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violent actions. youll also hear from stephen ayres who was directly influenced by president trumps tweet to travel to washington for a day he said would be wild. >> and there is immense pressure on the committee today in what could be a put up or shut up moment to prove to the nation that there is a direct link between former president donald trump and those extremists responsible for the chaos at the capitol. theres a lot of expectation on new video clips of former white house counse...

These aircraft come in close proximity to one another. All right, ryan brown reporting from the pentagon. Thanks very much. Remember, important programming note. Stay with cnn later tonight for a very timely debate on tax reform. Thats coming up, 9 00 p. M. Eastern. Thats it for me. Thanks for watching. Erin Burnett Outfront starts right now. Outfront next, breaking news. North korea firing what could be its most powerful missile yet, one that could reach washington, d. C. Plus, the president s ...

Hesitation to not only breaking indicting a former president, prosecuting a former president, but prosecuting one who is angling to be the republican nominee. any thought that that would influence merrick garland? >> i simply dont know the answer to the question. my guess is it wouldnt matter. it would not matter. >> thanks so much for that. pete williams, as always. joining us now, jonel harmon. he has met with investigators about the communications and potential threats ahead of the insurrec...

>> conservatives do not believe in open borders, and conservatives believe a childs life is more important than a womans choice. >> today, jones defended those accusations. >> how do you respond to the president and roy moore and his supporters who say youre terrible on crime, terrible on immigration? >> i tell people to look at my record. and see what i have done. you know, as a former assistant u.s. attorney, a former u.s. attorney, we have prosecuted tons of people. look at my record. dont ju...

Dont just listen to a tweet. dont listen to somebody make a statement. >> reporter: when it comes to crime, jones made his name as a u.s. attorney, prosecuting one of the most tragic attacks in alabama history, the bombing of the 16th street baptist church in 1963 that left four young girls dead, two members of the ku klux klan were convicted. jones is more conservative than many democrats in washington, but for alabama, hes about as left as they come. under fire from many alabamians for his vie...