jill biden. you know, when you think about where he came from, again, you know, for somebody with a long career in the senate and how different they were, somebody with that experience coming into politics as opposed to barack obama, who comparatively was a relative newcomer and people who seemed to have very different approaches to things. the fact they have become so close, i would not rule out -- i've had some conversations about this, but i would not rule out the possibility you will see him and barack obama working together on some of the initiatives that eventually are decided upon by this president, where he wants to have influence moving forward. it's not as if a key is going to turn, another family will move into the white house and these folks are going to scatter to the wind. many of the senior officials will continue to work with obama, either on private staff or as part of his library foundation. those things haven't been announced yet but they will happen. i think there's going to be

jill biden getting a warm welcome home back in our area today. the bidens arrived home in the same way mr. biden did every week, by train. after that arrival the crowd welcome their hometown heros back with a special ceremony. fox 29's bruce gordon is live in wilmington. bruce, what a special welcome home for a just beloved couple. >> reporter: yeah, i think it's fair to say that joe and jill biden are delaware royalty. the first state sent him to the us senate down to washington in 1972. he returned today as a now former vice-president of the united states. the first and only ever vice-president from delaware. well, it was quite a celebrati celebration. ♪ >> reporter: many arrived early for what was billed as a welcome home wal rally for joe and jill biden. the crowd a mixture of the thankful and the fearful. >> very humble. very nice to everyone they meet. >> you're proud of him. >> yes. definitely am. >> i was very impressed. joe is joe. jill did a wonderful job. did he too. >> we try to give this new administration a chance. but it's going to

jill biden. ns served as delaware senator for nearly four decades he'll now focus on policy work both at the university of delaware and the university of pennsylvania. >>> back here at home, a dog is recovering at penn's veterinary hospital after a disturbing case of animal abuse. pennsylvania's spca says someone abandoned a dawk shunned mix in trash bag. fox 29's joanne pileggi shows us how she's getting back on her feet from philly's spca in hunting park. >> they say the strong survive and so it is with frances. this suite seven-year-old daschund nursed back to health or partial health. >> she was actually brought to the city shelter and they called us because she was found in trash bag. >> reporter: yes, someone found her in garbage bag wednesday in lawn crest. she couldn't walk. doctors at penn vets examined her. >> certainly we're always concerned when dogs are paralyzed and the emergency center did x-rays that showed she had spinal fracture. >> we don't know if it was something trauma someth

jill biden. let us give the obamas, the bidens, and their families our thanks for all that they have given america. today as we celebrate the renewal of our democracy, let us pay tribute to the men and women in uniform, those who rve or have served and their families who -- whose sfives an bravey are guarantors of our democratcy. let us thank our men and women n uniform. in this chamber restand at the very heart of the american experiment. every time each of us steps on to the floor, we carry with us the hopes and the hurts of those who have sent us here. we surely have distinct political identifies as republicans and democrats, but above all we're all americans. here, here we have the responsibility and the power to lift the lives and the hopes of the american people. our first responsibility is to secure the nation, embodied in the oath we take to support and defend. we must be strong and smart in defending our land, defeating terrorists, and advancing our vital interest in the world of promise

that's why joe is proud to introduce himself as jill biden's husband. and to see them together is to see what real love looks like. through thick and thin, good times and bad, it's an all-american love story. jill once surprised joe by painting hearts on his office windows for valentine's day. and then there are these biden kids, grand kids, everywhere. they're all good looking. hunter and ashleigh who lived out that family creed of raising good families and looking out for the least of our brothers and sisters. bo who is watching over us with those broad shoulders and mighty heart himself. a man who left a beautiful legacy and inspired an entire nation. naomi and finn and mazy and natalie and little hunter, grand children who are the light of joe's eyes. and gives him an excuse to bust out the squirt gun around the pool. this is the kind of family that built this country. that's why my family is so proud to call ourselves honorary bidens.

