hello and welcome to viewers in the united states and around the world, i'm michael holmes, appreciate your company. you're watching "cnn newsroom," ahead this hour -- >> what we cannot do is wait weeks and weeks and months to go forward. we have to act now. >> pressure for coronavirus economic relief, but will president biden get bipartisan support? and dramatic shift, this white house making clear the u.s. is

serious about climate change. also the case against donald trump, house will send article of impeachment to the senate. just hours from now we'll hear how the day might play out. right now. u.s. president joe biden hitting the ground running as he begins first full week in office, planning a flurry of executive orders to dismantle even more of donald trump's policies. will also jump start the fight against the coronavirus. white house official telling cnn he will reinstate national travel restrictions that trump had been planning to lift. and for the many americans still waiting for economic relief, president biden has a nearly $2

trillion covid relief plan on the table, hoping it will get bipartisan support. more details on the relief effort from cnn's alet sanz. >> reporter: the white house is trying to drum up bipartisan support for the covid release package, and over the weekend dispatched top economic adviser to speak with 16 senators, eight republicans and eight democrats, looking to get more bipartisan sign on on the bill. some republicans have expressed unease about the size of the package. senator susan collins, from maine, thinks it's premature to talk about $2 trillion package and believes the group could find a more targeted approach. one item deemed a priority on that call was money for covid vaccinations, but many of the senators wanted to see more details and find ways to ensure

that americans who needed money most would be the ones receiving it. biden has been clear, wants this to be tackled in bipartisan manner, but some democrats are pushing for him to pass the measure through reconciliation, only requiring a simple majority. this is one of many meetings the white house is having on this topic as they've made it clear it's a top ticket item for them in early days of the administration. now on monday, president biden will reinstate some covid travel restrictions on non-u.s. citizens from brazil, u.k., ireland and other european countries and will extend those to those who recently traveled from south africa. this is the latest attempt from the biden administration to try to curb the spread, which is a top priority. the white house.

president biden's pick to lead the health department says it will take time, communication and more people wearing masks to get this pandemic under control. >> what i believe president biden is making very clear, the plane is in a nose dive and we've got to pull it up. you're not going to do it overnight but we're going to, we have to pull it up, failure is not an option. president has put forward not just a plan but a rescue plan that should be followed by recovery plan. first you have to rescue the people and economy, and that's why there's a bold plan with specifics to bring everyone into the game. >> so you do think you can change the trajectory of the pandemic next several months. if so, what time frame? >> that's where president biden made it clear, it won't happen overnight. we can do better, control covid and get back to normality but takes all hands on deck.

got to coordinate and talk to people. can't just tell the states here's some ppe and masks and vaccine, do it. when we hand them over, we stay and provide resources to make it happen. if we get people following the president's guidance of wearing a mask for first 100 days, we're going to get control of the thing. >> two of the top health advisers in the u.s. are speak out about their time serving under donald trump. former white house coronavirus task force coordinator dr. deborah birx said she always considered quitting the job because they are colleagues believed they had become to political. also had no idea where trump was getting some information. >> i saw the president presenting graphs that i never made, so i know that someone, someone out there or inside was creating a parallel set of data

and graphics that were shown to the president. i know what i sent up and i know that what was in his hands was different from that. you can't do that. you have to use the entire database. >> who was doing that? >> to this day, i don't know. >> and infectious disease expert dr. anthony fauci telling the "new york times" the trump administration tried multiple times to discredit him personally after he contradicted the president's misinformation. dr. fauci said trump would call him, ask why he wasn't more upbeat about the pandemic and often brush off his input. just barely a year after recording first case of covid-19, surpassed 25 million infections, by far the highest total in the world. u.s. accounts for more than a quarter of all global cases.

