kamala d. harris -- kamala d. harris of the state of california has received 226 votes. the whole number of electors appointed to vote for vice president of the united states is 538. within that whole number, a majority is 270. the votes for vice president of the united states are as follows. j.d. vance of the state of ohio has received 312 votes.

kamala d. harris -- kamala d. harris of the state of california has received 226 votes. the whole number of electors appointed to vote for vice president of the united states is 538. within that whole number, a majority is 270. the votes for vice president of the united states are as follows. j.d. vance of the state of ohio has received 312 votes. tim walz of the state of minnesota has receive 2-d 26 votes -- has received 226 votes. this announcement of the state of the vote by the president of the senate shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the persons elected president and vice president of the united states. each for a term beginning on the 20th day of january, 2025, and shall be entered together with the list of the votes on the journals of the house and the senate. thank you very much. the purpose being concluded, pursuant to senate concurrent resolution 2, the 119th congress, the chair declares this joint session dissolved. thank you.

it appears there from that kamala d. harris of the state of california received ten votes for president and tim walz of the state of minnesota received ten votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of connecticut seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears there from that kamala d. harris of the state of california received seven votes for president and tim walz of the state of minnesota received seven votes for vice president. >> madam president , the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of delaware seems to be regular in form and authentic. and it appears there from that kamala d. harris from the state of california received three votes for president and tim walz of the state of minnesota received three votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the district of columbia seems to be regular in form and authentic. it appears there from that kamala d. harris of the state of california received three votes for

kamala d. harristhe state of california received three votes for president and donald j. trump of the state of florida received one vote for president. tim walz of the state of minnesota received three votes for vice president. j.d. vance of the state of ohio received one vote for vice president. [applause] >> madam president, their certificate of the electoral vote of the state of maryland seems to be regular in form and authentic. it appears there from that speech 19 of the state of california received ten votes for president and tim walz of the state of minnesota received ten votes for vice president. [applause] >> madam president, the certificate of electoral vote of the commonwealth of massachusetts seems to be regular in form and authentic. it appears there from that kamala d. harris of the state of california receive 11 votes for president and tim walz of the state of minnesota received 11 votes for vice president. [applause] >> madam president, their certificate of the electoral vote of the st

[applause] >> the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of washington appears kamala d. harris of the state of california 12 votes for president and tim walz of the state of minnesota. received for vice president. [applause] >> the certificate of the electorall vote in the state of west virginia used to be regular informed and authentic and appears donald j trump of the state of oregon received for votes for president and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received for votes for vice president. [applause] >> the certificate of the electoral vote wisconsin is regular informed and authentic and appears donald j trump of the state ofce florida ten votes for president and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received ten votes for vice president. [applause] >> the certificate of the electoral vote of wyoming seems to be regular informed and authentic and appears donald j trump v of the state of florida received three votes for president j.d. vance in the state of ohio deep three votes for vice president. [applause] mack the certificate having been led, the tellers will deliver the results

kamala d. harris -- [ cheers and applause ] kamala d. of the state of california has received 226 votes. the whole number of electors appointed to vote for vice president of the united states is 538. within that whole number, a majority is 270. the votes for vice president of the united states are as follows. jd vance of the state of ohio has received 312 votes. tim walz of the state of minnesota has received 226 votes. this announcement of the state of the vote by the president of the senate shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the persons elected president and vice president of the united states. each for a term beginning on the 20th day of january 2025. and shall be entered together with the list of the votes on the journals of the house and the senate. thank you very much. >> all right, there it is, the final gavel coming down there, and donald trump has secured 312 electoral votes to vice president harris' 226. when she announced the winner, the republicans stood up and gave a standing ovation for the victor, donald j. trump.

