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capitol was attacked donald trump could soon become the first u.s. president to be impeached a second time. lawmakers in the u.s. house are expected to hold the historic impeachment vote in just a few hours from now. democrats are leading the effort, but a growing number of senior republicans are joining in, including the third ranking house republican liz cheney and her colleague john ckatko. >> undeniable in a speech that day, he deliberate ly created a combustible environment. a direct threat to the future of this democracy, for this reason, i will vote to impeach this president tomorrow. >> and there are reports the top senate republican is signaling he's pleased with the impeachment effort. according to the "the new york times," mitch mcconnell believes mr. trump committed impeachable

offenses and says the move would make it easier to oust him from the party. a source says he's upset with the president for inciting last week's riot. but he still hasn't indicated if he will actually vote to convict him if impeached. meantime, u.s. vice president mike pence has rejected democrats' calls to remove mr. trump from power. the house had passed a resolution urging him to do so by invoking the 25th amendment. but pence says the move isn't in the best interest of the country. meantime, the president is still refusing to take responsibility for the capitol attack. he says his comments leading up to the riot were completely acceptable. >> so, if you read my speech, and have people have done it. and i've seen it both in the papers and in the media, on television, it's been analyzed, and people thought that what i said was totally appropriate.

>> we're now just hours away from this historic second impeachment vote against president trump. cnn's ryan nobles has all of the latest developments from capitol hill. >> reporter: the united states house of representatives one step closer to impeaching president donald trump for the second time in his presidency. the first time that's ever happened in the united states. the house voting on tuesday to ask vice president mike pence to invoke the 25th amendment with the threat that if he did not go through with it that they were prepared to move ahead with impeachment. pence already letting speaker nancy pelosi know that he is not going to do that. so, tomorrow, at 9:00 a.m. wednesday morning, the house will move forward with those articles of impeachment. it's going to be a little bit different than it was the last time around. it should go much quicker. there are fewer articles of impeachment to go through. and the other big difference is that there will be republicans that vote in favor of impeachment this time. there will be many, it's not the

majority of the republican caucus but notable names including liz cheney, the third-ranking republicing in the house of representatives has said she will vote for impeachment. the next question is what happens in the united states senate, mitch mcconnell signaling that there may be some opportunity for his conference to pick up these articles of impeachment. and eventually convict president trump. it's not clear how that whole process is going to work, but we're told that mcconnell's been in contact with president-elect joe biden. if that were to happen, there is the potential and opportunity for president trump to be convicted on these articles of impeachment, after he already leaves office. still, a lot of unknowns, though, in that process between when it gets through the house and before it gets to the senate. that process all beginning wednesday morning here on capitol hill. ryan nobles, cnn, capitol hill. >> joining me now is teresa meyer, a cnn commentator

director on capitol hill. thanks for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> president trump doesn't believe he's responsible for the attack on capitol hill last week. but that's not how mitch mcconnell sees it, he believe the president committed impeachable offenses. what might this signal internally, and is this a turning point for the country and trump himself? >> you know, it's been extraordinary turn of events in so many ways. the fact that mitch mcconnell who has been one of donald t trump's chief enablers throughout the president may be the final one to cast a ballot to prevent donald trump from ever running for office again is just remarkable. mitch mcconnell is quite upset with donald trump, because he used judges to put forth the

agenda, donald trump cost him the senate. he cost him his title as senate majority leader which is the most powerful position for republicans in washington. and, you know, political actors don't respond or course correct until they lose power. and that's what we're seeing happen with mitch mcconnell. it's clear that someone like mitch mcconnell who is an institutionalist could not bear the insurrection at the capital last week. he's 79 years old, it's probably his last term in the senate and does he want his legacy to be attacked by donald trump and will he go out and finally stand up to him and move forward with the impeachment hearings in the senate. i'll believe it when i see it. the fact that he's even open to it is remarkable. >> the fact that he put the view out there, however he did it, a

few house republicans say they will vote to impeach the president, including liz cheney who said what he did was a betrayal, given trump's role at the capitol, how surprised are you that more republicans aren't outraged at his actions? and why aren't they appalled? what more will it take? >> when i made the decision to leave the republican party after this year, it's because i felt the republican party was such a cowa cowardice. and against what donald trump has represented and what republicans claimed they stood for has just been glaring. and the fact now after a violent insurrection where people died, a law enforcement officer was killed, murdered, that still 140 americans went forward with contesting the election results,

