one seen here is eric munchel, arrested in nashville, cbs's mark strassmann has the story. >> minchin is our, say the mob. >> i'm really glad, it needed to happen. >> days after maga mania, rampaged through an american sanctuary. was the moment heroic or horrific. partisans got in each other's face. >> [bleep] terrorists. >> no, we're not. >> but for some trump loyalists it is an inflection point. >> we can be disappointed in whatever but you can't just go in and ransack public places like that. >> count me out. enough is enough. >> you are a traitor, lindsey graham. >> trump diehard turned on senator lindsey graham after that. >> welcome to the new america, lindsey. >> the rest of your life. >> this video shows the first family wednesday morning, right before the president's inflammatory speech. >> i think we're t mine us a couple of seconds here, guys. >> a couple hours later, the mob trampled the constitution. and rosanne boyland of kennesaw, dpornlg ga. >> president's words incited a riot that killed four of his biggest fans. >> we're in, boys. >> protestors also stormed the washi

>> duncan: mark strassmann for us in atlanta tonight, thank you. now to the covid crisis. today los angeles mayor eric gasser eti told cbs's facial faitionz that a new person is being in-- face the nation that a new person is being infected every six seconds despite what california has done to limit the spread. this weekend show u.s. cases past 20 million and today deaths topped 351,000, with the virus raging, there is concern those holiday gatherings are about to cause new pain. cbs's jonathan vigliotti is at lax tonight. jonathan? >> jericka, across the country tonight people are returning home to cities in crisis. here in la county the number of covid cases has spiked 1,000 percent since november alone. and tonight there is a very real concern those numbers will continue to rise. >> the nation's stalled covid vaccine rollout can't keep up with new year's resolutions to get back to normal. tonight airports are packed. the tsa says it screened more than 14 million travelers in the last two weeks. new year's eve parties like this one in new york city have health officials

we get more from cbs news' mark strassmann. >> reporter: intimidation by design. the texas state capitol building today resembled an armed camp. workers in madison, wisconsin, boarded up ground floor windows of the state legislature. >> it is not safe for members of the public to gather at the capitol -- >> reporter: in washington state, skittish lawmakers moved online. outside, a man carrying an ar-15 screamed at media members. >> we're done with them, we're done with you! >> reporter: this image, widely trafficked online, urges an armed march on all state capitols january 17th. the worry, violence could be more widespread thanttlegrnd str weeks. tiesderal facilities,catols, itt city halls acr angry about covid restrictions. armed protesters invaded michigan's legislature last may, now banned there, openly carrying weapons inside, but concealed carry is still allowed. lawmakers everywhere have to adjust, like georgia state representative karen bennett. >> i'm being mindful of my environment. i am looking around, i am avoiding being alone. >> reporter: at 50 state

mark strassmann, cbs news, atlanta. >> o'donnell: tonight, the c.d.c.g vaccine guidelines to speed up delivery of covid shots. so far more than nine million americans have had a covid shot, while about twice that many doses are still sitting in freezers. we get more now from cbs'jonath. >> reporter: tonight, a new travel warning, the c.d.c. now requiring all airline passengers to test negative for covid before they can enter the u.s. also tonight, operation warp speed planning to move the covid vaccine even faster. >> we are releasing the entire supply we have for order by states rather than holding second doses in ph reserve. >> reporter: the new focus will be on those aged 65 and older and those with preexisting conditions. but h.h.s. secretary alex azar says distribution isn't the only issue. >> we have too much vaccine sitting in freezers at hospitals than three million vaccines have already been received, just a quarter of those doses have been administered. help could soon arrive from mega sites, large venues soon to be serving up mass vaccination

mark strassmann, cbs news, atlanta. >> simply amazing. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," a look atn by some corporations to suspend political donations could impact lawmakers from both political parties. >>> plus, we will speak with michael osterholm, a member of president-elect biden's president-elect t biden's cocov9 presidenent-elect bibiden's cov9 advisory b board aboutut the rot ofof the vaccicine. and comedidian chris rock has a candid conversation with gayle king on everything from politics to race. that's it for "cbs morning news." thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day.

