i'm fredricka whitfield.tential thaw in a stalemate that affects millions of american

>> i do, fredricka. that's been lacking last year. in some way states are told you have all the autonomy in the world which can be really useful for states because they know what works in the local level but they were left without the right support, the right resources so that when things went wrong the previous administration could just say it's your governor's fault, blame the local level. having this kind of national cohesive strategy that we're being told will roll out is going to make a world of difference, i think, in gives the states and counties the right resources that they need to care for their citizens, to make sure that testing, ppe, vaccine distribution, all of that stuff happens in the right way at the right pace. and of course we're just seeing already that as the transition has actually happened now, the information we're getting, fredricka, is so worrying in terms of things being worse than we even realize they were. for example, in terms of the lack of infrastructure, the lack of planning, the vaccine rollout across

i'm fredricka whitfield. we're just three days away from the inauguration of president-elect joe biden. right now it doesn't look like a celebration in today's capitol. right now barbed wire and a show of force. the capitol has 20,000 national guard troops amid the threats of violent extremism. a video taken earlier today showing a picturesque washington, d.c. where the national mall is closed off to the public. more than a week after the attack, they are heightening security across the country amid threats of more violence. those threats continue as president trump continues to say he won the election. now a new cnn poll says that trump's steady drumbeat of disinformation is helping to drive his approval rating to new lows as he exits the white house. >>> but first the extensive security measures in the nation's capitol. fences and fortifications are on capitol hill. accesses are closed off to the public like nobody has ever seen leading up to an inauguration. shimon prokupecz is on capitol hill right now. s

i'm fredricka whitfield. today is the one-year anniversary of the world health organization declaring covid-19 a public health emergency of international concern, and yet even today, the disease continues to ravage the globe. the u.s. is fast approaching 26 million cases, a quarter of all infections on the planet. but even as progress is being made, a new problem threatens to complicate advancements. arizona now reporting its first cases of a uk variant of covid. there is now more than 400 cases of the variant in at least 30 states so far, and while in south carolina a more contagious coronavirus strain first discovered in south africa has now been reported. but there are new weapons on the way to fight this pandemic. johnson & johnson announcing it will apply for the fda emergency use authorization for its new vaccine next week. the company says it is 66% effective at preventing the disease in a global trial, but 85% effective against severe disease and death. and it only requires one shot instead of multipl

i'm fredricka whitfield.sroom continues with ana cabrera in a moment. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> hello, i'm ana cabrera. we begin with breaking news. a sad and shameful example of trying to overturn america's fair and free election. cnn learned at least 11 republican senators now plan to back missouri senator josh holly when he objects to joe biden's victory, despite absolutely no evidence of election fraud or irregularity of any significance. live pictures of the u.s. capital. a symbol of democracy. that next week will be hijacked, for what is nothing more than

i'm fredricka whitfield. right now congress is finalizing plans that would make president trump the first american president to be impeached twice. a new article of impeachment is expected to be introduced in the house tomorrow. meanwhile sources tell cnn that vice president mike pence has not ruled out invoking the 25th amendment to remove the president from office, while some republicans are weighing even more legal options. >> i think there is also a possibility that there is criminal liability here. i'm not a lawyer, i'm not a prosecutor, and i do know that the standard for a conviction in a criminal prosecution is quite high. >> president trump's incitement of the insurrection that overran the u.s. capitol wednesday left five people dead, including capitol police officer brian sicknick who, this afternoon, was honored by fellow officers during a procession through downtown d.c. streets. also today, flags at the white house were finally lowered to half staff, but so far no statement has been made as to wh

but fredricka, security getting more strict here all the time. this is going to be an inauguration like no other. >> really will be. i mean, in general people, you know, who live there, people visiting could go right on on the mall but of course they're not going to be able to see that. a lot of this inauguration will be watched on television. pete munteen, thank you so much for that. other reporters across the country are standing by. let's go to lansing, michigan where months ago there were protests at the capitol building, armed protesters and that just happened not a long time ago and the breakup of this alleged plot to kidnap the state's governor. sarah, what is the situation there today? >> reporter: look, if you wanted to see an example of what exactly they were going to try to do here at the capitol all you had to do was look to january 6th. similar thing happened there, that the alleged plotters were going to try to break into the capitol to kidnap the governor and possibly other legislators that were inside. that was what the federal au

