♪ ♪ mike: live pictures from the nation's capital. you can see relative quiet on the streets here as security tightens into a serious lockdown ahead of president-elect joe biden's inauguration wednesday. welcome to "america's news headquarters" from washington, i'm mike emmanuel. thousands of national guard troops and walls of fencing now fortifying the city. kevin corke is on the ground with a closer look at it all. >> reporter: afternoon, mike. this is the new reality in the nation's capital. as you mentioned, military vehicles, lots of fencing and,

yes, even boarded-up buildings. now, some of that is a vestige of a very painful and violent summer, but obviously, the vast majority is all about the defense of an inauguration still days away. as we show you some of the pictures in terms of what we have seen as a buildup over the last several days, you really do get a sense this is, without doubt, the largest security presence in d.c.'s history. we're talking about up to 25,000 national guard troops, we're talking about up to 4,000 u.s. marshals being deputized, some 4,000 metro police officers on duty. and the metro even closing 13 subway stations in the area surrounding the national mall which, as you know, has been mostly shut down. here, by the way, mike, is a look at the travel situation across the city. have you ever seen anything like this? the red on this map means no traffic access. and, yes, restricted movement checkpoints all along the lower half of downtown as you can see just about everywhere. and it is also a similar situation that we're seeing play

out across the nation as state capitals prepare for possible protests in advance of the inauguration. fbi director christopher wray says persistent and concerning online chatter is one of the main reasons behind the buildup here in d.c., though in a conversation with bret baier last week, he declined to go into specifics. however, i spoke to some of my sources this morning, and they tell me we should expect a robust presence, buildup, an increasingly robust buildup in the days and hours ahead. obviously, we want to see everybody safe. i think the message is clear, mike. if you want to enjoy the inauguration, do so from home. and if you're not inclined to watch it, don't. mike? mike: kevin corke, great advice there. thanks a lot. as we held toward president trump's final days in his term, there's plenty of speculation about whether the will issue more pardons in the coming days. mark meredith is live from the white house with more. >> reporter: good afternoon. right before christmas president trump issued a slew of pardons

including notable names like paul manafort and george papadopoulos, but the question is who else will receive a reprieve. everyone trying to read the tea leaves of what that'll include. president clinton, right before he left in 2001, issued more than a hundred pardons on his last day. senator lindsey graham said on "sunday morning futures" president trump should not pardon anyone tied to the capitol hill riots. >> i hope we don't go down that road. they chose to go into that capitol, defile the capitol. president trump never said go into the capitol and try to interrupt a joint session of congress. that was the choice they made, and they need to live with that choice. >> reporter: the pardons come as the president faces a historic second impeachment trial in the senate. his personal attorney, rudy giuliani, was spotted here at the white house yesterday afternoon as the white house is still trying to evaluate what they can do about this trial and

what it'll look like once the president looks office, who will be defending the president there. while president trump has continued to keep a fairly low profile here at the white house, vice president mike pence was speaking with sailors in california last night touting the accomplishments of the administration. here's what he had to say. we've rebuilt our military. we've restored the arsenal of democracy. and we've enacted the largest increases in our national defense since the days of ronald reagan. >> reporter: this afternoon the vice president's on his way to fort drum in new york to thank members of the army's 10th mountain division as he will be back in d.c. for inauguration, be at the capitol on wednesday. president trump will not be at the capitol, he and the first lady will be heading down to south florida wednesday morning. mike, we're still waiting to get an idea what that final sendoff is going to look like, hopefully we'll know more between now and then. mike: president-elect joe biden is planning to sign dozens of executive orders in his first

days in office. jacqui heinrich has more live from wilmington, delaware. >> reporter: good afternoon, mike. president-elect joe biden will not wait for bipartisanship to begin undoing some of president trump's policies. he's planning a 10-day flurry of executive the orders. on day one biden will take roughly a dozen actions including the pause on student loan payments, rejoining the paris climate accord, reversing the muslim travel ban, and a mask mandate on federal property and mass transit systems. the criminal justice and immigration reformer initiative. president trump faced broad criticism and some court challenges for using executive powers, but biden's chief of staff ron klain writes: while the policy objectives are bold, i want to be clear, the legal theory behind them is well founded and represents the rest royce of an appropriate constitutional role for the president.

