Updated Jan 20, 2021 | 16:38 IST
Biden will take the oath by keeping his hand on a 127-year-old Bible, which will be held by his wife Jill Biden. Joe Biden (file photo) | Photo Credit: IANS
Washington DC/ New Delhi: The inauguration of new US President Joe Biden will take place in Washington DC on Wednesday. The security in the US capital has been stepped up in light of the imminent threat from external as well as internal attacks.
Biden will be sworn-in as the 46th President of the United States. The event will witness A-listers in attendance along with the conventional pomp such as the traditional parade, presence of former presidents and tributes to the troops. Among those who will take part in the inauguration are - Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez, rock legend Bruce Springsteen and Garth Brooks.
this down so it would not make its way out and people would go hope and the responder would have no insurance but instead of that, and there was pressure, but he, what he did was he said here are my concerns. this is too much money. i don t like the way this is happening. they came together for a compromise and knocked billions off of it and now people on the right and the left and largely in the middle are smiling ear to ear so it is a nice thing to see moving toward christmas. reporter: it is wonderful. again, we are like, you know, we watch and score the game of politics but just for a second, to say, getting something done for the good of the country, you have to take your hat off to that and it really does open the door to, you know, the middle of the country, people who are not of the political extreme saying gee, i can see that washington is having some positive effect, that in terms of the tax cut extension, it will help the economy, that in terms of reaching out and trying to
want to thank my republican colleagues. if we learned anything from this last election it was that the american people want us to get things done. they asked us to come to washington, work hard on behalf of the american people, and work together. and i can tell you that senator enzy, senator sessions, senator coburn came to the table to help. they wanted to make the difference and make the deal better and came together at a great time of need and they made a difference so i thank them for making this possible today. and i am going to close with a reminder about what this is about: on 9/11 our country was attacked by terrorists. certain men and women, the strongest, the bravest among us, raced up the towers when everyone was coming down, and they were the ones who went to the pile to look for survivors
its entirety, enormous news has developed in washington. three weeks ago, it would have been impossible to imagine this congress which both sides admit has accomplished very little throughout the year, and this particular group would be able to come together with so much legislation, whether you are for or against it is another matter but so much has gone through, that is news, no doubt, and harry reid is speaking now on capitol hill but it is my understanding do we plan to do that? harry reid? no response. okay, we will get to that as the first responders coming ahead. and in philadelphia, there is a serial killer after d.n.a. tests link a third victim to the so-called strangler. police say a woman found raped and murdered and dumped near train tracks in northeast philadelphia and investigators believe they are believe her killer sexually assaulted and kill god last month.
this is different from that approved in the house in september it is going back to the house for approval and we are told that could take a while, and we are told that could take a while. that means the lame duck session is finally coming to a close. shepard: there is much more on this matter with live reports from people on washington on this and we will hear from the 9/11 first responders, and will hear from the president on this, a compromise of utmost importance. the people who put their lives on the line for people who had died or injured in the towers. it is coming up in a moment but there is other big news. we do not normally do alerts back-to-back but here is one: it is now official: the united states senate just seconds ago voted to ratify the nuclear arms pact with russia a major victory for what is called the white houses top foreign poll