Biden-Harris Memorial for Covid-19 Victims

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

CNN

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3.2 • 865 Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2021

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Wolf Blitzer awaits the start of the Biden-Harris memorial for the Covid-19 victims. At the same time, the United States has crossed 400,000 American Covid deaths on the final day of Trump's presidency. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris delivers remarks at the Covid memorial. A Michigan nurse performs "Amazing Grace." President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Covid memorial as well. Biden thanks nurses and honors the 400,000 Americans that lost their lives to Covid-19. Yolanda Adams performs "Hallelujah." Hundreds of landmarks across the United States lit up for the Covid-19 memorial. Biden is spending the night in Washington ahead of his historic inauguration. Biden is to be sworn in the 46th president tomorrow. America is divided on the verge of Trump presidency's end and Biden's beginning. Biden is preparing to face the immediate challenges of covid and the economy, as he takes the presidency. Obama, Clinton and Bush will attend the Biden Inauguration. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:09.6	Joe Biden is arriving right now. He will join with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris for a
1:15.7	National Memorial Service honoring Americans who have died in the coronavirus pandemic.
1:21.3	I'm Wilf Blitzer. We're standing by for this unprecedented
1:25.2	ceremony to begin as the US death toll from COVID-19 has hit a staggering level crossing 400,000 just a little while ago.
1:36.0	Here in Washington, the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial will glow with 400 lights.
1:42.0	It should be a truly spectacular scene. Indeed, landmarks
1:46.8	across the United States will also light up as well, including the Empire State
1:51.2	Building in New York City and One World Trade Building in New York City
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