kristen: thanks for joining us. tonight, the scare at the capitol ahead of donald trump s arraignment. the alarming call today triggering a massive police response. there had been reports of an active shooter. people rushed out of the building with hands in the air. workers fleeing. all part of heightened security tonight going into tomorrow, when former president trump will be arraigned in washington. charged with four criminal counts in his alleged effort to overturn the election that the special counsel says trump knew he lost. what to expect tomorrow, what americans will see as trump shows up at that courthouse. aaron katersky and pierre thomas with late reporting tonight. in pittsburgh, the deadly synagogue massacre, and tonight,
it was fueled by lies, lies by the defendant, targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the u.s. government and the nation s process of collecting, counting, and certifying the results of the presidential election. reporter: but the indictment about more than trump s public statements. it was about his actions, too, including a relentless pressure campaign targeting republican officials, including his own vice president, mike pence. pence today reacting to the indictment, which mentions him and his role more than 100 times, and kwoement quotes trum him, you re too honest. i ve been very clear, i had hoped it wouldn t come to this. reporter: pence testified before smith s grand jury and turned over contemporaneous notes he took after his conversations with trump. for my part, i want people to know that i had no right to overturn the election. and that s what the president maintained that day, and frankly, has said over and over again over the last 2 1/2 years, is compl
reporter: the former president s attorney with his line of defense. this is an attack on free speech and political advocacy, and there s nothing that s more protected under the first amendment. reporter: and tonight, we are learning more about judge tanya chutkan, who will preside over the case. an obama appointee, judge chutkan has handed down tough sentences to january 6th defendants. she also rejected trump s efforts to block the january 6th committee from obtaining his presidential records, declaring presidents are not kings. david: all right, so, let s bring back in pierre thomas, with us right here in new york again tonight. we know the former president set to be arraigned tomorrow in washington, d.c., 4:00 p.m. what do we expect to see? reporter: he will enter a highly secure courthouse. he ll be fingerprinted and processed and then sent up to a hearing that will last about an hour. a high stakes day, david. david: pierre thomas here in new york. you ll be with us
this one, of course, involving january 6th. four new charges alleging donald trump knew he lost the election, but was determined to stay in power. spreading lies to keep the white house, according to the special counsel. tonight, this new indictment mentioning former vice president mike pence more than 100 times. quoting trump telling pence, you re too honest. tonight, what mike pence is now saying about all this. and tomorrow, what will americans see when donald trump shows up to that courthouse? and who is the judge who will ultimately preside over this case? and how has she ruled in january 6th-related cases before? here s our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas again tonight. reporter: tonight, federal court in washington preparing for an unprecedented arraignment, a former president of the united states set to be fingerprinted and formally charged with trying to keep the white house, even though he knew he lost. an alleged criminal scheme that erupted in violence on janu
dancer here in new york. was he targeted because he s gay? authorities want to know tonight if this was a hate crime. a fiery plane crash at an airport outside los angeles, killing two, shutting down the airport. also, the urgent search for a missing mother of four tonight. also, canadian prime minister justin trudeau and his wife reveal they are parting ways. and america strong tonight. a field of dreams secretly planted for his wife. good evening, and it s great to have you with unhere on a very busy wednesday night. we do begin tonight with the scare at the capitol, on the eve of former president trump s arraignment in washington, d.c. the alarming moments today, a sign of the heightened security there surrounding trump s court appearance tomorrow. they are taking everything seriously. authorities say a 911 caller reporting an active shooter at senate offices. the capitol put on lockdown for a time.