The question is, does he have a defense for the actual charge against him . Plus Kevin Mccarthy meets with Marjorie Taylor greene as pressure grows to have her stripped of her committee assigns, the question is whether mccarthy is ready to take action. And a major shakeup in the tech world as jeff bezos prepares to step down. But does he plan to step away . It is way too early for this. Good morning, and welcome to way too early. The show that really just show that its delivers stay on time. And we start with the news. House Impeachment Managers are arguing that Donald Trumps responsibility for the events of january 6 is, quote, unmistakable. While the former president s lawyers countered by denying the allegations and calling the whole trial unconstitutional. In detailing their case for why the former president should be convicted and permanently barred from office, the legal briefs linked trumps faufls claims that the election was stolen and his baseless efforts to overturn the results to the deadly riot. They write that the only honorable path at that point was for President Trump to accept the results and concede his electoral defeat. Instead he summoned the mob To Washington and aimed them like a Loaded Cannon Down pennsylvania avenue. They conclude with this, failure to convict would embolden future leaders. And there is no line that president cannot cross. The senate should make clear that it stands ready to protect them against a president who promotes violence. And in a response just 14 pages long, trumps legal team essentially argued that the former president believed that he won the election and was within these rights to, Quote Express his belief that the Election Results were suspect. They contend that his claims couldnt be disproved because there was insufficient evidence. They also argue, quote, the article of impeachment violates the 45th President s right to free speech and thought guaranteed under the First Amendment to the United States constitution. They also laid out a challenge to the constitutionality of the trial now that trump is no longer president. There is the First Amendment and then there is yelling fire in a crowded movie theater. One is protected, one is not. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi yesterday sent a letter to democratic colleagues detailing efforts to shore up capitol security and calling for a 9 11 Style Commission to investigate the january attack on the capitol. She also called for additional funding to meet security needs. On the senate side, dick durbin of illinois and Chuck Grassley formally requested answers from the Justice Department about Security Failures during the insurrection. They also announced the committee will hold a hearing with fbi director Christopher Wray on march 2. And last night, the remains of fallen officer Brian Sicknick arrived at the u. S. Capitol for the rare distinction of lying in honor of the buildings rrotund. Sicknick died from injuries suffered in the violence siege. And President Biden attended to pay his respects. His attendance wasnt announced until his motorcade departed the white house and jill biden joined him. And Chuck Schumer could also be seen among those in attendance. Sicknick is the third Capitol Police officer to lie in monitor at the capitol. A congressional tribute will be held this morning before a ceremonial departure to Arlington National cemetery. Were all mourning the loss of this man. And members of the house of representatives will now be fined for not complying with Metal Detectors if before they enter the house floor a move that comes one month after the capitol hill riots. The new rule include as 5,000 fine for first time offense and a 10,000 fine for a second offense. Nancy pelosi released a statement, in part, it is sad that we have been forced to move forward with a rule change imposing fines on those who refuse to abide by these protections. But the peoples house must and will be safe so that we can honor our responsibility to do the peoples work. And sources in the white house and on capitol hill tell nbc news that democrats hope to have an Economic Relief bill passed by march 14th. That is the day that extended Unemployment Benefits will run out for millions of americans. And while the president hopes to get more republicans on board, a senior white house official says it seems increasingly likely that democrats will use reconciliation to pass the bill without republican support. Key democratic senator joe manchin helped lay the ground work for that yesterday voting with his party to proceed to a budget resolution, but he wants the final bill to be targeted to those who most need relief. Manchin is also against raising the minimum wage to 15 which is included in the biden plan. And the senator tells reporters that he will be supportive of something that is responsible and reasonable like 11 an hour. And the Washington Post reports that on a call with Senate Democrats yesterday, President Biden urged them to go big on his new nearly 2 trillion stimulus proposal. And that comes a day after he met with Senate Republicans to talk about their much smaller plan. Joining us now, reporter for the Washington Post, eugene scott. Eugene, good morning to you, there are a lot of options here in terms of what to talk about this morning as we follow news here on multiple fronts. But i want to talk about something that i know youve been covering which are these arizona republicans who