maryalice parks, abc news, washington. >> all right, maryalice, thank you for that. the eastern u.s. is in store for an arctic blast this week. minneapolis and chicago will feel like it's well below zero through wednesday morning. windchills in d.c. feeling like 12 degrees this morning. and it will feel like it's below zero as far south as north carolina by tomorrow. boston and the single digits later this week. >> and despite the frigid temperatures, many americans are still finding ways to have some fun. >> yeah, even outdoors, even though it's cold. look at this. this guy was spotted practicing his ice hockey on a frozen pond at the national mall. but as you can see, he's all alone. there were no other takers there. >> and then there's this boxy boxer puppy in little rock, arkansas, experiencing his first time in the snow, and it looks like he couldn't get enough of it. >> i can't get enough of dogs playing in the snow videos. look at this. brave souls in chicago. oh, man, i don't know if this is brave or something else. they took the plunge into lake michigan. lo

here's abc news reporter maryalice parks. >> donald trump returning to washington this weekend as hepares for his second inauguration. the president elect announcing he's moving monday's inauguration events indoors, citing an arctic blast sweeping the country. i don't want to see people hurt or injured in any way. trump writing on truth social. therefore, i have ordered the inauguration address, in addition to prayers and other speeches to be delivered in the united states capitol rotunda. workers now busy building aw indoor stage. the massive outdoor platform was capable of holding more than a thousand people, but the rotunda will only be able to hold several hundred guests. the joint congressional inaugural committee, acknowledging the vast majority of ticketed guests, will not be able to attend the ceremonies in person in the new location. among those who will be allowed in, people with tickets for the presidential platform and members of congress. >> i, ronald reagan, do solemnly swear. >> the last indoor inauguration was 40 years ago, in 1985. the temperature was just seven degr

maryalice, thank you. >>> tonight, the nation is remembering its 39th president. from peanut farmer to president jimmy carter began his final journey from rural georgia this weekend. veterans of his secret service detail escorted his remains. in atlanta, thousands are lining up to pay their respects. carter will lie in repose at the carter presidential center until tuesday. abc's senior national correspondent steve osunsami reports from atlanta. >> reporter: for the family of jimmy carter, who has had to share the former president with the rest of the world for so long, it was deeply moving to see people lined up on roadsides and above highways saying good-bye. >> man, and that motorcade, there was a lot of love on the side of the road. every overpass had people on it. it was amazing. >> reporter: some of them were children who were nowhere near born when the 39th president ran the country. one woman held a sign saying what so many felt, president carter, a man of honor. there were people of all colors, rural, urban, democrat, and republican alike. teachers and st

here's abc news reporter maryalice parks. >> donald trump returning to washington this weekend as he prepares for his second inauguration. the president elect announcing he's moving monday's inauguration events indoors, citing an arctic blast sweeping the country. i don't want to see people hurt or injured in any way. trump writing on truth social. therefore, i have ordered the inauguration address, in addition to prayers and other speeches to be delivered in the united states capitol rotunda. workers now busy building a new indoor stage. the massive outdoor platform was capable of holding more than a thousand people, but the rotunda will only be able to hold several hundred guests. the joint congressional inaugural committee, acknowledging the vast majority of ticketed guests, will not be able to attend the ceremonies in person in the new location. among those who will be allowed in, people with tickets for the presidential platform and members of congress, i, ronald reagan, do solemnly swear. the last indoor inauguration was 40 years ago, in 1985. the temperature was just seven deg

abc's maryalice parks reports from capitol hill tonight. >> reporter: tonight, several of president-elect donald trump's nominees gearing up for a public grilling. 14 senate confirmation hearings scheduled for this week. one of the first, former fox news anchor pete hegseth, nominated to be the secretary of defense in the hot seat tuesday. hegseth has faced allegations of sexual and financial misconduct as well as alcohol abuse. he will also face tough questions about his policy positions. he has in the past been highly critical of the pentagon's efforts to diversify. >> i'm straight up saying we should not have women in combat roles. >> reporter: hegseth denies all allegations and has never been charged and now he says he supports women serving today. republicans have 53 seats in the senate, meaning nominees don't need democratic votes, but they also can't afford to lose more than two republicans. one big question, joni ernst, a former lieutenant colonel in the army reserves who did multiple combat tours and has been hesitant about hegseth's nomination. hegseth sat for an interview with

