november the 5th, i m alex velshi, there are only three days left of 2020 midterms, said to be one of the most important consequential elections in modern history. not only is control of both chambers of congress up for grabs, but the integrity of future elections will be decided by a number of key races this year. that is because the majority of republicans running for congress in statewide office, 291 of them according to the washington post, about the question or flat out lied about the legitimacy of the results of the 2020 elections. and many of them are likely to win. those candidates are largely sycophants of the twice impeached insurrectionist ex president donald trump. who have either been diluted by his big lie about a stolen election that never happened, or simply repeat the big lie for their own political benefit. it is a dangerous lie, that is already led to an insurrection at the seat of our government, and i have this year s midterm elections, election officials
midterms, with nearly 200 election denying republicans running for key positions across the nation. today we will see new surveillance footage from the trump rally on the ellipse and secret service documents proving how forcefully the former president tried to join the rioters at the capitol on the 6th. the committee will show new evidence he planned to declare victory even before the election was held and new testimony from top trump cabinet members that they tried to stop him afterwards from overturning the results. today s overriding theme, beyond donald trump, congress and the voters have to work to preserve democracy as we know it. keep in mind, this is the first time in nearly three months we will see the committee in action. you know the political reality. the house of representatives could be in republican control come january. while members have repeatedly said they don t see this as part partisan, there s still a political context here. ahead of a potential 2024 p
current prime minister fumio kishida really encapsulated the emotions felt across japan. he was visibly upset, in tears almost, you know, as he talked about the current condition of former prime minister abe and went on to say that calling the shooting an unforgivable act. abe s brother and current minister of defense nobuo kishi also addressed the media calling the attack an affront to democracy and the suppression of freedom of speech. witnesses say that abe was shot from behind, he didn t collapse after that first shot but did collapse after the second shot before receiving cpr and the suspect as you described a man in his 40s was arrested on the spot in possession of what nhk is describing as a handmade gun. now, abe was there in japan s western city to deliver a stump speech for the liberal democratic candidates ahead of the upper house election set for this sunday, while a couldn t verse figure here in japan at times and around the world for his policies, abe is an in
see, to shoot the antichoice agenda. georgia state representative, things got heated. she will join me live. and later, the evolving threat of domestic extremism. how far-right militia groups could be grown stronger and more dangerous, after being exposed and the january 6th hearings. all that and more, coming up. let s get started. we start today s show, in uvalde texas. where parents are demanding answers, after surveillance video shows police waiting for over an hour in the hallways of robb elementary school, that video was leaked to the public. the video and questioned shows officers standing around, inside the school hallways. all of this of course happening as an active shooter was murdering 19 children and two teachers, and injuring several others. today around 3 pm eastern, pants are expected to get a preliminary report from the texas house investigative committee. and where they will see the full video. nbc s priscilla thompson, is live in uvalde texas. hello.
filmmaker alex holder including never before seen footage of donald trump and his family during the final weeks of the election and after, intimate interviews and their reaction to his election loss. take a look at this. okay. my father, he s very honest, and he is who he is. he believes everything that he s doing is right. i think i treat people well unless they don t treat me well, in which case you go to war. so, again, that is exclusive footage and we re going to talk with the filmmaker alex holder tomorrow night at 10:00, so make sure you tune in. the documentary series will be released by cnn plus. it s part of what the committee says is a deluge of new evidence including new information from the national archives and tips to the committee s hot line. so much that they ve had to postpone next week s hearings to dig through all of this. but tomorrow we re going to hear from three justice department officials testifying how the then-president of the united sta