congress or just in the government sometimes we're in tallahassee florida at the moment the house of representatives capitol building and we are fighting for voices to be because we don't want to see a new dispute to get heard. for a long time i think that you have not been able to affect change in the united states and when and where they have tried they have been boarded by adult culture or by market oriented culture was and i think until you see a transition of power between the generations it will be very difficult for young people to affect much change so you see. so you know. i've tried to be careful with what i say sometimes and i know that there's a lot of people that probably won't like me and that there's are going to be haters they point out that our shooting was as fake as the sandy hoax and the only dumb bodies you have it's just a lot of stupid comments that i really personally don't pay attention to there's comments here that are calling me off for being a crisis i there and these are companies that i honestly don't pay attention to and could care less they could express their opinion anywher

shows the mob in the house of representatives weighing on the second floor of the capitol. insurrection is who are still inside the building or fighting with the police who were overwhelmed and trying to get them out. throughout this presentation we've been careful not to show where representatives got out in a afar but that issue was under discussion by the insurrectionists themselves. one example comes from an fbi affidavit which stated the leader of a militia group known as the oath keepers receive messages while at the capitol. the leader was given directions to where representatives were thought to be sheltering and instructions to quote turn on gas, reeled them in. as you know the threats to the senate was no less than the members of the house. the mob approach the senate with the same purpose, fulfilling president trump of delaying the certification of the electoral college votes of the american people. as you heard from manager plaskett vice president pence was moved away from the area near the senate chamber around 2:25 p.m.. by that time rioters had breached sever

of the u.s. capitol. with donald trump's future in their hands. democrats from the house of representatives set in motion a 2nd impeachment trial for the former president by delivering the single article of impeachment to the senate. article one incitement of insurrection donald john trump engaged in high crimes and misdemeanors by inciting violence against the government of the united states the democrats say donald trump's baseless claims of election fraud were an incitement to violence culminating in a speech he gave before congress was set to confirm the election results america we will never give up we will never concede it doesn't happen if you don't concede that. shortly after these remarks a violent mob breached the u.s. capitol building. here. rioters took over the building for hours and forced lawmakers into hiding 5 people died during the assault. while several republicans had criticized trump after the riot on january 6th members of the g.o.p. are now softening their stance and are increasingly criticizing the impeachment proceedings talking about those i think the trial is stup

of the u.s. capitol with donald trump's future in their hands. democrats from the house of representatives set in motion a 2nd and pietschmann trial for the former president by delivering the single article of impeachment to the senate. article one incitement of insurrection donald john trump engaged in high crimes and misdemeanors by inciting violence against the government of the united states. the democrats say donald trump's baseless claims of election fraud were an incitement to violence culminating in a speech he gave before congress was set to confirm the election results america we will never give up we will never concede it doesn't happen you don't concede that. shortly after these remarks a violent mob breached the u.s. capitol building. but yeah. rioters took over the building for hours and forced lawmakers into hiding 5 people died during the assault. while several republicans had criticized trump after the riot on january 6th members of the g.o.p. are now softening their stance and are increasingly criticizing the impeachment proceedings talking about those i think the trial i

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shows the mob in the house of representatives weighing on the second floor of the capitol. insurrection is who are still inside the building or fighting with the police who were overwhelmed and trying to get them out. throughout this presentation we've been careful not to show where representatives got out in a afar but that issue was under discussion by the insurrectionists themselves. one example comes from an fbi affidavit which stated the leader of a militia group known as the oath keepers receive messages while at the capitol. the leader was given directions to where representatives were thought to be sheltering and instructions to quote turn on gas, reeled them in. as you know the threats to the senate was no less than the members of the house. the mob approach the senate with the same purpose, fulfilling president trump of delaying the certification of the electoral college votes of the american people. as you heard from manager plaskett vice president pence was moved away from the area near the senate chamber around 2:25 p.m.. by that time rioters had breached sever

of the u.s. capitol. with donald trump's future in their hands. democrats from the house of representatives set in motion a 2nd impeachment trial for the former president by delivering the single article of impeachment to the senate. article one incitement of insurrection donald john trump engaged in high crimes and misdemeanors by inciting violence against the government of the united states the democrats say donald trump's baseless claims of election fraud were an incitement to violence culminating in a speech he gave before congress was set to confirm the election results of america we will never give up we will never concede it doesn't happen you don't concede that. shortly after these remarks a violent mob breached the u.s. capitol building. yeah. rioters took over the building for hours and forced lawmakers into hiding 5 people died during the assault. while several republicans had criticized trump after the riot on january 6th members of the g.o.p. are now softening their stance and are increasingly criticizing the impeachment proceedings. so i think the trial is stupid i think it's

