he received immigrant visas -- >> cecilia vega with us live from the white house. our senior white house correspondent. congrats on the new official role now, cecilia, and back to the story. there is a growing petition in the uk to stop a visit from president trump? >> reporter: it's at more than 1.5 million signatures and growing. parliament will debate this push tohe uk. >> cecilia vega thank you. >>> we are also learning more tonight about the terror north of the border. the attack targeting muslims inside a mosque. killing six worshippers, injuring eight others. tonight, a suspect just charged as we learn more about the motive. abc's gio benitez in quebec city tonight. >> reporter: the shots rang out with 50 worshippers inside. one man telling abc news he heard shouting. >> then he opened shots. two people standing next to me praying were killed. >> reporter: five injured critically. police arresting this man, 27-year-old alexandre bisonnette. another man determined to be a witness and not a suspect. the timing hard to ignore. the attack was just a day after pr

here's abc's cecilia vega in philadelphia. >> reporter: tonight, president trump inviting the camerasnto the private cabin on air force one. >> great plane really beautiful. >> reporter: showing off his new flying office. >> this is a very special plane for a lot of reasons. >> reporter: emerging from his first flight, a sharp salute. the president on a charm offensive. making nice with republican lawmakers at their retreat in philadelphia, the party now controls congress and the white house. >> nice to win. do we agree? it's been a while. it's been a while since we had this position. nice to win. >> reporter: his goal, to win support for his sweeping agenda. but today he kept pushing an issue congressional republicans want to go away, the false claim that millions voted illegally in the election. >> we are going to protect the integrity of the ballot box, and we are going to defend the votes of the american citizen. so important. >> reporter: but house speaker paul ryan has been clear saying he has seen no evidence of massive voter fraud. david asking, now that the president is in th

abc's cecilia vega asking them face to face, is that helping to unify the country? >> reporter: donald trump today tweeting a picture of himself in what he calls his winter white house, mar-a-lago, writing his speech, a bronzed eagle by his side. unlike his sobering convention speech this summer, friday's themes, uniting the country and america first aides calling it a very personal speech. it will be about 20 minutes long, trump has been studying past inaugural addresses and practicing daily. >> we're going to have a tremendous turnout. i think it's gonna be -- from what i'm hearing, the numbers are gonna to be astronomical. >> reporter: but among those expected in washington this week, thousands in protest. students preparing signs in this art school in pennsylvania to california, they're ready to go. >> i march because i have no choice. why do you march? >> we rock! >> reporter: staying home, 60 house democrats. never before in history have so many skipped a swearing in. >> i don't honor him. i don't respect him, and i don't want to be involved with it. >> the re

a challenge being thrown to the white house tonight. >> cecilia vega leading us off tonight. thank you. >>> we should point out this evening that tomorrow, ours exclusive interview with president trump inside the white house. his first one-on-one interview since being elected. it's 10:00 eastern tomorrow night right here. >>> meanwhile, as the white house was fielding questions over those unproven claims of millions of illegal votes, president trump was signing several orders from the environment so american steel, champions of several key issues watching this closely on both sides. among the orders, the one said to advance the keystone and dakota access pipelines, and one other decision from the president tonight. fbi director james comey who are caused a fire storm 11 days before the election. president trump will keep him on. here's abc's chief white house correspondent, jonathan karl. >> reporter: for president trump today, a flurry of white house meetings. >> perhaps we could go around the table and introduce ourselves, say hello. i'll start. i'm donald trump. [ laughter

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here's abc's senior white house correspondent, cecilia vega tonight. >> reporter: just ten days after president obama left that letter in the oval office for his successor. tonight, he is offering a different message, saying through a spokesman, "citizens exercising their constitutional right to assemble is exactly what we expect to see when american values are at stake." and he is also going where few past presidents go. delivering a not so subtle jab at the new president and his immigration crackdown. president obama saying he fundamentally disagrees with the notion of discriminating against individuals because of their faith or religion. those protests spreading from canada to the uk. signs saying, welcome muslims, ban trump. and now some of america's closest allies not holding back. just home from that white house visit when just 72 hours ago, britain prime minister theresa may reaffirmed the uk's special relationship with the u.s., she is now mincing no words. "we do not agree with this kind of approach and it is not one we will be taking." in iraq, the parliament approve ing a "

