vetting process can already be quite vigorous as david muir find out following refugee families along their journey jordan, up "up all nightline" with davidavid muir. >> reporter: in 2016, mo are than 12,000 syrian refugees were admitted to the u.s. before the election we traveled to jordan to see just what the vetting entailed. through this doorway, we immediately cover discover a crush of humanity. refugee families already screened by the u.n. now waiting to be interviewed by the u.s. >> i'd say that the interviewers are highly trained. they're trained to look at t documentation but also for the credibility behind the applicant's story. >> when you say documentation, this is syria. they've been at war for years now. >> yes. >> what kind of documentation do they have if any. >> surprisingly, 97% of all adult applicants in our pipeline have sal lid syrian documentation. >> from here, they are screened through the terrorist watch list. the intelligence databases back in the u.s. and homeland security makes the final decision. the u.s. state department told us of refugees admitted to the u.s. since 9/11, a quote tiny fraction of 1% have bee

a comprehensive discussion with my colleague david muir. david? >> juju, thanks. it was an extraordinary day at the white house. president trump delivering on his first major campaign promise with an executive order to start building that border wall. sitting down for his first interview since taking the oath of office, making news on the use of torture and on his belief there were millions of illegal votes on election day. tonight we go one on one with president trump on the issues facing his administration, and we ask how is he adjusting to the weight of the presidency? mr. president, i want to start, we're five days in. and your campaign promises. i know today you plan on signing the order to build the wall. >> correct. >> are you going to direct u.s. funds to pay for this wall? will american taxpayers pay for the wall? of what's happening with mexico. we're going to be starting those negotiations relatively soon. and we will be in a form reimbursed by mexico -- >> they'll pay us back? >> yeah, absolutely, 100%. >> when does construction begin? >> as soon as we

border and he brushed off mexico's continued resistance in an exclusive interview with abc's david muir. >> david, i think he has to say that. he has to say that. but i'm just telling you there it will be in a form, perhaps a complicated form and you have to understand what i'm doing is good for the united states. it's also going to be good for mexico. we want to have a very stable, very solid mexico. >> when does construction begin? >> as soon as we can. as soon as we can physically do it. >> within months? >> i would say in months, yeah, i would say in in months. certainly planning is starting immediately. >> nieto is scheduled to meet with president trump at the white house next week but sources say he's now considering calling off that trip. >>> in addition to building the wall, the president took action to remove some of the 11 million undocumented immigrants living here now. abc's cecilia vega has details. >> reporter: president trump at the department of homeland security signing those executive orders on immigration. >> we've been talking about this right from the beginning. >> reporter:

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as for the interview itself, david muir -- and this is not a shot -- david muir did a predictable, routinepoliticala interview. he asked the president about the wall, as you said. and he asked him about the millions of illegal immigrants that allegedly, according to donald trump, tried to vote. that's fine. but we have heard it before andd we have heard it a lot. frankly, on a daily basis, we hear about this. i would have gone down a different road. i would have tried to break new ground. instead of doing a political interview, i would have done a psychological interview. because i think it's at least as important what donald trump -- his demeanor and what makes him tick and what motivates him. i think that's at least as important as who is going to pay for the wall. so here are four questions to give you a broad idea, bill, as to what i'm talking about. number one, i would ask him -- i would say, why do you brag so much? because you know, confident people don't brag. he brags a lot. i would ask him why he says so many things that are blatantly untrue. i'm trying to figure out, is he tryin

. >> all right david thank news wmach keep acid dowt-n. tspeeport.ng david muir. coming from house where we just the first interview with donald trump here at the white house. he made several breaking headlines here including think visit this afternoon to the department of homeland security where he will sign an order to begin the wall. that promised call during the campaign. and i asked him who will pay for the wall? >> are you going to direct u.s. funds to pay for this wall? >> ultimately it will come out with what is happening with mexico. we are starting the negotiations

. >> if you watched the interview that donald trump had with david muir, every time david asked about million votes, the president talked about how he could have won the popular vote. he seems fixated on that notion. a senior official tells the president wants to discuss this with republican lawmakers before launching a probe. the official says there is a concern about starting an investigation before the confirmation of jeff sessions. >>> president trump's focus on voter fraud putting republicans in an awkward spot. many defending the leader of the party without conceding the baseless claim of election fraud. house oversight committee chairman says the panel is not looking into the issue and the issue is taking the president off message. >> i just haven't seen the fraud. if it is out there, the president's convinced it is there, he should investigate it. he has 100,000 people at the justice department to help him do that. this is not something we will do. >> i would urge him to come out with the evidence he has. i think it is dangerous ground because it undermines the base of the con

