Egged on by Brian Williams, David Gregory, Chuck Todd and others, Al Roker got what might be considered the first interview of the second term of President Obama.

“Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President,” Roker yelled as Obamas walked the final portion of the Inaugural Parade. “How is it going? Is the weather good? You like it?,” he yelled. President Obama responded with a wave and a look up as an acknowledgment that it is indeed good. “I think you met the minimum standard,” said Williams. “Question asked, question answered.”

But it didn’t end there. A few minutes later as VP Biden and Dr. Biden walked by he yelled again. “Mr. Vice President. Mr. Vice President… Hey how you doing?” With laughter coming from the NBC booth, the Vice President came over and shook Roker’s hand. Dropping the mic, Roker said, “I’m done!”

Williams joked: “Al Roker, our new chief White House correspondent. Chuck Todd take tomorrow off.” Then Todd chimed in: “There’s a lot of history Al Roker’s making at the White House.” Todd is referring, of course, to this.

“Thank you for bringing that up. Appreciate it,” said Roker.

Roker added that there is indeed TV history here. “Willard Scott was the guy who set the bar when Barbara Bush came over and kissed him during their inaugural parade. All weather people owe their chances to do this to Willard Scott.”

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As politicians set aside their differences today to celebrate President Obama’s second inauguration, reporters from competing networks are following suit. CNN’s Dana Bash tweeted this photo of her with CBS’ Jan Crawford, ABC’s Martha Raddatz and NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell in the Capitol rotunda this morning:

Bash was reporting from the rotunda for this morning’s swearing-in ceremony and tweeted about many of the arrivals. “Things I never thought I’d say: John Mayer and Katy Perry just walked by us in the Capitol rotunda,” Bash wrote at one point.

With the stock markets closed today, the business networks have taken three different approaches to covering the events of President Obama’s second Inauguration.

Fox Business is the only network to be live all day today. The network had normal morning programming, and Neil Cavuto anchored coverage of the swearing-in ceremony beginning at 11amET. FBN’s Melissa Francis and Lori Rothman took over once Cavuto wrapped up at 1pmET, and the network will continue with regular weekday programming throughout the afternoon and evening.

CNBC was live for the swearing-in and some post-ceremony analysis, but returned to taped programming at 1pmET. Bloomberg TV has no live coverage planned for today.

Like a red carpet at a Hollywood awards show, TV news correspondents are lined up at the entrance to Statuary Hall right now doing interviews ahead of the Inauguration lunch and, later, parade.

On ABC, Martha Raddatz interviewed outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta while just to her right, NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell (who you can see in the bottom left of the ABC shot) interviewed former Pres. Jimmy Carter.

Beyonce’s stirring rendition of the National Anthem may go down as the highlight of the Inauguration, but the mere presence of Beyonce and Jay-Z is not going unnoticed by TV news anchors.

“As the strange bed fellows that inaugurations are made, we just had the number three republican in the house (Rep. Kevin McCarthy-CA) taking an iPhone picture of Beyonce and Jay-Z,” said Brian Williams on NBC. A few minutes later on CBS, Scott Pelley added, “Talk about unity. In one shot you have Jay-Z and Paul Ryan. I don’t know under what circumstances you would ever have those men in the same frame.”

The crew on Fox News also recognized the Ryan/Jay-Z shot, with Brit Hume adding, “By the way, she looks stunning!” To which Chris Wallace joked, “Watch out. Brent Musberger got in trouble for that my friend.”

The two Presidents Bush will not be attending today’s second Inauguration of Pres. Obama. But former first daughter and granddaughter Jenna Bush Hager is there. The NBC News contributor was on set with Brian Williams, Savannah Guthrie and David Gregory to talk about being a member of the First Family. “We may have had a little — a couple mix-ups,” said Jenna who, with her twin Barbara, was in college when their father was in the White House. “We weren’t going to bring it up,” said Guthrie, laughing. “I think one of the things that my parents did and the Obamas seems to be doing, is just letting them grow up, letting us grow up, as normal as you can be.”

No word on whether the other presidential daughter/NBC News contributor Chelsea Clinton will take part in NBC’s coverage.

Fox News contributor, the Republican pollster Frank Luntz, who is a former analyst for MSNBC, was back on NBC News this morning. Andrea Mitchell caught up with him at the Capitol and asked about the chances for bi-partisan compromise in Obama’s second term. “This is strange. This is really surreal that I would be standing next to you and on our air. And I hope I don’t lose a contract because of it,” said Luntz.

Here are the TV coverage plans for Inauguration Day:

• ABC
• CBS
• NBC
• Fox News
• PBS
• CNN
• MSNBC
• Univision
• C-SPAN
• Current TV
• Business Networks

ABC’s and CBS’s morning shows are going beyond the normal 9am end time covering the run up to the ceremonial Inaugruation — the real one was yesterday. Anchors and correspondents are in place for the 57th Presidential Inauguration. “CBS This Morning’s” Gayle King, Charlie Rose and Norah O’Donnell are broadcasting from a temporary booth on the National Mall. “Today” anchors Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie and Al Roker are at the network’s 400 North Capitol studios, also home to Fox News and C-Span. ABC’s “Good Morning America” is a split show, with George Stephanopoulos at ABC”s Newseum studio and Josh Elliot on Pennsylvania Ave. while the rest of the team was in New York.

Fox & Friends, as observed by @GabrielSherman, also mentioned that today is Blue Monday. “The most depressing day of the year,” said Steve Doocy. “It has to do with drab weather, holiday bills and resolutions we have not met,” he explained.

Manti Te’o has granted his first on-camera interview following revelations of a hoax involving a fake girlfriend to ABC’s Katie Couric. The interview will air on Couric’s syndicated show “Katie” on Thursday with previews airing on all ABC News programs.

Couric will sit down with Te’o and his parents, Brian and Ottilia Te’o, who are speaking out for the first time and say they were also victims of the hoax.

In an off-camera interview with ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap Friday, Te’o reiterated that he’s the greatest victim of the hoax, while admitting he’d made mistakes, including telling his father he met “Lennay Kekua.”

Given that the interview is for Couric’s show, but that she also contributes to ABC News, one might wonder if Te’o and his family were paid for their appearance. ABC News tells us no money changed hands. Couric’s PR man Matthew Hiltzik was hired by the Te’o family in recent days.

The Te’o interview comes a week after Oprah Winfrey got a big “get” in Lance Armstrong for her network, OWN.