jill biden. who he singled out as deep and close and personal friends and partner calling vice president biden a brother. here's the first lady and malia obama now joining the president on stage. dr. biden. and vice president joe biden. coming up to thank the president. kristen welker is with me. he has been watching this speech. kristen, this was a, it seemed like a speech laying the seed for a president who is going to become, continue to be very active in trying to supported his port and these ideals. >> i think are you right, lester, he ended on that note, yes, we k. this was as you would expect a defense of his legacy, but it was also a call to action to the american people and i think to his successor, to defend this democracy. he talked about how fragile the nation's democracy is. i thought one of the most poignant moments was with president-elect trump. he said no the key to our democracy is a peaceful transition. >> chuck todd is watching along in new york. what are your thoughts here? yo

[laughter] vp biden: jill and i talk about why you were able to develop the way you developed with the heart you have. michelle and i have talked about it. i've confided in michelle. i've gone to her for advice. i've -- we've talked about this man. and you given me insight. and i think it's because, mr. president, you gave me credit for having understanding other peoples' misery and suffering. mr. president, there's not one single solitary ounce of entitlement in you, or michelle, or your beautiful daughters. and you girls are incredible. you really are. that's not a -- that's not a hyperbole -- you really are. not one ounce of entitlement. and seamus heaney, one of his said --s [laughter] when you -- when you can -- when you can find someone who says it better, use it. he said, "you carried your own burden and very soon, your symptoms of creeping privilege disappeared." you carried your own burdens and mr. president, you have sometimes been like a lone wolf , but you carried yourself in a way that's truly remarkable. here's to your journey -- your journey is something people are gonna

from there, hundreds went into greet biden and his wife jill at the chase center in wilmington. the pride of delaware's joe biden moved him to tears as he addressed the crowd. >> paraphrase, james joyce and i know i'm always quoting irish poets but joyce said and i will paraphrase it, when i die, when i die delaware will be written on my heart. >> i am more grateful then ever for joe biden. i am more grateful then ever for a man has conduct himself with integrity, dignity, humility, and open heart for all of our people. >> just an outpouring of emotion from all of the folks here for their, you know, native son so to speak. >> we know former vice-president joe biden will be working with his alma matter the university of delaware and we also know his plans for this weekend are simple for now, he plans to hang out with his grand kid he says and just enjoy being home in wilmington, natasha brown, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> welcome home to the both of you. >>> tonight the big celebrations begin, lets go back to jessica in washington tc. jessica, any insight on what to expect from the

biden and his wife, jill, boarded an amtrak train just moments ago, our natasha brown is on that train with the biden's headed to the joseph r biden junior train station. hi, natasha, how is the train ride so far? >> reporter: hi, good afternoon, to you, this is my first time ever doing a live shot on a train. so bear with me, as it is clearly moving here. but it has been, you know, a great day. we saw former now vice president joe biden. ego got on the train about 15 minute or so ago with his wife, doctor jill biden. this is the media car we are standing on on the acela train headed dc to wilmington, where he will have huge welcome home rally at the chase center 2:30 to 3:30. we got a shot of him as he was getting on the train, very upbeat, giving us the thumbs-up, hey, guys, back on amtrak. this is a track he's all too familiar with, 8,000 rounds trips on the train in his career. thirty-six years serving as a senator for the state of delaware, eight years now as vice president under the obama administration. he has had a lovely and very lengthy career in public service. i'm certain t

from there hundreds wait todd greet biden and his wife jill at the chase center in wilmington. the pride an admiration of delaware's joe biden moved him to tears as he addressed the crowd. >> paraphrase james joyce and i know i'm always quoting irish poets but joyce says and i will paraphrase it, when i die, when i die delaware will be written on my heart. >> he was joe, joe just speaks from the heart, he tells how he feels and makes you feel with him. >> gave us hope for the future >> right. >> reporter: well we know joe biden does plan to to some work with his alma matter the university of delaware but when we asked him what his plans were for the weekend, they are very simple he says, just to hang out with his grand kids and enjoy being home. we're live from wilmington, delaware, natasha brown for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thank you for that. >>> putting politics aside in today's inaugural lunch, president trump recognized his former campaign rival, the president immediately walked to hillary clinton's table and shook her hand. at the end in an extraordinary moment presiden

