. >> north carolina governor josh stein delivered his inaugural address from the capitol building in raleigh after he was officially sworn in as the states 76 governor and first jewish governor. former governor roy cooper joined steiner for an unofficial transfer of power. >> how many people have asked, why are you smiling so much today? can't imagine. [laughter] thank you for your ship. new government has had next cap because the dissolved thank you. i'm grateful for my family, my wife kristin anyone who has stepped by me every step of the way. so many have helped everyday. members of our cabinet and people who worked so hard to make carolina a better place and the help of any people here in this room we make great progress in our mission and where people are healthier and better educated with more opportunity to put money in their pockets. but his own trails. government, this will the best job you've ever had. i know that because i know you. your accomplishments as attorney general, i know you care deeply about the people of this state and your passion throughout your career has be

north carolina governor josh stein's inauguration ceremony was scheduled for tomorrow.t has apparently been canceled due to inclement weather. his inaugural address is still scheduled to happen tomorrow and you can watch it live on c-span. here is a look at his swearing-in and remarks he made afterwards, which took place on new year's day. the public should take note we have had two nash county guys lead this thing off. [laughter] madam justice, secretary of state, rabbi, thank you. i'm grateful for my family, my wife and people who have stood by me every step of the way. i'm grateful for my staff. i have my chief of staff here. there are so many of them who helped out every day. members of our cabinet, people who have worked so hard to make north carolina a better place. and with the help of many people here in this room, we have made great progress on our mission to make a north carolina where people are healthier and better educated, with more opportunities to put money in their pockets. thank you for that. and today i want to tell you about the man who would not onl

cooks north carolina governor josh stein delivered his inaugural address in the capitol building in raleighfter he was officially sworn in as the 75th governor and its first jewish governor but former governor roy cooper joined governor stein for an official transfer of power. cooks welcome everybody. so many people have asked me, why are you smiling so much today? [laughter] i cannot imagine. grateful for your friendship with the public should take note the new governor has had to nash county guys leave this thing off. let's remember that. mr. chief justice, secretary of state, thank you. i am grateful for my family. my wife kristin who stood by me every step of the way. i am s grateful for my staff. i have my chief of staff at juliet white here. so many out there who have helped every day the members of our cabinet people have worked so hard to make north carolina a better place. with the help of many people in thisis room, we have made great progress on our mission to make north carolina where people aree healthier, and better educated with more opportunities to put money in their pocket

. >> north carolina governor josh stein delivered his inaugural address from the capitol building inaleigh after he was sworn in as the 76 governor. former governor roy cooper joined him for official transfer of power. address. >> we will wait for the television. my fellow north carolinians, i am honored to address you as the 76th governor of our state, where as eric state -- whereas our state toast observes, i regret we were unable to be together personally. so many were excited to share their talents and music, art or food. i'm disappointed we won't be able to celebrate so much of what makes north carolina wonderful. your safety comes first. thursday i declared a state of emergency to assist those impacted by the storm. in many places the roads remain slick and i encourage everyone to exercise caution. when the weather is better, i hope we get the chance to celebrate together this great state. to the council of state and my cabinet, the general assembly, judiciary and state employees, thank you for your dedication to serving our state. i look forward to working with you as we make

i'm joined now by north carolina governor josh stein. governor, thank you so much for being with us, and congratulations on your new job. >> thank you. >> you've got a lot on your plate right now. what sort of weather impacts are you expecting in your state? what are you bracing for? what kind of help are you anticipating? you're going to have to dole out? >> yeah, we're worried about freezing rain and ice accumulation, particularly in the mountains. >> the northern part of the mountains, especially. we are braced for whatever comes our way. and our emergency management team is ready to provide whatever help is necessary. but the consequences of this storm really underscore the urgency for us to respond to hurricane helene, which was just a massive, devastating storm of immense consequence. more than 100 lives lost, $60 billion in damages. it's just an insane amount of money. thousands, tens of thousands of homes damaged or destroyed, private roads and bridges, some 8000 small businesses lost out on billions of dollars of revenue. vital

