obama appointee. no word from the white house on who that will be on friday. he line of succession switch to the new president's lum at noon? >> in the inauguration you have two lines of succession, one for the obama administration, which is still in place, and one which really won't be in place until donald trump is inaugurated, comes into office actually formally nominates and the senate confirms his people. you might end up with the president from the prior administration because of the tragedy. >> reporter: and by noon friday all of president obama's secretaries are expected to resign. john kerry would be the first cabinet secretary in the line of succession, but he's out of office by noon. donald trump's pick for secretary of state, rex tillerson, may not be confirmed for another week or two. so who would be secretary of state on friday afternoon? %-po the highest ranking nonpolitical official in the department, the undersecretary for political affairs, tom shannon. >> one of the most obscure possibilities is that someone who is an acting secretary of stat

the end inside the last days of the obama white house. is press secretary josh ernest talking about speaking for the president after donald trump had won the election. >> this is the white house where reporters are gathered and everyone is here. >> we are all waiting to find out what will be said. what will be said publicly. >> the first couple of days after the election other than the statement that the president dlirchd the rose garden, that was basically the only democrat in the country who was out publicly answering questions that's the nature of the job. all of the questions septemberered on the painful outcome of the election. >> i know it has been less than 24 hours, obviously the trump message resonated with the majorities of the voters. what happened last night? >> does the president feel that the results were some sort of rejection of him? this is now real. truly the president must have some real concerns right now. >> listen, i want to be real clear about this. the election is over, the briefings were difficult for me. and my s

vladimir putin as the president prepares to leave office here, blasting the obama white house accusing the white house o leaking fake news, information that has never been verified about russia being compromised, donald trump, this harsh rhetoric towards the white house, what is your reaction to that? >> there's been a lot of reflections happening in the white house in our final days. we have not spent a lot of time thinking about how to get validation from president putin and certainly haven't over the course of my time working for president obama. i think that's probably the case for the intelligence community as well. what people shouldn't forget here is that the reason the president asked for this review by the intelligence community is because he's concerned about the threats to our democracy, the threats to the democracies of many of our friends and allies around the world and the work doesn't stop on friday, when he leaves office. there's a lot of work left to be done. these are really serious issues, but we're not spending too much time sweating what president putin has to say

moving vans spotted at the white house as the obamas are preparing to leave. hear what happens to their staff and where they are heading on vacation on inauguration day. you're watching cnn. >>> a lot of farewells happening this week in washington as the nation prepares to say good-bye to the obamas. today the president surprised his press secretary at his final briefing. >> there are a couple things i learned about him right away. number one, he's just got that all-american good looking thing going. that's helpful. let's face it. face made for television. then the guy's name is josh ernest, which, if somebody is speaking on your behalf, is a pretty good name to have. and i have now known this guy for ten years almost, and i've watched him grow and i've watched him advance, and i've watched him marry and i've watched him be a father, and i've watched him manage younger people coming up behind him. and he's never disappointed. he is not only a great press secretary, but more importantly, he is a really, really good man. josh, congratulations. >> thank you. [ ap

only xfinity gives you more to stream to any screen. >>> there's breaking news at the white house where president obamaas just awarded vice president joe biden the medal of freedom, a surprise move that brought the vice president to tears. cnn's brian todd has details. brian, a very emotional moment at the white house. >> reporter: certainly was, wolf. cnn was told president obama planned this surprise for vice president biden, kept the plan to himself and a couple of close aides. the plan worked and it led to one of the most emotional moments of the obama white house years. joe biden said he thought he was simply going to toast staff members that the white house event but the vice president was taken completely by surprise when his friend and boss stepped in to present him the nation's highest civilian honor, the presidential medal of freedom. >> to know joe biden is to know that love without pretense, service without self-regard, and to live life fully. as one of his long time colleagues in the senate who happened to be a republican said if you can't admire joe biden as a person you've got a problem.

