>> laura: hold on.the double subject zero wolf range with the wide beautiful pine board floors in the glorious kitchen overlooking the pacific ocean. >> these people are calling for a reality czar. aoc wants to reign in the media for spewing misinformation. what is this if it's not misinformation? where you're claiming to be present at an event that you were at home for? it's amazing. >> laura: what else, raymond? >> the reason we're seeing this public display, it brings back a historical precedent that might make sense in the coming week as we look at this trial. the president's trial even though he's left office. in 897, there was something called a cadaver senate. they found a cadaver guilty. a few days later, they fished the bones out and miracles started to happen. the people turned on pope stephen vi and threw him in jail. political retribution trials rarely end up well. >> laura: first cable show in prime time to even mention pope steven. never happened before. >> the cadaver senate. look it up.

laura ingraham takes it from here. laura? >> laura: we have a hot debaten on the immigration issue with stephen miller versus an activist in texas. it's one for the ages watching our southern border. fantastic show, sean. >> sean: have a great show, laura. >> laura: i'm laura ingraham and this is "the ingraham angle" in washington tonight. under trump, there are kids in cages. n but now they are overflow facilities. former senior advisor to president trump stephen miller is here on the issue. he'll respond to some breaking and reckless immigration moves by biden. also, is your kindergarten are a racist? chris rufo here with some disturbing lesson plans that are poisoning four and 5-year-olds. we have the video. hillary clinton's agatha christie turn,ri and barack and the boss parked her coat, and it's painful. reparations. yes, and raymond arroyo in seen and unseen. the first, mighty joe manchin. that's the focus of tonight's angle. democrats want americans tos think that they represent the vanguard against all extremism. the

st >> laura: no.ve to persuade member states to join a joint vaccination certificate allowing people to cross borders freely but the government is basically going to say you have to be vaccinated. your thoughts on a vaccination certificate, which i think a lot of those folks demand. >> well, when i ultimately get vaccinated, and according to the walgreen's site i just went to, it said i probably won't get vaccinated untilhe about april. i'm 59 and pretty healthy, but what i get vaccinated, i want proof that that was done but i don't know why i should have to show that if i go into an environment like the airplane that's been proven by the cdc to be pretty safe. i can see why in some places i would want to be able to show that, but to travel, which the constitution allows freedom of travel, to make that happen on domestic air travel, picking out that one travell type, again -- you wouldn't be subject -- >> laura: ben, we've got to go but it's anti-science. the same media who cheereded bin and his elect

thank you so much. >> thank you, laura. >> laura: speaking of dr. fauci what does he have to do with modern dating? what? you're not going to want to miss this. "friday follies" with raymond arroyo next. . >> laura: six capital police officers suspended with pay for their actions during last month's deadly riot. one officer took a selfie withrioter. 35 additional officers are under investigation. authorities are probing posts and allegations that officers may have participated in the riot. and a federal judge whose son was killed and husband critically hurt in an attack at their new jersey home now says the gunman also targeted supreme court justice soler. authorities found a locker used by the kill which contained a folder on sotomayor. he committed suicide after killing her 20-year-old son last july. back to the ingraham angle. for all your news headlines go to foxnews.com. >> laura: it's friday and that means it's time for "friday follies." you know it. we come to the forthcoming book, fox news contributor raymond arroyo. all right. biden had a v

: thanks, laura.ith this. breaking tonight, new york stands to get billions of dollars from the so-called blue state bailout. democratic governor anewuo

the news continue and laura ingraham brings it next.th laura? >> laura: c i'm holding up a copy cup. this can be the thing with us, the coffee cup. >> sean: do you want to see my cup? >> laura: no, you are taking my time. this is my time. is that "hannity and colmes?" oh, now you are doing a product plug. >> sean: is it water or is it vodka? i don'ter know. >> laura: this is a mug for cafe de mond in new orleans but do you know that latoya cantrell says you can come celebrate mardi gras but no bars are open, no bars, and no gatherings. okay. that's going to be a fun mardi gras in new orleans! it's a total disgrace. but i'm celebrating. >> sean: whatever you do, if you go to mardi gras -- >> laura: i already have. >> sean: a lot of trouble there. but if you do, don't drink a hurricane. >> laura: did you hear what i said? there are no bars open, there are no parties. >> sean: it'll be open ten years from now. >> laura: dr. fauci said it'll be clear in 2025. a big party, sean. you'll be invited. >> sean: i will be throwing beads from the balcony. >

