jill biden and doug emhoff, will be the first spouses.lding down day jobs. >> teachesiing isothat i do, it's who i am. >> it's what she has maintained through the three decades in education. >> when i taught english here at brandywine high school. >> last summer in the democratic national convention, she returned to the delaware classroom, where she taught in the early 90s. >> here is dr. jill. >> carry sanderson was down the hall and taught math. >> she was two doors up from me and just the nicest person. >> what was she like as a person? >> my son had her and loved her, she made learning fun. >> i heard she was a tough grade er. >> yes, but do teachers, that's when you learn the most. >> now, a lesson nor the country. as dr. biden becomes the first, first lady to hold a job outside on the white house. >> does it surprise you that we are just now taking this step? >> we take sometimes baby steps as a nation to change things. >> anita mcbride was former staff for first lady laura bush, she said each has defined the role, and many have bro

bidennd doug emhoff become the nation's new first spouses. holding dowday jobs >> teaching is not what i do, it is who i am. >> reporter: it is the philosophy incoming first lady jill biden has maintai throughout her more than three decades in education. >> when i taught english here at brandywine high school... >> reporter: last summer during the democratic national convention, she returned to the delaware classroom where she taught in the early '90s. > here's dr. jill. >> reporter: kerry sanderson was down the hall and taught math. >> she was two doors up from me and just the nicest person. >> reporter: what was she like as a teacher? >> my son had her, they loved her. she just made learning fun. >> reporter: i heard she was a tough grader. >> yes, but, you know, tough teachers, that is when you learn the most. >> reporter: now, a lesson for the country as dr. biden becomes the first first lady to hold a job outside of the white house. >> does it surprise you that we are just now taking this step. >> we take, sometimes, baby steps as a nati

and second gentleman doug emhoff both have chinese names. su, who is the co-chair of the democratic party platform committee. she knows harris from their years in san francisco politics. su joined us today on our 3:00 p.m. show "getting answers." >> it sounds a little bit like kamala, and in mandarin, you know that third move in tone, it's kind of hard in mandarin, but we thought, you know, in san francisco where there is still predominantly cantonese speakers, we wanted something that sounded a little more like kamala in cantonese. >> right. but what do each of the characters mean? i know mean means beautiful, which she certainly is. >> the surname my dad chose is the surname he or hu, and there are variations. but the one he chose is successful or congratulatory. and the jin is a brocade, a very intricate tapestry. at first when i suggested the name, she said i don't want beauty in my name because she thought it would be a little too superficial. i said it's like an elaborate brocade or opera so you're really a woman of substance with beau

emhoff, americans, and the world.n't always justice. and, yet, the dawn is ours before we knew it. somehow we do it. somehow we weathered and witnessed a nation that isn't broken but simply unfinished. we, the successors of a country and a■ç time, where a skinny blk girl descended from slaves and raised by a single mother can dream of becomg president, only to find herself reciting for one. and, yes, we are far from polished, far from pristine, but that doesn't mean we are striving to form a union that iç perfect. we are striving to forge our union with purpose, to compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters, and conditions of man. and so we lift our gazes not to what stands between us but what stands before us. we close the divide because we know to put our future first, we must first put our differences aside. we lay down our arms so we can reach out our arms to one another. we seek harm to none and harmony for all. let the globe, if nothing else, say this is true. that even as we grieved, we gre

doug emhoff was right at her side when she was sworn into the u.s. senate. >> i thank my husband, doug emhoff . >> when she chose to run for the democratic presidential nomination, during the campaign, a man rushed the stage as everyone worried for harris' safety. you can immediately see that result on doug emhoff's face as her partner and protector. >> that is my instinct to be incredibly protective of her because i love her. it is pure instinct. i would do it again. >> he recently visited the library of congress and learned , in the past hundred years, there have only been about 20, 22nd spouses. >> i am the first gentleman to hold this row and i don't want to be the last. >> redefining the meaning of +1 . >> tonight, doug emhoff has this tweet pinned at the top of his page, i will always remember generations of women serving in this will be for me often without much accolade and acknowledgment. it is their legacy of progress i will build on a second element (female announcer) the following is a paid program for crepe erase. america's #1 selling an

