Troops set up a security perimeter around the National Gallery of Art ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday.
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00:00Thousands of National Guard members from roughly 40 states are headed to Washington, D.C.,
00:07to support Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday.
00:11Troops from the U.S. National Guard have set up a security perimeter around the National
00:15Gallery of Art ahead of the 60th presidential inauguration.
00:20Earlier on Saturday, before Trump's arrival to the Capitol, thousands of protesters took
00:24to the streets for women's rights and other causes they believe are under threat from
00:28the incoming administration.
00:33Inauguration Day is largely a traditional ceremony to mark a new president getting sworn
00:38into office and moving into the White House.
00:41However, Trump pledged he would sign a stack of executive orders starting on his first
00:45day in office.
00:48The swearing-in of the president usually takes place on the steps of the Capitol, but a last-minute
00:53decision to move the ceremony indoors was made as freezing temperatures were forecast.