let's bring in mark strassmann who has been covering those senate races in atlanta, mark, it has been one for the history books. >> it really has norah and it has been a reality check here particularly for republicans, a reality check that this state is changing this many ways, it is younger and more diverse and in the suburbs in particular in metro atlanta, it is much more progressive than historically has been the case. it also is reality check about the trump years and the trump year's impact, in just two months here the president lost an election and the party lost both of its -- both of its republican incumbents in the u.s. senate, that in itself is devastating, there are many republicans here both lifelong republican voters and state republican leaders who are furious at the president, as recently as monday the president was here os sense fly campaign for the two candidates but really he just whipped up the crowd are his groundless allegations of voter fraud and the republicans are angry because nothing that nothing that the president said may have encouraged some republican vot

cbs's mark strassmann is going to lead off our coverage tonight. he's in atlanta. od evening, mark. >> reporter: good evening, norah. polls are closed in georgia. today's average wait time a few minutes. even though looking into election workers in ten contestants. no threats. georgia's on the mind of america. >> today is the day. >> reporter: democrats raphael warnock and jon ossoff -- >> reporter: democrats raphael warnock and jon ossoff... >> get out and vote today. >> reporter: hope to unseat senators david perdue and kelly loeffler. >> if we don't vote, we won't just lose this election, we will lose the country. >> reporter: to republicans here, today's turnout means everything. they may be starting the day behind, in the most costly senate races in history. at least $830-million already spent. >> compare coronavirus to the common flu -- >> reporter: more than 3 million georgians voted early, a one-third were black voters, up three points from their november turnout. and more than 100,000 early voters did not turn out for the november election at all, like deni

mark strassmann, thank you.ight president trump is still insisting that the election was stolen from him, and even as congress gets sets to confirm president plans to address supporters tomorrow here in washington. he's also pressuring vice president mike pence to use powers he does not have to ovrturn the results. we get more now from cbs's weijia jiang. >> reporter: tonight, thousands of pro-trump protestors gathered near the white house ahead of congress confirming president elect joe biden's victory tomorrow. president trump promises to keep fighting it with what he considers a final test of loyalty for vice president mike pence, tweeting falsely that the vice president has the power to reject fraudulently chosen electors. the president has privately and publicly pressured mister pence to stop congress from approving the election results. >> i have to tell you, i hope that our great vice president-- ( cheers and applause ) --our great vice president comes through for us. he's a great guy. of course, if he do

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more from cbs's mark strassmann in atlanta. ood evening, mark, this is historic. >> reporter: it is, norah, everyone in america has been consumed by the craziness of the day in washington, understandably so, but you can bet these races here have everyone's attention in georgia. double defeat for republicans, moment of reckoning and soul searching. two candidates wrapped themselves in the trump brand and their defeat was a rejection of that brand. and in the double victory for democrats, they understand they have a path forward after years, decades really of trying. ossoff and pastor warnock are not just moderate but liberal candidates who managed to win statewide in a state generally considered to be conservative. its diversity is changing, youth is changing, dynamic is changing. across the south going to be (announcer) america's veterans have always stepped up. but with the covid-19 crisis, many veterans are struggling - to make ends meet or get the care they need. dav has helped ill and injured veterans for one hundred years,

