hi. welcome to "cnn newsroom." coming up on the show, nancy pelosi's no nonsense message to president trump. resign or be impeached a second time. and twitter has banned donald trump's account permanently. we talk about that. and mixed messages. how some capitol righters spent months on line planning their siege, but police say they had no idea. >> live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with robin

kernau. >> good to have you along this hour. so no u.s. president has been impeached twice, but donald trump could be the first and it's looking increasingly likely. a single article of impeachment is expected to be introduced in the u.s. house of representatives on monday. it accused the president of incitement of inskur recollection for wednesday's deadly siege of the u.s. capitol on monday by a pro trump mob. meanwhile, twitter took the extraordinary step of permanently suspending the president's account for fears he would use it to insight more hate. congressional democrats would prefer the president resign immediately. neither is considered likely, so impeachment is the most probable next move as jim acosta now

explains. >> days after he incited a siege at the u.s. capitol, donald trump is facing being impeached twice. his sudden commitment to an orderly transition may be too little too late. >> a new administration will be you inauguraled on january 20th. my focus moves to a seamless transition of power. this moment calls for healing and reconciliation. >> house speaker nancy pelosi and her fellow democrats are now moving toward impeachment proceedings against the president, all the while making sure mr. trump doesn't do anything drastic. i spoke to the chairman chiefs of staff mark millie to discuss precautions for preventing an unstable president from accessing the launch codes and ordering a nuclear strike. house democrats say they're ready to move quickly. >> we're not just doing this for the next 12 or 13 days. we're doing this for generations to come.

and if we are not willing to state that the acts by the president of the united states to incite domestic terrorism and insurrection is an impeachable offense, then nothing is an impeachable offense. >> if the house impeaches the president, some senate republicans who didn't vote to convict mr. trump the last time around say they may have had a change of heart. >> the louse, if they come together and have a process, i will consider whatever articles they might move. as i've told you, i believe the president has disregarded his oath of office. >> white house advisers say there is zero chance the president will resign, with one source telling cnn, quote, he doesn't think he did anything wrong. but even former white house officials say mr. trump should consider stepping down. >> they allowed this myth, this lie to take a life of its own that the election might be overturned. when the moment called for leadership he did not do the

right thing and lives were lost because of it. >> some of the president's top enablers are facing calls to resign like ted cruise who released a statement saying now we must come together and put this division of anger behind us. we must continue to defend our constitution and the rule of law. that's after he was amping up voters in georgia, likening them to revolutionary soldiers. >> you are patriots just like the patriots gathered at bunker hill. >> other trump loyalists are feeling the wrath of the trump base after gop senator lindsey graham told the president to give up his election fight. >> when it is over, it is over. >> some were screaming traitor as he walked through the airport. >> traitor! traitor! lindsey graham, you are a traitor to the country. you know it was rigged. it's going to be like this forever wherever you go for the rest of your life. >> mr. trump signaled he won't

congratulate president biden on inauguration day, tweeting he won't be going. >> we fight. we fight like hell. if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country any more. >> and the white house released a statement saying an impeachment will only serve to further divide our great country. democrats don't see it that way. they say they proceedings as absolutely necessary. jim accost that, cnn, the white house. >> thanks, jim, for that. as we told you at the top of the show, president trump's personal twitter account is now on permanent suspension. twitter said after close review of recent tweets from the @realdonald trump, we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence.

