launched after a capitol officer dies from his injuries. the manhunt for the rioters, the man seen with his foot on a desk in nancy pelosi's office arrested the charges he faces a republican state lawmaker who live streamed himself storming the building and dozens more also arrested. all of it as the u.s. hits a grim new milestone. over 4,000 covid deaths in a single day. and the new warning, does the u.s. now have its own fast-spreading variant? the major winter storm sweeping coast to coast. paying tribute to a legendary baseball hall of famer. this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, everyone a history-making second impeachment could be in the cards for president trump as soon as next week. house democrats tonight determined to hold him accountable for fanning the deadly violence at the capitol on wednesday this evening we have new details and harrowing video of the chaos that left among the five dead a capitol police officer. the president releasing a video tweet perhaps looking to lower the heat on himself, but tonight the calls for his ouster only grow and not just among democrats. we've got a lot to cover here tonight chief white house correspondent kristen welker starts us off. >> reporter: president trump's chaotic tenure could take yet another dramatic turn with house speaker nancy pelosi tonight saying she's preparing to impeach him for a second time if the president does not resign for inciting the capitol hill riot. earlier writing, quote, if the president does not leave office imminently and willingly the congress will proceed with our action even saying she had called the chairman of the joint chiefs to ask about, quote, preventing an unstable president from ordering a nuclear strike and tonight congressional officials tell nbc news three house democrats on monday are planning to introduce articles of impeachment. president-elect biden tonight pressed by nbc's geoff bennet said he'll leave any decision on impeachment up to congress. >> he's been an embarrassment to the country. embarrassed us around the world. not worthy to hold that office. >> reporter: i comes after president trump announced he will not attend biden's inauguration and just hours after he tweeted a video in which he personally acknowledged defeat. >> a new administration will be inaugurated on january 20th my focus now turns to ensuring a smooth, orderly and seamless transition of power. >> reporter: after earlier praising rioters who ransacked the capitol, a shift in tone. >> to those who engaged in the acts of violence and destruction, you do not represent our country. and to those who broke the law, you will pay. >> reporter: congressional democrats say that's not enough at least 230 are demanding president trump be removed now just days before his term is over but with two sources telling nbc news vice president pence does not support invoking the 25th amendment to remove him from office, now the calls for impeachment. >> i think the american people has seen enough, and they are ready for us to do the job of impeaching this man. >> reporter: tonight lisa murkowski, the first republican senator to call for the president's resignation, telling "the anchorage daily news" i want him out, he's caused enough damage. but republican senator lindsey graham heckled today at an airport for criticizing the president. said another partisan impeachment would further divide the country tweeting it is time to heal and move on if speaker pelosi pushes impeachment in the last days of the trump presidency it will do more harm than good other republicans agreeing. >> i think it's a ridiculous discussion to have. you don't have the time for it to happen even if there was a reason. >> reporter: meanwhile one of the president's former top aides calling for him to leave now. >> innocent americans are dead because of the actions of that day and the lack of leadership in those critical hours. >> reporter: as biden says the president's absence from his inauguration is welcomed. >> one of the few things he and i have ever agreed on it's a good thing him not showing up >> reporter: moments ago twitter announced they are permanently suspending the president's twitter accoun saying it's due to the furtherer risk of incitement of violence lester >> all right kristen welker at the white house. our capitol hill correspondent kasie hunt joins us now. democrats were not able to get the republican votes for removal last time around if they attempt another impeachment would this time be any different? >> reporter: lester, republicans are incredibly angry with president trump after what happened at the capitol, and there are conversations happening about whether he should be impeached. so far just one republican senator ben sass publicly saying he would consider it but the top house republican kevin mccarthy called president-elect biden today and urged him not to back impeachment fearing it would enflame the situation further with democrats pressing ahead, a