. -- ryan zinke. i will then swear in the witness, ask him three questions we addressed to all nominees at confirmation hearings. so, that is how we will proceed this afternoon. i think it is important for us all to recognize that we also have a vote that is scheduled at about 4:15 p.m., and, so, that will cause a little bit of an interruption, but we do want to try to move as expeditiously through this hearing as we can. before i proceed, i would like to recognize an individual that is well known to this committee room, and that is the former chairman of the energy committee, former senator frank murkowski, who i happen to know well. good to have him back. a little bit of favoritism there, but it is good to have you here as well. i would also like to welcome the new members to our committee -- we have three new members. we are pleased to have the new ms. cortezm nevada, masto, welcome, as well as the virginia -- junior senator from illinois, ms. duckworth. and senator sessions has joined the committe

zinke: i do.> before, i will ask you three questions, will you he available to peer -- to appear before the many to respond to issues of concern before the congress? mr. zinke: i will. >> are you aware of any personal holdings that would constitute a conflict or create the appearance of such a conflict should you be confirmed and assume the office to which you have been nominated by the president? mr. zinke: madam chairman, my investments, personal holdings, and other interests have been reviewed and myself and other ethics counselors. i am taking all appropriate action to avoid any conflicts of interest, and there are no conflict of interest, or appearances, to my knowledge. rep. murkowski: are you involved, or do you have assets held in blind trust? mr. zinke: i do not. rep. murkowski: you may proceed with the introduction of family and your opening statements. >> thank you remember cantwell and members of the committee and thank you montana senators tester and daines for their kind remarks. bef

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donnie, do you expect democrats will try to derail ryan zinke's nomination?ll, ryan zinke is being introduced by the democratic senator from montana, his home state, jon tester. so i don't think that ryan zinke will have as much trouble as many of the other trump nominees going through the senate. >> jon: david, would republicans give him any time of trouble? republicans have been openly skeptical of some of the other nominees, we will get to that in may. >> there will be questions at some of the western state senators have about control over federal land and what role states should have in that. but few agencies will benefit more from the under new management banner than the interior department. the talk to states who have much better forestry and land management bureaus than federal government, and they say the biggest challenges the federal government. congressman zinke has made it very clear he wants to talk about that, he wants to put new management in place, better management in place, that while the federal lands will stay federal, 20% of u.s. and land

congressman ryan zinke not the only nominee heading to the hill today.sy devos will be on the hot seat. and bret baier will be with with us. and the window of the orlando terrorist in court today. details on the new charges she's facing. yeah, then how'd i get this... ...allstate safe driving bonus check? ...only allstate sends you a bonus check for every six months you're accident free. silence. it's good to be in, good hands. anyone ever have occasional constipation,diarrhea, gas or bloating? she does. she does. help defend against those digestive issues. take phillips' colon health probiotic caps daily with three types of good bacteria. 400 likes? wow! try phillips' colon health. >> sandra: you are looking live at the u.s. conference of mayor's winter meeting in washington d.c. right now. the guest of honor is vice-president elect mike pence. he is set to speak any time now. we'll bring you the news as it comes. a confirmation under way for interior secretary montana congressman ryan zinke. the president-elect nomination for education expected to get

ryan zinke was smart. he's the guy you want in your corner, whether fighting in the streets of falluja for your life for fighting on the floor of congress for your life. the lessons and fights for what he believes in. i have no doubt he will be a fighter for america, for a public lands as the next secretary of the interior. >> thank you, senator daines. appreciate your comments. senator tester, thank you as the committee and with your introduction spirits being that it's a pleasure and i want to thank you with the distinguished members of this committee because it is an honor today to participate, to introduce a decorated navy veteran from unlucky enough to represent the people of the great state of montana, the last best place. before our time here, both congressman zinke and i had the pleasure of serving the montana senate albeit not at the same time. so i want to thank him again for answering the call to serve our great nation. i believe it is very important for someone who knows the west to serve as in

zinke. >>> good afternoon, everyone. to get started this afternoon, i just will give lay of the land herer i i will proceed with my opening statement and then senator cantwell with hers. after senator cantwell's remarks we will hear from our colleague, the montana senators, senator dains and senator tester. senator danes is on the complete here and senator tester, good to have you here as well. they will introduce our distinguished witness and other member of the montana delegation, representsive ryan zi zingk zinke. i will swear in the witness and ask him three questions we address to all nominees at confirmation hearings. so that's how we will proceed this afternoon. i think it's important for us all to recognize we also have a vote that is scheduled about 4:15. so that will cause a little bit of an interruption but we do want to try to move as expeditiously through this hearing as we can. before i proceed, i'd like to recognize an individual who is well-known to this committee room. that's the former chairman of the e

