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>> hi, nicole, thanks a lot. special counsel jack smith is calling mike pences bluff, in their view, and trying to force him under oath in a grand jury. more on that later. plus, the top investigator for the january 6th committee is speaking out on that big "new york times" story that was making waves. you might have seen it. hes here. he make his "beat" debut later in the hour. top story now is how republicans are using their power in the house. we saw kevin mccarthy clash with those ...

im katie phang. we start todays show with more new evidence from the january 6th committee. theyve released more transcripts today, including interviews with critical players like donald trumps son don junior and top adviser stephen miller. miller admitted being told of a march to the capitol, telling the committee, quote, i think there might be, like, a plan for there to be a, you know, a peaceful walk to the capitol. the transcripts also revealing don junior was perturbed by the capi...

is the witness who vice chair liz cheney name checked at the end of one of those recent investigative hearings, which was itself a powerful move because theres rangling that goes on over time, so tub lick -- publicly calling out a witness is a last resort, but thats what congresswoman liz cheney did to name and shame a trump white house lawyer who she said was not fully cooperating at the time. you probably heard his name, pat cipollone. he had talked to the committee once, so he was n...

undercuts the defense of a rally just getting out of hand, and this was revealed by furtive texts from trumps own aides. >> potus is going to have us march there/the capitol. potus is going to caller fit unexpectedly. >> it was planned, so it was expected. that text shows how donald trump was cooking up a lie to make it look spontaneous. thats also bad because it shows some of trumps intent by hiding it in advance and that the whole march was what trump turned to after a grave meet tha...

much of the northeast. new york, philly and d.c. all in the bulls eye. this as tropical storm collin forms. striking back. how states responding to the supreme courts rule on abortion and guns. good morning. thank you for joining me. we begin with new information that appears to corroborate some of the stunning details from cassidy hutchinsons testimony this week before the january 6th committee. the former aide to mark meadows testified about the event president trumps intense ang...

to the capitol. >> a window into a president unhinged on january 6th. now backed by cnn sources. inside trumps own security detail. >> the president reached i towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel. >> that story was circulating among the secret service and is in line with what cassidy hutchinson testified to. school district police chief pete arrondo resigns from the sk city council. its a hectic holiday weekend as airlines struggle the meet post-pandemic dem...

eastman. one day after, january 7th, eastman was still talk at trying the get some way to overthrow then president-elect bidens incoming administration, preserving information out of georgia. this is the new testimony. >> eastman -- i dont remember why he called me, or he texted me or called me, wanted to talk with me, and he said he couldnt reach others. and he started to ask me about something dealing with georgia, preserving something potentially for appeal. and i said to him, are y...

necessary. >> great, great. >> i know where you are, so i know where to find you. ill see you soon. thank you as always. our top story the damning testimony at todays second january 6th hearing. much of it led with highlights by trump attorney general bill barr. >> i was somewhat demoralized, because i thought, boy, if he really believes this stuff, he has lost contact with -- with -- hes become detached from reality. and when i went into this and would, you know, tell him how crazy so...

Right now, though, we start with this another trump lawyer confessing to election crimes today. Jenna ellis sloan in her mug shot. Third lawyer to confess within one week. Last weekended with two lawyers who used to represent donald trump going into court, confessing and pleading guilty. Ellis joins them. I want to show you briefly all three of these pleas together. How do you plead . Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. There it is. In all this is the fourth total conviction in the rico cases. D. A. Willis ...