we know that former vice president joe biden and jill biden left washington today. way he always does from the city on an amtrak train and plans to work with the university of delaware and pennsylvania and on his way back to delaware, biden reflected on today's inauguration. >> it's a peaceful transition of power. >> the bidens were greeted by the mayor along with hundreds of cheering fans. >> now, organizers predicted nearly 900,000 people would be here for this inauguration but how many people actually showed up? >> coming up, we're going to take a look at how president trump's swearing in compared to that of former president obama's. we'll take a close look at that. for now, back to the philadelphia studios with keith and erin. >> jim, jackie, thank you. >>> a major nor'easter headed in our direction. heavy rain and strong winds that could affect your weekend plans. >> here's first alert chief meteorologist glenn schwartz. most accurate in the area. when to expect this as many. >> we'll feel this nor'easter mainly starting sunday night so good through the weekend

jill biden. there is the incoming vice president mike pence and his wife karen. he is a man of contradictions. gracias at times and mean-spirited at others. i think in the last 72 hours it is an atypical trump, talking about unity of doing some divisive things. i think today's speech will lean towards more of the unity and we will see whether americans who see him as a divisive figure decide if that's the president they are going to get. as recentlysomeone as yesterday, last night talking about -- there is the incoming president's adult children. john: soon to be the first family. mark: tiffany and eric, baron's youngest child. john: this is a man who ran a divisive campaign but he said it was centered on bringing the country together. every modern president has run on the notion of ringing the country together. we will see how that emphasis goes, whether he talks about some of the the -- the themes that in more divisive or bringing the country together. the family has been part of political journey of their father's. they have been focused on helping him win and

joe and jill biden have lived in the 33-room queen anne-style home for eight years on the observatoryhe longtime public affairs officers showed me one of the telescopes that the last vice presidents have used to get a look at final frontier. he's showing the penss some views that are truly out of this world. there's also a telescope that scientists first used to spot the moon and mars. chester is quick to point out his great grandfather was superintendent and linked in the house. >> so whenever the vice president comes up, i always ask if he likes living in my great grandpa's house. >> it's not a fancy house, but it's a very liveable house. >> and it's home to the atomic clock, the most precise time-scale in the world, which should help mr. pence stay on scale. craig boswell, cbs news, washington. >>> and am track joe revealed how he'll head home to delaware when his tour ends. he added serving this country has been our greatest honor. bind was a faithful rider between his home in d.c. and my hygienist told me to try... ...a mouthwash. so i tried crest. it does so much more than give

. >>> vice-president joe biden says he and his wife jill will head back hon into delaware, of course, by train. vp tweeted news yesterday, biden, of course, rode rails between washington and delaware throughout his 44 years in public life, but vice-president says serving the united states has been the greatest honor of his life. >>> well, when biden tamly moves out of their washington d.c. home mike pence and his family will move in. it is on the ground of the u.s. naval observatory. >> correspondent craig boswell has a sneak peak at vp's new digs. >> reporter: biden's took mike pence and his wife karen on the tour of their new home. >> hope there i they enjoy it as much as jill and i have. >> reporter: joe and jill biden have lived in the 33 room queen ann style home, located on the ground of the that i haval observatory. the observatory's long time public affairs offices, jeff chester showed me one of the telescopes the that the last three vice presidents used to get a glimpse of the final frontier. >> they have been dually i am rested. >> reporter: he is looking forward to showing