congressman zinke is a former navy seal. zinke supports keeping public lands under federal control. that clashes with the gop's official position of selling some land back to the states so they can make decisions about whether to use the land for mining and oil drilling and other matters. that is not the most high profile hearing today. analysts are predicting fireworks a couple hours from now when the u.s. senate holds a confirmation hearing on betsy devos. she's the controversial pick of the education secretary. she's a billionaire philanthropist and republican donor from michigan. we expect democrats to go after her conservative views on education. betsy devos is a strong supporter of charter schools and vouchers that give families public money to pay for private school tuition. she stepped down as the american federation of children that is dedicated to expanding voucher programs. critics agree that america's education system is failing too many of our children. according to an international moderating group, the united states ranked 19th in science behind norway and 20th in rea

ryan zinke is a great american.grew up 30 minutes away from glacier national park, i grew up 30 minutes from yellowstone national park. he stand thunderstands that bald he understands the importance of jobs. ryan gets that balance. that's why i was adamant with the trump administration, we need a westerner to be the secretary of interior. >> you may that clear? >> absolutely. he will be the first montanan to serve on a president's cabinet. >> and you just met with ben carson? >> i did. >> do you have concerns with him on the job? >> i don't. i just walked over with him. ben carson, if anybody understands the plights of our american cities, he does, he grew up with it -- >> is that enough, though? >> itakes arain surgeon sometimes toix things in this country. he i extremely competent and a man of great character. that's going to make ben carson an excellent secretary of hud. >> just three days now until donald trump is sworn into office as the 45th president. we are getting more details about the big day. my colleagu

bernie sanders grilled zinke on climate change. zinke replied climate is changing and man has played a role. >> i think where there is debate is what the influence is and what we can do about it. i'm not a client scientist expert but i can tell you i will become a lot more familiar with it and it will be based on objective science. i don't believe it's a hoax. >> a break from the president-elect who has suggested climate change is a hoax. >> zinke appeared to win over bernie sanders with the answer. the retired navy seal is not considered one of the more controversial nominees. >> bret: we will continue to follow that hearing. up next, why president obama has sent several hundred marines to norway in his final week in office. i thought i married an italian. my lineage was the vecchios and zuccolis. through ancestry, through dna i found out that i was only 16% italian. he was 34% eastern european. so i went onto ancestry, soon learned that one of our ancestors we thought was italian was eastern european. this is my ancestor who i di

ryan zinke as a u.s. navy seal commander whose assignment include the elite seal team six and part of that tenure was serving under general mattis as commander of joint special forces in iraq at the height of insurgent activity. i would like to highlight his experience as a seal. because navy seals never quit. they don't know the definition of the word because they never do. navy seals also don't fail. they die trying. and if that work ethic that ryan zinke brings with him to every mission takes them whether it's in the military, in the united states congress or at the department of interior. during his 2 23 years of service as a seal, ryan conducted special operations on four continents. he trained and mentored thousands of men and women, 80 make sure our troops were as prepared and a safe is absolutely possible when conducting these no fail missions around the globe. he was also the guy who the navy called upon to go into units and see how they could be improved. whether it was looking at new advancemen

bernie sanders grilled zinke on climate change. zinke replied climate is changing and man has played a role. >> i think where there is debate is what the influence is and what we can do about it. i'm not a client scientist expert but i can tell you i will become a lot more familiar with it and it will be based on objective science. i don't believe it's a hoax. >> a break from the president-elect who has suggested climate change is a hoax. >> zinke appeared to win over bernie sanders with the answer. the retired navy seal is not considered one of the more controversial nominees. >> bret: we will continue to follow that hearing. up next, why president obama has sent several hundred marines to norway in his final week in office. yeah, then how'd i get this... ...allstate safe driving bonus check? ...only allstate sends you a bonus check for every six months you're accident free. silence. it's good to be in, good hands. >> bret: general motors has the latest automaker to announce new u.s. investment plans and job creation ahead of the