fbi and intelligence officials briefed members of the obama white house on the calls before presidentlast week. in a state sunday night, the spokesperson for president trump said his administration has quote absolutely no knowledge of any investigation or basis for such an investigation. >> i talked to general flynn about this an gagain last night. >> reporter: asked about the phone calls, white house press secretary sean spicer spoke about it. >> i asked if there were any other conversations. he said no. >> reporter: general flynn had other connections to russia prior to joining the trump campaign. he had a paid speaking engagement with russia today. in 2015, seated next to vladimir putin at a media gala for the network. sean spicer said what was discussed on the calls, one, exchanging holiday greetings and setting up a phone call with president trump and vladimir putin. >> jim sciutto, thank you. >>> 48 minutes past the hour. yahoo!'s deal with verizon is delayed. and wireless carriers making a big deal of its own. we get a check of cnn money next. take one. directv now. stream all

tomorrow cnn is airing new documentary, called "the end" inside the last days of the obama white house. press secretary josh ernest opening up about the days following the election. >> this is the white house where reporters are gathered. >> all waiting to find out what will be said publicly. >> the first couple of days immediately after the election, other than the statement that the president delivered in the rose garden, i was basically the only democrat in the country who was out publicly answering questions. that's the nature of the job. but all of the questions centered on the painful outcome of the election. >> it's been less than 24 hours but obviously the trump message resonated with majority of the voters. what happened last night? >> does the president feel that the results were some sort of rejection of him? >> this is now real. surely the president must have some real concerns right now. >> i want to be real clear about this. the election's over. >> those briefings were difrl for me and my staff. this isn't just a job, 9:00 to 5:00 gig to pay the mortgage. lot of this work

and stat gist and susan rice, who was of course former national security adviser herself in the obama whiteshe really went off on the trump administration for this decision to add bannon to the permanent committee. let me show you what she said on twirt. she said, quote, this is stone cold crazy. after a week of crazy, who needs military advise or intel to make and also critical of the fact which outline is how the permanent committee will work in the national security counsel allows for president trump to not be in attendance and for mike pence to take his place and rice said in another tweet that that never happened in the obama white house. she said pence may share meetings in lieu of potus and that never happened under obama. so this is shaking things up, but it's important to keep in mind this national security counsel is president trump's counsel and he can set it up any way he chooses. >> so, some will point out that david axelrod occasionally was in this meeting, although he wasn't i guess a regular sitting member as wer going to see steve bannon. are you hearing the criticism about

that is the white house where donald trump, michelle obama, ba rack white house where donald trump, michelletheir cars to come to capitol hill —— inauguration day. you cannot have an inauguration ceremony without a fairly strict schedule! people do not show up late to these events, donald trump will be heading down to the capitol very shortly... in the beast, which has been read version for his successor, that will be the last time the obamas, i do not know if they will take a moment before stepping out, saying goodbye to the home of the last eight years, it is where they have raised their two daughters here in washington. it has been a family home and michelle obama's mother has lived with them as well. they had to say goodbye to theirfamily home, as well. they had to say goodbye to their family home, moving as well. they had to say goodbye to theirfamily home, moving a couple of miles down the road to a rented house here in washington, dc. anna kerr, tell us about the white house and what it will be like for the obama is to be leaving it as george bush did in 2009 himself?m isa george bush

and is continually in the news are these leaks coming out of our intelligence community, be the obama white house or whoever it is. i want to express that if you are an investigative journalist, these leaks are crimes. if i am working for the washington post, i do not owe nbc news anything, so if somebody is leaking, some government official is breaking the law and leaking stuff to nbc news or the new york times, every other investigative journalist with every other news organization should be looking into that. they should be tried to find out who is breaking the law. you have no obligation to the sources for other news organizations. you should be putting the public .rust and public interest ahead if somebody else gets the scoop, great, but you want to find out who is linking to them. yes, i hope the trump administration really does drain the swamp of these politically motivated leaks, but these are crimes. it is in the public interest for every investigative journalist to find out who has been leaking classified materials to other news organizations. host: do you think it is in the inter

