Reuters quotes a family spokesman as saying that former President George H.W. Bush has had a breathing tube removed at a Houston hospital and is breathing on his own. The 92-year-old Bush Senior did not attend today's inauguration after falling ill with pneumonia.
Via Reuters:
The administration of President Donald Trump is committed to eliminating former President Barack Obama's Climate Action Plan and other environmental initiatives, according to the recently updated White House website.
"President Trump is committed to eliminating harmful and unnecessary policies such as the Climate Action Plan and the Waters of the U.S. rule. Lifting these restrictions will greatly help American workers, increasing wages by more than $30 billion over the next 7 years," the website said.
Obama's climate plan proposed cuts to U.S. carbon dioxide emissions, in part by preserving forests and encouraging increased use of cleaner renewable fuels.
The inaugural parade is up next, heading from the Capitol to the White House. Here's a map of the parade route as provided by local authorities.
The new president and his vice president, along with their families, will lead the parade from the steps of the Capitol down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House. More than 8,000 parade participants are expected, representing 40 organizations -- including first responders (police, firemen, etc.) and veterans' groups, high-school and university bands, and others.
In some of the first foreign reaction to Trump's inauguration, German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said in a TV interview that Trump's election as U.S. president was a result of "bad radicalization."
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has sent his "warmest congratulations" to Trump.
Here's some more video footage from anti-Trump protests in Washington today.
According to AP, police have deployed pepper spray and made numerous arrests during confrontations blocks from Donald Trump's inauguration.
Police said in a statement that a group of about 100 protesters damaged vehicles, destroyed property and set small fires while armed with crowbars and hammers.
The confrontation happened before the inauguration.
Several hours later, according to AP, the crowd had grown to 1,000, some wearing gas masks and with arms chained together inside PVC pipe.