hi there, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york on state of the union day when president joe biden delivers that state of the union address to we thought it was important to remember that that address will take place in what amounts to a crime scene. for which there has yet to be accountability for many of its perpetrators. members of the mob that stormed the capitol on january 6th have been swept into the largest investigation in justice department history. more than 950 of them from all 50 states have been arrested. at least half of them have pleaded guilty to charges. on trial right now at this very moment on the rare and historically significant charge of seditious conspiracy, the right-wing militia groups, the oath keepers and the proud boys, the groups that form the tip of the spear of the mob that reached the capitol on that day, january 6, 2021. what about the campaign staffers? attorneys, activists, officials, the members of congress who helped put into motion complex
the world. so i m glad that dr. ma is here to make that point. we had a briefing, a bipartisan briefing among the science committee earlier today. it s just fabulous what they ve done, and even more fabulous what they can do. and there is a hometown pride piece of all this too. it is neat to see who comes. the guests are one of the first things we go looking for when we cover nights like this. who did everybody bring there is a hometown pride piece of all this too, right? well, actually, lawrence livermore lab is not in my district, never has been. congressman swalwell, right? before him, ellen tauscher. right. i ve been following it. i was at the groundbreaking of the national ignition facility. it s something i have been following very closely for quite some time. and that they got ignition is hugely important scientifically and for the country. and that the two scientists involved, the lab director kim
following their oath and doing what they know is right. and for some of the republicans who know very well that this is all just false, to me, that s a concern. and these are in some cases people i like a great deal and respect, but i don t appreciate that the fear factor is so high that they can t step forward. there is no elegant way to make the turn. so i m just going to ask you to tell us about your guest tonight. it is a giant in the world of science. absolutely. my guest is dr. tammy ma, and she is the physicist in charge of the national ignition facility experiment at lawrence livermore national lab. she is a rock star, and i ll tell you, it s easy to get discouraged about some of the things that face us, but the ignition facility got ignition in december. that is a huge breakthrough in