i'm fredricka whitfield. happy new year. well, it's barely one for so many across the country. we begin this hour and this new year with the pandemic surging to troubling new levels. 2020 ended with a deadliest month yet, only to continue into 2021 with a sobering warning from health experts saying the worst is yet to come. the u.s. is now approaching 348,000 deaths due to covid and has surpassed 20 million cases more than 125,000 people are beginning this year in the hospital now. adding to the concern that new variant of covid-19, which experts say is transmitted much easier. first seen in the uk, the strain has now been detected in california, colorado and florida. meanwhile, the vaccine rollout continues to lag. more than 12 million doses have been delivered to the united states, but fewer than 3 million vaccinations have actually been administered, far fewer than the initial goal of 20 million by the end of december in the u.s. so we've got a team covering all of the angles, polo sandoval in new york, di

i'm fredricka whitfield. a dire situation in the united states as coronavirus is breaking new records. first, tragic news on the loss of a legendry broadcaster and iconic cnn alum. we're learning this morning larry king has died. he passed away at cedar sinai medical center in los angeles. the cause of death has not yet been revealed. though king had been hospitalized with covid-19 just a few weeks ago, he spent six decades on radio, television and digital media. and we will take a look back at his illustrious career and life. >>> right now we turn to the pandemic and the struggle the country is having to get it under control. another 3,600 deaths on friday alone. this as the vaccine rollout continues to struggle. the cdc reported a single-day vaccination record on friday, nearly 1.6 million doses administered. but states are now facing critically low shortages as millions of americans try to get vaccinated. long lines at vaccine sites across the country, like this one at dodgers stadium in los angeles. cnn's

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin this hour in a snowy washington but hopes for a potential thaw in a stalemate that affects millions of americans. today ten republican senators are pitching a counterproposal to president biden's $9.1 trillion covid relief package in the hopes of reaching a compromise. millions of americans are suffering financially and emotionally because of the coronavirus. 100,000 died in jana loan, mam -- january alone, making it the most deadly month to date. >>> we are learning that trump's entire legal team have quit. they said he wanted trump's attorneys to make the stolen election central to his defense. >>> let's go to the counterproposal to president biden's proposal. sunlen, what are we looking at? >> there is not a specific number to sign up for this specific proposal, but more to drive the talks to the middle. this group of senators sent a letter to president biden saying, quote, our letter covers your stated priorities, and we believe this plan could be approved quickly by cong

i'm fredricka whitfield. right now congress is finalizing plans that would make president trump potentially the first u.s. president impeached twice. a new article of impeachment is expected to be introduced in the house tomorrow. congress is indicting president trump for inciting the insurrection at the u.s. capitol last week, an insurrection that left five people dead, including a capitol hill capitol police officer. a dark day for american history, but one just recognized by the president moments ago. flags at the white house now being lowered to half staff in honor of the fallen officer, something congress did days ago. a growing number of republicans say they want president trump out, either by impeachment, resignation or by his cabinet invoking the 25th amendment, and that includes at least two republicans, former trump allies themselves who tell cnn they now support his impeachment. pennsylvania republican pat toomey going a step further this morning. >> i think there is also a possibility that there i

. >>> hello, again, i'm fredricka whitfield, embattled republican congresswoman marjorie taylor greene is touting support from former president donald j. trump saying on twitter she had a "great call with him," democrats want her expelled from the house. facebook posts have surfaced where taylor greene called the deadly parkland school shooting fake along with video showing her harassing parkland shooting survivor david hog. cnn's k file also found other facebook posts where greene indicated support for executing prominent democratic politicians. and next week kevin mccarthy will meet with the georgia congresswoman known for spreading conspiracy theories, let's bring in suzanne malveaux, what are the expectations. >> reporter: congresswoman greene this morning seems quite emboldened by a very supportive call from the president. she seems as if in this twitter thread that she has conducted throughout the morning that she is full of fight and she's not backing down. this is just a few of the tweets. she says that i had a great call with my all-time favorite potus, president of the united

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin this hour with the stage set for the second impeachment trial of donald j. trump. tomorrow house democrats will ceremoniously walk over the article of impeachment to the u.s. senate, and the trial is set to start the week of february 8th. this as we learn a new stunning report about trump's desperate efforts to invalidate president joe biden's election victory. the "wall street journal" reporting today that trump pressured the u.s. justice department to file a case with the u.s. supreme court to overturn the election that he lost. meanwhile, president biden will begin his first full week in office facing unprecedented challenges as the u.s. surpasses the grim milestone of 25 million covid cases. >> i believe president biden has made it very clear the plane is in a nosedive and we have to pull it up. and you're not going to do that overnight, but we're going to pull it up. we have to pull it up. failure is not an option here. >> the u.s. has now recorded more than 5 million ca