kamala harris oversaw the certification of her own defeat. >> donald j. trump of the state of florida has received 312 votes. kamala d. harris -- [ applause ] kamala d. harris of the state of california has received 226 votes. [cheers and applause] today was a, obviously, a very important day. and it was about what should be the norm, and what the american people should be able to take for granted, which is that one of the most important of american democracy is that there will be a peaceful transfer of power. and today america's democracy stood. >> reporter: happening today in washington, former president jimmy carter will lie in state at the capitol rotunda. the public can come pay their respects later tonight and all day tomorrow before the national funeral service on thursday. because of all the snow that we got in washington over the last day or so, all of the funeral events for jimmy carter today will be delayed by about 90 minutes, frances. >> making those logistics extra tough for them. thank you, chris. >>> breaking news. nearly a hundred people are confirmed dead in an earthquake in southwestern china. the ma

harris -- [cheers and applause] kamala d. harris of the state of california has received 226 votes. >> reporter: vice president-elect jd vance sitting in the front row. we spoke to harris on the way into the ceremony. what should people take away from today? >> democracy must be upheld by the people. >> reporter: the only disruption, a snowstorm blanketing the capitol, a stark difference from four years ago. a deadly riot where many were also injured. including a capitol police sergeant. >> many of my colleagues are injured, to the point of even losing eyes. and these are type of people that donald trump and his ally are trying to pardon. >> reporter: candidate trump regularly down-played the violence and his role. >> that was a day of love. >> reporter: and repeatedly suggested he might pardon some or all of the more than 1200 people who pleaded guilty to or with convicted of crimes involving january 6th. >> those people have suffered long and hard. and there may be some exceptions to it, i have to look. >> reporter: president bide

kamala harris overseeing the certification of her own defeat. >> donald j. trump of the state of florida has received 312 votes. kamala d. harris -- kamala d. harris of the state of california has received 226 votes. >> reporter: vice president-elect j.d. vance sitting in the front row. we spoke to harris on the y into the ceremony. what do you take away from today? >> democracy must be upheld by the people. >> reporter: the only today? >> [ inaudible ] decision disruption a snowstorm blanketing the capitol, a stark difference from the violence four years ago when a mob of violent supporters attacked the capitol, delaying the count for hours, a deadly riot where many were also injured, including capitol police sergeant aquilino gonell. >> many of my colleagues were injured, to the point of even losing eyes. and these are the type of people that donald trump and his ally are trying to pardon. >> reporter: candidate trump regularly downplayed the violence and his role. >> that was a day of love. >> reporter: and repeatedly suggested hehe might pdon some or all of the more than 1200 people who pleaded guilty to or were convicted of crimes invol

kamala d harris... cheering and applause. 226 votes. cheering and applause. around 60 million americans are under severe weather alerts, as a winter storm sweeps through the east coast bringing heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures. as many as five deaths have reportedly been connected to the dangerous storm. seven states, including kentucky, virginia, maryland and kansas, have declared a state of emergency. in the worst—hit state of kansas, authorities have closed two major interstate highways. the storm has also disrupted flight travel across the east coast, with more than fifteen hundred cancelled due to heavy snowfall. here in washington, the national weather service says isolated areas could see over a foot of snowfall. forecasters say a polar vortex an area of cold air that circulates around the arctic, is causing the weather as it shifts further south than usual. i spoke to robert marciano. how are things there at the moment? you mentioned some folks could get up to a foot of snow and it looks to me like we're closer

kamala d harris... cheering and applause. te of california has received 226 votes. cheering and applause. speaking after the event, the house speaker mikejohnson said illegal immigration would be a priority both for congress and the president. there will be lots of executive order action on the border as well, and a lot of attention paid to that and we will be passing border legislation here one way or the other. the question is whether we use reconciliation as the strategy to do that. but stay tuned, it is going to be exciting time here. you're going to see a lot of activity and we are very much ready... crosstalk. some breaking news in the last hour. a powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake has struck close to tibet's border with nepal, according to china's earthwuake monitoring agency. the quake damaged buildings in the tibetan city of shigatse, sending people running into the streets. the tibet earthquake bureau is still in the process of verifying the number of casualties and is despatching rescue teams to affected areas. soci

