Washington, D.C. Locks Down Ahead of Biden's Oath of Office From Capitol Hill

Joe Biden will take the oath of office as president in a ceremony dramatically reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic and still-simmering threats of violence in Washington, casting a pall over the quadrennial celebration of American democracy. His swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday will come amid an unprecedented cordon of security, with strict physical distancing measures in place. A sea of 200,000 flags on the National Mall will stand in for the normally vast crowd cheering a new commander in chief. While Biden uses his inauguration to highlight “America United,” he faces a nation where many Republicans still reject his victory, including outgoing President Donald Trump.