continuing to propagate this big lie whipped up by donald trump and the frenzied mob at the capitol is hard to fathom. now, all of a sudden, a few have found religion and decided to stand up and do the right thing, including liz cheney. they had opportunities in the past to do it but when it impacted them in their own house, now, they had a problem with it. >> a thanks to tara there for her analysis. officials are believing up security in the u.s. capitol embracing it ahead of inauguration day. lawmakers and their staff will now have to walk through metal detectors before entering the floor of house of representatives. the acting house sargent at arms said in a memo that the move was to ensure everyone complies with rules banning guns and other potential weapons from the chamber. meanwhile, just outside, the u.s. national guard is ramping

up its security presence. the pentagon has just authorized arming members of the national guard who will be supporting capitol security. and this is notable, as officials have historically avoided militarizedi i ing the capitol. the mayor of washington talked to wolf blitzer about the threats. >> the analysis, the fbi analysis, local analysis looks at groups as they are not a blustery group of people coming here for a rowdy rally. i think what we saw last week at the capitol, these are trained people, they're armed. and they are seemingly organized. and intent on -- and intent on serving donald trump, no matter what the means. or the consequences. . >> meanwhile, a u.s. attorney

says people will be shocked when they hear more of the witness accounts of what happened at the capitol, including open-handed combat with police officers. and real working pipe bombs in a truck parked nearby. the fbi is asking the public for help, identifying those involved in the riot. cnn's brian todd has more on the investigation. >> reporter: federal law enforcement is quickly widening the scope of investigations into the violence at the capitol. hundreds of charges, officials say, are forthcoming. >> we're looking at significant felony cases tied to sedition and conspiracy. and we're looking at everything from simple trespass to theft of mail to theft of digital devices with inside the capitol. to assault on officers, federal officers both inside and outside the capitol. to defect the possibility of national defense information to

felony murder even civil rights excessive force investigation. so just the gambit of cases is mind blowing. >> reporter: law enforcement is seeking help in finding suspects. >> we received more than 100,000 pieces of digital media. the fbi has a long memory and broad reach. agents from local field offices y at the capitol. >> reporter: the fbi says before wednesday's riot, the bureau tried to coordinate with other law enforcement agencies. >> we shared intelligence, and we also shared it through the infrastructure. and also means -- they have access to our information readily available because they have access to our systems. >> reporter: meanwhile, a chilling assessment from a congressman briefed by law enforcement on enthusiasm threats to the u.s. capitol. >> they're talking about 4,000 armed patriots to surround the

capitol to prevent any democrat from going in. and they have published rules of engagement on when you shoot and when you don't. this is an organized group that has a plan. >> reporter: congressman conor lamb didn't name a specific group but did say, quote, they have to be stopped. the grounds the monuments are being expanded, ringed by high fences and dozens of natural guard troops. d.c. metropolitan police with huge dump trucks providing nor barriers. what are the biggest threats on inauguration day -- >> primary a shooter. random guns in a crowd or over a crowd. then you scale it up to snipers without being snipers and use of explosive devices. >> reporter: security at state capitols is ramping up significantly. another lawmaker briefed by law enforcement spoke of how those making the threats are being trapped. >> there's a very aggressive response to this.

a lot of the communication has dried up for a number of these people because they've been banned from some of the social media platforms like the president has. >> reporter: meantime, manhunts continue for rioters who breached the capitol last wednesday. the fbi is asking for the public's help in identifying a man seen in photos carrying a large confederate flag inside the capitol during the riot. on tuesday, two men were indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in the riot, including a man from alabama alleged to have parked a truck with homemade bombs, guns and ammunition two blocks from the capitol. >> we're looking at everything, money, travel records. looking at disposition, movement, communication records. no resource related to the fbi or the u.s. attorney's office will be unchecked. >> reporter: and against the backdrop of the threat, there's

