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Result of the insurrection, and she met with the january 6 committee last night. well talk about that in a moment. stephanie, good to see you. lets start here with what were hearing from members of congress. its not just reflections on the day but the preservation of democracy, and before we went back to that, we were talking with olivia troy about this new group that youve announced now to try to do that, preserve democracy, by stopping former president trump from gaining power again. is this -...

0 american. its not just words like "democracy" and "liberty." more than that is because an idea embedded in the constitution of the united states, the idea that everyone in america no matter how powerful is supposed to play by the same rules. and every american election is an opportunity to show that, to show what it means. unlike in many other countries our winners dont assume absolute power to do whatever they may want. our losers understand that their rights are preserved. they accept defeat...

Thats not the case with all these other witnesses. so i think it will probably help him avoid things like criminal contempt, but also further negotiations with the committee. >> kyle, quickly, what should we expect from the committee as the anniversary of january 6th approaches? >> i think for the most part its going to be a week of reflections. you heard liz cheney talk about whats at stake. i think well get back to the meet of the investigation beyond the 6th once they finish commemoraing it. ...

Does its work, that case will only become stronger and that number will only grow. in a swing state like pennsylvania, which you mentioned, 58% becoming 62% is decisive and has outsized importance for the entire nation. not just in presidential cycles but our senate seat could really determine the balance of the senate for years to come. so work like this is incredibly important just to reveal to people the truth about what happened. >> absolutely. can i ask you on a personal note your reflectio...

Grandfather, who worked days, so he got off work about 4:00 in the afternoon. wed sit up on saturday night, and our saturday night turn-up was "amen," "227," "golden girls." that was our important bonding time between grandparents and grandson, who wasnt with each of his parents. that was an important time. shoutout to deacon frye. i look at betty white. she has an iconic, powerful life. she also did important civil rights work. she brought people onto her show when it was civically improper to ...

As 2021 comes to a close, we take a look back at a year of immense challenge and loss — but also a year of hope. In recent days, we reconnected with a number of our viewers and guests from the past year to hear how they handled the last 12 months, and their wishes for 2022. Tonight, we hear from a doctor in Texas.

On the heels of one of the most trying years in modern history, 2021 was faced with not just great but arguably impossible expectations. But...

For him the most. the nation cares for him and the outpouring tonight online from tom brady and patrick mahomes to roger goodell to celebrities to everyday people and to fans. its remarkable the outpouring. john was loved. he earned a great reputation and he was one of us. we are all going to miss him. theres not another john madden. >> jim gray, we can hear the emotion in your voice. thank you so much for sharing your reflections and the legendary life of john madden. im sorry for the circumsta...

And if you listen and you hear then you can start a conversation when you say we agree, but sometimes it means we have to change what we say and sometimes you have to expose that the other sides not got an answer but if you dont listen first... and then its ok to agree and its ok, there are things which the government does which are good and things they do which are bad, and in politics the only things which last are the ones which become consensual. the things which george osborne and i agreed ...

Stuff he actually was stuff he actually was quite a serious politician, being when i first met him the adviser to the shadow chancellor gordon brown and then to the chancellor himself, before becoming education secretary, shadow chancellor and a candidate for the labour leader. all that feels, though, like a very long time ago. welcome to political thinking. a long time ago, goodness me. its christmas after all and while were recording this before christmas, its being broadcast afterwards. given...