From our man in Washington, Carl Schreck:
Others still reporting that the marching part of the protest won't be going ahead or it won't be going along the planned route.:
A crowd of demonstrators gathered in Washington, D.C., on Saturday is too large to continue its planned march toward the White House, organizers said Saturday afternoon.
“They are going to tell the crowd they can go to the Ellipse if they want, but they are not doing the normal parade route, there [are] too many people,” Christopher Geldart, director of D.C.’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, told The Washington Post.
The decision was not made by the D.C. mayor’s office, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Kevin Donahue said, according to the newspaper, which reported that the decision was made by organizers.
Even though AP is reporting that the streets are too packed to march, organizers are now giving protesters directions for the procession, so maybe it's still going ahead. Stay tuned for more...
Muhammad Ali's daughter, Maryum, has been speaking. She said she was at the march in honor of her father and "other great Muslims" as well as the "marginalized few."
She directed some of her comments at voter apathy, urging non-voters to actively participate in the political process and bemoaning how some people know everything about their favorite sports team but know nothing about local government.
Citing Barack Obama, she said "Don't boo, vote! [...] Don't get frustrated, get involved!"
Now another Grammy award winner, Norah Jones, has taken to the stage to sing "Girl On Fire"
This just in:
The Associated Press news agency is reporting that the organizers of the march in Washington are being prevented from leading the planned formal procession to the White House because crowds have packed the entire route.
Meanwhile, Grammy winner Angelique Kidjoo is now keeping the crowd entertained with an upbeat version of Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come.
Here's an RFE/RL video package on some of today's marches:
Activists In Tbilisi, Pristina, And Prague Join Global Marches
Activists in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union took part in "sister marches" joining numerous global protests against newly-inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump. (RFE/RL's Balkan and Georgian Services, and Current Time TV)
An American woman who planned on taking part on the Women's March in London today says Brits "mansplained" the election and transition period to her and expresses concern that she will be talked over during the march.
The Independent provides this guide on "How To Participate In Today's Women's Marches if You're A Man."
Let's switch to New York, shall we?
Here's Sarah Palin's take on the Washington march (She's not impressed).