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Speaker -- donald trump is planning an hour or so of -- speaker pelosi is also planning a prayer vigil on the steps of the capital. and -- hundreds of donald trump supporters or climbing the capitol steps after donald trump told them to fight like hell. those were donald trumps exact words to that crowd. fight like hell. hundreds of them said they wanted to kill mike pence. several police officers believe the trump supporters were trying to kill them. president biden and vice president harris --...

>> right. >> -- inside the capitol. >> the president of the united states has encouraged people to do this. >> in their minds, they own this country. >> the capitol steps are now jammed with people, flag bearing people. >> trumps supporters had erected a gallows on the lawn in front of the capitol building. >> its like some -- watching some scene from a bad movie. >> you can see vice president pence and his family quickly moved down the stairs. >> multiple members of congress are tweeting that t...

Party and one of the lone voices along with adam kinzinger who are sort of standing out and calling protecting and backing the constitution against their own party so its been -- its watching as the party leaders have isolated the handful of republicans who continued to call out president trump has been sort of sad to watch. its a little bit sad to watch this completely capitulation of the grand old party. >> president biden and vice president harris will visit the capitol this morning and speak...

Presidents immediate staff, some of the most senior white house officials have access to it and my understanding was that general kellogg, the former vice presidents national security adviser, he had been known to go in and out of the dining room and the oval office repeatedly and i think that he was also there that day engaging, is my understanding. so were talking about the most senior loans, levels of the white house and of course the presidents family. —— the most senior realms. presiden...

Remember what took place one year ago. president biden plans to deliver remarks and house speaker nancy pelosi is hosting a series of events, including members of congress sharing their experiences from that day and a candlelight vigil on the capitol steps on the even of january 6th. the january 6th select committee is concerned about those security lapses and do plan to offer some recommendations, but its the capitol police force right now that is having a difficult time recovering from the jan...

You have the vice president as we mentioned, the president speaking one hour from now. then at noon, there will be a moment of silence on the house floor. at 2:30, lawmakers will share their reflections of the day. that will be presided over by congressman jason crow. and at 5:30, there will be a prayer vigil on the capitol steps. all the while a federal law enforcement official telling cnn there has been a recent uptick in violent rhetoric on extremist forums. cnns whitney wild joins us now. pe...

Very serious charge, it comes with a 20-year prison sentence if convicted. and it is a charge now leveled against 11 members of the far-right oath keepers group, including the groups leader. for their alleged roles in the insurrection. but they werent the only oath keepers at the capitol on january 6th. take this guy, arizona state representative mark finchem. a publicly elected official. in 2014, he wrote, quote, im an oath keeper, committed to the exercise of limited constitutional governance....

Procedure combat teams use as they prepare to breach a building and its instantly recognizable to any soldier or marine who has served. looking at that level of coordination, its frightening to see just how close we came to a coup and a year later, our democracy remains at risk. today, that risk isnt from a group of men making their way up the capitol steps but from a coordinated, nation-wide attack on voting rights in this country. tomorrow, the u.s. marks martin luther king jr. day, every year...

Guilty pleas and 58 people sentenced. hundreds of officers were injured. four later died by suicide and one of the presidents supporters were shot and killed by a capitol police officer while trying to breach the speakers lobby. president biden and vice president kamala harris will speak from statuary hall and house speaker nancy pelosi will hold a moment of silence and lawmakers will be sharing thoughts throughout the day and late they are evening a prayer vigil will be held on the capitol step...

Citizen is to preserve public safety. my pledge is that we will restore safety by fully funding law enforcement. [cheers and applause] griff: another standing ovation on the capitol steps. you have been listening to virginias new governor youngkin, talking about a common path forward. anita, the crowd is fired up and i think the f22 fighter jets stole the show at the beginning of his remarks. anita: no kidding. beautiful sight filled with so much history and pageantry as inaugurations are always...