[♪ THEME MUSIC ♪] >>> COMING UP IN THE NEXT HOUR OF LOCAL NEWS ON ARIZONA PBS.

ON "ARIZONA HORIZON," IT'S INAUGURATION DAY.

WE'LL HEAR FROM ARIZONANS WHO WERE AT TODAY'S CEREMONY AND GET THEIR THOUGHTS ON WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE STATED AND COUNTRY MOVING FORWARD.

>>> AND LATER ON BREAK IT DOWN, THE ETIC OF LOSING, WHETHER IT IS IN POLITICS OR ANY OTHER ASPECTS OF LIFE.

ALL OF THAT IS NEXT IN THE NEXT HOUR OF ARIZONA PBS.

>>> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO "ARIZONA HORIZON."

I'M TED SIMONS.

JOE BIDEN WAS SWORN IN TODAY AT THE 46TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

BIDEN TOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE WITH A HAND ON A BIBLE THAT HAS BEEN IN HIS FAMILY FOR 128 YEARS.

THE OATH WAS ADMINISTERED BY SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS.

>> REPEAT AFTER ME, I JOSEPH BIDEN, JR. DO SOLUMLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

SO HELP YOU GOD?

>> SO HELP ME GOD.

CONGRATULATIONS MR. PRESIDENT.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] ♪♪ >>> PRESIDENT BIDEN THEN GAVE HIS INAUGURAL ADDRESS.

>> THIS IS AMERICA'S DAY.

THIS IS DEMOCRACY'S DAY, A DAY OF HISTORY AND HOPE, OF RENEWAL AND RESOLVE, THROUGH A CRUCIBLE FOR THE AGES.

AMERICAN HAS BEEN TESTED ANEW, AND AMERICA HAS RISEN TO THE CHALLENGE.

TODAY WE CELEBRATE THE TRIUMPH NOT OF A CANDIDATE, BUT OF A CAUSE, THE CAUSE OF DEMOCRACY.

THE PEOPLE, THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE HAS BEEN HEARD, AND THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE HAS BEEN HEEDED.

AND SO TODAY AT THIS TIME, IN THIS PLACE, LET'S START AFRESH, ALL OF US.

LET'S BEGIN TO LISTEN TO ONE ANOTHER AGAIN.

HEAR ONE ANOTHER.

SEE ONE ANOTHER.

SHOW RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER.

POLITICS DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A RAGING FIRE, DESTROYING EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH.

EVERY DISAGREEMENT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A CAUSE FOR TOTAL WAR, AND WE MUST REJECT THE CULTURE IN WHICH FACTS THEMSELVES ARE MANIPULATED AND EVEN MANUFACTURED.

[ APPLAUSE ] >> IN ANOTHER JANUARY, ON NEW YEARS DAY IN 1863 ABRAHAM LINCOLN SIGNED THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION, HE SAID, QUOTE, IF MY NAME EVER GOES DOWN INTO HISTORY, IT WILL BE FOR THIS ACT, AND MY WHOLE SOUL IS IN IT.

MY WHOLE SOUL IS IN IT TODAY ON THIS JANUARY DAY, MY WHOLE SOUL IS IN THERE, BRINGING AMERICA TOGETHER UNITING OUR PEOPLE, UNITING OUR NATION, AND I ASK EVERY AMERICAN TO JOIN ME IN THIS CAUSE.

[ APPLAUSE ] >> VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS WAS ALSO SWORN IN THIS MORNING.

SHE TOOK THE OATH WITH HER HAND ON THE BIBLE THAT ONCE BELONGED TO THURGOOD MARSHALL.

>> PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.

I KAMALA HARRIS DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

>> I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR -- >> THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

AGAINST ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

>> AGAINST ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

>> THAT I WILL BARE TRUTH FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE.

THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION; THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE ON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER, SO HELP ME GOD.

>> SO HELP ME GOD.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] ♪♪ >> VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS TAKES OFFICE AS THE FIRST WOMAN, THE FIRST BLACK AMERICAN, AND THE FIRST PERSON OF SOUTH ASIAN DECENT TO HOLD THE SECOND-HIGHEST OFFICE IN THE LAND.

