Transcripts For KPIX CBS Evening News With Norah ODonnell 20

Transcripts For KPIX CBS Evening News With Norah ODonnell 20210114

Businesses. New f. B. I. Warning. The alert tonight to officers making arrests related to the capitol hill assault consider using swat after they found this arsenal in one suspects home. New arrests. The man wearing a camp auschwitz shirt is in custody. So is the rioter seen dangling above the Senate Chamber. Was it an inside job . New allegations that some members of Congress Gave tours to rioters who stormed the capitol. Nearly one million doses in a single day. Some good news on the vaccine front as a Record Number of vaccines are put into the arms of americans. Deadly dog food. Tonight the pet food recall after toxic mold kills more than 70 dogs and makes 80 sick. What you need to know to keep your pet safe. And the reminder tonight our government remains of the people, by the people, for the people. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capitol. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. Tonight the sitting president of the united states, donald trump, has been impeached for a second time. Ten republican members of the u. S. House broke with their party late today, joining 222 democrats to approve a single article of impeachment. The charge inciting the insurrection at the capitol one week ago. An attack that left five people dead, Dozens Injured and american democracy wounded. Tonight the speaker of the house nancy pelosi says she will immediately send the article of impeachment to the senate so that the president can stand trial. But Mitch Mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate, says that wont happen before president elect joe biden is inaugurated next wednesday. And even as congress debated the president s involvement on the attack of the capitol, they were being surrounded by armed members of the National Guard, te cbs news tonightsiing througe suggsting that armed extremists may be plotting to block bridges and trains into the city. So, as we come on the air President Trump is finally responding to all of this. In a new video produced by the white house, he says that he ordered the heightened security in d. C. , and that he condemns last weeks violence, a full week after it happened. But he is still not accepting any responsibility for what happened. There is a lot of breaking news on this historic day. Our team is standing by. Cbs nancy cordes will lead off our coverage tonight. Good evening, nancy. Reporter norah, this historic bipartisan vote took place in the same chamber where one week ago today lawmakers were cowering and praying for their lives. Ring and praying foi a few moments ago House Speaker nancy pelosi signed the impeachment resolution which will now go to the senate for a trial. On this vote the ayes are 232. Reporter voting in a capitol that has now become a fortress, house members impeached the 45th president for putting them in harms way one week ago today as they were trying to ratify the results of the election. This capitol was stormed, people died because of the big lies that were being told by this president. If inciting a deadly insurrection is not enough to get a president impeached, than what is . Reporter the vote comes 13 months. Donald john trump. Reporter after President Trumps first impeachment. For highcrimes and misdemeanors. Reporter where he was charged with abuse of power and obstruction of congress as part of a scheme to pressure ukrainian leaders. Donald trump is a living, breathing impeachable offense. He is unrepentant. Congress must act for the good of this country. Reporter unlike the last impeachment, this time ten republicans voted yes. There was a domestic threat at the door of the capitol, and he did nothing to stop it. I am not choosing a side, im choosing truth. Its the only way to defeat fear. Reporter todays article of impeachment accuses mr. Trump of sparking an insurrection, citing not just his comments last wednesday. These people are not going to take it any longer. Reporter but also his false claims about his loss. The truth is we won the election by a landslide. Reporter and his refusal to concede. That was a rigged election. Reporter House Republican leader Kevin Mccarthy didnt deny any of it. The president bears responsibility for wednesdays attack on congress by mob rioters. Reporter but he and other republican members insisted now is not the time to punish President Trump. They know that it is impossible for the senate to remove him before his term expires, so what is the point . Im not saying the president didnt exercise poor judgment, but to criminalize political speech by blaming lawless acts on the president s rhetoric is wrong, madame speaker, and a very dangerous precedence. The criminals who stormed the capitol that day acted on their own volition. They are responsible for their actions. If we want unity, this is not the way. Reporter democrats rejected that argument. Never as a criminal defense attorney did i say, judge, yeah, my guy completed the Armed Robbery but lets heal now. No. There was accountability. There was accountability then, there should be accountability now. There was reporter and so, the battle moves now to the senate. Aners wo