cassidy hutchison was aide to chief of staff mark meadows. she says she was in the room when a number of conversations happened. she spoke to a special session of the january 6th committee this afternoon was w. eye-opening testimony. congressional correspondent aishah hasnie is live on capitol hill with the latest. good evening, hash shah. good evening, bret. the former president has already responded almost immediately during that hearing calling this witness bad news. but, her testimony was dramatic and may have already caused serious damage. do you swear a last-minute hearing with a surprise star witness. cassidy hutchison, special assistant to former president trump in the chief of staff s office told the house committee during the riot she first felt scared when mark meadows predicted the day could go down hill. he said something to the effect of there s a lot going on cass, but, i don t know, things might get real, read bad. when january 6th came hutchison p
amid a global energy crisis and soaring gas prices at home. sandra, good to be with you. sandra: and great to be with you, john. the topic of clean energy front center, net 0 emissions by no later than 2050. all of this as the world leaders say they are now working to tap russia s income from global oil sales that are financing putin s invasion of ukraine. john: biden s plan to bring down gas prices in the u.s. with help from two top oil exporters could be in jeopardy. video showing the french president pulling biden aside to tell him the united arab emirates and saudi arabia have already reached their maximum production. sandra: it comes as americans are still feeling the effects of the sky high prices at the pump ahead of the holiday weekend. national average, 4.86 a gallon. john: wow, jacqui heinrich live at the nato summit in madrid, spain. jacqui. jacqui: good afternoon to you guys. u.s. officials do not want to comment on the content of that conversation betwe
Them for the last three months. Four months, five months. And theyre still here. Theyre still here. Meanwhile, bipartisan efforts to Shield Mueller and his investigation are moving forward in the senate, interestingly enough after much delay. Today republican Chuck Grassley, the chair of the powerful Senate Judiciary committee announced his panel will vote on a bill to protect mueller potentially as soon as tomorrow. That puts grassley on a direct Collision Course with the Senate Majority leader who says he will not advance the bill to a final vote. Theres no indication that mueller is going to be fired. I dont think the president is going to do that. Obviously a number of your colleagues fear it enough to say it should be in there. Im the one who decides what we take to the floor. Thats my responsibility as the majority leader. Well not be having this on the floor of the senate. Its possible mcconnell doesnt read the New York Times which reported on two separate occasions when the pre
For California's new 8th Congressional District seat, which includes parts of Solano and Contra Costa counties, it is a battle between a familiar face and a newcomer to the political scene.
race for governor, the more moderate heidi gonol won over greg lopez. same thing happened in the new colorado congressional district 8, again the democrats supported candidate lost. sandra, unaffiliated voters by far made the difference in this primary last night. it s been the tradition in this state, unaffiliateds put people over the line. thank you very much. john: more democrats casting doubt on the wake of their leadership, not sitting well with president biden. new york times reporting the president is not happy with some of his fellow democrat, not simply accepting that he ll be at the top of the ticket in 2024. time is running mr. biden has been eager for signs of loyalty and few and far between. the president and his top aides have been stung by the questions about his plans, irritated and what they see as a lack of