and he's entirely focused on national unity. on creating a national character.nd doing it through education, through religion, through policy prescriptions. and that's what he chooses to do in the farewell. he brings together the greatest team of ghostwriters in history. madison does the first draft. hamilton does the second. and they play office politics on who can share the lion's share of credits for the words, not the ideas. and then he brings in john j. at the very end. to your point he gets back together the brand of brothers who does the federalist papers. john j. had left being chief justice of the supreme court to become governor of new york. and there's a wonderful moment we found out sort of where hamilton and j. did the final edit before sending it back to washington. it's july of 1796. and jay is sort of the elder pair of eyes. washington really trusted jay's advice. he and hamilton had a complicated relationship. it was a little bit father/son. they were both hot-headed, they could both get angry. and hamilton had a harder time doing that because h

he is entirely focused on national unity. on creating a national character. doing it through education, through religion, through policy prescriptions. that's what he choose to do in the farewell. he brings together the greatest thing about ghost writers in history. medicine does the first drop, hamilton does the second place in office politics we could really claim the line sheriff credit for the words, not the ideas. and then he brings john jay at the very end. to your point, he gets it back together the band of brothers who do the federalist papers. john j had left being chief justice of the supreme court to become governor of new york. it's a wonderful moment where hamilton and jade the final at it before sending it back to washington. it's july of 1796. jay is kind of the elder pair of eyes washington really trust jay's advice. he and hamilton had a complicated relationship, there's a bit father son, they're both pretty hot headed, they could both get angry. and washington really tries to restrain his anger, much like eisenhower. hamilton had a hard time

that distrust of hyperpartisanship, the focus on national unity, the focus on civic education. identifying a new emerging threat that couldn't have been on washington's radar. that was his great gift. but the speech itself and much of the political career is based solely on the foundation of washington and washington's farewell. >> john, and our time is growing a little bit short here, and there are so many other things i want to touch on. one thing i'm sort of curious about is whether or not given our technological advancements we could even have something like the farewell address today. could we have some -- is it unique to washington himself? or is that special opportunity kind of lost? or no longer possible. >> look, obviously, you're dealing with a set of uniques. a precedent without precedent in a time when there wasn't the fragmentation of our media environment and that everything washington did had outside impact and he knew it. so, no, of course, a presidential address any kind of message is not going to stand out in the same way, it's not going to have the same histo

quote, as president trump said yesterday this is a time for healing and unity as one nation. a politically motivated impeachment against a president with 12 days remaining in his term will only serve to further

on the coronavirus plan that his administration has. now, this comes after a day of historic majesty here in the nation's capitol. we saw the president's inaugural address, calling on the nation for unity, talking about the importance of truth. he also visited the lincoln memorial in the evening, right before that big fireworks display that lit up the nation's capitol. but the new president had these words for the nation. >> we are one of those moments now, the pandemic, economic crisis, racial injustice, the climate crisis, and threats to our very democracy. and the question is, are we up to it? will we meet the moment like our forebearers have? i believe we must and i believe we will. you, the american people, are the reason why. i have never been more optimistic about america than i am this very day. >> and it was a day steeped in history, but also, with optimism. president biden there calling on americans, asking them to come with him, help him, and join together on this journey. so it certainly was a day we also saw three former living presidents, president bill clinton, george w. bush, and barack obama also coming together in a rare, extraordinary video, urging americans to be ci

national crisis that he's going to be facing is the division. this is why we are going to be seeing probably -- a speech that will hit really hard on themes of national unity, of national healing. perhaps not a surprise because this is a joe biden that we have heard over and over again throughout the campaign, throughout the transition, but particularly given what we saw happen on capitol hill two weeks ago, this is going to take all of the more importance when he speaks tomorrow as he's been sworn in as president, kate. >> m.j. and john, thanks very much into and with all of this in mind, washington remains a fortress. 25,000 national guard troops are in the district. which means it is virtually locked down after the insurrection on the capitol january 6th. and also amid any concern over new threats. "the washington post" reports that the fbi is following tips about far right extremists posing as national guard members to try to infiltrate the inauguration. cnn's brian todd is live in washington on just a deserted, deserted road. brian. what are you hearing about the new threats? >> reporter: well the threats are significant enough that the concern is sig

