This is bbc news im Laura Trevelyan in washington where america has a new president. Cheering. A new day for America Joe Biden is sworn in as the forty sixth president of the United States. Weve learned again that democracy is precious, democracy is fragile, and at this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed Kamala Harris takes the oath as Vice President making history as the first woman ever to hold the post. Getting straight to work the new president signs a blizzard of executive orders on Climate Change, immigration and the mandatory wearing of
masks on government property. The democrats take control of the Senate Swearing in new members giving President Biden a narrow majority in both chambers of congress. A new administration a new press secretary the first News Conference of the biden era begins this hour. Welcome to washington where the new president of the United States is already at his desk. Minutes after arriving at the white house, joe biden signed executive orders, rejoining the Paris Climate Accord and ending President Trumps controversial travel ban. In the senate, power has shifted to the democrats too, as the new members from georgia were sworn in. All this after an inauguration without the public, amid intense security after the storming of the capitol. Mr biden called for unity, and an end to the nations � uncivil war�. Were waiting for the start of a News Conference by the new press secretary, jen psaki. Lets speak to our north america correspondent lebo diseko, who is outside the white house. The First Press Conference of President Trump public press secretary was terminated by the size of the inauguration crowd size of the inauguration crowd size given without want of course be a topic tonight because there was no inauguration proud. But how do you think the new press secretary is going to try to set a different tone . Welcome as ou set a different tone . Welcome as you say. Set a different tone . Welcome as you say, laura, set a different tone . Welcome as you say, laura, sean as you say, laura, sean spicer� s First Press Conference was dominated by that argument over the size of the crowd with him and martian journalists and telling them off for not having
a crowd size right. That ended up a crowd size right. That ended up not being true. He ended up telling what was later called alternative facts in that press conference. We have just heard joe biden, the new president , saying that he wants to bring becky since he and his administration, and as he was swearing in around 100 white house staff saying that if he hears them disrespecting people, if he hears them talking to people in a way that is not honourable, and he will stack them on the spot. I would imagine that in terms of the tone that she takes, that will be a difference that you will see. Joe biden the new president did say that that would be a change from the last four years. We would be a change from the last four yew four years. We can see pictures ofthe four years. We can see pictures of the white four years. We can see pictures of the white house four years. We can see pictures of the White House Briefing of the White House Briefing room now, and we can see that there are signs of the backs of correspondence chairs reminding them about social distancing, and one of the First Executive orders that President Biden signed was about wearing masks
on government property, wasnt it . ,. , on government property, wasnt it . ,. , on government property, wasnt it . ,. It . Yes, and he has paired it with this it . Yes, and he has paired it with this 100 it . Yes, and he has paired it with this 100 day it . Yes, and he has paired it with this 100 day challenge, | with this 100 day challenge, trying to get americans to wear masks for the next 100 days. It really does reflect the priorities that he has set out when he was campaigning. He said he talked about the importance of mask wearing over and over again. This First Executive order is a mandating mask wearing on the property in areas that he has the power to do so. That is government property, federal land as well. As you also said, he signed an executive order rejoining the paris climate deal. Again, underscoring the importance of something that he set out in his campaign. We heard him also talk about Racial Justice his campaign. We heard him also talk about racialjustice as well. Signing an executive order supporting underserved communities. Another issue that he set out in his campaign that he set out in his campaign that he said would be on his
priority list. He said would be on his priority list. He said would be on his riori list. � � ,. , priority list. And, its been a very carefully priority list. And, its been a | very carefully choreographed today, hasnt it . And so much of it seems to be about trying to show that a new administration is in town, and the tone is going to be very, very different. The tone is going to be very, very different. Yes, i thought it so interesting very different. Yes, i thought it so interesting that it so interesting that literally, i mean, within an hour or so, they were straight to work. And again, given the crisis in america that they are facing at the moment, that something that both Kamala Harris and joe biden wanted to show to the public, that that they are notjust laying back at the moment, that they are not relaxing on the inauguration day, they are getting straight to work. In terms of the actual day, you will know very, very different from what usually would happen on inauguration day. There were very few people out in dc today, it will not really able today, it will not really able to get close to the white house orany to get close to the white house or any of the areas where you might usually have parades. There were roadblocks in the
lake, and thats part of it with the coronavirus and partly to do with Security Issues that we have seen in the last couple of weeks. So very different indeed. � u, of weeks. So very different indeed. � , indeed. And we can see their life pictures indeed. And we can see their life pictures of indeed. And we can see their life pictures of that indeed. And we can see their life pictures of that briefing l life pictures of that Briefing Room as correspondence await jen psaki, the new White House Press secretary, and of course the previous White House Press secretary, that really hurt any briefings from it all in the last few weeks. Butjen psaki bound to be asked, isnt she, about the president public agenda in the coming days, and especially that plan for a very ambitious comprehensive Immigration Reform bill. Yes, jen Immigration Reform bill. Yes, jen psaki Immigration Reform bill. Yes, jen psaki ended Immigration Reform bill. Yes, jen psaki ended by Immigration Reform bill. Yes, jen psaki ended by the Immigration Reform bill. Is jen psaki ended by the ministry should have underscored that they went to the different tone, theyre about transparency, so i do imagine we will be hearing from her certainly more than the dead from the previous in the past few weeks. We not sure what
shes going to set out but they are keen to underscore this change in tone, we are about business. I change in tone, we are about business. Business. I got to entropy there because business. I got to entropy there because jen business. I got to entropy there because jen psaki business. I got to entropy i there because jen psaki taking there becausejen psaki taking off her math, she is at the podium and lets listen in. Good evenin podium and lets listen in. Good evening everyone. Podium and lets listen in. Good evening everyone. Thank podium and lets listen in. Good evening everyone. Thank you. Podium and lets listen in. Good evening everyone. Thank you for joining evening everyone. Thank you for joining us evening everyone. Thank you for joining us on this historic day joining us on this historic day~ its joining us on this historic day. Its an honor to be here with day. Its an honor to be here with all day. Its an honor to be here with all of day. Its an honor to be here with all of you. When the president asked me to serve in this role, president asked me to serve in this role, we talked about the importance of bringing truth and transparency back to the briefing and transparency back to the Briefing Room. He asked me to ensure Briefing Room. He asked me to ensure we Briefing Room. He asked me to ensure we are communicating about ensure we are communicating about the ensure we are communicating about the policies across the biden about the policies across the Biden Harris Administration and the work Biden Harris Administration and the work his team is doing every the work his team is doing every single day on behalf of all American People. There will be all American People. There will he times all American People. There will be times when we see things differently in this room, i mean differently in this room, i mean among all of us, thats ok mean among all of us, thats ok thats mean among all of us, thats ok. Thats part of our 0k. Thats part of our democracy, and rebuilding trust
with the democracy, and rebuilding trust with the American People will be central to our focus in the press be central to our focus in the press office and in the White House Press office and in the white house. Every single day. So we had a house. Every single day. So we had a very house. Every single day. So we had a very busy and active day today, had a very busy and active day today, as had a very busy and active day today, as you all know, but i wanted today, as you all know, but i wanted to today, as you all know, but i wanted to take a moment to go through wanted to take a moment to go through the 15 executive actions, or highlights of them i actions, or highlights of them i should actions, or highlights of them i should say, and some of the steps i should say, and some of the steps that i should say, and some of the steps that the president asked agencies to take today. You should agencies to take today. You should have all received copies of the should have all received copies of the executive orders as well as the of the executive orders as well as the accompanying fact sheets, as the accompanying fact sheets, but i want to take this moment sheets, but i want to take this moment to highlight them for the American Public who are watching the American Public who are watching at home. To combat the deadly watching at home. To combat the deadly virus, the president launched his 100 day masking challenge, asking americans to do their challenge, asking americans to do their part and mask up for 100 do their part and mask up for 100 days do their part and mask up for 100 days. He is doing his part as well 100 days. He is doing his part as well issuing a master mandate that will require eddie with visiting a Federal Building or federal land, or using building or federal land, or using certain modes of Public Transportation to wear a mask. He said transportation to wear a mask. He said an transportation to wear a mask. He said an executive order reversing tropopause or decision to withdraw from the
world decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization. This will strengthen our own efforts to get will strengthen our own efforts to get the pandemic under control to get the pandemic under control by improving Global Health control by improving Global Health. And tomorrow, we are not with health. And tomorrow, we are not with any time, doctor fauci will participate remotely in the meeting of the World Health Organization as the us head of delegation. President biden also delegation. President biden also officially appointed a covid 19 covert response correlator. An official position correlator. An official position we already announced but made official. To create a unified but made official. To create a unified National Response to the pandemic. And reestablish the pandemic. And reestablish the National Security team responsible for Global Health, security responsible for Global Health, security and bio defense. The pandemic security and bio defense. The pandemic has triggered an almost pandemic has triggered an almost unprecedented Housing Affordability crisis. He took immediate action to confront the crisis immediate action to confront the crisis and as relevant agencies to extend nationwide moratoriums on evictions and foreclosures. The pandemic is also foreclosures. The pandemic is also increased the hardship on millions also increased the hardship on millions of americans who owe federal millions of americans who owe federal student loans, and in response federal student loans, and in response the president asked
