Representative Marjorie Taylor greene and the thirdranking house republican, liz cheney, who voted to impeach former president trump. Stand by for new information on that. And the republican infighting continues. Meanwhile, the Biden Administration is trying to stay focused on covid relief. The president meeting with fellow democrats today, urging them to go big and stick together as they move ahead on his nearly 2 trillion package without at least for now republican support. In just a moment ill talk with senator Bernie Sanders. Hes the new chairman of the Senate Budget committee. He was in that meeting with the president earlier today. But first lets go up to capitol hill. Our Congressional Correspondent ryan nobles is joining us. Ryan, were standing by to learn the outcome of this really critical meeting of House Republicans. What are you learning so far . Reporter well, wolf, the one thing we know for sure is that that meeting is still ongoing. More than two hours it has been as republicans have been Behind Closed Doors hashing out their differences. Were told that it has been heated at times and that there are still Many Republican members of congress who want to speak about their issues with the current state of the party. On capitol hill a day of reckoning for republicans. The house gop meeting today Behind Closed Doors with the fate of two highprofile members hanging in the balance. The party grappling with the fallout from freshman congresswoman Marjorie Taylor greenes controversial statements. What is your message to your party . Will you apologize . Reporter and the backlash to liz cheney, the thirdranking republican in the house, over her vote to impeach former president trump. The Top Republican in the house Kevin Mccarthy tonight releasing a statement condemning greenes comments but not announcing any formal steps to reprimand greene. This after mccarthy and House Majority leader steny hoyer could not reach a deal over the congresswoman. Democrats are poised to move forward with a vote to remove greene from her committee assignments. The last time i checked cancers need to be cut out and not allowed to metastasize. And Kevin Mccarthy has the ability to do the right thing. He should. Reporter some republicans also calling out mccarthys handling of greene. One member telling cnn if mccarthy doesnt act hes going to continue to look indecisive. But the republican conference is far from united. With other members arguing that removing greene from committees now could have longlasting consequences. Theyre setting themselves up for recetribution and i think is a bad precedent. Parties handle this and discipline internally. Reporter amid the fall outout over greene republicans also facing a split over Party Support for trump. Mccarthy offering tepid support for cheney after her impeachment vote. I support her but i also have concerns. She took a position as a number 3 member in conference. She never told me ahead of time. Reporter which followed mccarthys own critical comments on the president s role in inspiring the january 6th ins rex. Mckarthdy then flying to florida to meet face to face with the president. Ahead of the meeting some republican members telling cnn they wanted cheney to express remorse for her handling of the impeachment vote. Inside the room were told cheney did address the group but did not apologize for her vote but asked her colleagues to keep her in her leadership position. And more on what we are learning inside the room tonight. Were told that the House Minority leader Kevin Mccarthy and the House Minority whip Steve Scalise have both expressed their support to keep liz cheney in her leadership role. And i actually caught up with liz cheney as many of the members left the room to cast votes on the house floor, taking a short break from that meeting. She told me, wolf, that she believes that the meeting is going well but that shes not going to answer any questions until the meeting ends. So there is still a lot we have left to learn. Wolf . Stand by. I want to bring you into this conversation. I also want to bring in our special correspondent jamie gangel, former republican congresswoman mia love is joining us as well. Shes a cnn political commentator. Jamie, i know youre following these developments closely. Youre well plugged in to a bunch of gop sources. That were learning so far from this meeting . I think were seeing the Republican Party at war, and whats most remarkable is we have just heard about two hours of yelling at liz cheney because she voted her conscience on impeachment and nothing about Marjorie Taylor greene. Kevin mccarthy has given her a hall pass. We do have a few details. Were told that liz cheney started by giving an eightminute speech that was, quote, calm but firm. If youve ever heard liz cheney speak, thats the way she speaks. That she would not apologize. That she made her vote in defense of the constitution and that she asked for a vote tonight on her leadership position, which i think speaks to the fact that she is confident about how that vote would go. As ryan said, it has been very heated. One member said it was like a Meteor Shower in there, that its a mess. I think the real question now, wolf, is about someone else now. And thats Kevin Mccarthy and his leadership. And the fact that he went down to pay homage to donald trump, how did the Republican