david near -- david muir. wesident trump: as soon as can possibly do it. probably within months. davidng by at the white house and eric martin is in mexico city. the president talking about the timing for this. what sense do we have our hope to get about timing from the ?resident this afternoon after he writes a tweet like this, how much does he flesh it out in a speech afterward? kevin: the sources i am speaking with tell me the work is already underway with how president trump will work with congress to implement the building and construction of this wall. what you will see later this afternoon is trump urging congress to begin to take immediate action to fulfill one of his most promised campaign iterations along the u.s.-mexico border. reaction has been swift and fast from political opponents, including democrats who are looking to target key republican lawmakers who are up in swing districts in 2018. doing so would go against one of the bedrock of american principles in welcoming immigrants to the united states. vonnie: eric martin in mexico city, it must be a relief to relievedaye

then stay tuned for abc7 "world news tonight" with david muir. alison: david, what are you working on for tonight? >> president donald trump, a sweeping first week in office, doing it his way. taking aim at ob reunited. will congress support his agenda? this i steve: all right. we got through monday and now looking forward to the rest of the week. 50 tomorrow. may wake up to light snow north of d.c. 50 on wednesday. middle 40's on thursday. we are all looking forward to, friday. around 40. a nice mix of sun and clouds. a few added clouds in the day on saturday. around 40 degrees. by sunday we are watching for the potential little bit of a wintry mix around the d.m.v. obvious we will keep you -- of course we will keep you updated on abc7 and wjla.com over the coming days. stay with us. "abc7 news at 5:00" continues after this. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. which means we can deliver internet speeds differently. welcome to 8 and a half maple street. it's half a house. and even though it only has half the he

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. >>> then at 5:30 on world news with david muir -- >> his historic first interview from the white house happens tonight on abc. president trump, davidestions off limits. president donald trump, the white house interview, tonight at 10:00/9:00 central on abc. >>> ducks, geese, rabbits and guinea pigs, chickens and cats. >> new at 6:00, the bay area hospital with its own farm. living proof that simple contact can be the b >>> all right, now that's a close call. the out of control semi fishtails right between two minnesota state troopers earlier this month. a fresh coat of snow made the road slick. it was probably icy too. but luckily no one was hurt. >>.that is scary. >>> ride share company lyft says it is expanding its operations in the united states. >> they will roll out service in 40 new u.s. cities tomorrow. seven california cities are on that list, including chico and re redding. >> they want to add 100 new cities by the end of 2017. >> lyft claims to reach 55% of the u.s. population right now. >>> pepper, the robot, has landed a new job at the oakland airport stationed outside a restaurant in terminal 2. the robot's main job is

. >>> president trump talked to our david muir that first network interview we all were watching last night davidning. >> goog, great to be with you. you heard jon say he'll press this with congressional republicans that mrrpthere were millions of illegal votes and why he lost the popular vote. we asked where is the proof. we'll begin with this moment about torture and after something he told me during the campaign and something he might now disagree with some of his top cabinet members he's counting on. the last president, president obama said the u.s. does not torture. will you say that. >> well i have a general who i have great respect for, said a -- as you mr.me byhe'll be eb have as d and he withink, do a gatis y'tknowd tallpoken they soerk >>d of the back of to country mean? >> when they're chopping off the heads of our people and chopping off th because they happen to be a christian in the middle east when isis is doing things that nobody since medll about waterboardins farned, we h firepr. esent. >> you'reow the itizens o thebecause they're chri muslim or anything else. don't want -- look

david muir right back here tomorrow night. i'm tom llamas in new york. have a great evening. good night. davidir right back here tomorrow night. i'm tom llamas in new york. have a great evening. good night. >>> tonight at 6:00, taking a stand for obamacare. thousands join the national rally to stop its repeal. >>> a deputy from the east bay bruised and bloodied in this mug shot now faces an attempted murder charge. >>> here comes a rain again. a look at the storms headed our way. >> announcer: live where you live, this is abc 7 news. >>> good evening, i'm eric thomas. a contra costa deputy is accused of trying to kill another man. sacramento police said on friday night kyle roland got into an argument at a house party. he pulled a gun, someone tried to take it away from him. hi fired the weapon. no one was hurt. police arrived to find him being held down by another person. he's being held without bail. roland had been with the contra costa sheriff's office since october. a spokesperson says his employment has been terminated. >>> thousands rallied across the nation to fight for obamacare. it's

beautiful, smart, intelligent david muir years before he delivered the news to millions, he delivered it to thousands right here on "world news now." >> delivered the news. the daviduir has done okay for himself since those days, but like many who have left this desk for bigger things, he looks back at his time here with good memories. >> it's been a while since i've been on the air at this hour. it comes back. once you do time on the overnights, you don't forget. i remember my office used to be up there. i'd run down about 2:00 in the morning, and this coffee now that i drink during world news tonight would never be enough. same direct. same desk. let's see, i must have left this behind. this is about the size coffee you need to get through, and i these are hand drawn weather maps. it's a long story, but yes, we did the weather one night. i held them up next to me. we did our own maps because we had no power for graphics, but we powered through. that's what it means to be on the overnights. you power through. the team tough, smart, irreverent and sleep deprived but once you get off the overnights you still don't get much sleep. keep making each other laugh becaus

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