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>>the hometowns of joe biden and kamala harris have created an oakland scranton unity flag to commemorate the inauguration. windy day to put it up the flag represents a call for national unity after a divisive election cycle. oakland mayor libby schaff and oakland artist fabiana rodriguez who designed the flag along with an artist from scranton hoisted the they up there amid the strong winds this morning chef says the flag sends a loud message to all children in america that they can grow up to be anything and they can fulfill their wildest dreams, the flag is also flying at city hall in scranton pennsylvania where president elect joe biden grew up the unity flag features a pair of hands. one darker one lighter reaching out across an image of a read united states with a blue background and can force taking a closer look at the political glass ceilings that vice president elect kamala harris has shattered. first in the bay area that across california and to washington d c join our pam moore tonight at 9.34 kamala harris first but not the last. >>the area buildings are participating in the

scranton pennsylvania, and austin, texas. the bible administration wasted no time bringing back traditional white house briefings. back in just the past hour. the new white house press secretary, spoke with reporters talking about biden's first hours in office. ktvu christian captain joining us now with more on this and christian, this is really a departure from what we saw under the trump administration. yeah, that's right, those bree. things were once daily ritual, and now the biden administration is signaling the return of the regular press briefing a chance for the white house to lay out its agenda and for the press to ask questions. even on a day full of pomp and ceremony. the new biden administration is signaling a shift and how information will be disseminated, bringing back the traditional white house press briefing the team today laying out the biden administration's top priorities, including addressing the ongoing coronavirus pandemic to combat the deadly virus. the president launched his 100 day masking challenge.

. >>> the city of oakland and scranton, pennsylvania created the scranton, oakland unity flag. the mayors of both cities raised it over their respective city halls this morning. >>> a maryland boy will be honored during the inauguration for his inspiring work helping others throughout the pandemic. haging supplies and building mobile pantries for areas in need. his work got the attention of kamala harris and he gets to introduce justin timberlake. >> could you give me a preview of what you may say? >> it goes a little something like this. inspire others to an make care elderly people in my community. that's all i can tell you. >> keeping that to himself right now. he said that he wants to inspire both sides. >>> another live look outside. a final check of the windy weather up next. toda bay area elinate monthly mortgage payments and improve your cashflow. look, this isn't my first rodeo and let me tell you something, i wouldn't be here if i thought reverse mortgages took advantage of any american senior, or worse, that it was some way to take your home. it's just a loan designe

not whether you get knocked down, it's how quickly you get up sglrn born november 20th, 1932, in scrantonhe was teased in gradeor his r. really humiliated and people r make fun of you. >> reporter: the self-described scrappy kid from scranton had big dreams of one day becoming president. first stepping onto the national stage at 29 years old, running for u.s. senate. then he was both the newcomer and an underdog. >> we have a projection, joseph biden, 29 years of age, a democrat, according to our abc decision desk, has beaten his opponent. >> reporter: one of the youngest senators ever elected would go on to serve in the chamber for 36 years. just as he was starting his political career, tragedy. his wife and infant daughter killed in a car crash. his two young sons, beau and hunter, badly injured. he was sworn in at their hospital bedside. >> so help you, god? >> i do. >> reporter: biden would remarry, meeting his second wife, jill on a blind date in 1975. the couple welcomed daughter ashley in 1981. >> i'm jill's husband. and i would not be here without their love and tireless support o

since we know today all roads lead to scranton. that team at lenox has worked for months to capture the spirit of this inauguration and your incoming administration mr president your base features the white house and vice president harris's features the u.s. capitol the gifts represent the hope and the faith the american people have placed in you to move our country forward. thank you. thank you. well mr president. adam bus resident while the pandemic has limited our usual hospital it is up to mention. i'm very glad we still carry on some of our favorite inaugural tradition which some honor and privilege to present the floods of our nation that were flown over today's event there at the capitol. now i have to make one point of personal privilege on behalf of the senate with all due respect to our distinguished speaker and our colleagues from the house i have to note not only did we just swear in a son and daughter of the senate to these houses but indeed both these former senators skip the house altogether. the star-spangled banner

i want to bring in the mayor of scranton. just unmute yourself. sometimes we have a different person, but it is good to see you, paige. you do still have that strange animal behind you. that is good. >> this is a strange animal from the nursery. i'm in child's nursery tucked in the corner. thank you all. so excited to be on this call, it is a world of difference. julie thank you so much for what , you do and the calls we have had. brian, 12 years ago, i was running around as secretary gaertner getting confirmed and you are running around. 12 years later, we thought that was a crisis. here we are. you mentioned undershooting and something i wanted to touch on. over the course of the last year, the revenue loss was the only thing that was on the table for cities. we didn't get it. but what we were fighting for was direct fiscal relief to get that gap of revenue loss. now that we have the senate and the white house and everyone in all the agencies pulling in the agencies, i would like you to increase that flexibility beyond revenue loss. as you know,

