america on alert, this morning u.s. defense officials are worried about an insider attack or threat from service members involved in securing joe biden's inauguration new detail as head. shocking new video from inside the capitol on januar 6th, incredible sights and sounds of those who infiltrated the halls of congress. overnight the u.s. surpasses 24 million cases of coronavirus and dr. fauci offers new hope. the u.s. returns b-52 bombers to the mid-east as

tensions with iran grow and possibly jeopardizing joe biden's plan of democracy with tehran. >> and new ahead -- how the biden/harris team recognize this day of service. "early today" starts right now. thanks for being with us i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. america is kicking off another historic week which lend with the leadership of a new president, with the transfer of power looming two days away tensions are high in the nation's capitol as thousands of guards have established a green zone what you find in an active war. and anxiety of domestic terrorist threats spread every corner of the country stepping up security after warning from the fbi, all 50 states are on

high alert for potential protest as the inauguration gets closer. >> more than 15,000 national guard troops are patrolling the national's capitol. >> i don't think anybody's ever seen anything like this. they have green and red zones and military law enforcement on every corner >> advertised online didn't materialize, there were small gatherings, this man kd making sure to plan a peaceful rally. >> a ubunch of people decided no to come because of the fear of the national guard and state boys watching us right now. >> 13 states deployed national guard to protect their state capitol and arkansas using civilian law enforcement. >> you want to be over prepared. >> so far authorities a reftded 1 -- arrested 116 people involved in the capitol siege,

among them, the mother of this man seen with zip tries, and police say lisa was also in the capitol with her son telling the news bureau is investigating whether foreign groups provided financial support to extremists who helped to plan the attack sources say fbi is examining payments in $500,000 in bitcoin. this week in washington will be screening for weapons and accordons off in two locations. >> you think this show of force will help. >> you certainly hope so certainly security like i've never seen before. local law enforcement the fbi vetting all service members on the ground in d.c.

according to the associated press defense officials fear a potential insider attack tracy potts joining us with the latest this security is truly unprecedented. >> reporter: right, we've never seen anything like this before, phillip, in terms of the numbers of troops on the ground for inauguration, it's at least two and halftimes more than we've seen for any inauguration in modern history with 15,000 troops on the ground and thousands more expected by wednesday. we've seen and you've seen on air the lockdown around the capitol, not just the building, but several blocks out from the complex, the national mall shut down to the public, along with it's landmark and police and the fbi on the ground with those national guard troops hoping to prevent anything from turning violent like we saw earlier this month. the national guard talking about why they're here

>> here here to provide safety and security for the american people, we're here to make sure there's a proper transition of power, working on the democratic side of this country. >> i think this will be an inauguration unlike any other, having our fellow americans storm the capitol in an attempt to over throw the government certainly warrants heightened security. >> reporter: lots of things happening today. vice president elect kamala harris will officially resign her senate seat today and of course it's the mlk day of service. we know the bidens are volunteering in philadelphia and then this evening the presidential inaugral committee will have virtual events online. >> great week ahead starting with mlk festivities thank you.

when it comes to state capitol there's high concern for places like georgia which has played a crucial role in national politics, now from atlanta, good morning, blaine. >> reporter: frances, good morning to you, what we've seen in the capitol here in georgia is a lot of law enforcement and preparation but hardly any protesters this has been the scene for the majority of the weekend, we've seen armored vehicles on the steps of the state capitol in atlanta and number of law enforcement surrounding the building and bike racks set up as barricades not just here but also atlanta city hall couple blocks away. the governor in georgia made it clear the threat level is low but he's not taking any chances especially considering the fact georgia was a political lightning rod in the past election cycle so the governor has the power to deploy the national guard at any moment if needed, clearly over the weekend

it was not needed, very few people showed up to protest in any sort of way over the weekend. again, the warning from the top is that the potential risk could last through inauguration day so we'll likely see some level of this presence and the governor's ability to deploy the national guard will last several more weeks. >> common scene throughout the nation thank you. the u.s. is under a relentless onslaught of covid-19 with 24 million infected americans and nearly 400,000 have lost their lives and incoming cdc director estimate half million deaths could come by february. as mass vaccination continues good news as two more vaccines could enter the market meghan fitzgerald with more, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, as cases of coronavirus continue to surge across the nation the death toll is accelerating and now a more contagious strain of the virus is becoming a concern

in the u.s as americans are frustrated with the slow vaccine roll out dr. anthony fauci said health may be on the way, johnson & johnson and astrazeneca shots could soon be evaluated for emergency use. >> in a week or so they will be getting their data together and showing it to the fda. >> another vaccine can't come fast enough, of the 126,000 people hospitalized nearly 21,000 are in california where health care workers are begging for help. >> if i could walk people through my building through the three floors and watch people their age and younger than them breathing their last breath and dieing, who are otherwise healthy, it might make a difference >> as temperatures neared 90 degrees in southern california, instead of staying home, people gathered at the beach, some without masks, at the same time

los angeles became the first county in the nation to pass 1 million infections. >> we aren't even close to being out of the woods every one of these numbers is devastatingly high. >> the county also confirming its first known case of the highly contagious uk variant with which the cdc warns exhibits rapid growth and could dominate by march and dr. fauci is not only worried about this mutation >> there's another ominous one in south africa and brazil, we're looking at all of them very carefully. >> mass vaccinations are popping up across california, in the bay area they will open three this week where they will administer 10,000 doses a day. >> much needed thank you. president-elect joe biden will face treasure tensions with tehran, the fourth american jeopardizes joe biden's plan to

reenter the agreement donald trump -- 56-year-old was convicted without trial and sentenced to 100 years. for amid tensions video of a b-52 to the middle east -- alexey navalny is waking up in a russian jail after def defiantly returning to moscow, spokes men confirmed his detention saying he was not given a reason russian officials said he was wanted for probation violation and will stay in custody pending a court hearing, his return months after being left in a coma after being poisoned in russia last summer. let's get a check at your martin luther king, jr. weather, here's janessa webb, good morning. >> good morning, frances and

phillip, good morning, everyone. we do have lake-enhancement snow impacting western new york and will be consistent all the way into tuesday even for northern new england some squalls will produce heavy bands as they persist throughout the day. right now most of the area could see four to five inches but isolated area now forecasting up to 18 inches where squalls persist. this will continue to linger throughout the day look at fargo, ouch, 14, single digits for the wind chills and winds are picking up in southern california, we'll talk about that come up. >> see you in a bit.

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in today's top stories, gut officials clashed with migrants and authorities used tear gas to disperse the crowd, incoming biden administration sent a warning not to come now, you will not come in, however has promised end strict immigration policy because the situation at the border will not change over night and now nearly 9,000 migrants in search of asylum. president trump going on a

midnight pardoning spree, preparing to issue around 100 pardons on his final full day in office the new york times reports that trump allies are collected tens of thousands in fees from wealthy felons seeking last-minute clemency there is nothing illegal about trump associates being paid to lobby for clemency and no evidence mr. trump has been offered moneor pardon which cou spur investigation. >> one of trump's closest allies in the senate is urging not to pardon anyone involved in the capitol riot. >> you tried to intimidate us all and should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the wall and to seek a pardon for these people would destroy president trump and i hope we don't go down that road. >> during an appearance on fox news, senator gram denounced the siege on the capitol and called

on the president to resist the urge to pardon them. -- a humvee was stolen a green four-door multi-purpose wheel vehicle valued at $120,000 it was un-armored and upgraded and considered a combat vehicle, the theft carries 10 year penalty in prison. fbi is offering reward leading to it's recovery. an athlete climbed 33-story tower all on his bike, wasn't pedaling it took nearly 30 minutes for him to work up 368 steps without once putting his foot on the ground, pretty impressive. he carried off that challenge for a charity that cares for children with serious illness.

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♪ breaking overnight, u.s. defense officials are worried about an insider attack or other threats from service members involved in securing joe biden's inauguration this morning, we've got the latest details >> the u.s. surpasses 24 million cases of coronavirus with over 3 million in california alone. this morning, new hope in getting vaccines to people faster the immediate foreign policy test for the incoming for the biden administration as iran jails a u.s.