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good evening, im anderson cooper along with my colleague, jake tapper. tonight, we are going inside one of the most riveting days of testimony in the four days of hearings so far. the fourth hearing by the january 6th committee, theres just no other way to describe what we saw today. a series of republican state officials putting country ahead of party, testifying to the intense pressure they were under by the former president and his allies to help overturn the 2020 election. >> this ...

in history, the history of the united states, and im going to put my state through that without sufficient proof? >> reporter: but trump pressed on and the committee revealing his involvement in the trump campaign effort to send a fake set of electors on january 6th to prevent congress from certifying joe bidens victory. >> what did the president say when he called you? >> essentially he turned the call over to mr. eastman who then proceeded to talk about the importance of the rnc help...

any tax suspension would require of course action by congress. but the president will give a speech today throwing the administration support behind a three month gas tax holiday which would breathe new life into an issue that has so far been stalled on capitol hill. kevin liptak is live for us with this news. what is the administration saying about this? >> reporter: officials are certainly very bullish on this move. and it is something that the white house had been considering for mo...

not produce any evidence of election fraud, something they were not ashamed to admit. >> at some point did one of them make a comment that they didnt have evidence, but they had a lot of theories? >> that was mr. giuliani. >> and what exactly did he say and how did that come up? >> my recollection he said weve got lots of theories, we just dont have the evidence. >> the pressure campaign against state officials was relentless and it was dangerous. it included ugly threats and intimidat...

keilar. broken laws and broken lives, the case being made by the january 6th committee in its latest round of hearings with new revelations about individuals threatened and harassed because of lies. lies the committee suggests that broke the law, including submitting slates of fake electors that simply did not win the vote. lies the committee says about election fraud in which trump allies did not produce evidence, in fact, admitingly according to the testimony without evidence. >> at ...

refining capacity. the administration estimates the moves could lower gas prices by at least $1 a gallon, if they can get it all through congress. i should say, this faces steep opposition from some on capitol hill, even from some of the presidents own party, and members of the administration have even conceded there are significant downsides to do this, jim. plus, significant new evidence in the latest hearing from the january 6th committee, witnesses testify that former president t...

the lead in testifying against the former president in yesterdays hearing, including the speaker of arizonas house, who says he told trump in late december 2020 that he would not go along with the scheme to steal joe bidens win in his state. >> youre asking me to do something thats never been done in history, the history of the united states, and im going to put my state through that without sufficient, and thats going to be good enough for me? >> i do not want to be a winner by cheati...

congress. would this really help or a ploy for political mileage? and president biden will have to counter this dismal sal by barack obama in 2008. >> were arguing over a gimmick to seau half a tank of gasp. if so everyone in washington can pat themselves on the back. let me tell you something. this isnt an idea designed to get you through the summer. its an idea designed to get them through an election. >> phil mattingly joins us at the white house. this is another effort by president...

>> reporter: so hes going to be pushing for this three-month gags holiday, and basically that would mean a 90-day suspension of the federal gas tax. if youre wondering what thats going to save you when youre actually at the pump, right now the federal gas tax is about 18 cents for a regular gallon and 24 cents for a gallon of diesel fuel. so not really that big of a difference when youre looking at an average price of gas. it is getting close to $5. of course it topped $5 earlier this ...

from british filmmaker, alex holder. it features a december 2020 interview with trump. a source who watched that video tells cnn, that she said her father should continue to fight the election results until every legal remedy is exhausted. >> the committee says they are learning new information from their own hearings. >> evan joins us now. evan, tomorrows hearing, still a go, but what is after that? >> the hearing tomorrow is an important one, but you are right, after that it looks li...