the reidout with joy reid starts now. tonight on the reidout look, the role of the congress and the role of the vice president on that day is to open and count electoral votes, no more, no less. i will always believe by god s grace i did my duty that day. but there was more to it than that. there s new reporting that mike pence seriously considered shirking that solemn duty and skipping the january 6th electoral vote certification. also tonight, russia extends the detention of american journalist evan girsh kovich and is seeking to prosecutor another journalist. plus, honoring the life of former first lady rosalynn carter, a tribute service is attended by all the living first ladies. and three presidents including her beloved husband of 77 years. former president jimmy carter. but we begin tonight with new reporting about january 6th that may help explain a lingering mystery in the lead-up to that day. just one day before then vice president mike pence was t