laura ingraham brings it next. laura? >> laura: okay. i'm holding up a coffee cup. this could be a thing with us. the coffee cup. >> sean: okay. look at this. you want to see my cup? >> laura: no. this is my time. "hannity" and combs? no. >> sean: "hannity" radio show. yeti. >> laura: now a product plug. >> the thing is, is it water or vodka? it's water. water! >> laura: okay. this is a mug for the cafÉ dumond in new orleans. latoya the mayor of new orleans says you can come and celebrate mardi gras. but no bars are open and no gatherings. so that will be a fun mardi gras in new orleans. total disgrace. i'm celebrating with the coffee mug. >> sean: if you go to mardi gras -- >> laura: i have. >> sean: not a good place to go. a lot of trouble there. if you go, don't drink a hurricane. humble advice. >> laura: did you here what i said? there are no bars open. no parties. >> sean: when they open. >> laura: dr. fauci says it will be clear in 2025. we'll have 2025, a big party. you are invited. okay? that is what we are doing. >> sean: i'll throw beads from the balcony.

the news continues, laura, take it away. >> laura: i have a mug. can you tell you what's on the mug? >> sean: tell me what's on it because i can't see it. i can't see you either. >> laura: i'm not arguing, i'm just explaining why i'm right. i don't know why, this always ends up next to me on the set. i have no idea. this is perfect but i don't know why. i just noticed tonight, why do i always have the same mug? maybe it's because i do the show the way i do it. >> sean: have you ever tried a yeti cup? it keeps your drink ice cold forever. it was a pure liquid. i can pour a little. >> laura: i see the lime in there. hannity, awesome show. thank you so much. this is "the ingraham angle" from washington tonight. tomorrow as sean was talking about is the real super bowl but why are there still so many outstanding questions regarding the events of january 6. we'll lay them out. also tonight, will you need a vaccine certificate to get on an airplane? i warned you about this last march. a former airline ceo said this will be a total disaster if biden pushe

here's laura ingraham. laura? >> laura: hannity, i have to say when you look at the full, full picture on covid and to pick up where you left off, there's going to be a lot of villainss when history is written on this. i look forward to beginning to write that history tonight. >> sean: i try to be charitable, give the benefit of the doubt, a lot of people were dead wrong and it hurt a lot of us.s. >> laura: you're being too charitable. you're too charitable. >> sean: when has anyone said that hannity -- >> laura: i am. i am. i'm telling you that. >> sean: thank you. >> laura: that's okay. i'll pick up where you left off. >> sean: thanks. >> laura: i'm laura ingraham. this is "the ingraham angle" from a busy washington. we continue on investigations of key biden nominees. we're going to take a deeper look at merrick garland and also amazon once again targets political books outside the leftist group think. we'll see to an author that just had his book challenging the transgender movement yanked. and plus, is americ

thank you so much. >> thank you, laura. >> laura: speaking of dr.does he have to do with modern dating? what? you're not going to want to miss this. "friday follies" with raymond arroyo next. >> live from america's news headquarters, i'm ashley strohmier. working to bring it back online, only 155,000 people are still without power. the problem right now is the water pipes, 7 million are under water to boil water before using. president biden manufacturing plant in michigan today, rather on friday, he told workers he's confident in delivering 100 million doses of covid-19 vaccines. he also says the country should be back to normal by years end. we see death tolls from the virus surpassing 491,000. i'm ashley strohmier, now back to "the ingraham angle." ♪ ♪ >> laura: it's friday and that means it's time for "friday follies." you know it. we come to the forthcoming book, fox news contributor raymond arroyo. all right. biden had a very, very big town hall. i know you watched it the other night there. were few answers that were troubling. b >> i'll say.

