it's thursday, january 21st, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." so help you god -- >> so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. president. [ cheers ] >> president joe biden. america has a new commander in chief who's moving quickly on his agenda. final farewell. former president trump leaves the white house. his outgoing message for the country. we close the divide because we know to put our future first we must first put our differences aside. >> poised and power. amanda gorman delivers the inaugural poem. how she's already inspired old how she's already inspired old and new fans.

captioning funded by cbs good morning.be wu. anne-mie green. morning as president biden starts his first full day in office. he was sworn in as the nation's 46th president yesterday during a historic ceremony at the u.s. capitol. kamala harris took her oath of office as the first female vice president. later mr. biden and the first lady watched fireworks from the white house, capping off a very busy day in our nation's capital. debra alfarone is in washington. what is on tap today for president biden? >> reporter: well, after a busy day yesterday, he's got a lot going on today, as well. president biden is going to start off with a prayer service. that's virtual. then later on he's going to speak about his covid plan, meet with his covid team, and also sign a whole bunch of executive orders. >> so help me god -- >> reporter: president joe biden called for unity in his

inaugural address. >> let's begin to listen to one another, hear one another, see one another, show respect to one another. politics doesn't have to be a raging fire. >> reporter: declaring democracy has prevailed, the 46th president denounced the divisions that led to the storming of the u.s. capitol just two weeks earlier. >> we must end this uncivil war that pits red against blue. >> reporter: president trump broke from tradition and did not attend the ceremony. ♪ early light ♪ >> reporter: while his vice president, mike pence, joined former presidents clinton, bush, and obama in welcoming the new administration. >> being american is more than a pride we inherit. it's the past we step into and how we repair it. >> reporter: president biden wasted no time getting right to work, signing a number of executive orders from the oval office. >> help change the course of the covid crisis. we're going to combat climate change in a way that we haven't

done so far. and advance racial equity and support under served communities. he stopped construction of the border wall, ending the muslim travel ban and rejoining the paris climate agreement. kamala harris became the first wo tirst b pso oh asia descento become president. >> congratulations. >> reporter: harris later swore in three new senators, giving democrats full control of congress. speaking of congress, there is no word at this point when the senate is going to give that article of impeachment, rather the house is going to give that article of impeachment over to the senate, anne-marie. >> well, they're about to get very, very busy. debra alfarone in washington. thank you so much. so as we mentioned, president biden signed 17 executive actions after being sworn in. he is calling on congress to grant permanent status with a

path to citizenship for nearly a million dreamers who were brought to this country as children. he's also extended eviction and foreclosure moratoriums through the end of march to help americans hit hard by the pandemic. and he's making sure noncitizens are counted in the u.s. census again, reversing president trump's order last july. president biden is also taking quick action to combat the coronavirus pandemic. he plans to ramp up the vaccine supply and work with states and cities to open thousands of vaccination centers. mr. biden is calling for an army of volunteers to be trained to administer the shots. cbs news chief medical correspondent dr. jon lapook says right now there is confusion across the country when it comes to the vaccinations. >> one of the big things is better communication. we have 50 different states and 50 different game plans. i mean, people are so confused right now. >> president biden also signed an executive order calling for a

nationwide face mask and social distancing mandate in federal buildings and on federal lands. the senate has confirmed president biden's first cabinet nominee. avril haines is the newest director of national intelligence. she was approved by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 84 to 10. haines' day-one confirmation comes after tom cotton briefly held up the process. he asked for a written response from her about a question during her confirmation hearing a day earlier. and former president trump is in florida this morning as he faces a second impeachment trial. he greeted supporters yesterday before making his way to his mar-a-lago club in palm beach. he became the first president to skip his successor's inauguration since 1869. paula reid reports. >> reporter: former president trump departed the white house early wednesday for the last ee]

>> reporter: he gave his final speech as president to a small gathering of supporters and his family at joint base andrews. the president wished his successors well but still could not bring himself to say their names. >> i wish the new administration great luck and great success. have a good life. we will see you soon. >> reporter: after he boarded air force one, cbs news has learned the televisions on the flight were tuned to the inauguration proceedings. [ cheers ] in the last hours of his administration, he flip-flopped on one of his signature campaign promises. >> drain the swamp. >> reporter: and reversed his own executive order restricting former officials from lobbying immediately after leaving government. he also issued 144 pardons and commutations. some of those benefiting political allies like former chief strategist steve bannon, charged with defrauding donors of hundreds of thousands of

dollars as part of a fundraising campaign allegedly aimed at supporting the former president's border wall. a senior administration official tells cbs news mr. trump's advisers warned him against the move. paula reid, cbs news, the white house. former vice president mike pence is back home in indiana this morning. he returned yesterday after attending president biden's inauguration. in a speech, pence said he's grateful to have been able to serve the american people, and he also thanked his former boss, donald trump, for letting him be part of his administration. coming up on the "cbs morning news" now, billionaire businessman jack ma resurfaces for the first time after months of lying low. and the terminator gets a vaccine shot. arnold schwarzenegger encourages people to follow his lead. vaccine shot. arnold schwarzenegger encourages people to follow his lead. you could take your ulcerative colitis treatment in a different direction. talk to your doctor about xeljanz, a pill,

