the capitol. a grand total of 34 people have lain in this in state in the capitol rotunda that includes 12 presidents. the late president carter becomes the 13th to lie in state. others have lain in state in the capitol building, such as late supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg and late congressman elijah cummings of maryland. but they were on the house side of the capitol. eight people have lain in honor in the capitol rotunda, which is similar but one step down from lying in state. the last president to lie in state was the late president george herbert walker bush. in december 2018, the last person to lie in state was the late senate majority leader harry reid of nevada. in january 2022. this time last year, we were all at the iowa caucuses, but the first in the nation did not get much attention until 1976. that's when jimmy carter, a pretty unknown governor from georgia, decided to focus on iowa. he placed a surprising second in the democratic caucus, which caught the attention of the national media and catapulted him to the democratic nomination and ultimately, the white house. since then,

i assume you will hear that to in the capitol rotunda. people who are gathered here , there's not many lawmakers who have served back then but there are people with connections tangentially to the 39th president and the family because of all of his work after his presidency, especially with service and habitat for humanity >> i want to go to a story you shared earlier. they were sharing their thoughts she was membrane his work and legacy. she called it 1 tireless work, selflessness and service to his nation and neighbours. he won the presidency, he sought to unite americans and gila fractured country. the effects of his advocacy on issues can still be felt today. you were sharing earlier, they are making their way to this next ceremony there on capitol hill. you were talking about the moment he announced that he would run for president on december 12th, 1974. he announced his candidacy for president of the united states. he won the nomination on the first ballot at the 1976 democratic national convention and was elected november second, 19

presidents have lain in state in the capitol rotunda. wolf blitzer. the procession is making its way to you up there at the capitol. >> you know, it's interesting, caitlin. i think they're going to be coming right behind us on their way to the where they're going to be resting at the capitol. >> yeah, well, you can actually see people gathered on the steps from the view that we can see here from, from our vantage point of, of where the motorcade and where this procession will be coming. and as we're sitting here watching this, this procession happen and happening and listening to the band that obviously accompanies every president, as you know, wolf, from from covering several administrations, you know, jimmy carter, when he first took office, he didn't let them play hail to the chief when he entered the room, as they do for every president. he didn't like that. he didn't he didn't feel that it fit with his image as as this man of the people that he wanted to, to keep and maintain when he came into the white house, that he was just like everyone else.

right now, at the capitol rotunda, former president jimmy carter is lying in state. members of the public are coming in. you can see that now on your screen, to pay their respects. yesterday, at the capitol rotunda, vice president kamala harris gave a tribute to former president jimmy carter. here's a portion of that. brblght video clip] vice president harr pis: on behalf of the american people doug and i offer our deepest condolences. being with you today i'm reminded of the enduring words of a favorite hymn. may the works i have done speak for me. today we gather to celebrate the life of a man whose works will echo for generations to come. a man from plains, georgia, who grew up without electricity or running water, and served as the 39th president of the united states of america. and lived every day of his long life in service to the people. president james earl carter jr. so i was in middle school when jimmy carter was elected president. and i vividly recall how my mother admired him. how much she admired his strength of character. his honesty. his integrity. his

swearing-in set to take place inside the capitol rotunda. the theme, strength, unity and fairness. >> it is going to be very, very cold. president trump made this call in the best interest of his supporters, and it's strictly due to weather. >> reporter: even before the day's celebrations end, the new trump administration's transformation of government will begin, with what the president-elect told kristen welker would be a record-setting number of executive orders. according to a document reviewed by nbc news and a person familiar with the planning, immigration raids are planned in the chicago area for later this week. that plan is now under review. >> chicago's not off the table. but we're reconcerting when and how we do it. >> and our thanks to garrett for that report. you can catch our full coverage of the second inauguration of donald j. trump right here on nbc this morning starting at 10:00 eastern. >>> president biden spent his final full day in office visiting an african-american history museum in charleston. this year, inauguration d

president jimmy carter. >> as he makes his final trip to washington, d.c., to be honored at the rotunda at the capitol. yeah. his casket moving as we speak. the former president will then lie in state beneath the rotunda. >> and our dc correspondent reshad hudson takes a look at the ceremonies and services ahead. >> ahead of carter state funeral on thursday, the public will have 2 days to pay their respects to the former president in washington, d.c., a place he called home for 4 years during his presidency. >> the son of plains, georgia, former president jimmy carter will make his final journey to washington, d.c., it's great for him to be able to be here. kansas congressman ron estes has a personal connection to carter wife susan. >> her grandmother was cousin for lillian carter. was president carter's mother over the weekend services for the former president were held at the carter center. >> the police, he and his wife, rosalynn, built together. >> president will lie in state in the capitol rotunda on tuesday and wednesday. >> and thursday, all 5 living u.s. presidents are expected to attend his s