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i'm cecilia vega. have a great saturday night. watching. i'm cecilia vega. great saturday night. >>> tonight at 6:00, the family of a san francisco woman is concerned about the public safety after she was found dead on a muni bus. >>> the boycott grows. a list of lawmaker planning to skip donald trump's inauguration continues to gain steam after he attacked a civil rights icon. >>> and show me the movie. going inside of the california video store with just one film on the shelves. abc 7 news at 6:00 starts now. >>> good evening. im eric thomas. thanks for joining us. today donald trump went on the attack against john lewis who has promised to skip the inauguration with several bay area lawmakers. the president-elect's latest tweet was this evening saying congressman john lewis should finally focus ons burning and crime infested inner cities of the u.s. i could use all of the help i can get. it prompted a rpoe from michigan republican justin amash who tweeted, dude, just stop. sergio quintana is live in the newsroom with the growing tirade and protest. >> don

he received immigrant visas -- >> cecilia vega with us live from the white house. our senior white house correspondent. congrats on the new official role now, cecilia, and back to the story. there is a growing petition in the uk to stop a visit from president trump? >> reporter: it's at more than 1.5 million signatures and growing. parliament will debate this push to stop a trump visit to the uk. >> cecilia vega thank you. >>> we are also learning more tonight about the terror north of the border. the attack targeting muslims inside a mosque. killing six worshippers, injuring eight others. tonight, a suspect just charged as we learn more about the motive. abc's gio benitez in quebec city tonight. >> reporter: the shots rang out with 50 worshippers inside. one man telling abc news he heard shouting. >> then he opened shots. two people standing next to me praying were killed. >> reporter: five injured critically. police arresting this man, 27-year-old alexandre bisonnette. another man determined to be a witness and not a suspect. the timing hard to ignore. the attack

>> cecilia vega with us again tonight. cecilia, thank you. >>> and it was president obama, of course, who commissioned that intelligence report. the president now weighing in, during an exclusive interview late today with our george stephanopoulos. >> bottom line, this time, vladimir putin got what he wanted. >> well, look, i think that what is true is that the russians intended to meddle and they meddled. i'll be honest with you, george, one of the things that i am concerned about is the degree to which we've seen a lot of commentary lately, where there are republicans, or pundits, or cable commentators, who seem to have more confidence in vladimir putin than fellow americans, because those fellow americans are democrats. that cannot be. >> does that include the president-elect? >> well, what i will say is that -- and i said this right after the election -- we have to remind ourselves, we're on the same team. vladimir putin is not on our team. >> george's exclusive with the president late today, and his full interview with

we know she won't be playing a formal role in the white house, at least not immediately. >> cecilia vega on a very busy fifth avenue tonight. cecilia, thank you. >>> next tonight, the capitol hill showdown. also brewing, several of president-elect trump's most controversial cabinet nominees scheduled for confirmation hearings that begin tomorrow. tonight though, there is outrage from some what say important ethics questions and reviews have not been completed. that they are being rushed through. abc's mary bruce on capitol hill tonight. >> reporter: with just 11 days to go, the president-elect sauntered off the elevator at trump tower confident his cabinet will be ready to go. >> it's going great. confirmation is going great. >> reporter: a flurry of confirmation hearings are set to begin tomorrow, but tonight, many of those nominees still have not been fully vetted. a top ethics official warning the schedule is putting undue pressure on investigators to rush through these important reviews, saying, this hasn't happened in decades. >> all these procedural complaints are related to their

it's, like, we're not -- we're not going to be stopped. >> and cecilia vega with us live tonight. so many families out there marching for different reasons. what are you hearing from organizers tonight about whether or not they can sustain this? >> reporter: well, david, they are hoping that this turns into a movement. they say they hope that with worldwide protests, this may inspire local action here at home, david. >> cecilia vega in washington for us. thank you. >>> we move onto the extreme weather from coast to coast, and tonight, a coastal storm battering the northeast. dangerous winds turning deadly on the roads. and this window washing flat form -- look at this. blown around by high winds in jersey city, new jersey. there are travel disruptions for millions at this hour. and abc's linzie janis is in belmar along the new jersey shore. >> reporter: tonight, ferocious winds and heavy rain bearing down on the northeast. the storm peeling the roof off this building in new jersey. >> i think it's miserable right now. you'd almost rather snow. the wind can really be brutal. >> rep

