live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching here in the united states, canada, and all around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. straight ahead on "cnn newsroom," washington, d.c., is on high alert ahead of inauguration day and experts say the security concerns extend well beyond the u.s. capitol. this as president trump enters his final few days at the white house facing a senate trial after his second impeachment. and president-elect joe biden unveils his covid stimulus plan which aims to get more government help into the hands

of americans. on wednesday joe biden will be sworn in as u.s. president amid some of the toughest security seen in washington in many years. no spectators will be allowed on the national mall, as is normally the case. more than 20,000 armed national guard along with other law enforcement agencies aiming to prevent another potential assault on the capitol. barricades and roadblocks now cut off the buildings in all directions. the fbi says it has identified some 200 people who took part in the deadly insurrection on january 6th. more than 100 have been arrested so far and more are coming. >> we know who you are if you are out there, fbi agents are coming to find you. anybody who plots and attempts

violence in the coming weeks should count on a visit. >> it's not just washington that's on high alert. all 50 state capitols are bracing for possible armed protests next wednesday. at least 20 states have called in the national guard to beef up their security. federal prosecutors have identified another high profile suspect in last week's attack. the man seen beating a police officer with a flag pole is now charged with civil disorder. he told a reporter from the telegraph newspaper, death is the remedy that capital law enforcement officers get. more on the investigation now from cnn's alex marquardt. >> reporter: every day bringing new arrests of the capitol insurrectionists. today kevin seigfreid seen roaming the halls with a c confederate flag were arrested along with his son hunter. the nationwide manhunt also

leading to the arrest of retired pennsylvania firefighter robert sanford, allegedly seen in this video throwing a fire ext extinguisher that struck a capitol police officer in the head. also facing charges, the man wearing a camp auschwitz sweatshirt, robert packer who was tracked down and arrested yesterday in virginia. the fbi said it has gotten more than 100,000 digital tips. as the investigation plans there are more clues of the planning and insurrection rather than being a gathering that grew into an angry mob. >> reporter: in this you can hear them talking about the layout of the capitol. >> if you're going to take the building. >> it was planned in the wide open. in the weeks and months leading up to january 6th, people were very clearly online on platforms saying they were going to assault the capitol and a attack

the capitol. >> reporter: other members of congress have been accused of giving tours to rioters. cheryl calling them reconnaissance missions. >> i want to see that they're held accountable and if necessary ensure they don't continue holding their position in congress. >> reporter: it's a fortress with 8 foot fencing and thousands of armed national guard troops. >> we're not asking people to come into the city. it is a major security threat and we are working to mitigate those threats. >> reporter: the fbi fears that domestic extremists may have been emboldened by the january 6th insurrection to carry out more attacks before and during joe biden's inauguration. it comes as the fbi has warned of potential armed protests in all 50 states plus dc. they say the online chatter is, quote, off the charts.

in michigan where a plot to kidnap the governor was disrupted last year, this militia leader said they will be at the state capitol and armed. >> i would easily expect thousands. >> really? >> it's going to be a good turnout, especially if this impeachment push continues the way it seems to be going. >> the michigan attorney general said she's worried about so many people with guns. >> i'm on poe plek particular about it. >> more potential violence around the inauguration, so does the security rachet up. i'm told by an official that the general public will not be allowed into the traditional observation areas on the mall, onto the grass where thousands would normally gather to watch the inauguration. but we are still wyatting for the final details of the closures here in washington from the national park service and

the u.s. secret service. alex marquardt, cnn, washington. the deadly insurrection was a bridge too far for some republicans, a conviction could purnl purge him. cnn's manu raju explains. >> reporter: there's a growing recognition that the president committed impeachable offenses. that is according to multiple republican sources. also the sources say it is still uncertain whether there would be 17 republicans who would break ranks and vote to convict. we expect 50, close to 50, if not all 50 democrats voting to convict this president. we'll have to see how this trial plays out. they need 17 republicans to ensure donald trump can no longer hold public office.

