His appetite for deals may come he may be the only one whose appetite comes close to Donald Trumps appetite to get deals done. We believe the first family is inside the white house right now freshening up or doing what they have to do and maybe getting their first look. Jumping on the beds. At least the grand kids might be. This is their house. Checking the wet paint and see if its really wet. They live now there. They usually slide down the banister. Because they can. So theres a lot to take in there. To the extent they have visited the white house, they havent really had a chance to get a full tour, have they . To really understand the workings of the place . Yes. I mean, mrs. Trump was there and saw mrs. Obama and im sure was shown around, but not in the way that you do when you take possession and you can look everywhere. Not that trip where you come in with the swactches. There is the reviewing stand. Behind grass. Little warmer than the crowd outside. The first family will join there in just a bit and review as the parade comes by. And then of course it wont be finished after the parade. There is a night of more celebrations, the inaugural balls. Although only two this time as compared to 14 in 19 when bill clinton came in. There were 14 . 14, apparently. They also used to have enormous floats sometimes relating to different moments in the new president s past life and thats something that is much less or maybe even by the wayside. I cant remember the last float. There was a huge model of the pt 109 and on top of the float were his crew men and they were all waving at him and he thought that was just great. He was standing in the reviewing stand. What ended that tradition . I think just cost and effort and parades are not what they used to be. Troops awaiting the arrival of the first family to exit the white house and make their way over to the reviewing stand. Is this the north lawn were looking at here . Yes. This is the view that you often see network correspondents. Thats the backdrop. And the second floor rooms just under the portico are the rooms that usually the president s children live in. Thats where the obamas girls were. Upstairs on the far right, thats the upstairs kitchen. Ive actually had a viewer ask me if theres foil or something in the window. I believe thats simply the glare. I was wondering that myself. But i see when we had a different angle it wasnt there, so i think its the glare of the windows. I believe some windows. You can see there in the west wing. I believe some of these windows have been fortified. For sound penetration as well as ballistics. We see movement in there. That is probably children or at least baron trump going in and seeing his new room. Thats the second floor. I see where youre looking at now. And on the third floor are a huge number of guest rooms and on a weekend like this the new president s relatives are probably staying over for the weekend and probably those rooms are full. I find it fascinating, mi michael that apparently they can configure that third floor and make them bigger or smaller. On the bush family they had to make dozen the amount of rooms. They have the ability to remodel the white house. Every family can do the second floor and the third floor if they try to, for instance, repaint the blue room. Thats a little bit more difficult. First floor they cant really touch but second and third. Well, they shouldnt. There have been some tiffs in the past but i think that will not happen. It will certainly be a change from a fifth avenue penthouse. Indeed. Much different lifestyle. Of course, he has been living much like a president since his election. Weve seen certainly the barricades and the blocked street there is in midtown m manhattan and his movement have been very restricted and seeing new york mostly through bulletproof glass and suvs. Im thinking of Harry Hopkins kind of figure who moved in. There doesnt seem to be but at the beginning of roosevelt D AdministrationHarry Hopkins didnt do that either. Before the sun goes down, how is Kristen Welker doing in the truck bed . Chuck, i have made my way from the flatbed truck to the white house. We are waiting for President Trump, the first family to emerge and to walk to the reviewing stand. This was a tradition that dates back to 1873. Thats when president grant decided to review the parade from the white house after his inaugural ceremony and then in 1881 president James Garfield review reviewed the parade from a especially built box. That is why you have that enclosed box. Im going to come in front of the camera now. Hopefully we wont miss him walking. This is also a chance for reporters to get a question to the new president. Hes pretty close to me so well give it our best shot. Four years ago we tried that with president obama. We got a wave. So well see if we can do a little bit better this time. In terms of what theyre doing inside, this is a time of quiet and reflection. This is the first time theyve been in the white house as a family. Of course, theyre joined by all of their new staffers, so part of it is getting to know those folks as well. They were here this morning with the obamas, but it must be a very different feeling to be here for first time and knowing that this is their new home. Kristen, when did the Obama Staffers leave . What was the change over like . Well, we know that the change over overall takes about five hours and what happens typically is the staffers hearsay goodbye to the outgoing first family and spend those five hours getting ready for the incoming new first family. And typically many of the staffers who work here at the white house stay. They stay on here and continue to work with this new first