god bless you. and god bless america! thank you. [cheering and applauding] god bless america!ion. guide us to remember the words of the psalmist who may dwell on your holy mountain, one that does what is right and speaks the truth. who knows that when you eat the labor of your hands, you are praiseworthy. that he who sows in tears shall reap in joy, because the freedoms we enjoy are not granted in perpetuity, but must be reclaimed by each generation. as our ancestors have planted for us, so we must plan for others. while it is not for us to complete the task, neither are we free to assist from them. dispense justice to the needy and the orphan, for they have no one but their fellow citizens. and because a nation's wealth is measured by her values and not by her vaults. bless all of our allies around the world who share our beliefs. by the rivers of babylon, we wept as we remembered zion. if i forget thee, old jerusalem, may my hand forget its skill. the doer of all these shall never falter. may the days come soon where justice will dwell in the wilderness and righteousness wil

god bless you. >> thanks be to god. ♪ >> hello, everyone. i'm kate bolduan. >> i'm john berman. afternoon. that is a big moment after a contentious couple months with the intelligence community. but there is a remarkable moment happening right now behind us in front of us, all around us, from every direction we see streams of people, thousands and thousands of protesters descending on washington for the women's march. you can see the pictures right here. it isn't just here. we'll talk about that in just a second. this march will travel down independence avenue, past the washington monument, ending at the ellipse just in back of the white house a few hundred yard off the oval office. as i said, as you can see, it's not just here. more than 600 sister marches planned all across 50 states with huge crowds and many of them already -- and it's not just the united states either -- a lot of cities around the world having similar marches. we'll take you to several of the demonstrations in just a moment. >> let's go first to cnn's national correspondent kyung lah who is in the middle of

>> so help me god, i do. >> how is your son and?> he is doing fine thanks for asking. >> where is he? >> i don't know, he is in the field. >> hey guys. >> david. >> david, who's got the camera? here we go. i'll tell you why, are you ready? >> you sound like my daughter. [laughter] [laughter] how old are you? >> i am 23. >> david is 24. [inaudible conversations] my dad used to say you have one job. keep the guys away from your sister. [laughter] god love you. >> thank you. >> thank you, thank you. i forgot the celtic park. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. i'm okay. hey ron, come on. this is my wife, jane. >> jane, how are you? it's nice to see you. you met the best part of my family. >> we will do this first. >> do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that you take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that you will well and faithfull

god bless you, and god bless the united states of america.plause] [cheers] jeannie mancini: thank you, kellyanne. thank you. i have another introduction. mrs. karen pentz -- pence is the second lady of the united states of america and wife to vice president mike pence. she has devoted 25 years in the classroom as an elementary second -- elementary schoolteacher, and as second lady, she will bring attention to our children in art therapy programs. i bring to the stage mrs. karen pence. [cheers] karen pence: thank you. thank you so much. [chanting usa] [cheers] you so much.thank thank you, jeannie, for that introduction. you know, this is not our first march for life. [cheers] karen pence: but it is the warmest. [laughter] karen pence: our family has been to many marches for life over the past 16 years. [cheers] karen pence: my job today is to introduce my husband of 31 years. [cheers] karen pence: and very short and sweet, i have never met anyone who has more compassion for women, for children, and for the american people. [cheers] one of the

god bless you. and god bless america! thank you. [cheering and applauding] god bless america!ion. guide us to remember the words of the psalmist who may dwell on your holy mountain, one that does what is right and speaks the truth. who knows that when you eat the labor of your hands, you are praiseworthy. that he who sows in tears shall reap in joy, because the freedoms we enjoy are not granted in perpetuity, but must be reclaimed by each generation. as our ancestors have planted for us, so we must plan for others. while it is not for us to complete the task, neither are we free to assist from them. dispense justice to the needy and the orphan, for they have no one but their fellow citizens. and because a nation's wealth is measured by her values and not by her vaults. bless all of our allies around the world who share our beliefs. by the rivers of babylon, we wept as we remembered zion. if i forget thee, old jerusalem, may my hand forget its skill. the doer of all these shall never falter. may the days come soon where justice will dwell in the wilderness and righteousness wil