necessity of the task ahead for by specifically the needs of focus on unity unifying policies and rhetoric that rebuilds us as a nation and of course that need to focus on unity and healing that has consequences for his agenda going forward jill from your vantage point as an activist an organizer on the ground in georgia who worked so hard to turn out the vote for these runoff elections i mean from your perspective what does all this say about the state of the country. and you for having me and thank you for that wonderful question i believe the activism organizers like myself have had many conversations about the possibility of this kind of response by land response to the outcome of what was a free and fair election i think the american people have spoken those of us who can vote and have made a decision about where we see the future of this country going i think the now's the time for our leaders including joe biden including come here is including the congress in including president trump who still has a following in the united states to be honest about where we're going be honest about what this means for democra

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time but in different speeches i've announced parts of that plan and one in which it's the will of the nations that's truly ruling all unity of relations are based on humanity friendship and kindness the monopoly of power the monopoly of freedom the monopoly of wealth is annihilated. and in which power wealth and freedom is enjoyed by each and every human being on earth. across the world today. wealth power and freedom is controlled by a certain group of us. leaving no chance for nations to be free. and to breathe in an atmosphere of freedom and. this wish will very soon come true which. in every human being will attain their dignity. and deserved status which of course here amiens may i ask why didn't you do that last time when you were president of iraq. well i think iranians have access to me and can ask me that question directly ok well i got to ask we don't know whether the elections will be. but it's notable that. company has said that british american big pharmacy vaccines. they could be dangerous for the iranian people he cited the french hiv contaminated blood scandal twitter took down a bit like donald trump how

on capitol hill for another impeachment proceeding. that press secretary judd deere is saying "as president trump said yesterday this is the time for healing and unity, as one nation, politically motivated impeachment against a president that has done a great job with 12 days were remaining in his term will only serve to further divide our great country. it took 65 days in a riot on capitol hill but president trump finally acknowledged that joe biden will be the next president, though he won't be there to see it happen. >> president trump erased any lingering questions as to whether he would attend the inauguration of joe biden tweeting this morning, "12 those who asked i will not be going to the inauguration on january 20." other presidents have refused to attend the inauguration of their successor. john quincy adams and andrew johnson all did it, too. though the last time was in 1869. president trump's florida allies senator rick scott urged him to change his mind saying, i could imagine you losing an election is very hard but i believe he should attend. it is an important tradition that demonstrates the peaceful transfer of power to our people and to the world.

on and it is up to president-elect biden to step in and allow the nation to heal. >> press secretary weighed in. "as president trump said yesterday this is a time for healing and unity as one nation." which sort of misses the point, does it? what happened this week could not be more serious. there needs to be consequences for people involved. the mob trying to locate house speaker pelosi did not want to pose selfies with her. here are some videos of them posted on youtube by jaiden x. >> you don't want none of this. [ bleep ]. >> a lady shouting "tell effin pelosi that we are coming for her" among other obscenities. some carried police restraints, zipped ties like this one inside the chamber. among the people arrested had a number of firearms in his vehicle as well as 11 cocktails. capitol police officer was beaten reportedly with a fire extinguisher. what was the president doing? listen to ben sass to radio host hue hewghes hewitt. >> as this was happening, he was delighted and wondering why people were not excited by it. >> senator sass says the president was delighted. according to a spokesperson from utah, mike lee, they were also working the phones, trying to c

on you. so is america. we are a nation. built on honor decency and dignity and respect. america is, and must continue to be a beacon of light, liberty and unityi got protect our troops. thank you, thank you, thank you. ♪ ♪ got to make the world go ♪ ♪ cap to make the world go. ♪ ♪ ♪ the world go round ... ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ we've got to make ♪ the world go round ♪ we've got to make ♪ the world go round ♪ we've got to make ♪ the world go round ♪ got to make the world go round ♪ what you see is what you get ♪ got to make the world go round ♪ you in me now ♪ all right, yeah ♪ got to make the world go round little people ♪ ♪ come on y'all ♪ got to make the world ♪ go round ♪ got to make ♪ the world around ♪ got to make the world ♪ go round ♪ little people, got to make ♪ the world go round. >> on tuesday the balance of power in the senate will be decided by the winners of the two georgia runoffs republican senator david perdue and kelly loeffler are defending their seat in the gop control of the chamber, the democratic challenger john ossoff and raphael warnock, follow the result in hear from the candidates in the final races in the campaign 2020, live cover

