Inauguration checkpoint with unauthorized credentials, a loded gun is defending himself in an interview. More arrests linked to last weeks riot. He beat a Police Officer with an American Flag pole. Death is the only remedy for whats in that building. Reporter amid all this unrest, the president is mia planning for a massive sendoff for himself that could include a red carpet and a 21 gun salute while the Vice President fills the void. On behalf of your commander in chief, from your Vice President and on behalf of every american, thank you for your service. And president elect joe biden now three days away from undoing a slew of Trump Administration policies as he outlines his agenda of the executive actions he plans right out of the gate. Good morning, everyone. It is sunday, january 17th. Im chris jansing. Welcome to the special edition of msnbc live. We have reporters blanketing this story as america remains on alert. We begin with our Incredible Team in d. C. , new york, and everywhere. Msnbc correspondent ellison barber has new details on the arrest in watching top and the latest on the investigation linked to the capitol riot. Were joined by Eugene Daniels and ann gearing, White House Reporter for the Washington Post and msnbc political analyst. Good Early Morning to all of you. Ellison, lets talk about the arrest of the armed man near the site of the inauguration. What more can you tell us . Reporter the police say that man, a virginia man pulled up to a security checkpoint, probably one that looks similar to this to give you a sense of how many checkpoints there are. This is one intersection. If you look all the way around here, you will see checkpoints, police, military vehicles in almost every single direction. Police say that this man, Wesley Beeler told them he had a handgun under his armrest. As they searched his truck they found more than 500 rounds of 9 millimeter ammunition and nearly 2 dozen shotgun shells. He was booked on suspicion of possession of unregistered ammunition. He has been released and told by police to stay out of d. C. He did speak to our nbc affiliate and he said that he was in downtown d. C. Working security and in his words he essentially made an honest mistake. He claims that he was leaving his job working security in d. C. , got lost and stopped to ask police for directions on the way home. He says that that firearm, which is legally registered in virginia, he just forgot that he had it in the car and he claims that that unauthorized inauguration pass he has is a pass he had gotten for his job. He was arrested, now facing charges in d. C. And has been told he cannot return to the district. Chris . All right. There are also more arrests, ellison, linked to last weeks riots. What can you tell us about that . Reporter yeah. So we know police have been saying theyve gotten just a ton of information, a ton of tips related to the capitol riot. Over 140,000 photos and videos at least. One of the memorable photos was a man dressed in Tactical Gear carrying zip ties. That mans name was eric munschel. His mother has been taken into custody by fbi agents in nashville on charges relating to the u. S. Capitol including conspiracy with her son, eric, to violate federal statutes. Investigators also arrested a retired arkansas firefighter. His name is peter staber. He is allegedly the rioter seen in one of those videos when an officer is being dragged taken away from the capitol. He is seen allegedly beating an officer with an American Flag. We saw Vice President mike pence appearing to take the role of the president with something of a formal goodbye. He made a call to vp elect harris earlier last week. As trump plans his own farewell ceremony for wednesday morning, where is he . What are the optics in such a turbulent time . Well, chris, i mean, i think you nailed it there. Pence is doing the public part of the job and trump is nowhere to be seen. We havent seen him in public in several days. There are no plans for him to appear in public that we know of for several days more. We do not yet know the full details of what he plans to do on wednesday morning before joe biden becomes president , but he will do it at the white house or nearby and he will leave the white House Wednesday morning weve been told. Probably late morning and this will take the place of the things that usually happen at the white house on inauguration morning when the outgoing president and first lady invite the incoming to come to the white house, have a look around, have tea. In many cases in recent years the outgoing president has ridden alongside the incoming one for the short limousine ride from the white house to the capitol. None of that will happen this year. In the meantime were seeing a good deal and hearing a good deal from mike pence whos been sort of doing the Public Performance part of being president , including most recently flying around to military bases saying thank you to troops. Eugene, joe biden, meantime, is certainly planning to hit the ground rubbing. Hes promising to push, what, a big long list, major covid initiative. Talking about immigration reform. Dozens of executive reforms in the first ten days. Tell us more about his priorities. Yeah. Hes right out of the gate starting with executive orders on wednesday, starting with getting rid of the travel ban for several of those majority muslim countries, looking at pandemic moratorium of student loan and doing a mask mandate and expanding testing. All of the things that youve been talking about. I think for months weve heard him say he wanted to make sure america was back and bringing back respect he says weve lost after the trump presidency. From an optics perspective, this is optics and that is really important, he has to get this