Scotfree is actually spelled with one two but two ts on that card. That one piece of evidence, an insight into the mans State Of Mind that he can get away with anything because of his skin color. His lawyer saying this to cnn. This was a guy simply following the advice and the commentary of the president of the United States. So tonight the acting chief of the Capitol Police proposing security fencing erected around the capitol in the wake of the deadly insurrection stay up permanently. Also police say a man arrested near the capitol was armed with a gun and 20 rounds of ammunition and a list of lawmakers names. The house speaker, nancy pelosi, responding to concerns about security by Members Of Congress, saying the enemy is within the house of representatives. With all this, President Biden pushing for bipartisan support to pass his massive nearly 2 trillion covid relief plan. Lets get right to it. Cnns White House Correspondent is john harwood, and our senior political analyst is joh
Is detected in the United States just as there are new predictions of a much higher potential death toll. Donald trump left the white house, but many republicans are refusing to leave him. We have the latest as some Party Members swear their loyalty to the former president. And the sub reddit page that has wall street in a spin. The latest on gamestops Crazy Ride On wall street. Live from cnn World Headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching here in the United States, canada and around the world. Im Kim Brunhuber. This is cnn newsroom. A new forecast warns that more contagious strains of the coronavirus could cause an additional 85,000 deaths in the u. S. By may. The first two cases of the variant first detected in south africa have now been confirmed in the u. S. Its already circulating in at least 30 other countries. Two americans who have it dont know each other and havent traveled abroad. Now this variant may make at least one potential new vaccine less effective. Drug
Supplemental for more security for members when the enemy is within the house of representatives, a threat that members are concerned about in addition to what is happening outside. We have Members Of Congress who want to bring guns on the floor and have threatened violence against other Members Of Congress. Reporter hostility between the parties is bad enough but among republicans its getting ugly. Many of them more focused on absolving the former president on insurrection than rebuilding a battered company. Ryan nobles from capitol hill. Reporter laura and christine, there is a bit of a civil war happening on capitol hill between republicans that voted for the impeachment of President Trump and those who still passionately support the president. At the middle of all of that is the House Minority leader Kevin Mccarthy. He traveled to florida on thursday to meet with the former president. The two both issuing a statement saying President Trump is prepared to help republicans win back t
The biden American Rescue plan. The next will be recovery. We call it reconciliation. Theres nothing in reconciliation that precludes republicans from voting for it. Good morn, everybody. Im tiffany cross, and we have a lot of news to get to this morning on Cross Connection, so strap in. President bidens 1. 9 trillion rescue plan is on a fast track to approval after the house and Senate Passed a Budge Bill Yesterday and democrats pretty much tossed the deuces to the republicans warning they maybepass them altogether. Its good news for struggling americans who cant even afford to put gas in the car or go to a job they no longer have. Meanwhile capitol hill is preparing for Donald Trumps second Impeachment Trial to kick off on tuesday. And at least as of this morning, it looks unlikely that a minimum of 17 republicans will vote with the dems to convict trump. Now, the irony doesnt even seem lost on them that as they make these bow was calls for unity, theyre increasingly unwilling to hol
Is also poised to go on trial. Many advisers to President Biden say what were seeing tonight in these duelling stories is verification, a validation of his view that the government and the congress can do more than one thing. Now President Biden is talking up this new relief plan. It passed this key vote in the senate. It passed in the house. It is on its way. Take a look. If i have to choose between getting help right now to americans who are hurting so badly and getting bogged down in a lengthy negotiation or compromising on a bill thats up to the crisis, thats an easy choice. Im going to act fast. Act fast. And the major breakthrough here came with an assist from the person you see right there, an allnight Senate Debate followed by Vice President Harris Casting her first ever tiebreaking vote. This occurred after 5 30 a. M. This morning. The Vice President votes in the affirmative and the concurrent resolution as amended is adopted. Heres what you need to know. This is the blueprint