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>> Lisa: THANK YOU, TOM.
AS WE MENTIONED AT THE TOP OF
THE NEWSCAST, OUR MATT AUSTIN IS
LIVE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. TODAY
COVERING THE INAUGURATION OF
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.
MATT, A BUSY DAY THERE.
>> Matt: YEAH, FESTIVITIES STILL
GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
THE PRESIDENT MAKING HIS WAY
THROUGH WASHINGTON, D.C., ON THE
PARADE ROUTE.
IT'S OFFICIAL.
THE UNITED STATES HAS A NEW
PRESIDENT AND WITH IT A NEW
DIRECTION FOR THIS COUNTRY.
ABOUT A MILLION PEOPLE, BOTH
SUPPORTERS AND DETRACTERS HAVE
DESCENDED ON D.C. TODA
SECURITY IS VERY TIGHT HERE.
HERE'S HOW IT ALL STARTED.
>> SO HELP ME GOD.
CONGRATULATIONS,
MR. PRESIDENT.
>> Matt: HE TOOK THE OATH JUST
BEFORE NOON AS THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE LINED THE NATIONAL MALL
TO WITNESS HIS SWEARING IN.
NOW, THE TRUMPS ATTENDED A
CHURCH SERVICE, FOLLOWED BY
COFFEE AT THE WHITE HOUSE WITH
THE NOW FORMER PRESIDENT MR. AND
MRS. OBAMA.
THEY SHARED A LIMO ROAD TO
CAPITOL HILL FOR THE BIG
CEREMONY.
IN H INAUGURAL ADDRESS, HE
PROMISED A MORE PROSPEROUS
AMERICA FOR EVERYONE.
>> TODAY WE'RE N MERELY
TRANSFERRING POWER FROM ONE
ADMINISTRATION TO ANOTHER OR ONE
PARTY T ANOTHER, BUT WE'RE
TRANSFERRING POWER FROM
WASHINGTON, D.C., AND GIVING IT
BACK TO YOU, THE PEOPLE.
THE BIBLE TELLS US HOW GOOD AND
PLEASANT IT IS WHEN GOD'S PEOPLE
LIVE TOGETHER IN UNITY.
WE MUST SPEAK OUR MINDS OPENLY,
DEBATE OUR DISAGREEMENTS
HONESTLY, BUT ALWAYS PURSUE
SOLIDARITY.
WHEN AMERICA IS UNITED, AMERICA
IS TOTALLY UNSTOPPABLE.
>> Matt: NOW, OF COURSE, THAT
CEREMONY, JUST ONE SMALL PIECE
OF THE DAY TODAY.
WE HAVE THE PARADE, WHICH IS
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, AND, OF
COURSE, THERE WILL BE A LOT OF
CELEBRATING TONIGHT AT THE
PRESIDENTIAL BALLS.
THERE ARE THREE IN WHICH DONALD
TRUMP WILL BE SHOWING UP TO.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, SECURITY
AROUND HERE IS VERY TIGHT.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME VIDEO OF
WHAT WE WOKE UP TO.
NOW, OUR HOTEL, 2.5 MILES AWAY
FROM WHERE THE INAUGURATION WAS
TAKING PLACE.
YOU CAN SEE AS SOON AS WE WALKED
OUT, HUMVEES WERE BLOCKING THE
ROAD.
THE NATIONAL GUARD HAS BEEN
CALLED IN AND HAS A VERY BIG
PRESENCE HERE.
BECAUSE OF THE TERROR ATTACKS IN
PLACES LIKE NICE, YOU CAN SEE
ALL AROUND THE STREETS DUMP
TRUCKS FILLED WITH SAND AS WELL
AS SEMIS AND BIG ARMORED
VEHICLES BLOCKING THE WAY TO
KEEP ANYONE WITH ANY SORT OF
LARGE VEHICLE FROM CRASHING
THROUGH THE STREETS AND INJURING
ANYONE HERE IN D.C.
SO, LADIES, SECURITY OVERNIGHT
REALLY TOOK A BIG STEP FORWARD.
IT WAS SURPRISING FROM WHEN WE
WENT TO SLEEP TO WHEN WE WOKE
UP.
BACK TO YOU.
>> Ginger: WE'RE SEEING THE HUGE
SECURITY PRESENCE.
THAT'S REALLY NECESSARY BECAUSE
OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND
PROTESTERS OUT THERE TODAY.
>> Matt: YEAH, WE ACTUALLY WERE
IN UNION STATION, ABOUT TO GRAB
SOME LUNCH, WHEN A HUGE SWATH OF
PROTESTERS WALKED RIGHT THROUGH
UNION STATION.
THEY WERE CHANTING AND WAVING
THEIR SIGNS AND THERE WERE A LOT
OF THEM, MORE THAN THE THOUSANDS
IN JUST THAT AREA.
WHAT WE'RE SEEING AROUND THE
CITY RIGHT NOW IS DIFFERENT
GROUPS.
SOME OF THEM MORE VIOLENT THAN
OTHERS.
WE'VE SEEN WINDOWS BROKEN OUT,
TRASH CANS SET ON FIRE HERE.
BUT THE MAJORITY GROUPS ARE MADE
UP OF PEOPLE WITH THEIR CELL
PHONES OUT RECORDING WHAT'S
GOING ON AND THERE ARE ENTIRE
OTHER GROUPS JUST CHANTING AND
WALKING AROUND PEACEFULLY.
WE'RE SEEING A BIG MIX RIGHT
NOW, BUT MOSTLY THE PARADE ROUTE
SEEMS VERY CALM AT THIS MOMENT
IN D.C
>> Ginger: I KNOW YOU'RE GETTING
READY TO COME BACK, YOU GUYS ARE
LEAVING TOMORROW, IS THERE ANY
SECURITY CONCERNS YOU GUYS HAVE
HEARD ABOUT, HEADING TO THE
AIRPORTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT?
DO YOU HAVE TO GET THERE SUPER
EARLY BECAUSE OF THE CROWDS?
>> Matt: NO, MOST OF THE
SECURITY IS CONCENTRATED VERY
CLOSELY IN THE DOWNTOWN D.C.
AREA AND THE AREA AROUND CAPITOL
HILL RIGHT HERE.
YOU HAVE TO GET ABOUT THREE
MILES OUT FROM HERE AND THEN
THINGS START TO CLEAR UP.
BUT THERE'S BASICALLY NO
STRAIGHT ROAD THAT YOU CAN USE
TO GET IN HERE.
WE USED THE METRO TO GET IN HERE
THIS MORNING AND IT WAS A PRETTY
EA ROUTE FOR US.
THAT'S HOW WE'LL BE TRAVELING