on friday. as president trump said yesterday, this is a time for healing and unity as one nation. a politically motivated impeachment against a president with 12 days remaining in his term would only serve to further divide our great country. now as the clock is running out on trump's presidency, his relationship with vice president pence seems to be more strained than ever. trump did not call pence while the chaos at the capitol was unfolding and the vice president was evacuated from the house floor and hiding there to continue certifying the election results. trump went after pence publicly for performing his constitutional duty to do that and then perhaps the greatest demonstration of their rift, trump has announced he will not be attending the inauguration whereas pence's office made it known that the vice president will accept an invitation to attend if he's invited. now white house aides are trying to get trump to focus on his post presidency on preserving what's left of his legacy, but, fred, a lot of uncertainty as to how the president will handle the last 11 days of his t

nation. that is the unity agenda. that's the agenda that republicans are working towards and would work with joe biden on. >> bill: two "wall street journal." joe biden's unity event. national healing does not require agreement on one point of view. miranda devine. a speech is just words and what will count is whether biden's deeds as president are unifying. he preached unity but what he signed in the afternoon said otherwise. what should he do when is comes to unity and what is his responsibility? >> the first thing is sit down with both sides. the difference of what administration he gets to start with than what president trump did. four years ago there were people throughout the streets and the democrats were saying resist. here you have republicans saying let's work together to put people back to work, kids back in school. but president joe biden said let's give 11 million illegal immigrants citizenship while we have 10.7 million americans out of work. should we prioritize those americans out of work first? and those are places that i think you could find unity. he knows the agenda and those executive orders he is

as 46th president of the united states wednesday, ending the trump era with a call for national unity. speaking on the steps of a capitol building that just two weeks prior was mobbed by a group of right wing extremists trying to overturn the election, president biden said the u.s. faces an unprecedented combination of challenges posed by the covid-19 pandem, mass unemployment, racial injustice, white supremacist violence, and the existential threat of climate change. and he warned against the spread of lies in a thinly veiled reference to the trump administration's constant stream of falsehoods over the past four years. pres. biden: recent weeks and months have taught us a painful lesson. there is truth and there are lies. lies told for power and for profit. and each of us has a duty and responsibility as citizens, as americans, especially as leaders , leaders who have pledged to honor our constitution, protect our nation. to defend th truth and defeat the lies. amy: biden was administered the oath of office by chief justice john roberts. the supreme court's first latina justice, sonia sotomayor,

on this. as president trump said yesterday, this is a time for healing and unity as one nation, a politically motivated impeachment against a president with 12 days remaining in his term will only serve to further divide our great country. now, privately, though, white house aides are taking very seriously the prospect of impeachment, and in fact cnn is reporting that on thursday top white house officials, including chief of staff mark meadows sat trump down and warned him there was a serious possibility he could be removed from office, either through impeachment or through the exercise of the 25th amendment, through members of his own cabinet moving to remove him. so all of that pressure on trump caused him to come out and record and release the conciliatory video about the protests. that was, of course, too late, his twitter was suspended over the incendiary things he's been saying on social media leading up to the violence. now, amid all of this fallout the president at the last minute canceled a trip to camp david this weekend, what might have been his last visit to the presidential retre

on the 20th. >> jesse: the white house responding with a new statement. "as president trump said yesterday, this is a time for healing and unity as one nation. politically motivated impeachment against a president with 12 days remaining in his term will only serve to further divide our great country." greg, joe biden is the leader of the democratic party and president-elect. can't he just tell congress to knock it off. why divide the country even more? >> greg: so far as the captain uniter, he's doing a terrible job. already he says the cops are racist because they were soft on white protesters. i wondered, did he feel it may be they should kill another protester? one wasn't enough? his logic was idiotic. we saw, he said if they were black lives matter protesters they would have been treated differently. we saw the riots part of those demonstration we saw how rioters and looters were treated with our own eyes. so i don't know. we have never seen this kind of thing before in our history i believe because i don't think we've ever seen this kind of conflict where this kind of president, and outside and it is completely despised by the political

on. reporter: others say the ruling may be intended to strengthen national unity. >> i think this ruling to do with the current historical circumstances in the country. it seems to be based on the rule of agreeing to differ, and attempts to overcome differences and allows the state to deal with real challenges facing it. including outside threats close to the borders. it is also a plan by the president of his political program's implementation. the general reportedly arrived aboard a private jet and landed at the military airport right before algeria's president announced he was going to call for an early general election. many algerians say these are signs of a possible return of the military guard to power in algeria. a jerry is undergoing a political crisis, as it tries to heal itself from economic mismanagement and political corruption, after decades of military backed one-party rule. in 2019, millions of protesters managed to push the long-term president out of power and unseat most of his senior allies and top ranking military backers. but the republican still unhappy with the pace