white house he has now left behind. abc's cecilia vega with their final hours in washington, and the new president who thanked the obamas for being so gracious. >> after eight years in the white house, michelle and i now rejoin all of you as private citizens. >> reporter: today, a good-bye and an introduction of sorts. president obama's sign-off came on his new twitter account, potus 44. >> how you feeling? >> feeling nostalgic? >> of course! >> reporter: and exit from the oval office. then, a kiss for michelle, as they waited to pass the torch to the new president. and tonight, two families, now close friends, are going their separate ways. the bidens boarding an amtrak train back to delaware, just as he did for decades as a senator. >> 8,200 round trips, over 2 million miles on amtrak. 259 miles round trip a day. >> reporter: for the obamas, a good-bye to the new first couple before boarding now executive one. and a last flyover above the white house. it was an emotional sendoff from staffers and supporters before boarding that plane. >> this is not a period, this is a comma. in the continuing story of building americ

under his eight years we made who feel like progress with just if nothing else the imagery of the obamas white house as a black family, a husband loving his and faithful ren which defies stereotypes of particularly relative wives and children. aside from the legacy why the reticence do you think? spoke i don't think he out as much as the black community would have liked. i think there were issues for let's take the murders in chicago and black on black crime. police about the shootings but i think there were issues where particularly led -- t obama cover could have led because he is a lack man from chicago with roots in the community, strong roots where he could have led. people we the surround ourselves with we know how washington works, the white i covered them for two years of 2010 to 2012 and i your advisors, if they are not connected the going y you are they are to steer you from that type of conversation and i think the were reluctant and not him being that kind of guy was a problem. as far as the times he did speak out whether the murders or what do you think the message was? thought ra

white house. by the way, i think it has substantive implications as well because one of the things we saw president obama dealing with and donald trump may deal with is the white house cuts you off from the world in which you are used to moving. and that can have serious implications for a president. anyway, michelle obama really questioned whether she should move to the white house immediately. over the course of my reporting i began to think she was not at ll crazy to ask that question. barren trump is about the same age as the obama girls were. and what the obamas found is that the white house has so much grandeur and so much history, and living there is such a special opportunity. and yet the day to day questions of how you have a life there are really tough. i'll give you an example which is that during the obama administration, there was a point at which a bullet bounced off the back of the white house. well, that's the area where the obama girls play. that is really terrifying. the obamas don't speak in public of course about their worst fears about protecting their children. but that was a moment

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leaked by somebody who wanted to harm trump, whether it came from the intelligence community or the obama white know, but it is very reasonable to look at somebody who doesn't have trump's best interest at heart, that's for sure. liz: when it hits that level of the presidency, it's more susceptible to be leaked, right? >> look, the obama white house over eight years and a variety of different contexts has politicized intelligence. i think that's an abuse of authority to begin with, but i think it's very damaging to the intelligence services. it calls their credibility and objectivity into question and when you have a new president coming in, if you damage that relationship which may have been another intention of leaker, it's going to be hard to put back together. it makes the jobs of dan coats nominated to be director of national intelligence and mike pompeo to be director of the cia that much more difficult. liz: what are your thoughts how the media handled it? >> poorly. no surprise there. we're in an age where the media has expanded to include almost everything and blogs on the internet and

caller: we needed white folks for president obama to be elected. meet good white people, but i meet more stereotype white folks toward black than anything. on jobs. it is just a shame, man. you can't even -- i remember when you cannot even make a comment about obama on the job. going to get fired. it is a shame, man. host: let's go to charleston, south carolina. carl, go ahead. caller: thank you very much for having me on. i don't think he really changed any. it is about the same. at least the last 40 years. who knows, major change after that point. we have come to a point now where black people will never be truly, truly totally accepted in america. we have too much fat history to even expect -- too much bad history to even expect that. i don't think one guy is going history. all of this it is what it is. america is what it is. there is nothing we can really do. individually, we just have to try to be good people. host: you think election of a black president twice, that perhaps relations have improved? too.r: that is the thing, i'm glad you brough

