i'm robyn curnow. coming up, an ominous start to the new year in the u.s. 20 million coronavirus cases and counti counting. plus, more vaccine vials in freezers than in arms. and a federal judge weighs in on the attempt to undermine the u.s. election. >> announcer: live from cnn center. this is "cnn newsroom with robyn curnow." >> great to have you along this hour. >>> when biden begins his first full day on january 21st, it will mark one year since the first case of covid was confirmed in the u.s. now it is 20 million and counting. in fact, the coronavirus is racing so quickly through the u.s. population, that another 1 million new cases are being added every five or six days. the u.s. government's goal of vaccinating 20 million americans by this time hasn't happened. not even close. some 10 million doses sitting in freezers across the country. it is not because americans are not refusing to get the shot. long lines of waiting for the tests are in high demand. the infrastructure to support the massive

i'm robyn curnow. just ahead. you heard donald trump's claims about the election being stolen but never like this. hear the jaw-dropping phone call the u.s. president made to officials here in georgia and what he was seeking. >>> we'll also look at the impact on georgia's crucial elections, that will decide who controls the senate. >>> and the u.s. vaccine rollout is criticized for being too slow. what experts say must be done to speed it up. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> audio of an astonishing conversation between the u.s. president donald trump and georgia state officials is sending shock waves across u.s. politics. in the phone call, mr. trump pushes georgia's secretary of state to "find votes that would overturn joe biden's election victory." i want to you listen to this exchange with raffensperger's general counsel, ryan germany. >> all i want to do is this. i just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have, because we won the state, and flipping the state is a great

i'm robyn curnow. wasting no time. new details also unspeakable horror and violence at the capitol as rioters now face justice. >> plus skyrocketing coronavirus deaths here in the u.s. but alarmingly low vaccinations. >>> good to have you along. so extremist supporters of president donald trump are now calling for more violence in the u.s. capitol. and it's against that backdrop that lawmakers will now take action against the president in the coming hours. the house is expected to vote to urge vice president mike pence to take steps to remove president trump from office. if pence doesn't, the president faces a possibility of an unprecedented second impeachment. >> sadly, the person running the executive branch is a deranged, unhinged, dangerous president of the united states. and it will be a number of days until we can be protected from him. but he has done something so serious that there should be prosecution against him. >> well, arrests from last weeks riot are still being made, and officials are investigating whet

i'm robyn curnow. it's just 29 minutes past the hour. so, no known u.s.as ever been impeached twice. donald trump could be the first. a single article of impeachment is expected monday in the u.s. house of representatives. it will accuse the president of incitement for insurrection for wednesday's deadly siege at the u.s. capitol. president trump is believed to be the first ever world leader ever banned from twitter as well. the group said they permanently suspended the tweet for the siege. >> reporter: donald trump is facing the head spinning prospect of becoming the first u.s. president to be impeached twice. his sudden commitment to an orderly transition maybe too little too late. >> a new administration will be inaugurated on january 20th. my focus now turns to insuring a smooth, orderly and seamless transition of power. this moment calls for healing and reconciliation. >> good afternoon. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi and her fellow democrats are now marching toward impeachment proceedings against the president, all the while making sure mr.

i'm robyn curnow. coming up on the show, the u.s. surpasses 20 million covid cases as a highly contagious virus variant is now found in at least three different u.s. states. field hospitals are getting ready to go in the uk where the health service is straining under immense pressure. we'll have a live report from london and a blow to outgoing president donald trump as the senate overrides his veto of a massive defense bill. >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with robyn curnow. >> great to have you along this hour. the arrival of the new year has brought a grim new statistic for the coronavirus. just hours after flipping the calendar to 2021, the u.s. hit 20 million total infections. all indications are, of course, that it will keep on rising. in fact, the coronavirus is racing so quickly through the u.s. population that another 1 million new cases are being added every five or six days. and there's a more contagious variant that could certainly greatly complicate the global crisis. was recently detected in th

i'm robyn curnow. thanks for joining me. so ahead on cnn, little more than a week before the start of former u.s. president donald trump's impeachment trial, five of his defense attorneys leave the team. plus a tiny bit of good news in the fight against the coronavirus in the u.s. as cases reach a new milestone. >>> also, protests across russia are under way again in support of activist alexei navalny. but now supporters are reaching out to the u.s. for help. >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom." with robyn curnow. >>> and we begin this hour with breaking news. with just a little more than a week before former president trump's second impeachment trial begins, we're learning his five defense team lawyers have quit. south carolina attorneys butch bowers and debra barbier were expected to be two of the lead attorneys. they're no longer with the team. also gone greg harris, johner and joshua howard. according to people familiar with the matter the problem was legal strategy. mr. trump wanted the attorneys

i'm robyn curnow. it's 28 minutes past the hour.ou some more of that chilling new video from the attack on capitol hill on january 6. this time "the new yorker" video takes us inside the senate chamber and for a glimpse of the chaos and confusion as rioters searched lawmakers desks. take a look. >> ted cruz's objection to the arizona -- >> he was going to sell us out all along. look the objection to counting the electoral votes of the state of arizona. >> oh, that's a -- >> i think we're good. >> so the threat of violence has put police in all 50 states on high alert. national guard troops mobilize across the nation. they're aiming to prevent the repeat of that deadly riot in washington. and an fbi warning is in place for all state capitols. cnn security correspondent josh campbell is in washington where a small demonstration was held over the weekend. >> reporter: what you see behind me are military personnel patrolling american streets. these are members of the michigan national guard. they are here outside the state capitol. that

