i was trapped for 5 hours at $11.00 constitution avenue the closest private building to the capitol west front which is where the group assemble for 5 hours i worried about my own personal safety when i had to hear the sounds of sirens tear gas explosives this was deeply personal for me because if you're sitting there watching the whole thing with an unobstructed view and worried about how you might make it home. for me it all changed when i saw them on hundreds of people make their way between the building that houses the senate and the main building which houses the capitol dome i knew that the police were overwhelmed and that was a genuine feeling of fear inside me because i was a former congressional staffer and well acquainted with the procedures of the u.s. capitol complex the fear i had in my life my heart and my my my heart sank that day because i knew something was fundamentally changing america is that we were allowing this certain group of people to commit violence who's allowing here in america you know being republicans and then that act. well we had in this situation we had the p

that was in a homeless camp and the authorities there the police decided to evacuate the front of the capitol the west front that's the one that faces the mall on the opposite side of the building you can see behind me and that's where people were going through an inaugural rehearsal this is really just a matter of caution people were told to get out away from the windows inside the capitol and to hunker down in place but it does not sound like this was actually a major threat the fire has apparently been put out but it tells you just how frayed people's nerves are and how ready to respond all of these military and police forces are and they're doing that because they want them prepared on january 6th when that capital was attacked so they're trying to make sure that nothing like that will be able to happen again and you can see the response there's a little fire not too far away they shut down the capitol of accurate people who are outside and this is the way things are likely to be for the next couple of days as we wait for joe biden to be inaugurated in 48 hours threat integration center but he wil

it was the first inauguration on the west front of the u.s. capitol. >> are you prepared to take the constitutional oath? >> i am. >> i ronald reagan do solemnly swear. that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. >> that i will faithfully execute the office of the president of the united states. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend. >> preserve, protect, and defend. >> the constitution of the united states. >> the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations. ♪♪ [ applause ] >>> the president of the united states. [ applause ] >> thank you.y((4jge$xzu senator hatfield, mr. chief justice, mr. president, vice president bush, vice president mondale, senator baker, speaker o' neil, and my fellow citizens, to a few of us here today, this is a solemn and most momentous occasion, and yet in the history of our nation it is a commonplace occurrence. the orderly transfer of authority as called for in the constit

reagan's inaugural address. 1981 was the first time the inauguration took place on the west front of the u.s. capitolwhich faces the national mall. our coverage is courtesy of the u.s. senate recording studio. [applause] >> governor, are you prepared to take the constitutional of? >> i am. >> repeat after me, i, robert brady, do solemnly swear. >> i, ronald ragan -- reagan do solemnly swear. >> that i will faithfully execute the office of the president of the united states. >> and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend, the constitution of the united states. so help you god. >> so help me, god. >> may i congratulate you, sir. [applause] ♪ [military band playing "hail to the chief"] [applause] >> the president of the united states. [cheers and applause] president reagan: thank you. thank you. [applause] senator hatfield, mr. chief justice, mr. president, vice president bush, vice president mondale, senator baker, speaker o'neill, reverend moomaw, and my fellow citizens, to a few of us here today, this is a solemn and most momentous occasion, and yet in the history of our nation, i

reagan's inaugural address. 1981 was the first time the inauguration took place on the west front of the u.s. capitol, which faces the national mall. our coverage is courtesy of the u.s. senate recording studio. [applause] chief justice burger: governor, are you prepared to take the constitutional oath? president-elect reagan: i am. chief justice burger: place your left hand on the bible and raise your right hand and repeat after me. i, ronald reagan do solemnly swear -- president-elect reagan: i, ronald reagan do solemnly swear -- chief justice burger: that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states -- president-elect reagan: that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states -- chief justice burger: and will to the best of my ability... president-elect reagan: and will to the best of my ability -- chief justice burger: preserve, protect, and defend -- president-elect reagan: preserve, protect, and defend... chief justice burger: the constitution of the united states. president-elect reagan: the constitution of the united states. chief justice bur