in context of horrific events this week, we made it clear on wednesday that additional violation of the twitter rules would result in this very course of action. now, it is not just twitter. other popular social media have taking action toes cut him off as brian stelter explains but brian explains why using twitter is an especially hard blow to this president. >> yes, it is hard to image president trump without a twitter account. those two words, trump and twitter, have been linked together for the past four years. he has relied on his twitter account to mobilize his followers, to demean the american news media. all of that has been taken away from the outgoing president. twitter has banned him. they call it a permanent suspension. it is a ban. this is the first time any world leader is known to have been banned from twitter. it is a moment in silicone valley history and a moment in political history and one has to

wonder how trump is reacting, how he is feeling about this decision. the white house did release a statement from trump. he railed against twitter's decision. he tried to get his followers to follow him to other platforms. he said he will come up with other ways to communicate via social media. but make no mistake, he has built up a special following on twitter that cannot be recreated anywhere else. he had more than 80 million followers and he cannot take that somewhere else overnight. twitter said this decision was made partly because of fears of further violence. they are concerned trump will incite further violence in the weeks to come. they are concerned about some folks trying to organize future protests that could turn into riots. that is a real fear among silicone valley executives and twitter and facebook and elsewhere. platforms do not want to be seen as partially responsible for any

further violence in the united states in the days and weeks to come. brian stelter, cnn, new york. >> brian teaches politics at the university of london. brian, lovely to see you. so the president and his message have been silenced for now. what do you make of the timing and the coordination here? >> well, i think this is a megaphone that's been taken away from donald trump and it's going to be something that he feels yet again aggrieved and parrots a victimhood complex. but we have to speak plainly about what happened this weeks. donald trump for months stoked insurrectionists who ultimately stormed the u.s. capitol and resulted in the deaths of five people. twitter is very clear about the fact that you cannot stoke violence on its platform and we

shouldn't carve out exceptions no matter who you are because the consequences of doing so were very, very real. i think that's what we're going to be talking about as the story unfolds in the coming days. >> so if the consequences for this president are social media violation and direct connect with his supporters. but those supporters links with twitter have been shut down. so my question is can this message of insurrection be dampened now or has this president managed to incite a movement that undurings beyond this silence? he's promised long into the future. >> this is the very dangerous angle that i'm worried about. i saw this coming last may when i wrote a column saying that jump would reject the election results, would call the election rigged falsely and then would cause violence which its supporters would take up and lead to deaths. what i'm seeing now is that this monster has been unleashed.

trump created it. the republicans encouraged it and now they can't control it. so we're not out of the woods yet. we have another ten days of the trump presidency, 11 days of the trump president ski. the inauguration is going to away flash point. i think the law enforcement is going to be on high alert. twitter is worried about the reputational consequences of trump continuing to incite violence, people point to go his twitter account and saying why wasn't action taken? so in some ways, it was to cover themselves from the risk of a president against supporters he cannot control. >> van jones, as always very eloquent said on wednesday, the question needed to be asked was this the beginning or the end of something? was this the violent death throws of a divisive presidency or is this the beginning of perhaps domestic terror-like events where these supporters are targeting the biden presidency or the state itself?

both are pretty, you know, radical in terms of, you know, where you could be on the spectrum. where do you see this moment? >> well, i think it is a beginning and an end. so it is an end in the sense that the elites in the republican party, people like mitch mcconnell are finally acknowledging that trump is dangerous, right? we knew he was for a very long time, but people who denied his danger are now accepting it and condemning him unequivocally. that's important. but at the same time, trump has conditioned his base to cheer for authoritarian tactics, to cheer for encouragement of violence. to cheer for demonization of political opponents. and that does not end on january 20th. trump has remade the republican party in his image. so i think what you're going to see over the next two to four years is an internal fight within the republican party for its future. is it going to try to return to the days of john mccain and the decency that you saw in the republican party or is it going to continue with trump 2.0s?

