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vaccines to hard-hit minorities. "early today" starts right now. >> what a week it has been good morning i'm phillip mena. >> and i'm frances rivera. we have breaking news. a fifth person has died. officer brian sicknick died after clashing with rioters. he was injured while engaging with protesters and later collapsed after returning to his division office. he had joined the force in 2008. over 50 capital police suffered injuries from the rioting. police chief steven sund handed in his resignation over growing concer concerns mostly democrats either support impeachment or invoking the 25th amend including house speaker nancy pelosi and soon-to-be senate majority leader chuck schumer

adam kinzinger is the only republican on the list to say the president is unfit and the president is unwell. governor's calling for trump's removal include three governors. >> and editorial boards are calling for his removal inclu including the "washington post," "the new york times," the "usa today," "chicago tribune" and moat notable rupert murdoch's paper. nikki haley told members his behavior was disappointing and his actions since election day will be judged harshly by history. >> there's a growing group of people within the administration willing to leave a little early. mick mulvaney said, i can't stay here he was most recently as a

special envoy to northern ireland. >> transportation secretary elaine chao became the first to leave in transportation. she said she was deeply troubled by what happened. >> five political appointees also. >> over night education secretary betsy devos became the second cabinet secretary to resign announcing her last day will be today. the president of the federation of teachers union responded to her leaving by a two word statement. good riddance. >> the capitol police chief is also resigneding chief steven sund's resignation will go into effect on january 16th. >> and the senate sergeant-at-arms is stepping down >> confronts with unrelenting pressure over the chaotic siege at the capitol and the

destruction left in its wake, president trump is publicly admitting for the first time he is leaving office in 12 days our capitol hill correspondent tracie potts joining us now with more it only took a deadly siege for the president to change his tune. >> yes not only changing his tone but acknowledging for the first time joe biden's victory saying a new administration will be inauguration will take place on january 20th, the president changing his tone from a softer tone initially a couple of days ago to now the president with more tough talk for the people who were involved. >> i would like to begin by addressing the heinous attack on the united states capitol. like all americans, i'm outraged by the violence, lawlessness, and mayhem to those who broke the law, you will pay we have just been through an

intense election and emotions are high, but now tempers must be cooled and calm restored. now congress has certified the results. a new administration will be inaugurated on january 20th. my focus now turns to ensuring a smooth, orderly, and seamless transition of power. and to all of my wonderful supporters, i know you are disappointed, but i also want you to know that our incredible journey is only just beginning >> reporter: now, make no mistake, the president's change of tone comes after those calls that you detailed, hundreds of them all for him to either be removed, for him to resign, or for him to be impeached. and if you're wondering what the president will be doing during the last 12 day of his presidency, here'ses he schedule the white house schedule saying trump will work from early in the morning to late in the evening. he will make many calls and have many meetings. not a lot of detail beyond that.

>> sure is not a lot of his allies jumping ship these days. president-elect joe biden isn't mincing words about the insurrection at the capitol, calling out double standards of the rioters. >> she sent me a photo of military people in full military gear, scores of them lining the steps of lincoln memorial because of a protest by black lives matter she said, pop, this isn't fair no one can tell me that if it had been a group of black lives matter protesting yesterday, there wouldn't have been -- they wouldn't have been treated very, very differently than the mob of thugs that stormed the capitol we all know that's true, and it is unacceptable, totally

unacceptable the american people saw it in plain view and i hope it sensitized them to what we have to do. >> they've labeled them domestic terrorists. the fbi is offering $50,000 for any information leading them to the suspects that placed the pipe bombs at rnc and dnc headquarters in washington, d.c. they released the photo of a suspect. it's the best they got he appears to be carrying a suitcase and wearing a gray hoodie and jeans >> the fbi has received over 4,000 online tips. our tom costello takes a closer look. >> reporter: the priority for the fbi and d.c. police finding the people who joined wednesday's insurrection hundreds of officers and agents are examining social media and video clips asking the public

and airlines for help. so far prosecutors have brought charges against 55 suspects. eight involve gun charges. one suspect arrested with a semi-automatic weapon and 11 molotov cocktails. another man has identified himself. 60-year-old richard barnett of arkansas pictured with a feet on his desk in nancy pelosi's office and holding one of her letters. among the charges the officers could press against the mob, trespassing, destruction of federal property, mail theft, federal rioting, assault on a federal police officer, gun charges, and insurrection. >> they call for steven sunday to step down. >> there was a failure of leadership at the top of the capitol police, and i think mr. sund -- he hasn't even called us since this happened. >> reporter: in a statement chief sund said the force was prepared for first amendment

protesters but waset by assailants with pipes, chemical irritants, and took up other weapons. sund resigned. but they want more answers why weren't more police officers deployed why weren't they wearing riot gear and why did it take so long for d.c. backup police this one shows officers leading protesters through barricades. >> i was stunned. >> reporter: former nypd commissioner bill bratton. >> i think there's going to be a lot of blame to go around and a number of people will lose their positions as a result of this. >> reporter: the fbi is investigating whether some national security documents may have been stolen from the capitol. when asked if they'll charge president trump, the doj said it's ruling nothing out. frances? >> tom, thank you. we're also learning new detail this morning about the

harrowing stories about what happened inside the capitol. savannah guthrie is in d.c. >> reporter: 24 hours later as the sun sets on washington, memories of the capitol still haunting >> what i felt just 24 hours ago in the capitol behind us is something i haven't felt since i was in afghanistan. >> reporter: congressman jonathan crow inside the chamber gallery and comforting his colleague. >> i think as a member of congress in 2021 on the u.s. capitol floor that i was preparing to fight my way out of the people's house against a mob is just beyond troubling. >> fight your way out. >> yeah. >> did you snap back to that kind of mentality? what could i use how would i get out? >> i did i had a pen in my pocket and was thinking how we were going to fight our way out. >> reporter: elsewhere this stunning video of rioters breaking through doors and

walking down the halls, all filmed by itc correspondent new images of protesters overwhelming police officers and the damage they left behind. this is where the senate parliamentarian work tweeting this video of his ransacked office we're also learning more about the woman shot and killed by police ashli babbitt seen heading toward the capitol obtained by tmz. she was a decorated air force veteran who served in iraq and afghanistan. the officer who shot her has been placed on administrative leave. meanwhile they're demanding answers about the massive security failure with crowds able to overrun what's supposed to be one of the country's most

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projected start, experts are focusing on raising trust within communities of color about the vaccine. nbc's sarah dallof has more. >> reporter: this week the first nurse in the u.s. to receive a pfizer injection getting her second dose. >> i feel like i've completed kind of the marathon. >> reporter: as states and medical centers roll out vaccines, many are looking at many races and backgrounds to build trust. >> i could not be more pleased or feel more called to receive this vaccine, and yet so many people of color had a hand in developing and testing and it has the o powe tpotential to fie impact. >> reporter: some worry about vaccine hesitancy especially in black communities where a history of medical testing without consent and inadequate access to health care has built

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