kamala d. harris -- kamala d. harris of the state of california has received 226 votes. >>> wow. donald trump. monday's events on the hill stood in stark contrast to what happened four years ago when a violent mob stormed the capitol to contest joe biden's 2020 electoral victory. harris telling reporters that what took place yesterday, well, it should be and really has been except for 2021, the norm. >> and today i did what i have done my entire career, which is take seriously the oath that i have taken many times to support and defend the constitution of the united states which included today, performing my constitutional duties to ensure that the people of america, the voters of america will have their votes counted, that those votes matter, and that they will determine then the outcome of an÷÷election. >> and joining us now to discuss, kevin frye, washington correspondent. kevin, good morning. >> good morning. >> remarkable to see her read that, you know. >> yeah. >> but also worth noting that we saw al gore do it in 2000, right? this is supposed to be a normal -- it's supposed

kamala d. harris -- kamala d. harris of the state of california has received 226 votes.his announcement of the state of the vote by the president of the senate shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the persons elected, president and vice president, of the united states. >> so much has changed in these four years. perhaps what is one of the most striking is the evolution of trump himself on the attack that was waged by his supporters. once upon a time, not that long ago, he described it as a calamity, said those who attacked the capitol on that day, quote, will pay. >> i am outraged by the violence, lawlessness and mayhem. to those who broke the law, you will pay. there is never a justification for violence. no excuses, no exceptions. i was shocked and deeply saddened by the calamity at the capitol last week. >> but it wasn't that long before that condemnation that you heard there then turned into a repeated effort to rewrite history. >> they were there with love in their heart. that was an unbelievable and it was a beautiful day. >> over 140 officers were injured t

kamala d harris -- kamala d harris of the state of california has received 226 votes. >> when one side loses they do this. they certify the electoral vote, as is their duty. and quietly leave the stage. when the other side loses, they do something completely different, like this infamous scene from four years ago today .1 joined tonight by january 6th select committee chair benny thompson and retired capitol police officer harry dunn. also tonight, it's one of the last remaining mysteries of january 6th. who planted the pipe bombs? the fbi is now stepping up its effort to find that domestic terrorist. but we begin tonight with january 6th, today's date, which is to hold an unremarkable place on the political calendar, the ceremonial day when every four years congress certify the foregoing presidential election. certification day remained unremarkable for 245 years, a mere formality. barely anyone noticed on till 2021, when donald trump, having been tossed out of the presidency by 81 million voters, following a failed first term that included 1 million covid deaths and a recession, refu

kamala d harris -- kamala d harris of the state of california has received 276 votes. >> that must have felt, i mean, horrible, that the peaceful transfer of power, even after a hard-fought campaign, is part of what you say democracy functioning. it's also what's right. and while we should never forget what happened four years ago, and we're going to talk about it tonight a lot, we can all do our part to try and make sure it never happened again. joining me now is congressman jamie raskin. he led the second impeachment trial of donald trump concert on the january 6th house select committee and he has continued to keep the memory of january 6th alive, raising all of the important questions. it's great to see you. there is no when i wanted to talk to more than you today. you are always so thoughtful and reflective in moments when people need to hear it. i've outlined why i think it's important to remember the events of that day and what is important to remember about it as you've reflected on it, what do you hope people remember? >> i hope people remember the valor and the bravery of our

kamala d. harris -- [cheers and applause] >> jon: that's got to sting. she's like, "um...ear you." goddamn. that's like attending your own funeral, and even the mourners are like, "woo-hoo!" man, i can't imagine anything that would be more uncomfortable then standing there while the crowd applauds your opponent. >> kamala d. harris of the state of california has received 226 votes. [cheers and applause] >> jon: wait! that sounded louder! there is a lot of joy in that room! i think she can still win this thing! she just need them to find 130,000 votes in georgia! and then some in michigan, pennsylvania... maybe wisconsin, it'd be nice to flip north carolina! but ultimately, the certification ceremony that we all look forward to every four years, since i was little, went off without a hitch. because it's amazing how smoothly our democracy works when you don't act like a little bitch when you lose. [cheers and applause] not naming names! just saying. it was lovely to begin this new political year on a peaceful and calm note. because the actual new year was really quite roughe

