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WRAL will have a team of reporters in Washington, D.C., for the inauguration of Barack Obama.

Inauguration 2009

The WRAL News team was in Washington, D.C., for the inauguration of President Obama. In addition to regular coverage on WRAL-TV, they blogged about the crowds, sights and sounds during this historic event.

 

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Happy faces crowd National Mall

By David Crabtree

Posted: January 20, 2009

What a scene. What a sight. Everywhere you turn, cold but happy faces, cheerful people, more American flags than I have seen in a long time in one location.

Millions waiting in joyful anticipation on a day that is so very cold. Hundreds of thousands came to the Mall last night and never left. How they survived the wind chill of 9 degrees is beyond my comprehension.

Oh yes, we've seen a few notables. We ran right into Mariah Carey and Arnold, the governor of California – not together, of course. The celeb sightings are what they are.

The BEST sightings? Young children on the shoulders of their parents, waving small American flags.

What a day.

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