US inauguration: Joe Biden breaks down during farewell speech; Donald Trump refuses to authorise Govt plane
19 Jan, 2021 10:59 PM
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By: Bill Barrow and Aamer Madhani
US President-elect Joe Biden has made a sober entrance to the nation s capital after delivering an emotional speech in his home state that paid tribute to his late son Beau.
Biden cried as he told a crowd of supporters in Wilmington, Delaware: Excuse the emotion . but when I die, Delaware will be written in my heart. And the hearts of all the Bidens .
Inauguration Day events after Joe Biden sworn in as president
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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn into office Wednesday. Mr. Biden took the reins of power as 46th president of the United States at a perilous time in American history, and he urged a bitterly divided country to unite around defeating the deadliest pandemic in a century.
CBSN s coverage is continuing throughout the day with anchors Anne-Marie Green, Vladimir Duthiers, Tanya Rivero, Elaine Quijano and Lana Zak. CBSN politics reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns is delivering live updates from Washington, D.C., and Quijano is anchoring a special edition of Red & Blue at 5 p.m. ET.