>> right, fredricka, you know, this should not be a surprise. when we look at the relationship of african-americans to the health care system, it's tenuous at best, and then if we fold in research on top of that with all of the historical atrocities, there's even a greater divide. and then you add in the u.s. government to this, which also has an uneasy relationship with the african-american population. all three of those come together to create this vaccine so we should not be surprised that there is reticence, that is hesitancy, that there is never -- when we look at the previous administration science was not at the forefront. science was not valued. that voice was not there. and so we also have trust issues as well coming from that particular administration. so this should not be a surprise at all. we need to also think about physicians in this country. 80% of african-americans in this country are seen by black physicians. if we do not recruit black physicians to these clinical trials to become principal investigators, to become leaders and

>> i think it's all those things, fredricka. i was feeling all -- i talked to some people afterwards because i said in one of the videos that i felt remarkably calm. and they talk about how your adrenaline starts pumping during fight and flight. there were guns drawn all around us. we heard a pop, pop, pop. we thought that was guns. that's probably when they were breaking through the door, through the glass in the door, where the president walks through and they say, ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states of america. they were breaking through that with steel pipes. later on we heard gunshots and the police saying shots fired in the capitol. probably when the woman was killed in the speaker's lobby. i was one of the last people to leave the chamber because we were up in the gallery. my seat was the furthest from the exit. we weren't sure it was safe to go into the hallway. when we did get out of the hallway into the hallway, we saw people on the ground, protesters, surrounded by capitol police. so it was a real

>> i am very concerned, fredricka. as jonathan mentioned, this is a snowball set in motion down the mountain, and so law enforcement is going to have to treat this just the way as if they hear chatter abroad from terrorist organizations that they may plan something, that is how they will have to treat it. now, i think that we are in a better position here because i think knowing what kind of potential can result, not only will they be able to be proactive about shutting some of these organizational activities down, social media is really important for that, so shutting down these twitter accounts, going through facebook, finding places where people from different parts of the country are able to organize and plan. that's going to be key. and i think that we know now to actually beef up the security presence. then there's the reactive piece, which is rounding up and charging and prosecuting the people who participated in the event on wednesday. and i think it's going to be very important to really file particularly for

fredricka?but significant because it takes up a lot of time potentially, but it will not, could not impair the process moving forward that joe biden would be inaugurated come january 20th. >> exactly. exactly. and we should note that majority leader mcconnell has been very clearly with his members that he really had hoped no one would object to any particular states. there's been a lot of drama over the last couple of days over the conference call where mcconnell repeatedly called on hawley to explain to members why he was going down this path. mcconnell has made it very clear to his members that this is a vote of conscience but it's also a very, very important vote. mcconnell made it clear it's one of the most consequential of his more than three-decade career in the senate. and that's just an important reminder here that, yes, mcconnell is going to give his members some breathing room to vote how they think they need to vote on these objections in part because they've got a lot of seats to def

>>> hello again, everyone, thank you so much for joining me, i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin this hour with america on alert, our nation's capitol and capitols across the country facing heightened security amid new threats of violent protests. more than a dozen states activating their national guard ahead of planned protests in the coming days. capitol hill, where president-elect joe biden will take the east of office in just a matter of four days looks more like a fortress today following the deadly assault there last week all of this as we're learning much more about that attack. investigators say they have opened 275 criminal cases. charging nearly 100 people so far for their alleged role in that coup attempt. that number only likely to rise as more information comes to light. we have reporters across the country covering all of the preparations ahead of any potential new protests. let's first go to the nation's capital. the pentagon authorizing the mobilization of an additional 5,000 national guard troops, bringing the total to 25,000 ahead of president-elect joe

i'm fredricka whitfield. this breaking news. a group of 11 republican senators and senators-elect say they will vote to back missouri senator josh hawley's planned objection to president-elect joe biden's certification on wednesday. joining me right now, mark preston in washington. so, mark, help us understand this. so senator hawley was the first to say he is going to object to this certification of joe biden and now we've since learned that 11 other republicans may be on board. what could potentially happen on wednesday? >> well, he's welcomed those 11 on board. so it looks like he has the support now. you have now 11, 12 republican senators who are going to object, or at least vote to object to the certification. now we don't necessarily know how this is going to play out. our lauren fox, capitol hill, is digging deep on this. but what we've learned so far is that we have 11 senators, ted cruz is going to be one of them. and that's interesting. we can come back to him momentarily. we believe that hawley is going to vote not t

