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Final preparations are made ahead of the 59th presidential inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021.![Staff members clean the glass on a protective shield and the podium before President-elect Joe Biden speaks during a COVID-19 memorial, with lights placed around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Washington.]()
Staff members clean the glass on a protective shield and the podium before President-elect Joe Biden speaks during a COVID-19 memorial, with lights placed around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Washington.![U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, arrive at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S. January 19, 2021.]()
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, arrive at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S. January 19, 2021.![President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, are joined by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, during a COVID-19 memorial event at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Washington.]()
President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, are joined by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, during a COVID-19 memorial event at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Washington.![Vice President-elect Kamala Harris speaks during a COVID-19 memorial, with lights placed around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Washington.]()
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris speaks during a COVID-19 memorial, with lights placed around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Washington.![President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, listen as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris speaks during a COVID-19 memorial, with lights placed around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Washington.]()
President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, listen as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris speaks during a COVID-19 memorial, with lights placed around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Washington.![Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., center, and the House Democratic leadership hold COVID-19 memorial and lighting ceremony on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., right, and Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., left.]()
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., center, and the House Democratic leadership hold COVID-19 memorial and lighting ceremony on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., right, and Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., left.![A field of flags is spread across the National Mall, with the Washington Monument in the background on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, as seen from the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on the evening ahead of the 59th presidential inauguration in Washington.]()
A field of flags is spread across the National Mall, with the Washington Monument in the background on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, as seen from the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on the evening ahead of the 59th presidential inauguration in Washington.![Lights surround the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, placed as a memorial to COVID-19 victims Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Washington, after President-elect Joe Biden spoke, with the U.S. Capitol in the background.]()
Lights surround the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, placed as a memorial to COVID-19 victims Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Washington, after President-elect Joe Biden spoke, with the U.S. Capitol in the background.![Stand-ins for President-elect Joe Biden and Jill Biden walk to the podium during a rehearsal for the 59th presidential inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021.]()
Stand-ins for President-elect Joe Biden and Jill Biden walk to the podium during a rehearsal for the 59th presidential inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021.![U.S. Marine Corps. stand by a door of the U.S. Capitol during a dress rehearsal for the 59th inaugural ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at the Capitol, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.]()
U.S. Marine Corps. stand by a door of the U.S. Capitol during a dress rehearsal for the 59th inaugural ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at the Capitol, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.![A stand-in for President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in on the podium, as a stand-in for Jill Biden looks on, during a rehearsal for the 59th presidential inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021.]()
A stand-in for President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in on the podium, as a stand-in for Jill Biden looks on, during a rehearsal for the 59th presidential inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021.![Members of the military band participate in a dress rehearsal for the 59th inaugural ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at the Capitol, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.]()
Members of the military band participate in a dress rehearsal for the 59th inaugural ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at the Capitol, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.![Preparations are made prior to a dress rehearsal for the 59th inaugural ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at the Capitol, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.]()
Preparations are made prior to a dress rehearsal for the 59th inaugural ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at the Capitol, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.![A member of the Military Honor Guard stands during a dress rehearsal for the 59th inaugural ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at the Capitol, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.]()
A member of the Military Honor Guard stands during a dress rehearsal for the 59th inaugural ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at the Capitol, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.![Stand-ins for President-elect Joe Biden and Jill Biden participate in a dress rehearsal for the 59th inaugural ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at the Capitol, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.]()
Stand-ins for President-elect Joe Biden and Jill Biden participate in a dress rehearsal for the 59th inaugural ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at the Capitol, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.![Flags are placed on the National Mall, with the U.S. Capitol behind them, ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.]()
Flags are placed on the National Mall, with the U.S. Capitol behind them, ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.![National Guardsmen stand outside the U.S. Capitol before a dress rehearsal for the 59th inaugural ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at the Capitol, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.]()
National Guardsmen stand outside the U.S. Capitol before a dress rehearsal for the 59th inaugural ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at the Capitol, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.![A large American flag is placed on the National Mall, with the U.S. Capitol behind, ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.]()
A large American flag is placed on the National Mall, with the U.S. Capitol behind, ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.![A large flag is placed on the National Mall, with the U.S. Capitol behind it, ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.]()
A large flag is placed on the National Mall, with the U.S. Capitol behind it, ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.![Flags are placed on the National Mall, with the Washington Monument behind them, and lights shine into the sky, ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.]()
Flags are placed on the National Mall, with the Washington Monument behind them, and lights shine into the sky, ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.![A National Guardsman stands at the Lincoln Memorial as the Washington Memorial looms in the background as security measures are heightened ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.]()
A National Guardsman stands at the Lincoln Memorial as the Washington Memorial looms in the background as security measures are heightened ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.![Ceremonial troops of the 3rd United States Infantry, also known as the The Old Guard, march during rehearsal for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris along Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.]()
Ceremonial troops of the 3rd United States Infantry, also known as the The Old Guard, march during rehearsal for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris along Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.![A ceremonial honor guard marches past the White House as members rehearse for the President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.]()
A ceremonial honor guard marches past the White House as members rehearse for the President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.![Flags are placed on the National Mall ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.]()
Flags are placed on the National Mall ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.![Members of the United States Air Force march during rehearsal for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris along Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.]()
Members of the United States Air Force march during rehearsal for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris along Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.![Members of the military march in formation on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington, as they rehearse ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021.]()
Members of the military march in formation on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington, as they rehearse ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021.![Members of the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps march during rehearsal for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris along Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.]()
Members of the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps march during rehearsal for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris along Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.![A view of the stage on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, ahead of the 59th Presidential Inauguration on Wednesday.]()
A view of the stage on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, ahead of the 59th Presidential Inauguration on Wednesday.Joe Biden's inauguration rehearsal goes on amid tension, false alarm
A false alarm briefly interrupted the rehearsal for Wednesday's inauguration ceremony after a fire in a homeless encampment roughly a mile away sent a plume of smoke into the air and caused security concerns in an already jittery city.
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