critical question is whether they have time left to impeach him. lester >> all right kasie hunt, thank you. the fbi says its top priority is investigating wednesday's rampage and the death of a capitol police officer as new video emerged of the deadly shooting of one of the rioters. we have to warn you. the images are pretty disturbing here's tom costello. >> reporter: tonight video shot by a self described civi rights activist shows the terrifying moment riotserers breache the door of the speaker's lobby leading to the house chambers in a tense standoff, officers try to keep the cool the crowd advances then, smashes the windows. when capitol officers move aside to make way for a tactical team, the mob begins climbing towards and through the door at that moment, an officer on the other side opens fire. protester ashli babbitt falls to the ground fatally wounded. the officer who fired the gun now on administrative leave meanwhile, at the capitol today, the flag at half staff to honor capitol police officer brian sicknick who died from injuries he sustained in wednesday's violence the fbi now leading the investigation. the sicknick family says brian is a hero and that is what we would like people to remember the fbi reports dozens have now been arrested for wednesday's rampage, including 60-year-old richard barnett of arkansas photographed in speaker pelosi's office charged wit illegal violent entry and stealing pelosi's mail also charged, lonnie coffman of alabama for possession of 11 molotov cocktails, handguns and a semiautomatic weapon and west virginia state lawmaker derrick evans who live streamed himself charging the capitol some suspects have identified themselves, as well. >> we are in we are in! >> reporter: josiah colt who climbed down from the senate balcony then sat in vice president pence's chair said he was caught up in a moment. in a statement to kbio tv he says, my actions have brought shame upon myself, my family my friends and beautiful country. i beg for forgiveness from america and from my home state of idaho. former midland, texas, mayoral candidate jenny cudd posted her own video. >> we did break down the -- nancy pelosi's office door. and somebody stole her gavel. >> reporter: nationwide hundreds of federal agents are pursuing suspects. among the felony charges they could face, felony rioting, federal assault and murder charges, obstruction of congress, destruction of congressional documents, conspiracy and insurrection tim gallagher is the former fbi special agent in charge in d.c. >> this is an act of domestic terrorism so this is what the fbi will be focused on 24/7 to both looking backwards, lock up lawbreakers and looking forward to help keep the city and america secure. >> reporter: the fbi says every field office is working on this, agents all over the country in addition, it says, that if individuals are charged they could still face more charges in the weeks and months ahead as thousands of tips pour in lester >> all right tom, thanks. an alarming new report from the white house covid task force which says there could be a new and more contagious variant that's driving the spread, it comes after records shattered yet again. here's miguel almaguer. >> reporter: tonight the christmas surge is here as we witnessed the darkest days of the pandemic for a second consecutive day a record number of americans have become infected and lost their lives to covid the single-day death toll soaring above the grim benchmark of 4,000. >> the fact of the matter is that eventually this pandemic is going to affect each and every one of us, including your loved ones. >> reporter: in california where funeral homes are turning away grieving families the state needs more mobile morgues. in november, 1 in 25 here tested positive for the virus. today that number is 1 in 5 and now there is growing concern from the fda that some tests used at sites like this one are reporting false negatives. perhaps leading to some unknowingly spreading the virus. with that more contagious variant of the virus from the uk now found in texas illinois becomes the fifth state to surpass 1 million infections but all of the stats are stories. >> as a mother, i felt i had to apologize because i felt like i didn't do enough to take care of her. >> reporter: deborah simmontol lost her 18-year-old daughter sarah to complications of covid the day after christmas. >> the doctors and nurses, they all tried so hard. my daughter was a ghtefi it just wasn't enough. it wasn't enough and just took over and it took her from all of us. >> reporter: tonight one mother's grief in a nation full of loss. miguel almaguer, nbc news. to speed up vaccinations, president-elect biden plans to release almost all available doses, though some worry that could cause a shortage of the second shot. meantime confusion of who qualifies for the vaccine and when with more on that here's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: for the first phase of vaccinations