laura ingraham straight ahead. laura, it was fun last night. thank you for having me on. >> laura: it was great. i think you were right when you said on the show, don't even give airtime to all of the nasties and the critics of roche. and even some conservatives i should add -- i guess they are conservatives -- who didn't have the guts -- >> sean: the lincoln project? >> laura: people who don't have the guts to -- if they are going to take on rush limbaugh, take him on while he's still on the microphone. side swiping him and death -- i thought that was kind of stunning. its speed to one of the great things that has happened in my life is that whatever switch, ai know a lot of people have it, that really cares what people that hate you think. i don't have that switch anymore. i don't read it, i don't pay attention to it, i don't deal with it. spew on the but i care about my friends. friends, audience, and are great sponsors. great show as always. i am laura ingraham and this is "the ingraham angle." disturbing video shows california school board

laura ingraham standing by to take over right now. >> laura: hey, sean, we will see how serious they are about fixing the problems ailing america.a. this is what they do, they can't quit trump. they can't quit them. they need him, they need him, they need him. actually governing is hard. donald trump actually did an amazing job of governing. they can't stand the fact that now it's hard work. now it's emoting, we will get into thatar tonight. emoting tonight, it's like a "oprah winfrey show." you won't believe the video, we will get onto it. >> sean: stirring the pot. >> laura: got to do it. people will not believe what we are going to show them that happened tonight on the house floor. even you might be shocked, sean. great show tonight. >> sean: i'm going to watch. have a great show. >> laura: i will see you tomorrow. i'm laura ingraham, this is "the ingraham angle" from washington tonight. targeting political opponentsts for protected speech, existing as a conservative is enough for them to target you. we will bring you the story of someone who has seen his life upended for just ha

. ♪ ♪ >> laura: i'm laura ingraham. this is "the ingraham angle" from a very busy friday nights.s before the senate impeachment trial begins.. the lawyer for former president trump is here exclusively to break down the defense. also, as this weekend, so too does our series on how the black lives matter curriculum is infecting your school. if you think it's only in big cities, wait till you hear from one outraged mother. it's scary. raymond arroyo debuts freestyling buyen in friday's follies. first, the unholy trinity. that's the focus of tonight's angle. two months ago, president trump was roundly ridiculed for making this observation. >> for months, leading up to the presidential election, we will warn that we shall not declare a premature victory. we were told that it would take weeks if not months to determine the winner to verify the results. my opponent was told to stay away from the election. don't campaign. we don't need you. we've got it. this election is done. in fact, they were acting like they already knew what the outcome was going to be. >> laura: well, turns out he

laura ingraham, how was your weekend?d? >> laura: it was fabulous. how much snow do you have? >> sean: we have about 2 inches. we will go out in the driveway and shovel. i don't have a shovel. >> laura: you shovel snow like cows fly. may be when you were 16. >> sean: i did it when i was eight to make money. >> laura: oh, god. >> sean: i don't want to hear about it. i don't have time. we only have an hour of program. when we have 45 minutes and we can't do this construction project or you a trash man. we can't do all of that. fantastic show. >> sean: you know what, i will never help you with a home improvement project ever. >> laura: got it, got it. fantastic show. great to see you, stay safe in the snow. i am laura ingraham and this is "the ingraham angle" from washington tonight. black history month continues with a massive push to brainwash kids with far left blm propaganda. now some of the lesson plans include "disrupting the nuclear family." what? and promoting sexuality. intersectionality. that could be coming to a school near you and soon. we will delve deeper in the ins

>> jets. >> laura: bruce ohr bon jovi? >> bon jovi. >> laura: sauber hoagie? laura: this debate has broken up families. caleb ham or pork roll? >> pork roll.ll >> laura: beecher sure? >> of course i'm going with the shortow. >> laura: you got them all come on, we now know who the new joe is. thisbe is so much fun, i've beea massive fan of yours for so many years. i haven't been happier that you're here and thank you so much and congrats on the book and all your business and golf success, i don't know if you want to praise that. thank you for being our mystery guest tonight. >> thank you so much for having me. i look forward to seeing you and talking to you again but take care of yourself and thank you for allowing me to do this. >> laura: jos eiseman everybody. now, the person who's done the most harm in a politically motivated surveillance campaign, that's tonight's "the last bite." ♪ ♪ announcer >>> meaningful beauty's age-defying formulas are what's kept supermodel cindy crawford looking so youthful for so long. look at cindy at age 31 and at age 52. if you