and that's the fight that we're going to see. and unfortunately, the base is still on board with a lot of what trump has done. we saw in a poll recently that about half of republicans had some level of approval for insurrectionists violently storming the capitol resulting in deaths of five people. this is a long-term problem and it's something that's foreseeable. republicans made the bet that they could get away with it and now it has serious consequences that are on display for all to see. >> i want to talk about this second push to impeach the president. you talk about this is a president who in many ways wall lows in victimhood. does this push -- is it necessary or do you agree perhaps with lindsey graham who says this might incite or get mr. trump supporters to see him as a victim in that this is counter intuitive, essentially, or do you think this is a way for the republican party to make

its choice, potentially turn against him? >> well, i signed an open letter with around 2,000 political scientists calling for trump to be removed from office for two reasons. one is the immediate threat. we have seen that trump lives in a sdlugzal fantasy world. what he says is untrue, it is fiction. and he's causing violence based on that fiction. i don't want to gamble that something else doesn't happen in the next 11 sdas. that is one reason. the second reason is precedent. if you don't impeach the president over this, you can't impeach future presidents over more minor transgressions. you have to say if you incite violence that results in the takeover of the united states capitol, there are consequences. even if the impeachment doesn't proceed quickly enough, i think it's worth doing to ensure that future presidents understand if they behave like donald trump did this week, there will be consequences for them. and it will be the first time in

united states history that a president has been impeached a second time. >> always good to speak with you. thank you very much. bye foref now. the striking images from that day already have put several people in federal custody. that is ahead. plus, were warning signs missed that trump supporters could attack the capitol? we look at the clues that were there months before these rioters arrived. finish quantum with activeblu technology, cleans without pre-rinsing. switch to finish and skip the rinse to save water. without the commission fees so you can start investing today, wherever you are - even hanging with your dog. so, what are you waiting for? download now and get your first stock on us. robinhood.

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welcome back. federal prosecutors are now promise ago wide ranging investigation into that rye yost on wednesday at the u.s. capitol. they've pulled in agents from all 56 fbi field offices. investigator say anyone involved in unlawful activities can expect to get a knock on the door. so this man got one on friday. him name is richard barnette of arkansas. he's now in federal custody. his arrest is one of dozens as

agents combed through internet videos, social media posts and tips from the public. here is evan grace. >> hundred egs of federal and ll investigators as well as prosecutors around the country are working around the clock to try to find and prosecute some of the people behind the terrorist attack on the u.s. capitol. one of the top priorities for prosecutors is the hunt for cop killers, the people responsible for the murder of u.s. capitol police officer brian sicknik, one of the officers attacked by the pro trump mob as he tried to defend the capitol. and we're learning frightening new details from the court documents on more than a dozen people facing federal charges so far. one of them is lonnie kauffman, a 7-year-old from alabama whose red pickup truck filled with bombs was parked outside one of the capitol buildings for hours as he attend today trump rally near the white house. police say they found a handgun, assault rifle and 11 monthly to

have cocktails and materials that combined had the effect of home made napalm. also richard barnett. another man came to the capitol and discussed killing speaker pelosi. prosecutors say the investigation is only beginning and they anticipate more arrests and charges soon. now, the mob attack on the capitol didn't just come out of the blue. there were numerous, numerous warnings for months. the rioters came with threats of violence. >> flat-footed and local officials insist they had no idea the siege was coming. >> there was no intelligence that suggested there would be a breach of the u.s. capitol.

>> but that seems hardly believable. in the days and weeks before the insurrection, the warning signs were clear. violent and threatening online posts and online call to arms, operation occupy the capitol, one viral post called it. go to washington january 6th and help storm the capitol. we will storm the government buildings, kill cops, kill security guards, kill federal employees and agents and demand a recount. trump or war today. that simple, another user posted . >> the writing was on the wall months ago that this could turn into something extremely violent. >> researchers who track hate and violence speech say what some dismissed as online boasting was a plan of action and some of those who sieged the capitol were prepared. >> there were men on the senate floor wearing tactical equipment, carrying zip tie restraints of the kind police use to hand cuff people.

