S senator for 36 years before becoming Barack Obama's VP.

On Wednesday, Biden will be sworn in as the 46th U.

S president.

I'm truly honored to be your next president and commander in chief.

I'll always be a proud son of the state of Delaware.

Biden then flew to Washington after his plans to take Amtrak were scrapped over security concerns, where he attended a remembrance ceremony for the 400,000 Americans who died from Cove in 19.

The event was the first such memorial ceremony from the federal government.

Acknowledging the staggering death toll from the pandemic, Biden led the lighting ceremony and moment of silence featuring a light display surrounding the reflecting pool on the National Mall To hell, we must remember it's hard sometimes to remember, but that's how we heal.

It's important to do that as a nation.

That's why we're here today between sundown and dust, but a shine the lights in the darkness along the sacred pool of reflection.

Remember all whom we lost?

Following the moment of silence, 400 bells tolled at the National Cathedral to symbolically honor the 400,000 Americans who have perished to Cove in 19, okay?