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Kelly. and he was charged in the january 6th riot and pleaded not guilty. voters will finally get to make their voice today. >> reporter: im kyung lah is scottsdale, arizona. hes endorsed candidates for governor, u.s. senate, attorney general, secretary of state. these candidates have all embraced his lie that he did not lose the 20 between the election. and many of these candidates already are teeing up false election conspiracies that if they lose there move the have been cheating involved in ...

Mel will tell you, on the hill, mitch mcconnell is known as very strategic and kevin mccarthy is not, mel. >> yeah, but its different in the house and in the senate. in the senate, you have people who represent statewide. in the house, you have these gerrymandered districted. you have a conference that is becoming increasingly more conservative. for kevin mccarthy, its a very different game and hes trying to become speaker next year and he will need support of the conservative base and of the pr...

Think, for him, is about his own preservation, as well as, you know, the senate at large and the republican party. but hes aware that he is not untouchable. and especially looking down the pike, weve reportedly heard that donald trump wants to pick a fight with both mcconnell and mccarthy, so that hes the main show in 2024 in november. so, a lot of moving pieces, a lot of chess pieces or tic tac toe. >> xs and os. >> i think that was kevin mccarthy calling right now. who was calling? who was cal...

Legislation theyre voting "yes" on. >> clearly, thats part of the calculation here, especially mcconnell knows this. hes giving cover to his most vulnerable members to be able to support these deals, on everything from guns to infrastructure. these are popular in america, these are popular in suburban battleground districts. but its interesting that kevin mccarthy not only opposed some of these deals, but he actively whipped his members to oppose them. it goes even a step further than him just o...

Want to see senators fighting tougher. but look, some of his allies, mcconnells allies, say that there is a method to his madness. that he wants to prove that the senate can still work. and perhaps more importantly, wants to show middle america that republicans are just not reflexively closed to middle of the road legislation, especially on an issue like gun reform. and so he is facing a much tougher battleground in the senate than in the house. there are different calculations between kevin mcc...

While formerly nicknamed the grimm reaper for shutting down democratic legislation, mcconnell is now at odds with house gop leader kevin mccarthy. joining us now is cnns melanie zanona, she broke this story, and cnn political commentator, s.e. cupp. tell us whats happening here, melanie? >> reporter: so mitch mcconnell used to have this reputation as the grim reaper, because he was known for killing democratic legislation and keeping his conference together, but lately, mitch mcconnell has been ...

S.e., avlon, thank you. brittney griner is back in court this morning. how the efforts to secure her release, next. pool floaties are like whooping cough. amusement parks are like whooping cough. even ice cream is like whooping cough, its not just for kids. whooping cough is highly contagious for people of any age. and it can cause violent uncontrollable coughing fits.

And keep our democracy from descending into chaos. so he has earned the trust of a lot of republicans and i think the -- i think the jury is still out. let people continue to go, and talk about their message. and we will see who has the best message for conservatives going forward. >> congresswoman love, s.e. cupp, thank you very much. still to come, the white house is expected to name a monkeypox coordinator soon. this as criticism of the federal response grows. what dr. fauci said this morni...

As trumps lack of action. >> kristen holmes, thank you. joining us now cnn political commentator s.e. cupp, john avalon and jeffrey toobin. as kaitlan was saying, in a way this is the finale for the january 6th committee, at least for now. theyve built up to this night, they may have more hearings later on, they put it in primetime, they think this is obviously so important. the question is why? if theyre going to talk about the 187 minutes, this dereliction of duty, jeffrey, why is that so im...

Outer oval. >> jeffrey toobin, s.e. cupp, john avalon, i got my timeline wrong with the knee socks in high school. >> you dont know. he might have been wearing knee socks in high school. >> no judgment. >> any evidence? >> no judgment. >> were you born before world war i? knee socks? >> rock band t-shirts. >> so tonight at 7:00 p.m. tune into live special coverage. this is the january 6th committee hearing in primetime. they are going to be talking about these 187 minutes, the conduct of the for...