good to be on your show, fredricka. >> wonderful, so glad you could be with me.been like, i mean what that moment of the swearing in for kamala harris has said and what it is already doing. >> well, first let me just say, on the day of the inauguration, being able to be there and knowing that millions of individuals were watching all of the energy, the excitement and the enthusiasm. but it sends a strong message about our country, that a black woman can be vice president of the united states and it means that now women and girls all over the united states, all over the world, will be watching, and they, too, will have endless hope that they too can govern and run a company, a corporation, or anything that they want to do. also, as a member of the congressional black caucus, to have another one of your members to be the vice president, also it opened doors for us as we talk about our power and our message, we have a direct lij link to the white house where we can talk about all of those issues, all of the things that are facing all of america, but especially black

fredricka? >> it sure is. alex marquardt, thank you so much in the nation's capitol. >>> all of that with this. shocking new video shot, edited and released by "the new yorker" offering an inside look at the capitol hill siege. a journalist enters the capitol alongside the insurrectionists to document this moment. he has spent the last ten months reporting on the radical fringe of president trump's base. i have to warn you, this includes a lot of foul language so if you have small children, you need to usher them out, but we want to show you the halls of congress by this point of view. >> there is a [ bleep ] war zone out there. >> it isn't safe for you guys. >> we love you guys, take it easy . >> treason! treason! treason! treason clam. >> defend your constitution, defend your liberty. defend your constitution, defend your liberty. >> 1776! >> guess what, america showed up! >> we're here! >> where the [ bleep ] are they? where are they? >> we're here, we might as well set up a government. >> let's take a seat

i'm fredricka whitfield.days away from the inauguration of president-elect joe biden. right now it doesn't look like a celebration in today's capitol. right now barbed wire and a show of force. the capitol has 20,000 national guard troops amid the threats of violent extremism. a video taken earlier today showing a picturesque washington, d.c. where the national mall is closed off to the public. more than

i'm fredricka whitfield.ou so much for joining me. >> it's not very often in my life i've been without words, but i want to thank everybody associated with this program, all the people behind the scenes, wendy and the staff, the floor people, everybody who makes it possible, even the suits at the top. i'm going to do a lot of other things. we'll do special on cnn, i'll be seen other places, do some radio work, be around baseball. you're not going to see me go away, but you're not going to see me here on this set anymore. i am -- i don't know what to say, except to you, my audience, thank you. instead of good-bye, how about so long? ♪ ♪ >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> you are live in the "cnn newsroom." i'm ana cabrera in new york. we begin with disturbing breaking news. a texas man who participated in the capitol riot is now charged with threatening to assassinate democratic

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with breaking news. police making another arrest following the riot on capitol hill. florida police taking 36-year-old adam johnson into custody mean was seen in fotos carrying house speaker nancy pelosi's podium from the capitol building there. at least 13 people, really dozens of people have now been faced with federal charges in their role in this insurrection which left five people dead, including a capitol police officer. meanwhile, president trump is being blamed by both democrats and republicans for inciting that crowd of his supporters in an effort to overturn the election results. democrats plan to unveil a new article of impeachment on monday which would set up a vote in the house as early as next week. this as reports surface that some members of trump's own cabinet have discussed invoking the 25th amendment, removing him from power. however, vice president pence has stated he has no intention of doing that. let's start with the arrests from the capitol siege. many of them happening across the

i'm fredricka whitfield.ne-year anniversary of the world health organization declaring covid-19 a public health emergency of international concern, and yet even today, the disease continues to ravage the globe. the u.s. is fast approaching 26 million cases, a quarter of all infections on the planet. but even as progress is being made, a new problem threatens to complicate advancements. arizona now reporting its first cases of a uk variant of covid. there is now more than 400 cases of the variant in at least 30 states so far, and while in south carolina a more contagious coronavirus strain first discovered in south africa has now been reported. but there are ne