the white house does tell us it will happen in coming days. >> cecilia vega with us live from a windyhiladelphia tonight. thank you. >>> next tonight, we are learning of sweeping changes at the state department. at least six top senior managers are leaving. we have new reporting on that front just as the first diplomatic visit begins here. britain's prime minister, theresa may is here, meeting with republicans in philadelphia today, and even before her visit to the white house tomorrow, pushing back against what the president told us here that torture works. here's abc's chief global affairs correspondent, martha raddatz tonight. >> reporter: tonight, a state department shakeup after an unusually large exodus of senior career foreign service officers, at least six, walking out the door. though not technically fired, the appointees were told they would not be asked to stay on in the trump administration. this coming just as the state department faces new diplomatic hurdles on the eve of president donald trump's first meeting with britain's prime minister, one of america's closest allie

i'm cecilia vega. i'll be right back here tomorrow night.ew year from all of us. >> sensitive and creative. anchor: neighbors and friends try to make sense of a new year's eve loss. a teenage girl shot and killed in her bedroom. after president-elect heads back to new york, the russian diplomats expelled by president obama leave quietly. why it wasn't exactly the timing in mind. now, abc 7 news at 6:30. a tragic beginning to 2017 for a howard county family. a teenage girl shot and killed her bedroom. poli

and we believe we have the rule of law and the courts on our side. >> cecilia vega, abc news, washington. >>> despite the president's tough stance on immigration, one group may be allowed to remain in the country. >> the so-called dreamers, those brought here legally as children, may escape deportation. they're now protected under president obama's policy. while president trump isn't making any promises about their fate, he told david there is no need for concern. >> they shouldn't be very worried. they are here illegally. they shouldn't be very worried. i do have a big heart. we're going to take care of everybody. we're going to have a very strong border, we're going to have a very solid border where you have great people here that are here that have done a good job, they should be far less worried. we'll be coming out with policy on that over four weeks. >> reporter: will they be allowed to stay? >> i'll tell you over the next four weeks. we're looking at this. the whole immigration situation. we're looking at it with great heart. now, we have criminals that are re. >>> there are a num

i'm cecilia vega. we begin tonight with breaking news, that sweeping fallout from president trump's executive order on refugees and immigration. tonight, there's chaos, confusion and fear. in the oval office, today, the president saying this is not a muslim ban, so what does this order do? it temporarily bans all refugees from entry into the u.s. it suspends u.s. visas all centered around predominantly seven muslim countries. the impact, immediate. hundreds of people at airports overseas and in at u.s. borders denied entry. some passengers on the way to new lives here. the protests swift. this is the scene right now at new york's jfk airport, where a nearly dozen stranded travelers are being detained tonight. abc's eva pilgrim is there. she starts us off. >> reporter: tonight, growing anger at the airport known as the gateway to america. >> no hate. no fear. refugees are welcome here. >> reporter: lawmakers racing to jfk in new york this morning as word emerges multiple passengers flying in from overse

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abc's cecilia vega with their final hours in washington, and the new president who thanked the obamas for being so gracious. >> after eight years in the white house, michelle and i now rejoin all of you as private citizens. >> reporter: today, a good-bye and an introduction of sorts. on his new twitter account, potus 44. >> how you feeling? >> feeling nostalgic? >> of course! >> reporter: and exit from the oval office. then, a kiss for michelle, as they waited to pass the torch to the new president. and tonight, two families, now close friends, are going their separate ways. the bidens boarding an amtrak train back to delaware, just as he did for decades as a senator. >> 8,200 round trips, over 2 million miles on amtrak. 259 miles round trip a day. >> reporter: for the obamas, a good-bye to the new first couple before boarding now executive one. and a last flyover above the white house. it was an emotional sendoff from staffers and supporters before boarding that plane. >> this is not a period, this is a comma. in the continuing story of building america. the future. >> i promise you

abc's cecilia vega at the white house. >> reporter: president trump today at the at the department ofomeland security signing those executive orders on immigration. >> we've been talking about this from the beginning -- >> reporter: the move coming after that signature campaign promise. >> build that wall! build that wall! >> reporter: in addition to building that wall, the president also vowing today to strip federal funding from so-called sanctuary cities that shield undocumented immigrants. triple the number of ice agents. and add thousands more border patrol agents. >> beginning today, the united states of america gets back control of its borders, gets back its borders. [ applause ] >> reporter: no specifics on how to pay for that wall. but president trump putting on notice millions of undocumented people, including those who have been charged with a crime even if they have not been convicted. >> we're going to get the bad ones out, the criminals and the drug dealers and gangs and gang members and cartel leaders. the day is over when they can stay in our country and wreak havoc. >

