. ♪ >> laura: good evening, everyone. i'm laura ingraham.his is "the ingraham angle" from washington tonight. as always, thank you for spending some time with us. all right, this just in. china's hacking of u.s. systems including sensitive infrastructure, water, our energy supplies, now include the computer of the u.s. treasury secretary janet yellen. many this as incoming trump administration folks are reportedly mulling ways to keep china owned tiktok operating in the united states. more on this and a lot more with congressman jim jordan in moments. but, first, bitter biden, bye-bye. that's the focus of tonight's angle. ♪ now farewell addresses by our presidents tend to be at their core optimistic. >> my friends, we did it. we weren't just marking time, we made a difference. we made the city stronger, we made the city freer. and we left her in good hands. as for me, i will leave the presidency more idealistic, more full of hope than the day i arrived. >> i have confidence in the promise of america because i know the character of our people

. >> laura: good evening, i'm laura ingraham, this is "the ingraham angle," thank you for joining us. trump zooms davos, focus of tonight's angle. nervous, kicking off the fab by trying to reassure attendees that they still run the show. >> the world faces critical challenges, extreme events, misinformation and disinformation, increasing divisions within societies, within countries, the future is shaped by us and particularly shaped by us here. >> laura: by us in the room. warning of disinformation. can't make this up. this is epitome of uninformed arrogance. he is another global ist mastadn on virge of extinction. compare trump in his first term to how he was received today, it was something to behold. >> of course, i'm aware of your strong leadership is open to misconceptions and bias interpretations. so it is so essential for us in the room to listen directly to you. importance of american leadership and your leadership is fundamental and paramount. we are here to hear your vision and policies related to revitalizing the economy and add addressing global challenges. >> laura: it go

i' ♪ ♪ >> laura: good evening,sp everyone, i am laura ingraham and this is "the ingraham angle" fromhington tonight. thank you for spending time with us . this just anna, china's acne into system includinghe infrastructure, water, energy supplies now includes the computer of the u.s. treasury secretary, janet yellen. well, this is incoming trump administration, folks, mulling o keep tiktok operating in the united states. more on this and more withby congressman jim jordan in a moment. but first, biden's bye-bye, than isd the focus of tonight "angl" the presidents tend to be at the core optimistic. >> mt y friends, we did it. we were not just marking time. we made a difference. we made the city stronger. we made the city for year. and we left it in good hands.re >> as for me, i will leave the presidency more idealistic full of hop e than the day i arrived.ve i have confidence in america because i know the people. >> we are warm don't think optimistic about the country then started. o >> laura: i got goose bumpsth watching all of that but thentr there is biden. >> i want to warn the co

. ♪ ♪ >> laura: good evening, everyone, i am laura ingraham, and this is "the ingraham angle" from washingtonight. thank you for joining us. promises made, promises kept, that is the focus of tonight's "angle." what a breathtaking 36 hours. ♪ ♪ on the campaign trail, he promised to never stop working for you, and i don't think we have ever seen a president who packed more into one day. [applause] ♪ ♪ >> here to protect and defend peerages because the constitution of the night states. >> the constitution of the night states. we just had a great time we had a great day. >> joining me to raise the glass to the president of the united states, president donald trump. hear, hear. ♪ ♪ >> that's a big one. a lot of big ones. ♪ ♪ >> there is never been a first day like yesterday. >> laura: holy cow! the past few days have been like a bracing but kind of welcome shock to the system because we basically have had no president for the last four years. all we had was a sad, old man that they shuffled out to read some things. thank, who was shuttle back off of the stage where the platform. then he was put b

. >> laura: good evening, everyone, i am laura ingraham, and this is "the ingraham angle" from washington tonight. thank you as always for joining. swamp line is the focus of tonight's "angle." what makes official washington nervous code nervous, especially of the bureaucracy protectors and the democrat party are true change agents, people with guts and determination to challenge the status quo? >> two months ago, 77 million americans gave president trump a powerful mandate for change to put america first, at home and abroad appear to i don't have a similar biography to defend secretaries over the last 30 years. but as president trump also told me, we have repeatedly placed people at top of the pentagon with supposedly the right credentials, and where has it gotten us? he believes and i humbly agree that it is time to give someone with dust on his boots a home. >> laura: children and small dogs had to cover their ears because the sand from the democrats and the committee was classic. i think it was an unpleasant mix of resignation and bitterness. we bring you the swamp line. >> yes or no,

