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>> reporter: it will all focus on the pressure on mike pence to take that unconstitutional action on january 6, 2021 to overturn the electoral certified votes of the states here on january 6, something of course that he rejected doing. but going to the genesis of how this theory first came about. looking at the trump attorney john eastman who is a prominent supporter of this and directly tie donald trumps words to the violence that occurred on january 6 as words about mike pence into e...

insurrection, the january 6th committee plans to focus on donald trumps repeated pressure on former vice president mike pence to block the certification of the 2020 election results. remember what trump told the crowd just hours before the attack on the capitol. >> mike pence, i will tell you right now, im not hearing good stories. i hope that our great vice president, our great vice president comes through for us. hes a great guy. of course if he doesnt come through, i wont like him q...

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...

happening now. new evidence connecting the capitol riot directly to former-president trump and his pressure campaign against his vice president. insiders swearing under oath that trump knew his scheme to get mike pence to overturn the presidential election was illegal but trump plowed ihead, anyway. the january 6th select committee also documenting pences escape from that mob that was threatening his life with rioters at one point only 40 feet away. we are breaking down all the testimo...

opportunity to hear testimony about the events leading up to the insurrection, and donald trumps possible role in fomenting and pushing known election lies. known because even his family members and top republican aides were learning were adamant there simply was no there there. now, trump is not on any of these ballots. but the connective tissue is a platform that echoes his sentiments. but as much as the committee has tried to convey that what we saw on january 6th is a continued thr...

day after dramatic testimony where the january 6th committee showed what went on behind the scenes at the white house after president trump was told that he lost the election but refused to believe it and instead pushed his election lies. we are watching two key races in south carolina. thats where two gop members of the house are fighting to win renomination, both facing candidates backed by the former president. representative tom rice is one of ten house republicans that voted to im...

state republican incumbent precisely following trump will find themselves on the menu. these are the first so-called trumps revenge primaries you can say. the january 6th committee hearing gotten underway, the first time since the broader electorate had the opportunity to hear testimonies about the event leading up to the insurrection and donald trumps possible role in fermenting and pushing known election lies. known because his family members and what aide were learning. trump is not...

thanks for watching. "don lemon tonight" starts right now. hey, don. >> hi. thank you very much, laura. ill see you again tomorrow evening. this is "don lemon tonight." results coming in right now in key primary election races across the country, and were seeing a test of donald trumps grip on the republican party. voters going to the polls one day after dramatic testimony where the january 6th committee showed what went on behind the scenes at the white house after president trump was...

guns in this country. well bring you all the breaking developments from the supreme court as they all happen this hour. >> thats right. also this morning, we follow several economic stories. hours from now, we could potentially see the biggest interest rate hike in decades. experts believe that the federal reserve is poised to hike rates as much as 0.75%. that may cool inflation, american consumers would feel the impact in many other ways. mortgages, car loans, credit cards and stude...

nearly three decades. all, of course, in an effort to slow slowing inflation. in hours, the fed expected to announce raising rates by 0.75. that will make it more expensive to pay for things like a mortgage. the biden administration under growing pressure to do more to avoid a recession. retail sales fell last month. consumers feeling the squeeze from the record high gas prices, inflation and already rising interest rates. lets begin our coverage with cnns matt egan live in washington ...