jill biden left the capitol on amtrak, a trip he's taken about 8,000 times throughout his career.fter the ceremony, president trump got down to business, signing a series of executive orders. alongside him, his grandchildren, laughing and playing. a sweet moment as his son barron played peek-a-boo with ivanka's son. offering the first pen to nancy pelosi. >> how about we do nancy first, is that okay? >> reporter: this the first photo of president trump in the white house red room. followed by yet another tradition, lunch in the capitol with 200 guests, including hillary clinton. it's the first time she and trump have come face-to-face since the election. shortly after, a surprising public show of respect for the clintons, with memories of their bitter presidential battle still so fresh. >> i was very honored. very, very honored. when i heard that president bill clinton and secretary hillary clinton was coming today. and i think it's appropriate to say, i'd like you to stand up. i have a lot of respect for those two people. so thank you all for being here. >> the hillary clinton mo

grounded and caring and generous and funny and that's why joe is proud to introduce himself as jill biden's husband. and to see them together is to see what real love looks like thousand thick and thin, good times and bad, an all-american love story. jill once surprised joy by painting hearts on his office windows for valentine's day. then theirs the biden kids and grandkids. they're everywhere, all good looking. living out the family creed of raisingy families and looking out for the least of our brothers brothers brothers brothers and sisters. bough is watching off with the broad shoulders and, who inspired an entire make. anymore and finn and maisy and natalie and hunter, grandchildren who are the light of joe's eyes and gives him an discussion to bust out the squirt gun around the pool. this is the kind of family that built this country. that's why my family is so proud to call ourselves honorary bidens, because i had to quote an irish poet, and shameeth was taken. think where man's glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was i had such friends. away from the camera jill and michel

first lady obama will also attend, along with vice president joe biden, and his wife doctor jill bidenst getting started. a battle brewing on capitol hill as congress prepares for confirmations hearings. and the process will not be smooth.. we'll tell you why. plus, an instant classic in tampa, florida. more on that decided a national championship. coming up. good morning washington. - finally above freezing today (wind chills still in the 20s) - warmer late week (50s tomorrow, 60s thursday) - multiple rain chances - colder weekend; unsettled (wintry mix possible sat.) today: cloudy and cold. breezy. highs: 36-40 winds: s 10-15 g 25+ feels: 24-28 tonight: periods of rain. patchy fog. lows: 33-36 winds: sw 5-15 mph wednesday: partly to mostly cloudy and milder. rain possible before 7am and after 7pm. highs: 48-54 winds: s 5 mph because of lingering ice issues, spotsylvania, king

jill biden, escorted by the democratic staff director of the united states senate committee on and andation, mr. paul pelosi. [applause] > thank you. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, mrs. melania trump and mrs. karen pence escorted by the secretary of the senate's julie adams, the clerk of the house of representatives, karen haas, mrs. abgallon blunt, mrs. jen yan, the honorable elaine l. ciao, and mrs. judy mccarthy. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states, the honorable barack h. obama, and the vice president joseph r. biden, escorted by secretary democratic and senate rules committee ranking member, charles schumer, and house democratic leader, nancy pelosi. [applause] [crowd chanting trump] >> ladies and gentlemen, the vice president elect, michael richard pence. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, escorting the president-elect, the staff director for the joint congressional committee on inaugural ceremonies, stacey mcbride, the senate sergeant at arms, the house sergeant at arms, the chairman of the joint congressional committee on inaugural cerem

that's why michelle and jill biden have immobilized more americans to honor and support you through yourhite house michelle and i intend to keep looking for ways to help rally to help families like you just like you have always been there for us. so we can't say it enough, and we can't show it enough. thank you for your patriotism. thank you for your professionalism. thank you for your character in representing the very best of the american spirit. our nation endures. we live free under the red, white and blue. because of pie tratriots like y. it has been a privilege of a lifetime to serve with you. i have learned much from you. i'm a better man having worked with you. i'm confident that united states and our armed forces will remain the greatest force for freedom and security that world has ever known. god bless you and your families and god bless the united states of america. [ applause ] plaus [ applause ] [ applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the service songs of the armed forces of the united states. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> ladies and gentlemen, this conclude

