i m looking forward to that. i hope you too. we re going out to texas. we begin with the more somber seen in washington where congress remains on high alert over these intelligence threats. capitol police are now formally asking the national guard to stay there for two more months in response to new threats of maga-style attacks as the democratic majority says they take this extremely seriously, they re emphasizing they re also continuing the work of government, fast tracking the covid relief bill on party lines when needed, which includes vice president harris casting another tie-breaking note. republicans are deploying another minor delay tactic to add another day to the debate. we begin with pulitzer prize winning columnist for the washington post gene robinson, co-host of the ten podcast and mara gay from the new york times editorial board. good to see everyone. gene, i begin with the scene in the city you know well, but under different terms, taking the security thre
washington. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. you are live in the cnn newsroom on this sunday evening, and tonight a source tells cnn president donald trump has been flying under the radar because he s worried about facing charges for his action surrounding the insurrection at the u.s. capitol. but he s already on the radar of the december attorney general as the mountain of evidence continues to grow. let s go straight to cnn crime and justice correspondent jimoan prokupecz. shimon, what are you learning about this? yeah, so you have the d.c. attorney general here in the district of columbia here in washington, d.c. that s been looking at some of what the president had said on the day of the insurrection, at the ellipse when he was speaking. the attorney general had said that they were going to be looking at it, but the attorney general has already been investigating the inauguration. remember they ve been looking at the finances back from t
saying democracy is precious and fragile, but emphatically reminding americans and people around the world who were watching that democracy has prevailed. do you believe that? i believe it survived. yeah. i got a little echo in my ear. is it just me? i m very resonant. on these big occasions, my voice is very resonant. it wasn t my voice. continue. i would say democracy survived. is the president right to say it prevailed? absolutely. why? because his job is primarily to capture the imagination of the american people. yeah. to motive the american spirit. but we re in a bad way, and i think that today was about relief and was a reminder of us being more than our worst. ordinarily, you and i have covered a number of these, never in these kinds of situations. but i usually tire at a certain point of the different pomp and circumstance and the fife and drum. at a certain point, i get it. let s get through some of this. not today. today i needed every piece. you did.
appearances by mairk, snoop dogg, cameron diaz, and many other surprises. now your hosts anderson cooper and andy cohen. good evening and welcome to times square in new york city and what is likely the most i think anticipated new year s celebration since at least the millennium. maybe the weirdest. because people wanted it to be over. and also just, no one has ever seen anything like this. no they have not. we are less than four hours away from saying good-bye to 2020 a year many people want nothing more to do with. good-bye. good riddance. we re welcoming in 2021. this year obviously has meant personal loss for so many families and friends, economic devastation, also a year we hope ends with something of a light at the end of the tunnel. hopefully tonight is an escape. we ll smile and laugh with you. it is our biggest new year s eve ever. yes. star studded lineup. we do, actually. great musical performances. puppies. tatoos. yes. shots. oh, for the
campaign new it. the truth about the election lies when all in starts right now. good evening from new york. the president of the united states met with democratic legislators today to pull off the most incredible act of sorcery since lyndon jonsson. he did those with large majorities joe biden doesn t have. joe biden is trying to do that holding a series of meetings in the oval office with democratic lawmakers trying to work through the deep divisions within his party, trying to push through not only the $1 trillion physical infrastructure bill that passed with bipartisan majority, but also the $3.5 trillion social safety net and climate package. we have no idea if be can do it. here is how i have come to think about where democrats are right now. if you are confused about where they are, you are not alone. i follow this for a living. i am lost. honestly, i am trying very hard to understand. here is the big picture. twice in my life, democrats have come in with a new pre