republicans are split into various camps. there are some who believe it's not constitutional to go down the grounds of trying a former president. there are others who believe that the president being impeached was a divisive action taken by democrats and should not be replicated. then there are some who believe his actions simply went too far and that they are open to the idea of possibly convicting donald trump. all eyes will be on mitch mcconnell, the senate republican leader who holds incredible sway. he is truly undecided i'm told from multiple sources. other republicans are also undecided. ultimately it could be up to how the impeachment managers make their case and how they feel making him a one term president,

never to run again as the trial drags out at the beginning of the biden presidency. manu raju, cnn, capitol hill. we're hearing u.s. president donald trump is shutting down any talk of resigning as former president richard nixon did in 1974. mr. trump told an adviser that he couldn't count on vice president mike pence to give him a pardon. >> reporter: as questions remain about republicans and whether or not they will vote to convict president trump when he does ultimately face a senate trial, which we are now not expecting to happen until he is out of office based on what the senate majority leader said, we're witnessing the white house in disarray. witnessing the president have the last full week in office that is looking like nothing they thought it would. instead of having the pomp and circumstance leaving office, a

gracious president, you are dealing with legal warnings, forced video and this upcoming impeachment trial and we are told by sources it's far from determined who will represent him. one of the conversations was done pretty casually and dismissed out of hand was about the president wasn't resigning. he has told aides not to bring unrichard nixon who koshl could be -- he's gone off on people who have brought up richard nixon. that gives you an insight as he is going through the last few days of his time in office, which is you're seeing the realities of that happen around the white house, people packing up, taking picture frames, cleaning out their desk from the white house and the vice president on the farewell tour where he's attending briefings

on the fee me about ryan liz zsa. take a listen. >> biden was not enthusiastic about impeachment. he was not out there publicly talking about it and pushing for it. he was not signaling great enthusiasm for this reason. he wants a fresh start. he wants the trump era behind him but trump has inserted himself into the first few weeks, at least the first week of the biden administration by

his actions leading up to january 6th and on january 6th. whether it's fair or not, the impeach and trial will push republicans into the position of we're not going to cooperate with this new president because the democrats are still fighting the last war. they're putting the last president on trial. they're the ones gumming up the works of biden's first 100 day agenda. it's the democrats fault. i'm telling you what the republican argument would be here that he kachblt get his cabinet in place and agenda underway. once impeachment starts, it has

to go to the finish line so it will take up an enormous amount of oxygen in the united states se senate. on the other hand, it doesn't have to be all that long. the facts of this impeachment are pretty well known. i think the president's defense is pretty clear and so this isn't going to be like a multi-week trial or at least it doesn't have to be. >> i have to ask you the million dollar question then. how many republican senators do you expect actually will vote in favor of conviction this time? >> you know, in the house i think a lot of the numbers were exaggerated. the estimates were 10 to 20. it ended up being 10. the senate is different. you have mitch mcconnell who's still widely respected among republicans signaling at least privately, we haven't seen public comments yet, but there have been leaks from his office that he's more enthusiastic for

impea impeachment. there are a lot of republicans who want to make trump not an influence in their lives anymore and one way to do that is to ensure he can't run for re-election. some of them will be tempted to make that happen. whether you get to 66 votes to convict in the senate, boy, that's tough to see given his relationship with trump over the last few years. i would suspect we receive the votes if it makes it through a full senate trial. >> we're hearing more first-hand accounts from officers on just how violent last week's riot was. dc metropolitan police officer michael pinone spoke with cnn.

you can see him fighting against the mob that surrounded him. here's how he describes what he was up against. >> i was just, you know, trying to fight as best i could. i remember like guys were stripping me of my gear. these were rioters pulling my badge off my chest. they richd my radio off my vest. started pulling like ammunition magazines from their holder on my belt and then some guy started getting ahold of my gun and recall they were screaming out, you know, kill him with his own gun. at that point it was just, you know, like self-preservation. how do i survive? >> we've heard from daniel hodges. the next video is graphic. hodges is the officer in that

awful video you may have seen that we're showing you here. he's being crushed in a doorway. here's what he told us. >> guy ripping my mask off. he was able to rip away my baton and beat me with it. he was practically foaming at the mouth. these people were true believers in the worst way. the absolute zealotry of these people. they 100% believed what they were doing was right, they were the patriots, no one would get in their way. >> the u.s. has come under fire for how slowly vaccines have been rolling out. we'll show you how soon to be president joe biden is planning to change that. stay with us.

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president-elect joe biden has announced a nearly $2 trillion plan to try to end the health and economic crisis he's about to inherit. the plan includes $1400 stimulus checks for most people, help for families and small businesses as well as a national vaccination

program. the president-elect gave the following reasons for supporting this ambitious package. >> we will come back. we'll come back together. we didn't get into all of this overnight. we won't get out of it overnight, and we can't do it as a separated and divided nation. the only way we can do it is to come together, to come together as fellow americans, as neighbors, as the united states of america. >> for more analysis on this, let's bring in cnn's john deftarios who joins us from dubai. a massive price tag, even bigger than the 2009 stimulus. biden says it does not come cl cheaply but failure to do so will cost us dearly. where are we economically. back sliding. increased unemployment claims from the previous week.

