Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn in on the West front of US Capitol buildingUS President-elect Joe Biden and his deputy Kamala Harris will be sworn in as the 46th President and 49th Vice-President of the United States tomorrow, January 20. Ms Harris will make history as America’s initially lady, initially Black and initially particular person with south Asian roots to take the workplace of the Vice President.Joe Biden, 78, will take the oath on his 127-year-old family members Bible, which will be held by his wife, Dr Jill Biden, news agency PTI reported.The Inauguration will take location amid a deadly coronavirus pandemic that has infected more than 2.4 crores Americans and killed 3.9 lakh patients so far. The ceremony comes days immediately after an unprecedented storming of the US Capitol creating, which is the seat of the US Congress, by pro-Trump supporters who took more than the creating, top to the evacuation and lockdown of the Capitol and 5 deaths.Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn in on the West front of the US Capitol creating, the official Inauguration web site has announced. “After they take their oaths of office, President-elect Biden will deliver an inaugural address laying out his vision to defeat the pandemic, build back better, and unify and heal the nation,” it mentioned.Joe Biden has also invited major Republican and Democratic congressional leaders to a bipartisan prayer session at church tomorrow ahead of his inauguration, men and women familiar with the plans mentioned, reported news agency AFP.All you require to know about Biden-Harris Inauguration tomorrow:Inaugural CeremoniesThe Inaugural ceremony will start with an invocation and the singing of the national anthem at 8:30 pm tomorrow. The ceremony will also incorporate the Pledge of Allegiance, poetry reading, musical performances and a benediction ceremony. Biden and Harris will be sworn in maintaining in thoughts the pandemic circumstance and the “top priority will be keeping people safe and healthy while honoring and resembling American inaugural traditions”, the workplace web site bideninaugural.com mentioned.Where to watchOfficials have urged Americans to refrain from traveling to Washington for the oath taking ceremony. The ceremony will be streamed on all significant US news networks and on bideninaugural.com. The ceremony can also be viewed on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Twitch along with on Amazon Prime Video, Microsoft Bing, NewsNOW from Fox, AT&T U-verse (Channel 212/1212 in SD/HD) and AT&T DIRECTV (Channel 201).”The livestream, hosted by award winning entertainer and advocate Keke Palmer, will feature a special message from Dr Jill Biden,” the workplace web site bideninaugural.com mentioned.Virtual Parade Across AmericaConsidering that the Inauguration will take location amid a raging pandemic, inaugural activities will have restricted footprints, bideninaugural.com mentioned. The “Parade Across America,” which will be televised for the American men and women and function diverse, dynamic performances will function actor and political activist Tony Goldwyn, comedian Jon Stewart, rock band New Radicals, singer and song writer Andra Day, Olympic athletes, and daily American heroes.We’re taking you on a Parade Across America! ????????Join us on January 20 at 3:15pm ET, featuring @tonygoldwyn, Jon Stewart, New Radicals, @AndraDayMusic, Olympic athletes, and daily American heroes. https://t.co/32suUKgppPpic.twitter.com/Gccx4SzqhG— Biden Inaugural Committee (@BidenInaugural) January 19, 2021Pass in ReviewFollowing the swearing in ceremony, the President-elect, First Lady, Vice President-elect, and Second Gentleman will take component in a “Pass in Review” on the East front with members of the military, the official web site mentioned. Pass in Reviews are a extended-standing military tradition that reflect the peaceful transfer of energy to a new Commander-in-Chief, it mentioned.Wreath Laying Ceremony at Arlington National CemeteryJoe Biden, Dr Jill Biden, Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff will go to the Arlington National Cemetery to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the official web site mentioned. They will be joined by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, President George W Bush and Laura Bush, and President Bill Clinton and Secretary Hillary Clinton.Presidential EscortJoe Biden will obtain a “Presidential Escort” from 15th Street to the White House with each and every branch of the military represented in the escort, which includes The US Army Band, a Joint Service Honor Guard, and the Commander-in-Chief’s Guard and Fife and Drum Corps from the 3rd US Infantry “The Old Guard”, the web site mentioned.Celebrating AmericaA 90-minute prime-time programme, hosted by actor Tom Hanks, will function remarks from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and will air at 7 am on Thursday (India time). It will also incorporate performances by American singer-songwriters Ant Clemons, Jon Bon Jovi, John Legend, Bruce Springsteen, Justin Timberlake, singer Demi Lovato, actors Eva Longoria, Kerry Washington and rock band Foo Fighters, the web site mentioned.(With input from agencies)
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