william taft, william taft, i mean, specially designed nicers to get them out on the golf course and were big. >> also who is doing the voting? >> bill: he may capture a big of the big vote that definitely could go his way. >> that's how it works, isn't it? 99 percenters. >> bill: hefty too if they run against christie they might be torn about who is heftier. okay. taxes going up. and you say? >> i say -- i hate it. i think it is unamerican. and i was just thinking about it earlier today and i thought we should look at this country as a team and the coach is the president and basically what we're saying is is, hey, kobe bryant, i know you are averaging 35 points a game, but we're going to need to you average 38 points a game so that we can win. and my thing is, if you want to win, leave cobey alone. is he not broken. he is scoring already. but there is a whole bunch of other guys that are on the bunch that are averaging four points a game. let's focus on those guys and some guys that are averaging zero and then some that are taking points away from cobey. so let's focus on the group

taft will become the fifth president in the nats president race. he will join them tomorrow. tomorrow they will make that announcement official. william h. taft. >> you saw bradley beale block that shot. we should nickname him the publisher. he sends out rejection notices. >> i like that. can i use that next time? >> you >>> need a good laugh? check this out, a florida reporter learning the hard way. do not turn your back on a goat. she's at the county fair working on a story about kids that raise goats. that's when one of the animals decided to send a message. watch it again. she takes the whole thing in stride, laughs it off, and later on, somebody said how is that goat doing? he was delicious. >> she has an attitude right there. >> that's our broadcast. we are going home for the weekend. how about you? >> have an awesome one. we'll see you back here on monday.

in the form of william howard taft. there he is. they announced on twitter that they have come to terms with their fifth president. today he posed for pictures with fans at nats fest inside the washington convention center. the real president taft, by the way, was the first president ever to throw out a ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game. fans and players think he'll be a good edition. >> a big president, big personality. so he'll fit right in with the rest of the gang. >> i liked his very white hair. i wonder how white he'll stay when he gets knocked into the dirt. >> that's cool. that's awesome. i'm thinking about joining them maybe aouple times and try to see if i can beat them. >> that would be cool and awesome. we'll hear from more players in sports as they gear up for the 2013 season. >>> yeah. those are screams you hear. more than 150 people deciding to take a very cold dip into the potomac river this morning. this is part of the polar bear plunge out at national harbor. one of the goals of the event, to raise awarenes

taft will become the fifth president in the nats president race. he will join them tomorrow. tomorrow they will make that announcement official. william h. . >> you saw bradley beale block that shot. we should nickname him the publisher. he sends out rejection notices. >> i like that. can i use that next time? >> you

our executive producer ceres going with william taft. brianne carter, a graduate of james madison university, thinks it will be james madison. scott is going with ike. >> i think bush or clinton. >> this is your official vote, natasha. >> i'm going with madison. >> are you putting money down on at? >> andrew johnson, andrew jackson. -- johnson. >> we're asking our viewers to weigh in. we have this story at wjla.com. we already have a lot of comments and guesses. let us know who you think will be the steps president. >>-- 5th president. >> let's talk about the commute home. the snow could been a headache. >> we will just have a coating of snow. >> you should wear a coat. >> you will need a few layers again today because it's very chilly outside. i have some great photographs to share with you. this is in herndon, courtesy of header, little daughter with pajamas inside out. donna sent this picture of her two little boy. he's excited for the potential snow, putting the pajamas inside out. his mom said and went to bed that night praying for

there he is, william taft will join the crew of lincoln, teddy roosevelt, thomas jefferson and georgen for the fourth inning sprint. >>> thick fog canceled the tournament at torrey pines yesterday. i think it's kind of pretty. if they get the play into today, the final round will be played tomorrow. >>> ufc on fox last night. between mighty mouse johnson and john the magic man dodson. johnson will come back and take control of the match. he wins by unanimous decision to retain his title. >>> a week until super bowl xlvii. will it be a tale of two quarterbacks? when it comes to the harbaugh brothers, who is mom and dad going to be roading for? fox5's dave ross and wisdom martin debate those issues in this week's off the wall. >> off the wall, dave ross, wisdom martin. we're getting close to next sunday's super bowl showdown. >> i got the serious face. >> ravens and the niners. here's a question i have for you, mr. serious face. >> yes. >> you got a contrast of quarterbacks, flacco, the traditional quarterback. and then kaepernick, the wildcard running that pistol. one, which system do

