VICE
VICE PRESIDENT GAVE AMERICANS SOMETHING THEY REALLY NEEDED.
HOPE.
HOPE.
HOPE. WE
HOPE. WE GOT AN UP CLOSE LOOK AT THE
SWEARING IN CEREMONY.
>> THE AIR WAS HEAVY IN THE
WEEK LEADING UP TO THE
INAUGURATION SURROUNDED BY
INTENSE SECURITY.
INTENSE SECURITY. BUT AS THE CEREMONY BEGAN TO
TAKE SHAPE EARLIER TODAY, YOU
CAN FEEL THE HEAVINESS LIFTING
A BIT.
A BIT.
A BIT. IT
A BIT. IT WAS REPLACED BY SCENES OF
HOPE, STRENGTH, RESPECT AND
RESOLVE THAT EVEN IN THE MIDST
OF A PANDEMIC AND A DEEPLY
DIVIDED NATION, THERE IS A PATH
FORWARD.
FORWARD.
FORWARD. [ MUSIC ]
[ MUSIC ]
[ MUSIC ] >> SEVERAL RENDITIONS OF "OLD
GLORY "A SYMBOL OF AMERICA'S
PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE.
MEMBERS FROM THE THREE BRANCHES
OF GOVERNMENT GATHERED ON THE
WEST SIDE OF THE U.S. CAPITOL
TO WITNESS THE PEACEFUL
TRANSFER OF POWER.
JUST WEEKS AFTER DEMOCRACY WAS
CHALLENGED BY RIOTERS.
>> THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL
POLICE OFFICER EUGENE O.
GOODMAN.
GOODMAN.
GOODMAN. >> AND KAMALA DEVI HARRIS, THAT
I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES.
STATES.
STATES. >> AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN
AND DOMESTIC.
AND DOMESTIC. >> AGAINST ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN
AND DOMESTIC.
AND DOMESTIC. >> I JOSEPH ROBINETTE BIDEN,
JR., SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL
FAITHLY EXECUTE THE OFFICE OF
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY
ABILITY.
ABILITY.
ABILITY. >> AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY
ABILITY.
ABILITY.
ABILITY. >> PRESERVE, PROTECT AND
DEFEND.
DEFEND.
DEFEND. >> PRESERVE, PROTECT AND
DEFEND.
DEFEND.
DEFEND. >> THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
UNITED STATES.
UNITED STATES. >> THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
UNITED STATES.
UNITED STATES. >> SO HELP YOU GOD.
>> SO HELP ME GOD.
>> CONGRATULATIONS, MR.
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> AND IN HIS INAUGURAL SPEECH,
PRESIDENT BIDEN SPOKE OF WHAT
IT WILL TAKE TO HEAL AND UNITE
DURING THESE DIFFICULT TIMES.
>> HISTORY, FAITH AND REASON
SHOW THE WAY, THE WAY.
YOU CAN SEE EACH OTHER, NOT AS
ADVERSARIES, BUT AS NEIGHBORS.
YOU CAN TREAT EACH OTHER WITH
DIGNITY AND RESPECT.
WE CAN JOIN FORCES, STOP THE
SHOUTING AND LOWER THE
TEMPERATURE.
TEMPERATURE. WITHOUT UNITY THERE IS NO
PEACE, ONLY BITTERNESS AND
FURY.
FURY.
FURY. NO
FURY. NO PROGRESS.
NO PROGRESS. ONLY EXHAUSTING OUTRAGE.
AND I PLEDGE THIS TO YOU, I
WILL BE A PRESIDENT FOR ALL
AMERICANS, ALL AMERICANS.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> AND I PROMISE YOU, I WILL
FIGHT AS HARD FOR THOSE WHO DID
NOT SUPPORT ME AS FOR THOSE WHO
DID.
DID.
DID. I
DID. I GIVE YOU MY WORD.
I WILL ALWAYS LEVEL WITH YOU.
I WILL DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION.
I'LL DEFEND OUR DEMOCRACY.
I WILL DEFEND AMERICA.
AND I WILL GIVE ALL, ALL OF
YOU, KEEP EVERYTHING I DO IN
YOUR SERVICE, THINKING NOT OF
POWER, BUT OF POSSIBILITIES,
AND THE PUBLIC GOOD AND
TOGETHER WE SHALL WRITE AN
AMERICAN STORY OF HOPE.
>> HOPE TO STRENGTHEN OUR
FRAGILE THE DEMOCRACY.
[ SINGING ] & WHO SO
PROUDLY WE HAILED AT THE
TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING &&.
>> AMERICA UNITED.
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
[
[ SINGING
[ SINGING ] & WAS MADE FOR YOU AND ME &&.
>> SO THAT EVERYONE CAN
PROSPER.
PROSPER.
PROSPER. >> IF WE MERGE MERCY WITH MIGHT
AND MIGHT WITH RIGHT, THEN LOVE
BECOMES