. ♪ >> laura: good evening, everyone. i'm laura ingraham.s is "the ingraham angle" from washington tonight. thanks so much for joining us. promises made, promises kept. that's the focus of tonight's angle. >> what a breathtaking 36 hours. ♪ young man ♪ there's no need to feel down ♪ i said young man ♪ get yourself off the ground. >> laura: on the campaign trail he promised to never stop working for you. i don't think we have ever seen a president who packed more into one day. [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> protect and defend. >> the constitution of the united states. >> the constitution of the united states. >> now, we just had a great time. we just had a great day. >> join me in raising a glass to the president of the united states, president donald trump. >> here here. >> that's a big one. a lot of big ones, huh? ♪ ♪ >> there has never been a first day like yesterday. >> laura: holy cow. the past few days have been like a bracing but kind of welcome shock to the system because we basically have had no president for the last four years. all w

that's a major part of why we are seeing this today, laura. >> laura: fantastic., thank you very much for joining us. all right, biden responds to the disaster in l.a. with another disaster. "friday follies" with raymond arroyo is next. ♪ if you have generalized myasthenia gravis, picture what life could look like with vyvgart hytrulo, a subcutaneous injection that takes about 30 to 90 seconds. for one thing, could it mean more time for you? vyvgart hytrulo can improve daily abilities and reduce muscle weakness with a treatment plan that's personalized to you. do not use vyvgart hytrulo if you have a serious allergy to any of its ingredients. it can cause serious allergic reactions like trouble breathing and decrease in blood pressure leading to fainting, and allergic reactions such as rashes, swelling under the skin, shortness of breath, and hives. the most common side effects are respiratory and urinary tract infections, headache, and injection site reactions. it may increase the risk of infusion-related reactions and infection. tell your doctor if you have a hi

>> it's about prayer and penance, laura.aust and so much pain in our nation. so many men and women are suffering silently because they have had an abortion. they have participated or encouraged someone to do that. and we need to bring healing to our nation. and part of that healing is to say this is wrong. it should stop. and there are many healing ministries out there today that men and women can go to to find post abortion help. and that's part of all that we are doing. >> laura: and let's hope that healing comes from this. especially for your family, you have been through a lot. chris, thank you very much. >> thank you so much. >> laura: all right. the oscars get it wrong again and hilarious trump photos spot that should go on tour. raymond arroyo has it all in thursday follies, next. ♪ if you have generalized myasthenia gravis, picture what life could look like with... vyvgart hytrulo, a subcutaneous injection that takes about 30 to 90 seconds. for one thing, could it mean more time for you? vyvgart hytrulo can improve d

. >> laura: good evening, i'm laura ingraham laura ingraham, this is "the ingraham angle" from washington. thank you for joining us. just getting started is the focus of tonight's angle. >> nobody's coming in and nobody's coming now, they know they are not going to be able to come in. we stopped something very, very serious. we have to get the bad ones out. we have murderers and bad people they have allowed because of ridiculous, actually stupid, open border policy. >> laura: 956 is number of illegals, most with criminal records, deported by ice yest yesterday. in total 2370 arrest of border crashers since january 23rd, child molesters, gang bangers, drug and human traffickers, domestic abusers and rapists, too. meet this convicted child rapist and american national arrested by ice in seattle on saturday. there are cold-blooded killers like caesar augusto who hails from dominican republic and was picked up in boston a few days ago. seeing the deportation flights begin, troops on the border, tom homan doing what he does best, protecting the law and the homeland, this is extremely positive

how long do you think that will last, laura? >> laura: yeah, exactly. is just going to overturn it. you always get the sense this is all transactional. someone is going to make money for the next three days off of that i don't know quite what is going to happen. shuffling. writing is difficult. >> raymond: if you want to know why i think cuba will be redeclared a state sponsor of terrorism real soon just look at. this other nations continue to act the way countries always have. [speaking spanish] >> back door. >> i get bilingual protesters. [laughter] >> raymond: love that moment. but, rubio, knows the score. is he not going to let this go this go on. the idea that biden, just writing off the cuban that vote in miami saying it doesn't matter anymore. this is absurd. biden isn't the only one, laura, wrapping things up in the most embarrassing way possible. kamala harris appeared before al sharpton's group to spin her loss which brings us to kamala's word of the day. win. >> our definition of the win, is the definition that takes us over a period of time.

