Hello, I'm Aaron Burnett, and thank you for joining me for CNN's special live coverage of the inauguration of Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.

He is now the 46th President of the United States.

And today's transition of power will hold a special place in American history for many reasons

Biden is the oldest president to take the oath of office for a first term and another major achievement

Kamala Harris now the first woman the first woman for a first term and another major achievement,

Kamala Harris, now the first woman,

the first black and Asian person to ever

be sworn in as Vice President of the United States.

I want to go to Kate Bennett,

who has been watching them all come by get out of those

motorcades and then of course walk into the White House. So Kate you know obviously

this is always a transition that requires a lot, right?

I mean in terms of one family leaving the White House and another coming in and of course it has been incredibly

fraught this year given the behavior of the former president. So tell me what happened

behind the scenes physically to move from the Trump family to the Biden family.

Right, Aaron, I mean what what a day it's been. We started early this morning, of course, with the Trump's leaving in that very unorthodox way,

taking off from Marine One on the South Lawn, skipping inauguration altogether,

bypassing the inviting of the new incoming president and first lady into the White House,

just shunning them really.

It was an absolute snub.

And so we started there this morning with that moment.

And now we've come full circle to see the transfer of power. I mean as one president flew away the

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