douglas emhoff.continues] ♪ [footsteps and crowd noise] announcer: ladies and gentlemen, the children of joseph biden. also the grandchildren of the president-elect. [applause] [orchestral music plays] [applause continues] [footsteps] ♪ ♪ announcer: [applause] ♪ announcer: ladies and gentlemen, the vice president of the united states michael pence. ♪ [applause] [silence] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [silence] ♪ ♪ ♪ [footsteps] ♪ announcer: ladies and gentlemen, the vice president elect, there are getting deputy health sergeant at arms and the acting deputy senate sergeant at arms. [applause] ♪ ♪ announcer: ladies and gentlemen, the vice president elect of the united states, kamala harris and mr. douglas emhoff. [applause] [cheers] [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ announcer: the joint congressional on inaugural ceremonies staff representative accompanying the house republican leader, kevin mccarthy. steny hoyer, and misses yvette lewis. the speaker of the house of representatives, nancy pelosi. amy klobuchar. staff representative accom

emhoff today visited a d.c.mid the covid-19 pandemic in what was our first real look at him in his trail blazing new role, just one of many in a white house filled with historic firsts. joining our conversation, phil rucker, "washington post" senior washington correspondent and lucky for us an msnbc political analyst. mara gay is still here. phil rucker, there's been such a flurry -- flurry is the wrong word. a fire hose of breaking news that we haven't spent as much time as we should have on the two families. now, the first family and the second family. but jill biden plans to keep working and carrying out her functions as first lady. obviously, the vice president making all sorts of history, as is her husband, who's out today raising awareness around what is now an epidemic in this country, food insecurity. >> yeah, and that's important work, nicole, and it's worth pointing out also that doug emhoff, the new second gentleman, is just like jill biden, continuing to work in his own capacity. i believe today was

you have to say doug emhoff breaking the rules. i just don't know how -- that's the best way to do it. here's my availability for the next four months. extraordinary details, very personal and wonderful color there, abby. i have to say in the middle of everything we've been going through, it's easy to lose sight of how important in the history that the united states is getting its first woman vice president. >> yeah, absolutely. well, first of all, john, what you'd call what doug emhoff did was a strong move. he was -- it was sort of a power move in that moment as he was getting ready to try to get into the life of someone who was already an incredibly powerful person at the time. the attorney general of the state of california. and, you know, the thing about kamala harris is that, like you just said, she is making this -- such a momentous history next week by becoming the first black and south asian woman to be the president of the united states, but the thing that you see in this documentary is the ways in which she's been doing

rather, it's about authenticity, which emhoff embraces.rls out there, had self-confidence issues, it's intimidating and scary to go into the world that is hyper-focused on you and your body. and after seeing the industry change to favor diversity and creativity, emhoff says she's excited to be, quote, part of the change. good luck to her. >>> and nashville-based singer that did cockrell was ready to give up his music career when jimmy fallon heard his song in a hardware store and changed his life. >> my first trip out in quarantine, and i went to the hardware store and i heard this song, and it sounded like, like a george harrison type of vibe or something to it. anyway, i shazamed it, and i go, what is this, swinging? performing "swinging," here is thad cockrell and the roots! >> cockrell performed on "the tonight show" for the first time on tuesday and blew up over the week, appearing on the "today" show and all over social media. and yesterday, his song "swinging" reached the coveted number one spot on itunes. fallon shared his exciteme

doug emhoff, vice president-elect kamala harris, dr.l biden, and president-elect joe biden. >> at this twilight hour, our beloved nation reverently pauses to remember and to pray for the many thousands of people who have died from the coronavirus during this past year. we turn to the lord of all to receive these, our sisters and brothers, into eternal peace, and to comfort all of those who grieve the loss of a loved one. this virus, more than taking the lives of too many of our citizens, as well as people around the globe, have left in its wake a sobering awareness that we are all united in the sorrow that we recognize today. we pray for those who have died, and the families and loved ones they left behind. we do so not as strangers or disinterested persons, but as fellow citizens who share some limited portion of their grief and sorrow. we pray for the countless families and relatives who had to surrender their loved ones without the comfort and the consolation of a familiar funeral ritual. according to their religious traditions or se

douglas emhoff. [applause] [cheers] [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ announcer: the joint congressional on inaugural ceremonies staff representative accompanying the house republican leader, kevin mccarthy. steny hoyer, and misses yvette lewis. the speaker of the house of representatives, nancy pelosi. amy klobuchar. staff representative accompanying senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. staff representative accompanying [indiscernible] [applause] [silence] [footsteps] [footsteps] [silence] [silence] announcer: ladies and gentlemen, the director of the committee on inaugural ceremonies. the acting house senate sergeant at arms and the acting senate sergeant at arms. ♪ ♪ announcer: ladies and gentlemen, the president-elect of the united states, joseph r biden junior and dr. jill biden. [applause] [cheers] ♪ ♪ [applause] [cheers] cap [applause] [cheers] ♪ announcer: ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. [silence] announcer: please welcome the honorable amy klobuchar. [applause] >> vice president pence, mr. presi

