Birmingham auditorium packed for Obama inaugural

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Thousands of people are gathered in Birmingham’s historic Boutwell Auditorium for the inauguration of Barack Obama as president.

A huge video screen was raised to show the events Tuesday in Washington. The hall was decorated with American flags. The words “change” and “hope” flanked the stage area.

The crowd included both school children and aging veterans of the civil rights movement. One man who marched in demonstrations in Birmingham in the 1960s, 77-year-old Ted Roberts, said he never thought he would live long enough to see an African-American president.

Click here to watch live video coverage at Boutwell Auditorium. The stream will conclude at 11:30 a.m.