Businesses crushed financially by the pandemic. President joe biden laying the ground work to raise the federal minimum wage to 15 an hour for federal workers. Calling for an additional 1,400 direct payment to some americans. Also tonight, news on former president trumps impeachment trial. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi now says she will send the article of impeachment to the senate on monday. So will the trial begin at 1 00 p. M. The next day . Or will Senate Leaders agree to delay, or come up with an agreement to divide their work with the trial . What our mary bruce learned tonight. We also have new reporting here. The outrage after hundreds of National Guard members called in to defend the u. S. Capitol for the inauguration, they were then ordered to leave the capitol, seen getting rest on the floor of a parking garage. Lawmakers on both sides furious tonight. So who made this decision and why . What weve learned. And this evening here, we celebrate the life of hank aaron, who became baseballs home run king. He broke barriers and he did it with grace, but what he faced, what he witnessed along the way. Hank aaron tonight in his own words. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here as we near the end of another week together. And on this friday night, no break from the news. We begin with the alarming headline on the coronavirus today. Britains prime minster said today that they believe that this uk variant were now seeing hear in the u. S. In at least 21 states tonight, that its not only much more contagious, that its also more deadly. Scientists are cautioning tonight that they still need to study this longer, but they acknowledge already it does spread, and easily. Tonight, the u. S. Now reporting more than 413,000 american lives lost to the virus. New york state will run out of vaccine by the end of today. Governor andrew cuomo saying tonight that a new shipment is on the way, but it underscores the need to ramp up production. So many states say they need supply. The long lines, these images from Six Flags Magic Mountain in southern california. Tonight, Johnson Johnson saying its getting closer to requesting emergency use authorization for its oneshot vaccine. That would be the third vaccine for the american people. Of course pfizer and moderna already. President biden on the pandemic tonight saying, quote, theres nothing we can do to change the trajectory of this pandemic in the next several months, but that we have to fight it together. And tonight, with concerns over the vaccine supply, what dr. Anthony fauci is now saying about the timing of the second dose. The window of time, how much time can pass before you have to get that second shot. Whit johnson leading us off again tonight. Reporter tonight, a new warning that the highly contagious uk variant already threatening the u. S. Could also be more deadly. There is some evidence that the new variant the variant that was first identified in london and the southeast, may be associated with a higher degree of mortality. Reporter that uk variant now in 21 states, believed to be up to 50 more contagious, and British Health officials citing early evidence suggesting it may be up to 30 deadlier. But theyre still investigating, and vaccines appear to work against it. Even if the virus ended up not being any more deadly, the fact that it is more contagious means its going to infect more people and will cause more hospitalizations and a lot more deaths. Reporter with the dwindling vaccine supply, the cdc now telling people there is some flexibility when a second dose cant be given on time. Sometimes the situation is stressed where its very difficult to be exactly on time. So were saying you can probably do it six weeks later, namely two additional weeks. Quite frankly, immunologically, i dont think thats going to make a big difference. Reporter and tonight, the cdc also saying in exceptional situations where the same brand of vaccine isnt available for a second dose, its better to switch brands than skip that second dose. Many already worried they wont be able to get one, Like Health Care worker nikemma taylor. Im feeling so much frustration and so much anxiety about this. Im trying to go online and to set my appointment for the second vaccine and theres nothing available. Reporter in new york city, the mayor asking the federal government for permission to use second doses as first doses. Its going faster and faster. Theres just no supply to keep up with it. Reporter the state burning through 97 of its first doses, expected to run out by the end of the day. More is on the way, but the shortage forcing 15 vaccination hubs to close for now. I did get the covid, and i wouldnt wish it on anybody. Reporter in new jersey, long lines before daybreak. And in california, drivers at Dodger Stadium waiting up to five hours. There was a three to fourhour wait, so we came back this morning. Reporter at this pace of the rollout, the mayor says vaccinating all of l. A. County would take until june, 2022. These are just stunning images. They say they waited four, five hours and then came back the next day. Lets get back to whit johnson on this again tonight. We already knew the uk variant was more contagious, now potentially more deadly. But with it spreading quickly, and we knew this, scientists in the last 24 hours doubling down on masks in this country, making sure the mask youre wearing is effective, even suggesting a extra layer in some cases . Reporter david, more and more Health Experts are now suggesting wearing two masks in highrisk situations like when youre in a crowd or in close proximity with other people. The best is still the n95, but they are reserved for Health Care Workers so theyre recommending alternatives that you can find in online retailers. The bottom line, the more layers, the better. Thats right, double up with the layers. That only helps. Whit johnson leading us off on a friday night. Whit, thank you. Of course, the pandemic and the economic impact, crushing Many American families and Small Businesses across the country. President biden signing executive orders today helping to feed families, laying the groundwork to raise the minimum wage to 15 an hour for federal workers. Hes calling on congress for an additional 1,400 direct payment for some americans. Just moments ago tonight theres also news on former president Trumps Senate impeachment trial, the article of impeachment will be sent to the senate on monday. So what does that mean now for the trial . When will it start . What mary bruce has just learned tonight. Reporter on his second full day in office, President Bidens agenda clashing with the looming impeachment trial of donald trump. Biden today signing executive orders to expand food stamp benefits for struggling families. The first one is is the Economic Relief related to the covid19 pandemic. Reporter and lay the groundwork for a 15 minimum wage for federal workers. But biden will need congress to deliver his nearly 2 trillion rescue package, and right now congress has Something Else on its plate impeachment. The bottom line is this, were in a national emergency. We need to act like were in a national emergency. Reporter biden wants an additional 1,400 in direct payments to most americans. 