but according to the new york times, it is george stephanopoulos. we have not confirmed that independently but that is what the "times" is reporting. back to the complaint. also on or about january 6th, while the capitol attack is happening, while in the bronx, new york, a relative of journalist 1 received the following message from the lemke phone. journalist one, george stephanopoulos' words are putting you and your family at risk. thousands of us are active law enforcement and military. that's how we do it. the complaint goes on to quote what is believed to be the facebook page. the lemke facebook account says, folks, be ready for war. trump has refused to cede. evidence shows fraud occurred and the supreme court cases will be successful. trump will prevail. faith, my fellow republicans. do not give up. keep an eye out for a variety of protests. add that "the new york times" is reporting that a spokesperson for the sheriff's department in northern california and the united states air force which this gentleman claims to have been, worked at both,

and abc's george stephanopoulos. up agents arrested 35-year-old robert lemke at his home in baypoint this morning. they say, he posted on facebook just after the election, warning people to quote, be ready to go. and on the day of the capital rights and he's accused of texting the congressman's brother. that hakeem jeffries is putting his family at risk with his lies in other words. we are armed and your buyer house . the message included a pitcher of the mounds neighborhood. the fbi says, lemke texted of relative of george stephanopoulos the same day. saying, the journalist words, are putting you and your family at risk. we are nearby, armed, and ready. >>> still had our storm watch coverage continues as we take live look at the we >>> kpix was the first to expose an epidemic of edd fraud in california. >> month later, bank of america is finally forced to answer tough questions from lawmakers. >> kenny choi has the latest development. >> per month, bank of america has remained mostly silent addressing it's fraught w

the complete added that lemke sent a message to george stephanopoulos the same day. think of the journalist words are putting you and your family at risk. we are nearby, armed, and ready. the fbi arrested lemke at his home and bepoint this morning. a woman who lives two doors down told us, lemke has always been a bit of a stranger in the tightknit neighborhood. >> lived here for 10 years and he's pretty quiet. he stays home and he's alone tonight. we don't really know him like we know our other neighbors. >> is due in federal court tomorrow on charge of threatening interstate communications. >>> more storm coverage ahead at 5:30. >> questioning as the rain starts to come down. how will the soil hold up. the county geologist will give us a closer look at the soil and the risk in the santa cruz mountains. >> storms are slowing the effort to distribute vaccines in the bay area. >> moderate rain falling across most of the area already as it gets heavier as we head into the rest of this evening and tonight. we will track that rain and we will s ready to take your immune s

george stephanopoulos, our chef chief anchor will go one on one with the incoming biden white house communications director kate bedingfield. plus george speaks with two members of congress who voted for impeachment for president trump. that's all coming up on "this week." and while i have you, you can see the new riveting abc news documentary "24 hours: assault on the capitol." it's an inside look at the siege. it's on hulu. i watched it last night. it is indeed riveting. whit, over to you. >> something to watch. >>> dan, we want to move now to the pandemic. the number of deaths in the u.s. nearing 400,000. this morning, los angeles has become the first county to reach a total of 1 million cases. that's 1 million cases in just one county, and the vaccine backlog is nowhere near resolved. abc's zohreen shah joins us now from l.a. zohreen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. only over 10 million first doses nationwide. megasites are trying to change the pace. the dodgers are recently the world champs and still trying to break records here. first with testing. now with vaccinations. they

>> announcer: "this week" with george stephanopoulos starts right now. >>> critical juncture. >> we're in a race against the variants. >> while the nation waits to get vaccinated. >> we are taking action to increase supply, even so it will be months before everyone who wants a vaccine will be able to get one. >> hope for a single-shot vaccine on the horizon as so many americans ask when it will be their turn. this morning, we'll take you to where the rollout is working. >> little old west virginia. people thought it's the poor state, maybe it doesn't have the smart people, and everything it's crazy. we're doing it. >>> what's next for financial relief. >> it has to pass. >>> and -- >> the enemy is within the house of representatives. >> concerns over safety dogging congress on all fronts, as the gop reckons with deep division in the aftermath in trump's term. we cover it all this morning with senator bernie sanders and governor asa hutchinson. >>> plus, our powerhouse roundtable. our new white house and hill teams covering it all. >> announcer: from abc news, it's "this week." here now

. >> announcer: "this week" with george stephanopoulo >> announcer: "this week" with george stephanopoulosbeen identified here in the state of california. >> as the virus rages out of control. >> we just have to assume it's going to be worse. >> now more than 20 million cases across the country, hospitals on the brink. >> after the christmas season, i'm scared to death. >> the vaccine rollout so far falling short. >> that's a lot of steps and there hasn't been much planning. >> i have confidence every day everybody gets better and it will increase. >> we're one on one with dr. anthony fauci.