dangerously-cold weather forcing everything to be moved indoors to the capitol rotunda. the president-elect arrived early to kick off victory celebrations around washington, d.c. susan mcginnis kicks off our coverage. >> reporter: a victory rally for president-elect trump at washington's capital one arena, less than 24 hours before his return to power. >> for the next four years, i will fight for you every single day. >> reporter: about 20,000 supporters will also gather here monday, to watch the swearing-in on jumbotrons after frigid temperatures forced inaugural ceremonies indoors at the capitol rotunda. hundreds of thousands of others learning their tickets are now just souvenirs. >> it's true. we're a little bummed about that, but, you know what, we're just glad that we're going to have a good four years under a president that truly cares about, not only missouri, but all of america. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the president-elect visiting arlington national cemetery, while thousands of law enforcement officers mobilized to protect the city and its visitors. the ououtgoing presi

for outside won't be able to attend, there's quite a few hundred that are here, 602 philip the capitol rotundae watching the live camera feed of whose filing and we saw nordic leader mitch mcconnell walking with his wife elaine chao and were waiting to see who else walks in we will see the trump family sitting inside of the rotunda people who had tickets to the platform and it was originally outside we will see the tech ceos as well and perhaps new york city mayor eric adams with a last-minute invitation this morning from the trump transition team and he accepted the invitation. he is presumably on his way if not here already. we are also told there will be a vip group and that would include kevin mccarthy and potentially house speaker john, use either another former house speaker on the screen if we have the camera pulled up, quite a few vips and names that will see today. in the meantime their opening the hall which is a large room, they open that up for the spouses of the lawmakers next to their significant others. a lot of folks are filing in there as well including other people who had ti

the event will now take place in the capitol rotunda. >> reporter: moving things indoors makes it easier to secure the president, but it kicked off a scramble by law enforcement to secure a new plan. that includes the area around the capital one arena that will host around 20,000 people on monday. one of the big unanswered questions, where will everyone else go? we do know that by ground or by the air tens of thousands of officers will be watching. around 750 feet above the nation's capital the brand new state-of-the-art d.c. police helicopter will be in the sky over the inauguration. pilot jeff hertel. >> what are you going to be up looking for? >> the different crowd parameters and crowd control and suspicious vehicles maybe outside the perimeter area. larger trucks and stuff. make sure there's people with them. >> reporter: what does being up here give you that you don't have on the ground? >> the ability to see distances. like you can see a car running fast. you can see like a rooftop at night to see if there's a burglar on top or if

the u.s. capitol rotunda with the service attended by members of congress. the public will again have a chance to want him on wednesday as his body remains in state at the u.s. capitol. on thursday the national funeral service will take place at washington national cathedral followed by his final resting service in plains, georgia. watch services for former president jimmy carter on the c-span networks, c-span up a free mobile video app or online at c-span.org. >> democracy unfiltered with c-span. experience history as it unfolds with c-span's live coverage of this month as republicans take control of both chambers of congress and the new chapter begins with the swearing in of the 47th president. on monday january 20, tune in for our live all-day coverage of the presidential inauguration as donald trump takes the oath of office becoming president. stay with c-span this month for comprehensive live unfiltered coverage of the 119th congress and the presidential inauguration. c-span democracy unfiltered. >> the presumptive nominee to the justice department assis

you see the supreme court and right in front of you is the capitol rotunda. that's where donald trump and joe biden are right now as they are about to lock up into the united states capitol for the inauguration. point dam made and you know, obviously we're watching this all play out there walking into the inauguration. danny talked about how, you know, working class voters chose republicans over democrats this time. >> republicans have to be very, very careful about the going forward. you have elon musk. you have jeff bezos. you have mark zuckerberg. you a lot of people in power. a lot of people in and influence that don't necessarily represent the working class of working class of this country. that's i think you're going to hear a lot of democrats going forward. that's going to be their criticism of this transition of this administration, seeing what president biden has called admian oligarchy. >> on folding, you know, i think going forward. that's going to be something the administration and republicans going to have reto be very wary of given that there's

bitterly cold weather was the reason the inauguration was held inside the capitol rotunda. these pictures from the reagan national library show what it looked like on that day. >> many trump supporters who bought tickets to today's inauguration are disappointed the event has been moved indoors. one man from napa was among those hoping to watch the swearing in ceremony in person. >> part of me feels like there's a different reason other than the weather. i feel like if you come to d.c. in january, you kind of know what you're getting yourself into. >> many republican california republican party leaders are attending this morning's inauguration. they say trump's popularity is growing dramatically in california, which is a state that has long been controlled by democrats. >> we saw every single one of our assembly districts, senate districts, congressional districts moved to the right since 2020. >> the final results of the 2024 presidential election show trump had more votes across the state compared to the 2020 election. that includes right here in the bay area, where trump g

