kenneth craig, cbs news. >>> well, mr. obama wraps up his time as president in seven days. in his final network tv interview, president obama talked to "60 minutes" steve kroft about some of the struggles he faced. >> you didn't change washington. >> i changed those things y direct control. look. i'm proud of the fact with two weeks to gorks we're probably the first administration in modern history that hasn't had a major scandal in the white house. in that sense we changed some things. i would like to have gotten that one last supreme court justice in there. i'd like the supreme court to take a look -- >> you couldn't even get a hearing. >> we couldn't even get a hearing. to try to get the other side of the aisle to work on issues with us after originally they professed an interest in. they used to say it was a good idea but now that i'm supporting it, they can't change their mind burke they did. i've said this before but it's worked repeating because this is on me. part of the job description is also shaping public opinion, and we were very effective and i was very effect

kenneth craig, cbs news. >>> well, mr. obama wraps up his time as president in seven days. in his final network tv interview, mr. obama talked to "60 minutes" correspondent steve kroft about some of the strug e struggles he faced. >> you didn't change washington. >> i changed those things in my direct control. look. i'm proud of the fact with two weeks to go, we're probably the first administration in modern history that hasn't had a major scandal in the white house. in that sense we changed some things. i would like to have gotten that one last supreme court justice in there. i'd like the supreme court to take a look -- >> you couldn't even get a hearing. >> we couldn't even get a hearing. trying to get the other side of the aisle to work with us on issues in some cases that they professed originally an interest in and saying to them, hold on a second, you guys used to think this is a good idea. now just because i'm supporting it, you can't change your mind, but they did. and what that did, i think, made me appreciate them. i said this before but it's worth repeating becau

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kenneth craig in washington. thank you so much, craig. >>> well, protesters descend on the capitol in a matter of hours. black lives matter and lgbtq groups will enter. >>> in new york city hundreds gagted outside of one of donald trump's buildings to dem zrat againsts he policies. actor robert de niro addressed the crowd and the mayors of new york and minneapolis attended. >>> after eight years in the highest office president obama returns to private life today. it's part of a longstanding tradition that departing presidents leave a letter in the oval office for the next in line. it's a letter meant to share some final wisdom and advice, and in a letter to supporters the president wrote, when the a arc of progress seemgs slow, remember it's progress. we shall overcome. >> they literally move your stouft in one day. you're living there and then all of a sudden -- it's not all on the side lawn. they pack it up. >> after mr. trump becomes president trump, former president obama will speak and then depart. a quiet va

kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. >>> mr. trump's comments come the same weekend president obama ordered technology upgrades at the white house, including new computers, and faster internet service. plane that disappeared over lake erie near cleveland shores will resume today. the city stopped the search for the plane last night because it was too dark. a beverage distribution company executive was piloting the plane when it vanished thursday night. his wife, their two sons, and two neighbors were aboard. the city says crews received multiple reports of debris washing ashore east of the airport. >>> a north texas couple is suing apple over its face time app. in the lawsuit, james and bethany claim apple is liable for a crash on christmas eve 2014 that killed their five- year-old daughter. the other driver was using the app when he smashed into their car. the couple says apple failed to implement a safer alternative design that would lock out and prevent use of face time while driving. no comment yet from apple and the lawsuit

kenneth craig reports from washington. >> reporter: president donald ceremony for 30 assistants to the white house sunday. during his remarks, mr. trump held up the letter that former president barack obama left in the oval office. >> we won't even tell the press what's in that letter. >> reporter: saturday, the president's press secretary slammed the media's coverage of the inauguration turnout during his first white house briefing. >> this was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, period. >> reporter: many eyewitness accounts say the crowds were not as big as they have been during past inaugurations, official attendance estimates are not taken anymore. counselor to the president kellyanne conway attempted to clarify spicer's claim sunday. >> you're saying it's a falsehood and they're giving sean spicer, the press secretary, gave alternative facts to that. but the point -- >> wait a minute, alternative facts. >> reporter: earlier, mr. trump posted duelling tweets on the women's march, fir watched protests yesterday. was under the impression we just had an election. why