trial to come. Senate leader Mitch Mcconnell said today he will not bring the senate back early, meaning the trial could start just as president elect biden is taking office. If two thirds of the senate vote to convict than the president would be barred from seeking Higher Office again. But this could all consume the senate for weeks. President trumps first senate trial, norah, lasted 21 days. Odonnell nancy cordes on capitol hill, thank you. Well, tonight it is not clear if the president will mount a defense when he goes on trial in the senate or who would even take part. Cbs ben tracy joins us now from the white house. Ben, good evening. I understand we just heard from. Good the president. Reporter yeah, norah, the white house just released a recorded video message from the president in which he mentions nothing about impeachment. A week after the attack on the capitol and a severe below to his legacy, he is now more forcefully condemning the violence. Mob violence goes against everything i believe in and everything our Movement Stands for. Every american deserves to have their voice heard in a respectful and peaceful way. That is your First Amendment right. But i can not emphasize that there must be no violence, no lawbreaking and no vandalism or his part in inciting the assault on the capitol and again claims impeachment is a hoax. A new cbs news poll shows a majority of americans, 55 , agree that he should be impeached. That he sho now, the president has no clear legal strategy or defense team for his senate trial. Cbs news has learned his personal attorney jay sekulow and White House Council Pat Cipollone who defended him in the first impeachment trial will not do so again this trial, norah. Odonnell thank you, ben tracy, thank you. Tonight much of the nations caisked doith a hugeurity esence, with authorities very concerned about new threats of violence. We get more now from cbs kris van cleave. Reporter tonight 2,000 National Guard troops are securing the capitol inside the grand halls and outside along the perimeter. Some armed and authorized to defend themselves, a striking image reminiscent of the civil war. Up to 20,000 could be deployed to protect washington, d. C. , a week ahead of joe bidens inauguration nearly four times as many troops as are currently in iraq and afghanistan. The Defense Department is warning the threat level for violence is very high, concerned it could come as soon as today. How real do we think the concern is . I do think its real, but i think oftentimes Law Enforcement is put in a position that regardless of if it is unverified, in the wake of the events of last week, theyve got to take these threats seriously. Reporter cbs news hasusly learned the mounting concern is based on a flood of raw intelligence, including unverified reports extremists may be Monitoring Police movements and potentially heavily armed groups intent to disrupt d. C. Targets could include bridges leading into the city and trains. Air marshals are being deployed to more flights into d. C. And major airports across the country are increasing security measures like upping police presence. Across town, washington looks to be bracing for a hurricane. Buildings boarding up, additional security barriers have been added outside of the Vice President s residence. De oe vice fencing and roadblocks are already in place as security ramps to the maximum ahead of the inauguration. The maximum af the inauguration. We ha we have asked americans not to come to the washington, d. C. , event but instead to participate virtually. And we know that is the right choice and the best way to keep everyone safe. Reporter after that message from d. C. s mayor, airbnb announced it was canceling reservations for stays in the d. C. Area during the inauguration. D. C. Area during the here at the capitol tonight it is armed National Guard on patrol. And this isnt the only fence intended to keep people back. If you go another block up the street past the military vehicles here you will hit another blockade, another barricade, fence line, more police, more National Guard. Norah . Odonnell the city is shut down. Kris van cleave, thank you. Tonight investigators are still rounding up suspects from the capitol riot while chasing down new threats. And the f. B. I. Sent out chilling advice to officers before theymt make those arrests. Here is cbs jeff pegues. Reporter an f. B. I. Bulletin obtained by cbs news says large caches of weapons like this one have been recovered from suspects homes and that police should consider use of swat techniques when arresting protestors who were photographed in body armor. Agprofutors released evidence who allegedly d anaultstana tark near the capitol. Today the f. B. I. Arrested robert packer, the man seen wearing a camp auschwitz shirt. This idaho man josiah coat seen hanging from the Senate Chamber balcony has been arrested and charged with violent entry. And the f. B. I. Used an Armored Vehicle to arrest this man in new york for making threats to travel to washington with weapons. While the roundups continue, the f. B. I. Is investigating coordination among attackers. Videos showing people acting together to breach the capitol and attack police, including this line of men moving up the