Security fencing erected around the capitol in the wake of the deadly insurrection stay up permanently. Also police say a man arrested near the cap towel was armed with a gun and 20 rounds of ammunition and a list of lawmakers names. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responding to concerns about security by Members Of Congress saying the enemy is within the house of representatives. With all this, President Biden pushing for bipartisan support to pass his massive nearly 2 trillion covid relief plan. Lets get right to it. Cnns White House Correspondent john harwood and our cnn political analyst is john avalon. How will we distinguish ini guess ill have to say last names. Mr. Harwood President Biden trying to restore access to health care, pushing hard behind the scenes to get a covid Relief Package through on the heels of dismal economic news. Where do negotiations stand tonight . Well, theyve got a ways to go. Theres a lot of details that are going to get changed, and its unclear what the composition of the final coalition behind the legislation will be. But one thing that both the biden white house, democrats in congress, their outside allies are increasingly confident of is that theyre going to get a very large bill. If not precisely joe bidens 1. 9 trillion something close to that. And that potentially has a huge impact on the country and on the biden presidency. It will speed the end of the pandemic with the funds for vaccines and testing and all the steps needed to try to get the pandemic under control. It will sustain people who are hurting, who are jobless through the next few months while we get to the end, and it will lift the overall economy. Economists tell me, don, that the passing of this bill or something close to this bill will take the 4 growth we expect for this year and turn it into 6 growth, that it will restore the u. S. Economy to full employment by the end of 2022 instead of 2023. That is a tremendous upside for joe biden and for democrats as they look ahead to 2022 midterm elections in which their majorities are going to be threatened. So mr. Avalon, you next. So were living in two different universes. The biden team trying to focus on facts and science and republicans are giving Key Committee assignments to Conspiracy Theorists like Marjory Taylor greene who spouts racist and xenophobic lies. Thats quite the contrast. Its as stark as it gets and it says too much about the state of our politics today. I mean, Marjory Taylor greene getting a seat on the Education Committee when shes inflamed Conspiracy Theories about school shootings. You know, this person hasnt met a Conspiracy Theory she never liked and the question is whats too much . And the actions of the Republican Leadership is to say, well, we really need to cool down internal dissent treating liz cheney and adam kingenge rp. Youve got to deal with the problem in the party and they seem totally unwilling to and still afraid of donald trump from lame duck status maralago. Countless republicans have remained silent about greenes lies. Is it possible the party is in line with greene, mitt romney, adam portman or as you just mentioned Adam Kinsen Jr . Well, the Republican Party right now is not an optimistic party, a hopeful party, not a party with plans to build for the future. Its a very dark party. Its consumed by negative emotion, angry, bitterness, fear. The voting base of the party are people who feel like the changes in the culture and the economy are passing them by. Theyre angry about it. They want to lash out. That produces a lot of conspiratorial paranoia. Thats what Marjory Taylor greene and people like her in the party represent. That is not what people like rob portman and mitt romney represent. And if youre going to succeed in this Republican Party, you have got to galvanize very dark emotions. They dont have much of a positive program. They have a grievance agenda. And if you dont share that agenda, youre not going to go very far in this current Republican Party. Youre right. And especially when it comes to things like health care. Havent had health for decades, tried to just kill it but then no plan, john avlon. Mccarthy traveling to florida today to meet with trump. Why didnt the gop learn their lesson with the gop runoffs . I mean trump is only out for himself. Its stockholm syndrome. Not only they lost the senate, they lost the presidency, they lust the house, they lost seats overall. Their base is shrinking. Trump is the only president to be impeached twice for inciting insurrection and theyre still lining up to kiss the ring. And it speaks to the danger. The party is so far off center theyre afraid they cant win elections unless they play to the crazy. And thats a real problem not just for republicans but our democracy, and thats what we need to deal with. Frankly more republicans should grow a spine and recognize the people who called out inciting an insurrection should be the leaders of the party. No one thought donald trump could overturn, you know, the policies of the bush presidencies, but he did. So actually take a risk and do the right thing. You might just find its the smart thing politically as john mccain used to say. Gentlemen, thank you so much. Ill see you soon. All right, take care, man. Joining me now leon panetta, the former defense secretary and former cia director. Thank you, secretary. I appreciate your time and of course your expertise in advance. There is this january 6th insurrection, the Homeland Security bulletin