trump failed to do and what that says about his mind set. was this a ray yacht that got out of control or something he welcomed, which why, according to many, he did not try to stop it. specifically 187 minutes that went as this insurrection raged, as people were hurt, as officers were beaten on camera, and trump sat in the white house and would not take action, would not intervene, would not do things that really mattered like immediately use his power to activate the national guard, nor use his indirect power, what is sometimes called the soft power. the people listened to you, there they re because of and you have a mega phone, in an instant, in one minute, they could have tweeted or gone out to the lectern and said, i didn t mean this. don t do. that calm it down. we all know he never did any a that. committee member adam kinzinger releasing some new video testimony about all of this today. to the best of my recollection he was always in the dining room. what did they
playing out before our eyes taking us to another scary place over the past fort night. a criminal investigation into donald trump s handling of classified information looming over the country and both major political parties with an even more significant specter casting a long, shadow in sharp relief. the very real possibility that a former president of the united states could soon be indicted for violating the espionage act or other federal statutes. it is extremely volatile and if donald trump is indeed indicted although that remains a big if, for the moment and we ll move beyond volatility and into more territory that s explosive into where there is a dramatic increase into more political violence than we ve seen already in our republic. in just the last two weeks we ve seen threats against the fbi and law enforcement surging. a pennsylvania man was arrested last week for threatening to kill agents of the federal bureau of investigation and a man armed with a semiautomat
of portions of the border wall near yuma arizona breaking the president s 2020 campaign promise it appears not to build another foot. how the white house is responding tonight. plus a fox news at night exclusive on the 25 year old murder mystery of child beauty pageant queen jon-benet ramsey what her father is telling to help bring the killer to justice. first house speaker nancy pelosi heading to asia one day after china said though will take forceful measures if she visits taiwan fs christina coleman has that story from our west coast news room tonight. good evening christina. shannon great to see you. the global times claiming their country s military has the right to shoot the house speaker s plane out of the sky if she goes to taiwan. in a tweet he said quote if u.s. fighter jets escort pelosi s plane into taiwan it is an invasion. the chinese military has a choice to forcibly dispel the plane and fighter jets including firing warning shots and tactical maneuver of obs
of forecasts presuming a red tide, democrats appear to have turned the corner. at the center of it, the president, it is a approval ratings have surged to their highest level any year. the latest gallup poll of american voters showing a six-point jump for joe biden since may. driving that rebound, a sustained string of good economic news and legislative wins for the white house. the presidents actions on student debt this week capping a busy summer. a summer that began with the u.s. supreme court decision to overturn roe. putting democrats on the defensive as primary season was opening up. and now, closing out with a mid term pitch largely in place, and our national angle over the roe decision driving much of the narrative for democrats ahead of november. four pieces in place, the president is going on the attack, on the campaign trail for democrats with a sharp message for a republican party deep in thrall to donald trump. the maga republicans don t just threaten or person
pottinger and former deputy press secretary sarah matthews t. two were inside the white house on january 6th 20, 21, were among the most high-profile officials to resign in protest in the aftermath of that attack. the new york times is reporting this about their role. mr. pottinger and ms. matthews are expected to help narrate what was unfolding in the west wing during those 187 minutes in a hearing that the committee sees as a capstone to a series of public sessions in which it laid out in detail trump s efforts to remain in office despite his defeat and how they led to the storming of the capitol. ms. matthews is expected to, among other things, speak to the efforts to get mr. trump to issue a statement. people familiar with the planning said by having them testify, the committee is sticking to what is now a tried and true practice of having trump insiders tell us the story of january 6th and explain the ex-president s push to overturn the 2020 election. with help from al