>> announcer: "this week" with george stephanopoulo >> announcer: "this week" with george stephanopoulos starts right now. >>> a new year, a new covid mutation. >> this new variant has been identified here in the state of california. >> as the virus rages out of control. >> we just have to assume it's going to be worse. >> now more than 20 million cases across the country, hospitals on the brink. >> after the christmas season, i'm scared to death. >> the vaccine rollout so far falling short. >> that's a lot of steps and there hasn't been much planning. >> i have confidence every day everybody gets better and it will increase. >> we're one on one with dr. anthony fauci. >>> and two days until the georgia runoffs. >> all eyes on georgia. >> are you ready to show america that georgia's a red state? >> the stakes in this election can't be overstated. >> we're not taking anything for granted. >> the critical senate majority hanging in the balance. what the outcome could mean for joe biden's presidency. we cover it all with stacey abrams, rahm emanuel and chris christie and insight and analysi

. >>> i want to remind everyone tune into "this week," our chief anchor george stephanopoulos will go one-on-one with representative alexandria ocasio-cortez. as congress weighs impeaching president trump. plus, george will speak to republican congressman adam kinzinger about the future of the republican party. that's all coming up on "this week." later this morning, right here on abc. eva over to you. >>> now to the pandemic. experts say the mostly unmasked crowd at the capitol on wednesday raises the possibility of a superspreader event, and that is on top of the anticipated post-holiday rise in cases. the u.s. now stands at more than 22 million confirmed cases. more than 372,000 deaths. for the latest on the coronavirus crisis let's go to abc's zohreen shah in los angeles. good morning, zohreen. >> reporter: good morning, eva. i spoke to a doctor here at cedars-sinai who said we haven't even fully seen the surge from christmas and new year's, and that's scary because just yesterday here in california, we had our deadliest day with nearly 700 covid deaths and a heartbreaking story t

>> announcer: "this week" with george stephanopoulos starts right now. >>> insurrection. >> they don't get to steal it from us. we want our country back. >> domestic terrorists encouraged by the president december e crate the capitol. >> insurrectionists. domestic terrorists. >> what happened today was an insurrection incited by the president of the united states. >> what happened yesterday is textbook terrorism. >> january 6th will go down as one of the darkest days in recent american history. >> with ten days left in his term, trump banned from twitter, growing calls to remove him from office. >> if the vice president and cabinet don't act, the congress may be prepared to move forward with impeachment. >> i will definitely consider what ever articles that they might move. >> all the fallout this morning from the chaotic conclusion to the trump presidency. >> announcer: from abc news, this is a special edition of "this week." here now, chief anchor george stephanopoulos. >>> good morning and welcome to "this week." before the first votes were cast, president trump called it a rigged e

republican senator rand paul calling out george stephanopoulos for inserting his political views into me now to discuss this. just to make clear, kelly jane, what it was, senator rand did certify the various states' electors. and so he was not one to go for noncertification. on the other hand, he said that just to say that there were problems with the election that need to be investigated does not mean that i'm a liar. what do you think? >> yeah, david. i doubt there's any election, especially a national one, that occurs with zero fraud. there's always bad behavior. whether it was enough to overturn the election is another story. but rand paul has a point. george stephanopoulos, of course, is a democrats, he worked in bill clinton's white house, and a lot of people in the media go through that revolving door from media to democratic administrations and back again. and there's no question that the media coverage of joe biden, the new president, is very different from that of donald trump. i mean, you had cnn's director of communications tweeting that his inauguration fireworks would in

announcer: this is an abc news special report, the inauguration o reporting, chief anchor george stephanopoulosed the 46th president of the united states shortly before noon today. he will take the oath of office and then become president of the united states. but it is an inauguration unlike any other and that's one of the signs right there. there you see marine one on the lawn of the white house. president trump still there but expected to depart any minute for andrews air force base. he will not be taking part in the traditional civic rituals that signify the peaceful transfer of power in our country.

