| "As a member of the Jan. 6 committee, I have to acknowledge there may be another violent attack on the Capitol, but what is even more pressing a threat is what we see Republicans doing around the country taking this big lie about the last election and running with it." - Representative Adam Schiff, Democrat of California, on Republican challenges to future elections.
Welcome to the "Face the Nation" Five at Five newsletter. Scroll down for your five takeaways from today's broadcast of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on CBS. Did someone forward you this? Sign-up at cbsnews.com/email. 1. Fiona Hill says January 6 was a "dress rehearsal" for future political violence  Foreign affairs and national security expert Fiona Hill warned that the U.S. is in a "dangerous moment" and has already reached a constitutional crisis as political actors try to undermine elections and call for violence. What Hill said: "We've seen episodes, you know, particularly during the civil rights movement and of course, during Vietnam, where there were protests. But storming the Capitol building of the United States? I mean, this is exactly the thing that you think of in historical revolutions. Storming the Bastille during the French Revolution, storming the Winter Palace during the Russian Revolution that General Milley was alluding to. And as he was saying, we've seen many historical episodes where there is violence, people discount it. They think that this is just a passing occurrence. Vice President Pence has been downplaying it, even though he would have been targeted. He was targeted. They wanted to lynch him. And then people sweeping this away, saying nothing happened here. And the next time around, you get the real thing where people actually do seize those major buildings. And I said that also in the book that this was, in effect, a dress rehearsal for something that could be happening near term in 2022. 2024. We've got election cycles here that will heighten the tensions. And once people start talking about violence, once the threshold is crossed, we're in a danger zone." Why it matters: Hill, a former National Security Council official who served as a key witness in the 2019 Trump impeachment hearings as a Trump administration official, pointed to serious threats as former President Trump is "clearly prepping for his return to the presidency," which he says is still rightfully his. The main threats to democracy, Hill said, aren't coming from the left end of the political spectrum. 2. Krebs says efforts to undermine elections could put U.S. in a "death spiral"  Former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director and CBS News contributor Chris Krebs said Sunday that efforts to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral system have put the country in a "death spiral." What Krebs said: "What we're seeing...is this constant erosion of confidence in the electoral system. And it is ultimately anti-democratic and we're frankly in a death spiral as I see it. There have to be other accountability measures for those that are going to continue to proliferate these lies." Why it matters: As CISA director, Krebs headed the Rumor Control site for the 2020 election, and he was fired by former President Trump two weeks after the presidential election. Mr. Trump has continued to insist without evidence that the election was stolen from him, most recently at a rally in Iowa on Saturday. 3. Gottlieb says kids ages 5 to 11 could be fully vaccinated by Thanksgiving  Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said Sunday on "Face the Nation" that it is "certainly reasonable" to start seeing children ages 5 to 11 fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Thanksgiving. The FDA's advisory committee is slated to discuss the authorization of the COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11 on October 26. The CDC's committee will then meet on November 2 and 3 to make the final decision on who should be eligible for the vaccine, Gottlieb said. What Gottlieb said: "Assuming both of those events go well, and you get a positive recommendation out of both the FDA and CDC, this should be available almost immediately after the CDC makes a final recommendation and be available in pharmacies and perhaps pediatricians offices as well." Why it matters: On Thursday, Pfizer became the first of the vaccine makers to ask the U.S. government to allow use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11. Gottlieb, who also sits on the board of Pfizer, said the pharmaceutical company plans to ship the vaccine dedicated to children in both smaller trays and vials to make it more accessible to pediatric practices. 4. CBS News poll: COVID, vaccines continue to impact American economy  For the majority of Americans still concerned about the pandemic as winter approaches, uncertainties remain because even as cases decrease, many suspect the outbreak will get worse in the coming months. For parents with younger children, the season may force them to decide whether to get their kids vaccinated when and if that shot is approved. We can start to see the context of that public health question forming already. At the moment, many parents say they will get their children vaccinated, but nearly as many say they won't, with plenty of "maybes" in between. There's a strong connection between a parent's stance and whether the parent is vaccinated or not. CBS News elections and surveys director Anthony Salvanto breaks down the latest polling on COVID-19 and President Biden's Build Back Better bill. 5. Americans on edge as COVID complacency causes confusion and uncertainty 
CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann reports on the latest in the country's battle against the coronavirus.
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