the department for education to extend the department for education to extend the paws on student loan payments and interest. He rejoined payments and interest. He rejoined the paris climate agreement in the United States back agreement in the United States hack in agreement in the United States hack in a agreement in the United States back in a position to exercise global back in a position to exercise global leadership, and advancing the objectives of the ambitious agreement. Hope you are comfortable, theres a few more are comfortable, theres a few more and are comfortable, theres a few more. And the second brought executive more. And the second brought executive order will rollback harmful executive order will rollback harmful regulatory reversals made harmful regulatory reversals made by the previous ministration to protect Public Health ministration to protect Public Health and the environment. This health and the environment. This order protect our nations treasures this order protect our nations treasures by reviewing the boundaries for several national monuments, places a temporary moratorium on all oil and natural moratorium on all oil and natural gas leasing in the arctic, natural gas leasing in the arctic, nationalwildlife refuge arctic, nationalwildlife refuge and reestablishes the Interagency Working Group on the social cost of Greenhouse Gases the social cost of Greenhouse Gases. He launched an effort to advance gases. He launched an effort to advance Racial Equity and root out systemic racism from federal out systemic racism from federal programmes and institutions. He directed the secretary of Homeland Security and consultation with the
attorney general to take all appropriate actions to preserve and fortify. Young people that are brought to this country as children are brought to this country as children. He put into the muslim children. He put into the muslim band, a policy rooted in religious muslim band, a policy rooted in religious animus and xenophobia, he sent a proclamation halting further funding or construction of the previous funding or construction of the previous administrations border previous administrations border wall, previous administrations borderwall, interpreting previous administrations border wall, interpreting the so called National Emergency used so called National Emergency used to so called National Emergency used to wastefully divert billions for wall construction. Also billions for wall construction. Also today, President Biden sent also today, President Biden sent an also today, President Biden sent an immigration bill to congress, the us citizenship act modernizes our immigration system, act modernizes our immigration system, and provides hard working people who have enriched hard working people who have enriched our communities and lived enriched our communities and lived here enriched our communities and lived here for decades an opportunity to earn citizenship. The priority affected ability responsibly manage the border, keep families together, grow our economy, address the root causes economy, address the root causes of economy, address the root causes of migration from central causes of migration from central america, and ensure
that central america, and ensure that america can remain a refuge that america can remain a refuge from those fleeing persecution. I would like to take persecution. I would like to take your persecution. I would like to take your questions. Congratulations and one question congratulations and one question about congratulations and one question about your congratulations and one i question about your role, congratulations and one question about your role, when you were question about your role, when you were up question about your role, when you were up there question about your role, when you were up there do question about your role, when you were up there do you question about your role, when you were up there do you see l you were up there do you see yourself you were up there do you see yourself in you were up there do you see yourself in your you were up there do you see yourself in your primary you were up there do you see yourself in your primary role i yourself in your primary role as noted yourself in your primary role as noted the yourself in your primary role as noted the interest yourself in your primary role as noted the interest of yourself in your primary role as noted the interest of the i as noted the interest of the president as noted the interest of the president or as noted the interest of the president or are as noted the interest of the president or are you as noted the interest of the president or are you there i as noted the interest of the i president or are you there to provide president or are you there to provide us president or are you there to provide us the president or are you there to provide us the unvarnished l provide us the unvarnished truth provide us the unvarnished truth so provide us the unvarnished truth so that provide us the unvarnished truth so that we provide us the unvarnished truth so that we can provide us the unvarnished truth so that we can do provide us the unvarnishedj truth so that we can do our duty truth so that we can do our du. ~ , truth so that we can do our du. ~ ,. , truth so that we can do our du. ~ ,. , duty. Me first say, that i come to this podium duty. Me first say, that i come to this podium having duty. Me first say, that i come to this podium having served l to this podium having served hoth to this podium having served both in to this podium having served both in the white house and at the state both in the white house and at the state department at the spokesperson they are. And i traveled spokesperson they are. And i traveled the world on trips to promote traveled the world on trips to promote democracy where i saw the power promote democracy where i saw the power of the United States, and of the power of the United States, and of course the power of this podium and of course the power of this podium in and of course the power of this podium. In the power of truth and the podium. In the power of truth and the importance of setting and the importance of setting an example an engagement and transparency. So i willjust state transparency. So i willjust state because you gave her the opportunity, i have the deep respect opportunity, i have the deep respect to rollover free and independent press in our democracy and for the role of the play democracy and for the role of the play. They noted earlier there the play. They noted earlier there will be moments when we disagree. There will be moments when we disagree, and the rule certainly be days when we
disagree frexit the parts of the briefing perhaps, even though the briefing perhaps, even though we have a common goal which though we have a common goal which is though we have a common goal which is sharing Accurate Information with the American People information with the American People. If the president were standing here with me today he would standing here with me today he would say he works the American People would say he works the American People i would say he works the American People. I work for him, so we also people. I work for him, so we also worked for the American People. Also worked for the American People, but his objective and commitment is to bring truth back commitment is to bring truth hack to commitment is to bring truth back to government. To show the truth back to government. To show the truth even back to government. To show the truth even when its hard to hear. Truth even when its hard to hear. And truth even when its hard to hear, and thats something that i hear, and thats something that i hope hear, and thats something that i hope to hear, and thats something that i hope to deliver on in this role i hope to deliver on in this role as i hope to deliver on in this role as well. | i hope to deliver on in this role as well. Role as well. I know were short on role as well. I know were short on time, role as well. I know were short on time, when role as well. I know were short on time, when willl short on time, when will president short on time, when will President Biden short on time, when will President Biden begin i short on time, when will President Biden begin making calls, President Biden begin making calls, who President Biden begin making calls, who is President Biden begin making calls, who is on President Biden begin making calls, who is on the President Biden begin making calls, who is on the listing, i calls, who is on the listing, during calls, who is on the listing, during the calls, who is on the listing, during the transition calls, who is on the listing, during the transition he calls, who is on the listing, during the transition he did speak during the transition he did speak with during the transition he did speak with president during the transition he did| speak with president putin, jesse speak with president putin, jesse and speak with president putin, jesse and i speak with president putin, jesse and i doing speak with president putin, jesse and i doing that speak with president putin, jesse and i doing that and i speak with president putin, i jesse and i doing that and he is he jesse and i doing that and he is he going jesse and i doing that and he is he going to jesse and i doing that and he is he going to discuss is he going to discuss retaliation is he going to discuss retaliation for is he going to discuss retaliation for the is he going to discuss. Retaliation for the hack is he going to discuss retaliation for the hack on federal retaliation for the hack on federal government . Retaliation for the hack on federal government . To i retaliation for the hack on federal government . To get to those i would federal government . To get to those i would just federal government . To get to those i would just note federal government . To get to those i would just note since i those i would just note since he mentioned that, i know some of you he mentioned that, i know some of you have he mentioned that, i know some of you have to get to another event of you have to get to another event this of you have to get to another event this evening because were not fully event this evening because were not fully done with the day, will have not fully done with the day, will have longer briefings in the future but we will try to et
the future but we will try to get to the future but we will try to get to as the future but we will try to get to as many questions as possible get to as many questions as possible. His first call will be possible. His first call will he on possible. His first call will be on friday with the Prime Minister be on friday with the Prime Ministerjustin trudeau. I expect ministerjustin trudeau. I expect they will be discussing the important relationship with canada the important relationship with canada as well as his decision on the canada as well as his decision on the Keystone Pipeline that we announced today. I dont have we announced today. I dont have any we announced today. I dont have any plans to read out for you with have any plans to read out for you with president putin, i will you with president putin, i will expect his early calls will will expect his early calls will he will expect his early calls will be with partners and allies will be with partners and allies. He will address those relationships and threats that we face relationships and threats that we face in the world. On solar winds we face in the world. On solar winds we we face in the world. On solar winds we have spoken about this previously winds we have spoken about this previously a bit prior to his inauguration today and we are of course inauguration today and we are of course reserving the right to respond in a time and manner of our to respond in a time and manner of our choosing. Our team to respond in a time and manner of our choosing. Ourteam is getting of our choosing. Ourteam is getting on the ground today, ust getting on the ground today, just getting onto our computers so i just getting onto our computers so i dont just getting onto our computers so i dont have anything to reup so i dont have anything to
reup for so i dont have anything to re up for you so i dont have anything to re up foryou or so i dont have anything to re up for you or previewed you at this re up for you or previewed you at this time. A reup for you or previewed you at this time. Reup for you or previewed you at this time. A question beyond oli , at this time. A question beyond policy. Inc. At this time. A question beyond policy, inc. Housekeeping policy, inc. Housekeeping question, a short time ago President Biden said he received a very generous letter from President Trump, of course he said it was private and will not talk about it until i talk to him, is President Biden planning to call now former President Trump, and is this white house working in any way to try to put the two in touch . I think it was a reflection of President Bidens view, i was with President Bidens view, i was with him President Bidens view, i was with him he was reading the letter with him he was reading the letter read before he signed the executive actions. Was that this is the executive actions. Was that this is a the executive actions. Was that this is a letter that was private. This is a letter that was private, as he said to you all, it was private, as he said to you all, it was both private, as he said to you all, it was both generous and gracious, and it wasjust a reflection of him not planning to release the letter unilaterally, but i would not take unilaterally, but i would not take as unilaterally, but i would not take as an indication of a pending take as an indication of a pending call with the former president. Gn pending call with the former president pending call with the former resident. , president. On policy, your role is in terms president. On policy, your role is in terms of president. On policy, your role is in terms of delivering president. On policy, your role is in terms of delivering the i is in terms of delivering the best information to the American People on behalf of this white house, the battle for truth may be as tough a