AMONG THOSE IN ATTENDANCE, FORMER PRESIDENTS BARR BARACK OBAMA, GEORGE BUSH, AND BILL CLINTON.

VICE PRESIDENT PENCE WAS ALSO THERE.

AMONG THOSE NOT IN ATTENDANCE FOR TODAY'S CEREMONY TRANSFER OF POWER, DONALD TRUMP.

TRUMP INSTEAD HELD HIS OWN FAIR WELL CEREMONY AT JOINT BASE ANDREWS WHERE HE SPOKE TO AN INVITED CROWD OF SUPPORTERS.

>> I WISH THE NEW ADMINISTRATION GREAT LUCK AND GREAT SUCCESS.

I THINK THEY'LL HAVE GREAT SUCCESS.

JUST A GOOD-BYE.

WE LOVE YOU.

WE WILL BE BACK IN SOME FORM.

[ CHEERS ] >> AND WITH THAT, THE FORMER PRESIDENT TOOK OFF FOR HIS HOME IN FLORIDA ON ONE LAST FLIGHT ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE.

PRESIDENT BIDEN'S FIRST ACT WAS TO ATTEND A WREATH-LAYING CEREMONY AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.

HE WAS JOINED BY VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS, AND FORMER PRESIDENTS, BUSH, CLINTON AND OBAMA.

WE SPOKE WITH OUR CONGRESSMAN ABOUT HIS THOUGHTS ON THE DAY.

CONGRESSMAN THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

WHERE WERE YOU EXACTLY TODAY.

DESCRIBE THE SCENE.

DESCRIBE THE MOOD.

>> IT WAS A MUCH SMALLER INAUGURATION THAN IN THE PAST.

OF COURSE IN THE PAST THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS AND IN SOME CASES EVEN OVER A MILLION THAT HAD A CHANCE TO WITNESS THE INAUGURATION, FOR GOOD REASONS BECAUSE OF THIS VIRUS.

WHICH MEANT THAT THOSE OF US THAT WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO WITNESS THIS, WERE ABLE TO SIT MUCH CLOSER.

SO WE WERE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CAPITOL, THE SAME SIDE OF THE CAPITOL WHERE INAUGURATIONS TYPICALLY TAKE PLACE, BUT JUST WITH A MUCH, MUCH SMALLER CROWD.

>> A SPIRIT OF BIPARTISANSHIP SEEMS TO BE IN THE AIR IN WASHINGTON.

ARE YOU FEELING THAT?

>> I AM.

AND THAT IS LEAD BY PRESIDENT BIDEN.

PRESIDENT BIDEN THROUGHOUT HIS ENTIRE CAREER HAS BEEN KNOWN AS A BRIDGE BUILDER, A CONSENSUS BUILDER AND A BIPARTISAN LEADER, AND I SUSPECT HE IS GOING TO SINCERELY CONTINUE IN THAT REGARD AS PRESIDENT, SO I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF OPTIMISM BY PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO ALSO LIKE TO WORK IN A BIPARTISAN WAY, AND I THINK WE'LL REACH CONSENSUS ON DIFFICULT MATTERS.

LEADERSHIP MATTERS.

WE HAVE HAD A DIVISIVE LEADERSHIP OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, AND NOW I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A MUCH MORE INCLUSIVE TYPE OF LEADERSHIP.

>> TALK ABOUT WHAT ARIZONA CAN EXPECT FROM A BIDEN PRESIDENCY.

>> YOU ARE GOING TO GET A MUCH MORE AGGRESSIVE EFFORT IN TERMS OF FIGHTING THE COVID-19 AND THE CORONAVIRUS.

WE'RE GOING TO GET MUCH MORE RAMPED UP EFFORTS AS IT RELATES TO IMPLEMENTING THE VACCINE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

AND WE ARE GOING TO SIGNIFICANTLY RAMP UP THOSE EFFORTS, AND WE'RE GOING TO GET REAL LEADERSHIP BASED ON SCIENCE AND NOT POLITICS, INCLUDING A NATIONWIDE MASK MANDATE.

