joins me on that. and then senator chris murphy, on a big step forward for gun safety. this is the most significant anti gun violence bill that congress has voted on in 30 years. all in starts now. good evening from new york, i am chris hayes. the story of the january six committee hearing so far has been, well, a lot of things. but a story about human beings facing high stakes, ethical task. very high stakes test. and how they respond to being squeezed, and pressured by the most powerful man on earth. we saw that on stark display yesterday. we saw her testimony from three republicans who hold key positions of power in their home state. those three men, all conservatives, all voted for donald trump, resisted pressure from the ex president and his allies to help overturn the 2020 election. some of the most compelling testimony came from a man name rusty bowers who is this sitting arizona speaker of the house. arizona, of course one of the few state that decided the ele
that is a universal black women we were all born knowing which needs to be done. we will do it. oh, my god! yes. no. yes. hey, girl! are you doing? make up. i m excited to get you to maintain. it s one of the most beautiful venues. all of these women, they re going to be in harlem, harlem. she is a wonderful, sweet person. i m excited to be in her present. who is better than you? nor one of the reasons i love you. i m really excited for nicole. anne she didn t get into this for her fame or to be the face of some movement. she got into this to tell a story. toronto burke, the actual creator of the metoo movement. this is a woman who has suffered so much personal pain, tragedy and turned it into a movement. we have maria taylor, our new colleague. r, our new colleague. i am thrilled to have captain tomika lindsey at the table. we are making history. it s interesting that she will be there along with representative ayanna pressley. the crown act i
my interview with ukraine s former president about what is going to take to end russia s brutal invasion of his country. why is florida governor ron desantis undermining covid ccination efforts again and endangering the lives of young children in the process? also, isn t it time for universal health care? good evening, i m mehdi hassan, what did the president know and what did he know that was the seminal question that drove the watergate hearings, amazingly current events make this weekend s anniversary since five burglars were caught trying to break into the headquarters at the watergate complex here in washington, d. c.. it makes that question as fresh and relevant as ever and if the arms of the senator beg the question about what nixon knew, was well nixon knew everything today he was implicated in it all, drawing parallels between the hearings and the january six public hearings that are now unfolding half a century over so far this select committees presenting compell
united states, and i m going to put my state through that without sufficient proof? reporter: but trump pressed on and the committee revealing his involvement in the trump campaign effort to send a fake set of electors on january 6th to prevent congress from certifying joe biden s victory. what did the president say when he called you? essentially he turned the call over to mr. eastman who then proceeded to talk about the importance of the rnc helping the campaign gather these contingent electors in case any of the legal challenges that were ongoing changed the result of any of the states. reporter: newly revealed text messages from the morning of january 6th show the apparent involvement of gop senator ron johnson, an exchange between staffers for johnson and vice president pence shows johnson wanted to give pence an alternate slate of electors from michigan and wisconsin. pence s staffers responded, do not give that to him. the pressure campaign extended to georgia
course. by the end of the year the republican party in the u.s. and and distance themselves from joe mccarthy and his smears and lies. one wonders what the legacy will be. will the bullying and attempted destruction of her life and livelihood mean anything to today s public? well said. the echoes of history being heard today. let s turn it over to dawn vinning tonight. you re going to made a very special woman and her mother. you re going to hear from this true american hero. this is about the kind of country that we are. the kind of country that we should be. andrea moss is her name. she may not call herself a hero but that is exactly what she is. a black woman who stood up for our democracy. who waived this level the way generations of black, white and brown people have fought and died to preserve the right to vote. shea moss was doing her job as an election worker. helping them to vote. processing the vote count. she worked in the department of registration until this ye