now reporting, chief anchor george stephanopoulos. >> good evening, and welcome back to our inauguralerage. as president biden said in his inaugural address a day of history. the oldest american president swore his oath at the capitol where two weeks ago a mob provoked by his predecessor put our democracy to the test. kamala harris made history with her oath, too, and tonight they celebrate before the hard work ahead with a gala hosted by tom hanks featuring bruce springsteen, john legend and so many more. that's coming up at 8:30. we'll air it all, and we begin with a look at the high moments of a memorable day from our chief white house korpd cecil-- correspondent see celiaening . mesgeea autimeim aga w joe biden spoke to those americans who did not vote for him. tonight joe biden's 50-year political career led it up the steps of the capitol, through the hall and sworn into at at a time of the nation's extraordinary challenges laid bare right in front of him. there was no huge crowd. the audience socially distanced, a mask for every days, but three of biden's predecessors were on ha

>> announcer: "this week" with george stephanopoulos starts right now. >>> historic rebuke. >> he must go. he is a clear and present danger. >> donald trump, the first president impeached a second time. >> our president incited our citizens to attack our capitol. >> a, quote, dangerous snap impeachment. >> it is about principle. >> it will only serve to further divide a nation. >> if inciting a deadly insurrection is not enough to get a president impeached, then what is? >> charged with insurrection by all house democrats. a record ten republicans. >> with a heavy heart, i will vote yes. >> at the end of the day, this was a vote of conscience. >> facing peril in the senate. the president finally condemns the capitol siege. >> there is never a justification for violence. >> as joe biden prepares to take office, facing unprecedented challenges. >> the vice president-elect and i will do our best to meet all the expectations you have for the country. >> three days from the inauguration, the capitol an armed camp. the country on edge. >> there have been domestic terror threats against state

now reporting, chief anchor george stephanopoulos. >> good evening. welcome to our continuing coverage to a day unlike any other in american history. we were all brought up to believe it can't happen, but today it did. you see it right there, a siege of the u.s. capitol by rioters and president trump, determined to disrupt the certification of congress of the election president trump lost. it all started to unfold around 2:00 p.m. at the capitol as debates began at the capitol on objections raised by president trump to the counts starting with the state of arizona. that's the capitol rotunda right there. when the protesters were let in, they started to roam freely through the united states capitol. members of congress barricaded themselves inside the house floor. you see it right there as protests tried to bang their way in. >> open the doors! >> agents with their firearms drawn were forced to hold back the protesters who broke down windows. there you see one protester made it to the office of house speaker nancy pelosi. on the day where joe biden's w

this election was not stolen -- >> reporter: senator rand paul in a fiery exchange with abc's george stephanopoulos on "this week." >> hold on a second, he said the election was stolen, this election was not stolen. the results were certified in every state after counts and recounts. >> you're saying -- you're saying there was no fraud and it's all been investigated. that's just not true. >> that's not what i said, sir. i said the justice department found -- let me finish my point. you said something that was not true. >> you said we're all liars. we're simply we're saying we're all liars. >> now, senators will be sworn in as jurors on tuesday, both sides have agreed to delay the trial for two weeks, and that will give the trump team a little bit more time to prepare and it also will allow democrats time to confirm biden cabinet picks and work on other legislation. kenneth. >> all right, alex, thank you. >>> now to the other big story this morning, brady is back. in the super bowl. for the tenth time in his career, tom brady is headed to the championship game, this time to face patrick mahomes and