Party get here . Wolf . When he went down to palm beach and maralago the other day. Right. Mia, you served in congress as a representative representative. You attended dozens of these conference meetings. One lawmaker described this meeting, as you heard, as a mess. Does that surprise you at all given all the disarray thats happening right now within the gop . Well, i think that this is a party in crisis, unfortunately. You have right at the beginning of the Trump Presidency you had some republicans that were holding their nose and saying okay, were going to support the president because we support his policies. And then you had some that were im going to support the president because i like the brash behavior. And now youre seeing a completely divide between all of them. And i have to tell you, im a little disappointed that theyre going after liz cheney like this. She doesnt have to ask anyones permission to vote her conscience. She still was elected by her district, by her people, and not by the leadership. And this is not up to Kevin Mccarthy. This is up to the entire conference as to whether theyre going to keep her or not. Im a little disappointed that theyre going after her because were supposed to be independent thinkers. And if you really want to try to yunltd the party you have to be able to live within that and respect peoples decisions. Yeah. You certainly do. Ryan, you reported that the republican leader in the house, Kevin Mccarthy, issued that statement condemning greenes comments. But by not taking action to remove her at least from one of those committees if not both of those committees, has he actually put his colleagues, his republican colleagues in an even more difficult political position because now the democrats may force a vote. Well, theyre going to force a vote, wolf. And the answer to your question is absolutely. The democrats have already pushed through these the move to remove greene from her committees through the rules committee. Its scheduled to be on the house floor tomorrow. And every single republican member of congress is going to have to take a very public vote as to whether or not they stand with their republican colleague Marjorie Taylor greene and to a certain extent implicitly endorse her conduct before she became a member of congress or whether or not theyre going to side with those who are calling for her to be removed from these committees. Now, what republicans are trying to do is find a way around this by suggesting that it sets a dangerous precedent, that it should not be democrats telling republicans who they should put on their committees, and that if republicans become the Majority Party in the near future that theyre going to turn around and remove controversial members of the Democratic Caucus off of some of their committees. They mentioned people like representative alexandria ocasiocortez or representative ilhan omar. Now, obviously theres nothing that even rises anywhere near the level of the controversial statements that greene has made by anyone in the Democratic Caucus. So it is somewhat of a silly argument. But thats the place that republicans find themselves in right now. Because if you back away from Marjorie Taylor greene, the honest thing we have to recognize here is to a certain extent you are backing away from president donald trump, the former president. He is still very much supportive of greene. Hes been in contact with her very recently. And every republican member who lives in a district where the former president is still very popular clearly recognizes that. You know, jamie, Kevin Mccarthy says he supports liz cheney remaining in her current leadership position, the number 3 republican in the house. She did vote, one of ten republicans, to impeach the former president. She said this at the time. The president of the United States summoned this mob, assembled the mob, and then lit the flame of this attack. Then she added, there has never been a greater betrayal by a president of the United States of his office and his oath to the constitution. So a lot of republicans in the house say they totally disagree with what she said and what she did. Thats true, wolf. But it was supposed to be a vote of conscience. It wasnt just liz cheney. There were ten of them. I will say this about Kevin Mccarthy. He says he supports her. But theres always this but. He has concerns. If he really supported her, we wouldnt be in this place today. And a very influential republican fundraiser said to me that Kevin Mccarthys behavior today with Marjorie Taylor greene, not removing her from those committees, was a huge embarrassment and a failure of leadership. You dont speak to Marjorie Taylor greene. You take action. The other thing there was one anecdote that a member just texted me from inside the meeting just now that i think also speaks to a certain tone. Mike kelly from pennsylvania stood up and said that seeing cheneys statement was like playing at a big Football Game and looking up to see your girlfriend sitting in the opposing teams stand. To which women in the caucushim girlfriend. So there is just this running wild that Kevin Mccarthy has let happen that is not leadership, wolf. You know, mia, when you and i spoke last week you said Kevin Mccarthy needed in your words to stand up and be the leadership that the Republican Party needs. Do you believe