Need to move fast. Reporter President Joe Biden in his second full day in office, zeroing in on the second major crisis facing his administration, a teetering economy. Now is the moment not to undershoot or wait and see. Now is the moment to act. Reporter with new weekly unemployment claims hovering just shy of 1 million, biden unveiling a pair of executive orders. One that would expand food assistance, speed up distribution of stimulus checks and expand eligibility for Unemployment Benefits for workers who refused jobs due to unsafe working conditions. Were in a national emergency. We need to act like were in a national emergency. So weve got to move with everything weve got. And weve got to do it together. And one that lays the groundwork for a 15 minimum wage for federal workers. Capping a week of more than two dozen actions to try to ramp up or completely reverse his predecessors efforts to deal with the same issues. As the white house grapples with a cascade of economic crises, concern that its sweeping 1. 9 trillion proposal has already run in, blanching at the price tag. The white house, despite its flurry of executive actions, remains unbowed in its push. Were in a precarious moment for the virus and the economy. Without decisive action, we risk falling into a very serious economic hold, even more serious than the crisis we find ourselves in. Its an immediate and potentially seismic challenge for a president who has made clear that bipartisanship is his preferred route. Still a signal that some of the log jam is starting to break on at least one issue, the president s cabinet. Retired general lloyd austin, confirmed as defense secretary, the first black leader of the pentagon in u. S. History with democrats saying janet yellen and anthony blinken, bidens pick for treasury and state department, will follow in short order. A team coming together. Stakes only get higher by the day. We have the tools to get through this. We have the tools to get the virus under control and our economy back on track. We have the tools to help people. So, lets use the tools. All of them. Use them now. And, pamela, there has been a lot of talk all week about how many different issues the president has reversed from his predecessor. One the white house is not paying any attention to, the color scheme of air force one. President trump made a big show of shifting the color scheme, or at least proposing to. Jen psaki, the press secretary today, has confirmed the president himself has not spent a moment thinking about the color scheme and no additional memos are expected to be. The coronavirus and the economy is where theyre focused right now. Shes made that very clear that is not where the focus is. Nice sound track, phil mattingly. Lets talk about all of this. Dana and abby, great to see you, ladies. We just heard from President Biden, talking about this 1. 9 trillion relief package. Here is the pitch he made in the last hour. Lets listen. President trumps top former economic adviser, kevin hasset said, quote, he absolutely is in favor of this rescue plan. This almost doesnt have a partisan piece to it. But, abby, President Biden is already facing some resistance. Yeah. I think he will continue to face resistance. A lot of republicans dont want to spend more money right now. Some will point out that thats somewhat hypocritical, considering thats not really been the concern in the last four years. 1. 9 trillion price tag, biden knows thats a big price tag. What hes trying to build consensus on is the Building Blocks of that price tag, which is Economic Relief for individuals and for businesses and for vaccine distribution, and for testing. And i think that the white house believes if they can build support for those things, theres no reason that congress cant come up to some agreement on a larger package, whether its 1. 9 trillion, i think thats probably unlikely. Something is possible for sure. Yeah. And our reporting is that those in the Biden Administration know its unlikely. Its up for debate. Its a test for the Biden Administration and also for republicans. Will we see them become the party of resistance like they were under the obama years or will they suddenly start working with joe biden . What do you think . It really is the question, pamela. You know, we did see 12 years ago, Mitch Mcconnell famously say that president obama would be a oneterm president. That was their goal. It was not in a specific context but taken to be more broad. That is, in a lot of ways, how republicans acted and reacted to a lot of his proposals. Very, very different time. Biden administration had a congress with huge supermajorities in the senate and in the house and thats just not the case today, a. B, you actually have not just President Biden and the people around him, but also some Senior Republicans who think it is in their best interest, given the times, given everything that we have behind us now, to come up with some bipartisan solutions. I just had one republican senator i was talking to before coming on with you saying, and this is not a moderate, saying, we have to prove that we can govern. We cant act like we did 12 years ago, or we are never going to win back the senate never mind the white house in four years. And, of course, all of this is against the backdrop, abby, of the senate trial that we expect could begin next week. And Mitch Mcconnell has put forward this february timeline. Here is what President Biden had to say about that today. Have time to get the administration up and running. I want to thank the senate for passing the secretary of defense. Looks like our secretary of treasury and secretary of state is in place. The more time we have to get up and running to meet these crises, the better. Then you have this dynamic of the articles of impeachment from the house going over on monday. So whats going on here . What can we expect, abby . The articles of impeachment are going over. Theres still room, even if they go over monday, for republicans and democrats in the senate to come to an agreement about when the trial will begin. Its very important that biden seemed open to thi s some in the biden orbit felt this could be a good compromise. There were initial ideas it could be 100 days. But two or three weeks is a much more modest amount of time to allow some of these cabinet nominees to be confirmed but also still have a relatively Speedy Senate trial but also notably to deal with a major concern that Senate Republicans had been bringing up, which is that President Trump might not get the due process that he deserves. It gives him some time to put together his legal team, to figure out his legal arguments and it probably takes that argument off the table for some republicans who had been relying on that to impose an impeachment trial in the first place . What do you think, hearing that from biden . Does it sound like hes agreeing with Mitch Mcconnell on the timeline . Yes, it does. It absolutely does. Mitch mcconnell and Chuck Schumer, the Current Senate majority leader. Biden needs their cabinet in place in order to function and do the things that they need to do, beyond the executive orders that the president has been signing for the past few days. So, no question about that. I