good news is some states are starting to see a dip in the infection rate, and experts say they can keep the numbers low if they move quickly on vaccinations. but the head of the centers for disease control says she's worried about the vaccine supply, noting some states are run out of doses. latest from california. >> reporter: latest release of covid-19 numbers out of california -- mixed. there are a lot of new cases, more than 24,000 of them, deaths still up there but hospitalizations have dipped below 18,000, perhaps a very good sign. with all of these deaths there's extreme pressure on mortuaries throughout the state. in a pillar of the community,

funeral director telling us she's had to hire more employees, put in 24-hour answering service, mandate viewings outside, daily stress. >> but it's hard to turn people away, especially when they're upset and you have to tell them i can put you on a wait list. and we'll get to you when your number comes up. which is -- i don't think -- that's unheard in our history. i've been doing it 25 years and never had that, this happen. >> reporter: all of california still trying to ramp up and get more shots into people's arms, more of the covid-19 vaccines. dodger stadium closed down today by design but hoping for a much better week as california is lagging way behind when it comes to getting those vaccinations for the people of the state, i'm

paul vercammen, back to you, michael. >> cnn medical analyst, dr. jorge rodriguez, good to see you. seen some dipping of numbers around the u.s. and parts of europe, which is good news, but numbers themselves are still frighteningly high. what is your thought on how things stand? >> vaccines are not the end-all and be-all. they're going to help us decrease transmission but not going to see their full effect for two to three months, and in the interim we need to do what we've always done, wear the masks, social distancing, that tr triumvirate is not going to change. we have a ways to go. >> numbers drop, is it just the

end of the holiday surge and going back to what has become quote/unquote normal numbers, still devastating? or hopefully a sustainable trend? >> i think it is a trend, i think it is the end of the holiday surge, now seeing a dip. but my concern is that we get too complacent with even a little bit of success. we're all so yearning to get out, into the fresh air to visit folks. even a little bit of success shouldn't be taken as excuse. reading something by justin trudeau saying stay home, don't make plans for spring break, cancel vacations, we're still high in number of cases and need to see it out through april and may before we start breathing comfortably. >> and talk about variants, more contagious, could mean more death in the long-term, one thing that's striking is u.s.

lags the world in genomic sequencing, which shows the prevalence of variants in a community. i think u.s. is 33 behind places like senegal and sierra leone with far fewer resources. fair to say we don't know how widespread the variants are. >> we don't and those statistics are embarrassing for my country. we tout ourselves as leader. we need to step up. one of the ways of controlling is virus is knowing where it is, where it's going, how it's changed. they've stepped it up a little bit but we need to be leading the world along with u.k. and germany, that are really on top of all of this. >> yeah, they are leading the sequencing world. interesting, listening to dr. fauci, reading his comments in "new york times" interview, about the hurdles he faced in the previous administration. it does make you wonder just how

different the u.s. death toll and infection rates might have been if things have been done differently. do you look back at it that way? >> i do. from the beginning i've been saying that the problem was leadership, the problem was obfuscation of real data, and as much as i admire, right and i've been working in long distance with dr. fauci, i think there had been a time i would have wished he had stepped up to say this is not true, this is not so. but who knows, because he could have been replaced for someone that was a trump loyalist and things could have been worse. these people are doing a great job and shows from the top down is how this starts. biden came out and out of the gate says we're going to beat this. we're going to speak honestly about it, do tough things in the next 100 years -- i mean 100

days, and that in and of itself was leagues ahead of what we had. >> one thing we learned, politics has no business being in the realm of science. dr. rodriguez, always good to see you, thank you so much. >> likewise, michael. countries around the world trying to ramp up vaccinations and considering what they need to do to keep the new mutations at bay. but virus is still striking at highest levels. mexican president obrador announcing on twitter he's tested positive. says he has mild symptoms and is optimistic with moving forward with treatment. u.k. health minister says england's case rate is still incredibly high and country is a long way from easing restrictions but adds there is early evidence the lockdown is making a difference. recent spike in covid cases putting a serious strain on

japan's health care system. according to recent survey, at least 15,000 people are waiting to get treated for coronavirus in hospitals or isolation centers. right now just aren't enough hospital beds to keep up with demand. number of new infections has been rising sharply in japan this month, recording more than 360,000 total cases. more on this, selena wang joining now from tokyo. walk us through the stunning numbers, putting a big strain on the medical system. >> reporter: right, michael. that strain is evident, but some say the medical system is already in state of collapse. numbers are according to kyoto news survey, showing people waiting to go to the hospital or isolation center in 11 prefectures in state of emergency.

