mr. jim acosta owes the president-elect apology. >> tucker: the president-elect basically made that same point. saying, you are fake news. there were organizations that were banned from trump events. i'm sort of wondering now why. the president-elect is certainly capable of responding directly to people he doesn't like in the media. he's pretty good at it. he probably is some sympathy from viewers when he does it. why would he abandon news organizations when he so clearly enjoys betting them around? >> he's not. the answer is committed to ensuring that the people have access to the press. what the president elected today, he's going to do it again. he is going to set the record straight. he's not going to let dishonest members of the media publish factually inaccurate stories about him, his family, and i think for a lot of the folks in the media, they're used to these politicians sitting back and taking it. that's not for the president-elect is. >> tucker: this story today was about buzzfeed, that printed that dossier. 35 pages of what he said is totally false allegations about donald tr

mr. jim acosta. good evening. very interesting to watch this briefing. day two of the trump presidency and -- actually first full day and confronted by massive protests right outside his window but trump white house is focused on the crowds at inauguration yesterday, play sean spicer where he gave a blistering statement full of inaccuracies and took no questions. >> secondly, photographs of the inaugural proceedings framed in a way in one particular tweet to minimize the enormous support that had gathered on the national mall. this was the first time that covering was on the grass on the mall. the grass eliminated this visual before. this was also the first time fencing and magnetometers were used to stop them as quickly as inaugurations past. >> i was down there. i wanted to experience it like everybody else instead of the media, public entrance and waited in line with the public. weren't hundreds of thousands waiting. only about 100 or so where i was in the particular line where i was and weren't that many. what about these magnetometers and floor cove

mr. jim acosta now outside of trump tower. jim we'll talk about what dr. king's son said said in a moment. can you give us a context for the meeting? who called whom? what was discussed. >> that is a good question. we don't have all the details in terms of who called who. >> okay. >> but we do know this follows some plans for donald trump to go down to washington today. he was set to go down to washington today according to his counsellor, incoming coun l counsellor kellyanne conway. then that was scrapped and then we learned that martin luther king iii was meeting with the president-elect. donald trump did emerge from the elevator with martin luther king iii for a few moments. then he went back up in the elevator, went upstairs in trump tower and did not answer any questions. then for a few moments, martin luther king iii as well as one of trump's aids started walking away. we started shouting down the corridor asking mr. king to come back and talk to us. which he did do. that's you heard him make those remarks saying he does not agree with the president-

mr. jim acosta joins me here on the set. emily jane fox also here, richard painter chief white house ethics lawyer under george w. bush joins us and john meech chem, author of "destiny and power." john, you first, quite an fascinating hour. i want to get your reaction. trump assembling his administration. democrats are regrouping to try to figure out what happens with the democratic party. but he said you should be worried about the issues at hand instead of four years ahead. what do you make of what happened? >> every action produces a reaction. if trump was in many ways, if trump is in many ways an answer to the obama years, there's going to quickly be given the speed of the american political pulse, there's going to be a moment where democrats are going to be rethinking. i think people will be listening to democrats. it's striking to me still that senator sanders given his age, given his ideological leanings, he was the author of what i consider to be at least in my view one of the most meprable policy proposals that secr

at wednesday's press conference, trump refused to answer questions from cnn's jim acosta. mr. trump: cohead. >> mr. president like -- mr. trump: not you. not you. your organization is terrible. >> sir? mr. trump: cohead. suzette -- don't be rude. >> can you give us a question? mr. trump: i am not going to give you a question. you are fake news. go ahead. president-elect gave the next question to a reporter with breitbart news, a web site that champions the white nationalist movement. cnn's jim acosta later said that trump's spokesperson, sean spicer, threatened to have him expelled if he tried to ask another question. the press conference was trump's first since july, when he called on russia to hack hillary clinton's email servers. on wednesday, trump said it was probably russia that broke into the dnc's servers and hacked john podesta's emails, but insisted he had no loans and no business dealings with russia. this is nbc reporter hallie jackson questioning trump. >> will you release your tax returns to prove what you're saying about no deals in russia? mr. trump: tax return

refusing to answer questions from jim acosta. >> mr. president elect can you give us a question. you're attack us. can you give us a question. >> i'm not going to give you a question. you are fake news. >> the incoming white house press secretary threatening to throw him out of future press conferences. >> i informed him i thought that no one should be treated that way and treated that disrespectfully and if he did it again in the future i would have him removed. >> trump not mentioning whether he would continue the sanctions imposed by russia on president obama. >> if putin likes donald trump i consider that an asset and not a liability because we have a horrible relationship with russia. >> all this as trump had an attorney layout his plans to distance himself from his business empire. trump will relinquish control of the company to his two sons and place his assets in a trust. a step he says he doesn't have to take. >> as a president i could run the trump organization. and i could run the company. i would do a very good job but i don't want to do that. >> trump also pledging t