of the u.s. capitol with donald trump's future in their hands. democrats from the house of representatives set in motion a 2nd impeachment trial for the former president by delivering the single article of impeachment to the senate. article one incitement of insurrection donald john trump engaged in high crimes and misdemeanors by inciting violence against the government of the united states. the democrats say donald trump's baseless claims of election fraud were an incitement to violence culminating in a speech he gave before congress was set to confirm the election results america we will never give up we will never concede it doesn't happen you don't see. shortly after these remarks a violent mob breached the u.s. capitol building. by. rioters took over the building for hours and forced lawmakers into hiding 5 people died during the assault. while several republicans had criticized trump after the riot on january 6th members of the g.o.p. are now softening their stance and are increasingly criticizing the impeachment proceedings talking about those i think the trial is stupid i think it

house managers afraid. and why is the majority of the house of representatives afraid of the american people. >>the impeachment trial against former president trump will continue after last month's deadly capitol insurrection a majority of senators just voted that the trial is constitutional. good evening. thanks for joining us on kron 4 news at 6 i'm ken wayne and i'm pam moore, the impeachment trial got underway this morning with defense attorneys deny that. >>former president trump incited last month's deadly riot at the u.s. capitol our washington dc correspondent alexandra le mon is live in the nation's capital tonight. she has the latest developments, alexandra >>good evening today, democrats were able to convince 6 of their republican senate colleagues to join democrats and vote that this senate impeachment trial of the former president is in fact constitutional so that trial will now move forward. >>on this vote, the yeas 56 the nays are 44 it's all about. >>the facts using videos and tweets lead impeachment manager congressman jamie raskin laid out the case against the former president was going to walk down to the a democrat say it's clear trump is responsible for the breach of the u

was not yet secure this security video from 2 56 pm shows the mob in the house of representatives wing on the 2nd floor of the capitol instruction is who are still inside the building are fighting with the police who are overwhelmed in trying to get them out throughout this presentation we have been very careful to not share where members of congress were taken on the paths they followed to get out and off the floors but that very issue was under discussion by the insurrectionists themselves one example comes from an f.b.i. affidavit which stated that a leader of a militia group known as the oath keepers received messages while he was at the capitol the leader was given directions to where representatives were thought to be sheltering and instructions to quote turn on gas seal them in and as you know the threat to the senate was no less than that of the members of the house the mob approach the senate with the same purpose fulfilling president trump's goal of stopping the count delaying the certification of the electoral college votes of the american people as you heard from manager plaskett fice president pense was

of the u.s. capitol. with donald trump's future in their hands. democrats from the house of representativeset in motion a second impeachment trial for the former president by delivering the single article of impeachment to the senate. >> article one. incitement of insurrection. donald john trump engaged in high crimes and misdemeanors by inciting violence against the government of the united states. >> the democrats say donald trump's baseless claims of election fraud bring incitement to violence, culminating in a speech before congress was set to confirm the results. >> we will never give up. we will never concede. it does not happen. you do not concede when there is theft involved. >> shortly after these remarks, a violent mob breached the u.s. capitol building. rioters took over the building for hours and foed lawmakers into hidg paired five people died during the assault. while several republicans had criticized trump after the right it on january 6, numbers of the gop are softening their stance and are increasingly criticizing the impeachment proceedings. >> first of all, i think the t

of the u.s. capitol. with donald trump's future in their hands. democrats from the house of representatives set in motion a 2nd impeachment trial for the former president by delivering the single article of impeachment to the senate. article one incitement of insurrection donald john trump engaged in high crimes and misdemeanors by inciting violence against the government of the united states the democrats say donald trump's baseless claims of election fraud were an incitement to violence culminating in a speech he gave before congress was set to confirm the election results of america we will never give up we will never concede it doesn't happen you don't concede that. shortly after these remarks a violent mob breached the u.s. capitol building. here. rioters took over the building for hours and forced lawmakers into hiding 5 people died during the assault. while several republicans had criticized trump after the riot on january 6th members of the g.o.p. are now softening their stance and are increasingly criticizing the impeachment proceedings. so i think the trial is stupid i think it's

