protect the grass on the mall. that had the effect of highlighting any areas where people were not standing while in years past the grass eliminated in visual. inaccurate numbers involving crowd size were also tweeted. no one had numbers because the national park service, which controls the national mall, does not put any out. we know that 420,000 people used the d.c. metro public transit yesterday, which compares to 317,000 that used it for president obama's last inaugural. this was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, period, both in person and around the globe. >> a moment forever etched into our memories with a little help from "saturday night live" and the wonderful melissa mccarthy. the fiery debate of sean spicer exactly five years ago on what feels like a lifetime ago. with our thanks, for being with us, be sure to join me tomorrow morning for "velshi" at 8:00