. >> laura: i'm laura ingraham and this is this is "the ingraham angle" on a very busy friday night. questions at a senate hearing rooted in science have critics smearing senator rand paul as transphobic. tonight, he's here and he'll respond paired struggling with the english language, joe biden tried out french. raymond arroyo tells us how that went on friday follies. but first, locking down the next election. that's the focus of tonight's angle. now under increasing pressure to justify the obscene and ongoing lockdown of the u.s. capitol grounds, democrats try to paper over it this week with vague warnings about terrible things that could happen at the hands of terrible people. well, people who support trump, of course. the acting capitol police chief in a pathetic attempt to shift blame from their inadequate preparation claimed yesterday to have been briefed about troubling intelligence reports. >> members of the militia group present on january 6th had stated their desires that they wanted to blow up the capital and kill as many members as possible with a direct message to the st

. ♪ ♪ >> laura: on laura ingraham, this is "the ingraham angle" on a very busy friday night.stions and a senate hearing rooted in science have critics smearing senator rand paul as transphobic. well, tonight, he is here and will respond. as he struggles with the english language, joe biden shines out french. raymond arroyo tells us how it went in friday's follies. next, locking down the next election. and that's the focused tonight "angle." under increasing pressure to justify the obscene ongoing lockdown of the u.s. capitol grounds, democrats tried to paper it over this week with the vague warnings about tele- to terrible things i can happen at the hands of terrible people. the acting capitol police chief and a pathetic attempt to shift blame from their inadequate preparation claimed yesterday that he had been briefed about troubling intelligence reports. >> members of the militia groups that were present on january 6th stated their desire that they want to blow up the capitol until as many as members of his possible are with the direct nexus to the state of the union. we th

if we don't get moving, they're going to eat our lunch. >> laura: which is it? it's like a 180 on china after a two our conversation. >> that is pretty muddled from what i understand, there were threats made by general secretary xi jinping, the challenges of the chinese communist party presents to our nation, i'm counting on it and the american people are counting on this administration being tough and getting it right, making sure we protect jobs at home from intellectual property theft, all the things this administration did with the chinese communist party on notice that we want going to -- hoping and praying that if we did a little more trade with them come a little more commercial activity that all of a sudden they would stop being predators around the world. we did that, we began the confrontation in a way that was important and we protect the american people. >> laura: sorry to interrupt, when the biden administration said when they brought up the predatory conduct, that's concerning for them and the readout of the call which lasted staggeringly two hours

laura ingraham standing by to take it away. >> laura: i loved your interviews with the later. i liked your interviews with a later as a later. i have to say, i was very impressed as the close-out happened. because they took the fancy pants ivy leaguers to town. so i loved it. i thought -- i love it. you had the junk yard dogs come in. i mean that positively. great. >> sean: we criticized the -- that guy wasn't supposed to speak on that that day. turned out, a couple of other things happened that threw everything off. >> laura: i know. it's easy to criticize. >> sean: only eight days to prepare. >> laura: no, it was -- i'm telling you, i love -- they're all like stammers. we want onces. we don't want onces. can we wrap? i get to buy a vowel. >> sean: buy a vowel? i heard you met friends of mine. have a great show. >> laura: i did. >> sean: you're fired up tonight. >> laura: great to see you, sean. i'm laura ingraham. this is "the ingraham angle." joe biden's administration, oh, boy, siding with the teacher's union instead of standing up for children. i know that will shock you.

thank you so much for coming on. >> my pleasure, laura. >> laura: the lip plans to deprogram for those that includes sheriffs, and one of them reacts next want to save hundreds on your wireless bill? with xfinity mobile you can. how about saving hundreds on the new samsung galaxy s21 ultra 5g? you can do that too. all on the most reliable network. sure thing! and with fast nationwide 5g included at no extra cost. we've got you covered. so join the carrier rated #1 in customer satisfaction. and get a new samsung galaxy starting at $17 a month. learn more at xfinitymobile.com or visit your local xfinity store today. ♪ ♪ >> laura: the left began its mission with government by targeting the military looking for all the extremists. but they are not done yet. axios reporting the key part by breaking the rise of influence will make it unacceptable for white nationals, antigovernment conspiracists to serve in the military. police forces or as lawmakers. former fbi terrorist say it is a lot of sheriffs departments that make me nervous because they are elected. politics means you go with party.