it's going to be lying in state at the capitol rotunda thousands of people. >> are expected between now and then the funeral thursday to pay their respects to the president who was 100 years old. the oldest president ever live in the united states and the receiver of the nobel peace prize for his great humanitarian work. at the state capitol. now for the first time in 2 years in california, governor newsom is proposing a state budget without a deficit. he's proposed 322 billion dollar budget includes more than 100 billion dollars for public schools. more money for law enforcement and money to combat retail theft and other crimes. he is promising significant funding as well to solve housing problems. >> it's 750 million dollars in common resolution grants. that's not out of sight out of mind. that's not just that's about a resolution. >> the budget is mostly a place holder, though, as california is waiting to see if incoming president trump is going to follow through on threats to revoke billions of dollars in federal money, much-needed detailed budget presentation is going to happen thi

changed that, and he will now be sworn in and deliver his inauguration address from inside the capitol rotunda. >> i'd be lying if i didn't say i was disappointed that, you know, that we can't be outside on the on the steps of the capitol. but it is really cold. and i was out today and it was snowing and burns, who you just heard from, says he plans to watch the inauguration at the capital one arena. >> protests are expected in washington, d.c, because of donald trump taking office for a second time. burns says despite the anticipated protests, it's important to look to the future and work together with the incoming administration. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. stay with us throughout the day for special coverage of the inauguration, an abc news special. special report begins at 6 a.m. today. live coverage is expected to run until about 2 % see the view gma3 or general hospital. >> now to the tiktok ban that has left tens of millions of americans frustrated and wondering what comes next. the app went dark for just about 12 hours over the weekend, b

price today at ethos.com. >> bret: body of former president jimmy carter lying in state in the capitol rotundao atlanta ahead of thursday's state funeral. senior correspondent aishah hasnie is at capitol hill tonight. >> carrying president jimmy carter's remains bringing him back to the nation's capitol for a state funeral. the first stop, the navy memorial, approved by carter in 1980, here, carter's remains about transferred from the hearse, two formations of midshipman from the academy where carter graduated in 1947. then the funeral procession moved to the capitol on food ode to presidential tradition carter started walking from the capitol to the white house on inauguration day to be closer to the people. carter's casket was taken at the capitol steps with his 11 grandchildren serving as honorary pallbearers, finally placed inside the capitol rotunda sitting on top the same cata few lincoln was placed on in 1865. the family making a special request to set the podium in front of the statue of president gerald ford an ode to the deep friendship carter shared with his 3red says sore. >> we me

tomorrow morning's ceremony was moved indoors to the capitol rotunda due to the frigid temperatures expectedn washington. reporter john paul is live for us now at the nation's capitol with a look at these preparations. john. >> yeah, a lot of preparations underway tonight, john. the president elect had a very busy day today in washington, d.c, starting things out at arlington national cemetery and then holding what he called a victory rally at capital one arena, where heo talked about the executive action that he wants to take. soon after being sworn in for a second time. >> hello, washington, and hello america., washington, and hello >> president elect donald trump spent the final hours before taking the oath of office a second time at a campaign style rally in front of supporters inside of capital one arena. >> i'm thrilled to be back with so many friends, supporters and true american patriots on the eve of taking back our country. >> he talked about his plans in the minutes after he takes the oath of office at noon on monday, saying he would repeal president biden's executive actions and

. >> the main event of the day, taking place inside the capitol rotunda because of the bitter cold.ncluding meta's mark zuckerberg, amazon's jeff bezos, alphabet's sundar pichai and tesla's elon musk present arms. all former presidents and first ladies were also in attendance today, except for michelle obama. >> she felt that his searing rhetoric against barack obama threatened her, her family and the safety of her children and couldn't bring herself to come. >> chants of usa as donald trump took the podium, j.d. vance was sworn in first with his wife and kids by his side. >> i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> and then it was the president's turn. >> i, donald john trump, do solemnly swear. >> in his first speech as the 47th president, the theme was clear america's decline is over. >> from this day forward, our country will flourish and be respected again all over the world. we will be the envy of every nation, and we will not allow ourselves to be taken advantage of any longer. during every single day of the trump administration, i will very simply

host: from a viewer in san diego -- former vice president mike pence making his way to the capitol rotundaagain, one serving with the former president. let's see a little bit of this. host: it was a quick shot of mike pence making his way into the capitol building. this is from san diego, democrats line, rain. caller: hello. i notice a lot of people are talking about different policies. especially during the trump administration and a lot of his advertisements, he was supposedly very anti-trans. i notice a lot of people put their two cents in on this problem but have not really had experience with transgender people or even met one. as a transgender person, i think it is incredibly upsetting we are used as an example and used as a device to get people scared of us, when we are really just people trying to live. i'm just hopeful that certain choices don't make our lives a lot harder. i'm hopeful that trump does ok, but again, i cannot support him for how much he hurts others around me and just how he destroys a lot. host: elon musk in that group you are seeing now, jeff bezos in that group