i could've told her she could have just gone to green ridge and scranton. i shouldn't be so flippant, but i'm so excited about these folks. reading every book she could find -- she became the first person and her family to go to college and never let go of her dream. today, she oversees the lincoln laboratory at m.i.t. and leads the institutions climate action plan. she has played a leadership role . her groundbreaking work on planetary mapping is generating some of the most accurate topographical maps that they have ever produced of the moon and of mars. not only is she an explorer of outer space, she is one of the most accomplished explorers in generations. i am truly honored that she has agreed to answer this call to service to help us chart neil gorsuch of discovery. finally, he could not be here today, but i am pleased to announced that i have talked to dr. francis collins. i have asked him to stay on as the director of the national institute of health. i have known dr. collins for many years. i have worked with him closely. he is a brilliant pioneer,

joe biden sells himself as a scrappy guys scranton.py guys pull themselves up from their bootstraps. i want to throw a sound bite at you. sharpton took a direct shot at you and the way you ran your department under the trump administration. i want your reaction. >> where we saw a lot of retreating on housing fairness and equity based on race under hud, even though it was dr. ben carson over hood. >> i would just say look at the facts. we were the ones who cleared out tens of thousands of cases, discrimination cases. interestingly enough, the majority of those cases had nothing to do with race. a majority of them had to do with disabilities, and a majority of those had to do with animals. so i would caution mr. sharp to be to go back and actually look at the facts. what we have been trying to do is solve the problem. you know, of wealth inequity. the principle mechanism for wealth accumulation is housing ownership. the arm house owner is worth $200,000. the average renter is worth $5,000. we have been trying to remove the obstacle and m

could have told her she would just go to green reach in scranton and find where it was.nd i shouldn't be so flippant. but i'm so excited about these folks. you know, reading every book she could find and listening to her mom's stories about watching the earliest rocket launch on television, marie became the first person in her family to go to college and never let go of her dream. today she oversees the lincoln laboratory at m.i.t. and leads the institution's climate action plan. growing up in cold country, not and finally, could not be here today, but i'm pleased to announce that i've had a long conversation with dr. francis collins and could not be here today. and i've asked them to stay on as director of the institute of health and -- at this critical moment. i've known dr. collins for many years. i worked with him closely. he's brilliant. a pioneer. a true leader. and above all, he's a model of public service and i'm honored to be working with him again. and it is -- in his absence i want to thank him again for being willing to stay on. i know that wasn't his origina

class families like i grew up in in scranton. one of us". i can see him on these streets, i can see him in our restaurants, in our churches, and we're confident injoe. but head out of scranton along the wyoming valley and you can see there is plenty of work forjoe biden to do. the coal from here once fuelled american industry and its factories supplied the world. many of the jobs in factories went overseas, hurried out of town by nafta, the north america free—trade agreement, put into law by bill clinton in 1993 and voted for by the then—senatorjoe biden. ifirst met richard and eileen a year ago. they live in the hills 25 miles south—west of scranton. then, they were wondering if any of the possible democratic candidates could tempt them away from donald trump. when biden was selected, everyone said, "oh, it's blue—collarjoe, he understands the people who voted for donald trump" and you used to vote democrat, but then voted for trump. do you think he understands? no, he's really out of touch with the working people, and he's tryi

biden's hometown, scranton, pennsylvania, also flew the flag.aching from each city and clasping over america's heartland. two artists collaborated on the design, one from oakland and one a native of scranton. >>> our coverage of the countdown to the inauguration continues online. just go to nbcbayarea.com and click on inauguration day preps at the top of our home page. >>> up next, chaos on the bay bridge. tonight new details on a death and an arrest connected to this video from over the weekend. i didn't have health insurance - not because i didn't want it. i worried it was to expensive, and i was having a hard time paying our other bills. but now, for the first time in our lives. i can do both. covered california was made by californians for californians. and it makes health insurance more affordable, with financial help for people who need it. covered california. this way to health insurance. enrollment ends january 31st. >>> a follow-up tonight on a chaotic and dangerous scene that played out on the bay bridge over the weekend. a stockton ma

