i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm erielle reshef in for diane macedo.gin this morning with donald trump just hours away from being sworn in as president. >> and we want to give you this live look right now at the west front of the capitol building where trump will take the oath of office. here's how this day will play out. just before 10:00 a.m., president obama greets donald trump at the white house where they'll have tea with mrs. obama as well as melania trump and then the president and trump will share a 15-minute limo ride roughly three miles down to the capitol building. >> ah, to be a fly on the wall. that is where just before noon donald trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the united states. >> the white house is undergoing its transition already. this photo snapped and quite telling. these empty picture frames that until this week were filled with images from barack obama's two terms in office. >> former president jimmy carter was spotted on delta air lines on a flight in coach by the way where he was caught on camera shaking hands

kendis, mara. >> all right, paul, thanks so much. >>> this morning, the ft. lauderdale airport shooting suspect makes his first court appearance. it comes as we're seeing new video of that horrifying incident. take a look at this airport surveillance video obtained by tmz. it shows the alleged gunman esteban santiago firing in the baggage claim area. police say he emptied his semiau reloaded. with a ple died including cruise. michael oemme and terry andres was celebrating his 62nd birthday and shirley timmons, she and her husband of 50 years were joining their family for a cruise. he is in critical condition after being shot in the head. >> so many of those people coming off celebrations to face such tragedies. >>> we'll move our focus. further retaliation is likely after a truck attack in jerusalem left four israeli soldiers dead. the three women and a man were run down as they exited a bus at a popular tourist spot in the palestinian driver was shot and killed by police. news, thorities h televised statement from north korea saying it is now prepared to lau

i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm erielle reshef in for diane macedo. we begin with the rising death toll in the southeast as severe storms spawned several tornadoes. >> first, let's take a look at the radar right now. you can see the powerful storm system stretching from south florida to north carolina. overnight tornado warnings posted for miami-dade county as well as down to the florida keys. >> there have been 28 reported tornadoes since saturday. 19 people are dead in mississippi and in georgia. video of the damage here in cook county, georgia. >> and it's not just the southeast getting hit with severe weather, concerns of flash flooding and mudslides in california. this video showing a car being swept away in santa clarita. dramatic images this morning from both coasts. severe weather slamming the south. this morning the storms hitting florida, downing trees and knocking out power. in adel, georgia, debris strewn everywhere after a tornado strike. the remains of what were once family homes. at least seven people killed in this small town alone. ab

kendis, diane. >> thank you. this morning co-stars ed asner tweets speak we'll never be able to repay her for the blessings that she care me." >> tireless advocate for curing juvenile diabetes. david wright takes a look back at her legacy. >> it wasn't just her comic timing that was impeccable. >> how old do i look? >> 30. >> the timing of mary tyler moore's career was impeccable too coinciding with a generation of young women entering a male dominated workforce as young mary richards, she showed how to do it without compromising yourself. >> you've been asking a lot of very personal questions that don't have a thing to do with my qualifications for this job. >> you know what? you've got spunk. >> well -- >> i hate spunk. [ laughter ] >> hick her chact petri on the dick van dyke show," she was a dancer by training. married young. a mother by age 18. her son richie died at 24 from an accidental self-inflicted wound. just wiks after the release of ordinary people" in which moore plays a mother dealing with the trag

kendis, mara. >> all right, paul, thanks so much. >>> this morning, the ft. lauderdale airport shooting suspect makes his first court appearance. it comes as we're seeing new video of that horrifying incident. take a look at this airport surveillance video obtained by tmz. it shows the alleged gunman, esteban santiago, pulling a gun out and firing in the baggage claim area. police say he emptied his semiautomatic weapon and then reloaded. five people died including 84-year-old olga watering. from marietta, georgia. the great-grandmother was with her husband of 64 years celebrating his 90th birthday with a cruise. he survived that shooting. 57-year-old michael oehme from council bluff and terry andres was from virginia beach celebrating his 62nd birthday with a cruise and shirley timmons, she and her husband of 50 years were joining their family for a cruise. he is in critical condition after being shot in the head. >> so many of those people coming off celebrations and to face such tragedies. >>> all right, we're going to move our focus to overseas right now.

