Shattered glass on a capitol hill door a stark reminder of the attack on the capitol. Three former president s and first ladies onhand today. And former Vice President mike pence at the inauguration, too. President biden leading a silent prayer, asking americans to honor the more than 400,000 american lives lost to the coronavirus. And late today, what were now learning about a letter in the oval office from President Trump. President biden, the first lady dr. Jill biden and the biden family walking the shortened parade route in their masks, right to the white house. The president ial limo, the beast, the license plate now reading 46. The first lady at the entrance of the white house resting her head on the president s chest. Tonight, the first images of President Biden working in the oval office, signing executive actions and well go down the list. Former President Trump leaving the white house for the last time this morning. The first president in more than 150 years to skip the inau
Of kleenex just in case. I have to tell you, i was a bit worried about this inaugural having a feeling of just being the resistance to what we saw on 1 6, just being an answer to that and sort of being defiant. You know, i was sure it would be, in being this sort of attempt. We talked about it earlier, to sort of grab back, you know, the traditionalism of an inaugural. But what the organizers of this event managed to do is that they gave us that which we needed, right, we needed an answer, we needed that resistance. But they also gave us joy. They gave us fashion. They gave us celebrity. They gave us hope. We had an incredible inaugural earlier in the day where we saw the first black woman, first Asian American woman, first woman, period, Vice President , you know, do the walk, get sworn in, do all of that great stuff. We saw joe biden, who has lived his whole life for this moment. Look at all he has lost and all he has sacrificed to get here and have this chance to really change the c
Biden has called upon us to summon now, the courage to see beyond crisis, to do what is hard, to do what is good, to unite. Seeing Kamala Harris is going to mean so much to so many millions of little girls and little boys. We saw the 15 executive orders and executive actions that have been signed by the president. The world is watching us and i think were saying to the world, this is the america you believed in. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and all around the world. This is new day. It is thursday, january 21st, 6 00 here in new york. And the sun not even up on the first full day of the Biden Administration and already we have breaking news, as President Biden wakes up for the first time in the white house, were getting word from officials about the staggering lack of coronavirus vaccination plan left behind. This morning, we are told they have to start from scratch. Also breaking before dawn, minutes ago, the white house just released this new National Strategy for coro
We look back at the events in washington, dc, for the inauguration of president joe biden. Ladies and gentlemen, the president elect of the United States, Joseph Robinette biden jr and doctorjill biden. Cheering and applause. Music. Please raise your right hand and repeat after me. I, Joseph Robinette bidenjr, do solemnly swear. Two i, Joseph Robinette bidenjr, do solemnly swear. Luna that i will faithfully execute. But i will faithfully execute. But i will faithfully execute. But i will faithfully execute. , . Execute. But i will faithfully execute. , execute. The office of president execute. The office of president of execute. The office of president of the execute. The office of. President of the united execute. The office of president of the United States. And will president of the United States. And will to the best of my ability, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend, ability, preserve, protect and defend, preserve, protect and defend defend, preserve,
That about says it. Look at this by the way, were going to be speaking to amanda gormen exclusively. Here we are in the middle of a pandemic and such a historic day and such beautiful pageantry in a different way. And when you think back two weeks ago, the capitol was a crime scene. And today joe biden and Kamala Harris in a historic inauguration, she becoming the first woman and woman of color to be Vice President after this insurrection. And i want to make note of three american president s meeting today where george w. Bush talked about and we just saw it the institutional integrity of our country. And thats what today was about. And joe biden got in office, and think of it the senate changed hands today. And he couldnt have moved faster to turn the corner. And whether you agree with President Biden or not, it certainly feels like a new day. Oh, my goodness, this was not just a transfer of power, it was a profound change of attitude and as gloria said amid real suffering and fear an