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Good day, im Andrea Mitchell in washington. Youre looking at live pictures of the capitol and the stirring tribute to Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg today. She is making history yet again as the first woman to lie in state at the capitol, the first person of jewish faith to have that honor. Earlier House Speaker nancy pelosi, another trailblazer, offered her condolences at a solemn ceremony in statuary hall. It is with profound sorrow and deep sympathy to the ginsburg family that i have the high honor to welcome Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg to lie in state in the capitol of the United States. She does so on the catafalque built for abraham lincoln. Justice ginsburg lived her life according to the biblical co ....
An arrest underscoring just how dangerous the threat to this weeks inauguration here in washington has now become. That inauguration just four days away. 25,000 u. S. Military personnel, troops from the National Guard have descended on washington, d. C. , to try to keep it safe. But even that number, were told, may not necessarily be enough. Lets get right to the nations capitol. Were on the scene. Jeremy diamond is at the other end of pennsylvania avenue at the white house. Theres very disturbing breaking news unfolding right now about a serious arrest here in the nations capitol. Tell us what we know. Reporter yeah. So that arrest, wolf, happening by the Capitol Police where it happened on the north capitol side. What weve learned is that a man driving a pickup truck came up to a checkpoint. Many, many checkpoints set up across washington, d. C. He drove up to this checkpoi ....
Different this year. Well stalk about that. It is typically packed with the new president s sporters but now virtually empty. Thousands of National Guard troops are on the ground protecting the capitol. Bill the sitting president will not attend the swearing in. That hasnt happened in 152 years. President trump leaving the white house earlier today and now heading to florida. He should touchdown in palm beach in 2 hours and 30 minutes. Thats right around the time where lady gaga should be singing the National Anthem at the capitol. We see inside st. Matthews cathedral where joe biden and his family are having morning prayers. Dana, you mentioned just how different this inauguration is. You think about this. During a pandemic and covid times, i over the six inaugurations ive covered every time we show up in the predawn hours there are tens of thousands of people on the nation ....
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Thank you again for joining us. Stay right here because were gonna be joining the inaugural ceremony live in washington, d. C. This is a fox news special presentation. Im shepherd smith in washington. Good morning on Inauguration Day. States. My station throughout the orning and early afternoon. In fact todays oath will be just for show. President obama took the oath of Office Yesterday in a small ceremony in the white house, keeping with that little matter of the constitution which mandates the january 20th will be the transition day from one president ial term to the next. Vice President Biden was sworn in at his official residence yesterday morning. Our capital packed with visitors and dignitaries on a very chilly washington day but nothing like it was four years ago. You see the crowds out, maybe a third as many ....