This is not so much a diary as a link for people who are curious about the upcoming speech.
Der Spiegel is live blogging up to the speech.
It looks like it is going to be a big one.
der Spiegel
5:08 p.m: The huge amount of people hoping to gain entry to the Fan Mile is causing big hold-ups. It is currently taking around half an hour to gain entry to the area.
This is the latest from the website. Check in as you go.
Update:
6:14 p.m.: An hour to go before Obama's speech and tens of thousands of people have already made their way to the Fan Mile. The visitors have to empty their bags and go through metal detectors similar to airport security checks
Have put in the link to the C-Span3 Web Page, HT to TrueBlueMajority and Caneel. Video Link Should go live at 1:00PM ET