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how the former president donald trump put pressure on the then vice president mike pence to overturn the election results. today is the third day of hearings from presenting the findings of the committee investigation and two men are appearing before todays hearing. the older man blue shirt you can see is a retired judge who was an informal adviser to mike pence. the younger gentleman is greg jacob and he is a former legal counsel to the vice president. the session his life now. has al...

are a clear and present danger to american democracy. after a second resignation in as many years, downing street says borisjohnson is looking at whether the role of an adviser on standards is needed after lord geidt stepped down last night. and the bank of england hikes up interest rates to a 13—year high and warns that inflation could hit 11%. tonight with the context, chief political commentator at the i newspaper paul waugh and former adviser to hillary clinton amanda renteria. w...

the january 6th committee kicking off its next public hearing just hours from now, and were told that theyre going to focus on the former presidents efforts to pressure mike pence to overturn the election and how it, quote, directly contributed to the insurrection. this coming as were getting new video of a capitol tour led by a republican congressman right before the riot. cnns ryan nobles has the latest now. >> reporter: theres no escape, pelosi, schumer. >> reporter: new video relea...

efforts to pressure mike pence to overturn the election, and how it, quote, directly contributed to the discussion. this as we get new video of a capital tour led by a republican congressman right before the riot. ryan nobles has the latest, now. >> there is no escape, policy. schumer. >> reporter: new video released by the january 6th select committee, showing a man outside the capital, directing threats to democratic members of congress. >> pelosi, nadler, schumer, even you, aoc. we ...

recorded testimony by former pence chief of staff mark short who was with vice president pence an january 6th. was a firsthand witness to trumps pressure campaign in the days leading up to it. were told house investigators will try to make the case that the pressure on pence directly distributed to the insurrection at the capitol and the continuing ongoing threat to the rule of law and democracy in the united states. many aides are promising new information about what the vice presiden...

then be heard saying on capitol hill. the committee pointing out they were directly reacting to what they were hearing from the president. and even after the horrific violence, another late message to mike pence. the lawyer working with trump saying there was still time to do this, to not certify the election. jonathan karl standing by with the testimony. also at this hour, the severe storms were watching in the east at we come on the air. a tornado watch now in effect for parts of p...

further inflamed the rioters as they were raging through the capitol hunting down the vice president and shouting, hang mike pence. >> in a preview video released this week, you saw liz cheney referencing a federal judges ruling back in march that the former president probably violated federal statutes throughout that pressure campaign. a campaign conceived, in part, by lawyer john eastman, a character you will meet today. a big player inside that circle of election deniers working aro...

>> bring out pence! >> bring him out! >> bring out pence! >> bring mike pence! bring mike pence! [ chanting ] >> much of todays testimony centered around john eastman, an attorney whose theory that the vice president had the authority to nullify the election outcome so laughable that donald trumps own aides, allies and closest advisers described dismissing it outright. heres that evidence. >> made clear with mr. meadows about you and the vice president having a different view about the...

moldovas foreign minister and deputy pm. how can moldova best protect itself? nicu popescu, in chisinau, welcome to hardtalk. its good talking to you, stephen, hello. its a pleasure to have you on the show. now, mr deputy prime minister, youve had more than 100 days of observing vladimir putins invasion strategy in ukraine. right now, do you fear that putin represents a threat to moldova, too? i think this war is making every single person living on the european continent not only feel...

the outbreaks have raised concerns about a city—wide shutdown just as chinas second—largest city shanghai re—emerged from a two—month lockdown. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, im steven sackur. russias invasion of ukraine has raised anxiety levels across eastern europe, nowhere more so than moldova. this former outpost of the soviet empire shares a border with ukraine. it also hosts a pro—moscow breakaway territory. it is poor, beset with corruption, and it co...