breaking overnight after midnight the trump whyte house reveals a list of almost 150 who received pardons and commutations joe exotic didn't makeon the list others did. in a few hours president-elect joe biden becomes the 46th president we'll tell you what's on his agenda. this morning we're learning the january 6th riots may have been days in the planning. plus america sets course in

a new direction. "early today" starts right now. good morning i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. this inauguration day won't be anything like the 58 that came before it. joe biden and kamala harris will take the oath of office at noon eastern under unprecedent circumstances. twin threats from the pandemic and deadly insurrection at the capitol derailing the pomp of a new president. they're replaced with tight crowds >> the first latina on the supreme court just tase sotomayor will swear the judge in president trump will leave under a cloud of impeachment he's the first in over 150 years. >> breaking overnight, president trump issued a wave of 11th hour par dons granting clemency to

dozens before leaving office perhaps the biggest surprise of the night, mr. trump is pardoning steve bannon, his former white house steve strategist was facing charges for frauding political supporters, raising money to build the trump border wall. among those on the list lil wayne and kodak black and a former detroit mayor kwau me kill patrick missing from the list the tiger king himself joe exotic who was so sure of a pardon he had a limo on stand by at the prison others not on the list like rudy giuliani. >> by day's end in the hours after his inauguration he will review the readiness of military troops, sign several key executive orders and swear in presidential employees nbc's peter alexander has more. >> reporter: after a nearly

50-year political career joe biden on the cusp of being sworn in as america's 46th president, his last trip to wilmington and washington before he becomes commander in chief biden emotional speaking at the armed forces reserve center named for his late son beau. >> i only have one regret. he's not here. we should be introducing him as president. >> reporter: he tells nbc news his inaugural address will focus on a theme of unity. he's expected to take the oath in front of a socially distanced capitol and an empty national mall now transformed into a field of flags the field now under way. >> without further action, we risk a longer more painful recession now. >> reporter: and a powerful moment of mourning at the lincoln memorial's reflective

pool 400 columns of light to honor the 400,000 coronavirus victims. >> let us shine the light in the darkness along the sacred pool of reflection remembering all who we lost. >> reporter: you can see the light behind me. today another moment of unity. joe biden inviting congressional leaders from both sides to church his first stop this inauguration day frances? >> peter, thank you. with hours left in office, president trump will depart the white house this morning for his new home state of florida. last night he released a taped farewell message nbc's kristen welker has more. >> reporter: just hours away from leaving the white house, president trump releasing this video, his farewell address to the american people. >> i am took on the tough battles, the hardest fights, the most difficult choices because that's what you're elected me to do we restored the idea that in america no one is forgotten

because everyone matters and everyone has a voice. >> reporter: with this rare nod to his successor. >> we inaugurate a new administration and pray for its success in keeping america safe and prosperous. >> reporter: and the president condemning the attack he's accused of inciting. >> all americans were horrified by the assault on our capitol. political violence is an attack on everything we cherish as americans. it can never be tolerated. >> reporter: but the president is now facing growing criticism over his rhetoric before the riot with the top senate republican again blasting him. >> the mob was fed lies. they were provoked by the president and other powerful people. >> reporter: now an unprecedent second impeachment trial, democrats needing 17 republicans to join them for a conviction and a potential mcconnell vote to convict could sway many meanwhile nbc news has learned the president's send-off at joint base andrews will be

missing top republicans including vice president pence, a white house official telling nbc news it's not possible logistically since pence unlike the president is going to president-elect biden's inauguration with republicans grabbling the question how important a role will trump play in the future of their party with 25,000 national guard troops in d.c., the pentagon says a dozen have been removed from the assignment. ten were flagged in fbi background checks for various issues ranging from minor criminal offenses to more serious concerns two more were identified as what are described as inappropriate texts and messages possibly expressing right-wing extremism sympathies washington looks more like the baghdad green zone than the nation's capitol with police checkpoints, coast guard on the rushes and roads and bridges leading into d.c.'s shutdown

there are also miles of fencing and razor wire, and d.c. airspace will be more restricted with state police reinforcements from across the region. the fbi is filing more charges stemming from the insurgence on capitol hill two weeks ago. the focus on who planned or led the riot our pete williams has the details. >> reporter: the fbi has singled out about a dozen people accused of being in extremist groups this video shows eight or ten people in military-style gear approaching the entrance wearing patches of a militia group called oath keepers. a virginia man, 65-year-old thomas caldwell planned or coordinated at least that part of the siege no comment from him or a lawyer. prosecutors accused two others of being a part of that group. the fbi says it has found signs that some extremist groups made plans several days in advance to enter the capitol. >> all right, pete

thank you for that update. the race to get america vatican city vaccinated is running into new roadblocks. 4,400 doses were compromised as the temperature was too high they're already sending replacements. mayor de blasio is warning they may run out of doses by friday a seventh member of congress has tested positive since the capitol hill riots raul ruiz has mild symptoms ande it could send the death toll soaring even higher. nbc's miguel almaguer has the latest. >> reporter: just as they began to see the onslaught of covid cases stabilize in more than a third of the country, doctors are detecting at least one

variant of the virus within weeks the cdc says the highly contagious uk strain will dominate the u.s., but in california, three mutations have already been discovered. >> it really increases the urgency for us to -- collectively for us to get the pandemic under control. >> reporter: while virus mutations are not unusual, they can accelerate the pandemic. much still needs to be learned but it could lead to more infections and likely more hospitalizations and deaths. vaccines, though, remain effective. >> the coronavirus itself, sars, covid 2, is here to stay, but we hope that with these effective vaccine programs, that they become a conversation like the flu. >> reporter: as the u.s. surpasses a staggering 400,000 deaths, the incoming cdc director says another 100,000 could die in the next month and now at a faster rate, more children are testing positive.

2.5 million so far in struggling states like georgia, overall deaths are up 142%. >> we are treating patients in the hallways there are many days where we have to start the treatment in the ambulances. >> reporter: here in l.a. county, air quality officials are easing restrictions to allow for more cremations. 2,700 bodies are being held here at the coroner's office and the local hospitals. >> staggering figures, miguel. thank you. there are well over 247,000 power outages in california as intense winds are reigniting wildfires across the state with winds whipping more than 100 miles per hour, residents near the santa cruz mountains were ordered to evacuate tuesday as the fires start to spread. let's turn to nbc meteorologist janessa webb for a look at the inauguration weather. good morning, janessa. >> good morning. we do have better news for southern california. i am watching for rain starting

to make its way into the area. early this morning we're still dealing with high they'll start to go down by this this afternoon let's take a look at what's happening in d.c as people are waking up, it's kind of a rain/snow mixture. it will end by 9:00. it will start to pass the area and then we'll look to bright sunny skies. unfortunately i can't promis pa south texas. the chill is back on for the ohio valley. and that's your latest forecast, guys. >> all right, janessa. thank you. the los angeles dodgers celebrated the life of one of

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just hours from now, we will hear lady gaga belt out the "national anthem." she said she hopes today will be a day of love and acceptance meanwhile j.lo showed some love to the national guard. check her out there. she said she's dedicating her performance today to them and to all americans. and john legend will also ser serenade his wife said they got lost on the way to sound check. >> she shares everything what a way to get lost

what a treat for both of them. for the guys out there and for the couple as well. >> great experience. >> john legend and chrissy teigen. president-elect biden bid a tearful farewell to delaware he thanked the people of his home state and remembered his late son beau. >> to my fellow delawareans on behalf of the entire biden family that's here today, i want to express how much you moon to me and to every one of us. i am proud, proud, proud, proud to be a son of delaware, and i am even more proud to be standing here doing this from the major beau biden facility. ladies and gentlemen, i only have one regret. he's not here. we should be introducing him as president. >> later biden held a powerful somber ceremony at the lincoln memorial, honoring the 400,000

americans lost to the pandemic >> to heal we must remember it's hard sometimes to remember, but that's how we heal it's important do that as a nation that's why we're here today. between sundown and dusk, let us shine the lights in the darkness along the sacred pool of reflection and remember all whom we lost. >> after his speech, 400 lights illuminated the reflecting pool representing those lost. battling the pandemic is the top priority for the incoming administration. >> i wonder what today will bring. usually it's all about the ceremony but we've never seen anything like what's to come today, hoping for something peaceful, but unpredictable. >> i think that's what they're

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