be the hero the world needs. washing. the the. dog already go congratulations mr president. joe biden is sworn in as the 46 the president of the united states and begins with a call for unity and sort of day. but this time in this place let's start afresh. hello i'm barbara starr and this is al jazeera live from london also coming up. the malarious makes history giving the u.s.

its 1st black and 1st female vice president. while unprecedented security and the coronavirus leave the streets of washington the largely empty. and donald trump left the white house early and flew to florida becoming the 1st u.s. president to snub his successors inauguration in a 152 years. joe biden has made an impassioned call for unity after being sworn in as america's 46th president in a heavily protected but peaceful inauguration ceremony biden urged americans to quote end this uncivil war defend the truth and the feet to the lies just 2 weeks after trump supporters protesting his election victory stormed the capitol building another historic moment was the swearing in of vice president camila harris the 1st

female black and asian american to serve a heartbeat away from the presidency they were allowed going president donald trump's knobbed at the ceremony leaving the white house earlier in the day and flying to florida particular has the story of that they so far. they climbed the steps were just 2 weeks ago rioters stormed the capitol walked the halls where they spread fear ladies and gentlemen the president elect of the united states joseph robinette biden jr and dr jill biden and took the oath of office where they try to overturn democracy the riot now forgotten in this u.s. presidential inauguration like no other 2 weeks ago when an angry violent mob stage an insurrection and desecrated this temple of our democracy it awakened us to our responsibilities as americans protected by tens of thousands of soldiers and

police a pandemic raging the thousands of usual spectators replaced by flags the dignitaries spaced out history was made the 1st african-american of south asian descent and the 1st woman to become vice president. take to that and then just before noon today joe biden became the new president of the united states so help me god congratulations mr president. the chaos of what happened here remember just days after ryder's mom thought they could use violence to silence the will of the people to stop the work of our democracy to drive a strong this sacred ground. it did not happen and it will never happen not today not tomorrow not ever mixing hope with the dark reality of this moment he pledged to be honest with the american people and he warned of tough times ahead we

face an attack on a democracy and on truth a regime virus. growing in equity. the sting of systemic racism a climate in crisis america's role in the world any one of these were enough to challenge us in profound ways but the fact is we faced them all at once presenting this nation woodward one of the greatest responsibilities we've had now we're going to be tested are we going to step up this was a rebuke of the last 4 years of president donald trump not mention by name trump was also not in the audience peppered with past presidents only the 4th president to refuse to attend but the very 1st to refuse to concede he left washington with only a small group to see him leave impeached twice facing a trial in the senate for the right he inspired he's reportedly talking about creating his own political party to mount a political comeback so just. a goodbye we love you we will

be back in some form a true sign of how much has changed the biggest celebrities who shun trump's inaugural. returned to washington. was. her to celebrate a new president bush. and what he promises will be a new day in. the coming counties here in washington. where that whale is on the joins us live now from washington d.c. gabriel it was always going to be a different kind of inauguration but what did you make of the way that it went. you know if you're a historian and you think how are you going to write the chapter of this inauguration he really have a lot to take in there was a lot that was very similar the pomp the circumstance the dignitaries as there

weren't as many as normal but the dignitaries and you know the president putting his hand on the bible and taking the oath of office and then the procession to the white house there was a lot that was very traditional and very normal quite frankly but there was also so much that was different and unprecedented that we've just never seen before. in recent memory 1st and foremost as patti mentioned you know president x former president now donald trump not being there at the inauguration of joe biden was just shocking it hasn't happened in over 100 years that an outgoing president has not gone through the ceremonial process of handing over the reins of democracy to his successor you know and then the other things as well no public here in washington d.c. you know for for barack obama as an aga 1st inauguration there were more than 1500000 people that came to this city to watch it for this one because of coronavirus because of the because of the security threats it was just no public

was here at all to take in the ceremony and then of course a procession of joe biden to the white house normally a long procession with people lining the streets none of that happened as well it was a shortened procession because his security listen what a difference 2 weeks has made it was just 2 weeks ago that patty mentioned in her story there that hundreds of trump supporters rioted and took over the capitol building behind me you see now 2 weeks later a new president takes over joe biden and certainly was very much a historic day but one that certainly defies all the norms of how this is normally happens here. in washington absolutely and i guess perhaps a bided ministration keen to show a different face of america both domestically and internationally a much more diverse where even when it comes to the music you had from garth brooks