>>schwarzenegger went on to call for national unity and he vowed his support for president elect joe effort. >>time now 6.36 and today security is going to be tight around twitter headquarters in san francisco because pro trump protesters are expected to rally there. police say they're to respond to anything that should happen kron 4 sarah stinson live in the city now with more sara. >>there's already a police presence at twitter headquarters there's a police officer sitting out there in his police car and they are waiting for a potential pro trump. protests outside of the headquarters on market street take a look at video. this is what it looks like right now you can see the barricades all around the building and again a police officer right out front san francisco police say they are prepared for this pro trump protests outside that could happen any time this morning or today this after president trump was banned from twitter on friday twitter saying this is due to him inciting violence. he then tried to tweet from the potus page saying he will not be silenced. twitter is not about

we know that he has been working on this for weeks and that the theme of national unity will be a big one, particularly after what we saw happen on capitol hill two weeks ago, john. >> thank you, mj. it's incredible to think about all that will happen in the next 28 hours. >>> inaugural events kick off this afternoon under extreme security. "the washington post" reports the fbi is warning law enforcement that far right extremists have discussed posing as national guard members to disrupt the inauguration. cnn's pete muntean is live in washington with more on what's happening at this hour. pete? >> alisyn, things only get more and more locked down here in washington as the day goes on as we move into inauguration day. police are in the process of closing down the bridges between virginia and d.c. this is one of those checkpoints staffed by members of the national guard and the fbi tells the "washington post" it is worried that armed insurrectionists could pose as members of the guard. we have just learned all 25,000 members of the guard are now on the ground here in washington. but now

on for a number of weeks. we know that the theme of national unity will be a big one and will be especially important given what we saw happen on capitol hill two weeks ago. >> no question. >> m.j. lee, thank you very much for being there for us. >>> a new reporting just into cnn in last hour, we're learning that the biden administration will make domestic terrorism a key focus of the national security council according to a person familiar telling me. a reflection of the significant threat the country is facing as it deals with the aftermath of the capitol hill riot. we're told to expect early announcements of staff on the nsc where they are focused very much on this threat and it speaks to the seriousness as we see all of the troops there in d.c. >> well, i think a good development, right, jim, that they're taking this as seriously as it needs to be and putting the power there to try to get a handle on it. good reporting. thank you for that. >>> well massive force, 25,000 national guard troops are right now this morning deployed across washington, d.c. but "the washington post" is reporting that the fbi has w

j—lo was among the star—studded artists whose performances focused on healing and national unity.tion? we'll speak to cast members from the tv show �*the west wing' about their political activities, real—life and fictional. joe biden has been sworn in as the 46th president of the united states. it's only four hours into his leadership and already the contrast is stark. president biden took the oath of office on the steps of the us capitol — where two weeks ago a pro—trump mob stormed the building in effort to overturn the election. as well as making an appeal for unity at home the president had this message for those watching from abroad. all my colleagues i served with in the house and the senate appear, we all understand the world is watching, watching all of us today. so here is my message to those beyond our borders, america has been tested and we've come out stronger for it. we will repair our alliances and engage with the world once again. not to meet yesterday's challenge but today's and tomorrow's challenges. and we will lead not merely by the example of our power but by t

deputy press secretary as president trump said yesterday, this is a time for healing and unity as one nation of politically motivateed impeachment against a president that has done a great job on 12 days remaining. house speaker nancy pelosi says she spoke with general mark melly, assured her there are several controls in place regarding the nuclear launch codes, pelosi is worried about the president acting in anger. she said, quote, the situation of this unhinged president could not be more dangerous and we must do everything that we can to protect the american people from his unbalanced assault on our country and our democracy. as far as that twitter ban is concerned that charles was talking about certainly making a lot of news at the white house. many staffers in the administration taking to their personal pages to complain about it including secretary of state mike pompeo who calls the move dangerous. eric. eric: all right, david, at the white house, thank you. arthel. arthel: eric and david, more now on president trump's permanent twitter suspension, james freeman, fox news contributor.