in tokyo nearly quin tupled to 7,500 people waiting for space, more and more people dying at home. infectious disease expert explained to me those at high risk are supposed to go to hospital while those with mild symptoms are sent to isolation centers to avoid infecting family members and preventing community spread. now because of the strain, even with severe symptoms sizeable number of people are on the waiting list. this is coming as japan is dealing with a severe spike in covid cases, more than 360,000 total cases. tokyo, the government is urging people to stay at home, we are under a state of emergency but most say it's too little, too late, michael. >> how does this tie into the plans for the olympics?

i imagine would add to people's concerns about the olympics in japan. >> reporter: absolutely. and further speculation about whether or not it's feasible to hold it this year. but the government, the international olympic committee have been unwavering in commitment that the games will be held as scheduled. but the look on the ground is otherwise. foreigners are currently banned from entering japan and vaksv vaccinations is not a magic bullet, they're not set to start vaccinating medical workers until late february. look at australian open right now, that's harbinger what could happen. 72 players under strict 14-day

quarantine because of infections on the flights over here. easy to imagine that could happen at the olympic games. >> yeah, multiplied by lots. selena wang in tokyo. thanks for that. when we come back, within hours u.s. lawmakers will take the first major step toward launching donald trump's senate impeachment trial. also democratic senator elizabeth warren has a comeback for senators who say another impeachment is unnecessary, unconstitutional. hear what she has to say. my audible library is just like scroll scroll scroll scroll scroll scroll, it's a lot. i downloaded audible and really, really enjoyed it. and then it kind of just became a lifestyle after that.

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in the coming hours, the u.s. house of representatives will set into motion the second senate impeachment trial of former president donald trump. on monday evening the house is expected to deliver the article of impeachment to the senate. that article charging mr. trump with a incitement of insurrection in connection with the deadly attack on the u.s. capitol nearly three weeks ago. on sunday the senate majority leader, chuck schumer, democrat,

said he expects the trial will be fair but move relatively quickly. cnn's senior washington correspondent joe johns is on capitol hill. >> reporter: it's history in the making once again as capitol hill prepares for second donald trump impeachment trial. different from the first, he's out of town, out of office and off twitter. very different. but there are some similarities. once again the house impeachment managers will take a long walk across the u.s. capitol to deliver the one article of impeachment to the united states senate and read the article before the united states senate. normally after such things occur, the impeachment trial is supposed to start in earnest at 1:00 p.m. the next afternoon. but the united states senate has bought itself some time, in fact they're going to stay out two

weeks before they begin the trial in earnest, coming back on february 9th. there's been a lot of suggestion this trial will be quicker than the last one, but that's not clear, simply because republicans are all over the place on what to do. >> i think the trial is stupid, it's counterproductive. we already have a flaming fire in this country, it's like taking gasoline and pouring it on top of the fire. >> it's a moot point, donald trump is no longer the president, he's former president. constitution and i think, other people may disagree, but article i, sections 6 and 7 specifically point out you can impeach the president, does not indicate you can impeach someone who is not in office. >> the preponderance of the legal opinion is impeachment trial after someone has left office is constitutional. i believe that's the case. i'll hear what the lawyers have