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here is our senior national correspondent mark strassmann. >> reporter: republicans have a new year'stion: keep georgia red as its clay. >> we have to hold the line here against socialism. we need y'all to get out and vote. >> reporter: in dual runoffs here, kelly loeffler and david perdue both lose, democrats will seize control of the senate. it will be a 50/50 split with kamala harris breaking any tie vote. >> the whole country is watching georgia voters to see what we will do. >> reporter: democrats jon ossoff and raphael warnock each have raised $100 million over the last two months. their blitz events called both republicans corrupt. >> you can help kelly loeffler to help herself -- >> reporter: more than three million georgians have already voted. the wildcard: president trump's groundless griping about election fraud here and its impact on republican turnout this tuesday. over the weekend, the president tweeted georgia's runoffs were illegal and invalid. billboards urge republicans to stay home. in a moment when state and national g.o.p. leaders need those voters to turn out. >

we asked senior national correspondent mark strassmann to take a look at events around the country.report. >> reporter: vengeance is ours, sayeth the mob. >> i'm really glad. it needed to happen. >> reporter: days after mega mania rampaged through an american sanctuary. was the moment heroic or horrific. partisans got in each oher's faces. but for some trump loyalists, it's an inflectionpoint. >> you can be disappointed, whatever, but you can't go in and ransack public places like that. >> count me out. >> reporter: trump die-hards turned on lindsey graham after that. >> welcome to a new america, lindsey graham. >> reporter: this video shows the first family wednesday morning, right before the president's inflammatory speech. > a couple hours later, the mob trampled the constitution, and rosanne boyland -- >> the president's words incited a riot that killed four of his biggest fans. >> reporter: and protestors stormed the washington state governor's mansion, and more protests in arizona, florida, minnesota, and the kansas state house. [yelling] >> reporter: talk of more vials scuttl

mark strassmann is in atlanta. mark, good morning. >> good morning, anthony.ig day here today, of course, especially for republicans. democrats seem to get more of the 3 million early votes cast in this runoff. so republicans need their folks to show up today if they'll hang on to the two u.s. senate seats. and republican leaders have to hope that president trump's last-minute rally last night helped more than it hurt. >> our country is depending on you. the whole world is watching the people of georgia tomorrow. >> so today, tomorrow, vote. make sure your voice is heard. >> in dueling rallies, president trump and president-elect biden did seem to agree on one thing. the importance of georgia's elections. >> show up and vote them out! >> reverend raphael warnock and jon ossoff are the democrats hoping to unseat gop incumbents kelly loeffler and david perdue. both races will determine which party controls the senate and the candidates are spending record money to get voters' attention. each democratic candidate raised more than $100 million in two months. compa

our senior correspondent mark strassmann is decatur, georgia, just outside of atlanta. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anthony. election officials say roughly 65,000 uncounted ballots left in the state of georgia. most of them from metro atlanta, counties that lean democrat. likely the ballots to pad the leads of the two democratic candidates. and the secretary of state here says we all should know more by noon today. >> we proved that with hope, hard work and the people by our side, anything is possible. >> reporter: democratic candidate reverend raphael warnock said he's headed to the senate to work for all georgians, but incumbent kelly loeffler still see as path to victory and promised to keep fighting. >> we have some work to do here. this is a game of inches. we're going to win this election and we're going to save this country. that's right. that's right. >> reporter: the race between incumbent republican david perdue and democrat jon ossoff is even tighter. 4.6 million georgians cast %-pb that will determine control of the senate. the coronavirus p

senior national correspondent mark strassmann has more from atlanta. >> a noisy victory lap for georgiaing republicans a double defeat. >> it's about time we had someone in washington who is thinking about ordinary people. and so i can't wait to get to work for them. >> whether you were for me or against me, i'll be for you in the u.s. senate. >> warnock will be georgia's first black senator. ossoff will be the state's first jewish senator. at 33, he's the youngest elected u.s. senator since joe biden. both republican candidates led at 11:00 p.m. on election night, but metro atlanta increasingly progressive, was the game changer. at 11:18 p.m., dekalb county reported nearly 166,000 votes, catapulting warnock into the lead, and a few hours later, ossoff joined him. neither democrat trailed again. while neither republican candidate has conceded their race, one of georgia's top republican election officials said both democrats appear to have enough votes to avoid a recount. >> while republicans were busy attacking the governor and my boss, the democrats were out there knocking on doors and