1909, the Russell Senate Office Building was constructed to ease chronic conditions. We will learn about the noted Senate Investigations held in the caucus room. 12 titanic inquiry to the 1930s hearings about the causes of the 1929 stock market crash. Im donald ritchie, the senate historian, and we are in the Senate Caucus room in the Russell Senate Office Building. Before cspan started covering the senate, this was the most famous room in the capitol complex t, becauseh thise is where major hearings had been televised coming back thewsreels covered it in 1920s and 1930s, but television came along in 1940. This is where viewers would have crime investigation, the Army Mccarthy hearings, the watergate hearings. So this was the most televised room until the Senate Chamber was open to television. I bring people in here from time to time. You can hear the echoes. Point of order, mr. Chairman. You can hear the gavel. My point of order. [gavel bangs] counsel advised the chair that the senato
The president to resign and go away as soon as possible. Meanwhile, trump appears to have no plans to resign and is reportedly lawyering up. Two sources told cnn that trump is considering building an Expert Legal Team to defend him in another impeachment trial. Alan dershowitz and rudy giuliani. No president has ever been impeached twice, let alone with a week and a half left in their presidency. Then again, no president has ever instigated a violent attack on the u. S. Capitol that left five people dead. The Justice Department has now brought charges against 53 people with more arrests happening around the country. Like the guy who stole the speakers podium, who is now sitting in a florida jail cell. But will this accountability extend all the way to the top . Joining me now, congressman Eric Swalwell who was on the house floor when rioters breached the capitol. Congressman swalwell, thank you for being here. Glad you are safe. Tell us your experience of january 6th. Well, congratulat
So scary. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on 60 minutes, as we get new information and new video from last weeks horrendous attack on the capitol. The question remains, why were Security Officials so unprepared . Meanwhile, a second trump impeachment is now on the fast track in the house with only nine days left in office for the president. The question is, are we likely to see his immediate removal . And another alltime high for new covid cases amid concerns that lawmakers may have been exposed while the capitol was under attack. And as the vaccine rollout continues to lag, the question this morning, what can be done to speed things up . It is way too early for this. Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that will not look away, no matter how troubling it gets here. I am kasie hunt on this monday, january 11th. Lets get started with the news. Were going to begin with House Democrats ramping up the push for President Trumps removal from office. In a letter to colleagues last n
Danger to the American People. Its gotten worse and worse and worse and worse. So, you know, my message to them is, you dont want us to impeach him, what else are you willing to do . A new polling shows how the American People are perceiving wednesdays attacks with 56 of americans saying President Trump should be removed from office, a and that includes 94 democrats, 58 of independents. The capitol physician is alerting congressional members and staff who sheltered together wednesday that they could have been exposed to someone with coronavirus. Lets get to the headlines now with our reporters and the latest on the fallout. First joining me is going to be california congressman ted lieu, democratic member of the house judiciary committee. Welcome, sir. You and your colleagues have drafted an article of impeachment and it will be introduced tomorrow. What specifically are you charging with the president with . Thank you, alex, for your question. We are charging the president with incite
Got a lot of free time, that guy. You always say that when people do funny things. People do a lot of crazy things. Not stupid, it was funny. Thats it for us. Thanks for joining us. Erin Burnett Outfront starts right thousand. Ooutfront next, another school shooting. Officials say a 16yearold student entered a classroom with a shotgun and opened fire. Plus, is estrogen the answer for obama or are more women more problems. And there is a flu epidemic in america, so why are hospitals overwhelmed, turning people away and not prepared. Lets go outfront. Good evening, everyone. Im erin burnett. Outfront tonight, a school shooting. Officials say a 16yearold Student Armed with a shotgun entered a High School Classroom in Rural California today and opened fire. They say one student he shot is in Critical Condition tonight. He shot at a second student, but missed. The 16yearold shooter is in Police Custody at this hour. Our kyung lah is outside Taft High School in taft, california. Its about 12