Skating into Obama-mania this morning

That’s right, our reporter, David Sommerstein, decided that parking at Dow’s Lake, and skating the Rideau Canal (nearly 5 miles…) into downtown Ottawa would be a good way to get to the press conference with Pres. Obama today…and he was right.
He’s on the scene, has got his press credentials — he even ran into our Ottawa correspondents Lucy Martin (left) and Karen Kelly.
David will be checking in with All Before Five host Jonathan Brown this afternoon. He’ll be reporting for NCPR tomorrow during the 8 O’clock Hour,and is on the rundown for a piece for NPR’s Morning Edition as well. It’s that skating thing…our NPR editor said her colleagues in Washington were “capitvated” by the thought that someone would skate to a press conference.

Update at 11:45 — four helicopters in the air, shadowing the motorcade and arrival at Parliament Hill. Obama waved, then joined PM Stephen Harper.