More than 60 of her fellow democrats refusing to show up. Trump, undeterred. Were going to do things that havent been done for our country for many, many decades. Reporter th this morning, a country divided comes together to witness a tradition, the peaceful transition of power. Were here to bring it to you live. The pomp, the pageantry and the politics. As donald trump becomes our nations 45th president. Today, friday, january 20th, 2017. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country. In this blessed land, there is always a better tomorrow. From nbc news, this is a special edition of today, the inauguration of donald trump. With matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from washington, d. C. Good morning, everyone. Happy to welcome you to this special today. Thats the west front of the u. S. Capitol where much of the action will take place today. About five hours from now, donald trump will be sworn in as president of these United States. And were a stones throw from that building. And with us all morning to guide us through the twists and turns of the inauguration, chuck todd and Nicolle Wallace. Seems like two years ago we started this. A lot of words with Inauguration Day. You hear historic, hope. What are you hearing with todays inauguration . I would add, unusual, anxious, uncertain. Theyre emotional. I was here for an incoming president and when he left. If youre the president on the way out or on the way in, theres emotion to this day. We will cover emotional moments. Lets set the stage for the day the tell you what you can expect to see. At 8 30 a. M. , the president elect and his family will attend a Worship Service at st. Johns church. Its an inauguration tradition, dating back to fdr in 1933. From there, mr. Trump and his wife will head to the white house for morning tea or coffee with the president and first lady, before the procession to capitol hill. And then, they ride to that event together. Its interesting to try to think what the conversations would be like in that car. The swearingin ceremony kicks off around 11 30 a. M. On the west front of the u. S. Capitol. John roberts will administer the oath of office. And President Trump will give his inaugural address. Thats supposed to last 20 minutes. Thats going to be a personal and sincere statement for his vision for this country. The president elect attended a preelection dinner. And a welcome celebration concert at the lincoln memorial. Were going to talk to the incoming press secretary, sean spicer. First, our team is across the capital. Lets begin with Hallie Jackson, at the capitol. Good morning to you. Reporter hi, matt. Good morning to you. This morning, donald trump is waking up at the blair house, before coming here to deliver that inaugural address. It will be nonideological. And will challenge people to think about politics differently, on a day that donald trump gets to work trying to unite a divided nation. Inaugural celebrations starting already hours before donald trump takes the oath of office. A final formal dinner by candlelight as president elect. That was some big victory. Reporter trump, delivering personal messages to his top aides and laying out a daunting challenge for his soninlaw, Jared Kushner, a soontobe adviser. If you cant produce peace in the middle east, nobody can. Reporter the biggest part of their political lives. Taking place at the lincoln memorial. Trump, looking loose. Later, joking around about the weather today. If it really pours, thats okay, because people will realize its my real hair. And thats okay. Its okay. Reporter trumps inaugural address, now finished. Described by his advisers as personal and elegant. Expect trump to talk about topics such as infrastructure, education and jobs. But it wont be a policy speech. More a philosophical one. About 20 minutes long. Roughly the same length as president obamas remarks. Protesters, setting off explosions, lighting fires and clashing with police. Police are focused on the threat of truck attacks, which is why big, heavy vehicles have been placed in strategic spots. Up above, a nofly zone, now twice its typical size, with helicopters that can transmit any trouble spots to police on the ground. All of it to protect spectators and the many v. I. P. S here. The entire Supreme Court and most members of congress, except about 60 democrats, skipping it in protest, like congressman steve cohen. If 65 democrats boycott his inauguration, he will get the idea hes not bigley, hes not loved and hes not making America Great again. Reporter who will be attending . All four living president s, save for george h. W. Bush. He and his wife hospitalized in texas. His son plans to be here. So does president carter, and president clinton, along with Hillary Clinton. Facetoface with her former rival since the campaign. Despite the clintons hoping to call the white house home again, it will be the trumps turn to move in today. After the president elect, then president , finishes his inaugural speech here, the senate will get to work ready