i could have told her she could just go to green ridge in scranton and we would find where it was. i shouldn't be so flippant. i'm so excited about these folks. reading every book she could find and listening to her mom's stories about watching the earliest rocket launch on television. she became the first person in her family to go to college and never let go of her dream. today, she oversees the lincoln laboratory at mit and leads the institution's climate action plan. she's played a leadership role in ten nasa missions. her groundbreaking work on planetary mapping has generated some of the most accurate topographical maps humanity has ever produced of the moon and of mars. not only is she an explorer of outer space, she's one of the most accomplished explorers in generations. and i'm truly honored that she's agreed to answer this call to service to help us chart new courses of discovery. and finally, i'm pleased to announce i've had a long conversation with dr. collins, francis collins. he could not be here today. i've asked him to stay on as director of institute of health at t

cities like scranton are going to lag. we will be suffering for years from this. so if we can get direct and flexible funding beyond that $4 million that we think are going to be done. it's not just $4 million but the growth revenue that didn't come in. so that flexibility and direct funding will help and i am so excited you guys are here and happy to share any stories from cities like scranton. mayor whaley, our cities are similar. and thank you for sharing the stories as we advocate on the hill. thank you. >> i can't help but jump in and say hi, paige and thank you for what you are doing and i would just say not only the stories but also just hearing directly from you all about the the need and the urgency is really important. it's really important at this moment. so obviously, julie and team will be working closely with you all. i appreciate the willingness to figure out how to partner here. but we are going to need all of you to be partnering with us and look at your collective voices here. >> we definitely look forward to that. our vision is to lock arm and a

so, the lenox company is based in bristol, which you know is a mere 132 miles from scranton and since we know today all roads lead to scranton and the team at lenox has worked for months to capture this inauguration and your journey, and yours features the white house and yours features the u.s. capitol, and the hope and the faith that the american people have placed in you to move our country forward. thank you. >> unbelievable. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> well, mr. president, madam vice president, while the pandemic has sadly limited our usual hospitalities as others have mentioned, i am very glad that we carry on some of our favorite inaugural traditions. it is my honor and privilege to present these flags of our nation that were flown over today's event here at the capitol, and i have to make one point of personal privilege on behalf of the senate with all due respect to the distinguished speaker and our colleagues from the house, i have to note not only did we just swear in a son and daughter or of the senate to these high offices, but indeed, both of the former senators skipp

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it's a scranton-oakland unity flag, representing the hometowns of joe biden and vice presidents-elect kamala harris. it was raised in oakland and an tlvsyransceiands just these two cities. >> we believe that this symbol of our uty is a national messe.aghe ou yre town, the east coast town, predominantly democrat town and oakland predominantly historically a republican town in scranton. recognizing that we have so much more in common, and this is a moment for our country to heal and come back together. artists. >>> though tomorrow's inauguration will have far fewer guests than normal, far idts wh right near capitol hill will be next to all the action. sydney brown is the daughter of former san francisco fair millie brown. she has an internship and is loving living through this moment in history and watching the rise of vice president-elect kamala harris. >> you know, i see myself in vice president-elect harris. you know, i afe can maamleer ficroanm calif see the female being raised primarily by her mother. it gives credence to the voices of other women, other people of color, you know,

this, bringing america together, uniting our people uniting our nation >> tonight, the pride of scrantoniving at his new pennsylvania avenue address. peter alexander, nbc news, the white house. >> president biden called this a winter of peril and significant possibilities. and he's already getting to work here's kristen welker. >> tonight, president biden in the oval office already at work. >> these are just all starting points >> reversing the policies of president trump, including ending the travel ban from some muslim majority countries, imposing a mask mandate on federal property, and killing the permit for the keystone pipeline >> we're going to step up, all of us? it's time for boldness, for there's so much to do. >> then there's his plan for a $1.9 trillion covid relief package, including $1400 in direct payments to americans. biden also points to send his controversial plan to overhaul the immigration system to capitol hill, including a pathway to citizenship for the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the u.s the president also set to end construction of the b

this morning the flag was raised over the city halls in both oakland and in scranton, pennsylvania. >>> law enforcement officials in the nation's capitol insist tomorrow will be a peaceful transfer of power, but with less than 17 hours to go, security experts' biggest fears are now coming through, at least some of them. their vetting found two army national guard members assigned to the inauguration do have ties to far right groups. they've been removed from security and are now under investigation. ten more national guard members have also been taken off the line for other reasons. >> these are vetting efforts that identify any questionable behavior in the past or any potential link to questionable behavior, not just related to extremism. >> president-elect biden is trying to chart a bipartisan path forward. and along those lines he invited congressional leadership from both parties to join him at church before tomorrow's swearing in ceremony. abc7 news will have live coverage of tomorrow's inauguration. it starts bright and early, 6:00 a.m. right here on abc7 news. >>> so much happe

