right now on "america this morning," on alert. the fbi's new warning about armed protesters at state capitols across the country as we learn new details about the investigation into u.s. capitol police officers and their alleged role in last week's riot. also this morning, the push to impeach. why a vote could come tomorrow and what happens after that. plus, what we're learning about the first meeting between vice president pence and president trump since the assault on the capitol. talk show crackdown. a major media company sends a message to radio talk show hosts about what they shouldn't discuss on the radio, but could it backfire? party in tuscaloosa. thousands ignore covid concerns spilling into the street to celebrate college football's newest champion. from the hero nurse turned

lottery winner to the elks storming the beach, to brady and brees growing beards, all the growing trends for your tuesday morning. good tuesday morning, everyone. i'm mona kosar abdi. >> i'm alex presha. kenneth on assignment. we begin with a security threat for all 50 states. >> the fbi has issued a bulletin with just eight days left before joe biden's inauguration. it comes as we learn that several u.s. capitol police officers are now under investigation for their alleged roles in last week's assault on the capitol. >> and overall "the new york times" reports the justice department is now pursuing at least 150 suspects in connection with the riot. abc's andrew dymburt begins our coverage from washington. good morning, andrew. >> reporter: alex, mona, good morning. the fbi is now warning about potential armed protests nationwide planned between now and inauguration day. this as we're learning more

about those pipe bombs that were planted near the capitol last week. overnight new evidence revealed in the fast-moving investigation into the chaos on capitol hill. new pictures from the fbi show the man suspected of planting two pipe bombs at the republican and democratic national committee headquarters, and this morning, a stunning revelation from congressman tim ryan who confirms two capitol police officers have been suspended for their actions during last week's riot. one officer is accused of taking selfies with the rioters. the other allegedly directed people who breached the capitol. >> one was the selfie officer and another was an officer who had put a maga hat on and started directing some people around. >> reporter: ryan says as many as 15 other capitol police officers are now under investigation. congressman jim clyburn suggesteded the mob may have had inside information

when they stormed the capitol because they were able to find him inside an unmarked office. >> that office is where i do most of my work, and for some reason these people showed up at that office, but the office where my name is above the door or on the door and my position above the door was not disturbed. >> reporter: this morning an army official is denying reports that he and others at the pentagon rejected requests to activate the national guard. capitol police chief steven sund who has resigned told "the washington post" his requests were delayed or ignored claiming lieutenant general walt pyatt said, i don't like the visual of the national guard standing a police line with the capitol in the background but this morning pyatt says he did not make the statement or any comments similar to what was attributed to me by chief sund. in the meantime, a new threat is emerging. wisconsin state capitol boarded up as a new fbi bulletin warns armed protests are being planned at all 50 state capitols. >> my own kids have expressed

concern about me going to work. and my parents have reached out to me and expressed concerns about me going to work and have had a number of constituents who have reached out to me and expressed concern. this isn't the way it should be. >> reporter: intelligence pointing to an unnamed armed group calling for the storming of government buildings and courthouses if president trump is removed from office before january 20th. washington, d.c. mayor muriel bowser is requesting all large-scale public events be canceled until at least january 24th. the secret service official overseeing the inauguration is not addressing specific threats, only saying security will be tight. >> you're going to see checkpoints. you're going to see barricades and magnetometer screening through all aspects and points of the city. >> reporter: up to 15,000 national guardsmen could be deployed here to washington, d.c. for inauguration day. meanwhile, acting homeland security secretary chad wolf resigned yesterday so fema administrator pete gaynor takes

over in his place. alex, mona, back to you. >> okay, andrew, thank you. >> now to the growing push to remove president trump from office. house speaker nancy pelosi is giving vice president mike pence a 24-hour deadline or she says the house will impeach. for the first time since the capitol riot president trump and vice president pence meeting face-to-face. a senior administration official says the two, quote, had a good conversation last night reflecting on the last four years of the administration's work and accomplishments. last week trump supporters chanted, hang mike pence, as they stormed the capitol. at the time of the siege trump tweeted that pence, quote, didn't have the courage after the vice president refused to illegally intervene in the certification of joe biden's election win. now, unless pence invokes the 25th amendment by tomorrow, democrats say they will move forward with impeaching trump. their single article of impeachment charges the president with incitement of insurrection for inciting

violence against the government by urging his followers to march on the capitol. this morning, democrats have the votes to impeach trump for a historic second time. >> we don't actually need a lot of evidence here, it's all out in the open. there's no dispute donald trump gave a speech. no dispute that there was an attack on the capitol. no dispute that multiple people died. >> reporter: but the top republican in the house kevin mccarthy says, quote, an impeachment at this time would the opposite effect of bringing our country together and pushing instead for a censure of the president. house speaker nancy pelosi rejected the idea saying it would be an abdication of our responsibility. more republicans are distancing themselves from the president including a michigan congressman who says he's strongly considering a vote to impeach. >> i prefer that we have a more fulsome investigation into what happened. most of what i know about january 6th came either from personal experience or from twitter. but at the end of the day i think it is obvious that the president is no longer qualified to hold that office.

>> reporter: and rising republican star madison cawthorn who voteded to overturn the election results last week and spoke before the riot acknowledges it was a mistake for trump to urge the crowd to march to the capitol. >> he never should have directed that crowds towards the capitol building because just there was a bad outcome that was desitined at that point. >> reporter: the question becomes when will the senate begin a trial? the chamber in recess until the day before joe biden's inauguration. incoming majority leader chuck schumer is exploring using an obscure rule which allows him to call an emergency session for a trial, but president-elect biden suggested monday senators can conduct an impeachment trial after his inauguration by splitting their time. >> a half day on dealing with the impeachment and half day getting my people nominated and confirmed in the senate as well as moving on. so that's my hope next week.

