i'm richard lui. bitterly cold arctic air is gripping parts of the nation this morning for a third straight day. as you can see single digit temperatures are causing rivers to freeze in the boston area. and in methuen, massachusetts, amazing pictures show the spicket rivers falls frozen solid. here in new york, you can see the famous fountain in bryant park is covered in ice. bill karins will have much more on the deep freeze. >>> in the aftermath of the shootings in newtown, connecticut a new bill to propose the bill for assault weapons it be proposed. dianne feinstein names a bill that includes 150 firearms and semiautomatic rifles and pistols and it would ban ammunition clips holding more than ten rounds but would exempt more than 200 hunting weapons. would not affect weapons that americans own for ploem texas. -- for home protection. the nra responded to the bill saying they are confident congress will reject it and finestein herself said the bill faces an uphill battle to win approval. >>> the se

i'm richard lui. this is "early today." this, your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> good morning. we had a rough night last night. things are settling down this morning. temperatures in the 50's. we will drop into the 40's of this afternoon. a mixture of sun and clouds. it is going to be windy. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >> thank you. 58 degrees. >> the effort to remove john leopold may not be legal. i will explain. >> the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. we will experience both of those emotions sunday night. >> john harbaugh hopes his ravens did not come up short sunday night. they're preparing for super bowl xlvii. >> every day we're seeing more and more ravens fans. >> we have some problem spots on >> we have some problem spots on the [captioning made possible by constellation energy group]

i'm richard lui. this is "early today" just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> in thailand, no need to get out of your p.j.s for this competition. the annual bed race has locals and tourists alike dressing up with their decorated beds on wheels. the tradition began five years ago with participants racing hospital beds for charity. it's evolved to more complicated designs with creative flair. the winning team with the shortest race time took home the trophy. no sleeping when you do this one. >> you would be the sleeping participant. >>> who says carnivale season is only for humans? dogs took to the street taking over the city's famed french quarter. covered with beads, some of the festivities helped raise money for animal adoption agencies. celebrations will continue nearly every day until mardi gras happens on february 14. we're close. hard to believe. >> a narrow escape for one motorcycle rider in china after a truck comes to a crashing halt. the motorcycle rider was waiting at

. >> i'm richard lui. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day, today, on your nbc station. >>> as if there wasn't enough competition in the press corps, a robot has joined the ranks of red carpet reporters in berlin, named roly after a german director. it can sing, conduct interviews and interact with stars on the red carpet. >> like irobot. >> now we have the internet and roly. >> london underground is celebrating 150 years of style. a steam engine pulled enthusiastic riders for a trip. hundreds gathered along platforms to catch a glimpse. some visitors came dressed for the occasion. nice hats. >>> in western australia it looked like a scene right out of a movie. a bright orange dust storm rolled across the coastline enveloping everything in its path. a tugboat worker said the storm happened in minutes. look at this. it's crazy. >> look at those pictures. >> doesn't look real. >> the way the sun angle is, it looks orange. >>> on this day in 1969 tragedy struck the aircraft carrier "uss ente

. >>> and a very good morning for you, i'm richard lui in for mara schiavocampo. we start with a hostage standoff in alabama involving a 5-year-old and a suspected killer. a police investigation identifies him as 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes. the two are holed up in an underground bunker or tornado shelter. police are able to get medicine to the young boy. but officials aren't saying much about communications. they're communicating through a pvc pipe. the gunman bored the school bus in midland city. and then killed the bus driver and took the young hostage. >>> a ferocious storm system raked its way through the country. it's making its way north. at least two people have lost their lives in georgia and tennessee. many have lost their homes and tens of thousands were left without power. nbc's kurt gregory has more. >> reporter: wicked winds whipped through charlotte, north carolina, as rain drenched the queen city, all a part of the nasty storm system marching across the southeast on wednesday. that same system spawned a massive funnel cloud in adairsville, georgia.