i somehow doubt that they just brought those to a protest. >> the nonprofit advanced democracy tracked 1480 violence related qanon twitter posts just since january 1st. on tiktok, videos promoting violence were viewed 279,000 times. >> if you look at the work of anybody who has been tracking extremism in the united states, you will find that they have been issuing warnings regularly about these groups and the language that they're using. >> one of the main stop the steal rally organizers, alley alexander told followers on periscope he and others were planning something big. >> we could change the hearts and the minds of republicans in that body hearing our loud war from outside. >> he told followers bring tents, sleeping supplies and add this, if d.c. escalates, so do

we. a follower responded to the post, bring a gun. investigators of the anti-defamation league say they were sharing the violent posts and concerns about january 6th right up until this week. >> we've been in touch with law enforcement on a very regular basis. >> the adl went public. >> our level of concern rose so dramatically that on monday we published a blog to put it out on the public record about our degree of alarm. we weren't surprised by the intensity of what happened. >> what's next? january 20th. researchers are worried about the increasing chatter about violence at the inauguration. >> i think it's very plausible that we are just at the beginning of this. >> round you two on january 20th, one poster writes on the online forum the donald. i don't even care about keeping trump in power. i care about war. please take urgent action to save our country.

on january 20th, says another post, it's our last chance. all of this means the same groups that attacked the capitol on january 6th may already be planning to be back in washington. hopefully this time law enforcement is taking note. drew driven, cnn, atlanta. >> thanks, drew, for that. and, of course, this is cnn. we're not done digging into those shocking events in washington. the doefth a capitol police officer injured in the riot will be investigated as a murder. we have the latest on that straight ahead. also, incoming u.s. president joe biden doesn't want to hold any covid vaccines in reserve right now. just ahead, the vaccination plan he wants to set into motion as soon as he takes office. elp wit? i've never heard snoring... exactly. elp wit? no problem. ...and done. don't miss our weekend special. the queen sleep number 360 c2 smart bed is only $899. plus, 0% interest for 48 months. ends monday. they have businesses to grow

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welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. you're watching cnn. it is 27 minutes past the hour. so the coronavirus appears nowhere close to slowing down here in the u.s. so far in 2021, more than 20,000 americans have died of the virus already. on friday alonely, there were more than 3400 deaths. it's so bad in california that dozens of refrigerated trailers are now being used as makeshift morgues adding fear to the crisis that there might be a new u.s. variant that spreads more quickly than the one from the uk. but the cdc says so far there is no evidence to support that.

and vaccines were meant to be a strong tool against the coronavirus, but joe biden is planning to take a controversial approach to these vaccinations as nick watt now explains. >> good afternoon. >> team biden tells cnn they have a radical plan, release nearly every vaccine dose on hand. stop holding back for second doses. >> we need some assurances that those second doses are going to be there. >> pfizer and moderna won't say if they're able to manufacture those second dose necessary time. >> the second dose is absolutely critical. that one dose of moderna and one dose of pfizer has not been proven to be efficacious to the degree that we want. >> latest numbers reported just over 22 million doses distributed. fewer than 7 million actually in

arm arms. calls for easing on rules on who gets it when. so new york's governor just expanded the pool of people who can get a shot. now includes first responders and the over 75s. >> that's by far the largest group. and those are people who desperately need it. >> just look at new york's new case count line, exploding way higher than the spring. the nypd commissioner just tested positive. across america, 4,085 people reported death yesterday. the most covid deaths in a day ever. >> here in los angeles -- >> we had 259 deaths. that's one more than all the homicides in 2019 in l.a. city combined. in a single day, equal to a year of homicides. >> arizona has now overtaken

california, leads the nation in new cases per capita, but still no statewide mask mandate to control the virus. crumb of comfort, the pfizer vaccine does appear to work against that more contagious coronavirus string first identified in the uk now spreading across the u.s. nick watt, cnn, los angeles. covid is tearing through the uk, too, so much so that london's mayor has declared a national major incident. nina, what can you tell us about this? certainly very worrying signes. >> well, there are. and if you take this statistic into account, he reckoned that one in 20 people across certain parts of the british capitol could be infected with covid-19. if you take that into account, it really gives you a stark