the end, inside the last days of the obama white house it airs tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on cnn. really good look at tiner workings. >> that is not an easy job. that is a tough one. >> and to make it that long. that ain't easy either. >> absolutely. back to the news congressman tom price the nominee for the next health secretary will be in the hot seat today. he wants to repeal obamacare. what is his plan for replacement? we have a live report next. with the xfinity tv app, anything with a screen is a tv. stream 130 live channels, plus 40,000 on demand tv shows and movies, all on the go. you can even download from your x1 dvr and watch it offline. only xfinity gives you more to stream to any screen. download the xfinity tv app today. >> president elect trump's pick for health secretary is expected to get a grilling at the confirmation hearing. he bought stock in a medical company and then introduced legislation that would have directly benefitted that company. chuck schumer is now calling for a probe into this case. dr. sanjay gupta is live in washington with the latest. >> good

while you'll be watching the inauguration ceremonies on cnn, the white house staff will be working to move the obamaily out of the white house and get the trump family in. we got an inside look at moving day at the white house. at 10:30 on the morning of inauguration day, president obama will say good-bye to 1600 pennsylvania avenue. >> they literally move all of your stuff out in one day. you are living there and then suddenly it's not all out on the side lawn. i mean, they pack it up. >> president-elect trump and obama will meet again before heading to the inaugural ceremony. as soon as they walk out the door, the white house chief usher and almost 100 staffers will swing into action. >> it's more like organized chaos. we have one truck on the south lawn that belongs to the outgoing president and first family facing south and the incoming truck facing north toward the white house on the east side of the south grounds. >> rear admiral steven roshawn was the first white house chief usher in charge of the white house move from president george w. bush to barack obama. he remembers asking incoming fir

bush white house and the chief ethics official of the obama white house.tisan group of lawyers including constitutional scholars and we would be filing exactly the same lawsuit, raising exactly the same concerns, if you had a democratic who was elected with these kinds of unprecedented financial interests around the globe. >> thanks very much for coming in. >> thanks. >>> just ahead, president trump called the israeli president benjamin netanyahu, what they said about meeting face to face about the controversial decision to move the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. remember, we're only moments away from the start of the first full scale white house press briefing. the press secretary, sean spicer, will be taking questions we're told from reporters. as soon as that starts and he walks through that door up to it the microphone, we'll have live coverage. nice tells you what you want to hear. but kind is honest. this bar is made with cranberries and almonds. so, guess what? we call it cranberry almond. give kind a try. oh, how waso good!en house? did y

that tom daschle story eight years ago and i have to say they didn't fight for tom daschle, the obama white house. they're the ones that folded and democrats controlled senate. they could have pushed it through if they wanted to. i don't fully understand why chuck schumer is blaming republicans for this. >> yeah, that's right. at the time, too, jake, as you recall, democrats revolted and didn't want to take up the tom daschle nomination. it is uncertain how senate republicans will deal with nick. this issue just breaking this afternoon. we'll see how he answers questions on this topic during his confirmation hearings. as you know, jake, it will take republicans to deny him from getting the post because they control the senate and they have the votes to confirm him if they stay united. jake. >> democrats had the house and the senate last time, too, eight years ago. manu raju, thank you so much. let's bring in chief med cat correspondent dr. sanjay gupta. let's focus on the obamacare portion of the hearings. he obviously wants to repeal it. he obviously wants to replace it. you were listening

i think it could also have come from the obama white house. or political figures in the administration. this administration has gone a long way to politicize the intelligence community. that's a terrible damage to our intelligence gathering capabilities and credibility. i think people like dan coates and mike pompeo when they get confirmed as held of the krft ia and national director of intelligence, have huge job to do. this flatert flap has made it incredibly more difficult. >> neil: you mentioned congressman pompeo, president-elect trump's pick to be cia director, this is what he said about the leaks. >> there are a number of serious things that have taken place. the likes that occurred i consider to be intensely serious. director clapper's statement from last night or this morning about his concern about these likes is worthy as well. >> neil: and they continue. what do we do? >> well, i think it's very important for dan coates and mike pompeo to jump on this immediately. right now, when the new administration comes in, is the saying goes,