steps wearing militarystyle vests and helmets. Democrat mikie sherrill, a combat veteran, accused some of her Congressional Colleagues of some of her Congressional Colleagues of working with the demonstrators. Those members of congress who had groups coming through the capitol that i saw on january 5, reconnaissance for the next day. I am going to see that they are held accountable. Reporter sherrill said that she has passed on her information to Law Enforcement. Harry littmann is a former u. S. Attorney. Its mind boggling. I mean that congressman, sitting congressmen may actually have helped insurrectionists storm arno territory. Swimr kle keer was charged with violent entry for his participation in the rioting. A large number of weapons and explosives were found around the capitol last week and the question that investigators tonight are trying to answer is were they going to be used as part of some coordinated plot. Today f. B. I. Director Christopher Wray held a Conference Call with Police Agencies across the country reminding them to remain vigilant as they face a number of potential threats. Norah. Odonnell jeff pegues, thank you. We want to bring in cbs news chief washington correspondent major garrett. All right, major, historic day, the first time in history a president has been impeached twice. This was a bipartisan effort today. Reporter ten House Republicans were there for it, House Republicans didnt have an opinion one way or another, that is sort of astonishing but why those 10 republicans saw what it why those 10 rep the nation saw and cannot stand what President Trump, as all of them did for the first impeachment. And you sort of think, well, the shorthand is there is a pro impeachment House Republican conference, and an anti impeachment no there is also another conference here in washington among republicans its the just get through until inauguration conference. And it is lead by Mitch Mcconnell, trying to create by h stability and get the president to do the right things to create a an atmosphere for stability. Odonnell what is the heart of the argument that there is no point in impeaching because the president is going to leave office in seven days . Reporter right, that there is no time, and that is essentially a process clock argument, its not an argument about the underlying merits. Very few House Republicans defended the president on anything along the merits and neither has Mitch Mcconnell which is a persistent signal to this white house do the right things, denounce violence, whether people believe you are truthful or not, do it, in order to keep me from launching an impeachment process that could get you. So, dont play with me. And dont play with house or senate republicans, do the right thing. Odonnell thats Mitch Mcconnells message. Major garrett, thank you. The u. S. Has again hit a record high for covid deaths. More than 4,300 new deaths were reported just on tuesday. And while the pace ofpick wh nearly a million shots given yesterday, a possible new coronavirus strain has turned up in ohio. Heres cbs carter evans. Reporter tonight a new warning from the White House Coronavirus task force. There may be another more contagious strain of covid found here in the u. S. This as the dangerous strain from the u. K. Is now detected in 11 states. Arizona leads the nation in per capita covid cases and hospitalizations. This massive stadium home to the Arizona Cardinals now a mass vaccination site for healthcare workers, first responders, teachers and child care workers. Teachers and child care wo that is a pretty big swath of the population there. It is. It is. So we knew that when we moved from phase 1a to phase 1b it was going to significantly increase the people who were eligible to be vaccinated, so we knew we needed additional opportunities. Reporter the race to vaccinate is taking on added urgency. California now with more than 30,000 covid deaths. In my 34 years i have never thought i would see anything like this. Reporter ken mckenzie runs a Southern California funeral home. This time last year there would probably be two or three people i would be caring for. Right now there is probably 40 50 embalmed bodies here with families waiting to haves closure. Reporter well, the people in the cars behind me are all in ts behind me are all in line for a vaccination here at cardinal stadium. Now, Health Officials say they are prepared to vaccinate at least 6,000 people a day and this site will be opened around the clock for at least the next two months. Least the next two norah . Odonnell people want their vaccine. Carter evans, thank you. Evans, thank yo and there is still much more news ahead on tonights cbs evening news, including an update on the search for a group of dangerous inmates who escaped and are on the run. And an urgent pet food recall expands after more than 150 dogs expands after more than 150 dogs are are poisoned by mold. Poisoned. Vascepa can give you something to celebrate. Vascepa, when added to your statin,. Is clinically proven to provide 25 lower risk from heart attack and stroke. Vascepa is clearly different. First and only fda approved. Celebrate less risk. Even for those with family history. 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