of the u.s. capitol. with donald trump's future in their hands. democrats from the house of representatives set in motion a 2nd impeachment trial for the former president by delivering the single article of impeachment to the senate. article one incitement of insurrection donald john trump engaged in high crimes and misdemeanors by inciting violence against the government of the united states the democrats say donald trump's baseless claims of election fraud were an incitement to violence culminating in a speech he gave before congress was set to confirm the election results of america we will never give up we will never concede it doesn't happen you don't concede that. shortly after these remarks a violent mob breached the u.s. capitol building. yet. rioters took over the building for hours and forced lawmakers into hiding 5 people died during the assault. while several republicans had criticized trump after the riot on january 6th members of the g.o.p. are now softening their stance and are increasingly criticizing the impeachment proceedings talking about those i think the trial is stupi

talk of unfair elections and outright coups are all too familiar after the storming of capitol hill. former president trump was impeached by the house of representativeslleged role in deciding the election, and now trump has a brand-new legal team. let's go now to run christie, who worked in the white house of president george w. bush. so what is the reason that the president got rid of his last legal team and hired a new one? is it really because he wanted to air this argument that the election was stolen? ron: good evening to you. that is pretty much what i have been hearing. it is not so much the president fired his legal team, i believe the president's legal team left him. from all the repeating -- all the reporting i've seen, the president wanted to put forward it offense same the election was stolen from him. we know that is not true. as a lawyer, i can tell you you might not like your client, your client might not like you, but you cannot mount a defense when you know the accusations are client is putting forth are false. i genuinely believe his legal team left him because that was a bridge too far, to say the election was stolen. laura: ron, p

reliability council of texas the resignations are effective today, a day before texas lawmakers are set to begin hearings over the outages in the state capitol. the house of representativesill vote on friday on legislation to provide $1.9 trillion in new coronavirus relief after the house budget committee approved the measure on monday. the sweeping legislation is intended to stimulate the economy and carryout president biden's proposals to provide additional money for covid-19 vaccines and other medical equipment. dom, back over to you. >> bertha coombs, thank you very much for those headlines, we appreciate it. >>> sticking with the d.c. scene and that massive rescue package, while it may survive a house vote this week, it may be a different story in the senate. nbc's tracie potts is here with more on that and your d.c. day ahead. good morning, tracie hi, dom, good morning. good morning, everyone in the senate, republicans are already complaining that the package is too expensive and democrats may try to go it alone and get this done before unemployment benefits run out on march 14th but today, the president has a different focus taking action on manufacturing and tryi

house of representatives. their first few weeks included debating challenges to electoral college votes, surviving an attack on the u.s. capitol and voting on whether to impeach the president of the united states. before these historical events, we spoke with several new members about what brought them to collect -- congress and what life experiences have shaped them. here are seven of those new members that served in the military befru

of honor in the capitol rotunda. in the hour before brian sicknick's remains arrived at the capitol tonight, the house representatives passed a new rule to protect the capitol police from, in this case, republican members of the house who have actually attempted to bring guns into the house chamber after the invasion of the capitol. house members who do not comply with metal detectors now in the house will be fined $5,000 for a first offense and $10,000 for the second offense. those fines will be deducted from their paychecks. and passing that new rule tonight, speaker nancy pelosi said "we all have a solemn responsibility to honor the service and sacrifice of the capitol police for the valor that they showed that harrowing day, yet just days after the assault, many house republicans began disrespecting our heros by refusing to adhere to basic precautions keeping members off of our congressional community safe, including by dodging metal detectors, physically pushing past police, and even attempting to bring firearms into the chamber. it is sad we have been forced to move forward with a rule change imposing fines on

of the united states the vice president of the united states the house of representatives and the senate met at the united states capitol for a joint session of congress to count the votes of the electoral college in the months preceding the joint session president trump repeatedly issued false statements asserting that the presidential election results were the product of widespread fraud and should not be accepted by the american people or certified by state or federal officials shortly before the joint session commenced president trump addressed a crowd at the ellipse in washington d.c. there he reiterated false claims that we won't we won this election and we won it by a landslide he also willfully made statements that in context encouraged and foreseeable resulted in a lawless action of the capital such as if you don't fight like hell you're not going to have a country anymore. thus incited by president trump members of the crowd he had addressed in an attempt to among other objectives interfere with the joint sessions solemn constitutional duty to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election unlawfully br

