♪ this is night line. >> tonight, putting trump on trial. in the hallowed halls of congress where lawless insurgents attacked. >> donald john trump engaged in high crimes and misdemeanors by inciting violence against the government of the united states. >> the unprecedented move, a second trial. but with the defendant out of office what's the point of trying to convict him now? >> plus fauci takes a shot, the virus, the variants, the vaccines, america's top doc on presidential missteps, and personal death threats and pandemic second-guessing. >> what would have been your biggest mistake if you could do something over what would it be? >> and all of the right moves.

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impeachment the second for president trump. for many it's like deja vu' all over again. a system. a simple walk filled with historical significance. today for the first time in the united states an articles of impeachment delivered against an american president for the second time. >> donald john trump engaged in high crimes and misdemeanors by inciting violence against the government of the united states. >> tonight is a reminder of how serious this is. first time ever that a president has been impeached twice. >> this historic hand over setting the stage for another trial in the u.s. senate and no president has ever faced this after leaving office. >> this is a big moment filled with symbolism and history. the biggest challenge the democrats have is convincing republicans in the senate that you can actually have an impeachment trial for a president that's already gone. >> while we've impeached presidents before no president

has been convicted in the senate. >> this new attempt to convict donald trump stems from the president's role inciting the insurrection january 6th. >> fight like hell. >> this video coming from the new yorker. >> the article also accuses him of trying to subvert and obstruct the results of the 2020 election by pressuring the georgia secretary of state to find nearly 12,000 votes to help him win. >> how much evidence do democrats have on donald trump. >> a whole book, democrats have a whole book of evidence against donald trump. i think we're going to find there was a lot more connection between this president and what happened at the capitol couple weeks ago. >> this historic moment happening against the back drop of the ongoing pandemic as the man currently in the white houseworks steadily to undo the legacy trump left behind.

president ecu actions in his first five days in office. >> i don't think will you see joe biden or biden white house say much at all about the impeachment trial. joe biden has a hugely ambitious agenda and last thing biden or his top advisors want is to see the senate tied up in knots. >> a new poll found more than half americans, 52% want to see the senate convict trump and 76% to bar donald trump from holding federal office again. 24 time ten house republicans joined democrats voting to oust trump. >> it may cost my job or may not but it is worth putting it on the line because quite honestly, more time in congress is not worth losing what i believe to be an honored losing vote. >> in private conversations donald trump is having i'm told

he's been quite direct in making it clear that it's essentially a threat that any republican in the senate who would dare vote to convict him in this impeachment trial he will go after and he will go after hard. >> over in the senate some fellow republicans like mitt romney agree it was the right decision. >> i believe what is being alleged and what we saw which is incitement to insurrection is an impeachment offense, if not, what is. >> at least 17 senate republicans would have to vote to convict. a growing number vehemently opposing the trial like rubio. >> i think the trial is stupid and counter product ukive like pouring gas on top of the fire. first chance i get to vote to end this trial i will do it. >> former republican speaker of the house newt gingrich also criticized the trial on fox

news. >> this whole thing is based on a dangerous dictatorship of the washington elites. i don't think they have the right to tell the american 3e78 -- people that donald trump can't run again. if that's not the purpose there's no purpose. he's already out of the office they can't impeach him out because he's already gone. >> i think it is not valid. the reality is this happened while he was president, he used his presidential powers to make this happen and doesn't matter if he is not president any more. >> romney also took aim at other members of congress who supported trump's lies about election fraud. >> reality is this is something that was made up and has had enormous damage and those who participate in spreading that will recognize they now have a responsibility to set the record straight and to say in fact we never did see hard evidence of a widespread fraud of the nature that would reverse the election. that's essential today.

>> today marked an important procedure step. tomorrow senators will be sworn in as jurors but both sides have agreed to delay the trial by two weeks. >> my sense is every day we get passed january 6th it's harder to convict donald trump, jr. that said, to convict donald trump. that said, there are more revelation that's come out. a sense from some that maybe as the investigations move forward there will be more information that will be more damning but what is more damning than what we saw on january 6th? he's been impeached by the house but if he's not convicted by the senate, if he is not banned from running for office in the future, then the argument is that he's gotten away with it. there was no accountability. >> if trump is convicted and banned from running again, many still doubt it would be the end of his power. >> so do you think we're seeing the closing days of trump's republican party or is a new book being written right now. >> you think about the movement

that is built around donald trump, that won't go away just because he's removed. also we know donald trump's personality is not one that goes away. i think he continues to lead even if not in the position of political power. >> earlier this evening, i spoke with one of the nine lawmakers who delivered the impeachment documents and will prosecute the president. colorado democratic congressman joe do you think there's enough votes to convict? >> great to be with you. first let me say today was a solemn day as zwe voted to impeach only for the fourth time in the history's of the country that that's happened. we believe there's a compelling case to be made to the united states senate this former president incited an

insurrection that many of us were witness to on january 6th at our nation's capitol. we'll ultimately present that case and managers are prepared to present the fact and evidence and my hope is they will consider the evidence in an impartial way and if they do so i believe they will reach the same conclusion me and so many others, republicans and democrats have reached which is the president of committed high crime that warrants removal. >> republicans say it will only divide the country further if we impeach, what's your response? >> i think healing is critically important but we also need accountability to ensure this never happens again in the future. that we make clear to future generations that this type of conduct can't be tolerated in a constitutional republic like ours, it cannot be, in our country, the greatest

democracy the world's ever known that the president can incite an insurrection and avoid consequences simply by doing could at the end of their term. >> final question with 30 seconds left, if someone was at the capitol in harm's way what do you want american people to know about that day? >> it was hey a harrowing day for congress and our country. first time the capitol, c itadee eritaded of liberty had been breached since 1812 but important to know we capability back and refused to be intimidated and we returned and spent all evening until 4:00 a.m. in the morning to finish the work we had started. that was important for america to see and for the world to see. our republic endured and will continue to endure. >> congressman joe neguse thank