IN ADDITION, PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS MADE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT ONE OF HIS HIGHEST PRIORITIES.

I'M ON THAT COMMITTEE IN WASHINGTON, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING ON GETTING THAT DONE FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

AND IMMIGRATION REFORM, ARIZONA WILL BENEFIT.

AND THIS PRESIDENT HAS MADE IMMIGRATION REFORM AMONG HIS HIGHEST PRIORITIES, INCLUDING SENDING A BILL TO CONGRESS ON DAY ONE, AND THEN FINALLY CLIMATE CHANGE.

YOU ARE GOING TO SEE REAL LEADERSHIP FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.

ALL OF THESE ARE VERY IMPORTANT AND BENEFIT ARIZONA.

>> ARIZONA HAS NOW A MAJORITY DEMOCRATIC DELEGATION.

ALL OF THIS NOW WITH A DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION.

WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN IN TERMS OF ARIZONA'S INFLUENCE IN WASHINGTON?

>> WELL, I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A SMOOTH WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MAJORITY OF OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION AND OUR TWO SENATORS AND MARK KELLY.

I'M REALLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HIS LEADERSHIP.

HE IS A GREAT PERSON.

I HAVE KNOWN HIM FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

I THINK HE IS GOING TO DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

AND I THINK YOU ARE GOING TO SEE ARIZONA HAVE THE INFLUENCE IT SHOULD HAVE HAD.

ARIZONA IS GROWING AT A FASTER RATE THAN ANY OTHER STATE IN THE COUNTRY.

WE'RE PICKING UP AN ADDITIONAL SEAT WITH THE CENSUS AND THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS.

SO ARIZONA IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW OUR INFLUENCE HERE IN WASHINGTON SO THAT THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF ARIZONA -- AND THERE ARE A LOT OF UNIQUE NEEDS FOR A FAST-GROWING STATE LIKE ARIZONA, WILL BE BETTER PAID ATTENTION TO HERE IN THE STATE CAPITOL.

>> SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE GENUINELY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN WASHINGTON?

>> I HAVE MASSIVELY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.

YOU ARE GOING TO SEE WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN AND VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS, THE UNITED STATES REESTABLISH ITS GLOBAL LEADERSHIP.

RE-ENTERING THE PARIS CLIMATE ACCORD, TO SHOW LEADERSHIP ON THE ISSUE OF FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY.

YOU ARE GOING TO SEE THE UNITED STATES RE-ENTER THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ON DAY ONE.

WE PUT OURSELVES AT SUCH A DISAPP -- DISADVANTAGE BY TRYING TO FIGHT THIS VIRUS POLITICALLY.

AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AMERICA REMAINS THE STRONGEST ECONOMY ON EARTH, AND THESE ARE ALL PRIORITIES OF THIS ADMINISTRATION.

AND THAT'S WHY I'M SO OPTIMISTIC.

>> CONGRESSMAN GREGG STANTON, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU.

BE HEALTHY.

>>> UP NEXT ON "ARIZONA HORIZON" HOW TODAY'S EVENTS COMPARE TO PAST INAUGURATIONS.

>>> 35 WORDS THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR THE PRESIDENT IS SHORT BY POWERFUL.

ASU PROFESSOR JOINED US TO TALK ABOUT THIS LONG-STANDING AMERICAN TRADITION.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

THANKS FOR JOINING US TODAY.

WE ALWAYS TURN TO YOU FOR HISTORICAL PRECEDENCE AND IDEAS REGARDING MAJOR EVENTS.

COMPARE THIS INAUGURATION TO INAUGURATIONS IN THE PAST.

>> OF COURSE THIS ONE HAS BEEN SHAPED BY UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES, AN ATTACK ON THE CAPITOL, AND WASHINGTON, D.C.

BEING UNDER THREAT WHICH WAS SIMILAR TO 1861 AND 1865 AND THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON THE AT AT -- ATTENDANCE.

>> HOW OFTEN DOES AN OUTGOING PRESIDENT HIGH TAIL IT OUT OF TOWN WITHOUT WELCOMING THE IN-COMING PRESIDENT.