and what's he going to call himself, the second gentleman, douglas emhoff, a part of this.den. the fireworks show just wrapped up. we will show it to you in its entirety. there were serious moments as well. >> we heard from some of the frontline workers who talked about working in the hospital, how thankful they are president biden will help them get the resources they needed. we heard from one of the first nurses to get a vaccine and it really was a moving tribute to the frontline workers risking their lives to take care. more than 400,000 people have died in this country because of the covid vaccine. as usual a lot of dignitaries were on hand. one notable exception the man joe biden replaces, president trump . kris sanchez joins us with more on that part of the story and, kris, you had a front view of all those fireworks. it must have been very moving. >> it was super exciting because it was a little taste of what you might expect from a normal inauguration and maybe a treat for the folks who couldn't get closer to a mile to the white house, the capitol, for this inaugura

today, vice president kamala harris' husband, doug emhoff, appearansingprwagtonhat lps feed the hungryff also tweeted the news that merriam-webster has added "second gentleman" to the dictionary, saying "i might be the first, but i won't be the last." and, bird watchers have beenneys ntral park, ping to catch a ate uth snowy owl in central park was in 1890. beautiful. coming up next, trapped on a snow-covered highway, health care workers scramble to prevent covid shots from going to wastet covid shots from ng to waste. ds on every purchase, every day. objection! my credit card doesn't earn double miles on every purchase. i object to your objection! with the capital one venture card you earn unlimited double miles on every purchase. order! please read counselors last statement. with the capital one venture card you earn unlimited double miles on every purchase. i'll allow it. no further questions, your honor. well just one: what's in your wallet? it's very common to have both sensitivity and gum issues. dentists and hygienists will want to recommend sensodyne sensitivity and gum you get

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emhoff, and on behalf of the members of congress, congratulations and very proud of you both. when president washington was sworn in as the first president of the united states, only a handful of people saw the ceremony or heard the famous first inaugural address. today, the inauguration is seen around the nation and indeed around the world. yet, the task facing the nation is no less momentous than it was in washington's time. i listened to the speech today. you talked among the tension and division, and our tasks as leaders is to bind this nation's wounds and dedicate ourselves to the values of all americans share together. with modern technology, just a few minutes ago, it captured in these pictures history in the making for all of the world to see. this picture shoulder serve as reminder of the task before us. as proud son of california, it is my honor to present to a very proud daughter of california as well. today, vice president harris made history and all of america should celebrate that. but we should also remember that this is not the end, but just the beginning. as l

emhoff, americans and the world.s and notions of what just is isn't always justice. and yet the dawn is ours before we knew it. somehow we do it. somehow we weathered and witnessed a nation that isn't broken, but simply unfinished. we, the successors of a country and a time where a skinny black girl descended from slaves and raised by a single mother can dream of becoming president, only to find herself reciting for one. and, yes, we are far from polished, but that doesn't mean we are striving to form a union that is perfect. we are striechving to forge our union with purpose. to compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters and conditions of man. and so we lift our gaze, not to what stands between us, but what stands before us. we close the divide because we know to put our future first, we must first put our differences aside. we lay down our arms so we can reach out our arms to one another. we seek harm to none and harmony for all. let the globe, if nothing else, say this is true. that even as we

douglas emhoff will be making history as the first husband of a vice president.man. >> pauley: i'm afraid for the next week or month or year of your life, you're going to be doing something like you just had to do with me. >> yeah. it's all good. >> pauley: so second-gentleman it is. >> there was a whole conversation, mostly among his friends, of whether he should just be called the first dude. >> and other names that i can't repeat on national television. >> pauley: harris and emhoff met in 2013, a blind date set up by a friend of hers. when you first got the friend who said there is a guy, maybe you're friends were doing this to you all of the time -- there is a guy, and he is a good one. and don't google him -- >> yes. >> pauley: -- you totally googled him, didn't you? [laughter] >> ooh, this is a reveal. >> i've never been asked that. i did. [laughter] >> dougie. that's so funny you asked me that question. so, yes, my best friend set us up on a blind date. and she said, just trust me. just trust me. she wanted me to kind of go into it, and she said, don't goo

