Campaign event since losing his election. It comes as his white house is creating new road blocks tore the incoming Biden Administration. New reporting says pennell chief of staff and trump loyalist kash patel is controlling the biden Transition Teams access to pentagon agencies, even blocking some officials from providing the Transition Team with Key Information they need. To dig deeper into the days developments we have our nbc correspondents and a terrific group of panelists and we begin with Josh Letterman in washington, d. C. For us. Good saturday, my friend. Whats going on at the pentagon and how is this affecting transition of power . How worrying is this . Reporter since the sense Services Administration went ahead and ascertained president elect joe bidens victory in the 2020 election its been mostly positive news from across the federal agencies. With signs there have been a lot of cooperation as agencies have started to cooperate and provide information that the Incoming Adm
While another, ben sasse says he is open to impeachment proceedings. The house, if they come together, and have a process, i will definitely consider whatever articles they might move, because as ive told you, i believe the president has disregarded his oath of office. He swore an oath to the American People to preserve, protect, and defend the constitution. He acted against that. What he did was wicked. Wicked. And joe bidens inauguration, just 11 days away, right there, at the capitol, as extremism intensifies calls for violence. As we say good morning, everybody. It is a busy, saturday, january 9th. Im kendis gibson. Im lindsey ricer. No more notifications from the po tus twitter account. A big deal and we have a team of reporters following the latest right now. First up we will discuss the fallout of the capitol hill assault by the numbers. More than 80 people have been arrested and five people died in connection with the riots including a Capitol Hill Police officer. And nearly 25
Second he loses president ial protection. For telling a mob of his followers to storm the United States tcapitol. Make no mistake, what took place on wednesday was an attempted coup. Because it failed and taken by a group of conspiracydriven simpletons. It was to subvert the will of the people as manifested through democracy. One of the domestic terrorists involved was charged late last night on guns charges and for having almost a dozen molotov cocktails. That terrorist an allegedly asked officers quote whether they located the bombs. Telling investigators he was referring to the pipe bombs found near the dnc and National Republican clubhe headquarters. This video shows rioters crushing against police. One officer in agony crushed in the middle by the onslaught of insurrectioni insurrectionists. We have video showing how dangerous the situation was inside and just how aggressive the protrump mob, some armed, were in the siege of the capitol. This footage shot by a civil rights activis
What the congress decides to do is for them to decide. Right now, the pressure building on trump to resign, even from members of his own party. Alaskas Lisa Murkowski now the first republican senator calling on him to step down, telling the Anchorage Daily Newspaper, i want him out. No word from the president , still, who has been silence ede some of his favorite lines of communication. Twitter now permanently suspending his account over concerns that he could further incite violence. Hes still blocked from facebook and instagram, too, at least until his term is over. And the white house, you can bet, is reacting. And there is growing concern about more violence in the days ahead, as extremist groups vow to return to washington, d. C. , ahead of joe bidens inauguration. Good morning, everybody. It is saturday, january 9th. Many of you might be waking up for the first time in, what, more than four years, without wondering, hmm, i wonder what the president tweeted overnight. Yeah, that q
Tonight, the coronavirus surging across the u. S. New numbers coming in. Almost 500,000 new cases since this time last week. The unpublished white house document suggesting 18 states in the virus red zone should roll back their reopenings. Hospitals pushed to the breaking point. Reinforcements on the way in florida. 100 nurses arriving to help in miami. Plus, this powerful moment showing the reality. A husband losing his wife of 30 years. Their son sharing their final video together. The mask debate raging in parts of the country. 28 states plus puerto rico with mandatory mask orders. Also breaking tonight, californias governor with his new decision, saying more than two dozen counties on a watch list may not be able to open
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