concludes the police force was inadequately trained. among the recommendations. new fencing, and the ability to call for help for forces like the national guard. but that means more money. that means bipartisan agreement and a sharply divided congress. some are complaining that he is biased and others are going it alone on the security matters. >> they did not consult me on security measures and they are not consulting me about he taking them down. however, they have not relayed to me what an internal threat is within the capitol. we need buy in to implement the common sense recommendations that his team put forth. but we seem to have a difference of opinion on addressing many important issues. >> the thing that really concerned me is that, the report itself just explains in just simple detail how disorganized the command structure was, how no one had clear rules of engagement, it's crying out for a 9-11 style of commission. who has a longer period of time to look at what really happened. >> we will discuss it in a bit and while that debate indeed is being waged we are at the start of what may be a defining week in the fight to end the uncontrolled pandemic. why reached something that feels like a rubicon of sorts. as of this evening, there's more fully vaccinated americans than the number of americans with confirmed cases of coronavirus. since the start of this outbreak. it's a big change, we have more ahead on this new guidance, tomorrow, the nearly $2 trillion relief billion that was passed by the senate this past weekend, heads back to the house for a final vote, expected within the next day or two. that would put it on track to reach biden's desk at the white house before march 14. that is when unemployment benefits expire, giving the president a major legislative victory after seven weeks in office. -- >> as soon as i get it. >> not one republican has voted for the relief measure, despite that the majority of americans are behind it. today the administration was asked about getting it through the last house vote. >> our focus right now is on getting the bill across the finish line. getting relief out to the american people which we expect will happen. by the end of the month. >> what are the president and other white house officials doing today to ensure that there are no democratic defections in the vote? >> they are picking up the phone, making sure that they have the questions answered. >> they plan to -- >> the new white house, also focusing on reversing trump's immigration policy. but is facing an increasingly difficult challenge along the u.s. southern border. nbc news confirming tonight's new york times reporting that the number of the detained uncompanied migrant children tripled. the white house is struggling to place the children in shelters that are appropriate, so they are being held in facilities designed for adults and similar to adult jails. we are also also keeping an eye on the investigation in to the sexual harassment allegations against the governor of new york, andrew cuomo five women have now come forward. today new york's attorney general letitia james appointed two attorneys to head up the investigation and gop members of new york's assembly has introduced a resolution to impeach cuomo who is remaining defiant. >> i'm not going to resign because of allegations. there's no way i resign. let's go the attorney general investigation and get the findings and go from there. >> with that, let's bring in the lead off guest on this monday night, phil rucker, senior is washington correspondent for the washington post. bill bratton, former commissioner of the nypd, a veteran of the boston police department, former chief of police in los angeles as well and julie pace, washington bureau chief for the associated press. good evening and welcome to you all, and julie, i would like to begin with you, this debate over security on the hill, general honore's report, and briefing to members, does it bode well or poorly or at all on the chances of us seeing a, what's called a 9-11 type commission? >> i think you are going to start to hear more calls from lawmakers for that kind of commission. this report does just start to scratch the surface of a lot of the deep systemic problems that are coming to light involving the capitol police force that they were clearly unprepared, not just for that moment, what is striking about this report is, it appears that the capitol police are just not prepared for this moment that we are in as a country right now. where threats have changed and evolved over time and threats to lawmakers directly have really been escalating and i think we will see a call to start to get more detail about this police force and about, more detail about the time line of exactly what unfolded in the lead up to january sixth. even after many hearings, there was a lot of questions that remain unanswered. >> commissioner bratton, indeed, the report indicates for lack of a better phrase, this is not our father's u.s. capitol building, this is not the era we grew up in. so, based on your reading of the report and the situation, how do you tow that fine line between what is a national are treasure the center piece and the beautiful city, and making it a fortress? >> great difficulty. the report which is basically an outline, it's not comprehensive or exhaustive, but it's a blue print of a way forward, looking at the failures at the past. it will be controversial, we have been having republicans speaking out against it. and the price tag is going to be enowhere us. if the recommendations in the outline report would be followed, it's going to run in the hundreds of billions of dollars. and hiring an almost, 700, 800 additional capitol police officers having and rapid response forces. the training that is necessary. some respects, brian, this reminds me where nypd was after 911. and they had to take an intelligence unit that was responsible for detection, and created what was a thousand person, robust unit to protect new york city. similarly, i was doing the same thing in l.a., and they had a very significant deefficiency in dealing with intelligence. and quite clearly the capitol police, not up to the speed in terms of how to use intelligence, what to do with it, this will be an enormous undertaking