we learned late today that ivanka trump's recently announced informal role in her father's white house is about to become a formal job, despite her proclamations during the campaign that she had no desire to be part of the administration. mrs. trump is joining her husband jared kushner as a federal advisor to the president albeit an unpaid one. a family business rankled watchdogs and today's announcement was to address the concerns. ivanka trump is the first daughter or son to work in their father's white house since eisenhower was president. nbc's kristen welker has details. >> reporter: tonight, it's official, ivanka trump now a federal employee in her father's white house. her title assistant to the president. >> thank you all so much for being here. >> reporter: she's always had a seat at the table, at meetings with foreign leaders, and helping lead discussions on business and the economy. most recently moving into a west wing office. it's a move ivanka seemed to initially resist. >> people think you'll be part of the administration, ivanka. >> no, i'm going to be a daughter, but i

this as the first daughter ivanka trump accepts the title of assistant to the president. raising questions this morning. plenty to cover on day 70 of the trump presidency. let's start with sara murray live at the white house. >> reporter: good morning, john. this white house is certainly sick of answering questions about russia, but the senate intelligence committee made it clear they are just getting started. they have a long list of people they want to talk to get to the bottom of the 2016 presidential campaign. >> we together with the members of the committee will get to the bottom of it. >> reporter: the senate intelligence committee holding its first public hearing on russia today. as political infighting jeopardizes the house probe. >> the investigation scope will go whatever the intelligence leads. >> reporter: the leaders of the senate panel plan to interview 20 witnesses of the attempts to influence the election and potential tie was moscow and the campaign. among the possible witnesses? michael flynn and jared kushner. kushner is expected to testify with the meet

so ivanka trump is now officially an employee of the u.s. government. he president's daughter will be serving as an assistant to president trump. but she won't receive a paycheck. the role comes after nbc news confirmed earlier this week that the first daughter would have an office in the west wing. richard painter was the chief white house ethics lawyer under president george w. bush. always good to have you, sir. thanks for being with me this morning. first of all, just how unprecedented is something like this? >> well, we have not had a close family member of the president serve in the administration since bobbie kennedy was the attorney general for president kennedy. since then the congress did pass the anti-nepotism statute and there is some debate about whether the antinepotism statute prohibits the president from appointing family members to the staff. what is discouraging, however, is that they tried to have her be a nonemployee, even though she was functioning as a government employee, and this is a situation where the white house ethics office

president trump at the white house monday. crediting ivanka for helping lead initiative to promote women business leaders and entrepreneurs. >> i feel very blessed to h course past several months and hear your personalyour journeys. ivanka will have a west wing office, security clearance and government issued communications device. one thing she went have -- an official title. unlike her husband jared kushner unpaid senior adviser to the president. ivanka will not be a government employee. in a statement she said she will voluntarily follow all the ethics rules placed on government employees. expected to focus onner use she personally cares about. paid maternity leave, child care tax credit plan. but front and center at a wide range of white house events. and there is really no press denlt for an adult child of a president to take on such a high profile role. the fact that she now would be in the white house have a desk there be more visible in the west wing. i think send a message that her opinion matters. and >> reporter: there have been spe

>>> first daughter ivanka trump will be working out of the west wing. am amanda, good to see you on. alice, you were on last night, weren't you? >> i was. good to be back. >> amanda, i want to start with you. you wrote a pretty tough column for cosmo.com. you said ivanka trump sits with dignitaries during important meetings, is setting up an office at the white house and seeking national security clearance. what qualifier s her? apparently being the president's daughter. there's a word for this. and makes everything ivanka trump what she's done, to position herself as an example of working women a farce. wow. why nepotism? >> yeah. the only reason she's getting west wing space and security clearance is because she is the president's daughter. a direct bloodline to the president. no one else has the privilege she was in this position, which doesn't have a title. we don't know what she's going to be doing other than this vague description of being eyes and ears for the president, which is a little creepy. what is most worrisome to me is a fact that she sa