with robyn curnow. >>> great to have you along. we begin this hour focused on new bombshell reporting that details attempts by former president donald trump to overturn his election loss. according to "the wall street journal," trump wanted the justice department to push the supreme court to invalidate election results. sources tell cnn trump nearly replaced the acting attorney general with a relative unknown who supported those false claims. and was willing to use them to undo georgia's vote. mr. trump's refusal to accept his loss helped provoke the riot at the capitol and led to his second impeachment. we're getting new information about an alleged participant. authorities say this texas man, garrett miller, made death threats against a capitol police officer and democratic representative alexandria ocasio-cortez. it's important to remember these emerging stories about trump's alleged post-election efforts could impact his looming senate impeachment trial. senate democrats have already asked the department of justice to preserve

i'm robyn curnow. ♪ >>> live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with robyn curnow. >>> so let'segin this hour with separate reports that present a stunning picture of how donald trump was allegedly prepared to use the u.s. department of justice to keep his grip on power. now, the "wall street journal" reports that mr. trump pushed the department to ask the supreme court to invalidate joe biden's election win. another plan involved firing the acting attorney general, jeffrey rosen, and replacing him with a lawyer willing to back mr. trump's false claims about election fraud in georgia. now, the efforts failed when appointees refused to go along. these revelations, of course, come just a couple of weeks before mr. trump's second impeachment trial. >>> meanwhile, joe biden, the president's first weekend in office is proving to be a busy one. one of his top advisers will be calling senators on both sides of the aisle to drum up support for a massive pandemic relief bill. a key feature is putting at least $3,000 per child into the pockets of parents. we'll have more on both of those

i'm robyn curnow. to american politics where tensions are rising on several fronts. at least a dozen republican senators now say they will vote against counting electioral vots this week. congress is expected to certify president-elect biden's victory on wednesday, but more lawmakers now say they intend to support an objection to the electoral college vote, all based on false claims of widespread voter fraud. then saturday, a federal appeals court dismissed representative louie gohmert's appeal of a case he lost just the day before. he and other republicans have filed suit against vice president pence. they were seeking to force pence to interfere in next week's vote count. but some republican lawmakers are against all of this, and it's causing chaos within the party. boris sanchez reports from the white house. >> reporter: president trump getting welcome news on saturday after confirmation that at least a dozen republican senators are planning to object to the results of the electoral college when the

i'm robyn curnow. just ahead. you heard donald trump's claims about the election being stolen but never like this. hear the jaw-dropping phone call the u.s. president made to officials here in georgia and what he was seeking. >>> we'll also look at the impact on georgia's crucial elections, that will decide wh

i'm robyn curnow. this is cnn. >>> peru expects to receive its first batch of covid vaccines from china on february the 9th. it can't get there soon enough. infections are on the rise. beginning today, nearly half the country is on lockdown. this includes the capital, lima. these images show people sleeping outside, waiting to get oxygen for their loved ones stricken with the virus. health care workers are stretched thin, hospitals are running out of icu beds, some don't have any beds at all. to talk about this is isa soares from london. it certainly seems desperate in peru. >> reporter: it is desperate. good morning to you. there's really no other way to put it, as you've clearly outlined there. peru is being battered by the second wave of the pandemic. more than 40,000 people have died, over 1 million infected. with these new lockdowns you mentioned, president sergasty, who has faced immense criticism for not only his handling of the pandemic but in delaying trying to find a vaccine, what he's trying

i'm robyn curnow. just ahead on the show, in an hour long call, the u.s.esident seemed to issue threats while pressuring georgia's head of elections to sway the vote in his favor. then also donald trump and president-elect joe biden are heading to georgia in the coming hours ahead of those key senate elections. meanwhile the u.s. is not meeting with demand for coronavirus vaccinations.

i'm robyn curnow. coming up, an ominous start to the new year in the u.s. 20 million coronavirus cases and counti counting. plus, more vaccine vials in freezers than in arms. and a federal judge weighs in on the attempt to undermine the u.s. election. a

i'm robyn curnow. >>> coming up this hour, house speaker nancy pelosi says she will move forward with motion to impeach president donald trump if he doesn't resign for encouraging wednesday's insurrection at the u.s. capitol. this as twitter permanently bans the president saying his tweets spur further violence. police say they found bombs and guns near the capitol. >>> live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with robyn

i'm robyn curnow. wasting no time.ls also unspeakable horror and violence at the capitol as rioters now face justice. >> plus skyrocketing coronavirus deaths here in the u.s. but alarmingly low

. ♪ >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with robyn curnow. >> hi and welcome to and all around the world. you're watching cnn. thanks for joining me. i'm robin curnow. i want to get right to our top story. the u.s. president donald trump has annal two days remaining in office, and before he leaves he's expected to use his clemency powers one last time. sources tell cnn he's preparing to issue around 100 pardons and commutations on tuesday. he's not expected to pardon himself, but sources say hi

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