President and the media, hugh huet is back with us, theres been a lot said about trumps relationship with the media, is that important . I thought it was the most trumpian thing of the day. A lot of oneonones with the new president , he can be quite charming, he can be quite gracious, it wasnt in the official speech, but he called for the audience to recognize former president obama and secretary of state clinton. By people who have been offered jobs, hes dominating the room and completely in command of this transition procession, which is completely different from the former donald. I think a little bit of speechwriter took over a little bit today. Youre talking about thick skin, thin skinned, he tends to react to everything that is said as negative as unfair. Does that by necessity change when you become the president and you take a lot of grief . I went to work for Richard Nixon and he never watched any coverage of himself. And i think the twitter age has made the incoming relentless 24 7, and much more than you would have gotten from the networks, you could hit pretty hard if you were sam donaldson, but all of us get hit on twitter. If you just sneak a peek, the incoming is awful. He knows, you continue to do this, you beat up maybe an individual member of the press and you keep doing it. And maybe that member of the press says maybe i dont want to say this today because i dont want to have a fight with him. Hes done this for years, done this in the tabloids and all this sort of stuff, this is a strategy. This is one of his tactics and it has worked for him. I know the campaign was not particularly satisfied with his press coverage. He didnt win because he bullied katy tur at those rallies, he won despite those things. They at mire that hes combative with the media, because they think hes sticking up for himself. But i havent met anybody that likes or approves of the personal harassment of individuals. If you are a home team and you single out female reporters, even if they voted for him. Its just the look, i have had this conversation with him, i was like bash us collectively, not individually. Youre creating an environment thats unnecessary for that person, that ebash up selective he still gets his point across. Even his supporters say they dont like the individual attacks, but it sends the collective message that i go back to what a trump supporter said in iowa right after the state fair. He said you know what . Hes my middle finger to all of you. And so donald trump is willing to do that, so him getting mad at me, its like hey, right on. Hes ized for two years. I will tell you several years ago, i had an opportunity to moderate a Panel Discussion with walter cronkite. I remember him telling a story that a of staffer came in and said that Linden Johnson is on phone. But you brought up the exact president that when it comes to media obsession, lbj couldnt stop watching television, you said nixon never wanted to see it, he got the televisions ripped out, probably day one. Guess whos probably getting them installed in that side office, and probably multiple tvs. What did nixon tell you in his final address . Those who hate you dont win unless you hate them. Then you destroy them. What nixon was saying i got in too many of these fights that i did not need to and were not in my interests. Thats why a lot of people were frustrated with him. Including many democrats, why get into a fight with john lewis, there were some democrats that werent happy with what he said, but why elevate the fight . George w. Bush would never have engaged in a war of words with wouldnt have done it because thats his way, also because he knew you engage and it probably multiplies the number of democrats that are not going to come to the inauguration. George w. Bush never attacked, it was not in his style. The president has apparently reached a point where hes in sight of some of the protesters, what would he be seeing right now . Reporter were seeing our first signs against President Trump, one saying defeat fashionism, black lights matter, and another one that says trump, you ought to be ashamed of you. Some people chanting trump, some people booing, this is what democracy sounds like along the parade route, the crowd has gotten about five deep right now. Were really in the thick of it now and you can hear them booing as we pass. So President Trump is getting to the protesters, but as far as i can see, these are Peaceful Protesters that we knew was coming, and you have a whole group of people who are trying to drown them out by chanting usa, were not too far away from the white house, but President Trump again taking this historic route that the first president took, of course the first president took a very different path, he went to new york, he was sworn in in new york and this is a very different looking parade. But again, President Trump, you can hear the crowd shouting as he passes and were passing the National Archives right now, lester. So you can hear the crowd getting a lot bigger and a lot more energized. Very interesting as you spoke and we heard the crowd swell, we saw more secret service kind of rush up to the side of the vehicle, we dont know if this suggests hes going to come out. Maybe not. But certainly the crowd is well, lets listen. Ladies and gentlemen the Vice President of the United States michael pence. [ cheers and applause ] [ chanting ] a big barricade between spectators and the president ial motorcade procession, you can see lots of members of military police there and then the steel barricades and then folks, and you can see the various signs there, this is around the navy memorial, there are some signs and protests, but as you hear, there are a lot of people chanting, trump, trump. This is the sound of democracy. A lot of voices. The president gets into bubbles, theyre expose to this, not every hour of every day, but prime. You can see some of the signs and see where people stand. That would be the naval memorial area theyre passing by right now, should be coming up fairly shortly on the hotel. They are getting there, yeah. At some point, there will crowd size, they have varied anywhere from 1. 