set up after democrats and republicans failed to agree on an independent commission. instead, the democratic speaker of the house named the committee. chair bennie thompson and six other democrats and vice chair liz cheney and one of republican. this is cbs news flash. the public hearing of the house... the first hearing was broadcast during prime time. it is the first hearing was broadcast during prime time.— during prime time. it is an historic evening. - during prime time. it is an historic evening. 22 - during prime time. it is an | historic evening. 22 million eo - le historic evening. 22 million peeple tuned _ historic evening. 22 million people tuned in, _ historic evening. 22 million people tuned in, the - historic evening. 22 million people tuned in, the kind l historic evening. 22 million | people tuned in, the kind of audience normally reserved for audience normally reserved for a sunday night football game. the committee conducted more than 1000 interviews and issued over 100 subpoenas. it spoke with witnesses within the trump administration and state officials that president trump had urged to reverse his electoral defeat. some refused to co—operate. former trump advisor steve bannon was convicted of contempt of congress. i convicted of contempt of congres— convicted of contempt of concress. ., . ., ., congress. i got a great legal team and — congress. i got a great legal team and there _ congress. i got a great legal team and there will - congress. i got a great legal team and there will be - congress. i got a great legal. team and there will be multiple areas of appeal. the team and there will be multiple areas of appeal.— areas of appeal. the hearings included emotional—