he has done that . Has he stood up in the way you hoped . Well, it was just it was just a week ago, and im still counting on him to stand up and do what he can to define what the Republican Party is. We talked about this. Fiscal discipline, limited government, personal responsibility. And the worning to him is this. If republicans dont get it together democrats will continue to capitalize and you are going to see this play out for two years in front of the American People about who attacked liz cheney, who attacked greene, and it has nothing to do with the policies that they stand for. Guys, stand by. Because were waiting for this meeting to wind up. Well get some more information. Well check back. Ill also be speaking live with senator Bernie Sanders about covid relief, about President Bidens warning that democrats will succeed or fail together. Bernie sanders is standing by live. Well discuss with him when we come back. And meanwhile, theres another very chilling projection from the cdc about the deadly toll of the coronavirus. Well be right back. The lexus es, now available with allwheel drive. This rain is bananas. Lease the 2021 es 250 allwheel drive for 349 a month for thirty six months. Experience amazing at your lexus dealer. Were standing by for the final outcome of that critical meeting of House Republicans under way right now and the fate of representatives Marjorie Taylor greene and liz cheney. Also tonight President Biden is urging democrats to stick together and go big on covid relief as they push forward with his 1. 9 trillion package. At the same time hes signaling some, some wiggle room on targeting Stimulus Checks. Lets go to our chief White House Correspondent kaitlan collins. Kaitlan, the president spoke with House Democrats on the phone and then he met with key Senate Democrats. Update our viewers. Reporter yeah, wolf, youre right that he said there is some wiggle room, just not a lot of wiggle room. Because they have made clear that any changes and compromises they are going to make are going to be on President Bidens terms. And democrats are going along with that because you saw they just passed that measure in the house a few moments ago. That is paving the way to get this bill passed without any republican support. Though biden has continued to insist that he does want some, its just going to be on his terms. Met for an hour and a half with the president. Reporter it was Senate Democrats turn in the oval office today. This is our new home. For a while anyway 37. Reporter after President Biden met with the republicans in those seats two days ago he sounded hopeful about getting some of them on board with his Coronavirus Relief package even as democrats moved forward without them. No Congressional Republicans have signed on to bidens plan so far, and utah senator mitt romney said its unlikely any republicans will support the plan if changes arent made. If it goes forward without any changes from what was originally proposed, i would predict that not a single republican will support the 1. 9 trillion plan. Reporter the president told House Democrats today he wont slash the 1. 9 trillion price tag anywhere near the 618 billion that republicans have suggested. Im not going to start my administration by breaking a promise to the American People. Reporter biden also said he wont scale back the 1,400 Stimulus Checks. But he said he was open to targeting them further. Cant walk away from an additional 1,400 in direct checks we proposed because people need them. Frankly, theyve been promised it. Maybe we can i think we can better target the number. Im okay with that. Reporter noting the slim majorities that democrats have in congress, biden encouraged democrats to remain united. So lets stick together. Reporter democrats are barreling ahead with bidens big proposal as white house aides are knocking down suggestions from some republicans that biden was more willing to negotiate than his staff. Our members who were in the meeting felt that the president seemed to be more interested in that than his staff did. Absolutely not. Ive seen some of those reports. Many of them are ludicrous. There is no one who is going to tell him what to do or hold him back from his commitment. Reporter now, wolf, also in that Briefing Room jen psaki, the White House Press secretary, has been asked many times about Marjorie Taylor greene and what the white houses thoughts on her are. Theyve refused to comment. They did so again today when they were asked if they 3w4r50e6bd that she should be stripped of her committee assignments. Of course this is a big subject of debate on capitol hill. People in the senate have weighed in. Biden used to spend a lot of time there. But the white house said theyre not going to weigh in on that at all and instead theyre leaving it up to the hill. Kaitlan collins at the white house for us. Thank you. Joining us now senator Bernie Sanders, the new chairman of the powerful Senate Budget committee. Senator, thank you so much for joining us. Congratulations on becoming chairman of this committee. I know you were among the Committee Chairs who actually met with President Biden at the white house earlier today on this covid relief plan. What sort of progress did you make in that meeting . Where does it stand right now . Well, i think it stands in a very good place. The point that the president