vice president mike pence was clarence thomas. while trump was being sworn in, thousands of protesters gathered in the streets of washington. hundreds of thousands are planning to take part in tomorrow's massive women's march on washington. protests against donald trump also taking place worldwide today. ofi like to go to the author a -- white house. in a few moments we will be going to clarence. we think it's interesting as a look at this transition of power , to look at the new home that donald trump will be living in. not only the white house, but his new city, washington, d.c., and who is responsible for building it. we are going to go to clarence of howard university in a moment. as we broadcast here from howard university, just a mile or two from the capital where barack obama and michelle clarence tho. while obama have just flown away, it's important to note, the house they lived in. this is an issue that the first lady, the former first lady, michelle obama used to raise. talking about making her own daughters were the des

king quickly rejected. >> he says, clarence, i thought you were my radical.don't quite understand what you mean. he says what is this, you go on and state the issue in the war, and then you say, but on the other hand, and then you go on and state it and then you say on the one hand and on the other hand. he says clarence, you, above all people, should know that the vietnam war is either morally right or moralry wro rly wrong. it's not on one hand and on the other hand. >> he turned to one of his closest friends vincent harding. >> that legal folder sitting on your lap, what have you inside that folder? >> okay, well, this is my file for that first draft of the speech that was delivered in this place. >> can i, can i, can i touch this? >> you may touch it, but don't touch it too hard. >> wow. i'm immediately stunned. because this obviously is a piece of history. the first draft of the speech. and in the draft, as you and dr. king worked on it, this first line stayed the same. i come to this magnificent house of worship tonight, because my conscience leaves me

then we meet clarence who comes off as this very strong, straight-looking guy.nd because terry was constantly running into problems with his cellmates, he needed protection, for lack of a better word, and clarence was willing to offer that for terry. they characterize their relationship as two old friends. >> home sweet home, huh? >> we all grew up in compton. so terry's house was like the hangout spot. we got gang sisters. we're always hanging over there drinking, shooting dice. terry always comes over with a gang of girls. terry, who's your friend right here? we're trying get terry to hook us up with his friends. terry starts looking more and more like his girlfriends. we're like, whoa, terry, are you gay? you really are gay? >> but maynard, serving time for felony prostitution isn't just homosexual. he told us he is really a woman inside a man's body. >> being my sexual orientation is touch and go. we're trying to find somebody who will want to be my cellie without all the criticism. >> transgender? >> because you're a transgender. if you live in my cell, you

clarence, welcome to the program. for those who participated in the sit in back in the 60s, as a member who's also a conservative who supported and voted for donald trump in this election, do you support the president-elect's response to congressman lewis on twitter? >> yes, i support his response in reference to what john lewis's job is as far as being a congressman and the fact that john lewis -- on january 20th we will see that to be different. >> so you're okay with him punching back at the congressman and saying he's a man of all talk and no action because as you well know as someone who fought for civil rights, many take issue with that and they see that as an attack on someone who did so much, not only for african-americans in this country, but for this country as a whole, someone who risked his life, beaten bloodily in selma. >> we're talking about a time when john lewis did what he did just as i did. and john lewis initiated this by saying he didn't see president-elect trump to be a legitimate president. dona

now, please stand while the associate justice of the supreme court, clarence thomas, administers the oath of office to the vice president of the

clarence thomas.ew moments when you have both houses of congress together, all of these washington dignitaries together. we see a lot of conversation, a lot of them greeting each other on the capital. only time you see some thing like business during the state of the union address for everybody gathers in the capital. there is always a question during the state of the union of which cabinet member stays away in case of emergency. in this case donald trump pagenaud cabinet members. two may be confirmed this afternoon, james mattis for defense and kelly from insecurity, but no one from the trump cabinet has been confirmed or sworn in yet which would raise the question of who is staying away. after that comes the secretary of state and john kerry says he will not be here. everyone saw that as a political insult the donald trump, but perhaps it was for safety sake. david: members of the trump family walking out to take their seats. jared kushner at the vanguard as they take their seats in front of the cap

