HOLY COW ... C-span did a wide shot of the crowd waiting
WOW!!!
They are stacked up all the way past the Mall.
I've just been watching.......and you know what, the media is SURPRISED.........they are REALLY, HONESTLY surprised!
And I tell you what else: I believe that Nancy Reagan is truly stunned at the outpouring of affection from the PEOPLE............I thinks she's spent her whole life around DONORS! Not saying that ugly -- but I think she may be shocked at this turnout.......
Joan Rivers !!
I stitched together a couple of screengrabs to get this......