Together to the ceremony. Along the crowds, some of the countrys former president s. Of the countrys former president s. 0n capitol hill, the inaugural platform is almost full, but waiting for the arrival of donald trump. He will at the 35 words goodbye americas founding fathers, the Oath Of Office, that will make him americas 45th president. Hundreds of thousands of supporters, and protesters, too, in washington, dc for this event. Dignitaries, protesters, too, in washington, dc forthis event. Dignitaries, members of congress, military leaders, are already taking their seats on the platform ahead of the ceremony, and we will bring you every moment of it. In less than one hour, donald trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. The Property Tycoon won an unexpected victory in novembers election after a controversial campaign. Hundreds of thousands of his supporters are here in washington, but there are protesters as well. They have come for the event that will be
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
Ladies and gentlemen, please stand as the Armed Forces Color Guard presents our national colors. Ladies and gentlemen, the 39th president of the United States, jimmy carter and mrs. Rosalynn carter. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, the 42nd president of the United States, William Jefferson clinton and the honorable Hillary Rodham clinton. [applause] hillary, were here for you. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] ladies and gentlemen, the 43rd president of the United States, george w. Bush and mrs. Laura bush. Present arms. Ladies and gentlemen, the children of Vice President mike ence ladies and gentlemen, the children of president elect trump, donald trump junior, ivanka trump, eric trump, tiffany trump, and barron trump. Escorted by the Senate Secretary and house of representatives chief administrative officer. [applause] [crow
His memoir hillbilly elegy. There wasnt this clear connection that now exists in my mind between education and opportunity. Even the people who did well in school didnt necessarily make a whole lot out of themselves. We saw so many people not really making or having good opportunities, and it was hard to believe that school mattered that much. Tonight at 8 00 eastern on cspans q a. Thursday, Hillary Clinton and donald trump took part in the annual Al Smith Charity Dinner roast. Didnt took place the day after their final president ial debate. The Al Smith Dinner is a white tie fundraiser for Catholic Charities supporting underprivileged children. We begin with the candidates arrival and the remarks by al smith iv. This is about an hour and 20 minutes. Melania trump. [cheers and applause] it is my honor to welcome our speakers for this evening, the honorable Hillary Rodham clinton, 67 secretary of the United States of america. [cheers and applause] mr. Donald j. Trump, chairman of the tr
His memoir hillbilly elegy. There wasnt this clear connection that now exists in my mind between education and opportunity. Even the people who did well in school didnt necessarily make a whole lot out of themselves. We saw so many people not really making or having good opportunities, and it was hard to believe that school mattered that much. Tonight at 8 00 eastern on cspans q a. Thursday, Hillary Clinton and donald trump took part in the annual Al Smith Charity Dinner roast. Didnt took place the day after their final president ial debate. The Al Smith Dinner is a white tie fundraiser for Catholic Charities supporting underprivileged children. We begin with the candidates arrival and the remarks by al smith iv. This is about an hour and 20 minutes. Melania trump. [cheers and applause] it is my honor to welcome our speakers for this evening, the honorable Hillary Rodham clinton, 67 secretary of the United States of america. [cheers and applause] mr. Donald j. Trump, chairman of the tr