to confirm the new cabinet. Its expected that general james mattis, as well as john kelly, will sail through. But its possible that incoming cia chief, mike pompeo could be delayed. If he is confirmed, donald trump aims to visit the cia tomorrow, to extend an olive branch after weeks of bad blood between him and the Intelligence Community. Hallie, thank you very much. Lets go to the white house. Peter alexander has that part of todays story. Good morning to you, peter. Reporter good morning to you, matt. Along the parade route. You can see the president ial seal behind me. Thats the reviewing stand where donald trump will watch the parade as it passes him. And right behind it is the white house. And take this video inside the white house. An almost eerie quality we saw late last evening. The photos posted by the washington post. They give you a sense of the staff moving out. Iconic photographs by the obamas coming off of the walls. Notes left by aides for their successors. Its tradition that the 44th president would leave a handwritten note for the 45th. And president obama will do that, as well. He has posted a letter he has written to americans. He wrote, in part, because all that i have learned in my time in office, i learned from you. You made me a better president and you made me a better man. A short distance from where where were standing is the blair house, the president s guest house. Thats reserved for the president elect and his family. He leaves there and heads to the events. The first one being the church of the president s. When he leaves the blair house, he will sign his name in the guest book. The last time he will sign it without president before his name. Matt, back to wyou. Peter, thanks very much. Were joined by sean spicer, the incoming press secretary. Thank you, matt. I want to talk about tone of today. The speech he will give, is one of the rare speeches that goes from the podium into the history books. Tell me about the tone of it. Will it be optimistic . Will it be healing . I think it will be optimistic. It will be philosophical. This is not to be not necessarily an agenda. But discussion of the proper role of government. The role of the citizenry. How we can move together as a country together to solve the problems that our country faces. Reporter president elect trump says he didnt create the division in this country. It created long before he came on the scene. When he becomes president , one of his jobs is to try to heal that division. Will he have kind words for president obama . Does he have kind words for Hillary Clinton . He has kind words. He has really enjoyed his conversations with president obama, getting to know him. And expressed appreciation for the way that he and the first lady has helped him. What about Hillary Clinton. I think he has said the same about her. We need to bring everybody together. Let me point out as recent as last week when the james comey investigation came up, he tweeted saying that, based on what the fbi knows im paraphrasing here, she shouldnt have been able to run in the first place, and he said, guilty as hell. That was last week. That has to do with the issue and not the person. Its one thing to look at the facts that came out, with the respect of the fbi, her mishandling of declassifications. Speaking of the fbi, the New York Times is reporting theres some intercepted communications between the fbi and other intelligence agencies are looking at, that may have something to bo with associates of the president elect. Potentially Financial Transactions that may or may not have to do with the russian hack. Is the president elect aware of this aspect of the investigation . And number two, is he going to pledge to have to be totally handsoff, and let this investigation play out, no matter where it leads . Of course. I think hes made that clear. Hes not going to shut it down . Hes not going to shut anything down. You see an Intelligence Community to launch an investigation. Its their prerogative to do that. The president is going to make sure he gets the best information from the intelligence communities and the department of justice entities. Were not looking to shut anything down. Were looking for the facts. As recently as last night congrats on your job. I did combat with these guys. You look a little more relaxed on that side of the table. Its easier over here. Good luck. Youre a great person for the job. As recently as last night, president elect trump was talking about his poll numbers. Hes acutely aware of the broadcast and cable coverage of himself. Do you expect his schedule more crowded in policy briefings . You can walk and chew gum. Will he have the tv on . He has an appetite for information, news, policy. Its not one or the other. Hes up to all hours of the night, first thing in the morning. Dedicated on moving this country forward. He spends a lot of time making sure he understands whats going on. He gets updates of all kinds from his staff. He brings in experts to make sure its guiding his decisionmaking process. Can i