deborah roberts is outside the ari that arena. morning, deborah. >> reporter: good morning, and if you thought the cold weather would be a deterrent for those coming here for the inauguration, think again. take a look behind me. folks have been gathering since about 4:00 a.m., and they stretch down this -- about four to five blocks down this street with the hopes of getting swint this capital one arena. we've talked to folks from pennsylvania, from albany, new york, from everywhere. multi-generations saying they want here. one gentleman saying he's wearing a heated vest just to make sure he can withstand the cold. the big problem as you say is that arena holds 20,000 and we're told more than 200,000 were ticketed for inauguration events. so they are all gamenibling tha they can get inside to glimpse this event. some say they have a backup plan. maybe they'll spill over into sports bars. they are determined to be here to glimpse history, and many of them hoping of course, to get a glimpse of the president later in the day. george?

but james sat down with abc's deborah roberts to talk about his new book, the inherited mind, about hiske to warn you that their talk includes mentions of suicide. >> james longman. welcome. thank you. so you and i have been talking about this book. it's a memoir. you talk about your family's journey through mental illness and discovery and hope. what does it feel like to finally have it out? >> it's surreal. i mean, my whole life i felt that this is the story i wanted to tell. my father had schizophrenia. he ended his life when i was nine years old. his brother also had schizophrenia. my grandfather ended his life. my mother has clinical depression, and the reason i wanted to write the book is because over my life i've had deep sadness and depression. so i've always wondered, is this in me? was it written into my code? how? like, i want to know the science, the genetics, the biology, what's going on on a genetic level. but more than that, i wanted to build out the picture of who he really was as a person. i wanted to give him his identity back, to figure out who he was. as john longman

spotlight, the icon getting deeply personal about her life's ups and downs as she sat down with abc's deborah robertsthank you. >> oh, my gosh, it's so great to see you. it's always great to see you. you basically grew up in front of america. i mean, as a baby, a model, as a baby. and then of course, in films like blue lagoon. >> why don't you give up? >> you don't even know where san francisco is. >> so many people remember pretty baby. >> stop being so cheeky with me or i'll get my voodoo woman to gregory all over your piano. >> and now you are kind of speaking about aging, how it affects women, and sort of embracing it and owning it. why now? talk about aging. >> i mean, it's something that i'm going through in real time, you know, and it does have its there are frightening parts about it. but the thing that has been the most unbelievable to me is the joy that's in it. and when i realized that people weren't talking about this era in a woman's life in the same way that i was feeling like i was living it. and yes, there are challenges, there's biological challenges, there's beauty challenges. there

. >> alex finney, the niece and goddaughter of wendy williams, speaking with my colleague deborah robertsar about her aunt's private struggle just before wendy's diagnosis was made public. >> i feel like i've been living in this secret bubble for a very long time. >> it is heartbreaking. some people are going to look at this and say, this is exploitation. she's being exploited. how could they do this? right. what do you say to that? >> you know, and i understand that some people look at it and think that. but i will say this first and foremost, my aunt is the executive producer of this documentary. and when i finally talked with her and i said to her, wendy, why are do you want to do this? she said, now is the perfect time because i want to take ownership of my story. >> but does she have the capacity to take ownership of her story? does she really know what she's doing in your view? >> i think that it comes in waves and even in the conversations that i would have with her. right. like, that conversation was crystal clear when i said, why are why are you doing this? and she said, i want t

i'm deborah roberts. >> and i'm david muir. from all of us here at 2020 and abc news. good night. >> i got a call about a body. >> we're gonna get to the bottom of this. >> you don't seem like you belong here. >> the guy's a handyman. >> he murdered a 17 year old. are you looking for system to benefit themselves. >> former oakland mayor shengtao under federal indictment tonight accused of taking bribes in exchange for political favors and a raging fire at a battery plant, is finally calming down. you're going to hear from people who had to evacuate, and the tick tock clock is ticking. will the social media platform go dark this weekend? following the supreme court's ruling always live? >> abc seven news starts right now. >> and good evening, i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. former oakland mayor shang tao was indicted today in a federal bribery scheme that allegedly dates back prior to her winning the election in 2022. tao, along with her longtime romantic partner andre jones, are accused of taking political trading political favors for cash. federal prosecutors s

now more on first lady melania trump. "20/20" co-anchor deborah roberts joins us from washington. n what's being projected, specifically by the first lady. this morning fashion watchers are abuzz about melania trump's glamorous inauguration day looks. the first lady stepping into her second term in a navy silk wool coat, matching pencil coat and ivory silk blouse. the creation of adam >> i decided to launch a new brand of luxury women's sports wear. >> reporter: mrs. trump turned to lipes in the past, as his jill biden. lipes saying in a statement, the tradition of the presidential inauguration embodies the beauty of american democracy, and today we had the honor to dress our first lady, mrs. melania trump. her most talked about accessory of the day nearly getting in the way of the first couple's greeting in the rotunda, that navy boater style hat designed by an american millener, eric javitz. >> it's a very humble hat. the fact that mrs. trump brought it to life speaks to her presence. >> reporter: constructing the hat with the same fabric as mrs. trump's coat. it almost didn't ma

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i'm deborah roberts. >> and i'm david muir. from all of us here at 2020 and abc news.enefit themselves. >> former oakland mayor shengtao under federal indictment tonight accused of taking bribes in exchange for political favors and a raging fire at a battery plant, is finally calming down. you're going to hear from people who had to evacuate, and the tick tock clock is

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