the capitol as his casket is pulled by eight horses. the procession is designed to mirror his inauguration parade for two days. he will lie in state in the capitol rotunda. carter state funeral is at the national cathedral on thursday. all living presidents are expected to attend. president biden will give the eulogy. carter will then be flown back to georgia. he'll be buried next to his late wife, rosalynn, outside their home in a spot they picked together. >> you knew he had a good life, so very much prepared for what came next. >> the capitol will be open until midnight, allowing the public to pay their respects. they have until thursday morning to visit before the funeral. perry russom, abc news, capitol hill. >> and abc news will have special coverage on thursday for president carter's funeral. you'll be able to see it live wherever you watch abc seven and on our website at abc seven news.com. meta says it's getting rid of fact checkers, instead relying on users to make sure information is accurate. the menlo park based company says it plans to allow more speech by lifting the restrictions on certain topics. abc seven news reporter lena howland exp

the inauguration ceremony will be inside of the capitol rotunda. ision was made on friday thousands of people were expected to be along the national mall to witness the ceremony. in person may be seeing it on screens, but those screens were actually taken down over the weekend for the other people. they will be able to watch it inside of the capital one arena. that's where the washington wizards basketball team as well as the capitals hockey team play it seats about 20,000 people. so not everyone who wanted to come to washington, d.c., to witness history will be able to see it inside. >> i can hear the cold in your voice was shot. thank you so much for being out there this morning. i'm curious about the security changes now that it's indoors and not outdoors. i know it's a whole new security program. they have to put in place. >> security is still top of mind even though things are scaled back in the ceremony will be inside. if you walk around the capitol complex, you can see national guard members as well as local and federal law enforcement agents

it will now happen inside the capitol rotunda, with a viewing taking place in the arena. we're tracking all of the latest out of washington today, but let's start first with what's happening here in the bay area. demonstrators have gathered in san francisco for a rally and march against the president elect's agenda. nbc bay area's christie smith joins us live near city hall, where protesters have taken off and are on the move. and, christie, where exactly are those protesters headed now? well, they are marching right now. and what they're doing is they're expected to make a loop through the streets and end up right back here, where they started at civic center plaza. you know, earlier today, people gathered here for a demonstration with the message of fighting back as president elect donald trump prepares for a second term. it was a coalition of community groups and unions, immigrants, rights groups, antiwar activists and others. they all joined forces this afternoon at civic center plaza, carrying a range of signs, many of them with the message free palestine. but there

with the preparations under way in the capitol rotunda and a dive inside his day-one agenda. >>> heartwarming moments 15 months in the making. israeli hostages reunited with their families as part of the gaza cease-fire. we're live with the moving images and what comes next for the deal. >>> a political lifeline for tiktok. the company thanking president-elect trump after the app went dark for several hours this weekend. we'll go to cnbc with how tiktok can get around the national ban. >>> and a pair of instant classics sends the bills and eagles soaring into the division championship. we have the highlights as we kick off this busy monday, martin luther king jr. day and inauguration day. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning, thanks for being up early with me, especially if you don't have to. we begin with bitter cold settling across the united states. about 197 million people are under cold weather alerts that will last days. some areas could experience wind chills as low as 55 degrees below zero. the national weather service saying this will be the coldest air of the winter seas

. >> also in the capitol rotunda, the ceo of tiktok. the app came back online over the weekend after trump extended a federal ban. he has proposed the u.s. having a 50% stake in the company. under the deal, it's worth nothing. >> i do that. worth maybe a trillion dollars, a trillion, but it all comes down to tiktok's chinese parent company bytedance and the chinese government because the chinese government have rules that you cannot settle. i do at slide tiktok. >> the ceo of open ai sam altman was also spotted at the inauguration, but tells me companies like that will be working to ensure trump doesn't push any harsh regulations on them. i'm sara stinson reporting back to you. >> sarah, thank you. taking a live look tonight at the bay bridge. not too much wind to speak of. looks a little still. and i know what lawrence you've been saying night, it's going to be cold up there those winds really decreasing blustery especially across the mountain tops the north bay. today, some of those gusts over 50 miles an hour. but >> the winds have c

where he will lie in state in the capitol rotunda. e public will be allowed to pay respects starting at 7:00 p.m. tuesday evening. wednesday he will lie in state at the u.s. capitol before being transported thursday to washington cathedral for a funeral service. it later in the day he will take his last trip to be buried at the carter family home in georgia. we will show this on c-span, c-span.org, and c-span now video app. c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more, including cox. >> in connection is needed most, cox is there to help, bringing affordable internet to families in need, new tech to boys and girls club, and support to veterans. whenever and wherever it matters most, we will be there. >> cox supports c-span as a public service, along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> next, a look at the career of senator mitch mcconnell, who is stepping down at the end of the 118th congress. c-span interviewed michael