ivanka trump, she seems to have more influence than expected. w do you see that, how much influence and that she had when it comes to the economic policies of her dad, donald trump? reporter: well, as far as we know, the president has listened to his daughter quite a bit and made some strong statements when it comes to equal treatment of women in the workplace. but if we look at the most pressing issues of health care and regulation of the financial industry, or -- her experience is limited in that area. sarah: when it comes into the markets behind you, investors seem to be skeptical about the performance of the u.s. president. patty see that? >> after the failure of the health care initiative on friday, there is quite some hesitation on wall street. if the president will have an easier or tougher time getting his plans through his own party. monday, it closed on the negative side for an eighth consecutive trading day. we have not had such a negative run in about six years but to be fair the market was on fire and we are only shy about 3% of a ne

that is not an ivanka trump problem per se. but it is a trump problem.ng us now, brookings institution susan hennessey and nyu law professor burt newborn and perry bacon, who recently profiled the members of what he calls the friends and family circle in an article for 538. you wrote a piece for the washington post about why this is a national security problem. what was your concern? >> nepotism and national security is really two fold. one is we want people who are advising the president on matters that are consequential to u.s. interests to be experts. i don't think many people would argue that ivanka trump is the most qualified person for this kind of position. and the other issue is one of transparency. and really about the preserving that -- the appearances and that basic legitimacy and that's that we want tour we have enough information about the foreign financial interests and business dealings of individuals, in order to know they're acting and counseling the president in the best interest of the united states and not sort of in order to benefit

choices that made big ramifications that went beyond balls and strikes. >> i want to challenge the ivanka trump role. it wasn't president trump trying to get ivanka in the white house? does this show an administration in trouble or pivot or the work they tried from day one to figure out a way that would not run into ethical mine field? >> i think it is always the case. she would have an influence role in the administration. i think to her credit coming out and saying let's make it official and not behind the scenes. she was at the white house regularly. she was with her father on trips. at least coming out and being open about it. that does help. again, with everyone in the family and administration. her husband jared kushner, the president, herself. the conflicts are rich. they could be going further to separate from business ties. we have not had a business president before. there is a lot further they could go. further she could go. they are not going there. >> on the first point, on the evolution of what her role would be. ivanka said to "60 minutes" i will not play a formal role. really? i

. >> the assistant to the president for ivanka trump, continuing to haunt the trump administration. >> a rare show of bipartisanship on capitol hill. at least a glimmer of hope. this morning the senate intersection committee holds its first public hearing on hurussi meddling on the u.s. elections. burr and warner laying out their plans side by side. they say there are 20 witnesses on their list focussing on alleged russia efforts to spread disinformation and fake news during the campaign. >> the deepening stalemate on the house side. democrat adam schiff says he will meet today with chairman devin nunes after he called on him to recuse himself amid growing acquisition of collusion. >> the chairman is going to have to find a way to lift this cloud otherwise we're going to need someone else to preside over this. i think we really do need someone else to preside over this if we are going to do this credibly. >> manu raju on capitol hill. >> reporter: good morning. a contrast, there's gridlock on the house side a partisan fight over devin nunes and whether he should go forward leading the

what do you know, women saw that, bill, and they went out and they started spending on ivanka trump'slothing line.ut >> bill: you think that's what it was? here's the key question. did nordstrom have a legitimate right because the ivanka stuff was not moving or did they make it up because there was this far-left protest that wasit getting into the store l hierarchy, some believe they just caved, nothing wrong with it. >> i think grab your wallet completely backfired, women went out, grabbed their wallet. bought the product. the company previously said the sales were down. we contacted them today to say, don't you feel bad now that you let that go? a big opportunity? and they said, we don't comment on individual sales. trying to have their cake and eat it too. >> bill: i guess we could find out whether this whole ivanka trump controversy was generated by these far left people who wanted to punish the trump family or if sales did rocket up after this became a known and women, as you pointed out, saying, we don't like this. >> i think nordstrom was concerned from a political perspective