god bless you. >> thanks be to god. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> all right.ays in the affordable care act. the democratic leader in the house says while the inaugural address promises to put americans first, president trump failed to mention health care in all the rhett particular. and not to create jobs and raises, it's to make america sick again. i might point out even with the affordable care act, the americans are sadly getting sicker again. the top ten diseases have increased and death rates increased. whether you blame that on the law or happening despite the law or even with the law, the fact of the matter is americans are sick again. so, it really can't be politicized either way at this point, it would seem. but what the president called for in that executive order among three he signed yesterday, was that he wanted to look at how we could minimize the burden of replacing the affordable care act and brought powers to agencies to unwind regulations that might be onnerous. this is sort of putting the ball in their court, they decide which they want to p

god. both read the bible the same way. but this is not the way it played out. now, you might think that the north thought god was on their side because the south had slavery. that's what i lot of my students tend to think and that's partially true, but early on, remember the war as lincoln articulated, it was a war over the preservation of the union. and many northern christians believed that the union was somehow created by god. it was a sacred union, the institution was a sacred document. this is roofus choate, a massachusetts senator, who talked about a united, love iin and christian america. he was actually a whig senator and actually refused to join the republican party in the 1850s because it was a party of division. and he wanted to make sure this was a national, he had the sacred vision of the nation. so america was a christian nation and the cause of the war in the north, at least initially, was that god especial ordained this nation and to divide this nation would have been seen

god bless you and god bless the united states of america.eers and applause] >> >> i have another introduction. mrs. karen pentz is the second lady of the united states of america and wife of vice president mike pence. in elementary school tincher -- teacher. [applause] >> thank you so much. thank you so much. thank you for that introduction. first march for life. [applause] but it is the warmest. been to manys marches for life over the last 16 years. is to introduce my husband of 31 years. [applause] >> i have never met anyone who has more compassion for women, for children, and for the american people. [applause] one of the kindest people i know , the vice president of the united states, mike pence. [applause] >> [chanting] usa! >> thank you. on behalf of the president -- [applause] daughter, i would like to welcome you all to washington, d.c. for the 44th annual march for life. [applause] >> is a good day. is the best day i have ever seen for the march of life in more ways than one. [applause] >> i am deeply humbled to stand before you tod

god bless you. and god bless america. thank you. god bless america.elivering an inaugural address. 20 minutes long. directed clearly at his supporters and followers. the people who got him into the white house. he talked about a transfer of power to the people. this was also a strongly nationalist speech. he talked about making america great again. he said there would be a new decree, a new vision, that will govern our land. from this day forward it will be only a america first. he talked about total allegiance to the united states of america, about having hearts full of patriotism. this was an address to the people who support him. the people he calls forgotten americans. he talked about a strong nationalist call for a america's role in the world. mr president, in the bible, rain is a sign of god's blessing. it started to rain when you came to the podium. it is my prayer that god will bless you, your family, your administration, and prayer that god will bless you, your family, youradministration, and man he bless america. . the passage of scripture c

. >>> praise be god. and we all welcome you. [ chanting in a foreign language ] [ chanting in a foreign language ] [ speaking in a foreign language ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to this house of prayer for all people. welcome to this hour of prayer for our nation, its leaders and all those who call this land their home. as we mark this moment of political transition, let us all draw strength and courage from the sacred texts and songs and petitions, from the many traditions of our land and may they inspire us always to seek di divine assistance, care for one another and live according to the highest aspiration god calls us as individuals and a nation. >> let all the peoples praise you, oh, god. >> let awe the peoples praise you. >> day by day we bless you. blessed be the one holy and living god. >> let us pray. o god, you made us in your own image and redeemed us through jesus your son. look with compassion on the whole human family. take away the arrogance and hatred which infect our hearts. br