. >> william taft.was the first president to throw out the first pitch at a baseball game. >> all right, who else do we have coming up next? john f. kennedy another one of the choices obviously very popular president. >> handsome. >> you can imagine the big hair that will be on the head. >> or the president be changed every time there's a new president in the white house? maybe it could be obama. >> and there's a bunch of other choices that i think you know somebody said fdr could be a possibility. taft would be hysterical i think. >> i went for andy jackson. you got it. he's knot saying. >> i told you about what would happen you know. >> we know. >> it's going to be -- seriously i haven't even seen the outfit yet. >> fair enough. >> so people can find outside tomorrow? >> it should be exciting to see the reaction. >> are you going to be watching the baseball game? are the birds going to be you know looking and screech rooting for ravens? >> i think this is still a local team and we have to -- a lot of

the club is adding a fifth president, william howard taft will be racing in the contest.the 27th president and will be known as bill and will be formally introduced tomorrow afternoon. >> if teddy cannot beat a 300 pound person -- [laughter] >> i thought that was an interesting choice. >> a strange twist. -- choice. because of the storm there is a to our policy in effect on saturday morning. how about that? -- two hour policy in effect on saturday morning. how about that? the flakes are dry and fluffy. i did a calculation around washington. our temperature outside right now is 24 degrees. officially four tenths of an inch of snow. but even that, i did a calculation on the beltway 800,000 tons of snow. that is how much snow, even with that fluffy amount. look at the temperature. the high temperature today while we're getting the cold and the duster, 25 degrees. in the middle part of the country, oklahoma city, it did. rapid city was much warmer than the were in washington. in the mid part of the country, a hint of what is coming our way. temperature is below average. at th

." >> reporter: it was 1911, william taft was commander in chief. >> i was born and raised in oakland reporter: when winnie deserto was born. >> i will be 102 on august the 25th. >> reporter: and still firing with her trademark spark. >> remember your place. >> reporter: her granddaughter says even at 101 she's tough to keep up with. >> she's never known what slow means. >> reporter: but her life did slow down january 2012 when gail, a nurse, noticed lumps seemingly multiplying around her grandmother's right eye. >> it was swelling, plus you couldn't see well. >> her doctor told her she had basel cell carcinoma, and the eight-hour surgery or 30 days of radiation necessary would be too hard on the then 100-year-old. >> i didn't anything was going to happen. let's face it. at this stage of the game. >> reporter: when doctors at stanford asked her to take part in a research program involving about 100 patients taking a newly fda approved pill. dr. ann know oro was part of the research that provided the science behind the pill. >> when you're out in the sun and getting exposed to sun you

the, haven't was the unveiling of william taft. he will join teddy, abe, thomas and george in the traditional fourth inning showdown and that is a monumental moment that mayor gray didn't want to miss. this is reaction to the new presidential signing. >> and see if he's going to be a big loser or winner. we'll see. >> you going to hurt his chances to win? >> i don't know what is going to happen. i am thinking about joining them a couple times. >> what did you think of this event today? >> i know it was great. four, five years ago, they wouldn't have had to have this. no one would have wanted to see it. it's a great soon. over 7,000 people came and they're excited. everyone's having a good time and yeta great. >> coming up on sports extra, a couple of the nats players talk about moving on after the thible loss. >> yeah. >> and later in sports and this show, we'll meet the newest member of the team, the new center fielder and leadoff hitter. >> great. >> and what he facility like when he fonout he got traded. >> -- find out he got tr

the big, vent was the unveiling of the newest racing president, william taft, and he will join teddy, abe, thomas and george in the traditional fourth- inning showdown at nationals home game, a monumental moment that mayor gray didn't want to miss. >> well, we'll see if he's going to be a big loser or a winner. we'll see. >> group study? [ indiscernible ] >> i don't know what is going to happen. we'll see. >> i'm thinking about joining them a couple of times and see if i can do that. [ laughter ] >> reporter: what did you think of the event today? >> i think it's great. i think four or five years ago -- i don't think anyone will have came, wanted to come see. i think for us it's great. over 7 thopeople have come today and they're excited. everyone's having a good time and that is great. >> you can see bryce harper over dismond's shoulder. we'll hear from him later and from more players on moving on after a heartbreaking end to the 2010 season. laura? >> it was. thank you. >>> coming up on fox 5 news at 6, an important alert tonight. consumers about wear. starting -- beware. starting t

