and they took a lot of heat at talladega. it's the oldest private historically black college in the state of alabama. they took heat online their alumni called. but the president said they view taking part in this not as a political statement, but as a civil of on representative of a historically black college to participate in this inaugural. again, as we take a look at the big picture, that beautiful sweeping view of washington, d.c. right there as we await the president's arrival. we've seen people come through the door here in the reviewing stands. again, as the parade starts to make its way here, they will stop short. the parade will not get here until the president, his family, the vice president and his family, until they are all seated behind me. at that point, the parade will proceed. of course they will be able to see it pass by the white house. >> all right, chris. you're saying that. it reminds us in past inaugurals, the past six that we have done together, there was always a point where we had to and weke major w

the talladega college tornado band. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ one more time for the talladega college tornadoational council. they are carrying state flags. >> as the boy scouts are going to march past the new president and first lady, the band that you just saw was the talladega college, we were talking about historically black college that brought the entire marching band here and they did not disappoin disappoint. donald trump, smiling from ear to air, happy to have them. >> i love that he was happy enjoying the moment so much. giving a high five, a fist bump. >> he was moving too. >> got rhythm. >> he was enjoying the whole thing. >> he should enjoy it. >> let me ask you, you remember, all of the different branches marching by and he saluted them all. so there are these redcoats that come by. i thought we beat them. [laughter] seriously, what were they doing? >> what kind of story is this? >> it is a trademark bob story. you can't get more populous than a marching band, if this is the story you're going to bring, it's not j.c., not beyonce -- not j.c., not beyonce. >> they can come to the

i think talladega has to stand for something. folks saying the kids and college need this, what the college needs is funding and support. that's what hbcus across the country need. and they need a real plan from the trump administration, not antics and reality show tv. >> do you think that the kids are -- you know, because i think it's going to be up to the older people to decide, the alumni and the president. do you think, simone, that the young people understand the ramifications and the historic ramifications of this? >> well, unfortunately, i don't think anyone has asked the young people. i didn't attend a historically black college, but i had many friends who did. and young people who went to a predominantly white institution, they're teeming with activism and knowledge and creativity and innovation and young people are paying attention. so i think the college is also doing their students a disservice by not involving them in this decision. >> one band member started online petition to send the band. he said we believe this

hawkins is the president at talladega college. being here with us this sunday afternoon. >> good afternoon. thanks for having me on your program. arthel: absolutely. you were on with the libretto thursday,, then your go find me page as they friday it was up to $369,000. is that current right now. that's a lot of money. >> that is current. we owe bill o'reilly and "the o'reilly factor" a great thank you for the appearance on his show and you are correct that about 57,000 vietnam bills show, and the go find me account skyrocketed. they are so excited they will have this great opportunity to participate in this parade. >> how did they react when he told them that you had enough money to make it to d.c.? any personal comments they make you? >> i don't know. it has been exciting. still not a stress in the air. students are excited. these sons are going to allow us not only to make the trip. our band needs uniforms. they need new instrument. of course you know and to be able to fund their education. plus we have transportation problems.

and many have buckled but not talladega.ng us now from washington, amoroso manna called from the trump transition team. and from birmingham, alabama, dr. billy hawkins, president of talladega college. so, doctor, when you decided to allow the band to perform, what kind of he take? >> bill, thank you for having me on the show tonight. i have had a lot of pressure, a lot of folks have come at me, and a very, very negative manner. i've been personally attacked. they have threatened to oust the president at a table talladega college. i have had an alumni willing to come at me quite hard, not of all of our alums, but a fair number of alums have come out to be pretty hard. not wanting the band to participate in the inauguration. but, you know, this is a great opportunity for our students. i have said that from the outset, it is about the students, it is about them having an opportunity to participate in this national stage, this inaugural ceremony. it is a civic ceremony. it is not about politics. i have made that real clear. >> b