as we look at the capitol, the west front of the capitol right now, adorned by so many flags this morningsee it's a windy morning this morning in washington, d.c. as well. michael strahan, as we saw air force one pull away, you really did have a sense of the page tu turning. >> yeah, you really did, george. speaking of kamala harris, at 11:45 the bell will toll 49 times in her honor, and you can understand the pride of the hbcu. oi bring change toifite u the countriy. this country has had so much public outcry, and so much more, over the police killings of grorge flo george floyd, breonna taylor just to make a few. many feel they can bring real change and bring calm which it feels like it's something we have not had in a long time. i have had a chance to talk to civil rights attorney benjamin crump, and he mentions two legal systems. one for white americans and one for black americans. he uses his client jacob blake in the treatment of jacob blake, as to the treatment of kyle rittenhouse, who shot three protesters, killing two. he thinks that joe biden can bring an end to systematic racis

next on the presidency, we see the inaugural ceremonies and oath of office on the west front of the u.s. capitol. ♪ >> members of the house of representatives were preceded by kenneth r harding, deputy sergeant at arms in charge of the mace. this is an indication that it really was cold. ♪ >> representative martin, former speaker and presently representative for massachusetts. senator dirksen, minority leader, and the senator majority leader, lead the members of the united states senate. ♪ former president truman is escorted by senator clinton anderson. former senator from rhode island, theodore green. robert kennedy was to be the next attorney general. ♪ ted kennedy, another brother of the president to be. members of the united states supreme court arrived in the stands. ♪ mrs. eisenhower and mrs. nixon, followed by mrs. johnson, followed by mrs. kennedy. ♪ [applause] [hail to the chief] ♪ [applause] ♪ [applause] ♪ [applause] [three cheers for the red white and blue] ♪ [applause] >> the joint congressional inaugural committee having escorted, now seat the presidential parties on the platform. [

down the street, overlooking the capitol for what we can expect later on during the inauguration. >> reporter: hi there, kris. good morning, everyone. from the west front of the u.s. capitol, the last time you saw this scene, there were people climbing the walls and the risers behind me. a very different scene this morning from a few weeks ago. now anticipating the inauguration of joe biden in just a few hours. it was just a few minutes ago that we saw president trump on marine one fly over the capitol, his last trip from the white house, as he leaves today, and biden takes over. wif we've got live pictures as chris was talking about, the bidens in a church service before headed to the capitol today for this ceremony. we've been here for a few hours. they're doing as you can probably hear behind me some sound checks. they've been playing music. they've been cleaning the socially distanced chairs for hundreds of members of congress, the u.s. supreme court and other dignities expected to atend this service today. new this morning, president trump, who declined to attend the inauguration, who decided not to meet with or even call joe biden before he left

hillary vaughn, she witnessed it all on west front of the capitol. edward lawrence on capitol hill for us. hillary, we start with you. reporter: today was nearly half a century in the making, considering biden's political career for now president joe biden. the scene today here on the west front of the capitol as biden was sworn in as 46th president of the united states was a symbol what the state of america is in. the metal barricades and national guard troops standing as a protective barrier between biden and the outside world, showcase as country currently deeply divided by political differences. the national mall, normally packed with over a million supporters and americans, sitting empty today, resembles the country currently shuttered in from covid. >> we must end this uncivil war that pits red against blue, rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal. we can do this if we open our souls instead of hardening our hearts, if we show a little tolerance and humility. reporter: biden's plea for unity was showcased today this morning as he invite

kevin cirilli is at the capitol overlooking the west front of the capitol. emily wilkins is east of the white house at freedom plaza, as we await president to leave, now seven minutes behind schedule. no surprise there. greg valliere, we just spoke with whit ayres, a pollster for republicans. are republicans acting fast to get ready for 2022 primaries? what would you expect to see from conservative southern republicans? greg: it is amazing that we are already talking about 2022, but that is washington. i do think the republicans will hit hard on the issue of taxes and spending. i think the country doesn't want new taxes. that will be a posted argument. the other point i would make is, historically, a first-term president in his first midterm election loses about 5% of house and senate seats. if biden loses 5% of house and senate seats, he loses both houses. tom: i want to talk about the silence of mr. hoover and mr. roosevelt in the early days of the depression. without question, the quietest car ride in the history of our presidents. these mr. trump setting