as kenneth craig reports, the president-elect will assume power starting with an approval rating more than 20 points lower than any president since 1993. kenneth. >> reporter: and the president- elect didn't waste any time dismissing his new low approval rating. he had a familiar comeback taking to twitter calling that polling rigging. >> president-elect donald trump's inauguration is just three days away, and it's shaping up to be one of the most controversial in recent memory. so far more than 35 house democrats pledged to boycott mr. trump's speech after his attacks on iconic civil rights leader and georgia congressman john lewis who casts doubt on the legitimacy of mr. trump's presidency. mr. trump's advisor kellyanne conway defended the president- elect. >> it's like seeing the walking wounded. everybody's always gunning for us and we're just supposed to look away. >> congressman lewis close not to react to the president- elect's words while celebrating the martin luther king holiday. >> as dr. martin luther king junior said heavy is too heavy a burden to bear. >> nearly a millio

cbs correspondent kenneth craig reports that mr.rump will assume power with an approval rating lower than any other recent president. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump's inauguration is just three days away and it it's shaping up to be one of the most controversy al in recent memory. so more than 35 house democrats pledged to boycott mr. trump's speech after his attacks on iconic civil rights leader and georgia congressman john lewis. who cast doubt on the legitimacy of mr. trump's presidency. mr. trump's advice kellyanne conway defend thed president-elect isn't like being the wal walking wounded. everybody is always begunking for us we're supposed to look the other way. >> reporter: congressman lewis chose not to react to the president election's words while celebrating the martin luther king hold say. >> as dr. martin luther king, jr., said hate is too heavy a burden to bear. >> reporter: nearly a million people are expected to attend the swearing in and hundreds of organizations plan to protest. >> all of the controversy

kenneth craig reports from washington. >> reporter: president donald j. trump held a swearing in ceremony for 30 assistants to the president in the east wing on sunday. during his remarks, mr. trump held up the letter that former president barack obama left in the office. >> we won't even tell the press what's in that letter. >> reporter: saturday, the president's press secretary slammed the media's coverage of the inauguration. >> this was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, period. >> reporter: many eyewitness accounts say they were not as big as in the past, official estimates are not taken anymore. kellyanne conway attempted to clarify the claim. >> he gave alternative facts to that -- >> wait a minute, alternative facts. >> reporter: president trump posted dualing tweets that exceeded attendance. later he shifted his tone, calling the peaceful protests a hallmark of our democracy. president trump has a full schedule in the days ahead, meeting with world leaders here at the white house. aides say mr. trump spoke with israeli prime mi

as kenneth craig reports the president-elect will assume power starting within awful prior to -- with rating more than 20 points lower than any president since 1993. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump's inauguration is just three days away. and it's happying up to be one of the most controversial in recent memory. so far, more than 35 house democrats pledge to boycott mr. trump's speech after his attacks on iconic civil rights leader and georgia congressman john lewis. who cast doubt on the legitimacy of mr. trump's presidency. mr. trump's adviser kellyanne conway defended the president- elect. >> like being the walking wounded right? everyone is always gunning for us and we're supposed to look the other way. >> reporter: congressman lewis chose not to react to the words while celebrating the martin luther king jr. holiday. >> as dr. martin luther king jr. said, hate is too heavy a burden to bear. >> reporter: nearly a million people are expected to attend the swearing-in and hundreds of organizations plan to protest. >> all of the controversy and all the skepticism that contin

it was a celebration of mutual admiration kenneth craig with the emotional words shared. >> reporter: an emotional vice president biden wiped away tears and accepted the nation's highest civilian honor from his good friend, president obama. >> for your faith in your fellow americans, for your love of country and for your lifetime of service that will endure through the generations. >> reporter: the medal of freedom came as a surprise. the event was set up without the vice president's knowledge, and it quickly became a roast. >> it also gives the internet one last chance to talk about our bromance. [ laughter ] >> reporter: president obama called the vice president the best possible choice for the jo candid, honest counsel has made me a better commander-in-chief and better president. >> i don't deserve this, but i know it came from the president's heart. >> reporter: vice president biden returned the compliments to his boss. >> i can say i was part of, part of the journey of a remarkable man, who did remarkable things for this country. >> reporter: the two men shared an embrace, one we