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new curriculum and special event called know your classmates which was modeled after president obama's white house initiative called know your neighbors. we have been partnering with friends to create a new curriculum called know your classmates and we will celebrate the day on october 21. >> host: that is so beautiful. carl, storytelling is for people to tell him -- to tell in their hearts, minds and souls. can you tell us a story?>> i think for me the most influential story that i can tell that has had the biggest impact on me was when i was a sophomore and leading a group of about 20 sixth-graders. and i asked them like any group of sixth-graders or middle school or, can use -- share a story about when you were socially isolated, or when you saw a situation that you did something or maybe you didn't. nobody raised her hand and then a kid did and said, i've been bullied all my life because i was short. that took me back and i was thinking, it was kind of a no big deal kind of thing. and, i looked back at him and i saw that he had tears streaming down his face. that's when i realized that l

both of us have been here to cover the obama white house and bush white house and now this place belongs to donald trump. you don't need the bold letters on the front of the building. it is now the home of the trump family and the work has started. top aides say this does view this first working streweekend chance to get things started and did so with an executive order. limited in what it can do, but symbolic and in some terms a practical start. but all of that followed a night of pageantry and pump. for all the bigger than life way, donald trump has long held the pot light. >> and now the work begins. now the work begins. >> reporter: this public display of affection, a first dance with first lady melania trump, seemed like something very new. three official inaugural balls. with a special salute to men and women in uniform. >> because this is our military this, is our law enforcement, this is our first responders. you're amazing people. >> a night of black tie, glitz and high kicks. capped a long day of ceremony. >> so help me god. >> reporter: from that oath to the oval office just h

and we know that the fbi and intelligence officials briefed members of the obama white house team before president obama left office about the flynn calls. in a briefing today, press secretary sean spicer said there are only two calls, one in december, and one three days ago and they discussed routine matters including setting up a call between presidents trump and putin, as well as cooperation in the fight against isis. >> the big concern by outgoing obama white house members was that the calls were about newly imposed sanction and how they would be lifted. no evidence for that as of now. jim, spicer was asked about the trump administration's response to china, building manmade islands in the pacific. >> subject of enormous dispute for years between the u.s. and china. i can guarantee you ears in beijing perked up to sean spicer's answer on this, particularly the word, defend. have a listen to his comments. >> i think areas in the south china sea that are part of international waters and international activities, i think the u.s. is going to make sure we protect our interests there, so

family out of the obama family out of the white house and the trump family in. 30 on the morning of inauguration day, president obama will say good-bye to 1600 pennsylvania avenue. >> they literally move your stuff out in one day. you are living there and suddenly face -- it's not on the side lawn. they pack it up. >> president-elect trump will meet again before heading to the inaugural ceremony. as soon as they walk out the door, the white house chief usher and almost 100 staffer also swing into action. >> it's more like organized chaos. we have one truck on the south lawn that belongs to the first family facing south and the incoming truck facing north on the east side of the white house grounds. >> steve rochan was the first white house chief usher in charge of the white house move from president george w. bush to barack obama. he remembers asking incoming first lady michelle obama how she wanted the house decorated. >> in the case of the obamas, they had two precious girls that wanted a girly type room. >> that requires all hands on deck to race against the c

and he took a turn as secretary of education in the last quarter of the obama white house. i recently sat down with john king, the secretary of education. what is the big, persistent problem that is the focus of all of your attention right now? sec. king: i think our biggest problem is just how far-short we fall from our goal of equitable educational opportunity for all students. there are too many kids, low income kids, kids of color, english learners, students with disabilities who aren't getting , access to the full range of opportunities. soledad: and that's been a focus for past secretaries of education, as well so what are , you going to do that will change that direction which has , really not been heading in a very good direction for a long time now? sec. king: yeah. the good thing is we've certainly made progress over the last eight years. last year, we had the highest graduation rate we've ever had as a country, 82%, driven in large part by reductions in the dropout rate for african-american and latino students. that's good news. we have millions more students goi

