times it was just 14 days ago that the capitol building was the scene of chaos stormed by supporters of the current president. overturning the democratic process and stopping today s events from happening but congress ratified the election results. happening today joe biden and his vice president. will be sworn in from our position here on constitution avenue we will bring you the events as they unfold analysis from our team of correspondents and guests. who have extended coverage as the rest of the world watches on a new era in washington means all over the world especially after 4 years of the u.s. withdrawal from the global stage. of america. well good morning from washington d.c. everyone so glad you could join us for this special coverage of inauguration day 20211 of the most important political moments in the united states the much vaunted peaceful transfer of power happening in the most extraordinary of times and circumstances think about it all a global pandemic or ri
messages and tweets. abbey goodman is joining thus morning from st. petersburg, florida. to talk about the republican party in a post trump washington.po t? the tale of the tape in the selection was actually how well republicans did against all expectations. they made a gain of at least half a dozen seats in the united states house where they were expected to lose seats. they will at least be in a tie or maintaine control after the elections in georgia. they made dramatic gains among hispanics, especially hispanic women. , trumps numbers among african-americans were double or triple what they were in 2016 in certain parts of the country. any women are said to serve 96 congress, or publican women than at any time in history. so against all expectations in the middle of a pandemic, with all the media predicting doom and gloom, the president of the united states just barely apparently lost the selection. yet looking ahead, think about what is ahead. havesentially conservative/
states they stormed the capitol building some even managed to get inside the building which is now under law down. there were some scuffles we hear but certainly quite a fluid situation unfolding in washington today the national guard we hear is being deployed after the crowds of supporters of president trump stormed the building you can see there were some clashes earlier inside the building itself with capitol police trying to push back donald trump supporters and this all happened again when members of the senate and the house of representatives were debating the certification of president elect joe biden s victory other members of congress were evacuated the building now in lockdown security officers inside one of the congressional chambers have. day guns are on at one point as protesters try to enter there are reports that one woman was shot and is in critical condition president. early address the crowds repeating his unfounded claims of election fraud since sweetie cal
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extraordinary group of speakers, including the swedish foreign minister, steve hadley, former director of national andlligence james clapper, my colleague gideon monitoring the first panel. as the united states prepares to transition to a new presidential administration, the atlantic council has brought this event together to shape the thinking on u.s. leadership in the world . and what we know by listening to national,van, the new secretary of state designee tony blinken they intend to lead the , united states in quite a different direction with an emphasis on partners and allies. the united states remains committed to the idea that robust leadership and strong democratic alliances and partnerships being essential to the future. over the course of the event, we will hear from countless figures on a variety of topics. we begin today with a panel on the biden administration s opportunity to renew leadership and re-energize democratic alliances. president elect biden said he wo