mayor shaft and the mayor of biden's hometown of scranton will stream the joint flag raising that is and check out this time lapse display at the national mall on washington. the biden inauguration team finished planting nearly 200,000 flags yesterday. the state and u.s. territory flags are to symbolize the americans who can't attend tomorrow's inauguration in person because of the covid-19 restrictions and because of all the security concerns at the capitol. >>> as president trump's time in office comes to a close, and in its final hours now, abc news reports he's expected to issue a flurry of pardons sometime today. sources say the final list could amount to more than 100 people including rapper lil wayne. abc news learned the president is unlikely to pardon himself or his family in the face of possible impeachment and other criminal investigations. president trump is also set to release some sort of recorded video message today. he will skip tomorrow's inauguration ceremony and leave for florida earlier in the morning. abc news will have live coverage of the inauguration beginning

i could have told her she could just go to greenridge in scranton and she'd find where it was, but i shouldn't be so flippant but i'm so excited about these folks. you know, reading every book she could find, and listening to her mom's stories about watching the earliest rocket launch on television, maria became the first person in her family to go to college and never let go of her dream. today, she oversees the lincoln laboratory at m.i.t. and leads the institution's climate action plan. she's played a leadership role in ten nasa missions. her groundbreaking work on planetary mapping has generated some of the most accurate topographical maps humanity has ever produced of the moon and of mars. not only is she an explorer of outer space, she's one of the most accomplished explorers in generations. and i'm truly honored that she's agreed to answer this call to serve us, to helping us chart new courses of discovery. and finally, he could not be here today but i'm pleased to announce that i have had a long conversation with dr. collins, francis collins, could not be here today, and i've

it is being flown outside the scranton city hall. >>> she's ambitious, proud of it and urging every littlel to own her position. she is out with a new book "ambitious girl." harris comes in a long line of strong women. her grandmother, mother maya and aunt kamala. yeah, that kamala. the first woman of color who will take the oath of office as vice president of the united states in just 16 hours. >> i was thinking back when i first realized that society views the word "ambition", or female ambition in a different way than my family. this is the word, this is the meaning of it. it was them leading by example. ambition meant purpose, determination. it meant having a dream and a vision and going for it. >> so there's a part of the book here where i was reading, ahead of me, sisters, aunties, mothers have opened so many doors. grandma says you may be the first someday, but don't be the last. make space for more. you know what really moved me about that when i read that? because that was such a nod to what has just happened in this country. that is such a message so engrained in your family. >>

background harris was born and raised in oakland and berkeley the flag is also flying in city hall in scranton pennsylvania where president-elect joe biden grew up and take a look at this howard university's showtime marching band you it's getting ready to escort vice president elect kamala harris and a of the university at tomorrow's inauguration. harris is often spoken fondly of her time at howard historically black university in washington dc founded. >>in 1867. >>she also maintains strong support from her sorority alpha kappa alpha, the howard band will be joined in escort tomorrow by the fightin blue hand marching band of president elect. joe biden's alma mater the university of delaware and join me after the break for my special kamala harris first but not the last. from the bay area, to sacramento, to washington d-c...kamala harris has broken through barriers for women and people of color everywhere. schaff: "kamala has been fighting for us her whole life. now, it's time for us to fight for her."inspired by a family tradition of political activism, harris took her momentum to our nation

and part of what joe biden, a kid from scranton can do, is say to the working class who feel left behindnvest in you and your children. and doesn't mean you're going to get 74 million. but he'll get their attention. >> sara, liz cheney was one of 10 republicans who voted for impeachment. already her house colleagues are trying to oust her from her leadership position. the divisions in your party are deep. can they survive this? >> yeah, they can survive it. and you know, it's going to take people like liz cheney who don't back down. it's possible she'll get removed. i don't think she will. i think the rest of the leadership will work hard to ensure that she remains the important voice that she is in the party. but yeah, there is soul searching that's happening. it's going to continue to happen. and a lot -- i agree with a lot what was chris said. i think much will be determined by, who is the next standard bearer? is it somebody different than donald trump? grump's impeached, which seems less likely to me today, he's unlikely to be the nominee in four years. but if he is, you're going to