kamala harris won. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of minnesota seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears there from that kamala d harris of the state of california received 10 votes for president and tim waltz of the state of minnesota received 10 votes for vice president. >> and that's the way it's supposed to be. and that's the way it was. every time, every single time, except ones -- the time donald trump tried to stop account with the help of a trump mob attacking the capitol, an attack that donald trump watched on television in the small presidential dining room off the oval office and did nothing as president of the united states, commander-in- chief, to stop the attack on the capitol. 187 minutes of doing absolutely nothing was proved by the january 6th committee's investigation of donald trump. but one thing donald trump continued to do on january 6th was try to change the minds of republican senators so that they would vote against certifying joe biden's win. four years later, a half hour before the congressional session began today, the president of the united states was on his way out of town, to new

kamala d. harris of the state of california has received 226 votes. the whole number of electors appointed to vote for vice president of the united states is 538. within that whole number, a majority is 270. the votes for vice president of the united states are as follows. j.d. vance of the state of ohio has received 312 votes. tim walz of the state of minnesota has receive 2-d 26 votes -- has received 226 votes. this announcement of the state >> the hoist and senate went on to certify the election as won by donald trump and j.d. vance. live now on capitol hill hear remarks from congressional republican leaders. >> on behalf of the house republican conference, it is my honor to kick off the first leadership stakeout of this year. mrs. mcclain: we are excited as republicans. democrats have made the bed that they lie in. and they need to own their decisions every single day. just recently president biden has been pardoning sex offenders, decreasing domestic energy, and forgiving even more student loan debt. as he -- >> right now -- >> mrs. mcclain: we n

[cheers and applause] kamala d. harris of the state of california has received 226 votes.nd applause] anchor: now to the middle east. israel says hamas has not given any details about the status of the hostages it claims it is ready to release in the first phase of a potential deal. a senior hamas official showed the bbc a list of hostages who he says the group is willing to release, which include all the women, children, elderly, and sick captives. but it is unclear how many of them are alive. this comes as negotiators from both sides have been holding indirect talks in qatar. meanwhile, a police officer is among three israelis who have been shot dead in the occupied west bank. seven others were injured in the attack. the israel defense forces say gunmen opened fire at a bus and another vehicle. it added it was pursuing the attackers who they believed to be affiliated with the palestinian islamic jihad. there has been increased violence in the west bank since the start of the war in gaza 15 months ago. our correspondent jonah fisher has the latest, first on the reaction i

kamala d. harris of the state of california has received 226 votes. >> reporter: after, the vice president calling it an important moment. >> it is the about what should be the norm and what the american people should be able to take for granted, which is that one of the most important pillars of our democracy is that there will be a peaceful transfer of power. >> reporter: that was not the case four years ago, when joe biden also won a resounding electoral victory, with a 7 million vote lead in the popular vote. but trump told his supporters to march to the capitol to disrupt the certification of the election. >> we're going to walk down, and i'll be there with you, because you'll never take back our country with weakness. >> reporter: trump's supporters storming the building, chanting "hang mike pence." >> hang mike pence! hang mike pence! >> reporter: today, pence saying, "i welcome the return of order and civility to these historic proceedings. it being particularly admirable that vice president k

kamala harris -- [ applause ] kamala d. harris of the state of california has received 226 votes. [ applause ] >> that must have felt, i mean, horrible. the peaceful transfer of power even after a hard-fought campaign is what keeps a democracy functioning. it is what is right. what we should never forget what happened four years ago, and we will talk about it tonight, we can do our part to make sure it never happens again. joining miss congressman jamie raskin who led the second impeachment trial of trump and served on the house select committee and he has continued to keep the memory of january 6 alive. raising all the important questions. there's no one more important that i want to talk to today. you are so reflective in moments people need to hear it. i outlined why think it's important to remember events of that day and what it's important to remember about it. as you reflected, what do you hope people remember? >> i hope people remember the valor and bravery of our officers like aquilino gonell who will visit with you