fight right now as is the battle against coronavirus, how do you and President Biden plan to come disinformation that in many ways lead to the assault we witnessed two weeks ago today on the capital . I think, peter, there today on the capital . I think, peter, there are today on the capital . I think, peter, there are number i today on the capital . I think, peter, there are number of l today on the capital . I think, i peter, there are number of ways to combat peter, there are number of ways to combat misinformation. One of them to combat misinformation. One of them is to combat misinformation. One of them is Accurate Information and truth of them is Accurate Information and truth, and data. In sharing information even when it is hard information even when it is hard to information even when it is hard to hear. Even when its not hard to hear. Even when its not meeting the expectations of people not meeting the expectations of people at home who are desperate for this crisis to be over~ desperate for this crisis to be over~ we desperate for this crisis to be over. We will have more to share over. We will have more to share with you in the next few days, share with you in the next few days, hopefully before the weekend, but what we plan to do is not weekend, but what we plan to do is notjust weekend, but what we plan to do is notjust returned these daily is notjust returned these daily briefings, monday through friday. Daily briefings, monday through friday, not saturdays and sundays, but return briefings with sundays, but return briefings with our sundays, but return briefings with our health officials. And public with our health officials. And Public Health officials. We want Public Health officials. We want to Public Health officials. We want to do those regularly in a dependable way, with data and shared dependable way, with data and shared with all of you, and with shared with all of you, and with the shared with all of you, and with the public so that they can also with the public so that they can also track progress we are
making can also track progress we are making on can also track progress we are making on getting the pandemic under making on getting the pandemic under control. To making on getting the pandemic under control. Under control. To the cabinet, we note the under control. To the cabinet, we note the president under control. To the cabinet, we note the president is i under control. To the cabinet, j we note the president is going without a Single Member of his cabinet confirmed, what is your understanding on how quickly those confirmations will happen, and when should we expect additional nominations and ambassadorships to be announced . By, and ambassadorships to be announced . And ambassadorships to be announced . � ,. , announced . A desire to get his cabinet in announced . A desire to get his cabinet in place, announced . A desire to get his cabinet in place, and announced . A desire to get his cabinet in place, and get i announced . A desire to get his cabinet in place, and get his i cabinet in place, and get his team cabinet in place, and get his team confirmed is front and center team confirmed is front and center for the president. Team confirmed is front and centerforthe president. Its center for the president. Its an issue centerforthe president. Its an issue that he discussed with members an issue that he discussed with members of congress from the republican and democratic parties republican and democratic parties today, during the course parties today, during the course of events i think as we were course of events i think as we were coming out here avril haynes were coming out here avril haynes should be under which a confirmation, i dont know if has confirmation, i dont know if has officially happened yet but shes has officially happened yet but shes on has officially happened yet but shes on her way. We help prioritize shes on her way. We help prioritize getting a National Security prioritize getting a National Security team in place given the crisis Security Team in place given the crisis we are facing, giving the crisis we are facing, giving importance of keeping the American People safe at this time, but we are eager to move this time, but we are eager to move forward quickly in the coming move forward quickly in the coming days. Ideally tomorrow,
by friday coming days. Ideally tomorrow, by friday we would like to move them by friday we would like to move them quickly. Its something he is raising them quickly. Its something he is raising in his conversations as we is raising in his conversations as we all is raising in his conversations as we all are but members of congress as we all are but members of congress on our team. Has president congress on our team. Has President Biden congress on our team. Has President Biden invited congressional leaders to sit down and talk about the covid relief measure that he introduced . Relief measure that he introduced . Hes been discussing introduced . Hes been discussing the introduced . Hes been i discussing the measures, the entire discussing the measures, the entire package that has come as you know. Entire package that has come as you know, has Unemployment Insurance you know, has Unemployment Insurance and will even as this is for insurance and will even as this is for the insurance and will even as this is for the American People, it also is for the American People, it also has is for the American People, it also has money to reopen schools also has money to reopen schools which i know, as a mother, schools which i know, as a mother, impacts all of us. Hes been mother, impacts all of us. Hes been discussing that with democrats and republicans as lon democrats and republicans as long before and he was sworn in today long before and he was sworn in today. Today was a day when he had conversations about working together had conversations about working together in terms of getting his team in placed him on his agenda his team in placed him on his agenda moving forward, but i expect agenda moving forward, but i expect he will be picking up the phone in the coming days and having more of those conversations. In terms of when he will conversations. In terms of when he will meet in person, i will say soon he will meet in person, i will say soon and we hope to have more say soon and we hope to have more of say soon and we hope to have more of an say soon and we hope to have more of an update on that as welt more of an update on that as well. ~. ,. , more of an update on that as well. ~. , i. ,. , more of an update on that as well. ,. Well. What you expect to play in those negotiations,
well. What you expect to play in those negotiations, there l in those negotiations, there was in those negotiations, there was comments in those negotiations, there was comments about in those negotiations, there was comments about his i was comments about his familiarity was comments about his familiarity with was comments about his familiarity with the i was comments about his i familiarity with the senate, how familiarity with the senate, how involved familiarity with the senate, how involved will familiarity with the senate, how involved will he familiarity with the senate, how involved will he be . I familiarity with the senate, | how involved will he be . He will be how involved will he be . Will be quite involved. The issue will be quite involved. The issue that he wakes up every day focused on is getting the pandemic under control. The issue pandemic under control. The issue he pandemic under control. The issue he goes to bed every night issue he goes to bed every night focused on is getting the pandemic under control. This package pandemic under control. This package is a pivotal step to doing package is a pivotal step to doing that. And has assistants for the doing that. And has assistants for the American People to make that bridge financially, it also that bridge financially, it also has essential funding for vaccine also has essential funding for vaccine distribution, he will be very vaccine distribution, he will be very involved. He will not be very involved. He will not be the be very involved. He will not be the only one. We have a whole be the only one. We have a whole team here of senior staff, whole team here of senior staff, but as you noted hes not staff, but as you noted hes not a staff, but as you noted hes not a stranger to the senate. He served not a stranger to the senate. He served there for 36 years, many he served there for 36 years, many of he served there for 36 years, many of these people, many members he served with over that members he served with over that time members he served with over that time and i expect he will be quite that time and i expect he will be quite involved in the process. Be quite involved in the process be quite involved in the rocess. , process. So on this relief package. Process. So on this relief package, senator process. So on this relief. Package, senator romney process. So on this relief package, senator romney was or sent a package, senator romney was or sent a reporters package, senator romney was or sent a reporters today package, senator romney was or sent a reporters today that i package, senator romney was or sent a reporters today that he i sent a reporters today that he does sent a reporters today that he does not sent a reporters today that he does not see sent a reporters today that he does not see a sent a reporters today that he does not see a need sent a reporters today that he does not see a need for sent a reporters today that he l does not see a need for another
nervous does not see a need for another nervous relief does not see a need for another nervous relief package, does not see a need for another nervous relief package, and i nervous relief package, and hes nervous relief package, and hes the nervous relief package, and hes the kind nervous relief package, and hes the kind of nervous relief package, and hes the kind of republicanl hes the kind of republican voter hes the kind of republican voter likely hes the kind of republican voter likely going hes the kind of republican voter likely going to hes the kind of republican voter likely going to be i hes the kind of republican i voter likely going to be trying to get voter likely going to be trying to get how voter likely going to be trying to get. How would voter likely going to be trying to get. How would be voter likely going to be trying to get. How would be willingl voter likely going to be trying i to get. How would be willing to try to to get. How would be willing to try to work to get. How would be willing to try to Work Together to get. How would be willing to try to Work Together with i try to Work Together with tropic try to Work Together with tropic and try to Work Together with tropic and support try to Work Together with | tropic and support before try to Work Together with i tropic and support before you io tropic and support before you go to tropic and support before you go to the tropic and support before you go to the reconciliation go to the reconciliation process go to the reconciliation process instead . I go to the reconciliation process instead . Is i go to the reconciliation process instead . Go to the reconciliation rocess instead . A ~. , process instead . As you know, because you process instead . As you know, because you will process instead . As you know, because you will cover process instead . As you know, because you will cover and i process instead . As you know, because you will cover and as l process instead . As you know, because you will cover and as i | because you will cover and as i have because you will cover and as i have staged a couple of times a day, have staged a couple of times a day, we have staged a couple of times a day, we are in the middle of an urgent day, we are in the middle of an urgent crisis in this country. Not urgent crisis in this country. Notjust urgent crisis in this country. Notjust impacting democrats not just impacting democrats coming notjust impacting democrats coming inviting republicans and red states and blue states. And this plan red states and blue states. And this plan is intended to address the suffering of the American People. So we hope and frankly American People. So we hope and frankly we American People. So we hope and frankly we expect republicans in congress, and democrats too, will support and assistance that will support and assistance that will bring relief to the people that will bring relief to the people we represent. This is a conversation and he of course give conversation and he of course give a conversation and he of course give a primetime address as you all know. Give a primetime address as you all know, last week it seems that all know, last week it seems that a all know, last week it seems that a long time ago, but it wasnt that a long time ago, but it wasnt. To announce his specifics, and he has already had specifics, and he has already had a specifics, and he has already had a number of conversations with had a number of conversations with democrats and republicans. Those with democrats and republicans. Those will with democrats and republicans. Those will continue. His clear preference is to move forward