to j. lo speaking in spanish on one point and a lady gaga in a very young poet laureate as well i mean it really had a lot of in that sense. it did i think joe biden is trying to unite the country he knows that he has to do that to reach to try to do that because america has gone through 4 years of trauma quite frankly and his the reason why he was elected was part of a big part of it was because of his message to try to to unite this country. number that is out there is 74000000 that's the number of americans that voted for donald trump in november and so i think biden is trying to reach out not only to his supporters and but also to the wider american public as well to basically say in his words i will be the president for all of america and certainly as you mentioned historic just on what you saw on that stage and elsewhere of course we've come

a harris and and the people that you saw the performers that you saw biden very much trying to give the image that this is america that is a diverse america and that one an america that now he's to come together for the betterment of the entire country. with the latest there from washington thank you. all just over an hour ago joe biden i arrived at his new home in the white house where it's straight to work for the 46 u.s. president he's already sent an immigration bill to congress which would open up a path to citizenship for millions of immigrants living in the u.s. unlawfully he's also set aside he said to sign a raft of executive orders rolling back on some of former president key policies one of his 1st actions will be to impose a mask mandate on federal properties he will also install

a coronavirus response coordinator to oversee vaccine distribution and medical supplies across the states biden will undo some of trump's harshest immigration policies including reversed. a travel ban on some muslim majority nations the construction of a border war with mexico is expected to be immediately halted by terminating the national emergency declaration used the funded and biden will reverse several of trump's decisions to withdraw from international agreements halting the u.s. the parcher from the world health organisation and rejoining the paris climate accord. i canot joins us live now from washington d.c. quite a lot that the president has to do do we know what's going on inside right now and also a mike how difficult do you think it's going to be for biden for president biden to undo 4 years of a trunk presidents. well right now the $46.00 president is

sitting down reviewing those executive orders that within the next hour he is going to be signing certainly these are all it is aimed at dismantling the legacy of donald trump many of them as you explaining their. orders that he can act on the mediately the executive order for example can bring to an immediate end the emergency under which the wall is being built but other policy changes are going to be a bit more difficult and take a lot longer you're going to have for example biden's insistence on reforming the immigration system now that is going to require the cooperation then participation of congress so he's got a massive agenda ahead of him the signing of these executive orders within the next hour just the beginning of what biden has promised is a complete revamp of the united states' policy both domestic and indeed international rejoining the world health organization for example resigning on to the paris climate accord these are all major but

a cab yet here i remember that in 2012 when barack obama's 1st day in office he was one of only 2 presidents who signed the executive orders on the 1st day in office the order that barack obama signed on that day was to close guantanamo prison well . that hasn't changed much so certainly biden has a lot of power there but it's going to be a long hard haul to push through a complete change of policy that he envisages and mike just so you know and we're getting some breaking news that biden has signed executive actions including a document to have rejoined paris. climate accords of any of the things that we have been talking about now interesting the democrats actually now have full power is in they've got the white house and also congress and the senate what pressures do you think that that puts on president biden. well it's immense pressures but one must remember as well that biden was the surprise

president during barack obama's 1st term in office when the situation was as is now that is the democrats control both the house and the senate and joe biden as vice president would have learned the problems that lie within that barack obama and many of his detractors insist did not use the capital that he had in the 1st 4 year term to push through completely the kind of policy changes that he envisioned some argue that he got distracted on certain issues not pushing through the hole now biden was aware of that he lived through it now that he has got both control of the house and the senate this is an absolute major major thing for him to create this new policy that he envisions still he's going to have a major argument in senate to push through certain aspects that with the vice president they're having the costing vote 5050 kamel or harris has the costing vote

that is very very significant and those 2 daughters seats that will one recently absolutely critical to what the spurs 200 days is going to be for the biden administration. i can with the latest from outside the white house my thank you and we are getting some breaking news coming out of the white house where joe biden has started already trying to roll back the clock on some of the trumpet ministrations actions but we've also heard from the president biden he says that president former president trunk road. a very generous letter now it's tradition that presidents when the handover happens that the sort of the person who is leaving the incumbent or as was leaves a letter for his or her successor her one day maybe and now we're hearing that president biden says that trump wrote a very generous letter what we're also hearing is that president biden has