laura ingraham takes you the rest of the way. laura? how are you. >> laura: i'm glad you pressed the trump lawyer on the first lawyer who presented the case. >> sean: a little meandering, a little free associative. go ahead. >> laura: it was terrible. you are way too charitable. if you hired that guy in that case you are paying the bills on, it would have been, like, i'm sure you are a nice person but -- >> sean: oh, boy,... >> laura: how much time could he praise the democrats, how much about he loves the senate. it was like story time at trial, i'm sorry! going to get into this, pretty worked up about it given the stakes for the constitution and the country. i'm glad you pressed -- the second lawyer, schoen them was much better. >> sean: have a great show. >> laura: i am laura ingraham, this is "the ingraham angle" from washington tonight. now they want to purge law enforcement as well. and pretending that remember they cared about the police? we are going to tell you the truth later on in the hour. also tonight, an advisor to the w.h

and further aggravated, says the report by a lack of outreach to those most affected, laura. >> laurad real, trays, thank you so much. the media are ignoring this the media are ignoring this they are focusing on the capping g.o.p. governors ahead of 2024. and few have gotten worse treatment than my next guest kristi noem of south dakota. speak with these leaders particularly governor desantis, governor kristi noem are not following the evidence-based guidelines. >> we know the south dakota governors has been a horror. >> and helping the state that has literally being dying while she stops personal responsibility. >> laura: literally versus figuratively apparently. the pandemic is basically over south dakota. look how far down the cases have dropped since the peak in november. the death rate below cuomo without any lockdown settled. and like the viral caseload, south dakota's unemployment rate has fallen. it is well below where it was before the pandemic. on top of that south dakota is a national leader in the distribution of the covid vaccine. thee governor kristi christie no one, the

let not your heart be troubled, mine is not because laura ingraham takes it from here. >> laura: fantastic show sean, it's always a new sideshow in washington as our borders are being overrun and our economy and the preeminence of the dollar will be in question if we keep going, so let's focus on the sideshow because that is what washington does best. >> you know what, i'm about to be on the edge of my seat. i'm just feeling the percolating monologue about to be coming her way. >> laura: it's get a good glass of cabernet and just sit back. >> i'm thinking and lime. >> laura: sounds good, i will be joining you afterwards. i'm laura ingraham and this is "the ingraham angle" from washington tonight. just tonight defense secretary lloyd austin announced each branch of the u.s. military will schedule a 60 day stand-down to allow each service to have "needed discussions on extremism in the ranks." we will talk about this in same course of action with ron desantis and newt gingrich and moments. but first, no ransom for hostage takers. that's the focus of tonight's angle. this week, i reminded why

laura ingraham takes it from here. >> laura: we honor the service of all those in uniform, no matter where they're stationed and sad day for his family and the country, but we move forward with i hope while learning a lot from all of this. glad you talked about it. fantastic show, sean. this is the ingraham angle from another busy washington. while blue state governors torture their state with destructive covid policies, many of them saw a rise in violent crime as well. but one state leader has stood above the rest. south dakota's governor is here on why her leftist critics are still trying to take her down. also tonight, we've warned you about a domestic spying operation under biden. wait until what you hear some experts are pushing through a new new york times article. we unpack it. but first, china's useful idiots, that's the focus of tonight's angle. the u.s. medical cartel lets the truth slip out. they get comfortable when they're gabbing with their friends like when dr. fauci appeared in his millionth on camera interview with david ignatius. >> when do you think life will get b