>> obviously the president and first lady will be there with his vice president joe biden and jill biden and a room full of people. seems like this was something that president obama likely wanted to do, but we didn't know because it is a surprise for the vice president. it is now reportable, don't worry we're not spoiling that surprise, but lately as they're getting more certainsentimental talking about their real relationship as friends over that time it gets emotional as it did when president obama delivered his farewell speech in chicago he said in fact the scrappy kid from skracranton, y were the best political decision i made. he went on to say not just because you have been the best vice president but because i gained a brother, you and your family has been one of the great joys out of our life, and you saw biden shed a little tear there, i think they want to probably keep it upbeat and s l celebrate celebrateor celebrateory. that relationship that they have been close for each other. >> now the biden farewell at the white house. thank you so much. the trump transition. the men he

[applause] to members of congress, vice president biden who, along with jill, has known the love and, distinguished guests, dedicated civilians from across the defense department, my nationaly security team, most of all, our men and women in uniform.in i thank you for this honor, and for the warmth and respect that you've always shown me, the support that you've shown michelle and our daughters during these past eight years. and so, although i recognize listening to praise directed in large part to me, i want to turt the tables, i am stillles. commander-in-chief, so i get to do what i want to do, and i want to thank you. i of all the privileges of this office, and there are many, if will miss air force one, i wille miss marine one. [laughter] but i can stand before you today and say that there has been no greater privilege, and no greater honor, than serving as the commander-in-chief of the greatest military in the history of the world. [applause] when i took office, i noted that presidents and those of you in a uniform swear a similar oath, ti protect and defend this country and the

jill biden and karen pence coming out first. >> they will ride together.should be noted, too, they both have sons who served in the military. so they both have a special affinity and understanding of the service and sacrifice. we've not heard that the cause that mrs. pence may take up as the vice president's wife, but no doubt it will be a continuation of service and honoring our men and women who serve. >> have we found out yet what the gift was that mrs. trump gave to mrs. obama? >> we assume it was a tiffany box, but we don't know what's in it. >> i may be an autographed picture of donald trump. >> it may be something close to tiffany, with tiffany's so close to trump tower, so hard to get in and out. >> now we have the first ladies, melania trump an michelle obama. both of them fashion icons. >> i was going to say, both of them looking absolutely lovely today. >> do we know who did this dress? >> we know melania trump is ralph lauren. >> we haven't heard about michelle baem's outfit yet. >> john, do you know? >> i was racking my brain for what donald t

[applause] to members of congress, vice president biden who along with jill has known the love and theride and the sacrifice of a military family, to deputy secretary roark, service secretaries, distinguished guests, dedicated civilians from across the defense department, my national security team, most of all our men and women in uniform, i thank you for this honor. and for the warmth and respect that you've always shope me, the support that you've shown admonish -- michelleand our daughters the past eight years. i recognize the formalities require me listening to praise directed in large part to me, i want to turn the tables. i'm still commander-in-chief. i get to do what i want to do and i want to thank you. of all the privileges of this office, and there are many, i will miss air force one and i will miss marine one. but i can stand before you today and say there's been no greater privilege and no greater honor than serving as the commander-in-chief of the greatest military in the history of the world. [applause] is when i took office, i noted that presidents and those of you in un

joe biden and his wife jill will attend the inaugural festivities and as to union station a few hundredapital. they were born and amtrak train to travel back to wilmington, delaware. he will give a speech to his former constituents and delaware when he gets back to the first state. dignitaries making their way down. rex tillerson at the front. we see dr. ben carson, president-elect trump's pick for secretary of hud. the doors opening at the white house. outcomes president obama and donald trump, the president-elect. let's take a look. >> you have to go through security clearances. yesterday your financial records going back five years. then it gets vetted by various government agencies, including the agency in charge of compliance for a whole range of government rules. it is extremely important because when you are running a big cabinet or agency, especially with people who are new to government, they need the support of deputy secretaries, under secretaries, assistant secretaries. virtually none of them ever nominated or gone through the vetting process that is so important. they have

