leaders scrambling to secure the u.s. capitol on january 6th. we ll be joined by someone who was there, congressman james clyburn is standing by live. and we re closing in on the start of a crucial debate in the high-stakes georgia senate race. will the abortion controversy hanging over republican herschel walker be a factor in the face-off? welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. new legal move tonight in one of the many investigations of former president trump involving the special master review of documents seized from his florida home. our justice correspondent, jessica schneider is following this story and here with me in the situation room. jessica, tell us about this formal appeal by the u.s. department. wolf, this is the justice department appealing everything about the appointment of the special master. they re first saying that the judge in this case, aileen cannon, never had the