. >>> you can see more on the georgia runoff election tomorrow on this week with george stephanopoulos. martha raddatz goes one on one with stacey abrams. for a break down of the races that could decide control of the senate. you can watch the full interview right here on abc 7. >>> vandals hit a second congress member's home with graffiti. the words "where's my money" were sprayed on mitch mcconnell's door. "mitch kills poor" and other expletives were written on his house in kentucky. the graffiti is presumably a reference to mcconnell locking against $2,000 stimulus checks. and this comes on the heels of what happened yesterday. somebody targeted nancy pelosi's san francisco home. graffiti included phrases like "we want everything", apparently referencing failed efforts to increase coronavirus relief checks. fake blood and a pig's head were found outside the door. a special investigation unit is trying to determine who did it. >>> backers of a petition to recall governor gavin newsom held a signature drive today. they are more than halfway to the 1.5 million signatures needed to trig

about tax reform and whether that could be done via executive order during an interview with george stephanopoulos. i think the question is in pretty important context for everybody, and he said no. the president also said in an interview in december that he didn't think executive action should be used for everything. that is sent to his point of view. but there are steps, including overturning some of the harmful, detrimental, and, yes, immoral actions of the trump administration that he felt he could not wait to overturn and that is what he did. in the historian could. tell you that he walked into the presidency at one of the most ethical to moment in history that required executive action in order to get immediate relief to the people. everybody knows how a bill becomes a law, in order to make action and policy permanent. , you have to work with congress that is why he has also proposed a big package, some say very big, fight agree with that. also an immigration bill. he has not held back or delayed putting forth legislation either. he will use the levers every president in history has used, ex

christie of new jersey, "abc this week" with george stephanopoulos.ack from a serious covid infection a number of weeks ago. let us discuss washington and try to get out through the week where maybe policy will be committed in washington. there is no one better to talk to than the gentlelady from new orleans. henrietta, you and the rest of the world have to get to the wonderful breeze rating distraction next weekend. there is a small football game in your newborn ends. seriously, is the nation still -- in your new orleans. seriously, is the nation still going to be standing next friday to get to that important match? >> we will get her way through this and get to the end, no matter what happens with d.c. we will see that game. tom: we will see the game, but we have to get through this game of the political crisis as well. policymakers in washington, your expertised with the constitutional crisis we face. >> as you were reminding me earlier, there will be everything from resignations, the 25th amendment, going back to the confederacy, things that can b

kentucky senator rand paul called out our good friend george stephanopoulos for his far left political agenda as he pretends to be a real news man on abc news. take a look. >> 75% of republicans agree with you because they were fed a big lie by president trump and his supporters to say the election was stolen. why can't you say. >> i think you make a mistake -- people coming from the liberal side like you, you immediately say everything is a lie instead of saying there are two sides to everything. let's talk about the specifics of it. in wisconsin, tens of thousands of absentee votes had only the name on them and no address. historically, they were thrown out and this time they weren't. they made special accommodations because they said it's a pandemic and people forgot what their address was so they change the law after the fact. that is wrong, unconstitutional, and i plan on spending the next two years going around state to state and fixing these problems and i won't be cowed by liberals in the media who say there is no evidence here and you're a liar if you talk of election fraud. l

and also breaking tonight, senator rand paul soar into disney abcs george stephanopoulos over how conservativesn fraud. >> i'm not willing to sit here and just say that everybody is a liar the republican cited. and there were lots of problems in their secretaries of state who willingly change the law and then he to be fixed. and i'm going to work hard to fix it and i will be by people who say that you are alive . that's a problem with the media. they sell republicans are liars everything we say is life rated their two sides to every story. introduce of any of the other side. we don't insert yourself into the charges they were all liars because there is fraud . lou: our next guest is one of the first house republicans, to call for liz cheney to lose her leadership post after she voted to impeach the president trump. and joining us tonight's congressman matt rosendale of montana . congressman, good to have you with us in the brdcast radio start with first of all, the number of rhinos in your party. it really crazy some very big issues now. have actually been creating them for some time. now it's

threatening text messages to family members of new york congressman jeffries and journalist george stephanopoulos. this is a picture from one keys. facebook page on his page lemke says that he is a former captain in the u.s. air force as well as a retired sergeant. >>with the alameda county sheriff's office now the alameda county sheriff's office says that lemke never work there. he is expected this is like expected to appear in court tomorrow. >>meanwhile the interim chief of the capitol police is apologizing for failing to prepare for that deadly insurrection that took place january 6th in her testimony, uganda pittman listed several missteps that took place that day. things like not having enough man power or supplies on hand and not following through with a lockdown order she issued during the siege that left 5 people dead. >>senate republicans have voted overwhelmingly against moving forward with donald trump's second impeachment trial. today the senate rejected a republican attempt to dismiss the trial allowing the case on incitement of insurrection to move forward yet. the support of 45 re