congressman zinke, you've been a great part they are workiner on indian country. i think it's important to realize that that was approved by the montana legislature 7 years ago and with your leadership in the house, the work we did here in the senate, we came together and got that passed in december. that's a monumental effort. it was a great win for the black feet tribe and it's an example, i think, of the partnership that we have had going forward here to help indian country. you have been a champion fighting on behalf of the crow tribes. as you mentioned here in the last exchange, there's sovereign right to develop their coal resources and as you said in your testimony, the unemployment rate in crow country will go north of 90% if they lose those jobs. you've been fighting for federal recognition for the shell tribe. the bottom line is indian country should be very excited to have you in their corner as the next secretary of the interior. my question is tell us what you have done to help bring economic prosperity to indian country. >> great question. you know,

zinke is a former navy s.e.a.l. and described him as a teddy roosevelt republican who will represent sky country in november. and betsy devos looks to be more contentious with teachers union mobilizing to stop the charter school advocate from becoming the top education official. devos will face questions from elizabeth warren about her experience at public education, but devos has help from senator lamar alexander who says she's swiftly be confirmed by the full senate. and she'll be introduced by joe lieberman. devos' hearing was set for last week and was delayed by pending closures. and the billionaire admitted to a $125,000 donation to a group fighting the occlusion of collective bargaining rights in the state of michigan. she acknowledged the mistake, louis. >>> and the search for mh370 has been called off. malaysia, australia and china said the crews have finished sweeping the 20,000 kilometers search zone. the flight left kuala lumpur to malaysia in 2013 when the plane went down. the request to find the missing

>> i do know zinke. i know him really well.e tease each other uc berkeley football between the oregon team he went to. neither of us was successful. he is also a person that values the outdoors, and the department interior is the most, it is most wonderful of all of the departments because you're dealing with the national parks, the bureau of land management, the management of the forests and the land. it is also a place where can be controversy becae of endangered species act and right in zinke's backyard, the he extt of coal from federal lands. these are issues he will deal with. i'm hopeful, i'm hopeful because of his background, because of how he was raised, and his love for the outdoors, and also his love for the public lands. he has fought against those that would privatize the public lands or turn them back over to state governments. i think he will hole firm on that. i think while he will probably have to deal with issue of mining with coal and fracking, not probably, he will have to deal with them, i think hopefully he

then later today, montana republican congressman ryan zinke will be on the hill. he will testify for interior secretary. of course a former u.s. navy seal. critics say he lacks experience and also been criticized by environmental groups. we'll have to see how that goes, we'll bring you the latest on all or channels, this is the latest on capitol hill, anjali him ill fox 5 local news. >>> making waves in maryland. oklahoma attorney is he scott pruitt was one of the 21 attorney generals who opposed the clean of chesapeake bay. pruitt sued the epa more than half dozen times over projects he didn't agree with. pruitt senate confirmation hearings begin tomorrow >>> 5:05. 41 degrees. damp and i think it will get wetter >> there's a little bit of moisture there. you can feel it. it's got the feel to it kind of a rainy day coming up. it's not going to be a wash-out but there will be on and off showers, grab the umbrella it will come in handy if you're heading out and about. satellite and radar shows a first batch of rain moving across the 95 corridor. we'll have breaks he

oft is for ryan zinke montana. go to the website for more information. we will start with john from illinois, republican line. caller: when i think of the last eight years with obama, all i think about our part-time jobs, industry failing, and drones. i wish he would've done a better job instead away from wall street. host: why those three things come to mind? caller: because while he was president we talk about employment. i don't see any full-time jobs. i don't see him doing anything when i look back on his eight years. he just said i'm cutting. employment is picking up. it is all our time jobs. most of those jobs were probably jobs people cannot live on. when i look at that and for him to take credit for that, it is disappointing. drones, he used those just kill people all over the world. i think the man has no heart. he is not what he appears to be. he cozied up with wall street. geithner, all those people when he first came to office. it was terrible. i'm sorry. go ahead. host: we are going to go to stephen from kentucky. democrats line. caller: hel

and montana congressman ryan zinke, mr. trump's interior secretary nominee and a former navy seal, has drawn criticism for improperly billing the government for travel expenses in the late 1990s. zinke is also skeptical of manmade climate change and clashed with vermont senator bernie sanders at his confirmation hearing today. >> there's a lot of debate on both sides of the aisle. >> well, actually, there's not a whole lot of debate now. the scientific community is virtually unanimous. >> reporter: the trump transition has also been stymied trying to name a nominee for agriculture secretary because it's looking for more diversity in a cabinet dominated by nominees who are wealthy, white men. transition officials now concede they lacked a diversity strategy when this entire process began. >> pelley: major garrett, thanks. >> reporter: the timing of today's general motors announcement was too good to let pass without a tweet from mr. trump. "with all the jobs i am bringing back into the u.s., even before taking office, with a