right on going into day one and trying to stay above the fray of the things going on on the slooins. What President Trump may or may not be planning on Inauguration Day and making sure hes calling for calm. Thats more important after january 6th. Its likely going to be harder to bring the country together, ask for people to be calm than i think he ever expected. This is a man who wanted to be president for decades. He i dont think thought it was going to be like this. Theyre leaning into were getting ready to start on day one. We dont need the parties and pomp and circumstance. Were hitting huge issues right out of the gate. Thats what the Incoming Biden Administration is hoping that the American People see in the first few days of his presidency. Yeah. I cant imagine anybody thought it would look like this. Who could have imagined it . That brings us to the point your paper makes on the front pages. I want to read from a story there, ann. Biden will face severe challenges to his attempts to turn the page. An inauguration conducted for military guard. A west wing largely empty because of Health Concerns caused by the coronavirus pandemic and a Republican Party that largely refuses to acknowledge that biden won the election fairly and, therefore, rejects his legitimacy. We are looking to Inauguration Day as a turning point. Hard to understand. The question is whether the administration can pull it off. Yeah. To that list i would add that there will be an impeachment trial in the senate most likely that hangs over the new president s first days, impeachment of the old guy who isnt even here anymore. Theres a real hangover effect from trump and then theres the pandemic which is really job one for joe biden. He has been outlining in recent days all kinds of ways that his administration plans to make up ground and really change the course of the pandemic, who gets the vaccine, how fast they get them and how easy it is to get them to really make a difference there. But this is an enormous set of challenges only some of which were foreseeable even only in a 6, 8, 9 months ago. Its really an extraordinary moment to try to be taking over and changing so many things at once. The practical things, the economic issues, the covid issues and then all of the intangible things that are left over from trump. And you mentioned many there that are in our story today. The rejection factor among republicans is high. The fear factor among elected republicans of what this trump base is going to do to him Going Forward is going to be high. If biden is going to be the president to reach across the aisle, hes got a much bigger task than he himself could have imagined. Ann, eugene, ellison, thanks to all of you. Much appreciated this morning. Meantime, state capitols are attempting to gear up for potentially violent protests. Police are installing fences around capitol buildings. Governors activating thousands of National Guard troops. State governments beefing up a visible security presence. Lansing michigan is no stranger to protests including indoors. Now the mayor says member of hate groups are planning to return. Joining me is the mayor of lansing, andy shore. Thank you for waking up early. Good to see you. Over the summer armed protesters got inside to protest lockdowns. You said members of proud boys and the White Supremacist Movement are planning protests. Tell us what youre gearing up for, the major threats as you see them. The intel keeps changing hour by hour. Were hearing about white supremacist groups, were hearing about other extremists. Were going to be prepared. Were hoping for the best, preparing for the worst. We have the National Guard, lansing police, county sheriff. Weve got everything we need basically to be prepared in case things turn bad. You issued a statement asking people to stay away from lansing, for downtown residents to stay inside. State lawmakers canceled their session. What can you tell us about how your city is coordinating security measures, what theyre doing, what theyre doing in cooperation with the governor and even federal officials. The governors been fantastic. We have the National Guard. They were called up. I requested that. Yeah, you know, my suggestion is if protesters are coming, we expect them to be peaceful protestors. We dont stand for violence. For residents, if you live in the downtown, dont go near the capitol. We get all kinds of visitors to our state capitol. Sunday is not the day to do that. Thats not something i usually say, but want to make sure everyone is safe. Want to make sure the city is going to have a peace full protest, not going to be any kind of destruction or violence. Were ready for that again in conjunction with our state police, our National Guard. We have resources on the grouped. It wont be visible. We dont want to instigate anything. We will have Resources Available in preparation for the worst. Last night, mr. Mayor, congressman dan kilty spoke to my colleague about the armed protesters and what he was inspiring them to come back. Take a listen. I think they have an obligation. Those people who voted to overturn this election, those state officials who went along with this big lie, this he have an obligation to help tamp this down by telling the truth, and well just see if theyll do that. What do you have to say to elected leaders who have been pushing and continue, frankly, to push unfounded Election Fraud claims. Its disappointing. Its disappointing because we need to be honest with the public. We are a democracy. The people went, they voted, they spoke and knew we need to have a peaceful transition of power. Its something weve had for 213 years and its something were going to have this year. Everybody needs to be on the same page, we are moving