first daughter, ivanka trump is taking on a new role. it doesn't pay anything. she won't have an official title, but she will get an office in the west wing at the white house, and she'll get a security clearance and have access to classified information. her spokesperson says ivanka trump has taken several measures to promote high standards of ethical conduct. even though she's not a federal employee, she will follow the restrictions that would apply if she were. >>> heart pounding moments. a crowd watched on the edge of their seats during a high wire act. eight people fell during that stunt, including nik wallenda. he sits down for an exclusive "today" show. they open up about the recovery and who plans to get back up there. >> no one bailed. everybody fought till the bitter end. nobody just said okay, i'm out. every single person fought as hard as they possibly could until the last second, until they couldn't hang on anymore. that's amazing, that tells how much we love and trust and care and are connected. >> carrie sanders sits down with nik wallenda and the

on are less talk about the president's daughter, ivanka trump.esident. we've already seen her in a number of high—profile meetings, this picture was used an awful when angela merkel visited. she was also involved with meetings with the japanese leader before president trump was inaugurated. on one level, we saw it coming, but lots of people are saying this is nepotism. is it out of the ordinary or regular for a president to do this? it is certainly out of the ordinary for a president to elevate one of his offspring to a formal role within the west wing of the white house. ivanka trump had been given prime office space already within the white house, so this is in effect putting her in a position where she has to be applied to the ethics rules that govern white house employees. we've seen presidential spouses are prominent, informal roles. hillary clinton, joe in the bill clinton administration was probably the most prominent of that, maybe going back to woodrow wilson and his wife in the 1920s. but this is remarkable as far as presidential childr

the right side of the law but not conflict, craig. >> what's this in about in terms of having ivanka trump inside the white house? if it is a situation where donald trump values his daughter's opinion on matters, why not just pick up the phone a few times a day and ask that opinion? why is it imperative that you have an office in the west wing, that you have a security clearance? what's this really about? >> as i've spoken to the president numerous times looking back at his business career think about it. he's always run a family organization. he's 70 years old. he knows how to run a family organization. wit a global company, but it was not some kind of major corporation in the traditional corporate sense. he's now returning to a format of governing that was just like the format he enjoyed when he ran a business. this is his comfort having his family and loyalists around him. whether or not that's appropriate or whether that's the best way to govern that's for our people to decide. this is certainly the way the president is comfortable operating. >> is it also, perhaps, a bit about maybe p

i'm a little skeptical of this whole idea of ivanka trump is in there really having much influence. >ot toning down things too much. >> to go to your point, you look at the initial reactions to trump as president extending to trump as candidate, i think the divides are going to become even wietder. working class women that are for him, there's no occasion they're moving away. i think he is performing even more -- and certainly with minorities facing a lot of trouble as well. >> i think that is why the obama care argument is so important and how that plays out. i think those voters are really in play if if the president mishandles this. our reporters share from their notebooks, including could the gop's health care plan stick it to the same voters -- we've been talking about this -- who put donald trump in the white house? when we come back. uh, excuse me, waiter. i ordered the soup... of course, ma'am. my apologies. c'mon, caesar. let's go. caesar on a caesar salad? surprising. excuse me, pardon me. what's not surprising? how much money matt saved by switching to geico. could i get my

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there you see jared kushner and his wife, the president's daughter, ivanka trump, entering the vehicle. we're about to see the president. steve miller, also the adviser. jim acosta is standing by at the white house. as we continue to see president trump as he makes his way to his first speech. we know about what he's been doing today, how long he's been working on his speech, who else has been having a hand in it? >> well, he has been preparing his speech for some time. some of it was going on at mar-a-lago a couple of weeks ago, so this has been a work in progress. you just saw steven miller, the white house policy director here, and he was very instrumental in crafting this speech, as well as steve bannon, the chief strategist who we saw moments ago, also kellyanne conway, jared kushner, and ivanka trump. all have had a hand, kienivanka trump and her husband have had a hand in this speech. >> his wife, first lady, melania trump, entering the presidential limousine. once they are secured in there, the motorcade will start making the short drive to capitol hill. i'm sorry, continue, ju

