Pennsylvania avenue. Earlier he became the 45th president of the United States. Swearing in on his childhood bible. He used his address to paint a grim picture of the country as it durnl stands and cast himself as a chief who can and will bring a brighter future. Lets start with what was a day full of pomp and circumstance as the nation witnessed a pillar of our democratic process, the peaceful transfer of power from ibrahimovic to donald trump. He will attend three black tie inauguration balls held around the city tonight. Mark, lets step back and take a look at this day in its entirety. Did donald trump, do you think, get the inauguration that he hoped for . Would say 73 than. 5 73. 5 . He behaved so normally today. He tweeted, but he tweeted his message from the inaugural speech, and he didnt attack anybody today. He agreed to basically do a carbon copy of the norm of riding up with his predecessor, walking through the hall of congress, standing where he was supposed to stand. Clear
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Heres lester holt. And theres a live picture of the white house of the capitol, actually, of course. Ands theres the white house. In a short time, president elect trump and president obama will begin their trip to the u. S. Capitol where mr. Trump will be sworn in around noon eastern time. It will be the start of a new era in washington and this country, what many see as a clean break from the last eight years under president obama. I am joined for our coverage by chuck todd, our political director and moderator of meet the press by tom brokaw who has covered the comings and goings of president s since Lyndon Johnson and by nicole wallace, nbc political news analyst. Tom, let me start with you. We have seen in many, many campaigns where, you know, harsh words were said. But to see the relationship that weve seen between president obama and president elect trump in the last several ek well, i think that president obama wanted to go out on a high note. Hes got very good Approval Ratings
Somewhat aspirational i can do this tone of today and it might be something we have to account for. Rose following the analysis, another look at the president ial inaugural speech on this inauguration day. We assembled here today are issuing a new decree to be heard in every city, in every foreign capital, and in every hall of power. From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land. From this day forward, its going to be only america first, america first. Rose inaugural day in washington, next. Rose funding for charlie rose has been provided by the following and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and Information Services worldwide. Captioning sponsored by Rose Communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Rose Donald John Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States today in an inaugural ceremony in washington. An estimated 800,000 people gathered at the capitol as he took the 35word president ial oath administered by chief ju
America great again. A moment does beginning to an uncharted future. This special edition of nightline, the inauguration of donald j. Trump, will be right back. This is a special edition of nightline, the inauguration of donald j. Trump. Good evening. Thank you for zoning us. It has been an exciting day this reality. Donald j. Trump becoming the 45th president of the United States. To the exuberance and apprehension of a divided nation. Many here were hoping the president s address today would inspire unity and healing. Certainly stirred emotion. The new president tonight relishing his historic moment amid celebration and fanfare. My nightline coanchor juju chang is out following the action. Reporter good evening to you. The gleaming hotel behind me, the recently opened Trump International hotel, represents trump the businessman. Trump the brand. Who today became trump the president. It was a day of grand tradition. President trumps inauguration. Marking a cornerstone of our democracy,