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good morning. welcome, everybody. our starting point this morning is inauguration day. take a look at the picture of the masses starting to gather on the national mall, here to witness president obama s second public inauguration. our festivities begin at this hour. we re expecting to see the president in roughly 30 minutes or so as he makes his way to mass. john? i m john king. inaugural speeches have been used to set the tone, unite a nation, and to set an example for the rest of the world. we re going to look this morning at the historical significance of today and why the next four years may be tougher than the first four. so big names and prime seats. we will go inside the vip section for today s inauguration. we ll tell you who will show up and who won t. among our guests this hour, we re talking to iowa representative steve king, maine senator angus king, texas representative joaquin castro, and from america s got talent, nick cannon. our special edition of st
cuts for those making up to $250,000 a year for only a year. the president really has been on this push, the narrative from the campaign has been one of helping the middle class or those trying to get into middle class. by doing this the president is drawing a contrast between those that he says need the most help and are suffering in this down economy compared to those he says his opponent is pushing for and that s those wealthy americans. the president will be out there pushing this theme in iowa, virginia and also some private citizens and state and local officials will also be what the campaign calls amplifying the message in key battleground states like new hampshire, florida, are colorado, and nevada. remember, two years ago in 2010 when the president agreed to a two-year extension of the tax cuts. at the time the president had been pushing that he wanted it to be extended only for those making up to $250,000. but, of course, he did it in order to get the deal done. rep
he s back in the situation room next week. i m suzanne malveaux in the situation room. up next, erica hill and cnn tonight. tonight. erica? captions by vitac www.vitac.com suzanne, thanks. i was wondering where he was, too. just ahead tiger woods the most possibly famous athlete on the planet out of the hospital after a car crash earlier this morning. how serious are his injuries and will the episode have any effect on his career? plus a party crashing for the ages but it is no laughing matter. one media-hungry couple sneaks into a white house party and they could face federal criminal charges for the stunt but still we want to know how did they pull it off and how was security so easily breached? also new details tonight about the northwest pilots who flew over 100 miles past their destination. the cockpit recordings just released were the pilots really just distracted or is there more to tell here? those stories and much more on cnn tonight. we begin with t