with preference is to move forward with a preference is to move forward with a bipartisan bill, theres no question about it. We are also no question about it. We are also not no question about it. We are also not going to take any tools also not going to take any tools of also not going to take any tools of the table for how the senate tools of the table for how the senate can get this urgent package done. We are less than a day, package done. We are less than a day, then hes been president of the a day, then hes been president of the United States we will continue to work with members of both continue to work with members of both parties to get it done. I of both parties to get it done. I have of both parties to get it done. I have a of both parties to get it done. I have a question about reopening schools, but ijust want to pick up where she left off on that and note that republicans including Lindsey Graham who is excited to be the Senate BudgetCommittee Ranking member haverty said that the price tag on the president s proposal is too high for them. So is there any wiggle room on that number, and has he already begun negotiations with Mitch Mcconnell . Begun negotiations with Mitch Mcconnell . First, the package was not designed mcconnell . First, the package was not designed with mcconnell . First, the package was not designed with the i was not designed with the number was not designed with the number 1. 9 trillion with the starting number 1. 9 trillion with the starting point, it was designed with the starting point, it was designed with the components to give people with the components to give people the relief they needed. What people the relief they needed. What challenging is what are you going to cut . Are you going
to cut you going to cut . Are you going to cut funding for vaccinations or Unemployment Insurance, funding or Unemployment Insurance, funding for reopening schools . But it funding for reopening schools . But it was laid out as his proposal based on recommendations from economists, recommendations from economists, recommendations from Health Experts, and as you have from Health Experts, and as you have also from Health Experts, and as you have also seen this on outpouring of support from bernie outpouring of support from Bernie Sanders to the chamber of commerce. If the discussion and hes of commerce. If the discussion and hes no of commerce. If the discussion and hes no stranger to the process and hes no stranger to the process of bill making, so we are at process of bill making, so we are at the process of bill making, so we are at the beginning of the process are at the beginning of the process and as we continue there process and as we continue there will be conversations with there will be conversations with members of both parties of what with members of both parties of what would be in a final package, and really doesnt look package, and really doesnt look exactly like the initial package that is proposed. With re. Ards to package that is proposed. In regards to reopening schools, what level of vaccination in teachers of students or testing to the ministry she would be appropriate to meet the target date that the president has set . ,. ,. ,. Set . This the great question at the noted set . This the great question at the noted as set . This the great question at the noted as a set . This the great question at the noted as a mum set . This the great question at the noted as a mum myself set . This the great question at the noted as a mum myself i i the noted as a mum myself i want the noted as a mum myself i want and the noted as a mum myself i want and all the details as welt want and all the details as
well. We are going to have more to share well. We are going to have more to share from her Health Experts to share from her Health Experts in the coming days, and iwiti experts in the coming days, and i will venture to get them in here i will venture to get them in here to i will venture to get them in here to give you all a briefing of the here to give you all a briefing of the specifics, but we really want of the specifics, but we really want to of the specifics, but we really want to lean into them on their expertise want to lean into them on their expertise on that front. President biden promised to end all new President Biden promised to end all new oil President Biden promised to end all new oil and President Biden promised to end all new oil and gas President Biden promised to end all new oil and gas leasing President Biden promised to end all new oil and gas leasing on. All new oil and gas leasing on federal all new oil and gas leasing on federal lands all new oil and gas leasing on federal lands or all new oil and gas leasing on federal lands or he all new oil and gas leasing on federal lands or he was all new oil and gas leasing on federal lands or he was a federal lands or he was a candidate, federal lands or he was a candidate, the federal lands or he was a candidate, the order federal lands or he was a candidate, the order that federal lands or he was a candidate, the order that you ust candidate, the order that you just mentioned candidate, the order that you just mentioned that candidate, the order that you just mentioned that he candidate, the order that you| just mentioned that he signed today just mentioned that he signed today was just mentioned that he signed today was much just mentioned that he signed today was much more just mentioned that he signed today was much more narrowl just mentioned that he signed today was much more narrow than that, today was much more narrow than that, a today was much more narrow than that. A temporary today was much more narrow than that, a temporary moratorium that, a temporary moratorium and only that, a temporary moratorium and only applies that, a temporary moratorium and only applies to that, a temporary moratorium and only applies to and that, a temporary moratoriumj and only applies to and water. And theres and only applies to and water. And theres some and only applies to and water. And theres some debate and only applies to and water. I and theres some debate about whether and theres some debate about whether he and theres some debate about whether he has and theres some debate about whether he has the and theres some debate about whether he has the legal whether he has the legal flexibility whether he has the legal flexibility to whether he has the legal flexibility to even whether he has the legal flexibility to even followl flexibility to even follow through flexibility to even follow through with flexibility to even follow through with the flexibility to even follow through with the full flexibility to even follow through with the full promise. Does through with the full promise. Does the through with the full promise. Does the ministry through with the full promise. Does the ministry can through with the full promise. Does the ministry can still does the ministry can still have does the ministry can still have that does the ministry can still have that commitment. Does the ministry can still have that commitment today . We do and to have that commitment today . Do and to the leases will be reviewed by our team. We just have reviewed by our team. We just have only reviewed by our team. We just have only been in office for less have only been in office for less than have only been in office for less than a day now, and i will just less than a day now, and i will just committed to giving the opportunity, it also for all of you. Opportunity, it also for all of you. All opportunity, it also for all of you. All of opportunity, it also for all of you, all of our executive actions you, all of our executive actions that we released today were actions that we released today were reviewed by the career staff were reviewed by the career staff at
were reviewed by the career staff at the 0lc, we through that staff at the 0lc, we through that process in advance of releasing them from that took a great releasing them from that took a great deal of work from our policy great deal of work from our policy teams, but that was a vital policy teams, but that was a vital part policy teams, but that was a vital part of the process for us as vital part of the process for us as well. Vital part of the process for us as well vital part of the process for us as well. ,. Us as well. Can you talk about the preparations us as well. Can you talk about the preparations for us as well. Can you talk about the preparations for getting i the preparations for getting the preparations for getting the white house ready and safe for the new president . As he reported that you did 500,000 worth of deep cleaning, and can you talk about the measures that you took to ensure the present is safe . I that you took to ensure the present is safe . That you took to ensure the present is safe . I would refer ou to present is safe . I would refer you to the present is safe . I would refer you to the general present is safe . I would refer you to the General Services i you to the General Services administration that oversees those administration that oversees those steps. What i can speak to, at those steps. What i can speak to, at least at the we are all taken to, at least at the we are all taken to to, at least at the we are all taken to make sure were safe, he is taken to make sure were safe, he is safe, taken to make sure were safe, he is safe, you are all safe. Those he is safe, you are all safe. Those include daily testing, when those include daily testing, when we are in the white house includes when we are in the white house includes wearing and 95 masks, iwear includes wearing and 95 masks, i wear it includes wearing and 95 masks, i wear it out of chris here today i wear it out of chris here today and will continue to do that today and will continue to do that it today and will continue to do that. It includes stringent rules that. It includes stringent rules about social distancing and abiding by the in the building, and that keep us safe but are building, and that keep us safe but are also, the president has asked but are also, the president has asked us but are also, the president has asked us to be models to the
american asked us to be models to the American People and that is vitally American People and that is vitally important to us as well vitally important to us as well a vitally important to us as well. A number of new covid steps well. A number of new covid steps and well. A number of new covid steps and precautions that we have steps and precautions that we have put steps and precautions that we have put in place as of today. Thank have put in place as of today. Thank you have put in place as of today. Thank you so much for doing this thank you so much for doing this. Climate thank you so much for doing this. Climate change thank you so much for doing this. Climate change being i thank you so much for doing. This. Climate change being one of the this. Climate change being one of the priorities, this. Climate change being one of the priorities, how this. Climate change being one of the priorities, how does of the priorities, how does president of the priorities, how does President Biden of the priorities, how does President Biden plan of the priorities, how does President Biden plan to i of the priorities, how does. President biden plan to work with President Biden plan to work with brazil. President biden plan to work with brazil, during President Biden plan to work with brazil, during the with brazil, during the campaign with brazil, during the campaign freighted i with brazil, during the campaign freighted process itself campaign freighted process itself and campaign freighted process itself and the campaign freighted process itself and the brazilian itself and the brazilian resident itself and the brazilian resident criticized itself and the brazilian resident criticized buti itself and the brazilian i resident criticized but in fact, resident criticized but in fact, he resident criticized but in fact, he was resident criticized but in fact, he was the resident criticized but in fact, he was the last resident criticized but ini fact, he was the last one resident criticized but in. Fact, he was the last one to congratulate fact, he was the last one to congratulate president fact, he was the last one to. Congratulate President Biden fact, he was the last one to congratulate President Biden on his election congratulate President Biden on his election. What congratulate President Biden on his election. What is congratulate President Biden on his election. What is the his election. What is the expectation his election. What is the expectation for his election. What is the expectation for their expectation for their relationship, expectation for their relationship, and. Expectation for their. Relationship, and does expectation for their relationship, and does he plan to speak relationship, and does he plan to speak with relationship, and does he plan to speak with the relationship, and does he plan to speak with the brazilian to speak with the brazilian president . To speak with the brazilian president . I to speak with the brazilian president . President . I dont have anything president . I dont have anything to president . I dont have anything to predict president . I dont have anything to predict for| president . I dont have i anything to predict for you president . I dont have anything to predict for you or advance anything to predict for you or advance for you in terms of a call, advance for you in terms of a call, or advance for you in terms of a call, or conversation, what i can call, or conversation, what i can convey call, or conversation, what i can convey on Climate Change of course can convey on Climate Change of course and can convey on Climate Change of course and addressing the climate course and addressing the climate crisis, its one of the four climate crisis, its one of the four crises climate crisis, its one of the four crises that he has identified will impact his administration, impacting not ust administration, impacting not just the administration, impacting not just the American People but