it was clear who was going first. front line medical workers and residents of long term care facilities but now the order and the rollout are getting more complicated. >> i know we're not a doctor or a nurse or an ambulance driver, but we are touching people, you know their wheelchairs, their walkers. >> reporter: 68-year-old sheila graham drives elderly patients to get medical treatment in new jersey she has no idea when she'll qualify for the vaccine. >> i'm concerned because there have been a number of people at this job, drivers especially, who have been exposed. >> reporter: with each state controlling how vaccines are given, there's a patchwork of plans. >> people just don't know where they are in line and if they up for the shot where to go and how to figure that out. >> reporter: geneva conway is 88 and lives in albany, new york. she knows she qualifies for a vaccine. >> at my age, i really would like to have the vaccine yesterday. >> reporter: she doesn't really understand what's supposed to happen next. >> i have not heard of a definitive timetable in this area for my group, for the over 70 people. >> reporter: some states including texas have announced that everyone 65 and older is eligible for vaccination. >> my phone has been blowing up with citizens calling who are over 65 trying to find out how they get the vaccine. >> reporter: but there are still hundreds of first responders waiting for their vaccines i johnson county, texas. emergency manager jamie moore personally knocked on pharmacy doors looking for doses. can you afford to be getting in the car and knocking on pharmacy doors? >> well, i mean, the truth of the matter is that we have to do what we have to do. >> reporter: for now there is only a limited supply of vaccines. >> can we go get it right now? do we have first choice >> reporter: and there's plenty of confusion. stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york for millions of americans the crisis is compounded by economic devastation today the first overall job losses reported since the early days of this pandemic here's jo ling kent. >> reporter: tonight a devastating blow to the already stalling economic recovery. 140,000 jobs disappeared in december the overall unemployment rate holding steady while black and latino communities were hardest hit. nearly 16 million workers unable to work because of the pandemic >> we're in the midst of the most unequal economic and jobs crisis in modern history. >> reporter: most devastated industry, restaurants and bars 372,000 jobs eliminated in december alone. >> my friends were sending me money for food. >> reporter: los angeles bartender lailany vella has been laid off twice losing her health insurance as she grapples with type 1 diabetes. >> i'm fully expected to be evicted. i just -- i'm no somebody who has a lot of family help. >> reporter: her unemployment payments have been held up since july the system overwhelmed since last spring. >> so i call that number which led me to another number which led me to another number which then hung up on me. >> reporter: even with the new $300 a week in additional unemployment on the way the economy's still missing about 10 million jobs presenting a huge challenge for the incoming biden administration lester >> all right jo ling kent tonight, thanks. we are tracking a major winter storm on the move this weekend. it could bring several inches of snow to texas. dallas could see the most snow since 2015 before that storm moves towards th gulf on monday. major league baseball has lost a legend hall of fame manager tommy lasorda died at 93 harry smith on what he meant to the game. >> reporter: even if you didn't know a double play from a dropped third strike you still knew who tommy lasorda was. the man who bled dodger blue. we loved tommy lasorda. his enthusiasm for life >> oh yeah >> reporter: his passion for the game. >> haven't you ever met one? >> reporter: there was a lot of sandlot in a man who won eight division titles, four league pennants and two world series and managed one team longer than all but a few others, the dodgers. >> every morning when i open my eyes i thank the big dodger in the sky because i'm able to do what i do >> reporter: he was a pitch man. >> i lost 30 pounds in 3 months >> reporter: and a welcome man on many a talk show. tommy lasorda was an immigrant's son who knew he was living the american dream. >> i have never regretted a day of working for the dodgers. you are looking at the happiest man in the world. >> reporter: harry smith, nbc news. >> a larger than life figure in just 60 seconds -- how social media fueled the extremist groups that drove the assault on the capitol. let's circle back now and talk about the siege on the capitol and how it's drawing more scrutiny of far right extremist groups including qanon and on the social media sites amplifying their disturbing messages. here's gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: despite nearly universal outrage