People in the Deep South are getting a rare winter wonderland today. It's snowing where it almost never does: on beaches, in the French Quarter, and even in Florida.

With all eyes on Washington for President Trump's inauguration, celebrations and commiseration rang out across the country in different ways.

NPR's Debbie Elliott is in the middle of it and joins us from her home in Orange Beach, Alabama. Hi, Debbie. DEBBIE ELLIOTT, BYLINE: Hey, Ari. SHAPIRO: You got snow at the beach down there?

Ari Shapiro has been one of the hosts of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine, since 2015. During his first two years on the program, listenership to All Things Considered ...

Ari. SHAPIRO: Set the scene for us. Where did you watch Trump swearing in? FOWLER: I was just a few miles down the road from Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in West Palm Beach, Florida. It's where the ...