Plus, it’s day one of the 2021 legislative session. WABE reporters Emil Moffatt and Emma Hurt check-in from the state capitol.

Also, Marietta City Schools Superintendent Grant Rivera shares the district’s plans for 2021.

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We continue yesterday’s conversation with Morehouse College Professor Illya Davis.

Also, what role have journalists played in condoning President Trump’s rhetoric? A conversation with Professor Nsenga, co-director of the Film and Media Management concentration at Emory University and founder of The Burton Wire and Dan Whisenhunt, founder and publisher of Decaturish.

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Tia Mitchell, Washington Correspondent for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, shares her first-person account of what happened at the United States Capitol yesterday.

Then, WABE political contributor and host of the Political Breakfast podcast Denis O’ Hayer offers insight on Georgia’s congressional delegations’ reaction to the violence.

Morehouse Professor Illya Davis talks about how this moment effects the concept of democracy.

And finally, Republicans Julianne Thompson and Cory Ruth share their thoughts on President Donald Trump’s role in yesterday’s violence and how the event reflects on the Republican party.

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Emory University Political Science Professor Andra Gillispie provides her analysis of the runoff race results so far. And, political strategists Cory Ruth and Fred Hicks join the program.

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Former Georgia House Minority leader and gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams joins the program.

Also, Fulton County officials Richard Barron, director of registration and elections, and County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts discuss the county’s readiness for today’s run-off election.

Plus, Evette Alexander, director of learning and impact at Knight Foundation, talks about a new poll exploring how traditional non-voters could impact the upcoming January 5th run-off elections.

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Plus, Sam Whitehead, WABE’s health reporter and host of the podcast “Did You Wash Your Hands?” explains why Georgia is seeing another spike in coronavirus cases and provides an update on the state’s plan for vaccine distribution.

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Plus, we look back at this year in review.

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Also, John Sparks, Director of the Partnership Health Center in Valdosta and Chair of the Georgia Charitable Care Network Advisory Council, shares how his rural clinic plans to vaccinate employees and patients.

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Also, we hear a sneak pre-view of tomorrow’s program focusing on the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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First, Sam Whitehead, WABE's health reporter and host of the podcast Did You Wash Your Hands shared his reflections on how the coronavirus has shaped this year and what news to watch in 2021. Then, Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, associate professor and senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, and Beth Blauer, executive director of the Johns Hopkins Centers for Civic Impact, share how the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center has expanded to track the national rollout of the new COVID-19 vaccines. Finally, Dr. Aneesh Mehta, Chief of Infectious Diseases Services at Emory University Hospital, shares what medical experts have learned about COVID-19 since he first joined the program in March.

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