the global community, is that rejoining the global community, is that rejoining the paris climate agreement is a vital step towards doing that. United states towards doing that. United states were the only countries in the states were the only countries in the world that has not been, hasnt in the world that has not been, hasnt had in the world that has not been, hasnt had a seat at the table in the hasnt had a seat at the table in the last few years. A little technical in the last few years. A little technical step there is we have submitted that to the un secretary general and it will take secretary general and it will take approximately 30 days for that to take approximately 30 days for that to take place, but raised as an that to take place, but raised as an example because thats one step as an example because thats one step but we also know that we need one step but we also know that we need to be models here at home we need to be models here at home as we need to be models here at home as we are addressing an issue home as we are addressing an issue like home as we are addressing an issue like this, the United States issue like this, the United States continues to be one of the world a prospect largest emitters of Greenhouse Gases that we emitters of Greenhouse Gases that we need to put in place policies that we need to put in place policies and take steps here to address policies and take steps here to address that as well. Im sure we will address that as well. Im sure we will have more to discuss on brazil we will have more to discuss on brazil in we will have more to discuss on brazil in the coming months. Go ahead brazil in the coming months. Go ahead with there. Ahead with there. Where the next steps ahead with there. Where the next steps to ahead with there. Where the next steps to talk ahead with there. Where the next steps to talk about next steps to talk about rihanna next steps to talk about rihanna iran next steps to talk about rihanna iran and next steps to talk about rihanna iran and does i next steps to talk about i rihanna iran and does the president rihanna iran and does the president have rihanna iran and does the president have steps rihanna iran and does the president have steps to l rihanna iran and does the president have steps to rejoin the nuclear president have steps to rejoin the nuclear deal . President have steps to rejoin the nuclear deal . Of president have steps to reoin the nuclear deani the nuclear deal . Of the president the nuclear deal . Of the president has the nuclear deal . Of the president has made the nuclear deal . Of the | president has made clear the nuclear deal . Of the president has made clear that he believes that through
follow through diplomacy the united follow through diplomacy the United States should lengthen and strengthen Nuclear Constraints on iran, and address constraints on iran, and address other issues of concern. Iran must resume compliance with significant Nuclear Compliance with significant Nuclear Constraints under the deal Nuclear Constraints under the deal in Nuclear Constraints under the deal in order for that to proceed. I will say that as i noted proceed. I will say that as i noted a proceed. I will say that as i noted a little bit earlier we would noted a little bit earlier we would expect that some of his earlier would expect that some of his earlier conversations with foreign earlier conversations with foreign counterparts or leaders will be foreign counterparts or leaders will be with partners and allies. Will be with partners and allies, and that we would certainly anticipate that this would certainly anticipate that this would be part of the discussion. Would be part of the discussion. ,. , discussion. Can you give us color about discussion. Can you give us color about what discussion. Can you give us color about what it discussion. Can you give us color about what it was discussion. Can you give usj color about what it was like for him going into the oval office, he is awaiting for so long about what with his reaction . Long about what with his reaction . ,. ,. , reaction . You know, and spent time with reaction . You know, and spent time with him reaction . You know, and spent time with him earlier, reaction . You know, and spent time with him earlier, and reaction . You know, and spent time with him earlier, and he i time with him earlier, and he had time with him earlier, and he had an time with him earlier, and he had an incredible sense of calm had an incredible sense of calm. And he, and a sense of some calm. And he, and a sense of some joy calm. And he, and a sense of some joy of course. He spent the day some joy of course. He spent the day with his family and his grandchildren, and his children, and that always has an impact children, and that always has an impact i think. But he also said an impact i think. But he also said he an impact i think. But he also said he felt like he was coming
home said he felt like he was coming home. Remember he spent eight years home. Remember he spent eight years here is the Vice President playing an Important Role as president playing an Important Role as a president playing an Important Role as a partner to president obama role as a partner to president obama. And that was the emotion that overtook him today. Also eager that overtook him today. Also eager to that overtook him today. Also eager to get to work. He was asking eager to get to work. He was asking questions about policy and number one, and whats next, and number one, and whats next. And and number one, and whats next, and so that also reflects his desire next, and so that also reflects his desire to roll up his sleeves his desire to roll up his sleeves and get going. So sorry i sleeves and get going. So sorry hust sleeves and get going. So sorry iiust skip sleeves and get going. So sorry ijust skip beauvue. | sleeves and get going. So sorry i just skip beauvue. Ijust skip beauvue. I will take it now. Ijust skip beauvue. I will take it now. If ijust skip beauvue. I will take it now. If president | ijust skip beauvue. I will take it now. If President Biden with the theme of his presidency to be unifying a country, does he think that nancy pelosi and Chuck Schumer should draw a potentially divisive impeachment trial . He s oke divisive impeachment trial . He spoke today, as you all saw, but unity spoke today, as you all saw, but unity in his inaugural address. But unity in his inaugural address, and the importance of unity address, and the importance of unity and address, and the importance of unity and bringing the country together. And the resolve of the American People. And helping the American People. And helping to get through this
moment. You know, we are confident moment. You know, we are confident thatjust like moment. You know, we are confident that just like the American People can come of the senate American People can come of the senate can American People can come of the senate can also multitask and they senate can also multitask and they can senate can also multitask and they can do their constitutional duty while continuing to conduct the business of the American People business of the American People. In his view is that the way people. In his view is that the way to people. In his view is that the way to bring the country together is to address the problems we are facing. And so that means getting this covid relief that means getting this covid relief package through, having democrats and republicans take a serious democrats and republicans take a serious look at that, and have a serious look at that, and have conversations with each other have conversations with each other about how to move it forward, other about how to move it forward, and it will leave the mechanics and timing and specifics of how they do that to them specifics of how they do that to them. To them. On President Trump rosect to them. On President Trump prospect inauguration to them. On President Trump prospect inauguration day, i to them. On President Trump| prospect inauguration day, he filed paperwork to run for reelection on the same day. Doesnt President Biden have any plans to do that today late or in the coming days . I any plans to do that today late or in the coming days . Or in the coming days . I will sa i or in the coming days . I will say i have or in the coming days . I will say i have not or in the coming days . I will say i have not talked or in the coming days . I will say i have not talked to or in the coming days . I will say i have not talked to him | say i have not talked to him today say i have not talked to him today about that, his focus is
not on today about that, his focus is not on politics, on getting to work not on politics, on getting to work and not on politics, on getting to work and problems of the American People. And as he noted, American People. And as he noted, or American People. And as he noted, or on the campaign will wait noted, or on the campaign will wait until noted, or on the campaign will wait until some time into his first wait until some time into his first term wait until some time into his first term to speak more the president pledged to build reliance alliances. Is he planning his first trip at . Pm . Planning his first trip at . Why we are seven planning his first trip at . Why we are seven hours planning his first trip at . Why we are seven hours and, are you ready we are seven hours and, are you ready for we are seven hours and, are you ready for the first foreign trip ready for the first foreign trip i ready for the first foreign trip i am too, ready for the first foreign trip iam too, i ready for the first foreign trip i am too, i dont have any trip i am too, i dont have any details for a foreign trip at this any details for a foreign trip at this point in time. Hopefully we will at this point in time hopefully we will at this point in time. ,. ,. , in time. Congratulations on our in time. Congratulations on your new in time. Congratulations on your new position. In time. Congratulations on your new position. Allman | your new position. Allman jensen your new position. Allman jensen with your new position. Allman jensen with the your new position. Allman jensen with the global your new position. Allman jensen with the global catholic network. Jensen with the global catholic network. To jensen with the global catholic network, to pick jensen with the global catholic network, to pick concerns jensen with the global catholic network, to pick concerns for i network, to pick concerns for prolife network, to pick concerns for pro life americans, network, to pick concerns for pro life americans, the network, to pick concerns forj pro life americans, the Hyde Amendment pro life americans, the Hyde Amendment which pro life americans, the Hyde Amendment which of pro life americans, the Hyde Amendment which of course. Pro life americans, the Hyde Amendment which of course keeps taxpayer amendment which of course keeps taxpayer doctors amendment which of course keeps taxpayer doctors for amendment which of course keeps taxpayer doctors for paying amendment which of course keeps taxpayer doctors for paying for taxpayer doctors for paying for abortions taxpayer doctors for paying for abortions and taxpayer doctors for paying for abortions and the taxpayer doctors for paying for abortions and the mexico taxpayer doctors for paying for abortions and the mexico cityi abortions and the mexico city policy abortions and the mexico city policy which abortions and the mexico city policy which under abortions and the mexico city policy which under the abortions and the mexico city i policy which under the previous admin policy which under the previous admin and policy which under the previous admin and it policy which under the previous admin and it extended policy which under the previous admin and it extended to policy which under the previous admin and it extended to keepl admin and it extended to keep the attacks
