Hard but no longer have a voice. I am your voice. After a hard fought campaign, the peaceful transition of power from president obama happens today and were live every step of the way from the white house to the capitol to the parade. This morning, the trump family live, our Powerhouse Political Team covering every angle. America is back, bigger and better and stronger than ever before. Right now on gma. Announcer live from washington, d. C. , this is a special edition of gma, the inauguration of donald j. Trump. Good morning, america. Welcome to the capitol. That is a shot of washington, d. C. Right now. The sun just coming up over the capitol. In just a few, short hours donald j. Trump will take the oath, become the 45th president of his journey to the white house unlike any thats come before and the first big step of his presidency just hours away. Today is here. We do welcome you and take a look at this moment from last night, the trump family at the Lincoln Memorial for a welcoming ceremony and concert. The president elect addressing the crowd and telling them, youre not forgotten anymore. As far as the trump family they are at the blair house at this moment, the president s guest house right now and they are preparing for their big day ahead. It all starts in just about an hour. The Traditional Church service at st. Johns, the president s church and there from the white house for tea and coffee with the obamas then the president and the man who will succeed him share a few moments alone on that ride to the capitol for the swearing in. Safe to say its a full day. Hundreds of thousands of people already gathering. Millions are expected to watch and witness the event today. We have Team Coverage of this histor Nations Capital and our chief White House Correspondent jon karl is going to start us off. Good morning, jon. Reporter good morning, robin. Well, here on the west side of the capitol, the crowds have already started could assemble. Lots of those iconic red make America Great again caps and if you look over here, thats where itll all take place in just a few hours, donald trump, the ultimate outsider, the most improbable candidate ever to win the presidency will take the oath of office as the 45th president of the United States. Okay, so right up there as i said, all taking place, an event that absolutely very few people thought would happen, donald trump taking the oath of office becoming president of the United States. O. Lets take it back right now. Well talk to donald trump jr. Okay. The president s son. The president s oldest son is in blair house right now. Congratulations, don. Tell us whats going on inside there this morning. Well, you know, its early, but its been exciting. The experience for myself, for my father, obviously, for our whole family has just been incredible and after such a hard fought battle, youre more of an experienced guy at this than we are, but when youre in this thing for 18 months, almost really 2 years that were doing it every day it takes a while to actually set in. And, you know, coming in yesterday, going to arlington, standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, it really all set in for the family. It was very special. Don, i do remember what it was like to be inside blair house 25 years ago right now. Give us a sense of the scene inside there this morning. How is your dad doing . Hes doing great. Hes just excited to do this. He is amazed and thrilled that the American People entrusted him to take this country in a different direction and to bring it forward and to do things and give them that voice that he mentioned last night that has been gone for so long. So, its just truly incredible. Did he stay up late working on the speech . Well, listen, i think hes been working on that for quite some time. I mean, hes been working on it just to get it right, understanding the magnitude of that situation and really, you know, have what would start off his entire presidency, so he spent a lot of time with that and i think now its about execution. We saw him hit some of the themes yesterday at the Lincoln Memorial, what is the one big thing you think he hopes to get across after he takes that oath and speaks to the world . Well, listen, i think, you know, after a Campaign Like this one, i mean, i think its that hes going to be the president for all americans. Its not for a select few. Its not for some sort of special group. Its for every single american, each and every one of us and, you know, im glad he made that point last night. Hes been making that point a long time. I dont think it gets the coverage it deserves. Hes been saying that for quite some time but this is about, you know, one country and, you know, all of its people and thats what hes going to do and hes going to do a phenomenal job at it. You mentioned the hard fought campaign. I remember well the look on the president s face when he met with president obama in the oval office the day after the election. What kind of changes have you seen in your father as he prepares to accept the power, to accept the mantle of the presidency . Listen, i saw this sort of evolve throughout the campaign. Its one thing to be out there and talking but theres another thing, when you see, you know, those americans that hes talking about that havent had a voice, those americans who watched their American Dream shift abroad. Those americans who have been through so many thing, you know, and youre meeting them and seeing t george, day in and day out for 18 months, you wouldnt be human if that didnt affect you. So i think he just it drives home the gravity of the