correspondent kenneth craig tells us that mr. trump and vice-president elect mike pence have a busy day on inauguration eve. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump took his private jet to washington for a final time last night, attending a preinauguration dinner honoring vice-president elect mike pence. >> the president-elect and i are ready to go to work and really advance the kind of policies that to bureau his phrase will make america great again. >> reporter: mr. trump's inauguration address will focus on defining what that slogan means. he is expected to focus on two broad goals, growing the economy and reducing fears about terrorism. and what is being billed as a non-partisan populous speech. >> it will be really tough for donald trum top convince the people who didn't support him to then somehow, start to back him, he will continue to be someone who is brash, someone who doesn't care about political correctness. >> reporter: mr. trump will deliver preinauguration remarks today during acorn earth at lincoln memorial, whe

. >> reporter: i'm kenneth craig in new york. parts of the northeast are getting buried. in connecticut, a stretch of interstate 91 turned into a mangled mess of 18-wheelers, cars, and trucks that spun out of control and piled up. farther north, a blizzard how old across cape cod as the system barreled up the east coast from the mid-atlantic to new jersey and into eastern new england. crews faced frigid temperatures as they worked to get ahead of the fast-falling snow. at the height of the storm here in new york city, about an inch of snow was coming down per hour. on long island, as much as a foot of snow could fall. >> reporter: i'm carter evans in northern california where crews near lake tahoe are scrambling to clear the four feet of snow that already fell this week. later tonight, they're expecting a swawld atmospheric river from the pacific to deliver a deluge of warm rain. >> eight inches of rain in 36 hours on top of this snowpack, it could all melt at once once. we cooch tsunamis up he were. >> reporter: along the coastal mountainmountains in santa cruze openers

that won't be an obstacle. >> reporter: kenneth craig cbs news new york. >> very interesting.ents will be interested in that. still ahead on "eyewitness news" it's a popular high-tech gadget that may be making things a little too easy at least for one family. >> amazon voice contro controlld helper alexa did her job technically but why it came as quite a shock for this mother. >> we're closer to the upcoming weekend boy will it be a cold one. take a look at the daytime highs. we will not get above the freezing mark anywhere through the course of the weekend. we're still watching what may end up being a coastal concern. it's still a question mark. but there is a possibility for a little bit of snow on saturday down the shore. we'll talk about that possibility and of course the snow that we're waiting on here later on tonight and give you a lot more detail on how all that will shake out and affect tomorrow morning's drive right after the break. game night is our daughter allie's favorite night. and knowing that her favorite general mills big g cereals are gluten-free, like honey

kenneth craig, cbs new, new york. >> quijano: that's the cbs weekend news for this sunday. elaine quijano in new york. thank you for joining us, and good night. captioning spons >>> live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. >> tonight we have sthenworse of the wind and rain but now the rivers are rising. from namma and sugnome to the south bay, the sierra nevada and the next few hours will be critical. i am ken bastida. >> i am elizabeth cook. the latest on the winter storm. evacuations ordered along the russian river. still warnings around the bay area. we have team coverage. we begin with paul deanno. >> just in the high wind warning will expire at 6:00 p.m. and will not be reissued. the winds are dying down and the rains are relaxing. still heavy showers in the north bay. hardest hit. heavier showers toward napa. vacaville and fairfield as well. the rain not finished yet and rainfall totals, half of a foot in some parts of the bay area. more about specifics on that and wind gusts coming up. >> thank you. >>> tonight we are keeping an eye on several rising

kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. >>> time now 4:53. ever heard of the website called family tree now? it's a database website full of information about nearly every, single person in america. the concerns surrounding the site this morning. it is basically giving out all information.. >>> new this morning a lot of people are talking about the website family tree now. it is basically giving out all your personal information for free without your knowledge. all you have to do is type in your name and click search. you can see people's addresses, past and present. you can also see family members. even roommates and significant others come up in the search. most of the information seems to be gathered through public records but there is a way to opt out on the website. it takes about 48 hours to process. >>> the u.s. now has more cases of the mumps than in the last decade. according to the cdc, there are more than 5,000 cases across the country most recognizable features of mumps are puffy cheeks and a swollen jaw. but the illness usually s

