happening now. new evidence connecting the capitol riot directly to former-president trump and his pressure campaign against his vice president. insiders swearing under oath that trump knew his scheme to get mike pence to overturn the presidential election was illegal but trump plowed ihead, anyway. the january 6th select committee also documenting pence s escape from that mob that was threatening his life with rioters at one point only 40 feet away. we are breaking down all the testimony, and where the insurrection investigation goes from here. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states, and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room . let s get right to the new testimony and evidence presented by the january-6th select committee during today s hearing. it ended just a couple hours or so ago. our congressional correspondent, ryan nobles, has been following it all up on capitol hill. mike pence is going to have to come through for us.
Sandra youre looking live at protests on capitol hill. Demonstrations filling the capitol hill rotunda. The protester theres are demanding a cease fire in israel. That is the scene in washington, this following a series of protests happening across the mideast following the blast at a hospital in gaza. All of this as the president , President Biden, wraps his visit to the region. Okay. Were watching all of those live events for you at this hour. Welcome. Im sandra smith in for neil cavuto. This is your world. We watch the capitol, lets go to israel where Mike Tobin Is Standing by. Tensions remain high. We head in to the evening hours here on the east coast. Well in to the night there. Mike . Well, the president has now left israel. Air force one stopped in Ramstein Air Force base to refuel. From the moment he was on the tarmac, the message is one of solidarity from israel and the promise from the president to bring the hostages home. Were working with partners throughout the region pur
We dont have a sovereign nation without a secure border. We must secure our border. We must know who is coming over here. Just the last piece of video i wanted to show you, Border Patrol agents, texas dps officers rescuing a honduran man that was drowning, saved his life. Thats part of the Unsung Heroes job, they do it every day, it gets little attention but that is part of the crisis that we have going here, sandra, back to you. Sandra Griff Jenkins on that, latest developments from the border. Thank you. Just as the civilized world united to defeat the nazis, and united to defeat isis, the civilized world must unite to defeat hamas. For those living in limbo waiting desperately to learn the fate of a loved one, especially to families of the hostages, you are not alone. As the american president , there is no higher priority than release and safe return of all these hostages. Sandra that was earlier, President Biden is now wheels up from israel after an eighthour visit but he did not
square. a difficult dance that mike pennsylvania is having to make. you really saw it on display at the cnn town hall. a man who was once trump s deputy taking him on in a party that has been reshaped by donald trump. reporter: former vice president mike pence launching his campaign for president in iowa, taking questions and shaking hands with voters at a cnn town hall on his 64th birthday. it s one for the books. reporter: right out of the gate, pence is disputing former donald trump s claims he could have overturned the results of the 2020 election. i felt that he was he was asking me to choose between him and the constitution. i chose the constitution. and i always will. president trump was wrong then. he s wrong now. reporter: the relationship between trump and pence fell apart on january 6th, when rioters stormed the capitol calling for pence s execution. bring out pence!