Into context and show it in the new light. First, lets begin with the latest. Nbc has learned that both the fbi and the nypd warned Capitol Police about the possibility of violence days before the insurrection. The fbi even visited extremists and asked them not to come to d. C. Nearly 250 lawmakers from both parties are now calling on President Trump to resign. Tomorrow the house plans to introduce at least one article of impeachment for incitement of insurrection. Theres ongoing discussion about whether to add a second article for President Trumps phone call to the georgia secretary of state. Thats the one where he asked officials to help him cheat by throwing nearly 12,000 votes his way. Meanwhile, the president has not reached out to Vice President pence at all since the riot on the capitol. As you will see, mr. Pence was a prominent target of protesters for his ceremonial role of aif i recalling the electoral vote counts. How did we get here . Lets start with the events that led to
Impeachment against the president for his repeated lies about the election outcome, the pressure on georgia officials to change the vote, and inciting violence against congress counting of the electoral college. Joining me, nbc chief white houseristen welker, cohost of weekend today. Casy hunt, host of way too early, and pete williams. The president speaking again today before boarding air force one for texas. First time weve heard from him in six days. What can you tell us about it . Reporter its remarkable, President Trump choosing to speak out today, andrea, after not addressing reporters or the public for six days as you point out. Today he came out and meat ade clear hell cap out the final days in office defiantly. Hes headed to the texas boarder to out the his border wall, highlighting his key accomplishments in these remaining days. But he also had a message for those who are threatening to come to the capitol, to other states capitols, to inflict violence. He essentially said d
Also we have new reporting and new video that put this attack into context and show it in the new light. First, lets begin with the latest. Nbc has learned that both the fbi and the nypd warned Capitol Police about the possibility of violence days before the insurrection. The fbi even visited extremists and asked them not to come to d. C. Nearly 250 lawmakers from both parties are now calling on President Trump to resign. Tomorrow the house plans to introduce at least one article of impeachment for incitement of insurrection. Theres ongoing discussion about whether to add a second article for President Trumps phone call to the georgia secretary of state. Thats the one where he asked officials to help him cheat by throwing nearly 12,000 votes his way. Meanwhile, the president has not reached out to Vice President pence at all since the riot on the capitol. As you will see, mr. Pence was a prominent target of protesters for his ceremonial role of affirming the electoral vote counts. How
An impeachment resolution. Nearly a year to the day since the impeachment trial began. All of this setting history from the final days of the trump presidency. Hogan gidley reacts. Our monday panel mo and mark are standing by. We have a lot of breaking news. A lot to cover on the backlash on big tech. Lets start there, gillian. The first big breaking news item, the loss, parler is now officially suing amazon. Looks like the decision from amazon, apple and google to yank parler is having the effect of killing that social media app. Take a listen. Were doing to try hour best to get back online as quickly as possible. Were having trouble because every vendor we talk to says they wont work with us because if apple doesnt approve and google doesnt approve, they wont. Parler is known for popularity among President Trump supporters, but the tech giants say the site is lawless. They say it allows users to promote and organize violence totally unchecked. Republican lawmakers are calling foul cl
Our nation has prevailed. While you were hopefully sleeping, congress did finally manage to count the electoral votes and officially affirm joe biden as the next president of the United States of america. As crazy as yesterday was, we cannot ignore the fact that lawmakers came back and finished the job. Of course, that came after mobs of Trump Supporters stormed the capitol, brandished weapons and forced those same lawmakers and their staffers to literally go into hiding and flee for their lives. The majority of those people who broke into the capitol simply walked out without getting arrested. Im Hallie Jackson in washington, where we are waking up to a different city this morning. I just got back from capitol hill which is now secure. Four people are dead after an insurrection incited by the president. Overnight he tried to put out the fire he helped start promising an orderly transition on january twenty, but there are still 13 days between now and then. So what happens . More on wh