good morning. >> good morning, erielle, kendis. we literally have another atmospheric river of moisture that is going to gush along the west coast with an intense low pressure system that opens the door for another round of tremendous amount of rainfall as well as snowfall for this week. flooding, rain, excessive mountain snow, high winds and travel threat on a major scale covering the west coast and really the rocky mountain states and pulling its way more towards the east and speaking of the east, another snowstorm in the middle of the country. kendis, erielle. >> thanks, paul. >>> this morning biloxi, mississippi, hopes to end a holl controversy. a twitter feed announced offices are closed for great americans day since 1986, the third monday in january has been the national martin luther king jr. holiday, biloxi officials say a 1985 ordinance established great americans day to honor dr. king and others including confederate general robert e. lee. the official changes its observance to match the federal holiday. >>> as the legacy

erielle, kendis. >> all right, our thanks to paul. now, today marks the first full weekday of the trump administration. the president actually has a pretty full schedule which includes a meeting with leaders on capitol hill. >> his first chance to sit down with lawmakers as he looks to set his agenda. it comes after a weekend battle with the media. abc's stephanie ramos joins us now live from washington. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, today is supposed to be a business ski day at the white house. president trump is scheduled to meet with leaders from both parties and expected to try to reshape some policy through executive actions relating to trade, immigration and national security. president trump kicks off his first week on the job at the white house today. >> we have set up meetings with the prime minister of the united kingdom. speak with foreign leaders including israeli prime minister netanyahu but it was a rocky first weekend. on saturday, speaking at the cia on day one of his presidency in front of

karen, good morning to you. >> good morning, kendis and diane. it is going to be an incredibly busy day on capitol hill as lawmakers get their first chance to question donald trump's cabinet nominees. now, the pace of this confirmation process has been very fast. but republicans say they want trump to have as many senior positions filled as possible on day one. donald trump's cabinet picks gearing up for a grilling. on the hot seat retired marine general john kelly tapped to be secretary of homeland security. and alabama senator jeff sessions, trump's choice for attorney general. sessions' hearing could be confrontational. 35 years ago he was rejected for a federal judgeship over allegations he made racist remarks. charges he forcefully denies. >> reporter: at least nine of trump's cabinet picks facing confirmation hearings this week. and four still have outstanding issues in the vetting process. that involves handing over personal financial information, and fbi background check and answering committee questionnaires and republicans dismissing de

. >> good morning, kendis, diane. colder conditions and yet another lower that's going to drag in over sliver of showers along the west coast covering los angeles down towards the san diego area. and as you move further inland, we brace for more in the way of snow. look for the possibility of blizzard-like conditions throughout nebraska going into wyoming, sliding into the minneapolis area, minor delays withrable at the very least and then as far as the northeast is concerned, another wintry mix going to hit all the way up towards maine. kendis, diane? >>. our thanks to paul. >>> this one will make you catch your head a little bit. apparently burnt toast and overcooked roasted potatoes may increase your risk of cancer. british health officials say starchy foods cooked at high temperatures produce a chemical that is linked to an increase of risk of cancer. the food standards agency doesn't recommend eliminating the foods from your diet, just not overcooking them and burnt toast once in awhile apparently won't kill >> s

. >> good morning, kendis and diane. these allegations have been brewing for several months but they're coming out now publicly because yesterday on capitol hill, lawmakers pressed the fbi director about whether his agency had investigated trump campaign contacts with russia. unsubstantiated allegations that president-elect donald trump was personally compromised by the russians during a 2013 trip to moscow and trump aides were involved in organizing the russian hack of the democratic party. democratic political operatives delivering this information in a dossier to the fbi and later to numerous news organizations including abc news before and after the election. officials told abc news the dossier provides no backup evidence, but the allegations were too explosive and salacious not to be investigated. trump expressing his outrage on twitter tuesday night writing, fake news, a total political witch-hunt. the dossier was reportedly presented as part of the intelligence briefings to both president obama and trump last week