forward and going to have a new president and administration. It was done legally and the way its always been done. I agree with the congressman, Everyone Needs to stand up and say we had an election, we move forward with a new president. Not everyone is going to like it, but this is how it works but this is the legal and safe transition of power. Yeah. Thats also a democracy. Not everybodys going to like everything but democracy moves on. Lansing, michigan, mayor, good luck to you today. Thank you so much. We appreciate your time, especially so early. Still ahead, los angeles becomes the first county to surpass 1 million covid cases. The reason behind the staggering numbers and what can be done to rein them in. First, with armed protests planned today in all 50 state capitols, Law Enforcement continues to brace for violence. How the fbi plans to monitor the protrump demonstrations. Today my colleague ali velshi will be on the ground covering this Pivotal Moment in history. Watch velshi, attack on democracy, at 8 a. M. Eastern only here on msnbc. I talked about all of this with Democratic State representative. Take a listen to this. Arizona is thousands of miles away from d. C. Do you see a connection between the activity youve seen there and what you heard happen in this state . 100 . I know one of the most memorable images from that day is that attacker who was dressed with the animal fur. That same attacker broached our own capitol by a trial run, gaining access to the building. Reporter chris, lawmakers tell me they do not know yet if they are going to be coming in to work in person next week. They are waiting to see what happens today before they make a decision. Thank you so much. Appreciate that. As states ramp up security, an armed man was arrested near the u. S. Capitol with an unauthorized inauguration pass, a gun and 500 rounds of ammunition in his truck. He says it was all a misunderstanding. I forgot that i had my weapon in my vehicle. I have licensing here and training in virginia for this firearm. Joining me now, former fbi executive and attorney katheryn schweit. Good to see you. I know you have worked on this, an inauguration pass. We are three days away from bidens swearing in. You saw that man getting arrested with what Officials Say was a fake pass, firearms, ammunition in his possession. How concerning is this . Oh, its very concerning. I think this is the fullcourt press time. Theres no question that right now every single incident. That gentleman may have been perfectly fine in what he was doing, but right now there is we take no chances. I think thats how everybody is working the bottom line. Youre at a fence line, you have any suspicion, you go after it. And even before this the fbi had made more than 100 arrests around the country related to those capitol hill riots including a far right wing media personality known as baked alaska. A lot of people know him because he live streamed from the capitol. We just learned about that overnight. In your experience, when there is this kind of major show of force, these roundups that are happening all across the country state to state to state could it have the effect of tamping down the protests for this weekend, the inauguration, or are they likely to fire up folks . No, i think its a good thing to have the hard press on it in terms of arrests. This is typical of what we see when there is a National Special security event at nsse like this and any other major event where were concerned about the security and things that might add on to what were concerned about, arrests, explosions, secondary devices, all the things going on right now in the intelligence world in the minds of the fbi and secret service as they try to bring this particular inauguration and today to a calm at the end of the day. You have to look first at how can we take anybody that were concerned about, anybody that anybody else is concerned about and investigate them immediately to determine whether or not we think that theyre somebody who we should be knocking on their door right now and saying, hey, dont make it worse here in washington, d. C. Dont make it worse in your state capitol. Were not going accept that. One of the things weve been seeing since the insurrection, Court Documents show an Alarming Number of weapons from rioters including pipe bombs, various weapons, hundreds of rounds of ammunition. How confident are you that this time nub of that is going to make its way into washington, d. C. . Well, i guess its easy to say you can conceal a gun, bring it in, thats for sure. There are a huge number of checkpoint lines as you can see in the planning coming together. Every time every news report every day dons a new fence line, a new line of trucks, a new line of National Guard. I will say this about some of the things that have to do with weapons. United states has 300 million plus people and theres no question that it has more than 300 million weapons. 3. 7 million guns cleared through ncic checks in march of 2020 alone. Every month we approve more weapons purchases in the United States so, you know, combine that with other things like 20 million veterans in the United States who are trained who have learned to carry weapons and there are a lot of people and a lot of guns so, therefore, were just going to continue to have a lot of arrests. The u. S. Supreme court said, you know, in its seminole decision d. C. Versus heller that the Second Amendment right to carry a gun is not unlimited. Sometimes theres a question with some people about whether or not that right is unlimited. Right now the Supreme Court says it is and people need to heed that and the Law Enforcement is going to be aggressive about making sure that those guns dont advance into an area tha