. >> fox news i love you, >> laura: good evening, everyone, i am laura ingraham, and this is a 30 from washington tonight. as always, thank you for joining us. president biden is in new orleans and headed to the prayer for the 14 victims of that horrific terror attack. as we get the disturbing new details about how this all happen. but first, new year, new wins. that is the focus of tonight's angle. i hope you all had a blessed christmas and a happy new year, our family and i hope yours felt like we had a lot to celebrate and be grateful for. but i hope he also got some rest, too, because after the last four years we needed it, even though. but now we are done being on the defensive and ready to get to work. right now tonight america is in the strongest position we have been in decades to be able to restore the country and return power back to the people where it always belong to. the election was certified today, and kamala harris had to preside. >> the boats of the united states are as follows, donald j. trump of the state of florida received 312 votes. kamala harris... [applause] ka

>> laura: imagine that? leader who actually tries to convey an understanding of both sides to reach a peace deal? it's called negotiation. has biden tried this? of course not. is he not capable capable of it. biden hasn't been able to negotiate the release of hostags from hamas. they are not worried about biden but about trump yeah they're. >> when you say all hell must be paid if they don't release the hostages. >> if they are not back by the time i get into office, all hell will break out in the middle east. >> can you elaborate? >> it will not be good for hamas and it will not be good frankly nor anyone. all hell will break out. i don't have to say anything more. >> laura: he is not going to give you battle plans but is he conveying his point and i bet hamas gets it. trump displayed this kind of strength, some would call it bravado i think it's pragmatic throughout the entire press conference like he has his entire life. it's why he won the election. it's why the media hates him. let's be clear what is re

. >> laura: good evening, everyone. i'm laura ingraham. this is "the ingraham angle" from washington tonight. >> this is a fox news alert. we are awaiting a press conference from police and fire officials in pass deanna, california. on those horrific wildfires raging across the area. five people now confirmed dead. and the number is expected to go hire as deputies search through the burned areas. [sirens] [crackling] >> laura: it's scorched earth. i was up half the night watching. this i couldn't stop watching it. it is so devastating. as far as the eye can see from malibu to the pacific palisades. this bank of america burned to the ground. ditto for the berkshire hathaway office and all that's left of the michelle international salon. >> you can barely see 5 feet in front of you. it's like armageddon. it looked like pandemonium. >> it is like driving through hell in south town here. literally through hell. this is madness down here. these homes feel the heat from the flames even inside your car. >> laura: residential areas completely dest

here is laura. ♪ >> laura: good evening, everyone. i'm laura ingraham.his is "the ingraham angle" from washington tonight. as always, thank you for joining us. and at this hour, president biden is in new orleans, is he headed to a prayer service for c terror attack. as we get the disturbing new details about how this all happened but first new year new wins, that's the focus of tonight's angle. i hope you all had a blessed christmas and happy new year. our family and i hope yours, felt like we all had a lot to celebrate and be grateful of for. i hope you got some rest. after the last four years we all needed it, even zoe. now on the defensive and ready to get to work. right now, tonight, america is in the strongest position that we have been in decades to restore the company and get it back to the people where it always blond. the election was certified today and. [clearing throat] kamala had to preside. >> the votes for president of the united states are as follows: donald j. trump of the state of florida has received 312 votes kamala b. harris. kamala

. ♪ >> laura: that evening,e. everyone, i am" laura ingraham, and this is "the ingraham angle."hank you as always for joining he fus. as the resistant spiders, that is the focus of tonight'so "angle." quick, someone, please, please go to do a welfare check on aoc! >> they will go after legal status. they will go after peopleed presently documented. they will try to d make them undocumented and deport themfter too. they are going after people documented, period, they are goinart.g after immigrants. >> laura: pour dear, bless her heart. perhaps wen't can get a gofundi don't know, to help her get through, endure the first 108th avenueam trump. who knew preserving american sovereignty and enforcing the border andaria ending the abusef humanitarian parole could drive peoplepera so mad.he desperate to gain some traction any traction against comp the p left iats following back into o, unhealthy pattern and creaky talking points. just because thi>>s idea of mass deportation of speech and tsweeping through the amenitie, churches, in schools and takings people who might be here illegally

. >> laura: good evening, everyone. i'm laura ingraham this is "the ingraham angle" from washington as always thank you for joinin 4 hours in southern california. devastation catastrophe as far as the eye can see. multiple wildfires are still raging. >> the house next to mine is still on fire. so i'm going around begging anybody to come put out that fire to protect my home. >> because there is no water. >> there is no water pressure. i'm begging anyone to help put out this fire. >> laura: the l.a. county fire chief says that they don't know how many have died. according to ktla the body of one of the known victims, 66-year-old victor shaw was found on the side of the road with a garden hose still in his hand. these losses are difficult to comprehend. >> all the stuff that is here is replace cybil. people are not, so very lucky. >> so happy the family is the most important thing. >> pretty close. i don't know what i'm going to lose it's weirdly like you really find out what matters to you. and you have to evacuate. >> le

