framed what was happening in our country a lot sooner in his presidency. one thing that he ll be remembered for in this speech is the fact that he finally took it to donald trump, by saying he can t accept that he lost. most of his speeches, president biden has sort of flicked donald trump off like a gnat that he can t discuss, doesn t want to go there. this is the first time he s sort of gnashed his teeth at a former president and likely the next presidential candidate. and one more the threats leading up to the attack, authorities weren t just looking at donald trump supporters. reporter: that s right. i obtained an intelligence report produced by the u.s. capitol police department just three days before the january 6th attack, and in that report the analysts who wrote it flagged a republican member of congress who they were worried
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because no one else was. there were no police around. the city leaders refused the job. the governor refused to send in the national guard. they wanted this riot and so they had the riot. kyle rittenhouse showed up, cleaned up graffiti. the authorities weren t there. people tried to kill him. he fought back and then he was threatened with spending the rest of his life in jail. this is character tyranny. we did a new documentary on this called the trial of kyle that premiered yesterday. we spoke to kyle rittenhouse about what happened in kenosha and the people who made it possible. here s a look. so you said to the people who own the car lot i want to protect your cars and they said yes, please? i said, hey i asked if they needed help and they said yes, if you can. you guys are full ready to defend the property? yes, we are. can you guys step back. medical, ems here. i ll be the first to admit i
transparently, and without censorship but that has categorically not happened. now, the chief of the wta says in a statement, quote, if powerful people can suppress the voices of women and sweep allegations of sexual assault under the rug, then the basis on which the wta was founded, equality for women, would suffer an immense setback. i will not and cannot let that happen to the wta and its players. steve simon is back with me, the chairman and ceo of the women s tennis association and, steve, i appreciate your time. um, look, i know this didn t come lightly to you or the wta. you made it clear you were willing to do it but you gave them a chance to do the right thing. why did you decide to do it now? thanks, erin. thanks for continuing to cover this story, and to and to support the story. um, i think it was pretty clear as we chatted and shared last time we were together. um, the chinese authorities weren t going to treat these allegations seriously and we weren t able to have di