i'm sorry, i still can't get over garth brooks and i'm actually a big garth brooks fan.ospel singer in. >> will make that for your inaugural. >> laura: thank you. as a joe biden promises, a new chapter called unity, thugs on the other side of the country are smashing and burning their way through portland tonight to celebrate biden. life on the ground moments away. . hey, i just got a text from my sister. you remember rick, her neighbor? sure, he's the 76-year-old guy who still runs marathons, right? sadly, not anymore. -what, you mean-- -mhm. -just like that. -wow. so sudden. um, we're not about to have the "we need life insurance" conversation again, are we? no, we're having the "we're getting coverage so we don't have to worry about it" conversation. so you're calling about the $9.95 a month plan -from colonial penn? -i am. we put it off long enough. we are getting that $9.95 plan, today. (jonathan) is it time for you to call about the $9.95 plan? i'm jonathan from colonial penn life insurance company. sometimes we just need a reminder not to take today for granted. i

i'm sorry, i still can't get over garth brooks and i'm actually a big garth brooks fan.ospel singer in. >> will make that for your inaugural. >> laura: thank you. as a joe biden promises, a new chapter called unity, thugs on the other side of the country are smashing and burning their way through portland tonight to celebrate biden. life on the ground moments away. >> laura: peace and unity are breaking out all over tonight on the west coast. president biden's call for harmony fell on deaf ears when antifa and other radical leftists are concerned, look no further to what they did in oregon, the democratic party's office in portland tonight. [shouting] >> laura: joining me now from that scene, townhall.com senior writer. were they celebrating with exuberance biden's installation as president? >> it is the myth that keeps on giving in portland, basically the crowd was wandering around aimlessly, they were marching through the streets and they ended up here at the democratic office building and initially they were beating on the windows, they were chanting they didn't like

. >> garth brooks will perform at the ceremony. his message for unity.ox and friends first" starts right now. ♪♪ the grounds will change ♪♪ neil: you want to take the song tie in guests today by garth brooks at the inauguration, can't get anything has to me, producers. shannon: a genius in case you weren't aware. you are watching "fox and friends first" tuesday morning. neil: nation's capital on high alert that of the inauguration concerns in testifying as protesters may disguise themselves as american soldiers. >> reporter: good morning. in 24 hours this city is locked down in unprecedented ways never before seen. it has taken me an hour to get to this location to report for you and later today even more precautions which major bridges into the city will close later this afternoon in addition to the 25,000 national guard troops the acting defense secretary chris miller said taking no chances including vetting the street saying, quote, as is normal for military support for large events the department will that national guardsmen in washington dc. we have

away ♪ >> living in mississippi, country was a huge part of my life, and it was all because of garth brooksbiggest-selling artist of the decade and the fastest-selling musical artist ever. >> he's been described as a cross between john wayne and mick jagger. he's got the looks of a cowboy and the moves of a rock 'n' roll star. >> it sounded like rock 'n' roll. guitars and big drums and everybody singing along. that's what everybody liked about rock shows. >> as the acts became maybe less twangy in their way, that just expanded their audience. artists like george strait or brooks & dunn, plenty of acts worked their way up and became massive. >> over the last two years, country music has taken over the airwaves and the record charts with over $2 billion in sales and climbing. >> as the boom in the music takes hold, westernwear dealers can't keep up with the demand. >> you've got kids, you've got a house payment, and these people are more like you are than madonna is. ♪ is there life out there so much she hasn't done ♪ >> women in country was a huge thing in the '90s. you had reba mcentire, ma

it was great to see garth brooks, a republican. come and sing as well. a beautiful rendition of amazing grace. you know, you totally read my mind because i was my last question here was i can't leave without talking about the performances of lady gaga also also garth brooks. he was incredible, but especially that young poet amanda gorman, i know you work in los angeles. she's from l. a on lee 22, the youngest inaugural poet in u. s history. we're gonna play a part of her poem, the hell we climb. we'll talk about it afterward. if we're to live up to her own time than victory won't lie in the blade. but in all the bridges we've made, that is the promise to glade the hill. be climate on lee. we dare it because being american is more than a pride we inherit. it's the past we step into and how we repair it. we've seen before. i just got chills watching that again. i saw it for the first time. got chills. just watched it again got chills again. just the poise. the grace. she was incredible, and it's amazing that we all watch together as a star is born this mor