made that has to be made over and over again is that we are living in a moment when tens and tens of millions of workingclass and middleclass people are hurting. These are people who are worried about being evicted from their homes. Theyre worried about feeding their kids. Theyre worried about being able to afford to go to the doctor. Theyre worried about seeing their kids get a decent education. Theyre worried about the need for vaccinations to be distributed faster than they are right now. So we face a terrible, terrible moment in american history. Probably worse than any time since the great depression. And what President Biden was clear about is that now is the time to keep faith with the American People. The people are hurting. Were not going to turn our backs on them. Were going to go forward and were going to start dealing with some of these major crises in an effective way. As you know, senator, the president has said hes open to making some, some Stimulus Checks more narrowly targeted. Right now they start phasing out for people earning 75,000, couples earning 150,000. Are you willing, you personally, senator, to lower the eligibility for these checks. These are people some of whom have lost their jobs but many of them are still working. No. The issue is not i think going below 75,000 for an individual or 150,000 for a couple. The issue is that there is some spillover if you have kids that families making 250,000 or 300,000 may end up getting some assistance. And i think we can eliminate that. But the struth of the matter is these Income Levels are based on peoples income of a year ago or even two years ago. Many of those people are hurting today. And the truth is you can be making a family making 125,000 with a bunch of kids, you are struggling today. So what we have got to do is understand this crisis impacts the middle class. It impacts the working class. It impacts lowerincome people. We are in this together. Meanwhile, the very, very rich are becoming phenomenally richer. So we need policies now where the government stands up for Working Families and the middle class and tells, by the way, the wealthiest people in this country you know what, youre going to start paying your fair share of taxes. It sounds like and you president bide ren on the same page on this issue. Senator mitt romney, as you well know, he says not a single republican will vote for the current biden relief bill. The bill that as it currently stands. We know President Biden would like to see some bipartisan support. Do you see that as a priority to make some changes to try to win over at least a few republican votes . No. The priority that i see is addressing the crises facing Working Families. When youve got millions of people out there worried about how theyre going to feed their kids or how theyre going to get enough income to pay the rent, that is the priority that we have to address. And i think as we move down the road youre going to see people like romney and other moderatetype republicans coming on board as we deal with infrastructure, as we deal maybe with the outrageously high cost of Prescription Drugs in this country. We look forward to that bipartisanship. But right now tens of millions of Working Families, middleclass people, lowincome people are in crisis. They need help. They need help now. That is the major priority that we have to address. Are you worried, though, that if no republicans are going to support this legislation youre going to need all 50 democrats. Are you worried about some democrats like Senator Manchin of west virginia, Senator Sinema of arizona for example, who have expressed some concern about some elements of the 1. 9 trillion package . Well, i cant speak for any other senator, but i think at the end of the day every democrat in the u. S. Senate understands that people in his or her state are hurting. Ive got to tell you that emotionally in my own city of burlington, vermont were doing better than many other states, hundreds of people lined up in their cars for Emergency Food in order to feed their families, the majority of whom have never received public assistance before. Thats going on all over the country. Every democratic senator understands that. So i believe that at the end of the day people are going to stand with the president of the United States and do the right thing for the American People and second of all we are in the majority today because we won two seats with great candidates in georgia. And that election in georgia became a national election. President biden was involved. Chuck schumer was involved. I was involved. Others were involved. We made promises to the American People. And we said that every workingclass, middleclass person in this country is going to get 1,400 bucks on top of the 600. We are going to extend unemployment benefits. Were going to protect people from being evicted. Were going to expand health care. We are going to make sure that vaccines are distributed a lot faster than they previously had been. Those were promises made and those are promises that have got to be kept. And i will do my best to make sure that happens. It is always so heartbreaking when we see those people lining up in long lines simply to get some food. Thats right. So feed their kids. I often say its so hard to believe it. Im sure you agree with me. Senator, its hard to believe we see these things here in the United States. Of america. Thats one of the key issues facing the country right now. Senator sanders, thank you so much for joining us. Thank you, wolf. Just ahead, new evidence emerging right now that the pandemic will remain very deadly in the weeks ahead despite efforts to ramp up vaccinations. And if youre planning a big Super Bowl Party, dr. Anthony fauci has some very strong words of warning. Simply put, dont do it. Tmobile is now americas largest and fastest 5g network. Right now, current and new customers can get a free Samsung Galaxy s21 5g. The leader in 5g coverage. The fastest 5g speeds and a free Samsung Galaxy s21 5g. Do you have a Life Insurance policy you no longer need . 