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the powerball frenzy rolls on. this is "early today." good morning i'm phillip mena. >> glad you're with us i'm frances rivera. president trump's place in history is set in stone, going down as the only u.s. leader ever impeached twice the house charged the president with inciting the insurrection on the u.s. capitol that left five dead. this case was cut and dry, moving through the chambers. the ink from nancy pelosi's pen still drying on the articles of impeachment that will be sent for the senate's trial the timeline is unclear. majority leader mitch mccome said there's no way the trial can be concluded by the end of next week. >> reporter: for the second time in over a year t house delivering donald trump a historic rebuke, now making him the first president ever to be impeached twice.

>> the president of the united states incited this insurrection, this armed rebellion against our common country. he must go he is a clear and present danger to the nation that we all love. >> reporter: a single article of impeachment accusing the president of incitement of insurrection before last week's riots began. >> donald trump is a living, breathing, impeachable offense it it what it is. >> it wasn't another country that attacked us, but our own ss includin to impeach our sitting president is not a fear-based decision. i'm not choosing side. i'm choosing. >> also leveling this stinging

shot >> the president bears the responsibility of this wednesday attack by commoners. he should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. >> reporter: he put out this video response. >> mob violence goes against everything i believe in and everything our movement stands for. no true supporter of mine could ever endorse political violence. now i am asking everyone who has ever believed in our agenda to be thinking of ways to ease tensions, calm tempers. >> reporter: at the capitol the debate at times became heated. >> some of my colleagues, some of which may well be co-conspirators. >> some have cited the met for that the president lit the flames they lit actual flames, actual fires. >> time. there will be order in the

house. >> reporter: most of the republicans blasting the democrats' case. >> how does the president incite an attack that was preplanned and already under way before his speech concluded. >> it's an obsession, an obsession that has now broadened. it's not just about impeachment anymore. it's about canceling canceling the president and anyone that disagrees with them. >> reporter: all after vice president pence rejected their article plan to keep president trump from holding office. >> he must not be in office one moment only. >> this president must be impeached and con vangtd he must be prevented from ever attempting to seize power again. >> our thanks to peter alexander for that report. now that the house has impeached the president, the

spotlight is on the senate right now the time line is up in the air for mr. trump's senate impeachment trial. n nbc's tracie potts joins us from capitol hill all right, tracie. what do we know about the senate trial? >> reporter: so, phillip, it's more of that we don't know when. the republican leader is saying there is essentially no chance that we would see a trial -- a fair or serious trial before president biden is sworn in next week on the other side t democratic leader saying this trial needs to happen, that it's important that the senate take action on this, that there will be a vote, he's promising, on both convicting the president and barring him from running again those are two separate procedures that would have to happen in the senate but mcconnell, the republican

leader, interestingly has said he is undecided on the president's guilt and wanted to hear the evidence first even though he doesn'tly's any way they can squeeze in a trial before the biden inauguration next week. we've also heard from president-elect bind who's hoping they can do both, deal with their constitutional responsibilities on impeachment, in other words hold a trial, and work on the other urgent business of the nation the urgent business, namely getting his cabinet approved there have been discussions between the biden team and congressional leaders on wherever they can split their day, whether they can hold an impeachment trial for part of the day, and the confirmation hearings and votes within the same day. >> and then, of course, the coronavirus pandemic, all of the unemployment issues, an unprecedent task ahead for this new administration.

when the lawmakers arrived, they were greeted by a very rare sight, hundreds of national guard troops sleeping on the floor shoulder to shoulder this has happened most prominently during the time of the civil war. there would be double what was deployed for president obama's inauguration now there are troubling new questions about those who may have joined the rioting. gabe gutierrez is in michigan. >> reporter: good morning. they plan to put up new protective fencing outside of the state capitol on friday. with the state capitol bracing for growing violence, there's growing scrutiny with keeping the peace. police officers across the country have opened allegations

that some may have been involved, a houston police officer relieved of duty. >> i can't tell you the anger i feel of the thought of police officer and others thinking they can storm the capitol. >> others put on leave. >> if any employee was involved directly, i will terminate them. >> reporter: top generals are reminding servicemembers disrupting things, it's against the law. among those arrested, jake angeli ashli babbitt was shot by police here in michigan, sympathizers have been involved >> you'll see a number of law enforcement agents who awere

taking selfies with the individuals who had taken over the capitol. is it a concern to me? it is a concern. >> reporter: lansing's mayor is calling on the governor to deploy the national guard. the coronavirus pandemic continues to batter this country. we have now exceeded 23 million infections a bit of a reprieve for sacramento the stay-at-home orders have been lifted and some businesses will be able to partially reopen california has received the most doses in the nation, nearly 3 pres3.5 million, but they've only administered 500,000 1 million more would be vaccinated by this weekend meanwhile texas has become the second state to cross 2 million cases behind the golden state. and the new york mayor is working with the yankees to turn the iconic stadium into a mass vaccination center three additional variants were

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welcome back we're living in a time where accurate reporting and reading literacy is more important than ever. >> that's why this morning we're excited to announce nbcuniversal news group is partnering with colleges and universities to inspire a new generation of journalists. rahim ellis is here with more on this brand-new initiative. >> good morning. this exciting initiative offers on-campus training and education to universities and community colleges all across the country

while building on comcast, parent company of nbcuniversal and nbc u news group's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. we had the opportunity to meet few students who will take part in that th program and why journalism is so important for this next generation of reporters. raquel lewis is studying journalism her passion for reporting driven by her hope to keep her community informed. >> when june 2020 occurred with george floyd and raising awareness to breonna taylor and all the other black lives that were lost, i fully knew i had t. >> reporter: and she's not alone. alexandra is a junior in a program, a field she believes is more important now than ever. >> i feel it's so important for journalists to be centered, and

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