daly >> first up, garth brooks.'s joe fryer ♪ amazing grace how sweet the sound ♪ >> reporter: it was an understated and powerful a cappella performance from unifying voice ♪ i once was lost ♪ but now i'm found ♪ ♪ was blind but now i see ♪ >> reporter: garth brooks shared the inauguraon stage with a renowned young poet, amanda la g the iconic gospel standard "amazing grace," encouraging the paired down socially distanced crowd and the larger one watching from home to join him for the final verse. >> i'm going to ask you to sing this last verse with me. >> reporter: brooks also embraced the historic moment with energetic bipartisan hugs dolled out he emphasized this was a day to put country over politics. >> i might be the only republican at this place but it's reaching across, loving one another, because that's what's going to get us through probably the most divided time that we have >> reporter: his decision to perform at biden's inauguratio drew some criticism from online conservatives even before he sang a note

garth brooks sang "amazing grace" and then ran around and kissed everybody, covid be damned.etty great. two weeks ago a bunch of dangerous imbeciles with donald trump flags tried to overthrow our government. today on that very same spot, we had the national anthem sung by lady gaga. to paraphrase michelle obama, when they go low, we go j.lo. and we did. it was a very well-done inauguration, highlighted by a strong and assuring debut for our new commander-in-chief. joe biden gave a great speech. he spoke convincingly about unity and healing. he said it's time to "end this uncivil war." it was the kind of speech that made you want to call your grandpa and tell him you love him. it really was special. watching the obamas, the clintons, the bushes, and the bidens all walk through that door, to welcome a new president to the white house. it was like when all the avengers came back to beat thanos. that's the extent of my historical references. almost everyone at the inauguration wore purple. to show red and blue unity, also a shout-out to prince. unfortunately, they forgot to tell

jennifer lopez was fantastic garth brooks sang "amazing grace.s great a lot of people noticed that when he was done, he left in a a hurry. watch this what was that? was his horse meanwhile, let's talk about the elephant who wasn't in the room, president trump. this morning he left the white house and delivered a farewell speech before flying off to florida. here's what he said to his supporters >> we love you we will be back in some form have a good life we will see you soon >> jimmy: i know a lot of you were expecting trump's speech to be weird and inappropriate, well, you were 100% right. we'll be back in some form who wrote this speech, voldemort? and then finally, trump boarded air force one for the last time and, as his plane took often, they were playing "my way", by frank sinatra, watch this, this is real. ♪ yes, it was my way ♪ >> jimmy: yeah, trump was singing "my way", while the rest of the country was singing. we have a great show, give it up for the roots, everybody! ♪ ♪ nah, nah, nah, na hey, hey, hey, hey [ applause ] >> jimmy: what

to 2 members of the black christian community to garth brooks like you say famous western country where. star jennifer lopez just a smattering of people that really represents a lot of america and a lot of buy to watch tonight former vice president mike pence leaving capitol building as well and i understand actually that we have all of her salad i wasn't aware of that but they're all over salad is standing by for us in washington however i can see you can you hear me. i can hear you are a very good to have you what do you make of this ceremony. well it was a very celebratory ceremony of course in very different and difficult circumstances as william also pointed out it was after all a big celebration we have we heard lady gaga and jennifer lopez sing a moment if you wanted to really joe biden calling on all americans to unite right now in these difficult times and he had a difficult position here with his speech to on the one hand call for unity but then on the other hand of course also mentioning all the challenges that he inherits the cold with 900000 me with more american victims th

lo segueing into let's get loud, or garth brooks' formal jeans.e was really nice. it's a low bar. it was a low bar for an inauguration and it's a crazy low bar for the incoming - est nd to be competent. anything north of malicious incompetence feels like we're playing with the house's money at that point. >> jimmy: it's funny you say that. i was watching cnn today. and every time joe biden speaks they say, it's a much different tone. it's like, yeah, it's a much different tone. >> no [ bleep ]. it's a lot different. >> jimmy: you switched from wrestling tobs, 's a muc >> it does feel that it's going to be important that we allow ourselves just to have a day, just one day of feeling the relief before worrying about, yeah, there are monumental issues that we're facing, there are systemic problems that have gone unaddressed too long, real questions about whether the scale of biden's solutions are going to match the scale of the problems he's inheriting. but i do think that has to wait for at least just tomorrow. just give us a day. otherwise it feels