he was asked about tax reform and what he could do that during the interview with george stephanopoulos. i think the question, it's important context for everybody, and he said no. and the president also said during an interview with columnist back in december, he didn't think executive action should be used for everything, and that is certainly his point of view. >> sean: three times the executive orders in the same timekk frame that bush 43, obama, and donald trump. jen psaki, i thought you promised you weren't going to lie to the american people. that would be, yeah, the fact-check lie list. and of course, biden's 40 and counting executive orders don't exactly spell unity, do they? just today, he signed off on an order banning, get this, top priority, the term "china virus" in his white house, or "wuhan virus" from being used at any federal level. i don't know why. even though china and wuhan, we are talking about geographical locations. you know, even though china, hate to say it, joe, they were responsible for the virus. remember, they put the travel ban in effect, couldn't travel

. >>> also breaking tonight, senator rand paul tore into disney/abc's george stephanopoulos over howed by the national left-wing media when they questioned the possibility of election fraud. >> i'm not willing just to sit here and say, oh, everybody on the republican side is a liar and there is no fraud. no, there were lots of problems, and there were secretaries of state who illegally changed the law, and that needs to be fixed. and i'm going to work hard to fix it, and i won't be cowed by people saying, oh, you're a liar. that that's the problem with the media today. all republicans are liars and everything you say is a lie. there are two sides to every story. of don't insert yourself into the story to say we're all liars -- >> there are not -- lou: our next guest one of the first house repalins to call for liz -- republicans to call for liz they anyone to lose her leadership post -- liz cheney -- after he voted to impeach president trump. joining us tonight is congressman matt rosen dale of montana. congressman, good to have you with us on the broadcast. let's start with, first of

death threats to the families of democratic congressmember hakeem jeffries and journalist george stephanopoulos during the capitol riot. elsewhere in california, the fbi arrested 44-year-old ian rogers in napa county for allegedly plotting attacks on prominent democrats and twitter. an fbi affidavit says rogers had dozens of weapons, thousands of rounds of ammunition, and five pipe bombs. meanwhile, washington, d.c.'s acting police chief told congress two police officers have died by suicide since the january 6 insurrection at the capitol. the second death of a d.c. metropolitan police officer had not previously been reported. a third officer, brian sicknick, died january 7 after he was attacked by the mob. this comes as reuters revealed wednesday that enrique tarrio, leader of the proud boys hate group which played a major role in the january 6 attack on the capitol, has a past as a prolific informant for federal and local law enforcement, repeatedly working undercover for investigators after he was arrested in 2012. later in the broadcast, we will speak with the reuters reporter who broke the

coming up at 7:00 a.m., much more on this social media battle plus george stephanopoulos and cecilia vehicle ga are tracking every new development in washington. i'm rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >>> alex trebek's last episode hosting "jeopardy!" will air tonight. the episode will include a special tribute to the long-time host. trebek hosted the game show for more than 36 years. the final episodes were taped back in october, ten days before he lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. two bay area natives will be contestants on tonight's episode. "jeopardy!" airs on abc7 weekdays at 7:00 p.m. >>> who is katie couric? multiple reports say that the long-time network news star will be the next guest host of jeopardy. she would follow record breaking former contestant ken jennings. he is the first in a series of guest hosts. his first episode airs on monday and producers have not announced a permanent replacement for trebek. if you want more "jeopardy!" coverage we have you covered on our apps. so roku, chrome cast, apple tv. right now you can hear from bay area residents who were "

don't forget, you can see more of matt later this morning on "this week" with george stephanopoulos. he'll be on the powerhouse round table. >>> also on the show, george goes one-on-one with senators amy klobuchar and rand paul. about the upcoming impeachment trial. plus, the new surgeon general nominee, dr. vivek murthy. discusses the biden administration's covid-19 response plan. that's all coming up later this morning right here on abc on "this week." >>> dan, time now for a check of the weather, and rob marciano tracking the threat of multiple storm systems across the country. rob, good morning to you. >> getting very active, some winter weather not just in one spot, but across the country. this is lincoln, nebraska, along i-80. caused some accidents, fatalities as well. minneapolis saw a couple of inches of snow, so this will only increase as we go through time. storms coming into the west now, developing through the inner mountain west, storm one gets into texas, later on today, and tonight severe weather. i think the game in kansas city should be mostly dry, but rain will be ri