. >> i'm richard lui. this is "early today," this, your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> well, apparently for some men, valentine's day just doesn't come soon enough. dozens of japanese men lined up in tokyo to publicly declare or scream their undenying love. men often have trouble expressing their feelings shouting out to the world these men proved their passions for theirdoring wives in the audience before them. >>> in new jersey teens have popped the lid off a new record. 366 high school students used 8,000 feet of bubble wrap to create a new record for the most people popping bubble wrap at once. it helped celebrate 50 years since popping material was invented. the students collected donations to benefit a charity for sandy hook elementary school. were they having fun. handsome, a new tumblr page for dogs. right there. take a look. mens wear dog show pooches dressed to the nines in designer label looks. the blog has been hailed by "gq" magazine as man's best tumbler. >> not outfits

i'm had richard lui. this is your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> crowds gathered in athens sunday for a very chilly tradition on the christian feast day of the epiphany. a priest throws in a cross into the waters. divers dive in to recover the resurrection. sure does look cold. >>> one medieval tradition let up the night in estonia. this tradition started in medieval times by merchant workers to mark the end of winter celebrations -- i was looking at the makeup. dancers circle the tree and wishes for the new year are hidden inside before tree goes up in flames. >>> in germany the term slippery slope has a literal meaning. around 90 teams gathered to participate in the annual bavarian sled racing championship. teams of four race down more than half a mile of icy slope at speeds up to 55 miles per hour. i would be worried about that sled. the traditional sleds here once used for transporting wood were inspired by the horns of mountain goats. >> that's almost like olympic style tobaggon

i'm richard lui. and for bill karins, thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a terrific wednesday. >>> a bay area museum burglarized for the second time in two months. what the thieves took and what the city is doing today to try to get it back. >> plus, an unusual settlement with the family of two of the victims of the san bruno explosion. we'll tell you what pg & e must do now. >> and barry bonds finds out if e he will be inducted into the baseball hall of fame. >> now a live look over san francisco. checking out the bay bridge on this wednesday, january 9. this is "today in the bay." >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> it is 4:30 on the nose. good morning. i'm john kelly. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's check the forecast with christina

. >> i'm richard lui. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day on your nbc station. >>> a ukrainian zoo has two new adorable animals to its population. two new siberian cubs were born at the zoo. the orange and black felines were immediately cared for by the staff. there are about 400 siberian tigers left in the world. it was nearly extinct 50 years ago. >>> one winter festival is all sugar and spice and everything nice. dozens came together to compete in kazakhstan's first national ice festival. participants used chain saws to create animals and fairy tale characters to try to scoop the $6500 top prize. once it was made a nighttime fireworks display showered the display. one way to keep warm. >> vatican city is home to a cover model. pope benedict's personal secretary has been promoted not only to archbishop but to the front page of italy's "vanity fair" magazine. known by the media as gorgeous george. the headline reads "it's not a sin to be blufl." a magazine spokeswoman said the archbisho

i'm richard lui. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day, today been on your nbc station. >>> some arizona animals are getting out of the cold with nightly temperatures dipping below 30 degrees, tortoises need all the help to get warm. that's why they have a heated shelter where they're packed together. even the crocs need to stay warm in a heated tub. >>> in the london zoo landmark the shard will open next month with incredible views of the capital city outfitted with digital telescopes and 360-degree windows. at 1,000 feet high the shard is the tallest building in western europe. >>> so much for resting in peace. a swedish company has developed a coffin with music in your resting place. connected to a 4g compatible tombstone, the play list can be managed by friends and family through an online music service. however with a hefty $30,000 price tag it may have to be your final purchase. i can't manl why you'd want this. >> i don't know why but you can guarantee somebody will buy that. >

i'm richard lui. and this is "early today," this, your first stop of the day on your nbc station. >>> it was a special delivery from down under for one chinese animal preserve. three cuddly koalas have arrived at an animal park in china. officials hope to bolster thain koala population. with 31 and counting, this park is home to the largest koala population outside of australia. experts hope to see more in the next six months. >>> one danish zoo is packing a harsh winter bite, polar bears at the copenhagen zoo have settled into the new habitat, the arctic ring. they can see the frigid temperatures they call home. it features a 24-foot long tunnel where you can watch the bears swim and jump underwater. it's cold enough -- >> worth it to see them swim. >> that's amazing. >> i've seen it with sharks but not polar bears. >>> a connecticut has designed a unique jewelry collection. the caliber collection is melted down shell casings. the goal was to create something beautiful from something of violence. bra