. ♪ this land is my land ♪ >> reporter: country singer garth brooks, a republican, encouraging viewers together. >> i'm asking you to sing this last verse with me. not just the people here, the people at home. work as one united. ♪ amazing grace ♪ >> reporter: but it was the national youth poet lawyer yet amanda gordon reading a poem she wrote after the assault on the capitol who captured our imaginations. >> when day comes we ask ourselves, where can we find light in this never-ending shade? the loss we carry, a sea we must wade. we braved the belly of the beast. we've learned that quiet isn't always peace, and the norms and notions of what just is, isn't always justice. >> reporter: the 22-year-old invited by first lady jill biden. >> and we lay down our arms, we can reach out our arms to one another, we seek harm to none and harmony for all. >> she, like joe biden, suffer from a speech impediment and overcame that. she's a shining example of what's great about not only our country's present but our future. >> reporter: at 78, biden is the oldest person to be sworn in as president. i

garth brooks and j.lo. performed after the ceremony. then biden and harris walked in a parade to the white house surrounded by their family. >> and that was pretty interesting to see. we will remember this for a long time. among the small group of people there at the white house our very own kris sanchez reporting for us joins us now live. it is a stunning backdrop behind you. where are you right now in terms of the local there and what did you see today? it must have been incredible. >> reporter: we were smack dab right in front of the front door of the white house. i never thought i would find myself three stories up. we had a bird's eye view of the vice president and the president arriving at the white house for the very first time. a taste of them making their way here. joe biden walked the final stretch and most of the people were kept away because of the violent riot at the u.s. capitol and the ongoing deadly pandemic, he found a way to stop for a few fist bumps along the way. the vice president, unlike any before her -- she's bla

sing the national anthem at the capitol, garth brooks was announced yesterday and says he considersing at the event, not a political statement, but a statement of unity of virtual parade across america. following the ceremony features jon stewart and andrew day, as well as kenny ortega leading a dance across him. america. vice president elect kamala harris and soon to be first lady, dr jill biden will accomplish many firsts as they entered the white house and prepare for their roles in the biden administration boxes. jackie baniyas has more now on how these two women plan to shake up d. c. the white house is about to undergo a huge makeover. vice president elect kamila harris and soon to be first lady jill biden are set to accomplish many firsts as they prepare for their very active roles in the biden administration. walk there to that moment proudly with my head up on my shoulder back kamila harris will make history wednesday as the first female black and south asian vice president ready to do the work and we've got a lot of work to do. harris is chief spokeswoman. says you can exp

. ♪ usaa ♪ >>> time now for the four at 4:00, country music star garth brooks has been announced as aformer at wednesday's inauguration of president-elect joe biden. brooks said this is not a political statement, this is a statement of unity. he joins previously announced performers lady gaga, who will sing the national anthem, and jennifer lopez. and one-hit wonders the new radicals, remember them, will reunite for the first time in more than two decades to perform their song "you get what you give." biden wrote in his autobiography that it was his late son beau's theme song as he battled cancer. certainly a star-studded line-up of musicians, quite a contrast from the last inauguration, dan. >> yeah, absolutely. great line-up of musicians. and what i love to see is a little bit of celebration and normalcy in this inauguration because so much of this year will be different because of what happened on january 6th and the tightened security. joe biden will be sworn in on the capitol steps. but there will be no big audience on the capitol mall, as you all know, because it's closed and th

garth brooks just ran around hugging everybody, breaking a few covid rules along the way.a moment on this day to pause and hope for a bright future. >> i want to turn back to the panel. dana, juan, chris wallace. juan, i noticed, as vice president harris was being sworn in, you kind of choked up a little bit. this is a big moment. >> yeah. i don't like doing that. it just came out. it's visceral. i'll tell you why. i have grand daughters. i'm the the son of a black mother. you think about american history. you think about the status of black women in this country for most of our history, and the idea that a black woman would assume such power in this moment as a national leader, truly inspiring. the role the black women played in this campaign, tremendous. >> let's listen to the benediction. >> when day comes we ask where can we find light in this neverending shade? we brave the belly of the beast. we've learned that quiet isn't always peace, and the norms and notions of what just is isn't always justice. and yet the dawn is ours before we knew it, somehow we do it, someho

ashley sheet, in a tux, grandkids and a bow, and garth brooks backlash. ♪ "amazing grace" ♪ >> why somere fuming today. and what's up with his hair? plus trump mystery. where was barron trump? kept out of sight during his

. >>> lady gaga, jennifer lopez and garth brooks all sang at the inauguration today, but it is a risingtook the mike who is going viral. >> somehow we have weathered and witnessed a nation that isn't broken, but simply unfinished. >> it was incredible. 22-year-old amanda gorman from los angeles is the youngest poet to ever read at a presidential inauguration, and she's the country's first national youth poet laureate. some of gorman's former educators say they are not surprised. >> i think she is the embodiment of a young woman who liberated her potential. >> this afternoon gorman tweeted her two books have gone to the top of amazon's best seller list. she also gained hundreds of thousands of followers on both instagram and twitter today. coming up tomorrow she is joining "good morning america" for an exclusive first interview. you can watch it at 7:00 a.m. right after "abc 7 mornings". >>> a real star is born. back here in the bay area, san francisco and oakland city halls lit tonight in red, white and blue to celebrate the inauguration. today marked a fresh start for some bay area pol