shows the mob and house of representatives on the second floor ofig the capitol. insurrectionist's who were still inside the building are fighting with the police who are overwhelmed and trying to get them out. throughout this presentation, we've been very careful to not share where members of congress were taken on the path they followed it to get out and off the floors. but that very issue was under discussion by the insurrectionist's themselves. one example comes from an fbi affidavit, which stated that a leader of a militia group known as the oath keepers received messages while he was at the capitol. the leader was given directions to where representatives were thought to be shouldering and instructions to, quote, turn on gas, seal them in. and as you know, the threat to the senate was no less than that of the members of the house. the mob approached the senate with the same purpose, fulfilling president trump's goal of stopping the count. delaying the certification of the electoral college votes of the american people. as you heard from manager plaskett, vic

expected to be the trial on the senate on his impeachment by the house of representatives about his role in the january 6th storming of the capitololence, riots and deaths that we saw on that day what trump is arguing here through his lawyers is two things one, essentially that he can't be tried on this by the senate because he is no longer president of the united states this is a constitutional argument that trump is putting forward through his lawyers suggesting that the impeachment process as envisioned in the constitution does not apply to former presidents and because he was impeached by president and he's a former president now, this whole process is second ths arguing here is he says ultimately that the president believes as a private citizen, the senate has no jurisdiction over his ability to hold office in the future and he's saying not only can he not be removed from office because he's president, but the senate can't block him from holding office in the future the former president denying that he did anything to incite the rioters arguing that he simply took advantage of his first amendment rights as any american citiz

capitol hill. the house of representatives is preparing for a overnight both in the next round of coronavirus aid.trillion and expends extra unemployment benefits due to expire in two weeks. if many americans qualify direct payment checks but the g.o.p. argues the bill should be narrow and more tailored to immediate needs. the bill includes a $15 par our national wage standard but the senate struck it out. it could should show how house house -- tonight, the fda granted johnson & johnson emergency authorization for the covid vaccine. the third coronavirus vaccine and only requires one dose. the cdc will vote on sunday. i'm chad pergram live on capitol hill, now, back to laura. ♪ ♪ >> laura: it's friday, and that means it's time for "friday follies." of course, joining me now, all the details, author of the forthcoming book, fox news contributor raymond arroyo. all right, raymond, president biden tells what they call a bilateral meeting with justin trudeau, the prime minister this weekend there were a few cringing moments. >> yeah, starting trudeau for his efforts and thousands of canadian-american

house of representatives. these members have been part of history. their first few weeks included debating challenges to electoral college votes, surviving an attack on the u.s. capitol, and voting on whether to impeach the president of the united states. before these historical events, we spoke to several new members about what brought them to congress and what life experiences and influences have shaped them. here are four of those new members, who immigrated to the united states

house of representatives. speaker pelosi: it is my official and sad honor to welcome officer brian sicknick and many who loved, respected, and were protected by him to the united states capitolor recognition of his life. to brian's parents, gladys and charles, his partner sandra, his brother, ken and craig, and the entire sicknick family and the capitol police force, thank you for giving congress this privilege of honoring brian with this ceremony. we have heard from you, from brian's brothers, ken and craig, that he was the kindest of all, the fittest of all. just a very special person. again, we heard from his entire family, as the distinguished leader said, what a special person he was. how kind he was. and we know from his service on the capitol police force how patriotic he was. we gather today united in grief, gratitude, and solemn appreciation for the service and sacrifice of officer brian sicknick. we respect his service, certainly, as a member of the capitol police force, but also as a patriot to his country in other arenas. in 1997 he joined the new jersey air national guard under which he was deployed twice to defend our national security. and in 2008, he continue

house of representatives. in the weeks since taking their oath, these members have been part of history. their first few weeks included debating challenges to electoral college votes, surviving an attack on the u.s. capitol, and voting on whether to impeach the president of the united states. before these historical events, we spoke to several new members about what brought them to congress and what life experiences and influences have shaped them. here are three of those new members who worked as journalists for running for office. maria elvira salazar is a republican representing florida's congressional district which includes miami beach. she talked about her three-decade career as a journalist and being raised by parents who fled fidel castro's cuba. she is one of five new members from florida, all of them republicans. >> most people recognize you from television. you had a long career in broadcast journalism. tell us about your career over the years. representative salazar i had a fantastic run. first of all, it is wonderful to be talking to you. my career was extremely gratifying. i worked for spanish television for 35 years, univision and telemundo, because those networks gave me great opportuniti

