themselves as well as on their families, having to withstand the demonstrations and threats of violence of those inspired by the former president who are often quite literally outside their doors. some of the most personal and damning testimony heard today came from arizona s republican speaker of the house. rusty bowers is his name. he was one of those officials who was pressured directly by the former president s legal advisers. he offered more evidence today that they all knew their scheme was illegal and he spoke of his refusal to help not only in terms of law but also his faith. it is a tenet of my faith that the constitution is divinely inspired, of my most basic foundational beliefs. and so for me to do that because somebody just asked me to is foreign to my very being. i will not do it. there was also a key moment of testimony during today s hearing that for the first time directly linked the former president to the utterly bizarre scheme to install fake elector
good evening, i m anderson cooper along with my colleague, jake tapper. tonight, we are going inside one of the most riveting days of testimony in the four days of hearings so far. the fourth hearing by the january 6th committee, there s just no other way to describe what we saw today. a series of republican state officials putting country ahead of party, testifying to the intense pressure they were under by the former president and his allies to help overturn the 2020 election. this is also a deeply emotional day as well for many of these witnesses, some having to collect themselves as they spoke about the toll their decisions have taken on themselves as well as on their families, having to withstand the demonstrations and threats of violence of those inspired by the former president who are often quite literally outside their doors. some of the most personal and damning testimony heard today came from arizona s republican speaker of the house. rusty bowers is his name.
Tonight on the reidout i think that there will be certainly time for that Policy Discussion to take place. But thats not the place that were in at this moment. I think with respect to any discussion of legislation, its premature. Theres an ongoing investigation. This is not the time to go back to the same tired saw over gun control. This is not the time to be talking about legislation. Were in the middle of that crisis right now. As the search continues for the lewiston, maine, killer, republicans continue to make excuses, including a familiar phrase used over the years after mass murders. Now is not the time to fix the problem. And there are many other shocking but not surprising things that new Speaker Mike Johnson has been saying since he took the gavel. And hes clearly not a big fan of the separation of church and state. Plus, three weeks after the hamas terror attack, israel launches an intense new round of air strikes in gauze oz. Theres tremendous anger, fear, and sadness among
Our coverage continues with wolf blitzer. Happening now, Breaking News. Israel warns its punishing air strikes on gaza are just the beginning of its response to the unprecedented Surprise Attack by hamas. The death tolls on both Side S Climbing as the war is entering its fourth day. At least 11 americans are among those killed in this Terror Attack on israel and President Biden says some u. S. Citizens are likely being held hostage as hamas is now threatening to execute civilians it captures. All of this happening as the u. S. Congress is paralyzed by the fight to select a permanent speaker of the house after mccarthys ouster. Republican lawmakers are meeting behind closed doors this hour as the crisis in israel is escalating pressure on them to end their infighting. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. This is cnn Breaking News. Lets get to the deadly attacks on both sides of the israel gaza border as Israeli F
United nations investigators are on their way to the Ukrainian Village where a Missile Strike killed more than 50 people on thursday, in one of the deadliest single attacks on civilians since russias invasion began. They will gather evidence and testimony, which could be used in any future war crimes trial. Ukraine has accused russia of deliberately targeting a funeral wake in hroza in the North Eastern kharkiv region. Every family there was affected when a missile hit a cafe where mourners had gathered after a funeral. Footage released by kharkiv officials reveals extensive damage after a missile attack. The local prosecutor insists the attack was deliberate. The kremlin says it doesnt target civilians. What is certain is the level of Human Suffering involved. Listen to this witness. A warning, you might find his testimony distressing. Translation i wish i were dead. All my dearest people will be laid here. Our village was very united. What am i going to do now . Close friends, cousin