crane are says the list is not exhaustive, and more executive orders could soon follow. biden's also told congress to expect a sweeping immigration bill his first day in office, and it comes as lawmakers are still unpacking his stimulus bill causing some republicans to recoil. still, biden's team is forecasting bipartisanship. >> you mentioned the $1400 checks. we've seen broad bipartisan support from that including republican senators. you look at other elements of the plan like an expanded child tax crept, something that republican -- credit, something republican senators have supported in the past. >> reporter: biden has not yet released part two of that plan aimed at jobs and the economy, but it is expected to be at least the as expensive as the first. mike. mike: jacqui heinrich in wilmington, thanks a lot. the census bureau's putting an end to president trump's request to exclude undocumented immigrants from the totals. christina coleman is live in los

angeles with more. hi, christina. >> reporter: hi, mike. the bureau announced it will not release data until after the change of administration, effectively ending outgoing president trump's plans to exclude undocumented immigrants from the census totals. this comes after the national urban league sued to stop what they called trump's rushed timeline which they felt would lead to inaccurate totals. immigrants' rights groups have long said it's important to include as many immigrants as possible in the census to insure they are accurately represented. many immigration advocates are optimistic about president-elect biden's immigration plan which involves reforming current asylum laws and providing more immigrants including daca recipients a pathway to citizenship. >> when you have a vast number of potential workers who are undocumented who work in the meat packing, who are farm workers, who are the grocery workers, our hope is that they will be protected not only with

economic relief, but also with some sort of legal status. >> reporter: however, critics say biden's policies will lead to more illegal imgracious furthering the crisis at our southern border. we're already seeing a spike in border crossings. encounters averaged 75,000 over the last three months, the highest they've been since 2019, and that number could grow larger as thousands of central american natives make their way north. they left from hurricane-ravaged honduras last week, many attempting to escape extreme poverty, gang and drug violence. also a coordinated security between countries including units deployed by the mexican national guard may hamper the migrants' efforts at reaching the u.s. border. but as of today, the caravan is still making its way north. mike? mike: christina coleman live in los angeles, thanks very much. joining us now to react to all of this, texas republican congressman and assistant whip for the house republicans, tony

gonzalez. congressman, welcomement. >> thank you, mike. thanks for having me. mike: on immigration you had a meeting with the border patrol just yesterday. what'd you learn? >> yeah. i spent the last several days on the texas/mexico border in del rio with border patrol agents and local law enforcement, and they're concerned. they're seeing an uptick not only in high-chase, high-vehicle chases, but also in the humanitarian crisis. look, an agent shared a story with me that often doesn't get told. there was an infant traveling with her older brother, and her older brother was 4 years old. and here they are making the trek all the way to the united states. there's a concern on the border with the humanitarian crisis. i have a concern about the agents on the ground doing the work. they need access to vaccines, and they need access to greater federal funds like stone guard. mike: former customs and border protection official mark morgan issued this warning. take a listen.

>> this is something that we've been saying for a long time now. with a new administration's immigration strategies which really are akin to open border strategies, we knew this was going to come, and it's already happened. it's coming, it's already started. just as we promised and anticipated it would with this rhetoric from the new administration on the border. mike: your district covers the largest portion of the u.s./mexico border. what are your concerns looking ahead to the biden administration and its immigration policies? >> i absolutely look forward to working with the biden administration, but i want to be clear, open borders is completely off the table. you know, we have to have a strategy that has secure borders and absolutely focuses on legal immigration. you can have both. it can't be open borders or closed borders. you can have both border protection as well as legal immigration reform. mike: looking ahead to biden administration on broader issues, do you see areas of

common ground out there? some have suggested perhaps infrastructure. anything else? >> no, absolutely. look, infrastructure's an area that i think we can work together on. and, honestly, just helping small businesses get through this pandemic. we have to get back to work. we have to get going again. you know, cutting trillion dollar checks is not the answer. the answer is reopening our economy. do it safely, roll out this vaccine to help us get back to work safely. mike: to the fallout from the riot at the united states capitol, some on the democratic side have suggested sanctions for colleagues of yours like texas senator ted cruz, missouri senator josh hawley. here is pennsylvania senator bob casey on that issue. >> republican officials in washington lying about my state over and over again. there has to be a sanction for that. and i think there are a lot of american officials of both parties who believe that the