t enter the talladega college marching band, 230 strong.he tornadoes are a fabulous part of a very important alabama college. talladega was founded by ex-slaves and is an excellent african-american school, it creates opportunities for students who may not have many resources. the talladega tornadoes were invited to perform at the inauguration. 99% of the band have never been to washington, d.c. kids were thrilled. then came the threats. directed at the college president, dr. billy hawkins. he spoke to "the factor" on thursday. >> they have said that i have shamed the college by making this decision and i have had folks that say that i am a disgrace to my african-american race and it has been pretty nasty. >> bill: now, immediately after that interview, donatedfr money from "the factor" viewers poured into gofundme.com to help the talladega band. as it stands right now, the college has received -- ready -- close to a half million dollars for the band and for scholarships. that is simply amazing. >> we owe bill o'reilly and "the o'reilly fact

victor blackwell is out front from talladega college. >> reporter: talladega college's tornado marching is at the center of a social media firestorm. p historically black school facing backlash after it was announced a band would perform during donald trump's inaugural parade. many african-americans still offended by trump's campaign including his unorthodox appeal for black voter support. >> you're living in poverty. your schools are no good. you have no jobs. what the hell do you have to lose? >> reporter: response on the twitter and facebook to the participation immediate and emotional. there is no honor in performing for one of the world's most racist people, donald trump, one writes. another right writhing shame on you. others feeling the band members should participate in the parade. one woman writing that she's proud of this school for breaking the barriers of racism, another urging students to go for it. >> really? seriously? no. >> when shirley ferrell heard about her alma mater's potential role in the inauguration she started a petition urging the college to withdraw. so far t

i think talladega has to stand for something. folks saying the kids and college need this, what the college needs is funding and support. that's what hbcus across the country need. not antics and reality tv. >> do you think it's up to alumni and president to decide, do you think the young people understand the ramifications and historic ramifications of this? >> i don't think anybody has asked them. i didn't go to historically black college or -- but teeming with energy. i think young people are paying attention. not involving them in the decision. >> one band member started online petition to send the band. he said we believe this parade is not about politics but seeing firsthand the process of a transition. do you agree with that? >> i think that's the fundamental difference. if you view this as endorsement of donald trump then obviously a lot of americans would feel it's inappropriate to go and support him. but if you view this as celebration of america, of the peaceful transfer of power, and something that transcends partisan

and many have buckled but not talladega.w from washington, amoroso manna called from the trump transition team. and from birmingham, alabama, dr. billy hawkins, president of talladega college. so, doctor, when you decided to allow the band to perform, what kind of he take? >> bill, thank you for having me on the show tonight. i have had a lot of pressure, a lot of folks have come at me, and a very, very negative manner. i've been personally attacked. they have threatened to oust the president at a table talladega college. i have had an alumni willing to come at me quite hard, not of all of our alums, but a fair number of alums have come out to be pretty hard. not wanting the band to participate in the inauguration. but, you know, this is a great opportunity for our students. i have said that from the outset, it is about the students, it is about them having an opportunity to participate in this national stage, this inaugural ceremony. it is a civic ceremony. it is not about politics. i have made that real clear. >> bill: it'

historically black college, this marching band accepted an invitation to take part in president, talladega college form founded by former slaves, they are to take part in the parade following the swearing in of our next president. this is sparking duelling petitions online and today the college's president is to indeed decide if they will perform for trump. joining me is the one who started the petition urging the band not to perform. shirley, i know you have over 1,200 signatures, what are you hoping to accomplish? >> well, thank you, first of all cnn for allowing me to express my point of view and i'm excited that we do have in excess of 1,200 supporters for the band not the take part in the inauguration hoping that that will help to shape the decision to be announced by the college president today. and hope that he will in fact say that the band will not go and take part. >> now shirley, some current students would disagree. they want to be there, one student said we believe this parade is not about politics. another student is kmiexcited f that the performance would put the school on t

our office when talladega wanted to bring their students to washington d.c., they needed $60,000. give you the money. i offered the money. they didn't want to take the money because i was a black republican. anybody else could have given them the money -- what is happening in this country to divide people? it's crazy. >> so, yeah, i see it slightly different. i understand the questions you're asking and i want to >> so it's not as much a black and whitish uas much as it is a political principle. many found the manner in which president-elect trump, ran his campaign to be laced with bigotry, and mass johnny, and they they didn't like the. >> so did the jews, and latinos. that is point. they are not protesting. >> i agree with you. >> the fact that you add to that that president-elect trump did not win the popular vote, and now the question of whether or not the russians actually may have interfered in the results, people are saying, we don't want to participate. but it's a teachable moment. and as the president and ceo of the advocacy association of the 1/5 historical black college

