News Channel 7 Reports From Washington, D.C.: Read And Watch

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From Wednesday, Jan. 21
Updated at 4:02pm
Rich sends an update on the return trip home.
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Updated at 7am
Rich reports on what it was like to be in Washington, D.C. during the inauguration.
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From Tuesday, Jan. 20
Updated at 5:52pm
Rich returns to the van -- and its relative warmth -- on Tuesday after the speech.

Updated at 5:49am
Rich says he left the mall shortly after the speech ended

Updated at 9:38am
Rich says it’s awesome but insane.

He says there’s a mass of people.

He’s beside the washington monument.

He got up before 4am after only a few hours of sleep after the inaugural ball.

Got on the subway around 7:10.

Waited in line for an hour and 15 minutes.

He has no idea what is going to happen now, but it’s crazy out there.

He says imagine a rock concert and multiply it by 15.

He had to walk several miles from the subway to where he is now.

Updated at 7:28am
After more than an hour of waiting, Rich gets on the train to D.C.

Updated 7:17am
Rich Klindworth faces a crowd of thousands while covering the Inauguration.

Updated 7:15am
Rich Klindworth deals with the lines and the cold first thing Tuesday morning.

Updated 4:50p.m.
We are getting a very early start this morning. It is before 5 am and we are leaving to go to the subway to go to DC. Yesterday was so busy and crowed, that we figured we had to leave early. We will probably have to wait several hours before the inauguration starts, but we have to do it to get a spot with millions of people descending upon the capital.

From Monday, Jan. 19
Updated at 11pm
Watch this update from the S.C. Inaugural Ball.

Updated at 6:02pm
Watch this update on the situation in D.C.

Updated at 2:05
Rich Klindworth reports from the metro. Click here.
Watch his previous video post Washington, D.C. to see the inauguration of Barack Obama a family from the upstate is trying to weave through the crowds as well.

For Rod Jackson and his lifelong friend Greg Cureton, they say they never expected to see this day come.

"I grew up in a diverse America versus what my parents and grandparents grew up in, but still to this point, I never thought I'd see an African-American become president," Cureton said.

Jackson agreed.

"It's weird now seeing it. For the kids growing up now, that'll be normal to them, but for us, it is a first and for the kids, it's like the person who won, won,” he said.

Updated at 8:55 am
Boy, I wish I had a bed! I woke up this morning with more aches and pains than I can count. We are staying with family in Baltimore, Maryland and last night I was reintroduced to sleeping on the floor. But that is OK with me because I will soon be able to tell everyone, "I was there."

I am traveling with Rod Jackson and his family. There are nine of us in all. Rod started "We Vote America" and worked for the Obama campaign to get people out to vote and educate them on the candidates and the issues. HIs goal was to take a group of people do D.C. by bus, but people cancelled, ultimately cancelling the trip. Rod was not going to miss his chance to witness history, so he rented a van and now here we are.

In a couple of hours Rod and I are going to head to D.C. to check out what's going on and for me to do several assignments. We are already seeing crowds gathering on TV. We know it is going to be slow going so I hope our excitement won't make us too anxious. Just like us, everyone heading to D.C. are wanting to be a part of history.

Read two viewers microblogging from DC. RIck Stroud and Jonathan Metcalf are sharing their tweets and pictures with us!<