president, based upon his conduct over the last couple of months, is a teenager to national security. -- danger to national security. mike: how do you respond? >> look, now is not the time. this is going to divide us even further. in a lot of ways, this is a political move. it's completely uncalled for. we need to learn from that day, we need to make sure that that day never happens again. but now is not the time to tear each other down. there's too much at stake. we have, you know, we have this vaccine, but we've got to distribute it, we've got to reopen our economy. there's plenty of time to fight, now is not the time for political games. mike: congressman, we're nearly out of time, but i'm sure a lot of republican viewers are watching, wondering what it'll take for republicans to win back the majority in 2022. >> yeah. part of it is for us to go to places traditional republicans haven't gone to and fight for those votes. that's what i did in my district. i look forward to helping other republicans help us win back the

majority in the house. mike: congressman tony gonzalez from texas, thanks for your time. >> thank you. ♪ ♪ mike: the united states now has more than 23 million confirmed cases of coronavirus. joining us now to talk about how his state is responding to the pandemic and vaccine distribution is colorado democrat governor polis. governor, welcome. >> always a pleasure, mike. mike: republican governor asa hutchinson from arkansas weighed in on the latest with the covid vaccines today. >> we're doing everything we can to accelerate the delivery of the vaccines to our population, so i expect our current percent, about 40%, will go up. it's going well, we just need more supply to get it into arms quicker. mike: governor, what's the situation in your state? >> well, colorado's one of the leading states in terms of percentage of people vaccinated, but governor, the governor was

correct, who spoke. we need more vaccine. i mean, the entire state of colorado is going to be receiving about 77,000 doses next week with. we have 5.7 million people. so if you do the math, that takes quite a while. that's why we were very disappointed that it turned out the decision to release the national stockpile and there wasn't a stockpile. so we're hoping this ramps up quickly so we can end the pandemic and get back to normal. mike: hhs secretary alex azar responding to some of the criticism writing on twitter, quote: we are releasing the remaining reserved second doses according to the established cadence, insuring second doses would be available at the right interval and that going forward we no longer have a reserve of second doses. governor, how do you respond? >> bottom line, you know, state of colorado, 5.7 million people, our pro rata amount of vaccines,

77,000. other states with more people get a little bit more. but when you do the math as a nation, that'll take far too long to vaccinate everybody. i hope president-elect biden is successful in the effort to have 100 million people protected, doses in arms in the first 100 days. that's a stretch, but it's good to have a stretch goal, and i hope pfizer and moderna step up manufacturing, and hopefully johnson & johnson will come online soon too. mike: you used to serve in the united states congress. we're looking at a 50-50 senate and a very narrow majority for democrats in the house. considering your background as a lawmaker, are we looking at who years of grid lock, sir? >> i think it's a unique opportunity for bipartisanship, for cooperation. there's groups like the problemsoevers that come together -- problem solvers, try to come up with ideas that are able to get the 60 votes they need in the senate, get a majority in the house hopefully with a bipartisan vote. when you have this kind of

balance, it's a unique responsibility of our elected officials to work together to bridge that died and move -- that divide and move forward together. mike: we expect the biden administration to call for a $1.9 trillion covid relief package. is all that necessary, in your view, governor, or is there a way to go after the top priorities? >> well, clearly we need more resources around vaccination and the pandemic to help. i like the idea of having some of it pushed out to state and local governments, the level of government closest to the people is most responsive. one of the things they talk about is rather than one-size-fits-all federal programs, pushing some down to the state and local governments because they know what to do to get the recovery going in their area. mike: finally, a lot of tension in the country obviously after a tough election, the fallout from the election. are you concerned about trouble in your state on inauguration day? >> well, i think we're all concerned as americans, but certainly we're doing what we can to make sure there's a strong law enforcement presence.

our state the legislature won't be in session next week. the building will be closed. we'll have law enforcement officials from denver and surrounding jurisdictions protecting it. and just this morning, mike, i was so proud to be at buckley air force base sending off 220 members of our national guard to washington, d.c. to help protect the peaceful transition the of power. mike: governor jared polis of the great state of colorado, our best to you and the people of your beautiful state. >> thank you. mike: much more on "fox news sunday." chris wallace has an exclusive interview with arkansas governor iowas a saw hutchinson -- asa hutchinson. that's right after our show. organizers of one of the most iconic annual marches in washington tell supporters to stay home this year. that's next. ♪ ♪ >> man: so i'm not taking any chances when something happens to it.