m re now from kenneth craig at annedy airport. >> reporter: and as you can see, opponents quickly organizede at j.f.k. airport in new york, protests erupted as federal authorities scrambled to figure out how to enforce the ban. supporters at j.f.k. cheered as one of the two men detained overnight was released. >> god bless you all. god bless those people. >> reporter: iraqi hameed khalid darweesh has a special immigrant hsa, thanks to his work for the nts. government. >> i support u.s. government from the other side of the world, but when i came here, they-- they said, "no." and they act as if i break the rules or do something wrong. >> reporter: on friday, president donald trump signed an executive order that puts a -mur-month hold on refugees settling in the u.s., a 90-day ban for visitors from several muslim-majority nations and a block on all syrian refugees indefinitely. >> we're going to have a very, very strict ban, and we're going sh have extreme vetting, which we should have had in this country for many years. ef reporter: youssef kubis is an american citizen with family members wh

kenneth craig has more on what mr. trump had to say and reaction from capitol hill. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump, had his first post election news conference he believes russia was behind hack of democratic e-mails during 2016 presidential campaign. >> i think it was russia report report mr. trump lashed out at u.s. intelligence agencies over leak unverified information that russia collected potentially damaging details about his business, and personal life. >> that is something that nazi germany would have done and did do. i think it is a disgrace. >> reporter: former cia director and secretary of defense leon panetta says his condemnation of u.s. intelligence under mines national the security. >> it damages the credibility of not only intelligence being provided buy more importantly it under mines the moral of those who are involve in our intelligence services. >> reporter: reaction on capitol hill was milk. >> every american should review these things with skepticism and suspicion. >> i always wondered

kenneth craig joins us live from the nation's capital and kenneth, what's on the agenda for the president-elect? >> reporter: kenny, of course a lot of people focused on tomorrow but today is already shaping up to be a pretty busy day and not too long from now the president-elect will be leaving new york for what i believe will be the last time as a citizen before he becomes president. the first event today is later this afternoon. that's at arlington national cemetery. this will be that traditional wreath-laying ceremony with the president-elect and the vice president-elect then a musical welcoming ceremony at the lincoln memorial down the street. >> what can you tell us about security preparations? >> reporter: that security is very much already in place and it is no easy task to get around in and around this area near the capital and the national mall and the white house. more than 100 square blocks have been closed to traffic. that's about 2.5, three square miles. some 28,000 law enforcement officers will be on hand not only from the secret service but the tsa, capitol police, local law enf

i'm kenneth craig, in new york, with a look at what you can do to protect yourself, coming up. >> and don't you worry. this cat is just fine. but finds out how one homeowner thinks his pet got stuck in the garage door when "eyewitness news" continues. >> back now on "eyewitness news": live in ocean city where some snowflakes are already starting to fall, and communities down the shore are gearing for the brunt of this impending storm. >>> and looking at storm scan3, now, a winter storm making its way into our area, justin drabick is ahead with everything you need to know, his report, coming up in just about a minute. >> and we are not the only ones dealing with winter weather. string of severe winter storms headed across the country. dozens every states under winter weather advisory, getting ready for heavy snow, rain, expected this weekend. cbs reporter danielle nottingham has more. >> the first every three storms already dumped 8 feet of snow in the eastern sierra mountains in california. monmouth mountain expecting another 10 feet when powerful storm from the pacific ocean hits in

kenneth craig has more on how the move will affect the president-elect youngest child, barron trump p. >> barron trump p is used to standing in his fate's shadow, but in his new life the ten year old will have his own spotlight, as well as new group of companions. secret service agent who will trail him all the way to his classroom door. >> i wonder how difficult it is to grow up with all of those agents surrounding you all the time. >> you know, it is really hard to imagine. there to can be a little unnerving, you know, especially for a younger child. >> author ronald kessler was at donald trump's new years eve party, and considers the president-elect a friend. he's written extensively about the fbi, the secret service, and protecting the first family. when it comes to the children, the job isn't always easy. >> barbara bush, gave the agent a hard time. amy carter was also very difficult agent. hillary clinton clinton model first child. >> says barren will have three, four agents, with him, whenever he's in public. that includes to and from his $47,000 a year press school in new york

kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. >> that's the "overnight news" for this monday. for some of you the news continues. for others, check back with us a little later for the morning news and "cbs morning." from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm elaine quijano. >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> welcome to the "overnight news." i'm elaine quijano. >>> chilling new video has surfaced of the deadly airport attack in ft. lauderdale. in a moment, we'll show you the portion of the video where the gunman opens fire. and we're learning more about the gun used in the attack and more about the five people who were killed. we begin with david begnaud. >> reporter: two young boys walking with a man appear first in the video. then comes 26-year-old estabansaestaban santiago. he reaches into his waist band, pulls out the gun and starts shooting. people drop to the floor. one woman hides behind a luggage cart. there is no audio on the 20-second reporting, posted by tpz. it appeared to be authentic video, but unclear how tmz got the video. a law enforcement source sa

kenneth craig begins our coverage. >> reporter: at airports across the country, international travelers detained by authorities received a warm welcome as they stepped onto u.s. soil. for some, there were tears, like this iraqi woman who was reunited with her son. a u.s. army ranger after hours of uncertainty at jfk. ir >> i was born in tehran. they were asking for further information about that. >> reporter: their release comes after federal judges in several states worked through the night, halting portions of president trump's sweeping travel ban. the first lawsuit was filed quickly saturday on behalf of two iraqi men detained at jfk. federal rulings out of massachusetts, virginia, and washington state sided with challengers to the executive order. >> the white house could argue that these orders only apply to people who came in that first 24 hours, that chaotic time period immediately after the president's executive action, and that going forward, the law should still be applied to anyone else. >> reporter: with the stroke of a pen, president trump implemented the executive order fr

kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. >> mr. trump's comments comes after president obama ordered newer computers and faster internet. >>> president obama will speak to the nation for the last time from his home city of chicago next tuesday. this morning, the president is back in washington, dc. the first family was just returning following a holiday vacation spent in hawaii. the obama's moater cade was met by cheer from a crowd. >>> the rose parade is wrapping up. >> dozens of people were camping out early to get a good spot. >> more than 5 miles of rolling entertainment including 41 float. >> 21 march offing bands enjoy by a crowd of more than 700,000 people and the theme was echoes of success honoring those who have helped other. >> a sign ager and his father rode a float. griffith were a board the american heart association and union bank float. they were selected but luis used cpr to save his dad's life and the best part is his dad got them tickets to the rose ball. >>> avoiding 5. how much you'll have to pay if you're caug

we'll check in with kenneth craig with more. >> shots fired. need deputies. >> reporter: police scrambled to the scene after shoots were fired at fort lauderdale's airport. airplanes were evacuated. >> >> the incident occurred in terminal 2. includes delta and air canada. florida senator bill nelson was briefed in washington. >> it happened in the area where people bunch up in the baggage claim area. >> reporter: the suspect has be identified as esteban santiago ruiz. a official says he arrived with a gun checked in his bag, went into the bathroom to load it then started shooting. >> when we apprehended him the subject was arrested without incident. >> eyewitness saw the gunman open fire. >> he was just randomly shooting. like walking through the woods picking off things like target practice. >> reporter: passengers were streaming back inside when another panic broke out from a different direction. people ran across the tarmac from the airport garage after reports of more gunfire. groups took shelter behind cars. in the meantime the entire aior

kenneth craig joins us live from washington, dc with the full rundown of the inauguration plans. h. >> reporter: good morning, kenny. the countdown is under way in washington. within a couple of hours the president-elect will return here on his final day before taking the oath of office. president-elect donald trump took his private jet to washington for a final time last night attending a pre- inauguration dinner honoring vice president-elect mike pence. >> the president-elect and our whole team are ready to go to work and really just advance the kind of policies that to borrow his phrase, will make america great again. >> reporter: mr. trump's inauguration address will focus on defining what that slogan means. he is expected to focus on two broad goals, growing the economy, and reducing fears about terrorism. and what's being billed as a nonpartisan populous speech. >> it's going to be really tough for donald trump to convince the people who didn't support him to then somehow, um, start to back him. he is going to continue to be someone who is brash, someone who doesn't care abo