i'm richard lui along with bill karins. thanks for watching "early today." just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good tuesday. >>> let the festivities begin. the super bowl events officially start today and we're live in new orleans with a look at what's in store for the red and gold. >>> it caught the attention of "sports illustrated" magazine. the picture she useded to show niners fans celebrating at a bay area bar. the buzz it is now causing in the sports world. >>> right now we take you live to san francisco. that's the bay bridge. nice and smooth trafficwise there early on this tuesday, january 29th. this is "today in the bay." >>> it is almost 4:31. good morning to one and all. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. lots to get to this morning. let's check the forecast. rob mayeda is in for christina this morning. >> we're seeing temperatures 30s and 40s outside. fog free. that's good news for your morning commute. 34 right now in napa and chilly 40 in san jose. this afternoon high clouds, sunshine and breezy. upper 50s

i'm richard lui. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> there's a new cafe that opened in taiwan where pink is priority, shall we say. the first ever barbie cafe opens its doors to eager fans of the plastic beauty queen. partnering with matel, this cafe decor features perfectly pink accessories right out of barbie's dream house. the menu treats here fit for a doll with pretty pink pastries on display. >>> talk about serious air? ten elite wind surfers braved harsh conditions in southwest ireland to face-off in the red bull storm chase competition. looks cool. athletes faced 85-mile-an-hour winds and 20-foot swells. how high up in the air are they, 30 feet? the most extreme weather. this is known as the mostly challenging wind surfing competition of all time. the overall winner will be deemed the king of the storm chase. we could watch this all day. >> i like the camera they had on the sail. >> look at that. >> that was in realtime. >> hang time must have

i'm richard lui. for the first time lance armstrong may be waking up with a clean conscience this morning after repeated denial in the face of accusations he was part of the history of doping schemes in sports. the seven-time tour de france champion has reportedly committed to using performance-enhancing drugs. nbc's kurt gregory has more. >> reporter: according to the associated press, seven-time tour de france winner lance armstrong has admitted to using performance enhancing drugs during his famed cycling career. armstrong reportedly made the admission with a taped interview with oprah winfrey in his hometown of austin, texas. following the interview opera tweeted, just wrapped with lance armstrong. he came ready. last year he was stripped of his seven tour titles and banned for life following a report from the u.s. anti-doping agency, a report that labeled armstrong as the mastermind of a, quote, systematic, sustained and highly professionalized team-run doping conspiracy. nbc news has learned tha

i'm richard lui along with bill karins. thanks for watching "early today," your first stop of the day on your nbc station. have a good one. >>> repairs are under way this morning for a section of the bay bridge hit by a tanker in yesterday's fog. see what the pilot of that boat will do in just a few hours to help the coast guard in its investigation. >>> gadgets galore. now on display for the entire world to see. this morning the curtain lifted on some of the biggest secrets in the tech world. >>> the giants world series trophy gets ready to make the rounds. find out where you can see it first. >>> we take you live to san francisco for a look at the bay bridge. tell you about something damage-wise happening out there. an investigation going on on this tuesday, january 8th. this is "today in the bay." >>> it is almost

richard lui is here with a drilldown of the other ethnic groups. and often, people really don't even think about it. >> right. the other half of illegal or unauthorized immigrants aren't from mexico. 4 million people are from other countries. mexico was number one, but followed by four other latin america countries. you have el valve dor, guatemala, honduras, and ecuador. then you have vietnam, korea, and china. that's why for americans, immigration reform resonates from them. of all unauthorized immigrants, up to 15% are from asian countries, says pew, where almost three times its population percentage. and when it comes to children who are brought here by their parents without authorization or dreamers, over 100,000 of them are from asian countries. now, immigration controversy is centuries long for this group. the japanese internment during world war ii seared the issue of what citizenship meant into generations of japanese americans. and the only law ever to ban a single country from immigration, the chinese exclusion act of 1882 did the very s