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♪ ♪ mike: the march for life rally which usually draws thousands to the national mall is going virtual this year. instead the people can tune in to a live stream of a small group of pro-life leaders marching here in washington on january 29th. tim tebow, legendary quarterback, set to make a keynote speech after the march. the annual event protests the

landmark 1973 decision of roe v. wade. washington, d.c. is on lockdown as security intensifies in the nation's capital ahead of inauguration day. this as state capitals tighten security and brace for potential issues. for more on this, i want to bring in former assistant director of the fbi's criminal division, chris swecker. chris, welcome. >> afternoon, mike. mike: it feels like the united states capitol behind me is such a hardened target that anyone looking for trouble won't attack here. how do you see it? >> yeah. in the field the of security, and i've done quite a bit after my fbi life, i got very involved in security preparations, security consulting, it's about guns, gates and guards at times. as a visible deterrent. that's what you see in washington right now, those guns, gates and guards. what you don't see is the intelligence gathering effort on the part of the fbi and other partner agencies in gathering the information that's necessary

to prevent and preempt and be predictive in terms of any plots or conspiracies that might be afoot. mike: washington mayor muir yell bowser -- muriel bowser expressed concern about parts of the city that may not be as well protected. take a listen. >> what you're showing is not where the 700,000 of us live. so our police department working with our federal law enforcement partners and the united states army, quite frankly, also has a plan to pivot if we have any attacks in our neighborhoods. mike: chris, is she right to be concerned? >> oh, of course she's right to be concerned. it feels like a post-9/11 environment, however, where everybody now can predict trouble. she claims that she was in charge of security before last wednesday and then said she wasn't in charge after that when things went bad. so everybody's calling for, looking for trouble now, everybody's expecting and

predicting disaster and that sort of thing. i'm more concerned really about what's happening in our nation's capitals, the capitals of the states, the capital cities. i think those are going to be the softer targets for people who don't want to travel to d.c., understand that it's buttoned down. and that is a hit or miss proposition when it comes to the police departments and whether they're enabled, funded and capable of dealing with that type of problem. mike: so you'll be watching austin, sacramento, little rock for signs of trouble? just as examples, not those places specifically. >> sure. what we've seen over the last 18 months has been a general sorted of lawlessness not being addressed by the police departments because of their administrators, their governors, their mayors, city councils, what have you. and other places like detroit, they have a zero tolerance policy. they're very strong with their crowd control efforts, and in that sense, they have deterred that type of activity. so it's going to be interesting

to see which cities hold up, and i think having to call the national guard is a little bit of a surrender. if you can't control it with your police departments or are unwilling to, that's what you're going to have to call upon, and that's a sorry state of affairs if you have to call on the national guard to protect your own cappal. mike: you have experience with the green zone in baghdad, this is washington d.c. how long should we expect this fortification to? >> i think it's going to last for a couple of months. the level that you're going to see for the inauguration, maybe a week or so. i think things will calm down after that. but i think the heightened sense of security, the heightened security around key targets, the capitol, the monuments, the white house, i think you're going to see extreme security around those iconic, symbolic targets, if you will, just like we did after nerve. mike: -- after 9/11. mike: chris swecker, former fbi

official, many thanks. >> thank you. ♪ mike: grammy award-winning music producer phil specter has died. here's a recent picture of him taken in prison in 2019 where he was serving a lengthy prison sentence after his 2009 conviction in the murder of actress lana clarkson. specter was known for pioneering the influential wall of sound. he also produced albums for several groups including the beatles and the ronettes. phil specter was 81 years old. barbed wire, road closures and checkpoints are just some of the security measures we've seen take shape in our nation's capital ahead of wednesday's inauguration. rich edson's been tracking the latest from washington. rich? >> reporter: good afternoon, mike. in a massive security presence here in at the u.s. capital in washington, d.c. and across the country as well. we'll have an update on all of that after this. ♪ ♪