. >> doug emhoff visited an urban farm in d.c.. he talked about fused -- food security and economic opportunity. >> how is it going? >> doing well. it is great to have you here. >> i'm really excited to show you around today and talk more about our work. this neighborhood is a community that policy built, and we are the survivors of that. we appreciate your visit today. >> how did you get involved in this kind of work? >> i'm a country boy. i grew up -- grew up across the street from a farm. i am from appalachia. i wanted to challenge the teens and find ways to engage them. we wanted to be able to pull more people into that work and see them develop character and also have an opportunity for us to feel like we are a part of something. >> so you went to howard? >> i went to howard university. >> how is the pandemic changed what streaming out loud is doing, how you are approaching things? >> we are having community groups come to the farm, but we have had to rapidly organize on the ground to deliver food a to communities that could n

her husband douglas emhoff becoming the first second gentleman and first jewish spouse. >> he is.is making history. he is the first second gentleman of the united states of america. and he is very excited about it. >> the couple met on a blind date, marrying in 2014. >> the kamala harris that i know, she wears chucks and jeans. in fact, that's what she was wearing when i got down on my knees and asked her to marry me. >> and his two kids from a previous marriage, cole and ella, call her "momala." >> vice president will be great. but "momala" will always be the one that means the most. >> faith playing a large role in the first and second families' lives. this morning joe biden will be sworn in on the same family bible he used twice as vice president and seven times as a senator, a family heirloom since 1893. as for vice president kamala harris she plans to use a bible belonging to the late thurgood marshall, the first african-american justice, you guys. >> wow. and part of that ceremony is sonia sotomayor. >> yes. >> we say historic all the time. i think i said it all week. >> for

the first second gentleman, doug emhoff by her side. the bell at howard university tolling 49 times for the 49th vp, followed by "lift every voice and sing", the black national anthem. the historically black university in her life, the sister of alpha capita alpha, the nation's oldest black sorority telling them to wear the iconic pink and pearls. several sorority sisters talked to kamala harris days ago. >> since their inception, these institutions have produced trail blazers and difference makers throughout history. this moment amplifies the academic excellence of hbcus. >> reporter: howard's drum line helping kick off celebrations. a diverse and modern family surrounding the woman they call "momala". overseas in india, people in the vice president's ancestral village on her mother's side .". overseas in india, people in the vice president's ancestral village on her mother's sid overseas in india, people in the vice president's ancestral village on her mother's side celebrated. before the inauguration, harris said shy would be thinkin

harris, and our second gentleman, doug emhoff and their family.you. we need you for in you we discover our common humanity. in our common humanity we will seek out the wounded and bind their wounds. we will seek healing from those who are sick and diseased. we will mourn our dead. we will befriend the lonely, the least, and the left out. we will share our abundance. we will give justice to the oppressed. a knowledge sin, and seek forgiveness, thus grasping reconciliation. in discovering our humanity, we will seek the good in and for all our neighbors. we will love the unlovable. remove the stigma of the so-called untouchables. we will care for our most vulnerable, our children, the elderly, the emotionally challenged, and the poor. we will seek rehabilitation beyond correction. we will extend opportunity to those locked out of opportunity. we will make friends of our enemies. we will make friends of our enemies. people, your people shall no longer raise up weapons against one another. we will use our resources for the national good and become a be

emhoff, dr. biden, mr. president -- no, joe, you're mr. president.dr. biden, he makes you call him mr. president? [laughter] marriage is about to get rocky, i can tell. [laughter] on behalf of the joint congressional committee on the the inaugural ceremonies, i too am proud -- more than that, i'm ecstatic -- to present the two of you this picture. a testament to technology. a testament to history. mr. president, in your speech you talked about faith, you talked about tribulations, but you talked about victory. the johnson brothers wrote a great hymn. you know it well, mr. president. today we have a new day. and that hymn came out of faith and out of deep trouble into hope. and they said facing the rising sun of our new day begun, let us march on til victim's won. victory's won. that's what your speech was about, and that's why we are so proud and ready to march with you, president biden. god bless. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [laughter] >> thank you. >> mr. president. >> thank you. [inaudible conversations] >> thank you. >> you bet, thank yo

