Holds very near and dear to his heart. And the president hopes to make this really an event that will be associated for time to come with the inauguration weekend. Again, this national day of service, the president there trying his hand with his wife at painting or varnishing i wish i were more handy. I am not. But anyway, the president there at the Burrville Elementary School. He plans to be there with his wife, also the girls, we understand, are there. Good afternoon to all of you. Welcome to weekends with alex witt. Were live here from the Nations Capital. It is just the beginning of this historic weekend. The president s second inaugural. Lets go to Nbcs Kristen Welker whos joining me live from the white house with more on this. Kristen, as we look at you and the president with his painting job, i know the white house is getting ready for this big weekend. But it is in the middle of this very important its personally oriented, this day, for the president and his wife, isnt it . Rep
President s he served. Nixon gave him this autographed baseball. Clinton gave him a hug. He grabs me with the shoulder like this and brings me in like this. Reporter its no wonder Charlie Brotman has volunteered his voice to this american ritual. President george w. Bush and first lady laura bush. Reporter sounds to me like you wouldnt trade this for the world, this experience youve had. If i had to, i would pay them to let me do it. I love it. Reporter charlie blrotman gt his start as the announcer for harry truman in 1949. He was a student at a Broadcasting School when the call came in. By 1957 he had the job from then on. Charl kri brotman truly knows these parades better than the president s themselves. Jim acosta, cnn, washington. Good morning, good afternoon, everyone. Im kate bolduan. Welcome to our special coverage of the president ial inauguration weekend. Im john berman. Great to see you. You are looking at live pictures now of the first family marking todays national day of
Hello, everyone, im don lemon. We are live on the National Mall in washington, d. C. And youre watching cnns special coverage of president Barack Obamas inaugural weekend. The crowd is out here. Its getting cooler. Today it was warm. It was in the 50s. But its getting cool at night. But thats not stopping the crowd from turning out. And we didnt think they would come out, because we thought it would be cold and they wouldnt be as enthused. But boy, they are. Were going to get to all of that in just a moment here on the National Mall. But first, we want to get you up to speed on the news thats making headlines today here on cnn. And to breaking news, as a matter of fact. And the latest on the unfolding crisis in algeria. The hostage situation at a desert gas field appears to be over now. Were hearing reports from the algerian government that at least 23 foreign hostages and dozens of their captors have been killed. Its still not clear how Many Americans may have been held at the facilit
Temperature of the Global Economy. Ill be thousands of miles away but not going to forget about my job. My fox will be on what role the u. S. Plays in the Global Economy and what 2013 is going to look like to the Global Business elite because their decisions will have an impact on investment and job creation right here in the United States. If youve got questions you want me to ask, youre unclear how the u. S. Fits into the Global Economy right now, hit me up before i go or while im there. And tune in here saturdays as the 1 00 p. M. Eastern, suns at 3 00. Thanks for joining the conversation here on your and have a fantastic and have a fantastic weekend. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com a Beautiful Day on the National Mall. Hello, everyone. Its 2 00 on the east coast. 11 00 a. M. Out west. Thank you for joining us. Im kate bolduan. Im john berman. Great to see you here today. We are live in washington, d. C. , covering a huge event for this city and a huge event for the entire country
Tonight, welcome to inauguration weekend. The festivities have begun, including a concert for the kids. And there was big star power everywhere you looked. The big crowds are here too. Lines starting to form at restaurants. Traffic getting heavier on the roads. What you need to know to get around. Plus, game on. The caps back in action. But with that long lockout, well tell you if the team was clicking on all cylinders. Good evening, im jim rosenfield. People starting to pour in all over the place for inauguration weekend. We have Team Coverage tonight. Were going to tell you how to get around this weekend. Chuck will have the forecast for the big day. But lets begin with the parties. Darcy spencer live in northwest tonight. The scene of one of the early inaugural balls. Hi, darcy. Reporter hi, jim. There was an awesome concert tonight at the Washington Convention center. Then we made our rounds to a couple galas, including one here at the renaissance hotel. Reporter the stage was set