☀ January 6: Georgia runoff results, Electoral College vote count and a new show on WGN America

Aleksandra Bush

4 years ago

Good morning! It’s Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️⃣🗳 Live Updates: Democrat Warnock wins; Senate control comes down to close Perdue-Ossoff race

ATLANTA, GA – JANUARY 05: Signs line a road at a Gwinnett County voting location on January 5, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. Polls have opened across Georgia in the two runoff elections, pitting incumbents Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) and Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) against Democratic candidates Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)

2️⃣✔ Congress set to confirm Biden’s electoral win over Trump

3️⃣🎤 Trump to speak at DC rally as Congress meets on election; mayor calls in National Guard

4️⃣💻 WikiLeaks founder Assange denied bail in UK

📱 [Special Announcement] this morning

Award-winning journalist Ashleigh Banfield to host nightly talk show on WGN America

Starting March 1, “Banfield” will air weeknights at 10 p.m. ET, offering in-depth coverage of the day’s top news stories. It’ll also feature Banfield interviewing newsmakers, politicians and celebrities.

Ashleigh Banfield

📅 What we’re watching

🔴 President Donald Trump will be speaking at a rally in DC at 11 a.m. EST. President-elect Joe Biden will deliver remarks on the economy.

🔴 Congress meets in a joint session to count the Electoral College votes at 1 p.m. EST.

💻📲 We’ll bring you 🔴 LIVE news updates throughout the day on the NewsNation Now app and NewsNationNow.com.

📺 Watch NewsNation tonight at 8/7 (CT) on WGN America.