kamala b. harris. kamala d. rris of the state of california has received 226 votes. >> it was a sight to behold. now, democrats spent over a billion dollars, they threw everything they could at trump, tried to put him in jail. yet the result is republicans control every branch of government and have an historic opportunity to govern. now, of course, we are all going to have our disagreements, but no one, and i mean no one should forget that without donald trump, there would be no g.o.p. majority. so his nominees and his proposals deserve some serious deference. now that having been said our job on the angle to hold everyone accountable and rest assured that's what the angle will do in the coming year. trump supporters expect policies that benefit american workers. he did it the first term. he can do it again. and that does not include an explosion of foreign labor in the united states, just to keep costs low for big tech but i'm very optimistic that these issues, all of them, will be worked out. trump's experienc

. >> kamala d. harris -- liz: a bad few days for kamala harris, first certifying trump's victory and harris reveals the infighting inside the democrat party and visibly upset that president obama is coming it up at jimmy carter's funeral and tomorrow judge merchan announcing his sentencing of president trump in the new york case. john yoo here to break it down after this. please stick with us. we've got much more after the break. ♪ advil liqui-gels are faster and stronger than tylenol rapid release gels. ♪ also from advil, advil targeted relief, the only topical with 4 powerful pain fighting ingredients that start working on contact and lasts up to 8 hours. i love my brand new bike! having a set of custom wheels gives kids like me and me the ability to do things we could only dream of before. through your support of wheels for love shriners children's is supplying custom built adaptive bikes and wheelchairs for kids who dream of their first set of wheels. for us, the bike is one of the most incredible expe

kamala d. harris -- [applause] kamala d. harris of the state of california has received 226 votes. [applause] the whole number of electors appointed to vote for vice president of the united states is 538. within that whole number, the majority is 270. the votes for vice president of the united states are as follows. jd vance of the state of ohio has received 312 votes. [applause] tim walz of the state of minnesota has received 226 votes. [applause] this announcement of the state of the vote by the president of the senate shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the persons elected president and vice president of the united states. each for a term beginning on the 20th day of january, 2025. and shall be entered together with the list of the votes on the journals of the house and the senate. thank you very much. [applause] host: again, those are the events of yesterday. you can still see it on our website and our app c-span now. as part of the coverage yesterday, the discussion in the papers taking a look at how this year's electoral vote count contrasted sharply with events four

vice president kamala harris overseeing the certification of her own defeat. >> donald j. trump has received 312 votes. kamala d. harris of the state of california has received 226 votes.6 >> reporter: a stark departure from the violence four years ago when a mob of trump supporters attacked the capitol, delaying the count by hours, many were issued, including sergeant aqilino gonell. >> many were injured, including losing eyes, the type of people donald trump and his allies are trying to pardon. >> reporter: candidate trump downplayed the violence and his role. >> that was a day of love. >> reporter: and repeatedly suggested he would pardon some or all of those who pleaded guilty to or were convicted of crimes on january 6th. >> those people have suffered long and hard. there may be some exceptions. >> reporter: president biden campaigned on the idea that he was a threat to democracy. >> i think what he did was a genuine threat to asdemocracy, hopefully he's beyond that. >> there are plenty of major questions moving forward. when will the confirmation hearings happen, how many will get through the process, whi