see right his significant other j lo right is going to be part of the festivities as well as is garth brooks decided recently that he wanted to be a part of this as well. >>as the symbol trying to bring together the nation and so we're going to see those pharmacists play out as well as work, counting down to the actual swearing-in of vice president-elect kamala harris and president elect joe biden as the nation's next president and vice president we are expecting joe biden to speak for about 20 minutes. it is chilly. i'm not going to call it cold because there have been killed or nod or a shuns but very windy. >>this morning in washington dc the fed will cut down the amount of time that he spends outside. but we will see everybody has their masks on the first order of business in the administration is a bunch of executive orders that he's going to sign. >>right after giving the speech he's going begin work more than a orders he's going to sign one of them is that everyone has to wear a mask on federal property and there is vice president kamala harris that's interesting she's going to be swo

. >>> lady gaga, jennifer lopez and garth brooks all sang at the inauguration today, but it is a risinghe mike who is going viral. >> somehow we have weathered and witnessed a nation that isn't broken, but simply unfinished. >> it was incredible. 22-year-old amanda gorman from los angeles is the youngest poet to ever read at a presidential inauguration, and she's the country's first national youth poet laureate. some of gorman's former educators say they are not surprised. >> i think she is the embodiment of a young woman who liberated her potential. >> this afternoon gorman tweeted her two books have gone to the top of amazon's best seller list. she also gained hundreds of thousands of followers on both instagram and twitter today. coming up tomorrow she is joining "good morning america" for an exclusive first interview. you can watch it at 7:00 a.m. right after "abc 7 mornings". >>> a real star is born. back here in the bay area, san francisco and oakland city halls lit tonight in red, white and blue to celebrate the inauguration. today marked a fresh start for some bay area politicia

garth brooks and j. lo also performed at the ceremony. after the ceremony, biden and harris walked in a parade to the white house and then got straight to work. >> inauguration is a sight to see in america. president biden got right to work in his newly designed oval office. among them mandatory masks on federal property. he also ended the so-called muslim band and stopped funding for the border wall. president biden rejoined the paris climate agreements. >> as you saw live, the new white house press secretary, jen psaki announced the 15 executive orders in the biden administration's first news briefing. reporters asked her everything about international relations to the presidential transition and the impeachment hearings. one thing psaki stressed was the intention of working hard to restore trust in government and media with science and facts. >> she said also that president biden just felt an incredible sense of calm and joy. this is only halftime. inauguration day is turning into inauguration night. there's still lentity happening for

each performance we saw today from gorman there to lady gaga, j-lo, garth brooks symbolizing presidentrall prompt is to the american people of this day to lead a resilient and diverse country in a historic time ofri c asi division. dan and ama? >> liz, thank you. president biden began signing a stack of executive orders. they include 100 days masking challenge, extending eviction moratoriums and ending the muslim ban. abc7 news reporter with the muslim ban and the reaction to it. julian. >> reporter: hi, good evening, ama. the bay area muslim woman i spoke to says she has not seen her family in iran for several years. her parents have only seen their grandson once, and now she's hopeful for a reunion. >> today has been an emotional day. it's new day, new -- >> reporter: relief from bay area muslims as president biden rollsab bg bl muslim ban his first day in office. >> you can see president biden preparing to sign -- >> reporter: the executive order signed by president trump in 2017 placed travel bans on predominantly muslim and african countries. the list included iran, yemen, syria,

and country singer garth brooks asked everyone to join in amazing grace but the future was heralded by 22 year old poet amanda goldman who took up the themes of biden's inaugural speech in a poem addressing the problems of the divided nation and offering hope what for there was always a light if only were brave enough to see it if only were brave enough to be it. and joe biden $46.00 president of the united states is taking up that challenge. and joining us now is washington bureau chief you know as paul has let's get down to the details of what you expect from joe biden's administration what are some of the trump policies that he's rolling back on his 1st day in office. well it took him less than 2 hours in the wire to rejoin the paris peace agreement to rejoin the old the world health organization and to stop the muslim band so these are all signs that the u.s. under his leadership is trying to come back to the old days of governing that took simular to the obama era as he also picked many of. his administration of people who have been working for obama already. and those are of cour