situation. It drives home the importance of the office and what he can accomplish there and for how many people he can accomplish it. You know, relative to all the other Amazing Things that hes been able to do in his life, and hes had a remarkable life but relative to all those things, you know, nothing could be more important than that for him and, you know, just understanding that magnitude and watching that evolution bit by bit over the 18 months, 2 years of this race its been incredible. Is he a little nervous . Hes not a guy that gets nervous all that easy but i imagine that this is a pretty big stage to be but hes one of those rare types that he can harness that energy and usually turn it into a positive, so, you know, i see him usually do bett other way. I cant imagine anybody not being nervous. What about all this for you . I was told youve never been to the white house before. You have a young family, five little kids, running a huge business. Its been an incredible journey. What impact has it had on you . Very much the same. I mean, you know, i got to see soap of what i was just talking about myself on the campaign trail. You know, eric and i, i think, and ivanka, weve been in every small town in this country. Weve met so many incredible people and then people, you know, that have journeyed from all parts of the country to be able to be here to watch this event, i mean, just literally seeing some of them along the way and running into them here now, its really overwhelming. You know, im not a person that tends to look at those things that way and it truly is special when you think of the significance and the history and were in blair house right now and thinking about it and looking things that happened here and people stayed here and the major decisions here and thats before we even get to the white house. Its like something ive never felt before. Donald trump jr. , congratulations. The journey has only just begun. Thank you very much, george. Thank you, and i remember when donald jr. And eric joined us in iowa for the caucus and think about then and all that has happened. Now we go to the steps of the u. S. Capitol where in just a few hours donald trump will be sworn in. Final preparations are under way and Abcs Cecilia Vega is here, cecilia, not long from now Supreme Court justice, members of congress and other dignitaries will be on that platform. Who can we expect to be sitting alongside the president elect gentleman. Robin, it is going to be packed up here and all of those people that you just mentioned got one of these, ive got the invitation here. This is what they had to receive to get here today. I also want to show you something else, this map. Wait until you see whe close donald trump and Hillary Clinton will be today, of course, all eyes on her as well. Donald trump right there in the front of course, Melania Trump right behind that podium where he will be taking that oath of office, behind him, the entire trump family, this is a Family Affair out here, even barron, of course, their young son will be here. Across the aisle from them, robin, just a matter of feet across that aisle a section of former president s, of course, outgoing administration, the obamas, First Lady Michelle Obama and next to them the bidens, Vice President biden and his wife jill and then all eyes i should mention also george w. Bush and laura bush, of course, will be here but i want to get back to Hillary Clinton and bill clinton because they will be there. The last time Hillary Clinton and donald trump came facetoface, robin, was just a couple of weeks before election day and we all know, george and robin, what happened after that. Here we are today. We are here today. All right, cecilia, thank you. Lets bring in kellyanne Donald TrumpsSenior Adviser and last night he gave her a big shoutout at the gala. There is no den she will not go into. When my manner petrified to go in a Certain Network i said, kellyanne, will you do it, absolutely, no problem. Then she gets on and just destroys them so anyway, thank you, baby. Thank you. And, Kellyanne Conway joins us, big day for you. Kellyanne, happy birthday. Thank you, george. 50 feels fabulous. Perfect president i mean perfect gift in a president but i really want to echo what don jr. Said, the enormity of today, the responsibility and the gravity that comes with being the president of the United States and i think the humility that really comes to any man whos held this office. When we hear hail to the chief it will become much more real the fact that hes the next president of the United States. We did hear from don jr. That he hopes in that inaugural address to really reach out to him. And hell do that, george. Ive been in part of those sessions and this is a beautifully written, powerfully delivered speech today. Its elegant, its brief, but i think for donald trump it really is a continuation of what he promised to do in those wee hours of Election Night on november 9th when he said i want to be the president of all americans including those who didnt vote for me. I believe today donald trump is our new president , george, will set a great tone and a great content to try to unify the country and its really up to all of us to meet that challenge along with him. Thats what i want to ask about. What kind of specific challenges do you think hell present to the country and the world . Well, hes going to give an address that will be heard probably by billions of people around the word. He will talk about that. Hell also make very clear that america comes first. He wants to protect the american worker, american