ivanka trump sales are through the roof. starbucks struggling. it's not good for workers or anyone else? >> a tough thing for businesses to manage. if you come out in favor of trump, like we saw with the under armour ceo, he was accused of white supremacy, being privileged in baltimore. on the flipside, ivanka trump is seeing it, starbucks is seeing it. that's the problem culturally we're seeing right now which is the politization of everything. you can't have a private life anymore, everything is a political statement and there are political consequences. charles: there are, gina. we had bob iger on president trump's advisory council, people are giving him a hard time. why are you on it? it's so hard to a guy seated at the table. >> exactly. if i'm a shareholder in a company and the ceo is playing politics with my investment, i would be not so happy. i don't think participating in invitation like you're talk about of the president is playing politics. it's doing what's smart for the company. if we looked at patterns, the espns and the nordstrom a

. >> new numbers on ivanka trump's business may come as a surprise. >> plus, it's not racist graffitibut it'scosting a local family tens of thousands of dollars as vandals keep coming back. plus the pope may be having a change of heart about marriage and the clergy. adam? >> we have the latest on the nor east. i'll give you information on the seven day coming up. >>> and the eagles meet and greet. jeff skversky introduces us to alshon jeffery when "action news" continues. ♪ ♪ al shan >> an "action news" viewer recorded flames burning from the upper floor of a chester county home this morning. inside firefighters would find the body of a woman. they believe this is the first fire death in 17 years. the building is described as a house share with rooms for rent. five other people inside made it out safely. >> a ma miles an hour will townp family hope someone can identify vandals that spray prainted the home twice in six months. it happened while the family was asleep inside. >> it's a nightmare for us. we wake up through the night wondering if someone came back, grateful that it snowed

i'll play ivanka trump, what she said after the election about what her role would be in the trump white house on "60 minutes." >> people think you're going to be part of the administration, i have been -- ivanka. >> no. i'm going to be a daughter. i said throughout the campaign that i'm very passionate about certain issues and that i want to fight for them. there are a lot of things i feel deeply, strongly about, not in a formal, administrative capacity. >> ari, what are the legal questions here? >> the biggest legal question is what happens if there is some kind of conflict of interest that can arise if the president later has to choose between what's good for the country and his family. the security clearance, the other obligations mean that ultimately, she is trying to be like a formal federal employee and meet the standards, but unlikely to be treated or fired like one. we she can't be promoted into the cabinet or anything like that. the 1967 nepotism law forbids that. there is this loophole legally as an adviser. >> when she announced last week she was going to be an informal advis

ivanka trump is no advocate for working women.m a well qualified woman who most personal has more national security experience than her. i don't know why ivanka trump is at that table for critical decision making. someone needs to explain that. i think there are far more qualified men and women to have that spot in the white house. >> the only -- >> she has her own interest like fashion line and jewelry brand. she stepped down from daily management, but is that enough to eliminate conflicts of interest? >> she seized control of her fashion industry and she is going to comply with ethics rules and regulations. the bottom line is we knew that she was going to be part of this campaign or administration. she is doing so. i think the fact that she doesn't have a title and has a loose portfolio gives her more power and can walk in and out. >> i'm out of time. >> that gives her more time. >> thank you all, i appreciate it. see you here tomorrow. is there an elk in your bed? with sleep number, there's an adjustment for that. tilt your tor

ivanka trump previously announced she would get an office. trump will serve as an adviser to her father. >>> a new poll shows they are not happy with president trump handling health care reform. 62 of americans disapproved of the prosecute presidency's handling of health care. it was his worst rating among seven issues the poll tested. >>> a woman is in custody after striking a police cruiser on capitol hill. police do not believe it was any kind of terrorist attack. this happened this morning. police say she tried to hit other officers. >> in the attempt to atrophy support, shots for fired. however no individuals were injured during the arrest. this incident appears to be criminal in nature. >> some house buildings were temporarily placed on lockdown. no one was taken to the hospital. >>> a dozen people are dead after an out of control pickup truck hit a church van. it happened on a highway 75 miles west of san antonio this morning. there were 14 people inside the church van. the driver was the only person in the pickup. three others were inj