new concern about possible leadership vacuums at key agencies. the department of homeland security is bringing in a is you secretary after the acting secretary chad wolf abruptly resigned on monday. and the capitol hill police have just sworn in a brand-nah chief after the resignation of their chief steven sund. brian todd, cnn, washington. america's most senior military leaders have taken the unprecedented step of condemning the sedition at the capitol. the point chiefs of staff reminded service members of their obligation to support and defend the constitution. their statement reads in part, we witnessed actions inside the capitol building that were inconsistent with the rule of law. the rights of freedom of speech and assembly do not give anyone the right to resort to violence, sedition and insurrection. as service members we must embody the values and ideals of the nation. we support and defend the

constitution. any act to disrupt the constitutional process is not only against our traditions, values and oath, it is against the law. well, as the coronavirus death toll in the u.s. rises at alarming rates, the government is changing its vaccine distribution plan. coming up who officials now say should be prioritized.

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♪ for the first time in nearly 70 years, the u.s. federal government has executed a woman, after the supreme court denied defense attorneys last minute argument of severe mental illness. hours before, lisa montgomery was put to death by lethal injection, her lawyers were arguing that she should have a competency hearing to prove her illness which would make her ineligible for the death penalty. montgomery was sentenced in 2008 for the murder of a pregnant woman. she cut out and kidnapped the woman's fetus. the baby survived. well, yet another record for

the deadliest day of the pandemic in the u.s. on tuesday alone, more than 4300 americans died from covid-19. that is the second time the single day death toll has topped 4,000. now, this comes as the u.s. government revamps its vaccine distribution plan. cnn's erica hill has the details. >> reporter: a major shift in the government's back the nation plan. >> we are releasing the entire supply we have for order by state rather than holding second doses in reserve. >> reporter: in line with the plans announced last week by the incoming biden administration. this briefing is important to hear and they are saying we know there are problems. >> reporter: hhs second azar calling on expanding for those 65 and older and underlying conditioning, citing those with road blocks though several

states have already begun vaccinating more groups of essential workers and younger seniors. >> it's the first time in my life i look forward to getting a shot. >> reporter: more mass vaccination sites coming online. disneyland will be ready by the end of the week, welcome news in california, now the epicenter of this pandemic. essential workers and their families especially vulnerable in hard-hilt l.a. county. >> right now because there is so much spread, we're also recommending that people keep their face coverings on while they're inside the home. >> reporter: hospitalizations in l.a. county soaring. up more than 680% since november 1st. daily reported deaths skyrocketing more than 1400%. >> this slide is a very real reminder of our failures to protect each other. >> reporter: meantime, in tuscaloosa overnight, massive crowds celebrating alabama's national title, prompting superspreader concerns. the state mask mandate still in place, though in crowd, tough to

tell. rising hospitalizations in central texas triggering new rollbacks. nationwide, hovering around 130,000. the country adding more than 200,000 new cases a day for the last seven days. in that same time, reporting more than 20,000 covid deaths including this 37-year-old mother who died just three days after giving birth to her sixth child. >> death is the grave teacher to impel us to all lead a more meaningful life and god know we need that more now. >> reporter: here behind me, this will be a vaccination site. that is good news for the federal government to push more vaccine out there. that being said, mayor bill de blasio warns about the

distribution calling it way too slow and warns that new york city may run out of vaccine soon. in new york city i'm erica hill. as states scramble to get more shots into arms the u.s. health and human services secretary is blaming them for the slow radioout. earlier i spoke with analyst ester chao, and this is her reaction. >> we are dangling very little guidance, very little effort to do a massive effort with the vaccine, contact tracing, all of the things that 93 needed to do for pandemic control is simply rich. and you know states are doing the best they can. over the week, i spent an eight-hour shift doing vaccine distribution in my hometown. it really takes a lot of people volunteering on top of their regular jobs in order to do this. of course, it's very hard to ask health care workers to do this during this time. and that's the kind of thing we're relying on because we

don't have the dollars to mobilize this workforce around us. >> dr. ester chao talking to me earlier. still ahead, u.s. lawmakers on the verge of impeaching donald trump yet again. but the president insists he's done nothing wrong. his warning to democrats trying to oust him. that's ahead. works on that too, and lasts 12 hours. 12 hours?! who studies that long? mucinex dm relieves wet and dry coughs. when we started our business we were paying an arm and a leg for postage. i remember setting up shipstation. one or two clicks and everything was up and running. i was printing out labels and saving money. shipstation saves us so much time. it makes it really easy and seamless. pick an order, print everything you need, slap the label onto the box, and it's ready to go. our costs for shipping were cut in half. just like that. shipstation. the #1 choice of online sellers. go to shipstation.com/tv and get 2 months free.

