Mic checks happening as we await Obama/Hu presser

Here's @LesterHoltNBC and his super-producer Mario Garcia, who always dons the local cap on location

Here is @bwilliams doing @nbcnightlynews here in Tucson

People lined up for POTUS speech

Now THIS is a good colleague: @LesterHoltNBC just brought me and Chris Jansing a space heater!

A sea of flowers and candles and tributes for the victims here in Tucson

Here's the media village that has sprung up in front of Univ Med Ctr in Tucson.

Here is POTUS et al

Jarrett, Axelrod, AG Holder, Browner here. Geithner just walked in. Messina and Goolsbee too

The scene in the East Rm as we await Daley announcement. Staff gathering and I see Susan Axelrod too

The president's coin, which he placed at the markers for each fallen soldier today.