. >> repeat after me, i joseph r. biden jr., do solemnly swear >>> i, joseph r. biden jr. >> that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic. >> against all enemies foreign and domestic. >> that i will bear true faith and ali generals to the same. >>> that i will bear true faith and ali generals to the same and take this obligation freel without any mentally vation or purpose of evasion. >> i will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which i am about to enter. >> the duties of the office on which i am about to enter. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations. >> supreme court justice, sonia sotomayor administering the oath of office. vice president joe biden beginning his second term as vice president. >>> in just a few hours, president obama will be officially sworn in. still to come, we are going to talk about growing up in the white house. sasha and malia obama were only 10 and 7 years old when they mo

. >> place your hand on the bible and repeat after me -- i, joseph r. biden jr. do solemnly swear. >> i joseph r. biden jr. do solemnly swear. >> it that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states, against all enemies foreign and domestic. >> that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. >> that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. >> that i take this obligation freely. >> that i take this obligation freely. >> without any mental observation -- mental reservation or purpose of evasion. >> and i will well and faithfully discharge. >> and i will well and faithfully discharge. >> the duties of the office on which i am about to enter, so help me god. >> congratulations. >> thank you. [applause] >> madam justice, these are some of my friends and family. i want to explain to you what a wonderful honor it was and how much out of her way the justice had to go. she is due in new york. she has to go right now. her car is waiting so she can catch a train. i h

[fanfare sounds] ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the vice president elect, joseph r. biden jr.>> ladies and gentlemen, accompanying the president elect, the senate sergeant in arms, the house of sergeant in arms, and senator dianne feinstein, the speaker of house representatives nancy pelosi, steny hoyer, representative john boehner. [cheers and applause] >> i decided to come back. [fanfare sounds] ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president elect of the united states, barack h. obama. [cheers and applause] ♪ [cheers and applause] "]rowd shouting "obama >> ladies and gentlemen, lease take your seats. -- please take your seats. ladies and gentlemen, the chairman of the congressional committee on inaugural ceremonies, the honorable diane feinstein. [cheers and applause] >> mr. president and vice president, mr. president elect and vice president elect, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the inauguration of the 44th president of the united states of america. [applause] the world is watching today as our great democracy engages in this peaceful transition of power. here on the national m

." >>> i, joseph r. biden jr., do solemnly swear? >> i, joseph r. do solemnly swear -- >> that i will support the constitution of the united states, against all enemies foreign and domestic -- >> earlier this morning, vice president joe biden took the oath of office. supreme court justice sonia sotomayor was there to administer the oath. >> it's sunday, january 20th. 2013. it's now time for a check on your weekend forecast. >> let's go to our meteorologist, chuck bell. >> we're on the front lawn of channel 4, and the sun is out in a mostly cloud view sky. that's the view from over the top of my head, and you are looking westbound into a mostly clear sky. temperatures are mild by january's standards, and upper 40s and low 50s all over the map, and on the whole it's going to be a mild day. winds already gusting near 40 miles per hour in western maryland, and the strong winds are moving in our direction. breezy sunshine today. temperatures well above average again in the upper 40s and low 50s around town, and everybody will head out on the mall tomorro

. >> reporter: vice president joseph biden took the oath, too. >> i, joseph r., biden, jr. -- >> reporteracing his hand on a five-inch thick bible that has been in his family since 1893. and president obama placed his hand on a bible used by abraham lincoln, and he used a travel bible by dr. martin luther king, jr. the people listening to the people's inaugural speech that closed his eyes, they may have thought they were listening to the late preacher. >> we freedom is a gift from god, it must be secured by people here on earth. >> reporter: now, he says, it is this generation's path to complete the journey they began. >> president obama: our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. for if we are truly created equal, than surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well. >> reporter: gay marriage, equal pay for women, and immigration reform, climate change, voting laws, and a strong social safety net, the president used highs inaugural address to lay out his values, his dreams for the next four years. some were af

i, joseph r biden, jr., do solemnly swear. >> i, joseph r biden, jr.solemnly swear. >> that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> against all enemies, foreign and domestic. >> against all enemies, foreign and domestic. >> that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. >> that i will bear truth, faith and allegiance to the same. >> that i take this obligation freely. >> that i take this obligation freely. >> without any reservation or purpose of evasion. >> without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. >> and that i will well and faithfully discharge-- >> that i will well and faithfully discharge-- >> the duties of the office on which i am about to enter. >> the duties of the office on which i'm about to enter. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations. >> thank you, your honor. [ applause ] >> an honor. >> congratulations. >> thank you so much. [ applause ] >> reporter: long with his wife jill by his side, we told you i

