A national day of service on the mall. That begins at 9 30. The first family urges all americans to help honor dr. Martin luther king jr. Then tomorrow, president obama and Vice President biden are officially sworn in for their second terms. The ceremony happens monday. Crews are still putting together the final preparations for mondays inauguration. We have Team Coverage starting off with nbcs daniel lee. Shes live on the mall with more now. Good morning, danielle. Reporter good morning. In just hours, thousands of people will be coming to the National Mall here. Many will be coming to tsee the memoria memorials, but theyre also going to a tent thats been put up in honor of the national day of service. The crowds have arrived packed for a party. This is one of my bucket list experiences. Reporter Tiffany Grimes thrflew in from atlanta. Her first stop was the National Mall. Over 200,000 people sign up nationwide. Reporter amelia is attending. Shes here from new orleans. Like four years
First, a news4 iteam exclusive is causing a stir with the National Parks service. Rangers are caught on camera breaking into restricted areas, and its raising some serious concerns about security around some of d. C. s national monuments. Tisha thompson has more on the video thats launched an internal investigation. The news4 iteam obtained a copy of a dvd that looks like a home movie, with the words this must stop on it. But what we found has the u. S. Park service reinforcing security at monuments thousands visit every day. Its an inside look at some of the most famous monuments in washington. Above the lincoln memorial, inside the washington monument, underneath the jefferson memorial. But heres why this isnt just your average tourist video. People in National Park Service Uniforms reporting themselves breaking lox, hopping over construction barriers, picking bolted doors, to get into areas all over the greatest washington, d. C. Area, spots even they admit on camera theyre not allo
First, a news4 iteam exclusive is causing a stir with the National Parks service. Rangers are caught on camera breaking into restricted areas, and its raising some serious concerns about security around some of d. C. s national monuments. Tisha thompson has more on the video thats launched an internal investigation. The news4 iteam obtained a copy of a dvd that looks like a home movie, with the words this must stop on it. But what we found has the u. S. Park service reinforcing security at monuments thousands visit every day. Its an inside look at some of the most famous monuments in washington. Above the lincoln memorial, inside the washington monument, underneath the jefferson memorial. But heres why this isnt just your average tourist video. People in National Park Service Uniforms reporting themselves breaking lox, hopping over construction barriers, picking bolted doors, to get into areas all over the greatest washington, d. C. Area, spots even they admit on camera theyre not allo
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