on wednesday, trump refused to answer questions from cnn's jim acosta. mr. trump: go ahead.o, not you. not you. your organization is terrible. your organization is terrible. let's go. go ahead. ququiet. quiet. go ahead -- she is asking a question. don't be rude. don't be rude. nott be rude -- no, i'm going to give you a question. you are fake news. amy: donald trump gave the next .uestion to breitbart news cnn's jim acosta later said threatenedkesperson to have him expelled if he tried to ask another question. for more and in coming trump administration's relationship with the press, we turn to joel simon executive director of the , committee to protect journalists. your response? >> my response is just what we see on display, the attitude that trump exhibited throughout his campaign and in every interaction with the media, which is that he has a framework in which the media, as long as it amplifies his message, he welcomes it. as soon as it adopts a critical posture, there is a completely different response. what is really concerning here is, ok, he is angry. you can unders

jim acosta. jeffrey lord. sarina zito. and brian stelter and mr. jim sciutto. here is donald trump at cia headquarters earlier today. >> the reason you're my first stop is that as you know, i have a running war with the media. they are among the most dishonest human beings on earth. right? and they sort of made it sound like i had a feud with the intelligence community. and i just want to let you know, reason you're number one stop is it's exactly the opposite. exactly. and they understand that too. >> jim what's your reaction? what are you hearing from sources in the intel community? >> couple of things, first of all important part, going to intelligence agencies standing in front of what for them is arlington. memorial wall, 117 stars there for cia agents who have given their lives in the call of duty, many of them we'll never know their names. some we do no. first person to die in the war in afghanistan after 9/11 is one, the two in the benghazi raid there as well. hallowed spot but president going there in midst of running dispute with the intelligence agen

mr. president, that's not appropriate. >> that was jim acosta from cnn trying to ask a question.trump doesn't like cnn right now so he's not answering their questions. who knew you could do that? what a press conference. it was like a live version of his twitter account. i've seen more civil exchanges for wrestlemania. his big announcement today was he's putting his assets, his company in a trust and the company will be run by his sons. kind of like when don korlioni handed things over to michael. no problems. one of the reporters ask if we'll ever get to see the tax returns trump promised to show us once his audit is finish and trump said no. other than reporters, no one wants to see my tax returns. he said that twice. i don't know. we have a good number of american citizens in this audience. a quick poll. who wants to see the tax returns? [ applause ] >> jimmy: wait a minute. are you guys reporters? no? all right. then we want to see them. in case you missed this press conference, you missed a lot, but we boiled it down to the key parts. >> sick russia, fake news, packing hilla

mr. president-elect, can you. >> go ahead, don't be rude. she is asking a question. kennedy: that was a reporter? it was jim acostarom cnn to tried to accosta the president-elect. mr. crumb dismissed hip he tirely with an ironclad he can explanation. >> does anyone really believe that story? i'm also have much of a germ phone. believe -- a germ oophobe. kennedy: anyone who is freaked out by shaking hands. all that remains to be seen is how sessions, tillerson and the rest of the nominees survive missiles and mortars from all side. especially there own. but then i'm always on your side. i'm kennedy. it's time to bring in my party panel. dagen mcdowell. alex hennigan and tom shillue is here, host of "red eye." i want to talk about sexy rexy. how do you think rex tillerson did on that all-important russia question. >> i think he held his own. marco rubio is still trying to live down the little marco moniker. he's different from trump on a lot of issues. he's not opposed to the trans-pacific partnership. kennedy: he likes free change. he talked about climate change. human activity has an impact on the climate on earth

. >> harris: cnn's jim acosta says he was trying to ask mr. trump if he or anyone in his campaign was in contact with russia about the campaign. >> i felt it was only fair that if our news organization is going to be attacked, that we get a chance to ask a follow-up question about what donald trump was talking about, after i asked and you might say demanded, that we have a question, sean spicer, the incoming press secretary did say to me that if i were to do that again, i was going to be thrown out of this press conference. of course, i had to persist and try to get that question asked. >> harris: but incoming white house press secretary, sean spicer, says jim acosta was in the wrong. >> he told me that he thought he had a right to ask a question, even though cnn had been granted a question to one of their other correspondence. i informed him that i thought that no one should be treated that way, and treated that disrespectfully. and that if he did it again in the future i would have them removed. if someone did that a president obama or presi

