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Reporter its dawn in a suburb outside detroit. Usually wake me up for a regular day of school. I dont like it. Reporter and like a typical teenager, part of Antonio Deloteros routine, checking his social media. When it comes to twitter this 16yearold junior class president is not at all typical. He seems to have made a very powerful enemy. The next president of the united states. Donald trump. Dubbed the tweeter in chief, trumps use of twitter, prolific and provocative. All day today trump unleashing a firestorm of tweets. Reporter stoking global feuds and controversy here at home. Less than 20 minutes later, the president elect firing off these tweets. Reporter one of the main tools hes wielded in his rise to power, his megaphone, aimed not just at the powerful but at individual citizens like antonio, who dared express a teenagers dissent. I called him a reject cheat toe. It was pretty crazy because it was the first time a tweet of mine has ever received that kind of attention. Reporter the tweet got thousands of likes and retweets and a lot of hate. And then he was blocked by the real donald trump. How do you interpret this man, the next president of the united states, blocking a 16yearold High School Student 92. I thought, okay, my tweet was definitely immature. It was weird to have him block someone. Reporter blocking means antonio could no longer directly see any of Donald Trumps tweets. And hes far from an isolated case. Youre blocked by the person in line to become the leader of the free world. Im now in this group that doesnt isnt as important as this other group. Reporter we spoke to more than a dozen. But since twitter wont comment on users blocking habits its hard to know exactly how many have been blocked. But there were enough that a hash tag was born, blockedbytrump. Known as commander in tweet trump credits his tweets to helping him win the white house. Between facebook and twitter, i have i guess more than 40 million people. Thats a modernday form of communication. I get it out much faster than a press release. Reporter now as hes about to take on the mantle of commander in chief, his use of twitter as his chosen platform to launch political attacks and policy is drawing widespread concern. In fact, a recent survey found that 64 of americans want trump to shut down his personal twitter account once he takes office. On the campaign trail, trump himself promised to change his twitter ways. Dont worry, ill give it up after im president , we wont tweet anymore. Not president ial. Reporter but just this weekend he reversed course. Telling the times of london hes keeping his personal account, claiming, i am covered so dishonestly by the press, so dishonestly. Thank you for the food were about to receive, amen. Reporter it was tweet from that personal account plus Campaign Rhetoric like this theyre bringing drugs, theyre bringing crime, theyre rapists. We have to have a temporary ban on muslims coming into this country. Im sorry. Reporter that spurred the then 15yearold american whos half middle eastern, half cuban, to vent his frustrations on twitter. As a hispanicamerican you took that personally . I did, yeah, for sure. Its two groups of people he has viciously attacked over his election, and it obviously angered me. Reporter of course, 16yearold antonio has very little in common with conservative radio talk show host joe walsh, except one thing. For him to block me because of one or two negative things surprised me. Reporter the former republican congressman and vocal trump supporter says hes been blocked by trump since fall of 2015 after criticizing his comments about megyn kelly and senator john mccain. Whats so ironic is thats what trump says he does. He says what he believes, good or bad. You would think that he would respect somebody who says what they think. Do you think all american citizens should be able to see Donald Trumps tweets . Heck, yes. Hes our president. I will say this again, as a trump supporter, mr. Trump, if youre listening, he is way too thinskinned. Reporter trumps aggressive and unapologetic tweets helped launch his campaign for president. He tweeted early and often about the birther movement, the Conspiracy Theory that obama wasnt born in the u. S. It took years for him to back down. Once on the campaign trail, his tweeting went into overdrive. So ive been covering donald trump for the past 11 months and ive never actually seen him send a tweet, mostly because he usually tweets during the wee hours of the night or very early in the morning. Reporter while many of his tweets may seem like impulsive 3 00 a. M. Bombshells, they often masterfully control the news cycle. Donald trump is a master at manipulating the news cycle and he uses twitter to help him. One example, he was tweeting that meryl streep was overrated at the same time his cabinet nominees were undergoing