>> 200 executive orders in the first hours inauguration ceremony has been moved indoors at the capitol rotundatennessee congressman carlos of the 5. former counselor, alex is a political consultant term in the purple strategies and karl rove furry deputy chief of staff to president george w. bush. alex is quoting you the side that has a much fun usually wins is clearly having fun. >> is having a great time. this is another campaign rally. we have seen those tv shows they recap the last episode before you start the new episode. that is what this was tonight he's catching us up on a white heat 1, what he's going to change she did win we are hoping that maybe tomorrow there's a little less of a fire and brimstone may be a little bit more of a promised land was going to leave the country. >> congratulations your eagles. now facing our commanders in washington. besides that the big day tomorrow what did you take from this and the fact that 200 executive orders are going to be signed in the first hours. >> this is a blueprint for governing. clearly these are just campaign promises have either not ha

we saw lawmakers getting floor speeches this afternoon senators were make their way to the capitol rotunda for ceremony to honor the carter whose body will line state. live coverage of the senate when members return here on cspan2. ♪♪ >> jimmy carter, 39 the president of the united states the nation's longest lived leader passed away at the age of 100. join c-span for live coverage of the funeral. on thursday, the national funeral service takes place at washington national cathedral followed by his final resting ceremony at the carter family home georgia. watch live coverage for former president jimmy carter on the c-span network. the standout, free mobile steel or online at c-span.org. ♪♪ >> the supreme court consolidated oral arguments and tik t. talks first amendment college law requiring chinese company like dance or face a nation wide an live 10:00 a.m. eastern o c-span, free mobile video app or online at c-span.org. ♪♪ >> democracy is worth dying for. >> democracy belongs to us all. >> we are here in the sanctuary of democracy. >> it falls to the great democracies. >> freedom and dem

ending gun violence, and social justice issues. >>> now a live look at the nation's capitol where there is a rush under the capitol rotunda in the final days of his presidential transition. mr. trump is making a change of plans. monday's inauguration will now be held inside the rotunda. president trump is blaming freezing cold temperatures for the change in plans. now construction workers are racing against the clock to build a new inauguration stage inside. mr. trump made the call yesterday, saying he doesn't want people to get hurt in any way. >> inside, tv cameras and a few hundred dignitaries will be able to watch in person, but not the crowds that we're used to seeing outdoors on the national mall. >> i was like really excited for my kids to witness it. i don't know what's happening. the tickets that we just picked up, the office said that they would let us know any updates. >> and late friday trump said that some supporters would be able to gather in washington's capital one arena to view the swearing in on screens. and the newly inaugurated president will then visit in person for a modified indoor parade. >>> and s

the capitol as his casket is pulled by eight horses. the procession is designed to mirror his inauguration parade for two days. he will lie in state in the capitol rotundadral on thursday. all living presidents are expected to attend. president biden will give the eulogy. carter will then be flown back to georgia to be buried next to his late wife, rosalynn, outside their home in a spot they picked together. >> he knew he had a good life, so very much prepared for what came next. >> the capitol will be open until midnight, allowing the public to pay their respects. they have until thursday morning to visit before the funeral. perry russom, abc news, capitol hill. >> and abc news will have special coverage on thursday for his state funeral. that coverage is set to start later this half hour. you'll be able to see it live wherever you watch abc seven. >> today, president joe biden established two new national monuments here in california. the president designated the chuckwalla national monument in the southern part of the state, right near joshua tree, which you see here. and the other is the national monument, which is just north of redding. this is one

long lines to say good-bye to the 39th president now lying in state in the capitol rotunda. will be held at the national cathedral tomorrow. just a short time ago, president-elect donald trump and his wife melania paying their respects. abc news will have live coverage of president carter's funeral tomorrow morning. president biden will deliver the eulogy for his friend, beginning at 9:30 a.m. eastern. of course 6:30 pacific. >>> when we come back here tonight, with the fires burning all around us here in los angeles, a powerful image, in a moment. big story to tell. ♪ ♪ i take once-daily jardiance... ♪ ♪ ...at each day's start. ♪ ♪ as time went on, it was easy to see. ♪ ♪ i'm lowering my a1c! ♪ and for adults with type 2 diabetes... ...and known heart disease, jardiance can lower the risk of cardiovascular death, too. serious side effects include increased ketones in blood or urine, which can be fatal. stop jardiance and call your doctor right away if you have nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, tiredness, trouble breathing, or increased ketones. jardiance may cause dehydration

