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primetime address on threats to american democracy, and what the white house is calling a battle for the soul of the nation. this hour, house minority leader kevin mccarthy is already in california and set to make his own remarks, slamming joe biden for calling some americans semi fascist. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off. im pamela brown, and you are in "the situation room." our top story tonight, a hearing on former president tru...

somewhere enjoying himself in the sun somewhere. happening now, in the newsroom, former white house counsel, pat cipollone spending seven hours with a january 6 committee, what we are learning about his testimony and how it could shape future hearings. the biden administration is celebrating a better than expected jobs report that economists say that could spell bad news for the effort to tamp down inflation. >> plus, deal or no deal. you on my skier to walk away from his bid to buy ...

member. for more understanding new allegations lets bring in marshall koehn. marshall, good to see you. what more can you tell us about this new court filing? >> frederika, this is from the most important criminal cases stemming from january 6th. the dishes conspiracy case against several members of the old keepers and people at the tip of the spear of that attack making their way into the capitol. you laid out the crazy horrifying allegations from the justice department that are tryin...

one person who will not be in the room? >> yeah, thats committee chairman congressman bennie thompson. hes announced that he has covid. its not clear if the chairman will appear virtually, but he says that his covid diagnosis will not disrupt the committees plan. members say this eighth hearing will focus on the 187 minutes the former president trump failed to intervene as his supporters marched on the capitol, swarmed the halls of congress, and did this, took over the building there. ...

lets begin this hour with whitney wild. what is the secret service saying? >> the secret service is saying that they are giving the january 6th committee a significant document production, but as you point out, a source is telling us that this does not include any of these potentially missing text messages that would have been generated on january 5th and january 6th, 2021. a secret service official told cnn that thats because the agency has not been able to recover any of those record...

times," this is a relatively new development that was triggered by cassidy hutchinsons testimony last month. "the times" says a number of hutchinsons key assertion, including the idea that trump knew his supporters were armed and wanted to lead them to the capital, were new to investigators. quote, in conversations at the department the day after ms. hutchinsons appearance, some of which included deputy attorney general lisa monaco, officials talked about the pressure that the testimon...

political conference wrapped up over the weekend with former donald trump continuing his grip on the gop even as the january 6 investigation looms over any potential comeback. and, travel headaches continue for many across the country, as more than 1500 flights are cancelled this weekend and at least 13,000 delayed. well have the latest on the perfect storm of issues creating travel nightmares for thousands of american travelers. joe. >> well, you know, mika, you talk to pete buttigieg...

next public hearing. the perspective could be a game changer in the quest to learn more about former president trumps efforts to overturn the 2020 election. sworn testimony from previous hearings puts him at the center of pivotal events including in the oval office on january 3rd shooting down the plan to replace the acting attorney general. on january 6th, two sources say he was with trump, watching the riot unfold on television. the next day tried in vain to get trump to call for the...

15% minimum tax on large corporations. joe biden says at the end of the day, it is a win for the everyday americans. >> its a game changer for ordinary folks. some of it wont kick in for a little bit, but its all good. [ inaudible ] >> so will this streak of legislative wins help set the stage for a political rebound for democrats in november? victories, though, in washington rarely translate into success at the ballot box. just ask former president barack obama after he passed sweepin...

firing up the divisive rhetoric instead of the grill. why would you ever do that? bashing america on the day meant to celebrate our freedom. although patriotism has been taking a real hit over the last decade. check out this poll. it is shocking. only 39% of those surveyed said that they were proud of the country while 56% said they were not. that is a pretty dramatic shift from how things were back in 2011. this year, the left anger over the supreme courts decision on abortion seems t...