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500 people, killing 86 of them. a precision military marching band spelled out the words nice in front of the viewing stand. a very poignant moment there then there was a shot on the concord where the french and u.s. flags were displayed side by side as that same military band played the u.s. and french national anthems. emmanuel macron took to the microphone at the end of this parade to talk about the enduring friendship between the united states and france saying that the presence of president...

Him took the bastille day celebrations the presidency and their in the viewing stand. reviewing u.s. troops who were among the participant, the reason being this is the centennial of americas involvement in the great war, world war i. they entered in 1917 and really helped to turn the tide in the history of what france would become. there are some 200 american service members there including five who were dressed in uniforms from world war i. it was also an interesting moment because this does m...

Of flyovers. we already saw that with the b-1 flyover as part of the joint annual operations. hallie, whats concerning here at the pentagon about these tests is the consistency of them and the persistence. everyone here at the pentagon is expecting potentially more tests. they see this happen with regularity. theres some big deadlines and big dates coming up. april 15th is when the grandson, the initial founder of north korea has a birthday. whats also concerning here is every time they have a t...

♪ bill: a bit after 1:00 in the afternoon. that is the where the first family woke up this morning on day two of the trump administration. viewing stand on the left, they have to get that thing out of there. almost the size of the white house. they will have to make viewing stands great again very soon. at the pentagon meanwhile the new secretary of defense is on the job and accounted for. general james mattis arrived last hour, stating again yesterday his commitment to work with the state dep...

Members of congress know that to be true. they take their dogs to work up there. bill: beautiful shot. were right across from lafayette where we were yesterday, shannon. we provides this outstanding view of 1600 pennsylvania avenue with the washington monument and jefferson further in the difference of the we were out there yesterday on the viewing stand. it was a remarkable time. i made the comment how indelible images are. i can recite the moments and images that i made on that day, shannon, c...

The range of emotions and thoughts going through the mind of president obama. he was out there, any final words for the american people and he said thank you. classy move there. >> shannon: asked if he was feeling nostalgic he said of course. he is leaving a letter behind as is tradition for the next president. words of wisdom and encouragement and those kinds of things. >> bill: we saw the letter to the american people yesterday. at some point well get some information about that. screen left t...

And he is waving to the crowd. waving to the folks right below the media stand potentiallyawaying to a reporter here and there. maybe not. he and melania walking up, addressing now his viewing stand where many of his vips as i said and his friends are waiting. guys, this is the first time that donald trump will walk these grounds and walk into the white house as the 45th president of the united states. and it has got to be just a huge moment for him. remember, he didnt necessarily think he was g...

This whole shebang is arriving. >> reporter: indeed, donald trump has just arrived. he got back in his car as you guys saw a moment ago. at the end of the pennsylvania avenue which is interesting because it was only a few more feet before he got here to the viewing stand, i think that could be because the stands between the treasury and the white house were almost and are almost entirely empty. its unclear what happened, most of the seats are ticketed, they go to supporters, they go to donors, t...

>> this is such a beautiful shot. it is fairly nice to see. what you mentioned, bob, about melania. a first lady that is an immigrant. i think that sends a good message that this is a country that welcomes all. >> that is something i was surprised trump never said, and i think it is an important point, that he married an immigrant and he is being attacked as being anti-immigrants. i think he had a point that he missed on that one. he related sound -- he almost sounded angry in some ways, to be h...

The white house, the executive office building next to it. behind us immediately, shannon, is the viewing stand where the trump family and the next president will be during the parade yesterday -- >> shannon: tomorrow. >> bill: on friday. >> shannon: it will be beautiful. well see the whole thing as it comes by as we provide coverage for folks non-stop tomorrow. >> bill: we watched from that similar stand four years ago. i think the same setup is here as we watched four years ago. pretty much th...