so, the beginnings of this final journey, arriving from the rotunda on capitol hill.he 39th us president moves from the carter center. initially, the cortege will head to that airport for that flight to washington. let me just put the sound up and you can hear a little more of what is happening there. band plays. studio: moving movements, after of course so many members of the public in georgia had the opportunity to file past the coffin and paid their respects. we will see that in the coming daysin we will see that in the coming days in washington as well, because ordinary members of the public willjoin politicians public will join politicians for similar scenes public willjoin politicians for similar scenes there in the rotunda. jimmy carter's four rotunda. jimmy ca rter�*s four children rotunda. jimmy carter's four children there in landsat will be escorting the coffin on its journey. with me over the last hour or so is ourfour —— offer arthur milnes was a friend of president carter's and he's author of the book, "98 reasons to thank jimmy carter". you will be that

he becomes the 13th president to lighten state inside the capitol rotunda and he will be, the casketk that is basically a pedestal for the casket that bore abraham lincoln after his assassination in 1865. so think about the tradition, the honor, and what we are looking at here as far as a country saying goodbye to one of it's leaders. >> absolutely. and this is the sort of beautiful continuity of the united states of america. and we see these numbers of -- members of the navy watching standing guard as the former president's casket is about to be carried up. look at the light streaming through these beautiful buildings and monumental architecture of washington, d.c. this is truly a very historic moment at a rare moment. there have only been, while president trump will be an graded as the 47 the president and of course his second time around. but it is a very small club as having said. and jimmy carter was a member at times he bristled against some of the former presidents. they disagreed on things, but he ended up being very close to jerry ford and the podium for this speakers at the

that is the capacity for the capitol rotunda. preparations are underway part of the reason is the stage that you see, it eats up about a quarter of the room right there. so space is tight. there has been some frustration amongst offices on who gets to go. some embassies are wondering about their diplomats, will they get to go? members are warning about their spouses. i am told only those with tickets to the presidential platform when it was supposed to be outside and members of congress. those are the only people allowed inside that room. remember, trump invited the tech giants like elon musk, jeff bezos', mark zuckerberg and so on. we'll probably see those folks sit in there as well. so many supporters are in town they trump team is offering them a viewing party tomorrow at capitol 1 arena. there's already a line outside for blocks for the victory at raleigh in just a few hours. capacity there about 20000 people. i've been talking to some 8 trump supporters who had a ticket there going to be outside they tell me they are not goin

all of that. >> in 1985, when ronald reagan was sworn in in the capitol rotunda, daytime temperatures were seven degrees with a wind chill of -25. the parade was canceled, but a far worse outcome may have been in 1841 with the inauguration of president william henry harrison, who gave a nearly two hour address in bad weather. >> he died a month later in office, getting pneumonia from standing out in the cold, giving that inaugural address. >> former secret service agent matt doherty says in addition to the stress of having to make all the changes in security posture for this inauguration, what is adding to the pressure for the secret service is all the fallout from the two assassination attempts against president-elect trump last year, and the scrutiny of the secret service over those attempts. doherty says he is certain that in their briefings, their internal briefings for this inauguration, senior secret service officials are stressing to their agents the need to get this right. on monday. yeah. they better. >> brian todd reporting for us. brian, thank you very much. i want to bring

and on tuesday he'll lie in state at the capitol rotunda and the public will again have a chance to honorton national cathedral, followed by his final resting ceremony at the carter family home in plains, georgia. watch c-span's live coverage of the funeral services for former president jimmy carter on the c-span network, c-span now, our free mobile video app or online at c-span.org. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government funded by these television companies and more, including comcast. >> do you think this is just a community center? no, it's way more than that. >> comcast is partnering with a thousand community centers to create wi-fi enabled listening so students from low income families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything. comcast supports c-span as a public service along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> prior to the 1976 presidential election, former democratic governor jimmy ca

the u.s. capitol building in washington, d.c. this is where the 39th president is lying in state inside the capitol rotunda. he's the 13th president to do so. friends, family, and dignitaries from around the world are expected to attend the funeral. this morning, the national cathedral. we'll bring you live coverage of that coming up for you during our 6 a.m. hour. now, in the meantime, today in the bay's chris pollone. he's live for us on capitol hill this morning. and, chris, the entire natition will be observing this. yeah, absolutely. mark, it's always a spectacle and a solemn occasion when a u.s. president is laid to rest. you know, president biden declared today a national day of mourning for the longest living u.s. president in history. throughout the night and into the early morning hours, mourners by the thousands came to the capitol to pay their respects to president jimmy carter. each with his own reasons for coming. i think president carter and rosalynn carter deserve all the respect and that the world can muster. it was a minor sacrifice on my part, you know, to fly up here in the cold weather.