. ♪ ♪ >> laura: good evening, america. i'm laura ingraham. "the ingraham angle" tonight live from the liberty ball in washington, d.c. as you can hear, the music is really fox news alert unanimously marco rubio giving trump his first official cabinet member. more on that in moments. here at the liberty ball. president trump and first lady melania to arrive. he just finished signing executive orders at the capital one arena. including one that withdraws us, thank god, from the paris climate accord and another ordering all federal employees back to work in washington. the mayor has wanted that because a lot of businesses around this arena have really been suffering. come back to work, i guess maybe you won't have a job. president trump is back to the white house. looks like the sign even more executive orders he is coming here. liberty ball to cover it as you can see. right behind me sigh the crowd. also taking the stage country star jason aldean. grammy award-winning rapper, yeah, nelle. and trump's staple song the village people. all right, l

. ♪ >> laura: good evening, everyone. i'm laura ingraham. this is "the ingraham angle."hank you as always for joining us. as the resistance sputters, that's the focus of tonight's angle. ♪ all right. quick. someone, please, please, do a welfare check on aoc. >> they're going to go after legal status. they're gonna go after people who are presently documented. they're gonna try to make them undocumented and deport them, too. they are going after people who are documented, period. they are going after immigrants. >> laura: poor dear. bless her heart. perhaps we can get a go fund me, i don't know, to help her get through, endure the first 100 days of trump. because who knew that preserving american sovereignty, enforcing the border and ending the abuse of humanitarian parole could drive people so mad. now, desperate to gain some traction, any traction against trump, the left is falling back into an old, unhealthy pattern. and keepy talking points. >> mass idea of ice agents sweeping through communities and churches and schools and taking people who might be here legally, se

i'm laur ♪ ♪ >> laura: good evening,to everyone, i am laura ingraham, and this is "the ingraham angle washington tonight. b thank you as always for joining us. hamas finally got the message. >> if they are not backed by the time i'm in office, all hell will break loose in the middle east. all hell will break out. i don't have to say it anymore. that is what it is periods me one more than a quarter of joe biden spread. [boos] presidency, 466 days, hamas held 98 hostages with american hostages believed to be held in begaza. finally a deal announcedly and c some of the hostages will finally be coming home.e method 42 day deal beingph rolld out in three phases.d the first will for a 33 hostages including women, children and hundreds of palestinian prison nomadic tethod 42 day deal being rolled prisoners and the details are being worked out c but of course it's a five had one, this deal would not have happened. hamas would have dug in and netanyahu too and $0.00 ofng f urgency. but this did not stop biden from claiming full credit. >> how much credit do you give to the trump team?l >> well

♪ ♪ >> laura: good evening, everyone at, i am laura ingraham an ed thisve is "the ingraham a" from watching as always. thank you for joining us. joe biden has officially went off the deep end. >> have increased america every dedimension. >> laura: e elon musk as a defender against the attacks periods plus gavin newsom gets called out: pl for pushingg misinformation. my "angle" in moments but 24 dead and 16 missing as california braces for high winds tonight that could h.cause low supplier growth. matt finn and altadena, california, with the latest. map.so f >> hi, laura, the eton fire ista the deadliest with 16 people dead in this town alone. take a look at this one street it is obliterated anhed if we wt down farther we can show you home after home after home, socal edison a lawsuit filed against them today and the lawsuit claims socal isca responsible because it didus not turn off the electric air.re g i've been talking to people throughout the day and getting back to the property case-by-case and trying to reclaim some of their, belongings.in flipping around the street, spared certain st

. >> laura: good evening, everyone i'm laura ingraham. this is "the ingraham angle" from washington tonight. as always, thank you for joining us. swamp wine. that's the focus of tonight's angle. >> laura: now, what makes official washington nervous? especially the bureaucracy protectors and the democrat party are true change agents? people with the guts, people with the determination to challenge the status quo. >> two months ago 77 million americans gave president trump a powerful mandate for change. to put america first. at home and abroad. i don't have a similar biography to defense secretaries of the last 30 years. but as president trump also told me we have repeatedly placed people atop the pentagon with supposedly the right credentials and where has it gotten us? he believes and i humbly agree, that it's time to give someone with dust on his boots the hem. a change agent. >> then children and small dogs had to cover their ears because the sound from the democrats on the committee was classic. i think was kind of unpleasant mix of re