. >>> there will be competition for george, eddie and you can call this new acquisition as william howard taft who will join the race this year. taft of course our 27th president and the first to throw out the first pitch at a baseball game. he supposedly started the tradition of the seventh inning stretch. bill and teddy started to trade smack talk on twitter. we will see how taft does when races coming up in april. will you soon pay for using plastic? retailers will be allowed to charge a fee for you to swipe your card, but will they do it? >> a top senate democrat says he will not run again. what it means for the next election. >>> hear from the musical guest on snl. kendrick talks about >>> president obama is praising senator tom harkin tonight after the iowa lawmaker announced he will not run for re-election. harkin served in congress for nearly 40 years and the announcement sets up a likely battle between parties to fill his seat. vice presidential candidate paul ryan will be sitting down with david gregory on "meet the press" tomorrow to talk about the future of the republican party. th

roosevelt and the snowiest in 1909, william taft getting almost 10" of snow. >> good morning.t will not the temperatures into the 20's tomorrow. today, a chance for some snow showers late >> and that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you. let's check in with peter alexander, who has the prime spot at st. john's church, where we expect the first family to exit at any moment. good morning again. >> reporter: the folks at home have a pretty good spot staring right into the front door of the church. the president and his family should be leaving in just a matter of moments. they allow what they call a pool of reporters to be inside. colleagues are in there, telling us what's taken place over the course of the past 45 minutes. the pastor here referred more specifically to the president during his sermon today as the pastor in chief. he spoke about his visit to newtown, connecticut, when he was able to watch the president really assume that role only a couple of weeks ago and he also spoke about the president being the most powerful person in that room and needs to leverage that p

that's big ben, william howard taft officially joining george, abe, and teddy. taft threw out the first presidential ceremonial first pitch in 1910 at griffith stadium in d.c. >>> saturday was the final workup before they packed and clung to new orleans. will be in our seven of pregame coverage. for the players, they are simply trying to get their minds around playing in the big game. >> you are still taking care of the lagistics. it's pretty fun. >> and of course, super bowl xlvii right here on wusa9 sunday, february 3. 6:30 and the day before, the game on crew gets you ready for a special super bowl edition of game on. can't wait to see that one. ravens, 49ers, who are you thinking? >> i'm going with ravens. >> absolutely. >> more experienced quarterback? >> i'm going with the ravens. leave it at that. i think they are due. i think it's their season. >> joe flacco playing better? >> what's the deal with him? not going to play in the pro bowl. he was involved in an assault yesterday. he was the victim. that's what the police are saying in hawaii. he required st

welcome president william howard taft. he came out to quite the charade. he joins the mount rushmore presidents. he predicted and 81 ring the season. tyler moore, all of them were there. we actually caught up with drew the closer at the center of the controversy last season about the infamous game five and what he has learned from it. >> our team is obviously a lot better. reportedly the guys that are here we are now a little bit seasons. they are getting more experience. a little saltier. it will be a lot of fun this year. >> saltier, i like that. these fans had a visitor. he was the all-star of the game. it was actually a bat creating havoc. here, coaches and opponent alike. some were throwing towels at it. they could not get him. the game finally ended after several stoppages. no word if the that was caught. congratulations to ashley wagner from alexandria who has won back-to-back figure skating championships even though she fell twice tonight. her program still good enough to get the win based on difficulty. >> wow, you covered it all. >> ice-skating b

william howard taft, jfk, or the current white house person? some kind of presidential historian. my vote goes for taft. will he be able to race since he was our heaviest president? maybe he can be the race umpire. went on to become a u.s. supreme court chief justice. robyn, you are just showing off. and eric mccain gets the same answer. he uses process of elimination. definitely not kennedy. the man was shot and killed in the head, having a big head running around would be in poor taste. too many drunk fans throwing things. taft, stacey cruz seems to be the right answer. but josh says we need to expand the choices available. there should be a reagan and the people talking about the obama character. get over it. it clearly says the current president in office. that means whoever is in office. the man won, get over it. and stacey cruz wants to know, what's wrong with leaving things as is? ridiculous idea, it's perfect as it is. why do people screw up good things. well, the problem as i see it is they let him win, the stick was basically over at that point. i figured the president w