it was announced days ago by the obama white house and was meant to help more borrowers gain access to the mortgage market. they said fhas reserves were healthy enough to withstand the lower revenue. today new administration gave no explanation for the rollback which had been scheduled to go into effect on january 27th. >> the new administration is committed to rolling back obama's climate action man. the updated website said that president trump will eliminate these harmful and unnecessary policies, adding that lifting the restrictions in the plan will help american workers and increase wages. obama's action plan proposed to cut carbon dioxide emissions. >> while the new president attended his inaugural lunch, mask wearing protesters clashed with police in the nation's capital while chanting anti-trump slogans. they've blocked traffic, damaged cars and destroyed store windows. protesters in san francisco blocked uber headquarters while others linked articles across the golden gate bridge. the stock market wasn't fazed. the dow jones industrial average rose. the nasdaq add 15 and the s

joe wilson screened obama knew could say he never would've done that to a white president. on the other hand you can look at how republicans treated bill clinton. in many ways it was just as bad. you had jesse helms threatening violence to bill clinton when he visited his home state or warning that he would be shot. you had these insane conspiracy theories and places as dignified as that wall street journal about him as a murder drug dealer. you had serious problems during clinton's times as well. conservatives have a point when liberals say you only do this because he was black, this became a way for people on the left to dismiss all conservative objections in politics and all their theories is simple racism. however, it was true and he can show it that politics became much more racialized in obama's time. the degree to which people had racial animosity, drove their politics much more under obama then they were before. people who are suspicious of african-american, any measure you want to take of racism racist feelings became much more heightened partisan politics when oba

it was right then that he was saying this is no different than what happened in obama's white house, talking about david axelrod was coming in and out of meetings as needed. we have some sound from that, i want you to hear that, too. >> i think it shows that this administration is trying to make sure we don't hide things, wait for them to count after the fact. it recognizes the role he's going to play. steve won't be in every meeting. like axelrod he'll come in and out when needed. but we wanted to be up front about it and make sure that that was stated so it wasn't a story when he did. >> he calls the reports utter nonsense, then makes the comparison to the obama white house, the only thing that we're different is we're putting it down on paper. >> transparency. >> is that steve bannon will be there. >> right. when you bring political figures into the discussion of national security you open yourself up to accusations that you are making choices not in the national interest but in your own narrow political interest. that's always the danger, the exposure. in the bush white house the

white house. and in that sense, obama has left an indelible mark. cupied the white house with dignity, grace, and good humor. he ran an administration that was largely scandal free and did it all the while under a microscope. because he looked different. in a sense, america made a big bet in electing barack obama as its first african-american president. and with respect to his personal character and intellect, most of the country believes it was a bet that paid off. i'm fareed zakaria. thanks for joining us. >> good evening, thanks for joining us. we begin the program and the year with breaking news, on new evidence linking russia to the computer hacking, even as president-elect donald trump know its downplaying the notion. >>> and on the search for a gunman who took 39 lives at a turkish nightclub on new year's eve. authorities today releasing photos of the suspect, one of them taken from this video which began making the rounds late

. >> emerging one of the hottest ticketn washington d.c., the obama's white house farewell party.orts they're planning a star studded a fray, oprah, beyonce, jay z and usher, reported guest dss. one final party before leaving the white house. wouldn't you? >> no doubt. and you know -- >> bring the house down. >> you know they will hit the dance floor, michelle obama will make the moves, the president as well. still ahead, trader joe's, whole foods, if you shop at whole foods or you have seen hamilton on broad way, you may have a close encounter with a bobcat, caught on camera. flush goodnight, bruce. gotta tune the "a." (humming) take a closer look at geico. great savings. and a whole lot more. she pretty much lives in her favorite princess dress. but once a week i let her play sheriff so i can wash it. i use tide to get out those week old stains and downy to get it fresh and soft. you are free to go. tide and downy together. so dad slayed the problemt with puffs plus lotion, instead. with lotion to soothe and softness to please. a nose in need deserves puffs, indeed. sic) (group)