mean, the other issue, once that gets started, is what happens, how quickly it is how long it takes and there certainly we have reporting from our excellent hill team. Ive talked to republicans, more and more, over the past few days, who say that the notion that President Trump would actually be convicted is shrinking by the day. 17 republicans would have to agree to that. Just with the argument that some people who are in President Trumps camp are making that its unconstitutional to convict somebody who is not even in the white house anymore because its unprecedented. We dont know what is and isnt unconstitutional but that seems to be something that those republicans on the fence are listening to. All right. Really interesting, to break it down like that. Well have to see. In many ways, dana and abby, its unchartered territory. Yeah. Senate trial for a former president , a president who was impeached twice also never been done before. Dana and abby, thank you. You both have new shows starting on sunday. We want to be sure to mention that. Abby, you will be anchoring, the new anchor of inside politics sunday. 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Ive spoken to speaker pelosi, who informed me that the articles will be delivered to the senate on monday. Reporter pushing ahead with a plan to hold the impeachment trial of former President Trump right away. The articles could be read on monday. The presiding judge seated and witnesses, and members sworn in tuesday, with arguments beginning as soon as wednesday. Trump is already preparing his defense, hiring South Carolina lawyer mitch bowers to defend h him. Sets a bad precedent for the presidency, and it continues to divide the nation. Reporter democrats need 17 republicans to convict trump, and there are signs that Establishment Republicans are encouraging senators to vote to convict so the party can move past trump. But the impeachment timeline could be part of a broader negotiating strategy as the two sides barter over power of the chamber. We could organize the senate today if both sides agree to abide by the same rules as last time. Reporter new majority leader Chuck Schumer and minority leader Mitch Mcconnell are working to strike an agreement that reflects the 50 50 balance, but with Vice PresidentKamala Harriss role as president of the senate, that allows democrats to run the show. Republicans want democrats to agree to never abandon the senate filibuster, which allows one member to force a supermajority vote on any bill which means 60 senators must vote in favor to advance the legislation. Well continue until our democrats reaffirm the standing rule of the senate, which they have been happy to use on many occasions, i can attest. Reporter meanwhile, republicans, who allowed deficits to run wild during the Trump Administration, are now raising concerns over President Bidens proposed 1. 9 trillion spending package that would offer assistance to those dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Main gop senator susan collins, broad extensive package at this stage would be too much. While there may be some republicans here in washington, d. C. That are pushing the senators to go forward and convict President Trump so that they can get past him and his as part of the party, there doesnt appear to be at least 17 senators here that are willing to go along with that. The cnn Capitol Hill Team fanned out, talking to more than a dozen senators. We couldnt find one that was optimistic that the votes were there to convict President Trump. Most republican here in the United States senate would like to move past impeachment as quickly as possible. Pam . Thanks for bringing us the latest there on capitol hill. Joining me now is former Arizona Republican senator jeff flake, now a cnn commentator. Thank you so much for coming on, senator flake. Lets get right to this new reporting. You heard ryan allude to it right there. Cnn has spoken to more than a dozen gop senators. It is becoming clear that republicans are likely to acquit trump. As the Capitol Attack gets more distanced, do you think a conviction looks less and less likely . I do. As long as you can rely on a constitutional argument that hes already out of office, impeachment is meant to remove somebody from office, its easier for a republican to vote against. In the further distance you get from it, i think people say hey, why bother . Hes already out. So, yeah, i think it will be difficult to get 17. Its interesting, because my colleagues, Michael Warren and jamie gangel are reporting a dozen influential republicans in washington that are quietly lobbying republican lawmakers to impeach and convict trump. Their view is, look, if we do this, if you do this, then we dont have to worry about him running again the next time. And perhaps we can sort of extricate him from the party. What do you think . Can your party move away from donald trump, given the dynamic just laid out . I am one of those hoping we can move quickly away from trump and trumpism. If i were in the senate, i would vote to convict. And i know that there are a lot of call it establishment or traditional or mainstream republicans advocating for that. I just dont think its going to be enough to move certain senators to do this. But, yeah, whatever can move us beyond the president. And frankly, whether he is convicted or not, he will lose influence quickly. He already has. Once you lose the trappings of office and the levers of power, its difficult to maintain influence, particularly after what happened just two weeks a ago. Why would you vote to convict . I think he has committed an impeachable act, inciting this insurrection. And they could have added another article which would have had an easier time, i believe. When he called georgias secretary of state and told him to find 11,000 votes. That was clearly an abuse of power. Trying to affect the outcome of an election that he was in. So, yeah. Saying that the senate cannot handle an impeachment trial democrats suggested he should be spending more time on the pandemic. Lets listen. I actually can walk and chew gum. Border issues, coronavirus, cyber security. This is an ongoing investigation. Staff investigators are pressing this. Its time to issue a subpoena. It doesnt take much of my time. Now hes saying we shouldnt do both at once. Whats your reaction . Like it or not, its coming. When the house sends it over to the senate, the senate has no choice but to take it up. I think the senate can do these two things. Everything in the senate or almost everything requires unanimous consent. When they cant agree on a procedure of how to move forward on cabinet nominees, thats very important to the new administration. Impeachment and conviction, a trial is certainly important, too. They can do both. Theres a group of Democratic Senators that filed an ethics complaint against ted cruz and josh hawley. Do you agree they violated Senate Ethics rules . What do you think the appropriate response is . Im not sure if it involves Senate Ethics rules. But, boy, it certainly was irresponsible. I think they will have accountability when it comes for leadership positions or reelection. People will remember that. It was extremely irresponsible to amplify the p