the world. we re getting new details from the commander in chief on what could trigger a u.s. top deployment as top pentagon officials brief capitol hill today. the state department briefing when the news conference starts with our teams standing by here in washington and around the world. also this hour the biggest names in the january 6th investigation entering not guilty pleas including the head of the oath keepers stewart rhodes. what else happened in federal court and inside congressional investigation. jamie raskin a member of the select committee is here live with us one on one in a couple minutes. i m hallie jackson in washington along with other nbc news team to start us off. peter alexander at the white house, courtney at the pentagon, garrett haake at capitol hill and matt bradley in kiev. let me slew blanket apology in case i have to interrupt any of you. we want to hear from that end of washington on the latest. we heard from president biden who was clear about
arlington, virginia just outside of d.c. a few miles from the capitol. the doj is talking about those qrf teams in this from the indictment, i ll read it for you, while certain oathkeeper members and affiliates inside of washington, d.c. breached the capitol grounds and building, others remained stationed just outside of the city in qrf teams. the qrf teams were prepared to rapidly transport firearms and other weapons into washington, d.c. in support of operations aimed at using force to stop the lawful transfer of presidential power. the dojjen kats here this plot continues. stewart rhodes who was arrested today allegedly bought almost $18,000 in weapons and ammunition leading up to january 20th. jake, he was calling for members of the oath keepers to form militias to stop and commit violence against the biden administration. ryan these right wing groups are also an important part of the investigation by the select committee investigating the january 6 attack. tell us more
about yesterday s one-year so member rags about the january 6th insurrection was the absence of every republican with the exception of two members of the cheney family. as the capitol police officers who protected the u.s. capitol and the members who were hunted inside it that day marked the sad an versary, the gop took a decidedly different path. and one year after the insurrection, it has become blasphemy for any republican to describe the january 6th attack for what it is, a terror attack intended to stop democracy in its tracks by halting the electoral college vote count. case in point, senator ted cruz, who led the charge in objecting to the election results on january 6th but got himself in trouble this week for stating a few inconvenient truths during a senate hearing on wednesday. watch. we are approaching a solemn anniversary this week. and it is an anniversary of a violent terrorist attack on the capitol where we saw the men and women of law enforcement demonstrat
2021, the year in sport. the world of sport roared to life in 2021 as major events took place and spectators returned. adam wild takes a look at the highs and lows of a memorable year. there s never been a sporting year quite like 2021. it would, though, take a little time for the volume to be turned up. like everything else, it had to wait. as the year began, the backing track was the sound of silence. fans were still some way behind. covid s cancellations and chaos continued, the pandemic still providing all the background noise. the empty stadia, a stark, constant reminder that no amount of fake sounds or even fake crowds could drown out. that was over here. over there, well, this was how the world s best tennis players were preparing for one of the first major sporting events of the year, the australian open. strict hotel quarantine divided opinion. tennis was struggling to keep calm and carry on. novak djokovic became the men s champion, the first of three grand slams fo
leaders meeting to agree that these funds, to the checks being done right now to get the money out the door, it is being done at pace and money will start flowing to businesses in the days to come, and of course there will be more of it as we allocate the additional funds we have made available. 50. as we allocate the additional funds we have made available. so, nicola sturueon we have made available. so, nicola sturgeon still we have made available. so, nicola sturgeon still taking we have made available. so, nicola sturgeon still taking questions - sturgeon still taking questions there. this is a virtual session of holyrood, the scottish parliament, as you will gather, and this has been specially convened, in light of covid, and because we are running up to new year, to hogmanay, and the first minister again urging people to stay at home more than normal, and to limit the size of your indoor gatherings to know more than three households. a lot of talk about boosters as