kamala harris. applause and celebration for president elect trump. >> before another for the sitting vice president, kamala d harris of the state of california has received 226 votes. today. i did what i had done my entire career. that just takes keep the oath. >> i've taken many times to support and defend the constitution of the united states. and with that, the 100 19th congress reconvened to certify the electoral college votes. >> making donald trump and jd vance the next president and vice president of the united states vp elect vance said in the house chamber with senators and representatives for the historic moment. a cordial end. coleman, the chamber, though, dc was prepared for a gathering outside with fences and barricades this january 6 looks much different in both weather and decorum than 4 years ago. january 6, 2021. >> people broke into the capitol in an effort to prevent the certification believing the election was rigged and that joe biden had not fairly one enough electoral votes to be elected president senator chuck schumer reflecting on that day. it was one of the most shameful. >> reprehe

kamala harris stood at the head of the house floor. >> to verify the certificates and count the votes in less than an hour votes were counted as appears there from the kamala d harris of the state of california received 54 votes for president appears there from the donald j trump in the state of florida. >> received 30 votes for president were certifying president trump's historic election. congress certified the results of the election for former president donald trump. donald j trump of the state of florida. >> has received 312 votes. but on this january 6th, many democrats look back to 4 years ago. >> when rioters stormed the capitol during this very process, lead senate majority leader chuck schumer says democrats would not repeat history on this january 6. >> our side will not engage in election denialism. president-elect trump is considering pardons for those who breached the capitol. michigan republican tom barrett supports that. the privilege to pardon is one that rests entirely with the president of the united states. massachusetts democrat can class says that should not happen. they should not get partnered with the certification complete. presiden

kamala d. harris of the state of california has received 226 votes. this announcement of the state of the vote by the president of the senate shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the persons elected president and vice president of the united states. each for a term beginning on the 20th day of january, 2025. >> they made quick work of it. in all the process lasted a little more than 30 minutes. but what happened yesterday was a stark contast to what we saw four years ago when a mob stormed the capitol in an effort to block congress from certifying the 2020 results. vice president harris pointed out the difference telling reporters this is what the transfer of power should always look like. >> today i did what i have done my entire career, which is take seriously the oath that i have taken many times to support and defend the constitution of the united states, which included today performing my constitutional duties to ensure that the people of america, the voters of america will have their votes counted, that those votes matter, and that they w

kamala d. harris -- >> i intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister, after the party selects its next leader through a robust nationwide competitive process and it has become clear to me that if i'm having to fight internal battles, i can not be the best option in that election. liz: okay the news on just it trudeau resigning as canada's prime minister a growing backlash worldwide against the far left. and now we've got voters lawmakers and governors now saying they cannot wait for president trump to regain power. tonight, the man who shocked the democrat establishment in the u.s. with a major game changer that helped trump win. conservative activist scott pressler joins us on why younger gen z and millenial voters increasingly support and back president t. also this story tonight. >> would you close down it? >> have a transition from the oil industry yet. that is a big statement. liz: president biden again accused of sabotaging trump this time in a new big way. tonight how exactly will presi

kamala d. harris -- >> that is what it looks and sounds like and it is supposed to be orderly, peaceful, but also ceremonial. it is supposed to be in a sense boring and uneventful because it is supposed to be taken as a given no matter how great the debates within the democracy and through the campaigns are pursued and they could be about very big things. this he can be about life and death things. they can be about foreign wars and domestic rights and who is even an american. those are big debates and even when we've had big protests and sit-ins and civil disobedience and many other moments across history, we have never had that ceremonial day of january 6th turn into a violent failed iled insurrection or coup which is what makes date significant. the shadow hangs over this date because of what maga and their crime spree. >> we'll walk down to the capitol. >> we are now about half an hour away from the start of congress' official count of the electoral college vote, a process that usually takes minut

