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Releasing this video a short time ago, showing individuals photographing stairwells and security checkpoints and hallways and areas of the capitol complex according to chairman betty thomas not typically of interest to tourists. cnn's ryan nobles on capitol hill with these new developments. this is not the first time they've asked for some information from the representative. will it go forward? >> reporter: doesn't seem like, a lot resistant to cooperate on any level and has been pretty vigorous in his defense there was nothing suspicious about his tour but what the committee is doing for the...

Correspondents on the hill have heard it as well. >> that's right. there has been quiet chatter on capitol hill about these tour groups that have been seen in the days leading up to it. what the committee released today is the first time, i believe, we have seen such stark evidence of a tour actually taking place on january 5th and then using surveillance video and social media video to connect someone from that tour group with the threat you saw being made outside the morning of january 6th, which seems to demonstrate some intent and indicate the urgency to bring this congressman forward for ...

Tour of the capitol complex that was led the day before the january 6th insurrection at a time when the capitol was closed because of covid concerns. in that video you showed and that we can put on the screen, you're seeing what the committee points out as people in the building taking pictures of corridors and tunnels and security checkpoints, these are places that jackie and i walk around here every day and they're not particularly visually compelling, not usually the places that we see tourists taking pictures, and yet, those were some of the photos that they take and that'something thatomm...

Cross examination them. you have the right to confront the witnesses against you. there are some other pieces of evidence the committee has shown us that simply would not be relevant. i think the committee has made a compelling showing. let's not mistake is that, or assume all that evidence would translate over into a criminal court. >> i want to bring in ryan nobles. have you an update on the committee's investigation of the capitol tour before the riot on january 6th. lay it out for us. >> that's right, ana, it was a tour given from congressman barry laudermill of georgia. they released an i...

Even you, a.o.c. we're coming to take you out. pull you out by your hairs. >> reporter: the committee says he was part of a tour group led by georgia republican barry loudermilk. some taking pictures of security checkpoints. the congressman denied any wrongdoing. >> i'm totally opposed and i condemn that kind of language. but no one in that group showed that type of aggression that day. i mean, they were just-- they were just here visiting. >> reporter: cbs news reached a member of the congressman's visiting group, who also said it was not a reconnaissance mission, but the committee said the g...