Diane Feinstien is the first to address the public. She speaks about, a transition of power, and the freedom to choose leadership as a cornerstone of liberty.
"The sweet victory of this hour,"... Diane Feinstien
"The dream finally reached the walls of the white house
A renewed called to greatness, inspired by ... Barack Obama."
It is now after 11:40 am on January 20, 2009 and the president elect Barack H Obama has been introduced and called to the stage. He will soon be sworn in and later give an address.
The Obamas are out of the chapel and the Internet (Twitter) is abuzz with inauguration talk. Here is a great blog post found through the stream on inauguration places to watch.
There is noise in the House of Representatives; it appears a jovial time.
Sunlight is beginning to illuminate the area around the Capital Building.
240,000 people are said to have tickets to attend the inauguration ceremonies of Barack Obama. Hundreds of thousands more are also attending the event.