Parties. And then at 11 55 am the president will take the oath of office, immediately followed by his second inaugural address. After lunch inside the capital, the parade makes its way to the white house, with inaugural floats honoring, among others, the president s birth place, hawaii, and the state of illinois. We saw her in her thom browne coat, starting off her husbands second term, though, with a new look. You noticed the bangs. They have been the talk of town the past few days. Well take a look at her influence over fashion over the past four years. I think theres going to be a lot of talk this morning about the size of the crowd here today and comparing it to the size of the crowd that was here back in 2009, Something Like 1. 8 Million People came to washington to witness the first inaugural of this president. Theyre expecting somewhere between 500,000 and 700,000 this time. And i dont think that should be seen as a lack of enthusiasm. We met some people on the street this morning as we were preparing to do the show. They all seemed to be extremely excited as they made their way over to the mall and the capitol. A lot of people will be making their way through the streets, stopping at the souvenir stand that is have cropped up over the past couple of days. And some of their goods have made their way to our set. Some of the souvenirs weve seen. Tote bag, bobblehead and president ial hot sauce, not that its endorsed by the president. An iphone cover. Not too bad and signed, sealed and delivered candy bar but back to the drawing board, barack obama is spelled incorrectly. Ooh. That could be valuable. Thats worth something. Barak. You may not want to eat that chocolate. If they cant make the wrapper correctly, how are they going to make the chocolate correctly . Weve got the calendar here and then, if youre really collecting souvenirs youre on a roll, thats good. White house toilet paper which, as savannah said, you are on a roll. Golf balls, nobody uses these things but its fun to have. Peter alexander is outside st. Johns church. Good morning again. Reporter good morning to you, matt. Inaugural planners certainly hope that the weather can only hold like this. It is cold, but the sun for the first time is out. We remember the difference just four years ago, the first family arriving here at st. Johns church just a short time ago, 8 30 this morning as we saw them for the first time as a family unit. The portrait has change ad a lo since their first arrival here. With more gray in his hair, his wife with bangs and the girls certainly have sprouted, malia almost as tall as her mom. This is the church he most frequently visits, were told by those who are inside with the first family today. The president is sitting in the front row, not too far away from the Vice President joe biden. There is actually a pew reserved for the president of the United States, pew 54, where he will be sitting today. Were within eye shot of the wit house, probably a two or three football field walk. Because of all the security, all the barricades, of course, they took that short drive here. You g not a bad way to do it, if you can. Thats the beast, the vehicle that the president took, just a short time ago. Its a pretty good one. And thats the bus tour bus thats passing by as well. You can imagine there are a lot of people coming here to witness this experience as well. We saw the president get here. We saw the Vice President get here. Theyre in there, enjoying church services. Vehicles are all lined up. It was a delicate ballet a few moments ago so they can speedily and efficient move them on to their next destination, which is the white house. Peter alexander, thank you so much. Timing is everything in our business, right . Lets check in with lie geist, at the u. S. Navy memorial along the parade route. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning, savannah. Send some of that obama hot sauce our way. Some guys on the crew would appreciate it out in this weather. It is warming up. Its a beautiful day, as peter said. We are expecting to see the president in less than two hours make a pass by us, his motorcade, as peter said, will head up to the United States capitol. The real fun begins for the people who have begun to assemble here now as the gates have opened about some time after the inauguration, right about early afternoon. And well see him come by. We understand he is planning, again, this year, to get out of the car. We dont know how many times or where he will do that. He did it twice at his previous inauguration. Jimmy carter was actually the first to do that back in 1977. To give you an eye of the scope of the security here, weve got state troopers from around the country, including from the utah highway patrol. They were nice enough to share one of their patches with us. Just past them, the Alabama State highway patrol. There are officers from across the country here to make sure this goes off without a hitch. Estimates, as matt said, somewhere between 500,000 and 700,000 people, thats according to Homeland Security who looks at things like restaurant, Hotel Reservations and charter buses to get to that number. Thats an awful lot of people around this parade route as president obama makes his way down from the capitol back to the white house later this afternoon. Guys . Willie, you mentioned security. If youre anywhere near the parade route and youve gone through screening stations, you will not be allowed to have any aerosols, ammunition, which is an obvious, animals except for helper dogs, backpacks, bags, bicycles, no structures to hold signs, mace, pepper spray. Laser pointers. Lot of prohibited items if youre anywhere near the celebration. No aerosol or hair spray for you, my friend as you head down the parade route. Nbcs lester holt is also on the parade route. Reporter no mace allowed here either, matt. Choirs are beginning to take their seats above the stage here on the west front. I want to quickly show you the official invitation for the ina inauguration, beautiful engraved invitation. On the inside the photo of the president. Ace