picture of the reality here on the ground in london. also, sadik khan said currently 7,000 people were in hospital at present due to krugz. that's a 35% increase versus the figures back in airport during the first wave of this pandemic. the head of the nhs in england says those numbers are actually more stark. >> we are seeing over 800 patients a day admitted to london hospital wes coronavirus. that is the equivalent of a new st. thomas's hospital full of covid patients fully staffed every day or a new university sclej hospital full of coronavirus patients every day. >> now, london is one of the worst affected parts inside the entire united kingdom, but the uk, as well, is unfortunate notching up more and more grim

statistics every single day. in particular, yesterday when it was learned 1,339 people lost their lives after getting a positive result over the last 28 days, robin. and that brings the total death toll in this country to 80,000 so far, making the uk the fifth worst affected nation in the world anywhere after the united states, brazil, mexico and india. but what are public health officials trying to do? they're trying to go on the record and tell people that it is very, very serious, they are trying to curtail travel making sure people have a negative coronavirus test, a reliable one before flying to the uk. those restrictions will be coming in soon. they've approved a third vaccine that they're going to be distributing soon. but some of these statistics, especially when it comes to vaccinating a huge number of people over such a short time

period, some people are questioning whether or not that is feasible given the rapid spread of this virus. >> so what are authorities doing in response to how things are going right now? how are they communicating that? >> as you hear, there's public officials going on the record saying that this is such a serious type of situation that they're declaring a major incident. to put that into context, that's the type of things that you see in the wake of the westminster and london terror attacks when emergency rooms are deluged with casualties. the last time we saw one of these major incidents announced was 2017 after that terrible tower disaster where many, 'em people lost their lives. the whole point of these public messaging initiatesive sess trying to convince people that covid-19 is real and it is deadly and you have to listen to authorities' advice to try to contain the spread of this virus. as of today, we're seeing parts

of the government medical and scientific team taking to the air wave wes a prerecorded advert saying behave as if you think you have the virus, anyway. that's the safest way to behave in the uk. this is affecting a different demographic, as well. so for all of these reasons, they're saying err on the side of caution and finally curtail travel which many people have said the uk could have suppressed the death tools perhaps if they would have contained that in the earlier days of the pandemic. robin. >> thanks, nina. again, this pandemic is taking a serious toll on health care workers.

>> doctor, describe for us what it's like going to work every day for you and your colleagues. >> it's a very grim situation. in many ways, i think the situation is deteriorating and it is really, really important that people listen to the public health advice. you know, just this week, in my own region in west midlands, we're reporting that they could potentially run out of critical care beds in two weeks. so it is vital that people pay attention. i'm fed up of some of the idiots you'll see in some of the videos that we've seen outside of st. thomas's hospital but we've had people in our own region breaking into hospitals and getting in the way of the hospital functioning. covid-19 is a serious condition. earlier this week, a colleague of mine died of it. so i'm fed up of dealing with these covid idiots, as they get called. >> i want to talk about them in a moment. but with your colleague, was he

or she a doctor? certainly that must ricochet throughout the community to have to lose someone. >> absolutely. he was one of the most senior physicians in the country, registered with the royal college of physicians, 64 years old. and i became aware that i was ill just before christmas. i was going to fill up my car with petrol and i was the only person in the petrol station wearing a mask. i think we are going to get through this together, but we need to get through this together as a community. and i think some of the issues are that we are talking -- you know, people in birmingham, england, aren't going be so bothered about what's happening in birmingham and alabama. and it's really important that the story of covid-19 comes from health care professionals, nursing staff and others that people realize the gravity of this condition and where we're heading, which is not a pretty place. >> you talk about your

frustration of people who believe this is a hoax and you say they also sort of get in the way or come into the hospitals. talk to us more about that and why don't you think people are getting the severity of this now after all these days? >> absolutely. and i think it's interesting. i think the numbers don't help. actually, just imaging in the uk the same number of people as you would see in an olympic stadium in london. that's how much people have died. understanding these are real people, your neighbors, your friends, your colleagues, and i think it's difficult because, obviously, some people can be asymptomatic and can spread. yesterday i was speak to go one of our secretaries, 12 people have become affected. so it's these kind to have challenges. but also if they a medical problem, they contact a doctor