. >> richard lui is here with the drill down. >> chris, assen december p 1st, the united states could not borrow any more money. it could pay its bills because of certainly accounting work-arounds, but those could stop working in 30 days, says the bipartisan mold center. at that point there's only enough incoming cash to pay 60% of its bills. therefore because of this proportion over here, some tough questions emerge. if social security recipients and veterans are paid, the department of education may not or troops could be left empty-handed. these scenarios scare credit agencies, as you were just mentioning, that determine how much of it costs to borrow money. at risk, the reputation of being the safist investment haven in the world, not to mention the year-long rally in the market. conservatives say the solution is to pay those who most affect our credit rating first. well, the answer to this is unclear for now, but on a practical level, it looks almost impossible, treasury computers simply pay bills as they become due. having to reprogram 100 million monthly payments would be a gig

i'm richard lui. you're watching the standoff in washington, d.c. the house gop is meeting at this hour for the second time today. leadership and members are discussing how to move forward on a bill they say need to include spending cuts. house speaker john boehner and eric cantor arrived at the meeting together. but it was cantor who set off the storm earlier today just hours ago by announcing he could not support the senate bill that was approved this morning at 2:00 a.m. house democratic leader nancy pelosi attempted to put pressure on tonight. she posted this on twitter saying quote, strong majority of house democrats support the bipartisan senate bill that passed 89-8. confident it will pass and speaker boehner allows an up or down vote. and republicans like congressman jack kingston of georgia blame the senate for a hastily written bill. >> it was way past those senators' bedtime. they were blurry eyed when they were reading it. we're trying to fill in the gap where they missed a few things. >> let's bring in luke russert who has been covering

richard lui is here with the drilldown and some opening details on the new record. richard. >> chris, you got three weeks because you know what, that's how long it will take to read the 4 million words of the tax code. chief tax code writer dave camp says a recent report confirms that the "quote, the tax code is ten times the size of the bible with none of the good news." so here's the bad language, tax language is so complex, it takes the equivalent of 3 million people working all year to complete business and individual tax returns. now, the cost to do that is $168 billion. that's greater than the "gameday" of half the states in the union. and the tax bible, it continues to crow on average, one additional change per day over the last dozen years until this year. the hullabaloo that was the fiscal cliff may have bore some fruit. few tax code additions were made because congress was too busy for the fisticuffs. and irs programmers were waylayed by the cliff debate. outraged you say? not completely. americans like their deductions and credits. tax-free employer benef

i'm richard lui in for chris jansing. two big pieces of president obama's second-term agenda moving forward today. the president and vice president are meeting with sheriffs and police chiefs from across the country to talk about guns at the white house. in just over an hour at least three of the chiefs handled the shootings in aurora, colorado, oak creek, wisconsin, and newtown, connecticut. this afternoon a bipartisan group of senators will unveil a plan to deal with immigration. that group there includes four democrats and four republicans. >> we are committed to a comprehensive approach to finally in this country have an immigration law that we can live with. >> i'm cautiously optimistic. i see the right spirit. i see things that were once off the table for agreement and discussion being

i'm richard lui, you're watching msnbc's continuing coverage of the fiscal cliff deal. eric cantor emerging from a meeting saying he does not support the senate-passed bill. house speaker bonn janer is not likely to bring the senate bill to the floor without changes is what we're hearing and in a statement boehner's spokesman said the speaker and leader laid out options to the members and listened to feedback. the lack of spending cuts in the senate bill was our universal concern amongst members in today's meetings. conversations will continue throughout the afternoon on the path forward. outgoing republican congressman steven latourette told nbc's luke russert the senate bill did not stand much of a bill in the house. take a listen. >> i think it's a little unreasonable for senator reid to say that something they produced on new year's eve, produced by a bunch of sleep-deprived octogenarians is what we should adopt within 48 hours. >> laetset's bring in mike viqu. we understand there have been meetings throughout the afternoon. >> reporter: the future of this bill, the

richard lui has been looking at how the u.s. stacks up against other countries when it up cans to gun ownership and violence. what did you find out? the united states has unsavory bedfellows when it comes to guns, conflict areas and the developing world. looking at number of guns, per 100 people, the u.s. has 89, according to the same survey. in the same league we have yemen, home of al qaeda, and iraq. mexico marred by drug violence is also on this list. and then we have syria, surprisingly, they round out this group at lower gun ownership rates. compared to the developed countries, the u.s. is consistently out of the mainstream it dwarfs every other developed country. for instance, england is way over here. this is the u.s. way on the right. when newtown happened almost a month ago, england's reaction to 20 kindergartners and six adults shot done challenged guns. the telegraph read "america's deadly obsession with guns." sing pour's straight times had titles like "america's senseless gun culture." the reaction was not all focu