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the supply and materials needed to get the supply and materials needed to get the vaccine out to americans across the country and americans across the country and remains committed to his goal and remains committed to his goal of and remains committed to his goal of getting 100 million shots goal of getting 100 million shots in the arms of americans in the shots in the arms of americans in the first shots in the arms of americans in the first 100 days. In the first 100 days. Thank ou in the first 100 days. Thank you very in the first 100 days. Thank you very much. In the first 100 days. Thank you very much. The in the first 100 days. Thank i you very much. The president talked you very much. The president talked movingly you very much. The president talked movingly about you very much. The president talked movingly about unityi talked movingly about unity today~ talked movingly about unity today. And talked movingly about unity today. And i talked movingly about unity today. And i have talked movingly about unity today. And i have heard talked movingly about unity. Today. And i have heard from people today. And i have heard from people who today. And i have heard from people who say, today. And i have heard from people who say, thats today. And i have heard from people who say, thats justi people who say, thats just talk people who say, thats just talk they people who say, thats just talk. They want people who say, thats just talk. They want to people who say, thats just talk. They want to know people who say, thats just i talk. They want to know what action talk. They want to know what action they talk. They want to know what action they will talk. They want to know what action they will see talk. They want to know what action they will see to talk. They want to know what action they will see to show i action they will see to show the kind action they will see to show the kind of action they will see to show the kind of unity. Action they will see to show the kind of unity. Peter the kind of unity. Peter mentioned the kind of unity. Peter. Mentioned impeachment. The kind of unity. Peter mentioned impeachment. Can the kind of unity. Peter mentioned impeachment. Can you tell us mentioned impeachment. Can you tell us what mentioned impeachment. Can you tell us what kind mentioned impeachment. Can you tell us what kind of mentioned impeachment. Can you tell us what kind of action mentioned impeachment. Can you tell us what kind of action we tell us what kind of action we can expect tell us what kind of action we can expect to tell us what kind of action we can expect to see tell us what kind of action we can expect to see if tell us what kind of action we can expect to see if that tell us what kind of action we can expect to see if that willl can expect to see if that will assure can expect to see if that will assure people can expect to see if that will assure people he can expect to see if that will assure people he wants can expect to see if that will assure people he wants to i can expect to see if that will assure people he wants to reach out to assure people he wants to reach out to people assure people he wants to reach out to people who assure people he wants to reach out to people who voted assure people he wants to reach out to people who voted for assure people he wants to reach out to people who voted for himj out to people who voted for him and people out to people who voted for him and people who out to people who voted for him and people who did out to people who voted for him and people who did not . Out to people who voted for him and people who did not . And people who did not . Sure. Well first i and people who did not . Sure. Well first | think and people who did not . Sure. Well first i think anybody and people who did not . Sure. Well first i think anybody who l well first i think anybody who has covered President Biden for some has covered President Biden for some client or work for him or spend some client or work for him or spend with him knows that he is somebody who always sees the optimistic is somebody who always sees the optimistic side of working with people optimistic side of working with people who may disagree with him across the aisle and that has long him across the aisle and that has long been his commitment
and desire through his many decades and desire through his many decades in public service. So his own decades in public service. So his own history tells you how committed he is but part of it is his committed he is but part of it is his words which he shared today is his words which he shared today with at the American Public today with at the American Public on quite a big stage. Also public on quite a big stage. Also his public on quite a big stage. Also his actions. He has reached also his actions. He has reached out to notjust democratic members of congress but republicans, notjust but republicans, not just democratic but republicans, notjust democratic governors but also republicans. Notjust republicans. Not just democratic mayors republicans. Notjust democratic mayors but also republicans. And he said today in his republicans. And he said today in his speech, the biggest pot for most in his speech, the biggest pot for most president s have through the course of their presidency that he will govern for all presidency that he will govern for all americans. And that has to be for all americans. And that has to be backed up by actions as you conveyed but he is going to venture you conveyed but he is going to venture to you conveyed but he is going to venture to do that in every policy venture to do that in every policy he venture to do that in every policy he pursues, every engagement he has because he feels engagement he has because he feels if engagement he has because he feels if we can come together, we will feels if we can come together, we will be feels if we can come together, we will be a stronger country. Go ahead we will be a stronger country. Go ahead. Will we see a Death Penalty moratorium under this administration . The penalty moratorium under this administration . Administration . The president as Ou Administration . The president
as you know administration . The president as you know has administration . The president as you know has stated administration . The president as you know has stated his as you know has stated his opposition to the Death Penalty in the opposition to the Death Penalty in the past. That remains his view in the past. That remains his view i in the past. That remains his view. I dont have anything more view. Idont have anything more for view. I dont have anything more for you on terms of future actions more for you on terms of future actions and more for you on terms of future actions and mechanisms though. Iwill actions and mechanisms though. I will circle actions and mechanisms though. I will circle back up theres more i will circle back up theres more i i will circle back up theres more i can show that show you. Will he more i can show that show you. Will he keep donald trump on select air force one, scheme change . Select air force one, scheme chance . Select air force one, scheme chance . ,. Change . This is such a good question change . This is such a good question i change . This is such a good question. I have change . This is such a good question. I have not change . This is such a good question. I have not had change . This is such a good j question. I have not had the opportunity to dig into that today opportunity to dig into that today given the number of executive action orders and the inauguration, i will venture to et inauguration, will venture to get an inauguration, i will venture to get an answer on that and maybe talk about get an answer on that and maybe talk about that tomorrow. Does President Biden talk about that tomorrow. Does President Biden believed talk about that tomorrow. Does President Biden believed that president President Biden believed that President TrumpPresident Biden believed that President Trump needs President Biden believed that President Trump needs to President Biden believed that President Trump needs to be | President Trump needs to be held President Trump needs to be held accountable President Trump needs to be held accountable for President Trump needs to be held accountable for the held accountable for the capitol held accountable for the capitol insurrection held accountable for the capitol insurrection a. Held accountable for the capitol insurrection a couple weeks capitol insurrection a couple weeks ago capitol insurrection a couple weeks ago and capitol insurrection a couple weeks ago and does capitol insurrection a couple weeks ago and does that. Weeks ago and does that accountability weeks ago and does that accountability require. Weeks ago and does that accountability require resident trump accountability require resident trump be accountability require resident trump be barred accountability require resident trump be barred from accountability require resident trump be barred from holdingj trump be barred from holding future trump be barred from holding future federal trump be barred from holding future federal office . Future federal office . President future federal office . President trump. Future federal office . President trump. Zeke, he future federal office . President trump. Zeke, he has spoken President Trump. Zeke, he has spoken very forcefully about
his views of the horrific events his views of the horrific events on january his views of the horrific events onjanuary 6th. His views of the horrific events on january 6th. And his views of the horrific events onjanuary 6th. And he has spoken with members of congress has spoken with members of congress about that as you all know congress about that as you all know. But he is going to leave it to know. But he is going to leave it to members of congress to carry it to members of congress to carry out it to members of congress to carry out their constitutional duty carry out their constitutional duty and carry out their constitutional duty and determine what the path duty and determine what the path forward is and what the mechanisms are going to be, but the process will be and what the process will be and what the timeline will be. And certainly, he ran against donald certainly, he ran against donald trump because he did not think donald trump because he did not think he donald trump because he did not think he was fit to serve in office think he was fit to serve in office long before the Events Office long before the events ofjanuary 6th. He is here today ofjanuary 6th. He is here today because he decided to run against today because he decided to run against him but we are focusing on moving against him but we are focusing on moving forward. We are focusing on moving forward. We are focusing on facing the issues facing focusing on facing the issues facing the American Public and as you facing the American Public and as you know we are focused on our covid as you know we are focused on our covid package. Go as you know we are focused on our covid package. As you know we are focused on our covid package. Go ahead. If i can follow our covid package. Go ahead. If i can follow pp our covid package. Go ahead. If i can follow up on our covid package. Go ahead. If i can follow up on that, our covid package. Go ahead. If i can follow up on that, is our covid package. Go ahead. If i can follow up on that, is the i i can follow up on that, is the president being updated on the progress of the fbi investigation . We know they are leading the investigation on the assault on the capitol. Does President Biden have confidence in the fbi director . Well, peteras confidence in the fbi director . Well, peter as you noted, there is an well, peter as you noted, there is an Ongoing Investigation that is an Ongoing Investigation that we is an Ongoing Investigation that we certainly support i am not sure that we certainly support i am not sure he has received an update not sure he has received an update today on any of the investigation but we certainly support investigation but we certainly support those ongoing and i am sure support those ongoing and i am sure we support those ongoing and i am sure we will be receiving updates in the days ahead stopping what does he have confidence in the fbi director . I confidence in the fbi director . I have confidence in the fbi director . I have not confidence in the fbi director . I have not spoken specifically within i have not spoken specifically within about fbi at director wray within about fbi at director wray but i will circle back theres wray but i will circle back theres more to convey. The president theres more to convey. The president did theres more to convey. The president did not theres more to convey. The president did not mention the word president did not mention the word trump president did not mention the word trump in president did not mention the word trump in his president did not mention the word trump in his inaugural. Word trump in his inaugural address word trump in his inaugural address today, word trump in his inaugural address today, what word trump in his inaugural address today, what was i word trump in his inaugurall address today, what was the intention address today, what was the intention behind address today, what was the intention behind that address today, what was the j intention behind that making any direct intention behind that making any direct reference intention behind that making any direct reference to intention behind that making any direct reference to his. Any direct reference to his predecessor any direct reference to his predecessor in any direct reference to his predecessor in that any direct reference to his. Predecessor in that speech . Any direct reference to his predecessor in that speech . I predecessor in that speech . Think the intention was to predecessor in that speech . Think the intention was to make the speech not about any individual, elected official, any individual, elected official, any current president , former president , but make it about the American People. And the moment the American People. And the moment we are facing in history right moment we are facing in history right now. Moment we are facing in history right now, the struggles that millions right now, the struggles that millions of americans are facing millions of americans are facing who dont have jobs, the fear people have about the health fear people have about the health of their grandparents and their cousins and their