>> thanks, laura, for having me. what it will do is it will allow the media to divide the last vestiges of security and the greatest piece of democracy that we have, which is our men and women uniform. at what they've done is create a fictional narrative that the snowflake media. that white supremacy is a enemy within the department of defense. that's what they said, let it sink in for a minute. i have currently rejected having led the men and women of the department under secretary miller and president trump, that's an outrageous statement that's being played up by the military and no fax debates have because not one person i served with her under has ever, ever said anything about white supremacy being the enemy within. and i'm a brown men that served in the department of defense. i'm their target. >> laura: you're the wrong target, you're not authentic. the big foreign policy speech and it pivoted to race at one point beer and watch. >> we've taken steps to acknowledge and address systemic racism . the scourge of

mine is not because laura ingraham takes it from here. laura? >> laura: sean, fantastic show. a new sideshow in washington, as borders being overrun, economy, thee preeminence of the dollar will be in question, let's focus on the sideshows. that's what washington does best. >> sean: you know what? i'm about to be on the edge of my seat. eai'm just feeling the percolatg monologue about to come your way. good glass ofa cabernet and sit back. >> sean: tito's and wine. >> laura: sounds good! i'll be joining you. i'm laura ingraham and this is "the ingraham angle" from washington tonight.ju we begin with a fox news alert. defense secretary lloyd austin announced each branch of the u.s. military will schedule a 6n day stand-down to allow each service to have "needed discussions on extremism in the ranks." we are going to talk about this insane force of action with ron desantis and newt gingrich in moments. but first, no ransom for hostage takers. that's the focus for tonight's angle. this week, i'm reminded why a record number of americans turned out to vote for donald trump in nove

. ♪ laura: i am laura trevelyan and this is "bbc world news america ."t donald trump's second impeachment trial begins. dramatic video of his words that day and the chaos that unfolded. the lee democrats say the case is clear. >> you ask what a high crime and constitution.s under our that is a high crime and misdemeanor. if that is not an impeachable offense, then there is no such thing. laura: for donald trump's lawyers, talk of freedom of speech and warning of tearing the country apart even further. >> this country will be torn apart perhaps like we have only seen once before in our history. ♪ laura: welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. today's impeachment trial of donald j. trump on capitol hill began dramatically. right at the start, house managers played a video featuring some of worst monts of the capitol hill riots. it was raw, it was emotional, and it was a sharp reminder of why the democrats argued donald trump should be convicted on the charge of incitement of insurrection. then it was the turn of mr. trump's team. they ar

laura: thank you.en administration here at home says it is ramping up the virus vaccine supply. it will spend $1.6 billion on expanding testing, trackinthe sequencing of new run of ours variants. the white house press secretary says the resident is on course to exceed higoal of 100 million vaccine shots during his first 0 days in office. >> by the end of may we will have about 400 billion doses. at that point, there will certainly be a larger swath of people who will be eligible, to get access. in terms of when every american who wants a vaccine can get a vaccine, we will have enough doses by the end of july, does have already been ordered from pfizer and maternal. laura: will the biden team need to pick up the pace? joining us now is our guest. clearly there will be hundreds of millions of vaccine doses by the summer, but do you think the biden administration is going to be able to get them into our arms? reporter: thank you for having me. that is such an important question, and one that we are seeing

laura: thank you. how powerful the testimony, it would take 17 republican senators to vote to convict mr. trump. joining us now is a republican strategist and former special assistant to president george w. bush. thanks for being with us again. what do you think the impact of this testimony will be? this never before seen footage? >> i think it was highly prejudicial against the president of the unid states. you have a crime scene that is also a workplace of the senators who are sitting at the jury. at the same time, as emotional as it was on january 6, as emotional as it was to ve it replaced today, they have a very high burden of proof, the prosecution, beyond a reasonable doubt that it was foreseeable and possible that donald trump because the events we are now witnessing, that the democrats are trying to prove to say donald trump was the impetus. yes, it was highly emotional. yes it was difficult to watch, but they still have a high bar. laura: what did you make of the methodical case laid out by t

laura: pivotal moment in russia. . new coronavirus cases are fallen, and although the number of deaths remains high, the u.s. is now vaccinating 1.3 million people a day. after next week, the biden administration will send vaccines directly to local pharmacies. spread of more aggressive variance remains a concern. joining us now is dr. tom friedmanthe former head of the center of disease control. thank you so much for being with us. do you think the u.s. is vaccinating enough people at one -- 1.3 million people a day? >> the fact is that vaccination alone is not going to bring this under control anytime soon. we need to double down on protection protocols, that means minimizing your timeshare indoor air with people who are not in your household and masking up. as we ramp up vaccination, we need to make sure we are not leaving some groups behind. we are seeing much lower rates of vaccination among black americans, the rates among care home and nursing home workers. these are groups that require specific outreach. it is

