know how investigations go. you put those pieces together and then you move up the ladder. that is what we are doing. and i think you're going to have continued cooperation by a significant number of people. >> with that let's bring in our lead off guest on this wednesday night, yamiche alcindor, is the white house correspondent for the pbs news hour and the moderator of washington week. also on pbs. jonathan karl jon is the chief correspondent for abc news he is the author of the new york times bestseller, betrayal, the final act of the trump show. and katie benner, is the reporter for the new york times. welcome to all of. you good to have you here. yamiche, let's start with you. we're going to hear for the president tomorrow, the president has given us a preview. they say that they are going to lay the blame for january six squarely at donald trump's feet. but this is a tough line for the president who got elected. he ran and got elected on the idea that he is going to be a unifying near of some sorts. >> that is right ali. but when it comes to january