Joe Biden
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However, the largely virtual affair will still feature several ceremonial events and will conclude with a star-studded television party tonight.
Chronology of events
08:00 – President Trump
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President Trump breaks more than a century of tradition by refusing to attend the swearing-in of his successor. Vice President Pence and other GOP officials will not attend Trump’s farewell ceremony; Pence will attend Biden’s inauguration instead.
8.45 am – Joe and Jill Biden
MORE will be accompanied by Kamala Harris
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10:00 – Actress Keke Palmer begins hosting the first-ever curated live stream for children and young Americans before and during the opening ceremony, with a message from Jill Biden. It is streamed online by the Inaugural Committee, PBS News Hour and Amazon Prime Video, and is also broadcast by Nickelodeon and Discovery Education.
10:30 am – Arrive at the Eastern Front of the Capitol
11:15 am – The inauguration program begins with an invocation of Father Leo J. O’Donovan, a former president of Georgetown University. A Georgia firefighter named Andrea Hall will lead the Pledge of Allegiance and Amanda Gorman, who will made history in 2017 by being named the very first National Youth Poet Laureate, will read a poem.
Lady Gaga sings the national anthem. The ceremony will also feature musical performances from Jennifer Lopez and Garth Brooks.
11:55 am Harris has been sworn in as the 49th Vice President of the United States by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor shortly before noon on a Bible that once belonged to the first African-American to serve on the Supreme Court, Thurgood Marshall.
12.00 – Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States at noon on the occasion of the 20th amendment to the Constitution. Trump’s term officially ends. The new president will immediately deliver his inaugural address.
Reverend Silvester Beaman, a Delaware minister who was an ally of Joe Biden’s late son, Beau Biden, will conclude the inauguration with the blessing.
1:40 PM – Joe Biden and Harris assess the readiness of the military forces in a review in the Capitol, a long tradition that reflects the peaceful transition from power to a new commander in chief.
2:25 pm – Joe Biden, Harris and former Presidents Obama, George W. Bush and Clinton, along with their husbands, will participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.
3:15 pm – The new president and vice president then go to the White House to receive a presidential escort, with every branch of the military represented.
In place of the traditional Pennsylvania Avenue parade, there will be a virtual “Parade Across America” featuring performances from all 50 states and different territories. Jon Stewart is expected to appear and Earth Wind & Fire is one of the musical acts.
5:15 pm Joe Biden will enter the Oval Office for the first time as president. He is expected to sign more than a dozen executive actions to reverse some of President Trump’s signature policy initiatives and set a new tone for his administration. He plans to issue a national ‘challenge’ for wearing a mask, halt construction of the southern border wall, revoke the so-called ‘Muslim ban’ and re-join both the World Health Organization ( WHO) and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. among many other things.
5:45 PM Joe Biden then swears presidential appointees in a virtual ceremony in the first day.
7:00 pm – White House press secretary Jen Psaki
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8:30 in the evening– ‘Celebrating America’ virtual television event hosted by legendary actor Tom Hanks featuring performances from Demi Lovato, Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, Tim McGraw Jon Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, John Legend and Foo Fighters.
The 90-minute event also features comments from the new president and vice president.
9.55 pm – The Bidens appear on the Blue Room balcony overlooking the South Lawn to round off the day’s festivities.
How to watch at home
Biden’s Inaugural Commission will broadcast an official live stream of all events on its website, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Nerve twitching. The White House will also stream the inauguration live.
Major television networks, including ABC, CBS, CNN, C-SPAN, Fox, PBS, NBC and MSNBC, will broadcast live broadcasts all day long.
ABC, CBS, CNN, PBS, NBC and MSNBC will broadcast the Celebrating America primetime celebrations on television. Amazon Prime Video, Microsoft Bing, Fox’s NewsNOW, and AT&T DirecTV and U-verse will also run the special live broadcast for those who don’t have cable.