shot== nbc's peter alexander stepped in >>> the white house is now home to a whole group of advisers who have spent the last week settling in. nbc's peter alexander talks about how president means power. >> reporter: inside the west wing they are president trump's inner circle, his most trusted advisers, by his side at a probable win and now at swearings-ins and signings. jared kushner, steve bannon, reince priebus, and kellyanne conway. conway invited us into her office. >> aech of them served a two-term president, so i feel like it's good luck. >> this office is good luck for you. >> yes, it snies every white house, every west wick has power plays right now. kellyanne conway, steve bannon, reince priebus, jared kushner. can you work together? >> we're ready to. we worked during the campaign. >> no clashes? >> no clashes. everybody wants a story. we're very cohesive. we came out of the campaign the walked wounded and prevailed. we have a president who's very welcoming, open to different points of view and that's the way he runs his business. >> as trump's teams set. place, turf wars

aides and both have the ear of the new president. we get those details from peter alexander. >> reporter: they are washington's newest power couple, first daughter ivanka trump and her husband jared kushner. while he's now senior adviser to president trump, she may be her father's most trusted confidante. >> ivanka trump is the one phone call donald trump will always take, above anyone else. >> born into great wealth, evauka was launched into the spot lielt at an early age. >> in a moment, we'll find the new teen usa. >> cohosting her father's pag nlant at age 15. a cover girl before college. until last week, a key executive at the trump organization, who also builds her own successful fashion brand. >> the women i know, who are working today -- >> hi. >> hi. >> -- are working hard. >> the 35-year-old's io empowering women, pushing for paid maternity leave and a child care tax credit. she has three children with kushner, settling into this $5.5 million washington mansion near their new neighbors, the obamas. while kushner shuns the press and has never tweeted, he mastered so

national correspondent peter alexander was there. >> marching on the mall today, a movement with new life. thousands of abortion rights opponents like peggy carroll of maryland, here with 40 family members, optimistic about this moment. >> is there a new energy? >> there is a new energy. people are starting to realize that abortion is murder. >> speaking out today, vice president mike pence, making history as the first vice president ever to address the march for life. >> life is winning again in america. >> emboldened by republicans gaining control of congress and the white house, activists are unfazed by reservations about president trump's evolving position on abortion. >> are you confident as president he's seen this cause? >> we've seen his commitment to the life cause in his first week of office in a way we've never seen in another president. >> in his first week, president trump delivering on their first demand. vowing he'll appoint an anti-abortion justice to the supreme court within days. among those making a pilgrimage, katrina gallic and her classmates traveling 1400 miles

. >>> good evening. i'm peter alexander in for jose. new year's festivities are well underway across the globe. here in the u.s. as the clock ticks down to midnight, americans are preparing to ring in 2017 surrounded by beefed up security. police are out in force in the wakes of attacks from brussels to berlin even deploying physical barriers like giant sand trucks to protect the crowds. millions are expecting to watch the ball drop in times square. that's where we begin with nbc's anne thompson. >> reporter: a dazzling start to 2017. amid reminders of the ever-present danger. new york preparing with a record 7,000 officers in times square. how confident are you that you can keep all of these people safe? >> i'm extremely confident. we are so well prepared to do this, this is something that the nypd does so well. >> reporter: people already waiting for hours. >> it's been on my bucket list since i was little. you have to do it once. >> reporter: among the first celebrants in the global party sydney, australia. fireworks illuminating the harbor bridge. the city's biggest display ever. hon

family ties which some legal analysts say may be against the law. here's nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: one day shy of his 36th birthday, ivanka trump's husband jared kushner has quickly established himself as a political power broker. tonight named senior advisor to his father-in-law, president-elect trump. >> jared is a very successful real estate person, but i actually think he likes politics more than he likes real estate, i'm excited. >> reporter: praised by trump during the campaign, kushner was by his side for some of the biggest decisions along the way. despite having no political experience. kushner, who lobbied his father-in-law to select mike pence for vp, will have unique influence inside the walls of the white house. alongside chief strategist steve bannon and chief of staff reince priebus. officials say he'll take no salary but will be involved across a broad range of issues. trump said kushner could play a key part in the middle east peace process. while his role has fueled speculation, kushner has quietly been taking steps to distance himself from his multi

twitter user be able to use this address to unite a deeply divided country. peter alexander has that. >> i look very forward to the inauguration. it's going to be a beautiful event. >> reporter: for donald trump who mastered delivering a message in 140 characters or less, just five days until the first true test of his presidency, his inauguration. >> it's massive crowds. it's a movement like the world has never seen before. >> reporter: today trump will speak to a nation bitly divided by history an election. >> inaugural address is about unification. he doesn't have much credibility in being a unifying leader. >> reporter: speechwriter michael gerson helped address both of president bush's speeches. he says a successful speech would inaugurate a period of national healing and national purpose. >> make america great again! >> make america great again could be a theme that could be made more aspirational, show his team at its best. >> reporter: for generations, inauguration addresses have inspired us for generations. >> ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can d