here. from all of our colleagues across the networks of msnbc news, thank you for staying up late and i will see all of you at the end of tomorrow. tomorrow now it is a top of the hour. we are looking at live images of the cannon caucus room at the u.s. capitol. members of the january six investigation are about to enter the room and take their seats. in terms of what we are expecting, here betty thompson is expected to gavel the hearing in the session. as i was mentioning we expect opening statements both from chairman thompson, and from the republican vice chair liz cheney. we also know that there are two live witnesses, who are slated to testify tonight. capitol hill police officer who was injured, and the attack. also documentary filmmaker, who captured footage on january 6th that we will be seeing for the first time tonight. he is and that it with the pro trump paramilitary group, the proud boys that was a subject of a seditious conspiracy, federal felony indictment earl
tonight, the january 6th hearings. good evening. thank you so much for being here with us tonight. we know that you have a lot of options for where to watch and how to watch tonight s hearing. it makes us all the more grateful that you have chosen to be here with us on msnbc. i m rachel maddo with joy reid. tonight is a big night for us. a big night for american democracy. we have had a few other instances in our modern history of big, public hearings. all the networks scuttling their schedules to air the proceedings live, but none of us have ever covered something quite like this before. the january 6th investigation is about the first time in american history that the transfer of power between presidents was not peaceful. tonight in the ornate cannon caucus room inside the u.s. capitol the january 6 ths investigators said they would give them a skralg amount. the investigators plan to show video footage from the attack that s never been seen by the public before, including
injuring three, before he was shot by police. what we re learning. the horrifying attack in china. several american teachers stabbed in a public park. the suspect in custody. and our exclusive with legendary singer celine dion, speaking out about her rare health battle and her vow to return to the stage. wherever you are announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. tonight, justice is once more taking presidential history into new waters. the first child of a sitting u.s. president has been convicted of a crime. a jury in delaware finding presidential son hunter biden guilty of three federal counts related to his purchase of a gun during a period he was using drugs. hunter biden s addiction struggles are well-known, but addiction, saying the case was really about the special prosecutor david weiss rejecting the idea that the case was just about addiction, saying the case was really about the illegal choices hunter biden made, a
our team at the courthouse. also tonight, hamas responding to the newest gaza ceasefire proposal backed by the u.s. and our exclusive interview with the families of american hostages after the deadly raid that freed four israelis being held. the sting across the u.s. eight men with suspected ties to isis arrested in three major cities after crossing the southern border. our new reporting. the gunman opening fire at a downtown atlanta food court, injuring three, before he shot by police. what we re learning. the horrifying attack in china. several american teachers stabbed in a public park. the suspect in custody. and our exclusive with legendary singer celine dion, speaking out about her rare health battle and her vow to return to the stage. wherever you are announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. tonight, justice is once more taking presidential history into new waters. the first child of a sitting u.s. president has
members of his family, including the first lady, in that courthouse. the prosecution aware of that during closing arguments, and what the prosecutor told the jury about the family sitting in those front rows. also breaking tonight, donald trump s interview with a new york probation officer. that interview required of all convicted felons. what that probation officer will now do with the judge set to sentence trump in weeks. the chilling new images here from inside the israeli operation to rescue four hostages in gaza. the moment soldiers find three of them. coming under fire while getting them out. israeli special forces posing as palestinian refugees. saying, we got the diamonds. when they found the hostages. you ll see these harrowing images from the inside. here in the u.s. at this hour, the severe weather threat and the record heat across multiple states. then all of this heading east. and florida bracing for potential flooding, up to 20 inches of rain. also, th