hats off to you for that piece on garth brooks. walked up to him and said thank you. i want you to know there's a hell of a lot of democrats who are fans of yours, too. i think it's important. it's risky, i guess from a business point of view. he did a good thing yesterday. i'm glad you highlighted it. >> senator, moving forward, looking ahead at your top priorities, where in that does accounting for the past play a role, especially the past two weeks and the insurrection at the capitol? >> i can tell you we have an unresolved piece of business. those terrorists, if you will, who raided this building, the united states capitol building have to be held accountable for their conduct. the president needs to be held accountable for his incitement of that mob to come and attack this building and try to disrupt our government. that's the reality. i think the house did the right thing in impeaching the president for a second time. they will be sending it over to us in a day or two. we have to decide how to work it into a busy calendar. it

jennifer lopez and garth brooks are also set to perform.er, the bidens will head across the potomac river to arlington national cemetery to lead a wreath laying at the tomb of the unknown soldier withlint bush and obama and their wives. from there the new president and vice president will be escorted by troops to the white house, followed by a virtual inaugural parade. covid had already canceled the inaugural balls, so the bidens lewid by bruce springsteen. this afternoon, the president- elect gave an emotional good-bye speech to his home state of delaware. when i die, delaware will be. written on my heart. >> reporter: mr. biden spoke at the national guard base named for his late son, beau, an iraq war veteran. him in the white house. >> i only have one regret: he's not here, because we should be >> reporter: mr. biden is well aware that his inauguration is going to be unlike any other in modern times, and so are the challenges awaiting him. de>>mi'donnell: ed o'keefe fromn outside the white house, thank yoofu. the mob is long gone from th

i'm not a hater, but i love garth brooks. south, up north county. black, white, right? totally different backgrounds. >> black -- >> victory, victory, viktdctory. >> i hear the sound of abundance of rain. >> look at this, right? >> we have to go to break, i know. if you want to do a cappella when i said it's tough -- you know how i know it's tough? it's grate thing, ask barack obama. ask him when he did it in that church. people behind him jumped right in to help him. >> all of this -- >> it ain't easy. >> just saying. not me, mr. president. >> that's not true. we'll be right back. >> you went bad on obama. ♪ amazing grace ♪ ♪ how sweet -- is installed quickly, safely, and beautifully, with a lifetime warranty. go from old to new. from worn to wow. the beautiful bath you've always wanted, done right, installed by one expert technician, all in one day. we've been creating moments like these for 35 years, and we're here to help you get started. book your free virtual or in-home design consultation today. ♪ ♪ are you ready to jo

domestically and internationally a much more diverse where even when it comes to the music you had from garth brooks to j. lo speaking in spanish on one point and a lady gaga in a very young poet laureate as well i mean it really had a lot of in that sense. it did i think joe biden is trying to unite the country he knows that he has to do that to reach to try to do that because america has gone through 4 years of trauma quite frankly and his the reason why he was elected was part of a big part of it was because of his message to try to to unite this country. number that is out there is 74000000 that's the number of americans that voted for donald trump in november and so i think biden is trying to reach out not only to his supporters and but also to the wider american public as well to basically say in his words i will be the president for all of america and certainly as you mentioned historic just on what you saw on that stage and elsewhere of course we've come a harris and and the people that you saw the performers that you saw biden very much trying to give the image that this is america that is

ladies and gentlemen, please welcome garth brooks to perform "amazing grace." ace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me i once was lost but now i am found was blind, but now i see when we have been there 10,000 years bright shining as the sun we have no less days to sing god's praise then when we first begun ♪ i ask you to sing this last verse with me, not just the people at home, but at work, as one, united. ♪ amazing grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me i once was lost but now i am found was blind but now i see ♪ [applause] >> hard not to be reminded of president obama singing that same song at the mother emmanuel church. [applause] >> a song that in our culture is as close to poetry and prayer as you could possibly come. and we are going to finish with those two thingds. let me introduce amanda gorman, our nation's first ever national poet laureate. [applause] amanda: mr. president, dr. biden, madam vice president, mr. emhoff, americans and the world, when day comes we asked ourselves where can we find light in this never-ending sh

orjust earth national anthem or just earth wind national anthem orjust earth wind and fire, i think garth brooks almost going to be a super bowl lineup for the inauguration, so i think there is going to be a lot of people watching and a lot of people looking for hope, and you will remember that whenjoe biden remember that when joe biden was remember that whenjoe biden was vice president he ran with barack 0bama on a platform of hope and change, and i think he needs to channel that again. i think americans are looking for normalcy and, you know, just a renewed hope in standing as americans together. qm. renewed hope in standing as americans together. ok, robin swanson. _ americans together. ok, robin swanson, democratic _ americans together. ok, robinl swanson, democratic strategist, thank you very much. joe biden has vowed to speed up the us vaccination programme once he's president. in a divided country, getting the virus under control is likely to be his biggest challenge as president. this report from our north america correspondent nick bryant contains some flashing images. we normally assoc