biden: 22, god love you. you must be out of school now. sisters role., i know you think -- in my family, sisters rule. i know you think i am joking. come on mom and dad. ready? can you see us all? >> there you go. wo move over so i can see the senator. [cameras clicking] >> great, thank you. mr. biden: chris knows my sister. our kids went to the same universities together. she should be the senator, not me. good to see you guys. thank you. good to see you, congratulations. >> this is my wife, cindy. mr. biden: good to meet you. >> it is a lot of travel. mr. biden: ready? put your left hand on the bible, raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which you are about to enter: so help you god? >> i do. m

so help you go god. >> i do.o god. >> i do. god. >> i do.god. >> i do. >> all right. >> thank you, sir. >> my granddaughter put ears on me, you know what i mean. >> that's their job. >> that's what granddaughters do. >> how old are you? >> 23. >> that's my granddaughter's age, 23. >> david is 24. >> 24. >> almost 25. >> you have a hard time. >> with me. >> good to see you guys. >> thank you. thank you. >> thank you, sir. >> oh, we didn't get that. i forget the selfie part. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. >> keep the faith, guys. >> so nice to siee you again. you met the best part of my family. we're going to do this first. >> how do you hold it? >> that's it. okay. do you solemnly swear to support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic, that you will bear truth, faith and allegiance to the same, that you take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, that you will well and fatherfully discharge the duties of office on which you are about

thank you, god bless you. and god bless america! thank you. god bless america. donald trump there delivering an inaugural address 20 minutes long, directed clearly at his supporters and his followers, the people he called the forgotten americans. he talked about a transfer of power from washington, dc to the rest of the country, getting people back their power. but this was also a strongly nationalist speech. he talked about making an america great again. he said that there will be a new decree for every foreign capital, a new vision that will govern our land from this day forward , will govern our land from this day forward, it is going to be only america first. he talked about total allegiance to the united states of america. about having hearts full of patriotism. this was an address to the people who support him, the people he calls the forgotten americans, and a strong nationalist call for a america's role in the world. mr president, in the bible, rain is a sign of god's blessing, and it started to rain, mr president, when you came to the platform. and it i

speaker, god bless them, god bless you, god bless wisconsin. god bless the members of this house. god bless the united states of america. this is the people's house, this is the people's gavel. in the people's name it is my privilege to hand the gavel to the speaker of the house, paul ryan. the speaker: thank you very much. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you very much. i'll be relatively brief. i want to thank madam leader. you know, i stood in this spot very, very many times. today, though, feels a whole lot different. part of it has to do with all the new faces in the house. you look at all the proud spouses, these beaming children, at their best. people's parents. it's hard if not impossible, to resist this rush of substance abuse yasm. there's no sense of foreboding in this house today. there's only the sense of potential. it kind of reminds you that no matter how long you've been here, you haven't seen it all. so i just want to say, to our new members, and to their families, thank you, ongratulations, and welcome. to my own priest, father paul, thank you for being her

is good -- god is good! >> god is good!> backstage, we are frozen right now, pending the departure of the vice president, but very, very soon, in i would say 30 seconds, we will have cardinal dolan here. [cheers] [chanting] 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, four, 3, 2, 1! cardinal dolan! [applause] [laughter] >> let us pray! god, and father of us all, sovereign of all life, assembling us to proclaim the dignity that each human person and the sacredness of all human life. father forheavenly the gift of a nation where life itself is considered an inalienable right, where the dignity of each human person, a self-evident truth. cardinal dolan: our prayers are the more fervent as they rise from christians and catholics, orthodox, jews, islam, people of all faiths in this one nation under god. our supplication this afternoon is the more hopeful, as we rejoice in the solidarity of hundreds of thousands who believe so ardently in the civil rights of the innocent baby in the womb, deserving full protection of the law and the right to life. our pra

god bless you. >> thanks be to god. ♪ >> all right.e hundreds of thousands of people. look at that picture there. hundreds of thousands of people gathered to demand equal rights. joining me now, joan walsh, and lawrence o'donnell, host of msnbc "the last word" and also the only man that we allowed to be on this show today. lawrence, and you know what because you are the lonely only lawrence, i'll let you talk first. how about that. i'll let you have your final say. what do you make of this march on washington here today? >> well, there are already some preliminary estimates including that it may be a bigger crowd than we saw there yesterday. truly by the end of the day we'll have something more definitive on that. this is a precedent that began in 1969. the election of richard nixon was the first one to have protests, significant protests at inauguration, especially the day before that inauguration. when nixon was re-elected in 1972, that's when it went huge. that protest was much, much bigger. 100,000 people on the same day as the ina