the capitol, one last time. for the next two days, president carter will lie in state in the rotunda of the u.s. capitol building, joining the small and distinguished list of eminent americans who have earned this honor. later today, i will join leader thune and other congressional leaders in the rotunda of the u.s. capitol to place a wreath on president carter's casket on behalf of the united states senate. today and tomorrow, americans will brave the snow and cold temperatures to pay their respects to one of the most decent men ever to hold office of president. he was a gentleman in every sense of the word -- kind, honorable, intelligence, humble, deeply patriotic. these are virtues that -- these are virtues he brought to the oval office, in an era when trust in government was arguably at a low in the 20th century. but just as admirable as the legacy president carter built after holding the -- but just as admirable is the legacy president carter built after holding the most powerful job? the world. after leaving office, he established the carter center to continue his work on human rights, spre

political resurrection, that because of the frigid weather here in d.c. , will unfold inside the capitol rotunda, a place that, four years ago, was overrun by trump's supporters trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election. those rioters defacing the halls of congress as they looked for lawmakers, including trump's own vice president. >> hang mike pence! hang mike pence! hang mike pence! hang mike pence! hang mike pence! >> now, four years later, trump will stand in that very same place and, once again, swear to preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states. all of trump's living predecessors will watch this moment in history, including president biden. the man who defeated trump four years ago as he called him a threat to democracy. the two will ride together from the white house to the capitol. that was trump leaving last time when he denied joe biden that same courtesy, leaving the white house hours before the inauguration, having never acknowledged the validity of biden's victory. four years later, the nation expecting a return to normalcy with a peaceful transfe

the u.s. capitol for you this morning. for the first time since 1985. the traditional stage outside of the building will not be used. instead, the swearing in will take place inside the capitol rotunda. a limited number of vip guests are set to attend. now that event was moved indoors due to the winter weather hitting d.c. over the weekend. now the high today in washington, d.c. only expected to hit 26 degrees. the inauguration parade is also now moved indoors as a result of the weather, but officials in charge of security for the inauguration still don't know who will be allowed to enter capital one arena for that celebration. we have team coverage on today's inauguration today in the bay's ginger conejero saab. she's live for us with more on the protection unauthorized immigrants have as trump gets ready to take office. but first, let's head over to today in the bay salazar park. she's joining us live from washington this morning. and alice, certainly a busy day on tap there in washington. good morning, marcus and laura. yeah. as you just laid it out, a whole lot of last minute changes to the way this inauguration day is going to look. but inside or out, president elect trump is p

the body will then be flown to washington dc, where it will lie in state at the capitol rotunda. sidentjimmy�*s carter national funeral will be held at the national cathedral onjanuary nine. let's speak to our news correspondent carl nasman, who's at the carter centre in the city of atlanta. carl, in the city of atlanta. this was really unemotional carl, this was really unemotional service that we have seen the centre so far. fin have seen the centre so far. an emotional— have seen the centre so far. in emotional service, a moving day, the first day of the multi—day state funeral in honour of the 39th president, jimmy carter, this was the state of georgia's turn to come out and honour what all of its own we saw the casket of the former president retracing steps, going back through the remarkable life ofjimmy carter, beginning near his birthplace in the plan stronger — in plains georgia, and then making its way towards the heart of the state, atlanta, georgia, where we are standing, the carter centre, been a big part of his life in the last four decades or so, post presidency, but w

his speech and his swearing in will happen inside the capitol rotunda. the plan for the parade is some, in some capacity, going to move to capital one arena, where the washington capitals play and where donald trump is holding a rally the night before. it's not clear if there's going to be a moving portion of this parade, or if it's basically going to be a series of performances inside the arena. >> all of this is a moving target because of that extreme cold. and donald trump, in a message to his supporters on truth social, basically said, i'm doing this for your own good, saying he's concerned that his supporters wouldn't be safe. >> also, the police, the service animals, the dogs and horses that the national park service and these various units use to keep them all safe. >> he said he bottom line, he said this is a safety decision to move things indoors, and he's confident the production values will be high. but let me tell you, chris, i've covered a number of trump rallies in temperatures at least this cold. >> and his supporters, as we all know, are e

the u.s. capitol rotunda. due to the frigid temperatures expected in some of these wintry storm mix that might be hitting the d.c. area in the next 72 hours. and clearly, that is a major change for donald trump and his team. this is an event that he had been looking forward to, really since he left washington, d.c., four years ago. he has been someone who very much cares about crowd size and the and the esthetics of his events. but at the end of the day, they felt that the weather was too much of an obstacle and therefore they needed to take those necessary precautions. fred. >> all right. steve contorno, thank you so much. so that arctic blast that is hitting d.c. will make it the coldest inauguration day in 40 years. that's when ronald reagan's second inauguration in 1985 was forced inside the capitol rotunda. as temperatures at that time dipped to seven degrees with a wind chill of -25. cnn meteorologist allison chinchar joining me right now. so, allison, what kind of temperatures wind chill are we expecting

