The inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States is going to look vastly different than those of his predecessors, given the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and heightened security concerns after a mob of pro-Trump extremists violently breached the U.S. Capitol two weeks ago.

There will be no throngs of people massed beneath a platform at the Capitol. Also absent will be President Trump, who's skipping town early.

Here's what you can expect on Wednesday: PBS NewsHour will provide live coverage of Inauguration Day 2021 on KRCB-TV beginning at 7:30 am. Special NPR coverage will begin at 8 am on KRCB Radio 91.

The inaugural ceremonies will begin with the national anthem and invocation around 8:30 a.m. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is expected to be sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor shortly before nine. It is anticipated there will be roughly 1,000 guests in attendance, the majority of whom will be members of Congress and their guests.

After he's sworn in, Biden will deliver his inaugural address. Biden will then move to the Capitol's East Front for what's known as Pass in Review, a longstanding tradition in which a new president assesses the military troops.

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