D.C. pleads for low attendance, federal help as tense Inauguration Day approaches

Battered by months of protests and a violent insurrection at the Capitol last week, the District is making urgent pleas to the federal government and American people to try to prevent calamity from unfolding when Joe Biden is sworn in as president next week.

On Monday, leaders in the Washington region urged all Americans to stay away from the nation’s capital come Jan. 20, citing the coronavirus pandemic and the recent attack on the Capitol.