trump who dazzled washington at the inauguration but has since stayed largely out of the spotlight while the president's daughter ivanka has picked up some of the traditional duties. as first lady mrs. trump has read to children in new york, greeted foreign spouses, and introduced her husband in pshe's been less vis her because of her southern in new york. the security at reportedly costing more than learning her a husband at. wra is a very highly accomplished women and really as doing some great job. >> ladies take on a it was a year before she iniati to let's movecampgn. jan crawford, cbs news, washington. >>> well, coming up onbewe'll t country singer keithfamily, and the top. for the strength and energy to get back to doing... ensure. always be you. clearasil rapid action begins working fast for clearly visible results in as little skatas 1hooarding mi? so let's be clear: clearasin. whfight back fastrts diog the instant it touches your tongue. and neutralizes stomach acid at the source. smoothies! only from tums alley symptoms doctors recommend taking claritin every day distracting you? claritin provides powerful,

. >>> we're finding out more now about ivanka trump's role at the white house. the first daughter will have her own office in the west wing of the white house. she will get government issued communication devices and will have access to classified information but she won't have an official title and she won't

. >> would you spend thousands of dollars to look at ivanka trump. >> she's george us why wouldn't you? >> it's the newest trend in plastic surgery we'll about it up next on 5@630 >> no doubt about it she has run kloming lines and ivanka trump has style. >> apparently some people going to lengths to look exactly like her. >> this is snot what i expected when you askedfy wanted to look like ivanka trump before. >> plastic surgeons report they are getting clients asking to look like the eldest first daughter. one houston surgeon has said he performed extensive work on several women who wanted to look more like ivanka. nose job, breast augmenttation and lip owe suction to lift butt and injectable fillers for the face and costing between $30,000 and 60,000. >> you can trademark a face. >> i don't think so. >> and he's very savvy the trumps are savvy. >> maybe they'll come one one. >> meantime it's been reported first daughter malia obama turned down she's getting experience her dream job to get experience in the industry. she is turned done a modeling agency and want ton stay out of the sp

those words from a resident who lives across the street from ivanka trump and her family. according to the associated press, residents attended a neighborhood commission meeting to complain. ivanka trump and her husband, jared kushner, moved into a rental home with their kids just after the inauguration. neighbors say vehicles associated with the household are parking in restricted areas. they say the family's private security is aggressive, and according to residents, the family has been leaving trash bags on the curb for days. any famous people, including former president obama, live in the neighborhood. >>> a lot of people took advantage of the mild temperatures today to go and check out the cherry blossoms. and getting some encouraging news about the peak bloom. >>> i'm melissa molette with your first 4 traffic. and a look at metro this weekend. again, safe track through april 12th. between braddock road and again through the 1th of april. on the yellow line, also singing tracking between braddock road and huntington. red line, regular service. orange line also looking

you had people like vice president pence, steve bannon, reince priebus, ivanka trump, jared kushner and others, and they certainly were laughing. they were among those who were -- who found this to be an amusing joke from president trump. >> hallie jackson, thank you for clarifying that. michael steele, wiretapping is something at's clearly on the minds of the foreign press. we have two questions on retapping from the german reporters. two questions on health care from the american reporter. so on this subject of wiretapping, how detrimental, how problematic? how significant is it for donald trump to make these claims, not have evidence and what does that mean for his credibility overseas? especially among our allies. >> well katie, that's it, the last point is the point. the credibility question is a big one. particularly for our european allies. they don't know donald trump. they've not dealt with him at all. certainly not in the political or diplomatic sphere. he's a guy whose come in an a player. >> he seems to play off a lot of popular decent if you will that a lot of voters have,