it will ruin your day. >>> on corcoran's "a" yard, after weeks of waiting, inmates clarence and terry receive approval to be cellies. >> you got to have a good cellie. you're doing time. i don't care where you at. from the places i've been, i call them hot spots. for the last 15 years, all violence. every day, lockdown. fighting. so i was very tense. and i was really ready -- say anything wrong -- really ready to just -- that's all i knew was violence. violence was my answer to everything. 18 months when i turned 7 1/2. >> that's all you knew? >> that's all i knew. violence. then i start seeing, know what i'm saying, start getting a hold of myself, checking myself out inside. now that i'm here with terry, i feel like a whole lot of tension just eased. >> as their relationship evolves within the cell, clarence and terry discuss their future outside the prison walls. >> if you have a problem, what you going to do? fall, back slide? say, okay, i'm going to deal with this problem. i'm not going to use this as an excuse to prostitute. society is against people like you. straight up, societ

clarence thomas, robert bork, this is just standard operating procedure.jeff sessions respond to this? >> well, first of all, sean, he is going to be a great witness because he is a good and decent man. he is an honorable person, he served the country well as an attorney general in the state of alabama as united states attorney. as you indicated, he has prosecuted members of the ku klux klan. the democrats have gone out of their way to line up misfits,, liars, to try to attack senator sessions. this time, it is not going to work. he is introduced by a moderate to liberal senator from maine, susan collins, who supports his nomination, along with all of the republicans. they try to 1986 and succeeded to smear him with lies from two witnesses, all of which was later proven to be false by sworn affidavits from fbi agentw assisting u.s. attorneys. it senator sessions going to do very well and the reason is very simply, he has done good and done very well the entire time he has been in the united states senate. >> sean: you know senator sessions, you see these a

from here at clarence house, the prince of wales and duchess of cornwall have continued to support ors one of the most moving events of the year for the prince — his visit to aberfan to remember those who died 50 years ago. the cemetery high on the hillside, a constant reminder of the devastation that hit aberfan in 1966. 144 people died when coal waste slid down the mountainside, engulfing the local primary school. where classrooms had once stood, the prince of wales planted a tree. a tribute to a lost generation. no one should have to bear the losses you've suffered. but no one could have borne those losses with greater strength or greater courage. in poundbury in dorset, a family day out. in october, the prince of wales took his mother and father to see the development, his personal project for the past 20 years. the tour included a rare sighting of the queen in a supermarket. here, being shown around the local waitrose. there was also a trip to 0man, bahrain and the united arab emirates, aimed at strengthening relationships with the uk. helped along by a ceremonial sword dance in

thomas clarence thomas., who made history last week, the senator from new challenged the candidacy, the nomination of a sitting senator, his colleague, alabama senator jeff sessions. last night, at the piece all at the african-american museum, run by the smithsonian's attention, the most recent museum that has been built, i had a chance to talk with new jersey senator booker. made historyr, you this week. senator booker: i don't know about making history, but i definitely spoke my mind against someone who is coming in to be the highest law enforcement officer in the land, who has systematically spoken out against actions the justice department has been taking on voting rights, police accountability, really, to advocate for the mold -- more vulnerable populations of our country. it was a time i just could not be silent, and he is not confirmed yet and i'm going to continue to do everything i can to try to stop him. amy: what do you most objects to your colleague senator sessions? before you answer that, the f

he goes, i was talking to the duck. >> clarence is an older gentleman, old man you can call him. a giddy old man. happy. happy to be here. >> diagnosed with hyperverbal. >> we can't all be winners now, can we? you have to be people like me to make you real winners in life look really good. >> butterfield kind of jumps from one subject to another subject really quickly. he was really hard to follow in conversation. >> you know me, i'm kind of ignored. kind of being married for 26 years i'm really used to being ignored anyway. >> we start asking him direct questions. and he would answer about something completely off the wall that we weren't even talking about. >> i love germans. they're great. but you don't want to be locked in a cell with one for like five months. which i was. >> butterfield was an anomaly, because just approaching him and just speaking with him, he's very jovial. he's very happy. but on the other hand, you start hearing details about his case and you have to wonder, what is this man's mind-set? because it's so dark. it's so disturbing. >> if i don't see 20 bucks