then, the senate confirmation hearing for interior secretary nominee, congressman ryan zinke. later, the cia director confirmation hearing for kansas representative mike pompeo. and live at 3 p.m. eastern, the senate begins debate on the cia director nomination with a vote scheduled for later in the day. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable it's companies and is -- television companies and is wrought to you today by your cable or satellite provide or. >> host: since november 4, 2013, tom wheeler has been chairman of the federal communications commission. that term comes to an end at noon on january 20th. chairman wheeler, during your tenure what'd you get right? >> guest: well, peter, you know, i hope that what we did was we said that our job is to be the lick's representative -- the public's representative in a rapidly changing technological environment. which is affecting the way in which everybody deals within the works that connect us. and at the heart of that was consumers and competition should come fi

we go back now to the senate energy committee with confirmation hearing for ryan zinke to be interior secretary. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> we are back for round number two. everyone has had a little bit of a stretch. palmer spent, we your endurance here. you are probably thinking, nothing like what you are used to, but we appreciate the fact that you have been generous with your time and your questions here, so we will allow for members to ask another round of questions. we actually have another confirmation hearing that just started up at 5:00 p.m. that i will head off to when this is concluded, so we are working full-time here today. >> it may be more popular than mine. >> no, this is very important. congressman, went to ask you about an issue that alaskans care a great deal about and given the makeup of our land and the fact that so much of our land are held in the federal estate under the alaskan national interest lands conservation act that specifically provides for a no more clause and makes very clear that within the state

for ryan zinke, they are focusing on disciplinary action taken against him while he was in the militaryor filing, mr. presenting at least a travel expense that he filed back when he was a navy seal, sean spicer the incoming press secretary said of that "people are shamelessly trying to impugn his character. we are expecting as to as he ds his confirmation hearing today is going to be a contentious one, democrats are saying she has not completed the requisite questionnaires for the office of government ethics, sean spicer knocked that down today to say she filed it more than a month ago and she has been answering questions with the office of government ethics ever since. other confirmations coming up, and they want to get done before the president takes power. rex tillerson for secretary of state, committee vote could happen as soon as tomorrow, could be delayed until thursday. we are still awaiting the announcement of sonny purdue as the agriculture secretary, we understand he is the person that donald trump has settled on. they have not announced it yet, but they only have a couple day

and montana congressman ryan zinke, mr. trump's interior secretary nominee and a former navy s.e.a.l., has drawn criticism for improperly billing the government for travel expenses in the late 1990s. zinke is also skeptical of manmade climate change and clashed with vermont senator bernie sanders at his confirmation hearing today. >> there's a lot of debate on both sides of the aisle. >> well, actually, there's not a whole lot of debate now. the scientific community is virtually unanimous. >> reporter: the trump transition has also been stymied trying to name a nominee for agriculture secretary because it's looking for more diversity in a cabinet dominated by nominees who are wealthy, white men. they lacked a diversity strategy when this entire process began. >> major garrett, thanks. >>> today, president-elect trump took a bow after gm said it will invest $1 billion in america and add about 7,000 jobs. but who really deserves the credit? here's dean reynolds. >> reporter: the timing of today's general motors announcement w

first up, congressman ryan zinke and more controversially betsy devos. you to the one we brought you at the top of the show here. bill neely in moscow. talk us through what we're hearing from vladimir putin. a bit of a surprise that the russian leader even came out and spoke in front of cameras today, right? >> yeah, hallie, he didn't name president obama by name but clearly there was an implication that the people

