as the anniversary of the january 6th attack on the capitol approaches, we are learning more tonight about what to expect from the house select committee investigating it. most significantly, about when the accountability process might actually go public. cnn has learned the committee plans to hold hearings to be followed by an interim report by summer and a full report by the fall. though, the timeline is said to be flexible. members have, as you know, already interviewed more than 300 witnesses and issued dozens of speens. as for what we might get to see when we see it on tv, we are joined by david gergen, cnn political analyst and adviser to presidents dating back to the nixon administration. also, former congresswoman elizabeth holtzman who served on the house judiciary committee during watergate. the author of the case for impeaching trump. david, let me start with you. what do you think the committee is trying to achieve with this new timeline? and do you think this is going
increase to 1.5 degrees centigrade. and the fact is that major steps forward were ta ken in glasgow, to wit the rule book that had been outstanding since paris was completed so that market rules, transparency, are now accountable. next year, there is a requirement that those who are not aligned with 1.5 degrees need to step up and produce new reduction plans, which have to be filed with the process. so, there s an accountability process. there is, in addition to that, a very significant set of commitments on deforestation, which has not been talked about enough. there is major doubling of funding for adaptation, which is needed in less developed, emerging economies of the world. i mean, i can go on. there s a major methane pledge. i understand, and everything you vejust said is important and you talk about steps. and obviously that s
plans, which have to be filed with the process. so, there s an accountability process. there is, in addition to that, a very significant set of commitments on deforestation, which has not been talked about enough. there is major doubling of funding for adaptation, which is needed in less developed, emerging economies of the world. i mean, i can go on. there s a major methane pledge. i understand, and everything you vejust said is important and you talk about steps. and obviously that s an incremental approach. but the line coming from many people who watch this very closely right now is that it s too late for step by step, for increments, because. it s not.i don t think it s step by step anymore. as i said, you have, you have canada, japan, south korea, the united states, eu, uk, south africa all stepping up and saying, we re on the 1.5 track. but we are not on the 1.5 track. that is the point.
1.5 degrees centigrade. and the fact is that major steps forward were ta ken in glasgow, to wit the rule book that had been outstanding since paris was completed so that market rules, transparency, are now accountable. next year, there is a requirement that those who are not aligned with 1.5 degrees need to step up and produce new reduction plans, which have to be filed with the process. so, there s an accountability process. there is, in addition to that, a very significant set of commitments on deforestation, which has not been talked about enough. there is major doubling of funding for adaptation, which is needed in less developed, emerging economies of the world. i mean, i can go on. there s a major methane pledge. i understand, and everything you vejust said is important and you talk about steps. and obviously that s an incremental approach.
no. and in fact, i disagree with your initial assessment in the introduction. a huge amount was accomplished in glasgow and it was not put off. in fact, 65% of global economic enterprise, global gdp, is committed now publicly with real plans that have beenjudged to be real to hold the earth s temperature increase to 1.5 degrees centigrade. and the fact is that major steps forward were ta ken in glasgow, to wit the rule book that had been outstanding since paris was completed so that market rules, transparency, are now accountable. next year, there is a requirement that those who are not aligned with 1.5 degrees need to step up and produce new reduction plans, which have to be filed with the process. so, there s an accountability process.