washington by the white house correspondence dinner is now under way. the event sees thousands of guests including journalists and politicians gather together in support of freedom of the present presidentjoe biden is due to speak in the next few minutes. we can take a lighter washington now and what you are seeing is inside the white house correspondence you can see people mingling and the address there from the npr white house correspondent. she is also head of the white house press association. joe biden preparing to deliver his remarks shortly where he will be focusing on the first amendment, freedom of press, but at the same time expected to make some jokes as well. to talk more about what we can expect as we await the speech from joe biden we can cross over to our correspondent who has been watching for most of the night. you have already been watching. it is a long night and all eyes will be on a fight to, you can call it a toast and a roast. expecting that taste from
or regional television please stand out. stay standing, guys. if you work for a net major national newspaper or wire service please stand. tv correspondence, anchors, producers, crew, stand up. and finally, if you support the work that all of us are doing, if you believe in a free press, if you believe in a free press, if you believe it is a pillar of democracy, if you depend on the power to ask questions to open eyes, to change lives and change minds, please stand. and now, raise a glass. as we