i m sorry to tell you. the average cost of gas now topping $5 a gallon this morning. this is not just everyday drivers, obviously, being impacted. how emergency crews now are trying to save as well. plus, a new saudi-backed golf league luring some big names and reportedly handing out even bigger payments. the controversy surrounding the new league. it is saturday, june 11th. good morning, christi. good morning, boris. let s talk about this national call for gun reform this morning. hundreds are marching for our lives rallies. they re planning nearly all 50 u.s. states today demanding lawmakers address the epidemic of gun violence in the country. series of high profile mass shootings from uvalde, texas, to buffalo, new york, have reignited outrage and put renewed pressure on lawmakers on capitol hill to take some form of action. washington, d.c., new york and parkland, florida, among the more than 300 cities where protests are going to be held. they, of course, follo
we also learned the mob s chants of hang mike pence erupted after a rioter broadcast a trump tweet about pence s decision to certify the election results. the committee revealing trump s shocking reaction. and aware of the rioters chants to hang mike pence, the president responded with this sentiment, quote, maybe our supporters have the right idea. mike pence, quote, deserves it. i m joined now by former democratic senator from minnesota and host of the al franken podcast, al franken. senator, thanks so much for being with us. we appreciate it as always. thank you, jim, for having me. absolutely. how do you think the committee did in that first prime time hearing? what was your assessment? i was very impressed, especially impressed with cheney. she gave i thought she did a devastating job. she laid out the case and not just the case, but the stakes of it. i think she showed that it wasn t just that one day, that this was a multiweek expeconspi. i think the conspi
[inaudible] [inaudible conversations] [bleep] what struck me was two thin things, minnie thompson saint january 6 was the culmination of an attempted coup, a brazen attempt of overthrowing the government, the violence was no accident. it represented trump s desperate chance to halt the transfer of power. everything was focused on president trump laying it out in this narrative as it was. we should point out the committee hearing are not like this. this is not usually how it works. there are not usually teleprompters. there are not soundbites that lawmakers tossed two. this is a made for television event to layout this narrative that they will do over several committee hearings. it does bring back the moments of watching that. i think every american who watched it felt the got in touch when you see them breaking through the doors and the windows of the capital. overall, we were told they were going to be things we haven t seen or heard before. i don t think there was a l
[gavel bangs] the select committee to investigate the january 6 attack on the united states capital will be in order. without objection, the chairs off the wire authorized to declare the committee and recess at any point. pursuant to house deposition authority regulation 10, the chair announces the committee s approval to release the deposition material presented during tonight s hearing. thanks to everyone watching tonight for sharing parts of your evening to learn the thoughts and causes of the events leading up to and including the violent attack on january 6, 2021. our democracy, electoral system, and country. i am bennie thompson, chairman of the january 6, 20 committee. i was born, raised and still live in bolton, mississippi. a town with a population of 521, which is midway between jackson and vicksburg, mississippi, and the mississippi river. i m from a part of the country where people justified the actions of slavery, the coop the ku klux klan and lynching. i m
[gavels] mr. thompson: the select committee to investigate the january 6 attack on the night of its capital will be in order. without objection, the chair is authorized to declare the committee in recess at any point. pursuant to house deposition authority regulation 10, the chair announces the committee s approval to release the deposition material presented during tonight s hearing. thanks to everyone watching tonight for sharing parts of your evening to learn the facts and causes of the events leading up to and including the violent attack on january 6, 2021. our democracy, electoral system, and country. i am bennie thompson, chairman of the january 6, 2021 committee. i was born, raised and still live in bolton, mississippi. a town with a population of 521, which is midway between jackson and vicksburg, mississippi, and the mississippi river. i m from a part of the country where people justified the actions of slavery, the ku klux klan and lynching. i m reminded of that da