. >> second gentleman doug emhoff tours a nonprofit farm in washington, d.c. >> great to have you here. >> nice to meet you. >> thank you for coming to see us at the farm of kelly miller. we're excited to show you around and tell you abour work. weir here in washington, d.c. that is a community that is 95% african-american. this neighborhood is really, really a community that policy built. we're the survivors of that policy. we're phones that are resilient who used the food system not only to survive but working to utilize it to thrive post-pandemic and into the future. we appreciate your visit today. doug. how did you get involved with this work? >> i'm from tennessee, i'm a country boy. i grew up watching my uncles farm across the street from my grandmother's house, so i'm from appalachia, it's in my blood. coming here to washington, d.c., i noticed a lot of challenges with youth and wanted to find ways to engage them and started working with them with summer programs. i saw a big need around food but saw that food was a racial justice and economic justice issue and wanted to be able

. >> it's a my understanding chairman emhoff -- and hop is en route to provide his comments and i did want to begin by thanking him for his tremendous leadership. mr. reed: in order to expedite the vote, let me proceed. mr. president, i rise to express mr. president, i rise to express >> mr. president i rise to express my support for the confirmation of lloyd austin to be the secretary defense of the united states. general austin has an exceptionally qualified with a longer in the u.s. military's served in the highest excellence of the army as the commander of u.s. central command. his character and integrity are unquestioned and he possesses the knowledge andls skills to effectively lead the pentagon. the united states faces many complex security threats but if confirmed as the secretary of defense general austin will we the department during a time when you strategic priorities have shifted to the oak is increasingly

harris, and our second gentleman, doug emhoff and their family. we need you for in you we discover our common humanity. in our common humanity we will seek out the wounded and bind their wounds. we will seek healing from those who are sick and diseased. we will mourn our dead. we will befriend the lonely, the least common the left out. we will share our abundance -- the least, and the left out. we will share our abundance. we will give justice to the oppressed. a knowledge sin, and seek forgiveness, thus grasping reconciliation. in discovering our humanity, we will seek the good in and for all our neighbors. we will love the unlovable. remove the stigma of the so-called untouchables. we will care for our most vulnerable, our children, the elderly, the emotionally challenged, and the poor. we will seek rehabilitation beyond correction. we will extend opportunity to those locked out of opportunity. we will make friends of our enemies. we will make friends of our enemies. people, your people shall no longer raise up weapons against one another. we wi

plus, america's new second family, kamala harris and doug emhoff.untie. ♪ i can make your hands clap ♪ first lady in an ing and new emerging american designer who had no idea that dr. biden was wearing her outfit until she walked out and the unexpected star of the event, senator bernie sanders, the story behind those gloves and the memes helping you steel his look. ♪ i can make your hands clap ♪ ♪ said i can make your hands clap ♪ >>> i mean, when you get george stephanopoulos talking about the fashion, you know, you know. >> yeah, my own is more like bernie. >> you own it. you own it. moments including those rt othe fireworks >> it was so much to enjoy on that special from bruce springsteen to katy perry but host tom hanks who lit up twitter. it was 33 degrees out in d.c. yesterday. a lot of people, they were so worried that he needed a coat so there were so many tweets and memes saying, please get him a coat. >> he was trying to squeeze out every word he was so cold. >> yeah. >> we have a lot of news to get to. >>> a new day at the white house, jo

>>i also asked about thomas has been now second gentleman doug emhoff and state sen wiener says thathas the perfect personality for that role saying he's kind. he's unassuming and a perfectly supportive of kamala having the spotlight in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>watching over san jose on this historic day is another page for the history books said lu ming large as in 5 stories. tall it's a tribute to the late supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg if you saw there 85 feet high that's how big this mural is and it's the work of a san bruno based artist, it's visible as you might imagine for several blocks in downtown san jose rob fladeboe has more reaction to the inauguration and the mural he is live with us tonight in san jose fire up. >>the grant got you rbg was known for her dissent and a number of issues but something tells me she would no doubt have approved of today's proceedings. so does san jose's mayor a local state assemblyman and several other people like cross paths with today, let's take a look. >>this a wonderful inspiring morning and it was fantastic to

crisette met entertainment lawyer doug emhoff when she needed legal advice. >> we were so impressed bym pretty cool. i might want to set you up with somebody, kamala harris. >> kamala harris? the attorney general? >> she said yeah, but i think you'd be great. >> she immediately called her old best friend. >> she was ignoring my calls. and i'm like she has got to answer because this guy is going to be calling her. >> you texted me that very same night. you were at a lakers game. >> i was. >> and i'm a warriors fan, but i said, go kobe or something. and then you called me that morning, the next morning. >> i violated every rule of dating i believe, leave this long rambling voice mail, ended the call. if you remember that scene in "swingers". >> you should call me tomorrow, or in two day, whatever. anyway -- >> that was me leaving the voice mail. and i thought i'd never hear from her. but then -- >> harris had a break in her schedule and called him. >> we ended up talking for like 45 minutes to an hour and just laughing the whole time. >> a couple of days later, their first date. >> it fe

