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of big news, joe, on capitol hill. >> what a significant day. and i will tell you, i was away from the tv for a good part of the day, and started getting breaking news alerts about the hearings, started following some -- i had to come back, rewatch the entire hearing all over again. it really, yesterday, about as compelling of any hearing weve seen on capitol hill since the days of watergate. i was young when the watergate hearings were on. i was upset because we had only had four chan...

the capitol police, d.c. metropolitan police, other law enforcement agencies were attacked and assaulted before our very eyes, spirit, sprained, stomped on, brutalized and lives were lost. for three hours, the defeated former president of the united states watched it all happen. he sat in the comfort of a private diner next to the office. while he was doing that, brave law enforcement officer subject to for three hours. they were dripping in blood and surrounded by carnage. face-to-fac...

focusing on the elaborate effort by then president trump to pressure state officials to overturn the 2020 presidential election. plus the latest on the bipartisan group of senators negotiating new gun legislation in a moment well speak with chris coons of delaware on just how close senators are on a final bill. also ahead, were keeping an eye on wall street as stock futures soared overnight following a brutal week. well get a live report from cnbc. and it is primary day for several s...

the lawyer who devised the plan to overturn the election. >> mr. eastman, we hardly knew you. >> it always happens, and they always seem so shocked. plus, president biden considers a move to provide a bit of relief at the gas pump, but he needs congress to agree. we also expect more economic data this morning that could offer clues into whether the u.s. is headed toward a recession. also, the crippling labor shortage. the latest industry to feel the pressure, airlines, with more ch...

and the thing that is remarkable, is how many times the fbi and the national archives went back to the trump organization and said, hey, we know you have documents, turn them over. and then we learned from the article last night not only with president trump personally involved in reviewing what was sent back to the government but there were still documents left afterwards. i think that is why we saw this search warrant. it sounds like they tries every measure possible to get the docum...

have the courage to do what needed to be done? >> i do. >> what was your reaction when you saw this tweet? >> as a staffer that works to always represent the administration to the best of my ability and to showcase the good things he had done for the country, i remember feeling frustrated, disappointed and really it felt personal. i was really sad. as an american, i was disgused. it was unpatriotic, it was un-american. we were watching the capitol building get defaced over a lie. it wa...

hearing. cassidy hutchinson testified that donald trump and chief of staff mark meadows ignored warnings about potential violence before the attack and did nothing to stop it once the attack was under way. according to hutchinson, trump knew there were weapons in the crowd but during his speech at the ellipse, still ordered his supporters to march to the capitol. and new details about efforts close to trump to intimidate witnesses who have cooperated in the congressional investigation....

the pair were on separate stages in arizona. and no sick days for president biden at the white house while recovering from covid. well have the latest on his health. a very good morning to all of you. welcome to "way too early." on this monday, july 25th. we begin this morning with the latest developments from the january 6th select committee over the weekend. vice chair liz cheney one of only two republicans serving on the committee went on fox news yesterday to defend the committ...

richard haass. and nbc news correspondent vaughn hillyard. also with us, the founder of the conservative website, charlie. liz cheney, one of two republicans serving on the committee, went on fox news yesterday to defend the committees work. heres how she responded to a question about why capitol police werent better prepared for the attack. >> its an entire focus of the investigation. you will see in our report. youll likely see in upcoming hearings, so it is certainly something wer...

if there is anyone that could balance all of the tough and competing issues in a high stakes meeting in a region, it is president joe biden. >> and with that question and about that balance, especially given the murder of khashoggi and president biden has said i made it clear how i feel about that. but yet this visit is validating that there is a balance between strategic economic realities and moral issues. and at same time, it comes back to our dependence on foreign oil, does it not....