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. >> another skit that ivanka trump perfume. they called it complicit. she walks into the room, all eyes are on her. she's ivanka. >> is that scarlet johansson? >>> let's get a check on cnn money stream. stock futures are lower right now. wall street gearing up for a big week. stocks in europe mixed in the first hour of trading. and an hour later here in the u.s., shares in asia with begins overnight. the fed starts a two-day policy meeting tomorrow. it will be a major test for the stock market. the trump rally slowed a little. major averages up slightly over the last two weeks. higher interest rates boost profits for banks. that is reflected in the stock market. it will make mortgages and adjustable rate loans more. many home equity lines are costly. cost of taking out a car loan will rise. interest rates on credit cards will i honcrease. the fed is looking at the labor market. now is the time for the rate hike. it could more leeway with the slowing economy. all of the issues with the ivanka trump fashion brand is a big boost of sales. u.s. sales of iva

ivanka trump is moving on up into the west wing. the first daughter will not be a government employee, but shet will have a white house office with access to classified information. her husband jared kushner also work as an advisor to the president. a lot of folks are saying thisng might race some ethical questions because she's not separating herself from her company. >> right.. > ivanka trump even though somebody else is now running it as the ceo. there are a lot of questions onn this, you don't have an official role. there was a good amount of outrage when hillary clinton haa an office.fice she was the first one to really close to the west wing, but none of the less it's one of the gray areas, that this is a neww frontier approaching the white i house. i think some of the experts they tried to look and make sure there were no issues.sues > the news had a lot of people buzzing on facebook. his fellow republicans have to h know thiavs is a problem cryptic communications. jen a as aco fellow daughter wh, woulds with her father ier c

ivanka trump, no problem with subdued trading.ven the fact that nordstrom is no longer stocking her product, apparently listers looked at sales and they are through the roof. so she is doing okay despite that boycott and that nordstrom problem. let's just finish up with the geneva motor show open to the public now, and some of the highlights have been the electric cars. we've seen a number of very impressive new electric vehicles rolled out. i know there are still some petrol heads unwilling to give up their v-8s, but it is worth taking a look at some of these new models. back to you. >> really cool i'm sure. cnbc's geoff cutmore. just ahead adele has a furry new stocker. we'll tell you who it is. did disney just reveal a big plot hand about the next "star wars" film? popular spoilers here. you're watching "early today." ♪ minutes old. ♪ a baby's skin is never more delicate. ♪ what do hospitals use to wash and protect it? ♪ johnson's® the number 1 choices in hospitals. quilted northern works their bathroom experience. but these bi

the ivanka trump hiring sort of stands alone as itself. she is a -- an adviser unlike kb anyone else here because she is a family member, but she definitely is taking a greater role and roeins on everything here. we do not believe it's connected to that. our sources is saying katie w walsh is not being fired. she is going outside the white house to build a coalition for his message. the hiring of ivanka officially certainly has everyone on edge in some respects and on watch here at the white house to see if other staff shakeups will occur because of that. in terms of if they're connected, we don't think so at this time. >> we know she worked very, very closely with reince priebus. >> yes, she was. >> jeff, thanks very much. meanwhile as the senate intelligence committee moves forward with its investigation, the same cannot be said for the house intelligence committee. right now that investigation is at a standstill. let's bring in a member of that committee. republican congressman chris stewart of utah. kr congressman, thanks very much for

ivanka trump is now a public servient, official title, assistant to the president.he last president to hire one of his kids was ike. and we all know there's no crying in baseball but what about not showing up for the game? the 11th hour begins now. good evening once again from our headquarters in new york and 69 of the trump administration, the biggest story where the white house is concerned came from across town. a lot of people on this broadcast and elsewhere has said what the russia investigation is missing is a president saying he wants to get to the bottom of it all. this was a hugely consequential day and not in ways that they would like. today we heard from the top two members of the senate intelligence committee. on the right, richard burr of north carolina. on the left, mark warner of virginia. in plain english, they sounded like senators ought to sound. saying in effect we've got this. promising a sweeping investigation. already the biggest in decades and a bipartisan report when it's all over if you can believe that. taking questions under the hot lights

trump to avoid the ethics. ivanka said i have heard the concerns some have with my advising the president. while voluntarily complying with all ethics rules. i will instead serve as an unpaid employee to the white house. she and her husband, the president's senior adviser, jared kushner have access to classified information. but ethics rules say no salary is allowed from outside sources, no gifts from foreign officials, and no participation in matters that could effect personal interest. >> she's a very, very bright lady. >> reporter: some republicans say they're glad to see ms. trump take such an active role. >> her being there and talking about women and wanting to do things for women, i think in the long run could also help president trump. >> reporter: political experts say there is a precedent for family hires. >> historically, family members have often been advisers to the president. one that comes to mind is a 35- year-old attorney named robert f. kennedy who became attorney general, and there was a lot of cont