mr. trump to do what he says there. jim acosta has the latest. do we know if we'll hear from donald trump on this? was it clear he was saying meaning he would announce something or was e talking abhe about the report that would be put out? >> anderson, it sounds like he was talking about something he would say that he would tell the public on tuesday or wednesday. but i'm told by a top transition official that donald trump will not be making any formal remarks about russia hacking in the 2016 election tomorrow despite the fact he told reporters there that he would have more to say on this and knows more than what the public knows about russian hacking in the 2016 election that he would be talking about this on quote tuesday or wednesday. tomorrow is wednesday. that is not expected to happen according to this aide who says anything can happen with donald trump, so there is a slight caution there that he could potentially decide at the last second to say something tomorrow about this. but at this point there are no plans in the works or any kind of

mr. trump to do. and also capturing a lot of attention, the moment when the president-elect shamed cnn for reporting that russia allegedly holds information compromise him. jim acosta demanding the chance to question him about it. >> not you, not you! your organization is terrible. your organization is terrible! >> a question, sir. >> go ahead. >> quiet, quiet! >> mr. president-elect. >> don't be rude. >> don't be rude. >> you're attacking us. can you give us a question. >> don't be rude. i'm not going to give you a question. >> you are fake news. go ahead. >> can you say categorically -- [ applause ] >> you hear a pause in the background and that came from trump's staffers who were seated in the back of the room. >>> leading up to the inauguration, we are hearing from you. pete just returned from listening to you. >> my name is rebecca. >> reporter: rebecca bryant stepped into our booth with one thing on her mind, donald trump's first press conference since winning the election. >> you are fake new >> reporter: trump blocked questions from cnn's jim acosta. rebecca said that confirms her fears about the president- elect. >> it doesn't look good for the american pe

mr. trump criticized cnn as he sparred with their reporter jim acosta. >> not you. not you. your organization is terrible. >> reporter: and he reiterated his promise that mexico would reimburse the united states for the cost of the wall. >> whether it's a tax or whether it's a payment, probably less likely that it's a payment, but it will happen. >> the president-elect also said that he will announce a nominee to fill a vacant seat on the u.s. supreme court within two weeks of taking office. melissa caen, kpix 5. >>> our nightbeat question of the evening we are asking you tonight should buzzfeed have published the dossier although it was unconfirmed? tweet me at #veronicadlcruz. more on bear nightbeat; come join us at 10:00 on our sister station, kbcw 44/cable 12. secretary of state: rex tillerson. "(sot: sen. jeff merkley/(d) oregon) "h candidate reachi >>> confirmation hearings under way for the cabinet picks including his choice for secretary of state. rex tillerson. >> how do you feel about a u.s./canada data turning to a foreign country to essentially find another partn

jim acosta from cnn. >> since you are attacking us, can you give us a question? mr. president-elect. mr. president-elect. can you give us a chance? >> no, no. go ahead. quiet. quiet. she is asking a question, don't be rude. don't be rude. don't be rude. i'm not going to give you a question. you are fake news. >> sean: wow. the media deserved every single bit of what donald trump gave them. predictably, they are now trying to paint these president-elect as the enemy of the first amendment, which is so hypocritical. because they did nothing when president obama repeatedly attacked fox news over the last eight years. in fact, the president has personally gone after me. so many times. and now cnn learned from what i went through. take a look. >> in record numbers. the next day, even sean hannity changed his mind and decided immigration reform is a good idea. rudy juliana said put in is what you call a leader. mike huckabee and sean hannity keep talking about his bare test. with respect to sean hannity, i didn't know he invited me for a beer. his opinion of me does not seem to be very high. b

charlie: at one point, he got into an argument with jim acosta, a cnn reporter, calling him and the organization fake news. mrtrump: not you. your organization is terrible. >> you are attacking our news organization. mr. trump: go ahead. quiet. i am not going to give you a question. can you statee -- -- mr. trump: you are fake news. charlie: donald trump also said he would not divest from his vast business ownings. he will turn over the operations and control of those holdings to a trust overseen by his eldest son, eric and donald trump junior. mr. trump: my two sons, who are right here, don and eric, are going to be running the company. they are going to be running it in a very professional manner. they are not going to discuss it with me. charlie: joining me now, phil rucker of the washington post. and jonathan karl of abc news. just for the record, jonathan, where did this story begin? [laughter] charlie: take me to the beginning of the story to what we saw today. jonathan: these allegations had been out there for a long time pushed by political opponents of donald trump but cnn broke the story that these

jim acosta yesterday. take a look. >> since you are attacking us, can you give us a question? mr. president-elect, you are attacking -- >> no, not you, not you. your organization is terrible. >> sir, sir. >> quiet. quiet. don't be rude. >> can you give us a question? >> i'm not going to give you a question. you are fake news. >> sean: so the liberal press is crying foul over that press. they were totally silent when president obama attacked me and rush limbaugh and fox news all the time. for example, when you make comments like these. >> there is a reason few republicans, you hear them running up around about obamacare. good, affordable health care might seem like a threat to the freedom of the american people on fox news. it turns out it is working pretty well in the real world. i haven't turned on fox news or listened to conservative talk radio yet today, but i turned them on and off over these past seven and a half years to know i am not exaggerating in terms of their story. the problem is we got all these filters. and a look, if i watch fox news, i would vote for me either. ri