. >> reporter: the pride of scranton arriving at his new pennsylvania avenue address. peter alexander, nbc news, the white house. >>> and in a rare meeting of the presidents club, barack obama, george w. bush, and bill clinton had encouraging words of wisdom for president biden. >> i think all of us have zis covered we're at our best when we're all moving in the same direction. >> america is a generous country with great hearts. all three of us have been privileged to lead this country. >> you have spoken for us today and now you're ready to lead us. we march with you. good luck. god bless you. >> joe, i'm proud of you you and kamala need to know you've got all of us here, rooting for your success, keeping you in our prayers, and we'll be available in any way we can as citizens to help you guide your country forward. >> all front and center, supporting mr. biden and vice president harris at the inauguration ceremony. >> even the stage with former presidents and multi-platinum artists, one star shiend brighter the first poet laureate stole the show 22-year-old amanda go

born in oakland then she grew up in neighboring berkeley, the flag is also flying at city hall in scranton pennsylvania. president elect joe biden grew up. now take a look at this howard university's showtime urging ban is getting ready to escort vice president harris and a lawn of the university at today's inauguration. harris has often spoken fondly of her time at howard a historically black university in washington d c founded in 1867 she also maintains strong support from her sorority alpha kappa alpha howard and we'll be joined in has courted by the fightin blue hens marching band of president elect joe biden's alma mater the university of delaware. >>he is local news station. with breaking news. >>happening today, joe biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the united states and kamala harris will make history as the first female and person of color to take the oath of office for vice president lots going on we are counting down the hours wear one administration leaves another big gains washington dc correspondent jessi turnure she joins us live from washington dc with what's

our reporter now is forrest from the scranton times tribune. forrest, please unmute and ask your question. reporter: i'm sorry, i don't ave a question, thank you. >> tyler, please unmute and ask your question. reporter: good afternoon. my question is for the governor. governor, as we have just heard detailed by the secretary and commissioner, the ways that pennsylvania held a free and air election, you pointed your comments at lawmakers. what would you say to the american people and pennsylvanians that continue to believe that pennsylvania's election was fraudulent? >> they're wrong. and i would also suggest to the people who are permitting this disinformation and trying to make people believe against all reality and all the facts that the elections were not free and fair that they ought to stop oing that. >> our next question is from dennis from abc 27. dennis, please unmute. reporter: happy new year, everybody. thank you for doing this. governor, actually, my question, i know the drama is in washington, d.c. today. t my question is for kathy

scranton pennsylvania has waited his entire political career for. wherever you're watching around the world on air and online welcome to washington d.c. al-jazeera special live coverage of the u.s. presidential inauguration. is just moments away from becoming the president of the united states.

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yesterday oakland raised a flag atop city haula long with the city of scranton, pennsylvania.gn of support and solidarity by the two hometowns of our new president and vice president. so, lots of symbolic gestures today on this inauguration day. a moment in time, a moment in history, dan. >> absolutely. >> all right. well, news tonight with david muir is next. i'm ama daetz. thanks for joining us. >> i'm dan ashley. for my psoriatic arthritis pain? i had enough! it's not getting in my way. joint pain, swelling, tenderness...much better. my psoriasis, clearer... cosentyx works on all of this. four years and counting. so watch out. i got this! watch me. real people with active psoriatic arthritis look and feel better with cosentyx. cosentyx works fast for results that can last. it treats the multiple symptoms of psoriatic arthritis, like joint pain and tenderness, back pain, and helps stop further joint damage. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell

help the young many people build their democracy that the roles are to find dealing with the arab scranton and medicare to be a biden said that he needs to leave the word by the. the power of the example of the american example instead of the example of the american public and the example of america is giving the world of today is the country that is struggling to protect its democracy right and medicare profits are was some how like the mountaintop ratified away by that that people wants to do to be nice but today it is in the badly struggling the same struggles that the many people are fighting against almost every day leaders. montevideo accountability and you money deal in crisis just like the covered 9000 crisis there is a lot i mean how i was there for the by the administration passed a draw and thank you so much sir for come on that. biden will be entering the oval office at a time when the krona virus death rate is at its highest point since the pandemic began and when millions of americans are struggling to put food on the table out of official reports from the white house our res