i want to show you now, this is the east front of the capitol which is across from the supreme court, on the west front of the capitol is where the inaugural stage is set, two weeks from now for the inauguration of president-elect joe biden and vice president elect kamala harris. this is where you see a number of protesters as well as police in there, in what appear to be more of just sort of people milling about and standing about there. what is of deep concern is what is happening inside united states capitol right now, what we noted on the senate floor and house floor and a number of lawmakers in the dc capitol police who are concerned about their own safety. the president of the united states was tweeting about the courage of the vice president today. at this hour we have not heard from the vice president who we don't know where he is at this hour. he is in an undisclosed location. and there are calls even from the president's own former white house communications director to condemn this violence, saying real donald trump you are the only one they will listen to for our country. once again,

was carter in 1977 on the east front of the capitol and four years later as carter was leaving and ronald reagan was coming in the inauguration had been moved to the westront of the capitol for the first time. reagan is given credit for that, but in truth that was done by congress. carter trivia second inauguration would have been on the west front of the capitol. i just remember it as a very unusual day, having seen the carter event four years before and having read about other inaugurations. it is january 20. it tends to be mighty cold going through the years. ronald reagan's inauguration, it was 55°. people were bundled up but it was a beautiful day, a little bit overcast. it got sunny around noon time. it was also a formal event. president reagan was dressed in morning clothes, and that was the dress code. everyone on the platform were all dressed in formal attire, and i think the only other inauguration to have a formal dress code in modern times when john f. kennedy's. i remember it as a very polished event, beautiful day, and the country was -- we had just gone through a divisive election. there had been three candidates for president, the third

we are looking at the west front of the capitol. shortly joe biden and entourage will emerge from the catholic church service as what passes for the inaugural crowd will fill in to the sparse seating, spaced-out seating, this being an uncontrolled pandemic. you do see some of the vip area filling in now. we're going to take a brief break in our coverage. they will be few and far between today as there's so much sights and sounds to bring you this inauguration day of joseph robinette biden jr. of delaware as the 46th president of the united states. ♪ ♪ when all this is over, and the world starts finding its way back, will you be the same person you were, before it all began? or will you be someone different? someone new? will you make more time for those you love? more effort to see the world? will you care more about your health— your body? your mind? or will you go back to who you were? when all this is over, who will you be? >>> we are back. our live coverage under way. again, because of the uncontrolled pandemic that is making th

capitol. you can see them, she's wearing a beautiful blue, long blue coat. and he's wearing a light blue tie. making their way to the west frontpitol. this is a building he's very familiar with. he served in the united states senate, what, for 36 years. came there as the youngest senator, he had just turned 30. he was 29 when he was elected. turned 30 after the death of his wife and the death of one of their children. and now he takes office as the oldest president ever. so many striking contrasts, if you will. and a man who has known loss in s life personally and of course as someone who has been a leader of the country, served as vermont for president barack obama for eight years. this is a man who knows this building well, he knows this city well, and he would argue, he knows the country as well. because he spent virtually his entire adults life working in public service. working for the american people. let's watch as the president elect and the first lady come out the door. well, it looks like it's 92nd happening, as we think we know what is about to happen. jonathan capehart, we want to -- we do have an announcement. i'l

of the people who tried to storm the capitol and the law enforcement with long guns drawn, asking them to stop this assault on democracy. and outside the west frontof the capitol, which two weeks today will witness the inauguration of the 46th president of the united states, hung a trump 2020 flag. that flag is no longer there. law enforcement, including our national guard, was activated, in part from the pentagon, and also from the vice president, who was holed up inside a secure location. urging the pentagon to move quickly, asking for help. that call did not come from the white house and president trump, who sat in a small room by himself watching television, steaming mad and getting phone calls from capitol hill urging him to do something to make it stop. if you watched our coverage today, you heard the republican leader of the house, kevin mccarthy, his voice shaking, saying he'd called the president himself, called the president's chief of staff, urging him to speak forcefully and stop this assault on democracy. but even before we heard from the president of the united states, we heard from the president-elect, joe biden. who called this an