>> laura: america needs to be america again. immigration, the right kind, once we get our house in order, it's beautiful. people who love our country our culture our language our flag. it's a beautiful thing. but divided loyalties are poisonous to our national purpose, but the left they want us at each other's throats. they love it. they love scenes like that in dallas. constant strife they depend on it. remember zol olenski rules for radicals. freeze it and polarize it. look, we are only a week. in and so far so good. but, with approximately 50 million illegals here, possibly more. tom homan and the dhs will need to move with deliberate speed. they will need to get creative. everyone here illegally needs to return home, so we can have peace in our home and that's the angle. ♪ joining us now is vash ton and joe borelli. vash shawn, tom homan's deportations in chicago, you heard your governor and you have heard your mayor think they are upset by. this we are not going to interfere but -- >> but, okay. i just want to say this. fir

flip around to the other side of the street, laura. fires spared certain sides of streets this one. the people who are home the one side says owner is home and has guns beware district attorney nathan hochman announced charges against nine different people for looting and one for an. so one people we talked to are afraid of their homes being picked over, laura. >> i heard the same thing. thank you very much. and a cry for common sense. that's the focus of tonight's angle california is still on fire and more high winds is the last thing they need. now, friends are sending me some surreal photos. and seen know hills and sean know proper where the fires almost look like a sunrise fire trucks being prepositioned along with other emergency vehicles in this blare church parking lot. first responders are working around the clock. we should thank them and they should be awarded handsomely for the work they are doing. neighborhoods dealing not just with panic but as matt just said with the fires as well waves of looters some appearing on scoote

. >> laura: raging across the region. karen bass tried her best to sound more convincing.rs >> we need to help others go to help our neighbors, and first and foremost, we need to stay u, stay strong, united l.a. is the way we will recover, is the way we will rebuild their communities. >> laura: i will translate forai you: stay united for her maned? still asked many questions. nice sentiments to stay united. but when she united, united wita her constituents skipping tamper, with clear and earlyri ggwarnings of severe windin conditions that experts warned could trigger fast-moving firese inct times of crisis, we want, e need elected officials in placeat and we respect interest even if we did not vote for them. but that requires those officials to demonstrate managerialan comic talent ands thoughtfulin preparation. mayor basque showed neither which is obvious in the q&a. >> my crew arrived shortly after it started and for several hours who watchend.d as hundreds of hs in the neighborhood burned to the ground. a we dids not s

>> hey laura, but is a great question.ard to know.me it seems they were demanding this direction but you are absolutely right after 2016 election after beat up andtrum supposedly allowing this information that elected trump,r he then wentie on to censor true stories about vaccine sideco effects. he censored information aboutpep covid potentially coming from ao chinese lab, which most peopleio nebelieve it had come from hereo thn abe hunter biden laptop and accurate information about climate change and reality of biological sex. so there is reason to be skeptical. but they will define those fact-checking organizations, which are sens censor organizats and content modernization from california t tooo texas becausee content sensors are too biased. >> laura: again, we don't want to be so pessimistic that when someone does something good, oh, it looked, he made a good announcement today. m ovthere is no doubt about it. mon if he moves forward and ende monetization of political pages on facebook, that will even shoe more of a no

>> laura: good evening, everyone, i'm laura ingraham. this is "the ingraham angle" from washington tonight. as always, thank you very much for joining us. at this hour, as the temperatures keep dropping, washington is filling up with maga heads. well, there is the crypto ball tonight. there's fireworks tomorrow at trump national. the vice president's dinner then there is various fun receptions, the black tie and boots ball. that's texas. and, of course, inauguration day itself. and all the festivities that follow. but, with the bitterly cold weather and snow and rain in the forecast, organizers are smart to move the actual ceremony indoors. i'llable there and i will give you all the behind the scenes details monday night. but you feel it change is in the air. in just a few days we will have a real president again. yeah. one that we know is actually making decisions and one who wants to bring the nation together. >> have you thought about your message for your second inaugural address? >> i have. >> preview. >> we're going to have a messa

. >> laura: good evening, everyone, i'm laura ingraham. this is "the ingraham angle" from washington tonight. his first week in office. trump is already rushing to the scene. california governor newsom meeting him at the bottom of air force one in l.a. that moment is all anyone can talk about. the handshake that kept going like a -- little back and forth saw. the hug, the chest tap, the point, what did gavin newsom say and how did trump respond? >> i would appreciate. i appreciate very much. we want to get it fixed like got hit by a bomb, right? >> yeah. got hit by a bomb. >> most importantly, thank you for being here. it means a great deal to all of us. not just the folks in palisades, the folks in altadena that were devastated. we're going to need your support. we're going to need your help. you were there for us during covid, i don't forget that. and i have all the exceptions that we'll be able to work together to get this speedy recovery. >> we'll. we have got to get it done. >> laura: that moment was handled quite well. and the presid