president william taft, by the way, a former supreme court supreme justice joins george, abe, thomas and teddy on the field this year. president teddy roosevelt became a fan favorite after losing more than 500 races he finally won in october during the last game of the last regular season. >>> we sent four o f-16s to egt this week. we ask do you think the deal should have gone away. matt said nope, when regimes change commitments to previous ones are not necessarily binding. the vast majority had some that we could not the really read on tv. "fox news sunday" is next. i'm shannon bream. captioned by closed captioning services, inc. >> chris: i'm chris wallace. the pentagon lifts the ban on women in combat. >> as the gender barrier falls, there is still questions whether women should serve in the infantry and special operations. we'll hear from two retired officers. air force colonel, the first female u.s. combat pilot. and army lieutenant general jerry boykin. with the pageantry over now comes the hard part dealing with the nation's big issues. from debt to gun violence to getting am

presidents the team announced they have come to terms with the 27th president of the united states william howard taft. he is known for establishing a postal system and getting stuck in a white house bathtub on his inauguration day. he also was a fierce political rival with teddy roosevelt. we hope that continues on. >> five presidents now. nobody is getting subtracted. taft is getting added. >> taft is getting added. so, now we're going to have five tripping each other up. >> even that much more fascinating. >>> check this out a fifth grader's drum solo has gone viral on youtube. the 10-year-old from washington state has an incredible talent. he just uses his hand and the family washing machine to create an impressive rhythm. the video has been viewed more than 1.5 million times on youtube. yes, he has a drum kit, but one day he didn't feel like playing and started banging on the washing machine, instead. >> yeah. well, teach him how to put in a well,look, every day we're using more and more energy. the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, che

william howard taft. you can just call him bill. made his debut yesterday at the washington convention center. our 27th president has lots of connections to baseball. he was the first president to throw out the first pitch and reportedly started the tradition of the seventh inning stretch. there -- george -- actually, he followed william howard taft followed teddy roosevelt. now there could be a real rivalry. >> there we go. >> did they slim taft down a little pit? looks trimmer. >> 330 pounds, 6'2" stature. >> a white -- >> i like the mustache. >> all right, guys. little chilly. but not as cold as yesterday morning. today should be just uneventful. we'll take it, right? >> yeah. >> but i hear a but monday -- >> wait until you see my back a doo seven-day forecast. it's out of the imagine nation of my 2-year-old's head. there's a lot in it. grab your coffee and hold on tight. you won't know if you should bring out the spring wardrobe this week or keep the winter wardrobe out. it is 28 degrees now. we have mostly cloudy skies out ther

guest: the great story about the weather -- william howard taft, who had this self deprecatory sense of humor -- there was a blizzard. he had too much sense of the ridiculous to be a politician. he said, i always thought it would be a cold day when i would be elected a president of the united states. host: how long was henry harrison's speech? guest: almost two hours. there have been efforts recently effect. -- recently to debunk teh direct auscause and effect. i do not know they have been successful. host: a caller on our independent line. caller: i want to bring attention to george washington's first inauguration. it was at a little church called st. paul's chapel. that is where george washington adjourned congress during the inauguration, to go down there and pray. during that prayer meeting, george washington asked for the blessings of god. the little chapel is located on the same territory where the world trade center was destroyed. i thought that was interesting, because washington said if we ever turned our back on god, god would lift his hand of protection and prosperity from

george, abe, teddy and thomas will be joined by william howard taft for the 2013 season. nats fest will be at the washington convention center. doors open for season ticketholders in about ten minutes at 10:30. then noon for everyone else. >> hopefully they'll let him win a race here and there. not like they did to poor teddy. >> i know. teddy needs to win a couple more races. >>> all right. a big shake-up in the lineup for the nfl pro bowl. why trent williams will have to miss tomorrow's game. >>> and a major milestone happening today for one of the most popular operas on broadway. you're watching news 4 today. >>> the capitals can are hoping there's in place like home. >> and the wizards head to the windy city after yet another win. carol maloney has it all in this morning's "sports minute." >> good saturday morning, everyone. i'm carol ma lolonemaloney. your sports minute starts with news out of hawaii. trent williams will not be playing in his first pro bowl. he was reportedly the victim in an altercation at a hawaii nightclub. espn reports that williams received stit