to say for each side, but i think it's pretty clear that the effort is constitutional. >> reporter: the united states senate is divided 50/50 between democrats and republicans. 2/3 majority is needed to convict. if all democrats vote to convict, 17 republicans will have to vote with them. back to you. >> thanks to joe johns. as you heard, many republicans are against this impeachment. abby phillip, cnn correspondent and new anchor of "inside politics sunday" spoke with democrat elizabeth warren about the pushback. have a listen. >> i can't imagine how republican opposition to insurrection would fade over space of a couple of weeks. we're talking about a president who stood in front of a mob and told them to go to the capitol

and invade, to go to the capitol and stop the lawful business of government so that he could try and stay in the white house. that's so fundamentally wrong. we have to think about what's at issue here. donald trump for years has broken so many norms have people say over and over they're shocked by what he does, but this one, insurrection, this is the first time since the civil war that we have seen someone, a politician, encourage people to take up arms against the united states government and its lawful actions. we need accountability, for donald trump and for everyone who participated in that insurrection. >> you know now, republicans are talking about unity, that was also a big theme of president biden's inauguration address. they also think that unity means

compromising specifically on policy. how do you see it? >> let me start with, how about if we're unified against insurrection? how about if we're unified for accountability? unity starts with accountability. and then unity is about doing the work that the american people want done. it's not about ideology, helping just the richest americans or some interest group, unity is about doing things that the american people want to see us do. like a $15 an hour minimum wage, like canceling student loan debt, like expanding social security, like giving us more universal child care and pre-k, things popular across this country and needed across this country. we want to have unity, get on board with things the american people want to see us do. >> we're going to take a quick

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welcome back to "cnn newsroom," everyone, i'm michael holmes, appreciate your company. u.s. has surpassed 25 million coronavirus infections, just over a year since recording its first case. that accounts for more than a quarter of all global cases. good news is some states, many states, are starting to see the

rate of new infections drop. and health officials say they can keep the numbers heading low if they move quickly on vaccinations, but the head of the centers for disease control and prevention says she's worried about vaccine shortages, noting some states have already run out. and concerns over new variants prompting the u.s. to reinstate travel retributions from brazil, u.k., ireland and much of europe, also south africa. u.s. isn't alone in that. israel is imposing strict travel restrictions. sam kylie from jerusalem. >> reporter: the israeli government at end of long and late night cabinet meeting has decided to ban international flights into and out of israel

starting midnight monday night. while the country is enjoying world-leading reputation in terms of israeli citizens and work permit holders inoculated, about 25% of the population, they've been struggling in spite of a strict lockdown to get to grips with the continued spread of the coronavirus amid increasing concern of the new apparently or potentially more dangerous strains, particularly coming from the united kingdom, brazil and south africa. on top of that, israeli government and police in particular have been struggling with elements in the ultraorthodox community refusing to socially isolate, close schools or stop worship in large numbers in synagogues and other gathering places. against all of this, israeli

government is anxious not to see the shine come off the success of their vaccination campaign, particularly as benjamin netanyahu facing another general election march 23rd. sam kiley, jerusalem. approved the use of pfizer/biontech, first in that country. inoculations set to win, rollout delayed due to global supply issues. frontline health care workers and border workers among the first to receive them. global business leaders gather every year for the world economic forum, but coronavirus means this year's gathering will look very different from those that have come before. we'll explain when we come back. s

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now this year's world economic forum is meeting virtually, not surprisingly. it is usually held in switzerland, with finely, fine food and fanfare, but obviously can't happen this year. still expecting to hear from the world's political and financial leaders, also from dr. anthony fauci, top u.s. infectious disease expert, one of many set to address the forum. covering from hong kong, what are we going to expect and you are not in davos. >> reporter: it is different. end of january, davos will take place but it is different. world economic forum is holding virtual forum this week, showcasing over 2,000 political and business leaders, including

angela merkel, the indian prime minister, the japanese prime minister and xi jing ping, and first keynote speaker is xi jing ping, expected to mention two things in his address. number one to emphasize china's success in reining in the coronavirus, and number two to emphasize china's call for greater global cooperation in regards to pandemic and health and climate change. will be his second invitation to speak, first debut in 2017, days before the donald trump inauguration, and back then in his speech xi defended