[cheers and applause] kamala d. harris of the state of california has received 226 votes. >> harris: senior white house correspondent peter doocy is in d.c. >> the trump team is not confirming publicly the topic of his remarks to start any minute. top of mind for the president-elect today is greenland. still video of trump force one. don junior and representatives landing in greenland. reception great. they and the free world need safety, security, strength, peace. this is a deal that must happen, make greenland great again. we know the president-elect will meet with senate republicans to put their heads together to figure out how to deliver on the ambitious day one promises especially on the economy and immigration. >> people want to do the border. rightfully so. the president can do a lot administrative there. i believe the border is a disaster and they could take disaster money and use that for the border. >> don't expect democratic lawmakers to let republicans start moving money from one bucket to another without a big

harris -- [ applause ] >> kamala d. harrisstate of california has received 226 votes. [ applause ] >> reporter: vice president elect j.d. vance sitting in the front row. we spoke to harris on the way into the ceremony. >> what should people take away from today? >> that democracy must be upheld. >> reporter: the only disruption a snowstorm blanketing the capitol, a stark departure from the violence four years ago when a mob of trump supporters attacked the capitol delaying the count for hours. a deadly riot where many were also injured including capitol police sergeant. >> many of my colleagues were injured to the point of even losing eyes and these are the type of people that donald trump and his ally are trying to pardon. >> reporter: candidate trump regularly downplayed the violence and his role. >> that was a day of love. >> reporter: repeatedly suggested he might pardon some or all of the more than 1200 people who pleaded guilty to or were convicted of crimes involving january 6th. >> those people have suffered long and h

kamala harris overseeing the certification of her own defeat. >> donald j. trump of the state of florida has received 312 votes. , lead d harris kamala harris of the state of california has received 226 votes. >> reporter: the start departure from the violence when a mob of trump supporters attacked the capitol, delaying the count for hours. the deadly riot for many were also injured including capitol police sergeant aquilino gonell. >> many of my colleagues were injured. to the point of even losing eyes and these are the type of people that donald trump and his ally are trying to pardon. >> reporter: candidate trump downplayed the violence and his role. >> that was a day of love. >> reporter: repeatedly suggested he might pardon some or all of the 1200 people who pleaded guilty to were convicted of crimes involving january 6. >> those people have suffered long and hard and there may be some exceptions. >> reporter: president biden who campaigned on a claim that trump was a threat to democracy was asked if he still holds that view. >> i think what he did was a genuine threat to democracy. i'm hopeful we are beyond that.

and 100 days and now millions in debt.ca kamala harris is reportedly weighing her political future with ex advisors saying, she is not out of the game yet. i dthink the world has seen the last of vice president kamala harris. i don't know how she will show up again, but she has a young politician who garnered 75 million votes in thise election. she will be back when it comes to donald trump in his presidency. donald trump, we will have to wait and see what he will do. >> so katie will get my favorite line in "the wall street journal" is biden doesn't see that as a critique of the harris campaign he think hs he would have won. in other words, you are a loser and i'm not.. he would have a lost. that his whole pointwhol when tg to push them out of the race was show me the polling that. kamala harris but they couldn't do that and pushed them out w ouanyway. he thinks he would have had a better chance asking the basic s question why he should leave th race that he beat trump the first time. to the next couple of years, we will see what details lead up to that process given we don't know exactly how that went down. let's not forget, he posted at e

d. - joe biden and vice president kamala harris are holding a briefing from the white house to update the public on the federal government's response to the side fire is in a life that we listened in to a bit of this during the last hour of kron. 4 news this afternoon and kron four's washington correspondent raquel martin joins us live. >> with the latest in washington. hi, rick. out. >> a grant and vicki will president biden during this hearing or excuse me this briefing? i think that there is no higher priority from the federal government than taking care of the people of los angeles. of course, this fire continues to blaze. they say they're working around the clock to ensure that the firefighters on the ground are prepared for more strong winds in the days to come. >> we'll continue to use every tool available to support the firefighting effort. the white house says hundreds of federal personnel are now in california. >> to help local officials compact deadly wildfires still raging across los angeles. the situation remains extremely active, especially as winds pick up again. >> the