all the way to garth brooks, comfortable in his cowboy hat and jeans showing that this is who we arethink the impeachment trial should go ahead, will go ahead? almost nothing could be more divisive, could it? i almost nothing could be more divisive, could it?— divisive, could it? i am a la er divisive, could it? i am a lawyer and _ divisive, could it? i am a lawyer and i— divisive, could it? i am a lawyer and i believe i divisive, could it? i am a lawyer and i believe we i divisive, could it? i am a i lawyer and i believe we need to follow process just so we can show that we are continuing to be a nation of laws and we will always look at the evidence and make decisions. it is appropriate for the process to go forward in the united states senate and the determinations can be made from there. do you have concerns _ can be made from there. do you have concerns about _ can be made from there. do you have concerns about the - have concerns about the tensions within the party? there are many people who voted for kamala harris and joe biden, natural centrists, both of them, but people from

j.lo and garth brooks also gave musical performances. >>> another change this year was a very quiet, slow-moving parade for the inauguration. none of the crowds lining the parade route as in inaugurations' past. kamala harris and president joe biden getting out of the motorcade towards the end, stepping out with their families and taking a short stroll to their new place of work, the white house. >> before the parade, taking a moment to remember the nation's fallen soldiers on inauguration day. right after they were sworn in, the president and vice president visited arlington national cemetery to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. they were joined by former president barack obama, michelle obama, george bush and his wife and bill and hillary clinton. they paused for a moment of reflection to honor all who have lost their lives in service for our country. >>> in president biden's first 100 days, some of his first acts will be reversing president donald trump's legacy from the past four years. he will have a mask mandate, requiring masks be worn in all federal buildings a

. —— garth brooks' performance. a president for all people. we saw some of the things that mitch mcconnell said and other republicans said. we heard the new press secretary speaking about that bipartisanship. so you know, biden is going to have to do show it with his actions, notjust his words. trump still has a lot of supporters out there. but at the end of the day, they are going to have to get used to it. and at the same time, you mentioned the radical left. they are also going to be wanting biden to not move too far to the centre or not too far to the centre or not too far to the right. they are going to be wanting people on the left and biden�*s going to have to appease them, too. max kutner, thank you. stay with us on bbc news — still to come: despite please for unity — america is still divided. we visit texas — and meet people who don't welcome the new president. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in

ladies and gentlemen, please welcome garth brooks to perform amazing grace. how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me i once was lost but now i am found was blind, but now i see when we have been there 10,000 years bright shining as the sun we have no less days to sing god's praise then when we first begun ♪ i ask you to sing this last verse with me, not just the people at home, but at work, as one, united. ♪ amazing grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me i once was lost but now i am found was blind but now i see ♪ [applause] >> hard not to be reminded of president obama seeing that same song at the mother emanuel church. [applause] >> a song that in our culture is as close to poetry and prayer as you could possibly come. we will finish with those things. let me introduce amanda gorman, our nation's first ever national poet laureate. [applause] amanda: mr. president, dr. biden , madam vice president, mr. emhoff, americans and the world, when day comes we asked ourselves where can we find light in this never-ending shade? the loss we carry

and country singer garth brooks asked everyone to join in amazing grace. but the future was heralded by 22 year old poet amanda goldman who took up the themes of biden's and or group speech in a poem addressing the problems of the divided nation and offering hope for there was always light if only were brave enough to see it if only were brave enough to be it. and joe biden $46.00 president of the united states is taking our challenge. and the reporter states and our friends and joins me now in the studio for more stacy it's been a busy 1st day for u.s. president biden tell us what he's been up to well he was able to set his administration apart from the previous one and set a new tone no longer are we with the america 1st america go it alone policy so he issued executive orders that rejoined the paris climate accord and keeps the united states in the w.h.o. when the world health organization in addition he issued executive orders that show how he's committed domestically to having a more compassionate united states so he's rescinded the travel ban on majo

i love the message he's sending, considering he's garth brooks, the stature that he holds.al message, it's a message we need on country. channel 55 on satellite radio is the garth channel and it's terrific. >> i hope he plays "friends in low places." probably won't because it's not on message but a great song. >>> a dog in london who just wanted to twin -- really twin -- his owner ended up with an expensive vet bill. check out bill the dog hopping along the street with his owner. you can see he has a cast on his leg. so, he took his dog to the vet. turns out bill is fine. jones said the doctor told him his furry friend was copying him out of sympathy. >> sympathy? >> yes. the expert advice came at $400. our pets take on our characteristics. they love us so much, they want to be like us. >> that's unconditional love. >> really. >> you got to let people know before we go that you did extremely well on the constitution exam. >> oh, i took it. >> he's the one? >> oh! >> regular people, but vlad as well. i will not be revealing my results. >> i've got to know this stuff. >>> and