but healing the nation is a task biden believes he's built for, a self-described scrappy kid from scranton, biden credits his blue collar roots with teaching him the value of hard work. >> the stakes in this election remind me of something my dad used to say, he said, joey, a job is about a lot more than a paycheck. it's about your dignity, it's about respect. >> reporter: and through unimaginable despair he learned resiliency. at just 29 biden lost his first wife and infant daughter in a car accident. his two boys were also badly injured. >> congratulations, senator. >> thank you. >> reporter: from their hospital bedside he was sworn into his first term in the u.s. senate and then during his second term as barack obama's vice president tragedy struck again, his beloved son beau dying after a battle with brain cancer. through the hard fought campaign and this pandemic biden calling on his own lessons in loss to soothe the hurting nation. >> i know the pain that so many of you are experiencing, experiencing right now, starting by sitting down for breakfast this morning and stare at an empty

scranton pennsylvania to create a unity flag. flags were raised this morning over the two city hall's, the image was created by two artists, one from each city, showing hands reaching out. in friendship. all right, pardon me looking at the temperatures from today we didn't see the big records as we've seen the last couple of days, but still warm. tomorrow's temperatures a lot like these. i think we'll see lots of mid sixties maybe a couple of 67 68, then from there, temperatures really cool down, so we're going to do so. kind of a change in pattern a complete flip from where we have been with dominant high pressure to potentially the storm door, crack and open here on friday and staying open, hopefully through next a little bit in the next week in the following week. it's been we've been getting teased with that literally all winter, and it's the models go. yeah yeah, and then right when he gets there doesn't happen. so let's hope this one does happen. that's as we head towards the weekend tomorrow. it could be a nice day. the wi

he ran as a guy from scranton but he's governing like a guy from san francisco. as the

day the congress doesn't pass the rescue package it affects the recovery and of economy through scranton pennsylvania ford million-dollar revenue loss and projected for 2021. those are just some of the examples cities that we've been talking to record early. mayor williams and i have been on calls because of how important is this for mayors across the country and if anyone else has a specific number example that they want to give on this call. >> i don't have specific numbers but here in union city we haven't made any job cuts but certainly we have curtailed hours. we have great pain and great need in our communities from our residence. that's where his heart earn is coming coming from right now producer relates to the federal government stepping in to assist us it will help us with being able to help with some of what the commissioner was speaking of and that is -- i haven't been able to do that in my city. there are some cities in some areas where they've been able to step up and assist with rental assistance. i have not enabled to do that. so we see today the growing number of homeles

i see the world from scranton from working-class towns.running as a proud democrat, but i will govern as an american president. >> jeanine: reports indicate that the executive orders he may sign in his first days in office may show how little he cared about the people who voted for them. that's the sad part. he wants to rejoin the paris climate accord on top of it. l w scrap the keystone xl pipeline and signaling to iran that they will reenter the disasterous nuclear deal even if they throw a u.s. businessman in jail. joining out to talk about this is new york congressman lee zelman. congressman, good to have you here tonight. biden is really making clear his disdain for america first, is he not? >> you see it with the keystone xl pipeline project. this is something that doesn'tro just kill tens of thousands of jobs, it harms our efforts to be energy independent.us there is the national security concern where we have to rely on other countries that we view as adversaries in order to pursue this resource. the paris climate deal, one of the

we know today all roads lead to scranton. the team at lennox has worked for months to capture the spirit of this inauguration and your incoming administration. mr. president, your vase features the white house and vice president harris' features the u.s. capitol. the gifts represent the hope and the faith the american people have placed in you to move our country forward. >> thank you. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> well, mr. president, madam vice president, while the pandemic has sadly limited our usual hospitalities that others have mentioned, i'm very glad we still carry on some of our favorite inaugural traditions. it's my honor and privilege to help present these flags of our nation that were flown over today's event here at the capital. i have to make one point of privilege, on behalf of the senate, with all due respect to our distinguished speaker and our colleagues from the house, i have to note, not only did we just swear in a son and daughter of the senate to these houses, but indeed both these former senators skippe

the sky was scranton. he's running against park avenue.ed of everybody, and what is he doing, whistling dixie? he's writing about what we can say, call? he's fooling around on marine one? where is the sec commissioner? i would find out who these headphones were told the guy to church of the they'll out hedge funds because the winning it is a securities fraud. they are so arrogant about it, they did it so everyone could see. joe was going to do anything about it, so they don't care. juliana, way out about this numerous times. his questions about whether the treasury secretary should be recusing herself. do they have an obligation to comment on this given her situation? >> definitely. they think they could get one day may become a two in the past. but -- >> gillian: boat, they are going to have to come up with talking points quickly. this is no longer wall street versus main street. this is wall street and big tech against main street. what happened yesterday was incredible. big tech inserted themselves into this situation and sided with the