600, which was already passed, is simply not enough if you still have to choose between paying your rent and putting food on the table. Reporter hes calling for extending unemployment benefits, more money for Small Businesses, and 160 billion for Vaccine Distribution and testing. We have the tools to help people, so lets use the tools. All of them. Use them now. Reporter but the senate is about to be consumed with trumps trial. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today announcing she is going to send over the article of impeachment on monday. And according to the senate rules, the trial would have to begin at 1 00 p. M. The next day. Make no mistake, a trial will be held in the United States senate, and there will be a vote whether to convict the president. Reporter but a trial next week could put the brakes on the biden agenda. Right now, only two cabinet officials have been confirmed. And some Senate Republicans say that when the impeachment trial begins, Everything Else will be postponed. Clearly if the impeachment articles come over monday, the opportunity for President Biden to get a cabinet in place is done until impeachment is done. Reporter republican leader Mitch Mcconnell wants to delay the trial several weeks to give trump time to prepare his defense. And late today, the president seeming to suggest he, too, is open to a delay. The more time we have to get up and running to meet these crises, the better. So many different messages there. Lets get back to mary. At her post at the white house. Mary, moments ago, the Senate Majority leader, chuck schumer, now the majority leader, coming to the senate floor to announce an agreement has been struck on the timing of the impeachment trial. We know the article of impeachment will be delivered on monday, triggering the trial. Hows this going to play out . Reporter david, heres how this will work. The article of impeachment will still be delivered on monday. The senate trial has to begin at 1 00 p. M. The next day. Members will be sworn in as jurors on tuesday. But then both sides are going to be given two weeks to prepare. In the meantime, the senate can work on other business like confirming the cabinet nominees and the covid relief bill. The trial in earnest will begin the week of february 8th. Sworn in as jurors on tuesday, but then time to prepare. All right, mary, keeping us honest tonight. Thank you. Were going to learn more this evening after those images causing outrage after 25,000 National Guard troops came to the capitol to protect the inauguration. Many were then ordered out of the capitol. Look at these images. Hundreds of National Guard members seen getting rest, many on the floor of a nearby parking garage. Lawmakers on both sides furious tonight, and i gather many of you at home as well. So who made the decision and why . Heres rachel scott tonight. Reporter tonight, outrage in washington after images like these members of the National Guard unexpectedly forced out of the capitol they have been defending for weeks in order to rest in parking garages. It breaks your heart. These are people serving and protecting us and our democracy. Theres no excuse for that. Reporter lawmakers on both sides of the aisle were furious. Some offered up their offices. Hours later, that order was reversed and troops were allowed back inside. Did you have a warm place to stay last night . Yes. Reporter its still unclear who gave the direction. The National Guard and Capitol Police issuing a joint statement saying they are working together to ensure troops have appropriate spaces for onduty breaks and offduty troops are being house in the hotel rooms. Today, first lady dr. Jill biden making a surprise visit to capitol, passing out cookies and thanking troops. I just wanted to come today to say thank you to all of you for keeping me and my family safe. Reporter and david, still unclear tonight who made that call to move the troops out of the United States capitol and into that parking garage. We know the National Guard, the d. C. Capitol police, as well as lawmakers are looking into this tonight. Members of Congress Also raising some concerns about covid19 protocols. You saw the troops packed tightly together. We are learning that more than 150 have tested positive for covid19, and the military presence is not going away. We are also learning that 7,000 members of the National Guard could be here in the Nations Capital until march. David . Rachel scott at the capitol tonight. Rachel, thank you. As you heard rachel report, the virus spreading among the troops, and theres growing concern tonight about the toll of American Children too. Nearly 2. 5 million children now testing positive in this country. In arizona alone tonight, there are five times the number we were seeing just last fall. Heres marcus moore on that tonight. Reporter tonight, with arizona hospitals still overwhelmed with covid patients, the state now seeing the virus in a Staggering Number of children and teens. We are now the leading state in the country for covid positivity in children. Reporter with nearly 1 in 7 covid cases now under the age of 20. Arizonas largest Hospital System reporting a dramatic spike in the number of children admitted. They need iv fluids. They need extra support with oxygen. And about a third, just as adults who are hospitalized with covid, they need icu care. Reporter as of midjanuary, nearly 2. 