of my stuff is happening at the capitol. why? why do the members of the house of representatives and the majority of the house of representatives, why are they afraid of the very people that sent them to do this job, the very people that they hope to send them back here? why are they afraid the same meme that were smart enough to pick them as their congressmen aren't smart enough to pick somebody who is a candidate for president of the united states? why fear that the people will all of a sudden forget how to choose an administration in the next few years? in fact, this happens all the time when there are changes in administrations from one term presidents to others. well, nixon was 1 1/2 term. nixon to ford. ford to carter, carter to reagan, bush 41 to clinton. it happens. the people get tired of an administration that they don't want and they know how to change it. and they just did. so why think that they won't know how to do it in 2024 if they want to or is the fear that the people in 2024 in fact will want to change and will want to go back to donald trump and not the current occupant of the white house, president biden? be

house of representatives they're doing. i'm fortunate to represent the state of maryland in the united states senate and many capitol hill police officers hail from maryland, they live in maryland. you know, we talk about how their kids did at the baseball game and how their family's doing during this covid-19 pandemic. there was one officer who after the ravens won the super bowl years ago, i invited to go with me to the white house for the celebration. so they are part of the family. i'm in the senate hart building. i have one of the capitol hill posts right outside and i had a chance to say thanks to these officers on a regular basis. as you say, they're part of the family. i am introducing a resolution, a bipartisan resolution, i hope it passes unanimously to commend and honor officer goodman for his quick thinking and courage where he first confronts the angry mob that broke into the capitol, but then as you explained, diverted them away from the doors of the senate chamber, giving time to evacuate senators who were on the floor of senate, saving lives and saving injuries in the process. as we mourn the loss of officer sic

of the top security officials who were at the capitol that day. this is what the former sergeant—at—arms of the house of representatives said about the intelligencethe days leading up to the riot. safety was always paramount when making security plans forjanuary 6th. we did discuss whether the intelligence warranted having troops at the capitol. that was the issue, and the collective judgement at that time was no, the intelligence did not warrant that. if the chief or any other security leader had expressed doubt about our readiness without the national guard, i would not have hesitated to request them. the us capitol police chief echoed that, blaming federal law enforcement and the defense department for intelligence failures ahead of the riot. as recent as tuesday, january 5th, during a meeting i hosted with my executive team, the capitol police board, and a dozen of the top law enforcement and military officials from dc, no entity, including the fbi, provided any new intelligence regarding january 6th. it should be also noted that the secretary of homeland security did not issue an elevated or imminent alert in reference to the events at the u

of the capitol we had additions and hearings. this was impeachment by reflex. two hours debate in the house of representatives and then the facts are not on their side. how do you insoy a riot that was already planned the day before or when the president said. peacefully, got to capitol and pang your voices heard. the constitution is facts are not on their side and no due process for the president of the united states. >> with people on both sides admitting he the be acquitted they say they will do this anyway. we will watch and see. talk about the on going conversation what is going on inmateriel low for the republican party tonight, the house minority leader mccarthy was meeting with marjorie green who was attracting attention for posting ands things she said and they are going to be discussions with congress man liz chain the top ranking republican ands her decision for appeal for the president. play back saying the cheney and green face reckoning imagine if the g. o. p. strips cheney of her post and does not touch green democrats would have a field day and residence the party for the longhaul. how do you

capitol riot to try to plead their case. he will be the first president to undergo an impeachment trial after leaving office. >> the managers on the part of the house of representativesent and ready to present the article of impeachment. >> reporter: former president donald trump's senate trial omoow his he's facing a single article of cited the y 6th riot on capitol hill. there are key differences between this twiel and the first including that trump is no longer president and therefore cannot be removed from office. >> we're going to do our constitutional responsibility and hold a trial. >> reporter: many republicans however arguing the trial is unconstitutional. >> if you believe he committed a crime, he can be prosecuted like any other citizen. impeachment is a political process. >> reporter: meanwhile, a new abc news/ipsos poll shows a majority of americans say trump should be convicted this time and barred from holding federal office ever again, and this trial unlike the last is expected to focus less on witness testimony and more on video from the deadly insurrection. te to convict trp meaning to decrats ulnehe support of 17 republicans to secure a conviction.

