9 11 didnt happen. What she said about the pentagon. Also suggesting the parkland and Newtown School massacres were staged. What the congresswoman said today to try to explain why she said all that, but no apology. The vote just as were coming on tonight. The Senate Impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump just days away and tonight, House Democrats now calling on the former president to testify under oath. Tonight, the president s response to testifying and jon karl is here. The growing debate tonight over opening more of our nations schools. The new head of the cdc now saying the science shows that we can open schools without vaccinating all teachers first. Shes asked to explain this, and many teachers and teachers unions now fighting this. A former Police Officer now under arrest, facing a murder change. Authorities say he fatally shot andre hill, who was holding a cell phone. As charged with failing to start his body camera until after the shooting. Tonight, the family responding. Massive pileup tonight on the major interstate. The new winter storm and the again right after it. When could all of this hit . Rob marciano standing by to time it out for us. Goo evening and to have you with us here on a thursday night. That vote playing out on capitol hilling, and well go live to the hill in a moment here. But were going to begin with the other Breaking News just as we come on. Johnson johnson just moments ago requesting Emergency Use Authorization. And youll remember our reporting right here this would be significant, because its a single dose only, 85 effective at preventing severe symptoms and 100 effective at preventing hospitalizations and death. 45000 erican lives lost. The country averaging more than 3,300 deaths per day. This potential new weapon could help get the vaccines out more quickly, not only because it would be the third vaccine, but obviously because this only requires one shot. And even with the encouraging news tonight that the u. S. Infection rate is dropping, authorities remain concerned about what could happen when the uk variant could become the dominant strain here in the u. S. In weeks and over other variants, as well. The head of the cdc saying they have increased the sequencing, thats what the scientists need to do to track the variants here in the u. S. The hope is, of course, to get enough americans vaccinated to halt or significantly slow down these variants. It remains a race against time tonight and the late news on this newest weapon. Abcs whit johnson leading us off. Reporter a third vaccine on the verge of joining americas arsenal. Johnson johnson applying for Emergency Use Authorization for its singledose vaccine. The race to vaccinate now also a race against new covid variants. We have to get a lot of people, especially high risk, elderly people, vaccinated before these variants take hold. Thats going to happen over the next six, eight weeks. Reporter today, in a new study in the uk, some participants will be given one dose of the astrazeneca vaccine and then a different vaccine from pfizer to test the effectiveness of mixing vaccines. But for now, u. S. Health officials still urging people to stick with the recommended doses and timeline. It is okay if you get the second dose in either four to six weeks later. That doesnt mean that we want to do it at six weeks later. It means that under special circumstances, its better to delay that couple of weeks than not do it at all. Reporter carole worked the phones for hours to schedule her second dose. So finally getting your second dose. It must be quite a relief . Yeah. Its like the Golden Ticket from willy wonka reporter this Mass Vaccination Site in neacl getting back up and running after that huge snow storm. You can see the line of cars stretching down the parkway, more than 1,500 appointments scheduled for today alone. And tomorrow, famed Yankees Stadium opening its gates to vaccinate thousands, as New York State ramps up efforts to reach underserved communities. Covih ti rorter our Kenneth Moton is in the bronx. You guys are literally knocking on the doors of the people, and then getting them to come here, bringing the vaccine to them. We knocked on, easily probably 500, 600 doors, signed up 100, 150 people. Literally at their doors. Reporter the state also pop vacci open for just two days, 500 time slots all booked whit johnson wh us again tonight. Hes at Yankee Stadium tonight, soon to be a Mass Vaccination Site. Thats some good news. And whit, were getting a clearer picture at this hour when this Johnson Johnson single shot vaccine could get a green light and could be shipped out. Give us the bottom line here. Reporter david, The Next Step here is for this vaccine to be reviewed by the fda and an independent advisory board. That could take a few weeks, but we expect authorization with shots going into arms by the end of the month or early march and Johnson Johnson is hoping to start shipping out doses reaching 100 million by summer. David . All right, whit johnson leading us off on the Breaking News tonight. Whit, thank you. Also dropping at this hour, that intense showdown on hill. The full house forced to decide on stripping Marjorie Taylor greene of her assignments. Also suggesting the parkland and Newtown School massacres were staged. Today, greene saying she regrets her words, quote, worlds of the past, she said, but there was no apology in front of the cameras. Republicans deciding overnight not to strip greene of those assignments, so now the democrats forcing a full house vote so that every member of congress will be on record about what she has said and whether she should be on any committees. Rachel scott on the hill again tonight. Reporter tonight, embattled congresswoman Marjorie Taylor greeneac eagues, after a last ditch effort to defend herself. Shes under fire for promoting a wide range of racist and antisemitic conspiracy theories, raising questions about whether the 9 11 attack on the