are digging in on the trump version of the party as all of this looms. And it is really what is happening there is a microcosm, an example in one state that shows us what is really happening at the national level. And were sitting here waiting for Kevin Mccarthy to make a decision about what he will do, what side that he is going to take. What do you think what is happening in arizona says about that and what is your reporting on mccarthys latest thinking . You are right, we can focus on arizona republicans to get a better idea of what could be happening in other parts of the country especially what is happening in washington and a testament to that is how republicans are responding to the Biden Administrations efforts to get the Coronavirus Package changed. You are seeing many republicans show that even after he has left the white house, members of their party are still incredibly loyal to trump and believe that putting his ideas about what makes America Great forward is in the best interests of their party. But when we look at the Election Results, that is not the case. And one thing that is interesting about arizona which went blue for biden and now has two Democratic Senators in washington is that they havent gone blue since 1996. So you would think that it would be difficult for them to hold this pivot. But republicans continue to move in a direction that many voters on the ground in arizona and also across the nation are saying that they dont want. And so this could suggest that the gains that republicans may have experienced in the last few years, that they have just recently lost, they may continue to lose if they dont change the direction in which they are going. And to that very point, i think this helps explain what Mitch Mcconnell said over the course of the last 24, 48 hours where he put out first a statement saying that he thinks that liz cheney is a person of conviction and courage, and then saying that they cannot be a party that has a Conspiracy Theory cancer inside it, referring to Marjorie Taylor greene. And while search some we can debate why he is putting out these statements, but certainly part of it is that he looks at exactly this phenomenon and he says we wont win elections if we keep putting people like Marjorie Taylor greene to the forefront. He blames donald trump for those losses in georgia. And so with that in mind, how do you think that impanlgtss the upcoming Impeachment Trial in because mcconnell has signalled that he is willing to convict donald trump, but it doesnt seem like that is enough right now to bring his party along with him. Why . It isnt. Because as influential as a voice as mcconnell is, it is not more influential than many of the voters who sent these people To Washington. And many voters hold the ideology that we see in Marjorie Taylor greene. One thing i dont think people realize, the number of independents is growing because of the number of republicans who have left the gop after they have seen it go i guess more trumpy, and it left a more trumpier version in the party and they are more likely to back the Marjorie Taylor greenes of the world than somebody more moderate and thinking about engaging the democrats. It will be an interesting few weeks for sure as we learn more about how the Republican Party will try to sort through this or not and just move forward with what you just outlined here. Eugene scott, thank you for being up early with us. And still ahead here, a preview of what this weekends super bowl may look like with coronavirus Safety Guidelines in place. 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Kevin durant had 28, james harden had 23 in the victory that halts the clippers three game winning streak. Meanwhile, in orlando, wrap wrap tos guard scored 59 points in the win over the magic, the most ever scored by an undrafted player in nba history. They celebrated with this Surprise Shower in the locker room after the game. And here in the nations capital, Carmelo Anthony padded his resume with 13th on the auld time scoring list. Needing only 14 points, he finished with 21 in the win and could climb as high as 10th on the alltime list this season. And if you missed the opportunity to watch your favorite stars last night, the nba is moving closer to finalizing plans for a meeting of the leagues best on march 7 at State Farm Arena in atlanta. It will include a game between the eastern and western conferences. This is after three years of captain picked teams as well as skills competitions. The league had previously postponed allstar weekend set for this month in indianapolis because of the pandemic. And there will be more fans in attendance at the super bowl than the nfl had originally announced. 25,000 spectators will be allowed in tampa for the big game, that is 2550 more than the league previously indicated. Raymond james stadium would be able to see the while practicing the covid Safety Guidelines. All fans will be given masks and Hand Sanitizer and they will be required to wear masks throughout the game. Among those in attendance will be 7500 vaccinated Health Care Workers who were given free tickets. The league also plans to include 30,000 cutouts in the stands. Hopefully that will make it look a little more like we expect. And as buccaneers Quarterback Tom Brady chases his 7th nfl title, fans just cant get enough merchandise ahead of his tenth appearance in the big game. 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