family. However, in terms of the staffers at the west wing, lester, they had packed up yesterday and moved all of their stuff out of their offices and i can tell you that it was a little bit somber here for a lot of the folks who had been here, particularly those who had been with the obamas since the very beginning, a lot of them on the campaign trail back in 2008. So the change over is historic. Its momentous for so many reasons and for so many different people here in the Nations Capital. Again, for the trump family right now probably a quiet moment of reflection and taking in this historic day. It is Pretty Amazing when you think of how many people had to be replaced in a fairly short time since early november until now. One of the fun n ek doanek d that donald trump was surprised at how few staff stay. I think he thought the white house staff was that the permanent staff was much larger than what he found out and that was ab en eye opening moment fo him of not realizing. Actually, when you think about it, hes not somebody that had a lot of experience in government. If youre a ceo and you take over a company, people do stay. Its understandable that he had that mindset going in, but im told that it was we talk about him being an outsider, but mike, its more than that. He is the first president with no Public Service experience. Or military. And there are certain benefits about that that he has talked about. Certain things you dont know and you have to come up to speed extremely fast. I think the other thing is hes been a successful businessman, but this has not been a fortune 100 corporation. The Trump Organization is not a Large Organization of that kind. So, you know, he also has not really managed anything with a huge number of people. One of the transitions that the trap sinsition that everybody is concerned about, talk about these moments right now. There must be nervous moments when youre the new National Security team realizing were in charge now and somebody may test us right now if were not careful. A couple of things. I actually was in touch with a very senior white house official right as the swearing in was happening. Because right up to that moment some people have to be thinking about National Security, and they were. The second thing, we dont know the names exactly or the full details, but the sense i get from the Outgoing Team is the senior staff sent staffed up. Theyre not ready and theyre not coming in with a big group tomorrow. We came in the day after inauguration and virtually every senior position at the white house was filled and thats important because they dont have to be confirmed. We were not confirmed. It takes a long time for the government to get up and running. Having said that, just the top people change. I remember when i walked into the white house, every Single Person that was on my staff, january 21st, 2009 had worked for president george w. Bush the day before. And thats a good thing. Those people are going to be there, from the pentagon, from the state department, from the cia. Theyll be there working and should be working tomorrow. Peter alexander, check in with you. Tell us what youre seeing right now. Reporter were in front of the reviewing stand. People here who were waiting, they got to wave to the president and got to see the Vice President and his family. Now they get to sit out in the cold a little bit longer and the parade can ultimately come through here. Youve been talking about the crowds here. Where we are in some of the most highly sought after, most coveted seats, there are risers that go from most of the block from 15th where they made the turn already all the way to the reviewing stand. Theyre almost empty. Theres almost nobody in them right now to give you a sense of how different this seen is than the one donald trump tweeted about saying there would be record numbers in attendance. Youre getting a look at it right there and you can see how stunning it is. No nonetheless, it is a celebration. Some from virginia, others as far as as texas. Its a celebration and one theyre privileged to be a part. Crowds do matter to donald trump. This is going to bother him, even though there are plenty of rapes why you could turn to from the weather, theyre been running late. Oh, i have a guess. Theyre very thinly staffed. The ambassador just mentioned how thinly staffed they are. Theyre also thinly staffed on the political side. You know there are people who would have been in those chairs had they been invited. But if youre thinly staffed, you cant reach down to that level. They do have to staff up. It is a completely Different Organization than the Trump Organization which is lean and mean. This is deep. I dont know how many desks there are at the National Security council, but every one of them has how many of them are career at this point . Are they career until they get nudged out . Do you know what i mean by that . Yes. The vast majority of National SecurityCouncil Staff are career t. Career. Its just the top jobs that are political. Those people are looking for guidance. Theres decisions that have to be made. Theres incoming. Theres intelligence that come in. And the rest of the world doesnt stop just because were having our inauguration today. The rest of the world doesnt stop on saturdays either. Most of the National Security staff when i worked there worked on saturdays. So the notion that theyre going to have time to settle in, thats not the way the security world works. Theyve got to be ready tomorrow. Michael, we have heard about a handful of hold overs that theyve asked for frankly it is for National Security reasons and this happens quite often. It does, but i think we can begin to ask