laura: and now, the u.s. of state is saying the white house wants to recalibrate relations with the saudis and not rupture them. is that why they are sanctioning people who are involved with this killing but n the saudi crown prince? barbara: yes. it is a difficult thing because president biden, the biden administration want to show a new willingness to take on saudi arabia when it comes to human rights abuses. that was a big part of what mr. biden set of saudi arabia when he was a candidate, so calling the saudis out on this issue is one of those measures, and actually putting it publicly into a u.s. government document is quite an extraordinary rebuke , but they have not so far sanctioned the man himself, mohammed bin salman. they sanctioned some people around him, a former intelligence official, his own personal protective detail, and someone. i think they -- and some others. i think they want to walk the fine line and preserve the relationship in the middle east. laura: let's talk more about that. where d

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laura: i am laura trevelyan and washington, d.c. and this is what -- bbc world news america.frica pulls the jab after an early study shows disappointing results against the variant. on the eve of his second impeachment trial, lawyers for donald trump asked the senate to dismiss the charges against him as unconstitutional. plus, night life but not as you know it. w the winter lockdown is leading people to enjoy the outdoors, after hours. the rush to vaccinate the globe, but the south african government has decided to hold off on using one million doses of the off -- oxford astrazeneca vaccine. that study suggested it provides only minimal protection in moderate cases of a new, local south african variant. reporter: even the weather could not dampen the optimism last week, as one million doses of the astrazeneca vaccine arrived in south africa. the second wave of covid-19, driven by a more resistant and highly contagious variant, caused a spike in hospitalizations, far worse than the first wave. last night, scientists advising south africa's government delivered news that no on

laura: she joins us now from london. like eu officials are really worried about what might happen if the americans do withdraw all of their 2500 troops at they are due to from afghanistan on may 1. >> many are worried, including the americans. this is a deal, a historic deal reached between the united states in february of last year. it has commitments on both sides. the u.s. was going to pull out, and nato forces as well, the last of the troops, together they make up about 10,000 troops in afghanistan. 2500 of the americans by may the first. but the taliban have commitments to keep, and that was what the eu commissioner was underlining. the europeans and many others holds the taliban responsible for a wave of assassinatis. there is strong criticism that they still have not severed eir ties with al qaeda, and that they are not making an effort to engage in a peace ocess, which is why many are now saying, that this is a conditions based process. and the conditions have not been met. the taliban are warning, we don't know

laura: reporting from moscow.words new -- in other news, a world health organization team sent to china to investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic visited two centers for disease control and the central region. over the weekend they visited thearket in wuhan where the virus was initially detected. united states suffered more covid-19 deaths in january than in any other month. cdc said there were 90,000 deaths in the first month of the year. america's the worst affected country, with over 440,000 deaths since the pandemic began. now to somalia, where at least a dozen people were killed in an attack in the capital on sunday. the nine-hour siege was brought to an end by security forces in the early hours of monday morning. four militants were among the dead. here's the latest from mogadishu. reporter: the evening prayer in the somalia capital last night, interrupted by gunshots,s militant islamists -- in a heavily guarded area of the airport. plumes of smoke, the result of a car bomb which donated in the

i'm laura jarrett. >> good morning, laura. i'm christine romans.t's wednesday, february 10th, it's 4:00 a.m. in new york. an extra early edition of "early start" for you. a national trauma being relived by its victims at the scene of the crime. the second impeachment trial of donald trump is about the former president inciting a mob. it's also a test of whether this is still trump's republican party, or if the gop is ready to move on. democrats opened their impeachment case before the senate with a jarring and graphic video, drawing a direct line between donald trump's effort to inflame the crowd at his rally, and the deadly insurrection that followed. >> let's go! >> let's go! >> this truly terrifying video we have not seen before, that with an underwhelming presentation by trump's lawyers leaves six republicans to join all democrats in rejecting the argument that trying a former president is unconstitutional. get that out of the way, opening arguments start today. let's get to cnn's jessica dean who will starts us off today from capitol hill. jes