60,000-80,000. there was 10,000 there. and then the armed services ball. but vitally, sean, first responders. that s the new addition this year. emts, and of course the police. so important to this, who risked their lives to make america safe. sean: a change of course, michelle malkin. i think adding first responders, policemen, firemen, the people to put their lives on the line, when we are going down to get out, they are the ones going up in the other direction. a speckled this is a huge culture change and we have a statement on the new white house web site, rejecting the antipolice culture. this is such a relief to law-abiding americans and certainly those in the law enforcement community who suffered under an obama administration where they were persecuted and demonized.
there s also the liberty ball and the armed services ball. john king, kate andersen bower, and also the host of cnn style. let s talk about some of the styles we saw today. we have to start with melania trump, derek. i think we all expected her to look gorgeous but i can t emphasize the sort of pressure it was for her to do somethi american and fabulous and memorable. i think she did a great job, a real pillbox hat tipoff to jackie kennedy today. a first lady she s said she admired. it doesn t come as a surprise. we thought she was going to emulate that. it was a surprise she went with ralph lauren, who hillary trump had worn several times through the election cycle. hillary clinton. hillary clinton wore through the election cycle.
of united states, to arrive at the salute to the armed services ball. that and more as we continue tonight, hannity from our tonight, hannity from our nations capital. when a cold calls. achoo! .answer it. with zicam cold remedy. it shortens colds, so you get better, faster. colds are gonna call. answer them with zicam! zicam. get your better back. now in great tasting crystals.
god bless america. thank you. god bless america. [cheering and applauding] martha: later tonight, president trump will do something that he s never done before, spent his first night inside the white house. i know he likes to hightail it home to new york often at the end of pretty much any event, but home is now here in washington, d.c., and after a day that started about 12 hours ago, he s got a big night ahead. we know he has a lot of energy and he will likely be one of the last people standing this evening. three inaugural balls are on the agenda, it includes the salute to our armed services ball. jennifer, good evening. good evening. tony orlando has just taken the stage here at this salute to arms services ball. as one of the three inaugural balls.
and this one s a little bit different, though, lawrence. yes, we do expect to hear from the president, to hear from the first lady. and there will be a dance. but then after that both the president and the first lady and then the vice president and the second lady will split off and they ll dance with different members of the military, who will also be on stage with them. remember, this is the salute to the armed services ball. and in front of me here are members of the military from all different branches. at one point we even had some service members from iraq beamed in live to speak with the crowd here. the people are excited. folks have been waiting. as you know, the president is rung a bit behind schedule. so there is a sense of amgs for him to get here and for him to do these dances. again i think it will be a little different from what you ve seen earlier in the iet at the liberty and at the freedom balls. this is the last official ball of the night. after this it caps what has