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♪ one year to the pandemic there's a new administration, a new assess isn't over what america got right and wrong. center stage from the start, dr. anthony fauci, here's abc's linsey davis. >> as you know, many americans just want to know when are thing going to be normal again? >> i think there will be a strong turn towards a degree of normality.

i don't think it's going to be absolutely the way it was months before we even knew about covid-19. i don't think it's going to be anything like it is right now. >> from coast-to-coast, mass vaccinations sites are on the way as the u.s. desperately tries to get a grip on the coronavirus pandemic and presenting new challenges or concerns over rapidly-spreading strains of covid-19 in the united states, now in 26 states, believed to be more contagious. dr. anthony fauci chief medical advisor to the president and veteran believes the vaccines will be effective against the new strains as long as we remain cautious. the new strains it appears thus far the south africa strain is not in the u.s. given how contagious uk strain is do the americans need to be in the same mindset we were in in march to try to stay home to

avoid new contagious variants. >> it's about according to the estimates of the people in the uk about twice as transmissible and maybe increase in its vrks irulen c e or ability to cause serious disease and whenever you have that you need to double down on public health measures which we should be doing anyway. physical distancing. uniform wearing of masks. avoiding congregate settings, particularly indoors, doing things weather-permitted. as much outdoors as possible. and watching hands vary frequently. if everyone uniformly did that regardless of the mutant involved we'd be much better off. >> the biden administration is now reimburse posing the travel ban for brazil, uk, ireland and 26 countries across europe and restricting travel from south africa banning non-u.s. citizens

from entering the united states and starting tomorrow all international airline passengers must show proof of a necessary test before boarding a men to the u.s. but vaccine shortages remain a problem. >> what needs to be done to smooth out the process between the federal government and the states and american arms? >> there was an inconsistent partnership between the federal government and the states, i mean, on the one hand, you don't want federal government to do it all, you also don't want to just leave the states on their own to say, here you go, here satisfies the vaccine, go ahead and do what you need. you got to have a steady flow of material. you got it have communication. you have to have coordination and cooperation. >> dr. fauci also shared the difficulties of working with the trump administration. >> now in a wide-ranging interview with the "new york times" you talked about in the heart of the pandemic the president asked you to be more positive. what was it like and how difficult was it to feel like you were on the sidelines unable

to speak up honestly about the reality was. >> well, i did speak up honestly about what the reality was, and that likely is one of the things that put me on the sideline. it didn't give me any great pleasure in contradicting the president of the united states, i have a great deal of respect for the presidency but there's a time you hear things that are not reality, not in accordance with what is actually going on, at that point, in order to maintain my integrity as well as the good of the american public i had to say no, i'm sorry, a disagree, we are not turning the corner, things are not as good as you're saying it is. as you know, when i did that, for one reason or another, i was not able to be as public as possible because i was not let out to the press. >> his family also received multiple death threats, one

incident requiring the fbi in his home. >> at one point you opened a envelope and white powder popped out at you what happy birthdayed what happened next. >> this is my life strange as it seems to people, harassment and threats to my life doesn't badgbad bother me at all. i'm more concerned with the impact on my children. with regard to the day i innocently and probably stupidly opened a letter and the powder came all over my face and chest and shirt, i said there's one of three possibilities here, either it's a hoax, it's anthrax, which would mean i would have to go accept operate for a month or two, or it's ricein which means i'm a dead duck no matter what i do. so it was terrible.

but the most negative part of the entire experience was it frightened the heck out of my children when they found out about it. >> of course. >> my wife too. i decided i'm doing something that might be dangerous, that's it, i chose it, my children did not chose that -- did not choose that. >> if you are able to reflect back on this crazy past year what would you say would be your biggest mistake, or beyond that if you could have a mulligan and do something over what would it be? >> very likely it would have been early, early on to really try to get as much information about the fact this virus could be spread by people without symptoms. we did not know that then. i wish i had known it earlier than i knew it. because if i did there would have likely been differences and more stringent recommendations. >> the cdc reports just under 21 million doses have been administered out of 41 million distributed.

in response to the crisis the biden administration promised 100 million doses will be administered in the first 100 days. >> there are some areas of the country where there's vaccine lying around and not going into people's arms. i just got off the phone with a city and state in which they have so many more people lined up want to get vaccinated and they don't have vaccine so that kind of dichotomy and disparity is something we really need to address, find out how to fix it and fix it. >> our thanks to lindsey. up next, the gymnast flipping into online fame. ♪ ♪ (quiet piano music) ♪ ♪

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♪ and finally tonight, wowing the crowd. ♪ ucla gymnast nia dennis is no stranger to success. a 21-year-old delivering a near perfect-four performance in a competition that's gone viral. celebrating black excellence with that hip hop routine from

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