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house republican liz cheney. and the top senate republican has reportedly signaled he's pleased with the impeachment effort. according to the "the new york times," mitch mcconnell believes mr. trump committed impeachable offenses and says the move would make it easier to oust him from the republican party. but u.s. vice president mike pence has rejected calls to remove president trump from power. the house has urges a resolution by invoking the 25th amendment. and pence says it isn't in the interest of the country. and source says there's no consideration of him resigning and as cnn's kaitlan collins reports mr. trump is expressing noll remorse. >> reporter: without an ounce of regret president trump took no responsibility for inciting a violent mob of supporters who breached the capitol, attacked

police officers and threatened to kill the vice president. >> it's been analyzed and people thought what i said was totally appropriate. >> reporter: as he left the white house, trump denounced violence but insisted he didn't inst instigate it. >> they've analyzed my words, my final paragraph and every sentence, everybody thought it was totally appropriate. >> we fight, we fight like hell. and if you don't fight like hell you're not going to have a country anymore. and we're going to the capitol, we're going to try and give republicans, the weak ones, because the strong ones don't need any of our help, we're going to try and give them the kind of pride and boldness that they need to take back our country. >> reporter: the president portrayed himself as the victim of a new effort by democrats to impeach him a second time. >> it's really a continuation of the greatest witch hunt in the history of politics. it's ridiculous. it's absolutely ridiculous. this impeachment is causing

tremendous anger. >> reporter: senate minority leader chuck schumer responded by saying trump shouldn't be in office for another day. >> what trump did today, blaming others for what he caused is a pathological technique used by the worst of dictators. >> reporter: after he landed in texas, trump delivered scripted remarks on the attack. >> respect for law enforcement and the great people within law enforcement, so many are here, is the foundation of the maga agenda. >> reporter: unlike democrats wanted, it became less likely that vice president pence would galvanize the cabinet to invoke the 25th amendment and remove trump for power, after he finally spoke to trump for the first time since wednesday. trump and pence pledge to serve the remainder of their term as one member of trump's cabinet didn't rule out conversations about the 25th amendment. >> the rhetoric last week was unacceptable. i'm not going to get into or

discuss the 25th amendment here. i'm committed -- i've wrestled with this. i'm committed to see this through as my role as health secretary during the pandemic. >> reporter: while the president was in texas he said he was not worried of the 25th amendment being a threat to him but warned in a veiled threat that it could be to joe biden when he takes office. shortly after the president returned from texas we did finally get a definitive statement from the vice president in a letter to the house saying he is not invoking the 25th amendment to remove president trump from power. kaitlan collins, cnn, the white house. >> michael gerhart is a member on capitol hill. he testified on the impeachment committee hearing on donald trump back in 2019. and was the only joint witness during the clinton impeachment hearing. he joins me now.

thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you. >> so, while president trump displayed no remorse in his role in citing the mob that attacked the capitol, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is apparently furious and told associates that president trump did commit impeachable offenses. a few house republicans say they will vote to impeach president trump. what does this signal? is it a tipping point? >> it signals that we may have a potential to reach a tipping point. certainly, there's been a break in the ranks, republicans last time, last time the president was impeached, held together completely in the house. and in the senate, only one republican broke ranks. so what we are seeing now is quite different. of course, the misconduct is different, too. it's even more egregious. and i think once the president has been shut down on twitter, republicans are -- to some extent may feel freer to break

ranks. we've already seen a handful in the house. reportedly, we may see as many as 20. i think once there say breakage, you may even see more go in that direction. it's possible in the senate other republicans will break ranks, too. >> it will be interesting to see ho does that and as president trump refuses to take responsibility for the attack last week, we're seeing plots and threats of armed protests in the leadup to joe biden's inauguration. and trump is digging his heels in. is the president a threat to national security, democracy as the house resolution states? is he a clear and present danger right now? >> i think the answer is yes. i think that the president, as you just said, did not take any responsibility for what happened. in fact, if we look at the facts that are the basis for this impeach article, he is a danger to national security. he not only encouraged the mob