i, joseph r. biden jr. do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. [repeats] against all enemies foreign and domestic [repeats] then i will bear of faith and allegiance to the same and take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. [repeats] i will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office of which i am about to enter [repeats] so help me god. [repeats] >> congratulations. [applause] >> madam justice, these are some of my friends. [laughter] i want to explain to you what a wonderful honor it was, how much out of her way she had to go. she is due in new york and has to leave right now. i apologize, we will walk out to her car, waiting, so that she can catch a train if i have not caused her to miss it. i am going to meet the president in the traditional laying a wreath at the tomb over at arlington. i will be back, they tell me, in 40 minutes. i hope that some of you will still be here. i thank you very, very much for

i, joseph r. biden jr., do solemnly swear. >> i joseph r. do solemnly swear. >> that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> against all enemies, foreign and domestic. >> against all enemies, foreign and domestic. >> that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. >> that i will bare true faith and allegiance to the same. >> that i take this obligation freely. >> that i take this obligation freely. >> without any mental reservation or purpose of evachlgs. >> without any mental reservation or purpose of evachlgs >> and that i will well and faithfully disx. >> a and i will well and faithfully discharge. >> the duties of the office on which i am about to enter. >> the duties of the office of which i'm about to enter. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations. >> thank you, your honor. [ applause ] >> i want to explain to you what a wonderful honor it was and how much out of her way the justice had to go. she is due in new

. >> hi joseph r. biden jr.solemnly swear. >> reporter: president obama joe biden was sworn in today by sonya society meyer -- sonya sotomayor. this ceremony was small and private. both being sworn in on the steps. covering all the knowledge for you with chris chris. >> that's right. we're just hours away and thousands of security officers will be out waiting to welcome about 700,000 people expected to cram the mall watching president obama make history the second time around. president obama wrapped up his second term in washington. >> after we celebrate. let's make sure we work as hard as we can to pass on an america. also in our feature future. >> the institution of the united states -- the constitution of the united states. >> it was over in less than a minute. they require the swearing in on the 20th of january because the day where they will do it again for the public. on the national mall, security is set along with miles of sensing. >> you can see the preparations here on the national mall and here behin

. >> i, joseph r. biden jr., do solemnly swear -- [repeats] >> that i will support and defend the constitution of united states -- [repeats] >> against all enemies, foreign and domestic -- [repeats] >> that i bear true faith and allegiance to the same -- [repeats] >> that i take this freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion -- [repeats] >> and that i will well and faithfully discharge -- [repeats] >> the duties of the office on which i am about to enter. [repeats] >> so help me god. [repeats] >> congratulations. [applause] host: the vice president sworn in from his residence at the naval observatory. that house has been the official home of every vice president since nelson rockefeller. back to your calls as we look at the president also swearing-in today and the public ceremonies tomorrow. -- president's swearing-in today and the public service to ceremonies tomrorow. caller: i would like the president to focus on the second term to be about the oil and gas industry here in louisiana. it is

. >> i, joseph r. biden, jr. -- >> reporter: vice president biden was sworn in separately this morning by justice sonia sotomayor, the first hispanic judge to administer the oath of office. >> the duties of the office of which i'm about to enter. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> reporter: at a preinaugural ball last night, the vice president mistakenly gave himself a promotion. >> i am proud to be president of the united states -- >> reporter: together, the president and vice president also laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier in arlington national cemetery -- [ "taps" ] -- before the obamas headed to church. even before hundreds of thousands gather for tomorrow's inaugural address, the obstacles the president faces in the second term in with a deeply divided government, were on full display from guns -- >> within minutes of that horrible tragedy in newtown, the president began trying to exploit that tragedy to push a gun control agenda that is designed to appeal to partisans. >> reporter: to

i, joseph r. biden, jr., do solemnly swear. >> i joseph r. states. >> that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> against all enemies foreign and domestic. >> against all enemies foreign and domestic. >> that i will bear true of faith and allegiance to the same. >> i will bear truth faith and allegiance to the same. >> that i take this obligation freely. >> that i take this obligation freely. >> without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. >> without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. >> and that i will well and faithfully discharge. >> that i will well and faithfully discharge. >> duties of the on which i am about to enter. >> on the duties of the office on which i'm about to enter. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations. [cheers and applause] ♪ . ♪ . >> it is my pleasure to introduce reknowned musical artist, james taylor. [cheers and applause] ♪ . ♪ o beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, ♪. ♪ for purple mountain majesties, above the fruited plain ♪. ♪ ame