president-elect kennedy: >> so help me god.sident kennedy: vice president johnson, mr. mr. speaker, mr. chief justice, president eisenhower, vice president nixon, president truman, reverend clergy, fellow citizens, we observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom symbolizing an end as well as a beginning, dignifying renewal as well as change. for i have sworn before you and almighty god the same solemn oath our forebearers prescribed nearly a century and three quarters ago. the world is very different now, for man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. and yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe. the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of god. we dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution. let the word go forth from this time and place to friend and foe alike that the torch has been passed to a new gener

speaker, god bless them, god bless you, god bless wisconsin. god bless the members of this house. god bless the united states of america. this is the people's house, this is the people's gavel. in the people's name it is my privilege to hand the gavel to the speaker of the house, paul ryan. the speaker: thank you very much.

or get angry at god and be in relationship with god, whatever that looks like. to support that with them. >> host: to break down the stigma even further. joann, i know that the program that you work with also deals with congregants across the age spectrum. can you talk about what you have seen with the senior members? >> sure. we have talked about bringing the initiative programming. we really thought about it and thought about what made the most sense. we are bringing teams to the meetings to ask about what they would like and how they would like to receive information about mental health and mental illness. what are they not getting from other areas of their lives or their school or their parents. why are they still coming to the synagogue. they still come. so, what makes our synagogue a place they want to come and what can we give them that will help them feel as safe as possible? is it education or safe place to talk. are we listening to them? are we giving them what they need in a way that will make the most sense for them? so, that is something we are work

by the god the history. so i would just come back in conclusion so men you are scheerer is seems like special protection for america, it doesn't make americans better, it makes us more obligated. to assume much is given much it is expected. with the model great power comes great responsibility and america has to demonstrate that. one of the border full quotations that i have found from a historian m prof mcdougal says try to imagine a mystical time traveler where someone comes into our world not that long ago. he looks around the world aggressive in, angry come my fighting against of west with china as a fast empire with a great sense of superiority and yet not much real power. the french think they are superior to everyone else particularly with cultural matters. looked round of world now but they could say in 1616 russia is the country of the future and always will be. [laughter] and if you look around the world, the only part of the time traveler will absolutely not recognize it is the united states. nobo

>> so help me god, i do. >> thank you. >> congratulations, senator. >> anybody else? >> the rest of the -- >> hey, how are you doing? hey, how are you? >> my son, matt and his boys. >> hi, matt. great to see you. >> branch. >> how are you? >> allison. >> you stand with me. >> good to see you, jill. >> come on, jill. get in on this side. i'll be darned. what a beautiful family. >> thank you. >> you got to be very patient. fathers are hard to raise. you know what i mean? yeah. >> he says, yeah. >> we're good. all right, guys. thank you very much for being here. >> going out that way. >> thank you. >> thank you very much for being here. thanks. good to see you, pal. >> this is dominic. >> how are you doing, man? how old are you? you're getting old. how are you? good to see you. did you enjoy it. >> danielle, how are you? did you enjoy it? my son did that. great to be with you. mom, you get right in the middle here. we're going to re-enact this and then hold the bible. you come over next to me, child. you stand right in the middle here. come on, you guys in the middle. pu

will be called children of god, god blesses those who are persecuted for doing right for the kingdomaven is theirs and god blesses you, when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things about you because you are my followers, for you are the light of the world, like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. no one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. instead a lamp is placed on its stand where it gives light to everyone in the house. in the same way, let your good deed shine out for all to see, that everyone will praise your heavenly father, respectfully in jesus' name. >> we come to you heavenly father in the name of jesus with grateful hearts, thank you you for this great country that you have decreed to your people. we acknowledge we are a blessed nation with a rich history of faith and fortitude, with a future that is filled with promise and purpose. we recognize that every good and every perfect gift comes from you and the united states of america is your gift. for which we proclaim our gratitude. as a nation we now pray for our