abc's cecilia vega in washington tonight. >> reporter: in the nation's capital tonight, the finishing touches. ♪ from sound checks to paint touch ups. donald trump tweeting today -- "people are pouring into washington in record numbers. bikers for trump are on their way." at least 800,000 people expected right here, and this is where it all happens. he'll be sworn in using two bibles -- the one his mother gave him as a child and the one abraham lincoln used. barack obama, the only other president to use that book since lincoln himself. the president-elect practicing his inaugural address with a teleprompter and a presidential podium, specially flown to new york for rehearsals. the lineup, short on a-listers. a runner up on "america's got talent" will be there. ♪ hall lay hallelujah the mormon tabernacle choir, too. it's short on congressional democrats, too. one in four say they're boycotting, led by congressman john lewis. >> i don't see this president-elect as a legitimate president. i think the russians participated in helping this man get elected. and they helped destroy the candi

. >> cecilia vega what can you see. >> reporter: it's interesting to me what donald trump will see is a huge section of empty bleachers and i'm struck by the fact this is the area he chose to get out of his car if in fact he's going to walk the way to his seating area in front of the white house. i'm directly in front of the white house. the crowds hear the president coming and they're cheering is picking up. from my vantage point i can get my first view of the president trying to catch a glimpse. you could hear the crowds excited. this is friendly turf. but i have to say not just a vip section empty, there's a public section here and there is still a lot of empty seats in this area. but the crowd that is here are on their toes. they are peering over the people in front trying to catch their first glimpse of president donald trump. >> i'm surprised to see the empty bleachers, you can tell us why. >> reporter: i saw jon karl. i want to be jon karl when i grow up and ride the inaugural parade. you're talking about the empty stands. i was told by people there's a good chance those are be

i'm cecilia vega in for david. tonight, 2017 kicking off with dangerous weather, reports of multiple tornadoes in mississippi coming in at this hour, and severe storms. 14 million people in the threat zone. >> we just got hit by a roof. >> south of dallas, powerful wind and rain slamming part of a gas station into a car, and not far from where those tornadoes were reported, this mangled farmhouse. while across the northern plains, heavy snow is falling. today in east grand forks, minnesota, that a virtual whiteout, and behind that storm, an arctic blast is on the way. abc's steve osunsami starts us off. >> reporter: these are the blaring winds, some near 60 miles an hour, that tore through cities south of dallas today -- knocking down power lines and cutting the lights. >> we've lost power. >> reporter: drivers taking cover at this gas station were hit by falling pieces. >> oh, we just got hit by a roof! >> reporter: here's covington county, mississippi this evening. this same severe weather system brought six inch

our thanks to you, and cecilia vega there at trump tower today. >>> in the meantime tonight, we have learned the intelligence community does continue to investigate those unconfirmed claims. the allegations that russia might have been gathering material to blackmail donald trump. but our team discovering flaws in that report. here's our chief investigative correspondent, brian ross. >> reporter: officials tonight confirm that while the allegations about russia and donald trump are completely unsubstantiated, they are the work of a respected, former british spy, hired first by republican operatives during the primaries, then later by democratic operatives who turned over these memos to the fbi last august. and today we caught up with republican senator john mccain who confirmed he gave copies of the memos to the fbi director just last month. >> i looked at it, decided it's a matter for the fbi and gave it to the fbi. >> reporter: tonight, a senior intelligence official tells abc news that trump was directly told about the allegations last friday at trump tower, when he received a clas

i'm cecilia vega. have a great saturday night. good night. >>> a powerful storm is headed to the bay area tonight expected to bring heavy rain and cause serious problems. right now you we're tracking the storm. but first -- >> millions marching in solidarity with women to protest donald trump one day after his inauguration and the crowds have been large in size across the nation, including right here in the bay area. good evening. i'm eric thomas. thanks for joining us. demonstrators are getting toward march here in san francisco. this is a live look above the civic center plaza where they're gathered right now. lisa is there and she begins team coverage on the women's

abc's cecilia vega at trump tower tonight. >> reporter: tonight, abc news learning that ivanka trump's husband will take an official role in the west wing as a senior adviser to the president. the president-elect praising his talents. >> i would love to have jared helping us on deals with other nations and see if we can do peace in the middle east and other things. he is very talented. he is a very talented guy. >> reporter: ethics split over his former role in the trump administration would violate nepotism laws, and with questions swirling about conflict of interest, he tells abc news he will resign from his job in his family's real estate empire, and divest assets, but not fully. today, donald trump had little to say about his son-in-law's new role. >> we'll talk about that on wednesday. >> reporter: the president-elect looking ahead to his first formal press conference in six mont months. also not talking about the russian hacking. >> we'll talk about that another time. >> reporter: or replacing obamacare. >> we'll see. >> reporter: but early this morning, he had a lot to say on tw