shows the mob in the house of representatives' wing on the second floor of the capitol. insurrectionists who are still inside the building are fighting with the police, who are overwhelmed and trying to get them out. this new security footage of the senators and staff leaving the chamber will be displayed on the screens. it is silent . >> as you were moving through that hallway, i paced it off. you were just 58 steps away from where the mob was amassing and where police were rushing to stop them. the capitol police created a line and blocked the hallway with their bodies to prevent rioters at the end of the hall from reaching you and your staff. >> here in this new video, you see leader schumer walking up a ramp, going up the ramp with his detail, he'll soon go out of view. seconds later, they return and run back down the hallway and officers immediately shut the door and use their bodies to keep them safe. >> 50, we're still taking pieces of flack. the crowd is using munitions against us. they have pepper spray in the crowd, bear spray. we've lost the line! we've lost t

shows the mob in the house of representatives wing on the second floor of the capitol. insurrectionists still inside the building are fighting with the police. who are overwhelmed and trying to get them out. this new security footage of the senators and staff leaving the chamber will be displayed on the screen. it is silent . >> as you were moving through that hall way, i paced it off. you were just 58 steps away from where the mob was amassing and police were rushing to stop them. the capitol police created a line and blocked the hall way with their bodies to prevent rioters at the end of the hall from reaching you. and your staff . >> here in this new video you see leader schumer walking up a ramp . just to keep them safe . >> i want to show you the same attack from the officers perspective. from his body camera footage . even some republicans are shaken by the video they watched from the senate seat today. there's still more worried about the ex-president than living up to law and order promise. the legal and political view of ignoring the reality. next chblt -- next

house of representatives sued former president trump for allegedly inciting the capitol insurrection.ississippi congressman bennie thompson chairs the homeland security committee. his suit seeks unspecified damages. it could be the first in a wave of new legal action against mr. trump. the former president attacked senate republican leader mitch mcconnell today as a political hack. in a statement, he blamed mcconnell for losing the senate majority, and said if republicans stay with him they will not win again. mcconnell voted to acquit mr. trump in his senate impeachment trial, but condemned his behavior. a cold and quiet "mardi gras" passed today in new orleans. the pandemic and the weather canceled parades, closed bars and kept bourbon street blocked off. instead, homeowners had elaborately decorated their houses and fnt yards as stationary floats for people to visit. they ranged from life-sized gardens to dinosaur exhibits. and, on wall street, the dow jones industrial average gained 64 points to close at 31,522-- but the nasdaq fell 48 points and the s&p 500 slipped 2 points. stil

capitol police did not have the training or equipment to prevent the january 6th riot in congress 2 senate panels are investigating security failures during the riot earlier this year the former house of representatives security chief rejected claims that not using national guard troops earlier was to avoid looking bad he resigned after the riot along with the capitol police chief and head of security for the senate article hayne is on capitol hill. what we've seen is a lot of finger pointing and not one of them say you know that i made mistakes what they're saying is that they didn't have the intelligence that this could get bad but then they went on to say that they didn't know they had intelligence that members of the proud boys the white supremacists possibly a t.v. many of them armed were probably possibly going to cause violence and this one senator responded that wasn't enough intelligence for you but what they said they did because of that is they expanded the perimeter. the way they expanded the perimeter was to have just a few police officers guarding what looked like bike racks without any sort of riot gear some breaking news now the american goal for tiger woods has been taken to hospital

pennsylvania avenue now probably want how come none of my stuff is happening up at the capitol why why do you the members of the house of representatives the majority of the house of representatives why are they afraid of the very people that sent them to do this job and the people they hope will continue to send them back here why are they afraid that those same people who were smart enough to pick them as their congressman aren't smart enough to pick somebody who is a candidate for president of the united states why fear that the people will all of a sudden forget how to choose and it ministration in the next few years and in fact this happens all the time when there are changes in administrations from one term presidents to others. well nixon was sort of a one and a half term but nixon to ford ford to carter carter to reagan bush $41.00 to clinton that happens the people get tired of an administration they don't want and they know how to change it and they just did so why think that they won't know how to do it in 2024 if they want to or is that what the fear is is the fear that the people in 2024 in fact will want to change and wil