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staff today to pay tribute to the troops killed in the crash. the "wall street journal" says jack ma, the billionaire co-founder of the chinese company ali baba, made his first appearance in months. he appeared speaking to teachers in rural china during a philanthropic event. he did not mention his almost three-month disappearance from public view. ma was last seen in public in october when he criticized chinese regulators at a financial forum in shanghai. and "politico" reports arnold schwarzenegger posted a video of himself receiving the coronavirus vaccine. the former california governor was inoculated yesterday at a drive-through vaccine site in the parking lot at dodger stadium in los angeles. schwarzenegger's spokesman said the actor booked an appointment for the shot after officials announced that people over 65 could begin receiving vaccines. arnold schwarzenegger is 73, and he used a line from his "terminator" movies to encourage people to get vaccinated.

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the new dawn blooms as we free it. >> this 22-year-old made history yesterday as the youngest inaugural poet. amanda gorman, a harvard graduate, wowed the crowd as she delivered the poem "the hill we climb." filled with messages of hope and unity. gorman's two books shot to the top of amazon's bestseller list after the performance, and they haven't even been published yet. the books are set to hit store shelves in september. on the cbs "money watch" now, president biden extends a pause on student loan payments, and there's a big powerball winner last night. diane king hall is in new york with those stories and more. good morning, diane. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. i was not the winner, hence me being here today. let's talk about stocks. stock futures are drifting near record levels as investors look ahead to another round of expected stimulus, expecting it to happen under president biden. and yesterday stocks rallied to new records during the regular trading session.

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the special aired on broadcast and cable news networks including cbs. the u.s. capitol police officer who lured a mob away from the senate chamber during the january 6th riot has been promoted. eugene goodman was elevated to acting deputy senate sergeant-at-arms during yesterday's inauguration. he escorted vice president kamala harris to the swearing-in ceremony. a bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation to award goodman the congressional gold medal. vermont senator bernie sanders is getting a lot of attention for what he wore during the inauguration. sanders' outfit of a parka and a pair of big brown and white mittens quickly went viral on social media. the mittens were reportedly made by a vermont teacher out of repurposed wool and fleece made from recycled plastic bottles. "cbs this morning" co-host gayle king spoke to sanders. >> people are loving your gloves. do you want to talk to us about your attire today? what you had in mind? >> you know, in vermont, we

dress warm -- we know something about the cold. and we're not so concerned about good fashion. we want to keep warm. and that's what i did today. >> the national bobblehead hall of fame and museum has already started selling a $25 sanders inauguration day bobblehead. and a new hampshire teenager who bonded with president biden over stuttering will write a children's book. during a campaign stop last february, mr. biden met 13-year-old brayden harrington. he told the teenager not to let stuttering define him. mr. biden has spoken openly about his experiences stuttering. harrington's picture book "brayden speaks up" will be published by harper collins children's books in august. ngcb rning"ow, mo of thon mason's conversation with inaugural poet amanda gorman who shared her thoughts leading up to yesterday's ceremony. i'm anne-marie green.

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go to takeahealthystand.org. our top stories this morning -- president biden was inaugurated as the nation's 46th president in a historic ceremony

at the u.s. capitol. kamala harris was sworn in as the first female vice president. in his speech, mr. biden vowed to fight just as hard for those who didn't support him as for those who did. and president biden is taking quick action to combat the coronavirus pandemic. he plans to ramp up vaccine supply and work with states and cities to open thousands of vaccination centers. mr. biden is also calling for an army of volunteers to be trained to administer the shots. the inauguration of president biden was not like any other with soldiers vastly outnumbering spectators. but the transfer of power was achieved yesterday with some extraordinary moments. ♪ o say can you see ♪ >> i do solemnly swear -- ♪ so proudly we hail ♪ >> so help you god? >> so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. president. [ cheers ]

♪ this land was made for you and me ♪ >> there was always light, if only we're brave enough to see it. if only we're brave enough to be it. ♪ amazing grace ♪ >> my whole soul is in this -- bringing america together, uniting our people. ♪ that saved a wretch like me ♪ >> together we should write an american story of hope, not fear. of unity, not division. of light, not darkness. thank you, america. ♪ brave ♪ [ cheers ] coming up on "cbs this morning," president biden's first full day in office. we will speak with white house press secretary jen psaki. plus, we'll show you how florida's cracking down on

so-called vaccine tourism after reports of people abroad going to the state to get a vaccine. and more of anthony mason's conversation with inaugural poet amanda gorman who shared her thoughts leading up to yesterday's ceremony. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. >> mr. president, dr. biden, madam vice president, mr. emhoff, americans and the world, when day comes, we ask ourselves where can we find light in this never-ending shade? the loss we carry a sea we must wade. a sea we must wade.