laura: yes.dministration and sources close to the administration i've talked to expect legal challenges. they did not think these would go without legal challenges. they feel as though they could potentially get in front of friendly judges, including that conservative dominant supreme court. one other action that could very well end up being challenged is whether or not the president decides to invoke the alien enemies act. he said yesterday in his address that he would. so far, it appears as though he hasn't. with that action, lawyers and constitutional scholars are concerned he may very well use powers under the alien enemies act to not just target undocumented migrants, but to also target migrants here who are here lawfully, and he could use it to deport and detain them. there are a lot of unknowns. we don't know how many troops could be sent to the border, or when they could be sent to the border. the administration has not provided those specifics yet. amna: president trump mentioned there c

laura: right.rities did say in the last few hours that they are not sure if that man and woman were involved or connected to the suspect. there's a lot we do not know, and again, based on the information we have so far, how likely is it that the suspect was inspired or directly linked to isis? prof. hoffman: it is difficult to say. it is clear that he was going through some personal crisis. he had financial problems, for example, he was recently divorced, a recent convert to a religion, for example, all of these things may have played into his mind to do something daring, dramatic, and violent that would all of a sudden catapult him into infinite notoriety but notoriety nonetheless. what we know from the recruitment and radicalization of individuals is that members of terrorist organizations play on individuals' personal weaknesses, personal traumas, and try to a get them to engage in acts of violence that under normal circumstances that might have never contemplated. laura: are there similarities

amna: all right, our white house correspondent, laura barron-lopez. laura, thank you. barron-lopez: thank you. ♪ geoff: u.s. state department suspended all foreign assistance around the world for at least three months. it affects tens of billions of dollars for programs that extend from military assistance to ukraine to supporting police in mexico who are supposed to stop fentanyl from coming into the u.s. nick schifrin joins us now. what does this direction actually do? >> it is contained in a memo that hasn't been made public. pbs news hour obtained the memo and says the u.s. government "shall not provide foreign an assistance funded by or through the department and usaid without the secretary of state's authorization and for existing awards, grant officers shall immediately issue a stop work orders." with an 85 days it will complete a comprehensive review and within 100 days, all u.s. foreign assistance will be aligned with president's vision. every dollar being spent is now being paused with few exceptions. foreign military financing for israel and egypt and emerge

my name is laura didier. - [julie] you can see her reflection here as laura chokes back tears. - killedhis bedroom. - [julie] and here moments later, senator wahab gets up and walks out while laura describes the most painful moment of her life. the expressions behind her speak volumes. - i just thought, if my son doesn't deserve two minutes of your time when you were elected to be here- - [julie] speakers are only allowed two minutes. - certainly when a grieving mother has 40 seconds left to speak, maybe that's not the best time to make your exit. - i mean, how callous. - [julie] senator wahab's staff wouldn't tell us why she walked out and declined our multiple interview requests. but that's the day laura says she learned how california's capitol really works. - wahab. - none of the three bay area democrats on the committee- - skinner. - were even in the room for the vote on that fentanyl related bill- - wiener. - which would've increased penalties for dealers. - that is not what we're expecting or what we want from our lawmakers. - [julie] all three later voted against the bill in pri

amna: let's turn to laura at the white house.t has already been a busy few hours since president trump took office. we have seen a flurry of executive orders. breakdown what we've seen and what we will see. laura: the new white house announced 10 executive orders focused on the border and immigration. some of those key orders include the declaration of a national emergency at the border that gives trump the ability to deploy armed forces and national guard, additional forces. another executive action ends asylum and immediately to ports arrivals -- deports arrivals. and one that would attempt to end birthright citizenship. those are some of the main ones. he's also reinstating the remain in mexico policy from his first term which requires asylum-seekers to wait out there cases in mexico. he's also going to suspend refugee resettlement for at least four months. geoff: how legally feasible are these executive orders? laura: president trump has brought ability to declare a national emergency at the border. he used to those powers to

laura, thank you. laura: thank you. enforcement provided new details today on another disturbing incident from yesterday, a cybertruck that exploded in front of the trump hotel in las vegas. police identified the man who was driving the truck as 37-year-old matthew livelsberger, an active-duty member of the army's elite special forces. police said he shot himself in the head before a device detonated a combination of fireworks, gas, and camping fuel in the bed of the vehicle. joe schoenmann of nevada public radio has been reporting on this and i spoke with him earlier. joe, welcome to the “news hour”" thank you for being with us. so we now know the identity of this suspect. what more did law enforcement have to say today about who this guy is and more about his background? joe: well, he has an extensive career in the military, beginning in 2006, he was a green beret -- and i'm going to take a look at some of my notes here -- a green beret active duty special operations soldier. he'd been based in germany. he was back on

laura barron-lopez has the latest from louisiana.strains of music once again drifted through new orleans' french quarter. while bouncers checked id's and patted people down. but even as people returned to bustling bourbon street for its nightlife, bars and live music, there were reminders of wednesday's terrorist attack that killed 14 people. since then, makeshift memorials have sprung up near the site. flowers, candles, crosses, and notes left for those who died. earlier, sarah colbert, who lives in new orleans, and her mother, janeal colbert, who was visiting from los angeles, stopped to pay their respects. they were among the throngs of party goers who packed bourbon street on new year's eve and said they missed the attack by an hour. sarah: the people here, the victims were people that we , walked amongst, people that we saw could have been someone that , we saw dancing and admired as we people watched on the street. it hits real close to home. we were right there at it. janeal: i thought man, if we would have been here at that t