started signing some of those executive orders and one of those includes rejoining the paris accord depart paris climate agreement so yes signed an executive order reversing don't trunks withdraw from the global accord and as rob reynolds now reports biden has promised to put the u.s. on track for net 0 emissions by 2050. we're going to about right now a lot and i want to get i have a lot of i want rejoining the paris accords is one step in president joe biden strategy to fight global warming biden plans to spend $1.00 trillion dollars on rapidly deploying clean energy technology around the country with an enforcement mechanism to reach 1st stage goals by 2025 and the final goal of 0 emissions by 2050 biden says he'll pay for that by repealing some of the trump era

tax cuts for corporations scientists say biden must also work hard to dispel climate change skepticism and convince people to act the basic answers to the problem or not in technological change there and changing human behavior i didn't should do everything possible origin was social psychologists to develop narratives that will move people. in the direction of greater social responsibility and greater understanding of the existential threats biden says his plan will create millions of jobs and some economists who have studied it agree i estimated that that the program could create between roughly 3 and 6000000 new jobs in the united states erman jobs as well as we continued investing at that

level that's far more than the fewer than 200000 people who currently work in the oil gas and coal industries for every job created in manufacturing or instruction there are many additional jobs created in the economy from the spending of those workers are high wage jobs with excellent benefits in addition to ignoring global warming that trumpet ministration drastically loosened environmental regulations and least protected federal lands for mining and drilling some of which is done is reversible but what you never. back is the years that you watched in the thing to know about climate change it's the 1st rule we've ever come up against with real time it is. never so we just finished way for years that we could have been working on still there is much work to be done and the climate clock is ticking robert oulds al-jazeera los angeles well the streets

of washington d.c. remain quiet despite and warnings of possible armed protests it is getting dark now in washington d.c. and earlier it was an unusual scene at the national mall which would normally be packed with thousands of the president's supporters they were replaced instead by american flags security fears have kept the capitol barricaded and $25000.00 national guard troops are on the streets some far right groups had valid to disrupt the proceedings but so far only scattered protests have emerged well how does the castro joins us live she's a black lives matter plaza outside the white house so what is the atmosphere there like heidi. bar i think a sense of relief in the sense that the fears of the f.b.i. and other authorities the potential for violence really. and

we're going to leave it for a moment to take you straight to washington d.c. inside the white house inside the oval office president biden is sitting at the desk let's listen in to what he is. trying we're going to work immediately. growing ever going to be signed number victory the orders over the next several days that we. are going to start to compound the crisis called. a moment in our crisis. climate crisis russia likely issues you know some of the executive action. of change the course of the cold crisis going from bad climate in a way that we haven't done so far and advance racial i couldn't support other under-served communities are going to rebuild our economy. and these are just all starting points and we're going to the process of rebuilding

a part of you what i said throughout the campaign and. running that. country. and so there's going to a lot of focus on that and i think some of the things we're going to be doing are going to be full and no time to start like today so what i'm going to be i'm proud of these executive actions. you know start by keeping the promises i made the american people one way to go these are just that. they are important but we're going to need legislation for the other things are going to do in the 1st order and then be signed here it is it's too. cold in. its record as i said all along. we're at or i have authority mask for social distancing to be kept on federal property and interstate promises that are listed the 1st time.

that one i'm signing. is neither support for under-served communities already. and make sure we have a better rock. i could be called as relates to how we treat people on health care and other things that you can give you. a 3rd i'm going to sign in the us and we do all you're all here. during the climbing. roses. for britain. president obama wrote a very generous it's because of his private eye war. talk about talk to.

friends here on climate change you are not resigning my family to prevent anything really right from a kind of concerns a. private company. we're. going to. be very pleased. to see the president there being asked many questions by the reporters present that those latest pictures coming in to us of president biden in the oval office 'd getting to work straight away and signing some of the executive orders that we talked about before effectively trying to some to trying to undo some of the policies put in place by his predecessor donald trump including for example the united states rejoining the paris climate accord and also ending a travel ban that

a former president trying to put in place on some majority muslim countries to travel to the united states where mike hanna joins us live now from washington d.c. . the president had made it clear that he was going to get on to these issues straight away another key one is rejoining the world health organization of course being in the middle of a pandemic what did you make of the 1st words and actions of the president inside the oval office. when it was interesting that the very 1st executive order he signed was a mosque where. mandate in federal facilities now this is a clear indication of what his priority is the 1st priority he stated through the campaign and he stated since his election and he is now putting into action is to combat the ongoing pandemic the other executive order that we saw him sign there among the numerous ones he's going to be signing or has been signing rejoining the paris climate accord now that's a signal to the u.s.