on monday, the transition team announced that country superstar garth brooks will also be performing. this is not a political statement, his performance, but rather a statement of unity. savannah, hoda? >> craig, thank you. >>> of course, craig will be part of our special, live inauguration day coverage for you tomorrow. it starts at 7:00 a.m. goes all day long. >> into the evening. >>> now to the covid crisis, as we learn this morning that the pandemic has now taken 400,000 lives in the u.s. there's also growing concern about several new variants of the virus. one of them has turned up in california. that's where we find nbc's erin mclaughlin this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. there's fresh concern here in california and across the country, with the vaccine slow to roll out, and urgent questions surrounding their effectiveness against some of these new strains, scientists say it is a race against time to get the situation under control. this morning, the u.s. reaches an unthinkable new record. 400,000 deaths from covid. this as concerns grow about new virus

the inaugural committee today announcing that country singer garth brooks will be performing. that's just one of the things to look forward to, as the inauguration approaches. >> we'll watch it every step of the way, arlette. thank you very much. >>> more breaking news next. the united states on the verge of 400,000 coronavirus deaths as the number of cases explodes over the past 24 hours. number of cases now exploding past 24 million, in fact. >>> plus more and more developments emerging on president trump in disgrace and in seclusion for the sixth straight day amid anxiety about the transfer of power. but there's only one way to become one... by going all in. the new lexus is. with a lower center of gravity, a more responsive suspension, and an aggressive wider stance. this is what we call going all in on the sport sedan. lease the 2021 is 300 for $359 a month for 39 months. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. - [narrator] grubhub perks give you deals on all the food that makes you boogie. lease the 2021 is 300 for $359 a month for 39 months. (upbeat music) get the food

. >> stephen: let's get to an important subject, gaga, j-lo, garth brooks. it is important that i choose gaga. ( laughter ) i might -- >> stephen: sure, legally. >> legal me speaking. amanamanda gorman's poem was, obviously, beautiful. but i would-- i would say that ted cruz pretending he didn't suborn a cue two weeks ago was extraordinary. >> stephen: oscars. oscars. >> kevin mccarthy, like george castanza wandering around like he didn't just declare war on the whole place. he voted against democracy two weeks ago! what are you doing here? ( laughter ) we were there. we all saw it happen. it was on television. >> stephen: yes. but you notice-- >> he came back in after the cue attempt. >> stephen: the television cameras, there's right and there's wrong-- the camera cuts to ted cruz. or when they talk about, you know, we have been visited by evil, it cuts to kevin mccarthy. it was incredible, whoever was producing it, knew where people were sitting. >> remember how you voted against democracy, and then you had to leave your office? and then when you came back

jill biden asked country star garth brooks to perform at the inauguration.said yes, telling reporters today it was not a statement of politics but one of unity. >> i might be the only republican at this place, but it's reaching across, loving one another because that's what's going to get us through probably the most divided times that we ha have. >> reporter: jake, that divide is clear. on this day, 12 years ago as barack obama and joe biden were beginning to take office, six cabinet members were already confirmed by the senate. when he takes office on wednesday, zero will be confirmed despite those hearings tomorrow. that's one reason biden transition officials are looking across the government for acting secretaries, people who will be in charge once the noontime hour passes and the biden administration is taking power. they're not revealing the names of those acting secretaries in some cases. they want keep them secret from the trump administration. jake? >> what a thing. all right, jeff zeleny, thank you so much. >>> joining us now is senior adviser for

garth brooks, he spent a lot of time here with us.rformance, he hugged every former president he could find. he has no mask on. now, they were required to have covid tests ahead of time. they do not recommend this. people laughed at it, but don't recommend this. >> everybody was tested within 48 hours before going on that stage. all right, t.j. >>> so much more coming up including the moment from the inauguration so many people are still talking about. 22-year-old poet amanda gorman joins us live. you'll only see her on "gma" this morning. >>> plus, dr. fauci is going to join us with the latest on the fight against the coronavirus. >>> but first, let's go to ginger. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: good morning, michael. 85-mile-per-hour gusts in southern california. this was what happened in carlsbad. they got that fire out. the evacuations were lifted. there is some rain on the way for parts of california and even arizona. we'll get into that and where that storm moves next. your local weather in 30 seconds so first, the rainy cit