questions. Donald trump is now president. Hes had since early november. He knew he was going to be president. George w bush was able to get his administration up and running during a period of transition that was a little more than a month because the Supreme Court decided whac. What is the reason this has happened . You handicap yourself a little bit. If you were a republican and an ever trumper or if you were a republican with extensive Bush Administration high up on the list. Its going to take a long time for that to burn off. They are taking that list very, very seriously. Kristen welker, youre there waiting to see. We are starting to see some movement. Chuck, thats right, President Trump and his family, the first lady, Melania Trump have just emerged from the white house. Theyre about to walk down the length of this walkway here and they will enter the reviewing stand. This is, again, one of the more emotional i think moments of the day if you are the first family as you sort of take in this historic moment. You see there eric trump and his wife, baron trump is there followed by ivanka trump and Jared Kushner whos of course going to be one of the top advisors in the white house. That announcement got so much attention because of course a lot of questions about whether or not that violated any ethics rules to have your soninlaw serving as one of your top advisors. The Trump Administration insisting it does not. And here we see followed by the president s grandchildren, extended family. Pressures on you, that shouted question. Were very close. We are here on the north lawn of the white house. So hell be able to hear me. Thats for sure. The question is will he decide to answer the question that we have for him this evening after he has been sworn in, taken the oath of office and is now the 45th president of the United States. We will certainly do our best. Im one of several reporters here so i know were all going to give it a big try. This is a tradition that goes all the way back to president grant. We havent seen the president yet, but we anticipate that he will be walking along this walkway momentarily as the rest of his family has just come out. Again, what they were doing inside, only the first family really knows, but typically its a moment of quiet reflection the first time they have been in the white house together as a family. Kristen, get ready, the Vice President is about to make the walk down there. Here they come. Get ready for that. Reporter here comes Vice President mike pence. Mr. Vice president , how did it feel to be in the white house . Very humbling. Reporter what are your emotions at this hour, mr. Vice president . Hard to express. Very grateful. Well done, kristen. Reporter have humbling, hard to express in case you couldnt hear it. That was his response. And were going to try when President Trump comes along with the first lady melania. Well give it another go. And again, hes very close. Were here along the north lawn of the white house. As lester pointed out earlier, this is where typically the White House Press corp does our live shot. This is a space thats very familiar likely to all of our viewers, we have spent a lot of time out here. President trump, the first lady lingering a little bit before they walk out and take this final walk to the reviewing stand where theyll watch the rest of the parade. We got a little predictable breaking news is what ill call it. We now have a new defense secretary. Jim maddux has just been officially confirmed by the United States senate. I dont have a full number but we knew going in had a lot of bipartisan rhetorical support. Well see what the final vote count is. Looks like so far it was 920 at last count. So i would call that a show of bipartisan support. You know jam maddux very well. I do know him well. I think its great he got that vote. I think he is a fantastic choice for secretary of defense. I hope that he will define the job bigger than just being a general. I think thats going to be his talent. I want him to weigh in on everything. I hear you. All right, kristen. Here comes the 45th president of the United States. Were going to give it another go. Hopefully he will answer our questions. The Vice President did. Hopefully he will take a que from his Vice President. He is of course Holding Hands with the new first lady Melania Trump. Fortunately the rain has held off for this walk for them. And for the latter part of the parade. So that they were able to walk the distance. Reporter mr. President , how does it feel to be the 45th president of the United States . What are your emotions at this hour, sir . Beautiful day. Two for two, Kristen Welker. Well done on the north lawn. Reporter im the new al roker. I dont know about that neck of the woods. Reporter he said beautiful, hard to describe. You could tell that both of them were incredibly humbled i think is how i would describe them walking out. They answered the questions, but they answered them almost very quietly. I think, again, this moment is so enormous for whomever is experiencing their first day as president of the United States and of course donald trump now the 45th president of the United States was able to spend this sm time with his family at the white house and now he heads out to the reviewing stand. Again, this is a tradition that dates all the way back to president grant. Seemed to be a quite humbling moment for both the president and Vice President. Absolutely. Thank you, kristen. You know, michael, it was interesting when we were watching Jared Kushner and ivanka trump walk in, correct me if im wrong, not since the kennedys has family been so important. I think thats exactly right. Of course, because family was so imp