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by rmt union. it has meant trains going out of service and millions of passengers going nowhere. my daughters doing her gcses. ive got to get her to and from school, so its a right pain in the neck. i understand they want a pay rise and things change, i get that, but its not fair for all the commuters. we are going to primarily focus on the two stories this hour, the rail strike in the uk and the hearing in washington, which is where we are going to begin. we start in washington, where...

for the first time the january 6th committees moved beyond washington tomorrow. until now, the committee has been delving into the actions of those surrounding then-president trump, what he knew, and when he knew it. now its what did trump himself do and what is a criminal act. and you can be sure, this moment will be part of the focus. >> all i want to do is this. i just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have because we won the state. >> that is just a really short ...

have because we won the state. >> that is just a really short clip of the one-hour call between then-president trump and georgia secretary of state brad raffensperger four days before the capitol insurrection. it is key to the question of how far donald trump went and how much of a role he personally played in the efforts to overturn the election results in georgia and six other states. raffensperger is set to testify before the committee tomorrow. so too is his deputy gabe sterling an...

electors. presumably designed to create so much confusion the congress would kick the matter back to republican-led state legislators as to overturn joe bidens win in the states. it will explore the broader pressure campaign aimed at subverting the will of the american people. the first witness is the arizona state house speaker. aides say bowers will share critical new details about trumps demands and even harassment as the president sought to decertify bidens legitimate and legal win...

trump electors. we are going to hear from four witnesses this afternoon, including the secretary of state for georgia, brad raffensperger and his chief operating officer, gabriel sterling, big public figures in the wake of the november election in 2020. the committee says its going to show evidence that former president trump put undue pressure on legislatures to try to put forward alternative slates and electors. for president trump, the strategy did not work, legislatures did not go ...

>> this election was stolen from you, from me, and from the country. >> if you ask how many republican congressmen believe donald trump was reelected, id say maybe a couple but 60% of our base does. >> conspiracy theories. >> that could have been mickey mouse. >> watching. this is the craziest thing ive ever seen and people bought it. >> lawsuits. >> they tried to not have your votes counted. they did not want your vote to count. >> potentially illegal pressure campaigns. >> i just wan...

president trump who was looking for enough votes to give him the win. gabe sterling who you may remember warned amid threats over georgias 2020 recount someone would get killed. rusty bowers, rudy giuliani called him about switching out biden electors. bowers said he also told former president trump he wouldnt break the law. georgia election worker shaye moss who was accused by the former president of bringing in suitcases of ballots. well have new information about the growing number ...

threats to her safety after being accused of being part of a conspiracy theory involving fake ballots, debunked, by the way. >> most of the discussion heading into todays hearing surrounds brad raffensperger who won a primary earlier this month. raffensperger was facing deep discontent from some trump supporters for pushing back on donald trump in the days before the january 6 insurrection, refusing the former presidents request to, quote, find the votes trump needed to win that state....

the french president, emmanuel macron, has suffered a serious setback after losing his majority in parliament. his party, ensemble, is still the biggest in the national assembly, but it lost around 100 seats in yesterdays elections. there were big gains for marine le pen�*s far—right party, and a new left—wing alliance, led by the hard—left leader, jean—luc melenchon. this means issues such as macron�*s plans to raise the retirement age and changes to low income support cou...

brand-new hour here on "cnn newsroom." im victor blackwell. good to have you on. were on the eve of another hearing on the capitol insurrection this time tomorrow, the committee investigating january 6th plans to focus on former president trumps efforts to pressure state officials to overturn the 2020 presidential election. georgia elections officials brad raffensperger and gabe sterling are expected to testify about that pressure campaign. along with arizona house speaker rusty bowers...