how dire is the situation expected to get in the coming weeks and months and how long will it take these measures assuming they pass to jolt the economy back to life? >> reporter: well, you can see the biden strategy here and that sense of urgency. i thought it was interesting he wanted to make the announcement before the inauguration. he's suggesting $2 trillion is a lot of money, near that. 100 million vaccines in the first 100 days is a war-like footing. he wanted to speed it up as fast as possible. this is the right message. a couple of things that stood out for me also, emergency paid leave for 100 million americans. the work force is only 160. it gives you a sense how he sees this and the variance in the different parts of the world. $50 billion for small business. the families that are suffering the most. this had a rapid endorsement bring the u.s. chamber of

commerce. they say they would like to deal with anyone. if you take a look at u.s. futures, they're trading down slightly. this is selling the news. european markets are trading down 1/3 to half a percent. it's no alarm. the safest way to put this, they want to see a smooth transition on january 20th. investors have dealt with a lot, kim. year to date it's only 15 days. they don't want any real surprises or violence on january 20th. >> not just us. in dubai. appreciate it. be sure to stay with cnn as we prepare for the new administration. inauguration is five days away. the president-elect's plan couldn't come soon enough.

thursday was the tenth day in a row where new daily cases in the u.s. were above 200,000. more than 3,000 lives were lost the same day and it could get even worse. a new cdc forecast suggests more than 90,000 people in the next three weeks. they show more than 11 million americans have gotten their first shot. more than 1.3 have even gotten their second dose. they could have been vaccinated by now as cnn's anything watt exs complains. >> reporter: the home of the houston texans opens, well, it's a parking lot. 13,000 slots through sunday, every one already filled. some rural hospitals in texas

say they still haven't received even a single dose of vaccine. in new jersey, even the elderly face a long wait up to eight weeks. >> the biggest reason is we don't have the supplies from the feds that we need or that they had indicated would have. >> reporter: mississippi, only cvs and walgreens are allowed to give the shots. in long term care facilities, walgreens doesn't have the power. >> we have had a bit of creativity. >> reporter: johnson & johnson could apply for emergency authorization around the end of the month. >> having a single dose will be a game changer. >> reporter: here's the reality. by year end 20 million shots in arms. two weeks later still just over half that. and since new year more than 3 million new confirmed covid-19

cases across the country. we're now averaging well over 3,000 deaths a day. >> until we see hospitalizations drop and until we start to see a sustained drop in daily cases, we're going to see this terrible toll. >> reporter: here in california there have never been fewer icu beds available. about 1,000 in a state of 14 million. here in los angeles they believe one in three are already affected. so many people have already had it. nick watt, cnn, los angeles. well, as we heard, the covid vaccine rollout has been inconsistent in u.s. states. for instance, west vinster have signed it. earlier i spoke to dr. scott

miscovich and i asked him why some states have been more successful than others. >> they used local resources to plan and went into the small communities. they all chose to opt out of the large pharmacy networks that didn't get the contract in the states to provide it to long term care home states. another is they plan way in advance. in north dakota they train people well in advance to be prepared to give the vaccines. >> so is all of that informing what you're doing now? normally when i'm speaking to you you're in hawaii. right now you're in arizona helping to support the vaccination efforts in the southern part of the state for some, what, 1.2 million people.

you're in a race against time. what are you planning to do differently? what are your biggest challenges? >> we're working very cooperatively with the health departments here and we appreciate their energy which is looking at similar things with the successful models of the west virginia. you have to be part of that community. you don't just bring a massive force in of strangers, you have to integrate into those communities and find a way to reach those communities. seniors you might see very different on a small affluent

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joe biden's inauguration on wednesday will take place amid some of the tightest security ever seen in the nation's capitol for such an event. a ring of fences and barricades now surrounds capitol hill. more than 20,000 national guard troops have been deployed due to ongoing threats.

the national mall will be closed to spectators. the fbi says it has identified some 200 pro trump rioters who took part in the deadly siege on january 6th. more than 100 people have been arrested so far. there's deepening worry among american law enforcement that the capitol insurrection wasn't a one-time event. the fear it could be the opening salvo of a campaign of violence and unrest. cnn's josh campbell has those details. >> reporter: we are learning that the violent attack on the united states capitol last week did not happen in a vacuum according to a u.s. bulletin obtained by cnn, officials at the fbi and department of homeland security are concerned that extremists are looking at that mob attack on the capitol as a success. they are fearful that that could then inspire future attacks. according to the bulletin, the violent breach of the u.s. capitol building is very likely part of an ongoing trend in