>>mister president doctor biden madam vice president mister emhoff americans and the world. one day comes we ask ourselves where can we find lights in this never ending shade the last we carry a c we must wade we've braved the belly of the beast. >>we've learned that client isn't always peace and the norms notions of what just is isn't always just s. and yet the dog is hours before we knew it somehow we do it somehow we've weathered and witnessed a nation that isn't broken that simply unfinished we the successors of the country and the time or a skinny black girl descended from slaves and raised by a single mother can dream of becoming president only to find herself reciting for one. and yes, we are far from polished far from pristine but that doesn't mean we are striving to form a union that is perfect. we are striving to forge or union with purpose to compose a country committed to all cultures. colors characters in conditions of man and so we lift our gaze lots, what stands between us but what stands before us we close the divide because we know to put our future first we

emhoff. on behalf of everyone here, congratulations.sion and division. our tasks as leaders with the nation's wounds. and to dedicated values that all americans shared together. with modern technology, just a few minutes ago, captured in these pictures. history in the making. for all the world to see. this picture should serve as a reminder of that task that we had before us, the very proud son of california, it is my honor to present to a very proud daughter of california as well. today vice president harris made history, and all of america should celebrate that. but we should also remember that this is not the end, but just the beginning, as leaders, we are judged not by our words, bu. so let's go forward from here together and accomplish great things for the american people. and every time you look at this photo, remember the beginning of the job we have to do. congratulations. [applause] >> madam vice president, mr. emhoff, dr. biden, mr. president, no, joe, you are mr. president. and we are so proud that dr. biden, do you: mr. pres

chrisette hudlin met entertainment lawyer doug emhoff when she needed legal advice. >> we were so impressedr, you seem pretty cool. i might want to set you up with somebody, kamala harris. >> kamala harris? the attorney general? >> she said yeah, but i think you'd be great. >> she immediately called her old best friend. >> she was ignoring my calls. and i'm like she has got to answer because this guy is going to be calling her. >> you texted me that very same night. you were at a lakers game. >> i was. >> and i'm a warriors fan, but i said, go kobe or something. and then you called me that morning, the next morning. >> i violated every rule of dating i believe, leave this long rambling voice mail, ended the call. if you remember that scene in "swingers". >> you should call me tomorrow, or in two day, whatever. anyway -- >> that was me leaving the voice mail. and i thought i'd never hear from her. but then -- >> harris had a break in her schedule and called him. >> we ended up talking for like 45 minutes to an hour and just laughing the whole time. >> a couple of days later, their first date

(pam) in washington d-c - vice- president elect kamala harris and husband doug emhoff volunteered atrtha's table. harris says, the fight doctor king was engaged in.... is still the fight in america today -- the fight is to recognize our collective responsibility to address injustices. harris says, she is going into wednesday's inauguration ... quote- ready to work. (ken)in preparing for this week's transition - harris formally resigned from her senate seat today. <0:20 "thank you"> (ken)harris released this video after formally submitting her letter of resignation to govenor gavin newsom ... ending her four year senate career.it's the final step before she's sworn in as the nation's first female vice president on wednesday.harris is the first black woman in california to serve as a u.s. senator. (ken) alex padilla is expected to be in washington d.c. this week to take on his new role as u-s senator. then former assemblywoman shirley weber takes on her new position as califoria's secretary of state. if confirmed, she will be the first ever african american to hold that office. (pam) k

douglas emhoff. >> yay, kamala.orld cheering for kamala harris. for those keeping track, she's wearing an ensemble by christopher john rogers who lives in new york city and sergio hudson. i know people are dialing their numbers now. she chose them to give her this look which will -- maybe that will go into the museum that melania said we're looking for her to give us good stuff. >> her sister maya there as well and maya worked on hillary clinton's campaign. >> precious moment. president obama taking a picture with his phone, having covered so many obama rallies so many people did that -- relentlessly. >> did he just take a picture of her, major? >> yes. >> oh, i didn't see that. >> ella and cole. >> let's bring in margaret brennan, moderator of "face the nation." and this is the breaking of a glass ceiling, margaret. >> it is. and the symbolism is so resonant and it means so much to so many. it's also so interesting the arc of this political career given that senator harris is one of the first to drop out when she w

