believed to be the deadliest smuggling tragedy in recent u.s. history, the death toll has risen to at least 51 people after they were found in and around a truck in the scorching texas heat trapped inside with nowhere, no water. and later this hour, we ll break down some of the dangers that lgbtq plus migrants face around the globe. and we begin this hour with those capitol hill shock waves, a top aide to former president trump s chief of staff mark meadows testified before members of congress that the president knew his supporters on january 6th were armed and on route to the capitol, but didn t care. cassidy hutchinson recalled the president saying quote they re t here to hurt me. she also detailed the president s rage when he was stopped from joining them on their march to the capitol. the president said something to the effect of i m the effing president, take me up to the capitol now. hutchinson also had a lot to say about former white house counsel pat cipollone
they re not here to hurt me, fake the f-ing mags away and his fury not joining them at the capitol leaving him in a fight with his own secret service detail. tony described him as being irate. the president said something to the effect of i m the f-ing president, take me up to the capitol now. the president reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel. mr. ingle grabbed his arm, said sir, you need to take your hand off the steering wheel. we re going back to the west wing. another bombshell from vice chair liz cheney describing attempts to intimidate witnesses ahead of their depositions to the committee. this is a call received by one of our witnesses. quote a person let me know you have your deposition tomorrow. he wants me to let you know he s thinking about you. he knows you re loyal and you re going to do the right thing when you go in for your deposition. just a few moments, i ll be speaking with one of the officers injured defending
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communications and coordination between the capitol police they ve got new leadership, the metropolitan police, you know, for these kinds of events. i mean, there are protests around the supreme court and they weren t thankfully violent but. well, i m just a patrol officer so those levels of communication are way above my head. okay. but i think a lot of people learned a lot of valuable lessons from the 6th so i have a hard time of seeing things have not improved since then. thank you for your service, continuing service to us and course communities. absolutely. breakthrough ahead, what officials are calling the most important nato meeting in 70 years since the alliance was formed. how did they break the stalemate between finland and sweeten on one side and turkey? you re watching andrea mitchell reports on msnbc. andrea mitchl andrea mitchl reports on msnbc.
even more unsafe. yeah, those are issues we need to keep shining a light on. thank you for being with us this morning. appreciate your time. that wraps up the hour for me. i m jose diaz balart. follow the show online. thank you for the privilege of your time. anita hill joins andrea mitchell next, that s when andrea mitchell reports starts. go ahead day, everyone. this is andrea mitchell reports from washington. hutchinson s explosive allegations detailing former president trump s knowledge on the morning of the 6th some of the supporters were indeed armed before the attack on the capitol telling aides i don t f-ing care they have weapons.