. >> today ryan zinke and education nominee betsy devos face confirmation hearings.h are set for this afternoon. they're not the last before inauguration. six are scheduled between now and friday. >>> thank you very much, tracie potts, live from washington. we count down to inauguration, bruce springsteen dropping out of a performance at the washington gala that was supposed to take place the day before. the band leader says the decision was based on respect for bruce springsteen is and the e street band. he has been a vocal credit of president-elect trump. >>> happening indeed, crews in the south bay taking steps to prevent more mudslides on highway 17 in the santa cruz mountains. many led to closures along highway 17 and a lot of delay. >>> kris sanchez is live from the santa cruz mountains. >> reporter: good morning to you. the mudslides, rock slides were a huge problem. the hope is by closing partially highway 17 today for about seven hours, caltrans can kind of get ahead of the rock slides that might be at risk of coming down. shut down highway 17 for days. the

there are several other hearings, including for ryan zinke. >> we're joined by republican strategist hogan gidley. corine, let me start with you. we just learned from kelly o'donnell there will be a boycott from democrats on the hearings for stephen mnuchin, to lead hhs and to lead the treasury department that. >> this is not beusiness as usul here and they can't behave as if it is. i think they're doing exactly the right thing. what we saw this weekend, the organic protest, tens of thousands of people across the country pushing back on a very cruel, immoral, unconstitutional executive order that was put out there by the president and you have to -- they have to be where the people are. you know, they have to i think this is exactly what democrats need to be doing and more power to them. >> when you looking at what happened with sally yates and that acting attorney general position when can you look at, for example, the controversy rounding that immigration order, dozensin signed the state department are willing to issue this dissent cable slamming that. is there into room for disagr

>> zinke and devos face confirmation hearings. both are set for this afternoon. >> big days ahead in washington. raj mathai will be traveling to washington. and he will follow the women's march the following day. >>> happening today, following hard line claims about what would happen under a trump administration. they will vote to deny federal requests to take action based on their stats. if the city goes ahead with the plan, it may be in jeopardy of losing millions of dollars in federal grants. >> a magical night in oakland. warriors got their revenge against the cleveland cavaliers. >> a raucous event as the war come out blasting the cavs. this was a playoff atmosphere. it comes despite players from both sides saying this is just one game. that is not how warriors fans saw it. >> it is not just another game. it is not just a rivalry. it a real thing. >> it gives a good, mental confidence for more games. >> as if the showdown needed anything more, any more flames to the fire. there is that foul by dre phopbd green. a controversia

and the delay over energy secretary rick perry and ryan zinke.tion was given. >>> democrats shooting down a plan by two republican senators to replace obamacare. one from louisiana and one from maine say their bill gives more states power on health care policy and increases access to affordable insurance and covers millions of americans who are now uninsured. any state that likes obamacare can keep it. chuck schumer doesn't like the plan. he said this proposal is an empty facade which will not provide care. that is the leading democrat. it is unlikely the republicans would agree because it allows states to keep obamacare in place. that shows how hard it will be to settle. >>> and in minnesota, frightening moments during the state of the state address by governor mark dayton. he was touting the success of the forwaaffordable care act in state when he started slurring his words. >> get him to the ground. >> quick action by the people around him who saw immediately it looked like he would faint. no cause for dayton's fainting spell. the chief of sta

ryan zinke facing a panel as the president-elect donald trump elect picks. zinke is planning to tackle a 12 billion-dollar backlog of maintenance and repairs at our national parks and making it clear he would never sell, give away or transfer public land. >> without question, the public lands are america's treasures. >> president-elect donald trump chose for education secretary betsy devoss. she is a champion of vouchers and expanding charter schools and standing up against the unions in a broader chance for school choice. a position irking many traditional educators. >> she never worked in public schooling. she de funded it. she undermined it and made sure it was not a viable choice. >> it is a turn for american education, the same old for the last 8 years and more federal government and rules and regulations and that is a mistake. >> with three days until the inauguration 50 democrat lawmakers will boycott mr. trump's swearing in. joe waldman. fox news. >>> talking more about the trump administration is tom vacar. thanks for joining us. i want to talk with

postponed votes for rick perry and ryan zinke last night without giving a reason.eads of big three auto makers. expected to discuss mr. trump's threat to tax mexican made cars sold in the u.s. that would shock the industry and could drive up car prices. >>> today oscar nominations will be announced. they will be announced for the 89th annual academy awards later this morning. this year's awards will be the first since the academy made changes to being more diverse. la-la land expected to lead the pack. oscar handed out february 26. >>> good morning, everyone. jessica boyington with one last check on the roads. run through this quickly out in pothstown. earlier accident causes problems on the eastbound side. you'll see delays there. also watching flooding down in wildwood on route 47. closed around west rio grand avenue. checking in with mass transit. 803 out of patco station is cancelled. atlantic city rail line service is suspended between 30 street and cherry hill. also watching delays on route 101 trolly because of disabled bus blocking the rails. >>> it's a dre

