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But this is sort of a -- something that we all celebrate. >> very moving. >> neil: a number of people or not, they're protesting and not -- that's their right, to. all these congressmen that aren't going. what do you think of that? >> i think they'll get there. i think they'll see the light. i do. i think donald trump is smart enough. i'll be at the jersey ball doing some -- >> neil: will you really? >> yeah. i won't be on the main stage. i'll be at a bar in d.c. >> neil: i'm be at the denny's breakfast ball. it's a different one they're planning tomorrow. but do we overobsess about this? i kn...

Who plan to boycott the inauguration plans to get longer by the end of the day. those aren't the credits for the end of the show, those are the members of congress we know as of tonight aren't going. nbc news confirms at least 50 democratic members of congress have said they'll skip friday's inauguration. we don't think 50 would be a record but we do think it's the most in at least 40 years to stay away from a presidential inauguration. joining us now is michael beschloss, nbc news presidential historian. michael great to have you here, especially in this big week. >> right. >> for a president...

Illegitimacy as president. these protests in the street are starting as the list of democratic members of congress who plan to boycott the inauguration plans to get longer by the end of the day. those aren't the credits for the end of the show, those are the members of congress we know as of tonight aren't going. nbc news confirms at least 50 democratic members of congress have said they'll skip friday's inauguration. we don't think 50 would be a record but we do think it's the most in at least 40 years to stay away from a presidential inauguration. joining us now is michael beschloss, nbc new...

Are anti-trump protesters who marched through much of downtown d.c. tonight. they held signs, caused road closures. some protesters ended up outside the president-elect's downtown d.c. hotel. you see that guy holding a sign with an eye on it? some people held protest signs that had the letter "i" on them. that represented what they say represents the president-elect's illegitimacy as president. these protests in the street are starting as the list of democratic members of congress who plan to boycott the inauguration plans to get longer by the end of the day. those aren't the credits for the e...

Kurdish boots on the ground. but the kurds are not interested in moving out of areas that they aren't going -- don't control or are going to control. so then who is going to be the boots on the ground in syria? we've tried to find moderate rebels that we can support, that we can train. we saw how misably that program failed. i think there's a new initiative by putting the 50 special forces personnel in to syria to work with the locals. special forces have a core mission that we don't really talk about much, called foreign internal defense. their job is to go in there and train locals. not to b...