says that they say extremists are emboldened and now the capitol police, they want permanent fencing around the capitol. Are you worried about more attacks . I dont think theres any questions that on january 6th we crossed the line with those who attacked the capitol and killed and destroyed property and brought our democracy to a halt. And i think that that event could very well empower additional terrorism in the future. Lets talk about some of the folks arrested. One of them u. S. Capitol Police Arrested was a West Virginia man armed with a handgun and ammo. He had a stop the steal paperwork that he had a list of lawmakers on. Do lawmakers have real reason to worry . Absolutely. You know, my youngest son is in congress. He took my place in the district here on Central California that i used to represent, and i worry about him because i think every member has to be concerned when there are extremists Walking Around with lists of names of Members Of Congress that theyre targeting. They do need security, and im glad that the capitol looks like its doing a better job of trying to provide better security than they did on january 6th. Well, lets talk more about that because, listen, obviously Speaker Pelosi is concerned. She said today that the enemy is within. She says that shes referring to Members Of Congress who want to bring guns on the floor or who have threatened violence against other members. What does it say about where this country is right now worried about threats inside the walls of the congress from their fellow Congress People . You know, i think i think the American People have to be worried about just how fragile our democracy is. You know, i think all of us love our country, but we all recognize that in order in order for our democracy to survive were going to have to respect one another and listen to one another and try to stop this anger and this polarization that is breaking us apart. And if we dont if we dont break this mode that were in right now, thats not only making our government dysfunctional, its away otouat our democracy. I think if we dont take action to deal with this, all of us that our democracy may not survive what were seeing today. You know, speaking of that because this is im not sure what kind of territory. People say this is unchartered territory. But my colleague jim sciutto says that the parallels to the domestic Terror Threat are frightening and he points to and i quote here, radicalization online, deemization of the enemy to justify the violence, devotion to a cultish leader. That said are we doing enough to combat this threat . Well, i worry about that because as a cia director obviously i had to deal with foreign terrorism in the shape of bin laden and alqaeda who had attacked our country. And the fact is that terrorism has some similar characteristics, usually a leader of some kind who wants to take advantage of grievances. Its usually built on a lie of some sort, and the kind of lie we saw on january 6th was that somehow the election had been stolen. And people are encouraged to commit terror to attack the very symbols of our power. And so there are some similar characteristics here between foreign and domestic terrorism. And it means that we have to take both of these threats very seriously. I want to quote from the center for strategic and international studies, a report that they have. The rightwing Terrorist Attacks caused 335 deaths in the country. Leftwing attacks caused 22 deaths. Their analysis ends in may of 20. And weve obviously seen more violence since then. There is no question that the real threat is where this real threat is coming from all you have to do is look at the numbers and the facts. Theres no question that we are facing a very serious threat within our country. Just as 9 11 was a wakeup call to deal with foreign terrorism, january 6th is very much a wakeup call that we have to confront domestic terrorism. It is serious. Its on the rise. We saw what happened on january 6th. We see what these extremists are saying and doing online. And it means that we cannot underestimate the threat that were confronting. Weve got to be ready for it. We not only have to prepare for the expected, we have to prepare for the unexpected as well. Secretary panetta, always a pleasure. Thank you so much. Good to talk to you. The gop itching to kick liz cheney to the curb. Kevin mccarthy is going to maralago to kiss the ring. Is that what the Republican Party really wants to be . Fish roe. Risotto. Buffalo. Gelato. Cheesecake. Grilled steak. Clam bake. Milkshake. Brussels sprout. Sauerkraut. Freshcaught trout. Alfalfa sprout. Curry. Fried turkey. Mcflurry. Cacciatori. Chimichurri. inhale spiral ham. Blackberry jam. Rack of lamb. Candied yams. Pokes. Smokeys. Gnocchis. And them banging raviolis. We are americas kitchen. Doordash. Every flavor welcome. The previous president focusing his Political Energy on target liz cheney, the third ranking House Republican who voted for his impeachment earlier this month. One source telling cnn trump has repeatedly questioned his republican allies about an effort to run a candidate against her. Cnns Lucy Cavanaugh has more. Reporter wyoming is trump country. The former president beat joe biden here by more than 40 points, the largest margin in any state. So when congresswoman liz cheney voted to impeach trump, it caused immediate blow back at home. I usually just sit here and make tutus and mind my business. Reporter shelly horn has never thought of herself as political but