not here to hurt me. she testified after his speech, the president back in the presidential suv, that he wanted hem to take him to the capitol. and what happened next. she testified the former president, she was told, reached for the wheel. tonight here, our team asking the secret service for reaction and what we re learning already. also, that white house aide testifying her own boss, former chief of staff mark meadows, and rudy giuliani, both asked her pardons after january 6th. and tonight, how the former president is now responding. jonathan karl and pierre thomas standing by. also tonight, the death toll rising in texas. authorities now believe the deadliy iest hue man smuggling operation in u.s. history. at least 51 people now dead in san antonio. tonight, what we re learning about what was discovered inside that truck. tonight, the abortion battle now on the state level. some states with trigger laws, looking to ban abortion immediately, halted by the courts, at l
the street, in fatigues, was carrying ar-15s. reporter: at trump got to the ellipse for his rally, he was angry that more of the crowd wasn t allowed inside the secure area around the stage. some apparently stayed outside the security perimeter, because they didn t want to give up their weapons. he wanted it full, and he was angry that we weren t letting through the mags with weapons. i overheard the president say something to the effect of, you know, i don t effing care that they have weapons. they re not here to hurt me. take the effing mags away. let my people in, they can march to the capitol from here. let the people in, take the effing mags away. reporter: hutchison testified that white house counsel pat cipollone was adamant that trump not go to the capitol. mr. cipollone said something to the effect of, please make sure we don t go up to the capitol, cassidy, keep in touch with me. we re going to get charged with every crime imaginable if we make that movement happen
testimony at the sixth public hearing of the january 6th investigation. scheduled just 24 hours ago to present what the committee called recently obtained evidence and a key witness, cassidy hutchinson. the top aide to former president trump s white house chief of staff, mark meadows. hutchinson testifying today that white house officials were aware there was a risk of violence on january 6th, that former president trump was aware that some in the crowd for his speech the morning of january 6th were armed. that he wanted security to let them in, to get rid of the mag ne tommer thes. and she testified the former president wanted to be to the capitol, too, and what she says she was told, how he reacted when the secret service told him they were taking him back to the white house instead, telling him it wasn t safe. she says she was told he lunged at the secret service agent. cassidy hutch chin sob, 26 years old, she sat just down the hall from the oval office. a loil trump aide, she test