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Route. there it is, theres the parade route. lets start with steve rosen at john marshal park and pull you out of the map and very cool, james, if you could see it. >> i feel liberated. good afternoon, bret. were in the section of washington d.c. known as judiciary square about three quarters after mile as the crow flies from the capitol itself. people are starting to line up for the parade which will take place after this luncheon concludes, i would say from my vantage point probably part of 1....

Graduate-handing with senator leahy. >> reporter: the crowds have been excited out here and i join the chorus of brit hume and others, that beyonce looked beautiful and i think she did get the loudest applause here, and might have been tied with the the president, but certainly had fans here today and we had a chance to talk to a lot of people, some here four years ago and some repeating this time around, how they feel, how theyve seen the country change and progress in their opinion over the la...

Washington not like four years ago where with the wind chill it was in the teens. they come prepared and knew what they were in for, how badly they wanted to be a part of it. reminds me of a moment we had on fox news channel, four years ago, bret was anchoring, i was out on the mall and ran into a woman about whom our viewers still ask me. and why the people on the streets just stay. and they say, remember this moment? >> but people are ready, they came prepared, they have layers and food and me...

The freedom agenda was noted for that reason. it led to things of a lot of people felt were unfortunate that this administration is trying to change. but many of the rest of those are kind of lost to history. >> jim is live on the mall. >> guesstimate used to be on the east side which is a very cramped space. ronald reger and move it in 1981. it was suggested to him and he thought it was a good idea and some say one of the reasons was he wanted new presidents looked on the national mall where yo...

Need to come closer to the middle to find the common ground, that the president wasnt able to find in fourors, that hell be able to complete the work. and crowds are hopeful, but subdued and much more realistic this time around about what he will or wont be able to accomplish and the fact that theres still some real friction here in washington and the fact that in their opinion, its heating up, not cooling down and thats what weve heard from the crowds here today. back to you. >> shannon, thanks...

He said he had been scandalized. and both of these seem to have echoes for it. and he did bring up the image of both lincoln as well as washington, but the fact that he said so little about the debt made me think he could have quoted another line from lincoln that was quite memorable near the end of his presidency when lincoln said we can never finish this if we never start it. that could have been about the debt and the fiscal crisis today. >> as you see the sweep of history, is it possible giv...

Of stop and watch. a moment that millions of us will always remember. it is a moment that is most conspicuous and enduring symbol of the american democracy. how remarkable that this has survived for so long in such a complex country, when so much power is at stake. the freedom to vote for our leaders and the restraint to respect the results. last year at mount vernon. a tour guide told me that our first president, george washington, once posed this question. what is most important, washington as...

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