Howard its permanent. We will be the judge of that. A big day indeed, the inauguration happening tomorrow, the world awaits a historymaking moment in our Nations Capital, we are exactly 24 hours from now, president elect donald j. Trump will be taking the oath of office to become our nations 40 for president. Preparations are now underway on the National Mall for tomorrows inauguration. That is where chief National Correspondent ed henry joins us live. Ed, what does it look like there . Good to see you, we are hearing all kinds of wonderful music as they plot out what they are going to be playing tomorrow in the runup to noon eastern time, when donald j. Trump will actually be sworn in as the nations 45th president. The weather is holding up good, it was a little bit chilly this morning, it is getting a little bit warmer right now, it is supposed to be relatively mild. A sharp difference, of course, from the first obama inaugural when we all remember how bitter cold it was here. There is a forecast of some rain, so obviously people will be preparing for that. Security is intense. They have already shut down some major thoroughfares here in downtown washington, d. C. But there is going to be all kinds of festivities today in the runup. Youve been noting that donald trump is already here, on the way. The president elect left from new york city just a short time ago, he will be landing in a little bit, and then there is all kinds of a wreathlaying at arlington, then a concert at the Lincoln Memorial. I spoke to toby keith last night, who is going to be the marquis artist, and hes actually a little mad at some of his fellow artists, who he says there was a big lineup of other people that weve never heard about who had privately agreed to perform at the Lincoln Memorial tonight, and backed out when they saw some of these twitter storms on social media about some of the other artists who had agreed, and he thinks there are too many weekneed people who shouldve just stepped up and performed whether it was donald trump or Hillary Clinton who won. You are hearing a lot of democrats say there is dampen enthusiasm, this is not going to be an exciting day, but i can tell you, i am arty seeing a lot of folks flooding in here to washington, donald trump has been talking this up, huge crowds that will be behind me, e to tell you, i am already seeing a what barack obama had for that historic day in january of 2009, but they are certainly exciting hundreds of thousands here in the excitement is just about to build. In the president elects words, the crowd will be massiv massive. Very good to see you. With the inaugural event officially getting underway, the list of democratic lawmakers boycotting president elect trumps swearingin ceremony is seemingly growing by the hour. At last count, 68 House Democrats plan to skip tomorrows festivities. That is more than onethird of the entire caucus. President obama refusing to comment on the controversy yesterday during his final News Conference. With respect to the inauguration, im not going to comment on those issues. All i know is im going to be there. So is michelle. And i have been checking the weather, and im heartened by the fact that it wont be as cold as my first inauguration. Sandra meantime, Vice President elect mike pence was on special report last night urging democrats to give the president elect a chance. While we respect the opinions of every american and their thet to express their opinions, i hope those folks will turn an attentive ear to the president elects words in that inaugural address and give us a chance, as i think they will see in a President Donald Trump someone who really is going to work every single day to make this country great for every american. Speak to mike you go back to that moment yesterday where president barack obama refused to comment on the 68 democrats, the number that has been growing, not going to the inaugural festivities. Did he miss an opportunity to urge fellow democrats to attend . Howard he clearly missed an opportunity, and the following is not a partisan observation. This just sucks, i mean seriously. It is part of the endless blood feud in washington. Do you think the next time a democratic president is inaugurated there will be dozens of republican members of congress who discover they have to clean up their sock drawers clutch market is for democrats let me jump in, because here is the plane making its arrival in washington, the president elect is on board that plane, he took off a short time ago from new york city and it is wheels down momentarily for president elect donald trump. And there you have it. Howard just to pick up the point is we follow the plane landing in d. C. , its one thing for democrats to dig in and fight President Trump on his policies. This is disrespectful to a core american tradition, peaceful transfer of power, and it really makes me uncomfortable. It is amazing, julie, as you do see this and take in this moment, it is historical. Donald trump just took off from new york city from trump tower on his way to washington can a day before the inauguration, and still we are looking at this massive divide. The 68 democrats who say they want to ten. Your thoughts . Julie i think is no secret that im not a huge fan of donald trump. That is not a secret. This before but i agree largely with what howie said. If i were in congress i would take this opportunity to say we have a new president , we may not be happy about the outcome, some of us, but nevertheless he is the president of the United States. And you o it to the republic, not to our party, but you owe it to the republic to show up and as a member of congress participate in the peaceful transfer of power. And i think john lewis is an american icon, but i dont agree with what he said about the president s legitimacy. The president elects legitimacy. He got elected, we are not happy about it, obviously as democrats, but he did get elected. So i think its incumbent on those people who are serving