he defeated both william howard taft and theodore roosevelt to win his first term. he spearheaded legislation and the approval of the league of nations that would be selected to good republican party hostility to wilson. the treaty was never proved. for those who care for approval for the president allowed compromise. the wilson stood firm. it was the president, not congress who refused compromise. one of the most successful relationships between a president and congress occurred during the second administration of the clinton. he had encouraged the democratic party to move more closely to the center politically well before he ran for president. his welfare legislation reflect that. his success in working with newt gingrich and the republicans in formulating that tax reduction legislation led to a budget surplus is the touchstone for success in working with the opposing parties to fulfill a president legislative agenda. clinton insightfully appointed erskine bowles to represent him in negotiations with congress. bulls great talent for bargaining was important in rea

there was a blizzard going on when william howard taft was inaugurated. they still had a completely out door ceremony. it was part rain for herbert hoover. he and his wife rode in an open car. john f. kennedy had a blizzard the night before his inauguration. students came out to help shovel snow so they could have a parade the next day. people who want to kennedy's inauguration, the first thing they talk about is the weather that day. what about the vice president? it used to be there was a tradition that the vice- president got his own inauguration. when the congress and presidents to use to begin their terms on march 4, the first thing that would happen is the house and senate would me to swear in their new members. the first thing they had to do was swear in the vice president. presidents of united states used to go to the senate chamber to watch their vice president be sworn in. the senate is to give the vice- president a chance to deliver his own inaugural address. i am sure joe biden would love to have that opportunity. it did not always work out we

william taft getting almost 10 inches of snow. that's what's going an around the country.he mall. we have sunshine in washington. off to the north and west, the clouds are dark, producing scattered flurries. right now, 35 at reagan national with an east wind around 5 to 10 miles per hour. storm team 4 radar showing flurries in the gray showing north and west of washington. those may be with us off and on into the afternoon. a greater chance of a passing snowshower tonight after we hit the 40s today. much colder with strong winds tomorrow int >> and that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you. let's check in with peter alexander, who has the prime spot at st. john's church, where we expect the first family to exit at any moment. good morning again. >> reporter: the folks at home have a pretty good spot staring right into the front door of the church. the president and his family should be leaving in just a matter of moments. they allow what they call a pool of reporters to be inside. colleagues are in there, telling us what's taken place over the course of the past 45 minu

he defeated both william howard taft and theodore roosevelt to win his first term. he spearheaded liberal legislation they opposed, and got approval of the league of nations that would be selected to vent republican party hostility to wilson. the treaty was never approved. the votes were there for approval, but the president allowed compromise, but wilson stood firm. it was the president, not congress, that refused to compromise. one of the most successful relationships between a president and congress occurred during the second administration of bill clinton. he had encouraged the democratic party to move more closely to the center politically well before he ran for president. his welfare legislation reflected that. his success in working with newt gingrich and republicans and formulating debt and debt reduction legislation that led to a budget surplus is the cornerstone for success of working with the opposing party to fulfill a president's legislative agenda. clinton insightfully appointed erskine bowles to represent him in negotiations with congress. bowls, grea

the nationals introduced as you saw, william howard taft. we're going to call him bill for short at yesterday's nats fest at the washington convention center. our 27th president has lots of connections to baseball. he was the first president to throw out the first pitch and reportedly legend has it, he started that tradition of the seventh inning stretch. they said he was a pretty large guy. 330 pounds, maybe 6'2". he got really uncomfortable in the wooden seats when had he would watch the game so he had to get up and stretch. >>> history said teddy and taft didn't get along. this could be a new rivalry. >> they looked jolly. got to wait until the season starts. >> will teddy win? >> coming up next, new york mayor michael bloomberg's generous donation to ace alma mater in maryland. >>> crews are searching for survivors inside a nightclub after a fire that killed more than 200 people in brazil ♪ [ female announcer ] at yoplait, we want you to feel even better about your favorite flavors. so when you call, tweet, and post, we listen. that's wh