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♪ ♪ mike: the nation's capital on high alert as fbi warns of increased chatter about violence in the coming days. this as authorities make more arrests in connection with the january 6th riot. rich edson's live with an update on the situation here in washington. good afternoon, rich. >> reporter: good afternoon, mike. this is the edge of the perimeter surrounding the u.s. capitol building here. washington, d.c., especially the capitol building, is strewn with these types of checkpoints making sure that people don't get anywhere near the capitol building or sensitive areas all across town. there have been some arrests associated with people approaching some of these checkpoints. metropolitan police department, that's the d.c. local police department here, they say they've just arrested a 22-year-old for carrying a pistol without a license and possessing a large capacity ammunition-feeding device. also friday there is, according to the police department, they say they intercepted a driver who had a handgun, numerous

rounds of ammunition and a non-government credential. now, "the washington post" interviewed that man. he called the whole deal an honest mistake. he says he got lost rushing to work, he's been working security in d.c., and that he forgot that he had left his firearm in his truck. authorities are on high alert here as the fbi says they're monitoring threats ahead of next week 's inauguration. >> you are seeing an extensive amount of concerning online chatter, i think that's the best way i would describe it, about a number of events surrounding the inauguration. and together with our partners, we evaluate those threats and what kind of resources to deploy against them. right now we're tracking calls for potential armed protests and activity leading up to the inauguration. >> reporter: and the fbi director also says agents are trying to distinguish here what's aspirational versus what is actually intentional, and

they're concern about the potential for violence at rallies and protests here in washington, d.c. and at state capitols across the country. the fbi is also warning that agents will be knocking on people's doors as prosecutors announce more arrests and charges related to the january 6th capitol mob. to sum it all up here, mike, you've got 25,000 national guard members authorized for presence here in washington, d.c., massive closures. that includes the metro, by the way. the metro system is closed, more than a dozen stations in and around downtown as they have really beefed up the security presence here in the nation's capital. mike, back to you. mike: it is a great time to work from home. rich edson, thanks a lot. as we mentioned earlier this hour, president-elect biden is expected to hit the ground running with a string of executive orders reversing several trump administration policies. for a look at those and what else he may focus on in the first few days in office, let's bring in former deputy national press secretary for the dnc,

jose and gop strategist and consultant for four or republican presidential campaigns patrick griffin. gentlemen, welcome. >> thank you. mike: a president biden will have a 50-50 senate, a very narrow majority in the house. jose, how will they be able to get things done? >> look, i think people, mike, are tired of the rhetoric, their they're tired of the division, they want unity. president-elect joe biden has been very clear from the beginning, he wants to be the president of republicans and democrats. so i think republicans have pressure if, reprins in the -- republicans in the senate, republicans in the house have pressure to listen to the american people and work with president-elect joe biden to get things done. that includes making sure that we get this covid pandemic under control, you know? it allows, you know, aside from that we've got to make sure that we get money to the american people, get this economy back on its feet, get americans back to work.

mike: patrick, are we heading for two years of gridlock? >> what we're heading for is the first term, mike, of a biden presidency, and it's looking an awful lot like the third term of the obama presidency. if you liked that, you're going to love this. look, this $1.9 trillion in stimulus, $1400 more in direct payments, minimum wage increases to $15 an hour, that sounds really good, but it's going to hurt small business. more importantly, the democrats have managed to tuck into the stimulus plan and covid plan $20 billion in transportation money. if you want to work with republicans on this, we're going to have to find a way to do this by making sure we understand the ramifications of this kind of spending and higher regulations which is going to lead to one thing, higher taxes at a time when the economy is very, very fragile. mike: jose, as we've been talking about, president-elect biden is expected to hit the

ground running with a number of executive orders right off the bat. is that a smart way to go? >> look, he's got to get it done. first and foremost, he's going to make sure that we protect daca. as a venezuelan-american, i'm extremely proud that he's going to be extending temporary protection status for venezuelan refugees, he's going to put an immigration bill before congress, and he's going to make sure we get to work. so, look, this is how historically presidents have done this from day one, they use executive orders, and i'm glad he's going to do it with the right things. mike: although they're not permanent unless it's legislation, right, patrick? >> that's right. and the problem is, mike, the president-elect is still facing a split in the senate even though the democrats will control it, but the fact of the matter is if there's too much democrat overreach here as the president tries to -- president-elect tries to establish the government, get his cabinet in place, deal with