which extremists exemployed lawful protests, rallies, other gatherings to carry out ideologically motivated violence. with the perception against some extremists that the breach was a significant advance towards achieving their ideological goals, they may be inspired to carry out more violence. that obviously giving officials great pause. we know that authorities have been talking to law enforcement around the country to prepare for future protests and the future potential violence. we're also learning that the fbi continues to identify and apprehend the perpetrators of last week's attack on capitol hill. we are learning just thursday morning federal agents in pennsylvania arrested a man who is accused of striking police officers with a fire extinguisher. that just the latest arrest as they continue to try to identify, locate and apprehend those that were responsible for the violent attack. >> earlier i spoke with the

washington d.c. police chief. i asked him if he ever thought we could find ourselves in a situation like this? >> i was involved in two inaugurations. we never thought of anything like this. obviously security is tight. you lock everything down. you worry about the different threats but the reality is i don't think people thought someone would storm the capitol and break inside like they did wednesday. whereas, you take all the precautions that you can possibly take, you tabletop different exercises looking for threats and so forth. what we saw unfold last week is something that is totally unprecedented here in the u.s. >> so we heard fbi director chris wray say they're seeing in

his words an extensive amount of online chatter about the events surrounding the inauguration and from what we're hearing, right wing forces seem emboldened by what happened january 6th. how worried are you about inauguration january 20th? >> i'm very worried about it. not only the inauguration itself on the 20th because, i mean, that's going to be locked down pretty tight, but something can happen anywhere in the city, around the city, or anywhere in the united states. i think january 20th is a date where we'll be fortunate if nothing happens anywhere in the united states. there are a lot of threats, not all of them directed towards washington, d.c. we have to be vigilant across the country, be very alert. january 17th is a good example of that. there's a lot of chatter about having demonstrations at all 50 state capitols for an example. these would be people that would

be armed, so-called second amendment demonstration. so we just have to be alert. it's not going to go away even after the 20th unfortunately. i think we're going to be in this a while. >> you know what was striking was just how unprepared law enforcement was to handle what was happening. from what you're seeing, do you think they will be prepared? >> they're prepared now but they were unprepared on january 6th. and that caught me off guard. you know, i spent nine years as chief of the med throw politan police department in washington, d.c., and i know how closely the capitol police, metropolitan police, all the agencies work together sharing intelligence, sharing information. the inauguration is a great example. they handle that.

they hand it off to the metropolitan police department. we handled the parade. got the president to the white house. the secret service is obviously the lead at the white house. all three agencies working seamlessly together. i was very surprised when i saw what happened at the capitol. granted, there were a lot of people and it comes a point where you can get overwhelmed, to me it happened far too easily and that's what surprised me. >> our thanks to chief charles ramsey for that analysis. still to come, the u.k. implements a partial travel bana mid fears of another new coronavirus strain. plus, the search is on for survivors of a deadly earthquake in indonesia. we'll have a live report next. so, what are you waiting for? download now and get your first stock on us. robinhood.

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the two cities in the immediate area of this shallow earthquake are seriously damaged or collapsed. there are tens of thousands of people who are displaced and many more whose homes might still be standing. they're simply too afraid to sleep worrying that an aftershock could bring the walls down around them. this is a country that sits on the ring of fire and experiences at least one minor earthquake under 5 point be point 0 every day or so. it continues to have huge numbers of people in these areas living in substandard buildings not up to code that put people, men, women, children in very unsafe conditions whenever these major earthquakes hit. on top of the fact they still don't have a handle on how many people might still be buried under the rubble, even getting to the most devastated shlts

areas may proof to be difficult. roads are damaged, water main breaks causing it to be more difficult. now that it's nighttime, it will be more difficult to try to find them. >> very sad story playing out there. we'll keep following it. thank you so much, will ripley. right wing media in the u.s. are furious over continued election fraud claims and the supposed betrayal of republican lawmakers who voted to impeach the president. we'll go to washington for the details. please do stay with us.

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doses. power is back on. the coronavirus pandemic is raging in multiple parts of the world. germany, previously a success story of containing the virus, is running out of icu capacity in more than half of the country. new cases have passed 2 million. they've had a record number of 1200 thursday. portugal marked a new high of confirmed cases for a second straight day. in latin america brazil's amazona state is facing a shortage of oxygen. there is a new variant originating in the region and this has prompted the u.k. to ban travel from the south america and portugal. we're joined by selma from london. another covid variant floating around, the bad news. we're hearing good news from where you are in the u.k. scientists think vaccines will work on the brazil ian covid