in the midst of the political infighting that goes on every day at the capitol. >> i think phil rucker we thought the motivation would be there for change, given the fact that members of congress were by definition targets and witnesses of the insurrection. but given the current atmosphere and all thing thes partisan, how much of this do you expect to see going in to practice? >> you know, brian, we are immediately seeing elected officials on capitol hill revert to partisan corners. you saw that just in the, in the sound you played at the top of the show from the republican and democratic members. and i expect we are going to see that going forward. speaker pelosi has been calling for this 9/11 style commission and it has been beaten down by republicans who worry about whether it would be too heavy handed for democrats, whether they would have a voice in the ultimate findings of the commission and i, it feels, unfortunately i think for, you know, progress at the capitol, that this issue of security, which should be a nonpartisan issue is becoming a partisan football in the words of washington, and we will have on to see how it continues in the weeks ahead, but this report is a significant development and one thing that i know has a lot of lawmakers on the hill uneasy is this idea of an internal review, internal threat. there were deep suspicions by a number of democratic members of congress that some of their republican colleagues on capitol hill may have played some role in aiding some of the insurrectionists, or protesters or at least in guiding them a bit on capitol hill and that never got figured out by law enforcement authorities yet. so that is sort of bubbling under the surface here as this partisan fighting is under way. >> indeed the fbi director said they are on the case regarding phone records and communications from that day. >> yeah. >> julie, let me read you this from the new york times tonight, while mr. biden's team has been cautious not to take a victory lap while so many americans are suffering, he needs to take credit for its fast passage to gain the leverage needed for looming fights over other items on his agenda. >> i know it's not your writing but i may ask you for an explanation. what about getting this passed confers any further power or clout to the president, what about this doesn't simply codify party line votes from here on out? >> well with, i think what the white house is going to try to do is try to claim a sense of momentum here. you know, they do have a couple of things on their side right now, one is going to be passage, yes, it will have been a party line vote. but it's really sweeping legislation in the fact that the president will be able to sign this in to law, is certainly a positive for his agenda. also the measure is popular and biden overall has seen strong popularity and approval ratings for his job performance thus far. you are right, the job gets harder from here, everything else that he has to do going forward, whether it's infrastructure, whether it's on climate change, whether it's on voting rights. is going to be a tough fight just to keep his own democratic party together. the split between the party, the liberals and the moderates is really going to come in to full focus as he tackles the other issues. what he is hoping to do do. claim momentum, claim a mandate, claim the mandate from the public. and hope that this can keep the party together. but the white house knows that this road gets difficult going forward. >> commissioner bratton, let's say for the sake of conversation it will be known as the bratton commission and you get the job of figuring out security on capitol hill, and nothing less. i first visited that building with my parents in 1974, it's indelable still, and growing up and becoming an adult, it's one of the great sights in washington, to see school buses full of a field trip, kids with parents discovering that place and the white house and the library of congress, all of it for the first time. question is, how do we keep it that way while also taking all of the steps we have run through to secure the building in the event of another 1/6? >> brian, i wish i had an answer to that. i have been in the capitol quite frequently, i had the pleasure of bringing my dad, a world war ii veteran to have lunch with the sgt. at arms in the senate cafeteria. i share the thrill that you just described. going forward, i wish this was a quick fix. a simple fix. but the partisan politics that rule everything in america, are going to interfear with something that is quite clear cut, in terms of the report. security needs to be vastly improved at that facility, balancing a public access, and public security. and the security of the congress. going forward, i worry about everything that i see and hear about what is doing on up in that building is going to work against the well thought-out outline of what needs to be done. i wish i could be more optimistic looking at this. but i'm one of those who really do believe this is going to require a 9/11 style commission to ultimately get resolved, even that seemingly simple solution is tied up in the partisan politics that is ruling the roost down there. >> i will read you a statement the former president put out because he is off social media, he communicates now through the letterhead of his political action committee. this is what he wrote tonight. no more money for rhinos, republicans in name only, they do nothing but hurt the republican party and our great voting base. they will never lead us to greatness. send your donation to save america pac at donald j trump.com, we will bring it all back stronger than ever before. if i, sadly, i guess, a lot of folks are going to send their money to that web address. how's this going to go over with republicans? you can fiddle all you want around the margins with their politics, morality, and personal dignity, you threaten to take away their fundraising and you may get their attention. >> you know what, brian? i think formerpresident trump is certainly getting their attention with that statement. and he got their attention a few days ago when he actually initiated sort of a legal threat to republicans to stop using his name in their fundraising appeals. remember, so many arms