the freedom of the press. and we see julia just, our washington d.c. force, with the latest on this busy, d.c. night. and, it is busy already. what are you seeing? i am here, at the red carpet, we have quite a fun guest here. hey! i can t believe i get to be here, with all of these journalists, with the president, with the people i work with, who have have not seen face to face. let me kiss you. it s been so long. it s just so awesome to be here. we have hollywood s biggest stars, nbc s biggest stars. everyone seems to be so excited, to be back in the same place covid protocols are in play with, president biden, being here tonight, he s gonna give a speech, and it s a tough act. what do you think you will say? everyone has been covid tested before we came in, you need to take the test within the last 24 hours. while we don t know,