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first daughter ivanka trump and canada's prime minister justin broadway tonight and the show is about embracing strangers in "the skinny." interesting topics. it is thursday, march 16th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we do say good morning to you. welcome, eva, once again being here with us. thank you. >> thank you for having me. >> we're going to talk about president trump who will present his first budget to congress today and it's likely to upset both democrats and republicans. >> the spending plan called for deep cuts to the epa and significantly boost the pentagon's budget by $54 billion. >> front and center for the president in nashville last night, news that a federal judge put a temporary hold on his revised travel ban. >> overnight, the president on a tear. >> a judge has just blocked our executive order on travel. >> reporter: a federal judge blocking his administration's revised travel ban just hours before it would have taken effect. >> the order he blocked was a watered down version of the first order. that was also blocked by another jung and should hav

ivanka trump's sales increased 300% from january to february. >>> it's called the san jose promise. the city of san jose launched a program to provide free college education to anyone that needs it. >> reporter: without the financial aid she received, community college may not have been possible for natalie lopez. >> it meant i would not have to worry about working another job to pay for books. >> reporter: now san jose wants to extend those benefits to other students. the goal it is to offer community college to lower income students. west valley, ever green and san jose city college have each received $750,000 to get the program off the ground. >> it's not just the tuition, it's books and health fees and transportation. >> reporter: in its first year, 800 students will benefit. some say that number needs to grow. >> thousands of kids are going to be wanting to come. only 800 get funded. we say yes to this and what more can we do. >> reporter: there are 30 programs like this in the state of california and mayor sam liccardo said this is just the beginning. >> we are going to walk b

amazon is the number one seller of ivanka trump branded merchandise by revenue surpassing nordstrom. sales surged 332% on amazon in january and february combined to the same period in 2016. amazon owned zappos is the first online seller and its sales grew more than 18% in january and february. again, over that same period in 2016. macy's is now second behind amazon when it comes to revenue for who sells the most ivanka trump branded products online and macy's online sales of those goods increased 148% in january and february. macy's ones owned blooming dale.com saw ivanka trump sales grow 32% in the first two months of the year. nordstrom did choose to drop ivanka trump's brand going forward but there is still some inventory left. that is still available on the website but the sales were down 55% in february over last year. back to you. >> and, courtney, i'm just wondering, do you think -- did they give any data on whether the sales increase was driven because people either said i can't get it at nordstrom, i need to get it somewhere else or simply because of all of the attention and

. >>> ivanka trump has been a key part of the presidential campaign and now move into a powerful new role at the white house. and this is breaking new ground. >> she's been a constant presence at her father's side, and ivanka trump taking on a formal role in her father's administration. >> it's my pleasure to welcome such incredible women, including my daughter. >> president trump at the white house on monday crediting ivanka to lead an initiative. >> i feel blessed to have met you and hear your stories and journeys. >> she will have a security clearance and government-issued communications device, and she won't have an official title, and her husband who is an unpaid senior adviser to the president, senior adviser to the president, she said she will voluntarily follow all of theet ethics rule put on all government employees. there's really no precedent for an adult child to take on such a high profile role. >> she would be in the white house and have a desk, and i think it sends a message that her opinion matters and will her opinion matters and will have influence on him. abc news,