i'm richard lui. here's the latest in the fiscal cliff talks. 2:00 a.m. we had a deal sfr the senate with strong bipartisan support. then this afternoon around 3:30 p.m., we heard that they would amend that bill and that there was not support for it from leaders. the house will then take a look at this, but we are hearing that the senate will hear none of it. they will not accept an amended bill. but for the second time today, the house gop caucus met to discuss the way forward with the senate bill itself. house speaker john boehner emerging sfr that latest meeting after proposing two options. first is an amended bill that would cut around $330 billion in spending. republicans would then see if they had the 217 votes needed to pass the new bill. if they can't get the required number of votes, they would bring the senate bill to the floor for an up or down vote tonight or tomorrow morning. let's bring in nbc's luke russert who is covering the latest development from the capitol. you were giving us some of those details. for those who are just joining us an

i'm richard lui. stars of tv and film turned out for the golden globe awards where we saw a pair of new host, some surprising wins and memorable acceptance speeches. >> reporter: good morn

i'm richard lui. we will be with you throughout this hour as we await a vote in the house which we expect to happen soon. the senate did its part early this morning by passing a bill to extend the bush era tax cuts for 98% of american households. this afternoon, house republicans revolted against the senate bill. republican leader eric cantor said he would not support the bill without spending cuts. then after a second meeting later in the evening, it became clear there were not enough votes among house republicans to pass an amended version of the senate bill, basically approving changes to that senate bill. that left the house speaker john boehner with the option of taking up a clean version of the senate bill as it was passed over to them. a procedural rules debate is going on right now. back to those live pictures on the house floor. the bill itself will be debated within the hour. we expect a vote shortly after the debate concludes. let's go to nbc political director, chief white house correspond

richard lui is here with a drill down on third pun of the day, an eye-opening report. >> it is. and this is a sign of the times. >> i'm sorry. it's friday. >> not the puns but this. sleep pods are not a common sight at most businesses. with the cost of sleepy workers rising, the metro nap energy pod is becoming more popular. and devices like that. google has $13,000 lounges like that on its campus. now others are investing in sleep programs according to "the wall street journal." shuteye shortage has hit our capital, too. vice president biden had a 30-second blink during an obama speech while tim geithner fought the long blink with rapid fire right next to him. secretary of state hillary clinton had heavy eyelids during president obama's myanmar speech and john mccain snuck in a couple of winks during george w. bush's state of the union in 2007. a sleepless night is getting more common. a full 30% of civilian workers get less than six hours of sleep, says the cdc. the night shift is the worst. for instance, 70% of night shift workers and transportation and warehousing are sleep

i'm richard lui, a look at some of the stories making news. only 36.5% of all americans have received a flu shot as of november 2012. policy researchers at the rand corporation say many adults opted against the shot because employers do not require workers to get it, unlike schools that generally require it for the children that attend their schools. drivers can expect to feel a bit of a pinch in their wallets at the pump. gas prices rose for the first time since october, up about seven cents. that's about 3.32 for regular. officials in newtown, connecticut are holding the first of two public hearings on what to do with sandy hook elementary school. the site where a gunman killed 20 students and 6 teachers. some say it should be knocked down and replaced with a public memorial. obstruction became a buzzword during president obama's first term and with the new congress set to return tomorrow, are plans already in place for obstruction 2.0 once president obama is sworn in next week? msnbc contributor ari melber has an interesting take on that an

i'm richard lui. the fiscal cliff showdown in washington. the house gop leadership considered an amended version of the senate's fiscal cliff bill, which would include around $330 billion in spending cuts. nbc news is reporting there are not enough votes for the amended bill to pass. now, without those needed votes, speaker john boehner is prepared to bring the senate deal to the house floor for an up-and-down vote possibly tonight. the senate bill is expected to get around 170 democratic votes in the house, meaning it will need roughly 50 republican votes to pass. now these developments come after house republicans were on the verge of rejecting the senate bill earlier today. house gop leader eric cantor telling the caucus he could not support the bill without spending cuts. all right. let's turn to nbc's mike viqueira who has been covering all the latest developments from washington on this. so vic, the reason we're in this place, this has something to do with a fig leaf? >> well, i think so. i think plainly what happened here is after it