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did he ever talk about that, laura? - really cold. did he ever talk about that, laura?d that? he about that, laura? did he ever say why he did that?— say why he did that? he is someone _ say why he did that? he is someone who _ say why he did that? he is someone who just - say why he did that? he is someone who just really l someone who just really treasured and wanted to be able to reflect his roots, and i think this idea that he came from somewhere different. planes, george is not exactly a high tourist destination! —— plains, georgia. "i am one of you, i plains, georgia. "i am one of you, lam plains, georgia. "i am one of you, i am different", even though, yes, that is a lot of rhetoric he was successful using, but he was a very successful businessman and had been governor as well. the fact he tried to present himself as someone who was more similar to the people, this certainly set off a very successful term to begin with, but did not translate into the policy later on. i translate into the policy later on. ., . on. i did mention earlier in the programme _ on. i did

laura: thank you. ♪ geoff: the u.s.tment suspended all foreign assistance around the world for at least three months. it affects tens of billions of dollars for programs that extend from military assistance to ukraine and supporting police in mexico who are supposed to stop fentanyl from coming into the u.s. what does this direction do? >> it is contained in a memo that has not been made public. pbs news hour obtained the memo and it says the u.s. government "shall not provide foreign assistance funded by or through the department of usaid without the secretary of state's authorization," and "for existing foreign assistance awards, grant officers should issue stop work orders." it says within 30 days the department will develop review standards and with an 85 will have a comprehensive review and with 180 -- within 180 days all foreign assistance will be aligned with donald trump's vision. every dollar being spent is being caused. there are a few examples -- few exceptions. emergency food assistance. geoff: what programs

that's the thing, laura. when these winds are going, there is nothing, you know, humanity doesn't have the tools to fight it. if you can't put an aircraft up to to drop a retardant. and if you do drop the retardant, it just blows everywhere and doesn't help stop the fire. what do you do? do you just wait for it to burn out and wait for the fickle nature that hope that it doesn't take your whole life? >> my god, bill, the way you described it. and i'm so glad that you addressed the cross section socioeconomically of people who are impacted by what is devastating. so many different areas of that community, and the thought of what next, what now, and how this all happened. bill weir thank you so much. you bet. i want to get right to the captain of the los angeles county fire department. sheila kelliher. this has been truly unbelievable to watch. just last night there were less fires to contend with. now there are even more and it is spreading and they are continuing to rage. what is the status of now? these six

that's the thing, laura. when these winds are going, there is nothing that, you know, humanity doesn't have the tools to fight it. if you can't put an aircraft up to to drop a retardant. and if you do drop the retardant, it just blows everywhere and doesn't help stop the fire. what do you do? do you just wait for it to burn out and wait for the fickle nature that hope that it doesn't take your whole life? >> my god, bill, the way you described it. and i'm so glad that you addressed the cross section socioeconomically of people who are impacted by what is devastating. so many different areas of that community. and the thought of what next, what now, and how this all happened. bill weir thank you so much. you bet. i want to get right to the captain of the los angeles county fire department. sheila kelliher. this has been truly unbelievable to watch. just last night there were less fires to contend with. now there are even more and it is spreading and they are continuing to rage. what is the status of now? these

>> thank, laura.hose pardoned by the president tonight, many of them were convicted of some of the worst crimes that were committed on january 6th. there is one rioter who hit the police officer with a metal baton, another who attacked a police officer with a fire extinguisher, a wooden plank and a pole. joining me now, though, is pam hemphill, served two months in federal prison for participating in the january 6th attacks. pam, thank you very much for being here. you've been on the show a number of times. talked about your experience, your regret over your involvement. but now will you accept a pardon from president trump if you receive one? >> oh, no. that would be an insult to our capitol police officers and to the rule of law. i broke the law. i pleaded guilty because i was guilty. and we know all of them are guilty. i'm still in shock. i'm not surprised because trump is sending a message to the doj that the lie he had been putting out there, that the doj was weaponized against him and the j6ers,