in the book of exodus, in exodus 33, moses wants to see god face. he wants to see gods glory. he says god, show me your core. god says no man ma may look on t and live. i will show you my back. he hides moses and a clutch in the rock, and then he can see gods back. the tradition understanding and arduous tradition of that very, very strange passage is that it is possible to see history after it happened. and to understand it. in a way that it is impossible to understand it as it is happening. to bring us back to bismarck, i can't resist. such a good quote. bismarck says, in another place, it is of the job of the statesman to listen for god footsteps marching through history, and then to grab onto his coattails and hang on. that's our job. there may be reasons why this difficult campaign and mr. trump's election really could contribute to good things in america. anybody here expect the market to be caught up the way that it is? the market isn't everything, i mean, another great day today. things are going better than people expect. and here's the one good thing. if anyone can i

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speaker, god bless them, god bless you, god bless wisconsin. god bless the members of this house. god bless the united states of america. this is the people's house, this is the people's gavel. in the people's name it is my privilege to hand the gavel to the speaker of the house, paul ryan. [applause] speaker ryan: thank you. thank you very much. [applause] i'll be relatively brief. leader.o thank madam you know, i've stood in this spot more than a few times. and yet today it feels completely different. part of it has to do with all the new faces in the house. you look at all the proud spouses, the beaming parents, children at their best. if not impossible to resist the rush of enthusiasm. there's no sense of foreboding today. there's only a sense of potential. kind of reminds you no matter how long you've been here, you still haven't seen it all. and so to all our new members, i want to say simply, "thank you, congratulations, and welcome." [applause] ryan: to my own priest, father paul, thanks for being here today. you fory family, thank thisou have done to make possible. there'

god bless america.hey they are getting amazing exposure and that's important. this is a brave act for an artist because they are going to be so despised by the liberals. >> half the country who is pro trump may decide they like 3 doors down. >> very positive moment. what do you think, juan? >> i really do think dana is right. this is a spectacular view and the sky is just gorgeous. i like lee greenwood. you know what's great about this is walking around d.c. today, there are so many different kinds of people here today. you see the bikers in town, lots of people who i don't think think of themselves as, you know, friendly to washington are here in big numbers with their families. and that's pretty cool. this thing is going to cost, i'm told, like $200 million. something like that. it's going to be the most expensive and inaugural ever but it's not because of anything donald trump is doing. he's got three balls, basically, which is a whole lot less than obama or even george w. bush. it's because of secur

so help me god. so help me god. congratulations. the united states. the transfer of power is partially com plete transfer of power is partially complete now. next donald trump will ta ke complete now. next donald trump will take the 0ath complete now. next donald trump will take the oath of office. this is the beginning of the switch. you can see president 0bama smiling in the background. mike pence, former governor of indiana, waving to the crowd. now officially, the vice president of the united states. that meansjoe president of the united states. that means joe biden president of the united states. that meansjoe biden is no longer officially the vice president. he is the former vice president of the united states. we will have the formen tabernacle choir in a bit and then the chiefjustice of the united states will issue the 0ath then the chiefjustice of the united states will issue the oath of office to donald trump. mormon tabernacle choir. donald trump's mother was born on the isle of lewis, a scott by birth, in part and born o

we are to pray for three gifts from god, pardon, power, and peace.for past shortcomings, power for the present task of achieving victory, and peace, enduring peace, by god's help in days to come. he continues, by far, our greatest sin as a nation is the sin of international, irresponsibility. we want our country and our people to have power and prestige, pleasures and possessions, but we balk at the international responsibility which those privileges impose. thanks to the foresight of our president, we are not entirely unprepared in a military way for this war. but spiritually, we are in bad shape. pearl harbor resulted in a new national unity based on resentment. but that is not enough. we must have a deep spiritual unity that will make us ready, even eager, to sacrifice our material goods and when necessary even life itself for the moral prince pells for which this war is being fought. >> i think it's important to recall the historic and emotional setting for this service. this was the winter of disaster, it came to be known as. not only was pearl