this evening there will be public visitation in the capitol rotunda until midnight tonight. in to the public tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. and he will lie in state and the capitol rotunda until the national funeral services is scheduled to take place at 10:00 a.m. on thursday and washington's national cathedral. >> you sat down with president carter's family. what have they told you about this sad but surely proud moment for them? >> it's really been an incredible couple days in georgia. thousands as you mentioned coming out to pay their respects to the late president. he was the only president from the state of georgia so there's a sense of pride here. i got a chance to speak with his grandson and he said he was so touched to see all the people that headlined that route as the motorcade processional was making its way from plains to atlanta. i asked him, how do you think the former president would want to be remembered and what would he want his legacy to be? take a listen. >> i think you would want to be remembered as someone who believed in human rights because he loved people, be

the u.s. capitol rotunda with the service attended by members of congress. the public will again have a chance to want him on wednesday as his body remains in state at the u.s. capitol. on thursday the national funeral service will take place at washington national cathedral followed by his final resting service in plains, georgia. watch services for former president jimmy carter on the c-span networks, c-span up a free mobile video app or online at c-span.org. >> democracy unfiltered with c-span. experience history as it unfolds with c-span's live coverage of this month as republicans take control of both chambers of congress and the new chapter begins with the swearing in of the 47th president. on monday january 20, tune in for our live all-day coverage of the presidential inauguration as donald trump takes the oath of office becoming president. stay with c-span this month for comprehensive live unfiltered coverage of the 119th congress and the presidential inauguration. c-span democracy unfiltered. >> the presumptive nominee to the justice department assis

the u.s. capitol in washington, c., where the former president will lie in state in the capitol rotunda. the public will be alloweto pay their respects starting at 7:00 p.m. tuesday evening. on wednesday, presidt carter will again lie in state at the u.s. capitol before being transported thursday to the washington cathedl for a funeral service. later in the day, the former prident will take his last trip home to be ied at the carter family home in georgia. we'll show live at the c-span networks streaming live on c-span.org, and streaming free on the c-span now video app. >>> weekends on c-span 2 are an inteectual feast. every saturday, american history tv documents america's story, and on sundays, book tv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors. funding for c-span 2 comes from these television companies and more, including charter communications. >> charter is proud to be recognized as one of the best internet providers, and we're just getting started. building 100,000 miles of new infrastructure to reach those who need it most. >> charter communications, along with these te

the ceremony was held at the capitol rotunda. history it's been moved indoors. so the guest list included some of his top supporters, and that includes a who's who of silicon valley's biggest names including mark zuckerberg, tim cook, and google's sundar pichai. so some of his other supporters who made the journey to d.c. were able to watch the inauguration at capital one arena. the president made a stop later there, where he got right to work. >> the next item is a freeze on all federal hiring excepting the military and a number

making the entrance into the capitol rotunda. last of the trump family we'll see before we see jill biden and doug emhoff introduced, and robert, talk just about how close his children are with the president-elect in terms of advising him, supporting him, being inside that inner circle. >> they're everything. remember, president-elect trump grew up at his father, fred trump's, side and he was told from a young age, you trust family. everybody else, maybe have a bit of a question mark above them. and he has taken that approach to his life, to his business, and to his presidency. he has an inner circle. he has a wide orbit of friends and allies, but it's his family he relies upon. ivanka trump, donald trump jr., eric in particular, they hae been with him through legal trials and political trials. >> you know, bob, i interviewed eric trump eight years ago when they first got into the office, and i said, what will be the biggest adjustment for your family? and he said, trusting people from the outside. because we are very close, we a

the u.s. capitol rotunda around 9 a.m. is here with the latest on what we can expect from both the president elect and president biden as he leaves office. >> that's right. big day for both of them will begin with president elect trump. he has a packed agenda, beginning with a wreath laying ceremony at the arlington national cemetery. he will then join his supporters for one last pre-inauguration victory rally at capital one arena in washington. now, last night, the incoming president and first lady, melania trump, held an evening of festivities, complete with fireworks, at his golf club in nearby virginia. nearly 500 guests attended this reception. trump stated on saturday he's preparing to roll out a series of executive orders and other actions in the first days of his new term. during his campaign, he made big promises regarding tariffs, stating that they would boost u.s. manufacturing. this morning, david levine from uc college of the law weighed in with tariffs. >> this is one of his favorite things. he loves saying, i

this is a live look at the capitol rotunda where he lies in state. we're going to have more on the proceedings, as well as details on the man allegedly arrested for trying to bring a weapon through the capitol building security. that's after where thousands of mourners are paying tribute to former president jimmy carter as he lies in state inside the capitol rotunda. fox's rebecca castor has more from washington. >> former president jimmy carter lies in state for a final day ahead of his funeral service tomorrow at the national cathedral. all day, the capitol rotunda has been open for the public to pay respects to former president jimmy carter. supreme court justice sonia sotomayor was among those paying tribute, along with the secretary of the navy and members of that branch who served with carter. they joined thousands of other mourners, some coming from across the country, to say goodbye to the 39th president. >> it was an amazing man who did amazing things. >> the rotunda will remain open to the public until thursday morning, when carter's casket