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laura: que tal, buenos dÍas. migratorios con esta nueva ordenanza. >> pero yo estoy muy asustada de todo lo que estÁ pasando, a mÍ hasta me dan ganas de llorar. yo vengo a pedir a mi dios que nos cuide. laura: en esta iglesia conocÍ a marta a quien llamaremos asÍ, quien se aferra a su fe, con los cuales sitos como escuelas de silencios estarÍan al alcance de los agentes de ice y de la patrulla fronteriza. >> rezar un ratito ahi impedir que no me pase nada, pero yo se que si algÚn dÍa. laura: mamÁ de cuatro, lleva mÁs de tres aÑos en california. >> yo ya no quiero ir ni a los restaurantes. laura: en las iglesias uno de los lugares considerados como sensibles desde el 2011 agentes de migraciÓn ya pueden realizar arresto a indocumentados a partir del 20 de enero, marta lo sabe pero es no la detiene a orar. me comuniquÉ con la diÓcesis de sacramento para conocer su postura y me notificaron que su labor no va a cambiar, y esperan que oficiales lo puedan entender. al igual meco comuniquÉ con otras entidades entre ellas

laura. right. they say, if you go with this cause, you get valor, you get belonging, you get empowerment. it fills the voids and and offers what we call this loser to lie in phenomenon. >> you know, you're you're nodding along and you hear that. and i have to ask you here about they're seeking people out. how does one find this? i mean, to be radicalized. there are a lot of people who fit the bill of people who have money problems, marital problems, who don't then get radicalized by i.s.i.s., are not found by them in some way, shape or form. when you're looking to try to untangle that web, where are you going? >> well, a couple of things. one, you have to look at whether he had some mental health issues. obviously, a guy who's talking about killing his family and that not being enough, that not being enough of a splash to get his message across, that guy's obviously got mental health issues that go along with his marital problems, along with the financial problems, along with the radicalization. th

que tales y pues a moscÚ le reporte y nos prepara laura isabel pÉrez.resiÓn fue mÁs verbal. >> en el momento me sentÍ mal, y pensando en eso. laura: hoy casi un aÑo despuÉs conocÍ a esta vendedora de elotes quien ha sido vÍctimas de este tipo de ofensas, segÚn me contÓ. >> a veces pueden ofender verbalmente y uno se siente como se podrÁ decir, acosada. laura: los crÍmenes de odio motivados por la raza, etnia y origen aumentaron un 16% en california de acuerdo al departamento de justicia. >> que racistas te pueden llegar a decir. laura: el departamento de derechos civiles del estado dorado tienen publicada una ley con la que buscan que las personas reporten crÍmenes de odio que se define como una expresiÓn o acciÓn hostil. es lo que me dijo un sociÓlogo sobre lo que considera es la razÓn. si una persona se siente amenazada ya es motivo para hacerlo. para realizar un deporte ya sea en lÍnea o por telÉfono, no tiene que dar informaciÓn de su estatus obligatorio. >> y a veces una por miedo, hasta uno se queda callado. laura: cuando realice un reporte con es

>> thank you, laura. among those pardoned many convicted of the worst crimes committed on january 6th there is one rioter that hit a police officer with a metal baton, another that attacked a police officer with a fire extinguisher, wooden plank and a pole. joining me now, pam, served two months for participating in the january 6th attacks. pam thank you for being here. you have been on the show a number of times. talked your experience, your regret over your involvement. now, will you accept a pardon from president trump if you receive one? >> oh, no. that would be an insult to our capitol police officers and to the rule of law. i broke the law. i pled guilty because i was guilty. we know all of them are guilty. i am still in shock. i am not surprised. trump has sent a message to the doj the law he is putting out there that the doj was weaponized against him and the j-6ers which we know is not true. this is a sad day. i will am still trying to process this. >> what message is the president sending by par

i'm marcus washington and i'm laura garcia. we're going to check that friday morning commute with mike in just a moment. but cinthia pimentel is in for kerry and she's got a look at our forecast. it is a clear and crisp start out there for this friday. 35 right now in walnut creek to some low 40s from san jose, palo alto and in san francisco. notice that we are starting off with not that much cloud cover in the sky, but that will change as we go on into about the lunchtime hour. first trekking through the north bay, bringing some big weekend changes ahead in the form of some much needed rain. we haven't had rain in about three weeks so we need that. mountain snow is also coming to the bay area, possibly the sierra and down into southern california as well. one part of the bay area, also under a wind advisory. so i'll show you those details coming up in a few minutes. mike, we're checking back at the bay bridge toll plaza. yeah, the metering lights are on. the volume is starting to increase a bit. as far as the traffic volumes s