Dr. Jill Biden as they attend the lighting event along the National Mall on Tuesday evening (January 19) in Washington, D.C.
The President-Elect and First Lady-Elect were joined by Vice President-Elect
Kamala Harris and her husband, Second Gentleman
Douglas Emhoff, for the ceremony, which honored the 400,000 American victims of the coronavirus pandemic at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Ahead of
Biden‘s inauguration tomorrow, the group took time out to pay tribute to those who have lost their lives in the past year of the pandemic. In addition to the lights, 200,000 small flags were also installed to honor the victims of COVID-19.
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden has landed at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on the eve of his inauguration in Washington.
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WASHINGTON: : An emotional President-elect Joe Biden flew to Washington Tuesday on the eve of his inauguration, as his predecessor Donald Trump who will snub Biden s swearing-in for the first time wished success to the new administration.
Tears rolled down Biden s cheeks at a farewell ceremony in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, where he paid tribute to his late son and rising politician Beau, before catching a plane to the capital.
Cities of Gaithersburg and Rockville Join in National COVID Memorial
The cities of Gaithersburg and Rockville are joining in a memorial Tuesday to remember and honor lives lost to COVID-19 by illuminating their City Halls starting at 5:30 p.m.
The memorial is organized by the Presidential Inauguration Committee (PIC) that is encouraging cities and towns to join Washington, D.C. in illuminating buildings in amber light as a symbol of unity and remembrance. A Washington, D.C. ceremony will feature lighting around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
The ceremony may be watched below:
The ceremony in D.C. will be streamed BidenInaugural.org/watch and PIC’s