this is bloomberg. ♪ just: president trump has released a video of national unity tonight on social mediasaying that a new administration will be inaugurated on january 20, telling supporters that their journey is only just beginning. he is focusing on a smooth and seamless transition. thatys he still believes election rules must be reformed. he did call those pro-trump supporters that stormed congress yesterday -- he called them rioters defiling the seat of democracy and said those that broke the law shall pay. he focused on a smooth and orderly transition of power, but again, the headline here that a new administration will be inaugurated on january 20. of course, for weeks, president trump has not talked about the smooth transition of power. it has only been this week that he pledged an orderly transition given the violence we saw on capitol hill yesterday. in fact, given what has happened, there are growing calls for president trump to be removed from office before his term ends later this month. let's bring in congressional reporter jack fitzpatrick. how much support is there in cong

we have one of the top law enforcement experts in the nation and a vital report on justice over unity, plus breaking news on the new evidence the feds are using against d.c. rioter, including the infamous qanon shaman who was in court today. feds allege the reuters intended to capture and assassinate elected officials as other government officials question some of the evidence for that. these rioters believed, quote, the insurrection is still in progress, which is why d.c. is in a total lockdown tonight, a baghdad-style green zone guard by over 20,000 troops amidst reports that a rehearsal for the actual inauguration has already been delayed over security earp concerns. authorities in the nation learning even more. new evidence of rioters plotting in a frenzy moments before that hockey police officer led the mob partially up the stairs to divert them from where they might do more harm from a senate chamber in evacuation. >> put it down, hands up. >> these people, these people have no weapons. these people have no weapons. >> back up! >> back up! >> people, listen. go down. >> new vide

quote, as president trump said yesterday this is a time for healing and unity as one nation. politically motivated impeachment against a president with 12 days remaining in his term will only serve to further divide our great country. well, this afternoon president-elect joe biden was asked if he backed this push for impeachment. >> i thought for a long, long time that president trump wasn't fit to hold a job. that's why i ran. i'm focused on the virus, the vaccine and economic growth. what the congress decides to do is for them to decide. >> meanwhile republican senator ben sasse of nebraska -- and since this may happen again let's not pause to -- let's pause to point out he has been a loyal trump vote in the u.s. senate all these years. he now says he's open to looking at impeaching donald trump. >> the house if they come together and have a process, i will definitely consider whatever articles they might move. i believe the president has disregarded his oath of office. >> lisa murkowski of alaska now the first republican senator officially to call on trump to step down. in

statement yesterday saying, as president trump said yesterday, this is a time for healing and unity as one nation. a politically motivated impeachment against a president with 12 days remaining in his term will only serve to further divide our great country. now, 11 days left in the president's term. but aides have been trying to guide the president towards a more measured response and a more forceful condemnation of the riots after his highly criticized initial response in which he said he loved the rioters. the president released a second video which he did go after the rioters more forcefully, but nonetheless, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle were very dismayed at the initial reaction from the president and the fact that he did not seem to be bothered by the fact that these rioters were storming the capitol. that included republican senator ben sass who claims that trump was delighted with what he saw. >> as this was unfolding on television, donald trump was walking around the white house confused about why other people on his team weren't as excited as he was, as you had rioters pushing a

this statement last night as president trump said yesterday this is a time for healing and unity as one nation. a politically motivated impeachment against a president with 12 days remaining in his term will only serve to further divide our great country. now white house aides are taking this threat seriously. in fact, on thursday, top aides to the president came to him with a warning that there's a serious chance he could be removed from office if he didn't change his approach to the riots. that could happen through impeachment or cabinet members could pursue his removal from office using the 25th amendment. president trump recorded that second conciliatory message about the rioters where he had a more forceful condemnation of the violence, but lawmakers on both sides of the aisle were still really dismayed about that initial response from the president which also involved taped remarks in which the president said he loved the rioters. some lawmakers claimed even that the president was happy to see his supporters storming the capitol. that's according to republican senator ben sasse who was a