capitol. and the law enforcement with long guns drawn asking them to stop this assault on democracy. and outside the west front of the capitol which two weeks today will witness the inauguration of the 46th president of the united states, hung a trump 2020 flag. that flag is no longer there. law enforcement including our national guard was activated. in part from the pentagon and also from the vice president who was holed up inside a secure location, urging the pentagon to move quickly, asking for help. that call did not come from the white house and president trump who sat in a small room by himself watching television, steaming pad and getting phone calls from capitol hill urging him to do something to make it stop. if he watched our coverage today, you heard the republican leader of the house, kevin mccarthy, his voice shaking saying he had called the president himself. he called the president's chief of staff, urging him to address the nation, to speak forcefully to stop this assault on democracy. but even before we heard from the president of the united states, we heard from the president-elect, joe biden

biden would want to be inaugurated outside on that west front of the capitol. make sure there's a sense of normalcy in all of this, despite all of the chaos of the pandemic, and of course, these riots that we've seen coming through. these protesters and rioters coming through the city. incoming chief of staff ron klain spoke a little bit about this yesterday. take a listen to what he said. >> this inauguration was always going to be very, very different because of covid-19. the security issues, the violence in the capitol on january 6th has only added another element to that. i have a lot of confidence. i have a great deal of confidence in the ability of the secret service and the other assets supporting them to make this inauguration a safe one. and the extraordinary measures that are being taken i think are prudent and wise, but i think they will lead to a safe inaugural event on january 20th. >> so, you hear there, chris, ron klain not just talking about the threat that comes -- that we've seen with a lot of these different groups coming into d.c., but also

so it was a short inaugural speech on the west front of the capitol, beginning with the words this isy's day. you were right to point out a theme of unity which we're told a big part of this speech, was indeed a big part of this speech throughout the afternoon and early evening a transition we heard through the end of speech, when the new president, see him greeted there by the capitol staff as he walks through the capital building. you talk about a time of boldness with those 17 executive actions and 16 executive orders will be part of that he addressed right at the beginning of his inaugural address, as you see the new vice president and her husband walking through the capitol right now, the attack and siege of that building which he spoke just two weeks ago. talked about how fragile democracy is, how democracy has prevailed. in a direct reference to the mob that had stormed that building on the 6th of january, political extremism, white supremacy, domestic terrorism must be confronted, they will be defeated. inviting, every american, neil, to join him in that cause. that cause was

on capitol hill on the east front looking at the east front from the perspective of about where the supreme court is. the barricades have been extended out. across thereely walk east front and west front of the capitol. the steps are off-limits for most of the public except officials, members, and media. it looks like they are bringing in more barricades into the east front. our crew will be up there all morning. this is the headline this morning in the "washington post out trump says there will be an orderly transition. they have done that. president's social media advisor issuing a statement early this morning about that. saying even though i totally disagree with the election and the facts bear me out. there will be an orderly transition on january 20. i have always said that we would continue our fight to continue to make sure only legal votes were counted. while this represents the end of the greatest first term in presidential history, it is only the beginning of our fight to make america great again. the statement president trump tweeted out by danskin vino -- inous early this morning. president trump was addressing the rally yesterday. that rally got underway early yeste

today the west front of the capitol reverting to its traditional backdrop. >> i literally held my brett were walking up the stairs for the ceremony. and then that moment when they walked with their families where i felt this like peaceful -- ah. >> reporter: one of the heroes of the insurrection escorting kamala harris today. capitol police officer eugene goodman, who in a split-second decision steered a mob away from the senate chamber at the capitol. the audience socially distanced, restricted in size due to the pandemic and the spread of violence triggered by the outgoing president still looming. some members of congress even wearing body armor to the ceremony. >> the fact that it went off well, that we didn't allow fear, we didn't allow individuals who wanted to sacrifice our democracy for their own benefit. >> reporter: 25 miles of fencing erected around washington. and 35,000 security personnel deployed. an unprecedented level of security to protect guests, including all the living presidents except jimmy carter, and the now-former vice president, mike pence. the tone somber, but

