Washington, Jan. 20 : About two million people have converged into the area between the Capitol, the White House and the Lincoln Memorial to witness the first African American taking oath of office and secrecy in a short while from now as 44th President, replacing George W. Bush .

Many of these people will remain to be over a mile away from the actual venue of swearing-in ceremony. But they will watch the historical moment taking place on giant TV screens erected along the National Mall.

Thousands arrived before daylight Tuesday in standing-room-only trains. They carried blankets and wore Obama scarves to ward off the wind chills of minus 15 degrees Fahrenheit.

Earlier, suburban Washington train stations were jammed. A four-story parking deck at the Springfield, Virginia, station was filled at 5 a. m. Trains rolling into the stop about
15 miles south of the Capitol had no room for the hundreds on the platform. (ANI)