>> as for president trump who's been holed up in the white house he's expected to make a public appearance today when he travels to alamo, texas, to view the border wall. cumulus media which is home to several conservative talk radio hosts is cracking down on shows that push election fraud conspiracy is. the company memo tells them, we need to induce national calm and warns them to stop suggesting the election isn't over. anyone breaking the new rule can be fired. parler is now suing amazon. the company claims being kicked off of amazon's web hosting service violates antitrust laws. now to the pandemic. one covid-related death is being reporteded every 30 seconds in this country. hospitalizations in california continue to skyrocket and nationwide more than 80 million people live in areas where hospitals are running short of icu beds. mass vaccination sites are opening at stadiums and clinics, even disneyland but some are plagued by red tape. complicated websites or staffing shortages.

some people are waiting weeks for an appointment. >> the whole thing sucks. i worked for the city 36 1/2 years and never seen anything like this. this is chaos. >> how old are you? >> 81 years old. >> so you just want to get a vaccine. >> that's all i want. i just lost my only cousin this morning. >> to covid? >> yes. this is crazy. >> now there's concern that last week's riot in washington may have been a covid superspreader event. two congresswomen say they've tested positive after some of their fellow lawmakers were seen not wearing a mask. a massive crowd gathered after alabama won the college football championship beating ohio state, 52-24. more on the game later this half hour. now let's take a look at your tuesday weather. >> the only big weather news in the pacific northwest, a

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the scary moments captured by a security camera on long island. the pilot was the only person aboard. he's recovering at the hospital. now we turn to growing concerns about security in the sky. some members of congress are proposing stiffer punishments for unruly passengers. here's abc's megan tevrizian. >> reporter: this morning, airlines cracking down against unruly flyers following last week's riot at the capitol. at least two congressmen asking the federal aviation administration to fine disruptive passengers $35,000 per violation. applause as this woman is escorted off an american airlines flight in d.c. sunday. american saying she was not complying with mask policies. passengers say she was yelling about tyranny. >> if we don't stand up, it's only going to get worse. >> reporter: the crackdown comes as videos emerge showing a growing number of incidents on flights to and from d.c. after the riot. on this flight from washington to phoenix friday, the pilot was

threatening to stop midway if passengers did not follow the rules. >> i'll put this plane down in the middle of kansas and dump people off. i don't care. >> the list of banned passengers also growing. united airlines banning 60 people for mask violations just last week. and alaska airlines banning 14 people on one flight alone. the faa tweeting that federal law prohibits you from physically assaulting or threatening to physically assault the crew and anyone else on an aircraft. you could be subject to fines up to $35,000 and imprisonment. and the concerns aren't just in the air. airlines have beefed up security at d.c. area airports. >> listen, you are -- a traitor to the company. >> reporter: this moment as senator lindsey graham walked through reagan national airport in d.c. meanwhile, one congressman is urging the tsa and the fbi to put every confirmed rioter on a no fly list at the capitol last

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always discreet. checking the top stories, law enforcement is stepping up security at capitol buildings around the country after the fbi warned that extremists are planning armed protests in every state. meanwhile, two capitol police officers have been suspended in connection with with the siege. a dozen others are under investigation. the mother of one of the rioters under arrest says her son hasn't eaten since friday since the detention center won't feed him organic food. >> the house is expected to vote tomorrow on impeachment. a path forward in the senate is uncertain. secretary of state mike pompeo announced cuba is back on the list of state sponsored terrorism. more rain and snow for the pacific northwest where up to eight inches of rain could fall over the next few days.

finally the alabama crimson tide are college football newest champions. >> the tide rolled dominating ohio state. will ganss was watching. >> reporter: monday night college football national championship might not have had much going on in the stands. but alabama and ohio state bringing more than enough action to the field. all eyes on alabama's devonta smith setting records and did it all before halftime. the senior's 12 receptions translating to three touchdowns and 215 yard so low in the half compared to all of ohio state's combined 191 yards. even lebron james who was rooting for the buckeyes tweeting, devonta smith is one of the best pure receivers i've ever watched. man, he's good. his teammate najee harris bruising the buckeyes setting the s.e.c. record for single season touchdowns but the game was plagued by injuries.

some new, ohio state running back trey sermon taken to the hospital for a collarbone injury and some returning injuries, jaylen waddle on the field for the first time in three months after fracturing his ankle only to get up from the first drive limping. 35-17 at the first half. second half, devonta smith exiting the devonta smith show with a towel covering his right hand. so could the crimson tide hold their lead without some of their key players? you bet. 'bama bludgeoning the buckeyes taking the championship, 52-24. cache nick saban, highest paid in the country, winning his seventh title. the most in college football history. despite not even playing in the second half devonta smith was awarded the offensive mvp very if i. when asked about the hand injury he said i'll be all right. mona, alex. >> thankses will. as i said devonta smith is a ba.

right now on "america this morning," on alert. the fbi's new warning about armed protesters at state capitols across the country as we learn new details about the investigation into u.s. capitol police officers and their alleged role in last week's riot. also this morning, the push to impeach. why a vote could come tomorrow and what happens after that. plus, what we're learning about the first meeting between vice president pence and president trump since the assault on the capitol. talk show crackdown. a major media company sends a message to radio talk show hosts about what they shouldn't discuss on the radio, but could it backfire? party in tuscaloosa. thousands ignore covid concerns spilling into the street to celebrate college football's newest champion.