vice president with some of her closest friends and people next year including her husband, doug emhoff he will be there in supporting her you know there's a lot of security in dc so it's not like you or i or any of her supporters are paid can be people who are excited for this presidency because of all that security but people mike moh here to her old house and celebrate her want to see we're going to be live here all morning to continue to educate people on her past this is a big day for little girls all over the country now knowing that a woman can it is possible for a woman to finally be in the white house will send it back to you all right, thanks a lot and at 7 '06 let's go back to our inauguration coverage because all of the v i p e's including. >>former presidents are now arrive we've seen here in the last 5 minutes and we'll chat with our political analyst michael yaki here we just saw in the 5 minutes or so the obamas arrive, yeah and we just saw the clintons arrived just a couple of minutes ago just waiting for the bushes, yeah, they're expected to be there as well and michae

[applause] [applause] >> bret: doug emhoff will become the second gentleman. bring in harold ford junior congressman from tennessee. your thoughts on this day and the message joe biden brings to this day. >> i would hope that it is one that will resemble a lot of what chris was saying. one that demands our better angels in all of ourselves and better instincts finding their way to the forefront of our minds and all our actions. the pageantry of this day is often somewhat stale and dull. when you consider two weeks ago what happened in the building. the greatest symbol of american democracy, the white house is the greatest projection of power, the normalcy of this day even though it is marked by a bizarre security situation in washington is something i think that all americans welcome and embrace. it is certainly something the world marvels at. i can only hope and pray that every american pauses today and cherishes the tradition, cherishes who we are and then later in the day president biden will have the opportunity to begin leading this country. i hope we all

according to "people," ella emhoff just signed a contract with img models. the 21-year-old is currently a senior at the parson school of design in new york city. the agency represents super models gisele bundchen, gigi and bella hadid and stephanie seymour. >>> the weeknd is spending big bucks to make sure his super bowl weekend is epic, shelling out $7 million of his own money to help give the production value an added boost. you may not know this, but the nfl does not pay super bowl performers for their shows. the weeknd is releasing a greatest hits album ahead of the big game. should be a fun performance. >>> a lot of san francisco restaurants excited they're finally getting a chance to reopen. today on the "kelly clarkson show," kelly is honoring one, who created his own meals on wheels, calling it stel wra. >> this is the dining room that i built. >> oh, my god. >> complete with cool table, china and real glassware, which might be kind of rare. >> don't hit the brakes. >>> sampling some of the menu and has a big surprise in store. it's at 3:00 p.m. righ

. >>> vice president kamala harris' husband doug emhoff is making his mark on the english language.e merriam-webster added the phrase "second gentleman" to its dictionary. it was also a day of firsts. he made his first official solo appearance as second gentleman. he visited a washington, d.c., farm run by a nonprofit that helps supply healthy food to the emho alsught h first nt >>> a rare portrait by sandro botticelli sold for $92.2 million. a record for the renaissance painter. the portrait called "young man holding a rondel" was bout yesterday during a virtual auction at sotheby's in new york. it is one of only about a dozen botticelli portraits known to exist. >> there are a number of artists that i think we all can say that are -- they're olympian really in their genius. and botticelli's one of those. >> the last time the painting was up for auction was in 1982. it sold for just over $1 million. >>> and if you missed the tv series "game of thrones," you are going to like this news. it's reported that an animated version of the emmy word-winning show is being developed by hbo-ma

so for the time being, the vice president and second gentleman, doug emhoff, will be living in their d.c. condo, next door in that condo building, it's interesting to know that the vice president is living there temporarily. >> with a lot of secret service around them. >>> one day after president biden's inauguration thousands of national guard troops are on their way home. nearly 26,000 deployed to washington, d.c. in fears of more rioting. about 7,000 will stay in the area for another week, though. >>> coming up, a challenge to former president trump's facebook ban. who will make the final decision on whether he'll get his account back. >>> plus. >> we knew that it was there. we had no idea where it was going to be placed. >> it ended up in the oval office. we're going to talk to the family of cesar chavez about what it means to have his bust in president biden's office. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. we'll have a look at that earthquake and rain chances. in about eight minutes. >>> when we welcome our west coast viewers, president biden lays out his ambitious covid plan