this is democracy's day, a day of history and hope of reno and resolved on the west front of the capitol. the peaceful transfer of power mostly followed tradition. former presidents obama, clinton and george w. bush attended. all three branches of government were represented in a bipartisan show of support. we've learned again that democracy is precious democracy is fragile. at this hour. my friends, democracy has prevailed beyond the stage an inauguration unlike any other due to the covid-19 pandemic and security concerns, the new president and vp faced 200,000 flags representing the usual crowd that would attend more than 25,000. the national guard troops fortified the area after reid is mom thought they could use violence to silence the will of the people to stop the work of our democracy to drive us from this sacred ground. it did not happen. it will never happen in his first addresses. president biden made it clear the administration is clear eyed about all the challenges facing the country. politics doesn't have to be a raging fire, destroying everything in its path. former. ppe mi

>> we can see from the images we are looking at is the capitol hill cleared the stairwells on the west front of the capitol. that's where the inauguration of the president of the united states would happen, that's where president trump was inaugurated. they now have the capitol building itself secured. we are looking at some of the political ramifications rolling out, we are seeing calls from a number of democrats on capitol hill for the immediate impeachment based on his conduct today and we are seeing house democratic leaders, this is a statement from a democratic from massachusetts, donald trump is a traitor from our country, he must be removed and prevented from further endangering from our country. the information we have tonight is that the senate and house to return at some point when it is safe to continue counting the votes of the electoral college and the process towards making joe biden the next president of the united states. one of the big political questions around that is what's going to happen to the efforts by a core group of trump's loyalists object to the electoral college

i think the radical extreme right, the people you saw battling at the west front of the capitol, battleh the metropolitan police and the capitol police, stun gunning our metropolitan police officers, saying shoot him with his own gun, kill him. these are hard core radicals. they're not looking to go to prison, and they don't do very good in prison, most of these guys, and they're not looking to go there. they're going to lay back and wait for their time to do something more violent where they don't get caught. so that's the posture. also the threat, while we're all focused on this, you know, we still have a huge threat from one of the biggest terrorist organizations in the world, and that's the quds force of iran who wants to avenge soleimani's killing. while we're all focussed on the domestic threat, don't forget there's other external threats, and they could make an attack on some leader and try to get confused in our domestic strife. our foreign enemies are watching our domestic enemies and seeing what advantage they can take there. >> a lot on the plate for the incoming administrati

exact location on the west front of the capitol on that platform where presents a minute. >>the extra security was appreciated by residents of washington dc both young and old including this 4 year-old boy who delivered cookies to a few members of the national guard and he got a small flag patch in return. there was heavy security at the california state capitol building in sacramento today, but the size the dozens of officers and members of the national guard only a few people came to protest. dozens of protesters dressed in did march in the nearby streets, they were closely followed by sacramento police who reported no major incidents state lawmakers and staff for us to work from home today as a security precaution. still ahead tonight, california taking center stage in the nationwide fight against climate change see influence in washington. >>and the progressive ideas that are gaining national fuel plus kamala harris's hometown to the biggest city in the bay area we're going to show you how people celebrated the swearing in of this new administration and she is the youn

capitol? >> reporter: there is still tension here. we're about 65 hours away from joe biden taking the oath of office. outside on the west front of the capitol. 15,000 national guardsmen here working hand in hand with federal law enforcement. there is tension because there was not an uprising this sunday. there wasn't even a small demonstration. it takes one individual and we should note a couple hours ago, about a block from where we're standing, a new mexico man was newly arrested. this was an individual who was here on january 6th. part of that insurrection. he was arrested by the fbi for entering and taking part in the violent attack on the u.s. capitol. but he returned here. new mexico man returned here. he had vowed to have blood, as he said. blood come out of building come inauguration day. that man is now in custody here but that's why there is heightened attention here. this is fourth arrest that we are aware of over the weekend. there is another man who was arrested for possession of a weapon without a license. 500 rounds of ammunition. another woman who went through one of the secure check points here just yesterday