in a critical branch of government to show that they agree with the fact that we have a peaceful transfer of power parade you are right, how we, they should show up, i have some friends who are not showing up and i have spoken with this about this privately with him. I told them i think its incumbent on you as an elected official, as a congressperson of the nation, not as a democratic elected official, but as an elected official who represents the United States of america. Not naming names, what did they say back . Julie that they are just not going to parts pay, they dont think its legitimate. Howard they think its good politics for their side. Julie i also think its bad politics, by the way. I also think its bad politics because you pointed this out. Take the moral high ground. At least show that you are going to participate in the transfer of power, and then go ahead and trashed him on policy. There will be plenty of opportunities, tomorrow is not the opportunity to do that. That is one of the things peter king was saying yesterday, he said by being there you kind of sit there and say guess what . Im here, youre here, im going to fight you every step of the way but i am in this game with you. He also said that in order to get there they are warning them hes got to leave his house at like 6 00 in the morning. It is going to be a huge pain in the neck, i wonder how many representatives are like im going to skip this and make a political statement but it will also be a heck of a lot easier to stay home. It is interesting to see the way the president elect has reacted, in an interview with fox news he brushed it off with humor and said well, i hope we get their tickets because we need more tickets, as we do see him landing in washington. We are about to four hours away from his swearingin, taking the oath to be the 45th president heard meghan two quick things, i can always be counted on to bring this to the cynical place, its a great way to get publicity. A lot of people that arent on cable news that often, this is a great way to get their name out, let their base know that they are going to be a hardcore partisan hack, the entire administered. Some of these people i may not have heard of, but i am not totally familiar with their careers, no offense to any of your friends, julie. Some of them are pretty lowlevel Congress People that dont get a lot of of the city that often, and if you are joining joining the 68 people, maybe youre going to be this weird band of brothers that is just never going to give the other side a chance to speak at all. Watching Donald Trumps plane land right now, you cant help but think of when he came down the stairs at trump tower and what a joke it was to so many people who did not take it seriously, who continue to not take them seriously. Howard including people in our profession. Meghan and i keep thinking of what i read yesterday, that he in 2012, when mitt romney lost, the day after trademarked make America Great again, so you have to give it up to the brilliance of this man, he took a long time for me to come around too as well, and that he definitely saw a vacuum in this country, a group of people who werent being spoken for, who felt abandoned by the Obama Administration, and im curious to see how history will reflect on this. And will will there be any game change nasty books written on this . Because a sub in a very open campaign and open election season that has been widely reported on. Howard imagine how much more outrage they would be an oppressive 68 republican congressmen decided to boycott Barack Obamas inauguration in 2009. It would be the issue. And it hasnt been that way in terms of coverage. By the way, just stats on the 68 democrats, 16 of them are from california. House democrats skipping the inauguration are from 26 different states, 66 of those not attending are from states that clinton won. It is interesting to watch as you brought up, the escalator moment, because i think that is something that we can all remember. I remember where i was at that moment, because mainly, melania came down the escalator and looked fantastic, that is what struck me. I can say that as a woman. But 99. 9 of people who watched that never thought we would see this day. One of the few is melania herself, who said oh, no, she didnt want him to run because she thought he would win back and knew how much it would change their lives. For some of us, this is still very surreal watching a plane with the United States of america on it. You will notice the difference, this is not Donald Trumps private plane, this is a military plane that has landed at joint base andrews washington, d. C. , one day, almost when he four hours to the minute before donald j. Trump will be sworn in as our 45th president. This is an amazing shot that weve got right here. You are looking at this plane landing live with the president elect, we will watch for him to walk out of the plane, but what a moment in history. And his first dance is going to be to i did it my way by frank sinatra. What a more fitting song i certainly couldnt come up with. You know what i will say, the real Silver Lining for me and all of this is the cleansing it has been for all the political strategist, especially in the republican party, and i can name a few but i dont want to get in trouble. Who really have no business running campaigns and working on campaigns anymore, just taking a bunch of money from vulnerable candidates, and then blowing it and not being able to go anywhere prayed and those people luckily, i doubt they will have a future in politics. I liked that it has been a cleansing. A lot of people for a long time that i particularly thought were quite frankly hacks, and i am glad they are not going to be working on campaigns. As you look at the countdown clock, how we, lesson 24 hours to go until the swearingin, things we know. Chief Justice John Roberts will be administering the oath tomorrow, mr. Trump will be resting his hand as we now know on two different