after the vote she started a petition to get her out of office. She describes her vote as a matter of conscience. Horn calls it a betrayal. You just cant go i need to vote with my conscience. No, vote for what your people put you in there to do. Youre a republican. Youre supposed to back your party regardless. Reporter a handful of gop County Committees have voted to censure cheney, and state senator Anthony Boushard has already launched a campaign against her. Saying the consensus is clear those reaching out to the party vehemently disagree with representative cheneys decisions and actions. Cheneys foes in congress are also taking aim. Florida republican mat gates is in cheyenne positioning himself as the bearer of the trump brand. If you want to prove you have the power to defeat liz cheney in this upcoming election, then wyoming will bring washington to its knees. Reporter a source in cheneys office dismissed the gathe gaetz event. The source saying ahead of the visit that geetz can quote, leave his beauty back at home. In wyoming the men dont wear makeup. But in wyoming the Energy Industry pays the bills. We need a voice in washington to continue to defend our industry, and its going to be more important now than it has been in the last few years because, you know, President Bidens not going to be friendly to us. I dont Care Anything about committee assignments. Its just kabuki theater. Reporter taylor hanes a retired doctor, cattleman and businessman doesnt care cheneys the third highest ranking republican in the house. In my view shes done in wyoming. Trumps the most successful, effective president in my adult life. Were going down the trump road, and thats where we are. Reporter but with the primaries 18 months away, cheney has time not to mention money, influence and name recognition. The cheneys are a huge name in wyoming. Dick cheney was one of the people who brought the state to Real National relevance. She made the right decision. Reporter supporters like dona says shell judge on the future not the past. Give her a chance. Lets let this administration goes on and see how liz stands up and represents our people. Reporter cnn, cheyenne, wyoming. Thank you very much. And joining me now is republican strategist sarah longwell. Thanks for joining. This isnt just wyoming. The House Minority leader went down to florida to meet with the former president today to talk election strategy. There was a chance to makeorbreak, but thats not but they are not taking it. Why is that . I mean, i think the answer is that they are scared of donald trump, and theyre scared of his voters. But they should get past that because they have they are putting themselves between a rock and a hard place. This Impeachment Vote is their offramp. This is their best chance to put a stake through Donald Trumps political future. If they dont take it, donald trump is going to control this party for the next ten years. And its going to become the party of Marjory Taylor greene and people like liz cheney. I mean, you just look at somebody like rob portman or pat toomey, people who are retiring because they dont think theres a place for them in this party anymore. I mean, thats not just dangerous for the Republican Party. Its an existential threat to the country to have one of the two Major Political parties controlled by people who are out there spreading Conspiracy Theories. And im not talking about Marjory Taylor greene there, im talking about Kevin Mccarthy and mat gaetz and so many others in congress who voted to object to a free and fair election, who told voters that it was stolen from them, who followed donald trump. And it led to a violent attack on the capitol. And so republicans Mitch Mcconnell should be whipping his Senate Office and telling them this is our chance, our chance to be done with donald trump and put him in the rear view. But im worried thats not the direction theyre going to go. Youve been on the show before to talk about your focus groups of republican voters. What are you hearing from gop voters now . Is this what they want . Its interesting. I actually did just do a group of 2016 trump voters who ran as doing a very bad job but ultimately did vote for him again in 2020. And they were split. This was shortly after the attack on the capitol, but about half of them did think he should be impeached. I think the problem is that, you know, the further we get from the actual attack on the capitol, the more watered down voters seem to get. Its lost its sense of urgency. We just had earlier this week a vote on whether or not it was constitutional to actually impeach him. And only five republicans in the senate voted that it was. And so im just concerned that even though three weeks ago people like Kevin Mccarthy, people like Mitch Mcconnell they were really distancing themselves from donald trump. But just as time has gone on they get more and more afraid of these voters and they start moving back towards trump. Sarah, you say that for the Republican Party to fix its problem, that it has to admit the problem. Well, republican senator John Barrasso told cnn he is confident trump will not be convicted in the upcoming impeachment trial. He says theres not enough republican votes for even a censure. So what happens to the party, you know, if they are this partys stuck in denial. I mean, what do they do . They are stuck in denial. My biggest hope is actually the Business Community continues to put pressure on these republicans and Mitch Mcconnell actually decides they ac