kenneth craig for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> and cbs-3 will have complete coverage of the tomorrow's inauguration of the president donald trump. "eyewitness news" anchor jessica teen will report live from washington to daze and tomorrow. the there is a extensive coverage of the inauguration than line at cbs philly to the come. >>> president obama inn his family are expect to have a quiet the day-to-day, his last as commander in chief. yesterday he delivered his final news conference and said he is confident about what the future holds. >> it is true that behind closed doors i curse more than i do and sometimes i get mad and frustrated like everybody else does but at my core i think we're going to be okay. >> the president, also revealed that his daughters sascha and mallia were disappointed by outcome of the presidential election but remain positive about america 's future. >>> during his presidency mr. obama read ten constituent letters a day, within of the letters and responded to came from the philadelphia native, stephan johnson. johnson sent the president a thank you note the wh

cbs news correspondent kenneth craig has full story for us here in washington. >> president donald trump and first lady melania trump capped a busy inauguration take attending a third, continual ball honoring the military. there he taughted his only two cab this members, defense secretary james mattis and home lap security secretary john kelly. >> with all of the people and all of the politicians, the generals get approved first. >> i don't old john trump do solemnly swear. >> reporter: confirmation came hours after fourthivity president was sworn this delivering a forceful 16 mina dress. >> from this day forward it is going to be only america first >> reporter: after bidding farewell to the obama's and holding a short parade, mr. trump wasted in time in his quest to repeal obama care he signed an executive order instructing federal agencies to minimize financial burden of the law by possiblye limb that iting the penalty for not having health insurance. >> as president trump settles into his new job hundreds of thousands of people are making their way here to washington for today's women

we have a team of correspondents covering this beginning with kenneth craig. >> no fear, immigrants are welcome here. >> reporter: at airports across the country, international travelers detained by authorities received a warm welcome as they stepped on to u.s. oil. for some, there were tears like this iraqi woman who was reunited with her son, a u.s. army ranger, after hours of uncertainty at jfk. >> iranian canadian hannah tahae said she was held for five hours. >> i was born in tehran. they were asking information about that. >> their release comes after federal judges in several states worked through the night issuing edrious rulings hoping portions of president trump's sweeping travel ban. the first lawsuit was filed quickly saturday on behalf of two iraqi men detained at jfk. >> god bless you all. a federal rulings out of ngssachusetts, virginia and washington state also sided with challengers to the executive tider. cbs news justice reporter paula reid. >> the white house could argue that these orders only apply to people who came in that first 24 hours, that chaotic time period

. >> kenneth craig in washington, thank you so much. >>> well, ahead on "cbs this morning," cbs news contributor bob schieffer has covered 13 inaugurations. we'll ask him how this one measures up. and, of course, cbs will bring you all day coverage of the president's inauguration beginning tomorrow on "cbs this morning." >>> mr. trump will take office without most of his cabinet members being confirmed. the president-elect announced his final nominee sonny purdue for agriculture. >> reporter: congressman tom price fought back that he used his office for personal gain during his confirmation hearing. >> i'm offended by the insinuation, senator. >> reporter: but democrats pushed mr. price on his claim he was unaware his broker purchased stocks before hthey introduce legislation. >> that's not true, senator. >> you decided not to tell them, wink, wink, nod, nod, and we're supposed to believe that? >> if confirmed he'll lead the fight to repeal and rae place obamacare. just down the hallway they tussled with another one of trump's nominees, scott pruitt. >> i do not believe climate chang

kenneth craig, cbs news new york. >> now during that news conference mr. trump announced he's picked david shulkins to lead the department of veteran affairs. he's now va undersecretary. >>> russia's ties to the incoming administration was the focus of rex tillerson as he began his confirmation hearing. retiring exxon mobile ceo has a personal friendship with vladimir putin. that bothers some senators. >> i'm re and many of my colleagues have deep concerns about your relationship with mr. putin. >> it was day two in the hearing to decide if alabama senator jeff sessions will be confirmed as attorney general. in an unprecedented move, new jersey senator cory booker joined congressman john lewis in testifying against his colleague. booker says sessions has failed to aggressively pursue the congressional mandate of civil rights, equal rights and justice for all. three former sessions associates who happen to be black testified sessions is a decent and honest man who will uphold the law. >>> the secret service says there is no specific credible threat against

