Church bells will ring, Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to be lit up
It will the first time the pool will be lit to memorialize American lives lost
Cities and towns across America invited to ring bells, lit buildings
Memorial will take place at 5:30 p.m. ET on January 19 - the day before Biden takes the oath of office
Organizers are planning a scaled back inauguration ceremony
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have canceled the traditional luncheon
Workers are taking down parade viewing stands by White House as Biden is encouraging supporters to stay home
Joe Biden s inauguration will include a tribute to those who lost their lives to the coronavirus with church bells ringing across the nation and the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool illuminated.
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Biden s inauguration will feature memorial for those lost to COVID
By AP author
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President-elect Joe Biden is planning a lighting ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to honor those killed by the coronavirus the day before he is sworn into office on Jan. 20.
The Lincoln Memorial with the Washington Monument across the Reflecting Pool as the sun sets on Dec. 26, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
The Presidential Inaugural Committee said Thursday that it would hold the event the evening of Jan. 19, calling it the first-ever lighting around the Reflecting Pool to memorialize American lives lost. It is also inviting communities around the country to join Washington in lighting up buildings and ringing church bells at 5:30 p.m. in a national moment of unity and remembrance.