us. >> seth: it's a very interesting time to have you. >> it is. >> seth: you both worked in the obama white you actually interviewed -- you got the last interview with president barack obama in office. >> managed to snag that, yeah. >> seth: you got him to do your podcast, which is a huge get. [ light laughter ] >> that's a huge get. >> seth: for him, the fact that he got to do a podcast. he must be like -- >> lucky guy. >> he was very excited. [ light laughter ] >> seth: and obviously, tomorrow, donald trump being sworn in, being in the white house in the final days. how are you processing? how does this feel right now? >> feels great. wonderful. [ laughter ] >> no, it's bizarre. i mean, we were there yesterday and, you know, there's moving trucks and boxes and everyone is leaving their offices and it's weird to think that, you know, just eight years ago we were wag day. >> seth: so talk about what a first day is like in the white house. because it really is -- like, just -- the starting gun goes off and you're the president. >> yeah. >> yeah, you sit there in the cold. you watch your boss

donald trump picking david shulkin to lead the v.a., a rare holdover from the obama white house. >> i'll tell you about david, he's fantastic. >> this is david. >> reporter: shulkin is a philadelphia native. he grew up here. >> he, david. >> reporter: today his parents got the news, chatting with their son on the phone. >> he's never been more excited in his life. and he's been in big places. >> reporter: shulkin is a medical doctor holding top positions at philly hospitals like penn, drexel and temple but decided to leave the private sector to help the v.a. during a very difficult time. >> when he sees pain he wants to be right there and be part of the healing process. >> reporter: he'll face complaints about slow wait times and an alarming increase in suicides. he also has no military background. >> a veteran might have more insight on veteran affairs but i do not, as long as what has happened in the past does not continue to happen. >> somebody from the outside looking in might see something that a veteran might not. i think it's a good idea. >> reporter: the iraq and afghanistan vete

conversation] >> you are looking at a live picture of the state dining room inside the white house where president obama is expected to pay tribute to vice president joe biden. until it gets underway, we will show you today's white house news briefing. >> all right, good afternoon everybody. good to see you all. before we get started, i wanted to call to your attention and an announcement that was made briefly by the us government. early this morning. this morning at the wto, wto i announced we had filed a case against china for artificially cheap loans from banks and priced inputs for chinese aluminum area that case to be made is that those cheap loans and low price inputs are contributing to access global capacity and undercutting american workers and businesses. today's action follows numerous bilateral efforts by the obama administration to persuade china to take strong steps to address the excess capacity situation in its aluminum sector. those of you who have been following along know this is the 16th trade enforcement challenge the obama administration has launched against mine by the wto. it's a

the chairman of donald trump's inaugural committee says president obama has invited donald trump to the whitese before the swearing-in. they say the two men will ride with their wives together to the capital. israel says it has proved president obama pushed for the adoption of a you and resolution the declared israel's west bank settlements illegal. israel's prime minister said mr. obama broke a long-standing commitment not to allow the yuan to impose conditions on israel. mexico's new foreign relations secretary says the company isn't only willing to go shake train just -- changes to the north american free trade agreement, it says it wants to begin as soon as possible. there is enormous uncertainty after the election of donald trump you'd donald trump has vowed to renegotiate nafta. germany plans to keep a closer watch on asylum-seekers considered terrorists in the wake of the christmas market attack. the plan includes easing deportation of seekers, and limiting aid to countries which don't comply. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 1

details that the party is transpiring at the white house, the white house is tight lipped about this final farewell good-bye party the obamas hosting at the white house, obama did mention in a people magazine article that at this time would be a grown-up affair. that's kind of all we know. it's the usual characters of a list celebrities that are expected to attend. we've talking about jay-z and beyonce and oprah and a long list of celebrities. that's all that we know so far. it's -- it's -- it's been on the books quite and it just so happens that is happening on the same day as this tragedy that happened in fort lauderdale. at least what we know is that it has not been cancelled or rescheduled. it will continue. again, we're hearing that stevie wonder is expected to attend. usher is expected. chance the rapper out of chicago tweeted something along the lines that he was about to board a 21 hour flight to come to the nation's capitol to party with the obamas. so again, a lot of celebrities will be out here tonight. i can only imagine that the tragedy that happened in fort lauderdale will come up. again, this is something tha