. >> announcer: "this week" with george stephanopoulos starts right now. >>> critical juncture. >> we're to get vaccinated. >> we are taking action to increase supply, even so it will be months before everyone who wants a vaccine will be able to get one. >> hope for a single-shot vaccine on the horizon as so many americans ask when it will be their turn. this morning, we'll take you to where the rollout is working. >> little old west virginia. people thought it's the poor state, maybe it doesn't have the smart people, and everything it's crazy. we're doing it. >>> what's next for financial relief. >> it

you can watch the full interview with george stephanopoulos at 8:00 on nbc 7. >>> as the events in washingtonde the capitol went viral around the world. many of the images were taken by the chief photographer and this weekend i spoke one-on-one with wayne what it was like to document this historic day. >> thank you so much for joining us. i was in awe seeing your photos. like so many of us, i am glad to know you are safe. describe the initial moments as things began to unfold. when did you realize something was happening? >> well, it was an interesting chain of events. the breaching of the capitol was preceded bety joint session of congress that had kicked off at 1:00 p.m. and we had some technical problems with getting our picks out from the joint session. so i had left the house side of the capitol and gone to the senate side to edit and transmit pictures from the joint session. while i was doing that, we noticed that a part of the crowd that had earlier in the day that gathered on the ellipse for the rally, president trump had made their way to the west round of the capitol actually had go

threatening text messages to family members of a new york congressman hakeem jeffries and george stephanopouloskeys. facebook page or on his page when he says that he is a former captain in the u.s. air force as well as a retired sergeant with the alameda county sheriff's office but i county sheriff says that this well when never worked there. he is expected to appear in court tomorrow. twitter has permanently banned mike lindell the ceo of my pillow for continuing to spread false claims of fraud in the presidential election. a twitter spokesperson says lynn dell repeatedly violated the company's civic integrity policy wendell has a fervent supporter of former president trump. >>a series of red flags when it comes to california's employment development department the state is now working to try to fix all those problems billions of dollars where is it also a new approach to vaccine distribution. how they're going to be allocated to make sure that low income neighborhoods and communities of color have equal access. and the first steps here that the senate is taking toured president trump's secon

. >> his listen to this, republican senator rand paul sparring today with abc's george stephanopoulos as the senator refuses to admit that the election wasn't stolen. >> this election was not stolen. do you accept that fact? >> well, what i would say is that the debate over whether or not there was fraud should occur. we never had any presentation in court where we actually looked at evidence. >> there with a 86 challenges filed by president trump and his allies in court, all were dismissed. every state certified the results -- >> not due -- >> the department of justice led by william barr said there's no widespread evidence of fraud. can't you just say the words this election was not stolen? >> well, what i would suggest is -- what i would suggest is that if we want greater confidence in our elections and 75% of republicans agree with me is that we do need to look at election integrity. >> msnbc's monica alves is in washington, d.c. since you're focusing on the white house what do you expect from that call this afternoon. >> reporter: that virtual meeting supposed to be from 16 bipar

his full interview with george stephanopoulos is ahead at 7:00 a.m. >>> president-elect joe biden willdelphia for martin luther king, jr. day. his wife jill will be joining him to volunteer with a hunger relief group. today is a national day of service and the inaugural committee has. pushing people to volunteer. kamala harris and her husband will spend today volunteering in d.c. >>> the president-elect plans to roll outn fir ten days in office. jobina at the live desk with that. >> the president-elect's team says that orders are meant to signal a turning point for the united states. there are many that deal with the coronavirus pandemic that includes issuing a mask mandate for federal property and interstate travel. another way to extend the pandemic related limits on evictions and student loan payments. other orders are rebuke of the trump administration. they include rescinding the muslim travel ban, rejoining the paris climate accord and canceling the permit for the keystone xl pipeline project in addition to these orders biden is pushing for a $1.9 trillion stimulus package and sw

now reporting, chief anchor george stephanopoulos. >> good evening.ng coverage to a day unlike any other in american history. we were all brought up to believe it can't happen, but today it did. you see it right there, a siege of the u.s. capitol by rioters and president trump, determined to disrupt the certification of congress of the election president trump lost. it all started to unfold around 2:00 p.m. at the capitol as debates began at the capitol on objections raised by president trump to the counts starting with the state of arizona. that's the capitol rotunda right there. when the protesters were let in, they started to roam freely through the united states

