyone passing in here tomorrow will be screened. there are helicopters in the air and even at this late hour, street crews cleaning to ensure not so much as a speck of dust will distract from the main message and main man tomorrow on that stage there. again, that big question, what will he say? we know what a lot of people hope he will say including local lawmakers with whom i met today and said what must donald trump do tomorrow? >> i think he's likely, and he needs to, make it clear that he wants to be

a dinner at union station and he will spend the night at blair house, right across the street from the white house where he will move in tomorrow. >> today, more of president-elect trump's cabinet picks on the hot seat. treasury nominee steven mnuchin came under fire at his confirmation hearing, and energy secretary nominee rick perry had to explain why he wants to lead a department he once wanted to abolish. capitol hill correspondent kasie hunt has more. >> reporter: on capitol hill donald trump's pick for treasury secretary on defense over his role in the 2008 housing crisis. >> in the past it's been said that i ran a foreclosure machine. this is not an accurate description of my role at one west bank. >> reporter: former goldman sachs steve mnuchin ran one west bank. it foreclosed on tens of thousands of homes before mnuchin sold the bank in 2014. it's made him top target for democrats, sparking a contentious hearing. >> i've got a valium pill you might to want take. >> reporter: at today's hearing, weeks after her husband died in 2014, she says she got a letter from one west deman

andy: it starts than i before the inauguration when the president stays at the blair house. is treated with great respect by the staff. they are going to have a briefing, which i think defines a presidency. it is done the night before or it never leaves the side of an aide who never leaves the president's presence. that is the code to the military weapons. a very sobering briefing because it is done without emotion. officer sayingan to a commander, if you need this, and you follow these rules you will implement what you have decided. not a committee. it's not a team. it is not a group. mr. president, when you take that oath of office, i will be by your side carrying this briefcase. and if you ever need to use it, we will make sure it is used. i found that to be a very sobering thing for george w. bush to appreciate and to understand, and it puts in context the greatest burden that a president carries, that they as't talk about much president. they don't talk about it much during an inaugural address. but they realize that they really can't keep their oath of office without o