seats, if there are such a thing here, right behind me. The president will make his remarks, come to that red draped archway, take the oath of office at the front of the stage. And thats where he will deliver his inaugural address as well. Seated on that stage will be, of course, members of congress, the president s cabinet, along with cabinet nominees, members of the supreme court, the joint chiefs as well as members of the diplomatic core here in washington, d. C. The whole program is expected to last about an hour and a half. It gets under way at 11 30. Of course, the swearing in by chief Justice John Roberts will be ceremonial. The president took care of the official business of starting his second term the constitutional date of january 20th yesterday at the white house. His remarks, were told, will talk about the need to bring the country together during some very divided times. And then he will go inside after the speech for a luncheon, traditional luncheon before the inaugural parade up pennsylvania avenue. Matt, well send it back to you. Lester, thank you very much. Well be checking in with you several times over the next several hours. Lets turn to mr. Roker and get the allimportant forecast for today. Thats right. Nothing too horrible. Thats the good news. Skies are starting to get cloudy later on. Chance of a few snow showers, but that will be late. Temperatures will climb into the 40s as the parade gets going. What were all looking at, though, as the system makes its way across the great lakes, lakeeffect snow developing. Late tonight into early tomorrow new england under the gun, separate low pressure system forms, bringing snow to boston, coastal new england. Were looking at anywhere from six to 12 inches of snow there. And another six to 12, half a foot foot and a half of snow back through the eastern great lakes. Th good morning. It will be chilly day today but it will get even colder tomorrow. A mixture of sun and clouds. And thats your latest weather. Al, thank you very much. Up next, the first ladys fashion. Michelle obamas impact on american style. And well be live as the first family leaves church and heads over to the white house for coffee with congressional leaders. Thats right after this. Weight watchers online worked for us. We dont argue much. We really dont. Meg usually just gets her way, and i go along with it. I think it worked for matt because i did it for him. When im the one cooking, im the one calculating the points. I can microwave things. You get to eat real food. 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If you do not like style, you would not be wearing a thom browne coat. This is not a designer that you wander into your local mall and find. Let me ask you about that. Im no fashionista. I never had heard of that designer. Is that somebody who is not well known . He is someone who really came out of the mens wear world. Thats where he started. All those guys Walking Around in shrunken little jackets and high waist trousers, thom browne is responsible for that. He doesnt have a lot of distribution. He does have a collection. But other than that,s hard to find, very unique. A lot of folks will be looking to what she wears to the inaugural ball. Her choices there, anything she wears, can really put a designer on the map. One of the most interesting things that a Retail Consultant said to me is youre guaranteed a lot of exposure, but youre not guaranteed success. Thats because unlike when she wears j. Crew, where you can run out and get that cardigan, for special occasions like this, its unique. You get that awareness but its not like youre selling these ball gowns left and right. Do you have any guesses as to what she might choose for tonights ball . If i knew, i would be in las vegas right now. But based on what she has worn so far, it feels like it will be a bit more subdued from last time. That was a jason wu dress. It was the white jason wu dress. Many designers people didnt know. Do you think thats something she takes into account, that ability she has to give somebody a name . Is she trying to spread the wealth a little bit to other designers . Yeah. I think shes very smart in that she hasnt attached her name to one particular design house. And she has also, i think, recognized that the fashion industry is not just about the giant corporations. Its about Small Business owners. Its about female entrepreneurs. Its about young, immigrant entrepreneurs. 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Take a look at the crowds that are now building just behind us here on the mall. People also gathering along the parade route even though the parade wont start for several hours. But those are just some of the 500,000 to 700,000 people expected in washington this morning for the second inauguration of barack obama. Every day, thousands of letters are delivered to the white house. And every night, the president handwrites responses to just a select few. Kevin tibbles has the story of one letter from a tiny town in northern minnesota. Reporter wely. Seems like winter. Below zero windchill. Reporter folks here like to joke about living at the end of the road. We have all kinds of decrcree ways of making the white season theatrical. Reporter fell in love with it 30 years ago, a place to set up his dog sledding business. Its the kind of place where neighbors must rely on one another. He first noticed teenager greg ott when he came in dead last in a local race. When i saw later he came through with a warm smile and his own sense of satisfaction that he pulled it off, i figured we could do the same out here. Watch out, girl. Reporter he decided to pay it forward, hiring ott as a guide. I love it. Best job you can have, to be outdoors, doing what you love. Reporter founded back in the 1800s as a mining town, rough and tumble sort of place where things dont always come easy. But its that cando pioneer spirit that inspired jerry snyder to write to president obam obama. Can i get about ten stamps . Reporter snyder was hoping that the president would respond with a letter that eely could preserv