over the breach of the u.s. capitol some of the president's most loyal supporters say lawmakers may have deserved it. >> it is our house it is the people's house. >> reporter: what used to be fringe beliefs are now amplified by the internet including social media sit parler which widely spread false claims that the presidential election was rigged. >> we are at a point now where there's not democrats and republicans. there's establishment versus the people. >> reporter: as for who was to blame for the rioting -- >> antifa was here. >> reporter: the fbi said there's no evidence of that one pro trump rioter in face paint and horned hat confronted law enforcement holding a spear. the man now identified as jake angeli told nbc news the fact that he had a bunch of our traitors in office hunkered down put on the gas masks and retreat into the underground bunker i consider that a win. police say angeli is a known follower of qanon, a far right extremist group. this woman told us she is, too. what evidence do you have for any of this >> it's all there in black and white. you guys are just blind. >> reporter: ashli babbitt, the air force veteran shot and killed in the riot, was another qanon follower online conspiracy theorists are turning on her. >> qanon people are all saying it was all made up, a false flag for the deep state. >> reporter: also online militia members are now calling for their own march on washington o inauguration day lester >> gabe, thank you. up next, how to talk to children about this difficult week. the capitol riot was tough enough for adults to watch and try to process now imagine what that was like for kids. here's rehema ellis. >> reporter: as the nation watched in horror, millions of our children watched, too. >> it made me feel sad. >> why are they taking stuff? >> i got scared for a second. >> reporter: we talked with kids 7 to 14 years old to find out what they're thinking about what happened at the capitol. cousins 14-year-old caleb and 11-year-old jaden. >> it was just violent. >> reporter: caleb thinks the police response was unfair. >> i thought that the police might have acted a little different, like us more force if the people had color or they were black. >> reporter: what was your first thought >> i thought they were going to come here and come into our house. >> reporter: 10-year-old daphne was shocked because she toured the capitol on a family vacation. >> we had stood in the rotunda and seen the amazing artwork and kept our hands to ourself and followed the rules. >> reporter: 7-year-old mila. did you understand why they were doing that >> i did understand that they were mad but they -- but i still don't understand why they would do it. >> reporter: psychologists urge parents and teachers to help kids talk about it >> it is important to be honest but talk to their age level. it is important to for them to know tha they are safe, to know that you care about what they think and how they feel. >> reporter: tonight, families struggling to explain this assault on an american treasure rehema ellis, nbc news. >> this is a confusing world for all of us. up next, billion-dollar dreams "inspiring america." after this tough week kerry sanders inspires us with a billion-dollar story. >> reporter: at the end of a tough week for our country, the giant jackpots have people dreaming big. the first mega millions now at $520 million. what would you do? >> well, i'd probably help the church, help the family maybe enjoy a little myself. >> reporter: add in saturday's power ball and combined the two equal close to $1 billion. but really, what are the odds how about a calculation? mr. kornacki >> kerry, okay you want that jackpot? you need all five balls and the mega ball your odds of pulling that off, 1 in 302,575,350. about as many people as there are in this country. >> reporter: a chance at the lucky numbers giving so many something to hope for at a time when we need it most. kerry sanders, nbc news. >> good luck, everyone that's "nightly news" for this friday. thank you for watching i'm lester holt. take care of route now at 6:00 no more tweets. or so we thought. trying to sidestep the permanent ban from twitter. what he just tweeted. >> ultimatum from house democrats. >> he has access to the nuclear codes. unhinged, dangerous leader like that needs to be removed. >> their demands for the president as they prepare articles of impeachment. >> extending the stay at home order in the bay area. small businesses suffer another blow. and have no idea when they'll reopen. >> good friday evening. >> this is no quiet friday night. a lot is happening. the vaccination updates. >> it is ramping up. santa clara county has a new plan to expand the locations where the first batch of people who can get the vaccinations can get them. and faster. which is urgent. >> let's start with the tug of war between twitter and president trump. within the past 30 minutes the president 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