Statement that reads in part, President Trumps popularity has never been stronger than it is today and his endorsement means more than perhaps any endorsement at any time. Three weeks and a day. Thats how little time it took for the party to rush back into the arms of the man who egged on the violent mob that descended on the capitol, smashed windows, beat Police Officers, bludgeoned one to death, while looking for lawmakers to capture or kill including the former Vice President. Five people died in the attack. At least two Police Officers have since died by suicide. Two weeks and a day, the house voted to impeach the expresident a second time. And the man who posed smiling today at maralago said this. The president bears responsibility for wednesdays attack on congress by mob rioters. He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump. Accept his share of responsibility, quell the brewing unrest, and ens
Good evening. If you were wondering how long a disgraced expresident has to wait to be forgiven these days after inciting a deadly insurrection against the seat of democracy in hopes of overturning the election he lost, the answer is three weeks and a day. Thats how long it took House Minority leader Kevin Mccarthy to make the pilgrimage to maralago and pay his respects to the former president. He went on his own initiative to talk strategy about taking back the house in 2022. He also went to try to make sure he would stay in the president s good graces, it seems. The expresident s Political Action committee put out a statement that reads in part, President Trumps popularity has never been stronger than it is today and his endorsement means more than perhaps any endorsement at any time. Three weeks and a day. Thats how little time it took for the party to rush back into the arms of the man who egged on the violent mob that descended on the capitol, smashed windows, beat Police Officers
Dangerous and she was going to be keeping him in jail as he awaits trial, anderson. Have there been any updates from the fbi . One of the things theyre most concerned about talking to sources is for lawmakers, as they start to leave d. C. , as they start going home, weekends, things like that, theres a lot of concern over their safety. So theyre trying to work with them to see how Law Enforcement can step up security for some of these lawmakers. Shimon prokupecz, thank you. News continues lets hand it over to chris for primetime. Chris . I am chris cuomo, welcome to prime time. Now youre going to see something here that you wont see anywhere else, now youve heard about what happened with reddit and gamestop . Okay. We have people on both sides of this story. Okay. We have the man who created the reddit forum that led to the Gamestop Saga and the skree of the app Robinhood Which created a new firestorm today. How . Ill tell you. It is going to be something that united aoc and senator te
Thats right. So the question this morning is, what does this all mean for you . Obviously, these numbers are going to give people some pause in terms of choosing perhaps this vaccine. Dr. Fauci says vaccines, though, still, whatever you can get, the best way to keep this virus from evolving further. Officials in South Carolina also have just confirmed the nations first cases of the south africa variant. The new model shows the pandemic could claim nearly 654,000 lives by may 1st. Lets begin with the j j breaking news. Our senior medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen is with us. Can you explain what that means for everyone watching . The bottom line is, if the Johnson Johnson vaccine gets authorization from the fda and you are looking for a vaccine, and youve looked for moderna and pfizer, which are better, theres no question, but you cant find them because theres not enough of them but you can get Johnson Johnson, experts are telling me, get it. Do not hesitate to get it. It is still a
Contact information about multiple, and start the steal paperwork, a reference to President Trumps failed attempt to overturn the president ial election. The House Speaker nancy pelosi is weighing in on the growing threats. She says the push for new Security Measures is being hobbled because of what she calls the enemy is within the house of representatives, a clear swipe at some of her republican colleagues. Lets go straight to cnns brian todd. He has more on the breaking news, the tightening Security Issues going on at the u. S. Capitol. Brian, tell us what youre learning. Reporter just this morning Capitol Police arrested a man, who attempted to elude officers, then resisted arrest. Another sign of high tension around the capitol, a dramatic request a short time ago from the acting Capitol Police chief. The acting Capitol Hill Police chief says shell request fencing around the capitol be permanent and backup Security Forces should be stationed close to the capitol, ready to deploy i