. >> with terry's future possibly hanging in the balance, terry and clarence will have to wait to findf their request to live together is granted. >>> coming up on "lockup: extended stay" will these potential cellmates become soul mates? >> when you see somebody acting just like a woman, there's always going to be some type of temptation. >>> plus, officers give these inmates a surprise wake-up call. . wait. you're real? with discover card, you can talk to a real person in the u.s., like me, anytime. wow. this is a recording. really? no, i'm kidding. 100% u.s.-based customer service. here to help, not to sell. >>> got to have some kind of hustle while you're in here. to operate here, you know. so it's like this here. i just charge a dollar personally. you know, the first -- we still want to try looking at presentable as possible. >> you know what i mean. we want to get business-like here. a lot of times you don't know when they're coming, so in case you might want to take a picture, you know, you look your best. appreciate it, junior. >> the kite found on "b" yard brought the officers

introduceing up to clarence thomas. we will see mike pence. he was underrated.e was facing a tough reelection battle in indiana. he dropped that race and finds himself heading to the white house. mike pence is going to be using a bible that is only been used by ronald reagan. mike pence like a lot of conservatives of his generation are a big follower of ronald reagan. he fancies himself a reagan republican, but is now also a trump republican. you are watching bloomberg politics live coverage of the swearing-in of -- of donald j. trump as the 45th president of the united states. toos listen a little bit senator schumer. schumer: a time when our country was bitterly divided and the second rhode island volunteers penned a letter to his wife. it is one of the greatest letters in american history. it shows the strength and courage of the average american. allow me to read some of his words which echo through the ages. sarah, he wrote. the indications are strong that we shall move in a few days, perhaps tomorrow. if it is necessary that i fall on the battlefield for m

clarence page is a columnist for the "chicago tribune."o the wall. >> we'll wait and see. >> it's for people who don't like illegal immigration to whatever degree of passion. it's almost like we build it and they won't come. it's the opposite of the field of dreams. because i don't believe a wall will stop a person looking for a job. they will find a way, if they're trying to feed their kids, they'll get a ladder, a tunnel, there are a huge number of tunnels but also i think they're going to overstay their visas and everything else. >> nothing really happened today. executive order says he wants to build this wall. >> he said -- >> has no funding for it yet, the congress has not appropriated it. >> doesn't he have to build it now? >> i think he has to try. we don't know if he's -- >> who is going to stop him from building this wall at this point? democrats have no power. >> people who say they can't spend the money. at some point soon they're going to raise the debt limit. going to have to raise the debt limit. >> do you think the tight-fi

clarence thomas is a brilliant, fine man. over and over. does any of that come up when hbo talks about him? of course not. because they're out to slander him, liable him, make him appear to be some crazy guy. the guy is brilliant. absolutely brilliant. some say, well, yeah, the only way he got into harvard which at the time was too conservative for him, he thought, after holy cross and then it was too conservative, he ends up flying to yale, going there, he didn't think quite as conservative, but he began to notice as he points out in his book that the liberals would talk to him about sports and oppression of black people in america, and that's all they wanted to talk about. but he began to notice the two or three other conservatives, the few that there were in yale at the time, yale law school, basically would talk to him about anything. i've had a conversation about him -- with him about that in prior years at yale. but it is interesting. the liberals say, oh, yeah, we're the ones who care. you're only here because we pushed for affirmati

them today, in addition to the chief justice, who will administer the oath to donald trump, it is clarence thomas, who will do so for mike pence. and he will use the reagan family bible the first time since president reagan that that was done. but as we see behind the scenes here, very few people have access to the interior of the capitol today, so it makes it much more intimate. i've soon several members of the cabinet to be for donald trump, who have come here to the rotunda and had an opportunity to look around, take it in and experience this. in addition, of course, to the families. we see the adult children of donald trump who are making their way. earlier today we saw the vacuums out as they were preparing to have all the spit and polish ready for this day. brian? >> kelly o'donnell, thanks. let's take in this moment as we see the children of donald trump, barron, it's his education in new york that will keep barron and melania trump in new york. >> he's 10 years old. to have the cameras up against him. it's got to be hard on a 10-year-old kid to have this kind of pressure and attent

he says he is hoping to get clarence by the federal drug administration and perhaps then considered mass producing them. >> it is great where i am but i do have a lot more goals in mind. >> a device now to help diabetics with their eyesight and still only a junior in high school. in cupertino. rob roth. fox 2 news. >>> that is one smart 17-year- old making a difference. great stuff. >>> let's talk about the weather because it was fantastic day out there and it is a beautiful night. friday night and the weekend is here. can't ask for more. >> it has been stunning and having this in juxtaposition. so much rain and wind. so much everything and the last couple of days stunning and the next couple of days will be stunning as well. the rain will return to the forecast and not for a little bit. the weather story like this. it was nice and warm and sunny and so will sunday. clouds increase on tuesday and thursday will rain again. rain in the forecast and a live camera shot. and it is a chilly one. so if your out and about, going to movies. jackets needed. tomorrow morning chilly and there is a g