heated confirmation hearings on capitol hill. Reporter since the election he hasnt hesitated to tweet his way into very sensitive territory of global diplomacy, which can rattle unpredictable regimes like north korea, or strike fear in global corporations. When trump tweets as president elect its having an impact. Nowhere can you see that more clearly than in stock prices. For example, when he sent out a negative tweet about lockheed martin, automatically the stock started to fall. Meantime that same tweet mentioned boeing positively, that stock went up. Reporter hes not above an errant tweet. Yesterday tweeting at the wrong ivanka, eliciting this response. Youre a man with great responsibilities, may i suggest more care on twitter and more time learning about Climate Change . The trump team didnt respond to our requests for comment. What about twitter . Are you going to continue to tweet . Yeah, look, i dont like tweeting. I have other thingsic be doing. Reporter the trump team didnt respond to our request for comment. There is a long history of president ial politics trying to bypass the press and communicate directly with the american people. Somebody like franklin d. Roosevelt who uses his fireside chats. Quite effectively. To get out the message, a very specific, targeted message, to get around his critics. And that is why our Social Security program is an important part of the complete picture. Reporter Ronald Reagan talked to the public unfiltered every saturday. I wont hesitate to put our case before the american people. If i want a press release, i put it on twitter. One of the things his supporters like is that hes just like them. Even though hes not. Meaning that he tweets like them. He talks like them. Reporter but she cautions, as president , hes not at all like them. If were having a president who is blocking all access and trying to discredit the press, we dont have people that are holding the president s feet to the fire. Reporter being blocked by trump gained Antonio Delotero a bit of twitter fame. 52,000 retweets. You had 52,000 retweets . Reporter but a lot of haters too. Hopefully youll go over the wall and never come back. Really baseless stuff. Somebody tweeted hitler photo to you. Yeah. This is all tweeted at you . Uhhuh. This is horrifying. Reporter hate tweets from strangers, morphed into hate tweets from classmates. They made a hate page where they produced tons of false stuff. What kinds of insults were thrown in your direction . Things like terroristic. They would call me a bunch of slurs. Tell me that theyre going to throw me over the wall. Reporter antonios parents say theyve never faced this kind of bigotry before. We discussed deleting his account. Hes entitled to his voice. Freedom of speech. Cant run away from things. Reporter the twitter hate page against antonio was eventually taken down after School Officials and the local Police Stepped in. Its toughened your skin, hasnt it . It has, yeah. And its stiffened your resolve, sounds like. Uhhuh. Reporter antonio, who sees political activism in his future now, has become an inspiration to his friends. Being around him, how he was unafraid, made me feel like, well, i should speak up as well. Reporter trump is still a topic of conversation for this group. Your president has you blocked. Yeah. I havent checked it since the weekend because i was busy. Oh, look at it, finally. Youre unblocked . There we go, unblocked. Sometime over the weekend you were unblocked by donald trump. Reporter we checked back with the others who told us they too were blocked by trump, but none of them say theyve been unblocked. The whole experience has taught antonio something else. How to respectfully disagree. You dont do snarky tweets anymore . No, definitely not what i used to do. Why . Because if i want people to maintain a level of maturity, i should be maintaining that level of maturity myself. Reporter antonio wastes no time crafting his first tweet to trump after being unblocked. First reply that he can actually view in a long time. I hope he sees it. Reporter for nightline, im juju chang in flat rock, michigan. Next, betty white turns 95. What she says was her most fun but scariest tv appearance in a long and storied career. Does psoriasis ever get in the way of a touching moment . If you have moderate to severe psoriasis, you can embrace the chance of completely clear skin with taltz. Taltz is proven to give you a chance at completely clear skin. With taltz, up to 90 of patients had a significant improvement of their psoriasis plaques. In fact, 4 out of 10 even achieved completely clear skin. Do not use if you are allergic to taltz. Before starting you should be checked for tuberculosis. 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She sat down with Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric to talk about her favorite tv moments and her thought on how to heal a divided america. Happy birthday to you isnt that beautiful. This is a big birthday for you, betty. 