bibles, when he has had since childhood that his mother gave him, and the lincoln bible. But one thing we havent talked about is that we know there will be hundreds of thousands of people there at the inauguration, but there will be many protests happening as well. Howard and it wouldnt be a trump show if there werent protesters end of march and all of that. Donald trump, you know, people forget ran against a republican establishment as much as he did run against the democrats. He had never been in politics before. We are now starting to take this for granted, but it is remarkable what he pulled off. And yet at the same time, there are people, not just in the democratic party, who are having trouble coming to grips with the fact that he is going to be the president and the next four years. The door is open, we are all watching this together. Are you okay, julie . Before you give me some help. My way, im thinking about the first couple of lyrics, im not sure that is the message that donald trump wants to convey with his first dance, but the stairs have pulled up, and we will be watching for donald trump to be walking off the plane any moment. One of the things that strikes me about this that is refreshing is that it is so different and it does signal such change in the sense that all the polls were wrong. Somebody won who shouldnt have. Somebody got in who didnt have any experience. And for me, as somebody who has watched as the process has become and if you dont know people and you dont have a Campaign Apparatus up and running a you have no chance, and there is no point in voting because the polls tell you the day before who is going to win, all of that was debunked in this election. And as somebody who is on the younger side, that is refreshing, because it makes you feel like you do have a voice. You should go vote. The polls that tell you the day before who is going to win arent always right. The person who has the last name thats been in politics forever isnt always going to win. You know, that theres a chance for change. You may not like how this turned out, but it was unpredictable. And that unpredictability is really refreshing for people who watch politics for a long time and dont like knowing the ending before it even starts. Howard speaking of those polls, president elect trump now attacking rigged polls again. As we watch the doorway, a variance citing exciting moment indeed, busy schedule for the president elect will begin tomorrow morning with a private Prayer Service held at st. Johns episcopal church. The president elect and his family will attend that religious service. But he is gearing up for what is going to be a very exciting next 24 hours. Of course he will be sworn in at noon tomorrow. This plane took off, this is a military plane carrying the president elect and his family, took off from Laguardia Airport just a short time ago in the 11 00 eastern time hour. It has now landed in washington at joint base andrews, and we are watching for the president elect to emerge any moment. There is barren, right . Spokesman sean spicer indicating that the president will give a philosophical speech. Right there you see baron exiting the plane. Eric trump seems to be following with his wife, laura. And there appears to be ivanka trump with hitter her youngest baby that she had just last year in 2016. Of course, jared kutcher, her husband, following directly behind. Tiffany, Donald Trumps youngest of four cochildren, and still emerging. And of course, we are waiting for the president elect, donald j. Trump, to emerge himself. But what a moment, 12 16 00 p. M. Eastern time, and he has arrived just ahead of the big day, inauguration Inauguration Day taking place tomorrow. Howard for all the buildup, as i watch the plane with the United States of america on it and he is about to come out, it really does sync and in a way that it hasnt so far that we are about to have a new president. Sitting next to julie roginsky, a staunch democrat. Before you know, i did not have this reaction, i must admit, when george bush became president. This is something very different for me, not just because of my political affiliation, but i think because of the individual who is about to take office. If youre just tuning in, we are waiting for the president elect to emerge from that military plane that has just landed in washington. Ahead of tomorrows inauguration, his family has already exited the plane. We have not yet seen the president elect. Howard this is a pause for dramatic effect. Every showman knows how to do this. Is this melania . The soontobe first lady, and there he is. President elect donald j. Trump has arrived in washington, just one day ahead of his inauguration bread you are looking at the soontobe 45th president of the United States. Can i just tell you i was 22 or 23 when obama was elected, and it sounds naive, but i never thought it would end. I thought i would have to deal with obama forever. And anyone other than obama exiting the plane is a great morning for me right now. And he is receiving the former military salute as he lands and walks down the stairs and arrives in washington alongside his wife, melania. And such a busy schedule, it will get underway, the first festivities beginning tomorrow morning at 8 30 a. M. Eastern. B5 a lot of people will be watching the tone of the inaugural speech, Sean Spicer Singh will be more of a philosophical speech. Because donald trump has had such a contentious transition, that is by design. He is somebody who won the nomination, won the election by fighting and fighting back. And so a lot of americans will be tuning in, of course, to see what he has to say to the nation at noon tomorrow. It was an amazing sight just over an hour ago when he left new york city, people were lining the streets in midtown manhattan just to see him drive off to Laguardia Airport. Howard new yorkers dont usually do that for anybody thats true, somebody some of us are just happy to have 57th street back. He is no