After her extremist views on qanon and suggesting part of 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 formal apology. And rachel scott on the hill tonight with new reporting 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. Also 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 then the po when could all of this hit . Rob marciano standing by to time it out for us. Good evening and its great to have you with us here on a thursday night. That vote playing out on capitol hill on that embattles congresswoman and well go live to the hill in just 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 for their single shot vaccine. And youll remember our reporting right here this would be significant, because its a single dose only, 85 effective at preventing severe symptoms and they say 100 effective at preventing hospitalizations and death. The u. S. Now with more than 455,000 american 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 of course concern over other variants, as well. The head of the cdc now saying they have increased the sequencing, thats what the scientists need to do to track the mutations, 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. Tonight, Johnson Johnson applying for Emergency Use Authorization for its single dose vaccine, just one shot shown to be 100 effective at preventing hospitalizations and deaths. 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, weeks later, 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. That 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 . Yes. Its like the Golden Ticket in willy wonka. Reporter this Mass Vaccination Site in jones beach, new york, is still getting back up and running after that huge snowstorm. You can see the line of cars stretching down the parkway. More than 1,500 appointments scheduled for today alone. And tomorrow, famed Yankee Stadium opening its gates to vaccinate thousands, as new york state ramps up efforts to reach underserved communities. Covid is killing black and brown people at a rate of three times it is killing other people. Reporter 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 opening up 35 popup vaccination sites. At this one, open for just two days, 500 time slots all booked. I think its a wonderful opportunity for us to be able to have a fighting chance especially with the variants. All right, so, lets get to whit johnson with 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 of 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 do 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 . Whit johnson with the late reporting tonight. Thank you. Also developing at this hour, the intense showdown on capitol hill. The full horse forced to decide tonight to strip congresswoman Marjorie Taylor greene of their Committee Assignments, and they have done so tonight, taking her off those committees, after her extremist views about qanon and suggesting part of 9 11 didnt happen. Her worlds on the pentagon. And also suggesting the parkland and newon the School Massacres were staged. Today, greene saying she regrets her, quote, worlds s words of t past, 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 with reporting from the hill tonight. Reporter tonight, embattled congresswoman Marjorie Taylor greene facing the judgment of her colleagues, after a lastditch 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 9 11 absolutely happened. I remember that day, crying all 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. Reporter greene once promoted the wild and false Conspiracy Theory qanon. Q is a patriot. He is someone that is 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 shes 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 party. I do not support it. Reporter today, House Speaker nancy pelosi declaring that since republicans wont take action against greene, the full house would. You would think that 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. And so lets get to rachel scott tonight. The full house voting just this evening and they have now voted to take away her Committee Assignments. We know congresswoman greene today expressing some regret for her past statements, but rachel, no formal apology . Reporter david, no apology from congresswoman Marjorie Taylor greene tonight. She says shes being crucified in a public square. Democrats say that she needs to be held accountable for her violent rhetoric and that especially after the january 6th insurrection here on capitol hill, that Congress Must send a message. And tonight, at least ten republicans joining democrats to remove her from those committees. David . All right, rachel scott following this into the night. Rachel, thank you. And 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. Jon, 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. Abcs Kayna Whitworth from california tonight. Open schools now reporter tonight, a faceoff across the u. S. Over students safe return 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 is growing. 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 reopen classes for more than 64,000 students. The urgent push to get k through 8 students safely back in the Classroom Part of President Bidens 100day plan, including an additional 130 billion in covid Relief Funding to help schools. But from chicago to albuquerque, Union Negotiations at a standstill. Sten pen 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. There is not a lot of transmission that is happening in schools when there is masking, when there is distancing, dedensification 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 still, some teachers we spoke with maintain they will not return until theyre vaccinated. David . Yeah, this debate is not going away. Kayna, thank you. Were going to turn now to 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. Lets cuff him up. Hes still moving. Reporter the officers handcuffed hill as he bled, but several minutes passed before he got medical assistance. Coys lawyer says he fired because he felt he was 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 also meant as a message of confidence delivered to those who 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 its 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 key partners once again. 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 also taken a big hit during these last four years. The president telling staffers today, they are at the heart of his new policy. Its a message that were told tonight was wellreceived, but members of the Diplomatic Corps are also eager to see how the president fulfills these promises going forward. David . All right, mary bruce, our thanks to you, as well. When we come back, the 40car pileup. This new storm. 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