. >> reporter: north carolina's then attorney general and now governor-elect josh stein awarded ethanf the state's highest civilian honors. we wanted to help him with the help of his biggest fans. >> hi. nice to meet you. >> reporter: so we met him at the mecca restaurant, raleigh's oldest dining establishment, and took him upstairs to a room that we filled with 13 locals who trust him. >> i love hurricanes. i don't love when it does destruction. i love the science of how it goes from a thunderstorm. to a hurricane. i love the process of snow. it's something i do every day. >> reporter: what's very important about doing this work? >> the biggest importance is giving people the best information they can give in easy to understand weather forecasting. i really want to help people. >> reporter: do people recognize you in town? >> they did. >> reporter: do you mind if i try something? do you think somebody will recognize you? >> maybe. >> reporter: you're turning red. >> i don't know. >> reporter: excuse me, i apologize. i hate to do this. we're just doing an interview. my name is david.

josh stein won the gubernatorial race and be dark robinson, you may remember him from his appearances on the nude africa website. he won by nearly 15 points. no one made the republicans -- the guy on the right but they did. jeff jackson an his race to become the state attorney general which is an important position by three points. democratic state supreme court justice allison riggs narrowly defeated a republican challenger and held her place on the bench. in every one of those races, republicans refuse to accept the results. last month, the republican carolina legislature use the days of his lame-duck super majority, about to be undone, to override a veto and pass a bill stripping power specifically from the incoming democratic governor and attorney general and giving the power to elected republicans. democrats won. people chose democrats and republicans use their super majority to take the power away from democrats and give it to fellow republicans. they are doing a extreme version of the same scheme in the state supreme court race. we head two recounts, they affirm the republican

2,000 flights were canceled nationwide as the storm trudges north and east, north carolina governor josh steinned people that travel could be treacherous. >> the winter storm will likely hit much of our state. at this time our greatest concern is road safety. the thawing and refreezing leads to ice so that everyone needs be careful on our roads. >> the storm has already dumped more than a year's worth of cities like memphis and little rock. and a violin made by italian craftsman is estimated to fetch a record price of up to $18 million when it goes to auction next week. ♪ >> the yo akin ma statavarius was constructed in the golden period. it comes two from two of the prior owners both accomplished violinist. ma gifted the violin to the conservatory in boston. and proceeds will go toward student scholarships. still to come on the "newshour," the supreme court hears arguments on whether banning tiktok violates the first amendment. and david brooks and jonathan capehart weigh in on the week's political headlines. >> this is the pbs newshour from the date m. rubinstein video in weta in washington

democrat josh stein won the gubernatorial race. he beat republican mark robinson. his appearances on the nude africa website. stein won that race by nearly 15 points. again, the republicans nominated the guy on your right. they just did. democrat jeff jackson also won his race to become the state attorney general, which is an important position, by about three points and democratic state supreme court justice alison riggs narrowly, very narrowly defeated a republican challenger and held her place on the bench. in every one of those races, state republicans refused to accept the results of the election. last month the republican north carolina legislature used the waning days of its lame-duck supermajority, itself about to be undone, to override a veto and pass a bill stripping power specifically from the incoming democratic governor and attorney general and giving that power instead to elected republicans. so democrats won. people chose the democrats. republicans then used their gerrymandered supermajority to take the power away from democrats and give it to their

eastern on c-span, c-span now our mobile video app, or online at >> later today, governor josh steininaugural address. he served as attorney general of the tar heel state and defeated republican lieutenant governor mark robinson in the november election to succeed governor roy cooper. watch his remarks on c-span, c-span now, or online at c-span.org. >> c-span. democracy unfiltered. we are funded by these television companies and more, including charter communications. >> charter is proud to be recognized as one of the best internet providers. we are just getting started. building 100,000 miles of new infrastructure to reach those who need it most. >> charter commucations supports c-span as a public service, ang with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. host: this is "washington journal" for saturday, janua 11. yesterday a judge sentenced prident-elect elect donald trump to an unconditional discharge for all 34 counts a falsifying business records in the first degree. it means no punishment such as jail time or fines or probation will be impo we