everybody can do something and that's why michelle and jill biden have mobilized more americans to honor support you through joining forces and after we leave the white house michelle and i intend to keep looking for ways to help rally to be there for you just like you have always been there for us. so we can't say it enough and we can't show it enough. thank you for your patriotism, thank you for your professionalism, thank you for your character. in representing the very best of the american spirit. our nation endures. we live free under the red, white and blue because of patriots like you. it has been a privilege to serve a lifetime with you, i have learned much from you, i'm a better man having worked with you, i am confident that our forces will remain the greatest force for freedom and security the world has ever known. god bless you and your families and god bless the united states of america. [ applause ] [ applause ] >>> attention. honor guard. >> right shoulder. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> powerful speech from the president of the united states, commander in chief who has the job for 16 more day

jill biden. let us give the obamas, the bidens, and their families our thanks for all that they have given america. today as we celebrate the renewal of our democracy, let us pay tribute to the men and women in uniform, those who rve or have served and their families who -- whose sfives an bravey are guarantors of our democratcy. let us thank our men and women n uniform. in this chamber restand at the very heart of the american experiment. every time each of us steps on to the floor, we carry with us the hopes and the hurts of those who have sent us here. we surely have distinct political identifies as republicans and democrats, but above all we're all americans. here, here we have the responsibility and the power to lift the lives and the hopes of the american people. our first responsibility is to secure the nation, embodied in the oath we take to support and defend. we must be strong and smart in defending our land, defeating terrorists, and advancing our vital interest in the world of promise

jill biden walking there as well.erson, these are moments that certainly everyone will remember down the road, very historic day. >> it's extraordinary to see that, not just the peek inside the white house, but then to see president obama, vice president biden. david axelrod, eight years ago you were there as they moved in. what do you think as you see president obama about to leave? >> first of all, i think about those two men who were rivals, they ran against each other. they didn't know each other all that well when joe biden was chosen as vice president, and they've become such close friends. there are many instances in history i which presidents and vice presidents go their own way and don't have much of a relationship. >> saw that with bill clinton and al gore. >> yes, and i suspect george w. bush and dick cheney aren't in close touch all the time. i think these guys will be friends for the rest of their lives because of what they went through together and the bonds that they grew. so that's one thing that occur

she is grounded, caring, generous and funny and that is why joe is proud to introduce himself as jill biden'see them together is to see what real love looks like, through thick and thin, good times and bad. it's an all-american love story. jill once surprised joe by painting hearts on his office windows for valentine's day. and then there are these biden kids and grand kids, they're everywhere. [ laughter ] they're all good looking. hunter and ashley who lived out that family creed of raising good families and looking out for the least of our brothers and sisters. bo who is watching over us with those broad shoulders and mighty heart himself. a man who left a beautiful legacy and inspired an entire nation. naomi and fen and mazy, little hunter, grandchildren who are the light of joe's eyes and gives him an excuse to bust up a squirt gun around the pool. this is the kind of family that built this country. that's why my

jill biden. we saw the big heart-felt hug between the president and vice president there.ourse, were president obama's final public remarks. this is his farewell address. he will be president for another ten days until his successor is sworn in. this is an unusual setting, unusual approach for a farewell address. our last two presidents to leave office did a farewell address of small scale, each of them letss than 15 minutes. both done from the white house. this comes up on just under one hour with a lot of time for applause and some soaking in the adoration of this enormous crowd. there's 20,000 people there at mccormick place in chicago. this is a huge convention center. free tickets were given out. some just to people who lined up in the pre-dawn hours, in sub-zero temperatures in chicago to get in. this is also -- if you know anyone who has had association with the obama administration, you'll know this was sort of a last family reunion. people who were involved in any of the president's campaigns, you heard him shout out to people who worked on his 2012 re-election ca

