tonight with this really weird moment that happened last week at a house hearing. transportation secretary pete buttigieg was testifying before a house committee and as you woulde expect, for several hou, theyfo discussed infrastructure roads, railway, electric vehicles, energy prices, all of the usual stuff until one republican congressman on the committee suddenly took the transportation hearing off the rails. and that joke was for you, transport nerd, you re welcome. have a watch. now have president biden in office for 18 months and just recentlyfi we see the mainstrea media questioning president biden s mental state and for good reason. sadly he shakes hands with ghosts and imaginary people and falls offeo bicycles and even a the white house easter celebration, easter bunny had to guide him back intonn his safe place. end of speech, where he actually states, that is, if he sta stays awake. so my question for you, is, sir, have you spoken with any other cabinet member ab
these talks are happening as russia carried out yet one more brutal attack on civilians in ukraine. european allies accusing russia of a war crime for a missile attack on a shopping mall that killed at least 18 people. many more, poppy, missing this morning. absolutely devastating. we re also here in the united states following major developments in the january 6th investigation. in just a few hours, a surprise hearing on capitol hill. the january 6th committee will hear live testimony from cassidy hutchinson, aide to former white house chief of staff mark meadows and sources tell us that concerns for hutchinson s security are the reason this panel has been so secretive about her appearance. we just learned about it late yesterday. let s begin this hour with cnn national correspondent kristen holmes. good morning. what more can you tell us about the scope of hitchutchinson s testimony today, she already testified behind closed doors, but clearly they want more answers in
big day, unexpected and significant? absolutely. cassidy hutchinson has long been considered one of the most consequential witnesses for the january 6th committee due to her approximatety to trump many chief of staff mark meadows and therefore to critical events and conversations surrounding january 6. now, the committee has not released the topic of today s hearing, but the rush to get the hearing happening today shows just how important they believe this testimony could be. her testimony has rattled capitol hill. are you aware of any reporter: once a top aide to former white house chief of staff mark meadows, cassidy hutchinson is now a key witness in the house january 6 investigation. giving hours of testimony in multiple sessions. mr. gaetz and mr. brooks, and a handful of members that weren t at the december 21st meeting asked for preemptive pardons. mr. gaetz did. reporter: at times surfing a. hutchinson s accuracy proving critical. you hear those at the w
of staff mark meadows. she has been in some of the most dramatic motels of videotaped testimony. she identified the names of several republican lawmakers she said were asking about pardons. she talked about conversations around the legality of the fake elector scheme. she reportedly confirmed accounts that trump reacted approvingly to the chants of hang mike pence. we re also learning that the cell phone video of john eastman last week. you re looking at it as it s unfolding, eastman was there in order to overturn the election. we ll have more on that in a moment. let s bring in jessica schneider on the latest. brianna, cassidy hutchinson has long been considered a crucial witness since up close and personal to those at the white house. and she does have crucial details on what happened on january 6. we know she s been interviewed behind closed doors privately by the committee three times. and now, she will appear at this last-minute hearing in public. privately, we kno
efforts to overturn the 2020 election. let s get starts. kristen holmes is live. a lot of secrecy, kristen and this hearing and this witness and what we could learn today. reporter: kate, that s right, we re told in part that secrecy is actually about concerns about hutchinson s access to the testimony. given the proximity to trump s chief of staff mark meadows also proximity to events and sources described hutchinson as always by meadows side. and given the urgency at which the committee brought this hearing it just goes to show you how explosive they believe that this testimony may be. reporter: her testimony had rattled capitol hill. are you aware of any other reporter: once awe top aide to former white house chief of staff mark meadows, cassidy hutchinson is now a key witness in the house january 6 investigation. giving hours of testimony in multiple sessions. mr. gaetz and mr. brooks, i know, both advocated for blanket pardons of all members involved in that