Now it's time for the last word with Ali Valshi.

Good evening, Allie.

I mean, I have high hopes for what you're going to be doing.

I'm, as you can imagine, I'm a little envious, right?

Because I think you and I share this desire to be out there and on the road and talking to people.

Well, listen, I just think we got to be.

Yeah.

I think this is going to be a very different administration than the first one, and I think we've got to be as tenacious as hell in covering it.

And we've got to be listening to a lot of people. And so I'm looking forward to it. I'm mostly interested in whether you come back with an accent. So I'll be keeping it out of that.

You know, it could happen. Listen, there be an important time, and we'll be watching closely, Alex. Thank you.

Thank you, Allie. Have a great show. Thank you. Well, we're now just three days away from the

inauguration and the start of Donald Trump's second term. And for those of you who don't plan to

attend the inauguration or even watch it, there's a lot to take from that important day.

Monday is the start, or the restart, if you will, of a race for the preservation

of American democracy. It's truly not a day to be sad. That time has passed. It's not a day to look

away. What Monday, January 20th is, in addition to being Martin Luther King Jr. Day, is a marker.

Think of it as a starting gun in what may turn out

to be a long journey. Some say not to think of this as a sprint to the next election, but rather a

marathon, but I'm not sure that's right either, because the thing about a marathon is you always know

exactly where you are and how far the end is. In the fight for democracy and fairness and justice, and and equality and liberty, both here in America

and elsewhere, we have no idea where we are.

We don't know how long it will take.

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