Take months to turn things around. Every night at this time well be here for one hour. Well meet fascinating people from all walks of life. One thing he loved was being in front of that camera when those lights came on. He was just perfect. Instead of goodbye, how about so long . Im pamela brown in washington. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. You are in the cnn newsroom. We begin with some shocking developments out of washington. A New York Times report says then President Donald Trump tried to use the doj to unilaterally void joe bidens election win in georgia and sheds new light on how far the failed effort went. Now as Senate Democrats put together a plan to tackle the second impeachment trial for trump some including the new majority leader are calling for a new investigation. Cnn Congressional Correspondent ryan nobles joins me now. A very busy weekend for you there on the capitol hill, ryan. How does all of this fit in on the impeachment timeline . You know, this bombshell report by the New York Times doesnt directly connect itself to the impeachment trial but it certainly is something that could be in the back of the minds of these senators as they make the decision whether to convict President Trump. Already the Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer is responding to this report. He tweeted earlier today, quote, unconscionable that a Trump Justice Department leader would conspire to subvert the peoples will. The Justice DepartmentInspector General must launch an investigation into this attempted sedition now. Then he adds and this is important and the senate will move forward with trumps impeachment trial. Of course the articles of impeachment will be brought to the senate on monday and the senators sworn in. A presiding judge picked by tuesday. Then there is a twoweek period of time where the former president is going to get his Legal Affairs in order before the trial begins on february 8. This was something republicans pushed for. They believed the president needed some time to get everything in order and that would be part of the due process he should be afforded in this trial but it also comes with it a degree of difficulty for former President Trump because new information could come out between now and february 8th which could influence the 17 republican senators needed to vote with democrats in order to convict the former president. Keep in mind, impeachment is not a legal argument. It is a political argument. So if there is pressure put on those republican senators it could make a difference. Pam, theres still quite a bit of time before the trial takes place. In the interim we are expecting the senate to move quickly to confirm some of President Bidens new cabinet nominees. Quite a bit of time. Its New Territory for these lawmakers. Theres never been a senate trial for a former president. So keep us posted. I know you will on how all of this plays out. The second impeachment trial for donald trump comes at a unique time in america. There are some who want the former president to stand trial. Others just want to move on. I just spoke to President Bidens Senior AdviserCedric Richmond earlier in the show. He was in congress until recently and he voted for impeachment before joe biden took office. Listen to what he told me about the upcoming trial. Weve learned the senate trial will be held in february. As we get further away from the january 6th insurrection do you think the senate is more likely to acquit former President Trump . I dont know. Thats what trials are for, for people to lay out the facts. I think in two more weeks the president , former president , will be afforded a chance to put up a defense. The house will make their case. Then the senate will vote. And look, that is what the house and senate should be doing. However, what we should be doing is making sure we get our hands around this economic crisis that we have in the health crisis. We have all the faith in the world in the house and senate for them to do their duty and what they were sworn to do. You dont want to comment on whether you want to see acquittal or conviction . No. I dont think people should comment on that. The facts should lay out what happens. And that is what makes america one of the best countries in the world is we have a democracy where you lay out the facts and a jury decides. This jury is the United States senate. I know many of those senators and i think that hopefully they will let the facts dictate how they vote. White house adviser Cedric Richmond talking to me last hour. Well, there is no honeymoon period for President Joe Biden as he hits the ground running amid a dire pandemic and economic crisis. Lets go to cnns john harwood at the white house. How is the president prioritizing his agenda in just these first few days . Pam, in a very real sense there is only one priority for joe biden and that is getting on top of this coronavirus pandemic. It is a Public Health crisis of course. Weve lost 450,000 americans, 25 million cases. But its also the cause of our economic issues. Once the pandemic is brought under control the economy is likely to take off. That is job number one. We saw the president on his first full day in office sign those executive orders saying he is going to use the defense production act to enhance the production of vaccines, create a pandemic testing board, take other steps of that kind. On friday we had him sign executive orders to ease some of the economic strains on americans just the way adjust the way food stamps are calculated so americans who are hurting can get a few more dollars in their pocket. The real step he needs to take has to go through congress. Thats that 1. 9 trillion covid relief plan that would fund relief for americans, 1400 checks. He is not going to get it all through congress but a significant chunk and the question is does he do it with republican and democratic votes by producing some sort of compromise or fall back on a special procedure that would let him move a more limited bill with only democratic votes . That is the strategic calculus he has to make in the next couple weeks. And he has to decide, look. If i go the latter route as you point out which is just the democrats is that going to hurt my efforts Going Forward where i need republicans onboard to move forward with other plans in the first hundred days. The president has made his first calls to foreign leaders as well. Who has he spoken to . Reporter he has spoken to the heads of state of britain, canada, and mexico. Three very close u. S. Allies. It is expected you would make those calls early in your presidency. They are all the more important with joe biden because of the way donald trump has strained some of those relationships. Boris johnson the british Prime Minister talked about Climate Change with the president. Joe biden has rejoined the paris climate accord. Boris johnson welcomed that. They also talked about support for nato, the u. S. Commitment to nato is something donald trump had called into question. He talked to the president of mexico about immigration. That was a huge friction point between the United States and mexico. And with canadian Prime Minister trudeau they talked about the xl pipeline. Joe biden has pulled that permit, fulfilling a campaign promise. Prime minister trudeau does not like that. They acknowledged that disagreement and with all of the leaders they talked again about that job one not just for the United States but globally and that is getting on top of covid19. All right. John harwood thank you for bringing us the latest from the white house. We appreciate it. You are live in the cnn newsroom. The vaccine rollout is getting a lot faster but is still not fast enough in many areas across the country. And that is causing a lot of frustration. More on that when we return. And were saying goodbye to a cnn legend and our long time friend talk show super host larry king. Well look back at his life and career with his long time executive producer. Well the United States is set to cross a somber threshold in the next few hours with 25 million covid19 cases registered since the pandemic began just over one year ago. But also as of today more than 20 million vaccine doses have been administered. Getting vaccinated is not yet a simple task for everyone who qualifies. Take a look here. This is los angeles. The parking lot at Dodger Stadium where some people say they waited up to five hours to get the vaccine but as cnns natasha chen reports not every area has the vaccine on hand. Reporter as the Biden Administration went into its first weekend promising to remain laser focused on the pandemic the virus continued its lethal now yearlong rampage. 