globalization, cast china as a leader of multilateralism and made a warning about the trade war and dangered s posed by it. listen to this. >> translator: say no to protectionism. it's like locking yourself in room with wind and rain outside and no air. no one will emerge as winner in trade war. >> that was the chinese president xi jinping in 2017. the trade war has caused collateral damage for both china and the united states. new united nations figures over the weekend on sunday reveal that china has overtaken the united states has number one top destination for foreign direct investment. brought in -- in 2020, on the

world economic stage. so xi jinping makes his speech, all eyes on the message to the world and especially to the biden administration just days after the inauguration. >> appreciate it. thanks so much. billionaires around the globe have already, get this, recovered from the economic impact of the pandemic. while of course the world's poor are looking at years of struggle. oxfam international reported that billionaires' wealth grew by $3.9 trillion between mid-march and end of december, throughout a pandemic. but number of people living in poverty probably increased up to $500 million last year. oxfam's report said for the first time ever the pandemic could increase economic inequality in nearly every country at once.

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america's newly appointed special presidential envoy for climate says he's been getting an earful from european leaders about the u.s. absence from the climate change discussion. have a listen. >> they said to me, hey guys, you've been gone for four years, and we really have high expectations for what you're going to be able to do here. and they started giving me numbers of what we have to try to achieve. i said to them, yeah, we

realize, we come back with humility. >> john kerry's comments follow president biden's dramatic shift in the u.s. approach to climate change. signed executive orders to rejoin the paris agreement and stopped the keystone pipeline and temporary moratorium on the arctic oil and gas leasing. paris agreement is legally binding, adopted by 195 country, agrees to help the world abandon fossil fuels this century, and specifically try to stop global warming well below two degrees celsius, to reach this goal reach global peaking of greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible to be climate

neutral by 2050. which country is responsible for developing its own plans for achieving those goals? i want to bring in a former climate adviser to u.n. secretary general. good to see you, given the trump administration's disdain of climate action how much damage was done and how much time was lost in the fight? >> thank you so much, michael, for having me. really good question. excellent that the biden/harris administration has placed climate change as one of the top four priorities, but you're absolutely right that the administration has catch-up and confidence building to do. time has indeed been lost in this very important issue. >> so often the measures needed to curb emissions and environmental impacts are seen as some sort of economic burden, or put that way with those with interest in saying so. but isn't the fact that solar

wind and other renewables are growth industries, they're job creators, aren't they? >> many think tanks have proven there's loads of opportunities with renewables, retrofitting buildings, a green transition, that's not only needed but inevitable at this point. there's loads of opportunities. fast growth sector. and there's shortage in many of the labor opportunities. in engineering, electricians, shortages in those needed fields. anyone thinking ahead recognizes opportunities in the skill sector and training but also investment. >> yep, solar panel installers are in slow supply when it's

economic and no-brainer for climate as well. what more needs to be done? this is getting to point of no return if stuff doesn't change immediately. >> yeah, there's -- you know, it's no small feat, there's a lot to be done. biden/harris administration has catch-up and confidence building to be done. and they're going to be welcome when they return to the table in glasgow end of this year. they've done a lot of smart maneuvers, with kerry as envoy, respected states person, and former head of the epa as well, welcome and intelligent people in the space. doing the right moves reaching out to various leaders out of the gate. however, i think -- they will be welcome but soon afterwards, there's going to be high

expectations for them to deliver on ambition. last obama administration's plans, nationally determined contributions expected to be ramped up in glasgow, that plan was not -- only halfway being met -- expectation was 28% of reductions of emissions of 2005 levels by 2028, united states has not delivered to that. expectation is for them to do much more. they're going to be welcomed but there's expectations. welcome back, expect you to do much more. >> time is short, so is our time. real quick, there's a lot of big money and political power that fights climate action. how strong is that lobby even as the evidence mounts of damage done? >> well, there's of course a lot of -- a lot of entrenched interests in the united states