as president trump said yesterday, this is the time for healing and unity as one nation. a politically motivated impeachment against a president with 12 days remaining in his term will only serve to further divide our great country. now, even though talk of the 25th amendment is starting to die down among the cabinet, and vice president mike pence is pointly not until favin favor o that, there's concern among aides with fallout among republicans and allies coming out denouncing him with few lefts in office, christi. >> sarah westwood, thank you. >>> let's go to capitol hill. cnn has obtained articles of impeachment drafted by house democrats. cnn's international correspondent suzanne malveaux is there. suzanne, not much time to get this done. >> reporter: not at all, it's on a fast track. there's an article of impeachment saying donald john trump for high crimes and misdemeanors. what we're going to see in days ahead, on monday, the house rules committee will meet and set up the terms of the debate and a privileged resolution that is offered. that means this is on a fast

judd deere push back, quote, as president trump said yesterday this is a time for healing and unity as one nationa politically motivated impeachment against the president who has done a great job with 12 days remaining in his term will only serve to further divide our great country. in addition jon to impeachment talks speaker pelosi says she spoke with general mark milley chairman of the joint chief of staff assured her there are controls several controls in place regarding the nuclear launch codes pelosi is worried about the president acting with rage as for president trump, no twitter he's been known as the twitter president. he's hired, he's fired he's made official policy, he's even pardoned folks on twitter 11 more days in office if he wants to talk that always sending a statement or perhaps call cameras in front of the nation. jon. jon: david spunt at the white house, thank you. meantime president-elect joe biden is criticizing calling him incompetent saying it is a good thing president trump will not attend his inauguration. biden is also giving more details on what to expect from his fir

that's why ultimately our plan is based on unity and all of us acting as one nation. it requires families and neighbors looking out for one another, health care providers and business and civic and religious and civil rights organizations and unions all relying together on a common purpose with urgency and purpose and resolve. it requires reasserting our global leadership which is why i took an action yesterday for the united states to rejoin the world health organization and to reestablish our global pandemic office in the national security council. it requires congress coming together to provide the necessary funding in the covid relief package and the american rescue plan that i will soon be sending to the congress. i know these bold practical steps will not come cheaply, but failing to do so will cost us so much more dearly. i look forward to working with members of both parties in the congress. we're in a national emergency and it's time we treat it like one, together the national plan as the united states of america. as i said yesterday in my inaugural address,

as president trump said yesterday, this is a time for healing and unity as one nation. a politically motivated impeachment against a president with 12 days remaining in his term will only serve to further divide our great country. that was a statement that emerged as the impeachment push was picking up steam. this is after two cabinet secretaries and a number of aides resigned in protest over the president's behavior. victor and christi, there's still a lot of uncertainty surrounding the president's final 11 days in office and how he will handle what's to come for him. >> sarah westwood, we appreciate it so much. thank you. >>> capitol hill up next. cnn has obtained articles of impeachment drafted by house democrats. suzanne malveaux is there. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> 11 days. they've got to move this through quickly. what do you know about the plan? >> reporter: victor, they're not going to wait. they are going to move very fast, lightning speed really. you've heard from house democrats and even some republicans for the president to resign, also invokin

this response today, quote, as president trump said yesterday, this is a time for healing and unity as one nation. a politically motivated impeachment against a president with 12 days remaining in his term will only serve to further divide our great country. well, this afternoon president-elect joe biden was asked if he backed this push for impeachment. >> i've thought for a long, long time that president trump wasn't fit to hold the job. that's why i ran. i'm focused on the virus, the vaccine, and economic growth. what the congress decides to do is for them to decide. >> meanwhile, republican senator ben sasse of nebraska and since this may happen again, let's not pause to -- let's pause to point out he has been a loyal trump vote in the u.s. senate all these years. he now says he's open to looking at impeaching donald trump. >> the house, if they come together and have a process, i will definitely consider whatever articles they might move. i believe the president has disregarded his oath of office. >> lisa murkowski of alaska now the first republican senator officially to call on trump to step

as president trump said yesterday, this is a time for healing and unity as one nation. a politically motivated impeachment against a president with 12 days remaining in his term will only serve to further divide our great country. now cnn has reported there was talk among cabinet members of invoking the 25th amendment in the wake of this week's events but vice president pence is unlikely to go along with that plan. pence is prepared to stick around until the end of the president's term, victor and christi. >> sarah westwood, so appreciate it. thank you. >>> let's go to capitol hill now. cnn has obtained articles of impeachment drafted by house democrats. cnn national correspondent suzanne malveaux is there. good morning to you. let's go through the draft but also, how is this likely to play out with so few days left before the inauguration? >> victor, it will be very dramatic. it will happen very quickly next week. we have heard from many house democrats including house speaker nancy pelosi saying we are calling for the president to resign. we know that won't happen. we