764 deaths on friday alone in california. An all time single day record for the state. Meanwhile the u. S. Centers for Disease Control and prevention reported on saturday more than 1. 4 million vaccine doses were administered. So far the Biden Administration has been meeting its goal of 1 million shots per day about double what the u. S. Was averaging in the month before the president took office. But local Health Providers are hitting road blocks and ramping up. What resources would you need to be doubling what youre doing every day . A dependable vaccine supply. Right now were having to kind of dance a delicate dance between opening up additional appointments and the amount of vaccine we have on hand. Reporter friday night the board of health in dekalb county, georgia offered new appointments for the first time in nearly two weeks because they had been uncertain of how many new doses theyd get. Publix Grocery Stores which are offering the vaccine in three states told cnn theyre also only releasing new appointments when theyve confirmed and verified shipments of vaccine. I am less worried unless no news pops up about running out as i am this is going to take at the moment a lot longer than expected in early december. I think the biden team has found the cupboard is a lot more bare than anyone thought. Reporter the Los Angeles County department of Public Health says theyve only received enough vaccine to inoculate one in every four people who are currently eligible. About 5 of the u. S. Population has gotten at least one dose. Around half of the doses distributed to states still havent been administered according to data from the cdc. The feds need to take control so they can help the states. The line was long and i waited an hour and a half but thats okay. If you really want to get this, youll wait. Reporter and there is hope for improvement because dr. Anthony fauci says now science is guiding the way. That is a different tone actually. Thats strikingly different. Thats the reason why even though there is still going to be a lot of challenges ahead, if you stick with the scientific data, and are transparent, open, and honest with the American Public, i think youll see things that are going to be different as we move forward. All the work of getting here was worth it. Reporter natasha chen, cnn, atlanta. In california as you saw there is no shortage of frustration. Some people there say theyve waited upward of five hours for this vaccine. Why the log jam . Is there any sign right now that things are improving . Reporter well, there is a sign right behind me, pam. That is some of the super sites are opening up not in the city of los angeles but run by the county of los angeles. This one is at the forum at englewood. Theyre opening up these sites. All of this under terrible conditions. Listen to the latest statistics right out of l. A. County. 269 new deaths. We have more than 15,000 deaths in l. A. County and 5,000 of those since december 30th. How do you get after this problem . Well, as i said, theyre starting these vaccination sites, these megasites throughout the county. This one at the forum. People described that same sense that you said, frustration. They were trying to get an appointment. They got on to websites that sometimes broke down. They couldnt make a phone call. When people got their shot today, never have you heard somebody so happy to be stuck in the arm with a needle. Relief. Relieved. The hunt for trying to get it has stopped. Now i got the first one. Ill just wait for the message to come back for the second one. How long did you hunt . From the beginning of time. From the beginning when this started. And i feel great. I dont want to be actually away from my kids and grand kids. I want to be able to hug them and kiss them and be with them. Reporter a very sweet sentiment indeed. The county supervisor here saying we think we now have the infrastructure. We now just need more vaccine. Youre hearing that echo throughout the country, pam. More vaccines. Absolutely. Before you go, paul, i want to ask you about larry king because you worked with him for a very long time. Tell us how you will remember him. Reporter i remember him as being very generous and extremely gracious. One time i was able to go out to dinner with him and some other work cohorts. We were at this fancy place called the palms and i noticed troy aikman was there and Timothy Hutton and john lovitz and all of them began conversations with larry king. He was so cordial to them. It struck me at that time that larry king was such a power broker everybody wanted to be on his show because so many eye balls were on it. He made a lot of news. I would laugh at some things larry would say. Back then when i was 31 hed say you know youre a funny kid and i dont think larry minds me doing the imitation. I did it in person and he loved it. We bonded over the dodgers. I cant express how much he loved dodger baseball. Going back to his brooklyn days, pam. He is a great man. I called him for career advice a few years ago. I said i want my own show and i want to do a better job interviewing. Can you give me some tips . He said if you ask a question with more than one sentence you have issues. He was just so authentic. Such a unique human being, and he will be missed. Paul vercammen, thank you so much. Reporter he said the same to me about the short sentences. Exactly. I have to keep that in mind in honor of him. All right. Thanks, paul. 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He has the support of his family and a lot of the comments are viewed in context as really sort of misguided political hyperbole. Given the political divide these days there is a lot of hyperbole. It is worth revisiting what Ocasio Cortez said one week after the riot. It is not an exaggeration to say that many, many members of the house were nearly assassinated. Its just not an exaggeration to say that at all. We were very lucky that things happened within certain minutes that allowed members to escape the house floor unharmed. But many of us nearly, narrowly escaped death. With the nation still processing the january 6 attack and another impeachment trial on the horizon as a result democrats in congress have a full plate and big plans. But will internal divisions between progressives and moderates and a fierce fight over the Senate Filibuster complicate those plans . Here to discuss is california congressman ro kana. Thanks for coming on this saturday evening. I wand to talk about this alleged death threat against congresswoman alexandria ocasiocortez. What is your r