5 million children in the u. S. Have tested positive for covid since the start of the pandemic. Last week alone, seeing the highest weekly increase in new cases. For 13yearold maggie flannery, her covid symptoms got increasingly worse. For two months, her mother says she could not get out of bed. I had a lot of, like, aching in my body. My chest felt very heavy, and i had trouble breathing. Reporter the onetime ballerina in new york has had to drop Extracurricular Activities due to the virus longterm effects. And while severe cases of covid remain uncommon among children, doctors say they are seeing more instances of the rare multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children linked to the virus. In texas, 11yearold cason abbott has a long road to recovery after battling that rare covidlinked syndrome. With misc, it has really affected him in such a different way as far as just zapping him of his energy level. Reporter there are a couple of Clinical Trials under way. Moderna has one for people 12 to 17 years old. Those have started. And pfizer has announced that its vaccine trials for children 12 to 15 are fully enrolled. They are under way tonight. David . A lot of parents following this closely. Marcus, thank you. Tonight, a new leader at the pentagon. Retired general lloyd austin sworn in as secretary of defense today. Making him the first africanamerican to lead the pentagon. The Senate Confirming austin with an overwhelming vote of 932. And tonight, across this country, the nation celebrating the life of hall of famer hank aaron. A rare legend among legends. He became baseballs home run king, the first to break babe ruths record. A champion of civil rights on and off the field. Heres steve osunsami. Reporter he will forever be remembered for this mighty swing. Straight away. Fastball. Its a high drive into deep left center field. He goes back to the fence. It is gone reporter that helped replace a white man with a black man in the record books. This was the call that night in georgia in 1974 when hank aaron slugged his way past the legendary babe ruth with 715 career home runs, and his record of 755 would stand for 30 long years. A black man is getting a standing ovation in the deep south for breaking a record of an alltime baseball idol. Reporter but it needs to be said that hank aaron overcame a whole lot more than a baseball record. He was heckled by racist white fans and players. People were promising to kidnap his children, and the Death Threats came pouring in the mail. I couldnt open a letter for months. It had to be opened by the fbi or somebody else, you know. I couldnt let that stand in my way. Reporter Henry Louis Aaron grew up poor in alabama, where he had to make his own baseball bats with tree limbs. It was when black athletes were lucky if they could make it to the negro leagues, which were separate and certainly not equal to the majors. I played with some ball players that knew how to play the game, and they taught me an awful lot. Reporter mr. Aaron was unshakeable, living up to the great responsibility he felt for how he represented black americans. He became a successful businessman, gave millions to schools and charities, and just weeks ago was part of an effort encouraging black americans to get vaccinated for the coronavirus. Its just a small thing that can help zillions of people in this country. Reporter in his later years, he would often say that he wanted to be remembered most for the lives he helped change. I think that i want to be remembered as someone who was able to forget about baseball but be able to help mankind. Reporter the atlanta stadium where hank aaron made history is long gone. It was torn down years ago, and this parking lot is whats left. But theyve kept a piece of the outfield wall where he made that 715th home run. Hank aaron was 86 years old and the Atlanta Braves tell us tonight that he died peacefully in his sleep. David . A remarkable life. Thanks for showing us the wall. Im glad they kept it. Later tonight, what happened right after that home run. Who was right there waiting . It was another incredible moment after history made. Thats coming up. But first, the dangerously cold temperatures and winter storms set to move across the country. Well track it in a moment. Ven . Oh i got to tell everyone. 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I said, i cannot let them down. Reporter hank aaron was 40 when he broke babe ruths record. He would often joke about how old he was, playing against younger players and beating them. The kid that was pitching and the kid that was catching i was older than the two of them put together. So it was embarrassing but i felt good about it, really. Because its very unusual to participate in this game s mass vaccinations started today in San Francisco, but having the first site up and running is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to controlling the coronavirus pandemic. So edd makes you guys an edd automatically claims, denies any claim of fraud without even investigating . Yes, due to its high value. Its another issue with edd. So you know 7 on your sides Michael Finney is figuring out how to help people. Im Spencer Christian. A week of Stormy Weather is coming our way, and ill give you a closeup look in just a moment. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. And take a good look at live doppler 7. Youre going to be seeing a lot of this, because todays wet weather just the start of a series of storms. Good evening and thank you for joining us. Im ama daetz. And im dan ashley. Remember how it was sunny and in the 70s last week . Well, spencer, that was then and this is now. You can hear the wind whipping, and that snow falling today atop loma prieta mountain in santa clara county. The Mountain Peak is around 2500 feet in elevation. And check out this downpour in oakland from just a few hours ago. It didnt rain this hard for long, but it was enough to fill the gutters. Some parts of the bay area did get patches of blue sky today. And with a mix like that, you know what youll see, rainbows. Nice shot. We spotted this one just outside our abc7 news studio in San Francisco right over the bay. These conditions are keeping Spencer Christian very busy. A busy day indeed, dan. Weve had some interesting sky images today. So you mentioned sunny and 70. You can forget about 70 after tomorrow. And certainly forget about 70. Here is tonights forecast animation just to show you the end of what was todays storm. Just a