covid which is a serious problem, he's going to meet resistance from republicans. i'm not sure what senator joe manchin's going to do, we pretty much know what vice president-elect kamala harris will do when she's called upon. the fact of the matter is we still have a very divided country. part of the vice president's new role as president will be trying to, you know, reunite the country. and pushing too hard will not only hurt the economy, or but it'll make healing, which is essential right now, very, very difficult from an ideological standpoint. mike: on one of the global hot spots here, iran, the obama administration had a nuclear agreement with iran. jose, is it your expectation that the biden administration will seek to get back into it? >> look, i'm sure that's certainly, you know, a possibility. he was the vice president to barack obama, so i think we're going to go back to some of the policies that includes going back into the paris accord. so, yeah, these are some of the

things that president biden will be taking a close look at. but, look, we've got to make sure we continue to use diplomacy, that we continue to have a powerful stance in the world, mike. i mean, the fact of the matter is that we've been disrespected and the way that the level of the united states on the global sphere has been diminished in large part because of the president we have today. mike: patrick, your thoughts. >> well, listen, anybody who's honest about the situation republicans face right now after president trump's behavior, and i believe what happened in the capitol is his fault, pure and simple, we ought to admit that first to begin to heal. but i don't think americans are -- remember, 72 million americans voted for donald can trump. this country is still very divided about economic policy, environment, the paris climate accords. it's going to be very, very difficult to move our country forward if the democrats lurch too far left, and it's going to be difficult on this new president, for sure. mike: patrick, jose, sorry we're

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black mask. he was in germany recovering after being poisoned. you can see camera crews followed him all along the way from the plane and later to an airport shuttle where he had a quick wardrobe change. there he is in the green jacket in the back, before he was arrested. officials say navalny's arrest was for failure to appear at a parole hearing. he could face years behind bars. president-elect joe biden is tapping wendy sherman to be the deputy secretary of state, and this announcement is raising questions if the biden administration will rejoin that agreement. david spunt has more. >> reporter: the united states joined the iran nuclear deal in 2015. president trump pulled out three years later. there are several reports out of israel this morning that the incoming biden administration is holding talks with iran to rejoin the deal.

the president-elect recently appointed wendy sherman to the number two post at the department of state. sherman was the chief negotiator of the iran nuclear deal under the obama administration. but biden's incoming state department spokesman, ned price, tells fox news that reports the new administration is already working with iran to rejoin the agreement are not accurate. this comes as iranian missiles splashed down just 100 miles from u.s. navy ships. >> the trump sanctions are crippling iran. that gives biden used leverage because the iranians are desperate this time for the deal. much like obama wanted the deal more than anything else. >> reporter: ambassador sherman, who has experience with north korea, will serve as the deputy to secretary of state antony blinken if and when he's confirmed. speaking of international agreements, one of the first things president biden plans to do after taking the oath of office, rejoin the paris climate

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♪ ♪ mike: loews hotel saying it will no long or allow a fundraiser for republican senator josh hawley next month after a week of several businesses and social media giants cutting ties with some republicans including president trump. alex hogan is live from new york city with more. hello, alex. >> reporter: hi, mike. well, back and forth as some of these companies distance themselves from the president, some major corporations either pushing the president offline or suspending his social media accounts with companies pulling parler from their platforms. more conservatives are turning to other media sites like telegram which offers encrypted chat rooms. senator graham calling this a defining moment in american democracy. >> all the social media companies who enjoy legal liability protection under section 230, we're coming after you. we're going to strip section 230 liability to make you like every other country. if we do not push back against

google and twitter, we will lose our democratic ability to talk to each other. >> reporter: big companies condemning the violent actions at the capitol. corporate america pulling donations and support from republicans who voted to overturn the election. loews hotels canceling a fundraiser next month with missouri senator josh hawley, simon & schuster calling off its book deal with hawley, and hallmark asking him and senator roger marshall to give back employee donations. west virginia senator joe manchin calling on the senate to consider removing the senators with the 14th amendment saying their actions incited violence. >> ted's a very bright individual, and i get along fine with ted. but what he did was totally outside the realm of our responsibilities. >> reporter: now, mike, the third section of the 14th amendment explains basically that any elected official who