brothers and their cousins and their brothers and to make it more about brothers and to make it more about the brothers and to make it more about the strength of the American People when they come together American People when they come together and not about any individual. But as you saw in his speech, it was forward looking, it was not meant forward looking, it was not meant to forward looking, it was not meant to look back on the past. Go ahead meant to look back on the past. Go ahead. How does President Biden plan to rehabilitate the United Statess image around the world and what is his priority globally . His parity is for us rebuilding priority globally . His parity is for us rebuilding our i is for us rebuilding our partnerships and alliances around partnerships and alliances around the world and regaining americas around the world and regaining americas seat at the global table americas seat at the global table americas seat at the global table. His priority. You can see table. His priority. You can see that table. His priority. You can see that as table. His priority. You can see that as evidence in his rejoining see that as evidence in his rejoining the paris climate agreement, rejoining the world health agreement, rejoining the World Health Organization, his plans to engage with partners and allies to engage with partners and allies and Work Together to address allies and Work Together to address many of the threats and issues address many of the threats and issues were facing around the world, issues were facing around the world, but issues were facing around the world, but i think that is what you will world, but i think that is what you will see as its focus in the you will see as its focus in the weeks ahead. Thank you
everyone, lets do this again tomorrow. Well, that was the first press briefing by the incoming White House Press secretaryjen psaki there, and she opened by saying that she believed in the power of truth and the importance of setting an example. She revealed that the first foreign leader phone calls that President Biden will take will be on friday with canada pots at Prime Ministerjustin trudeau, significant because one of the executive orders today that was signed by President Biden is canceling that crucial oil pipeline that the Canadian Energy sector will have some views about that. Lets talk more about the themes thatjen psaki outline for the Biden Administration there with the democratic strategist Marianne Marshall joins us now from cape cod in massachusetts. Thanks very much for being with us. So at this hour four years for being with us. So at this hourfour years ago, the discussion in sean spicer� s
President Trump on site first press secretary briefing was all about the inaugurations crowd size, this one was sucking but the reference to the importance of power of truth but it was more nuts and bolts, click a return to regular briefings. It bolts, click a return to regular briefings. It was like the last four regular briefings. It was like the last four years regular briefings. It was like the last four years never i the last four years never happened. It was like going backin happened. It was like going back in the way back machine but the contrast could not have been more stark and i think thats been the strategy ofjoe biden and his team not only throughout the campaign but certainly as they come into the Office Starting last night with the memorial to the 400,000 americans who have lost their lives to covid. Through today project activities, through his inaugural speech answer tonight inaugural speech answer tonight in particularjen psaki talked about as you noted the importance of truth and transparency. Forthe importance of truth and transparency. For the last four years, often these press briefings were used as a way to convey propaganda and conduct futurism. That has torn down the press and given the fact that there is a disinformation problem in this country that
helped contribute to the events of two weeks ago when there was a coup against our government, to restore truth and effects which you heard throughout bidens speech today, you heard jen psaki talk about tonight, it is important because a free and independent press is central to our democracy. Service during that and make sure people hear directly from jen psaki, from President Biden, as you noted earlier doctor fauci is going to be briefing again, getting the facts, getting the truth, so everybody has a common sense of information that we can all move together and work on the big challenges that confront this country whether its covid or the economy, a host of other matters. This is an important thing to do at the end of the today. Thing to do at the end of the toda. ~. ,. , thing to do at the end of the toda. ~. , today. Well, do you worry thou. H today. Well, do you worry though as today. Well, do you worry though as a today. Well, do you worry though as a democratic i though as a democratic strategist thatjen psaki was having to take questions about the forthcoming impeachment trial of President Trump in the senate and whether that is going to actually derail the
very important covid relief bill at thatjen psaki said there is a priority for this president . J there is a priority for this president . There is a priority for this president . ,. ,. , president . I think one of the thins president . I think one of the things she president . I think one of the things she did president . I think one of the things she did so president . I think one of the things she did so well president . I think one of the | things she did so well tonight which he took all comers. Its important to answer all those questions but at the end of this, it is notjob bidensjob to impeach and convict donald trump is that that is not up to the senate. The house did their job, now the senate has to do this. And i think there is a commitment by all parties to go ahead and do the trial, do the covid package, we have to do all these things because there are so many issues confronting us. I think it was smart to try to get all of this under their belts on the first day, very ambitious, the 17 executive orders all to set an example to the country of what kind of administration this is going to be. � ~. ,. , administration this is going to be. ~. , be. And marianne marsh, when ou hear be. And marianne marsh, when you hearjen be. And marianne marsh, when you hearjen psaki be. And marianne marsh, when you hearjen psaki talking i you hearjen psaki talking about how to combat disinformation just two weeks after the siege on the capitol where supporters of President Trump felt the election had
been stolen so they rush up those capitol steps, jen psaki exam there she is committed to sharing information even when its hard to hear. Do you think that will be a hallmark . Its hard to hear. Do you think that will be a hallmark . Yes, i do and i think that will be a hallmark . Yes, i do and i think it that will be a hallmark . Yes, i do and i think it has that will be a hallmark . Yes, i do and i think it has to that will be a hallmark . Yes, i do and i think it has to be i do and i think it has to be because for the last four years and especially since the past year dealing with covid when people were not telling the truth and offering facts, not acknowledging that there were problems, we cannot combat this successfully unless everybody works together. There are going to be tough days ahead, we all know that especially in the next six weeks when this pandemic is a hallmark . Yes, i do and i think it has to be because for the last four years and especially since the past youre dealing with covid when people were not telling the truth and offering facts, not acknowledging that there were problems, we cannot combat this successfully unless everybody works together. There are going to be tough days ahead, we all know that especially in the next six weeks when this pandemic is really good reach across the country even more thanit across the country even more than it is now. It will be important for everyone to hear the troop, hear the facts, and get the information they need so they can take care of themselves whether it is masks, social distancing, handwashing, all the things everybody can do to make sure we are protecting
one another until they can get a vaccine and i think you will hear a lot about that, too. Some tough days ahead but good to build trust now so when you talk about the stuff of things, people will believe you. Marianne marsh, democratic strategist, thank you so much forjoining us there from cape cod. Well, it newman is a former assistant secretary at the department of Homeland Security. Elizabeth newman. From the Trump Administration and shejoins us now from the Trump Administration and she joins us now from washington. Thanks for being with us, elizabeth. I want to get a reaction to the peaceful transfer of power that happened today in washington for safety think it was the fact that there were 25,000 numbers of there were 25,000 numbers of the National Guard theyre securing it that acted as a deterrent to anyone who might try to derail it . J deterrent to anyone who might try to derail it . Try to derail it . I certainly think that try to derail it . I certainly think that the try to derail it . I certainly think that the actions i try to derail it . I certainly| think that the actions over try to derail it . I certainly i think that the actions over the last two weeks by the fbi, by the secret service and the National Guard and certainly sent a strong signal to those who were looking to disrupt the inauguration that they were not going to be able to easily
overwhelm the Security Forces like they were on january overwhelm the Security Forces like they were onjanuary 6th. But i would suggest that it actually wasnt a peaceful transfer of power. January 6th was a part of the transition process and it was interrupted by an insurrection and domestic terrorist attacks and by people five people died. So its still a sobering moment, one which im so grateful i was able to and in this Beautiful Day with a lot of appropriate lament at times and a lot of hope offered by the president and those that participated in the programme. It was a moment i think we all needed in a season of darkness. But we cant let our guards down. The dark forces that led to what happened onjanuary 6th are still round up, many of them were very excited by what
happened at the capitol on january 6th, and a number of them are in a vulnerable moment right now. We saw a lot of online chatter particularly with qanon groups who were expecting a really big moment today in their theories and conspiracy theories, they believe this was a moment when they were going to be able to see donald trump prevail after all and round see donald trump prevail after alland round up see donald trump prevail after all and round up the big evil cabal of elites and serve justice and of course none of that happened because none of it was true. And you started to see online people realizing that they had been taken, that they had been used for years. So there is this particularly interesting moment where we might have the opportunity to help some of those followers that have been radicalized and maybe were very supportive of what happened onjanuary 6th are now coming to realise that they had been lied to and it
would be wonderful if you have a Family Member or a loved one who had gone down this dark path to reach out to them. Do ou path to reach out to them. Do you think path to reach out to them. Do you think this administration is very clearly focused on disinformation . Wejust is very clearly focused on disinformation . We just heard that theyre in the first press briefing from jen psaki . Do you think if disinformation is cooled out in real time that that would do something to get rid of the threat of white extremism . Called out . It helps that trump is deeply informed and it is not his people acting as the official mouthpiece of the government which caused tremendous damage to the covert response and in the perception of the Election Integrity elections integrity. So removing that official from integrity. So removing that officialfrom Government Official from government mouthpieces and officialfrom government mouthpieces and disinformation, from the government itself is super helpful. I also dont