cbs news correspondent kenneth craig joins us live right now in washington dc with preview of the day's events. kenneth, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning to you. the president-elect is waking up in washington this morning, on day that few people ever thought would come. but here it is. in just a few hours, he will take the oath of office right behind me. with his wife melania by his side, donald trump upped cay capped final night as black tie event in washington jokes g about the rain in the forecast. >> if it really pours that's okay, because people will realize it is my real hair. that's okay. >> and predicting a second term. four years from now we will win because we did so well. >> ♪ >> earlier mr. trump joined thousands at a concert at the lincoln memorial where he previews central theme of inaugural address. >> we are going to make america great for all of our people, everybody. >> his transition team says he's aiming for a compact speech, lasting less than 20 minutes. >> when a president has a clear message, for the country, they don't need to go on. they don't need

kenneth craig reports. >> celebration in brooklyn last night after a federal judge issued a temporary stay stopping any deportations of people detained at american airports for now. >> the judge in that nutshell, saw through what the government was doing and gave us what we wanted, which was a block to trump order. >> let them in! >> the abrupt ban trapped many travelers yesterday sparking protests from new york's jfk to los angeles lax and many airports in between. in seattle, police used pepper spray to break up demonstrations. at the white house, president trump defended his new policy. >> it's not a muslim ban, but we were totally prepared. it's working out very nicely, it's working out very nicely. we'll have a very, very strict man and extreme vetting. >> his former opponent hillary clinton tweeted that she stands with the people gathered across the country defending our values and our constitution. this is not who we are. >> the american civil liberties union estimates up to 200 people nationwide are now being detained at airports. more protests are expected today. >> kenneth c

reporter kenneth craig has that story. >> i think it was russia. >> reporter: president-elect president says he believes the u.s. intelligence community's conclusion that russia was behind the hack of democratic emails. but criticized them for allowing the release of documents containing potentially explosive but false allegations against him. >> that's something that nazi germany would have done, it's a disgreat that information that was false, fake, never happened got released to the public! >> reporter: cbs news has learned an intelligence report detailing russia's influence in the 2016 presidential election also contains details of a false plot to compromise mr. trump with the false damaging personal and financial information. >> does anyone really believe that story? i'm also very much of a germophobe by the way, believe me. [ laughter ] >> reporter: mr. trump also said he would be turning over his personal investments to a trust and hand over his business to his adult sons. >> i could run the trump organization a great company and run the country and do a good job but i don't want

kenneth craig, for cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> meantime, president owe a.m -- obama and the first family home from their hawaii vacation. they landed at joins base andrews less than an hour ago. president obama said i'll deliver his farewell address on january 10th, he'll do it from chicago, the site of his presidential library, not from the white house. >> in just fewer hours, penn state nittany lions will be playing their first rose bowl game since 2009 when joe paterno was coach. lions were hanging out in sunny southern california over the weekend. they face the usc trojans, same team they played the last time they were in the rose bowl. fans are excited for the game. >> this has been building for the last few years. and we have the nucleus now, where really started to be an inch flexion point. i think now going forward it will be a top ten team. >> this team has a lot of grit, young talented team, and that is something that you bond with. you can't see that or coach that. >> well, katie has been bouncing off the walls ready for this game. kick off 7:00 p.m. our time, don bell in pasa

. >>> final preparations are underway for president-elect donald trump's inauguration i'm kenneth craigwashington with the look at what to expect, coming up. >>> well to day is thursday january 19th good morning i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm rahel solomon. busy morning of breaking news but first lauren and meisha is keeping an eye on things this morning. >> busy in the the news department but in the weather department all is quiet after a rainy day on tuesday, we had clouds, could not shake those yesterday to day we will see actual sunshine. we are off to a mild january start 45 degrees in philadelphia. we're above right now our average high temperature for the day, 39 in allentown, 41 in reading, we are at 40 in wildwood and checking out temperatures across the region they are chilly but not un seasonable, upper 30's in pittsburgh, 37 in state college. so no cold arctic air up wind that we have to prepare for and really we won't have to prepare for it looks like as we head in the end of the january as well, it looks like we will close out the month, well above average, our temperature outlo