justice clarence thomas will administer the oath.is thoughts about all of this. >> it's really hard to express, bret. i will have president reagan's bible sitting on top of the bible i try to read every day. to have justice clarence thomas in his 25th year on the court, a career that spans from deep poverty in his life to the platform administering the oath of office to a vice president after he built a career of consistent, conservative juris prudence. it is humbling on both counts. >> mike pence, governor of indiana. now vice president-elect. a huge moment. >> it is. as we've remarked many times a lot of people didn't think he would get where he is now, either. wondered why he climbed on a limb with donald trump and he did and it worked out very well for him. it is worth noting as we see the procession up to capitol hill that this magnificent vista that we have in both directions down the national mall from where we are also to the west front of the capitol is not the way it was always done. when i was a little boy and even up to t

he chose justice clarence thomas to administer the rocket.e said reagan inspired him as a youth to leave the democratic party. >>> cosmopolitan says a co-owner is helping to finance workers who want to go to the women's march. she said she would pay for two night's hotel stays and kick in $200 for airfare. at least two dozen accepted her offer. >>> the big apple's competing tab employeds have the big day. "don of a new day" is the flash in boast the flash and the daily news. >> legendary singer staples teams up with an indy ban for a now song for elected officials. my doctor prescribed opioids which helped with the chronic pain, but backed me up big-time. tried prunes, laxatives, still constipated... had to talk to my doctor. she said, "how long you been holding this in?" (laughs) that was my movantik moment. my doctor told me that movantik is specifically designed for oic and can help you go more often. don't take movantik if you have a bowel blockage or a history of them. movantik may cause serious side effects, including symptoms of opioid

. >> they have to give us clarence , relief. we are waiting for that clearance. >> hundreds of gambians returned to the country sunday. over 45,000 fled since the september violence as a crisis over their former leader reached a head. but now the dictator of 22 years has gone with -- a special jammeh claims that yahya ships vehicles by carlito plane -- by cargo plane. that is a lot of -- evening.ut sunday he was set to go to equatorial guinea, where the president has been in power since 1979. genie: sports news -- the africa cup of nation host had been eliminated after coming to a draw with cameron. this is the first time since 1994 that an organizing country has been eliminated in the group stage. rebecca roseman told us more. ofecca: they have the fervor 40,000 fans, but it was not enough for them to qualify for the quarterfinals. they were eliminated by cameron was still in the group stage. a first for a host country in more than 20 years. the right opportunity, but you have days like this where it does not work out. in any c

supreme court justice clarence thomas adsterld the oath to the new vice president. >> i, michael richardce... >> pelley: and the chief justice of the united states, john roberts, swore in mr. trump. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. president. ( applause ). >> pelley: the sound of 21 guns salutedly the new commander in chief. his inaugural address set the tone for his presidency. >> americans want great schools for their children, safe neighborhoods for their themselves. but for too many of our citizens, a different reality exists. this american carnage stops right here and stops right now. >> pelley: mr. trump escorted his predecessor to a marine helicopter, and we can only imagine what mr. obama was thinking as he surveyed washington for the first time as a former president. within minutes, the new president got to work, making his cabinet nominations official, and the veteran deal maker got his first taste of washington horse trading. >> tom is not insulted. >> mr. president, mr. president, the

. >> reporter: justice clarence thomas issues the oath of office to the vice president of the unitedtates, michael pence. pence putting his hand on the reagan family bible. >> i, michael richard pence, do solemnly swear -- >> reporter: like the clouds over the event, a feeling of deviivisiveness looming. >> we live in a challenging and tumultuous time. >> reporter: as rain starts to fall, the moment. the swearing-in of the 45th president of our united states. using body his childhood bible and lincoln's. >> i, donald john trump, do solemnly swear -- >> mr. president. >> we, the citizens of america, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our for all of our people. >> reporter: president trump promising change for everyone. >> so to all americans in every city near and far, small and large, from mountain to mountain, from ocean to ocean, hear these words. you will never be ignored again. >> they are the folks who consider themselves the forgotten people that donald trump talked about in his speech. they're excited to no longer be forgotten. >> reporter: but the tone of th