continue for two more cabinet picks, lawmakers will betsy devos and interior secretary nominee ryan zinketsy devos is expected to face the most backlash. >> more than 40 members of congress say they plan to skip the president-elect's inauguration ceremony. fox 5 anjali hemphill is live on capitol hill. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys, as preparations continue here out on the national mall as well as inside the capitol building for trump transition some existing members of congress, specifically some democrats are choosing to boycott the inauguration. following the lead of congressman john lewis, who said trump's presidency is not legitimate. i want to show you the most recent two to join the list are from our area, and they took to twitter to announce that decision. this is a tweet from virginia's eighth district representative don beyer who in that tweet mentions dr. martin luther king junior. and the second tweet is from maryland's fourth district congressman anthony brown who also says he's not going and mention his support for representative lewis who found him a target

postponed votes on rick perry and ryan zinke to lead the cabinet. two others up for votes in senate committee today. topping the list is jeff sessions and confirmation hearing. alabama republican took criticism from democrats about his civil rights record. most notably by new jersey senator cory booker. >>> mike pompeo is the new cia director. republican congressman from kansas was sworn in late last night after being confirmed by the senate. takes over the cia at a time when the intelligence community is dealing with political issues involving president trump and possible russian influence on his election. >>> with the stroke of a pen, president trump's executive orders are changing trade, abortion rights and federal hiring. yesterday the president pulled the u.s. out of 12 nation trans-pacific partnership. also reinstated a ban on using tax money to pay for abortions in other countries. also put a freeze on nonmilitary government hiring. >>> minnesota governor expected to keep schedule today after collapsing during state of the stay address. >> go

zinke, whose hearing is also today. he's considerably less controversial. >> we just lost our connection. looks look we've had a bit of a technical issue. we apologize for that. we'll have more on these confirmation hearings throughout the day on msnbc. next, we'll see how the capitol city is preparing for friday's inauguration. what businesses are doing to prepare as people come there to support the president-elect and others to protest. >> mr. trump, i wonder if you realize the impact that your presidency will have on the average person in the street or if you care. >> at first i wasn't crazy about you but as time wt on, i thought you said everything that i believe in. ♪ approaching medicare eligibility? you may think you can put off checking out your medicare options until you're sixty-five, but now is a good time to get the ball rolling. keep in mind, medicare only covers about eighty percent of part b medical costs. the rest is up to you. that's where aarp medicare supplement insurance plans insured by unitedhealth

zinke said he absolutely opposed the sale or transfer of public land. >>> and secretary of educationos went before the senate health, labor, education and pensions committee last night where the billionaire philanthropist testified on her record as an advocate for choice in public education. championing vouchers for charter schools. but the senate democrats were skeptical of her experience with the public school systems when a majority of the students are educated. and senator bernie sanders facing one of the billionaires, he questioned whether her wealth is her chief qualification. >> would you be so kind as to tell us how much money your family has contributed to the republican party over the years? >> i wish i could give you that number. i don't know. >> i have heard the number was $200 million. does that sound in the ballpark? >> collectively between my entire family, that's possible. >> my question is, and i don't mean to be rude, but do you think if you are not a multibillionaire, if your family has not made hundreds of millions of dollars in contributions to the republican par

ryan zinke is the choice for secretary of interior.resended his support of fossil fuel development and the keystone pipeline. senators also questioned betsy duvos. >>> the women's march is four days away, and thousands are making their way into the district to prepare. several local businesses are opening their doorses for out of towners. there are also other businesses like this one where they are not only selling merchandise they've created a place for people to hang out women's march. >> so many people are coming in and just want a hug. or people have said can i sit on your couch and cry a little bit. >> we are strong together. and we are going to stand up for our rights and now this administration is not going to be able to roll over. >> hundreds of thousands of participants are expected for the women's march. many of them will be holding sign making parties over the next several days. >> during his last days in office, president obama is shortening the prison sentences of 209 inmates. they include chelsea manning the former army i