1 million when barack obama was inaugurated. You may see a swell. In this town, in this region, were not incredibly supportive. And you hear a lot of things about protests, i know in cleveland there was a lot of coverage about protests, and it was a lovely time in cleveland, very, very safe. But if youre afraid there are going to be protests and youve got kids. I flew into reagan last night, and the Memorial Bridge was closed and so we came downtown and you just dont want to deal with this anymore. I may have vented a bit. But when theres a lot of traffic. You were driving enraged. I was not moving. And you were stopped in traffic and there were updates at every intersection. I do think theres something to that, this post9 11 security. We secure these events so much, it actually does, i think discourage people to go to big events. I think thats fair, we cover a lot of big events and even with the press credentials, the hassle factor is high. And we have quicker ways to get in. And im not seeing in this shot, portapotties. There were more on the mall that were visible than on this parade. It seems like the Marine Corps Marathon was more heavily attended than this. You could park on the road, you could go anywhere. And the citys got it hard to navigate around. There we go. Someones getting out. Or they think someones getting out. Or theyre preparing. Theyre getting near the hotel. Is that pences . Im not sure. The most important thing, is roker ready . I feel like we should have sweetened the pot for him. Theres a suggestion here we may see the president. Lets see what happens here. [ cheers and applause ] lets take in this moment, if we can. [ cheers and applause ]. Its nice to see their smiles. Theyre taking it in. This is a president who was a candidate, he made it clear he loved big crowds. And they dont get much bigger than this, or they havent gotten much bigger than this for him. His son barron. First lady melania trump. Its so impressive when the kids get in on it and seem to know what to do. Hes been terrific today. I mean this is not easy for anybody, adolescence and all those things. Kristen welker, are you seeing this from where you are . Reporter yes, i am, and this is the sight so many people in this crowd were waiting for and they got their moment. So we are just past trump hotel. So he got out just before the hotel. The crowd just erupted when the first family got out and started waving. As you point out, President Donald Trump loves these moments. You could feel how energized they were when they got out of the car. So amount of excitement. And as i just mentioned, we just passed protesters, and so we hear people cheering for the president. When he gets in office, hes going to be focused on things like trade, immigration and health care, as a part of the first actions he takes, we may see some of that unfold as early as monday, but right now, hes soaking up the energy of all these supporters that have come out to cheer him on, to help celebrate the fact that hes now the 45th president of the United States. It looks like hes going back to the car, but tamron hall is in the front of the hotel, were folks expected to being able to visit that hotel . Reporter we were sitting here and the president stopped for a second, he seemed to signal to the first lady that we were getting back in the car. And heres the thing here, we are right across the street from the hotel, theres a huge group of protesters combined with supporters and they have been very vocal and so were not sure whats going on, were not clear if this was the plan to get back in the car, if you look at the body language of the secret service around him, his employees at Trump International hotel are also surprised, they had their signs, they started chanting usa, they were moving in a way they were ready to be greeted by the president. And there is a change of plans now, i believe. Hes back in his vehicle, he even walked toward where the media satand is right now, givig a thumbsup. Its not clear if the president had planned to walk a longer distance. Were about 50 yards away from where he originally got out of the vehicle, they walked a very short distance and then seemed to abruptly get back inside. So we may learn more about what the plan was or if it changed. But you see the vehicle here, the president now is passing, again, this sizable listen to the boos a little bit. So theres a large group of protesters hes passing right now, a number of signs that we have seen, familiar signs, dump trump, et cetera, but now hes past his hotel, and now hes going past this huge group of protesters that are assembled. They did seem to get back into their car after just a short time walking, but the crowd obviously taking in that moment and getting a good look at the president as he makes his way past they may have to get into h car where he gets around treasury. But that turn is still to come, and then he gets back out. A broker corner. You may call it pennsylvania avenue. We call it roker corner. Hes not standing there for nothing. But it is quite a site. What an amazing day this has been, a new president taking the oath of office, his speech, the luncheon and now this parade. We know this is more of a procession than the parade, once they get to the white house, the first family will reemerge in the viewing stand and then watch the actual parade go by and it is considerably shorter than some we have seen in past inaugurations, so hopefully before sunset it will be over. Theres actually some activity going on at the white house, right . They are feverishly working. Jackie said that the first couple of days that she and john were in the white house, they thought they were going to suffocate from the paint. And the staff is probably moving into their offices, the lights getting turned on, email accounts getting activated. Is it possible that you walk by and someone is still packing . I think they have got some good protocols in place so that the obama staff is out before the ceremony. The staff gets their blackberrys today. So the staff is when i worked