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The TAKE with Rick Klein
Alex Wong/Getty Images President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an announcement Jan. 16, 2021, at the Queen theater in Wilmington, Del.
This young year has already brought an attempted insurrection and an impeachment of a president.
But the historical pivot point January 2021 is remembered for is more likely the inauguration. And if the crises confronting President-elect Joe Biden have only grown, the clear signal from the incoming administration is to not let them go to waste.
Alex Wong/Getty Images President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an announcement Jan. 16, 2021, at the Queen theater in Wilmington, Del.
Biden and his team are fashioning an approach that's optimistic in its assumptions about Washington -- and potentially at odds with his inaugural emphasis on unity. Their hope is that addressing the pandemic through fast, bold action will lead to a broader national healing -- even as President Donald Trump's impeachment proceedings consume legislative attention.

The latest ABC News/Washington Post poll shows 67% approval of Biden's handling of the transition -- high by standards of the polarized era, though lower than that of some recent predecessors. The poll shows significantly less confidence in Biden's ability to tame COVID-19, address racial injustices, rebuild the economy and improve America's standing in the world.
Presidents are often cast as reactions to their predecessors. It's perhaps inevitable that what Biden seeks to do early in his tenure will be viewed as unwinding what Trump did – or doing what he didn't.
Exactly half of this week will sit under the tenure of the 45th president, while the second half will belong to the 46th. Both of those periods have the potential to be consequential -- for much different reasons.
The RUNDOWN with MaryAlice Parks
Incoming presidents often talk about goals for the first 100 days in office, but president-elect Biden is trying to move much quicker and already previewing a check-list for the first 10 days of his administration.

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