. >> today, on the west front of the u.s. capitol, joe biden will be sworn in as 46 president, standing on the platform where, just in -- two weeks ago, supporters of president trump rioted. joe biden will take the oath of office under unusual circumstances with smaller clouds, due to covid concerns, -- watch inauguration of joe biden and kamala harris at 7:00 came eastern, including the departure of donald trump, as he boards air force one for the last time as president, followed by former president bush, clinton, and obama joining president biden at arlington cemetery, and a presidential escort to the white house. live coverage on inauguration day on c-span and c-span.org or listen live on the c-span radio app. >> you are watching c-span, your unfiltered view of g

. >> tomorrow, on the west front of the u.s. capitol, joe biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of united states, standing on the same platform where two weeks ago a group of trump supporters rioted and forced their way into the capital. president-elect joe biden will take the oath of office and deliver his inaugural address under unusual circumstances, with smaller crowds due to covid-19 restrictions, and security concerns. watch our live all day coverage of the historic inauguration for joe biden and kamala harris starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern, including live coverage of president trump's departure of -- from washington as he boards air force one for the last time as president, and a military review, a tradition that honors the peaceful transition of power to a new commander-in-chief, followed by former president bush, clinton and obama joining joe biden for wreathlaying and an escort to the white house. live coverage of inauguration day on c-span and c-span.org, or listen live on the c-span radio app. >> listen to c-span's pod

this is on the west front of the capitol. not all inaugurations were on the west front. on started in 1981 by president ronald reagan. before that most of the presidential inaugurations had been held on the east front of the capitol. the first one in 1801 and thomas jefferson. i want to bring in nbc's nicole killion because she's there on the east front of the capitol, where all of the vips and dignitaries arrive, including soon the president-elect joe biden. nicole? >> that's right, norah, in fact just a short time ago former president barack obama and his wife former first lady michelle obama arrived. we also saw former president bill clinton and his wife hillary clinton. at this point we're seeing another arrival coming. we'll keep an eye on who this might be but certainly a matter of time before president-elect joe biden and vice president-elect kamala harris arrive here at the capitol. typically they would go through this carriage entrance you see behind me but instead they will go up the stairs of the capitol and they will be flanked by capitol police in honor of th

the modern inauguration. >> directly in front of me, the monument to a monumental man. >> reporter: moving it from the east steps of the capitol to the grand west >> government is not the solution to our problem. government is the problem. >> reporter: and as his defeated rival jimmy carter looked on. do you think that presidet trump's decision not to attend is genuinely harmful to american democracy? >> it's really important for the president to come to his successor's inauguration, what it symbolizes is that he's accepting that this has happened. to not do it, i think, is really leaving a blank in democracy, and really hurting the exercise of this extremely wonderful moment. >> reporter: and also missing this time is what usually happens behind the scenes. >> there were visits of the families to the white house. letters have been exchanged on the last day of the presidency. the wayside. >> reporter: as a former vice president, joe biden has been part of the pageantry before. and while his event will look different, his words will still carry historic significance. what do you think he needs to learn from previous inaugurations? >> all of thos

next on the presidency, we see the inaugural ceremonies and oath of office on the west front of the u.s. capitolatives were preceded by

. >> so the way they got into the capitol was rioters and looters and the mob walking up the west frontindows on the first floor of the senate's side. occupy the doors and walking through the first floor of the capitol. >> at that point many of them walked towards the senate side of the capitol, they were confronted by one police officer. >> i heard a commotion and yelling and i ran downstairs where i encountered this lone police officer making a stance against the mob of 20 or so, trump supporters. you can see him trying to but failed to prevent them from moving in, shocking moment because at that point nobody really knew that there had been an intrusion into the capitol itself. >> it is hard to say of the police presence out here. i can't see any law enforcement. where is law enforcement? where are the re-enforcements for the capitol police inside? why has the national guards shown up or the npd? >> the vice president and the united states -- >> one thing i did notice is the security seemed lighter than it did earlier in the session. >> the house will be in order. >> house members wer

