and looking at the spec kag tack coul spectacular images, it is considered one of the greatest fireworks displays each new year s eve. and in taipei, the fireworks were shot from the tallest high r rise. they ring in the new year with the same breath taking performance it always performs. and in dubai, the city s skyscrapers serve as the center piece. and now let s go to athens, greece which is ringing in 2023 right now. no wedding saturday within the month of june and in new york crowds are always forming in times square, the celebration returning to full capacity after two years of scaled back celebrations. gloria, people turned up there this morning waiting for all the fun and festivities to start shortly. reporter: that s right. and you know the big attraction is times square. it is new year s eve. but for a lot of these folks, the big attraction is the rehearsal right now. and these folks have been waiting all day to see him. i ve been here since 6:30 a.m
new transcripts from the january 6th committee reveal the former first lady did not trust those closest to trump, including his own children. that testimony from former white house press secretary stephanie grisham. she s my guest. plus, a massive missile attack. russia launching one of its biggest assaults on ukraine since the invasion. a member of ukraine s parliament sheltered during the attacks live. and tiktok now banned. why intelligence officials say it s a security risk. let s go outfront. good evening. i m sara sidner in for erin burnett. outfront tonight, all roads lead toe or through mark meadows. that fact made crystal clear after the january 6th select committee just released transcripts of nearly 19 witnesses testimony, including former white house press secretary stephanie grisham, former communications director alyssa farah griffin, former acting defense secretary christopher miller and donald trump s eldest son, donald trump jr. one of the big revela
days before republicans assume the majority in the house and likely dissolve the january 6th committee, members released a new batch of testimony involving efforts of those closest to the former president and their attempts to overturn the election. i m pamela brown in for anderson tonight. and included in the new transcripts is testimony by donald trump jr. and remarks about what he believed was a, quote, sophisticated legal rationale to overturn the election, as in overturn the will of the people. one nearly identical to what his fathers allies would soon attempt. and there is also some rather unflattering testimony involving first lady melania trump s opinion of trump jr. and others in her husband s inner circle. also tonight, new details of a purported conversation involving senator lindsey graham who said he would become a champion of these baseless election fraud claims if the president s allies could, quote, just give me five dead voters. it is a lot to unpack. let s s
revealed today by the committee. one particularly interesting one is don jr. and the texts that he was sending to mark meadows. i want to juxtatoes what he sent the day after the election, the day after his father lost the election, and then what he sent on january 6th. i think there is an arc between the two. the first one that he sent that he claims is not his writing and doesn t sound like his voice frankly and he also claims he doesn t remember who sent it to him, it says we have operational control, total leverage, moral high ground. potus must start second term now. state assemblies can step in and vote to put forward the electoral state. republicans control 28 states, democrats 22 states. once again trump wins. that is the road map the day after the election, ron, for how to keep donald trump un-constitutionally in office. okay? now, fast forward to january 6th when they ve tried some of these things. and suddenly donald trump jr. is texting a different tune. here it i
also claims he does not remember who sent it to him. it says, we have operational control, total leverage, moral high ground, potus must start a second term now. state assemblies can step in and vote before the electoral slate. republicans control 28 states, democrats 22 states, once again, trump wins. that s the road map the day after the election, ron, for how to keep donald trump unconstitutionally in office. okay, fast forward to january six, when they tried some of these things instead of a donald trump jr. is texting a different tune. here it is. we need an oval address. he has to leave now, it s gone too far, it s gotten out of hand. i mean, what did they think their shenanigans would lead to? it led to chaos and violence. yeah, there is a dangling threat in the first series of text or emails that i cannot imagine the special counsel will be interested in investigating because as you know, donald trump jr. is really the first one to suggest, this in the report, sug