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Coventry direct, redefining insurance. Were monitoring the Breaking News up on capitol hill right now as House Republicans are considering taking action against representatives Marjorie Taylor greene and liz cheney. Meantime, over at the Biden White House theyre renewing their Declaration Of War against covid19 amid the race to vaccinate the nation and slow the spread of new strains of the virus. The ongoing threat underscored right now by a new cdc forecast that another 85,000 americans, 85,000 americans may die by the end of this month over the next few weeks alone. Cnns nick watt is following all of this for us p nick, a very, very grim outlook for february. Reporter thats right, wolf. The Headline Numbers today, we just passed 450,000 dead in this country, and still not quite 34 million vaccine shots in arms. Theres still a lot of work to do. We are at war with this virus. Reporter but is this Country Vaccinating fast enough to keep ahead of the spread of Coronavirus Variants . Were not. Because the situation is we still have a demand that far exceeds the supply. Reporter before A Return To Normalcy dr. Fauci says at least 70 of the u. S. Population must be fully vaccinated. Right now that number is under 2 . These shots reduce your risk of illness. But do covid19 vaccines also reduce the risk you could still harbor the virus and spread it to others . Early data suggests the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine does just that, reduces the risk of transmission. Which is a stunning discovery if thats true. Reporter this vaccine not yet authorized in the u. S. I havent seen the data yet. Thats not yet been peer reviewed. I mean, i certainly have every reason to believe the brits. Reporter the cdc now projects another 85,000 americans might die before the end of the month. The big fear . Those more contagious variants. Plan on the assumption that there are a lot more cases of these variants than we know about. Reporter why . Because only these six states have genetically sequenced more than 1 of their cases. And thats how you find variants. Based on Contact Tracing and of recent variant cases, not Wearing Masks and participating in inperson social gatherings have contributed to the variant spread. Reporter vaccination and mitigation efforts should focus on the 20 to 49 age group, say researchers who found younger adults are the biggest spreaders of the virus. So planning a big indoor Super Bowl Party this weekend . Maybe dont. As difficult as that is, at least this time around just lay low and cool it. Reporter now, switzerland just declined to authorize that astrazeneca vaccine i was just talking about. They say that the data is not yet sufficient. The Developers Say theyll keep on giving the swiss the data as they get it and point out that it is authorized in nearly 50 countries across four continents. My elderly parents in scotland just got their first dose. Wolf . Good. Good to hear. Thanks very much for that, nick. Joining us now the former cdc director tom frieden. Thanks so much, from dryden, for joining us. The cdc says as you just heard another 85,000 americans could die between now and the end of this month. And now the rise of these Covid Variants could further complicate the Vaccination Efforts under way. What do we need to do right now, dr. Frieden, to ensure that we dont see another big surge . Well, we are far from out of the woods. And right now we need to first get vaccinated when its your turn. Second, double down on protection protocols. That means wearing a mask and avoiding indoor air with people who are not in your household. It also means reducing travel. And whoever youre rooting for this weekend, root for people against the virus. And do that by staying apart from others. Figure out other ways to be together virtually. Excellent advice. Some new research, as you heard, also indicates that younger adults, lets say between 20 and 49 are responsible for more than 75 of all transmission. Should we prioritize vaccinating those age groups as well, or should we keep the focus On Vaccinating older adults, people over 65 . There just isnt enough vaccine to go around at this time. So we need to keep it up with people over the age of 65. We need to also focus on nursing home residents and staff. Were lagging with staff. Black americans are getting vaccinated at about half the rate of white americans. Even though they have two or three times the death rate. So weve got to improve equity here by reaching out and gauging communities, figuring out ways to vaccinate that address equity issues with community