interest, that should not surprise anyone but at the same time, he really wants to continue, i think, the good will and the benevolence hes been shown by president obama and First Lady Michelle Obama and the transition period. We have been very blessed and very happy with the treatment that weve received and the help that weve received from the president and the first lady and their senior team. I think that this country deserves that. Donald trump didnt divide the country but he has a wonderful opportunity to start to heal and unify the country. And he will also begin to take actions today preparing to sign some executive orders. Can you give us some sense of how significant those will be. Those will be significant, particularly on monday, the first full day of work on january 23rd. But even before that, i feel Like Washington will have a shock to its system with President Trump. Youll know almost immediately that there is a new sheriff in town in that he plans on maybe upending some of the unconstitutional and job killing regulations that have been put into place. Hes made very clear that his priorities are to repeal and replace obamacare and also to bring some regulatory relief and tax reform, even, george w. Bush who faced a democratically controlled senate was able to push through tax reform in the presidency. Were hoping to get the same cooperation across the aisle so hard working americans and middle class American Families can benefit in his plan. Now, kellyanne, it looks like youre harkening back to our revolutionary roots with your outfit. I am overall feeling festive and patriotic and i also have hand warmers and toe warmers in my bag because i dont like being cold. The rain is holding off so far, Kellyanne Conway, congratulations. Thank you very much and thanks for having us, george. Funny you should mention the weather because as the president elect is about to take that stage, everyone is watching the weather and its also on Donald Trumps mind. Take a look at what he said last night. I dont care. It doesnt matter. I mean, the truth is, if it really pours, thats okay, because people will realize its my real hair and thats okay. Its okay. So, what do you say . Lets go to ginger for the forecast. Shes at the staging area for happening. Good morning, ginger. Hey, good morning to you, robin. He is going to have that chance to show everybody it is real hair because it is going to rain. Let me show you the forecast hour by hour. You can see on the radar right now the shield of heavy rain that will be headed this way, well have a beautiful sunrise because of those clouds but lets time it out. It really gets going after about 9 00, you get the first wave. But then its 11 00 noonish when we see the next wave come in, moderate and heavy at times and speaking of the parade and route where im standing right now where folks are getting security checked and everything is already happening looks like itll dry out just in time with a high this afternoon in the upper 40s so not the worst that it could have been, but, george, we will most certainly need the ponchos. Ginger, and a lot will be out on the mall. Amy robach right there as well as Trump Supporters begin to pour in. Hey, nice to see you and its been quite a morning. We have music blaring in preparation for the hundreds of expected to flood the mall later. Theyre eecng around 700,000 to 900,000 people to attend this years inauguration. Thats less than the 1. 8 million that barack obama had back in 2009, but a lot more than george w. Bush had back in 2003 with about 300,000 people. Families have been making the trek to d. C. Over the last couple of days and we have one family from rhode island, the silvas who are bringing their two children, they think its a historic moment and documented some of their trip here to d. C. For us using their cell phone. Take a look. Both we are going to trumps inauguration. Its 4 22. We are headed out from rhode island and headed towards d. C. I cannot wait to go to d. C. Its going to be a really fun time. We are in delaware, were less than two hours away. We finally made it to d. C. And the washing right there. The men who died who gave that fight to me reporter so much enthusiasm for all the people who are coming here to the mall. A lot of families excited to be here, to take part in a very historic moment. The silvas were supposed to be with us live but speaking to the security thats going on to get over to the mall, theyre still stuck in a security line trying to get to us. And, amy, any sign of protesters today . I have not seen any protesters. We made our way early this morning and it was very quiet. A lot of military, a lot of security and a lot of long lines to get into the mall area, but i personally did not see any protests. I know youll be there all morning. Thanks very much. Covering it all. Back to ginger now with a look at the parade preparations that are under way as we get ready for a little bit of rain. You have company with you, ginger. Thats right. Ive got company. Youre right. Iveot morning but there are 5,000 people that will make their way right through this point. Theyre getting security already this morning and theyll board the buses youre seeing in the background. It is a huge morning at this staging area and, of course, going to be a huge morning at the parade that happens later this afternoon. The folks behind me are some of the elite few who are going to be able to salute the outgoing president and welcome the incoming president. So this is a big morning. We are very excited to be here. 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