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CNN Transcripts for January 16, 2021

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CNN Newsroom
• Security Increased in Washington D.C. Due to Threats Surrounding Inauguration of President-Elect Biden; New Reporting Reveals Vice President Pence Narrowly Escaped Mob Storming Capitol Building; Authorities Received Intelligence of Possible Violence Days before Storming of Capitol Buildings. Aired 10-11a ET
• State Capitals Tighten Security Amid Warnings Of Armed Protests; Interview With Lansing, Michigan Mayor Andy Schor (D); D.C. On Lockdown Amid Potential Armed Protests On Inauguration Day; Biden Urges Senate To Simultaneously Pursue Impeachment And His Agenda; Interview With Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA); Trump's Final Full Week In Office Ends With U.S. In Disarray; CDC: New, More Contagious Variant In U.S. Could Worsen Spread. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Capitol Hill, All 50 State Capitals Tighten Security Amid Warnings Of Armed Protests; Pentagon Authorizes 25,000 National Guard Members For Inauguration Day; FBI Investigating 275-Plus Cases Nationwide Following Capitol Attack; TSA On High Alert, Heightened Police Presence At D.C. Airports; Pelosi Expected To Send Article Of Impeachment To Senate Next Week; Dem Rep Says She Feared Her GOP Colleagues On Day Of Riot; Biden Unveils $1.9T Plan To End Pandemic, Save Economy. Aired 12-1p ET
• FBI Investigating 275-Plus Cases Nationwide Following Capitol Attack; Capitol Hill, All 50 State Capital Tighten Security Amid Warnings Of Armed Protests; Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) Is Interviewed About The Riot On Capitol Hill; Pentagon Authorizes 25,000 National Guard Members For Inauguration; Soon: Biden To Introduce Science Team; Trump Wants Red-Carpet Departure Ceremony; McConnell's Role As Trump Exits, Biden Enters; CA Governor Newsom On COVID: There's Light At The End of the Tunnel. Aired 1-2p ET
• President-Elect Joe Biden Announces Appointees To President's Council Of Advisors On Science And Technology; Security Increased In Washington, D.C. Due To Threats Surrounding Inauguration Of President- Elect Biden; State Capitals Across U.S. Prepare For Possible Violence On Inauguration Day; FOX News Owner Rupert Murdoch's Son, James Murdoch Criticizes Media Outlets For Allowing Perpetuation Of Lies Leading To Violence; U.S. Allies Across Globe Express Concern For Violence At Capitol. Aired 2-3p ET
• D.C. On Lockdown As Threats Grow; State Capitals Tighten Security Amid Warnings Of Armed Protests; Biden To Sign Executive Orders Rejoining Paris Accord And Rescinding Travel Ban On Predominantly Muslim Countries; Joe Biden Plans To Roll Out Dozens Of Executive Orders During First Days In Office; Polls Show Majority Of Americans Want Trump Removed From Office; Vaccine "Reserves" Promised By White House Do Not Exist. Aired 7-8p ET
• D.C. On Lockdown As Threats Grow; Congressional Committees Open Review Of Insurrection At Capitol; Amid Nationwide Security Threats, Trump Considers 21-Gun Salute, Red Carpet Departure From D.C.; Trump Explodes At Nixon Comparisons As He Prepares To Leave Office; First Two Weeks Of 2021 Were Deadliest Of Entire Pandemic In U.S.; Dodger Stadium Becomes COVID-19 Vaccination Site. Aired 8-9p ET
• Pentagon: 25,000 National Guard Troops In D.C. For Inauguration; QAnon Shaman Arrested For Riot Role, Asks For Trump Pardon; Poll: Majority Of Americans Want Trump Removed From Office; U.S. Bracing For More Attacks As FBI Warns Of Armed Protests; Trump's Senate Impeachment Trial To Start After Biden's Inauguration. Aired 9- 10p ET
• Security Very High At U.S. Capitol Days From Biden Inauguration; Biden To Take Executive Action To Reverse Trump Policies; Interview With Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA); Capitol Attack Widens Cracks In The Republican Party; Pelosi To Deliver Impeachment Papers To Senate Next Week; California COVID Spike Ravages Communities Of Color; Trump Breaks Tradition, Won't Attend Inauguration. Aired 11p-12a ET
• U.S. Capitol Becomes Fortress ahead of Inauguration; Trump Wants Grand Departure; Recorded Global COVID-19 Deaths Reach 2 Million. Aired 12-12:15a ET
• U.S. Capitol Becomes Fortress ahead of Inauguration; Trump's Push to Overturn Election Fueled by Lies; Trump Administration's Vaccine "Reserve" Doesn't Exist; CDC Warns New COVID-19 Variant Will Delay U.S. Peak; Capitol Mob Seconds Away from V.P. Pence; California Builds Mass Vaccination Sites; Italy's PM Claims over 1 Million Vaccinations; Health Care Collapsing in Manaus. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• U.S. Capitol Becomes Fortress ahead of Inauguration; Pence Calls Harris While Trump Stews in Denial; Biden Outlines U.S. Vaccination Plan; Nearly Half of Ireland's Cases Reported in Last 14 Days; Dozens Dead after Indonesian Earthquake. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• U.S. Capitol Becomes Fortress Ahead Of Inauguration; Trump Impeachment Trial Won't Begin Until After Inauguration; California Builds Mass Vaccination Sites; Biden Outlines U.S. Vaccination Plan; Health Care Collapsing In Manaus; Domestic Terrorists Pose Most Likely Threat To Inauguration; U.K. To Implement New Travel Restrictions; Edinburgh Doctor Chronicles COVID-19 Experience; Yoweri Museveni Will Accept Election Results. Aired 4-5a ET