has taken that oath of office shall not either incite an insurrection or rebellion. mike? mike: alex hogan, thanks very much. joe biden will try to set the tone for his presidency in his inaugural address. what one former speech writer s thinks mr. biden might say, coming up. right, girl? >> singers: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace. ♪ your journey requires liberty mutual. they customize your car insurance so you only pay for what you need. wow. that will save me lots of money. this game's boring. only pay for what you need. liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. i'm erin. -and i'm margo. we've always done things our own way. charted our own paths. i wasn't going to just back down from moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. psoriatic arthritis wasn't going to change who i am.

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mike: fox news alert, new video of russian opposition leader alexei navalny being detained

shortly after his flight landed from germany where he had been recovering after being poisoned during a trip to sigh beer a ya. officials say his arrest was for failure to appear at a parole hearing. he could face years behind bars. ♪ ♪ >> the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. >> there are no limits to growth and human progress when men and women are free to follow their dreams. >> there is nothing wrong with america that cannot be cured by what is right with america. >> america at its best matches a commitment to principle with a concern for civility. >> we have chosen hope over fear, unity and purpose over conflict and discord. >> what truly matters is not which party controls our government, but whether our government is controlled by the people. mike: you just heard presidents

throughout the past century share their vision for unity in their inaugural addresses. in just three days, joe biden will be tasked with bringing america together in his first speech as president. for more on what we might here, let's bring in anneke green, former george w. bush speech writer. welcome. >> thank you. mike: the outgoing president was just impeached for the second time, how do you start bringing the country together in an inaugural address? >> well, it is his first address as president. we got a little bit of a preview immediately after the capitol riot at what that might look like. he handled that very well, and as he said, the words of a president matter. they can inspire, they can incite. so he should seek to bridge the divide. he should call on the nation to commit, all americans, to healing and renewal. president reagan himself said as we renew ourselves here on our homeland, we will be seen as having greater strength

throughout the world. and he should remind americans of our shared identity, heritage and values, and he did that a little bit after the capitol riot as well. and he should also commit himself to engage respectfully with those who disagree with him, and he should make clear that he expects the same from his allies. this is crucial because often times a new president coming in the question is, are they going to spend time score settling. i think we've seen he's not looking to have a super. [laughter] -leaning group of -- left-leaning group of advisors, and i would encourage him to reflect that in his address because we are a divided nation right now, and people need to be called upon to reflect on what makes us more alike than different. mike: when people look back, republicans look back on ronald reagan as a great communicator, democrats look back at barack obama for being a fine speaker, how do you assess president-elect joe biden?

>> well, he's had a lot of practice. he has come under some criticism in recent times for kind of garbling words at times and maybe seeming a little bit less fast on the uptake, but my former boss, president bush, also got those criticisms, and it really didn't, ultimately, matter. who he was as a person came through, and he was able to connect with people, and we should see the same thing from president biden. when somebody really cares about people, you can tell. and if they are a little bit garbled in the how they're communicating, that can be overcome. mike: got about 20 seconds left. do you expect that his speech writers will take this address and build from it in speeches going forward? >> i think they will. it certainly sets a tone, and i think that in terms of his tone, he should also make clear he's not going to be partisan. he should say extremism on the left or the right will not be tolerated and show he's not just going to be the president of the people who voted for him, but all americans whether or not they voted for him. mike: thank you so much for your

time. time. fox news sunday with chris wallace is next, i'm mike emanuel. thanks so much for watching. have a wonderful week. chris: i'm chris wallace. washington prepares for the inauguration of president joe biden. but the nation's capitol is under an extraordinary security lockdown. d.c. wrestling with 20,000 members of the national guard after the shocking attack on the capitol. now states across the country ramp up after the fbi warns of the threat of more violence. we'll discuss security preparations with arkansas governor asa hutchinson, vice chair of the nation nail nations association. president-elect biden lays out his agenda, calli