>> THE THREE MOST FAMOUS ARE JOHN ADAMS WHO LEFT IN 1801 WHEN THE FIRST INAUGURATION TOOK PLACE.

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS LEFT AHEAD OF JACKSON, AND MOST RECENTLY ANDREW JOHNSON STAYED IN THE WHITE HOUSE UNTIL NOON ON MARCH 4TH -- INAUGURATION DAY USED TO BE IN MARCH NOT JANUARY WHEN GRANT TOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE.

MARTIN VAN BUREN DIDN'T SHOW UP AT HARRISON'S INAUGURATION, WHICH WAS A GOOD THING, BECAUSE HARRISON SPOKE FOR NEARLY TWO HOURS, AND VAN BURREN WAS A SMART FELLOW.

>> I KNOW THE COLD WEATHER HAS ACTUALLY EFFECTED SOME OF THE SPEAKERS.

I MEAN, THE CONDITIONS PLAY A ROLE IN THIS, DON'T THEY?

>> THEY DO.

1873, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN GRANT WAS REELECTED AND REINAUGURATIONED FOR A SECOND TIME, IT WAS SO COLD THAT GUESTS WORE OVERCOATS, AND THAT'S WHEN IT WAS IN MARCH.

JANUARY HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN GREAT WEATHER EITHER.

OTHERS HAVE TAKEN THE OATH OF OFFICE IN THE ROTUNDA DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER.

>> PIERCE GAVE A 3300 WORD ADDRESS BY MEMORY.

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE OTHER CURIOSITIES OF INAUGURATION DAY?

>> WILLIAM HARRY HARRISON'S RATHER LENGTHY ADDRESS, AND THE SHORTEST ONE WAS GEORGE WASHINGTON WHEN HE TOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR THE SECOND TIME, THAT WAS ABOUT 135 WORDS.

THAT IS LESS THAN ONE SENTENCE IN JOHN ADAM'S JUST FOUR YEARS LATER.

A SPEAK OF JUST OVER 2300 WORDS.

ONE SENTENCE THAT WAS 737 WORDS LONG.

>> OH, MY GOODNESS.

I GUESS THEY HAD EXTRA TIME FOR THAT SORT OF THING.

I ALSO HEARD THAT RICHARD NIXON DIDN'T WANT PIGEONS ALONG THE PARADE, SO THEY USED AN AGE GENT, AND ENDED UP WITH A BUNCH OF DEAD PIGEONS ON THE PARADE ROUTE.

>> YEAH, IT WAS A RATHER AUSPICIOUS BEGINNING.

>> JOE BIDEN'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS, HOW DID YOU COMPARE THIS TO OTHERS?

>> I THINK WHAT WAS REALLY INTERESTING WAS HIS DECISION TO ALLUDE TO SPECIFIC EVENTS AND THINGS WITHOUT DISCUSSING THEM IN DETAIL.

HE DIDN'T LAY DOWN A SET OF POLICIES, FOR EXAMPLE.

RATHER HE SAW THIS AS A TIME FOR RENEWAL AND RECONCILIATION TRYING TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER.

A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD COMPARE IT TO ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S SECOND ADDRESS.

>> YEAH.

YOUR OVERALL TAKE AWAY?

>> EVEN IN A TIME OF CHAOS AND UNCERTAINTY, WITH UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES, TODAY WAS ANOTHER DAY THAT SHOWS THE CEREMONY OF THE TRANSITION OF POWER FROM AN OUTGOING PRESIDENT TO AN IN-COMING PRESIDENT, SOMETHING I DON'T THINK WE WILL EVER TAKE FOR GRANTED AGAIN.

>> INDEED.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, SIR.

>> THANK YOU.

>>> THIS WASN'T THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION FOR ARIZONA CONGRESSMAN RAUL GRIJALVA WHO SPOKE WITH "HORIZONTE" HOST JOSE CARDENAS ABOUT THE DAY, AND WHAT HAPPENS REFLECT NOW THAT DEMOCRATS HAVE CONTROL OF THE PRESIDENCY AND CONGRESS.

>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.

>> GOOD TO SEE YOU JOSE.