pentagon happened and whether School Shootings at parkland and sandy hook were staged events. Today, on the house floor, she tried to brush it all away. None of us are perfect. None of us are. Reporter greene once questioned whether a plane crashed into the pentagon. Its odd theres never any evidence shown for a plane in the pentagon. Reporter today, she said this member that day, crying day long, watching it on the news, and its a tragedy for anyone to say it didnt happen. Reporter she implied those School Shootings were setups and harassed Teenage Parkland survivor david hogg, calling him a coward when he came to washington to lobby for tougher gun laws. Yet youre attacking our second amendment. Reporter but today you see, School Shootings are absolutely real. I know the fear that david hogg had that day, i know the fear these kids have. Reporter greene once promoted the wild and false Conspiracy Theory qanon. Q is a patriot. He is someone that very much loves his country and hes on the same page as us. Reporter again today, a much different story. I was allowed to believe things that werent true and i would ask questions about them and talk about them. And that is absolutely what i regret. Reporter greenes republican colleagues refused to punish her. House republican leader Kevin Mccarthy saying she convinced them shed changed. Mccarthy claimed he didnt know anything about qanon. I think itd be helpful if you could hear exactly what she told all of us denouncing qanon, i dont know if i said it right, i dont even know what it is. Reporter but last summer, mccarthy not only knew how to pronounce qanon, he seemed to know exactly what it was. Let me be very clear, there is no place for qanon in the republican p that since republicans wont take action against greene, the full house would. You would think the Republican Leadership in the congress would have some sense of responsibility to this institution. If any of our members threatened the safety of other members, wed be the first ones to take them off of a committee. Thats it. Reporter pelosi saying that because greene once implied that she should be executed. In the past, republicans and democrats have punished their own members for offenses, but since republicans now refuse, for the first time in the modern era, the full house voting to strip Committee Assignments from a sitting member of congress. Yeah, this is really quite something. Rachel back on the hill tonight. The full house now voting just this evening, congresswoman greene today expressing some regret for her past statements, as you reported there. But no apology in front of the cameras. Reporter david, no apology from congresswoman Marjorie Taylor greene tonight. She says that she is being crucified in a public square. Democrats say she needs to be held accountable for her violent rhetoric and that especially after the january 6th insurrection here at the capitol, that Congress Needs to send a message. David . Rachel scott following this into the night. Rachel, thank you. Now to the Senate Impeachment trial of former President Trump, just days from beginning, and tonight, democrats have asked the former president to appear as a witness. And late today, the former president s response. So, lets get right to our Chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl back with us tonight. And jon, why did the democrats make this request and the former president s response tonight, not entirely surprising. Reporter not a surprise, although, david, donald trump did float the idea of testifying privately to his aides just shortly after he was impeached, but both his legal team back then and his legal team now thought it would be a terrible idea. It is not happening. The House Managers invited him to testify, not because they thought he would accept, but they want to be able to say that they invited. They gave him a chance to testify. And in the letter of invitation that jamie raskin, the house manager, wrote to donald trump, he said that if he refuses to testify, quote, it would be a strong adverse inference regarding your actions on january 6th. In other words, if you refuse to testify, if you dont take up this opportunity, you are essentially admitting that you are guilty. David . Jon karl with us from washington tonight. Job, thank you. Were going to turn next here to the growing debate across this country over opening more of our nations schools. The new head of the cdc saying the science now shows that with proper mitigation, masks and distancing, that we can open schools without vaccinating all teachers first. Shes been asked to explain this and many teachers and teachers unions are still fighting it. Reporter tonight, a faceoff across the us over students safe rush to inperson learning. Not a single San FranciscoPublic School student has set foot in their classroom in 327 days. Reporter in california, where most of its 10,000 Public Schools have been closed nearly a year, outrage growing among parents. If anyone thinks a 6 or 7yearold can learn to read and write over zoom, theyre kidding themselves. Reporter San Francisco now suing its own School District to Re Classesore than students. Theus to get ktuntsafely bidens 100day plan, including an additional 130 billion in covid Relief Funding to help schools. But from chicago to albuquerque, Union Negotiations against teachers who say they should be vaccinated before they go back to teaching. Were angry that theyre going to try to force us back into inperson school when its not safe. Reporter the new cdc Director Making headlines when she said the science now shows schools can be opened up safely without vaccinating teachers. Overnight, she was pressed to defend her comments. Theres transmission thats happening in schools when there is masking, when there is distancing, dedense if i case of the classroom, ventilation, contact tracing, hand washing. Reporter and david, part of President Bidens plan with this extra funding is to provide schools with the