that's why ultimately our plan is based on unity and all of us acting as one nation.it requires families and neighbors looking out for one another. health care providers and business and civic and religious and civil rights organizations, and unions all relying together on a common purpose with urgency and purpose and resolve. it requires reasserting our global leadership, which is why i took an action yesterday for the united states to rejoin the world health organization and to re-establish our global pandemic office in the national security council. it requires congress coming together to provide the necessary funding in the covid relief package and the american rescue plan that i will soon be sending to the congress. i know these bold practical steps will not come cheaply, but failing to do so will cost us so much more dearly. i look forward to working with members of both parties in the congress. we're in a national emergency, and it is time we treat it like one. together, the national plan as the united states of america. as i said yesterday in my inaugural addr

necessity of the task ahead for by specifically the needs of focus on unity unifying policies and rhetoric that rebuilds us as a nation and of course that need to focus on unity and healing that has consequences for his agenda going forward jill from your vantage point as an activist an organizer on the ground in georgia who worked so hard to turn out the vote for these runoff elections i mean from your perspective what does all this say about the state of the country. and you for having me and thank you for that wonderful question i believe that it is not organizers like myself have had many conversations about the possibility of this kind of response by him response to the outcome of what was a free and fair election i think the american people have spoken those of us who can vote and have made a decision about where we see the future of this country going i think the now's the time for our leaders including joe biden including come here is including the congress in including president tramp who still has a following in the united states to be honest about where we're going be honest about what this means for democr

month 18 month you know national unity got to get through this year because if you don't have an economy then you're not going to have been taxpayers did not have an axe based on all of the goodies that everybody wants is not going to be there i mean that but that peter that's a debt of national unity $12.00 to $18.00 but nationally and that's a dead letter with the state of the country right now i agree it's just still completely divided and not ready to the point that people don't know i don't want to watch the inauguration and i thought i didn't think lady gaga sang the song well because biden is the president i mean you know it's to this level it's so petty it's really it's you know as i keep saying to people it's like you know baseball doesn't care who wins the world series only fans of the care who wins the world series so it's business as usual. oh well you know it's because of this kind of false consciousness about politics you know and you know it you know trump resides in everyone's brain free of charge ok in the end this is what's one of what we've gotten down to i mean i'm sick and tired of talking about donald trump i think we've got to get back t

but as trump said yesterday, this is a time for healing and unity, as one nation, describing a future attempt as politically motivated, with impeachment attempt politically motivated with 12 days left in the term. notably, the comments with white house are very similar to what we're hearing from kevin mccarthy the republican leader in the house. no longer are we hearing about the first impeachment of donald trump, that this is a crazy thing to do, and instead, the argument now is focused on saying, with just less than two weeks left in office, it's kind of moot and is unnecessary. >> leave it there with you guys. thank you for being there for us. heidi, josh, in washington, d.c., for us, joining us right now, former republican congressman of florida, congressman, thank you, first on to impeachment. is this moving to fast? or is having trump in office in the waning days of his presidency too risky? >> well, look, everything should be on the table, because this president is so risky. now, we know, we've seen that this president, and his lies, can lead to death, violence, destruction, so

judd deere saying as president trump said yesterday, this is a time for healing and unity as one nation a politically motivated impeachment against a president with 12 days remaining in his term will only serve to further divide our great country no response to questions about the calls for his resignation. but the president's move toward unity will stop just short of inauguration he has said he will not attend the inaugural ceremonies of his successor, anyone coming president joe biden, becoming just the fourth president in history to do so the first since andrew johnson refused to attend the ceremonies of ulysses s. grant in 1869. as for other attendees, biden said he'd welcome the attendance of vice president mike pence a spokesperson for pence says he hasn't made a decision yet ongoing. former presidents barack obama, george bush and bill clinton are also planning to attending as are former secretary of state hillary clinton and former house speaker paul ryan. former president jimmy carter, who is in his late 90s will be the only living president absent besides trump. i believe we h