How Inauguration Day Is Shaping Up: Beefed Up Security, Limited Public Access

How Inauguration Day Is Shaping Up: Beefed Up Security, Limited Public Access Enlarge this image toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images With just eight days until President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, law enforcement and local government officials in Washington, D.C., are implementing security measures that will make the historic transition of power look very different from those in the past. Last week's events — in which insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol and pipe bombs were left at the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee offices in Washington — have heightened security fears for the swearing-in, with credible threats on the lives of Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, law enforcement officials say. D.C. shuts down monuments Acting U.S. Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman announced Monday there will be no public access to the Capitol grounds during the inauguration. The Washington Monument is also closed to tours due to "credible threats to visitors and park resources" surrounding Biden's inauguration, the National Park Service said.