. >> reporter: the possible congressman from the great state of montana ryan zinke facing senate panel as the president-elect's pick to be the next interior secretary. zinke a former navy seal commander if chosen for the new role is pledging to tackle estimated 12 billion backlog in maintenance recent pairs at our national parks. while also making it clear he would never sell, give away or transfer public lands. >> without question, our public lands are america's treasures and you are rich in diversity. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump's choice for education secretary billionaire betsy duvoss facing a more hostile senate committee. she's a champion of vouchers and expanding charter schools and is willing to stand up against teacher's unions. in broader push for greater school choice. a position irking many traditional educators. >> she spent 30 years defunding public schools, railing against them, figh fighting against havn invest in many them and fighting for having private for profit charters. >> she understands what the upon let me in education are and she will go right at

also happening today - interior secretary nominee ryan zinke will have his confirmation hearing bere natural resources committee. the obama family has also started making their transition. this is new video of moving trucks- outside of their new home in the kalorama neighborhood. the family will move out of the white house on friday. that section of d-c -- proving to be popular among high profile families. ivanka trump and her husband - will move in just blocks away. and washington post owner jeff bezos also bought a house in the area. living the suite life. coming up - the pricey perks for inauguration weekend at some of d-c's finest hotels. and wet weather moving in, but bringing a warm up with it. the change you'll be feeling as you head out today. from nine tonight until five tomorrow morning, the right lanes of i-66 will be closed in both directions. between midnight and four a.m., there will be two or more 15-minute closures of all lanes of i-66. this will happen between exits 71 and 72. rush hour toll lanes will take this afternoon, v-dot will brief reporters on what travelers

and congressman ryan zinke could be leading the interior department. all of it shaping up to be another wild day in washington. today, more fireworks on capitol hill, even before the inauguration celebration. president-elect trump's pick to lead the education department, betsy devos, will face a senate confirmation committee. >> it's time to make education great again in this country. >> reporter: devos has given money to politicians like senators on the committee she'll answer questions from today. among them, north carolina's richard burr, whose office declined to comment on conflict of interest. devos, a staunch supporter of school choice and vouchers. trying to expand those programs in multiple states. >> i know we will make great strides in our schools. >> reporter: that's not how some teachers unions see her. >> if betsy devos becomes secretary of education, then for the first time ever, we will have someone who is running education in america, that doesn't believe in public education. >> reporter: also on the hill today, mth millionth congressma

rex tillerson and jeff sessions and ryan zinke and rick perry, they weren't eagle scouts in the past,are eagle scouts, and they have the same values, they are trustworthy, loyal, healthy, the duty to god and country, the fellow citizens, they understand the idea of citizenship and the idea of service and the idea and practice of leadership. >> jenna: let me stop you there just to get more specific, only about 30 seconds, but you have had conversations with a few of them, and i'm wondering if you could pick one and how that experience inference to te rest of their lives. >> i've had, i've chatted with michael bloomberg and ross perot, secretary gates and rex tillerson and jeff sessions, and some of the people that have been eagle scouts. one of the things that rex tillerson has talked about is his experience in the northern tier in minnesota canoeing one summer. he was a little scout on an adventure expedition, and he couldn't carry his canoe from lake to lake. his brother scouts, who were three or four years older than him, helped him carry the canoe, they taught him how to carry it,

he will testify montana republican ryan zinke, a former u.s. navy seal. critics say he has a lack of experience with one term in congress and also been criticized by environmental groups. a lot going on here in capitol hill. also preparations for the inauguration are underway outside along the national mall. that's the latest here on capitol hill. anjali hemphill fox 5 local news. >>> when oh president-elect donald trump does take office in a couple of days he plans to tackle the nation's trade deficit. it will be the first with the white house national trade council on the to do list, the president plans to hammer out a trade dill with preliminary pin center teresa may and with russia that he could lift sanctions on vladimir putin's region, they want to see mexico pay for the border wall. construction and figure out reimbursement later >>> local hospitals are in need for blood donations. the director of a blood donor services says type o blood is needed. >>> final time, president obama hosted a championship sports team and so happens to be from his adopt

today interior secretary nominee ryan zinke and betsy devosz are scheduled for hearings. six more hearings scheduled between now and trump's inauguration on friday. chris coops will meet with south carolina governor nikki haley. coo coops is if she is confirmed she will report to next secretary of state. >>> pennsylvania attorney general sworn in. josh shapiro will be taking over the office embroiled in controversy. nbc is live for us in montgomery county with what we can expect today. >> reporter: and even before today's swearing in which takes place at noon in harrisburg, he's created some firsts for the during his campaign, the democratic candidate promised to be different. most notably from predecessor catheri cathleen cane. she was convicted of charges including perjury. long history in public office. first as state representative, then chair as montgomery county commissioner. roots go even deeper than that. he was raised here. where he met his wife lori and where they have raised four children. coming up 6:00 in just an hour from now, take a look at promises that sh