and new yorker that dick morris is advising the president and people like stephanopoulos, george stephanopoulos and harold hickey among more liberal white house aides are going at it hammer and tongs at morris the whole time in the white house and stephanopoulos his memoir, excellent book, by the way, about morris and notes clinton by bringing in this outside force got better results out of his staff and sometimes the president has recognized there are benefits fostering a little bit of chaos in order to get better results. >> thanks, tevi. and i think you've given a pretty good sense of some of what's in the book. there's a lot more for the audience, there's certainly more reason to go out and buy that book. i'm going to do two things. i'm going to turn to kiron in one second. remind usa the audience, we're coming to you later for questions. how to do that, submit your comments on facebook, do so through the chat box and twitter, handle bpc live. and kiron, you have work in this. and first, broad thoughts for tevi's and the administration. >> first of all, thank you for the bipartisan center f

here now, chief anchor george stephanopoulos. >>> good morning. welcome to "this week." the end came slowly, then suddenly. afte redefined tuttles you inauguration ended with these final words from former president trump, have a good life. followed by joe biden, democracy has prevailed. the shift in style and substance was stark. now comes the challenge of confronting the cascading crises outlined by president biden in his inaugural address. our new poll shows a solid majority of americans approve of biden's pandemic plans. and believe he can make progress on unifying the country. but the divisions in congress already demonstrating how tough it will be for president biden to advance his agenda. congressional correspondent rachel scott starts us off. good morning, rachel. >> good morning. it's the impeachment trial of the former president donald trump that will be casting a shadow over president biden's administration. tomorrow, we will see that article of impeachment be walked over to the senate and then, on tuesday, senators will be sworn in as jurors, but that impeachm

about tax reform and whether that could be done via executive order during the interview with george stephanopoulos. well, i think the question is pretty important context for everybody and he said, no. and the president also said during an interview with columnists back in december, that he didn't think executive action should be used for everything. and that certainly is his point of view. but there are steps, including overturning some of the harmful detrimental and yes, immoral, actions of the prior administration that he felt he could not wait to overturn. and that's exactly what he did. now, any historian will tell you he walked into the presidency at one of the most difficult moments in history that required additional executive action in order to take/get immediate relief to the american people. he believe as is law -- everybody knows how a bill becomes a law. in order to make action and policy permanent, you need to work with congress. that's why he's also proposed a covid relief package, a big, bold package. some say very big. i agree with that. and also an immigration bill. he has not he

. >> announcer: robin roberts, george stephanopoulos, michael strahan. us. wake up with america's number one most watched morning show. abc's -- >>> building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. >>> good morning, thanks for being with us. i'm julian glover. happening today, a large covid-19 vaccination effort for underserved and vulnerable communities happening in east palo alto. ravenswood family health center plans to vaccinate 800 to 1,000 people that include the registered patients that are older than 65 and health care workers. a valid i.d. is required to be vaccinated. that clinic running in east palo alto. >>> look at the bay area forecast on this saturday morning with meteorologist lisa argen. hey, lisa. >> from east bay hills you can see a little sunshine and 47 san francisco and a lot of clouds in the north bay and look for highs in the upper 50s and more sunshine east and south. julian. >> all right, thank you, lisa. >> all right, thank you, lisa. >>> that does ♪ ♪ are you ready to join the duers? those who du mor

on "good morning america," george stephanopoulos asked the president -- president biden's press secretaryat means when it comes to speeding up cabinet confirmations in the senate. >> again, you know, the president is somebody who is focused on working with both parties, to get both his cabinet through, get a -- address the crises we're facing and that's what we're going to work to do every day. we'll see if we're successful. >> it is unclear whether senate democrats back the plan to push the trial back. another unknown here is when house speaker nancy pelosi will send the impeachment article to the senate for trial. >>> you're looking live at the big board right now as the new york stock exchange gets under way here. we're down about 172 points. we'll have another update on the markets next. >>> and the release of the next james bond movie has been postponed again. how long you have to wait before watching born to die. >>> first, we're going to get a check on our very rainy accuweather forecast today with mike. good morning again. >> good morning, jobina, reggie, nice to see you. thank yo