. >> i, joseph, r. biden jr> pelley: vice president joe biden was sworn in by supremee court justice sonia sotomayor. >> please raise your right hand. r >> pelley: then just before noon chief justice john robertserts administered the oath to the president. >> i, barack hussein obama, do >> i, solemnly swear... >> pelley: there were no slipups on the oath as there were last time.e read this year the chief justice read the oath off a note card. >> so help me god. >> pelley: in his inaugural address, the president said ad america's possibilities areica's poss limitless. >> my fellow americans, we arehis mo made for this moment and we will seize it so long as we seize itwe s together. >> pelley: beyonce wowed the crowd with her performance of the national anthem. >> ♪ by the dawn's early light...♪ >> pelley: then as the president then as t left the platform and headedtform and back inside the capital there was a poignant moment. mr. obama turned toward theam crowd on the mall. "i wan "i want to take a look one more

i, joseph r. biden jr., do solemnly swear. >> i, joseph r. ar. >> that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> against all enemies, foreign and domestic. >> against all enemies, foreign and domestic. >> that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. >> that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. >> that i take this obligation freely. >> that i take this obligation freely. >> without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. >> without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. >> and that i will well and faithfully discharge. >> and that i will well and faithfully discharge. >> the duties of the office on which i am about to enter. >> the duties of the office on which i am about to enter. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations. [ applause ] ♪ >> the president had to repeat it. the vice presidential oath, which is somewhat longer than the presidential oath, is an oath used by many federal officials w

i, joseph r. biden jrdo solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. [repeats] against all enemies foreign and domestic [repeats] then i will bear of faith and allegiance to the same and take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. [repeats] i will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office of which i am about to enter repeats] so help me god. [repeats] >> congratulations. [applause] >> madam justice, these as some of my friends. [laughter] i want to explain to you what a wonderful and honor it was, how much out of her way she had to go. she is due in new york and has to leave right now. i apologize, we will walk out to her car, waiting, so that she can catch a train if i have not caused her to miss it. i am going to meet the president in the traditional laying a wreath at the tomb over at arlington. i will be back, they tell me, in 40 minutes. i hope that some of you will still be here. i thank you very, very much for

i, joseph r. biden jr. do solemnly swear. >> i joseph r. biden jr.f the united states. >> that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> against all enemies, foreign and domestic. >> against all enemies, foreign and domestic. >> that i will bear truer faith and allegiance to the same. >> i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. >> that i take this obligation freely. without any reservation or purpose of evasion. and that i will well and fatefully discharge the duties of the office on which i am about to enter. >> the duties of the office upon which i am about to enter. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations. [ cheers & applause ] ♪ >> jennifer: we're going to do a quick break here. we want to make sure we're back for the swearing in of the president. do not go away! lots of interesting stuff to come. but especially the swearing in of the president. tonight at 9 eastern. current tv's presidential inauguration coverage continues. the pomp, the circumstance, the insight and analysis. current tv prese

i joseph r. biden jr. do solemnly swear. >> i take think open obligation freely. without my mental reservation or purpose of evasion. and that i will well and faithly danger. >> i will well and faithfully danger, the duty of the office of which i'm about to enter. so help me god. congratulations. [applause] ♪ ♪ [patriotic music playing] ♪ glx >>> it's my pressure to introduce renounced musical artist, james they taylor. [cheering and applause] [cheering and applause] ♪ oh beautiful space skies ♪ ♪ amber waives of grain ♪ ♪ for purple mountain majesties ♪ ♪ of above the fruited plains ♪ ♪ america ♪ ♪ america ♪ ♪ god shed his grace on the ♪ and crown the good with brotherhood ♪ ♪ from sea from sea to shining sea ♪ ♪ from sea to shining sea ♪ [applause] >>> it is my honor to present the chief justice of the united states, john g. roberts jr. who will administrate the president l oath of office. everyone, please rise. [cheering and applause] please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i barack obama do solemnly swear. >> i