. >>> still to come, why is ivanka trump in official white house meetings sitting next to angela merkel getting an office in the west wing? the unprecedented role of the first daughter ahead. >>> plus, it's one of president trump's favorite stories about himself. but that doesn't mean it's true. that's tonight's thing 1 thing 2 right after this break. >>> thing 1 tonight, breaking the rules. >> we believe in two simple rules -- buy american and hire american. [ cheers and applause ] >> just hours before the president declared hire american tonight, news that trump winery now run by the president's son eric trump is seeking permits to hire more foreign workers this season, something trump also did at mar-a-lago this winter and as to buy american, that goes to a policy trump brags about more than any other, a claim that simply isn't true. that's thing 2 in 60 seconds. h,? ...gotta rinse that. nope. no way. nada. really? dish issues? throw it all in. new cascade platinum powers through... even burnt-on gravy. nice. cascade. >>> in sharp contrast with his predecessor, president trump has sh

. >> the president's daughter ivanka trump was a big influence. ahead how she may help soften mr. trump's tone and reaching across the aisle. >>> what appears to be a great white shark. we'll look at the increasing people in the state. >>> we'll begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >>> when asked by a senator whether he'd had contact with the russians in any way,ha spe, or form, he said no, period. so obviously that turns it to be not accurate. >> jeff sessions failed to disclose contacts with the russian ambassador. >> democrats are intensifying their request for jeff sessions to recuse himself or step down. >> if there is something down and it goes up the chain of investigation,is it ar cle to me that jeff sessions, who is my dear friend, cannot make this decision about tr ump. >>the dow broke another record. >> make it rain, dow. 21,000. >> the presidentth of e amycade announced that the two accountants responsible for the mixup will never work on the oscars again. >> it happened suddenly. >> youou cld hear it. >> parts of the southwe

i think he in a sense he has already crossed that rubicon with his son—in—law, jared kushner, ivanka trump no doubt that the description, snint to the president sounds lowly. it is not. —— assistant. it means you have the direct ear of the president. she will be within feet of the oval office, she has been present at a lot of the meetings when you look at the photo opportunities with i'm coming to visit the president. she is often there any way, and i think this is perhaps a recognition of the reality, but it is not what was expected from the start of the presidency, we thought she would carry on like with the other children, running the businesses, etc, etc, but he has decided to take her into the inner circle properly. sure, she won't be be getting his coffee and getting his laundry, but as far as the hearings, from the senate, intelligence committee on potential russian interference in the us presidential election last year, the senate has got going, what happened to the house investigation? the house investigation is in chaos at the moment. the leading republican, the leading democrats

ivanka trump is a protector of the brand of the trump president.he's the protector of the movement. she's been there from day one. she's the eyes and ears of what's going on. there's a new sheriff in town. and all this infighting that's going on, one faction, the other faction, who's up, who's down, all that ended when ivanka trump came in and took a legitimate position. you're going to see a very different white house now. >> but the kind of policy -- >> this woman is very tough, don. she is -- you know what, they built a $10 billion company and they started when they were millions of dollars in the hole. she is very tough. >> she has no government experience. >> she's no b.s. she's going to stop the nonsense. >> her policies are not the same as the kind of, you know, traditional conservative policies that grover is in favor of. grover? >> her policies are the policies of donald trump that got him elected. >> grover. >> she was right there the whole way. >> grover. >> she's going to be the difference maker. >> you look like john now. go ahead, gro

ivanka was skiing when the health care bill went down in flames and there's some reporting that donald trumpn a little bit annoyed doing that skiing rather than help him pass the bill. >> i think it is interesting that jared and ivanka work for the president. if he was really annoyed, he could have told them i need you by my side. i think the timing of the ski vacation tells a broader story about how much the trump administration really cared about getting this done. jared kushner is donald trump's top adviser and he wasn't there on a week when they were pushing hard to get the signature, the first big piece of legislation passed and it failed. i think it's very telling that he had somewhere else to be that day. ivanka also, i mean, she -- it's not really clear what her role is. she's going to have a full-time job in the west wing, a security clearance, a government-issued phone but she doesn't have a job title and she's not technically a federal employees. we're still figuring out where she fits into all of this. >> when you say very telling, do you think jared kushner opposed the bill? >>