the financial official white house briefing for press secretary josh earnest. president obamaing a visit to shower praise on his long- time spokesman. kevin, did the president say anything surprising about the outgoing press secretary. >> reporter: in a word, no. but to be fair, it was interesting that he walked us through an impressive journey that the two men have shared since the candidate days in iowa. he said there was a good reason that earnest was voted most popular press secretary in history. >> he was worthy of that admiration and he was tough and didn't give you everything you wanted, but he was always prepared. he was always courtious and make sure that he could share wuyou as much of our thinking and our policy and our vision as possible. >> reporter: if you had a chance to watch the briefing, a great many reporters were saying nice things about the treatment of josh earnest. despite our differences, i said he was fair. >> sandra: questions were shouted like where are you going friday? we do know where he's headed >> he will spend time in palm springs, california.

they never expected according to the reports the very agencies that this obama white house politicized and pushed to carry out their stratagem of subversion blows up even on the pages of a report that was released to the public. >> it's funny i was just reading that segment right before we came on and you know the thing to remember here is that putin and the russians were reading the american press. they were following the election and they thought clinton was going to win because everybody was commenting in the press thought clinton was going to win. lou: the idiots who're trying to explain to donald trump why he should use the most effective communication tool he has which is his twitter account that he uses to great effect and which drives the left-wing media because they can't color filter and distort his words. >> it's absolute his wit being heard and it's the only way he can be heard unfiltered sillies using it to set the conversation that everybody is disgusting and i think it's very effective even though people might label it dangerous. lou: only left-wing idiots will do that.

obama are in their final moments at the white house. e see here a live look outside where president obama and first lady michelle obama are inside with the president-elect donald trump and his wife melania trump. they're having a private tea and coffee reception. any minute now we expect to see the doors open. and the foursome will travel to the u.s. capitol for the inauguration of donald trump. this will happen any moment now. we will keep an eye on it. when it happens, we will bring it to you live. a busy morning in washington and here at home. weather is the big story of our day. welcome back. i'm gasia mikaelian. >> good morning. i'm dave clark. weather is a big factor for us here. it is pouring down, raining outside our doors. steve, all over the bay area. >> a huge factor. >> yes. >> another two navajo owe well, one and a half systems to go. today and then on sunday. and then a very cold system drops in. but for those flash flood warning is out for the san lorenzo valley. that includes highway 9 down to santa cruz, felton. if you'r

let's begin with our white house correspondent michelle kosinski. michelle, on president obama's last white house news conference that he held today, the president came out with a very strong defense of the news media. update our viewers. >> you know, this was absolutely a message to the incoming administration. i mean, he stood there and told the white house press core that they're not supposed to be a bunch of stick up fans, they're supposed to be skeptics and that is what they have been. he seemed to be warning donald trump the job of the presidency is too big to do it yourself. you need good people around you, but you can't surround yourself only with people who agree with you. did the president break major new ground here? no. did he want to be critical? definitely not. he wanted to end this on a positive note. however, he didn't shy away from issuing these kinds of warnings. president obama opened his final press conference as president by thanking the press core, telling them, they make the white house work better. >> it doesn't work if we don't have a well informed citize

obama care really impacts everyone. in fact, if you look at what the white house is saying right now, and this is part of boom defending s legacy, he is saying that because of obama care, people who are ensured under their employers have also saved $4400, the average family, also saying that seniors saved $700 a year because of obama care. >> everybody, not just people who use obama care specifically. >> exactly. the ability to slow the rising cost of health care is what we are really talking about here and more broadly speaking, people, all workers, have been covered under this pre -- this requirement under obama care that they get screenings for very basic things like colonoscopy, mammograms, all of those things are under obama care as a requirement. we could see some workers lose that as well. >> a lot of people are worried -- we have a story about company ken coal miners and their concerns about obama care. john, let me move to the conferring about the farewell address we are anticipating from the president next week. you just came out with your book, washington's farewell the founding father's warning to future gen