. >> i, joseph r. biden jr swear. >> that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. that i will well and faithfully discharge. >> the duties of the office on which i am about to enter. >> the duties of the office upon which i am about to enter. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations. [ cheers and applause ] >> the president will forgive me, as we were walking out and he was, as he said, savoring the moment, looking out at the crowd and all those americans assembled. i found myself, surprised me even, turned to him and saying thank you. folks, i raise my glass to a man who never, never, never operates out of fear, only operates out of confidence, and i'm toasting you, chuck. you can't get rid of me, man. remember, i'm still part of the senate. >> how you doing? come on! come on! yes! yes! >> good evening. i am jill biden's husband, and i came along with my whole family, which is standing over there i

i, joseph r. biden jr. do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. [repeats] against all enemies foreign and domestic [repeats] then i will bear of faith and allegiance to the same and take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. [repeats] i will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office of which i am about to enter repeats] so help me god. [repeats] >> congratulations. [applause] >> thank you. [applause] >> madam justice, these as some of my friends. [laughter] i want to explain to you what a wonderful and honor it was, how much out of her way she had to go. she is due in new york and has to leave right now. i apologize, we will walk out to her car, waiting, so that she can catch a train if i have not caused her to miss it. i am going to meet the president in the traditional laying a wreath at the tomb over at arlington. i will be back, they tell me, in 40 minutes. i hope that some of you will still be here. i tha

i joseph r. biden jr.ll support and defend the constitution of the united states -- >> that i swill support and defend the constitution of the united states -- >> against all enemies foreign and domestic. >> against all enemies foreign and domestic. >> that bear true faith and allegiance to the same. >> that i bear true faith and allegiance to the same. >> that i take this obligation freely. >> that i take this obligation freely. >> without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. >> and that i will well and faithfully discharge. >> and that i will well and faithfully discharge -- >> the duties of the office that i am about to enter. >> the duties of the office that i am about to enter. >> justice sotomayor she is astonished at how much her life has changed in the past four years. cnn sole dd o'brien saturday down with her recently. >> she published her memoirs because she wanted to remember where she was from and who she was as a child. remembering her childhood in the bronx and a path that went thro

. >> i, joseph r. biden, jr., do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion and that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which i am about to let her -- enter. so help me god. >> congratulation. >> thank you, your honor. [applause] >> madam injustice, these are some of my friends and family. i wanted to explain to you what a wonderful honor it was and how much out of her way the justice had to go. she is due in new york can have to leave right now. we're going to walk down to where her car is waiting and so she can catch a train. i'm leaving and i will be going to meet the president to do the traditional lanham the read that the two -- laying of the w reath. i hope some of you will still be here. thank you very much for sharing this morning with us. madam justice

. >> please place your hand on the bible and raise your right hand and repeat after me, i joseph r biden, jr solemnly swear. >> that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> against all enemies foreign and domestic. >> against all enemies foreign and domestic. >> that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. >> that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. >> that i take this obligation freely. >> that i take this obligation freely. >> without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. >> without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. >> and that i will well and faithfully discharge. >> and that i will well and faithfully discharge. >> the duties of the office of which i am about to enter. >> the duties of the office of which i am about to enter. >> so help me god. >> so help he me god. >> congratulations. >> thank you, your honor. [applaus [applause] >> there's the vice-president, officially sworn in and in the ceremony tomorrow, and that's the official swearing

i, joseph r. biden jr., do solemnly swear -- >> i, joseph r. s, foreign and domestic -- >> and will bear true faith and allegiance to the same -- >> and will bear true faith and allegiance to the same -- >> and i take this obligation freely without any mental raise it -- and took -- any mental reservation or purpose of evasion and that i will well and faithfully discharge -- >> the duty of the office upon which i am about to enter -- >> the duty of the office upon which i am about to enter -- >> so help you god -- >> so help me god. >> congratulations. [applause] ♪ >> it is my pleasure to introduce a renowned musical artist, james taylor. ♪ oh, beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain ♪ majestiesle mountain above the fruited plains ♪ , america got to shed his grace on me ♪ and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea ♪ from sea to shining sea ♪ [applause] >> it is my honor to present chief justice of the united states, john g. roberts jr., who will administer the presidential oath of office. everyone, please rise. a

. >> i joseph r. biden jr.o solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic, i