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It is t-minus seventeen days and counting to the Trump inauguration. Anna Werner tonight says there is some controversy about the parade that will follow along Pennsylvania Avenue.
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ANNA WERNER: Performing in an inaugural parade is considered an honor, something to cheer. These days it`s also considered something to protest.
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ANNA WERNER: The Mormon Tabernacle Choir often participates. It has sung in five inaugurations over the last half century. But this time member Jan Chamberlin resigned from the choir rather than sing for President-Elect Donald Trump.
JAN CHAMBERLIN: I have to take a stance against something that I see as coming across to others throughout the world as supporting someone with horrible practices and-- and-- and beliefs, and I can`t support that.
ANNA WERNER: Groups from New York`s Marist College will perform for the first time, but several students are refusing to appear, and the college is under pressure from alumni like Kelly Hetrick to back out.
KELLY HETRICK: It`s also sending the message that we`re okay with the things that the President-elect says.
ANNA WERNER: Alabama`s oldest private historically black liberal arts college also plans to march but it`s taking some heat for doing it. There are petitions online both for and against the Talladega College marching band`s appearance.
BORIS EPSHTEYN: We are open arms to everybody. We welcome everybody.
ANNA WERNER: But Boris Epshteyn, with the Trump inaugural committee, says who is in and who is not doesn`t matter.
BORIS EPSHTEYN: I will tell you this will be an inaugural unlike any other, and it will truly, truly, truly show off the best of America.
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ANNA WERNER: Under and people-- important people who have now confirmed that they will attend--Presidents Jimmy Carter, George W. Bush and his wife Laura, and Hillary and President Bill Clinton. Jeff.
JEFF GLOR: Anna Werner, thank you very much.
Under pressure from the President-elect, Ford today scrapped plans to build a factory in Mexico. Instead, it said it will expand a plant in Michigan to build electric and self-driving vehicles. The company says that will create seven hundred jobs. Here was Ford`s CEO Mark Fields on our streaming network CBSN.
MARK FIELDS: One of the factors that we look at is what we expect to be a more positive U.S. manufacturing business environment under President-Elect Trump and also looking at the pro-growth policies and reforms both tax and regulatory reforms that he`s been talking about, so it is a consideration, and it`s a vote of confidence that he`ll be able to deliver on those things.
JEFF GLOR: Also today, Mister Trump threatened to take action against General Motors. He tweeted, "GM is sending Mexican-made models of Chevy Cruze to U.S. car dealers tax free across border. Make in USA or pay big border tax." In response, GM said, "Most Chevy Cruzes are built in the U.S., only a small number of hatchback models are imported from Mexico."
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