leaders, the messengers and messages that are listened to, and we also need to do a better job protecting ourselves and each other by reducing those risky exposures. Yeah. And as you know, dr. Frieden, some states are prioritizing teachers, for example, for vaccination. But thats not the case everywhere. Cdc director dr. Rochelle walensky said today that vaccinating teachers should not be a prerequisite for getting kids back into the classroom. First of all, do you agree . I strongly agree with that. I think thats exactly right. Teachers should be prioritized for vaccination. But there isnt enough vaccine to go around now and we cant hold our kids Education Hostage to teachers getting vaccinated. We now know from close to a year of experience that its possible to open schools safely. We just have to do that carefully. Now, some teachers who have underlying conditions or students with underlying conditions should not go in person, but generally schools should be the last to close, first to open. Our kids need inperson education, especially k through 8. And doing that is possible to do safely. And closing schools isnt a way of avoiding all problems. It creates not just social, economic, and educational problems but it also creates Health Problems for our kids. We keep hearing the same advice from a lot of other doctors as well. Dr. Frieden, thank you so much for joining us. Thanks for everything youre doing. Thank you. Just ahead, were going to go inside the impeachment Defense Strategy outlined by former president trumps lawyers with our own cnn senior legal analyst preetbharara. Hes standing by live. Plus a highprofile rioter in the capital siege goes on a Hunger Strike, demanding organic food while hes in jail. Not all plastic is the same. Were carefully designing our bottles to be one hundred percent recyclable, including the caps. Theyre collected and separated from other plastics, so they can be turned back into material that we use to make new bottles. That completes the circle, and reduces plastic waste. Please help us get every bottle back. At wayfair. You can spend that c less on sofasircle, and reduces plastic waste. 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Well, i suppose the most significant technical defense is one that they assert in the document they filed with congress and that theres already been a vote about and that is whether or not under the constitution as a technical legal matter you can even have a senate trial if the president is out of office. I think the massive Legal Expertise on this is against the president. But thats an argument that theyll put forward. According to the document, they also may suggest, and it gets a little technical is the right word, that because its arguable that there are multiple impeachable defenses described in the single article of impeachment when it comes time for a vote you may not know which senators were voting on which impeachable act in that article. If this was a regular criminal trial with all the rules of evidence and the other obligations of making sure that the verdict was proper, you would have something called a Special Verdict im going to get technical for folks. Youd have something called a Special Verdict form so you know the people who are voting for conviction have a meeting of the minds as to what theyre voting on and theres a bunch of other things like that. Clearly whether its smart to argue technicalities or not given that the president of the United States probably very forcefully wants a defense on the merits. What does it tell you, preet, that one of the trump lawyers, bruce castor, does not intend to bolster trumps defense with false claims of Election Fraud . Well, it tells you, i think, that maybe he has a better ability to convince donald trump whats in his best interests and has a better ability to convince donald trump that as a lawyer he should make arguments only that are truthful and accurate. And i think its a very difficult argument to make that the Election Results went the other way, that there was a landslide in favor of donald trump. So i think theres a bit of Client Management that goes in there. It also is probably smart in terms of strategy because you already know that dozens of republicans are very likely to vote in favor of trump, in favor of acquittal, and why give the ability to democrats arguing to mock the arguments about the stolen election and attack them in their arguments in the well of the senate . And i think if you stay away from that and keep it legalistic it seems to be the strategy, maybe you pick some people off. There are clearly, trumps lawyers, much better off strictly trying to raise the constitutional issue that its unconstitutional to go ahead and convict a former president , not a sitting president of the United States. The lead house impeachment manager, democratic congressman jamie raskin of maryland, is keeping quiet tonight about the democrats overall strategy, refusing to go into specifics. What will be from your perspective, preet, the most effective way for the democrats, the impeachment managers, to make their case against the former president . Well, they should do what they laid out in their 80page brief to the congress, and that is meticulously marshal the facts that give the context to the statements made by donald trump on the morning of january 6th, not just