derek ward was there as well. he's live at the u.s. capitol tonight. derek, what's the word? >> reporter: well, i can tell you now that the rehearsal did get started again after those storms blew through, and it ended a little bit earlier. they cut it short, and they wouldn't allow spectators back onto the west lawn to watch. but thanks to the quick actions of u.s. capitol police no one was hurt here. and as i say, the show must go on, even if that show is just a rehearsal. the stage became a shelter from the storm. just before that stage had been rocking. and then members of the u.s. army ceremonial band were wrapping up their run-through when the storm blew through. >> suddenly the wind came in, and the rain, and everything went dark, and it was kind of chaotic for a while. >> reporter: the storm sent spectators scurrying. >> people were running and -- and it just came by and just swooped right through the capitol -- through this area. >> we're going to the garage. >> it started raining really bad, and i was hiding behind this little capitol stand thing, and this really nic