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Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be making a lot of firsts when she enters the White House in January. She'll be the first Black, Indian, and South Asian to be Vice President--not to mention the first woman. According to Business Insider, black women and girls across America cried and cheered on news of Joe Biden and Harris's victory. Harris's niece tweeted on Saturday that her 4-year-old exclaimed, 'BLACK GIRLS ARE WELCOME TO BE PRESIDENT!' Pat Duncan is sixty years older, and is the national co-chair of Black Women For Biden in Colorado. She says Harris is a unifying force for America. She just showed that the world, especially the United States, is made up of immigrants, but we come together as one people. Pat Duncan, National Co-Chair Black Women For Biden, Colorado
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris arrive at the US Capitol for their inauguration ceremony, accompanied by their spouses. IMAGES
Thulasendrapuram (India), Jan 20 (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Jagadeesh NV).- Kamala Harris' inauguration as the first U.S. vice president on Wednesday is being experienced with special enthusiasm in her ancestral Indian village, Thulasendrapuram, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, where residents are celebrating the historic moment with the launching of firecrackers and the distribution of traditional sweets.FOOTAGE OF HARRIS' ANCESTRAL VILLAGE AT THE TIME SHE WAS SWORN IN AS U.S. VICE PRESIDENT
Washington (USA), Jan 20 (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Michael Reynolds).- Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have been inaugurated in Washington, with Biden saying on Wednesday in his inaugural speech that democracy has prevailed, defining the day as a day of hope.FOOTAGE OF THE INAUGURATION OF JOE BIDEN AS U.S. PRESIDENT AND KAMALA HARRIS AS U.S. VICE PRESIDENT
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday placed the blame for the attack on the Capitol firmly at the feet of President Donald Trump. CNN reports the Kentucky Republican said on the Senate floor that Trump 'provoked' the violent insurrectionists on January 6th. The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the President and other powerful people. US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell McConnell's comments came as the Senate prepares to hold an impeachment trial over the House's charge of 'incitement of insurrection.' He said the despite the violence, Congress did its duty by certifying the victory of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).