it's the talladega college great tornado band and home of the amisted murals. their motto?hing on. they've performed for mardi gras in new orleans and nfl football games and for band showcases all across america. the talladega college great tornado band. >> paula faris, that band will keep marching on. coming despite some controrsy. >> all right, george, it's so loud down here. you mentioned controversy. i'm going to give it one minute. should wait until the brass passes me by, george. >> let's watch. ♪ >> all right, george, i'm hoping you can hear me, because the talladega marching band's story is pretty remarkable. they were really scrutinized and criticized, but this is a historically black college, and the president of the university told me that he was receiving death threats, the students were receiving threats, as well, because they wanted to participate in this, but dr. hawkins, who is the president of the university, told me earlier this week, he knows in his heart that he made the right decision to bring this marching band from this historically black college in a

but i focused on the students and on this great institution, talladega college. it's not about politics but about our young people having the opportunity to go to washington to perform on a national stage. this will be a moment that these young people will never forget the rest of their life. and so when we weighed the pros and cons, this was the right decision because the students themselves, they want to go and be part of this historic -- you know it's about history, about participating in a presidential inaugural -- you know the changing of the -- >> transition of power. so you said you struggled with this, i don't know if you want to answer this, did it go against your personal political believes or how you felt about this particular election but had to do what was best for the students? >> no i focused as i indicated don, my decision is not about any political party. >> it's about what is best for the students. got it. >> our institution is a nonpartisan one and i focused on the students. communicated with them and felt this young band -- we have 230 young p

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they are from talladega, alabama. historically black college.talked about a bit of controversy with some of quite a deal of controversy with talladega. there were some members of their own community that did not support the band coming here to play for president trump. i think they decided this was about the country and not about a person. i love their musical selections. living in america by james brown, happy by pharrell williams and sweet talk. >> it's one of those things we were mentioning before. having to set politics aside. all these young men and women can say i performed in washington, d.c. at the inauguration of the president. 20 years down the road when they can tell their kids. is it really going to matter who the president was or how somebody felt about that president at that time? just the honor of being able to be there is something they'll be able to carry with them. >> for some people it does matter. in some communities this is il this is a big statement they're making subpoena bruce johnson, would you agree? >> i was so busy li

hawkins, the president of talladega college. good evening. thank you for joining us here on cnn. >> good evening, don, thanks for having me on cnn. >> this invitation caused a lot of controversy within your college community. tell us how you reached this decision. >> well, our marching band, they're in the almost five years of existence, we started this band, and these students, we went to our students and we discussed it with them and they were excited about the opportunity. taos ato go and perform on a worldwide stage. and so we weighed the pros and cons, and i came to the decision that this was the best decision for us. >> was it a tough one? >> it was a tough decision. >> you're getting a lot of pushback from alumni, right? >> it's been back and forth, absolutely, and some of it has not been pleasant. >> what are you hearing from them? >> well, you know, they don't want us to go. so it's been back and forth. but i focused on the students and i focused on this great institution, talladega college. it's not about politics. it's about our yo

of a bit ofognition a herdsman talladega, trains leading -- leaving the station, a snowball type of thing, that the anti-clay forces that might come into play on clay's the half. the second thing that they did was they passed a rule whereby whoever had the most votes got that state's in tire vote. to put it -- that state's in tire vote. to put it in a modern context, take allbe a winner primary. clay had substantial minority and a lot of the harrison delegation. basically, by taking these votes away from him and awarding them ,o either harrisburg or scott that put another pin in henry clay's ambitions, and eventually would lead to his undoing. there were a total of three ballots with a lot of maneuvering in between. ballot, clay ended up with 103 votes. was 128.ity almost unstoppable have the rules not been changed. the second ballot, things started to move a little bit. one of the states that was not able to vote on the first ballot was michigan because they had three delegates, and only two of them had arrived by then. they viewed it as a flat out high. nobody gets the vote. michigan en