resources they need, like ppe, proper ventilation and testing, but david, some teachers we spoke with maintain they will not return until theyre vaccinated. Yeah, this debate is not going away. Kayna, thank you. Were going to turn now toe a former Police Officer now under arrest in ohio, facing a murder charge. Authorities say he fatally shot andre hill, who was holding a cell phone. The former officer was charged for failing to start his body camera until after the shooting. The family is now responding tonight. And heres abcs alex perez. Reporter tonight, the heartbroken family of andre hill applauding the grand jurys decision to charge adam coy, the former columbus, ohio, Police Officer who shot him, with murder. Were happy, i mean, it made my day yesterday. And i dont want him to have died in vain. The grand jury here found the truth. Andre hill should not be dead. Reporter it was three days before christmas, hill, affectionately known as big daddy, was walking out of a garage of a home he was visiting when he encountered officers who were responding next door to a nonemergency call for a suspicious vehicle. Coy, who opened fire within seconds of arriving on the scene, told investigators he thought hill had a gun. The officers did not activate their body cams until after the shooting. The cameras Rollback Feature captured hill with a cell phone in his hand, but no weapon. Authorities say hill was unarmed. Cuff him up. Hes still moving. Reporter the officers handcuffed hill as he bled, but several minutes passed before he as coys lawyerays he fir because he felt as in imminent danger. Even though he was mistaken that he didnt have a gun, that mistake was an honest belief and one that was reasonable based on the totality of the situation. Reporter and david, coys Attorney Says he intends to plead not guilty. Hes due in court tomorrow. David . Alex perez with us tonight. Thank you, alex. President biden, meanwhile, with a stern warning for russia tonight, during his first major Foreign Policy speech. The president saying, quote, the days of the United States rolling over in the face of russias aggressive actions are over. President biden declaring to the world america is back, to work with our allies, but this was meant as a message of confidence for those that work at the State Department. Heres our senior White House Correspondent mary bruce tonight. Reporter in his first major Foreign Policy address, President Biden with a promise. America is back. Diplomacy is back. Reporter in a sharp departure of the policies of former President Trump who shrank the State Department in size and influence. Biden vowing to rebuild alliances and trust. Leading with diplomacy means Standing Shoulder to shoulder with our allies and keyagain. Reporter biden today taking steps to raise the cap on refugees allowed into the u. S. From 15,000 to 125,000. And ending u. S. Support for saudi arabias Military Campaign in yemen. Hes also putting adversaries like russia on notice. The days of the United States rolling over in the face of russias aggressive actions, interfering with our elections, cyber attacks, poisoning its citizens, are over. Reporter earlier, speaking to State Department employees, the president saying hes got their backs. Now, morale at the State Department has taken aar the president telling staffers today, they are at the heart of his new policy. Its a message that were told tonight was well received, but members olomatic core are eager to see how the president fulfills these promises going forward. David . Mary bruce, thank you. When we come back, the 40car pileup. This new storm. And then the potential noreaster right behind it. Rob times it all out. My psoriatic arthritis, made my joints stiff, swollen. Painful. Emerge tremfyant™ with tremfya®, adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. Can uncover clearer skin and improve symptoms at 16 weeks. Tremfya® is also approved for adults with active psoriatic arthritis. 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Its something he talked about his entire life. Hi, david. And his greatgranddaughter madison. It was a great privilege to be able to see my greatgrandpa graduate. It was pretty awesome. We absolute you, Building A Better Bay Area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. Good afternoon and thanks for joining us. Im larry beil. And im kristen sze. Weve been tracking several new developments on the Coronavirus Vaccine front. A third vaccine could soon be available. Johnson johnson announced this afternoon that its filed for emergency authorization. Its vaccine is just one dose and can be stored in refrigerators. Also today Sutter Health expanding vaccinations to people 65 and older. Patients do have to schedule an appointment first. Now in San Francisco, anoilpn tomorrow. Abc7 News ReporterWayne Freedman went inside the Moscone Center where officials hope Tens Of Thousands of people will be vaccinated by the summer. Reporter from conventions to injections, in Moscone Centers long history, whoever imagined its value in a pandemic . Our children are not back in school. People are not back at work. Folks have lost their jobs. We know how critical the rollout of this program is. Reporter mayor london breed the headliner as San Francisco, Kaiser Permanente and Dignity Health unveiled what will be San Franciscos largest Mass Vaccination Hub beginning tomorrow for people ages 65 and up. Its a heavy lift, but its probably one of the best things that we can do to get they d here peey had Auilding Andhroughm on vaccinated safely in half an hour. Theyd sit down and theyd get the injection here. Reporter Michelle Sharp from kaiser helped design the facility. It could serve as a model elsewhere. Are you an expert on logistics . I feel like i am now. Reporter here is a time lapse patients eye view of what to expect. A g they could ramp up to that tomorrow, but there is still not enough vaccine. 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