and here is joe biden just before we go
to john sopple that's a little bit more
important
joe biden and his wife jill biden dr
jill biden
the president-elect and the woman who is
about to become the first lady of the
united states and will break with
tradition
again we are having so many traditions
broken because dr jill biden who is an
educator has said that she is going to
carry on working she worked when she was
vice president's wife she's going to
carry on working now as well
um that has not been done before so they
are coming down the stairs
onto the platform as well let's
take a watch as the man who has tried to
become
president two times before and failed
has now succeeded 78 years old
joe biden on his third attempt is going
to be sworn in
as the 46th president of the united
states
and what a time he takes over in what a
huge amount he has to do
how much is resting on this man's
shoulders
we're just going to listen for him to
come out and then john sopel's going to
join us with his thoughts
there is amy klobuchar she was a a
presidential candidate
she had perhaps hoped to become the vice
presidential nominee here we have the
committee
ceremonies fits you elder the fourth the
acting house
senate sergeant-at-arms tim blodgett and
the acting senate sergeant-at-arms
jennifer hemingway
[Music]
the music by the way from the marine
corps band
for the arrival of joe biden onto the
platform
this is my country
[Music]
ladies and gentlemen the president-elect
of the united states
joseph robinette biden jr and dr jill
biden
[Applause]
sopel you've been watching this as you
see joe biden
finally after all those years of wanting
to be in this position i'm sure he never
quite imagined it would be like this
didn't think he'd be wearing a mask has
the right man come for the right moment
i put it in a different way catty i
don't think any other
candidate that was in the democratic
field could have beaten
donald trump and i was reading the
barack obama book and he
there was this very interesting line
when he was talking about his own run
for the presidency he said
you don't choose the moment the moment
chooses you
and i think this was joe biden's moment
at a time of controversy of division
he was a slightly reassuring figure had
been on the political stage for years
a moderate democrat and therefore
someone who could perhaps
take on donald trump and win i