jill biden. rmer senator. jill biden used to take amtrak quite a bit. i had been on it once in a while when she is on it. >> you want to see the who with's who of the political, just ride the train from time to time. i have seen some remarkable folks on board. >> it's everybody that donald trump was running against inside. >> it is. >> corridor. >> a favorite among a lot of folks who come back and forth. you can fly. you can fly but delays and traffic, it simons takes about the same amount of time. >> one of the things i wish donald trump, the new president, had talked about today, and we are going to fix the tracks on amtrak. >> he brought up the railroad. he did bring up that. i know he wants to fix laguardia. >> we know that he went on the business class door, not the first class door. many staff members. we told about 1,800 people at the sendoff for president obama and former first lady. a lot more coverage. this day has hardly begun on this inauguration day and our nbc news coverage will cont

jill biden. >> i believe -- they've been very close. they've been working on veterans issues, the two of them. they have a high regard for one another and they've gone to different bases and had seminares and other -- >> and dr. biden has continued to teach. i was at an event with her over the last year and i said what are you looking most forward to when it's over? she goes, jogging alone. i remember she says, you know, it's weird jogging along and she said you end up getting competitive with the secret service agents, as well. >> and they're really fit. >> she said i just want to be le >> and vice presidents lose their secret servicey. former presidents never lose its. so michelle obama and barack, they'll never fully be alone again. and that is a hard thing for former presidents. >> we should check this. i thought at some point they were going to limit how long, how many years. >> there's still a full compliment of secret service. >> i had a classmate who was a secret service agent for presiden

. >> reporter: his family, vice president and jill biden and thousands of supporters in his hometown of chicago watched as the president touched on what he considered the highlights of his time in office. if i told you eight years ago that america would reverse a great recession, reboot our auto industry, and unleash the longest stretch of job creation in our history, you might have said our sights were set a little too high. >> reporter: but america's 44th and first african-american president acknowledged there is work left to be done. after a divisive election and ongoing racial tensions. >> race remains a potent and divisive force in our society. >> reporter: he spoke for about an hour. interrupted once by a screaming protester and several times by r applause before closing with a simple message. >>yes, we can. yes, we did. yes, we can. thank you. god bless you. may god continue to bless the united states of america. >> reporter: and a wave good-bye. after the speech, the president and first lady spent more than 20 minutes in the crowd shaking hands, taking selfies, sharing hug wi

. >> there is vice-president biden and doctor jill biden. >> i'm so excited for their big welcome homearty. >> they will go out same way they came in, after all of the festivities they will get on the train and ride back to our area. >> amtrak joe, you know, to and from washington all those years, serving every day and every night. >> yes. one of the things he is known for for doing that. >> what does he get off wilmington. >> wilmington and whole crowd to greet him there lots of people coming out and event that will be opened to the public which will be packed, at one of the, stadiums there. >> wonder how he is feeling, he decided not to run. >> a lot of people wanted him to run. >> that is his son beau died and didn't feel like he had energy to run. had he run, don't you think he is thinking. >> he could run again. >> i could be doing this today >> he could run in four years, you never know. >> he might. >> he left the door open a little bit. >> how old will he be, 78, if he ran. >> donald trump is oldest at 70. >> he is 74 right now. >> he would be 78 running for president, takes of