kamala harris. the woman the hope that this day would be cars but instead she did her duty and gaveled trump's victory into history. >> kamla d state of california has received 226 votes. reporter: on social media mike pence who rejected pressure from trump wrote -- it was particularly admiral that he presided over an election that she lost. harris told reporters that americans must be willing to fight for and respect democracy. >> otherwise it will be very fragile and not be able to was dan moments of-- reporter: jd vance was present for the certification of his win as donald trump's vice president. beefed up security surrounded the capital. snow rather than protests blanketed the national mall. a stark contrast to four years ago when a mob of trump supporters fed lies of an election. the violence delayed things. congress returned that evening with 140 five republicans still voting again certifying but they failed. the riot is the largest prosecution in apartment of justice history. 1500 people have been charged or convicted for their actions. 590 charged with assaulting or impeding police. 700 have been sentenced to time be

from the house chamber witness vice president kamala harris strip preside over the presentation of the about this historic sessionwill officially confirm d trump as the winner as a 2024 presidential election for on january 20, tune in for the live all day coverage of the presidential inauguration donald trump takes the oath of office becoming the 47th president of the united states. stay with c-span throughout january for comprehensive ally of unfiltered coverage of the 119th congress and the presidential inauguration. c-span, democracy unfiltered created by cable. >> weekends on cspan2 are an intellectual feast. every saturday in american amery tv documents america story. on sunday @booktv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors. funding for c-span2 comes in these television companies and more including buckeye broadband. ♪

. >> james darya, good morning to you from a snowy d c now later today during those proceedings they will be led by vice president kamala harris. she joins small group of vice presidents who've had to oversee the certification of their own presidential election loss. and capitol police say things outside of the capital. they're expected to be peaceful. >> that starts today. when congress meets to certify the results of the 2024 presidential election for donald trump. for those of us that were there in the capital, it's going to be think quite an emotional experience, too, to be back in the environment. on that day, the nation's capital is on high alert, fencing and barricades are already up surrounding the capitol annex ending for blocks and nation's capital is prepared to ensure that the legislative process >> will proceed without disruption. and our government will have a peaceful transfer of power. senate majority leader john thune says it's time to look past what happened on january 6, 2021, that's 4 years ago. i think the american people living in the present lawmakers say they have worked over the last 4 years to make su

weoriginal by incredible vice president kamala harris second gentleman doug doug is a heck of a lawyer. he's finally going to practice again. >> might've been a d second gentleman. among the recipients josÉ, hilary clinton, michael j fox, jane goodall, magic johnson five-time nba champ there ralph lauren, bill nye the science guy david rubenstein george soares, denzel washington. some eyebrows are raised in hilary clinton was given the award along with george soros his son alex accepted on his father's behalf of you can see here social media erupted in protest. elon musk calling him vision highest award a travesty. behind a nationwide elected to elect district attorneys who failed to prosecute crime. republican senator tom cotton erupting on x posting given soros the medal of freedom is freedom isoutrageous but not sug democratic politicians support criminals more than cops they want violent criminals back on the streets if you want less crime vote republican. hunter biden was seen at the medal of freedom ceremony near post reporter steven nelson asked him a few questions on his way out. >> hundred yemeni regrets about foreign dealings? >> none

d-maryland, democrat, good morning. caller: good morning. first of all let me say i'm a democrat, called on the democrat line, and i voted for kamala harris.ery pointed when she lost, but she lost. i hope everybody watching today, i like your story about pence and gore, and it is probably the last duty of the vice president to acknowledge they lost. among the people in their history recently, vice president richard nixon in 1960 had to certify the election of john f. kennedy. 1980, the vice president of the late jimmy carter acknowledged with a moderate humor -- with a lot of humor, election of ronald reagan. and of course in 2000, al gore. but the one thing i want to say is people are released -- really upset about january 6 four years ago. and tycho get how people are still wrapped up in this. i voted against president trump, but we've got to move on. the people that say that cops were waiting us, let's do a reality check. president donald trump by proclamation declared a national state of emergency for the covid pandemic. on january 5, the facility next the capitol called the visitors center, just like you screen when you get on an airp