richard lui is here with the drill-down. it's amazing how far, how wide the influence is in places you wouldn't expect. >> and deep and small and large, as many ways as you want to describe it. gun control advocates point to the nation's symbol of freedom as proof of how deep the nra's power reaches. the center for biological diversity says numerous studies show the bald eagle along with 74 other bird species have been poisoned by lead from spent ammunition. now, lead shotgun pellets are found in fields or animals killed by guns have been discovered in bird's gizzards. the epa has been asked to ban lead from ammunition because of high numbers of bird deaths related to lead poisoning but the nra disagreed and successfully lobbied the epa to stop short its investigation and then reject the ban, saying it was a back door attempt at limiting hunting and gun control. a 2005 law underlines this aspect of the gun industry's franchise. it immunized the gun industry from any lawsuit related to crimes involving a firearm and in fact,

richard lui is here with this. >> chris, they're looking at climate change. they say it's hurting pocket books and changing lifestyles more severely than previously thought. this according to that new federal report. yesterday's weather punctuated that claim. in the south, a blizzard blanketed new mexico causing schools and businesses to close. many seeing snow for the first time. florida's orange crops look more like ice pops. growers breathe a sigh of relief as the subfreezing temperatures though did not leave lasting damage. but lasting impact is all around, says this new reporter written by 240 scientists. inspects are multiplying at rates above normal. at risk, plants and people from disease and destruction that these insects can cause. the weed kudzu is growing out of control, spreading north as higher temperatures become more common, making it tough for farmers. oil rigs in alaska,000ing ground cuts available drilling time in half. now, this report raises the urgency level compared to the one issued in 2002009. this time the word threat or variations o

i'm richard lui in for chris jansing. two big pieces of president obama's second-term agenda moving forward today. the president and vice president are meeting with sheriffs and police chiefs from across the country to talk about guns at the white house. in just over an hour at least three of the chiefs handled the shootings in aurora, colorado, oak creek, wisconsin, and newtown, connecticut. this afternoon a bipartisan group of senators will unveil a plan to deal with immigration. that group there includes four democrats and four republicans. >> we are committed to a comprehensive approach to finally in this country have an immigration law that we can live with. >> i'm cautiously optimistic. i see the right spirit. i see things that were once off the table for agreement and discussion being on the table with a serious pathway forward. >> now, the plan will include a path to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants. something many republicans had backed away from until now. >> i'll give you a little straight talk. lo

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this one by kelly clarkson, and a poem by richard blanco. reverend luis leon will give the benediction followed by beyonce. she's going to sing the national anthem, she had a baby, and she's going to perform at the super bowl. >> not to be upstaged, hampsto pearson is at the capitol. what are you seeing? >> beyonce got a much bigger cheer than i did. it was one of the more electric moments that just happened a few minutes ago when she and jay-z came in. you just missed the introduction of former president bill clinton and secretary of state hillary clinton and former president jimmy carter and wife roslyn. we are just minutes away from the arrival of, of course, the vice president, jill biden, and the president and first lady and their family. it's exciting. it's electric. we've got great weather, especially compared to four years or so here, and i have to say before the program sort of settled in, i saw more collegiality on the platform in terms of members of congress, both democrats and republicans, commingling, glad handing each other, co

león, en una ceremonia con más tintes hispanos que nunca, sonia sotomayor, richard blanco y también luis león. >>> que dios los bendiga lo dijo en español. >>> ahora es otro momento que muchas personas han anticipado y esperado, es la presentación de beyonce para cantar el himno nacional ♪. ♪. ♪ (himno nacional de los estados unidos) ♪ ♪ (himno nacional de los estados unidos) ♪ ♪. ♪ (himno nacional de los estados unidos) ♪ (aplausos) >>> nos ha dejado sin palabras beyonce que en todo su esplendor entonó el himno nacional de los estados unidos, en esta segunda toma de posesión del presidente barack obama, donde hemos visto mucha presencia de latinos y minorías. >>> pausa y ya regresamos con más de la cobertura especial de la segunda toma de posesión del presidente de los estados unidos ♪. >>> estamos de regreso en vivo desde la capital del país, este es el instante en que el presidente barack obama se despide, después de ser juramentado para un segundo término en el capitolio y en instantes firmará el documento que lo hace líder de la nación por 4 a�

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. >>> en el poema que recetÓ richard blanco se refugio a los sacrificios que hicieron sus padres para que Él tuviera una mejor vida. luis leÓn el reverendo estuvo a cargo de bendecir. >>> que dios bendiga sus dÍas todos. >>> hoy los estadounidenses pusieron a un lado de sus diferencias polÍticas para celebrar la larga tradiciÓn de su democrÁtica en estados unidos. de hecho pensamos que el presidente barak obama entendÍan de que por lo menos su legado, su historia queda segmentado en estados unidos y por Última vez lo vimos cuando entrÓ como que no querÍa irse, estaba mirando la multitud que habÍa llegado para recibirlo e iniciar un segundo mandato, algo que muchas personas pensaron que seria imposible. >>> muchas gracias lori. >>> muchass gracias, vamos a pasar con angye sandoval, estÁ frente al lugar donde el presidente obama vio el gran desfile presidencial el dÍa de hoy. >>> adelante, buenas tardes. >>> muchas gracias, el desfile terminÓ con broche de oro y el presidente obama estuvo la mayor parte de pie mirando el desfile directamente desde ese palco presidencial ju

león, en una ceremonia con más tintes hispanos que nunca, sonia sotomayor, richard blanco y también luis león. >>> que dios los bendiga lo dijo en español. >>> ahora es otro momento que muchas personas han anticipado y esperado, es la presentación de beyonce para cantar el himno nacional ♪. ♪. ♪ (himno nacional de los estados unidos) ♪ ♪ (himno nacional de los estados unidos) ♪ ♪. ♪ (himno nacional de los estados unidos) ♪ (aplausos) >>> nos ha dejado sin palabras beyonce que en todo su esplendor entonó el himno nacional de los estados unidos, en esta segunda toma de posesión del presidente barack obama, donde hemos visto mucha presencia de latinos y minorías. >>> pausa y ya regresamos con más de ♪. >>> estamos de regreso en vivo desde la capital del país, este es el instante en que el presidente barack obama se despide, después de ser juramentado para un segundo término en el capitolio y en instantes firmará el documento que lo hace líder de la nación por 4 años más. >>> qué destacas del discurso del presidente barack obama, carlos. >>> creo que

luis leon, iglesia de st. john's sr. presidente, y vicepresiden te, que dios os bendiga a todos sus dias.' muchos asistentes que llegaron de lejos desafiaron al frio y a las medidas de seguridad. miguel coronado, asistente a ceremonia una experiencia espectacular, venimos de california, el condado de los angeles, y estuvimos desde las 6 de la manana. otros dicen haber sentido la misma emocion de hace 4 anos.br ceremonia mira, aqui es el simbolo de obama. este es latinos por obama, esperamos mucho de el en esta administracion, asi es que lo tenemos que apoyar igualmente. 1 analista republicano critico el discurso como muestra que el presidente no quiere negociar. alfonso aguilar, sociedad latina principios conservado res creo que es 1 mensaje a su base, radical, de izquiera, feminista, el lobby gay, pero tambien 1 vision 1 poco distorsionado de la igualdad, de que el gobierno tiene que intervenir para redistribuir." mas tarde, fue la tradicional caminata por la avenida pennsylvania y el desfile ante la casa blanca.. stand

y el reverendo luis león, que ofrecerá la bendicion. >>otro hispano es un soldado de raíces costarricenses, que tiene el honor de formar parte de la escolta de barack obama. un sueño que tuvo de niño >>tiene 2 años, sargento marcelo araya tiene una decada en el ejército >>me gradue de highschool a los 1 años. a los 17 años. >>fueron tantos sus deseos quew su padre no tuvo opcion que firmar su autorizacion para que entrara a las fuerzas armas. esta pasión lo ha convertido en líder, actualmente entrena colegas que serán enviados a iraque. >>ahora su rol lo desempeña lejos de su lugar de trabajo, sirve a barack obama >>el sargento cumple con una mision que pocos logran desempeñar >>cuando me eligieron, no lo podía creer. >>a él lo eligieron entre 200 mil soldados >>un honor para mi, para mis líderes y mi familia. >>aparte de participar en el desfile por la noche, tendra la oportunidad de probar sus dotes de bailarin en la gala. >>sera un rol especial. >>ojalá que le enseñe al mandatario a bailar merengue o salsa. ya le ped

