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the january 6th committee kicking off its next public hearing just hours from now, and we're told that they're going to focus on the former president's efforts to pressure mike pence to overturn the election and how it, quote, directly contributed to the insurrection. this coming as we're getting new video of a capitol tour led by a republican congressman right before the riot. cnn's ryan nobles has the latest now. >> reporter: there's no escape, pelosi, schumer. >> reporter: new video released by the january 6th select committee showing a man outside the capitol directing threats at...

efforts to pressure mike pence to overturn the election, and how it, quote, directly contributed to the discussion. this as we get new video of a capital tour led by a republican congressman right before the riot. ryan nobles has the latest, now. >> there is no escape, policy. schumer. >> reporter: new video released by the january 6th select committee, showing a man outside the capital, directing threats to democratic members of congress. >> pelosi, nadler, schumer, even you, aoc. we are coming to take you out. we will pull you out by your hairs. >> reporter: that same man, scene th...

barr's statement that the department found no fraud sufficient to overturn the election. >> how did that affect your perspective about the election when attorney general barr made that statement? >> it affected my perspective. i respect attorney general barr. so i accepted what he said, was saying. >> but the committee is making it clear this is not just about what happened on january 6th, or in the days leading up to it. it's about a clear and present danger to our democracy and what could happen in the next election. we've got a lot to talk in the coming hours here on cnn. here wit...

on the u.s. capitol, that he was the central player in trying to overturn the election and that they have the evidence to prove it. over the next few weeks we will see how they meet the high bar they have set for themselves. during the primetime hearing they presented never before seen video of the violence as rioters breached the capitol and there was testimony from a u.s. capitol police officer who suffered a traumatic brain injury during the attack. republican liz cheney presented the case that trump's election lies inspired the insurrectionists alleging trump had a sophisticated ...

That mike pence had him as a lawyer during that time. he brings that kind of credibility and gravitas to this committee hearing. >> george, this is a reminder of what trump was saying about pence leading up to the attack on the capitol. here it is. >> i hope that our great vice president -- our great vice president comes through for us. he's a great guy. plus if he doesn't come through i won't like him quite as much. >> you think the committee is going to be able to prove that trump's pressure campaign directly contributed to the january 6th attack and put pence's life in danger? >> i think so...