>> SO WE HAVE A NEW PRESIDENT TODAY.

YOUR THOUGHTS ON INAUGURATION DAY?

>> IT WAS A CELEBRATION FOR ME.

THESE LAST FOUR YEARS HAVE SEEMED LIKE DOG YEARS, LIKE 28 YEARS INSTEAD OF FOUR YEARS, BUT NEVERTHELESS, OUR SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT, OUR DEMOCRACY WORKED, THE LEGITIMATE WINNER CERTIFIED BY ALL 50 STATES, DESPITE THE BIG LIE THAT BIDEN AND HARRIS DID NOT WIN, HE IS PRESIDENT AND NOW WE CONFRONT THE CHALLENGES.

I THOUGHT HIS TALK ABOUT OPTIMISM, AND THE EXPECTATIONS AND CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE CONFRONTING, I THOUGHT IT WAS A VERY GENUINE AND SINCERE TALK.

AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE NEED A STEADY HAND RIGHT NOW, AND I THINK THIS IS JOE BIDEN'S TIME TO PROVIDE SOME STABILITY TO OUR GOVERNMENT, ESPECIALLY AFTER WHAT HAPPENED TWO WEEKS AGO HERE IN THE CAPITOL WITH THE MOB ATTEMPT TO STOP THE CERTIFICATION OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND ALL OF THE CONSEQUENCES TO THAT ATTACK TO THE DEMOCRACY THAT IS ONGOING AND WILL CONTINUE TO GO ON.

BUT WE HAVE PUBLIC HEALTH, NUMBER 1, PUBLIC RELIEF, NUMBER 2, AS A CONSEQUENCE OF WHAT COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS DONE TO THIS COUNTRY AND ARIZONA IN PARTICULAR.

PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND HIGHER EDUCATION ARE BIG FACTORS THAT HAVE TO BE DEALT WITH.

THE SOONER WE GET OUR STUDENTS AND KIDS INTO CLASSROOMS, THE BETTER OFF WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE, BUT THAT IS GOING TO REQUIRE RESOURCES TO DO THAT, AND, YOU KNOW, AND THE CALL FOR UNITY, I THOUGHT WAS IMPORTANT.

BUT WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH IS OUR PUBLIC LIFE IN THIS COUNTRY AND IN THIS STATE OF OURS, AND I BY THOSE THREE PRIORITIES, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC RELIEF, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, I THINK NEED TO BE THE ONES WE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY, AND I THINK THAT'S THE EFFORT THAT BIDEN IS DOING WITH THE PACKAGE.

>> SPEAKING OF GOVERNMENT WORKING, AND PRIORITIES THAT YOU JUST OUTLINED, HOW DOES THE FACT THAT THAT DEMOCRATS ARE NOW IN CHARGE OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES, HOW DOES THAT WORK INTO THIS?

>> I THINK THE OLIVE BRANCH THAT JOE BIDEN GAVE IN HIS SPEECH TODAY TO ESSENTIALLY REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ABOUT I WANT TO WORK TOGETHER WITH YOU, I THINK WAS VERY IMPORTANT, AND I THINK THE RESPONSE WE GET FROM THE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP AND MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE AND -- AND IN THE SENATE NOW THAT THEY ARE A MINORITY IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT.

THE MARGINS ARE SUCH THAT -- IN SOME AREAS, IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE COMPROMISE AND WORKING TOGETHER, AND I THINK THAT'S THE EFFORT THAT BIDEN WAS PUSHING.

NEVERTHELESS, THE BIG ISSUES THAT I MENTIONED HAVE TO BE CONFRONTED WITH OR WITHOUT THE WILLINGNESS OF REPUBLICANS TO WORK ON IT, AND WHAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE IS WE GET TO SET THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, AND THE LEGISLATION THAT GOES THROUGH THE HOUSE, SENATE AND TO THE PRESIDENT, BUT BECAUSE OF THE MARGINS THIS IS NOT A ONE-PARTY RULE.

THERE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE AREAS IN WHICH COMPROMISE IS LOOKED AT AND SOUGHT.