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The Situation Room
• Virginia Man Arrested In D.C. With Loaded Handgun, Ammunition And Fake Inauguration Credentials; President-Elect Rounds Out Science Team As Pandemic Rages; Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D-PA) Discusses Pennsylvania's Preparations For Expected Unrest After Threats From Far-Right Groups At State Capitols; States Vary Widely In Ability To Administer COVID-19 Vaccines; Reserve Vaccines No Longer Exist. Aired 3-4p ET
• Capitol Hill, All 50 State Capitols Tighten Security Amid Warnings Of Armed Protests; Virginia Man Arrested In D.C. With Loaded Handgun, Ammunition, And Unauthorized Inauguration Credentials; Interview With Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR); Lag In Number Of Vaccines Distributed And Vaccines Administered; Biden Plans Nationwide Mask Mandate On Federal Government Grounds, During Interstate Travel; Biden Expected to Rescind Muslim Ban, Rejoin Paris Accords, Steps To Reassure Allies. Aired 4-5p ET
• Virginia Man Arrested In D.C. With Handgun, 500-Plus Round Of Ammo At Checkpoint For Area He Was Not Authorized To Enter; Biden Plans To Sign Dozens Of Executive Orders In First Few Days; Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) To Send Article Of Impeachment To Senate Next Week; Governors Lash Out At Feds After "Reserve" Doses Disappointment; Capitol Hill, All 50 State Capitols Tighten Security Amid Warnings Of Armed Protests; Life After White House For Ivanka Trump & Jared Kushner. Aired 5-6p ET
• Pre-Inauguration Security Very High Near U.S. Capitol; Federal Agencies Say Domestic Extremists Most Likely Threat To Inauguration; Interview With Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD); Biden Calls On Senate To Pursue Impeachment Along With The Nation's 'Other Urgent Business'; Despite Trump Administration Promise, Vaccine "Reserve" Doesn't Exist; State Capitols Tighten Security Amid Threat Of Armed Protests; Social Media Companies Cracking Down On Extremist Presence. Aired 6-7p ET


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