the president trying to pressure the secretary of state to overturn the georgia election. >> well, fredrickaing you. listen, this is criminal, it's illegal, it's treacherous. back in 2016, my opponent in the senate race lindsey graham said this -- if we nominate trump, we will get destroyed, and we deserve it. we are seeing the death throes much the republican party. my challenge to the 12 senator, the 140 members of congress who have stood up and said they support these types of actions, that means they don't support america. that also means in georgia, kelly loeffler, and david perdue, and just as early as today, loeffler was support of president trump's efforts, she supports him 100%. does she support him d disenfranchising millions of people? he wanted to throw out votes and find new votes. we don't do that in america. folks, good people need to stand up and say enough is enough. we're not going to allow this anymore. i hope we see that type of action, and i hope some members look at themselves in the mirror and say they're going to stand up. >> the president says that the outcome of the

i'm fredricka whitfield. right now congress is finalizing plans that would make president trump the first u.s. president impeached twice. a new article of impeachment is expected to be introduced in the house tomorrow. congress is indicting president trump for inciting the insurrection that happened at the u.s. capitol this past week. a growing number of republicans say they want president trump out either by impeachment, resignation, or by his cabinet invoking the 25th amendment. that includes at least two republicans. former trump allies themselves. who tell cnn they now support his impeachment. pennsylvania republican pat toomey. going a step further this morning. >> i think there is also a possibility there's criminal liability here. i'm not a lawyer. i'm not a prosecutor. and i do know that the standard for a conviction in a criminal prosecution is quite high so i'm not sure whether that could be met. i don't know whether he's met a standard that could actually be prosecuted and gain a conviction. but th

i'm fredricka whitfield.ire situation in the united states as coronavirus is breaking new records. first, tragic news on the loss of a legendry broadcaster and

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as proactively as other countries in the spring why has that changed or well the government yes fredricka distinction to the government and the people here the government has taken a position that is really prioritized keeping the economy open basically at all stages of the pandemic and they've only been calling these states of emergency including the most recent one sort of. under pressure from the public and from medical officials to do something so while the japanese public would probably like tougher measures in general the business community and the government have essentially said that what's most important is to you know keep people's daily lives as free from impediment as possible so yes it's true japan's taken a much softer approach to the pandemic than a lot of other countries including neighboring south korea and are most people fairly cooperative about these new lock downs. i'm sorry you are you faded out of the question there are people cooperative about these lockdowns or are they pushing back and grumbling about it. yes well the japanese people are sort of maybe world famou

i'm fredricka whitfield. we have breaking news just into cnn, new arrests in the capitol hill riot.rrespondent evan perez is here with more. what do you know? >> reporter: good morning. we have another arrest. it's basically become a national roundup of some of these people that have been seen on social media pictures who invaded the capitol. the latest arrest, his name is adam johnson. he was picked up in his home

i'm fredricka whitfield.nt trial of donald trump. the house tomorrow will ceremoniously walk over the articles of impeachment to the senate. the trial is set to start the week of february 8. this as we learn a new stunning report about trump's desperate efforts to invalidate president joe biden's election victory. the "wall street journal" reporting today that trump pressured the justice department to f

i'm fredricka whitfield.ow congress is finalizing plans that would make president trump potentially the first u.s. president impeached twice. a new article of impeachment is expected to be introduced in the house tomorrow. congress is indicting president trump for inciting the insurrection at the u.s. capitol last week, an insurrection that left five people dead, including a capitol hill capitol police officer. a dark day for american history, but one just recognized by the president moments ago. flags at the

i'm fredricka whitfield. "the situation room" with wolf blitzer starts right now. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> welcome to to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer in washington. this is a special edition of "the situation room." we begin with breaking news. an arrest underscoring just how dangerous the threat to this week's inauguration here in washington has now become. that inauguration just four days away. 25,000 u.s. military personnel, troops from the national guard have descended on washington, d.c., to try to keep it safe. but even that number, we're told, may not necessarily be enough. let's get right to the nation's capitol. we're on the scene. jeremy diamond is at the other end of pennsylvania avenue at the white house. there's very disturbing breaking news unfolding right now about a serious arrest here in the nation's capitol. tell us what we know. >> reporter: yeah. so that arrest, wolf, happening by the capitol police where it happened on the north cap

i'm fredricka whitfield. police making another arrest following the riot on capitol hill.een in photos here carrying house speaker nancy pelosi's lectern from the capitol building. dozens of people have now been arrested in connection with the insurrection that left five people dead, including a capitol police officer. meanwhile, president trump is being blamed by both democrats and republicans for inciting that crowd of his supporters in an effort to overturn the election results. democrats plan to unveil a new article of impeachment monday which would set up a vote in the house as early as next week. this as reports surfaced that some members o

