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Steve: well the countdown is on now, we're seven days, one week away from donald trump's inauguration. brian: before the president-elect swears an oath in the united states he will land at andrews air force base in maryland to make his way to washington, d.c. ainsley: we have live look inside of the base for preparations underway. good morning, annie. reporter: hey, good morning to all of you. it has been a busy morning at joint base andrews. a lot of demos goings-on. big behind the scenes look at everything. we're only seven days away. i have major general darrell burke joining me. >> good mo...

We'll have army, air force, navy, marines marching on inaugural day. reporter: we see the band as well as drill team and honor guard front and center at many events. we don't see the sort of behind the scenes reports as far as medical goes and things like that. we warrant to show our viewers all that's involved on the big day a and there is a lot of moving part. if you can explain what we're seeing here. >> air force district of washington does three things. we do ceremonial honors contingency response and operational senator. we'll do the ceremonial piece and at same time we have some of the ...

If every decent person leaves camden, then we never have a chance. in order to be a part of the program, they have to maintain a "c" average or better. it's all about the academics. it's all about nurturing these kids. what's right, what's wrong. the drill team does that. they have different saying that they go by every day. it's a start without a finish. it is possible. and they believe this. they say it so much until it is embedded. >> tawanda has helped css support it with financial assistance. with some parents and temporary donations. surprisingly for a group of national profile, no lasti...

Someone who is really in need, you know, i feel -- it makes me feel complete. >> her late grandfather walter green jr. was a former military man. an employee of rca and a body guard for the great boxer jersey joe walcott. >> he was just like the protector. if you need anything, you go to mr. dynamite. that was his nickname. >> he was also a man who believed in being part of the community. when tawanda was 15, she was asked to lead a local drill team. unfortunately, it soon lost its funding. walter purchased 80 uniforms and three drums to get it its start. today css, the camden sophisticated si...

Grandfather, walter green jr., was a former military man, an employee of rca, and a bodyguard for the great boxer, jersey joe walcott. >> tawanda: he was just, like, the protector, you know? if you need anything you go to mister dynamite. that was his nickname. >> anthony: he was also a man who believed in being part of the community. when tawanda was 15, she was asked to lead a local drill team. unfortunately it soon lost its funding. walter purchased 80 uniforms and three drums to give them a start. >> woman: move! >> group: our deepest fear is not that we're angry. our deepest fear is how p...