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This is the fifth day of the administration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Here is how events are unfolding. All times Eastern.
Jan 20, 2021, 9:13 AM EST

Trump left Biden a note in the Oval Office

Trump has left a note in the Oval Office for Biden, ABC News has learned.

The content of the note is not clear at this time.

The development comes after Biden's communications director told ABC's "Good Morning America" that Trump still hadn't made direct contact with the president-elect.

PHOTO: Workers are in the Oval Office as President Donald Trump departs on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington.
Workers are in the Oval Office as President Donald Trump departs on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. Trump is en route to his Mar-a-Lago Florida Resort.
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-ABC News' Johnathan Karl and John Santucci

Jan 20, 2021, 9:15 AM EST

Biden attends Mass with congressional leaders in show of unity

Biden, a devout Catholic and the second to take the presidency, is starting Inauguration Day with Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, joined by the top congressional leaders.

President-elect Joe Biden is joined by his wife Jill Biden as they celebrate Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle during Inauguration Day ceremonies, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- another devout Catholic -- outgoing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy joined Biden for the service, along with his wife, Jill Biden, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff -- the nation's first second gentlemen -- Biden extended invitations to top congressional leaders. In a show of unity, all accepted those invites.

Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies Chairs Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., were also in attendance.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and his wife Elaine Chao, former U.S. secretary of transportation, attend Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle during Inauguration Day ceremonies, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington.
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Faith has played a significant role in Biden's life -- when he lost his wife Neilia and young daughter Naomi in a horrific 1972 car accident in which his young sons Beau and Hunter were severely injured. Beau died of a brain tumor in 2015 at age 46.

An Irish violinist will play and soprano Renee Fleming will sing "On Eagle's Wings" - the Catholic hymn Biden said his son loved and which he quoted from in his November victory speech.

Jan 20, 2021, 9:46 AM EST

Trump at send-off rally: 'We will be back in some form’

With the trappings of a Trump rally on a cold and windy morning, President Trump arrived at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland just after 8:30 a.m. on Biden's Inauguration Day to once again try to rewrite the history of the last four years. 

A military band played "All Hail the Chief" as Trump walked onto a small stage, lined with American flags, and up to a lectern bearing the presidential seal. He first praised his own family -- whom he put into positions of power, breaking with presidential norms -- and singled out first lady Melania Trump -- known for her privacy -- to say a few words. 

Outgoing President Donald Trump addresses guests at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Jan. 20, 2021.
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"Being your first lady was my greatest honor. Thank you for your love and your support. You will be in my thoughts and prayers," she said.

PHOTO: President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania are greeted by their family members on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Jan. 20, 2021, after departing the White House.
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania are greeted by their family members on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Jan. 20, 2021, after departing the White House. President Trump and the First Lady travel to his Mar-a-Lago golf club residence in Palm Beach, Fla., and will not attend the inauguration for President-elect Joe Biden.
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Trump ticked off his accomplishments, spoke about the pandemic in past tense and predicted a boom in the stock market in the coming weeks, before offering a warning of the new administration -- without ever mentioning Biden's name.  

"I hope they don't raise your taxes," Trump said, "but if they do, I told you so!"

He later added, "I wish the new administration great luck and great success. I think they'll have great success. They have the foundation to do something really spectacular."

"So just a good-bye. We love you. We will be back in some form," Trump vowed. "Have a good life. We will see you soon."

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump look at supporters before boarding Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Jan. 20, 2021.
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Trump is now headed on Air Force One to his resort in West Palm Beach, Florida, for the final time as president.

Jan 20, 2021, 8:25 AM EST

Trump departs White House for last time as president

President Trump departed the White House for the final time as president -- leaving embattled, twice-impeached and with his lowest approval rating in his four years in office.

Outgoing President Donald Trump waves as he boards Marine One at the White House in Washington, D.C, Jan. 20, 2021.
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Trump, in a black suit with a white dress shirt and trademark red tie, alongside outgoing first lady Melania Trump, in a black dress and coat, walked out on a red carpet before Trump briefly spoke to reporters and, for one last time as president, boarded Marine One, to depart the White House.

Trump told reporters the presidency was a "great honor" and an "honor of a lifetime" and that he just wanted to walk over and say "goodbye," adding "hopefully it's not a long term goodbye."

Trump's unconventional, norm-busting approach to the country's institutions -- that will likely outlast the one-term leader and leave a transformative and divisive legacy in Washington -- continue on Biden's Inauguration Day.

He is not greeting the incoming president on the North Portico and joining him to the Capitol, as is tradition, but leaving town early for his Mar-a-Lago Resort in West Palm Beach, Florida, while he still bears the title as president and the aeronautical resources the office provides.

Marine One took a final lap over Washington -- including the Capitol, where Biden’s inauguration preparations are underway.

White House staff members carry boxes to Marine One before President Donald Trump leaves the White House, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington.
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As Trump continues to refuse to accept the election results, he has also refused to make contact with the incoming president, despite the Biden's staying across the street Monday night in Blair House -- far from the warm welcomes given by previous presidents to their successors, no matter the party lines.

Vice President Mike Pence will not appear at Trump's departure at the White House, nor his "military-style send-off" at Joint Base Andrews. The outgoing vice president is scheduled to attend Biden's inauguration.

Though hours remain in his president, Trump hasn't heard the last of Washington either as he still faces a second impeachment trial in the Senate.

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