there are several stories about how talladega's band got involved so whether the school sent a requesther the inaugural committee asked specifically for them, i don't know. that hasn't been very transparent as far as information coming from the school or the band or the committee either. >> would you go to the inauguration, shirley? >> would you go watch them perform? >> no. no. >> no? >> no, because i don't support donald trump as president and as previously stated reasons the comments and behavior he has exhibited toward african-americans throughout his candidacy even before that in his business dealings and i do not want the band to participate in the inauguration. >> you have a right not to be there. yes, yes, ma'am. >> and the inauguration is not here yet, so maybe there still can be some impact by concerned alumni and students. >> we'll see. shirley, appreciate you. i hear you, thank you. >> thank you. >> coming up more on our breaking news we can tell you that four young adults are being charged with these hate crimes over this atrocious attack streamed live on facebook. we will

defying some critics was the marching band of the black college, talladega college in alabama, a massive band of more 200 members. participated. they've gotten over half a million in donations from supporters.p a number of college bands participated. an largely, i've never seen inauguration with as many military, police bands as this has. one thing i think is a result is that largely, the crowd here at freedom plaza has dissipated, because, you know, when you have regular high school and college bands, people come with a lot of excitement. and so a lot of the people are gone. not reallyrs are full anymore. but the parade goes on. reporting live from freedom >> coming up next, we're gonna talk to some of the people who to travelere willing 1,000 miles to witness the presidential inauguration in person. >> we have people here from alaska too. we are, of course, also keeping an eye on the protests, after got out of hand earlier today. you're watching continuing coverage of the presidential right here on abc 7. >> we intend to give you a brief the metropolitan police department's operations

>> the last report i got was that the talladega marching band will perform at the inauguration. there was a big debate amongst alumni and students, many on the side of saying the school should not perform because it would give the appearance of support of the president which is the big issue we're talking about and the last report i heard is they will perform. >> wow. >> interesting. we shall see. there won't be a lot of them. there are no d.c. bands. nancy jiles and randall pinkett, thank you both. that is all for "all in" this evening. the rachel maddow show starts right now. good evening, i'm sure beyonce would perform two times at your inaugural! >> depending on what i was being inaugurated to, joy. >> that is true. >> depending. >> to anything. >> good to see you. >>> thanks to you at home for being with us this hour. there's a lot going on. it's going to be an exciting show. before barack obama had his first inauguration as president eight years ago, before him the president who turned out the biggest crowd ever to witness his inauguration was lbj in 1965. not what you wou

there are petitions online, both for and against the talladega college marching band's appearance. >>e're open arms to everybody. >> reporter: but boris epshteyn with the trump inaugural committee says who is in and who is d >> i will tell you, this will be an inaugural unlike any other, and it will truly, truly, truly show off the best of america. >> the big political changes are not limited to washington. after this latest election, recreational marijuana use is now allowed in eight states and washington, d.c. as for medical marijuana, it's legal in 28 states, along with the nation's capital. one study predicts the legal marijuana market will be a $21 billion industry within the next three years. that's got a lot of younger americans looking at pot as a harmless drug that could generate even more problems. john blackstone has the story from a marijuana store in san francisco. >> we're here at spark, a medical marijuana dispensary. despite legalization in california, this is the only place you can legally buy marijuana in california while the state develops rules for anyone over the

who knows what happens. >> bill: i don't want anyone raining on talladega.nadoes got to have no water on them. >> that's right. i'll hold an umbrella for them, how's that? >> bill: okay, watters. i will see you tomorrow. i'm coming down right after the program tonight. >> are you going to the ball? >> bill: no, i'm not invited. i'm going to hang out at a bar somewhere.er >> i wouldn't invite you either. >> bill: thank you, watters. "the factor"'s "tip of the day," we will be live tomorrow. i will tell you what we will do. "the tip" moments away. ♪ day," we will be alive tonight. but first, a few items for you. it's third season tomorrow night also this morning in "usa today," this ad was shown to the nation about my book old school: life in the sane lane. no, they did not, suzanne. no, they did not, suzanne. there was no boycott. whoever told you that is a deceiver. >> he could, kathy, and we have them on the board at all times. some of who were elected twice. michelle, our graphics. if you do what he wants. john quincy adams was elected to the house after h

