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>> -- probably withstand appeal. >> talk about how unusual a case like this is, this contempt of congress case and the difficulty of trying a case like this. >> you know, is highly unusual, but it's also extremely important because if you let individuals make their own decisions about whether they will or will not comply with lawfully issued subpoenas, whether they are congressional subpoenas, grand jury subpoenas, trial subpoenas, then the entire system just falls apart. congress could accomplish nothing if witnesses if witnesses -- -- if you would stand by, we want to head over...

specific request the department has made for bennie thompson, the chair. our reporters and d.o.j. experts will tell us what, if anything, we should read into that. we also know today that former trump strategist steve bannon will go on trial next week for his contempt of congress case for refusing to answer the committee's question. his legal team lost a second team to delay his trial over publicity of the trial's hearings and as the man who tried to get trump in office prepares to go before a judge, there is also news today about what that man, the one he helped get into the office,...

the next insurrection hearing as a top committee member tests positive for covid. ultimatum from the families in uvalde to school officials. that is what we are watching at this hour. thank you very much for being here. i'm kate baldwin. the stream heat affecting people around the world. the united kingdom recorded its highest temperature mp surpassing 104 degrees and temperatures are reaching triple digits across europe. the heat fueling wildfires from france, spain, portportugal. some cities in texas in the united states will see temperatures above 100 degrees the next ten days. ...

investigating the january 6th attack on the capitol. last week bannon made a last-minute attempt to delay this trial, suddenly offering to testify publicly before the panel. but the trump-appointed judge rejected that motion. >> cnn's sarah murray is outside the courthouse. what should we expect here? >> reporter: well, it's definitely slow going this morning so far before they take a lunch break, they had chosen eight jurors. they need to get to 22. they're asking them their awareness of bannon, their awareness of the committee hearings. there are a number of people who said they ar...

from washington today where we have a special show for you tonight on this first day of steve bannon's criminal trial. we're seeing this first sketches of the twice indicted trump aide in court with clues about the process as he faces up to two years in prison. john flannery joins me here in washington in person tonight, and we'll hear directly from a top economic figure in the biden white house, brian deese. plus, pulitzer prizewinner and author david kornacki on set with me. so we would argue it is a big show, or as good as any show we could bring you. we begin with the news about ...