think that the people who are caught in that the conservative echo chamber are going to view the government as a trusted source of information. So, its really important for people in those circles, people that would be considered credible voices by those that voted for trump to tell the truth, that the election wasnt stolen. To tell the truth that many of the things that the president had been saying for the last few years were lies. That is going to have a more powerful impact to have a more powerful impact to help deradicalise people and hopefully calm the temperatures in our country. Bud hopefully calm the temperatures in our country in our country. And what did ou in our country. And what did you make in our country. And what did you make there, in our country. And what did you make there, elizabeth, | in our country. And what did i you make there, elizabeth, of the press secretary saying that the press secretary saying that the new administration will respond at a time to its choosing to that massive cyber attack by russia on both the Us Government and us industry . Its absolutely the right response. One, they were going to be sworn into office hours
ago. The cabinet members have not been confirmed by the senate, and the transition by all accounts was poorly handled and they seem to know that theres a lot more that they need to catch up on before they are able to make decisions about what the appropriate response should be. So, absolutely the right decision to say that they are going to look at it and decide what to do and also usually when we retaliate, we dont often announce how we are really how we are italian if announce attribution, we sometimes issue statements of condemnation but often some of the retaliatory options, if you will, our best not disclosed or announced before they occur. It not disclosed or announced before they occur. Not disclosed or announced before they occur. It was a bit ou before they occur. It was a bit you worked before they occur. It was a bit you worked in before they occur. It was a bit you worked in the before they occur. It was a bit you worked in the trump i you worked in the Trump Administration. It is only 12 hours since the president left washington but already it is a very different mood, isnt it . Very much so there are fireworks going off in my neighborhood tonight. There is
a sense of relief. I received so many texts and people chatting on twitter and facebook about how relieved they are when the president left and when the inauguration occurred and biden and harris were sworn in and it wasnt interrupted, i think everybody was holding their breath that trump my bow something at the last minute, none of that happened. That relief than over a few hours for me at least turned into greatjoy, that this is the place we are at, it has been so dark for so long and we still have a very difficult road ahead of us i dont think President Biden is ignoring the fact that there are very many tough days ahead. He even said that in his inaugural address. He even said that in his inauguraladdress. But we actually now have a leader that is working with us, walking with us on the darkjourney towards hopefully better times as opposed to a leader that was both ignoring where we were and
actually making the journey harder. And thatjust is a great sense of relief i think across the city, especially from the men and women that work in the federal government and had been berated and bullied for the last four years. Its nice to get up and go to work and feel appreciated for the work that you do by the ultimate boss, the american president. Ultimate boss, the american president ultimate boss, the american resident. ,. President. Elizabeth newman, thank ou president. Elizabeth newman, thank you so president. Elizabeth newman, thank you so much president. Elizabeth newman, thank you so much for president. Elizabeth newman, thank you so much forjoining| thank you so much forjoining us with those insights there. For more on this historic day in washington and the swearing in washington and the swearing in of the 46th president , nicole hammer is a assistant Research Scholar at Columbia University in new york or university. She is a president ial and constitutional historian. Thank you for being with us. What did you make at this speech from President Biden in which he talked so much about the fragility of democracy even though he said ultimately prevailed . J democracy even though he said ultimately prevailed . Ultimately prevailed . I think he was tapping
ultimately prevailed . I think he was tapping into ultimately prevailed . I think| he was tapping into probably the main concern on peoples minds right now. Of course people are worried about the pandemic and the economy, but wejust saw pandemic and the economy, but we just saw two weeks ago insurrection at the Capitol Building where he was standing and the idea that democracy is fragile, that we had just gone through a period where we didnt have the peaceful transfer of power, democracy was the word on everyones mind and coming out ofjoe bidens mouth over and over again topic he used the word democracy more than any other president has in his inaugural address and i think it is precisely because of that lack of a transition piece full of power that we need that rededication to democracy is a form of government. Democracy is a form of covernment. ,. ~ government. Has an american president government. Has an american president ever government. Has an american president ever had government. Has an american president ever had to government. Has an american president ever had to speak i government. Has an american | president ever had to speak so directly about disinformation and the threat of violent extremism, domestic extremism, in a speech . J extremism, domestic extremism, in a speech . In a speech . I mean, not really in a speech . I mean, not really. There in a speech . I mean, not really. There has in a speech . I mean, not| really. There has certainly
been domestic extremism and violence in the us before, there have certainly been periods where misinformation and disinformation saturated American Society of us about having it linked directly to an election and having it linked directly to a moment like this is so unusual. There have been moments of about talking about civil unrest and strife and nothing rises to the surface more than the speeches given by Abraham Lincoln in 1861 and 1865, thats our most useful precedent for this. But again, that was a moment surrounding the civil war. And i dont think thats the part that we are at. But we certainly are at are at. But we certainly are at a point of high civil unrest. And how much of a contrast did you find this speech was to that very dramatic american carnage speech by President Trumpjust four years carnage speech by President Trump just four years ago . Four trump ust four years ago . Four ears trumpjust four years ago . Four years ago. Trumpjust four years ago . Four years ago. The trumpjust four years ago . Four years ago, the united trump just four years ago . Fm; years ago, the United States was in much better condition
and got a much darker speech from the incoming president. I think what we saw with joe biden was a flipping of the script. He acknowledged that yes, the us was in a very difficult position right now but what better time to use a phrase like american carnage then went 400,000 americans have died in this pandemic when the economy is in such poor shape, when you have had an insurrection at the capitol prince and yet that is not the tone he struck. He decided to go for hope and optimism and healing, which is for record who is. And i think that those in speeches, his and Donald Trumps four years ago, reflect the personalities of those two men. It the personalities of those two men. ,. ,. , the personalities of those two men. I. ,. , the personalities of those two men. I. ,. Men. If you were to look at a president men. If you were to look at a president in men. If you were to look at a president in history men. If you were to look at a president in history who i men. If you were to look at a | president in history who faced as many challenges asjoe biden does from the pandemic to the economic calamity to Climate Change to racialjustice, who is a comparable figure in American History . J
is a comparable figure in American History . I mean, the erson American History . I mean, the person that American History . I mean, the person that comes American History . I mean, the person that comes first American History . I mean, the person that comes first to i American History . I mean, the| person that comes first to mind is Abraham Lincoln. Again, you cant underestimate the amount of strife that the us has been through and certainly in the case of lincoln, we are talking about one major issue that affects everything in the United States from Civil Liberties to the economy to the very structure of government itself, and i think its that kind of series of existential crises thatjoe biden is facing. He is facing as you just mentioned a whole array with different sources of the problem, different kinds of solution to them. Its a much broader sort of portfolio that he has to deal with. But he is in a difficult position and one perhaps more difficult than almost any other president has faced. ,. , almost any other president has faced. ,. , i. Faced. Nicole hammer, thank you so much for faced. Nicole hammer, thank you so much forjoining faced. Nicole hammer, thank you so much forjoining us faced. Nicole hammer, thank you so much forjoining us there. I so much forjoining us there. And before we go, heres a look at some of the key moments from the day Whenjoe Biden became
the day Whenjoe Biden became the 46th president of the United States of america. Applause. Oh, say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight� s last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight i, Joseph Robinette biden junior, do solemnly swear. Jr, do solemnly swear. Oer the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets� red glare the will of the people has been heard and the will of the people has been heeded. At this hour, my friends,
democracy has prevailed. And the home of the brave. Hello, and we yet have more Severe Weather in our forecast for thursday. We start the day still with the met Office Amber Warning in force for heavy rain across Northern England. That will lapse through the morning but, obviously, the flooding situation lags somewhat behind the falling rain, so i dont anticipate the flood warnings going up once again across england. And then for scotland, we have an amber warning for the risk of disruption across the borders where heavy snow is set to fall accompanied by strong winds. The reason for all of these problems is storm christoph, this deep area of low pressure. Its now pulling off into the north sea but behind it, weve dragged down some cold air all the way south from the arctic right the way across the uk, and that gives us a cold start to thursday. It means ice is possible, well, just about anywhere a lot of surface water lying around aside from where we see showers falling first thing. But wintry weather for scotland the Biggest Issue through the course of the day. The rain, improving across Northern England. Still some showers around here, though. Still some wintry, even as far south as the southern pennines, perhaps the odd one getting into the peaks. To the far south of the uk, perhaps some rain grazing the south coast. Much of england and wales seeing a dry and sunny day but feeling chillier certainly. Northern ireland largely fine. Scotland keeps on packing in those wintry showers even overnight thursday into friday as christoph pulls off towards scandinavia. There will be some, as well, for northern ireland, a few more for Northern England but scotland with the greatest risk of piling up some more snowfall. A widespread frost, though, takes us into friday. So, again with that surface water sitting around across many parts of the uk, could be icejust
about anywhere as the day gets under way. Friday, quite a bit of sunshine for england and wales. A few showers of rain running into the south. Some more wintry showers though for Northern England grazing the north of northern ireland, and across scotland. But friday, in contrast to the last few days, a much quieter day. As for the weekend, low pressure still to the north west. We feed in some weather systems around it through the course of the weekend. Dont put too much stake on the exact detail of where these are pushing through but you can see white there. Those weather systems are set to interact with the very cold air. Hard to put the detail on them because they are quite small, but the upshot is we will all be sitting in the colder air this weekend. And if those features do run in where you are, you could see some snowfall. This is bbc news im Laura Trevelyan in washington. And, in london, im mike embley. The headlines mr president. Cheering and applause a new day for America Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. Weve learned again that democracy is precious, democracy is precious, democracy is precious, democracy is fragile and this hour my friends, democracy has prevailed. Kamala harris takes the oath as Vice President , making history as the first woman ever to hold the post. Getting straight to work the new president signs a blizzard of executive orders