the same committee has given a nod to ryan zinke from montana. both nominations will next go to the full senate. today the full senate did approve elaine chao to serve as transportation secretary. chao was the labor secretary under president george w. bush and is also the wife of mitch mcconnell from kentucky. mcconnell voted present to avoid any conflict of interest. >>> democrats in the u.s. senate are boycotting planned committee votes on two of president trump's cabinet nominees. the democrats say there's evidence that the two nominees were not truthful in previous testimony. one of the nominees is tom price picked by trump to head the department of health and human services. democrats want more information on his stock trades in an australian medical company while he was a lawmaker. the other is treasury secretary nominee steve mnuchin. democrats are concerned about practices at one west, a bank where mnuchin was once ceo. >> the truth matters. responding to questions of senators, getting accurate information matters. that's not what has bee

. >> interior secretary nominee ryan zinke was asked about climate change which the president-elect once considered hoax. >> climate is changing under man's influence. i think the debate is what's the influence, what can we do it. >> all eyes will be on congressman george price, mr. trump's choice to lead the department of health & human services. in an interview with fox news the president-elect is downplaying plans by some democrats to boycott his inauguration friday. >> what happens to their tickets? i hope they're going to give us their tickets. >> nearly 60 democratic laums say they'll skip the event. senate nomination hearings are also scheduled for wilbur ross and u.n. ambassador nominee south carolina governor nikki haylee. anne-marie. >> hena daniels here in new york. thank you, hena. >>> last night the suspect of a shooting death was captured. he was carrying two handguns when he was arrested in an abandoned house. he was suspected of shooting to death debra clayton and is wanted in the death of his girlfriend. >>> noor salman was arrested. >>> and police in atlanta arrested th

zinke, ryan. the clerk of the house: for what purpose does the gentlelady rise? >> i rise because my name or the names of the five representatives of the territories duly elected by collectively four million americans, our names were not called. and i ask parliamentary inquiry as to why not at this time at this juncture in the united states that the territories do ot have a voice on this floor? the clerk of the house: the clerk advised on january 6, 1999, representatives elect are the only individuals qualified to vote in the election of the speaker. at this time the reading clerk will now call the names of the representatives elect who did not answer the first call of he roll. the clerk: ryan of wisconsin. .yan of wisconsin , schroeder the clerk of the house: if there are any representatives elect who did not answer the call of the roll they may come to the well and vote at this time. the clerk of the house: the tellers agree in their tallies that the total number of votes cast is 433 of which the honorable paul d. ryan of the state of wisconsin has received 239

montana representative ryan zinke spoke today at his senate confirmation hearing.mont senator bernie sanders pressed him on president-elect trump's assertion that climate change is a "hoax." >> i don't believe it's a hoax, no. i believe we should be prudent. to be prudent, that means, i don't know definitively-- >> if climate change is already devastating, should we allow fossil fuel to be drilled on public lands? >> again, we need an economy and jobs, too. >> woodruff: zinke also said he is open to drilling more on public lands, and that he will review president obama's limits on drilling in alaska. in turkey, authorities confirmed they have arrested an uzbek national, and said he confessed to killing 39 people at an istanbul club early on new year's day. the alleged gunman was captured late monday at this apartment in istanbul's suburbs. the city's governor said fingerprints there matched prints from the crime scene. the search for a malaysian airlines plane has ended after three years, $160 million-- and no answers. ships with high-tech gear covered, in all, nea

this is alaska senator lisa murkowski, questioning zinke about whether he would attempt to roll back president obama's ban on oil drilling in the arctic. >> will you commit to a formal review of all of the obama administration's actions that took resource bearing lands and waters in alaska, effectively off the table, including the decisions that specifically prevented the leasing of those lands and those waters for development, and determine whether or not they can be reversed? >> yes. the president-elect has said that we want to be energy independent. amy: today the senate will hold confirmation hearings for billionaire wilbur ross, trump's nominee for commerce secretary oklahoma attorney general scott , pruitt for epa director; and for georgia republican congressman tom price, trump's pick to head the department of health and human services. price's confirmation hearing comes as a new study by the congressional budget office says 18 million people could lose their health insurance if the congress repeals major provisions of the affordable care act. the office's report says the repe