and around the world on infrastructure and interests in old ways, things that have been done. it will take the biden/harris administration to be transparent how they do business and who they do business with. kerry has said they're going to go forward with humility and transparency, that's going to need to be front and center for them to be trusted actors in this space. >> powerful forces. tracy raz ek, we'll leave it there. appreciate your time. >> thank you. small county is texas is getting allot of attention for having so many loyal trump followers. might be a surprise some people in the county think joe biden would be a good president. gary tuckman reports. >> reporter: this is roberts county in the texas panhandle.

do you think he could be a good president, joe biden? >> everybody has capable of being good, we'll see. >> reporter: very small. >> just tell him good luck, do what's right. >> reporter: except for the frequent freight trains it's quiet but getting high profile. in the last two presidential elections, roberts county gave donald trump a higher percentage of the vote than any other county in america. donald trump got over 96% of the vote in this county. joe biden received a grand total of 17 votes. so we asked most loyal of trump voters -- what do you think joe biden needs to do to be a good president? >> going to have to get everyone together first, get the whole united states together again. i don't know that he can do that. because he's got too many people behind him that's against getting trump supporters together with the democrats.

>> reporter: you voted for donald trump twice, do you think there's a possibility you could believe that joe biden is a good president? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: what would he have to do to earn that from you? >> keep the people together and quit being so divisive. >> reporter: several of the trump voters told us same thing, believe that president biden needs to unit the country, be less divisive despite the obvious irony. do you think donald trump has been divisive? >> in certain ways sure. >> reporter: owned this in county seat for almost quarter of century. if joe biden walked in, asked for your opinion from trump voter, what can i do to make you like me and think i'm a good president? first thing? >> it's really hard, i just go blank. try to unify the country, try to listen to both sides and meet in the middle, compromise with the

republicans. >> reporter: certainly not every trump voter we met here is willing to give president biden a chance. randy works in heating and air conditioning business. any chance you can see him being a good president? >> no. >> reporter: giving up on him already? >> ain't have faith in him 47 years, only 45 years old. >> reporter: others thinking could be surprised. >> there's potential there, yes. >> reporter: many trump voters are not happy with something president biden did first day in office, canceled a permit to allow the keystone xl oil pipeline from canada to the united states, it's big business in texas panhandle and didn't go over well, but majority of the sentiment is willing to give him tyke to proof himself or perhaps

not. gary tuchman, cnn. kansas city chiefs will look to repeat as champs, facing tom brady and the tampa bay buccaneers, february 7th in tampa. marking first time in nfl history a team will play for the title in their home stadium. brady's tenth super bowl appearance, all the others with the new england patriots. nfl giving free tickets to the game to thousands of health care workers fighting the pandemic. finally the moment we all needed right now, senator bernie sanders and his mittens. >> one of the things that seems to have been a distraction from the pain you're talking about is you on the internet the past week. fact you've become a meme, picture of you sitting at inauguration. in your mittens. thousands of memes, i have to show you my personal favorites.

demi moore put your picture in her famous ghost scene. jennifer grey, played baby in "dirty dancing" she put you in the corner, senator. and you're a selfie with us on election night. my question is, are you having as much fun with this as the world is? >> i am, not only having fun but what we're doing in vermont is selling around the country sweatshirts and t-shirts, and all the money raised, i expect a couple of million dollars, will be going to meals on wheels, programs that feed low income senior citizens. turns out to be good thing and not only fun thing. >> apparently that's sold out, got to manufacture more for charities. >> great stuff. thanks for spending part of the day with me.

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♪ hello and welcome to viewers joining us in the united states and around the world, you're watching "cnn newsroom," i'm rosemary church. just ahead, the white house is trying to get republicans on board for president joe biden's covid relief package. but democrats may not need their support. impeachment is another story though, division is growing over the effort to convict former president donald trump for the capitol insurrec