allies around the world that it is going back to business as usual as it were remembering that donald trump pulled the united states out of the paris climate accord climate is something that joe biden regards as absolutely critical as well and this is why he's made former secretary of state john kerry as the czar for climate control he will be sending john kerry to europe for long periods of time to get international cooperation in terms of combat ing global climate warming so certainly these issues the other issues that we know he's going to be. probing is of course the reform of immigration now some of these issues he can sign by executive orders such for example as a media construction on trans border wall others he is going to require a congress his immigration reform for example is going to need to be negotiated doble weeks with congress but there his task now made

a little bit easier for what happened in this past hour as well 3 new democratic members of the senate were sworn in by the vice president common interests this gives the democrats a majority in the senate it's 5050 with the vice president having the casting vote now this is absolutely critical control of the senate controlled the house all the parts are in place for joe biden to be able to push ahead with what is an amends the ambitious agenda in these 1st 100 days in particular here and a very difficult time as well like hanna thank you. well castro joins us live she's on black lives matter plaza outside the white house we were just hearing what's going on inside the white house inside the oval office what's the atmosphere like outside. barbara you're just seeing splattering of members of the public gathered out here

a dramatic difference from what we've seen of course in inaugurations past when thousands of spectators with you here would be on the national mall watching every step that the new president is taking on his 1st day in office but make no mistake the fact that it is so deserted here right outside the white house it is not just because of the pandemic that is because on the day that the selection was called for joe biden i was out here as well and there was kept with people shoulder to shoulder celebrating biden supporters popping the champagne celebrating his declared when the fact that this is deserted now is because of the security presence and we of course know that downtown washington d.c. surrounding the white house surrounding the capitol for 4 kilometers in fact has been blocked off to most traffic and to pedestrians and that is because the f.b.i. had warned given january 6th insurrection with

a violent mob storming the capitol building that there was still remaining security threats with the potential of armed violence here today all those fears appear to have not been realized on this inauguration day which certainly offers the residents of washington the troops 25000 of whom have been called to this city to offer protection this is certainly a relief for all those involved but of course we saw joe biden taking in his oath and even walking along to that. a bit of the pro raid route which he thought was important to show that there is still that he had the strength to overcome the violence we saw previously and that he had faith in the security of today and as a symbol of returning to business as normal and of course seen him sign those

executive orders which notably several of which directly overturned things that the trump administration had done in the past and heidi i mean you mentioned him wanting to get back to business as usual when it comes to washington d.c. it when it comes to that level of security when do you think it's going to be business as usual because presumably some of the threats that were present for today for inauguration day some of them will remain. that's right and washington's mayor even sad that this is going to be a new normal here in the capital city what does that mean well certainly the people who live here are very concerned there are businesses that have had to be shuttered because of the security presence and it's an inconvenience to everyday life having to get around the soldiers and the barricades so the answer to your question is still unknown at what point will the national guard be the base to their

home states but we know that this national emergency the state of emergency rather here in d.c. that will end soon after inauguration day however these f.b.i. warnings of extremist chatter here and around the country those are not going away and certainly the f.b.i. director has said that right wing extremism is the biggest threat right now domestic right wing extremism is the biggest threat to the homeland and that certainly will be a major concern and again. what the d.c. america's called the new normal but here in washington and around the country americans just have to get used to how does your car still with the latest from washington d.c. hi to you. and still to come in this hour words and we'll have the latest live from washington where as we've just been hearing joe biden is now starting to

work inside the white house. we're going to ask what are the biden administration's policy priorities will take a look at what he wants to achieve in his 1st 100 days. how low we've got trouble sightless coming and going across australia at the moment his kidney that's going that's clearing away from the eastern side of queensland and we've got lucas which has been forming around the northwestern corner and that's going to filter its way down across the kimberley pools the pilbara as we go through the next couple of days just rolling along the coast of western australia and all parts of western australia turning increasingly wet here so they're going to showers across much of northern australia over the next.