that inciting language but also what he did with the Secretary Of State in georgia, the things he was trying to do in michigan, all of which show that donald trump was not supporting a mere protest or the use of language or political speech, he wanted change. He wanted to overturn the election. And if they marshal the facts in a good way and play the videos they intend to play, and i hope they play them, i hope they have a good shot at least convincing the people thats not already convinced that the president incited an insurrection. Brooet bharara, thanks as usual for joining us. Thanks, wolf. Just ahead, two members of the proud boys have been indicted in connection with the capitol riots. Stand by. Well have the latest on the nationwide investigation. Plus, a federal judge makes a decision on a highprofile capitol rioters demand for organic food while serving in jail. Look at this human trying to get in shape. You know what he will get . Muscle pain. Give up, the couch is calling. I say, its me, the couch, im calling. Pain says you cant. Advil says you can. We are following Breaking News. Two prominent members of the protrump Extremist Group proud boys face conspiracy charges related to the deadly insurrection on capitol hill. Brian todd is working the story. What are you learning . Reporter the significance is two members of the proud boys, Nic Nicholas Ox and nicholas decarlo, prosecutors alleging they conspired to block certification of votes january 6th that they planned and fundraisered for the effort and came to washington and stormed the capitol. The conspiracy and planning and fundraising, the significant part of the indictment. We have new information tonight on other ways the investigation is widening. The investigation into the capitol assault going beyond what happened january 6th. Cnn learned that the fbi raided the homes of two men part of a group. Russell taylor, allen who have steter, from a group called american phoenix project. January 5th, had a rally near the Supreme Court and they spoke in aggressive terms. We are at war in this country. We are at war tomorrow. Our voices tomorrow are going to put the fear of god in the cowards. In these streets we will fight and we will bleed before we allow our freed am taken. Neither have been charged with a crime. Both seen near police lines at the riot january 6th. Taylors lawyer says his client went there peacefully, never went inside the capitol. The other hasnt responded to requests for comment. The body of a Capitol Police officer, brian sicknick, laid in the capitol rotunda. Top lawmakers paying tribute. Brian was a peace keeper who loved his dogs and girlfriend sandra and his family and the new jersey devils. He was caught in the wrong place at the wrong time on a day when peace was shattered. Reporter the investigation into sicknicks death at a cross roads. Law enforcement officials familiar with the matter telling cnn investigators are struggling to build a murder case. Despite reviewing video and photographs, they have not identified a moment he suffered his fatal injuries. Theyre looking at the Possibility Sicknick might have become ill from pepper spray or bear spray deployed in the crowd. We have evidence not only from u. S. Capitol surveillance systems, we have a lot of postings on social media, a lot of other videos and images. The challenge for Law Enforcement is combing through all of that to find the needle in the haystack. Reporter new information on how many of the charged have been identified. Of more than 180 people charged by federal prosecutors in connection with the assault, Court Records show at least two dozen cases involved tips from friends, former romantic partners, neighbors, old classmates. One tipped off Law Enforcement about his father who fbi documents say threaten to shoot his children if they turn him in. I was worried, i didnt think he would do anything bad. But him saying anything remotely threatening to Me And My Sister and my family and government officials, it was too much. Reporter two of those charged in connection with the riot are raising eyebrows, a woman from texas who the Justice Department says is unrepentant about her role in the riot, asked the judge to allow her to travel to mexico for a retreat related to her work. No response yet from the judge. And another that wore a head dress and paint paint, carried a speer in the capitol has been on a Hunger Strike in jail because he has not been allowed to have organic food in jail. We learned a federal judge ordered he should be given organic food, wolf. Brian, thank you very much. Well have more news after this. With exciting stunts. So to help you remember that Liberty Mutual customizes your home insurance, heres something you shouldnt try at home. Insurance is cool. Only pay for what you need. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. We have a nightly tribute to those lost from the coronavirus. A world war ii veteran, raised millions for the Uk National Health Service during the first wave of the pandemic by walking laps while in lockdown. Known affectionately as captain tom, he became a celebrity and icon, was even knighted by queen elizabeth. May he rest in peace, may his memory be a blessing. Erin Burnett Outfront starts right now. Outfront next. Breaking news, a party in crisis. 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