of the u.s. capitol with donald trump's future in their hands. democrats from the house of representatives set in motion a 2nd impeachment trial for the former president by delivering the single article of impeachment to the senate. article one incitement of insurrection donald john trump engaged in high crimes and misdemeanors by inciting violence against the government of the united states the democrats say donald trump's baseless claims of election fraud were an incitement to violence culminating in a speech he gave before congress was set to confirm the election results of america we will never give up we will never concede it doesn't happen you don't see that. shortly after these remarks a violent mob breached the u.s. capitol building. rioters took over the building for hours and forced lawmakers into hiding 5 people died during the assault. while several republicans had criticized trump after the riot on january 6th members of the g.o.p. are now softening their stance and are increasingly criticizing the impeachment proceedings. there is i think the trial is stupid i think it's coun

of security for the house of representatives rejected claims they didn't use national guard troops because they were worried it would look bad one of the officers working in the capitol building described her experience. the wife of jailed mexican drug lord working m.l. chapo guzman has been arrested in the united states on suspicion of drug trafficking. is accused of helping her husband run his multi-billion dollar cartel she's also accused of plotting to help her husband escape from a mexican prison in 2015. so this is these are the top stories and gun has become the 1st country to receive vaccines through the international kovacs team the 600000 vials were flown in from india and arrived in the capital a short time ago kovacs aims to get vaccines to the most vulnerable people and share them fairly among.

house of representatives. >> will probably need a supplemental for more security for members, when the enemy is within the house of representatives. >> harris: some fiery comments from high-profile democrats about their republican colleagues, since the u.s. capitolghts that democrats are trying to demonize an entire party. "the attack on the capitol finally gave democrats the ammunition they needed to portray president trump supporters as dangerous extremists. according to democrats, murderous white nationalists now lick everywhere." the power panel is back. jose aristimuno, rachel campos-duffy. jose, your first reaction? >> the republicans have lost the house, the senate, the white house. who was their leader? this is why they will continue to lose. this is facts. they are letting donald trump and marjorie greene run their party. they will continue to lose if they continue to have extremist leaders like marjorie greenman the party. >> harris: rachel, your take? >> well, marjorie greene is hardly a leader of the party. she's a freshman backbencher. that aside, trump supporter's are not terrorists, white supremacists, racists, domestic terrorists, all the things they are trying to smear them. frankly, all their members of congress. i think this i

house of representatives they're doing. i'm fortunate to represent the state of maryland in the united states senate and many capitol hill police officers hail from maryland, they live in maryland. you know, we talk about how their kids did at the baseball game and how their family's doing during this covid-19 pandemic. there was one officer who after the ravens won the super bowl years ago, i invited to go with me to the white house for the celebration. so they are part of the family. i'm in the senate hart building. i have one of the capitol hill posts right outside and i had a chance to say thanks to these officers on a regular basis. as you say, they're part of the family. i am introducing a resolution, a bipartisan resolution, i hope it passes unanimously to commend and honor officer goodman for his quick thinking and courage where he first confronts the angry mob that broke into the capitol, but then as you explained, diverted them away from the doors of the senate chamber, giving time to evacuate senators who were on the floor of senate, saving lives and saving injuries in the process. as we mourn the loss of officer sic

the trump cowards in the house of representatives and the senate do not care that donald trump got capitol police officers killed by that mob. how many capitol police officers does it take to separate the trump cowards in the house and the senate from donald trump? we don't know. while donald trump was watching the capitol being invaded on live television, he tweeted this. "mike pence didn't have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our country and our constitution, giving states a chance to certify a corrected set of facts, not the fraudulent inaccurate ones which they were asked to previously certify. usa demands the truth!" and that, that tweet, was one of the many smoking guns that the house managers exhibited today. >> the fact that he didn't stop it, the fact that he incited a lawless attack and abdicated his duty to defend us from it, the fact that he actually further inflamed the mob, further inflamed that mob, attacking his vice president, while assassins were pursuing him in this capitol. more than requires conviction and disqualification. >> our first guest to

house of representatives. in the weeks since taking their oaths, these members have been part of history. their first few weeks included debating challenges to electoral college votes, surviving the attack on the u.s. capitoland voting whether to impeach the president of the united states. before these events, we spoke with several new members about what ought them to congress and what life experiences and influences have shaped them. here are seven of those members who served in the military before running for office. >> nancymace represent south