NEW : Large , cheering crowds brave freezing weather to see , support the Potomac River . `` What is required is a new declaration of independence , not just in our nation but in our own lives -- from ideology and small thinking , prejudice and bigotry -- an appeal not to our easy instincts but to our 'better angels , ' `` he said , using a phrase from Lincoln 's inaugural address . He borrows from CNN , urges Americans to listen to `` our 'better angels ' `` Train trip began in Delaware , headed to Delaware , Philadelphia , Maryland . Security tight along the 137-mile train route .
NEW : Large , cheering crowds brave freezing weather to see , support the Potomac River . He borrows from CNN , urges Americans to listen to `` our 'better angels ' `` Train trip began in Delaware , headed to Delaware , Philadelphia , Maryland . Security tight along the 137-mile train route .