. >> so help me god. >> so men me god. >> congratulations. >> thank you. ... .... .... >> the americans honored in this hall remind us ouf strength as a nation of patriots. i want you to know after a decade of war, those serving today have been tested and you can count on us all the way. we are grateful for you being here, for showing your respect for us on a day when former secretary of defense, bill cohen, former deputy secretary, rudy deleon are here, it is a reminder this department stands as the defender, as the sentinels, and the guardians of the nation. thank you for your con -- confidence in me, mr. president. [applause] >> it is total confidence. i would like to congratulate now secretary mattis. secretary mattis is a man of honor, devotion, and a man of total action. he likes action. he is the right man at the right time and he will do us all very, very proud. i am honored to stand here today among so many patriots. you are the backbone of this country. you are the spirit of this nation in every sense. the men and women of the united states military had the greatest force for

blessed texas ♪ i've been sent to spread the message ♪ god blessed texas >> and god bless you guys fort coming on. it's a good song. hang on. you're gonna know this song. you're gonna love it. i think everybody should sing along. ♪ and i'm proud to be an american ♪ where at least i know i'm free ♪ and i won't forget the men who died ♪ who gave that right to me ♪ and i gladly stand up next to you ♪ and still today ♪ because there ain't no doubt i love this land ♪ god bless the usa >> okay, everybody, get your hands up in the air just like this, all the way across this beautiful place. get them up in the air. there you go. >> it's han honor for us to be here representing music from nashville, tennessee, all the great bands out of nashville over the last 30 years. this next guy is also from nashville. he wrote this song way back when, the performer, the writer of this song. five-time grammy winner, please welcome lee greenwood! ♪ ♪ if tomorrow all the things were gone i worked for all my life ♪ and i have to start again with just my children and my wife ♪ thank my lucky stars to be living

god bless you and god bless america!nk you. [ applause ] god bless america. [ applause ] [ applause ]

we are to pray for three gifts from god -- pardon, power, and peace. pardon for past shortcomings, power for the present task of achieving victory, and peace, enduring peace by god's help in days to come. he continues. by far, our greatest sin as a nation is the sin of international irresponsibility. we want our country and our people to have power and prestige, pleasures and possessions, but we balk at the international responsibility which those privileges impose. thanks to the foresight of our president, we are not entirely unprepared in a military way for this war, but spiritually, we are in bad shape. pearl harbor resulted in a new national unity based on resentment, but that is not enough. we must have a deep spiritual unity that will make us ready, even eager to sacrifice our material goods and, when necessary, even life itself, for the moral principles for which these war is being fought. >> i think it's important to recall the historic and emotional setting for this service. this was the winner of disaster, it came to be known as, not only as

. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. [applause] [applause] >> thank you mr. vp and mr. president, president, thank you very much for your confidence in me. welcome to the headquarters of your military, you're always loyal military where america's awesome determination to defend herself is on full display. i would just tell you, you you have made clear mr. president your commitment to a strong national defense and the americans honored in this hall remind us of our strength as a nation of patriots. on behalf of your department i want you to know that after more than a decade of war, our longest war, though serving today have been tested and you can count on us all the way. we are grateful for you being here, for showing your respect for us on a day when former secretary of defense bill , former jacket deputy secretary is here and it's a reminder that this department stands in perpetuity as the defender and the sentinels and the guardians of the nation and thank you for your confidence in me mr. president. [applause] >> it is total confidence, believe believe me. i would

from god or quoted from providence are. the sign came in the unlikely way robert e. lee is invading the north marching at the head of the triumphant army of northern virginia the most formidable man fighting force ever there were motivated loral was high victory after victory now they are invading the north with of confederacy the union army all of a sudden he brings back general mcclellan some truly say he is a legend in his own mind. [laughter] and you can read the of letters and he rode at the time with the sauce and gramm tranten zone importance and referred to lincoln and letters to his wife is the original guerrilla highly educated and polished he was the back woods where he brought him back after firing him to leave the army to stop the invasion of the north britain is on the verge of recognizing the confederacy the first new member of the family of nations based upon the principle of chattels labor. forty-fifth indiana volunteers are marching all might for the confederate invasion theorized in maryland they lie down in the grassy open field and a 42 year-old