i'm cecilia vega. i'll be right back here tomorrow night. abc news, happy new year. s at abc news, happy new year. >>> tonight on abc p news at 6:00 fire tears through a medical clinic creating uncertainty for patients, including one woman fighting cancer. good samaritans put themselves in danger to save a driver who ended up being arrested. reaction tonight after a rough season for the 9ers ends with the loss both on the field and in the front office. abc 7 news at 6:00 starts now. >>> good evening. i'm carolyn tyler. fire damaged several businesses in south san francisco, including a medical clinic that has at least one cancer patient sergio cantana is there live. sergio. >> reporter: carol, the firefighters were able to quickly contain this fire. you can see how they had to slice into the wall to vent the heat. they could get inside, and, there is a whole lot of damage inside. can you see lots of fear trucks surrounding the building. it happened this morning at 8:00. there was no one injured. the business was closed. when you take a look

. >> and right there for it all, abc's cecilia vega who joins us live from the lincoln memorial. good evening, cecilia. >> reporter: good evening. it was a preview of tomorrow's speech, and also a look back at his campaign. a bit of a victory lap so to speak. you heard him say, you have been forgotten about. not anymore. now donald trump just hours away from being sworn in. >> reporter: tonight donald trump with a salute to one of the most revered president's in american history. and then a fist pump to the crowd. the president-elect's trip to washington starting off with what else? a tweet. the journey begins and i will be working and fighting very hard to make it a great journey for the american people. a motorcade through manhattan. and a flight to washington on a military plane. this time, the united states of america emblazoned on the side. the whole trump family on board. ivanka with her husband jared kushner and their children. and finally, the soon to be first lady and the president-elect himself offering a salute. their first stop, his new hotel congressional republicans

abc's cecilia vega at trump tower. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump behind closed doors today, face to face for the first time with the highest levels of the nation's intelligence community. that classified meeting coming just days after he publicly bashed their findings that russia tried to interfere with the election. >> i also know things that other people don't know, and, so, they cannot be sure of this situation. >> reporter: what do you know that other people don't know? >> you'll find out on tuesday or wednesday. >> reporter: tuesday and wednesday came and went with no announcement about what trump really knows. again and again, trump refusing to accept the findings of 17 u.s. intelligence agencies. >> they have no idea if it's russia or china or somebody -- it could be somebody sitting in a bed some place. >> reporter: zwlus morning, in an interview with "the new york times," he called it a witch hunt. hours later, trump sat across from the director of national intelligence, and the hesd of the fbi, cia and nsa, as they presented their explosion i report, conclude, quo

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i'm cecilia vega, reporting in from washington on this historic weekend. president donald trump's first full day in office, met by one of the largest inauguration-related demonstrations in u.s. history. a sea of protesters, mostly women, marching on washington today. organizers and other officials claiming big turnout. and not just here in the nation's capital. millions marched in cities around the country, from los angeles to st. louis, chicago to boston. and take a look at the map. those protests dotting the nation. an estimated 670 events taking place worldwide. this woman right here echoing today's themes of solidarity and defiance. her sign, "tweet women with respect." abc's matt gutman has been following the movement all day, and he starts us off. >> reporter: tonight, that boisterous condemnation of president donald trump, filling the site of friday's inauguration with a sea of pink beanies. officials estimate about 500,000 demonstrators, but organizers believe 750,000 crammed into the city. the presidential motorcade passing right by some of those

our cecilia vega is at the freedom ball.ah roberts is at the trump hotel, where the first family plans to pop champagne corks at a private reception. and bob woodruff at the to our armed services ball. so, let's go to scecilia first. >> hi, guys. what a long day for president trump, and a long party for everybody in here, 22,000 people here in this room. a few thousand more, the liberty ball, upstairs from us. i have to tell you, a lot of frank sinatra covers being played here we are waiting for the president and the first lady to show up and do another dance here. i've seen a few ""make great america great again" hats here. everybody watched that first dance, and that is all they are talking about in here right now. ♪ now, the end is near ♪ and so i face the final curtain ♪ ♪ my friend, i'll say it clear ♪ of which i'm certain ♪ i've lived a life that's full ♪ ♪ i traveled each and every highway ♪ ♪ and more, much more than this ♪ ♪ i did it my way ♪ regrets, i've had a few ♪ but then again, too few to mention ♪ ♪ i did wha