. >> nick is the son of the iconic member of the e street band, clarence clement. he organized the fifth annual big man birthday bash. >> were trying to do the same thing with this charity. >> if you see a strange person the street don't look. my favorite part about being a dad -- just to see their faces in the morning when i wake them up. the first thing you think about is your wife and your kids and your family. so i had surgery locally, and it came back after my follow up that i needed a second surgery. and that's when i said i need a second opinion. everyone, from the moment i walked through the doors, they're smiling and i love the fact that included me in the whole process. the diagnosis of cancer is one of those things that you want an answer now. we can do now here. rod was great. i mean, he did everything that we asked him and more. the treatment plan was for him to have chemotherapy and radiation followed by surgery. i feel like this was the right way for me and the right treatment for me. at cancer treatment centers of america, we treat cancer, every sta

. >> it's a film about anita hill and clarence thomas. >> this is political theater and thomas just performedtim. >> it's a little bit of pressure, but we're developing projects for television, comedy and drama films, it's really exciting. >> since i'm here on set and you brought me to your office, can i audition for you for "scandal"? >> i guess. do you have a monologue prepared? >> i grabbed? lines from the show. i've seen you do them. you're auditioning for olivia pope? >> no, just trying to show my range. if you don't mind. >> no, i have time. >> give you some of your best zingers. >> you're being stupid here. >> i am many things, stupid is not one of them. >> i am many things, stupid is not one of them. [ laughter ] >> this is not a comedy. this is drama! >> no, but we are developing comedy. so it's not necessarily a bad thing that you got some laughs. >> how about this one. >> prove it to me, right now! show me whou are, cyrus bean! >> show me who you are, cyrus bean! [ laughter [ laughter ] >> um, that's good. >> that's better? >> that's good. >> i felt that one in the gut. >> do you h

former congressman and governor of indiana took the both of office delivered by supreme court justice clarence thomas on capitol hill. >> and will to the bet of my ability. >> preserve, protect and defend. >> preserve protect and defend. >> the constitution of the united states. >> the constitution of the united states. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> and donald trump becoming 45 president followed by a speech reminisce enters of the campaign trail and saying a new vision will govern our land from this moment on it will be america first. >> so to all americans in every city near and far, small and large mountain from ocean to ocean hear these words, you will never be ignored again your voice, your hopes and your dreams will define our american destiny. >> hours after the swearing in president trump putting pen to paper signing formal nominations for each cabinet pick including legislation clearing the way for defense secretary pick retired marine general james mattis and then off to lunch in congress statue arie hall the large gathering as well with 200 elected officials and dignitari

supreme court justice clarence thomas will administer the oath. >>> every inauguration comes look at which keepsakes tourists are snatching up three days before the inauguration. bobble head trump dolls are a popular purchase. they have a lot of t-shirts and hats. there is a unique trump pen with some of his famous lines. >> we've got a couple trump bobble heads, some mugs, four gifts for our friends at home. i hope we're going to be bringing jobs back to america. >> as many as a million people will be in the district for the swearing in of donald trump as the 45th president. >>> and as the presidential inauguration nears, a warning about fake tickets and information. >> susan has what you need to know. >> it's certainly easy to get caught up in all of the excitement of the inauguration and it's certainly an historic d day. but the better business bureau has reminders so you don't get caught up in a scam and trust me, there are many out there. first of needed for certain areas of the swearing in ceremony will given out by your house representative or senator and they're free. remembe

decision to not attend the inauguration and calling the trump presidency illegitimate. 86-year-old clarence jones says he understands john lewis' position but doesn't agree with his stand. >> yes, i assume there is classified information to indicate that russia in some way interfered wanting to place its hand in favor of donald trump. but that does not make donald trump an illegitimate president. >> reporter: in philadelphia today an anti-trump rally promising to fight back against many of the president-elect's stated policies and support for congressman lewis a civil rights legend. also today, the president of philadelphia's naacp hammered donald trump for his twitter remarks that john lewis is all talk and no action. >> john lewis of course is a man who deeply committed and dedicated to seeing real social change regardless to color or creed and i think it's just unfortunate that this is the way donald trump is getting started off. >> reporter: over the weekend donald trump's camp was fiercely defending him against the lewis attack. >> i think it's incredibly disappointing and i think it's