95. Can you believe it . Nope. You know, seriously, i cant. Reporter betty white has been on television for almost as long as television has been around. Betty White Reporter 1953 life with elizabeth. To Mary Tyler Moore show. Oh my poor baby reporter 20 years later betty white was already a fixture in the living rooms of millions of americans. Thank you for being a friend reporter but it was in 1985 as rose nylan from st. Olaf, minnesota, from the golden girls, that she won the hearts of a new generation. Dorothy, youre the smart one. Blanch, youre the sexy one. Sophie yeah youre the old one. And im the nice one. Everybody always likes me. The old one isnt so crazy about you. How would you feel if they did remake the golden girls . Id want to do it. You would . Im sure theyd want you. Oh, im sure, at 95. Im sure theyd want me. You were almost blanch instead of rose. Yes. Yes. But then all of a sudden rose came up and i loved her. Because she was so innocent. And not the brightest nickel in the drawer. Go on, it would do us both a world of good to hear the things youd change about me. Oh, well, there is one thing, rose. Really . Yeah. She was fun to do. Reporter why not . Everyone else seems to. Betty white is one of the most welcomed guest stars on television. She tackled footballs biggest night with this unforgettable snickers ad from the 2010 super bowl. Whats your deal, man . Oh, come on youve been riding me all day. Youre playing like betty white out there. Thats not what your girlfriend says. What was the most fun gig youve ever had . Theres been so many of them. The snickers commercial . That was great fun. Reporter even became the oldest host in the history of saturday night live. That was probably the most fun ive ever had. And the scariest. Just the fact of being up there and doing it and talking to the audience. In the back of your mind youre thinking, im doing saturday night live. People say, but betty, facebook is a great way to connect with old friends. Well, at my age if i want to connect with old friends, i need a ouija board. When people hear your name, what do you hope they think of . Oh shes so gorgeous and sexy. No, i dont. I just appreciate the fact that people have been so kind to me all these years. The fact that im still working. Thats the thing im most grateful for, that i still get asked for jobs. Reporter shes still paying it forward, caring for her beloved animals and spreading a positive message at a time when positivity is sorely needed. What do you think about the state of our country and how divided it seems to be . Its very divided. And were not in the best place weve ever been. But i think thats the time to buckle down and really work positively as much as you can. 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So what do we make of the millions pouring in from corporations and wealthy people to fund trumps inauguration festivities . Abcs chief investigative correspondent brian ross is on the money trail. Reporter much as he did with his beauty pageants money money money reporter and his nbc program the apprentice, the president elect is reportedly personally involved in the tiniest of details for his inauguration. American taxpayers, as they have for years, will pay for the official part of the program. Which standins are practicing this week. Some 115 million for the platform in front of the capitol along with security and other trappings of power. Another 90 million to 100 million, much more than ever before, will come from private money, corporations and the wealthy who can choose from the tremp menu of inauguration packages, including tickets to a candlelight dinner, a concert and fireworks, an inaugural ball. For 500,000, you can get four tickets. But i needed eight. So i had to send 1 million. Of the 90 million, im 1 million of that. Reporter casino owner phil ruffian was trumps Business Partner in las vegas and is a vice chair of the inaugural committee. Staying at the new trump hotel. 18,000 a night, guaranteed five nights. So its pricey. Reporter indeed. The place to stay for anyone courting the next president is trumps own hotel, just down pennsylvania avenue from the white house. Already the bar scene here jammed with washingtons new alist. These are not necessarily people who know where the fork and the knife go at the dinner table. But they know how to get things done. Reporter all for a president who initially campaigned saying he did not need special interests and their money, that he wanted to drain the swamp. I dont need anybodys money. Im using my own money. Im not using the lobbyists, im not using donors, i dont care. Im really rich. Reporter but now Trumps Inaugural Committee is taking huge contributions from some of the biggest corporations that will need a Good Relationship with the next president. Big nk