to be strong and to fight when they marched towards congress, when they were there, he seemed to enjoy their wreckage, their rampage. didn't lift a finger to order the national guard, in fact, he hesitated, he wanted the mayhem to occur. he wanted congress to be intimidated to overturn the election. that's a president who is attacking not just democracy, but our national security. and the article refers to all of that very eloquently. >> michael gerhart, many thanks. there's going to be a day like no other in washington and cnn will bring you the developments just as it happened. isn't just a few hours from now, the house will begin impeaching donald trump for a second time. cnn will have special coverage throughout the day so stay with us for the very latest.

to another story we're following this hour, youtube has suspended president trump's channel for at least one week, after removing a video the company said incited violence. it is the latest social media platform to suspend mr. trump's account in some way, dealing a blow to his online presence. and youtube says it will revisit the decision after this week is over. well, joining us now live from dubai is cnn's john defterios. good to see you, john. big tech companies continue to apply pressure on the president and now banks also cutting ties. what is the likely impact of all of this? >> well, i'll tell you, it seems like the floodgates have really opened against donald trump. and as you know, rosemary, social media has a financial sector is basically a life blood to trump and the trump organization. as you suggested the move by youtube coming overnight from california because of videos

inciting violence. this means five major tech companies from the west coast in the united states have taken action in the last five days alone. this sparked the ire of the president on his departure from andrews air force base attacking big tech, for taking such a tough stance after what we saw transpire a week ago on capitol hill. >> i think that big tech is doing a horrible thing for our country and to our country. and i believe it's going to be a catastrophic mistake for them. they're dividing and divisive and they're showing something that i've been predicting for a long time. >> well, many say that the president is the one that's responsible for the divisive policies by he and his team. and, of course, silicon valley being slow to respond to this challenge, perhaps because the president represents so much traffic, rosemary. and we're not talking about here. just the limitation of actions by big tech, the banks, as we

talked about here, deutsche bank, the largest lender to the trump administration, with exposure $2.5 billion says it will not do any more lending, executives that handled the accounts resigned in the last two weeks. also a very small bank in new york making a step, signature bank shutting down the personal account of the president and the ceo of the bank said the president should resign, they're not welcome in new york city anymore. that's a message. rosemary. >> loud and clear. john defterios joining us live from dubai. many thanks. and we're following breaking news this hour, russian opposition leader alexiei navaly is heading back to russia. we'll have a live report from moscow. that's next.

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following this hour. russian opposition figure alexei navalny says he is heading home. the kremlin critic says he will return to russia on sunday. he was taken to germany last august, you might recall, after being poisoned with a nerve agent. our fred pleitgen joins us live from moscow with more on this. so, fred, even after nearly losing his life, navalny, as a result of this poisoning, he's heading back to russia. how wise is that move and what's ahead of him? >> reporter: it's very difficult to see how wise it is, but it certainly brings risks with it. not only is it having that recovery from that novichok poisoning and also found that apparently the russian intelligence service was behind all of that, but he also faces major legal troubles if and when

he returns. back here at russia, there's new criminal cases opened against him. and also one past case of a suspended sentence which he received is now in the process of possibly turning into a regular jail sentence. so, he did indeed face possible arrests when he lands here. despite all of that, alexei navalny on his social media account, he announced that he's coming back here to moscow here, to russia on the 17th of january. flying from berlin. i want to read what he said on social media, quote there was never a question of whether i would leave. i did end up in germany having arrived there in a intense care box. on january 17, sunday, i will return home on pobeda airline, a

budget airline, meet me. he's obviously inviting people to come to the airport, come to wherever he wants to go, to be there, because he obviously wants as many people as possible throb, just in case, obviously there are issues with the authorities. as i mentioned there is a big real risk that he could get arrested when he comes back here. and we've actually asked the kremlin about that previously, when alexei navalny said he wants to return to russia in the future when some of those criminal cases took hold. and the kremlin spokesman said, at the time, any russian citizen could return to russia anytime they want. but also said that the service here as he put it is simply doing its job. therefore, the risk of him possibly getting arrested immediately is something that is very real. of course, alexei navalny, rosemary, he's been saying over the past couple of weeks in some of these new cases were opened and some of the other case -- one of the other cases was turned into a real jail