. >> reporter: diane and kendis, good morning. yeah, today president trump is set to meet with senate leaders as well at the white house after a day of revolving door activity. trump back in campaign mode complaining about losing the popular vote to hillary clinton in the 2016 election. sources say he repeated the false claim that he lost the popular vote because 3 million to 5 million undocumented immigrants voted. a republican aide claims he was only joking, but a democratic aide disagreed saying the president spent ten minutes talking about the election. while trump won 304 electoral votes to clinton's 227, clinton won nearly 3 million more popular votes. despite trump's claims, election officials have said there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud. today president trump welcomes auto industry leaders to the white house as he makes a push for more jobs in the u.s. >> he looks forward to hearing their ideas on how we can work together to bring more jobs back to this industry. >> reporter: also on the agenda, mr. trump is se

. >> i'm kendis gibson.hursday morning, president trump expected to make more dramatic >>> good morning. i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson. "world news now" this thursday morning, president trump expected to make more dramatic immigration changes after signing an executive order to get started on that mexican border wall. he also talked about torture, voter fraud and much more, an abc news exclusive coming up. >>> six people injured including a 12-year-old girl after a shooting last night in chicago. witnesses say the gunfire happened at a memorial for another victim of violence and he had claimed this was all in retaliation for another shooting. >>> after coming close for several weeks now, the dow opens this morning above 20,000 for the first time, that achievement fueled strongly by strong earnings reports and investors are growing optimism about the growing economy. >> tributes to mary tyler moore. friends, colleagues and friends remembering the actress as a pioneering inspiration. a look back at he

kendis, diane? > all right. paul. >> this one will make you scratch your head a little bit. apparently burnt toast and overcooked roasted potatoes may increase your risk of cancer. british health officials say starchy foods cooked at high temperatures produce a chemical that is linked to an increased risk of cancer. the food standards agency doesn't recommend eliminating the foods from your diet, just not overcooking them. and burnt toast once in awhile apparently won't kill you. >> so french fries instead? that's what i get from that. >> make sure they're not overly done french fries. >>> you knew this was the case. a patriots fan, now pleading guilty to pulling a fire alarm. >> not guilty. >> pleading not guilty to pulling a fire alarm at a boston hotel early on sunday morning. the steelers were staying at that hotel ahead of the championship game against the patriots. dennis harrison told police he was drunk and that he was dared by his friends to set off the alarm. he's facing several charges and will be bac

paul. >> good morning, diane, kendis. we still have concern for scattered showers right along the west coast. the california coast still a bit breezy as well and already inundated with heavy showers and another low pressure system that will drag the west coast through one more day of it and travel delays as a result of that rain. as we move over towards the east, look for widespread snow showers, a blast of cold air coming out of canada making for snowy conditions throughout wyoming going into south dakota, nebraska, into iowa as well as minneapolis. keep in mind we're watching out for blizzard-like conditions possible with very gusty winds along with blowing snow. rain along the east coast, wintry mix throughout pennsylvania, new york, vermont, new hampshire and maine. kendis, diane. >> and paul, one more weather note. the death toll has risen to 20 following those tornadoes in the south. most of the victims were from south georgia where a mobile home park was nearly destroyed by the powerful winds. officials initially s

. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and diane. donald trump says that the reports that russia has compromising information on him are nonsense but his fiery comments about the intelligence community set up what is an unprecedented showdown and in just eight days those same agencies will be preparing reports for him on threats and global hot spots. donald trump blasting the u.s. intelligence community. >> i think it's a disgrace that information that was false and fake and never happened got released to the public. >> reporter: the president-elect confident that even though the fbi is investigating the unsubstantiated allegations about his ties to russia -- >> there's nothing they can come back with. >> reporter: director of national intelligence james clapper spoke with trump wednesday evening saying they both agreed the leaks are, quote, extremely corrosive and damaging to national security. but clapper also defending the intelligence community. i do not believe the leaks came from within the i.c. and trump saying he accepts the

justin, good morning. >> diane and kendis, thanks and good morning to you. heavy rainfall a concern over the deep south for flash flooding and for the potential of some severe weather and, again, this is going on today into tonight, eventually drifting its way off to the north and to the east. meanwhile, out west we're tracking another blockbuster storm, this one too going to be bringing some very heavy rainfall and the potential for some very heavy snow over the higher terrain along i-80. diane, kendis, back to. >> justin, thanks. >>> still ahead a major airline will soon be offering much cheaper tickets but with a major catch. >> a major one, indeed. >>> new court documents show an 18-year-old girl who was kidnapped as an infant may have known her true identity long before investigators found out. >>> plus, another reunion story. a family search to find their missing mother ends after more than two decades. hear where she was finally found al >>> stunning images of this accident in new hampshire. a compact car pinned under a tasker truck. police say the dr

diane, kendis. we still have concern for scattered showers along the west coast. the california coast a bit breezy, as well. already been inundated with heavy showers. now we have anothlingering low pressure system will drag the west coast through one more day of scattered showers travel delays. in the east, a blast of cold air coming out of canada making for snowy conditions throughout wyoming into south dakota, nebraska into iowa as well as minneapolis. keep in mind, we're watching out for blizzard-like conditions there with gusty winds along with blowing snow. rain along the east coast, the possibility of flash flooding. a wintry mix throughout pra, new york, vermont, new hampshire and maine. >> kendis, diane? >> thanks to paul. the death toll has risen to 20 after powerful tornados struck the south over the weekend. most victims were killed when a twister touched down near a small town in rural georgia. a mobile home park was nearly destroyed by strong winds. many residents lost everything they had. you can see the devastation there. the governor is asking for

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kendis? >> all right, our thanks to karen. >>> now to a controversial departure from the trump transition team. former cia director james woolsey left the team. he said he only saw trump in person and spoke with him a few times. and he didn't want to appear he was still an adviser on that team. >>> taxpayers, not mexico, may end up paying for the border wall. if it gets built at all. trump repeatedly said mexico would foot the bill for the wall. the transition team is now considering asking congress the approve the funds. >>> house speaker paul ryan's plan to defund planned parenthood is sparking outrage with groups. ryan says republicans will anti-abortion provisions to pull the nonprofit's funding. advocacy groups are vowing to fight the move, claiming the targeting of planned parenthood will awake an sleeping giant. >>> now to the politics of sexual identity reignited in texas. the texas privacy bill, better known as the bathroom bill, has been filed at the state capital. it relegates bath

. >>> i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm erielle reshef. at the center of an internal investigation stemming from its inquiry into hillary clinton's e-mails. >> the justice department inspector general is investigating if fbi director james comey broke department protocol and policy by going public with details of the e-mail probe just before the election. a move some say cost clinton the white house. abc's janai norman has the latest from washington. good morning, janai. >> reporter: good morning. it's a tumultuous development for the fbi that's recently come under heavy criticism from both parties for its handling of politically sensitive cases. this one centers on director comey's unprecedented announcement days before the election. investigating the investigator. this morning fbi director james comey is under intense new scrutiny. >> they have discovered new e-mails. >> reporter: the department of justice asking whether comey's announcement aboute- investigation into hillary clinton's use of a private e-mail server violated justice depa

