Fresh off Capitol riots, a tense Washington DC wakes to the day of Joe Biden's inauguration as 46th President of the United States

Final preparations are underway ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration as the 46th President of the United States in a heavily fortified Washington DC. Key points: Joe Biden's incoming administration faces the overlapping crises of the COVID-19 pandemic and a battered economy Mr Biden has laid out an ambitious agenda for his first 100 days in office The US Senate could be consumed by outgoing president Donald Trump's impeachment trial The Thursday morning ceremony will unfold at the US Capitol just two weeks after a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the building, enraged by the outgoing President's false claims that the November US election was stolen through millions of fraudulent votes. Vice-President Mike Pence, former US presidents George W Bush, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, and both House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell are all expected to attend Mr Biden's inauguration ceremony. First and second couples attend pre-inauguration church service Ahead of the ceremony, Mr Biden and incoming first lady Jill Biden attended a service at Washington's Cathedral of St Matthew the Apostle. Although Mr Biden has laid out an ambitious agenda for his first 100 days, including delivering 100 million COVID-19 vaccinations, the Senate could be consumed by Mr Trump's upcoming impeachment trial, which will move ahead even though he has left office.