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Know, the trade towers. when we come right back. millions of people around the world marched against president trump this weekend. will they keep the movement going? heres another look at how president trump steps up against his predecessors. mountains, and racetracks. and now much of that same advanced technology is found in the audi a4. with one notable difference... ♪ the highly advanced audi a4, with available traffic jam assist. ♪

Its the end of day four for the interrupt administration. how is the president doing compared to his predecessors? here to discuss, author of "the ghosts of jim crowe." good evening to both of you. mr. higginbotham. you first. we have a new president. he came into office the same way he campaigned. he welcomed to the white house by enormous crowds of people protesting him worldwide. the next day, what are your thoughts at the beginning of this trump presidency? >> like many americans i watched o...

People marched against president trump. can they keep it going? heres another look at how president trump stacks against his predecessors. children: grandpa!

Compared to his predecessors? here to discuss, the professor of constitutional law at the university of baltimore and the author of ghosts of jim crow. also douglas brinkley, author of rightful heritage, franklin d. roosevelt and the land of america. good evening to both of you. mr. higenbothem, you first. >> hey, don. >> we have a new president. he came into office the way he campaigned from his inaugural speech, first real date in office and he welcomed to the white house by enormous crowds of...

>> unless the president said so pardon me? >> he seemed open to it. >> i think we have got to stop with the games where if you dont say something it means you are for it. it means you are not going to talk about it and it means you have options until the president opens or closes those options. thats what a press secretary should do. >> also on the issue of the u.s. embassy and israel. president trump said he wants to move the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem butten sean seemed to walk that ba...

Slid putin. >> were all waiting to see what kind of a line president trump takes toward russia and putin. you have teen the last two presidents trying to create a friendly relationship with vladimir putin. believing they can create it on national security and economic issues and vladimir putin hasnt been interested in any of that and george w. bush and barrack obama. and he was in a sense believing that he could do with vladimir putin what his predecessors could not accomplish so lets see what h...

Thats the why saturday worked. >> that is why sunday worked the way it worked. we have major other news to cover. severe weather is blamed for at least 18 deaths across the southeastern part of the country this morning. we are going to get the very latest from bill karins who is standing by. also, today, the president is set to face a major lawsuit, accused of violating the a clause of the institution. kristen welker reports on the first executive actions the president will take. as he looks t...

To swing it for mr. trump. >> they hacked into some democratic party e-mails that contained pretty routine stuff. some of it embarrassing or uncomfortable. the president-elect agreed. >> as far as the election. [inaudible] reporter: finally the fateful hour arrived. >> so help me god. congratulations mr. president. [applause] reporter: his inaugural address would be the shortest in four decades and the sharpest indictment of his immediate predecessors from both parties seated behind him that any...

About? >> senator gardner was absolutely correct, president trump is beginning with far fewer cabinet members his predecessors have. the thing for the democrats is, they dont have enough votes to block any of donald trumps cabinet nominees. what they can do is slow it down. one senator wants to wait, so they have to wait for monday to pompeo. at this point the republicans have a majority. all they need to do is keep republicans in line. leland: slow it down and embarass some of the nomineeses as...

>> trump is not expected to get much of a honeymoon. coming in washington with poll ratings below his predecessors. a new a new survey finds that 42% have a favorable opinion of trump compared to 76% for barack obama , and 58% for george w. bush at the beginning of their presidencies. we are join now from washington with ed. >> so you look at these polls and its extraordinary for new president, have you ever seen presidents with this loan numbers at the start of office? >> we havent. at the same...