I arrived at Cleveland Hopkins Airport to cover the landing and welcoming of US President Barack Obama. It was chilly, but the press made it out alive and with some nice images of the airplane and the President arriving to town.
Upon getting stuck between all the roadblocks that surrounded the LCCC campus and not being able to find a immediate way to get to the college to cover the town hall, we quickly learned that the President was having lunch down the street and the motorcade was going to pass through at any moment:
President Barack Obama lands in Cleveland, Ohio on January 22, 2010
Here's where the madness began. We began walking the streets and decided to make the 3+ mile hike to the college, a hike we probably couldn't have made in time to meet the press entry deadline. What's the opposite of walking 3+ miles on a chilly Cleveland day?
A personal police escort through downtown Elyria and 3 miles worth of security checkpoints by a Sergeant:
Anyway, after a very stressful and exhausting day, here is the coverage of today's Town Hall meeting with President Barack Obama.
President Obama holds a Town Hall meeting at LCCC, Elyria, Ohio
Enjoy!
