we're going to be hearing from the grambling state university marching band all hour. a very special hour. and it's been an historic day already here in the nation's capitol. president barack obama officially beginning his second term after a private swearing-in just hours from now a crowd of some 800,000 people maybe more, they will gather right here for the public ceremony own the excitement is only just beginning. big parties are already getting underway, all across the nation's capitol tonight. let's bring in brook baldwin joining us from the red, white and blue ball. brooke, where are you, first of all, you look lovely. >> reporter: wolf blitzer, i am inside the warner theater, it's absolutely gorgeous, you just missed the opening band, it's this local banned. they're here to tee up the reason we're all here. i, myself are honored to be here, we're recognizing the sacrifice of our men and women in uniform. we're about to hear from lynyrd skynyrd they're the headlining band, thrilled to be here, this is a bipartisan party. some democrats and republicans in the band

let's listen to more of the grambling state marching band here on the national mall. ♪ >> grambling university to hear what they're saying at the candle light celebration, the national museum building. >> and that means so much to me and joe. joe and i are thrilled and i know you feel the same way to have barack obama as our president for another four years. [ applause ] and michelle as first lady. [ applause ] and i may be a little biassed but i couldn't think of a better man than my husband to help our president lead our country for the next four years. [ applause ] as long as he has the privilege of serving this nation, i know that joe will keep fighting for american people every day. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming my husband, our vice president, joe biden. [ applause ] >> move this away, baby. hello. i am jill biden's husband an i'm delighted to be with you all here. let me begin with the simplest of statements. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. you are the only reason that we are here. thank you for for your support. thank you for being here. and most of all,

we're going to be hearing from the grambling state university marching band all hour.is a very special hour. and it's been an historic day already here in the nation's capit capitol. president barack obama officially beginning his second term after a private swearing-in just hours from now a crowd of some 800,000 people maybe more, they will gather right here for the public ceremony own the excitement is only just beginning. big parties are already getting underway, all across the nation's capitol tonight. let's bring in brook baldwin joining us from the red, white and blue ball. brooke, where are you, first of all, you look lovely. >> reporter: wolf blitzer, i am inside the warner theater, it's absolutely gorgeous, you just missed the opening band, it's this local banned. they're here to tee up the reason we're all here. i, myself are honored to be here, we're recognizing the sacrifice of our men and women in uniform. we're about to hear from lynyrd skynyrd they're the headlining band, thrilled to be here, this is a bipartisan party. some democrats and republicans in

i love this grambling state university band. we honored them last night.> there they go. the grambling state university band from louisiana. what an exciting moment this is. and this is the tuskogee airmen. the float is a tribute to the brave young men who were the first af vviators. they flew so courageously and brilliantly during world war ii. >> and as we saw earlier, some of the tuskogee airmen are guests with president obama. he's turning around right now to look at them. >> that's right. one of our colleagues. >> that's right. these are real american heroes and we salute them for what they did, pioneers, courageous in every step of the way. >> such an amazing story. >> did i ever tell you, jim acosta, that when i was at senior west high school outside of buffalo, new york, i, too, was in the marching band? >> wow. >> did you know that? >> what instrument? >> i have to tell you what i just did. i don't know how to take this news. >> releasing this information for the first time. >> happening

. >> ♪ ♪ >> that the sound of the grambling state marching band.y traveled to the nation's capital from louisiana. they played on the national mall sunday night. it's one of two marching bands returning for president obama's inauguration parade. the other is his high school band from. not only do we need great weather for the marchers in the parade but the thousands of people coming out to enjoy the parade along the route. let's check the forecast with jacqui. >> we are thankful the arctic blast will not arrive until tonight. it's 35 degrees right now, wind out of the east northeast and 9 miles an hour, so it's three degrees colder than what we see on the thermometer. 30 at dulles, 28 in gaithersburg, 32 in culpeper this morning, 35 in quantico. let's take you through the day. it's also martin luther king jr.'s holiday today. 35 and partly sunny by 9:00, mostly cloudy by noon, then the clouds will stick around through the afternoon. there's a chance of snow flurries in the late afternoon in to the early evening. nothing expected to accumulate. this

appetizing including some new york city restaurants the now want to ban the practice of foods to grambling as it's called why are the correspondent on the joins us now to explain. so why are and sit in restaurants over there in new york liking this. well is you know like you just explained i mean remember the times when it was kind of considered strange to be taking pictures of your food in these days it's certainly an overwhelming trend with tens of thousands if not more people just in new york city probably taking photos of their every single meal here in new york city we have such a thing as ice flow i phone food photography courses i mean can you imagine people actually pay money to be able to take better photos so this is certainly a huge trend and what these restaurants some of these very upscale restaurants are saying because some customers take it to really. overexaggerated affair where some people climb chairs you know to take a photo of the food on their tables use flashes some even bring in tripods the more upscale restaurants are saying look we're not going to obviously ban thi

. >> did can you hear the grambling university marching band? >> i hate to tell you i was in the james bond film. >> really great to me. >> was it daniel craig or denzel washington got nominated? >> i don't know. >> it was denzel. >> let me point out sky fall. $1 billion in box office receipts worldwide. $1 billion. >> british. >> sky fall. >> wolf, go party. such an honor to be in his presence. it's a night out of celebration here in washington. the star studded parties are continuing to pour out. we'll bring you the highlights as they happen. joining me rising democratic star, san antonio mayor. he knows about the presidency than any other person alive. let me start with you. you gave a sensational performance. barack obama did the same thing and became president. did you feel like i did? you saw a man more at peace with himself now ready for the challenges maybe doing some real action in his second term. >> this is barack obama at his best. relaxed, speaking in aspirational tones. you ni uniting the country talking about what we can do togeth

grambling state of course is from central louisiana.as been quoting it around the white house. >> it's true, anderson. he has said that abraham lincoln is his favorite president. but since this movie has come out, and he screened it in the white house movie theater, he has been quoting not just abraham lincoln himself, but actually lines from the movie. and in jest, i should say he is doing it somewhat ironically. but the reason he likes lincoln so much is lincoln is sort of the ultimate fighter, the president who unified a nation during a time of incredible division. and so all presidents look to him as the one who persevered through the worst. so no one wants to compare themselves to him, because it would not be humble. so they're always careful to say they don't. but, you know, they like to quote him. so president obama, i'm told, has been quoting him a lot. and especially daniel day lewis. and daniel day lewis was there at a dinner the residence with a lot of the cast. >> this is going to be very exciting for all the people who have