variant. >> reporter: that's right. travel restrictions in effect today. portugal, those travelers cannot enter the u.k. that is an indefinite ban. the transport secretary has described it as precautionary because the concern is with this new variant that's obviously been detected in brazil, caused a surge of cases there, is not that it is more dangerous or that it is potentially immune to the vaccine. the vaccine seems to be able to work against the new variant, but the concern is that it could spread more easily, that it is more infectious, and the u.k. knows this all too well. they know this firsthand. there has been a variant here that was identified during the holiday break, during the christmas period. that's up to 70 more -- 70% more

transmissible. according to the prime minister, it's caused a huge surge in cases here. record breaking death toll. unprecedented case numbers. hospitals here are simply struggling under the pressure that this new variant has created. so these restrictions are going into place. of course to prevent this new variant from entering the u.k., the transport secretary saying he does not believe, again, that this variant from brazil has already entered the u.k. and that this should minimize that risk and, again, this country simply can't have the variable of a second variant -- another variant that could spread through the population. i think there's a lot of worry and concern about how quickly it can spread. i think a lot of people look at the u.k. over the past few months and have seen how the country's health care system has been brought to the brink. they are afraid of seeing this now variant from brazil looking like it could be doing something quite similar. kim?

>> absolutely. thank you so much, selma abdel azeez in london. back to the siege on the u.s. capitol. the man who is seen during the riot wearing face paint and horns is asking president trump for a pardon. jacob chancely known as the qanon shaman is facing 6 federal criminal charges including civil disorder and entering a restriction. his attorney told chris cuomo why his client should be told mercy. >> he loved trump. every word he listened to him. he felt like he was answering the call of our president. my client wasn't violent. he didn't cross over any police lines. he didn't assault anyone. he was there at the invitation of our president. >> well, some people are cheering president trump was

permanently removed from twitter after that violent siege on the u.s. capitol, the critics say the apps policies are inconsistent on mr. trump's social media megaphone has been muted, it's still available for other world leaders with sketchy reputations. cnn's scott mcclain reports. >> u.s.a. u.s.a. >> reporter: following the deadly u.s. capitol riot, many are cheering twitter's decision to permanently ban the person they say encouraged the insurrection, president trump. twitter claimed his account posed a risk of further incitement of disorder. >> he violated our policies and it was a risk we couldn't take. >> i think that big tech is doing a horrible thing for our country and to our country. i believe it's going to be a catastrophic mistake for them. >> social media platforms have

pointed to their own rules to explain controversial decisions. it's consistency that's been lacking. >> they're not consistent so you have to wonder whether some of these companies have become monsters that they cannot contain themselves anymore. >> there is a fierce statement about it. >> the mexican ban said close to no freedom. >> venezuelan president nicolas maduro, the governor of saudi arabia has a long record of jailing, even killing dissidents. the company explained blocking a world leader would hide important information people should be able to see and debate. >> i don't think they made the

wrong decision by kicking off president trump, however, i'd like to see them apply that same standard to leaders around the world. >> reporter: but many of the world's unsavory leaders have the problem. alexey navalny warns the president would be exploited by enemies of freedom of speech around the world. >> expecting the companies to be the speech police of our dreams only policing the bad speech and always allowing in the good speech is simply unrealistic. >> this week twitter ceo jack dorsey defended the ban but said they should look at our policy and enforcement. >> trump r president trump used the witter feed.

just last week china which denies accusations of forced sterile lieizations of uighur minorities, they say the minds of uighur women have been emancipation making them no longer baby making machines. the 2018 tweet from iran's ayatollah called israel a malignant, cancerous tumor. twitter said we've taken action on the world. >> if i threaten my neighbor, it's a crime. if the president threatens our neighbors, it is a statement of foreign policies. >> reporter: in 2018 twitter explained we review tweets within the political context that defines them and enforce our rules accordingly. local political context shows --

it didn't do enough to prevent problems from muslims. the killings were fueled in part by hatred ginned up by military leaders on facebook. facebook says it's made vast improvements and banned 20 accounts. >> why is it only now that we're kind of waking up to this? this has happened before. >> well, i don't think it's a secret that americans tend to look at their own society with a lot more effort. how much effort have these platforms put into understanding the societies in which they were unleashing their product? >> reporter: europe is already planning to rein in social media platforms while both parties agree something needs to change, they just can't agree on what. scott mcclain, cnn, london. and thanks for watching. i'm kim brunhuber.

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welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. this is ea"early start." i'm laura jarrett. >> i'm christine romans. 5 a.m. exactly in new york. this morning america closes an historic week and prepares for what could be a very dangerous time. security concerns in d.c. are so serious president-elect joe biden has asked his deputy attorney general to serve as a homeland security security