william howard taft will join the racing presidents he will be called bill for short.aft threw out the first ceremonial pitch in april 1910. he will race alongside the other four former presidents during the four inning of every nats home game. >> i wonder if they will ever let taft win. >> what would be interesting is if he started winning right away or got to win all the time. >> that will be fun. >> still plenty ahead on fox 5 morning news. >> we are keeping an eye on the roads t won't be fun. >> there is a chance for an icy commute today. frederick county schools are on a two-hour delay. the latest list is on the bottom of your screen and also on myfoxdc.com. >>> also, latest on a deadly nightclub fire that killed more than 230 people. lean roasted chicken... and a creamy broth mmm i can still see you. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. of green giant vegetables it's easy to eat like a giant... ♪ and feel like a green giant. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant progress-oh! -oh! -oh! oh! oh! ♪ what do you know? oh! ♪ bacon? -oh! -oh! oh! [ female announce

there was a blizzard going on when william howard taft was inaugurated. the still have a completely outdoor ceremony. -- they still had a completely out door certainly. it was part rain for herbert hoover. he and his wife rode in an open car . john f. kennedy had a blizzard the night before his inauguration. students came out to help shovel snow so they could have a parade the next day. people who want to kennedy's inauguration, the first thing they talk about is whether that date. ather that day.a what about the vice president? it used to be there was a tradition that the vice- president got his own inauguration. when the congress and presidents to use to begin their terms on march 4, the first thing that would happen is the house and senate would me to swear in their new members. the first and had to do was where in the vice president -- think they had to do was where in the vice president. presidents of united states used to go to the senate chamber to watch their vice president be sworn in. the senate is to give the vice- president a chance to deliver

and snowiest inaugural, william taft, 9.8" of snow, heavy snow, drifting snow in 1909.ratures in the mid 30s to low 40s. by the afternoon we're looking for a high of about 47 degrees. >> good morning.ing on aroundt' a strong cold front will not the temperatures into the 20's tomorrow. today, a chance for some snow showers la >> and that's your latest weather. savannah? >> al, thanks. >>> our live coverage of this inauguration day continues here on nbc. yes, we are waiting for word on what michelle obama is wearing this day. but first this is "today" on nbc. >>> welcome back to washington, d.c. that's the first look we've gotten this morning of the president, first lady and first daughters as they got ready to attend church. they are inside st. john's church as we speak on this inauguration day. and we should just mention we now have the information some people are waiting for. the first lady is wearing, we are told, a thom browne coat, j. crew shoes. she has a long route along the parade route this morning. >> kudos to david gregory, who got all that right except the j.

president william taft, by the way, a former supreme court supreme justice joins george, abe, thomaseld this year. president teddy roosevelt became a fan favorite after losing more than 500 races he finally won in october during the last game of the last regular season. >>> we sent four o f-16s to egt this week. we ask do you think the deal should have gone away.

look at him william howard taft.be lincoln, thomas jefferson and george washington. he will be called bill for short. throughout the very first pitch in april 1910. he'll race alongside the other former presidents during the 4th inning of every nats home game. it's a good line up. >> are you constantly on your phone or computer and watching tv at the same time? or maybe you are trying to hold a conversation while using another device. a new study has eye opening results. >> you are not even going to notice you are bad at it. >> that's the irony behind a study published this week at the university of utah. researchers already knew texting and driving is a bad combination. >> texting is off the charts. we've never found anybody who can do that safely. >> new study finds talking or driving is just too tough. >> we've got a situation we're trying to do too much with the mental hardware we have and we don't do it well. >> and the study found those who think they are good do it the most. but are the worst at it. 70% of the

william howard taft, who was a distinguished chief justice, swore in herbert hoover in 1929, and thaty was carried over the radio, and a little girl wrote in to justice taft and said you got the words wrong. that is not the order of the words. he wrote back and said i am sure that i got them right here at -- right. they played the tape, and found that he had reversed some of the words. the fact of the matter is it does not make a difference if the chief justice skips a word, or gets a word out of order. as i mentioned, the presidency in the 19th century, and even herbert hoover just said "i do ," and that is certainly appropriate as well. we moved down to washington, dc, where the first inauguration is taking place, and there is a change of party for the first time, from the federalists, who were more formal, to the new republicans, jeffersonian republicans, or the democratic republicans, who felt more than they were the party of the people. thomas jefferson was being inaugurated, and he did not want a lot of for the role with his inauguration. he stripped away a lot of the formalitie

. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the newest racing president, william howard taft. ♪ >> taftas much bigger than that actually. but there you have it. the famously complicated history of roosevelt and taft means there's a lot to work with between roosevelt helping taft get elected back in '08, 1908, then running against him just four years later. taft has his own tie to baseball. the first president to ever throw out the ceremonial first pitch, meaning he started a long history of good, bad, and awkward. the subject was even the topic of an nbc sports special back in the '60s. >> who is that man in the picture? >> you better not let your history teacher hear you ask that question. that's president taft, bobby. the first of our presidents to throw out the ball on opening day. since then they have all done it. that's woodrow wilson, that's franklin d. roosevelt. that's president eisenhower. you know, just before he came home from europe, he said the first thing he wanted to do was see a ball game, and he did. and that's mr. kennedy, bobby. but i know that you knew that. he used

william howard taft.t started the tradition of first pitches and he started that seventh inning stretch. he now has his own twitter handle. president taft, by the way, we should note weighed in at 335 pounds during his first term in office. he tweeted. listen up, we have run against each other in the past, but now we will run together. and not suspected to be the fleetest of foot when it comes to the races. a lot of folks are wondering why mess with a good thing, period, washington nationals. the republican party looking for ideas on how to change their ways. the brain trust coming up. they have some to add to the comment box and he was an nra card carrying gun enthusiast and now he is a big advocate for gun control, the author of a new book of how the gun culture has gone overboard. you are watching msnbc. the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on all purchases, plus a 50% annual bonus. and everyone but her likes 50% more cash, but i have an idea. do you want a princess dress? yes. cupc

the first lady to go from -- to accompany the president to the capitol was william taft's wife. first lady to do the whole round trip to the capitol and back was lynn wilson. they've come a long way since then. >> they will walk a certain amount of the parade before they get -- >> after kennedy, no one got out of the war. carter in 1977 changed that. he walked the entire route. it's now tradition that at some point the cars open up spontaneously and they go out and do a few meet and greets. generally they stay in the car. if you look around, you will see little tiny figures on a lot of these buildings, wall to wall secret service lining the parade route. security is really tight. >> that's quite a long stretch. it's not just pennsylvania avenue they have to secure. >> no. they've got everything, independence, constitution avenue, streets on eat side of pennsylvania are shut down. this is something where washington, d.c., goes into lockdown. here's happier stuff. >> ok. >> the marine band is playing. that's when you realize that you can start moving about and blood comes back int

while bad weather moved the ceremony indoors for william howard taft and ronald reagan, grant toughedout in 16 degrees and jack kennedy in 20 degrees without an overcoat. fdr's inaugust rag was the first held in january after a constitutional amendment moved the date up from manch. finally, more people witnessed barack obama's first than any other event ever held in washington. that was put together by producer will rabe. i love that stuff. fast, lots of information, lots of take home. anyway, up next, the moments we'll still be talking about tomorrow from this historic day and a lot happened today. a lot of pictures of greatness for america and happiness i think and joy. you're yachingwatching a specia edition of "hardball" live from washington and the second inauguration of president barack obama. i describe myself as a mother, a writer and a performer. i'm also a survivor of ovarian and uterine cancers. i even wrote a play about that. my symptoms were a pain in my abdomen and periods that were heavier and longer than usual for me. if you have symptoms that last two weeks or longer,

guest: the great story about the weather -- william howard taft, who had this self deprecatory sensef humor -- there was a blizzard. he said, i always thought it would be a cold day when i would be elected a president of the united states. speech?ow long was his guest: almost two hours. there have been efforts recently to debunk the direct cause and effect. i do not know they have been successful. host: a caller on our independent line. caller: i want to bring attention to george washington's first inauguration. it was at a little church called st. paul's chapel. that is where george washington adjourned congress during the inauguration, to go down there and pray. during that prayer meeting, george washington asked for the blessings of god. the little chapel is located on the same territory where the world trade center was destroyed. i thought that was interesting, because washington said if we ever turned our back on god, god would lift his hand of protection and prosperity from this nation. just a few years ago, washington's monument there was damaged so badly that we can no longer