>> SO I TAKE IT YOU FORESEE AT LEAST A NEW SPIRIT OF BIPARTISANSHIP IN SOME AREAS.

>> YEAH.

>> HOW HAVE THE EVENTS OF JANUARY 6TH EFFECTED THAT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER?

>> I THINK THE ASSAULT ON THE DEMOCRACY, AND THE RESPONSIBLE TO CERTIFY THE ELECTIONS HAVE TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY.

FIVE PEOPLE DIED.

HUNDREDS ARE BEING ARRESTED, AND MANY MORE TO COME, AND -- AND -- AND THE AIDING AND ABETTING ON THE PART OF TRUMP, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS INCLUDING GOSAR AND BIGGS WERE NATIONALLY BIG IN PROMOTING THE LIE THAT THE ELECTION HAD BEEN STOLEN WHEN IT WAS NOT AND NEVER WAS, I THINK, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE HEALING PART.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU, JOSE, ALWAYS A PLEASURE.

>> LIKEWISE.

>>> MANY ARIZONANS GOT TO PARTICIPATE AND WATCH THE CEREMONY AT THE CAPITOL TODAY VIRTUALLY.

HERE IS CRONKITE NEWS REPORTER MOLLY HUDSON.

>> Reporter: KENNETH PERFORMED TODAY AT THE INAUGURATION, BUT HE DID SO FROM HIS HOME IN PHOENIX.

HE, LIKE PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY WAS TAKING PART OF THE INAUGURATION VIRTUALLY.

>> 100%.

TEN TIMES BETTER.

IT DOES LOOK PRETTY COOL.

THERE IS GOING TO BE LIKE CACTUS IN THE BACKGROUND.

>> Reporter: HE IS THE CEO OF AN AMERICAN NATIVE DANCE GROUP.

>> HE PERSONALLY REACHED OUT TO THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS AND SAY HEY, I WANT AN EMAIL, AND I WANT THE MEMBERS OF [ INAUDIBLE ] AND I WANT THEM TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS VIDEO, JUST TO BE ABLE TO INCLUDE NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE IN THIS INAUGURATION.

>> Reporter: HE WAS NOT THE ONLY ARIZONA TAKING PART VIRTUALLY AS WASHINGTON GRAPPLES WITH HEIGHTENED SECURITY AMID A PANDEMIC.

>> I WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN THERE, BUT, AGAIN, BECAUSE OF TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS AND THE COVID AT A HIGH, ESPECIALLY HERE IN ARIZONA, WE THOUGHT THE BEST WAY FOR ME TO PARTICIPATE WAS THROUGH VIRTUAL VIDEO AND WHAT NOT.

>> THE CHAIRMAN SPOKE AS PART OF THE INAUGURAL COMMITTEES'S MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

CELEBRATE.

>> WE REPRESENT THE SMALL TRIBES AND WE'RE ABLE TO, AGAIN, INFORM THE NATION THAT WE ARE OUT HERE, AND WE'RE HERE, AND, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO BE HEARD ALSO.

>> Reporter: OTHERS WERE NOT PARTICIPATING BUT WERE NO LESS INTERESTED.

ONE ADVOCACY GROUP HOSTED WATCH PARTIES.

>> WE PROVIDED THEM A SPACE TO PROCESS WHAT WAS BEING SAID.

>> Reporter: HE CALLED THE INAUGURATION AN HISTORIC MOMENT.

>> WE'RE VERY HOPEFUL FOR THIS ADMINISTRATION.

IT'S HISTORIC IN MANY WAYS.

SO FAR A LOT OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE SEE THEMSELVES IN VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS.

>> Reporter: THEY DID NOT LET THE DISTANCE FROM THE EVENTS STOP THEM FROM SHARING THEIR INTEREST.

>> YEAH, I THINK IT SAYS A LOT MORE ALONE THAN WE COULD EVER SAY.

>>> COMING UP ON ARIZONA PBS, ARIZONA POET LAUREATE SHARES HIS THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S INAUGURAL POEM.

AND THIS YEAR'S DIFFERENT APPROACH TO A PEACEFUL TRANSFER OF POWER ON BREAK IT DOWN.