KRDO’s Afternoon News - January 20th, 2021 - ABC's Andy Field

ABC's Andy Field joined Andrew Rogers on KRDO's Afternoon News as Joe Biden has officially become the 46th president of the United States and Kamala Harris is the first Black woman and first person of South Asian descent to become Vice President.  In his inaugural address, President Biden called on Americans to overcome their divisions, declaring in his first address in office that "without unity, there is no peace." Biden also pledged that he would be honest with the country as it continues to confront difficulties, saying that leaders have an obligation "to defend the truth and defeat the lies." As he did frequently during the campaign, Biden pledged that he will be a "president for all Americans" and will "fight as hard for those who did not support me as for those who did." He added, "We must end this uncivil war that pits red against blue."  In his first official acts as president, Biden is signing executive orders on a broad range of issues, from the coronavirus pandemic to climate change and immigration, to fulfill campaign promises. He'll require that masks be worn in federal buildings to try to slow the spread of coronavirus. He's directing the U.S. to rejoin the World Health Organization and the Paris climate accords. And he's stopping the construction of the border wall and reversing President Trump's policies on immigration.