i'm jim hanley. >> and i'm wendy rigger.well before dawn and that area in reveling a bit. we have team coverage for you tonight. t's get things started with leon harris who was in the middle of the festivities earlier today. how is your voice holup? >> reporter: i'm hanging on by a thread. barely hanging on by a threat. u were right abo that party getting started well before dawn. believe knee, it ain't over yet. it is going to go on through the night here. we are coming to the end of what has been a red letter day for a this cit for the capitals organization. that parade you saw it was an absolute sea of red on both sides of constitution avenue it w something that so many people in the crowd said they never thought they would ever see. a championship parade hern their hometown of washington, d.c. it was just remarkabl to see alexander h ovechkinding up the trophy on the bus. that got the biggest reaction out of the crowd as you might expect. whe we are right now is where the action ended with the rally here on the mall and