blanco fue honrado con hacer un poema especial para la juramentación, además el reverendo luis león, cubano americano, que también hizo la bendición final después de la ceremonia. >>> gracias; lourdes meluzá también cabe mencionar que este lunes de juramentación el desfile que muchas familias esperan con gran júbilo y la oportunidad de presenciarlo en vivo, se forma el streamer vivo >>> donde el mandatario y su esposa tienen al oportunidad de ver a las bandas que son parte del desfile tradicional, muchos soldados, muchos hispanos, pudimos hablar con salvador araa, que fue seleccionado para representar a su unidad, incluso desde niño quería ser parte de las fuerzas armadas, y después del desfile continúa esta noche las galas, donde este año solamente hay dos galas oficiales, contrario al 2009, cuando hicieron acto de presencia en 10 festejos, eso sí, el puesto de mayor número de galas lo tienen bill clinton y hillary clinton, que acudieron a 14 galas en honor a uno del os presidentes más carismáticos, también los vimos en la toma de posesión, hillary clinton recuper�

reverendo luis león que dará la bendicion final. estaremos reportandoles detalles a detalle cada hecho. >>muchas gracias, muy buenos días, hace cuatro años, hubo aquí casi dos millones de personas para la primera toma de posesion del primer presidente afroamericano de la nación. >>el resto de las personas estarán aquí, se tendrán que conformar con ver a traves de pantallas gigantes de television. >>la mayoría de boletos fueron repartidas por representates del congreso en sus distritos. >>hay más de 13 mil personas, entre policías, agentes de seguridad de distintas agencias, miembros de la guardia militar, gente que pasó toda la noche aquí, tratando de entrar, hace minutos han empezado a dejar entrar público. no hace tanto frío como hace cuatro años atrás. vamos a traerles minuto a minuto de lo que sucede con buenos días, en su toma de posesión en su segundo periodo. >>luis, muy buenos días, son 35 grados farenheit los que se sienten aquí, con el factor viento es más baja aun la temperatura. no quiero sonar a que

. >> and richard blouanco the poe we heard after the president's address is a gay american and luis leon, the president of st. john's church who delivered the benediction, leads a church that performs same-sex marriages, as well. so a subtle statement there with the choosing of those gentlemen. doug brinkley, what did you hear in the speech? >> i thought it was a brave and visionary speech, written and delivered in a martin luther king style. i think it will be seen as a great civil rights speech. it's not, you know, and remember, also, in this, he brought in climate change. do you realize in all the presidential debates climate never came up. so it's not necessarily on everybody's mind. and he devoted a paragraph towards the climate issue saying we've got to do something about it, then went on talking about our natural resources. presidents you don't often hear talk about conservation. and the gay rights part of it. you could hear the cheering in the french quarter and castro street in greenwich village. this is a liberation speech for gay americans and it builds on the president's acco

poem from richard blanco and benediction from reverend dr. luis leon. the church of the president, st. john's, and the second inaugural address. >> trying to find a balance between a government ruled by elite and ruled by a mob. both being a problem. he talked about the government we want, which is infrastructure, regulation, all the good things, and then recognized the government can't solve all the problems. i thought that was a reaching out, if you will, a shout at the tea party right that's rejectionist. then far more interesting, seemed to be a call out to tehran. he said our old enemies become our new friends. we're going to try to do that again. learn from the lessons in the past as we've done with vietnam and the germans and japanese and all the people we've gone to woor with and it's an amazing idea to throw that idea in the face of the neo cons. they hated what we heard him say. i spent some time with an iranian family this past weekend. they said go over to talk to the people. he said you media never talk to the iranians. not the mull yeahs.

luis leon, the episcopal priest to deliver the closing prayer, interestingly, the presidential inaugural committee had invited him to deliver this benediction after the original choice, pastor gibreel of the passions of the church in georgia who was initially invited to give the benediction, had to withdraw because news service he expressed anti- davies in the 1990's. there were a number of firsts today. now we want to talk about the significance of this day and what president obama had to say in his second inaugural address. clarence lusane? >> thank you. the address was about 20 minutes. it strikes me it was much more populous than his first address, the one in 2009. in his address he touched on everything from clima to jobs to security to women's rights to gay and lesbian rights. he made references to immigration, political reform. he talked about a lot of policy areas, but he did not talk about policy. and that was pretty striking. i think it is probably also noted by everybody watching that there was no reference to gun reform or to gun control. given that more less has dominated th