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supposed to protect -- how can you -- if you know a vote is fraudulent, right, how can you pass on a fraudulent vote to congress? >> donald trump justifying the chants of his supporters calling for the death of mike pence. the january 6th committee holds its third public hearing today, focused on the pressure trump put on his vice president to overturn the election. we will tell you what to expect. plus, new reporting that ginni thomas, the wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas, was in communication with trump lawyer john eastman as he tried to overturn the election. and ...

further inflamed the rioters as they were raging through the capitol hunting down the vice president and shouting, hang mike pence. >> in a preview video released this week, you saw liz cheney referencing a federal judge's ruling back in march that the former president probably violated federal statutes throughout that pressure campaign. a campaign conceived, in part, by lawyer john eastman, a character you will meet today. a big player inside that circle of election deniers working around the clock to try to keep donald trump in power. >> this hour, we will expand that inner circle ...

nearly three decades. all, of course, in an effort to slow slowing inflation. in hours, the fed expected to announce raising rates by 0.75. that will make it more expensive to pay for things like a mortgage. the biden administration under growing pressure to do more to avoid a recession. retail sales fell last month. consumers feeling the squeeze from the record high gas prices, inflation and already rising interest rates. let's begin our coverage with cnn's matt egan live in washington taking a closer look at the fed's big move expected today, matt. >> reporter: erica, this is shapi...

years, marking the central bank's most aggressive move yet to bring down the soaring costs of food and gas and almost everything else. inflation is not easy. just days ago we learned it's at the highest level since 1981. the fed released a darkening forecast projecting more inflation and higher unemployment. joining me now matt egan. we heard from the fed chairman. he signalled more rate hikes. what did you learn? >> reporter: well, victor, clearly inflation is on fire. today the federal reserve officially called in help for some reinforcements. taking aggressive steps to raise inter...

taking photographs of stairwells and hallways and tunnels and security screening posts. hmm. >> and then the invasion in ukraine hits home for some u.s. families as two americans going missing while fighting alongside ukrainian soldiers. the growing fear these two americans might now be in the hands of the russians. >> welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we start with our money lead and a major economic news that will in the short term at least make life more expensive for many americans. the federal reserve this afternoon doing something it has not done in nearly three decades. ...