and we will see you by video or by phone and contacting you one-on-one. these are a real challenge. it's also some of the mainstream commentators i think have been unhelpful. in a day, we're hearing about trump being banned from twitter. you know, it's also some of the correspondents saying lockdown skeptics website, this kind of thing kwhb are really unhelpful. >> what are you dealing with in terms of the direct implications of this virus on the body? particularly when it comes to incidents of strokes and clots. what do you want to know about how this attacks the human body? >> that's an extremely good question. actually, i think there's been too much of the phone has been on that as if it's just a lung disease when it's a multi system lung disease. it's a neurologist. it causes stroke, it causes blood clots.

my renal patients, half of which have covid-19. it affects every specialty. i would say every doctor in the nhs is a covid doctor on some level. >> and how are you feeling now? do you think like there is light at the end of the tunnel? >> it is fantastic news about the vaccines. but we have to follow the public health measures. and i almost think of the first waves. this time, we have the blindfold off and we don't know how much carriages are on the train. >> consulting neurologist dr. david nickel, thank you very much for your insight or your hard work. good luck. appreciate your insights and sharing your message. >> thank you. 18-year-old stephano became an internet sensation in november with videos of him serenading his wife outside her hospital room. you may remember this video.

because of covid restrictions, he was not able to go inside the hospital. sadly, carla, his wife of 47 years passed away last year from health issues unrelated to coronavirus. now he has been diagnosed himself with covid and has been admitted to an assisted living facility. despite his hardships, he finds a way to bring joy by playing the accordion. he's been serenading now the nurses and the doctors and fellow patients in his room. we'll be right back. ♪ so, you can start investing today, wherever you are - even on the bus. download now and get your first stock on us. robinhood.

north korean leader kim jong-un says his country is building new nuke ler weapons and the search for a nuclear powered submarine is now complete. he calls the united states his nation's greatest enemy and says

pyongyang's development of nuclear weapons to deter the u.s. will be pushed forward without interruption. paula hancocks is standing by with more on this. hi. what can you tell us about this? >> we had an insight into the foreign policy, the military goals of north korea coming forward. and in this very important party congress for them, we did hear from kim jong-un talking about the u.s. as the biggest enemy. also pointing out that whoever is in the white house, not mentioning biden by name, we still haven't heard him mention president-elect biden by name since he won the election, but saying whoever is in the white house, they will be anti-north korea as far as he's concerned saying that they have to change their hostile policy. what we did hear a lot about is the military goals that north korea has at this point. we heard about the nuclear

powered submarine that they have noted which would boost their capability. they talked about this saying the research into this has been completed. so we're still some way off on that particular weaponry, but there are other nuclear weaponries that they were talking about that are in various states of development, a soldly fuel icbm, for example, that could potentially hit mainland united states saying that the plans are in place for that, as well. now, one thing we did hear from north korea was that they wouldn't have a -- that they have a no first strike policy, meaning that they wouldn't use nuclear weapons first. they would only use them if nuclear weapons were used against them. and if you are looking for a slight sliver of optimism, there was at one point a mention that even though they are talking about these upgraded systems, it does exclude diplomacy.

so a slight sliver of optimism that there could be another way forward. robin. >> another way forward, but what does it tell us about the future? what did he say about south korea and how could that relationship potentially change from here? >> just a few days ago, we heard from the unification manager saying he thought there would be some sort of olive branch. there wasn't an olive branch, per se. the message was that there was a real crossroads at this point. there was severe criticism of the fact that south korea is continuing to have these joint military drills with the united states, something that has always anouned pyongyang and also talking about the fact that they could go back to where they were before these peace talks started back in 2018 between kim jong-un and president moon jae-in. but it was up to south korea whether or not they were going to move the relationship

forward. so putting an awful lot of conditions on south korea as to whether or not they were going to decide to have a good relationship with them. >> thanks for that update. good to see you. so there's much more to come right here on cnn, including new details about this man, u.s. capitol officers brian sicknik who was fatally injured during the insurrection in washington. crafting lasting fragrances begins in nature. air wick scented oils are infused with natural essential oils for fragrance day after day,up to 60 days air wick scented oils. connect to nature.