and, maryalice, what can we expect?: yeah, whit, it's hard to believe that inauguration weekend is here. it's been months of planning and security preparations. they actually start building the platforms around town before the election, but now a major scramble after that decision to move the events inside to a space that can only fit a fraction of the vip guests. this morning, just 48 hours until donald trump's second inauguration, last-minute changes and a major scramble in washington, d.c. the president-elect now choosing to move his ceremonies inside citing the arctic blast set to hit the nation's capital monday. a forecasted high of 23 degrees in washington with the windchill for much of the day, it will feel like 7 degrees. "i don't want to see people hurt or injured in any way," trump writing on truth social, "therefore, i ordered the inauguration address in order to prayers and other speeches to be delivered in the united states capitol rotunda." the last indoor inauguration, 40 years ago. in 1985 ronald reagan

maryalice parks, thank you. i do want to pull up that video once again that we were showing from earlier, if we could, that was inside gaza. just a little context as to what we were seeing here. this was the transfer of those hostages from hamas. you can see, you know, in the uniforms there, passing the hostages off to the red cross and putting them into vans to take them across the border. you can see emotionally charged moments there. in gaza, there were celebrations in the streets there. we also saw celebrations in the streets across israel. and that's where we find our ian pannell, our chief foreign affairs correspondent, who is there in tel aviv right now. and, ian, describe the emotions that you're hearing from people. >> overwhelming emotions from people here. for three young women, their long nightmare is over. and there's a sense of relief here. this isn't really a celebration. this is the start of a process. and time and again the crowd shout ashaf ashaf! which means bring them all home. i just want to

abc's maryalice parks is in washington with those details.good morning to you. >> reporter: hey. good morning, janai. president biden will sign the social security fairness act into law this afternoon. and, yes, likely one of the last major pieces of legislation he signs. it's all about getting more money into the pockets of retirees. this law expands social security benefits to about 3 million. retired teachers, firefighters, police officers, and other public servants by repealing old policies that limited social security payments for some retirees who also collect public pensions as well as their widowed spouses. while some republicans were worried about the price tag, it will add about $200 billion to the deficit, this bill did pass with large bipartisan support. senate majority leader chuck schumer said it was congress finally correcting a 50-year mistake, and this law is retroactive to cover all of last year for eligible recipients. people are encouraged to make sure their mailing address and other information is still correct at the soc

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good morning, maryalice. >> reporter: good morning, gio.re on monday has a high the windchill, we're told much of the day will feel like 7 degrees. so the president-elect wrote on truth social he didn't want to see people hurt or injured in any way. he wrote, therefore, i've ordered the inauguration address in addition to prayers and other speeches be delivered in the united states capitol rotunda. the last indoor inauguration was 40 years ago in 1985. ronald reagan was sworn into his second term in the rotunda and the temperature was 7 degrees. the coldest inauguration since was back in 2009. barack obama took the oath outside in 28-degree weather. now, the outdoor platform traditionally holds over 1,600 people but inside, probably only around 600 special guests. the joint congressional inaugural committee acknowledged the vast majority of ticketed guests will not be able to attend the ceremonies in person in the new location. so a big question now, who will make the cut? what about all of those tech ceos and billionaires like apple's tim

maryalice, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, janai, good morning. judge decided to uphold the jury's conviction, which means that president-elect trump will likely be the first president to enter office as a felon. the judge ordered trump to appear on january 10th next week either in person in a new york courtroom or virtually just ten days before his inauguration to be sentenced. trump was convicted in may of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment to porn star stormy daniels before the 2016 presidential election. the judge calling it premeditated and continuous this is an abc news special report celebrating jimmy carter. >> good morning, i'm mary bruce. we're interrupting regular programing because services honoring the late president jimmy carter are underway in georgia. the 39th president of the united states passed away on sunday at his home in plains, surrounded by his family. he was 100 years old, our longest lived president. but we are about to see. this morning is the beginning of the state funeral se