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all to push congress to take action on gun violence. one party, and only one party has heard the calls for those actions. this week, the house oversight committee held a hearing on gun violence, where members heard from survivors of recent mass shuttings, including maya cerrillo, a fourth grader at robb elementary in uvalde, texas. >> he shot my friend, and i thought that he would come back to the room, so i covered myself in blood and put it on me. >> maya, who is just 11 years old, s...

insurrection findings. the outline out -- showing never before seen video showing they are expected to go into greater detail to explain how the big lie that the 2020 election was stolen led to the january 6th riot on capitol hill heres the rundown. the committee will reconvene about 24 hours from now at 10 am eastern, to talk about the origins of the big lie. then on wednesday, they will describe the turmoil within the justice department, for the weeks following the 2020 election. and...

republicans. this is a big deal, that would be enough to reach the 60 votes necessary to pass. if successful, it could be the most significant federal action on gun violence in nearly three decades. but it doesnt include many popular proposals like raising the age to buy an assault weapon to 21. the washington post, leigh ann caldwell, walk me through whats through the framework and this? bell >> yeah, whats in this bill some are calling very significant even from the gun safety group ...

john berman here in for anderson. answer for that will depend on the answers for a string of other questions. can the committee in the coming weeks make the ambitious case it laid out last night. what will the justice department that already brought hundreds of charges in capital assault do with the information the select committee uncovered and will the hearings generate the kind of political census that might be needed before the attorney general decides to aim as high as the select ...

parents of one of the wounded who say their son is just not the same. and u.s. president joe biden promises to keep battling inflation as prices for everyday items continue to spiral upwards. there is a growing sense of urgency among some members of congress ahead of mondays second hearing on the january 6th investigation. the select committee has planned six more hearings this month to present its preliminary findings. they say their investigation paints a damning portrait of then p...

hour despite supervisors at the scene being told that some trapped with him in two elementary school classrooms were in need of medical treatment. meaning they were alive. instead the documents show they waited for protective equipment to lower the risk to law enforcement officers. the shooter entered the school at 11:33 a.m. and began shooting into a classroom at least 100 rounds. two minutes later, three uvalde police department officers arrived, approached the class door and two rec...

which laid out the case of who they said is at the center of the insurrection. heres congressman benny thompson. >> donald trump was at the center of this conspiracy. and ultimately, donald trump, the president of the united states, spurred a mob of tim aesthetic and the maze of the constitution. to march down the capitol, and subvert american democracy. any legal jargon that you care about seditious conspiracy, obstruction of a official proceeding, conspiracy to defraud the united sta...

the january 6th committee hearings. an in-depth look at the committees dramatic first public hearing this week. >> donald trump was up the center of this conspiracy. >> president trump summoned the mob, assembled the mob and lit the flame of this attack. >> but committee providing a wealth of material, including never before seen footage of the riot as it unfolded. >> [noise] >> they were peaceful people. these were great people. the crowd was unbelievable. there was love in the air. i...

january six insurrection took direct aim at former president donald trump for his role in inciting the events of the day. the prime time televised hearing paid into a picture of a president who at best was unmoved by the chaos he helped create. at worst, was intent on capitalizing on the arrest we, unrest, to overturn the 2020 election. [inaudible] multiple members of congress requested pardons from trump after the sixth. i was one of the first to call after that day a coup. the house ...

barrs statement that the department found no fraud sufficient to overturn the election. >> how did that affect your perspective about the election when attorney general barr made that statement? >> it affected my perspective. i respect attorney general barr. so i accepted what he said, was saying. >> but the committee is making it clear this is not just about what happened on january 6th, or in the days leading up to it. its about a clear and present danger to our democracy and what co...