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the talladega tornadoes marching band accepted the invitation to take part in the inaugural parade. >an historically black colleges marching band performing for a guy who retweets white supremacists? if you want a college marching band, what about trump university? sure, it's just one guy with a kazoo who's $50,000 in debt, but he sure could use the work! ( applause ) but don't ever tap the donald out, he always has a few surprises up his sleeve and the inauguration committee tweed big news. >> proud to have blackjack, take part in inauguration day 2017. >> oh over beyonce and jay-z, we have a celebrity horse coming through! of course, blackjack himself won't be able to attend since he died in 1976. not to coin a trays, but you guys are literally tweet ago dead horse -- tweeting a dead horse. right now the two biggest acts booked for the inauguration are an america's got talent contestant -- contestant, not winner! -- and the mormon tabernacle choir. oh, yes! the thrill of choir music but with the edginess of mormonism. ( applause ) and don't forget about the parties. at one to have t

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the talladega college made the announcement this morning. this follows a barrage of criticism and intense debate on social media. they build itself as alabama's oldest private historic black liberal arts college. and this is a story so hard to believe, this woman, the queen of england was almost shot in her own home. true story. and the details are wild. her majesty was having trouble sleeping yesterday and decided to take a stroll through buckingham palace around 3:00 a.m. a patrolman came across what he called a figure in the darkness and assumed the worst. so he called out and the queen answered, and the patrolman replied, this is where we get into masterpiece, theater, bloody hell, your majesty, i nearly shot you. and she responded, next time i'll ring beforehand so you don't have to shoot me. >> you need a one-man show. >> here is a question. what was the most downloaded iphone app in the world last year? the answer after the break. >>> plus a travel nightmare. the airport facing hundreds of delays and cancellations today. >> and a live

there are petitions online, both for and against the talladega college marching band's appearance. >> we're open arms to everybody. >> reporter: but boris epshteyn with the trump inaugural committee says who is in and who is not does not matter. >> i will tell you, this will be an inaugural unlike any other, and it will truly, truly, truly show off the best of america. >> reporter: important people who have now confirmed that they will attend, presidents jimmy carter, george w. bush and his wife laura, and hillary and president bill clinton. jeff? >> glor: anna werner, thank you very much. under pressure from the president-elect, ford today scrapped plans to build a factory in mexico. it will expand a plant in michigan the build electric and self-driving vehicles. the company says that will create 700 jobs. here was ford c.e.o. mark fields on our streaming networks cbsn. >> one of the factors we look at is what we expect to be a more positive u.s. manufacturing business environment under president-elect trump and also looking at the pro-growth policies and reforms both tax and regulat

. >> reporter: when the tornadoes of talladega college were called out for agreeing to perform for the president-elect, the historically black college had two options, back out of the parade or march to the beat of their own drum. >> i personally think they should go to show support. >> from a business perspective i don't think that's a good decision. >> i didn't vote for trump but if i were invited i would want to perform because it's an honor. >> reporter: on social media reaction was much more heated. one user tweeted there is no honor performing for one of the world's most racist people, donald trump. a perception that continues to plague the trump administration causing other acts to question their participation. >> they don't want to get behind or be associated with a platform that spreads a lot of hate. >> reporter: that was the basis for one petition, urging the college to reconsider. while another insists it should stay its course and support the transition of power. >> they're saying a lot for themselves by going and standing up and doing what they do. >> reporter: regardless

. >>> the talladega college great tornado marching band isn't bowing to pressure to back out. the band, from an historically black college in alabama, is raising money to join 40 other groups in friday's parade. law enforcement expects about 900,000 spectators at the inauguration ceremony. 99 groups have permits to rally for and against the new president. but elaine, the largest demonstration could come the day after the inauguration when "the women's march on washington" occurs on saturday. >> jamie yuccas, thank you. >>> president-elect trump spent the weekend in new york. it's his final weekend as a civilian - at least for the next four years. errol barnett has more from washington. >> donald trump won by a landslide. the american people spoke decisively. >> on face the nation today, vice president-elect mike pence defended the legitimacy of the incoming commander-in-chief, donald trump. g and i promise them come noon this coming friday, change really begins. >> a growing number of house tioncrats are refusing to attend mr. trump's inauguration. including civil rights icon