doctor ashish jha tells george stephanopoulos this morning on "gma" why he's not concerned about thatappening basically is as we have seen large outbreaks in the country, the last month or so we have seen some very, very large numbers of infections, kids have been getting more infected too. i don't think it is anything different, i don't think it is the new variant for instance playing a role, i just think it is the part of a broader pat everyone, more people getting infected. >> you can watch the entire interview with dr. jha coming up at 7:00 a.m. on "gma." >>> now to your morning money report, walgreens tapped starbucks executive ross brewer as the new ceo, which makes her the only black woman currently leading a fortune 500 company. brewer currently serves as the chief operating officer at starbucks, and will remain in that role until the end of february. br brewer, who served as ceo six bk the ceo of sam's club. >>> we're down significantly at this point by 580 points. >>> new at 6:00, meet simba. he's the newest little lion at the singapore zoo. simba is named after the star of

announcer: this is an abc news special report, the inauguration o reporting, chief anchor george stephanopoulos. >> good morning, and welcome to our special coverage on this big day for joe biden and the country. he is about to be inaugurated the 46th president of the united states shortly before noon today. he will take the oath of office and then become president of the united states. but it is an inauguration unlike any other and that's one of the signs right there. there you see marine one on the lawn of the white house. president trump still there but expected to depart any minute for andrews air force base. he will not be taking part in the traditional civic rituals that signify the peaceful transfer of power in our country. he will not be meeting with joe biden today. he will not be going to the capitol with him to observe his inauguration instead he will get in that helicopter in just a few minutes and head to andrews air force base and give a final speech before heading to mar-a-lago. want to go to jon karl who is at the white house right now. an unusual day in so many ways, jon. >> re

here again, george stephanopoulos. >>> that is a scene at st.sident-elect joe biden and vice president elect kamala harris just finishing up there. it's been an extraordinary morning here in washington, d.c. we saw president trump leave office, leave the white house for the last time as president. and i want to bring in rahm emanuel for more on that. presidents in so many ways are defined by those who preceded them. >> no doubt. two points in history, one is the president leaves challenges behind and a president that leaves crisis behind. there's no doubt anywhere joe biden turns from the pandemic to the economy to what russia just did, there are crises abundant. that's what's going to tell something about donald trump in this way and his presidency will be remembered for all the -- what he walked into and what he left behind. it's not a set of challenges. it's a set of crises. when you look at harry s. truman he had challenges for dwight eisenhower. what he history. that will not be true for donald trump. for joe biden, their biographies will t

rudd: let's go back to what bill clinton, or his senior advisor, george stephanopoulos, put on the whiteboarddemocrats'campaign headquarters in 1992 in the mesolithic. when i was a young diplomat. it is the economy, stupid. therefore, having that etched firmly on the whiteboard both in washington and beijing is critical. for xi jinping, what does that mean? yes we have been captivated by the release of public and economic data, 2.3% growth in calendar year 2020 despite covid. although there are now significant reports of the reemergence of covid in hubei province, surrounding beijing and china's north. here is the real challenge, and i think the real vulnerability of china unless they get this balance right. china's sustained high-level growth over 30 years has continued on the basis of can sustain market-based economic reforms in the economy, a vibrant private sector, high levels of business confidence, and entrepreneurial innovation, including in the emerging high-tech sector. xi jinping has prosecuted a strategy now for some years of political centralization, of cut down -- crackdown, agai

. >> in your first interview with george stephanopoulos in your last book, you talked about your first -- in-person interaction with donald trump and the people around him and you described him -- you described it like an interaction with a mob family. no questions about the state, about the government that he was about to take over, just questions about his -- what it would look like, about pr. what it would look like if the intelligence that russia had been involved got out. andrew weissman has been on the show and said he thought at the time it was not hyperbolic but that it was a reach. obviously, your analogy to the mob is proven truer and truer and closer to reality as time has marched on and the country has endured donald trump and his family. what do you think a criminal prosecution of the trump organization might look like if you keep that parallel in back of mind? >> well, the trump organization was run the way a cosanostra family is run, the way the president has occupied the presidency. it's all run from the center. he has to have his fingers on everything, it's all about l

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