Buildings in South Florida light up in amber to honor COVID-19 victims

MIAMI ā€“ A few landmark buildings in downtown Miami, including the Freedom Tower, displayed amber-colored lights on Tuesday night in honor of COVID-19 victims.

The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casinoā€™s guitar-shaped tower in Hollywood and the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens also participated in the nationwide tribute.

In Washington, D.C., at the National Mallā€™s Reflecting Pool, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris honored the more than 400,000 who have died of COVID-19 in the U.S. since March.

ā€œThese are dark times, but there is always light,ā€ Biden said.

Biden and Harris turned to face the Abraham Lincoln monument.

ā€œFor many months we have grieved by ourselves. Tonight, we grieve and begin healing together,ā€ Harris said.

President Donald Trump did not participate in the ceremony on Tuesday and he wonā€™t be attending the presidential inauguration on Wednesday.

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