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emhoff, americans and the world, when day comes, we ask ourselves where can we find light in this never-ending sea we must wade.

then you named doug emhoff, the second gentleman too, right. >> i did. ran into him at one of the conventions. i wasn't sure he got the name because in passing after she decided she was going to launch her presidential campaign, at one meeting he said, by the way, i want a chinese name too. and i want dragon in it. they said doug that's oh is to stereotypical. because bruce is known as little dragon, his nickname. >> sure. >> i thought about it. and when i choose names i go by the off and on etics. i don't want something that sounds bad, eebl a bad name. >> i ended naming. ymdu. >> du means what i know long is the dragon what's the du part. >> the particular du that i chose is actually ethical. so he is ethical dragon is what acall him. and that's the translation. >> wow, you're as good as my mother in giving out names. that's awesome. are chinese news outlines use the names now for them? >> they are. and actually i didn't know if doug got the chinese name. i was so excited when it resurfaced when kamala was nominated to be the vice presidential nominee.

host jane pauley caught harris off guard by asking her point blank if she'd googled emhoff before they googled him, didn't you? >> ooh, this is a reveal. >> i've never been asked that. i did. dougie. >> i mean, is that even a question? >> of course, and also she's a former prosecutor. >> a funny story about that is when that friend that she says set them up told doug, hey, i'm going to set you up with my friend kamala, he was like, the attorney general! he did not have to google her at all. and then, of course, her career just took off. those two, those two. we'll be seeing a lot more of them. they have been married now for more than six years. she went through the senate race, and now this race as well. >>> next, celebs are getting their covid vaccinations. 87-year-old willie nelson has given the thumbs up after getting his vaccine in texas. the austin area er shared this image with the ten-time grammy winner with this caption, "getting your covid vaccination is willie cool." >> and comedian steve martin got his shot right here in new york city. he said good news, bad news, good news

ladies and gentlemen, the vice president elect of the united states kamala devi harris mister douglas emhoff. the joint congressional committee on inaugural ceremonies staff representative alexandria or deacon chico accompanying the house republican leader the honorable kevin mccarthy. staff representative bridget brennan accompanying house majority leader the honorable steny hoyer misses yvette lewis staff representative taken it's an accompanying speaker of the house of representatives, the honorable nancy pelosi and mister paul pelosi staff representative lindsay the honorable amy klobuchar and mister john bessler staff are presented stephanie hagerman co a company senate majority leader the honorable mitch mcconnell and the honorable only no >>the joint congressional committee inaugural ceremonies to 2 over the the acting house senate sergeant at arms, tim blodgett and the acting senate sergeant at arms jennifer hemingway. >>ladies and gentleman, the president elect of the united states. joseph robinette biden junior and doctor jill biden. we welcome honorable flu shot. >>mr. president e

douglas emhoff. [applause]

. >> reporter: her husband doug emhoff becoming our country's first second gentleman. >> the american people hired them for change and to get us out of these things and i'm going to do everything i can to help them. >> reporter: and their blended family of jewish, indian and black heritage now represented on the national stage. today harris will take the oath of office just miles away from her alma mater howard university, on the steps of the capitol where she once interned. >> as a student, could you have imagined being just days away from such a historic moment? >> no and i really feel quite emotional about it. >> reporter: and it was at howard where she ran her first campaign as a freshman in college and joined alpha kappa alpha sorority incorporated and said the historically black college gave her the confidence to aim high and the tools to make the climb. and now she's inspiring that next generation. >> we feel inspired, energized. >> just seeing her and being able to feel like i'm being represented in the same way she's there and i'm there. i just feel like she's me, i'm her. >>

supersweet, and guys, all guys, especially straight guys, pay attention to the doug emhoff model. they tend. >> it really is smart. [laughing] >> i do want, because come talk about losing track of the timeline. i have lost track, 30 minutes left? 20 minutes left ten minutes left? i cannot you sit here and not talk to you about issues. >> yes please. >> we will start when you were attorney general, and that was right in the middle of the financial implosion foreclosures were happening and you write a lot about the fact you were in a big fight with the banks. they were trying to settle for peanuts and you demanded that they do more. it got to the point where you got into, as one questioner asked, i want to know this, you got into kind of a shouting match with jamie dimon. >> i did. >> the head of jpmorgan chase. what was it like to have a shouting match with jamie dimon? and shoot, i didn't write than the page number but you have this thing and when you tell your staff, did them on the phone, and they did them on the phone -- >> this is what precipitated the discussion. >> but then