sentence, he believes all of that is politically motivated. he is saying he believes vladimir putin is behind his poisoning. he believes vladimir putin wants to find ways to try to prevent alexei navalny from coming back here, from coming to russia. he's obviously showing, despite those risks, he wants to come back here nevertheless, rosemary. >> just incredible. we will, of course, continue to follow the story. many thanks to our fred pleitgen bringing us up to date from moscow. and still to come, despite hopes of a third vaccine gaining approval, europe is struggling under the strain of covid-19. angela merkel's somber warning, that's next. never settle for 25%. always go for 100. bring out the bold™

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europe is struggling with covid-19, even as vaccines promise hope for the future. the united stkingdom has just suffered its second deadliest day of the pandemic. reporting tuesday 1200 more people have died and you can see deaths are spiking past last year's peak. meanwhile, the german chancellor

has issued a somber warning, angela merkel told her party that the weeks leading up to easter may be tough. but there may be more help as the eu regulators introduce a third vaccine for potential rollout. joining us with the latest, salma abdelaziz in london, and salma, the uk suffered its second deadliest day from the pandemic. what is the latest on that and of course, vaccination efforts? >> rosemary, another terrible milestone for this country. the second deadliest rate. and people are dying so quickly, rosemary, that the morgue are filling up, temporary facilities being used to store bodies. that's how dire the situation is record-breaking hospitalization rates, record-breaking death rates. of course, it's not just about the people losing their lives. it's about the people getting sick and ending up in the hospitals here. health care is simply on the

brink. hospitalizations have increased by 35%. just to give you an idea, here in london, the mayor said last week, 1 in 30 people, 1 in 30 people, has the illness. it's an overwhelming tsunami, wave of covid-19 cases. and the concern is it's only going to get worse. health officials say this is the worst of the pandemic and the toughest weeks, they are ahead of us. what's the solution? how does this country get out of this health care crisis. well, there is one answer and one answer only, rosemary. that's vaccination program. the authorities are here are doing everything, vaccinating as many people as they possibly can, as quickly as they possibly can. they want to ramp up the vaccinations to 2 million people. as i said, all systems are go on this. 80,000 staff members ready to go, 1,000 vaccination sites across the country. troops and military dealing with operations and logistics. what's the goal? the goal is to get the

population, the most vulnerable, 1 million people vaccinated by february, rosemary. the systems in place here they won't be locked down they have to get it in control first. >> alissa to you now, how bad are infections across europe and how bad are infections progressing? >> reporter: the situation is deteriorating, rosemary. the particular fears about the spread in the continent first identified in the united kingdom. you mentioned moments ago, angela merkel's stirring words to her party last night. the speculation is with that partial lockdown in place might be in need to extend. we just heard italy is extending its partial lockdown. it had been from january 31st, it's now to february. and on tuesday, a sad record in terms of covid-19 related deaths since the start of the pandemic. here in france, the head of the council that advises the

government has spoken this morning to the french press on his theory on the president of the new variant that a new measure will be needed if the spread is to be slowed. this morning, emmanuel macron look with his ministers to see how many restrictions are and what kind of restrictions may be necessary. and for the time being, a situation that continues to worsen, rosemary. as for the vaccination, of course, the astrazeneca marketing application is now in the european medicines agency. but the problem is not so much the approval of fresh vaccines at this stage, in many continental countries it's the rollout. italy has vaccinated 780,000 people. it's doing pretty well compared to neighbors in germany. that anything is 680,000 people. here in france, we're talking only 189,000 people vaccinated thus far. it's going to take some time for the vaccination programs to begin bearing their fruit. and you're likely to see tighter

restrictions before that can happen. >> it is a massive challenge for all countries, the u.s. struggling as well to do the vaccinations en masse. salma abdelaziz and melissa bell, thank you for bringing us up to date. thank you for your company. i'm rosemary church. an official hour of "new day" with john berman and alisyn camerota is up next. as we bring you this historic day in american politics with donald trump facing a second impeachment vote. do stay with cnn. have yourselves a great day.

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