vice president elect kamala harris are still expected to take the oath of office on the west front of the capitol. >> i am not afraid of being inaugurated outside. >> reporter: mr. biden's inaugural committee said it will erect more than 190,000 flags on the national mall to represent people who can't attend because of the pandemic and he will appear with former presidents bush, obama and clinton, laying a wreath at tomb of the unknown soldier. as mr. biden prepares for day one he got his second dose of coronavirus vaccine and wants to make all doses publicly available. >> any >> my number one priority the getting vaccine in people's arms like we just did today as rapidly as we can. >> reporter: with no meeting between president trump and mr. biden planned before january 20th, cbs news has learned vice president pence may host vice president kamala harris at his naval observatory residence, but we're told she has not received an official invitation. norah. >> o'donnell: nikole killion, thank you. tonight, big tech has taken down social media site parler and the is viewed by the far right and been

than ever to have the inauguration -- have the inaugural to take the oath outside on the west front of the capitolt noon on wednesday as was previously planned, as have many presidents and vice presidents before them. not just to signal to the world the transfer of power, but to signal to those insurrectionists and seditionists that they did not and will not prevail. and joe biden was asked today after he delivered remarks about his coronavirus vaccination plan if based on what he knows having been briefed by the f.b.i. and other intelligence agencies, if he feels safe, and he said yes. that he does feel safe. yamiche: only have about 10 seconds left here, but peter, i was told that president trump could show up to the senate trial, upend the first few days and weeks of the biden administration. how could all of that play out? what could that mean? gef: well, it's extra -- peter: well, it's extraordinary, right? inauguration is the turning safe new page and beginning of a new era and a new president is supposed to have a fresh start on the country and this one will have his predecessor hanging ove

the biden harris inauguration and jennifer lopez will give a musical performance on the west front of the u.s. capitol when biden is sworn in as the nation's 46 president next wednesday. the announcement of their participation comes one day after were the tom hanks will host a 90 minute special celebrating biden's inauguration at the swearing-in ceremony, the reverend leo donovan, a former georgetown university president will give the invocation and the pledge of allegiance will be led by andrea hall a firefighter from georgia. still ahead president trump's second impeachment now lies with the senate's but there are still constitutional questions. >>that could >>now that the house of representatives has impeached president trump of the second time it is up to the u.s. senate to decide whether to hand him his first conviction senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has said he will not call senators back early for a trial so that will happen during the biden administration senate democrats want to ensure that president trump cannot run for office again, but it's unclear if there are enough senate republ

front of the capitol. it was ronald reagan in 1981 who moved it to the west front. think i am right about that and if not i will be corrected very quickly. chris is an american living in spain. chris, where in spain are you? caller: i am in barcelona, the area in catalonia, which is also an area of secession. host: right. why are you in spain? are you living there, visiting? caller: it is ironic. i was originally here to contract for a company here. i was in belgium for the last inauguration. i remember sitting in my room in belgium and being shocked, people being amazed we had elected donald trump. everywhere i went, people asked me, what about donald trump? it is a different feel. it is like we have had a different taste of this and america has maybe come to its senses, but now they are more scared after what happened on the sixth. the topic is now not so much that joe biden is being elected but that donald trump is no longer being president and what happened on the sixth may be a sign of worse is the feeling i get in europe. host: chris is an american living inte

>> the way they got into the capitol was rioters, looters, the mob walked up the steps, the west frontthe capitol. broke the windows on the first floor of the senate side. opened the door, and floods of these rioters walked in through the first floor of the capitol. >> we're home! we're home! >> at that point, many of them walked towards the senate side of the capitol, and they were immediately confronted by one police officer. >> i heard a commotion and some yelling, and i ran downstairs where i encountered this lone police officer courageously making a stand against a mob of 20 or so trump supporters. you could see him trying to, but ultimately failing to prevent them from moving in. the shocking moment because at that point, nobody really knew that there had been an intrusion into the capitol itself. >> leave now! leave now! >> it is hard to stay what the police presence is out here. i cannot see any sort of law enforcement. >> i'm just thinking where's law enforcement? where are the reinforcements for the capitol police inside? why hasn't npd, the d.c. police shown up? why hasn't t