mention something . Chuck brought this up while we were waiting in a commercial break. You have your cell phone over there. One of them. You have to give that one up. You know what happens at 12 01 today. Senior members of the staff. They have equipment to turn it over. The twitter handle goes over. Goes from josh earnest to my the peaceful transition of twitter. The peaceful transition of twitter handles. It is an amazing thing and makes us the envy of the world to watch this process. To see one administration turn over to the next. I cant thank the Obama Administration enough. I think they followed in the footsteps that george w. Bush handed over to the white house to president obama. But thats what really makes this nation so very special. Sean, again. I know its a busy morning. Thank you, guys. Enjoy the moment. Thank you. Enjoy the day. Im going to speak as if hes just disappeared. And hes not actually tell you about this spicer guy. He has places to go. You heard him talk about the tone of the speech, what he expects from the president. Is that what you think is necessary . It is. It is hard when youre sent here to shake things up. To knock heads in washington, and strike a unifying tone. And i say this not as any criticism. Its just hard to do both messages at the same time. Authentically. And thats the challenge for him today. I spent last week on the road with his supporters, only people that voted for donald trump. They want to see more of this side of him. They know hes a straighttalking street fighter. They want to see more of this. I dont want to put ideas in anyones mind. Hypothetically speaking, you have his core supporters. And theyre going to look at the podium, and see his opponent. Theyre going to remember some of the things they said about each other during the campaign. And what are the fears they may react in a vocal way toward her, mimicking some of the things that have been said during the campaign. And i think you know what im talking about. I hear you. I cannot imagine that happening. Its an opportunity for the president. It is. Its an opportunity for the president elect, in that moment, to react in a way that even his supporters are eager to see him do. You cant control the crowd. And you have to give that benefit of the doubt to the new president. But its an opportunity for him to set a tone and say, that is over. I am president now. And lets get to work. I just have Higher Expectations of the crowd. I think when you come to the capitol, you feel this moment. I dont care who you are as an american citizen. I hope youre right. Nicolle, chuck, stay comfortable. We want to get to a new other of the mornings headlines. Eight people have been found alive under the avalanche that hit a remote mountain hotel. Rescuers are working to free them from snow and debris. Up to 30 people were buried by the avalanche that was triggered by recent irt earthquakes. Four people are confirmed dead. And 18 others are missing. An update on the health of former president george h. W. Bush and his wife, barbara. A bush family spokesperson says they are on the upswing. President bush is being treated for pneumonia. He remains in stable condition. And barbara bush is recovering from bronchitis. But she says she feels a thousand percent better. Also making headlines, infamous drug kingpin, el chapo guzman, was extradited to the United States. He twice escaped from maximum Security Prisons in his country, is the convicted leader of a notorious drug cartel. Several u. S. Jurisdictions want to try him on trafficking charges. Including new york, miami, and chicago. Al roker has made his way to washington, as well. He has our first check of the weather on Inauguration Day. Al, good morning to you. Youre up there. Were down on the street. It is a beautiful morning. And look at the capitol. And all of its grandeur. I never got tired of seeing that sight. That is gorgeous. Lets look at our Inauguration Day weather. Here comes the rain. Whatever comes is going to be pretty quick. We are looking at those showers getting ready to push us to the rest of washington. The activity will move in some time. Its a moving system. Light showers. Temperatures cooler than we thought earlier in the week. It clears and moves up in the northeast. Heres our forecast for today. Noontime, swearing in. 44, cloudy, scattered showers. By the time the parade kicks off at 3 00, mostly cloudy, school, at 3 00, mostly cloudy, school, a te well this heres a loadbearing wall. Well go ahead and rip that out. Thatll cause a lot of problems. Hmm. Totally unnecessary and it triples the budget. Well be totally behind schedule, right . laughschedules. Schedules. Great, okay. Wouldnt it be great if everyone said what they meant . The citi® double cash card does. It lets you earn double cash back 1 when you buy, and 1 as you pay. The citi double cash card. Double means double. Good morning. Meteorologist bill henley. Starting off and the clouds are moving in. Temperatures will be climbing. 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