kendis and erielle. >> thanks.'s nominee for secretary of state is still a week from his confirmation by the senate but there is already a shake-up at the state department. six senior staffers have left an unusually large exodus. the appointees were told they would not be asked to stay on during trump's tenure. >>> also today, vice president mike pence also address a gathering of abortion opponents as the a rally on the national mall. organizers for the march for life say no president or vice president has ever spoken at this event in person. counselor to the president kellyanne conway is also slated to speak at the rally. tens of thousands of people are expected to attend. >>> an undocumented immigrant allegedly attacked a u.s. border patrol agent in arizona. authorities say the suspect tried to stab the agent during a struggle. the knife struck the agent's handheld radio instead which was attached to his body armor. the suspect was eventually taken into custody. authorities say the incident is just the latest in

mark kendy is at the constitutional law center and james madison chair professor of constitutional law. welcome. it's great to have you here. >> there is a saying thaw shouldn't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. most people say that what mr. trump outlined is not a perfect solution to the problem. is it a good one? >> i think it's very imperfect. it's like swiss cheese. it has so many holes in it. it's good that he recognized that there is an issue. no question there, but by putting hiss in charge of the business, it's not really a fully blind trust. by not selling assets, he eliminated that option. he has contact possible with foreign governments that raises a question. for all of these reasons, while it's good that he has recognized there is an issue and has done so perhaps grudgingly, none the less, this is swiss cheese. there are so many loopholes on ways foreign governments can try to influence his businesses if they want to. >> it sounds like you are saying he has not satisfied what is called the e mollment clause. am i reading you correctly? >> i think that's right. he h

kendis and diane are off.begin this morning with the lone gunman. >> the shooter opened fire as hundreds of people were ringing in the new year leaving at least 39 people dead and nearly 70 wounded, many of them foreigners. at least one american was hurt, jacob rock of delaware, shot in the leg. more now from abc. >> reporter: gunshots and chaos in us stan bull. graphic video capturing a gunman's rampage inside and outside a popular nightclub. here you see the killer holding the weap a witness turned on his cell phone fry trying to hide near several parked cars. a different angle from the club door. people ducking and running, and a ricochet off the railing as the gunman approaches, firing one last shot at the man in red before going inside. >> reporter: by the time the first ambulances arrived, it was too late for dozens killed at the scene. >> i don't know. i saw one person. they were shooting. >> reporter: now a massive man hunt is underway for the gunman who escaped and anyone else involved. this man says

i'm kendis gibson. >> it is mlk day.s stevie wonder's song classic from 1981 to celebrate the mlk birthday. it should be a celebration. of course. it was tough to get this holiday and so we should enjoy it. but it is a touching day for many members of the king family. this photo really touching many people when bernice put it out saying i miss you, mlk. >> happy birthday dad. that's a >> it is. and a lot of people are looking at those images and the images that mlk put on and then they see the juxtaposition of what's going on in washington right now. >> there's a lot of tumult. >> trump's team defended the twitter rant against lewis and trump scrapped plans to go to the museum of african american history and culture. it's not clear how he will spend mlk day. >> as thousands of protesters rallied against the gop effort to replace and repeal obama care, trump vowed his plans to replace the health care law will include insurance for everyone. we get the latest from abc's richard kantoo. >> reporter: as donald trump enjoys o

. >> that was not doing it for kendis.t be really cold in canada which is why miss canada dressed up like a snowflake. theresley is. with her midriff baring ski sweater and ski pants and uggs. she looks comfortable. i wish i could wear that at the anchor desk. minus the snowflake. >> she looks like she just gave up. it's warmer down south. miss aruba dressed for the water and attached herself to a wind sail. i like it. >> okay, miss germany showed up with a monstrosity on her head that's supposed to look like a famous castle in bavaria. these are getting really creative. >> the famous castle in bavaria there. miss usa killed it dressing up like a super hero eagle of freedom complete with working wings. i know we're supposed to love miss usa for whatever she does, but i don't know that she necessarily -- did she win that competition there? i don't know. it does look malevolent. >> malificent. >> malificent. that's it. >> it's -- >> she looks very benevolent. >> this is the important video we should just run. the miss univer