. >> reporter: when the tornadoes of talladega college were called out for agreeing to perform for the president-elect, the historically black college had two options, back out of the parade or march to the beat of their own drum. >> i personally think they should go to show support. >> from a business perspective i don't think that's a good decision. >> i didn't vote for trump but if i were invited i would want to perform because it's an honor. >> reporter: on social media reaction was much more heated. one user tweeted there is no honor performing for one of the world's most racist people, donald trump. a perception that continues to plague the trump administration causing other acts to question their participation. >> they don't want to get behind or be associated with a platform that spreads a lot of hate. >> reporter: that was the basis for one petition, urging the college to reconsider. while another insists it should stay its course and support the transition of power. >> they're saying a lot for themselves by going and standing up and doing what they do. >> reporter: regardless

these are people that hollywood also do not get, folks like myself who would rather enjoy talladega nights rather than "la la land." >> a fabulous movie, ricky bobby, baby. these people were out there pasting christians, hollywood embraces islam, next year next year let's take the s.a.g. awards to tehran. we'll see what they say to rosie o'donnell. charles: i think that the big thing, is that hollywood is out of touch. mainstream media south of touch. i think that american public is tired of them preaching to them. >> i think it is sad the division in the country, we all have social media feeds, people, the level at which people go at each other, anyone that voted for trump, and names they are called. >> people are proud to be deplorables. >> right. >> all right, here is lou. >> thank you. lou: the dems are getting hysterical, and head clown chuck schumer is not only whining but weeping over trump's order, president trump is not sure that schumer's tears are for real. >> i noticed chuck schumer yesterday with fake tears, i am going to ask him, who his acting coach, i know him well, i don't

. >> the president of talladega college in california says it's band will perform in donald trump inaugural parade despite being criticized. the college's president announced the decision this morning. it follows several days of intense debate on social media. some people are voicing strong p situation but some people say it's a good decision. the college was founded in 1867 as one of the alabama's holdest historic black colleges. >>> watching you guys at home, i do that sometimes to see if you guys are alive. let's go to dave clark for more headlines. >>> welcome back, here's top stories we're following you. 30 people need a new place to live after a big fire last night at an apartment complex that started after 6:00 near monument blvltd. two people were rescued. the cause of the fire still under investigation. >>> an east bay shootding is under investigation now. it happened just before noontime at the redwood off ramp. people in two cars fired shots at each other. investigators arooufed and no victims or suspects were found. >>> meantime oakland's new police chief anne kirkpatrick will t

they were invited not because they are such great individual musicians but because they're part of talladega college's marching band. >> we will wait to hear from the decision on the college's president whether they will be there on the 20th, i'm now learning the president will be giving the decision on don lemon's show tonight. thank you so much. >> you're watching cnn you're watching brooke baldwin, let's go to capitol hill, president obama coined the phrase "trump care." today vice president elect pence decided to strategize on repealing and replacing obamacare, it will be "the first order of business in trump's administration" but it's the replacement piece of that that the democrats are seizing on, president obama said "don't rescue republicans," much more ton the capitol hill trip but vice president elect pence spoke. >> in year's past health savings accounts allowing americans to purchase health insurance across state lines. the architecture of the replacement of obamacare will come together as it should, through the legislative process in the weeks and months ahead. obamacare has fai

. >> one more time, for the talladega band. >> i think you're right, tony.sic playing). >> this has got to be one of the biggest bands in the parade. a lot of members of this group walking through. >> section one, bow scouts of america -- >> all right. finishing out division one, and you're going to see this throughout the scouts of america, th the natioa boy scouts of america from bethesda, they're caring state flags, from delaware, pennsylvania, new jersey, georgia, connecticut, and elsewhere. and you're going to see boy scout divisions wrapping up four of the five divisions of the parade. >> announcer corporal alex smith. >> coming up next the united states marine corps staff element. united states marine corps was created by declaration of the second continental congress. >> second division of this parade. and to start you'll see members of the united states marine corps. you'll see the staff element, the marine band, the marine corps color guard, and the marine corps reserve. >> established in 1798. marinend made its inaugural debut in 1801. >> we menti

