DID you see this report from Kristinn at the MALL?
OVERWHELMING TURNOUT FOR REAGAN VIEWING AT CAPITOL, CROWDS SURGE PAST CAPACITY
June 10, 2004 | kristinn reporting in to tgslTakoma
Posted on 06/11/2004 12:00:59 AM EDT by tgslTakoma
Tens and tens of thousands of people have surged to the Capitol tonight, to pay their respects to President Reagan. The crowd has surged beyond all planned capacity, almost double what the authorities had planned for.
As of 11:45pm, the estimated wait time (given by Park Police officers on the scene) to get into the Rotunda is eight to eleven hours, meaning that those who are getting in line now have no chance of making it into the Rotunda before the 7am cut-off time for viewing.
The line begins at the west end (7th Street) of the National Air & Space Museum, and is snaking up and down the three-block length of the National Mall alongside the Museum; at least eight (8) times.
Those lines, in turn feed into the next block of similarly structured lines between 3rd and 4th Streets.
That segment, in turn feeds into yet another area at the Capitol Reflecting Pool! People are still getting in line at this time (11:53pm).
There are people from all cross-sections of society in line. Most families have left their young children at home, however.
The weather is perfect for an all night vigil.
Kristinn says he will call in later in the night with further updates.
As Bob Dole said earlier today, "Once again, Ronald Reagan has been underestimated."
Thank you Lord!
It's SO like the President is back, front and center!
I pray the outpouring continues and that it does indeed astonish all.
I also pray they find a way to either speed things up even more, or extyend the time so more people can attend and pay their respects to this great man.
This is a real answer to prayer...millions of prayers I believe.