i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm erielle reshef in for diane today. we begin with president trump poised to have his first direct conversation with russian president vladimir putin. >>> still, the kremlin overnight confirmed that the two leaders will speak by phone tomorrow. president trump has said he wanted to develop a better relationship with russia and suggested lifting the latest sanctions imposed by the obama administration. in the meantime, there is this, the president is squaring off with mexico over his promised border wall. the mexican president enrique pena nieto abruptly called off a visit to the white house after refusing to pay for the wall. >> now there's talk of a possible border tax. abc's stephanie ramos has the latest from washington. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: hey, erielle and kendis, good morning. president trump already signed an order to start building the border wall, but the big question still loom, who is really going to pay for it? president trump insists the border wall will go up with american money, that mexic

. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. yeah, president trump is on a roll seeping executive actions and he's moving toward more policy changes today. today, president trump plans to crack down on immigration. >> we will build a great wall along the southern border. >> reporter: it's a familiar campaign promise and tweet. abc news has learned that trump's executive actions will move to suspend immigration from many middle eastern countries and he's also expected to direct fu wall along the southern u.s./mexico border. california governor jerry brown promising to defend his state's laws on immigration and fight any moves by the trump administration. >> we will defend everybody, every man, woman and child who's come here for a better life and has contributed to the well-being of our state. >> reporter: days into his presidency, mr. trump whipping out the pen again to sign a few different directives. hours after approving the controversial keystone and dakotas pipeline project, protesters showed up outside the white house. >>

. >> reporter: kendis and diane, good morning. so that briefing centers on allegations that russians hacked the dnc with the intention of influencing the election. allegations president-elect trump, president putin, and wikileaks founder julian assange continued to deny. the president-elect throwing shade on the u.s. intelligence community. tweeting, the intelligence briefing on so-called russian hacking was delayed until friday. perhaps more time needed to build a case. very strange. intelligence officials say the briefing was always scheduled for friday. it's the latest in the election hacking scandal that's found the president-elect aligned with the fugitive computer activist. wikileaks founder julian assange telling fox news' sean hannity, russia was not the source of stolen dnc e-mails. >> we can say and we have said, repeatedly, over the last two months, that our source is not the russian government. and it is not state party. >> reporter: but officials say those e-mails were, in fact, delivered to wikileaks by a middleman f

. >> reporter: diane and kendis, the story has taken another turn. a florida official that i spoke with confirmed to me that will steve bannon, the president's own advisor, was registered to vote in florida in this last election. it's a reminder that voting inaccuracies are not the same thing as voter fraud. kendis, diane. >> good reminder from lana zak in washington. >>> president trump's youngest daughter also tiffany reportedly registered to vote in two states which often happens as she mentioned, when people move. >> but the president did not back down when abc's david muir asked him directly about those unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud. >> when you say in your opinion, millions of illegal votes, that is something that is extremely fundamental to our functioning democracy, a fair and free election. >> sure. >> you say you're going to launch an investigation into this. >> sure, done. >> what have you presented so far has been debunked. it's been called false. >> take a look at the pew reports. >> i called the author of the report l

. >> good morning, diane, kendis. those same tornadoes and severe storms now shifting and beginning to ravage the carolina coast. we're looking for gusty thunderstorms in north carolina, south carolina, going into portions of georgia. but really begin to lean more toward the north and possibly targeting central portions of virginia. please keep in mind, we're looking for another round of strong winds. between 50 to 70-mile-per-hour winds. and then, toward the north, more cold weather sinking from the north to the south. kendis? diane? >> thank you, paul. >>> in the meantime, also breaking overnight. thousands of airline travelers stuck in long lines. they arrived here in the u.s. only to be delayed by a customs computer outage. that meant these long lines snaking through many of the nation's busiest airports. irritating travelers. as you can see there at the heart of that video there. they just wanted to get home. after their long holiday trips. chaos and backups at airports across the country. from l.a.x. to new york