civilian band, if you will, to make an impression in from the black college alabama, talladega collegehuge band of over 200 members. and it was interesting in that in this areaven toe in washington, decline appear in this parade or at least declined to apply to appear in this parade. the parade is fully under way at freedom plaza. of these to a number inaugurations. i have to say, i don't recall the parade taking this long. generally you were watching these parades in daylight. almostre really here in total darkness as far as this parade. i think it's a little behind behind the at least start time of the parades in the nevertheless, a parade here. lots of excitement. lots of color. as donaldf sound, trump is inaugurated as the 45th president. reporting live from freedom plaza, i'm sam ford, abc 7 news. >> we can tell you from the protesting side of things, at one point there were small groups of protesters, if you will. but at some point in the afternoon, a lot of those groups merged into one. >> that's right. of those groups kept walking together throughout the city. picks up our team

. >> i would say i'm proud that talladega is coming, representing -- they raise over $500,000 to getnts here. it's a positive thing for them to be here. >> i know we're short on time. do you think steve harvey should have met with the president? >> i mean, there's nothing wrong with him meeting, in terms of the president reaching out to people, he needs to reach out to john lewis, if he's serious about helping urban america. he's serious about making differences in this country. we have real issues. we have serious issues. he needs to reach out. >> he better reach out to john lewis. 57 years ago, john lewis started a sit-in in tennessee. if donald trump knows what's good for him -- >> we'll be right back. (bell chimes) ♪ nice work brother dominic. now we just need 500 more... translated into 35 languages, personalized oh and shared across the 7 continents. (other languages spoken) look abbot, i got it. it's a miracle. ♪ knowing where you stand. it's never been easier. except when it comes to your retirement plan. but at fidelity, we're making retirement planning clearer. and it all s

by the way, we're looking right now the talladega, alabama band. up here for the parade and they did really, really well and we're very proud. >> what a great story. >> bill: there great school and a band, and they were% of their country and they should be very proud of themselves tonigh tonight. >> thanks bill. >> bill: we got tucker carlson, i guess he's in one of these ball things, gala things. it will check in with him. we got jennifer griffin, she's in a nice count, she said another one. we've got about 20 minutes left of the factor. if the president shows up and does his dance, we'll take it. if not, you will continue our coverage from washington, d.c. back in a moment. ♪ your path to retirement may not always be clear. but at t. rowe price, we can help guide your retirement savings. so wherever your retirement journey takes you, we can help you reach your goals. call us or your advisor t. rowe price. invest with confidence. start your day with the number one choice of dentists. philips sonicare removes significantly more plaque versus oral-b

the talladega college great tornado marching band isn't bowing to pressure to back out. the band, from an historically black college in alabama, is raising money to join 40 other groups in friday's parade. law enforcement expects about 900,000 spectators at the inauguration ceremony. 99 groups have permits to rally for and against the new president. but elaine, the largest demonstration could come the day after the inauguration when "the women's march on washington" occurs on saturday. >> jamie yuccas, thank you. >>> president-elect trump spent the weekend in new york. it's his final weekend as a civilian, at least for the next four years. errol barnett has more from washington. >> donald trump won by a landslide. the american people spoke decisively. >> reporter: on "face the nation" today, vice president-elect mike pence defended the legitimacy of the incoming commander-in-chief, donald trump. >> and i promise them come noon this coming friday, change really begins. >> reporter: a growing number of house democrats are refusing to attend mr. trump's inauguration. includ

the day in the parade, just about -- i would say in the last ten minutes, 15 minutes, we saw the talladega college band come by. that brought the entire family to its feet, clapping and applauding. they're a historically black college, the only historically black college that agreed to participate in the parade. they took a lot of heat for doing so. and perhaps they may have taken heart from something that president trump said in his inaugural address where he said, if you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for a lot of people are hoping that he can carry through on that part of his theme in trying to unify the country. it is going to be a busy night for the president. from here, he will attend three of the inaugural balls tonight. that is a big reduction from what we have seen from presidents past. presidents reagan, president clinton and president obama all attended between 10 or 11 balls. president trump, who came into office talking about getting to work, scaling back some of the pageantry and making this more about the people and getting down to business, is only going to