. >>> meanwhile, coming up as well, we'll hear from the president's brother-in-law, craig robinson.has some surprising things to say about how the first term changed the president and his sister, the first lady. >> and we are going to have the answer that everybody has been asking the question to, what does the president think of mrs. obama's brand new bangs? >> there's only one possible response for him. >> he is a very smart man. there could only be one response. >> there's no upside to criticizing that hairdo, no question. >> diplomatic. >>> andrea mitchell is here with a look at the second term of president's past. good morning to you. >> good morning to you. welcome to washington sbin august ration day. the president has dined the last two weeks with historians to better understand the curse that befalls many second term presidents. he begins his final four years in office. >> i george walker bush. >> do solemnly swear. >> this i will faithfully execute. >> the office of president of the united states. >> for many of these presidents, taking the oath of office was the high poin

. >>> and a photo bomb from the first lady's brother, craig robinson. head behind the president. >> and leave it to the teenagers, malia obama gets in front of her sister and a professional photographer, during what was a tender moment between her parents. >> and chuck schumer wasn't going to be left out of the photo bombing. there he is, during beyonce's "star-spangled banner." ♪ yeah ♪ get a feeling that i never, never, never, never had before ♪ ♪ no, no, i get a good feeling ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] all this... only on royal caribbean. call 1-800-royal-caribbean today. in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. it's hard to turn off and go back to sleep. intermezzo is the first and only prescription sleep aid approved for use as needed in the middle of the night when you can't get back to sleep. it's an effective sleep medicine you don't take before bedtime. take it in bed only when you need it and have at least four hours left for sleep. do not take intermezzo if you have had an allergic reaction to drugs containing zolpidem, such as ambien.

. >>> obama's brother-in-law, craig robinson, was hamming it up over the president's shoulder. >>> ericr was caught making some sour faces during richard blanco's reading of the inaugural poem. doesn't look like he's a fan. >>> and from a frequent critic of president obama, conservative tact activist grover norquist feeted, "it is official. the best after-party tonight was chicago mayor rahm's." >>> for a look at the national forecast, we turn to dylan dreyer. >> good morning. it ended up being nice. >> dry and pretty warm. >> and temperatures were above average yesterday, but today the 20s will start working into the nation's capital. also 20s to take told across the northeast and even single dimgis through the northern plains. that cold air crossing over the great lakes which are still unfrozen is creating a lot of lake-effect snow. that's where we'll see most of the additional snow moving throughout the rest of this week. perhaps another 6 to 12 inches of snow possible. we also have some snow still continuing to fall across cape cod. not a lot. this storm system brought the bulk of t

. >> i interviewed craig robinson, michelle obama's brother yesterday, who is the coach at oregon cityhy we seem like the family next door? because we are the family next door. our mom taught us to have self esteem, but to have respect for people. and the way they are is just they're not putting on any affectation. this is just them. >> this is such an american story. it's great. >> although, they're in a surreal situation of being in the white house. >> well, they're real. >> the robinson family is the real african american extreme. they fit the ball. >> is this different than prior inaugural parades where the first family has been in display? i mean, we've seen -- are we seeing the obamas

i saw craig robinson, the first lady's brother. we're told the vice president will be here shortly.otorcade will arrive before president obama's. and this is a tradition here at what's been known in recent decades as the church of presidents. this has been a tradition back to fdr, coming here to st. john's episcopal church for the inauguration day service. but it was james madison much before that who started coming here in general for services, and he chose a pew not at the front of the church, but in the middle of the church. the middle of the congregation. he did that on purpose. so when you're watching today and you see president obama and the first family and you see them in the middle of the church, that is pew 54, and that is where they will be sitting today, soledad. >> brianna keilar for us at st. john's episcopal. thank you, brianna. appreciate it. >>> you can see the capitol right behind me. right on the corner there fairly high up where all the media is on the side, there's john berman. let's go to check in with john berman. good morning, john. >> hey, soled dad. these a

you saw craig robinson, the brother of michelle obama, who is the basketball coach at oregon state. david axelrod, part of the president's political family. his wife susan behind him. it's a great moment for them as well. >> absolutely. and coming up, we're going to take a quick break as the president prepares to deliver his second inaugural address. we'll talk to a man who has been there and done that. john behr was a speechwriter for president clinton when he was sworn in for a second time and pel put pen to paper with him when cnbc's coverage of the second inauguration of barack obama continues. >>> the longest inaugural address at 8,445 words was given by william henry harrison. he died one month later of pneumonia believed to have been brought on by his prolonged exposure to harsh weather on his inauguration day. ♪ let's go. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing the all-new cadillac xts... another big night on the town, eh? ...and the return of life lived large. ♪ what are you doing? nothing. are you stealing our daughter's school supplies and taking them to work? no, i was just

