election resumed the aggressive effort to convince americans that the election was stolen from him. he risks inciting further violence. millions of americans have been misled by the former president. they have heard only his words but not the truth. as he continues to undermine our democratic process sowing seeds of doubt about whether democracy works at all. remaining silent and ignoring the lie emboldens the liar. i will not participate in that. i will not sit back and watch in silence while others lead our party down a path that abandons the rule of law and joins the former president s crusade to understand mine our democracy. we must speak the truth. our election was not stolen. and america has not failed. i received a message last week from a gold star father who said standing up for the truth honors all who gave all. we must all strive to be worthy of the sacrifice of those who have died for our freedom. left unsaid by cheney of course is that those who lie like mccar
in the united states, canada, and around the world. i m kim brunhuber and this is cnn newsroom. we begin with signs that the coronavirus vaccine supply in the u.s. may soon outstrip demand. according to the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention, more than 93 million people have been fully vaccinated. but over the past few weeks, average daily vaccination rates have started to fall. cnn s polo sandoval takes a look at what might be behind the drop. reporter: as johnson & johnson s covid-19 vaccine is cleared to go into arms again, a slight but ongoing drop in overall shots being administered a day. that average number, according to the cdc, dipped below 3 million this week. the biden administration attributing it to vaccine hesitancy. it s a trend that the university of washington s institute for health metrics and evaluation has been closely watching, even before j&j s pause. facebook runs a survey every day. and we look at that data on a daily basis. and th
acts that should never be forgotten. that is why we are in birmingham here today. i want to first take a look at the top headlines. while power has been restored for most texas residents, many communities are dealing with water shortages and property damage from the storm. now comes another nightmare situation brought about by the crisis, sky-high power bills. the recent weather has caused a huge spike in demand for fouer fouer. one customer received a bill for $10,000 for a three-bedroom house. this of course after sitting in the dark for days. plus news this weekend from the insurrectionist former presidents who hasn t appeared in public since leaving office on january the 20th. now word comes that the sore loser is expected to speak at the conservative political action conference in orlando, florida, next week. the full lineup hasn t been announced, but trump is expected to close out the meeting on the 28th. cpac is a largely far-right wing gathering. new investigation i
president trump declared his conduct totally appropriate. so he gets back into office and it happens again, we will have no one to blame but ourselves. the lead impeachment managers in both trials of donald trump warning against the same thing. along with joe, willie and me, we have staff writer for the atlantic magazine, anne applebaum. professor of international politics at fletcher school of law and tufts universities, and professor in law at georgetown and msnbc legal analyst, paul butler is with us. so house democrats rested their case against donald trump yesterday with the lead impeachment manager urging senators to exercise, quote, common sense and warning of what could happen if trump is not convicted. if we don t draw the line here, then what s next? what makes you think the law making and violent mobs is over? if we let him get away with it, and then it comes to your state capitol or comes back here again, what are we going to say? you know, i m not afraid
next. and what now? almost all republican senators vote not to convict former president trump despite overwhelming evidence his words ignited the mob. where does the republican party db from here? republican governor larry hogan joins me to discuss in moments. plus back to school. vaccinations across the country slowly increase as evidence mounts that it is safe to reopen some schools. if we want to get our schools open the best way to do that is to decrease the community spread. but when will all children be back in the classroom? i will speak to cdc director dr. rochelle walensky ahead. hello, i m jake tapper in washington. happy valentine s day. in washington the state of our union is shaking our heads. former president donald trump is off the hook again in morning, the senate voting 57-43, ten votes short of the two-thirds majority needed to convict him of inciting the deadly insurrection on capitol hill but some leaders including vice president mike pence esc