god let him go. >> she got word from god i was going to go home. sitting here not knowing if i was ever going to go home. that case ended up getting threw out. i went home. >> let me tell you, if you profess you belong to god, you're going to walk out the doors and walk away from god, i guarantee i'll see you back. because the devil going to do everything he can to bring you back into bondage. and that's what happens over and over and over until you get sick and tired of being sick and tired. >> after dean's release, he attended the church on the outside, and even did some preaching there. >> one of my star students, because god always had his hand on this young man, he just didn't know it. but god begin to speak it and god begin to groom him and get him ready and he did what he is supposed to do, got out of here, and he came on the church and pastor put him to work. he was at the church, he preached at church, tore the place up. and i think part of it scared him. because after you preached that sermon, you left the next week. and -- but check this

speaker, god bless them, god bless you, god bless wisconsin. god bless the members of this house. god bless the united states of america. this is the people's house, this is the people's gavel. in the people's name it is my privilege to hand the gavel to the speaker of the house, paul ryan. the speaker: thank you very much. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you very much. i'll be relatively brief. i want to thank madam leader. you know, i stood in this spot very, very many times. today, though, feels a whole lot different. part of it has to do with all the new faces in the house. you look at all the proud spouses, these beaming children, at their best. people's parents. it's hard if not impossible, to resist this rush of substance abuse yasm. there's no sense of foreboding in this house today. there's only the sense of potential. it kind of reminds you that no matter how long you've been here, you haven't seen it all. so i just want to say, to our new members, and to their families, thank you, ongratulations, and welcome. to my own priest, father paul, thank you for being her

. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >>> what you just saw will be repeated today.ou're looking at a live picture of the united states capitol. dignitaries and ordinary citizens are gathering there to witness an historic moment. in less than two hours, donald trump will become our 45th president. we have cameras all around washington for this inauguration and we are on the national mall where hundreds of thousands of spectators are expected to watch this morning's swearing in. >> welcome to thbs news coverage of the inauguration. the ceremony officially begins in a little more than an hour. earlier this morning the president-elect and his family left blair house where hey spent the night and attended a prayer service at st. john's episcopal church. mr. and mrs. trump then went to the white house to meet president and mrs. obama. >> jan crawford is at the east front of the capitol where the president and president-elect just drove in moments ago. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we've seen a steady stream of dignitaries arriving in the last half hour or so in

. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. president. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ . >> what a great honor to be able to introduce for the first time ever anywhere, the 45th president of the united states of america, donald j. trump. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] >> chief justice roberts, president carter, president clinton, president bush, president obama, fellow americans, and people of the world, thank you. we the citizens of america are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and restore its promise for all of our people. together we will determine the course of america, and the world, for many, many years to come. we will face challenges. we will confront hardships, but we will get the job done. every four years, we gather on these steps to carry out the orderly and peaceful transfer of power, and we are grateful to president obama and first lady michelle obama for their gracious aid throughout this transition. they have been magnificent. thank you. today's ceremony, however, has very

we need to get with god. mr. trump sounds like he is going to do some good stuff, but there's a lot of other stuff that needs to be did that is more important. we have people dying from cigarette smoke, cancer, alcohol every single day. that is a little bit more important than building a fence, 't it? -- ain you have to get everyone of them , like they swore in today putting their hand on the bible saying i swear to god. we are supposed to be doing what god said, not what man said. >> president trump spending a good part of his day with world leaders on the phone. the british prime minister was in town this week meeting with president trump, the first mr.ign leader to meet with trump since he became president a little more than a week ago. video shown a moment ago with vladimir putin, the russian .resident he also spoke with japanese prime minister shinzo abe. the two agreed to meet on february 10. calls were made to german chancellor angela merkel, french president francois hollande, and later today at about 5:0