for george w. Bush, i didnt watch the parade, i was in the west wing working. And the permanent staff downstairs, the clerk, the west wing staff, theyre permanently there, they are the ones that are actually shouldering the burden of this transition, not the political people who cant find the bathrooms yet. Its like that for a month. For a month. And even whitehouse. Gov is active. This is a president who obviously adores his penthouse as trump tower in new york and has enjoyed the parade of visitors going up and down the elevator. I imagine hell go back. A lot of people come here thinking, yeah, ill go home a lot. President obama thought he would. He went once, realized what an ordeal he was causing all his neighbors and basically never, i dont think spent another night there. Not overnight. Do you expect them to be a camp david president , michael . I think you heard Donald Trumps quote on camp david, its very nice but only for about 30 minutes. So my guess is this is a city guy whos not going is to be very happy. You might get mike pence. Kristen welker, has the motorcade reached you . Craig, craig melvin. Well, craig is taking it in as well. Well get back to him a little bit later. You see some more of the view, we have some stands along the side is thicker. The reason why all of this looks quite nice, back to the kennedys, when they were coming down pennsylvania avenue after john kennedy was sworn in in 1961, along a lot of pennsylvania avenue, you saw sleazy establishments and sioux near stores and it was quite ugly and both john and jacqueline said this is not really an avenue thats fit for a new president , so they worked very hard to begin the redevelopment that led to what you see here. A Government Entity took it over. Sometimes governments works. All of downtown d. C. , the transformation that has happened in the last 25 years to be honest, first it was just pennsylvania avenue that was fixed, but the whole surrounding area, its been transformed when i think about the city i moved to in 1990 and what it looks like today. I believe thats the Visitor Center for the white house. I believe it is. Now theres a turn that takes them on it will be 15th. Theyll go by the treasury department. Chief justice of the United States john g. Roberts. The honorable Justice Anthony m. Kennedy. Were hear the however. I assume its for people sitting in the reviewing stand. Yeah, i think thats the reviewing stand were hearing. Kristen welker can give us a little bit better view, shes in one of the flatbed vehicles right in front of the president s vehicle. Kristen . Reporter lester, were just about to pass the treasury building, and i can tell you that the crowds continue to cheer as we get much closer to the white house. Were almost there. One of the things that struck me when we continue to pass protesters, how many of them are Holding Signs about russia in particular, its clear that this particular issue continues to resonate with people, theres allegations that russia tried to meddle in this election, you have President Trump making what some say are very praise worthy comments about president putin. So this is something clearly hes going to be dealing with in the first days of his presidency, clearly going to be answering a lot of tough questions about, the protesters very much a part of this parade route, and as were getting closer to the white house, were seeing more of his supporters and the protesters fading off into the background. The crowd falling more silent as they listen to the announcer welcome them as were just a few blocks away from the white house right now. And when they enter the white house, they will reemerge, correct . Reporter the understanding is once they get to the white house, they may get out and walk those final steps, well see if theyll do that, but once he goes to the white house, he will likely walk through the white house, and then come out again, walk along the lawn there and then go to the reviewing stand and that is where he will watch the rest of the parade and the festivities this afternoon. It is one of the great traditions. Four years ago, of course, president obama and the first family did the same thing and youll recall, theyre all of those memorable moments snapped between malia and sasha and now a new family with kids and grandkids will be witnessing all of that from the reviewing stand, lester. We continue to watch this motorcade, this procession and it will be followed by the parade, as we watch this, lets talk about the first order of business. We know the president on monday is going to sign some executive orders in his first few days. Affordable care act, how quickly will he move on there . Thats going to be more of a congressional act. But health care is sort of the immediate congressional challenge. Its on immigration, i think even a few potential trade things, thats where youre going to see the first, sort of actionable items that they do on day one. We showed you a protest that got a bit out of hand a few blocks away from this, but this is a limo thats been set on fire. Police did have to use pepper spray to try to contain the crowd, they were using flash bang grenades, we showed some of that to you live, but this was some tape from a short while ago of the Fire Department responding to a vehicle fire, apparently related to some of the protests. Up to 95 people, maybe more now, there were some Police Officers that may have received injuries. We can tell you the protests that we and our correspondents along this route have been vocal but mostly peaceful. And it looks like it will remain so as the motorcade gets closer to the first familys new home, the white house. We got some complaints about some of the empty bleachers, but they believe its because the luncheon ran late and it caused some invited guests not to get there on time. There are a whole lot of reasons. Its not going to be a measure of the success of this president. The turn. There is the turn. Thats treasury behind you there. On to pennsylvania. All right, does he get out one more time . Because we are on roker corner. Thats right. This is the stan