of the republican party have raised huge sums of money from grassroots active visit -- he is that popular. they send out digital advertising to raise money on his name. he doesn't want anyone else raising money on his name. he wants to be the one raising the money. that's what the statement there is all about. the irony is that he is not on the ballot in the next election cycle in 2022, it's republicans trying to take back the house and trying win back their majority in the senate and they are going to need the money, all the money they can get in order to do so to fund the campaigns and they are running head on here in to trump who is trying to amass his own war chest so he can play king make er in the mid term elections and remain a viable threat to possibly run for president again in 2024. >> never boring around here, i had say. that we are much obliged to our three to start off. thank you for being with here with us tonight. as we mention, there's more fully vaccinated americans than the total number of covid cases detected in our country thus far. it feels like a major event, but what does it really mean? well, we will ask one of our top doctors who is standing by to talk to us and later, republicans push a clamp down on voting as party leaders openly talk of harnessing the quote trump magic, we have two guests standing by who don't see the magic in preventing black americans from voting. 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(giggling) that's my turtle. fraud protection. discover. something brighter. ♪ ♪ we are with vaccinating a seven day average, nearly 2.2 million americans a day. while all of this is challenging, our message is keep going. i know the pace is challenging. this is a war. can't let will up. >> tonight, there are new guidelines as we mentioned in this war against the coronavirus. the cdc says fully vaccinated people can now gather in doors with one another, without a mask, without social distancing. they can also be with people at low risk of severe disease like children. but this same group is still urged to wear masks in public places. so far, 18% of americans have received one december of the vaccine and at least 9% are fully vaccinated now, it's a start. and here with us again to take our questions is dr. patel, clinical physician, senior policy aid during the obama administration and now a nonresident fellow at brookings. doctor, the key as i have learned it to public health education is clarity and repetition, so one way of looking at it is, we have had seven weeks of that over the past year. but i'm afraid i need even more clarity. today's announcement was stunning from the cdc, but if they don't want fully vaccinated people to travel, i guess that's another way of saying, no one should and today's guidelines, are they depending on new variants at the end of the day? >> yeah, today's guidance was really kind of a milestone for several reasons. one of which you mentioned in that we are really kind of starting to look at what normal could be very soon with vaccinated people getting together with other vaccinated people. remember, that is two weeks after your second dose, or two weeks after a one-dose shot. and also, having some flexibility to have guidance with unvaccinated people if they are not at risk for severe covid so we can talk about what that might mean. but to your point, more directly, the lack of the travel guidance has been both a point of praise and a point of criticism is, i will tell you that i think it was responsible for not just the variants but i still have states around the country that have very high positivity rates that are literally in the red zones. and at the same time, governors who have taken away mask mandates and said, you can open up to 100% restaurant capacity while we have just been days away from research brian, which demonstrates that when you put mask had mandates in place, cases and deaths drop within about 20 days. when you open things back up, cases and deaths increase on an average within about 40 days. so, those variants make those statistics even more concerning. >> yeah, i am no doctor, both of the cases stand to reason. i want to play for you someone that we both know. this is michael osterholm, who managed to combine optimism and pessimism as is often his job within just a few seconds of each other during one on-air appearance, we will discuss on the other side. >> we are in the eye of the hurricane right now. appears that things are going well, you would see blue skies. we have been through a terrible, terrible year. what we mow is about to come upon us is this situation with this b-117 variant. 2.9 to 3 million doses of vaccine a day over the next 6-14 weeks when the surge is likely to happen is not going to really take care of the problem at all. >> doctor anything in there you disagree with? >> what i would disagree with is that i think characterizing it as the hurricane and the blue skies and we are in the eye of the hurricane and forecasting what i would be a surge like what we are recovering from, brian is not accurate. i on do think that we are go fog see an uptick in cases that is inevitable. we have a plateau in cases 50,000 a day, we are in an unfortunate 2,000 deaths a day. so we are seeing a slowing down of that deceleration and as the states are opening up and we are heading in to spring break, cases will go with up. but it's not going to be that full hurricane that i think dr. olsterholm, who i have deep respect for is predicting. and the statement that you made in the top of the hour, with the number of vaccinations, are exceeding the number of cases, that is showing we are in an inflection point. we will not see cases go to zero, but we will see it decrease and we will see it slowly come down as close to zero as possible. but it will not go away. we are still living with ebola and other viruses that have posed threats to the globe. >> and in all years but this one, the seasonal flu. doctor, thank you so much for taking our questions and for your forthright answers as always. greatly appreciate it. dr. patel our guest tonight, the priorities of the grand old party under the influence of the only twice impeached private citizen in all of florida, who no longer wants the party using his name. hi, i'm debra