and now, "bbc world news america." katty: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am katty kay. on the eve of his inauguration, donald trump promises immediate action on his campaign pledges and starts carrying out the duties of commander-in-chief. so what do trump's supporters want from his presidency? in america's rust belt, they are hoping he can reverse the economic tide. and dozens are feared dead after an

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you have a new show starting on bbc world news at 2:00 p.m. this is looking at the 100 days, first 100 days from the outside looking in. katy, couldn't be more important at this time. >> so much happening on both sides. brexit and the french elections and donald trump that we thought it was worth digging into the how and why and connecting the dots wit what's happening on both sides of the atlantic. >> perfect. >> so let's say we had an alternative set of facts, as kellyanne conway says. let's say we live in an alternate reality and this is how the inaugural address went. and the president turned to barack obama and thanked him for his unique role in history. >> eight years of sacrifice. >> for following in the steps of martin luther king and ensuring the promise of thomas jefferson and our failed founding fathers who gave us the words but barack obama breathed life into those words. and then he turned back to hillary clinton. and he thanked secretary clinton for four decades of work. recognizing that she got more votes than he did. and yet sh

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and in washington, washington anchor for bbc world news america, katty kay. columnist and associate editor for "the washington post" david ignatius all joining us onhis very big week in politics, inaugural week. in a moments we will get to revealing poll numbers of trump's presidency days before he takes off. yesterday, mike allen interviewed the president-elect for axios and he writes this about trump's demeanor. he says, in part, quote, we found the incoming president unusually subdued and loring expectations and acknowledging some of the messy realities of governing and walking back some of the more provocative statements that he had made only days before. a top adviser told us the sober tone reflects a bumpy few days inside trump tower and the realization he is days away from running the nation. mike will join us on set for more of that sit-down. the new polling is in a moment. >> that is revealing. >> it is revealing. it reminds me something as you get later in the interview that mike barnicle said before barack obama was sworn in as he's of the united s

with us onset we have washington anchor for bbc world news america katty kay. >> katty is feeling better. >> i hope she's okay. >> co-founder -- >> there was an massive outpouring, in fact, on twitter for katty. it was a bit like looking to see if queen elizabeth was going to recover. >> i have no idea what you're talking about but that's a good way to start. cofounder of axeias. >> new tie. >> new tie, new job. >> former communications director for ted cruz's presidential campaign now msnbc political contributor rick tile we're us at the table as well. good to have you all on poured board. h nis final days john brennan is firing back at president-elect donald trump's for repugnant comments. his suggestion of lifting sanctions against russia was baz he didn't think he had a full understanding of russia's capabilities of actions around the world. trump responded as what he sees the reason foreign policy blunders saying he couldn't do much worse after looking at syria, crimea, ukraine, and the build-up of russian nukes. asking about brennan was this the leaker of fake news? here we go. las

with us on set we have washington anchor for bbc, world news america, katty kay. former treasury official and "morning joe" economic analyst steve rattner. and in washington, columnist and associate editor for "the washington post," david ignatius. nbc news capitol hill correspondent kasie hunt. >> let's stop here and say what an unbelievable week. >> oh, my gosh. >> there's so much coming at us. one of the more memorable tweet said i follow news for a living. that's my job, yet, i'm overwhelmed by the onslaught of information comt ing at me. if i'm feeling that way what about americans that don't follow it every day? david ignatius wrote in "the washington post" this morning that the first week of the trump presidency showed he is more determined to overturn academic trade and national security order than even his critics feared. yesterday, he showed us that. >> just that. >> katty kay, obviously, some real concerns from not only britain, but europe and across the world because donald trump is actually doing what donald trump said he was going to do. >> yeah. the