where supreme court justice clarence thomas will swear in vice-president pence and then of course supremeourt 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. there's going to be a little bit of rain tomorrow we'll see how all of this plays out. 800,000 or so people are supposed to be descending upon the mall. we'll give you all of that tomorrow. but straight ahead, we'll talk about is the band that actually replaced the b street band because they bailed on the garden state ball tonight. that's straight ahead, iain. >> lucy, look forward to that. see in you just a bit on saturday tens of thousands of women will march on washington, d.c. they're determined to make sure their voices are not ignored by the trump administration. many of the teachers will be from right here in our area. fox 29's shawnette wilson caught up with couple of local women who helped organize thou

supreme court justice clarence thomas administered the oath of office for mike pence. >> from this day forward, a new vision will govern our land. from this day forward, it's going to be only america first!! [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: with those words, some supporters like this woman started crying. thousands more started cheering. >> whoo! >> how do you feel right now? >> we are excited! we are so thrilled that donald trump is president and we are looking forward to a great future here in america. >> i have been a fan since day one right when he announced in june of 2015. and i honestly teared up a little bit on that anthem. it's exciting for trump's america. >> i'm willing to give him a chance like we have given many other presidents before him. >> reporter: bob and lisa flew in from danville to witness history. >> living in the bay area we don't realize maybe how things are in the rest of the country. but we do need to bring our factories and manufacturing jobs back here so we can be more self-sufficient. >> people will change their views once he starts doing things for th

it was my great honor justice clarence thomas, it is 25th year on the supreme court of the united states have the honor. [applause] mike pence: one of the great honors of my life. [applause] mike pence: when it came to the bible, i thought about it long and hard. and then we made a call out west to the reagan library. and asked if i might have the honor to take the oath of office on the bible that our 40th president took his oath of office on. what touched my heart was to find out that the verse he took the oath on is one of my very favorites. it is one that i often quoted on the campaign trail. i leave it with you today as andi leave it with you today as an admonition, because now is the time for us to do our work, support this new president and the confidence of the american people placed in him and the agenda that they've elected him to advance and elected all of you to advance. i also think i think if you are inclined to bend the knee and bow the head, good time to do that, too. that verse in president reagan's bible was ancient words that are still true today. if his people were cal

approximately is 1:25 vice president-elect mike pence will take the oath of office administered by justice clarence thomas. at high noon donald trump takes the oath of office and delivers his inaugural adress. immediately after trump alongside his wife and vice president biden will attend lunch at the capitol with congressional leaders, and they will then travel the parade route from the capitol to the white house, and that's where they will then view the inauguration and inaugural parade with their family. don't miss our special inauguration. it all begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00 pacific right here on nbc. >> let's get a check on some of the other stories we've been tracking, especially this breaking news now. two adults and one child are dead after a car plowed into a crowd of pedestrians in melbourne, australia. 20 others were injured, including five children who were sent to a hospital in critical condition. they were run over while in a popular shopping mall area. emergency services are treating this incident as a, quote, mass casualty event and hospitals have been put on a code red. polic

and in what may be seen as an effort to be more inclusive to african americans, elaine, justice clarence thomas will swear in the vice president elect at the inauguration. ho thank you. tonight, we have a series of exit interviews with key players in the obama administration - beginning with secretary of state john kerry. he will likely be replaced as the top u.s. diplomat by former exxon-mobil ceo, rex tillerson. so far, the passing of the torch oftween kerry and tillerson has consisted of a five-minute phone call. here's margaret brennan. >> as he prepares to leave office, secretary kerry is clearly worried that president- elect trump might undo some of mes hard won achievements, n'mely the historic deal to freeze iran's nuclear program. mr. trump has pledged to rip it up. >> if all of a sudden, you pull out of that, all of our allies who joined us in the effort would have extraordinary questions about america's leadership and american judgement. e kerry is also concerned about the middle east, where he spent twmonths trying to secure peace between the israelis and palestinians. he sai

now, please stand while the associate justice of the supreme court, clarence thomas, administers thelause ] >> mr. vice president-elect, will you raise your right hand and repeat after me? i, michael richard pence, do solemnly swear. >> i, michael richard pence, do solemnly swear. >> that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> against all enemies, foreign and domestic. >> against all enemies, foreign and domestic. >> that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. >> that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. >> that i take this obligation freely. >> that i take this obligation freely. >> without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. >> without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. >> and that i will well and faithfully discharge. >> and that i will well and faithfully discharge. >> the duties of the office of which i am about to enter. >> the duties of the office of which i am about to enter. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulatio