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>> thank you for watching, that is it for us at five. we will see you back ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> diaz: tonight, pressure builds on president trump to leave office or face impeachment again. after the capitol is violently stormed, furious democrats, backed by some republicans, make their move. >> sadly, the person who is running the executive branch is a deranged, unhinge, dangerous president of the united states. >> diaz: the president silenced on twitter, and out of sight. also tonight, capitol investigation-- new reporting on pipe bombs discovered nearby. plus, the nationwide hunt for rioters caught on camera, including someone just outside chicago. >> were you inside the capitol? >> i was. >> reporter: why did you go inside?
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>> diaz: overseas, a jetiner crashes moments after takeoff. we have new details. also, why is vaccinating america taking so long? the latest on the virus and the victims, including ted lumpkin, one of the last tuskeegee airmen of world war ii. >> this is the "cbs weekend news" from chicago. here's adriana diaz. >> diaz: good evening. president trump faces mounting calls for his immediate ouster for his role in wednesday's violent siege at the u.s. capitol. in congress, more democrats are pushing to impeach the president for a second time. but it's not just the president in jeopardy. today, new fencing went up around the supreme court, days after fences were installed around the u.s. capitol, vital institutions of one of the world's oldest democracies, now threatened by its own citizens. we have multiple reports on this week's violent attack.
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cbs' paula reid leads us off from the white house. paula, god evening. >> reporter: good evening. adriana, it has been an unusually quiet day here at the white house, and it's partly because we have not heard from president trump on twitter. the social media company banned him last night amid this larger fallout from wednesday's deadly attack on the capitol. >> we're going to walk down to the capitol. >> reporter: late friday, twitter banned the president due to the risk of further incitement of violence. the move came as extremists are planning another proposed attack on washington and state capitols on january 17. republican senator ben sasse: >> as this was unfolding on television, donald trump was walking around the white house, confused about why other people on his team weren't as excited as he was as you had rioters pushing against capitol police trying to get into the building. as this was happening, he was delighted. >> reporter: twitter was the president's preferred method of communication and a way for him
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to retain the bully pulpit after he leaves the white house. house speaker nancy pelosi called for president trump to resign or she will pursue 25th amendment legislation and a motion for impeachment. the draft article of impeachment, incitement of insurrection, alleges that president trump's conduct on wednesday gravely endangered the security of the united states. the speaker spoke with "60 minutes" friday. >> sadly, the person who is running the executive branch is a deranged, unhinged, dangerous president of the united states, and only a number of days until we can be protected from him. but he has done something so serious that there should be prosecution against him. >> reporter: but some republicans argue there just isn't enough time. >> i have to say, i do think the president's behavior this week does disqualify him from serving. but we've got 10 days left, 11 days left. >> reporter: they also argue it
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would not be the right move for the nation. >> i don't think anybody can look and say an impeachment of this president is the thing that's going to help unite and bring our country together. >> reporter: multiple sources tell cbs news president trump will not resign. the final decision about whether there will be an impeachment vote next week lies with the house speaker. president trump would be the first president to be impeached twice. adriana. >> diaz: paula reid at the white house. thank you. the nationwide search for those involved in the assault on the capitol intensified today with new arrests. senior investigative correspondent catherine herridge is tracking all of the developments. catherine, good evening. >> reporter: adriana, good evening. a senior law enforcement official tells cbs news investigators are exploring whether some protesters intended to harm lawmakers, even take hostages, as the criminal probe expands. high-profile protesters now face
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multiple criminal charges, among them, jake angeli of arizona, accused of unauthorized entry of a restricted area. adam johnson of florida is charged with theft of government property. >> wooo! >> reporter: and west virginia state representative derrick evans, who filmed his protest, resigned saturday after he was charged with violent entry and disorderly conduct. a senior law enforcement official tells cbs news investigators are exploring why some individuals brought weapons and zip ties that can function as plastic handcuffs. two viable 12-inch metal pipe bombs found wednesday at the democratic and republican national committee headquarters near the capitol are described by law enforcement as taking their probe to the next level. >> the pipe bomb is designed to kill or maim. >> reporter: scott sweetow is a former a.t.f. and f.b.i. explosives expert. >> particularly if it's made out of metal, which is what the construction appears to be with
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these two devices. >> reporter: a law enforcement analysis reviewed by cbs shows both devices used mechanical timers and contained an unknown timers and contained an unknown powder. powder. the f.b.i. is seeking information about this individual and offering a $50,000 reward. what do these devices tell us about coordination and possible premeditation? >> it takes quite a bit of time to manufacture devices like these. it's not something that you're just going to throw together in a few minutes in your garage. >> reporter: the flags at the capitol are still at half-staff in honor of u.s. capitol police officer brian sicknick, who died on thursday from injuries he sustained in the riot. the 42-year-old new jersey native, who served in iraq, only to be killed defending the capitol. the u.s. attorney's office here in washington has opened an investigation into sicknick's death, as well as the air force vet killed wednesday at the capitol. adriana. >> diaz: catherine herridge in washington, thank you.
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roughly 100 people have been arrested for wednesday's attack. cbs' charlie de mar spoke to a chicago-area business executive who was arrested and has regrets. >> reporter: an all-out search is under way for the rioters who stormed the u.s. capitol. from airports to hotels, the f.b.i. and d.c. police are asking for help identifying members of the mob. >> we're all trying to get into the capitol. >> reporter: social media is helping expose those responsible for the rampage. prosecutors arrested nicholas ochs. they say he's the leader of hawaii's proud boys chapter. a picture posted to twitter a picture posted to twitter appears to show him smoking a cigarette inside the capitol. he ran unsuccessfully for state office. this maryland man wearing a red hat in support of the president had his company badge around hi had his company badge around his neck, fired after internet sleuths called him out. libby andrews lost her job as a chicago real estate agent after
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admitting online to "storming the capitol." she has not yet been charged with a crime. a chicago-area tech c.e.o. among the dozens arrested in d.c. he's accused of illegally entering the capitol. he says he regrets his choice, calling it the worst personal decision of his life. >> i mean, it was great to see a whole bunch of people together in the morning and hear the speeches but, yeah, it turned into chaos. >> reporter: along with federal >> reporter: along with federal charges, brad rukstales was fired as c.e.o. of cogensia, a digital marketing firm. >> i had nothing to do with charging anybody or anything or any of that. i was-- i was in the wrong place at the wrong time. and i regret my part in that. that's all i'm comfortable saying right now. >> reporter: were you inside the capitol? >> i was. >> reporter: why did you go inside? >> good day. >> stop the steal! >> reporter: the search for those who broke into the capitol far from over. charlie de mar, cbs news, chicago. >> diaz: important questions from charlie de mar.
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tomorrow on "face the nation," we will have more on the assault on the capitol. margaret brennan's guests include senator roy blunt of missouri; delaware senator chris coons; and washington, d.c., mayor, muriel bowser. to indonesia now, where a boeing 737 passenger jet disappeared from radar today, minutes after taking off from jakarta. dozens are feared dead. cbs' roxana saberi in our london bureau is tracking developments. >> reporter: indonesian authorities are examining these cables and a fragment of someone's jeans found by a fisherman today to see if they're debris from the missing plane. in search of more signs and survivors, crews combed the waters just northwest of indonesia's capital. the plane was reportedly carrying 56 passengers and six crew members, all indonesian nationals, when it left jakarta on saturday. the flight tracking service flightradar24 says about four minutes after taking off in heavy rain, the plane plummeted more than 10,000 feet in less than 60 seconds, then
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disappeared. the indonesian sriwijaya air flight was due to arrive on a nearby island around 90 minutes later. this man says his wife and three daughters were on it. "i was supposed to pick them up," he said. "i won't be able to meet them again." the boeing 737-500 was 26 years old. it did not have the automated flight control system that played a role in two recent crashes involving the boeing 737 max. the first of those was in 2018 when 189 people died after their lion air flight plunged into the same sea where today's flight vanished. the search for survivors has been postponed until sunday morning. indonesia has been plagued with a poor aviation record, including several deadly crashes in recent years. adriana. >> diaz: just heartbreaking. roxana saberi in london, thank you. today, pope francis called any
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resistance to getting the coronavirus vaccine "suicidal denial." the pope says he's getting his shot soon. he'll be in good company. today in britain, 94-year-old queen elizabeth and 99-year-old prince philip got theirs. here in the u.s., the slow vaccine rollout continues as american infections surpass 22 million. deaths have topped 371,000. danya bacchus has the latest. >> reporter: the worst of the covid crisis has america in its grips, setting alarming new records: more than 20,000 deaths this week. that's someone dying every 29 seconds. health officials warn darker days could come. arizona now one of the worst hot spots in the world, the state's governor still refusing a mask mandate, but ramping up vaccination efforts, designating the arizona cardinal's n.f.l. stadium a 24/7 vaccination site.
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nationwide, the vaccine rollout can't come fast enough for weary frontline workers. marnie pomoroy is a pediatric audiologist in kentucky. >> the anxiety has been overwhelming, worrying about contracting coronavirus from the community or one of my patients. >> reporter: so far, just over 6.5 million americans have been vaccinated, significantly short of what was supposed to be 20 million by the end of 2020. president-elect joe biden says he'll pick up the pace. >> i'm committed to get 100 million shots in people's arms in the first 100 days. >> reporter: scheduling glitches are proving costly. in irvine, california, a nearly two-mile backup had healthcare workers waiting hours for their shots, and in los angeles county, the situation is dire. >> the hospital system is bent about as far as it can bend. the next sound may be a snap. >> reporter: with no space at the morgue, the national guard is helping to move the bodies of
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the dead to refrigerated trucks. here in l.a. county, a person dies from covid-19 every five minutes. to help distribute vaccines faster, vaccination pods like the ones behind me have been set up across the county for healthcare workers. adriana. >> diaz: danya bacchus in los angeles, thank you. we learned today that one of the famed tuskegee airmen has died of complications from covid-19. lieutenant colonel theodore lumpkin was 21 when he was drafted into the all-black fighter pilot unit in 1942. he served as an intelligence officer. ted lumpkin died just four days before his 101st birthday. straight ahead on the "cbs weekend news," the assault on the capitol. hear what it was like for cbs news producers and correspondents who witnessed the chaos
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. > been encouraging on twitter since election day became a all-too-ugly reality wednesday. cbs news chief washington correspondent major garrett has these observations on that dark day. >> reporter: insurrection,
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sedition-- until last week, most americans thought those were words from a long-ago, bygone era, but they were brought vividly and painfully to light here. during the civil war, union soldiers camped here, on the ellipse, adjacent to the white house, to protect the american government. it was there wednesday president trump encouraged his followers to assault the u.s. capitol. >> we're going to walk down-- and i'll be there with you-- we're going to walk down. >> reporter: his goal: stop the counting of electoral votes and overturn the 2020 election. >> we will never give up. we will never concede. you'll never take back our country with weakness. >> reporter: the president and his allies filled the crowd with rage. >> let's have trial by combat! >> u.s.a.! >> reporter: a horrified america and disbelieving world watched the shameful consequence of this incitement. the capitol stormed. injuries, death, arrests. anti-democratic mayhem.
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many did not commit violence, but nearly all frothed with trump-inspired disbelief of the election results, something the president recklessly stoked for weeks. >> this may be the most important speech i've ever made. >> reporter: it was an important speech about an election the president had fairly and unequivocally lost. almost none of it was true. but grievances and contempt for congress and the vice president deepened. cbs reporters and producers ran toward the bedlam. producer josh gross was caught between outmanned capitol police and the snarling crowd trying to break in to the capitol. >> i took some pepper spray right in the eye because i was too close to the building and was not able to retreat because of the crowds behind us. >> reporter: producer grace segers has covered the story from inside a besieged senate chamber. >> the capitol police locked us in with the senators.
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i could hear the sho i could hear the shouts from outside. >> reporter: as the sun set here wednesday, a pro-trump rioter, a rioter, a woman with a bullhorn, woman with a bullhorn, vowed to return. a man nearby said he would bring rifles next time. as the trump presidency lurches to an end, washington has vowed to be better prepared, even as it prays that eyes have been opened and this nation will now begin to root out this malevolent form of discord and strife. adriana. >> diaz: cbs news chief washington correspondent major garrett. and don't miss major's podcasts, "the debrief with major garrett" is out tuesday mornings and "the takeout" is out friday mornings. find them on apple podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. still ahead on the "cbs weekend news," the california woman captured in this viral video is back in new york. we'll tell you why.
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politics aside on a disturbing day of american history to defend democracy. here's cbs' chip reid. >> reporter: the man in the. blue shirt standing shoulder to shoulder with capitol police as a mob of trump supporters attempt to breach the house chamber is u.s. representative troy nehls. >> it was a very tense moment. the protesters were starting to kick, and hit it, and do it violently. >> reporter: nehls, a newly sworn-in congressman, had spent nearly 30 years in law enforcement, including as a sheriff in texas. what did you tell that guy looking through that window? >> i looked him in the eye, and i told him, "you should be ashamed of yourself what you're doing here. this is a sacred chamber, and you're trying to obstruct." reporter: nehls was amongng those objecting to the counting of the electoral votes that confirmed president-elect joe biden's victory. but in that moment, none of that mattered. >> i had a texas mask, and he
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said, "you're from texas, and you should be with us." i said, "listen, what you're doing right now, i cannot support." >> reporter: representative andy kim from new jersey decided to do his part. >> when i got to the rotunda, it really brought a tear to my eye to see just how desecrated it was. >> reporter: so congressman kim started cleaning up the debris. >> there was this plaque that i came across that said, "below this plaque lies the cornerstone that george washington laid at the founding of this building." and it just reminded me that this is bigger than us. >> reporter: the most. un-american of acts-- the desecration of the temple of our democracy-- gave way to moments of pure patriotism. chip reid, cbs news, washington. >> diaz: our elected leaders defending our democracy. the "cbs weekend news"d news" for this for this saturday. later on cbs, "48 hours." and first thing tomorrow, "sunday morning with jane pauley." i'm adriana diaz in chicago. good night.
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captioning s live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. stay-at-home orders extended indefinitely as california notches is most frightening figure yet in the coronavirus crisis. the oakland police department is launching an investigation into its officers. i'm da lin and i will tell you how it's connected to the mop takeover at the capitol building. the weather this weekend is beautiful for a walk on the beach but tonight, a warning to keep your distance from the waves.>> we begin with the bleakest number yet on
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