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you are looking here at live pictures coming to us from the u.s. capitol. where the american flag has been lowered to half-staff in honor of officer brian sicknick. he died late thursday. capitol police say he was injured while physically engaging with protesters during the capitol riot. the u.s. attorney's office says a federal murder investigation will be opened into his death. his family has given us new information about the person he was, his military service, his love of dogs and his commitment to his oath. here is brian todd with more.

>> with flags lowered to half-staff, the capitol hill community is reeling over the death of a police officers, 42-year-old brian sicknick. but with their sorrow, some including members of congress are expressing anger. >> my heart goes out to officer sicknick's family. there are a lot of people who have officer sicknick's blood on their hands. >> the way that they went out or the way that he died was unnecessary. >> capitol hill police say officer sicknick was injured on wednesday while, quote, physically engage, protesters, that he then returned to his division office and collapsed. he died late thursday. the youngest of three sons born and raised in new jersey, brian sicknick is being called a hero by his family tonight. the family saying he wanted to be a police officer his entire life. as a means to that end, they say, he joined the new jersey air national guard. that branch says sicknick joined

in 1997 was deployed to saudi arabia and was deployed in the military police. he was honorably discharged from the new jersey air national guard in 2003 and joined the capitol hill police in 2008. sicknick most recently served in the force's first responders unit. one former capitol hill police officer says the job is dangerous even under normal circumstances. >> every day your life is in danger. there's no promise that you're going to come home the next day or the same day that you go out. every officer that swears in takes the job very seriously, protect congress. >> officer sicknick and his colleagues, although by most accounts overwhelmed by the rioters are drawing praise from members of congress who they fought to protect. >> many of our capitol police acted so bravely and with such concern for the staff, for the members, for the capitol, for

the capitol of the united states. many of the men. and they deserve our gratitude. >> we were all very fortunate that the capitol hill police that were there were thinking as quickly as they had. if they had automatic weapons, they could have killed hundreds of members of congress. >> tonight, one of the men who helped prevent that horror is being remembered by his family for his empathy, his commitment to rescuing dogs and his love of the new jersey devils hockey team. brian sicknick had no children, but lived with his girlfriend of 11 years. >> in a statement to cnn, brian sicknick's family asked the public and the media not to make his pass ago political issue, but his death will be the subject of a federal murder investigation with the u.s. attorney's office, the capitol hill police and the d.c. metropolitan police taking part. brian todd, cnn, washington. >> so while the investigation into officer sicknick's death continues, police have

identified and charged more rioters from that insurrection. far more are facing charges including a man from alabama who investigators say had a car nearby packed with 11 home made bombs, a handgun and an assault rifle. also this man, richard barnett, who was seen sitting with his feet on nancy pelosi's deng v desk, he's been tracked down and arrested. officials say he faces three federal charges. wolf blitzer this weekend has a special report. police join him for the trump insurrection, 24 hours that shook america. it's 10:00 p.m. in new york and 11:00 a.m. monday in hong kong. so that wraps up this hour of cnn. i will be back in just a moment with more news. join me for that. ♪ beds get sick too protection. lysol laundry sanitizer kills 99.9% of illness-causing bacteria detergents leave behind.

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hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. you're watching cnn. i'm robyn curnow. coming up this hour, house speaker nancy pelosi says she will move forward with the motion to impeach president donald trump if he doesn't resign for encouraging wednesday's insurrection at the u.s. capitol. this as twitter permanently bans the president saying his tweets spur further violence. police say they found bombs and guns near the capitol. live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with robyn