you know who that is, that is garth brooks performing "we shall be free." rack obama and vice president joe biden in 2009 and now garth has announced he will perform at president-elect biden and vice president-elect kamala harris' swearing in ceremony on wednesday. garth says this is not a political statement. it is a statement of unity. >> hasn't said the song he will sing yet. >> he's got some good ones he could really -- we'll wait and see. maybe lara will have some insight in "pop news." >> hoping for that. >>> right now we're going to take a look back at the presidency of donald trump. chief white house correspondent jon karl has had a front row seat for all the key moments and wrote a book "front row at the trump show." he joins us now. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, george. the curtain is about to fall on the trump presidency. there's never been one like it, not even close. >> i donald john trump do solemnly swear -- >> reporter: in his first act of president, donald trump delivered the darkest inaugural address in history. >> this amer

garth brooks was asked to play and he said yes. >> i may be the only republican but it's reaching across. loving one another. that's what's going to get us through probably the most divided times that we have. >> so when joe biden does take office on wednesday at noon, none of his cabinet secretaries will be confirmed. that is far different from 12 years ago when he assumed the office of vice president and barack obama was president. at that time they had six cabinet secretaries confirmed. that is why the biden officials are looking across the government to find acting secretaries who will effectively be in charge of the government when president biden takes office. jeff zeleny, cnn, wilmington, delaware. >>> nearly 400,000 people have died in the u.s. from the coronavirus. just ahead, we will find out why new variants have officials worried that number could skyrocket in just the next month. lysol laundry sanitizer kills 99.9% of illness-causing bacteria detergents leave behind. proven to kill covid-19 ♪ when they're sick, they get comfortable all kinds of places. they also spread all k

they've been teasing an announcement and they revealed that garth brooks will be performing here wednesday. neil? >> neil: a long line-up. thanks, peter doocy at the white house. meantime, we have franchesca chambers here and bob cusack from the hill. franchesca, the administration plans to have a busy start including doing everything that they said that they wanted to do, which by the way includes the big tax hikes. they're not going to be put off. indications are that they might have a bumpy reception in congress and a 50/50 senate. but no sign yet that the tax hikes are put off. what do you think? >> what we have heard from the incoming white house chief of staff is that joe biden will use at least a dozen executive orders on his first day in office, neil and over the next ten days, he will be doing a lot more of those executive actions. the people he is close to like james clyburn, encouraged him to use as much executive authority as he can. he said he encouraged barack obama to do the same thing but he didn't use as much executive action as clyburn would have liked. that's his advice

between that and garth brooks "amazing grace" earlier today, i'm like, okay. joe survived through his speech at the inauguration. speaking of joe biden, tonight, he's beginning his america last agenda right before our right spirit of the total rivers of donald trump's vision and achievements. the week, the frail, the cognitively struggling biden sending a flurry of executive orders i mentioned. everything we've told you. at mask mandates, social distancing mandates. no more border wall construction. it d prioritizing immigration enforcement, a path to amnesty, caravan marches to be border, and along with of course taking his first steps toward doing the trump errors energy independence. for the first time in 75 years. our thoughts and our prayers go out tonight to those who work on the keystone xl pipeline, because you probably lost your job as they revoked the very thing that allowed your job to exist. a great job. we lost two jobs on day one. then of course, we will pay a fortune, hundreds of billions of dollars in the paris climate record. tonnage does not

garth brooks, hard to think of anybody who is more uniting and someone who can really bring both sidesle together, he will be performing. and then jennifer lopez will be performing as well. he will lay a wreath at arlington with former presidents clinton, obama and bush, again a significant sign of unity which is an overall theme that we've been playing up. and then of course later tonight we'll have a concert celebrating america. tom hanks will be hosting this. people like tim mcgraw, john legend, few few foo foo fighters. and of course there will be a virtual parade, but it will be an incredible day and really powerful way i think to show the transition of power and restore integrity to this government. >> when i heard about the church service that included leaders from both parties, it really did hit me that that was a return to the traditions the way we normally do things here on a historic day like this one as all inauguration days are historic. talk a little bit about the security what happened on january 6 and how that has affected the planning for this day. >> as you know, the

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an announcement that garth brooks will be performing. some really touching moments.ngton national cemetery with former presidents bush, clinton and obama. there will be a military procession to deliver the new president to the white house, which is traditional. it been happening since george washington. then we'll have a parade across america. tens of thousands of people usually line the streets of pennsylvania avenue to see the inaugural parade. we can't do that this year. we're going across the country virtually. we have hundreds of pieces of entertainment from every state. >> martha: you have a lot on your plate orchestrating that. we'll be covering it live throughout the day and we appreciate you being here today, stephanie. thanks. >> thanks, martha. >> martha: good to see you. here with more on this, casey mcfarland, former deputy national security adviser for the trump administration and heather hagans, ceo of independent women's voice. good to have you with us today. heather, we haven't had a chance to talk. let's start with you. what are you looking for in t