Biden: “Good thing” Trump is not attending inauguration, but Pence is welcome; Article of Impeachment accusing Trump of “incitement of insurrection” could be presented to House Monday; Man seen in viral pic at Pelosi’s desk in FBI custody; WH Task Force warns of possible fast-spreading U.S. Covid variant; One-on-one with Gupta about keeping your brain sharp;

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🗓️ 8 January 2021

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CNN obtains draft of Article of Impeachment against Trump, accuses him of inciting insurrection; Hours after White House statement on murdered Capitol officer, flag at WH remains at full staff; Biden: Trump is an embarrassment, one of the most incompetent presidents ever; Biden: Trump impeachment is up to Congress; Pelosi says she received assurances safeguards are in place if Trump wants to launch a nuclear weapon; WV state legislator, who filmed himself storming Capitol, faces criminal charges; 13 face federal charges from Capitol riot; Prosecutors to open federal murder investigation into officer’s death; U.S. sees deadliest day, reports 4,000+ deaths; L.A. County reports more Covid deaths in one day than all L.A. homicides in 2019; U.S. reports over 4K deaths, shatters records for third consecutive day; Over 21M vaccine doses distributed in U.S. but less than 6K shots have gone into arms; Dr. Gupta receives second dose of Covid-19 vaccine; WH releases statement on possible second Trump impeachment; WH: “Politically motivated” impeachment will further divide country; Fmr GOP Senator Corker: Trump has lost all legitimacy; Two Dem Senators call on GOP Senators Cruz & Hawley to resign;

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0:00.0	This is CNN breaking news.
0:04.0	Welcome to the lead. I'm Jake Tapper and we begin today with breaking news.
0:07.0	Just moments ago, CNN obtained a draft of the article of impeachment against President
0:12.0	Trump that House Democrats plan to
0:13.7	introduce on Monday the single article incitement of insurrection this is
0:18.9	all happening in the final 12 days of the Donald Trump presidency which has ended of course with death and
0:24.7	destruction a violent terrorist attack by his supporters on the US Capitol
0:29.7	resulting in five dead including a US Capitol police officer minutes ago
0:34.6	president-elect Joe Biden said he is focused on his agenda he's leaving impeachment
0:39.2	up to Congress House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said today that impeaching the president would
0:43.6	quote only divide our country more unquote keep in mind McCarthy has been leading the
0:49.4	charge to divide the country with these unhinged lies about the election. Even after
0:54.4	blood had been shed and the capital ransacked by MAGA terrorists, McCarthy voted
1:00.5	for that seditious effort to disenfranchise millions of legal
1:04.0	voters from Arizona and Pennsylvania based on the deranged
1:06.8	conspiracy theories. Right now White House advisors tell CNN the
1:09.9	President Trump has zero intention of resigning.
1:13.2	Instead, sources say the plan for now
1:14.8	is for President Trump to leave Washington, D.C.
1:17.4	for Maralago in 11 days on January 19th.
1:21.5	President Trump tweeted that he will not attend President-elect
1:24.3	Biden's inauguration on January 20th, Biden minutes ago, calling that decision, quote,
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