and he will be joined by the first lady, michelle obama, vice president joe biden and his wife, jill bidenhe is expected to share his vision for where the country should still go to a crowd of 7,000 people. >>> billionaire activist investor carl icahn weighing in on the change in power. icahn will serve as trump's special adviser on regulation. he appeared on fast money yesterday. >> i think he's smart, i think he's one of the few people that can really shake up the establishment and stop what i consider to be almost idiocy with this overregulation. now there was some very good regulations and, in fact, i do believe that you need wall street regulations for some extent so i'm not as much anti dodd-frank as a lot of people, but i think some of them we've run amok. >> acicahn added by cutting bac on regulations the businesses will no longer feel at war with the government. >>> let's get to the top corporate news. big announcement from yahoo! as it moves closer to the $4.8 billion sale of its core assets to verizon. landon dowdy has the latest. a lot of mockery on social media for the name. >

jill biden arrived home in wilmington today to an excited and thankful crowd welcoming their hometown bidens got home in the same fashion mr. biden did every week. by train. that arrival followed by welcome home ceremony fox 29's bruce gordon is live in wilmington. bruce, people just love the bidens. >> reporter: yeah, in fact look you can disagree with joe biden on policy and lots of people do. among them republican south carolina senator lindsay graham who wants famously said we don't agree on much, if you can't admire joe as person, you got a problem. well the folks here in delaware admire mr. biden as a person and as a politician that came here this afternoon by the hundreds and hundreds to say welcome home. ♪ >> reporter: the crowd that packed wilmington hall at the chase center for this welcome home rally seemed something of equal mix. those praising the bidens -- >> i've always been very impressed how they interact with people. i had an opportunity to meet the senator now former vice-president few times. >> i mean they've been integral and the change they've been able to enact

. ♪ >>> welcome back everyone vice-president joe biden tweet s that he and his wife jill will ride railsn they return home to delaware, after inauguration day. >>> biden has traveled by train between washington d.c. and delaware throughout his 44 years in public service. the vice-president says that serving the united states over those four decades has been the greatest on on or of his life. >>> man taking biden's place is vice-president mike pence will move into his family and in the vice-presidential residence once donald trump takes over the white house. >> correspondent craig boswell takes us for a tour of the residence of the ground of the u.s. naval observatory. >> reporter: biden's took mike pence and his wife karen on a tour of their new home. >> i hope they enjoy it as much as we have. >> reporter: joe and jill biden lived in the 33 room queen ann style home for eight years located on the naval observatory. observatory's long time public affairs offices, jeff chester, showed me one of the telescope s at the last three vice-presidents used to get a glimpse of the final frontier.

. >> michelle obama and joe biden and jill biden will be there as well. you can watch here tonight at 6:00. >>> north bay congressman huffman says he is not going to attend president-elect donald trump's inauguration. congressman huffman announced the decision to skip the inauguration on his facebook page. says he believes the united states is entering a dark and very dangerous political chapter. he says he does not want to sit passively and politely applaud as it begins. he was reelected in november and serves marin county north to the oregon boundary. >>> hearings are underway for several of president-elect donald trump's cabinet nominees. jeff sessions was nominated by trump for attorney general and it's a controversial nomination. >> protestors dressed in make shift kkk costumes and faced jeff sessions as he entered the senate judiciary committee hearing this morning. after being nominated by president-elect donald trump to serve as the next u.s. attorney general. almost immediately his nomination stirred controversy among democrats over past allegati

from there hundreds wait todd greet biden and his wife jill at chase center in will mink ton.and admiration moved him to tears as he addressed the crowd. >> paraphrase james joyce and i know i'm always quoting irish poets but joyce said and i'm going to paraphrase it, when i die, when i die, delaware will be written on my heart. >> i am more grateful then ever for joe biden. i am more grateful then ever for a man who has conducted himself with integrity, dignity, humility and open hearts for all of our people. >> just an outpouring of emotion from all of the folks here for their native son so to speak. >> we know former vice-president joe biden will be working with his will alma matter, university of delaware and we necessity his plans for this weekend are simple for now. he plans to hang out with his grand kid he says and just energy being home. in wilmington, natasha brown, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> now one question aloft people had during the inauguration was what is in the box? social media was filled with speculation about what melania trump gave michelle obama when tr