president ever to have another career post-presidency as chief justice of the supreme court, william howard taft, our 27th president. you can see the photos out there of you know, the very famously large william howard taft in his justices robes, the former president swearing in the new one. >> jennifer: nice. behind us, we have ed markey and henry waxman, key players particularly on energy which will be a very important part, we hope -- i hope -- i hope you guys hope -- of the president's second term, especially as it relates to jobs and the economy. all right. so stay right with us because there is a lot going on. a lot of great, political faces to see. like peter king's right behind us. if you like the academy awards and you like politics, this is the place to be. don't go away. >>>> jennifer: welcome back to current tv's coverage of president barack obama's inauguration. we've got bill press who's on the parade grounds or on the grounds of the mall. we've got michael shure in portland, oregon. watch this feed right here of the presidential motorcade coming from the white house to the capitol

guest: the great story about the weather -- william howard taft, who had this self deprecatory sense there was a blizzard. he said, i always thought it would be a cold day when i would be elected a president of the united states. there have been efforts recently to debunk the direct cause and effect. i do not know they have been successful. host: a caller on our independent line. caller: i want to bring attention to george washington's first inauguration. it was at a little church called st. paul's chapel. that is where george washington adjourned congress during the inauguration, to go down there and pray. during that prayer meeting, george washington asked for the blessings of god. the little chapel is located on the same territory where the world trade center was destroyed. i thought that was interesting, because washington said if we ever turned our back on god, god would lift his hand of protection and prosperity from this nation. just a few years ago, washington's monument there was damaged so badly that we can no longer go into it. do you know where his second inauguration was

william testimony will join teddy, abe, t.j. and george. taftas the first president to throw out a first pitch at an mlb game in 1910. his nickname is the big chief. legend has it president taft in vented the 7th inning stretch. >>> trent williams cannot participate in the pro bowl due to stitches he received last night, the victim of an assault at a honolulu nightclub. he'll be suited up on the sidelines. that's a wrap on sports. brian will be back with the news edge. good night. making the big romantic gesture. that's powerful. verizon. get a droid razr m by motorola in pink for $49.99. >>> being on television not as easy as a lot of people think, but when you have an embarrassing moment, it's caught on camera for everyone to see. just ask linda carsten from south florida reporting from the goat exhibit at the county fair. >> reporter: the goats will be here through saturday and they're very friendly. from the manatee county fair, linda carson. abc7. would you not eat my pants. oh! >> sticking up for his friend. one of the goats decided he'd h

william howard taft swore in hoover in 1929 and that ceremony was carried over the radio . little girl wrote in to justice taft and said you got the words wrong. and i was listening to it and that's not the order of the words. and he wrote back and said i'm sure i got them right. and of course the news media played the tapes and discovered he reversed some of the words in the order. it does not make a difference if the cheer justice gets a word out of word or skips a word. the presidents in the 19th century and even hoover in 1929 just said i do in this process and that is certainly appropriate as well. we move down to washington, d.c. the first inauguration is taking place and it's the first time there is a change in party from the federalists to the new republicans or democratic republicans who saw themselves more as the party of the people. and thomas jefferson was going to be inaugurated and he did not want a lat of fold all with his inauguration. jefferson stripped away a lot of the formalities of the presidency that built up. he is about where the library of congress

>> well, i want to say, chris, you have no right to talk about william howard taft. as the uus maine. >> stephanie: oh, jim louise ward. >> it was sanatorium -- >> stephanie: no one does a smarter eloquent fat joke than jim ward. >> he was correcting my assertion from earlier. who he said what? >> a sore winner. of all people it was frothy that talked about being a sore winner. it is amazing to me -- and there is something to note here. it is one thing that mitt romney wasn't watching. okay? who one cares. but what might have been really helpful, if the republican party was changing look at that loster. 88-year-old jimmy carter was there. bill clinton was there. hilary was there just having come out of a long stay in the hospital. where was george w. bush. i understand his father was ill, but where was george w. bush? >> stephanie: yeah. >> they are going to dig in their heels. they don't want to lend their stamp of approval and then they call us partisan. >> stephanie: this is unprecedented for a president to talk about the issues which we ran on and the american ag