i'm fredricka whitfield. happy new year. well, it's barely one for so many across the country. we begin this hour and this new year with the pandemic surging to troubling new levels. 2020 ended with a deadliest month yet, only to continue into 2021 with a sobering warning from health experts saying the worst is yet to come. the u.s. is now approachin

but, remember, fredricka, this has been very much a campaign both on the democratic side and the republican side, to get out the faithful. to get out the base. this is going to affect anything. i have spoke thav have spoken t voters, and have yet to interview anyone who doesn't think that the president isn't correct n correct. that he's the person who won the state of georgia. that's incorrect. that's a lie. after a hand count, after recounts here, it has been proven now that joe biden still did win the state of georgia, and so what this president has been saying has filtered down here to this election, and it really will be a matter of which side, the republican side or the democratic side, will be able to get out the base. we are anticipating the two democratic challengers, raphael warnock and jon ossoff to take the stage behind me in a few minutes and then senator kamala harris -- vice president-elect kamala harris, still getting used to that, expected to be a moatant force to get out the base. the all-critical black vote here in savannah to get them to polls on election day. >> and foll

. >>> hello, everyone, thank you so much for joining me this saturday, i'm fredricka whitfield.begin this hour with america on alert in our nation's capital and in state's capitals facing heightened security amid new threats of violent protests. more than a dozen states activating their national guard ahead of planned protests in the coming days. and on capitol hill in d.c. where president-elect joe biden will take the oath of office in just four days it looks more like a fortress today. the pentagon authorizing the deployment of an additional 5,000 national guard troops bringing the total to 25,000 to protect the inauguration following that deadly insurrection last week. this, as we're learning so much more about that attack. "the washington post" reporting that an internal capitol police report written three day

it and that's and i want this thing that's in the cia he said anybody get up out of the i'm here fredricka. and you know to join a bit and. unconfirmed leaks from the area reveal horrific pictures of the egyptian army's brutal crackdown amid increasing concerns for the civilian population. for all the force to point out the egyptian army has yet to regain control of the area while armed attacks appear to be spreading through. to egypt in november 27th president announced the final offensive to a school. in the school. 'd or to start. all a ship. for a ship his method is that he is the only thing that a standing between egypt becoming another province of an islamic caliphate and stability and security and safety. in 2016 an attack or deliberately drove his truck into a crowded christmas market in berlin with lethal consequences after paris and london this was yet another deadly assault inside a european capital. german chancellor angela merkel turned to reject as a party to improve security and counterterrorism signing a cooperation in 2017. i'm gonna speak to the fact that some man he had

i'm fredricka whitfield. this stunning breaking news this hour. newly released audiotape providing incredible insight into the presidential pressure campaign to subvert the u.s. election and confirmation of the obvious, that this is about winning for president donald trump and not democracy. the "washington post" this afternoon published an audio of an hour-long, portions of an hour-long phone call between the sitting president and republican secretary of state from georgia. a clear ask to ignore the november outcome and to find votes to overturn this election. >> we have won this election in georgia, based on all of this, and there's nothing wrong with saying that, brad. you know? i mean, having a correct -- the people are georgia are angry. and these numbers are going to be repeated on monday night. along with others that we're going to have by that time, which are much more substantial, but -- and the people of georgia are angry. the people of the country are angry, and there's nothing wrong with saying that, you know -- that you've recalculate

i'm fredricka whitfield. now. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> welcome to to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer in washington. this is a special edition of "the situation room."

i'm fredricka whitfield. the cnn newsroom with ana cabrera starts right now. >>> you are live in the cnn newsroom. thanks for being with me. i'm ana cabrera in new york and we have more shocking details about just how far the desperate former president of the united states was willing to go. what he was willing to do to stay in power. "the wall street journal" spoke to people present in the final throes of the trump presidency who say donald trump was pressuring the department of justice to file a case with the supreme court to overturn joe biden's victory. and that's not all. cnn also has reporting about a plot to fire the head of the justice department, replace him with a trump loyalist in the department, and keep the lies going about election fraud. it was a delusional strategy. and it didn't go anywhere obviously only because a group of top justice department officials threatened to quit all at the same time. echoes of richard nixon's saturday night massacre. we're live in washington in just a moment. als