craig robinson.eave it to teenagers, malia obama gets in front of her sister and a professional photographer during a tender moment between her parents. that's one of those moments that makes them so regular folk. >> and new york senator chuck schumer likes the camera, that's for sure. so he wasn't about to be left out. so here he is during beyonce's "star spangled banner" with a great big grin. >> he looks very, very happy. most of those men look happy when beyonce walked out. >> i'm video bombing you. >> you're video bombing me on your last day? did you do anything, you know, scandalous? >> when? >> just now? did you do anything fun in that photo bomb? >> no. you can look at tape. we just don't want you to stand up because there's nothing from the waist down. >> we'll be back. en you wake up in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. it's hard to turn off and go back to sleep. intermezzo is the first and only prescription sleep aid approved for use as needed in the middle of the night when y

we see valerie jarrett there, and i think that maybe craig robinson, the first lady's brother in thes was really a warm room. people who they felt very comfortable with and had been a part of the journey from the beginning. >> june 28th, 2012. look at this, the president is over at the walter reed national military medical center in bethesda, maryland and he's actually praying with a wounded warrior. >> yeah, these are moments that the president rarely speaks about. you know, he enjoys going to walter reed, he enjoys talking to the soldiers' families. there aren't media allowed in, so this was a white house photo that was released, i'm sure with the agreement of this family, and he's very much touched by these moments. he keeps them with him when he's making decisions about global policy. >> it's a nice picture. very good pictures. i want to thank the white house photographers for those excellent pictures. >> they're great. >> jen psaki, thank you for coming in and sharing with us your thoughts. >> my pleasure. >>> earth is poised for a close encounter, get this, with an asteroid. up

i also saw craig robinson, who is the basketball coach at oregon state, the first lady's brother. dick durbin from the president's home state of illinois. you'll probably see some congressional leaders as well. again, a chance to pause, a chance to reflect as they got ready for the start of this second term. we had been given guidance that the vice president was going to arrive first. that's why when i saw the limo, now vice president biden is coming. the president got here a little early. you can see the limos, i'm going to step out so you can see vice president biden will be getting out in just a moment with dr. jill biden. they changed it so that the president actually arrived first. that's up to him. vice president will be getting out of that limo in just a moment. and this is a chance for a lot of administration officials to come together with the congressional leaders, with those faith leaders that i mentioned, and this is a tradition that was started by fdr to start the new term off, start the inaugural day off with this prayer service. it's going to last for just under an

sneaks a peek at kelly clarkson performing "my country tis of thee" and the first lady's brother, craig robinson shoulder. even the obama girls, by the way, got into the fun. sasha's attention to take a cute smooch shot of their parents turned into a an up close shot of malia's mouth. >>> was this something john boehner's wife said to her husband? and what did boehner say? and by bringing sexy back for a second term ♪ i'm bringing sexy back that don't know how to act ♪ >> the clip even includes some clips of vice president joe biden telling everyone to get your sexy on. whatever that means. it's 8:01. let's go back outside to al for a check of the weather. >> thanks so much, nat. friends, couple of sweet 16s. what's your name? >> mikayl aand savannah. >> we've got somebody named savannah here. did you know that? let's find out what we've got for you. this is live. rocky river, ohio, streets slushy just to the west of cleveland, ohio. and they're going to be seeing more lake-effect snow over the next 48 hours. here is what we've got for you, as we check out your weather. pick city of the day, jus

there is a huge marketing angle to this as we see the coach, the brother of the first lady, craig robinson, arriving. we are joined and so happy to be joined by historian and author doris kearns goodwin. author of "team of rivals" which -- and here is -- steven spielberg reads your book says, wouldn't this make a dandy movie sthp this guy, lincoln, has such an interesting story. they see if the tall actor is available from the uk, he was able to make it and the rest is history. it's my guess that we might hear something from lincoln's second inaugural terribly off the mark? >> i don't know. there's no question that lincoln's beauty of language is something that everybody reaches for. but the more important thing for an inaugural is for the words to create action. people felt confident and everything is all right, you're going to be there. when jfk said ask not what you can do for your country, blah, blah, blah, thousands of people joined the peace corps. it seems to me in his victory speech, obama talked about citizens needing to mobilize, not just vote, to keep acting. the only way he get

. >> i think we just saw craig robinson walking in as well. happening before us. >> we don't know who that person is yet but we will know. >> i'm sorry. >> we will know. like the joint sessions of congress, as you well know. one person has to stay back. which is important for sense of continuity of government. continuity of control. again, these rituals have such a rich tradition and go back so many, you know, inauguration after inauguration and i do think that it gives americans a sense of continuity in our national life. >> as we look ahead to the president's speech, as we watch it, his motorcade, making its way towards the capitol, i was looking back. i saw george washington's second inaugural speech was all of some 140 words. almost like the equivalent of a tweet in terms of inaugural speeches. how do you think -- in terms of length, i believe jessica yellin said earlier, shorter may be better but it is the contents of what he says. if there is a memorable line that goes down in history. >> second inaugural addresses have not been well rem