Chairman Bennie Thompson has now made it public that there will be more hearings coming up in september. The committee will take a break, the august recess is coming, and then all along the way they will continue to bring in evidence and testimony, we are told. And in september, there will be more hearings on the subject. I would guess, larry, as we wait for this to begin that they will take the temperature of the nation along the way. Did this reverberate in the way that they had hoped. I am sure that the polling will be able to tell them pretty quickly. Absolutely. There will be a lot of polling on it. And of course they are politicians. They hear a lot from people as they travel in their districts and states. Is interesting to me is whether between now and then will republicans who did not watch these hearings hear more about them and move in the direction of the activists. Larry sabado, uva. As always, thank you so much. You dont see Bennie Thompson, the democrat from mississippi w
Good evening and thank you for joining us. Our live coverage of tonights prime time hearing from the january 6th committee, nearly a year long investigation. But tonights hearing will focus on something very specific. Were told the committee will laser in on what former President Trump did not do as rioters were attacking the capitol. Those inside the white house describing the former white house watching it all on tv and, they say, failing to act. Members of the committee calling it a dereliction of duty. Theyll focus on the 187 minutes from the time the president finished speaking on the ellipse about 1 10 p. M. Eastern, where he urged supporters to go to the capitol. Of course testimony already the president knew some of those supporters were armed. And then the hours that went by until the former president posted that video at about 4 17 p. M. Telling those at the capitol to go home. We love you. Youre very special. Tonight we will hear indepth where the president was at the white
Act. We also know that, from the capitol to the white house and even from people in his own family, he was being begged to do something, anything to stop the violence. Well, the Committee Says it will lay out what they call trumps dereliction of duty. The witnesses tonight will help fill in the gaps in trumps activities that day. Well hear from former Deputy National security advisor Matthew Pottinger and former Deputy Press Secretary sarah matthews. They will testify live. Were also expected to hear some other new testimony from taped depositions. Weve got our Incredible Team with us here tonight with new reporting and analysis, johlysin dickerson. This is really going to focus weve had seven hearings, this committee has interviewed more than a thousand people, but today its about donald trump specifically and a timeline. Reporter during the 2016 campaign, candidate donald trump says i alone can fix it, about the presidency, never more was that more true in his presidency than january
This rule and the underlying legislation, and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentleman from texas. Reserves the balance of his time. The gentlelady from new york is recognized. Ms. Slaughter mr. Speaker, before i yield time id like to ask unanimous consent to insert in the record the article from the New York Times this morning entitled Health Plan Costs for new yorkers to fall 50 . The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Ms. Slaughter i yield two minutes to the gentleman from connecticut, mr. Courtney. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from connecticut is recognized for two minutes. Mr. Courtney thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the premise of h. R. 2667, the employer mandate bill, which is part of the rule here today, is that somehow that the administration overreached by announcing this postponement of the employer tax measure which was part of the Affordable Care act. The fact
Today to mark the tragic events from 12 years ago. We will bring you coverage on our network and cspan. Org. Lets begin with the president s speech in your reaction. Send us a tweet by going to http twitter. Com cspanwj or post your comments on facebook. You can also email us. The front page of the newspapers this morning, courtesy of the new cm, the Chicago Tribune and their headline about the president speech, Obama Presses case, syria vote will wait. We will hear from the Orange County register in california, i believe we should act, that is what makes america different. From boston globe, the president says he will pursue the diplomatic yield. Is from detroit free press, u. S. Must keep the pressure on. Give up chemical weapons, but not lifting threat of military strike. Outhe countries try to work some sort of diplomatic solution, we are joined on the phone by Diplomatic Correspondent for bloomberg news, joining us from new york. Lets begin with what has been happening since the p