another cnn report, jim acosta tried to get the get the question in. can i can ask a question. mr. can i ask a question? mr. trump said no you can't and he was giving someone else a chance. >> 450 reporters by the time all said and done made it in there. the idea somehow he feels entighted it ask a question is bit preposterous. that aside a lot of folks wanted to ask a question i understand that whether republican democrat i would be here saying same thing, if someone addressed president obama or president clinton or any president that way. it is disrespectful rude, childish, unacceptable for anybody to treat -- ainsley: especially for the highest honor president of the united states. >> that's right. so i think that at some point, this should be a lesson there were plenty of journalists, majority of which who act with respect and a normal protocol and decorum, that is how it should be. the idea he feels entitle ited to acts in a way unbecoming, frankly doesn't represent the press corps respectfully. i know many journalists feel the same way. steve: going forward, buzzfeed and cnn

mr. trump was busy on his first full day in the white house, and he attended a prayer service at washington national cathedral in the morning before paying the visit to the cia. reporter jim acosta us he offered a olive branch to the intelligence agency. >> it was down to business for president trump has ae visit the the same intelligence that he accused of leaking information about him during the transition. >> there's nobody that feels stronger about the intelligence community and the cia than donald trump. >> trump stood in front of a wall honoring the agency's fallen officers and took swipes at the news media, accusing the press of intentionally missta misstating crowd size at his inaugural. >> we had a massive field, you saw that, packed, and i get up this morning and turn on one of the networks and they show an empty field. i said, wait a minute, i made a speech and i looked out and the field was -- it looked like a million, million and a half people. >> his assault on the press was met with some applause inside the cia. >> probably almost everybody in the room voted for me, but i will not ask you to raise your hands. >> earlier in the day, the president's motorcade crosse

mr. trump to be a legitimately elected president. a war of words between the two played out throughout the weekend. there's no end in site. more on that from jim acosta. >> reporter: on this mlk day, donald trump met behind closed doors with martin luther king, iii. >> certainly, he said that, that he is going to represent america. he said that over and over again. >> reporter: it was a brief reprieve from the controversy swirling around his inauguration. the incoming 45th president is slamming angela merkel for allowing syrian refugees into her country. >> i have great respect for her. i felt she was a great leader. i think she made one very catastrophic mistake. that was taking all of these illegals -- taking all of the -- from wherever they come from. nobody knows where they come from. >> reporter: that drew a sharp response from john kerry. >> i thought, frankly, it was inappropriate for a president-elect of the united states to be stepping into the politics of other countries in a direct manner. he will have to speak to that as of friday. he is responsible for that relationship. >> reporter: trump appears to be placing merkel in the same categor

mr. trump's relationships is worse: with the intelligence agencies or with the news media? >>"you are fake news" >> steve:the president followed up his put=down of c=n=n's jim acosta with a tweet claiming the network is in a a total meltdown and warning that their credibility will soon be gone." >> steve:the cable network joined the c=i=a on trump's hit list told trump of an unconfirmed dossier making its rounds in the news media. >>"i think it was disgraceful -- disgraceful that the intelligence agencies allowed any information that turned out to be so false and fake out. i think it's a disgrace, and i say that -- and i say that, and that's something that nazi germany would have done." >> steve:c=n=n did not post the document, but buzzfeed did, describing it as an unverified report of trump's supposed encounter with a pair of moscow prostitutes. >>"as far as buzzfeed, which is a failing pile of garbage, writing it, i think they're going to suffer the consequences." >> steve:buzzfeed responded by offering a limited edition t=shirt bearing trump's words. it sold out within hours, with the money going to a nonprofit group working to protect journalists rights. today

mr. trump was busy on his first full day in the white house? he attended a prayer service at washington national cathedral in the morning before paying a visit to the cia. reporter jim acosta shows he offered an olive branch to the intelligence community. >> it was down to business for president trump as he faced the same intelligence community he accused of leaking damaging information about him. >> there's nobody that feels stronger about the intelligence community and the cia than donald trump. >> instead of focusing on the previous attacks by trump, but instead he took swipes at the news media. >> we had a massive field of people. you saw that. packed. i get up this morning and i turn on one of the networks and they show an empty field. i said, wait a minute, i made a speech, and i looked out, and the field was -- it looked like a million, million and a half people. >> an assault on the press was met with some applause inside the cia. >> probably almost everybody in this room voted for me, but i will not ask you to raise your hands if you didn't. >> earlier in the day the president's crossed the city past protesters on their way to the march to attend a prayer service,