>> the way they got into the capitol was rioters, looters, the mob walked up the steps, the west fronte capitol. broke the windows on the first floor of the senate side. opened the door, and floods of these rioters walked in through the first floor of the capitol . at that point, many of them walked towards the senate side of the capitol, and they were immediately confronted by one police officer. >> i heard a commotion, and some yelling, and i ran downstairs where i encountered this lone police officer courageously making a stand against a mob of 20 or so trump supporters. you could see him trying to, but ultimately failing to prevent them from moving in. the shocking moment because at that point, nobody really knew that there had been an intrusion into the capitol itself. >> leave now! leave now! >> it is hard to stay what the police presence is out here. i cannot see any sort of law enforcement. >> i'm just thinking where's law enforcement? where are the reinforcements for the capitol police inside? why hasn't npd, the d.c. police shown up? why hasn't the national guard shown up? >>

>>and j lo jennifer lopez will give a musical performance on the west front of the u.s. capitoln joe biden is sworn in as the nation's 46 president on wednesday that announcement of their participation comes just a day after word that tom hanks will host a 90 minute special celebrating biden's inauguration. at the swearing-in ceremony, the reverend leal o'donovan a former georgetown university president we'll give the invocation and the pledge of allegiance will be led by andrea hall of firefighter from georgia. an indiana couple married for more than 60 years has never spent more than a few days apart until one of them got covid and had to be isolated for weeks now the couple who are both in their 90's are in line to get the covid vaccine. so they don't have to be separated again lindsey eaton has their story. >>in sickness and in health it's part of the vows the hoffman's made 67 years ago, i to react. >>would fund it knows >>don and joyce kaufman now in their 90's. the longest the dude been away from each other was last summer when joyce had covid head was a long time i thoug

capitol as the sun lights up the east front, where they used to have the inaugurations, up until the inauguration in 1981 of ronald reagan on the westnt of the u.s. capitol. a are showing you video, too, short while ago of protesters on the steps mid afternoon yesterday, of the east front of the u.s. capitol. the timeline of this, the house and senate had edge orange to their separate chambers to consider objections to the electoral count -- had adjourned to their separate chambers to consider objections to the electoral count in arizona when they sheltered in place. it took hours to get the situation under control. it wasn't until after 8:00 eastern that the senate came back into session. the vice president, president of the senate, spoke. so did the majority leader and the democrat leader, chuck schumer. sen. schumer: i have never lived through or even imagined an experience like the one we just capitol. in this president franklin roosevelt set aside december 7, 1941, is a day that will live in infamy. unfortunately, we can now add january 6, 2021 to that very short list of dates in american history that will live forever in infam

black american and first south asian american to hold the office so help me god on the west front of the u.s. capitol president biden gave his first address laying out his hope for the next 4 years and set our sights on a nation we know we can be and we must be former presidents obama bush and clinton were all there and joined the new leaders in a wreath laying ceremony at arlington national cemetery that. the evening's usual inaugural parties are being replaced by a prime-time broadcast called celebrating america with celebrity guests and a final message from the new president and overcome the challenges in front of us requires the most elusive of all things in a democracy. the unity, a busy end to the day at the white house and here at the u.s. capitol 3 new democratic senators were sworn in ushering in the democratic majority which will help move along president biden's agenda. >>reporting in washington, i'm kelly meyer. >>the former president donald trump bid farewell to a crowd of supporters at joint base andrews yesterday morning after a short helicopter ride around the nation's capital. he mad

and then he will make his way up to the capitol where he will be taking the oath of office outside on the steps of the west front of the capitol. the president elect has been adamant that this inauguration take place outside even amid security concerns and even the big moment from the inauguration will be that inaugural address focussing on a theme of upnity. biden from the beginning of the presidential campaign painted himself as a unique figure that could unite the country and that will come through in remarks tomorrow as he becomes the 46th president of the quunited state >> i understand the bidens weren't sure the trump administration would invite them to stay at blare house which is tradition, what happened? >> reporter: the biden family originally played on staying at a hotel here in the washington d.c. area but last week they did receive the invitation to stay at blare house on the final night before the inauguration. that is an invitation that has to come from the out going administration and history has had it in the past that most presidents have stayed at blare house before their innotaugurat. that ca