20/01/2017

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:00:14. > :00:16.Hello, welcome to a rainy Washington DC.

:00:17. > :00:27.Leah here, coming to you live from America's capital city.

:00:28. > :00:30.Today is the day that Donald Trump becomes the US President -

:00:31. > :00:41.the man who promises to "make America great again".

:00:42. > :00:48.Just to be a bit overblown, it is very busy here. The helicopters

:00:49. > :00:54.buzzing around and military trucks blocking the road to the White

:00:55. > :00:59.House. That is just behind me. We saw some police cars speeding by, we

:01:00. > :01:02.think the President elect and Barack Obama were in those cars. It has

:01:03. > :01:09.been busy for Donald Trump already, he has enjoyed a copy with Iraq

:01:10. > :01:13.Obama already. Any next half hour he will be sworn in as the next

:01:14. > :01:16.President of America. It will be a busy day for him.

:01:17. > :01:18.Here's a quick rundown of what's in store for him.

:01:19. > :01:20.The president lives in the White House,

:01:21. > :01:22.but the important bit today happens in the capital.

:01:23. > :01:24.That's where Trump will be sworn in as

:01:25. > :01:27.president and take an oath promising to do the best job he can.

:01:28. > :01:30.Then he will make his speech called the inaugural address.

:01:31. > :01:32.At the same time, movers will have a few hours

:01:33. > :01:36.to move the Obama family's possessions out and move in Trump's.

:01:37. > :01:39.After Trump's speech, Obama will then leave.

:01:40. > :01:44.He should go out in style, though, with the past few presidents

:01:45. > :01:55.There's a feast that will include food from Trump's home

:01:56. > :02:00.Next up is the parade, this includes high

:02:01. > :02:03.It is probably nice to stretch your legs

:02:04. > :02:07.In the evening, there's lots of balls hosted over the city.

:02:08. > :02:10.The President tries to attend as many as possible.

:02:11. > :02:12.It's a bit exhausting, but you only become

:02:13. > :02:18.Then it's time for a good night's sleep for the

:02:19. > :02:22.first day in office for President Trump.

:02:23. > :02:26.Well, you can see the crowds that have already turned up

:02:27. > :02:29.for the parade and it will pass through this street next to me

:02:30. > :02:39.On every street corner there is some and selling Trump and I is.

:02:40. > :02:41.Now, while Trump has his fans, he's hugely unpopular

:02:42. > :02:44.Several politicians have even skipped today's inauguration,

:02:45. > :02:52.and this weekend there are many protests planned across the country,

:02:53. > :02:59.They have mostly been small and if you clash is with pleas, but not big

:03:00. > :03:00.ones. Hi, I'm Jack, I'm from

:03:01. > :03:06.Atlanta, Georgia and I'm I'm from Washington DC,

:03:07. > :03:13.and I am not a Trump supporter. Can you tell me how you feel

:03:14. > :03:16.about Donald Trump? I'm excited for his presidency, I'm

:03:17. > :03:20.excited for his different view of how our government

:03:21. > :03:24.works, and I'm excited to have a new person

:03:25. > :03:25.in the President Barack Obama was our first

:03:26. > :03:29.black president, it was bittersweet Donald Trump coming into office,

:03:30. > :03:35.I think, you know, I'm Do you think Donald Trump has

:03:36. > :03:40.what it takes to unite America? As long as he, you know,

:03:41. > :03:47.watches what he says, because some of the things he says,

:03:48. > :03:50.people can While he did win the election,

:03:51. > :03:54.there is a large proportion of Democrats in our country

:03:55. > :03:56.who don't agree with him. If we are going to bridge this

:03:57. > :04:01.divide, we need to be able to reach out to the other party,

:04:02. > :04:06.work with them to solve our issues. Follow-through on your campaign

:04:07. > :04:11.promises, because if you don't, Because the people are

:04:12. > :04:15.expecting a lot from you. Keep your promises,

:04:16. > :04:18.because it's a lot of doubts If he doesn't go through with it,

:04:19. > :04:23.there will be lots I hope our country can heal

:04:24. > :04:27.from this election and come together to be one nation,

:04:28. > :04:31.not a divided nation. So, as we count down

:04:32. > :04:34.to Trump becoming President, let's hear from some kids

:04:35. > :04:38.in his home city of New York. They gave us their messages to

:04:39. > :04:42.the Newsround Donald Trump puppet. When you become President,

:04:43. > :04:46.I want you to build a wall. Make sure to be nice

:04:47. > :04:48.to everyone, and treat people Better stick to your promises

:04:49. > :04:53.about school tests, man. Accept others for who

:04:54. > :04:57.they are and don't kick out people just

:04:58. > :05:00.because of their ethnicity. When you become President,

:05:01. > :05:02.I want you to keep your promises and to stop

:05:03. > :05:08.screaming out mean things. I think you should have

:05:09. > :05:11.some more perspective. What I want you to do

:05:12. > :05:24.is not mess up. President Barack Obama who spent his

:05:25. > :05:28.last night in the White House has just come on stage, but we're

:05:29. > :05:33.waiting to see when Donald Trump will come out. This is a new era of

:05:34. > :05:37.politics for America and the rest of the world will be waiting to find

:05:38. > :05:40.out what Donald Trump 's America really looks like.

:05:41. > :05:47.At Newsround online you can watch my report on who Donald Trump is,

:05:48. > :05:50.as well as hear what kids in Pennsylvania, a state

:05:51. > :05:56.which voted for Trump, like about him and hope he'll do.

:05:57. > :05:59.What was Donald Trump like as a kid, who were his friends?

:06:00. > :06:01.That's all from Washington DC for now.

:06:02. > :06:03.Newsround's back tomorrow with the latest on the brand