the january 6th committee kicking off its next public hearing just hours from now, and we re told that they re going to focus on the former president s efforts to pressure mike pence to overturn the election and how it, quote, directly contributed to the insurrection. this coming as we re getting new video of a capitol tour led by a republican congressman right before the riot. cnn s ryan nobles has the latest now. reporter: there s no escape, pelosi, schumer. reporter: new video released by the january 6th select committee showing a man outside the capitol directing threats at democratic members of congress. pelosi, nadler, schumer, even you aoc, we re coming to take you out and pull you out by your hairs. reporter: that same man seen the day before on a tour of the capitol complex with republican congressman barry loudermilk, snapping pictures the committee believes are suspicious. chairman benny thompson righting to loudermilk, quote, individuals on the tour photog
would probably be catastrophic for a candidate. they don t seem to be that way anymore in too many cases. remember herschel walker, he s a household figure in georgia, heisman trophy winner. ever see georgia national champ wherein, people i think they may overlook it. i don t want look, as a candidate you don t want problems like this. this ordinarily would be very self-destructive particularly for a party that often talks about family values. this stuff really isn t helpful. and i think he might be able to get away with it. look what donald trump got away with. and he s got the celebrity factor going in his favor, so it may not be the issue that we all think it is at the moment. i ve got to go. i don t have time, ron, i m sorry. but i just have to say that you re going to vote for someone because they were a great football player. have you heard sorry the stuff that comes out of his mouth? it makes no sense.